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1. Get ready for unexpected delays. Arriving earlier than usual at the airport, train, or bus station reduces the amount of stress you get to experience while traveling during the holidays. Anticipate traffic, passenger security screening measures, and other travel-related procedures that may be slower than normal due to the significant increase in number of people traveling for the holidays.
2. Check flight details multiple times. Flight delays and cancellations are common, especially during the holidays, for various reasons. Check flight information or details at least one day before your scheduled departure to know if there has been any change in your itinerary. A good way to reduce stress of holiday travel is to anticipate any travel-related snag and be ready to deal with it should it arise.
3. Know what to expect. If you are heading out to an unfamiliar place, it would greatly help if you get to know more of your destination. There is no shortage of resources you can find both online and offline. Read various reviews as well as travel books about the place you wish to explore.
4. Keep your cool. Try to always look at the bright side. But be prepared for whatever unpleasant situations may occur. Expect that things will not always turn out as planned or as how you wanted it to be. Go with the unique flow that holiday travel has. Keep your cool when your plans hit a snag such as overbooking, flight delay or cancellation, and whatever it is that would affect your itinerary.
5. Eat and hydrate. Drink plenty of water, stretch, and keep moving while traveling to refresh your mind and body. Eat healthy to maintain your energy levels as well as to avoid irregular bowel syndrome which can be common among travelers.
6. Leave needless baggage behind. One of the best ways to take the stress out of holiday travel is to pack and travel light. Lugging a lot of bulky baggage around congested airports or train stations can be exhausting and stressful. You also have to consider the long queues in check-in counters due to the more number of bags that have to be processed during the holidays. Packing light allows you to move around more easily and with less worry about losing your bags for whatever reason.


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 5/19/2008 12:20 (Entered as : 05/19/08 12:20)
Reported: 5/19/2008 11:06:46 AM 11:06
Posted: 6/12/2008
Location: Surry Nuclear Facility (Surry County), VA
Shape: Disk
Duration:12-20 minutes
|Disk Sighted Over Surry Nuclear Power Station, Surry Co., VA
At about 12:20 pm, 19 May 2008, I observed what appeared to be a large, metallic disk hovering very near the Surry Nuclear Power Station. (This is a little more than hour from the time of this writing, so the memory is still fresh and vivid).
I was on my bicycle riding east on the Colonial Parkway (James City County) when I spotted an object over the James River, moving from east to west at a very slow speed. At first I thought it may have been a kite because it was a very windy day (the winds were gusting out of the SW at 20-30mph) and people do come out and fly their kites from the beaches when the winds are good. But when I came to an open spot in the road unobstructed by trees I stopped to get a better look and decided it was much too large to be a kite. It is a about a mile across the channel to the Surry Station and what I saw appeared to be very near the station's twin domes and it must have been at least as large as they are, and perhaps larger. Besides that the object was moving very slowly against the wind, left to right from my vantage point, and its upper surface caught the sunlight and reflected like a sheet of aluminum foil. Its underside was dark. Then I thought that it might be an advertising balloon or dirigible, but the shape did not seem right. This was definitely a flattened disk. And, because it was so windy it did not seem like a good day to take a blimp up. (And, with security so high these days it does not seem logical that anyone would be permitted to get that close to power station. I have seen military helicopters on training missions over the river, but even they keep a wide berth from the power plant.) I have eliminated the possibility of helicopters and small aircraft because, as I say, this object was hovering/drifting and appeared to be making a very leisurely circuit of the power plant. I walked down to water's edge to see if I could get a better look, but without binoculars I couldn't make out any other useful details. I watched it like this for a good 15-20 minutes. In that time it completely circled the station, moving against the wind. It appeared to correct its angle at times, very slowly rocking up and down.
I then decided to hurry home, grab my binoculars and camera and see if I might get a better look. It took me about ten minutes to bike home from there and another fifteen to get back on the Parkway by car. But, by the time I returned to my original position the object was gone. I drove a few miles down the Parkway hoping that it might have drifted elsewhere, but the sky was empty except for a few white clouds. Now, I wish I had stayed until it left. It would have been interesting to see which way it went.
Response To So-Called Explanations Of Previous Sighting
I am responding to Mr. ((name deleted)) "explanation" of what I saw on the 19th of May 2008.
His statement that there is a blimp factory on the NC/VA border is patently false. There is a company with an office in Durham, NC, called Flairships that leases out aerial advertising blimps to various companies, but they did not have any blimps in the air over SE Virginia on the day in question. I contacted other companies that utilize airships (including Goodyear and MetLife), and none of them had a blimp within 200 miles of the James River on that day. Having seen advertising blimps on various occasions over the years, I can assure you that this was not a blimp. I had a close-up view of it under ideal conditions. What I saw had no writing of any kind on its sides. Nor did it have a crew cabin on its belly, a tail assembly, or motors or any other protuberances from its surface. The craft I saw was perfectly smooth and silent. It was also in the range of 300-400 feet long. Even the largest advertising blimps in use today are only about 200 feet long. And they, like the Goodyear blimp, have the company logo prominently displayed on their hull. Otherwise, what's the use of having an advertising blimp? The idea that a blimp might have been blown from north to south by a southwest wind is laughable. If anything, it would have been blown towards Williamsburg, not away from it. As I said before, the craft I saw moved strongly INTO the wind and was not at its mercy. And, with all of the empty real estate it could possibly encounter along the river, it chose to stop just opposite a nuclear power station? That, in itself, is telling.
I called the Jamestown airport (which is less than a mile from my house) two hours after my sighting, and the fellow in charge assured me that there was nothing even remotely like a blimp in the air that day. Unfortunately, the local airport does not use radar, so he couldn't tell me just what may have been flying over the river at noon that day.
The "very highly restricted military intelligence community/base" he refers to must be Camp Peary, aka "The Swamp." This is the well-known CIA training base on the York River. It lies on the other side of Williamsburg about 5 miles from where I made my sighting. Having lived here for the past 15 years, I too have heard tales of remotely piloted vehicles like the Predator drone flying over the base and the nearby York River. But they are never seen over the historic areas or the James River. I know what a Predator looks like, and with its sleek body, long wings and bulbous nose, it was the complete opposite of what I saw. I suspect you could pack twenty Predators inside of what I saw.
Having seen this alien craft up close (at first from less than half a mile away) and then at a distance of about three miles, I am absolutely certain that it was not a helicopter, "military item" (whatever that means), or small airplane. I spent 6 years in the Navy and believe my eyesight is still good enough to distinguish helicopters, Ospreys, and fixed winged aircraft from the absolutely unique craft I witnessed. And the idea that I'd mistake an ultralight for a 300 feet long craft leaves me speechless. I have seen ultralights fly over directly my house while out doing yard work, and I'd know their shape anywhere. Besides, they make as much noise as a flying lawnmower. What I saw was silent.
In summation, I'd like to add that I've attempted to get in contact with Mr. Ebersole, as he so obligingly left his phone number, bur he has so far refused to return my calls. All I know of him is that he lives in Virginia Beach, about 60 miles from the sighting area, which, by the way, is home to Oceana NAS. Just up the peninsula a few miles is Langley AFB, a first response base which is tasked to defend US airspace in the event of hostile activity (such as 9/11). This part of Virginia is home to at least a half dozen very sensitive military bases.
I am speculating here, but I suspect that the idea that an alien craft could literally "stroll" past these bases, at midday, right over the heads of millions of people, and not be detected, much less confronted, and then loiter next to a nuclear power station, is something that no one in the armed forces or the intelligence community is willing to admit to. There also appears to be a coordinated effort to discredit valid sightings.
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Opened 8 years ago
Closed 7 years ago
#1688 closed bug (worksforme)
build broken on Debian
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OK, so this computer started out as Debian Mint and was later converted to debian (mostly), so I don't realy trust it all too much. However, I noticed a few practices that I consider bad.
First off, you guys are including config.{guess,sub}, which I personally never do, but I'm not an autotools guru (or a guru in any build system for that matter). So I tried 3.5.0-dev and 3.4.0 and multiple different options passed to configure, but I kept getting this once it had build most of the c sources:
No rule to make target @MAINFILES@', needed by angband'. Stop
So I did a little test and determined that MAINFILES was never being defined or populated. I finally took a big hammer to it and fixed the problem, but I don't know which action did the trick, so here's my list:
First, I thought maybe there's something old from when I built it last year:
rm -rf install-sh configure configure.ac config.* autom4te.cache/ mk m6
rm -rf m4 mk run-tests scripts/ utils/
git reset --hard
Next, I thought these pre-packaged autotools scripts could be the cause:
rm config.*
automake --add-missing
# of course, I missed install-sh, but oh well
Finally, I modified autogen.sh and ran it again:
-run_or_die $ACLOCAL -I m4
-run_or_die $AUTOHEADER
-run_or_die $AUTOCONF
+run_or_die $ACLOCAL -I m4 --force
+run_or_die $AUTOHEADER --force
+run_or_die $AUTOCONF --force
So one of these fixed it, I'm not sure which sorry about that part.
Change History (6)
comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by magnate
Er, MAINFILES is definitely defined and populated, and builds fine on all my Debian systems. Can you list the commands you're typing to get the errors (from a fresh checkout or untar of pristine source), and I'll try to help.
I have a horrible suspicion that this is because we refuse to ship autogen.sh and ship configure instead.
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by daniel.santos
OK, so I reproduced part of the problem (but not the full one, I'll do some more experimentation). This could be because I had a different version of autotools installed when I built 3.3 last year.
$ git clone --reference ${HOME}/proj/angband git://github.com/angband/angband.git angband-test $ cd angband-test $ git reset --hard v3.3.0 $ ./autogen.sh $ ./configure $ make $ git reset --hard origin $ make clean Makefile:2: mk/buildsys.mk: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `mk/buildsys.mk'. Stop. $ ./configure $ make clean Makefile:2: mk/buildsys.mk: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `mk/buildsys.mk'. Stop. $ ./autogen.sh $ ./configure $ make clean -- this works
However, when I was originally trying to build it, it didn't work, I had to do a lot of different things to get it to work, so I'll see if I can cook up more precisely what happened. However, something should be making sure that mk/*.mk files are regenerated or maybe deleted when configure or distclean is run? I'm not sure.
comment:3 Changed 7 years ago by takkaria
- Milestone changed from Triage to 3.5.0
Assigning open bugs to 3.5 for fixing.
comment:4 Changed 7 years ago by magnate
I think you can safely close this for 3.5 - building is definitely not broken on Debian, and the OP has not updated for a long while.
comment:5 Changed 7 years ago by daniel.santos
Yeah, go ahead. Sorry I never got back around to trying to reproduce it. I ended up putting gentoo on my laptop. Maybe somebody else will run into the problem and re-open or file a new bug. IIRC, the problem appeared to be after updating my local repo after a year or so and then attempting to clean & build -- some .mk files weren't being regenerated.
comment:6 Changed 7 years ago by myshkin
- Resolution set to worksforme
- Status changed from new to closed
Closing as worksforme per the comments above.


