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December 29, 2008
Christmas and New Years 2009
The last time I checked it was March 2008. And now it's December! Freaky how time flies like that. I've been hopeful about getting 2008 out of the way. Apparently, my luck hasn't been all that fantastic, especially with work.I've been crazy shopping also. I recently got myself more MAC pigments to curb my latest pigment lemmings. Got the full size MAC pigments in Mauvement (neutral chocolate), Spiritualize (cool tone green), Green Olive (green olive with yellow undertone). I love the mauvement with spiritualize and the green olive with melon. I'm LOVING it! My favourite MUSA is at Isetan (Shaw). He's super honest and does not blindly sell you things that will disappoint.
Mauvement (p), Golden Olive (p) and Spiritualize (p)
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December 8, 2008
Breaking the bank (again)
Purchases I made today...
So lately, I've purchased the 2 cream eyeshadows from MAC metal urge limited edition collection... and once I got home, I logged onto MUA and realized that it creases even under UDPP! I was further confirmed by a youtube makeup guru, and she says that the only way
to make it crease is to have a base of
liquidlast liner
. I was flabbergasted! In my head I was thinking that it's insane to be covering your eyelid with white eyeliner!! I decided, I'm gonna return the product and thanked that person up there that I didn't already try the product.
Instead, I did an exchange at Tangs for 2 apparent HG loves by alot of MUAs:
1. The Shiseido - Mascara base (SGD$37)
2. MAC pigment in Melon (SGD$38)
I'm pretty excited to use my first ever pigment!!! Yipie! I will updating you with the results...
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Dallas Shooting- a message written in blood?
After a gunman in Dallas had shot down five officers, he started mocking the police singing songs to them and saying that more violence is about to come. The shooter was identified as Micah Xavier Jonson, a former Marine who was, according to his parents, never the same once he returned from the army. What was intriguing to the police was that he left a cryptic message "R.B". The police have no idea what these two letters stand for, but judging by shooter's bomb threats, they suspect that bigger targets were planned.
Shooter's Motives.
Micah Johnson served in marine corps until last year, when he was discharged due to accusations of creating a hazardous environment by a fellow Marine. She claimed that Johnson attributed to creating a work hazardous environment during his acting days. After he had returned to the U.S. he became introvert, and a secluded person. The police research shows that his web searches indicate he had an interest in Afro-American movements. The police report also suggests that he had intentions of bombing bigger targets, the supplies needed for bomb-making found in his house as well as web search history proves it. His actual motives are uncertain.
Family shocked.
Johnsons' mother stated to the police that she had noticed a slight change in behavior upon his release from the army but never thought he was able to do these atrocities. Jonson was, according to his parents, a bit different in that way that he was unable to think clearly and locked himself inside. His friends and relatives tried to reach to him with little success as well. When the police told them he was interested in bringing down the justice system, specifically, how the police treat Afro-Americans today, Johnson parents were shocked beyond reason.
Final shootout.
After hours of exchanging fire with the police the gunman, former marine, was brought down with the help of robot for bomb defusing. This method the police used raised some questions regarding the lethal use of robots to apprehend and subdue criminals. However, the threat was reals, as Johnson sang, and mocked the police, saying he will kill more, and that there are bombs out there. The
encounter finished with 12 officers wounded and five killed, in an attempt to bring down the suspect. During the shootout, he kept asking the police officers how many of them are left and how many he killed. Everything suggests that Johnson was not in the right state of mind, and little could be done in calming and apprehending the suspect peacefully.
Although the reason for Micah's discharge from the army was a contribution of creating a hazardous environment by not following the protocols, there are some theories that the remark was made on racial grounds. This may have triggered and series of events that lead to the final shootout with the police. If he had any thoughts that he was released from the Marine corps due to his color it definitely changed him in a way.

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sold my DPMS
well a few weeks ago i listed my dpms panther M4 for sale and was asking 2100$ for it at the local gunstore i deal with. i wouldnt normally sell an AR15 but i figure hey why not putting a ridiculous price and see what happens. make it worth my while to sell a gun. im asked frequently at ranges if i want to sell some of my guns even before this gun ban idiocy started and i always quote stupid prices. so its not like im doping anything i dont normally do when selling a gun for cash. i dont really like losing a gun just for money so i always want to make sure im going to get a stupid amount if i sell strictly for cash
welllllll... it sold day before yesterday. i honestly did not think ANYONE would buy it for the asking price since i told the shop no haggling on price. i dropped by to see if they had anything on the shelf and noticed the rifle missing out of the consignment case.
on the up side they DID have something interesting on the shelf. a compact M9A1 INOX
this isnt a pic of the actual pistol its one i dug up off the net. its not even listed as a product on beretta's website yet
wife gets the rest i get my initial money back so im not out a gun and the wife gets hors money. she was a LITTLE cranky when i told her i was taking a share but since she is sick its a good time to be in the nookie doghouse.
i was ambivalant about selling and mostly hoping it wouldnt sell. the environment is right to get rid of a lower end gun. i feel only slightly guilty but not enough to lose sleep over.
Jon , I have done the same thing I moved one of my ARs with a 20" colt target upper today , and it saddens me very deeply as I really like that rifle , great trigger and dead nutz accurate . Oh well the price was right and I have a new one to replace its spot :D
.45 ACP and yes I will be picking it up tomorrow
nice!! if i get rid of a gun its almost always to get a better one as well.
Good news guys! I think it's wise to offer up an AR now that you've been tempted to sell before. Odds are you'll upgrade it later in the year for less money (assuming the panic buying dies down). I think about it, too but only have three ARs and they're of good quality. No doubt I could double my money but could I replace them with similar quality... :confused:
I feel the same way I could sell one of my lower end Ars and upgrade when all this settles down , but if they ban them how you going to buy one ? I'm afraid I won't be able to replace it . I have 5 Ar's so I guess I could risk it. But ... I'm too whimpy I guess to gamble
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BILL O'REILLY: Forcing children to watch classic films illustrates decline of attention spans
Saturday night at my house, I often trot out classic movies and force the urchins to watch them. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth, but I think it's important to teach kids about American culture, and films are certainly a big part of it. Actors like John Wayne, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn are worth seeing and remembering.
So the other night I trotted out "American Graffiti," a film released 40 years ago. The movie was directed by "Star Wars" guy George Lucas and chronicles one night in the lives of some California teenagers in the year 1962.
The first thing the kids noticed was Harrison Ford, playing a young hood driving a hot rod. That got their attention. The movie featured other great actors like Richard Dreyfuss and Charles Martin Smith along with Ron Howard and Cindy Williams. Those two later turned the Graffiti success into the TV shows "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley." About 20 minutes into the movie, which is heavy on dialogue and light on explosions, the urchins pulled out their iPads and began typing away. Dismay enveloped me.
"So you don't like this?" I asked the 14-year-old. "It's OK, I'm listening." "But you're playing with that machine!" "I can multi-task!" A few minutes later, the 10-year-old demanded popcorn. I told him we'd get it halfway through the flick. "Do they get out of the cars ever?" The urchin wailed. "That's the culture in California. They cruise around in cars listening to the radio." "But there's so many cars!" I was losing them. So I paused the movie and brought in snacks. I demanded they shut off the machines while eating. "Why?" The 14-year-old asked. "Because you can't text, eat and watch a movie at the same time." "Yes, I can. I always do that." "They're still in cars," the 8-year-old said.
We got through the movie, but just barely. Interest peaked when the Pharaohs, a gang of juvenile delinquents, forced Dreyfuss to vandalize a police car. Finally, some destruction. After "American Graffiti" concluded I asked for their reviews. I got them while their heads were down looking at their iPads. The consensus: It was OK. Too many cars. These days, the machines and awful films that blow things up every 10 seconds are delivering heavy blows to American culture.
The graffiti is on the wall. Attention spans for young people average about 30 seconds. Baseball? Forget it. Chess? Are you kidding me? We live in a time where machines that deliver instant gratification rule. But I will continue to fight the cyberspace power. Coming attraction: Hitchcock's "The Birds." Let the texting begin.


