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This licence applies to the animals listed in annex IV of the EC Habitats Directive. It applies only to specimens taken from the wild before 21 August 2007.
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- Replaced licence with new version issued 1 January 2019
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Zogby Says 42% Support Bush's Impeachment If He Lied About Iraq
by Steve
(Thanks to Goyo for the tip)
First, I am surprised that a major pollster even asked the question in the first place. But second, I am surprised at the response. I am not surprised that John Zogby found that Bush's speech didn't help his approval ratings, which in fact fell another point to 43%. And after reading what Survey USA reported earlier in the week, which was that Bush's disapproval ratings are remarkably high in red states, I wasn't surprised to see that Zogby has found the same red-state disapproval problem for Bush.
But what floored me was that Zogby brought up the "I" word, and not only polled on it, but got a strong response.
President Bush's televised address to the nation produced no noticeable bounce in his approval numbers, with his job approval rating slipping a point from a week ago, to 43%, in the latest Zogby International poll. And, in a sign of continuing polarization, more than two-in-five voters (42%) say they would favor impeachment proceedings if it is found the President misled the nation about his reasons for going to war with Iraq.
In a more significant sign of the weakness of the President's numbers, more "Red State" voters—that is, voters living in the states that cast their ballots for the Bush-Cheney ticket in 2004—now rate his job performance unfavorably, with 50% holding a negative impression of the President's handling of his duties, and 48% holding a favorable view. The President also gets negative marks from one-in-four (25%) Republicans—as well as 86% of Democrats and 58% of independents. (Bush nets favorable marks from 75% of Republicans, 13% of Democrats and 40% of independents.)
In a sign of the continuing partisan division of the nation, more than two-in-five (42%) voters say that, if it is found that President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should hold him accountable through impeachment. While half (50%) of respondents do not hold this view, supporters of impeachment outweigh opponents in some parts of the country.
And then there's this nugget:
Among President Bush's fellow Republicans, a full one-in-four (25%) indicate they would favor impeaching the President under these circumstances, while seven-in-ten (70%) do not.
A quarter of Republicans would favor impeachment?
Since the Post reported that a majority in the country now think that Bush lied to lead us into war, and with Zogby saying that 42% of those polled would support impeachment proceedings if Bush lied to get us into war, you can bet that the impeachment question isn't going away now.
Yet the way Zogby is wording this doesn't really offer a clear conclusion here. Bush supporters will say that Bush was telling the truth about his reasons for going to war: he wanted to get rid of WMDs, and eliminate a terrorist threat,and that he was only acting upon bad intelligence. Bush opponents will say that the White House knew the intelligence was suspicious at best about WMDs, and knew that Saddam wasn't linked to Al Qaeda or 9/11, but drummed up a phony case for public support anyway to get his war.
But even though these findings are murky to me, they at least for the first time establish a linkage between "Bush lied about Iraq" and "impeachment." Now we'll see if the media's long-suppressed shark pack mentality resurfaces from years of White House administered fear and intimidation.
And (props to Muckat for thinking about this) I don't think there was 42% support for Clinton's impeachment either. Bush is starting at that level. Quite simply folks, if you want Bush's impeachment, elect more Democrats to the House next year.


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James Larkin (Big Jim) as he was often referred to was an Irish Labor activist and organizer. He was born and raised in the slums at Liverpool, England to his Irish parents on January 21, 1876.
Jim Larkin had a little formal education and took up a number of manual jobs before he was installed as the foreman based at Liverpool Docks. Jim was a socialist from the start and was wholly committed at getting fairer conditions for the workers. This saw him join the National Union of Dock Laborers (NUDL). In 1905, he became a permanent trade union organizer.
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Larkin established the James Connolly Socialist Club, New York. In 1920, he faced criminal anarchy and communism charges, received a pardon after three years before being deported to Ireland.
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Starring Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz and Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Like pretty much everyone else in the world Amateur Reviews were huge supporters of 24. And a large amount of this appeal was because of Kiefer Sutherland! Now he's back on Sky One with his new series called Touch which premiered on Wednesday night.
Martin Bohm (Sutherland), while struggling with the loss of his wife, attempts to connect with his 11 year old son who has an uncanny knack of predicting the future. He can do this because the boy can see patterns and links between seemingly unrelated events and numbers, and the child thinks that everyone is connected by a peice of metaphorical red string which links together those who's paths are meant to cross. However, just to complicate things: the boy has never spoken.
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Touch is remeniscent of the 2009 series Flashforward which was incredible but was sadly cancelled way before it's day after just one season because no one watched it! Although if you were one of those far and few Flashforward fans - Touch is probably worth checking out.
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Really interesting post by Sapience today on the forums regarding what the developers have added/changed in the game based on community feed back. Take a look at this super long list!
Mounts 2.0 – Really the whole revamp was based on player feedback but to name just a few of the player requested changes made to the system.:
- Interacting with with NPCs while mounting
- Entering a zone without needing to dismount first
- Mounts as a skill instead of inventory item
- Emotes while mounted
- Ability to have crafting tracking skills active while mounted
- Adding the Bree Horse for level 20 players to purchase at a discount and not requiring the level 35 riding skill. (and also dropping the Founder's horse to level 15 to ensure they still had a benefit from the mount).
Shared Storage.
User defined chat channels.
Swirft travel boats in Evendim.
Travel routes in the Misty Mountains.
A slew of crafting changes (including the 'make all' button).
The ability to skip the tutorial and new player areas for races you've already leveled out of those areas when making new characters.
A number of raid and instance changes.
Adjustments to the skirmish marks earned as well as increasing coin drops in skirmishes to adjust the cost of repairs.
