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Banned from publication on Amazon, by the United States Government, How We Gypsies See The Americans, is now available to read online for free.
As a result of these recent violent hate crime attacks, I began asking several white locals if they had any clue as to what could have inspired this man's radical hatred and bigotry and the answer I received time and time again was always the same: People fear the unknown. Little is known about the Gypsies. We keep to ourselves, rarely coming down off our land, rarely seen by the public eye.
We are a mystery.
We dress different, talk different, act different, have different customs, live in strange non-traditional housing, drive bizarre circus clown looking cars, wear clothes that look like we walked out of an ancient century long gone, practice a religion no one has ever heard of, talk to and about Faeries and Wee Ones and Little People, and the only thing anyone really knows about our clan is that Stephen King was so fascinated by us that he wrote a book about the Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach, a book that was made into a movie and filmed on location in our town, using our family members as seconds and walk ins and featuring our real live wild antique collection of cars in the film, known as Thinner, based on the book of the same name.
Every year thousands of tourists flock to Old Orchard Beach, in search of the Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach, to see if they really are the outlandish people Stephen King portrayed us as in Thinner. Around here nothing makes a Stephen King fans piss-pants happier then to come up into our farm and oogle at the Gypsies made famous by Thinner.
I have not read the book nor seen the movie, and very little of the movie was actually filmed here. I think most people are of the impression the entire movie was filmed here and that we are the actors in the film. In actuality, the film crew was only here for a few hours of a single day. The film crew wasn't even here more then five hours. There are some very important facts you need to understand about Scottish Gypsy culture, if you are to understand why we were not in agreement with the movie being filmed here.
Gypsies are very quiet, often refusing to speak in public, refusing to speak to strangers, refusing to speak to non-Gypsies, and refusing to make eye contact, looking always and only at the ground when being addressed by non-Gypsies. Non-Gypsies often say we are "morbidly shy", say that our entire clan is Autistic (which may be true, as most every clansman who's ever been to a doctor has been diagnosed with Autism), or that we suffer from "extreme eccentric snobbery". Gypsies will not smile or laugh or yell or cry while there is a non-Gypsy in the room. Gypsies will not speak to cashiers when paying for items in the store, nor will they raise their eyes to make eye contact with salesmen. In short, Gypsies simply go mute in the presence of a non-Gypsy and no amount of flashing money in their face, saying "We'll pay you to be in our movie" is going to change that as Gypsies have little use for money and don't accept bribes. And as such, no real Gypsy had a speaking role in that movie, because Gypsies refuse to speak in the presence of non-Gypsies unless absolutely necessary, and because most Gypsies refuse to be photographed.
Gypsies are highly superstitious and most see modern items of white men as cursed, demonic, evil or "of Satan". It is why many Gypsies fear to have electricity in their homes, and will not own phones. Things like iPods and cell phones are seen as devices created by Satan. My owning a computer and having internet connection is seen as highly controversial and has caused many tensions with the clan who feel there is no greater evil on the planet, then "Satan's internet". Cameras are seen as tools of Satan created to trap one's soul. Few Gypsies will allow themselves to be photographed. Many Gypsies have a fear of cameras, living in morbid dread of having their soul captured if they are caught on camera, and so there are no real Gypsies in the film as actors, and only a handful as walk-ins in the background, and none had their faces filmed. And again, no amount of flashing money in their face, saying "We'll pay you to be in our movie" is going to change that as Gypsies have little use for money and don't accept bribes, because Gypsies believe that "money is the root of all evil". Everybody in that movie, whose face you could see, was not a real Gypsy.
Most of what was filmed here was to have people line up our cars in a big long row and drive them back and forth off the Old Orchard Beach turnpike exit in Saco (Known as Exit 5 at the time the movie was filmed here.) I myself was not in the movie (I don't think - I'm not supposed to be, but you know how sneaky and untrustworthy white men are). I spent the day they were here, standing beside the road watching them film the cars driving back and forth and listening to directors and camera men complaining that there was not enough fog. Old Orchard Beach, famous for it's thick fog, was refusing to give them fog for the film and they had to bring in fog machines which angered them to no end. They got a few shots of various clan members from behind in traditional dress walking around downtown at Palace Playland and then they left. That was the extent of our involvement in the movie Thinner. But, it was enough, for ever since that movie was filmed, our family has been bombarded with tourists coming to our town in search of "The Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach".
I am told by fans of the book and movie that it portrays our family in a wicked evil, very dark light.That the Gypsies in the movie are evil witches. And that because of Thinner, we Scottish Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach are viewed as evil practitioners of dark arts, people quick to cast curses and death spells, angry and full of vengeance. We have been told by fans of Thinner, that when they actually met us in person they were very surprised to find that we were nothing like the way the movie portraies us. They said they did not expect us to be friendly, nor did they expect us to dress the way we dress, as the" Gypsies" in the movie dressed in a much more stereotypical manner.
Fans of Thinner also tell us they are quiet alarmed by the act that we are NOT witches and don't cast curses. This fact alarmed them, because they tell us, that the entire basis of the movie s a man angers a Gypsy woman who puts a curse on him, causing him to starve to death no matter how much he eats (thus the name "Thinner")
I think the thing which surprises us Gypsies the most, is how DISAPPOINTED tourists are when they arrive here in Old Orchard Beach, looking for the Gypsies who were in Thinner and find out that, we are NOTHING like the "Gypsies" in the movie. Worse for the fans, is when they learn that NOT ONE REAL Gypsy was actually filmed in the movie. Apparently, the film makers had done some sort of marketing scream, of promoting the movie by saying it had REAL Gypsies in it to make it "authentic".
Tha is one of the things which annoies us most of all. EveryJune, July, and Agugust, hundreds of people flock to our yard, ooggling and taking pictures, and getting piss pants excited over getting to meet the "Gypsies of Thinner" live and in person, and then t
I am told by locals that the movie Thinner and how it portrays my family, is very likly the cause of WHY this particular man and his small group of white-supremacists friends chose to target my family. This belief was due to the fact that when questioned in court and by police, this man and his friends said they did the things they did because they were "doing God's work" and that "God had ordained" them and "sent them to Maine" to "rid the town of it's evil witches".
We will probably never know for sure what possessed this man and his friends to do the violent and hateful things they did, but, it did get me thinking. The locals are right.
We DO keep to ourselves.
We DO rarely coming down off our land.
We ARE rarely seen by the public eye.
We DO NOT speak to strangers.
We ARE a mystery to people outside our clan.
We DO dress different.
We DO talk different.
We DO act different.
We DO have different customs.
We DO live in strange non-traditional housing.
We DO drive bizarre circus clown looking cars.
We DO wear clothes that look like we walked out of an ancient century long gone.
We DO practice a religion no one has ever heard of.
We DO believe in, talk to and about the Faeries, Wee Ones, and Little People.
We DO practice magic arts.
And the only thing anyone really does know about our clan IS that Stephen King was so fascinated by us that he wrote a book about the Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach and it was made into a movie that was later filmed here.
People DO fear the unknown and outside of Stephen King's Thinner, we are virtually unknown to the world.
People react to our family with fear. I see that every time I leave the land and go into the town. A path opens up between the crowds and I walk along, with mothers pulling their children away and people averting their eyes in fear that I will hex them if they look at me. That people on the outside fear my people is not in question.
I suppose the funny thing is the men involved in those hate crimes and the bomb, called us Wiccans and Witches when in fact we are neithger Wiccan nor Witches.
Equally funny are the tourists who come up here each summer and ask me to teach them Wicca or Witchcraft and are utterly baffled when I explain to them that I know nothing about either Wicca or Witchcraft. To which they ask:
"But aren't you a witch?"
"But you're a Gypsy."
"And you cast spells and stuff right?"
"So ain't that like Wicca and Witchcraft and stuff?"
"But don't you like worship the Goddess?"
"No. I'm a Christian."
"Wait, you can't be a Gypsy and practice magic and be a Christian too. It doesn't work that way!"
"I belong to two separate Christian religions: LDS/Mormon and Voodoo."
"But Mormons aren't Christians, they got that gold Bible and stuff and Voodoo that witchcraft that's not a religion."
"No, Mormons do not have a Golden Bible, you Mormons are Christians who worship God the Father and believe in salvation through the atonement of the blood of Jesus. No Voodoo is not witchcraft, it's a ChristoPagan religion that uses Bible based magic, evocation of saints, reverence to Mother Mary, Catholic prayer beads/rosaries and in the Voodoo religion I am an ordained minister, rank of Medsen Fey, Marij Loa to Damballah Weddo. I tend his shrine and that of his wife Erzullie Fredda. I am the head minister of the Church of the Holy Rhinestone which houses the shrine of Damballah god of peace and purity, Eruzillie goddess of rhinestones and gay men, and Saint Liberace` patron saint of Autistic children, mothers, and drag queens."
"But...but...but...Wicca is the only ONE TRUE PATH to Goddess and no one outside of Wicca can do REAL magic. If it's not Wicca it's evil, black magic and occultist Satan worship!"
"Uhm...I thought Wiccans didn't believe in Satan? Are you sure you even know what you are talking about? And I already told you I don't worship any Goddesses."
"But don't you do like nature stuff with like Faeries and Mother Earth and all that jazz?"
"The magic arts I practice are known as Faerie Faith and reveraces the spirits of nature. They have nothing to do with worship a goddess or Mother Earth or any of that jazz. My personal spirit guide is a FarDarrig, a creature similar to a Leprechaun, known as a Memegwasii to Kickapoo side of my family."
So you do like magic circle rituals and and call your spirit guide forth with your anthem?"
"I sometimes cast a circle, except for the times that I don't."
"So should I use salt or flour?"
"I use whatever is on hald: salt, flour, cornmeal, thyme, garlic powder, stick drawing in the dirt, usually I use diatomicus earth, because I have a raging phobia of bugs and it keeps the creepy crawlies in check."
"Diatomicus earth? What's that?"
"It's pulverized coral and lava and reef sand, mashed up to the texture of flour, but it's actually a fine natural glass, that cuts up bugs as they run acrossed it. Kill bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas, lice, silverfish, and all those other bugs I have massive phobias of. You can also use it as a skin rub to smooth away dead flesh and wrinkles, which is why I'm in my 40s and still get carded at the store on school days. (No one ever believes I'm over 16 and not skipping class.)"
"What moon phase you you recommend I bless my anthem and chalic with?"
"Anthem and chalic?"
"Yeah, for my altar. I read I was supposed to put them on my altar..."
"I don't know what you are talking about. My altar is a giant stump in the swamp. It's covered several inches thick with moss. It's where I leave offerings to the Fearies. There's nothing on it but the moss that grows there."
"Well, what moon phase do you do that with?"
"No idea."
"How can you not know? Witches always do spells by moon phases."
"I already told you, I'm not a witch and other then a full moon, I couldn't tell you one moon phase from another. Plus I don't have electricity, so I get up with the sunrise and go to bed with the sunset. I rarely see the moon at all, let alone come out at night to do spells in the dark. Do you have any idea how stupid that is around here? There are 5 black bear out in the woods there, two packs of cyottes totally more then 30 individual dogs, several racoons, which if you knew anything about animals you'd know are far more dangerous and more likely to attack a human then a bear is..."
"B...b...b...bear? There's bear around here?"
"Is it safe out here?" Looks up at the 200 foot tall 300 year old pine trees that cover our land and suddenly realizes how far off the beaten path they went to reeach me.
"As long as you don't go outside at night it is. Unless a rabid fox or racoon shows up."
"So you don't do spell casting at night by the moon?" Looks around nervously noticing how close to sunset it is and how wicked dark it already is this deep in the words of Maine.
"Nope. No moon casting."
"But Wicca..."
"Is something I do not practice and know nothing about. Sorry."
I go through this same sort of conversation with just about every white tourist who comes up in here looking for me. And in spite of white people constantly saying I have Autism and saying because I am so Autistic I am very difficult to communicate with, inordinately shy, and serverly lacking in any communication or social skills, you will find that I am the most communicative member of the clan.
While white men see me as "horrendously introverted" and "painfully shy", my own clan sees me as "too extroverted" and "a chatter box" who is "too outgoing" and "too willing to speak to white men". So, if you've ever meet me in person and spoken with me, and said I was shy, introverted, or Autistic, know that you'll find it even more difficult to communicate with others of my clan because they are far more of what you white men call shy, introverted, or Autistic, then I am.
To be clear, this book is not a study or history of Wicca, Witchcraft, Voodoo, Mormonism, Christianity, or any other religion. While the magic arts I practice are effected by Voodoo and Mormonism to a great degree, they are not truely or strictly Voodoo or Mormonisn. This book is rather a look at the cultural, spiritual and magical traditions of my people, The Scottish Gypsies of Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion,
impeding the free exercise of religion,
abridging the freedom of speech,
infringing on the freedom of the press,
interfering with the right to peaceably assemble
or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances.
It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
― Desmond Tutu
Bullies should never force you to suffer in silence. If someone has hurt you, let others know.
"I wonder if you realize: When you browbeat people who disagree with you into silence - because they don't want to be called hater, bigot, Hitler, whatever - their silence will create for you the illusion that you're winning. But it's just an illusion - an illusion you find so intoxicating that you're completely unprepared when the moment of truth comes . . . and you lose."
― Dan Calabrese
"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody."
― Abraham Lincoln
"If you're horrible to me, I'm going to write a song about it, and you won't like it. That's how I operate."
― Taylor Swift
Banned from publication on Amazon, by a First Amendment violating, court order on January 4, 2016, by the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall, a branch of the United States government, How We Gypsies See The Americans, is now available to read online for free.
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Banned by the United States Government, January 4, 2016 for being "Too Gay For The Family Friendly Town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine."
State of Maine, Biddeford District Court:
Docket #BDDC-PA-2015-00574
Keeping in mind that the judge never read the book and I was never allowed to testify, as MOST of the court case was done via an "exparte order" without my knowledge to court case against me even existed until nearly a year after it started. The whole judgement being based off a murder I had no connection to, with residents of Old Orchard Beach, using as their "evidence" the phrase: "Remember Saco Shaw's all transsexuals are alike" and citing that transgender people are running around Maine killing people because there is a transvestite Necromancer in this book, their claim being that had the Quaraun series not been published the Saco Shaw's Murder would not have happened.
In the court documents, the Town of Old Orchard Beach claims that the Quaraun series is "autobiographical" because it is set in my hometown, and that because the main character, a 400 year old Elf named Quaraun, is a partly-castrated serial killing transvestite eunuch necromancer who suffers from schizophrenia, that I the straight, female author am QUOTE "a dangerous mentally unstable gay transsexual eunuch terrorist, who will kill us all" UNQUOTE.
