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Kuwait authorities have shut down the offices of news channel Al Jazeera and withdrawn the accreditation of its correspondents in a fresh clash between the network and the Gulf state, the Doha-based news channel said on Monday.
The move is thought to be in response to television coverage of a police crackdown on a gathering held by the Kuwaiti opposition last week, the news channel said.
News reports have also suggested the network angered the government by airing a programme showing Musallam al-Barrak, a lawmaker who represents one of the main opposition blocs in the Kuwaiti assembly.
In a statement carried by state news agency KUNA, the government confirmed it had revoked the station's network licence and blamed the television station for meddling in Kuwait's domestic affairs.
It is the third time the Gulf country has closed down Al Jazeera's offices in objection to its coverage.
Kuwait first closed the bureau for a month in 1999 when an Iraqi caller insulted Kuwait's Emir, Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, during a live show.
The local bureau was opened again two years later.
In 2002, the network's offices were closed again after Kuwait officials deemed its local coverage to be biased against the Gulf state.
The Qatar-based network has a record of tense relations with Arab countries over its coverage of sensitive political issues. In May, its Bahrain office was suspended and crew were banned from traveling to the Gulf state after it accused the channel of flouting press rules.


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The last time I moved, three years ago, she made no bones about not wanting to be relocated. From the first box I packed to the appearance of her carrying crate, she wandered my apartment, protesting at the top of her lungs. Three days travel across the continent in a car and she cried for the first two. She only stopped her protest on the last night of our trip when I was unable to find an economy hotel and had to register us into a more expensive luxury suite. She took one look around the facility, decided it was a residence fit for a queen and quieted immediately.
So, I was expecting the worst when our family planned a move to the Island. After all she was going to be travelling the Passage on a twenty two hour ferry ride, not the QE2.
She proved me wrong. She accepted the presence of packing boxes as just a thoughtful provision on my part of a new variety of scratching posts. She didn't seem to mind the mattress on the floor and even worse a bed directly on the carpet after the movers came and went. Even the trip on the ferry she took in her stride.
My daughter had her two toy poodles and all three pets had to spend a night on the car deck. The ferry arranges for opportunities to visit and walk your pets, but the trip is anything but luxurious. Nikki, one of the poodles was especially nervous but Zoey passed with flying colours. She's even happy in the temporary digs we have for the week till possession date on the 7th.
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If you need some inspiration for your screen printing shop's website, look no further.
Branding is everything for screen printers. And great brands know that their website is where it all begins. These screen printing websites have nailed it – they're either pitch-perfect, vividly beautiful, or extremely useful and purpose-driven – but all of them serve as strong branded statements.
Any shop can print you a shirt. So your online presence is how you can truly set yourself apart.
We've seen a lot of amazing shops struggle with their websites. We've also seen small startup shops grow and thrive because of incredible websites.
Sending the right signals from your brand takes time and iteration, but the payoff is huge. In a competitive market like custom apparel printing, your website is proof of your expertise.
Here's 7 of the best screen printing website designs out there.
Who: Industry Print Shop from Austin, TX
What you can learn from it: Simple, high quality video of your shop and printing process is more than enough to generate excitement. Keeping your objective ("Get a Quote") front-and-center makes everything clear
Why it's great: Industry Print Shop shows that less is more. The website is simple but effective
What sets it apart: Great integrated video combined with a simple user experience. This website drives the customer directly toward contacting the shop. It introduces what they do in clear terms. You're left with a sense of certainty and forward motion
Industry's website combines compelling video footage with bare-bones language to make a strong impression. The basic homepage's structure is masterfully professional:
Who: Shirt Kong from St. Louis, MO
What you can learn from it: Don't outdo the competition – follow Jason Fried's advice and "underdo" the competition
Why it's great: It's exactly what it needs to be. No more or less (and it's worked great for Shirt Kong)
What sets it apart: You don't need a fancy online designer tool, a sprawling website, or a fancy SEO-oriented blog. Trust your customers and they'll trust you
We're big fans of Shirt Kong. They do some of the coolest video content of any screen printing shop. Check out the Shirt Kong Instagram to see what we mean.
Owner Andy Rudman was kind enough to answer questions about the site when we reached out to him. What he said was a perfect examples of how his website reflects his values as a print shop owner:
I haven't paid much attention to other print shop's sites, so I didn't realize ours was comparatively simple, but that's what I was going for when I designed it. I built the current website a few years ago. It's pretty basic, but I really like the simplicity.
Ordering a t-shirt can get complicated and I want to make it easy as possible.
The site shows us doing what we do, describes the ordering process and provides a few options to contact us. We receive multiple contacts every day, so it works. Also, it pairs really well with what we do.
We're a custom shop that focuses on service and design. Our competitive advantage is that there are five graphic artists here every day that can design a killer shirt. I didn't want to get away from that with an online design feature, so I've rejected that ever since it was available. I wanted to stay true to who we are and what we do well.
There's not much more to stay than that, is there? Shirt Kong has nailed simplicity.
Who: Hey Monkey Design from Durham, NC
What you can learn from it: Your brand can be as shamelessly unique as you are
Why it's great: The combination of killer design and inspired copy makes users feel like they're about to be involved with something very fun
What sets it apart: The "voice" of Hey Monkey Design comes through strongly: humorous, straightforward, friendly. The user really wants to start a conversation with this brand
Lenny Terenzi of Hey Monkey Design refreshed his brand and website for 2019, and the results are truly impressive. A master of design and copywriting, Terenzi runs toward his brand's uniqueness instead of shying away from it. There's a passionate voice that's backed up with highly emotive text design. It combines to feel personal and honest.
We reached out to Lenny and he had this to say:
My main goal was story. To really let people know who I was and who they were going to work with. I am not a high production print shop. I am a designer who specializes in branding, brand strategy, illustration, and then screen printing as a service to my clients and as a team building and workshop endeavor to others. Yes, I do commercial work, but that is not what my business is about.
It is about elevating design and brand and having hand-pulled screen printing as an extension of that.
My new site dialed in my voice. Who you meet is who you read about on my site. There is no doubt what you are getting into with me when you read through my site. It is a great client qualifier. I am open about rates, asking about budgets, and communicating that I may or may not take on jobs based on how they fit in with my vision of growth.
He roots the website in community – events, classes, workshops – and prominently places the brand in Durham, NC. Not only is there a sense of place, there's a real sense of identity. Lenny knows who he is, he knows why his shop exists, and his website reflects these values.
Yet, similar to Industry Print Shop above, the homepage is fundamentally simple:
Who: Real Thread from Orlando, FL
What you can learn from it: Focusing on one element of your shop (in this case, soft shirts) focuses your messaging and design
Why it's great: Colorful and professional, this website shows you just how good this shop is
What sets it apart: The bright and clean colors combine with an interactive scrolling experience to make this website feel like a high-end product
We're still totally blown away by how great this website is.
Big, bold, colorful, and highly interactive, Real Thread doesn't just show you that they're professionals. They blow you out of the water with how high-end their website feels. It's equal parts advertising and art – more like using an Apple product than a print shop's website!
