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Voters will decide many local, statewide and federal offices on the ballot.
Candidates will compete for two local positions.
Democratic candidate Herb Hancock will compete against Republican candidate Betty Yarter for the position of county attorney.
Democratic candidate Shelby Dupnik will compete against Republican candidate Gary Deskin for the position of county commissioner, precinct 1.
In addition to selection of candidates, Karnes County voters will decide a proposition issuing $7 million in bonds for the construction of a new county jail, sheriff's office and courtroom.
Karnes City ISD voters will decide whether or not to authorize the school district to purchase attendance credits from the state and/or educate students of other school districts with local tax revenues.
Voting on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 15 different precincts at 14 different polling places across Karnes County.
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Voters in Karnes County Precinct 2 will cast ballots in voting precincts 2, 6, 7, 10, 12 or 13.
Voters in Karnes County Precinct 3 will cast ballots in voting precincts 1, 3, 8 or 15.
Voters in Karnes County Precinct 4 will cast ballots in voting precincts 5 or 14.
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One late change for this election is that the polling location for Precinct 8 voters has been moved to the Panna Maria Hall instead of the voting location in Helena.
Precinct 1: St. Cornelius Catholic Church CCD Building. 605 E. Calvert, Karnes City.
Precinct 2: Panna Maria Hall. Panna Maria Hall. Highway 81, Panna Maria.
Precinct 3: Gillett Baptist Church. 119 County Road 280, Gillett.
Precinct 4: Kenedy City Hall. 303 W. Main, Kenedy.
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 Pre-service training provides trainees with 10 weeks of intense, entry-level language, cultural, technical, development, and personal security and health skills to function effectively as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Vanuatu. Training emphasizes building interpersonal skills and self-confidence, identifying and using local resources, and teaching relevant skills to host country counterparts. It will be the first "reality test" of life as a Volunteer, which will help you make an informed commitment when you are sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

 ===Technical Training ===

 Technical training will prepare you to work in Vanuatu by building on the skills you already have and by helping you develop new skills in a manner appropriate to the needs of your community and the country. The Peace Corps staff, Vanuatu experts, and current Volunteers conduct the training program. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.

 Technical training includes sessions on the general economic and political environment in Vanuatu and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review your technical sector's goals and will meet with the Vanuatu agencies and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them. You will be supported and evaluated throughout the training to build the confidence and skills you need to undertake your project activities and be a productive member of your community.

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 The national language of Vanuatu is Bislama; this is the language you will learn during pre-service training. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are the key to personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance, they help you integrate into your community, and they can ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Therefore, language training is the heart of the training program, and you must successfully meet minimum language requirements to complete training and become a Volunteer. Vanuatu language instructors teach formal language classes five days a week in small groups of four to five people.

 Your language training incorporates a community-based approach. In addition to classroom time, you will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family. The goal is to get you to a point of basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills further once you are at your site. Prior to being sworn in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies to continue language studies during your service.

 Although Bislama is the national language, there are many other local languages throughout Vanuatu. Although you will not be taught local languages during pre-service training, you are encouraged to learn the local language of your community during your service.

 ===Cross-Cultural Training ===

 The culture of Vanuatu is diverse and fascinating. As part of your pre-service training, you will live with a Ni-Vanuatu host family. This experience will ease your transition to life at your site. Families go through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of pre-service training and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in Vanuatu. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families. Cross-cultural and community development training will help you improve your communication skills and understand your role as a facilitator of development. You will be exposed to topics such as community mobilization, conflict resolution, gender and development, informal and adult education strategies, and political structures.

 ===Health Training ===

 During pre-service training, you will be given basic medical training and information. You are expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies. Trainees must attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that you might encounter while in Vanuatu. Nutrition, mental health, safety and security, setting up a safe living compound, and how to avoid HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are also covered.

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 During the safety training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces your risks at home, at work, and during your travels. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service.

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 In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides Volunteers with continual opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills. During service, there are usually three training events. The titles and objectives for those trainings are as follows:

 * In-service training (IST): Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three to six months.
 * Midterm conference (done in conjunction with technical sector in-service): Helps Volunteers review their first year, reassess their personal and project objectives, and plan for their second year of service.
 * Close of service (COS) conference: Prepares Volunteers for the future after Peace Corps service and reviews their respective projects and personal experiences.

 The number, length, and design of these trainings are adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by the training staff, Peace Corps staff, and Volunteers.

