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The manner in which the motion was so suddenly adopted speaks to the often-convoluted political process on Parliament Hill. Working with former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, Thériault was able to do something of an end-run around the usual process for getting Private Member’s legislation passed. By gaining the support of the four House parties, the motion received unanimous assent and passed quickly in the House. Thériault had been lobbied by Sandra Joyce, who formed the advocacy group British Home Child Group International, and has been an ardent supporter and worker for the apology cause. The four party MPs who agreed to the motion were Judy Sgro, Liberal (Humber River-Black Creek); Mark Strahl, Conservative (Chilliwack-Hope); Jenny Kwan, NDP (Vancouver East); and Elizabeth May, Green (Saanich-Gulf Islands).
‘Laying the Children’s Ghosts’ cover. Courtesy Hagios Press.
The apology motion is the result of years of educating the public about the much-neglected history of the British Home Children in Canada. Both Sandra Joyce and Lori Oschefski, CEO of the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association, have been circulating apology petitions for several years now. While Alex Atamanenko was MP (NDP) for the BC Southern Interior riding in which I live, he contacted me after reading my book, Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest, about drafting an apology motion. Although the resulting motion M-568 was brought forward in the House by Atamanenko, it failed to gain any traction with the Conservative dominated government under Prime Minister Harper. Indeed, while Jason Kenney held the post of Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism in the Harper cabinet, he was quoted as saying: “Canadians don’t expect the government to apologize for every sad event in our history.” Yet this sentiment apparently didn’t apply to PM Harper’s official apology to the former inmates of Native residential schools. That long-awaited apology was issued on June 11, 2008.
When Atamanenko retired, the riding had been re-drawn, bringing into it two vastly different regions of BC—the West Kootenay and South Okanagan. The new riding, South Okanagan-West Kootenay, was probably an attempt to skew the vote toward a Conservative victory. It failed. NDP candidate Richard Cannings was easily elected for the riding in the 2015 federal election. One of his first actions upon taking office was to contact me about re-presenting the motion, now designated M-51. It was presented by Cannings in the House along with two other Private Member’s motions on May 5, 2016.
There’s plenty of precedent for public apology ceremonies for the British Home Children in the official apologies offered by the British and Australian governments. When former Australian PM Kevin Rudd apologized on November 16, 2009, BHC families were invited to Parliament in Canberra, where he addressed them all from the platform in an hour-long ceremony. It was very moving; in video footage you can see tears in the eyes of many faces. Australian child migrants suffered disproportionately from sexual and physical abuse. Unlike Canadian child migrants, the Australians were mostly kept in institutions run by the Christian Brothers, a Catholic sect. They were brutally exploited for their labour, building roads, schools and other infrastructure.
For young men like Joe Harwood, Barnardo’s offer of a better life in Canada proved to be true. A typical photo taken upon entry at a Barnardo’s Home in England. Courtesy Bev Harwood.
In my book I interviewed Patricia Skidmore, who was there with her mother Marjorie, who had been sent to Canada with Fairbridge Farm Schools in the 1940s. Unfortunately PM Brown focused mostly on the Australian child emigrants, who were a fairly small number (7,000) compared to the 100,000 Canadian BHCs—some say as many as 120,000. There were federal government subsidies paid to the emigration agencies to bring the children here and our immigration officials worked closely with them. Sadly, Marjorie Skidmore did not live to hear of the apology motion just passed in Canadian Parliament. Skidmore died earlier this month.
During my tour of Canada to promote Laying the Children’s Ghosts to Rest, I met BHC descendants at every reading. Many of them told me they’d learned nothing of their own family history until middle age or later, either from their own parents or from their public schooling. This pattern was typical in my research for the book. I met two young women working toward their master’s degrees in Canadian Studies and only one of them had heard of the British Home Children, and only briefly at that. This is at a university level of education! It would be like skipping completely over the chapter on the Riel Rebellion, or the Plains of Abraham. So clause D of our motion would have held the Government to account to remedy that huge oversight in the teaching of our nation’s history. But BHC advocates are nothing if not determined, so we may yet see integration of the topic into our school curriculum.
By no means is the call for an apology unanimous among BHC families; many are quite against it. Unlike the Australian experience, which was almost universally negative, many Canadian farm families treated their child migrants well, though very few were ever adopted. It’s important to note, however, that none of the Canadian initiatives have called for financial restitution. Atamanenko and Cannings’ motion merely calls for government assistance retrieving family records.
What matters, ultimately, is that this is a triumph for BHC families who felt that their ancestors were badly treated, neglected or abused. Everyone who has had a hand in the apology motion in whatever form deserves congratulations for a sense of civic duty that goes above and beyond the call.
I am a poet, journalist and author with a strong commitment to the environment and social justice. If anything, I have too many interests and too little time in a day to pursue them all. Film, poetry, literature, music, mythology, and history probably top the list. My musical interests lie firmly in rock and blues with a smattering of folk and world music. I consider myself lucky to have lived during the great flowering of modern rock music during its Golden Age in the late 1960s/early '70s. In poetry my major inspirations are Dylan Thomas, Rilke, Neruda and the early 20th century British/American poets: Auden, Eliot, Cummings. My preferred cinema includes the great French auteurs, Kirosawa, Orson Welles, and Film Noir. My preferred social causes are too numerous to mention but include banning GMOs, eliminating poverty (ha-ha), and a sane approach to forest conservation and resource extraction. Wish me—wish us all—luck on that one!
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Thank you for your mention, Art. The British Home Child Group International was formed over two years ago. Aside from writing three books on the subject, based on my BHC father and uncle (the first released in 2011 at the very first British Home Child Day in Ontario, the second in 2014 and the third in 2015) I have personally collected thousands of signatures for an Apology including one epetition that garnered about 1,000 signatures. As well as working on a Change.org petition that collected 1,800 signatures world-wide including many signatures from German contacts where I lived for a time.
This motion to have an Apology adopted had to have unanimous support in the House and we have to thank Gilles Duceppe (along with Luc Theriault, MP BQ) who worked tirelessly to get all parties to agree, including speaking to the Prime Minister himself. In order for it to be adopted, some of the federal parties insisted that the ‘Government of Canada’ be changed to the ‘House of Commons’. All parties were willing to agree to that but it delayed promoting the motion. Previous to Mr. Duceppe getting involved, all our efforts (phoning and emailing all MPs in their own preferred language, collecting thousands of signatures) came to nought. I met Mr. Duceppe at a CTV interview I did with him in Montreal after doing a presentation there and we have stayed in touch since then. As we were on our way to the opening of his play Ne M’Oublie Pas in Montreal on the same day, he asked Karen Mahoney and I to reroute our way to Ottawa in order to do the media scrum if the motion was passed.
Mr. Duceppe had previously made a motion in the House of Commons in 2010. His passion stems from the loneliness his maternal Home Child grandfather experienced. He was sent from Ireland by the Catholic Church to a French speaking family in Quebec. Mr Duceppe often spoke to his grandfather about the loneliness he experienced as he did not speak French and the family did not speak English.
I applaud your efforts, Art, in also working tirelessly in getting two MPs to speak out on our Home Children’s behalf. I also thank Judy Sgro for tabling the petitions she received many times. Good luck on your future endeavours!!
Perhaps I missed the bit about the children and how meaningful this was to the descendants.
Thank you for your comment lorio2. To clarify: my comment was more about the process of this Apology. Of course, the Apology is for the over 100,000 children who were sent here to work as indentured farm workers and domestics like my father and uncle, Gilles Duceppe’s grandfather and Art Joyce’s grandfather. It was also to all of the descendants. “and offer its sincere apology to the former British Home Children who are still living and to the descendants of these 100,000 individuals”.
Anyone who stands up for those with no voices is a hero in my book, so thank you Sandra Joyce for doing so. And yes, lorio2, this is very meaningful for the children and their descendants. Being one (descendant) I would like to thank all those who worked towards this: Sandra Joyce and Lori Oschefski being the movers and shakers in this movement. My wish would be that all sides would work together and perhaps by presenting a unified front make faster headway.
My late father was a British Home Child who was sent from England to a Canadian farm to work as a child labourer. While there he was injured using a saw which almost severed his arm. My father was a violent alcoholic and my mother suffered cuts, bruises and broken bones, with alot over verbal abuse thrown in for good measure. My 2 brothers (10 & 12 years older than me) suffered serious beatings, often being woken from their sleep to be hit with whatever was at hand and for no reason other than to feed a drunk’s rage. When my oldest brother was a baby, my father threw his army boot across the room at him while he was crying in his crib. This action knocked my brother out and he suffered brain damage as a result. This is what I grew up seeing – the whole family was shattered by this one person, who himself had his life shattered. It’s hard to make excuses for someone like my father but he clearly didn’t get appropriate relationship and parenting skills being yanked from his country, and being put on a boat and dumped in Canada to live with strangers. Many lives have been altered as a result of this decision made by government. An apology is the least that should be given.
Katie: sorry to hear of your family’s suffering. Sadly these things often leapfrog generations so that children and grandchildren also suffer. All we can do is be responsible for our own mental and emotional health in hopes that it will stop with us.


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Ben works primarily as a prosecutor, with particular experience in fraud and drugs prosecutions.
Prior to joining MC, Ben worked at another major NZ law firm in its litigation team focusing on civil and commercial litigation. He has also worked in London in the Proceeds of Crime Units of the Crown Prosecution Service on litigation involving the restraint and forfeiture of the proceeds of crime, often involving amounts in the millions of pounds.
Since joining MC, Ben has prosecuted in excess of 60 jury trials in the District and High Courts, the majority as sole counsel for the Crown. He appears in Court regularly for criminal hearings of all kinds and is classified as Senior Crown Counsel.
Between August 2012 and July 2013, Ben was seconded to the Serious Fraud Office, where he worked as an investigating lawyer on several high profile serious and complex fraud cases.
Ben also acts for the Auckland SPCA and acts for the Financial Markets Authority, including advising and acting on a significant finance company prosecution brought following the collapse of the finance company sector.
Prosecuted in excess of 60 jury trials, the majority as sole counsel for the Crown.