Right from the get-go, you're urged to tell your story. Real Thread makes an emotional connection from the very beginning. Focusing on the softness of their shirts is clever, but it's obvious they're more concerned with selling their entire package. Great service, brand ideation, and soft shirts. – it's a huge factor in how customers choose garments and it's something that requires no technical knowledge to understand. If the shirt is soft, it's better, right?
The homepage is customer focused. They want to show that they're good – but they're really here to make you better. The site uses some great techniques to draw users in:
Real Thread is a great example of how a website can project a print shop's purpose and move beyond a sales tool.
They use great copy, simple but professional imagery, and clear examples to tell their clients' stories. This is a wildly effective technique. You don't just want to order shirts...you want to emulate someone else that's become even more successful because of their merch.
Who: Barrel Maker Printing from Chicago, IL
What you can learn from it: Showcasing your team creates a powerful human connection
Why it's great: By utilizing the rich visuals in their print shop – inks, equipment, tools – they show what they do. As you scroll, more colorful images greet you.
What sets it apart: Barrel Maker's design balances eye candy with useful info. The team behind the brand is prominently featured
In case you didn't know, we are huge fans of Barrel Maker Printing and visit their production shop whenever we can. Erin and Justin Moore regularly host live screen printing events (and have a stunning website for that side of their business too) and are anchors for the custom printing community in Chicago.
But what really sets their homepage apart is how focused they are on showing their employees. This is a delightful way to create a connection with customers: show the people behind the shirts. They invested in high-quality photos that are intimate and unique – close-ups of their employees' eyes that zoom out to reveal a full portrait when you hover over them.
Users don't just want to trust the people behind Barrel Maker, they want to impress them and connect with them.
The homepage's structure is delightfully simple:
Who: Trust Printshop from Fort Worth, TX
What you can learn from it: Less is more, but making something simple doesn't mean lower quality of interaction
Why it's great: The user can only take a few paths through this website, and all roads lead to contacting the shop or starting your order
What sets it apart: Clean and functional, Trust masterfully demonstrates how a shop can leverage limitations to create a great user experience
Trust Printshop's website is an immediate stunner. It's bright, colorful, and simple. You aren't overwhelmed with options, but are instead funneled toward "Get a Quote" and finding out about the shop's process. Just check out how they only offer 3 menu options:
They show you their logo, offer more info about their ordering process, show off their recent work, and even lead you to more info about the shop's history and employees. But that's it! Nothing to overwhelm you, nothing superfluous – just the basics. By limiting what users can do, the design simplifies the paths that users will take through the site. This means curating the best possible experience for every visitor is a simple and streamlined process: point them toward the (really good) quote generator and leave everything else out.
Trust goes a step further with the content on their homepage. It's equal parts persuasion ("We've worked really hard to make the process easier so you can focus on the important things") combined with proof. Here's the moves they make:
Who: Custom Ink from Fairfax, VA
What you can learn from it: See how a truly large corporation (~$300 million yearly revenue) uses design to communicate
Why it's great: There's absolutely zero ambiguity: you're here to buy and design custom t-shirts
What sets it apart: Custom Ink's site is the product – it's not about the garments here, it's about getting the customer to start their order
Wait a second, what's this doing here?
Yes, we're going to give credit where credit is due – Custom Ink has put in the work to design a slick and wildly useful website. The simple "self-serve" nature of their website is something a small operation simply can't expect to pull off. But there's still plenty to learn from what Custom Ink does.
They have to get their website right, after all. It's the backbone of their business, and it's certainly possible to make the argument that Custom Ink's product is their website. But there are several interesting moves they've made that are worth considering:
Custom Ink's website isn't beautiful. But it is well-designed. It's useful, offers customers instant gratification, and is simply one of the most trafficked screen printing websites on the internet. There's plenty to learn here.
With the infinite creativity and capability of screen printers and custom printing shops, websites are just another facet of a successful business. But they're more important than ever, and you can learn a lot from the people who've nailed their web presence. Entire brands have been built around little more than a printing press in a garage and a great website design!
But we're sure that we missed something amazing.
Want yours considered, or think you've got a great candidate? We'll keep updating this article as we discover more amazing screen printing shop websites.
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AmazonSmile – Choose Suncoast Humane Society!
Shop for eligible items on AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to Suncoast Humane Society.
Bissell Partners For Pets
With Partners for Pets, when you purchase any pet product on bissell.com, a portion of your purchase will be donated to an animal welfare organization of your choice.
Bissell Lost Pet U.S.A.
Bissell Foundation has partnered with Lost Pet U.S.A. to help reunite lost pets with their owners. You can enter your pet information into a nationwide database and also find resources in your area to help you in your search. If you've found a pet you can enter the information into this database as well.
Bring Fido
Bring Fido is the world's largest pet travel website and is used by millions of people each year to find pet friendly hotels, restaurants, dog parks, pet friendly events, as well as other pet resources and services. Suncoast Humane Society will receive $10 each time someone uses the code: SUNCOASTHS2018 in the gift code box at checkout and completes their stay.
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
The James W. Wherritt Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County provides much needed funding for our Shelter Angel Medical Fund which helps with costly medical treatment for animals in need of special care prior to being placed for adoption.
Dog Park Publishing
Shop for holiday gifts, handmade art, fine jewelry, dog toys, dog treats, dog clothing, calendars, magnets, decals, print, keychains, t-shirts, night shirts, sweatshirts and much more and Dog Park Publishing will donate 10% of your purchase price back to Suncoast Humane Society.
Hale Pet Door
Adopt an animal from us and get 10% off a pet door. Hale will also send Suncoast Humane Society 10% of the purchase price.
Hills Science Diet
Hills Science Diet partners with not-for-profit shelters to provide them with exclusive discounts on Science Diet brand pet food.
Howard Spielman
Howard Spielman will donate the proceeds from this print "Cat Nap" to Suncoast Humane Society. "Cat Nap" is a Limited Edition Digital Print and comes with a complementary frame. For more information please contact Howard Spielman at www.howardspielman.com.
If It Wags
If It Wags sells designer pet products. Through their program A Reason to Wag when you purchase from them you can select the shelter of your choice at checkout and we will receive a portion of the purchase price.
Nancy Colby
Florida artist Nancy Colby has gained a well-deserved reputation for watercolor paintings, and is often told that her paintings are so real, that you can almost pet the fur! Inspired by the love of all things related to animals, she expresses that love in all of her work which includes watercolor paintings, illustrations, and even prints.
Pack Approved
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Pack Approved generously donates dog treats and eco friendly pet waste bags to Suncoast Humane Society. Shop their website, packapprovewd.com. We think your pet will love what they have to offer!
We house several of our adoptable cats at Petco in Port Charlotte and Venice so that they are more easily seen by the public. Stop by and visit - and hopefully adopt! Adoption Specialists are on site to assist you with the adoption. We have received generous grants from the Petco Foundation which helps us continue to offer our programs and services to the communities we service.