Most items required for collection quests removed from inventory and placed into other storage.
The quest tracker tool.
Lorebook (and now the forums and my.lotro.com as well) available in game.
Guardian's repair npc summoning ability.
Burglar's Vendor summoning ability.
UI customization
Saving UI customizations and storing UI profies.
Lowering the level required to equip cosmetic items.
Disabling Desperate Flight in the Ettenmoors.
The entire concept of diminishing returns in the Ettenmoors.
The Rift Skirmish added (from a Community Team Thread)
Unpopular legacies removed from the LI system (Community Team thread)
Legacy Pools (based on players response to most useful and least useful
2nd and 1st age LI's are not BoA (they were bound during testing On Bullroarer at one point – there's actually a patch note about it somewhere if you research it)
Maxed out Level 60 First and Second ages have a chance to return IXP to be used on Level 61-65 LIS (player suggetion in beta)
Identifying all possible legacies on an LI within the first 30 levels instead of having to wait until the very last reforge at Max level to determine if the LI was 'good' or not.
Changing the levleing XP required to smooth out the leveling curve at various levels.
Scroll of Empowerment.
Scroll of Renewal.
Placing Class quest items on Skirmish vendors.
Autocomplete when sending in game mail.
User notes for friend and ignore lists.
Male Hobbit run animation (because the last one wasn't very popular, this is upcoming)
Several mounts (in fact two were designed by players)
Repeatable crafting instances.
Lowering monster difficulty in some regions.
Lowering induction times on my quest items and crafting nodes. In many cases by 50% or more.
Monster Player emotes.
White Dye.
The dressing room.
Increased stack size on many things (anyone remember crafting mats stacking to 20 instead of 100? Or pots stacking to 10 and not 50?)
Changing the 'welcome back' effect from +25% XP on mob kills to +5% on mob kills and free stable travel.
Adding a buff icon to indicate the 'welcome back' bonuses were in effect.
He also adds the following about his personal play time, as it has come into question many times:
Someone asked if I play. Yes I do (and have for a long time, even before I started working for Turbine). My entire family does. Between us we have almost every class to 65. I have 2 level 65s (LM and Hunter) and a third (Guardian) I am taking to 65. I actually have every class to at least 20 and several past 30.. I also have 3 creeps (Warg, Black Arrow, Warleader).
The entire thread from the beginning is here, although be warned because much of it is negative and some of the posters are on my ignore list


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On Tuesday, Feb 9th Landen's doctors at Utah Valley decided that Landen needed to be at Primary Childrens's Hospital in Salt Lake because he needed a cardiologist. Although the transfer was hard, Joe and I both know that he is in the right place. On Wednesday, Feb. 10th... we got some good news... Landen's heart medicine was working. They were going to up the dosage and hope to see even better results. The doctor's were also able to remove the ventilator because the improvement in his lungs. Landen had been trying to remove the ventilator becaus the imporovment in his lungs. Landen had been trying to reomve his ventilator all day. He is probably the biggest newborn at Primary Children's Hospital. He is about12 lbs now, but some of that is water weight that he will eventually lose. On Wednesday night, however, we received a little bit of bad news. They had to put him back on the C-Pap (which is not too bad of news... he is still breathing on his own, his oxygen level just was not as high as they wanted it). Also, a little baby in his room tested positive for RSV. They tested all the other babies in the room and we will find out Friday morning the results. We hope and pray that Landen's RSV test will come back negative. We are so glad that he is a fighter and is doing so well. We still have a ways to go, but we are making improvemnets, so we are so excited.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - An endangered species of albatross has been found nesting in U.S. territory — Pacific Ocean atolls in the Hawaiian island chain — for the first time, the American Bird Conservancy said on Wednesday.
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"Establishing another secure nesting site is one of the highest priorities for the species' recovery," the Conservancy quoted Jessica Hardesty Norris, director of its seabird program, as saying.
She said the group "hopes to see healthy breeding populations in the U.S. in the near future, either on Kure or Midway Atoll."
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Sunday 27th. March.
Very windy day.
Set off for Sledmere House, knowing that, as today was Easter Sunday, we would encounter huge crowds. Sledmere enters the spirit of Easter providing many activities for children, egg hunts, crafts etc. The house itself presents a floral display, which is much anticipated by those with a flower arranging interest and others who just want to see some flowers so early in the season. We will visit later. Today we collected our "gold cards", had some lunch, then left to explore local villages.
We travelled to Fridaythorpe onwards to Garrowby and found ourselves, eventually, at Givendale.
Givendale sits high on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds near the open vista of the Vale of York. The hills are steep and intertwined, small fields giving way to wooded hills. Evidence that snowdrops were abundant made me make a mental note to visit here again next season. Amazingly, this is our first visit to Givendale, an area known for the richness of fauna and flora. However, my attention was caught by the wonderful sight of a small church, sitting on a steep slope, surrounded by trees on all sides except the south. Below, in the valley bottom a small lake wound itself around the contours of the steep hills. The sun lit up the stone fabric which contrasted with the green of the adjoining field and the burnt umbra hues of surrounding trees, still not yet in leaf, save for the dark shiny green of clinging ivy. Driving past, I parked up and explored. St. Ethelburgas is a beautiful, tiny church. It is well maintained and was open for meditation, or just to look and marvel. Inside a large Norman looking arch crosses the main aisle towards the alter and a typically stained glass east window. Though it has an ancient history the building itself is relatively new being rebuilt in 1849. More history here.
Setting up to paint was problematic due to the high winds gusting about us. So I used my sketchbook, and stood to do the drawing.