Throughout the court papers they referenced quotes said by Quaraun (a fictional non-Human character in a fantasy novel) in this book claiming that they were quotes taken off my "About Me Page" of my website. (Thus why my About Me Page now includes my response to the court documents' allegations that I am gay, transsexual, or eunuch). Also interesting is the fact my primary accuser in these court documents (the man who drove a backhoe over my house in 2013) is also the same person who hacked my KBoards account & my website, placing his name all over both, while impersonating me online and pretending to be me throughout August to December 2015 (a time period when I was offline due to multiple surgeries & hospitalization after being beaten up by a man driving a 4-door white pick up truck). Also interestingly, is I never knew who owned the backhoe, and his name was unknown to me prior to receiving the sheriff's notice of my books being banned on January 4, 2016. Also interesting to note is in addition to owning the backhoe that drove over my house, he also owns a 4-door white pick-up truck.
Also interesting to note is that when I went to the Town Hall to ask the Town Manager & Town Counsel why they were filing these absolutely, ludicrously, ridiculous, transphobic, civil rights violating court papers to begin with, none of them were aware of the existence of the court case, and the man with the 4-door white pick up truck is now suspected (by the FBI who is investigating this "highly suspicious court case") of having filed the court case in the Town Hall's name using official USA government letterhead stolen from the Town Hall's Code Enforcement office. From 2014 to mid 2016 the court papers read "Town of Old Orchard Beach vs Wendy Christine Allen" The FBI started investigating the Town Hall June 2016. From June 2016 to October 2016 the court documents read {name removed & name removed} (name of backhoe owner & 4-5-8's sister) vs Wendy Christine Allen. Several forged documents have since been uncovered in this court case, that is now known to have been done by a local resident who not only impersonated me online, but also impersonated the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall in court.
While the man named in the documents CLAIMED to work for the town hall, calling himself "the board of zoning appeals", this has since been proven to be yet another impersonation on his part, and the only two ACTUAL government employees to ever appear in court were Old Orchard Beach CEO Dan Feeney and Old Orchard Beach Police Officer Will Watson, both of whom said they were there "on behalf of Town Manager Larry Mead as his representative". Larry Mead when questioned, denied having any knowledge of the court case at all and was shocked to discover that he himself was named in the docket as the person who filed the paperwork. Seven other Town Hall Government officials were also named as having collectively filed the paperwork with him, including my cousin; all of whom when questioned, had no knowledge there was a court case going on in their names, with them named as Plaintiffs. In court police officer Will Watson broke down on the testimony stand, claiming to be blackmailed into being there, stating that his "beloved mother-in-law" was in frail health and "they are threatening to kill her if I don't comply". If he is in fact being blackmailed and if so by who, as yet remains unknown.
And in spite of the hysterical rumours this man has been screaming all over town, there is no more evidence that the transsexual serial killer Connor MacCalister ever read my books or even knew of their existence, then there is that I am a 400 year old gay Elf wizard.
Also interesting to note is the first court papers were filed October 2014, 3 weeks after the mass market release of The Night of The Screaming Unicorn, and 1 week after the public unveiling on my latest art car The Transgender Awareness Tour Bus, and nearly a year BEFORE the Saco Shaw's murder which happened August 2015. Connor MacCalister's name was not added to the court papers until September 12, 2015, a full year AFTER the first court papers were filed.
The vandalism of my tour bus (it being filled with feces 3 feet deep) happened April 10, 2015, and the beheading of my cats happened May 2015, both happening BEFORE the August 2015 murder, in spite of the residents of Old Orchard Beach, claiming they did those things BECAUSE of the Saco Shaw's murder.
In the end 27 of my books were
banned and unpublished
BY A 1st Amendment violating COURT ORDER
that was issued by
a United States Government Organization,
making the Quaraun Series the FIRST and ONLY books in American history to ever be
Do you know who filled my motorhome with feces April 2015?
Do you know who cut my cats' heads off?
Do you know who it is Police Officer Will Watson claims is blackmailing him?
Do you know who stole the $3million in tax money from the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall bank accounts during all of this?
Do you know who built the bomb that blew up my house October 18, 2006?
Do you know who drove a backhoe over my next house on August 8, 2013?
Do you know who the driver of the 4-door white pick up tuck is, the one who beat me up, on November 14, 2013 at Southern Maine Community College, paralyzing me for 5 months, leaving me crippled for the rest of my life?
Do you know who is holding my 10 cats hostage, cutting off their heads, and returning them back one head at a time?
Do you know the identity of the hacker who hacked my Kboards & Twitter accounts, from a public access computer at the McAuthor Public Library in Biddeford, Maine, throughout 2015, also hacking my website and impersinating me while posting the name of the man in this court case all over the internet to make it look like I did it, even though I was offline and in the hospital dying at the time it happened?
Do you know who in the town hall is providing official government letterhead from the Code Enforcement Office, for this and other (yes, several others) fraudulent court cases filed by the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall against the LGBTQ citizens of our town?
If you know the answers to these questions or have any additional information about this case please contact the FBI agent in charge of the investigation:
Agent Andy Drewer
of the Portland FBI
@ 207-774-9322
The Adventures of Quaraun The Insane
(Added March 29, 2016)
EelKat Wendy Christine Allen
UPDATE: The Old Orchard Beach Town Hall has handed me a court order requiring I place a warning in my books, warning you that they have their heads stuck up their asses, I mean, warning you that this book was written by a non-white transgender author and contains non-white, LGBTQ characters, which the straight, white citizens of Old Orchard Beach find offensive because they never before took their heads out of their asses long enough to notice that there exist in this world non-white people and gay transgender men. The HORROR I have forced them to discover, when they took their heads out of their asses long enough to discover a non-white, transgender author has lived in their town since 1975!
As of January 4, 2016 ALL gay, transgender, and non-white authors, living in the white power, gay-hating town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine are now required to add a warning to the front of their books, warning readers that this book is a vile, evil, perversion of their senses because it contains non-white, minority, transgender, and or gay characters who by their very existence according to the white power, gay hating residents of the 99.9% white town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine do not deserve to live and should not be included as characters in books.
Because I am a vile, evil, non-white, transgender author who lives in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, I am now required by court order to place warning in my books, to warn readers that this book was written by a vile, evil, non-white, transgender author and there for may contain references to my vile, evil, non-white, transgender lifestyle, including to, shock, and horror, ACTUALLY CONTAIN
Non-white characters
oh, my, my, my, how evil of me to consider writing a book with a person of colour in it. And even worse, is the fact that...wait for it...
I've gone so far as to allow gay transvestite characters to be in my books.
How shockingly evil of me to offend the citizens of Old Orchard Beach, by including gay and transgender characters in my book. I have forced them to have to discover the horror that there exists non-white people in our town, and worse, have made them suffer the horrors of learning that LGBTQ citizens have the right to live. How evil of me. To punish me for the publication of the book you are now reading, they filled my home with sewage 3 feet deep and cut the heads off of my cats, drove a backhoe over my house, then beat me up and left me paralyzed for 5 months, during which time they hacked my online accounts of Kboards, NaNoWriMo, Twitter and other places and impersonated me, posting lots of shitty crap to try to discredit me and destroy my reputation. If you are one of my long time readers and followers, you no dought saw what transpired on KBoards and NaNoWriMo (I did not see it and still do not know what happened, seeing how I was in the hospital dying, while the hacker was taking over my accounts online.)
18 months later I am out of the wheelchair, relearning to walk and still refusing to unpublish my evil books containing non-white gay men and so now they have gotten a court order demanding the warning you are now reading, be placed in this book, because the Old Orchard Beach Town Hall (the plaintiff named on the court order – YES – an actual United States Government Organization has issued this civil rights violating court order, in blatant disregard to federal laws) believes that non-whites and gays and transgender citizens are so evil that they QUOTE "ought to be shot in the head" UNQUOTE.
The book you are now holding contains non-white characters, of the same vile, evil non-white race as the non-white author who wrote this book and because I am not white and have chosen to include non-white characters in this book, I am now required by court order to warn my non-white readers that this book was written by evil, vile non-white me and contains evil, vile non-white characters that will offend your holier then though piece of shit white asses. There, I am now in compliance with the white power, gay hating town of Old Orchard Beach's, civil rights violating court order. White trash has now been warned that non-white trash exists in this book.
The book you are now holding contains LGBTQ characters, of the same vile, evil LGBTQ existence as the LGBTQ who wrote this book and because I am LGBTQ and have chosen to include LGBTQ characters in this book, I am now required by court order to warn my LGBTQ readers that this book was written by evil, vile LGBTQ me and contains evil, vile LGBTQ characters that will offend your holier then though piece of shit straight asses. There, I am now in compliance with the white power, gay hating town of Old Orchard Beach's, civil rights violating court order. Straight trash has now been warned that non-straight trash exists in this book.
If you have any questions regarding this court order which violates the civil rights of people of colour, minority races, and LGBTQ citizens, please head to the State of Maine, Biddeford District Court and ask for copies of
Docket #BDDC-PA-2015-00574 and CV-15-58/CV-15-59
the Alfred Superior Court Docket #CV-15-299
and the Portland Superior Law Court Docket #YOR-15-253
Additionally, you can find more information by going to the Old Orchard Beach Police Department and requesting copies of ALL police reports made in regards to 144, 146, and 146a Portland Avenue, from 2001 to 2016 (approximately 300 reports).
Note, that the court order includes 4 interesting facts:
1: It states that transgender people in Old Orchard Beach are not allowed to own cats; the Town Manager confiscated my cats on this basis (the judge granted this). 140 families in Old Orchard Beach had a grand total of more then 500 cats taken from them via this court order. Many of those cats are being returned to their owners, one head nailed to their door at a time.
2: It states that transgender vehicles are not allowed in the town of Old Orchard Beach and specifically that The Transgender Awareness Tour Bus be removed from the "perimeters of the family friendly town of Old Orchard Beach" (the judge denied this)
3: It states that transgender authors, not be allowed to publish books featuring transgender characters, and contains a list of books, deemed "Too gay for Old Orchard Beach" that the Town Hall requested be removed from publication. The judge ordered the removal and unpublication of 27 of my books, and that the rest have this warning placed in them.
4: That LGBTQ, non-white, non-Christians, and Muslims, not be allowed to set foot in Old Orchard Beach (with one motel owner in particular claiming his right to confiscate the homes, property, and business of some 140 families in Old Orchard Beach, by right of his desire to put condominiums on each of their properties. Interestingly, this is the same man who drove a backhoe over my house in 2013.) Part of this was passed, with the judge ordering LGBTQ families not allowed to set foot in their own homes (not rentals or apartments - houses they owned outright and owed no taxes or mortgages on, with 140 families be forced out of their homes on January 4, 2016. He dropped the request to confiscate homes of LGBTQ citizens when FBI Agent Andy Drewer Arrived to investigate him and the 5 businesses he owns, for his connection to the bomb that blew up my house in 2006.) Three court houses later a different judge overruled the first judge's civil rights violating order, with LGBTQ citizens being allowed to go home October 18, 2016, after 10 months of living in their cars.
Want to know the names, phone numbers, business locations, and home addresses of all the cat murdering, transphobic, gay-hating, white powered people who are trying to ban all LGBTQ and non-white citizens from Old Orchard Beach? Then go to those 3 court houses and request to get copies of all 700 pages of The Too Gay For Old Orchard Beach Court Case of Old Orchard Beach vs Wendy Christine Allen.
All names and contact information of all the white power, gay hating town hall officials, police officers, public works workers, motels, businesses, motel owners, business owners, and the KKK's own lawyers, behind this introduction now required to being added to books containing gay or non-white characters can be found in those court orders and police reports, here after collectively known as "The Too Gay For Old Orchard Beach Court Case" or #TooGayForOOB for short.
In those court dockets you will find more then 700 pages of utterly fascinating civil rights violating, animal abusing, hate crime glorifying, anti-gay, white power, transphobic lunacy. I highly recommend you get copies of those court dockets and see for yourself, the REALITY of how utterly insane the gay hating, white power mentality of Old Orchard Beach, really is.
Or if you want to meet me at Staples, and are willing to pay however much it costs to have 700 pages of copies made, you can get copies made of my copy of the court order.
Happy reading.
Welcome to Maine, where love wins, everywhere, except in the white power, gay-hating town of Old Orchard Beach. TIP: If you are looking for a great fun summer family vacation spot this summer: avoid the transphobic, animal abusing, gay hating, white power town of Old Orchard Beach. This town is only family friendly, IF your family qualifies as a "real family" which to them means: you are white, Christian, and have no connections to LGBTQ people whatsoever. Save your hard earned money and DO NOT come to Old Orchard Beach this summer. Don't bother wasting your hard earned money on the transphobic, animal abusing, gay hating, white power trash that thinks it's okay to discriminate against people based on race, gender, religion, or colour.
There. Now I am in compliance with the court order and you, my dear reader have been warned that this book was written by evil, vile, perverted non-white, non-straight little old me and contains non-white, gay, transvestite characters. Can I ask: Have you EVER seen a book ANYWHERE that the author's town required the author to place a warning in the book, for ANY reason? Can anyone say RIDICULOUS? Yes, the town of Old Orchard Beach is being utterly ridiculous. I think they forgot that Old Orchard Beach is a town in America and not it's own country.
So, if you are a transphobic, gay-hating, white power person who is offended by the existence of transvestites, gays, non-Christians, people of colour, and other things that tick off white power mentalities, then you probably want to avoid these books.
For everybody else who isn't a white power, transphobic, gay-hating jerk with their head stuck up their own white, Christian ass: I hope you enjoy reading these books as much as I have enjoyed writing them. And for those of you who don't enjoy this sort of book, well, enjoy those knee-jerks, I'm told you guys should be expecting quite a few of them.
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.
The Town of Old Orchard Beach is a United States Government organization. By banning books and forcing their unpublication, they have gone against The First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
No law can give or take away the choice to commit suicide.
- Maggie Gallagher
The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been.
- Randall Terry
This article was originally written on: March 20, 2017
This page last updated on: March 20, 2017


