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I'm a bitcoin user: I sell t-shirts for bitcoin, I offer my consulting services for bitcoin, and I generally will use bitcoin as a form of local barter. 營 have never sold bitcoin for fiat currency (dollars, for example), and I tend to avoid buying from others who will convert my bitcoin amount into their own currency.
Bitcoin users versus speculators
When I buy a product or service from a seller who accepts bitcoin, my first question is: "Do you hold your bitcoin, or do you convert it to fiat currency right away?" 燩eople who dump bitcoin after accepting the payment aren't helping the value of bitcoin. 燭hese "instant bitcoin sellers" are liquidating for fiat currency, which depreciates the value of the bitcoin the rest of us holders and users have. 營f they convert to fiat cash, I don't transact with them in bitcoin — I'd rather just transact via Paypal or other means.
Those who actually hold on to bitcoin — or use their bitcoin to transact with other sellers who accept it — are creating the true value of the digital currency. 燭he value of it is irrelevant versus the dollar or the euro or any other fiat currency. 燱hat matters to me is what is the value compared to what I want to spend it on, ignoring the speculation and forex trading values. 燘itcoin should be completely untied to fiat currencies.
Government regulations spoil value
The moment government regulates a market, the value of a good or service falls. 燩utting up with the filing of government paperwork, the tax headaches, the tax loopholes for the rich, and the subsidization of government entitlements and warfare are all priced into any currency that is regulated, any market or industry that is regulated. 營f I want to get a haircut from a black market barber who doesn't have a state license to cut hair, I will get a better deal because he doesn't have to deal with government regulations, paperwork, taxes, etc. 燞e also won't be subsidizing government's welfare recipients (usually meaning the ultra-wealthy cronies).
When currency exchangers trade bitcoin for fiat currency, they have to abide by these regulations. 燭hey're supporting the massive entitlement state, and pandering to the warfare mindset of all governments. 燭here's no purpose to support these exchangers, because the long game of bitcoin is to desubsidize the state, and all of its crony entitlements.
Withdraw bitcoin from having fiat currency value (on the white market), and you'll decouple bitcoin from the dangers of government and tyranny.
Let bitcoin become illegal to trade for fiat currency
I would have zero problems if bitcoin was illegal to convert to fiat currency, and vice versa. 燭he value of bitcoin is in what it can purchase from those who will spend those bitcoins for other goods or services, or save them for a future need. 燭he value of bitcoin is decoupled from government fiat currencies because of its power to walk completely around the insanity of the entitled classes.
If MtGox or BitStamps or whatever other bitcoin<->fiat exchangers would go out of business, I would be a happy person. 營 don't see the purpose of trading my bitcoin for anything but goods and services. 營t is a stand alone bartering agent, and the faster we get to bitcoin having no value in fiat currencies, the faster we'll be able to really get around tyranny, war, welfare, entitlement, unions and the regulated economy that prevents peaceful humans from doing what they are best at doing. 燤inimum wage, taxation, savings destruction through currency inflation — these are all things of the past, and things that are best suited for the crybabies who want more nanny state and less freedom.
Resist worrying about speculation value
I don't care about how much my bitcoin is worth versus other currencies. 營 sell my t-shirts, sell my consulting services, and I never look at how much my bitcoin wallet is worth in dollars or euros. 營 know that the value, for me, is avoiding subsidizing the murderers and thieves and indoctrinators of governments all over the world. 營 do pay my taxes on the goods and services I sell, but some day, that will no longer be necessary. 營t will end when bitcoin is illegal to transact for fiat currency.
That day can not come too soon. 營 hope it comes like a flash of lightning without a cloud overhead.


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Leibovitz captures six-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift as Rapunzel. The portrait is captioned, "Where adventure awaits."
The new Disney Dream portraits were commissioned by Disney, which began featuring celebrities in Disney fantasy settings in 2007.
The image can be seen in upcoming issues of Vanity Fair, In Style and People.
Liebovitz had previously applied her vision to the campaign with photos featuring Queen Latifah, Alec Baldwin and Penelope Cruz. In August, Jack Black, Russell Brand, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel were featured in portraits portraying the Hitchhiking Ghosts and Captain Hook.

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I recently visited a little shop in Hollidaysburg called "Stuff". It's a cute shop off the beaten path with lots of shabby chic and vintage things.
It has a nice feel with really unique displays composed of 1930's quilts, clothes hangers, art from the 1950's and so on. I would caution that you don't park on the side as the passenger side will have to step over the ivy growing in the curb area and various sculptures inside the ivy. However, it's a quaint feel that seems to jump out of a Romantic Home and garden magazine.
I loved it...and prices weren't too steep either. I got a pink laundry hamper for $10 and we're using it for toy hamper. I was a bit disappointed to find they don't work with local artists but it was a fun place to go nonetheless.
We also went by Mama T's in downtown Hollidaysburg and this was a pleasant surprise, I must say. It's MUCH larger than you would think. There are rooms and more rooms...every corner has something unusual to see and has a feel of a well packed thrift store. I love this! We got some good deals in regards to books and some fun clothes as well. It's a mix of vintage, modern and ever present kitsch. Of course, we were in heaven! :) Mama T's also offers consignments. So, if you want to unload some stuff and split the profits, this is the place to do it.
I love discovering little nooks like this and need to take a tour in downtown


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La localisation, la disposition des pièces et surtout la terrasse.
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The apartment was decorated beautifully and having a patio was a wonderful bonus.
The location, right across from a metro stop was great.
Terrace and apartment was very clean I have nothing to complain
The patio, the layout, the overall "fresh" look of the apt. Joan, our rep, was fabulous and prompt and friendly.