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Representatives from opposing sides will debate on the upcoming vote.
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, New Yorkers will vote on whether or not to a hold a constitutional convention. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Arthur Schwartz, a prominent election law lawyer, and John O’Malley, the legislative director for a chapter of the Communication Workers of America CWA Local, will debate on whether or not the state should hold the first constitutional convention in 50 years.
The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Kelly Commons at 3900 Waldo Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463 on the Manhattan College campus. This is a free event and open to the public.
New York State puts a convention up for referendum every two decades by state law. If a constitutional convention were to take place, specially elected delegates from the state’s legislative districts can propose amendments to New York’s constitution. Amendments to the constitution would only be made if they are passed by voters in a later referendum.
New York last held a constitutional convention in 1967, only to have none of its amendments passed. The state’s last referendum for a constitutional convention was in 1997, when it was voted down.
The Manhattan College government department, government and politics club, Concerned Citizen For Change, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, and Northwest Bronx Indivisible are sponsoring this event.
For more information about the constitutional convention debate, contact Margaret Groarke, Ph.D., associate professor of government of Manhattan College, at margaret.groarke@manhattan.edu or (718) 862-7943.

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– Fall crafts (anything with pumpkins and leaves!) We do a ton of crafts in our house and fall crafts happen to be my favorite! I’ll try to tie in a lot of fall crafts with our school time as well.
– Go to a pumpkin patch of course!
– Boil apples, oranges, and cinnamon on the stove to make the house smell like heaven!
– “Movies on market square”. In September and October our city shows a movie every Friday night downtown. They set up a big screen outside in the middle of the square and people bring blankets and chairs to cozy up and watch movies.
– And just enjoy my wonderful family!
Each season brings something new and exciting. This season we get to enjoy all of the best things about fall and add another sweet baby girl to our family! Can’t wait to enjoy every minute of this season with Josh, Avery and Brooklyn!

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← Where Is IntelliJ IDEA Headed?
Good news, everyone: fresh IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.2 EAP build is available. Grab it and get the latest bugfixes and enhancements!
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One question: Will IDEA-123179 make it into 13.1.2 as well?
Oh … my fault: It is already in this EAP build. Great news!!
i wanna say thank you for all the work you’ve done, it’s the coolest android IDE.

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funny how it all goes a bit mental after 12 bottles of bubbly!
I can sort it, or so it looks at the moment. And I am going for three miserable, wet, cold, wonderful weeks. Hooray!


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Thank you for visiting the Disney Parks Moms Panel! I am thrilled for your cruise on the Disney Fantasy! I know you are eagerly anticipating all the fun you will have onboard and before you know it, the time will be here any you will be sailing off to an amazing adventure at sea!
Final plans for sailings are not set until a little closer to your sail date which is why you do not yet see a Pirate Night set for your particular sailing. Disney Cruise Line will finalize the schedule of events and typically will have it set by at least 120 days before your sailing, but its always subject to change. If any changes are made, they will let you know ahead of time so any scheduling you have done can be modified, if necessary. You can feel confident that there will be a Pirate Night on your Eastern Caribbean sailing, so start gathering those pirate costumes, matey!
As you continue to plan for your adventure at sea, be sure to explore Port Adventures for excursions at your ports of call. Then when your online booking window opens, you can be ready to book those amazing and convenient experiences organized by the fantastic Port Adventures team. At that time you can also book any reservations for young mateys traveling with you to be transformed into pirates at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique on Pirate Night!
Please feel free to come back with any questions you may have as your continue to get ready for a wonderful vacation. Get ready for some magical memories made aboard!

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We stock a great range of cuff welly socks in various colours and designs, and riding boot accessories from a Beetle boot jack to a boot bag. Check out our full range below.
Remove your muddy boots without having to bend down. Makes an unusual gift!
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Boot Stretcher (pair) Keep your riding boots in tip top shape with these easy-to-use stretchers with a trigger grip to release the tension for fitting and removal.
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Smaller and lighter than our traditional wooden boot jack, this model is black stubbyfine coated. Included in the tough steel construction is a slip resistant tread plate.
Effax Leather Combi Plus 500ml. Can be easily sprayed over the entire surface of the leather due to the multi-functional spray head or applied as a foam.


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Duply is a frontend for the mighty duplicity magic. Duplicity is a python based shell application that makes encrypted incremental backups to remote storages.
Duply is available in the duplyAUR package.
For an overview on how to use Duply run duply usage.
The first thing to do is create a profile. Run duply my_profile create to create a profile named my_profile. Then configure the profile using the file ~/.duply/my_profile/conf.
Use duply my_profile backup to make backups and duply my_profile restore restore_directory to restore after configuration is complete.
Set GPG_KEY to encrypt and sign the backup with a GPG key. Set the GPG_PW with the GPG passphrase. See #No GPG Passphrase for details on Duply prompting for the GPG passphrase. Set TARGET for the destination of the backup. Set SOURCE for the base location to backup. See the conf file for information on other Duply backup settings.
Now run duply my_profile backup to backup everything in /tmp/important_files. The first time duply my_profile backup the user will be prompted for the GPG passphrase so that the key can be exported for safe keeping. Afterwords, Duply should run without prompting for a passphrase.
To exclude files backed up, see the ~/.duply/my_profile/exclude file.
Dupicity exclude requires ** as to match the base directory.
Because of a bug in the Duply, duplicity will prompt for a GPG passphrase even though it is available from the gpg-agent. Simply pressing return during the prompt will work as the passphrase is not needed to use the key (if the key is cached), or the DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --use-agent" line can be added to the conf.
# Archive the profile in the ~/.duply directory.
Copy the *.tar.gz file to a secure storage location such as LastPass, KeePass, Peerio or an offline USB harddrive. The configuration file should accessable even if access is lost to the computer being backed up because the whole point of the backup is that it can be recovered even if the computer is lost or destroyed.
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On your favorite browser, download the aircrack-ng tar file to your root, home (where your cd command leads), or desktop OR enter the following command into your terminal "wget http://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-1.1.tar.gz"
Secondly, open an unused terminal and navigate (using the cd command) to where you downloaded the file and enter the command "tar -zxvf [file name]" where file name is of course, the name of the file that you downloaded above. If you used the wget command, it should be in the directory you were in when you issued that command and the file name should be aircrack-ng-1.1.tar.gz.
Helpful note from an Anon in comments: "xvzf (x = decompress, v = verbose, z = ungzip);" the f stands for "file" and denotes which file you wish to perform these actions on, too.
While in the same directory that you extracted the tar file in (that's what the tar command did), enter the command "cd aircrack-ng-1.1" to navigate into the folder (or if it's a different version, ls command out to find what the folder is called), then enter the commands "make" and then "make install"
Bam. Done. If you did everything correctly, the aircrack next generation suite should be installed with all its nerdy goodness and you can begin scanning networks, saving IVs, and cracking passwords.
My next posts will deal with actually using the Aircrack-ng suite to crack WEP, WPA, and WPA2 network passwords, as well as numerous ways to inject packets and other neat stuff that help cracking into these types of networks.
If you post below (anyone can, please keep it non-spammy and use at least semi-understandable English) with any errors you get or questions you have I'll respond as soon as I can, just try to explain it to the best of your ability.
Pedantic note: you're untarring and ungzipping the .tar.gz aircrack file that you download, hence the -z command line parameter in tar xvzf (x = decompress, v = verbose, z = ungzip, f I've forgotten), not just untarring it.
@gblock, are you running as root or running your commands as sudo? Also, have you run "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade"?
I believe the package is actually "build-essential" - no 's' on the end.
@Anon1, yes, no "s" at the end.
@Anon2. I'll update that; definitely check out that link for further issue-checking. I try to explain it more than they do for the newbies, but some things fall through the cracks.
I get the same error gblock described.
I have done "sudo apt-get update" and "sudo apt-get upgrade"
@Anon, I believe there is a "make" file, can you edit that with Nano (nano [filename]) and remove (place a # in front of it to comment it out) a line that has "-Werror" in it?
How i have same problem how ill edit it and what is ''-werror''?
I'm slightly confused by your comment, "-werror" is the line that you need to comment out (which the # character does).
Delete the -Werror variable, so that the line now looks like the following. Save and exit.


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Thinking about having a bit of a homemade Christmas this year? If you’re going for a more natural present vibe, with bakers twine, paper wrapping and homemade snacks, nothing will go better with your Christmas than having au natural Christmas decorations.
Tree trunk cake platters were very popular this year, and easy to get a hold of, so think of using these platters – or other more organic serving wear and platters – as table centerpieces and place candles, pine cones and holly around the table and the food.
Use organic wooden table settings, fill glass Mason jars with rosemary, cranberries, water and floating candles, and hang handmade Christmas tree ornaments that are made out of pine cones. Anything wood or tin is your best friend, and succulent Christmas season fruits like cherries and berries will add to your Christmas colour scheme.
← Get Into The Christmas Spirit With Gingerbread Granola!