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Walhalla Depot to be closed four weeks
Walhalla's frequently-used community depot building will close soon for a four-week period, as a contractor embarks on $45 thousand worth of renovations—including new light fixtures, new floor coverings and paint jobs inside and out. According to city administrator Nancy Goehle, J-Davis Construction plans to start work late this week or by Monday. The repair project will force the Rotary Club to a temporary meeting location. Club members will hold their next four meetings at the Salvation Army offices on John Street.


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Monday, 04/30/12: Stage 4, workout A3:
Dynamic mobility warm-up
Plank (on elbows):
These were so HARD today. I was shaking all over from the beginning of the very first plank. But I got through all sets without decreasing time. I could really feel them in my shoulders... Perhaps that's why they seemed harder today. But then why do my shoulders start to lack the strength/endurance to do them now?
Cable horizontal wood chop:
12.5kg x8,
12.5kg x8,
12.5kg x8.
A. Front squat/push press:
25kg x8,
27.5kg x8,
27.5kg x8.
B1. Step-up:
4kg(e) x8,
4kg(e) x8,
4kg(e) x8.
B2. Dumbell one-point row:
7kg(e) x8,
7kg(e) x8,
7kg(e) x8.
C1. Static lunge, rear foot elevated:
10kg(e) x8,
10kg(e) x8,
10kg(e) x8.
C2. Push-up (not full ROM, but almost):
Metabolic: The room used for classes was empty, so I went in there and did kettlebell swings, jumping (on to a box, set-off with both feet), mountain climber's, sprints with jumping over boxes and changing direction after each box for ~15 minutes.
Notes: Despite the less than great start with the planks, this was a great workout - I felt so energetic! I don't know if it's all the energy-rich foods I ate in the weekend or the four days since the last workout, but I just had a feeling of "I want more" when I was done with the exercises. Added some metabolic work, which I actually enjoyed doing! I don't know what happened with me today


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Using it
As the owner of a white MacBook Core Duo/2GHz, my few days with the ModBook felt strangely familiar and also just strange. The simple act of carrying it around, cradled in my arm like a baby, felt quite different from walking around with my MacBook resting on my palm. Yet at the same time, the ModBook's weight and size felt right in my hands. The tablet definitely got pretty warm with use, but no more so than my regular laptop.
I'm not a tablet PC user (they're PCs, after all), so I can't directly compare the ModBook to the Windows-based products out there. But I can share my experiences as a user of the product on which the ModBook is built. (To see a video of me using the ModBook, click here.)
A new twist on typing
One way to input text in the ModBook is to use the Ink handwriting recognition technology built into OS X—here's the Ink preferences pane.
The most obvious difference between the ModBook and a standard MacBook is the way you input information into the computer. There's no physical keyboard; unlike with some tablet PCs, the screen does not flip over to reveal a keyboard. So all typing, navigation, and other input must be done using the pen. The screen isn't touch sensitive, so you can rest your hand on it while using the pen without affecting anything, but that also means the ModBook is useless without the pen. (Replacement pens will be available, though pricing hasn't been set yet.)
Of course, at its core, this tablet remains a MacBook. So if you want a keyboard and mouse, you can plug your input devices into one of the USB ports on the side or use the ModBook's built-in Bluetooth technology to connect wireless input devices. I can easily envision a setup where the ModBook acts almost like an all-in-one iMac at home or at work, with only a keyboard and mouse on the desk next to a mounted ModBook, and then becomes a free roaming tablet for road trips.
But how does data input work if you turn to the stylus? There are two ways: handwriting recognition and an on-screen keyboard.
The ModBook's Write Anywhere feature lets you start writing on the screen—when you pause, whatever you input gets sent to the active application.
The handwriting capability draws upon the handwriting recognition technology built into OS X: Inkwell. It works in two ways. You can bring up a window in which you write using the pen (either by choosing Show Ink Window from Ink's menu-bar item or selecting Show Ink Window in the Ink preference pane). After you're done writing, you can wait for your scribbles to be translated, correct anything that didn't translate properly, and click on Send to transfer it over to the active application. I found this method easier than the other approach, the Write Anywhere feature (activated in the menu-bar item or with the Allow Me To Ink In Any Application option in the Ink preferences). Write Anywhere lets you start writing on the screen; when it senses a pause, it sends the input to whatever app you're in. Write Anywhere doesn't confine you to writing in a specific window, but it doesn't give you the same ability to fix up your text before transferring it to the active application.
To make things easier, the Gestures tab of Ink's preferences gives you shortcuts for Cut, Copy, Paste, Tab, Space, Return, Delete, and other commands. These gestures are odd squiggles, but tapping on one displays an animation of drawing it out so at least you can see how a gesture works.
In the Ink preferences pane, a Gestures tab shows you how to make commands with the built-in handwriting recognition technology.
You can also input text through an on-screen keyboard such as OS X's built-in Keyboard Viewer. Although tapping out sentences one letter at a time is more cell phone than computer, I achieved more accurate typing than I did with the ModBook's handwriting recognition, which made for faster overall input. And there are third-party virtual keyboards that make data entry even easier. AssistiveWare's $59 TouchStrokes and $299 KeyStrokes were both loaded on my test unit, and they offer many improvements over Keyboard Viewer (notably, customization and word prediction). It isn't clear yet whether either of these apps will ship on the ModBook, but Axiotron told me it does plan to bundle some software with the final product, so a better virtual keyboard isn't out of the question.
Having external input devices may be a useful crutch for users acclimating themselves to a ModBook. Keeping in mind the fact that my unit isn't ready to ship yet, I had a hard time accurately typing in the short time I had to play with the ModBook. I'm sure with more practice, I'd get better, but it's a major transition. Using it reminded me a bit of Palm OS-based PDAs, with their handwriting recognition and virtual keyboard.
Where it shines
After a few days using a ModBook, the idea of writing lengthy e-mails or Word documents is still daunting. In time, I could see myself getting used to such a device, but it's worth pointing out that extensive text-entry isn't what the ModBook is intended for. Rather, this is a device aimed squarely at creative pursuits.
Using the pen in Photoshop and other graphics apps was much more pleasurable than scribbling down words into a text editor. Anyone who uses a graphics tablet with such apps should have little trouble adapting to the ModBook. And that's really who'll enjoy this product the most—this is definitely not a Mac for everyone.
Watching a DVD was a joy. With the screen taking up most of the front surface, it was like watching on a portable, detached LCD display. I was able to balance the ModBook on my desk and sit back and watch. That's not an ideal setup, obviously, but it's worth noting that Axiotron has built several mounting points into the shell for use with future add-ons. (At Macworld Expo, display units were attached to a VESA-compatible Kiosk Mount. Axiotron is also working on a Desktop Mount with a quick release to install on a VESA arm and a Travel Mount with a fold-out stand to prop up the ModBook on a desk or mount it to the back of a seat; a Tabletop Easel similar to Cintiq stands is in the planning stages.)
For DVD watching, the screen was bright and crisp. Because the speakers no longer have to bounce their output off the MacBook's screen, I found the sound to be quite good. The viewing angle when moving my head side to side was also good, but I wasn't as impressed with the vertical viewing angle's color and contrast shifts.
The last word
The ModBook is not designed for the masses, but that's precisely why Apple hasn't made a tablet Mac. Because each ModBook is assembled when ordered, Axiotron can provide a product we're not likely to see from anywhere else. And those who buy one with its strengths and limitations in mind will have the unique experience of running OS X on a Mac like nothing ever made by Apple.
[ Jonathan Seff is senior news editor for Macworld . ]


