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Fitness Suggestions That Will Assist You Reach Your Goals
Lack of physical fitness is a very common problem among people today, and it's mostly due to lack of proper education on how to be fit. If you're one of those people who don't know how to improve their fitness, read on for some great tips on exercising, which will have you feeling great, in no time!
Sit ups and push ups are really good tools to use for getting a lean body. The best thing about sit ups and push ups is that you can do them almost anywhere. You can do push ups and sit ups at almost any time of the day, all you need is a small window of time and you can execute a quick workout.
Simple pushups can help you tone triceps. Try to avoid normal pushups though, but target the tricep muscles by merely shifting your hands so that your fingertips touch and your hands are following a 45 degree angle. When you target the muscle in this exercise, you will tone up the triceps better than any other exercise.
When on an exercise routine it is best to have a day of rest once a week. During rest your muscles will grow and recover. In order to have the best results, your body needs its rest so it can be at full potential when you are exercising.
To exercise your calf muscles, try heel ups. All you have to do is stand up like normally. Then raise your body on the tips of your toes. Then slowly lower yourself back down. Repeat this 10 times for three sets. Doing this is similar to a pushup, but for your legs instead of your arms.
To focus the efforts of your reverse crunches and hanging knee raises to your abs make sure you round your back forward. More specifically, round it by doing a forward roll of your pelvis and hips toward your chest. If you raise your legs instead, you will just be working out your hip flexors.
Training like Kenyan runners can help you increase not only your speed, but also your endurance. The Kenyan method is to go slow for http://www.iherb.com/Supplements the first third of a long run. You should gradually increase your pace throughout the run. In the second third, you must run at what is a normal pace for you. Then, as you approach the last leg of your run, you should reach your fastest pace. Make this routine, and you will improve both your endurance and speed.
Use the stairs instead of the elevators whenever you can. Stair climbing is a great way to get a little exercise during the day. A few flights of stairs can give you a good workout for your heart and legs. When you do this throughout the day at work, you would be surprised at how much exercise you are able to fit in by the time you leave for home.
If you do not like a certain workout, instead of putting it off, you should try and get good at it. Most likely, you do not like the workout because it is too difficult for you or you cannot do it well. By doing the workout, you will build more strength towards your weakness.
Make sure to replace your workout shoes after a while to avoid having major knee injuries. It is generally suggested that you determine an expiration date of sorts on your workout shoes. To calculate this, figure that shoes generally last for about 500 miles. Take the number 500 and divide it by your weekly mileage to see how long your shoes should last.
Before using a bench for lifts, take the time to test it. Give it a good press with your thumb. If you feel wood instead of padding, then move to another bench. Padding is important in bench workouts as it helps prevent T4 Syndrome. This is a misalignment in the thoracic spine which impacts nerve function with your arms, thus weakening them.
Before you start out a fitness routine, you need to be realistic with yourself. Look at your schedule and figure out exactly how many days and how long you can really work out. Over committing yourself is one of http://www.amazon.co.uk/Probiotic-1030-Probiotics-Supplement-Digestive/dp/B01BZC1QWM/keywords=probiotics+10+natures+bounty the fastest ways to burn out, and give up.
Figure out a goal for arm workouts. Heavier weights are great for building muscle, since they increase the intensity of your workout. If you want to sculpt and tone, simply do more reps with lighter weights.
If you feel a little beat up after exercise, you may be tempted to pop an ibuprofen or acetaminophen pill. Don't do it. Studies have shown that these pills are about as effective as a placebo to relieve the pain associated with exercise. Moreover, it's been shown that the pills can actually slow down the growth of muscles if taken post-exercise.
Music is one of the most important things to add to your regimen if you desire to improve your level of fitness. Bring an MP3 player with you and listen to songs that are going to help your level of motivation. This can help stimulate adrenaline, which will increase the length of your workouts.
Whether you want to get a dream body or just want to walk up the stairs without getting winded, exercise is going to help you reach your goals. Start your fitness program today and put these tips in motion. Then start searching out even more. The information out there for developing a fitness plan is endless.
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text: I was busy in our garage/studio/storeroom when Levi wonders in and has a scratch through the area where I keep all toys that he no longer plays with. Or I just put toys in that area that he is too small to play with. While minding my own business he found a toy that you put shapes into... I forgot that I put some wooden numbers in that toy, hiding them from him because he used to just throw them around the room and I was always worried I was going to loose some of the numbers. He was sitting pulling each number out and telling me what number it is. I was so SURPRISED because I know that he can count till 20 but didn't realize that he knew what each number was by seeing them. Proud mummy moment!! When he was little we did put a 1-20 number chart on his wall and he did start daycare a few months ago. So he is a learning little machine now. So cute.

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Wht is the limit of foolishness?
Santa singh n banta singh
fighting for a window seat
on a two wheeler scooter
Santa 2 girlfriend: Darling,
am I the first man you ever kissed?
Girl: Of course, you r. But,
why do all men ask the same silly question?
santa: "I saw my Wife going
2 a movie with a strange Man."
Friend : "Did u follow them inside?"
"No yaar, " replied santa
"I had already SEEN the Movie !"
I saw my Wife going
Wht is the limit of foolishness?


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Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
According to incite, Baylor melons finish this weekend.
Cathy2 wrote:It was cool to learn from their signage that this business has been thriving since 1953.
In Watermelon Men, an excellent history of Baylor's, Mike Sula wrote:In 1953 their father, Hezekiah "Papa" Baylor, began hauling melons north and setting up on the street in Gary. … In 1971 the brothers opened their first permanent seasonal watermelon market in Milwaukee—now there are three—and in the early 80s Homer opened the red cinder-block market at 101st and Halsted that serves as the Baylors' Chicago HQ.
jilter wrote:How was the melon?
I can not get a good watermelon for the life of me.
If I knew it would be good, might be worth the ride.


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Khartoum, Aug. 6 (SUNA)- The First Vice – President of the Republic and National Prime Minister, Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih, received in his office at the Republican Palace Monday the visiting Somali Prime Minister, Ali Hassan Khayre, and appreciated firmness of the bilateral relations between Sudan and Somalia. He called for further strengthening of the cooperation between the two countries in all domains. Premier Khayre has expressed his gratitude to Sudan over its great and continuous support to Somalia in the fields of development and restoration of stability, indicating that the support being extended by Sudan in the education field to Somalia is peerless. In a press statement, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mohamed Abdalla Idris, said that the First Vice – President has given a directive for strengthening the Sudanese – Somali relations through specialized committees to ease extension of assistance to Somalia and reactivating and implementing the agreements that were signed between the two countries.
