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R.I.P. Ekon 40HK
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Swet makes me emotional…
I was already a big fan of the 'Swet goes Red' project. This was where Swet painted 100 pieces in 100 days, with only 1 fill colour.
Here's what Molotow had to say about it,
"The 100 Pieces in 100 Days Project featuring Swet has started december 1st 2009! From that day on danish graffiti writer Swet tries to set up a new record. Swet about the project: "for me it's a challenge to see if I can find the time to paint even more without neglecting work or my family. And of course see what I can do with my style when all the pieces have to be different and with only one fill in colour to work with…" Good luck! 100 Pieces in 100 Days. Here you can follow him until march 10th 2010. In use: the MOLOTOW™ Premium 400ml Swet100 Traffic Red. Keep checking that section for daily updates with photos and notes by Swet."
So, why talk about it again?
I just recently watched a video from Molotow.TV that almost had me in tears! Yeah, that's right.
It is of Swet painting his 100th piece, where he paints a Dare and Swet on a train. I'd already seen the photos of this on the Molotow website. The video, however, pairs Swet painting his pieces along with Massive Attack's 'Teardrop', creating a fairly beautiful video.
At the end of the video we see a quote direct from Swet that really made me think about how painful it must be to lose a friend, and also brought home the fact that Dare isn't just a faceless writer that you won't hear about anymore, but that Sigi von Koeding was someone's best friend.
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Dare Swet
Dare & Swet
Both pieces by Swet for the last day of the SWET goes RED (100 pieces in 100 days) project.
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Tagged dare, Denmark, graffiti, molotow, rip, Swet, swet goes red, train
More MBS
RIP Perry.
Well, it was a very sad week due to the loss of my piranha. The tough bastard lived to the ripe old age of 14. RIP Perry.
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Pepsie Smode
Mix up.
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Cosmen of the Island
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An ersatz club created by Claude Degler on Long Island in 1943 as part of his Cosmic Circle. It's head (and sole members) was Russell Wilsey,, a neofan. He populated the clubs by contacting prozine readers using names and addresses culled from their letter columns. It seems to have had no real existence.
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One of the most iconic and popular factions in wrestling history, the New World Order helped WCW overtake WWE, and it may have also helped WCW go out of business.
The head of the group, Hulk Hogan, joined Booker T's podcast to talk about the group and exactly whose idea it was to form the faction.
"I remember Eric Bischoff talking about the idea. It was on a dollar bill, if you turn a dollar bill over it says New World Order. So, he was telling me there was a group of wrestlers in Japan doing the New World Order thing, so I don't know if he came up with the idea, or if the idea was from Japan, but he was the one that approached me with it. I really didn't get it at first since I am a slow learner, but as soon as I understood what was going on, I jumped all over it because it did get red-hot," stated Hogan.
The NWO started red-hot, but then it just kept adding more and more members and became watered down. It had a total of 60 members (in the WCW version) and Hogan revealed if the NWO's existence was a good thing or a bad thing.
"I think that if Eric could have went back, I think he would have handled it much differently," said Hogan. "Believe it or not, for Eric to be in that spot, it's not like he had been in 20 territories you know what I mean? So, for him to run the company like that this is like his first territory really, so running your first territory you are going to make mistakes. It's not like he worked for different territories, this was his first gig and they threw him right in the main event. He's running the company, so of course you tend to make mistakes, but I think he probably would have re-thought a lot of things if he had to do it over again now.
"Even though we watered it down, brought too many guys in and didn't handle it right, a lot of guys sometimes didn't want to put their wrestling boots on. Some guys would rather talk than wrestle and all that other crap going on."
Hogan says that even with all of the problems the group has, people still put those aside and marked out for the nWo when they made their WWE debut after WCW's dissolution.
"Even with the red nWo and black nWo and all the mistakes that we had made, forget all of that stuff. When I went back to work in the WWF and I wrestled The Rock, it's like none of those mistakes mattered. And when we walked into the WWF we were red hot. I mean, when I locked up in Toronto [WrestleMania 18] with The Rock they booed him out of the building, it was crazy that WrestleMania 18 match. After that night Vince McMahon made me go and put the red and yellow on," said Hogan.
"When [the nWo] came [to WWE], all the babyfaces like Triple H, The Rock and Steve Austin, we were the guys who were trying to put Vince McMahon out of business and now we are coming in as Vince McMahon's poison and to get a push. We didn't really get a push they just threw us out there to see what would happen. We ended up rocking the place and all of a sudden all of the babyfaces up there are getting booed by the guys that are trying to put us out of business. They changed that really quick."
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My hero Bono said in an interview once: having nothing to write about isn't an excuse for not writing. I'm not really sure what that means. But. I wanted to write something today and really don't have time to think of much original. Seeing as it's finals week.
So a couple of random stories with no commentary from me.
1. Grading isn't as bad when your students are funny. For instance, one turned in an essay with haikus spread throughout it. Just for fun. A couple made me mix-discs to listen to while grading their essays.
2. Did Rush Limbaugh really say / play this? I want to not believe it. I don't know a thing about the source, other than it's a liberal blog. But why oh WHY is this considered funny or acceptable?
3. I read an article yesterday about a planet relatively nearby (20 light years, give or take, away) that scientists believe has water on it. And therefore at least has the possibility for sustaining life. Or the posibility of having sustained life. I can't find a link to it today. But whatever. That's not really all that important to me. I really just want to know how scientists look at photographs and images and know what is what on a planet. They seem to do this fairly regularly and with some accuracy and I have a Biology degree and have no clue how they do it. A methods lesson from anyone?
4. Al Sturgeon should write a book about Christ. The post below this one is amazing.
5. I love the lyrics to the Radiohead song "How to Disappear Completely," even though I don't know what they mean:
That there, That's not me
I go where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here I'm not here
In a little while I'll be gone
The moment's already passed Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here, This isn't happening
I'm not here I'm not here
Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here, This isn't happening
I'm not here I'm not here
Most of the time I like for lyrics to make some sort of sense. But I like that these don't. Don't explain them to me if you understand them. I like them the way they are. Peaceful for some reason.
They're even better if you listen to them with the music.


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Adding a home sauna or steam room ? here are a few things to think about that may help you decide what you want.
Do I have the space ?