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Update 8/10 8am: Good morning TampaNoles! A limited number of Day Of / Walkup tickets are available online and at the door. VIP Party starts at 1, and check in for regular tickets begins at 2:30!
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14+ Bars - and maybe more!
Dozens of Throwback Tally Drink Specials
Live Entertainment
Contests and Prizes
The Block Party SELLS OUT every year!
Regular Tickets & Wristbands:
The Block Party is a private, ticketed event that raises money for scholarships to FSU! We generate scholarship revenue by selling tickets, which are exchanged for a special TampaNoles wristband at check in. You must have a wristband to enter any of the bars or venues participating in the Block Party. If you don't have a wristband, the bar and venue staff and security will not let you enter the bar or will insist you exit.
(btw, nobody makes any money from putting on this event - the Tampa Bay Seminole Club is a 100% volunteer organization with no employees, no salaries, no commissions or stipends - so all money generated goes toward our mission of providing scholarships and supporting FSU!)
Advance Purchase Tickets SOLD OUT
500 Advance Purchase tickets are available for $20 each (plus fees) until May 31 - but these Advance Purchase tickets ALWAYS sell out within about 2-3 weeks, so don't wait!
Discounted Tickets & Wristbands: SOLD OUT
Tickets are $30 each through SATURDAY August 3rd - AND THEN PRICES INCREASE TO $35 EACH starting Aug 4th!
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Tickets purchased starting August 4th through midnight August 9th (unless they sell out before then) are $35 each.
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If any are available, Day Of / Walk Up / At the Door wristbands are $50 each. Tickets are sold at the event beginning at 2:30pm, or buy online.
The Grey Goose Live Victoriously VIP Party
VIP Doors open at 1pm at the Italian Club
From 1pm to 5pm, the entire 2nd Floor of the Italian Club will transform into the ultimate FSU Tailgate Experience!
Imagine the world's greatest FSU VIP Tailgate - on the 50 yard line in the middle of Doak! We're creating that experience, down to wall-to-wall astroturf, incredible decorations, luxurious lounge athmosphere, private VIP-Only (e.g. clean!) restrooms, complimentary open bar, catered food, VIP swag and more!
Join your friends, former FSU players and athletes and more at this very exclusive Block Party experience. The VIP Experience begins at 1pm with EARLY ACCESS to the Block Party - avoid the 5,000 person line to check in and start partying early!
Plus VIPs get access to the Italian Club's private balcony overlooking 7th Avenue! And the entire 2nd Floor is VIP-Only - so you can come and go as you like, party in the bars and then take a break from the crowds. Or just hang in VIP all day! VIP Hours start at 1pm and end at 5pm.
In fact, at $150/person for VIP tickets, exclusive 2nd Floor VIP-Only party space, plus 4 hours of food and open bar, VIP is one of the best values of the summer!
Important Note: The VIP Experience, including complimentary open bar and food, is only available on the 2nd Floor of the Italian Club. There is no special VIP access or perks anywhere else or at any other bars during the Block Party.
Less than 50 VIP tickets are left - VIP will SELL OUT FAST! Don't miss out!
Need a Hotel? Special rates of $129/night available at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ybor (walking distance) - Quantity of rooms at this rate is limited. Click here for a reservation link, or use code NOLES to book.
The Tampa Bay Seminole Club is a volunteer-run non-profit 501c3 organization which provides scholarships and financial support to the FSU community. We no longer offer or sell Club Memberships (which had been $25/year), and instead we rely primarily on the Block Party proceeds to fund our scholarships and put on activities for the Tampa-based FSU alumni. In the past year, we raised and donated thousands of dollars!
1. Do I need to buy a ticket for the Block Party?
YES! The Block Party is a private, ticketed event. It is not open to the general public. You must have a ticket to get a Block Party Wristband. The Bars participating in the Block Party will not admit you or will ask you to leave if you don't have a special Block Party Wristband. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WRISTBAND YOU WON'T BE ADMITTED TO THE BARS!
2. How do I buy a ticket?
HERE! Buy your ticket on this website, or at http://tampanolesblockparty.eventbrite.com.
3. How do I get a wristband?
Check in and get your wristband starting at 2:30pm at the Italian Club in Ybor, 1731 E. 7th Ave (across from Gaspar's Grotto). Bring your ticket, or purchase a ticket at that time!
4. I'll be late - where do I check in and get wristbanded after the Crawl starts?
Block Party Headquarters is at the Italian Club. Get wristbanded at the Italian Club from 2:30pm to 5pm. If you arrive after 5pm, wristbanding and at the door tickets will be available at the front door of Gaspar's Grotto. BUT DON'T BE TOO LATE - CHECK IN ENDS AT 7PM!
5. Where do I park?
Ybor has lots of paid and free parking lots and garages, and street parking is sometimes available. The parking lot behind Gaspar's Grotto is a great place to park! But seriously, do you want to be driving after the Block Party?
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Very smart - nobody should drive after too much to drink! Take an UBER, Lyft, or taxi - any bar on the Crawl will happily call one for you. Or check into the Ybor Hilton - they're offering a special Pub Crawl rate!
7. My friends aren't FSU alumni - can they still come?
YES! Everybody is welcome to party with the Noles (even ... Gators). But anybody participating must have a wristband (see above).
8. What's the weather like?
August in Tampa? HOT, HUMID, and maybe some rain. Who cares! The Block Party will take place regardless of the weather (except a declared state of emergency), so dress correctly!
9. What else should I know?
Probably many things! This event is put on by the Tampa Bay Seminole Club - and you should get involved! Learn about our various events throughout the year, become involved, and have fun - contact email@example.com for more info or ask at the Block Party! Tickets are non-refundable. Act responsibly. And have fun!
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Yes! This is the Tampa Noles' Block Party, after all!
The Tampa Seminole Club, Inc., the Florida State University Alumni Association, the Florida State University, including each entities' respective officers, directors, volunteers, members and representatives (collectively the "Released Parties") are not responsible for any injury, loss or damage of any kind sustained by any person while participating in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party including injury or loss or damage. In consideration of your participation in the 2019 Tampa Noles Pub Crawl, you acknowledge that you are aware of the possible risks, dangers and hazards associated with your participation in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party, (including the possible risk of severe or fatal injury to yourself or others). These risks include but are not limited to the following: a) the risks associated with travel to and from location(s) to be visited during the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party, including transportation provided by commercial, private and/or public motor vehicles; b) intoxication and/or alcohol poisoning from the alcohol you consume whether voluntarily or through coercion; c) the possibility of bodily injury (broken bones and soft tissue damage) including dental damages from falling down, injuries incurred while getting on or off (in or out of) the mode of transportation being used for the event, being knocked down or being involved in a physical confrontation whether caused by yourself or someone else; d) the risks associated with returning to your residence.
In return for the Tampa Noles allowing you to voluntarily participate in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party and related activities, you agree: 1. TO ASSUME AND ACCEPT ALL RISKS arising out of, associated with or related to your participating in the 2019 Tampa Noles Pub Crawl; 2. TO BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE which you might sustain while participating in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party; 3. TO HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY AND NOT FILE SUIT AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES: a) from any and all liability for any damage to the personal property of, or personal injury to, yourself and or any third party resulting from your participation in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party and all related activities; and b) from any and all claims, demands, actions and costs which might arise out of your participating in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party;
Acceptance of your ticket to the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party, or participation in the 2019 Tampa Noles Block Party, constitutes your acknowledgment, acceptance, and agreement to this disclaimer, waiver of liability, and indemnification. You agree that this is binding upon yourself, your heirs, executors, administrators and representatives, in the event of your death or incapacity. If you disagree with this disclaimer, don't buy a ticket or participate in the Block Party! You also grant Tampa Noles, including its sponsors, affiliates, and partners, the right to collect email, cell phone, and SMS information about you and to communicate with you using those communication methods.