The obvious view to draw or paint is from the south.
This shows the church sitting in the steep hillside. However, this would not allow the campanile to be seen. While walking down a steep track I saw this view through some vine covered trees. The fence had been damaged and I was looking down on the church. It seemed to be framed by the trees. It is not a view most would do I think. I thought it indicated how tucked away it is while at the same time giving a good view of the bells.


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Ub City in Bangalore definitely doesn't need any Intro. But I would like to share my experience about UB City with everyone and this might be useful for people who visit Bangalore. There are so many malls had come up in last one decade to redefine the elegance of a City. All the malls in the Bangalore are almost same with respect to Brands. However, the Brands in UB City are exclusive and classy! May be this is the only mall which has Avirate, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Canali, Cigaroma, Corneliani, Crabtree & Evelyn, Davidoff, Diani, Diesel, Ducati, Emporio Armani, Estee Lauder, Ethos, Floradelic, Furla, Hackett London, Hartmann, Louis Vuitton, Omega, Paul Smith, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Zimson and so many other international brands at one place. Pic Courtesy: Wikipedia
UB City is located in CBD Area, which is near to most of the old vicinities of Bangalore. UB City is just 1.5kms away from the MG Road – Brigade Road junction. UB City is completed by the UB Tower, Kingfisher Plaza, Concorde, Canberra & Comet Blocks! UB City also claims of the largest Triple Level Puzzle Parking system that houses close to 1600 Cars. Other highlights at UB City include an 800 seater Amphitheatre, internationally famed Oakwood Serviced Residences along with a Day Spa from Angsana.
UB City is home to various cuisines ranging from Italian to Chinese, apart from Indian & Japanese options too.
It's a must visit place along with some of the other places in Bangalore! As I mentioned above, the UB City claims some of the best in class and elegant restaurants like Fava, Caperberry, Singkong, Sanchos, Café Mangii, Toscano, Rasovara – Royal Kitchen, Café Noir, Skyee Bar and Farzi Café, which is launching soon!
Also, I would like to talk about Sublime Galleria – Sublime Galleria, India's first Sky Gallery, founded by Ms. Uzma Irfan, Executive Director – Corporate Communications, Prestige Group, in 2009, is steadfast to the provision and raise of Fine Arts and Performing Arts. It frequently arranges high-class art pageants featuring the work of upcoming, as well as well-known artists. These shows and exhibitions are well attended by aficionados of art and buyers from across the sphere, simplifying potential artists in gaining both visibility and profitable success. Sublime Galleria is located on the 8th floor Sky Bridge of UB City. Do visit here, if you are interested in art and photography.
Sublime House of Tea – It's another venture started by Sublime Galleria Folks. It's a premium tea and unique from all the other tea's in the market. I am sure it's not familiar to everyone. Being an exclusive tea, it's available only in UB City currently. I got an opportunity to try out a couple of Signature Teas from Sublime Teas like Jasmine Mandarin and Rose in Bloom.
- Jasmin Mandarin – The Tea is scented with an aroma of Jasmin and high in sting. The Tea was flavorful and enjoyed till last drop in the cup. Well, aftertaste was even awesome. I totally loved the tea and definitely recommend this tea!
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8 . The Court has considered the Petition, the record, the applicable law, the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge. The Petitioner has filed no objection to the Report and Recommendation. The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the magistrate judge are correct and his Report and Recommendation is adopted. IT IS ORDERED that the petition of Bruce Whitehead be and hereby is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Susie Morgan on 10/18/2016.(cg)
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
12 months = one year!
I don't know about you, but I really can't believe that my little man is a year old today. I haven't thought about it so much but this time last year he had just popped into the world and we were getting to know him. Listening to his cries and wearing goofy grins. We really didn't know what we were doing.
We still don't.
That's the secret to parenting: you don't know what you're doing. Hand me a little baby and I don't know what to do. And this is after having my own. Show me a two year old and I don't know what to do. All I know is my little guy and even then I'm at a loss when he throws me a curve ball.
The other secret to parenting is that anyone can do it. If I can do it, anyone can.
Back to Baby J. My little one year old. This truly is birthday week with multiple celebrations. We celebrated with my family this past Sunday. It was nice to see everyone and have Baby J surrounded by balloons, which he loved, and try cake for the first time. He was absolutely spoiled and came home with many goodies.
Yesterday, the daycare had a little party for him and another little girl. They had cake and Baby J got to wear a crown and he came home with a card and a present. We have the best daycare provider.
Today - his actual birthday - we gave him a cupcake after dinner. It was the tamest birthday cake smash I've ever seen. He slowly picked it up and then poked it a little. He licked it and finally took a bite. He definitely likes balloons better than cake.
This Saturday we're having some of Baby J's little friends over. I'm looking forward to seeing him play with his friends and catching up with our friends. Nothing fancy, but a nice little get together for my little man.
In the past month, Baby J has learned a few new things. He can finally say the mmm sound so he's close to saying mama. He can now stand up without pulling up on something so he crawls much less and he just just started walking backwards. It's interesting because I don't think he gets it yet.. he'll be standing and all of a sudden he starts moving backwards. I think it surprised him as much as it surprised us. He'll also let you put on his sunglasses for him and he'll keep them on for a couple minutes. That took months.
He discovered tennis balls and loves to chase one around the driveway. He rushes over to it and bends over to pick it up. Sometimes it'll roll past him or through his legs. It's funny. Now he has some in the house and he'll throw them and run after them. He's getting better at sorting blocks and can put more than just the circle in the circle hole.
