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Johannesburg - Two-fifths of the adult population in South Africa think that voting is meaningless, according to a survey by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released on Thursday.
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- Master Kingston, I see the matter against me now it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the King He would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
- To the messenger summoning him to see Henry VIII.[1].
- I am come to leave my bones among you.
- To the abbott of Leicester Abbey, knowing that he was dying.[2]
- Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.
- Attributed to Cardinal Wolsey by columnist George Will, a line that he says was "uttered about Henry VIII", as quoted in William A. Henry In Defense of Elitism (Anchor Books, 1995), p. 45.
- Begot by butchers, but by bishops bred,
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Author has written 13 stories for Chronicles of Narnia, Inheritance Cycle, Lord of the Rings, Anastasia, Prince of Egypt, and Merlin.
Jeremiah 29:11 "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'plans to prosper you, not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.'"
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*Murtagh Morzansson, Eldest: The Task of Protector, and Lady Eowyn: Shieldmaiden of Rohan are all (as of 9/03/2013) on an indefinite hiatus. I'm afraid I've abandoned the Lady Amber series; it wasn't going as well as I had hoped on my end. I may pick it back up later, but no time in the near future. Sorry it's taken so long to get this particular update up, and I'm sorry for anyone who is waiting to see what will happen with my Eragon stories - I've kind of hit a dead end with them, so they might have to go through a makeover or two before I can reel them back on track. Thank you all so much for your patience.
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On December 10, 1998, world and national leaders commemorate the birthday of an impostor. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 50 years old on that date. Because Americans know so little about their own Constitution and Bill of Rights, most do not know that the Universal Declaration destroys both the letter and spirit of the Bill of Rights. So when President Clinton declares that the documents are equally great statements of human rights, as he did last year, few people will protest.
The Bill of Rights, the true statement of individual rights and limited government, turns 207 on December 15, 1998. Unless Americans actively celebrate Bill of Rights Day that day, the proximity of the two anniversaries permits the Universal Declaration to shine as an international protector of rights while the Bill of Rights is largely ignored.' To borrow from Gresham's Law, "bad rights drive out good."
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Of the roughly 34 individual rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, the U.N.'s Declaration nominally protects only eight. (See Table I.) Five more rights find only partial support in the U.N. Declaration, including the prohibition of bills of attainder, the protection of citizens' privileges and immunities while traveling or living in other states, and the protection against "arbitrary interference" with privacy, home, and family. Fully 21 other American individual rights disappear entirely. (See Table II on the next page.)
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The U.N.'s Declaration not only fails to protect core American individual rights; it also enshrines the power to plunder. Frederic Bastiat, the French economics writer, observed that human beings can satisfy their wants either by "ceaseless labor" or by "seizing the product of others."2 Government's proper job, Bastiat said, is "to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of work."3 The Universal Declaration runs directly contrary to any notion of a plunder-free society.
By couching itself in the language of individual rights, the Universal Declaration legitimizes the power to plunder. For example, Article 22 declares that "Everyone . . . has the right to social security." The only way that "everyone" can have such a right is for government to force workers to pay for nonworkers' welfare and retirement funds.4 So the declared "right" of "everyone" to social security requires that national governments institute schemes of plunder.
Using the device of granting "rights" to "everyone," the Universal Declaration mandates many such schemes. The Declaration grants:
the "right to work"
the right to "just and favourable conditions of work"
the right to "protection against unemployment"
the "right to just and favourable remuneration . . . supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection"
the "right to rest and leisure"
the "right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of [the individual and his family], including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services," as well as health, employment, and disability insurance the "right to education"
To bestow each of these "rights" on everyone the governments must decide what each citizen is entitled to, how much to spend, what private or business conduct is permitted and prohibited, and then compel the citizens to pay. Massive government intrusion into all facets of human life becomes necessary to implement these "rights" to plunder. After all the systems of compelling and plundering are installed, little can remain of the Universal Declaration's Article 3 right to liberty and its Article 17 right to own property. …


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hi there guys,
i completed this in July this year- drawn without reference. i'm not totally satisfied with how the drawing came out technically, but i am happy of the overall outcome very much. this drawing reflects on a part of my life... i have written a poem and general meaning in the next paragrpah but it'll be interesting to hear your critiques and your interpretations on this drawing.