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BlackBerry Z10 vs Apple iPhone 5
Crazy to imagine it nonetheless, but we finally have a hotly contested BlackBerry smartphone that's worthy of being pitted against the greats in the industry. Although it's still a while before it makes its presence in the US, the BlackBerry 10 trotting Z10 is making some noise of late, and knowing that, it's bound to catch the iPhone 5's direct gaze. Call it fate or maybe something else, but if we recall, it was Apple that was the underdog back in 2007, as BlackBerries were regarded as the premier force in the smartphone world. Well, now it's the other way around, as BlackBerry is on the outside looking in, as Apple relishes its glory. Enough with the pleasantries between these competitors, let's see which one will reign supreme!
As we've noted in our review, the first thing to come to mind looking at the BlackBerry Z10's design was none other than the iPhone 5. Rightfully so, these two look like long lost siblings from the front, but that's where it all end. Quite simply folks, the Z10 can't match the kind of quality and love that's seen with the iPhone 5's design. Not only is Apple's pride and joy thinner and lighter, but for a $200 on-contract smartphone, it's undeniably worth every penny thanks to its premium choice of materials. Heck, it's an all-plastic bland design with the Z10, which is hardly a head turner amongst other things – so that's why the iPhone 5 will attract more interest even now.
Hardly a shocker, we find their earpieces, light & proximity sensors, and front-facing cameras above their displays – albeit, the Z10 packs the slightly higher 2-megapixel snapper, whereas it's a 1.2-megapixel one on the iPhone 5. Sure, you can snap those pretentious self-portraits, but they both can also shoot video in 720p. If there's one thing we surely appreciate seeing on the Z10, it's the LED notification light that's nearby.
rear, they're undeniably regarded as high-end smartphones with their 8-megapixel auto-focus cameras with LED flashes. Well, it's worth noting that Z10 employs an f2.2 lens – while the iPhone 5 has an f2.4 lens and a backside illuminated sensor. Beyond that, they both share the same 1080p video recording capability. Yet again, some will no doubt like that the Z10 features a removable back cover, which gives us access to its battery and microSD slot – the latter of which is seemingly becoming a rarity for some strange reason amongst top-tiered devices.
On paper, the Z10's 4.2-inch 768 x 1280 LCD display delivers the higher pixel density of 356 ppi, but honestly, we're hard pressed to visually see its superiority against the 326 ppi pixel density of the iPhone 5's 4-inch 640 x 1136 IPS-LCD based Retina Display. From a normal viewing distance away, their displays ooze with plenty of sharp details – especially in a zoomed out view in the web browser. However, there's a hint of warmth attached to the color production of the iPhone 5's Retina Display, which ultimately gives it some prominence over the colder tones of its rival. Although the two are visible in outdoor settings, the iPhone 5 is able to maintain its clarity thanks to its better viewing angles.
Display measurements and quality
|Maximum brightness (nits)Higher is better
|Minimum brightness (nits)Lower is better
|Contrast Higher is better
|Color temperature (Kelvins)
|Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better
|Delta E grayscale Lower is better
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The numbers below represent the amount of deviation in the respective property, observed when a display is viewed from a 45-degree angle as opposed to direct viewing.
|Maximum brightness Lower is better
|Minimum brightness Lower is better
|Contrast Lower is better
|Color temperature Lower is better
|Gamma Lower is better
|Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better
|Delta E grayscale Lower is better
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The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the set (area) of colors that a display can reproduce, with the sRGB colorspace (the highlighted triangle) serving as reference. The chart also provides a visual representation of a display's color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements. Ideally, each dot should be positioned on top of its respective square. The 'x: CIE31' and 'y: CIE31' values in the table below the chart indicate the position of each measurement on the chart. 'Y' shows the luminance (in nits) of each measured color, while 'Target Y' is the desired luminance level for that color. Finally, 'ΔE 2000' is the Delta E value of the measured color. Delta E values of below 2 are ideal.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Color accuracy chart gives an idea of how close a display's measured colors are to their referential values. The first line holds the measured (actual) colors, while the second line holds the reference (target) colors. The closer the actual colors are to the target ones, the better.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Grayscale accuracy chart shows whether a display has a correct white balance (balance between red, green and blue) across different levels of grey (from dark to bright). The closer the Actual colors are to the Target ones, the better.
This measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
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72 Comments
1. Techsplash (Posts: 41; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
the actual display size of both phones are same.dont you think so.
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
But again I still prefer iPhone 5 :)
10. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
i prefer none of them :)
11. wendygarett (unregistered)
Then why are you comment? :)
13. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
because i can. LOL
14. wendygarett (unregistered)
Whatever... IPhone5 I choose you!!!!!
39. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Good choice Wendy more like great choice
34. zuckerboy (banned) (Posts: 898; Member since: 22 Dec 2011)
and again I still give dislike ^^
42. b1acktiger (Posts: 223; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Wendy is a mystry. Loyal to iPhone and holds a HTC One X which she hates for being "PLASTICKY" and a ton of Red Thumbs Down. LOL
49. cheetah2k (Posts: 1578; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
4. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Yes agreed
47. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
The screen height is the same but the width is different...The BB Z10 has a slightly wider screen.
65. SkurtMcGurt (Posts: 21; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
Overall, Iphone 5 camera wins..hands down
53. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
The Z10 screen is way better. It is a decent shape and has a great aspect ratio for portrait.
The Iphone 5 on the other hand, let's just say it should have stuck to a 3:2 aspect ratio. 16:9 really does not go well with a screen that is already super tall and skinny. 16:9 works well with short and fat screens though.
3. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
BB has promise, but the ip5 is more solid in the key areas
16. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
True, but you have to give BB credit for a strong start. The only real thing it's missing is apps and a few features, otherwise it's a very solid platform for starting a comeback.
The multitasking and notification methods BB brought are second to none. BB centralized their OS around multitasking, and I personally think the notifications system is better than any other platform has right now.
All BB10 needs is the developer support, then it'll be a top competitor. For a brand new platform, BB did a spectacular job.
19. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I think it's a great start
31. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
Blackberry did not start with the Z10. It ends with it.
32. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
67. XperiaPrince (Posts: 108; Member since: 25 Dec 2012)
Yes blackberry has a very strong start and remember its only v.1 of Blackberry 10 os. who knows how much the BB10 os will improve.The only thing more solid about iOS is that it have many apps that we can use.But in every other aspects, I think Z10 is on par with iPhone 5
30. tusshharish (Posts: 342; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
are they brothers................. or step brothers...........
5. tech2 (Posts: 3458; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
"but if you're a power user and prefer an established foundation, stick with the iPhone 5"
although I agree iPhone 5 is better established (only if you are talking to the extent of apps) what makes you say a power user should go for iPhone 5 when it lacks multi-tasking and a better notification experience ?
It takes absoluetly ages to close all apps on ios whereas BB10 is keenly focused of multi-tasking. Why would a power user prefer ios then ? (No offence intented)
6. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
7. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
And the apps make the iPhone a serious power user device too
8. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Tech have u ever really worked with the ip5 hands on for a good amount of time?
37. Xtasy (Posts: 284; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
I have and it sucks when it comes to multi tasking...Textin on it sucks too
40. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I love the accuracy of the keyboard, and the fast multitasking
15. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
The iPhone has multitasking, it just does it in its own way. Better notifications is subjective, people will prefer one thing to the other, I feel that the notifications in iOS simply lack quick settings but other than that its great, again that's subjective. Multitasking is the ability to do two or more things at once, and leave an app and return to it the way u left it. The iPhone does that.
17. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
The iPhone doesn't have multitasking. After closing out of an app, it's given about 5 seconds of background time (but may have a 10 minute extension if there is a big task) then goes into a suspended state; that isn't multitasking. Multitasking is running multiple things at once, and if apps are put in a suspended state, that means they aren't running, and thus not multitasking. Only a few apps in iOS can run in the background constantly; mainly music/podcast and social networking apps.
MacWorld did an article on this a while ago, and unless Apple changed the way iOS multitasks in iOS 6 (which I highly doubt), it still holds true.
e/1164616/how_ios_multitasking _really_works.html
20. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Symbian and Meego are the other true multi-taskers that have been commericalized (and killed) by Nokia. Meego, in particular, delivered the unified messaging hub and full gesture based UI that the media is currently praising BB for "developing".
Apple and Microsoft have both chosen the suspended app approach probably to address battery life for their high overhead OS's.
21. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Not here to argue. I prefer iOS multitasking
25. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
You prefer how iOS switches apps, multitasking isn't the correct term because iOS doesn't multitask.
27. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Ok bro have it your way as I said I'm not here to argue.
22. wendygarett (unregistered)
It works only in iphone5 iPad mini and iPad 4, the rest can't... I tried every device and I know :)
24. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
How can other devices not multitask if they have the same software? It makes no sense.
29. wendygarett (unregistered)
I'm thinking the same things, why don't ask Apple :)
36. windy (Posts: 20; Member since: 28 Oct 2012)
IOS has multitasking the same as Android system. For example you can close a game and return to it anytime you want. What you'll find is a paused game.
For other applications you have the same.
I haven't seen any application that is shot down after pushing the home button.
Can you give an example that is against multitasking?
38. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
My point exactly
44. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I love that I can keep my camera, and Facebook open at all times and go to them and they're ready to rock.
50. cheetah2k (Posts: 1578; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
darkjedii = owned!
71. sbrk2 (Posts: 1; Member since: 15 Mar 2013)
My girlfriend has an iphone, but i guess most girls do....
35. Xtasy (Posts: 284; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)
That's exactly what i couldn't understand! How could people using an iphone 5 be a power user lol
It's very obvious that the person who wrote this is biased and rooting for the iphone and is a fan of one...
9. faisolbauuz (Posts: 121; Member since: 05 Jan 2013)
Too bad the battery life on the z10 was bad
46. slaggyb (Posts: 214; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
I dont know why iphonearena is complaining about Z10 battery Is all bullcrap... I got my Z10 which I ordered from day one delivered yesterday and I really don't understand iphonearena anymore...battery life by far has been fantastic its in the same league with my galaxy s3 of which I sold and shipped that same yesterday on Amazon after listing it there for about two weeks. .check out the link below this is from an iphone strict site.http://www.todaysiphone.com/2013/02/blackberry-z10-vs-iphone-5-hardware-comparison/
48. slaggyb (Posts: 214; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Please read
54. faisolbauuz (Posts: 121; Member since: 05 Jan 2013)
Soo actually the battery isnt that bad ? Well thats good to hear
12. jade272727 (Posts: 62; Member since: 10 Dec 2011)
BlackBerry Z10 wins hands down
18. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
a suggestion.
When comparing displays of both phones, would you please choose the same wallpaper/background. I think it may affect the display at some point.
Also, I see no difference on the viewing angle which made me conclude that the viewing angles are almost on the same level.
23. alterecho (Posts: 1098; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
The backside of the Z10 looks like the front side of the iPhone 5.
26. x78_nothing (Posts: 53; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
Thanks for nice comparison ... actually i want to know more about BB Balance, Flow and Timeshift on Z10.
28. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I thought the Iphone had too much bezel, but man the z10 has a ton of it.
33. REYNER (Posts: 187; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
ahm nice comparison i agree in some point just like the music player but i think the review failed to give some emphasis on Z10's main feature as well as advantage no doubt IP5 has the advantage in camera department( but z10's time-shift is quite impressive)and apps as well as built quality but when it comes to messaging i think BB's z10 nailed it keyboard, the screen sharing, video chat in bbm, and the BB balance where you can separate personal and work related stuff. is downright very convenient. how i hope it has given a small potion to be notice and commend in the review over all nice review decent and fair at some point but could have been better...
