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Santa Fe New Mexico based photographer Brian K. Edwards specializes in fine art, travel, and documentary photography and photographic print making for the fine art connoisseur and collector. He has photographed extensively in the southwest, across the United States, and internationally.
His fine art, travel, and documentary photography ranges from more traditional landscapes to urban street settings to architecture and much of his work combines landscape with architectural subjects.
His work has been published in The Hand Magazine and Landscape Magazine and has been exhibited in numerous galleries, including the Marion Center and the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, South Carolina, and the Soho Photo Gallery in New York City. His work has also appeared in numerous online venues include Don't Take Pictures, Feature Shoot, and Fraction Magazine.
His photographic printmaking includes traditional, digital, and alternative/historic methods, including palladium, albumen, gum, and gelatin silver printing.
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After the tragic romance of Jane the Quene, the second book in The Seymour Saga trilogy, The Path to Somerset, takes a dark turn through an era in which Henry VIII descends into cynicism, suspicion and fits of madness – and in which mistakes mean death. Edward Seymour's future is uncertain. Although his sister Jane bore Henry the son he'd sought for twenty years, when she died in childbirth, Henry's good nature died with her. Now the fiercely ambitious Edward must carve a difficult path through Henry's shifting principles and wives. Challenged at every turn by his nemesis, Bishop Stephen Gardiner, Edward must embrace ruthlessness in order to safeguard not only his own future but England's as well. This is the account of Henry's tumultuous reign, as seen through the eyes of two opponents whose fierce disagreements over religion and common decency fuel epic struggles for the soul of the nation. And for power.
The Path to Somerset (The Seymour Saga Book 2)
Janet Wertman, author
Wertman's second book of the Seymour Saga (after Jane the Quene) moves confidently through the dark, final years of Henry VIII as well as through the vicious power struggle between soldier/politician Edward Seymour and Bishop Stephen Gardiner. In 1539, Henry is mourning Jane Seymour, his third wife and Edward's sister, who died giving birth to the son he had long wanted. A depressed Henry arranges a political marriage to Anne of Cleves, which is never consummated and quickly annulled once he becomes smitten with 17-year-old Catherine Howard (Henry is 49 at the time). Catherine becomes queen and the simmering Seymour-Howard feud—between Edward and the Howard family ally, Gardiner—flares. Wertman dives into the rivalry between Edward and Gardiner: their political power struggle; religious disagreements (reformist and papist, respectively), and schemes to make each other appear as traitors in the eyes of an unstable king. Wertman provides a stark image of the aging, volatile king: a prolific executioner who sends two wives and numerous others to the scaffold; suffers from painful, rancid leg ulcers; and spends extravagantly on finery while budgeting poorly for a military campaign against Scotland. The novel's sweeping historic detail and bewitching blend of rivalries and romances will dazzle devotees of Tudor England. (BookLife)


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Karen and I packed up and hit the road June 13th and headed north bound toward beautiful Vancouver, Canada. The ride went quicker than I expected, great driving weather the whole way. Getting across the border was another story. After telling them what were there for, we were asked to drive off to the side and go in to a small building. There we handed over our passports, took a seat and waited. Then we waited some more and some more. I thought they'd check my gear, make sure we weren't smuggling anything but they didn't even search the car. They were more concerned with the fact that we were Americans going to work in Canada. I didn't know this, but you are suppose to apply for a work application for crossing over. The funny thing about this is that even if you apply for this, your are not guaranteed you will do the job. You see the Canadians want to find someone in Canada to do the job first, regardless if you were hired directly by them. So we had to sit for an hour waiting to be let into the country. It was interesting how their border patrol lacked emotion and were totally fine chatting with each other then doing our paperwork!
Katie + James = Married!
But once we were permitted to cross over the adventure began. We met up with Katie and her girlfriends at a local venue to see a band. She was having a great time with her girls, it was fun to meet them as well. The next day, June 14th was the big day. Everyone was so nice to us, they really made us feel like part of the family. We all headed down to the beach where it was sunny and really windy. They gathered, said their vows and were married! It was sweet, intimate and casual.
Then it was off to Abigail's for wine, cocktails and snacks. The food was amazing, the conversations were hilarious and Katie and James were filled with love. We truly had a wonderful time and wish we could have stayed longer. We did a day after session on Sunday, be sure to check back to view those pics…these two are great in front of the camera. Thanks for having us capture your day! Here is the slideshow link. Congrats.


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Paying an Atoka Utility / Recycling Bill
Working to offer additional payment options for our customers, the Atoka Public Works Department is now accepting credit card payments for water, sewer and residential trash services. For Poplar Grove customers billed by the Town for recycling services only, payments are accepted by clicking the button below.
Paying or viewing Town Property Tax Bills
New in 2012, the Town of Atoka is now making property tax bills available online for review and payment.


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Cop Buys New Boots For Homeless Man After Bus Driver Calls Police On Him (Video)
Police Officer Kenya Joyner was called to remove a homeless man from a bus in Lindenwold, New Jersey, on Nov. 7 because the man was not wearing shoes. After Joyner bought the man a new pair of boots, the officer was thanked on video (below) by Kayla Christine Palmer.
"I just felt like the gentlemen simply was on hard times, he wanted to ride on the bus but he couldn't afford shoes, there was no need for me to arrest him for that," Joyner told CBS Philadelphia.
Joyner, who works for the Delaware River Port Authority, said that he had to take the homeless man off the NJ Transit bus for not wearing shoes, as it's not permitted to ride the bus barefoot. Joyner then asked the man his shoe size, asked him if he wore boots or sneakers, walked across the street, bought the boots and gave them to the man.
Palmer heard about what Joyner did from her father, walked up to the officer, shook his hand and told him the video would go viral.
"Oh come on," Joyner smiled with disbelief, but that's exactly what happened.
"I need to film this because you see all these negative stories about police in the news these days, Palmer told The Philadelphia Inquirer. "You don't really see anything positive."
"I could tell he was really humble," Palmer added. "He didn't want any recognition for it."
"His act of compassion sets an example for all of us," John Hanson, head of the Delaware River Port Authority, told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sources: The Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS Philadelphia, Kayla Christine Palmer/Facebook / Photo credit: Kayla Christine Palmer/Facebook screenshot


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WTP 3.9.3 was officially released on March 21, 2018. It addresses a number of bugs in the original 3.9, 3.9.1, and 3.9.2 releases requested by adopters and the community at large. The next scheduled maintenance release, WTP 3.9.3a, will be part of Oxygen.3a April 11, 2018. Users of Oxygen should use the Oxygen Update Site, http://download.eclipse.org/releases/oxygen/ , to update to Oxygen.3 and WTP 3.9.3. Anyone with the feature patch for bug 518987 from 3.9.0 should remove it before doing so.
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It was halftime, and Northwestern was feeling good. The Wildcats (10-9, 3-2 B1G) were tied at six with powerhouse Maryland (19-0, 5-0) and had a real chance at not only knocking off the Terrapins, but also capturing their first-ever Big Ten Championship.
But Maryland, true to its undefeated record, proved to be too dominant in the second half, running away with the game for a 12-9 victory and taking the Big Ten Tournament title.
The game was certainly a tale of two halves and in the first, NU was inspired. After Selena Lasota got the 'Cats on the board first, Maryland responded with four straight goals - but NU battled back.
Shelby Fredericks and the Wildcats secured the next seven draw controls (after losing the first three) and turned solid offensive possessions into four straight goals of their own, taking a 5-4 lead. At halftime, the score was 6-6 – which is shocking, considering that in their last three meetings, Maryland outscored NU 50-14.
"They believed in themselves and they wanted to win the game," head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said of her team. "When you're down and you need to make plays, you have to make plays. That's what you do in a championship setting and I think my team is getting a little better at that, but we were just a little short today."
Unfortunately, the 'Cats could not hold on for the upset victory. Maryland went on a 6-1 run out of the halftime break, taking control of the game. NU got two goals back in the final minutes, but it was too little, too late.
"When you're in those tight situations, you have to have people step up," Hiller said. "You have to have the team play together and I think that they were able to shut down some of the things that we went for, and when they went down there they were able to capitalize."
Christina Esposito led the 'Cats with three goals, while Lasota and Kaleigh Craig added two apiece. Lasota also added three assists, and her and Esposito, along with defender Ally Mueller, received all-tournament honors.
While the loss was a disappointing one for NU, there are certainly reasons for optimism heading into the NCAA Tournament. After a convincing 9-6 win over Penn State in the Big Ten Semifinals and the tremendous effort today against Maryland, the 'Cats are trending up. And after a rocky season, Craig believes her team has nothing to lose.
"I mean, we're ready," Craig said. "We've gone through anything we could have possibly gone through this season and we really have nothing to lose. We're ready to go."


