There is a common belief that career growth in IT means trading technical responsibilities for business ones – which is a hard pill for many to swallow. For example, a software developer who revels in hands-on deployment and innovation may worry they’ll ultimately find themselvesere is a kernel of truth to this trend: IT organizations are prone to hiring from within; for example, elevating one-time engineers to positions of managerial authority. And traditional structures certainly prioritize business skills in senior staff. However, IT professionals today do have a say over what their experience can look like – and leading organizations recognize that old career tracks no longer apply.
Increasingly, successful engineering cultures have made way for deep technical leadership that includes passionate technologists who work side-by-side with engineering teams. In fact, companies are recognengineers provide unique perspectives both in the field and in the boardroom. That dual vision, which includes both the business and the technology, is what makes IT such a powerful voice in C-level conversation.
Companies that empower IT talent to advance in their careers and still architect and deploy cutting-edge technology boost retention and demonstrate the joint power of business and technical leadership.
It’s more critical than ever for IT leaders to see the importance of empowering diverse teams to succeed collectively rather than as individuals.
Today’s organizations are under pressure to innovate at high velocity, leaving little room for engineering cultures built around a particular person or skill set. To operate at speed and differentiate among competitors, it’s critical to equip IT talent with common and documented best practices so that proven solutions can be repeated and scaled across the enterprise.
This approach challenges old notions of leadership, where knowledge is sacred and top-down, and instead favors technical excellence, where skills are never limited to one person or one team. But i This mindset creates a technical leadership path for people who understand that if something can’t be replicated, then it’s not a success – it’s a flame.
By nature, many software developers and engineers wake up thinking about what new technology they can learn that day and are passionate about getting their hands on emerging capabilities. And they should be. But successful leaders model that long-term IT careers can combine technical expertise with an immersion in the organizational or client mission.
For example, when my colleagues partnered with the Federal Government to build the new Recreation.gov platform, it wasn’t enough to focus on the technical components of the modern e-commerce platform. To gather insights and take a human-centered approach to the project, they needed to go to the parks and experience being a camper so they could understand the day-to-day demands of being a park ranger. And when the pandemic hit, the team needed to innovate ways for people to experience national parks in a socially distanced manner, such as designing new technical features that enable timed entries.
A tech-only mindset can overlook the business need. A new fix or functionality might be attractive from a technical standpoint but does not solve root issues. IT leaders need to keep a dual focus and always remember that their success requires focusing on the bigger picture.
There has never been a better time to reinvent an IT career and to take ownership of your experience in powerful ways. As the IT ecosystem adjusts and adapts to new ways of thinking, sheddin to growth and advancement. By moving past old notions of leadership, organizations can set a new path for IT professionals to make their careers their own.
Senior Vice President Haluk Saker is a modern software architecture and technology leader. He has been with Booz Allen for more than 20 years and is co-author of the Enterprise DevOps Playbook. Halukcloud-native applications.


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Borussia Dortmund beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 at home on Saturday afternoon to win their second consecutive Bundesliga championship. They've been absolutely dominant in the second half of the season, and the title is well deserved.
The best celebration occurred out of the public's eye. Lucky for us, Bild was there to catch it all on camera.


We'd all love a job where we could play with puppies and kittens all day, right?
"When I was in my 20s, I didn't really know what I wanted to do; I was working at an animal hospital at the front desk and as a vet tech assistant," says Cathcart. "Very quickly, I realized how terrible the process was when people had to put their animals down. After the procedure in the exam room, they're going back out through the lobby to pay and leave, and the kids waiting in the lobby are wondering, 'Why is this lady crying?' "
"Hopefully, what I do now is helping carriers have better conversations with agents about writing business."
She worked with the owner to fix this, "and instead of becoming the kitten and puppy expert, I became the euthanasia specialist, because my co-workers said I was really good at calming people down and making them feel comfortable during uncomfortable conversations. I started thinking: 'This wasn't why I started working at an animal hospital.'
But she still didn't want to be the person always talking about dying. "So, I moved to a property/casualty agency that was looking for help managing renewals," Cathcart continues. "It was the perfect fit; it was everything that felt right about being an agent. I started out in personal lines and eventually migrated to the commercial side. It was a weird way to get into an insurance career."
"I find, when talking to agents, that they don't really have as much of a data-driven background. With the push in the market now to have more data-driven marketing, agents are looking to carriers to be the ones to bring that message to them. As a producer, I didn't really get advice from carriers about the healthy businesses to be writing. "Crystal …loves insurance, helping people, and promoting the industry. That has shown through her involvement."
"I'm also chair of the social media committee and launched a members' spotlight, which has helped grow our membership base. We add the spotlights monthly or bi-monthly to our LinkedIn and Facebook pages, which automatically share onto our Twitter stream. It is interesting watching as someone is spotlighted and then their company shares it and their connections share it. It has given our organization lots of exposure; we sometimes get four or five thousand views on a post."
"In my free time, I like to go to charity art and music events. I have a friend who helps organize the New Haven Jazz Festival, and I volunteer with them."
"Every year, my friends and I do a clothing swap at my house, and at the end of the day, we donate all the extra clothes to a women's shelter or charity," explains Cathcart. "Sometimes it'll be upwards of eight full-sized trash bags full of clothes."
"…she has been an effective spokesperson for insurance agencies' information needs in improving the efficiency of agency distribution."
What do others have to say about Cathcart's award-winning accomplishment?
"When we told her she was selected for the award, she was so grateful, excited, and humbled. It gives her the recognition she deserves for all of the hard work she does for the organization and the industry. I'm happy for her; she really deserves it."
"The industry has an incredibly meaningful role to play in society, and being an engaged participant in that is the message Crystal tries to instill in her peers and community, through example and thought leadership. It is clear, in just a short time speaking with her, that this is not just a job, but a passion."
"Crystal's accomplishment is not surprising, given her focus on how to best serve her clients combined with her undying focus on doing things right."
Cathcart also receives praise from her employers in their recommendation letters. MarketStance Managing Director Frederick Yohn writes: "In her four years at MarketStance, Crystal has worked creatively in finding ways to support the P-C agency system with better data and market insights. Through her interactions with MarketStance's carrier clients, moreover, James E. Hearn, MarketStance': "It's hard to believe it's been four years since Crystal joined my team—in that time, Crystal has developed into a highly knowledgeable and accomplished employee achieving a level of sales accomplishment only one other sales employee ever attained, besides myself, in the 20-year history of MarketStance. "


← Its a way of life.
Ah, life. The second you decide you're over something or someone, there it goes waltzing back into your life. I gave you many chances, thrifting, and for the past few months, come ups were just not something I was coming by. So I gave up and told you guys last week that I was over thrifting and didn't miss it.
Apparently God was listening and decided it was time for thrifting and I to be one again, and the second I walked into Community Thrift Store on Mission, I knew things were gonna go well. Did I know I'd chance upon a white leather jacket in fabulous condition minus a little dirt? Hells no. But I did.
Worn today with an entirely second handed outfit, this jacket smells of leatherbound books. It knows it's a big deal and makes me feel like one too. I paired it with a black cowl neck and skinny gray jeggings, both originally from Zara and both purchased at Crossroads. The boots are Modern Vintage, yet another stellar Crossroads find that have become a wardrobe staple.
So, Macklemore, I catch your drift loud and clear. I will not stop thrifting, I will not stop poppin' tags and I sure as hell will not stop wearing your grandma's clothes. Thanks for reminding me that looking incredible is only a few dollars away.


