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Dvd è un singolo dei rapper polacchi Mlodyskiny e schafter, pubblicato il 29 luglio 2018.

Descrizione
Il brano è stato prodotto da schafter. Il 20 novembre 2018 la canzone è stata cantata per Radio Kampus da Maciej Orłoś.

Video musicale
Il video è stato girato nel bacino idrico di Zakrzówek. Il video ha ricevuto oltre 11,2 milioni di visualizzazioni su YouTube (a settembre 2021).

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Cash query for baby charity
By Jill Stark
September 18, 2011 — 12.00am
A charity that receives almost $1 million from the federal government - to provide grief counselling to parents who have lost a baby - is in turmoil, with serious allegations of mismanagement and a lack of financial transparency.
The Small Miracles Foundation - publicly backed by Malcolm Turnbull and, in the past, Tony Abbott - had its funding suspended by the federal health department in August last year after the board locked out all the staff from its office after they raised concerns about the way the charity was being run. A month later, all six staff were made redundant.
Centre of a storm ... Small Miracles founder Rachel Stanfield-Porter says she is hurt by the allegations made against the charity. Credit:Glen McCurtayne
A department audit found the charity had not met its obligations under its $300,000-a-year contract, which began in July last year and is set to run for three years. It was told to improve its performance and is being monitored by the department. Funding was restored late last year.
Small Miracles, founded by Rachel Stanfield-Porter, has denied all allegations, and claimed a campaign was being waged against it by disgruntled former staff. Last week it sent a legal letter to Maree Davenport, a former Liberal MP and a former executive director of Small Miracles, claiming she stole files when she resigned last year. She denies the claims.
Several former staff members and fund-raisers have painted a picture of a charity often in organisational chaos and not fulfilling its purpose.
The allegations include:
Staff being sacked or made redundant without good reason, leading to unfair dismissal settlements;
An accountant resigning last year after raising concerns with the board about corporate governance;
Major sponsor Target severing ties after being denied access to financial records.
Small Miracles, originally Bonnie Babes Foundation, was set up in 1994 to support those who had gone through stillbirth, miscarriage and infant death, after Ms Stanfield-Porter's two sons were stillborn.
A former Victorian finalist for Australian of the Year, Ms Stanfield-Porter received strong political support from former opposition leaders Malcolm Turnbull and Brendan Nelson, who helped launch a fund-raising book she wrote. Mr Turnbull - whose wife, Lucy, suffered two miscarriages - said at the 2009 launch that the charity was ''able to bring together the experience and shared wisdom of so many women''.
Since then, the charity has faced several challenges. In an email to the board in July last year - obtained by The Sun-Herald and submitted as part of an unfair dismissal case settled late last year - the former sponsorship and fund-raising co-ordinator Clare Holden said there was an ''absolute lack of management and governance'' and the service was ''run down and neglected.'' She said the organisation was a ''hostile working environment''.
Soon after, she was told in an email that she and another employee, Yalenka Clements, who had also raised concerns with the board, were being made redundant because the service was being transferred to a Queensland medical institution.
In September, the charity's four remaining staff were made redundant and told there was was no funding to continue their employment.
Ms Holden also questioned the use of charity resources for arranging interviewees for books which Ms Stanfield-Porter was working on, including one titled Handbags, Heels and Lipstick.
In a written response to questions by The Sun-Herald, the board - Tony Holland, Antoinette Khalil, Debbie Chalmers and John Petridis - maintained the books were abandoned due to changes in the charity's structure but proceeds would have been donated to the charity. It said occupational health and safety issues led to the office being closed in July last year until the issues could be resolved.
About the same time, Andrew Sykes from the accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron, wrote to the board to sever ties with the charity, citing concerns about disorganisation, corporate governance and lack of access to records.
The email also raised ''significant concerns'' about the charity's plans to wind up Bonnie Babes and replace it with a new entity, Small Miracles, with the same board and same purpose. A third entity, Bonnie Babes Children's Charity Foundation, was also mentioned. All three had different accountants. It is understood these issues were explained to Mr Sykes's satisfaction.