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If you don't know what Abercrombie & Fitch is, they're the clothes your date rapist wears. If you haven't heard about Abercrombie & Fitch's crazy, high-school-movie-villain-caliber "cool kid" policies, well, welcome to the Internet. Careful where you step; there's porn literally everywhere. Here's A&F CEO Michael Jeffries, who says:
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Well, that seems kind of shitty, but maybe it's taken out of context. Maybe he's just rehashing some marketing speak and doesn't fully understand the implications. But then there's the Business Insider article that kickstarted this recent shitstorm (man, who would have thought "shitstorm" would make its Kickstarter goals?). The piece pointed out that the largest female size A&F sells is a 10. In the ensuing Reddit thread, alleged former employees related how they slashed rejected clothes to make them unusable by the homeless and were instructed to hire only attractive, young salespeople.
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I'll admit, this one was motivated by personal experience: When I went to sell my amazing work of genre-defying literary genius, Rx: A Tale of Electronegativity, I of course pulled up all the major retailers and started reading their publishing contracts. Because at that point I was arrogantly assuming that something like literature might transcend what brand of operating system your phone runs on.
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The Yankees deal with 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Damian Arredondo was voided by the league when they found out that he wasn't 16 and his name is not Damian Arredondo. Sure, the league saved the Yankees over $800,000, but I would have thought that the Yankees would have done a little due diligence before signing the alleged "prospect"…
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The situation with that "16-year-old" shortstop is so pathetic. I understand it happens a lot with kids from the Dominican, but if everybody knows that, why aren't teams more vigilant? Here's hoping our series against the Tigers gets off to a good start. I bet the players will be glad to be home, especially after Anaheim.
After all the trouble the Nationals had signing players who weren't "exactly" who they said they were, you would have thought that all teams would perform much more due diligence. You can't help but feel bad for these poor kids in the Dominican. They are being exploited and it seems that no one really care about them.
And the extra day's rest for the Yankees? I hope it doesn't make them slow and sluggish though you know – to keep them in shape maybe Jeter can have them work on his house. Something that big would need a lot of workers! lol! Between the Yankees and Brett Favre? I don't see your late summer and fall being very good sports wise – sorry!😉
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Hey Scott – wasn't it wonderful to see the Red Sox pick up where they left off before the All-Star game? THEY WON!!!😉
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- 8 Transportation
- 9 Geography and Climate
- 10 Social Activities
- 11 Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
- 12 Personal Safety
- 13 Rewards and Frustrations
Few countries in the world offer the level of mail service we consider normal in the United States. If you come here expecting U.S. standards, you will be in for a lot of frustration. Mail takes a minimum of two to three weeks to arrive, often longer. Some mail may simply not arrive (this is rare, but it does happen). Although we do not want to sound too discouraging, communication can become a very sensitive issue when one is thousands of miles from family and friends. We think it is best to forewarn you about mail service in this part of the world. Advise your family and friends to number their letters and to write "Airmail" on the envelopes.
Packages sent via airmail can take from six to nine weeks; those sent by surface mail take around six months. If someone is sending you a package, a suggestion is to keep it small and use a padded envelope so it will be treated like a letter.
Despite the potential delays, we strongly encourage you to write to your family regularly and to number your letters. Family members typically become worried when they do not hear from you, so advise them that mail is sporadic and that they should not worry if they do not receive your letters regularly. Volunteers in South Africa do not receive duty-free privileges, so be aware that you may be charged duty on items you mail to yourself before you arrive. Volunteers normally receive mail at the Peace Corps office during training, but obtain a local post office box once assigned to their sites.
Packages received at the Peace Corps/South Africa office will be delivered to you only when staff is traveling in your area. Letters will be forwarded to you once a month.
Your address during training will be:
"Your Name," PCT
Peace Corps
PO Box 9536
Hatfield 0028
Pretoria, South Africa
Do not expect to have e-mail or telephone access during training. Telephones are readily available in South Africa, but you may not have one at your training site. International phone service to South Africa is good, though expensive. AT&T, MCI, and other U.S. companies provide direct long-distance service to the United States. Using a calling card is cheaper than calling collect.
Cellphones are widely available in South Africa. You will find that most people have cellphones, even in the remotest parts of the country. A cellphone purchased in the United States may not work here, and many Volunteers choose to purchase their own cellphones here.
The Peace Corps office in South Africa can be reached by direct dialing from the United States. The number is 011.27.12.344.4255. The fax number is 011.27.12.343.7774. Volunteers are not permitted to use the telephones at the office to call family and friends unless the call pertains to an emergency and is approved in advance by the country director.
Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access
Computers are available in South Africa, but most Volunteers in rural areas will find few, if any computers. Your site may not have electricity, so the ability to use a personal computer is not guaranteed. More and more Volunteers find that their school or organization has a computer, but knowledge of how to use the computer is limited. The Peace Corps office in Pretoria has computers available in the Volunteer resource center for Volunteer use. (Peace Corps staff computers are not available for Volunteer use.) Volunteers normally use these computers for committee work and to complete service documents. We encourage Volunteers to use computers that may be available at district/circuit offices and sponsoring agencies for any grant or proposal writing to ensure that counterparts participate in the proposal-writing process. In most large cities and towns, Volunteers are able to access e-mail at Internet cafes. Volunteers' monthly living allowance includes money to cover use of Internet cafes.
Housing and Site Location
All Volunteers live with a host family at a site located anywhere from one hour to nine hours from Pretoria, the capital. Proximity to another Volunteer varies from site to site.
Your host agency will provide safe and adequate housing—in accordance with the Peace Corps' site selection criteria—that is likely to consist of a private room inside a family's house or a room in an outside building within a family compound. Housing varies from mud houses with either thatch or tin roofs to brick homes with tin roofs. You need to be very flexible in your housing expectations because there is no guarantee that you will have running water or electricity. If you do not, you will collect your water from a well or borehole and spend your evenings reading by candlelight or lantern.
The sponsoring agency or host family will provide you with basic items (i.e., a bed, mattress, desk/table, straight chair, and cupboard for hanging clothing or storage). Each Volunteer will receive an allowance in local currency to purchase needed settling-in items, as well as a water filter provided by the Peace Corps.
Living Allowance and Money Management
As a Volunteer, you will receive a modest living allowance, paid in rand, that will allow you to live on a par with your colleagues and co-workers. The amount of this allowance is based on regular surveys of Volunteers and the cost of living in South Africa. The living allowance is paid quarterly into Volunteer bank accounts, so the ability to manage funds wisely is important. The allowance is intended to cover the cost of food, utilities, household supplies, clothing, recreation and entertainment, transportation, reading materials, and other incidentals. You will also receive a leave allowance of $24 per month (standard in all Peace Corps countries) for the upcoming three months, paid in local currency, along with your living allowance each quarter.
Most credit cards and ATM cards are widely accepted in South Africa. Current Volunteers suggest that you bring cash and credit cards for vacation travel. The amount of cash depends on the amount of traveling you plan to do while serving in South Africa.
Food and Diet