August 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 by Joe Elvin
Are you wondering what the red dot on Tinder means? Well, you’re about to find out exactly what it means in this guide.
The red dot on Tinder means you have a notification of something new within the app. This could be a new match or a new message. It’s essentially Tinder’s method of alerting you that there’s something fresh to check out.
Quick tip: In 2022 Tinder is mainly good for chit-chatting back and forth but It’s not really a serious dating app anymore. I would recommend Eharmony instead.ing and more serious relationships.
From personal experience, people using Eharmony ones they match with compared to Tinder. Give it a try.
Keep reading because we’re about to take a deeper dive into what the red dot means and how you should react when you see it.
That’s not to say it’s not a useful feature though. Most probably, you’ll want to know about most of the potential meanings of the red dot. Here is a full list of what it could mean.
1. You Have a New Match
Anyway, the red dot could mean you have a new match, and therefore someone new to start a conversation with. Most likely, in this situation, you swiped right first and they swiped right afterwards. After all, if they were the ones to swipe right first, you’ll have been notified about the ‘match’ as soon as you swiped right on them.
2. You Have a New Message
What Should I Do When I See The Red Dot On Tinder?
The app uses a red dot to inspire you to find out what’s new on Tinder.
However, there’s also an argument to not be a ‘slave to your notifications’. Whatever new thing has happened will still be there in a day or a week’s time.
Let’s finish However, there are some people in the self-improvement world who suggest you turn off push notifications for all apps, so that you’re not distracted as often as you go about your day.
The green dot is used to signal that someone was ‘recently active’ on Tinder. You’ll see it on another user’s profile, alongside the words ‘Recently Active’. This supposedly means they were using Tinder any time in the last 24 hours, which could be a flexible definition of ‘recently’ in some people’s minds. There is no way to tell when someone was last logged into Tinder.
If you’re disappointed with the amount of matches you’re getting, or the amount of matches that convert into dates, I’d recommend you buy Ice White’s book The Message Game on Amazon. This book is stacked with proven tips to build an attractive profile and message your matches in a way they’re most likely to respond well to.
Hopefully, you now understand what the red button means on Tinder.
It’s a useful feature, which helps you use Tinder more effectively – and it means someone is showing interest in you.
That can only be a positive thing, right?
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A little about Kate Bourland
I’? When you get emails from a person you feel like you know a little about, you will look forward to them, instead of just brushing them aside.
We’ve all got a story with highs and lows and each one is generally unique and interesting, some funny, some sad. Well mine is a bit of a roller coaster and I’ve included it below.
Bewon’t get you success. The reason?  Who to follow? And you also need to find a reliable source of information. Most importantly, you need to take ACTION – (if you haven’t joined our Action to Income Mastermind Group you’re invited – come join us.)
You know how it is; you get loads of emails in your inbox, you sign up for some free gift and then get loads of emails without knowing a thing about that person… maybe not even their real name.
I want to be different here.
I don’t want to just be another name in your inbox screaming at you to ACT NOW.
I have good strategies and techniques and I want to share them with you to achieve your financial dreams and create a lifestyle you love.
I’m a Digital Marketing teacher and doer.
I’ve been involved in internet marketing since 1997 and have experienced fantastic success and some pretty big fails along the way. (The stories I can tell) Profithighway is my first “internet marketing” niche related blog for a number of years. I’ve stayed out of it simply because there is so much noise and so many partial solutions designed to keep people lost. I didn’t want to be one of “those” people.
I left a high paying job in corporate America when I had kids (who have since grown up; without my permission I might add. 😀 ) Internet marketing allowed me to say home and raise my kids on my terms. I was lucky enough to make a good income and still be very involved in my kids classroom and activities. It’s been awesome.
That’s not to say that there weren’t some bumps in the road. The first person that I ever followed taught me how to use newsgroups to scrape email addresses. I didn’t know it but I started out as one of those horrible spammers. It was terrible. I kept having email accounts shut down and all the while the guy that I was working with was telling me how much money he was making. At theIt wasn’t until the police showed up at my door that I realized the guy was full of complete and total BS.
I was sitting on the floor playing with my 9 month old, when I looked up and saw a Police Officer at my door. He was dropping by to make sure that we were OK because the “auto dialer” that my “mentor” talked me into using, got stuck and kept dialing 911 and hanging up. It was very embarrassing. After that I quickly realized that the “guru” was full of you know what.
I quickly changed paths and started learning email marketing, PPC and affiliate marketing. In those days we didn’t have the safe networks that we have today; it was truly the wild, wild west. I got ripped off a lot but I cut my teeth and learned how to make money. I got tired of the make money at home and internet marketing because I felt that there was so much puffery in the marketplace.
Through the years I’ve built affiliate sites in multiple niches, helped launch a software company that manages medical records for hospitals and have helped hundreds of and email marketing.
Since my kids are all growed up now, I feel a calling to re-enter the IM Niche. I’ve been successful with affiliate marketing, list building and more. I’m noticing that there is so much noise in the marketplace. My mission with Profithighway is to cut through the noise and the clutter and help struggling internet marketers make sense out of the noise that is this industry. It doesn’t have to be difficult – you just need a road-map. Today we have reputable companies like Amazon, Clickbank and others. We have fantastic tools available that make the job easier. We also have more traffic choices and there seems to be pressure to be everywhere at the same time.
I’m all about starting small and growing big. Join me and I’ll show you how to turn little wins into a full time income.
I have no patience for empty promises or for people searching for shiny objects. If you’re real and ethical and willing to put in real effort to learn this industry, I’d love to connect with you. Please join me in Action 2 Income Master Mind.
Connect with me on Twitter at @katebourland
Copyright 2014 - 2015 Profithighway.


