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Jaime Moore's daughter, Emma, turned 5 recently. As a photographer, Jaime wanted to do a special photo shoot to mark that day. Having no ideas or inspiration, she turned to Google to search for ideas fitting the young age of 5 and get some direction, but the only ideas she could find are how to shoot young girls as Disney Princesses. Jaime decided that instead of shooting "unrealistic fantasy" characters, she should shoot real powerful and iconic women. This makes for a great series and also very educational for her daughter.
Jaime Moore: I had been searching everywhere for new-creative inspiration for her 5yr pictures. I noticed quite a pattern of so many young girls dressing up as beautiful Disney Princesses, no matter where I looked 95% of the "ideas" were the "How to's" of how to dress your little girl like a Disney Princess. it got me thinking, they're just characters, a writers tale of a princess. An unrealistic fantasy for most girls (Yay Kate Middleton!)"
"It started me thinking about all the real women for my daughter to know about and look up too, real women who without ever meeting Emma have changed her life for the better. My daughter wasn't born into royalty, but she was born into a country where she can now vote, become a doctor, a pilot, an astronaut, or even President if she wants and that's what really matters. I wanted her to know the value of these amazing women who had gone against everything so she can now have everything. We chose 5 women (five amazing and strong women), as it was her 5th birthday but there are thousands of unbelievable women (and girls) who have beat the odds and fought (and still fight) for their equal rights all over the world. so let's set aside the Barbie Dolls and the Disney Princesses for just a moment, and let's show our girls the REAL women they can be."
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not even close to matching the lighting on most of them, but cute nonetheless :)
The examples where the lighting is very similar, to me at least, are more profound than the ones that are lit differently.
I guess the work of Bill Gekas set a high standard in my mind for projects like this: http://petapixel.com/2013/02/15/portraits-of-a-daughter-in-the-style-of-...
Completely different, Bill Gekas wasn't trying to match lighting to another picture, he was simply lighting. I actually think that these shots match up pretty darn close. On top of that the expressions were pretty much dead on, expressions are what make good photos, good lighting is just expected.
I guess my issue is with the author using the word "recreate." I interpret the word "recreate" in a stricter sense than what is illustrated in this article. I do realize the definition of recreate, and this technically is a recreation. I get that.
But, I am a graphic designer in addition to being a photographer.
If a client sends me raster artwork and I need vector artwork, but they cannot provide it, I have to recreate it. Not re-imagine it with slight or not so slight differences. Same colors, shapes, fonts, etc.
If someone was missing on portrait day at a client's location, and a few weeks later that person is available, I need to recreate the exact same lighting setup so all of the previous portraits match, I cannot re-imagine the lighting set up and hope it's close. It has to be exact.
I'm not saying the photos aren't good or cute. It just seems odd to me that some of the lighting is close, but others are way off. The one next to Amelia Earhart looks more like a glamor shot in comparison. Yes, expressions make good photos, but if you are going to the trouble to recreate an iconic photograph, I'd think that taking the lighting into consideration would be important, too.
And Jeff, it's not "completely different" at all. Bill absolutely was trying to match light. Not to another photo, but to an entire style and technique of master painters. And I'm sure that he was going for similar expressions found in the beautiful paintings he referenced, too.
Ah, see, you're reviewing the work from a professional stand point. I'm looking at it as something nice she was doing for her daughter to mark a special day. From my point of view it's above and beyond, but that's just me and I'm not analyzing it quite as closely as you obviously :)
I have to agree, these are similar, but they didn't totally copy the image work. It's more of a cosplay.
But the idea is nice for her daughter.
These aren't even close.....if anything it shows the difference between pro work and amateur.
good gosh people, it was something she could do in a day to celebrate her daughter! If the goal was to copy everything exactly, it definitely would have been a much longer process and would have been an homage to the original figure rather than to her hopes and dreams for her daughter. Get the stick out of your butts
I love these, what a special gift for a mother to give her child - beautiful photographs and a link to real, strong women instead of fantasy figures.
these are adorable!
does the little girl look a ton like Drew Barrymore?
...unique and timeless #applause


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World Water Monitoring Day™ (WWMD) is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.
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The test kits are free and in addition to helping with WWMD, collecting and analyzing a water sample is an excellent science lesson unto itself. This year, with the BP oil spill, the lesson is especially crucial. In addition, partly due to the oil spill, there are many, many educational resources for teaching about water quality available. Some of the many resources that might interest you are:
- 4-H's National Youth Science Day is October 6, 2010 and is focusing on water quality this year. You can purchase science experiment kits from them for $22.
- Maps help put the BP oil spill into better perspective. This map and this map let you compare the size of the oil spill to where you live (this is very eye opening – it is about the size of half the state of Washington, where I live).
- The EPA has lots of resources for kids about water and pollution, as well as a page of teaching resources
- The National Wildlife Federation has a page devoted to the spill that summarizes the events in age-appropriate language and detail. In addition, they have a mini-newsletter for kids that covers the spill. They also have an easy science activity that helps to illustrate the effects if the spill. (Here and here and here are other similar experiments that are aimed at somewhat different age groups.)
- The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has many lesson plans, as well as videos, podcasts, and other educational resources.
- The National Marine Educators Association has many lesson plans
- NOAA has a page for students and educators with various experiments for students
- National Environmental Education Week has many lessons and activities for teaching about water.
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- The USDA Forest Service has lots of information, worksheets, videos, photos, etc. about fish
- The Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest has a lesson plan that uses art to teach about fish
- The USGS has a Water Science for Schools page
- The Audubon Society has a program for kids to raise money, called Pennies for the Planet. This year, funds raised will go to various coastal projects. There are also some pages to color and a free kit that you can request here.
- Black Tides is a site that discusses oil spills with a graphical interface, it is more appropriate for middle – highschoolers.
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New Delhi: Even as Maldives mounts up the pressure on India by issuing another arrest warrant against its former president Mohamed Nasheed, India on Tuesday said that it was upto Nasheed to decide if he wanted to leave the Indian High Commission in Male.
Nasheed is now into his 6th day of stay at Indian Embassy in Maldives capital Male, where he had taken refuge on February 13, after a Maldivian court had issued an arrest warrant against him for not appearing into the court on Feb 10.
In spite of Maldives upping the ante, India has said that it won't ask the former president Nasheed to leave Indian High Commission, reports said.
A Maldivian Court on Monday gave time till Wednesday 4 PM to the police for bringing Nasheed before it, prompting them to approach the Foreign Ministry asking it to get in touch with the Indian High Commission.
The Maldivian Foreign Ministry has conveyed Nasheed`s court order to the Indian High Commission.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has this afternoon informed the Indian High Commission of the Court order issued by the Hulhumale` Magistrates Court, instructing Maldives Police Service to produce Nasheed to the Court under custody," an official Maldivian statement said.
Meanwhile, the situation showed no signs of resolution despite efforts at the official level to do so.
Both India and Maldives also engaged in a war of words with the former denying that its Mission was being used for holding political meetings to incite violence here.
A day after Indian High Commissioner DM Mulay was summoned and issued a strong protest note on Nasheed`s stay in the mission, India said, "It is reiterated that no political meetings and activities have been allowed in the mission premises during the presence of former president".
"Only limited visitors are allowed to meet the former president on strict need basis," the Indian High Commission here added.
According to Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed`s office, the note was issued to the High Commissioner to protest "harbouring a fugitive in the embassy premise from where Nasheed is inciting and calling for unrest and violence in the streets".
45-year-old Nasheed took refuge in the Mission on February 13 to evade arrest warrant issued by a court in a case concerning the detention of Chief Judge of the Criminal Court during his Presidency in January last year.
Waheed`s Press Secretary Masood Imad said the arrest warrant would expire at 4 pm on Wednesday.
"The police have been directed by the Court to bring Nasheed before it. The warrant would expire at 4 pm Wednesday," he said.
If Nasheed is found guilty in the case, he could be barred from standing in a presidential election that is scheduled for September 07.
His party - Maldivian Democratic Party - says the trial is an attempt to exclude him from the contest and has challenged the court`s legitimacy.
In another development, president of the Elections Commission (EC) Fuad Thaufeeq said it was deeply concerning to see the presidential candidate of the largest political party seeking refuge from a diplomatic office.
Thaufeeq said Nasheed was a former president and ought to receive the privileges entitled to a former president as stipulated in the law and stressed that he should get a fair trial and should not be politically motivated.