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Troubled young rapper XXXTentacion has been making headlines for his charitable efforts in an attempt to better his image. His image remains to be trash because, you know, the guy beat a woman. But anyway, here is a new single released by the rapper's label titled "Shining Like The Northstar."


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The Barker's Market was born in 2012 from our love of pets! We are a Nashville, TN family owned business that collaborates to produce 100% handcrafted pet apparel and all-natural pet treats from the finest locally sourced ingredients. Find us online or year round at The Franklin Farmers Market for a unique gift for your 4-legged family member. Our goal is to spoil pets by providing beautiful, durable and handmade pet products with the most friendly customer service. No worries, if you don't see what you want just ask and we'll do our best to accommodate your request.
Also, we donate 10% of our profits to local pet charities that share our values by promoting animal health and happiness. Thank you for supporting local artisans!
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Pet Treats: Doggie Bag (assorted flavors: bacon, cheese & peanut butter), Doggie Donuts, Sweet Potato Bark, Kitty Treats
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Whitsunday Regional Council will be holding public displays in shopping centres across the region on Saturday 25 March, to talk to the community about pest management and the proposed Biosecurity Plan.
The draft Biosecurity Plan 2016-2020 aims to be a guide and action plan to combat feral animals and noxious weeds over the next four years.
To speak with Council staff face-to-face about the Plan and pest management, shopping centre displays will be manned across the region on Saturday 25 March, between 9am and 1pm.
Public displays will be held at Whitsunday Plaza in Cannonvale, Freshfields Shopping Centre (Woolworths) in Proserpine, Bowen Centre Point Plaza and Collinsville IGA.
Council's Manager for Natural Resource Management, Scott Hardy, said the public displays are a great opportunity to learn more about pest species and their impact on our natural environment.
"Not many people realise that in the Whitsunday region alone, there is over 150,000ha of land with declared weeds and over 4000 feral deer," he said.
"It's important that we educate residents and landowners about the damage caused by pest species, and explain how we are planning to address these threats."
"Our pest management officers will be happy to identify any weeds you think may be unsure about, so please bring along any samples you have in a clip sealed bag."
Public consultation on the draft Plan opened Monday 6 March and will close 5pm, Monday 10 April 2017.
Copies of the draft Plan and survey are also available at Customer Service Centres across the region.
View the draft Plan at Council's engagement website Your Say Whitsunday, http://yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au to complete the online survey and find out more information about pest species in the Whitsundays.


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HALIFAX - The RCMP in Nova Scotia are dismissing a reference in a Supreme Court of Canada decision that says they did not adequately respond to a woman's calls for help before she tried to hire a hit man to kill the husband she said was abusing her.
The case of Nicole Ryan attracted national attention last month when the Supreme Court took the rare step of ordering a stay of proceedings, saying it would be unfair to subject her to a new trial.
Ryan was arrested in 2008 when she tried to hire an undercover RCMP officer to kill Michael Ryan, who was accused in court documents of threatening to kill her and her daughter.
The teacher from southwestern Nova Scotia was originally acquitted of counselling to commit murder in 2010, a decision that was upheld by the province's appeal court.
In its Jan. 18 ruling that ultimately stayed the charges, the Supreme Court also questioned the RCMP's conduct in the case, saying it was "disquieting" they mounted a sting operation to arrest Nicole Ryan rather than respond to her husband's threats.
"It seems that the authorities were much quicker to intervene to protect Mr. Ryan than they had been to respond to her request for help in dealing with his reign of terror over her," the ruling said.
"While she had engaged the police and other agencies in an effort to assist her in the past, the evidence was that her problems were viewed as a 'civil matter.'"
Nicole Ryan's lawyer, Joel Pink, has argued that his client called police at least nine times seeking protection from her husband. Pink could not be reached for comment Friday.
In response to the criticism of how the Mounties responded to Nicole Ryan's calls, the commanding officer for the RCMP in Nova Scotia released a statement Friday saying officers had acted appropriately and professionally.
Assistant commissioner Alphonse MacNeil said an internal review confirmed the RCMP did not receive a "multitude" of complaints from Nicole Ryan about domestic violence.
"We responded when she called us," MacNeil said in an interview.
"If she had given us information when we were there to indicate that she had been assaulted or threatened, we would have proceeded with laying a charge."
He said he didn't know how many times police responded to Nicole Ryan's residence or how many times she called to ask for help. But he said there was only one time — in November 2007 — when she accused her husband of threatening her, which resulted in a charge of uttering threats against Michael Ryan.
MacNeil said a court order subjected Michael Ryan to several conditions and police seized weapons from his home, but the charge was later withdrawn by the Crown.
The RCMP commander said some of Nicole Ryan's other calls to police involved civil matters, such as arguments the separated couple were having over ownership of property.
At one point, he said, police were called because the couple's dog had been left outside in the cold, again because of a dispute over ownership.
"Those examples have nothing to do with domestic violence," MacNeil said.
"Based on my review, there was nothing in there ... where we could lay charges or take further action."
MacNeil stressed he was concerned media reports had suggested the RCMP wasn't interested in dealing with domestic violence.
"There was an impression left that we didn't respond when she called. We did respond when she called. We did what we could to protect her in those cases."
Michael Ryan came forward shortly after the Supreme Court decision to argue that the allegations against him are false, and that he was never given the opportunity to defend himself in court.
Pink has said he has no doubt his client is telling the truth and that the trial judge made a finding on evidence. The Crown says Michael Ryan was not called because it was felt his evidence wasn't necessary to refute his wife's defence of duress.