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Washington (2-2) saw its lead in the division shrink Monday night with a 43-19 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Dallas (2-3) and Philadelphia (2-3) are tied for second with the Giants a game behind.
Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., left, thanks quarterback Eli Manningn Oct.fensive captain Alec Ogletree isn’t taking solace with other division foes struggling.
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Fourth quarter and full year income and revenue for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services topped 2018 comparisons, but missed market expectations. Shares of the logistics and shipping company fell more than 5% in early Friday trading.
Full year net income was $516.32 million, above the $489.585 million in 2018, according to the earnings report posted Friday (Jan. 17). Total revenue for the year was $9.165 billion, up from the $8.614 billion in 2018. Per share earnings for the year was $4.75. The per share consensus estimate for the year was $5.38, and the revenue estimate was $9.17 billion.
Fourth quarter net income was $144.676 million, well above the $88.681 million in the same period of 2018. Total revenue in the quarter was $2.45 billion, ahead of the $2.317 billion in the same period of 2018. Per share earnings for the quarter was $1.35. The per share consensus estimate for the quarter was $1.50, and the revenue estimate was $2.46 billion.
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“JBI total volumes increased 2% over the same period in 2018. Eastern network loads decreased by 8% and transcontinental loads grew by 8% compared to the fourth quarter 2018. Revenue increased less than one percent, reflecting the 2% increase in volume offset by a 1% decrease in revenue per load, the combination of freight mix, customer rate increases, and fuel surcharges. Revenue per load excluding fuel surcharges was flat compared to a year ago,” the company noted in the earnings report.
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“JBT revenue decreased 20%from the same period in 2018. Revenue excluding fuel surcharges also decreased approximately 21% primarily from an 11% decrease in rates per loaded mile and a 9% decrease in load count compared to a year ago. Comparable contractual customer rates were flat compared to the same period 2018. At the end of the period, JBT operated 1,831 tractors compared to 2,112The J.B. Hunt share price (NASDAQ: JBHT) was at $113.06 in mid afternoon trading, down more than 5.63.64 and $122.29.
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D Think of the ticket sales! This is the break Ed's been waiting for - until the wrestler loses his heart to the blacksmith and refuses to slam his ladylove into the canvas. In a real change-of-pace role, Bogart plays Ed in backwoods comedy chockablock with physical humor. Nat Pendleton (The Thin Man), who won a silver medal for wrestling in the 1920 Olympics, plays Ed's burly protg, and Louise Fazenda (Tille's Punctured Romance) portrays the blacksmith. Fazenda started her illustrious career as a screen comedienne in 1912 and was long married to Warner Bros. producer Hal B. Wallis (Casablance). Look for Ronald Reagan, who had been a sportscaster for a radio station in Iowa, as a big-city sportswriter.


The door is plastered with pictures of various snacks and desserts with numbers listed next to them. The menu is a feast for the eyes with bright pictures of delicious looking Mexican treats.
One picture shows fresas con crema, a cup of strawberries and cream with a dollop of whipped cream and a wafer on top. Another features bionico, a giant fruit bowl drizzled with crema, a combination of yogurt and sweetened condensed milk. There is also chamoyada, a sweet and spicy shaved ice drink, pepino loco, cucumbers dipped in chili powder and filled with strawberries, and esquites, a cup of corn mixed with mayo, cheese, chili powder, and lime juice. The menu also includes walking tacos and banana splits for the less adventurous of eaters.
Luis and Veronica Alfaro-Avila are the owners of El Chamoyito To-Go. They step through the door with arms full of groceries and began preparing the shop to open for the evening. The shop is tiny, about the size of a spacious dorm room.
They opened El Chamoyito To-Go last August “because we needed more money” Veronica put it plainly.
The place is open Thursday through Sunday from 4-8pm. The hours are a little odd because both the Alfaro-Avilas work second jobs on top of running their own business. Luis works for the Kooima Manufacturing Company as a welder “and chica, she works at McDonalds” he said, nodding to his wife. They spent some time working for a Mexican restaurant, but found the hours to be too demanding.
However, owning a small business is not without its hardships, especially right now. When the pandemic started they had to close for three months. “The business…it’s down” said Veronica referring to the decrease in sales they have seen this year.
Towards the end of September, they had a major maintenance issue when the fan in their cooler broke.
“I order new one, but I am not great for speaking English and reading English so they send wrong one, so I send it back” said Luis.
On top of the business issues, their eldest son tested positive for COVID-19 and their youngest began showing symptoms. This resulted in the whole family being quarantined. Despite these setbacks, they re-opened on October 8th with a working cooler and improved health.
The Alfaro-Avila family moved to Sioux Center twenty years ago from Mesa, Arizona. They lived in a dangerous area, right near the border, and came to Iowa seeking a safer and smaller town to raise their children.
Luis and Veronica’s faces light up when they talk about their kids. They have three: a 28-year-old son, 20-year-old daughter, and a 9-year-old son. Their daughter is one year away from completing her nursing degree, and it is a point of pride for their family.
“In the big cities you have a lotta problems. Here in the small towns you know the neighbors…more friends…more safe,” explained Luis. They have seen the Latino community in Sioux Center grow over the years, and they can now cater to that community with their knack for making desserts and snacks.
“When we first come [to Sioux Center there were] maybe ten or twenty Hispanic families and now there is a lot more…[this] kind of dessert is a focus on the Latino community” Luis said, gesturing towards the menu.
If you are looking for a sweet treat you may not have experienced before, El Chamoyito To-Go is the place to visit. They have added crepes and atole—a hot beverage made of sugar, cinnamon, corn flour, and milk—to the menu for the fall season. The mangonada and fresas con crema are highly recommended.