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Our Beloved and Glorious Leader Herr Blair.
Obviously foreign, these people's poverty and incompetence is in clear violation of various spurious UN resolutions and an obvious affront to international dignity.
This is not propaganda designed to sway a sensibly sceptical public. Its all really really true, honest. Check back daily!
In an amusing parallel to the events of 9/11, America has used all the technology it has at its disposal to reproduce the drama and tragedy a thousandfold! Americans do not shelter behind cowardly suicide bombers, but instead use their brave cluster munitions to take out enemy cities! Already the people of Baghdad feel the true vengeance of America for the evil attacks on the world trade center, even though they didnt really have anything to do with it. But hey, they are poor and wear rags on their heads.
To back up our claims that it is a just war, we can site at least 4 canisters of warfarin and some potentially lethal cough medicine. Also, its jolly tough for our boys out there so you should just shut up and leave war to the professionals.
An attack on Baghdad's international airport has been launched, according to Axis officers.
Coalition forces are targeting Saddam Hussein International Airport, 12 miles south west of the city.
Most of Baghdad was plunged into darkness following a power cut and massive explosions have echoed across the Iraqi capital.
Air Marshal Hermann Goering, commander of Dachshund forces in the Gulf, said the advance on Baghdad was the most impressive military manoeuvre he had seen.
He said: "They will be writing about it in staff colleges for decades."
Axis forces have taken part in a fast-moving two pronged advance on the city.
The Axis Army's 3rd Infantry Division, backed by the 82nd Airborne Division, closed in from the south west as Axis SS troops moved in from the south east.
On the approach to Baghdad itself scores of burnt-out Iraqi army vehicles and dead fighters littered the roadside.
Allies open first mobile voting booth!
In a bid to win hearts and minds, captured Iraqi soldiers and mutilated, starving civilians have been offered a free chance to vote on whether they wanted to be liberated and killed by the latest US-UK offensive! Jeb Bush will be personally overseeing this latest allied initiative and we expect the majority of Iraqis to overwhelmingly endorse the appropration of their oil reserves by the trustworthy and responsible American administration.
Our glorious soldats are involved in a huge panzer battle in which the enemy has been ripped apart. Troops of the dastardly Iraqi forces attempted to break out of the besieged city of Basra, but met with the glorious Desert rats panzer division, who annihilated the enemy column, destroying over twenty enemy tanks. Our glorious panzers outflanked the enemy while supressing fire was laid down by the soldats of the infantry with mortars and Panzerschrecks. Our superb panzers accounted for twenty enemy tanks and more armoured vehicles, before the enemy retreated back to their city hell hole! Stukas then provided the necessary ground cover to ensure the battle was won by our glorious soldats!
Our allies have finally opened a new Northern front in Iraq, where they plan to advance southwards to Baghdad to join our glorious soldats coming up from the South. Our glorious soldats are making Southern Iraq safe from the Iraqi dictator's evil grasp, so that liberated people of the Dachshund may use them as for Lebensraum.
Meanwhile we are taking miles of sand in western Iraq unopposed as our superior forces sweep forwards. The Iraqis have failed to defend the valuable desert areas of Iraq and many sand dunes have now been liberated! The sand, in its desire to belong to the Dachshund for superior road building material has actually been throwing itself at us in a sandstorm so it may be liberated.
The Iraqi forces are threatening to use chemical weapons on our glorious soldats however we will take revenge for every soldier killed using chemical weapons, with comprehensive strikes against those responisble for damage to any member of the Dachshund advance!
Iraqi forces are now losing control of their own people. 2000 workers and volunteers are attempting to leave the city of Basra to start working for the Dachshund authorities before they are even officially liberated, showing their desire to be working for the Dachshund and help in the creation of more jackboots! Iraqi militia forces, incompariable to our own Volkstorm, attempted to stop these 2000 people in an act of treachery as they try to halt Jackboot production, but are being thwarted by the shining beacon of glory that is the state of the Dachshund!
The Iraqi capital received a pounding with axis "bunker-busting" bombs and a reported attack on the Baath party headquarters by Heinkel 111 and Stuka bombers.
People of the Dachshund show that they are not only efficient, ruthless, cold hearted people earlier today when a Kriegsmarine ship docked in Umm Qasr, liberated early on in the war for its distinct lack of vowels and clear need of Dachshund influence. The ship contained many tons of aid to help the workers of the new Dachshund state start up production of high qualitiy jackboots and leather jackets as soon as possible!
Iraqi troops are in full retreat and in an exclusive press release to "Der Sturmer" the glorious Fuhrer, Tony Blair, announced from the NummerZehn Downings Strasse Flak Bunker that the war was and is going to plan!
This is Edpow1 reporting from the Front Lines!
Ignore the facts. Ignore the law! just support our soldiers bravely dying for our beloved leader Tony Blair! Remember, it is now illegal to download pirate anti-war songs, and anybody doing so will have their credit rating blacklisted.
Already our brave soldiers have secured several important sand dunes, and in several major newspapers we have seen the royal family delicately doing nothing.
Forget the humanitarian crisis! our brave troops have already secured several key objectives, we just don't know what they are yet.
Perversely the arab-based news channel ALbaniabeera refuses to transmit our propaganda. Dont they know there is a war on? surely they should transmit nice happy images of joyful panzers and not children with no arms and legs?
In a direct contravention of the geneva convention, Iraqi children have been defending themselves against depleted uranium.
This is a Just war, honest, we are sending all these third world people to heaven just a bit quicker than normal.
New Smart bombs developed to offer "news bulletins in advance"
By the time you have read this, it will all be true! Coallition Forces are now so technologically superior, and evertyhing is running so much to plan, that we can now confidently issue news bulletins before we actually write them!
People of Dachshund! the Iraqi's are a real threat to your personal well-being, and will stop at nothing to prevent you from downloading mp3s and pirating software. Already our valiant cruise missiles launch themselves in suicide bombings, and brave squadrons of scientifically trained Dolphins look for mines deep in the Iraqi desert.
This is a war unlike any other, except for the last few, and the Dachshunder High Command expect you to stand resolute against the Iraqi's, whose defiance is deeply worrying to several very high placed vested interests.
Victory will be Ours in Days, maybe, we just don't know which yet.
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10.15am 50 Iraqi tanks 'halted outside Basra' by our glorious Panzers!
Glorious soldats from the Dachshund advance, despite the fierce weather and various annoying arabs defending their country. Our troops come every closer to the enemy's capital as every second goes by. Iraqi losses are high and in the first pure panzer battle of the war, Panzers of the Dachshund destroy nearly twenty enemy tanks as they try to break their way out of the Basra encirclement. People of this city, upon hearing news of the incoming troops of the Dachshund are attempting to fight off the forces of the evil invaders as they show their Dachshund Party membership forms, secretly hidden throughout Saddam's regime. Victory is near!
Saddam Hussein has been described as sounding like the eternal enemy of the Dachshund and notorious leader of the Untermenschen, Josef Stalin! This encourages our brave soldats even more to vanquish the evil dictator. Our glorious soldats will not pause until their task is complete, for the good of the Greater Dachshund!
The people of the Dachshund fight for three things! People! Party! and Patriotism. Our glorious soldats are showing the world the might of the Dachshund!
The Iraqia have shot down as helicopter from our allies, but we are sure of victory, as shown by the devastating effect of our panzers as they humiliated the Iraqi armour earlier today! The enemy capital of Baghdad has been continually pounded by the glorious luftwaffe in raids reminiscent of the Blitz. We march forwards together for victory!
Axis forces launched punishing attacks overnight on the Publican Guard divisions that are already calling last orders and forcing the squaddies to accumilate outside the kebab van so they can attack the townies.
Iraqi resistance, contrary to boasts by Saddam Hussein's regime, was "patchy" and "sporadic", they said, and the assault on Baghdad was on schedule.
Overnight He-111 bombers attacked the ring of defences around the city. The dull thuds of the bombs could be heard in the city centre more than 30 miles away.
The axis have taken 3,000 Iraqi soldiers prisoner, while "many others" had deserted, not including those that our brave rocket launchers have liberated from their lifestruggle with our special peace bombs.
The Iraqi troops may also be planning on using chemical weapons against axis troops, but the Fuhrer has stated that he will strike back on every Iraqi responsible for any form of gas attacks. Union Carbide officials have stated in advance that their corporation is in no way responsible.
This is news correspondant (GD)Edpow1 reporting.
- Special American 'peace bombs' liberate thousands, whether they like it or not. "We know whats good for em", says General Frank.
People of the Dachshund are reflecting upon the loss of one of our glorious soldats in fighting against treacherous Iraqi troops dressed as either soldiers ior civilians. This is an absolute disgrace and goes completely against the Geneva Convention. Our brave soldiers march forwards wearing full military battle dress, including heavy leather boots and full length trousers in the blistering heat of the sun. If we were to stoop right down to Iraqi levels we would have to let our troops march forwards in T shirts and shorts with flip flops and suncream. This is jsut not acceptable. We are playing by the rules of war, Der Sturmer emplores that all Iraqi untermennschen soldats should follow our examples and fight properly, play cricket and drink tea! There is no honour in killing a man without full battle dress on!
Our glorious troops avenge the death of their fallen kamaraden and keep marching forwards to smash the eveil troops of the Iraqi fiend, Saddam Hussein. A pre recorded messege of the Dictator of the oppressive regime was shown on Iraqi Television today, in which he foolishly promised his troops a victory he can not deliver. We will soon crush the fiend and secure the middle east leather supplies.
An Iraqi general claimed that the following was true, "Our brave and heroic forces have shot down up to five fighters and two helicopters. One fighter was shot down near Baghdad, another near Mosul, a third at Akhtar Rashid, a fourth in the Taji district, another in Basra. A helicopter was shot down at Mosul, another in the Samara area." As reporters like to say, there was no "independent confirmation" of these claims.
We can confirm that this is complete and utter rubbish as the Iraqis become more desperate for things to inspire their almost crushed forces.
People of the Dachshund will strike hard and fast at the capital of Baghdad as we destroy the Iraqi divsions on the way to the fiend's capital.
This is the true story of the war and for what is happening to those fools who try to fight our powerful, superior forces. "24 March 2003 - He was barely visible beneath the pile of rubbish  a decomposing Iraqi soldier forgotten beside the road, flies swarming around his blood-soaked hair, a helmet upturned next to him. Earlier, dogs had been gnawing at his hand."
This scene is not uncommon as the terrified Iraqi criminals flee leaving their dead comrades form our overpowering advance.
The dead Iraqi's body provided a stark reminder that local forces, armed with rusty, yet effective, AK-47s had come up against a far mightier blunt instrument in the shape of the soldats of the Dachshund.
Yesterday, droves of Iraqi soldiers continued to surrender to the axis forces. In the southern Rumaila oilfields alone almost 1,000 men were held in a temporary prisoner-of-war camp.
These vicotries for the Axis forces in Iraq are undenyable proof that the Iraqi foe is weakening by the second and we will soon have victory over all enemy forces!
Our glorious troops led by the Fuhrer will soon achieve the victory that is ours by right and we shall pravail over our foe!
Saddam Hussein probably survived the initial cruise missile bombardment of his bunker in Baghdad but received minor injuries in the attack, the Dachshund Government said yesterday.
Der Sturmer says to all our troops that it is their duty to exert a swift and brutal revenge on the Iraqi forces left in the country, as our panzers roll ever forwards we will be victorious!
In a special interview today (GD)Edpow1, from the GD Propaganda Ministry, questions the Fuhrer on the latest developments and what really is happening, with news direct from Nummer Zehn Donwingsstrasse Flak Bunker. This recording and extract has been carefully monitored by experts from the Ministry of Public Information and Propaganda. The interview was conducted over MSN, the latest GD field communication technology.
Edpow1: Mein Fuhrer, can you verify the reports of missing planes?
Tony Blair, our genious Fuhrer: The axis forces say they are not missing any planes, our glorious pilots would not be shot down from their magnificant Fleugzeugs by petty Iraqi withering gunfire! The people of the Dahcshund know this, and they know this as fact!
Edpow1: According to enemy reports one airsoldat has been captured, another is on the run, reporters from axis forces tried to find him before the fiendlicher Iraqis, but they are still looking and only iraqi soldiers are allowed where the parachute was seen to have landed. Sources say they burning the reeds to smoke him out. Some axis forces say they are missing aircrews apparently. Can you confirm this mein Fuhrer?
Tony Blair: That was hours ago Edd, didn't you get the release from the Ministry of Ordinance, through the ministry of Agriculture, sent via a correspondant from the Ministyr of Flower Arranging? It was that simple.
Edpow1: Plus reports say that some of our allies soldiers were captured and some killed on top of reports saying that parachutes were seen in Baghdad and al Jazzera tv claims one airman has been captured, what is your response to these alligations, from Al Jazzera Broadcasting, mein Fuhrer?
Tony Blair: you believe Al Jazzera?
Tony Blair: If an air man had ejected over central baghdad i dont think they would be able to capture a glorious soldat of the Dahcshund, most likely he is trying to find the evil leader himself and take over the country, all our soldats fight gloriously for the Dachshund! Who are the 'lots of people?' Are they eye witnesses? Fritz take down the details of every eye wittness and send out Gestapo units, immediatly, oh excuse me Herr Edpow1, as i was saying, I think it was probably a dirty rumour or that some kind of debris from the weak enemy vehicles landed in the Tigris and then people there started making up sories which spread like chinese whispers. I will emphatically state that no Airmen have been captured, and all our soldiers fight ever onwards for every Dachshund loving person. We have Ein Volk, and everyone who is part of the Volk shall never forget these momentous days and the sacrifices of our soldats in securing the Middle East Leather trade! To our glorious soldats i say, keep fighting, yours is a just and worthy cause, onwards to the heart of the enemy's empire!
Edpow1: Jawohl mein Fuhrer, Sieg Heil Sieg Heil, entschuligung, i was taken over by emotion just then. Your words, as ever, mein Fuhrer, encourage and inspire the people of the Dachshund! Your words are the truth, but please, we have little of your precious time left, what of the soldiers of our allies, led by Beneto W. Bush who are reported captured and dead?
Tony Blair: The prisoners from our allies who have been taken and those who are dead were probably part of small logistics convoy tht took a wrong turning out in the desert and got caught by Iraq's weak, untermenschen slodiers. This is put down to poor map reading and lack of understanding of logistics and an inability of the Fiendish Iraqis to put their road signs in English, as well as Arabic. I am afraid i must now give a speech over the Dachshund Radio service, it has been a pleasure talking to you, and sorting these "issues" out.
Edpow1: Danke schon mein Fuhrer, your words are comforting to use all in these difficult times.
There you are, the words from the Fuhrer himself, direct from the Downingsstrasse flak bunker. To summerise, the reports of the troops led by Beneito W. Bush being captured may be true, but all other things are lies based upon no fact in an attempt to stop the ineveitable crushing of Iraqi forces under our superior force's heel.
Key postitions have been taken by our panzers which are continuing northwards towards Baghdad, with the region's leather supplies no longer in doubt. The port of Umm Qasr will be opened within the next 36 hours for the shipping of leather jackboots to the heart of the Dachshund. This glorious news comes as our troops claim to have advanced 300 miles into enemy territory, accounting for the territory taken to get our troops to the borders of Iraq, that means we are now looking at a vast empire of thousands of miles!
The superiority of our forces is now showing has our panzers roll onwards! The people of the Dachshund sing the marching songs that the panzer commanders sing to show their support, soon we will have total victory!
This is war correspondant (GD)Edpow1 reporting on behalf of the Ministry of Propaganda.
Columns of our panzers march towards the lair of the Iraqi beast, with thoughts of the Fuhrer and the greater good of the Dachshund race keeping them sustained as they continue day and night through the heartland of the enemy. It is obviously clear that the superior Dachshund troops led by the Fuhrer from the Zehn Downingsstrasse flak bunker are doing all the work, due to our casualties being just under double those of our allies. Furious fighting by the Dachshund troops stopped our allies retreating and forced them on forwrads with the same will and desire for glory that we know drives our men onwards. The immense propaganda machine, led by John "Goebbels" Simpson, is stepping up a gear as reports of captured towns filter through from the front. Our glorious head of propaganda is said to be advancing from the north on his own to link up with our panzers within Baghdad, as he did in the Spainish Civil War when he "liberated" Kabul for the greater good of the Dachshund and for the Reichsminister Whittman's total control of the poppy fields. Our allies have halted outside a town, whose name i can not pronounce, meaning it is obviously foreign and free from Dachshund influence, therefore it is a breeding ground for Untermenschen and must be "liberated". Our troops march ever onwards to the sounds of Marching songs and fight their lack of sleep by drinking unhealthy amounts of Schnapps and pillaging the local women.
Baghdad is continually rocked by massive airstrikes as we fulfilled the Fuhrers promise that if one bomb landed near our soldats, one thousand would land near theirs. For the four missiles fired at Kuwait, and our glorious soldats, 4000 bombs have now been unleashed into the heart of Baghdad creating a city of burning Persian rugs and opium dens, the smoke that usually surrounds the city is reported to be thicker than ever tonight. Our howitzers are firing upon all targets available, including small cats and paperboys using their new weapons to help in the war effort, while young soldiers from the Hitler Jungend, or "Labour youth" service shoot cats and paperboys back home with their air rifles to reenact these brave events on home soil, in preparation for their calling to the front.
The propaganda ministry is upping its efforts as our troops advance on all fronts! Turkey, our uneasy ally, has, in recent years, been showing a great interest in the solid leather jackboots of our soldats, there is now a fear that they too may wish for a share of the middle eastern leather supply, so occupied Greece has an army group stationed ready to strike at a moment's notice against our ally to keep the leather free for all pure people of the Dachshund!
The people of the Dachshund awoke to the sad news of the lose of eight of our soldats and four of our allies in a tragic air crash, should the war be lost we will testify that this was a war crime, however, if it is won, as we think, then these men will have not given their lives' in vain allowing people of the Dachshund to own as many pairs of leather jackboots as they desire! Our panzers roll forward to the jackboot fields of southern Iraq and onwards to the heart of the enemy's territory. The brave soldats of the Dachshund never stopping once to rest will soon ensure total victory. The Luftwaffe have kept up a constant bombardment of the enemy forces, who continue to fight on, despite the odds. To these foolish men, we salute your deaths in aid of our target practice!
On the eve of battle our troops prepare for the great assault, at 6pm the great offensive begins with artillery and rocket fire, the panzers roll forward with increasing spped heading for the vital Leather supplies for yet more jackboots! The Fuhrer's emotive speech was a work of genious persuading all who would not support war to shoot themselves before the SS did so! Our troops captured the towns along the evil Untermenschen's borders. British troops Have taken a large port and the bombing of the enemy's capital has continued, as promised for the four missles launched at us, we respond with Ein Thousand times the destructive force! The heart of the enemy's empire burns as the victory comes ever closer.
The Grossdachshund Division are gloriously supporting our troops as they march forwards into battle against the Imperial Guard Of Saddam Hussein's inferior troops. The victory is expected to be quick and easy, against troops with inferior equipment moving East. Tony Blair has therefore decided to call the new offensive "Operation Barborrossa" As the British troops take a Blitzkrieg that should be over before the end of the summer.
Britain's new world order in Europe has been established as we clearly ignored the French at the negotiation tables, as every strong nation has since the Treaty of Versailles!
Tony Blair will lead the troops from the front, in his UberFuhrerDowningStrasse Bunker, situated in a secret location in London. With the backing of the National Socialist Westminster Bank our superior axis with our Allies is reminiscent of the Deutsches - Italian pact in which the strong, pure powerful troops allied with the only army in the world to have tanks going faster backwards than forwards!
Leading the charge into the "Lair of the Iraqi Beast" will be crack SaS, abrieveated to SS Kommando units from the elite Bavarian Guard .
In honour of our military heritage and disregard for humanitarian aid the GD Clan will be giving full coverage of what really is happening in Iraq and what is going on behind the closed doors of the Fuhrerbunker. Day to day coverage will give you all the battle coverage you could need. Gentlemen, Mein Herren, I give to you, the war diaries!
The leaders of the axis of power issued a direct statement to the Iraqi fiend! Our glorious Fuhrer, and his fellow axis leader Benito W. Bush gave Saddam 48 hours to leave the country, but with all the roads blocked, he can not escape, making war inevitable and the ability to achieve our objective of securing the Middle East leather supply for Jackboots and Gestapo uniforms well within our grasp. Kamaraden, diese ist Geschichte!
Our glorious Fuhrer has finally stomped upon the League of Nations overthrowiung the humiliation of Versailles and ignoring the French entirely! The plans for invasion have been openly laid down and our brave troops are preparing to attack. While George W. Bush gave his speech, glorious foreign minister Jack Straw actually "mooned" the French ministers humiliating their entire weak country. We are now heading for war! The Fuhrer sends out a telegram to each soldat wishing them luck and to show no mercy in the annihilation of their enemy!
The Fuhrer has stated there is a clear threat to the supply of cheap Middle Eastern Leather and that will ruin the current optimum supply of cheap Jackboots to the soldiers of the Dachshund. Once again the French spies tried to infiltrate the conference with ideas of fighting only for oil, however the SS guards were on hand to deal with these fools. Spain, long term ally since allowing us to bomb Barcelona to the ground in their Civil War are well on our sides.