She was a naive being
Always carried the innocent thought
That life was always filled with vibrance and beauty
Positive feelings was all she knew
Then one day darkness and gloom rained on her
Just like how positive and negative always come together
Hurt and pain trickled through her veins
All the fears not worth her tears
Emotional roots tangle and suffocate
She sunk deep into the emotions
Scanning down to the very depth
Where she found a heaven that her beauty truely lies
She danced and swirled in the moods of darkness
Ignoring the childish spirits of others
Even when they grasp every means to taunt and slash at her
Once again the positive in her arises
Enjoying the fruits of Concealed Nakedness
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General Meaning Of The Drawing:
everyone has been hurt by others, including myself. everyday we tend to think and we look at our inner selves. even so, we are self-concious on how people might look at us from the outside like judging a book by its cover.
the significance of the hair represents a problem ( am example of many problems we face daily ), a trouble, a complication thus its tied into a knot. black and white represents good and evil. i believe there is nothin in between good and evil such as half good. it attracts like how positive with negative like magnetic forces. the white hair is generally neater and pure, while the black as you can see is rather disoriented and messier than the white hair, which in this case made the messy black hair disoriented. finally the hair black and white seperates, a problem, a trouble's resolved.
the background represents a lonely gloom, like clouds rotating like a giant whirl of mood she sunk herself into. its how i visualize a surreal form of how we look at ourselves from within.
her pose is in a dancing position. dancing away all her troubles, fears and uncertainties. the hair ends with a slight glow representing understanding in an emotional form. she touches it and understands how to cope with the trouble.
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One politician thinks he has the right to tell New Yorkers what they can put in their stomachs. Another thinks he has the right to outlaw Californians smoking in the sanctity of their own homes. These two must think they are gods or kings. Or dictators.
They know what's best for you, so they feel free to force you to behave -- for your own good.
"I've got to defend my children and yours and do what's right to save lives. Obesity kills. There's no question it kills," quoth Bloomberg in defense of his erstwhile ban on Big Gulps. Never mind that people could purchase two drinks if they wanted to get around the law. Why even bother?
I asked Levine whether he has any qualms about passing a law that tells people what they cannot do in their own homes. Offenders would be subject to a $100 fine.
"When you think about this issue, we send our children to school in a smoke-free environment," he answered. "Our offices are protected by workplace laws, and where we should feel safest to breathe clean air, in our own homes, is the last unprotected place from secondhand smoke."
In other words: No. Because smoke can leach from one apartment to another and secondhand smoke can kill, Levine said, he is standing up for families who don't want smoking neighbors (whether nonsmoking families want him to or not).
Levine did add that his bill would allow apartment dwellers to smoke in "designated" smoking areas. But those areas, if they qualified, would be outdoors -- outside one's home.
Observe, please, how Bloomberg and Levine have chosen the easiest targets a politician can pick on -- fat people and smokers. Not that they would call them fat people and point with derision. No, they moan about the ill effects of obesity on health. Ditto smoking.
These guys wouldn't dream of restricting the rights of people who engage in risky behavior that is popular. I asked Levine: Would his bill apply to people smoking medical marijuana?
"That's not covered in this," Levine responded. "I am much more concerned with cancer-causing secondhand smoke than cancer-easing medical marijuana."
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Just deleted my old clan to make a new, more team-based clan, where we will play together in League. Clan name is DOA eSports. Need people to join. Will accept anyone to start off with. Preferred requirements at the moment are just to have a good understanding of champions league play so we can play as a team (S&D, CTF and Hardpoint), but anyone can join if you want to. search DOA eSports or my PSN name JG_758 and find the clan or use the following link: http://elite.callofduty.com/connect/clan/view/8413854# (hopefully it works)
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SAN FRANCISCO — Google may be gearing up to build robots that resemble props in science-fiction movies as the ambitious Internet company expands into yet another technological frontier.
To gather the expertise and research it needs, Google has purchased eight companies that specialize in robotics this year. The acquisitions are being assembled into a robotics division headed by Andy Rubin, who oversaw Google's development of Android, now the world's leading mobile operating system.
Google Inc. added more pieces to its growing toolbox of robotics late last week with the purchase of Boston Dynamics, a military contractor that has raised intrigue by releasing videos of its inventions in recent years. Those inventions include a four-legged robot capable of galloping past Olympian sprinters and a jumping contraption that can leap onto tall buildings. Another video of a creepy-looking four-footed machine has been watched more than 15 million times since it was posted on Google's YouTube site five years ago.
Besides designing animal-like robots, Boston Dynamics has been working on humanoids as part of a $10.8 million contract with the government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA.
Boston Dynamics' links to the military has inspired comparisons of its work with the ruthless cyborgs that overthrew humans in the "Terminator" movies. Founded in 1992 by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics says it is dedicating to "changing your idea of what robots can do."
Google confirmed the Boston Dynamics purchase on Monday. Rubin evidently views the Waltham, Mass., company's technology as a key to Google's robotics plans. "The future is looking awesome," Rubin wrote about the acquisition on his Twitter account on Friday.
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Working With Hiro & A Personal Update
Since Thursday or Friday I have practiced with Hiro and the Nekoflies. The fluffy toy on the end of the rope makes Hiro growl and he never wants to let it go. I'm not so bothered by the growling, but what bothered me was that he never wanted to let it go anymore. Like it was a real prey. So I often had to stick my fingers in his mouth to open it up and to quickly pull it out. I decided that I was pretty much done with that, and went 'training' with him. Hiro is smart, smarter than you might think. He knows how the door works, and he often tries to reach for the door handle (but he's not big enough). He also has no problem figuring out food mazes, so I wanted to give it a try.