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It had been a beautiful afternoon of strolling around Seoul. We had left the subway for what it was: efficiently transporting people from A to B. We weren’t here for efficiency but for sightseeing, for getting a feel for the city. And walking is the best way to do so.
Amidst the spic and span of glitzy glass skyscrapers my eyes caught yellow Post-its stuck to a wooden fence that surrounded a high-rise under construction. Between all the silver and transparent cleanliness and somewhat sterile feel of this business part of Seoul, the colorful, randomly pinned notes stood out. I took a closer look.
I couldn’t read the notes as they were all in Korean but an English text directly written on the wall indicated that this was somehow related to the Japanese colonization of Korea. That drew me in. On the pavement in front of the panel stood a twenty-centimeter high podium on which sat a young woman and two young men. Next to them, right on the side of the pavement, stood a beautiful, bronze-colored statue of a serene-looking young woman.
With hands and feet I managed to speak with the three Koreans who sat next to statue. To my question if the woman spoke English she initially answered with a clear, “No,” but as I tried my questions in simple English her efforts to speak a few words grew into a long, not always entirely comprehensible, but absolute passionate story.
The History of Korean Sex Slaves
What I already knew was that Japanese had colonized Korea from 1910-1945, during which it used Korean women as sex slaves. Estimates run as high as 200,000 ‘comfort women’, as they are called. Japan never apologized for this, at least not properly enough in the eyes of the Koreans, and it has remained a bone of contention between the two countries.
What I understood from the explanatory panel next to the statue, plus the three persons talking to me, is that weekly rallies have been held outside the Japanese embassy since 1992 to demand a sincere apology from the Japanese government as well as reparations for victims. For Japan, the statue, erected across its embassy in 2011 at the 1000th rally,  has become a symbol of South Korea’s unwillingness to lay the issue to rest.
In December 2015, Japan and Korea signed an accord, compensating the victims. The victims, the few who are still alive and are registered as such, however, claim to not having once been asked what kind of compensation they want, making them feel left out and that the matter had been concluded entirely behind their backs.
While deeply impressed with the story as it is, it struck a deeper chord within me for personal reasons. My grandparents, mother and uncle (still young kids) lived in Indonesia during WWII (a Dutch colony at the time), and were sent to stay in concentration camps during the Japanese occupation. I remember very well the frustration of people like my grandmother for Japan not apologizing for its wrongdoings (which it finally in the 1990s).
According to the story Japan demands in this contract that the statue be removed while the Korean government claims it would never do this. What I understand is that the Koreans don’t know what or whom to believe, and that these three people here (and many more, taking turns) have now sat with the statue for over 160 days to make sure it doesn’t get removed.
Later Coen showed me a photo he had taken: on the wooden fence hangs a design of what the tower under construction will look like, including greens and pavements in front of it: the statue is conspicuously absent on this image.
I had heard about the unresolved sex-slave issue between the two countries but I did not know how the younger generation is still so actively fighting for the honor of their (great-) grandmothers. That was beautiful and fascinating to watch, and I wish them well.
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4 thoughts on “Korean Sex Slaves in Japan – The Battle Isn’t Over Yet”
Tatsuya Ito on August 2, 2016 at 6:45 pm said:
Hello, Karin. My name is Tatsuya from Japan.
I’d like you to be a objective standpoint with certain evidence.
For Japanese people, this issue is exactly unclear. Some Japanese say it was true as Korean say, but others say it was just lie. Clearly points are there were the women who had sex with Japanese soldiers and some of them were taken with flattery.
The problem is no one can say who did it. Who tricked that poor women? The suspects are Japanese government, Japanese soldiers and Korean agents.
My expectation is Japanese soldiers and Korean agents did it. But I can’t prove that, because there were so many cases.Therefore this issue will go on unfortunately.
Finally, please know this issue have kept blaming us, in spite of unclear and hard to be proved what was the truth. So we want all third countries to cooperate in solving this issue, not only hear claims of one side.
Karin-Marijke Vis on August 4, 2016 at 3:23 am said:
Hi, thank you for your extensive comment. Yes, obviously the Japanese will look at this issue differently. I think there are a couple of points to consider: first, I understand that Japan did apologize, even though the Koreans say it was not good enough / hollow. Either Japan didn’t do anything and there wasn’t anything to apologize for, or they did because there was some sort of wrongdoing. The apology, no matter how small or big, is a form of admitting that wrongdoings happened.
Second, it’s not unimaginable that this happened – colonization, wars, conquest all over the world are followed by abuse of women in the conquered nation, which can take many forms and degrees. There are too many testimonies from South Korean women to conclude there is no truth in it, that it didn’t happen. To say, in your words, that Korean women were the ones who chose to have sex with Japanse soldiers – even if there may have been some among them – is an insult to all the women who were involuntarily taken by soldiers.
Hearing two sides of the story, of course, I’d be interested if you have links to in-depth articles looking at the issue from the Japanese side of the story.
In what way can a third party help solve this issue, do you think?
Tatsuya Ito on August 13, 2016 at 7:31 pm said:
I want you be careful and think more widely.
I’m glad that you know Japan have already apologized to Korea for this issue.
Our record shows Japan have apologized to Korea more than 20 times including 2 Japanese
Emperors did it. Do you rearlly think Korean aren’t satisfied with Japanese apologies?
Anyway, as you said, Japan have already apologized to them. But they are still making
a great fuss about this issue and erecting statues in not only Korea, but also in USA
and Australia. So we Japanese start to give up improving the relationship with Korea.
Who will gain a profit from this dividing? Any country in Western Bloc or?
Don’t forget that US alliances with Japan and Korea are repugnant to some countries.
Karin-Marijke Vis on August 15, 2016 at 8:16 am said:
Japan apologized, many times you add, and has paid / is paying a lot of money to compensate the victims (mention of this issue, e.g. in this article, http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/08/116_211867.html). Don’t put the blame on outsiders as being the dividers between Korea and Japan – we just listen, watch, and write about it. I think it’s more important, no, it’s essential, that Japanese like yourself openly acknowledge what happened, not just to the outside world but, more importantly, to yourselves, to your hearts. Only then mending can begin which is the base of preventing it ever happening again. Shit happens in every war and conflict and any oppressor has been guilty of it. The sooner the acknowledgment, the realizing wrong was done, the quicker and stronger the healing, imo.


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Crawford must have learned his lesson at some point, because Celtics analyst and former KG teammate Brian Scalabrine  claimed the latter now "respects" the former's work ethic, which is weird, considering Crawford reportedly didn't always show up to Wizards games on time  and "barely tries on defense ."
"And I believe that Doc [Rivers] is going to be able reign him in," added Saunders. "The question as always with Jordan Crawford is shot selection: Can he play within a team concept?He's not going to have a choice. I coached KG. KG's not going to let all that too wild stuff go, and so if [Garnett] can get [Crawford] under control, he's really going to help, because he will give them a punch off the bench scoring-wise."