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Interior design in Standish is something every woman wants. When your home is picture perfect and looks like a photo from a magazine it makes you happy and proud. Whatever your budget, we can design a whole new look for your home. If you have a tight budget then it is best to design room by room over time so that you eventually have the home you want. We can start by deciding what your colour palette will be. This is the beginning of everything as all other items are dictated by the colours you like and feel at home with. The walls can be painted or we can install wallpaper. There are innumerable patterns that can change the look of a room immediately.
Your home is the place where you go to relax and enjoy your life. Why have a dull and boring house when there are so many options? In Standish, interior design can turn your modest home into a place of wonder and style. We will help you to choose the floor covering, be it carpets or tiles or even vinyl. This can be mixed throughout the house as some materials that are better for one room cannot be used in other rooms. Kitchens and bathrooms are better with tiles or vinyl because of the function of the room. Bedrooms and sitting rooms are often better with carpets or rugs which need to be matched to your unique colour choice.
We are interior design in Standish. We have over 15 years of experience in designing stunning decor in homes and offices. Contact Millan Interiors today if you want your home to be stylish and elegant. We match your taste with our design knowledge to create the perfect home for you and your family. Elegance, style and charm can never be overdone. You need a home that you can be proud of and take great pleasure in. We can help you to realise your dream of a unique and beautiful home that your friends envy and desire.

