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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Lucky Duck
This is my Forgeworld Thunderbolt. I'm not posting it for any particular reason, but as Steven Colbert once said about Anduril, Flame of the West, "I just want to remind everyone that I have this.
I painted this a bunch of years back for use in a 40k-scale game of Aeronautica Imperialis that we put on at all the U.S. Games Days. Forgeworld even cast us up a bunch of giant Auronautica bases for the event. Unfortunately, after surviving four Games Days and shipment in between each, most of the other planes that were painted for this event were destroyed by the useless, toothless hucklebucks at the Games Workshop warehouse in Memphis. I guess mine was packed right in the center of the crate because somehow it survived. I salute to the fallen heroes that didn't make it back!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Hey, I Painted an Ork
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Golden Gruhalas
Dropzone Games her in MD had their Grand Opening bonanza this weekend and had a nice litle painting contest to go along with it. Originally I was only going to enter a single model, but once I saw just how good the competition was, I covered my bases and entered all three categories. I think they ended up getting around sixty entries and some of them were really dang nice. The Cadians that won best squad were fan-freakin'-tastic. I got a spiffy plaque for this old thing, happy dance.
Keep up the good work, Tom. If GW could make stores like Dropzone, their retail operations might actually turn a profit. Har har.
Update: Here are all of the contestants and the winners.
Keep up the good work, Tom. If GW could make stores like Dropzone, their retail operations might actually turn a profit. Har har.
Update: Here are all of the contestants and the winners.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
New Orks
Long time no update! I got some time to hobby last weekend and I put together a couple new guys for my slowly growing Blood Axe gang. I intended to make my Kommando Kan look a bit less silly than the stock Killa Kan Models. As you can see, I failed miserably. I like the lil' fella though. Mega Armored Kommando is just plain badass, if I do say so myself.
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For the past four years, I've been one of the creative advisors to the twice-yearly Sundance Screenwriters Lab, a program which connects working screenwriters with emerging independent filmmakers. Because of work commitments, I've actually missed the past three labs, so I'm happy to be going back again this June.
The Sundance Institute recently announced the list of projects and filmmakers for this session. I thought it would be interesting for readers to see how far from "obviously commercial" these projects tend to be.
Taika Waititi (writer/director), A LITTLE LIKE LOVE, New Zealand: For two awkward misfits, life is the question, and love is the answer. Taika Waititi is of Te Whanau-A-Apanui descent, from the east coast of New Zealand and directed the Academy-Award nominated short TWO CARS ONE NIGHT.
Cruz Angeles (co-writer/director) and Maria Topete (co-writer), DON'T LET ME DROWN: In a post-September 11th world overflowing with fear and hate, two Latino teens discover that sometimes the only thing that can keep them from drowning is love. Born in Mexico City and raised in Los Angeles, Cruz Angeles is an award-winning student filmmaker from the graduate film program at NYU. A Bay Area native, Maria Topete began her film career while studying at U.C. Berkeley, and has collaborated as co-writer and producer on several award-winning short films.
Dante Harper (writer/director), DREAMLAND: An unflinching portrayal of the origins of domestic terrorism, DREAMLAND is the tragic story of Tim McVeigh, from his boyhood dreams of being a soldier to his life as a man at war with his own country. Dante Harper is an independent filmmaker, video artist and co-founder of CLC Films and director of the independent film THE DELICATE ART OF THE RIFLE.
Andrew Dosunmu (co-writer/director) and Darci Picoult (co-writer), MOTHER OF GEORGE: Torn between her African culture and new life in America, a woman struggles to please her husband and give him the son that will carry on his family's legacy. Originally from Nigeria, Andrew Dosunmu has photographed artists including Outkast, Erykah Badu, and Mos Def and recently directed several episodes of the highly acclaimed South African television series YIZO YIZO 3.
Catherine Stewart (writer/director), TRANSIT CAFÉ, South Africa: Set in post-apartheid South Africa amid a volatile landscape of fear, hybrid cultures, and shifting identities, three unusual love stories intertwine with startling results on the streets of Johannesburg. Catherine Stewart received and MFA in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University in New York City before returning to Johannesburg to direct documentaries and the thirteen-part dramatic television series TSHA TSHA.
Eva Husson (writer/director), TINY DANCER: In Spanish Harlem, a talented high-school girl struggles to find the right balance between her overpowering family, her need for love, and her passion for contemporary dance. Eva Husson attended the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University in Paris before graduating from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, where she wrote and directed the award-winning short film HOPE TO DIE.
Stew (co-writer/director) and Heidi Rodewald (co-writer), WE CAN SEE TODAY: The vibrant and authentic story of the deeply intimate and complex relationship between two families – one black, one Jewish – living in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles circa 1973. Stew is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter whose releases have won numerous "Album of the Year" accolades. Born in Pomona, California, Heidi Rodewald is the other half of the multi-disciplinary art team known as STEW.
Ryan Eslinger (writer/director), WHEN A MAN FALLS IN THE FOREST: The lives of three lonely men intersect as they struggle to overcome their deepening isolation and search for connection. Los Angeles resident Ryan Eslinger directed his first feature, MADNESS AND GENIUS, at the age of 23.
Martin Moran (writer), CELESTIAL NAVIGATION: CELESTIAL NAVIGATION is the story of a Roman Catholic boy's sexual relationship with an older man and its effect on the man he becomes. Martin Moran grew up in Denver and attended Stanford University and The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He won a 2004 Obie Award for his one man play, THE TRICKY PART, which was developed at The Sundance Theater Lab.
Jake Mahaffy (writer/director), FREE IN DEED: Three years after attempting to perform a miracle in Oil City, a religious man returns to confront the town's few remaining residents with the reasons for his criminal act. Born in Ohio and currently residing in southwest Virginia, Jake Mahaffy has made award winning short films and the feature-length WAR.
Sabiha Sumar (writer/director), RAFINA, Pakistan: RAFINA is the story of a young woman struggling to define herself in a new, emerging Pakistan – a Pakistan that is steeped in a timeless way of life and, at the same time, is in the throes of cataclysmic change. Born in Karachi, Sabiha Sumar studied Filmmaking and Political Science at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and then studied International Relations at the University of Cambridge. KHAMOSH PANI (SILENT WATERS), her first feature film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2003 where it won the Golden Leopard for Best Film, Leopard for Best Actress and three other awards.
Annemarie Jacir (writer/director), SALT OF THIS SEA, U.S.A./Palestinian: A Palestinian-American girl, intent on asserting her right of return, travels to the West Bank and meets a dynamic young man who joins her on an adventure journeying across borders. Palestinian-American filmmaker Annemarie Jacir has written, directed and produced both narrative and documentary shorts.
Salvatore Stabile (writer/director), WHERE GOD LEFT HIS SHOES: A struggling ex-boxer and his family, desperate to leave the shelter they've been living in, get a Christmas Eve gift of an apartment to call their own – but only if Dad can find a job by the end of the day. New York native and LA resident Salvatore Stabile made his directing debut when he was 21 years old with the film GRAVESEND.
None of these project scream "blockbuster," but that's certainly not the point. And a substantial proportion of them will get made. Two of the projects I advised in previous labs include David Gordon Green's All the Real Girls and Michael Burke's The Mudge Boy. Other major success stories from the lab include Boys Don't Cry and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
The other advisors for this session include Walter Bernstein, Kathryn Bigelow, Robert Caswell, Erin Cressida Wilson, Joan Darling, Anthony Drazan, Suzy Elmiger, Sally Field, John Gatins, Keith Gordon, Robbie Greenberg, Catherine Hardwicke, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Michael Hoffman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeremy Kagan, Michael Lehmann, Malia Scotch Marmo, Peter Medak, Sally Menke, Walter Mosley, Ron Nyswaner, Harold Ramis, Robert Redford, Howard Rodman, Susan Shilliday, Stewart Stern, Joan Tewkesbury, Barbara Tulliver, Jon Turteltaub, Tyger Williams, Doug Wright, and Boaz Yakin.
The summer session includes a three week directing lab, which explains why there are so many advisors — we each take a week or so.
How do you get your project picked for the lab? Well, I'm not the best person to ask, since my script (HERE AND NOW) didn't make the cut. But I've noticed a few common trends among the projects that make it to the lab:
- Dissimilarity to any other movie. If you can say it's "like" some other movie, it's probably not going to get in.
- An atypical protagonist. Forget likability. Sundance project "heroes" are not generally the life of the party.
- Lack of clear genre. The very thing that makes it hard to put on the shelf at Blockbuster is a plus to Sundance.
- A filmmaker who's made another small feature, or a noteworthy short. Sundance tends to look for people's second movie, not their first.
- International is good. As you can see from the list above, a global perspective is definitely a goal.

