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|December 07, 2017, 14:12
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Remembering Pearl Harbour
Not many veterans of that attack are alive today,,, I was playing with my cousins new Lionel train set,,, and I had to stop when the news came on the radio,,, my hatred of Japs was initiated from that moment on,,, other more serious reasons came in the years to come.
Remembering Pearl Harbor is a intregal part of my life.
|December 07, 2017, 15:44
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I was there and took a tour of the Missouri 18 months ago. Very emotional for me.
Enjoying rural Idaho.
|December 07, 2017, 16:00
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Boeing builds airplanes........Douglas builds character.
|December 07, 2017, 16:39
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todays podcast a first hand account from a man that was aboard the USS Arizona on Dec 7, 1941
Far better it is to dare mighty things,
than to take refuge with those timid spirits
that know neither victory, nor defeat.
Teddy Roosvelt
Pray for peace, but prepare for war.
Winston Churchill
|December 07, 2017, 17:15
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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
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|December 07, 2017, 17:37
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Been to the AZ memorial a couple of times. Very moving to contrast the serenity at the site now versus the hell that was unleashed that day
Giving people the benefit of the means its ok to screw you over.
Expect the worst, and you'll never be disappointed.
Before trying to beat the odds, make sure you can survive the odds beating you.
|December 07, 2017, 19:50
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To get the full power of this you need to stand up and recite it in a tone of voice like you really mean it. Remember, the President was speaking over the radio, not on TV, so inflection was everything.
Kick Ass and take names baby!!
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 8th, 1941 to Joint Session of the U.S. Congress:
"Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.1
It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.
And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.
As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire."
"There's a race of men that don't fit in,
A race that can't stay still;
So they break the hearts of kith and kin,
And they roam the world at will."
- Robert Service
|December 07, 2017, 20:50
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My Father served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific as an artillery officer. I think he was on Saipan and Iwo Jima if I remember right. He passed away in his sleep two weeks after his 94th birthday. I got to spend two weeks with him just before he passed away both of us yelling at the TV, we had a great time together.
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Matthew 25:1 thru 25:10 Be ready!
The written word sometimes like poetry is never really finished but merely abandoned.
I live alone in the middle of nowhere with two dogs and a cat, what do you think about that.
The wind blows, the rain falls, the flag snaps its bravery in the dark as two dogs boil for attention at my feet.
Of course it is a true story. You just couldn't make up something like that, no way.
|December 07, 2017, 20:51
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Got to see the Arizona Memorial in High School.
Still have the pictures.
It's a very moving experience. It's one of the few
things I think every American should see in their lifetime.
"An eye for an eye makes us all blind."
"We, here in America, hold in our hands the hopes of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men."
Theodore Roosevelt
Address at Carnegie Hall
March 30, 1912
|December 07, 2017, 23:02
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Dec 7th 1941. The day Japan fucked up so bad that we turned them into shadow people with science. #Sorrynotsorry. Remember Pearl Harbor, but more importantly try to muster up the same pride, resiliency, steadfast determination, and knowledge that absolute victory is still necessary for our survival! We still are a righteous people! Well, everyone but liberal millennials anyways! #AmericansFIRST #NeverForget #PearlHarbor #Saltdogs #OldBreed #MAGA
|December 07, 2017, 23:26
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People knew what the Japs were capable of after they went into the Chinese city of Nanking in December, 1937. Six weeks later, the death toll estimates ranged from 40,000 to 300,000.
It became known as the Rape of Nanking.
|December 08, 2017, 00:05
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My 1st glimpse of the USS Arizona was of just a rusty gun turret deck mount sticking out of the oil streaked water,,, the ship with most of it's crew and its broken keel was lying sunk in the harbor mud it's super structure long since removed and it guns salvaged and mounted as shore batteries at different places around the Island,,, I was on a troop transport on my way to Japan before going to Korea at the time.
A short time later after completing my tour in Korea and the Far East I was stationed at Kaneohe Bay Marine base which also incorporated all of US Army Fort Hase a Island defense fort where one of the Arizona's big guns was shore mounted until shortly after WWII in a concrete emplacement just north of the rifle range where I painted rocks and wacked weeds for several months.
The Memorial we see today was built sometime in the early 1960's.
|December 08, 2017, 01:10
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Why doesn't the main stream media bastards seem to care about this?
|December 08, 2017, 08:43
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Far better it is to dare mighty things,
than to take refuge with those timid spirits
that know neither victory, nor defeat.
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Pray for peace, but prepare for war.
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The Nissan Rogue Warrior Takes to the Mountain +VIDEO
MONTREAL, QC. -- January 15, 2016: Just in time for the first major snowfall of the season in many parts of Canada, Nissan has released a new video of an extreme prototype designed especially for the harsh Canadian winter – the Rogue Warrior. In the short clip, the Rogue Warrior - a stock Nissan Rogue fitted with snow tracks – shows its potential as it easily plunges through 40 centimetres of freshly fallen snow, and swiftly climbing up a 30 degree incline at a ski resort in northern Quebec.
The video chronicles a group of impatient skiiers and snowboarders waiting for a slow-moving chairlift. A perceptive snowboarder waiting in line notices the frustration of the group and makes an exit. He returns behind the wheel of the Rogue Warrior, and proceeds to transport the group up the steep, snow-blanketed hill with ease. The skiiers and snowboarders make their descent upon the hill, and at the bottom greet their driver – 2015 Nissan Micra Cup Champion and recipient of the 2015 Gilles-Villeneuve Trophy, Olivier Bédard.
"In the automotive industry, it's the norm to develop a prototype and show it to the world through photos or a static auto show display, but with the Rogue Warrior – we had to do something more," says Steve Rhind, director of marketing at Nissan Canada. "When the all-wheel drive system on the Rogue and Nissan's advanced Xtronic transmission are matched with snow tracks, it results in something spectacular – a Rogue capable of overcoming severe, off-road winter conditions. This video shows an entertaining side of our brand's persona, and does justice to the extreme capabilities of the Rogue Warrior - an idea developed and executed entirely in Canada."
Both the video and the Rogue Warrior were revealed to the public for the first time today, in conjunction with Nissan's press conference at the 2016 Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS). The Rogue Warrior will be on display at the MIAS until the show concludes on January 24.
Named the "Rogue Warrior," Nissan's number one-selling product in Canada, has been transformed into an extreme prototype. The Rogue Warrior sits on heavy-duty snow tracks measuring 30"/76 cm in height, 48"/122 cm in length and the individual track width is 15"/38 cm.
Rogue Warrior is specifically designed to handle snowy conditions. It is capable of driving up to 100km/h, scaling a 45 degree grade in groomed snow, and has a ground clearance of 23"/58 cm.

