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Living Room - Condo 1C - LaFontain Condos - Lincoln Park: East Lawn
After entering the Condo, you arrive in a small foyer area. To the right of the door is a small coat closet. And to the left, on the same wall as the door is on, seems to be an alarm panel. The flooring, like the rest of the condo, is all hardwood flooring. The living room is arranged in the standard U shape. With the Sofa in the center, the love seat on the right, and the chair on the left. All are black leather, with white stitching. Between the sofas and chairs sit end tables, with glass lamps. They are actually see through, though all of them seem to have seashells in them. In front of the sofa, is a nice coffee table. Atop it, is a couple magazines, the days news paper, and one remote control. To the left is a door leading to the bedroom, and another leading to the Study. On the right are two open entrance ways into one leading into the dining room, the other to the kitchen.
Isabel is laying back on the couch just relaxing a bit, after the trouble that was going on earlier. Though it wasn't anything too serious. She looks to kim and waves as she sits up, "Hello, how are you doing today? We have guest."
Noelle has been skulking in the study for a couple of hours until Javier went out, and then when she hears the door close, reemerges, the sulks clearly written on her face, "Javier, that isn't …" The argumentative protest already on her lips, it stalls at the sight of a stranger and she stays framed in the study door, wrong-footed. "Uh hi."
Kim blinks as she sees the girl and looks to Isabel. "I can see that." She says. "Who is this and why did Javier bring her here?" She asks. Her voice is strong and a little commanding though her eyes remain curious, looking at the young lady before her.
Isabel looks to Noelee, "This is Kim. Kim, this is Noelle." She looks back over towards Kim, "She is Javier's niece. Apparently she kept getting in trouble and stuff so her parents sent her over here for Javier to watch. I am not too sure what he is worried about but she isn't supposed to leave without someone watching her."
Noelle's chin lifts up and she straightens, crossing her arms across her chest, the uncertainty hidden under a layer of bravado. She returns Kim's gaze, returning the curious look with narrowed eyed. "God, does everyone have to know my business?" She shakes her head, rolling her eyes, a typical teenaged movement.
Kim cocks her head, "And her parents sent her to Javier?" She asks, well, a little surprised. "Isn't that like sending the sheep to the wolves den?" She looks to Isabel. She shakes her head, "Well, welcome to my home. It's nice to meet you, Noelle."
Isabel smiles as she looks to Noelle and shakes her head, "Well not everyone needs to know, though Kim probably should know it." She laughs lightly as she looks over to Kim, "Well Javier seems really protective so far. He got really upset with her just taking a walk alone. He is really serious about keeping her out of trouble."
"She is here. She can speak for herself." The emphasis on the word she is pure teenager, stroppy and irritable. "Nice to meet you, Kim. And yeah, Dad sent me to Uncle Javier…" Her gaze is moving between the two, suspicion growing in her face. "And why is it like sending the sheep to the wolves den?"
Kim just grins and laughs brightly before she moves towards the kitchen. Her body has an almost supernatural grace as she flows past the girl. She might notice Kim is bare foot, as she pads towards the kitchen. "You hungry? I'm the only one that cooks here so ask away."
Isabel shrugs as she looks over to Noelle, "Well let's just say Javier can get into some trouble now and then as well." She laughs lightly as she looks over towards Kim, "I am pretty sure Javier doesn't want any naughty business in front of her."
"Starving." There is a definite change in attitude at the possibility of food, and Noelle follows Kim towards the kitchen, curiousity in her face. "What sort of trouble? What sort of naughty business?" She is looking between the pair of them, seeking answers, "I mean, he just threw a shit fit because I was talking to this guy…"
At Isabel's words she snorts and blinks. "Then why bring her here?" Kim looks totally confused, then she looks to Noelle. "Yes that sounds like Javier to me." She looks over and smiles. "What can I get you? How about a steak sandwich with garlic butter and pepper jack cheese?"
Isabel smiles as she gets up and follows them into the kitchen. "I have no idea. Though I suspect it is something along the idea that he is really strong so can protect her, and really paranoid so she is never going to be able to sneak by him."
"Hello? I'm here?" Noelle hops onto a kitchen side, swinging her legs. "Sounds good. Now, you guys were telling me about how Uncle Javier is all naughty and troublesome…Come on, spill!" The hopeful grin on her face lights up her eyes, and she glances between the pair.
Kim thinks, "That's true .. " She pauses and looks to Noelle for a moment, as she sets to cooking the steaks. The fridge also seems to have ALOT of meat in it. She looks to Isabel. "She know?" She asks softly. "I'm sorry, dear, just need the goods from my love here, before I spill something I shouldn't."
Isabel smiles as she looks to Kim, "Know what? That we are lions? She knows all about that. Or know that Javier is a playboy who has a lot of lady friends?" She looks over to Noelle, "Did he tell you that? I am not sure how he would hide that for long."
"Yeah I know what he is. I didn't know about the girls." The broad grin on her face widens, and mischief spills into her eyes. "Wow, how many? I mean, …are you both…?" She swings her legs, Noelle's face absolutely showing her age with the mischief in it.
Kim smirks. "Fucking your uncle and each other?" She says softly as she places the toast into the toaster and starts it. "If that's the question, yes we are." She winks a little. "This is a very liberal home which is why we're surprised he brought you here."
Isabel shrugs slightly as she looks to Noelle, "Probably 3 or 4 at any given time. Though that changes now and then, and the people are not always the same. Some times as many as like 6." She looks to Kim, "I dont know why. Maybe it was the only option?"
Noelle's eyes widen, her age and innocence showing clearly in that expression. "Wow, that is so cooooool." She draws out the last word, looking between the pair of them, "Dad has no idea. Wicked." She is nodding, her mouth widening into a broad grin. "So how come he got all uptight over the boy?"
Kim grins brightly as she pats the girls cheek a little. "Because he's the jealous type. He doesn't care if the girls enjoy each others company, but if another boy tries to play in his sandbox well…" She smiles. "How much do you know about lions?" She asks a little as she starts to make the sandwich.
Isabel smiles as she looks to Kim, "Javier probably knows all the tricks boys try to use to get girls to sleep with them too." She looks to Noelle, "Well he doesn't want you running into anyone like him probably." She looks back to kim, "I wonder if he will be like that with his own children?"
Noelle is watching Kim closely, her eyes narrowing at the cheek pat. "Not that much." She admits, the bemusement rising behind the curiousity, her eyes wide. "Wow… so Uncle Javier isn't all that respectable himself. Gonna have a hard time throwing stones from his position." She shakes her head. "He has kids?!"
Kim places a hand on her stomach. "We're trying but it's hard for us because of what we are none of us have managed to have children yet." She sighs. She slides the plate towards you. "Here you go, dig in." She chuckles. "Depends. Nothing about what he does is out of character for a lion."
Isabel laughs as she shakes her head, "You think it might be hard to throw stones, but I am sure he will any way. And you will probably be stuck having to listen to him." She looks to Kim, then back to Noelle and nods. "Shifters have a lot of trouble having children due to the shifting. He doesn't have any yet but he is sure trying."
"Wow." The word is repeated with the lack of others to express what the teenager is feeling. "No shit." She shakes her head, reaching for the food with a brief smile of thanks to Kim, her forehead wrinkling. "Sorry, didn't mean to stand in something that isn't my business…" She begins to eat, clearly thinking hard.
Kim smiles. "You're curious and have questions." She says softly "We were both your age not that long ago." She says softly "And we're girls. We understand." She says. "I was younger then you when I was turned, so my life sucked enough being a teen I had to add extra."
Isabel nods slightly as she looks over to Kim, "Where kim lived, things were a lot different too. Though we probably shouldn't talk about the teens in Africa that kim knows." She laughs as she gives Kim a wink before looking back to Noelle, "You would probably figure it out from hanging around Javier long enough any way."
"I have a ton of questions. Like, can you guys tell Uncle Javier that my clothes aren't trashy, and that that curfew is stupid?" Noelle's gaze moves between the pair of them, a grin on her face. "Africa? Wow. Dad has no idea at all." She shakes her head, eyes wide, "Seriously, he has no idea."