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Las Caletas Lodge is located in Costa Rica's Southern Pacific on the Osa Peninsula and close to Corcovado National Park and Caño Island Biological Reserve.
Our installations are perched atop a steep ridge with great panoramic ocean views in front of us and the rainforest in our back.
There is no road (just trails) and access is only by boat. The next town (Agujitas) is a 10 minute boat ride or 45 minute walk away.

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If you are renting an apartment or home you may want to purchase a discount area rug for your home. This can save wear and tear on the floor or existing carpet.
There are outdoor varieties of cheap rugs that a perfect for outdoor use. Put one outside and use it as a doormat. This will reduce the amount of dirt that is tracked into your home.
Area rugs can add a dimension that makes a small room seem larger. Put one under the coffee table or dining room table. A long runner used in a hallway can make your entire home seem larger.
Choosing a patterned rug or Oriental rug can make all the elements in a room pull together. They can be especially helpful when having to decorate a room with mismatched or odd furniture.
When selecting a rug that will pull a room together there are a few things to keep in mind. You will want to select a patterned rug with a dark background color.
Look at your room and survey your furniture and walls. Decide what dark color will work best. This will be the background color for your rug. Pick up color swatches from a paint store or carpet if you aren't sure what will work.
Once you have the background color narrowed down it's time to decide what type of pattern you want and which colors you want in the pattern.
Bold geometric shapes in multiple colors can make the room seem larger. The downside is that they won't always pull a room together. In fact, they can be counterproductive to what you are trying to accomplish.
An area rug with an intricate pattern like paisley or an Oriental rug pattern will usually work best. Look for one that has the background color you need and the accent colors in the design that you want.
Rugs can be ordered online or purchased from a furniture store. Big box home improvement stores and salvage shops will also usually carry rugs. You don't have to spend a lot to get the area rugs that work for you. The trick is to get one that you like and enjoy it for years.
Make sure that the rug is sturdy. If it is too lightweight it won't hold up to long term use. The edges should be secure and firmly stitched. If they aren't, you'll need to choose another rug.
You deserve to have a home you feel comfortable in. The right rug can go a long way toward making apartment or house more enjoyable.