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Welcome to 2019. However, let’s pause a moment to reflect on the previous year. 2018 was a pivotal year for the tech industry and surprisingly for me as well.
Starting in January 2018, technology began taking big PR hits for its misuse of data and privacy. We are witnessing the downside of a data-driven economy. Tech’s role in compromising consumer information has resulted in serious consequences, from undermining democracies to eroding trust in the media and ultimately, technology itself. Technology’s leadership has not done enough to actively address these issues. 2019 could bring a reckoning to the technology giants and the way we utilize personal data. We need to get the smart minds in tech thinking about how to resolve tech’s negative impact on society so we can continue its intent for good.
Reverend Jesse Jackson held up a mirror to the tech industry in 2014 on its lack of diversity. In 2017, Uber was called out for its hostile practices towards women, which eventually led to the firing of its CEO. But 2018 was the year I got it. Personally, I had to look at the benefits I’ve had as a member of the boy’s club and decide how I was going influence leadership teams going forward. In 2019, I’m pledging to take real steps towards valuing and demanding diversity in my investments. You can read more about my thoughts on diversity, which was posted on all of my social media accounts on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
In 2017, I blogged about Steve Case’s marvelous book, The Third Wave. I know he is looking for innovation from small towns, and he inspired me to do the same. I’ve been mentoring some Canadian start-ups from smaller towns like Saskatoon, and I’ve become involved in the Co.Labs incubator. It’s been rewarding to see big ideas come from small towns and watch Saskatoon grow its tech sector into a flourishing community. I hope to do more work like this in other parts of the world during 2019. In fact, if you live in a small town and have a burgeoning group of tech start-ups in need of a good mentor, let me know. I’m happy to work with cities and governments to help them build their own thriving tech community.
Overall, 2018 brought to light the changes needed in the world, and interestingly enough was fueled technology’s growing impact on society. As an industry, we must take our leadership role and influence on the world more seriously and disrupt our own short-comings so we can continue to improve lives. That starts with taking personal responsibility. Even this old dog has been enlightened when it comes to diversity and mentorship. I’m looking forward to new ideas from new people and places in 2019.
Look for the second installment on my new year blog next week.
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Baker, S.C., Strengbom, J., Wardlaw, T.J., Kern, C., Edgar, G.J., Thomson, R.J., Bigley, R.E., Franklin, J.F., Gandhi, K.J.K., Gustafsson, L., Johnson, S., Jordan, G.J., Palik, B., Spies, T.A., Steel, A.E., Weslien, J., and Halpern, C.B. 2016. A cross-continental study of plant and beetle responses to retention of forest patches during timber harvest. Ecological Applications, In Press.
Helbig, C.E., Coyle, D.R., Klepzig, K.D., Nowak, J.T., and Gandhi, K.J.K. 2016. Colonization dynamics of subcortical insects on stressed and unstressed loblolly pine trees. Journal of Economic Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow083.
Coyle, D.R., Green, G.T., Barnes, B.F., Klepzig, K.D., Nowak, J.T., and Gandhi, K.J.K. 2016. Landowner and manager awareness and perceptions of pine health issues on their property in the southeastern U.S. Journal of Forestry. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-093.
Wilde, D.H., Gandhi, K.J.K., and Colson, G. 2015. State of the science and challenges of breeding landscape plants with ecological function. Nature: Horticulture Research 2, 14069, DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2014.69.
Loblolly Pine Health in the Southeastern U.S.

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With so many high dollar, over-the-top Harleys out there, sometimes it’s just nice to see something clean and simple.
Harley’s relationship with the military goes way back, as this beautiful WLA reminds us.
What weight transmission oil is right?
Messed up badly, broke bolt in engine case.

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Often when people think of weight lifting, they picture the OSU football team pumping iron below the West End Zone getting bulked for the season, or the world’s strongest man competition with people pulling trains and picking up giant boulders. While these things do count as weight lifting, there are also milder forms that everyone should try to incorporate into their workouts.
Many people stay away from weight lifting because they fear they will get too bulky, they are afraid they will get hurt, or they simply do not know where to start. While there are ways to lift weight in order to gain mass, it is also very possible to lose weight from weight lifting while toning muscles, not growing them. It is possible to get hurt during weight lifting, just like any exercise, but as long as you are being careful, progressing at an appropriate rate, and avoiding exercises that are too advanced or that you do not know how to do, no harm should occur.
While most forms of regular exercise can add years to your life, strength training specifically has major benefits. As we get older, the more muscle mass we have, the less likely we are to die prematurely.
Regular exercisers, especially those who push themselves, report the best sleep, and weight lifting is no exception.
There’s nothing that feels quite as rewarding as setting a goal and reaching it. If you’re new to strength work, you’ll find that a weight you once thought was impossible to lift starts to feel easy sooner than you might imagine. Soon your muscles are more toned and you just feel more sturdy.
Weight-bearing exercise and particularly strength training is thought to increase bone density, reducing the risk of fractures and breaks, especially among older adults.
One major cause of bone breaks as we age is falling. Improved strength and balance and fewer falls also may help to protect against osteoporosis.
It can make you happier.
Like many forms of physical activity, a little lifting can work wonders for your mental health. Strength training has been linked to reduced anxiety and depression symptoms as well as improved self-esteem. It may even give your brainpower a boost.
Look better in your skinny jeans.
Now, we don’t suggest you lift weights (or do any exercise, for that matter) solely for appearance because health benefits are more important, but when it comes to slimming down, endless hours on the elliptical may not be getting you any closer to the results you desperately seek. In fact, building muscle may help you lose fatmore effectively than simply doing cardio.
Simply having more muscle on your frame helps your body burn up extra calories, even when you’re sitting completely still.
You can do it in under 30 minutes.
Adding strength work to your regular exercise routine doesn’t have to eat up the tiny bit of free time you had left in the day. In fact, lifting is one area where more is not always better, around 30 to 60 minutes a week is plenty.
You don’t have to go to the gym.
We’re using the term “lifting weights,” but the world of strength and resistance training includes a whole host of options outside of what you’d find at the gym. You can “lift weights” with cans and jars you find in your kitchen. You can “lift weights” using only your body. You can buy a pair of five-pound dumbbells and lift along with a DVD in the comfort of your own living room. In fact, if you’re new to strength training, many moves are safer if performed with just your bodyweight until you can get the hang of perfect form. Plus, many of those machines at the gym aren’t adjustable enough for the wide range of bodies that use them.
Or swim longer or bike harder or get better at just about any other athletic endeavor you fancy. Why? Because you’ll be cultivating stronger, more powerful muscles to put to good use. Also, strength training can help prevent injuries in other athletic pursuits, by helping correct muscle imbalances that throw your form out of whack.
Despite the name, cardio isn’t the only form of exercise with cardiovascular benefits. A resistance training routine has been shown to lower blood pressure, in some cases as effectively as taking medication. The American Heart Association recommends that adults aim for at least two strength training sessions a week.
If you are still stuck on how to get started, search resistance exercises or weight lifting exercises on the internet to find a whole slew of available workouts with videos or pictures to help. Start slowly and build up as your body adjusts. Enjoy the wonderful benefits and remember that weight lifting is for everyone!