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August 4th, 2017. Laundry room, Laundry Room Design with Spacious and Airy Impression.
Today, we will take you to see some beautiful laundry room design ideas perfect for you, either you live in large or small home. The most essential feature for laundry room is how to make it organized and neat, thus the room is quite spacious for you. In fact, this room can be truly beautiful as well.
Starting from this beautiful laundry room idea, you can find how the bright and white interior can be truly perfect for you. Yet, if you think that white laundry room interior is too plain and tasteless for you, you can simply add a hint of bright color as part of your laundry room design ideas. See how this laundry room can be truly airy and bright, while the beautiful accent is provided by its fresh mint green storage. In this beautiful room celebrates the beautiful warm color accent to create the cozy atmosphere here. You can do it by choosing some fixtures in this color palette, as spotted on tile and granite countertop.
We really love how bright color for wall paint can make your laundry room even more beautiful. This one simply allows the fresh blue walls to create the truly wonderful impression here. See also how the open shelving units can serve greatly as both storage spaces and decorative feature for more appealing laundry room. Other way, you can let the bright color to dominate your laundry room through the choice of cabinetry. Here, you will see the fresh and bright lime green cabinetry with lovely classic details.
Perfect to inspire you in designing the laundry room interior for small space, this one displays the decorative detail simply by using the beautiful floral wallpaper in bright pink splash. This way, you can maximize the use of your small laundry room without consuming more rooms. As one of the loveliest laundry room design ideas for small spaces, this one also displays the airy atmosphere beautifully.
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Her story has captivated the world. Now, join Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, in the epic finale of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. This new TV spot, which debuted exclusively in Game 1 of the World Series, takes a look back at her journey as she prepares to take down The Capitol. Tickets for the highly-anticipated film are NOW on sale!
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With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow [Donald Sutherland] in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
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4th September 2011 Wraysbury Gravel Pits & Little Marlow Gravel Pit (½ - day trip)
Bill picked up his client at Heathrow Airport (who was en-route to a birding tour of Uganda and Rwanda) late morning and they went off to the nearby Wraysbury Gravel Pits. Unfortunately, on arriving at the site the heavens opens and despite a ½ hour trudging around in the increasingly heavy rain, very few birds of note were seen, and nothing that would not be seen later in the day.
The executive decision was therefore made to abort this site and move onto Plan B, returning if time allowed later. Plan B was Little Marlow Gravel Pit in south Buckinghamshire (which was planned to be the 2nd site, dependant on time). This proved a good move as by the time they had got there it had all but stopped raining and the birds were plentiful, if some looking a little bedraggled The short walk up from the car park to the pit itself was alive with passerines with Eurasian Robin, Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tits, Blackcap and Common Whitethroat, European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch and Common Chaffinch, whilst the larger birds were represented by Common Woodpigeon.Eurasian Magpie and two Great Spotted Woodpecker. The garden feeders that are visible from the path at one point had four species on one feeder at one time European Goldfinch, Common Chaffinch, Great Tit and Blue Tit!
The pit itself held a good variety of waterbirds with Common Teal, Common Pochard,Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe being the most noticeable. The sand spit in the middle of the pit was full of birds with the most numerous species being Northern Lapwing, Common Starling, Greylag and Canada Geese, and several hundred Black-headed Gulls with smaller numbers of Lesser Black-backed and British-race Herring Gulls mixed in with them. Also on the spit were several Grey Heron, a solitary Little Egret, Gadwall, Egyptian Geese and a single escapee Bar-headed Goose. Another birder there found a single Common Snipe for us and two juvenile Common Tern were fishing over the pit.
The walk along the side of the pit added several Barn Swallow and a single House Martin and Common Kingfisher were heard but not seen. The cattle field between the pit and the River Thames held good numbers of the four common corvids, Eurasian Magpie, Rook, Eurasian Jackdaw and Carrion Crow and Chiffchaff could be heard calling. A distant falcon was seen stooping but was picked up too late to be sure of its identity. The walk continued around the field to try and see if any of the Yellow Wagtail that had been there in number the previous week were still around. Eventually, four were found, all juveniles, and all frequenting one particular feeding cow. Red Kite was also added to the list here and a small flock of mixed hirundines (Barn Swallow and House Martin) made a brief appearance. As time was now getting on, the last place visited were the fields and wet wood at the north of this site. The wet wood was surprisingly devoid of birds, but excellent views of Chiffchaff and flight views of Eurasian Jay were obtained on the way. However the field produced three different raptors, Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel, the last being perched on some telegraph wire, its yellow legs and feet glowing in the sunlight. By then, time had run out and a flight had to be caught, so a return visit to Wraysbury was not possible on this occasion.
This short, rained-marred trip recoded a respectable 55 species (including the dodgy Bar-headed Goose), of which 18 were lifers for the client. Favourite birds were the Red Kite, and for Bill, the Yellow Wagtails.
12th & 13th September 2011 Norfolk (1½ day trip)
I picked up my clients, a couple from on vacation from California, shortly after breakfast from their hotel in Kensington. After fighting our way through the morning London traffic we headed up to our first birding stop in Suffolk a few miles south of the Norfolk border, having grabbed a quick cuppa on the way. After a short while we found our target species, a solitary Stone Curlew, which quickly flew off towards some scattered gorse bushes. However, we had already located a large, bright Northern Wheatear, probably a migrant from the Greenland population (sub-species leucorhoa). Also, at this site we found Barn Swallow and heard a Green Woodpecker. Whilst walking back to the car, we relocated the Stone Curlew sitting in some grass and all had excellent view of this scarce British bird.
The plan had been to go to the RSPB reserve at Lakenheath Fen, but the remnants of Hurricane Katia had found its way over the pond in the recent days and it was still extremely windy. Thus the possibility of looking for passerines, and in particular, Bearded Tits (Reedlings) was thought to be a hide into nothing, so we opted to head coastwards. Our next stop of the day was at Titchwell RSPB reserve on the North Norfolk Coast. This proved to be the correct decision as there was a lot to see here, including Pied Avocet, European Oystercatcher, good numbers of Bar-tailed Godwit and Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Dunlin both Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers and best of all a small flock of Curlew Sandpiper right outside the hide giving crippling views. There was also a Little Stint seen briefly with the distant Dunlin flock. Passerines were represented by Yellow and Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits and European Greenfinch, European Goldfinch and Chaffinch. Wintering duck had started to arrive and we saw Northern Pintail,Common Teal, Northern Shoveler and Shelduck. A quick walk along the beach produced more waders with Sanderling and more Eurasian Oystercatcher and Bar-tailed Godwits being present, but more impressive was the sand which was being whipped along the shoreline by the wind. Suitably sand-blasted we made our way back to the visitor centre, stopping for 20 minutes to search for the Little Bittern that had been present there for 3 days, and had been seen 10 minutes before we got there. Sadly, it didnt show and ironically, it was never seen again!