The staple food in communities where Volunteers live and work is maize (corn), prepared as a thick porridge called pap and eaten with vegetables or a sauce. Many fresh fruits and vegetables are available in South Africa, and with a little creativity, you can enjoy a varied diet even in rural areas. Volunteers either prepare their own food or share meals with their host family. You can determine what the best arrangement is for you once you have been assigned a site. Fruits and vegetables are available seasonally, which means some things will not be in the market year-round. A variety of meat and dairy products are also available. Though most South Africans are meat-eaters, vegetarians are able to eat well here after becoming familiar with local food items and their preparation. Most South Africans do not understand vegetarianism and will not normally be prepared to serve a vegetarian meal if you are a guest in their home. However, a sensitive explanation of your preferences will be accepted. Most vegetarian Volunteers have no difficulty after an initial adjustment period.
Volunteers' primary modes of transportation in South Africa are public buses and combies (minivans) loaded with people and goods. Combies travel between towns on irregular schedules (i.e., when full), so travel on this form of transport is never a timed affair. Bus schedules are fairly regular, but buses generally are not available in some rural areas.
Many Volunteers receive an all-terrain bicycle (along with a helmet) to facilitate their work. It is Peace Corps' policy that helmets be worn when riding. Note that these bikes are men's bikes, which can be difficult for women to ride when wearing a skirt. Many female Volunteers wear shorts under their skirt to solve this problem.
Volunteers are not allowed to drive, own, or operate motor vehicles, including motorcycles (two- or three-wheeled). Violation of this policy can result in your being terminated from Volunteer service.
Geography and Climate
Most world maps give a poor idea of how large South Africa actually is. At 472,276 square miles, it is five times the size of the United Kingdom and one-eighth the size of the United States. Kruger National Park alone is as big as Wales, and the distance from Johannesburg to Cape Town is the same as that from London to Rome. The country's 1,835 miles of coastline border the Atlantic and Indian oceans, which meet at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa.
South Africa is south of the equator, so its seasons will be the opposite of what you are accustomed to. January is midsummer and July is midwinter. Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the rest of the eastern Highveld have a dry, sunny climate, with maximum winter temperatures of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and crisp nights, with temperatures dropping to around 40 degrees. Between October and April, the daytime temperature can rise into the 80s, with frequent late-afternoon thunderstorms. Temperatures can get hotter in the Great Karroo, the semidesert heart of the three Cape provinces; in the Kalahari region; and in the Lowveld of the Eastern and Northern Transvaal. The terrain ranges in altitude from sea level to South Africa's highest peak, Injasuti (11,178 feet), in the Drakensberg, near the border with Lesotho, and contains ecosystems from tropical forest to desert dunes. Almost every known crop can be grown somewhere in the country.
Social Activities
Your social life will vary depending on where you are located, but is likely to include taking part in various community festivities and celebrations. The most common form of entertainment is socializing with friends and neighbors. There are three television stations, which broadcast both South African and American productions, and several radio stations that play popular music. In communities with electricity, watching TV is a major pastime.
Some Volunteers visit other Volunteers on weekends and during holidays. However, we encourage Volunteers to remain at their sites in order to develop relationships in their community and promote the second goal of the Peace Corps, cultural exchange. Most regional towns have movies, Internet cafes, and restaurants that Volunteers can take advantage of when in town for shopping or other business.
Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
South Africans place an importance on professional dress in the workplace. Dress is more conservative in rural areas than it is in the major cities. In the United States, we often view clothes as a reflection of our individuality. In South Africa, your clothes are seen as a sign of your respect for those around you. South Africans do not appreciate clothes that are dirty, have holes in them, or are too revealing. Wearing them will reduce the amount of respect given to you and therefore your effectiveness. While jeans and T-shirts are acceptable as casual wear, it is more common to see men in shirts with collars and casual slacks and women in casual dresses, skirts, or slacks with blouses or shirts. South Africans generally do not hesitate to voice their opinions when they consider someone's dress to be embarrassing or inappropriate.
The Peace Corps is still a young organization in South Africa, and as a Volunteer you will be expected to behave in a way that fosters respect within your community and reflects well on both the Peace Corps and the United States. Your dress, behavior, and attitude will all contribute to how well the agency is received. You will have the status of an invited guest, and thus you will have to be sensitive to the habits, tastes, and taboos of your hosts. If you have reservations about your ability or willingness to do so, you should reevaluate your decision to become a Peace Corps Volunteer. Volunteering to work effectively in another culture requires a level of sacrifice and flexibility that can be difficult for some people. Behavior that jeopardizes the Peace Corps program or your personal safety in South Africa cannot be tolerated and may lead to administrative separation—a decision by the Peace Corps to terminate your service.
Personal Safety
More detailed information about the Peace Corps' approach to safety is contained in the Health Care and Safety chapter of this Welcome Book and in Peace Corps/South Africa's Volunteer Safety Manual, but it is an important issue and cannot be overemphasized. As stated in the Volunteer Handbook, becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer entails certain safety risks. Living and traveling in an unfamiliar environment (oftentimes alone), having a limited understanding of local language and culture, and being perceived as well-off are some of the factors that can put a Volunteer at risk. Many Volunteers experience varying degrees of unwanted attention and harassment. Petty thefts and burglaries are not uncommon, and incidents of physical and sexual assault do occur, although most South Africa Volunteers complete their two years of service without personal security incidents. The Peace Corps has established procedures and policies designed to help you reduce your risks and enhance your safety and security. These procedures and policies, in addition to safety training, will be provided once you arrive in South Africa. At the same time, you are expected to take responsibility for your safety and well-being.
The AIDS pandemic strikes across all social strata in many Peace Corps countries. The loss of teachers has crippled education systems, while illness and disability drains family income and forces governments and donors to redirect limited resources from other priorities. The fear and uncertainty AIDS causes has led to increased domestic violence and stigmatizing of people living with HIV/AIDS, isolating them from friends and family and cutting them off from economic opportunities. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will confront these issues on a very personal level. It is important to be aware of the high emotional toll that disease, death, and violence can have on Volunteers. As you strive to integrate into your community, you will develop relationships with local people who might die during your service. Because of the AIDS pandemic, some Volunteers will be regularly meeting with HIV-positive people and working with training staff, office staff, and host family members living with AIDS. Volunteers need to prepare themselves to embrace these relationships in a sensitive and positive manner. Likewise, malaria and malnutrition, motor vehicle accidents and other unintentional injuries, domestic violence and corporal punishment are problems a Volunteer may confront. You will need to anticipate these situations and utilize supportive resources available throughout your training and service to maintain your own emotional strength so that you can continue to be of service to your community.
Rewards and Frustrations
Although the potential for job satisfaction is quite high, like all Volunteers, you will encounter numerous frustrations. Perceptions of time that are very different from those in the United States, financial or other challenges of collaborating agencies, lack of expected support in a timely manner, and being perceived as very rich can be challenging. Peace Corps Volunteers often describe their experience of adapting to a new culture and environment as an intense series of emotional peaks and valleys. You will be given a great deal of responsibility and independence in your work—perhaps more than in any other job you ever have. Often you will need to motivate yourself and others with little to no guidance. You might work for months with little visible impact and without receiving feedback on your work. Development is a slow process. You must possess the self-confidence, patience, and vision to continue working toward long-term goals without seeing immediate results.
To deal with these difficulties you will need maturity, flexibility, open-mindedness, compassion, and resourcefulness. Judging by the experience of former Volunteers, the peaks are well worth the difficult times, and most Volunteers leave South Africa feeling that they gained more than they sacrificed during their service. If you are able to make the commitment to integrate into your community, work hard, and revel in small accomplishments, you will have a truly life-altering experience. it will be hard.