I went training with him in the evening before dinner time. That's when he's the most hungriest. I got the Nekoflies and my bag filled with treats and kibble. So every time he got a hold of the nekoflies, started growling and holding onto it tightly I replied with a firm 'no'. If he let go of it within the three 'no's', he'd get a treat and let of petting and 'good boy!'. If he didn't let go, I'd simply ignore it, or pause the game for a few seconds and ignore him. Cats aren't able to link the punishment with what they have done. So I thought that being positive and praising him for the good things would work best.
Within 30 minutes he got the hint and he let go of the nekoflies faster! I even saw that he started playing with it again like he used to play with it. We were having fun again, and it wasn't that much about catching the prey and being all territory. It often got worse when Suki he saw Suki. Even though she was not playing with it. So I often tried to bring Suki in and continue the training, and even that went very well. Bonus point: Less fighting between those two. I also noticed that Hiro has A LOT of energy and he can go on for hours. Sadly our place isn't big enough to go all crazy with the Nekoflies.
I filmed Hiro while playing — you can hear him growl. He let's go after the first 'no'. (The floor is a bit of a mess. We vacuumed Saturday, but cat litter is everywhere again! — so guess what I'll be doing today? Oh the joy of two litter-boxes…)
I've also got something else to mention. Some of you already know, because I secretly couldn't wait. But…
I've registered to a cat behavior study. I went to visit the academy last Friday and it was very fun! I was able to ask the questions I had, and they were all very, very friendly and I immediately felt at home. The study starts in January, so I hope I can get my driver license in time! I am very excited and happy that I finally get to do it. I don't want to jinx it, but I just couldn't keep it to myself.
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wow!!! Hiro looks so damn energetic :)
Yay! You got on the course – well done! Great news that you've managed to train Hiro out of his territorial play.
Awww he's so cute. The hoomans used to have trouble with us refusing to let go of their clothes when whee were chewing them. But whee are prey animals so something bigger than us is usually enough to convince us whee don't really want it!
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Keep the videos coming :-)
Chris growls at me when I try to get a lizard out of his mouth.
Congratulations on the cat study Dianda and I'm glad you and Hiro had some "quality time" playing……all that work paid off!!
It's amazing how trainable cats are when you try. Sabre knows tons of tricks and it always amazes me. Congrats on registering for the behavioural course. I'm sure you are going to love every second of it
Great news, Dianda! Aren't we all brave, with these new endeavors!
Oh Dianda, that is great about your course. And Hiro is learning…pawsome!
My cats drive me crazy they are very demanding the are 18 and rule! IP at 4am and sleep. All day. I still love them. Meow! !
Such wonderful news Dianda! Great work with Hiro.
Aw, so cute! Nice hearing a bit of Dutch. have been missing it since I moved to London :) And OMG, you're a Glossy Box-er as well!! Love that stuff, wish they had one for cats as well :)
:) My kitten sometimes growls – it's quite scary :)
Hey Dianda. I thought of you when I found this book. It seems to me you could study this book and just *become* a behaviorist right away. It is the most comprehensive and sensible one I've found. Have you heard? http://www.catwhispererbook.com/
The title is not so cool, the subtitle even worse, and the person herself is, well, not exactly my style — so razzle-dazzle &, well, Hollywood & American — but the book is really astonishingly good. Check it out? Wishing you well forward on your journey –Anita


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Purcell seemed "more into AnnaLynne than she was into him," the source explained.
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McCord and Purcell first met while shooting Officer Down in early 2011; that film has yet to be released.
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Weird....my teacher really liked this one....made me motivated, heeded his words and corrected some tiny bits.. Not finished yet.
Weird....my teacher really liked this one....made me motivated, heeded his words and corrected some tiny bits.. Not finished yet.
Urban environment practice.
I should go and die in a hole...
You're getting pretty good at environments and armor design, but one thing that sticks out that really needs improvement is your flesh and hair. It doesn't help anything that you seem to be painting every single hair cluster, creating an area of semi-vertical lines that draw a lot of attention to themselves. Lower the contrast, lose most of the internal edges, and do some life/photo studies or master copies. You also need to spend some more time on your faces, both with anatomy and rendering flesh in general.
I've attached a quick paint-over to give some idea of what I mean, though you may want to go for something less stylized.
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And the finished one...plus a couple of spaceship speedpaintings.
Corrected a few mistakes on this one.
And this one..
Wow man, great stuff! the texturing on that armor is great!
Also, I think more color would do justice to the sky on that dragon illustration. The black seems too unnatural and kind of kills it. even an incredibly dark but saturated blue could work.
Congrats on that urban setting one, the simplicity of it is great considering youve conveyed so much content matter in it...amazing! Keep working hard, this SB is nice
I like your tank study, I think it's one of the strongest paintings you have here. I like that you didn't over-render it, and it looks very solid.