We then headed inland towards our hotel, finding a family of Red-legged Partridge on the way and a brief stop at Flitcham Abbey Farm produced Greylag Goose and Stock Dove.
The next day we opted to head coastwards again, this time to the world-famous reserve at Cley. On the way we stopped at overlooking the marshes at Holkham Woods, where as well as plenty of Greylagand the feral Egyptian Geese, there was a flock of 35 Pink-footed Geese, freshly arrived in from Iceland for the winter. There were also at least two Marsh Harrier hunting over the marshes and the hedge next to where we stopped held a very showy Willow Warbler as well as Long-tailed, Great and Blue Tits. Cley proved another popular choice for as well as many of the waders that we had seen the previous day and the Eye Field was full of Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Curlew and Ruff with one or two Whimbrel in amongst the throng. We also saw another Northern Wheatear (this time a nominate race). The sea was fairly quiet, but there was a small flock of 3 Arctic Skua visible distantly and a couple of closer Northern Gannet (both immature birds) and a good sized flock of Linnet on the beach feeding amongst the seeding Yellow-horned Poppies together with a Eurasian Skylark, whilst the occasional Sandwich Tern flew overhead and we had flight views of Mediterranean Gull. The light from the north-facing hides was excellent and on the middle scrapes we got really good views of many of the species that had been distant or viewed poorly the previous day including Black-tailed Godwit, Little Stint and Ruff in a variety of plumages. One of the hides even had a late brood of Barn Swallows still in it! There was a Eurasian Spoonbill present, doing what Spoonbills do best - sleeping and good numbers of Eurasian Wigeon present. Unfortunately, we had to head home early as my clients had an early evening engagement, but the journey home produced Common Buzzard and several Common Kestrel. The trip total finished at a respectable 81 species of which 8 were lifers for my clients. The total would have been higher but for the strong winds making passerine searching nigh on impossible. Both of my clients decided that the bird of the trip was the Stone Curlew and for me it was either the Pink-footed Geese or the showy Willow Warbler.
15th September 2011 Ivinghoe Beacon & Wilstone Reservoir, Tring
I picked up my client, who was on a 10-hour layover from Houston, Texas to Johannesburg in South Africa, from Heathrow mid morning. The traffic was kind to us and within the hour we were at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. It was a glorious morning weather-wise, calm with sunny skies and the days birding looked to be productive. On our way up to the top of the hill we could hear various species of tit, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, but most remained hidden in the dense vegetation.
When we got onto the Ridgeway (an ancient trackway) the dense bushes give way to a more open grassy landscape and here we found a number of Meadow Pipit (mostly passing through on migration) and Common Skylark, whilst the sheep pens below up held a large flock of European Goldfinch and a perched Common Buzzard. A Common Kestrel (one of many seen during the day) was perched on a bush and another three Common Buzzard were playing on the thermals above us. The good weather had had its downside however, as the Northern Wheatears and the Whinchat that had been reported in recent days had used the previous clear night to their advantage and left. Some migrants were still left though, (or newly arrived) including a Common Whitethroat that gave good views as if moved from bush to bush feeding
We then had a very pleasant walk over the tops towards Incombe Hole, whilst we watched the almost continual stream of Meadow Pipits heading south-west. Once we got to the scrub on the other side of the road around the beacon, the hedgerows were alive with birds, mainly Chiffchaff and a large number of Blackcap, that were constantly flitting along the hedge in front of us. Once at Incombe Hole, the bushes below us were full of birds and so we sat and watched more Blackcap and Chiffchaff feeding, and also added Green Woodpecker, European Robin and Common Chaffinch to our day list. On the walk back to the car, a Eurasian Jay dashed across the path in front of us and we heard Eurasian Bullfinch calling from a dense thicket, but despite a good search we could not find it.
After picking up lunch en-route, we then spent the afternoon at Wilstone Reservoir, part of the Tring Group of reservoirs. The water level here was the lowest Ive ever seen it and as
a result there had been an impressive passage of shorebirds over the last two weeks. As we looked out onto the reservoir it became apparent that to find anything, we would need to pick our way through the several hundred Eurasian Coot that were gathered on the water and loafing on the exposed shingle bank. We managed to find Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Common Teal and Common Pochard while we sat on the bank eating our lunch. A Tufted Duck had inadvertently got itself hooked by a couple of anglers, but managed to break free, hopefully without ingesting any hooks or fishing line. We then wandered around the reservoir to view the exposed mud and gravel. There were a number of Pied Wagtail feeding along the concrete backs and a flock of three Yellow Wagtail shot past us, appearing to drop onto the reservoir bank as well. However, we could not find them, so one must presume that they carried on towards the grassy fields that border the reservoir. A Common Kingfisher was perched on the top of the reservoir bank obviously wondering where all the water had gone as the area around the hide where this species is usually seen, and which is normally flooded, was bone dry. He (or she) did pose for a couple of distant record photographs before heading off toward the middle and some open water. From the jetty we managed to pick out a juvenile (Great) Ringed Plover, a large flock of Northern Lapwing, several Little Egret and Grey Heron and a distant Common Sandpiper, but the wader-mania that had been present in the past week appeared to have significantly diminished and we couldnt find the Black-tailed Godwit that had been reported that morning. However, the hedgerow bordering the reservoir provided a suitable distraction from looking for non-existent shorebirds, holding Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Eurasian Robin and a very smart Lesser Whitethroat, sunning itself in the front of the hedge. We also had good views of a young Hobby hunting for dragonflies above the reedbed, and occasionally perching to allow distant but perfectly acceptable views of this summer migrant raptor. A quick look around the wood just produced a Eurasian Treecreeper (heard, but not seen) and the walk back to the car gave a nice flight view of Eurasian Sparrowhawk to end the trip with.
The day total for the trip was only 56 species, probably due to the departure of many of the migrant species expected migrant species having departed the previous night, but it was still deemed a very successful trip. The clients best bird was Hobby, one that he thought he wouldnt get, but this was surpassed by the sheer numbers of Meadow Pipits, Blackcap and Chiffchaff seen migration in full swing. Id second his choice on that one, though I do have a soft spot for Lesser Whitethroats which to me are always stunning looking little warblers.