Pet Supermarket Englewood
We house several of our adoptable cats at Pet Supermarket in Englewood, North Port, and South Venice so that they are more easily seen by the public. Stop by and visit (or better yet adopt) our fabulous felines there. You can also drop off pet food for our Pet Pantry program.
PetSmart generously donated a van to Suncoast Humane Society and continues to support through collecting donated goods for the homeless animals such as: food, toys, beds and more!
Pet Supplies Plus
We will house several of our adoptable cats at Pet Supplies Plus in North Port so that they are more easily seen by the public. Stop by and visit (or better yet adopt) our fabulous felines there.
Ruff Guide to the United States
Does your dog need a vacation? Pick up a copy of Ruff Guide to the United States for the scoop on 365 of the best places to stay and play with your dog in all 50 states. When you enter code "SUNCOAST" at checkout, you'll get free shipping and we'll get a $10.00 donation for each book sold. If you book your room through www.bringfido.com using code SUNCOAST we will receive an additional $5.00 donation.
Socially Conscious Animal Community
The Socially Conscious Animal Community is a framework that allows each of us to understand our role in creating best outcomes for pets. This concept is based on respectful treatment of animals. It's about placing every healthy and safe animal that ends up in a shelter or rescue. It's about transparency and leadership. It's about thoughtful public policy. It's about safe communities.
Suncoast Broadband
Suncoast Broadband has agreed to pass out our brochure to all their clients when they have a home visit. Suncoast Broadband is a wireless internet provider with towers from Bradenton to Punta Gorda. Visit their website at www.suncoastbroadband.com
The New Barker
The New Barker is a Florida dog magazine that allows shelters to place their logo and a link to their website on their website.
Every 3rd Monday of the month WENG has us on their Morning Magazine radio show with Dee Roberts at 9:30. We bring an adoptable dog and talk about everything that's going on at the Animal Care Center. Join us if you can!
Download this fundraising app for your smart phone and every time you walk your dog (or alone) you will generate money for Suncoast Humane Society from Wooftrax.


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Ever pictured a life that allows you to do what you enjoy in the place you call home? Why wait for that annual holiday to experience adventure when you can have it all year round? The Okanagan Valley's endless options from beaches and slopes, to trails, and wineries, means you only have to go as far as your front door. Amongst it all is a hidden gem, Lake Country. A city sandwiched between Kelowna and Vernon, Lake Country has earned its spot as THE staycation destination, turning tourists into residents in the process.


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I was given a sun conure for my birthday last year because the person who gave him to me knew I *really* wanted a bird. I no longer have this bird (I say this with shame, as I hate to give up an animal), because I could absolutely not tolerate the noise. When I had him he would screech constantly if he was not with me, and screech intermitantly when he was. When he screetched on my shoulder, my hearing would be completely gone for a good four seconds following each screech.
I honestly can't understand how anybody can handle keeping sun conures as pets. Sure, he was a wonderful bird (although very one-person), but nothing could have made up for that sound.
Getting off track, sorry…
My question is, are all conures like this?
I know that the sun conure is the loudest of the conures, but when other types are described as "quiet", is that really meant to be read as "quiet… for a conure"?
I am aware all birds make noise, but there's a difference between the type of noise that makes you try to sound proof the room the bird is in, and tip toe around the house so that the bird doesn't hear you (and start screeching), compared to a bird that lets out a brief call or two every couple of hours and twitters or mumbles, you know?
Do they ALL have that high pitched screech, or are there types of conures that are lower-pitched or don't have the screech sound at all? Do they all have about the same pitch and volume, and the only difference is the amount of time they exercise their lungs?
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Elitism in beer is arguably a good thing for the beer industry. Whilst cheap fizzy gorgeous cooking lager may appeal to a wide number of people, cooking lager arguably does not appeal to an important demographic. That being "idiots with more money than sense". Cooking lager enthusiasm has long failed to capture this exciting potential, so how can we engage this important and lucrative demographic in cooking lager enthusiasm?
Welcome folks to The Cooking Lager College Lout Club. It cost £1000 a week, and being arguably more expensive than other beer clubs not only makes it better, but it makes you more discerning. For this princely sum you can pay eye watering amounts of money to get pissed up, money that you no longer have to use on things like the roof over your head, clothes on your back, food in your mouth or nice holidays to nice places. You get to sit at the very pinnacle of elite cooking lager enthusiasm.
But what do you get for this substantial sum of hard earned geld? Well it is in no way like a weird religious cult at all that asks you to give all your money to it and the guru also asks to sleep with your wife. It is only a coincidence that I ask you to give me all your money and in return I pop round each week with a box of cooking lager and also sleep with your wife. The lager could be Foster's, it could be Carling, it might even be Carlsberg, but it is likely to be whatever I found on sale in Tesco this week. You get tasting notes on the lines of "This is lovely lout, serve cold, neck it and enjoy". I also throw in a cheap T-Shirt with the logo "The Cooking Lager College Lout Club" on the front and the moniker "for more discerning cooking lager enthusiasts than you are, pal". Wearing this T Shirt will make you more attractive to members of the opposite sex. Additional T-Shirts can be bought for further payments of eye watering amounts of money. Oh and there's a membership card too.
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(Spike Lee, right, has made "the" Katrina documentary)
Several weeks after Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, HBO documentary executives were stumped. How to respond on film to something so monumental?
"We were in a meeting one day and I said, 'I guess we'll have to let Katrina go,"' said Sheila Nevins, president of HBO Documentary and Family. "Then, literally within the hour, Spike called. It was like, 'Eureka!"' Spike Lee was quickly signed to chronicle the storm and its aftermath in New Orleans. The first half of Lee's heartbreaking film, "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," debuts Monday.
The four-hour documentary marks a career milestone for Lee. Twenty years ago this month, his first feature film, "She's Gotta Have It," hit theaters to instant praise from critics. Since then, he has released an average of one film every year, including this year's "Inside Man," his most profitable with $185 million in global sales. Nearly all of Lee's films have strong African-American themes and characters. Though filmmakers have always dabbled in racial topics, Lee, who is black, has been unique. Steadfastly chipping away at the subject in ever more complex ways, he has helped make race and ethnicity central to American film.
"He's made a tremendous difference in the history of American cinema," said Jacqueline Stewart, a film professor at Northwestern University in Chicago who teaches a class on Lee's work. "Spike Lee's films get people to talk about what race means and how race continues to function in our society." For years, Lee did that with an in-your-face approach -- characters that yelled racial slurs at the screen, on-screen brawls between whites and blacks. Lee himself was often in front of the camera, playing a string of incendiary sidekick characters. He also often wrote, produced and directed his films, enlisting family members to contribute music, writing and acting.
But in recent years, he has stepped back. He did not write or appear on-screen in "Inside Man," "She Hate Me" in 2004 or 2002's "25th Hour." Though he remains focused on black America, his approach has become quieter, less self-conscious. "Levees" reflects that.
