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Christina Gonzalez of Fox News recently covered a protest outside an AIPAC fundraiser at the Universal Hilton. While Gonzalez labels the protestors, "peace activists," she fails to mention that many of those featured in this report are actually members of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. Danielle Berrin and I covered one of their other protests at the Israeli Consulate in January (to watch that video, click here - for Danielle's story, click here).
My only question: don't these checkpoints help keep the peace? I really think these "peace activists" are protesting on the wrong thing. Then again, I don't think anyone would want to see a protest that simulates a rocket attack.
I also would have liked to have seen a stronger effort to hear an AIPAC or pro-Israel comment, whether it was in person or phoned in. But I guess not everyone can cover a protest like VideoJew.
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IASP Executive Committee
Professor Ella Arensman
Dr Ella Arensman is Director of Research with the National Suicide Research Foundation and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland, positions which she took up in 2003. Prior to this, she worked most of the time at Leiden University and Vrije University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She has been involved in research into suicide and deliberate self harm over the last 20 years, with a particular emphasis on risk and protective factors associated with suicide and deliberate self harm, cross-cultural differences, and efficacy of intervention and prevention programmes addressing suicidal behaviour. Since the early nineties she has been involved in various international collaborative studies including the WHO/Euro Multicentre study on Suicidal Behaviour, Child and Adolescent Self Harm (CASE), the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD) and Optimised Suicide Prevention programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe). She is also co-ordinator of the Network for International Collaboration on Evidence in Suicide Prevention (NICE-SP).
Dr Arensman has published in scientific peer reviewed journals and contributed to international textbooks on suicidal behaviour. She also acts as a reviewer for many international scientific journals. She is a member of various national and international advisory boards, and she was a member of the writing group that prepared the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, Reach Out (2005-2014) in Ireland.
Dr Arensman is strongly committed to the further development of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), in particular to promote wider implementation of evidence based intervention and prevention programmes to reduce suicidal behaviour, to enhance international collaboration in suicide research and prevention enabling exchange of knowledge and expertise, and to bridge the gap between research groups and policy makers, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Murad Khan
1st Vice President
Murad Khan is Professor & Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his medical training from University of Karachi and higher psychiatric training in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry at Maudsley and Kings College Hospital, London, UK. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching, research and clinical psychiatry. He is the Principal investigator of Karachi Suicide Study, a collaborative study with the Institute of Psychiatry, London. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR), Chair of Council of National Representatives and Board Member of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). He has published extensively on suicide and attempted suicide in Pakistan and is on the editorial board of a number of national and international journals. His research interests include mental health of women and elderly, psychosomatic medicine and bioethics.
Professor Steve Platt
2nd Vice President
Stephen Platt is Professor Emeritus (Health Policy Research) at the University of Edinburgh. For 35 years he has pursued a research interest in mental health and suicidal behaviour, co-authoring publications on social, epidemiological and cultural aspects of suicide and self-harm. He co-edited the International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy & Practice (published in 2011). He has been particularly concerned with the influence of labour market conditions (and related inequalities) on the incidence of suicide and deliberate self-harm. He has extensive experience of management and leadership roles in relation to suicide prevention research, acting as principal investigator of several large-scale projects and as international co-ordinator of the WHO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide (1986-1991). He was co-organiser of the 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, held in 2008 in Glasgow, UK. He has provided expert advice on suicide prevention to the World Health Organization (1980s, 1990s) and (more recently) the Scottish Government, serving on several committees and contributing to the development of Choose Life, a National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland (2001-02). In 2004-06 he led a consortium of researchers who undertook a formative evaluation of the first phase of the strategy. He is a member of the International Academy for Suicide Research and has served on the Scientific Review Board for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He is involved in policy development and analysis relating to public mental health and mental health improvement, and has successfully collaborated with policy planners and practitioners working in these areas. He has published on conceptual and methodological aspects of positive mental health and well-being and is co-developer of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). He is a trustee of UK Samaritans.
Dr Vladimir Carli
3rd Vice President
Dr. Vladimir Carli, MD, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health at the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (NASP), at Karolinska Institutet (KI). He is project leader of the project Suicide Prevention through Internet and Media-based Suicide Prevention (SUPREME), funded by the European Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC). He is also Assistant Project Leader of the 7th Framework Programme EU funded projects Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) and Working in Europe to Stop Truancy Among Youth (WE-STAY). VC actively participated in the ideation and the design of these research projects, in the drafting of the successful grant applications, in the scientific coordination and financial management of the projects.
He is Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Training and Methods Development in Suicide Prevention. He collaborated with the WHO in the development of the section on Suicide of the mhGAP intervention guide, and is co-chair the workgroup on "Risk Factors and Evidence Based Interventions" that will produce the corresponding section of the WHO World Report on Suicide. VC is coauthor of more than 50 scientific publications. He also regularly teaches about suicide prevention to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students and supervises PhD students.
Dr. Carli is an also Executive Board member of the Suicidology Section of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Secretary General of the Network on Suicide Prevention of the European College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology (ECNP) and the Section of Sucidology and Suicide Prevention of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA).
Vladimir is committed to participate actively in all IASP activities and share his knowledge and experience to strengthen the Association's worldwide role in Suicide Prevention. His current main areas of interest are in the field of e-delivery of suicide preventive interventions, development and evaluation of interventions for young people, development of collaborative online tools for researchers in suicidology, development of statistical methods for the evaluation of suicide risk.
Dr Mort M Silverman
Morton M. Silverman, M.D., currently is the Senior Science Advisor to the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). From 10/02 until 1/03 he served as the first Director of the SPRC. The SPRC was established under a cooperative agreement between the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Since 7/04 he has been the Senior Medical Advisor to The Jed Foundation (NYC). He currently is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
Dr. Silverman served as the first Chief of the Center for Prevention Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (1983-1985), and then served as the first Associate Administrator for Prevention in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (1985-1987). From 1987-2002, he was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Silverman served as the Senior Scientific Editor and Writer for the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action (2001). From 2011-2012 he was a member of the Task Force to revise the National Strategy. He has been a consultant to the DHHS Federal Steering Group to implement the U.S. National Strategy. From 1996-2009 he was the Editor-in-Chief of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, the scientific journal of the American Association of Suicidology. From 2002-2013 he was a member (elected) of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) Scientific Council. From 2004-2011 he served as a Senior Education Consultant to the Denver VA VISN 19 MIRECC, focusing on suicide prevention.
Dr. Silverman is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the co-author or author of over 45 peer-reviewed publications, and over 30 book and monograph chapters on the topics of college student mental health, disease prevention, health promotion, alcohol and other drug abuse, suicide, and standards of care. He is the co-editor or co-author of six books on topics related to the field of suicidology, including The Comprehensive Textbook of Suicidology (2000), and Adolescent Suicide: Assessment and Intervention (2006). He is the 2005 recipient of the Louis I. Dublin Award from the American Association of Suicidology, for "outstanding service and contributions to the field of suicide prevention as evidenced by leadership, devotion and creativity."
He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (1969) and received his M.D. degree from Northwestern University (1974). In 1978 he completed his residency training in Psychiatry at the University of Chicago.
Professor Jane Pirkis
General Secretary
Jane Pirkis is the Director of the Centre for Mental Health in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. She has an international reputation in the area of suicide prevention and mental health program evaluation, and currently holds a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship which is funding a program of work on suicide prevention. Her research falls into four main areas:
- studies on the epidemiology of suicide;
- studies on media reporting of suicide and mental illness;
- evaluations of mental health and suicide prevention programs and policies; and
- trials of specific interventions for at-risk individuals.
Her work has been extremely influential in the policy arena. Jane's research achievements in mental health and suicide prevention have been recognised by a number of awards (e.g., the 2001 Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Suicide Prevention Australia's 2010 Lifetime Research Award).