In Baby J's 11th month, we went to two weddings and the cottage. He had his first campfire and pooped on J's parent's boat. He started wearing shoes because he's walking more outside. He had his 7th tooth pop through and the 8th is coming soon.
He has his shots tomorrow and I'll find out his weight and height though I'm guessing he's 20 pounds and 30 inches. Not a huge baby but a fun one. Happy birthday, Baby J!
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
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I would like to purchase the Jersey Maxi Skirt for $25.00.
Thinking about that gondola top, but realizing that I don't own any J.Crew tops with numeric sizing. I usually get XS tops and wear 0 dresses, and checking out their sizing shows that I would prob be a 0 top as well. How does the size of the Gondola top run, in your opinion?ReplyDelete
Hi Taylor! I currently have a transaction pending for the Gondola top, but I would like to answer your question. It's more rectangular than square, so it's slim through the hips. I have some curves, so it is tight in that area on me. I love the neckline and the drape of the sleeves, but I had hoped that it would be more square and flowy. I'm just poorly built for this top. ;) I would say that in this case, I would err on the side of caution. If I had a 0, I'd certainly sell it to you. Thanks for checking in!Delete
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Oh, cool! Thank you so much!! As soon as I click away, I will be joining/following yours too--I didn't realize I didn't do it earlier! Thanks for the answer on the gondola anyway!! :)Delete
Hi, I'd like to buy the Polly popover and scoopneck blouse, items #1 and 2, the linen swing sweater and the dot circle skirt. Would you do these four items for $90? Let me know, thanksReplyDelete
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I am certain,–can you hear the sarcasm yet?–that all Game conscious men at one time or another have found cause to ask himself that all important question: why should I study Latin? The answers are legion, though the questioneers might be very few.
Now I daresay you don't see the use of all this, and don't see why you should learn Latin at all. You may say that nobody talks Latin, and though there may have been something worth reading written in Latin by people a long time ago, yet it is quite easy to get an English translation and read it there. If it were French or German, you say, it would be different, because it is of some use being able to speak and read languages in which people speak and write at the present time.
Well, one can't expect you to understand all the reason why it is good for you to learn Latin: but I will try to make you understand a few. -F. W. Haslam
For one, though it might not be of highest consequence, the men which Game purports to imitate, the men whom women have always flocked to, outside the consideration of sailors and soldiers, have in every age since Greek went out of fashion, studied Latin.
Is it a small thing to grow up in a study which has been the heritage of English gentlemen for over three centuries–the sign of their breeding, and the seal of their humanity? and something far higher–which has been the training of almost every great man who has made our own language famous?
All things considered then, to learn Latin because our father, or our fathers, learnt it does not appear to be the worst of reasons. -Sidney Thomas Irwin
Secondly, and this is along a similar line, if a man is reading in the manosphere, he is either disgusted at the state of the SMP and for that reason seeking the best way to leverage his assets in the SMP to their greatest gain; or, he is disgusted at the state of culture and society,– maybe both art and sex–and as such is desiring, even if only working his own small quarter of the world, to proffer change. The third possibility, which I ought to leave off, is that he is lost and having stumbled upon the 'sphere is stuck like a man watching the burning, writhing of flesh that might crawl from the sulphurous mess of a chemical semi smashing into a school bus, and has found himself reading the demented scrawl of some half-wit would be scholar discussing the merits of a dead language with a group of men more concerned with sluts than scientiae.
For those in points one and two above: Latin is the way things used to be; before it all screwed the pooch, Latin was the sine qua non of every man, thinking or not. That might well be reason enough; if one wishes to read widely in the Western canon he will need either an able translation–which let's be honest, modern translations, which are decidedly advertised as written in the contemporary language, come across as books for children. A sentence need not have many words. But an author who lacks the ability to place phrase against phrase without resorting to a full stop does not possess some ephemeral Hemingway's tongue, rather, he lacks a skill which reading and studying Latin cannot help to impart as it is a language which is suited, more so than English even, to this sort of elongated arrangement. This isn't the point. The point is that in studying the things that have been burned on the altars of modernism, feminism, and multiculturalism one will undoubtedly come across Latin phrases, thoughts, and mottos. You should understand them if you are to understand the West.
It is not for nothing that in Scotland they call a Professor of Latin a Professor of Humanity. Humanity is that virtue which brings you close to your fellows, which gives you a more intelligent sympathy with them, and not with their present only but with their past also– with the great men, the great movements, the great institutions– the peoples, nations and languages which have made the world what it is today. -Sidney Thomas Irwin
Irwin wrote before the walls of civilization were torn asunder; what we would say is: the peoples, nations and languages which had made the world what it was before it was completely fucked up by asshats too centered on their own navels and immediate desires to consider the beauty of the traditions they pissed upon. Or something to that effect.
There are many other reasons given through the ages. Latin's logical structures, that understanding another grammar improves one's understanding of his native grammar, that linguistics generally is good for the memory, vocabulary acquisition, and writing style, and all the other pet theories. I won't bother with these as they are as true of learning any other language; and let's be honest, language learning is a well of time suck, one would do well to learn a language he can also swoop in. Take Roosh learning Span. . . Portu. . . Russian? Seriously, how many languages does this guy speak? Or, Frost with French only Game. If you give two shits about the West you'll take this all cum grano salis.
Latin comprises the blocks upon which our intellectual traditions were built. Feigning the slightest interest in preserving the good–flush the bad, and with the Captain enjoy watching the water spin in the bowl–and you are left with a world built upon one language, one that was multicultural in the proper sense of transcending multiple dominant cultures and forget the rest.
Go, Learn It.
Numquam veritas perit,
The Poet
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Helloooooo sunshine!! Welcome back to Buffalo, NY!