Using current and historical footage, music and more than 100 interviews, the film reminds viewers that although Katrina shattered the entire Gulf Coast, New Orleans and its mostly black residents got hit especially hard. Thousands fought to survive deadly floodwaters for days while federal help was slow in coming. Many are left today with a nearly ruined city and broken hearts.
Lee conducted each of the interviews, and viewers occasionally hear him asking questions, but he never steps in front of the camera. There is no narrator telling viewers that New Orleans was abandoned, or that this may have happened because most residents are black. There is no need. "Let the people tell it, the witnesses," said Lee, 49, during an interview this week. "People are giving testimonial, sharing all the rage and anger. What they're doing is sharing their humanity with us."
Nevins said the film is "a surrender of the ego of the maker to the people." Despite heavy media coverage of Katrina, the film pulls together the before, during and after of the storm in a way that manages to be agonizingly fresh. One man tells of being forced to abandon his dead mother's body in the city's Superdome. He pinned a note with his phone number on her shroud. Some spew rage as they insist that the city's protective levees, which gave way and flooded most of the city, were bombed.
Cameras follow trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the longtime composer for Lee's films and a New Orleans native, as he and his mother visit the family home in the Gentilly Woods section of the city for the first time since the flood. "Oh Lord have mercy," weeps Wilhelmina Blanchard, nearly hysterical. "You can rebuild this stuff," Terence murmurs, clutching her shoulders. "That's easier said than done," she says. "I knew it was devastation but I didn't think it was this bad." Blanchard reflects later that day: "When we went into the house, that was really hard because, you know, it's like I can't go home." He stops, choked up. An ominous drumbeat finishes his thoughts.
The film, Lee said, is ultimately a plea to renew the city, where most of those forced out have not yet returned, tons of debris remains and there is no comprehensive rebuilding plan. "We want this film to spur action," he said. "Things still aren't right. People are still suffering." This is partly why HBO gave it four hours, making it the channel's longest documentary. Two-hour segments air Monday and Tuesday at 9 p.m. (EDT). HBO is owned by Time Warner, the parent company of CNN.
"You never could tell the whole story because the story's still being told, but you sure couldn't tell it in two hours," Nevins said. "I don't know any other filmmaker who could have been a better match. I just don't know anyone with that kind of talent." It's a long way from 1986. Lee, four years out of New York University's film school, was selling T-shirts outside a midtown Manhattan theater urging people to see "She's Gotta Have It," about a black woman and her three boyfriends. He was living in a rented basement apartment in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, where he grew up and still has offices for his production studio, 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks.
Three years later came "Do the Right Thing." It weaves a sentimental gaze at brownstone Brooklyn with the explosive tensions among blacks, Italian-Americans and police on a scorching summer day. After the police kill a black man, a fiery riot erupts and the neighborhood is ripped apart. It firmly planted Lee on the culture map, winning him staunch critics and supporters.
Lee is "the epitome of the independent auteur of the '90s and the 21st century," said William J. Palmer, a film professor at Purdue University who has included Lee's films in his classes for 14 years. Stewart, the Northwestern professor, said it's hard to imagine a film like last year's "Crash," which explored ethnic clashes in Los Angeles, being made without Lee's influence. It won the Oscar for best picture.
Lee himself says he's most proud that he helped the careers of some of the nation's most celebrated actors and filmmakers. Halle Berry's first film role was a crack addict in 1991's "Jungle Fever." Rosie Perez and Martin Lawrence were first seen on film in "Do the Right Thing." Filmmaker John Singleton -- who wrote and directed "Boyz n the Hood" in 1991 and directed "Four Brothers" last year -- was in high school when he sought out Lee and declared that he, too, would become a filmmaker.
Lee says he's considering a follow-up documentary to "Levees," perhaps focusing on how New Orleans' black middle class has been gutted, and what that may mean to the city. For now, he's spending little time pondering his 20-year milestone. "What I'm trying to do is just get better," he said. "Become a better storyteller. That's what I do."
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The Joker is possibly one of the best villains created by DC Comics until date, and the countdown has begun before the psychotic character graces the big screen in Warner Bros' upcoming movie Suicide Squad on 5 August. While superhero movie fans are excited to see the method treatment given to the character by Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto, one is also left anticipating the next appearance of the infamous Joker.
Won't it be an absolute treat to see Leto's Joker come face to face with his arch nemesis, the Batman, soon to be played by Ben Affleck, in a solo project?
It is a thought that only opens up endless possibilities within the DCEU in the near future. Even the Suicide Squad actor seemed to nurture the idea. In a recent interview with the Toronto Sun, he said: "I hope it's an introduction (of the Joker) ... and not the end!
"Because I could easily just play the Joker a couple more times and then retire. Because it's so fulfilling and so creative and it's so imaginative. It's really difficult to think about doing anything else!"
However, the Dallas Buyers Club actor doesn't want his role as the clown prince of crime to be restricted to the Suicide Squad franchise only. He went on to express his desire of fighting it out with the Dark Knight in the proposed standalone superhero movie starring Ben Affleck.
"I think it would be incredible to see Batman and the Joker go head-to-head! This Batman and this Joker. I mean, I don't know, that might be too much! But that would be fun," Leto quipped.
This is not the first time, however, that the 44-year-old actor has spoken about reprising his role as the psychotic clown in future DC movies. Speaking about the bond with the character, Leto said, "I feel like this film is an introduction to the Joker, and I'm hopeful that we will see more to come. I think you don't really say goodbye. I think the Joker's in there somewhere."
Meanwhile, Affleck is on the solo Batman movie, which he will co-write with DC's Entertainment president Geoff Johns. As the 43-year-old actor was also reported to be helming the project, it looks like it is in Affleck's hands to decide the inclusion of Leto's Joker or any other DCEU character in the movie.


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Spirit Voices, Book 2
Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Ghosts
The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
July 9, 2018
Terry Anderson's lifelong dream has come to fruition. Finally his success as an artist affords him the opportunity to purchase the home that has beckoned to him since childhood. What he doesn't know is, if he moves in, a sinister evil will be unleashed, threatening everything and everyone Terry cares about. As High Priestess of her Wiccan Coven, Rainy Stratton's sixth sense has never failed to shed insight on anyone who crosses her path. That is…until she encounters Terry. Intrigued by his eccentric style and humor, she finds herself drawn to him, and despite her misgivings, she eagerly entrusts her heart to the man she can't read. When the wicked come out to play, Rainy and Terry face a battle of good versus evil, but she can't see how it will end. However, the price of losing is unacceptable. For if they do, the devil will claim their souls. All books in the Spirit Voices Series are full-length, stand-alone novels.
Available at Amazon.
Troubled Spirits – Spirit Voices Book One is also available at Amazon.
Reviewed by Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Review Team
Rainy Stratton is a Wiccan High Priestess and is performing a handfasting I don't want to reveal who is getting married in the event you haven't read book one yet, but should. At the handfasting she sets eyes on Terry and when they look at each other there is no doubt that something magical happened. Rainy has the ability of seeing people's inner most secrets but with Terry she sees nothing except a good man she is totally drawn to.