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To the people who have been told we are dumber than our previous generation. To the ones that are wishing for a way to escape to a different dimension. To the human beings tired and seeking to prove all those judgemental people wrong, I urge you to do so. How? A book.
You may blanch. You may gasp in horror, but think about it. Don't you want the knowledge of our predecessors both near and far? Don't the far away worlds call to you, begging you to nestle yourself between their pages? You may say that reading is boring, or that books just don't interest you. Yet, I must ask, have you read every genre? I firmly believe that out of the millions of books in the world, one will spark a roaring flame in your mind. It will be one that roars for more fuel and you shall be powerless against it.
Plus the possibilities for reading material are endless. If you want to cook, grab a cookbook. Or perhaps the intricate past intrigues you, in which case the histories of Napoleon and Nelson Mandela await. Maybe it is food for thought you are looking for, then look no further. From poems on life, to philosophy and why our lives fall into strife. Besides what do you have to lose?
Maybe you're worried about what your dearest friends might say. Did you ever wonder if they're worried about what you may say? Maybe they too love reading, but pursue it secretly. Perhaps the both of you could start a book club, and help others discover various aspects of themselves. Let's be honest now about what sounds better: getting drunk with horrible loud music hurting your head as you are pushed about in a sweaty throng of people while you look for your friend or sitting at home,your friend right beside you sipping a drink of their choice with soothing music in the background as you both loose yourselves in world's filled with wonder. The answer is the second one. Maybe not always, but most times. You may say you read, but social media does not count.
When you 'read' an Instagram post, scan over your Facebook feed, or relentlessly refresh of Tumblr, you are just looking for things to pass your time. Your eyes are stringing together words and phrases, your brain comprehending them, then simply discarding it. For a moment it may make you smile or say aww. So you like it. Maybe even comment. You are not reading what you're going through, you're skimming over it.
You see, when you read each and every word's syllable sinks into your mind. It is your mind that creates the sentences. When you read the true impact of words becomes apparent. You begin to wonder, marvelling at not only the way in which the words were intertwined; but also at how the same phrase can have multiple meanings. Those meanings seep into your mind and each book will leave its own mark.
A book, any book, can offer you a lesson, or at the very least something meaningful. So relax and stay inside or maybe go somewhere, anywhere and read. Allow your mind to slip away, from all your problems, to find respite in the shade of a tremendously good book.
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Syria. Four years later. A world of refugees.
From youth protests to all-out civil war. A destroyed country with more than 220,000 deaths. President Assad is firmly in power. An uncertain future.
From a slogan painted on the wall of a high school to a civil war with 220,000 deaths. Three million 800 thousand refugees from Syria to neighbouring countries, nearly 8 million people displaced, about 12 million people (out of a population of 23 million) forced to flee their homes, destruction of infrastructures and the foreign invasion of Sunni jihadists and Shiite militias which fight on opposite sides.
This is the spiral of events that in four years has led Syria into the black hole of an endless conflict where everybody is against everybody.
The Syrian protests began in the southern city of Daraa on 15 March 2011, after the arrests of at least 15 children for painting anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school. A fact without precedents in the history of 40 years of the oppressive Assad family rule. The regime's crackdown on demonstrators was violent in Daara and in the other cities of the country where the protests started to take place. Security forces opened fire, killing some protesters and within days, the protests grew into rallies that gathered thousands of people. The Syrian opposition decided to take up arms against Assad's regime and army deserters formed the Free Syrian Army. Since then, the whirlwind of violence has never stopped.
Despite the fact that in summer 2011 US President Barack Obama and the European Union, explicitly called for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, he is still in office thanks to the loyalty of the majority of the units of the armed forces and the support of his two major allies, Russia and Iran. However Assad's regime currently has complete control over just a part of the Syrian territory: the land that stretches from Damascus, through the central region of Homs, up to the Mediterranean coast, where Assad's strongholds are located.
The northern part of the splendid city of Aleppo, which was the economic and commercial capital of Syria, has been devastated by the armed clashes between loyalists and rebels, which have been going on for two and a half years now. Further east the Islamic State is imposing its obscurantist version of Sharia in the provinces of Al Hasakah and Raqqa. To the south, near the border with the part of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, fighting continues between Islamist groups and the Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda, while Iranian councillors and Lebanese Shiite militias of Hezbollah support loyalist forces.
Hopes d of peace dashed away
Peace talks in the Geneva Peace Conference, organized early in 2014, failed and during the following summer the U.N-Arab League peace mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, gave up, like former Secretary General Kofi Annan had done before him, after trying unsuccessfully to mediate an end to Syria's civil war.
New UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, a veteran Italian-Swedish diplomat, is trying to foster dialogue through a small step strategy aimed at achieving, at least at the beginning, just modest goals, such as local and temporary truces, starting from Aleppo. But even this initiative appears to face significant difficulty. In the meantime, following the rise of Isis, Assad, who in the summer of 2012, seemed to be close to defeat, as fighting had almost reached the centre of the capital Damascus, is now aware that he can take advantage of the West's fear of the Islamic State. Several European governments are considering resuming the dialogue with Damascus, which could become a possible ally in the fight against jihadists.(J.K.)


