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I guess I thought I might be getting into a rut, defining myself by my work and my private practice but I’m now thinking it’s FAR more important that I focus on that than finding a new mate. I’m not lonely. I love sleeping alone and don’t wax nostalgic over a man stomping up and down my stairs and making noise and a mess in my home. I do like men as lovers (if they know what they’re doing) and friends though so that’s what I was using dating for. The purpose of dating is not for sex and hookups. Sex is no big deal and can be part of it but in no way does it define it, despite the man’s priorities.
But it’s a mess out there. Men are beaten down and have no self-confidence or knowledge to actually date a fine woman. They do hook-ups, sluttily, with women who will let them, risk STDs, decide which woman turns them on the most or reminds him of his ex the most, lets her chain him to a whipping post and hang out in her dog house and call it a relationship. If she looks good hanging on his arm that’s all he needs for his ego. If she gives good head he can tell his buddies at work about it and it’s even better. That’s the state of affairs out there. He doesn’t know what else to do and then she gets to own him at least for a while. It’s truly pitiful.
The princely men, or who I thought were princely men, are slipping through my fingers one by one because they feel they are toads and then act like toads picking up the trollop women. What do I mean? A negative attitude, negative posts on social media, foolish behavior like drinking and driving and driving in a car with someone who has open liquor, smoking, lying, stalking, name-calling, selfishness, promiscuity, and blame. Three of them now. Didn’t I see the red flags? Yes! And thus didn’t go very far with it. I didn’t fall in love. God no. But they all have good traits as well.
Other women who tolerate these men either take advantage of them and use them for sex and a distraction from their own lack of self-determination and intelligence or become their friends. Some of this could be the Pygmalion complex in reverse. Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” was taken in as a cockney trollop and turned into a princess by Professor Henry Higgins. These days, the beaten-down trollop could be Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle would take him in and help him out. Women are far more empowered now. Many men have lost everything, just like many women but the women have people skills so we bounce back better. We also tend to get custody of our children more due to the natural mother-child bond that fathers and their children do not have. Fathers can have a bond to their children but in no way does it compare to the mother and it never will. I know that’s controversial. The tables are becoming even though.
Many men are very threatened by women who make more money than them, are smart, beautiful and successful. They may then find a woman similar to that who is kinder and more vulnerable and caring and take out his rage and usage on her. He’s a victim, by his own admission and the big, bad powerful woman did it to him. Someone has to pay the price and usually the nice women who are compassionate fall in the trap. She’s the scapegoat. There could be layers of dysfunction and pain on the part of the adult wallowing in said pain. They haven’t gotten help or therapy or taken care of themselves. Maybe there is a good reason that their ex doesn’t want them to have any custody of their children. This could be either the father or the mother. Many women have no business being parents either. There is no way for a civilian to know the situation. The courts and social workers scope it out.
What is the lesson here? Compassion for someone wallowing in physical pain and self-pity can bite you in the ass. It doesn’t matter if it’s a man feeling compassion for a woman who is down and out or a woman feeling compassion for a man who is down and out. They need to save themselves and pay whatever price they need to pay to get back on their feet. And most of all, if they call you a friend, friends don’t lie. Lying is the worst. That’s life.

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With the PJ McIlroy & Sons Winter League now having run for five weeks the battle for 1st place in the teams competitions is hotting up. Team Valencia took the top 13 points at the weekend but it is Team Shangarry, captained by Declan McCarry, who are still out in front with 47 points.
Chasing hard is team Bonamargy captained by Allan McCook who lie second on 45 points with Team Margy captained by Dennis Devine in 3rd position on 42 points.
Team Valencia and Team Winchester on 38 points are still very much in contention while Team Knocklayde on 37, Team Rathlin on 36 and Team Culfeightrin on 35 points are all still in with a shout with four weeks still to go.
At the bottom Team Atlantic captained by Mark McPoland are in deep water with 16 points and will have to improve rapidly if they are to avoid the dreaded wooden spoons.
In the best overall individual competition Declan McCarry on 141 points has now moved 3 points clear of Kevin Traynor on 138, with Des Nevin in 3rd spot on 134 points. Of course all of these positions could change as the final weeks kick-in as the individual competition is based on the best 7 out of 9 cards.
On Saturday in Section One, Ivor Torrens (13) came top with 32 points over the 13 holes with Des Nevin (8) taking second on count back on 30 points from Denis Allen (12) also on 30 points, pushing Liam Gallagher out of the prizes.
In Section Two, Brian Walsh (18) had 21 points on the back nine on his way to amassing 30 points which pushed John McSparron (16) into 2nd place also with 30 points, ahead of Michael Campbell (15) in 3rd place with 29 points.
The weather on Sunday morning resulted in a much reduced number of competitors and Sunday’s winner was Chris McCloskey (17) with 29 points. In 2nd place was Liam McGonigle (14) with 28 points and Gerard McCloskey (17) in 3rd place also with 28 points.
Members are reminded that the Winter League Dinner takes place on Saturday 22nd March, names should be entered on the sheet provided in the clubhouse as soon as possible.