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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: New York
Oddometer: 147
KLR is the perfect bike for this. Dead easy for maintenance, gas and oil is all it needs for the most part. Slap on some chain lube once in a while and worry about little else.
Drop it, no problem. Not much to break, ugly anyway is stuff does break and so many parts are out there it is stupid cheap to fix.
Get 45-55 MPG, 'nuff said.
Tons of waterproof luggage options.
Reliable as a mule.
Tires can last up to 10,000 miles or more and only cost $100 a set depending on which you pick. Chnage them yourself in under an hour with a set of spoons.
Forgiving and easy to ride. Enough power to get where you need to go, not so much to get you into trouble.
I use mine almost everyday for commuting 26 miles one way, rain or shine, cold or hot. I do not ride in the snow or after we have had rain/snow melt and a freeze for fear of black ice.
You can find a KLR in every possible price range in every possible configuration, most are nicely set up for touring/commuting already.
There are many bikes out there that will do the job better than the KLR, but few if any that can do it as well and do as many things at the rock bottom TCO the KLR has.
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Joined: May 2013
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Thanks for all the help so far guys!
I guess my hesitation is that I've heard bad things about carbs starting in cold weather vs. fuel injected bikes, but I'm not sure how big a deal this is. I'm looking at an 09 model on craigslist and the guy says he hasn't done the doohicky and hasn't noticed anything weird with the oil yet at 700 miles; I know there's doo guides around, but is there an easy fix if the oil thing becomes a problem? Or do I just need to constantly refill it?
jayareus screwed with this post 05-18-2013 at 06:05 AM
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Location: Henderson, NV
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The doo is easy to do yourself with all the guides out there. You'll probably be able to find somebody local who could help you.
As far as the oil, I assume you're talking about it burning oil at high speeds? That was more a problem for the '08's, but if it turns out that yours is burning oil it also isn't that hard to put in a 685 kit. Not something you would want to do for fun, but I didn't have any problem doing it following the online instructions, and before I bought my first motorcycle 6 years ago I had never even changed the oil before. These are really pretty simple bikes.
As far as using the KLR to commute, I had a couple. No problems at all. Rain--I commuted for a year in Portland. Cold--mine started in Iowa no problem down in the single digits. I don't think any bike you get is going to be the limiting factor in whether you use it to commute or not, I'm guessing you will be.
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the problem with the rings on some 08-09s is that if you have a bad one, it will drink oil sometimes to the point of starvation. if you run too low, the exhaust cam starves (last place to get oil).... if that happens the head is shot. there has been more than a few of these (but remember they made thousands). Kawi was doing warrantee work on some but now we're talkin 4-5 years ago.
at the first sign of high oil consumption it's time to change the piston because it will get worse, not better. in fact, I'd change the piston given any excuse since the bike runs smoother & stronger. the 1st generation piston rings are no longer available, so when the older bike needs rings you need a piston too. the aftermarket ones are better
700 miles you say..... total miles??? weren't near as many 09s with bad rings, but a few early ones
the carb is ok down to anything you care to drive in.... I've run mine at temps below zero F
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I have both the KLR (2009) and a DR650 (2008). I have also owned about 60+- other bikes over the years. If you rode both bikes back to back you would notice the DR to be an easier bike to manuever in the parking lot and much more so in the dirt. The DR has literally no problems while the KLR in the Model year 2008 and 2009 have recurring oil consumption problems on a seemingly significant portion of those bikes. My KLR has had the piston replaced with an after market piston increasing the power and eliminating the oil consumption problem. Both bikes are completely comfortable at freeway speeds although the extra physical size of the KLR frame lends itself better to long distance riding. Realize that many of the people on this web site have taken both to Alaska and back. The rule of thumb is for dirt chose the DR and for packing up enough stuff to go the distance buy the KLR. Frankly I don't measure the reliability of bikes in my purchasing descisions since almost all bikes have proven themselves reliable these days. Getting more specific I find that stock DR650's have a more powerful feel to them though in a drag race the difference is somewhat insignificant. On the dirt however the DR has a noticably better throttle response at the low end. Both bikes get about 50-55 mpg but the KLR comes with a 6 gallon tank where the DR needs a $250.00 aftermarket tank to get an equal amount. If your bike falls over it will cost you less to make the DR look pretty again than the KLR since it has expensive shrouds around the tank. Lastly the DR has built in factory settings to lower the bike a few inches of your under 5'10", but the KLR can be lowered for about $50.00 +- with after market parts. However, the DR still handles very well when lowered whereas the KLR is quite limited for ground clearance having been lowered. I recently sold my Aprilia DorsoDuro to buy the KLR for my only road touring bike. I have ridden the DD to Texas and back and was tired of stopping for gas every 100 miles. There are many other bikes that will fit the classification of these two bikes as well- like the Husky 650's.
A good adventure bike will get you to where you wish you had a good dirt bike! (and back)
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Again, I think a DR650 would be a better choice for jayareus and his particular situation. Unless he chooses a pre-08 KLR that's been well-maintained and the doo done. Then I'd say no worries and ride the thing.
Doug's (my husband) '08 KLR burned oil from the start, and we've been all through the doo fix and 685 kit. We did the work ourselves but I wouldn't call it simple by any means. A big enough pain in the ass and pocket book for sure and we're old established folks, at least for the rednecks we are. It would have been a hard hit and tough to manage back in our starving student days.
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I wouldn't worry about oil burning. Super easy to check oil, and I doubt you'll have a problem. If you do its kind of a project, but there are tons of resources online. There are many klrs with a lot of miles and no problem there. They do use a little bit of oil. Maybe every 1000 miles I go through 1/4th a quart.
I did the doo on mine. There are ways to get help with it, either here or elsewhere. The 08+ has a stronger doo, so its not quite as important.
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3Have two cups of coffee. the coffee acts as a vasoconstrictor - meaning something that lessens swelling of blood vessels that cause headaches. A couple of cups can do a great deal to relieve the headaches associated with hangovers. But remember don't drink too much.
4Eat crackers and honey. Since honey is a very concentrated source of fructose, the honey is also able to help burn off alcohol. Plus, eating a little bit in the morning is another way to flush out whatever the alcohol remains.
5Eat amino-acid-rich food. Amino acids are building blocks of protein. Just like vitamins and minerals, they can also be depleted by the use of alcohol. They can be available in capsule form in health food stores.
6Eat a good meal. A balanced meal will replace the loss of essential nutrients. keep the meal light: no fats or fried foods.
7Get some pain relief. Take a painkiller such as Ibuprofen. DO NOT take Acetaminophen, as it can cause liver damage when combined with alcohol.
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Initial S: The Conversion of Saint Paul
Attributed to Pisanello (Italian, by 1395 - about 1455)
Attributed to the Master of the Antiphonal Q of San Giorgio Maggiore (Italian, about 1440 - about 1470)
Verona (possibly) Italy Veneto (probably) Italy (Place created)
about 1440 - 1450
Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver leaf, and ink on parchment
Leaf: 14.1 x 8.9 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
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In this closely trimmed historiated initial S from a gradual, the illuminator represented Saul's dramatic conversion to Christianity. Dressed in a soldier's helmet and armor, Saul tumbles to earth, his horse collapsing beneath him. Though the artist omitted the rest of the biblical account, in which Saul changes his name to Paul and takes up an evangelical Christian mission, the initial's viewers would have been familiar with the story. In the top half of the initial, another soldier, seated erect on a more elaborately liveried steed, wears a fancy hat and tunic trimmed in green, white, and red, the colors of both the Gonzaga and Este families. Given his visual precedence in the image, this man may have been the book's patron, commissioning the gradual for use in his family's private chapel or for an ecclesiastical foundation under his protection.
Interplay between the naturalistic and decorative elements in the initial adds visual tension to the miniature. The artist represented the imposing physical presence of the horses, including details such as the horseshoes and armor and subtly modeling the surfaces, such as the animals' coats. He then harmoniously integrated these carefully observed figures and their details within the artificial constraints of the shape of the letter S.
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Masterpieces in Miniature: Italian Manuscripts from the Middle Ages and Renaissance (March 29 to June 12, 2005)
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Masterpieces in Miniature: Italian Manuscript Illumination from the J. Paul Getty Museum (September 25, 2005 to January 2, 2006)
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Music for the Masses: Illuminated Choir Books (August 14 to October 28, 2007)
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I've had a question from a forum member about attaching pictures on your oven thread and I want to let others know how to do it using Picasa Web. This does not work exactly like this for other photo albums but it DOES work strictly for PicasA Web. (The latest Picasa on your PC will go to the new Google+ photo thingy that doesn't work. You have to google and go to the original "old" picas-web to view the photo from your "drop-box" that you want to post on-line here).
Go to picasa-web, (your account where you uploaded a wfo progress print either into "drop box" or a whatever file you created)
Pick or click the photo.
On the right side you see A blue "LINK TO THIS PHOTO" button. Click it and you get 2 options. Ignore the 1st and click on "EMBEDDED IMAGE" then check off a "MEDIUM" image in the drop down box.
Now click INSIDE the "embeded image" box and cut it (edit "cut" or control-C) the entire line within it.
Now go to Forno Bravo Forum, and inside your message box (like the one you're reading this on now) Click on the yellow "post-card" image along the top (it has a mountain and a sun) and you get a box. Delete the highlighted http from the box that pops up and "Paste" or control-V the image you just copied from picasaweb.
This is the ONLY tricky part: you will see 8 lines of jibberish but within it you will see the 2nd "https;//ih5....bla...bla...bla.." (not the 1st https but the 2ND) and it goes for about 2 lines and ends in .jpg ("dot j-peg").
Erase every word and punctuation before and after but you must leave it with the brackets that say image [IMG] on either side. Click on "preview post" and you'll see it.
Below is the "jibberish" you see. I've highlighted the part you want to keep in order to see your photo on your post. Do not leave in the "quotation" marks. Erase everything else and below is the picture that I just put in.
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From Drop Box

