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Housing in Uncertain Times
Time Out Youth Continues to Serve Those in Need During COVID-19
Chris Rudisill	on December 11, 2020
Shakira Clarke, left, a youth housing specialist for Time Out Youth Center, works with a prospective Host Home Program applicant. (Photo Credit: Time Out Youth Center)
The impacts of COVID-19 on a community can be complex. People across our region have experienced its myriad effects on life the past several months, from unemployment to housing instability, but for LGBTQ youth those factors are often multiplied.
"People of color and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)-identified people, irrespective of age, are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases and be at a higher risk of COVID-19," states a recent report from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which outlines the rehousing of LGBTQ young people as a critical component to its Emergency Solutions Grants recipients' COVID-19 response. "Additionally, typical experiences of many youth and young adults who experience homelessness result in greater challenges to obtain stable housing and increase the likelihood of contact with more people, widening the spread of the virus."
Time Out Youth Center (TOY) has been serving the LGBTQ youth population of the Charlotte region for decades and their housing support programs have never been more important than in 2020, as a pandemic rages on across the region.
"The lack of resources afforded to the poor people or marginalized communities — COVID has exposed that," says Shakira Clarke, the youth housing specialist at TOY. Since March, the organization has housed 28 people. Youth range from 18 to 24 years old in the housing program, while those 11 to 20 years old can access the services of the organization.
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Clarke is happy that everyone that has been housed in the program is still housed, despite reduced working hours for people. "No one has lost their job due to COVID," she says, speaking of their current clients. While October and November are typically slower months for TOY, she says that numbers have been picking up again. Just this month, they have added one more young person to a Host Home Program and two additional individuals who are renting on their own with support from TOY. There are two more currently looking for housing.
I first spoke with Clarke in July and she explained the process for a young person in need. Staff were busy juggling virtual programs, delivering food and scheduling appointments for people to access services like laundry, fresh showers, a food pantry or "life essentials closet" in a safe way.
According to the organization's website, they provided over $1,000 in financial assistance to clients in its housing case management before March 26. Clarke says they have definitely had to go into their budget to support folks during the pandemic since then. Many in the program have had their work hours cut and have relied on financial assistance to pay rent, saying they have likely doubled their expenditures in this area.
TOY has benefited from community partnerships as well. "Because of my connections in the community, it has allowed me to get access to some funds," says Clarke. "So, instead of tapping into Time Out Youth's funds, we've been able to tap into some community funds and it has allowed us to help individuals … that's been helpful."
There are four key types of housing support in Charlotte. Emergency housing, which includes short-term placement in hotels or other facilities, transitional housing which is from 60 days up to two years, permanent housing which is income-based and often for those experiencing chronic homelessness, and renting-on-your-own programs.
The Host Home Program at TOY is considered a transitional housing program. For those that are eligible, they can stay for up to 90 days.
Individuals first go through a general intake with Clarke, where they gather demographic information and assess what resources are needed. "If you are eligible for housing outside in the community, then we're talking through all the options that are available," she says. Clarke explains that some people may not be ready for independent housing, and the realities of someone's experiences and potential barriers may differ at any given moment.
Those entering the Host Home Program then look through a binder with information on individuals or families that have been vetted and trained in the program. A meet and greet follows and if everyone agrees, a 30-day contract is signed and evaluations take place to determine if further housing is possible or needed.
There's more to these programs than just a roof over your head, however. "Coming into the program, the goal is housing stability," says Clarke. Those enrolled in housing support programs at TOY have to apply for 10 jobs a day if they are currently unemployed and at least four to six jobs a day if they are employed part-time.
TOY provides groceries and transportation, and Clarke checks in every week to make sure living spaces are tidy. Folks also complete a "Right to Rent" class as they exit the program. This teaches them how to read a lease and know their rights as a renter. It also provides them with basic life skills, like paying rent on time or getting repairs completed. "There's things that we think are simple, it's not something they have thought about or even learned — or seen a healthy example of," says Clarke.
(Photo Credit: Time Out Youth Center)
It's been nearly a year since the first positive case of COVID-19 hit the United States and Clarke worries about what lies ahead for the young people she is trying to help.
"Beginning of January — it's going to be extremely hard to house folks," she says. "There's [a] shortage of affordable housing. Landlords are still fighting right now and will continue in January to get backpay on the rent that hasn't been paid because of the pandemic, and a lot of landlords are going to be raising their prices maybe $50 to $100 more on their rent just to get back the money they've lost." She makes a point to stress the definition of affordable housing and how that definition isn't the same for everyone. She also thinks that, despite the legality of such practices, the community is going to see unfair housing restrictions placed on those seeking to rent from landlords that will have larger pools of individuals vying for housing. She is trying to move as many of the youth in need as possible into some sort of housing before the end of the month.
Point Source Youth, a national non-profit dedicated to ending youth homelessness, promotes host home programs as well, but is also working to raise awareness of Direct Cash Transfer programs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Larry Cohen, co-founder and executive director of Point Source Youth, talked about innovation during times of disruption, like what is being seen now with COVID-19, during a recent webinar with Funders Concerned About AIDS, Funders Together to End Homelessness and Funders for LGBTQ Issues.
"One example of innovations with housing…if youth can't get housing or if we can't get hotel rooms, can we give youth cash and case management to help them co-navigate and self-direct their own housing?" he asked.
A pilot program in New York will draw on evidence around cost effectiveness, youth experience in the program, services and program evaluations, housing stability and well-being to build a model that can be replicated in communities across the country. "If this current crisis has proven anything, it's that there is a limit to our ideas around helping people," said Gabriel Maldonado, CEO of TruEvolution, in an April webinar. "There needs to be an evolution in our approach and an extension of trust to the people we serve."
More than 3.5 million young adults in the U.S. experience homelessness or housing instability each year. This population — including LGBTQ, HIV positive and Black and Brown young adults experiencing homelessness — is also disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Mahlon Randolph, a youth advocate, public health educator and community organizer working in Georgia, also participated in the webinar and pointed to the disjointed landscape in serving a vulnerable LGBTQ youth population that is at risk of homelessness. "These things are actually now at the height of our focus in our human condition," said Randolph. "The determinants that put LGBTQ people and people of color into those situations that make us require housing and HIV services and healthcare services, that are supplemented by the government in the first place because we can't afford them — all of those things now are the first to go."
"The lack of resources has been here," says Clarke. "If we don't take the measures to do the prevention work, the intervention is going to be much harder."
