How does one get started in modeling? There is no one way for a person to get started. Different models have reached success through different routes. If one wants to become a doctor there is a set course of schooling, experience and testing. But for modeling there is no clear path. We do know of some of the ways models have gotten started in the past. This is by no means an exhaustive list but it might help in your efforts to launch a career in modeling.
The bulk of the work in modeling is booked through Modeling Agencies. So literally go to the front door of the modeling agency. This is the number one way for a wannabe to start. You have to do some research to find where the modeling agency door is, locally or other big city, and that they are not scam agency. The Modeling Advice site has links to list of modeling agencies and info on how to check out an agency(The Agency). You can approach a modeling agency through their open call, schedule an interview or by submitting a cover letter and photographs. Give them a call or email them and ask how they want new talent to contact them. There is no reason to try another way of getting started until you have been turned down at the front door.
Some models get started because they have an in. You hear stories of someone who has a friend who models and goes to a photo shoot with them and is then discovered by the photographer. Some might have an aunt who modeled or runs an agency and helps to get them started. Others might work in a related field and one day finds them not working beside the camera but in front of it. In smaller markets child models are most often used because they are an art director's, buyer's, or photographer's kid. Knowing someone in the business can help a lot in getting a career in modeling started.
Modeling agencies are in fact constantly looking for new talent. This is very true in fashion modeling. This segment of modeling is composed mostly of young models. By the time a model is thirty their career is over. There is always a need to find the next generation of models. Because of this need for new talent, folks involved with modeling agencies are looking for new talent. This can be modeling agencies' personnel (owner, booker), photographers, art directors, and of course the "model scouts." Some agencies are in fact large enough to employ an individual who is just out looking for that next generation of new talent or to fill new needs of a client. Unfortunately, the term "model scout" is being used more often by rip off organizations, web space salesmen and scoundrels, so one is correct in being suspicious of anyone calling themselves a model scout. But there are numerous stories of models being discovered at the mall, on the beach, or other public place. So if you hope to start your career in modeling by waiting for the fates to smile on you, plan on spending a lot of time hanging in out in public places.
Some models do work their way into modeling (I have also heard from models that modeling is hard work and all models work their way into the business). These models track down test shoots and put together their comp cards and portfolios. They study and practice being a model by working on their expressions, posing, runway walking, hair styling, make up, working in front of a camera, and how the business works. These models may work freelance or have nonexclusive contracts with a number of modeling agencies. In smaller regional markets, where agencies do not have the resources to develop new talent, an agency might not work with a model until they have developed their skills and marketing materials. If you enjoy the process of modeling and doing good work, then all of the time and expense that go into this process can be its own reward. If you have to make a living at modeling, you should be sure you meet the basic physical and aptitude requirement of the type of modeling you want to become before you invest your time and money into this process. If you want to be a high fashion model and do not have the size or a look requirements, no amount of hard work will make you a career model.
There is a whole industry built around this approach to getting started in modeling. Very few models actually come from this avenue of trying to start a career. This area includes many of the modeling school, modeling camps, model searches, Internet listing services, modeling contest, modeling conventions, and pageants. This is not to say that these activities can't be interesting, educational and fun. Most of these organizations will take on and take money from almost anyone who wants to be a model. This leads to a very low percentage of career models who actually come from these activities. Most of these organizations survive by playing on peoples dreams, ignorance, and pocket books and not by finding and developing top modeling talent. But in spite of this sometimes someone does make it and this is what these organizations feature in their sales pitches and videos.
My daughter has performed in local dance recitals and community events. I am considering going to the office of a talent agency here in Las Vegas, but believe this very internet process, Starsearch Casting, might give Sarah the attention she deserves by an agent somewhere on the west coast. Her profile has been up for at least two weeks and only 8 agents have viewed the site. What exactly are they looking for when it comes to child talent? Are they looking for a child who has been on film for years, or children who are teachable and pohotogenic. I am sure it varies, but would like more info on eligibility and what I can do as her mother to make opportunities possible for Sarah in the fields of modelling, acting, or dancing.
The last step is to never give up. When you think everything is going wrong, just remember you are not the only one. People cover what going on in their personal life by trying to do their very best in their professional life. Just remember, the best advantage about doing something that you really want to do, is to go out and do it and do your very best. Besides that all you can do; Right.
Modelling is a tough business. You have to remember that it is a job like any other and not a hobby. There are up times and bad times. It is not as glamerous as you might expect! Get real advice from an ex model at www.lifeofamodel.com and get the truth about modelling. If you still want to persue it after reading the advice then they can help you to get 'Discovered' as they have good connections with agencies. Good luck!
Edited by www.lifeofamodel.com, 16 July 2006 - 02:32 PM.
I reeeaallly want to model!!
but how come nobody's contacted me yet?
Also for models there is TFCD/TFP. On getting discovered or reccomended. Time for CD and Time for Print. Alot of models will use it to build their portfolios. Basically you and the photographer get photos for your and their portfolios with no money exchange.
I did one, it was really fun and a great learning experience!
Hiya Toni! Welcome to Starsearchcasting!
You are quite right TFCD/TFP can be a good learning experience and opportunity to build your portfolio, it is widely accepted now as a means for Models starting out to build a portfolio and gain working relationships with Aspiring & Recognised Photogaphic talents!
Obviously due to the 'FREE' nature of the work it is paramount that Aspiring Models ensure that opportunities of TFCD/TFP are 'Genuine' for their own safety and ideally in addition some form of agreement be worked out for the future use of the photography involved.
Please see our modeling Tips forums for more info on TFCD/TFP!
First Ask your top 10 friends if you really honesty think you have a good shot and being a model.
Get your photo's taken and than ask your friends and/ other photographers that your photogenic and your pictures will sell products.
than you need to build your portfolio to get tons and tons of great photos of yourself so you may market yourself to possible clients and agency's to represent you.
submitting your profile, building a website, and putting yourself out there building a fan base is a great way to generate more publicity and create a demand for you and your look. Make it so everyone wants you, so clients will pay you because you are in demand. Just think how tequila made herself famous.
hey my daughter is 8months old and as cute as a button!
anybody that sees her says she is the cutest thing ever!
And keep us all posted on Brianna's progress ok?
Hello..By The Way Im Christine From Philippines Im Teen 15..And I Would Like To Become A Model Someday There In Hollywood.Thankz For Read..
Since I was young, I had had a dream to become a model.
Your story is very interesting and useful for me to get target to be a model.
Thank you again. Hope that I can see more your post which shares about your experience.
Edited by windy138, 15 October 2010 - 03:19 AM.
i really wanna be a model and i have only 1 friend that is a model but she lives all the way in new york and i dont have a family member dats a model. is there any other way?
I'm 12 years old and am looking to become a model in the future. I've been told that i have all the features of a tall African-American female model. I live in Memphis, TN and need help looking for the perfect agency. Any ideas ?
Edited by DanielleAllSmiles, 06 November 2011 - 06:53 PM.
What if you don't have any model friend or family?
That was really helpful thanks:) Thanks so much.


