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Earlier this month, one of my closest friends treated me to a carefully planned (she may even have been done a restaurant poll…) all-expenses-paid (at least, by her…) 'girls day out' at a truly unique and very charming restaurant, located just outside the Mother City's epicentre… enter, Atlanic Express Train Restaurant.
Having one remaining day off from uni., in the midst of our frantic final test week, she wanted to spoil me once more before I was to head back home two days later for our three-month holiday… As such, we eagerly travelled quite bright and early to Sea Point, with our intended destination kept a surprise from me until just before we arrived in Sea Point's famously busy Regent Road where the traffic never stops.
Stepping out into the dappled sunshine and crisp, sea-salt-tinged air, I encountered a familiar sight in the unforgettable 'Blue Train' Restaurant… My friend was worried I might not like the place but I think all her previously held fears were instantly dispelled when I literally cooed at the quaint and timeless looking actual blue-and-white train carriage, a real grand old 'dame', standing tall and proud a few metres away from us.
I have seen the train in the past when I've driven through the area and we had both heard good reports about it but I never thought I would get to dine there myself!
I instantly whipped out my smartphone and she patiently waited on the busy street while I snapped photos, hoping to use them for a later review, which she also kindly had in mind, knowing how much I love to review and visit new places for my travel blog and just generally, to placate my insatiable wanderlust.
Eventually, after I had admired every street-side inch of the well-known Atlanic Express Train Restaurant, including the golden writing, symbols and outside menu painted on its navy flank, we finally stepped inside the literal former S.A. Railways carriage.
Inside the snug interior (which we had solely to ourselves during our entire brunch visit, with the exception of one couple), you find yourself automatically transported into a luxury, previously first-class coach, with only a few out-of-the-ordinary features such as the small kitchen right at the end of the carriage (the bathrooms are also somewhere down that end but we never used them) and the carefully set tables or cake holders giving evidence to the slight twist in the plot… And what a great one it is too!
I have only been on a train twice before when I caught the Metrorail to and from the Cape Town Stadium for my FIFA World Cup 2010 match experience so having the unique chance to enjoy being in a real, luxury train coach (albeit a stationary one…), with the prospect of a great meal to come, was certainly an instant drawcard for me personally and truthfully, I instantly fell in love with its old-school elegance and beautifully maintained coach.
After my taking yet more photos, we finally eased ourselves down into the comfy, plush blue velvet seats opposite each other and took a moment to enjoy staring out our window panes at the street 'below' us.
Although one remains subonsciously aware of the fact that you are in a stationary carriage in the middle of one of Cape Town's busiest suburbs, the real charm of this unusual little restaurant is that, for a moment in time, when you become engrossed in your food or companion(s), it is terribly easy to imagine yourself anywhere in the world, enjoying a train trip to some other place and what's more, the sights and sounds of the street, despite the open door, take a firm backseat as the fine, polished wood and comfortable carriage surroundings draw you in and protectively shelter you from the outside world.
It would be remiss of me to continue any further without sharing the background history of this most charming, wonderfully restored place, which, according to the restaurant's laminated blue-and-white menu and popular word of mouth in the city, is a "prominent landmark and highly successful restaurant situated in Sea Point's busy Regent Road."
The carriage itself – wherein the restaurant has been located since the 1980s, changing hands before finally uniting with present-day owner, Mr Showket Sonday (who maintains an unobtrusive, yet pleasantly welcoming presence) – was first manufactured in England by the Birmingham Carriage and Wagon Company in the early 20th century.
Upon its arrival on South African shores, the carriage was assembled at the S.A. Railways's Salt River works before officially being placed under service on December 4th, 1920.
After which time, this particular coach known as 'L14', which was one of ten, operated mainly on the Cape Town main line.
The 'L' indicates that it served as a luxury, first-class coach, whilst the '14' reveals that its style was upgraded fourteen times in the past to reach its present 'state'.
Then, some sixty years after it was first commissioned into service, this part of the Atlantic Express Train opened its doors as a restaurant, serving "attractively presented meals to the public of Cape Town," and building up a steady following among Cape Town residents and visitors alike in the process.
Today, the popular, famous landmark is fully Halaal and "serves only the finest cuisine to a broader audience," offering food for every palate, including Western, Eastern and vegetarian.
What's more, aside from a good and rather wide selection of breakfasts, starters, salads, (toasted) sandwiches, light-, seafood/fish-, chicken- and beef-based meals, as well as hot and/or cold beverages and tasty-looking desserts (their pancakes are particularly well-loved and quite famous), the Atlantic Express Restaurant – otherwise fondly referred to as the 'Blue Train Restaurant' – also caters for special events, functions and picnics.
(The Atlantic picnics – with an optional basket for R70 – must be ordered one day in advance to allow for timely preparation and include the following options: the Gourmet Picnic for 3 (R249), Chefs Gourmet Picnic for 2 (R299) and the Snack Box option (R79), all of which sound positively great! This is definitely something I'd personally love to try in the future. For additional info., please see their menu or website.)
Something else that I really liked about the place is that its staff (our waitress was extremely patient, especially considering that she had to deal with possibly two of the most indecisive orderers on the planet… Though I am pleased to say for once I was able to reach my decision first. :P) are unobtrusive, yet instantly present whenever you need them.
Furthermore, the tables are clean, yet unfussy and basically furnished, keeping with the train coach vibe and although the passageway inside is quite narrow and the coach isn't huge, it is spacious enough and the comfy seating is certainly far from cramped. We had ample leg room too and although we kept our handbags on our seats, we did make note of the luggage compartments above each table… I am sure you could safely and easily store your paraphernalia there whilst enjoying your meal.
I also liked that the windows (we both took a window seat as we chose to sit on the right side, otherwise you are against the wall and further from the windows) are kept clean so you can easily see out if you so choose as you enjoy your pretend train ride.
The restaurant would undoubtedly charms its adult visitors and although I am sure kiddies would love being able to experience a proper train coach, I have a feeling it might be hard to keep younger children sitting still… I'm glad we were virtually the only ones there, as I am sure the restaurant gets very busy at night and on weekends and it could feel slightly claustrophic for some when crowded. If you are someone who likes to be "far from the maddening crowd" as they say, it would be best to visit this delightful restaurant at a quieter, less busy time of day or night.
It has very flexible and great opening times throughout the entire week, as it is open from 7h45 till 23h30, Mondays to Thursdays.
On Fridays, whilst the same is true, it is closed briefly between 12h45 and 13h45, after which time its door(s) re-open until 23h30.
However, on weekends, it is open from 7h45 until 12:00 p.m.
The only thing that I felt lets the place down somewhat are the rather basic menus. They are certainly adequate but they do not prepare you for the generous portions and the visually wonderful food that arrives at your table a short time later… The food looks and tastes really, really good and I felt that, though the menu's descriptions are spot on, the occasional accompanying photos don't do either the cuisine or beverages the justice they deserve but this is just my personal feeling on the matter, rather than an outright critique.
When it came to ordering my meal, which read "chicken and macon with mozzarella (toasted sandwiches)" in the menu, I asked the waitress whether this was your traditional chicken mayo. version (my friend ordered the standard "chicken mayo.") and yes, it is and a tasty recipe at that! Also, I found the macon* to be a happy bonus.
(*This is fried beef, which mainly Muslim and Jewish people enjoy as a convincing substitute for bacon, due to religious reasons. It honestly tastes a lo like bacon too, though it is perhaps slightly less salty and crispy.)
We also ordered a medium plate of French fries (the best I have had recently… They were perfectly salted and were crisp without being overly oily, kind of like oven-baked chips), which we shared. I can't recall what these came to but if you want chips with your sandwiches, ask as only some of the options include chips; obviously, neither of our orders included them.
My four, excellent toasted (really great wholewheat) sandwiches, which were stuffed to full capacity with chunky chicken mayo. and accompanying macon pieces, and lots of yummy, melted mozzarella cheese, cost R45, whilst my friend's equally full and yummy-looking toasted quartet cost R32.
