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Violent teen accuses Jews of controlling government
A teenage milkman and his father, who called themselves the 'Aryan Strike Force', planned attacks on the government, because they believed it was controlled by Jews.
A teenager had been planning violent attacks on the government because he claimed it had been taken over by Jews, a court has heard.
Nicky Davison, a 19-year-old milkman, was accused at Newcastle Crown Court of being a co-founder, with his father Ian, of a group called Aryan Strike Force, an on-line far right extremist group which wanted to topple the government because they believed it was dominated by Zionists and Jews.
Ian Davison, 41, a disc jockey, has already admitted six charges, in June last year, including terrorism and producing a chemical weapon. He was discovered in possession of ricin, which can prove fatal if even an amount equivalent to less than half a grain of sand is inhaled or injected.
Andrew Edis, prosecuting, told the court that the website was set up to form a group that would be ready to act and fight what they called "ZOG", which stood for Zionist Occupied Government.
Mr Edis said: "They are strongly against the government because their theory is that it has been taken over by the Jews and therefore must be resisted by white supremacists."
Davison and his father were not simply "keyboard warriors" but were more interested in action.
The court was shown videos from the website which included pictures of the fall of the British Empire and footage from the September 11 Twin Towers attacks, which it claimed was one of the atrocities of Islam.
Another video showed neo-Nazis at a Wolf-Pack training camp in Cumbria, dressed in balaclavas, carrying Nazi flags and making Heil Hitler salutes.
Mr Edis said that Davison was not in the dock for his views, but because he wanted to go further and possessed a document that contained information that could prove useful to a terrorist.
When police raided Davison's home, they found online copies of manuals including The Anarchist's Cookbook and the Poor Man's James Bond., which gave information about how to make letter bombs, explosives, detonators, grenades, silencers and poisons.
Davison, of Annfield Plain, Co Durham, denies two charges of possessing material containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing acts of terrorism. The case continues.
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100 walkers offer hope, raise $3,489
One-hundred walkers gathered at the muggy Tiger Field track Saturday morning to raise funds and offer hope to teens who might be contemplating suicide.
Pam Kaufmann, spokesperson, said the second annual Out of the Darkness Walk raised $3,489 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
That total included $ 2,190 online, $1,162 in donations collected on-site and $137 in T-shirt and bracelet sales.
But the event wasn't about money, it was about providing hope to young people.
"We want them to know somebody cares, that someone will be there, that they don't have to think they're alone," Kaufmann said.
Becky Booker Marek, mistress of ceremonies, noted that suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students and the third leading cause of death among all Americans ages 15-24.
WALK—The event featured a walk and a balloon release, both emotional events for the participants, many of whom had been touched by suicides of family members and friends.
Tracy Reyes Franklin, chair of the Central Texas chapter of AFSP, related that she became involved in Out of the Darkness walks after a brother's suicide.
Dr. Howell Wright, superintendent of the Rockdale ISD, presented the welcome and Rev. Rita Sims of St. John's United Methodist Church, gave the invocation.
Music was by Cody Kaufmann, Duck Shuffield and the Communities in Concert Band presented live music.
Jeff Curley of the group Pick w/Austin presided over a guitar giveaway.
The event was co-sponsored by the AFSP and Milam County Suicide Prevention.
Anyone in crisis should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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Day 7-8 Dingboche to Gorak Shep
Day 7: Dingboche to Lobuche, 4 hours
We left the warmth and comfort of the cozy Dingboche lodge and the sweet old lady who kept us fed and warm the past 2 days. We stuck together with the other trekkers we met at our lodge and all headed out in the early morning hours for our long hike to Lobuche. Life after Dingboche continues to get harder and harder. The weather really deteriorates (it gets COLD) and the air is noticeably thinner. When trekking the two things you need: warmth and oxygen. The Everest Region happily take these both away from you! The day's hike ascended 1,600ft(500m) to the small tea house town of Lobuche which sits all alone at 16,000ft(4,900m). We stopped for a short snicker break in Duglha, and sat sipping hot tea while scouting out the hell of a hike ahead of us.We huffed and puffed our way straight up 650ft(200m), stopping at the top to catch our breath in a huge memorial area. Prayer flags flapping, little Buddhist stupas everywhere (smaller stones stacked perfectly), with plaques and small shrines dedicated to the fearless climbers who have lost their lives on the mountains around us. Scott Fischer's memorial particularly stands out in my mind, a symbol of accomplishment, inspiration, and a reminder of the great devastation these mountains have caused. A somber feeling swept across our group for the rest of the hike. My mind was occupied with thoughts about the daring souls who so boldly climb these white beasts, their dedication to the sport they love, and the mountains unyielding dangers.
Our only goal at Lobuche was to keep warm, drink lots of water to fight off the light headedness due to the altitude, and pass the time with lots of card games. Card games are key to passing the hours. Hiking 4-5 hours a day starting at 7am means LOTS of down time stuck at a cold tea house with other trekkers from all over the world. The Israel card game 'Yanif' is great for these hours that seem to crawl by. Best card game ever. If you've done any traveling in Europe or Asia, chances are you've played it. If you haven't played it, google it, and learn it. You're welcome. To sum up Lobuche, it is small and cold. Most people are just trying to get in and get out, spending as little time there as possible. I will admit… the sunset at night was as mesmerizing as ever. The setting sun turned the white peaks ablaze in deep oranges and reds with the moon shining bright in the mystifying blue sky. For the first time in the hike, I could definitely feel the altitude. Rhys had a splitting headache and took to sleeping it off while I ignored the symptoms with game after game of yanif, lots of lemon tea, and Sherpa stew. We were both feeling 16,000ft., but still confident about our climb tomorrow to Gorak Shep! The last leg of our hike and the jumping-off point for both Kala Patthar and Base Camp. So close, yet so far away.
For some reason, (that has yet to be explained to me) not only does the altitude make you feel a little shaky, but it makes you pee like you're a 6-year-old on a 20 hour road trip. Throughout the night I snuck out of bed at least 6 times for toilet runs. A toilet run at 16,000ft. with no heating in your room means de-mummifying yourself from your sleeping bag that took you 10 minutes to get into and zip up around your nose. Than you have to bang into a few walls looking for your cold boots to put on, walk to the OUTHOUSE that is even colder than your room, and slide around on the ice as your try to pop a squat between a missing floor board. The floor in and around the outhouse is an ice rink. Try doing that at least 6 times a night. Damn altitude!
Day 8: Lobuche to Gorak Shep, 3 hours
We wearily got up to our 6am alarm clock and pulled on our smelly fleeces and disgusting socks for our climb to Gorak Shep. We hit the 16,500ft( 5,000m) mark and every step required so much effort from there on out. The terrain changed as we approached the Khumbu glacier, and the last hour was up and down, up and down, trekking over fallen rocks from the mighty mountains around us. We were walking on a glacier! It was eerie listening to it croak and groan around us, but made the day's hike so surreal. This was it. Everest Base Camp was only a couple of hours away. We would leave in the morning.