"Firstly, Nasheed is a former president, secondly he a presidential candidate of a political party. Thirdly, he represents the largest political party in the country. Each of these factors carries significant weight," Thaufeeq said.
He said the Elections Commission would do everything it could to find a solution for all the parties involved, including the former president.
The president of the Elections Commission warned that if Nasheed`s trial proved to be a tool to bar him from contesting the scheduled presidential elections, it would cast doubt over the integrity of the election. As part of the ongoing consultations, the Indian High Commissioner has in last few days met Thasmeen Ali, leader of the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP), official sources said.
The DRP is now the second largest party in Maldives with 22,687 members.
The Indian High Commissioner also met prospective Presidential candidate of Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) Abdullah Yameen. PPM has the third largest membership.
Nasheed`s party has a membership of around 45,000 while President Waheed`s party has 3,217 members, according to latest figures from the election commission.
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Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, the first President of India from the land of Netaji Subhash Chander Bose has done a magnificent service to the country by deleting the colonial borrowed and unwanted adjectives attached with the President of India and the Governors of the state. His Excellency or Mahamahim words were attached while addressing the President of India or the Governors. Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee has come true to expectations to take His Excellency of the records from the address to the President of India.
India, the largest democracy in the world has to find an honourable way to minus 'My Lords' addressed to the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. My Lord is too heavy for the honourable judges on the bench to digest. Sometime it turns embracing both for the advocates addressing the court as well as for the judges themselves. There are more than 100 countries in the world including 53 Islamic countries and nearly 50 socialist oriented countries and even in Europe 'My Lord' has no relevance at all. India has a Chief Justice with a difference and an in him there lies courage and wisdom both. The proposition which President of India deserves a due consideration by all those who are at the giving end.
Most of the High Courts are facing crisis because of the vacancies of the judges in several High Courts. The past several years have not been very pleasant in the functioning of the highest seat of judiciary. There lies a need to amend Constitution so as to ensure that no retired judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court shall accept any official assignment for, at least, three years. There is need of a scientific methodology to ensure that no criminal case should remain pending before the Apex Court for more than two years and the civil case for five years. The sons and daughters of judges have every fundamental right to practice wherever they wish but for the sake of credibility of the judges themselves no immediate relative should be allowed to practice by the judges. It requires an earnest effort that cases are listed according to the direction of the courts and not at the wish or will of the listing officers. No case should be allowed to linger on in the Registry. Maximum period for the removal of defects etc. has to be fixed in the interest of both the clients as well the Registry.
The Chief Justice has issued a very valuable notification allowing mentioning of the cases. It is expected that fresh breeze of change shall fill the corridors of the Supreme Court and the entire judiciary in the country. Judiciary is the last hope of a wretched of the earth who is the brick in the wall of democracy.
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Production Report: "Autumn's Eyes," "Flakes," "GB 2525," "Shanghai Red," "Wild Tigers I Have Known"
by Jason Guerrasio
[ EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE's monthly production report looks at independent films in various stages of production. If you'd like to tell us about a film in production for future columns, please contact us. ]
"Autumn's Eyes"
While filming the independent film "On the Outs," actress Paola Mendoza became good friends with her onscreen daughter Autumn. The 3-year-old was so comfortable around Mendoza she would introduce her as her "fake mommy" around the neighborhood. For Mendoza, hanging around Autumn in the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of Jersey City, NJ was life changing and she decided to make a documentary on what she saw.
After "Outs" wrapped, Mendoza and assistant director, Gabriel Noble, stayed in Jersey City for a year to film Autumn and her family. "What's unique about the documentary is we really focused on showing the story through the perspective of Autumn," says Mendoza who deliberately put the camera over Autumn's shoulder to capture her point of view at key moments.
Some of the obstacles Autumn and her family go through include living without electricity for three weeks, being evicted from their home, and dealing with the incarceration of Autumn's 18-year-old mother for burglary.
Mendoza recalls one of the most difficult things to shoot was when the family had no electricity. "Once we shot everything we needed we found places for them to stay the night because morally we couldn't just leave them there." But through all the hardship Autumn is the glue that keeps the family together. "Growing up in this environment she is still a beautiful, happy girl throughout it all," says Noble. "What's so amazing about Autumn is that her innocence really was the key to the families survival."
Shot on DV and budgeted at $2-3,000, the film is currently being edited by husband and wife team Joseph and Gloria LaMort.
New Orleans has always been known for having some of the most unique shops and eateries in the world, and Flakes is no exception. A bistro that only sells cereal, it fits in perfectly with the distinctive flavor that surrounds it. But don't bother rushing to the French Quarter for a heaping bowl of Cap'n Crunch. The restaurant only exists in the minds of screenwriters Chris Poche and Karey Kirkpatrick (though there have been reports that cereal bars are popping up around college campuses).
In the story, an old hippie (Christopher Lloyd) owns the shop and spends his days serving cereal and chatting with the local clientele about the history of cereal and the ideal milk to flake ratio. Suddenly his utopian state is disrupted when a competitor shrewdly rips off the concept and opens his own cereal shop across the street.
But according to director Michael Lehmann ("Heathers," "40 Days 40 Nights"), the film isn't only about cereal. "The two cereal restaurants is an easy way to grasp the story but the movie itself is a love story between a wanna-be musician (Aaron Stanford) who works at the cereal bar and his artist girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) who's trying to get him on track to do his music."
Known mostly for his work in Hollywood, Lehmann says don't expect any dark, depressing indie film, but a lighthearted comedy. "I'm really curious how the independent world views a movie that is meant to be liked and that's not a message movie and not a dark story."
Shot in 20 days last January by d.p. Nancy Schreiber, the film is currently being edited by Nick Smith. The latest project by InDigEnt, its producers are Gary Winick, Jake Abraham, Mark Ross and Karey Kirkpatrick. And executive produced by Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan and John Sloss.
Frustrated with the lack of quality films coming out of the Latin-American community, co-directors Jojo Henrickson and Kierson Estrada decided to do something about it when they began work on a thriller based in a futuristic barrio.
"GB 2525" takes place in the year 2525 where gangs own most of Los Angles and have been at peace for the last two years. But after a gang leader is assassinated, the two-year treaty is in jeopardy. In hopes to calm the tension among the gangs, Supaman (Frank Alvarez), a spiritual leader to the gangs, goes on a journey with his three compatriots to find who's behind the assassination.
"It's 'The Warriors' meets 'Escape From New York'," says Henrickson who with Estrada want to show the film world that American Latinos have stories to tell. "Writers and directors who aren't Latino are making a lot of urban films. Our aim is to show what we can do."
Shooting for the last two years on weekends, Hendrickson and Estrada gathered all the Latino actors they knew to showcase their talents in a film that they hope will inspire other Latinos to make better movies. "We're trying to make more commercial movies as opposed to these bad B movies," says Henrickson.
But don't expect a heavy CGI sci-fi film. With a small budget, Henrickson goes by the tagline, "Nothing has changed expect for the weapons" to explain the not-so-futuristic look of L.A. in 2525.
Currently Henrickson and Estrada (who's also the d.p. and executive producer) are editing the film. It's produced by John Estrada.
"Shanghai Red"
In the hopes to make films that appeal to multicultural audiences, producer Oscar L. Costa and wife, actress Vivian Wu ("The Joy Luck Club") created MardeOro Films in April 1999. Now they will become the first independent film company to shoot entirely in Shanghai, China as they prepare to begin production on "Shanghai Red" in the end of June.
The first of what Costo and Wu (who was born and raised in Shanghai before coming to America in 1987 to start her acting career) hope to be a series of stories set in modern day China, the film deals with a single mother (Wu) who's keeping a terrible secret. The film also deals with cross-cultural topics intertwining English and Chinese characters.
A co-venture with Shanghai Film Studios, the film is budgeted between $1-2 million. Costa is the writer, director and producer. Shooting is planned to take 6-7 weeks and will be shot by d.p. Adam Kane. Richard Burgi stars opposite Wu (who's also producing) in the lead roles along with Chinese actors You Ge and Honglei Sun. The executive Producer is Lisa Lu.
"Wild Tigers I Have Known"
Gaining attention after his short "Bobbycrush" screened at Sundance in 2004, 24-year-old Cam Archer is preparing for his first feature. After years of making films in his bedroom without a script and using his friends and family as actors and crew, Archer decided to sit down and write a script for the first time. "I didn't want to just have a bunch of notes and call up my D.P. and find some kids and shoot," says Archer. "I actually wanted to go about this a bit more legitimately." With that thinking, Archer submitted the script to the Sundance Screenwriting Lab and was accepted. "I really feel like they turned my script around and I think I have a great script now."