Kim Looks you over. "That's trashy?" She frowns. "Well then he better not let me take you shopping then." She winks a little. "I wonder if I should before he asks me not to do things like that." She taps her chin. "See, out of everybody I don't have to listen to him."
Isabel smiles as she shakes her head, "Well really, you have to watch out for kim. She is even more into that kind of stuff that Javier." She laughs lightly as she looks over to Kim, "You don't want to corrupt her before Javier even gets home tonight."
Noelle's grin widens, and she has to finish her mouthful before she speaks, but the fluttering hand gestures speak as loudly as the words, "Oh man! Clothes shopping. So cool. He said my ass was hanging out. Why don't you have to listen to him?" She glances at Isabel, questioningly, her forehead wrinkling. "That kind of stuff?"
Kim grins. "Why not?" She pouts at Isabel. "I think it could be fun to corrupt her." She says "She's cute. I like cute." Then she winks at Noelle. "Javier's the king of the lions. They all have to listen to him. But knowing he's king, who in that type of world doesn't have to listen to a king?" She asks. "Don't tell her, Isabel, let's see if she can guess."
Isabel shakes her head as she looks to Noelle, "Well it is best you don't know the type of stuff. Just hearing it will corrupt you." She smiles as she looks over to Kim, "No corrupting her, no matter how much fun you think it might be."
The confusion deepens, Noelle's forehead wrinkling, "Uh, I guess either the king's mother, or … his wife?" She glances between them, the food finished quickly, and she hops from the side to clear her plate up. "Cute, huh." She shakes her head quickly.
Kim smiles. "Yeah, cute is good." She chuckles. "Would you like another?" She sticks out her tongue at Isabel for a moment. "I'm the queen, dear, means I have equal say to Javier." She chuckles. "But I still could take you clothes shopping if you like."
Isabel smiles as she looks back to Noelle, "If you go clothes shoping with Kim though, you might run the risk of coming home only to find out Javier wont let you wear any of it, and he might even burn it or something. Who knows."
"No thanks. I'm stuffed. That was really good." She returns to her perch, leaning her weight through her hands as she rests them on the side, swinging her legs. "Man, that would suck." Her face drops at the thought and she gives Isabel a look that threatens to edge into the sulks. "Is he always such a …" She takes her time picking the word.
Kim chuckles. "Asshole?" She says softly. "Don't worry. If I take you shopping, he is not gonna touch those clothes." She smiles. "Though he can ground you to the house. I can't say anything about that." She shrugs. "Anyways. We can stay home watch movies or we can go shopping."
Isabel shakes her head slightly, "He normally isn't that bad. But he seems very protective at the moment, so if you try anything he probably will. Though if you listen to him I am sure he will lighten up a great deal." She looks to kim, "If we go we can get some nice things for her too."
Noelle sighs, letting her shoulders droop. "Guess Isabel is right, he'd just throw a shitfit at me anyhow." She swings her legs, straightening her toes as she looks down at them. "So how many people live here? You three, and who else? Should I, like, knock before I leave my room?"
Kim thinks. "Actally, how old are you, dear?" She asks softly as she smiles. "Come on, let's get on the couch. I'm going to lay it out for you. No lies. No covering stuff, depending on how you answer my question. One other thing, a secret I will tell you. Lions.. can tell when humans lie."
Isabel nods slightly, "He probably would if you do something like that. He is just trying to help, though it's a lot easier to work with him than against him." She walks back over to the couch and sits down. She tilts her head as she looks over to kim, wondering what she is talking about.
"Sixteen." She slides from the side, following the women towards the couch, dropping to settle on the floor next to Isabel's feet. "He told me he can tell when I'm lying." The edge of petulance in her voice is genuine, and her mouth curve into a small pout, sulky. "Lay what out for me?" She looks between the two women, questioningly.
Kim smiles and plants a hot and heavy kiss on Isabel, before she looks to the young girl. "This is a lion house meaning you will walk in on people having sex.. you will see people moving about naked. Like i said we're a very liberal house."
Isabel blushes slightly as she kisses kim back before looking to Noelle, "In other words it probably would be a good idea to knock before leaving your room." She looks to Kim and nods slightly, before looking back to her.
Noelle's eyes widen as Kim kisses Isabel, and she shifts slightly to the side, her cheeks darkening with colour. "Uh right." Isabel's suggestion gets a nod, her gaze anywhere else in the room but on the two women. "Man…" She shakes her head slowly, blushing.
Kim places a hand softly on Noelle's shoulder. "Didn't mean to embarrass you dear but I thought you should know .. if you ever have any questions feel free to ask .. I won't laugh, I won't think they are stupid or childish .. I'll answer them. Among lions you learn to always tell the truth or if you don't want somebody to know, don't say anything."
Isabel looks to Kim, then back to Noelle, "To answer your other question. Besides us, there is Citlali, philly and lee who are around a lot. Though philly remains at our other house most of the time. Some times Wade stops over as well."
"Yeah…" Noelle is still blushing, keeping her gaze elsewhere as she scrambles to her feet, finally turning to face them. "Uh, I think I'll go unpack, get my stuff sorted in there…" She jerks a hand towards the study she is sleeping in. "Give you guys some …uh… time."
Kim laughs. "Okay, dear, we wouldn't do it in front of you." She pauses. "Not unless you asked nicely." She winks evilly as she teases the young girl.
Isabel laughs lightly as she looks over to Kim, "No we shouldn't be doing it in front of her, even if she asks." She smiles as she looks back to Noelle, "Okay, come tell us if you need any help."
Noelle nods mutely, blushing deeply before the teenager bolts towards the study, shutting the door firmly behind her.


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Liverpool is the one of the largest cities in the UK. Its name conjures up images of a glorious maritime heritage, two of the biggest football teams in the Premier League, friendly locals, and the Beatles.
Revitalised by a successful year as the European Capital of Culture it boasts a brilliant new shopping centre, fabulous hotels, more museums and galleries than any other city outside London, and a waterfront with UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Liverpool offers a broad range of accommodation options ranging from award-winning bed and breakfasts to stylish boutique hotels, in locations from the city centre to the heart of the countryside.
The Hope Street Hotel is situated in the fashionable Georgian quarter and is the city's flagship boutique hotel. It offers individually designed rooms with modern amenities such as flat screen TVs and unlimited high speed internet access. The hotel's restaurant, The London Carriage Works, is widely regarded as one of the best in Liverpool.
The Britannia Adelphi Hotel is Liverpool's biggest hotel and enjoys a fantastic city centre location close to Lime Street train station. It was built in the early 20th century to serve wealthy cruise ship passengers departing from Liverpool. Today it offers some of the cheapest rates in the city centre.
The Hard Day's Night Hotel is the world's only Beatles-themed hotel. The four star hotel offers individually designed rooms decorated with specially commissioned Fab Four artworks. It's situated off Mathew Street, close to the legendary Cavern Club and Liverpool One.
Chain hotels in the city include the Malmaison and Radisson Blu, both near Pier Head, and the Jurys Inn and Staybridge Suites at the Echo Arena.
Things To Do
Liverpool offers a huge choice of museums and art galleries. Albert Dock is the city's biggest attraction and is home to the Merseyside Maritime Museum and Tate Liverpool. Just north of the dock is Pier Head, best known for its magnificent trio of Edwardian buildings, but now also the site of the new Museum of Liverpool. Both the Albert Dock and Pier Head are part of Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, one of the few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the north of England.
The Walker Art Gallery is another must see. The 'National Gallery of the North' boasts a wide variety of works ranging from Rembrandt to Hockney. It's situated on William Brown Street in the city centre, home to many other public buildings including St George's Hall, the World Museum, and Liverpool Central Library.
The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the country's more unusual cathedrals. The modernist conical structure, affectionately known by locals as 'Paddy's Wigwam' or the 'Mersey Funnel', lies half a mile to the north of the more traditional, but equally impressive, Liverpool Cathedral.
Mention Liverpool and people immediately think of the Beatles. Each year thousands of tourists are drawn to the city by the legacy of the Fab Four. Fans can explore the history of the band at the Beatles Story museum at Albert Dock, tour the childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, or watch live music at the Cavern Club on Mathew Street.
