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Two opposition members tell the Guardian how Eritreans are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the repressive regime Eritrea is the most closed and repressive country in Africa, routinely denying access to the international media. No foreign journalists are based in the country and there is no independent local press. However, in … more
Refugees come from as far away as East Africa to try their luck at crossing the Rio Grande. By Dan Connell, October 23, 2014. … more
According to OCHA, UN Agency, the refugee reception center in Ethiopia couldn't coop with the number of people coming from Eritrea. The number of daily refugee arrivals spiked since the first week of September. At present, on average more than 200 Eritreans cross the Ethiopian border each day. They received 1,836 in September and 1,700 … more
By VITTORIO LONGHI In Europe's debate about how to deal with the flow of desperate migrants from Africa, there is an important element missing: the crisis in Eritrea. Every month almost 4,000 Eritreans flee to escape oppression, according to a United Nations special rapporteur. A visit to Asmara, the Eritrean … more
Year After Lampedusa Shipwreck, Italian Officials Struggle to Identify Victims MILAN—When Gergishu Johannes, an Eritrean who has been living in Germany for the past 30 years, heard about the terrible shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa last year, she felt sure her cousin was among the 360 victims. Terrified at … more
The initial Tweet was really more of a question than a statement. Minutes after the New York Giants drafted Nat Berhe in the fifth round of May's NFL draft, the Aztecs safety tweeted, "First Eritrean in the NFL?" "It was a question that had to be asked because I was … more
Google Translation from an Italian Newspaper – La Stampa "I survived a year ago from Sweden looking for my missing brother in another shipwreck" Roussom and Marx destinies divided family in distress NICCOLÒ ZANCAN TORINO Every day that God sends on earth, calls him his father. "He's a farmer, 80 … more
Immigration court overturns Home Office decision to refuse entry to Yordanos Takle Tesfagabir who wed at just 15 The Home Office has failed to prevent an African woman coming to Britain despite fears she was involved in an illegal underage marriage when she was just 15. Theresa May, the Home … more
We Need to Re-tool Our Goal A Critic to the Post by Daniel G Michael Dear Daniel, Ever since I read your post on EYSC page, I have been vacillating whether a response to your post is appropriate or not. This is because, on the one hand, I don't … more
Madiha Al-Junaid (author) – Yemen Times Dozens of Eritrean refugees are scattered across the Al-Safeyah area of Sana'a, a densely populated neighborhood estimated to have the largest number of African refugees in the city. Women sit in groups on threadbare carpets, blankets, or mats in streets corners. They are surrounded by playing … more
VISIONARY ERITREANS STANDING FOR ERITREA AT THE UNITED NATIONS YOUTH ASSEMBLY EDITED BY: TESFAGABIR BERHE TESFU (GEORGE) SOUTH AFRICA Vanessa Berhe and Meron Semedar has successfully voiced the plight of Eritreans at the 14th Annual United Nations Youth Assembly (UNYA). The event took place at the United Nations headquarters … more
By Kristy Siegfried OHANNESBURG, 28 July 2014 (IRIN) – As the number of migrants and asylum seekers reaching southern Europe's shores this year continues to climb – to about 75,000 at last count – so too does the death toll from attempts to cross the Mediterranean in over-crowded, unseaworthy boats. The UN … more
Poverty, war and oppression at home as much as collapse of government authority in Tripoli has turned Libya into a conduit for exodus. A boat overcrowded with migrants travelling from Libya drifts in the Mediterranean sea before a rescue operation by the Italian navy in June. Photograph: AP The migrant … more
ISAIAS AFEWERKI: THE FOUNDING FATHER OF MODERN SLAVE ERITREA It is common knowledge that Dictator Isaias Afewerki Abraha is the founding father of the modern slave Eritrea state. The objective evidence for that assertion is overwhelming. He was the designer of the disastrous Ethio-Eritrea war which was cost thousands of … more
Some Sudanese states have been witnessing over the last years a threatening phenomenon; missing as a result some of family members while going out to attend school or report to work. To campaign against this human trafficking phenomenon which has recently developed into trading in human organs, the Sudanese government has taken stern measures. … more
The 20th of June is a day of commemoration for all those who sacrificed their lives for the Eritrean struggle for independence, and for those who lost their lives in the 1998-2000 border conflict with Ethiopia. It is also a commemoration day for all those political prisonerswho lost their life in prison … more
'Canada will take decisive action' if Eritrean consulate is still extorting expatriates, Foreign Ministry says
TORONTO — The Foreign Affairs department is investigating the Eritrean consulate in Toronto after allegations it continues to play a key role in a dubious tax scheme that has been linked to threats, harassment and intimidation. A government source said Eritrea would face repercussions, including the possible closure of its consulate, … more
The Catholic Bishops' statement: How is it going down in the annals of history? By Zeineb Ali June 16, 2014 Being part of great moments in Eritrean history is a blessing; being part of the war for independence and now witnessing the demise of a regime that has long … more
Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus on April 11, 2014 – 5:00 PM ET This article is a joint publication of TheNation.com and Foreign Policy In Focus. Hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have fled a repressive dictatorship since 2001. Their small northeast African country, which has a population of four to five million … more
When Haben Girma '13 was in college at Lewis & Clark, she had to sol ve a problem that few other students have faced. As a deaf-blind student with very limited sight and hearing, she had a hard time figuring out the food stations in her school's cafeteria. As she … more
(AFP) Geneva — Enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and torture were just a few of the violations Eritrea was accused of during a UN review of its human rights record Monday. Diplomats gathered at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva condemned the isolated and autocratic country's brutal repression of basic … more
Just as the Horn of Africa is witnessing the slow restoration of one collapsed state – after more than two decades of anarchic conditions in Somalia – it may be facing the collapse of another. The small country of Eritrea, only 20 years after gaining independence from Ethiopia, has emerged as one of the … more
Hundreds of African women and children marched across the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Wednesday to demonstrate outside the offices of the United Nations and the embassy of the United States. It was the latest in an unprecedented wave of protests by African asylum seekers, who fear the Israeli … more
JewishJournal.com Israel January 8, 2014 On a chilly night in December, up a grassy slope overlooking the all-weather track at Ironi Tet High School in southeast Tel Aviv, a few dozen teens — hailing from about 10 different countries — raced one another to the top of the hill. "Yalla, Rahel!" … more
'March for freedom' against government policy staged for second week in a row Thousands of African migrants and Israeli human rights activists protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, in a "march for freedom" aimed at raising awareness at Israeli government policy to detain and jail asylum seekers without checking … more
By William Booth and Ruth Eglash, Jerusalem Post KTSIOT, Israel — In the empty desert, workers are building an answer to a difficult question: What should Israel, a nation built by Jewish refugees, do about the 55,000 African migrants who entered this country illegally, fleeing famine, bondage and war?The newly constructed "open facility" … more
AUZONE By Luciana Manrique Eritrean-born artist Michael Adonai is one who believes art can show artists´ inner emotions rather than his objective observations. His own style, a combination of 'Coptic' and realism, is internationally recognized. He was selected as a participant of the 3rd Art Camp by UNESCO, and was … more
Earlier, he said the railway was one of the flagship projects of his government's ambitious Vision 2030 initiative to improve much-neglected infrastructure. "The project will define my legacy as president of Kenya and it is my personal desire that the implementation is done to the standard," he said in a … more
Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, after her visit to Tunisia and Malta (11 – 20 November 2013)
(GENEVA 25 November 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, expressed great concern about rampant human rights violations in Eritrea which caused hundreds of thousands to leave their country for an unknown and precarious future. "I call on the … more
ኤርትራዊ ሓድነት ንምብርባርን ኣብ ሃገርና ተፈጢሩ ንዘሎ ኩነታት ብዕምቆት ንምዝታይንዝዓለመ ሰፊሕ ናይ ህዝቢ ኣኼባ ኣብ ከተማ ስያትል ክካየድ ተመዲቡ ኣሎ። Dr. ተወልደ ተስፋማሪያም (ወዲ ቫካሮ)፣ ብመቐጸልታ ናይቲ ኣብ ሰመን ኣሜሪካ ዘካይዶ ዘሎ ህዝባዊ ኣኼባታት፣ ኣብዚ ዕለት እዚ ውን ኣብሞንጎና ተረኺቡ መልእኽቱ ንኤርትራውያን ነበርቲ ስያትል ከቕርብ ምዃኑ ንሕብር ። ብሰላም ምጹ! … more
We are all aware that the African Union declared November 3 a continental day of mourning to be observed by all its member states in commemoration of the African victims who drowned off Coast of Lampedusa Island in Italy. To this effect the Eritreans in Durban will be commemorating the … more
THE African Union (AU) has belatedly reacted to the drowning of hundreds of would-be migrants from Eritrea, whose boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa on October 3. After its mystifying initial silence, the AU Commission on Monday declared November 3 a continental day of mourning for one of … more
Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died have protested in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims. Lampedusa: Survivors excluded from Italy memorial – BBC Video Clip … more
Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died have protested in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims. Detainees at a holding centre on the island of Lampedusa emerged en masse and staged a sit-in, blocking a road. A big screen was erected … more
Italy's Interior Minister challenged in Agrigento where he had attended the ceremony in memory of the victims of the tragedy of Lampedusa.