Many Northern Lapwing were seen on the trip on the 4th September
Curlew Sandpiper & Common Teal
A late brood of Barn Swallow were nesting in one of the hides
Common Buzzard
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Redneco Jokes
Redneck Jokes are a special kind of joke that pokes fun at the backwardness of rednecks. A lot of people think that Redneco Jokes is just something like 'you know you're a redneck if...'. That's only one kind of Redneco Jokes.
There are lots of different kinds of Redneco Jokes around and they all can be pretty durned funny. Unless of course they are being read by Redneco Jokes, then, they might not be quiet as funny. That is if the Redneco Jokes understands that they are reading Redneco Jokes to begin with!
Now, the question is... can Redneco Jokes actually read?


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Editor's note: When he's not teaching the Internet how to fist-fight, why being weird is awesome or how to self-publish your own books, Joe Peacock tours the world, showing his extensive "Akira" art collection. He's on his way to HeroesCon right now.
This weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, there is a comic book convention. It's called HeroesCon, and it's unlike any modern con you've ever been to.
There are no massive halls filled with video game companies hawking their latest wares. There are no movie studios promoting the latest summer and fall releases. There aren't any barely clad booth babes, and the volume of bandwagon cosplayers who don't actually read the material they draw their costumes from is kept to a minimum - and what cosplayers you do find there are high-class, high quality actual real life comic book fans.
Oh, and just about every single artist, writer and editor in the comics industry will be there.
I first heard of HeroesCon in 1994, during Dragon*Con in Atlanta.
It was my senior year in high school, and I was told by an artist in artist alley that if I loved comics, I needed to see HeroesCon. My convention buddies, Mike and Jay, hopped in a car with me that summer and we made the four-hour trek to the con. Once we got there, I was in heaven. HeroesCon was everything it was promised to be.
"HeroesCon is like the comics industry's family reunion," says Dexter Vines, inker for Marvel comics and a fellow member of Studio Revolver in Atlanta. "Heroes is a perfect storm of comic book convention and hanging out with friends. Every pro I know goes every year. You have editors from Marvel and DC driving and flying down on their own dime just to hang out. No other show I know has that."
A quick search on Twitter for #heroesCon finds hundreds of this year's attendees counting down the minutes until the con starts, and several dozen who can't make it this year lamenting that fact.
If comics is a family, and HeroesCon is the reunion, I guess that makes convention organizer Shelton Drum the dad. And who better to head up the task?
"I don't play video games," said Drum, who will insist that you call him Shelton when you meet him. "There's no video game companies at my convention. I have nothing at all against them, I just don't know and understand them. I don't understand the movie or television business either, so I stay out of that. What I do know and love is comics, so I put all of my effort and attention into that."
This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of HeroesCon. Only one convention in America has been around longer in its original incarnation - San Diego ComicCon, which celebrates its 42nd year this year (Chicago ComicCon predates HeroesCon, but was sold to Wizard in 1997, so it can't be considered its original incarnation). Unlike SDCC, which has grown to be the fandom event of choice for the video entertainment industry, HeroesCon is and always has been about comics and comics only.
When I asked Drum why he's never branched out into other media the way most other conventions have, he simply stated, "I don't love those other media the way I love comics. I don't want to add anything I wouldn't be good at promoting."
Drum's relationship with the local communities in Charlotte is part of the key to the success of HeroesCon, he said. "The local community embraces us. They welcome the con every year. We're part of the fabric of Charlotte, North Carolina, now, and that's great, because Charlotte is my home. I've been here 35 years. Charlotte gives to me and I try to give back."
"I've never met anyone who loves every aspect of comics like Shelton," said Cully Hamner, a character designer for DC's New 52 and the artist on the comic books "RED", "Blue Beetle." Drum's enthusiasm for the people who make, sell and buy comics is palpable, Hamner said. It helps set a mood of camaraderie and has earned Drum a bit of hero-worship of his own.
"Shelton Drum is the alter-ego of a superhero named HeroesCon," Hamner said. "He strips off his civilian clothes for a weekend in June and performs a feat no other con can. That's his superpower - bringing people together."
Marvel and DC aren't the only kinds of comic books celebrated at HeroesCon. Square in the middle of the con is a section reserved for independent artists, writers and voices in the comics industry. Known as "Indie Island," it is strategic placement for a segment of the industry that doesn't often get the chance to play center stage at a comic book convention.
"Young artists and upstarts have access to pros and fans in a way they don't at other cons," said Hamner, who has been working professionally in comics since 1990. "Indie Island is something special, and you won't find it at any other con. There's interesting and fresh things to see all over the place. I make a point to visit Indie Island every year. I get to breathe different air."
Ed Piskor, whose artwork can be found in "American Splendor," and "Wizzywig," has been an attending artist in Indie Island since 2009. In that time, he said he fell in love with HeroesCon and it's the only convention he must attend every year.
"I drive down from Pittsburgh with a pair of my favorite cartoonists, Jim Rugg, and Tom Scioli, and it's eight hours both ways," he said. "So many formative ideas and concepts are unearthed on the pilgrimage to Heroes. It's almost religious."
"At the big cons, I get lost in the shuffle," says Indie Island artist Stephanie Buscema, illustrator of dozens of children's books and comics and granddaughter of the legendary John Buscema. "At Heroes, however, I have a lot of interaction with the fans and with other artists. The attendees are there for comics and comics only, and that's something special," she said. "They share it with their kids, and it's a very family-friendly atmosphere. It's my favorite show to do."
I didn't get to go every year after my first trip to HeroesCon, but whenever I could, I made the journey to Charlotte.
Years later, when I started the "Art of Akira Exhibit," I made a huge list of museums and conventions where I wanted to show my collection. HeroesCon was in the top of the list. After e-mailing every contact at every location on the list, Shelton was the first person to reply to me - that very day, in fact.
"I don't know yet where we'll fit it in, but something like that, we'll make room for," he wrote. He did, and it fit in perfectly. And the entire weekend, I felt like I was in good hands. Staff ensured I had everything I needed. Pros came by and visited the exhibit. I was welcomed with open arms.
HeroesCon is this weekend, June 22-24, at the Charlotte Convention Center. It's $15 dollars per day, or $30 for the weekend. Kids 12 and under are free. If you're a fan of comics and are anywhere remotely close to Charlotte this weekend, you need to be at HeroesCon. Hit me up on Twitter (@joethepeacock) if you make it.


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The University of California says it's admitting a record number of transfer students for the upcoming school year.
The emphasis on transfers is part of an agreement between UC and the state Legislature to widen access for California community college students.