SmallPoly had a good tip about painting hair too.
Hmm perhaps you're right, sometimes I was using too many textures. But...we were using those in the past few classes so it couldn'T be helped. I'll be trying to concentrate on the composition and use of brushes better in the future.
And here's a quick mech concept.
Very cool sketchbook.
Looks like you're starting to get the hang of this.
I'd like to see more studies and more dynamic poses for the human characters. Even those that are in motion like post #19, #66, #81 (third guy) seem... stiff?
mm, maybe 81's pretty good... still, something about the legs is odd.
Best of luck!
Cool stuff dude! Saw that one of your earlier works was inspired by Feng, hes the freaking man haha
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Updated that light mech because the colors looked shit.
portrait study..
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Nice sketchbook Peter!
I started browsing in your sketchbook and was quickly warming up to how you use your brushstrokes to sketch your work. For example your interior of post #17. Somehow sports a comicbook feeling to it as well.
Your characters are developing really well. Post 94 is great! Nice detailing on the armor and boots. One point of critique: The headpiece doesn't fit well on her head. It looks more like it's coming out the back of her head.
Nice black and white drawings as well. Keep doing them! Keep up all the good work my man!
It always feel great when a new person visits my little crappy book.
Hehe, really? Never thought about that before.
Ahh I see, I'll add that to the mistakes list and will paint over it laters. Thanks for the advice!
I'll try my friend! And nice sketchbook you've got also. I'll drop in once I have time!
And a little portrait of my character, Lucetta.
More spaceships as a quick warm up.
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Hey, looks like you're very good at drawing armors, mechs and such, looks great.
I love the girl from post #114, looks superb, maybe u could only polish a little bit the armor and the cape, would fit the face more.
Keep it up, man!
http://www.conceptart.org/showthread.php?t=267414 - c&c welcome
Your level of imagination is quit nice so much down of war but also a nice unique style .. now thats great
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Jack Masey discusses his role in planning many of America's pavilions in Exhibition Wars: How the Cold War Superpowers Faced Off at World's Fairs. This is the Library's final program in collaboration with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's exhibit Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939.


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Ben Affleck's take on Batman in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is expected to be unlike any version of the Dark Knight we've seen on the big screen before - and it's not just because when we meet him he will have been playing superhero for more than 20 years.
Zack Snyders Batman v Superman will pit the Dark Knight against the Man of Steel, but just as important is the films subtitle. Dawn of Justice points to the impending two-part Justice League, and Snyder came out to explain how each of the DC installments are influencing his Justice League.
Naturally, this is the start of something much bigger for DC and Warner Bros., and the presence of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman fulfills the Dawn of Justice part of the title. And now, thankfully, we know that when it came time to go potty, it was much easier for both Batman and Superman.
One of the more unusual moments in the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer was Batman wearing desert gear and fighting armed men who were wearing the Superman symbol. We have a few ideas on what may be happening in this sequence.
When the first Dawn of Justice trailer arrived and revealed a glimpse of the Dark Knights new, extremely bulky power suit, another piece of the battle equation was revealed. Now we just received info that the mech suit is indeed helping Batman in the fight against Superman, but not in the way we assumed.
When youve got access to a Batmobile, you better be taking advantage. And what better opportunity than to show up to Comic-Con riding in style. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder did just that when he showed up to the San Diego Comic Convention riding his latest iteration of the Batmobile.
So a couple years back there was this little Superman movie called Man of Steel you might have heard of it. While there were a number of reasons that the movie had problems, the climax was a big one for a lot of people.
We still don't know exactly what role Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman will play in the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but according to the director it's a vital one.
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is one of the most anticipated 2016 superhero movies, but what you may not know is that this whole game-changing DC Comics project started as a simple joke from the director.
It's now a week before Warner Bros. will be giving fans a special look a the highly anticipated DC Comics event, Batman v Superman, but a whole slew of new looks has debuted ahead of schedule. Entertainment Weekly unleashed the cover of its Comic-Con preview issue and the holy DC trinity are featured on the cover, with a batch of enticing movie stills within the pages.
We don't know a ton of specific details about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and after reading this new plot synopsis, you won't know much more.
A nifty video has been created that shows all the differences between Alan Moore's Watchmen comic and Zack Snyder's polarising cinematic adaptation.
Everyone wants to get in on the superhero movie genre, and Carla Gugino is no different. But whom could she play?
DC has always been one step ahead of Marvel in the animation department. So, perhaps, that teaser trailer for Batman v Superman could be just a little bit better if it were animated.
I want Restored Color Man of Steel, and I want it right now. The folks at Video Lab go so far as to say that Zack Snyder should drastically play around with his color tones to further differentiate the worlds of Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) when these two titans clash in 2016.
As many of you know, the first official footage for Snyders Man of Steel sequel reached the internet early, stealing the thunder of this IMAX event. But Snyder had an ace up his sleeve additional footage he always planned to tag on the end of the trailer that would be exclusive to this audience.