We settled upon hot beverages as the day wasn't particularly warm. I opted for the delicious and oh-so-wonderfully creamy "Hot Chocolate with Cream" for R21, whilst she ordered a R19 Chococcino.
The meals and my dreamy drink didn't take long to reach our table after we ordered but we did have to wait slightly longer for my friend's drink to arrive. Not that this really mattered, as both drinks arrived on our table piping hot.
Whilst we waited for our orders, we took few photos (or 'selfies') together. The owner walked past and jokingly said we should take photos after our meal as we'd look better once we'd eaten the good food…
Since both of us could barely breathe, let alone move properly, after our decidedly filling meals, I am inclined to think the opposite is true but the meals were more than photogenic enough and I really loved photographing our orders! 🙂 Hopefully my photos have captured some of the meal's quality and wholesomeness.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and was extremely blessed to be treated to such a tasty, great meal and accompanying drink, which is a new favourite of mine… The thick cream was a big hit with me and I imagine it's a bit like the clotted cream people enjoy with their coffee and tea both here and overseas apparently.
All-in-all, my toasted chicken, macon and mozzarella sandwiches, which were perfectly toasted and served on a nice, spacious white plate, as were our fries, with dark red cayenne pepper (something else I really like now) sprinkled artfully around the edges, with a nice fresh lettuce, tomato and cucumber garnish to round of the simple, yet elegant presentation, easily deserve a 8/10 rating.
As for my drink (it was nice and sweet, so I only added one brown sugar sachet but some might like it more/less sweet, so take a sip to test before adding additional sugar), it was presented in a good-sized glass mug (as was my friend's), placed atop a side-plate with a stirring spoon. It was literally overflowing with yummy, fresh whipped cream – which had been sprinkled generously with cocoa powder – thus, concealing the hot chocolate found some way beneath. I really liked it and would give it a 9/10 rating for novelty.
Both my friend's meal and drink looked very good too and when I asked her to rate them, she gave her chicken mayo. toasted sandwiches a 7/10 rating and her drink a 6/10 rating but she appeared to enjoy both.
As for our accompanying fries, I personally give those an 8/10 rating too.
We had really wanted to try the rather decadent and tempting sounding chocolate brownie dessert option but honestly, we were simply too full even to share it so I suggested we head down to the Sea Point Promenade and walk it off, with the option of returning later… Sadly, we got a bit lost after wandering along the tempestuous, oceanic promenade and beach front but maybe someday we'll head back to the excellent Atlantic Express/Blue Train Restaurant to make up for our missed opportunity.
(Note: You can pay by cash or card.)
Overall, this charming little restaurant gets a well-deserved 9/10 overall rating for the following: good food and drinks (with generous quantities and nice presentation), fair prices, which are not as outlandishly expensive as some eat-out places or even cafes in Cape Town can be, a sound and varied menu to choose from, good staff and pleasant service, a nice position in the most central (and thus, the safest) area of busy Sea Point, with close proximity to the crashing ocean and lengthy promenade, which certainly counts in its favour in my seaside-lovin' opinion, for a cosy and well-kept interior (and exterior) and an all-round unique and characteristic venue!
After that, we did indeed make our way to the seaside Promenade, where we "took it back to the beach" by spending ages walking along 'Sunset Beach' collecting seashells, mistakenly stalking a fake 'celebrity', taking fun photos and just generally having a truly unforgettable and special time together…
This was certainly a happy and great end to my 2015 stay in the Mother City and my friend couldn't have picked a better place for us to enjoy our last meal together for this academic year than the Atlantic Express Train!
I loved every minute there and didn't walk away with one complaint so I can really recommend this well-known, and equally well-loved, restaurant! 🙂
Many thanks to the Atlantic Express Train Restaurant's owner and staff for making our time there so enjoyable and to their menu/boards for the additional info. cited in this post – and secondly, above all, to my dearest friend and CPUT Journalism classmate, Aaqeelah, for treating me to such a tasty, fun and unforgettable experience there! 🙂
For more info. on the Atlantic Express Train Restaurant, you can contact Mr Showket Sonday via email at: email@example.com or call him on: + 27 (071) 134 2134.
Alternatively, you can check out their website for additional info./the menu (which is downloadable as a PDF, I think) using the following link: http://trainrestaurant.mycylex.com, find and follow their Facebook page at: 'Atlantic Express Train Restaurant' or visit them in the flesh at: 18 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town.
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Content writer by day and blogger by night, Tamlyn Ryan passionately runs her own travel blog, called Tamlyn Amber Wanderlust, from her home base of Cape Town, South Africa. And, despite a national diploma in Journalism, in her free time, Tamlyn's preferred niche remains travel writing.
Tamlyn is a hopeless wanderer, equipped with an endless passion for road trips, carefully planned, holiday itineraries and, above all else, an innate love for the great outdoors.


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How I Turned My Passion Into A Business
I followed my passions and started making money because of it. You can too.
Hello, my name is Justin. I've been a YouTube creator, writer, freelancer, social media manager, and recently an entrepreneur all since I first started out at the age of 13. I didn't have any special tools. There's nothing that special about me. Here's how you can do it.
It Starts with Passion
I got started first with YouTube. I was really into Apple's iPod Touch and all it could do, and I had a cheap video camera (plus spare time). Naturally, I began making YouTube videos to teach people how to better use their current technology. I wasn't being paid. Finding your passion isn't that hard. What do you do when you have a day off? Besides sleep, of course. And if the answer is "I watch TV", then what shows do you watch? Everyone has interests, and some of your interests may just be passions.
If love doing something so much that you'd do it for free, you've found your passion.
If I was making YouTube videos simply to make money, I would have quit long ago. It took me a while to get to the point of making money, and even longer for my income to even be decent. Plus, had I not been passionate about my videos, they would've been even worse than they were.
Passion to a Business Model
You can't just have a passion to make money. I really like eating pizza, but it's going to be difficult to get paid to eat it. Unless I was a pretty girl. I am neither. Fortunately for me, YouTube was easy to start making money off of. YouTube's partner program was something I had been aiming for because I knew it would allow me to monetize my videos (kids these days don't even have to be partners to monetize).
Have you ever started to talk to one of your friends about something you both love to do, and everyone else gave you funny looks because they had no clue what you were talking about? If so, you are an expert.
It happens to me all the time, and it's actually pretty funny. You are an expert. Odds are, if you're passionate about something, you know a whole lot about it, even if you don't consider yourself an expert. As an expert, you have so many opportunities open to you to start making money.
Information Products
PDFs, videos, screencasts, webinars, you name it and you can sell it. People want to be taught, and as an expert, you can teach. Imagine how much information you can share after all the years you've spent learning about your passion. You can go with the YouTube method like I did and make free videos that earn money from ads, or you can offer paid products.
Physical Products
If you've been a high school football coach for 10 years, you may have noticed a flaw in a specific piece of equipment that you could make better. Something that the average spectator wouldn't notice. Use your years of experience to make a product that is perfect, or very close to it. You of all people should know the problems that consumers in your industry face, so why not use that knowledge and make an amazing product?
Subscription Services
While it isn't easy, getting monthly payments from customers is one of the best ways to make a killing online. If you get just 1,000 users paying $10/month, you've got yourself a really nice income. The key here is to provide an excellent value to your customers. Give them exactly what they want, and then give them even more.
Software and Apps
Everyone has an amazing $1 million app idea. But with your expertise, you can make software that can that can solve the problems of people in your industry. The best place to start is with yourself. Would you pay for your software? Make something of value to you and odds are someone else will find it valuable, too.
Something Else
I'm using my expertise in audio and consumer technology to make a new product called Audio Press. I won't go into that much detail, but it is actually a mix of an info product, subscription service, and software. Making your own product can be exciting, especially when not many people have tried it yet. It can be a little risky, but who doesn't like a little risk?
You Have to Start Now
I've found that many people really want to begin making their own products and selling online, but they're waiting for something. The perfect idea, a good opportunity, more free time, etc. The only problem is that you'll probably keep waiting forever.