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Today, dating is more complicated than it has been in the past. Previous generations had to get to know someone by spending time with them and talking face-to-face, in person. Now, there are so many various forms of communication available that we can constantly converse with someone from behind a computer or smartphone screen. The problem with this is that emotions, feelings, and personalities can get misconstrued and miscommunicated. These forms of communication have begun taking the place of personal interactions.
When you first start dating someone, be wary of communication done through texting and social media. The impressions and emotions that you experience may be entirely different from the way you feel in person. When should you add them on Facebook? Wait longer than you think. Wait, until you have a good grasp on their personality, your feelings for them, and where you think the relationship is heading. Define these things by real interactions and real impressions. The following are some things to be aware of and reasons why you should wait to add someone you're dating as a Facebook friend.
Photos of Past Boyfriends and Girlfriends
If you have just started dating someone, the last thing that you want to see is pictures of them with their arm around a previous boyfriend or girlfriend. Harmlessly Facebook stalking a new crush is a slippery slope and things can escalate, quickly. The next thing you know you are looking into their past relationships and making judgments about whom they were with and what went wrong. You also may not be quite ready to share information about your own failed relationships with your new love interest.
While information about dating history is something that should be shared and exchanged, it should be on the right terms. Each of you deserves to hear and be heard. Instead of making assumptions based on pictures, Facebook profiles, and statuses, share this information with each other in person.
Information about Family and Friends
Introducing someone you're dating to your family and friends is always a big step in a relationship. It can take a while to get to this point and both partners need to be prepared for the event. If you're not so sure about the seriousness of where a new relationship is heading, you may not be ready to share information about your family and friends.
By adding someone on Facebook, you are essentially opening the door to your personal life and everyone in it.
The last thing you need is for your new love interest to browse pictures of your family's Thanksgiving dinner and comment on how tasty your mom's pecan pie looks. By adding someone on Facebook, you are essentially opening the door to your personal life and everyone in it. Don't give someone access to your Facebook profile before you're ready to give them admittance. Doing so serves as a "cyber-introduction" to everyone important in your life.
Evidence of Strong Views and Beliefs.
The implications of social media can be great when you do not feel like you know someone well enough, yet. One night, you are browsing the Facebook profile of someone you have recently gone on a few dates with and they post a very strong status preaching their disdain for the public's obsession with The Walking Dead and, in fact, anything to do with zombies. The problem? You watch this show religiously, have seen every episode, and take great personal offense to the status. The moral of the story is that it is easy to offend and be offended by a harmless status or comment on Facebook. Rather than subject yourself to the possibility of examining and overanalyzing every verbal action that this new interest takes on Facebook, do not add them quite yet. Religious beliefs, political stances, and personal life views are all important topics of conversation between two people that are dating. However, these issues need to be talked about in person, not exchanged over Facebook. Doing so provides the opportunity for discussions and explanations and removes the presence of judgments and misunderstandings.
Jealousy-Inducing Photos or Comments
The early stages of a new relationship can bring you to an awkward and confusing in-between period. You're dating someone, but you haven't declared yourselves as being "exclusive." This is scary ground to navigate and Facebook can make it even more treacherous. One day you're on Facebook minding your own business when you notice a recent post on the timeline of someone that you have been on a few dates with. The post sounds flirty and alludes to the fact that there is someone else interested in them, too.
You're face becomes hot with jealously and anger, and you immediately send a questioning text to your new love interest demanding an explanation. Their response is that you were not exclusive, and they immediately get the impression that you are the crazy jealous type. Save yourself the embarrassment and strife and do not add them on Facebook quite yet.
Overanalyzing Digital Exchanges
Dating is confusing enough as it is. When you add Facebook to the equation, it becomes even more confusing and stressful. Instead of reading into every comment that her or she made on the date last night you also begin overanalyzing each comment on your Facebook wall and every "liked" photo. You begin asking yourself "is their updated Facebook status referring to me?" and "what did he mean by this poke?" Don't put yourself through this misery and wait to add someone on Facebook until you are sure about where the relationship is and where it is headed.
When you begin dating someone new it is important to base your opinions and feelings about them off of personal interactions. Facebook profiles can be misleading, and interactions on social media can do more harm than good. Do yourself and the potential relationship a favor and avoid Facebook until you are confident about where the relationship stands. Doing this ensures that the feelings and emotions that you are experiencing are built on real interactions and real feelings.


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Eight artworks inspired by mental health problems
The Perspective Project hosts art, poetry and writing with the aim of ending stigma and providing an outlet for those with mental health problems. The 24-year-old founder, Mark Anscombe, is already sharing the work of over 30 artists from around the UK, US and Canada, all of whom have various mental health issues. The project accepts submissions in any form, and people can submit anonymously