Terry Anderson is an artist whose work is finally being recognized but all he can think about is the gorgeous woman staring at him. Terry knows that he has to meet Rainy and luckily for him the feeling is mutual. They both live in Arizona a few hours from each other but that isn't going to stop them.
Terry just bought his dream house a house he loved ever since he was a child and the best part is the studio where he can paint. Rainy owns her own business but before they have a chance to further their relationship Terry discovers that a sinister force is residing in his new studio and after being warned about bringing Rainy in for help and seeing her die in front of him in a vision he is on his own with the help of only his best friend Nathan.
Something wants to possess Terry and the same something wants Nathan gone. Even help brought in to cleanse the house and studio does not last for long and once again Terry and Nathan's lives are in danger. The one person who can help him is the one person he cares for so much that risking her life is out of the question, but for how long can he and Nathan go it alone without Rainy's help.
The book explores who and what is living in the home and explores the relationship between Rainy and Terry as it grows. There is also an incident of abuse when Rainy saves a woman and her young child from her dangerous and brutal husband a man who Rainy knows is close to killing the two people he swore to protect.
I loved this story every bit as much as I loved book one and look forward to more.


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skafoure posted a topic in OrganizationReally want to use Evernote in the best way possible to organize a lot of my life. I feel that I really use it like a hodgepodge mess, rather than a organized machine. Trying to look at different ways to keep all my clients information organized and structured. The two ways I see to do this, is either have a notebook associated with each client, OR, have a tag associated with each client. Don't know which one other's have used to do this. I have to add data to my clients information every year, and keep up to date with it. This all needs to be easily accessible and highly organized. Just wondering what some best practices are that are out there. Thanks


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It would seem that I've been charged with 'finalising the stylistic features' our new office space. What does that even mean? Like, there's just not a lot that can be done. This operation has always had an extremely minimalist vibe, so I'm not sure what stylistic features can I add that aren't already part of the basic fitout. Apparently, though, we need to 'brand' the space, and I'm responsible for that.
Well, there's the new logo that Helena was on a bout in the meeting – maybe I can do something to feature that. A mural? No, that's not in keeping with our thing at all. Engraved door knobs? I'm not sure where I'd even begin to get hold of such a thing. I guess there's always that sort of decorative commercial glass. Melbourne folks, what's that stuff called? Is it frosted glass, or is that another thing again?
Basically, I'm picturing the new logo frosted onto the glass partitions that are already installed in the space. That means we wouldn't be replacing the glass, just adding a decorative element to it… I have an inkling that there's some kind of adhesive film that can do that job, but I'm not sure what it's called or how to order it.
While I'm at it, I might as well look into what the go is with window tinting for offices. Melbourne gets surprisingly intense on the sun front over summer, and it would be good to be able to block out some of those harsh UV rays. I wonder if there's a way of doing it that doesn't make the space too dark, though. I reckon there would have to be in this day and age.
Short of installing a few indoor plants, ideally ones that don't demand too much in the way of sunlight, I can't think of too much else. At the end of the day, this space is all about functionality and clean lines – maybe that's the essence of our 'brand'. I can work with that.


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Bounce rate reduction
Increase in conversions via recommendations
Increase in revenue per session
Hawes & Curtis was established in 1913 in London as a luxury shirtmaker providing high-quality clothing and first-class customer service. The company today has more than 20 stores in the UK, including its flagship store on Jermyn Street. Hawes & Curtis prides itself on providing a tailored and bespoke experience to each customer, whether they are engaging with the brand online or offline.
Improving the customer experience
Hawes & Curtis understands the importance of digital marketing, particularly Google Shopping campaigns, to support its ecommerce strategy. It recognized that product listing ad (PLA) campaigns enabled it to drive qualified traffic to its website and could include narrower search terms to help direct the customer to the right product at the right time.
However, Hawes & Curtis needed to further optimize its customer experience for shoppers once they arrived on the site. The company worked with Episerver to personalize the PLA landing page and improve conversions with a dynamic widget.
Targeted recommendations
The widget included on the landing page presents eight alternative products. These recommendations are based on both the particular product ad and the individual's behavior and preferences. If no personalization data is available for an individual, because they haven't previously visited the site, they will default to one of Episerver's merchandising strategies, such as Relevant Similar Items, to show relevant product recommendations.
Decreased bounce rate and increased revenue
"Brand engagement is a critical success factor in all our paid search campaigns," says Antony Comyns, Head of Ecommerce at Hawes & Curtis. "The PLA widget has enabled us to offer a better customer experience by showcasing additional relevant products on the landing page, which reduces the bounce rate. In this way, we are able to show our customers that we really understand them and their preferences, while demonstrating to the business the benefits that personalized recommendations have on our conversion rate."
The PLA widget has enabled Hawes & Curtis to further optimize its Google Shopping campaigns to improve the online customer experience. With the personalized recommendations, Hawes & Curtis has seen the bounce rate drop by 10%. In addition, the recommendations have increased the conversion rate by 26% and revenue per session by 32%.


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Lori's work as a senior consultant at UPD focuses on bringing the Ed-Fi data standard and toolset to districts and state education agencies. Her projects focus on data mapping, data analysis and requirements gathering. Most recently, she was instrumental in developing a new Teacher Preparation Data Model as an extension of the Ed-Fi PK-12 data standard. This model enables colleges and universities to adopt the full spectrum of Ed-Fi-standardized data they need to measure, monitor, and improve teacher preparation program outcomes.
Prior to her work with Ed-Fi, Lori served as the project manager in an effort to transform the central administration and support structure in the Buffalo, NY Public Schools. This included analyzing existing reviews, interviewing staff, proposing restructuring models with cost saving for the district as well as the implementation of an accountability model for management level staff.
Lori brings experience in special education and administration in public school systems, most recently for the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), focusing on special education data management, tracking and reporting, auditing and data validation, and the development of special education policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal law and consent decree requirements.
Lori holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University and a Masters in Social Work from Howard University.


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These Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti are the perfect addition to your morning routine. They are gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and refined sugar free!
You should really make them and then dip them in your coffee.
I know you're probably thinking "Do Nutella me what to do"…
But I say, "Just brew it". Trust me. My pun game is weak right now, I know.
These Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti aka Healthy Nutella Biscotti are such a delectable treat though! They have the nutty and chocolately flavors of Nutella, but are completely gluten free and refined sugar free.
You can enjoy them for breakfast, a mid-morning snack, or really any time! They are also pretty light and make a great snack to bring on a hike or a ski day.
The chocolate drizzle on top of these Biscotti is not necessary, but strongly recommended, especially if you are a Chocolate Lover. And you probably are, if you clicked on this recipe.
To keep the ingredients sugar free, make sure you use a Sugar Free option for the chocolate drizzle. I have linked to some great options you can buy online:
- 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate
- Eating Evolved No Sugar Added Coconut Chocolate Bar
- Melted Honey Mama's Chocolate
or…. wait for it…..