It's easy to keep coming up with excuses when you're afraid of failure.
The truth is, there's nothing wrong with failure. You'll find that nobody noticed that you failed, because that's the nature of failed projects: nobody knows about them. While you should try to avoid failure, just use it as a way to learn. As long as you try again and try something different, you're more likely to succeed. As Thomas Edison would put it, you found 1 way how not to run a business.
You probably hear about overnight successes all the time. I'm going to tell you right now, that will probably never happen to you. In fact, the "overnight successes" you do see aren't really as great as they seem. In order to get that kind of recognition, you'll have to be producing something amazing, and that often takes much more than just one night.
When I started making YouTube videos, it took me a long time to start getting comments on my videos. It took even longer to start getting videos that would gain more than 500 views, it was tough to get popular. If you keep at it and stick to your work, you'll get there eventually.
Turning your passion into a business is probably easier than you think, but you still have to put in a lot of hard work. Creativity will be a great aid, don't be afraid to try something different. Good luck.

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A Butterfly's Appearance is a delight in our wildlife gardens and backyard habitats.
For the winged creatures, it means survival.
They must defend themselves against a host of enemies, including birds, spiders, praying mantis
and other predators.
The markings and colors. The looks and wing design are all part of "Nature's"
design for survival.
Can you imagine?
These colorful insects resemble and blend in with their natural surroundings.
The upper wing surfaces are boldly patterned.
They avoid predators by first flashing the often bright colors of the upper wing surfaces while in flight
Then when they land, often the cryptic lower surfaces are visible and the Butterfly's Appearance
blends in with the flowers or tree bark.
A Butterfly's Appearance often includes wings with uneven edges, suggesting the borders of a leaf
or other natural material.
Many have special diets while in the larvae stage that cause them to have a nasty taste and sometimes
a lethal dose of toxins to the would be predator.
A butterfly's appearance like the Common buckeye (Junonia coenia) has spots on the wing tips that look like eyes.
Birds may see the eyes and avoid something with such large eyes, or attack the wings.
When birds take a chunk from a wing, it avoids the attacking the vital parts from being eaten.
A Butterfly's Appearance works in a similar way with swallowtails.
The "tail" of these winged marvels will trick birds into biting off the expendable portion.
You may have seen swallowtails with the tail portion missing and the wings ruffed up a bit.
A Butterfly's Appearance may mimic the coloration of other species that distasteful to predators
because of the host plants the larvae ingested.
The orange and black Viceroy (Limentis archippus) looks much like the toxic milkweed feeding Monarch (Danaus plexippus).
The black and blue top sides of the Red-spotted purple ( Limenitis arthemis) and the female Diana fritillary (Speyeria diana)
resemble the unpalatable Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor).
The appearance is delightful to our eyes, but serve a purpose.
From the yellows and blacks of swallowtails.
The bright oranges and blues to the patterns and
A Appearance of a Butterfly shows a range of patterns and hues.
Colors may be due to pigment in the wing scales and/or the refraction of light.
Coloration helps a male pick out a mate, because they can recognize the species by color.
These beautiful insects that visit your gardens exhibit a wealth of different
appearances, life habits and behaviors.
All butterflies are insects, with six legs and a body divided into head, thorax and abdomen.
They have two antennae and a proboscis through which nectar and other nourishments are ingested.
A huge reason to plant flowers in groups or patches,
"Butterflies are near sighted."
These Mr. MaGoo's of the insect world seem to bumble and fumble their way through life, but manage to get
to where they were going.
You can almost hear it "AH MaGoo, you've done it again"!
Their compound eyes are highly sensitive to color, including ultraviolet light that humans can't see.
Their eyes are monocular, they see colors, but can't distinguish shapes and distance.
Some butterflies have a 344 degree field of vision. The average human is 190 degrees.
This allows them to see danger without turning their heads.
Butterflies don't have a nose.
Chemical receptors on the antennae and the feet are used for detecting odors. they smell and taste
food and pheromones (members of the opposite sex) with their antennae, feet and other parts of their body.
Ears, who needs them when you have wings to pick up vibrations and sound waves.
A Butterfly's Appearance differs from male and female. Sometimes the coloration or markings are small and in some of these insects the coloration is totally different.
They have the two sets of wings, a pair of fore-wings and a pair of hind wings.
Each wing has an upper (dorsal) and a lower (ventral) surface, lined with veins.
Caterpillars, too are adept at looking like something they aren't.
For example, the Giant swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio cresphontes) mimics unappealing bird droppings.
Yes, a butterfly's looks serves many purposes.
As a decoy or blending in with its surroundings.
Attracting a mate, to tasting and just down right beautiful for us to watch and admire.
Butterflies are truly remarkable insects and a welcome visitor to any garden.
A butterfly's appearance is important.
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Hollyoaks' Calvin Valentine finds himself in a sticky situation next week when he accidentally kills his sister's drug supplier Nige (Sam Townend) in self-defence. With the village's resident bad boy Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) blackmailing him, Calvin has no choice but to go along with his requests, with disastrous consequences. Here, Ricky Whittle chats to DS about his character's upcoming incident, his screen nuptials and a potential stint on Strictly Come Dancing.
Do you think buying Sasha the drugs was out of character for Calvin? Why did he do it?
"He was at his lowest ebb. Everyone forgets that he's only 22 and he's had to look after his family. He's still just a kid himself and everything piles up on him. He just doesn't know what to do any more. Sasha was on the drugs and then she came off them. Calvin was making an extra effort with her and there was no reason for her to go back to them. He didn't understand why she went back to the drugs after all his efforts. When he caught her 'self-harming' - or what Calvin thought was self-harming - he didn't want her to go through the ordeal, so he went to get her drugs."
Why's Calvin receiving threatening texts from Warren?
"Because it's soap, it was very convenient that when Calvin confiscates drugs from Nige, Sasha's dealer, it's right in view of Warren's CCTV camera's at The Loft. Warren does mention in the script that he's only just had them installed, though. Warren then starts blackmailing Calvin from there, really. He gets him to do little things for him from then on."
There's a showdown at The Loft between Calvin, Warren and Nige, isn't there?
"To try and kill two birds with one stone, Warren arranges to meet Nige who owes him some money. Warren arranges to meet him at The Loft and guilts Calvin into being there. Nige reacts badly to Calvin being there and pulls out a knife, while goading Calvin about supplying his sister with drugs and sleeping with her. Calvin thumps Nige and turns his back on him, but when Nige gets up off the floor, he stabs Calvin in the arm. Calvin grabs the closest thing to him which is a champagne bucket and lashes it across Nige's temples, sending him crashing to the floor… When Warren checks Nige's pulse, he says he's not breathing and Calvin immediately switches into regret mode, but Warren tells him to get to hospital and he'll deal with the rest."
Was the incident caught on the CCTV tape, then?
"Now you're a bit too clever for your own good! There's CCTV footage inside the club, too, but that's all going to come out down the line. Good spot, though, I'm impressed. Warren's got Calvin by the short and curlies. Calvin immediately wants to confess, but Warren convinces him not to."
Does this set Calvin in self-destruct mode?
"Not really self-destruct... Calvin and Warren have always been these stags who have locked horns – good versus evil, battling for the two years we've been on the show together. Warren's going to start corrupting Calvin a little bit. Calvin's been on the moral side for two years and it's not really done anything for him. He's lost the girl, the baby, friends and family. Whereas Warren's been wheeling and dealing and he's got the girl, the club, the money, the car… Let's just say Warren leads Calvin astray a little and they're going to become allies."
I hear you're filming Calvin and Carmel's wedding at the moment. I'm presuming it's not going to go smoothly?
"It never does - it's soap! Something always happens. Carmel's brings a lot of comedy to the wedding, along with the McQueens."
And Pamela Anderson - have you heard from here since your stint on the Sunday Night Project? Did you get her number?
"No, no, no, I couldn't! I've got a beautiful young lady at home, but she's now on my laminate. She wasn't on my laminate before, but now she's back on, when I see her again, we're swapping digits!"
