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Maryland resident Debra Doherty's mouth dropped when she opened her water bill recently: The total was $1,101.65.
"I panicked," she told The Gazette. "The highest bill I have ever had was for $307."
Doherty is not alone. Ratepayers around the capital are outraged that their water bills are running so high this season.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is fielding a lot of complaints. It said high bills are the result of the difficult weather this winter. The utility's spokeswoman Lyn Riggins explained the correlation to ABC 7.
"Our meter readers are behind. They have not been able to get to meters that have been buried under snow and as a result customers are getting billed for a longer-than-normal billing cycle," Riggins said.
"Some customers are being billed for up to 30 additional days, which alone would produce a bill up to 30 percent higher," the report said, citing the utility.
School closings also increase the bill, according to Riggins. "If you're home from work and your kids are home from school, you're in the house - you're probably using more water than you normally use," she said.
As the Washington Post put it: "What did many of us do while stuck at home during recent snow days? Apparently, we flushed. A lot."
"Kids playing in snow also could have led to more laundry — each load uses up to 40 gallons of water — and cooking more at home would have required additional runs of the dishwasher, which can use up to 15 gallons per load," the Post noted.
Customers are confused about the higher bills. "We're hearing from a lot of customers that their bill is high and they don't understand why," Riggins told ABC.
"More toilet flushing, more loads of laundry, more loads of dishes and before you know it, you could use a couple of extra hundred gallons of water in a week," she said.
Roger Berliner, a councilman in Baltimore's Montgomery County, said he has been fielding complaints about water prices.
"People are calling us, emailing us, and saying, 'Councilmember Berliner, my bill is normally $200. This bill was $1,100 - I can't pay that bill. What is going on here?'" he said to ABC.
He is not convinced by the utility's explanation.
"You can't explain this by saying, 'Gee, there was a lot of snow. People were home and they were using more water,'" he said.
"Really, I don't think if they were running six bath tubs every day it would justify these kinds of bills," he said. "Something is really wrong here and they need to figure it out fast."
The utility said that in response to the complaints, it is taking the following actions: "Reading meters seven days a week, including evenings, extending the bill payment deadline by a month for customers who make the request and demonstrate a need, providing a billing arrangement for those with higher than normal bills."
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The city of Hyderabad is a leading IT destiny in the country with hundreds of companies and lakhs of IT employees. Now with the recent ISIS activists being caught, there is a severe concern over the security of this IT zone and the startling revelations are made that the ISIS terrorist have planned attack on IT zone and shopping malls. Watch for more.


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The Family of Squire Brees & Ellen Rutan
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|1892 approx
|Kitty was born in 1874 and Fred in 1882. Guessing on year.
|Squire/Solomon Brees Group 2
|Brees Siblings
Sept 1919
|Children of Squire & Ellen Rutan Brees. Probably taken at the time of Ellen's death in September 1919. Left to Right: Philena "Linnie" Breese-Allen, Inman Brees, Mary Brees-Watts, Luther Daniel Brees, Kitty Alice Brees-Dix, Fredrick Melvin "Fred" Brees. Not pictured: Sylvester "Vet" Brees. He may have taken the photo.
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|Aug 1920
|August 5, 1920.
At Rutan's Cottage, Birch Lake, Grey Eagle, Todd, Minnesota.
Standing L-R - Inman & Edna (Call) Brees, Cora Little, Grace Brees, Jim Little, Lizzie (Little) & Fred Brees, Jennie Rutan, Kittie (Brees) Dix, Luther Brees
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|Inman & Fred Brees
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|Fred & older brother Inman Brees. Prohibition was 1920-1933. Inman died in 1945 at age 77.
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Shadow Gun: Deadzone
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After a short delay earlier this week, Apple has finally approved Shadowgun: Deadzone. From Madfinger, the maker of visually stunning games like Dead Trigger and the original Shadowgun, Deadzone is an online multiplayer incarnation of the original Shadowgun. Join both iOS and Android players around the world together in one arena, play deathmatch and zone control team-style games, and start the massacre. Players start out with only a generic machine gun, but as they score points and earn gold (or purchase IAPs), they can upgrade to new weapons and items to advance their cause. It's free to try, so give this cool looking online multiplayer shooter a shot.
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If a boxing game could be successful on visuals alone, this one would take the cake… Real Boxing is as visceral and violent as it gets, and we can only hope that the gameplay comes through, too!
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Gear Jack
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We always pay attention when Crescent Moon hits the App Store with something new, and Gear Jack looks like a side scroller that could be worth your while. Pick it up for just 99 cents.
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Gear Jack isn't the only side-scroller that wants your dollar this week… Beatdown! From Ravenous Games is a totally retro beat 'em up that should be perfect for those who don't care for a slick graphical presentation.
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Um, is this not upside-down Tetris? The trailer above definitely aims to make Dream of Pixels seem poetic, which maybe it is, but this "beautiful falling blocks puzzle game" is still upside-down Tetris, for what it's worth.
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Hello again. As I noted in my other post, I was off line for much of the evening and this just popped into my in box (that you requested me). Please let me get a handle on this issue also and read the prior Q & A sessions with you so that I can get back up to speed on what is going on with your niece's case.
I will post some answers tomorrow by early afternoon -- and I thank you for your patience. Please also remember -- I have to interpret the law as the law and I am not going to tell you something simply because you WANT to hear it and I will be paid for my time. The legal answer(s) I might give may not be pleasing, however, it will be clear and understandable and I believe that is what you are looking for.
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Listen, we got all weekend to do this! Your daughter is your #1 priority. Take care of your angel and get some rest. I will look to here from you at your convience. I will pray she recouperates quickly and you can enjoy her on this Easter holiday weekend. My niece is sick from dialysis and stress of being unfairly evicted. I believe the Lord will direct our paths.
Hello Again.. You state that the magistrate said that your niece is an "at will" tenant -- does she have a lease to rent the place -- or is her rent paid month-to-month? If she does not have a lease, then the "at will" tenant statement means that she can be asked to leave with 30 days notice at the request of the Landlord -- and the magistrate is right. There is not much you can do about a general eviction for an "at will" tenant -- the law requires simply a 30 day notice and nothing more.
If your niece were completely healthy I would say that there is not much you can do. However, if you genuinely believe that there is a discriminatory reason for the eviction and you can show that, then you may be able to stay the eviction or at least sue them afterwards. Are they any legal aid offices or disability law centers near you that you can speak to about the case? You really need some lawyer who would be willing to take on the case and try to stop the eviction -- and I am not sure how easy that will be in your area. You could attempt to file the appeal yourself and state that the reason for the eviction is discriminatory due to your niece's illnesses. However, if she does have a criminal record -- no matter how innocent of the charges she may be -- this is going to be very difficult to fight.