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Merry Christmas to all Friends & supporters of Belmar GAA start up!
We hope that 2014 will be a memorable year for the beginnings of Hurling/Camogie & Gaelic Football in the Belmar area!
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Thinking of beatling down to the land of OZ to sample GM's latest fire-breathing V8 monster? No need, as Vauxhall have sailed their yellow submarine across the sea to these hallowed shores. Sporting gills of gargantuan proportions and LED crested slats up front, Vauxhall call the black grille a "Shockwave". We're not sure what the rear black paneling below the "Superflow" spoiler is called, surf-wave? Once you've wrenched your eyes off the Hot Wheels rims you might want to peek inside for some visual relief.
Step down the conning tower into the sub's command centre, where there's plenty of space to have all your friends on board, and it's all military black and grey with sonar dash display, and hang on – a trio of supplementary analogue instruments – depth gauge, oxygen mix and dive angle no doubt. Better hand you over to Vauxhall's spec sheet before this submariner's analogy sinks…Full speed ahead Mr Parker.
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The Young Traveler's Network series showcases candid guest interviews of young people worldwide and the inspiring stories of how they navigate their lives and travels. They share their stories to educate, inspire, and empower others to see the world!
This week a Young Traveler named Courtney, 26, shares the experiences that led her to be afraid of flying and overcoming that very fear to continue on her world adventures.
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- Hello Courtney! Excited to meet you, and to share your story as it's truly a story of overcoming obstacles! To begin, could you introduce yourself to the readers?
- I completely agree! So, that begs the question—where did your love of travel begin?
- Travel accidents… I heard you've had a few… Can you tell me about them?
- You told me you have a fear of flying. Where did this fear stem from?
- How did you feel about traveling after those accidents happened? Did you take a break from traveling?
- How did your parents feel when they found out what had happened?
- What steps did you take to overcome the hesitation of traveling after those accidents? Did your sister help you face those fears?
- Wow, you're so strong! So where have you traveled since those incidents?
- What advice would you give to other 20-something-year-olds who want to travel but have fears of flying or fears of being in accidents themselves while abroad?
My name is Courtney Ruth. I'm twenty-six years old and I live in Austin, Texas.
Having grown up painfully shy (I was a middle child), I spent extensive amounts of time creating things while simultaneously watching other people live more emotive lives. On the other side of college, however, I followed whimsy and moved to California.
This decision helped me embrace and celebrate my own differences. Embracing myself lent the way to increased self-discovery and self-expression, which jumpstarted my decision to push past certain fears and become an active participant in life instead of a spectator. It is fun to be different. I enjoy that my life now represents this intrinsic belief. Click To Tweet
I completely agree! So, that begs the question—where did your love of travel begin?
My grandparents led the way for this. They are extremely adventurous. While most of their trips are international, in the Fall they will complete their dream of visiting the fifty states. I believe they only have two Northeastern states left!
My grandfather is Norwegian, and we have visited Norway several times to see relatives. My grandparents are also big proponents for cruises and used to invite our family to travel with them.
For my eighteenth birthday and my sisters twenty-first, my grandparents took us with them on a cruise around the British Isles. It was during this trip that my love for travel was ignited.
My sister and I avoided the cruise tours like the plague and decided to explore each port for ourselves. We got lost, almost missed our train ride back to the cruise, walked around for more miles than our shoes were prepared for, made new friends, and loved every minute of the discovery.
After this initial introduction to a more spontaneous version of travel, I was hooked!
Travel accidents… I heard you've had a few… Can you tell me about them?
In 2009, my sister and I got in a car accident while we were in India. The car was totaled and the passenger sitting in the front seat was unconscious for a bit. Luckily, everyone walked away with just a couple of bruises.
Last year, seven of us, including a two-year-old, piled into a small van and drove around the Sichuan province of China for four days. The view at 16,000 feet is all-encompassing. It is rare to be above the clouds sans airplane. I looked out the back window and noticed that there weren't any guardrails. Strange.
Twenty minutes later, our car hit black ice and we reamed into the mountainside. We ricocheted off the side of the mountain and headed uncomfortably close to the edge. Miraculously, and I mean truly remarkably, there was a cement guardrail in that stretch only.
Close call.
For a split second, we all made peace with our fate. Is this really it? And oh, my gosh, my poor parents. Once we realized that we were still alive and completely in the clear, I cautiously stepped out of the car. Death almost grabbed us and careened us off the mountain that night, but it didn't. My heart is forever filled with enough gratitude to last a lifetime.
A few hours after our accident, the car was sideswiped by what we suspect was a drunk driver enjoying the Chinese New Year. The poor car couldn't get a break. After nearly rolling over the mountainside, we didn't even blink. This was small potatoes in comparison to what had just happened.
You told me you have a fear of flying. Where did this fear stem from?
A week after the accident in China, we were gliding over the Himalayas and our plane began its descent into Tibet… When suddenly, one of the engines couldn't handle the wind current pulling us into the mountains and decided to simply quit.Courtney had some SERIOUS accidents while #traveling Asia... But she didn't let stop her! Click To Tweet
Bloody hell. After the second choppy try, the flight attendants crawled down the aisles passing out empty "goody bags." Or maybe they weren't goody bags at all. Three tries later, the plane was forced to make an alternate landing. Everyone clapped once the plane landed safely in Chengdu.
The curtain was pulled back to conceal secret conversations in the front of the plane, but we found out later that one of the engines had indeed gone out.
Thankfully, airplanes are equipped with two engines! It was scary, but mostly because I was still trying to get over the accident from a week prior.
How did you feel about traveling after those accidents happened? Did you take a break from traveling?
I was scheduled to fly to India a few months after the accident. Honestly, those accidents fueled my desire to live well and enjoy life with more vigor.
After living as a spectator for so much of my life, seeing and experiencing life has gained high personal value. Following my work trip to India, I was sent to Laos, Myanmar, and Malaysia. My flight to Laos was solo. This gave me lots of space to practice leaning into peace instead of fear.
On the first two flights I felt extremely anxious, and the second two flights I felt cool as a cucumber. All-in-all, I try to be kind to myself when I feel a bit more nervous than usual.
How did your parents feel when they found out what had happened?
My parents are the real MVPs!
They support both me and my sister and genuinely desire for us to live passionately. Something that both of my parents instilled in me is that you can't always choose what happens to you, but you can choose how to respond.
While they were worried after our accidents, they never let their fear control us or our choices. Instead, they continuously encourage us to follow our dreams. From my vantage point, their love for us and desire for us to live authentically overrules their fears.
What steps did you take to overcome the hesitation of traveling after those accidents? Did your sister help you face those fears?
I am not sure how to answer this. When I feel anxious on flights, I just breathe. The flight is such a small part of the journey. I still feel afraid at times, but I simply make a choice to show up anyway. Click To Tweet
Wow, you're so strong! So where have you traveled since those incidents?
I have traveled to India, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Hong Kong.
Together, my sister and I head up the communication department for a fabulous nonprofit located in the northeast. This nonprofit platform consists of different NGOs around the globe and part of my job entails getting written content for what is happening overseas.
What advice would you give to other 20-something-year-olds who want to travel but have fears of flying or fears of being in accidents themselves while abroad?
The experiences are always greater than the risk! I would encourage everyone to explore and fully immerse themselves in different cultures. These experiences will forever enrich your life and give you a broader perspective.
You can't control what might happen, but if life invites you on an adventure… it is best to accept the invitation and simply show up.
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." – Howard Thurman
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What's the meaning of the White Poppy »
White Poppy
This page is about the meaning, origin and characteristic of the symbol, emblem, seal, sign, logo or flag: White Poppy.
The white poppy is an artificial flower used as a symbol of peace, worn as an alternative to, or complement to, the red remembrance poppy for Remembrance Day or Anzac Day.
In 1926, a few years after the introduction of the red poppy in the UK, the idea of pacifists making their own poppies was put forward by a member of the No More War Movement (and that the black centre of the British Legion's red poppies should be imprinted with "No More War"). Their intention was to remember casualties of all wars, with the added meaning of a hope for the end of all wars; the red poppy, they felt, signified only the British military dead. However they did not pursue the idea. The first white poppies were sold by the Co-operative Women's Guild in 1933. The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) took part in their distribution from 1934, and white poppy wreaths were laid from 1937 as a pledge to peace that war must not happen again. Anti-war organisations such as the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship now support the White Poppy Movement.
Those who promote the wearing of white poppies argue that the red poppy also conveys a specific political standpoint, and point to the divisive nature of the red poppy in Northern Ireland, where it is worn mainly by the Unionist community. They choose the white poppy over the red often because they wish to disassociate themselves from the militaristic aspects of Remembrance Day, rather than the commemoration itself.
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I dreamed you were driving my car
like nothing doing.
You got in, shrugged and drove,
no big shakes.
As we tooled around, I got to wondering
what else you haven't told me,
what other skills you might possess
and have withheld.
Maybe you're an incurable epicure,
enjoyer and preparer
of sensuous food and libation,
wandering delightedly
silent on your moccasins
through vast rooted woods,
picnic basket swinging,
searching for the perfect spot
to wine and dine your perfect dish
before fervent lovemaking
au naturel
under an impassioned cinnamon elm.
Maybe you'd like nothing better
than to hike those woods
all the damn day long,
so long as the path ended
on a stretch of unobstructed beach
prime for stripping and skinny-dipping,
lolling on the sand
conversing with pipers and plovers,
thinking about how this perfect beach
could only be made more perfect
by the appearance of a shower
at the end of this rambling boardwalk.
Maybe there really is an open-air shower
at the end of the boardwalk,
and as you duck under,
allowing the cold water to rinse
down your body
in directed rivulets
like a ritual,
you realize that there's something
you never told me
so you pull your perfect dish closer
wrap around me in this rain,
whispering in my ear
words I always wanted to hear.
Kerry asked the Real Toads to try Worldbuilding, or opening a small window on an imaginary world of our own original design, through words. I am so firmly entrenched in Middle Earth these days that I have no idea what I was doing here. But still, this was fun to write.