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You CAN get your edge back. To get it back, you need to get uncomfortable. Notice a theme here? Robsoul's Most Wanted by Robsoul Recordings. Nuits Sonores - French Vibes. Remixes, Vol. Marilyn Monroe The Remixes. In Da House Tonight. Get Back to the Raw 2. Best Off: The Remixes, Pt. His mixing is old school Chicago with a nu-school French flare going from the deepest house to the techiest. He prefers vinyl, likes his mixes dirty, and knows how to rock a crowd with a heavy hitting bass line.
Phil Weeks is a house purist dedicated to bringing the world only proper house music with his Djing, his producing and his label, Robsoul Recordings.
By he was ready for the next step and Robsoul Recordings was born. Originally the label was meant as an avenue for Phil to release his own tracks the way he wanted to and the success was more than he anticipated. Classic move. Before he started LCD—before he fell in love with dance records and became synonymous with hipster house and house party disco—Murphy was in bands in his 20s, like Pony and Speed King, doing the punk thing. He was an engineer who had OCD and knew how to play a bunch of instruments.
And, oh god, I was aggressive. City Of Love. It's Phil Weeks o'clock, and that means quality house music all-round. The Parisian badman is up on his own excellent Robsoul with three new floor-melters: "Paris 2. Lovely gear, as usual from Mr.
PW 11 06 May 16 Deep House. PW 10 15 Mar 16 Deep House. Essential Beats Volume 5. There's eight cuts on here, all in Weeks' trademark style: blazing melodies and swinging beats from start to finish, the two gems being "P's Theme", a disco-flavoured nugget with masterfully sampled percussion, and "The Grind" for that itchy beat flex and Detroit house flair.
Hot and wild Essential Beats Vol 2. Disco Inferno. Raw Instrumental LP. One's to look for in particular are the psychedelic bass loops of "Dirty Groove" and the tight, Walter Gibbons-esque production of "Disco Groove". Raw Instrumental Album Sampler. The Pimp Deville EP. Finally, 'You Got Me Open' sees Carrier fly solo and a lot deeper, crafting a solid groove aided by neat vocal edits.
It Put Me Well Remixes. Music Is A Vice Remixes. Phil Weeks feat Ladybird. She Can't Love You. Robsoul School Vol 3. Robsoul School Vol 5. Robsoul School Vol 4. Robsoul Edits By Around7. To quote Phil Weeks himself "whether its reworking for the dancefloor, tweaking for your tastebuds or looking to inject a new freshness to the funk, the best edits are always remembered". Nail of UK legends Bent also appears; Around7's edit of his track "Sweet Feet" from last year gets a pretty decent re-rub too, we must say.
Phil Weeks - "Paris 2. Smokers Delight Vol 4. Vintage Gold Vol 5. Smokers Delight Vol 6. Homequest - "Warned Bros. It's a fantastic compilation, bringing together a tonne of different futuristic styles, glued together by their emotional sound design. It's a great listen start to finish! Vintage Gold Vol 2.
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The L Magazine’s Literary Upstart, an annual competitive reading series, pits the creative underclass against itself in a short fiction Thunderdome, and we want your stories.
Lit Up is, for us, a way of celebrating our love for quality up-and-coming writers by delivering them to an audience, and getting boozed-up and rowdy at the readings. Like a real literary community!
Our American Idol-style live readings, wherein selected submitters read in front of a panel of judges (led as always by the New Yorker‘s Ben Greenman), competing for their affections, cash, and a place in the L’s annual Summer Fiction Issue, will be held beginning in April, and we’re ready to accept stories. Click on through for a more official announcement, and our official-seeming Call for Submissions.
Call for Submissions: The L Magazine Wants Your Short Fiction
Following the enormous success of our first four competitions, The L Magazine is proud to announce the fifth annual Literary Upstart, The Search for Pocket Fiction.
Writers are encouraged to submit their best previously unpublished short fiction (maximum of 1,500 words) to email@example.com. Semi-finalists will be invited to participate in one of three live readings at a dark and writerly NYC tavern, where they’ll square off in front of a live audience and a panel of judges that’s composed entirely of members of the local literati, including our Distinguished Spokesjudge, the New Yorkerâs Ben Greenman.
Three semi-finalists will advance to our final reading in June, where they’ll have the opportunity to win a cash prize, gift certificates from various sponsors, and, of course, the admiration of his/her peers. The three semi-finalists will also be published in The L Magazine’s annual Summer Fiction Issue.
Submission deadlines are on a rolling basis for the three semifinal readings, which are scheduled for April, May and June.
Entries (please limit yourself to two submissions) should be polished little labors of love of no more than 1,500 previously un-published words. Content, style, subject, et cetera is at the discretion of the writer.
Kindly email submissions as an attached Word document in a standard, 12-point font to:
You can also send a hard copy of your story (please include your email address) via post to:
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While curlicues and bubble fonts make us blush, they also make our poor eyes bleed, so please keep it simple and please double space. Please include your name, the title of your story, and your email address, at least on the first page your story and perhaps even on subsequent pages.
Last, but not least, please remember that the live readings are a major component of this competition, so if you’re not living in the NYC area or cannot arrange to be here for a reading or two between April and July, you may wish to reconsider submitting your work.
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‘It’s OK for Muslim men to hit their wives’ is the sensational title that The Australian opted for when reporting on a video in which two Muslim women, members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, relayed the tafsir of a verse of the Qur’an. This predictably sent the media into overdrive and soon all major outlets were covering the story with a domestic violence angle, with politicians lining up to comment and take the moral high ground. Some within the Muslim community released a statement denouncing domestic violence and criticising the view expressed in the video.
Two days later and one of the signatories of that statement, Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman (President of the Australian National Imams Council) is the next media target.
In discussions about the “modernising” of things, there is always a focus on the idea of progress. Generally, this is referring to a notion where the modern world, especially the West, has moved on from supposedly primitive ways. This article examines this notion, arguing that the state violence of today has automated mass-scale atrocities in an unprecedented way.
On the 25th of March 2017, Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia held an event about the Shari’ah and its place in the modern world. We present here the keynote talk from the event and the Q&A session that took place.
The most recent trigger for fundraising action in Muslim communities has been the current famine in East Africa (Somalia specifically) and also Yemen. While these efforts are imperative and highly commendable, we must also trace the origins of such crises to properly understand the broader issue. Br Abdullah Hamimi explores this issue, highlighting the need for a deeper analysis of the causes of such famines and poverty.
Liberalism and its associated individualism are at the core of how society is fashioned today. In this article, we briefly examine liberal individualism and how a similar notion of the individual affects contemporary Muslim discourses on da’wah and its implications on our activism for social change.
While global media attention has been on the London incident, civilians in both Syria and Iraq have been experiencing the worst recorded airstrikes by the United States and its allies since the Iraqi invasion.
The increasing anti-Muslim tension in India reached new heights on the early hours of Tuesday morning with the senseless murder of a young Muslim teacher named Riyaz. He was hacked to death by a number of unknown assailants. Riyaz had taught at the madrassa next to Muhayuddin Jumma Masjid for eight years.
Fuelled mostly by the gutter “journalism” of rags like the Daily Telegraph and talk back radio shock jocks, the furore surrounding Punchbowl Boys High School shows no signs of abating. An impression of the school has been crafted – a hotbed of potential terrorism waiting to boil over into society, a harsh “Sharia” imposing institution and a modern ground zero in the heart of Sydney’s west for everything that is wrong with Islam and Muslims. This image has been manufactured with a narrative in which contradictions abound.
The devastation we witnessed in Aleppo in the last few months once again made it clear that the Muslim rulers willfully keep their distance from the Ummah and the responsibility of its protection. Yet we also saw those who would find no end of excuses to absolve these rulers of the inexcusable. It would seem arguments and proofs of any sort would not suffice, and therefore, there seems little hope in addressing them. After all, if the bloodshed in Aleppo can’t make someone at least question their misplaced loyalties, truly, what can?