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text: What I have not shared on here I don't think is that my Deafness has plummetted even further since about two months before I lost Met. There is speculation that my MCS or even the cause of my blindness is somehow connected to the recent deterioration in my Deafness as well. I have always been a puzzle so why would I start doing things simply now? snicker I relied so much on Met's ears and already do the same with Thane. I actually love a dog with a bit of distractibility because I know that there are things/ people around me through it. I would hate a dog that is like a robot of focus LOL I had forgotten you were in the Portland area Tamara. Write me off list. I read on the website so can not get your email address. I'd like to talk to you about the area. Thane is like Mitzi in that he loves long walks home. If you let him choose between the shortcut and a long walk home, its gonna be that walk every time! Once he is trained for public transportation, I can see him preferring to walk over the bus ride. I do believe as some have pointed out recently that Thane may be entering that second fear period afterall so just in case its the case, for now I am just going to do community work here that we can enjoy and not push anything. You brought up some interesting things that I think are so common in those going more blind. To survive we have to have self confidence in our ability to get around but sometimes honestly gaining that is easier said than done. Met taught me confidence in myself through many of the new things we did the last couple years we were together. Though I had my period of time where I was deathly afraid to do anything after losing him, I knew that I had to get back into the race. I don't know if ambulatory blind people still count off feet for navigation or not, but in a wheelchair that is so subjective. Even the slightest speed alteration and you can wind up in trouble. One benefit though on sidewalks is the ability to count sidewalk bumps grin My neighbor got a kick out of it when he learned that was how I navigate around here. Some of my favorite memories while working with Met were times when we went to places unknown to us; as you put it Tamara, exploring. Though we had plans underway for doing things specifically, I loved our experiences together. Now I feel the same way with Thane. I love feeling his mind think. I am eager for better weather again so we can head back downtown and traverse around again. Although the day we chose to do this last time was not the best, the experience is a grand memory. Karyn and Thane


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This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by GermanKiwi 4 years, 1 month ago.
July 27, 2013 at 8:09 am #52793
Hi, I'm using Genesis Framework along with the Simple Edits plugin, and I've got the "Post info" configured there so that each post says "Posted on 27 June 2013" (or whatever the date is).
I also have another Custom Post Type on my website which is created by another plugin - it creates its own set of posts within this Post Type, which appears in a different section in the WP Admin sidebar. And I have those posts listed at a different URL on my website than where the regular posts are listed.
For those custom posts, I *don't* want the "Posted on" entry appearing for each post. I only want that bit of text appearing for the regular posts, and not for any Custom Post Type.
So my question is whether it's somehow possible to have the Post Info data only generated for the regular posts and not for the custom posts? Maybe there's something I can put in my theme's functions.php or something like that?
One option I've considered is just using CSS to hide the "Posted on" entry for the custom posts, by using display:none. This would work, but I'd prefer not to have the text generated at all, if that's possible.
Any ideas?July 27, 2013 at 8:51 am #52797
A couple of ideas come to mind you could create custom templates for your CPT and remove the post_info:
single-{post_type}.php and/or archive-{post_type}.php - More Info
Or you could conditionally remove the post_info based on your CPT, example below:
function sc_remove_cpt_post_info( $query ) { if ( is_post_type_archive('CHANGE TO YOUR CPT') ) { //* Remove the post info function remove_action( 'genesis_before_post_content', 'genesis_post_info' ); // Use this line if using pre Genesis 2.0 remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_post_info' ); // Use this line if using Genesis 2.0 with HTML5 activated } } add_action('pre_get_posts', 'sc_remove_cpt_post_info');
Just add the above code to your child themes functions.php
Theres a couple of things above you will need to change the "CHANGE TO YOUR CPT" and also remove either of the post_info functions based on what version of genesis you are running.
If you also want to remove is on the single CPT page also change this line:
if ( is_post_type_archive('CHANGE TO YOUR CPT') ) {
if ( is_post_type_archive('CHANGE TO YOUR CPT') || 'CHANGE TO YOUR CPT' == get_post_type() ) {
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July 27, 2013 at 11:38 am #52838
- This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by Stewart.
That worked perfectly, thanks! I used the functions.php method as I haven't gotten around to creating custom templates yet. 🙂
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text: Football: Barry Alvarez to lead Wisconsin against Stanford in Rose Bowl December 5, 2012 0 Comments Share tweet Miles Bennett-Smith By: Miles Bennett-Smith The day after Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema left his job in Madison to take the head coaching position at Arkansas, Bielema announced that former Badgers football coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez will coach the team in the Rose Bowl against Stanford. Former Badgers coach Barry Alvarez (above) will return to coach Wisconsin against Stanford in the Rose Bowl (PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE KOSHOLLEK/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL). A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Alvarez doesn't lack for experience in Pasadena, having led the Badgers to three Rose Bowl wins in 1994, 1999 and 2000 (when he beat Stanford 17-9). He retired from coaching 2005, turning the program over to his handpicked successor, Bielema, but has been the athletic director at Wisconsin since 2004. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, a source close to Alvarez said the team's captains reached out to Alvarez and asked him to coach the team against Stanford on Jan. 1. Alvarez told them he would be "honored" to do so. In many ways, Alvarez was the perfect choice at the perfect moment for Badgers fans, who have been buzzing about the possibility of bringing back the coach who sparked Wisconsin's recent 15-year run of success for an encore in the Rose Bowl. When Alvarez arrived in Madison before the 1990 season, he inherited one of the Big Ten's worst programs. Sixteen seasons later, he had three Rose Bowl trophies, a place in the College Football Hall of Fame and a bronze statue of him outside Camp Randall Stadium. His reputation stands in stark contrast to Bielema's, particularly at the moment with questions swirling about Bielema's departure. He reportedly wanted to coach the Rose Bowl after leaving for Arkansas, according to some reports, which irked many Badgers fans. And then there was the revelation from Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long that Bielema had sent him a letter in September, a rare and seemingly shifty move for any coach. In any case, his return to the sidelines to face Stanford on New Year's Day will assuredly fire up his players, who suffered through an up-and-down 8-5 season in the Big Ten that was marked by several losses in close games. Barry Alvarez Bret Bielema David Shaw Rose Bowl Stanford Stanford football Stanford Wisconsin Rose Bowl Wisconsin Wisconsin football coach Wisconsin Stanford 2012-12-05 Miles Bennett-Smith December 5, 2012 0 Comments Share tweet Subscribe Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter of top headlines.


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The Festival of Lights begins tomorrow evening, so in its honor, I thought I'd do a little latke poll. Like many aspects of Jewish cooking, potato pancakes seem to inspire strong opinions. My personal feeling is that the classic version, made from grated raw potatoes, is by far the best. I like them crispy but not too hard—for the perfect contrast of textures, there should also be a thicker, soft section in the center and lots of thin, crispy strands on the edges. (To accomplish this, I don't squeeze out the water from the grated potatoes, but I do press down on the pancakes as they cook to spread them out a bit. If you like them very crispy, use a kitchen towel to squeeze the excess moisture from the potatoes before mixing them with the rest of the ingredients.)
On the other end of the softness spectrum, there's the mashed potato latke, in my opinion a bastardization of the form. But I know some people who appreciate these plump, pillowy creations in their own right. And of course, chefs are constantly coming up with "reinvented" versions of the latke: beet latkes, parsnip latkes, curried latkes, latkes with Asian flavors. Just about anything that can be grated or pulsed in a food processor can be mixed into a batter and called a latke. And the ubiquity of the potato in world cuisines means that even classic spud versions take well to a variety of ethnic additions.
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JEFFREY BROWN: All right. And now we turn — we broaden this out a bit with Brian Fishman. He's a counterterrorism research fellow at the New America Foundation and former director of research at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.
Welcome to you.
BRIAN FISHMAN, counterterrorism research fellow, New America Foundation: Thank you.
JEFFREY BROWN: So, we are — we are learning more about the man today, and we just heard some more about his ties to Pakistan. What jumps out at you?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Well, I think what jumps out at me is — is — are these claims of responsibility that we have heard from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, which is an umbrella group for Pakistani militant groups that, in the past, have prioritized their operations against the Pakistani state.