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Posts Tagged 'soldiers'
Blood Angel
In 1949, my father had just returned home from the war. On every
American highway you could see soldiers in uniform hitchhiking home to
their families, as was the custom at that time in America. Sadly, the
thrill of his reunion with his family was soon overshadowed. My
grandmother became very ill and had to be hospitalized. It was her
kidneys, and the doctors told my father that she needed a blood
transfusion immediately or she would not live through the night.
The problem was that Grandmother's blood type was AB negative, a very
rare type even today, but even harder to get then because there were
no blood banks or air flights to ship blood. All the family members
were typed, but not one member was a match. So the doctors gave the
family no hope; my grandmother was dying. My father left the hospital
in tears to gather up all the family members, so that everyone would
get a chance to tell Grandmother good-bye.
As my father was driving down the highway, he passed a soldier in
uniform hitchhiking home to his family. Deep in grief, my father had
no inclination at that moment to do a good deed. Yet it was almost as
if something outside himself pulled him to a stop, and he waited as
the stranger climbed into the car. My father was too upset to even ask
the soldier his name, but the soldier noticed my father's tears right
away and inquired about them.
Through his tears, my father told this total stranger that his mother
was lying in a hospital dying because the doctors had been unable to
locate her blood type, AB negative, and if they did not locate her
blood type before nightfall, she would surely die. It got very quiet
in the car. Then this unidentified soldier extended his hand out to my
father, palm up. Resting in the palm of his hand were the dog tags
from around his neck. The blood type on the tags was AB negative. The
soldier told my father to turn the car around and get him to the hospital.
My grandmother lived until 1996, 47 years later, and to this day no
one in our family knows the soldier's name. But my father has often
wondered, was he a soldier or an angel in uniform? Sometimes, we never
know who God will bring into our lives to carry out a special mission,
nor do we know whose lives God will have us touch.
The Christmas Carol
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – When World War I erupted in 1914 launching the
first great European war of the 20th century, soldiers on both sides
were assured they would be home by Christmas to celebrate victory.
That prediction proved to be false.
The men on the fronts did not get home for Christmas as the war
dragged on for four years. During that time 8.5 million men were
killed, with hundreds of thousands more injured. The "war to end all
wars" took a horrific human toll and transformed Europe. However, on
Christmas Eve in December 1914 one of the most unusual events in
military history took place on the Western front.
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it. The enemy stuck up a similar one. Two of our men threw off their
equipment and jumped on the parapet with their hands above their heads
as two of the Germans did the same, our two going to meet them.
"They shook hands and then we all got out of the trench and so did the
Germans," Richards said. Richards also explained that some German
soldiers spoke perfect English with one saying how fed up he was with
the war and how he would be glad when it was all over. His British
counterpart agreed.
That night, former enemy soldiers sat around a common campfire. They
exchanged small gifts from their meager belongings – chocolate bars,
buttons, badges and small tins of processed beef. Men who only hours
earlier had been shooting to kill were now sharing Christmas
festivities and showing each other family snapshots. The truce ended
just as it had begun, by mutual agreement.
Captain C.I. Stockwell of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers recalled how,
after a truly "Silent Night," he fired three shots into the air at
8:30 a.m. December 26 and then stepped up onto the trench bank. A
German officer who had exchanged gifts with Captain Stockwell the
previous night also appeared on a trench bank. They bowed, saluted and
climbed back into their trenches. A few minutes later, Captain
Stockwell heard the German officer fire two shots into the air.
The war was on again.