41. syedzain (Posts: 175; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
have used iPhone 5 its really a great phone, Jailbreak made iPhone more excellent.
43. darkkjedii (Posts: 21353; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I wanna jailbreak mine
45. k1ng617 (Posts: 264; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
Wowza the BB front looks just like a Moto Droid X!
51. Lakuta1978 (Posts: 64; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
iphone 5 of course....
52. Crackberry (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
Whatever you may say about BB / BB Z10 . Well. its really a great start for BB having BB 10. Today's generation BB 10 takes revenge on Iphone, Android whatsoever... Canada's pride takes place over US products. Iphone is SLUGGISH, Low Camera Quality, although Iphone has much apps and games, but the Developers of BB are making much apps, games etc. You must try BB 10 before judging both phones, well Im not forcing but atleast you try. But i really prefer BB. BB rocks, Canada, Philippines, Saudi, India, indonesia etc, even America. Try to visit BlackBerry.
55. onethreealpha (Posts: 14; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Thankyou for this OPINION piece. I think amongst all the personal viewpoints and preferences, there may have actually been 1 or 2 valid comparisons.
The reference to, multitasking with iOS is a joke.
The total failure to highlight the many features that are standard on BlackBerry's first iteration device, while iphone users have suffered for years with something as old as a crippled bluetooth function?
The complete bypassing of BB balance as a feature...... Even though iOS can't even compete with it. Of course I forgot about all those fart apps and the thousands of ebooks and rss links that are also classified as "apps" in the great walled garden....
Yep, iphonearena does it again.
56. lpratas (Posts: 311; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
There for it be all plastic the Z10 has better functions and features then the Iphone 5. Why the Iphone 5 will attract more interest even now?!! John V, don't drink so much because in this review you are drunk, drunk with the Iphone 5. I think the Iphone 5 hasn't nothing of special. For me seems with its features a feature phone. Why the reviewers of this site are always talking well of the Apple phones and tablets and putting deffects in the smartphones of the competition, especially in the Samsung smartphones and tablets? I see a promising future in the BB10 and Z10 with its features, it resembles with Android.
57. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Expect the BB app store to grow at an extreme rate.
Re-coding for the QNX is apparently a breeze.
One programmer ported a high end game (Galaxy on fire 2 Valkyrie) from iOS to BB in one day!


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floyd doesn't tire his opponents out using his defense...he sets up quick counters that way
in fact i've never seen floyd tire out an opponent, he always fights at a moderate pace and makes his opponents fight at the same pace
hatton was not fatigued as he's always enjoyed great conditioning...he was frustrated and got wild just like he did in the first two rounds with pac
people who think mayweather only relies on his shoulder roll for defense should learn how to watch boxing...he used it primarily early in his career but certainly not exclusively... he actually switches up his defense tactics now that he's become less mobile
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The way people talk about Floyd's shoulder roll, you would think Floyd is a bum without it. Like if he would lose fights if he didn't use it. I think that is the main problem with trainers and fighters who are facing Floyd. They think, okay once I get past that shoulder roll, i'm going to hit cleanly all night and i'm going to win. Then they get in the ring and are completely wrong and see Floyd's defense consists of much more than just shoulder rolling his way to victory.
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Arndrea & Martin Luther King III the Legacy Lives
Forty Years After Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death, His Family Welcomes His First Grandchild
Parents-to-be Arndrea and Martin Luther King III—the son of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—wanted a family name for their baby girl. They considered Coretta, after Martin's late mother. She, too, had been a revered figure in the fight for equality. "We talked about it, but we didn't want to put that heavy a mantle on her," says Martin.
In the end, they settled on the name Yolanda for their daughter, after Martin's older sister, who died of congestive heart failure and was laid to rest May 24, 2007—a year and a day before her namesake was born. That happy event occurred on a Sunday morning, with Martin, 50, his mother-in-law and the baby's four aunts gathered in the delivery room of an Atlanta hospital, where they prayed and sang gospel songs as Arndrea pushed for 45 minutes. Martin cut the umbilical cord and changed the first diaper. "It's the circle of life," he says, "how God blesses people after such loss."
Martin was only 10 when his father was assassinated at a Memphis motel in 1968. Raised largely by his mother in Atlanta, he has rich memories of his dad, even though the older King's civil rights work—the history-making demonstrations and marches—often stole him away from home and his four children (second-born Martin was followed by Dexter, now 47, and Bernice, now 45). "Daddy taught me to ride a bike and took Dexter and me to the YMCA, but the cause was demanding," Martin says. "I don't remember him ever kneeling with me to pray at bedtime. That was Mother. Now, I can't wait till my baby is old enough so we can kneel and pray together."
Baby Yolanda is getting a head start on that. On the little white bookcase in her cotton candy pink nursery are four different illustrated Bibles from which Arndrea, 34, an activist with the Center for Democratic Renewal, which monitors hate crimes, reads to her every day. "We registered for a children's Bible and got four," Martin says with a laugh. Above the crib, wooden letters dangling from pink ribbons spell out K-I-N-G. But this is no celebrity baby; no cashmere onesies or baskets of "Oprah's favorite things" are among the baby gifts piled against the wall of the dining room in their modestly comfortable suburban home. "That's not who we are," says Martin.
While the nation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the assassination of a father-in-law she never knew, Arndrea considers baby Yolanda the best tribute to Dr. King's legacy. "We'll raise Yolanda, in faith, to be a good reflection of her grandparents—in whatever way she chooses to do that." It was losing his mother in January 2006 to ovarian cancer, Martin says, that showed him how deeply he loved Arndrea, a Tallahassee, Fla., native whom he dated for several years (both claim they can't remember exactly how long) after meeting on a blind date set up by mutual friends and bonding over their shared work on social-justice issues. "As my mother became ill, there were only certain people she wanted around and Arndrea was one of those," says Martin. Four months after burying his mother, he and Arndrea slipped off to California to get married without fanfare, out of respect for the public mourning for Coretta. That year, Martin also founded a poverty-fighting organization, Realizing the Dream.