It's a group — the TTP was founded in December of 2007 with the explicit focus of attacking Pakistan. And now what we have seen is not only a claim of responsibility for — for an attack on the United States, but also a statement by Hakimullah Mehsud, who was believed to have been killed in January of 2010 by an American drone.
JEFFREY BROWN: Right. And explain who he is. He was one of the leaders of the Pakistani Taliban.
BRIAN FISHMAN: That's right. Yes. Hakimullah Mehsud was the emir of the Pakistani Taliban, believed to have been killed in January of this year, but has now appeared in a video released online, and claims that his focus now is no longer attacking the Pakistani state, but is to organize and implement attacks in the United States.
JEFFREY BROWN: Just to be clear, now, this is the group that claimed responsibility early on and was largely brushed aside rather quickly.
BRIAN FISHMAN: That's right. And I think there still is some question about whether or not they actually were involved here.
Certainly, the — the fact that Faisal Shahzad seemed so poorly trained suggests that he didn't get a lot of in-depth training when he was in Waziristan, but it may be that he's just incompetent. And that — that's part of this, too. It's hard to put those pieces together.
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, what — explain a little bit more about Waziristan and what kind of training goes on. Is that a — is that one group? Are there many groups there?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Sure.
JEFFREY BROWN: Who might he be working with or even talking to?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: We don't know at this point.
BRIAN FISHMAN: Well, Waziristan actually refers to South and North Waziristan. These are agencies in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which is a — is sort of the Wild West in a lot of ways. It's very mountainous, not — poorly governed, tribal.
And what's happened there is that a — a variety of tribal militant groups have integrated themselves very so with al-Qaida. And the TTP, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, that claimed credit here has worked very closely with al-Qaida for years now, but especially since 2007.
And what we see is that, since that time, the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaida have agreed on one thing, one thing most importantly, which is the need to attack Pakistan and kill Pakistanis. And now we see the possibility that they agree on something else, which is the need and the prioritization of attacking in the West. And that's — that's concerning.
JEFFREY BROWN: It is still possible, though, that he is a kind of — what would you call it, a wannabe, I mean, he — acting largely on his own, wanting to be connected or to be thought better of by some of these groups?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Absolutely. I mean, there are some things that are very suspicious about the Pakistani Taliban claim of responsibility.
For example, the original Urdu audio of the statement doesn't mention Times Square specifically. It just mentions — mentions an attack in the U.S. It's sort of vague. It doesn't have an official logo, which these sorts of statements usually have. So, there is reason to be suspicious of this claim of responsibility, not to mention the fact that — that Shahzad did such a poor job actually implementing this attack.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, well, that's what I was going to ask you, I mean, much talk about the crudeness of the bomb, the unsophisticated nature of the operation.
BRIAN FISHMAN: Yes. But this — you know, this shouldn't be surprising. Attacks in the West by jihadis often fail because of technical mistakes. We saw that with Abdulmutallab and Flight 253, the Christmas Day would-be bombing over Detroit.
We have seen that Najibullah Zazi apparently was — who was the guy in Colorado that was planning an attack in New York City, was having trouble cooking up explosives. The same thing has happened in — in the U.K. several times, where these — these folks, even those that have had training in Pakistan by established, organized militant groups, have trouble actually implementing that training and putting it all together.
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, when you look at — you just cited a few other examples.
BRIAN FISHMAN: Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: When you look at that, you look at this, what does that tell us about our ability to prevent things like this? You know, there has been a lot of conjecture for a long time about car bombs. They're used around the world.
BRIAN FISHMAN: Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: Why not more here?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Well, I think, you know, there's a limit to what we can do. We should look at what NYPD and the FBI have done. From an investigation standpoint, I think they have done a great job.
I mean, they arrested this guy 48 hours after the attack took place. It's very difficult to monitor everyone. And what I think is valuable and a lesson for us is that citizens have to be vigilant and be aware of what's going on. It was the hot dog vendors, right, that alerted the police after — when they saw this truck smoking.
What we need to make sure is that — is that people in communities around the country, when somebody is doing something untoward, they feel comfortable coming forward and speaking to the authorities. And that's a difficult thing to do, especially if communities feel like they are unduly — unduly pressured by law enforcement. And, so, law enforcement and sort of our national security apparatus have a very fine line that they have to walk.
JEFFREY BROWN: And last thing, back to Pakistan…
BRIAN FISHMAN: Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: … as the investigation moves over there. To what degree do we — do we — are — the cooperation level of the Pakistanis? How much is there coordination between the U.S. and Pakistani intelligence or military?
BRIAN FISHMAN: Well, I think it's very hard to know with any precision on this particular case. But I imagine that the Pakistanis are doing everything they can after an attempted attack in a major U.S. city to show that they are good allies.
If the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, the Pakistani Taliban, were involved in this attack, it's interesting, because this is the group that the Pakistani government has targeted most aggressively in Pakistan. There's a lot of militant groups operating there, but this is one that they have actually been aggressive going after because of its history attacking the Pakistani state.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, Brian Fishman, thanks so much.
BRIAN FISHMAN: Thank you.


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Children are delighted with the laws of cause and effect when they bang the hammer and – whoosh! – a ball rolls out at the bottom of this eco-friendly wood toy.
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Delta SkyMiles credit card review
There are a few versions of the Delta SkyMiles credit card from American Express (a CreditCardForum advertising partner), and this review will show you an objective head-to-head comparison:
- We encourage you to make an informed decision after comparing the costs and benefits of the various Delta SkyMiles cards. We extend the offers and promotions for each version, when available.
- We don't try to convince you there is a one-size-fits-all card; the best SkyMiles credit card will depend upon your specific needs.
Now let's look at each Delta SkyMiles card…
The Gold, Platinum and Reserve SkyMiles credit cards all have the following in common
- Earning Miles: You will earn 2 SkyMiles per dollar on Delta purchases and 1 SkyMile per dollar on all other eligible purchases. There's no cap on how many you can earn. The points you earn will go into your Delta SkyMiles account and, as per the Delta SkyMiles program terms and conditions, those miles do not expire (a rarity among U.S. carriers).
- Pay With Miles: In addition to saving up for Award Tickets (the typical way people use frequent flier miles), this unique Delta SkyMiles cardholder benefit allows you to redeem miles toward all or part of the ticket price, at 1 cent each. For example, if you have only 10,000 miles in your account, you can redeem them for $100 off the cash price of a ticket. This is a rare perk among airline cards and can be useful when you don't have enough miles for a full Award Ticket. Pay With Miles redemptions start at 5,000 for $50 off.
- Free First Checked Bag: For yourself and up to eight other people under your reservation. Since this benefit can save you $50 round trip per person who has a checked bag, it can help justify the annual fee if you fly Delta at least once or twice per year, or if you commonly travel with a group.
- No foreign transaction fees: American Express waives the foreign transaction fees on the Gold Delta SkyMiles, Platinum Delta SkyMiles and Delta Reserve credit cards.
- 20 percent Savings on Eligible In-Flight Purchases: Airlines charge for even the smallest comforts these days. At least you don't have to pay full price if you pay with your Delta SkyMiles card:
- Terms and restrictions apply.
So now you know what the cards have in common. Here's how they differ:
Gold Delta SkyMiles
Annual Fee: Enjoy a $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95.