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Better Nutrition in the 1990s, Part 2
Toward the end of the 1990s, a faction of nutritionists, researchers, and doctors—most notably Robert C. Atkins, MD—started speaking out against the fat-free diets that were popular at the time. These experts maintained that fat wasn't the problem. Instead it was simple carbohydrates made with refined flour, such as bread, pasta, cereal, and crackers.
Getting enough protein and limiting carbs became the new way to eat healthy, lose weight, and ward off cardiovascular and other diseases. Low-carb shakes, bars, chips, bread, no-sugar desserts, and other products began crowding health food store shelves. And new stores started sprouting up across the country that catered exclusively to the low-carb lifestyle.
In the years since, some of the details have changed, but the low-carb revolution is still with us, as evidenced by the current popularity of the Keto diet and similar eating plans.
5 Diet & Health Books that were Popular in the '90s
- Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins, MD
- Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James F. Balch, MD, and Phyllis A. Balch, CNS
- Protein Power by Michael Eades and Mary Dan Eades
- The Zone Diet by Barry Sears, PhD
- Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil, MD
The Story of Better Nutrition
Better Nutrition was founded by Jack Schwartz in 1938. Schwartz returned from the military with a business idea—start a magazine about nutrition. He loved helping friends and family find natural solutions to health problems, and he figured others would be interested in this too. He saw an opportunity to fill a niche and, at the same time, satisfy his passion for health and nutrition. And just like that, Better Nutrition magazine was born. Fall back in time with us this year as we revisit popular trends in nutrition, vitamins, recipes, and more with this limited-edition section.
Try our Atkins Coconut Cookies recipe.
80 Years of Better Nutrition:
- Better Nutrition in the 1930s - The Grapefruit Diet
- Better Nutrition in the 1940s - The Original Master Cleanse
- Better Nutrition in the 1950s, Part 1 - Gelatin Molds
- Better Nutrition in the 1950s, Part 2 - Wheat Germ
- Better Nutrition in the 1960s, Part 1 - Granola
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- Better Nutrition in the 1980s, Part 1 - Fit for Life
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Cosplay, or Costume Play can be seen at all Anime and Game related events. Cosplayers are people dressing up like their favourite cartoon, comic or game character. Quite a lot of people cosplay at Anime 2015 and a lot of them also walk around the city of The Hague in their costumes and liven up the city for the weekend the Anime festival is being held. The Cosplay Competition at the Anime festival is more then just showing your cool outfit! At our Cosplay Competition we require contestants to not only wear a great, self made costume, they also have to perform an act, in character of the character they are portraying. For those of us who are not so well versed at public speaking or are too modest to compete with a full act, but are amongst the worlds top costume designers, for you we have a special event that does not require an extensive act!
This competition only includes solo contestants, so groups of Cosplayers can not compete in this competition.
There are unfortunately no more places available this year. Thank you for your interest and maybe till next year!
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Sad or Lonely? Losing Your Concentration or Memory?
People are often sad or lonely at certain times in their life, such as after a breakup in a relationship or losing a loved one. And after such a loss, often our concentration and memory can be negatively affected. These are normal reactions to loss and usually resolve on their own over time.
But if you're sad and lonely for no reason, and suddenly find that your concentration or memory is slipping, you may have something else — depression.
These are a handful of symptoms most commonly a sign of depression, a serious mental health concern that is characterized by having the majority of the following:
- Having a depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, such as feeling sad, lonely or empty
- Seriously diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day
- Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain, or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day
- Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much nearly every day
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day
- Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day
- Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day
- Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day
- Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide
So while it's understandable that you may be sad or lonely after a loss, and have trouble concentrating at work or other tasks in your every day life, it's not a common experience to have these kinds of symptoms outside of a significant loss in your life. Such signs may indicate depression, or some other mental health concern.
Depression requires your attention — while it may go away on its own over time, for most people, it does not (or may take months or even years to do so). If you've been feeling this way longer than two weeks, and nothing you've done has seemed to help you feel better, it's not your fault. Don't berate yourself for feeling the way you do, just get help.
To learn more about depression, where and how to get help, and what kind of help is available, please review our Guide to Depression, available for free on our website.
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Discussion in 'Contests' started by Berry, Dec 19, 2017.
I think you would enjoy cp_kalinka!
1: Would a fully themed Frontline town be ok for the city/town themed?
2: Would the capture area for Player Destruction count as an objective?
Yes to both of those questions; city/town is any community that would hold people, and capture areas are any physical objective (except in payload / race where the track also counts as the objective because the cart travels along it).
Merry Christmas everybody!
Would an asymmetrical KOTH map be weird? Or more importantly against the rules?
More questions i want to get out of the way:
Is passtime allowed?
If so would a pass jack be an objective?
Is SD Allowed?
Asym koth would be weird but is not disallowed, and the only standard mode not allowed is Mann vs Machine so both SD and Pass are allowed (the 'objective' in Pass would be the jack spawn point or the goal; your choice).
Cool cool cool. Thanks!
Day should be replaced with Day/Sunrise and Night should be replace with Night/Sunset so mappers can make maps that take place during those times of the day.
You can do sunrise or sunset:
Spoiler: From the Google Doc
Day / Night
Some maps are clearly in the middle of the day while others are set at night. However, times like dawn and dusk may straddle the line between day and night that isn't particularly clear where these maps may fall.
To answer this question for yourself, ask this: Is your map primarily lit by the sun, or by artificial lights? If daylight (direct or ambient) is the primary means by which your map is lit, then it's daytime. If your map is primarily lit by artificial lights, then it's night.
For example, while Granary uses lots of artificial lighting to brighten the map, this is only done in the shadows where the daylight doesn't hit. The map is bright enough where the daylight alone hits, and therefore the map would be classified as daytime. If the sun was lower in the sky and casting less light, requiring everything to be lit artificially, then it would be classified as nighttime.\
If you want to build an entirely interior map with no visible sky, you do not need to fulfill the daytime/nighttime requirement, although it is not advisable to do so.
I Have another question, Sorry if you are getting annoyed. But are custom gamemodes or slightly tweaked gamemodes allowed?
Give that document a read, it contains lots of important information, including the following:
If your map has a custom gamemode that cannot fall under one of these categories, please contact a staff member.
Heh, you're not the only who hope so.
yes please
i will make a payload map out of this.
yes i know that it's something i never tried before lel
Third time 's the charm
uh oh were doing the same thing (at least i'm doing 3cp)
I saw some people already going for this, but I have ideas and I want to give it a try too !
Good luck !
I might do a video coverage of the process, do I put it int the "map factory" section ?
You press Add Download in the Downloads section, which will create a post in Map Factory also (there is no Create button in Map Factory).
This could make for a VERY fun map
Sure why not. Expecting to get sweaty tears working this out.
I don't know how the hell I'm going to do this, but I guess that's what makes it fun.
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Kiran More to do cameo on cricket-based TV show
Former Indian cricketer Kiran More will do a cameo on TV show 'Tamanna'. He says his family convinced him to take up acting
Former Indian cricketer Kiran More will do a cameo on TV show 'Tamanna'. He says his family convinced him to take up acting.
The Star Plus show is about a woman cricket aspirant. Featuring Anuja Sathe as the protagonist Dharaa Solanki, "Tamanna" is a finite series which challenges the mentality that a woman's dreams come with an expiry date.
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"The story and concept of the show is very unique and unusual, a kind of fresh breath of air on television industry. It was my family who apprised me about a show on a woman's dream of becoming a cricketer and after that I just glued onto the show and kept myself updated about the progress in Dharaa's (character essayed by Anuja) life," More said in a statement.
Another reason behind taking up the show is that its makers are his friends Ajinkya and Abhinay Deo.
He said: "Ajinkya is a dear friend. And when he asked me for the role, I obviously couldn't say no."Talking about his role, he said: "I come at a point when Dharaa is gearing up for an important cricket match. I see her playing and come to know about her potential, further motivating her more to chase her dreams despite all troubles in her life."
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Hey everyone, we're back with another entry in the Reader Recommendations series!
My questions in bold. Bubba′s answers below.
1) Do you remember when you first saw the movie?
I have a horrible memory when it comes to stuff like that, I imagine I saw it on cable as a teenager. I loved every sci-fi/fantasy movie I could get my hands on and this one was no different. For a long time I was extremely optimistic when it came to movies, there was never a bad movie in my eyes.
2) Why do you think that it's recommendable? What do you like about it?
I like the cheesyness of it, it's the right amount of absurdity mixed with the actors playing it completely serious, and Frank Langella as Skeletor is chewing scenery like you wouldn't believe. And who doesn't love Billy Barty as the annoying little tinkerer.
3) Is the movie underappreciated, do you think? Or does pop culture have it fairly rated?
I think it's appreciated by the right people. As a He-Man movie, it's completely awful, but as a random 80's B movie, it's entertaining as hell.
4) Is there any particular reason you thought I should watch it, or were you just surprised I hadn't seen it?
I got the feeling that you appreciate the "so-bad-it's-good" appeal that certain movies have, and I thought that if you were to review it, it would get your coveted (?) split grade where you have to give it a low grade on its merits, but a high grade for train wreck value.
5) Have you written about the movie yourself? (Insert plug here! LOL )
Why yes, I have, http://flightstightsandmovienights.com/2012/05/10/masters-of-the-universe/
Thanks, Bubba! My review is below!
Right from the beginning, I know I'm in for a beaut of a movie. Just seeing Dolph Lundgren with top billing makes me chuckle. That's followed by a title sequence that shamelessly rips off Superman; John Williams and Richard Donner should sue. Once the movie actually starts it takes me all of two minutes to think "Good Lord, this is cheesy". I was getting Flash Gordon flashbacks. The sets and props look cheap. But that's ok, so is the dialogue: "The dark can embrace the light, but never eclipse it. You've not won yet Skeletor, He-Man is still alive! I can feel it!"
Of course, have no fear, Dolph is here. Dolph looks bored as shit when he first turns around, but he redeems himself throughout the course of the film with some fantastically leaden line deliveries. And I do mean leaden. I think that his dialogue would sink in water. He says "Let her go" at one point and it takes 45 seconds. He IS rockin' the frizzy blonde mullet though, gotta give him props. Of course, the best part is watching him fight with a drawn broad sword in one hand and a laser pistol in the other. It's even better when he trades up to a laser rifle and is still dual wielding! He's shooting people at range, but, you know, gotta have that sword to deflect lasers.
The McGuffin of the movie is a teleportation tool that makes music like a keytar. It allows He-Man and his crew to teleport right into Skeletor's lair and attempt a rescue of a captured Princess. After a brief shootout and some techno-babble, He-Man and his handful of loyalists get teleported to Earth. This allows for some fish out of water comedy, and allows the production to save money on sets, as Skeletor and his minions follow, and battle here.
For someone so "powerful", Skeletor doesn't actually do shit. He kind of just barks orders. Even after he has "The Power of Greyskull" (which apparently is just yellow "Force Lightning" and a fancy suit of armor. That's ok, He-Man really doesn't do shit either. He runs away, gets caught, has to be rescued and basically has one big final swordfight against Skeletor.
God the acting is bad! It's funny to watch Langella chew scenery through a skull mask in this piece of nonsense, while just a few days ago I watched him in the sublime "Robot & Frank". Nothing will give you a shock like seeing a "Dancing in the Dark" era Courtney Cox show up 30 years younger than she is now. Well, maybe James Tolkan having a major role as a clownish cop. That's alright, with Dolph Lundgren setting the pace in the lead role, no one has to worry about looking bad.
"Masters" is laden with cornball mythology. Techno-babble, nonsense about the Power of Greyskull, the fact that they all come battle in a small town on earth… The costumes and creature designs are ridiculous in the most awesome of ways. I saw a snake man, and Sasquatch looking dude, and guy with the face of a reptilian Pekingese. "Masters" has soldier characters in black armor like Stormtroopers and Billy Barty made up like a Leprechaun. Top it off with some poor special effects in the few moments where it actually has special effects, and this movie does wind up cheesefest city!
I suppose it shouldnt be an insult to call a movie based on a cartoon cartoonish, but "Master of the Universe" is, in a big way. At least half a dozen times I laughed out loud and thought, "This is the awesomest movie ever". You wanted the split grade, Bubba? You got it, baby. If I didn't have a sense of humor, and was reviewing this straight up? I'd have no choice but to flunk it. But its undeniable how much fun I had watching it. I might have been laughing AT it and not WITH it, but I had a blast nonetheless!
Bad acting, horrible plot, silly characters, bad special effects even!
Near continual source of laughs, an 80s B movie cheesetacular!