Will it cost a lot to run ?
What do I enjoy the most, the dry heat of sauna or the softer, more humid heat of steam rooms ?
How many people do I want to accommodate ?
What do I want to add to the experience to enjoy my sauna/steam experience even more, music, coloured lighting, a glazed front, Infrared panels ?
Will it take long to install and what do I need for the installation ?
Let's look at some answers to those questions….
At mr sauna we can make your home sauna or steam to any shape or size, so there is no room too large or small !
Saunas and steam rooms are thermostatically controlled, so they only consume power when heating, which will typically be around 60% of the time.
A typical home sauna or steam room with a 6kw heater, will cost around 43p per hour to run (based upon electricity at 12 pence per k/w hour).
Dry heat of sauna, or more humid steam ? Its really up to you, we cant answer that one for you, but why not have both !
If you want to calculate how many people will fit into your sauna or steam room, a simple "rule of thumb" is to allow around 500 mm of space for each person (seated).
So in theory, a bench seat two metres long would accommodate four people, but in reality, we all like to spread out a little.
As all our home saunas and steam rooms are made to measure just for you, we can build in any extras you may require such as fully glazed panels, specialist sound systems so you can enjoy your favorite sounds, Chromotherapy colour lighting to help you de-stress at the end of a busy day or week, Infrared panels to provide relief to joint or muscle pain, remove toxins etc.
Your home sauna will normally take around a day to install, as its manufactured in the factory, assembled and tested for quality before it leaves, then re assembled in your home.
Your steam room will take a little longer, as the room itself is manufactured off site, but then assembled in your home and then tiled, so allow around a week.
Your home sauna will only require a power supply, but a steam room will also need a water supply and a drain, but dont worry, we provide drawings and information for you to pass to your builder or architect, or directly to you if you are doing the work yourself.


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For 11th place:
Brazil-Kazakhstan 5-9 (1-4, 2-2, 0-1, 2-2)
Angelo Coelho, head coach (BRA):
"We made a lot of mistakes in the first half. After that it was truly difficult for us to set up our defence."
Murat Shakenov (KAZ):
"We were leading up until the end of the match. Everything went according to our plan."
For 9th place
Japan-Spain 11-13 (2-1, 4-6, 3-4, 2-2)
Omoto Yoji, head coach (JPN):
"I am really happy that we were able to play water polo in such an excellent country. We aren't very happy that we were not able to qualify and to beat the European countries, but it was after all a great experience."
David Martin, head coach (ESP):
"We always finished the championships amongst the best teams. Unfortunately now we had difficult games, but it's very important to finish the championships with two victories against Kazakhstan and Japan. We are preparing for the next championship. We have to play more for more experience. We will see."
For 5-8th places:
Montenegro-Russia 9-8 (1-1, 4-2, 2-4, 2-1)
Vladimir Gojkovic, head coach (MNE):
"It's always hard to be playing for a specific placement, and this game against Russia was tough. We had a very good defense, and focused on our attack, as well. I'm overall happy with the result, and for some of our younger players, this is an amazing experience. Now, we'll see how it goes in two days, when we'll be playing for 5th place."
Drasko Brguljan (MNE):
"Today we played much better than last time against the Greek team. We are such a team which is able to win the game with their defensive tactics, as we never play games with large number of scores. If we continue to be so good in our defense, we should not worry. Our team is still young, several older players have already withdrawn. Ivovic will return to the team and together with him we are going to be much stronger."
Sergey Evstigneev, head coach (RUS):
"It was a tough game, we started off well but made some serious mistakes around the end. It is always hard to play against teams of the Balkan. We have to win the next game."
Roman Shepelev (RUS):
"It was a good game, unfortunately we missed some important positions. The game was really close. Next time, we are going to go for victory!"
Australia-Italy 4-8 (2-4, 2-2, 0-0, 0-2)
Elvis Fatovic, head coach (AUS):
"I think that this is our best-played match so far on this tournament. We played against one of the best teams of the Championships, so it was a tough game. We had a very good defence, and I'm quite happy with the result. Our aim was to reach the top 8. I hope that we will have the same approach, when we play against Russia for a possible 7th place."
Lachlan Hollis (AUS):
"It was a good game and we were really good, especially in the first half. The Italians came out hard, and were strong, but I don't think that we were a lot behind. We gave our best today, and we'll definitely give our best tomorrow as well, which will be our last match at the tournament."
Alessandro Campagna, head coach (ITA):
"We put a lot of effort into scoring the first goals, and we ended up leading in the first quarter, which we maintained throughout the whole match. Tomorrow we will face Montenegro, that has five well experienced players that are used to playing at an international level. So, even if they change some of the players, it will be a very good match."
Alessandro Nora (ITA):
"Obviously, we wanted to be among the best four, but after the game against Croatia we now go for the 5th place, we'll for sure try to be as good as we can against Montenegro. We feel great here in Budapest, it is definitely a nice place for water polo as it's a beautiful city and the audience is remarkable mostly during the important matches."
1st semifinal
Greece-Hungary 5-7 (1-2, 3-3, 0-1, 1-1)
Theodoros Vlachos head coach (GRE):
"I think we played a very a good match against one the best water polo team in the world. We had very good defense, but we had some problems with our attacks. The crowd didn't affect us negatively, although it really effected Hungary positively. We had a lot of goal posts, but that's part of water polo, however we could had been a bit luckier in some shots."
Tamás Märcz, Head Coach (HUN):
"We've changed a little on our game, we wanted to force the game to the right side, because the greek national team seemed to have a week spot there. I asked the players not to fall apart in offense, because we needed to be patient, I knew that the goal would come. We also changed our six to five strategy, everything in a bit to make our game even more perfect. From the beginning, we were calm, and we stayed like that till the end of the game."
Krisztián Manhercz (HUN):
"Our defense was outstanding, we have only had a single goal in the second half of the semifinals in two quarters together, which was three seconds before the end. Viktor Nagy pulled the blind today and we helped him with the blocks. Now we want to deal with a little bit of being in the finalsafter celebrating a little we will start preparing for our final opponent. "
Gergő Zalánki (HUN):
"It's always a good match, if we win, and we did it a little bit more exciting because we did not succeeded always with the shots, but Viktor Nagy was almost impossible to strike through, and our defense worked out well."