I've heard you're being lined up for Strictly Come Dancing?
"I've just spoken to producers. There's a lot of people on the list wanting to do it, so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed."


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I just finished reading Matt Taibbi's excellent book The Great Derangement, which chronicles his undercover experience at Pastor Hagee's church of nonsense, as well as his confrontation with the 9/11 conspiracy fringe. Only Taibbi could manage to seamlessly intertwine the hopeless naivete of fundamentalist christians and the illogical passion of the fundamentalist "truthers".
The Great Derangement reminded me that I once cared enough to challenge these conspiracy theorists in public forums. I watched Loose Change, the 9/11 conspiracy "documentary" slapped together by Dylan Avery, a teenager with Michael Moore envy. Though the entirely inaccurate webdoc had zero proof that our government masterminded the terrorist attack on 9/11, I found it compelling and persuasive. The difference between me and the average "truther" is that I took the time to google "debunk 9/11 conspiracy" where I found logical and scientific arguments against the conspiracy and videos that crushed the pitiful lies in Loose Change.
There are some common fallacious arguments that I want to address here because I see them come up again and again when "truthers" argue their points. I kind of hate that I'm reduced to pointing out logical fallacies since that seems to be a dickish move. I don't care. As arrogant as using debate rhetoric might be, my patience with this conspiracy is paper thin. So, forgive me as I delve into the world of "truth" and look at some of the arguments that I've come across.
Argument From Personal Incredulity–
- How can 12 arabs with boxcutters plan such an attack from their caves in Afghanistan? I find this argument to be racist and a simplistic underestimation of the abilities of the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
- How can two skyscrapers collapse so perfectly from a jet crash? I would argue that the collapse of the second trade center tower was the control that verified that, yes, a plane colliding at such a high velocity with a tall building could in fact bring it down. If not for the second tower, the event would have been unprecedented. Your inability to grasp the dynamics of the unique event of planes being used as missiles on skyscrapers, doesn't mean it was faked.
Poisoning The Well/ Slippery Slope
- Evidence of past false flag operations proves that the U.S. is capable of starting a war under false pretenses. Actually, no that is not a fair statement. First, the accused false flag of Pearl Harbor doesn't make sense (why allow our entire naval fleet to be wiped out to start a naval war?). Second, you can't just randomly connect the events (possible mistakes) of our previous elected governments with the current elected government. They are two seperate entities, and should be treated as such.
- A plan, Operation Northwoods, was proposed to stage a terrorist hijacking that we would blame on Cuba in 1962, so it must follow that our government planned and executed the events of 9/11. First, this plan was rejected. Second, the existence of this rejected plan does not prove that our government would massacre it's own citizens and needlessly attack it's own defense headquarters.
- The CIA helped the muhajideen fight the Russians. Osama Bin Laden was a muhajideen. Therefore, the CIA planned 9/11. Of course this line of reasoning is fallacious, but it is often used as a carrot to lure people into the "truther" line of thinking.
- President Bush and VP Cheney are friendly with Saudi royals. Osama Bin Laden is an heir to a wealthy Saudi family. Therefore, Bush and Cheny planned 9/11. Nobody is going to argue that Bush and Cheney have been neutral to the the Saudis and the oil industry. But, this connection does not prove anything.
- The scientists and experts at the History Channel, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Popular Mechanics can't have valid arguments against my conspiracy theory because they are part of the conspiracy. OK, if you won't listen to their arguments, then you are clearly not going to ever change your mind. Understandably so, because you've painted yourself into such a corner that if you were to acknowledge your mistake, you would have to admit that you crapped all over the memories of innocent airline passengers, firemen, office workers, pentagon employees, and all their families.
- Loose Change was wrong about laser guided missiles under the fuselage of the crashing planes, and it was wrong about the skyscrapers being professionally demolished, but the third incarnation of the webdoc is correct because it will focus on WTC7. I would think that if they were sloppy enough with their errors and assumptions in the first two versions of Loose Change, then it would follow that they are probably starting with a premise and searching for facts to prove that premise. Not a good way to establish credibility, in my opinion.
There are a few questions that you can ask any "Truther" that they can't answer in an honest or rational way. These are simple questions that will expose their assumptions, their arrogance, and their ignorance. I'm assuming that they are monitoring any mention of 9/11 conspiracy through google alerts, so let them answer here in the comments without tripping into the common above logical fallacies that they so often abuse.
What actual concrete proof do you have of any of your claims? Do you have the thermate bomb that was planted, a witness who saw it, evidence that it would even be used to demolish a skyscraper? Do you have any witnesses who actually saw a cruise missile hit the pentagon? Do you have any whistle blowers from the ever-widening conspiracy who have come forward to testify?
If the actual planes did not fly into the World Trade Towers, then where are the planes and the passengers? This is a very simple question that you can't answer. Fundamentalist "truthers" should spend the rest of their years apologizing to those families of the 9/11 passenger victims. To make such a hideous accusation against our own government, it is only common decency that you prove how four planes full of passengers can disappear, and it might be nice to prove how their desperate phone calls could be faked.
How do you explain the secrecy of such a horrible conspiracy wide enough to possibly include: Bush, Cheney, CIA, FAA, the media, Larry Silverstein, the firemen who "pulled" the building, Marvin Bush, Securacom employees, people who faked plane wreckage, people who faked cell phone calls, people who killed innocent airline passengers and covered up the missing planes, fake terrorists who worked for the CIA, NORAD, 9/11 Commission, etc… It's times like this that Ockham's Razor starts to make sense. The old razor argument isn't a universal law, but it is the common sense idea that the simplest answer is more logical than the needlessly complex answer.
Why would we attack our own defense headquarters when even just one World Trade Center collapse would have been enough to spark a war? Not to mention, WHY WOULD WE ATTACK OUR OWN DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS? There is no logical answer to this question.
Why is it so hard to believe that Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization who hates America, sent operatives to the U.S., had them train at flight schools, bought them tickets for four different planes departing on the same day, had them hijack the planes, and fly them into their targets? It's not like they hadn't done this sort of thing before. They even bombed the World Trade Tower in the 90s. We even have evidence of them continuing their attacks in England and Spain, among other places. WE FOUGHT A WAR WITH THEM. What does it take to prove that a terrorist organization is far more likely to attack us than we are to attack ourselves?
How can the most documented terrorist attack in history be ridiculed as a fraud perpetrated by our government? Holographic planes? Actors staging reactions? Cruise missiles? Planted thermate bombs? Faked wreckage? Some of these arguments border on insanity.
Confronting 9/11 conspiracies isn't fun anymore. There never were any good arguments, just misleading anomalies, half-baked speculations, and a whole bunch of lousy circumstantial cherry picking. The "truther" arguments are like that mysterious bloated animal corpse that floated to the shores at Montauk. Sure, it seems like a fascinating bio-engineered monster, part of some elaborate genetic testing cover-up, but then you just realize that the thing isn't anything special, just the over-hyped waterlogged carcass of a raccoon. Maybe I'm reaching for an analogy, but you get my point… right?


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22 December 2016
Merry Christmas to all our customers, past, present and future. We hope you have a wonderful time, however you're spending it - and that you don't need the services of an emergency plumber or heating engineer…!
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A New Take on an Old Technique
One of the great things about my work is learning from my clients. I was in Helena, Arkansas last week working for Main Street Arkansas and hear a unique take on an old technique. One of the women on the board used to live in an area that was known for its panhandlers. People were pretty sick on them. The board member and her friends got dressed up and make signs that said, "We aren't vets, we aren't homeless and we aren't hungry. We just want your money to stop domestic violence." Their local shelter benefited big time.
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP enjoying being home for two days.
Special Events and The Board, Not Forgetting The One Crucial Step
One of my favorite nonprofits is in a pickle. And a common pickle it is indeed. A board member suggested a smallish event a few months ago, it is now crunch time. The staff didn't get the invites out on time. The board has a bit of post-holiday malaise and bloat and the event chair is going ballistic. Where is all the support that was promised? Or was it?