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"There's no game tomorrow," Royals reliever Wade Davis said. "We've got a couple months to rest. We all would've gave our arm out there for that game."
"Everybody knew that this game would be played much different," Guthrie said afterward, "a very different style of baseball than what everybody's used to."
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Following his football career Amos began working as an advertising copywriter, then as a social worker at New York’s Vera Institute of Justice. During that time he began a career as a stand-up comic on the Greenwich Village circuit, before being noticed and recruited as a staff writer on Leslie Uggams’ musical variety show in 1969.
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There will be SPOILERS for the following films. Please tread carefully, unless you don’t mind getting spoiled.
Horror films are known for many distinct elements; the blood, the gore, the setting and the atmosphere among other things. What can truly constitute a very well put together horror film, is its characters that it embodies. In the case of horror films, it’s usually the antagonist. However, sometimes the antagonist is a lot closer to home than we expect. Case and point, the fathers in the following films can be referred to as the villain and the central figure in their own movie.
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This pick may be cheating a little because none of the children in this film are actually his kids. Nevertheless, this man is a terrible father. Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs, is about a psychopathic family that houses children (you guessed it) under the stairs. While the film doesn’t really tell you where all of the children came from, you have to admit that these parents particularly “Daddy,” is here to make the children’s lives a living hell.
These children are forced to live in the basement under the main staircase, and are compelled to cannibalism in order to survive. This man is one mean and nasty SOB, and is not a person you want to mess with at this household.
George wakes up at the same time every night at 3:15 am, the same exact time the murders took place from the previous home owners. George and his family should have packed their stuff and left when they had the chance. That should have been a no-brainer from the very start.
#3. Sir John Talbot ‘The Wolfman’ (2010)
#2. Louis Creed ‘Pet Semetary’ (1989)
?  That’s exactly what this father did when he tried playing god. Unbeknownst to the rest of the family, this didn’t work out so well for him. The child that Louis brought back ended up becoming a mass murderer. Even after being warned by a ghost named Victor Pascow, Louis tried doing the unthinkable and failed miserably.
Of course Louis still didn’t learn his lesson after his wife is killed. He also takes her to the cemetery believing it will work out better the second time around. However, he couldn’t be further from the truth and is killed by his wife Rachel as a result. Just to think, this could have all been avoided had the family been watching over their kid like they’re supposed to.
You had to know that this choice would have been somewhere on my list. Indeed my top spot must go to Jack Nicholson’s fine performance as the caretaker named Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Arguably my favorite horror film of all time, Jack is tasked with watching over the Overlook


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Natural faces and cut-polished facets of illustrious minerals shine with captivating opulence. These are commonly the minerals humans have touted as gifts from the Earth, to be cherished for generations. However, “all that glitters is not gold” as William Shakespeare once put it in The Merchant of Venice. A mineral far more important to the function of the Earth than pure gold and blue diamonds are feldspars. Feldspars compose the majority of the Earth’s crust (Nesse, 1999). They are not as famous as many of their companion minerals like quartz, but they are equally if not more important. So, why should anyone care about feldspars?
Image 1. A alkali feldspar exhibiting twinning.
Due to the the atomic structure of feldspars, they can be found in many shapes and colors. To the common eye, feldspars are humble, generally lacking the luster gemstones possess, but they are beautiful in their own way, with pearly to shiny faces with distinct, geometric shapes. Fthe magmas and melts favor for inclusion of many elements. The difference in the members of the feldspar families is due to the elements that are included in their structure.image 2) while the plagioclase feldspars contain calcium (Ca) and sodium (Na).
Image 2. Microcline, one of the alkali feldspar end-members, rich in potassium (K).
Feldspars can be quite generous and allow for the inclusion of many other elements left over during the formation of the parent rock. Although the acceptance of different elements into the crystal structure may appear less than ideal for a perfect, homogeneous mineral, it is an great opportunity to learn about the molten rock from which it was formed! As feldspars grow, they can have chemically unique zones within their crystals, corresponding with chemical changes in the magma, known as crystal zonation. Thus, elements found in the core of the mineral but absent on the exterior of feldspar can be used to infer what other minerals were growing in the melt. Showing the depletion of different elements as the minerals grew in the cooling melt.
At the surface of the Earth, feldspars are no longer stable and begin to weather away, releasing essential plant nutrients and forming important secondary clay minerals. As mentioned earlier, feldspars contain many nutrient metals that become available for plants during weathering in the soil. Many of the nutrients present in some of the most highly weathered soils of the southeastern United States are from the remaining feldspars. Moreover, feldspars are commonly responsible for the majority of alkalinity in stream waters, which is an essential property for healthy aquatic ecosystems (check out Mast and others, 1990).  For these reasons, feldspars ars!
The weathering of feldspars can tell us about their soil environment. One example is a study conducted by Dr. Rebecca Lybrand at the Santa Catalina Mountain - Jemez River Basin Critical Zone Observatory. In her study (Lybrand and Rasmussen, 2014), Dr. Lybrand examined how feldspar weathering was influenced by moisture, temperature, and vegetation by comparing minerals from a cool, moist conifer forest to those from a hot, desert scrub. She observed that sodium (Na) had been more extensively lost at the cool, moist conifer stand than the warmer, desert scrub sites. In addition to the overall chemistry of the soil, these changes were visually seen using a scanning electron microscope. In the images, she noted that feldspars at in the desert area had weathered exteriors while feldspars from the forested area showed deep weathering throughout the mineral. In essence, feldspars in moist forests will be weathered away much faster than their counterparts in drier areas of the landscape.
Feldspars are but one of the many different minerals that comprise the rocks of the critical zone. You can learn more about other common and rare minerals here: http://geology.com/minerals/ or http://www.mindat.org/ and learn about their economic importance here: http://minerals.usgs.gov/
Lybrand R.A., Rasmussen C., 2014. Linking soil element-mass-transfer to microscale mineral weathering across a semiarid environmental gradient. Chemical Geology 381:26 – 39.
Mast M.A., Drever J.I., Baron J., Chemical weathering in the Loch Vale Watershed, Rock Mountain National Park, Colorado. Water Resources Research 26: 2971 – 2978.
DOI: 10.1029/WR026i012p02971
Nesse, W.D., 1999. Introduction to Mineralogy (No. 549 NES) Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Mediawan Completes Takeover of 'The Eddy' Producer Lagardere Studios
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The deal follows Mediawan's acquisition of EuropaCorp's French TV division Europe's largest TV producers.
French media conglomerate Mediawan got even bigger on Monday, completing its takeover of Lagardère Studios, another major French television group.
Mediawan, which already owns production groups CC & C, AB Groupe, animation house ON Kids & Family, and EuropaCorp's French TV division, signed a deal to buy Lagardère in August. Antitrust officials gave the green light on Sept. 21. On Monday, Mediawan announced that it has completed the deal.
The acquisition gives Mediawan control of Lagardère's 25 production subsidiaries, including Atlantique Production, who co-produced Netflix's The Eddy, documentary specialists Imagissime (Gregory), and non-scripted shingle Maximal Production (C Dans L'Air). Lagardère's distribution business has a catalog of around 10,000 hours of programming which will now be Mediawan's to exploit.
The deal further strengthens Mediawan's position as one of Europe's leading production groups. The company, set up by French media veterans Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse  companies, is already France's largest producer of TV content. The Lagardère takeover expands Mediawan's footprint in both France as well as Spain through Lagardère division Grupo Boomerang, the Netherlands (Skyhigh TV), Finland (Aito Media), and Africa (Keewu in Senegal).
"We are particularly proud today to be able to count on the many talents which form Lagardère Studios, and explore with them the many development opportunities which are offered to us everywhere in Europe, in all genres: drama, documentary and unscripted,” said Pierre-Antoine Capton, chairman of Mediawan.
Mediawan issued 1.6 million new shares, with a total value of around $21.5 million at current stock market prices, to bankroll the takeover, with further financing coming via the use of $35 million (€30 million) in undrawn credit facilities, and by use of a $23 million (€20 million) shareholder loan from Mediawan Alliance.