While we thoroughly applaud HTC for trying to be innovative with this handset, in a smartphone world that sorely needs differentiation, it doesn't mean that we have to like what's on show. In the same way that we don't need our phones to be able to also churn butter, the non-mechanical volume buttons are a pointless change. That said, this is a powerful phone with amazing audio and a half-decent camera... it's just not the best to use.
Who might buy the HTC U12 Plus? Either those who are upgrading from the decent HTC 10, or someone looking for a decent alternative to the iPhone / Samsung duopoly at the top of the smartphone tree.
That person would want something cool and alternative, a phone that promises to let them do something their friends couldn't do, and do so at a reasonable price. The thing is, while the HTC does offer that, it's not a good thing.
It's definitely cheaper: you can buy this phone for £699 / $799 / AU$1,199 off contract and SIM free, which is far less than the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and iPhone X it's going up against.
There's a lot of power here as well: the basic model of the U12 Plus comes with 6GB of RAM combined with the latest cutting-edge Snapdragon 845 CPU, as well as (at least) 64GB of onboard storage.
On top of that HTC's created a 'cold-polished' glass production process, meaning curved edges with thinner bezels on the screen, and two tone colors on the back... all in all, a very attractive phone indeed.
We've not even mentioned the excellent audio quality, both from the speaker and through the bundled high-end USonic headphones - there's a lot here that HTC fans would be cooing over, and other people that just like a quality smartphone too.
The camera is finally dual-sensor on both the rear AND front of the phone, and it's been awarded a stunning DxOMark, the testing program that rates the quality of the pictures.
The HTC U12 Plus isn't horrendously expensive, the £699 / $799 / $1,199 starting price a little lower than a few other flagships on the market, including the iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9, which should help to make it a fairly attractive proposition.
In terms of a release date, the HTC U12 Plus was launched on May 23 onto the world, but it won't be until June that you'll be able to get your hands on it. Europe will be set for the middle of the month, according to HTC, with the US likely to follow suit soon after.
Verizon will be stocking the HTC U12 Plus in the US, with various other networks likely to do the same in the UK. It'll also be available for sale on HTC.com and through Amazon.
The design of the HTC U12 Plus is rather different to the HTC One M8 (or even the HTC 10) might have experienced. Where they would be used to a phone that's hewn out of aluminum, something that feels incredibly premium in the hand, the new phone is made out of mostly glass.
While that sounds fragile (and we did cause a small crack at the top of the phone from dropping it onto a hard floor) it's actually a pretty premium material to use in handset construction and allows for more signal to get into the device.
You also get a clear plastic case in the box, which provides more than ample protection for the handset.
When you're talking about a phone that can manage to download 1.2Gbps at its peak, it's important to use a material that lets that through.
What it doesn't explain is why the HTC U12 Plus is shorn of any wireless charging - surely that would be an obvious thing to pop into the handset this year? Sadly, it's not there, even though nearly every other brand has added it into its flagship devices.
The U12 Plus, despite there not being a smaller model to go alongside, is a large unit and falls squarely into 'phablet' category. It's certainly a plus in terms of size, although it's only 8.7mm thin.
As such, you'll struggle to get your whole hand across it, thanks to the screen encompassing most of the front of the phone. That's something a lot of people will be used to now, but if you're moving from the HTC 10 or the Samsung Galaxy S6, for instance, it'll take a bit of getting used to.
The main flaw in the design - and we very much mean it when we say flaw - is the immobile buttons on the side. There are no buttons anywhere on this phone, and it's designed to make it almost impervious to water and dust.
The idea is solid: fewer moving parts means fewer things that can go wrong. But the first time you try the non-moving volume buttons, which react to pressure from your digits despite not moving. It feels like you're doing something wrong.
It's so difficult to change the volume on this phone. You have to keep shoving your finger into the 'button' and hoping it works, with no physical feedback to work out if you've succeeded until it buzzes.
You can't even change the sensitivity of this element... it's really weird when the buttons previously were just fine the way they were. We constantly keep turning the phone on by stroking the sensitive power key when picking up the handset, and it's really irritating.
We even had a situation where if you put it in a slightly tight jeans pocket, it would turn down the volume down on what you're listening to randomly.
If you pick up an alternative phone, actually being able to press a button in on the side feels like coming home to normality. You might eventually get used to the sensation, but it's a stupid move from HTC that's instantly going to put people off when they try it.
The screen on the HTC U12 Plus is the best we've seen on a phone from the brand, taking into account all the features that its competitors are thrusting into their wares these days.
It's a 6-inch, 18:9 1440x2880 resolution affair, but lacks the notch at the top that many top phone of the moment are packing. Instead there's a large-ish bar at the top and bottom, which would be sacrilege for some brands looking to create the 'all-screen' look that adorn many phones.
However, it's hard to say this is a negative thing given those bars pack in the improved Boomsound speakers that offer exceptional audio from the phone, and while it does make the phone rather long and slightly weightier, it's a trade-off worth trying.
The quality of the screen, which uses the Super LCD display technology that largely only HTC puts in its phones, is fine without being amazing. It's a long way from the best on the market - that title is always nabbed by Samsung OLED technology (or perhaps Sony's decent LCD offerings) because of the rich color reproduction and contrast ratios.
HTC's done a fairly decent job here - HDR 10 quality is supported for YouTube, but not Netflix or Amazon Prime just yet (which seems like a slightly dumb move when there's loads of great content for mobile on there). Still, at least it's packing plenty of brightness and YouTube HDR looks decent.
Generally watching movies on this phone is fine too. Coupled with the Boomsound speakers it's a great phone to hold, and the sharpness and colors, along with the brighter screen, are fine… another time when it's hard to use a better word, despite that one being so bland.
Looking at the screen off-angle shows it gets a little darker than the competition, and doesn't wow in the same way.
The color reproduction on the screen can be altered a little, making things a little more colorful if you want more of a cinematic experience. However, both this and the default version look a little artificial - again, it's just fine.
There's nothing terribly wrong with the screen quality on the HTC U12 Plus, but without full HDR support, great off-angle brightness or impressive color reproduction, it's hard to really laud the efforts here on a high-end smartphone.


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Disney Plus effect ?! Netflix shares may see biggest quarterly drop since 2012
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Have you heard the expression "not easy for anyone"? Not even tech giants are free of turbulent times and no different with Netflix. Shares in the company fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday and could reach the biggest quarterly drop in the last seven years.
Two analysts associate the fact with growing concern about Disney's competitors about to launch their own streaming service and other rivals. In the accumulated, the company has lost 30% of its value since the end of June. If next week the trend is confirmed, it would have been the worst quarterly performance of the company.
The company is experiencing a moment of attention, with a slower pace of new subscriptions, related to the increase in production costs of new series. At the other end, giants like Disney and Apple have been working to compete with each other.
Disney Plus is due to launch on November 12 this year and will feature, in addition to a series of new and classic TV shows, entertainment franchises of the most popular in the world. The company founded by Walt Disney has seen its shares rise 14% since April. Already Apple Plus should debut also in November but on the 1st.
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This new streaming services scenario has caused Pivotal Research to lower its Netflix share price target from $ 515 to $ 350. Meanwhile, Disney shares have had the highest appreciation of future profits since 2004.

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Crazy Slayer fan records video again facing Hurricane Florence
3 famous bands that Rush's Alex Lifeson saw live when he was a teenager
How Keith Richards reacted when he first saw Jimi Hendrix playing
Judas Priest changes decision and says they will tour with two guitarists
If you're not aware, the United States is suffering again with a hurricane, this time called Florence. The hard storms are reaching the southeastern part of the country and endangering states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia.
Who not only didn't care too much about the warnings to leave the danger spots, but went into the danger place was Lane Pitmann, Slayer fan who became famous in 2016 when it was filmed "fighting" the Hurricane Matthew to the sound of his favorite band.
A few hours ago he published a new video where he appears in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, facing Florence, and again to the sound of Slayer. He said that the hurricane is "weak and small" and that "the man from Florida had arrived."
https://www.instagram.com/p/BntgwSDBFQh/?taken-by=thebigguy904
The trip to the city was made with the help of a virtual campaign that raised $ 255 for "gas and coffee".
Hurricane Florence, which has killed at least 13 people on the Atlantic coast of the United States, was downgraded to a tropical depression early Sunday morning, but authorities have warned that the devastation is far from over.
According to the press, the provisional balance is 13 fatalities: 10 deaths in North Carolina and three deaths in South Carolina, including a 61-year-old woman who died on Friday when her car collided with a fallen tree on the road.
Gusts of wind and torrential rains caused significant damage. Many roads remain blocked by trees and power poles that have been felled, or by floods.
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Irony: How Many Keystone Pipeline Protesters Arrested at the Capital Drove Gas-Powered Cars to Washington D.C.?
About 1,000 prosters, many of them students, took to the Washington D.C. yesterday to urge, "climate action and a rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline," said Nick Stracco, a senior at Tulane University.
Nearly 400 of the event's protesters were arrested.
But how many anti-fossil fuels freedom fighters got into oil and gas-powered cars, buses, planes, and trains to apply pressure to the jet-setter-in-chief Barack Obama in protest of the expansion of an oil pipeline?