Migrants, Alfano challenged in Agrigento: "Assassins, stop Bossi-Fini" Interior Minister Angelino Alfano was challenged as he left the dock in San Leone Agrigento where he had attended the ceremony in memory of the victims of the tragedy of Lampedusa. Dozens of citizens have exhibited banners against the law and against … more
Migrants in Lampedusa mourn at the coffins of more than 300 Africans who died as their boat sank off the Italian island's coast. Coffins containing the bodies, mostly belonging to Eritreans, are shipped off to Sicily where they are buried in a cemetery. TheGuardian: Lampedusa: ceremony and burial for dead … more


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It takes more than a great brand and good content to keep your audience engaged on your Facebook page. After all, with 500 million active users and growing, Facebook represents the third most populous country in the world. With over 80 communities on Facebook, Cisco puts engagement at the core of what we do on Facebook.
Cisco's corporate Facebook page in particular, has averaged 450 more 'likes' each day and has an average of 70 engagements, which includes comments and 'likes' on each post. When we first started there were 12,460 fans on August 3, 2009 with zero engagement from Cisco. While our 'fans' were coming to our Facebook page to find information on Cisco, we realized they were also coming to engage with the people and the personalities that make up Cisco and our page.
For us, engagement is about building a real community and strengthening the brand relationship with our global influencers including press, analysts, customers and techies. While we're continually learning and adjusting our activities and approach, here's a snapshot of what has helped us build an engaged community on Facebook:
None of this happens magically. Just recognizing the importance of community engagement doesn't automatically make it happen. Monitoring comments and responding takes considerable effort and is usually an afterthought. It took us some time before we realized the value of engagement, but once we did, we went for it full-force. If there is one piece of advice I can give Facebook community managers out there is this: make engagement a priority and ensure your fans know how much your company values their thoughts, opinions and insights. What are you waiting for? Start engaging now!
Of those 120,000+ likes, how many are active in ongoing dialogue? I think this is a key metric often overlooked by firms that are in the early stages of their social media development. Indeed, the percentage often drops considerably as the likes grow (you can't have ongoing dialogue with 120,000). It would be helpful for the novices to have some type of benchmark to aspire to.
Another consideration is how many of those in active dialogue are employees? Cisco has a significantly large global workforce that likely drives quite a bit of traffic to the Facebook page and to active dialogue as well.
Thanks for the post Lindsay.
E-Marketing for Sensible Folk (http://e-marketingforsensiblefolk.blogspot.com)
Great tips, I follow them all but don't get a ton of engagement on our Facebook page even though we have 1,500+ fans. I guess the competition for attention has never been greater which makes it challenging to compete on platforms like Facebook.
In addition to the above tips I would like to add one of the most well adopted strategy to engage your network, it is 'Contest'. Yes, promoting a contest is the widely used strategy to engage your followers/fans/network.

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In this blog, I shall deviate from my usual practice of talking about health care innovation and reform.
I shall talk of books and men. I am selling part of my personal library of 5000 books on Amazon.com. It is a surprisingly gratifying experience. I can review where I've been and where I am intellectually, I can talk to buyers, and I can see what interests the book-buying public.
Today I received two requests for books.
• Self-Consciousness: Memoirs, 1989, by John Updike. Updike died on January 27 at age 76 of lung cancer in a hospice. He was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. He received two Pulitzer Prizes for his Rabbit series (Run Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit at Rest, and Rabbit Remembered.) He described his subject matter as "the American small town, Protestant middle class." He described the foibles and pressures of the middle class. I have always found his writing too clever by half and too cryptic. That is undoubtedly due to my intellectual deficit, not Updike's. He was tremendously productive, extremely learned and creative in many fields, and widely admired for his more than 25 novels, countless short stories and reviews. His passing reminds me the American middle class is under extreme stress to pay for health care. How we are going to make health care affordable and still fit within the confines of America's culture continues to elude me, as well as practically everybody else.
• The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy, 2003, by William Greider. Greider is based in Washington, D.C., and writes mostly about economics. He is national correspondent for The Nation, a liberal political weekly. He is unabashedly pro-government. He maintains unfettered American capitalism lacks a soul and is designed to crush the middle and lower classes. He is for national health insurance and says the U.S. has plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality health care for all citizens. He a former reporter and editor for the Washington Post. He asserts the current bailout is a sham, rewarding only the capitalists, and is critical of politicians of all stripes. His belief can be summed up with this quote," The world system, led by the U.S., has pursued what is really a utopian idea – the idea that self-regulating markets, cut free from any moderating controls and regulations, will always correct themselves. " He believes in "socially responsible investing" and believes that must occur within capitalism. How this differs from socialism escapes me. Nevertheless, this is a timely book on a burning issue.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Hospice - Of Books and Men
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un won 100 percent of the votes cast in his legislative district during the single-party parliamentary elections held at the weekend, according to official media reports on Monday.
"The voters of the constituency took part in voting and 100 percent of them voted for Kim Jong Un," North Korean state media reported.
This was seen as "an expression of all the service personnel and people's absolute support and profound trust in the supreme leader."
Sunday's poll was the first for members of the People's Assembly since Kim Jong Un took leadership of the authoritarian regime after his father's death two years ago.
The Assembly is nominally the highest legislative power, but in practice only meets once or twice a year to rubber-stamp policies drawn up by the Workers' Party.
Observers in South Korea said the result will serve to consolidate Kim's grip on power. - Sapa-dpa
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Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in SyriaSubmitted by barracuda_trader on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 12:14
Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief is vowing that the kingdom will make a 'major shift' in relations with the United States to protest perceived American inaction over Syria's civil war as well as recent U.S. overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said on Tuesday.
Prince Bandar bin Sultan told European diplomats that the United States had failed to act effectively against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was growing closer to Tehran, and had failed to back Saudi support for Bahrain when it crushed an anti-government revolt in 2011, the source said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2472680/Saudi-Arabia...