"That focus and that collaboration is really paying off, as you can tell, by our record-setting transfer acceptance pool," says Robin Holmes-Sullivan, vice-president of student affairs.
UC has offered nearly 137,000 students admission at its nine undergraduate campuses. That includes more than 28,000 transfer students, mostly from California community colleges - an 8 percent increase from last year.
"We have more California undergraduates who enrolled at UC than any other point in our history," says Holmes-Sullivan. "We have more freshman and transfer students and so we are really very happy with this year's admissions."
She says UC has surpassed goals set for adding California students by the 2018-19 academic year.
"The targets that were set, or the agreement that we had with the legislature, was for us to increase by 10,000 students," says Holmes-Sullivan. "And we've actually exceeded that goal and we anticipate that we will be somewhere in the range of potentially 15,000 more students."
Preliminary figures show that - for transfer students - UC admits three out of four applicants. For freshman students it's about 60 percent.


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Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar's longtime search for his Udham Singh is over with actor and close friend Irrfan Khan. The director has confirmed to indianexpress.com that the actor, with whom he previously collaborated on Piku, will play the lead role in the biopic of the revolutionary, who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in British India in 1940, to avenge the 1919 massacre.
The first report about Irrfan starring in the biopic, the idea of which has stayed with Shoojit for over two decades now, surfaced early this morning in a leading daily. Shoojit replied in affirmative when indianexpress.com contacted him for a confirmation. He hopes to start filming the biopic by year end.
This news comes as the biggest relief for Irrfan's fans, who have been praying for the actor's health since he announced in March that he has been suffering from a neuroendocrine tumour. The fact that he will begin shooting for the film after a few months proves he is on the road to recovery. When asked how is the actor's health currently, Shoojit replied, "He is doing fine."
Earlier, for the longest, there were reports that Ranbir Kapoor would star in the film, but during the promotions of Shoojit's film, October, in April, the director denied the rumours. It will not be wrong to call Udham Singh biopic Shoojit's dream project. In an interview to PTI last year, the director opened up about the film.
"I have been working on the story for 18-19 years now. When I shifted to Mumbai, this was the first film that I wanted to make but something else would always come up. It is set in the pre-Independence era, so it was a little difficult to plan," he had said at the time.


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I hate 'about me's – they always feel like I'm rambling needlessly and I never quite know what to say – "born in 1984 in a small Australian mountainous town called Katoomba where I lived for the first three years of my life. My fondest memory involves using car bonnets to slide down snow covered hills close to home." See, rambling… "I enjoyed a wild upbringing which most probably has fed my wild imagination and created the writer within." And I mean wild – everything from running to women's refuges as a toddler, hunting and shooting as a teenager, driving a car a good ten years before I was legally able to get my license and horse riding – I loved horse riding. "As an adult I've found my niche in the world, I'm growing into a proud mother, developing into a worthy manager and learning how to both love and be loved."
However I'll admit, wholeheartedly that this publishing industry frustrates me, I feel like I'm standing in the middle of a circle and someone's shouting 'move forwards' – get it? Which way is forwards in the middle of a circle?
Needless to say what I really want to be able to do is look back on my life as a writer and honestly smile, I don't want to remember the years as wasted, but as the fire in my life that they truly are.


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STETTIN. a seaport of Germany, capital of the Prussian province of Pomerania, on the Oder, 17 M. above its entrance into the Stettiner Haff, 30 M. from the Baltic, 84 M. N.E. of Berlin by rail, and at the junction of lines to Stargard-Danzig and Kifstrin-Breslau. Pop. (188), 99,475; (1890), 116,228; (19oo)—including the incorporated suburbs—21o,68o; (1905) 224,078. The main part of the town occupies a hilly site on the left bank of the river, and is connected by four bridges, including a massive railway swing-bridge, with the suburbs of Lastadie (" lading place " from lastadium, " burden,") and Silberwiese, on an island formed by the Parnitz and the Dunzig, which here diverge from the Oder to the Dammsche-See. Until 1874 Stettin was closely girdled by very extensive and strong fortifications, which prevented the expansion of the town, but the steady growth of its commerce and manufactures encouraged the foundation of numerous industrial suburbs beyond the ' The tabula Iliaca, a stucco bas-relief found in the ruins of an .ancient temple on the site of the ancient Bovillae and so called because it represents the chief events of the Trojan War, is a sort of commentary upon this (see 0. Jahn and A. Michaelis, Griechische Bilderchroniken, 1873; and M. F. Paulcke, De tabula iliaca quaestiones Stesichoreae, 1897, an exhaustive treatise). line of defence and these now combine with Stettin to form one industrial and commercial centre. Since the removal of the fortifications their site has been built upon. Apart from its commerce Stettin is comparatively an uninteresting city, although its appearance, owing to its numerous promenades and open spaces, is very pleasant. Among its nine Evangelical churches that of St Peter, founded in 1124 and restored in 1816–1817, has the distinction of being the oldest Christian church in Pomerania. Both this and the church of St James, dating from the 14th century, are remarkable for their size. Three of the Evangelical churches are fine new buildings, and there are also churches belonging to the Roman Catholics and other religious bodies. The old palace, now used as public offices, is a large but unattractive edifice, scarcely justifying the boast of an old writer that it did not yield in magnificence even to the palaces of Italy. Among the modern buildings are the theatre, the barracks, the bourse, a large hospital, the new town-hall, superseding a building of the 13th century, and the new government buildings. Statues of Frederick the Great, of Frederick William III. and of the emperor William I. adorn two of the fine squares, the Konigsplatz and the Kaiser Wilhelmsplatz. Other squares are the Paradeplatz, and the Rathausplatz with a beautiful fountain. Two gateways, the Konigstor and the Berliner Tor, remains of the old fortifications, are still standing. As a prosperous commerical town Stettin has numerous scientific, educational and benevolent institutions. Stettin, regarded as the port of Berlin, is one of the principal ship-building centres of Germany and a place of much commercial and industrial activity. The foremost place in its chief industry, ship-building, is taken by the Vulcan yard, situated in the suburb of Bredow, which builds warships for the German navy. The business was begun in 1851 and now employs about 8000 hands, the works extending over 70 acres and the covered workshops over 650,000 sq. ft. In 1897 a floating dock was fitted up capable of holding vessels of 12,000 tons. Locomotives, boilers and machinery of all kinds are made in other great establishments. Other industries are the manufacture of clothing, cement, bricks, motor-cars, soap, paper, beer, sugar, spirits and cycles. Most of the mills and factories are situated in the suburbs, Grabow, Bredow and others. The sea-borne commerce of Stettin is of scarcely less importance than her industry and a larger number of vessels enter and