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#2 Be creative: Being a blogger requires at least a tad bit of creative skills. Whether you are creative with your style post or a DIY project, make it yours! Be different. Be creative. Be you!
#3 Include photos: Okay this is important. You don't want your entire blog to be full of words no pictures. Photos catch your reader's attention and draw them into the post to want to know more. Make sure your images are clear and crisp. Investing in a good camera or a photographer are worth it if you want top quality content. If you can't afford an expensive high-tech camera right now, try reaching out to other new bloggers in your area to see about collaborating on a few photos. All bloggers can't afford a photographer so there may be someone who has a camera but no one to take the pictures. This is where you can come in to lend help, and you both get things done, and you've gained a new blogger friend.
#6 Be Social: This is big for bloggers. Being social. Whether you're commenting on someone's IG picture, hosting blog interviews, giveaways with another blogger, or just simply tweeting to hold a conversation, be social!
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Fabric collar:
Pattern 295 – Mosaic, gold satin lining
For decoration blend of cotton and polyester is used. This medium thick upholstery jacquard fabric with is quite compact and durable. The pattern is relatively large, its color diversity is also large, so each collar has a bit different appearance.
Collars made of this material are medium thick and have nice natural feel and look. They are suitable for everyday use and are easy to maintain. Due to the thickness of the fabric, adjusting the size can be somewhat difficult, especially with small and narrow collars. Generally this design/fabric works best for wider and bigger collars.
Collars are lined with satin which is very smooth and has a very nice shine. Lining protects dog necks against rubbing of nylon strap and its edges. With wear or washing some pilling may occur. To remove that you can use scissors or any other fabric-pill remover.
Depending on the stock, presented fabric can be used for:
- martingale fabric collars: 3,6 cm, 5 cm
- buckle fabric collars: 2,5 cm, 3 cm
- non-tightening fabric collars: 3,6 cm, 5 cm
Fabric is shown on 5 cm wide martingale collar.
When ordering a fabric collar, don't forget to include information about:
- collar type
- collar width
- fabric pattern
- neck circumference (A), measured in the middle of the neck
- head circumference (B)
- shipping address
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MyHeritage, Europe's Leading Service for DNA Testing and Family History, Launches a Retail Partnership with WH Smith
Tel Aviv, Israel & London, United Kingdom, September 7, 2018 — MyHeritage, Europe's leading service for DNA testing and family history, announced today the launch of a retail partnership with WHSmith. This marks the first partnership of its kind for MyHeritage in the UK, and the first time that MyHeritage DNA tests will be available for purchase in retail stores in Europe.
Under the new partnership WHSmith distributes a unique product named MyHeritage Family History Discovery Kit, which bundles MyHeritage's popular at-home DNA test with 3 months of access to MyHeritage's suite of premium online genealogy services. This allows consumers to receive detailed ethnicity reports and connect with their relatives around the world through the power of DNA testing, and to utilize MyHeritage's 9-billion-strong collection of historical records and family tree tools to embark on a journey to uncover their family history.
The distribution of the kits via local retail stores caters to the surging demand for at-home DNA testing throughout Europe, and in the UK in particular. The affordable price of the MyHeritage Family History Discovery Kit available through WHSmith, £89, makes it an ideal gift for the Christmas season ahead.
The MyHeritage DNA test is notable for its ease of use. It involves a simple 2-minute cheek swab. In addition to the DNA test, the Family History Discovery Kit comes with 3 months of access to MyHeritage's Complete plan, which includes all family tree features and historical records on MyHeritage, seamlessly integrated with the DNA test results.
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MILTON – There continues to be a big push for more funding for early childhood education in Pennsylvania. The urgings are especially critical now with the state budget season underway. A national organization called, "Mission Readiness" held a round table Thursday at the Milton YMCA.
State Representative Lynda Schelgel Culver (R-108th, Sunbury ) will be part of the panel mainly focused on education for individuals heading to the US military, "They're having to turn a lot of young men and women who would like to serve, away. They have a big emphasis on early learning. And where a lot of those skills are developed…their problem solving skills, their social skills…it's a soft skill that employers and the military are looking for that are developed around the age of three to five."
Representative Culver says it's a worthwhile investment for the state government to make, "Their goal is to be able to offer every child the same opportunity for success. Without us investing in these programs, I think you'll see stressors on areas like corrections, police departments, children and youth, and we're trying to lessen some of their burdens. Meanwhile, you're basically investing in the future of your community."
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This is a re share of a post I wrote March of 2013, I desperately needed it today so I thought maybe someone else would as well...
There have been many times in my life where I have struggled with finding joy. I wouldn't call it depression but they were just times when I didn't feel right, just not quite myself. At some point in my early/mid twenties I feel like God started opening my eyes to the circumstances around it so that I could begin to pinpoint when it might happen or at least when it did happen what the cause might be. It usually comes along side times where I'm (1) exhausted (2) have a lot of things on my plate/in my brain and get overwhelmed (3) haven't been able to spend time with friends who encourage me (4) letting the lives others make me feel discontent with where I am in my own life. I"m pretty sure it's not a coincidence either that when any or all of these four things are going on that the amount of time I spend in prayer or reading my bible is pretty pitiful.
I started feeling these oh so familiar feelings a couple weeks ago when Logan was sleeping horribly because he was teething and Zach was really busy and gone a lot of nights and we were having lots of conversations about different decisions we needed to make. I felt the need to look up verses about JOY so that they would be ready for me to read when I needed them. Knowing my joy does not come from me or my surroundings but only because I am a child of God and that I have an amazing Savior who sacrificed himself so that I could not only have everlasting life BUT that I may also enjoy the life he has placed me in here on Earth despite the circumstances I am in. Don't ask me why I didn't think of this years ago. I guess its just reason one million that I need the Holy Spirit's guide or I'd just keep trying to fix it on my own and failing
btw I know it's weird but I looked them up starting at the end of the NT and working my way forward. Not sure why but here ya go
1 Peter 1:8 ...rejoice w/ JOY that is inexpressible and filled with glory
1 John 1:4 And we are writing these things so our JOY may be complete
James 1:2 Count It all JOY (He is sovereign and knows my whole story!)
Hebrews 13:17 (obey with joy not groaning)
! Thessalonians 1:6 w/ the joy of the Holy Spirit (just knowing Him and what He did feels us w/ joy)
Philippians 4:1 my JOY and crown stand firm thus in the Lord (nothing/no one can steal a joy fixed in Christ)
Philippians 2:2 Complete my JOY by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and one mind
Galatians 5:22 The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self Control
John 16:22 no one will take your JOY (JOY=Christ's sacrifice, God's forgiveness, our Righteousness through HIM)
John 15:11 ...my joy may be in you and your joy may be full
Habakkuk 3:18 YET I will rejoice in the Lord. I will take Joy in the God of my salvation.
Isaiah 55:12 For you shall go out in JOY...
Isiaiah 35:10 ...they shall obtain gladness and JOY. and sorrow and sighing shall flee away
Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous brings joy
Psalms 119:111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart
Psalm 92:4 For you Lord have made me glad by your work; at the works of you hand I sing for joy
**Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit**
Psalm 30:5 ...joy comes in the morning
Nehemiah 8:10 ...the JOY of the Lord is your strength
If nothing else I hope it makes you feel good to know that you're not alone. It always makes me feel good to know that other people struggle with stuff too. no one is perfect...no one has it altogether.