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Dr Julian Lewis: The very welcome appointment of my right hon. Friend, and indeed of the Foreign Secretary and the International Trade Secretary, certainly shows that the Prime Minister means what she says and that Brexit will really happen. However, some people on the losing side hope to sabotage the result of the referendum by delaying the process indefinitely. Is my right hon. Friend absolutely confident that, come what may, the UK will be outside the European Union well before the date of the next general election?
[The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Mr David Davis): I have said very plainly that we will not trigger article 50 before the end of this year, but we will trigger it as expeditiously as possible. The article 50 process takes two years. Extending it takes unanimity among every other member of the European Union, and my right hon. Friend can make his own judgment about both the probability of that and the arithmetic that it delivers.]


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It's that season again when we from beginning to end up 2017 and turn our consideration regarding the coming year. The rate of progress in advanced showcasing in 2018 will increment once more, so to help advance beyond the bend, here are five computerized promoting patterns to begin contemplating.
This won't not feel like an exceptionally quick pattern to recognize as video has been an imperative piece of computerized showcasing for various years, yet video will advance in 2018. It will create a medium for content promoting, as well as a publicizing medium: YouTube pulls in mind blowing measures of movement and engagement, yet it feels like publicizing is as yet an open door for some ventures. There will likewise be more accentuation on live spilling as Facebook is by all accounts organizing live video content over video substance, and video content over different sorts of substance.
Customized encounters:
The voyage towards personalization has been the stuff of dreams for most advertisers: who needs to pay to converse with 100 individuals when there is just 1 individual who you need to lock in? Be that as it may, the pattern has not been developing in just dreams. Individuals' introduction to publicizing has been enormous and this has had two effects: individuals will just draw in with various/complex promoting and individuals are tired of promoting!
Personalisation could be a basic altered point of arrival (e.g. sending activity from a Twitter battle to an alternate page to movement from a Facebook crusade) or it could be a completely customized site involvement, however in the event that this is all new to you, 2018 ought to be the year you begin to research.


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[Throughout the book, there are pencil marks and notations my Dad made 30 years ago.]
The first chapter is devoted to the legendary Paul Brown, who emphasized the teaching aspect of coaching:
"A pro... coach is a teacher, no matter what. The players must learn. No matter what you teach, you must get people to want to learn. People think there are great mysteries attached to the game, but there are not. It comes down to fundamentals and they must be taught.
If we tell [our players] 'why' -- and I've always insisted on telling my players why, why we do everything we do, whether it's on or off the field -- they are more apt to accept it and get in the spirit."
Hall of Fame coach Don Shula (pictured here), who coached under Coach Brown early in his career, said that "Paul Brown was the greatest influence on me, especially in the teaching aspect of coaching."
"I've found that answering the 'why' has made me a better coach. It's not what you know but what your ball players know that counts. We make it as much like a classroom as possible, using all sorts of teaching aids, followed by practice on the field, followed by going over mistakes and improvements in the classroom.
The important thing is not what Don Shula knows or what any of my assistant coaches know. The important things is that we can transmit to the people we're responsible for. That's what coaching is... the ability to transmit information."


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Nine Color Towel
- By Karen
- August 29, 2014
- 10 Comments
It may look like there is no rhyme or reason, but there is a thoughtful pattern behind this arrangement of weft colors. …Okay, it is somewhat random; and, truthfully, I am making up the pattern as I go. It is refreshing to have the freedom to use up bobbins of color. I consider it a welcome challenge to create a visually vibrant fabric that is not a cluttered cloth.
Our prayers can be like the assorted quills with varying amounts of thread in an array of colors. These are the needs, small and big, that we bring to the Lord. Can he make anything good out of all of this? What can he do about my concerns? Does he even hear me? Do my needs or hopes make a difference to Him? Am I saying my prayers in the "right" way?
It takes courage to have faith when you pray. In a world where "seeing is believing," the eye of faith says, "believing is seeing." Faith is expecting something to happen when you pray. It's trusting the grand weaver to know how to arrange this assortment of leftover threads and make something good out of it.
May you take courage.
With you,
~The Etsy coupon on my About Page is good for two more days. It's my ThankYou to you.~
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Thank you for today's thoughts. I really needed to hear this today.
Thank you for your messages all the time but esp today.
Lovely weaving and even lovelier words today.
Thanks so much for your inspiring weaving and inspiring words. I always love your posts!
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet not one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11
I also needed these words of encouragement today. Thank you SO much!!
Thank you SO much for the 9 color towels saga. I am anticipating the delivery of a sectional warp beam soon, and the first thing I want to make is what I call "Money type towels", those being of bright colors. Your blog is totally delightful reading! Peace! Charline in Bryan
oops i meant "Monet" towels
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Glimmer of Linen
- By Karen
- August 26, 2014
- 2 Comments
There is just enough morning light in the room to see the slight glimmer on the surface of these tubes of 16/2 linen. Line Linen has a sheen that sets it apart from other fibers; but without enough light in the room you could miss it. I am excited to get started with such exquisite thread. My mind's eye is already trying to picture the finished cloth.
It was late last night before I got a chance to open the box that arrived the day before. You cannot identify colors in the dark. So, in the darkened room I could barely make out the colors of the linen, much less see any brilliance from the sheen that I knew would be there.
Pride is like a blindfold; it wraps over the eyes of your heart. It's like staying in a darkened room where colors never shine. Pride takes, assumes, expects, demands, and makes itself known. Humility, on the other hand, gives, serves, looks for the betterment of others, and expects nothing in return. Humility is like the morning light that brings out the natural sheen in everyone around you.
May your humility bring light into the room.
Your friend,
~Thank you, blog-reading friends! There is a discount coupon just for you on my About page, good for a few more days.~
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What beautiful line you have in your hands. Can't wait to see the results.
What brand of thread is it.
That you for you web site
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Quiet Friday: Going through Phases
- By Karen
- August 22, 2014
- 6 Comments
You will not often find a bare loom here. But every loom has its phases. The "Big Loom" (Glimåkra Standard 120cm) is in the empty phase right now. I finished weaving the coarse linen twill with rya knots. Now, I wait for the 16/2 linen that I ordered for the next project. Big Loom, don't worry; you'll be dressed again soon.
The "Baby Loom" (Glimåkra Ideal 100cm) is in the weaving phase. It has plenty of warp on it, so I am still happily throwing a shuttle. I should get two more towels from this warp.
I want to start weaving a band to match the towels on the "Baby Loom," for the towels' hanging tabs. That means I need to put more attention on finishing up the current warp on the "Band Loom" (Glimåkra two-treadle), so I can start the new warp. This is the hurry-up-and-finish phase.
May you make the most of the phase you are in.
Happy Weaving,
(The discount coupon on my About Page is good for another week. Thank you!)
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Do you use an aluminum beam protector on both beams or just the front?
Hi Karen, I am trying to find somewhere that will allow me to download instructions on how to build a loom. I want a building project as I am about to retire from work. A large loom is what I am looking for, but I can't find ANY out there. Do you have such a thing here, I can't find any ?
Dear Karen,
I've been given an GLIMÅKRA STANDARD – COUNTERBALANCE LOOM. I've done weaving on other types of looms but I'm not familiar with this one. It is dismantled and the person who gave it to me no longer has a manual to put it back together. Do you still have the assembly instruction of the loom?
Thanks you a lot!
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Change Things Up
- By Karen
- August 19, 2014
- 2 Comments
Imagine the possibilities! Everything can change before your eyes when you are weaving. Put a different weft in the shuttle and the cloth takes on a new look. The warp becomes the canvas that the weft paints with color. The brown and gold in this warp influence the color outcome, but this twill structure favors the weft color. For someone who enjoys variety, I love how easy it is to create variations on one long warp.
Most things are not that easy to change. Take people, for instance. Sure, I can make myself look good when I want to, changing my hair or clothing styles, and even saying nice things. But changing my attitude or perspective on the inside is another story. And forget about trying to change someone else. We all know that doesn't work.
At times, I am so set in my ways it seems impossible to change. And trying harder just works for a short time. Only God can change a human heart. God makes things possible. He takes a simple warp, like yours and mine, and covers it with color, giving a fresh start whenever we need it.
May you find possible change.
With you,
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I love your analogy how only God can change our hearts. He is also a master weaver. He changes our 'dull' browns to something rich and beautiful as your red…amazing how the colors change.
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Now What Are You Counting?
- By Karen
- August 15, 2014
- 2 Comments
Have you noticed how much counting there is with weaving? I am constantly counting something! This time it's rya strands. Wrap three threads around a four-inch cardboard template, counting eighteen times around; cut the ends; repeat. Separate into nine groups of three strands each. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine groups. Tie rya knots–one knot, two knots, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine knots; repeat.
I like to count the good things that touch my life. Family, friends, health, beauty in nature, and pleasant adventures, to name a few. These are the things that shine through, even in difficult times. These are the things worth counting.
Thankfulness to God acknowledges that the good things woven into our lives come from his benevolent hand. God is always inviting us to walk with him. Thankfulness steps us into that inspiring walk.
What are some of the good things you've been thankful for lately?
May you have more blessings than you can count.
Thankful for you,
(There is a discount coupon code on my About page just for you, my reader friends, to use in my Etsy Shop during August, 2014.)
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"Thankfulness steps us into that inspiring walk." Yup, God has been laying this on my heart too for the last year. Thanks for sharing Karen. As always the weaving is gorgeous my friend!