This coming of age story follows Logan, a junior high student, who's trying to figure out his place in the world. "It's that kind of adolescent stage where you start to get this weird confidence because you're doing things by yourself but at the same time you're totally not shaped at all. You're lost."
Along with getting tips from the pros at Sundance, Archer also found a mentor in Gus Van Sant. After sending him some of his shorts a year and a half ago, Van Sant saw promise in Archer's work and has since agreed to be an executive producer on "Tigers." "I've asked him questions about producers and working with kids," says Archer. "He did this with 'Tarnation', he did this with 'Kids', he understands the importance of these small movies. I think he appreciates someone who's so caught up in their vision that no one is going to stop them from doing it."
Archer is currently casting, predominantly around his hometown of Santa Cruz, CA, where he hopes to film. He will begin shooting in the summer.
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Wild about North Norfolk: Conservative party reveal four reasons why local voters should back them at General Election
James Wild, North Norfolk Conservative parliamentary candidate, today formally launched his campaign in Cromer with party activists before a day of canvassing voters.
The Conservative Party claim voting for them at the general election is the only way to secure the country a good deal on Brexit.
James Wild, North Norfolk Conservative Parliamentary candidate, today formally launched his campaign in Cromer with party activists before a day of canvassing voters.
He claims the local electorate have missed out in the past by electing a Liberal Democrat candidate.
But where does the former government special advisor, who has links to North Walsham, stand on local issues?
Here, he reveals his top four priorities:
1, Backing Theresa May's plan to secure the best possible deal for Brexit for North Norfolk - to build a stronger economy, to protect local fisherman, back our businesses and give certainty to our farmers, and benefit from new export markets.
2, Boosting investment and jobs in North Norfolk - by campaigning for more comprehensive mobile coverage, 100% high speed broadband access, and improved transport links to make it easier to get around North Norfolk.
3, Promoting tourism and coastal communities – by backing fishermen and traditional industries, and promoting heritage across the constituency to encourage more visitors
4, Opportunity for all – helping first time buyers with more affordable housing, more good school places, increasing NHS funding and training more staff working in mental health, and looking after those who have worked hard all their lives.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Wild, 40, said: "I grew up in North Walsham and as Theresa May's candidate, I can deliver more for North Norfolk than it has had in the past. My priority is to make North Norfolk a better place to live and work in by encouraging new jobs and investment, boosting tourism and coastal communities, and ensuring we have more good school places and increased NHS funding.
"I am the only candidate at this election backing Theresa May's plan so that she can deliver the best possible deal for Brexit and beyond for North Norfolk."


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20/20 hindsight:
Looking back in retrospect, if you could have put armed air marshals on those four doomed 9/11 airliners, would you?
If you could have arrayed air-defense radars and rockets at Pearl Harbor, would you?
What if the White House had ignored Albert Einstein`s warnings--and America had finished second in the race for the atomic bomb?
American gun owners now face similar, fateful decisions: Readiness? Or apathy?
Gun owners like you face a gathering storm in the U.S. Congress today. Come January, when the new u.s. Senate and House are sworn in, the face of Capitol Hill will change far more than the mere numbers might suggest.
With the U.S. Senate divided 51 to 49, and with "red†and "blue†voters matched almost 1 to 1, you might expect that the Democrats who squeaked out a takeover of both houses of Congress would seek moderation, prudence, caution and common ground.
Unfortunately, just the opposite may be the case.
Although many members of the incoming congressional "Class of 2007" appear to be supportive on the gun issue (in fact, pro-gunners still have a slight majority in both houses), their mentors and managers--old guard members of Congress in positions of power--are anything but supportive.
"If you look at many of the important leadership positions, what you`ll see are some of the most radical, rabidly anti-gun politicians on the planet," said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. "These are people who have been working for years, in many cases decades, to revoke or redefine our Second Amendment rights out of existence."
"It`s true," agreed NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "From one end of Capitol Hill to the other, many House and Senate committees that matter to gun owners are chaired by anti-gun extremists."
The danger of such a situation is that the Democrat Caucus could be held hostage to its most marginal, gun-hating members.
With many key committee chairs and positions of power held by anti-gun members, there`s a very real danger that they could hijack Congress and turn it into their own gun-ban juggernaut.
"The greatest danger of all," LaPierre said, "is that gun owners won`t realize it until the fix is in and the damage is done. By then, it`ll be too late to muster our defenses."
What`s worse, the long-term consequences of these anti-gun politi-cians` decisions cannot be simply undone with the next federal election.
For proof of that, just look to the U.S. Senate, which confirms or kills federal judicial nominations and ratifies or rejects international treaties.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts--the first stop for every one of the president`s nominations to the federal bench--may now be chaired by one of the most anti-gun politicians on Capitol Hill, Brooklyn gun-ban extremist New York Sen. Charles Schumer.
Schumer built his career on dismantling the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
As chairman of this key Senate subcommittee, Schumer would control the vetting process for federal judges, as well as the votes needed to delay or dump nominations. What that means is when it comes to choosing the judges who sit on the federal bench for the rest of their lives--and define the meaning of Second Amendment freedom--Schumer can wield incredible power.
What`s more, Schumer is also the Senate Democrats` main moneyman, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. That means when it comes time to dole out campaign cash, Schumer has more weight than almost any other Democrat in the Senate.
And just as dangerous as anti-gun judges are anti-gun treaties from the United Nations.
NRA has been tracking the U.N.`s gun-ban activities for well over a decade, and thanks to the Bush administration`s appointees to the U.N., the U.S. position on any global gun-ban treaty has been consistent and uncompromising: Hands off the Second Amendment rights of American citizens!
However, all that could change, now that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--which approves or rejects our U.N. representatives and assesses international treaties for possible ratification--is chaired by anti-gun U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.
Like Schumer, Biden is rated "F" by the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) for his countless votes against firearm freedom. Like Schumer, Biden voted to expose the lawful firearm industry to crippling lawsuits; to extend and expand the Clinton gun bans; to allow a ban on most hunting-rifle ammunition; and to deny the free-speech rights of groups like the NRA during elections.
Now, as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden can use his power to sabotage pro-freedom nominees for U.N. ambassador--as he did with Second Amendment defender John Bolton--and bully fellow senators into accepting whatever gun-ban treaty the U.N. concocts in the name of fighting international terrorism.
Biden is sure to have a committed ally in California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who may chair the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security.
Like Biden and Schumer, Feinstein--the former mayor of San Francisco--is rated "F" by the NRA-PVF, and has an anti-gun record stretching back for decades.
It was Feinstein who attached the gun bans to the Clinton-Schumer crime bill in 1994. It was Feinstein who told 60 Minutes television: "If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them, Mr. and Mrs. America turn them all in, I would have done it."
It was Feinstein who tried to ban .50-caliber rifles by fabricating a nexus to terrorism that doesn`t exist and never did.
And you can bet that it`ll be U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, who would do all in her power to blame firearm freedom for terrorism; to propose eye-in-the-sky surveillance and registration regimes on honest gun owners like you; and to push gun bans as her own brand of "homeland security."
Make no mistake: This is the upside-down, Orwellian world we could face with such gun-hating, freedom-distrusting zealots in all positions of power in Washington.
From Barbara Boxer and Hillary Rodham Clinton to John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, in terms of Second Amendment freedom, the U.S. Senate could quickly become "the greatest prohibitive body on earth."
Unfortunately, the Senate is just the beginning of our troubles.
It`s hard to imagine a House of Representatives led by a more anti-gun contingent. Indeed, House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi stands as a supreme example of a much further-reaching phenomenon.
In her 19 years in Congress representing the city of San Francisco, Pelosi has voted against gun owners` rights and hunters` interests some 57 times. Pelosi voted to:
• allow the confiscation of firearms from lawful citizens during states of emergency;
• expose lawful gun makers and dealers to potentially bankrupting junk lawsuits;
• prohibit airline pilots from carrying a firearm to protect the cockpit from terrorists;
• ban free speech by groups like the NRA in the months leading up to elections;
• increase funding for anti-gun "research" concocted by the Centers for Disease Control;
• end hunting on national wildlife refuges and in the Mojave Desert;
• pass the Brady Bill and the Clinton-Schumer-Feinstein gun bans.