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3110 ft.
Translation: Yellow hill
Pronuncation: Byn voo-ee
Quite unexpectedly Frank and I had had the chance to steal away from work and other obligations in Germany to go on a long weekend of hill-walking in Scotland. The only drawback was the time of the year: Mid November. Weather-wise we expected the worst and hoped for the best. Ultimately it turned out that the weather gods were kind on us all of the four days we spent in the hills. No major downpours, not too many low clouds, not too much fog. 16 November was the best day and we had chosen to do the longest and most challenging walk that Sunday.
Beinn Bhuidhe is described as retiring, isolated and as being an "awkward customer" (Ralph Storer, The Ultimate Guide to the Munros, Volume 1: Southern Highlands). That may all be true. But it is also a hill that is approached by a long walk in on a good road and a Land Rover track in beautiful Glen Fyne.
At nine o'clock we left the parking at the head of Loch Fyne and walked past the brewery at Achdunan. The tarmac road and the nice views of the surrounding slopes made progress easy and interesting. Soon we passed through a herd of 30 highland cattle. Animals with quite impressive horns and a fair amount of curiosity. But very benign. Then after about five kilometres the bridge over the River Fyne was reached as were Glenfyne Lodge and the small assembly of houses nearby. Where the tarmac road turned right to re-cross the River Fyne we continued straight ahead on a good Land Rover track, went through a gate and soon reached Inverchorachan Bothy. Just past the bothy and outside the deer fence we stopped to drink some water, eat a Mars bar and get our bearings right. We exchanged a few words with a young couple who were also headed for Beinn Bhuidhe.
Then we turned due west following a narrow but distinct path on the right bank of the burn tumbling down from the steep hillside: The Allt na Faing. This little burn had dug its way through the rock over thousands of years and had created a little very steep-sided gorge in the process. A scenic place with one or two spots where a sure foot and a calm head are good insurances against a potentially fatal plunge into the chasm. Then a little band of rocks blocked the path and the weary walker had to look for a safe way over or around this granny stopper. It was not too difficult with several options being available.
After the granny stopper the lower corrie opened up and the path continued its steady and steep climb over grassy terrain which was either quite eroded by many boots or boggy and squishy. After having passed a small but beautiful waterfall on our further climb of maybe 100 or 150m we finally crossed the lip of the upper corrie.
There, at an altitude of 550 or 600m I rested on a large boulder, drank a can of Sprite and ate some of my sandwiches. The climb had been quite tiring until there. Frank was out of sight exploring the upper reaches of the corrie. The south face of Beinn Bhuidhe gave the impression of being a steep wall of rocks, scree and grass. I knew from the books, however, that following the faint path towards a grassy gully would eventually bring me onto the ridge.
From my resting place I managed to pick out the faint traces of the path and continued climbing towards the mountain. Then the terrain became flat and I reached the foot of the gully mentioned. What followed was a very steep climb of 180m or so on grass, rocks and a lot of loose scree, gravel and sand. Nonetheless the path was there and quite unmistakeably so. It improved as height was gained and levelled out on the ridge at about 800m.
The only thing left to do was to turn left and follow the obvious path over several rises. It had a few places that sported some quite precipitous drops on its left-hand (south) side. After maybe one kilometre I climbed the final metres and the summit was finally attained. Frank was waiting there, taking photos. He had climbed up the ridge via another steeper gully not having found the path I had used.
The summit is a great place to be in November sunshine and with clear air allowing 360 degree views of the surrounding undulating countryside. The Arrochar Alps, the mountains surrounding Ben Lui and Ben Cruachan were all identifiable as soon as we had adopted our mental compasses to the quite unfamiliar views of these familiar hills. We had a nice long break at the summit cairn and enjoyed the extraordinarily good weather.
But of course the days in November are already quite short. This meant we had to return to Glen Fyne soon if we did not want to use our head torches, which we had carried with us of course. We retraced my way of ascent back down the ridge, down the steep grassy gully and then down towards the boulder where I had taken a rest a few hours earlier. From that spot we suddenly saw a hydro road leading up to the shoulder of Meall an Daimh that was neither on our electronic nor our paper OS maps. We decided to use that unexpected way back to Glen Fyne – where else should it lead to eventually? – since it promised a much more comfortable return to the glen than the steep path through the gorge. Unfortunately when heading for the hydro road we had to cross another steep grassy gorge cut by a burn. The bottom of that cut was covered in mud from a recent landslide. Not a nice place to be and with all the unstable material around and above us it felt very eerie indeed.
Then we had gained the hydro road and it was a long but easy cruise back to Glen Lyon. The landscape was wounded by the works under way. Quite a bit of concrete and plastic tubes lay open and were ugly. Let's hope the scars will heal and the hydro road will be less intrusive in years to come. Who needs a road 20 feet wide up there?
We reached Glen Fyne at the gravel pit on the right bank of the River Fyne. From there it took us another 25 minutes to get to the car which we reached at about 4 pm just as the sun was finally setting behind the hills and above Loch Fyne. The light was beautiful indeed in those last minutes of a perfect day in the Scottish Highlands. Thank you Alba for this present of a day!
Max elevation: 960 m
Min elevation: -11 m
Total climbing: 1052 m
Total descent: -1063 m
Total time: 06:55:45
Description Beinn Bhuidhe is a rather remote and unfrequented hill situated to the north of the head of Loch Fyne between the upper reaches of Glen Fyne and Glen Shira. It is the only high hill in an extensive tract of featureless moorland between the head of Loch Lomond and Loch Awe, and its long summit ridge has three tops, the summit being the south-western one.The ascent is usually made up Glen Fyne. The road in this glen is private, so walk or cycle from the A83 at the head of Loch Fyne for 7 kilometres up the glen to the house at Inverchorachan. From there climb north-west to reach a high corrie below Beinn Bhuidhe and its north-east top. Climb steeper slopes to the col between these two points and continue south-west along the summit ridge to reach the highest point.


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September SceneS
Here is a quick compendium of some of the happenings this month. From the inaugural launch of our Personalized Learning pilot, to the second official year of our media center makerspace, to Mr. George and the Malawi Club making coffee for our NCDPI guests, to the 1:1 Chromebook distribution and digital citizenship lessons, here are just a few of the beginning of the School year happenings at our school :
Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Lyttle, and Ms. Delaney prepare a surprise for Ms. Barone in honor of us being named an A+ school. She's our shining star so we helped her office shine almost as brightly as she helps Piedmont shine!
As he does each year on September 11th Mr. Milligan tells his classes what it was like to be a teacher in New York City so close to the World Trade Center on that day: from hearing the news, to not knowing the fate of his own family, to walking his students home to their own uncertain future, to finding out his friend and college basketball teammate was one of those in the top floors of towers when they fell. Students are spellbound and then have a chance to write about their thoughts.
Ms. Winegardner, Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Lyttle are three of the teachers who are part of Piedmont's Personalized Learning pilot. Here Ms. Winegardner shows her tech skills to Mr. Leggett and Mrs. Lyttle and Senor Kennedy conference with small groups as they work on their lessons at their own pace.
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May 2019
"Celebrating Piedmont" logs only a small fraction of the learning magic the teachers of CMS' Piedmont Middle School, an IB World School. create daily. In that sense, it is authored by all the staff and students of Piedmont. It is curated by Ms. Gurthie who can be reached at the icons above. She'll be happy to brag about Piedmont's teachers and students any chance she gets! Please note this blog has only just begun and we have so much to show off! Come back again soon!