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Selecting options other than standard BLACK material and/or matching stitching is considered custom build and is not return or exchange eligible.
Completely overkill, but we never want that load to shift or need "regathering" on the road or trek. Gobi-Desert, safari, overloading extreme-duty cargo nets in assorted sizes and so much easier than trying to deal with individual ratchet straps or rope. Place your load up on the expedition rack and place the net over it. Go around the sides and cinch down the net's straps and then tie up the excess to secure the entire load quickly and easily.
Now available with even tougher with double layered 2500 PSI MIL-SPEC or standard 1800 PSI webbing frame and includes 36" extension mounting straps built on at all points!
Measure your safari rack perimeter and allow about 4-5" of clearance for hardware if you wish to contain items below the racks top rails carrying smaller items. If you normally load taller items, spare tires, pelican cases etc you may want a wider and/longer net to wrap completely over your load. Note first two images of the same net, loaded and empty to base your sizing needs when ordering.
Net sizes are in INCHES (for example first option is a 2" webbing material width, 10" Length x 10" width etc.) Built on mounting straps are typically about 18-24 inches apart and 36" length. Please note: nets smaller than 34" on the shorter sides will not have a center strap built in unless custom built as an option upgrade to do so. Note our green net with the green tarp image for an example of a 34 wide net.
You may add custom colored stitching, but it is NOT RECOMMENDED leaving the roof rack net on year round as bright threads may fade and lose their brightness. Sun UV, salt and mag chloride are very hard on these colors. If you want to leave the net on full-time it is recommended to match the thread color to the webbing color or select black for contrast.
Fit example: If you carry really tall loads above 26", multiple Pelican cases, totes etc. we recommend a net about 4-8" wider and longer than the rack frame to wrap over the gear. If mostly bags, tents etc then a net that is just smaller than the rack will be fine.
5th Gen Toyota 4Runner owners: The size 58" x 86" is a larger one-piece net designed to fit the entire Gobi Desert style roof rack is a good suggestion for this type use and shown on some of these sample images on the charcoal grey 4Runner with tote cases up higher.
How to Install
Tie up those loose ends!
Always make sure that your net and load is secured tightly and any extra adjustment strap material is tied up so it cannot become loose and damage your gear, net or others behind you. *Always double check your load after it has had a chance to settle or before entering public roads or highways.
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I have the warrior platform roof rack for my jl 4 door the specs say 57.5 x 51.25 Can you advise please
The 42" x 50" size would allow you to have the net fully tensioned down tight even with a flat piece of plywood here:
My roof rack is 39x39. What is the best cargo net to buy on your site...34x34? Or should I go custom built either 38x38 or 39x39 ?
The 34x34 is about an exact fit as you could go. Each mounting buckle along the perimeter takes up about 2-1/2 inches so nets grid is 34"+2.5" for one sides buckles and then other sides buckles + 2.5" = 39"
Hello, few questions, I have a Land `Rover Defender with a rack that measures 72" long and 52" I carry tote boxes, tents etc on the rear half the rack, the rest is for my hi lift jack and roto pax cans, that are bolted down to the rack frame, what size would you recommend,, 2" webbing, considering I need only half the rack covered Thanks Do you ship to the UK? Thanks
The 34" x 42" size would be spot on for this purpose. You may wish to remove the two center straps when you get it up on top depending on the floor of the rack if no points to anchor easily but normally you could just leave it as is. If you send a picture of the rack to us at firstname.lastname@example.com can advise most accurately. Ship worldwide including UK no problem. Carrier options are often available at checkout.
My cargo basket Frame Dimension: Length 67.6"" x Width 41.4"" x Height 8.42"". What size Roof Rack 2" Webbing Cargo Net would you recommend? Thanks for your help.
34x58 would be the suggested size for that rack size. Consider adding a pack or two of the extension straps for extra capacity if needed. Here's a short video if more info is needed: https://vimeo.com/315950623
What size would you recommend for gobi stealth rack 2018 4runner? Looking to put backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, and pelican cases on top.
Heres the full length one specifically for that rack https://raingler.com/collections/roof-rack-nets/products/toyota-4th-and-5th-gen-4runner-gobi-full-length-desert-style-stealth-roof-rack-net
We also make a 2 piece version on our roof racks page. Questions to firstname.lastname@example.com
What size would you recommend for a Teraflex Nebo roof rack. It's 43" (between rails) and 45-1/2" long. Thanks!
Recommend the 42" x 42" for this. If you have the eyelets on the cross bars on it I would alos add two pair of the C111HD quick release clips to make loading and unloading one handed and a seconds process to load/unload gear under the net.
Hi, do you know what size cargo net I should get for a prinslu roof rack on a 2018 Toyota Tacoma double cab? I just ordered the prinslu rack so I can't take measurements yet. Thanks
Hi, We have done many roof rack manufacturers products and some have us design specifically for their products. I would contact Prinsu directly and get the measurements as sometimes even if we have a file, specifications can and do change from the rack manufacturer. Once you have the LxW dimension feel free to use the sizing video below or just give a call.