Gorak Shep (17,000ft/5,150m) was our last tea house town. At this altitude there were only 3 tea houses for trekkers to scrap over. Gorak Shep is the point where trekkers can summit Kala Patthar (18,200ft/5,500m), which offers the best view you'll ever get of Everest (if you're not insane enough to actually climb it)! Most trekkers are advised to wake up at 4am and make the 2 hour climb to the top of Kala Patthar for sunrise on Everest. This is a mistake. A BIG MISTAKE. Go for sunset.
- It's SO MUCH WARMER at sunset. At 4am your water will freeze in your water bottle and you'll be climbing with no H2O. It is THAT bitterly cold in the mornings.
- Sunset on Mt. Everest is one of the most beautiful things you will see on the entire climb. Th sun doesn't lie, and as it sets turning all of the mountains dark with night, surely enough Everest shines bright orange alone, before the sun finally sets on the highest point in the world.
- Waking up at 4am is never fun.
That last night I tossed and turned from a mix of altitude, 6 bathroom runs, and base camp jitters running in my head. It was finally time for the last 8 days to pay off!
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This is the last week of summer break in most of the metro Atlanta area. Along with school books, school lunch, and school supplies comes the resumption of regular visitation schedules. This can be a tough time for kids of divorce.
While many children are excited about returning to school and their friends, others will have to readjust to the primary parent's routine, rules and discipline, which might be quite different from the routine, rules and discipline they experienced while visiting the other parent during the summer.
To get things off to a good start for everyone, parents should make sure that they are really listening to their children. Kids may not initially volunteer their feelings or concerns, particularly if they think it will anger the primary parent. If you can talk to your ex, try to find out issues or concerns that may have been raised while your child was in their care. This way, if such issues remain unresolved, you are not blindsided by these issues and can make arrangements to continue to address them now that your children have returned to your home.
If you share legal custody with another parent, now is the time to share school information, even if you don't want to. Make sure that you share with your joint legal custodian things such as the name and email of your child's teacher, your child's school calendar, and school events. It is also important to know the names of coaches and guidance counselors along with sports practice information, game schedules, and concert schedules. Providing this information can help to eliminate misunderstandings regarding a parent's presence at the child's event. Send this information with links to necessary websites embedded in an email, which will make the information easily retrievable if your ex says that they lost the info, cannot locate the information, or never received the information.
If you have asked for such info from your ex and there is no response, take the initiative to collect the information yourself. Don't let someone else's inaction keep you uninformed about your child's world. You have the right to know your child's teacher; email the teacher and introduce yourself. Most teachers want parents to take an interest in their child's education. Let the teacher know that you are a resource for addressing your child's progress in school. Find out about the teacher's rules and requirements for your child. Find out if there will be a field trip and volunteer to go. Find out when parent teacher days will be scheduled and whether you can volunteer to participate in your child's class. Contact the coach and get the practice and game schedule. When you finish, email all of this information to your ex. It is possible that with all the tasks required to be completed prior to school starting, they simply have not had the time to collect this information.
Even if your decree states that the other parent is to provide the above info, don't let their failure to do so stop your involvement. If you have joint legal custody, you are probably entitled to all of this information. If you do not have joint legal custody, follow the rules outlined in your divorce decree. If you don't understand the amount of access provided for in your decree, contact an attorney.
Getting on top of your child's events and activities now can prevent anger, frustration and misunderstandings later. It's better to take the time now and get this information rather than find out after the fact that your child was in the state finals and you missed it because you didn't have any information on their school and extracurricular activities. Getting involved is a way to make everyone happy by providing a stable environment for your child.


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Tray Blackmon admits he knows next to nothing about Shea Emry.
Until a few days ago, he hadn't even heard of him.
But heading into tonight's regular-season opener and Grey Cup rematch, the Calgary Stampeders rookie middle linebacker knows exactly what his Montreal Alouettes counterpart is going through.
"Oh man, if he's feeling anything like me ..." Blackmon said yesterday, flashing a grin as wide as the uprights after final walk-through at McMahon Stadium.
"If he's feeling anything like me, he's jacked, he's ready to go make some plays, make some hits, get this win and feel good about himself and being in that position -- and make the coaches and the team feel good about him being in that position.
"At some point, you've got to get to the point where it's just let's go out there and put it all on the field."
Blackmon and Emry will be the centres of attention tonight, each making their first professional starts at one of the most important positions on the defensive side of the ball.
Blackmon, 23, an import rookie who skipped his senior season with the Auburn Tigers to provide for his wife and four young children, zoomed up Calgary's depth chart last week, climbing from third-stringer to starter after veteran JoJuan Armour was released and sophomore Lemarcus Rowell was sidelined by a knee injury.
Emry, a product of Richmond. B.C., cut his teeth on special teams last season and was once again expecting to register the bulk of his tackles stopping returns.
That all changed when the Alouettes cut ties with former all-star Reggie Hunt, clearing the way for the 23-year-old to step into the starting rotation.
Most of what Emry knows about Blackmon was gleaned from a sports highlight show earlier this week.
"I was watching something two days ago on TSN (about Blackmon) and it was funny because it was exactly the same story," Emry said.
"I was looking at him and I knew exactly what was going through his head."
With both teams welcoming back all of their key weapons from last season -- when the Stampeders or Alouettes finished atop the league in almost every offensive category -- Blackmon and Emry will face a stiff test in their debut starts.


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As an Amateur player (advanced) who's played for 10+ years and the last 9 or so in events, I understand both sides of the argument of amateur payout vs. trophy only. My skill level (945-ish rating) leaves me in a tough place - I can't expect to compete at the pro level (not much time to practice) as most of my rounds are within 2-3 shots of my rating. Sometimes I "cash" and sometimes I don't. I prefer pick-your-own-payout so that I can try out new discs, and maybe grab a few for friends. If it's not pick-your-own or if there is nothing there I'm looking for, I'll sell them and use those funds for the next event. I've often donated my payout back to the event when I needed to leave quickly and it was only $10-20 of winnings.
As an amateur, I don't "expect" to make money when I play well enough, it's more of a bonus. I can't honestly say whether I would play in more or less events if they were trophy-only. But I'm okay with the merchandise payout system for a few reasons:
1. Ball golf events do this - however most of the prizes are donated by the manufacturers/retailers/other sponsors, and there is generally not a deep payout scale
2. Considering that the margin between wholesale and retail covers event expenses and pro cash sponsorship, it does have positive aspects. I would even be fine if TD's took a reasonable cut for their effort.