Balázs Hárai (HUN):
"We won, we did not think it would be such a hard game physically. The Greeks picked up the sword, although it doesn't change the final result. We could serve the amazing audience who were here tonight in great number. We thank them very much, they made us feel very special tonight."
2nd semifinal
Serbia-Croatia 11-12 (1-1, 4-4, 4-4, 2-3)
Milos Cuk (SRB):
"Today we did not find ourselves in this situation. I'm sorry for the missed final, but it is sport. After the match we shake hands, they were better today. We must forget this as soon as possible and concentrate on the Greeks and to leave with a bronze medal."
Gojko Pijetlovic (SRB):
It may be good that this has happened, maybe not, time will show. We do not want to deal with those outside of the pool have happened, we have to analyze our own game. We should not mourn a lot because we have to play the best against Greece not to interrupt our medal series. Although we are not use to lose, we should learn from this. We were defeated from a great team, congratulations to them and I wish them a great deal of success for the big finals.
Ivica Tucak, head coach (CRO):
"It definitely is a huge victory, which we will now celebrate. At the end of the day, we came here for the gold medal. Hungary has an amazing team, but I think we have what it takes to win."
Ivan Marcelic (CRO):
"This was an extremely tough game. Serbia has been our hardest rival on this tournament so far. We both played a fantastic game, but, fortunatelly, we won."


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Thursday, December 9, 2010
December 2010
Its been awhile.
The car has appeared in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and select shows in South Carolina and more are being booked as we speak. I am working out the details for an appearance with the cars creator, Dean Jeffires at this coming March's Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance 2011. More than likely the special introduction of the car will be Friday March 11 at 4PM at the Ritz Carlton ballroom. Mr. Jeffries has not seen the car in over 40 years!
As the Black Beauty from the new feature film is making its show rounds I, out of respect for their promotion, will lay low with the TV Black Beauty so as to not add any confusion.
2011 promises to be a big year with a lot of special projects in the works including the long awaited 1:18 scale die cast.
Posted by V194 at 11:02:00 AM
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What is the meaning of the car's V194 license plate?
- Jan 11, 2011, 10:20:00 PM
- V194 said...
That5 has never been established. Some have suggested that since the Bat Boat manufactured was a Glastron V174 and they also manufactured a model V194 that Dozier had on his desk a brochure stating the V194 and it was taken from there. Some have also suggested it was a prop number as in "Vehicle 194" More than likely it was made up by the prop department.
- Jan 11, 2011, 10:28:00 PM
I've read that (think posted by you), but I don't think I buy either answer. There must have been a good reason for even putting a license plate on the car.
- Jan 12, 2011, 1:14:00 AM
- cathysmith07 said...
I have seen lots of great cars like that but i can say that it was the one that shines from all. Nice design.
- Jan 2, 2012, 12:13:00 AM
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[LOS ANGELES] Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp sued Netflix Inc, claiming the internet movie and TV service poached its employees.
"We filed this lawsuit because we believe Netflix is defiantly flouting the law by soliciting and inducing employees to break their contracts," Fox said Friday in a statement.
"We intend to seek all available remedies to enforce our rights and hold Netflix accountable for its wrongful behaviour."
Netflix spokesman Jonathan Friedland declined to comment on the suit, which was filed in state court in Los Angeles.
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Toussaint Ducal Guard is a force serving as both the police of Beauclair and vineyards as well as border guard in the small duchy within the Nilfgaardian Empire. Since the duchy is in constant peace with every realm and does not participate in conflicts between Nilfgaardians and Northern Kingdoms, the guard tend to fight just against bandit hanses side by side with Knights Errant. The only location that is not protected by this guard is Dun Tynne and surroundings, which is under the surveillance of the Dun Tynne Guard.
When it comes to the safety of important personalities, such as Duchess Anna Henrietta, or completing difficult missions, like for example the attack on Dun Tynne, then the Ducal Honor Guard (alternativelly Palace Guard) is summoned under direct command of its captain, which is Damien de la Tour during the events of the Blood and Wine expansion.
There are some variations regarding the guards' kit. The ones protecting the city are usually equipped with standard steel swords and halberds while the ones guarding vineyards are sometimes provided with military crossbows. Then there are also palace guardians with beautifully decorated long-swords, different halberds, crossbows and sometimes shields.
And after all, there is also a significant member of the guard, who serves as an executioner at the prison. Since this brute is a true professional, his weapon of choice is a double bit axe.
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- Armor and helmets of the guardsmen appear to be based on equipment used by Spanish Conquistadors and the Swiss Guard of the Vatican. Others also wear a helmet-type known as Sallet.


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Trent Reznor "unlikely" to score music for DOOM 4
Hoping for some Nine Inch Nails-esque music when playing DOOM 4 when it releases this side of the moon? Don't bet on it, champ.
The NIN frontman, currently fronting a new project called How to Destroy Angels, said it was "unlikely" to see him score music to the game.
He previously did work with developer id on previous titles Quake and DOOM 3, although the latter of which never had any of the stuff he created due to being cut.
"I haven't been contacted by them and find it unlikely that I would have time at this point," said Reznor on the HTDA blog when asked if he'd be involved.
Oh well. Radiohead instead, anyone?
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Cuts, bruises, lacerations, abrasions, of the skin are some of the most common injuries. Deeper wounds that extend into the dermis are more susceptible to chronic inflammation and suffer greatly if they are bumped, knocked, or run into. Such wounds are also more difficult to heal, since a full-thickness cutaneous wound usually damages many different structures and cell lineages. Fortunately, the healing of these structures begins directly after production of the wound. Regeneration is largely orchestrated by growth factors such as Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Transforming Growth Factor-β. Since mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a good source of these growth factors, they might be promising candidates for treating full-thickness wounds.
Yan Jin and his colleagues at the Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering in Shaanxi, China have tested the ability of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) to accelerate the healing of deep skin wounds.
Jin and his colleagues, Yulin An, Wei Wei, Huan Jing, Leigo Ming, and Shiyu Lui used bone marrow from mice that had been genetically engineered to express Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) in their bone marrow. After isolating mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow of these mice, they applied the cells to rats that had suffered full-layer skin cutaneous wounds. However, they tested several different ways of applying these cells to the wound.