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L here for my first post! And it's all about those dreaded Accident/Bite Reports that no one EVER likes to fill out or read… Accidents happen, as does biting with the younger age groups and it is a lucky parent who never has to sign the form! We teachers especially don't like having to inform parents why/how their child got hurt/bit or did the hurting/biting, especially closing teachers/floaters who were not witness to any of it. I have almost always been a closing teacher, and so have shown a LOT of forms to parents, some of whom are not even in my class and it never gets any easier, especially when I know that parent gets easily annoyed. Please keep in mind it is a part of the "un-fun" side of our job; know that we try to keep each child safe but getting hurt is part of growing up and learning how to interact with their physical world. Thank you!
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I recently wrote a column about the U.S. Constitution, and 750 words is not enough to explore the nuances of this ageless document. In my marketing class at Hagerstown Community College/Grace Academy (it's a dual credit class; students get both high school and college credit for the course), we were talking about the ethical and moral responsibilities of citizens in relation to marketing.
However, talk turned to ethical and moral responsibilities of citizens when it comes to things like our rights and freedoms under the U.S. Constitution. I have a class of five foreign exchange students and four students from the United States. I also have two students who audit the class on a regular basis, giving me six U.S. and five foreign students for a total of 11.
My first question to the foreign students (three from Korea and two from China) was: Do you have the right to own a gun in your country? All of the students answered no. Who has the right to (own, carry or possess) a gun in your country? In both instances, Korean or Chinese, the answer, in its simplest form, was the government (police, military and government employees).
Of course, for the U.S. students, the answer to the first question was yes, and the answer to the second question was the general public, with some restrictions, and the government.
An interesting dichotomy: Two nations (Korea and China) do not give their citizens the right to "keep and bear arms" while our nation (United States) does.
On to the next questions. First, for the Korean and Chinese students: Do you feel safer in your home country (where the general population is denied the right to have guns) than you feel here in the U.S.? The answer was yes.
One of the Korean students made an interesting observation: "When I first arrived here (in the United States), I went into a Walmart to buy some milk and cookies, and I saw these guns. I was shocked."
For the U.S. students (all from this area) the answer to the question about safety was mixed. Two of the students' families do not have guns in their homes; the other four do. Three of the students (one with guns in their home and the two whose families did not have guns in their homes) indicated that they did not feel safer in this country because the general population is allowed to have guns. The other three U.S. students indicated a sense of safety ranging from "home security" to opposing the threat of "anarchy" and government takeover.
The last question to the foreign group concerned "freedom": Do you feel that you have less freedom because there is no right to keep and bear arms in your country? All felt they had the same freedoms that we have in the United States. Having or not having guns was not relevant to the question of freedom.
The U.S. students, to a person, believed that having the "right" to own or possess a gun was indicative of personal freedom. The issue over "rights" or "restrictions" was a matter of black and white to the U.S. students. Simply put, they see a very distinct difference between rights and control. The issue to them centered on how much control.
"No one has a right to privately own a fully armed tank" was one comment. You have a right to own a gun, but the government reserves the right to control certain aspects concerning "type," "size," "caliber," "number" and such of the guns you own.
"No crazy people should be allowed to own a gun — of any kind" one student said. Sure, out of the mouths of young people come the simplest truths, yet we have to be careful in our definition of the modifiers, like what is "crazy."
There are no conclusions here, merely a report of statements by young people (the people who will rule this world in the future). Their comments might ring the bells of truth and freedom in generations to come.
Art Callaham is a community activist and president of the Washington County Free Library Board of Trustees.


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Ernest Miller has exhibited his ceramics in various regional and national art fairs including the Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City, Missouri. Miller teaches at Fired Up Studios in Minneapolis and at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Wayzata, Minnesota. In 2011, he received a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. Miller studied at Olney Central College in Olney, Illinois, and received his BFA from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. In the last few years, Miller has moved away from glossy, crystalline glazes to a buttery, semi-matt surface. The crystals are much smaller and subtle. This change has shifted the focus from the surface to the connection between the surface and the form. He currently maintains a studio here in Minneapolis.


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The AR Lab won the 3rd prize at the RAAK-AWARD 2012! The award ceremony took place at the 'SIA-jaarcongres 2012', we also presented our 'Van Gogh' project there. A Raak-Award is an honour in terms of appreciation for the high quality of the research work done in the framework of a Raak-Pro Research Programme.


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Matt is my sweet, sweet 5 year old.
If there's one thing he loves it's hugs and cuddles and having stories read to him. There's nothing better to him than waking up in the morning and having Mommy all to himself. We sit in the big chair, watch some Spongebob and cuddle.
I love that about Matt.
Because he also struggles with temper tantrums and meltdowns sometimes, I've discovered (in my vast parenting wisdom ... heh heh) that sometimes the best way to solve a problem is by just giving him a big hug and telling him things are okay.
The other day I came home and the world was falling apart because our nanny had said no ice cream.
As I stood in the kitchen with Matt sobbing I turned to him and said "Maybe a hug will make this better."
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Ever the kind, compassionate, mom, I stopped and I said "you can tell me anything."
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Published by Book Works, 160 Pages, 18.4 x 11cm
Mo-Leeza Roberts' novel Head describes the desperate future that clusters around Head Gallery like cockroaches swarming over a pigs head. It is at once critical and complicit, and deluded and envious.
Jerry-rigging sacarine sci-fi, with a leavened mush of curatorial artspeak, artists, collectors, hanger-ons and other art world actors explode in ecstasy, pain, or self-induced eradication – all, according to the whims of the Head Gallery, which remains an anonymous and inviolate force, the overseer of events and a selfless accumulator of prestige and wealth. Familiar contemporary artists are reanimated for the future, giving the events described an unsettling familiarity. Any reader familiar with the art world should feel both seduced, and infected. It is like Dickens but with laughs induced by our approaching extinction, and like Salò, written, directed and starred in by Barbara Gladstone.