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The UFC has added two more bouts to the UFC on FUEL TV 2 card that will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in Sweden on April 14th. A featherweight bout between Dennis Siver and Diego Nunes was announced by the UFC website. Also, a featherweight bout between TUF 14’s Akira Corassani and Jason Young was announced for the event. This event is set for April 14th in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Ericsson Globe Arena.
Diego Nunes (17-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Manvel Gamburyan at UFC 141 last month. Nunes has won four out of his last five fights with the lone loss coming against highly regarded Kenny Florian in a very competitive matchup at UFC 131. Nunes is regarded as a top ten featherweight by most pundits and is (2-1) in his UFC career.
Dennis Siver (19-8) is coming off a submission loss to Donald Cerrone back at UFC 137. The kickboxer had won four bouts in a row prior to that loss and looks to get back in the saddle against a quality opponent. This will be Siver’s featherweight debut after fighting exclusively as a lightweight during his UFC tenure.
Akira Corassani (9-3, 1NC) will make his UFC debut after competing on the last season of The Ultimate Fighter where he made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Corassani did not compete on the TUF 14 Finale show and hasn’t officially competed since losing to Paul Reed via TKO in February 2011.
Jason Young (8-5) is coming into this fight after losing both of his UFC fights via unanimous decision, so he’s definitely in need of a win here against Corassani. Young has fought primarily in England and is the former Cage Rage lightweight champion.
The tentative UFC on FUEL TV 2 card is below:
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alexander Gustafsson
- Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
- Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
- DeMarques Johnson vs. Paul McGuire
- Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
- Papy Abedi vs. James Head
- Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth
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Not heavily used, single track without a lot of logs or other features - plenty of vegetation in summer - out of the sun. Can hit some real "buffalo wallows during raining periods.
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Redmond Mayor Angela Birney has been elected to represent the North Caucus on the board of directors of the Sound Cities Association (SCA), which represents 38 King County cities and provides a regional voice for more than one million people.
“Mayor Birney is known for her ability to connect people, communities, neighborhoods, and businesses to address local and regional issues,” SCE executive director Deanna Dawson said in a press release. “She will be a tremendous voice for Redmond and residents throughout King County in helping to ensure SCA’s success in meeting the challenges facing our region.”
The SCA board has 13 directors, with four from the North Caucus. North Caucus cities include Beaux Arts Village, Bellevue, Bothell, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline, Woodinville, and Yarrow Point. SCA provides regional leadership in areas such as economic and community development, transportation, land use, health, government operations, the environment, education, public safety, social welfare and other public policy issues.
Birney was sworn into office Dec. 17, 2019 and will serve as mayor until her term expires on Dec. 31, 2023.
According to the release, Birney was elected to Redmond City Council in 2016 following years of community service in organizations including the Lake Washington Schools Foundation and Redmond’s Parks and Trails Commission. She served as council President and Redmond Parks and Trails Committee chair.
She also served as the Hopelink board chair, King County board of health, vice chair, Regional Policy Committee, SCA member, Cascade Water Alliance board, secretary/treasurer, Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Committee, Eastside Transportation Partnership, SCA Public Issues Committee alternate, Redmond Nourishing Networks and Governing for Regional Equity and Inclusion working group member.
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Iran no longer uses the US dollar in foreign trade transactions, replacing it with other currencies, the deputy governor at Iranian Central Bank told the Tasnim News Agency Saturday. “In trade exchanges with the foreign countries, Iran uses other currencies, including Chinese yuan, euro, Turkish lira, Russian ruble and South Korean won,” Gholamali Kamyab told the news agency.
The official added that Iran was considering bilateral currency swap agreements, […]
Europe just started waging currency war on the U.S.
U.S. hedge fund manager Ray Dalio pointed out in Davos yesterday that talk of purposeful currency devaluation to make up for an economy’s inefficiency — the engine of currency wars — is a “conversation that is not polite to have.” He is, perhaps, a little behind the times. World leaders increasingly feel comfortable talking openly of their plans to drive down exchange rates.
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Gold is now one of the hottest commodities in the global financial markets, thanks in large part to a series of fundamentally bullish events. The precious metals complex was first lifted past 1300 by a surprise announcement by the Swiss National Bank, which stated that it will discontinue its policy of artificial currency devaluation and thus triggering radical strategy adjustments amongst the […]
By BILL BONNER, CHAIRMAN, BONNER & PARTNERS on JANUARY 22, 2015
The best things in life are free But you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me money That’s what I want
– “Money (That’s What I Want)” by Berry Gordy
We have high hopes for 2015. It is starting off so well. Only three weeks in and […]
Central banks are in combat mode.
On the front lines: Europe, Denmark, Canada, Switzerland, Peru and India. Each of their central banks has taken unprecedented and dramatic action to ease policy and weaken their currencies in the past few days.
Central bankers may say they’re ramping up the fight against worryingly low inflation, exacerbated by the dramatic plunge in oil prices. But the immediate, and perhaps most effective, impact of the […]
Chris Waltzek, Goldseek Radio, Released on 1/22/15
Dr. Martenson says price forecasting has been compromised by market intervention. Nevertheless, manipulation schemes will come to an abrupt halt in 2015-2016; he’s coined a new phrase to describe the event: peak central bank credibility, which will mark the zenith of totalitarian control and a new beginning of personal freedom. Trillions of unregulated, interest-rate sensitive derivatives are threatening to topple the global economy; […]
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No longer in step, the two powers in Europe must clash – or the Eurozone will become a de facto Dollar colony
As a senior Russian banker hinted yesterday that Russia is building a global alternative to the Swift bank-transfer system, Angela Merkel has allegedly been telling David Cameron that she thinks the Draghi QE “a very, very bad thing”.
Merkel is the last person on […]
From Tom McClellan’s Chart in Focus:
Last week I wrote about how big federal deficits are good for the stock market. They are bad for total indebtedness that we are leaving for our grandchildren to deal with, but they are great for stock market investors. In a similar way, when there is a very small deficit or even a surplus, it tends to be a big negative factor for […]
Earning for US companies continue to decline.UPS takes a hit this holiday season as earning drop. US manufacturing slows. Baltic dry index falls again. Existing home sales fell 3.1% in 2014. Bill proposed to allow non citizens to vote. Ukraine pushing war agenda and keeps the shelling up against Donetsk region. Yemen government has fallen and the propaganda begins with the Islamic State gaining ground in Yemen. The Islamic […]
In this week’s Metals & Markets, The Doc & Eric Dubin break down the ECB’s massive €60 billion a month QE announcement Thursday, and discuss whats next for the global markets and gold & silver in particular:
Gold & silver’s strong January continues with silver $4 off its lows and gold nearly $200 off its December lows Cartel setting metals up for a Classic Gold & Silver raid on next week’s options […]
Rajan: “Today, debt is making it difficult for developed countries to resume pre-2008 growth rates” http://t.co/hi4QoAqSA8
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) January 18, 2015
Today, debt is making it difficult for developed countries to resume pre-2008 growth rates, let alone restore the levels of GDP that would have been attained if the subsequent Great Recession had not happened. Meanwhile, industrial countries’ overall debt/GDP ratios are continuing to grow.
In emerging […]
by James Quinn
I tend to ignore most of the data spewed by the government and regurgitated by the compliant MSM. I saw the blaring headlines about housing starts hitting seven year highs, blah, blah, blah. The cheerleaders in the MSM sure did make it sound like things were rosy in the housing market. Yippee. They don’t mention that 30% of all the starts are for apartments, because young people […]
Full of global leaders, policymakers, business gurus and the odd music star, the attendees at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davosaren’t short of a dollar or two. But they might well be at the end of the week — with some of the food prices around town proving to be a little hard to stomach.
At the posh Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère, a conference hotspot, even humble menu items can […]
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Japan approves record defence budget, record $42b budget is to boost defences of disputed islands amid China’s assertiveness in the region
Japan’s cabinet has approved the country’s largest defence budget, with plans to buy surveillance aircraft and F-35 fighter jets to improve defences of disputed islands amid China’s increasing assertiveness in the region. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet endorsed on Wednesday a nearly […]
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Featured- We have seen the “depopulation agenda” waved away as simply a conspiracy theory time and time again, despite public statements from very high profile personalities and members of the elite, despite a government sourced website (data obtained from govt sources, the site itself isn’t a .gov site) projecting a 78 percent drop in American population by the year 2025, despite all evidence showing the agenda is real…. and […]
Featured- In what I believe to be the latest attempt to silence alternative media – the media who actually takes the time to do their job, instead of regurgitating the same old government propaganda – Facebook has started a program to filter out what they claim are fake news stories. While that may sound like a worthwhile cause, how they determine what constitutes a fake news story is pretty […]
A strange, flickering white blotch found on the dwarf planet Ceres by a NASA spacecraft has scientists scratching their heads.
The white spot on Ceres in a series of new photos taken on Jan. 13 by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which is rapidly approaching the round dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. But when the initial photo release on Monday (Jan. 19), the […]
An asteroid the size five football fields is approaching Earth and is expected to pass by on Monday. It will be visible through strong binoculars – definitely worth getting; the next time such an asteroid could be this close again will be in 2027.
At the closest point to the Earth, asteroid 2004 BL86 will be at a distance of 1.2 million kilometers which – approximately three times the […]
Hamburg – In the Baltic States there have been recent multiple provocative maneuvers of the Russian Air Force. Russian fighter jets flew to SPIEGEL information most frequently called feints. They raced at high speed on the NATO limit to, turned until the last minute or injured even for a short time the NATO airspace.
The Western United States is not the only region of the world that is currently suffering under chronic drought conditions. The largest country in South America — Brazil — is also experiencing drought, and its biggest city is two months away from running out of water entirely.
As reported by Reuters, the Brazilian mega-city of Sao Paulo, where 20 million people reside, has about one month’s worth of a […]
This was the fourth major breakdown of the system within the past one month plunging countless cities, towns and villages in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan into darkness.
A substantial area in Sindh was affected, too. The breakdown did not spare even Islamabad.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took notice of the worst-ever power breakdown to have hit the country and issued instructions for the immediate resumption of power supply […]
An Oregon landowner has been subjected to a 30-day prison sentence for what he says was a simple act of collecting rainwater on his own property. CNS News reports that Gary Harrington was convicted of nine misdemeanors and sentenced to 30 days in prison, as well as slapped with a $1,500 fine, for diverting snow runoff and rainwater into three reservoirs on his property, a move that local officials […]
The recent measles outbreak in Disneyland has caused quite a stir, as the disease was thought to be nearly eradicated in the US. MSM outlets are fear mongering the public into getting the MMR shot which they claim will protect you from the disease. What they are not telling is that people who have received the CDC recommended doses of vaccine are still catching and passing on measles to […]
RT speaks to Claudio Grass. He’s the Managing Director of Swiss-based company Global Gold, which manages wealth in precious metals.