In one group of rats, GFP+BMMSCs were grown in cell culture that used a growth medium that contained a steroid drug called dexamethasone and ascorbic acid phosphate. These chemicals caused the BMMSCs to grow in the form of clusters of cells called "cell aggregates" that could be scraped off mechanically and readily transplanted onto the wounds without the need for any scaffold. These cell aggregates grow as sheets of cells that can act as a kind of patch made from healing MSCs that can be easily and readily applied to a wound or other lesion. In a second group of rats, the same number of GFP+BMMSCs was topically administered around the wound. In the third group of rats, the BMMSCs were given intravenously through tail vein. All three groups of rats received the same number of BMMSCs. Samples from the bed of the wounds were taken at different time points, and the morphological, histological and molecular characteristics of the wounds were analyzed and compared.
According to the results, the BMMSCs administered in cell-aggregates produced the highest expression of pro-healing genes than the other methods. Also animals treated with the BMMSC cell aggregates also showed better vascularization and more regular dermal collagen deposition than the other two groups of rats.
Detection of inflammatory cells as ascertained by immunofluorescence staining of inflammatory cells also revealed that the duration of inflammation in the cell-aggregate-treated group was significantly shorter than the other two groups. These results were corroborated by RT-PCR experiments that measured the expression of pro-inflammatory genes in the wound tissue.
In situ immunofluorescence staining also demonstrated higher rates of GFP+-cell engraftment in the rats treated with BMMSC cell-aggregates than the other groups.
These data show that not only are BMMSC cell aggregates safe, but they might also stimulate greater cutaneous regeneration for full layer cutaneous wounds than BMMSCs administered by other means. These successful studies will hopefully be followed by large animal studies to confirm the expandability and efficacy of this technology in larger animals.


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This site will present their story and their connections, familial and otherwise, to the planter community of Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Come back over the next several months to see its progress.
Click for a History of the Pressleys, written by John Gotea Pressley in 1889.
In late April, 2003, I visited the Pressley Family Cemetery, near Indiantown, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County. The result is a series of web pages, with a virtual cemetery tour and detailed photos and life descriptions of those buried therein.
Please also explore the life of one of the leading lights of the Pressley family, Col. James Fowler Pressley, M. D., CSA.
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You cannot open a newspaper or reload a website these days without seeing some new revelation about state-sponsor cyber-espionage.
In the last week the focus has been concentrated on Germany, where the top US intelligence official was kicked out of Berlin after a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being a double agent.
In the wake of this controversy, Christian Democrat politician Patrick Sensburg - who is leading the Bundestag's parliamentary inquiry into NSA activity - was interviewed on German television on Monday night and asked replacing email:
"Are you considering typewriters?" the interviewer joked.
"As a matter of fact, we have – and not electronic models either" Sensburg replied.
The interviewer wasn't sure if Sensburg was joking or not so checked, with Sensburg replying:
"Yes, no joke. Unlike other inquiry committees, we are investigating an ongoing situation. Intelligence activities are still going on, they are happening."
Shadow of the Stasi
Despite continuing to celebrate the country's World Cup victory in Brazil last Sunday, tensions in Germany about surveillance continue to ratchet up - though a return to the days of typewriters could be a step too far:
"Reverting to paper and typewriters is perhaps a slight overreaction, but it does demonstrate an unease in Germany around the alleged activities of the NSA and surveillance from other states," Rafael Laguna, CEO of German software company Open-Xchange said.
"The shadow of the Stasi looms large and many Germans, including myself, have personally experienced mass surveillance and state intrusion and it's not a situation that anyone is keen to return to."
Speaking to Spiegel Online, Christian Flisek, the SPD's representative on the inquiry, said: "This call for mechanical typewriters is making our work sound ridiculous. We live in the 21st century, where many people communicate predominantly by digital means. Effective counter-espionage works digitally too. The idea that we can protect people from surveillance by dragging them back to the typewriter is absurd."
Following Russia's lead
The reaction among Sensburg's fellow politicians regarding the possibility of reverting to paper and ink to replace emails has not been positive, but it is not a plan which is without precedence.
In July last year, the Kremlin revealed it ordered 20 Triumph Adlew Twen 180 typewriters at a cost of £10,000 to prevent potential leaks of sensitive information in the aftermath of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's revelations about Washington's electronic snooping and eavesdropping
"After scandals with the distribution of secret documents by WikiLeaks, the exposés by Edward Snowden, reports about Dmitry Medvedev being listened in on during his visit to the G20 summit in London, it has been decided to expand the practice of creating paper documents," a source at Russia's Federal Protection Service said at the time.
Each of the typewriters has a unique "handwriting", a sort of trademark that any leaked documents could be easily traced back to the machine which crested them.
In September India's diplomatic mission in London also reverted to typewriters for writing sensitive documents to avoid snooping by security agencies, after it emerged that New Delhi's diplomatic missions in New York and Washington were bugged by the NSA.
Laguna says that rather than reverting to the use of dated technology, a better way to re-establish trust is by replying on encryption:
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On May 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee began considering amendments to the comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S. 744. By the May 7 deadline set by committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), approximately 300 amendments had been filed by members of the committee.
After opening statements by several senators, the committee got down to work, examining the beginning of the bill, having to do with legalization "triggers," and Title I, having to do with border enforcement.
The first amendment that was considered was the sponsors' amendment that had been introduced the previous week. This amendment replaced the entire bill as introduced, making a number of technical changes and corrections. That amendment was accepted by the Committee in a roll call vote of 14 to 4.
The committee next considered a block of 11 amendments that were not controversial among members of the committee. Those amendments were:
- Leahy amendment #1. This amendment would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from collecting a border crossing fee, or to conduct studies about the implementation of a border crossing fee. Senator Leahy argued that a border crossing fee would place a considerable burden on tourism and commerce.
- Grassly amendment #2. This amendment makes changes relating to the congressional committees to which DHS must submit various reports specified in the bill.
- Grassley amendment #5. This amendment requires an audit of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Trust Fund set up by the legislation.
- Cornyn amendment #6. This amendment has to do with data and reporting on human trafficking, and the criminal classification of human trafficking.
- Sessions amendment #36. This amendment expands the responsibilities of the DHS Office of Inspector General to include providing assistance to victims of violence by non-citizens in the border areas.