Tomorrow night, select fans around the United States will get a special chance to see an extended version of the brand new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer that debuted online late last week. It seems that Zack Snyder is very much in favor of promoting this big event.
The shots of Batman in that above footage looks exactly like the Batman Snyder showed to fans at Comic-Con the Frank Miller-inspired Caped Crusader with the glowing eyes. I wish we could hear Afflecks voice better. Hell, I wish we had the whole trailer to share. In due time.
It was teased earlier this week that we would soon be getting a very brief look at the first trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in advance of a special IMAX theater-based trailer event, and now that footage has arrived!
Man of Steel gave one of the most shocking endings in superhero movie history with the titular hero killing General Zod. Were examining how this scene came to be and and how it may shape the events of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
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text: Senate Committee Examines Disability Employment By Roy Maurer 8/7/2012 Permissions Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released a report July 16, 2012, on the state of disability employment in the U.S., in time to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The report acknowledged the advancements in accessibility for people with disabilities since that historic signing, but exhibited concern for the lack of disability employment. Harkin revealed optimism for recent public- and private-sector developments that aim to increase labor force participation for this population and called on Congress, the business community and society at large to elevate this issue to a national priority. Harkin, the principal sponsor of the ADA, published Unfinished Business: Making Employment of People with Disabilities a National Priority, based on a series of HELP committee hearings (held March 2011-June 2012) that examined various causes for low workforce participation by people with disabilities. The report outlined a number of strategies and tactics that will lead to the goal of competitive, "integrated employment"—in which those with disabilities work alongside those without under the same terms and conditions of employment. "At this time we are seeing a convergence of strong bipartisan leadership from the public and private sectors with the coming of age of a new generation of young adults with disabilities who have high expectations for themselves and have the education and skills to succeed in the modern workplace," Harkin wrote in the report. "If we make this issue the priority that it deserves to be, in the next few years we will see a real change in employment outcomes for Americans with disabilities." Thus, Harkin announced plans to introduce legislation with bipartisan support that will: Help young people with disabilities transition successfully from high school to higher education and to competitive, integrated employment that can lead to quality careers and economic security. Help disability-owned businesses compete effectively for contracts within all levels of government and the private sector. Create incentives for states to develop and test new models of providing income support, rewarding work and long-term services that will better enable people with disabilities to live in the community, work and earn to their full potential, as well as help individuals remain employed after the onset of a disability. Encourage savings and asset development for people with disabilities so they can become economically secure and join the middle class. Along with the legislative initiatives, Harkin said he will continue to engage leaders in the business community and encourage them to "get more serious about recruiting, retaining and promoting employees with disabilities." In addition, he said he will seek to remove or address any policy or practical barriers that have hindered employer-led disability employment initiatives. "Our country showed bold bipartisan leadership in 1990 when it passed the ADA and America is a better place because of its implementation," he wrote. "It is now time again to show the same kind of leadership and open wide the doors to better jobs and careers as well as create an accessible pathway out of deep poverty and into the mainstream of the American middle class for the more than 20 million working-age American adults with disabilities." Federal-Sector Disability Employment Goals In the report, Harkin highlighted public- and private-sector initiatives and methods for addressing the persistently low participation rate of people with disabilities in the workforce. Between fiscal years (FY) 2000 and 2009, the number of federal workers with targeted disabilities decreased by more than 9 percent even though the federal workforce as a whole increased 15 percent over the same time period. During the recession, the situation only got worse. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the portion of the workforce with disabilities shrank by over 10 percent between July 2008 and December 2010, five times faster than the nondisabled workforce, which shrank by about 2 percent. Yet some changes are in progress. Harkin noted that President Barack Obama's Executive Order 13548, which was issued in July 2010, established a goal of hiring 100,000 people with disabilities into the federal workforce by 2015. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that in FY 2011, federal employees with disabilities represented 7.41 percent of the overall federal workforce (11 percent when the figures included veterans who are 30 percent or more disabled). However, the same report found that people with disabilities represented 7.96 percent of all new hires in FY 2011 and 14.7 percent of all new hires when veterans with disabilities are included—the highest percentage in 20 years. In total, more than 200,000 people with disabilities now work for the federal government, also the most in 20 years, according to OPM. "Increasing opportunities for employment participation takes many forms, starting with the federal government modeling for the nation how to recruit, retain and promote qualified workers with disabilities," Harkin wrote. Over 3,000 federal employees from more than 56 agencies have been trained on recruiting techniques, and representatives from all cabinet-level agencies have attended trainings hosted by OPM, the agency reported. In the HELP report Harkin voiced support for the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act that would, if adopted, clarify the obligations of federal contractors to support disability employment efforts. The proposed regulations call for