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Why Native remains are treated like collector's items
U.S. cultural protection laws fail to respect Indigenous lives.
Graham Lee Brewer Perspective June 1, 2018
Indian Country News is a weekly note from High Country News, as we continue to broaden our coverage of tribal affairs across the West.
A recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer describes the discovery of Indigenous human remains in the collection of a small library in Philadelphia. The remains, unearthed in the 1830s, were discovered in the library by a professor. A photograph, displayed prominently at the top of the story, clearly shows a skull on display in a glass case.
"It's just wrong," Louellyn White, the professor, told the Inquirer's Jeff Gammage. "This is really an ancestor here, who's been stuck on this shelf next to animal skulls." White is of Mohawk descent and a professor of First Peoples Studies at Concordia University in Montreal.
The inclusion of that photo in the paper prompted the Association on American Indian Affairs to reach out to the editors, to provide perspective from local tribes. The organization, which aids institutions or individuals seeking to repatriate items or remains in their collections, hoped to explain why using such a photo is disrespectful of Indigenous peoples. The inclusion of the photo was heartbreaking to some elders who didn't want their ancestors' bones on display for anyone with an internet connection to see, Shannon Keller O'Loughlin, executive director of the association, told me this week. Gammage did not return messages seeking comment.
An area near the Friant Dam Reservoir in California, where the remains of tribal members identified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the "Coarsegold Tribe" were removed for reinterment between 1940 and 1941.
In a statement, the Delaware Tribe of Indians said it was dismayed by the use of the photo, but in the end, the library said it would return the remains to the tribe. "Swift and respectful repatriations such as these help to ensure that all people are treated equally, both in life and in death," the tribe wrote.
An inter-tribal reburial has been scheduled.
Such missteps, in the media and at museums and other cultural institutions, are avoidable. It simply requires consulting with tribes, O'Loughlin noted. However, that too rarely happens, either through embarrassment or ignorance.
The consequences are damaging, beyond the obvious disrespect. Possession and display of remains are a reminder of a painful history. That's because exploitation of remains played an integral role in the justification for the slaughter and pillaging of Manifest Destiny. In the 1830s and 1840s, the man known as the father of American physical anthropology, Samuel Morton, used Indigenous remains gathered from "collectors" to evaluate cranium capacity and make suppositions about intelligence.
In his 1839 book, Crania Americana, Morton concluded that Native Americans were "adverse to cultivation, and slow in acquiring knowledge" and were thus inferior to Europeans. "For white settlers living to the West, this was exactly what they wanted to hear," the University of Cambridge reported. "Crania Americana was published just as the remaining Shawnee peoples of Ohio were forcibly relocated west of the Mississippi River." Not long after, in 1867, a Surgeon General order directed Army personnel to find and collect skulls and other body parts of Native Americans for the Army Medical Museum. The intent was to essentially copy Morton's method and make similar anthropological conclusions.
"These theories provided 'scientific support' for the Manifest Destiny policies followed by the United States during the 19th century — policies that led to the relocation of Indian tribes and taking of tribal lands, and the aggressive policies that decimated tribal populations and suppressed tribal cultures and religions." Jack Trope, the former director of the Association on American Indian Affairs, wrote in a book on the subject.
As Trope points out, tribes have been battling to stop the theft and collection of Native American remains and artifacts for generations. He notes the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, brought a legal case in 1896 against a U.S. official who purchased stolen wampum belts, which the tribe used as a form of written language to pass down laws, history, and tradition. The tribe lost the case, and it wasn't until 1986 (90 years later) that the belts were returned. And that was only when the museum in possession of them finally consulted the tribe.
"We certainly rely on the kindness of strangers, so to speak, to retain those items and put them where they belong," O'Loughlin told me.
O'Loughlin said the law meant to prevent such cases, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, signed in 1990, has been productive in many ways. However, historic and cultural preservation laws remain a patchwork of varying enforcement across the U.S. While a museum or federal agency may be required to repatriate remains under NAGPRA or other laws, she said, no federal laws apply to private individuals who hold remains.
The U.S. has allowed its cultural protection laws to remain inconsistent since their creation, she said, whereas other countries, such as Mali, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, have blanket laws that protect artifacts no matter what the circumstance.
The Association on American Indian Affairs is now asking Congress to review and amend NAGPRA, and the Acoma Pueblo Tribe is hoping to push through more legislation, the Safeguarding Tribal Objects of Patrimony, or the STOP Act, aimed at stopping the export of cultural items out of the country. The lack of such laws can lead to instances such as the sale of sacred and historical Hopis and Acoma Pueblo artifacts, for hundreds of thousands of dollars, at a French auction house in 2016.
Pillaging the Past
"The whole world condemns the destruction of Palmyra by Isis," Kurt Riley, governor of the Acoma Pueblo, told reporters ahead of the sale. "The National Geographic's cover story this month is about tomb raiders looting the world's ancient treasures. These things are happening while they are also happening in the United States with regard to the plundering of native cultures."
When it comes to the Indigenous remains and artifacts found in museums, private collections and government institutions across the U.S., we often don't treat them like the gravesites they are.
"It's kind of odd how American culture has just taken over all things that it thinks best for 'inferior Indian people,'" O'Loughlin said. "We will call it, we will label it, we will name it, we're going to own it and possess it and put it in boxes and take pictures of it. It's something different than how we would treat our own items that are sacred or our own burial remains."
In any culture, death demands reverence. This is no different.
"It should have been in the ground," O'Loughlin said of the skull in the Philadelphia library. "It should have went on its journey."
Wado.
Graham Lee Brewer is a contributing editor at High Country News and a member of the Cherokee Nation. Follow @grahambrewer
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Aluminium 6061-T6 is a sub-category of the 6061 alloy, one of the most widely used aluminium alloys..
The 6061-T6 alloy is used in applications where high strength to low weight ratios are critical such as the aircraft and aerospace industries.
It is the way the base Aluminium 6061 is treated that give Aluminium 6061-T6 it particular characteristics.
Compared to other Aluminium 6061 variations, 6061-T6 has better machinability characteristics, an improved anodizing response and comparable corrosion resistance properties.
Aluminium 6061-T6 is a subcategory of the 6061 aluminium alloy, one of the most widely used aluminium alloy categories in the world. The alloy is appreciated because of its versatile performance and all-around mechanical properties . The "T6" part of the 6061-T6 name indicates the type of the tempering treatment process that this aluminium alloy type undergoes.
This treatment is a two step process, the first being the heating of the solution and the second the action of aging. During the first step, the alloy piece is submerged in a solution that has a steady temperature of 980 degrees F (527 degrees C). The piece stays in the solution for an hour before it is submerged in cold water. The first hour results in the dissolving of the alloying elements in the aluminium, while the quenching in the water achieves the mitigation of the precipitation of the individual alloying elements that would normally occur if the piece was left to cool gradually.
The next step is to age the piece, and this can be done via various methods all of which involve the raising of the temperature to about 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) for another 1-18 hours (exact duration depends on the shape, size, and type of application). If more designation digits and letters follow after T6, it means that the piece has been strain hardened (H1), strain hardened and annealed (H2), strain hardened and stabilized (H3), and finally strain hardened and painted or coated (H4).
Typically, and because the 6061-T6 alloy features the highest tensile strength of all 6061 types, it is used in applications where high strength to low weight ratios are critical. Examples include aircraft and aerospace applications, bicycle frames, fishing reel components, rifle components, vacuum chambers, and modelling products.
When compared to other 6061 alloy types that have been introduced to a different tempering procedure, the T6 boasts slightly better machinability characteristics as well as slightly improved anodizing response, but is also characterised by a lower level of formability. Its corrosion resistance properties, weldability, and brazeability remain pretty much the same as those of T1, T4, and O.
Elongation at Break 12% (for a 1/16″ thickness), 17% (for a thickness of 1/2″).
Good rundown, but it should be mentioned that 6061-T6 is popular in many applications because it's readily weldable using common processes such as GTAW (aka TIG) – whereas the stronger and more machinable alloys such as 7075 and 2024 are not. Both these stronger aluminum alloys are also a concern in regards to stress corrosion cracking, which limits their application. In contrast, 6061-T6 is considered to have good resistance to stress corrosion cracking.


Waterfall Lying between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Australia is 7,686,850 square kilometers (or 2,977,909 square miles) – approximately the same size as the United States of America, 33 times the size of Great Britain and the only nation to cover an entire continent. It is the world's sixth largest country, being a federation of six states and two territories, with a population of 21.5million people.
Please visit Australian Customs and Border Protection Service on http://www.customs.gov.au for further infomation on customs procedures and regulations on arrival in Australia.
Australia's electrical outlets are different to those overseas with a 3-pin plug and 220/240 volt being the standard. Leading hotels usually supply 110 voltage plugs for razors and small appliances.
Tap water is safe to drink throughout Australia.
The official currency is the Australian Dollar. Notes are in the denomination of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and coins are 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2.
Late night shopping is available in major cities on varying nights of the week.
To assist you in selecting the category of the hotels, the following classification is used as a guide only and is not an official hotel star rating classification.
A Goods and Services Tax of 10% applies.
The Australian Government has increased the rate of the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) by $8 from $47 to $55 with effect from 1 July 2012 and this charge is included in most air fares and collected directly by the Airlines.
Each state has its own particular public holidays in addition to the national holidays specified above.