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* With Josh Hamilton struggling so much, and teams still playing an exaggerated shift against him, it's worth asking if he has considered just poking a few balls to other way to rack up some hits.
So I asked.
"Trust me, I've tried," Hamilton said. "When I try to do that is when I look really awkward. I'm like 'Dang it, why can't I hit a ground ball to the shortstop. When you say 'Screw it,' and just go up there and swing, usually what happens is like in the first inning of the first game yesterday, I hit a missile to right field."
* Robert Coello was a great story, but perhaps a fleeting one.
Coello had an 0.68 ERA over his first 11 games, but in the last two he's given up six runs in 1 1/3 innings, with five walks.
"He's been lights-out outside last couple outings," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "He lost the release point on his fastball. He'll get it back."
* As Joe Blanton was describing in intimate detail why he doesn't feel he's really been that bad, he said this…
"I feel like if I can cancel those first three (starts), I've thrown about like I want to honestly."
Well, those first three were pretty awful. He had an 8.59 ERA. And in the subsequent 10 he's been better. He only has a 5.22 ERA.
* Garrett Richards got a haircut after Saturday night's game and was barely recognizable today. I actually had to stare at him for a moment to figure out who he was. At first, I thought the Angels had brought up a new player without telling us.
* Before the game, Alden Gonzalez, Mike DiGiovanna and I went down and checked out the inside of the Green Monster. DG has been in there before, since he's covered about 4 million games here.
It was pretty cool.
The whole Sweet Caroline thing is kinda neat, too, the way all the fans get into it and sing along. Even in the first game on Saturday when the Angels were winning, everyone seemed to be having a good time when Sweet Caroline came around.


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The two rappers' generous donation will go to an Ohio woman whose boyfriend and five kids died in the fire.
West Coast hip-hop artist The Game and Toronto rapper Drake have joined forces, not on a track or on a live performance, but rather in the charitable deed of donating $10,000 each to an Ohio house fire victim. Ana Angel, a fast food chain employee who lost her five children and boyfriend when their mobile home got burned down on Sunday morning, will be the recipient of the generous donation to cover the funeral costs.
"I can deal with a lot of things but people losing their children is something that kills me every time. Ana Angel was working her shift at Burger King when she was informed by her manager Pat Boes that her home had burnt down with her family inside it & no one survived," The Game wrote on Instagram. His message had apparently struck Drake, who immediately offered to help.
On top of their $20,000 donation, "@51minds (Marrying The Game producers)" added another $2,500 to the fund that will pay for funeral costs "as well as a point A to B vehicle." Drake also went on his Instagram to commend The Game for his act of kindness, saying, "What @thedocumentary is doing will never be forgotten. Honored to be able to help people along side my brother."
In a separate incident, The Game also inspired Snoop Dogg to contribute to the funeral costs for a six-year-old girl named Tiana Ricks who was shot in front of her home in California on Sunday. From now until Christmas, The Game has committed to giving away a total of $1 million of his own money to those in need, an act which he calls The Robin Hood Project.


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text: Police found a toddler safe inside a sport-utility vehicle that was stolen from a Tampa grocery store parking lot Friday night. The child was in a Nissan Murano at 10:10 p.m. when the car disappeared from the lot of Floridian Grocery at Rome Avenue and Main Street. An officer found the abandoned SUV in the 1300 block of Green Street a short time later with the child inside. Investigators were interviewing witnesses late Friday, and no arrests had been made.


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The Black Press
The Black Press
|Considering its long history and the size of its target audience, one might expect the black press to be the biggest and most advanced of the ethnic media in the U.S. Some outlets have been in existence for 40, 50, 60 years or longer. The oldest papers were founded more than a century ago. And some form of the black press has existed since 1827.1 The papers represent and serve a large established population. And there are several large, dense communities around the country to target.
Even so, the black press is not nearly as organized as the Spanish-language press; it has been slow to adapt to online technology, and its audience appears to be aging and waning. The lack of unification among the black press outlets leaves little hard data to analyze, but those who study the press offer some insights as to where the industry is going.
They argue that there are two primary challenges for the black press, though they are somewhat interconnected. First, the audience, like the one for mainstream newspapers, seems to be aging. And, second, many of the papers have been slow to establish an online presence.
Kevin Watson, an editor at New American Media, sees the problems as two sides of the same coin. The papers' slowness in creating Web sites is costing them younger readers, while at the same time distribution centers for the print product, such as churches — also miss the younger demographic.
On the whole the black press has been slow to adapt to a changing world, says DC Livers, managing editor of blackpress.org, which is part of the Historical Black Press Foundation. She says papers have not worked to audit their circulations, so advertisers don't know exactly what they getting. Her group is hoping to remedy that problem by pushing several more publications to be audited within the next year.
Among the few papers that do audit circulation, how do the trends look? Not good, according to research by PEJ. We ran the names of several scores of African-American newspapers through the database of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and only three yielded a result: New York's Amsterdam News, the Philadelphia Tribune and the Baltimore Afro-American.
Between 2002 and 2006, the New York paper saw a steep decline in circulation, while the Baltimore and Philadelphia papers were essentially flat.
The Amsterdam News, a weekly, fell to 13,175 in 2006 from 18,711 in 2004 – the last audit period. That is a decline of almost 30%. The biggest decline came in single-copy sales of the paper, which fell to 10,487 in 2006 from 14,298 in 2004.2
The Philadelphia Tribune, which publishes three days a week, lost a small number of readers, but was basically unchanged. For the purpose of this study PEJ averaged the three days' circulation. The 2006 circulation figure for the Tribune was 11,559, just under the 2004 figure of 11,638, a decline of less than 1%.3
The Baltimore Afro-American, a weekly, was essentially flat. The paper's circulation climbed to 11,224 in 2006, up from 11,180 in 2004, again less than 1%.4
Flat and declining circulations are not something new in print journalism, of course. Mainstream outlets have seen both. But the more telling aspect of those figures lies in the size of the numbers themselves in the context of the African-American populations involved. There are more than 2 million black people in New York City, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 620,000 in Philadelphia and almost 400,000 in Baltimore.5
Those papers, then, take in only a fraction of the African-American populations. Why are the figures so low?
Several traits work against the industry. The target readership already speaks English and can turn to any number of other print outlets — something not true with native-language ethnic outlets. And the fact that most of these publications are weekly — or at least less than daily — means they are not really meant as a replacement for other print media.
They exist as supplements to other news, ways to get other views. And those are the kinds of outlets that are suffering in the new media world. Surveys show that audiences are devoting steady or declining amounts of time to news consumption, while at the same time there are more outlets than ever — many of them online — competing for the news consumer's attention. Print outlets, particularly supplemental ones, often take a hit.
The numbers might also reflect the success of African-Americans in the U.S. As the group becomes more and more a part of the mainstream culture, it may be that blacks don't feel the desire to read publications aimed specifically at them. They may feel just as comfortable turning to mainstream outlets. It could also be, however, that most of the readers of the black press come from an older demographic, one in particular with roots in the nation's civil rights struggles. The black press's heyday came in the early 1960s as the civil rights movements was growing, but not yet covered seriously in the mainstream press. But as the mainstream press turned on to the story, the readership of the black press declined to a smaller core. As those readers grow older and die off, their numbers are not being replenished by younger readers.
That doesn't mean the audience for the papers is undesireable. The National Newspaper Publishers Association, a group of black press publishers, estimates its 15 million readers have more than $570 million in buying power. With an average age of about 44, they are still not as old as mainstream newspaper readers, who average 55 years. The group also says 90% of its readers are high school graduates, with 6 in 10 having attended college.6
But in the end the black press seems to be facing problems similar to those of mainstream newspapers — declining and aging audiences — combined with a smaller audience to start with. The long-term prospects for those papers may well hinge on their ability to get online quickly.
The online world, which is defined less by geography than by interest group, may be well suited to black publications. Some African-American Web sites report high traffic numbers. BlackPlanet.com, a social networking news Web site, has more than 15 million registered members. Blackamericaweb.com, a site founded by the popular morning DJ Tom Joyner, reports 30,000 unique visitors a day.7
In fact, while the black press has suffered, black radio, particularly in the case of Joyner, has thrived. His show, a mix of comedy and commentary, is syndicated in roughly 120 markets and reaches some 8 million listeners. And it has had some major personalities on air including Senator Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Bill Clinton. The show is seen as a powerful force in the black community — an identity the black press would like to re-establish.
As more and more people go on online and develop online habits, the more urgent it is that the black press focus on getting online and building audience. Such a move might help in its effort to reclaim its place.
1. Black press Magazine.com press release
2. Audit Bureau of Circulations report for the New York Amsterdam News
3. Audit Bureau of Circulations report for the Philadelphia Tribune
4. Audit Bureau of Circulations report for the Baltimore Afro-American
5. 2005 U.S. Census data
6. National Newspaper Publisher's Association data sheet
7. BlackAmericaWeb.com about page
8. Ibid