Priority Boarding: Zone 1 priority boarding
Miles Boost: n/a
Other Perks: Access to the Delta Sky Club for you and two traveling companions at a reduced rate of $29 per person per visit. Without the card, each day pass would be $50. Delta lounges offer a nice selection of complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, snacks and hors d'oeuvres, Wi-Fi access, satellite TV, various newspapers and magazines clean and private restrooms. A few locations even have private showers! Lounges (and their amenities) vary by location, of course, but $29 may be worth it to get away from the noise and crowds, especially if you have a long layover.
Current bonus: Earn 30,000 Bonus Miles after spending $1,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
Honest Advice: Not only is this card a lower-cost option, compared to the Platinum and Reserve cards, it's probably the best choice for most travelers. Why? If you strategically spread your spending across multiple reward cards, you don't want to overpay for a "part-time" card. The Gold Delta SkyMiles credit card has a lower annual fee, yet it still gives free checked bags and priority boarding privileges and some of the most important traveling perks. Think about it… even if you and your significant other fly Delta only once per year, the $100 round-trip savings for both of your checked bags will more than offset the annual fee. Also it's worth noting that if you are newer to credit, you will probably have the best chance of getting approved with this card, as it's rumored to be the easiest American Express credit card to obtain in terms of qualification requirements.
Platinum Delta SkyMiles
Annual Fee: $195. The fee is not waived the first year.
Priority Boarding: Zone 1 priority boarding
Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs): These aren't miles you can redeem for tickets, but rather "miles" that are used to determine your Delta Elite frequent flier status (for perks like seat upgrades, priority wait list, etc.). If you're a frequent flier you already know all about these.
Medallion status can also help you earn more miles with each flight you take. For each dollar you spend on a ticket, you get a certain number of bonus SkyMiles, depending on your Medallion level. The higher your status, the bigger the bonus.
To get those bonuses (and the other perks that come with higher Medallion status), you have to earn enough MQMs each year to get or maintain your Medallion status. The Platinum Delta SkyMiles credit card can help you do that through the Miles Boost benefit.
Here's how Miles Boost works: Each calendar year you make $25,000 in purchases, you earn 10,000 bonus miles and 10,000 MQMs. If you make $50,000 in purchases, you earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles and 10,000 MQMs. So that means with Miles Boost, you can earn up to 20,000 bonus miles and 20,000 MQMs each calendar year. Those 20,000 MQMs leave you just 5,000 MQMs away from Silver status.
Companion Ticket: Every year upon card renewal, receive a domestic economy-class companion certificate, which can be used within the 48 contiguous states. Please note that technically this is not a free companion ticket certificate because you will still have to pay the required government taxes and fees out of pocket (up to $75 for round-trip domestic flights of up to four segments). Baggage charges and other restrictions apply.
Other Perks: Access to the Delta Sky Club for you and up to two traveling companions at a reduced rate of $29 each per visit.
Honest Advice: This is the best SkyMiles card for the moderate traveler who can spend at least $25,000 per year on the card (so they qualify for the Miles Boost). That said, this credit card could still make sense for a couple even if they travel infrequently since you get an almost free companion ticket every year. Even with those taxes and fees on the second ticket, that can still be a good deal, especially if you're using the companion fare for a pricey ticket. The drawback is that you will have to pay the annual fee the first year with the Platinum.
Delta Reserve
Annual Fee: $450. This fee is not waived the first year.
Priority Boarding: Zone 1 priority boarding. Plus at airports that have them, you get to go through the Sky Priority expedited security lines.
Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs): With qualifying spending, you can earn bonus MQMs each calendar year through Miles Boost as follows: Each calendar year you make $30,000 in purchases, you earn 15,000 bonus miles and 15,000 bonus MQMs. If you make $60,000 in purchases, you earn an additional 15,000 bonus miles and 15,000 MQMs. So that means Miles Boost can earn you up to 30,000 bonus miles and 30,000 MQMs each calendar year. That guarantees you Silver status and puts you 5,000 MQMs closer to Gold.
Companion Ticket: You receive a domestic companion ticket each year upon renewal. With the Reserve, it can be used for either economy OR first class. As with the Platinum discussed above, you will still have to pay any applicable government taxes and fees out of pocket on this second ticket – but remember, you're getting the bulk of the cost covered on a (probably pricey) first-class flight.
Other Perks: Complimentary Delta Sky Club access for yourself if you are traveling on a Delta coded- or –operated flight. Your immediate family, or up to two guests can get in with you at a discounted day rate ($29).
Honest Advice: Consider this card if you are an avid traveler (perhaps a business traveler) who frequently flies Delta (and likely lives in a Delta hub city), if you travel first class, if you can take advantage of the lounge access, or if you're a big spender (because you need to spend $60,000 on the card each year to score the 30,000 bonus miles and MQMs). Using the companion ticket for first class will probably help justify the annual fee.
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Kentucky Horse Park Welcomes 2016 Summer Season
Fun-Filled Season Planned for Tourists, Equine Competitors
Fun-Filled Season Planned for Tourists, Equine Competitors
HalloWhinny is the Best Way to Enjoy Halloween in Kentucky on October 31
Even after 400 Breeds Barn Shows, 600 Hall of Champions Presentations and close to 700 trolley rides, the season's not over before HalloWhinny! A record number of participants this year will allow the Kentucky Horse Park to provide two presentations of HalloWhinny, its annual Halloween show at the Breeds Barn, on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sonya Haskins, a blogger who posts as The Homeschool Advocate, recently paid a visit to the Kentucky Horse Park so that her daughter could try to meet some of her scout requirements to earn a horsemanship badge and experience all the park has to offer.
To read the full report of Haskins's visit, please visit the following link:
Attention Horse People!!!
The Breeds Barn at the Kentucky Horse Park is looking for a few specific breeds of horses to be ambassadors for their breeds in the "Horses of the World Show" at our world-famous tourist attraction and equine competition facility!
The representatives must fit their breed standards, be sound and between the ages of 5 and 10, preferably geldings, and have no bad habits. The breeds we would like to add to the Breeds Barn include:


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Wellington to Waikato in 10 hours on a scooter
A man mounted his trusty Tigress Triumph scooter and travelled 10 hours over two days to join Blue Smoke and Pedals gathering, on a paddock east of Hamilton.
That man was NZ Classic Scooter Club president Pierre Woolridge.
He arrived in Waikato on Saturday in time for yesterday's annual scooter and moped rally at the Tamahere Model Country School field.
Woolridge, standing beside the buttered bread, barbecue and uncooked sausages, said the laid-back event always had an allure to it.
"The thought of coming up here has appealed to me for years and I thought I might as well do it."
The first riders were lining up for skill challenges such as the three-bottle miracle when Woolridge recounted the story of his journey.
He rebuilt his Tigress Triumph, a family heirloom of sorts, from new parts sourced from New Zealand and England. He tuned and oiled the machine to an extent that he was confident she'd go the distance.
Woolridge saddled up and set off on Friday - out of the capital and into Whanganui in four hours.
Next day he set off at 10am and parked up in Raetihi an hour and a half later and ate a chicken and vegetable pie.
It was there that an admirer of the opposite sex caught sight of Woolridge and his Triumph.
"She said it was a gorgeous scooter, but she did read the name first. It's a Tigress so I tell people it's a girl's scooter. And women tend to quite like it."
Not that it detracts from Woolridge's sense of masculinity. He proudly reached his destination after 6.5 hours on the road. The only casualty was his butt - he needs a new seat.
For him it's the journey that counts because you never know what will happen.
Waikato Veteran and Vintage Car Club members Alan Blackwood, 59, and Kevin Heyward, 69, travelled a shorter distance - from Morrinsville - to Blue Smoke.