In fact, if you total up all the congressional votes on which the NRA has ever taken a position, you`ll see that, throughout her career, Pelosi has voted against your firearm freedoms more than 98 percent of the time!
In other words, she voted with the NRA a grand total of once.
Just for a moment, consider the frightening fact that as speaker of the House, Pelosi is first in line of succession behind Vice President Dick Cheney to become president of the United States.
But she doesn`t have to be president --even as House speaker, Pelosi has the power to do enormous harm to your Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
For proof, just look at those in leadership positions under her, like the new House majority leader--fellow "F"-rated Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland.
And behind Hoyer, the list of "F-Troop" members continues: "F-rated" James Clyburn of South Carolina is the new House Majority Whip; "F-rated" Rahm Emanuel of Illinois is the new Democrat Caucus Chairman; and "F-rated" John Larson of Connecticut is the new Democrat Caucus Vice Chair. As those who set the legislative agenda, you can be sure that our Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage will be under constant attack.
There`s another anti-gun stalwart rising to a position of power. Michigan Congressman John Conyers is one of just a handful of politicians still in Congress who voted against the landmark Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986. What makes Conyers much more dangerous to your rights and your safety is that he`ll also be chairman of the crucial House Judiciary Committee--the first committee in which gun ban schemes either languish or take on a life of their own.
How will Conyers vote on those bans? You be the judge.
Like his leadership team, Conyers is rated "F" by the NRA-PVF. Like them, Conyers often blames firearms instead of violent felons for crime. Yet, while opposing tough sentences for armed, violent criminals, Conyers instead attacks the freedoms of honest Americans like you.
Conyers has repeatedly called for a total ban on all handguns, and over his congressional career has cast at least 61 votes against gun owners` and hunters` rights. What that means is that he has voted against you and your beliefs 94 percent of the time.
Imagine the damage that could result from a House Judiciary Committee chaired by Conyers--a man who says that the Second Amendment confers no individual rights at all.
In anti-gun fervor, Conyers has a reliable ally in Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York City, who is likely to chair the House Judiciary Committee`s important Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Like Conyers, Nadler is a career politician rated "F" by the NRA-PVF. Like them, he has an almost unblemished anti-gun record in Congress, voting against your guns and your rights 92 percent of the time.
Indeed, during debate on h.r.5013 --a bill in response to the Hurricane Katrina aftermath that would bar auth-orities from confiscating firearms from lawful citizens during states of emer-gency--Nadler was a loud and insistent opponent of reform, and repeatedly called the legislation "insane."
As chairman of the House Judiciary Committee`s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Nadler would find all kinds of new and creative ways to re-define the Second Amendment out of our Constitution.
The truth is that anti-gun politicians now chair committees throughout Congress.
The House Ways and Means Committee is now chaired by New York anti-gun Congressman Charles Rangel. What that means is that the committee in charge of raising your taxes is now run by a man who once praised Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro as "brilliant."
Like fellow gun-banner Bill Clinton, Rangel has a long and legendary anti-gun record. Accord-ing to The New York Times, shortly after Election Day, Rangel "sketched out an expansive federal agenda" that included "teaming up with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on gun control."
With Rangel at the controls of Congress` tax machine, look for new "sin taxes" on firearms and ammunition; new, punitive tariffs on firearm and ammunition imports--the possibilities are limitless.
The rules of the game are likely to change whenever these anti-gun politicians find it convenient, now that anti-gun New York Congress-woman Louise Slaughter chairs the House Rules Committee.
Like everyone else featured in this article, Slaughter consistently votes against your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. In fact, throughout her career in Congress, Slaughter has voted against gun owners` and hunters` rights almost 97 percent of the time.
Yet, unlike anyone else in Congress, as chair of the immensely powerful House Rules Committee, Slaughter has the power to profoundly affect the legislative process.
Since the Rules Committee serves as a kind of "traffic cop" for the entire House--dictating which bills go to the floor, how much testimony and how many amendments will be allowed, whether or not any time for debate will be reserved at all, and so on--Chairwoman Slaughter will have a uniquely powerful position from which to push her anti-gun agenda.
If you could head off another Pearl Harbor or 9/11 through your determined, decisive action now, would you?
That`s the question many gun owners face today. Because, although few know about it, the danger is real and imminent and mounting--and the only way to survive it with our freedoms intact is to dig in and deploy our defenses today.
"If you care about your rights and you want to protect them, it`s crucial that you act now," said NRA head LaPierre. "You can bet there`s a legislative avalanche headed our way, but it`s too late to take cover once that avalanche hits.
"What that means is, renew your NRA membership. Sign up another member. Make a contribution to NRA-ILA. Spread the word and get others to do the same."
NRA-ILA`s Cox echoed that sentiment. "With so many vital committees and subcommittees chaired by anti-gun extremists, our job in this new Congress is likely to be monumental. We need your help, and we need it now."


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Pushup tests are often used to determine your upper-body muscular endurance. Using your own body-weight as resistance, these tests are often performed to assess military and youth physical fitness levels. The standards for each of these groups are different, and the classification of what is considered "a lot" varies.
Military Standards
For U.S. Army physical fitness tests, any number of pushups completed at the 100 percent rank score for your age and sex would be considered "a lot" of pushups. For males ages 17 to 21, performing more than 71 pushups in a row would be considered exceptional. Males aged 22 to 26 would be classified as performing "a lot" if they could perform 75 pushups in a row. Females ages 17 to 21 would earn the rank score of 100 percent by completing 42 or more pushups. Females ages 22 to 26 would earn the maximum score for completing 46 pushups or more.
Presidential Fitness Standards For Boys
The Presidential Physical Fitness award is given to students in physical education courses across the United States for completing each event at the 85th percentile. Doing a lot of pushups for boys would mean reaching this percentile score or higher. Boys ages 6 to 12 need to perform nine (age 6), 14, 17, 18, 22, 27 and 31 (age 12) pushups to reach the 85th percentile ranking. Another big jump occurs at 13 with boys needing to complete 39 pushups to reach the desired score. The range tightens up at 14, 15 and 16 with the number needing to reach 40, 42 and 44 completed. Age 17 sees another jump with 53 needed to be performed to reach the 85th percentile standard.
Presidential Fitness Standards for Girls
The presidential fitness award is also presented to girls who reach the 85th percentile. Girls ages 6, 7, 8 and 9 need to complete 9, 14, 17 and 18 pushups, respectively. These are the exact same values for boys of the same age. The number needed to reach the threshold ranges from 20 to 25 for girls ages 10 to 17. Girls age 10 need to complete 20, girls age 11 need to complete 19 and girls age 12 need to complete 20 pushups. Girls ages 13, 14 and 15 need to complete 21, 20 and 21 pushups, respectively, to meet the 85th percentile ranking. At ages 16 and 17, girls need to perform slightly more pushups, at 24 and 25, respectively to meet the criteria for the 85th percentile.
Pushup Performance
Pushups work the muscles of the chest, shoulders and triceps, so training these muscles with other resistance-based exercises will improve your pushup performance. Also note that the standards for a military grade pushup require you to lower your body all the way to the floor while the presidential fitness pushup only requires your elbows to reach a 90-degree angle. This means military pushups require more strength through the full range of motion.


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Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire for Wii Fact Sheet
In a fantasy world devastated and scorched by powerful dragons, you will rise from the ashes a hero. But to fight fire with fire, you must find the pieces of the Dragon Blade — a sword that contains the soul and abilities of a dragon — and unleash a power unlike any seen before!
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This post originally ran on Zebra's developer community, Launchpad.
We know you should attend APPFORUM. You know it too, especially if you've been to APPFORUM before. But here's the rub—how do you convince your manager to let you emerge from behind the screen for a three-day app fest in Vegas?


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Span Developments Ltd was the other side of post-war mass housing to the one I normally write about. Founded by Eric Lyons, an occasional architect to Southampton and Hackney councils but mostly a private practitioner, it was both a profit-making business and an attempt to design spaces which were, at least implicitly, Social Democratic - this BBC article quotes their approach as 'community as the goal; shared landscape as the means; modern, controlled design as the expression'. Impeccably Butskellite, then, only with the emphasis on Mr But rather than Mr Skell.
I've written a bit about their estates in Blackheath before, and was recently amused by a comment from a moderately successful youngish architect that 'Span is interesting because it works'. I fail to see how what Span were doing - car-free, pedestrianised public spaces, low-rise, plenty of landscaping, a Scandinavian softening of Modernism - was any different in design terms from what Sheffield City Council did at Gleadless Valley, which 'doesn't work'. Span works for one main reason - it was designed, and designed very well, for (often upper-)middle class clients, so the spaces are looked after, the designs are scrupulously cohesive, and the inhabitants have invariably chosen to live there. It's not mysterious, and it's nothing to do with design.