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naturally its all true
about as likely as a baby cutting its own umbilical......
Ha Ha
Eat it Saudis. We aren't your little war toy.
Thank God
I am at more peace now :)
...and whoever goes to that whorehouse for a paycheck can stay there imo.
The Daily Mail is a tabloid!
Please do not use them as a source.
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If the Saudi's follow through on this threat, watch out Petrol $
The dollar would fall drastically should the Saudi's go to another exchange currency for their oil. The Saudi's would then be put on the hit list after Iran.
Why the Saudi/US relationship matters
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This is NOT true BUT
it is a serious issue. The Saudis have not broken diplomatic ties. No other foreign or US news service reported a severing of ties. It may happen but it did not happen.
Will be posting on the implications of the US Saudi relationship tomorrow.
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What I find interesting is Crude oil prices have been dropping.
In spite of this. Any idea why?
Tens of Billions in aid
I think they better reconsider their position imo lol
...or is this to drive up fuel prices ;)
This is one country I would support a vote in favor of Representatives voting for sanctions.
What diplomatic ties?
The only ties are to the SSG. And their only ties are oil and money! It's almost insulting that Saudi thinks ordinary Americans give a damn. This is nothing but another calculated chess move that heightens my suspicions of what their next move is.. And when I say THEY, I mean the SSG.
misleading title to article
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."-- Albert Einstein
How long will it be till
How long will it be till Putin follows through on his threat to bomb Saudi? Remember the reason why Saudi Arabia wants Assad out is because they can't put in that pipe line.
tell those jerks to go pound
tell those jerks to go pound sand. Send their own kids to die.
A game of chicken
Between two psychopathic leaders. F...em both.
To my Liberal Trolls:
"Really Don't mind if you sit this one out. Your words but a whisper, your deafness a shout. I may make you feel, but I can't make you think."
Ian Anderson 1972
After 9/11, we should have bombed all the Saudi royals' palaces.
But that would require having an actual legit War on Terror.
Is that you
John McCain??
Tell me again how the Saudi regime wired 3 buildings in the World Trade Center....that wee fact has escaped my memory.
Of all the comments to this thread
You decide to reply to my comment only.
You would have noticed if you weren't mildly retarded, I didn't say anything about WTC demolition. If your understanding of 9/11 is simply "Controlled Demolition!" then you should probably just quit altogether.
Don't talk to me, I'll return the favor.
I replied to your thread because
of your outstanding understanding of the concept of liberty.
After all, after 9/11 we delivered liberty to Iraq and Afghanistan, then to Libya, and I just found it touching that you think we should deliver liberty to Saudi Arabia too.
Peace Gold and liberty to you.
Chris Duane weighs in
Very very good.
"Third-generation spoiled thieving fools."
Defeat the panda-industrial complex
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Bull. Absolute bull.
An evil puppet created by imperial conquerors, the house of Saud would not last a year without a constant flow of favors and most importantly, weapons to remain in power.
Be brave, be brave, the Myan pilot needs no aeroplane.
right after he said this
he went to whip a woman to punish her for being raped
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants." — Albert Camus
Petrodollar diplomacy.
Jack@$$es on this site complain about Israel's influence in DC.
Saudi Arabia's influence is, quite literally, TRILLIONS of times greater than Israels.
Petrodollar diplomacy. They are suggesting they will do to us what we've been doing to them for over 40 years.
That's exactly right...
Saudi King says "We will have a Muslim in the White House in 2008."
Obama bows to Saudi King...
Michelle Obama visits Saudi national Boston-Bomber at hospital before he is swiftly snuck out of the country...
Obama calls for Israel to return to indefensible 1967 Borders...
Obama wants to start war with Syria, that Israel will take brunt of retaliation and international blame for, despite the majority of Israelis opposing a war with Syria...
Yeah, Barack Hussein Obama, the Muslim-Commie in Chief, is really pro-Israel, and isn't as influenced by Saudi Arabia as much... Sure...
PEOPLE OPPOSING TYRANNY - Real Grass Roots!
Are you a POT or a PET - Person Embracing Tyranny?
I don't think so.
Please name another country which has a lobby group in Washington which gathering is attended by over three quarters of Congress members, as well as the President, VP and any high ranking Cabinet members in any way or another related to US foreign policy - Sec. of State and Sec. of Defense included. It's NOT Saudi Arabia.
Yeah, actually it is.
Yes, Oil talks where nation can only cry, beg and wheedle.
Free includes debt-free!
House of Saud has always been heavily involved in funding
Al-CIA-da/Wahabist brainwashing camps, aka. CIA/Mossad/Saudi-intel funded madrasas.
expect false flags ahead...
let's see if Bandar Bush cozies up to the Ruskies...
Predictions in due Time...
"Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy." - Dr. Ronald Ernest Paul
Bump for further discussion...
Fear and Loathing in the House of Saud
'Our' weaponized Wahhabi bastards
The self-beheading House of Saud
I'm a serial entrepreneur and liberty activist from Texas!
Now you know who tells the US to jump.
And how high.


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Book Signing, Storytelling Sunset Cruise with Gardenia
January 19, 2012 Captiva Cruises will host a special sunset and cocktail cruise featuring Katie Gardenia, original owner of the world famous Bubble Room restaurant in the heart of Captiva Island. more »»
McLouth releases third collection of short fiction stories
January 19, 2012 Gary McLouth, who grew up in a family of storytellers, has created an in-depth and thoughtful conversation between the voices of a father and son who serve as alternate narrators in his latest... more »»
All Things Ding
January 19, 2012 Charles LeBuff, a long-time Sanibel islander, signs a copy of his book J.N. more »»
Troupers Tale of Survival
January 19, 2012 Sanibel author Karen Richards enjoys a moment with Trouper, a blind raccoon that is the subject of a recent book by Kyle Miller, while visiting the Island Book Nook. more »»
Jazz Legend Richie Cole Joins Five By Design On Stage
January 19, 2012 Big Arts welcomes alto sax legend Richie Cole and critically-acclaimed musical group Five By Design in concert at 8 p.m. Jan. 28 in Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road. more »»
Adaskin String Trio to Perform at Big Arts
January 19, 2012 The critically acclaimed Adaskin String Trio will perform in a classical concert at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Big Arts Schein Performance Hall, 900 Dunlop Road. more »»
Gardenia to have 'A Bubble Moment' on special cruise
January 12, 2012 She is a baker. She is an artist. She is the former owner of The Bubble Room restaurant in the heart of Captiva Island. Now, she is an author. more »»
'CaPTiVa eCLeCTiC' showcases an eclectic group of artists
January 12, 2012 Sue Sherlock, George A. more »»
Sappenfield to speak during Cultural Fest at Captiva Library
January 12, 2012 Charles Madison Sappenfield has simply been known as "Charlie" around the campus of Ball State University in Indiana. more »»
Island Jazz tunes up for 7th season
January 5, 2012 While jazz can be difficult to define, Tom Cooley feels the music that knows no boundaries is like oxygen. "I think everyone should have access to it," Cooley said about jazz. more »»
Book Signing & Storytelling Sunset Cruise
January 5, 2012 Captiva Cruises will be hosting a special sunset and cocktail cruise featuring Katie Gardenia, original owner and creator of the world-famous Bubble Room restaurant on Captiva Island. more »»
The Heit of Performance
January 5, 2012 At any quality jazz concert, one should expect to hear a couple of important things that include: brilliant blasts from brass, the pulsing syncopation of a seasoned percussionist and rhythmic... more »»
A Sketch of the Islands
December 30, 2011 Sanibel and Captiva islands offer serene beauty, unspoiled beaches, abundant nature and loads of activities – all of which bring thousands of visitors to this paradise location each year. more »»
For Your Reading Pleasure
December 30, 2011 The Sanibel-Captiva Review, Volume 5, has been published and is now available for purchase at locations throughout Sanibel and Captiv. more »»
Island Book Nook to host author presentation
December 30, 2011 Carol Lincoln has published a children's picture book about the crocodile that died on Sanibel two years ago. more »»
Florida cartoonist to sign copies of his latest release
December 23, 2011 Florida cartoonist Dave Horton will be signing copies of his latest release, "Welcome to Florida,from 11 a.m. To 1 p.m. Dec. 26 at Macintosh Bookstore, 2407 Periwinkle Way. more »»
Rusty Brown returns in 'Painted Women' performance
December 23, 2011 On Jan. 19 Rusty Brown, local Fort Myers feminist historian, will tell the true but little-known stories of the female subjects in famous portraits. more »»
First Fridays at the library
December 23, 2011 The popular "First Friday Stories for Grown Ups" will open its season Jan. 6 at the Sanibel Public Library. more »»
The Secret is Out and So Is the Cat
December 3, 2011 Sanibel author Karen Kirk Richards sits outside Toys Ahoy with Bruce Kiel, illustrator for both of her children's books. more »»
MacIntosh book shop hosts Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day
December 3, 2011 In the age of iPads and Kindles, bookstores are often taken for granted. An actual store with printed reading material can seem as antique as last week's Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. more »»


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UEFA Euro 12 is the expansion to the biggest football game out there, FIFA 12. But how does it compare, and have the player models improved? Find out in this player comparison
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Just blow out slowly, Tony is telling me. There are seven of us in Tonys group, and we are learning to blow bubbles. While my classmates keep their heads submerged for five, even 10 seconds, I lower only my facethe tip of my nylon-capped head sticking outpush all of my air out in one forceful exhale, and bop up immediately. A couple of times I try holding my nose on the way down, but Tony says its not allowed. He tells me to just try holding my breath, but again I dip, blow, bop up like a buoy. Tony looks confused.