But how does the program work? Government and funding regulations can sometimes be inhibiting to community organizations. Utilizing direct cash transfers to end youth homelessness during COVID-19 is a growing global intervention that provides promising options. Programs like that at Point Source Youth give youth cash in a frequency that works best for them for up to two years with additional support like financial literacy training, employment services, education planning, benefits and housing counseling. Most importantly, they are focused on the individual needs of youth. Someone's needs often differ from what "we" think they need, and circumstances affect frequency and success. These programs work in tandem with direct cash payments and allow young people to make the best decisions with their own lives, while working with support staff like case managers.
Clarke spoke of this flexibility to understand the individual needs of young people that TOY serves. "It really depends on the actual young person and if there are any presenting barriers," said Clarke. "We want to make sure we are addressing the immediate need, but we always want to make sure that young people are aware that housing resources in Charlotte are extremely limited." She explained that this scenario is not new since COVID-19. "There's no place in Charlotte that you can walk through the doors and get housing right away."
To support the housing programs at TOY, visit timeoutyouth.org. Clarke says the biggest needs are items for their life essentials closet, bus passes and gift cards that help offset a client's expenses. TOY also has a "Give the Gift Campaign" that helps make someone's house a home, helping clients transition into the community. Lists are available at timeoutyouth.org/youthwishlist.
For more information, or for those interested in joining the Host Home Program, email Clarke at sclarke@timeoutyouth.org.
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We decided to get you a gift we searched far and wide and found just the right thing. But then we realized how much wrapping paper we would need to cover the big cheese wheel in the sky, which some people refer to as the moon. Since it would have been pretty detrimental to the environment, which we're super keen on protecting we decided to nix that gift idea. Then a light bulb went off and we realized the best gift of all is one that's handmade so we decided to make a book for you.
Without further ado we'd like to present our gift to you, it's a guide book for cheese making that we've filled it with recipes & make sheets. We hope you'll love it and use it and make "grate" cheese! But wait that's not all, we're making more. This is only the first of many gifts to come and since we want to be sure you truly love your gifts we'd like to hear what's on your wish list. Perhaps there's a recipe you've been dying to get or a tutorial you could really use. Send us your wish list and hold onto your hats because whatever you need just might be in the next cheese-e-book we make for you.
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What would we do without our holiday traditions? Yeah I don't know, either.
So, in keeping with the spirit of the season, once again I invite you to listen to a true Christmas Classic - Stan Freberg's Green Christmas! Enjoy!
The following is a press release from Laura Boss, Director of Communications of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District regarding the apparent incident of hacking performed by students at Corona Del Mar High School for the purpose of changing grades and accessing tests.
I offer no editorial comment at this time.
While running holiday errands I made a quick stop at Fairview Park this afternoon to check on the progress of the removal of the decomposed granite (DG) from the trails that encroach on the Federally-protected vernal pools. You will recall that last week, HERE, it was estimated the job would be completed by the end of this week.
It looks like a little more than half of the DG has been removed - all of it from the section of the trail that runs parallel with the fence line that separates the Parsons Field/Waldorf School area from the park.
The other section - the leg that runs parallel with the fence line separating Jim Scott Stadium from the park - is still covered with DG, although the logs that bordered the trail on the vernal pool side have been removed. However, it looks like some test holes have been dug that revealed the DG is much thicker on that trail than the segment that has already been scraped clean.
And, there's clearly signs of activity because the grass at the entrance to that trail has been significantly torn-up by heavy equipment hauling the DG from the other leg.
I spoke with Director of Public Services Ernesto Munoz from the park and was told that, because the remaining DG is so thick - and the removal of all of it would result in a very low spot where any rain water would certainly pool instead of flowing into the adjacent vernal pools - they are awaiting a consultation with Christine Medak of the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife before proceeding. It's possible that some additional remediation - the installation of native soil to raise the level after the DG is removed - will be considered.
So, progress is slow and, as far as I know, nobody has turned up to claim the reward that leads to the apprehension of those responsible for the installation of the DG earlier this year. It seems curious that nobody has come forward. That task was HUGE, requiring lots of product and either lots of man-hours or the use of motorized equipment. Somebody should ask Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger if he has any ideas, since it was his insistence that the path be improved that launched this whole debacle in the first place.
Tuesday night more than five dozen of your friends and neighbors, including 80% of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board members, turned out to hear the presentation on the proposed changes the board will consider sometime early next year. There were several familiar faces, but most of the attendees were not regulars at other city meetings. I'm not going to attempt a verbatim dissection of the presentations, but will give you some highlights.
District General Manager Scott Carroll led off with a presentation about why we were there. In fact, several slides in his presentation were titled "Why are we here?" Several of those slides gave different quotes about "Zero Waste" - theoretically the goal of managing trash. Perhaps the most relevant was the first one, from the Institute for Local Self Reliance, which stated, "Zero waste efforts, just like recycling efforts before, will change the face of solid waste management in the future. Instead of managing wastes, we will manage resources and strive to eliminate waste." Then, later on, he had another slide that said, "Zero waste is NOT about getting to zero. It is about being on the path to zero." Got that? Further we saw one that said, "Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them."
We learned that the State has mandated that 75% of all waste be diverted from landfills by 2020. The Sanitary District Board, at a meeting in April, established a goal of achieving 75% diversion by 2015 and 90% by 2020.
In a nutshell, the Sanitary District will provide us with new "carts" - those cans on wheels that we presently load all our trash into for weekly pickup - for the "organics" and will hope we do some self-sorting those new cans to separate "Organics" from the rest of our trash. We will have two types of cans - Organics and Other Trash, including recyclables.
Some of the details about precisely how this system will work still need to be ironed out, but here are the basics as it stands today.
Households will receive one 64 or 32 gallon organic cart.
Standard service: 2-64 gallon mixed waste carts and 1-64 gallon organic cart.
Households can request one additional organic cart with no additional monthly fee.
Households may have 2 mixed waste arts and 2 organic carts with no additional monthly fee.
A 3rd mixed waste and/or 3rd organic cart will cost $8.00 a month per additional container.
B. Opt out of Organics Recycling Program and keep both existing mixed waste carts.
Household that generates neither food scraps OR green waste.
A. Opt out of Organics Recycling Program and keep both existing mixed waste carts.
Households with limited storage space can also opt out.
Keep in mind that the goal here is to have EVERYONE participate in this program to maximize its effectiveness. However, it was clear that if you choose to opt out, whether you meet any of those criteria above or not, there would be no "trash police" in your neighborhoods nor would there be fines imposed.
There will be small kitchen pails made available in which participants can collect food waste, which would be dumped into the Organics cart. Several members of the audience expressed concern about odors, both in the house and outside, as the food waste is mixed - unbagged - with the green waste. Carroll and the other speakers expressed the opinion that it should not be a problem. Many observers were skeptical.