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Pigeon Peristaltic Plus (PPSU) Wide Neck 160ml Bottle (with SS teat)
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THE LEAVES - 'Girl From The East'/'Get Out Of My Life Woman' (Mira Records 231) September 1966
According to 'Teenbeat Mayhem' the song 'Girl From The East' was used on three different 45s by The Leaves.
It first appeared on (Mira 222) as the flip of 'Hey Joe', then was used as the flip of 'Too Many People' (Mira 227) and finally on (Mira 231) possibly having A-Side status on this disc backed by a version of Lee Dorsey's 'Get Out Of My Life Woman'.
This is one of my recent additions and I was delighted to obtain it for the folk-rock winner 'Girl From The East' which has some pleasant backing harmonies.
The original version written and recorded by Bobby Jameson is a much slower stripped down interlude with plaintive jangle and soul searching vocals. Both GREAT!


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Death. Most of us try not to think about it. It's that thing that we all know we have to do at some point, but try to put off until the very last moment. Like learning for a Maths exam, or visiting your mother in law… (just kidding, my MIL is awesome!)
But eventually, through various circumstances – some tragic, and some purely inevitable – we are confronted with our own mortality. And we have to choose how to handle it.
My preference is all-out panic.
As a naturally introverted person, with a tendency towards creative anxiety, I often find myself constructing the worst possible outcomes for perfectly normal life circumstances – and most of them involve a horrifying death or at least a mortal injury or two.
Husband home late from a gig in a nearby town?
He must have hit a kudu on the road, and his phone flew out of the shattered window, and he's trapped inside the wreck and can't call for help… should I contact the police? Or go out in my PJs and search for him?
Or did he just decide not to message me about coming home a little late because he didn't want to wake me up?
Front door of elderly neighbour's house standing wide open?
She must have been attacked by the drug dealers from the dodgy place around the corner. She doesn't have any family in town, so it will be weeks before they find her body – tied up and beaten in her bathroom… etc… should I climb the fence and investigate?
Or is the housekeeper there, and she's just left the front door open for some fresh air?
I usually hide the panic pretty well. And 100% of the time (so far) it has been completely unnecessary. My loved ones continue to be safe. The world continues to spin. Tragedy has not yet struck.
Confronting my own mortality
A month ago I came down with the most vicious flu, combined with a chest infection which caused bronchitis. A barrage of antibiotics and a couple of weeks later, and I was pretty much back to normal except for a weird pressure behind my right eye. Back to the doctor I went. He stocked me up with nose drops and cortisone, and an assurance that it was probably just a sinus infection.
Two weeks later, the meds haven't worked and I still have a dull ache behind my eye. At 2pm in the afternoon, I'm pretty sure it's a persistent sinus infection.
At 2am, in the cold and dark, I'm convinced it's a humungous brain tumour… I see myself going to the doctor, where he'll tell me I've got three hours to live, and I'd better send out a group WhatsApp to say goodbye.
So off I go to the doctor, who doesn't instil much confidence with the words, "I don't like what I'm hearing young lady. I'm sending you to the specialist for a head scan."
Miraculously the specialist has a cancellation on that day, and I rush off, trying not to cry as I think of all the things I still haven't accomplished. "I wanted to make the world a better place, and now it's probably too late."
Before the head scan, the specialist shoves a fancy stick with a camera on the end into my sinuses. I get a mortifying HD view of the inside of my nasal cavities on the TV screen in front of me. Snot and all.
The specialist gives me the all clear. He can't see anything untoward, so no head scan necessary. He sends me home with more meds, and instructions to come back in two weeks if nothing's changed.
Also a bill for R940. Which makes me regret my career choice in addition to everything else.
The waiting game
So while I wait to hear my fate in two weeks' time, I've got a lot of time to think. And plan.
But instead of planning my funeral, I'm planning my future. I've decided that no matter what the outcome, I've still got a lot of life to live, and I had better make the most of it, because the last 30 (or so) years have gone by rather quickly.
This whole episode has helped me to prioritise my life again, and has helped put some things in perspective.
Yes, it is probably a complete overreaction to a nasty sinus infection. And I do realise that this all sounds pretty insane. But it was a valuable reminder for me that if I'm serious about the future, I'd better get cracking.
My motto: "Think less, do more, be 30-something"…


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Buy a useful smartphone
Recently I happened to get involved in a couple of dialogues with some colleagues on the topic of single-core vs. dual-core vs. n-core in a smartphone and I raised the following question: is a dual-core or an n-core reasonable? For what we gain speed wise we lose in autonomy. So when you chose a smartphone should you take the CPU into consideration?
Do we need maximum speed on Android?
Android fans always bring into discussion the superiority of the Android platform due to the powerful hardware present on Android smartphones. I don't disagree.
Yet I would like to see how it behaves in reality: what do we actually do with a smartphone? Why do we necessarily need a Quad-Core CPU!
Which are the apps that need a Quad-Core? Does Android 4.2 load more quickly? Does it put your device at the top of the benchmark?
Because objectively speaking, for "normal" phone functions, browsing, audio-video rendering, e-mail, and socializing networks the top devices that already EXIST on the market nowadays are enough.
A major issue: autonomy
What nobody takes into account is the smartphone's autonomy problem. They (developers) enhance the resolution, add larger screens, more powerful CPUs, faster Wi-Fi, apps that prevent you from setting you phone down.
And you fall into a pattern of using your device permanently and realizing that when you need your smartphone to make a phone call or to reply to an e-mail the battery is discharged.
Yet you have a super dual-core/quad-core/n-core CPU and Full HD decoding that you rarely get to enjoy! So choosing a phone according to its CPU could be a more complex problem than you may think.
What for?
The Android platform tends to become more complex and resource consuming.
On the other hand, iOS and Windows Phone manage to make the user's experience a priority and what really matters: something that is easy to use and that offers the best autonomy.
Google should know this and act accordingly and promptly about the minimum requirements that devices need to meet to run its platform –quad-core/n-core and higher frequencies aren't such important elements anymore.
We need mobility, which means more than anything autonomy.