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Election Modernization Coalition Lauds Implementation of Online Voter Registration
BOSTON (June 23, 2015) – Today, Secretary of State William Galvin announced the official launch of online voter registration, implementing a long-awaited reform that will allow Massachusetts citizens with signatures on file with the Registry of Motor Vehicles to fill out paperless voter registration applications over the Internet.
The Election Modernization Coalition, comprised of Common Cause Massachusetts, MassVOTE, the ACLU of Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, MASSPIRG, the MIRA Coalition, Progressive Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Voter Table celebrated the launch, and applauded the new technology which they predict will engage new voters.
“We are extremely pleased that Massachusetts will be joining 20 states that have already implemented online voter registration,” said Pam Wilmot, Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts. “It’s a proven reform that will bring Massachusetts into the 21st Century and improve voter registration accuracy while increasing opportunities to register to vote.”
Before today, state residents were required to fill out a voter application, sign it in paper form, and then mail or deliver it to an elections official. Now applications can be submitted online and verified by matching information, including signature, already contained in the Registry of Motor Vehicles database. Residents without state IDs or driver’s licenses can print out a form and send it in.
“It’s thrilling that, as of today, voter registration will be available in Massachusetts online,” said Janet Domenitz of MASSPIRG. “In a day and age when so many transactions, tiny and huge, take place via the internet, we look forward to this tool giving more people, and especially young people, greater access to voting.”
Advocates noted that in Arizona, after online voter registration was implemented, registration increased by nearly 10 percent. Maricopa County in Arizona even saved $1.4 million after implementing online voter registration in 2008. In that county, processing a paper registration form cost 83 cents, while an online application cost three cents. Massachusetts, like most other states, will likely see cost savings.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” said Sara Brady, Policy Director at MassVOTE. “We’re very pleased that in 2015 our Commonwealth took another step towards ensuring accessible elections for all with the launch of the new online voter registration system today.”
“Massachusetts is the cradle of liberty and the tech hub of the universe, so online voting is a marriage of two of the commonwealth’s greatest strengths. In other words, it’s a no-brainer,” said Gavi Wolfe of the ACLU of Massachusetts. “The state should always be innovating and seeking out new ways to harness technology in the service of fundamental freedoms like voting.”
The launch of online voter registration is one of the first steps in implementing the Comprehensive Election Modernization Act, passed in 2014 by the Massachusetts legislature and championed by the Election Modernization Coalition. The law established online voter registration, early voting, pre-registration, audits of election equipment and more.
“Our coalition fought hard for this reform, which was signed into law in June 2014, said Anne Borg, Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. “We applaud Secretary William Galvin’s office for their diligence and commitment to launching online voter registration early and fully and look forward to working with them to implement the remaining reforms, especially early voting.”


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The mood at the Oxford Town Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday evening, July 11th, was one not seen for quite some time. Certainly, when the controversial retirement of Chief of Police Pat Maxwell was announced in February, the citizens of the town made it clear that they were frustrated and desired a new era of transparency and accountability for the town, their elected officials, and their employees.
Over the past few months, the Commissioners and the Town Manager attempted to convince the citizens that they had changed how they operated via appointing ad hoc committees and listening to recommendations about town matters, but the crumbs weren't enough to counteract reality.
First, there was a petition signed by 217 residents to change the town charter for replacement of town commissioners if they left their positions early or died in office so that elections would be held. It was rumored that current commissioner Brian Wells and his wife were moving out of Oxford, thus forfeiting his seat. The amendment would require that an election be held to fill open spots on the Town Commissioners. A vote on a referendum to add that amendment to the town charter will be held on July 18th.
The Commissioners made it clear they didn't approve of the amendment despite the number of citizens who petitioned for it. Commissioner Tom Costigan made a speech to that effect at a town meeting.
Next, the election for the position of the outgoing President of the Commissioners, Jimmy Jaramillo, was overwhelmingly won by Katrina Greer who defeated Susan Delean Botkin. Greer is a strong supporter of accountability and transparency in town government. She is also a supporter of the amendment.
On June 26th, the current commissioners named Botkin, the runner up in the election, to the commission seat suddenly vacated by Commissioner Brian Wells. She was sworn into office one week before the actual winner, Greer. Many claimed the Commissioners had a plan to place Botkin on the Commissioners if she didn't win the election. Botkin, who is currently an elected member of the Talbot County Board of Education, was sworn in on that day despite already holding another elected county office. (This does not follow State of Maryland law. Allegedly, Botkin supporters in the town say they have a "work around" for that law.)
Those events led to Tuesday's meeting which included the swearing in of the winning candidate, Katrina Greer.
The meeting room at the Town Office was standing room only. The meeting started with the usual Pledge of Allegiance. After that, Commissioner Tom Costigan asked for a motion that the minutes be seconded. When Greer, who was seated but not yet sworn in, attempted to second the motion, she was ironically corrected by Botkin who pointed out that this was against the rules. Botkin seconded and the minutes were approved.
When Greer was sworn in by County Clerk Kathy DuVall, the room erupted with loud cheers and a standing ovation.
The next order of business was election of the President of the Commissioners. Botkin nominated Costigan and Greer seconded, but also added, " I will second his nomination but will abstain from the vote." She explained that she thought the Commissioners went against the will of the people of Oxford by rushing to appoint Botkin last week. She felt this was to subvert the rights of the citizens to choose their replacement for Commissioner Wells' position. Again, loud cheers.
Costigan was elected President of the Commissioners without Greer's vote.
When unfinished and new business commenced, it was clear the mood of the Commissioner meetings had changed. In the past, when the Town Manager, Cheryl Lewis, made a proposal or discussed a town project, the Commissioners would merely nod their heads and give rubber stamp approval to everything she suggested. With the addition of Greer, it has become clear that is no longer the case.
When discussing each project, each expenditure, Greer asked questions. When Costigan asked about "moving" on a certain resolution, she asked questions. She asked for processes to be reconsidered and reviewed, particularly procurement processes.
The Town Manager presented a long list of town grant projects in place since 2012. She presented these since we had "two new Commissioners." The overview seemed like testimony to justify her job.
Botkin praised the overview. Greer asked that all these grants and bids be made public so citizens would know and understand what was going on.
As the meeting came to a close, a letter from one citizen of the town and a comment from another showed how things will be different. The first one was a letter written by resident Barbara Paca who requested full, line item disclosure of all grant expenditures, contracts, and results. She offered the town office assistance in the Freedom of Information Act request and cc'd the letter to the Maryland States Attorney's office among state officials.
Then a resident of Oxford since 2006, voiced his disappointment and concern over the selection process for the appointment of Ms. Botkin to the Commissioners. He recounted how the retirement of Chief Maxwell had stirred up questions and mistrust of the Commissioners and Town Office. While the Commissioners talked a good game of building trust through transparency, the recent actions belied that talk.
"The citizens were looking for transparency and trust. You had a chance to rebuild that."
It seems the Oxford Commissioners may have missed that opportunity. It will be hard, if not impossible, to regain.
The amendment to the Oxford Town Charter that will allow citizens to vote to replace Commissioners who leave office early will be voted on July 18, 2023 from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. at the Town Office.