Chefs and cooks are too snobby about tinned food, a writer has said as she prepares to publish the first canned food recipe book since 1939.
Her new book, Tin Can Cook, is full of surprising recipes made entirely from tinned food and a handful of store-cupboard ingredients including curry powder, garlic paste, lazy ginger and frozen onions.
She told the Sunday Telegraph: "There's a lot of snobbery around tinned food but I want to lift the lid on it and show people you can make really good meals out of it.
"We are emphasising that cookery doesn't have to be this elitist or fashionable thing you're sold on television.
Recipes she has cooked up include a cannelini bean beurre blanc, which she says is "delicious made with cider if you don't have wine. The main ingredient is a dash of vinegar and a can of beans." She also raves about beef bourguignon made with canned stewed steak.
She argued: "There's a lot of myths in tinned food - it's quite surprising, tinned potatoes are a really good source of vitamin C, and tinned sardines give you your full daily allowance of vitamin B12, tinned fruit and veg is just as nutritious for you as fresh. Tinned tomatoes contain more lycopene. Because of the canning mechanism it retains nutrients.
"There's no food waste as you're using the entire tin, no plastic waste as you can recycle tins endlessly, and it saves time.
Indeed, many of her older readers have delighted in sending her recipes passed down through their families.
She said: "I've had lots of recipes given to me from nans who have their own ways of with tins that they've cooked over the years. It has fallen out of favour now though.
"We want to strip back the snobbery and elitism of it as well - the intimidating veneer that is put through in cookery. You can just pop a couple of cans, pour it into a pot, stir it, flavour it and there's your dinner.


Although I still don't quite understand why would articles in English be needed. If they already exist in the English Wikipedia, then the knowledge is already disseminated, and they shouldn't be duplicated. If they cannot exist in the English Wikipedia because of the latter's strict referencing policy...


RAMBLIN' JACK IS the Woody Guthrie of the last three decades; a rootless cowboy admired by the truckload of folk-influenced artists who show up on this disc of duets. John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Waits--here's a full-fledged tribute to Elliott's legacy that fortunately appears ahead of Jack's tombstone. Jack tends to take the backseat on most of the cuts, the musical equivalent of what he's done during his years of appreciatively accepting the rear-window view during his legendary hitchhiking ventures. Contemporary folk music has little to offer in the way of first-hand, legitimate road stories, suggesting that Elliott may literally be the last of his kind. This is as solid a bridge between folk generations as Dylan's first album of paeans to the patriarchal Guthrie.
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, the singer/songwriter best known for "Dead Skunk" and his appearances on M.A.S.H., returns with Little Ship, a collection of 15 songs centering on a recently failed relationship. Produced by Grammy winner John Leventhal, the music on Little Ship alternates between rootsy John Hiatt rave-ups and pared-down acoustic numbers supplemented with banjo, mandolin, piano and horns. While the sound is good, nothing really jumps out; it's the lyrics that take center stage. Through appearances on Nightline and NPR, Wainwright has acquired a reputation for wry topical commentary (sort of a hipper Mark Russell), but Little Ship is most effective when the material is strictly personal. The album's theme of reciprocal pain and hurt from a break up gets a matter-of-fact treatment with a refreshing lack of self-pity and more than a little humor. Willing to expose his own moral weaknesses and confusion, Wainwright's not afraid to confront his bastard side. On "So Damn Happy" he plays off his conflicting feelings of guilt and relief at being out of a relationship without being maudlin. Family relationships receive a deft touch on "Bein' A Dad" and "What Are Families For?" Like Twain, Wainwright's humor touches a universal nerve that can make you squirm with recognition rather than laugh. Things bog down when he gets self conscious or tries too hard to be clever. The food/sex metaphors of "Breakfast In Bed" are tired and annoying, while the wordplay of "OGM" convolutes rather than delivers a message. When he's on though--as he is for most of the album--Wainwright manages to connect with feelings too often held in check and thoughts too often unspoken, an admirable accomplishment.
THE NEW BOMB Turks are currently the best punk band on this planet (sincere apologies to Tucson's own punk rock heavyweights, the Weird Lovemakers)--hands down. This drunken Columbus, Ohio, foursome has been blazing a trail of punk rock overindulgence since 1992, with the sloppy lo-fi garage punk rawnch of Destroy Oh-Boy. These bad boys of rock and roll have turned full circle back to a meaty thick, bone-rattling invasion that embraces everyone from the Stones to the Nervous Eaters. The New Bomb Turks whip these ingredients in a musical blender of Minor Threat-meets-MC5 alcoholic fuel that could be drunk all night without a hangover. On "Defiled," the Turks add the same random saxophone squawking that littered the Stooges' Funhouse album. Stun-guitarist Jim Weber attacks his instrument like the snot-nosed little brother of Ron Asheton, shredding his Marshall speakers on "Streamline Yr Skull," a massive wall-of-fuzz that detonates like a heart full of napalm. Singer Eric Davidson sounds as nasally relentless as the possessed soul of Darby Crash on "Bolan's Crash," a not-so-subtle commentary on the T-Rex founder's fatal car accident. Davidson wishes he was young enough to contribute to "Exile On Main Street," as evidenced by his raspy Gram Parsons-gone-Motorhead pin-up fascination on "Veronica Lake." His hyper-manic voice would've scared the Glimmer Twins shitless. Produced to squalid Stooges-fied extravagance by Tomas Skogsberg, At Rope's End, the Turks fifth and best long player, the break-neck pace chugs throughout with gargantuan riffing and ass-ripping vocals that result in nuclear meltdown.