Carroll also talked about the costs of this program. He told us that it currently costs $2,297,593 @ $8.9054 per property owner. By adding the organic carts those numbers change to $2,527.213 @$9.7954 per property owner for an increase of $229,620.
Carroll went into lengthy explanation of possible payment methods, including using reserves to pay the difference or spreading the increase cost over several years. The Board will address those choices following more community input.
Then representatives from CR&R Environmental Services, our trash hauler, told us about the technology that will be used for this Anaerobic Digestion Project, using German technology at a facility they are building in Perris, California. Basically, solid and liquid organic waste is placed in something called a Main Digester, which separates solids and gas. Through proven, patented processes the gas is turned into the cleanest CNG fuel available and the other materials become liquid and solid fertilizer. You can learn more about how this process works HERE and HERE.
According to Mike Silva, CR&R Project Manager for this new facility, the site will be ready to accept delivery of waste for processing in roughly a year. And, we were told, that CR&R chose the Costa Mesa Sanitary District to team-up with on this project because of their great history with us - we were the first to go with the all-in-one-cart program many years ago. And, they guarantee us low rates because we will be in this game early.
Although the hauler says it will only have to add one truck to it's Costa Mesa fleet, if this program is implemented our neighborhoods will have two trucks driving our streets each week instead of one, as is the case now. Some residents expressed concern about doubling the negative impact of those huge trash trucks on our streets, both from a traffic and damage standpoint. We understand the City may have misgivings about those impacts, too.
I came away from the meeting feeling a little more comfortable with this process, although there seems to be a little bit of a rush right now. According to CMSD Board members and staff, this evaluation process has been ongoing for many years, but this is really the first public outreach, but will not be the last. The second of these meetings will be held at the same venue, the Downtown Neighborhood Community Center at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2014. I encourage you to attend that meeting if at all possible and to hear the details of the presentation for yourselves.
Board members Arlene Schafer, Jim Ferryman, Art Perry and Mike Scheafer sat quietly near the back of the room, hearing the presentation and measuring the community responses. Only member Bob Ooten was absent.
After all is said and done, based on what we're told about the State mandates, this train is coming down the track with no way to stop it. It seems prudent for us to carefully consider this proposal and, perhaps, jump aboard early in the process, before it gains much more momentum. The Board will make a decision sometime in January, so express your opinion soon. You can send an email to General Manager Scott Carroll HERE.
In the spirit of the season James Bridges, our friend and occasional columnist for The Current, the Orange County Register's local newspaper, published this little poem recently. It is reproduced here with his permission - and to make you all smile just a little bit wider as we approach Christmas.
Closed sessions aplenty, council meetings to stall.
In hopes that next year, new ones'll be there.
Public comments postponed – free speech doesn't matter!
Alleged budget surplus, may not be there.
On pensions, on liabilities – with funding delusions.
Cafeteria-style benefits, their own care is prime.
Priorities vary by whom is elected.
And hold your wallets tight!
Here's a friendly reminder for your trash fans... Tuesday evening, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Avenue (Lions Park), the Costa Mesa Sanitary District will hold the first of two planned Town Hall meetings for all ratepayers/residents at which the proposal to change the way residential trash is collected in our community. I also wrote about it HERE. If you miss this meeting, a second one will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the same venue.
This is no small deal - it will change the way each of us will be required to handle our trash in our homes, will double the number of trash trucks on our streets each week and will cost the Sanitary District more than $500,000 per year. Of course, that means it will cost US more.
I'm eager to hear why the Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Board and our hauler, CR&R, feel this change is necessary and why it is necessary to implement NOW. I understand that many venues separate their trash into separate containers, but I need to understand why this is happening now. It all may make lots of sense, so I'm looking forward to hearing directly from the Directors and Staff Tuesday evening. See you there.
Temperatures in the mid-80s greeted visitors Sunday, December 15, 2013 the Costa Mesa Police Department, as part of the city-wide 60th Anniversary Celebration, celebrated its 60th Birthday with a community party at Police Headquarters on Fair Drive.
Several hundred visitors enjoyed the warm weather and the festivities for five hours in the middle of the day. I stayed for about half of that time and was very impressed with the preparations. Food and drink was available, a raffle for helicopter rides was held in exchange for toys for children and tours of the police facilities were conducted throughout the afternoon.
Police Chief Tom Gazsi kicked off the official program and introduced several former Chiefs of Police of the department who were in attendance. Before that part of the program, though, CMPD staffer Jeanette Chervony sang the National Anthem as the color guard presented the colors for the event.
Former Police Chief Roger Neth - the first officer hired and our second chief - gave us a fascinating history lesson about the CMPD. We learned that, over the years, the CMPD has been an innovative and highly-regarded law enforcement agency. Neth ticked off the many accomplishments - among them Community-Oriented Policing and the A.B.L.E. helicopter program, which was the benchmark after which all other municipal helicopter programs were modeled. It was great to see Chief Neth again, and to hear those inspirational stories.
His successor, former Chief Dave Snowden - who spent more than seventeen years in that role before moving to Beverly Hills a decade ago - stepped up and expanded on some of the stories Neth told us. He still considers himself part of the CMPD family and attends many events in our city when possible. He rejoiced in the time he spent as our Police Chief, and bemoaned the difficult times the CMPD now faces, with the loss of A.B.L.E. and the diminished staffing levels.
Former Interim Chief Steve Staveley, a man who has led many law enforcement agencies over a more than 40 year career, was also on the stage and spoke briefly. He was the interim Chief twice, filling in the gaps created by the departure of former Chiefs John Hensley and Chris Shawkey, neither of whom were in attendance yesterday. Staveley held things together during some very difficult times.
Chief Gazsi spoke of the current condition of the CMPD, expressing his gratitude to the men and women of the department for their tireless efforts and spoke of the fact that they are recruiting as fast as is possible and still maintain the high standards established during the tours of the previous chiefs. There are some members of the City Council who seem to think hiring police officers should be just like finding a gardener. Such is the condition of the elected leadership in our city these days.
There were many interesting displays available for the public to inspect. There were two of our newest police cars plus the car used in the television program Adam-12.
Members of the SWAT team were present, along with many of their weapons. After I left they gave a demonstration of tactics for the crowd at that time.
There was a helicopter on display on the helipad - a former CMPD Hughes 500D model that we sold to the Hawthorne Police Department when A.B.L.E. upgraded to the Eurocopters. Former A.B.L.E. pilot Ryan Walker flew it here for the event and is shown chatting with retired CMPD Captain, current CMPD Chaplain and trustee of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Dave Brooks.
An amusing side note - the donut truck from Sidecar Donuts on East 17th Street was at the event providing free donuts to visitors (and officers, too.) Shown here is former councilman, current Costa Mesa Sanitary District Director and Chairman of the 60th Anniversary Celebration, Mike Scheafer, with retired legendary CMPD School Resource Officer, Jess Gilman.
The Costa Mesa Police Department has a proud, 60-year-old tradition of law enforcement innovation and excellence. As I spoke with several of the men and women who protect and serve us today I'm convinced that Chief Gazsi and his team will continue this tradition if provided the resources. I was very proud to be a Costa Mesan today.