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Anonymous, the hacker initiative, is fighting back by denying responsiblity for the PlayStation Network outage after Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai hinted the group may be behind the PSN's massive security breach. Hirai addressed the U.S. House Of Representatives on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing PSN hack and threat on American data theft.
In a letter that was released to the public, Hirai mentioned that a file had been planted in the PSN containing the words "We Are Legion" which is part of Anonymous' slogan.
Anonymous previously released a statement saying "For Once We Didn't Do It" on April 22 after people started to suspect their involvment in the PSN outage. Now, they're once again denying they had anything to do with the PSN Outage. In a statement, Anonymous raises a handful of points:
- Anonymous has never been known to engage in credit card theft
- Many of the people Anonymous has worked against in the past has been known to have lied to the public about them. "There is no corporation in existence that will choose the truth when lies are more conveninent."
- Anonymous allows reporters in to their operating channels to see their work.
- Whoever did perform the credit card theft on the PSN did so contrary to Anonymous' beliefs and intentions.
The statement goes in to great detail around the reasons that Anonymous isn't responsible for the PSN security breach and makes it perfectly clear, saying, "If a legitimate and honest investigation into the credit card [data theft] is conducted, Anonymous will not be found liable. While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our "leadership" does not condone credit card theft. To see the full statement read after the break.
Last month, an unknown party managed to break into Sony's servers and acquired millions of customer records including credit card numbers. Insomuch as that this incident occurred in the midst of Anonymous' OpSony, by which participants engaged in several of our standard information war procedures against the corporation and its executives, Sony and other parties have come to blame Anonymous for the heist. Today, in a letter directed to members of Congress involved in an inquiry into the situation, Sony claimed to have discovered a file on its servers, presumably left by the thieves in question, entitled "Anonymous" and containing a fragment of our slogan, "We are Legion". In response, we would like to raise the following points:
1. Anonymous has never been known to have engaged in credit card theft.
2. Many of our corporate and governmental adversaries, on the other hand, have been known to have lied to the public about Anonymous and about their own activities. HBGary, for instance, was caught lying a number of times to the press, to the public, and to Anonymous itself (in this phone call, for instance), CEO Aaron Barr makes a number of untrue statements regarding the intent of his "research", claiming for instance that he never tried to sell the information to the FBI when emails acquired soon showed that he had been set to do just that; executive Karen Burke was also caught lying to Bloomberg about having not seen an incriminating email that she had in fact replied to just a few days before]. The US Chamber of Commerce lied about not having seen the criminal proposal created by them for Team Themis; Palantir lied about not having any idea what their employees were up to; Berico publicly denounced a plan that they had actively engaged in creating; etc. There is no corporation in existence will choose the truth when lies are more convenient.
3. To the contrary, Anonymous is an ironically transparent movement that allows reporters in to our operating channels to observe us at work and which has been extraordinarily candid with the press when commenting on our own activities, which is why reporters prefer no talk to us for truthful accounts of the situation rather than fallacious public relations departments of our targets.
4. In the realm of criminal investigation, there is an important aspect of investigations that should never be overlooked. The "modus operandi" of a criminal rarely changes. Whoever did perform the credit card theft did so contrary to the "modus operandi" and intentions of Anonymous. Public support is not gained by stealing credit card info and personal identities, we are trying to fight criminal activities by corporations and governments, not steal credit cards.
5. It should be remembered that several federal contractors such as HBGary and Palantir have been caught planning a variety of unethical and potentially criminal conspiracies by which to discredit the enemies of their clients. This is not a theory - this is a fact that has been reported at great length by dozens of journalists with major publications. Insomuch as that our enemies have either engaged in or planned to engage in false flag efforts, it should not be surprising that mangy of the journalists who have covered us, who know who we are and what motives us - and who have alternatively seen the monstrous behavior of those large and "respectable" firms that are all too happy to throw aside common decency at the behest of such clients as Bank of America and the US Chamber of Commerce - also have their suspicious that some capable party performed this operation as a means by which to do great damage to Anonymous in the public eye. Those who consider such a prospect to be somehow unlikely are advised to read about what was proposed by Team Themis in their efforts to destroy Wikileaks, and should otherwise take a few minutes to learn about COINTELPRO and other admitted practices by the US intelligence community. The fact is that Anonymous has brought a great deal of discomfort to powerful entities such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Palantir, and much of the federal government; the Justice Department in particular is likely happy that our efforts revealed that it was they themselves who recommended the now-discredited "law firm" Hunton & Williams to Bank of America in order that the latter might better be able to fight back against Wikileaks. Al of this is now public record, and those or other entities may have again engaged in unsavory tactics that they are known to have engaged in in the past.
If a legitimate and honest investigation into the credit card is conducted, Anonymous will not be found liable. While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our "leadership" does not condone credit card theft. We are concerned with erosion of privacy and fair use, the spread of corporate feudalism, the abuse of power and the justifications of executives and leaders who believe themselves immune personally and financially for the actions they undertake in the name of corporations and public office.
Anunymous will continue its work in support of transparency and individual liberty; our adversaries will continue their work in support of secrecy and control. The FBI will continue to investigate us for crimes of civil disobedience while continuing to ignore the crimes planned by major corporations which use their services.
- NEWS: Sony Online Entertainment Confirms Attack -- Nearly 13,000 Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Obtained
We do not forgive, even if others forgive our enemies for those things for which we are attacked.
We do not forget, even if others fail to remember.
We are legion, and will remain so no matter how many of our participants are raided by armed agents of a broken system.
We are Anonymous.
Expect us.
So now what? Sony is hinting the blame may rest on Anonymous, but Anonymous raises fair and valid points in their statement as well. What do you think about Anonymous' statement regarding Sony's allegations? Is Sony trying to accuse Anon or did they simply find a mysterious file?
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Congrats momma! 2+ nursing is very special.
Mommy to
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Colby 12-14-09
Thank you everyone for all the well wishes and the support!
We had a fun party and afterwards all Evan wanted to do was nurse of course, he had quite an overwhelming amount of fun. Nothing like a good nursing session to reset the attitude on a toddler!
Jen - mom to 3
DD who I FF
I survived 10 painful mastitis infections and managed to nurse DS1 till he was 3 years and 7 months
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"Pride is one of the seven deadly sins; but it can not be the pride of a mother in her children, for that is a compound of two cardinal virtues - faith and hope." Charles Dickens
JoEllen married to Jason 10-29-2005.
Mama to Logan 12-26-2007
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a very good start
A quote I follow:
"The more you know, the more prepared you will be"
"Remember back in the days, when niqqaz had waves, gazelle shades and corn braids"...I started searching for Rap Music that was meaningful. I Had just gotten out of high school (2002) and all I was hearing on the radio was 50 cent, nelly, and BS like that. The times of true Emcee-ing were long gone, yet I was not aware were it had gone. Every now and then I would hear and old-school classic being played, and wondered "who is that? What album did it come from?"
Greatest Rap Albums of All-Time (in no particular order...except for number 1):
1- Illmatic- Nas
Coming out of Queens, NY, Nasir Jones (aka Nas, Nasty Nas, Nas Escobar, Nastradamus), created one of the best, if not THE best, albums of all time. "Illmatic" came out in the golden era of rap (early 1990's) and it is said to be the
Best songs on the album: All of 'em!!! But if I had to choose:
"It ain't hard to tell" (check out my sig)
"Memory Lane"
"NY state of mind"
2- "Paid in Full"- Eric B. and Rakim
3- "Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous"- Big L
4- "The Low End Theory"- A Tribe Called Quest
5- "Strictly for my Ni66az"- Tupac
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a very good start
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
"I never sleep, coz sleep is the cousin of death"
I live in Astoria, about 5 minutes from QB, so I have love for all the folks that come out of The Bridge. One of my favorite posse cuts is Symphony, when Marley put together the Juice Crew All-Stars and they all just kicked it for 6 minutes straight!
If we're talking classics, you have to do "Paid In Full" - Eric & Ra.
I have Lifestyles ova da poor and dangerous by Big L....he rips it up in that album.
I only know a few songs by Tribe Called Quest so i'll check out that album........Tupac i love as well...deep lyrics always get my attention.
Rakim i know is a legend but i only heard a couple songs by him.
Good stuff so far......keep it coming
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
How have yall not mentioned reasonable doubt?
BY THE WAY, has anyone heard the song death of autotune by jay-z?
Just playing, streets. 'Reasonable Doubt' is going to be in my next five.
I'll be finishing the thread later on today.
On a side note, I'm almost done writing a song. I'ma put it up in your rap thread soon enough.
I'm Eminem ! Zoccoloni in calore(very wonderful friends in italian)
I like a lot of diff genres of music...Really big into Metal but I love good rap. Here's a list of albums I think are classics.
2Pac - Me Against the World
- Don Killuminati : 7 Day Theory
The Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Die
Nas - Illmatic
- It Was Written
- Stillmatic
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Mos Def/Talib Kweli - Black Star
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Talib Kweli - Quality
- Reflection Eternal(Train of Thought)
Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers
- Forever
GZA - Liquid Swords
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Masta Killa - No Said Date
Method Man - Tical
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Dmx - It's Dark and Hell is Hot
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 1
Jadakiss - Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
Styles P - A Gangster and a Gentleman
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
Sorry If I didn't list any 80s Hip-Hop, I could just NEVER get into any of it, to happy for me. Even though you gotta give shout outs to Public Enemy, Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys, N.W.A, KRS-ONE. I see the influence and talent I just don't like it.
Just heard this track.
Pretty sick.
Anybody who likes my man Mos Def will rock this.
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INGREDIENTS:9 earsfresh corn, husked 36 ozs.pork tenderloin 6 smallzucchini 6 smallred bell peppers 9 Tbsps.olive oil 3 Tbsps.ground cumin 3 tsps.salt ¾ tsp.ground black pepperDIRECTIONS:1. Preheat grill or broiler. Cut corn in 2-in. pieces and the pork, zucchini and bell peppers in 1-in. pieces. 2. In a large bowl, combine oil, cumin, salt and pepper. Add pork and vegetables; toss to coat. 3. On 8 (10 to 12-in.) skewers, thread pork and vegetables. Grill or broil, turning occasionally, ...
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NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters.
"Purchasing a crop insurance policy is an easy way for producers to practice risk management," said Pruski. "This year alone has proved that natural disasters can directly affect the profitability and recovery of agricultural operations," he said.
The following crops have a NAP application closing date of Sept. 1: All Small Grains (Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye & Triticale), Beets, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Canola, Cauliflower, Garlic, Sod Grass, Greens, Herbs, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Radishes, Strawberries, Turnips and Value Loss Crops (Christmas Trees, Crustaceans, Fin Fish, and flowers).
In order to meet eligibility requirements for NAP, crops must be noninsurable, commercially-produced agricultural commodity crops for which the catastrophic risk protection level of crop insurance is not available. If the Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers coverage for a crop in the county, then NAP coverage is not available for that crop.
In the event of a natural disaster, NAP covers the amount of loss greater than 50 percent of the expected production based on the approved yield and reported acreage.
Eligible producers can apply for coverage using form CCC-471, Application for Coverage. Producers must file the application and service fee by the Sept. 1st deadline. The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties.
For more information on sales closing dates and NAP, contact the Live Oak/McMullen County FSA office at (361) 449-2241, ext. 2.