Here is the most common scenario: A board member says, in best Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney fashion, let's put on a golf tournament, skeet shoot, wine tasting, wild boor hunt, you fill in the blank. The board hears, "I will put on the event." The board member thinks she is saying, "Together, WE will put on the event." Everyone agrees to the event, a date is set, and then fast forward, its crunch time. The board is dismayed that the event chair expects the board member to bring 10 people. A few of the board members confide, "The truth is, This really isn't my kind of thing, you know!." This is the stuff of antacid commercials.
How to avoid this? If this is a small event and you are counting on the board rather than a committee to bring in the guests, take ten minutes, ask the board for a conservative count and ask them how many people they can deliver that night. Take names and write it down. If you want 150 to attend and the board can deliver 37, this might just be the wrong event, wrong evening, wrong committee. This one step will make all the difference.
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP, not a fan of small events
Special Events-Under Promise and Over Deliver
The opening of the new gambling casino in St. Louis last week crapped out. My husband and I weren't invited, but many of my friends who are married to big shots were. My husband would rather be invited to an autopsy than the opening of a gambling casino. (Being a physician, this is also more likely). Anyway, the invitation promised big things. The uber expensive invite indicated that there would be visible grandeur and perhaps fireworks.
Just getting to the black tie event was a problem. No one thought to have spent time or money on signage. Once you arrived, getting a drink was damned near impossible. And food? Well, one of my friends found the sushi table and planted herself there. Another friend said that she couldn't even see the food. Guests were given coupons to shop at the stores, but they weren't open.
But the real talk of the town is that with all the hype, they dragged the grumpy, hungry and still sober guest outside in the cold to witness the magnificent lighting of of the building named Luminarire and it didn't work. A few bulbs flickered, but then nothing.
The valet parking took one of my friends an hour. Another friend's husband stayed to gamble. She took the car and left. He won $27. When he asked the valet to get him a cab, no one knew how to do it. He finally got one using his cell phone. The cab was only $25. At least he was working in the black! The next day, he realized he had forgotten his driver's license which he had left as collateral for chips or some such thing. The phone number for the casino was unlisted. The mailbox the the PR firm was filled. The meeting planner is no doubt in rehab.
One of my clients is having the mayors from a number of municipalities in for a meeting in two weeks. The trick to events is to under-promise and over deliver. I've suggested to indicate that there will be sandwiches, then have goody bags. Their mission is healthy living. Fill reusable bags donated from a local grocery store with a pedometer, snacks etc. If you tell them, as Luminarie did, to expect the event of the century, and then fail, you will wind up in the blog of someone who didn't even get an invite!
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP, glad to be on the B list
Amuse Em Use Em or Lose Em, The Board and Fundraising
I recently did a board retreat with a dynamic foundation board. The development director was tearing her hair out trying to get trustees to show up. The folks who did show were amazing. They were CEO's, dedicated community volunteers, people of wealth and affluence and influence. I was wowed. The "A Team was in the building. The problem: They were being asked to work on a golf tournament. Period. Not only that, if you deducted staff time, they were making about $11.00. It was a classic example of a race horse being asked to pull a beer truck. The power balance to the mission was off kilter.
What would get the whole team together? A massive goal that matched the talent pool. One of the members had just funded a building for a hospital that will bear his and his wife's names. He alone could have written the check for the golf tournament gross amount and everyone else could have gone to jazzersize or watch reruns of the West Wing.
If they don't get these folks excited, use their talents they will for sure lose these dynamos. The questions: Does your fundraising goal match your board? Too staggeringly high and they will feel overwhelmed. Too low and they will disengage.
You can bring this up with the board as a whole, or ask them individually. The questions are:
1. Is our fundraising goal going to meet our organization's needs to drive our mission?
2l Do we have the right people in the room to achieve this?
3. Are we using you, our board member, effectively?
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP, wanting to spread all this talent
Does Your Nonprofit Board Think $4 Million is a Lot of Money?
Is $4 Million dollars a lot of money for your board? Well, it certainly is a lot of money to pay for a dress, a pair of earrings, a pair of golf clubs. Is it a lot to pay for a condo? A 12 family apartment building? A payroll for 80 employees?
I asked this question during a retreat, "What would it take to deal with this problem for the entire city." Someone came up with the figure $4 million." To most of the people in the room, it could have been $4 billion. Only one person said, "Is that all?"
Every board needs someone who is used to dealing with big numbers and has a comfort level with them. The member doesn't have to have the money, but a familiarity and comfort with thinking big and expanding the horizons of the group. (Although if someone would be able to write the $4 million check, it would have been interesting to see what the reaction would have been!)
I did a retreat for a group where more than 51% of the group were on disability. The CEO's salary was so low, it wasn't even on the chart on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Salary index. No one in the room, including the CEO, had a clue. If something happened to her, she could not be replaced for anywhere near this salary. No one was financially literate about salaries. Good, caring people. But NO ONE knew how underpaid the CEO was.
If you can't talk about the big numbers, you can't ask for them. Every nonprofit does not have to be large, but if there are people you want to serve and aren't, get someone in the room who doesn't think $4 Million is big bucks!
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP, Asking big, but shopping the sale rack
How To Keep Great Staff for Your Non Profit
Compare and contrast, as we used to hear in high school English class. Last Saturday night, I was at an auction for Rebuilding Together, a fabulous client of mine that rehabs houses for the poor and elderly. The board chair not only graciously thanked the volunteers, but the development director got flowers.
Another client, just a few months before, had a huge convention. They were in deep financial crisis. They had to sell their building to avoid bankruptcy. An interim executive director came in and made very hard decisions which bills to pay to keep the doors open. There wasn't enough dough to take a salary, so she didn't. She wasn't even acknowledged from the podium, much less presented a posey.
I have a meeting regarding the strategic plan for Rebuilding Together this morning. I can't wait to go. I have recruited one of my sons to get involved. I had lunch with a friend on Monday and suggested her husband join the board.
I believe strongly in the mission of the other organization. There would have to be a big time culture change before I would refer a friend into that snake pit. They chew up staff a combine goes through hay.
The difference between the two: the simple act of acknowledging good work. And all it takes is $10 worth of flowers.
Carol Weisman, MSW, CSP, glad to be able to work with good clients
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Poetry Society Member Kate Clanchy has been awarded an MBE for services to literature in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Kate has been a teacher in state schools for nearly 30 years and is Writer in Residence at Oxford Spires Academy.
Over the last nine years, she has nurtured creative talent at the school, whose pupils come from all over the world and where more than 30 languages are spoken. As a result, the school has been hugely successful in poetry competitions, with pupils winning multiple national prizes.
The pupils in Kate's 'Very Quiet Foreign Girls' poetry group, many of whom arrived in the UK as refugees, have also created a radio programme, which was nominated for The Poetry Society's Ted Hughes Award in 2015. Kate has shared their poetry with thousands on Twitter and many of her students have gone on to win the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award.
The best of the pupils' poetry is due to be published in a new anthology, England: Poems from a School, on 14 June. The poems create a portrayal of England as it is experienced by young migrants, and features moving personal stories from the pupils.
Kate told the University of Reading: "I was very surprised to be awarded an MBE, but also very pleased. MBEs are for service, and I like to think this one honours my work in schools and so the importance of literature in schools."
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Tips to Build a Cheap yet Comfortable and Beautiful Home
Building a house is not something cheap. It requires a lot of money build it since you have to buy the land, building materials, furniture and interior of the house, and to pay employees or builder. Budgets must have been prepared ahead of time before the construction process. But you do not need to be confused anymore. Here are some tips to build a dream home that is comfortable and beautiful with low cost.
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You are free to choose any home design according to your taste. It's yet necessary to consider the location of the house in order to enhance the home style. For instance, if you wish to have an American style home, you will not want to build it among minimalist homes.
Well, to build an American style home, you will need a location in a country. It is because it is not easy to find a large area for building your home in a city. An American home design will …
Japanese Style Interior: Bringing a Natural and Comfortable Atmosphere into Your House
A Japanese style house presents a comfortable and simple impression. There are indeed not many elements highlighted in the interior, yet the house is simply comfortable to live in.