3. It's an avenue for promoting new products (discs, bags, etc.). Yeah, this is more of a win for the manufacturers, but generally events seem to have the best selection of newest gear rather than traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
I personally don't think that the system is out of control. No one is making a living off of winning Amateur prize payouts. Most events that I play have a top Amateur prize of around $100, and it's usually less than a third of the top Pro prize. I'd say a bigger problem is that there just aren't enough people that play pro. I don't think the Amateur payout system is solely to blame for this; I think it's more a lack of Pro sponsorship. Since the Pro entry fees are generally $20 or more higher, it's understandable that someone who has VERY little chance at competing in that division would rather play in a lower division. I can even see where only offering trophy-only Amateur divisions that further separate the entry fees between Amateur and Pro would even make it tougher to draw more Pro players.
There are a couple of options that I think can be done that wouldn't adversely affect the Amateur player field:
1. Higher player pack value coming out of the entry fee. Usually it's $15 for the events I play. Make it $20 or even $25.
2. Pay a deeper % of the division (although personally I think 50% is a fair % if you're going to have any payout).
3. Withhold more of the entry fees from the payout purse, and use it for course improvements, pro sponsorship, compensating the TD's, charity, etc.
I also think that disclosing how the entry fees will be used should be provided upfront. I know this isn't always possible as it is generally based on how many players attend the event, but I think it's okay to show how the finances work - the fees/expenses that are fixed (i.e. PDGA fee, parks fees, etc.) vs. fees that are variable (value of player's packs, amount allocated to pro sponsorship, and payout purse funding, charitable contributions). This might affect how some people choose the events they'd like to attend.
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Looking for Rants and Raves and Neat Things to do along or near Orchard Road. Do you have a favorite food stall? What is a good start and end point for a casual stroll? Not a big shopper, but i like to poke around places looking for unusual items.
And what's this I hear about Orchard Towers at night? I'd hate to find myself in a rowdy or risque place! LOL!
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Looking for Rants and Raves and Neat Things to do along or near Orchard Road. Do you have a favorite food stall? What is a good start and end point for a casual stroll? Not a big shopper, but i like to poke around places looking for unusual items.
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Forget Orchard Road *lol* One whole side is under construction and there's nothing to see but around-the-clock bulding work. We stayed there about 6 weeks ago (only a 12 hour stopover) and wished we had stayed elsewhere. It was pathetic.
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Hi degas -
I spent a lot of time in Singapore during our four years in Indonesia, but I never actually witnessed the flesh market around Orchard Towers. Heard about it from a lot of my male friends, but never saw it for myself (I must've been oblivious).
A good start and end point for a casual stroll is to begin up near Tanglin Mall and work your way down to Plaza Singapura. If you do that, you've pretty much covered Orchard Road.
I'm not an adventurous eater, but friends rave about the food hall in the basement of the Meredian Hotel (near Plaza Singapura). You'll pass loads of food halls on your Orchard Road stroll.
There's also a nice food hall in the basement of Takashimaya Department Store(Ngee Ann City) across the street from Lucky Plaza and the Paragon.
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Orchard Road is not really a focus of any trip I make to Singapore, as I am not a big shopper myself, especially for clothes, shoes, bags, costume jewelry or Hello Kitty paraphernalia which seem to make up a lot of what is on offer. (I would totally agree about not staying there, esp now with the state of construction and have often recommended against staying in this area.) However, it is pleasant to stroll the boulevard just to take in the nice wide sidewalks and trees, and you can stop like every 20 yards where the is a Starbucks or a bar or a McDonalds or a restaurant (many with outdoor seating) -- and you will need it with the heat and humidity…The Marriott has a nice outdoor café for cake or lunch as well with good people-watching potential. Hawker stalls are mostly on top floors or upper floors in places like Lucky Plaza or Far East Plaza (on Scotts Road) which are the more budget malls.
Starting from the south west end at Tanglin Shopping Centre, my favourite store there would be Antiques of the Orient (19 Tanglin Road, Shop #02-40, Aoto.com.sq) which has old maps, prints and travel posters. This Mall has several antique shops and is definitely worth a look, as it offers more than the usual Body Shops and Bennetons which you will find further down the road. Another good shop here is the Tang Horsefull of small antique pieces, or Mata Hari for larger antiques. (Before or after you do the Orchard Road walk, you might want to walk up Nassim Road which starts across the street from the Tanglin Shopping Centre to see the "black and white" bungalows which I mentioned in another post to you.) Also across the street is a Hasten's Mattress store, the only retail shop for these mattresses I have seen, go see what US$15,000 or so will buy you (or see who is buying them….) Further down on the corner of Scotts Road and Orchard Road, on the left you can admire the pagoda which is the Marriott hotel and the Tangs Department Store; Tangs has a nice kitchen department and the usual fashion departments as well, but not sure you need to go in. On your right on the corner is a huge multi-level Borders Books (may not thrill you, but we have nothing like it in Hong Kong), however they have a good Asian author section and they also have a nice picture book selection (also take a look at Julian Davison's booked called "Black and White: The Singapore House 1898-1941", which is a picture book of black and white bungalows).
You can detour from here up Scott's Road if you want to go see Goodwood Hill Road and some more "black and whites". At the corner of Scotts and Orchard, with the pagoda of the Marriott on your right, cross Orchard and walk up Scotts, keeping on the left side of the road. Walk up Scotts about half a mile, bear left at the fork onto Stevens Road, go past the Tanglin Club on the left (private club with a long history, but hard to see much from the outside), and after the light, cross the street wherever you can, looking for a tiny street on the right called Goodwood Hill Road. Walk into this street et voilia! you are back in Singapore in about 1915 or so when these houses were built.
You can also continue up Scotts to the Song of India restaurant (33 Scotts Road), or even further up to reach the Newton Circus hawker centre. The Goodwood Park Hotel is also on Scotts, they have tea in the afternoon and also a very good Chinese restaurant, Ming Jang.
Speaking of eating, at some point along Orchard, you might want to stop into a Bengawan Soloand try some Malay deserts, my favourte is the Kueh Lapis which is a moist thousand layer cake (takes hours to bake! I would never do this myself!) Pineapple tarts are darn good too. See http://www.bengawansolo.com.sg/outlets.aspx for locations.
Continuing down Orchard Road on the right at Ngee Ann City Mall is another shop I always make a pilgrimage to British India(Shop #B1-31-32). Casual cotton and linen clothing for men and women, sort of safari Raj (wish someone would open one here), there is an outlet also in Millennia Walk Mall which sells house wares which is interesting (They have three other outlets on Orchard Road, at Wisma Atria, Plaza Singapura and Tanglin Mall, as well as an in Raffles Shopping Centre.) Ngee Ann City is also home to an enormous Takashimaya (talk about Hello Kitty, but you can get all those Japanese snacks and candies here, and their basement food area is worth a look.) There is a Bengawan Solo here as well.
Continuing down Orchard Road, you will pass the Mandarin hotel on the right (no relation to the Mandarin chain) and Peranakan Place (discussed in your other post) will come along on the right, leading to Emerald Hill Road.