clear here than at any other German port, except Hamburg and Bremer-haven. Swinemunde serves as its outer port. Its principal exports are grain, wood, chemicals, spirits, sugar, herrings and coal, and its imports are iron goods, chemicals, grain, petroleum and coal. A great impulse to its trade was given in 1898 by the opening of a free harbour adjoining the suburb of Lastadie on the east bank of the Oder; this embraces a total area of 150 acres and quays with a length of 14,270 ft. It has two basins, with the necessary accompaniment of cranes, storehouses, &c., and the deepening of the Oder from Stettin to the Haff to 24 ft. was practically completed by 1903. With the view of still further increasing the commercial importance of Stettin, it is proposed to construct a ship canal giving the town direct communication with Berlin. A feature in the mercantile life of Stettin is the large number of insurance companies which have their headquarters in the town. The forest and river scenery of the neighbourhood of Stettin is picturesque, but the low level and swampy nature of the soil render the climate bleak and unhealthy. Stettin is said to have existed as a Wendish settlement in the 9th century, but its first authentic appearance in history was in the 12th century, when it was known as Stedyn. From the beginning of the 12th century to 1637 it was the residence of the dukes of Pomerania, one of whom, Duke Barnim I., gave it municipal rights in 1243. Already a leading centre of trade it entered the Hanseatic League in 1360. The Pomeranian dynasty became extinct in 1637, when the country was suffering from the ravages of the Thirty Years' War, and by the settlement of 1648 Stettin, the fortifications of which had been improved by Gustavus Adolphus, was ceded to Sweden. In1678 it was taken from Sweden by Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg, but it was restored in 1679, only, however, to be ceded to Prussia in 1720 by the peace of Stockholm. It was fortified more strongly by Frederick the Great, but in 1806 it yielded to France without any resistance and was held by the French until 1813. Stettin was the birthplace of the empress Catherine II. of Russia. See Berghaus, Geschichte der Stadt Stettin (Wiirzen, 1875–1876); W. H. Meyer, Stettin in alter and newer Zeit (Stettin, 1887) ; T. Schmidt, Zur Geschichte des Handels and der Schiffahrt Stettins 1786–1846 (Stettin, 1875) ; and C. F. 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The article mentions Kings William and also mentions the church of St. James. Were William and James Polish names or are these anglicized versions? What names would Poles have used for William and James?
I am sure they must have been Anglicized from Wilhelm and Jakub. My great great grandfather and great grandfather were William and James, but they must have Anglicized their names. They were from Stettin.
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Ok guys, I can confidently say that these cookies are the best ever. Truly. These are the best chocolate chunk cookies in the world and I'd be willing to stake my life on it. Not only are they the most delectable, chocolaty-chunky morsels ever, they're also incredibly effortless to make. All you have to do is mix, roll and bake. Et voila. The only problem you may encounter is finding the will to stop yourself from devouring the entire tray. Especially when they come out of the oven and are at their most irresistible. Warm, molten and gooey. How does one resist such temptation?
The original recipe called for walnuts. And if you're anything like myself you would have been thinking, "ewww, walnuts". I did contemplate substituting them for something significantly less bland and more flavourful like pecan nuts but thankfully I did not. Somehow those earthy tones walnuts emanate pair well in this cookie. You get the crunch and texture from these nuts and all sans that awful insipidness that I associate walnuts with. Best of all they reduce the overall sweetness, making all that chocolaty goodness more prominent for your taste buds. It's actually a perfect pairing. Who knew?
That said, am I walnut convert? Probably not. Would I consider using them again? In this recipe, hell yes. In others? Probably not.
What can I say, I'm stubborn when it comes to certain dislikes, especially concerning food.
125g butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups of plain flour
180g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
30g milk chocolate, roughly chopped
1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
Preheat oven to 180°C / 356°F and line two baking trays with baking paper.
Beat butter and sugar until well combined.
Add the egg and vanilla essence and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
Add flour and mix well using a wooden spoon then add the chocolate and walnuts.
Roll mixture into large walnut sized balls and place on the baking tray, leaving a space of 3cm between each ball.
Flatten slightly with the underside of a spoon.
Bake for around 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Allow cookies to rest and completely cool
[ Recipe adapted slightly by Sarah Hobbs for Australian Good Taste magazine ]
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Wolff Named to SEC Community Service Team
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas senior Melissa Wolff was named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for Women's Basketball the league office announced today.
This marks the 18th year for the SEC Community Service Team for women's basketball as well as for men's basketball. All league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men's and women's sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.
One of the team's leaders on the court, Wolff has also taken a leadership role in the community participating in numerous events during her career. Some of those events include:
Owl Creek Elementary School Block Party… Rockin' with the Razorbacks… Rotary Club visit… Sweat Hogs PE Class visit at Owl Creek Elementary… AAO Basketball Academy, Book Hogs Read to Win Pizza Party… Wheels & Skills – Wheel Chair Basketball game… Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Day Activities… Book Hogs Pizza Party… Honduras Mission Trip… Participated in the Special Olympics area games… Attended the Led Faith Quarter @ Prairie Grove… Attended the Fall Carnival at Butterfield Elementary School… Delivered Groceries to families on Thanksgiving… Adopted a Family for Christmas… Helped raised fund for Shop with the Razorback SAAC… Attended Homestyle Assisted Living Center for Christmas… Spoke at the Hot Springs Sports Banquet… Tornado Relief with CLC Church… Participated in the Chillin' 4 Charity… Allstate WBCA Good Works Team nominee
Wolff and the Razorbacks have two regular season games remaining. Arkansas travels to Georgia Thursday and hosts Senior Day Sunday against Ole Miss. Wolff is the defensive leader and averages a team-best 7.3 rpg.
Wolff is on pace to become just the fifth Razorback women's basketball player to record 700+ points and 700+ rebounds in her career. She enters the Georgia game with 693 points and 698 rebounds.
For more information on Arkansas women's basketball, follow @RazorbackWBB on Twitter.


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"Rebound, girl! Have fun! You're heartbroken, this is college, this is your time to do what you want!"
I was shocked when this was a girl's advice to me as I confided in her about how I was trying to deal with some of my guy friends' subtle flirting with me and my heartbroken state from my boyfriend breaking off our beautiful relationship. It wasn't uncommon advice, but I still wasn't expecting it
There was something attractive, I admit in indulging in the superficial comfort that the guys were willing to give here. Of course I wanted all those affectionate gestures that I just lost from my ex, who was my best friend. Who doesn't want someone to cuddle up with and watch movies together on Friday nights, who whispers inside jokes in your ear, hugs you from behind, and flirts with you back and forth as a pastime? It's fun!