A Japanese style house design uses wood as the main materials. A house with wood as the material will create a warm atmosphere. Moreover, wooden flooring provides a comfortable floor to step on, sit, or lie on. Unlike ceramic floor, this wooden floor will keep the interior warm.
If you plan to build a Japanese house design, you should be ready with the …
Advantages of Buying a New Home
Buying a home is not an easy thing since you need to consider many things before taking a decision. It might make you think twice when you have to decide to buy a new home or a second home.
Buying a home that is really new has become a quite tempting and attractive option. If you are more likely want to buy a new home, know in advances the advantages you will get from it. So, what are the advantages of buying a new home?
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A Review on Interior Design with a Natural Minimalist Style
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Minimalist style sometimes looks monotonous, moreover when the exterior and interior look just the same. Giving natural touches on this style indeed will make it look more attractive. Natural and modern. A combination of both styles will surely create a distinct impression. Yet, it is important to know that there are things that should not be violated. All forms of decoration should be based on the minimalist and natural concept.
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When we're young there are certain things people say you will out grow. Not wanting to eat vegetables. Not enjoying exercise. Not wanting to date. Some of these things I have grown out of, while going in the opposite direction on other items.
Being single has always been fine with me. In fact, I've made something of a mission out of it. At 18, people said I would grow out of it someday. They again told me this at 20, 22 and 24. Now I stand at the threshold of 25 and everyone seems to have changed their perspective. I'm being condemned and commended for my dating ways. On one hand, friends tell me they wish that they could be like me. On the other, people tell me that I better do something to change before it's too late.
Love for me is a four letter word that applies to things like coffee and puppies. This is not something that properly fits on another human being. I do have a relationship of sorts with Shew, and I hear from everyone around me that I need to keep him away before I make a mess. Shew knows that I want to be single and I know that he wants a relationship. That means we both know the risks of being around each other. However, all I really want is someone to talk to. It's nice having someone there at the end of the day so you can complain about work, bitch about transit and just get things out of your head and into the world. What I don't need is someone to hug, kiss or touch me. This is the thing I have not grown out of.
I am 25. I am single. This is more or less a summary of each birthday that comes and goes. Each year I'm a little more stubborn and a little less patient. Each year my ways are more deeply ingrained than they were before and I become a little more difficult. Now I'm wondering where to go from here. If a person does not want to follow the rules of society and settle down what are the options? I'm currently married to my job, but who knows how long I can run myself ragged. Is work the only alternative to marriage?
For now I am happy with the way things are, not that there's much that can be done. However, I do wonder if I will ever grow out of my abnormal dating ways. I doubt it. I think the Animator and I are going to be sitting at the bar in 30 years getting drinks and hitting on the 25 year old kids of the day.


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For the first time ever, a woman has given birth to triplets from two functioning wombs, it has been reported.
Hannah Kersey, 23, from Devon, gave birth to three girls from her two wombs, despite being told that one of them would not be able to function.
Though women have successfully given birth from two wombs in the past, this is the first known case of triplets.
Speaking on Channel 4's News at Noon, Dr Magdy Asaad said: "It is unusual but you can have abnormalities of the womb in something like one per cent [of women].
"It depends on the degree of fusion between two original tubes, if the fusion is complete and the middle wall disappears gradually then you have one womb and that's what happens in most women; if that's not complete then you have different degrees of abnormalities."
Many women who have two wombs may be completely unaware of the condition as it does not produce any symptoms, Dr Asaad added.
After a double-caesarean section, Ms Kersey's triplets were kept in hospital for nine weeks before being allowed to go home.
The odds of having triplets from two different wombs are approximately 25 million to one.
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Character Bios
Enjoy these character bios on (almost) every character in the first three Scream films...
...in alphabetical order...
Emily Mortimer
|Angelina Tyler
Stab 3 was to be Angelina's big Hollywood break. She won the role of Sidney Prescott via sleeping with the movie's producer John Milton. Angelina wanted her portrayal to be something that the real Sidney would be proud of. Woefully, she died with second-rate celebrities like Jennifer Jolie.
Luke Wilson
|Billy in Stab
The greasy hair dangling over his eyes, the chiseled jaw -- this young actor was cast perfectly as the anomalous Billy. Poor Randy -- the actor cast to play him had been a mere carriage driver on one episode of "Dr. Quinn." Oh well, as Billy said it best in Stab, "That's the way the cookie crumbles."
Skeet Ulrich
|Billy Loomis
Poor Billy Loomis. Abandoned by his Mommy...raised on slasher flicks...teased by his sexually anorexic girlfriend Sidney Prescott...with the aid of his impressionable best friend Stu Macher, the duo not only raped and butchered Maureen Prescott but also framed Cotton Weary for their tryst. Exactly a year later they hacked up both Casey Becker and Steven Orth. Toasting their cleverness, Billy permanently shut the door on beer wench Tatum Riley and deflowered Sidney. Billy would have remained a cut above the rest if he had not informed Gale Weathers about the importance of firearm safety.
Drew Barrymore
|Casey Becker
Poor Casey. She never did get to have that popcorn. Sadly, being the scary movie aficionado that she was didn't provide her with the "psycho-killer avoidance" tactics that she needed. Brutally murdered and hung from a tree in her own front yard...that's probably not what she meant by wanting to spend the evening "hanging out at home."
|Casey "CiCi" Cooper
Who would've thought that being the Omega Beta Zeta sober sister could be so dangerous? She certainly tried her hardest to hinder the masked killer's attempts on her life, but alas, could not prevail. Perhaps a wooden stake might have helped?
|Casey in Stab
The young actress who played Casey in the original Stab movie never did get to meet her subject. But she certainly did handle the role well, including the nude shower scene, which had moviegoer Maureen Evans wondering what her being "butt-ass naked" had to do with the plot of the story.
|Cotton Weary
Sent to death row for Maureen Prescott's murder and almost arrested for the Windsor College massacre, things finally looked bright for Cotton: his talk show "100% Cotton" became a huge TV ratings hit and his girlfriend Christine was noted for her beautiful voice. He even had a SUV that could outrun L.A. traffic. But sadly, none of it was to last. It all ended the night Roman Bridger nipped him in the bud. Fate always had a way of picking on Cotton.
|Debbie Salt
Debbie Salt a.k.a. Mrs. Loomis, a.k.a. mother of psychotic Billy. She recruited oddball film student Mickey to go on a murdering spree to avenge her son's death. She almost succeeded in salting off Sidney at the theatre, save for an intervention from Cotton Weary -- never one to miss being in the spotlight. Sheesh -- talk about stage mothers.
Mess with Derek's girlfriend Sidney? Over his dead body! Derek was such a loving boyfriend and even willing to humiliate himself serenading her in the school cafeteria. What cruel irony that the Greek letter necklace that symbolized his love for Sidney was a token of the irresponsible and dangerous hazing rituals practiced by his fraternity. Of course, then again, that's what pledges are for.
|Det. Mark Kincaid
Having grown up around the movie studios, LAPD homicide detective Mark Kincaid certainly knew his way around the sets when he was assigned to the murder case of Cotton Weary. Determined that the murder was somehow connected to Maureen Prescott's death, he and Dewey crossed paths over that whereabouts of Sidney Prescott. That fascination with Sidney developed into a form of empathy. They both liked the same scary movie: their lives.
|Dewey Riley
As a way for the citizens of Woodsboro not to take Dwight seriously, he was given the moniker of Dewey. That all changed the night Billy Loomis and Stu Macher killed his baby sister, Tatum. It was also during that fateful night that he fell for Gale Weathers. After the Windsor College carnage he was hired as a technical advisor for Jennifer Jolie. After putting an end to Roman Bridger, Dewey and Gale became engaged.
|Gale Weathers
Determined to prove the innocence of Cotton Weary in the slaying of Maureen Prescott, she did not care if her book upset Sidney Prescott. During the Woodsboro murders she fell head over heels with Dewey Riley and made Billy Loomis meet a deadline. Investigating the murders of Windsor College, it seemed that Gale was beginning to realize the folly of her career; not even her new cameraman Joel was willing to put his throat on the line. It was Jennifer Jolie's portrayal of her in Stab 3 that made Gale finally realize what was most important to her: Dewey.