I didn't realize how much I missed having the sun make an appearance in our photos, until we started looking through this set, and I kept getting more and more excited to see it. Our first engagement session of the season WITH SUN, and we could not have asked for a better couple to share it with. Joanna and Nathanial are so adorable, so obviously in-love, and so much fun to hang out with. :)
I have been trying to get a couple to have their session at this beach for a while now, so I was THRILLED to high heck that they were the first folks to agree. It's such an amazing place for photos, and of course, having the sun there was the cherry on my sundae. Joanna and Nathanial wanted their puppies to take part in the adventure, so we started out the session with two of the cutest pit bull puppies I've ever seen EVER…just look at those faces!!
Then, the puppies did their own running around the beach thing, while we captured these supermodel spectacular shots…seriously, don't they look like they do this every weekend?? AWESOME!!
I love these next two soooooooo much! They're just natural, "caught-you-off-guard" photos, but there's something special about them…
L-O-V-E this photo, and these rocks…
The next three black and white's are some of my favorites EVER. I love how much these two love each other…
Joanna, did you know you were a supermodel?
This awesome wood frame was totally Ben's idea…he scoured the piles of driftwood looking for something perfect to use, and I'd have to say that he scored big-time…LOVING THESE
Joanna and Nathanial, you guys ROCK…thanks for making this session one to remember! We had a great time hanging out with you and the pups (and their hilarious dog-sitter)! Totally looking forward to the wedding; it's going to be spectacular!
Check out some more of Jenn and Ben's awesome buffalo engagement photography!
shannon SAYS...
Incredible photos- what a GORGEOUS couple :)
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Thanks so much, Heather! Yeah, there's no denying the cuteness of those pups…they were super fun! :)
Heather Neckers SAYS...
Seriously, the sun has been rocking my world here on Lake Erie as well!! :) Fun set and I'm loving that gray pit bull, so adorable!!
Ayres Photography SAYS...
Thanks for stopping by to comment, Steve! :) Sometimes it takes the energy of an amazing couple like these two to bring out the best of our talent, and yes, the sun was delightfully welcome.
Ayres Photography SAYS...
Joanna, you are SO, so welcome! We totally enjoyed working with you guys…you both made these photos as awesome as they are. We can't wait for the wedding! :) Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!
Steve Po-Chedley SAYS...
Ben and Jen – These are some of your best photos. Really awesome. The sun clearly did help, but you got a lot of great facial expressions and some great shots of Joanna and Nathanial. Joanna and Nathanial – congratulations!
Joanna SAYS...
Thank you so much for these awesome photos. I have been waiting in anticipation since wednesday so see them and I was not disappointed. I cant wait to see the rest of the photos. You made us feel so comfortable during the session. Even though Nathaniel said he didnt have fun I know he secretly had a blast. Keep making beautiful photos because I love them all!!!


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THORNDIKE — A Mount View educator is giving students and friends a lesson in paying it forward.
Tanya Hubbard, who for 36 years has taught English at the high school, recently started what she is calling the 5 for 5 Campaign. Its goal is to raise $5,000 for heating fuel for five local families this winter.
Hubbard said she was distraught about the proposed cut in funding for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, which would translate to the average Maine recipient receiving about $300 this heating season.
"I know a lot of people in this area who rely on that to help stay warm," said Hubbard. "And I was dismayed beyond belief."
Hubbard said the dire reality of the situation hit home recently when a person in line at an area pharmacy asked the pharmacist to cut the prescribed pills in half so she could also afford to buy some food and fuel.
"I had heard about that type of thing happening, but I actually heard it and saw it right in front of me," Hubbard said.
Hubbard has experienced heart failure and twice battled cancer, and knows something about community support.
"I've been a recipient of such generosity the last 12 years and it's time for me to step up and pay it forward," she said.
"I have so much and others don't," said Hubbard. "It breaks my heart. This is about people helping people."
Hubbard decided to ask each of her 685 friends on Facebook, as well as community members, students and family, to give $10, or whatever amount they can, toward a heating fuel fund.
Hubbard mulled over the idea of initiating the campaign in a Facebook post: "I'd post on Facebook, send letters to the many, many people I know, ask all my Mount View family for donations and challenge all seniors to contribute in what they spend in excess (soda, chips). I truly feel the need to come to the aid, with tremendous help, to guarantee a warm home this winter, at least for a few."
After receiving encouraging responses, Hubbard decided to try the "pay it forward" campaign.
Many of Hubbard's Facebook friends have reposted the announcement about the 5 for 5 Campaign and Hubbard said that in the five days since the campaign was announced, people had contributed nearly $800 to the fund.
"I know people are amazing and people often ask what they can do. I'm calling in my card (to ask a favor)," she said.
The senior English teacher said that after winter break she may ask the members of the Mount View High School class of 2012 to adopt the campaign as a community service project.
She said some students spend a few dollars daily on soda, energy drinks and chips, and that same amount of money could be put toward making a difference in the quality of life of a person in the community.
Donations, as well as requests for assistance, may be sent to 54 Aborn Hill Road, Knox ME 04986. Inquiries may be emailed to [email protected]
Hubbard said she'll work with an area heating oil company to distribute the fuel.
"Every single penny will go to the families," Hubbard said.
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Jori Pennings has a bachelor degree in Speech and Language Therapy. Her work experience in The Netherlands includes a Medical Daycare Centre and a Special Need Primary School. Jori moved to Sydney in 2008 and works in Learning Support, supporting children with special needs in a mainstream education environment. Before starting Dutch in Sydney Jori worked at the Dutch School for four years.