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Ivor moved into action as Mr Menezes stood up from his seat on the Northern line train with his arms at waist level and slightly in front of him. He told the jury: "I grabbed Mr Menezes, wrapping both my arms around the torso, pinning his arms against his side, pushing him back to the seat with the right hand side of my head against the right hand side of his torso, pinning him to the seat.
"He appeared to stiffen up. He was not in a natural sitting position, but he was back in the seat where he had been sitting. After a few moments I felt his head turn towards me. I was aware of a CO19 officer kneeling on the seat to my left.
"I heard a gunshot very close to my left ear and was hit by a shockwave of a gun being discharged."
In the confusion Ivor was dragged to the floor by a firearms officer. The next thing he noticed was a gun pointed at him.
He said: "I was aware that the long-barrelled weapon was levelled at my chest and the barrel of a gun was at my head. Given this I held out my hands and shouted 'police'." Ivor pointed out that he was dressed "virtually identically" to Mr Menezes, in jeans, a denim jacket and trainers. He also wore a black baseball cap and was carrying a rucksack.
The officer said he was then dragged out of the carriage to the rear wall of the platform. His arms were still in the air and he then he put on his chequered police cap.
"I could hear several gunshots and shouting and screaming," Ivor said. "The scene was extremely violent, extremely noisy and obviously distressing. Members of the public were emptying the carriage, obviously in distress. There was a lot of gunsmoke. It was obviously a shocking incident."
Mr Menezes, 27, was shot seven times in the head.
The Office of the Commissioner of the Metropolitan police denies a single charge of exposing the public to risk. The hearing continues today.


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African Awards final stage draws near
The winner of the N$1 million will be announced on 12 October.
Regto Ndemufayo David an entrepreneur from Namibia is one of the finalists. He saw the opportunity to solve the problem of traffic accident insurance coverage which is hard to come by for many under served Africans without a salary or bank account.
He created a business to assist Africans on the go. From informal business owners, students, pensioners, part-time and low income citizens and even tourists, David's business model inspires confidence and security while travelling Africas often treacherous roads.
Go Safe Eenda Nawa is a 24 hour traffic accident insurance product that is processed through sms mobile technology and covers medical and funeral costs for approximately N$30.
With each sms, customers are insured in the event of a traffic accident. "You do not need to be an expert in something to start a business, you just need an idea then find other willing and able people to work with you," said David.
David's story started while working as an HR assistant in the Ministry of Justice, and he identified a need for low cost insurance amidst an alarmingly high traffic accident rate of which. Namibia ranks one of the highest in the world.
Sylvanie Beukes, entrepreneur, Principal Consultant at SB Consultants who is a mentor and judge at the awards said that the judging is very challenging task but what was exceptionally helpful was the mentoring system that used a combination of a well designed website interface and email correspondence that really made it possible to score and mentor entrepreneurs on an individual basis on specific interventions regarding their proposals.
Soraya Sebti representative of the Awards said that they are focusing on business ideas that will promote innovation in the fields of education and environment as well as the category they call uncharted, which has never been done before in Namibia or the region.
"Our objective is to better understand how these Awards can help Namibians start businesses that will create jobs, improve lives and inspire others in Namibia and across Africa," added Sebti.