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ASUCI's Office of Academic Affairs Speakers Commission hosted their first annual ZotTalks event last Thursday, Feb. 22.
Andrew Ilnyckyj, Stephen Lim and Adam Bianchi of BuzzFeed's "Worth It" visited UC Irvine to talk about their BuzzFeed careers and what it has been like working together over the past few years.
In "Worth It," the trio travels around the world tasting cheap and expensive versions of various foods to determine which has the best taste for the best price. The series has racked up millions of views since its inception in 2016.
At the start of the event, audience members were able to get an advanced viewing of a yet-to-be-released "Worth It" episode. The room was packed with around 700 students who screamed and cheered when Ilnyckyj, Lim and Bianchi took the stage.
The three first discussed how they wound up at BuzzFeed. Ilnyckyj and Bianchi both studied film in college and got hired when the company's video platform was still developing. They gained experience shooting videos for other BuzzFeed channels like Violet and Tasty before collaborating with Lim on "Worth It."
Lim took a different path. After studying chemical engineering in college, Lim got a job with Tide. He eventually realized that the soap industry was not his future, moved to Columbus, Ohio and started making videos. A lack of Asian American representation in media inspired him to add his voice into the mix. His videos slowly gained popularity until BuzzFeed contacted him with a job offer.
Ilnyckyj, Lim and Bianchi revealed some unexpected difficulties they face in filming. Weather can often be a challenging factor. Their ramen episode took them to Japan where the heat and humidity made carrying equipment more laborious. Ilnyckyj also mentioned that travel can be "a double-edged sword." They get to visit different countries but, because of filming, do not often have the time see the sights.
The three also took time to dole out advice to students, urging them not to give up on their passions.
"Try everything and don't be afraid to fail," said Lim.
Ilnyckyj likened passion to having a "crush on a subject" and told students to always follow that feeling.
"Don't be so set on doing one narrow line of work," said Bianchi.
In true UCI fashion, event organizers had the speakers participate in a boba taste test. They tasted $2 milk tea boba from Lollicup, $5 milk tea boba from 7 Leaves and $23 special order matcha milk tea from Milkbox. A couple of students were invited to participate as well. All three unanimously announced the $5 7 Leaves as the most "worth it."
ASUCI also held a meet-and-greet after the event where select students were able to snap pictures with the speakers. The new season of "Worth It" begins March 18, and the Speakers Commission plans to continue ZotTalks and bring more speakers to campus next year.


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Do you know where your fish comes from? If you bought it from a grocery store, chances are that it was probably caught days ago. In contrast, though, most of the products at Fresh Ideas Start Here are proudly sourced each day from fishermen that I've grown up knowing from a young age.
My family has been in the fish processing business since I was a little girl. All fish caught by fishermen must be processed by a federally licensed fish plant before sale or distribution, and boats would drop off their day's catch at our plant for us to cut, gut, fillet, and/or freeze according to our customers' orders. Long before Vancouverites developed an appreciation for sustainable regional seafood, I watched the best fish—BC spot prawns, black cod—being shipped overseas for top dollar. That's when I knew I wanted to grow up and be a fishmonger so that I could sell the seasonal bounty of our local waters here at home.
I realized my childhood dream in 2008 when I opened our first retail location in South Burnaby. Soon afterward, I had the privilege of supplying award-winning chefs such as Scott Jaeger of The Pear Tree Restaurant, David Gunawan of Farmer's Apprentice, and Quang Dang of West Restaurant. In 2010, I took the next step by launching Sakura Seafood in Richmond, BC to smoke local, sustainable seafood without additives or preservatives. And it was an incredible honour to have Fresh Ideas Start Here named as Producer/Supplier of the Year by the Chef's Table Society of BC at the 2012 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. We're proud to continue our work with the restaurant industry with noteworthy spots that include Maenam, Bishop's, Boulevard, España, and The Fat Badger.
With a lifetime of seafood knowledge and a love of good food, I thrive on sourcing and selling the finest Ocean Wise seafood caught by Canadian fishermen as well as creating delicious specialty products that make it easy for home cooks to choose seafood in their own kitchens on a daily basis.


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The Tea Party is moving its fight against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to the states. The move comes after the Tea Party's efforts to get rid of it at the federal level were defeated.
In Virginia, the Tea Party is going after state senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (District 24, R), because he's open to expanding Medicaid under the ACA. The Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity has been knocking on doors, making phone calls, and generally trying to rile up Hanger's constituents over the issue.
Lawmakers in other states are Tea Party targets too.
He's not alone. Americans for Prosperity has been running similar campaigns in several other states, including Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Ohio, Louisiana and Florida. They're after anybody who favors expanding Medicaid. In Arizona, the Tea Party Patriots spent $20,000 to get the issue on their ballot.
So far, 22 states have rejected the expansion, and 11 more haven't decided yet. That leaves 17 states that are expanding Medicaid. Most of those states are blue, while most of the states that have said "no" are red. The issue is big in Virginia because of the heated governor's race. Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe favors the expansion, and GOP rival Ken Cuccinelli does not. McAuliffe is currently ahead in the polls.
Some GOP governors support expanding Medicaid anyway.
Sadly for the Tea Party, several other GOP governors support expanding Medicaid in their states. Jan Brewer of Arizona, Rick Snyder of Michigan, and John Kasich of Ohio, have been pressuring their state legislatures on the issue. Pennsylvania's legislature rejected it, despite their Republican governor supporting it.
Expanding Medicaid means millions of dollars flowing into the states that will help with their programs. The federal government will provide 100% of the cost of expansion for 3 years, and then 90% afterward. Some think that it's in these states' interests to go for the expansion, even if they oppose the ACA.
The Tea Party has threatened difficult primary races for any incumbent they decide isn't "conservative enough." Red states that decide expanding Medicaid is a good deal will likely face strong Tea Party opposition. For John. C. Watkins, another Virginia state senator, opposition means sending his constituents misleading information. The New York Times quoted Watkins as saying, "They related Medicaid expansion to defeating Obamacare, and they ignore the fact that the Affordable Care Act is the law. I think their tactics are very deceptive."
The Tea Party still cannot see reality.
Oddly enough, the Tea Party's inability to see reality is still going full tilt. According to an article in The Atlantic Wire, they think that everyone will come around to their way of thinking if they can only speak the "truth" loud enough. But they've lost the support of business groups and other people. During the shutdown, polls found that 38% of people supported the ACA, which was up 7 points from before the shutdown. During the same time, President Obama's ratings also went up, while ratings for the GOP crashed. Only 21%-30% of people approve of the Tea Party, depending on which poll you look at. The GOP's rating is down to 24%.
If the Tea Party continues to fight against expanding Medicaid, they may run into significant problems with Republican governors who support that part of the ACA. They may think it's an easy fight, but the reality of the situation says differently.