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TEACHERS AT THE Combermere School are no longer prepared to compromise.
Speaking ahead of today’s 3 p.m. with the Ministry of Education,hinted that some action is likely to follow if the outcome of the meeting is not satisfactory to members.
The school has been closed since mid-November so that the root to the environmental issues, which have been causing teachers and students to fall ill, can be found.
Redman was addressing a joint meeting with the BSTU and the Barbados Union of Teachers at Solidarity House this morning.


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The UK government should set up a new national scheme for approving 'automated driving systems' (ADS) for use on roads in Great Britain without the need for human monitoringhave said.
In a detailed consultation paper that explores what changes are needed to UK regulation to anticipate the use of autonomous vehicles, the Law Commissions suggested the national ADS approval scheme could exist in parallel with an international approval scheme, providing manufacturers "with a free choice about how type approval is obtained".
The Law Commission said that the Road Traffic Act 1988 already provides UK ministers with the power to introduce new regulations for a new national ADS approval scheme. The approval system could work either by verifying that ADS's meet "a detailed list of specifications" set out in secondary legislation, or alternatively by validating that ADS's that do not meet the detailed list of specifications nevertheless meet equivalent standards on the basis of the "full safety case" they put forward, they is vital that automotive manufacturers, technology companies and other businesses engaged in the future of mobility take the opportunity to shape the direction of regulation.
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"With technology moving so quickly, the government cannot develop a future regulatory system fit for purpose and which meets the needs of transport users and transport providers by itself. It is therefore imperative that stakeholder feedback is obtained – that is a common theme throughout out each of the Law Commissions' consultations, with individuals and industry entitled to provide views, feedback and improvements to their proposals. Now is the time to influence what the future regulatory system might look like," he said.
In its earlier consultations, the Law Commissions proposed the creation of specialist agencies to investigate accidents involving automated vehicles as well as new legal concepts to try and deal with the allocation of liability for those accidents.
One idea they have developed is to require an 'Automated Driving System Entity' (ADSE) to be legally responsible for an automated vehicle. In its latest consultation, the Law Commissions elaborated further on the concept. It said the ADSE could be either the vehicle manufacturer, software developer or a partnership between the two. The ADSE "must show that it was , however, and "must also have sufficient funds to respond to regulatory action and to organise a recall".
An ADSE would be liable for accidents and breaches of traffic rules, such as speeding, and responsible for recalls, updating software and continued compliance with type approval requirements. ADSE could also be legally obliged to ensure maps are kept up-to-date. ADSEs would be subject to regulatory sanctions for non-compliance, including improvement notices, fines or even withdrawal of approval in "serious cases". In addition, the Law Commissions have proposed new criminal offences where an ADSE misleads regulators, including an aggravated offence where this leads to a death or serious injury.
The Law Commissions have asked for feedback on where the "dividing line" should fall between ADS that monitoring and those that cannot. Where the line is drawn is relevant to the liability regime for ADSEs and to the so-called 'user-in-charge', who the Law Commissions have defined as "a human who has access to the controls of an automated vehicle, and is either in the vehicle or in direct sight of it".
The consultation looks at the circumstances in which a user-in-charge may be asked to intervene to take control of "the dynamic driving task from the ADS", and sets out why defining when a vehicle is self-driving safely is important.
"The law needs to be clear about what is or is not self-driving," the Law Commissions said. "We do not think that a vehicle can be accepted as self-driving for some purposes (such as allowing the use of screens for non-driving related activities) but not for others (such as criminal liability). If a user is told that they may (for example) check their emails while the system is engaged, we do not think that they can be blamed for a collision caused by the ADS while they are distracted from the driving task. The AEV Act already makes the insurer civilly liable in these circumstances."
"Without a clear change to criminal liability, there is a risk that users may receive mixed messages and then be blamed for incidents they can do little about. The move to self-driving is therefore a leap rather than a step," they said.


The fabric is from this post I was discussing a while back. The pattern is a camisole top from this Japanese craft book that I keep going back to, ahh...so comfortable.
Those are so adorable! I have a japanese craft book of childrens clothes that I've been itching to try out. Though honestly, I'd like a top like that for myself!


20 production platforms remained evacuated, only 3 percent of the 669 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. For comparison, 283 production platforms had been evacuated on Sunday, July 14.
“3.3 62,6707.35 percent of the natural gas production, 204.3remains shut-in,” BSEE said in its final Tropical Storm Barry Activity Report.


But there was a time, back in my teen years, when I wanted to be a real princess. As in the Redwood County dairy princess. So I competed for that title, recognizing from the minute I stepped into the room of competitors, that I had no chance. I may have been a hands-on, working-in-the-barn daughter of a dairy farmer, but I didn't possess the confidence, poise or other skills to represent Minnesota's dairy industry.
The Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition is a part of Minnesota culture. A past nna featured photos of previous royalty, including 1978 princess Kari Schroht, left, and 1976 princess Kathy Zeman, right. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo.
Post coronation in a typical year, the new state princess and nine other candidates sit in a special refrigerated and rotating coolegrounds to get their heads carved in blocks of butter while fair visitors crowd around and watch. But this year, because of COVID-19, there is no fair. But the butter sculpting tradition continues, with notable changes.
Inside the Ron and Diane Wegner dairy barn during a dairy day se 2015.
That I was never chosen as a county dairy princess nearly 50 years ago was the right decision. I feel no disappointment because, I've always been a princess…in the eyes of my beloved Aunt Dorothy.
A wannabe dairy princess June 20, 2013
Tags: agriculture, butter, cheese, childhood memories, cows, dairy farming, dairy princess, dairy products, food, history, Hope butter, ice cream, June Dairy Month, Minnesota, Owatonna, Steele County History Center
GROWING UP ON A MINNESOTA DAIRY FARM, I've always loved dairy products.
Butter and cheese from the bulk truck driver who picked up milk from our farm.
One of my new favorite ice cream treats, a maple bacon sundae from Singing Hills Coffee Shop in Waterville. File photo.
Ice cream from the Schwans man. (My older brother often sneaked the tin can of vanilla ice cream from the freezer and climbed atop the haystack to eat his fill. He failed to remove his spoon, leaving damning evidence connecting him to the ice cream caper. I was too obedient to attempt such thievery.)
Sad. I topped the salad with lemon poppyseed dressing. File photo.
My cheese tastes have, thankfully, expanded beyond American and Velveeta, staples of my childhood. I especially favor the blue cheeses made and aged in sandstone caves right here in Faribault and sold under the names Amablu and St. Pete's Select. If you like blue cheese, this is your cheese.
I bring up this topic of dairy products because June marks an annual celebration of all things dairy during "June Dairy Month." This moniker is imprinted upon my brain. I once ran, albeit unsuccessfully, for Redwood County dairy princess.
Krause Feeds & Supplies in Hope advertises the availability of Hope butter and Bongards cheese. File photo.
Steele County, to the south of my Rice County home, is apparently a big dairy county having at one time served as home to more than 20 creameries. One remains, in the unincorporated village of Hope, producing Hope Creamery butter in small batches. The creamy's organic butter is especially popular in certain Twin Cities metro eateries.
Owatonna, the county seat, once claimed itself to be "The Butter Capital of the World." That butter capital title will be the subject of an exhibit opening August 1 and running through November 10The exhibit will feature the area's rich dairy history to current day dairy farming in the county. Events will include a roundtable discussion on the dairy industry and, for the kids, butter making and a visit from a real calf.
Cow art on the milkhouse of my friends Deb and John, who once milked cows in rural Dundas. File photo.
Calves. I love calves. More than any aspect of farming, I loved feeding calves buckets of warm milk replacer or handfuls of pellets. I once named a calf Princess and she became my "pet," as much as a farm animal can be a pet. Then my older brother—the one who ate ice cream when he wasn't supposed to—told me one day that my calf had died. I raced upstairs to my bedroom and sobbed and sobbed. Turns out he made up the whole story of Princess' early demise. She was very much alive.
And so, on this day when I consider June Dairy Month, my mind churns with thoughts of butter and ice cream, of calves and of the dairy princess crown I never wore.
FYI: Faribault area dairy farmers Ron and Diane Wegner are hosting "A Day on the Farm" from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 22. Their farm is located just south of Faribault at 25156 Appleton Avenue. The event includes children's activities, photos with a baby calf and free cheeseburgers, malts and milk. Event sponsors are Minnesota Beef Council. The Wegners' daughter, Kaylee, is the current Rice County dairy princess.