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using System;
using System.Linq;
using NUnit.Framework;
using Plainion;

namespace Plainion.Testing
{
    public class BAssert
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Asserts that both text are semantically equal.
        /// <remarks>
        /// Removes all empty lines and white spaces and then compares
        /// the resulting text.
        /// </remarks>
        /// </summary>
        public static void TextSemanticallyEquals( string[] expected_in, string[] actual_in )
        {
            // remove empty lines
            var expected = expected_in.Where( line => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace( line ) ).ToArray();
            var actual = actual_in.Where( line => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace( line ) ).ToArray();

            // dont check length at the beginning - lets see how far we
            // can get to give as describtive as possible error message

            int minLines = Math.Min( expected.Length, actual.Length );
            for ( int i = 0; i < minLines; ++i )
            {
                var expectedLine = expected[ i ].RemoveAll( char.IsWhiteSpace );
                var actualLine = actual[ i ].RemoveAll( char.IsWhiteSpace );

                Assert.That( actualLine, Is.EqualTo( expectedLine ) );
            }

            Assert.That( expected.Length, Is.EqualTo( minLines ), "Expected has more lines than actual" );
            Assert.That( actual.Length, Is.EqualTo( minLines ), "Actual has more lines than expected" );
        }
    }
}

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"Look at this great record of your fourth great-grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War," said Jessica as she laid out several documents on the dining room table.
Troy picked up one of the sheets of paper, read a couple of lines, and flung it back on the table. "That's your family, Mom. It's not mine."
"Oh, honey, don't say that. It is your family, too. Just because you're adopted doesn't mean these people aren't part of you. Genetics aren't everything in making you who you are," said Jessica. She saw the pain in her son's eyes. Her heart ached for him.
"It's just not the same. You know these people are your blood family. I have no idea what my birth heritage is," he said.
"If it means so much, do a search, dear. You can legally find out now," said Jessica.
"Yeah, right. And be rejected again? My mother didn't want me when I was born, so why should she want me now?" Troy turned, went to his room, and slammed the door.
"Oh, Jesus, please heal my son of this deep pain. Only You can bring him peace of mind and help him understand how much we love him. Show him how much You love him, too," whispered Jessica as she gathered up the papers.
Troy loved his adopted family, but he did not have the deep sense of belonging through generations of family history. Only a birth-family heritage could supply what he felt he lacked.
Regardless of family heritage, by birth or adoption, we can find only a limited amount of security in belonging to a human family.
A person may trace his family roots back to Adam, but unless he has a personal relationship with Christ, he will still have a sense of estrangement.
When I started researching my roots, I had only the names of my grandparents. Genealogy is a rewarding hobby. It is exciting and fulfilling to piece together a family whom I never knew. I have a sense of understanding my family's history and an appreciation for what my ancestors passed on to each generation.
There is security in JesusI find even more fulfillment and security in the knowledge that I'm a child of God and Jesus is my Savior. Every Christian is my sister or brother in the Lord. Being a Christian makes the discovery of family ancestors more satisfying, especially when I find they were believers.
Troy is not alone in his longing for family ties. Many people feel they are alone even in the midst of a gathering of relatives. Accepting Jesus as Savior and Lord of our lives is the only relationship where the feeling of belonging is completely satisfying. As we grow in understanding God's love for us, we can deal better with the loss of genetic family roots.
Searching for ancestors is like going on a treasure hunt. When that gem of a record is located, we joyously fill in another blank space in our family history. Let us teach our children about their Heavenly Father and their Christian family, which fills the void in our lives and has eternal spiritual roots.


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It's seems like just yesterday. Garbage (point) time left on the clock. The goofy rookie comes bounding towards the scorer's table and forgets to remove his warm-up pants. There will never be another Brian Scalabrine in New Jersey. And before I wish I had the guts to scale East Rutherford in protest, let me remind you, it's a damn shame.
The scene in "American Beauty" where the creepy dude is spellbound by the floating plastic bag is comparable to Breezy's early years with the Nets. Think about it: why was this guy obsessed with a plastic bag? Because it was floating, always within the camera's reach, though never quite seeming to make much of an impact. Why were 26.3 Nets fans so compelled by someone who seemed to be another second round journeyman waiting to happen? Why did blowout-induced entrances inspire such cacophony from the rafters of the "capacity, what's that?"Airlines Arena? Quite simply, because B-Scal doesn't look like a baller—unless Michael Rappaport played college ball—and emanates an aura of pure awesomeness. Like muck in the swamp, he stuck. Just like the few long-suffering Net fans who can smile proudly on Jersey's recent success.
Not since the heyday of Joe "holy crap I'm jumping center!" Klein had the league seen such blazing red hair. Like the paper bag, Scalabrine held on, barely remaining in the camera's view. Breezy was the human victory cigar before Darko hit puberty, although opinions might vary on whether or not that statement is impressive. And then all the hard work paid off. He blew up (relatively speaking) like the Joisey big and tall version of Earl Boykins minus the mind-boggling teal toad marketing campaign.
Dubbed "the people's choice", his 4 year stint with Nets rose above all expectations and netted him a deserved 15 million from the C's. Scalabrine, nicknamed Veal Scalabrine, is the quintessential representation of hustle—for the record, I would never order him at a restaurant, do not brutalize him, do not associate him with mushrooms, and do not think of him as particularly tender. Watching him fulfill his potential was a reminder to NBA fans near and far that those who do actually do the work deserve to reap the benefits. His sparkling triple overtime performance against Detroit two years ago was so mesmerizing that Kevin Harlan swallowed his own larynx.
There's something intangible about Scalabrine's greatness to Net fans. He's not just a tireless worker; he's a representation of when the sour turned sweet in Jersey. When the league stopped laughing and shi**ing on the swamp, Scalabrine was there, fighting back, like a kid who unpredictably walks back up to his main adversaries and atomic wedgies them. Jersey fans developed a, "not only do we have the best fast break in the league, but we have Brian Scalabrine, sucka!" complex. Exit 16W was a stairway to heaven. He was the cherry on top of Jersey's 3 year stint as the most dominant team in the eastern conference—Detroit was a deserving champion in '04 after dismantling the Lakers, but let's face it, Jersey's game six loss at home was a massive choke job.
Danny Ainge got his team a solid performer and a good person, although I refuse to discuss his brain type, or brain typing. Great signing for Boston. I'm not sure the Nets could compete with that kind of dough while going after a starting 4, so I can't fully blame them. I think I'm developing the "smiles and cries" complex from "Training Day" when thinking about the amazing swamp memories that come with his impending departure. The Celtics have a bunch of young talent looking to learn about being a professional and now they won't have to always turn to Ricky Davis or Paul Pierce while he lives the life of a trade rumor. Are the Celtics better off? It's in the bag.


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Harris response shows disregard for youth mental health in Dublin Fingal – O'Reilly
8 November, 2016 - by Louise O'Reilly TD
Responding to a letter from the Minister for Health Simon Harris on Dublin North Primary Care Psychology Services for under 18s, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Louise O'Reilly TD has criticised the Minister's response, saying that it demonstrated a disregard for youth mental health in Dublin Fingal. The Dublin Fingal TD had raised this with the Minister directly after a HSE response in August stated that there was no service in Dublin North.
Deputy O'Reilly said:
"Following on from a Dáil debate on mental health, I wrote to the Minister for Health to once again query why there was no Primary Care Psychology Services for under 18s in Dublin North. This followed on from a response to a PQ to me from the HSE, which advised that a business case to recruit psychologists to address this deficit was submitted to the National Primary Care Division. In my correspondence to the Minister I told him that this should be a priority and it was his responsibility to ensure that the resources are there.
"However, from his response to me, it is clear that there is a disregard for youth mental health in Dublin Fingal. The situation remains unchanged and the Minister could give no commitment that this would be remedied, only that 'it is hoped to progress this on an incremental basis in line with evolving service priorities and overall resource availability'.
"This response is disgraceful and an absolute insult to the young people, families and communities of North Dublin.
"It is scandalous and deeply worrying that in an area as populated, and which is seeing such massive growth, as Dublin North that there is no primary care psychologist available. The HSE themselves have noted that this creates difficulties in relation to the ability to discharge to a more appropriate service when a young person is no longer in need of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
"Indeed, HSE figures have shown that the Swords CAMHS team saw 406 young people between 2014 and August this year with emergency or urgent concerns (depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviour, eating disorders among others), and this is completely exclusive of referrals designated as routine.
"Primary care and mental health are supposed to be major pillars of this Government's priorities but it is very clear that the intent and the actions are diametrically opposed at this current time.
"The Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health launched a National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health, a supposed community-led taskforce to take action to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Ireland. However, the reality that there are young people without access to a primary care psychology service undermines the good will and intent of any taskforce set up.
"It is very clear that this Government can talk the talk about youth mental health, but when it comes to concrete actions to assist young people, they cannot walk the walk."