recruitment strategies that would increase the pool of qualified candidates with disabilities, establish a goal that individuals with a disability should make up 7 percent of a contractor's workforce, and propose a possible sub-goal of having 2 percent of workers with a significant disability. The proposed regulations encourage contractors to invest in assistive technology and to establish reasonable accommodation strategies that will enhance their ability to support employees with disabilities. "The issuance of the proposed new regulation has the potential to spur federal contractors, who employ over 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities," Harkin wrote. Harkin's report came a day after Delaware Gov. Jack Markell announced that he will make expanding employment for Americans with disabilities the defining initiative of his new National Governors Association chairmanship. Markell's plan, A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities, aims to increase employment among individuals with disabilities—especially individuals with intellectual and other significant disabilities—by focusing on appropriate training, job placement and work-based support, and by advancing best practices and meaningful engagement of the business community. Private-Sector Initiatives Demonstrate Benefits of Disability Employment Harkin noted that the private sector plays a critical role in the effort to increase the participation rate of people with disabilities in the workforce and that many businesses have already made efforts to do so with great success. "Companies including Walgreens, Lowe's and Best Buy did not wait for the government's initiative and were already setting ambitious goals for disability employment, praising the business benefits that have come from their focused emphasis on recruiting, retaining and promoting this talent pool," Harkin wrote. Walgreens, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, with more than 7,000 stores nationwide, developed a plan to recruit a diverse workforce made up of at least 20 percent workers with disabilities in two of its distribution centers. At its Windsor, Conn., site, which has more than 400 employees, over half of employees have a disability, including individuals with seizure disorders, autism, hearing or visual impairments, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, and mental health issues. Because the results have been so positive, Walgreens has decided to expand its disability hiring goals to the corporate headquarters and each of their retail stores. Without specifying a particular timeline, Walgreens aspires to have 10 percent of its workforce—from distribution centers to corporate headquarters to retail outlets—to be made up of people with disabilities. Roy Maurer is a staff writer for SHRM. 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Earthquake measuring 6.6 hits China
Hundreds of rescue workers are dispatched to China's mountainous Gansu province after two earthquakes hit the country on Monday.PT0M0S 620 349
Gansu: An earthquake in the north-western Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 89 people, injured 628 and left five missing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
The 6.6-magnitude quake struck at 7:45am local time in the city of Dingxi on Sunday, toppling buildings in the region, Xinhua reported earlier.
Dingxi is located about 100 kilometres south-east of the provincial capital, Lanzhou.
A woman injured in an earthquake is helped by medical workers in Minxian county in Dingxi city in northwest China's Gansu province on Monday, July 22, 2013. Photo: AP
There have been 422 aftershocks, Xinhua said, citing Chang Zhengguo, a provincial government spokesman.
The government dispatched two helicopters and 6000 rescuers, including armed police, firefighters, militiamen and local government workers, to the quake area to help with rescue efforts, Xinhua reported.
The quake, which lasted about a minute, was felt in Lanzhou as well as in Xi'an, the capital of neighboring Shaanxi province, Xinhua said.
Toll rises: Paramilitary policemen search for victims amid collapsed houses. Photo: Reuters
The quake caused more than 5785 homes to collapse and a further 73,000 were severely damaged, Xinhua said, citing an ''initial investigation.''
Some rescue efforts were hampered by breakdowns in communication services and blocked roads as soldiers were forced to abandon their trucks and proceed on foot, China National Radio reported.
Rain is forecast in China on Monday, which may complicate rescue efforts, it said.
Residents light candles that form the words "Dingxi July 22" while holding up the characters "Gansu, Dingxi, Go on! Best wishes" during a candlelight vigil for victims of the morning's earthquake that hit northwest China's Gansu province in Loudi city in south China's Hunan province. Photo: AP
Western China has been struck by several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A quake of the same magnitude hit Sichuan province on April 20, killing at least 196 people. In April 2010 a 6.9-magnitude quake in Qinghai province killed about 2700 people. In 2008, a 7.9-magnitude quake in Sichuan left more than 87,000 people dead or missing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued instructions to rescue crews to focus their efforts on reducing casualties from the quake, the official China Central Television reported on its account on its Twitter-like Weibo service.


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I somewhat disagree w/ the soulless description. Digital is artificial, lifeless and dead. Film is living. Digital is very inferior for B&W work. I know no other way to describe what I see. I remember Spielberg or George Lucas or some film director describing film vs digital on the movie theater screen, and they said that before the film actually started you could see the screen come alive w/ moving grain. They didn't ever want to see the end of that, which we are essentially seeing in big budget movies now in the US. Digital noise is ugly, grain is beautiful. Where's the shadow detail? One could go on and on, but my truth is that if anyone needs to ask this question they will never understand what they need to know. They're in the wrong field. It's a visual thing, not a learned skill or a philosophy or concept, and if you don't have the eye, that's that.
My first vocation is painting and printing etchings, and I have to tell you, no artist ever has this type of silly conversation w/ other artists. We just know. And I love the ignorance of these plug in creators. As if HP5 or Tri-X HAS a native look! Try developing each of these films in Rodinal vs D76 and see what you get. Well, that's the age we live in. Lies are seen as truth, truth is not believed.