- Flake amendment #1. This amendment would require representation by private landowners in the Border Oversight Task Force set up by the legislation.
- Flake amendment #2. This amendment would require an annual GAO report on the progress of the Southern Border Security Strategy (mandated by the bill).
- Feinstein amendment #6. This amendment would require the Department of Homeland Security to develop standards for the custody of children.
- Feinstein amendment #7. This amendment would require competitive granting for Operation Stonegarden.
- Feinstein amendment #8. This amendment requires the deployment of watercraft by the Border Patrol.
- Hirono amendment #24 (modified by the deletion of paragraphs four and seven). This amendment sets up an Ombudsman's office within DHS to focus solely on immigration issues, substituting section 1114 of the bill.
The block of amendments was approved by voice vote.
Other amendments considered by the committee on May 9:
- Grassley amendment #4. This amendment would require the Secretary of DHS to certify there is effective control over the border for six months before any processing of applications for Registered Provisional Immigrant status. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 6 to 12. In arguing against the amendment, Senator Flake (R-Ariz.) pointed out that it would not be a good idea to delay having undocumented immigrants come forward, making themselves known to the government, and getting their background checks. Grassley's amendment would cause that delay.
- Schumer amendment #2. This amendment would allocate additional funding for startup costs for various programs established by the bill. Costs would be repaid to the Treasury through fees and fines. The amendment passed by a vote of 14 to 4.
- Lee amendment #4. This amendment would set up fast track procedures for Congressional approval of certification by the DHS Secretary that border security strategies have been implemented. The amendment would have violated the compromise, and was rejected 6 to 12.
- Grassley amendment #1. This amendment would strike reference in the bill to "high risk" sectors of the borders, so that border metrics set out in the bill will apply to all border sectors, not just "high risk" sectors. This amendment was adopted by voice vote.
- Grassley amendment #24. This amendment would add accountability language to grant programs authorized by the bill. It was agreed to by voice vote.
- Feinstein amendment #9. This amendment would expand the range of costs for which the federal government must reimburse states and localities in immigration-related prosecutions. This amendment was accepted by voice vote.
- Sessions amendment #37. This amendment would delete a provision in the bill requiring DHS to develop a use of force policy. The amendment was rejected 7 to 11.
- Coons amendment #2. This amendment, meant to prevent DHS from deporting persons to areas of the border that are dangerous, was withdrawn.
- Blumenthal amendment #10. This amendment would bar the federal government from reimbursing states or localities for the prosecution and related costs of non-citizens in certain circumstances. This was adopted by voice vote.
- Cruz amendment #1. This amendment would replace Title I of the bill, dealing with border enforcement, with a new Title I that would, among other things, require the tripling of the number of Border Patrol agents and require similar increases in other border enforcement resources. Registration for Provisional Immigrant Status would be contingent upon accomplishing all of the goals set out by the amendment. The amendment did not say, specifically, how such a massive increase in resources would be paid for. It was rejected 5 to 13.
- Hirono amendment #23. This amendment would require DHS to give special consideration to family unity in making decisions about removal or referral for prosecution of individuals apprehended at the border. This amendment passed 10 to 8.
- Sessions amendment #38. This amendment would delete a part of the bill requiring training for Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol personnel. It was withdrawn.
- Feinstein amendment #11. This amendment would narrow the width of the "Southwest Border Region," as defined in the bill, from 100 miles to 25 miles. It was withdrawn.
- Feinstein amendment #1. This amendment would reauthorize and expand the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, by which states are reimbursed for costs incurred incarcerating non-citizens. This amendment was adopted in a vote of 10 to 8.
- Feinstein amendment #10. This amendment would establish a grant program for border infrastructure improvements. It was adopted.
- Leahy amendment #4. This amendment clarifies that resources deployed pursuant to the Southern Border Fencing Strategy are to be deployed on the southern border. It was adopted by voice vote.
- Sessions amendment #9. This amendment would require 700 miles of double-layer fencing be substantially completed before immigrants in RPI status could adjust. The amendment was rejected, by a vote of 6 to 12, as it would have violated the compromise.
- Cornyn amendment #1. This amendment would re-write Title I of the bill so that more resources would be deployed to the southern border, including the addition of 5,000 additional Border Patrol agents, and it would make the trigger goals much more difficult to meet. It was rejected by a vote of 6 to 12.
- Feinstein amendment #2. This amendment would provide additional district court judges in southwestern states. The amendment was accepted by voice vote.
- Sessions amendment #11. This amendment would change the border trigger so that DHS would have to accomplish "effective control" of the border as defined in the Secure Fence Act (which essentially requires zero illegal border crossings, an unattainable goal). The amendment, striking at the heart of the compromise, was rejected by a vote of 6 to 12.
- Cornyn amendment #2. This amendment would deploy more resources to ports of entry, including an additional 5,000 Customs and Border Protection agents. The amendment was withdrawn.
The committee completed amendments to Title I. By the end of the first day, many amendments had been accepted, but all of the amendments that would potentially unravel the compromise worked out among the senate negotiators who drafted the bill were rejected.
On Tuesday, May 14, the committee will resume consideration of amendments on Title II, covering legalization, the legal immigration system, and integration. The committee will meet next week on Tuesday and Thursday, and the following week as often as it needs to to complete its work.
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The weekend's Formula E Mexico City ePrix lost all semblance of chill towards the end of the race. One of several attempts to fight for position didn't end well for the two Mahindra cars, littering the turn in Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez's old baseball stadium with debris with two laps to go.
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Back in July I was contacted by some women who were putting together an online Twilight magazine and they had asked me to contribute an article so I was happy to oblige. I need to go search for the name of the online magazine to see if I can possibly link to it. But, for now, here is the little "piece" I wrote. :)
There I Go Again… Having Fun
Lisa Hansen
July 2008
In recent years I believe the definition of what constitutes a "powerful story" has been redefined. There are "good" stories which are enjoyable to read once. We think to ourselves, "That was nice" and then move on to the next. There is the ever so prestigious "literary genius" which is full of beautiful imagery, poetic sentences, seamless storylines and complex characters. We study these books, discuss them, analyze them, are edified by them and then move on to the next book, but come back to it periodically in our lives.