Heyward brought two scooters, a blue 1981 Suzuki two-stroke and a red 1976 Honda four-stroke.
They took on all the challenges that included slalom, gumboot race and ball strike.
It's mostly fun, but there's an element of competition.
More so between Heyward and Blackwood. Who'll win?
"I will, every time," Heyward crowed before hitting the course.
"That's why he gives me the slow bike," Blackwood said.
Heyward certainly excelled in the challenge dubbed "the three-bottle miracle".
Rider's bikes are strung down to a square board with three bottles standing on top.
The aim is to drag the cargo and keep it upright over the 10-metre course. Blackwood blew it on take off and Heyward still had two upright bottles at the final mark.
Points were tallied for each competitor, of course. But prizes went to every one of the 40 competitors who scored at least a point. Blue Smoke was all about having fun, and taking home a chocolate fish.
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Charlie Haughey is not a combat photographer
He shot nearly 2,000 images between March 1968 and May 1969 before taking the negatives home. And there they sat, out of sight, but not out of mind, for 45 years, until a chance meeting brought them out of dormancy and into a digital scanner. At first, it was very difficult for Haughey to view the images and talk about them, especially not knowing the fates of many of the subjects of his photos. - [The Big Picture]
LPV Lately
I've settled on doing The Digest biweekly. That's seem like the right frequency for now. I've been on vacation for the last week, so haven't been desk bound all day which is nice. It's been inspiring to get out in Queens to make new photographs. I do my best thinking when I'm out wandering around. We're also putting the final touches on Issue 6. I'm confident we'll publish in the next week, unless something goes haywire which could always happen. I'm excited about the issue but I'm in the phase where I'm already thinking how we can do things differently. Maybe I'll write a post-mortem article about the issue and outline some of my thoughts. More on that soon!
I was able to record a few new podcasts in the last week as well, but it's becoming more challenging to edit them. I'm finding the conversations are getting longer which I don't mind but it does add more editing work. It's always about editing. Editing, editing, editing. It's one of my favorite topics.
Thanks to Time Magazine for including LPV in the "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013″ #humblebrag. I love Twitter. I use it everyday. Most of the information I share in The Digest goes on Twitter first, but the firehouse can be difficult to follow.
I try to keep the commentary to a minimum, mostly because conversations (or the inevitable argument) can get out of control. I know chit chatting is a big aspect of Twitter for some people but beyond one or two exchanges it can get rather confusing. I enjoy following writers and journalists because you can get inside their head to some degree. Random fleeting thoughts and observations may seem trivial but that's some of the stuff I actually enjoy.
Anyway, enough about Twitter, let's talk about Garry Winogrand. Oh wait, I think most of that was covered last time. I have the book sitting next to my desk. I have an article in mind. Should be done by 2015.
10×10 American Photobooks is close to hitting their funding. Three days left, take a look. Included will be my short essay on Mikael Kennedy's book Housatonic, which I only have a vague recollection of writing.
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Links of Note
Beijing Silvermine is a unique photographic portrait of the capital and the life of its inhabitants following the Cultural Revolution. It covers a period of 20 years, from 1985, namely when silver film started being used massively in China, to 2005, when digital photography started taking over. These 20 years are those of China's economic opening, when people started prospering, travelling, consuming, having fun.
Jonathan Blaustein Interviewed Roger Ballan, and it was a good one:
I do the art only for myself. I'm not doing it for an audience. I'm doing it to learn more about my own interior. That's the only purpose. If it weren't that purpose, then I wouldn't do it. I'd rather stick to mining, because then it's just another business. It's my own journey into my own life. But if we take that as one point, and then look at the other point: what is the purpose of art for the third party? What do I want my art to do for the other person? To me, art should be making people delve inside. It should be a mirror for their own interiors, as I mentioned for myself. It should open them up from one part of their mind to the other part of their mind. It should be something that maybe even scares them, or gives them a jolt or shock.
And then:
The second point is that, like anything else, practice makes perfect. If you're an athlete, or a lawyer or a dentist, the more you do it, the better you become at it. I gave a lecture yesterday, and said "What's the best way of learning about photography? It's just to do photography. You learn through doing. Furthermore, one needs to rigorously look at your own work and find the holes in it, and close the gaps.
"Typically, I find if something happened and I've missed, I kind of log it, and think that there's a good chance it's going to happen again," he said. "There's nothing worse than beating yourself up about missed photographs. It's a waste of energy." – Stephen McLaren, 'Wading Into the Weirdness of the Street' [LENS]
"The reaction is different today. Cameras are much more ubiquitous now. In the '70s there was a whole different atmosphere, it was much more laid back then. People didn't particularly care if you were photographing them. By today's standards, where there's so much media trying to get information from people, people are much more wary. People see cameras as containing the possibility of exploitation. Everyone is spying. Local government, advertisers—they all want to know what it is you are thinking and doing. People were less paranoid in the '70s."
Camilo José Vergara revisited via Burned Shoes:
"(…) I have photographed urban America systematically, frequently returning to re-photograph these cities over time. Along the way I became a historically conscious documentarian, an archivist of decline, a photographer of walls, buildings, and city blocks. Bricks, signs, trees, and sidewalks have spoken to me the most truthfully and eloquently about urban reality.
I did not want to limit the scope of my documentation to places and scenes that captured my interest merely because they immediately resonated with my personality. In my struggle to make as complete and objective a portrait of American inner cities as I could, I developed a method to document entire neighborhoods and then return year after year to re-photograph the same places over time and from different heights, blanketing entire communities with images. (…)
I am a builder of virtual cities. I think of my images as bricks that, when placed next to each other, reveal shapes and meanings of neglected urban communities."
Yes, photobooks are integral to my process. I like the book format for a number of reasons. For a start I think one could well mount an argument supporting the book as the only vehicle for photography. Here I could mention some of the third rate shows of photographs on the gallery wall I've seen, where the work simply doesn't work in that context. Photography is about building narrative, first within an individual image and then within a bookwork where the idea can be expanded into a much more satisfying, extended and layered dialogue. A finished bookwork also gives completion to a series and often a finished idea flows on to the next. Gallery shows are brief affairs, whereas a bookwork has legs and a lasting value. I use my bookworks sort of like calling cards, getting them into as many hands as possible. Limitations are mostly to do with production and distribution difficulties. - Q&A with Harvey Benge on fotatazo
Nick Shere on Winogrand the Buddhist:
He opened the talk by relating a presumably apocryphal anecdote about Wingorand going to a therapist, and being told to hit a pillow. Winogrand pounded on the pillow as instructed. The therapist then asked what Winogrand was thinking about, and he replied, "I'm trying to hit as squarely, precisely, and with as much force as I can." The therapist said, "you mean you're not thinking about your mother?"
Winogrand wasn't thinking about his mother because he was thinking about hitting pillows. And when it came to photography, well, he made photographs with the intention of making photographs. To call it "just photographing" on analogy to Zen's "just sitting," would be too cute, but not necessarily wrong.
This presents a sharp contrast not only to the classic documentary mode of treating the photograph as evidence of a represented reality, but also to the personality-driven, psychological mysticism of photographers like Minor White, which treats photographs as metaphors or as channels for transmitting an experience — and which is usually identified as representing the "Buddhist" or "Zen" side of photography, something which has long puzzled me.
This gives Winogrand's photographs a literal quality that makes them hard to write about or think through. It's a kind of opacity or flatness that can mask how complex, loaded, and yet also emotionally raw they are. They are always full of significance, but at the same time it is seldom easy to say what, if anything, they mean or what they are for. This can lead to a lack of appreciation from both the high and the low ends of photographic culture. (See this Blake Andrews post for good examples of both.)