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Cinco de Mayo Place Setting
April 28, 2015 by Shaunte Wadley
Filed under Core Blog, Core Projects, Gifts & Party
I love using my paper crafting tools and supplies for more than scrapbooking and card making. It is a great way to justify my stash! I was able to create some fun Cinco de Mayo place settings without leaving my house to take a trip to the party supply store. The sombrero is a paper embellished plate, and a paper cup that came from a multi-pack from the dollar store. I like inexpensive! I also like practical. The cup and plate will be used for the actual cup and plate. The cup is not attached to the plate. Cute and functional!
Cinco de Mayo Place Setting Supplies:
- Cups and Plates from Dollar Tree
- Core Basics White Place Cards
- Core Essentials in Rose Red, Kelly Green and Buttercup
- Several 12″ Border Die Cut, Electronic Cutting File, or hand-cut shapes (Break out your border punches, or decorative edge scissors! Anything goes here!)
- Scissors
- Adhesive
Step One: Cut several borders from red and green cardstock. Adhere borders to perimeter of plate. Gently curve the paper borders to fit along the plate edge.
Step Two: Adhere borders to paper cup.
Step Three: Cove bottom portion of place card with fringed piece of Buttercup cardstock.
Step Four: Embellish place cards with left over border pieces. Add name with black pen. Repeat for each place setting.
Enjoy your fiesta!
St. Patrick's Day Layout
March 7, 2015 by Mary Pat Siehl
Filed under Scrapbooking, Uncategorized
Mary Pat here with you and today I have a fun St. Patrick's Day layout to share. I had a lot of fun creating this layout because I got to do some fun techniques: Misting, sanding, and layering!
St. Patrick's Day Layout Supplies:
- Core Essentials Cardstock
- Core Basics Patterned Paper (green & yellow patterns of your choice)
- Darice foam shamrock stickers
- Gold shimmer mist
- Gold doily
- Sand It Gadget and Dust Buddy
- Die cutting machine
I started with misting the white cardstock with a gold shimmer mist.
Using my Silhouette I cut out an overlay with shamrocks. I then used my Sand It Gadget and Dust Buddy to sand and distress my overlay.
I then layered my white cardstock on to a green cardstock that matches the green in the overlay.
Next, I layered my 4×6 photo with the new Core Basics Patterned Paper.
Finally I layered everything on my layout. I added a title also cut using my Silhouette and Core Essentials cardstock. For some cute little touches I added the foam shamrock stickers from Darice.
Thanks so much for joining me today.
~ Mary Pat
Valentine's Day Table Centerpiece
January 23, 2015 by Joann Jamieson
Filed under Core Blog, Core Projects, Decor, Gifts & Party, Seasonal, Winter Projects
Hi there Core Fans! It's Joann with you today to share another project for all the Core fans out there! With the Valentines plans fully in gear, have you thought about decorating the table for a romantic dinner? Well, if you are thinking about it, I have a fun idea for that special table…
Valentines Tea Light Table Decoration Supplies:
- Core Essentials Neutrals Collection
- Core'dinations Jillian Dot Spotted Collection
- Sand It Gadget & Dust Buddy
- Vellum
- 3d Valentine Luminaire Silhouette Design ID #53983
- Liquid Adhesive
- Silhouette Cameo
To make this project follow these steps:
Step 1. Cut out all your pieces in the cut file in the colors you desire. You can find a full tutorial here for the assembly.
Step 2. Line the heart shapes with Vellum to allow some of the light to show through. I used Gold Vellum but any color would work.
Step 3. Cover the Vellum with your Core paper. Don't forget to sand and clean up using your Dust Buddy before you assemble.
Step 4. Glue the 4 base pieces together so they look like this.
Step 5. Attach your remaining pieces, turn down the lights and set the mood for a romantic night!
Thanks for stopping by for a peek… Have a wonderful day my crafty friends!
3D Paper Chess Set
January 19, 2015 by Joann Jamieson
Filed under Core Blog, Core Projects, Decor, Gifts & Party
Hi there Core Fans! It's Joann with you today to share a fun project for a chess fan in your life. I am super excited to show you this as this was one of my projects that was presented and featured in the Core'dinations booth at CHA! I would have loved to have been there in person. Maybe some day…
and here is a closer look at the detail on some of the game pieces.
3D Paper Chess Set Supplies:
- Core Essentials Neutrals Collection
- Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered Collection
- Sand It Gadget & Dust Buddy
- Liquid Adhesive
- Chipboard
- Silhouette Cameo
To make this project follow these steps.
Step 1. Cut out all your pieces from the template found here in Black and White cardstock (I actually cut the pieces twice). Also, I am only showing a few of the pieces to make it a little easier to view.
Step 2. Double all the pieces which makes them that much more sturdy and will last the test of time.