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Noureddine Kacemi (arab. نور الدين قاسمي, ur. 17 października 1977 w Al-Muhammadiji) - marokański piłkarz grający na pozycji obrońcy.

Kariera klubowa
Karierę piłkarską Kacemi rozpoczął w klubie Chabab Mohammédia. W 2000 roku odszedł do Rai Casablanca. W 2001 roku po raz pierwszy w karierze został mistrzem kraju. W 2002 roku wywalczył z Rają wicemistrzostwo kraju oraz zdobył i Puchar Maroka. W 2004 roku został mistrzem Maroka. W klubie z Casablanki Noureddine Kacemi rozegrał 10 meczy.

1 października 2004 roku Kacemi został piłkarzem FC Istres. 16 października 2004 zadebiutował w Ligue 1 w zremisowanym 2:2 wyjazdowym meczu z Girondins Bordeaux. W 2005 roku spadł z Istres do Ligue 2, a 1 lipca odszedł do grającego tam Grenoble Foot 38. Łącznie w Isters rozegrał 19 meczy. W nowym klubie po raz pierwszy wystąpił 29 lipca 2005 w spotkaniu przeciwko Amiens SC (3:0). Łącznie w tym klubie rozegrał 13 meczy. We Francji grał do 1 lipca 2007 roku.