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Episode 453 - Lost in Translation
Nov 18, 2019
Where does your main audience come from? And how do you change your work to accommodate them? For a lot of us it's north Americans (mainly from the USA), which is interesting, especially for those of us outside of there because our cultures are slightly different. We THINK we totally understand each other but there ARE differences. So to make ourselves properly understood with the original intent of the story we often have to translate things slightly (much more in Tantz's case!). This goes doubly when a story is set in a different era. How much do you localise your story for the audience, how much SHOULD you?
Topics and Show Notes
This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to The Caraway Crew - What's behind that corner? What's out there lurking in the dark shadows? Why it's demon breakdancing robots of course! A mystery tale setting beginning gives way to a marching, mechanically robotic stomping rhythm!
Topics and shownotes
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Featured comic:
Inner Enemy - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2019/nov/12/featured-comic-inner-enemy/
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The Caraway Crew - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_Caraway_Crew/, by Pencilz, rated T.
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Episode 452 - Storytelling styles change!
Nov 11, 2019
Storytelling styles change over time for various reasons: fashion, audience expectations, competition for audience attention due to increased choice and availability of media, technological limitations and abilities, and culture. We chat about the reasons for the changes and how styles have changed.
Episode 451 - Fans who criticise are are good fans
Nov 4, 2019
"Toxic fans" is a bit of a catch cry now and that has seemed to turn into the idea that any fan who is critical of something or doesn't like it isn't a "true fan", fans must should love everything. I find this a dangerously silly notion and one clearly driven by business interests with only a limited relationship to reality. It's quite similar to the idea that you're "either for us or against us", the twisted idea of "patriotism" that says you must agree with and love everything your country and your leader does no matter what or you're a traitor.
Episode 450 - happy Halloween horror franchises
Oct 28, 2019
Tantz is dressed fabulously as a queen and I'm a skull faced monstrosity… I'm also wearing a costume, hahaha! Which you can see in our Patreon video ;) Queen Tantz Bathory and prince of horror Banes join me to talk about Horror movie franchises, what makes them work and what doesn't- as franchises rather than just a stand alone movie. The problems facing a movie series about horror are different from other genres and focus more on formula than just characters the way they do in most other types of film so it's an interesting discussion.
Episode 449 - Star Wars 2 the franchise strikes back
Oct 21, 2019
As promised we dive right into the second half of the Star Wars chat! We cover all the Star Wars stuff besides the original trilogy and the new trilogy. There's a lot to cover and we only touch on most on it: Solo, the Star Wars Christmas special, Droids, the Ewok films, Clone Wars, the games, the books, comics, Solo, Rogue One…
Episode 448 - King of franchises: Star Wars!
Oct 14, 2019
Continuing on our focus on movie franchises for the month of October, THIS time we focus on the king of them all: STAR WARS! This was a genre defining series, not only for movies but for space opera, "SciFi", and science fantasy on all media! The original trilogy was quite a milestone. Predictably further instalments weren't quite as well received but it still remains popular even so! Currently it's having a resurgence in popularity once more.
Episode 447 - Indiana Jones and the temple of Duck!!
Oct 7, 2019
For the month of October we've decided to look at a different movie franchise each week, starting with Indiana Jones! Banes and Tantz have way more knowledge about the films than I, having watched them much more, but we all have a fondness for the character.
Episode 446 - Interview with Jamais Jochim of Webcomics Reviews and Interviews!
Sep 29, 2019
Today we're getting all META and interviewing the creator of another webcomics podcast! Jamais Jochim is the host of Webcomics Reviews and Interviews! It's a podcast that covers much the same ground as we do, but with more research and less winging it, also more interviews with experts and webcomicers, so he's really worth checking out. Our $5 and up patrons can see video of us chatting with him in the flesh!


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Jonathan Fichter
How are you involved in education?
Technology coordinator at St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School.
Have you ever attended an edcamp or unconference before?
Loved Edcamp Metro DC last year!
What do you hope to get out of edcamp MetroDC?
Discussing almost any topic at Edcamp is great because of the amazing people and the exciting discussion / collaboration format.
If you led a session at edcamp MetroDC, what would you present?
I'd share my experiences with taking a somewhat-structured programming class and transforming it into an open design workshop where students decide what creation materials to use, what to create, and how to create it.


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artist statement
April 3, 2008
Seems so unnatural to try and capture my creative spirit into a "statement." Seems to me the "statement" should be found in one's work…and that perhaps the "statement" should translate differently for each individual viewer…
Didn't have much choice but to produce one…and so here it is…as best I can put into words:
As children we have such a pure sense of creativity and the world around us. Unfortunately for most, this sense is lost along the path to adulthood. My goal as an artist is to dissect and explore the world around me, to pay homage to the folks who have supported my dream and kept my creative spirit alive, and to inspire the youth of today to hold onto their creative instincts.
I explore a variety of mediums when it comes to art. I love the idea of working in a traditional style of pen & ink. It's a rhythmic process that brings me back to my roots. Mural work provides the greatest challenge, as it is a life consuming process where the possibilities are endless. Illustrating with Acrylic & Oil Wash allows me to study color like a science, and dissect my subject matter down to pure composition. I thrive on learning new techniques and refuse to conform to any one method of creation.
I currently find myself inspired by time spent in the kitchen with my loved ones. While I cannot cook to save my life, food illustration is my way of capturing some of those fun memories.
Everyday I wake up inspired to create. I keep an open mind as to where my creative journey will take me, and I'm eternally grateful to have held onto that pure creativity from my youth.
And there you have it. My statement.
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April 13, 2008 at 7:26 pm
that was beautiful! just like the artist who wrote it.
July 8, 2008 at 7:55 pm
hey! I was just viewing your site and love your under the sea mural I am a bit of an artist myself and live in MS. I love to paint and have painted for alot of people and I was just wondering about how much you charge or would have charged for a mural like that..


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Doncaster Local Access Forum
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 created a new statutory right of access to open countryside and common land. Local Access Forums have been set up across England and Wales. They offer anyone, who uses or enjoys the countryside, the chance to have their say in how access to that precious resource should be protected and improved.
The Doncaster Local Access Forum was created in September 2003. Its purpose is to provide advice to Doncaster Council and Natural England on the implementation of the new rights introduced by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act and how to make the countryside more accessible and enjoyable for open-air recreation.
The Forum represents the interests of everyone who lives, works, or just enjoys the countryside including landowners, farmers, business, health, heritage, nature conservation, sport including water sport, forestry, the less able, trade unions, transport and all recreational interests. The Council believes that a balanced forum, representing all interests, should play a vital role in the future of our open spaces.
The Forum currently has 6 members. Members are appointed to the Forum following a selection process. Meetings are advertised in advance and open to the public. The public may ask questions on the business of the meeting at the discretion of the Chair.
We are looking for new members to join the Forum. You do not have to live in Doncaster but would be expected to devote the necessary time to research local matters of interest and bring them to the Forum.
Members give their time on a voluntary basis but mileage and other expenses are paid.
For further information contact the Public Rights of Way Section
• telephone: 01302 736000
• email: email@example.com
• in person or by post: Public Rights of Way Service, Doncaster Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU


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Sir Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the iconic Rolling Stones, has let slip a dark secret: He's a fan of Margaret Thatcher. He told Q magazine in Britain this week that he met privately with Thatcher a few times in the 1980s and 1990s and admired her as someone "who didn't change for anyone" and was that rare politician who didn't need to be liked. After her death in May, he said he was "slightly surprised by all the people who were still so anti her and had all this residual resentment."
Jagger has let slip his conservative leanings on at least economic issues a few times. He studied at the London School of Economics in the 1960s and was known to have read the works of F.A. Hayek, a former professor there. In the 1970s, he made certain the Stones' income escaped the rapacious grasp of the British taxman by moving it out of the country. Then there is the Stones' hit 1987 single "Let's Work," which is a clear statement against dependency. Its lyrics include the following: "Ain't going to sweat for you. Ain't going to cry for you. If you're lazy." Jagger and the Stones, still going strong after 50 years of touring, are anything but lazy.


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BBC Review
Features several new songs showcasing Minaj's impressive flow.
Nick Levine 2012
Nicki Minaj could be accused of many things, but never stinginess. The Re-Up is a bumper 3-disc set featuring this year's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album, a DVD of promo videos and an EP of new tracks. It's a classy alternative to the usual "deluxe" reissue, delivering new material between albums.
The Re-Up also seems to have an ulterior motive. The original Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded was an exuberant mess of an album: it began with some brilliant rapping, turned Eurodance in the middle, then wound down with a series of gloopy pop ballads.
The new EP redresses the balance by adding seven new songs that showcase Minaj's flow – as opposed to her Auto-Tuned singing style. Her poppy recent single Va Va Voom is tacked on the end, but it feels like a Trojan horse to sell the more hip hop-flavoured new material.
Hopefully this works, because there's good music here. Tracks like Freedom, I'm Legit and The Boys give Minaj fresh, inventive productions to boast over; the latter is especially exciting, a mix of dancehall, folk and machine gun beats. Elsewhere, Hell Yeah is built on a fab Michael Jackson-style bassline, while Up In Flames is probably her grandest moment yet.
On most of these tracks, Minaj rises to the occasion. As her public persona becomes more cartoony, it's easy to forget what a talented rapper she is. The EP features her usual mix of crowing, cussing and dissing, but in the process, she slips in lots of clever pop culture references – everything from Twitpics to 1990s sitcom Blossom.
There's also some great wordplay: on Freedom, she rhymes "ya approval" with "ramen noodles", and pulls it off.
Admittedly, there's a lot here to digest. On the one hand, adding the new EP makes the existing album feel even more bloated and schizophrenic. But on the other, this is the era of iTunes and Spotify, and listeners can sculpt these 27 songs into whatever they want.
One suggestion: add the first six tracks from the original LP to five or six from the EP. The result is a tight, traditional-length rap album, something Minaj will probably never make.