Step 3. Assemble the pieces by taking the 2 pieces that form the chess piece and fitting them through the slotted holes in the round base folding over the tabs. Glue the tabs and finish with a solid circle on the bottom.
Step 4. The base is also a storage box for the chess pieces. It measures 11 3/4″ x 11 3/4″. You can use this template for the base and this template for the top if you wish and cut both out a piece of Neutral colored card stock. To make the box stronger, you can add a layer of Chipboard under the base of the box and on the inside of the cover which I did. Next, cover the top of the box in a 11 3/4″ x 11 3/4″ piece of White Cardstock and finish by covering the top with squares cut out of the Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered Collection. The squares each measure 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″. You will need 32 of each color for the board. Finally add any additional embellishments that you desire and then LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Thanks for stopping by for a peek… Have a wonderful day my crafty friends!
Valentines Keepsake Box
January 5, 2015 by Joann Jamieson
Filed under Core Blog, Core Projects, Decor, Gifts & Party
Hi there Core Fans! It's Joann with you and today I want to show you my twist on the classic rectangle box that is also super easy to make!
Valentines Keepsake Box Supplies:
- Tim Holtz Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection
- Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered Collection
- Coredinations Love Vellum Quotes
- Core Basics 110 lb White Cardstock
- Sand It Gadget & Dust Buddy
- Darice Embossing Folder Swirl Background
- Spellbinders Grand Labels One
- Spellbinders Rose Creations
- Spellbinders 5 x 7 Reflective Moment
- Liquid Adhesive
- Silhouette Cameo
To make this project follow these steps.
Step 1: Start by cutting 2 pieces of White cardstock 9″ x 3″ and another 2 pieces 2 3/4″ x 3″. For the best possible box use the Core Basics 110 lb. card stock!
Step 2: Starting with the 2 smaller pieces place them on your scoring board with the 2 3/4″ side to the left of the board and scor at the 1/2″ mark. Next placing your larger pieces on your scoring board, scor on the long side at the 1/2″ mark and the sort side at the 1″, 2″, 7″ and 8″ marks.
Step 3: In order for the base to fold properly make relief cuts as shown.
Step 4: Fold your 4 pieces on the scor lines and don't forget to use your bone folder to make those creases sharp.
Step 5: Assemble the pieces as shown and allow your glue to dry.
Step 6: To finish the inside of the box cut a 6 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of card stock and cut off the corners. Hint: Place your assembled side over the inside piece and trace where to cut off the corners. Also using the largest Grand Labels One die, cut 2 pieces out of the same card stock. These will be your top and base of the box.
Step 7: You will want the top to hinge open. To allow that to happen cut a 5 x 5 3/4″ piece of card stock and scor at the 2 1/2″ mark. Once scored, fasten this to the inside of the box.
Step 8: Attach the top to the hinge. Hint: Fasten the top to the hinge using a glue that gives you a bit of time to adjust to ensure that your top is on evenly.
Step 9: Now it is time to decorate your box. Using the largest Grand Labels One Die, cut out 2 pieces in Grey Cardstock. Take the next smaller die and cut another 2 pieces out of patterned paper and finally cut 2 pieces 9″ x 2 1/2″ and another 2 pieces 2 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ out of Burnt Orange.
Step 10: Using your sanding tool, sand each piece and don't forget to use your dust buddy to cleanup.
Step 11: Finally, layer on your pieces and decorate the box as desired. Here are a few additional detail shots:
And the inside:
Thanks for stopping by for a peek… Have a wonderful day my crafty friends!
3D Ice Skate
December 17, 2014 by Joann Jamieson
Filed under Core Blog, Core Projects, Decor, Gifts & Party, Seasonal, Tombow Adhesive, Winter Projects
Hi there Core Fans! It's Joann with you today to share a project that reminds me of Winter fun here on the East Coast of Canada. We have an outdoor speed skating track here and every year during the holidays there are thousands of people skating on the track and which got me to thinking… why not make an ice skate!
here is a closer look at the detail…and because I wanted to create a "girlie" figure skate I had to include a pretty handmade flower on it!
3D Ice Skate Supplies:
- Core'dinations Spotted Cardstock
- Core'dinations Core Essentials Neutrals Cardstock
- Sand It Gadget & Dust Buddy,
- Ice Skate From The Winter Gazebo SVG Kit
- Ribbon and Brads From My Stash
- Tombow Liquid Adhesive
- Silhouette Cameo
To make this project follow these steps.
Step 1. Cut out all your pieces in the cut file in the colors you desire. For a figure skate White works best but you could use any color you want.
Step 2. Sand the pieces for the base on both sides using your Sand It Gadget and don't forget to clean up with your dust buddy! An easier way to keep your work area a little cleaner is to sand the pieces on a piece of printer paper!
Step 3. For detailed assembly of the ice skate, the creator of the cut file has a good tutorial here so be sure to check it out.
Thanks for stopping by for a peek… Have a wonderful day my crafty friends!


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