Liverpool also has a strong footballing tradition and boasts two of the most famous Premier League football teams. Liverpool FC won their fifth Champions League title in 2005 while Everton have played more top-flight league games than any other team in the country. Both clubs offer stadium and museum tours.
The city's waterfront Echo Arena hosts concerts from the biggest names in music while the Philharmonic Hall hosts a variety of events including classical music concerts by its resident orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Liverpool Empire is the place to see West End musicals, opera, ballet, pantomimes and more, while the Liverpool Playhouse offers great theatre from local and touring companies.
The Odeon at Liverpool One is a multiplex cinema with 14 screens. The IMAX theatre is one of just a handful in North West England. Another cinema in the city centre is the Picturehouse at FACT, an independent cinema that shows art house and foreign language films.
Liverpool boasts excellent transport links and infrastructure. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is just a short drive from the city centre and offers flights to around 80 destinations. Manchester Airport is also easily reached from the city.
Lime Street is the main train station and enjoys a great location in the heart of the city. There are direct trains to London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, and Sheffield. Destinations in Merseyside and beyond are served by the city's own Merseyrail network.

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This is the eighth and ninth page spread of my picture book in progress, "There's a Zombie in the Basement" and comments from the various critique groups I belong to. Posting this and the other pages here are a part of my creative/editing process on my story that I invite you to help me with. Let me know what you think about the comments and add your own too. If you would like some context for this page and the comments, feel free to view the complete fast draft story video first or view it via the project page. You can also view my crits from the first page.
- I don't know what "creeper" means.
- "Daddy's" might work better than "my dad's".
- What is a "car creeper"?
- Great job with the voices — you can distinctly hear the different characters.
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- Roof
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InterNACHI will pay up to US $10,000.00 (maximum collective aggregate) for the cost of replacement of personal property lost (and not recovered, restituted or insured) during an inspection and stolen.


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There's nothing like a morning walk down the beautiful beach as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean and watching a pod of dolphins playing and jumping only a few yards from the shore. Watching the dolphins surf as you get ready to start your day in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is always a memorable time and offers many photographic opportunities and breathtaking moments you will not want to miss.
At the end of the day, when you get back from your North Myrtle Beach area adventures, take the elevator up to your private North Myrtle Beach vacation rental. Enjoy the specious floor plans of these exceptional North Myrtle Beach condos that this North Myrtle Beach resort has to offer. Enjoy the view of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean or the starlit sky from an array of windows that provide a must-see, spectacular view. Each North Myrtle Beach condo at Emerald Cove I comes with a view of the Atlantic Ocean that makes you feel as if the beach is close enough to touch.
When you enjoy your morning coffee sitting comfortably in a chair on the balcony that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and when you open a bedroom window while you take a well deserved nap, the beautiful Atlantic Ocean will provide an amazing backdrop to an unforgettable stay in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Make yourself at home by resting on one of the comfortable beds in these North Myrtle Beach condo rentals or watch your favorite programs on any one of the conveniently furnished televisions in these condos in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Bring your child's favorite movie to play in one of the DVD players that are available in your private North Myrtle Beach vacation rental.
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Every day you can watch the impressive pelicans fly over the Atlantic Ocean as you slip into the hot tub, ocean side. From your North Myrtle Beach condo balcony you can look down and see the swimming pool, hot tub and all waterfront actives. You may also even get close-up views of one of the spectacular pelicans flying in the bright blue sky.
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Your vacation at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will be one you will want to repeat year after year. While on your North Myrtle Beach vacation the food and family fun is limitless and located remarkably close to your North Myrtle Beach resort. Emerald Cove I is a North Myrtle Beach resort that will become your home away from home where you and your family and friends feel most relaxed and at ease. North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Emerald Cove I will be everything you expected and needed.


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This is perfect for big families or those who want a weekend away with friends. In total the unit can sleep up to 8 adults and 2 children under the age of 12. With 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a top-class entertainment area (patio, lounge, dining area and kitchen) the units are perfected by the beautiful views over the Equestrian Estate.
Each room is equipped with:
- King size bed (twin beds can be requested when booking)
- Coffee station
- DStv bouquet
- En-suite bathroom with shower, bath, double sink and toilet.
- Private patio
- Serviced daily except on Sundays and Public Holidays.


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I strive to glorify God in all areas of my life.
But my blog seemed to take a back seat to those prayers.
This realization just came to me recently...despite the fact that I've been blogging for quite some time now.
It's not that I purposely left God out of it. I think I passively left Him out.
So the other day, I committed this blog to the Lord. I told Him to use it as He deemed best.
I prayed for my blog.
And the ideas you'll see below began to instantly rush my mind. I started to re-evaluate the goals of my blog. What am I trying to convey? What do I want the world to know??
After some brainstorming, I realized my blog needed purpose. Rather than the haphazard-go-where-the-wind-blows direction. Now this is not entirely fine-tuned. I'm sure some kinks remain beneath the carpet. I will be re-working the way my blog works and looks over the course of time to fit it's purpose...so bite the bit and bear it with me...will ya? Yet, I feel overwhelmingly confident.
So here goes...
Each day I will blog about something specific. The word "specific" is a loose term, allowing freedom to create, yet providing comfortable direction. You dig? And each day will have a recurring theme.
Each day will have a different name. Here they are:
Ministry Monday
Mondays will be the day I discuss the various ministries I am involved in while on internship. I plan to talk about the joys, prayers, and frustrations I am facing.
Sew and Tell Tuesday
Tuesdays will be the day I show you all the fun crafts, recipes and projects I've created. There will be some successes and {mostly} failures. ha! There may be some tutorials in the future, but I can't promise that! There will be at least links you can follow to see the genesis of my inspiration!
What I'm Learning Wednesday
Wednesdays will be the day I fill you in on my spiritual and personal growth. Things about my Bible studies, devotions, ideas on being a wife and mother, and general ideas about this thing we call "life".
Thursdays will be the day I share with you all the things I am...well...thankful for. I'll accomplish this by linking up with Julia over at black tag diaries. Ann Vonskamp says it best, "...when I give thanks for the seemingly microscopic, I make a place for God to grow within me."
Five Fast Facts Friday
Fridays will be the day I write out five random facts that have happened to us in the past week.
I know. You are on the edge of your seat...right?!
Maybe not.
But I am.
We are freshening up around these here parts with a re-purpose...so here's to hoping you come back to visit!


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Apprenticeships – Understanding Your Needs
Across the UK each nation is placing renewed emphasis on Apprenticeships as the foundation for workforce development. As of April 2017, all UK employers with annual pay bills of more than £3million a year must pay the levy but importantly will be able to access funding support for training apprentices. The way to access that support is different in each country. Are you equipped to take advantage of this?
In England, Public sector organisations also have apprenticeship targets as an integral part of workforce development and new entrant recruitment. How are you managing this?
Whilst the Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers across the UK, each country is taking a different approach to how the levy will be used to support organisations with apprenticeships. We think it is very important that organisations are prepared to make the most of these changes. For many employers, this will mean they may want to reorganise their apprenticeship strategy / delivery.
How we can help you
Skills for Justice can offer you the following support, information, advice and guidance to ensure you don't miss out on critical funding and help you achieve real, strategic benefits from your engagement with apprenticeships.
Strategy and preparation
- Understanding apprenticeships; make the most of the new opportunities available for apprenticeships within your organisation
- Apprenticeship Strategy Development (getting organisations started and working to ensure a sustainable and planned approach to utilising apprenticeships for workforce development)
Implementation and Delivery
- Capability and Capacity building – ensuring your staff and managers know how to recruit, support and mentor apprentices for a successful outcome
- Implementation support – supporting you to embed the principles and practices that deliver a high quality programme for apprentices within your workforce
To find out more
From the 1st May the new funding rules for apprenticeships came into operation. View the new funding rules here. As an employer you need to be aware of the changes and here are a couple of the changes that will apply to you.
- The ATA will use levy funds or co-investment to meet the cost of apprenticeship training. (Employer co-investment para E115).