Metaphorically speaking, I feel that our consumption habits—specifically dealing with precious natural resources—are out of control and unsustainable. I also feel that not many people care enough about it because they won't be around long enough to see the mess they've started fully materialize. I wanted to transfer that feeling I had, which was maybe something like a sense of powerlessness or dread, to the image making process. I wanted to lose control, having the resulting work border on ceasing to exist in any recognizable form. —Peter Hoffman, fox river derivatives [FeatureShoot]
Dr Alexander John Bridger hates Google Street View:
Street View users can "lose that experience of where they are and it just becomes a very automatic 'I need to get from here and I need to get to here'… so it becomes a routinised mechanistic way of behaviour", he says.
"I think it does prevent those chance, coincidental moments from happening."
Arriving somewhere and relying on your senses, or conversations with strangers, can be much more rewarding, he says.
It's the old fashioned way.
Blake Andrews says 'steal this post:'
For me this experience brought home the viral power of Tumblr, which works not so much as a standard viewing platform –à la Flickr– but more as a huge leveraging service.
I think it is this aspect which separates it from the previous paradigm when it comes to image reproductions. In the old world –way, way back, say 5 years ago– copying jpgs was viewed as outright theft, and photographers discouraged it. But with Tumblr, you want your images to be copied. Reproduction equals distribution, and distribution can lead to good things. It's a complete sea change within just a few years.
Unfortunately much of the photography world still hasn't caught on.
©Tom Griggs – from Medallo via [Urbanautica]
This gets into the most interesting part of the conversation for me: what information should we consider while analyzing an image? Should we be using the same information in different contexts of interpretation? What types of contextual information impact the meaning of an image? Does meaning depend on who's looking at it? How should unseen contextual information surrounding the creation of an image change our reading of an image as this information becomes known to us?
Like almost everything in life, the answers are frustratingly gray: people interact with and read an image differently depending on their use of the image under consideration and what their needs for understanding are. The way people should be pursuing a consideration of context – including process – when they look at a photograph depends on when and where and how they're asked to look at it. – Tom Griggs, Considering A Photograph:
It's funny, I was just thinking about this earlier. I guess I probably prescribe more to the Garry Winogrand philosophy – he said he photographed people to see what people would look like photographed. There's not a particular subject I cover, I'm not a one-track person and I'd like to think there are different facets to my self. If I was to unify all of that visually into one thing, whether it is my photographs from documentary work, to more personal work, to family, I guess it is all linked together. There's a unifying element, I want to see my time on this planet and communicate a certain emotional quality of that time. I photograph my own human experience and the things I have seen and participated in.
Motherhood is the hardest job I have ever had. Photography allows me to embrace the chaos and connect with my children. As they explore the elements with carefree abandon, I marvel at their intensity and document them in all their wild glory. These images chronicle the adventure, traversing the spaces between shadow and light, delight and despair, dreams and reality. - Jennifer Shaw, 'The Space Between' [LENSCRATCH]
The Onion hits too close to home for many:
I can't stress this enough: Do what you love…in between work commitments, and family commitments, and commitments that tend to pop up and take immediate precedence over doing the thing you love. Because the bottom line is that life is short, and you owe it to yourself to spend the majority of it giving yourself wholly and completely to something you absolutely hate, and 20 minutes here and there doing what you feel you were put on this earth to do.
Photography's Stature Rises at Museums says the NYTimes:
Now everyone's a photographer," he said. "It's part of the language of what we do. All you have to do is walk down the street. And with Facebook or Tumblr there are infinite possibilities. But museums should be devoted to the original thing. That will continue to give the public a reason to see what's here.
For Foster, a print's history is far less important than its visual beauty and the response it inspires. "It doesn't really mean anything to me, who shot the image," says Foster. "But when I do find an image that's one of the best, I just flip out about it. I like thinking that it could be a Lee Friedlander or a Diane Arbus or a Henri Cartier-Bresson."
Years of photo-hunting have helped Foster train his eyes to recognize an interesting composition among the thousands of snapshots at flea markets and antique shops. "I'll pick up a handful of a hundred, and I flip them like a deck of cards, because I can tell that quickly whether they have any intrinsic visual power at all or not," says Foster. "Out of a hundred, I might find a single one that's even a maybe. That goes to show you how many average, boring, mundane, same height, same scene, same everything is repeated in these old images." - 'Take That, Instagram: The Enduring Allure of Vintage Snapshots' [Collectors Weekly]
Jerry Saltz on the "Death of the Gallery Show" in NYMag:
I don't even mind so much that the role of the critic is diminishing. Clement Greenberg was a bully, anyway. Primacy always belongs to art and the artist. I've tried to keep overhyped careers in check, and had no effect whatsoever. In fact, so many shows in so many places mean that we now have an overload of writing about art. Joseph Beuys said, "Everyone is an artist." Now everyone actually is a writer. Like exhibitions that can't get traction, commentary also has a hard time gaining a foothold, unless you yourself enter the arena of spectacle, becoming something of a spectacle yourself. (Believe me; I know.) Adding to this, a generation of academically trained critics were taught to believe they should write in impenetrable language and refrain from opinion and negative criticism.
Eggleston's democratic forest is deep and overgrown, true. We perhaps feel that we are in danger of being lost within a wilderness of instagrammers and tumblerites. We forget that the passage of time always finds a way to distill our present, our manic confusion into a series of events, illustrated and proven by the documents in which we leave behind. It will not be up to us to decide which photographs will be important through the centuries, it will be time itself, and the only role we can play is to provide the material from which time will siphon from for the generations to come. – MJR – Collection 100 / A history
- "Judge Rules William Eggleston Can Clone His Own Work, Rebuffing Angry Collector" [artinfo]
- Civil Rights Photos and How NOT to Repeat History [No Caption Needed]
- Can 20×200 Be Saved? Anger From Collectors Mounts as Leading Art Site Flounders [artinfo]
- 'Publishers Are in Love With This New Photo Platform Useful for advertisers, too' [Ad Week]
- Expert Advice: Marketing to Fine Art Galleries [A Photo Editor]


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Since the inception of Health Springs I've been addressing issues surrounding food allergies (among other health and wellness posts). I've even shared my personal struggles in hopes of shedding light on living with the condition.
But why talk about allergies at all? And, do its effects really have to control your life?
First, anaphylactic shock from food allergies can be lethal. Just this year alone, multiple individuals have suffered it effects, including the following children: Giovanni Cipriano, 14, Natalie Giorgi, 13, Connor Donaldson, 12, Ethan Williams, 14, Tanner Henstra, 11, Adrian Gutierrez, 8, and Maria Santarelli-Gallo, 12. A few were at school, some received epinephrine injections, many were aware of their allergies, but all of them died from something that was preventable and treatable.
One report indicated that, "40% of people need a second or third dose of epinephrine during a severe allergic reaction." Research has also concluded that, "food allergies in children have increased by 18 percent since 2007 and that 90 percent of these allergies are from milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat." A 2010 study in the journal of Pediatrics also found that 8 percent of children have at least one (food) allergy.
Now, in general a fatality is unlikely if someone with serious allergic reactions receives the appropriate dose(s) of (non-expired) epinephrine quickly. But how does living with allergies affect life in general?