In its statement, the board said Bonnie Babes Children's Charity Foundation was a ''service arm'' of Bonnie Babes, which was ''a common structure in charities consistent with good governance''.
It said the charity was split as a rebranding exercise, with the name Bonnie Babes Foundation being dedicated to medical research, while the Small Miracles Foundation was set up to provide the government-funded grief counselling service.
The name Bonnie Babes was transferred to a completely new board in September last year, severing all ties with the Melbourne operation. That foundation was forced to close its doors in July due to lack of funding.
Caroline Perry, the general manager when staff were stood down, also raised concerns with the board about mismanagement and repeatedly asked for financial records in order to obtain indemnity insurance for the charity's volunteer counsellors.
''I wanted to know where the funds were going, what was the fund-raising for, where could we get that information? When you're the general manager you need those public documents, it's a charity, it should be open for everyone,'' Mrs Perry said.
A couple who raised $80,000 last year through a charity bike ride said they were ''disgusted'' by the organisation's failure to account for the money. The couple, who declined to be named because they said they were ''heartbroken'' and ''embarrassed'' by the saga, said they repeatedly asked for answers.
''We gave this money in good faith to a charity we thought could help other people going through grief and loss yet we have no idea where our money has gone,'' the mother said.
The board claims the money was used for ''general purposes'' and it had never agreed to state how the donation would be spent.
In August 2010, major sponsor Target, which donated 5 per cent of children's clothing sales on the charity's National Babies Day, ended a 15-year relationship. The retailer would not disclose its reasons but The Sun-Herald understands repeated requests for financial records were refused. The board denies this but did not explain why the alliance ended.
Confusion remains about who is running the charity, which is operating from two desks in its accountant's Melbourne office. There are no details of board members, management or staff on the charity's website.
Ms Stanfield-Porter says she is neither an employee nor a board member but inquiries made last week were referred to her. The board insists it is adequately staffed to deliver the bereavement service, with a full-time office manager, a peer support co-ordinator working two days a week and ''other staff part time''.
In a statement, Ms Stanfield-Porter said: ''I was involved in the charity because I lost my own babies and I'm devastated by the allegations. … To have these allegations aimed at us is most distressing, not least because they are totally untrue.''
The board maintains the allegations are part of a campaign to undermine the charity by Ms Davenport, who has set up a similar charity, Angel Babies Foundation, with volunteers, some of whom are former Small Miracles staff.
Last July, after raising concerns the charity was in disarray and not delivering an adequate service, Ms Davenport was in negotiations with the Small Miracles board for it to resign so she could take over with a board of her choosing but the deal fell apart.
She told The Sun-Herald her motivation was ensuring families touched by the loss of a baby received support.
A spokeswoman for the health department said: ''The department is continuing to work closely with Small Miracles Foundation and monitor closely the organisation's performance against its contractual commitments … Should it need to, the department will take any necessary action.''

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Today's topics include Washington D.C., suing Facebook over data privacy, and AT&T making 5G services available in some U.S. cities.
According to The New York Times, Facebook allowed other companies essentially unrestricted access to user data, including private messages, at least through late summer 2018 despite Facebook executives promising that it would never sell or allow access to personal data, and despite sworn testimony in hearings before Congress saying the same thing.
The suit is likely to be followed by more lawsuits brought by attorneys general in a number of states. Eventually, these lawsuits could yield some compensation for Facebook's victims within that jurisdiction.
AT&T is making 5G services available to a limited number of select business and consumer customers in parts of 12 U.S. cities using a special Netgear 5G hotspot device.
According to a Dec. 18 announcement from AT&T, the 5G hotspot services are available in parts of Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Dallas; Houston; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; Oklahoma City; New Orleans; Raleigh, N.C.; San Antonio; and Waco, Texas.
The initial launch is starting small and is limited at this point, but as the 5G ecosystem evolves, customers will see enhancements in coverage, speeds and devices, the company said.
Mobile 5G services will come to seven additional cities in the first half of 2019, including in Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Nashville, Tenn.; Orlando, Fla.; San Diego; San Francisco; and San Jose, Calif.