Anyway - they are very lovely things. As an experiment, to see the bit of Span that might not work so well as those that are in Ham Common, Cambridge and Blackheath, and as an attempt to convert me fully to Social Democracy, Matthew Tempest convinced me to go out to New Ash Green, for which I am thankful. This place is not so much a New Town as a New Village which Span had designed in north Kent, so ambitious that it basically bankrupted the company, and the last few pieces of the scheme were entrusted to the somewhat less socially idealistic Bovis, who were chaired by Keith Joseph, who as government minister had tried to stop the place being built in the first place. Apparently Bovis still has its head office in the Village, which might explain some of the place's continued affluence.
It's properly rural, this is, although I say this with the proviso that I don't understand or know anything whatsoever about the countryside, generally considering it an ideological phantom wielded as a weapon against towns and cities, inducing them to surrender any true civic life to dreams of homes-as-castles-and-investments, as opposed to a real place, which I suppose it must be, for some. You can reach it only via car, or a tortuous public transport route - the nearest largish town, Dartford, is reached via a bus which seems to be either hourly or two-hourly depending on how bad a mood the bus driver is in. New Ash Green stops abruptly at one point, where rolling fields start.
Yet although it's essentially one of the Milton Keynes grids with all its surrounding infrastructure taken away, it's far more urban in design terms than most of what has been built for the last thirty years, albeit if the urb in question is in the outer reaches of the Stockholm Metro system. The houses, for all their wood and brick, are still deeply Modernist, almost futuristic at times, an impression reinforced by the signage, which seems to have escaped fully-formed from the head of Julian House - pseudo-rustic names spelled out in science-fiction letters.
Even the streetlamps have something decidedly Dr Who about them, furnishings that could beam you somewhere else entirely.
The landscape - nature under strict control - is the truly impressive thing here, something which even the drabber Bovis parts of the estate manage to retain - a sense that everything is public, and everything is permeable, except of course for the houses themselves - Span seem to have assumed that a largeish, well-designed house with big windows and a garden was all anyone needed for private space, with CCTV and driveways strikingly absent. Lyons and Span had evidently not read Defensible Space or the Essex Design Guide, and New Ash Green breaks every one of their nasty little rules, by placing what now seems like enormous trust in the place's inhabitants. If, as Alice Coleman and her ilk suggested, certain urban forms invite crime, then the following snickets should be a constant fest of knifings and rapes. By all accounts they are not.
Bad things do happen here, though, and when they do, it seems that it has the eventually sinister nature of all villages (he writes, in a similar knee-jerk manner to someone in a village assuming the same about a story about a death where he lives in south-east London).
There are nooks of mild criminality, however, in the form of the graffiti that is scribbled on the walkways, much of which is so cute and indie that it seems like the local youth are all living in a Belle & Sebastian song. Or at least in Gregory's Girl, a place that comes to mind often here, in its modernity and unrelieved niceness. Not in a suffocating, austerity nostalgia way, though, and the place lacks the Keep Calm and Carry On posters and general Farrow&Ballisation you can find in the Span parts of Blackheath.
Nonetheless, by the standards of 98% of Britain this is hard-line stuff - the hedges impeccable, the original features mostly in place, the spaces extremely trim. You could have a wonderful life here and you could also go completely bonkers in a week. Although not nearly as bonkers as aSecured by Design officer would become looking at the below.
Span probably knew from early on that this one would be a hard sell. The RIBA's recent Eric Lyons and Span book about their ex-president (and think of the relative fate of the buildings designed by their only other talented recent president, Owen Luder) has loads of pictures of the flagrantly sexist ads used to convince people to move to the back of beyond (or the back of beyond less than an hour's drive from London). Architect's Wives, 'vital statistics (no not those ones!)', some fairly blatant suggestions of possible wife swapping and the general sexual intrigue that goes with being terribly modern.
The place may well soon become both modern and terrible, as Broadway Malyan are slated to redesign it. To get an architect of similar talent and prominence to Lyons, they should really be asking Richard Rogers - and his recent spec houses in Oxley Woods are a precise modern equivalent - but I don't suppose he comes as cheap. The shopping centre is slightly knackered, but compared to, say, Thamesmead, is thoroughly self-sufficient - banks, health food cafe, branch of Oxfam, co-op, newsagent, various other bits and bobs. I've seen places in Zone 2 with less amenities. Up on the roof there is some slight sign of ruffness - though having 'HENCH' as your tag is a bit sad. Like writing 'I'M A BIG MAN, ME!' everywhere. It doth protest too much.
We hadn't expected it to be as neat as it was. Matthew had been through before in a car and briefly stopped in the Village Pub, and came back with the impression that here, Span had gone Yokel, and the air of chic and wealth-expressed-through-minimalism you could find in their main estates had gone in favour of the same menace you find elsewhere in north Kent. Actually though, there are only two places here where New Ash Green seems anything other than idyllic - the back end of the shopping centre you can see above, a car-parking area that for some reason has gone derelict before everywhere else. The pub is not exactly welcoming, full of regulars who look at us like we're from Mars - which is rich, as they live on it - but I've been in far worse.
The door of the pub advertises the Sunday Carvery, but rather than showing a farmhouse, the advert shows the outline of a thoroughly modern house.
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Friday 19 May 2017 — Homeport: Falmouth Harbor — Celebrate Whatever Day
Have you noticed, dear readers, that we seem to have "National Months," "National Weeks," and "National Days" for just about everything imaginable? We have "Global Civility Awareness Month," "Gardening for Wildlife Month," "Mediterranean Diet Month," "National Good Car-keeping Month," and "National Vinegar Month." We have "National Pet Week," "Update Your References Week," and "National Wildflower Week." Then there's "Executive Coaching Day," "National Bubba Day," and "National Everyone Join Hands Together Day." I wonder who makes up this stuff.
Wait. You say you are unaware of these celebratory occasions? Oh, dear. You'll unfortunately have to wait until they come around again next year. You've missed them. They all kicked off during the first week of May.
With the power invested in me, I hereby declare "National Hug Your Pastor Day" (date to be announced).
I'm from the old school. Back in the day, priests would promptly retreat to the Sacristy following Mass and silently bow to the crucifix before prayerfully divesting. Many would return to the Sanctuary to offer private prayers of thanksgiving. Nobody would think of breaking the silence or interrupting the priest's private prayer. God help the acolyte who did so.
Then along came the 1970s. Priests began to stand at the church door before and after Mass to meet and greet parishioners. I don't think there was ever an official memo. It just happened. Since churches have more than one door, all of the priests in the rectory were sometimes assigned to a different door after every Mass.
Back in those early days of Liturgical reform, many parishioners, male and female, would deflect their eyes and hurry past their gregarious priest (some still do).
More extroverted men in the congregation might shake the hand of their pastor on the way out. The handshake between men, as all students of etiquette know, developed as a way to prove one was not carrying a concealed weapon. Father "Pete" Levesque was famous for his bone-crushing handshakes.
Even some women might smile demurely and extend a hand in greeting. It was considered poor etiquette for any male to extend his hand to a female until she had initiated the gesture.
Ah, but times have changed again. The "church door hug" came into fashion. Msgr. Henry Munroe, I do believe, holds a black belt in narthex hugging. Nobody leaving the church escaped his cheerful embrace.
Now, professional handshakes have given way to bro-hugs, one-armed sideways hugs, back-slaps, and full-frontal embraces — even in the business world. In fact, I suspect the practice has been promulgated by overly-casual California software developers.
Ugh. Let me be perfectly clear. I am not a hugger. I was born a non-hugger. Hugging is neither in my genes nor part of my personality. You know me, dear readers. I come from a long line of Celts. Celtic men do not hug each other unless they are involved in hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield (see the film "Braveheart"). Even mixed-gender Celtic dancing involves very little physical contact (See the stage production "Riverdance").
I also descend directly from the Pilgrims (13 times over). Have you ever seen a painting of the first Thanksgiving Day showing all the participants in a warm group hug? I think not.
Nor do I have a personal proclivity for hugging. I tend to conduct myself in a more formal and reserved fashion — although I do have a keen sense of humor that keeps me seriously dedicated to my writing.