- HAZELUNT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BARS (what the whaaaaat?!)
My personal preference is the classic baking chocolate, which usually contains just pure chocolate. The fancier brands sometimes contain Coconut Sugar or other natural sweeteners, and also tend to run on the more expensive side. You can always melt the 100% Cacao Chocolate with a tablespoon of honey or maple syrup, if you prefer something sweeter.
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- 1 Egg Room Temperature
- 3 Tsp Coconut Oil Melted. Can sub other neutral oil
- 1/4 Cup Honey
- 1/2 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/3 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips Optional
Wet Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
- First, whisk all the wet ingredients together well in a bowl. Then, ddd in the dry ingredients, and mix just until everything is combined. If the mixture seems too sticky, add 1 - 2 Tbsp of Hazelnut flour.
- Pour mixture onto baking sheet and use your hands to form into a long rectangle, about 1/2 inch high. *Tip*: Spray your hands with cooking spray before you do this, to mitigate sticking!
- Bake the rectangle for 20 minutes. Remove, and let cool for at least 20 minutes! Turn down the oven to 300 degrees.
- Once the log has cooled down, use a sharp knife to slice the rectangle into 8 - 10 biscotti slices. Flip them on their sides and bake for another 16 minutes. Remove, flip over, and bake for another 8 minutes.
- While the biscotti finishes baking, melt the chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave (or use stovetop method if you do not have a microwave). When the biscotti is done, transfer to a plate or cutting board, and drizzle with the melted chocolate. Place in fridge or freezer for chocolate firm up, and enjoy! Store in the freezer for up to 6 months, or in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
This biscotti is chocolately and nutty, but not particularly sweet. If you want a sweeter biscotti, feel free to double the honey or add a couple tablespoons of Coconut Sugar or Cane Sugar.


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I used Ubuntu's Startup Disk Creator to make the Live USB, for recovery purposes, and update it often. I have also installed additional software from Ubuntu's Software Center.
If I use that same Live USB to install Ubuntu on a machine, will it also install all updated and new software or will it just install what came in the original image?


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Last week I was all set to go for my annual spiritual retreat in Southern Indiana at a Benedictine monastery. At the last minute I had to cancel my plans because one of my priest-mentors suddenly passed away last Wednesday. Fr Ronald Lewinski was one of the important leaders in the archdiocese. He was 71.
In the summer of 1997 I was invited to teach a summer course at Marquette University and I was looking for a parish in the northern suburbs from which to commute to Milwaukee. Through the help of a deacon friend, I was able to spend my summer with Fr Ron and do priestly ministry at St Mary's in Fremont Center, Mundelein. At the end of my two-month stay with him, Fr Ron casually asked me whether I would consider serving in the Archdiocese of Chicago. I had been toying with the idea earlier but had no clue as to how that could happen. Fr Ron's question was the sound of God opening a door.
It was Fr Ron who encouraged me to come to Chicago. He set up my meeting with Bishop Kicanas who eventually helped me meet Cardinal George. One thing led to another and I finally came to Chicago in 2000. Two years later I was incardinated into the archdiocese. Throughout those years as well as later Fr Ron mentored me and encouraged me. Whenever I needed some counsel regarding a challenge in my priestly ministry, I turned to him. That is why his passing has affected me quite deeply.
The impact of his death is even greater because he passed away so suddenly. He was not sick or in a hospital undergoing treatment for some terminal illness. He had just returned from a trip to Italy and Poland. They found him in his chair in the rectory at St Theresa in Palatine. I have been thinking about life and death just as I did when at the age of twenty I witnessed the sudden passing of Fr Joe Murphy on the cricket field. This experience has taught me several lessons which I would like to share with you in this column.
First of all, life is short. None of us knows how much time we have. Sometimes we live as if we have all the time in the world. The hourglass reminds us that our time is always running out. Every night when I go to bed I am filled with the powerful realization that I have one less day to live. If our time on earth is limited then we have to examine how we spend our precious time. Are we spending too many hours in trivial pursuits while we fail to contemplate the more serious questions of life? Do we invest a lot more time in taking care of our bodies while we neglect our spirits? Do we fritter away our days playing videogames on our phones or binge-watching some non-consequential TV series? Do we postpone the life changes we must make thinking that we have more time? Are we immersed in social media while we neglect our loved ones sitting by our side? Are our significant relationships languishing while we get sidetracked by mindless distractions? We need to examine our priorities.
Second, life is precious. When we lose someone dear, we often have regrets. We say that if only we had known the end was coming, we would have expressed our love. In the gospels the evangelists narrate the story of Mary Magdalene anointing Jesus' feet. In response to Judas's protests that the costly ointment should have been sold and the money given to the poor, Jesus praises Magdalene's act of love. In fact, Jesus says that she should be applauded wherever the gospel is preached. In my opinion Jesus was asserting that we should express love and appreciation while someone is alive rather than wait till they are dead. The Jewish custom was to anoint the body when the person was dead. When someone dies everyone offers generous words of praise and appreciation. When the person is still alive, we are reluctant to give them positive feedback. How often do we show genuine appreciation to those we love? How eager are we to reconcile with someone who has hurt us? How willing are we to let go of resentments because forgiveness is a gift we give to ourselves and not to the perpetrator?
Finally, this life is passing. After hearing of the news of the sudden death of Fr Ron, I felt a certain sense of futility. If we are all going to die, I asked myself, why do we get easily unhinged by the inevitable ups and downs of life? We are not meant merely for this world. God has destined us for something greater. In good times and in bad, in happy days and sad, we remain serene because we know that all things will pass. We are not too elated in times of success. We are not bloated by our achievements. At the same time we are not crushed by our failures and even by our sins. We are always hopeful.
May the God of life and death, the Lord of heaven and earth, grant us the wisdom to live our lives authentically!
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GENTAMICIN (jen ta MYE sin) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It is used to treat certain kinds of bacterial eye infections.
This medicine is only for use in the eye. Do not take by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Wash hands before and after use. Tilt your head back slightly and pull your lower eyelid down with your index finger to form a pouch. Try not to touch the tip of the dropper to your eye, fingertips, or other surface. Squeeze the prescribed number of drops into the pouch. Close the eye gently to spread the drops. Your vision may blur for a few minutes. It is important to use this medicine for the full course of treatment, even if you think your condition is better. Do not stop using except on the advice of your doctor or health care professional.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
burning, stinging or irritation
difficulty hearing or ringing in the ears
increased thirst
loss of balance
muscle weakness
pain or difficulty passing urine
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
blurred vision (usually temporary)
Interactions are not expected. Do not use any other eye products without talking to your doctor or health care professional.
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, use only that dose. Do not use double or extra doses.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store between 2 and 30 degrees C (36 and 86 degrees F). Do not freeze. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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Tell your doctor or health care professional if your symptoms do not start to get better after a few days.
A burning or stinging reaction that does not go away may mean you are allergic to this product. Stop using and call your doctor or health care professional.