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"It was everything that we wanted it to be. It was spiritual. It was powerful. It was indescribable," Cruise said on US TV show 20/20.
"It's still something that I'm processing and keep reliving."
Fiancee Katie Holmes, 27, gave birth to the couple's first child in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Cruise has two adopted children from his second marriage.
Cruise and Holmes, who have been engaged since June 2005, plan to marry in late summer or early autumn, according to the 43-year-old star.
Their new baby weighed 3.4 kg (7lb 7 oz) and measured 50.8 cm (20 inches), spokesman Paul Bloch said, following the birth.
Cruise is currently in the middle of promoting his new film, Mission Impossible III.
The action sequel, also starring Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, will be released in the UK on 4 May - a day ahead of its US release on 5 May.


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The poaching of Kevin Burkhardt
Kevin Burkhardt, seven-year veteran of New York Mets broadcasts, now nearing the end of his first full year as a lead broadcaster for Fox's NFL games, had about an hour to revamp his preparation for the Eagles and Lions, thanks to a massive, unexpected snowstorm.
He glanced at co-commentator John Lynch, and the full moment seemed to hit him.
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"I mean, this is awesome! Snow! You've got a playoff feel to this game!"
It would be one of the iconic moments of the 2013 NFL season.
A few days after that, Fox made it official that Burkhardt would be calling an actual playoff game this year, a huge reward for a first-year announcer.
Burkhardt's primary gig at the moment is at SNY, the broadcast home of the New York Mets, where he's been attached since 2007 as the sideline reporter alongside Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez—a grouping of three strong personalities that might be the best television broadcast team in the sport.
Now, after years working at outposts like Jukebox Radio and WGHT-AM, he's at the center of a legitimate bidding war between two television entities.
It is not an equal fight.
BURKHARDT SAT AT HIS DESK IN THE SNY NEWSROOM THURSDAY AFTERNOON, scrutinizing the 2014 New York Mets lineup on his computer screen. It was approximately four hours until he went on the air with the latest Mets broadcast, and three days until he would be expected to broadcast for three-and-a-half hours, in Washington, a Redskins-Cowboys game.
The Mets don't have a leadoff hitter in any real sense for next season. Ultimately, this is their problem. But Burkhardt had made it his, wanting to present the best possible lineup on a stray graphic for a television show that a small fraction of people will watch, compared to his weekly NFL gig.
He placed Ruben Tejada in the leadoff spot, after spending a good five minutes talking over various candidates. Similarly detailed conversations happened over questions like which Met should receive 60 seconds of audio interview time, with one dismissed because of his flat answers.
"I'm concerned it won't be good television," Burkhardt said to his producer, Dave Mandel.
Another candidate was selected.
A few minutes later, Burkhardt was studying the major league and minor league stats of Rafael Montero, Jenrry Mejia and Jacob deGrom, making sure the starting rotation graphic had the fifth starter candidates in proper order.
"If it's me, Montero is the fifth starter," Burkhardt said to Mandel.
The lineup was altered to Burkhardt's alignment. Montero was added to the rotation graphic. A graphic noting backup outfielder Eric Young's platoon splits was created at Burkhardt's urging, then tweaked to better reflect the point Burkhardt wanted to make.
"Kevin as your host is also your voice," Mandel told me he'd been instructed by another producer when he first began producing Mets Hot Stove. "So the viewer wants to hear what Kevin has to say. So, always make sure you plan for time for Kevin to say his take, opinion, and whatever he knows about the subject."
That formula has worked well for Burkhardt at SNY, in part because of his nerdy passion for Mets baseball, but also because he is, for whatever reason, one of those people everyone seems to like.
"First and foremost, I find Kevin to be a very likeable guy, both on the air, and off the air, frankly," Fox Sports executive producer John Entz said in a phone interview last week. "And when you like the broadcaster who you listen to, it makes all the difference in the world. He's not talking down to you. He's talking to you as a friend."
"The funny thing is, I've been told that, and it's a tremendous compliment," Burkhardt said. "And I have no idea how to achieve it other than just to be who I am. If someone—all right, I get hired, and I'm told, 'You've got to try and be likeable.' How the hell do you try and do that?
"I have some strengths, some weaknesses. I'm a little bit of a goofball, a little bit of a nerd. I have my own sense of humor. And I'm just going to be the same person you're talking to now when I'm on the air. Just maybe talking a little louder. I think that's really what it comes down to."
But there's only so much room for him to move up at SNY in his capacity as a voice of the Mets. Gary, Ron and Keith, as Burkhardt is happy to admit, are untouchable.
"I have never had even any remote thoughts about doing play-by-play for the Mets," Burkhardt said. "Gary has been the voice, he should be the voice forever. That's just the way it is. And he's also my number one fan when I fill in for him. He's phenomenal."
So he's been expanding his duties elsewhere. At the moment, he's balancing his work on Mets Hot Stove, the weekly offseason half-hour show on SNY, with his weekly Fox NFL work. He's either prepping for the NFL at home, usually watching film and ingesting the massive amount of information provided to him by the teams and Fox's clips service, or he's flying to a new NFL city and to immerse himself in practices and meetings with Fox NFL producer Pete Macheska and Lynch.
A few months ago, he made a subtle tweak to his Twitter handle, from @KevinBurkhardtSNY to @KevinBurkhardt.
A WEEK AFTER EAGLES-LIONS, BURKHARDT called the Seattle Seahawks against the New York Giants, Super Bowl contender against hopeless also-ran. It played out that way. The Seahawks won, 23-0, and the outcome was clear by the second quarter.
Burkhardt, a 39-year-old New Jersey native who grew up rooting for the Giants, mustered just as much enthusiasm for the game as he had a week before, during that momentous NFC game in the snow. His call on Byron Maxwell's fourth-quarter interception reflected his excitement over being there. But his tendency to step back a bit, and "let the moment breathe," in the words of Macheska, was evident in the fourth quarter. He spoke less frequently, allowing the abject silence of the Giants home crowd to serve as audio prop.
Two bundled, forlorn Giants fans looked out at the proceedings, while a graphic explained that the Giants had last been shut out at home December 4, 1995. Burkhardt, at the time, was an undergraduate at William Paterson University in Wayne.
"That was a long time ago," was all he said.
A little after 4, Burkhardt returned to his desk and did voiceover work for a different SNY show. Then he began to write the show he'd deliver, less than two hours to airtime.
FOX OFFICIALS WOULDN'T TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT what Burkhardt might be doing for them a year from now, citing his remaining deal with SNY. But the framework isn't hard to guess at: Fox Saturday Game of the Week in baseball, regular NFL work, and college basketball games on Fox Sports One, which needs additional stars beyond Bill Raftery and Gus Johnson.
SNY can't really compete with that, particularly with its starting baseball-commentary lineup so firmly in place. The network loves Burkhardt, and the feeling is apparently mutual. But it was evident, watching Burkhardt take in one of the network's other offerings, an oddball half-hour of sports-ish talk called "Covino and Rich" interview a C-list comedienne named Syd Wilder, that Burkhardt is the exception to current network programming. (The two hosts handed Wilder a Shake Weight, hoping for, and receiving, the expected video of Wilder, amply bosomed and proudly displaying much of it, using the suggestive product.)
Burkhardt took this in out of the corner of his vision as he stood behind Mandel at the producer's desk, talking to me at the same moment about Daniel Murphy's trade value around the league, and listening to an interview with Zack Wheeler, Mets starting pitcher, to find a quote to tease with.
"That's the key moment," Burkhardt said to Mandel, mid-point on Murphy with me, immediately upon hearing Wheeler talk about his fastball command. "It was in August, when he began to locate his fastball, that things really turned for him."
On the other hand, SNY lets Burkhardt do more or less whatever he wants.
They were under no obligation to let him call NFL games for Fox this fall, but they allowed it. He asked for, and received, a minute at the top of the December 5 Mets Hot Stove broadcast to demand that the organization follow through on its promises to spend money this winter.
In interviews with Mets officials like general manager Sandy Alderson and COO Jeff Wilpon, he's given leeway to move well beyond team talking points, and ask bigger picture questions. For instance, he pressed Wilpon, repeatedly, on whether Mets fans could expect more moves to come, at the press conference to introduce Curtis Granderson.
"To me, it's my show," Burkhardt said. "So I just thought, realistically, it was time to call the team out. They promised this was going to be the year. And if they weren't really sure of that, they shouldn't have sold that as a bill of goods. And so I thought, hey, enough's enough. ... So talking to Dave, I said, save some space at the top of the show. Just me, I don't want the guest on. Because I thought it was a good way of setting the tone for the show."
And it's nothing new. As Burkhardt pointed out, when the Mets fired Willie Randolph, "I was on air, just crushing the organization."
He took to Twitter to counter an effort by someone from the Mets to tarnish Justin Turner's reputation on his way out the door. He has his run of the place, both because SNY is given freedom that many other team-owned networks simply don't have, and because SNY likely understands it has a star in Burkhardt that can't be easily replaced.
At the end of the Mets Hot Stove broadcast Thursday night, Burkhardt teased to the next edition on January 2. He'll be calling an NFL divisional playoff game for Fox on January 11 or 12th, a national audience larger than any he's had before. It's pretty easy to see where this is all going.
"I think what it comes down to is, I'm lucky to have two entities that think I'm good enough to hire me," Burkhardt said. "So I guess I'll see how it works out. ... But when I say I feel lucky, it's not because I didn't work for it. So I know I'm lucky, because there's 14 guys that do it. I'm working in an age when it's so difficult to get jobs. I mean, my life is great. But I worked my tail off for it. When I'm up there on Sunday, I'm like, 'I earned this.' I didn't luck into it."
CORRECTION: The original version of this article placed William Paterson University in Montclair.