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You don't have to fly to Paris to see the masterpieces of the Louvre this summer. Just plan a trip to Atlanta's High Museum of Art for "The Louvre of the Ancient World" and "The Eye of Josephine" (closes May 18). The exhibits are a result of the High's Louvre Atlanta Partnership. Many of the works have never been seen in the U.S. before.
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Riot Games has announced Chroma Packs for League of Legends, a feature that has made appearances in community requests off and on.
Chroma Packs are basically the recoloring of champions' skins. While every champion in the game has fantastic skins to look forward to, Riot Games believes that recoloring the present ones allows for a further expression of "style and personality".
In the early years of League of Legends, there was no diversity in the skins department. Almost every skin was basically a different color of the original one. Chroma Packs, even though set on the same principle, offer a more diverse look of the same skin.
A single Chroma Pack will include three different color variations of the same champion, which will be set on any one of their skins – the basic one included.
Each Pack will be priced at 590 RP. The bundle will also include the champion and the respective skin. In case you don't own the champion and/or skin, the price of the bundle will be increased to match that.
Chroma Packs will roll out with the next PBE update. Currently only two are planned for Lucian and Lee Sin, named Lucian Prime and Dragonfist Lee Sin Duel respectively.
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Hey all, this is just a heads up to let you know that I've started to take a few more sponsored posts here and there. Where possible I try to keep sponsored posts and all none beauty related things to the weekends and so it is that this weekend there are two sponsored posts, with another one due in the week. That said, I don't foresee anymore on the horizon, it's just happened this way. In the case of the three sponsored posts since yesterday, all the content has still been written by myself rather than just written for me and pasted in, so I hope you can see that it's still my work!
As you know, come the end of the Summer holidays I'll be looking for a proper job, but at the moment, any money I can make by way of the blog is the only income I get, and it's that income that allows me to buy products that I then write about on here, so I hope you can bear with me.
I've also got rid of the very obtrusive "skin" advertising that I had until recently as I wanted to give it a try but really really didn't like it so that's now gone. I've kept a couple of ad's running, but they are far less invasive and "in your face" so hopefully they are not too much of a concern to my readers.
I'll still be using affiliate links where applicable but I make very little from those, less than a fiver a month usually, most months, nothing at all, so sponsored posts here and there I hope you can live with, and skip if they're not your thing.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Wow...just...Demicon 25
Insecure David (yeah, he's in there somewhere) has a nagging concern. At what point and time do I wear out my welcome? Do I go to the same cons repeatedly, or do I visit them every other year so they don't suffer David burnout? The only real measure I have for this is book sales. (Well, and spitting. When people spit on me, that's a bad sign.) Cons really aren't about book sales; I consider selling books a bonus to the rest of the adventure. But if I only sold five or ten books, I'd have to wonder if it would be wise to give everyone a break. And after a great Demicon 24, I would never have expected to sell more.
Ashley Schonberg was pretty fantastic. Check out her cool blog and then buy her cool stuff.
http://www.bacaworld.org/ or if you're in Iowa here is a link to the local chapter: http://iowa.bacaworld.org/
Dennis Green on Finding Time to Write. Be sure to visit Dennis' site to learn more about his writing. All of the panels were well attended and inspired some lively discussions. I received several compliments, and I didn't even hear anyone snore! (I also got to wear my Superman cape for my superhero panel. Win!)
Room parties at Demicon are superb. We were up late into the night, enjoying both costumes and the good company. Fortunately nobody recorded me singing "Happy" in the karaoke room, but I have to share this video of our friend Joe singing "Stars" from Les Misérables. Before picking up the mic, he mentioned never having sung this song before, but that it was one of his favorites. While I assume everyone is a better singer than me, I never expected his Broadway voice. I promise, it's worth a few minutes to listen. http://youtu.be/15R42QQlDUA
My sincere thanks to everyone who makes Demicon happen and allowing me to participate. I really appreciate the great spot in the dealer room too! I also need to thanks Amanda Alexander for coordinating the panels and including me in the fun! Finally, to all of our friends, you're awesome - we can't wait to see you next year!
I also have to thank my partner in crime. Those who spent time with Cristi at Demicon know she is much more than a pretty face. (Though she is definitely that, too!) I couldn't ask for better support. She rocks the costume, is always great help, has fantastic suggestions, and is so much fun. I really couldn't do cons without her, nor would I want to. Thanks Shiny!
Oh, and about those book sales. I sold more books than last year. I will now throw those theories and insecurities out the window and just continue showing up to the party - especially if the party is Demicon!
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Valentine day is also known as the festival of love and the oldest way for expressing the love to the person whom you love most is by offering the beautiful and delicate flowers. But today during the era of hi-tech, phones, messaging by mail as well as by social network are becoming quite common; still the people use to prefer the surprises by offering the bouquet full of flowers of different types. Along with each and every flower contains different hidden meaning, thus each bouquet of flower carries different value and meaning of it. Thus the meaning of each Valentine's Flowers is listed below: -
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You can give flowers on valentine day just not to your lover but it is for your friends also. You can also send a bouquet of flower to your friend for showing how much you care for them. While selecting the valentine flower to your friend remember that the yellow color signifies the friendship with in the world. If you want to present a gift of flower to your friend who and you also like your friend then the bouquet of Valentine's Flowers consists of red as well as yellow flowers is the best gift for your friend.
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If a person needs to express their feeling to your love one as well as for your friendship then flowers of different type is the best gift for the person. Thus by presenting Valentine's Flowers you will be able to express your emotions with numerous varieties of flowers. No wonder that the flowers shops are the busiest all over the year, thus one should select the correct flower for expressing their feeling and within their budget. There are wide ranges of flowers that are available for presenting as well as every flower is imbued by a different meaning. Thus depending upon your relationship you can present the gift of flower to your loved one or your friend as you have a lot of choices.