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Tiffani Thiessen Sizzles At 39 In New Photo Shoot For 'Me In My Place'
Former Saved By The Bell star Tiffani Thiessen is looking hotter than ever at 39.
The sexy actress, who now stars on USA's White Collar, recently did a shoot for Me In My Place; and she revealed that she nearly became a Bond girl.
"I tested but didn't get it, it was also probably the hardest rejection because I'm such a fan of the movies," she tells MIMP. "It was between me and 2 other actresses at the time."
And perhaps if she'd been chosen it may have prevented the actress who got the job from a not so flattering title.
"Unfortunately the actress who got the job, went on to be voted as one of the worst Bond Girls as well," Tiffani adds, without revealing which Bond film she nearly landed.
All signs point to that actress being Denise Richards, though. She was named Worst Bond Girl for her role as scientist Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough.
The other women at the bottom of the list are from films that Tiffani would've been way too young to star in opposite 007. Tanya Roberts was named second worst for 1985's A View to a Kill, which would've made Tiffani 11-years-old; and Moonraker's Corrine Clery came in third. Tiffani was five when that one came out in 1979.
Tiffani also talks about which co-stars of hers were the best kissers, her 90s sex symbol status and the time that Howard Stern said she had the "most perfect breasts" after her March 2001 FHM shoot.
"I'm not gonna say I'm not flattered, he's Howard Stern, Howard knows boobs," she says.
Read Tiffani's full interview and see more hot pics at Me In My Place.com. There's even a MIMP mobiel app, which features even more (exclusive) photos of Tiffani and other sexy stars. The app allows users to access every MIMP pic in hi-res and also features a "handsfree slideshow". We're not sure what you might need that feature for, though.