- Additional payments will be made to employers who employ a 16-18 year old or a 19-24 year old with an Education Health Care Plan (para E71-E77).
- Employers with less than 50 employers who employ a 16-18 year old, or a 19-24 year old with an Education Health Care Plan, will receive 100% of the cost of apprenticeship training (para E78-81).


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Spring is here. It officially arrived on Wednesday morning at 7:02 a.m.
What does it look like? On March 20, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., The Baltimore Sun will chronicle a day in the life of Baltimore. We want to see how you spent the first day of spring.
Picture This, Baltimore is back.
Show us how you work, play and go about a day in the life. Of course, I really want to see what you're cooking and eating.
Baltimore Sun photographers will select their favorite photos, which will run in the March 25 Sunrise section of The Baltimore Sun.
How to submit your photos:
• On Instagram and Twitter, tag your photos with #picturethis13
• Upload photos directly to our photo gallery here


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[b]Actions taken:[/b] [ol] [li]Open Vivaldi.[/li] [li]Open two tabs.[/li] [li]Clone the leftmost tab.[/li] [li]Switch to the leftmost tab.[/li] [li]Shift-click the middle (cloned) tab.[/li] [/ol] [b]Expected result:[/b] The leftmost tab and the middle tab are now selected. [b]Observed result:[/b] All three tabs are now selected. [b]System specifications:[/b] OSX 10.12 (16A323) running on a mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13-inch. 2.5 GHz i5, 16 GB DDR3. Vivaldi 1.5.633.3 (but this bug has existed for at least 2 previous versions). Please let me know if I can provide additional detail!
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I didn't find a report about the bug in the internal issue tracker but I am able to reproduce it on my Mac. If you report the bug here and post the resulting VB number in this thread, I can confirm it in the issue database.


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Online enrollment for the 2019 Fall session of Drive 4 UR School will open on Wednesday June 12th, 2019 at 1PM EST for all Ford and Ford Lincoln dealerships nationwide. Drive 4 UR Community enrollment opened on January 23rd, if you are interested in a Community event, see the enrollment page for more information.
- Only dealers can enroll for events
- Enrollment must take place online
- On enrollment day, dealers must log-in and select the "Enroll an Event" page to register each event desired
- Events are limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis
- Event date and partner information are required for enrollment
- Events must be enrolled at least three weeks before the proposed event date
- As recognition for their commitment to the program, a limited number of early enrollment events for Drive 4 UR School will be available to actively enrolled Consumer Experience Movement (CEM) Dealers starting at 1PM EST on Monday, June 10th, 2019. This early enrollment period is for CEM Dealers only. Enrollment must be completed online, and events are available on a first come first served basis. Please contact Cindy Tenerovich (313-323-6366) for additional information about CEM
- Dealers can host a total of three (3) events in 2019
- All events can be either Drive 4 UR School or Drive 4 UR Community
- Events can be held in the same session
- Eligible dates for each session are:
- Drive 4 UR School 2019 Fall: August 1st - December 31st, 2019
- Drive 4 UR Community 2019 Year: March 1st - December 31st, 2019
- NEW FOR 2019: All events will be Ford-funded. There are no longer 50% dealer-funded events
If your dealership is located in a Hispanic community, you may be eligible to receive Spanish language materials for your Drive 4 UR School event in addition to the standard event kit provided. Your dealership can check the box indicating your interest for this opportunity during the enrollment process
NEW for 2019: dealers will only be permitted to make changes one time per event. In order to request an event change, dealers must complete an Event Change Request Form, found on the Program Materials page, and submit it to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com based off of the respective program you are participating in. Requests must be submitted at least 3 weeks prior to your scheduled event date and will be granted at the sole discretion of Program HQ. If you need to make multiple changes to an event, you must do so all at once and utilize one form.
NEW for 2019: Dealers nationwide have been assigned electronic waivers to capture test-drive information. This process is done through a microsite that can be accessed off of any smartphone, laptop, or tablet and allows for participants to pre-register for the event. This process makes the flow of events faster and donations can get turned around quicker than paper waivers. Drive 4 UR School/Drive 4 UR Community will not be providing devices to use during events. Dealers and beneficiaries are encouraged to provide some devices at the event. If cellular service is not available at your event location, your dealership will be responsible for providing WiFi or a hotspot connection. For more information, please check out the Electronic Waiver Training Guide on Program Materials.
In an effort to be green, you will receive a complete event kit for only the first Drive 4 UR School event you host in 2019. A "Kit Light" will then be sent to any subsequent Drive 4 UR School events you host this year. A list of items found in the complete and light kits can be found here. Please hold on to kit items from the first complete kit for use in future events.
Materials in the Complete Kit:
- Directional Sign
- Banners & Rope
- T-Shirts (S - XXL)
- Event Posters
- Car Clings
- Pens
- Clipboards
- Tablecloth
- Notebooks (D4URS only) or Tote Bags (D4URC only)
- Feather Banner
Materials in the Kit Light:
- T-Shirts (S - XXL)
- Event Posters
- Car Clings
- Pens
- Table Cloth
- Notebooks (D4URS only) or Tote Bags (D4URC only)
Please note that all dealerships will be receiving a tent with the Ford logo for the first event hosted in 2019. Your dealership will be expected to use this tent for all Drive 4 UR School and Drive 4 UR Community events you host in 2019 and potentially future sessions. Please make sure you hold onto your tent for further use.
After an event, if the dealer is using paper waivers, please send all waivers, and if applicable, the check request form to Latitude Digital at:
If sent VIA – UPS/FEDEX/DHL:
Latitude Digital
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If sent VIA - Postal Mailing (USPS):
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If a dealer is using electronic waivers, please select "END EVENT" after your event to digitally send all waivers in for validation.
By participating in the Drive 4 UR School and Drive 4 UR Community program, a dealer agrees to host a one-day event in which participants ages 18 and over with a valid driver's license test-drive a new Ford vehicle in order to raise a $20 donation for the benefitting school. Failure to conduct test-drives may result in penalties including, but not limited to:
- Regional notification
- Suspension of donation funds
- Disqualification from the program in future sessions
Program HQ reserves the right at any time to request photos from events in order to verify adherence to test-drive guidelines. Be advised that Program HQ travels frequently to events across the country without providing prior notice and will not hesitate to report infractions.
If the check payable information given during enrollment has changed, email the check request form, found on Program Materials, to Program Headquarters at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Events hosted with elementary and middle schools are considered Drive 4 UR School events and not Drive 4 UR Community events. Events hosted with high schools will continue to be part of the Drive 4 UR School program.
Events hosted with an organization in which the funds will directly benefit or go back to a school in any capacity (ex: booster clubs, PTO's, education funds) are considered Drive 4 UR School events and not Drive 4 UR Community events.
Program HQ will continue to verify that all Drive 4 UR School and Drive 4 UR Community events are operating within PMA guidelines. If there is a PMA violation, Program HQ will notify regional personnel within 30 days of enrollment in order to seek resolution. Events violating PMA boundaries are subject to cancellation.


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"The Blind Side": It's All in the Family
"The Blind Side," the independently-produced football film that ascended to the top spot in the box-office rankings last weekend, chronicles the true story of an unusual family created through an adoption that crossed racial lines.
But the movie itself — which cost $30 million to make and has taken in nearly $129 million since its release more than two weeks ago — owes its existence to a network of more traditional, genetic family ties.
In the movie, based on a 2007 book by Michael Lewis, a wealthy white family in Memphis, Tenn., befriends and eventually adopts a homeless African-American teenager, helping foster his football and academic careers. The adoptee, Michael Oher, now is 23 years old and plays left tackle for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and remains close to his adoptive parents, Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy.
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There is a report in USA Today that verifies what we see at Modest Needs day in and day out, and that is that different types of people than ever before don't have or worry about not having enough to eat:
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Hunger has been a challenge in the U.S., even when the economy is running on all cylinders.
At the end of the economic boom in 2007, 13 million people or about 11% of all households were considered "food insecure," the official term used by the government to define one's inability to access an adequate amount of nutritious food at times during the year.