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Steve Morris earned his BBA from Texas Tech in 1974. He is President of Morris and Company, a private investment company located in Cypress. Upon graduation, Steve obtained his CPA license and spent the early years of his career with the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young. He later served as Chief Financial Officer of a private oil and gas company, ultimately purchasing the company. He used proceeds from the sale of this company to launch his private investment company. Steve presently serves as a director of several companies in the banking and energy industries, both public and private. He also sits on the board of a non-profit entity, as well as serving as an elder in his church.
A lifelong Aggie fan, Steve became a proud member of the 12th Man Foundation when his daughter, Kelli, enrolled at Texas A&M as a member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie class of 2005. He served as Co-Chair of the fundraising campaign for Blue Bell Park, of which he and his wife were lead donors.
A native of Midland, Steve resides in Cypress with his wife, Karen. They have four daughters: Amy, Natalie, Nicole and Kelli; and a son, Kelsey. They also have 11 grandchildren: Sam, Ashleigh, Olivia, Kayla, Aden, Cooper, Collison, Zoey, Julianna, Ainsley and Dickson.


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This is a best seller in CP soap. I'm making it in soy 464 and I hope it throws well. My customers love it!
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I used this FO for a foot soak and scrub kit, and the scent suited it great! I added a little peppermint essential oil, as I like my foot products a little mintier, but if you are going for a more subtle scent, it is perfect as it comes. It smells a little perfumy in the bottle, but the finished product smells really natural. I will definitely be purchasing a bigger bottle!
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I really like herb smells...love peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, different types of mints, etc...but I am not a huge fan of this combination. I just unfolded it, so maybe its just too strong. I have heard other people like it, so I soaped with it anyway...but my personal preference is no. :(
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This is a nice fresh, herbal scent...I've only tried in room sprays & it's a little faint; will have to add more oil than I usually do.
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This f/o smells identical to B&BW 'Stress Relief' lotion, so fresh and clean. I used it in cp soap with very little A. Performed very well. Can't really speak for scent retention yet. Love this one.
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This fragrance smells wonderful but has a very weak hot throw in 464. I used 10% and you can barely smell it. Unfortunately, I cannot use this scent.
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I used this in CP soap and it was perfect. The scent holds very well and is strong, but not overwhelming.
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I tried the small bottles of this and used it in my cp soap, I absolutely LOVE this scent! It did not cause any acceleration, or discoloring, worked really, really well, and I just LOVE the scent! It's very refreshing and clean smelling. I will be getting more of this for sure.
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I love this scent. It has an excellent scent throw in paraffin both hot/cold. It is the perfect blend of fragrance. I ordered a large bottle and all of my customers love this. Keeping this is stock!
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Love love love this one in cold process soap. It's a best seller for men and women. Also great in lotions
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1. Dr. Kittima Mekhabunchakij, Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organization)
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Business Intelligence
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Director of Curtin's Research Centre of Excellence - DEEBI
4. Ontologies for Web Information Systems and Applications
Professor Robert Meersman, Co-founder and the President of the IFCIS and of the DOA
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Professor at the Department of Information Technology of the University of Milan
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Robert A. Meersman is full professor in the Department of Computer Science of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel where he leads the laboratory of Semantics Technology and Applications Research (VUB STARLab) since 1995. From 1986 until 1995 he was full professor at the KUB (Department BIK) in Tilburg, The Netherlands. He teaches database and information system courses, both introductory and advanced and he has been invited speaker and lecturer at international conferences, universities and institutes worldwide. VUB STARLab runs several sizeable European and national scientific projects (OntoBasis, FF Poirot, DIP, Co-Drive, PROLIX, …) and has participated and participates in a number of 5th and 6th Framework EU Networks (OntoWeb, CCFORM, InnovaNet, KnowledgeWeb).
Professor Meersman has been Chairman of IFIP WG 2.6, the Working Group on Database and first Chairman of IFIP TC12, the Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence. In June 2003 he was elected Chairman of IFIP TC2 (Software Theory and Practice). He is a recipient of the IFIP Silver Core Award. Within IFIP WG 2.6 he created the Database Semantics international conference series. He is co-founder and former President of the non-profit International Foundation for Cooperative Information Systems (IFCIS) which organized the yearly CoopIS conference, now part of the large OnTheMove2006 Federated Conferences, last in Montpellier, France, November 2006. He is also the President and co-founder of the Distributed Objects Applications Institute v.z.w., another not-for-profit scientific organization. He has been General Chair, Program Committee Chair, Tutorial Chair and PC member of numerous international congresses, conferences, and workshops, and provided consultations to many large companies and organizations worldwide on technical subjects related to databases, the deployment of large information systems, methodologies, and IT tools.
Robert Meersman's current research interests focus on implementing database- and Web-semantics using so-called ontologies, and several STARLab (www.starlab.vub.ac.be) projects funded by EC 5thFP, 6thFP as well as from other sources are under way on this subject. He is the author and co-author of numerous publications in the areas of conceptual modeling, information systems methodologies (in particular NIAM of which he was one of the original researchers) and the formal and empirical semantics of information stored in databases, and of course with recent applications in e-learning, and the unlocking of e-content in general.