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Thursday, 27 January 2011: 9:00 AM
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One of the challenges we face in communicating climate change to local communities and states is that the global picture that is often presented can seem remote and far in the future. To overcome this, I have been developing Vermont climate change indicators by analyzing the available local meteorological data, cryosphere and phenology data for the past fifty years from a systems perspective. These data show clearly a coherent pattern of systematic trends in climate and phenology in recent years, as the cold season shrinks in Vermont and the warm season grows longer trends that are readily understood by local communities that have experienced them. These observation-based trend patterns provide a useful starting point for State climate change adaptation planning for the next few decades. They also raise fascinating and important questions for future analysis of the coupled land-atmosphere system.
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What Is Herpes Simplex 1?
What is Herpes Simplex 1? Herpes Simplex 1 (commonly abbreviated HSV-1 for Herpes Simplex Virus 1) is the virus that causes cold sores. HSV-1 is commonly transmitted in children when there are cold sores exposed, generally on or around the lips or inside the mouth. Sores caused by Herpes Simplex 1 can also appear on or near the nose. Unlike the similar virus, HSV-2, that causes genital herpes, Herpes Simplex 1 is for the most part not sexually transmitted.
Cold sores are not always present in someone who has been infected with Herpes Simplex 1 (often contracted in or around the preschool years in close contact with someone else who has it), but there is no cure for the virus and it will remain with you throughout your lifetime. Many people have the virus, which is contagious when sores are present and exposed.
No one knows for sure what causes the sores to activate. One does not have to have a cold to have a cold sore. Herpes Simplex 1 sores can result from stress, menstruation, pregnancy, or other infections. Exposed cold sores are highly infectious and should not be touched. Treatment for cold sores caused by Herpes Simplex 1 revolve around the pain that the sores cause: Ice, heat, or pain relieving over the counter medications such as ibuprofen and acetominophen.
It is important to see a doctor if cold sores do not heal themselves within seven to ten days, or if redness spreads beyond the sore itself; this can be a sign of a further, worsened infection. Herpes Simplex 1 is a virus that many people have contracted, and many live normal lives carrying it, but as always, asking a doctor what's best is a great help.

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Will ISIS Use Dirty Bomb to Blackmail?
Who doesn’t love the current price of a gallon of gas? I was driving in to my office recently and noticed more than one fuel station posting gas at $1.55 per gallon. When George W. Bush first took office in 2001, the average price of a gallon was $1.55.
Remember back in 2012, during a debate with Mitt Romney Obama said: “When I took office, the price of gasoline was $1.80, $1.86. Why is that? Because the economy was on the verge of collapse.” So what does it tell us about the present Obama economy that gas prices are now some 30 cents lower than 2009 and in free fall? Sure, it’s great for us consumers – we’re saving a fortune on gas and heating oil – but it’s not great for our nation or the world economy.

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Fullwell Cross Roundabout
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From: "Alf Currey" <email@example.com>
Picture 156 is superb. The roundabout still exists in 2002 almost exactly as the photograph shows.
The road behind the bus is Forest Road, and the houses still look just as they did then. On the right you can see the
then new Fairlop Secondary Modern School for boys [my old school]. The trees on the pavement to the right have sadly gone,
and have been replaced by Fullwell Cross Library, and Fullwell Cross Baths.
The roundabout is known as Fullwell Cross Roundabout, and, not in this picture, but just left of it, still stands The Fairlop Oak public house. Looking down Forest Road, you can see one of the old 1938 red London underground trains going across the bridge at Fairlop station.
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That's progress for you, you must admit it is so much nicer now with that great stone building and all that filthy litter from KFC. If you were blindfolded and beamed to that spot, the smell would tell you where you are.
From: "Roy Enticknap" <email@example.com>
I was an Ilford resident before and after the 2nd world war. I remember the start of trolleybuses in 1938. Bournemouth Council vehicles were used on the 691 & 693 routes during the war and also they used some wider types that were destined for South Africa, these had darkened glass. I expect site visitors may be aware of these facts if so my apologies, but if not it may be of interest to visitors of this page.
From: "Morris Hickey" <firstname.lastname@example.org>
I also remember the Bournemouth trolleybuses in Ilford during the war. In 1946, just before my 10th
birthday, I went to Bournemouth for a month's convalescence. The journey by train up to London and then from Waterloo
seemed to take hours. As a young child I found it very confusing that the trolleybuses running down Old Christchurch
Road appeared to be going to ILFORD - they were in fact going to IFORD.
Just over a year later I was travelling regularly on the 691, and sometimes on the 25A or 129 buses, to Ilford County High School in Barkingside.
From: "David Reederd" <email@example.com>
I stumbled across your site yesterday [I have just discovered the powers of Google's picture search
facility and so took a chance on 'Barkingside' from where I come].
Your site was a remarkable discovery for a former resident of Barkingside and a fan of London public transport. In my experience meaningful photos in the public domain of Barkingside High Street of any description would appear to be exceedingly hard to come by [I would dearly love to get hold of a picture of a Routemaster - ideally, 169 - somewhere in the Barkingside area, but haven't so much as come across a dodgy b/w photo of the 'hopper' buses that they have had running along it in more recent times!]. So imagine my delight/amazement to come across COLOUR photos from as far back as the late 50's and of TROLLEYBUSES [it might be worth pointing out that I was born in 1971]! It was fascinating to see how similar the High Street is to today, yet how much calmer it looked. Perhaps of greatest interest were the photos taken of Fullwell Cross roundabout, as this is a fairly distinctive part of the High Street to this day, yet has changed a bit since your photo [fewer trees, library built nearby etc].
Incidentally,the other photos were also very interesting and in my opinion comfortably superior in both interest and quality to the kind of stuff that turns up in London Transport books.
From: "Geoffrey Brooks" <firstname.lastname@example.org>
I would like to say how much I enjoy your website. It brings back many memories of my school days
at ICHS when I travelled from Barking Broadway to Fremantle Road Barkingside from 1955 until the trolleybus run was
discontinued in about 1958 or thereabouts as I remember. I loved the leather upholstery, the silence of the run. I
have shown the site to my 10-year old Argentine daughter who is enchanted by the clarity of the images.
I live in Argentina where in at least two cities [Cordoba and Mendoza] there is a single-deck trolleybus network, also trams in the capital Buenos Aires.
From: "Alan Hemmings" <email@example.com>
What a splendid site, Oh! How the memories come flooding back. I used to go to school in
Barking and have to catch the 691 from Fullwell Cross, Barkingside; 1959 that was.
Many thanks for the pictures and your site.
From: "Keith Sparling" <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Born and bred fifty metres from that trolleybus. Played on the bomb site to the right. Very disappointed not to be able to download this and other Barkingside pictures.
From: "Kelvin Stone" <email@example.com>
I came across your site by accident and the picture brought back memories of when I went to Fairlop Boys School in the early 60s.
My father used to be a bus driver at around that time, mainly on route 150 and 62. As we lived in Brocket Way, Hainault we would often catch the bus to Barkingside.
And I can just remember seeing the trolleybuses which were replaced with the Routemaster buses.
Thanks for bringing back the memory, as I have lived in the West Country since 1968, so had forgotten what these buses looked like.