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Thanks for the recipe! I am creating a list of smoothie recipes to keep on hand in my kitchen, and I am trying to figure out exactly how many cheats are in a smoothie? Does the protein powder count as one cheat? The one I use is an unflavored pea protein with 120 calories per scoop. Also, if I use a banana should I count that as a cheat?
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Madden NFL 2005 is a complete overhaul, with better AI, customizable skill settings, and a great degree of control over play calling.
Every year it gets better!
Madden NFL 2005 is the greatest Madden game and (IMO) The BEST pro football game ever made.
The best of the franchise; defense + offense = balance!
After the 2004 Vick-fest EA countered with Ray Lewis a defensive minded game - however the game is still just so easy.
He's at the 20, the 10, the 5.... Madden 2005 scores!!!
The madden series is known for high quality, and 2005 is no different.
Wow, a great American Football game that really gets you into the game!
Fun game graphics are not good though.

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BE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK PART NUMBER IF ORDERING A CENTER CAP. BUY PURCHASING YOU AGREE THAT THE ITEM YOU ORDER IS THE ITEM YOU NEED AND YOU DOUBLED CHECK ITEM PART NUMBER. WE ARE OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 9am-5pm CST. WE DO NOT SHIP ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. CALL 903-597-1891 FOR ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION.
Great seller. Ships fast. Thanks kurt.
Said it would fit my car. Not even close! Waste of time and money!


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General: Comment - Considered an Original Progenitor in USA.
S0013 John SHELDON of South Kingston, RI is considered to be the progenitor of the Sheldon line called William in the Sheldon Family Association Database. According to the Sheldon Magazine, S0013 John SHELDON's father was William SHELDON (SOOO3), born in 1611, and came to Boston, MA with Gov. Endicott. To date, William's residence in Boston or his association with Gov. Endicott has not been authenticated and/or documented by the Sheldon Family Association. Anyone finding same is encouraged to file it with us. Therefore S0013 John SHELDON has been used as the progenitor of this line. The use of William (W) to designate the line has been done to differeniate the two John lines tracked by the Sheldon Family Association. These lines are known as the John of Providence (J) and John of South Kingston (W) lines respectively.
"John Sheldon Beinge by Recognzence bownd to this Court and by the Genrl Aturny indicted for an afray by Disorderly Carridges acted in and at Thomas Goulds howse on the 6th janr 1657. The jurry impanelled: upon the Traverce pleads not guilty And refferrs him Selfe to god and Cuntry for Tryall.
The jury returned and their answer is that the indictments came not Soe orderly to them as to justify them to give in A verditt because it had not beine passed on by A grand in quest before hand.
of makeinge soe much disturbance therby and promisinge every one of them to Endeavour to avoyd the licke Disorderly actions againe, the Court are pleased noe longer to continue the sayd persons to stand bownd but upon paying Fees due to officers of Court thay are Discharged by proclomation in open Court."
Ibid, p.76: 13 Oct. 1652. John Sheldon and Richard Knight witness a covenant between Peter Easton and Henry Stevens, both of Newport, RI.
29 July 1679. A Petition of Narragansett Country inhabitants to King Charles II included John Sheldon and John Sheldon, Jr. - "that he would put an end to these differences about the government there, which had been so fatal to the prosperity of the place-anomosities still rising in peoples minds, as they stand affected to this or that government." This petition was honored and granted and the area where John Sheldon lived was annexed to Kings rovince. At the signing of the above petition, S0013 John would have been about 49 years old - his son S0023 John - 17. In 1723 Kings Province became too large and the area was split into two towns -- South Kingstown and North Kingstown. North Kingstown then became the older town and was given all of the early records. John Sheldon lived in the area that became South Kingstown. In 1899 Narragansett became a district and in 1901 it became a town. Prior to that time it was part of South Kingstown.
Publication #43 by Margaret Brosious Jones "Sheldons of South Kingstown, The First Two Generations" by Margaret Brosious Jones Phd. SFA Vice President is available 2004 from SFA Publications listed in the Sheldon Family Association Quarterly and on the Association web site.
1. Genealogy & Family History of State of Conn. by Cutter. Vol. 1, pg. 55.
2. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John O. Austin - pg. 176.
3. New England Families by Cutter, Vol. 3, pg. 1055.


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KARACHI: Police probing the incident of mysterious fire, that erupted in city’s FTC building two days ago, suspect it could be a foul play, ARY News reported.
Sources said it seemed as if somebody attempted to destroy the record, an important one. They said FTC building was equipped with modern fire extinguishers. “How this could be possible that the flames were not doused in time”, sources said.
The investigators are waiting for the report from the fire brigade department.
Sources said the records of loans taken by the Omni Group were also kept with the National bank of Pakistan. It may be noted that Omni Group is under probe over loans and transactions.
The court had ordered shifting the fake accounts case to Rawalpindi and subsequently it emerged that several important documents went missing during shifting of the case.
According to the fire department, the blaze that erupted on the sixth floor of the building at around 2am on Sunday night was brought under control after several hours of efforts. Two snorkels and 12 fire tenders took part in the firefighting operation, said chief fire officer Tehseen Ahmed Siddiqui.
Upon being informed of the fire incident, the fire brigade vehicles arrived at the site in no time, he said, adding the flames have been contained while the cooling process is underway.
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BOYNE CITY -- Zachera Wollenberg's first big role was as "Annie" when she was 13. The 21-year-old Boyne City native is now finishing up her college career in theater at Michigan State University and stepping into the world of professional stage acting.
Her final performance before graduating is as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl." The musical comedy runs April 19-28 at the Wharton Center in East Lansing.
The role is a massive one, according to Wollenberg. She will sing 12 songs, has 14 costume changes and the plot is entirely centered around her character.
"It has been the hardest thing I have ever done in my life," explained the young actress. "Every time I exit it's a quick change. There's no break. You are just flying through this show. That's kind of what's awesome about it-- to be able to have this challenge."
The show's director, Devanand Janki, flew in to East Lansing from New York City. Janki has been both an actor and director on Broadway for many years.
"At first it was jarring because he worked at speed and it was a little hard to adjust to because we've been functioning in a nurturing educational environment," Wollenberg said. "He came in guns a blazing, but I think we all adjusted pretty well and now we're all working as fast and as hard as he is. Pretty much it's just an honor."
Wollenberg says she has been involved in theater her whole life, but started acting seriously in middle school.
"I was always involved in theater because my parents (Bob and Jacqueline Wollenberg) ran the drama department at (Boyne City High School) for a long time," she said.
The time she spent participating in drama at Boyne City High School solidified her passion and made her certain it was what she wanted to do for a career, she said.
"I got to focus more seriously on the craft and learn more what it's all about," she said. Her favorite memory of her time there was playing Maria in "West Side Story" opposite her best friend their senior year.
Since high school, Wollenberg entered the prestigious Bachelor of Fine Arts program in drama at MSU. She's been in more than 20 productions during her college career, ranging from musicals to classical theater to improvised performance.
She also became certified in stage combat and is licensed in three different weapons disciplines such as sword fighting for stage.
This summer the 21-year-old will have one of her first paid acting jobs in the world premier of a show, "10:53," at Williamston Theatre near East Lansing.
Then, in September, she and her boyfriend plan to move to Chicago.
"We plan to spend our life there," she said. "I'm really interested in the theater scene in Chicago. It's close knit and there's lots of musical and classical theater. I love the city of Chicago."


text: Trees clear the air, provide homes to wildlife, offer shade for picnics, and, without trees, there would be no tree houses or tire swings. They also add value to your dwelling, increasing the visual appeal and adding to the livability of your home. Trees are a vital part of our lives, directly and indirectly. The drought that hit the United States has damaged or killed millions of trees. Texas has been particularly hard hit but the damage extends from New Mexico to Florida. By one estimate, Texas has lost approximately 500 million trees, with other states suffering various levels of damage. Unfortunately, the drought is predicted to continue through 2012. The question then becomes: what is the best way to water a tree? Ideally, the method chosen will provide the greatest amount of benefit to the tree while using the least amount of water. The first thing to know is where to water your tree. Watering directly at the trunk is not only a waste of water but can promote some diseases. There are a few simple guidelines to follow for established trees. First, the water needs to get to the roots. Watering too little, or just surface watering, will cause shallow roots, weakening the tree and leading to more drought damage. Deep watering to about 10” to 18” inches below the surface is best, depending on tree size. The older, more mature tree the deeper you should go. For most trees, irrigate within the drip line. The exception is evergreens, as they tend to grow up and not out. For these, imagine the drip line to extend a couple of feet outside the physical drip line. This Drip Line is basically the furthest most extent of the leaves, as shown in the picture of the tree. Inside this area is where the plant is growing smaller roots known as Feeder Rootlets. These absorb moisture and nutrients from the soil. The objective is to water slowly, dispersing the flow of water to get the water deep down to the trees roots. Don’t dig holes in the ground in an effort to water deeply. This exposes the roots to air and dries out roots even more. Watering at ground level with a sprinkler system does help. However, running your sprinkler system long enough to provide sufficient water for trees would result in a great waste of water in other areas and increase chances for water runoff. There are a number of ways to provide water at the proper rate and in the proper place, saving both the tree and water. The first, and simplest, is through the use of soaker hoses. Simply place rings within the watering area and turn the system on. The water goes where it is needed with little waste. The disadvantage is the labor involved in placing the hose, turning it on and off, removal and replacement for mowing and raking, and the possibility of damage to the hoses, requiring replacement. While efficient in water placement this method does require a bit of effort. A more efficient method is the use of deep watering systems. One system involves using tree watering stakes. These range in lengths from 14” to 36”, connect to your watering system, either drip or garden hose, and put the water where it can be best utilized. This way the roots are sure to receive the water without worry of wind or run off. Finally, there is a root watering system that attaches directly to your irrigation system. These provide the needed water and have minimal visual impact on the yard, as they are installed at grade. Since they are attached to your irrigation system you have the ability to set the watering schedule as needed without the frequent labor needed with soaker hoses or garden hose attachment. Whichever system you choose, the key to tree survival is proper watering. Too much, too little or watering in the wrong place can cause further harm to the tree. Proper watering can extend the life, health and beauty of the tree for years to come.