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How do you program yourself to receive transmissions from an external source? Is there a method of self hypnosis?
Is there an extra dimension where others with similar experiences go to meet? I've always felt that there is something out there i'm searching for...
(Your name is longhairedartist after all).
As for substance abuse, my worst addiction was soda pop. My lifelong abstinence of drugs contrasting my hippie image has often earned me the nickname of Jesus.
They pick up signals
from the cosmos and transmit them
directly into your brain.
This is the reason
bald-headed men are uptight.
(You know I'm quoting a film I hope)
Interesting - my thinly veiled and rather flimsy attempt at humor has led to a movie recommendation.
or maybe the Big Lebowski
guess i was wrong!
or others.
This can help you place yourself into a more receptive and creative state via a kind of auto-hypnosis. Whether you can connect to any external source via these methods is debatable.
But hey, if it was scientifically demonstratable, it would be science. One day it may be science, but it's not there yet.
I also believe that there was a conscious choice involved with the reception of messages. There may be a psychological hurdle, where one must absolve their fears before being able to open up to a connection. The reflex of a fear reaction while your core is open tenses you up and cuts off the reception.
The other catch is that there isn't always a message to receive.
My biggest concern with this product is that the glasses or earphones might become uncomfortable.
I know that enclosures work (like sitting in the car in the garage) but they can quickly become stuffy. Could try to project the light onto the wall while lounging in a walk in closet.
I can also highly recommend sensory deprivation "float tanks", if you are lucky enough to have access to one. Just don't shave immediately before geting into one, and make sure that you don't have any tiny cuts from working with glass. That can be unpleasant. And unconducive to a meditative state.
But another time i was in a dead zone in rural Mississippi, perhaps the longest episode too... that one was like a music concert, very smooth, out of body, and peaceful.
The most recent one was in a house in LA, near one of those huge transmission lines... and that one actually had a video feed, and resulted in the strongest physical phenomena to the point i could feel my head vibrating with each download. I was able to conjure a pointing device via Mac OS and manipulate the feed rate.
So it seems i must be increasing in capabilities. I expect within 10 years I will exceed the supercomputing status of most countries, so it seems inevitable that I will hack into and take over the world wide web.


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Hey guys,
A lot of you already know that the Sonic series has a huge library of memorable themes. From 16-bit tunes, to some of the most memorable theme songs in all of gaming, the Sonic franchise has a wide variety of musical sounds and upbeat remixes that can appeal to almost anyone. Unfortunately, I feel that too often some of these themes go unnoticed by the gaming community, usually because the games they are in aren't that memorable, or they're only attainable by completionists. The idea of this blog series is to showcase some of those themes that go relatively unnoticed and hopefully bring about more of an interest in the Sonic series. I'm going to try to feature a track every day for a few weeks and hopefully all of you will get something out it.
Let's get started, shall we?
Planet Wisp Map Screen Theme
This was actually one of those themes that I didn't notice right away, even while playing Sonic Colors over and over. It wasn't until I left the game on one day that I actually noticed how awesome this theme is. My gosh, it is incredibly relaxing. I really feel like this is what SEGA was going for here. Planet Wisp is suppose to feel like a sanctuary for the wisps and this theme really fits that idea.
Hope you enjoyed today's theme! I'll try to mix it up with different musical styles each day. Be sure to let me know what you think of this theme, or even this blog series in general below.
'Til next time!


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Brighton by Kim Dolce
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Brighton is worked in one piece from the bottom up with the set-in sleeves worked separately. The change in gauge and needle size and slight shaping in the bodice creates the flattering A-line shape.
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Idaho by Keri Williams
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This pattern is available for free.
Based on a pattern by Ingrid deHoop.
"Full of great little design features, like the garter stitch side seams, and cute shaped hood this is a sweater for junior to snuggle into … The sleeves are worked top down from stitches picked up around the armhole, with the shoulder cap shaped by short rows, and then continued in the round, to make a seamless piece. In addition, because of the use of three-needle bind-off throughout the pattern there are almost no seams to sew at the end." - Website.
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Rick Stone reckons he is a better coach now than when he last took over at Newcastle.
Stone is the frontrunner to replace Wayne Bennett, three years after stepping aside for the seven-time premiership mentor.
Stone's coaching record at the Knights is 46 per cent, a point higher than 699-game veteran Bennett's.
Knights officials, in conjunction with their transitional owners the NRL, will soon need to make a call on who takes the club into the future.
"Hopefully there's an opportunity there for myself," Stone said.
"When Wayne came it was a great opportunity for the club and myself to learn from Wayne. They may not have been successful years but I learned plenty off Wayne Bennett.
''The last few years I've been honing my skills and listening and learning from one of the very best. Hopefully I can be in a position to be a bit better than what I was when I had a go a few years ago."
Stone coached the Knights to an unlikely semi-final appearance in his final year in charge but is currently nurturing the region's upcoming talent in the NSW Cup.
Asked if he was a better coach now than when last in charge, the Fijian national coach said: "Definitely. Most coaches mature and improve as they go along.
''They soften their stance on some things and realise the game flows and changes a little bit in its application, where the trends and forces are heading. You have to be at the coalface to keep up with the changes and I've definitely been doing that. I think I'm in a better position now to have a crack."
The Knights are emerging from arguably the toughest period in their history, which included the Alex McKinnon injury and the end of the Hunter Sports Group's controversial reign.
"The relationship with the team and the town needs to be consistent. For whatever reason, the last couple of years that hasn't been as transparent as it needs to be," Stone said.
"I'm not saying anything negative about Wayne there but we've had a few difficulties over the last few years which I don't need to go in to. They feel like they need a bit more openness about their team. It's important to make sure the connection between the team and the town is solid."
The Knights will try to climb off the bottom of the ladder when they travel to Remondis Stadium to take on Cronulla on Sunday.