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EFD Induction has for years been a trusted supplier of induction heating solutions to numerous automakers in North America and Europe. We also work with many tier-one suppliers and sub-contractors.
Induction heating is used within a variety of fields in the automotive industry such as:
Within the automotive industry, induction heating is the primary method of curing or pre-curing adhesives and sealants for closure components such as doors, hoods and trunks. Induction heating is also used to bond parts such as fenders and rear-view mirrors.
Every new car model includes an increasing number of bonded joints, making induction an even more important factor in maintaining high quality and production rates. Also, more and more modern materials are being introduced that require bonding. It's therefore useful to know that induction heating can now be used to cure adhesives in composites-to-metal and carbon fiber-to carbon fiber joints.
EFD Induction collaborates continuously with automakers and adhesives and sealers suppliers to find new ways to develop the induction bonding process. The EFD Induction Bonding Lab in Detroit is the driving force in this cooperation. It is the only bonding lab in the induction industry and provides excellent simulations of real-world bonding.
Induction heating allows quick and accurate repetition of the desired heating cycle to the correct temperature. And the heat is easy to handle—no open flame to adjust, no need for insulation material to protect surrounding components. This, of course, promotes quality and uptime, and in the automotive industry there are numerous cases where induction has slashed brazing waste.
Working closely with many of the world's top automakers and auto suppliers, we have to date installed more than 2,000 induction hardening solutions in the following areas:
EFD Induction has spearheaded the development of advanced frequency converters. We also offer frequency converters that run at high and low frequencies simultaneously, known as the Multi Frequency Concept (MFC)—ideal for contour hardening of cogwheels and other complex geometries.
Induction preheating is ideal for reducing the risk of cracking and hardening structures. The reason is that induction generates heat in the material itself, which means that the surrounding temperature is lower than the one generated in the material. This heat is also more accurately controlled than a gas flame. This makes it possible to reduce the temperature difference in the welding zone and achieve a lower cooling rate—particularly important with laser beam welding, where the heat is focused on one single welding point.
What's more, preheating and welding can occur simultaneously with induction-assisted laser beam welding. You can speed up production without jeopardizing the quality.
Another area of preheating where EFD Induction operates is the shrink fitting of gear wheels. Here again the advantages of induction heating are clear—fast, accurate and controllable heat. The induction equipment is also easy to fit into your existing production line.
The automotive industry has traditionally been at the forefront of efforts to slash costs while simultaneously raising quality levels. Little wonder then that automakers and their suppliers have been aggressive adopters of induction technology.
At EFD Induction we have over the years developed and installed numerous postheating solutions for the car industry. Some examples are postheating of crankshafts, camshafts, CV joints, starter rings and camshaft gears. We also work with induction postheating for the polymerization of brake discs (GEOMET® and DACROMET® processes).
Our induction straightening solutions for the automotive industry focus on truck making and repair. Our mobile Minac system is especially suited to the latter, as it allows easy access to hard-to-reach parts, allowing rapid, concentrated heating of damaged profiles and chassis rails.
Induction straightening with EFD Induction equipment is superior in several key ways to traditional gas flame methods:
For years, induction tempering was taboo among potential users. But technical development spearheaded by EFD Induction—and real-life validation in the automotive industry—have resulted in induction tempering now being a must for a wide range of components.
A vast amount of parts can be treated with induction tempering such as camshafts, crankshafts, drive shafts, torsion bars, couplings, rocker arms, rock drills, chains, suspension arms, clutches, brake discs, steering wheels, CV joints, tulips, shock absorbers, inner and outer races, control rods, valves and output shafts.
Fast, accurate and flexible, induction tempering replaces the huge wasteful furnaces used for decades in heat treatment shops. Fatigue tests have confirmed the quality results delivered by our induction solutions.
Industrial heat treatment systems
HardLine is our range of stationary heat treatment systems for surface- and through-hardening. At the heart of each HardLine machine is an EFD Induction Sinac heat generator, the industry's most advanced induction frequency converter. These acclaimed converters help ensure optimum hardening results—day in day out, year after year.
The HardLine family includes vertical, horizontal centerless and customized machines—and serial and/or parallel compensated induction power sources with a wide range of output power and frequencies.
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Choosing Sinac gives you more than the market's most advanced, most reliable induction heating systems. You also get easy access to EFD Induction's global service, training and spare parts network. This network—which is made up of manufacturing plants, service centers and local representatives—means you are never far from qualified help and support.
Opting for Sinac also ensures you get the best possible solution tailored to your specific needs and conditions. Prior to designing your system, our engineers, metallurgists and material experts assess your requirements. Testing and computer simulation at our labs guarantee you receive equipment which is optimized to your applications and which can be painlessly integrated into existing production lines and processes.
Mobile heat generators
The Minac range of complete mobile induction systems is even easier to use than its acclaimed predecessor.
A ready-to-use system, all that has to be done upon delivery is: 1) attach a coil, 2) connect supply voltage, 3) connect cooling water. In models with closed cooling systems, only the supply voltage needs connecting.
Once installed, the Minac's clear, menu-based and multi-language control panel ensures maximum ease-of-use. Moreover, this simplified control/user interface is common to all Minac equipment.
Many Minac models come in "Twin" versions offering two independent power outputs. The Twin versions feature split control panel displays—one for each power output.
The Minac is simple to operate. Handheld transformers (HHT) feature on/off and precise power controls. In fact, the HHT is as easy to operate as a regular electric drill. Flexible, water-cooled cables connecting the HHT to the converter allow easy access to workpieces.
Our induction coil services cover all your coil needs: from coil design through to coil manufacture, installation, maintenance, repair and replacement.
Coil design
Correct coil design is essential to cost-effective induction heating. This service ensures you get design customized to your heating applications and materials. Which, in turn, means that you get the right heating patterns and your induction heating power supply delivers maximum output. You can use the service when introduction induction heating for the first time, or when upgrading existing coils.
Coil database
Each EFD Induction coil is documented in a database containing all essential information. This makes it quick and easy for us to repair and replace your coils with constant quality. You can use the service when introducing induction heating for the first time, or when upgrading existing coils.
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EFD Induction is the world's no.1 induction hardening company. That's good news for us. But what's more important is why?
One key factor is our proven success at 'package hardening'—the simultaneous hardening of three closely spaced camshaft lobes.
A global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems has selected an EFD Induction HardLine system. The heat treatment system will be used to anneal the thread area of the CV joints.
Dr. Hansjürg Stiele and Stefan Schubotz of EFD Induction Germany have written a detailed study of the energy efficiency of induction surface hardening. The study, which is in German, is published in connection with Härterei Kongress (Heat Treatment Congress), held this October in Wiesbaden.