29 The Parrott Building, built in HK, re-constructed in San Francisco?
I am a writer interested in building stone. I have been researching the Parrott Building in San Francisco. Built in 1852, it was one of the first stone buildings in the city. I know that the builders of the building were Chinese and have read that the stone came from Hong Kong. One source says that the building was built in Hong Kong, dismantled and then sent to San Francisco.
I believe that the stone for the Parrott block was acquired by Bernard Peyton through the firm of Jardine, Matheson and Co. The stone that was acquired was then put on the barque Dragon, which arrived in San Francisco on August 4, 1852. I think it took 52 or 54 days to cross the ocean, which means it left Hong Kong around June 14 or so.
I was wondering if you had heard of the Parrott Block and might have any insights into granite quarries in Hong Kong in the 1850s. Could the building have been erected in Hong Kong and then taken apart and shipped to San Francisco?
David adds: One of things that I wonder is about how the stone got to San Francisco. As noted it came on the Dragon but I don't think that it was that big of boat. I am not sure but think it was a 290 ton boat that was 105 feet long. How did they get enough granite on the boat to build the building? Or was there more than one ship involved?
Stephen Davies comments: The building does not appear to be entirely built in granite. The window bays, ground floor footings and other decorative bits look like stone. Much of the rest looks more like rendered brick.
That said, schlepping building material around the world was quite common in the 19th and even early 20th centuries. More than a few HK buildings were built of British bricks shipped out as ballast. Some very early HK buildings used granite shipped up from the Philippines. So in principle the stone could have come from HK.
Pacific Crossing: California Gold, Chinese Migration, and the Making of Hong Kong, E Sinn, Hong Kong University Press, 2013.
The book "Old San Francisco: the biography of a city from early days to the earthquake" apparently discusses this, although it doesn't mention Hong Kong specifically, but rather a more general "China".
En el semanario "Hispano- America" de San Francisco hay una nota el 6 de febrero de 1926 ( p.1) en la que se dice que un tal H.M. Furman reclama un tesoro ( monedas de 50 pesos oro, alhajas, diamantes, documentos de títulos de propiedad) que dice haber bajo ese edificio dejado allí por sus ancestros Susana Wolfskill y Manuela Bringas en 1850 que tuvieron que esconderlo por miedo a los "hounds" que pululaban por el "Wild West" de entonces.
In the weekly "Hispano-America" of San Francisco there is a note on February 6, 1926 (p. 1) in which it is said that a certain H.M Furman claims a treasure (coins of 50 pesos gold, jewels, diamonds, documents of titles of property) that it says to have under that building left to Lí by his ancestors Susana Wolfskill and Manuela Bringas in 1850 that they had to hide it for fear of the "hounds" that swarmed by the "Wild West" of then.


On a recent morning, Sholanda Jackson dropped off her 8-year-old son at drum lessons before heading into work at an Oakland nonprofit.
It sounds like a routine day for a mom — and it is. But for Jackson, it's also a remarkable turnaround: She spent her 20s addicted to crack and in and out of prison 13 times.
Her mother gave Jackson her first taste of the addictive drug when she was a teenager. On Christmas Day when she was 18, Jackson went to jail for the first time — and she cycled in and out of the system until her early 30s, when a public defender asked if she was interested in drug treatment.
Now Jackson has been sober 11 years. She's married, living in Hayward, has earned her bachelor's degree in social services and hopes to pursue a master's degree. She works at Operation Dignity, which aids homeless veterans, and volunteers with Oakland Communty Organizations, helping tell people about Proposition 47 and other programs.
"People said I was hopeless, right? The parole officer, the parole board, when I was in prison. They said, 'She's hopeless.' But that's not true. I don't think there's such a thing," Jackson said recently as she recalled her turbulent past.
Many of the changes Jackson has made are thanks to her sobriety and hard work. But she's also getting help from a California ballot measure passed last November by state voters. Proposition 47 reduced many nonviolent felonies — such as drug possession and theft charges — to misdemeanors, and it allows people previously convicted of those crimes to petition a court to wipe those felonies from their record.


We went to NYC for 2 days on our way to Orlando, so i've included those pages here.
I'm trying to do this entire album using Project Life template but I've resized them to give me a little bit of room to play.
We had 48 hours in NYC on our way down to Orlando, so we did as much sightseeing as possible in that short time.


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Back, back, back it up!
My favorite feature in Chrome for iOS is its support for a part of the x-callback-url protocol called x-success. The x-success parameter is used to tell an application that conforms to the protocol what to do after the primary action has been performed. For example, if you launch Tweetbot from an app like Drafts, you can tell Tweetbot to return to Drafts once the tweet has been posted. What Chrome does that is so clever is it uses this parameter to give the browser a back button to return to the app it was launched from. So, if you open a link in Chrome from Tweetbot or a mail client like Mailbox, you'll get a back button in the browser to return to that app (it'll even close that now unused window). This ends up being a much nicer and quicker flow than tapping on the tabs manager, closing the tab, double-tapping the home button, switching apps, etc.
This is by far my single favorite thing about Chrome for iOS. I like it so much, in fact, that although I've switched back to Safari on OS X1, I've stuck with Chrome on iOS. I even champion the inclusion of this feature with app developers after I notice they've added Chrome support, but not support for x-success. It's that important to me.
However, Greg's technique depends on loading a full-screen iframe on the page and overlaying a back button on top to trigger the x-success url. That gets the job done, but I really prefer how Chrome handles this: make the last page jump to the previous app. I brainstormed for a bit and figured I could probably replicate Chrome's behavior's using Greg's idea, and I was right: xsuc.es was born.
url: This is the url of the page you actually want to visit in Safari.
x-success: Where the rubber meets the road, this is the URL you want to load when the user taps on the back button (usualy an app's URL scheme, but I guess it could be a normal HTTP URL too if you really wanted).
x-source (Optional): The "friendly" name of the app you'll be going back to. This is displayed in your browser history.
Overall, it's very close to Greg's original format, with one major difference: the use of a hash (#) character after the base URL instead of a question mark. The reason for this is, unlike in Chrome, we can't automatically close the window when jumping back to the x-success app. Therefore, if we submitted all the parameters using normal query strings, we could potentially end up with a Safari browser littered with empty xsuc.es pages that were never closed. However, hash characters are not considered part of the actual URL in a browser (it doesn't even get sent to the backend server). Therefore, Safari will think all xsuc.es urls are the same and will just re-use the same tab over and over again, meaning we'll only have up to 1 tab open at a time. Not perfect, but a decent work-around to this limitation.
So there you have it, we now have x-success support in Safari, and it works pretty damn well if you ask me! Go ahead, load up your iOS device and try it out. If you have Tweetbot, view this tweet in Tweetbot, open the link in Safari, and then tap the back button to instantly be dropped back into Tweetbot. MAGICAL.
Wait a minute, this all sounds like it's working great! How can there be bad news?!
Well, the world isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Unfortunately, forcing all URLs to open via another URL brings with it a host of issues. First, there's app support. To get this working in an app like Tweetbot, Tapbots would have to make tapping on a URL in their app open up xsuc.es and submit the right parameters. Second, while integration is easy enough, what happens if the xsuc.es site goes away? or gets overloaded with traffic? or I become evil and decide to start serving ads to everyone to make some $$$? Do all URLs in Tweetbot suddenly break?
These are valid concerns, and would certainly get me to think twice about integrating the scheme if it were my app. So, for now, this lives as an experiment and proof of concept. You can use this scheme in apps that allow you to define your own URL schemes for launching, such as Greg's own Drafts app or Contrast's Launch Center Pro. But any support or use beyond that looks unlikely at best.
Regardless, I think this is pretty cool, and I at least hope any attention this hack gets is either useful to your specific situation, or gets Apple thinking about integrating this kind of communication in their own apps in the future. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, feel free to leave an Issue on the GitHub project page.
Question or comments? Ping me on Twitter or App.net.


Her story is not told in chronological order. Instead, it begins with David's sudden, shocking death in February 2015 and closes on his funeral, wake and the vacuum in which his survivors find themselves while trying to rebuild their shattered lives.
Throughout this visceral book, Erin is frank about her father's struggles with addiction, as well as her own. She reveals how she's buoyed and burdened by the miraculous story of her life: the product of a short-lived relationship between two addicts, raised by a single dad who continued to use until he was faced with losing his young twin daughters. Growing up during her father's drugs-to-fame story is no fairy tale, and it's clear she feels pressure to continue the ascent.
She tells riveting stories – some warm, some jarring – of her childhood and teen years. She also uses her father's writing to help conjure the man.
According to the book's publisher, Erin sifted through the voluminous correspondence between father and daughter. Those e-mails, Gchats and notes written on scraps of paper help reveal their complicated relationship. When the excerpts of David's writing extend for pages, however, it becomes unclear whether this is Erin's story or her father's. In addition, they often seem to hammer home something Erin makes clear from the first pages of this compelling book: that she and her sisters were loved fiercely by an admittedly imperfect man.
It's clear from reading her memoir that Erin sees herself as a work in progress. It's also clear that she will continue to try to navigate the world as her father advised: by doing the next right thing.