A new 2013 study takes sides on living with this condition. Conducted by the Imperial College of London, the study was recently published in the journal of Clinical and Experimental Allergy in the UK, and suggests that allergy sufferers (and their families) are, "over-worrying about the risk of death from the condition, and that the chances of dying from anaphylaxis over a one year period is 1.81 in a million." In fact, it stated that "suffers are more likely to be murdered or die from accidental causes than die from a food allergy." Researchers analyzed data from 13 global studies over more than three decades.
"(These) findings (aren't) meant to belittle the concerns of people with food allergies," said Dr. Boyle, one of the researchers at Imperial College. "(But) it helps put the risk into perspective, particularly as worrying about severe allergic reactions can impact a person's quality of life."
What do you think about Dr. Boyle's comments? Do you believe food allergies in children are overrated or are they justified? I'd love to hear what you think.
In fact, as 2013 draws to a close I like to know what else you'd like to read about in the upcoming year. What interest you in the health and wellness arena? And, what types of conversations and topics do you want to engage in at Health Springs in 2014?


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For seasoned voters, sorting issues and candidates may feel like drudgery. For local first-time voters, though, Tuesday's rite of democracy still possesses mystery and majesty.
Jesse Sánchez, 21
San Diego native, Harvard University senior, son of Mexican immigrants
How do you feel about voting? I'm really excited to finally have this opportunity to have my voice heard through the ballot box.
How did you educate yourself on candidates and issues? I spent a good amount of time trying to understand where our candidates stood on a couple of issues. Luckily, I have a lot of friends in college who inspired me to become even more politically active.
Is social media — Facebook, Twitter, etc. — useful for voters? Social media plays a big part in how you perceive candidates. But you have to dig deeper, read news articles or talk to friends. Even though social media is very interesting, it is not always the most effective way to research issues or candidates.
What would you tell nonvoters? It's very important that anyone who is able to vote, who has that privilege, should vote — and be aware of the issues they are voting on.
Peter Lominit, 28
Born in Uganda, maintenance technician, lives in City Heights
How do you feel about voting? It makes me feel very good, that I can select a leader who can lead me. It makes me feel happy.
Why? I had left my country when I was young and in my country I never voted. (Then) I was in a refugee camp for seven years. So this makes me feel very happy.
How did you prepare to vote? I'm still trying to look at the ballot, go through and look and what's right and what's wrong. I'm also looking at the candidates to see what they have done in the past and what they haven't done in the past. I have to go to the websites, also do research on Google …
What were elections like in Uganda? People there say, "If I get elected I will do this, do that," but when they get elected nothing changes. That's the way it always was. It is very different in this country. In Uganda, the government always cheats the election. Here, there are cameras, people watching, you cannot cheat in any way.
Padmavathy Madambath, 90
Born in India, lives in San Diego
How do you feel about voting? I cast my first vote during India's first general election in 1951. Ever since then, I've always voted in every election until I moved to the United States in 2004. I am very much looking forward to casting my vote for the first time as a U.S. citizen, choosing the people who will represent me.
Did you study the ballot? I did spend quite some time studying the ballot. It was a bit confusing to me as I did not understand some of the propositions and (their) impact on the general public. When something isn't clear to me, I ask either my daughter or my grandson and they explain it to me.
How is voting different in India? In India there are too many political parties. In India you vote to elect the members of parliament and members of the legislative assembly, you don't vote for presidents or governors. Also, over there you don't get to vote for any propositions. Your elected representatives make all those decisions.
Annie Hsieh, 24
Born in Taiwan, works in finance, lives in Escondido
How do you feel about voting? Before, I had friends who are very vocal about politics, talking about who they were going to vote for. I would get really excited but then realize I couldn't vote. So for me, this is very exciting.
How did you learn about the issues? I've been talking to my friends, keeping up with social media. I have some very vocal friends on Facebook!
What are elections like in Taiwan? Taiwan is a democracy. I never had the opportunity to vote but was back this year in time for the election. There, you'll see huge banners on the side of buildings, "Vote for this candidate." Here, you'll see ads on TV. but it's a little different process there in Taiwan.
What do you tell nonvoters? With social media, just going online, it's so easy to acquaint yourself with what's going on. And your vote could make a huge difference.
Alp Ereren, 20
Born in Anaheim, Southwestern College student, son of Turkish immigrants
How do you feel about voting? The main thing is being able to make a difference. I didn't register to vote right away when I turned 18, just put it off because I thought none of this applied to me. Then I realized that it actually applies to me, a lot of it does.
How have you prepared? I pretty much skimmed over the ballot. I've been able to watch two of the debates and I pretty much watch CNN every day.
What are elections like in Turkey? It's in the same style of voting, just go to the polls. You had the same multiparty system, you have multiple people to choose from when you vote. There are huge posters everywhere for the candidates, hanging off buildings, and banners across the streets.
Any words for nonvoters? I would tell them to do it. If they are complaining about change not happening, they need to step up and vote. That's the first step in making change happen.


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Police: Blurry Surveillance Video Helps Thieves Get Away
It's supposed to help catch criminals, but in some cases, outdated video equipment can help thieves get away.
The video from an armed robbery in Lancaster two weeks ago was such poor quality that investigators were not able to identify the culprit.
"It's very pixilated," said Sgt. Will Tolly with the Lancaster Police Department. "It's moving back and forth. Even if a person were to come into the cash register area, you can't really make out the person's face."
Investigators blame the old video equipment used by businesses.
Tolly said that many businesses are still using VCRs to capture video.
His department has been encouraging business owners to upgrade their surveillance equipment after a string of armed robberies.
"In several cases, they have used handguns, and we also have one in which they used a knife," Tolly said.
One of the robberies occurred at Hope Pulp Reality on North Columbus Street.
Michael Huston, a sales associate at the store, said that the suspect walked through the door, took out a gun and pointed it at one of the female cashiers.
"He didn't say anything, he just put his finger up to his lip for her to be quiet and pointed at the register," Huston said.
Police said that it would be difficult to catch the man because the store did not have surveillance cameras.
Huston said that the store may be updating its security system soon, though.
"The owner has told us about maybe getting some surveillance and trying to improve the lighting out front of the building," Huston said.
Police said that sometimes, would-be robbers case businesses to see how clerks act and whether there are surveillance videos before they commit crimes.
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Friday, 16 August, 2002, 08:38 GMT 09:38 UK
Empey call over Belfast violence
Economy minister Reg Empey is seeking a meeting with the Northern Ireland security minister following the latest violence in Belfast.
The Ulster Unionist assembly member wants to discuss the ongoing violence in the east of the city.
Sir Reg said he wanted a review of police tactics in the Short Strand area and for security forces to maintain a 24 hour presence in the area, similar to that in nearby Cluan Place.
Sectarian tensions at one of the area's flashpoints erupted into a fresh outbreak of rioting on Thursday night.
The police said 13 officers were injured during the disturbances and six plastic baton rounds were fired.
A spokesman said police were attacked by a crowd of about 300 in the Clandeboye Gardens area with petrol bombs, bricks, acid bombs and fireworks.
Police said around 200 gathered on either side were hurling missiles.
An ambulance was sent to the area, although no injuries were confirmed.
East Belfast Democratic Unionist MP Peter Robinson has also urged a permanent police presence in the Short Strand.
He said: "Police are right to identify republicans as having started trouble in this area but the question is how do you stop that cycle?
"The fact is trouble will continue until police take possession of the Short Strand.
"They must go in and maintain a presence in a bid to stop republicans gathering in the area and continuing nightly attacks. The Short Strand must not be allowed to continue as a no-go area."