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Security!? In a church?
Carl Chinn was introduced to the need for security while serving as Building Engineer for Focus on the Family – a Colorado ministry founded (and led at the time) by Dr. James Dobson. Like others in faith-based management, Chinn had
dismissed the subject of emergency readiness & inside security through much of his career, considering it an inconvenient distraction of debatable importance. After all – isn't that what 911 is for?
Experiences changed his views on the subject.
In 1996 he was a responder in a standoff with an angry gunman who took hostages at the Focus on the Family ministry. Following the attacker's trial, Chinn began researching and writing on the subject of criminal and other incidents in North American ministries. In 2005, he and others began to develop an intentional security program for New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO. He was one of the team of responders who engaged the killer on 12/09/2007.
Chinn now speaks to faith-based operators and law-enforcement groups on the subject of lessons learned in ministry security.
Carl and his wife Deana raised their 5 children in the Colorado Springs area and now enjoy 15 Grandchildren.
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Carl Chinn
We don't stroll leisurely through the day with a heavenly mist occasionally sprayed into our mouths to keep us hydrated in between tasty morsels of surprise that find themselves lodged in our teeth, satisfying our hunger. The procurement & administration of those needs is an intentional process of action on our part.
Providing for safety and security of congregations, staff and volunteers is like that.
Yet very few faith-based organizations are intentional about it. This is especially true of churches. Many still say, "God will provide". He does – but He expects a little participation. The people in our care and the amenities they have funded with their contributions are worthy of security considerations.
This website is maintained as an information resource – to be visited often for new ideas and current data as ministries respond to the wake up call, increase awareness and improve response actions.
Teddy Roosevelt said, "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are". While speaking to reluctant troops preparing for the battle for San Juan Hill, the inspiration is consistent with the message of this website. Keep it simple -- but get started.
"We prayed to our God and posted a guard…" Nehemiah 4:9
Copyright Notice: If you can use any material on this website to make churches or ministries safer, please do so. Please pass on the information as freely as it is given.
Disclaimer Notice on incident stories and statistics: Extensive effort has been made to verify the accuracy in each story. Information is gathered from major news syndicates, law enforcement press releases, personal witnesses and public court records. While great care is taken with the wording of each incident, a certain margin of error exists in any collection of statistics. I welcome any corrective suggestions discovered by readers.
I welcome you to write.
Thank you,
Carl Chinn
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We should embrace biblical teachings to "not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear…"[i] But being confident in our faith doesn't mean we stop participation in our own preservation and social interaction. We trust God for provision, but we don't sit up in bed in the morning and raise our hands for clothes to float down on us out of heaven.
The intention of this website is to help churches and ministries recognize the need for intentional security and to provide simple concepts for starting or improving security programs. The Violence Statistics, Church Crime History and Think About it… tabs are updated on a frequent basis.
Ministry safety and security must be a decision of leadership.


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About the Book
This book was written as a guide for all Little Moolits who wish to take culinary adventures without the aid of a Big Moolit by their side. It contains 7 simple and easily adaptable recipes to form a foundation for your cooking knowledge, and provides plenty of hints and tips to expand on and customise each dish. Each recipe also has a notes section to jot down your own ideas.
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- Publish Date Sep 06, 2010
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Added teaser, pictures and updated cast for the upcoming Korean drama "Yaksha"
"Yaksha" (2010)
Written by Goo Dong-hoi, Jeong Hyeong-soo
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With Jo Dong-hyeok, Seo Do-young, Jeon Hye-bin, Son Byung-ho, Seo Tae-hwa, Park Won-sang,...
12 episodes - Fri 00h00
This is the story of Baek-rock, the leader of 'Black Cloud Swords', a secret military squad for king.
Baek-rock was king's childhood friend and his only purposes in life were his brother, Baek-kyul, and his lover, Jeong-yeon. Everything goes down the drain when Baek-rock falls into a trap, which was set by his ambitious brother, Baek-kyul. He becomes a gladiator and returns to Cho-seon, waiting for a revenge.
The collision between three people in different positions, the king who did everything to get back in power, Baek-kyul who betrayed his blood brother due to his ambition, and Baek-kyul who wanta his revenge, creates a great suspense in this drama.
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Silica sand mining has been controversial in southern Minnesota and it is the subject of a recently-completed report by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board.
The League of Women Voters ABC invites the public to attend its June program at Andover City Hall's Senior Center Monday, June 10 for a presentation by Jeff Smyser from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board.
Social time and refreshments are at 6 p.m., followed by the program and discussion at 6:30 p.m.
Smyser will share information from the board's recent report on silica sand that was finalized in March.
The report provides background on silica sand and its use in the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, method to extract oil and natural gas from oil bearing shale and limestone.
Although hydraulic fracturing is not occurring in Minnesota, large silica sand resources are located in south central and southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
The demand for sand for hydraulic fracturing has resulted in many new mining and processing plants being submitted to local and state government agencies.
Issues covered in the report on silica sand include potential impacts on local and state economies and potential impacts to the landscape, natural resources and health of residents in the areas of the sand mines.
According to Katherine Whelchel of the LWV ABC, the report is objective and neither pro- nor anti-silica sand mining.
It is available on the Environmental Quality Board's website at eqb.state.mn.us.
Smyser joined the Environmental Quality Board a year ago. For the past 20 years, he's been a land use planner in federal, state, county and municipal government and has managed or contributed to numerous environmental reviews.
He earned his master's degree in planning from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Andover City Hall's Senior Center is located at 1685 Crosstown Blvd. N.W. Enter the city hall parking lot from Crosstown Boulevard and proceed to the end of the parking lot.
For additional information, contact Whelchel at [email protected]. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.


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Restaurant Madness 2014: And the Winner is!
More than 1300 votes were tallied for the Final Battle of Restaurant Madness 2014…but only one can be called champion!
So who was chosen as 2014's Best Restaurant at the Jersey Shore?
Congratulations to Bank on Mattison!
This Asbury Park eatery may be new on the scene but clearly already has a ton of fans, and with good reason!
Set in an old bank building, BoM combines awesome food with stellar nightlife all in one place.
Rumor has it the vault may even be a speakeasy-style bar. (I'm obsessed.)
From teriyaki chicken meatballs to lobster ravioli to filet mignon, executive chef Roy Rollins is making sure there's a little something for everyone at Bank, and from a decor standpoint it's certainly one of the most unique places to eat at the Jersey Shore.
Check them out at 649 Mattison Avenue in Asbury Park or call 732-774-4445 for more info!
Congratulations again to Bank on Mattison, voted by you as the best place to eat in Monmouth and Ocean Counties!
Our Restaurant Madness runner-up also deserves a visit. Remington's in Manasquan is one of my favorite places to dine…it's fine-dining without being overly snooty…but the food is amazing. Visit them at 142 Main Street in Manasquan or call 732-292-1300.
Thank you to everyone who played along in the Madness…happy eating!


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Over 18,000 people have flooded Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Friday morning to watch Breezy's live performances on 'Today' Summer Concert Series.
Chris Brown has drawn a huge crowd on "Today" show on Friday, July 15 when he performed for its Summer Concert Series. The R&B singer lured over 18,000 people to the free gig taking place at the Rockefeller Plaza. "The crowd for @ChrisBrown concert is now the biggest @todayshow crowd ever!" it was announced on the official Twitter of "Today".
Breezy also took to the micro-blogging site to share his excitement, "18 to 20 thousand people showed up at 7 this morning! That's crazy!! Biggest crowd the today show ever had!I love my fans!!!!" He added by thanking his devotees, "It is really truly an honor and a blessing to create music and evoke emotion for positivity. Can't live without my fans."
The "Next 2 You" singer performed new and old songs for the massive crowd. He sang such songs as "Forever", "I Can Transform Ya", "She Ain't You" and "Yeah 3X". To accommodate the concertgoers, authorities were forced to shut down an additional two blocks. "We didn't expect such a crowd," his manager told Billboard.biz. "We just looked forward to Chris turning in a great performance."
Indeed, everything turned out well. Breezy catered the audience with his high-spirited dancing and singing. It's the opposite of his previous gig at a rival summer concert on "Good Morning America". Back in March, he stormed off the stage and delivered what seemed to be a half-hearted performance after he was left furious for being quizzed about his 2009 altercation with Rihanna.