And then there is the story with "power". It breaks all the rules, leaves critics scratching their heads, and refuses to accept it's label for age propriety (despite being categorized on bookstore shelves). What about that story? The one that actually changes lives around the world? What about a story that is so consuming that readers, young and old, can't move on? The story that creates the compulsion to read and re-read and re-read over and over and over? The story that erases social boundaries, creates and enriches relationships? Without intending to be, that story is far more than just words carefully arranged on paper.
Does a story with that much power and force have to be about something profound and hard to grasp? Well, the answer is, "no". A story with that kind of power doesn't have to be a commentary on mankind or some prolific figure in history. The Twilight Saga is evidence that a "powerful story" can, in fact, just be about fun and entertainment.
If I had a dollar for every email or comment that I've gotten that said how ridiculous I was, that Twilight was "written for teens, so leave it alone", that I should "get a life", merely because I created a website for the adult minority of Stephenie Meyer fans, I'd probably have my husband's student loans almost paid off.
To those comments, I usually just think to myself (with heavy sarcasm), "Gee, I totally forgot that being a wife and mom meant that I was no longer allowed to have interests" or "Whoops! There I go again, having fun… and at MY age! How revolting!"
But, the big question is, "Just who constitutes what a 'life' is and what a 'life' entails?" Life is made up of experiences, feelings, emotions, interactions. If I am not creating memories of a life filled with vibrant passion, love and loss, laughter and tears, and meaningful relationships with others, then I am not experiencing "life".
Reading Twilight has added to my life experiences. Twilight has the power to suck the reader into the story. The experiences, feelings, emotions, interactions are awakened in the reader. The passion, the love and loss, the laughter and tears, the meaningful relationships are experienced in a very personal and real way by the reader.
A story that evokes the sense that the reader is a part of the story rather than just a reader of it, is a story with "power" and that kind of power can't possibly be subject to something so trivial as an age limit placed upon it by any marketing team!
Never underestimate the power of a story. No matter what it is about. No matter what age bracket is stamped on the cover. It just might be the one that changes you… and millions more.


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We are working with the Hyatt Regency Columbus to provide rooms for TrotCon attendees at a special rate of $125 per night. The Hyatt is located in downtown Columbus, a short jaunt down High Street from the Ohio Union, and is adjacent to the trendy Short North and Arena District. Book your room now! PMV Contest
TrotCon's PMV contest will be judged by a panel of select ponies with years of experience in the AMV scene prior to the convention, with the winners announced and shown at con. There will be a fan-favorite award voted on by the crowd at the show, in addition to a best of show award selected by the judges and other various awards of merit to be decided based on the kinds of submissions we receive (best traditional PMV, best comedy, best PinkiePieSwear-style vid, etc etc). To best ensure that your PMV makes the cut, follow these simple guidelines:
*Must be pony. This means the footage must be pony. All generations accepted, and even homebrew animation might work if done well. Use common sense.
*Should be between 1 and 10 minutes.
*No R34 or excessive swearing / violence. There may be foals present.
*Should be in a common digital format rendered in the highest quality you can handle. RealMedia and WMV make Fluttershy cry.
*Must be premiered at the convention. Feel free to upload it wherever after the fact, but keep it under wraps until the con.
All guidelines subject to change. All unwritten rules to be followed. By submitting, you give TrotCon the right to use and abuse your work as we see fit. Submission form coming soon!
Attention all musicians!
Would you like to make some cash? How about selling some CDs at our Music Shop! Whether or not you're able to come to TrotCon, you can send us your albums to sell at the convention. You send us the merchandise and set the price, we'll sell it, and after the con, we'll forward the profits right back to you. Plus, if you're attending the con (which you should!), we can schedule times for autograph signings for your merch. Sound awesome? IT IS! Talk to us: [email protected]
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The A-May-zing Press Note #3
Heyas everypony – Weatherhoof and the staff are right now not here so I, the one and only Canni, will lead you through this a-May-zing press note… I really hope Weather won't give me stable arrest, as soon as he returns.
Firstly I met this very nice person named Rautakoura ( http://rautakoura.deviantart.com/) when I lost my favourite can in Ponyville. He showed me his work for "My Little Investigations", and by Celestia's beard, his art style caught me. So, I just asked him: "Hey I see your cutie mark under your coat and it looks very artsy – wanna draw something for me?" and what must I say, he said yes. So, Rautakoura, the art pony who made the cutscenes for "My Little Investigations", will be at the Grand Galloping Gala – I can't wait to meet him.
Well the wait for you, in terms of alternative tickets, also ended. Yes, someponies of you had problems with our pre-order system – I blame the Pegasus in charge for it. Therefore I decided to give you some opportunities for your communities: As an extra to the Basic Weekend Ticket you can buy a Gala Entrance ticket for just 10 Euros, if you want to visit the Gala, without booking a bed at the hotel. Though 35 Euros for one night including breakfast, lunch AND dinner sounds like a flim-flam, this is my gift to all ponies who will book a room via the ticket system.
Finally I must confess something to you… I am broke. Don't skip this part – pleeeease – To be honest: Preparing everything for everypony led to my last €questrian Bit in my emergency jar. Nevertheless, like earning a cutie mark, nopony should give up, but everypony needs a little help. Like Weather mentioned in the last press note, we need some Bits in the jar, but why am I writing this? Mr. Poniator has this awesome video camera:
( http://www.startnext.de/en/galacon)
Since I hear the clopping of Weather's hooves comming towards this room, let me hug you in Stutengart or at http://www.galacon.eu,
Your lovely,
Canni <3


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Tonight on Alternative to Sleeping with Ethan Ullman 1/23/14 (local stand-up comedy radio show)
Interviews with Peter Delocis, Jennifer McMullen & Jerry Morgan live tonight on Alternative to Sleeping with Ethan Ullman from 10 pm to midnight on WCDB 90.9 FM, ComedyPipe Radio (iTunes>Radio>Comedy>ComedyPipe), and http://alt2sleep.com/listen
Peter Delocis of Mopco Improv will call to promote tomorrow's "Theatresports" improv show at Proctors in Schenectady! Show starts 8pm: http://proctors.org/events/mopco-jan-24
Jennifer McMullen will return to the show to promote, "BROADS AND BELLY LAUGHS" on Saturday 2/1 at 8pm: http://wamcarts.org/event_details.php?id=348
Jerry Morgan will call in to the show to promote the Comedy Gold Showcase tomorrow night in Saratoga at The Mine, 8pm: http://facebook.com/events/615678185136733/
4th St. Funnies, featuring Jaye McBride, Matt Mitchum, Henry Phillips & Harry White, will be at Kokopellis in Troy Friday January 31st! For info: http://4thStFunnies.com


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Just started the process to legally register 8va Classical Guitar Studio. In the next couple of weeks all should be in operational order and running proper and legal. Why go through the effort of registration, application fees and city licensing, especially when most guitar teachers don't? This is an important process for a legitimate teaching facility, it demonstrates a compliance to regulation and stability for for the business, students and the community. Also, it is a legality for running a business in the city of Regina. It's true, most guitar teachers don't do this, most guitar teachers don't claim their income on their taxes. Talking with established piano teachers in the community, I have found that most piano teachers have their businesses registered. True, established piano teachers also make a significantly larger amount of money in the operation of their business as well. So this is just one more step I am making to legitimately establish classical guitar in the community and for my students.