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Director Taika Waititi has addressed one of the scenes in Thor: Ragnarok that was changed during reshoots, explaining why Hela's destruction of Thor's hammer was moved from a dingy alleyway to a green idyllic field. The scene in question – of Cate Blanchett's black-clad villain smashing Mjolnir in the palm of her hand – was recently released as a clip.
Fans had been speculating about this change, since both versions of the scene were included in the trailers for the film. And now that the Thor threequel's press tour is underway – leading to such treats as Kevin Feige chatting about a female Thor, and some discussion of Lady Sif's absence from the film - it was only a matter of time until someone asked Waititi about why the hammer-smashing scene was altered.
Related: Thor: Ragnarok Early Reviews Promise the Best Thor Movie Yet
It was Digital Spy that got there first, asking Waititi in a video interview why this pivotal moment - which takes place after Thor and Loki's reunion with Odin - was moved from a confined New York alleyway to an open field. Waititi's answer started off sarcastic ("Alleyways aren't cool. Fields are cool. Ask anyone"), before getting serious. Here's the reasoning Waititi gave for the change:
"We originally shot some of that stuff on the set of our stuff in New York. What we wanted to do was have them go down to Earth and they see Doctor Strange and stuff but it felt too convenient that he was suddenly just down the road in an alley and also everything, up to then, everything was so fast-paced and all over the place. We wanted to go somewhere peaceful and actually chill out with those characters and be with Odin while he imparts this wisdom and stuff and not have to hear stupid yellow cabs honking out the back."
Further explaining the decision, Waititi stressed that the New York alleyway set "just felt like a terrible environment to have a scene that could be very emotional," and that it was "important for us to be in a beautiful peaceful environment." It's easy to see where he's coming from, as the Odin scenes play out quite tenderly in the finished film. The field is a more suitable locale, but moving Odin out of New York meant shifting Hela's hammer-smashing antics to the new location as well.
It has become common for fans to associate a large amount of reshoots with a film potentially being in trouble, despite the practice by no means being a new one in Hollywood. The tumultuous productions of such films as Rogue One, Suicide Squad, and Justice League are partially to thank for this growing perception, although the widely praised Rogue One proves that extensive reshoots aren't necessarily a signal that the final product will be bad. In this case though, it seems fair to argue that Waititi had a good reason to reshoot the material, and it ultimately ended up improving the film.
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To update you all on the status of Critter's nursery, unless we plan on having it sleep in a dresser drawer, it is not even close to done (or really even started).
Anyhow, I did have the presence of mind in August to reach out to Sara to see if she could design some custom constellation prints for us. Sara is a friend we inherited through a number of other friends and she is a gifted illustrator/designer. After stalking her instagram for ages, I knew that her art was what I wanted in Critter's nursery.
Why did we pick constellations for Critter's headquarters? Because we both love the stars. They never change. Our ketubah is set on a poured ink star chart from the day that we were married. My tallis bag is needlepointed with the star chart from the day that I converted. In our house, the stars are very literally, everywhere.
We decided on four constellations for critter's room. In terms of why we selected them, we chose Ursa Major, Cygnus, Draco, and Orion because they were not horoscope signs and I thought that they would be interesting to a tiny tot as they grow older.
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Aired September 9, 2002 - 21:00 ET
LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight: legendary newsman Walter Cronkite, an eyewitness to history. He's bee around for it all, from Pearl Harbor to JFK's assassination to September 11. What are his reflections on the one-year anniversary of 9/11? Where was he last year. We'll put it all in perspective, as only he can do; take you calls too.
The one and only Walter Cronkite next on LARRY KING LIVE.
I must say on a personal note, one of the great thrills of my life was on our 45th anniversary when this gentleman, Walter Cronkite, hosted two night highlights of a career. You can't get any better than that, and I can't thank you enough. And I wanted to do it publicly, as well as do it privately.
WALTER CRONKITE, FORMER CBS NEWS ANCHOR: It was a privilege for me to do that, Larry.
KING: Walter, so much to talk about. We will be including your phone calls.
I know the story. But for those of you that don't, where were you on 9/11?
CRONKITE: I was in Italy. We had gone over to Florence and to Rome. I was making a couple of speeches, getting an honorary degree at the university in Rome. And we were in Florence on the day of the 11th, just finishing lunch there and planning to go up to pizza for the evening for dinner when our driver, who had a pretty good spattering of English, heavily accented, but good enough, got a call from another friend of his on his cell phone.
And he said, an airplane has hit your twin towers. Well, we never called them the twin towers. I don't remember ever using that phrase, "twin towers." I didn't identify, "a plane had hit our twin towers" I thought is what he said. I couldn't get it; I was asking him more questions, and finally he said something about the World Trade Center or something, close enough.
I said, oh my gosh, a plane hit one of the towers. And I assumed, of course, like everybody here had, that it was an accident. And I told him, turn around, go right back to the hotel. I want to tune in CNN, which is on all day in English in Italy, fortunately; the only service that is in English all day. We got that immediately on the machine just in time to see the, repeating the first -- show the picture of the second plane hitting the south tower. KING: Do you remember what you were thinking?
CRONKITE: Yes, I was thinking, good God, this was not an accident. This is not an accident. And this changed all your thinking immediately that -- immediately -- the horror of an accident, showing the building burning and all of that suddenly turned into a vastly different story.
And I was, of course, immediately shocked. Immediately I called about getting a plane back to the states. I found out that wasn't possible; all planes have been grounded and we were stuck for five more days in Italy.
KING: Did you want to be working?
CRONKITE: Oh yes, of course. Yes.
There's no story that breaks, including a five-alarm fire in Brooklyn that I don't wish I were covering.
KING: What did you do those five days?
Well, I had some speaking engagements to fulfill. I did that, and spent most of the time with CNN on the television.
KING: Now, when you flew back, you landed at Kennedy?
CRONKITE: Yes.
KING: What was that like coming in?
CRONKITE: Well, the Kennedy landing wasn't so sensational. I kept thinking, we might see where the towers used to be, but that was not so. We didn't come in that route.
But the departure from Milan was very interesting, with people trying to get out and get home. And the Delta Airlines did the thing that they should have done, which was quite proper, which is to say, we don't know how long it's going to be before we fly again to the United States, so what we're doing is taking all of your reservations in the order in which you had them and putting them off until such time as we fly, in that order.
Well, I began to use every pull I had to try to get an advance booking. It turned out that we did get on the first plane out on the following Sunday, which happened to be the same one we were booked on originally. But we did make it back.
But the scene at the Milan airport was quite extraordinary, of course, with the very heavy security, people taking forever to get through security, this crowd moving so slowly, you never knew whether you were going to get at the other end of the line in time for the flight you were trying to make or not, and many people did not.
KING: Did you live near the trade center? Do you live near?
CRONKITE: Not that near...
CRONKITE: ... United Nations.
We can see out of the corner, right across the corner downtown, we could see one of the buildings, sort of. But it wasn't enough to have seen much, if we had been present, as far as the destruction of the towers.
But what was remarkable, Larry, when we got to our apartment, and our apartment faces southeast towards the -- southwest toward the towers, and there was still a lot of smoke and stuff rising down there five days later. But our windows were closed. The apartment had been closed up until we got back. And it was stuffy, of course.
So I opened a window. And before I could get the window closed I was choking with this terrible, vile stuff in the air, whatever it was. We got the window closed quickly but it took us forever to get the apartment cleared it seemed, of just that one blast of this terrible air.
KING: From that far away?
CRONKITE: Yes, must be about three or four files.
KING: What's the mood as you -- I guess no one in our history of media was able to assess public mood better than you. What do you assess the mood of this county is?
CRONKITE: Is...
KING: Now.
CRONKITE: I think it's one of deep concern, watchfulness, worry, great acceptance of the danger in which we live in this world. The fact that we have learned since September 11, a year ago, that those broad oceans don't any longer protect us from foreign invasion, that we're susceptible, that we're in danger.
And I think this obviously has changed our entire psychological outlook; that we're not as free in our lives as we once were.
KING: I'll talk about Iraq and other things in a while.
But the media coverage, is there a good rule of thumb? Are we doing too much? Not enough? Should we show the buildings? Not show the buildings? What's your read?
CRONKITE: You're talking about now?