Coming back out, the next intersection you come to is Killiney Road, if you turn right onto Killiney and walk down a block crossing Somerset Road, you will come to a row of actual (as opposed to restored) shophouses, there are some casual and inexpensive restaurants here including the original Killiney Kopitiam where you can get kaya toast, laksa and their traditional Malay-style coffees and teas (67 Killiney Road, there are other outlets including on Orchard Road, see http://www.killiney-kopitiam.com/). There are also some representative shophouses along Exeter Road after Devonshire and before Grange, and a modest black and white or colonial bungalow at 7 Grange Road, corner of Exeter and Grange.
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Road and continue east, you are almost in the home stretch. You will pass Dhoby Ghaut MTR on your right and some more shopping centres, and then on the left you can look for the gates of the Istana (home of the President of Singapore, i.e. the guy without any power, it's the PM that has the power), you can see the grounds and a bit of the house from the road. On about 5 public holidays a year, the grounds are open to the public, see http://www.istana.gov.sg/IstanaGrounds/OpenHouse/ for dates.
At this point you are at the end of Orchard, you can go onto Bras Basah road, which will take you to the Singapore Art Museum, worth a visit, or if you really have energy, you can walk to Raffles Hotel or the Padang area.
There is sales tax in Singapore, but you can get this refunded for most items; be sure to ask about this and get the proper forms; there is a place downtown where you can get the refunds, you don't have to lug all the stuff to the airport when you are leaving to do the refund process.
As for prostitution, yes, Singapore has it, and quite a lot. It always surprises me that people are surprised about that, I guess S'pore is pretty good about promoting the squeaky clean bit. (Drugs are there too, including a not inconsiderable amount at the American School.) Not sure about whether Orchard Towers is better or worse than other places (I have seen it in the venerable Shangri-La). I don't think there is much that is unsafe about it in terms of personal safety (other than your personal health perhaps).
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Orchard Towers has another name based on the prostitution that goes on there. Four floors of .......
Unless that's your bag, I'd stay away.
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Thanks for the additional feedback. Thinking of doing a long afternoon exploring along Orchard Road and the Emerald Hill area. Need to check out those Malay deserts. Might take a quick peek into Orchard Towers to see what its all about.
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Wow - what an endless collection of stores, shops and malls. Did some people watching and bought a few small items. Agree that it would not be my primary focus on later trips.
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We didn't spend much time around Orchard Road either as shopping isn't really our thing. We too like poking around for interesting stuff, but not the standard mall type merchandise.
We did spend a little time at Orchard Towers though - some friends have a band which had a couple gigs at a bar there while we were in town. We saw plenty of prostitution, but didn't feel unsafe at all. Much of the surrounding crime that we usually associate with prostitution in the US seemed to be absent.
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This album, yet another step in the musical evolution of Norway's Ulver, is written completly off the verse's of William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" (I bet you never guessed that) Blake being one of the few christians ever to be respected within the metal scene, and while listening to songs such as "The Proverbs of Hell" one can see why.
The music itself is a wacky mix of electronica, ambient, trip-hop and folk with Ulver not being able to forget their black-metal roots as we can hear in the end of the final song with it's razor sharp tremlo picking over the drumachine.
The songs range from Blake's plates being spoken over folk music to at some points drumbeats more similar to IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) then anything metal. To sum up the sheer amount of music styles all mixing together on this album is nigh impossible, as always with Ulver one can't complain of any generic element. Blake's ideology and the albums musical style is best summed up in the final track "A Song Of Liberity" in which we have raw black-metal guitars over an almost dance like drumbeat whlist Garm recites the plate
This album must be listend to fully understand the lyrical and music depth, which is very difficult to put into words.
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An Augusta woman who, police said, drove over her son's leg last month after an argument outside Butler High School will stay in jail after a Richmond County Superior Court judge denied bond for her Friday.
Keisha Henry, 40, of 3404 Kenneth Court in Augusta, is charged with aggravated assault against her 15-year-old son, according to a sheriff's report.
Senior Judge Bernard J. Mulherin said he worried that Henry would be a threat to intimidate her son if she were released. Currently, the teen is living with a family friend, officials said.
The mother and son got into an argument Jan. 26 after he refused to apologize to a gym teacher outside the school, Assistant District Attorney Laura Stewart said.
Henry, who works as a receptionist at Fort Gordon, responded by punching the teen in the face and demanding that he hand over his iPhone, according to a police report.
When he refused, she jumped into her sport utility vehicle, drove over the curb and struck the teen on his left leg with the left side of the vehicle.
She then got out of the vehicle, took the cell phone and left, the report said.
The teen has since undergone surgery for an injury to his ankle, Stewart told the court.
"The fact that she drove her car toward her child is incredibly reckless," Stewart said.
Stewart said Henry gave a statement to sheriff's deputies after her arrest that confirmed her son's story. Stewart said, however, that Henry contended she "only bumped" him with the SUV.


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Two of us will be visiting Montreal for 8 days from Dec 26 to Jan 3. I have a couple questions that I'd appreciate some suggestions for. We're going to be spending a lot of time eating great food (the key goal of this trip, along with some R&R of course!) and based on all the reviews and recommendations and trying to get a wide variety in, we've narrow it down to some not-to-be-missed: Le Club Chasse et Pêche, Au Pied de Cochon, Joe Beef, Leméac, Via Dante, Le Jolifou, Olive & Gourmando, Raza, Montée de Lait, Au Petit Extra, Reservoir (for brunch), Byblos (for brunch), takeout Schwartz's, Jean-Talon market and Au Pain Dore on the way home.
However, since we're also on a budget and will in Montreal during a holiday season, my questions are -
1) What are best 'deals' in terms of value to price ratio to be had in Montreal? I guess I'm asking for a really good food experience, but where there might be a better value to be had if we eat after 10 pm (like at Lemeac) or between 5-7 or restaurants that have really good value table d'hotes, lunch deals, etc. We don't mind working our schedule around that if it means we can sample as much of the restaurants as we can and still afford the gas to drive home!
2) Which are the restaurants (along the lines of the above or similar) that will be open for dining on Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? Any ideas?
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Women today are constantly being told in society that we are supposed to compare ourselves to other women. We are to look for a flaw in another woman just to make ourselves feel a little better about ourselves, or else we feel inferior compared to them.
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You might have heard on the news lately a lot of talk about Selena Gomez and her body. The media has been shaming her for what appears to them as weight gain. The harsh criticism has just been heartbreaking to me. I, myself, struggle with body image, but to have other people constantly criticizing me for my body is just something that is outrageous. And instead of standing up for Selena, many women have been judging her and commenting on her personal social media accounts about her weight. It is just disgusting!
Why can't we as women protect and stand up for one another? She is a beautiful girl with a beautiful soul. It is not a matter of her celebrity; she is a human being just like everyone else in this world. She has heartaches and trials, and to make it worse, hers are always publicized. In my own opinion, I think that Selena looks beautiful, and I love the way she has handled the backlash. Not to mention, I do not think she is overweight or fat; I think she looks beautifully healthy. She is a nice refreshing role model for girls in the media.