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Honestly, it takes me 40 seconds to do (I've posted so many pics ).
I'm sure there are other ways for other photo viewers too.
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lol, thanks im gonna give it a shot..
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It had become clear that "Imported from Detroit" needed to be stored in one of those ancient salt mines deep beneath Detroit. And when "Halftime in America" was spoofed last week in 30 Rock in the plot device of the creation of a me-too advertisement for a furniture company starring Stacy Keach in the Eastwoodian role, that was another nail in the coffin.
In the meantime, within a few weeks of the Super Bowl, Chrysler debuted the new ads. They continue the somber tone of the Eminem spot and of Eastwood's "Halftime in America" rant and stick with the notion of making a comeback. Each of the four new ads also borrows a line at its end that repeats one of the themes uttered by Eastwood in the Super Bowl ad.
Yet the new ads have taken Chrysler in a decidedly new, not just derivative, direction. There are no overt references to Detroit — just a few glimpses of a gray and gritty metrpolis that could be Motown, or could be Anycity, U.S.A. And the ads — while still fuzzy about actual product advantages, in the recent vein at Chrysler — thump particular tell-tale attributes of each brand:
Ram, "Tommy and the Ram": Tommy is a scrapper, apparently with construction skills, who's relying on his Ram truck to help him regain traction in his trade, presumably after a tough go of it in the housing business. "You never once complained," his wife says in the ad. "You said, 'Where there's a truck, there's a job."
It's a great reflection of real life and of Ram's strategy. More and more, full-size pickups are the purchase province of "professional" buyers such as handymen and no longer a segment where "lifestyle" buyers play. So Ram must keep boosting its appeal to this main market.
And while it may seem to be barking up the wrong tree by pitching to employment-challenged contractors, the truth is that the construction industry was the fastest-growing sector for startups last year precisely because the business has been going through a shakeout at the top, said the Kauffman Institute, which tracks U.S. entrepreneurism.
Dodge, "Shaun in the Challenger": The brand strategy here is a bit more oblique. Dad is a military veteran who has returned from service and talks about how his family met the challenge of living without him for a while. "Shaun stepped up," he says of his son, though "I know he missed me."
With Dad back, the two can tool around in his cool-looking Dodge Challenger. "Now that I'm here again, he's going to learn everything I know," the Dad says — presumably including how great it is to be able to buy and enjoy a retro car as one of the finer things in life, rather than have to squeeze into some kind of fuel-sipping econobox. Which is good, because Dodge doesn't have many of the latter.
Chrysler, "My Son Steven": Chrysler's attempt to move itself up once and for all to premium-brand status is as bald and bold here as the ad's appeal to 1-percent wanna-bes. As told by his father, "Steven" has absorbed the lessons of hard work and gamesmanship that Dad taught him and has applied them gainfully to the business world. That must be why the ad shows Steven driving a sharp-looking Chrysler 300, which the brand has positioned as an excellent vehicle for just such self-achievers.
"When he started his own firm," Dad says, "people thought he took a gamble. But it isn't that way when you know what you're doing … He's making the game follow him." Just as Chrysler hopes it's doing with the newly overhauled 300.
Jeep, "Jenny in the Jeep Wrangler": Presumably, Jenny's parents have just gone through a divorce, and she, her brother and her mother have had to relocate. Now she's got to share a bathroom with him, she complains, and Mom has to get up early because she's "got a job now." One of the only bits of solace the family enjoys at this point: riding to school each morning in Mom's Jeep Wrangler.
But while Jeep clearly is trying to broaden the demographics of its SUV brand to embrace more women, this is a curious bit of positioning. Because while Wrangler is consistently one of Jeep's top-selling nameplates, it remains appealing mainly to twenty-something males.
In any event, these spots move Chrysler a huge step away from the whole let's-lift-Detroit thing, which had become a bit hoary, and a big step toward newly meaningful messaging for its brands — which, really, has been iffy for about three years. And apparently that's what American car buyers want to see.