But if I was to allow myself to rebound on some other guy simply because I was suffering, what would be the consequences?
I would be acting dishonestly.
As I talked about in a previous post, my actions would not line up with what their intended meanings. Affection is a sign of love, the kind that gives and grows two people closer together so that they become stronger both together and apart. All I would be doing is taking. I'm not in a position to give of myself in that way, because like it or not, want it or not, I had not recovered from my heartbreak and was not only still wanting to give my heart to my ex, but trying to heal it so that one day at the right time I would be able to give to someone else without falling apart. Even if I told myself I was giving, I know I would have been using this person to fill an emotional void. When you use someone, your actions are a lie.
It would be an insult to the object of my rebound.
Not only is using someone a lie, but also downright rude. People deserve much more than that. Everyone is a beautiful soul that deserves to be respected and treated as such. Rebounding would be taking of that person's body, and filling my desires as much as I could to feel happy and better.
People are not gumballs in the gumball machine of life. Even if you put that quarter in, (instead of kicking the machine to try and get that candy out for free), you're gonna chew on that gumball, sucking all the flavor out, then spit it out when it does nothing for you anymore (and probably want a new one). What if a best friend of yours entrusted you with a diamond, rare and large and widely desired? I guarantee I would probably freak out more in a whirl of excitement than I would with a gumball– which is saying something– and treasure it, care for it, and keep it safe.
You are more valuable than diamond. And so is every other soul on this earth. It is an insult to treat a diamond like a 25 cents gumball.
Not to mention I would be messing with someone's future SO.
It would be an insult to my past relationship.
If a relationship was a bad one, then don't throw yourself into most likely another bad one. Every time you invest your heart, invest is on solid ground. Uneven ground will always turn sour. You still poured time and effort and devotion and your heart into this past relationship. You gave it worth. Your ex is suffering too. Even if your ex is rebounding, you can be stronger. Please, hold onto your strength, and know that "there are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind." (C.S. Lewis) Preserve the memory of your past relationship, and move forward stronger.
If your relationship was a good one, as mine happened to have been, then remember how valuable it was at the time. The same advice applies; respect the love you both shared and know you chose that relationship for a reason. Please don't enter a relationship, or even partake in affection that gives the same promises that belong in a relationship, that takes away from how special that affection is. Treating something like intimacy thoughtlessly, giving it to people casually, steals the value from the times it was had in the past (and will be had in the future).
It would be an insult to myself.
Am I worth having my love reduced to a pleasure pastime? Can just anyone have my love, my body? Do they deserve that? Do I deserve that?
Everyone deserves better love than that.
"We accept the love we think we deserve," is one of the most moving and saddening quote I remember from The Perks of Being a Wallflower. You need to know that you deserve a better love than a rushed rebound. Even with a genuine other person, the better your heart has healed, the better you can love; the better you can love, the stronger and deeper the relationship.
I would be setting myself up for more heartbreak.
Rebounds aren't going to last. Going into one, people usually know that, and if they don't happen to see that, then they're fooling themselves. They're not taking heartbreak for what it is; everyone should take it seriously. Your heart is broken, it is a hundred pieces of bleeding memories that are cold and longing to be full again as they were, only to know it will never be the same again. Your job is to stitch every single one of those pieces back together. No seamstress can do that overnight. You are wounded. No wounded soldier can fight a battle and gain victory like that.
Imagine a knight whose side has been impaled by an enemy lance, the bladed end piercing through his armor, tearing his flesh, and breaking two ribs, (probably bruising a handful more). As soon as he is struck, he collapses, crumpled by the intensity of pain. Finally he struggles to his feet, calls to his fellow knight, and is helped back to safety. He's laid on a make-shift cot in a tent and his wound is bandaged to at least stop it from bleeding. He rests for a few hours, then decides that despite the pain, he is good enough to go back out into battle.
This knight grabs his weapon and limps back to the battle field. His chances of getting hurt even further increase dramatically. He is not healthy enough to be fully equipped for success.
I would basically be trying to quench my thirst with soda.
Have you ever been really thirsty, grabbed a soda, and yet remained thirsty after drinking it? By rebounding, you're trying to relieve the heartbreak, yet as soon as it's over or that person's not with you, the pain and longing will return. The problem isn't being solved by a rebound; it's just a distraction.
I could potentially be damaging my reputation.
This may depend on what you do, who your friends are, and their values, but being someone who goes from relationship to relationship, or who goes through a bunch of guys/girls isn't the kind of image I want.
What breakup advice have you recieved before? What are your thoughts of rebounding?


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FORMAT: British Quad (29 x 39 inches)
STARS: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin. Director: D.A. Pennebaker.
NOTES: D.A. Pennebaker was one of the pioneers of cinema verite film making. He made several rock documentaries, such as Don't Look Back, a portrait of Bob Dylan and Monterey Pop. Keep on Rockin was a documentary movie of a concert, filmed in Canada in 1969. It featuring some of the best footage of Little Richard and Chuck Berry ever captured and also including scenes with Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. The ORIGINAL cut also included rare footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono but this was cut on theatrical release (probably due to contractual complications). Keep On Rockin was privately made on a small budget and had a very limited and short release, making the poster very rare. This quad is slightly smaller than the standard quad size (measuring approx 29 x 39 inches, rather than 30 x 40). It has a white area left blank at lower border, presumably for the name of a supporting feature to be added if required.
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Making Meal Magic is simple. Reynolds products help you to make your meals easier and faster. Learn how to cook your best with Reynolds Kitchens.
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Line cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper; set aside.
Step 3
In a food processor process the oats until finely ground. In a medium bowl combine ground oats, flours, cinnamon, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1-1/2 cups sugar and beat until combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat or stir in flour mixture. Using a heaping teaspoon for each, roll dough into balls; roll in 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar.
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Place on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Flatten to a little less than 1/2 inch thick and use your fingers to shape into hearts by shaping one end into a point and the other into two rounded shapes.
Step 5
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire racks.
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Good morning,
A couple of weeks ago in worship we heard Nathan's parable about rich and poor neighbours, which he told to David after David's assault on Bathsheba and murder of Uriah. If you want to read the story again, it's 2 Samuel 12:1-4.
I was reminded of the parable, while watching a current affairs program the other night. Let me share with you a modern story – that sounds very much like Nathan's.