Następnie Kacemi wrócił do Maroka i został piłkarzem FARu Rabat. W latach 2007, 2008, 2009 zdobywał z FARem krajowe puchary. W 2007 roku zajął z nim 2. miejsce w lidze, w 2008 roku - 1. miejsce, w 2009 trzecie, a w 2010 7. To był jego ostatni sezon w karierze.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Maroka Kacemi zadebiutował 8 lutego 2001 roku w meczu przeciwko Korei Południowej, zremisowanym 1:1. Pierwszą bramkę zdobył 21 sierpnia 2002 roku w meczu przeciwko Luksemburgowi, wygranym 0:2. Łącznie w ojczystej reprezentacji rozegrał 19 meczy i strzelił 2 gole.

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Reprezentanci Maroka w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze Raja Casablanca
Piłkarze FC Istres
Piłkarze Grenoble Foot 38
Piłkarze FAR Rabat
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 2006
Urodzeni w 1977
Ludzie urodzeni w Al-Muhammadijji (Maroko)
Piłkarze Chabab Mohammédia

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Description: You lash out your psionic fury at a distant creature, doing 18.85 mind damage.
Over 1 turns it will take 34.40 total mind damage and have its mental save reduced by 0.
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On targets of rank boss or higher the damage is limited to 88.
Each stack lasts for 5 turns and deals 87.48 mind damage over the duration (max 2 stacks).
While the effect holds all damage against you have a 54% chance to be fully ignored.
The body will work as your minion for 29 turns.
Description: When you store a body you also store 8 more identical copies of it that you can use later.
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Description: Your cunning manipulations allow you to use charms (wands, totems and torques) more efficiently, reducing their cooldowns and the power cost of all usable items by 58%.
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Description: As long as you have at least a stack of Sadist whenever you take damage you use 11 psi to harness your stacks of Sadist to divide the damage by your stacks + 1.
Each time this happens a random foe in sight with 80% or less life left will take a backlash of 84% of the absorbed damage as mind damage.
Description: Your skin becomes more resilient to damage. Increases resistance to all damage by 23.7%.
Description: Increases the accuracy of unarmed, melee and ranged weapons by 103.
Description: Increases Physical Power by 50, and increases weapon damage by 50% when using daggers.
Chant of Fortitute: Increases your mental save by 78 and maximum life by 29%.
Chant of Fortress: Increases your physical save by 78, your physical resistance by 31%, your armour by 31 and your armour hardiness by 10%.
Chant of Resistance: Increases you spell save by 78, your fire/cold/lightning/acid resistances by 38% and reduces all damage that comes from distant enemies (3 spaces or more) by -37%.
Description: Your Chants now bathe you in a cloak of light, which increases your stamina and mana regenerations by 0.83 per turn and does 22.46 light damage to anyone who hits you in melee.
The fortress's current energy level is: 1838.
* Blasts creatures in a radius 1 shockwave around your target for 433.87 to 1301.60 physical damage (based on Strength).
It can be used to knock away other craatures within radius 4), dealing 1184.77 to 2369.54 physical damage (based on Strength) to each, costing 22 power out of 50/50.
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 528 life over 5 turns.
Description: Activate the rune to teleport randomly in a range of 27.
Afterwards you stay out of phase for 6 turns. In this state all new negative status effects duration is reduced by 83%, your defense is increased by 83 and all your resistances by 83%.
Description: Activate the rune to create a protective shield absorbing at most 703 damage for 6 turns.
Power cost: 26 out of 60/60.
It can be used to activate a portal, costing 5 power out of 30/30.
Power cost: 13 out of 30/30.
Power cost: 4 out of 8/8.
Description: Rethread the timeline, dealing 97.89 temporal damage to the target before moving on to a second target.
It can be used to absorb the essence (ignoring resistance and bypassing most defenses) of a target in range 8, draining 30% of its life and increasing your own damage by 30% for 7 turns, costing 85 power out of 200/200.
It can be used to boost movement speed by 300% for up to 5 turns (or until you perform a non-movement action), costing 14 power out of 32/32.
It can be used to summon up to 2 spiders, costing 34 power out of 100/100.
Power cost: 34 out of 150/150.
Description: A wall of water rushes out from the caster with an initial radius of 1, increasing by 1 per turn to a maximum radius of 4, doing 41.81 cold damage and 54.24 physical damage to all inside, as well as knocking back targets each turn.
It can be used to shoot a cone of flames (radius 5) for 602.95 fire damage (based on Magic), costing 22 power out of 75/75.
It can be used to recall the user to the worldmap after 40 turns, costing 86 power out of 400/400.
It can be used to call forth an immobile antimagic pillar for 15 turns. (It spits slime, pulls in, stuns, and burns the arcane resources of your foes, while emitting an aura of silence against them within range 5, and will silence you for 5 turns when first summoned.), costing 15 power out of 35/35.
It can be used to harden the skin for 7 turns increasing armour by 87 and armour hardiness by 70%, putting all charms on cooldown for 9 turns.
100% chance to regenerate 14 stamina.
Download more RAM uses Track.
Download more RAM deactivates Chant of Resistance.
Download more RAM deactivates Channel Pain.
Download more RAM deactivates Force Shield.