We move on to an exercise that requires us to push off the side of the pool and glide with our faces down in the water. The glide itself is not bad, but I keep raising my head as soon as I start, and Tonys patience is fading. Just hold your breath! he instructs. I want to please Tony, so the next time I try to remain under and somehow manage to inhale water. Why cant you just hold it? Tony asks as I come up coughing. He moves on to his more promising pupils, but it is too late, I cant stopI am crying in the pool. Then I realize something that will bring me great comfort over the next three months: No one can tell when youre crying in the water.
The first time I saw the ocean, I was 10 years old, and it was wintertime, and my mother and I had walked four blocks from our high-rise in Coney Island, Brooklyn, to the shore in our heavy coats and stood staring at the Atlantic as if it were a gorgeous mirage. The previous night wed emigrated from Russia. Our first year in Brooklyn, I attended a day camp at Brighton Beach, where, observing a sprightly girl named Katya in the water, I began teaching myself the doggy paddle, but my visit to Manhattan Beach later that summer put an end to my aquatic interests.
It would be unfair, however, to suggest that my ambivalence about water began on that day. Even as a young child Id had a consuming fascination with seas and oceans, which, growing up in Moscow, seemed about as faraway and exotic to me as the moon. My favorite book was about a young girl who gets swept away by a storm and lands on an island made entirely of candy. My favorite TV show was The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, dubbed in Russian. By the time Id read Gullivers Travels, I was convinced that large bodies of water were portals to fantastical, possibly frightening worldsa theory that proved true after we crossed the Atlantic by plane and landed in Coney Island.
But childrens books are made of the very real terrors suffered by adults, and after Id actually met the ocean, I began to see it for what it is: a sprawling, menacing body with its own heartbeats, temperamental whims, and immeasurable strength. By high school, Id refused to read Moby-Dick and still havent. Even now, I memorize drowning data in New York the way others note crime statistics. Though I have lived here for more than a decade, Ive never taken a ferry, because I know that the waters surrounding Manhattan have currents powerful enough to carry even competent swimmers out to sea, and that in 1904, for instance, the General Slocum, a steamship traveling along the East River, caught fire and sank, killing an estimated 1,021 peoplethe deadliest day in New York Citys history until September 11, 2001.
When I get home, I call my mother. She has no memory of that day at Manhattan Beach, but after I describe it to herweve somehow never talked about itshe tells me that something similar happened to her. When she was five, she slipped from my grandmothers grasp as they were crossing a shallow lake and fell in. Her reel is eerily similar to mine: the soft sand, the filtering light, the human shadow coming to rescue her. She hasnt entered a body of water since.
Fear of water can be a hereditary condition, suffered by a surprising number of people. A quick Google search reveals that Eva Mendes and Snoop Dogg cant swim, and neither can former Baywatch babe Carmen Electra. According to the USA Swimming Foundation, if a parent doesnt know how to swim, there is only a 13 percent chance that his or her child will learn. Up to half of Americans cant swim, and an average of 10 people drown in the country every day.
The week my classes begin, I happen to be reading Renata Adlers 1976 novel Speedboat, in which she writes, Every child, naturally, who was not a sissy, swam. In lakes, and seas, and heavily chlorinated pools, they earned their certificates . People who missed their proper year often remained afraid of swimming, driving, hunting or whatever, all their lives.


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THEME – "Green Inventions: Ideas on Sustainability"
An invention is a new composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience. An invention that is novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field may be able to obtain legal protection via a patent. Research has shown that inventing will:
- Stimulate and foster creativity
- Enhance self-image
- Develop the essential skills of logical thinking, creative problem solving, intellectual risk-taking, and communication
- Relate the scientific method to real life
- Spark the inventive spirit in our culture
Sustainability is the capacity to survive. From the environmental point of view, it is how earth can continue to be a living planet. The earth provides us with sustenance for us to live. Human beings and their development have resulted in many advances in science and technology. It has also resulted in a change in the way we live. The current way in which we live has resulted in the Earth no longer being able to provide for us. Part of the problem is due to the way we live our lives. We live an unsustainable life. Currently, there is a movement toward development in a sustainable manner. It is called Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development can be defined as:
One of the reasons for the problems relating to sustainability is our modern education systems, which only emphasizes development. It assumes that development can result in happiness. Thus a new movement in education has also emerged called "Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)". Simple actions that local communities can do to make their lives sustainable is Agenda 21 and local Agenda 21 which is a voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. Taking Invention and Sustainability into consideration, the Association of Science, Technology and Innovation, (ASTI) would like to launch an Open Category Competition for young people based on the Theme "Green Inventions: Ideas on Sustainability". ASTI will also be the co-funder of the project.Sustainable Development (SD) refers to a mode of human development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come.
The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is an non-governmental organization (NGO) working towards empowering young children through various projects such as Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC), Young Inventors Challenge (YIC), Young Scientific Explorer (YSE), and Creative and Critical Thinking Camp (CCTC). Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC) is a project designed for primary school students, and about 200,000 participants have taken part in this initiative, both at the school, regional and national level. As a follow up to the SFYC, a competition at a more advanced level for the Alumni was proposed in the form of the Young Inventors Challenge (YIC). Which requires teams of up to 5 Alumni each to put their minds together and come up with an invention under the Young Inventors Challenge 2013 (YIC 2013) theme "GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY". A total of 12 teams from all over the country participated in this pilot project, showcasing their green inventions. Thus for 2014, ASTI would like to expand the competition to wider scope based on the same Theme GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY.