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Daly Leach Memorial Chapel
Plant a Tree for Audrey
Audrey Alice Hobbs
October 8, 1937 ~ December 16, 2021 (age 84)
Audrey Alice Hobbs passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her daughters at the age of 84 on December 16, 2021. Audrey's childhood began in 1937 in Missoula, Montana. She was one of three children, a brother, Ronald Lee, and a sister, Myrna Neal. She was raised by her widowed mother, Emily Lee, in the event of her father's death when Audrey was two years of age.
Her mother later married Carl Linville and they moved to a small farm in Victor. She loved the people of Victor and spoke fondly of going to school there. They later moved to Grantsdale, and she went to high school in Hamilton.
Audrey met Ralph Hobbs, whom she married on March 14, 1954. Ralph worked for Culligan Water Company and then the State Highway Department, until he retired. They had three daughters Jeanette, Arlene, and Connie, and in 1958, were able to buy property on Cooper Lane, in Hamilton where they made their families lifelong home.
Audrey worked as a cosmetologist for nine years of her marriage. She enjoyed working at the Lady Bug Salon in Hamilton. She loved family, camping, fishing, gardening, sewing, and was a beautiful artist making her family many keepsakes to remember her by. She was a woman of strong opinions but had a heart of gold. She was private in her faith but loved the Lord.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Lee and our beloved Gram, Emily Lee (Linville); and brother, Ronald Lee; Audrey's husband, Ralph passed away on Feb 26, 2003.
In addition to 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, Audrey is survived by her sister, Myrna Neal; daughters, Jeanette (Steve) Pliley, of Hamilton, Arlene (Bob) Bailey, of Corvallis, and Connie (Brian) Lawrence, of Hamilton.
She will be missed by all who loved her, family, and friends. May you be at peace Mom!
The family will be having a private celebration of Audrey's life at a later date. The family suggests the memorials be made to the Bitterroot Health Hospice, 1200 Westwood Drive, Hamilton, MT 59840.
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Marlin Larice Joseph arrested for murder of 11-year-old girl and mother
https://www.kissydenise.com/2018/01/06/marlin-larice-joseph-inmate-murder-daughter-11/
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —(CBS) Police say a Florida man accused of killing a mother and her 11-year-old daughter gunned down the young girl as she fled her home, reports CBS affiliate WPEC. Marlin Larice Joseph is facing two counts of first degree premeditated murder for the killings of 36-year-old Kaladaa Crowell and 11-year-old Kyra Inglett.
U.S. Marshals arrested the 26-year-old Tuesday, a week after the Dec. 28 murders.
Police wrote in an arrest report that Joseph, who lived in the home with Crowell and her daughter, shot Crowell once. Before Crowell died, she managed to tell Joseph's brother to call 911, police said.
Witnesses told police that Joseph, after shooting Crowell, bolted out the door while shooting at a fleeing Kyra. Police said she appeared to suffer gunshot wounds to her head and arm. She died about two hours later at a nearby hospital.
After allegedly shooting Kyra, police said Joseph broke free of one of his brothers who tried to stop him, and went back into the home and fired at least two more gunshots. Police said Crowell and Joseph had been arguing that day about what he considered to be Kyra's bad attitude.
Joseph appeared in court Wednesday morning, when a judge denied him bond.
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Arts & Culture » Community & Lifestyle
What's up? Docs
by Rod Lott
"Strangers No More" looks at a K-12 public school in Tel Aviv, where students from 48 countries unite as one. "Children is children. In education, there's no strangers," says the principal. "And everyone has a special story. A real complicated story." She's not joking. Many of the kids have never set foot in a classroom before, for whatever reason, some tragic. Expect some tears on the academic year's final day.
"Poster Girl" refers to Robynn Murray, a middle-American girl — and she is indeed still a girl — who went from high school cheerleading to manning tanks as an Army sergeant in Iraq. Sexual harassment was the least of her problems, as she now suffers from a crippling case of post-traumatic stress disorder that, on occasion, makes her want to cease living. It doesn't help that the federal system to aid veterans seems so wrought with red tape that one wonders if it wasn't intentionally designed to hinder rather than help; either way, it only adds to her immense level of stress.