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Scholars detail research at showcase
Posted on July 30, 2014
Thirty Student Summer Scholars presented their original research July 29 at the S3 Summer Showcase in Kirkhof Center, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship.
The McNair and Student Summer scholars spent 12 weeks working with a faculty mentor on a project. Robert Smart, vice provost for research administration, called the showcase one point in a path toward lifetime scholarship.
"Scholarship in all forms is one of the pillars at the university," said Smart, who also serves as executive director of the Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence. "To have undergraduates engaging in original research is a pinnacle of education at Grand Valley."
A list of S3 presenters and their faculty mentors is online, click here.


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Dodgers White Sox First Spring Training Fan Fest
My friends Lorena, Rosie, Amanda and I are waking up pretty early on Saturday to head to the Dodgers White Sox Spring Training Fanfest March 3rd. Hmm, let's see…gates open at 8;30, a six hour drive. Man! that is pretty early and this is a turnaround trip.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION!!! Batting practice & autograph sessions:
Chicago White Sox batting practice 9-10:30am
Chicago White Sox autograph session 10:30-11am
Los Angeles Dodgers autograph session 11-11:30am
Los Angeles Dodgers batting practice 11:30am-1pm
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Concourse Activities include the Free Agent Sports Marketing Sports Card and Memorabilia Show, speed pitch, fan photos, kids' inflatables, a Phoenix Coyotes booth featuring Howler, a Glendale fire truck, and a Cactus League book signing with Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry.
Promotional items include bobbleheads (first 250 children 12 and under), Coyotes ticket drawing for the March 3rd game at neighboring Jobing.com Arena, spring training raffles, and other sponsored giveaways.
Arizona Sports 620 Radio will broadcast from the stadium during the event.
Concession stands and the Clubhouse Store will be open.
The ticket office will be open from 8:30am-4pm for fans to purchase game tickets.
Event url: www.camelbackranchbaseball.com
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Jeff, LOL🙂 did not think about that. but I am looking forward to seeing Robin Ventura. If I could only find my ticket from that game that he pitch the 9th in Dodger blue against the Angels.