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Lisa Lee is a qualified teacher with extensive experience in the Dutch and the Australian education system. Lisa has been a primary school teacher for over 8 years, both in her native country of the Netherlands and in NSW, Australia. Besides being a primary school teacher she was also a Language Coordinator with the responsibility of creating Individual Learning Plans for all children who required a more tailored and intensive approach to learning the Dutch language.
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J.R. Fitzpatrick's Michigan Truck Race PreviewJune 13, 2009
Kevin Harvick Inc's J.R. Fitzpatrick will be making his first start at Michigan International Speedway in Saturday's 'Camping World Truck Series' Michigan 200 race.
Being just 252 miles from his Cambridge, Ontario, Canada home, he will have family, friends, and fans cheering for him at MIS.
"This weekend will be exciting for me especially racing close to home," said Fitzpatrick.
"There are a lot of NASCAR fans in Canada and I know they will be keeping an eye on me in the truck race Saturday. Hopefully I can put on a good show for them and give them something to be proud of."
Fitzpatrick will use the practice sessions to learn how to drive around the track. He'll talk with Ron Hornaday to get his input and maybe even follow him around. The other key is finding which groove works best for you to get through the corners.
The keys for him will be qualifying well inside the top-10, just logging laps, staying out of trouble and, then in the close stages of the race, battling for the best possible finish.
"I feel very comfortable at tracks where drafting comes into play. I know I will have a great truck, so I think if I can just get a feel for the track and make sure the truck isn't too tight to drive, we will be able to draft pretty well. I am looking forward to having a great-time and going for a top-10 finish."
Fitzpatrick will be racing chassis No. 029 which is a brand new truck in the KHI stable in 2009 only recently used as a back-up truck and never raced on track.
Michigan is a track where drafting comes into play, along with finding your preferred line on a multi-groove track and getting through the corners well.
If Fitzpatrick can do that, he'll be in good shape with a solid top-10 finish, but if he races like he did at Daytona we could just see him win.
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Browse: Presto Recordings of the Year, Ibert (composer)
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Neeme Järvi conducts Ibert
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi
This disc reveals much of interest to explore beyond the familiar items. Feérique sparkles, and the symphonic suite Paris finds Ibert at his most inventive, mixing jazzy playfulness with suave... — More…
Les Vents Français: French Music for Winds & 20th Century Wind Quintets
Les Vents Français (Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Francois Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn)
individually, they play with attractive timbre and immaculate intonation and articulation. Collectively, they blend their colours with great finesse, within dynamics ranging from cushioned pianissimo... — More…
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This ad is one of so many that make me grit my teeth over the "checks" that "everyday Americans" can easily "claim" to receive thousands of dollars a month… they're all technically true, but they omit so much that I'm sure folks who can't afford to get sucked into this silliness end up losing money.
So let's look at those "Federal Rent Checks" today, dear readers — this is a pitch from Money Morning, and I'm sure some readers start salivating as soon as they read the intro:
"Under an IRS directive, millions of Americans can now collect: "FEDERAL RENT CHECKS"
"Please review the following information to see how you could receive $1,795 or more every month!"
And then some language that starts to make it seem like, hey, maybe this crazy idea of me getting free checks could be real!
"You already know that it's your tax dollars paying for each building and facility being used by the DOJ, CIA, NASA, FDA, Congress, and even the White House.
"At one time or another, citizens like you graciously covered the construction costs."
Right, so that's MY White House, yes? I get to charge rent on it! This is starting to sound possible, yes?
Sorry, Not really. Not like you're thinking. Here's the next bit:
"Currently, over 100 federal agencies are required by law to pay rent for the properties they occupy.
"This cash is flooding into the Treasury Department, where it's being stockpiled in the Federal Buildings Fund.
"This year it will have $11.1 billion in it.
"That's worth repeating…
"It's an enormous, $11.1 billion pool of money.
"And some very smart Americans have discovered an investment that allows them to tap into a large portion of it.
"Their reward: A hefty monthly check."
See what they did there? Use an insanely huge number ($11.1 billion) and then talking about a "hefty check." Which word gets downplayed? Investment.
So yes, this is not a free check you get in the mail because you're a US citizen and your forefathers helped buy Columbus, Ohio… this is an investment. As you'd expect from, well, an investment newsletter.
Though, of course, the emails introducing the ad don't use the term "investment" at all… that comes later.
What's the actual newsletter being peddled? It's a little complicated, but they're primarily selling D.R. Barton's 10-Minute Millionaire Insider, which seems to be focused on technical trading and options as well as on higher-income investments. It's a relatively low-cost letter, they offer it at $79 for the first two years, but also throw in a one-month trial to Private Briefing, another of their newsletters that after a month will renew at $99… so if you sign up and don't pay attention or cancel anything, you'll end up eventually paying $178 a year. You'll probably see lots of other prices bandied about, they tend to test price points pretty aggressively in different promotions.
This is part of how the email from Mike Ward was worded:
"… it turns out some folks have uncovered an ingenious way to exploit Uncle Sam's rent situation.
"They've figured out how to add their names to a special distribution list.
"This entitles them to collect what we've classified as 'Federal Rent Checks.'
"Around the second week of every month, some Americans are receiving an envelope in the mail with $1,795 in it. We found others collecting over $3,000 and $5,000 every month."
But yes, as with every single email ad that promises you that you can "enroll" or "sign up" or "put your name on the list" for some particular checks that will come flowing your way… the word they should be using is "invest".
These checks are returns on your investment, in pretty much every case… as is said so often it sometimes gets ignored, "it takes money to make money." The person who collects the most rent is the person who owns the biggest chunk of the building.