In the great cities of Brisbane and Sydney, there were people who had low incomes who were living in public housing. At the time the houses were built, the locations were probably not considered particularly desirable. But now, there were wealthy people living very near the public housing residents, and the land the low income earners were living on was considered to be very valuable.
A television crew found it to be very offensive that low income earners were living on such valuable land, and even made a point that a wealthy movie star was living only a few hundred metres away from a block of public housing units.
The television crew believed this was a problem that needed to be solved, and recommended that the states of Queensland and New South Wales should move the public tenants out – taking them away from their homes, their work, the communities they were a part of – so the land could be sold to build more expensive houses for wealthy people.
I wonder if we have any modern-day prophets in our society, to call us back to our God-given responsibility to respect and care for others, particularly those who are least able to care for themselves.
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BOYNE FALLS — Boyne Falls High School junior Erica Westbrook will make sure her IPod Touch will be charged this June.
After all, a 20-plus-hour flight to Australia leaves one plenty of free time.
This June, Westbrook will fly to Gold Coast, Australia, where the cross country standout will compete in the 14th annual Down Under All-American Cross Country 5K Challenge as part of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon.
Westbrook, a three-time Division IV cross country All-Stater at Boyne Falls, is one of some 300 athletes from the United States who will compete in the race, which features 4,000 participants from all over the world.
"She got a letter from them (Down Under Sports of the Athletics Australia and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)) after we called them to ask about the race," Westbrook's father and former Boyne Falls standout runner Joe Westbrook said. "She wanted to go to it and she's decided to go for it."
Both girls and boys athletes from across the national are chosen to the race based upon finishes in their respective state finals in cross country as well as size of state.
Westbrook, along with Mancelona junior Isabella Tremonti, will be part of the 2012 National East Central Conference Cross Country Team and Michigan State Cross Country, where she was a first-round selection.
"I'm looking forward to it and it's going to be a lot different," Erica Westbrook said. "The weather shouldn't be a problem. I'm used to it being colder."
June through August is Australia's winter, where temperatures typically range in the mid 60s.
Westbrook, who last season finished 15th in the Division IV cross country state finals with a time of 19 minutes, 40.1 seconds, is following in her father's footsteps. Joe Westbrook was a standout in his day at Boyne Falls, and he ran in Europe while in high school.
Ironically, Erica Westbrook beat her dad's school record time at the 2010 high school state finals as she finished seventh overall in 19:21.6. She is a member of the Boyne City High School track and field team under the schools' cooperative program and has been running 6-7 miles daily in preparation for the race in Australia.
"I just like running, it's a lot of fun," she said. "I enjoy the competition and you get to meet a bunch of new people."
Besides her prep achievements, Erica Westbrook has also built an impressive resumé in various area races, including victories in events such as the Charlevoix Venetian Festival, Mancelona Bass Festival, Kalkaska Trout Festival, Petoskey Mental Health Race, Ellsworth Race, Boyne City Fourth of July 10K, Boyne Falls Polish Festival, and Cheboygan 10K.
Westbrook, who will turn 17 in July, said she's only been in an airplane once, but was too young to remember.
"I think I've flown to Tennessee (where Westbrook was born), but I was really little," she said.
The Westbrook family is also seeking donations to help offset travelling costs for the trip, which is scheduled for June 24-July 5. To make a donation or for more information, call Joe Westbrook, (231) 330-4901, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Monday, October 6, 2014
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The official trailer for MALL. Coming October 17th, 2014.
The lives of five disaffected suburbanites come together at a shopping mall in the wake of one man's shooting spree.
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Vance didn't originally plan on being a yoga instructor. Hailing from South Florida, this creative spent the last ten years as an actor-singer and dancer. He found the great love for his art and adored his time as a performer. Yoga was originally his side gig, but the more time he spent in the practice, the more he gravitated towards it. "I'm passionate about exploring my humanity. I love diving into mind, body, and spirit. I love guiding others through mind-blowing yogic techniques that have helped me mitigate the rough edges of life and granted me profound windows of peace, power, and freedom."
He's found true joy in his work and feels it reflects in his teaching. Yoga and mindfulness are tools for many things including self-healing on different levels. He enjoys seeing others absorb and find joy in their practice and believes that joy sets the groundwork for growth. "My classes can touch on serious and somber subject material. They may make you have some hard conversations with yourself, but there will always be an undercurrent of joy."
Staying motivated in any endeavor is one of the keys to finding success. Vance has found motivation with his students, within himself and in the world around him. Watching his students and the growth they experience, even within one class, is extremely gratifying and encourages him in his growth as well. Continuously feeling the healing effects of his own practice has inspired Vance to further share his knowledge with his community and to grow his business. His motivation found in the world surrounding him comes from the chaos that seems ever present, and our very need to slow down, calm our mind and just be. "The world NEEDS yoga and mindfulness now more than ever because of the intense amount of change and evolution occurring. We have more access to information than ever and it can be overwhelming to try and process it all. Mindfulness helps us do so, bringing us from a brain designed to survive, to one that we redesign to thrive."
A lot of hard work has gone into Vance building his practice and his business. He put his first love of performance art on the back burner and moved away from his family in South Florida in order to accomplish his goals. His biggest advice to others looking to take a similar path is to practice, practice and then practice again. "If you stay consistent in your personal practice, teaching will come much easier because you'll have an authentic place to teach from. Don't only study underneath one teacher. Take as many teachers' classes as you can, so you can synthesize their teachings into your own. Read up, theory and practice combined are a one-two punch for a yoga teacher."
It's the teachers he's learned from that Vance credits for his success, and not just the yoga teachers. His life has been full of people who took the time to lead him along the bumpy road of life. Family, friends, those he looks up to and those he's filled his life with have all played integral roles in his story. "My teachers? First and foremost, my parents Mark and Gail Vlasek (both former teachers: mom taught math, dad taught PE). My brother Brett, for always keeping me on my toes and giving me someone to measure up to. My childhood babysitter and family friend Darnelle, who gave me my first real yoga class and encouraged me to sign up for my first yoga teacher training 2 weeks later. My OG yoga guru Claire Santos in Miami and my current teacher Kate Dyun Cariati here in LA. Shout out to all the other teachers who have trained me, not just in yoga but performing arts, school, and life!" Vance has also learned from those he's studied and whose traits are admirable. People such as Barak Obama, "I respect that man so much. The diplomacy and pragmatism under harsh circumstances were so real during his presidency, as was the humanitarianism."; Pema Chodron, "her writings have given me so much peace and insight."; and Russell Brand, "he's unapologetically himself, a successful actor/performer, a very vocal proponent of yoga and mindfulness, a talented author and just seems like a really funny, down to earth person."
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