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Jeffery Meyer
Jeffery Meyer is the Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in Russia as well as the Director of Orchestras at Arizona State University. He has appeared with orchestras in the United States and abroad, including ensembles such as the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony, Orquesta Sinaloa de las Artes and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa. In recent concert seasons, he has performed as a conductor and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, China, Russia, and Southeast Asia.
Called "one of the most interesting and creatively productive conductors working in St. Petersburg" by Sergei Slonimsky, Meyer's work with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic has been noted for its breadth and innovation. The New York Times described his performances with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in its United States debut at Symphony Space's 2010 "Wall-to-Wall, Behind the Wall" Festival in New York City as "impressive", "powerful", "splendid", and "blazing." His programming has been recognized with three ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, as well as two Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Awards for Programming. In 2007, he made his Glinka Hall conducting debut in the final concert of the 43rd St. Petersburg "Musical Spring" International Festival, he conducted the opening concert of the 14th International Musical Olympus Festival at the Hermitage Theatre and was invited back to perform in the 2011 festival. He was the guest conductor of the 2011 Beijing International Composition Workshop at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, and in 2012 conducted at the Thailand International Composition Festival. He has been distinguished in several international competitions and was a prizewinner in the 2008 X. International Conducting Competition "Antonio Pedrotti" and the winner of the 2013 American Prize in Conducting.
As a pianist, Meyer has been in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Aspen Music Festival. He performs frequently with percussionist Paul Vaillancourt as part of the piano-percussion duo Strike, which, in January 2010, released an album of world-premiere recordings of works written for the duo on Luminescence Records, Chicago.
Passionate about working with young musicians and music education, Meyer is the Director of Orchestras at Arizona State University, one of the top schools of music in the United States, and is an active adjudicator, guest clinician, and masterclass teacher. Prior to his appointment at ASU, he was the Director of Orchestras at Ithaca College for over a decade. He has given masterclasses throughout the United States as well as Canada and Asia, and recently led conducting masterclasses at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China, Tianjin Conservatory, the Jacobs School at Indiana University, the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna and the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Meyer holds degrees in piano as well as composition and completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance with Gilbert Kalish at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.