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Pauley Perrette was a favorite among faithful NCIS viewers. The actress made a name for herself when she began playing Abby Sciuto, the unstoppable forensics expert. However, Perrette decided to leave the show in May 2018. One thing fans are curious about is her marital status. Is Pauley Perrette married? Here's what we know about her.
Perrette is not currently married, but she was married more than a decade ago. The actress was married to Canadian musician Francis "Coyote" Shivers from 2000 to 2006. Things didn't end well between the former spouses. Perrette's ex accused her of making "handwritten death threats" and defaming him because he filed for divorce from her, reports The Blast. Shivers filed a personal injury lawsuit in 2018, alleging Perrette intentionally tried to ruin his reputation. Perrette has accused her ex-husband of harassment.
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He was both longest living (102), and oldest Polish President (took office at 88, left at 95).
Count Edward Bernard Maria Raczyński was born July 19, 1891 in Zakopane , to a Polish aristocratic family. His father was Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński of Nałęcz Coat of Arms, and his mother Róża née Countess Potocka. The Raczyńskis were related to the Austro-Hungarian house of Habsburgs. The full name was "Raczyński z Małyszyna", as they were a branch of the noble family Nałęcz-Małyski from Greater Poland (the area of the town of Wieluń ) and about 1540 took their name from the estate of Raczyn near Wieluń. However, the Raczyńskis remained relatively unknown until the 18th century, when four of them became Senators of Poland under different reigns. One of the Raczyńskis became a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle during the reign of king August the Strong, six of them were awarded the Virtuti Militari order during the time of Duchy of Warsaw and three received the same distinction during the November Uprising of 1831. The title of Count was awarded to different branches of the family by Prussian Kings Friedrich Wilhelm III (in 1824) and Wilhelm II (in 1905). One of their kin was a Knight of the highest Prussian Order of the Black Eagle.
Raczyński spent most of his childhood in Kraków , in the family palace Pod Baranami and in the family manor in Rogalin in Greater Poland. He studied law at various universities in United Kingdom and Germany . He was also awarded with a doctorate of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. In 1919, Raczyński started working in the Polish diplomatic core in various posts. Initially he was one of the creators of the Polish embassy in Switzerland , the first Polish permanent representation in that country. Until 1925, he was also working in Polish embassies in Copenhagen and London . Afterwards he was transferred to Warsaw , where he became the head of the department of international agreements. The same year Raczyński married Joyous née Markham, daughter of a British coal mining mogul. His wife died soon afterwards and on August 25, 1932 he married his second wife, Cecylia Maria née Jaroszyńska, by whom he had three daughters. Earlier the same year Raczyński was appointed Polish ambassador to the League of Nations and in 1934 he became the ambassador of the Republic of Poland in the United Kingdom . His cooperation with Józef Beck resulted in signing the Polish-British alliance in 1939.
Following the Polish Defensive War Raczyński remained in London where he continued to serve as the ambassador of the Polish Government in Exile and one of its prominent members. Between July 22, 1941 and July 14, 1943 he was also the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Władysław Sikorski.
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In March 1979, Raczyński became President in exile, after been previously chosen by outgoing President Stanisław Ostrowski. Due to very advanced age (88) of the new President, his accession (but not person) meet a strong criticism, because many were simply concerned about possibility of his near death. His inauguration was boycotted by many circles. Regarding these concerns, Raczyński immediately announced that his successor will be Prime Minister Kazimierz Sabbat, which meet another criticism, this time from the American emigree community, displeased that his chosen successor was not from outside the circle of 'London Poles'..
During the Raczyński presidency the Solidarity movement was established in Poland. Many began to feel that end of communist rule was coming. The end finally came in 1989. Raczyński played an important role in raising awareness of these events in Western countries and in establishing closer ties with country.
President Raczyński considered naming Władysław Bartoszewski as his successor, as he wanted to chose someone "outside emigration", "from country" and with strong ties to opposition in Poland. Bartoszewski, however, graciously refused an offer.
After serving the 7-year term he resigned from his post on April 8, 1986. He was the last Polish President-in-Exile who had held an important office during the era of the 2nd Republic: his successors, Kazimierz Sabbat and Ryszard Kaczorowski were in their twenties when WWII broke out. As he leaves office he received a praise for uniting an emigration and reshaping Government in exile.
On December 18, 1991, at the age of 100, Raczyński married, his third wife, Aniela Lilpop, thus legalizing a union of many years. Edward Raczyński died July 30, 1993, in London as the last male descendant of his line. He is buried in the mausoleum of his family in Rogalin. In his testament, Count Raczyński bequeathed his family palace in Rogalin and his library to the Polish people. He was the longest living Head of State in Poland's history and one of the very few centenarians among European politicians of the 20th century.
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Multiplayer Rules and Balance
Introduction to Game Design
California Institute of the Arts
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Cours 1 de 5 dans Conception de jeux : art et principes Spécialisation
Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a "game" and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.
Video Game Development, Gameplay, Video Game Design, Game Design
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Week 4: The Friend and the Enemy
What purpose does an enemy serve in a game? What effect does a second player have on two-player games? Can a game work without an adversary or a final goal? We'll address all of those questions in this last week of the class, and work towards finalizing your board game project with characters.
Introduction to Characters0:55
Characters in Gaming5:25
Types of Characters3:34
Multiplayer Rules and Balance3:52
Bonus Interview: Adam Spragg, Designer of Hidden in Plain Sight11:13
Faculty, Character Animation
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Whatever you do with the rules, it's important that they have balance.
And what do I mean by that?
Well, here's a short example.
Hey, do you want to play an awesome game I just made up?
>> Oh boy, awesome games are my favorite kind of games.
>> Great, it's called super checkers.
It's like regular checkers, only I start with the regular number of 20 checkers and
you start with just one checker.
That makes your checker 20 times more important to you, and
it makes the game 20 times more challenging for you.
>> You have ruined checkers.
>> Clearly, this would not be a balanced game for both players.
How do you make a multi-player game that has balance?
The easiest way is to have both characters start with identical abilities.
In this example, we'd go back to the regular game of checkers with
both players starting with the same number of checkers.
What happens though when you want a game where both players need to have
different abilities?
That's where we need to think about balance in our rules.
Now most of you have seen this before.
Think of Street Fighter type games.
There is usually a choice between characters with different advantages and
disadvantages.
A character might be powerful but slow.
Another might be weaker but fast.
Ideally, none of the character choices should be a guarantee of
victory or defeat.
If that were the case, why play the game?
Try out your character balances with play testers and
if they can't all agree which character is the best choice, it's a good sign.
Let's go back to Super Checkers and try to fix it.
It's no fun if one person has twenty checkers and another only has one.
There's no balance there.
But what if the person with only one checker could make five moves in a row or
move backwards or what if their checker could shoot lasers.
You could draw an imaginary line on the board and
it could zap opponents along the sight lines.
I mean these changes can make the game more balanced.
People might want to try both the 20-checker character and
the 1-checker character instead of feeling like they're stuck with the bad character.
Of course, this would need some play testing to make sure things are balanced.
And numbers would need to be tweaked.
Maybe you could only get 5 laser blasts or a few consecutive moves.
It would need some testing.
>> Oh, I volunteer to test the super checkers.
Where are my lasers?
>> Another type of balance we need to talk about in multiplayer games,
is a balance between winners and losers.
Have you ever played a game where at some point it felt like you were starting to
lose and after that, it felt impossible to come back from behind and win?
This can be disheartening to a player.
It can make them stop trying, and
can leave them feeling disconnected from your game.
Hopefully a player will always feel like they are capable of winning,
until the moment they lose.
If you've seen any movies about sports,
you know that these movies are rarely made about 60-0 victories.
Close games are fun to be a part of, and they're interesting until the end.
What are some methods to balance winners and losers in a multiplayer game?
Well, there's a reason that when one character zaps another in a first-person
shooter game,
the loser just doesn't re-spawn right in front of the victorious player.
That would not be a challenge.
They re-spawn somewhere else where they have a chance to gather their senses and
Another example would be a battle type racing game like Mario Kart.
Most cars have weapons that fire forward and visibility that's better in the front.
This gives the winners a sleight disadvantage, as they can't see or
shoot if the player is behind them.
It also gives the losing players an advantage,
they can pick off the players in front of them and take the lead.
Balance is very important in multiplayer games.
It's important to give the players an equal chance of winning the game.
And it's also important to make sure that the game is designed to be a close game
in order to keep it interesting all the way through for both players.
And not just the winner.