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On 7-9 December 2016, Vologda (RF) holds an International Sales Exhibition "Rossiysky les-2016". AMKODOR holding will take an active part in it.
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Rowan Koop
An Edmonton, Alberta native Rowan Koop began her dance training at Shelley's Dance Company. She trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, and musical theatre. She competed in multiple festivals and competitions and trained in various conventions across Canada and The United States. After turning 18, Rowan moved to California to join The Young Americans Performing Arts Company. She spent a year studying music, dance, and acting as well as performing in multiple shows and teaching in outreach programs. She then went on to tour Europe with The Young Americans the following year. Her cast toured through 7 countries, teaching at a new school every 3 days and performing in every city. Since then she has been choreographing musicals and guest teaching at various studios and schools. Most recently Rowan spent a year in Toronto, studying film.
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Originally from Edmonton, Rebecca began her dance training at Victoria School of the Arts. She is a graduate of Ryerson University's Performance Dance Program, where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and received training in ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, and musical theatre. Upon graduation, she performed with Solar Stage Children's Theatre, The Lower Ossington Theatre, Creativiva Inc, and the Toronto Fringe Festival. Since moving back to Edmonton, her choreography has been featured in the Edmonton Fringe Festival, the Nextfest Festival, Alberta Culture Days and Mile Zero Dance. Rebecca is excited to begin this new journey of teaching with dancED, leading residencies in Edmonton schools.
Versatile dancer and educator, Barbara Vargas's wide variety of performance experience locally and internationally allows her to jump into many different types of projects, from playing Rhoda in the Musical White Christmas, to a Tap Dance percussionist in the Mary Lee Bird Band and Generations. She was a leader in the Edmonton community for years, as co-founder of Breaking Barres, a company dedicated to creating a tap community in Edmonton, before embarking on a journey to Vancouver. While in Vancouver Barbara attended Vancouver Community College's contemporary music diploma program, using her tap shoes as her major instrument. She also held various positions of leadership at the Vancouver Tap Dance Society, was an Artist in Resident with the Vancouver Public School Board, and traveled across BC with ReachOut Psychosis. She is excited to be back in Edmonton to share, learn, and grow with her community.
Katherine Semchuk discovered her passion for movement at the age of five. After participating in the dance program at Victoria School of the Arts and developing a love for contemporary dance, she graduated from The School School of Toronto Dance Theatre. Semchuk is currently pursuing her interests in performance and creation with Good Women Dance Collective and Toy Guns Dance Theatre in Edmonton. While she continues to actively learn from others, she strives to share her enthusiasm for movement and dance with students and peers all over the city.
A graduate from the Canadian Dance Company, West End Studio Theatre and Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, becoming a performing artist/choreographer/teacher has been a life long journey. Nine years into the business, she has choreographed musical theatre (Shrek, Dora the Explorer, Hair, Seussical the Musical, The Little Mermaid, Fame, Little Women) and children's touring theatre (Little Red Theatre). She has choreographed music videos for Juno awarding winning Splash n' Boots and with production company Yeah! Films for Canadian bands Seaway and Pin Up. Her work has been shown at festivals such as Fever After Dark with Jerome Bobb and Bazaar. She has taught dance, drama and music with several different Toronto based companies including York University and Ryerson School of Performance Summer Intensives where she taught Scene Study and Musical Theatre. Her work with the bold indie theatre company, Echo Productions, has given her the chance to choreograph stories like, Bonnie and Clyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dog Sees God and Charles Manson: Son of Man. She has performed in Newfoundland, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Yukon Territory and has toured across the United States. In 2016 she was the only Canadian on tour with the European production of HAIR as Dance Captain and Understudy to Sheila/Jeanie. In 2017, she spent the year working with Norwegian Cruise Lines as a Singer/Dancer sailing Central and South America. This past fall she toured the Maritimes as Wendella the Witch in the Great Big Boo! While on the road (or at sea) performing and traveling, Emma under #travelingdancer; choreographs and occasionally writes music for her dance videos around the world. With lots of experience in dance and a great foundation in music and story telling, she believes that this is her formula for creation. Fusing story, movement and music together.
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Hannah began dancing in Edmonton at the age of 4 and has trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, tap, musical theatre, contemporary and modern. She has been teaching at various Edmonton studios for the past 6 years and also runs recreational programs out of the Derrick Golf Club and the Royal Glenora Club. Hannah is a recent graduate of the University of Alberta, completing her Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and focusing on dance-related research. She performed with Orchesis Dance Group throughout her degree and currently holds a seat their Board of Directors. Hannah's training reaches beyond Edmonton. She has competed and attended workshops across North America and currently performs with various dance troupes including Movementality and The Pinheruppers. In addition to her dance career, Hannah is also heavily involved in the theatre and visual art communities and has received several awards for her contributions to the arts. Hannah hopes to continue her exploration of dance and art for the rest of her life and is excited to be sharing her knowledge and expertise through dancED's programming!


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Takeaways and fast food eaterys could no longer be able to open in MK if they are 'a five minute walk' from a primary or secondary school.
The Labour administration has outlined the 'exclusion zones' in a recent development plan, which will go before cabinet on February 21.
This comes just days after Conservative leader Edith Bald criticised council bosses for withdrawing vital health funding to tackle child obesity,
If the plan, penned by current councillors, is approved, it will be submitted to the Secretary of State next year and the new rule implemented.
Also included in the report are the general statistics of overweight children in the area.
SEE MORE: Milton Keynes Council withdraws 'vital' funding which tackles child obesity
The latest data reveals that one in three (almost 34 per cent) of Year 6 children (aged 10-11) who attend school in MK are overweight or obese.
According to the report, 'obesity for this age range in Milton Keynes has been rising steadily over the last three years'.
In reception (aged four to five) 22 per cent of Milton Keynes children are overweight or obese, a slight reduction since 2010.
Earlier this week, funding was removed from the Sport MK initiative, which works to improve opportunities for children in the city.
Commenting on this, Conservative Councillor Edith Bald said: "Tackling obesity is one of the top priorities for public health in MK, so I'm amazed to see the council cancel this project.
"Obesity is clearly a challenge across the country and it is right we try to tackle it head on through investing in better understanding and provide activities for children. Prevention is by far the best option that's why intervention and a young age is vital."
However deputy leader of the council Hannah O'Neill, said: "Our MK Council health priorities are investing in preventative services, mental health and sexual health, but ultimately the cut to the obesity service is a direct result of a reduction in our funding to provide these services.
"Milton Keynes Council is facing unprecedented cuts from central government, and public health is no different. "The grant we receive for Public Health services has fallen by nearly 11 per cent, yet despite this the reduction of 5 per cent to the obesity service contract is still well below the overall cut, and the service will continue."
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Time is always moving forward but with moments like this I can feel forever.
-Michelle M.
I may sound like a postcard, but it's because I definitely felt like I was living in one. My best friend and I unexpectedly caught this sunset upon Big Bear Lake. Besides ice cream, sunsets are one of the things that make me happy. Happiness is saying goodbye to place that you will always love and remember. I can't wait to catch my next favorite sunset.