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Ayami was born in Shiga, Japan and started ballet at the age of six at Jun Ballet Gakuen in Japan. In 2006, she participated in the 5th Japan Grand Prix and won a scholarship from Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in Monaco for three years. After graduating in 2009 Ayami joined Northern Ballet before moving on to perform with Ballet Ireland in 2011 and Singapore Dance Theatre from 2012. She rejoined Northern Ballet in 2014.
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Where were you born and raised?
Shiga, Japan.
At what age did you start dancing?
At 6 years old.
Where did you train?
Jun Ballet Gakuen in Japan and Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in Monaco.
Previous companies
Ballet Ireland, Singapore Dance Theatre.
Awarded a Scholarship for Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace in 2006.
Favourite Northern Ballet roles/which Northern Ballet roles would you most like to dance?
One of my favourites is Twin in Peter Pan. I'd also like to perform Tinkerbell in Peter Pan and Butterfly in Madame Butterfly.
Career highlights
Joining Northern Ballet in 2009 and performing works by David Nixon. Dancing Scheherazade with Ballet Ireland and, with Singapore Dance Theatre, performing the Pas de Trois, Cygnets and Spanish dance in Swan Lake, Fairy of Song and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty, Peasant Pas de Deux and Moyna in Giselle and Sugar Plum Fairy and Spanish dance in The Nutcracker. Also performing Nils Christe's Organ Concerto and ZIN!, Val Caniparoli's Chant and Lambarena, and Edward Liang's The Wings of Zephyrus, Opus 25 (for 25th Anniversary Gala of Singapore Dance Theatre) and Age of Innocence.
What do you like most about being a dancer?
When I'm on stage and I can feel all the other dancers' and the audience's energy.
If you could adapt one work into a ballet what would it be?
What is your favourite book?
Japanese mystery.
What is your favourite post-show meal?
Rice and meat.
How do you like to relax?
Massage and sleep!
If you weren't a dancer what would you be?
A lawyer.
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most magical time of the year at Disneyland. Main Street gets its annual
holiday makeover, brightly colored lights twinkle from every window, and
everything just seems more festive and cheerful. Another noticeable transformation
occurs inside the shops at the park, as the new collection of holiday merchandise
hits the shelves.
Here are the new collections, and some returning favorites, for this holiday season, plus a peek at the holiday decor in and around the shops.
Miniature winter villages are a hot collector's item, and the Mickey's Toontown set has been extremely popular among Disney fans. The original set of four houses has been expanded, and now includes Toontown City Hall, Toontown Fire Department, and Chip 'n Dale's Treehouse (above). These buildings are each decorated with snow, garlands, and working strands of lights.
The Disneyland Theme collection for 2001 is Mickey's Toyland, an entire motif centered on the Main Street Emporium. The group currently includes a snow globe, two collector's plates, ornaments, plush characters, a picture frame, and a mug. Some of the pieces have special lighting effects.
The snow globe (above) is my favorite item, because it incorporates a small blower inside the globe to keep the snow swirling. Imagine-a snow globe you don't have to shake!
The other new collection is the Winter Pooh group (above). Personally, I think this looks a lot like the Snow Babies collection by Department 56. Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore are rendered in frosty whites and icy pastels with silver star accents.
Several of the popular themes from last year have been repeated, many with new additions. The Victorian Mistletoe Kiss group (above) was extremely well received last year, selling out well before the holiday.
Another returning collection (above) features famous Disney movie characters in three ornament styles - glass balls, glass bells, and 3-D resin figures.
The Tinkerbell series (above) was a hot seller last year, with the tree topper being the most-requested item.
Sorcerer Mickey appears in an expanded collection (above). In addition to the bell and resin figure, also available are a snow globe sculpture, glass ball, and new resin ornament.
The Disney Princesses (above) have been honored with an entire collection, including the 3-D figures and darling bell ornaments.
Disney's California Adventure is offering a T-shirt and sweatshirt (above) in a holiday motif, showing the Golden State district and Grizzly Peak decorated for the season. Other than the color, there is not anything overtly Christmassy about this design, so you can wear it all winter.
Rather than DCA- specific holiday decor items, a generic collection of blown- glass ornaments has been brought in (above). These replicas of famous California icons, like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood sign, are nice, but they really are not park souvenirs. I would like to see an ornament that I cannot get at every California tourist gift shop.
Fortunately, there are two DCA collections that include ornaments. One has a generic DCA image (above); the other is themed to the Animation Building.
Holiday plush are always popular, even after the "crash" of the Beanie Baby craze. The most popular duo from last year, the Victorian Mickey and Minnie (above), are back for an encore appearance.
The Disneyland theme collection (above) also includes five mini bean bag characters, as well as larger Santa Mickey plush.
And don't forget the collection of commemorative ornaments (above). Whether celebrating a wedding, new baby or new home, there is an ornament just for the occasion.
More collections and individual items will be released over the coming weeks, so be sure to check back here for the latest additions.
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Dick Duerrstein's stylistic interpretations of Disney characters are featured in this latest release entitled "Magical Moments."
This dynamic & distinctive series captures Disney characters as they make "magical moments" throughout Disneyland Park.
This limited-edition giclee features beloved characters Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in a fun & imaginative fashion, taking character art to a new level.
The "Magical Moments - Disneyland" gicleÚ is limited to an edition size of 50 and will be offered for $500. Image size: 32"x 23"
Also available as part of the "Magical Moments" collection is a poster, notecard set, mug and a keychain.
Additional Dick Duerrstein original art images are available at The Disney Gallery, New Orleans Square (Images include Donald & Daisy, TinkerBell, Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse.)
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Courses in the College of Information Science & Technology appropriate for the Master of Science degree in Computer Science usually have the prefixes CIST and CSCI. Those with the CIST prefix are common to multiple departments in the college, and are administered by a college-level committee. Those with the CSCI prefix are exclusive to the computer science program. There are a few courses with the ISQA prefix found in the Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis program; the descriptions for these courses may be found here.
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Conservation efforts in Borneo's embattled rainforest may get a boost with the launch of the newest version of an advanced airplane-based monitoring and assessment system. On Friday, the Carnegie Institution officially unveiled the latest upgrade of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, an airplane equipped with technologies that enable scientists to conduct extremely high resolution scans of forest structure, biomass, and biological diversity. The platform has generated a wealth of information in places where it has been flown before. Rhett Butler 37.513017 -122.252871 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/14703 2015-04-28T18:10:00Z 2015-04-30T12:52:09Z Rainforest communities can now report illegal logging with their mobile phones Communities in the rainforests of Central Africa can now report illegal logging in their territories as it happens, potentially enabling real-time law enforcement action. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/14208 2014-12-30T19:40:00Z 2015-01-10T02:17:03Z 2014: the year in rainforests

2014 could be classified as 'The Year of the Zero Deforestation Commitment'. During 2014, nearly two dozen major companies, ranging from palm oil producers to fast food chains to toothpaste makers, established policies to exclude palm oil sourced at the expense of rainforests and peatlands. Rhett Butler 2.864823 17.489353 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13999 2014-11-10T21:43:00Z 2014-11-11T01:35:05Z Peru has massive opportunity to avoid emissions from deforestation