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To prevent the spread of infection, do not share eye products, towels, and washcloths with anyone else.
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Marines Field Guide
Special Tactics and Techniques
Operations on Urbanized Terrain
Fighting in urban areas is characterized by close combat, limited fields of fire and observation, and difficulty in control of troops. The defender can use urban areas to canalize and stop an enemy attack. Buildings normally provide both the attacker and defender with good protection from both direct and indirect fire. They also provide covered and concealed routes that can be used to move troops and supplies. Fighting is at close range, and the outcome depends largely upon the initiative and aggressive leadership of small-unit leaders. The attacker must isolate and clear the parts of the urban area that he moves through. Urban areas must be attacked when they:
• Cannot be bypassed.
• Contain a key terrain feature (bridge, road junction).
• Must be returned to friendly control.
• Are needed for future operations.
• Are held by an enemy force that must be destroyed.
Urbanization is characterized by changes in land usage and the spread of manmade features across natural terrain. There are four categories of urban terrain; strip areas, villages, towns and small cities, and large cities with associated urban sprawl.
Tactical Considerations
A built-up area creates special tactical problems which must be considered by both the attacker and defender. Factors to be considered are:
A. Cover and concealment are available to both the attacker and defender.
B. Streets and alleys that provide the easiest routes of movement also provide ready-made fire lanes.
C. Observation and fields of fire are limited, except along streets and alleys.
D. With respect to observation and fields of fire, the possession and control of upper floors and rooftops offer an advantage to both attacker and defender.
E. Sound magnification and the echoes created by explosions and the firing of weapons will increase the difficulty of detecting enemy weapons. Dust and smoke will reduce the ability to observe friendly fire and to detect and locate hostile fire.
F. Movement in the open is restricted. Speed, aggressiveness, and cunning are necessary to ensure the accomplishment of the mission.
G. Radio communications will be affected by the interference created by buildings.
H. Smoke can effectively provide concealment, limit observation, and facilitate deception and surprise. Smoke will remain effective for longer periods since it will not dissipate as quickly as in open terrain.
Search Party Procedures
A. If possible, buildings are cleared from the top down. There are three methods of entering and clearing buildings:
1. Entry on Uppermost Level. Entrance through the upper part of a building is preferable, as it is easier to work down than up. An enemy cornered on the top floor of a building may fight desperately, but an enemy forced down to the ground level is likely to withdraw from the building, thus exposing himself to fire from the covering party and supporting machine guns.
2. Entry on Middle Floor. If entry on the top floor is not possible, entry should be made at the highest possible point. The point of entry is cleared first. Clear the upper floors and roof, then work down.
3. Entry on Ground Floor. When entering at the ground level, it is wise to to blast an entryway instead of using windows or doors. Doors and windows located on the ground level are probably covered by enemy fire and may be boobytrapped.
B. A squad attacking in a built-up area is assigned to clear buildings within the assigned platoon frontage. The squad leader identifies the building to be searched and directs the covering party to deliver fire into the building. On the squad leader's order, the fires of the covering party are shifted from the point of entry. The search party then enters the building to be searched.
1. If it is a single story building, a member of the search party approaches the entryway, takes appropriate cover by shielding himself against the wall of the building, and throws a fragmentation grenade through the entryway. He then hits the deck, diving away from the entryway, laying flat until the grenade explodes.
2. Taking advantage of the shock effect of the grenade, one member of the search team enters the building and takes a position from which he can cover the entire room.
3. The second member of the search team enters and searches the room.
4. When the first room has been searched, the search team sounds off, CLEAR, and is joined by the covering team.
a. Before entering the room, the fire team leader sounds off, COMING IN.
5. Inside the building, voice communications are used.
a. As each room is cleared, the search team sounds off, CLEAR.
b. When entering or leaving a room which has been searched, sound off, COMING IN or, COMING OUT.
c. When using stairs leading to areas which have been cleared, COMING UP or, COMING DOWN will be sounded.
d. The use of voice communications prevents members of the search party from being surprised and assists the fire team leader in controlling the search.
6. When the search team makes entries into subsequent rooms, the entry will normally be preceded by bursts of rifle fire. If the interior walls of the building are constructed of heavy (brick or concrete) material, fragmentation grenades may be used.
7. The entry and searching process continues until the entire building is cleared.
8. When the building is cleared, the fire team leader signals the squad leader and marks the building according to a prearranged code.
Techniques Employed
Combat in a built-up area requires the employment of techniques peculiar to this particular operation. Using these techniques enhances coordination and ensures accomplishment of assigned missions with minimum casualties.
A. The attack is conducted systematically, block-by-block and section-by-section. This system reduces the possibility of enemy resistance remaining active in the rear of advancing units.
B. Coordination of movement between individuals and units is of utmost importance so that proper covering fire and observation can be provided.
C. Built-up areas are ideal for the use of boobytraps. Certain steps may be taken to avoid them or lessen their effectiveness.
1. Mark entrances into buildings and rooms used by the search team. The covering team should use these entrances, since they are known to be clear.
2. When moving on stairs, take two or three steps at a time. This reduces the chances of stepping on a boobytrapped step.
D. Proper individual movement is important, and the method of movement used by an individual or unit must be thought out in detail. One situation may call for speed and aggressiveness, while another may require stealth. The following movement techniques have been found effective in reducing friendly casualties.
1. When moving along streets and alleys, select cover in advance. Hug walls and move from cover to cover. Keep away from the middle of streets. Above all, do not bunch up.
2. Don't cross streets unless absolutely necessary. Coordinate street crossings with the covering team, covering party, and supporting machine guns. When crossing a street, move directly rather than diagonally. To limit exposure, teams cross together when possible but disperse again as soon as the street is crossed.
3. Do not silhouette yourself when climbing over walls or piles of rubble or moving into entrances. Roll over walls and rubble and move through entrances quickly.
4. The roof of a building is a good place to enter a building, but a Marine on a roof is vulnerable to enemy fire from all directions. When forcing an entrance from the roof, stay low, crawling if necessary, to avoid silhouetting yourself to the enemy.
E. Where it is an advantage, use smoke to cover the movement of units. Smoke normally lingers in a built-up area. When using smoke, remember that it can also obscure the observation of the friendly covering team and covering party. The employment of smoke must be a calculated decision.
F. Ladders, notched logs, drainpipes, and grappling hooks can be used togain entry at the upper level of a building. Another effective technique involves the use of a pole. One member of the search team holds the bottom of the pole steady. The other Marine climbs the pole hand over hand, using his feet to walk up the side of the building. Regardless of the technique used to gain entry to an upper level, the entry must be done from a covered location. If there is no cover from enemy fire, do not try to climb the side of the building. If available, sewers, drainage ditches, and subways can be used as covered approaches.
How to Prepare a Building for Defense
A. A rifle platoon normally defends one to three buildings. This depends on the size, strength, and layout of the buildings. The rifle squad normally defends one entire building, two small buildings, or part of a large structure. Some considerations for the defense are:
1. Protection. Reinforced concrete or brick buildings protect best. A reinforced cellar is good. Wooden buildings should be avoided.