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Bollywood Celebrities announce KASHISH 2015
A press conference was held to announce the 6th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival.
The Guests of Honour at the press conference held at Press Club in Mumbai were the KASHISH 2016 Jury members – director & producer Anubhav Sinha, actor & filmmaker Aamir Bashir, actor Meghna Malik, actor & filmmaker Chitra Palekar and columnist & author Malavika Sangghvi.
KASHISH Festival Director Sridhar Rangayan, KASHISH Director of Communications & Operations Shibu Thomas, as well as Vivek Anand, CEO, The Humsafar Trust spoke at the event.
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What are the Munich attractions you shouldn't miss during your visit?
This travel guide introduces you not only to the sights and things to do in Munich, but also to beautiful tours and destinations in the immediate vicinity of Bavaria's fascinating capital.
Munich's motto used to be "Weltstadt mit Herz" (cosmopolitan city with a heart). It was replaced by "München mag dich" (Munich likes you) in 2006. Isn't it an inviting motto to visit Germany's third largest city?
München has something to offer for everyone, regardless of your interests. Historic buildings and architecture, museums for art and technology, parks and the famous English Garden just north of the city centre on the Isar, and boulevards lined with elegant shops.
You think I forgot something important on the list of things to do in Munich? Of course, the famous Hofbräuhaus, the Oktoberfest and the lovely beer gardens make Munich the beer capital of the world, and are a huge visitor attraction. At least for those who love a "cold one".
Use the quick links below to navigate around this page and find your favourite Munich tourist attractions.
Because Munich has so much to offer to its visitors, it can be hard to decide where to start with your sightseeing.
Three city gates of the medieval fortification survived, Isar Tor, Sendlinger Tor and Karlstor. Within these former city walls you will find the old München.
Hofbrauhaus Munich
Discover all the facts about the famous Munich festival on my pages dedicated to that huge event.
You can easily explore most Munich attractions on your own. However, if you prefer a tour in company with other travellers and an English-speaking guide, here are a few suggestions that might be of interest.
As a partner of Viator (a reliable online tour booking company), I have picked the tours which other travellers liked best. Click on the links below to learn more about the activities in Munich on Viator's website. Read other traveller's reviews of the tours before you make a decision.
München was first mentioned in a document in 1158. Duke Henry the Lion was granted the right to build a bridge over the Isar. 14th June 1158 became the official foundation date of Munich. Only 17 years later the town received city status and fortification.
In 1806 München became the capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Under the reign of King Ludwig I many of the historic buildings we still see today were built.
It was in Munich where Hitler and his supporters organised the failed "Beer Hall Putsch" to gain power in the city, Bavaria and Germany. Ten years later, after the Nazis took power in Germany, the NSDAP headquartes and other Nazi-buildings were errected around Königsplatz. Dachau Concentration Camp was the first to be built, just a few km outside the city.
But Munich was also the base of a students group called Die Weisse Rose that formed a resistance movement.
Hans and Sophie Scholl, as well as other students from the university of Munich, called in an anonymous leaflet campaign to active opposition to the Nazi regime. Six core members of the group were excecuted in 1943.
German castles abound, but only a few are well-known all arond the world. The fairy-tale castle Schloss Neuschwanstein is certainly one of them.
Like Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof Castle, Neuschwanstein was built by the famous Bavarian king Ludwig II in the 19th century. However, Linderhof Castle was the only one he ever lived in.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the castles of the Märchenkönig (Fairy tale king) Louis II when you are in Munich.
Beautiful towns and landscapes, historic places and castles are waiting to be explored when you have some extra time while staying in Munich.
Hopefully, you liked this quick guide to the best Munich attractions. I am happy to help you to decide about what to do in Munich.
I wish you a pleasant time discovering Bavaria's capital city.


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As I sit here in my drafty college apartment in Athens, Ohio, I begin to recollect a few remarkable moments in my life. Moments I like to call "a-ha! moments," that have not only stirred inspiration in me, but have shaped what I am about to experience in the approaching months – a multimedia reporting trip to eastern Africa with the independent, nonprofit news magazines The Common Language Project and Afrikanews.org.
One of my first "a-ha! moment" occurred as an idealistic 17-year-old foreign correspondent/ columnist for my high school paper while living in Cochabamba, Bolivia. For six months I explored the issues ranging from carnival, coca eradication, globalization and poverty. It was there along the Andean valleys that I realized what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I saw stories all around me that were just waiting to be illuminated, and I wanted to uncover them.
Five years later in a snazzy Hilton conference room during an annual Online News Association conference in D.C. the smell of dry-cleaning and potpourri poured through the halls as hundreds of journalists from various news organization discussed the future of online journalism. Amid some tedious talk of money-making and business, the three founders of the Common Language Project stood up and delivered what was the most refreshing presentation of the weekend. They defended our generation as not one that cares about merely money, celebrities and gadgets – but one eager to learn about issues facing people around the world and looking for a more human approach to storytelling.