Why does the roommate always have to die? Psychology major Hallie was so excited about rushing a sorority until her plans were cut short and she was all cut up. She told Sidney not to go back, but does anyone ever listen to the roommate?
|Hank Loomis
Watch out for Hank "Hanky Panky" Loomis. Little did he know how much trouble his flings with Maureen Prescott would cause. It was up to him to be a role model and pick the shattered pieces of his son's life once his jealous wife abandoned them. Hank probably should have started worrying about his son when, on camping trips, Little Billy would get abnormally excited about gutting fish.
|Jennifer Jolie
Despite being dumped by Brad Pitt, Jennifer continued her portrayal of Gale Weathers in the Stab movie franchise. Her research was conducted by way of Dewey Riley. Forever the method actor, she jumped at the chance to work with the real Gale Weathers. Following the death of Sarah Darling, she started smoking and depended on Steve Stone for protection. The best sex she ever had was with Roman Bridger -- who evidently did not share the same sentiment as he broke her heart.
Joel seemed to be earmarked for extinction from the moment he walked onto the Windsor College campus. Following in the footsteps of another Gale Weathers cameraman, Kenny, Joel seemed like he'd surely end up in harms way. But alas, after reading Gale's book, he wisely left the area for "Saved-by-the-Bell-ish" circumstances. This begs the question: what the hell was everyone else thinking?
|John Milton
During the 1970s this movie producer was known for his parties. These gatherings were for actresses to "impress" influential filmmakers. Unfortunately several of the revelers got carried away with hopeful starlet Reena Reynolds. Years later her name came back to haunt John when he realized that Reena was in fact Maureen Prescott and that her avengeful son Roman was not taking any apologies.
Kenny did a great job as Gale Weathers' cameraman and had quite a knack for surveillance stake out. His final gig found him outside looking in once again -- outside the van that is, looking in on a stunned Gale through a bloody windshield.
|Martha Meeks
We all have our burdens in life. For Martha it was her older brother Randy. Shortly after his death, she delivered a video to Sidney warning of a third possible murderer. The tape also revealed that her brother lost his virginity to Creepy Karen at Blockbuster Video. Much to Gale Weathers' disgust, this seventeen-year-old girl had been feeling very lonely since Dewey left Woodsboro.
|Maureen Evans
If only her boyfriend Phil would have let her go and see that Sandra Bullock movie down the street like she wanted. Instead, she was talked into attending a screening of Stab in a theatre where life began to imitate art. As she stumbled, bleeding, across the theatre stage, we can only assume that one question haunted her final moments: "Why did that guy at the concession stand give me such a huge drink and a big tub of popcorn when I distinctly ordered a small?"
|Maureen Prescott
During the 1970s Maureen Roberts was known as Reena Reynolds and starred in three of John Milton's horror movies. After being brutally raped, she retreated to the sanctity of Woodsboro and married Neil Prescott. Despite being a wonderful mother to her daughter Sidney, Maureen engaged in sexual affairs with both Cotton Weary and Hank Loomis. The past came back to haunt her when "Reena's son" Roman Bridger showed up in Woodsboro. Rejected by the family, Roman plotted revenge and the original Woodsboro killer was born.
Mickey was interested in the affects of cinema violence on society and the idea of life imitating art imitating life. When he met Mrs. Loomis in a psycho website's classifieds, he saw visions of fame and a glamorous trial. Unfortunately for Mickey, Mrs. Loomis gave him the death penalty before he could enter a plea.
|Neil Prescott
Meet the one father who has a genuine reason to enjoy working away from home. One year he came home to find out that his cheating wife, Maureen had been murdered. The following year he was kidnapped by Billy Loomis and Stu Macher and almost framed for the Woodsboro murders. Then his traumatized daughter Sidney wanted everyone to forget she existed and call her Laura! Be nice to Mr. P. -- he's been through a lot.
|Phil Stevens
Phil had the misfortune of having the namesake of one of the Woodsboro murder victims. He wanted to have a nice night out at the movies with his lovely girlfriend Maureen, but someone had other plans for him. It just goes to show -- when you hear strange noises coming from a stall next to you in a public restroom, it's best not to get involved.
|Principal Himbry
"Remember, your principal loves you." What a great guy Principal Himbry was. Letting students out of school early to party is not a common move for a high school administrator. That proved what a cool principal he could be (he was no Fonzie, but he certainly had his moments). He was also a huge fan of pep rallies, but being gutted and hung from the goal post on the football field was probably not the type of "athletic support" that he had in mind.
|Randy Meeks
The only thing more important to Randy than the movies was winning the heart of Sidney Prescott. Randy's religious devotion to the "Horror Film Commandments" saved his life; he was never happier to have been a virgin. While attending Windsor College, it was his uncanny ability to express himself at the wrong moment that caused Mrs. Loomis to give him the chop. Rising from the grave, he had his sister Martha deliver a video tape to Sidney. He had finally made a movie.
|Roman Bridger
Called a pariah by Daily Variety, Roman Bridger grew up to be a movie director. Yet his true desire in life was to find his real mother. Finally tracking her down, Maureen Prescott wanted nothing to do with him. Dejected, he quickly groomed Billy Loomis as the perfect avenger. Budgets were cut permanently on his movie Stab 3 when one by one he knocked off the cast and producer. Yet it was curtains for Roman when Dewey Riley demonstrated his quick draw.
|Sarah Darling
Tired of being thirty-five and playing twenty-one year-olds, Sarah Darling's main concern was to find a new agent. Much to her disgust, her character Candy in the movie Stab 3 was to die naked. But director Roman Bridger must not have liked her acting -- he decided to cut her, permanently.
|Sidney in Stab
Although Dewey saw her being played by Meg Ryan in the film version of their story, Sidney knew it would be "just her luck" to be played by Tori Spelling. And sure enough, the starlet from the world-famous zip code was garnering rave reviews for her role as the troubled heroine Sidney Prescott in Stab.
|Sidney Prescott
Sidney's happy life was never the same after her mother was slain. If it had not been for her identifying Cotton Weary, the crime may never have been solved. Or was it? She lost her virginity to Billy Loomis after he had just killed her best friend, Tatum Riley. Sidney's own life was saved by the sharp shooting skills of Gale Weathers. To get away from the horrible memories that Woodsboro held, Sidney left for Windsor College where the homicides began again. After witnessing the deaths of her roommate Hallie and her new boyfriend Derek, Sidney needed a big chance of pace. Operating as a phone counselor in a reclusive hide away, a phone call from Hollywood diced any dreams of sanctuary. Arriving on the troubled set of Stab 3, Sidney was treated to the final cut; her half-brother Roman Bridger was the one who had been wrecking her life.
|Sister Lois
She really wanted Sidney to rush Delta Lambda Zeta, and she sure did want to let her know if there was anything that she could do to help. But all the icky murders going on around campus, she probably just wanted to wash her hands of the whole thing. Or perhaps wash her face of it...
|Sister Murphy
"Hi. No, I really mean that, hi." Sister Murphy was just so sweet -- inviting Sidney to the martini mixer and letting her know that the Delta Lambdas were sensitive to her plight. She also sure did seem to know a lot of people too, in that six degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of way...
|Steve Stone
Steve was one of the best Professional Celebrity Guards. His clients included Julia Roberts, Salman Rushdie and Posh Spice. His biggest pet peeve was Hollywood "hanger-ons" like Dewey Riley. Humility not being one of Steve's interests, he turned his nose up at the warnings of officer "Dew Drop," and dropped dead due to a knife in the back.