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One of my first activities upon my arrival at the Mississippi Library Commission was to complete a scavenger hunt. Tracy explained that the task was a fun way for new staff to become more familiar with the reference resources that reference staff use most often . Now that I'm finished with the task, I thought I would reflect on a few things with a blog posting.
First, not all information needed is available online. One of the biggest misconceptions about reference librarians is that we spend all day searching through Google. This is simply not true. Our collection at the Mississippi Library Commission has tons of information that is not readily available on the web. This is especially true with regards to information about Mississippi. Our collection has county cemetery records, tax revenue information, literacy ratings, and countless other bits of information about our great state. Here's a couple of examples:
Question: How many deaths were investigated by the Mississippi State Crime Lab in 1991? How many autopsies were performed?
Answer: The state crime lab tested 12,400 cases in 1991 and 1,093 autopsies performed in the state.
Some good news did appear in this report: only 81 heads of cattle were reported stolen for the whole year in 1991. Not too shabby, Mississippi![1]
The next important lesson that I learned is that I can trust my supervisor. The questions were allegedly based on real questions received in the reference department, but when I began looking for the answers, I thought, no one will ever ask for this kind of information. Well, during my short stay here I have located information on municipal tax revenues, given advice on how to wear tie clips, given contact information for our state Tax Commissioners, and checked up on Patrick Swayze's health status (repeatedly). The point is: a reference librarian has to be ready for any and all questions…just like Tracy said! Here is an example of a question we often get at the reference desk:
Question: Who is the owner/manager of Pee Wee's Muffler and Brakes in Meridian?
Answer: Dewayne Massey is the owner of Pee Wee's Muffler and Brakes in Meridian![2] By the way, I read a review of Pee Wee's Muffler on Yahoo and the reviewer gave Pee Wee five stars for his excellent muffler work. Keep up the good work, Dewayne!
Lastly, I learned that Tracy's idea of "fun" is pretty twisted. I mean, whoever thinks that looking through dusty copies of Mississippi phone directories is fun has some serious issues. Here's an example of one cruel question she composed:
Question: My grandmother, Stella Smith, was born somewhere in Mississippi around 1890. Where was she during the 1920s and 30s?
Answer: Who knows? There has to be at least four thousand Stella Smiths born "around 1890"!
I think this last question shows Tracy's true diabolical nature. But, in all seriousness, I did learn a great deal about our resources and that experience should make me a better reference librarian.
[1] Annual Report. Jackson, MS: The Department of Public Safety, 1991.
[2] Mississippi Business Directory. American Directory Publishing Co., 2009
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Air Deccan Experience
Every country has its discount airlines. US has Southwest, England has Jet2, and India has Air Deccan.
I needed to fly from Delhi to Trivandrum for my friend's wedding, and Air Deccan was the cheapest.
I was sufficiently warned that flying Air Deccan would be adventurous - it's a full-on discount airline, where you even have to pay for the tea on board. But i figured that having flown Southwest and grown up in former Soviet Union I'd be prepared.
The first fun surprise came when I learned that Delhi has a lot of fog in late December, and that a lot of times planes don't take off during the fog, either because the planes or the pilots or the airport are not equipped to fly during the fog. And, of course, Air Deccan is one of the airlines that isn't allowed to take off during the fog, and I would be flying out right in the middle of it.
I decided to take my chances - the night before my flight was reasonably clear, the airline hot line said there were no delays so I went to the airport. And that's where the real fun started.
Just like the US, India takes its airport security seriously. Just like the US, the goal is great, the execution is poor - in order to get into the airport, you have to get past a security guard. However, instead of checking for your ID, he just makes sure you are coming in with an e-ticket printout. Which, as we all know, is easier to fake than a passport. I wonder what the equivalent of "Kip Hawley is an Idiot" is in Hindi?
I knew that Delhi airport was supposed to be disorganized, but the check-in counter for Air Deccan was pure mayhem. It was purely Darwinian - with only two check in counters, and with a good one-and-a-half hour to go, there was a mad rush to check in. As if everyone's life depended on it. Everyone had a trolley laden with suitcases, and everyone was jockeying for a position to ram the cart into someone else to get closer to the counter. Unlike airports everywhere else, there was no organized line - there was just a sea of people, each trying to get to the counter faster than the next guy. Just as I was thinking that it reminded me of getting on a train in Russia, I saw a couple other white people in line who looked distinctly like my former compatriots - and started laughing. I made a joke to them saying that "it was just like getting on a train in Moscow" and they looked at me like I was a caveman - apparently, Russia has progressed to "civilized boarding" in the past decade that I was gone.
Thankfully, I spend the first half of my life training for this day, waiting in various lines in Belarus - so I was ready. Coupled with my vast experience playing basketball, I was able to box out while maintaining pleasant demeanor and eventually made it to the counter with my toes intact and without letting too many people go ahead of me.
Which is where the best part started. I give my ticket to the agent, she asks me to place my bag on scale. There's a guy to my right blocking access to the scale, trying to shove his own ticket into the agent's face. She tells him to let me through, he won't budge and insists that she needs to check him in first before he'll let me through. I laughed. It's a classic situation - everyone's out for themselves, not realizing that if they cooperate things would move a lot faster and smoother. After spending a few minutes to explain that to a guy next to me, he finally decided to give it a try, let me through, I checked in, he did right after me, and I was off to the next round - the security line.
To my amazement, there was no stampede to the security line - after checking in, everybody was very happy to stand in an orderly line to get past security.
Very strange... Why would there be total chaos to check in followed by total order to get through security? Wonder if people with guns standing around had anything to do with it...
The rest of the flight was very uneventful compared to the check-in process. There was no mad rush to get seats, no wheels falling-off during takeoff, nothing. Also, instead of an old-school Russian Tupolev the plane itself was a new Airbus - so the rest of the flight was very civilized. And, of course, landing in Trivandrum was a blast - fields of coconut palms everywhere, everything is green, warm, welcoming. Kerala seemed very promising.
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I read The Selection series by Kiera Cass throughout May. I am going to keep this wrap up as short as possible without giving much away because I plan to do a detailed review on the series because too many feels!! 😀 Also, if you haven't read it yet, I would suggest read the synopsis for the first book only. Get the idea of the storyline and then let the novels take you through the journey.
I read all the five books and four novellas. (First Book 'The Selection' Synopsis Here)
The Selection #1 || Rating: 4/5
The Elite #2 || Rating: 5/5
The One #3 || Rating: 5/5
The next two books were based on a different character.
The Heir #4 || Rating: 3/5
The Crown #5 || Rating: 4/5
The Queen #0.4 || Rating: 2/5
The Prince #0.5 || Rating: 1/5
The Guard #2.5 || Rating: 4/5
The Epilogue #3.1 (The bonus/second epilogue) || Rating: 5/5
I know I am missing one novella and some parts that are included in the Happily Forever book but I am not fond of novellas I realized so I might not really give them a go. Not right now at least.
And we are up to date. Hurrah!!! 😀 Now I will post reviews, tag and all my bookish feels!! 😀
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Widely grown for cut flowers, ranunculus bulbs (Ranunculus asiaticus) reliably produce many individual flowers from a single tuberous bulb. Also called Persian buttercups, they bloom for several weeks in late spring and make excellent cut flowers. Ranunculus bulbs should be dug up before winter and stored in areas outside of their hardiness zones. Replant them in early spring, as soon as the soil has thawed.
Growing 8 to 24 inches tall, ranunculus produce dozens of 3-inch blossoms from each bulb. The double or semi-double flowers look like old-fashioned cabbage roses and last for weeks as a cut flower. The crepe paper-like flower petals can be red, orange, pink, yellow, white, cream or variegated. The dark green basal leaves of ranunculus are lobed and hairy.
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Grow ranunculus in full sun to partial shade. They prefer light soil, but will grow in loamy clay soil as long as it is well-drained. Ranunculus tolerates soil pH levels from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline and is reliably winter hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 7 through 11.
Ranunculus grow from claw-like bulbs or tubers. Increase your supply by dividing the tubers when they grow large and have several "eyes," or growing buds. Cut them into smaller sections, ensuring that each section has at least one eye from which new growth can emerge.
Plant bulbs in late November in warmer areas and late February in the northern areas of its hardiness zones. Soak them in room-temperature water for 24 hours before planting. Space the tubers about 6 inches apart in groups of three to five in a flower border or in rows spaced 12 to 18 inches apart in a flower-cutting garden. Do not water until the stems emerge. Cut off dried flower heads to increase flower production. When the foliage dries up after midsummer, withhold water or dig them up and store them in a dry place until planting time.
Pests and Diseases
Few pests or diseases bother ranunculus, although they are susceptible to powdery mildew, aphids, mealybugs and spider mites. Treat these pests by spraying ranunculus with anti-fungal spray for powdery mildew or insecticidal spray for aphids, mealybugs and spider mites.