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I met William Fears in August, at the so-called "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville that ended in Heather Heyer's death. This was well before the 30-year-old gained a dose of national notoriety as one of three men arrested and charged with attempted murder of anti-fascist protesters after a Richard Spencer appearance in Florida. But Fears terrified me virtually from the jump: He wore typical alt-right garb—slacks and a blazer—and carried a flag representing the Texas chapter of self-proclaimed fascist group Vanguard America. James Alex Fields, Jr. was seen in the company of the same group before allegedly steering a Dodge Challenger into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heyer and wounding many others later that same day.
Around the time of our encounter, I was listening to Thomas Rousseau, now leader of Patriot Front—a post-Charlottesville split from Vanguard America—address assembled reporters about the forthcoming protest. The right-wing extremists expected violence, and while Rousseau said his group wouldn't start fights, he added that "if the opposition starts something and the cops don't finish it, we will."
As if being in the presence of violent neo-Nazis wasn't tense enough, this was around the time Fears turned to me and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
I did not know how to respond. I was unprepared for sexual advances from a neo-Nazi, and it seemed, as it often does to women doing our jobs in such situations—even those involving less flagrantly toxic men—that there was no right move. Either I would risk escalation by talking back, or else render myself powerless by saying nothing at all.
He proceeded to ask me if I wanted a boyfriend, and followed up with, "Do you want to continue the white race with me?"
This marriage of white supremacist thinking and unvarnished sexual aggression was jarring, and thanks in part to the violence that followed, stuck with me even before I caught wind of Fears's alleged crime in Florida. That day in Charlottesville, he proceeded to smirk as I moved to distance myself from him. "How 'bout a smile!," he shouted, an aggressive admonition familiar to women everywhere.
The lingering feeling of discomfort has grown even more striking since I learned about the man's violent history with women—a problem that, while obviously not unique to denizens of the alt-right, seems to feed off the racism endemic to the movement.
Two days after the Florida rally, the Harris County, Texas, district attorney's office filed charges against Fears for an incident in which he allegedly hit and choked his then-girlfriend earlier that month. And the previous January, Fears allegedly pulled a knife on Hannah Bonner, a reverend with the United Methodist clergy, at a Texas airport. "When I faced him, I knew I was face to face with something I'd never faced before," Bonner recalled in an interview. "To see him finally get arrested for actually trying to kill people. It's like, yeah, I was right."
But it's not just Fears—patriarchy and white supremacy are foundational to the neo-Nazi groups that converged in Charlottesville and continue to organize across the country in the age of Trump. The catcalls and insults they flung at me and other marchers that weekend—including homophobic slurs like "dyke faggot" hurled at clergy members—were invariably drenched in sexism and racism. White supremacy and misogyny are intertwined, and are emblematic of Nazi movements.
During the 2017 holiday season, for example, a series of domestic violence incidents suspected of being carried out by right-wing extremists resulted in 13 deaths and injuries to more than 20. Long before James Alex Fields was arrested, his disabled mother made repeated calls to the police in 2010 and 2011 to report that he was threatening or assaulting her. And last week, Matt Heimbach, chairman of the neo-Nazi group Traditionalist Worker Party, was arrested on charges of intimidation and domestic violence against his wife.
According to Marilyn Mayo, senior research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism, starting around the 1960s, white supremacist groups in America argued that feminists organizing to upend traditional gender roles "were all Jews trying to create a different paradigm and weaken white men." Alt-right supporters employ this same narrative today to explain hatred of trans women: A post from far-right rag Daily Stormer about a young trans girl, for instance, suggested, "Jews did this," and Discord (historically a preferred chat platform for the alt-right) logs point to a transmisogynistic obsession with genitalia.
But more pointed, contemporary calls on the far-right to "have white babies" are steeped in a newer mix of anti-blackness, anti-semitism, misogyny, and a eugenicist notion that the white race is and must remain pure in order to "repopulate."
One month after my experience in Charlottesville, a Twitter account that appeared to be associated with Patriot Front propositioned me to "have his white babies." Samuwell Haididi—who also appeared to be affiliated with Facebook accounts that belong to a man by the name of Cody Coombs—suggested I "might be fuckable" as long as I weren't Jewish.
As Donna Minkowitz, who writes and researches white nationalism for Political Research Associates explained in an interview, such advances are colored by the fact that many of the men recruited into modern white nationalist movements were radicalized online. She pointed in particular to the "Manosphere," the network of message boards and blogs where men discuss masculinity and the sexual conquest of women—not always in ways that encourage or condone violence, but often so.
In many ways, the reversal of women's rights and feminism broadly is a driving force for recruitment on the far-right, along with the white supremacist conceptualization of what they call the "white ethnostate." That fantasy is reliant not only on gaining sexual power over white women, but also imposing reproductive control over black women and women of color. "They have this whole theory that white people are dying out and will be overwhelmed by the numbers of people of color, and they're terrified white people will be oppressed," Minkowitz said. "They wouldn't allow white women to have abortions, but will force abortions" on women of other races.
Alt-right leader Richard Spencer echoed this sentiment last year in a video on YouTube. "We want to be eugenic," he said, later adding, "The idea that every being that is human has a right to life… that's not how we think as identitarians!"
Part of the problem here is white men feeling entitled to a lot from the world. As Keegan Hankes, a senior research analyst with the Southern Poverty Law Center, explained in an interview, white men in America are often taught from a young age that they will have the economic and social circumstances they desire: a great job, money, profound relationships. When struggling white men see these successes visited on other communities, they might regard it as an "embodiment of their declining prospects," as Hankes put it. Their assumption of status and privilege has been upended, and by this logic, real societal problems such as economic inequality can be blamed on communities of color.
Of course, there are a fair number of women who buy into the alt-right's conception of the deeply sexist fantasy that is an ethnostate. "We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies," Ayla Stewart, a Utah blogger known as "Wife with a Purpose," told alt-right booster Lana Lokteff on the radio last year.
"Women have a role [in the movement] in guiding the children and making them be supportive of their parents' views," Mayo explained, adding that women have long been involved—if also marginalized—in white nationalist activity in America.
The far-right's systems of domination and power also form the basis for a so-called "White Sharia" movement employed by fascistic and Nazi groups. The term, which Minkowitz has described as "the idea that the sexuality, reproduction, daily life, and right to consent of white women should be controlled by white men in the white supremacist state," is said by the Daily Stormer to have emerged as an "ironic" alt-right meme. This is another poisonous concept with which I became personally acquainted: Fears's own Twitter bio—before it was suspended—read, "Charismatic leader of a White breeding cult," and the Patriot Front associate Haididi once referred to me on Twitter as a "White Sharia war bride."
In an interview, George Ciccariello-Maher, a visiting scholar at NYU's Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, explained this concept of "White Sharia" as both an "obsession with this racial sexual power that they dream of having … because they deeply dream of being barbaric," as well as a racialized misunderstanding of Islam. Sacco Vandal, an ex-marine who writes for his own website as well as other white supremacist sites, provides a chilling window into the vile idea: "Our men need harems, and the members of those harems need to be baby factories," he wrote.
Essentially, in this worldview, the only purpose of white women like myself is to breed.
The "Unite the Right" rally was obviously a wake-up call for many Americans about the resurgence of white nationalism in the Trump era. But it was also a window for me personally into the toxic masculinity endemic on the far-right. When I found out about Fears's arrest in Florida months later, I was relieved to finally be able to identify the person who violated me that day, while simultaneously thrown back into the state of adrenaline and rage I experienced when I first encountered him on August 12. I was also unprepared for the lasting impact attending a political protest would have on my everyday life.
After the gunshot-laden aftermath of the Richard Spencer appearance in Florida last October, Fears was held for some time at the Alachua County Jail in Gainesville on a $1 million bond. His legal representation there, Eric Atria, declined to comment for this story, and Fears was eventually extradited to Texas, where he was indicted by a grand jury on February 20 for "Assault of Family Member - Impeding Breathing." According to Fears's court-appointed attorney in Texas, Patrick J. Ruzzo, he faces serious prison time if found guilty on the domestic-violence charge.
"At this point, as in all of the criminal cases I handle, we're conducting an independent investigation of the facts," Ruzzo said, declining to comment further for this story. Fears's next court date was set for April 10.
No matter how his case plays out, I don't expect to cross paths with William Fears again any time soon. But it's clear there are plenty of others like him out there—and frighteningly little prospect of the kind of political or cultural intervention that might rein them in.
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I don't like admitting I have a least favorite book of the Bible. I mean, all Scripture is profitable, given for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, so I feel like I shouldn't have dis-favorites.
It's OK, I guess, to have favorites. People have life verses, for instance, and particular passages they turn to in times of great need. But somehow, admitting there's a book I don't like very much just seems wrong. But it's a fact.
What makes this worse is that a good number of people I "met" in my first online writing community, Faith in Fiction, declared this book their favorite. Yikes! I thought, how can this be?
I thought the same thing again recently as I
plowed thro read a portion of Ecclesiastes. Yep, Solomon's angst-filled, nihilistic, existential treatise is my least favorite book.
And why shouldn't it be? After all, like the violent, anarchic, everyone-did-what-was-right-in-his-own-eyes book of Judges, Ecclesiastes shows life without God in control—until the very end. (With maybe a glimpse or two of Him along the way).
Somehow, Ecclesiastes seems worse to me than Judges. After all, I know Solomon. Of course, some people don't think he was the writer, and honestly, I'd feel better if I believed that. Then the wrong decisions and fallacious thinking would belong to someone other than David's son. God's chosen ruler. His beloved. The wisest man who ever lived.
How, I keep wondering, could a wise man, beloved by God, come to some of the conclusions Solomon came up with in Ecclesiastes? Things like, wisdom and foolishness don't really matter because we all die. Or, there is one fate for the righteous and the wicked. Or, whatever you decide to do, do it with all your might because there's nothing after you die. (Ironic that the first half of 9:10 is often quoted as a verse to inspire industry when it's actually the beginning of a statement of existential fatalism).
In the end, I guess I can be glad for Ecclesiastes because it helps me understand how people without God may think. But Solomon? With all his advantages? I mean, he met with God, had an "ask Me for anything" moment, and was rewarded four-fold for answering selflessly.
His destiny was set. His father had been collecting the materials he would need for his life's work—building God's temple. Solomon didn't ever have to figure out what his purpose was. In addition, he had admirers, success, influence, wealth.
And from it all, he concluded life was all vanity.
Poor guy. First he relied on himself, not God when he made decisions: "I said to myself, "Come now . . . (Ecc 2:1a)
Then he went through a wisdom phase in which he tried to make sense of life from the standpoint of wisdom. He reasoned out what was generally true about the wise and what was generally true about the foolish. The conclusion he came up with? They both die in the end, no matter what.
He also went through a pleasure phase during which he enjoyed all the pleasures a man could want: sex, wine, all the foods that pleased his palate. But again, the end of this phase met with the same nihilistic conclusion: after all the merriment, we die.
His third phase was a work phase: build, and they will come, or something similar. He poured himself into doing, building, acquiring. And as his desire for more and still more faded, he concluded, all this labor is for nothing because when I die, whoever inherits may or may not take care of what I've build.
Yikes! I really don't like Ecclesiastes. I want to shake Solomon and say, Don't you realize you're studying life without factoring God into the equation? He changes everything!
And of course, Solomon came to that realization in the end:
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. (Ecc 12:13-14)
Well, I suppose that statement puts Solomon ahead of a good number of professing Christians today who deny that God will in fact bring every act to judgment. I just wish it hadn't taken him twelve chapters (thankfully, short ones) to get there. 😕
But I also wish he had seen the joy of the LORD in the legitimate pleasure God give us to enjoy; that he would have offered his work as a sacrifice to God; that he had seen his wisdom as a means by which he could glorify his Creator.
There are hard, important lessons in Ecclesiastes, as there are in all books of the Bible. I just don't look forward to climbing into the bleak outlook on life that Solomon had when he wrote the book. All the same, I'm not going to stop reading it.
Not everything we eat can be chocolate or cake, and not everything that nourishes our soul can be happily-ever-after. Sometimes it's good to look at what life is like "under the sun," without God's counsel and guidance.
Honestly, it makes me happily run back to a passage like the end of Romans 8—"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Now that's the kind of passage I'd put on a list of favorites.
A portion of this post is a revised and edited version of one that first appeared here in Mar. 2010.