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As violence spikes in the Central African Republic, a fresh wave of refugees has been forced into Chad. Some of those are 'returnees' who claim to have family roots in the country, but most of those are not entitled to the same basic assistance as refugees. Their opportunities are few and far between, writes Inna Lazareva
DANAMAJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Wearing a pastel-coloured dress embroidered with a tatty trim and speaking almost in a whisper, 17-year-old Chancelle looks like she should be in school.
But, since the age of 15, she has instead been going into isolated huts or simply to the fields to sell sex for money.
"Each week, I would meet with three or four men," the teenager, who declined to give her real name, said.
Chancelle fled north to Chad in 2014 after her father was killed by armed militants in her native Central African Republic (CAR), where Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian and animist "anti-balaka" militias have been fighting since 2013.
A spike in violence in CAR over the last year has forced a fresh wave of refugees into Chad, the world's third least-developed country, which is also weighed down by drought, floods and conflict with the militant group Boko Haram.
The teenage girl imagined life would be easier in the vast central African country where her parents were born.
But she has gone from trading goods at a market in CAR to selling her body in Chad for as little as 250 CFA francs ($0.44) to men who sometimes beat her.
She does not even insist on condoms.
"I don't want to risk it, in case he goes to another girl," she said. "Some days, I don't eat at all. Some days, I have only 50 CFA, 100 CFA to put something in my belly."
Chancelle is one of thousands of so-called returnees living in Danamaja, a muddy site in southern Chad that hosts displaced people who claim to have family roots in the country but lack paperwork to prove their nationality.
For centuries, trading and cattle herding families freely criss-crossed the international border drawn up by European colonialists, which was little more than a line on a map.
When the war erupted in CAR, widespread violence and ethnic killings made life there impossible for many.
Chad responded by sending planes in 2013 to rescue fleeing Muslim returnees from CAR – which has produced at least seven waves of mass exodus since 2003.
About 70,000 officially recognised refugees from CAR live in 20-plus villages and six camps across southern Chad, often complaining of shortages of food and medicine.
There are a similar number of returnees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says.
Most do not have any papers to prove their existence. This means they are not entitled to the same basic assistance as refugees who fled the same war, sometimes even the same town.
Chancelle, who has never been to school, said even her food ration card was washed away by the rains months ago, and getting a replacement has proven impossible.
The young mother has no one to support her or her two-year-old child, whose father left Danamaja – a remote strip of land some 600km south of the Chadian capital – without a trace.
"I stay because I don't have a choice," she said. "I'll put up with it until I can't take it any more."
Returnees visited by the Thomson Reuters Foundation received less aid than refugees, with worse shelters and medical care.
They risk joining the ranks of an estimated 10 million stateless people worldwide – "legal ghosts" with no nationality who are deprived of basic rights that most people take for granted.
Stateless people are often denied healthcare and education. Children may be forced into marriage or the armed forces as minors and, if accused of a crime, prosecuted as adults because they cannot prove their age.
Chad started issuing returnees with national identity cards in 2014, which allow them to move around freely to seek work, use local health facilities and open bank accounts.
Chancelle would also be able to send her child to school.
But the machine producing the cards broke down and funding shortages mean only about 6,000 returnees in southern Chad have received them, the UN refugee agency said.
Elise Mbainar, a social worker with a local charity, Initiative Humanitaire pour le Developpement Local, estimates about 200 girls in Danamaja sell their bodies for sex, although there are no official figures.
Some are just 12 years old, she said, including girls living with their parents.
"It's the conditions here that push them to do this," Ms Mbainar said, looking at the ramshackle huts made of tree stumps and bamboo shoots, tied together with rotting strips of fabric, and covered with a patchwork of tarpaulin sacks.
"It's a life that the girls don't want – that no one wants."
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UUs Take to the Street For ChangeOwen Huelsbeck, a youth member of the Tahoma UU Congregation, Tacoma, WA., co-organized a lunch-time walk-out at Stadium High School in Tacoma to protesting state cuts to the education budget. UU reporter Debbie Caffazo covered the story for the The News Tribune .By Ted Resnikoff | 12/7/2011
Anti-Oppression Resources for Youth GroupsUse GLSEN Materials in your Congregation Do you recognize the name GLSEN? If you don't you will want to now about the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. GLSEN is a national organization whose mission is to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual...By Jeremie Bateman | 12/7/2011Filed in: Guides and Tools, Issues and Trends, Youth, Young Adults, UUA, Social Justice
Stop Hate in its Tracks!Stop The Hate Trainer Training: Stop On Campus Hate 3-Day Training For Trainers Program The Stop The Hate Train The Trainer Program supports colleges and universities in preventing and combating bias and hate crimes on campus as well as fostering the development of community....By Kayla Parker | 11/30/2011Filed in: Guides and Tools, Issues and Trends, Youth, Young Adults, Social Justice
UUs and OccupyAs Unitarian Universalists, we are called to affirm and promote our fifth principle, "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large." Some of us may experience this principle as a calling to join the Occupy...By Kayla Parker | 11/15/2011Filed in: Issues and Trends, Young Adults, Social Justice, Issues and Trends
Bully – Or LGBTQ Ally Waiting to Be Called?ACLU Promotes Student Led Gay-Straight Alliance The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) " Blog of Rights " has created a video explaining how students can start a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at school, " Start A GSA Today ," to combat young people from being harassed because...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/14/2011
Justice Department Acts Against Anti-Immigration LawStates' Immigration Law Reforms Under Scrutiny of Federal Government After filing suit to block anti-immigration legislation in Arizona and Alabama, the Justice Department is challenging South Carolina S.B 20 and Act No. 69 immigration law. Read about legal challenges to Alabama...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/3/2011Filed in: Issues and Trends, Social Justice, Issues and Trends
Twitter Chat with Eboo Patel, author of Acts of FaithBeacon Press is hosting a Twitter Chat with Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith, moderated by Rev. Naomi King, with Gail Forsyth-Vail. Acts of Faith is this year's UUA Common Read selection. Youth are encouraged to participate. Submit questions before and during the chat at #...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/1/2011
UU's hold Mini-Assembly at Occupy BostonOn Sunday, October 16, the Mass Bay District organized a mini-assembly of Unitarian Universalists at the Occupy Boston protest. Connect with the Mass Bay District of the UUA. Read about what's happening as reported by the UU Growth Blog . Watch the video of Unitarian...By Ted Resnikoff | 10/17/2011Filed in: Issues and Trends, Social Justice, Issues and Trends
Youth Led Common ReadThe Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is making available grants for youth to form and lead Common Read groups and will publish guidelines and applications for this over the next few weeks. Following up on last year's Common Read in congregation and groups focusing on...By Ted Resnikoff | 10/11/2011
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Their Finest Review
Authenticity and optimism.
That is the brief given to the filmmakers at the height of the Blitz in order to rouse the country during their darkest time. Recruited to this is writer Catrin (Gemma Arterton), recently hired by the Ministry of Information to bring a "female touch" to the stale wartime information films. Together with the abrasive Tom Buckley (Sam Claflin) she attempts to write a film based on the evacuation of Dunkirk that will help the public morale whilst dealing with the complications of government, the constant danger of bombing, and the trouble of dealing with bristly actor Ambrose Hilliard (Bill Nighy). The words "authenticity and optimism" almost acts as a brief for Their Finest itself, coming out in a day and age of political and social turmoil and based on a true story; in the case of Their Finest the work of Welsh playwright and screenwriter Diana Morgan, much of whose wartime work was uncredited but who was involved in writing the hugely successful movie Went the Day Well, in which a group of plucky villagers fend off a German invasion. It's this lovely echoing back of fiction and reality that works really well, bringing a smile to your face both from humour and that famous British sense of determination.
There is just so much to like in this film. Fans of filmmaking will find a lot to enjoy here. The cast are, unsurprisingly, great. Gemma Arterton continues to be one of the best working British female leads today, Sam Claflin is solid, and has there ever been a time when Bill Nighy wasn't utterly likeable? Besides the film where he had a squid face, I mean. Round it all out with really strong supporting performances from Rachael Stirling, playing the writing group's unabashed trouser wearing lesbian boss who points out to Catrin a refusal to return to the neat boxes for women after the war is over, Eddie Marsan, Richard E. Grant, and a one scene wonder from Jeremy Irons, and you've got a small but fierce group of onscreen talent. The humour is played in this place that's wry but with an edge of almost tragedy. This is, after all, taking place during the height of The Blitz. There are things that you will see coming twelve miles away without the use of binoculars, but you find yourself forgiving it because of the well of charm that the movie has at its centre.
You want the film to succeed, you want this group to make something great because even if it's not one movie that will win the war, it's something that will make things a little bit more bearable for some people. And this is the central point of Their Finest for both its characters and its audience: the healing power of movies. As Claflin's Buckley puts it, movies make sense; even when terrible things are happening there is always structure and a reason for it unlike the mess and pain of the real world. It allows you to process things in a environment that is completely controlled, and also lets you escape from some of the harder things in life, if only for a little while.
That is something that I think all of us need at times.
Their Finest is an excellently made and entertaining comedy that has some real layers to it.
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Twenty years before "Black Panther", Marvel partnered with New Line to release a black-led superhero movie which would see them help kick-start the current superhero boom as well as changing the course of their movie adaptations to that point.
Born as his mother was dying from a vampire attack, Blade (Wesley Snipes) possesses all of the vampire's strengths and none of their weaknesses, save one: he thirsts for blood, a craving he keeps at bay with a special serum. Guided by his mentor Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), he wages a one-man war against the hidden vampire race, making him the only one who can stop ambitious vampire Deacon Frost (Steven Dorff) and his plan to transform himself into La Magra, the vampire blood god.
This is the film where Marvel as we've come to know them started. With flops like "Howard: A New Breed Of Hero" and straight-to-video underperformers such as 1989's "The Punisher" starring Dolph Lundgren and 1992's "Captain America" starring Matt Singer, this was their first theatrically released success and, ironically, it came in the form of a dark and violent take on superheroism, written for the screen by Davis S Goyer and produced by a division of Warner Bros.
Goyer blended the character's comic book adventures to bring him to the screen fully formed, as opposed to the gradual evolution of the powers and abilities of the character through his conflicts with Deacon Frost, Dracula and Morbius. Blade's origin story is told briefly and economically over the opening credits, meaning we get straight to the action – and what action it is! Director Stephen Norrington – still five years away from having his artistic confidence shattered by Sean Connery – brings an illicit underground energy to the opening scenes, leaving viewers in little doubt as to what's in store thanks to a pulsating club scene which leaves the cast and screen drenched in blood. Rarely has a superhero exploded onto the mainstream stage in such gloriously deranged fashion.
"Blade" opens with a set-piece which most action horrors would be lucky to count as their grand finale and while some of the vampire dusting effects may be showing their age a little, borrowed as they were from TV's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", they're still mightily effective.
The film works so well because it works as an effective vampire horror movie and a superhero tale simultaneously, without ever doing either down. Snipes is tailor-made for the role of Blade and, one goofy fist-pump early on aside, exudes taciturn coolness, leaving much of the curmudgeonly comic relief to Kris Kristofferson's Whistler, a grizzled mentor figure so integral to the success of the main character that his death in this movie would be retconned for the sequel. Not that Snipes is devoid of dialogue, making Blade a man of few words but choice ones nonetheless.
It does a good job of building a credible world where vampires could exist alongside humanity without ever really being discovered, the gritty urban setting providing a myriad of shadows, cloisters and structures in which to lurk and thrive.
Dorff's Deacon Frost is a very 1990's take on vampirism, all swaggering, smouldering sex appeal and brash, grungy insolence. There's an underplayed racial tension at the heart of his plan to tear down the stultifying vampire status quo, run by a council of purebloods led by Dragonetti (Udo Kier, alas not reprising his haematemetic turn from "Andy Warhol's Blood For Dracula"). Frost sees the world differently and is tired of his leaders making backroom deals with what he sees as food.
He's an effective villain although you never really get the sense that he's an insurmountable threat to Blade, the drama coming more from how much collateral damage Blade will suffer in taking him down.
Although it would have been Stan Lee's first theatrical movie cameo in a Marvel film, his brief appearance as a cop at the aftermath of the blood club ended up on the cutting room floor. He may not have ended up in the finished film – he'd have to wait until 2000's "X-Men" for his Marvel movie debut proper – "Blade" is absolutely the reason he would have the chance to stand on that beach and gawk at the freshly mutated Senator Kelly emerging from the waves, setting off an unparalleled series of cameos which would see him eclipse even Alfred Hitchcock as the king of walk-on appearances.
"Blade" was the first real evidence that a previously unknown (to the general audience) superhero movie could succeed without the cache of name recognition that the big hitters like "Batman" and "Superman" had been able to leverage. Without it there would be no "X-Men", no "Spider-Man" and no MCU. If it didn't deserve to be rewatched and celebrated on its own merits (and it absolutely does), then its legacy alone would earn it a place in the superhero movie hall of fame.