Nearly a billion tons of carbon in Peru's rainforests is at risk from logging, infrastructure projects, and oil and gas extraction, yet opportunities remain to conserve massive amounts of forest in indigenous territories, parks, and unprotected areas, finds a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Rhett Butler -5.298827 -76.268806 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13933 2014-10-21T21:11:00Z 2014-10-21T21:14:35Z Colombia reports drop in deforestation

Colombia has for the first time released an annual report on deforestation, revealing that forest loss during 2013 was lower than the recent average. The government says some 120,933 hectares of natural forest were cleared between January and December 2013. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13750 2014-09-05T21:27:00Z 2014-09-06T02:54:54Z World's rainforests could be mapped in 3D at high resolution by 2020 for under $250M

Mapping the world's tropical forests with a fleet of airplanes outfitted with advanced LiDAR could rapidly and accurately assess global forest carbon stocks for a fraction of the cost of a typical Earth observation satellite mission — and far less than field-based sampling — argues a new paper published in Carbon Balance and Management. Rhett Butler -2.635788 -74.864044 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/13442 2014-06-24T23:41:00Z 2014-07-02T17:19:30Z Discarded cell phones to help fight rainforest poachers, loggers in real-time

A technology that uses discarded mobile phones to create a real-time alert system against logging and poaching will soon be deployed in the endangered rainforests of Central Africa. Rainforest Connection (RFCx), a San Francisco-based non-profit startup, is partnering with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to install its real-time anti-deforestation technology at sites in Cameroon. 30 RFCx devices — recycled from old Android handsets — will monitor 10,000 hectares or nearly 40 square miles of rainforest, listening for audio signals associated with logging and poaching. Rhett Butler 3.967289 14.271044 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12791 2014-02-20T14:36:00Z 2015-01-20T14:02:17Z Revolutionary Google-backed system unlocks power of 'big data' to save forests

World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the release of a tool that promises to revolutionize forest monitoring. The platform, called Global Forest Watch and developed over several years with more than 40 partners, draws from a rich array of big data related to the word's forests and translates it into interactive maps and charts that reveal trends in deforestation, forest recovery, and industrial forestry expansion. Global Forest Watch is the first tool to monitors global forests on a monthly basis, allowing authorities and conservationists to potentially take action against deforestation as it is occurring. Rhett Butler 38.899016 -77.008048 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12532 2013-12-17T17:36:00Z 2013-12-19T18:59:44Z Democratizing forest monitoring on a global scale

Efforts to map and analyze deforestation and forest degradation got a boost today when Stanford University announced a new online course that provides training on how to use advance forest monitoring software. The course, which is freely available via Stanford University Online Learning, could immediately increase the capacity of environmentalists, forest managers, and researchers to track changes in forest cover. Rhett Butler 37.428735 -122.179114 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/12032 2013-09-07T22:09:00Z 2013-09-08T00:33:05Z Indonesia finally establishes REDD+ agency to tackle deforestation

Indonesia has finally established an agency to implement the country's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program. The REDD+ agency, established by a decree from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday, is a ministry-level body that will coordinate a national REDD+ strategy between various ministries that influence and control land use policy across the sprawling archipelago. Rhett Butler -0.789274 113.921646 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11393 2013-05-08T23:41:00Z 2015-03-26T04:10:26Z Brazil's satellite monitoring reduced Amazon deforestation by 60,000 sq km in 5 years Brazil's advanced satellite monitoring system, coupled with increased law enforcement, was responsible for nearly 60 percent of the 101,000 square kilometer-drop in deforestation observed between 2007 and 2011, argues a new study published an international think tank. Rhett Butler -10.271681 -64.286499 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11389 2013-05-07T21:58:00Z 2013-05-09T05:56:34Z Debate heats up over California's plan to reduce emissions via rainforest protection

As the public comment period for California's cap-and-trade program draws to a close, an alliance of environmental activists have stepped up a heated campaign to keep carbon credits generated by forest conservation initiatives in tropical countries out of the scheme. These groups say that offsets generated under the so-called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) mechanism, will undermine efforts to cut emissions as home, while potentially leading to abuses abroad. However supporters of forest conservation-based credits say the program may offer the best hope for saving the world's beleaguered rainforests, which continue to fall at a rate of more than 8 million hectares per year. Rhett Butler 38.568426 -121.493694 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/11204 2013-04-09T23:46:00Z 2013-07-12T03:22:16Z Entire planet will soon have rapid deforestation detection system World Resources Institute (WRI) today previewed a long-awaited tool that could revolutionize global forest monitoring, reports the UN Forum on Forests, which is meeting this week in Istanbul, Turkey. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9937 2012-07-30T17:29:00Z 2012-07-30T17:38:51Z 10 African countries to develop satellite-based deforestation tracking systems with help of Brazil Ten tropical African countries will receive training and support to develop national forest monitoring systems, reports the United Nations. Brazil, which has an advanced deforestation tracking system, will guide the initiative in partnership with the Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9910 2012-07-25T20:50:00Z 2012-07-30T15:43:16Z 165,000 sq km of Colombian rainforest mapped in stunning detail using lasers, satellites

Scientists have created high-resolution carbon maps for 165,000 square kilometers (64,000 square miles) of forest across roughly 40 percent of the Colombian Amazon, greatly boosting the ability of the South American nation to measure emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, reports the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, which led the effort. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9814 2012-07-11T18:34:00Z 2012-07-11T20:57:59Z Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru get big boost in deforestation tracking, biomass measurement

Efforts to rapidly and accurately track deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru got a boost this week with a special technical training session organized by the Governors Climate and Forest Task Force. The meeting, convened at Stanford University and Google's Silicon Valley campus, paired staffers from government agencies and NGOs in the four tropical countries with technical experts from the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), the Carnegie Institution for Science, the Forum on Readiness for REDD, Woods Hole Research Center, and Google Earth Outreach. The participants received training to augment existing deforestation, forest degradation and biomass monitoring capabilities, which are highly variable both between countries and within sub-national agencies and jurisdictions. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9701 2012-06-20T00:08:00Z 2012-06-20T02:38:35Z Near-real time Amazon deforestation alert system added to Google Earth Engine A system providing monthly alerts on deforestation and forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon will soon be generated on the Google Earth platform Engine, reducing the time it takes to process and disseminate data, reports Imazon, the Brazilian NGO that developed the Alert System of Deforestation (SAD). Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9536 2012-05-18T20:36:00Z 2012-05-19T02:52:05Z Brazilian deforestation lower in 2012 to date Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is lower in 2012 relative to the same period last year according to satellite-based data released by Imazon, an NGO. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9275 2012-03-18T21:24:00Z 2012-03-18T21:46:41Z Global rainforest carbon map released online Researchers have posted carbon stock data for the world's tropical forests on ArcGIS Online, a web-based mapping platform developed by Esri. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9163 2012-02-23T20:27:00Z 2013-02-24T02:18:01Z Model airplane used to monitor rainforests - conservation drones take flight

Conservationists have converted a remote-controlled plane into a potent tool for conservation. Using seed funding from the National Geographic Society, The Orangutan Conservancy, and the Denver Zoo, Lian Pin Koh, an ecologist at the ETH Zürich, and Serge Wich, a biologist at the University of Zürich and PanEco, have developed a conservation drone equipped with cameras, sensors and GPS. So far they have used the remote-controlled aircraft to map deforestation, count orangutans and other endangered species, and get a bird's eye view of hard-to-access forest areas in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Rhett Butler 3.890287 97.643051 tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/9033 2012-01-30T23:30:00Z 2015-01-17T05:24:19Z Rainforests store 229 billion tons of carbon globally finds 'wall-to-wall' carbon map