A different kind of war is the focus of "Killing in the Name," centering on a terrorist incident in 2005 in Jordan, where a suicide bomber took out 27 members of a wedding party. The film follows the groom in his crusade for answers ("They don't have the right to kill people in the name of God"), confronting the bomber's father, attempting to speak to the al-Qaida recruiter, and denouncing the Islamic extremists (not, please note, the entire religion).
The other two films, "Sun Come Up" and "The Warriors of Qiugang," look at threatened communities, in entirely different ways. In the former, the Carteret islanders face rising waters that may not only wipe out their crops and land, but their entire culture; in the latter, Chinese villagers fall ill to factory-polluted wall. In the former, they don't want to leave the place they were born; in the latter, they wish they were born elsewhere.
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Oscar-contest victories often are ensured by correctly predicting the obscure categories, of which documentary short subjects is one. I'd say your guess is as good as mine, except I've seen all five. Then again, consider the subject matter — education, war, terrorism, climate change and environmental hazards — and each seems readymade to curry the Academy members' guilt vote.
But "Sun" and "Warriors" cancel one another out by similarity. For me, "Poster Girl" is the most interesting; "Killing," the most shocking; "Strangers," the sweetest ... but sweetest won't make it to the podium.
Based solely on the one that moved me the most, I'll be rooting for "Poster Girl" on Oscar night — both the film and its "star."
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Tag Archives: Henri Farman nº 1
January 13, 2021 AviationAéro-Club de France, Charles Voisin, Coupe d'Aviation Ernest Archdeacon, Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize, Gabriel Voisin, Grand Prix de l'aviation, Henri Deutsch de le Muerthe, Henri Farman nº 1, Henry Farman, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Société Antoinette 8V, Voisin-Farman IBryan Swopes
Henry Farman and the Voisin-Farman I win the Grand Prix de l'aviation, for flying a circular course of more than one kilometer, 13 January 1908. (Library of Congress)
13 January 1908: Henry Farman flew a circular one kilometer course at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, in 1 minute, 28 seconds to win the Grand Prix de l'aviation, a prize of 50,000 francs, which had been offered by Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe in 1904.
Henri Deutsch de le Muerthe, portrait by Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat, 1913. (Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France)
Henri Deutsch de le Muerthe (1846–1919) was a wealthy French businessman with a strong interest in aviation. He was one of the founders of the Aéro-Club de France. Along with Ernest Archdeacon, he sponsored a series of prizes to promote advances in flight.
The biplane was built by brothers Charles and Gabriel Voisin, and was very similar to the Voisin-Delagrange I which they had built several months earlier. Henry Farman had requested some slight modifications. He first flew the airplane 30 September 1907.
Farman had previously won the Coupe d'Aviation Ernest Archdeacon (Ernest Archdeacon Cup) when he flew his Henri Farman nº 1 a distance of approximately 771 meters (2,530 feet) in 52 seconds, 26 October 1907.
Two-view illustration of l'Aeroplane Henri Farman nº. 1, with dimensions. (l'Aérophile, 16º Année, No. 3, 1 February 1908, at Page 38)
The Henri Farman nº 1 (also known as the Voisin-Farman I) was a single-place, single-engine, two-bay biplane with the elevator forward and a "box kite" tail. It was 10.500 meters (34 feet 5.4 inches) long, with a wingspan of 10.000 meters (32 feet, 9.7 inches). The chord of each wing was 2.000 meters (6 feet, 6.7 inches), and vertical gap between the upper and lower wings was 1.500 meters (4 feet, 11.0 inches). There was no sweep or dihedral.
The complete airplane weighed 530 kilograms (1,169 pounds).
The airplane was powered by a steam-cooled, direct-injected, 487.14 cubic-inch-displacement (7.983 liter) Société Antoinette 8V 90° V-8 direct-drive engine ,designed by Léon Levavasseur. It produced 38 horsepower at 1,050 r.p.m. The engine turned a two-bladed pusher propeller, which had a diameter of 2.30 meters (7 feet, 6.6 inches). The engine was 1.120 meters (3 feet, 8 inches) long, 0.630 meters (2 feet, 1 inch) wide and (0.540 meters (1 foot, 9 inches) high. It weighed 95 kilograms (209 pounds).