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The Finance Writer has worked with a few individuals wanting help becoming CPAs as well as many who obtained Enrolled Agent certification. The brand recognition of a CPA license simply remains superior to the Enrolled Agent designation. Hence, even individuals who want to specialize in tax work still pursue the rigorous CPA exam, which encompasses a variety of accounting matters.
After starting a local CPA practice, an effective web presence allows people to find you for tax preparation services.
A good mixture of tax, bookkeeping, and consulting services tends to deliver successful results for small accounting firms. The formula works best by selective acceptance of bookkeeping clients. Young practices have a tendency to accept every business owner that walks in the door. Choose industries to focus upon… and hire bookkeeping staff who know those areas. At the very least, list types of businesses you will not accept for bookkeeping services. The best avenue, however, is limiting your practice to specific categories – such as medical practices (or all professional service providers, if you take a broader approach). Remember that retail operations with a lot of inventory are really challenging.
Also, consider not being a turnkey service for every bookkeeping element. For instance, payroll preparation seldom generates targeted profit margin for a CPA practice. It's occasionally acceptable as a leader to delivery of other services, but that's a consideration for a mature practice that can afford strategic low margin endeavors.
Tax services are the main profit generator at local accounting firms. In fact, the key justification for rendering bookkeeping operations is that it simplifies tax return preparation. While bookkeeping itself will not bring much profit margin, the eventual tax preparation more than makes up for the trouble. You charge market rates for the tax returns despite completing them in half the time required for entities that handle their own bookkeeping.
Be leery of acquiring other CPA practices. Sometimes, however, the terms are acceptable. Deferred payment amounts based upon client retention is a must. Some clients you expect as part of an acquisition were only interested in working with a particular person at the acquired firm. You can bring that existing CPA into your fold, but make sure he or she fits into the culture of your business. Just remember to consider why the existing CPA is selling. If the client relationships are so great, why would a thriving CPA want to sell?
Gradual expansion is generally preferable to acquisition of other CPA practices. This relates back to the concept of having the right web marketing strategy. Rapid growth is achievable with sound planning, which is crucial to efficiently deploying your capital.
You'll need to add staff at some point to accommodate a rising number of tax returns. This means turning your attention to training and supervision. Too many tax accountants want to become wealthier but expect to continue only preparing tax returns. If you want to be a tax preparer, go work for someone else without taking the risk of owning your own practice. Don't think that simply owning an enterprise where you prepare tax returns leads to greater financial rewards than working as a tax employee. It doesn't.
The value of entrepreneurship is derived from leveraging the efforts of others. You agree to give them a paycheck every other Friday and – in exchange for that guarantee – they sacrifice a part of the expected fruits from their labor. (Sprinkle some economics knowledge on your accounting expertise.) The more patience you exercise with training and guidance for lower-compensated employees, the greater your share of their output. However, too much training puts you in a large shortfall of capital before worker output generates a return on your investment.
Hence, whom you hire is crucial. Experienced individuals are immediately productive, but also have immediate high salary demands. (This is a primary cost concern when bringing a CPA into the practice from an acquisition.) Alternatively, raw recruits have too little value and mostly become mentoring projects with payoffs that are too distant.
Fortunately, tax practices can easily resolve this problem by hiring people with no experience as long as they have some proven skills. They develop tax expertise by studying for the Enrolled Agent exam. Ideal prospects are recent college graduates with just bachelor's degrees in accounting (or even finance or economics) as well as individuals with bookkeeping ability, especially those already working for you in bookkeeping posts. Send them to take an online tax course and pass the EA exam. This arms them with all the knowledge needed for preparing tax returns. They only require some training with tax preparation software and file documentation procedures. The CPA practice delivering this environment is destined to maximize profits in the most efficient and timely way.


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Alkaline batteries consist of three primary components: zinc, manganese dioxide and steel. All these materials are completely recoverable and reusable in new products.
Alkaline batteries returned in the Big Green Box are sent to Retriev Technologies Inc. in Lancaster, Ohio. At this facility, the alkaline batteries are shredded to separate the steel casing from the zinc and manganese active materials.
The recovered steel is sent to a downstream mill for reuse in new steel products. In addition, the recovered zinc and manganese is processed through Retriev's patented hydrometallurgical process, which produces very high-grade zinc and manganese products.
The high-grade zinc and manganese can be used in countless new products. Presently, the manganese is used in the production of new alkaline batteries.


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by Amy Pass, MHA Board Secretary
So, you're wondering how to get started homeschooling? First of all, welcome to the community of Minnesota homeschoolers! With over 27,000 homeschoolers in our state, our community is alive and strong! Let's begin with some basic information to get you started.
There are a few primary legal requirements for homeschooling in MN:
- For students between the ages of 7 and 17: Submit a Letter of Intent to Homeschool to the superintendent of the school district where the student lives by October 1st of each school year OR within 15 days of withdrawing your child from school.
- A listing of school districts and superintendents can be found on the MN Department of Eduaction website here: http://w20.education.state.mn.us/MdeOrgView/districts/superintendentsDistricts
- Forms can be found on our website here: http://homeschoolers.org/homeschooling-info/mn-homeschooling-laws-forms/reporting/
- For students between the ages of 7 and 17: Have your child take one standardized test each school year (even if you withdrew in the middle of the year and they already did standardized testing in school). Options for testing can be found here: http://hsadventures.org/homeschool-testing. You do not need to report test results. Tests are for your record-keeping and planning.
- For all students: Teach the required subjects. In MN these are:
- (1) basic communication skills including reading and writing, literature, and fine arts;
- (2) mathematics and science;
- (3) social studies including history, geography, and government; and
- (4) health and physical education.
The statutes do not specify how these subjects should be taught.
- For all students: Keep records. In the state of MN, homeschools are considered "non-public" or private schools. This means that you, as the parent, award credits, track progress, write a transcript, and graduate your student (if you homeschool all the way through high school). There are many different ways to do this, and the methods are about as diverse as the homeschool community. Record-keeping might include portfolios, photos, and written records. Parents of high school students might use college entrance requirements as a guideline for what materials to cover. Some use state standards, and still others create their own standards based on their child's future plans. Basic info on record-keeping can be found at our website here: http://homeschoolers.org/homeschooling-info/mn-homeschooling-laws-forms/record-keeping/
One frequently asked question is who can homeschool a student in the state of MN. The law states this fairly simply. According to MN Law 120A.22:
A person who is providing instruction to a child must meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1) hold a valid Minnesota teaching license in the field and for the grade level taught;
(2) be directly supervised by a person holding a valid Minnesota teaching license;
(3) successfully complete a teacher competency examination;
(4) provide instruction in a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency, recognized according to section 123B.445, or recognized by the commissioner;
(5) hold a baccalaureate degree; or
(6) be the parent of a child who is assessed according to the procedures in subdivision 11.
It is a common misconception that students with special needs cannot be homeschooled. In fact, many families choose to homeschool specifically to meet the special needs of their child. Homeschooling works the same for special needs children as for anyone else. Since the parent is the also the teacher, they know what works best for their child and are able to implement a teaching style and routine that accommodates their child. The only difference is that the school district is required to continue to provide services to a student with an IEP if requested by the family. School districts can vary on how they handle continuing IEPs. The best place to ask questions or learn about the experiences of other families is to email MHA and ask for our Special Needs Coordinator or join the Minnesota Community of Special Needs Homeschoolers Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610417495881542
Part of the homeschooling journey is finding your community. There are several places to begin finding your tribe:
- Minnesota Homeschoolers Alliance has a very active facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/mnhomeschoolers/. People use the Facebook page to ask questions about curriculum, testing, schedules, etc., and to find other homeschoolers in their area.
- Our partner organization, Homeschool Adventures, has listings of field trips and events, co-ops, lessons, testing options, and a host of other resources: http://hsadventures.org/
- Minnesota Homeschoolers Alliance hosts a number of events each year where you can learn more about homeschooling and meet other homeschool families. You can stay informed about upcoming events by signing up for the e-newsletter on the right sidebar of our website here: http://homeschoolers.org/
Choosing your approach to homeschooling and/or curriculum is a much broader topic and covering all of the options is beyond the scope of this post. However, as someone who is just getting started, you might consider checking out this excellent blog post at The Homeschool Mom on types and styles of homeschooling: https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/homeschooling-styles/
Some places to read about curriculum are:
Remember, homeschooling is a journey. You don't have to decide everything all at once. You might try several methods or types of curriculum before finding something that works best for you. Every family and every child is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Take some time to find what works best for you, don't be afraid to ask questions, and, above all, enjoy this time with your children! This is your adventure!


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Jewelry and women are truly two phrases that cannot be separated. The pink "stone" on this piece is just nicely lower glass. It experiments with gold jewelry in strings of pearl and coloured stones. The diamond engagement ring should have represented marvel and hope to despair-deprived and struggle-weary couples, who eagerly wagered so many scarce dollars on such a small stone.
As with the choice between gold or silver, the decision between silver or chrome steel can also be subjective and relies upon if the wearer would prefer something extra rich trying (corresponding to silver) or extra shiny, polished and reflective (resembling stainless-steel).
Usually we see girls wearing gold jewelry on the upper part of the physique and silver jewelry on the decrease a part of the physique. I love to wear the stones that I acquire. As randomcreative points out, buttons can be used to make actually great bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, and even home decor.
Always take your sterling silver jewelry off earlier than making use of suntan lotion, skin creams, and swimming in chlorinated or salt water. Her pieces of positive jewelry, a lot of which were made by Castellani reside at the British Museum.
Titanium is a good consideration vs. stainless-steel necklaces, as each of these metals are extra similar in look, with Titanium costing much more. Gold has the malleability that helps to make beautiful jewelry, wearing of which supplies a surprising appearance to the individual carrying it.
Based in 1919 as a family business, Peoples Jewellers was the primary company in Canada to promote jewelry on a time cost plan. These tools will assist you to grasp wire work jewelry and create many lovely pieces of jewelry. The theme I chose was DIY Jewelry, since there is so many awesome methods to make beautiful and fun jewelry pieces that suit anyone's style.


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Two guys from the Czech village of Čestice are setting off on a round-the-world expedition in a 41-year-old car. The huge journey will start today, Friday, April 14.
Filip Vogel and Petr Javůrek plan to overcome the 50,000 kilometers in a VAZ-2101 Zhiguli. They bought the classic Soviet car in June last year but they still don't know exactly how many kilometers the car has run in its long life. "We did not make any special technical changes before the trip. We just installed a crankcase and a trunk protector on the roof," said Vogel, who is completing his doctorate at the building faculty of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
"From our trip, we are expecting adventures. We will be in constant fear that the car breaks down somewhere in the mountains, and we have to look for a roof every night. We will have to find ways out of various difficult situations," the two friends say.
The expedition will run through four continents. The two Czechs are going to visit more than 20 countries.
The budget for the whole expedition is about 700,000CZK. According to their calculations, the gasoline for the entire expedition will cost about 105,000CZK and to cross the car through the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the Caribbean Sea – 190,000CZK. For the food, the two adventurers have allocated 150,000CZK.