Coretta devoted her life to civil rights, but she was also, as her son only learned after her death, a typical mother hoping to be called Grandma. Martin says she never nagged him about producing an heir, but going through her things after her death, he and Arndrea found a tiny white T-shirt printed with the message: "I am special because I'm made by God." Coretta's assistant told them she had tucked it away to someday give to a grandchild. "We know our parents were looking down on us when Yolanda was born, but to physically have them here ..." Martin trails off. "That's something I'll never know."
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Oh Shit!, comprised of producers Devoe and Dirty Seaner, are based out of LA and their label, Velcro City Records, is based out of Denver. Being from Colorado myself I'd like to officially claim them as ours…LA can spare the talent. Those of you who aren't familiar with Oh Shit! from their collaboration with Nightdrugs on "Everybody Needs" are in for quite a treat. These guys rock.
LexiconDon – December Sunset (Oh Shit! Remix)
Oh Shit! were a great choice for this remix because they're some of the hardest working producers pumping out disco oriented tracks. They were able to offer up something distinctive without deviating too far from the original. The Oh Shit! version of LexiconDon's 'December Sunset' is faster with lots of dancefloor potential and a bassy bounce; you could call it the 6 million dollar remix. The changes to the melody are substantial enough to give the track the energy it needs to flourish with its new BPM, yet subtle enough to satisfy fans of the original. Still, I feel like this mix really shines in its quieter moments. Breakdowns let the song catch it's breath a bit and give the vocals some well deserved attention.
Lucas Smith aka Robots With Rayguns is one of my favorite up and coming producers in blog house – a term I'm shamelessly stealing from Electro Wars. Lucas has got this great way of mashing a Kavinsky-esque electropop sensibility with hints of late '90s techno. 'Sugarbaby,' a track off his upcoming LP "Electro Isn't Dead," is a perfect example. The synth is reminiscent of 'Better Off Alone' but somehow there isn't anything eurotrashy about the mix; that's hard to pull off. The album title scares me though. "Electro Isn't Dead"? Are people saying it is? I want their names…
The Robots With Rayguns mix departs more from the original than any of the other remixes out there. I'm going to try to limit my post to the one Kavinsky reference, but after listening to this you'll understand why that's not an easy task. Some songs just beg for a Testarossa soundsystem.
LexiconDon – December Sunset (Robots With Rayguns Remix)
RWR's inspired rework on the vocals pairs perfectly with the dreamy quality of the instrumental, all the while preserving the spirit of the original. The thing I like most about this track is that it's not particularly mixable. Sometimes it feels like everyone is producing within the confines of the same cliched chord progressions and formulaic bar structures. Anyone who can count to four can tell what will happen next. That's what I like so much about this mix: no big builds, no self-indulgent intros, just delicate retro melodies and an understated sense of angst. Glorious work. Anyway if you like this, check out "Kimberly" by Good Luck at the Gunfight – it's got a very similar feel to it.
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The corpse of an 'alien baby' reportedly found and drowned by a Mexican farmer two years ago has been analyzed by university scientists and the results have been released.
The creature is an unknown species, which has a reptilian-like skeleton, joints that share some similarities with humans, and an exceptionally large brain, suggesting the species is possibly quite intelligent.
In a further twist, the farmer who drowned the creature has since died in an abnormally hot car fire, sparking rumors of alien revenge. Crop circles and sightings of UFOs are commonplace in the area.
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*Welcome to Weekly Reads. As I read blogs, peruse Twitter, and save things to Diigo throughout the week, I come across a lot of great resources that I think others would benefit from. This post is my place to bring together some of my favorite finds of the week and share them with you. Enjoy!*
(Note: I've still got two DonorsChoose projects up if you'd like to help out my students: one for six Hokki stools for the library Makerspace (almost there!), and one for MaKeyMaKey kits and books on Scratch. Thanks!)
Education/ Libraries
- What To Do If Your School Bans Useful Websites | MindShift : Useful tips on action steps to take if your school bans useful websites.
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TEDxToronto – Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops" – YouTube : Give yourself permission to call yourself a leader.
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- YALSA's Teen Book Finder | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) : App that lets you search through YALSA's past award winning books. Nice resource.
- Our Library Ecosystem Is Under Threat | Barbara K. Stripling : Great article on the importance of libraries and why staffing cuts could be killing them.
Technology/ Tools
Are You Ready for a New Twitter? | The Daring Librarian : Twitter has a new look for profile pages. Here's some great tips on creating new images for your profile to maximize your Twitter potential
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Google Lat Long: Go back in time with Street View : Street view now allows you to travel back in time. So many cool possibilities!
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Ideas for Using Minecraft in the Classroom | Edutopia : Several practical ways to use Minecraft in the classroom
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- E.A.K. : Erase All Kittens: a game to help you learn HTML
The Maker Movement: A Learning Revolution : Great article from ISTE's Learning and Leading magazine about the Maker Movement in education. Must read!
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- The GCAA Makerspace | Proudly Made in St. Louis : One library Makerspace, documented from it's inception. This school has an amazing Maker program going on – it's even developed a Maker class! Definitely my new favorite library blog.
- MakerSpace Wish List for Van Meter Library – Google Docs : Van Meter's Makerspace wishlist. Great source for ideas!


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Our normal Sunday gatherings are at 10am and 5pm (6pm during daylight savings). Expect to be welcomed warmly, participate in praise in song and prayer, hear the Word of God being taught. We have a comfortable auditorium, creche and a children's program (in the morning during school term), and a time to chat over a cuppa afterwards.