KING: Now, as we approach Wednesday.
CRONKITE: In the observance of the anniversary?
KING: Yes. CRONKITE: I think that it's unavoidable to show the buildings in very short form, not dwelling upon the buildings, not dwelling upon the bodies flying through the air, not dwelling on each of the buildings collapsing. This isn't necessary. We can be reminded of the horror and the technical horror of these great structures collapsing. We can get all of that and the loss of life in a very quick flash. I think that's enough.
KING: Do you agree, though, with the all-day coverage? Every network seems to be doing...
CRONKITE: No, I think we're going to get very weary, as tragic as are the stories, as heartrending as are the stories, as tear- jerking as are the stories, I think we're going to get very tired of hearing them over and over again over a period of two or three days or more. I think it's going to be overdone.
KING: Well, we didn't when it happened.
CRONKITE: No, we didn't.
KING: Couldn't get enough when it happened. Is it that our mind fades quickly, or we go onto other things?
CRONKITE: Well, no, you couldn't at the time. There was no way to break away from that story. We were anxious for details. We were anxious for every detail: how people got out, how people didn't get out, the search for bodies, the search for human remains, the collapse of the buildings and the buildings around them, the atmosphere of (UNINTELLIGIBLE) zero point zero.
All of this needed to be covered in detail. The people were terribly thirsty for every bit of information they could get. The "New York Times" did that extraordinary job of having an entire section of the paper each day. That went on for three months, for heaven's sakes.
KING: We're going to take a break and come back.
By the way, on Wednesday night we're going to have a two-hour edition of LARRY KING LIVE, and among the guests will be Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Governor George Pataki and first lady Laura Bush and the attorney general of the United States, John Ashcroft. And also, the president will address the country right when we go on the air. In fact, one minute into our broadcast, he will address the world on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the horror of September 11.
We'll be back with Walter Cronkite right after this.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, I said, that's going to go down like the first one. And it came down, and it was just this sound, this rumble and this mass cloud coming at us. It was intense.
KING: We're back with Walter Cronkite, the legendary newsman, over six decades in the business, former anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News. He's also the voice of Benjamin Franklin in the new PBS animated series, "Liberty's Kids," which launched on Labor Day. How does it feel to be old Ben?
CRONKITE: It's good. I'm sure it's going to be a great and a very important program. We have all looked for ways to help educate our young people, to use television in the best possible way. I think the people that produce this program have found that it's a very well authenticated by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians' account of the early days of the revolution, founding our Constitution, with animated figures.
Ben Franklin is the animated narrator, and I'm Benjamin Franklin -- my voice anyway. I don't think the animated figure looks much like me, but probably looks like Ben Franklin. And I think it's going to be really a charmer for the kids. It's going to be on at 4:30 every afternoon on most PBS stations.
KING: You've seen it all, Pearl Harbor, atom bomb, war ending, war beginning, JFK shot and September 11. There's no way to rate these things. Is September 11 the worst?
CRONKITE: In many ways, it is the worst, because of the nature of the attack, the surprise attack. Now, Pearl Harbor was a sneak attack, according to President Roosevelt at the time, and indeed it was a sneak attack. But it was a military attack on a military target, and it was understandable. We were all having our problems with the Japanese. We knew we might be going to war with them. There really should not have been a sneak attack. We should have been a little more alert to the situation. But as a consequence, we can understand that, that was acceptable. That was within the norms of historical behavior.
This thing had no norms, and it's living as a horror.
KING: Personally, though, you had to report the death of John Kennedy, and we saw you wipe a tear. Was that personally the toughest day for you?
CRONKITE: I think it probably was, yes. Yes, it -- the moment when I had to finally say that the president was dead, the enormity of it struck me and almost quieted me.
KING: How is President George W. Bush doing?
CRONKITE: Well, I think it depends upon whether you believe in what he's doing or not. He's certainly taken a strong hand. He's taking definitive action, according to his own rights, and according to his recommendations of his council. And if you believe that that is the way we should be going, then you've got to say he's doing a great job. If you happen to be in opposition, then you are going to say, well, wait a minute, hold on a minute. Let's examine this a little more closely.
KING: In the public's eye, though, at about a 60 percent to 64 percent favorable rating. They approve.
CRONKITE: Oh, yes, he's doing -- in that sense, he's doing well. But then don't forget that he commands the public relations power of the country. His spokesman, the president himself, when he speaks, he's listened to. When he speaks, he gets time on the air. He is the central figure and, therefore, he is the leader. So you've got to expect some of that.
It's very important, I think, terribly important that this nation today have a wide open discussion, debate in Congress that will carry over and spill over into the public as to the wisdom of the Iraqi program. And that's terribly important.
It surprises me, Larry, very big, huge surprise to me that the military itself is saying, we don't need this discussion, we have made a decision. We don't need to take this to the people. It's the military that toward the end of the Vietnam War, by saying that it was the press that had lost the war for them in Vietnam, because we had misrepresented what they were doing in Vietnam, et cetera, and they -- they are the ones who then put a heavy damper on our coverage of the Persian Gulf War and other conflicts we had.
But every one of those officers who said that the press lost the war for them was also saying, the lesson we have learned is we never again go to war unless the American people are fully behind us and we know that, unless they understand why we are going, unless they approve of our going, we don't go. That was a military rule of procedure.
Now they are turning around and doing just the opposite. Don't tell them anything. We'll go if we want to go, and let them -- let the devil take the (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
KING: We're going to take a break and we'll ask Walter's thoughts on Iraq and that emerging situation. And as we go to break, as we approach 9/11, a daughter remembers.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She was quite extraordinary. And sometimes you don't get quite how extraordinary when a person is living. She just always kind of took on life with a great kind of, I don't know, energy, at 68 years old, working for Aeon, as a vice president on the, you know, 93rd floor of the World Trade Center.
She was a very strong life force. I also know that she would want me to focus more on how she lived. I miss my mother tremendously, and I want to celebrate her life, because there actually was a lot to celebrate.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) CRONKITE: I think we're just beginning the discussion. We haven't had the discussion yet. We've had unilateral approach by this administration to a unilateral solution. And it is now up to Congress to hear both sides at great depth, and it is, I hope, the intention of the United States to take the matter to the United Nations and work with the United Nations.
You know that the brilliance of this president's father in the old Persian Gulf War was the fact that he got these allied nations with him, including the other Arab nations. That was done through the United Nations, at the United Nations openly, in front of the United Nations. That's what is needed now is that same kind of open discussion, saying that this is what we need, this is what -- not that this is what we are going to do whether you come along or not, that is not the answer.
KING: But you're not going to get a coalition on invading Iraq. You're not going to get approval of some nations that gave approval years ago.
CRONKITE: That might have been said before the Persian Gulf War too, Larry. We don't know that to be sure. We haven't tried it yet. That's the thing. We haven't tried this. We have got to -- we simply have to explore the alternatives, the diplomatic alternatives. We have to look at the evidence of the danger from Iraq.
This is a -- this is a huge move, to take the United States military forces alone -- alone -- to the Arab nations and expect to win a war and win the peace. We might win a war and never establish a peace again with those people.
KING: Do you -- do you think we have to prove the case, absolute proof, as Kennedy did with the missile crisis in Cuba?
CRONKITE: Well, I think we have to go a lot farther than we've gone. Let's put it that way. We don't have adequate evidence now. We've got very deep suspicions, and the danger from these people in Iraq is so great that there is certainly every reason for deep concern about what they are doing and what they are up to and how far along they have gotten and what the future holds. That's nothing to toy with. And in a moment, I think, all of the American people, most of the civilized people in the world would agree with that.
But there is a form which we must follow in doing these things. And that form requires diplomatic maneuvers first. It requires an exhaustion of every diplomatic overture before you take military forces in on an invasion of another country to change its leadership.
KING: Are you surprised that the Democrats have been rather generally silent?
CRONKITE: Yes, I'm very, very surprised. And I really don't expect them to retain that posture very long into the congressional debate.
KING: Switching to the media coverage of the whole -- do you think that -- some have suggested the media contributed, generalized word media, to the lack of awareness in pre-9/11, by not concentrating much on terror, not asking questions about it.