Still, we think, those checks… maybe they're really "hefty?" What does "hefty" mean, anyway?
More from the ad:
"I like to refer to them as 'Federal Rent Checks.'
"And they can be quite large.
"Some folks have been pocketing significant amounts of money…
"Like Mitchell Lorens. He is collecting Federal Rent Checks worth $2,670 a month…"
They show dozens of smiling photos of folks who are collecting these checks, in amounts ranging from about $2,000 a month to well over $100,000 a year, all of which serves to set a baseline in your mind… "hey," you might be thinking, "even if the lowest amount is $1,795 a month, that ain't bad!"
Which is true, of course, $1,795 a month is nothing to sneeze at… but that's not the amount you get if you just "sign up" with one share.
And they reiterate many of the arguments that are often made about the special "checks" you can receive if you only join this newsletter and "sign up" … how it's better than Social Security because there are "no restrictions" on who can "sign up" … but what they really do is keep punching that hot button (for anyone who's close to retirement) and mentioning those monthly checks.
"'Federal Rent Checks' are issued around the second week of every month, January through December.
"And by implementing a simple strategy, you can collect them every month!
"Brad Thomas served as an advisory board member for President Trump's original campaign.
"He compared the 'Federal Rent Checks' that folks like John, Bonnie, Simon, Al, and Lindy are collecting to printing money.
"Money you can count on, because it's backed by the full faith and credit of the United States."
So that's enough of my huffing and puffing about the language in the ad… this is an investment they're teasing, so what is the investment?
It's all about government buildings — or, more specifically, the buildings that are leased by the government. Naturally, like any other business, when the government needs more office space they have to rent it — they do occasionally buy buildings, but more often the government does what it always does… rent instead of buy, because that makes the current financials look better.
And as governments have become more and more strapped, both on the federal level and in states and municipalities, they've actually sold more properties and leased them back to give a bit of a one-time cash infusion… just like a corporation might when they're trying to make their books look better and become more "asset light."
So how do you profit from that? Here's what the ad says…
"Altogether, the U.S. Government is legally required to pay rent for 9,600 federal buildings this year…..
"And there is a way for you to receive a "Federal Rent Check" every month from these "private agencies."
"It takes about 10 minutes to set up.
"You can even use your cell phone to get started!
"Depending on your investment…
"Each of your 'Federal Rent Checks' could initially be made out for $1,795.
"But over time those checks could be worth much, much more.
"And that's because…
"The longer you are on the distribution list… The bigger your Federal Rent Checks can grow!"
So how does one "claim a coveted spot on the distribution list for federal rent checks?"
I'm afraid it's just as simple as you're imagining: You buy shares of a Real Estate Investment Trust that owns government buildings, then collect your dividends… it's those dividend payments that D.R. Barton is calling "Federal Rent Checks." And the "special strategy" he cites is… buying more than one such investment, because then your dividend checks come more regularly (most REITs still pay their dividends quarterly, but if you own a bunch of them you might time it to get a check every few weeks).
For those who are unaware, REITs are Real Estate Investment Trusts — they trade just like regular companies on the stock exchange, but they are pass-through businesses when it comes to taxes — they don't pay corporate taxes, and in exchange for that tax exemption they're required to pass through at least 90% of their income to shareholders in the form of dividends (with the assumption being that you'll pay taxes on those dividends, so the tax does eventually get paid).
And yes, for most REITs the dividend payments will increase over time — that's one of the major appeals of real estate investment, rents increase over time with inflation, so if the company manages its buying and selling well and doesn't pay too much in overhead costs, they can increase the dividend as they raise rents.
Barton even says that…
"Down the Road You Could Be Paid an Enormous Lump Sum to Transfer the Rights to Your Federal Rent Checks.
"It's easy to find someone to pay a pretty penny to take over your spot on the distribution list. I'll show you how."
No trick there… if you want to "transfer your rights" to receive these dividends, you just sell the stock. If it's worth more when you want to "transfer" in the future, then you've made some money (REITS do not only go up in price, of course, just like stocks do not only go up… so you could lose money, too).
So which ones specifically are being talked about? Well, there are a bunch of REITs that have occasional government tenants, mostly office REITs (the government, after all, is nothing if not a major employer of buildings full of office workers), but there are just two who are really focused entirely on being "Uncle Sam's Landlord" (OK, they rent space to local and state governments, too… but mostly the Feds). The one that is most often teased is Government Properties Income Trust (GOV), and the smaller upstart is Easterly Government Properties (DEA).
And not a lot has changed about the story for these two over the past few years that GOV has been relentlessly teased by one newsletter or another (it was pitched for a long time as a way to earn monthly checks from a "little known Social Security contract," since the Social Security Administration is one of its larger tenants), but it has also been touted as a way to "earn an extra $1,003 in benefits" or "tax back the government".
This is what I said back in December when I wrote about GOV following a Personal Finance teaser pitch:
"This one has a super-high yield (about 9% now), but I've never really liked it. It's nice to have great tenants, and the government always pays its rent on time, but GOV has never been able to meaningfully improve their performance on a per-share basis, and has no ability to raise the dividend (they're more likely to need to cut it, unless they sell properties to generate more cash flow — the dividend is much higher than their FFO per share). I still prefer Easterly Government Properties (DEA), which is a smaller and similar company with a much nicer income statement and a lower (but slowly growing and more sustainable) dividend, though I don't own either."
Really, the only thing that has really changed in recent years is the share price — in the past three years the price of GOV has dropped 14%, and the price of DEA has risen 23%. GOV pays a very high dividend but has not been able to raise the dividend in many years, and DEA pays a lower but rising dividend, so the total return has been positive for both — GOV has returned 11% in three years including the dividend, DEA 43%.