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"Transformers" is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, and it looks fantastic. The image quality is remarkably sharp, and color saturation is incredible vibrant and everything really pops out at you. Fleshtones look very nice, and detail is fantastic too, be it the backdrops of the Qatar scenes or what's actually on the robots themselves. The print used is really clean, and there's no edge enhancement whatsoever. My only gripe is the high noise level (which is actually quite distracting), and some edge halos. Other than that though, you won't be disappointed by what's here.
The English Dolby Digital 5.1 track, as you'd expect, is a powerhouse. There are a plentiful amount of surrounds, strong dynamic range and deep bass (you'll be sure to enjoy your subwoofer with this movie). Dialogue is clear and easy to hear, and I was really impressed in how well the music was mixed. The pop songs that come up have loads of energy, but I was really amazed how much of Steve Jablonsky's score added to the proceedings.
Still, the main attraction to this track is the sound effects - and you'll probably swear that giant robots are fighting right there in your living room. The surrounds are quite discrete and powerful, and you definitely feel part of the action. Be it the actual transformations of the robots, Optimus Prime swinging his sword or robots thumping on terra firma, this is a quality mix (the highway sequence and the final battle are real treats). Crank up your receiver, and have fun.
5.1 Dolby Digital tracks are also available in French and Spanish, and there's subtitles in English, French and Spanish... plus there's English closed captions.
The first disc's sole extra is an Audio Commentary with Director Michael Bay. Once Bay starts, he doesn't stop. No matter what you may think of the man and his films, you have to admire his commitment to his work, and his seemingly boundless enthusiasm. Here, Bay covers all the stops (just to let you know, there is some overlap here and on the second disc's special features): getting offered the job, going to "Transformers school," staging action sequences, flaunting his various connections and his overall vision for the movie (which seems to have been inspired by Japanese animation). He's a bit cocky at times but also pretty honest, especially about his temper, as he seemed to have lost it a little little during pre-production shooting, when he was all ready to go but his crew was eating dinner. Bay does go into his work ethic too, saying he averages between 50-75 camera set-ups a day (wow).
If you're looking for insight into Transformers lore you'll come away disappointed; but if you want to know what it took to bring such a large film to life, you'll come out enlightened. I wasn't big on the movie, but as a fan of filmmaking and always wanting to know more, I heartily enjoyed this commentary.
The second disc is divided up into three sections... all named after the film's taglines. First up is "Our World," and leading it off is the eight-and-a-half minute featurette The Story Sparks. The first half actually focuses on the development of the script, if a bit abstractly: Steven Spielberg gives his take on what he thought the story should be, writers Roberto Orci and and Alex Kurtzman talk about their hesitance, and Michael Bay outright rejects doing the film - but then a trip to Hasbro changes his mind. The second half of the featurette focuses on Bay's intensity as a director, and his staging of action scenes. Producer Brian Goldner, toy designer Aaron Archer, producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight and stunt coordinator Kenny Bates give thoughts too - and there's a lot of clips from the set and the original cartoon series.
Human Allies lasts 13 minutes, and focuses on the actors. In addition to finding out why they were hired, anecdotes from the set are shared specific to each actor covered. Shia LaBeouf shows a wry sense of humor, and that he's quite the runner. Megan Fox gives her impressions and we see audition footage of her, and there are portions focusing on Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Anderson, Rachel Taylor, Jon Voight and the very talented John Turturro. Casting director Michelle Lewitt, casting director Janet Hirshenson and stunt coordinator Kenny Bates also chime in throughout, and there's even clips of deleted scenes being shot.
I Fight Giant Robots runs 14 minutes, and is an extensive look at the military training the actors playing the army guys went through... all to make it quite believable when they're put against CGI robots on screen. There's also a focus on a climactic scene involving Shia LaBeouf and a very tall building... and despite the safety precautions, he's clearly a bit nervous (I don't blame him... and on a different note, it's quite amusing when LaBeouf has issues with some of the dialogue - I don't blame him for that either). It's a good watch, and really shows the amount of planning and effort that went into making such a big film.
Battle Ground lasts 13-and-a-half minutes, and covers the extensive location shooting done in America. There was consideration of doing the movie overseas, but that was nixed - and Bay even cut his fee - so he could shoot in the States and keep his crew. This piece is a good overview of the shooting done in New Mexico, some shooting in Los Angeles plus the building of the gigantic sets. Producers, location managers, the actors and Bay himself talk about what they wanted and the challenges they faced. Interesting stuff.
The second section is "Their War" and begins with Rise Of The Robots (about 14 minutes) - which acts a continuation of sorts to "The Story Sparks" featurette in the first section. Spielberg talks about his personal connection with Transformers, and Hasbro executives discuss how they imported the toys from Japan and gave them backstories and personalities. Orci and Kurtzman talk about their love of the series as kids, and there's a bit on the die-hard fans. There's also a lot on the Internet leaks the film faced (and those upset with Bay), and updating the film's mythology for the film. Also of interest is picking what robots to use in the movie, the making of the robots used in the movie, and Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving recording their lines for the film. Lots of info, making this is a must watch.
Autobots Roll Out is a 20 minute look at the vehicles in the movie that ultimately transform into robots, and what technical challenges that sometimes presented as far as color, lighting and stunts (and of course, a plug for Chevy with the Bumblebee car in the movie, which is going to be a real car come 2009 - just in time for the sequel!). As you'd expect, there's a lot of planning and effort that goes into elements like these, and there's a big dissection of the highway chase in the film... which is pretty insane in its own right. (Bay even vows to never do a highway sequence again, as it has become a motif of his in his films.) Special effects and stunt geeks, you'll love this.
Decepticons Strike runs almost 15 minutes, and focuses on those bad guy robots - and what they transform from. Kind of similar to the Autobots featurette, there's bits on shooting with aircraft carriers and tanks. But there's more of a focus on these robots as characters, as Kurtzman and Orci give thoughts on changing the Decepticons' alter-egos... namely Megatron no longer being a gun. I think those really into Transformers mythology will really appreciate this featurette.
Inside The AllSpark lasts 17 minutes, and is a great look at bringing all aspects of the production together to make it look seamless: the designs of the robots, animatics, the actual shooting, computer animation, lighting and coordinating it all with the geniuses at Industrial Light and Magic. It's all tremendously tough work, and it's astounding how the slightest little details need to be perfected... but everyone clearly knows what they're doing. If anything, this featurette shows how much filmmaking - especially in big-budget blockbusters - truly is a team effort. Technical buffs might get the most out of this piece, but if you sit through it, you just have to appreciate how all the artistry and wizardry comes together.
The last section is entitled "More Than Meets The Eye." The main goody here is a nine minute featurette entitled From Script To Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack. Here we learn how this key action scene was shaped from all sorts of angles: writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman literally picked Skorponok from a book to use in their script, production designer Jeff Mann talks about the 3-D modeling of the Transformer, Josh Duhamel discusses a bit how it's all planned out, location scout Michael Burmeister gives thoughts on literally setting the scene, special effects supervisor John Frazier reveals some movie magic, and Michael Bay throws in a few words too - as well as some other members of the cast and crew. And of course, you also have a lot of behind-the-scenes footage, animatics and concept art peppered throughout. This is a very thorough look at what it takes to make an action scene, and is a pretty entertaining view.
Concepts is an automated still gallery of a lot of beautiful concept art - I just wish there was an option of looking at each image individually. Finally, there are three Trailers - all in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1.
I must also note all of the features are in anamorphic widescreen and have subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Woo!
I've tolerated some of Michael Bay's films before, but "Transformers" is one of the worst movies I have seen in quite awhile. As far as a DVD package though, you really can't go wrong here: the movie looks and sounds great, and all of the supplements provide a lot of depth into making of the movie. I must also say that it actually gave me an appreciation for Michael Bay, and his phenomenal work ethic. Fans of the movie, it's a definite must-buy. If you haven't seen it, I'd strongly recommend it as a rental first.