text: In a move designed to strengthen the ongoing commitment to Michigan by Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN; www.huntington.com), longtime local executive John Irwin has been named West Michigan president. Irwin is taking over leadership of the region from Huntington's Regional and Commercial Banking Director Jim Dunlap, who will continue to lead the bank's statewide strategy and engagement. Irwin is a 32-year banking veteran who has been a part of Huntington's West Michigan commercial banking business for nearly 11 years, most recently as corporate banking regional manager. In his new role, Irwin will lead the commercial business segment and orchestrate business development and service activities among all of Huntington's businesses in the West Michigan region, while deepening the bank's community relationships. "John already does a great job as a leader for Huntington in West Michigan," said Steve Steinour, chairman, president and CEO. "It is a natural move for him to take on the role of president for the region, continuing the positive contributions he has supported as a leader in the West Michigan business community." In addition to his work in Grand Rapids, Irwin has worked in banking throughout Arizona, Indiana and Ohio. His experience in the industry also includes international services, business banking and regional bank administration. He earned his bachelor's from DePauw University and his master's of business administration from Indiana University, and is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. "Huntington's proven support for business to drive economic performance, particularly in Michigan, makes taking on my new role a welcome challenge," Irwin said. "It is rewarding to represent a bank that is so intensely dedicated to its customers and communities." Irwin is a board member of the Gerald R. Ford Council, St. Cecilia Music Center and the Women's Resource Center, and is also a Steering Committee member of the Huntington Colleagues' Good Government Fund (HBI-PAC). In addition to his community involvement as a volunteer and active member with his wife Martha at Ada Bible Church, Irwin is an avid outdoorsman and triathlon competitor.


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Keep yourself and baby healthy.
Three different workouts, plus one guided meditation.
All three stages of pregnancy are represented for various levels of challenge and modification.
Amy's class gave me not only the typical 'yoga high', but a feeling of confidence and strength in my baby and my body, and our abilities to work hard together, beautifully.
I found Amy's approach to be both nurturing and empowering and I appreciate that she still found ways to physically challenge me in ways that respected my growing belly. I left each practice with her feeling confident and rejuvenated.
When I was pregnant it was easy to focus on what I wasn't allowed to do, or what my body just couldn't do as I grew. I also know that at times it was tough to feel "connected" with my baby, especially when life got busy. Doing prenatal yoga with Amy helped me with both of those struggles. Pregnant moms need support, strength, and opportunities to take care of themselves, and Amy's prenatal yoga provides all of that!
Amy's prenatal yoga was the perfect balance for physical and mental practice! I loved that her class was challenging and restorative at the same time. Her encouragement of my body's capabilities kept me going through my pregnancy and really helped during labor and my recovery! Her prenatal yoga is a perfect mix for preparing mind and body for birth and motherhood.
Q: Can I do the movements even if I've never practiced yoga before?
Absolutely! Clear and detailed instruction is given for proper alignment in each pose. For those that are new to yoga, I recommend that you follow Katie, who is performing third trimester modifications. These will be gentler variations of the poses that will help you to ease into developing your yoga practice. Always listen to your body and do what feels right to you.
Q: Is this prenatal yoga workout safe?
Prenatal yoga is a very safe form of exercise. The transitions between poses are slow, encouraging you to move at your own pace. Detailed instruction is given for safe alignment in each pose. The props used assist you in moving safely between poses, especially as baby grows. Throughout any form of exercise, always move in a way that feels good to you. If the suggested pose does not feel comfortable or safe in your body, you should ease out of it. Your body will tell you what feels right and what doesn't.
Q: I'm already in my third trimester. Is it too late?
It is not too late to begin practicing yoga. As mentioned above, there are many modifications offered, allowing you to tailor the class to your specific needs. Props, especially blocks, will help you to move more easily from standing to hands and knees. Women in their third trimester may have to move even more slowly when transitioning between poses. Take your time, move at your pace, and take breaks as often as you need to. You may enjoy customizing your workout to include the Warmup, Guided Meditation and Relaxation.
Q: Will it make my labor easier?
Almost all prenatal yoga poses help to prepare the body physically for labor. With hip opening stretches, strengthening poses for the endurance required for labor, and yoga positions that you can actually labor in; it is a fantastic workout to prepare you for the journey ahead. When we hold a pose for a period of time and the muscles begin to burn, we discover an opportunity to surrender to the physical discomfort. Yoga teaches us to recognize this sensation, feel it, breathe through it, and not react. This philosophy parallels perfectly with labor. The use of mantra, or positive intention helps to remind you to trust your body, and to let go of tension or fear. The breath work that we develop throughout our yoga practice also carries through to labor. Becoming familiar with the power and calm your breath can provide will be another tool for you to use to surrender.
Q: What props should I buy?
If you choose one prop to buy, I would recommend the blocks. They are generally made of foam, and can be purchased at www.yogaaccessories.com. You will want to buy 2 blocks. Other props that can be purchased are a bolster (this is a firm supportive pillow) a strap (a towel or belt can also be used) and a blanket.
Consult your physician and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program.


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HOUSTON - Verizon Wireless announced plans to close a Houston call center. Closing the call center would slash nearly 950 Houston jobs.
The company announced in March that it would close three call centers in Houston, Seattle and Detroit.
Verizon said it planned on shutting down the Houston call center on Aug. 25.
A Verizon Wireless spokeswoman said the total number of Houston-based layoffs would likely change as some accepted other jobs within the company.
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Archinect - News 2017-08-21T22:03:01-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/9903474/apologue-s-tali-krakowsky-to-speak-on-experience-design-at-eyeo-festival-promaxbda Apologue's Tali Krakowsky To Speak On Experience Design At Eyeo Festival & PromaxBDA Michele Lu Kumar 2011-06-14T14:26:11-04:00 >2011-06-14T14:34:57-04:00
 Tali Krakowsky, founder of experience design studio Apologue, will be speaking at the Eyeo Festival on June 27th and June 28th in Minneapolis, and at the 2011 PromaxBDA Conference on June 30th in NYC.

 At the Eyeo Festival, Krakowsky will be moderating in two panels. On June 27th is a panel that wonders "WHY" and features Golan Levin, Natalie Jeremijenko, and Zach Lieberman. Why do we do what we do? Why should our spaces be infused with the digital? Why data? Why code? Why generative? Why collaborative? Why interactive? Why color? Why sound? Why touch? Why do frameworks have to be open? Why design?

 June 28th will feature a panel called "Coding Spaces" with Emily Gobeille, Theo Watson and Jake Barton. Peep behind walls made of bits and bytes to unravel and contemplate the art and science of imagining, coding and building interactive environments. The panel will search for some general process ideas, tips, warnings, recommendations and insights into the making of these fascinatin...
 https://archinect.com/news/article/4601851/apologue-s-tali-krakowsky-to-speak-at-fitc-toronto-2011 Apologue's Tali Krakowsky to Speak at FITC Toronto 2011 Michele Lu Kumar 2011-04-29T14:12:05-04:00 >2011-04-29T14:44:46-04:00
 Tali Krakowsky, founder of experience design studio Apologue, will be speaking at the 10th annual conference of FITC in Toronto.

 Her session, presented with Branden Hall of Automata Studios, will explore the behind-the-scenes of Apologue's new permanent media installation for the cultural institution, LA Plaza, in Downtown LA.

 New forms of display technology, together with innovations in cloud computing and the possibilities of generative code, have inspired a different approach to digital storytelling for media installations. Krakowsky and Hall will discuss the inner workings of this unique, self-choreographing, generative show control system that embodies ideas around the present and possible future of narrative, and its possibilities in physical environments.

 FITC is a design and technology festival that operates globally. This year, for its anniversary, it will feature speakers Kyle Cooper, GMUNK, Wesley Grubbs, Robert Hodgins, Seb Lee-Delisle, MK12 and Theo ...