I am sure that the hurtful words have caused some pain, though. Words are permanent marks that can cause a lifetime of damage. I think it is the perfect time to practice the principles of I AM THAT GIRL and make a huge impact. I say that we as sisters bond together and love one another. In the end, all anyone wants in this world is to be loved.
I want to conclude by giving you something to work on, and I am going to do it too. Next time you start searching for another woman's insecurities, look for her beauties, her talents, her humor, and her intelligence. Then, look for yours as well. Instead of comparing them, love them and respect the differences, and be THAT GIRL!
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So I've been looking forward to this tea since I read about it on Verdant's website. It sounded so good that I almost got a full ounce of this, but managed to contain myself (just in case) and just get two samples of it. I've been wanting to make this tea for awhile, but found that I didn't have enough time to be able to fully appreciate all of the steepings I was bound to get from this, so I kept putting it off. Finally I decided to go for it since I have a late shift for work the next day so I could possibly stay up late if necessary to drink through this. Lol. Originally I was going to use my new gaiwan for it, but Verdant had western style brewing suggestions on the site and I felt kinda lazy.
I used the one tablespoon per cup recommendation (that's alot of tea, yeesh), which was exactly what I had in my sample packet. Into my ingenutea it went, followed by 205* water. Then to sit and wait. The following steeping opinions I wrote as I made them over the course of a couple hours. (Yes, I was a slow tea drinker tonight.)
1st steep – 205* / 3min – I can understand the wheat bread descriptions since that's what I first thought when I opened the sample packet. Kind've a grain-y, roasty smell. The steeped leaves have the same smell. For the brew, the same roasty flavor, but this is bordering on more of a burnt flavor. Actually I can't really get past this to find any other flavors. The burnt taste really overpowers everything else for me, which makes me kinda sad. But hopefully it'll get better in the second steeping.
2nd steep – 205* / 4.5min – Still roasty, but the burnt flavor has died down quite a bit. Don't get much more than that roasty flavor still.
3rd steep – 205* / 6min – The roasty flavor is gone mostly, not in your face, but kinda chilling in the background. I'm not quite sure what to think of this third brew really. It's sweet by itself, but I can't really associate any particular flavor or impression to it. It's not a weak tea flavored water. It's more than that but I can't figure out what. It's very frustrating actually.
Originally I had done this for 5.5min, but found it watery and dumped it back in the leaves for a bit longer steep, which came out much better tasting, all things considering.
4th steep – 205* / 8min – So I think this is the last steep I can get from this. I probly should've stopped at the 3rd, but I couldn't resist at least trying. After all, it's only water I'd be using, not like money or my bottled fairies (kudos if you get the reference). This brew is just slightly roasty in an oolong-ish sort of way, but mostly just watery and getting unpleasantly astringent. I actually might just pour this one out since it's definitely not appealing to drink at this point. If it weren't so late I might try just dumping the brew back into the leaves and letting it sit awhile longer. But alas, I have to have a cutoff sometime and quarter past 1 in the morning seems as good of one as any. Lol.
My impressions overall are that I don't think this one is for me just yet. I've decided not to leave a rating on this one since I think my dissatisfaction with this tea might be more my own taste than the tea itself, especially since there's so many other people here that it's such a big hit with. Normally I'd probly have rated this a 48 or 49 on my own opinion scale (which is at the higher end of my 'good to try, won't reorder' area), but I feel it'd be unfair to potentially bring the rating down because my taste buds are uncooperative. Lol.
I might try my second sample packet later on down the line to see if I can find the nuances of this better. Or I might just try this with cooler, more oolong temperate water and see if that helps. We'll see, but for now, this isn't going on my reorder list.


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So I found out the kid who works as a sexton at my church ( he is in one of my previous questions so if you want to know more you can go look) lives in my neighborhood. Our bus took a different way and it passed his bus stop just two streets down from my own. I just wondered if there were any ideas on how to get him to notice me and maybe if I could somehow get closer with him.
Honestly, I'm just really lonely and don't have many friends. I spend my days consumed in school work and my weekends just sitting in my room on my computer because I really have no one else. At school I'm surrounded by my one friend who treats me horribly. I often get really depressed and I've suffered from anxiety/depression all my life. Yes, I've tried to kill myself and I think about it a lot. Yet, that is besides the point. I just want to find a friend whom I can do things with all the time. Someone who actually wants to do things with me instead of just for personal gain.
He's incredibly handsome and from what my dad told me ( He's a deacon at our church) he's incredibly talented, etc. I just want someone who will play video games with me/ have star trek marathons with me, etc. I just don't know where to even start and I don't want to feel so alone anymore. I don't want to be creepy either. I just don't know how to be friends with him without coming off as creepy. Please help, anyone.
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Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar offers Post Graduate programme in Agriculture Biotechnology and successful candidates are awarded M.Sc. (Ag) Biotechnology degree.
During the 2 years programme the students are exposed to both basic and applied aspects of biotechnology and taught in the multidisciplinary areas of Agricultural Biotechnology and allied fields of Biotechnology. The syllabus covers core courses in Molecular Biology, Techniques in Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Principle of Genetic Engineering and Plant Tissue Culture. The optional courses like Enzyme Technology, Microbiology, Principle of Immunology and Immunodiagnostics, Industrial Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Gene regulation, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Tissue Culture of Forest and Horticulture crops, Biotechnology for crop Improvement and Biodiversity, IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics are provided. Minor courses in Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Plant Breeding and Genetics are also included in the syllabus. Submission of these based on research findings of the student is essential for the degree programme. The areas of theses research include DNA fingerprinting, Marker-assisted selection, Transgenics, Gene cloning and Expression, Enzyme technology, In vitro techniques in crop improvement. Besides, the students have an opportunity to undertake training in National / International Institutions and reputed Biotechnology industries inside the country.
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I think the color and lighting are really nice. But if I was the bride, I would feel that while you got creative, you didnt really deliver many traditional photos that show off the dress. It's all about the dress! I'd like to see some that are just straight on (ie no overhead angle), full body shots with her looking at the camera and nicely posed.
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You'll find everyone has a different opinion on what you can do different. People are going to tell you everything... from posing specifics, being more creative, offering more traditional shots, shoot wider, shoot tighter, ect. But the fact is that is their style, not yours. You can't just change your style overnight.
If the bride doesn't like the photos, and you MUST shoot the wedding, I'd be sure to ask her what she want's and if she has any ideas before and during the day. Of course this can backfire, as she will undoubtedly want photos with her brides maids lined up on a staircase of some sort (those never look good). And then some photos of her dress layed out covered with bouquets and she'll request that to be in selective color. The point is get her involved. Make it a team effort.
If the bride was looking for a different style, she shouldn't have hired you. I think your images are fine. My guess is that she she just has some self-esteem issues or something. Some people just never like the way they look and especially in photos. Some people are just hard to please.
Personally I try not to worry about this type of stuff. I know there are brides out there, who probably get all upset about backfat, their bad side, their point elbows, ect. Shoot what you think will look good and try to please yourself.