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ATMORE, Alabama -- With the $240 million gamble on Wind Creek Casino paying off nicely, Poarch Creek Indians are set to spend $29 million on an entertainment development and a health and independent living center on their reservation, according to Tribal Treasurer Robert McGhee.
And that's not nearly all.
Work continues on a travel center along Interstate 65 and a subdivision in northwest Florida for some of the 3,000 members of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
The tribe announced plans in late January to partner with Innisfree Hotels to build a $24 million Hyatt Place Hotel near the Pensacola Airport. It also announced a horse-racing track in Gretna, Fla., last year.
"We came up with a master plan a few years ago," said McGhee, 42, who also works as the tribe's governmental relations adviser. "The tribe has priorities, and we decided that those are a health facility with an assisted-living complex and an entertainment district."
They were to meet last month with architects designing a movie theater with 4 to 8 screens and a bowling alley. "We are excited about that," he said recently.
Waiting in the wings, McGhee said, are plans already developed to expand the casino, adding another hotel tower and golf course, and another long-discussed plan to build a school.
"The issue of the school has not been decided, but we are constantly looking at the idea," he said. "It's a huge investment, and we have to see if there will be enough children to make the program feasible."
The tribe, which does not make its finances public, a few years ago invested heavily in the casino even as the economy tanked. Some lenders and tribal members were worried about the future of gaming, but money kept rolling in. The tribe said that it paid off its $165 million loan last year, just 2½ years after opening the casino.
"The tribe focused on paying down the debt," McGhee said. "The gaming industry has exceeded our expectations, to say the least."
Jim Searcy, executive director of Coastal Gateway Economic Development Alliance, called the tribe's operations "an economic driver for our whole region."
Just having the casino and hotel available when industrial prospects come to the area is a great asset, he said.
"It is impressive to have Wind Creek, and while it is not likely to be a deciding factor on locating here, it is great to have the metropolitan amenity rising from the cotton fields. Anytime we can get people to stop and put money in the local economy, we all benefit."
A spokesman for Gov. Robert Bentley said last week that his office had no position on the tribe's plans.
The tribe has unsuccessfully pursued agreements with the last several governors to allow full-scale casino gaming in the state. Now, federal law restricts the tribe to operating electronic bingo machines that are much like slot machines.
But it isn't all gaming.
In at least 10 businesses or authorities, the tribe employs more than 2,100 people. By year's end, McGhee said, the tribe will add dozens more jobs. He also said that 90 percent of those employed are not tribal members.
The tribe paid more than $280 million total in wages plus excise and sales taxes from 2008 through 2011, its leaders said. This year, McGhee said, it expects to pay $400 million more.
It operates gaming at 3 casinos in the state, dog tracks in Mobile and Pensacola, the Florida horse track, a convenience store, Muscogee Inn, Muscogee Technology, Magnolia Branch Wildlife Preserve, Premier Family Optical, Perdido River Farms, River Oaks Apartments in Montgomery and a couple of tobacco shops, among other businesses.
The tribe's annual payroll will hit $42 million by the end of this year, McGhee said. It contributed some $6 million in 2011 to charitable organizations including $3 million paid to local schools.
Tribal members benefit from universal health care and each gets $40,000 to use for educational expenses. McGhee said 500 members are currently taking advantage of the scholarship money.
"My parents weren't educated," McGhee said, "but they always wanted me to have an education to fall back on." McGhee earned degrees from the University of South Alabama, the University of Alabama and Washington University in St. Louis before working for 5 years in Washington, D.C., at the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and with the Indian Law Practice Group of Troutman Sanders LLP.
He turned down a teaching position at Harvard University to return to the tribe.
"I always knew I would come back," McGhee said. "I needed to understand how federal policy impacts the tribe. And we have a lot of the younger generation taking leading roles now. We have five members of the tribal council under the age of 50. We have many council members with master's degrees, and we have the benefit of the years of experience of council members. That's part of our values system — valuing wisdom."
McGhee said the tribe wants outsiders to know who they are, how they came from an isolated group of impoverished Creeks to federal recognition led by his great-grandfather Calvin McGhee.
"We have done our best to show people who we are," McGhee said. "That is one of our biggest challenges, the lack of understanding about who Poarch Creek Indians are and why we are able to do what we do."
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New Orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for former Green Bay Packers safety Darren Sharper.
Sharper, 38, is wanted on two counts of aggravated rape.
Investigators said Sharper and another man raped two women in a New Orleans apartment Sept. 23.
Sharper last week pleaded not guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two women in Los Angeles.
He is being investigated in eight cases in five states, including Florida, Nevada and Arizona.
Police said the other man was turned himself into police and was booked Friday morning.


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WYOMING, MI – An atheist activist who has pushed municipalities in Illinois and elsewhere to remove Christian symbols from government logos said he plans this week to contact Wyoming officials about a cross in the city's seal.
Rob Sherman said City Manager Curtis Holt is right to criticize the way the Freedom From Religion Foundation last month called for Wyoming to change its logo. Still, Mayor Jack Poll's view on the issue portends an expensive – and unsuccessful - legal battle for the city, he said.
"I have challenged dozens of state-church separation violations in the Chicagoland area and many, many other state-church separation violations throughout the country," said Sherman, a retired radio talk show host who describes himself as "the most prominent atheist in Illinois."
"The city manager is 100-percent correct that FFRF is handling this the wrong way. If you really want results, you get in touch with people and you see if you can work it out, instead of this intimidation B.S. The last thing we want to do is go to court. Who wants to spend taxpayer dollars on that?"
The FFRF faxed a letter to Wyoming on July 20 demanding the municipality change its city seal because the Madison, Wis.-based organization claims it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The logo, adopted around 1959 when the city incorporated, features the silhouette of a church adorned with a cross in the lower right quadrant. The other quadrants contain a house, a factory and a golf course.