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Happy Birthday, No Fooling. In a move that is viewed in a markedly different way today than at the time, on April 1, 1976, the railroading community was formally introduced to the portmante... (more)
Amtrak train 42, the eastbound Pennsylvanian, passes the Norfolk Southern engine facility in Cresson as it approaches the top of its climb up the West Slope.
Retired and sold for scrap, NS 8717 spends its last days being picked over for parts before being cut up for scrap.
Three sets of helper power are gathered around the Cresson Engine House.
A westbound trash train makes it's way through the town of Cresson along the former Pennsylvania mainline.
The end of the line...is near for many TTX cars and NS motive power at Cresson Steel. In the foreground, many TTX cars await the scrappers torch, while a small group of NS C40-8s have been salvage... (more)
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RJ Corman 7123 Grain Train leads 2 RJC units and 2 NS units West out of Cresson Pennsylvania on a colorful Fall Saturday
RJC 7123 Latched up to 2 NS units and another RJC SD40-2 grain train leading Northbound out of Cresson PA with beautiful fall color all around
Several railfans showed up to watch RJC 7123 Latched up to 2 NS units and another RJC SD40-2 grain train leading East , then Northbound out of Cresson PA
As a summer storm begins to form over the area, NS 4295 rests inside the Cresson Engine House. Fresh from the rebuild line at NS's Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, the unit has been placed into... (more)
A pair of SD70ACu locomotives, both facing east, shove hard on 12G as the finish their uphill battle over the west slope. The full interlocking of "CP-MO" is in view, showing off the new... (more)


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US: SEC chases Hansen Natural
Hansen Natural is being chased by the authorities for information regarding its past stock grants.
The Californian soft drinks producer said yesterday (31 October) that the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked for "certain documents and information relating to the company's filing of SEC Forms 4 and the company's stock option grant practices from January 1, 1996 to the present".
According to Dow Jones, the announcement follows a recent report by independent proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co, which cited Hansen as an example of a company where grants to insiders were disclosed late, and the stock price rose materially from the purported grant date to the disclosure date.
Hansen has said that it will co-operate with the request and will provide all documents the SEC has requested.
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Ghost have announced the first series of dates for a fall European tour in support of their forthcoming album, “Meliora.”
Shows begin in Cologne, Germany on November 16 and run into early December – with more to be revealed.
The European trek opens two weeks after the Swedish band wrap up the Black To The Future North American tour, which starts at The Fillmore in Washington, DC on September 22.
Ghost will release their third album, “Meliora”, on August 21.
Produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace (Slayer, Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park), the project sees new vocalist Papa Emeritus III alongside the Nameless Ghouls following the resignation of his three-month older brother Papa Emeritus II.
Ghost debuted Papa Emeritus III and four songs from “Meliora” at Doom in Linköping, Sweden on June 3.
The group are previewing the new record with the release of “From The Pinnacle To The Pit”, which follows the lead single, “Cirice.”
European tour 2015
Nov 16 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Nov 18 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
Nov 19 - Geneva, Swizerland - L’Usine
Nov 20 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
Nov 22 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra Club
Nov 23 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
Nov 24 - Lyon, France - Le Radiant
Nov 25 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
Nov 27 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
Nov 28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Paradise Garage
Nov 30 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
Dec 01 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini
Dec 02 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - Cooperative de Mai
Dec 04 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
Dec 05 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli Vredenburg
Dec 08 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Hall
Dec 09 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW
Dec 10 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
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Is the lottery a moral allegory?
The lottery is like an 800-pound gorilla of symbols in this story. It’s in the title, for Pete’s sake. … The lottery is, in fact, operating as an allegory of village life itself: at first, it seems harmless, but then we start to wonder what’s going on with all the subdued smiles and piles of stones.
What might the lottery in this story symbolize?
The lottery represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down from one generation to the next that’s accepted and followed unquestioningly, no matter how illogical, bizarre, or cruel.
What are the allegorical qualities of the lottery what is Shirley Jackson trying to tell us about ourselves?
She is trying to tell us that we should be guided by our moral compass, not merely by the expectations of society. If something is unjust or wrong, we should stand up against it.
What literary theory is the lottery?
The story touches the nerves of people as they try to interpret its meaning. The focus of this paper will be on a Marxist criticism of the story. Kosenko (1985) posits that the story employs Marxist undertones.
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What does the black dot symbolize in The Lottery?
The black spot is symbolic of the person from the town who is chosen to die. All three items relate to the story’s themes of custom and tradition, violence and cruelty, and victim and victimization.
What are the symbols in The Lottery?
The Lottery Symbols
- Stones. The stones that the villagers use to kill the victim selected by the lottery are mentioned periodically throughout the story. …
- The Black Box. …
- The marked slip of paper.
What is the main message of The Lottery?
The primary message of Shirley Jackson’s celebrated short story “The Lottery” concerns the dangers of blindly following traditions. In the story, the entire community gathers in the town square to participate in the annual lottery.
Which statement is a theme of The Lottery?
The main themes in “The Lottery” are the vulnerability of the individual, the importance of questioning tradition, and the relationship between civilization and violence. The vulnerability of the individual: Given the structure of the annual lottery, each individual townsperson is defenseless against the larger group.
Who is the antagonist of the lottery?
Tessie Hutchinson is the protagonist in “The Lottery”. The lottery itself is the antagonist. Tessie demonstrates her frustration towards the…
Jackson’s work examines the issues such as human cruelty, social sanctioning of violence, as well as marginalization leading to victimization. These themes encompass specific traditions, practices, and laws that lie at the heart of the work’s meaning.
Whats the plot of the lottery?
The story describes a fictional small town in the contemporary United States, which observes an annual rite known as “the lottery”, in which a member of the community is selected by chance. The shocking consequence of being selected in the lottery is revealed only at the end.

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Are you planning a trip to Charleston, SC? The Holy City has been ranked one of the top travel destinations in the United States by several publications, so it’s no surprise that there are numerous things to do in the area! With so many options, how do you know which activities are the best? We like to say that there are no bad things to do in Charleston, but we certainly have some favorites! Read on to discover 10 activities that you should consider adding to your Charleston Coast bucket list!
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Top 10 Activities to Add to Your Charleston Coast Bucket List
Historic Charleston City Market
Discover one-of-kind treasures at the Historic Charleston City Market! This open-air market in the heart of downtown Charleston is one of the oldest in the country, which makes the structure itself a landmark. However, it’s what’s inside that really counts! The market is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., and it features rotating vendors who sell everything from locally famous sweetgrass baskets to handmade jewelry! It’s a great way to take a piece of the Holy City home with you.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Walking the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is one of the best things to do in Charleston for free! This cable-stayed bridge is 2.5 miles long and connects downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. You can park near Waterfront Park in Mount Pleasant and access the bridge’s sidewalk via a side street. The bridge boasts a steady incline, so it’s good exercise with great views of the Cooper River!
Charleston Tea Plantation
The Charleston Tea Plantation, also known as the Charleston Tea Garden, boasts 127 acres of tea plants. It’s also the only tea garden in the country where visitors can tour the fields. The most popular way to explore the tea garden is with a Trolly Tour. It’s the only cost of visiting the plantation and takes you on a 30-45-minute tour of the property. During the tour, you’ll learn more about the plantation’s history, growing process, and more!
Dock Street Theatre
Are you looking for live entertainment in the Holy City? Look no further than Dock Street Theatre! This historic landmark was the first building to be constructed for the purpose of hosting the performing arts. Since 1736, America’s first theatre has hosted numerous theatrical performances. Be sure to view the shows to see what performances are happening during your visit!
Waterfront Park is one of the most iconic sites in Charleston! This 8-acre park beside the Cooper River is a great place for couples, families, and even pets to play outside in downtown Charleston. Relax in one of the wooden porch swings with views of the water or take a photo in front of the famous Pineapple Fountain. Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar is located next door, so be sure to stop in to try some Lowcountry oysters on the half shell with house-made cocktail sauce!
Fort Sumter, an island in the Charleston Harbor, is a must for your first time visiting Charleston, SC! This historic landmark was the site of the first cries of the Civil War. Visitors are welcome to travel to Fort Sumter via a tour boat.
A trip to the Charleston Coast wouldn’t be complete with a day at the beach! We recommend Folly Beach, as it’s one of the best beaches in South Carolina for families. This beach boasts 6 miles of shoreline and is a great place for surfing, tanning, and all the beach activities in-between! There are also several family-friendly restaurants and bars right off the shore, so it’s easy to spend the entire day there!
Nature lovers need to see the Angel Oak Tree! Located on Johns Island, this impressive southern live oak tree is several hundred years old and has grown 66.5 feet tall and 28 feet in circumference. You really can’t get a feel for how large it is until you see it in person, so we recommend it to all our guests! While you’re on Johns Island, grab a quick bite to eat at Tattooed Moose, which was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives!
Vendue Rooftop Bar
Get a panoramic view of downtown Charleston at Vendue Rooftop Bar. Rated the No. 1 rooftop bar in the city, this bar is known for its craft cocktails and savory shareables. From spiked cold brews to spicy margaritas, there’s a cocktail creation for your taste buds!
Spot Bill Murray
Tell any native Charlestonian it’s your first time in the city, and they’ll likely reply, “Keep an eye out for Bill Murray!” This famous actor has made his home in Charleston and can be seen blundering around the city.
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Very rude, financial adivisor rang on a number of occasions to offer services, after declining nicely, he continued to pressurise. Was very rude to my partner. We even considered pulling out of sale as we had already arranged our own mortage adivsor. In the end after the property had been on the market for 7 months we were sure to get get it as no other interest had been shown. A day later we were told that another higher offer had been placed and that we were no longer going to get the property. Me and my partner were sure that this was a phantom offer so we refused to put in a higher offer.
Never again will I do business with such a useless bunch of people!