Tropical rainforests store some 229 billion tons of carbon in their vegetation — about 20 percent more than previously estimated — finds a new satellite-based assessment published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The findings could help improve the accuracy of reporting CO2 emissions reductions under the proposed REDD program, which aims to compensate tropical countries for cutting deforestation, forest degradation, and peatlands destruction. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/7408 2011-02-08T02:01:00Z 2015-01-18T05:24:06Z Monitoring deforestation: an interview with Brazilian space researcher Gilberto Camara

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the world's best deforestation tracking system is found in the country with the most rainforest: Brazil. Following international outcry over immense forest loss in the 1980s, Brazil in the 1990s set in motion a plan to develop a satellite-based system for tracking changes in forest cover. In 2003 Brazil made the system available to the world via its web site, providing transparency on an issue that was until then seen as a badge of shame by some. Since then Brazil has become recognized as the standard-bearer for deforestation tracking and reporting—no other country offers the kind of data Brazil provides. Space engineer Gilberto Camara has overseen much of INPE's earth sensing work and during his watch, INPE has released several new exciting capabilities. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/7012 2010-11-07T20:11:00Z 2010-11-07T23:30:24Z Deforestation jumps, but Guyana nonetheless qualifies for REDD payment Guyana's deforestation rate over the past 12 months was roughly three times the average annual rate over the prior 20 year period, but was still well below the baseline under the recent $250 million forest conservation partnership with Norway, according to a new report released by Guyana Forestry Commission's REDD+ Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRVS). Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/6893 2010-10-11T17:24:00Z 2010-10-11T18:20:05Z Brazil to launch new deforestation monitoring system that 'sees' through clouds Brazil will launch a new high resolution deforestation monitoring system that will be capable of detecting forest clearing under cloudy conditions. Rhett Butler


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How to Find Bloggers in Your Niche
In order to have a successful presence on the web, you need to find others who share your interests, views, values, and goals. Whatever topic you happen to blog about, there are probably hundreds of other people blogging on the same topic and over a hundred fifty million blogs on other topics. That means there are plenty of bloggers ready for discovery in your own niche, but also that it can be enormously difficult to find them.
As Always, Start With Google
The natural first step in looking for bloggers similar to you is to simply search the web. The power of Google is amazing, and the world's leading search engine does have a number of specific services that allow you to narrow your search to something less than the entire Internet. Among these is a blog search utility.
Whenever you find yourself searching for news or other content for your own blog, it might be a good idea to search the same terms in Google's blog search, as well. If the same URLs come up time after time, you know you've found a blog that deals with the same topics you do.
Other Alternatives
At the same time, there are other search engines that are specifically dedicated to blogs. Some appear useless, but others, like Technorati, are worthy competitors with Google. Technorati indexes most of the blogs on the web and ranks them according to which have the most "authority" overall and in their own categories.
Try searching Technorati for the general category you're working in. This will show you the most prominent blogs that you should be following. But it will also help you to find some that are in the middle of the pack and might take more notice if you connected and started commenting. These smaller blogs might be willing to link back to you.
Read Voraciously
Every bit as important as reading other blogs is the practice of reading regular news in your niche. Modern journalism has recognized the relevance and authority of blogs, so professional news agencies regularly link to the best bloggers. By reading all the news relevant to your niche, you're bound to come across other bloggers dealing with the same subject matter. You'll also gather better content for your own blog in the process.
Build Your Social Network
The more you use Twitter and Facebook to network in general, the better your chances will be of building a more specific network of related bloggers. Advertise your own content through every avenue. You might not be reaching out directly to other bloggers, but you will be reaching out to readers who are interested in content from your niche. Most of them will already be following other bloggers that are similar to you. Engage with these readers. Send them links and they'll send links back to you. If it's irrelevant or you've already seen it, it's easy to pass it over. But if it comes from a source you weren't familiar with, you've acquired a valuable new lead.
Let Them Find You
Of course, in seeking to connect with similar bloggers, you can't be expected to do all the work. Building your social network serves the dual purpose of letting you meet new content creators and letting them meet you. The more relevant you are within your niche and the more visible your presence is on the web, the more people will seek you out and connect with you.
Devote some of your energy to networking and searching out established bloggers but leave yourself time to develop your content, too. Also, use other means of driving traffic to your site. Hiring an SEO company to do that for you leaves you more time to blog and network. If you do both of those things effectively while also climbing the search rankings, you won't have to look as hard to find bloggers in your niche. They'll find you.
If you liked this post, you might also enjoy 10 Ways to Build Your Blog Readership
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Honestly, it is one of the easiest things to do – but yes it depends on your industry.
In my experience, one of the best ways of finding bloggers in your niche is over social media – especially Facebook or Twitter. Depending on your niche, it shouldn't be a very hard thing to do. Just follow (or subscribe to) a few well-known names in your niche, see who they follow (and who follows them) and viola!
I've found twitter, facebook and linkedin to be very effective for building online friendship and social circles..! Pinterest is good for traffic as my website is based on fashion and beauty..! so images play important part in it..!