I found the use of horses for basic transport rather pleasant, though I only had a brief ride at one of the farms. With one or two exceptions, the horses looked well cared for and in excellent shape. The horse is still a practical and cost effective form of transportation in much of the world. I wonder if we in the US, under pressure from rising oil prices, will once again find the horse a practical form of transport as well.
While the language barrier was usually a bit of a problem, sometimes I got the message quite clearly despite only understanding half the words.
Residents from across the valley had gathered, including many who were not attending the class inside, any excuse to gather and socialize. Women gathered around the kitchen at one end of the house, quite a few younger men gathered around a pickup parked under cover at the other end of the house. The kids were everywhere.
While I am no great horseman, I do know the basics, and generally do not fall off. Actually the horse was a very well trained and a well behaved animal. My mount took directions well and I rode a quick circuit of the yard. I could sense the let down in my spectators, the kids particularly. They were nice enough to take my photo when I handed them the camera.
Off island guests, always the best excuse to get out and explore the Big Island. this time it is my sister in-law Darcy and her friend Karen. With three horse addicted women, add my wife to that list, it is inevitable that at least one excursion would involve a ride.
The Big Island offers many options for horseback rides, with a rich ranching history the traditions of horsemanship run deep in local culture. Several island ranches offer riding excursions. This time we chose a slightly different setting, the beautiful Waipio Valley.
Na’alapa Stables offers a two and a half hour morning or afternoon ride. We chose a morning ride to avoid the usual afternoon clouds common on the Hamakua Coast. The ride is just under $90 per person, and they do offer a kama’aina discount.


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The minicab driver'sal, as the hole, measuring approximately 35ft wide, was investigated.. </s> The Idaho Statesman: Meridian driver accused of hit and run after police say she struck 13-year-old cyclist
Published: 11/13/09
Kristin Ashley Thielt after Meridian police say she drove into a 13-year-old boy on a bike and then took off Wednesday afternoon.
Police say Thiel, 22, was driving a Honda Accord south on Linder Road, just north of Franklin Road, around 5:30 p.m., when witnesses say her car veered right and struck the bike, throwing the boy to the ground.
He was taken to the hospital andParsons said.
Officers found a piece of the car near the accident site and patrolled the area, finding the car at a residence less than a mile away  later this month. </s> BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—SmartEtailing.com and Finish Line Technologies are now working together to bring Finish Line's instructive YouTube video to SmartEtailing clients' websites.
Finish Line has prepared videos providing explanations and use instructions for most of their products. They’re viewable on their website and also on their YouTube channel. Now, to significantly increase the number of sites promoting Finish Line, they will also be viewable on the website of SmartEtailing clients who are authorized Finish Line retailers.
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After the seven day ride around Tassie of this February gone the February Ride returns to the three day format for 2014. The southern Regatta Day long weekend covers Saturday the 8th to Monday the 10th. For those in the category school starts back on the Tuesday beforehand - good for quieter roads and not so good for our teacher riders.
Why? - Why not! Some of these roads were used in "Rod's Ride" back in 2001 when he took us from Launnie to Hobart via the West Coast. We have had a training ride ever since and still going strong. For those who like the Fondo format - this is basically the same at a fraction of the cost.
How much? - No charge this year. With the format of driving up and back and staying in one spot there is no need for a support vehicle so each rider is responsible for only their own costs this year. The rider picks their location and their daily menu so it is an organisational dream this time - for a change.
What about the family? - Bring them along. Sheffield in a short radius so while you are out huffing and puffing if they aren't there with you then they will have plenty to do to keep them busy.
What else? - That's about it - I'll keep the updates coming as we work out some options. For now all you need to do is start planning on being able to get there and how that suits you and your training needs. ng this far out just send


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A man has been charged with murder after a 47-year-old man died in a caravan fire.
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Liara is so beautiful. Before Mass Effect, was there ever a comforting alien?
A. Ripley is on my list entirely due to voice acting…
Harry Mason and James Sunderland are both great characters. Heather is so-so. And Henry is completely absent of depth. But until Murphy, I didn’t feel personally connected to any Silent Hill character. And by golly doesn’t it make Silent Hill a better experience if you see the character as partially an extension of yourself!
Always in the midst of tragedy, this character is one of my favorites to keep track of during a Metal Gear game. I LOOOVE his voice acting. “Squak!Hal, I miss you…”
I really like Tali’s design and personality. And oddly enough this transylvanian-accented alien has the best-performed voice acting of the trilogy. Every word out her mouth feels sincere. Even when she’s shouting and calling things a Bosh’tet!
Every time I start that game I go in thinking ”This time I will play it differently”. Always end up doing the same things more ore less. What do you think about Ocelot in MGSV?