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The Chronicle is at SF Giants media day today and Giants FanFest tomorrow, where they’ll be filing stories and taking lots of photos.
Some early notes, especially for those going to FanFest: Tim Hudson won’t be there, due to Atlanta’s weather conditions. Nor will Madison Bumgarner, who is sick. Other no-shows will include Pablo Sandoval, Marco Scutaro and Angel Pagan.
The good news? Hudson is expected to throw bullpen sessions with teammates as soon as spring training starts. Scutaro is said to be doing well. Pablo looks good from afar. New Giant Michael Morse says he feels “120 percent.” Buster Posey says he gained 10 pounds of “good weight” in the offseason.
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PA Council wants tourist attractions to be more self-sufficient
Published 4:10 pm Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Close to a million in Hotel Occupancy Taxes were divvied up among Port Arthur tourist attractions and the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau Tuesday, but not before City Council questioned whether the tax dollars were being spent in a worthwhile manner.
Tiffany Hamilton, District 2 City Councilwoman, said she was concerned that local attractions such as Rose Hill and the Museum of the Gulf Coast address the interest of the city’s present-day demographics.
“As I walk through that museum I don’t see the history of our demographic,” Hamilton said.
In all, Council approved a total of $883,136 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funding. Of that, 12,000 goes to assist the Federated Women’s Club of Port Arthur in day-to-day operations of the historic Rose Hill Manor.
Pompeiian Villa, another historic Port Arthur home, was awarded $19,800.
Both Rose Hill and Pompeiian Villa are owned by the city.
The Port Arthur Convention and Tourist Association, which manages and operates the city’s Convention/Visitors Bureau, received the bulk of the allocations $570,000.
Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Tammy Kotzur said the award funds the bulk of the bureau’s operating budget.
Also funded was the Museum of the Gulf Coast with $236,336 and $45,000 to the Southeast Texas Arts Council,
Originally, when the city opted to participate in the Hotel Occupancy Tax program, all of the money collected from a special tax charged to customers staying at hotels, was allocated back to the CVB.
Since then, many other hotels have been built in the area to keep up with demand for construction jobs. With the added HOT collections, the city decided to spread the money around to other tourist and arts attractions, as provided by state law., Kotzur said.
Texas law allows HOT taxes to be used for activities that directly promote tourism, or the hotel and convention center industries.
Hamilton said she was in favor of funding the tourist destinations, but wanted to have a better accounting of where each spent their money since the city was “joined at the hip,” with them.
Of particular concern is the Museum of the Gulf Coast, she said.
For years the city and Lamar State College – Port Arthur have each helped fund museum operations.
Lamar’s budget constraints this year kept the college from contributing their portion, and they may not be able to assist next year, Port Arthur City Manager Brian McDougal said.
“Our contribution has grown year in and year out. The (museum) board has not taken steps to be self sustaining,” McDougal said.
Museum Director David Beard is trying to mount a campaign to raise money for the museum’s operation, McDougal said while noting that the Museum of the Gulf Coast is the largest tourist draw in Port Arthur.
In addition to the HOT allocation, the city of Port Arthur contributed another $50,000 to the museum’s operation in its 2015-16 budget.
“We have some great history here from an outsider looking in, and we don’t want to lose that,” McDougal said.
City Council agreed to go ahead with the HOT funding this year, while suggesting that each tourist attraction become more self-sufficient.
District 3 Councilman Morris Albright III suggested the City Council meet in a workshop session in the near future to further discuss the tourist attractions and how they could become more self-sufficient.


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I LOVED them (Goblet of Fire was my favorite). But I'm sure many of my fellow book club members had a hard time not saying certain things and carrying on conversation without including spoilers. Then this was exactly the time when Rowling released the statements about regretting having Ron and Hermione hook up. Um... I hadn't gotten to that part yet. But I brushed it off as "I figured it was going to happen anyway." (at least no one told me who died in the end before I read the last book!)
Then last month in the YABMC we read Little Women. Another first-time read for me, though many people read it when they were kids. Now, if any of you in the club are reading this, please know I do NOT fault you for comments and conversations we had during this book! It's my own fault for reading it slowly (I'm still not quite done) and for not having read it sooner! But I did learn a few things about what would happen later in the book - and again have brushed it off as "I figured something like that would happen."
So my #bookwormproblem of the month: being embarrassed about needing spoiler alerts when conversing about a book "everyone" else has already read.
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text: i was on WWD the other day looking at the spring 2010 collections and i came across the most amazing, amazing, amazing designer that i have seen in a while. luella bartley. the most adorable, simple-wearing, sixties-inspired collection. i fell in love the second i clicked on the photos. the British designer, Luella incorporates punk & frilly accents, tons of layers, amazing cropped little jackets, oversized pockets, and a crazy hairstyle to add with each style. the spring ready-to-wear 2010 collection is a sixties-inspired design with bows, polka dots, peter pan collars, adorable patterns, & bubble dresses/skirts AKA my absolute favorite. Luella is officially in my top 5 favorite designers!!


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Which MBA is the best?
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE'S Tuck School of Business takes first place in The Economist's ninth annual ranking of full-time MBA programmes, up from second position last year. Virtually all of its students found work within three months of graduating. Its MBAs could expect a basic salary of $107,000, a 65% increase on their pre-degree earnings. Tuck students also graded the quality of their alumni the best in the world—an important consideration given the often-repeated claim that who you meet is just as important as what you learn. Chicago drops to second, having come top last year, while the world's most famous school, Harvard, also drops a place to fifth. Europe's top programme is IMD, a Swiss school, which ranks third. Though INSEAD has campuses in both France and Singapore, no purely Asian school makes our top 20. Hong Kong University, at 36th, is the highest-placed. The Economist asks students about why they decided to take an MBA. Our ranking weights data according to what students say is important. The four categories covered are: opening new career opportunities (35%); personal development/educational experience (35%); increasing salary (20%); and the potential to network (10%). The figures we collate are a mixture of hard data and the subjective marks given by the school's students, such as a rating of their school's facilities. The full ranking is here.