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New York Television Festival is for TV Lovers, Media Geeks, and You
The NYTVF launched in 2005 with the goal of "connecting its community of artists with leading networks, studios, agencies, production companies, and brands." Every fall, artists and industry leaders gather in Manhattan for a range of exciting celeb-studded premieres, screenings, panel discussions, and events.
Lacking industry credentials but love TV? Worry not – the festival organizers have also included ticketing options that offer everyday fans access to these insider-y gatherings.
Here are just a few of the events happening during the festival:
October 23, 7pm
OPENING NIGHT EVENT: truTV Presents AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS
Creator and star, Amy Sedaris, cordially invites fans to celebrate the launch of her new truTV comedy series — in which she shows off diverse, but necessary, homemaking skills — with a screening and talk-back alongside guest star, Cole Escola, and writer/producer, Jodi Lennon, ahead of the show's network premiere.
October 24, 7:30pm
NYTVF PRIMETIME WORLD PREMIERE: Sony Pictures Television Presents S.W.A.T.
One of the fall's most buzzed about dramas, S.W.A.T., will debut at the NYTVF before its November 2 premiere on CBS. Fans will enjoy an exclusive premiere screening of the pilot episode followed by a talk-back featuring stars; Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, and Lina Esco, along with executive producers; Shawn Ryan and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas.
October 26, 7pm
NYTVF Creative Keynote: A Conversation with THE DEUCE
Presented in partnership with HBO, the 2017 Creative Keynote will cast the female gaze upon THE DEUCE and its candid depiction of the rise of the porn industry in 1970s New York. Series producer and star, Maggie Gyllenhaal; executive producer and director, Michelle MacLaren; executive producer, Nina Kostoff-Noble; and Vice President of HBO Programming, Kathleen McCaffrey, sit for a talkback.
October 26, 8:30pm
IFC Fan Panel: STAN AGAINST EVIL
Before the November 1 return of IFC's hit comedy-horror series, fans are invited to an exclusive, behind-the-scenes panel featuring creator, executive producer, writer, and star Dana Gould; producer/star, John C. McGinley; and star, Janet Varney — who will offer an inside look at the second season with more monsters, deadlier demons, and the same Stan.
NYTVF runs October 23 through the 28th, and non-industry attendees have two ticketing options. Splurge for a Festival Pass ($350) and you get these perks: priority access to all Independent Pilot Competition Screenings, NYTVF Primetime Events, Community/Creator Panels, Artist + Industry Happy Hours, NYTVF Writers Room, and select NYTVF Connect keynote conversations and special events. Can't commit to a pass? Pick and choose from NYTVF Primetime events and Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) screenings when you opt for the Single Ticket (free, but they come with a $4.50 handling charge per online order).
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Health officials say a 19-year-old Washington State University student has been hospitalized with bacterial meningitis. WSU spokesman Darin Watkins tells The Spokesman-Review that the young man began to have flu-like symptoms about two weeks ago. He was treated Sunday at a Pullman hospital, then taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Watkins says the student is in critical condition.


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This is turning out to be WAR-pie weekend. I got a request from a commenter for a Cubs WAR pie, so here it is. Sure enough, Kevin Gregg, with his -0.4 WAR, does not make the pie…
What immediately jumps out at you about this pie is how small it is. The Cubs total team WAR, including negative values, is only 21.6. Compare that to 33.7 for a good team like the Dodgers, or 41.3 for a great team like the Yankees, and you can see why the Cubs are scuffling this season. They are simply not getting much value out of their roster this year, whether due to injuries to a guy like Aramis Ramirez, or generalized suckage for guys like Milton Bradley and Alfonso Soriano (whose -0.7 WAR means he doesn't even make the pie!).
Suprisingly, the Cubs best player so far this season has been Kosuke Fukudome, due to his breakout year at the plate in combination with the fine defense he has played in center field, and shockingly, the team's third best player has been largely unheralded shortstop Ryan Theriot. The staff ace has been rookie Randy Wells, and the much-maligned Carlos Zambrano, who some people have even called for the Cubs to release, has actually been the team's sixth most valuable player.
It's nice to see WAR giving credit to minor-league call-ups like Jake Fox and Sam Fuld, who have been almost as valuable to the team as guys like Bradly and Giovanni Soto, despite vastly more restricted playing time. Based on the way they've played so far, Fox and Fuld should both be playing more.
And now, for comparison with the Phillies post I did yesterday, here is a pie of the relative contributions of Cubs pitchers vs. position players, which as you can see is much more balanced:


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LucasFilm and director Rian Johnson are reportedly rumored to be seeking a strong female lead for the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII" says Geek Nation.
When the initial "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" cast was announced, the film was criticised for having only one central female character (Daisy Ridley) aside from the returning Leia (Carrie Fisher).
Subsequently came the announcements of Lupita Nyong'o as mo-cap creation Maz Kanata and Gwendoline Christie as the villain Captain Phasma. This 'Episode VIII' female lead will not be introduced in 'Force Awakens', but is said to be one of the primary heroes and may tie in to one of the series' more prominent characters.
"Star Wars: Episode VIII" is currently targeting a May 26th 2017 release.