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Nathan, your advice has helped more than you could imagine. It's true that it's my style and although I will continually learn and evolve as I go along, it seems she had an issue with all the photos i.e. my style. She does have a few requests for the wedding (all creative shots, too - nothing traditional so far), but beyond trying to get those shots, I will simply shoot it to the best of my ability and not sacrifice how I like to shoot. Improve? absolutely! but I won't mold my entire style specifically to her taste. I am meeting with her tomorrow to discuss this, and if she TRULY has an issue with my shots, I will agree to terminate the contract mutually and let her choose a photographer that she does mesh with. Otherwise I'll just do my thing, post my shots, learn how to improve from feedback, lather, rinse, and repeat.
Of course I'm happy saying this because of the "capture and delivery" clause, along with the "Post production and editing" clause that release me from liability from providing specific shots
If that wasn't there, this would be a whole other story!
Jul 24, 2013 at 02:31 AM
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· How would you react if Bride says she doesn't like her bridal photos?
Its her own issues.
I had this once for a glam shoot. She looked amazing but she had such body issues I had to just let it go a give her money back.
Jul 24, 2013 at 02:47 AM
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· How would you react if Bride says she doesn't like her bridal photos?
I agree with Mirrorrim that bridal portraits are about the dress, and of course we have to do whatever we can to make the bride look her best. The good news is that this bride already looks good.
There are only two images (8103 and 8090) that show the entire dress, with 8103 being the strongest image of the entire set IMO. One question though....what is the bright diagonal line in the upper right-hand corner?
Other critique:
The exposure, focus, DOF and skin tone in nearly every image is spot-on, and the location is tailor made for some great images.
There's a saying that goes "if there's two of them, make them different". Take a look at the hands & arms in 8049, 8048, 8189, 8129, 8118 and you'll see that her left & right arms are mirror images of each other.
Images where a bride is laughing (e.g. 8048) is fun, but it's unlikely that you'll ever sell one as a bridal portrait.
7901 - Amputated right hand. This also might (?) have looked better with short lighting.
7996 - Perhaps shoot this wider, and take another shot with her looking at the camera.
8090 - Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of images where the female's hips and shoulders are facing directly into the camera. Even if you're okay from that perspective, the pose looks forced. Posing can be challenging because it's new to most of the people we work with. When step-by-step verbal instructions don't work, it can help to have them actively move into a pose. 8103 demonstrates this latter technique rather well.
8118 - The angle and choice of lens (?) makes her head look abnormally big. We can see the back of her hand, and her left shoulder looks awkward because it's pushed forward.
8129 - The backs of both hands are showing, and her head looks abnormally large. Her hips and tummy look bigger than they actually are due to the pose, the angle, and the way the dress is made. This image probably would have looked better with short lighting.
8189 - This shot shows the beneficial effect of short lighting. It unfortunately fails to capture the entire dress, plus she looks bored, as if she's waiting for instructions. Part of her left arm and a great deal of her dress and veil are blown out. Maybe that was the intent, but it fails to highlight the dress.
Head shots, and even head & shoulder shots, don't usually go over well for bridal portraits. Others may have different experiences, but every bridal portrait that I've sold was a full-length image.
My $.02. YMMV.
Jul 24, 2013 at 06:27 AM
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· How would you react if Bride says she doesn't like her bridal photos?
When a client doesn't like the way they look in your images... lots of people have some insecurities or dislikes about themselves or they way they look but when they don't like their images it's not necessarily about poor self esteem issues. Even if it were, the answer's the same: they didn't come to you to be photographed in such a way that emphasizes their perceived flaws. And cameras also exaggerate those flaws which in turn have to be compensated for by the photographer.
You're supposed to be able to know how to photograph people to make them look their best. That's why they'll gladly give you money in exchange for that. And if you do portrait work, that's what people expect you to provide. A bride wants to look amazing. When the photographer fails to do that, that's the only reason you'd have people not liking their images and wanting refunds.
Don't get into the mentality many propose that the client's to blame and that it's all about the photographer's style. Been there, done that. I've learned thinking that may soothe one's ego, but it only serves to soothe the bruised ego and not bring you any closer to improvement.
Early on, I had it happen. It was disturbing and I'd shake it off by saying it's them, not me. Eventually though I started to get away from that thinking and worked on improving skills. Now, I'm happy to say, I get wows and accordingly, high sales averages. How come I don't run across people with issues anymore? So it's not the people.
You could improve by studying how to photograph the female form and faces. In almost every image, you've photographed her at her widest view. In some, you've got her hunched up in a way that her shoulders appear to be protruding from her face - there's no neck. You've got fleshy arms sticking out of her head. Look through your images again with that in mind.
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BigIronCruiser makes a lot of good points.
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Since you are in the south, like me, perhaps it is a cultural thing. I shoot a lot of brides and many southern brides seem like they want the traditional style of photo.
Agreed 100% This is exactly what I was thinking while viewing the set. Here in the deep south most of my brides, especially their moms, end of purchasing a nice traditional pose, usually full lenth showing all the dress, but not to wide a shot. I have been asked to crop some closer so she will be larger. Your shots are not bad. Just not what she was expecting I bet.
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Brookhouse school:Is this the most expensive school in Kenya?
If you thought education is expensive in Kenya then you have never checked Brookhouse International School fees structure. It costs Ksh9.1 million to complete primary and secondary eduction in this elite school located in Karen area of Nairobi City. This is the school that will host the first ever Kenya presidential debate tomorrow night.
It costs Ksh450,000 per year for a two-year old child who has just joined school at Brookhouse . According to the school's fee structure posted on its website Early Years day scholars pay Ksh150,000 per term.
"During the first few years in the school children build on basic skills. It is still important for pupils to have the opportunity to 'play' and careful planning ensures that they are provided with stimulating practical activities, which lay the foundations of key concepts and social skills," reads a statement at the school's website.
After the early year a child goes to Year 1 where the tuition fees per term is sh190,000,like the early years classes there is no boarding facilities for this age. This translates to sh570,000 per year. This is enough money for a masters student in a public university here in Kenya to finish a course.
During Year's 2 – 5 Day scholars pay sh340,000 and while these in the boarding section pay sh615,000 per term. This translate to sh1.8million for a year.
"Children enter Junior Prep when they commence Year Two, and lessons become less 'play' orientated. Over the next few years their work becomes more complex, with Senior Prep classes commencing in Year Seven. They increasingly take on more responsibility, and are expected to set an example for the younger children. In their final year some students are selected as Prep School prefects or House Captains," says the School.
Year's 6 – 8 day scholars pay sh375,000 per term and boarding sh650,000 per term.
"The transition from Prep School to Secondary School is marked by a major examination at the conclusion of Year Eight."
Year's 9 – 11 the students pay sh410,000 for day scholars and whooping sh685,000 for boarders.This translate to sh2million per year
"The Secondary section of the school commences with the one year Pre-IGCSE Year 9 programme, leading into the two years of the IGCSE course during Year's 10 and 11. Upon successful completion of the IGCSE examinations pupils can progress to take their AS and A-level courses in Year's 12 and 13, before moving on to universities across the globe."