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The Lords of 52nd Street: Legends of the Billy Joel Band
4201 Grant Line Rd, New Albany, IN 47150
They're the band behind some of the biggest hits of the 70's and 80's and helped establish Billy Joel's formidable sound.
Before they were The Lords of 52nd Street, you could find them playing at local clubs in Long Island under the band name, "Topper," drawing large audiences when bassist Doug Stegmeyer flew out to California to audition for the "Piano Man," Mr. Billy Joel, who was looking to form a new band that would record and tour with him regularly. Stegmeyer was immediately accepted into the Billy Joel Band, and Joel asked if Stegmeyer knew any other players, specifically a New York style drummer. Stegmeyer recommended his Topper bandmates who then joined Joel in the studio to record his 1976 album, Turnstiles. The rest is music history. "This is not a Billy Joel cover band. This IS Billy Joel's original band!" —Bobby Rossi, Ruth Eckerd Hall
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Demand for software developers is still red-hot as job postings boom – ZDNet
Tech hiring continues at pace in the US, with software developers and engineers now accounting for roughly a third of all job postings.
Analysis of employment data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics by CompTIA found that employer job postings for tech roles reached "a record high" in May, led by new hiring in IT services and software development.
Across all markets, job postings for tech positions totalled 623,627 in May and nearly 2.2 million year-to-date. This represents a 52% increase versus the same period of the previous year.
ZDNet takes an in-depth look at key trends in software development and how developers are changing the tech industry.
Tech sector companies added 22,800 new workers last month, while the total number of job advertisements for software developers and engineers hit 204,084. This represented an increase of more than 77,000 from April.
SEE: These top 10 tech jobs have the fastest growing salaries
Data processing, hosting and related services, computer and electronic products manufacturing and other information services, including search engines, also saw growth – although jobs in telecommunications declined.
In total, employment in the US tech industry increased by 106,700 positions during the first five months of 2022, and is 69% ahead of the same period in 2021, the analysis found.
Increases in hiring activity for IT project managers, IT support specialists, systems engineers and architects, and network engineers and architects were also reported. One-third of all postings were for positions in emerging technologies or jobs requiring emerging tech skills.
Tim Herbert, CompTIA's chief research officer, said the uptick in the number of developer jobs could be a sign that companies are being forced to up their recruiting strategies to meet the growing demand for software, which has led to fierce bidding wars amongst companies and recruiters.
CompTIA found that tech-hiring activity was strong in a number of industries, including professional, scientific and technical services, finance and insurance, manufacturing, information, retail trade, health care and social assistance, public administration, and education.
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"The mix of employers highlights the range of industry sectors and company types pursuing software development talent," said Herbert.
As usual, hiring activity was focused around major tech hubs and metro areas. New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles and Washington, for example, all recorded tech job-posting totals that surpassed 31,000 positions.
Tech jobs advertised as remote positions also continue to grow in the US, which is contrary to other developed markets, where recent trends have indicated a fall in the number of remote-working roles.
CompTIA reported that a total of 106,386 tech jobs offering remote working and WFH were added in May, led by software development and engineering, web development, network engineering, and IT project management.
"The data speaks to the broad-based nature of the tech workforce," said Herbert.
"It also speaks to the many factors affecting employment and situations where sectors or companies easing up on hiring may be offset by sectors or companies increasing hiring."
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vcr_opts = {
  cassette_name: "corporation/contracts",
}