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TEXICO — For nearly six years, Darlene Curry has come often to the Texico Cemetery on the outskirts of town, finding comfort at the gravesides of her only daughter, Wendi Homer, 25, and her only granddaughter, 4-month-old Allie Homer, who died in a car accident on an icy road between Melrose and Fort Sumner on Feb. 24, 1997.
She is also one of a handful of people doing their own maintenance to make sure the final resting places of their loved ones are well-kept.
On Saturday, Curry and her husband, Ronnie, who now live in Clovis, joined more than a dozen area residents for a community work day at Texico Cemetery, which they hope will become more than an annual event.
"We just come out here and work," Darlene Curry said. "It's important to me that this cemetery looks clean and pretty. We don't just focus on our own families, either. We all help clean up and pick up old flowers, whatever is needed."
The cemetery, which sits within a peaceful grove of trees in the middle of farmland about a mile south of the railroad tracks, is owned by the city of Texico.
But for years, upkeep on the city cemetery has been sporadic and confined mostly to mowing in the summer and occasional cleanups by families whose loved ones are buried there, said Texico Cemetery Board chairwoman Margie Crooks.
Part of the problem was that for years there was no active cemetery board, said Crooks, whose father, Levi Reid, and two brothers, Bill and Jerry Reid, are buried at the site.
Crooks said she and fellow board member Marcia Leavell approached the Texico City Council and volunteered to spearhead an effort to work on improving the site.
"We want this cemetery to look good," Crooks said. "When we got ready to bury my father-in-law, R.E. Crooks, we couldn't even find the plot, it was so bad. It is just not respectful that we don't take better care of it. It is something they deserve."
Families are asked to pay $10 per plot in annual fees to help with the maintenance of the cemetery, which now holds about 1,000 gravesites, board members said.
However, some families are unable to pay that much and others cannot be located, Crooks said. To date, there is about $2,200 in the fund, which she said should take care of a lot of the regular mowing, but more money and manpower still are needed for many improvements.
Don Teague is one person who has been doing what he can for years to maintain part of the Texico Cemetery, by coming every Memorial Day since 1961.
"I've got a little boy out here," said Teague. "His name was Gary Don Teague and he was 5 years old when he died in 1961 from cancer of the kidneys. I've never missed a Memorial Day."
So when Teague received a letter letting him know about Saturday's cleanup day, he got his weed-eater and rake and drove from his home in Bovina to help.
Texico Cemetery Board member Ed Autrey said he, too, had a personal stake in assisting with the cleanup.
"I've got brothers buried here, F.E. Autrey, J.C. Autrey and Thurl Autrey, and some of my nieces and nephews," he said.
Barbara Queener, 17, and her sister Shelby Queener, 12, came to be part of the community work day at the cemetery in part because their father, Brent Queener, serves on the Texico Cemetery Board, but also because they had seen the need.
"It was pretty bad," said Shelby Queener. "It's better for it to look nice than to be all rundown."
Barbara Queener said another benefit was that helping in the cleanup "makes you feel closer to the community."
Texico Fire Chief Lewis Cooper, whose in-laws, Maurine and Joe Caywood are buried at the city cemetery, said he was proud to see the area getting a much-needed spring cleaning.
"It's probably been about 10 years since it had a good, thorough cleaning," Cooper said. "When strangers complain about how bad the cemetery looks, you know it's time to do something about it."


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The award recognizes those who, through their accomplishments in the arts, have contributed to the creative life of the Mill Valley community. They have done this through their talents and actions in the state, national or international arenas. The Milley Awards celebrate living artists and artist-teachers who were born in Mill Valley, California, went to school here, work here, or have made their home here, and who have enriched our lives.
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