Charles Voisin and Henry Farman, 1907. (Unattributed)
March 14, 2020 AviationAppareils d'Aviation Les Frères Voisin, Charles Voisin, Gabriel Voisin, Henri Farman nº 1, Henry Farman, Société Antoinette 8V, Voisin-Farman I bisBryan Swopes
A Voisin-Farman I bis at Le musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. (Wikipedia)
14 March 1908: Henry Farman makes the the first flight in his modified Voisin-Farman I bis, an airplane built by the Appareils d'Aviation Les Frères Voisin, founded by brothers Gabriel and Charles Voisin at Billancourt, a suburb of Paris, France.
The Voisin-Farman I was a single-place, single-engine, two-bay biplane with the elevator forward and a "box kite" tail. It was 10.500 meters (34 feet 5.4 inches) long, with a wingspan of 10.000 meters (32 feet, 9.7 inches). The chord of each wing was 2.000 meters (6 feet, 6.7 inches), and vertical gap between the upper and lower wings was 1.500 meters (4 feet, 11.0 inches). There was no sweep or dihedral.
The Voisin-Farman I was modified. The wings' dihedral was changed to improve stability and the span of the tail reduced. The Antoinette engine was replaced with a Renault rated at 50 horsepower, but was quickly changed back to the Antoinette. A tank containing crushed ice was added to the condensed steam cooling system, increasing the time the engine could be run. The modified airplane is known as the Voisin-Farman I bis (also known as the Henri Farman nº 1).
Two-view illustration of L'Aeroplane Henri Farmin no. 1, with dimensions. (l'Aerophile, 16* Annee, No. 3 1 February 1908, at Page 38/{BnF Gallica}
The airplane was powered by a steam-cooled, direct-injected, 487.14 cubic-inch-displacement (7.983 liter) Société Antoinette 8V 90° V-8 direct-drive engine producing 53 horsepower at 1,100 r.p.m. The engine turned a two-bladed pusher propeller. It was designed by Léon Levavasseur. The engine was 1.120 meters (3 feet, 8 inches) long, 0.630 meters (2 feet, 1 inch) wide and (0.540 meters (1 foot, 9 inches) high. It weighed 95 kilograms (209 pounds).


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C. Carey Cloud » Articles » Whistleville Man Invents a Whistle
Whistleville Man Invents a Whistle
by Stu Huffman, Special Correspondent
The man from Whistleville who dreams up those toys in crackerjack boxes now has invented the world's first all-plastic whistle.
He's C. Carey Cloud of Cloudcrest Creations here and already he has an order of 6 million of the tiny whistles.
"They don't have an ear-piercing screech and in fact the tone is rather pleasing," he says, consoling mamas and papas disturbed by other toy whistles.
The all-plastic whistle was on Cloud's drafting board for more than two years. It's really quite an accomplishment.
And it's the latest in a series of accomplishments for the white-haired artist- designed born at a town once known as Dillman's Whistleville, east of Marion, and now known simply as Dillman.
Among the feats of Cloud are his hundreds of plastics and paper figurines, "squeeze faces" and other gimcracks.
One of his paper games - known as the Superman Radio Quiz for which some half- million youngsters joyfully sent in candy wrappers and a dime - was responsible for raising the post office at Morgantown, where Cloud's headquarters once were, from fourth class to third class.
As an artist Cloud also has accomplishments to his credit. A painting showing sorghum—making in Brown County was reproduced in Ford Times magazine and another, showing a young couple walking hand in hand ahead of the girl's shotgun-bearing father, has won him praises in art exhibitions. He also is a past president of the Brown County Art Guild.
Cloud began his career designing toys in Chicago where he was art director for a calendar firm. But he tired of the big city life and moved to Morgantown in 1947, then later to Brown County where he owns about 200 acres of scenic hill land backing on the state park. He calls it Cloudcrest, has subdivided it into lots and built the "Lake of the Clouds."
The hill, immediately west of Nashville on Ind. 46 formerly was owned by the late Will Vawter, famed Brown County artist.