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Ramazan started today. I woke early and heard the siren for waking and
eating, and then the one for starting the fast at dawn. The siren sounds
like the siren the school uses for shut down drills. This is a special
month of devotion to God in Pakistan.
Pakistan, the land of the pure, is also now a land of the mobile phone. Gary saw a sweeper, broom in one hand and mobile phone in the other. He thinks of this image as a new image of Pakistan. Beggars are seen with phones also. Being a beggar is big business here. Yesterday a woman waved her bloody arm stump in my face, but I was sure it was paint.
Last weekend our friend from an NGO managed to get us to the Khyber Pass with some help from his influential Pakistani friend. I have now seen Afghanistan, albeit from a distance. We had a police escort and we checked in at Police check posts. At Michin Fort we were given a history lesson reminding us of all the great people who had used the Pass from Alexander to the British. Forts dotted along the Pass have been turned into check posts and are still used. While in Peshawar I found the people to be friendly. There had been kidnappings of rich children for ransom in the area of our guest house, yet as usual most people were going about their normal business.
From International News, Islamabad, 17th Sept, p11:
Ulema-o-Mashaikh wing of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League urged Afghan authorities to strike a deal with ousted Taliban militia for lasting peace. Secretary General of the wing, Maulina Syed Chirga Din Shah, said Taliban are nationals, and peace is next to impossible without their active participation in mainstream politics. When asked he said that suicide attacks were no solution to the problems of suppressed Muslim nations and urged the unity of the Unmah to stop the aggressors from committing atrocities.
It was good to see General President Pervez Musharraf and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the paper shaking hands to work towards peace, including in Jammu Kashmir. They both condemn terrorists and agreed it is a scourge that needs to be effectively dealt with.
Apart from the comments the Pope made that offended Muslims everywhere including here, he did say something interesting in his apology which was quoted in The International News, 17th Sept, p9: he warns secularised Western culture to guard against the contempt for God and the cynicism that considers mockery of the sacred to be an exercise of freedom. I find this an interesting comment because I have never yet heard a Muslim say anything negative about Jesus Christ, yet many Westerners do.
A seminar took place in Karachi last Sunday to discuss honour killings. It was said they have no connection with any monotheistic or revealed religion of the world. However they still occur in some parts of Pakistan.
Back at the school I visited the elementary classes and then we were off to join a World Vision assessment trip up the Karakorum Highway to Kohistan and beyond. We stopped in Dasu to obtain permission from the District Commissioner to visit a Kohistani Valley the next day. These are the side valleys into tribal areas that the travel books say must not be attempted by tourists as there is no police jurisdiction. Unfortunately it rained and there was a landslide so we couldn't make that trip. In the distance we could see the hills of Kala Dhaka (Black Mountain), a tribal area where World Vision have distributed aid. The people in Kala Dhaka have Pukhtoon ancestry, live under a feudal system with Jirgas (council) to decide important matters, where guns are their protection and decoration, and where the Pakistani government has no jurisdiction, nor are there taxes. Yet the relief workers say these people are living their normal traditional lives and not harbouring terrorists as some media sources would have us believe.
Back in Manshera, the headquarters for many of the NGOs here because of the earthquake last October, a young wealthy Pukhtoon put on a 'party' at his house. Guns were fired as guests arrived just as they are at the birth of a son or at a wedding. They seem to be used as firecrackers are in the West. There was barbequed chicken, pillau rice and nan, and later, music, with some of the men taking turns at singing poems, a tabla player (drum) and a rabaab (like a sitar). Some of the men danced. One young educated Pathan was telling me that it was such a pity the Western media is so negative about Pakistan. 'We love people, we have hospitality and honour, we try to be good Muslims. Why does America think we are harbouring terrorists?' I had no answer. I didn't tell him that a traditional use of firearms is illegal in Australia and that many would think he was a terrorist just because he had one.
Another man I met was a major in the army and is a Muslim lay preacher. By the end of the trip he was calling me Bhaji, dear older sister. 'Religion should be about love,' he said, 'and no extremist of any religion should be allowed into power, for the people do not like it.' And on the subject of terrorists he said, 'If you kill one person, you kill the universe. This is from the Koran. These people do not do this for religion. They have other reasons and it is nothing to do with Islam.' This man had to cut short his trip as his cousin was shot by a robber who was trying to steal his mobile phone. Fortunately the shooting wasn't fatal.
The manager of the school that is my host was involved in the court case of the terrorists who attacked this school 4 years ago. His comment: 'It was a difficult dark time, but those men, they will not feel guilty, they believe they were doing a good thing.'
Kala Dhaka
Kala Dhaka, Black Mountain, has given me ideas for another book and we hope to travel to Karachi to see a settlement of children from Kala Dhaka and how they are being educated and saved from the sex trade. Later we hope to be able to visit Kala Dhaka as well.
The Gujars, the nomads, who I also want to see, are taking houses in the summer instead of tents these days.
In Pakistani homes
The driver who took us back to Murree from Manshera first of all invited us home for a cup of tea. Gary was ushered into the megaliss where men sit together and I got to go into the courtyard of the home where the women were cooking and feeding the baby. When the tea was ready I went into the men's room and drank sweet milky chai (tea) and ate roasted corn on the cob and biscuits. The young children wandered in and out and I managed to get a photo of them. But I didn't take a photo of the women. My husband will never know how pretty the man's wife was.
Peshawar has always been renowned for its folktales. There is even a street called Qissa Khwani, the story tellers' bazaar, where stories used to be exchanged. Now many people watch TV instead, and Asha Ahmad who recently compiled a book called 'Pashtun Tales' found it very difficult to find a storyteller to tell her the tales. She finally found Saeed Khan Baba and he brought 'the room alive with princes and princesses, jinn and fairies and far-off mountains, fabulous lands where birds and beasts talk and possess more wisdom than wise men' (12). It is sad that the art of storytelling is starting to die out. With us on our trip to Peshawar was a young man who was related by marriage to the prince of Chitral. I asked him if he knew any stories. 'What about the princess who married an Englishman?' I asked. But he hadn't heard that one. The Pushtun tales reflect the Pashtun code of honour, known as Pakhtunwali, based on revenge (avenging a wrong), hospitality and forgiveness. Hospitality will even cancel out revenge.
A recent Pukhtoon folktale I read called 'Sweeter than Salt' has the same plot as King Lear. Who did the borrowing? They say here that Shakespeare did.
There's KFC in Peshawar. It was bombed some time ago, but we tried it out with our friend all the same � very spicy.


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It is now deeply worrying – an Easter holiday with several bank holidays and still the weather is sunny – even including the Royal Wedding Day (well at leat where I was) – it's only banking up trouble for the summer hols I say….
So, the hosepipe has been essential over the time since the last post and it has left me in something of a quandary as to what to pant out as I can't help feeling the weather still able to turn cold again. However, I have now plated out a couple more climbing french beans so there are six now and they seem to be thriving. Almost all the remaining broad beans are out now, so there are two very full rows, one of which I've put the canes and string support around – and that first row is very much in flower now. The mangetout peas seem to be coming along ok – at least some of them are gripping the sticks around them now. I've also planted a separate half-row, and I must plant some more seed to fill that up.
The potatoes are growing like mad, at least one set of shoots are over the top of the container now and I'm filling them up with compost almost every day.
I had a container of salad leaves in the greenhouse (we've harvested some already) but the weather has encouraged me to move it to outside the kitchen – where it is a bit handier.
The ailsa craig tomato outside the kitchen seems to be surviving ok, and I've now planted a second in the growbag in the greenhouse. There are three more seedlings left, but I'm waiting for some other varieties to come through as well as I would like some smaller tomato varieties as well but the germination has proved difficult – a couple of seedlings are coming through now though.
Also, inside the greenhouse I've planted out a couple of the aubergines into a pot and the sole pepper that had germinated into another pot. There are a couple more aubergine seedlings to plant out yet as well.
I've sown more seed as well in the greenhouse, some lettuce, coriander and salad leaves. Lets hope they all germinate, which is more than the dwarf and runner beans I planted a while ago appear to have done.