Among the main aims and objectives of YIC are:
- To give an opportunity to young inventors to develop and showcase their inventions in the area of sustainability.
- To help Young inventors to experience the inventive cycle, from conceptualisation to product/prototype.
- To introduce the concept of sustainability to the participants
- To give opportunities to young adults who are inventive to promote their ideas to the outside world.
- Produce an original invention and receive recognition for participating in the event.
- Develop creative and innovative thinking skills.
- Develop teamwork dynamics to solve problems.
- Use resources such as the internet and library to hone their research skills.
- Learn to document their invention project.
- Enhance self-esteem.
- Acquire public presentation and writing skills.
- School students aged between 13 to 18 (Limited to secondary schools students enrolled in form 1 to 5)
- A team of 3- 5 person
- Teams are highly encouraged to be multi-racial
- Able to do proposal and presentations in English
- Information flyers will send to person(s) who are interested in the competition via the local newspapers, ASTI public relations team, teachers who attending Science Fair 2014 teachers training and others relevant ASTI events.
- Interested students will be required to form their teams of 3-5. Each team must have at least one Mentor, and submit their application to ASTI.
- The selected team will be given "YIC Students Manual" to come up with a basic idea for their invention, and the participant will required to send ASTI a proposal of their idea.
- The selected participants will be invited to attend "YIC Students Workshop" which will be conducted in 4 regions (South, North, Central and East).
- Post-workshop guidance will be given to the team by the Working Group Committee via phone conversations and emails to resolve problems faced by the teams.
- Selected inventors will be invited to exhibit their invention and do a presentation on the products they invent. Judges will judge each invention and give marks. The best invention will get winning awards and potential patent applications.
Green Technology and Methods particularly in the area of:
- Environmental Innovation
- Get Into Recycle
- Reduce Consumption and Increase Efficiency
- Production of Green products
We believe that this program can be a platform for young creative and inventive people to showcase their talent and possibly built their career in this area.


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Welcome From Eugene, Oregon Dentist Shawn Eckstrom & Staff
Home Town Care With World Class Dental Treatments
Dr. Shawn and the entire staff of Shawn Eckstrom DDS are honored to serve this extraordinary community providing your dental care in Eugene, OR. As a matter of fact, speaking in global terms, we enjoy the luxury of being a modest sized community here in the beautiful Willamette Valley. However, make no mistake, even though we're not a Portland sized city, our dental practice provides world class state of the art care that is second to none. You have discovered the practice to provide the treatment you want, the care you can trust. It's a very good feeling to actually be able to relax about your dentist.
He believes that you deserve only the highest quality procedures available in the world today. He feels it's his sworn duty as your doctor to diagnose and recommend the very best treatment possible for your health. He's is leading every single advancement, state of the art, second to none, dental improvement and invention. Your oral health has a huge impact on your overall health and Dr. Shawn makes sure you are cared for.
But, there is something else that is extremely important to D. Eckstrom. He believes it follows right after that 1st responsibility of recommending and providing your perfect care. Listening to people comes immediately in second place. Patients aren't just patients only to be treated by a distant, on a pedestal, know it all doctor. It's important to listen to the concerns of our people. A good physician listens carefully to what his patients have to say, for a number of very good reasons.
It's Dr. Shawn's first duty to find out what the problems are for new patients to make a treatment plan, but there's often more involved than that. Many people have fears and concerns about dentistry that are very important. Every one deserves good communication of what to expect and should be told what is going on before treatment and also what is happening during the procedure.
Many people are quite nervous even hearing the D word & are so relieved to finally be able to relax.
Our patients all discover that we make it a big point to soothe any concerns and relieve any fears caused by past traumas. We will not tolerate the idea of our patients having to experience pain. It is not necessary. We think it's vital to treat any anxiety caused by any previous trauma and take care to respect our patients feelings. You do not have to be embarrassed to tell us you may be nervous.
We think it's essential to treat anyone who has anxiety with the respect they deserve. We believe if we do our job with care for your concerns that we can give you the confidence to finally be able to trust your dentist. Your oral health is too important for your health in general to ever be neglected because of dread or anxiety.
That is why you are going to love our staff. They are all carefully chosen because they love what they do, they're the top pros and they have that extra special magic of knowing how to make people feel good.
If you haven't already had the pleasure, definitely take a look at our "Meet the Team" page and and get a feel for an incredible group of people. Give us a call, make your appointment and find out that now you have no more worries, about your dentist in Eugene, Oregon. Call us Now. (541) 234-3444
Coming Soon: Easy Dental Care by Shawn Eckstrom will be available to you for free. Let's make Dental Care Easy. This is a great reference guide to dental care and treatments. Dr. Shawn hopes to help as many people as possible to make their dental care… 100% preventative. There is a short chapter that will make your dental care easy forever. Actually there is one tip, that seems to always go unmentioned, which is shocking. The easiest, common sense, after meal practice, that literally takes seconds, and has nothing to do with a toothbrush.


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The $500 annual award is funded by the generosity of Maryann Macinko is named after George Macinko, who taught in the Geography Department for more than thirty years. Dr. Macinko taught a variety of courses with a particular emphasis on conservation and environmental studies, and with his wife has been very active in the local community. This award is given each year to a junior who has done well in classes and displays the potential to become a lifelong geographer.
Congratulations are extended to the following students who have received an award:
Dr. Joseph Stoltman and Dr. Gillian Stoltman have given the university $100,000 to establish a new eBachelor Of Science In Geography Approved
On January 8, the CWU Faculty Senate unanimously approved the creation of a new Bachelor of ScienceCentral Washington Historical Aerial Photograph Project
The Geography Department's digital collection of historical aerial photographs is available online.