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- I want more children one day... I know what I would name them. ;)
- My great-grandmother is one of my greatest inspirations, she is the strongest, most beautiful woman I know.
- I love wearing dresses.
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It was desirable that issues regarding human health have a proper alignment with the fuel industry, said Muzi Mkhize, chief director-hydrocarbons, department of energy (DOE), when he addressed the portfolio committee on energy on the cleaner fuels programme at present being conducted in South Africa.
But in giving out incentives for industry to invest in new plant, government had to ensure that it got "bucks for the bang". Mkhize said that in regard to the original regulations on emissions, fuel specifications and standards following the prohibition of lead additives, the DOE programme known as CF1 "did not go very well".
DOE's more recent plan, CF2, has been to follow EU developments and the "EU5 standard specifications" in the area of cleaner fuels, and then to align such with SADC countries. He would not be drawn on specifics asked by MPs on issues regarding certain refineries having different suppliers and differing oil qualities. Also he did not elaborate on progress with SADC countries on the issue.
Again, octane structures established in terms of the CF2 programme for both coastal and inland regions of South Africa 2006, bench-marked in terms international fuel specifications, were delayed, Mkhize said, primarily whilst DOE digested lessons learnt from CF1 and the pressing need to delay things for there to be uninterrupted supplies during World Cup.
Mkhize said that the new EU5 and CF2 fuel specifications were needed to with the original objectives in mind:
• To reduce harmful emissions
• To encourage trade with internationals
• To avoid SA being a dumping ground for low grade fuels and old vehicle technology
• To allow new vehicle technology to gain a foothold
• To protect jobs at refineries; car manufacturing and accessory sectors
As part of the "road map", Mkhize noted that DOE continues to engage National Treasury in terms of legislation to finalise the exact regulations needed for new fuel specifications but this was "in the knowledge that the refineries would have to spend approximately R40 billion to bring their plants up to speed". As such, this involved the issue of incentives to do so, he added.
Also, solutions on concerns raised by oil companies during workshops and debate regarding such cost recovery issues and other incentive matters were now being tackled as a priority, Mkhize said, bearing in mind that operational structures on fuel specifications were now urgent bearing in mind that CF2 had to also cover the investment period from the present to the final operational date for refineries in 2017.
Mkhize said that in DOE's view, "the way forward had to include top-down and bottom-up approaches" but if incentives were to be deployed, which was a decision yet to be made, then how to get value for money for the incentives offered was the issue facing government.


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text: So I loved the other book by this author, Between Shades of Gray, so I only had high expectations for this book, and it was amazing. I have read tons of Word War II books, but never one about German refugees. I love this perspective, how even though they are German, they still are afraid of the Nazis. It also does a great job of showing how not all Germans supported the Nazi party. In this book you follow the perspective of four different characters. They are all coming from completely different pasts and experiences, but they find comfort in their common goal, to stay away from the Russians and to reunite with their families. Although the beginning did not instantly pull me in, by the second half I was hooked. One thing that I really loved about this book was the sense of hopelessness, but despite that, it was still uplifting. When the characters had no one to turn too and could only trust themselves, it was beautiful how they are able to keep each others spirits up and stay hopeful. I loved the ending of this book so much. It was magnificent (in a horrific way), towards the end I could not put the book down because it was so shocking and riveting. I loved how despite that, it was still a little bit open ended. I would recommend this to any history lover, World War II lover, or someone looking for a sad yet uplifting story. I give this book five stars because the story is so beautiful, the writing is great, and the ending is wonderful.


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Splendidzine Review of Known Unknown
Vernon Reid, perhaps best known as the guitarist from Living Colour, lends his considerable talents to this "debut" from Masque, a fusion trio on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. It's Reid's invitation to shine: he spearheads almost a dozen freewheeling and free-ranging tracks, from reverb-heavy blues ballads ("Flatbush and Church") to post-psychedelia that would sound at home on an Urge album ("The Slouch" and the title track), if the Urge were still relevant (were they ever?). The blistering riffs typically associated with Reid come through on nearly every track, including a clever update of Thelonius Monk's "Brilliant Corners", whose piano-and-drums intermission provides us with some much-needed breathing room. Reid sails through the disc with confidence and an Eddie Van Halen-like knack for attacking each note and squeezing the life out of every riff, though he wisely shows more restraint in knowing when and when not to showboat, especially on an album where he's sharing the marquee.
Masque — Leon Greenbaum on keys, Hank Schroy on bass and Marlon Browden on drums — prove without a doubt that they're capable of holding their own against Reid, manning the modal experiments on the natty "Outskirts" and the frenzied jam of "Down and Out in Kigali and Freetown". Echoes of Miles Davis, along with Steve Vai himself, abound. The guest spots by DJ Logic on "Voodoo Pimp Stroll" and the astounding "X the Unknown" come closest to fulfilling my own personal hopes for the disc — farther down the funk and dub trail than anything else — but the album works just as well. Known Unknown seems to change colors every time I hear it, forever pulsing and yet cool to the touch, something I can appreciate without being fully immersed in it. Then again, the patented Vernon Reid guitar squall may be best observed from a distance, so as to not catch fire from the flames licking the strings.
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Ruth Heilig, 91, a resident of Robbinswood Assisted Care Facility in Grand Haven, passed away to eternal life on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
Ruth was born on Oct. 14, 1913, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the third of Charles and Mary Litkowski's four children.
She married Arthur Heilig of Dayton in 1934 and had two children, Don and Joan. The family moved from Dayton to Charlevoix in the late 1940s, where they became active members of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Ruth remained an active member for almost 50 years before moving to Grand Haven.
During her lifetime, Ruth worked as the manager of a perfume shop, in sales at Hess Furniture and Lieberman's Clothing stores, gave organ lessons and helped her husband with the family business, Jarudo. She later worked for H&R Block and then ran her own business, as she put it, "helping old people," until she was 75.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Arthur, in 1975; her brother, Paul, and sister, Irma (Scheid); and five great-grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Don (Mary) Heilig, of Grand Haven; daughter, Joan (Fred) Faber, of Grand Rapids; eight grandchildren (and spouses); 29 great-grandchildren; sister, Rita Kolker; and many nieces and nephews.