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Condemned to Repeat ? The Paradox of Humanitarian Action.
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Humanitarian groups have failed, Fiona Terry believes, to face up to the core paradox of their activity: humanitarian action aims to alleviate suffering, but by inadvertently sustaining conflict it potentially prolongs suffering. In "Condemned to Repeat?" Terry examines the side effects of intervention by aid organizations and points out the need to acknowledge the political consequences of the choice to give aid. She makes the controversial claim that aid agencies act as though the initial decision to supply aid satisfies any need for ethical discussion and are often blind to the moral quandaries of aid. Terry focuses on four historically relevant cases: Rwandan camps in Zaire, Afghan camps in Pakistan, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan camps in Honduras and Cambodian camps in Thailand.


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Adding James Hardie Siding on Your Long Island Home
Choosing the right exterior siding is a big decision. Many factors go into picking the right one that will not only endure season after season but also enhance the beauty of your home. There are a variety of exterior siding materials on the market today, but the one that far exceeds homeowners' expectations by offering a host of benefits is fiber cement siding by James Hardie.
What Is Fiber Cement Siding?
Unfamiliar with fiber cement siding? This type of premium siding consists of 90 percent sand and cement, making it a low-maintenance and long-lasting material. It's ideal for homeowners seeking to invest in a top-quality siding product that will raise the design profile of their homes while protecting it for years to come.
James Hardie is among the foremost brands of exterior home fiber cement siding, and Good Guys Contracting, Long Island's preferred James Hardie contractor and leading custom exterior remodeling company, is proud to offer this high-end, sophisticated product line. The James Hardie line includes everything from shingles to lap siding, vertical siding, planks and boards.
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- Longevity and Durability: Because of the make-up of the material, it resists warping, sagging, cracking and shrinking. It also doesn't melt, unlike vinyl siding. With no seams, fiber cement siding can better resist mold and mildew, and provides protection against insects and rotting.
- High Style and Low Maintenance: It offers a rich, real wood grain look and feel that can be painted with a custom color. Homeowners can also choose from one of the many hues James Hardie offers that feature ColorPlus Technology. Color also doesn't fade.
- Return on Investment: Homeowners who invested in higher-quality fiber cement siding enjoyed higher ROI and increased resale value, with approximately 79 percent payback, according to the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) 2015 Remodeling Report.
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Suzuki Etsuo
Keywords: People
Suzuki Etsuo (鈴木越雄, Suzuki Kensho, 1915-85) was a professional, Japanese 8-dan of the Kansai Kiin. He was previously named Suzuki Kensho, became an 8-dan in 1969 and Honorary 9 dan in 1985, after his death Japanese Wikipedia.
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by Johan Isaksson
photos by Anders Isaksson
Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)
LAV is an all-terrain, armored, amphibious and highly versatile battle vehicle used by United States Marine Corps. The version presented below is designated LAV-25 and comes equipped with a turret mounting a 25 mm chain gun. The LAV-25 was designed to provide strategic mobility to reach and engage the threat as well as enough fire power to defeat soft and armored targets along with battlefield survivability to carry out combat missions. LAV-25 is fully amphibious with a maximum of three minutes preparation. It can also be transported by air in a C-130, C-141, C-5 or CH-53 E.
Among the different versions of the LAV series there are vehicles designed for anti-tank (LAV-AT), mortar (LAV-M) and recovery (LAV-R) duties.
The Italeri kit is superior in dimensions and detail compared to the old ESCI offering. Italeri has offered a number of different kits of the LAV. Molded in a dark green plastic, the kit provides an interior for the passenger compartment. However, no interior detail is provided for the turret or engine area.
The LAV was assembled according to the instructions and no extra detailing was done. Fit was good and the basic assembly was completed without problems.
Paint and markings
The interior was airbrushed using Tamiya matt white with a few drops of green. The details like the seats and various fittings were picked out using a number of different colors. wash of brown and black acrylics and a slight dry-brushing of Humbrol aluminium was the final steps. I decided to cut the time needed to finish the passenger area by displaying only one door in the open position. This took some time For the exterior an appropiate shade of desert yellow was mixed from Tamiya desert yellow, yellow and white. The entire model was airbrushed using this mix. A light wash of acrylic brown and black was then applied in selected areas to accentuate detail. Finally a little dry-brushing was done using lighter shade of desert yellow Humbrol paint. A few wheels were finished in a standard olive drab shade of Humbrol to illustrate the use of spare wheels which had not been repainted in the desert color. The tires were finished in a mix of Humbrol matt black mixed with some iron grey.
Photos of real LAVs during Desert Storm showed that the paint wore off in certain areas, exposing the original Nato camouflage. To simulate this effect I used the blade of my hobby knife to create scratches and expose the bare plastic underneath. This work took me a long way but I increased the effect further by dry-brushing a few Humbrol shades of green on a number of corners and protruding details. I used powder from a black pastel chalk to simulate the trace of the exhaust on the right side, applied with a brush.
The markings are dry transfers taken from a Verlinden gulf war decal sheet.
Final assembly
With everything assembled and painted I turned to the accessories. Kit bags, rucksacks, boxes and water canteens were taken from various accessory sets and attached to the turret.
Milliput was used to make a sleeping bag. A tarpaulin was made from fine fabric and sewing thread. It was folded using diluted white glue and attached to the front of the LAV. A piece of Verlinden camouflage netting was cut, rolled up and attached to the side of the vehicle, as seen in a photograph.
All accessories were painted in appropriate colors and the whole model was finally dusted with powder from light yellow pastel chalk to make everything blend together.
This article was originally published in IPMS Stockholm Magazine in February 2001.