For these reasons, I seldom hug. I wait for the other person to make the first move, then grin and bear it. If I'm very hesitant to respond in kind, I "accidentally" drop my cell phone. Sometimes, when someone has just shared especially joyful or catastrophic personal news with me, I will ask permission before offering a hug.
Body language is everything. There is one woman in the parish who routinely extends her right arm in my general direction. Her gesture can be easily misconstrued. No, she doesn't intend for me to shake her hand. She told me she would one day explain. She hasn't yet. Instead of shaking hands, we clasp each other's elbows. Awkward.
Another parishioner and I have a "secret handshake." It does not involve hand-shaking. When we greet each other, we each cross our arms over our chest and bow profoundly. There's a story, but it's best left for another time. I'll just say it involves Father Mike Nagle and leave it at that.
I don't hug little children either, but I do initiate non-verbal communication with many of them. Depending on the particular child, it may involve a little wave of the hand or a silly face. My purpose is to communicate that I recognize their existence. The response is often a giggle.
If I find myself wondering whether or not a hug would be appropriate, it probably isn't. I go with a handshake. Nobody has ever been offended by a handshake.
What is the date of "National Hug Your Pastor Day?" Just never you mind.
Anchor columnist Father Goldrick is pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Falmouth.


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Since his low-key arrival to Old Trafford in 2010 the goalscoring exploits of Javier Hernandez have somewhat slipped under the radar for both club and country.
After scoring against West Brom on the final game of the season the Mexican took his Reds tally to 50 goals in just 117 games which is no mean feat for any player, but for one who finds himself on the bench so often it is nothing short of extraordinary.
The affectionately nick-named Chicharito is a walking talking scoring statistic and, at the relatively young age of just 25, has already notched 33 goals in 51 games for his country.
Despite these statistics and his incredible scoring record, Hernandez is constantly overlooked within the Premier League, this is mostly down to his place in the Manchester United squad.
With the likes of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney it is difficult for any striker to assert himself in the starting 11. The Mexican has been linked with multiple moves away from Old Trafford this year in a bid to get more playing time and it's no doubt that every United fan hopes such a thing doesn't happen.
Hernandez himself has quashed these rumours, saying he is happy at United and is simply pleased to be involved with the team which is very admirable for a player with such potential.
However, despite his comments, it's hard to believe that he will accept such a role for much longer and the Mexican has to play first-team football before too long or the Red Devils will risk losing Chicharito's services. The upcoming season could well prove to be a major one for Hernandez's break through into United's starting eleven, if he sees more first-team football under Moyes there is no doubt the Mexican can repay the new managers faith with goals.
However if he has to endure another season on the fringes with starts few and far between the Mexican would have plenty of offers to take his talents elsewhere.
It wouldn't be too far to say that Hernandez is one of the best players at the club and arguably one of the best goalscorers in the Premier League. With this Moyes must be tempted to incorporate him into his plans one way or another.
Often his short game was his downfall, with his passing ability being far from the best, however this has improved in the past season and with his impeccable nose for goals and ability to find chances from anywhere in the penalty it would be foolish to continue to leave him out.
Many United fans feel Robert Lewandowski should be purchased this summer from Dortmund to add extra firepower, however that firepower could well be a little closer to home than people realise with Hernandez eagerly waiting in the wings to become a regular starter at the Theatre of Dreams.
It's safe to say a large number of fans would love to see the Mexican given a fair crack at the whip in the starting 11 next season and thus return the faith with goals galore.
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Take this moment to pat yourself on the back. That's okay, give yourself some credit. Have you done it? Good. Well, that slight pat you just gave yourself is because you just finished buying a home – the days of moving, the months of searching and the years of saving have all paid off. So you most likely want to head to your couch, slouch to complete relaxation and forget that the outside world even exists.
But we all know it does.
Even though you may be less stressed after you buy a home, there are still things you need to keep in mind, or that you can do, to make your transition into a new home a smooth one. It's easy to get carried away in the excitement, but don't forget to check some things over and to get out there to enjoy the full potential of your new home.
Remember back a couple months ago when you started packing and organizing you compiled a list of things to do? Well it's the time to complete it, or act like you were completing a checklist. Some of the things you'll have to do once you move in can seem obvious and self-explanatory, but they can sometimes go undetected or you may have forgotten:
Updating your address: You may have already done this for major utilities, banks and the government, but there always might be that one company you forgot to add. This can be something as small as your newspaper subscription. Just double-check that you've changed everything so the new homeowner of your previous place doesn't receive all your mail.
Update your driver's license: Similar to above, make sure if you're moving to a different state (or province) that you get the new license and plates.
Changing the locks and being secure and protected: Unless the home is completely new, you don't know what the previous owner did with their keys. They could have given extra copies to a friend or a relative. As soon as you move in, hire a lock smith to come to your place to change your locks. If you feel that you need a bit more security, then investing in a security system is not a bad idea.
Checking financial information: Unfortunately, buying a new home is expensive. Make sure you keep track of all the financial transactions that you have made. You might have to be a light spender for the initial months of moving into your new home – you don't want to incur more debt than you already have.
It can be a bit intimidating being in a new neighbourhood, and you and your family could be a little on the down side if you miss family and close friends from your previous home. But get out there and get to know your neighbourhood a bit more.
Getting to know your neighbours: You are going to see them a lot so you might as well get to know them. You never know, they could even evolve into long-lasting and valuable relationships. Just walk over and knock on neighbour(s)'s door and introduce yourself, or invite a group of them over from some burgers and drinks. If you have kids and so do they, introduce your children as well.
Join a club or recreational activity: If there is a community centre nearby, there are a lot of opportunities to join a club. Enjoy swimming, poker, bingo, badminton or tennis? There are a lot of options available to you and your family.
Invite your family and friends over: To celebrate this monumental occasion, invite the people you know over to your home for a nice housewarming get together. You spent so much effort getting the home, so now show it off! (In moderation, of course)
Easing the transition for your children: If you have children, take them on a little trip around the new city and the community. Check out the mall, parks and the school your child may be attending.
So congratulations and enjoy the time in your new home. It may be odd at first, but in no time you'll feel comfortable and the stress from buying the property will begin to fade. Then that's when the couch calls....
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Wills and trusts are similar in that they are both estate planning tools. They can be used alone or combined to create a comprehensive plan for an estate.
Despite their similarities, they are different in a few ways, including:
- Wills only become effective following a person's death, whereas trusts are effective at creation
- Wills direct the distribution of property upon death and appoint someone to oversee this process, whereas trusts can distribute property prior to death
- Trusts cover only what is in the trust, whereas wills cover all assets owned solely by the will's creator, but not jointly owned property or property in a trust
- Wills are subject to probate, whereas trusts do not require court oversight. New York's probate court is known as the Surrogate's Court. You can learn more about the court at the website for the New York Unified Court System.
- Wills are public record, whereas trusts are private
Assessing the Benefits of Wills and Trusts
Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Your attorney can explain these and help you determine which, or if both, of these estate planning tools is the best choice for you. In general, trusts provide many of the same benefits as wills, but also offer privacy and probate advantages. However, trusts tend to be more complicated and cost more to create.
Setting up a trust and funding a trust are two separate processes – you're required to transfer your assets to the trust once it's created through separate paperwork. You must also make the trust the beneficiary of your life insurance policies.
A will is simpler to create, but it might not meet all of the needs of your estate. Some people find that both a will and a trust are necessary. The only way you can know for sure is to review your assets with an experienced attorney and discuss the way in which a will and a trust would affect the estate.
Some examples of when Trust are good to use would include where your heirs at law are not fully known and can't be located easily; beneficiaries with special needs could require a Trust; Trust could be used to preserve assets from Creditors or become eligible for various governmental benefits such as Medicaid.
If you are interested in learning more about the benefits and drawbacks of wills and trusts, or you are ready to begin estate planning, we can help. Contact the Law Offices of Elan Wurtzel at 516.822.7866 to schedule a consultation.
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If a trip to the UAE is on the cards for you, you must know all about 'Ok to Board' or OTB. This is especially applicable if your visa is being sponsored or issued in the UAE. Read on as our UNIGLOBE experts cover all you need to know about OTB - from the what, the why to the how, in this article.
1. What is Ok to Board?
Ok to Board or OTB is a verification procedure undertaken by your airline to check the authenticity of your UAE visa details and other relevant travel documents, such as visa, passport, and return ticket. This is applicable for passengers traveling from certain countries in the Asian subcontinent flying to Dubai, Sharjah or Abu Dhabi.