|Steven Orth
How sad for Steve. Merely going to his girlfriend Casey's house for a harmless evening of movies and popcorn (and perhaps a little cuddling) -- only to be met by an attacker before he even reached the front door. And then, before he knew it, he was bound to a chair and used as a pawn in a deadly game. Jason? Casey! Everybody knows that Jason doesn't come until the sequel! It was that answer that cost Steven his life -- and his letterman's jacket.
|Stu Macher
Stu was a fun guy. But, sometimes his eagerness for fun got the best of him. Who would have thought that behind that bright smile was the zest of a killer? Billy must have, for it was with his leadership Stu would go down a path which would lead a town to chaos while leading to his own death.
|Tatum Riley
Tatum was a great friend to Sidney ("If you pee, I pee. Is that clear?") and a loving sister to Dewey ("Come on Deputy Doofus, let's go!"). As the devoted girlfriend to Stu, who apparently wasn't quite as excited about the relationship as she was, Tatum stumbled into the ultimate beer-run-gone-wrong story. Belying Tatum's girl-next-door image were some impressive self defense skills including her Ninja-like bottle slinging accuracy. A deadly garage door did in Tatum. There's got to be a lawsuit there somewhere.
|Tom Prinze
Although he was cast to play Dewey in Stab 3, Tom did not share the same affections for Gale Weathers. His luck fared no better when co-star Angelina Tyler turned him down. Turning to alcohol to cope with the pressures of Hollywood, a script revision blew Tom away.
|Tyson Fox
Whatever you do, do not tell Tyson that his character Ricky is a substitute for Randy. Tyson was not willing to quit Stab 3 due to the difficulty of finding great roles for Black actors. Roman Bridger, an equal opportunity killer, had no problem throwing him out of a window.
If anyone wants to take a stab (get it?) at doing character bios for everyone in Scream 4, send it my way and you'll receive full credit. Undecided if I'll add bios for Scream: The TV Series just yet.


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With most listings still being over £500 for the UK model, this offer from Amazon is certainly worth highlighting. The lack of expandable memory and removeable battery is something of a downer, but otherwise the Galaxy S6 boasts impressive specs that are only just beaten by the Edge. It may well be a pricey investment, but as one of the best Android handsets out right now it's certainly worth the price. Thanks to seanrtkelly @ HUKD!


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Friday, June 19, 2009
a new mantes has come, and a triple bunk.
Hello. I have been waiting for a new Praying Mantis, and finally my mom found one in our kitchen on our cookies. We had chocolate chip cookies yesterday and after we finished our cookies we went to clean our room then I heard my mom say, "Joe, come hear, there is a Mantis!" And I rushed in. We named him Sparks. My dad made a triple bunk. Gabe and I are making the next one. We re-arranged our room and made it a nursery and made the rec room our bedroom.I'll post more soon.
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The explosion of talents in the rural areas of Pakistan reinvented the game of cricket while since inception of Pakistan the game of cricket remained at top with the performance of legendary Fazal Mehmood. Peter Oborne Author of "Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan", said during a discussion on "Cricket in Pakistan" held under the auspicious of the Centre for Governance and Policy of the Information Technology University (ITU) Punjab here today.
In a country riven by ethnic, religious and regional violence, cricket has served as a massive uniting force for Pakistanis, said Peter Oborne
Recalling the successes of Pakistan, Peter Oborne further stated that it was Pakistan who sent South Africa out of cricket and white washed India, Australia and New Zealand and produced genius after genius. Oborne was in conversation with Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Najam Sethi, who echoed his sentiments. "Pakistani nation only comes together for two issues; war and cricket," said Sethi.
Over the years, the game has moulded Pakistan's national identity, and Pakistan Cricket Board's efforts to revitalize the sport have been monumental. According to Sethi, these efforts were exerted on two fronts – improving the management and the game itself. Sethi recalled the long path he took to clean up the organization that was previously rooted in corruption, lethargy, and bureaucratic red tape, and the diplomacy with which PCB convinced foreign players to play on Pakistani grounds during the World XI. He expressed the hope that India has to abide by the rules drawn in the contract with ICC and to honor it.
Oborne lauded all of PCB's work. He said that cricket had always been a symbol of independence in Pakistan, and keeping up the game was a remarkable achievement by PCB. Both speakers were optimistic about bringing international test matches to Pakistan next year.
Najam Sethi Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board said that PCB has scheduled to honor its national cricket heroes Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq and Younis Khan on September 14, 2017. Elucidating the efforts undertaken for the revival of international cricket in Pakistan, Najam stated that after World eleven, Sri Lankan team was due to play two test, five ODI and 3 T20 series in Pakistan while West Indies was also scheduled to play three matches in the end of November this year at Lahore. International cricket would return back to Karachi next year with two double headers four PSL matches scheduled in February and March, he informed.
He added that managerial problems played havoc in PCB as nothing was done to get the corers of dues from various defaulters while five story "Cricket House" building on jail road had three floor vacant, which could have generated revenue, the criminal negligence closed Ghari Khuda Bux and Bugti Stadiums and pathetic situation of Karachi stadium was being renovated at a cost of Rs.1.5 billion and the Lahore Cricket Academy could not be completed for three years, the bio matric lab equipment remained packed, which has now been installed at LUMS being the sixth operational Bio Mechanical Lab in the World while around 200 political appointees including Musharaf era were expelled and Rs.100 million were saved.


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Georgia Conservancy Stewardship Trips
The Know Before You Go!
All participants, volunteers, safety personal, media representatives, event organizers, VIPs, and others must read and sign the Georgia Conservancy Waiver and Release of Liability form before participating in or assisting with the event or activity.
i) Cancellation/Reimbursements
Georgia Conservancy trips are non-transferable and are hosted rain or shine. The Georgia Conservancy reserves the right cancel or shorten any trip before departure as well as change the itinerary. In the event a trip must be canceled, a full trip refund will be issued, or you may contact us to apply for trip credit that stays current for 1 year.
If you have any questions about the trip price and what the payment includes, please contact Ben Fowler at firstname.lastname@example.com before you register.
If you are unable to attend a trip you've already registered for, you may receive a full refund by notifying the Georgia Conservancy at least 30 days before the start date of the trip. You will be charged a $10 processing fee and we will refund your card or send a check for the remaining amount within two weeks.
If the event is less than 30 days away, we can only guarantee you a full refund (minus the $10 processing fee) if we are able to fill your spot.
We cannot provide a refund for a cancellation made less than 72-hours before the start of a trip.
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As part of our mission to provide healthy experiences we have several policies for behavior on trips. All illegal substances are prohibited. There's one easy way to wreck your trip (and your friends') with the Georgia Conservancy: over consumption of alcohol. Alcohol can pose a serious risk to your health and others when consumed during a trip, on the water, or during activities, and is prohibited. That being said, participants 21 years of age or older are welcome to B.Y.O.B. (Bring your own beverages) and enjoy them on GC trips during evening meals and around the campfire, if used in a responsible manner that does not jeopardize the safety of yourself and others. If your behavior negatively impacts other participants, that behavior will not be tolerated. We encourage participants to refrain from use of tobacco products during the trip, at minimum keep it away from the group, and pack all tobacco-related trash out of the areas we travel.
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The Georgia Conservancy's Waiver and Release of Liability. It's 2016 and we are moving on to a new way of doing things with an ONLINE waiver. Each adult (18 and over) will need to sign their own waiver. If you have registered for multiple adults you will need to send them the link below to make sure they submit it (For example, Pocahontas will need to make sure John Smith signs the waiver on his own). If you are an Adult and guardian of minors coming on the trip you will have the option of adding all of their information to the waiver. Here is the link to the waiver: https://www.smartwaiver.com/v/gctripswaiver/
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- Breathe independently (i.e. not require medical devices to sustain breathing)
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- Independently turn from face-down to face-up and remain floating face-up while wearing a properly fitted life jacket
- Get in / out of a paddle craft independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
- Independently get out from under a capsized paddlecraft
- Re-enter the paddlecraft following deep water capsize independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
- Maintain a safe body position while attempting skills, activities, and rescues listed in the appropriate course outline, and have the --ability to recognize and identify to others when such efforts would be unsafe given your personal situation
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