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Celebrating American Diplomacy Publishers 20th Anniversary And Honoring Its Founders
by Brenda Brown Schoonover. Ambassador (Ret.)
President of the Board of Directors, American Diplomacy Publishers
On September 18, 1996, the inaugural edition of American Diplomacy (AD), Volume One, Number One was published. It was the launching of an electronic journal on commentary, analysis and research on foreign policy and its practice—available only on line.
My guess is that at the time, the founders of American Diplomacy did not envision the publication would still be going strong twenty years later. But it is—thanks to lot of hard work from a solid cadre of volunteer board members, talented, knowledgeable contributing authors and a combination of loyal and new readership. I should also mention the generous financial support from our board of directors and a grant from the Nelson B. Delavan Foundation.
Visits to the AD website total almost 400,000 a year. Subscribers receiving notices about new material are located in more than 50 countries. Among the prestigious institutions recognizing the journal as an educational resource are Harvard, Columbia and Georgetown Universities as well as the research collection of the Library of Congress.
Some followers may have already heard the story of how American Diplomacy was conceived in the home of a retired Foreign Service Officer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A handful of Foreign Service retirees formulated the idea over a shared lunch of ordered-in-pizza.
The irony of this account is that historically the State Department has been behind the curve on computer technology. We in the Department have never been known for our computer savvy—certainly not back in 1996. Thus, making it even more remarkable that twenty years ago, a small group of retired U.S. diplomats in Chapel Hill, NC could come up with the unique concept of an online journal devoted to international affairs. These were folks who had spent most of their career years using a typewriter not a desktop computer.
I recommend the AD article, "Technology and Foreign Affairs: the Case of the Typewriter" by Henry E. Mattox in the October to December 1997 edition, which chronicles the span of 100 years of the use of the typewriter in State Department and Foreign Service—and, the initial resistance to the typewriter versus handwritten pen-and-ink communications.
Speaking of outdated, I still like to turn real pages from time to time; so, I was delighted to recently learn of the existence a spiral-bound printed version of the first edition- plus printed copies up until the winter of 2000.
Perhaps the founders maintained copies in print in the early years because they did not have complete faith in the internet as means of ensuring the preservation of historical documents.
The founding editor was Henry Ellis Mattox, PhD a retired Foreign Service Officer. Before he and his wife Shelley "retired" to Chapel Hill. Dr. Mattox had served in seven overseas posts plus a year as a Fulbright professor in Nigeria. He went on to obtain his doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and then to teach for fifteen years at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Along the way, he authored four books. Dr. Mattox would hold the position of AD editor for eleven years (1996 to 2007), transition to contributing editor and later to emeritus status until his death on February 24, 2016.
Henry leaves an impressive legacy as the steadfast core of the magazine. He recruited, persuaded and cajoled board members and countless writers to ensure the magazine's success and longevity, plus retaining outstanding editorial and web expertise which we continue to enjoy today.
In his book, Present at the Footnote (2010), Henry explains the project, American Diplomacy, was a group endeavor, a brand new experience for nearly all involved, stating, "The objectives… were then and remain now to support and bolster the Institution of the Foreign Service and its people and to advance the knowledge and understanding of foreign affairs and diplomacy among our readers—no small challenge". Dr. Mattox singles out the journal's longtime webmaster, Sandy Johnson, for her invaluable assistance, especially "her good work in establishing an archival research system that even I could follow".
Another key founding player was the first publisher, retired Ambassador T. Frank Crigler, a resident of Durham. NC. Ambassador Crigler has had a long and distinguished diplomatic career of thirty years including U.S Ambassador to Rwanda (1976-1979) and Ambassador to Somalia (1987-1990). Once retired from the State Department in 1990, Frank taught International Affairs for two years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his wife Bettie moved to Durham, NC in 1996, the same year he co-founded American Diplomacy. Among Frank's many activities, he worked as a fellow with Duke University's Center for International Development and Research in Durham, N.C. and was a long-time member of the Planning Committee for Carolina Friends of the Foreign Service.
At the inception of the journal, the Advisory Board of American Diplomacy Publishers (ADP) was mostly comprised of retired Foreign Service Officers. Its first members were: Carl R. Fritz, Curtis Jones, Roy Melbourne, Richard Bart Moon and John Edgar Williams and Ambssador Bill Dale; plus, Dr. Richard H. Kohn of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. At some point, this body was transformed into the Board of Directors as it is called today with a minimum of eight and maximum of twenty-five members It acquired the normal range of officers such as vice president, treasurer and secretary—many who stayed on several years. And, the organization gained valuable new board members from UNC and Duke plus members beyond the confines of the North Carolina Research Triangle such as long-standing directors Ambassadors William C. Harrop and Edward Marks, the late Ronald Palmer.
To date, Henry Mattox has been the first and last North Carolina resident editor. His successors: J.R. Bullington, Dr. William Kiehl and Csaba Chikes have all edited from afar with great success.
From the onset, American Diplomacy Publishers had a cooperate arrangement with the Triangle Institute of Strategic Studies (TISS), University of North Carolina. The University of North Carolina provides website hosting.
The Purpose and the Content
In the inaugural edition, there is a short piece entitled, "Editor's Lament". Here Henry Mattox apologies for the lateness of the journal's first edition. He speaks of the ravages of Hurricane Fran, the Hurricane of Hurricanes that caused tremendous destruction, electrical power outages, flooding and loss of property unprecedented in the area. Fran had obviously played a factor in the delay of the journal's first publication target date, an internal goal set by the founders unbeknownst to the first-time readers, who probably had no clue the date had slipped. Nevertheless, this delay was not in Henry Mattox's plan and he promised there would be no such slippage in the future.
For more than fifteen years, I had the privilege of knowing the late Henry Mattox, diplomat, scholar and true Southern gentleman. I have been a member of the ADP Board of Directors for more than a decade and board president for the half that time. My long time affiliation is in part due to the irresistible persuasion of Henry Mattox. Over the years, I have worked on journal issues with many of the founding members as well as other dedicated directors. So, naturally I have a built-in positive bias when it comes to the publication, but I am hoping other readers will agree that the first edition of American Diplomacy is most endearing. The tone is informal, almost chatty, sophisticated, but not stodgy, informative but not formal. The writers convey a sense the pride and quiet enthusiasm about their accomplishment, the creation of an on-line journal focusing on international issues, quite a new concept at the time.
The first edition has an array of articles addressing topics such as:
American diplomatic practices redefined; Failed states, the challenge of "ungovernability"; The future of Palestine;
Public opinion human rights and foreign policy; The Cold War; and an assessment; U.S. Presidents with military service;
A personal account from a former U.S. consular officer.
The journal was meant to be a scholarly publication to attract accomplished researchers, faculty, students and individual interested in foreign policy and issues. It was also intended to offer a place for authentic points of view from those who had served in the diplomatic milieu and other services abroad—those who walk the talk. That includes employees as well as Foreign Service family members. From the beginning there was a section labeled, "Life in the Foreign Service", which held a prominent place in the journal, the human side of representing one's country abroad from the perspective of the employee and/or family member. Over the years, many of the memoirs and vignettes in this section have been quite poignant, and sometimes humble. A host of individuals have related, often in a self-effacing humorous manner, the challenges and frustrations, the trials and errors of attempting to understand and navigate in other cultures.
In explaining their new creation, journal founders and staff outline expectations of providing intellectual content relevant to scholars, citizens and decision makers. The identify a set of goals and focus points such as to:
Air a range of policy related questions;
Provide an outlet for comparatively succinct scholarly studies;
Focus on foreign policy, diplomatic history, military affairs, military history and issue of national security broadly defined;
And, to offer features, such anecdotal reminiscences by Foreign Service employees and family members, book reviews, research
American Diplomacy's first publication launched a rich and substantive beginning, establishing a high standard that has stood the test of time. The journal remains informative, relevant and thankfully often fun to read. We hope to expand our outreach and readership and continue to offer a valuable publication and resource to a range of audiences.
I invite you to check out the Journal's bountiful archives in general as well as the June 2016 Anniversary Issue: The 20 Year Sampler.
If you are not already, become a subscriber and if you are thank you for your support. If you are not, consider being a contributing author, sharing your opinions, expertise and interest in relevant subject matter or your own experiences. And, if you are, keep up the good work. Please share your comments..
Long-term and new readers and subscribers, please join me in wishing American Diplomacy Publishers a Happy 20th Anniversary. May there be many more.
Also, please join me in congratulating the wise and imaginative Founding Members who have left an enduring gift, American Diplomacy.
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Hall of Famer Jim Kelly Reveals Playbook For Dads
Jim is an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs eight times, including four Super Bowls. Though the Bills never clinched the coveted Super Bowl trophy, Jim says that the losses were both a blessing and a curse. They were a blessing because he was living a great life as a professional football player but they were a curse because losing wasn't fun. Jim says that character is revealed most clearly in the losses of our lives. Trials and challenges in life reveal and build our ability to persevere.
In 1997, Jim and Jill were excited about the arrival of their son, Hunter. A few weeks after he was born, Hunter was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, a fatal genetic disease that affects the central nervous system. Doctors said he would live a short time. Though Hunter defied medical odds and lived long enough to see the Bills retire his dad's number and witness Jim's induction into the Hall of Fame, Hunter passed away when he was eight. "Hunter taught me what's most important in life," says Jim. "God used his life to reveal my weaknesses and His strength." Shortly after Hunter's passing, Jim and Jill went through a difficult time in their marriage. "It was the suffering in my life, losing Hunter and almost losing my marriage to Jill, that ultimately created in me deep personal change." Jim committed his life to the Lord in 2007. "Christianity wasn't the magic bullet to a perfect life, but it is the source of my hope and identity," says Jim. He says it took him awhile to get a full grasp but says he continues to be a work in progress. "As a young man, for me, it was losing four Super Bowls and coming back each year to try again….God would challenge us through Hunter's life and death….He would challenge us through moments in our marriage when I didn't think we would make it. Sometimes I responded in the right ways, sometimes I didn't. But the more I reflect on it, the more I think losing those Super Bowls prepared me, uniquely for what God knew I would go through later."
Jim and Jill founded Hunters Hope Foundation to raise awareness about Krabbe disease and other leukodystrophies.
PARENTING KIDS IN THE GAME OF LIFE
Jim says being a father is the world's most important job. In his weeklong football camps, he see more than 600 kids every year. "Kids today are easily discouraged. They're rarely grateful and not goal oriented." He believes it all starts with the parents. "We need to lead them in the right direction," says Jim. The lessons he shares aren't groundbreaking. Jim says they're timeless principles like humility, hard work, perseverance and teamwork. "It seems like many of these principles are fading away in our society, and I think it's our job as a father to preserve them and pass them along to our children."
He says it's important that parents take a hands-on role with whom their kids are spending time. "Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future," says Jim. He believes kids have it so much harder today because of the media and nonstop attention on celebrities. At football camps, Jim takes time to teach kids about the importance of a giving a firm handshake, associating with the right people, living with passion and learning to persevere. "We teach football," says Jim. "But we give them chalk talks." Jim starts each chapter of his book with a letter to Hunter and ends each chapter with a letter to his teenage daughters.
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Films > Bluebeard
Director(s) Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer(s) Leon Fromkess
Top Genres Crime, Film Noir, Horror, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
(as Gaston Morel)
Jean Parker
(as Lucille Lutien)
Nils Asther
(as Inspector Jacques Lefevre)
(as Inspector Jacques Lefe...)
Bluebeard Overview:
Bluebeard (1944) was a Crime - Film Noir Film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and produced by Leon Fromkess.
Bluebeard (2017, Lee Soo-youn)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 19, 2017 From The Stop Button
Bluebeard runs just under two hours. The last forty-five minutes of it basically undo?or seem to undo?everything in the first seventy-five minutes. Writer and director Lee doesn?t want to answer the questions the film?s mysteries raise, but reveal entirely new mysteries with entirely new answers. Wi... Read full article
Bluebeard in Black and White: Fritz Lang's "Secret Beyond the Door"
By Amy on Nov 11, 2014 From Random Pictures
This is my contribution to the Fairy Tale Blogathon hosted by the always-fascinating Movies Silently. Check out more of the posts there! Let me start this post about Secret Beyond the Door by blaming the enchanting Angela Carter. Carter (1940 ? 1992) wrote some of my favorite books, including The Bl... Read full article
May Days of Melies – Bluebeard [Barbe-bleue] (1901)
By chrisgiddens on May 6, 2012 From The Giddy Blog
Bluebeard (aka Barbe-bleue) by Georges M?li?s, adapted from the French folktale of the same name by Charles Perrault, contains the oldest known example of product placement in a movie. Keep an eye out for Mercier champagne! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131934/ Share this:FacebookTwitterPinte... Read full article
By Amy on Nov 30, -0001 From Random Pictures
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Lucille: What would Bluebeard want with me?
Gaston Morrell: Lucille, I want to tell you something no other living person knows...
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Film debut of actress Sonia Sorel (Mrs. John Carradine), who went on to do several more titles for director Edgar G. Ulmer.
Shot in six days.
Eugen Schüfftan was actually the director of photography but could not be credited on screen because he was not yet a member of the cinematographer's union. So he was credited as production designer, the job actually done by director Edgar G. Ulmer, while the camera operator Jockey Arthur Feindel was credited as director of photography.
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So Young, So Bad
Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery
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Director(s): Leo McCarey
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Director(s): Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian (uncredited)
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Behind the push for war with Iran
As tensions between US president Donald Trump and Iran escalate, Nick Clark looks at how decades of Western imperialism in the Middle East lie behind the latest crisis
The threat of war with Iran is tied up with the US's wars in Iraq (Pic: Guy Smallman)
The march to the brink of war with Iran began as far back as 1979. But it gained speed with the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Apologists for the US's assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani this month point to Iran's aggressive expansion in the Middle East. It's worth pointing out that the US made it all possible.
The US gave its biggest Middle Eastern rival the opportunities to grow in power and influence—and even helped it along the way. Now it will risk war to put Iran back in its box.
A big irony of the clash is that in recent years the US relied on an uneasy alliance with Iran and its military forces to keep control in Iraq.
When Islamist group Isis took control of a vast swathe of northern Iraq and eastern Syria in 2014, it shook the US's grip on the region.
The US's ruling class—with Barack Obama as president—was left desperately looking for forces that could help it defeat Isis. In northern Iraq, that turned out to be Shia Muslim militias armed, trained and funded by Iran.
While US warplanes fought Isis from the sky, Iranian-backed fighters took control of the territory on the ground.
It was a strange dynamic that gave the Iranians unprecedented influence in Iraq.
Spearheaded by Soleimani, Iran used the civil wars in Iraq and Syria to become much more powerful in the Middle East than it had been previously.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps—which Soleimani led—joined the Syrian civil war to prop up Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2012.
It fought not only Isis, but also the various armed groups that developed when Assad tried to crush the Syrian revolution of 2011.
Why Donald Trump can't win in Iran
In doing so, they established military bases almost at the border with Israel, the US's most important ally in the Middle East—as well as more political influence in Syria.
So when the Iranian-backed militias were able to take credit for defeating Isis in Iraq, it gave Iran a level of power it hadn't had before. This wasn't a sudden development.
Iran was already a key player in Iraqi politics—thanks to the political system the US imposed after invading in 2003.
That invasion was supposed to re-establish the US as the dominant power in the US for decades to come. The aim was to get rid of a regime that challenged its dominance in the region and—above all else—to get hold of the vast oil reserves underneath Iraq.
Instead, the war left the US and Britain much weaker—and utterly humiliated.
People who backed regime change in Iraq sometimes claim it all went wrong because the US didn't have a plan for what to do next. That's not true.
The US did have a plan. It involved dismantling the Iraqi state and replacing it with something that matched the US's vision for capitalism in the Middle East.
Under the guise of "marketisation" US corporations were allowed to plunder not just Iraq's oil industry, but the rest of its economy too.
The war had destroyed much of Iraq's infrastructure, causing shortages of food, clean water and energy. Meanwhile US corporations received billions of pounds for "reconstruction" projects and privatisation.
Iraqi society has never been as clearly split between Sunni and Shia Muslims as the West often likes to portray it
And a loan from the International Monetary Fund—supposedly to "help" Iraq towards marketisation—sought to lock in a cycle of debt and re-borrowing. So while ordinary Iraqis were impoverished, US corporations and a rich Iraqi elite enriched themselves
They put in place a government system where corruption and sectarianism went hand in hand.
Iraqi society has never been as clearly split between Sunni and Shia Muslims as the West often likes to portray it. Despite that, the US imposed a form of government where positions and ministries were doled out based on religious affiliation.
In particular, the US hoped this would leave in charge a ruling Shia elite loyal to it and the occupation.
Along with the poverty created by the war, and any form of united resistance to the occupation brutally crushed, this laid the basis for sectarian violence and the growth of Isis.
Meanwhile Iran, with a Shia ruling class, had close ties with the ruling groups.
So Iran gained much more power in Iraq's politics and economy, while the US was eventually forced into a humiliating withdrawal.
What's the deal in Iran?
Though the US is still by far the most powerful force in the Middle East, other states have been able to grow and take advantage of its decline in the wake of its defeat.
With Barack Obama as president, the US signed a deal with Iran in 2015 that was an attempt to adapt to this new situation.
The US has wanted to get rid of the Iranian regime ever since 1979, when the Iranian revolution overthrew the Shah of Iran as one of the US's most important allies.
This has involved bankrolling a devastating war between Iraq and Iran in the 1980s, and years of economic sanctions that punished ordinary Iranians.
But in 2015, Obama championed the "Iran nuclear deal". This would end the sanctions and eventually allow Iran to fit in to the US's vision for capitalism in the Middle East, if it ended its nuclear programme.
This suited one part of the US's ruling class and most of those in the West, who wanted to avoid more war and confrontation after their defeat in Iraq.
But things have become a lot more chaotic and dangerous under Donald Trump.
Another section of the US's ruling class won't accept Iran as a growing power in the Middle East, and have never forgiven the regime for events in 1979.
Trump seems to be on their side. He went back to threatening military confrontation with Iran, ditching the nuclear deal in 2018. But he's flip flopped between that and seemingly wanting to pull all of the US's soldiers out of the Middle East leaving its allies there to deal with Iran instead.
Any misjudged gamble by Trump could end up sparking a major war that neither he nor Iran really want
Over the past year the US has repeatedly seemed to gear up for war with Iran, only for both sides to back down again.
Each time they come closer to actual war—and the assassination of Soleimani has put the situation on a knife edge.
That's one element that makes the situation so dangerous. Any misjudged gamble by Trump could end up sparking a major war that neither he nor Iran really want.
But another real danger is that the threat of war engineered by Trump could smother mass movements in both Iraq and Iran. Last October a movement against poverty and dire public services exploded onto the streets mostly in south and central Iraq.
Despite Iraq's vast oil wealth, the lives of ordinary Iraqis haven't improved since 2003.
The movement is led by young people who grew up in Iraq after the invasion. They've known nothing but war, high unemployment and lack of basic services.
Protests have put resistance back on the agenda
They're angry at the corrupt elite at the top who they rightly see as stealing their future. And because Iran's rulers are so closely involved in Iraq's government, much of the anger is directed at them.
Protesters burned down the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city Najaf last November.
Yet these protests also have their roots in the 2003 invasion. Ultimately, they challenge the corrupt system that the US imposed and is desperate to maintain.
The movement follows on from similar waves of protests in 2011, 2015 and 2018. But it's on a much bigger scale, with a much wider base.
Protesters have occupied Tahrir Square in the centre of the capital Baghdad for months, and have also blockaded ports in cities such as Basra, disrupting oil exports.
Despite brutal repression—protesters say at least 600 of them have been killed since October—the government hasn't been able to crush the movement. Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was forced to resign last year. Yet now, some protesters have said they're worried US's offensive could be used to crush their movement by pro-Iranian militias.
Pressure could push activists to postpone the protests in the face of Trump's threats. A smaller number could even end up backing the US. Similarly in Iran, riots against the government have been eclipsed by mass anger at the US.
For all Iran's aggression, the US is still the biggest imperial power in the Middle East—and at the root of all violence and war there.
We have to oppose all the justifications our governments give for invading.
Only the ordinary people can decide their future, and do away with the imperialist system of war that's wrecked their lives for decades.
Topics Imperialism, Iran, Iraq, Middle East
Iran's 1979 revolution
How the crisis in Syria was caused by imperialist ambition
Alex Callinicos
Regional rivalries lie behind Trump shifts
The fight for Iraq's future
Game of battleships ramps up in the Gulf
Demonstrators killed in Iran
Huge protest movement brings down Iraqi prime minister
Conflict grows as Israel murders Iranian scientist
Power on the picket lines—strikes at Chep and Wincanton B&Q
Two inspiring strikes show the way forward
Will a new left party challenge Keir Starmer?
Could Corbyn create new left party?
How US textile workers fought back in 1912
The Lawrence strike of 1912 was inspiring
Death from above—how US air wars massacred civilians
We shouldn't let them hide from the truth