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600 DA Point Raffle + New Prizes!First of all while I am in bed sick I might as well update somethings that have been bothering me for a while, like my last journal skin. There were some nasty bugs that I couldn't solve so here I will start out with a new skin and work it slowly over time to be more of what I want it to be. Alright, for those of you who missed the first journal, this is the deal. I am hosting a 600 point raffle along with other prizes here: You must be a watcher (or become one) and you must favorite the deviation!Prizes include:-Two 300 DA point prizes (two chances to win!)-1 USA address deviant will win any one pair of bracers or single bracer of their choice from my etsy shop! Here is a link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SageOfTheTrades (in order to get this prize you must leave a comment below expressing your interest in it.)-1 deviant will get 1 Photoshop tutoring Skype call with me that will last an hour. I will help yo
UPDATE: Bracer Raffle #2 =DUPDATE: Hey Friends, I get to go on a surprise camping trip this weekend! Unfortunately that means I won't be able to call the raffle until Monday or Tuesday, but to be fair the raffle will still end on Saturday! So all those entering must enter no later than tomorrow night! I will see you all again next week!Hey everyone!It has been a crazy busy summer! So, busy that I have not nearly been as active with my photography and clothing as I would like. I also have been promising more bracer raffles for the future but have gotten behind schedule with them! So to start off the slide into fall I would like to host another bracer raffle! So here is how it works:-Favorite this Journal. (this is how I will keep track of the contestants)-You must be watching me. (This is a gift to my friends, not passerby's! It is ok to start watching me now. )Prize:If you are the winner, you will get to pick either one pair
600 DA point raffle + more prizes!Hey everyone, if you missed the deviation, I am having a point and prize raffle! You can read more about it and enter it here: http://temperate-sage.deviantart.com/art/600-POINT-RAFFLE-OTHER-AWESOME-PRIZES-354024117Also as a little support the journal bonus anyone who favorites this journal entry will also be entered for an extra chance to win either a free pass to use any of my stock imagery free of charge or a chance to have an hour long Photoshop Skype call with me to learn how I get my images to look the way they do! So if that is intriguing to you don't forget to favorite this journal!Was in the ER last night, feeling better now, you can read more about that in the deviation entry.-Harmony
Quick trick to make dark blur sharperJust thought I would share a new little technique I learned while experimenting tonight in Photoshop. I had a blurry image that had a lot of darkness in the shot. This made it difficult to remove some of the blur do to the grain that quickly became a problem when using "sharpen" filter.First off, I am using CS6:-Sharpen image using smart sharpen. Note that it will get grainy!-Now with the slightly grainy image, use smart blur to remove all grain from the image or as much as possible using the sliders.-In my image there were still a few tiny pockets of grain left, so using the "spot heal" and "blur tool" brushes I carefully removed those grains from the image.-Now that the whole image is slightly blurry after using the smart blur, use the smart sharpen again. Because of the use of the blur between the sharpens this ended up removing most of the really offending grain and gave my image twice as much sharpness as it originally could handle.Anyways, didn't hav
101 points giveaway!! (Closed)Hey there guys! I'm hosting another giveaway for you guys, since I missed you guys soooo much!! 101 points is being given away (lol, I wanted to add an extra point, just because I'm cool like that. cx)So, all you guys have to do to enter is favorite this journal! That's pretty easy isn't it? No watch requirements, no nothing. Just a fav will be sufficient.But before you guys go, I have two questions for you:Who (or what) inspires you?What is your best piece of artwork (post a link here so I can admire it!!!)?You don't have to answer these questions but I would like to see! Make sure you stay informed for my next giveaway, right after this one. I'm planning on letting you choose one of your friends so they can win points as well as you! Details will be in next journal!I have a better idea. Check this poll: http://djmotes.deviantart.com/journal/poll/3506937/You want these contests to c
100 Points Giveaway! [CLOSED+WINNER!]:iconcommissionsask: :iconpointcommissionsask: :iconnorequests: :iconnotrades: :iconcollabsask: :icongiftsfriendsonly: :iconnokiribans:[BIG UPDATE]: I've updated the title and added the sign "closed" so you know the giveaway is C-L-O-S-E-D! I thought it was enough saying there was already a winner, showing you the screenshot of the random number generator... but not. You're driving me nuts. This journal entry keeps being faved and there's people noting me to know when the giveaway will be closed so I can say who the winner is. If you can't read even a single title, don't expect me to reply to those notes telling you what's already been here for almost a month.Sorry if you think I'm being rude, but everything's got a limit.[UPDATE]: Good morning everyone, it's 7:11 on the morning here on Spain and already Monday in half of the world. As I said, I'll be using random.org to pick a winner. Please, don't post a comment or send me a note telling me you're not in
Thanksgiving by 500 points to one of my watchersThank you for the supportI decided to make a little piece of kindness for a one of my watchers. I cannot support all of you but i thought that random choose of one, will be a great After passing of the 7 days one of you get the 500 points and featuring of his/her worksSo if you are interested , here are the conditions: You must be a one of my watchers You must add this journal to your faves and add some comment You must answer on the question in pool under this journal !So Big thanks for all your support in year 2012, your comments and faves are always pleasurable. I am reading with favor all your thoughts (besides Slenderman comments )and feelings.
Friendship Giveaway - 2000 dA Points [Closed]This month's giveaway is a little different. If you win, you don't get the points. What?! Yes, this month's giveaway is about friendship! If you win the giveaway you may choose a friend who will receive the points. Your friend will receive the points with a note that they are from you!Friendship Giveaway <3 PrizesGrand Prize - 1000 dA Points(2) Runners-Up - 500 dA PointsHow to EnterJust +fav this journal! RulesYour account must be at least 2 months old as of February 23rd.No spamming or beggingGiveaway Ends February 23rd----------------------------------------------------TwitterFor alerts on my upcoming projects and contests, you should follow me on Twitter. I am AutodidactLaura.AutodidactivistI'm happy to announce one of my pet projects, Autodidactivist.com, will be online in April
Valentine's Day 100+60 Points GiveawayValentine's Day is around the corner and so are FREE Points Giveaway!How do you need to do?Just fav this journal to enter!Who will get the points?Two people selected via a random number generator will be given 100 and 60 for the 1st and 2nd number respectively.When will you get the points?The two person will be chosen on 17th Feb i.e. the day after my birthday (which is on 16th Feb)Hope to see a lot of love coming from you! :iconbackhug::iconllamabadgesftwplz: Oh yeah, one more thing! I won't mind if you give me some free LLAMAs as my birthday gift! :iconllamabadgesftwplz:
-closed- 100 Point giveawayEdit: And the winner is :iconradioactiveruno: who will be receiving their points shortlyAnd because Im smart(forgetful), I forgot to announce my raffle winner which was :icononimous-inukisan: Guess, what? Its time for my montly point gveaway to enter simply fave this journalnot watches required(im really sick of fake watchers, so please only watch me if you like my art) an no journals required either! Although, feel free to take a look and my gallery, and do some advertising Deadline: Feb 15thWinner will be chosen at random, using this website: http://www.random.org/Tumblr- http://catnipkitty99.tumblr.com/ Commisions- http://catnipkitty99.deviantart.com/journal/Commision-Prices-350915744 My Gallery- http://catnipkitty99.deviantart.com/gallery/Examples of my art:cake!
help needed weekly give away ends 1st of AprilRules have been changed if you want to enter this weekly give awayit's requirement to fav this journal!Edit: that means you don't need to write 5 comments anymorebut it's still allowed if you want to :3for those of you who do not know, I, *Tsuki-SoraRuki:decide to do a projectcalled project weekly give awaybut guys I really need help to continue with my projecthelp me out by donating points at Tsuki-SoraRuki (currently I'm having 2,491 any mount of Points is welcome or click on the
100 point giveaway closedSo yeah, I have too many points to give. XD This is probably the third one this month but anyhow. I'll still give. All you gotta do to enter this giveaway is... Fav this Journal!!That's it. And for my question/ activity. Draw something in dA muro in the comments! It doesn't have to a master piece just anything that you want to draw!When you finish the comment and post it should have this near the bottom. vvvvv:iconmuro1plz::iconmuro2plz::iconmuro3plz::iconmuro4plz::iconmuro5plz:If you're not feeling artistic, tell me what is 'ART' to you in your own words. Help let these giveaways continue with a small donation! Click here to give me points!
Points Giveaway #1 [ CLOSED ]The winner is... :iconbansini: Bansini ! //♥Congratulations, you've won 170 points!I hope to do more giveaways in the future; - - -- - -Hello dear deviants!! I'm holding a 50 giveaway! +50 donated by chii-naa ;+10 donated by CakeChub ;+33 donated by Savannah-Storm ;+7 donated by Bonbonaj3 ;+20 donated by IndigoSake ;= 170 points- - -Anyone can participate and all you have to do is to favourite this journal entry. I will use a random number generator; Comments or watches or journals/polls about the giveaway are optional but more than welcomed! //♥Good luck!---Anyone who wants to donate some points to raise the prize is more than welcome! (:---DEADLINE: March 1st.