The group showed everyone a picture of the CLP office – a comfy spot on the ground in a distant country, reminding everyone that journalism isn't about glamor, but uncovering the untold or underreported. As they talked about their travels, obstacles and freedoms as independent journalists, I was instantly reminded of why I had decided to be an international journalist in the first place – to create awareness and give a voice to people who need it the most.
Last spring, I met the CLP founders for the second time at Ohio University where I received a degree in journalism and am now pursuing a master's in interactive multimedia. It was Scripps' annual Journalism Day and the CLP were chosen to speak on media consolidation and reform conference, especially as it applies to international journalism. That same day I was awarded the Scripps' international reporting scholarship to intern with the CLP as part of the Eastern Africa Initiative.
The distant dream of reporting abroad again was now becoming a close reality. I soon met journalist Ernest Waititu, a native of Kenya and fellow graduate of Scripps' School of Journalism, who has also become part of the project team. Together we began research on eastern Africa, planned benefits and meetings, and even experienced a whirlwind visit to Seattle to meet with the three founders. There, Ernest gave us all Kenyan names – Sarah was named Atieno, Jessica was named Asha, and Alex – Kilonzo, and I was given the name Shiku – short for Wanjiku.
My most recent awe-inspiring moment occurred this November at the Kent Stark campus in North Canton, Ohio. The room resonated with a message of perseverance and perspective as John Dau – one of the thousands of 'Lost Boys' who had escaped murder, starvation, disease and hungry lions during the on-going genocide in Sudan, and director Christopher Quinn of the documentary "God Grew Tired of Us" spoke to a large crowd.
Dau began with his story.
"Sudan is the largest country in Africa, but it has the problem of fighting each other all the time," he said.
He then described his earlier childhood years before the violence started as being like 'milk and honey.'"
But that goodness didn't stay, he continued.
"Right in the middle of the night, guns woke us up," he said. "I heard my mother say, 'children! children! come out!'"
Dau described how he and other young boys escaped his village – forced to leave their families behind. They traveled east toward Ethiopia without any food, water or clothing. The boys lived on anything they could find such as leaves and grass as the days increased to months.
"I remember my body turning white, and I was crying, but no tears were coming from my eyes," he said. "By this time, some of the boys had died. Some didn't want to keep going. They wanted to stay and die there."
By the time they were forced to leave Ethiopia and travel to Kenya, more than 9,000 boys had been killed throughout the treacherous journey – some from disease or starvation, others by guns or hungry crocodiles and lions.
In 1992, Dau's group finally arrived at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where they started school. Soon afterward, the first Americans came to the camp, said Dau. "They spoke with their noses, and I couldn't understand them," he said chuckling.
The Americans began to talk to the boys about bringing them to the U.S. "I remember distinctly that the day that they came I was wearing a T-shirt that said U.S.A, but I pronounced it "ooosuh."
I smiled at his sad and endearing story, trying to comprehend how someone who had underwent so much tragedy had such an incredible humor about him.
"The one thing I always share with people is the idea of "perseverance," Dau said at the end of the speech."If you want to succeed, you can't give up. I didn't give up, and that's why I'm here today."
When Dau arrived in the U.S., he has founded a number of nonprofit organizations including American Care for Sudan Foundation and the John Dau Sudan Foundation, which raise funds to build the Duk Lost Boys Clinic, the first medical clinic in Duk County where Dau lived as a boy. With the help of other 'Lost Boys' and related organizations, these projects are improving health care and education in southern Sudan as well as educating 'Lost Boys' in Africa.
Dau's message was not one of anger or sorrow, but one of hope even in the face of war and loss. In that moment, his message of perseverance and perspective touched a very strong chord. Although I could not begin to fully imagine the pain that Dau had undergone while traveling so many miles and losing so many loved ones, it was easy to see how perseverance would be integral to our reporting trip to eastern Africa.
As journalists and even as students we have an understanding of perseverance – albeit a much less significant understanding than those who have struggled such as Dau. Nevertheless, we learn to whittle away at work for hours, staring at a computer screen and sifting through notes and notes on endless sheets of scrap paper. Perseverance is pushing forward even when it's scary. It's finishing something especially when it's scary.
For our upcoming trip, perseverance will include adjusting to a new culture, learning new technologies and asking tough questions. Facing such stories head-on will allow us to challenge our inner-presumptions of what it means to persevere, introduce fresh perspective in storytelling, and like in the words of one of my favorite poets William Blake, "…see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour…"
As we continue to prepare ourselves for the adventure ahead, I hear Dau's voice in my head calling me to persevere and keep life in perspective. I remember those moments that have inspired visions of voices being set free in Africa, and I am reminded of times abroad and at home that have reminded me to appreciate every new experience that awaits us.
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The 2018 Shimmy Mob Team raised more than $5,000 for Stepping Stones to a Brighter Future, a local non-profit that provides financial, emotional and life skills assistance to survivors of domestic violence.
"Each year this event gets bigger and more successful," said organizer Angela Petry, a local bellydance instructor. "We had our largest team ever, with dancers from Hedgesville, Martinsburg, Shippensburg and Chambersburg joining us for the first time. This was key in helping us reach our highest donation total to date."
The group of 22 bellydancers appeared on May 12 and danced in several locations around the Town of Bath. This was the sixth year in a row that a Berkeley Springs team has participated in this international event.
The Shimmy Mob team was able to reach their fundraising goal through the generous support of individual donations and the following business sponsorships: Bellydance by Deborah, Berkeley Springs Antique Mall, Berkeley Springs Bridge Club, Berkeley Springs Memories, Buddy Lou's, Clark's, CNB Bank, Community Garden Market, Country Inn, Document Solutions Inc., Eddie's Tire, Equine Solutions, FAST, Georgie's Pizza/Mountainside Restaurant, Hart's Plumbing, Hunter's Hardware, Itty Bitty Global Gift Shop, JMK Tax Services, MAC Ice House, MGK Services, Magic Miller, Mike's Painting and Finishing, Miramar's Dance Arabesque, Mountain Laurel, Mountainview Millwork, The Naked Olive, Rita Renee's Spa, Riverbend Family Medicine, Skeeters Autobody and Towing, Star Theater, Southern Belle, State Farm Luke Christie, Trujillo Enterprises, Ungers Excavating and Weaver's Painting and Staining.
Donations can still be made online by visiting www.SteppingStonesMorganCounty.org.


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