CRONKITE: You mean before 9/11?
KING: Yeah.
CRONKITE: Well, we'd have to examine that one, I think. What were the questions we should ask? What should we have done? Short of -- an example, we had the al Qaeda explosions of the two embassies in central Africa. We had that. We had the blowing up of the Cole, the destroyer. These were obviously some pretty, pretty powerful lessons in the dangers of these people.
I would have thought we could have done more, certainly. A lot more in the intelligence area. And it seems that the answer to that is that we simply too early moved into what we thought was fool-proof intelligence gathering by technological means -- satellite observation, wiretapping, telephone tapping, the rest. It turns out that that is only part of the answer to espionage.
KING: How do you balance the need between obvious security on the part of a government and the press' right to know?
CRONKITE: I don't balance it at all. I'd say the press has a right to know. The people have a right to know.
KING: Period?
CRONKITE: Period. Now, of course there is security. There is security requirements, just as in a military situation, there is every reason to have censorship over dispatches that would reveal our strengths as opposed to our enemy's, our disposition of forces, our losses -- that's proper censorship.
However, before that censorship is applied, you have got to have the correspondents in the field doing the reporting, you have got to have the cameramen in the field taking the pictures. We are not permitted to do that at this point.
There's no question of our having a right to cover the war. We have no rights to cover the war. The American people will never know how we performed in Afghanistan because we have not -- we do not have the privilege of having troops with -- I mean, correspondents with the troops at the time that they are in action. Now, that is denying us the right to know. We are sending our boys, our girls. We use the phrase, to fight our war in Afghanistan, and we're not permitted to know what they are doing in our name.
KING: Was there a legal remedy? Could someone have gone to court over this?
CRONKITE: Well, I suppose -- I would hope that if you went to court about this that the courts would say, you've got a right to report. But I -- and I don't know why perhaps that hasn't been done. I am a little puzzled, quite honestly, about the fact that the media moguls, those who run the television networks, those who run the newspapers have not been more vociferous in going back to the administration and the Defense Department and demanding our rights to have our people or reporters on the scene. They haven't done that. I'm terribly suspicious of why not.
KING: Oh?
CRONKITE: Well, it occurs to me we know they have been so encumbered, having cambered the news departments over the last few years, on the bottom line, on the cost of coverage, so we don't cover foreign news anymore. But it's going to be very costly to send correspondents and film crews and satellite trucks to distant countries and covering a war.
KING: So we don't (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
CRONKITE: And I think that perhaps they are saying to themselves, if we fight for the right to send them, we're going to have to send them, and when we have to send them, it's going to be a little expensive.
KING: He never loses cynicism, folks. Walter Cronkite is our guest. We're going to go to your phone calls. As we go to a break, a son remembers a father.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He was an amazing man. He was my so-called rock. He just always put people ahead of himself. My dad came and just walked over and put his happened on my shoulder and said, do you need some help, son. That's just the type of dad that he was.
He always worked very hard and had very long hours, but he always found a way to come home to make it to, you know, a recital or to my brother's baseball game, or to go on a camping trip with us for boy scouts.
And when I was asked what was his hobby, his biggest hobby really was his family. He truly loved spending time with his family. And when he wasn't with us, he was talking about us. It's just a void that, you know, will never be filled. It's just something that we have to learn to deal with.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We lost -- from our company along, we lost five, but there were guys that we run in with all the time down here, just missing companies. Can't find them. Don't know where they are.
The quicker we can get to the people, the better chance of survival. The quicker we get to the voids, any type of voids that we might have, and there are plenty of voids underneath the building. There is opportunities, though, even as the week goes by, that still there's a chance.
It's dangerous, but that's what, you know, this is the career we've chosen and this is what we're doing. That's why everybody's here today. Everybody here today either knows somebody. Everybody here knows somebody that's missing. That's why we're all here.
KING: Walter Cronkite is our guest. Let's go to your calls. St. Mary's, Pennsylvania. Hello.
CALLER: Hello, Larry.
KING: Yeah.
CALLER: Mr. Cronkite, it's an honor to speak to both of you.
KING: Thank you.
CALLER: My question for Mr. Cronkite, if you were still a working journalist, with all the history of the world and this country that you have covered, would this have been the biggest story of your career?
CRONKITE: It would certainly if not the biggest, it would be very close to it. And I would think that in the nature of the story, yes, it would have been the biggest in my career.
The stories, as we journalists judge them, are judged on various other bases than just what you'd appear -- what appears on the surface. This was a huge story. The death toll was terrible. The nature of the attack was terrible. And all of that.
On the other hand, the landing of the man on the moon was the most important scientific achievement, perhaps, in 100 years, and the greatest in a century of scientific achievement. That was an important story. The assassination of a young president before he had really much of a chance to make an impact on the country was a terrible story. The civil rights fight was a very important fight. The Vietnam War, the tour America part was a very important story. Pearl Harbor and the entire World War II was a terrible story.
KING: Atom bomb.
CRONKITE: They're all bad stories.
KING: Atom bomb. Atom bomb.
CRONKITE: And the atom bomb, of course, the use of the atom bomb. Truman's decision to drop it.
KING: Angola, New York, for Walter Cronkite. Hello.
CALLER: Yes, hello, Mr. Cronkite. I grew up as an elementary student learning most of my history from your series that you did for school kids, and you always ended it saying, "this is Walter Cronkite, and you were there." And that always made me feel very comforted, no matter what you were reporting on. Can you please tell me what you could say to the nation now to comfort us?
CRONKITE: To what?
KING: To comfort people. You did comfort.
CRONKITE: I think that our comfort is in our history. You have watched history being reported, played on the "You Are There" program. What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times. I appreciate your watching that, and many, many people did.
But the comfort is in our history. We have overcome some terrible blows to our democracy, to the future of our democracy, to the future of our nation. We survived the Civil War and the strife that tore this nation apart. We survived the period of minority dominated -- majority domination of a minority until we finally let the peoples of minority free, just 30, 40 years ago now with our Civil Rights Act.
We've survived a lot of horrible things in this country. We can survive this. And that is where the comfort is, that we know we have the strength to do this. And we -- if we follow through with that strength to intelligently exercise our franchise as voting citizens of this country, to be sure that we are -- our feelings are represented, we will be comforted by knowing that democracy is still at work and that the country will prevail.
KING: For those of you who never saw "You Are There," they would take an event in history, going way back, and Walter would cover it as if it were the nightly news that night. The assassination of Julius Caesar, and you are there. Interviews with Brutus. Quite a show.
Chico, California, hello.
CALLER: Yes, good evening, Mr. Cronkite. My question is, do you feel personally that we're going to be hit again? It's been awfully quiet for the past year, and I'm just kind of wondering, personally, from all your experience and all your expertise in the news area, do you think we're going to be hit again?
CRONKITE: I think it perhaps is unfair for an individual to suggest that we're going to be hit again with any suggestion that that comes from knowledge or from experience or any other information that we could call to play, because we have none. I have none at all about that.
I hope that our intelligence departments do have, but I don't. I would not say that we are going to be hit again. I think we, however, should understand the dangers that exist in the world today, the possibility of our being hit again, yes. Obviously, it is there. We cannot deny it. So we should be preparing for it. We should understand it. But we should not cower down in fear of it. KING: We'll take a break and come back with more, more phone calls for Walter Cronkite. John Walsh will be with us tomorrow night. And as we go to break, a daughter remembers her father.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He was just a sparkle. You know, he was always happy to see you. Actively involved, super-loving, so gorgeous. He had these beautiful green eyes. He taught me that if you can't find where you're going, look up and look for the twin towers, and that means, you know, you go that way towards home.
And he'd just would always say to me, you're going to be fine, you know, great guy, you know, and I would say to him, but nobody can fill your shoes. And so that day I just had the feeling like I should be helping him. He loved us very much. I just wanted to make sure that the whole world knows that we love him a lot, and we miss him a lot.
KING: Before we take our next call, Walter just told me they are selling executive parachutes, parachutes for executives in tall buildings.
CRONKITE: Yeah. Yeah. You can buy them. They're available. I suppose it's the only way that they could continue to rent those high...