Year's 12 – 13 day scholars pay sh425,000 and boarding sh700,000 per term.
"In Year's 10 and 11 students follow courses leading to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations set by the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and Edexcel Boards in the UK."
At this school caution money alone costs sh200,000 payable one for boarders and sh100,000 for day scholars.
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Now that is expensive woo! Are these kids insured against failing? I mean forking out such staggering sums of money surely there must be a fool proof measure against the highly dreaded 'stupid kid syndrome' otherwise I know of a less costly alternative to education. Just saying
that is the best school for the best education for your child, if you can afford. It is better than taking your child abroad for basic education!
It depends frm which side you view the expense. From you and me it is veeeery expensive yet there are alternatives. But from the oiled CEOs n our highly paid mps, well… that could be chicken change. Some companies foot the fees on behalf of their top management.
Apparently not, the most expensive is gems school,
….It is not a school for the children of the average wage earner. It would cost a cool Sh22 million to take a child through the school from the foundation stage (FS) 1 to Year 13. And you won't even be done with the secondary education.
You guy what ever don't you understand BROOKHOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. Is the most expensive school in Kenya???
The school has had students eg Winni Odinga Kalonzos son Julie Gichurus chidren the president if south sudans daughter etc it is a great school a student got a full scholarship tp MIT or harvard and others went to kent stanford, Megil, Manchester etc so i think u can say that it is a great school offering opurtunities abroad
To me this is just a dream but if you money and I mean good money give your children the best you can.
if i had tat money now i wud go back 2 sch
aiiiiii na weweeeeeeeee kuringa nayo
wao…thts expensive bt if i got moni y not???
Hello to every , since I am actually keen of reading this blog's post
to be updated daily. It consists of nice data.
perhaps teachers earn a million in this schools.
Give your child the best
I would go if I had a scholarship
i like to join brookhouse international school
is thier where moslems pray in brookhouse international school.i want to join. thank you.
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a gud school it is,,,am its alumni
how much do teachers earn there?
been expensive means nathing 2lisomea kwa hardship en we did our bext bt u have that bulky xum of maney why dnt u take ua daughter/son 2join brookside
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Am a graduate teacher Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education BAED,
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I study in brookhouse school and I love it I am in year six jb ,2014.
Does Uuar Skul Offer Scolarship
Yeah…I study there and it offers an annual scholarship to a needy but bright KCSE graduate…check our website
best investment in my kid.
however, do the pupils pass their examinations??
since thier parents pay such a huge amount of money
i did middle school and high school in the U.S and i never paid a dime to go to school. Yet i received the best education and i am currently now almost done with University. But hell if you got the money why not.
I'm a student from kisii school & I was hoping that I could get scholarship in your school after form four ….I'm hoping to get your reply
How much does a tutor earn here
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme.Did you make this wwbsite
yoursel or did you hire someone to do it for you?
Plz respond as I'm looking to create my own blokg and would like
too know where u got this from. appreciate it
The salaries for teachers range from Ksh 75,000-350,000.
Nice, great school
how much do teachers earn?
it's so expensive u mean know scholarship


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Ready for another (easy) time saving computer tip! This one is so simple and you just might already know it, but it's one I tend to forget about (and can come in so handy!)
When you're browsing the internet, if you see something you want to print (like a recipe, deal scenario, or photo to remember), click Ctrl + P (Command +P for Mac users), and you'll automatically get a pop up to print whatever you're looking for!
What's the trick?
Ctrl + P (or Command + P on Mac computers)
What does it do?
Allows you to print whatever screen you're looking at
When should you use it?
If you're looking at something you'd like to print, click Command + P and you'll easily get a pop up to print exactly what you see on the screen. It's great for recipes, keeping up with a deal scenario that's overwhelming, or easily accessing information that you don't want to lose.
One trick you'll want to remember is that the computer will automatically pull up your entire screen (and odds are you don't want to waste all that ink and paper.) Once you've pulled up the information that you want to print, change the pages to select only the pages you need, and skip the headers and footers so that you don't waste any ink on those if you don't need them.
Your turn now! Go try Command + P out, and let me know what you think.
Stop back by tomorrow night when I'll have another tip for you, and if you have any other great time saving computer tips to share, leave a note in the comments section so I can include them!
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Why did Atticus want Scout to overhear his conversation with Uncle Jack in To Kill a Mockingbird?
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"... do you think I could face my children otherwise?" (Chapter 9)
(Oddly, Scout must not have understood her father when he explained to Jack that Judge Taylor told him " 'You're It.' " Scout only learns this later when she hears members of the Idlers' Club discussing it.) The second reason Atticus allows Scout to hear his conversation is to show her how proud--and forgiving--he is of her recent behavior. Scout has been forced to listen to her classmates ridicule Atticus for being a "nigger-lover," and to her cousin Francis claim that her father is "ruinin' the family." Scout defends her father by fighting Francis, but is in turn spanked by her Uncle Jack for doing so.
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We here at What To Expect love Thyme Maternity for their on-trend and wallet-friendly maternity clothes (their fall 2013 collection is so chic!) — so you can only imagine how excited we were to celebrate the arrival of the new in-store shop at Babies "R" Us Union Square in NYC. But that isn't the only reason why we were checking out the new collection — they're teaming up with Baby Buggy for a "Look Great, Feel Great" cause.
Speaking of Baby Buggy (a non-profit charity organization whose mission is to provide families in need with essential gear, clothing, products, and services for kids aged newborn to 14), Jessica Seinfeld, the wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is the president and founder of this charitable organization. Side note: We became instant BFFs when we chit chatted about her new cookbook, "The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified," which comes out Oct. 8. I already pre-ordered it since she convinced me that I'll be a whole new woman in the kitchen!
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In the early 1900's, the pictured Horse Car carried visitors from the
river to the ocean. The car met the Usina's boat, Victory II, used for
river crossings from St. Augustine.
Note the horse is on the side of the car. This was so there was no
need to turn the car and the horse did not interfere with the tracks.
There was also a similar horse trolley bringing visitors to Capo's
Beach, now called Surfside Beach, from Capo's Landing at the river end
of Surfside Avenue owned by the Capo family.
Robert Ripley, of Ripley's Believe it or Not, reported that these
were the only horse cars like this in the United States.
But there is more to the story. You may note the tracks under the
Car. In the 1890s the St. Augustine and North Beach Railway Company
brought visitors by rail across the river. The destination was a huge
pavilion on the ocean, a resort really.
There were considerable recreation activities and a bath house with
56 changing rooms. The pavilion burned. This led to the end of the
railroad as well. That, and the Great Depression, also ended plans to
build a nationally known resort surrounded by a prestigious subdivision.
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stories that his interest was more in Mrs. Usina's food and oyster
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North Beach Campground Resort gate, still has some embedded tracks.