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Monday, April 10, 2017
found green flash data
Charles suggested I look for a web site at San Diego State University regarding the green flash. In short order, I found Andrew T. Young's very good resource, An Introduction to Green Flashes. Google also offered up a specific page, Advanced Advice about Green-Flash Photography.
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text: For the past several years, Case Managers for our Medicaid Waiver Program have carried out our "Santa for Seniors" project to assist hundreds of our frail, older clients who wouldn't have a Christmas otherwise. Many organizations and individuals donate beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts that are designed to keep our seniors warm, fed, and helped with some home living essentials. The Case Managers deliver the gifts to our clients throughout December so that their Christmas is merry! Huntsville TV station WZDX (Ch 54) captured this effort on film recently.


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Swift's flirtation with wide vans started 18 months ago with the Sprite Super – and that range is extended this year, with the addition of a new transverse-island-bed model.
But having introduced three Elegance Grande models last season, this year the company has launched 8ft-wide sub-ranges for both Challenger and Eccles models, and introduced a layout not previously available in either.
Sprite expands
The Sprite Super Quattro EB features a midships washroom with a central handbasin and mirror, and a nearside door that leads to the rear bedroom with transverse bed. Along with two bedside tables (rather than wardrobes), a dresser on the rear nearside corner and a large externally accessible storage area under the bed, this room also has a striking fabric panel around the window.
Sprite overall – both the conventional eight-strong range and the three Sprite Supers – has been given new graphics this season, with decal strips in silver and gold.
Inside, a new Langholme upholstery scheme has oatmeal backrests and cushions, plaid scatter cushions, and copper-coloured curtains – which in the Sprite Super Quattro EB, match the back window panel.
There's the same Aralie Sen mid-tone woodgrain, although work surfaces are now grey.
X marks the spot
The new 8ft-wide Challenger X and Eccles X ranges feature an extra layout, the four-berth 850, with an L-shaped lounge.
The washroom in this twin-axle is spread across the centre of the van, while the in-line island-bed at the rear has a wardrobe either side.
One other twin-axle, the 835, and two single-axles, the 865 and the 880, complete the ranges. All are four-berths.
The 835 has a parallel front lounge and a rear transverse-island-bed, with kitchen and washroom across the middle. The 880 has a transverse-island-bed with end-washroom, while the 865 has fixed single beds and an end-washroom.
Go for the Eccles and Eccles X and you get the same Saturn soft furnishing scheme, in gold and black, and the dark Zabrano honey-toned woodgrain that Swift introduced to celebrate Eccles' centenary last year.
Challenger and Challenger X, meanwhile, feature Glacie soft furnishing with purple hues in the scatter cushions. Alde heating now comes as standard in both ranges.
Elegance as ever
For 2020 the standard Elegance range is seven-strong. There are now only two twin-axle models – the 645 and 650 – as the 635 has been discontinued.
In Elegance Grande, the 655 has been replaced by the new 850 layout, just as in the Challenger X and Eccles X ranges. Meanwhile the 635 and 645 have become, respectively, the 835 and 845.
Darwin soft furnishings, with natural tones and contrasting textures, are standard, but you can also go for the all-leather option.
Both ranges are now built on Smart 3, the third generation of Swift's timberless bodyshell construction process, so they include a composite floor with a dual-density core made from recycled plastic.
Swift offers a lifetime water-ingress warranty, subject to terms and conditions, on Elegance and Elegance Grande.
The company has launched 8ft-wide sub-ranges for both Challenger and Eccles


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How to Get Better With Your Left Hand in Lacrosse
In lacrosse, your dominant hand, typically the right, goes to the upper half of the stick, with the other hand holding the butt of the stick near your waist. You want to get your nondominant hand, be it left or right, as close as possible to your dominant hand in terms of skill and comfort with cradling, passing, shooting and catching the ball. In lacrosse, the ambidextrous advantage helps you produce a "quick stick" shot with element of surprise and to dodge through defenders to the goal.
Perform everyday tasks with your left hand -- brush your teeth, opening doors, writing and eating -- to increase your comfort. Carry your lacrosse stick to practice in your nondominant hand.
Stand up to 8 yards from a wall and pass to yourself for hundreds of repetitions with your weaker hand. Just throw the ball against the wall and catch the rebound. Aim for what would be your teammates' chest and head, recommends coach Becky Swissler in "Winning Lacrosse for Girls." Continue for a total of 30 minutes with varying passes, trying to work mostly with your nondominant hand.
Set up 10 cones each 5 yards apart in a line. Run through the cones switching hands at each cone. For the purposes of this exercise, cradle the ball as you start out by resting the fingertips of your weaker hand uppermost on the stick. Bring your stick toward your right shoulder. Swap hands, maintaining your grip angle on the stick. Focus on working on your left hand equally with your right. Work on switching smoothly so that you don't lose the ball out of the pocket.
Force yourself during drills to cradle, shoot, pass and pick up ground balls with your left or nondominant hand to increase your power and precision. Cradle for five minutes with your weaker hand before you cradle for five minutes with your strong hand.
Play a multi-goal game for two teams of six players each, suggested by the American Sport Education Program in "Coaching Youth Lacrosse." Create four gates, each 5 yards across, within a playing area 30 yards square. You can score going in either direction through the gate. Count one point for each time a teammate passes the ball through a gate and allow the team to keep the ball. Count two points if a pair of teammates pass and receive the ball through the gate, each using the nondominant hand.
Ask the coach if the entire team can switch to its nondominant hand for two minutes during scrimmages.
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Multi-Grammy winning director Jonas Akerlund is to helm "Midas Man," a movie about The Beatles' manager and music impresario Brian Epstein, it was confirmed Thursday.
Epstein discovered The Beatles – indeed Paul McCartney referred to him as "the fifth Beatle" – and they signed a contract with him in 1961. He also worked with music artists such as Gerry and the Pacemakers and Cilla Black, and helped promote musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream and Pink Floyd.
The film is described as "an emotional, witty, heartfelt story of the joy of success and the terrifying pressures of unspeakable risk and unfulfilled desire," in a statement from the producers, Trevor Beattie and Jeremy Chatterton at Trevor Beattie Films, and Kevin Proctor and Perry Trevers at StudioPOW.
Beattie said Akerlund had a "rock and roll heart," and "understands music and the music industry."
Akerlund has directed several feature films, including Netflix's graphic-novel adaptation "Polar," starring Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens, and "Lords of Chaos," starring Emory Cohen and Rory Culkin, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and was described as a "pitch-perfect black metal dramedy" in Variety.
His directing credits also include music videos and films that have earned him multiple awards, including Grammys for Paul McCartney's "Live Kisses," and Madonna's "The Confessions Tour" and "Ray of Light." His credits also include a special linked to Beyoncé's "Lemonade," which earned an Emmy and a Grammy nomination, and concert films that include the Emmy and Grammy nominated "Beyoncé & Jay-Z – On the Run," and Taylor Swift's "The 1989 World Tour Live."
He has also directed music videos for Lady Gaga, U2, The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Pink, Jennifer Lopez, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Duran Duran, Robbie Williams, Christina Aguilera, Smashing Pumpkins, Lenny Kravitz and Maroon 5.
Akerlund said: "Brian Epstein's story has everything I'm looking for in a story…. it's all about Brian's singularity for me. I love that Brian seemed to know every step of the way what no one else knew, he saw things that no one else saw. His vision was astonishing, he created a culture that didn't exist. The film is more like touring Brian's mind and what it was like to be him than how one thing led to another chronologically. I want to bring him back to life."
"Midas Man" will be shot in London, Liverpool and the U.S. for release in 2021. Worldwide sales will be handled by Mister Smith Entertainment.
The original screenplay was written by Brigit Grant and Jonathan Wakeham. The casting director is Dan Hubbard.
Peter Dunne, Mark Borkowski, and Twickenham Studios chairman and co-owner Sunny Vohra and managing partner Jeremy Rainbird will serve as executive producers. It is being produced in association with Er Dong Pictures, who will also be distributing the film in China.