2. Dispersion. It is better to have positions in two mutually supporting buildings than in one building which may be bypassed.
3. Concealment. Obvious positions, especially at the edge of an urban area, should be avoided.
4. Covered Routes. These are used for movement and resupply. The best routes are through or behind buildings.
5. Fields of Fire. Fighting positions should offer good all-around fields of fire.
6. Time. Buildings which need a lot of preparation are undesirable when time is short.
7. Observation. The building should permit observation into the adjacent sectors.
B. Once the squad leader is assigned a building or buildings to defend, he positions the attached weapons teams and his own fire teams. Machine guns and automatic rifles should be on ground floors to provide grazing fire. Each squad should have a primary and supplementary fighting position for continuous all-around defense.
C. The squad's food, water, and ammunition may be stockpiled at each defensive position.
D. Window positions should be in the shadows, and not right at the window. Curtains, or a piece of cloth hung across a window, will hide a defender in a darkened room.
E. ighting positions should be improved with sandbags or rubble and have overhead cover.
F. Doors, hallways, stairs, and windows that will not be used by the defenders are blocked or screened.
G. All firing positions are camouflaged. Dusty areas can be covered with blankets or wet down with water to keep dust from rising when weapons are fired. Burlap is better camouflage garnish than foilage.
H. The room must have an open area (ventilation) of at least 2 square meters (21 square feet). An open doorway 1 by 2 meters (3 by 7 feet) will meet this requirement.
I. All Marines in the room must wear earplugs.
Attack of Fortified Areas
A fortified area contains permanent defensive works. These works consist of emplacements, field fortifications, obstacles, and personnel shelters. They are disposed laterally, in depth, and are mutually supporting. A fortified area is deliberately planned to deny access to an attacker.
Fortified areas differ in construction and physical layout; however, they all possess similar characteristics.
1. Strength
a. Emplacements and personnel shelters are constructed of reinforced concrete, steel, or heavy timbers and earth. The bulkheads and overhead may be up to 10 feet thick. This construction provides the defender with cover from indirect fire weapons, small arms, and limited protection from direct fire weapons.
b. The area is usually prepared in advance of hostilities which permits the use of natural camouflage; however, artificial camouflage may be used.
c. Each emplacement usually contains one or more automatic weapons.
d. Emplacements are mutually supporting; one protects the other. To attack one emplacement, the attacker must pass through the sector of fire of one or more other emplacements.
e. Each emplacement is protected by infantry occupying field fortifications positioned around the emplacement. These field fortifications may have overhead cover.
f. Tunnels and communication trenches are normally used to link emplacements within the fortified position.
g. Barbed wire and other obstacles are used extensively in order to restrict the attacker's movement and to channel him into the sectors of fire of automatic weapons.
h. Mines and boobytraps are normally employed in fortified positions.
i. Communication wire is laid deep underground, thus, providing a relatively secure means of communication.
a. Placing automatic weapons in fixed emplacements restricts the gunner's observation and, generally, prevents the weapon from being moved to an alternate or supplementary position.
b. Emplacements depend upon mutually supporting positions for all-around observation and fields of fire. When one emplacement is destroyed, observation and mutually supporting fires are reduced proportionately.
c. The weakest points of emplacements are embrasures, air vents, and doorways. They provide the attacker with an opening to employ grenades, rocket launchers, demolition charges, and small arms fire.
Infantry units attacking a fortified position are organized a base of fire and an assault unit. The base of fire provides covering fire for the assault unit which goes forward, attacks, and seizes an assigned objective within the enemy fortified position. Both the base of fire and assault unit are reinforced or supported by appropriate combat power. The cumulative effect of several small units simultaneously conducting oordinated attacks against a fortified position will result in the penetration and destruction of that position. The following tasks must be accomplished in order to successfully attack and destroy assigned objectives within a fortified position.
1. Neutralize the enemy infantry occupying the field fortifications and protecting the emplacement to be attacked. Neutralization means not only suppressing the enemy fire but also the ability to observe avenues of approach.
2. Neutralize the enemy automatic weapons fire coming from the emplacement being attacked and from any other emplacement whose sector of fire the assaulting unit must pass through. To do this, mutually supporting emplacements must be attacked simultaneously.
3. Destruction of the enemy emplacement on the objective is a critical task. The emplacement's field of fire may cover the approach of the assault unit or that of an adjacent attacking unit. In any event, it must be destroyed.
4. The assault unit advances under covering fire from the base of fire and supporting arms fire. The assault unit must possess sufficient combat power to accomplish the following tasks:
• Destroy, neutralize, or overcome barbed wire and other obstacles encountered while moving forward.
• Kill or capture enemy sentinels or security posts covering avenues of approach.
• Assault the enemy position, and kill or capture the enemy personnel in or around the destroyed emplacement and in the surrounding field fortifications.
• Establish a hasty defense to repel any enemy counterattack.
• Once the assault unit has seized the objective, the remainder of the attacking unit moves onto the objective and consolidates the position


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Welcome to the Farr 40 Class, we look forward to seeing you at the next regatta. The Farr 40 Class is an arena for owners to compete on even terms, as helmsmen at the regional, national and international level, culminating in the annual Rolex Farr 40 World Championship. Active participation by owners in the Class Association is encouraged to help determine future needs of the Class, form new local fleets and maintain the value of your investment.
The Class is governed by an Executive Committee of owners from all the active racing regions in conjunction with a Management Group consisting of representatives from Stagg Yachts, Farr Yacht Design and build consultant Barry Carroll. The Class Rules have been formulated to maintain the integrity of the class by keeping the boats as identical as possible. This will enable every owner to have the maximum amount of enjoyment from racing in this exciting Class.
We encourage you to read and understand the Class Rules and urge your representative and crew to become familiar with them. Each Owner (or charterer) must be a member of the Class Association to race in any Farr 40 One Design class event, and to be eligible to vote on Class Rule changes.
A One Design Certificate will be issued to you by the Chief Measurer and you will be required to renew this annually as outlined in the Class Rules. It is also required that a copy of these rules and a current One Design certificate be on board the boat whilst racing. This is to ensure the One Design status is kept at the forefront of all competitor's minds.
We are truly excited to bring you this outstanding One Design and look forward to another year of exceptional One Design racing. Once again welcome to the Farr 40 One Design Class!"
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Robert Burns Song Fairest Maid On Devon Banks
Chorus—Fairest maid on Devon banks,
Crystal Devon, winding Devon,
Wilt thou lay that frown aside,
And smile as thou wert wont to do?
Full well thou know'st I love thee dear,
Couldst thou to malice lend an ear!
O did not Love exclaim: Forbear,
Nor use a faithful lover so.
Fairest maid, &c.
Then come, thou fairest of the fair,
Those wonted smiles, O let me share;
And by thy beauteous self I swear,
No love but thine my heart shall know.
Fairest maid, &c.