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Back in the early 1900s, the Jonckheere Rolls Royce Phantom I Aerodynamic Coupe roamed the streets, instilling fear in the hearts of men. Nobody truly knows which individuals designed it or the man or woman bonkers enough to have commissioned it, but its evil visage is still firmly engrained in the psyches of those who were unlucky enough to have witnessed it roll by.
Today, a whole new generation of humans look set to be traumatised by this beautiful monstrosity's great grandcar. The company that today lays claim the rights of the original, VDL Jonckheere, has tasked Ugur Sahin Design to create a new Jonckheere for 2013 and, as you'll see in the pictures, this young whippersnapper is just as sinister as the original.
Many of the previous car's most crucial features have been carried over. It has the same proportions and lines, with the same long bonnet, sweeping rear, circular doors and smooth, spoke-less wheels. The front has been smoothed out somewhat, however, and we expect the new car is more aerodynamically efficient than the model that inspired it -- though we suspect that's the last thing people will care about when they're hurriedly ushering their frightened families out of sight of whichever maniac may be driving it.
"The new design was carefully put together with a very crucial thing in mind; 'Respect'," said Ugur Sahin Design via a press release. "It is challenging to re-interpret something from that past which has a very imposing and impressive character like the original car, into a modern shape without losing its core essence."
"It was important to avoid creating a design which is too modern by changing the original proportions too much, while still adding and changing elements in a certain way to avoid creating an outdated impression," the company said.
Obviously, humanity at large is unlikely to stand for something as terrifying as this roaming our local high streets. Can you imagine doing the school run in one of these things? The young, impressionable mind of every youth that clapped eyes on it would be scarred for life. That said, Ugur Sahin Design is in the middle of negotiating with potential investors and other interested parties to help them build an exclusive one-off car that will be sold to the highest bidder.
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This week, Koons' hanging train, Mona Lisa date change, Bloomberg gets its name on Hirshhorn balloon, 20 must-see artist websites, the exit of Exit Art, the Dictionary of American Regional English is complete, 60 Minutes to tackle contemporary art and more …
The curious thing about the announcement this week that the Jeff Koons train, which may end up at The High Line park in Manhattan, was that everyone thought it was destined for the LA County Museum of Art. The LA Times' Culture Monster blog explores what happened:
"… [LACMA] just moved a 340-ton rock about 100 miles by surface streets in order to build Michael Heizer's $10-million installation on campus, 'Levitated Mass.'
But Govan called the train 'much more complicated than anyone imagined. That's what the initial feasibility studies proved: that it was safe, possible and more complicated than anyone thought.' He cited the complexity, the financial downturn of 2008 and the museum's need to prioritize its big expenses as reasons for the delay.
Is LACMA committed to going ahead with plans? 'Just being honest, we are taking this one step at a time,' Govan said. 'The [LACMA] board never made a commitment to the train; they made a commitment to studying it.'"
Does it matter what the exact year Leonardo's Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was painted? Kinda. The Art Newspaper reports:
"Until now Leonardo's portrait has been dated to around 1503-6, but this is being formally altered to about 1503-19."
You know the giant "bubble" that the Hirshhorn Museum is planning to lodge in its big hole, I mean courtyard, well, now it has an official name, "The Bloomberg Balloon." Am I the only person that doesn't like the fact that there is a big corporate name attached to a prominent part of a Smithsonian museum? Will they be selling ad billboard space on The Mall too?
Ever wonder about the relationship of urbanist Jane Jacobs and the proto-neocons? Jacob Epstein explores this historic footnote in The New York Review of Books.
Kyle Chayka of Artinfo has compiled a solid list of 20 must-see artist websites. And though it is internet art heavy — it is the web after all — it's really wonderful to see so many different types of artists exploring the medium in some original ways. Some comments… IMHO I don't think John Baldessari's site deserves to be on that list and David Hockney's copyright disclaimer is just douchey.
Rachel Corbett has an article on Artnet about the closing of Exit Art, the renowned New York nonprofit that has served the city's art scene for decades. About the decision to close, Pap0 Colo explains:
"I want to close … Exit Art was a love story, a wonderful magical moment, but like all great love it was an anomaly. All great love ends in tragedy because one of them has to die."
Bookstores may be a dying breed but this Dutch shop in a 13th century Dominican cathedral in Maastricth, Holland is quite stunning.
On Friday, we reported on the new Art Breaks art "commercials" that were curated by MoMA PS1 and Creative Time and will be broadcast on MTV but do you know the story behind the creation of the original MTV logo?
"Everything seemed too normal-looking. Frank suggested that the logo needed to be less corporate somehow, de-faced or graffitied."
The Dictionary of American Regional English has finally been completed. The project, which was begun 50 years ago by scholars at scholars at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is also the longest funded project by the National Endowment for the Humanities. If you think this research was solely for academic interest then you'd be wrong:
"For example, Hollywood has discovered DAR. A number of dialect coaches associated with American film and theater have used examples from DARE's collection of 1,483 audio recordings to try to nail particular regional dialects. Actress Diane Keaton used DARE's Mississippi tapes to practice for her role in the 1986 film Crimes of the Heart."
Even more astonishing is DARE's use as a tool for solving crime. Forensic linguist Roger Shuy, working on the Unabomber case in the 1990s, employed DARE to develop a complete cultural, religious and educational profile of the suspect, based on his voluminous manifesto. The profile proved to closely resemble convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
And, tonight on the 60 Minutes TV news show, Morley Safer explores contemporary art … again — his foray into the field 20 years ago was just embarassing and essentially revolved around the "is it art?" question — and let's see what he has to say this time out.
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In Reply to: Shebang posted by Mark McLaughlin on April 27, 2004
: I heard that a "shebang" was what union soldiers called their tents or hovels they built for themselves in the Andersonville POW camp during the civil war.
Merriam-Webster says origin unknown. I'll look in a Civil War dictionary and see if it's listed.


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One of the numerous caves found in the Philippine archipelago.
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edal (6804) 2006-02-08 0:53 [Comment]
Excellent colours!
Everything is just OK.
I like the composition and POV
Everything is just OK.
I like the composition and POV
Karitsiotis (845) 2006-02-08 17:17
Hi Linus and welcome to TE..It's a really good idea to shot in the caves and it just help us "travel" there...Good comp and colours..I just would prefer a little brighter lower part..
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Since its introduction in 2007, every new version of Lightroom has added invaluable new features and improved functionality that has made photography so much easier (and potentially more creative). Lightroom 5 appears to be living up to this tradition. We say appears, because we haven�t yet tested it, though the demo Adobe gave us looked very promising.
Among the 50 or so new features and improvements, they highlighted:
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Adobe is marketing the improved Spot Healing Brush as an �advanced healing brush,� which may prove to be initially confusing. No, it isn�t Photoshop�s Healing Brush, because the new underlying algorithms are based on working with RAW data rather than Photoshop�s rendered images. First of all, it�s a true brush. Instead of being (more…)