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Angels with dirty faces, angels with broken wings
The devil's dust, PCP, invaded blood streams
People lining up to get it, Fantastic knew how to flip it
Illegal substances constructing, but plus addicted
Trust it and respect it, almost got me arrested
All of the time I invested in school is now of question
Child prone to violence like a dog returns to its own father
The fool for chaos, taking what we can salvage
Hustling is an art, I'm just trying to be smart
Strung our bodies out in the park, Shaolin was my heart
We stood for loyalty, all we had was each other's back
My raps were like crystallized powder before crack
Raw, uncut, like what they sold in front of the store front
The sidewalk was my brother's office
We cut our losses, I had choices
I took a pen, became a voice for the voiceless
My people walking in a zombie state
Life is short, even mines at stake
The government says that angel dust can kill you if you take it or it can cause you to kill others.
The scourge of angel dust has been linked to psychosis, violence, schizophrenia, and the epidemic runs especially rampant in the Bronx. My administration will hunt down these poison pushers and arrest them one my one until we get directly to the source.


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Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Illegal Possession of a Firearm Sends Local Man to Prison
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A previously convicted felon has been ordered to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Cruz Edwardo Gonzalez, 30, of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty Feb. 1, 2018, to a single count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Today, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos sentenced Gonzalez to 84 months imprisonment to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release.
In March 2017, authorities were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Gonzalez for delivery of a controlled substance. The agents located and arrested him at his residence in Corpus Christi, at which time Gonzalez gave consent to search the location. Agents and officers soon discovered a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun with an obliterated serial number in his bedroom. Gonzalez, who had a previous felony conviction, is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition per federal law.
Gonzalez was arrested at the time of the offense and transferred into federal custody in December 2017 as part of a coordinated federal, state and local law enforcement effort known as Operation City Shield. The operation was designed to identify violent offenders, stop gun violence and protect the community.
Gonzalez has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be designated in the near future.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Corpus Christi Police Department conducted the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lance Watt is prosecuting the case.


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Surfing, windsurfing, kite-surfing, stand-up-paddle-surfing - there are many possibilities to surf on Bornholm. The island's beaches are a perfect place.
Read our hints for surfing on Bornholm here
The crystal clear water around Bornholm can be used for other than just bathing in summer. Perfect wind and water conditions transform Bornholm into a mekka for surfers. Especially the beach at Balka on the southeastern part of Bornholm is a hotspot, but other parts of the coast invite you to surf and become active during your holiday.
Bornholm offers surfspots, that are at least as good as in California or Australia. Øens forskellige strande og kyster byder på perfekte forhold for både nybegyndere og de mere øvede.
If you haven't surfed before, you try a surf school. You'll learn all the necessary steps. The more experienced surfers can go surfing in wind and waves at many spots along the Bornholm coast.


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Sales & Trade Show Video
Expresso Fitness
Start-up company, Expresso Fitness, asked us to produce a sales video which captured the excitement and innovation of their interactive exercise bike, the S2. To convey the visceral experience that the bike approximates, we took to the streets à la Tour de France, capturing live action footage of road bikers. Expresso was thrilled with the end result and, beyond traditional sales and trade show, used it in their presentations to venture capitalists for fundraising.
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How Real Is the Terrorist Threat
This narrative will not comment on the cyber terrorist which is as big a threat to businesses as is the destruction or damage to their premises as this is a paper in itself.
The UK has long faced terrorism from various sources the most significant threat throughout the 70's and 80's was from the Irish Republican Dissidents, their targeting was mainly of personnel, government officials, military personnel and police officers, however in the 90's they changed tactics and started …show more content…
The dome of the Royal Exchange shifted in the blast; its reconstruction took two and a half years and cost £32 million, paid for by the National Lottery. (1. Wikipedia)
By comparison the events of 7th July 2005 in London whilst catastrophic in the numbers killed and injured, the impact on businesses was reported to be minimal, with obviously the transport links taking the longest to recover, most businesses that had contingency plans found after this event they had to review them as most had plans to deal with attacks on their buildings and not taking into account the knock on effect of disruption to transport links, phone systems and staff confidence etc.
The terrorist threat will remain a real unpredictable threat for some time with the lone wolf being the biggest threat, however it is reported that some Republican dissidents are trying to reorganise but it may be sometime before they are a serious threat on the mainland; numerous plots have been thwarted by the security services but it is incumbent on the business community at large to take responsibility for their continued operation by amending and or adopting practices such as emergency planning, business contingency plans and ensuring they have the correct insurance cover to deal with not only the direct impact of an incident i.e. damage to business property but the indirect impact, also having plans and policies


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Expert Direction
Is this the right time for you to move? Depending on if you're buying, selling, or both, you'll want to find out about the latest home prices — still down in many areas — while monitoring mortgage rates, which are predicted to rise slightly this year.
Painting Possibilities
Applying a new coat of paint to your walls is a great way to breathe new life into a room. But there's so much more you can do with paint besides just changing colors. Below are some specialty paints you might not be aware of, as well as some ideas and tips on how to use them.
Marketing Materials
When it comes to selling your home, you are an invaluable resource to your real estate sales representative. What can you do to help? Provide these materials to help market and sell your property.
In The Offering
You've found the next property you want to cal home and are ready to make an offer. But how do you arrive at an offer price? Here are four key determining factors.
Eat Your Veggies
Is there a plot of earth in your backyard that's underused? If so, think about using it to plant a vegetable garden. The benefits of growing your own veggies are numerous — and delicious!