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In this post, we will be sharing you a new way to bypass PUBG Mobile emulator detected message. Please note that "This Post is only for Educational Purposes Only".
Now as far as users know, in the recent updates PUBG has improved their security to whole new levels, by the cooperation of many security and anti-cheating agencies, pubg has made the game even more secured. This has caused almost every bypass weather it's private or public to be unusable any longer and no longer works. So in this post we will be covering how to bypass the current emulator detection.
Bypass is not allowed by PUBG mobile. If you are planning to use this bypass for illegal means, then you will be responsible for the consequences yourself. Bypass is only meant for education purposes, so that the developers can fix the loop holes in the security of the game. In case your account gets banned from using this, then it won't be our responsibility.
PUBG mobile has patched every bypass Paid & Public both. And besides bypass is considered hacking, and keep this concept that no hack is forever safe. It will get detected at some point. And the same applies for Bypass. If it works then congratulations, but it wont last very long. So be sure to use bypass on guest accounts only for testing purposes.
Installation Instructions:
- Download the files form the link given below.
- Copy the hosts files.
- Paste them in the windows "etc" folder.
- Now Copy the apkfiles.
- Paste them in the shared directory of Gameloop/TGB.
- Install the apk files into the android emulator.
- Now Run the apk files.
- Install Xposed and allow permissions for it's modules.
- Bypass the game Game using cerberus.
- Open PUBG M.
- Enjoy!
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Rodney Tate, 50, was seriously injured in a car accident after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on Highway 99. According to an article in the Lodi News-Sentinel, Tate was riding a 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was merging on to the highway from Turner Road. California Highway Patrol officials say his motorcycle and a 1991 Acura Integra driven by 31-year-old Maria Serreira, collided the afternoon of June 7, 2010. Tate was transported to a Sacramento hospital with major injuries. He was listed in serious condition. Officials say Serreira does not have a valid driver's license. An investigation is ongoing.
My heart goes out to Rodney Tate and his family members. Apparently Tate had made it through a fiery crash two years ago in which he survived major burn injuries. The injuries from that crash caused him to have a pacemaker and defibrillator placed in his chest and also caused him to take an early retirement from his job. Tragic! I pray for his speedy and complete recovery.
Motorcycle Accident Statistics
According to California Highway Patrol's 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there was one fatality and 10 injuries reported as a result of motorcycle accidents in Lodi, California. In San Joaquin County as a whole, 13 people died and 240 were injured as a result of motorcycle accidents during the same year.
Accident Causes
Based on the news report, this collision occurred when Tate was attempting to merge on to Highway 99. It is not clear what caused Serreira to collide with Tate's Harley-Davidson. Was Serreira under the influence? Was she traveling at a high rate of speed? Was she distracted at the time of the collision? Was she simply inattentive to traffic conditions on the highway? I trust officials are looking into these and other issues in order to determine precisely how and why this motorcycle crash occurred.
Fault and Liability
If Serreira is determined to have been at fault, she could be held liable for the accident and resulting injuries. In such cases, injured victims can seek compensation to cover medical expenses, loss of earnings, cost of hospitalization, surgery, long-term care, pain and suffering, and other damages. If Serreira does not have auto insurance, Tate may be able to receive compensation through the uninsured/underinsured motorist clause of his own car insurance policy.
In such cases, injured victims or their families would be well-served by seeking the counsel of an experienced California personal injury lawyer, who will analyze all facets of the accident and make sure that the negligent parties are held accountable. The best personal injury law firms will always offer a free and comprehensive consultation to injured victims and their families.
What precautions do you take as a motorcyclist especially when you are traveling through intersections or while merging on to a highway or freeway?
The Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys is not representing any of the parties mentioned in this article at the time the article was posted. Our information source is cited in the article. If you were involved in this incident or a similar incident and have questions as to your rights and options, call us or another reputable law firm. Do not act solely upon the information provided herein. Get a consultation. The best law firms will provide a free consultation. We provide a free, confidential consultation to not at fault persons named in this article. The free consultation offer extends to family members as well.


text: Jean-Marc Albiol is the co-founding Partner of the Paris office of Ogletree Deakins. He provides strategic advice on numerous complex and sensitive matters including mergers & acquisitions and restructurings of French and international groups. He regularly advises on issues related to employee representative bodies, collective dismissals, staff transfers, and he is also experienced in the setting-up of compensation policies.


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The Oakland Raiders announced that they have placed cornerback Chris Johnson on the "Reserve/Non-Football Illness" list.
Johnson opened the 2011 season as the starter opposite Standford Routt, totaling 11 tackles, three passes defensed and a forced fumble before missing eight games with groin and hamstring injuries. Johnson returned to the lineup for the team's December 4 loss to the Miami Dolphins, but left the team last week after his mother was shot and sister was murdered by his sister's ex-boyfriend in Texas.
Johnson did not play in Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers and was ruled out for tomorrow's game against the Detroit Lions.
Roster move: Defensive end Mason Brodine has been promoted from the practice squad to replace Johnson on the 53-man roster.


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Friday, September 11, 2009
Witness to the tragedy
As I do every year on this day, I think back to where I was when I heard the news - at work - and how I heard about it - my mom called me at the office. Everyone in the office clustered into the A/V room, which had the only TV with cable. After the room was crammed to capacity, one of the technical guys managed to rig an extension that allowed us to bring the TV out into the main area of our division. We all stood and sat around the TV in silence, hands over our mouths or in someone else's hand.
I left the office at 1:00, like I did every day, went home, and sat in front of the TV, watching and crying. I spent much of that night awake, either watching Ella, who was 11 months old, sleep in her bed or watching TV. What I saw that day, what everyone saw, was beyond belief.
Today I hadn't planned to watch any of the documentaries or specials about that terrible, terrible day. But as I was folding laundry in my room and flipping through the channels, I stumbled upon a documentary on the History Channel that was riveting.
It's called "102 Minutes" and it is made up entirely of archived footage shot by dozens of average people and professional cameramen on the streets and in their apartments showing what was happening as it happened. Some of the footage was shot by students living blocks from the WTC, some by people living a mile north. One cameraman was at Times Square, and he did nothing but film the people watching the events unfold on the big TV there. The shock and disbelief on their faces mirrored what I remember feeling that day.
The worst part was watching the footage of the firemen walking towards the buildings, carrying their gear and hoses and wanting to scream at them to stop and turn around. Knowing what was in store for them was unbearable.
A lot of the footage is of the aftermath, of people walking out of the smoke and debris, covered in ashes and soot, grey and gasping for air. The silence in all of the scenes is stunning. No one was screaming or yelling, just watching and moving in silence.
One man, who was in an apartment four blocks from the Trade Center, filmed the firemen who escaped as they staggered into his building, covered in debris and totally in shock. He helped them make phone calls to their families before the lines went dead.
The documentary has no narration, other than the voices of the people in the films, which is what makes it so powerful. The commentary of the people on the streets, the people watching it happen, truly conveys the shock and horror.
I hadn't intended to watch the whole film, and I set the DVR to record it, but I couldn't bring myself to turn it off. Now that I've seen the entire documentary, I'm not sure I can ever watch it again, or if I even want to.
I do know that I probably won't sleep much tonight, but that's ok. We should remember what happened on September 11, and we should take time out of our lives to think about those who lost loved ones, about those who walked into the building when others were walking out, about those who worked for months and months afterwards searching the wreckage to provide answers. We should also think about those who have been injured and killed in the two wars that were started as a result of September 11.
The effects of that day are still being felt now, eight years later.
4 comments:
- Dee at Pedestrian Palate said...
It was a horrible time. Many friends and coworkers of mine suffered losses. I am so thankful that I did not. Around these parts, many people have 9/11 bumper stickers that say "never forget". That almost seems unnecessary as I don't think it is possible to forget such a huge national tragedy.
- Baino said...
Heather I read that further deaths have been attributed as victims of the attack even though they died long after September 11, the cause, inhilation of all that smoke and ash. It was an awful day but as years go by, there will be a whole generation unaffected by it so they need to be reminded.
Little Man was born the next morning. He was a scheduled section, so I got to pick his birthday, and I had wanted the 11th, but the doctor I wanted wasn't on that day, and having him was more important than having the date. I was on my way to the OB's office to get my final checkup before they cut me open when everything started happening. If BDF hadn't been with me at the doctor, he would have been at work, in the Navy Yard, in lockdown, and I wouldn't have known if he was okay or not, which probably would have sent me into labor for sure. I saw the same documentary that you did, and it was powerful. The effects of that day will be still be felt for decades to come.
- Agent P or MamaJan said...
I think I'm almost ready to be able to watch something like that. I haven't been able to bear the idea until reading your post about 102 Minutes. I'll have to look for it.