2. Why have airlines made it mandatory for you to get you PNR stamped with OTB message?
OTB has been made mandatory by airlines to prevent people from travelling to the UAE on forged visas with due verification of documents to confirm their legitimacy.
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Most airlines require you to update your OTB status at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure, although the duration various from one airline to another. However, it is best to get in the touch with your UNIGLOBE expert with the requisition at the earliest and avoid last minute hassles.
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When you have been in a relationship for long you obviously expect the guy to ask you to marry him. But if your man hasn't been making the move then you need to give him the nudge in the right direction. Here are the things that you need to do when you want to impress your man to marry you.
Show him that his search ends with you
Men are always waiting for the perfect woman. They feel that their search has not ended until they find 'the one' for themselves. All you need to do is learn what his expectations from his dream woman are and show him that you are all that and more.
Be nice to his family and friends
Your man needs to see that you fit nicely into his life. Getting along well with his family and friends plays a very crucial role in making your man feel that you are the right woman for him. Also friends and family can give the additional nudge to make your man see how perfect you are for him.
Give him your complete support
Show your man how supportive you are of him. When your man sees that he can depend on you for support and that you are going to be there for him, he begins to need you more in his life. This ultimately makes him see that he cannot do without you as you are his support system and hence then wants to marry you.
Resolve his fear of marriage
Some men have an unfounded fear of marriage. The thought of a 'happily ever after' doesn't agree with the social conditioning that they receive. They feel that their life is going to be over once they get married. It is up to you to show your man that none of this holds true and that marriage is actually a good thing.
Let him have his own space and time
Let your man see the accommodating and understanding side of you by letting him have his 'me' time. The more free you let him feel, the more right he will feel about you. Ultimately this will compel him to get impressed by you and marry you.
Make him see how much fun life is when you are together
Give your man the larger picture. Make him see how good life is when you are together. Go away for a few days and see the change when you come back.
Don't put any kind of pressure on him
Keep off the pressure button when you want him to marry you. The woman who doesn't nag her man about marriage is the one who manages to impress him into marrying her.
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About IPBES
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is the intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity and of the ecosystem services it provides to society, in response to requests from decision makers. IPBES is placed under the auspices of four United Nations entities: UNEP, UNESCO, FAO and UNDP and administered by UNEP. Its secretariat is hosted by the German government and located on the UN campus, in Bonn, Germany. One thousand scientists from all over the world currently contribute to the work of IPBES on a voluntary basis. They are nominated by their government or an organisation, and selected by the MEP. Peer review forms a key component of the work of IPBES to ensure that a range of views is reflected in its work, and that the work is complete to the highest scientific standards.
IPBES mission
The mission of IPBES is to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development.
Why IPBES matters
Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are being depleted at unprecedented rates. Every day, governments and other actors around the world are making decisions which affect the biosphere with profound implications for ecosystem services and human well-being. The knowledge needed to shed light on the consequences at local, regional or global scales of these various decisions often lacks relevance, is incomplete and/or not accessible to decision makers. IPBES contributes to bridging this gap by providing a mechanism recognized by both the scientific and policy communities to synthesize, review, assess, critically evaluate and deliver relevant knowledge generated worldwide by governments, academia, scientific organizations, non-governmental organizations and indigenous communities. IPBES is unique in that it harnesses the power of the scientific community and other knowledge holding communities, in response to requests from decision makers, thus strengthening the dialogue between these communities, increasing the delivery of policy-relevant knowledge and, ultimately, catalyzing the formulation of knowledge-based policies.
For more information on IPBES, please visit its official website using the link on the right of this page or click here.
IPBES to Launch First Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Since 2005: A Primer
In May 2019, at the next IPBES Plenary in Paris (France), representatives of 130 Governments will be presented, for discussion and possible approval, with a definitive new global synthesis of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people – the first such report since the landmark Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was published in 2005, and the first ever that is intergovernmental.
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JOHANNESBURG - The police have already lost 437 more firearms than the 2 507 that went missing last year, "losing" the equivalent of three firearms at each police station in the country. By September 30, 2 944 SA Police Service firearms were unaccounted for and the country is now bracing for a "massive rise" in missing weapons. Last year's figures already amount to a shocking 30,4% increase, compared to 2007's 1 923 missing police guns.
"How is it even possible to lose a firearm?" asked Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard yesterday. "This dire state of affairs is completely unacceptable." Barnard questioned the point of forcing strict firearm legislation on members of the public when the police were "losing their firearms in droves" at the same time.
Kohler-Barnard said her party also had information showing more and more police officers failing to hand in service weapons when they left the employ of the police. In 2006, just seven police officers had failed to hand in their service weapons; this number rose to 40 in 2007, and 65 last year. According to Kohler-Barnard, the police have recovered 100% of civilian firearms lost during the year, plus 6% of civilian firearms lost in the previous year. At the same time, however, they had only managed to recover 15% of lost SAPS firearms.
"It is the lost police weapons that are in the hands of SA's criminals," said Kohler-Barnard, adding she intends to urge Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa to urgently place the matter on his agenda, so rectifying measures can be implemented.


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With a ProGear 360LS Air Walker in your home gym, you will be able to increase your strength and cardio fitness, get a low-impact total body toning workout and ultimately lose weight.
Also known as the ProGear Dual-Action 360 LS 36″ Stride Air Walker with Heart Pulse Monitor, this budget-friendly fitness device operates on magnetic resistance.
This particular model will suit new exercisers of just about any height. Folding for storage, it would be ideal if you have limited free space.
The machine's 180-degree range of motion targets a variety of muscle groups, to give you better workout. It also offers more features than some fitness devices in its price range. These include an LCD monitor that shows workout stats and pulse sensors to track your heart rate.
In this ProGear 360LS Air Walker review, we will look at it specs, key features, pros, cons, and more, so you can decide if it's worth buying.
Who can use an Air Walker?
Air walkers are best suited to new and intermediate level exercisers. Anyone can use them, of course, but very fit people may not find the workouts they provide sufficiently challenging.
Air Walker Benefits
Similar to an elliptical machine with set resistance, the air walker provides a total body, calorie burning workout that is low-impact.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults partake in at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of intense aerobic exercise each week. According to health authority website MayoClinic.com, the benefits of doing this include increased energy, improved mood and better sleep.
Regular aerobic activity, such as that provided by an air walker, has also been proven to lower cholesterol levels, reduce the incidence of obesity-related diseases and aid weight management.
Air walkers can be used to tone and strengthen the upper and lower body and improve flexibility. With the Air Walker LS, you can exercise one leg at a time, or both at the same time.
How Many Calories Will I Burn?
The number of calories an individual will burn using an air walker will vary. Factors that influence this include the exerciser's weight and how hard they work.
On average, someone weighing 160 pounds will burn approximately 365 calories every hour they use an air walker. A 200 pound person will burn about 455 calories exercising at the same intensity for the same length of time and someone weighing 240 pounds will burn around 545 calories.
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ProGear 360LS Air Walker Specs
Dimensions – The ProGear 360LS Air Walker measures 52″ (H) x 32″ (W) x 34″ (L).
Folded Dimensions – Folded, the machine measures 52" (H) x 20" (W) x 17" (L).
Assembled weight – It weighs 45lbs.
User height – This model is recommended for use by people from 4'10" to 6′ tall.
User weight – The Air Walker LS has an upper user weight limit of 225 pounds.
Stride – The ProGear 360LS Air Walker has a 36-inch stride.
Batteries – The monitor requires two x AA batteries. These are included.
ProGear 360LS Air Walker Key Features
- Sturdy frame
The machine's 2 1/2″ powder-coated steel tube frame is strong, stable, and durable.
- Generous stride
The ProGear 360LS Air Walker has a 36″ stride which allows for intense workouts with better toning, a higher calorie burn, and faster weight loss.
- Adjustable
The Air Walker LS can be adjusted to suit people from 4′ 10″ tall up to 6′ tall.
- Monitor
A built-in LCD monitor displays Time, Step Count, Distance Covered, the number of Calories Burned and your Pulse Rate. These stats are shown in large, easy-to-read text.
- Arms
Dual-action arms allow an effective upper-body workout.
- Handlebars
Foam-covered handlebars enable a comfortable and secure grip, even if you perspire a lot.
- Foot Pads
Large, 15″ long slip-resistance foot pads provide safe and secure sessions that will place minimal impact on your back, ankle and knee joints, and feet.