Sinn Fein said it intended to ask the Police Ombudsman to investigate the police handling of the violence in the area.
Party chairman Mitchel McLaughlin said: "We want Nuala O'Loan to investigate this because the PSNI are telling us that these pipe bombs didn't come from the loyalist side of the community."
The volatile area has seen loyalists in Cluan Place and nationalists in the Short Strand targeting each other for months.
Sinn Fein councillor Joe O'Donnell said he tried to restore calm in his community on Thursday.
"This area came under a prolonged and horrific attack from loyalists from a number of different positions," he said.
"The area was attacked... with a barrage of blast bombs, pipe bombs and petrol bombs."
Paramilitary ceasefires
Alfie McCrory, a community worker in the Protestant Cluan Place, said several people had been injured.
He said: "We have a woman seriously injured with a blast bomb.
"Plus, we have a 15-year-old child away to hospital... so the PSNI are failing to control the nationalists in the Short Strand."
The latest rioting comes days after 13 police officers were injured after being attacked by nationalists in the area.
Tensions at the flashpoint interface have run high throughout the summer and serious rioting in June led to a call from unionist politicians for the government to review all paramilitary ceasefires.
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On August 13th, a source close to the star informed StarToday, "It is true that he has a girlfriend. They have not been dating that long, and she is as beautiful as any celebrity."
"I have not personally met [his girlfriend], but I heard that he does have one, and I learned that she was a model after reading the articles," the source continued. "I have not heard anything about her career in detail."
The source added, "He has such an easy going and honest personality that if his girlfriend does not highly object, I predict that he will use this an opportunity to go public with his relationship."
Ahead of this, a media outlet had reported that Kim Jong Min was currently dating a model a few years his junior. According to this media outlet, his girlfriend is a rising star in the modeling industry and is currently working overseas.
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Darjeeling said:
Toasting in a roll bread.
(No bromo)
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Darjeeling said:
Toasting in a roll bread.
(No bromo)
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Profumum Roma Acqua Viva
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Millesime Imperial
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Sunshine? Bond Fire Island.
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d'Eau You Even Lift Bro is what you're looking for
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Chanel Tendre eau Chance
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Essence Egocentrique Homme Gâté Enfant - That's what the picture the OP posted reminds me of
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these all remind me of summer and/or at the ocean:
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Monegal Entre Naranjos
TDC Sel d' Vetiver
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine
TDC South Bay
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For some reason this session on the economic crisis started off with an address by Canadian Parliament member Irwin Cotler, about the threat of Iran.
After focusing on Iran's military threat, he turned to "the matter of domestic repression" built on "the murder the beatings the imprisonments, the rape and the like, and the things we don't know about."
"There have also been Stalinist show trials with forced confessions," he said.
"If we want to combat Ahmadinejad's Iran, we have to focus in the aggregated four effects," he added. "We have been focusing on the nuclear threat, but may have sanitized the threat of genocide."
Cotler then turned to the Goldstone report.
Fundermentalist's take: I hope it's not going to be one of these days…


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Palladium's exploration series have continuously traversed globally to delve into different major urban settlements. Palladium taps influential musician and BBC co-founder Pharrell Williams to look into Tokyo's uprising movement from the recent nuclear tragedies. The video shown above is the trailer of this upcoming documentary, which will have a full video release on September 1.
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By Alan B. Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest & Public Service Law George Washington University Law School. This post is part of an ACSblog Constitution Day Symposium.
As Constitution Day approaches, there is much that will be and should be said in praise of the document that has successfully guided the United States for more than 220 years. But when there is some part of our governance system that is broken, it does not denigrate the Constitution to recognize that and to propose to do something about it. That is, after all, why the Framers included Article V that makes it difficult, but not impossible, to correct a flaw in the grand design.
Over 12 years ago, I signed on to a publication of The Constitution Project entitled "Great and Extraordinary Occasions: Developing Guidelines for Constitutional Change." The authors argued that constitutional amendments should not be used without a showing of great need for an important part of our system and the absence of any lesser means of solving a problem. I continue to hold that view, but have now concluded that those stringent criteria have been met and that only a constitutional amendment can fix the problem of uncontrolled spending in elections for public office. Some would disagree because they believe that elections awash with money from those with strong economic (and sometimes other) interests in the outcome are good for democracy (or for the interests that they support), and hence would oppose such an amendment on its merits. But for those who decry the current excesses in campaign contributions and expenditures, there is little choice other than to amend the Constitution.
Much of the discussion about this issue lays the blame solely on the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. But as I have detailed elsewhere, "It's Not Just Citizens United," that decision is only one part of a much larger set of problems, going back to 1976 in Buckley v. Valeo, when the Court held that the First Amendment precluded the Government from limiting the amount of money that individuals could spend to support candidates via independent expenditures. In those days, that may have meant expenditures of at most tens of thousands of dollars, but in 2012 that has ballooned to tens of millions, significant portions of which go through organizations that collect money from multiple sources and whose independence is at least open to question. Citizens United permitted for-profit corporations from doing what individuals can do on the independent expenditure side – albeit with vastly greater resources than all but a very few individuals – and many observers think that the century old ban on direct contributions by corporations is set for a similar demise. Finally, in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, the Court has put a serious crimp in the effort to create a public funding system by outlawing the effort to augment basic public funding to counter massive spending by an opponent that chooses not to be part of that system. Additional disclosure would be good (assuming that Congress can pass it), but alone it cannot be enough to overcome these major rulings. It is possible that the composition of the Court will change, but it is highly unlikely that all of these decisions will be overturned, which is pretty much what is needed.


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Dec 27, 2013 10:43 AM
ESSEX COUNTY — The Essex County Sheriff's Officers Crimestoppers program is offering separate $10,000 rewards for information about Christmas Day homicides in Newark and Irvington.
Anyone with information about either shooting is asked to call (973) 877-TIPS.
In the first, the 34-year-old son of the owner of Slick's Go-Go Bar, a 32-year-old bouncer and a 27-year-old Newark man were killed after an intoxicated man who tried to enter the Irvington business opened fire when a dispute broke out before 1 a.m. Two other men were also hospitalized in that shooting.
That evening, a 13-year-old girl taking out the garbage and a 14-year-old boy were killed by stray bullets on Schley Street in Newark. A 15-year-old boy was injured in that attack.
Authorities said this morning they are pursuing leads in both case.
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What is a frozen buttercream transfer, and how do you make one.. I would like to make the harley davidson logo. thank you
Hi, here is a great tutorial on this site,
thank you very much,,, I will have to try it... what tip would you use to fill in with?
That is the exact logo I would like to try. How did you print it off in mirror image? And did you outline it in black first and let it sit or put it in the freezer before you filled it in? thank you so much..
I did the outline in black first and then pretty much right away filled in the colors. I'm not really sure HOW I got the mirror image. My teenager usually has to help me with computer stuff. I think it depends on what program you're using to print your picture from. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck Enjoy the Sunshine
Dimpled Duo – The Garner Affleck Girls
The Pump Station is apparently the place to be these days. After Nicole Richie and Joel Madden hit the hot spot up on Friday, Jennifer Garner and daughter Violet Affleck stopped by on Monday.
The dimpled duo looked ecstatically happy to finally enjoy a sunny day. And judging by these pictures, it won't be long before Violet has to give up the rides on mommy's hip. She's getting to be quite a big girl. We're pretty sure that these two heartbreakers have daddy Ben Affleck wrapped around their fingers – big or small.