The story was first reported on Fox 17 News on July 21, and on the station later apologized for former reporter Jason Volentine's non-disclosure of ties to the group.
Sherman contacted MLive and said he plans to call Wyoming to suggest that the city gradually phase out its current logo: remove it from any city vehicles when those vehicles get repainted or replaced, for example; remove it from any city letterhead when existing inventory gets used up; use a sticker to cover any permanent items that bear the city logo.
"Let's do this at the least possible cost," Sherman said. "That's how it can be done. That's how it should be done.
"There is a reasonable way to go about it and an unreasonable way."
Thoughts on the logo from MLive commenters have been mixed:
- "Even a church-going guy like myself finds Wyoming's logo inappropriate," aktow wrote. "The mayor should agree to immediately change the logo...and prove he can be a leader to EVERYONE in his community - not just Christians."
- But Eric Zane's Huge Nose points out that "If you travel around Wyoming, what do you see? Manufacturing, golf courses, churches and homes. That logo forces just as many people to work in a factory or go golfing as it does to go to church."
- ezduzit1982, a longtime Wyoming resident, wrote that city voters would put the logo on the ballot if it were important to them. "I don't need some wacko from caliornia, mew york , or timbuctoo dictating what my city does. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS."
While noting that "I don't have the right to tell Wyoming how to run their town" because he's not a city resident, Sherman said the U.S. Constitution "is not a majority rules type thing."
"The government is to be scrupulously neutral about matters of faith," he said. "Whenever the government editorializes about religion on government property, it really does create a climate of bigotry, discrimination, intolerance, ridicule and tyranny against those people that are non-Christian in general, but against atheists in particular. It causes Christians to feel that they are the preferred class, the favored class."
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Sept. 4, 2013: It was the play that changed baseball. With the score tied 3-3 in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the Western Division playoff series, Erie SeaWolves infielder Brandon Douglas and Harrisburg Senators catcher Brian Jeroloman, above, center, participated in a historic play that forced a rule change. Douglas led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a double to left field and went to third on a groundout from James Robbins. Jamie Johnson followed with a ground ball to second baseman Ricky Hague, who fired home to try and cut down the runner. Douglas went in hard and delivered a clean, but rough, shot to Jeroloman. Both players were dazed immediately after the collision as Douglas crawled to the plate and Jerolman laid on the ground with his mask, glove and the ball in different areas around home plate. Douglas' run gave the SeaWolves a 4-3 lead, but Erie allowed runs in the eighth and ninth innings and lost the game 5-4. Douglas was able to keep playing in the playoff series, but Jeroloman was taken to the hospital and remained there for days as the series continued. Jeroloman recently returned to baseball with the Senators after battling concussions and headaches in the offseason. The play was shown on many national media outlets and was the center of attention at the MLB winter meetings in the offseason. MLB then instituted a rule banning home-plate collisions.


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Nearly every parent has tried to console their child at one time or another with the axiom "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Dodging insults has become increasingly difficult with cyberbullying, however, as tormentors can hide behind the technology of the Internet and cell phones to hurl insults and worse at their peers.
Sometimes, the conflict transcends digital realms and becomes physical; at its worst, it has ended in suicide.
One student's story
Hollidaysburg Junior High School student Ann - whose name has been changed by the Mirror to protect her privacy - began getting taunting texts and cruel, profane Facebook messages and status updates last year. Most came from a clique of girls who also attend Hollidaysburg; one came from a girl's father, who called her "white trash" in an inbox message and accused her of drug use.
Ann, 14, said it escalated to threatening, private Facebook inbox messages from a female student. Ann provided the Mirror with a printout of one of them from October: "Dont be shoked if u get ur ugly face punch in tomorrow nd im NOT playen," and "WAIT TILL AFTER SCHOOL ULL GET A TASTE OF WAT I GOT ND U BETTER BET...IM COMEN UP TOO YOU," according to a copy printed out from her inbox.
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Part 3 of a 4-part series on new technology's effects on youths.
Sunday: How new methods of communication may affect face-to-face interactions.
Monday: Are some children addicted to technological pastimes?
Today: How kids use new technologies to bully in new, frightening ways.
Wednesday: Positive effects of today's technology
Ann's mother told the district about the threat, and Junior High Principal Edward Barton said appropriate action was taken.
The administration confronted the girl who made the threats and told her if she followed through, the district would consider it a premeditated action.
Teachers were informed, and Barton and other staff members kept watch on the girls at dismissal for the next few days until they made it onto their buses, he said.
Later, administrators met with each girl individually and were told they were no longer having issues.
But in November, when Ann checked her cell phone one Sunday evening, she was accosted by texts from a peer who threatened to "put her in the hospital" after school the next day, she said. According to Ann, she hadn't done anything to provoke the behavior and didn't know why she was being bullied.
She tried to avoid a confrontation the next day by leaving school through a different exit than usual, but it didn't work, she said.
There was a fight, and both girls received a three-day, out-of-school suspension in accordance with the school district's code of conduct.
Barton said Ann didn't inform district administration about that threat.
"If we don't know about a threat, there's no way we can do anything about it," district spokeswoman Linda Russo said.
Although she wouldn't always tell her parents what was going on, there were occasions when Ann would break down and cry and tell her parents she didn't want to set foot back in the school.
In recent weeks, things have gotten a little better, her father said.
Ann said she tries to stay away from the people who torment her. She deleted them from her list of friends on Facebook and has made her profile more private.
"I try to remove them from my life, and I have no desire to talk to them," she said. "Why would I?"
In the past, it was easier to avoid people and to let a disagreement "fizzle out," Ann's mother said. Now, technology gives teenagers "24-hour access to drama."
"When I was growing up, all of this happened face-to-face," her mother said. "It's so different now."