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ImportExport Tools: A Thunderbird essential
Remember my last post about how Thunderbird didn't have a proper import/export function? Since then I discovered, installed and used ImportExport Tools to allow me to import Mbox-formatted mail archives into my main Thunderbird installation. I was able to easily bring all the messages from my Windows Thunderbird install into my OpenBSD Thunderbird, and now … Continue reading ImportExport Tools: A Thunderbird essential


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Team USA will attempt to make its fourth semifinal appearance in five tournaments at Hong Kong 7s this week. The Eagles kickoff Friday at 6:24 a.m. ET against France, followed by an 11:38 p.m. bout with Wales, and a 2:38 a.m. meeting with Argentina on Saturday. All matches will be streamed live on ESPN3.
Coming back into the fold for Hong Kong are Stephen Tomasin and Maka Unufe, two players the Eagles have been without. Unufe went down in Vancouver, Canada last month, and Tomasin has been out since getting hurt in Sydney, Australia in January. Both bolster the halfback positions greatly.
With Tomasin and usual starter and captain Madison Hughes being out for the better part of four tournaments, Unufe stepped in to fill the void. Then he went down, and a mix of Carlin Isles and Kevon Williams stepped in. Necessity birthed opportunity, and now the Eagles are the better for it having come out on the other side.
"What we're starting to see now is the evolution of probably the entire backline that has flexibility in their positions, where we can mix and match," said head coach Mike Friday.
"For example, we started Kevon and brought Carlin on, and there's other examples where we started Carlin and brought Kevon on. Likewise, with Maka, we know traditionally, historically Maka has never, ever gone 14 minutes, but we also saw in Vegas that Maka can go 14 minutes.
"A lot of it will be on how they're feeling and how they're playing at that time, which is great for me, because hopefully it means that we have flexibility in our organization and our setup which means we can keep people guessing, but we still have continuity in what we want to achieve."
The Eagles technically enter the competition as the top seed in the pool, because they did the best out of the lot in Canada, but Argentina is ranked a spot ahead of them at fifth. For the Americans to draw level or surpass the Argentines, they'll need to finish at least four spots higher in Hong Kong.
While the Eagles are pool favorites who've added two starters to the mix, everyone else in the pool has strengthened, too. Wales as fortified its side heading into the Commonwealth Games, though the two Six Nations players they've pulled in didn't make the 12-man roster for the weekend. Argentina has folded four regulars from last season, and France has welcomed back all-time leading scorer Terry Bouhraoua.
"They're a big lumpy side, France, and what they've lacked is a somebody in the middle to move them around and orchestrate them," said Friday.
"Having Terry back will significantly enhance their attacking game and make it far more difficult to get the ball back off them. I know that's one player, but that's one central, pivotal player they've been missing all season."


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I have been trying to take on too much recently in the role of autism advocate and have in turn been less able in my carer / dad role. The fact that Andy has had a cold and has required lots of love and reassurance has been a "heads up" for me. With his increased needs comes a chance to be reminded of the rewards Andy gives back in his joy, happiness and love. My dedication to him and love for him is the most important thing in my life I was reminded. He is the reason for everything I do and I would not have it any other way. I have therefore taken the decision to try and take a step back from the futile business of trying to influence those at the policy making level.
The facts are there if they were truly interested. I don't believe they are.
And so my priorities will be immediate and local issues from here on.
Round about Andy's care this week I was privileged enough to be asked to speak at a local launch of part of a new piece of forthcoming Carer's rights legislation. It was well attended and received though sadly NOT ONE invited councillor, politician or social work professional found it important enough to attend. I will let you draw your own conclusions!
We also had another very busy drop in event for local autism families. It went well – informative, relaxed and comfortable. We try to support each other emotionally and practically. The need for our group had never been more pertinent.


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"The food was outstanding; from canapés to dessert, everyone said it was the best food they'd ever had at a wedding and was like dining at a top restaurant."
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We were recommended to Elizabeth and Alastair by former clients, and met them nine months before their marriage to discuss venue options. They settled on a marquee on a small farm owned by Elizabeth's parents, overlooking a valley in Somerset. They chose a large split level marquee from a company we recommended, and wanted a traditional, stylish wedding reception for their 150 guests. We helped them develop their perfect menu, including delicious canapés, tasty tapas starters for sharing on each table, and a main course where guests donned a chef's hat to carve a succulent saddle of lamb at the table.


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Networking specialist Extreme Networks and security manufacturer McAfee have come together to address secure networking for enterprise end-users.
Networking specialist Extreme Networks and security manufacturer McAfee have come together to address secure networking for enterprise end-users.
The pair claims that, in combining portfolios, it can present secure and unified network solutions to enterprises with high performance Ethernet networking and threat management solutions.
"McAfee is joining forces with Extreme Networks to extend reliable and secure networking to our mutual global customers, allowing them the best possible choices in securing their applications and communications with simplified, high performance solutions," stated Dan Ryan, executive vice president, network security business unit at McAfee.
"Customers can be more confident in their IT and business endeavors through intelligent integration of their network and security infrastructures," added Ryan.
The alliance will culminate in a joint marketing effort from both organisations and interoperability testing that they claim will support secure network solutions. The security vendor says that under the agreement end-users will be able to benefit from its cloud-based Global Threat Intelligence service which is supported by research experts.
Furthermore, networking clients will be able to optimise the management of their security through McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator software — a centralised management console to help secure organisations from a vast and ever-growing threat landscape.
On the networking hardware side of the tie-up, Extreme Network is able to offer customers simplified, high performance Ethernet network infrastructure addressing data convergence with its ExtremeXOS-based BlackDiamond and Summit Ethernet switches. The vendor's extended portfolio also includes enterprise network management and services that run from the data centre and cloud computing infrastructure in the core to the edge of the LAN.For all the latest tech news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
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This pregnancy is drawing to a close. I'm 33 weeks so, at this point, even if the baby came two weeks after my "due date" we're still looking at a single digit count down of how many weeks there are left. I have loved being pregnant and so far it's gone by really fast. Emotionally, it's overwhelming to think about the idea of a new person suddenly existing. It's also strange to think about no longer being pregnant, because honestly, as short as pregnancy is, I've still been sharing my body with someone else who has increasingly been showing awareness of the outside world and once he or she is born, my body will immediately be just my own again. That's both completely welcome because I miss the full control of myself (duh) and it makes me a little sad because with that first separation of independence it's a physical reminder that my child will become his or her own person.
We're apartment hunting right now along with the major purge that needs to come before a move and getting things ready for that fast approaching arrival of this dependent little roommate that can't live in the bathtub. I've also been learning as much as I can about cats so that I can help poor old Stella to not be too traumatized by getting a human sibling.
Adding to this is something I've been trying to put out of my mind for months but is suddenly pushing it's way to the front because of its rapid approach. That something is sharing the news with family and friends when the baby is born. Here's where I'm stuck. I'm having a baby. My first baby. A baby that is going to come out of my body that I grew myself for months. This is literally the biggest, hardest thing that I've ever done in my 33 years of life. It is also something that I have been thinking about and wanting to do, with eyes wide open, for over a decade. (I'm not saying I wanted to have a baby in high school, but I knew that it was the most important life goal I would have. For me.) Not having done it yet, I'm assuming that telling people I birthed a human will be an exciting thing to tell.
But how do you do that in 2016? Every list you can find online, in pregnancy books and even in pamphlets from the hospital tell you to get a list of names and numbers of the important people that your partner should call to share the news with once the baby is born. Of course you can have it programmed in a cell phone or written on a piece of paper but seriously, I feel like that tip hasn't been updated since the telephone was invented. I personally feel that Steve and I should be afforded the RIGHT to telling our own news but I know that every email can easily be forwarded and anyone with a Facebook account can put whatever they want on there. Group texts and reply all are the things I hate most in this life. I feel pressure to tell literally everyone I've ever met immediately and simultaneously, and whether that is a real expectation or just a paranoid perception, that is really what it feels like to me.
Of course I plan to call my immediate family pretty immediately. I will also probably email my close extended family right after that. I'm assuming I will not want to be on the phone all day while recovering from childbirth and oh yeah, wanting to stare at and get to know the person who has been living in my body this whole time. But I'm frustrated because snail mail birth announcements are an afterthought. I don't use Facebook often because I don't like it. It's not my fault if most of the people I know in real life don't use other social media sites. I absolutely plan to get a picture and an announcement up there once I get home from the hospital so that my far flung extended family can see the new family member. But it has to wait until I get home to my desktop.
While I think this is reasonable, I'm having a hard time believing that it will go the way I've laid it out here. I actually didn't put professional wedding pictures up because I was so irritated that when I came home the next day from that major life event, my feed was full of wedding pictures for all to see. Honestly, I felt cheated and it put a damper on my excitement. I am afraid that the same thing will happen with the baby and that's really too bad. The "easy" solution is to follow the crowd and put a picture up while I'm still in the recovery room and let everyone find out together. But I should get to live my own life the way I choose and call me crazy, but I think our parents and siblings and then grandparents deserve to hear it before anyone else. There actually is a family hierarchy in the case of a new baby.
This is probably both one of my longest and one of my most complain-iest posts but it's something I think about a lot. Right now I'm thinking about it in terms of having a baby, but it's something I grapple with consistently. I don't want to have to be constantly and immediately available to everyone. I want to have as much privacy as I feel like having. I want to be in control of my own message. Of course the only person anyone can control is themselves, but I wish that it didn't take so much scheming and maneuvering just be able to keep others from putting stuff out on the public and permanent internet about you. (For the record, we should all remember that screen shots are real.)
This was mostly just food for thought. I try to be respectful of the online needs of others based on what they actually want and need and not on what I think they should want and need. Nobody is perfect, but I think it's important to keep striving to better. I hope you all practice the same thing.
Thanks for reading!
:) Alice
P.S. If anyone asks if they'll be on the email list, I will remove you from the email list. Just trust that I will not keep it a secret. That would be ridiculous.