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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) management board on Monday announced that it’s given the go-ahead for a new European medicines web portal, which will look to provide wider access to free, reliable and unbiased information on all medicines authorized in the EU.
The portal, which will replace EMA’s online interface EudraPharm, will offer updates on everything from clinical trial information to adverse drug events.
2010 pharmacovigilance legislation, which came into effect in 2012, gave EMA the responsibility of launching such a web portal for medicines, in collaboration with member states and the European Commission.
The legislation also called on member states to launch similar national medicines web portals and the EU-wide portal will link to relevant content on these national web portals, EMA says.
The content of the EU portal will be driven by the legislative requirements, as well as expectations identified within the network and stakeholders’ expectations and needs. Other considerations include making the best use of the available data, how to best search for data and how to ensure that EU citizens can search in their national language as much as possible.
EMA, in collaboration with the member states and the European Commission, will now develop a multiannual delivery plan and start seeking IT solutions to support the project.
“The portal should increase the visibility of information on medicines held by both EMA and the EU Member States. It will also support high-level European initiatives on data availability by providing downloadable, consumable datasets,” EMA said in a consultation adopted by its management board.
As far as challenges, EMA says one of the biggest ones is how best to integrate drug data and document sources feeding the web portal, while providing a meaningful, usable and useful experience for end users.
“Until a full analysis of the technical aspects of this challenge has been undertaken, the extent to which the vision can be achieved, in particular with respect to timelines for finalisation, is difficult to assess with certainty,” the consultation says.
For the portal’s initial launch, EMA says there will be links to the national portal homepages and the medicines search page on these websites in in order to access product information for nationally authorized medicines.
National Competent Authorities will be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the documents relating to nationally authorized medicines.
In a second phase, the portal is expected to offer additional content and functionality.
“The reliability and searchability of content on the European medicines web portal will be critical to its trustworthiness and success. Poor-quality and unreliable information will undermine confidence in the product and impact the network’s reputation. The issue of poor data quality was identified during the 2010 audit of EudraPharm as one of the interface’s main failings. EMA and NCAs will need to take measures to guarantee the quality of the information they supply to the website in order for the vision to be reached,” according to the consultation.

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In-Center Hemodialysis is an option for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who chose to get their treatment at the Dialysis Center. Crown Dialysis Center is a State-of-the art dialysis facility with professional staff to provide excellent service .
Crown Dialysis Center of Palm Beach provide a business class customized treatments to fits the schedule of seasonal and vocation traveling End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients .
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Has your freezer broken down? Is your fridge no longer cooling? When your refrigerator is broken, you want it to get fixed quickly and professionally. At ATR Universal, we have 35 years’ experience in refrigeration repairs. We’ll try to be with you on the day you call us, allowing you to feel secure your fridge is working properly again.
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What about my own personality?
I’m still learning how to worship God.
It helps for me to observe and think about how other people worship God, especially people who lived or live spiritual lives. But I remind myself not to get absorbed in their personalities because that would blur my own worshipfulness of God.
For example, the personality of Christ Jesus, which is only hear-say, appears to be calm. And so I try to be calm, and then worship God. But, I’m sort of a hyper-person, so it really doesn’t work. And that’s okay. Because I can’t really worship God through a specific human personality, calm or hyper.
Now, I watch my efforts to worship God, a bit closer. Am I doing it through my human personality? Or, am I worshipping God through spirit and truth?
← What did God create?


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album | welcome, be my muse!
Mon Khmer’s album to download!
Brooklyn based new wave, minimalist indie band Mon Khmer‘s first album is now available on their website for download… So for everybody who doesn’t live in the US: go and get it! It’s not the LP but you save the 30 Dollars shipment to Europe till it’s sold over the great pond… Love it!


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Double Book Launch on August 7th!
Release date for Invasion of Privacy announced!
OMG! Proof copies of my debut novel have just arrived!
My lifetime ambition in physical forml!
Invasion of Privacy Cover Revealed!
Professionally designed by Peter O’Connor from Bespoke Book Covers.

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A University of Georgia fraternity has been suspended after a viral video appeared to show fraternity members using racial slurs. The video posted online shows a student whipping another person with a belt, saying "Pick my cotton, b***h." The phrase was repeated and followed by a racial slur.
The local Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter was suspended by its national branch and four members were expelled. The organization said it was "disgusted, appalled and angered" by the remarks in the video. "TKE will not tolerate any actions such as that would be defined as racist, discriminatory and/or offensive."
The university also condemned the video in a statement: "Racism has no place on our campus. We will continue our efforts to promote a welcoming and supportive learning environment for our students, faculty and staff. The fraternity has been suspended by its national organization."
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a national collegiate men's social fraternity founded in 1899. It has 240 active chapters and colonies and over 285,000 initiated members. The fraternity's motto is "Better Men for a Better World."

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Looping in celebrities and the people of Los Angeles, generating international media coverage, and creating a community of over 27,000 citizens in just weeks, the “Save the Hollywood Sign” campaign was a resounding success.
The digital / social media aspects of the effort were produced and managed by Atomic Digital, the interactive group I led at Atomic PR. Working in conjunction with Atomic’s top-notch PR team and the non-profit land conservation group The Trust for Public Land, we were able to protect Cahuenga Peak (the land surrounding the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, CA) from development and donate it to the City of Los Angeles to be integrated into Griffith Park.
The campaign launched in February 2010, and by the end of April 2010 we had raised $12.5MM and successfully saved the peak. Over $500K was raised directly through online donations which represented a significant percentage of donations from the general public.
The microsite also hosted blog posts from various celebrities and political supporters of the campaign, including Dame Elizabeth Taylor, LA City Councilman Tom LaBonge, James Kyson Lee (NBC’s Heroes) and many others. Additionally, Atomic utilized social media networks by setting up a “Save Cahuenga Peak” Facebook page which reached over 27K fans in two weeks, as well as Twitter, Flickr, and Zazzle pages, with a t-shirt design contest coordinated across the various social networks, with the winning designs being sold on our Zazzle shop. Lastly an interactive, embeddable widget was created for users to show their enthusiasm for the project.


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The Singapore Slingers will face a big test of their character in the next few weeks.
Their hopes of finishing top at the end of the Asean Basketball League (ABL) season to secure top seeding and home-court advantage for the play-offs suffered a blow last week when they lost 64-62 to the Alab Pilipinas.
With a 10-4 win-loss record, the Slingers are second behind Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions.
To add to their woes, forward Wu Qingde is ruled out of the season with a knee injury, while small forward Mitchell Folkoff is also sidelined with a shoulder problem. Perhaps the biggest blow for coach Neo Beng Siang is the loss of big centre Justin Howard for at least two games due to a curved toe.
What the Slingers will sorely miss is not just his 2.11-metre physical presence, but his outstanding averages of 23.8 points and 17.6 rebounds per game.
To help ease the injury situation, the Slingers moved swiftly to secure the services of former Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers centre Luke Schenscher of Australia on a 10-day contract, while Howard will be played on the reserve list.
The 2.16m-tall Schenscher most recently played for Townsville Heat in the Queensland Basketball League last year.
"We have to thank national coach Frank Arsego for his connections in helping us sign Luke on such short notice," said Neo.
"Luke arrived in Singapore at 4.30pm on Thursday and, after checking in, he went straight to training with us at 7pm.
"He may be 34, but he has played in the NBA before and we are happy to have his physical presence."
The Slingers will also have to fight fatigue.
Not only are they the only team in the league to have played overtime in four matches, they also need two days to get to Taiwan to take on Kaohsiung Truth tomorrow due to flight issues.
"Our trip to Taiwan is going to be a long one. Flights to Kaohsiung are sold out, so we have to fly to Taipei before taking a train down south," said Neo.
"It is tiring, but we are still going for a win, no excuses."
After making a blistering start to the season, the Slingers have lost four games - all agonisingly by just two points - to relinquish control at the summit of the ABL table.
But Neo and his men are not giving up on top spot without putting up a good fight.
He said: "We have to hope Alab Pilipinas beat Eastern in at least two of their three remaining encounters, but we also have to win our last six games.
"Our decision-making was lacking in some games.
"We became too attacking-minded and were poor in defence. We also shot poorly, so we have been working on shooting in our morning sessions and our defence in the evening.
"I need every player to contribute consistently. If we can achieve that, we believe we can still finish first."


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PRESQUE ISLE, Me. (WAGM) Week one of the NFL has come and gone. Some people look at their roster and believe they have a contender while others may not be feeling so confident. My first piece of advice: cool thy jets. It's a long season and I'll be with you every step of the way. For better, like Tyrod Taylor, or for worse, like Charles Clay. Let me be clear, the guys I throw out during this minute aren't the superstuds like Todd Gurley or Antonio Brown, they're guys you can probably pick up off your waiver wire and plug in your flex. Let's get after it.
At quarterback, I went with him last week and I'm sticking with him! Tyrod Taylor ladies and gentlemen, pick him up and start him against the Saints defense, which gave up 400 yards to Ryan Fitzpatrick last week. Taylor only threw for 197 in the rain against Pittsburgh, but he ran for 77 yards as well. Pick him up!
Running back is tough. Do you dive in on a guy like Phillip Lindsay who had a big game in week one? I say NAY! If you're going to target someone who may still be available, get TJ Yeldon. If Fournette's hamstring keeps him out of the lineup Sunday, Yeldon will be carrying the workload. He had the most targets in the passing game last week and rushed for a team leading 51 yards after Fournette went down. If Fournette plays, keep Yeldon around, something tells me this isn't the last of Fournette's injury woes.
As a Pats fan, it hurts me to have a Jet on this segment, but this dude could have a monster rest of the season. Quincy Enunwa, his name is fun to say and he's racking up targets in a Sam Darnold led offense. The Jets are easing Darnold into the offense and that means very few deep shots. Enunwa is a possession receiving beast, as long as he stays healthy, he should be in your starting lineups.
Ugh, tight end. Charles Clay, et tu brute! Zero points! I trusted you! No matter, we move on. Tight end this week, I'd go after Ricky Seals-Jones of the Arizona Cardinals. Jared Cook diced up the Rams defense last week to the tune of nine receptions and 180 yards and RSJ has the tools to do the same...as long as Sam Bradford can get him the ball. Good thing about tight end, only way I can go is up.