KING: Never heard of that.
Sacramento, California, hello.
CALLER: Mr. Cronkite, I'm one of I think many Vietnam veterans who appreciated your question of that war. Thank you, sir, for that. In Vietnam and in the Tonkin Gulf, there was a lot of government disinformation, and since then, a lot more. Do you think the news media are being sufficiently critical of what we're being told now by this administration to sell a war, and do you think we have considered enough U.S. foreign policy as one causative factor in the animosity that led to the horrible tragedy of 9/11?
CRONKITE: Your first question regarding -- regarding whether the news media are adequately skeptical of the information they're getting from the administration and are passing that skepticism along to the American people -- probably not. I think they could do a better job of that. Nearly every statement that is made by a political organization, and that includes an administration running the country, warrants little more -- little deeper examination than we are always given time and the adequate information to question.
We need to do more of that. I think individual reporters are doing a good job. I think it's difficult for an individual newspaper, for a press organization, for a broadcast unit to constantly keep that pressure on. I think there is some concern that the American people would not tolerate it and would turn away from that kind of continuing skepticism. I think that would be a mistake.
But then on the other end, we must notice that the American public is not very keen, not very aware, not very sophisticated about getting the information it needs. When it gets most of its news from television, as it still is today, it is accepting a little less news than it needs to intelligently exercise its franchise at the polls. And that, to my mind, is a fact of the matter.
KING: And foreign policy's effect on what might have caused 9/11?
CRONKITE: Yes, I think very definitely that foreign policy could have caused what has happened.
KING: Doesn't excuse it.
CRONKITE: We have been warned by other terrorist attacks elsewhere of the dislike for us and the intent of the organization to express that dislike in various terrorist acts around the country, the two embassies that were blown up in Africa, the destroyer Cole, for instance, episode, and that sort of thing. It should be apparent to us. It should have been apparent to us a long time ago, and it certainly should be apparent now. It should be, for goodness sakes, understood now. But it is not.
The problem is this great division between the rich and the poor in the world. We represent the rich. Each of our citizens is not rich, of course, but as a country, we are exceedingly rich. As a country, all of these -- most of these other nations of Africa and Asia and South America and Central America are very, very poor. The people in those countries who don't have adequate housing, don't have adequate hospitalization, don't have adequate medical care, don't have adequate education, they are not going to live forever in the shadow of the riches that we display constantly in our movies, in our travels around the world, in our airlines and our shipping.
They are not going to put up with that forever. This is a revolution, in effect, around the world. A revolution is in place today. We are suffering from a revolution of the poor and have-nots against the rich and haves. And that's us.
KING: Sag Harbor, New York. Hello.
CALLER: Thank you, Mr. King, for all that you do with your show. And Mr. Cronkite, my family used to watch you every night. Thank you for making me a better U.S. citizen, as well as a new addict. My question is, are you ever tempted to call up the CBS, or CNN news desk, with a suggestion or observation?
CRONKITE: Oh, no. CNN and CBS have some very intelligent, some very bright news people to do that job. I don't think they'd particularly welcome others coming around and suggesting how they do their work. That is one of the penalties of growing old and out of the daily swim. I am not in that league anymore. KING: Walter is 85 years young, and he keeps on keeping on. And we'll be back with our remaining moments with Walter Cronkite in just a moment. Right now, a mother remembers a son.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He took care of everything around there. It didn't matter whether it was helping pay bills or shoveling snow or taking kids to Little League games.
The only thing larger than his physical presence was his smile. He had this incredible smile. He was absolutely infatuated with the city. He loved the city. It was a dream of his to work in those buildings.
The train comes in every day, and I expect him to come barreling in my kitchen door, and of course he hasn't. I feel like the rug's been ripped out from under my feet. He called me up and -- to say good night, like he always did -- and as we hung up the phone, he said, "take care, comb your hair." And that was the last I spoke with him.
KING: We're back with the dean of American television journalists, Walter Cronkite.
Terrysburg, Ohio. Hello.
CALLER: Hello. It's so wonderful to speak to such two knowledgeable people. So I'm very pleased. However, my question is, as a social studies teacher at Northwood middle school, which is a sixth, seventh and eighth grade school, what would you suggest as an appropriate remembrance of September 11?
CRONKITE: What was that again, Larry? I'm sorry.
KING: She teaches in middle school, sixth, seventh and eighth. What should she teach kids in that age group as a remembrance for 9- 11?
CRONKITE: Oh, boy. That's a tough one. You've got a tough job in deciding that. I'm not sure that I can be helpful in that regard.
KING: This is 12, 13 and 14.
CRONKITE: I think the thing that must be accentuated is the nature of the conflict between two peoples, these Muslim extremists and the American public as such. We are not guilty of all of the mistakes that our foreign policy has made through the years. We are not personally guilty of our failure to spread our riches around the world and help others lift themselves by their own bootstrap, and neither are all of those in the Muslim world, are they guilty of the extremism expressed by these violent terrorists. I think the most important lesson perhaps for you to communicate is that we are all human beings together. We all have our differences together, but that does not mean that we are all extremists by any means, that we share much of the same human values. Our manuals of our religion are not so different as we would sometimes believe, that we are a civilization that can live together in harmony, if we only understand each other and worked to understand each other.
KING: One more call. Montpelier, Vermont, hello.
CALLER: Yes, hello. Hi, Mr. Walter Cronkite, how are you? After watching you for many years, and we all can recall the horrible things that had to be reported, in your opinion, what is the best thing you've reported?
KING: What's the best story you ever reported? I'm going to guess the moon.
CRONKITE: Well, probably. I'd buy that theory. The successful landing on the moon. Very probably is the best story. I do think that the success, although still not complete, in the -- in the recognition of equal rights of -- of equal rights to all Americans, regardless of color, creed and so forth, was also one of the best stories we've had to report.
KING: Were you on deck for the Salk's vaccine?
CRONKITE: Yes, that one. Sure.
KING: Not a bad story.
CRONKITE: Getting rid of infantile paralysis, for heaven's sakes, it was an important thing. A big story. All the medical breakthroughs, of course, each in its own way has had a great -- we got rid of smallpox at one point, you know. Now we're only worried about smallpox because we dared to hold on to some of these viruses in case we wanted to need to use them some day. Terrible problem.
KING: You retired once. We have about a minute left. No one will ever forget that historic last broadcast. But you never really retired.
CRONKITE: No, not quite.
KING: You will never retire-retire, will you?
CRONKITE: No, I never intended to retire. I only stepped down from the evening news, daily journalism. I'd been a daily journalist with United Press fighting deadlines every minute, then on radio, then on television, for all of my entire working life until I was 65 years old, and I always had intended to step down from daily journalism at 65. I intended to continue with the major stories, with the specials, and that sort of thing. I wasn't given that opportunity as much as I would have liked, but that was my intention.
KING: You're a national treasure. CRONKITE: Thank you, Larry.
KING: Thank you for coming. Walter Cronkite. By the way, before we come back in a moment and tell you about tomorrow night, we want to extend our best wishes to our good friend Jerry Lewis. He guested with us right before the muscular dystrophy telethon. I had the honor of being on that telethon with him. Jerry didn't feel well last night in London, had to cancel a performance. He was not hospitalized. He just went back to his hotel. As you know, he's been suffering from a lot of maladies. However, his people do tell us that he is well rested and recovered, and is doing OK now. You be well, my friend, because speaking of treasures, America needs you.
We'll take a break, come back and tell you about tomorrow night on this edition of LARRY KING LIVE, right after this.
KING: One of the reasons among many that I love coming home to New York is the chance to be around Mr. Aaron Brown. At the same luncheon today, just to be in his presence is magnetic.
AARON BROWN, HOST, "NEWSNIGHT": Yeah. Yeah. And of the reasons I like seeing you is because you bring your wife, and she's a whole lot nicer.
KING: Yeah. I got lucky. Tomorrow night, John Walsh joins us. He lost a son tragically many years ago, and has continued the fight against crime and children ever since. John Walsh tomorrow night. But right now, it's time for "NEWSNIGHT" and our man on the scene, my man, Aaron Brown.
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