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Election HQ Mark Cuban: Donald Trump 'Denying Democracy' If He Rejects Election Results
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McCain: What About When Kerry Claimed Fraud About Loss to Bush?
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban spoke with Neil Cavuto after the final debate, slamming Donald Trump's claim he may not accept the outcome of the election next month.
"When you have a candidate who said they don't believe in the outcome of a presidential election in this country, that's denying democracy," Cuban said.
Cavuto countered, asking whether he felt the same way about former vice president Al Gore, who narrowly lost the 2000 election to George W. Bush.
"Totally different," Cuban said, noting that Gore's legal dispute over the results came after the votes were initially tallied, while Trump has made similar statements with a few weeks to go until final votes are cast.
"What if Vladimir Putin said 'you cannot trust the outcome of the American presidential election--it is rigged.'?" Cuban asked, "How would every single American respond?"
The Pittsburgh-born billionaire said Hillary Clinton would accept the election's outcome without reservation.
"The nominee of the Republican party questioned American democracy," he added.
He also discussed undercover recordings released by controversial investigative journalist James O'Keefe, which purport to show Democrat operatives funding violence at Trump rallies-- calling the revelations "indefensible."
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Always talk about the investment last—when the prospect wants what we have—not early in the conversation. Use the expression "make an investment" or "your investment is" rather than talking about "the cost" or "the price."
If, early in a conversation with a new prospect, the prospect says, "Look, how much is all this?"
You should respond:
"Oh, you're interested in moving forward with this, and want to know what your investment will be, then, Fred?"
If you get any sort of a yes answer to that, you might consider saying, "I understand that you'd like to know how much—that's a fair question, Fred. Frankly, right now I don't know enough to even come up with a number for you. Let's do it this way: I'd like to ask you some questions, so I can get a better idea of what your investment would be—then I'll share that with you. Fair enough?
Most interested people will agree. An uninterested person would probably respond to the question by saying something negative, perhaps, "Look, we don't have any budget allocated for this."
There are two ways (at least) to go with that. You could say: "How does the fact that you have no budget allocated to help you address your production (or marketing, or sales, or tax, or equipment, or research and development) challenges affect your ability to be an effective leader, Mary Lou?"
Or you could say: "So you're saying that it's academic to talk about ways to address that production problem, then, Fred, because there's no money available to invest in fixing it. Is that right?"
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A camera that is replete with features, one that pushes the limits on how much can be packed into a compact body
Sony introduces a new entrant to their mirrorless line of compact premium cameras–the a6300. Its title feature is the updated 4D Focus system, where the company claims the camera can lock focus on a subject in as little as 50 milliseconds.
At its core is a new-generation 24.2MP APS-C sized CMOS Exmor sensor that works in conjunction with their BIONZ X image processing engine which together aim to reduce noise along its wide sensitivity spanning ISO 100 to 51,200.
The camera is also armed with the largest number of autofocus points in any interchangeable lens camera with a total of 425 phase detection autofocus points (PDAF) distributed over the image capture area. These autofocus points track moving objects by clustering around them as they move across the field of view, enabling fast focus even with panning and tracking objects. Using these densely packed AF points, the camera can capture burst shots at up to 11 frames per second while managing continuous autofocus and exposure tracking.
On the video capture front, it can record in 4K (3840×2160) with a shooting time of up to 29 minutes. Videos are encoded using the XAVC S codec that can record at a bitrate of 100Mbps for 4K shooting and 50Mbps when recording at a standard Full HD (1920×1080) resolution.
The sensor features a wide dynamic range–in 14 stops of exposure–enabling a greater color gamut and brightness depth in images, along with increased latitude during post processing.
Based on a robust magnesium alloy construction, the a6300is also dust and moisture resistant. On the body are nine customizable buttons that can be assigned from a mix of 64 different functions, enabling the camera to be configured for individual shooting styles. The camera also integrates WiFi and NFC that, when used with their PlayMEmories Mobile application (available for Android and iOS,) convenient transfer of media to smartphones. Non-NFC smartphones aren't excluded–the phone uses QR codes to connect with them.
The a6300 along with the SELP1650 kit lens (35mm equivalent focal range of 24-75mm) is priced at Rs.74,990 and will be available at all Sony Center, Alpha flagship stores and major electronic stores across India.


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A Broward jury on Tuesday awarded $2.15 million to the parents of a teen-ager who died after waiting in the emergency room of a Fort Lauderdale hospital for five hours with three stab wounds in his back.
Allan Owens II, 17, died after doctors at Broward General Medical Center finally realized the severity of his wounds and took him into surgery, said Scott Schlesinger, attorney for Allan and Sue Owens of Fort Lauderdale.
"Emergency care should be just that" Schlesinger said. "People sit for hours in the emergency room all over the place."
The younger Owens was stabbed Sept. 22, 1988, by the father of a friend. Owens was at his friend's home when the father, who had left earlier during a family fight, returned and stabbed Owens three times in the back with a butcher knife.
Edward Savory was convicted in June 1989 of second-degree murder and is serving a 25-year prison sentence.
After the stabbing, Owens was taken to Broward General, where the first doctor to see him, Evan Tow, noted his blood pressure was stable and diagnosed his wounds as only superficial, Schlesinger said.
A subsequent doctor, Imod Tabry, also failed to provide immediate care, Schlesinger said.
After a six-week trial, the jury found the doctors and the North Broward Hospital District, doing business as Broward General, were negligent in handling Owens' case.
The jury assigned 48 percent of the blame to the hospital, 44 percent to Tow and 8 percent to Tabry.


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McDonald's Franchise
Starting a franchise with McDonald's restaurants can be a rewarding and life-changing opportunity, should you be willing to invest the time and money into getting one going. Before you begin though, there are a few things about the company and franchising that may be of interest to know.
The McDonald's Franchise System
Only a small number of new restaurants are opened by new operators, most will purchase an existing restaurant. Both the company or an existing franchisee could be a likely seller. New stores are usually opened by operators with multiple stores.
The McDonald's Corporation requires an investment of at least $250,000 to consider you for a franchise. This has to be non-borrowed money as well, and as such this is a pricey business to buy into. If you don't have that kind of money, you should probably contact a consultant or do more reading to find another great franchise within your price range.
McDonald's Corporation requires a minimum of $250,000 of non-borrowed personal resources to consider you for a franchise. In other words you need $250,000 cash on hand to just start the discussion process with McDonald's. If you do not have $250,000 available click here to contact a franchise consultant who can recommend other great franchises in your specific price range. If you have $250,000 available read on…
Ongoing Fees and Franchising Costs
The franchising fee, or service fee, is based on the store's sales performance, which is currently 4% of the monthly sales. In addition, McDonald's Corp usually owns the property and often charges a monthly base rent often tailored around the monthly sales percentage. This can vary by store, and usually is different among stores even in the same city.
Other Requirements
In addition to the financial hurdle to overcome, there are a few other requirements McDonald's expects it's owner/operators to meet. Namely, you need to have good credit and significant business experience managing and/or owning other businesses. Other things are important as well, like having a solid business plan and the ability to manage people, finances and ongoing training requirements.