Where schools and law enforcement factor in
Hollidaysburg Area and Altoona Area school districts have included cyberbullying in the bullying section of their student handbooks for the past few years. Both districts handle potential situations similarly, according to information provided by Hollidaysburg Senior High School Principal Linda McCall and Altoona Area Junior High School Principal Lori Mangan.
Their policies are so similar, in fact, that their respective student handbooks define bullying in the exact same terms: intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical acts that occur in a school setting and/or outside a school setting that produce a substantial interference with a student's education, creates a threatening environment or is a substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school.
Both districts block access to Facebook and other social networking websites on school computers and prohibit cell phone use during the school day. Students also have to sign an agreement that they will abide by the district's acceptable use of Internet policies.
Both districts encourage students to report instances of cyber-bullying so they can be investigated and dealt with immediately.
"Once we're satisfied with the investigation, if we feel it falls under our bullying policy, we discipline the student or students per the student code of conduct," Mangan said.
If out-of-school cyber bullying becomes a school issue, police can be involved, McCall said.
In Ann's situation, her parents met with police, her mother said.
Trooper Jeff Petucci, spokesman for state police at Hollidaysburg, said he was unfamiliar with the particulars of what happened between police and Ann's family, but he said charges could be brought under certain circumstances in regard to cyber-bullying.
When someone is charged with harassment by communication, it is a third-degree misdemeanor, not just a summary offense, Petucci said.
"It is a crime, and one we take very seriously," he said.
Behind the screen
Some children use texts and online messaging to communicate with more intense language and a "nastier undertone" than they might if they were face-to-face or on the phone, according to Altoona Area High School guidance counselor Drew Yingling.
There are also times when rumors spread widely via Facebook, which can be "very hurtful," he said.
Almost a third of teens - 29 percent - have been targeted by hurtful electronic communications, while 52 percent worry about Internet safety and know someone their age who has been a target, according to a 2010 survey released by TRU, a Chicago-based youth market research firm.
"I think students are braver using technology. I think the things they convey using electronic means of communication are definitely things they would not say in other circumstances," Yingling said.
It's very easy for some kids to type things where they don't have to see or hear the emotional damage or the way it's affecting the person on the other end, according to Julie Yahner, a guidance counselor at Altoona Area Junior High School.
"I wish kids would stop and think before they type and ask themselves if it's something they would say if they were eye-to-eye with the other person," Russo said. "If the answer is 'no,' then don't type it."
Cameron Conaway, a former mixed martial arts fighter turned poet and writer who gave an anti-bullying speech to AAJH seventh-graders in November, agrees.
"Technology has changed bullying kind of like how it has changed war," Conaway said. "You can push a button and blow up 30,000 people, but you don't have to see the struggle or the blood. In both instances, it has kind of taken the direct emotion out of it, and I guess that's kind of frightening."
Kids just don't think it's as bad to be "busting on people" when they can't see the reaction, according to Conaway.
The Internet sanitizes bullies from real-world confrontation, effectively encouraging their worst behavior, Peter Picard, TRU vice-president of Custom Research, said.
"Weak people, provided the illusion of power, are the most dangerous tyrants," Picard said.
Kids must take responsibility
John Chapin, a communications professor at Penn State Beaver, works with Leon Strimel, a violence prevention education specialist at Crisis Center North, a counseling and outreach center in Pittsburgh, to promote violence prevention education in schools around the state.
Chapin said some young people who are cyber-bullied will develop a thick skin and view the insults less personally. They'll accept them as part of the nature of text messaging and social networking. Others, however, are unable to disregard the abuse and will personalize it, said Chapin. This can damage self-esteem and have a long-standing impact on the victim's personality.
"Children are at an important point in their psychological development during their adolescent and teenage years, and cyber-bullying could really have a big effect on how they feel about themselves and how they relate to other people in the future," Chapin said.
Concerned parents can help by monitoring their child's computer and text messaging use.
Strimel acknowledges that while parents and schools are both instrumental in preventing bullying, young people share in the responsibility.
When children are bystanders and witness the bullying, they have to step up and do something to stop it, he said.
"There aren't enough parents or teachers or anybody else beside the peers who see all that happens with instances of cyber-bullying, and people have to say they don't put up with those kind of things," Strimel said.
Like any other form of bullying, the bullies want to "put on a show," Strimel said. When a kid texts something mean to somebody else, or publishes something offensive on Facebook, he or she usually wants people to see what they did.
"Those people, the bystanders, have to be the people who say 'this is not the right thing to do, and we're not going to put up with this,'" he said.
Mirror Staff Writer Scott Muska is at 946-7435.


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Fall is in the air here in Ohio. I mean literally. It was 45 degrees last night!
And with the change of seasons only a few weeks away, I've started thinking about fall entertaining. I love setting a table with all the natural elements of the season: pumpkins, apples, acorns, pinecones, leaves. Not only is it pretty, but it's economical!
I have a Pinterest board, Fall {Party and Entertaining Ideas}, full of fun and creative ideas. This table is from Better Homes and Gardens and here's how you get the look:
- Vinobile perfect for vino (and fall flower arrangements) from Villeroy and Boch
- Fall table runner from Simply Divine by JoAnn
- Amnut My Colour Orange Sunset Dinner Set, the everyday china, from Villeroy & Boch
- New cottage amber glassware from Villeroy and Boch
- Table from Threshold at Target
- Orange pepper berry garland from JoAnn
I have tons of fall and Halloween ideas planned for this year. Can't wait to share them with you!
As always, I hope you're inspired to craft, bake, create and celebrate!
Join The Celebration Shoppe on facebook, sign-up for the daily ideas to come right to your inbox (never miss an idea, giveaway or free printable!), connect with Kim on twitter, pinterest and on instagram. And don't forget to shop the party store for birthday, baby shower and holiday party supplies. Oh, and now you can follow the blog with Bloglovin too! Hope to see you around!