Help needed Weekly give away ends 8th of AprilI'm not sure what happened but it was impossible for me to submit the other journal to CISo instead I made this new oneNote: too those ten people that fav the other journalno need to fav this one!Rules have been changed if you want to enter this weekly give awayit's requirement to fav this journal!Edit: that means you don't need to write 5 comments anymorebut it's still allowed if you want to :3for those of you who do not know, I, *Tsuki-SoraRuki:decide to do a projectcalled project weekly give awaybut guys I really need help to continue with my projecthelp me out by donating points at Tsuki-SoraRuki (currently I'm having 1,461 any mount
110 points giveaway!The winner:Hello, sweeties (:I hope you're having a wonderful weekend:I decided to make one of you smile again by giving one lucky deviant 110 pointsAll you have to do to participate is: favorite this journalandthat's all_You don't have to visit my gallery nor watch me, but if you do, thank you!_+ Have a random question?You can ask me anything here :[link]_Have fun and good luck_+ You can win 5000 points participating in my contest here. It's fun. Check it out below, please:_Thank you all for participating.The winner is :iconRedEyedHawk:Congrats and enjoy your points
I LOVE YA! | Giveaway! *WINS*+FeatureI like to think Valentine's Day is for everyone. Be you single or with a partner, Love is an integral part of humanity. Let Valentine's Day be a reminder to love.. you. You can not truly love another until you have first loved yourself. Buy yourself a flower or some chocolates (regardless of someone else will or not). You are beautiful. You are unique! I love ya, you beautiful community you! WINNAHS!The following deviants have been randomly selected to receive 100 each:karo666 Susanne123 TildsArt Also, Annanonyma will receive 50 for the following comment:It was really difficult to decide on one deviations. There are so many tremendously beautiful, touching, enchanting and fascinating artworks on here ... if you know how to look for them . The ones I love the most aren't necessarily the ones tha
Those Who Give and GiveawayThe Swan Song by TheWritingDragonCountdown by TheWritingDragonFallen Angel by YorukoChikokoroPanicagelFish Commission by YorukoChikokoroThe Universe is a Jellyfish - new version by RiemeaSimone by RiemeaThis feature is dedicated to the top Contributions of Good-Intention. We appreciate all that you give to this group in our quest to promote positivity within the DeviantART community.Featured Givers::iconheavensinyoureyes::iconloredanab::iconbrightenyoursmile::iconriemea::iconazizriandaoxrak::iconanimecolourful::iconlazunov::iconthewritingdragon::iconkurokochigokor
121 points giveaway! The winner:Hello, sweeties (:I hope you're having a wonderful weekI decided to make one of you smile again by giving one lucky deviant 121 pointsAll you have to do to participate is: favorite this journalandthat's all_You don't have to visit my gallery nor watch me, but if you do, thank you!_+ Have a random question?You can ask me anything here :[link]_Have fun and good luckMia+ random from my gallery:Thank you everyone who participated.The winner is :iconkaro666:Congrats, and enjoy your points (:<da:bigthumb>
help needed weekly give away ends 18th MarchRules have been changed if you want to enter this weekly give awayit's requirement to fav this journal!Edit: that means you don't need to write 5 comments anymorebut it's still allowed if you want to :3for those of you who do not know, I, *Tsuki-SoraRuki:decide to do a projectcalled project weekly give awaybut guys I really need help to continue with my projecthelp me out by donating points at Tsuki-SoraRukior click on the button<strong>
115 Points Giveaway! -CLOSED-Hello, guys! I decided to do my first ever giveaway! The rules are simple. All you have to do is:fave this journalAnd the prizes:1st Place - 60 2nd Place - 35 3rd Place - 20 DEADLINE: March 24. GMT 23:59 Winners will be announced on March 25.The giveaway won't happen if it doesn't have 100 or more participants.Note: You can't participate if you're the one from my friends box. (Sorry, guys.) I'll use Random.org to choose the winners. I might do more giveaways soon, If you don't want to miss them, you can keep watching me.
1008 point giveaway!!!!!EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!!!!!end date will be Thanksgiving, just in time for the holiday joy!end of editIt's time again!I am giving out 1008 points to one lucky contestant.Instead of all the hassle from the last giveaway, there are only a few simple rules: You have to be an active watcher of mine favorite this journal write a comment. Can be anything!I just got 10 dollars from my granny to spend on points and I had 200 from before so I am now hosting this contest!I will be using a random number generator to pick the winner, but instead of announcing the winner, I prefer a discreet approach. I will send that person a note and if they do not reply to it in a week, I will post a journal with the next winner.Special: I will be putting all of your names on pages on word and if you are a winner and are on an odd page, you get a commission from me!Ways to get more entries: give me a gift! (drawing, lit, cra
101 Point Giveaway (WINNER)I felt like making multiple journals for all this was too much and people could come back and check this.Wow. You guys sure had interesting answers, you surely made me think again about living forever.Now, I know you all want to know who the winner is... So here it comes..*drumroll*The deviant who wins 101 points with number 75 is.....:iconotterandterrier:OtterAndTerrierSince I came back from a long time of inactivity. I thought I should give you guys some points for the long inactivity. The rules are the same as always!If your new here are the rules. FAVORITE THIS JOURNAL!That's it! c:If you watch me. THANK YOU! Every month, I will do a watcher feature choosing 10 random deviants to feature starting the first day of next month. Please no alternate accounts to enter because if you do. I will find you and I will disqualify you. This is optional but if you want to do it to please me please answer my question! What


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That's a really fun idea for the first week!ReplyDelete
Our first-day tradition includes Schultuten (school cones.) With how excited the kids get about them, you'd think it was Christmas morning and they were looking in their stockings!Replies
I've seen those on-line. Is that a cultural/national custom?Delete
It's a tradition practiced in Germany. I read about it for the first time 2 years ago on a homeschool blog and fell in love because my husband is very proud of his German heritage.Delete
It's common for the cones to be filled with trinkets, school supplies, and candy. I just fill ours with a yummy breakfast that we don't have often (like homemade muffins or sugary cereal), a little candy, and maybe a small toy.
Yes, we do school cones as well.ReplyDelete
I like the way the wrapping paper ones look. I think I'll wrap my poster board ones in it next year. Here's ours from this year. We had a huge stash of stickers so I used a bunch and whittled down our out-of-control supply a bit.Delete
Looks like you all had a great first week! :)ReplyDelete
What game were you playing with your daughter? I'm always looking for new games. :-)ReplyDelete
You are such a good mama. Your kids will have such beautiful memories of their time with you as mom and teacher. Way to live out your love for them. I'm inspired :)ReplyDelete


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For population 25 years and over in Brookshire:
For population 15 years and over in Brookshire city:
1,156 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,224 (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sugar Land, TX (24.1 miles , pop. 63,328).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (34.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Pattison, TX (1.7 miles ), Brazos Country, TX (2.5 miles ), Fulshear, TX (2.7 miles ), Simonton, TX (2.7 miles ), Katy, TX (2.8 miles ), Weston Lakes, TX (3.0 miles ), San Felipe, TX (3.0 miles ), Cinco Ranch, TX (3.5 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Latitude: 29.78 N, Longitude: 95.95 W
Area code: 281
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Crime rate in Brookshire detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 19 (14 officers).
Brookshire, Texas accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business DataUnemployment in July 2013:
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +521 (+17.8%).
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Average climate in Brookshire, Texas
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On 6/5/1950, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Brookshire city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 9/13/1974, a category F3 tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center injured 2 people.
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Waller County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Eric Heitmann - 2005 NFL player (San Francisco 49ers, born: Feb 24, 1980).