"The Crackerjack Man," as the kids around Nashville know him, has some philosophical advice to give, too. He says:
"You must never be afraid to learn. I like venturing into the unknown. Experimenting. Trying out the untried. That's how I figured out the all-plastic whistle."
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The fact that these places actually exist will make you believe in magic.
Located right in the center of Agrabah near the Jordan River, the Sultan's Palace is visible no matter where you are in town.
The Sultan's Palace was loosely based on this architectural wonder in Agra, India. Although the Taj Mahal is a tomb, not a palace, we can see the inspiration come through in the movie's storyline as well: For example, Aladdin has a pet monkey and Jasmine has a tiger — two animals Agra is known for.
After a spell is cast on this Baroque-style castle, it becomes a dark and mysterious place—until Belle breaks the curse, that is.
The Beast may have been cursed, but his castle was modeled after this elegant abode. The stunning château in central France is characterized by its distinctive French Renaissance architecture.
Belle lives in a peaceful, secluded village filled with charming local vendors, such as a flower shop and a book store.
Belle's hometown features many architectural details reminiscent of the northeastern region of France. And while the town's inspiration is unconfirmed, the movie offers small hints of Alsace culture, like the design on the wine bottles featured in the film, according to Disney Wikia.
Created by Queen Elsa as a place she could live in isolation, the Ice Palace is quite the sight to behold.
If you spend the night in Quebec City's ice hotel, we won't blame you for belting out a verse or two of "Let it Go." Being surrounded by snow vaults and crystalline ice sculptures will truly make you feel like a snow queen.
Located in the Scottish Highlands, Princess Merida resides in this stunning fortress with her royal family during the Medieval period.
Brave may be a fairytale, but the places that inspired Disney are very real. This iconic castle overlooks the sea on one side and rolling Scottish highlands on the other — just like DunBroch.
As the leader of a poor village, Pacha lives in a hut at the top of a hill — the very spot Kuzco wants to build his ginormous summer home, Kuzcotopia.
While Incan influence is evident throughout the movie, Pacha's village may just be the most obvious — the hill is actually based on a very familiar looking mountain: Machu Picchu.
After being cursed by Maleficent, princess Aurora is placed under a sleeping spell inside this towering castle.
Not only did this striking castle provide inspiration for the movie, you can see a real-life version of Sleeping Beauty's castle inspired by the German palace at Disneyland.
Rapunzel was born in Corona, an island topped by a towering castle and surrounded by the sea.
According to Disney art designer Laurent Ben-Mimoun, the movie took literal inspiration from Mont Saint-Mitchel to create a renaissance castle on an island that emulates the "peinture galante" style.
Not only is real-life architectural influence evident in Mulan, it's also based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan.
Mulan is thought to be set during the Han Dynasty, based on the traditional clothing the characters wear. However, Disney sought inspiration from this stunning landmark that would be built over 1,000 years later.
It's safe to say that Bell ringer Quasimodo's home is a very literal reinterpretation of a real-life Parisian landmark.
You guessed it: Producers visited France while they were developing The Hunchback of Notre Dame to explore every last nook and cranny of the famous cathedral.
Located on the shores of a mountainous region, Prince Eric's castle overlooks Ariel's underwater home.
This historic monument dates back to the twelfth century and is thought to be the inspiration for Prince Eric's Castle, given its lakeside location.
This classic fairytale castle is where the Queen plots to surpass Snow White as "the fairest in the land."
Raised high above a rocky terrain, the Alcázar of Segovia has a distinctive shape that resamples the bow of a ship.
In this animated science fiction film, a young man and his crew journey to find the lost city of Atlantis.
If you'd like to journey to the fabled lost city of Atlantis, visiting this temple complex would be your best best. While the movie blends together architectural characteristics from around the world, the aerial view of Atlantis is said to resemble this Cambodian destination.


Dashboard Feeds happens to be one of our few plugins left that needs to be located in the wp-content/mu-plugins folder. What you'll want to do is simply move the version you now have in wp-content/plugins over to wp-content/mu-plugins. If the mu-plugins folder doesn't exist, you can simply create it.
Let us know if you have any troubles with that!
Dashboard-feeds.php is in the mu plugins folder.