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eBook Category: Historical Fiction/Spiritual/Religion
eBook Description: The princess is determined to discover the name of the man in the tower. She climbs up the ivy into the tower to find out who he is, but does not realize this folly could cost her life. How could one rose make a difference to the question of love?
eBook Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing, Published: 2011
Fictionwise Release Date: August 2011
Autumn gazed out the window of the carriage, watching as the endless stretches of forest scrolled past. She should've been filled with great joy and excitement, for she was going to meet her fiancee, but instead, that joy was masked by a shadow of concern, solemnity, and deep pensiveness.
The tall trees of the Mira wood flashed past, and yet she did not really see them. Her gaze, like her mind, wandered afar. So much had changed in the past few years, and most of it not for the better ...
Autumn was the princess of Iridescence, the central and most important city of the vast island kingdom of Loz. Her father was born a Scintillate, her mother a Mira. Her mother had died when she was very young, however, and Autumn remembered little of her besides the crystal green eye color they shared. She was often told, too, that she bore her mother's gentle and patient spirit.
Her father remarried a couple years after her mother's death to a Scintillate woman whom he adored. Yet from the moment they met, Autumn sensed a coldness about her. If only her father saw through her web of lies as well. She soon revealed herself as a deceitful, conniving, hard-hearted woman. She believed that Scintillates were superior to Mira and looked down upon Autumn with hatred and contempt.
The king soon died of a heart attack, and many said the queen drove him to his death because of the misery she caused him. Yet before he died, he had the joy of seeing his wife bear him another daughter whom the queen named Summer, again denoting the inferiority of the Mira. "After all," said the queen, "Summer always comes before Autumn."
"Thus it was. The king died, and the new queen treated Autumn cruelly and unjustly. It didn't matter that with her golden hair and fair complexion Autumn could've easily passed as a Scintillate. For in the eyes of the queen, her blood was still poisoned."
Rather, it was the queen's heart that was poisoned, and the poison spread. The queen persecuted the Mira, imprisoning them for offenses they did not commit, until those who yet lived in Iridescence fled to the Mira Vale for refuge. So she completed the first chapter of her life's ambition--to purge Iridescence of all Mira, except, of course, for Autumn, the true heir to the throne. Still, Autumn knew the queen would eventually find a way to get rid of her so that Summer would become queen instead and pass down the tradition of Scintillate purity to all generations to come.
The queen died shortly after, presumably also of a heart attack, or so the healers laid claim. However, much talk ran afoot of the queen being poisoned; any number of Mira harshly dealt with could have proved the culprit. At any rate, the crime was never proven, and Autumn became the ruler over Iridescence.
She was not old enough when her father died to marry and become queen, but she was old enough now. She looked forward to this wedding more than anything in the world. It was the sole shred of light which eased her troubled heart. Not only would she gain a wonderful husband, but Iridescence would gain a new king and, with him, the chance to start anew. For it was both law and tradition for Scintillates that the eldest daughter become queen even if she married to someone from another kingdom. Andy would come to rule with Autumn in the Scintillate palace once they married, while Andy's brother would rule the Mira Vale in his stead.
However, even her joy of this upcoming reunion was shadowed by her sister's hate. Beyond the fact that marrying Andy would bring even more tainted blood into the family, Summer also despised Autumn for what she considered "stealing" her mother's throne.
Autumn sighed. Then, for a moment, she closed her eyes, envisioning and feeling nothing in all the world but him...
He was the ray of hope which Autumn's carriage rode towards. After meeting him only once, she knew he was the one Amiel chose for her. He too wanted to reestablish peace between their peoples. He too bore a gentle, patient spirit which she quickly fell in love with.
Yet as the great wooden wall surrounding the Mira Vale stood before them, as the grand double doors swung open wide, the shadow remained transfixed within her eyes. Her sister's last, hissing words echoed within her mind, "If you marry him, so help me, I will bring such a misery upon you that you will wish for death..."
The carriage passed through the gates, and once again she stared with admiration at the Mira city. The Mira dwelled within the tallest, widest trees in the world, trees that the Mira hollowed out to create rooms within. The trees revealed intricate carvings on the outside for decorations, and bridges were built to connect the trees' upper levels to each other, creating easier passage between peoples' homes and shops.
As the carriage rolled past the houses, she saw and felt the eyes of the Mira boring into her. They were eyes of skepticism, of distrust. Since the wicked queen's rule, it became a common saying among them: "Never trust a Scintillate."
"You can never trust a Scintillate!" yelled Prince Edward, banging his fist on the council table.
"She's not a Scintillate!" Andy snapped back in agitation, his patience waning both with his brother and the rest of the council. "Her mother was a Mira--she's one of us!"
"She looks like them," retorted Jasper sharply, "and she was raised by them, too."
"Does it matter? Does any of this matter? She's not like them, and they're not like Queen Priscilla was. You have no right to judge an entire people based on the actions of one woman's faults--"
"All we know," interrupted Edward hotly, "is that when the Scintillates betrayed us, they forever broke your father's trust--"
"All I know," shouted Andy, for his council had just snapped the last fragile straw of his patience, "is that their queen betrayed us, not the entire Scintillate people, and all I know is that this is the woman Amiel wants me to marry, my father would've approved, and this council meeting is over!"
The council stared, stunned, at their king. Never did he yell at them, nor dismiss them without heeding their counsel. They promptly and silently filed out. Edward paused to gaze Andy in the eye; Andy's eyes flared hotly, flashing serious warning at his brother. Edward departed, and Andy hurried from the council chamber, trying to calm himself down by the thought that he would soon meet Autumn.
Autumn stepped from the carriage and smiled. Andy stood at the top of the wide steps leading up to the three impossibly massive, ornately-carved trees that formed the Mira Palace. He stood so tall, handsome, with that sincere smile and those gentle, blue eyes that, at the moment, seemed bluer than she'd ever seen them.
He descended the steps to meet her and kiss her hand. She smiled and blushed as he said, eyes sparkling playfully, "Lady Autumn, would you care to accompany me on a walk in the woods?"
Her eyes glistened a bright green as she replied, "Yes, kind sir. I'd be honored."
He took her hand, and together they made their way through the city then out through the gate and into the woods. It was such a beautiful spring morning. Both the tree limbs above and the ground below were littered with bright, pink blossoms that felt soft beneath her feet. Autumn often walked barefoot, especially when visiting the wood, and especially in springtime.
After talking casually, Andy approached the subject Autumn waited both anxiously, yet reluctantly, for him to bring up.
"So, I told the council of our marriage plans today," he said.
"Yes...?" she prompted him after he was silent a little while.
"They do not approve--especially my brother, Edward."
He did not speak further. Autumn remained silent until she could stand it no longer. "And what did you tell them?"
"I told them--" he held out his hand and let one of the blossoms flutter down into his palm. Then he gently placed it within her golden hair, "--that you are the one Amiel wants me to marry."
Autumn smiled as he continued. "I truly believe Amiel wants us to be together, and nothing should stop that. I love you, Autumn," he added tenderly.
"I love you, too," she said softly, and they continued their walk through the woods.
Autumn gazed out her window at the setting sun. She stood in the Mira palace where she would be staying as she and Andy made the remainder of their wedding plans and then married.
Wedding plans were not the only thing pressing at her mind though. She thought of her sister, sighing. Would Summer ever see the light? Would she ever accept hers and Andy's marriage? Would she ever see the Mira as equals with the Scintillates? Would their peoples ever be at peace with each other again?
She prayed about all these things, prayed deeply and sincerely from her heart. And then she thanked Amiel for giving Andy courage to stand up to his people, to stand up for Amiel's will and his love for her and not to give into the pressure and contentions that surely surrounded him. She asked that Amiel might continue to grant her courage as well, courage to stand up to her sister.
Sitting down at the desk, pen in hand, she began to write:
"Dear Sister,
"I am writing to ask you one last time if you would like to attend my wedding..."