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.71. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.4 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 17.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookshire and their reported violations in the past:BROOKSHIRE MWD (Population served: 3675, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:BEACON ESTATES WSC (Population served: 219, Groundwater):
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookshire that have no violations reported:
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 21.2%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 18.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 47.8% for two or more races residents)
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookshire, TX82 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
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Religion statistics for Brookshire city (based on Waller County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.25%
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Number of grocery stores: 6
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
Number of full-service restaurants: 16
Adult diabetes rate:
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9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,624 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,578 average adjusted gross income)
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
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Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
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FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brookshire)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:74 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:6
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brookshire)
FAA Registered Aircraft:39 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Brookshire)
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 6802.00
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 6802.00
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cleaning programs
I'm just looking for some advice on keeping windows running smoothly I've been using XP for years (usually on low hardware) and I've always used TuneUp utilities to tweak things and just keep things running tidy and always seemed to work great apart the newer versions with the live optimization thing wich always messed things up but I'm now using 7 (again on low hardware) but I've heard that using this kinda program on 7 can just cause more problems and slow everything down is this true? As I was thinking of instaling TuneUp on 7 or is this a bad idea?
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
Don't do it.
Windows 7 is far removed from Windows XP and does a great job of keeping your system running smoothly.
This forum is full of threads from computer users who have used driver sweepers, registry cleaners, tune-up utilities, and then found their system is screwed up.
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Optimize Windows 7
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You will note that this advice takes into account the excellent recommendations above.
As soon as you get home with your computer:
Dont install the antivirus software that pops up with instuctions to install.
Should be done at the end and this software, although probably free for a while,
will cost money down the road and is probably not the best.
Windows updates should be done immediately as you are vulnerable to problems
until updated; be sure to include office updates.
Adobe reader should be updated, the most recent version is a sandbox version which
reduces virus vulnerablity to your PDF files.
This is also the opportunity to download Adobe Flash Player
Download an alertative browser; ie FF or Chrome etc. In the event of problems with IE.
Remove any unwanted program bloat. They will slow up your computer and probably
cost money in the future.
Download your antivirus; Microsoft Security Essentials is suggested.
Make your recovery disc.
Now enjoy the internet.
To maintain your computer
10 Tips on How to Properly Maintain Your Computer
Steps that I did not notice on the guide include:
Running a scan disc before doing a defrag
Using Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes.
Making System Restore points, at least once a week
Makaing a system Image once a month (varies by user)
Not relying on your A/V common sense, should prevail. You know of many sites can cause a problem.
Do not use any reg cleaning or optimizing software.
Download and use Ccleaner about once every two months. Untick any registry entries.
Download and use PSI, to to be sure that all of your software is up to date
If you follow these instructions, you will be trouble free for a long time to come.
Be sure to back up your hard drive about once a month (varies by user) and to keeep system restore points up to date.
Optimize Windows 7
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|12 May 2012
Win 7 automatically creates a system restore point every 7 days.
Rich has given you some very sound advice.
The only "cleaner" programs that I use are:
Win 7's CleanMgr.exe
CCleaner (link in my signature).
I do use the Registry cleaner portion of CCleaner. Ccleaner is also on the Microsoft list of compatible programs.
Avoid all of those super-duper, speedup your computer programs.
If you have any questions, be sure to ask here first before leaping. Avoiding problems is easier than fixing problems.
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|12 May 2012
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
Download and use PSI, to to be sure that all of your software is up to date
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Download and use PSI, to to be sure that all of your software is up to date
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|12 May 2012
Try it out. Program is good at letting you know which programs need to be updated and which MS updates you are missing.
I always use RevoUninstall Pro after running to clean up all of the stuff PSI leaves behind. Plus, then I use Auslogics Registry Cleaner to clean up still more registry entries that PSI leaves behind that RevoUninstaller missed.
I like the program, but I don't like programs what leave stuff behind.
|My System Specs
|12 May 2012
More on PSI:
Using Autoruns, then under the Drivers tab, I find:
and that is after uninstall by RevoUninstallerPro.
|My System Specs
|12 May 2012
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
Thanks guys. I have installed it and it found a few things that needed updating/removal.
|My System Specs
|12 May 2012
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
* Some people optimize and compact the registry.
* Current accepted wisdom with Win 7 is to NOT use a cleaner.
* If you ever think your Registry needs to be cleaned, repaired, boosted, tuned-up, cured, tweaked, fixed, or optimized it shouldn't.
In other words, injudicious use of "Registry cleaners" CAN cause problems.
* Make sure you do your computer housework on a regular basis.
If you do everything should be ok.
Check Disk.
Disk Clean Up
Temporary Files Removal
How to Delete the Contents of the Temporary Internet Files Folder
* IE.- Safety - Delete Browsing History.
Check for unwanted plug ins.
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All programs SHOULD be updated regularly.
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* Check in Event Viewer for errors frequently.
Note any with a red mark in Application
* Monitor regularly >Perfmon - {Task manager - resource monitor - CPU, Memory etc}
*Remove any software you have evaluated and decided you don't want to keep.
* If necessary >Run: SFC /scannow (from a command prompt) - and let it check/repair/verify your system files
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The only thing that gives me pause is the fact that they have some sunflower oil for anti-clumping purposes sprayed on the outside. This product spec sheet (PDF) indicates it's only 1%, and I see so many people talking about brewing Craisins on here and other places. I assume it won't be an issue, but I wanted to check here and see if anyone had any problems with it.
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Why would you be looking for dried cranberries when the fresh cranberries are about to hit stores and be everywhere?
Same reason you make straw wine instead of regular wine. I've heard very good things about dried cranberry wine, and the price is better than most wine kits I've seen.
Plus, I can get them. If I do see bulk cranberries show in stores, I'll try that, too.
There is a Craisins dried cranberry that does not contain sunflower oil...just berries and some sugar. They sat right next to each other on the shelf and I could not tell one from the other until I read the ingredients, same price too! I was told to rinse any sunflower oil laced dried fruit with boiling water and then proceed. Personally if you can find them without the oil that is what I would do.
Even though fresh berries will soon be on shelves they are expensive in many markets, more than dried fruit if you compare actual amounts of fruit. I know people who have made cranberry wine from fresh, canned sauce, dried berries and shelf stable juice..all for comparison..and they were considered equal and in the future the winemaker chose what was cheapest at the time.
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Thank you, that's very interesting! It sounds like maybe I'd be better served finding some high quality juice or something. I'm sure bulk fresh would be cheapest and best if I could find it.


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Although this lawsuit is probably the largest of its kind, dozens of others are wending their way through courts in 20 states that have some kind of antispam legislation. It's part of a larger effort to control the proliferation of unsolicited e-mail, including a federal crackdown on fraudulent spammers, a push for a new federal antispam law, and the development of more sophisticated blocking technology.
Internet experts contend that spam costs billions of dollars a year by consuming valuable space on commercial computer servers and wasted employee time. Some argue that the volume and degrading nature of much spam has done immeasurable harm to the Internet's viability as a new mode of commerce.
Harvard fellow and Internet expert Jason Catlett contends the failure to control spam amounts to "the greatest economic tragedy of the Internet age."
"Millions of unwanted e-mail solicitations are sent each day, vexing hundreds of millions of people who feel unable to stop it," he says. "This reduces participation in online commerce and erodes the considerable benefits that responsible e-mail marketing offers to consumers and businesses."
Those who send bulk e-mails contend they're exercising their First Amendment rights and trying to make a living. It's so cheap that even with only a handful of responses to a million pitches, it pays. But that's what the lawsuits aim to change.
The Morrison & Foerster suit is considered groundbreaking because of the size of the players involved. The firm, known as Mofo, is one of the largest and most tech-savvy in the country. Etracks, the company being sued, is a major online marketer that insists it's not a spammer because it sends responsible commercial pitches on the Internet.
But what constitutes spam and what is "responsible" soliciting are the questions the suit aims to sort out.