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The island of Cyprus is known as the birthplace of Aphrodite the goddess of love.
Cyprus is steeped in history with ancient monuments and sites of interest wherever you go.
Ancient Greek and Roman ruins abound mingling with the modern Cyprus. You never have to venture very far to explore the history of the island.
Its position in the Eastern Mediterranean makes it a great base for exploring other exotic places such as Greece, Egypt and the Middle East with mini cruises leaving every day for these destinations.
You will find a warm welcome and friendly smiles wherever you go with most of the people speaking English although the official language is Greek.
Road signs are in Greek and English, even street signs, shops signs and menus in restaurants are in English.
This makes settling here very easy in comparison to many other mediterranean countries.
Eating out
Dining out is a delight, with value for money dishes on the menus ranging from dishes to suit the European taste as well as the traditional Cypriot dishes including the famous Meze which can consist of up to 20 dishes.
Fish mezes are a speciality with wonderful new experiences every time you have one as the dishes served vary from place to place and day to day. It is a great opportunity to sample a wide variety of different fish dishes.
The Weather
Temperatures range from 12 celcius in January to 35 celcius in August. (Occassionally as high as 40c in very hot years)
The summer sizzles with long hot days and warm balmy nights while the autumn months of September and October are like the best days of a British summer with the sea still warm enough to swim in comfortably and the days still great for building up that suntan. Basically it is still summer.
From the end of October the evenings become cooler making it necessary to wear lightweight jackets if you go out while the days are still warm enough to wear light clothing.
In the winter snow falls on the Troodos Mountains while the sun shines on the coastal areas.
You can ski up in the mountains in the morning and sunbathe on the beaches in the afternoon with an average of six hours sunshine per day even at this time of year. This is the wettest time of year with heavy rain and some spectacular lightning displays over the sea. Rain tends to mostly occur at nights with the sun coming out during the day so winters really do not seem like winter, although heating is needed in the houses at night.
Spring is a wonderful time of year with beautiful wild flowers springing up everywhere. The first wild orchids bloom from January onwards and almond trees are in full bloom by mid February and the wonderful heady scent of orange blossom fills the air.
March days are warm and sunny with the evenings still remaining cool.
Cyprus really is an island for all seasons.
Living Standards
Taxation and the cost of living are low compared to Britain offering excellent investment opportunities while the standard of living is high.
The crime rate remains the lowest in Europe giving a feeling of safety and security wherever you go.
Also in Cyprus they drive on the same side of the road as in the UK making exploring the island
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Hello all, welcome to another Audio Tuesday, and Jessie Potts is here again from the HEA blog to talk about some of her most recent audio finds that's she's really enjoyed.
Welcome back! After Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones and having to say goodbye to the clone club from Orphan Black I figured we could all use some fun light hearted listens to treat our ears with! We have a gay hornless unicorn, a girl needing a break from her match making mother and a teenage reimagined Sherlock and Watson book! Enjoy!
The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune narrated by Michael Lesley
After a recommendation from a friend I got sucked into this ridiculous yet awesome world. There's a hornless gay unicorn along with an amazing cast of characters. Michael's voice has just the perfect timing for the sarcasm and sass and brings the characters to life fully. I now have the second book queued up on my kindle because I HAVE to know what happens to Sam of the Wilds and come on when will it be out in audio???
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, narrated by Sneha Methan and Vikas Ada
I loved this Teen read because Dimple and Rishi are two fantastic characters. Rishi is a romantic at heart and decides right away that Dimple is his love and future wife. Dimple on the other hand leaves for a program to get away from her matchmaking mother for a summer. The two are perfect together and I love how devious the parents are! Normally I'm not a fan of arranged marriages, and come on how can it work in 2017? But I have to say the way the author wrote this romance is the perfect thing for a light hearted contemporary read! It's seriously adorable.
A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro, narrated by Graham Halstead and Julia Whelan
This is one of my favorite teen listens because Graham brings Jamie Holmes to life (it's narrated in his POV). I have read many Sherlock books but Charlotte is by far one of the best reimagining's. There's murder, danger, a laboratory, subtle romance and twists that will keep you guessing along side Jamie… Charlotte of course is already three steps ahead of you… at least! This is also one of my mother's favorite audio listens and the last chapter had us laughing hard.
That's it for this week everyone, hope you enjoy them. :)


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Automated Billing, ACH Payments, and AR
Carevium assisted living software includes a comprehensive billing / invoicing module. Once the billing details are reviewed for any changes, invoices can be generated in a few minutes.
Invoices can include post-billed items and pre-billed fee items (such as lease / rent and service fee). Multiple invoices can be generated for a single resident, if multiple payers are involved.
A billing summary can also be created automatically by the system based on the service plan, resident care level, and the actual fee schedule.
Carevium senior living platform supports resident payment processing via ACH or Electronic Check method – making payment collection an automatic process, instead of collecting manual checks and depositing in bank accounts.
With the ACH Payment processing option enabled in Carevium, Account Receivables Management is no more a time taking and manual process.
QuickBooks Integration
Since most small and medium size businesses use Intuit QuickBooks as their preferred accounting and accounts receivable software system, Carevium enables data exchange between the two systems.
Assisted Living Invoice details can be downloaded from the Carevium system in QuickBooks compatible format and imported into the QuickBooks accounting software. This saves a lot of manual efforts by the accounting and billing staff in the ALF or residential care home.
An optional cloud-based integration with QuickBooks feature is also available for those who are using QuickBooks Online or using a cloud-based connector to the on-premise QuickBooks application.
What is ACH or Electronic Check processing?
ACH is a banking term, short for Automated Clearing House. This is generally known as Electronic Check Processing (or simply eCheck processing). As the name suggests, customers' bank checks are cleared electronically without presenting a paper check.
ACH is similar to electronic credit card processing. Instead of credit or debit cards, customers need to provide their bank information (Routing number and Account number) and authorize the party collecting the payments – in our case Assisted Living Communities – to take the money from their bank account directly.
Bank account number and routing number displays are highlighted in the US check image shown here. The Routing Number is made up of exactly 9 numeric digits, whereas the Account Number can be from 3 to 10 digits. Preceding zeroes (i.e. zeros in the initial positions) in these numbers should always be entered as it is while setting up the bank account information for resident payment processing.
Why not use a credit or debit card to make payments? All rent and service payments are generally made by check or ACH only. Also credit or debit card processing fees are exorbitantly high. Electronic check payment processing fees are reasonable.


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Hello everyone! Happy weekend! Today I would like to show you a graduation card I made as a request using parts of the original invitation. Nothing like recycling invitations and cards received from family and friends.
I used Stampin Up basic black cardstock as the base for this card. The white layer is Stampin Up whisper white cardstock and embossed with the fleur de lis Cuttlebug embossing folder.
The black oval and strip down the front are cut from the invitation. Gold mirror cardstock I had laying around from my stash is used for matting the greeting and oval.
Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes is stamped on whisper white with basic black ink.
Spellbinders scallop and classic ovals is used for cutting and embossing the focal point on the card and the fancy tags shapabilities for matting the sentiment.
Parts of the origianl invitation was also used for the inside of the card.
Cardstock: SU Basic Black, SU Whisper White, Gold Mirror cardstock from my stash.
Stamps: SU Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: SU Basic Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Spellbinders Scallop and Classic oval and Fancy Tag dies, Martha Stewart corner punch.
I hope this card gets those creative juices flowing and encourges the recycling of cards you receive from family and friends. If you liked today's projects, please leave me a comment. I welcome any and all suggestions.
Happy crafting!