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Super Bowl XLVIII Game Prop Picks
- Updated: January 30, 2014
The line for the Super Bowl is always tight, but sharp bettors in all corners of the world are able to find value on game props. Adam Markowitz did a great breakdown of some of the exotic props that people like to have fun with earlier this week. Adam Burke wrote up a list of player props as well. This article will cover some of the game props available for Super Bowl XLVIII. You will want to shop around for the best odds on these props and, in some cases, you can even find both sides of a prop at plus-money to guarantee a profit or find a line that moved to give you a nice middle opportunity.
Here are five game props that may have some good value:
1. First team to call timeout: Seattle (-110, DSI)
By no means would it be a surprise to see Russell Wilson get caught up in the moment early in the game. By the same token, Seahawks' defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will have to make sure that the right scheme is in place against Peyton Manning, who will be plenty relaxed and loves to audible at the line. While a lot of players from both teams have never been in a game of this magnitude, the offenses will take cues from its quarterback and Manning should be the more composed of the two.
In the first half of games, the Broncos have tried to push the tempo, averaging 23.8 second per play, which ranks second among the 32 teams. The Seahawks rank 28th in that category. The hurry-up style that Denver employs with great success in the first half could definitely lead to confusion for the Seahawks defense. The Seahawks have faced most of the slowest teams in the NFL, so the up-tempo Broncos will provide a pace that they are less accustomed to.
Between the composure differences of Manning and Wilson and the differences in pace, this prop would seem to have a good bit of value.
2. Team First Downs: Broncos Over 22 (-105, BetOnline)
The Seahawks have the best defense that the Broncos have faced, however the Broncos have managed 22 or more first downs in 17 of the 18 games that they have played this season. With big plays unlikely, as the Seahawks allow just 26.14 yards per drive, the Broncos will have to move the ball methodically down the field. What helps Seattle limit yardage is forcing turnovers, ranking first in the league in turnovers per drive, and first overall with 46 takeaways. As long as Peyton Manning takes care of the football, the Broncos should be able to their share of first downs.
The Broncos were second in the league in third down conversion rate at 45.6 percent. Depending on how tightly the game is called, the Broncos may also get some gift first downs as a result of penalties, since Manning will have the respect of the officials on questionable plays from the Seattle secondary. That will extend drives and give Denver more chances to go over this total.
3. Will a field goal be missed in the Super Bowl? No (+125, DSI)
Keep an eye on the weather reports before locking in this prop, but both Steven Hauschka and Matt Prater kick in environments that can be very difficult. The two combined to miss just three field goals this season, as Hauschka was 33-for-35 and Prater was 25-for-26, with his lone miss from 50+. Early Weather Channel and National Weather Service forecasts put winds below 10 miles per hour, so as of now, weather should not be a factor for either kicker.
The concern with this prop is a try of 55-plus yards to end the half. These were two of the best kickers in all of football this season and going a combined 58-for-61 should breed confidence in this prop bet.
4. Jersey number to score first touchdown: Under 79.5 (Even, BetOnline)
If either team scores a rushing touchdown first, this play is almost a lock. In the unlikely event of a pick-six from a linebacker or a defensive back, this play also wins. The Seahawks have two receivers, Percy Harvin and Jermaine Kearse, with numbers in the teens. The Broncos have two, Andre Caldwell and Trindon Holliday, though Holliday has not caught a pass this season. With the Broncos likely to use Knowshon Moreno in a receiving role as well, that adds another element to this prop. Many people are speculating that Russell Wilson will be using his scrambling ability a lot in this game, so there's always the possibility that he could run in the first score.
Maybe the first score will be Peyton Manning on a naked bootleg!
5. Will there be a two-point conversion attempt? No (-250, DSI)
The Broncos and Seahawks each attempted one two-point conversion during the 2013 season. It's really hard to see a situation where a two-point try would be needed in this game. The kickers combined to make all 119 extra points they attempted this season, so it's highly unlikely that either guy misses one in this game. The odds of a safety are extremely slim, as they are in every Super Bowl. Perhaps an odd distribution of field goals to touchdowns leads to a score that would necessitate going for two, but it's smart to assume that scoring will be done by the standard threes and sevens and that nobody will go for two.
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Starving off the Land: Figuring out first-hand food
"What are we going to eat all winter?"
He had a point, and those first few months are still referred to in our house as the Winter of Clams — shellfish being just about the only food available for harvest on Cape Cod in February. As spring approached, though, our efforts widened, and so did our horizons.
Beginning on that first day of January, 2009, we have eaten something we've procured first-hand every single day, and I've been chronicling our efforts at my blog, Starving off the Land. We've built a chicken coop and raised a flock of hens. We've installed two beehives in our backyard. We've taken heroic measures to amend the sand that passes for soil in our part of the world so we can grow things to eat. We've raised our own Thanksgiving turkey. We haven't shot a deer yet, but we're trying. We fish, we shellfish, we lobster, and we're Cape Cod's newest oyster farmers.
I've learned a lot since I left New York. I know how to drive a boat, how to handle a shotgun, how to break a broody hen. I can split wood, slaughter turkeys, use power tools. Along the way, I've talked to other fishermen, hunters, and gardeners, and the thread that runs through all their efforts is the profound satisfaction of harvesting food first-hand. If you catch it, grow it, find it, or shoot it yourself, it's more than just dinner; it's an accomplishment.
We tend to put food acquisition in distinct categories. Gardening is different from beekeeping, raising chickens is different from catching bluefish. But the life-long hunter has something important in common with the first-time gardener, and it's that moment when you put the fruits of your labors on the table.
Do you know that feeling? The satisfaction of knowing that you coaxed that food out of the soil, or the sea, or the woods, that you spent time outdoors getting wholesome, healthful food to feed yourself and your family? That's what's at the heart of first-hand food, and it's a feeling I never knew as a city-dweller.
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The number of affordable homes in the Olympic Park is set to fall short of targets.
The original plan for affordable housing was that 35% of all new homes built in E20 would be split between social rent, shared ownership and what's called 'affordable rent'*. That was reduced to 28% for the Chobham Manor development, and it turns out that the 40% affordable housing planned for East Wick and Sweetwater has been cut to 30%. A cultural hub could also mean 1,000 fewer homes in total at Marshgate Wharf (down from 2,600).
This seems bizarre, given that London is in the grip of an undeniable housing crisis, that part of the Olympics legacy was supposed to be housing and that census data has revealed a population rising more rapdily than expected. This last has only recently meant new draft upward revisions in the Mayor's London Plan for the number of new homes we need. When questioned at City Hall last week, Boris Johnson justified the reduction by saying building commercial rather than residential property would create jobs and boost the economy.
In light of this, it's perhaps not surprising to see a new announcement from the Mayor's office saying he's taking in hand a proposal to build 683 homes (and shops, offices and restaurants) on part of Royal Mail's Mount Pleasant sorting office in Farringdon. (Digression: the press release describes Mount Pleasant as "iconic". Is it? Really? Or has 'iconic' now become another way to say 'people know where it is'?) The site is in both Camden and Islington boroughs and the two were apparently squabbling – one of Islington's objections is that the 20% affordable housing isn't enough – so it's been 'called in' to City Hall.
*In case we forget, the definition of 'affordable rent' can now mean up to 80% of the price of rents being charged on the open market; with the increasing gentrification of Stratford, that could make some of these 'affordable homes' not very affordable at all.
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Gladiator Games 2010 SUBBED DVDRip XviD-RedBlade
Scene group RedBlade released the DVDRip of Gladiator Games, an italian action adventure fantasy movie starring Francesco Chinchella, Suzi Lorraine and Maurizio Corigliano, directed by Stefano Milla. In a distant time and place, power is decided by a cruel game in which two teams of gladiators fight in a vast arena.
Plot: England; the year is 1066. On the eve of the greatest battle of the Medieval period, William the Duke of Normandy, meets Vidr a mysterious wayfarer, who invites him to accept a game of Claang; a game very similar to chess. As he recounts the legendary origins of this game, Vidr narrates the story of Tyr an ancient leader, who like William is about to risk everything in a battle that all believe to be impossible to win.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 4.2/10 from 34 users
Directed by: Stefano Milla
Starring: Francesco Chinchella, Suzi Lorraine and Maurizio Corigliano
Release Name: Gladiator.Games.2010.SUBBED.DVDRip.XviD-RedBlade
Size: 700 MB
Video: XviD, 640×352, 836 kbps
Audio: Italian, MP3, 128 kbps
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
Subtitles: English (hardcoded)
Links: iMDB – Trailer – TinySubs
NFO: Here
Torrent: NewTorrents
Download: UPLOADED (Single Link)


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