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At Domino's on Carson St, we make it easy to get exactly what you want: pizza that's fast and fresh. Stop by to place a takeout order, order your pizza online, or give us a call at (310) 533-1174!
First, start by selecting your favorite crust. Pick from a hand-tossed crust that's seasoned with garlic and butter, a pan crust featuring two whopping layers of cheese, a crunchy thin crust, or even a gluten-free pizza crust! Then, choose your sauce and your favorite pizza toppings. Whether you're a freak for sausage and mushrooms or love sweet pineapple and tangy feta cheese, your pizza dreams can come true at your local Domino's.
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Fuel economy is one of the most important features of a family-friendly vehicle like a crossover SUV, and while the 2015 Hyundai Tucson mpg ratings do put it above some of its competitors in West Michigan, it comes up short of its most popular rivals, like the 2015 Honda CR-V. Honda's CR-V has been leading the crossover class for years, and the Tucson looks to still be falling behind Honda's crossover.
Let's take a look at how their engines compare.
Honda Builds a Superior Engine
There are three main specs we use to evaluate engines: power (in horsepower), torque (in lb-ft), and fuel economy (in mpg). Generally, it's thought that if you want to improve your engine's torque or power output, you need to sacrifice fuel economy, but sometimes an automaker builds an engine that is simply better than the others.
- The 2015 Hyundai Tucson has a 164-hp 2.0L four-cylinder engine with 151 lb-ft of torque, rated at 29 highway and 23 city mpg.
- The 2015 Honda CR-V 2WD LX, on the other hand, has a 2.4L four-cylinder engine with 185 hp and 181 lb-ft of torque, and earns an EPA-estimated 34 highway and 27 city mpg.*
Honda's engine clearly has a leg up on the Tucson powertrain, but that's not the only reason to drive a CR-V.
Honda Sets the Standard on Features
We think that the fuel economy of the CR-V is a great reason to drive one home, but its superiority over the 2015 Hyundai Tucson mpg ratings is just one reason it deserves a spot in your garage.
Each CR-V comes with the following standard features, no need to upgrade:
- Bluetooth for phone and audio
- Steering wheel-mounted controls
- Rearview camera with guidelines
- Touchscreen infotainment system
- SMS texting capabilities
- Pandora internet radio compatibility
Hyundai does have some comparable features on the Tucson, but you'll need to upgrade it to put it on par with the entry-level CR-V.
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We've gone over the key engine specs and the features of the CR-V, but we think the best way for you to find out if this is the Honda for you is to visit us in person. Stop by a West Michigan Honda Dealer near you to take a test drive of the new CR-V.


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On the Medical Watch, we're looking at the importance of getting involved. Recognizing when someone is in a medical crisis and taking action. We introduce you to a young woman whose life would be markedly different had it not been for the intervention of those around her.
Caroline Todd is a high school speech champion. With elegant delivery she can explain a complex topic. But it's her own story that's worth a listen. It begins back in January at a choir concert.
"It was that night I was the closing song so I was a little nervous getting up there. But I performed my two songs and after that I started to feel a little dizzy," she says. "It felt like a really, really strong migraine."
It wasn't her first, but with this migraine the pressure and pain were so bad, Caroline collapsed.
"Luckily someone passing saw what was going on so they immediately called 911."
Dr. Tim Malissch is an Interventional Neuroradiologist and he says, "We're so grateful that they understood the sudden onset of a severe headache, double vision, vomiting and then gradually becoming less awake. … And even if you're a healthy, 18-year-old girl that is a reason to go immediately to the nearest emergency room."
That's exactly what Caroline did, but she was quickly transferred to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village for more specialized care.
It's called an arteriovenous malformation or AVM. It's an abnormal cluster of blood vessels that began to bleed and cause pressure in her brain.
Dr. Malissch used a thin, flexible catheter to reach the site, then injected medical super glue to block off blood flow to the region.
The blood vessels in the AVM are not doing anything helpful. They are not delivering blood or oxygen or nutrients to any part of the brain. They really are just a short circuit that was developed before birth
Once the bleeding stopped, neurosurgeon Dr Bryan Bertoglio removed the AVM.
"It's fairly deep in the cerebellum near the brain stem," he says. "Our surgical approach was to come from the left side just behind the ear. …We were able to completely resect it."
Caroline spent three weeks in the hospital and another two at a rehabilitation facility.
"My left hand, my left leg are all affected, which mainly affected my walking," she says. "I couldn't walk for the longest time. But I used a wheelchair to get around then a walker. Now I'm using a cane."
At the time of her surgery, she had been prepping for the regional and state speech competitions.
"I was in the hospital bed rewriting part of my speech," she says.
She missed both. But by March, just two months after brain surgery, she was well enough to attend a qualifying event for nationals.
"Caroline got there at seven in the morning and she had to give her speech six times that day," says her speech coach Dave Anderson. "At noon she went to her car to take a nap. I texted her and said, 'You made the next round! Wake up!' … Despite the walker, despite speaking problems, she still kicked butt in that round and she did well, very proud of her."
"Cognitively I'm still here. I still can speak thankfully, because that's really important to me," Caroline says.
So is singing. In June, Caroline performed at her high school graduation.
"I wanted to go back to all of my regular activities post brain surgery, but I didn't know if it would happen," she says. "But I want to get back on my feet, go to school and dominate in speech."
This fall, Caroline will attend Bradley University in Peoria where she'll be a member of the school's speech team. And her doctors say, Caroline's recovery and outcome are largely due to the quick action that was taken when her text book symptoms surfaced. A lesson they want everyone to learn.
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text: BrightAnimal is a two year EU-funded co-ordination and support action project co-ordinated by the AIDC European Centre of Excellence, It will address the potential of Precision Livestock Farming to contribute to a more efficient and profitable livestock industry, the optimum use of resources, improved animal health and welfare and to sustainability in agriculture. BrightAnimal will not initiate new research into PLF. Instead it will conduct a world-wide review of existing research, PLF practices and standards with a view to making recommendations on how PLF can be made more accessible to small and medium-sized producers. We shall be looking in particular at the application of PLF techniques in dairy cattle, pigs, laying chickens/eggs and fish. We shall be producing Good Practice Guides for these sectors plus a practical "hands-on" book on PLF which producers can use in their everyday work. Precision Livestock Farming techniques and technologies have the potential to bring significant benefits to consumers as well as producers. However, these will not be realised unless PLF becomes effective and acceptable to the primary producer – and this will be a main focus of the BrightAnimal project.


text: Dan and I are enjoying a few days in Hollywood and environs before our Pacific Coast cruise LA to Vancouver starting Saturday. This Photo: formal garden at the Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, Ca. This is a spectacular recreation of an ancient Roman villa, inspired by one of the most lavish villas in ancient Herculaneum. Though some of the treasures at the villa include Greek sculptures, Roman statues, glass and jewelry, clearly the star of the museum is the villa itself with its magnificent gardens and pools. There are more photos and descriptions of our "adventures" on my blog at http://hardtoport.blogspot.com Goldrush02 006.jpg