And right now it's that huge dividend yield that is no doubt catching some attention — GOV has always been a relatively high-yield REIT, even back when it yielded 8 or 9% in past years, and now the share price has fallen enough that the (unchanged) dividend yields almost 11% for current buyers. That's what happens to REITs that investors don't particularly like, or when they think that the dividend is unsustainable — as it may eventually be, since GOV has almost always paid out more cash in dividends than they generate from their business.
The same is true of DEA, they pay out almost exactly as much in dividends as they generate in operating cash flow, though DEA is smaller and growing more aggressively, and raising the dividend (which perhaps helps to to keep investors more confident), and DEA has a much smaller debt burden so far relative to its equity, so they do have a bit more flexibility to borrow as they grow — which helps to sustain the dividend growth.
The other little oddity here, if you're interested in researching GOV, is that Government Properties Income Trust is externally managed — their management is provided by the RMR Group (which is also publicly traded, ticker RMR) in exchange for a fee. That's not entirely unusual — externally managed REITs just pay a management fee instead of having employees — but in this case GOV also owns shares of both RMR itself and of another RMR-managed REIT, Select Income REIT (SIR), which in turn has spun out another REIT and still owns part of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT).
I'd generally prefer to own a REIT whose management team is entirely focused on making that REIT specifically successful, rather than an externally managed REIT which shares leadership with a handful of other real estate companies… and really, when you look at the past performance you can see where the value is accruing — it's not to the folks who own the properties and collect those "Federal Rent checks", it's to the company that manages those REITs.
To be fair, those REITs managed by RMR have been above average over the past few years, as illustrated by this chart, compared to the Vanguard REIT Index ETF (VNQ)… but it makes me squint a little bit when I see how much dramatically better that external manager has done.
So I come down about where I always seem to come down when it comes to Government Properties Income Trust: If you can't improve per-share performance over time, I'll look elsewhere… even if the yield hitting 11% does start to get incrementally more tempting. And Easterly Government Properties still looks more appealing to me than GOV, but neither is tempting enough to get me to buy the shares at this point.
I do always like to refer back to those "checks" they cite in these ads and do the math, to illustrate what kind of investment they're talking about — they say that you can start collecting "as much as $1,795 per month", and I'm pretty sure that's the lowest number they cite for ongoing "checks". What kind of investment would be required for that?
Well, if you're just talking about buying GOV shares, which are very high-yielding (and therefore the easiest way to boost that "check" amount, relatively speaking), their dividend is 43 cents per quarter, per share. That's per quarter, not per month, so if you want to get $1,795 per month you'd need to get a quarterly dividend of $5,385. If we round down a little bit, then to receive a quarterly dividend of roughly $5,300 you'd need to own about 12,500 shares of GOV. At $15.68 per share today, that would cost you about $196,000. A fairly steep investment for those who are tempted by the overhyped promises of a $79 newsletter.
Certainly it's true that REITs can compound their earnings, and you might turn a smaller position than that into a meaningful stream of income over many years — particularly if you don't take your dividends in cash but instead let the dividends reinvest and buy more shares, increasing your stake… but there's no magic to it other than the mathematical magic of compounding, which works best when it is allowed to work undisturbed for a long period of time.
If you buy 100 shares of GOV today for $1,568, for example, you'll receive enough in dividends to buy almost another three shares next quarter (most brokers will do this reinvestment automatically and without a fee, including partial shares), then three shares the quarter after that if the price and dividend are still the same, and that does add up so soon your income is making more income… but it takes time and a steady stock, and there are external impacts from things like tenant bankruptcies (probably not the US government, but they are trying to shrink their office footprint), or from rising interest rates (which can increase costs for borrowers like REITs, and also make bonds relatively more appealing than REIT shares for some investors). And, of course, for a relatively volatile REIT like GOV that has dropped from the mid-$20s eight years ago to a low of $12 recently, the pain of seeing that drop in value in your portfolio might not be fully masked by the ongoing dividend payments.
But it is, at least, quite a bit cheaper than it has been for most of the past decade… so that's something.
Your mileage may vary, of course, and I'm sure some of you have looked at these stocks before — perhaps you even own them. What do you think? Getting cheap enough to buy GOV here? Like that high yield even if it can't grow? Think things will start looking up for the government building owners? Let us know with a comment below.


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While Galileo was writing his book on floating in water, a book about sunspots was published pseudonymously by the German Jesuit Christopher Scheiner. Forbidden by his superior to risk discredit to his order, he wrote in the form of letters to Mark Welser of Augsburg, who had previously sent Galileo the German attack against lunar mountains. Welser, a banker to the Jesuits who was soon made a member of the Lincean Academy, printed Scheiner's letters under the name of 'Apelles' and sent them to Galileo for comment, remarking that he did not suppose sunspots were anything new to the Italian.
Galileo received this material on a visit to Florence to place his new book in the hands of a printer. His former pupil, a Benedictine abbot named Benedetto Castelli, had arrived to assist him and was asked to see the book through the press and to make daily observations of sunspots as carefully as possible. Castelli recorded those so accurately that the daily movement of a spot could be measured, enabling Galileo to prove that the spots must be on the sun's surface and that the sun rotated about once a month. Scheiner had concluded that what were called sunspots were really tiny planets revolving around the earth or the sun and obstructing our vision. He wrote additional letters which Welser printed, also answered by Galileo, whose three Letters on Sunspots were published at Rome in 1613 under the auspices of the Lincean Academy.


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