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VJ Books Presents Michael Blake!
Michael Lennox Blake (July 5, 1945 _ May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances with Wolves.
Blake began writing when he was stationed at Walker Air Force Base, when he wrote for the base newspaper. He studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, and later studied at a film school, in Berkeley, California. He also attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. In the late 1970s he moved to Los Angeles; during the 1980s only one of his screenplays was produced, called Stacey's Knights. The movie starred Kevin Costner, who later convinced him to write Dances with Wolves, and then a screenplay for the film based on the novel. He went on to do humanitarian work, and continued to write.
He died on May 2, 2015, after a long illness in Tucson, Arizona.
Michael Blake Book List and Awards
Marching to Valhalla
Airman Mortensen
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1991 LA: Seven Wolves First edition, first printing, new/unread in flawless dust jacket.
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1996 NY: Villard First edition, first printing, new/unread in flawless dust jacket.
Michael Blake Bibliography
Dances with Wolves - 1988
Airman Mortensen - 1991
Marching to Valhalla - 1996
The Holy Road - 2001
Into the Stars - 2011
Like a Running Dog - 2002 (Autobiography)
Indian Yell - 2006
Twelve the King - 2009
Michael Blake Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Amanda Blake Award
American Library Association's Library Hero Award
Golden Quill


As GATE exam is approaching fast I started receiving many emails, asking can someone crack GATE in three months. I thought and read a lot about it. Finally keeping myself in similar situation I thought of writing a detailed post. But when this morning when a friend gave me a message saying he will late to office I decided to make quick video covering this topic.
I realized one big thing, we never fail, we just give up. I am not saying we need to hang on something rest of our lives without knowing if we can make it or not. I am just saying once we decided there is no other go and you seriously want to pursue something, be honest and sincere you can crack any exam in three months time.
I am not saying just because saying is easier than doing it. I took some competitive exams recently and felt that a little extra and consistent effort with the prize in mind would help you a lot reaching your goals. Follow the video below for more on how to prepare for GATE in three months.
I just wanted to remind you all the GATE exam is pretty close and you got to get ready to bang it. If you dont plan well and dont get ready to meet the best colleges in the nation then nothing can make you prepare for it well.
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Bigger The Goal Higher The Focus : GATE Prep.
Pls can,any body suggest me how to start preparation for gate exam? I am 5th sem below average etc student. I want to prepare on my own.
Should I start reading books or study material?
"Remembrance of your goal make you work hard " — ..
"You got to get up now".
You got to watch this video.
Only Three Months for GATE = "Just Three Months it needs from your Life".
Never realized this simple equation before it came out of Zahid Sir's lips.
"The moment you feel weak and lazy, you will remember the goal".
"You are playing a game, you got to know the rules..
Thanks for the NPTEL info bro.


Really MTV? During the VMAs telecast on Sunday night, the music network gave viewers a Robin Williams tribute that was not only too short but was completely awkwardly timed. After presenting the award for "Artist To Watch" to girl group Fifth Harmony, the show cut to an unannounced In Memoriam for the late comedian that was basically just a three-photo slideshow set to the Coldplay song "A Sky Full Of Stars."
Here's the deal MTV. One could say that doing a tribute to the actor on an awards telecast for music videos doesn't really make any sense. But if you're going to do it, then do it right. I believe the tribute was absolutely the right decision but the execution was totally off-putting. And placing a commercial right after the too-short tribute only made the channel look like they had a technical difficulty and accidentally cut out a majority of the memorial slideshow.
MTV should have known better. We all wanted better.


Well hello there! Happy Marshmallow-World-Month!
This week we've got a Double Dogs We Met This Week, because Allegra and Renee both met fantastic dogs, Leon and Fry! We've got a Mutt Minute on the Plott Hound which you won't want to skip! The fantastic Doug Kreeger joins us with his adorable dog Max (Steven Tyler Jr) to chat about Doug's Dogs and the origin of Max. We also have a Dog Hero this week, Princess Buttercup saved her family with her incredible nose! As you wish, Buttercup! Lastly, we've got a Facebook Pinned Post fresh and ready to go!
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