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The Women Of The Avengers Sketch Cards
These are the sketch cards that I did for the Women of the Avengers set that will be released this July by
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text: Dr. Mary Pronovost is a board-certified breast surgeon, specializing in breast diseases and oncology (breast cancer). She earned her BA at Holy Family College and MD at Temple University School of Medicine. She received her MA at Villanova University and completed post-bac studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed residency training at Temple University Hospital and fellowship training in breast diseases at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Pronovost spent over seven years as a general surgeon in New England and two years as the director of the Breast Health Program at St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Pronovost is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.


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A wholegrain calzone filled with broccoli and tofu "ricotta", a tiny container of tomato sauce for drizzling over bites of calzone, some sweet casaba melon, and one little aplet* for a treat.
Verdict: Calzones pack well and are easy to eat with your hands. He loved the filling but not the "crusts" (oh, kids and their crusts!). 4 stars.
*Does the rest of the world know about aplets & cotlets or is it a Washington thing? They are powdered sugar-covered soft jelly candies with walnuts -- no gelatin! They remind me of Turkish Delight.


Despite the recent announcement that the Russian government would build the company a new factory in Ulyanovsk, embattled VLJ maker Eclipse Aviation (Booth No. 250) is continuing its search for operating capital, perhaps as much as $200 million. Meanwhile, the company has slowed its production rate, launched a major company-wide reorganization, laid off 40 percent of its workforce, and continues to conserve cash.
The corner office at Eclipse Aviation’s Albuquerque, N.M., headquarters has gone strangely quiet. After years of missed deadlines, and facing rising pressure from customers, government regulators and investors, the company retreated to the tall grass last month as executives pondered how to reboot the ailing very light jet maker.
Eclipse Aviation supplier Albany International revealed on August 19 that Eclipse “has indicated that it was substantially reducing production of the Eclipse 500 jet, and planned purchase of components from [Albany Engineered Composites] and other suppliers, for the remainder of 2008 and the first half of 2009.” Although Eclipse Aviation declined to comment about this information, Albany International added, “Based on information provided to d
Another company has launched a bid in the crowded single-engine jet field. Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore., has launched the Stratos 714, which it claims will outperform single-engine jets from Cirrus Design, Diamond Aircraft, Eclipse Aviation, Piper Aircraft and even most twin-engine very light jets.
Shortly after the first flight of Cirrus Design’s single-engine jet, the company finally revealed the name for what had long been referred to as “The Jet,” now called the Vision SJ50. The first flight took place on July 3.
Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft yesterday revealed its intention to build an all-composite single-engine very light jet, dubbed the Stratos 714, with 1,500 nm range at 400 knots. Aerospace engineer Carsten Sundin and entrepreneur Michael Lamaire founded Stratos to build a four-seat jet with greater speed, range and weather capabilities than are currently available in this market segment.
Eclipse Aviation in late May launched the Eclipse 400, a single-engine jet that will be a close relative of the Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ) prototype revealed last July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. The announcement was made at the company’s E-rrival customer event in tandem with news of a price increase for the twin-engine Eclipse 500 very light jet (see page 58).
Eclipse Aviation announced last month that it received certification from India and Australia for the Eclipse 500 very light jet. These certifications, which were issued on the basis of bilateral agreements between the FAA and the individual countries, allow customers to register and operate their Eclipse 500 jets in India and Australia.
Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program. The Eclipse 400, first revealed last July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., as the Eclipse Concept Jet, was announced today at the company’s E-rrival customer event in Albuquerque, N.M. Eclipse is now taking orders for the $1.35 million jet single only from Eclipse 500 customers, who will also get a $125,000 discount if they place an order by July 25.
Eclipse Aviation received permission from the U.S. and Canada to export the Eclipse 500 and its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F engines to Russia. “This is the next step in establishing an assembly facility in Ulyanovsk, Russia,” the company said at EBACE.


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New Release: Pillars of Eternity, a new RPG perfect for fans of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale!
Main menu. Choose between the various games
Samurai battle: the one who presses a button first, wins
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World map in Dynablade
This level looks quite suitable for Kirby...
Kirby is swimming with the mask on
Wow, Kirby is more powerful now!
Watch out, enemies and walls, this Kirby-shooter can destroy anything with his powerful ray
This boss is quite nasty: if he inhales Kirby, the game is over
Gourmet Race: run!!!
The Cave Offensive, a game with many hidden treasures and secret levels
Nice exotic setting
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If you touch this star, the door will open
Kirby eats a chicken, and mutates to a mighty feather-throwing fellow :)
A saving room in Cave Offensive
A Metroid reference.
This boss will destroy the bridge himself, so just push him into the abyss
This enemy will throw bombs at you, pay attention
The tree throws apples on you: you have to inhale them and then to spit on the tree to defeat it
The boss is defeated, the level is completed, Kirby is now three, and look at this sad tree
A dangerous level with spikes
Flying over the fence
This is not a chess game... Defeat this boss by eating the ice cubes he throws
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According to the information given by the provider, the „Segment Documentation System“ (SDS), developed by VMT GmbH and used by Herrenknecht Formwork Technology GmbH , improves the quality management of modern tubbing segment production significantly. For optimizing check and control, the SDS program links the individual production sequences to a comprehensible process chain. Data recording and management already start when manufacturing the tubbing segments in the on-site factory or at the precast concrete plant, accompany all routes of transportation and re-handling points and end in a documented installation of the segments by means of the tunnel boring machine.
Example Koralm Tunnel
After SDS was successfully used with positive experience in the projects STEP in Abu Dhabi and the Prague Metro in the Czech Republic, the construction of the 32,8 m long Koralm Tunnel in Austria is a special challenge now.
The joint project of ÖBB Infrastructure undertaken by Strabag AG and Jäger Bau has been started in January 2011, with continuous tunnel works beginning in November 2012. In two facilities, ARGE KAT2 produced 120,750 precast elements with a fresh concrete volume of more than 420,000 m³ - including 103,500 tubbing segments with single weights of 8 tons each and 17,500 floor segments of 13.5 tons each - for the 17,1 km long south tube and the 15.6 km long north tube. The tubbing thickness is 350 mm at an outside diameter of 9.5 m.
Herrenknecht Formwork Technology GmbH, Schwanau (Germany) supported the project essentially providing a total of 16 sets of segment molds, 2 tubbing segment carousel systems including concrete distribution system, curing tunnel, heating system and vacuum lifter with 90° rotating device as well as finishing line including gasket gluing frame, tilting table and mechanical clamp and the entire SDS module series.
Comprehensive data recording from the production to the installation is the basis for later data analysis, thus enabling surveillance and control of the production process, the data storage as well as data statistics for an extensive control of costs and quantities. According to the customer’s requirements, for example, the following steps and activities are documented and evaluated: reinforcement production, checking of mold/reinforcement cage, concreting, time and temperature of curing, time of demolding as well as placing into and removing from storage. During recording, the data are evaluated by means of queries stored in the system, thus avoiding possible production faults at a very early stage.
The SDS program has a modular structure, in order to meet all customer requirements and project conditions. This allows the user to choose several additional modules for reinforcement production, stock management, etc. beside the module SDS.production for the basic requirements in tubbing segment production.
Stationary production and carousel system
SDS can be used for both stationary production and carousel system. The data are captured by means of scanners at previously defined positions in the production and storage process. Supplementary data are captured by different interfaces such as concrete production, heating, or control of the carousel system, etc. For later evaluation, the data recorded are allocated to the respective tubbing segment‘s dataset with the aid of an explicit identification number. Data capturing and evaluation aim at recording data for quality assurance and issuing of various reports as well as comparing the target with actual quantities for cost control, inventory control and production planning and scheduling.