- Floor stabilizers
Floor stabilizers on the base at the back enable the air walker to sit level, preventing it from rocking or tipping over if your floor is uneven.
- Folding ability
This model folds down to half its size, making it compact enough to store in a closet.
- Transport Wheels
Transport wheels allow the ProGear 360LS Air Walker to be easily relocated if required.
ProGear 360LS Air Walker Pros
- Low-impact
The ProGear 360LS Air Walker provides a low-impact workout. This makes it suitable for everyone, including people with joint problems and those rehabilitating from injury.
NB If you suffer from joint problems or have an injury, check with your doctor before undertaking exercise.
- Great price
The Air Walker LS is proof that you don't have to pay a lot to get quality fitness equipment.
- Comfortable
A smooth motion ensures comfortable workouts.
- Quiet
Whisper-quiet, you will be able to watch television, listen to music or converse while working out.
- Easy mounting and dismounting
With its open design, climbing onto and off the ProGear 360LS Air Walker is easy.
- Range of motion
A 180° range of motion enables the exerciser's legs to move backward and forwards plus inwards and outwards. This versatility will allow you to target your entire thigh, calf and buttocks muscles.
- Assembly
This air walker is very quick to set up. That is because it comes 90% pre-assembled. Completing the job will take around 15 to 20 minutes.
- Warranty
The Air Walker LS comes with a 1-year warranty.
ProGear 360LS Air Walker Cons
- Set resistance
As is typical with air walkers, the resistance level of the ProGear 360LS Air Walker cannot be adjusted. Some purchasers have attached bungee cords to make their workouts more challenging.
- Quality
Some purchasers expressed disappointment at the quality of the device. Others, however, have stated that its quality is perfectly acceptable, given its low price.
ProGear 360LS Air Walker Summary
The ProGear 360LS Air Walker has everything most new exercisers look for in an air walker. It's not gym quality, but it doesn't claim to be. It is sturdy and quiet with a smooth motion. It is also reasonably priced, and it provides an effective cardio workout.
With its long stride and variable range of movement, it targets muscles some other air walkers can't. And, after you finish using it, you can fold it to store.
The majority of customers who have left reviews are happy with this air walker. Most negative feedback is due to the machine lacking variable resistance. For more advanced exercisers, this means the workouts it provides aren't enough of a challenge.
Some reviewers also said that the calories burned stats displayed are not accurate. Cardio machines that calculate calorie burn use algorithms to give an average readout based on research and the results of test subjects. For an accurate reading, a machine with the facility to enter details such as height and weight is required. This would come with a far higher price tag than the ProGear 360LS Air Walker.
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Having access to quality educational resources and tools are among the most important commitments Gina Argento, President of Broadway Stages, strives to uphold students at the Saint Ignatius School.
During its 20th Anniversary Scholarship Benefit, Gina, on behalf of Broadway Stages, contributed to the Scholarship Benefit to ensure students are able to receive scholarships needed to support their educational studies. She wishes investment into Saint Ignatius students will inspire others to get involved in providing quality education for middle school students. Join Gina in providing quality education to New York City students. #GoGina


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We were the first Safari Company world-wide to introduce Tailormade African Safaris (1994) and have as such set the benchmark in the industry.
We specialise in Tailormade Safaris and Tours to your specifications. We take care of all details such as Airport transfers upon arrival and departure, Hotel Accommodations before, after and if necessary during Safari, all Game Lodge Accommodations and activities whilst on Safari and any other item that you require to make your Safari an unforgettable experience. A Tailor-Made or Personalised Safari is the ultimate Safari as there are no requirements to group size, destinations, departure dates or length of stay and exclusivity is guaranteed with personalised attention.
You may also take any of the pre-set luxury safari packages, which have been based on previous tailor-made safaris, and alter or extend to suit your preference. We work in close association with all major Tour Operators, Game Lodges, Hotel Chains, Airline Companies (Local), Car Rental Services, etc, etc, thus making Taga Safaris highly qualified to deal with any request that you might have. Please feel free to contact us for a consultation and we will gladly assist and create an Unforgettable Dream Safari to Africa with Taga Safaris for you that will have you longing to come back time and time again.
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This entry is for you. Thank you for making my time at Gentle Paws so much more enjoyable with your simple presence. Thank your for making the shelter a home away from home.
I have a tendency to become sappy and uncool. But guys, let me just say in advance, thank you for the memories.
Onward Team GPF. Toward greater heights!
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Mametchi has a basic small body that is light yellow. His head is large in comparison and is also light yellow. He has two dark blue ears on the top of his head, and his cheeks are bright pink. Mametchi's eyes are large with dark blue pupils. His mouth is a wide smile.


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Lovely summery pictures - what a lovely place to grow up inReplyDelete
wow what a lovely view ! oohh I love that site with Poppy Treffry's stuff on it, gorgeous bags, if only I had more money.ReplyDelete
You sound so relaxed! What a wonderful place to spend time in summer.ReplyDelete
We are long overdue another trek down to Cornwall. I'd very much like to check out these areas, and of course visit the shop! Your parents' veggies look very productive. Mine have been a flop this year. I've had a few runners, and hope for some summer squash soon? Not one tomato! I haven't always had the energy to keep them watered everyday. I have seen an increase in ladybirds around the garden though. More aphids! Hydrangeas are great to have in the garden at this time of year for colour. I recently bought myself a lovely blue. Very nice colourful photos, as ever. xReplyDelete
I love everything in this post today! Your garden veggies look amazing my friend. xoxoxo hugs for a happy week.ReplyDelete
i love cornwall, i remember one morning we drove up opposite st michael's mount but it was completely hidden in mist, we sat in the car and watched as slowly it appeared it looked really spooky but magical! fliss xxxReplyDelete
I miss Cornwall. We spent pretty much every summer there when I was a kid. I keep looking at the California beaches and thinking that they just aren't as pretty as Cornwall...ReplyDelete
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When a local woman tells Sergeant Hamish Macbeth that she doesn't remember what happened the previous evening, he doesn't begin to worry. She had been out drinking, after all, and he'd prefer not to be bothered with such an arrogant and annoying woman. But when her body is discovered, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness--now dead--had forgotten.
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Good old Hamish has always been a guilty pleasure for me. He's so wonderfully quirky, and Ms. Beaton seems to embody all the indiosyncracies of the Highland people into one loveable character who happens to be a village policeman in the remote Sutherland county of Scotland. Hamish Macbeth is always a delight, and he is my favourite cozy mystery character. I never tire of his endless efforts to find a wife, and his single-mindedness when tracking a killer. In this book Hamish has more than one victim and perhaps more than one killer. He tracks his prey all over Sutherland and to London and even to Estonia. And, as usual, he manages to offend and upset many of the locals, as well as his superior officers because he just does not give up! And the secondary characters in these books are just as wonderful as Hamish. I love Dick Fraser, Hamish's amiable bobby, who shares his home as well as the police station with Hamish. I love the Curry sisters and the seer Angus Macdonald who appear in each and every book. And I never tire of Hamish's interactions with Blair, the police officer from Strathbane who is the bane of Hamish's existence. I do hope that Ms. Beaton has a few more Hamish Macbeth mysteries left to write. They are a delight.
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A MEMORIAL to an Old Trafford airman who made the first transatlantic flight has been left to gather dust, says one of his relatives.
Old Trafford-born John Alcock and his fellow pilot Arthur Brown were knighted and had statues and plaques raised in their honour after the 16-hour flight from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1919.
But Sir John's nephew, Neville Alcock, from Bolton, says a statue installed at Manchester Airport's newly opened Terminal 1 in 1964 has ended up in a corridor leading to the airport's rail station.
Mr Alcock, 77, said: "I went to the airport recently and located the statue after some effort. It used to have pride of place and now it is tucked away in a corner."
By contrast, a statue of the aviators remains at the entrance of Heathrow Airport after being erected in 1954. He also complained exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry were no longer on display and a plaque in Manchester Town Hall had been placed in a "barely visible" corner.
Manchester Airport denied that its memorial had been placed out of the way. A spokeswoman said: "Everyone who takes the train to and from the airport can see it. We don't feel it is out of the way. It is near a window and gets natural light which can show it off to best effect."
The Museum of Science and Industry said many items had been withdrawn during renovations but would go on permanent display at a later date.
Alcock died in a crash during a routine flight six months after the historic crossing. Glasgow-born Brown moved to Chorlton as a boy and died in 1948 from an accidental drug overdose.