vcr_opts_with_contract_id = {
  cassette_name: "corporation/contracts_contract_id",
}

describe Greeve::Corporation::Contracts, vcr: vcr_opts do
  let(:key) { "1515664" }
  let(:vcode) { "QYYBHdsFMmdWjc9bkWhqqKx00NLqA1c3pNHlacqHUGpaTkrnyrzwZ0vFY9L6aei3" }

  let(:resource) {
    Greeve::Corporation::Contracts.new(key: key, vcode: vcode)
  }

  context "resource" do
    subject { resource }

    its(:contract_list) { should be_a Greeve::Rowset }
  end

  context "contract_list" do
    subject { resource.contract_list.first }

    its(:contract_id) { should eq 110086071 }
    its(:issuer_id) { should eq 462421468 }
    its(:issuer_corp_id) { should eq 98063277 }
    its(:assignee_id) { should eq 98063277 }
    its(:acceptor_id) { should eq 0 }
    its(:start_station_id) { should eq 60003652 }
    its(:end_station_id) { should eq 60003652 }
    its(:type) { should eq "ItemExchange" }
    its(:status) { should eq "Outstanding" }
    its(:title) { should eq "Test Contract" }
    its(:for_corp) { should eq true }
    its(:availability) { should eq "Private" }
    its(:date_issued) { should eq Time.parse("2016-10-29 20:21:23 UTC") }
    its(:date_expired) { should eq Time.parse("2016-11-12 20:21:23 UTC") }
    its(:date_accepted) { should eq nil }
    its(:date_completed) { should eq nil }
    its(:num_days) { should eq 0 }
    its(:price) { should eq BigDecimal.new("4000000.00") }
    its(:reward) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
    its(:colalteral) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
    its(:buyout) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
    its(:volume) { should eq BigDecimal.new("29500") }

    context "with option contract_id", vcr: vcr_opts_with_contract_id do
      let(:contract_id) { 110087148 }
      let(:resource) {
        Greeve::Corporation::Contracts.new(contract_id: contract_id, key: key, vcode: vcode)
      }

      its(:contract_id) { should eq contract_id }
      its(:issuer_id) { should eq 462421468 }
      its(:issuer_corp_id) { should eq 98063277 }
      its(:assignee_id) { should eq 98063277 }
      its(:acceptor_id) { should eq 0 }
      its(:start_station_id) { should eq 60003652 }
      its(:end_station_id) { should eq 60003652 }
      its(:type) { should eq "ItemExchange" }
      its(:status) { should eq "Outstanding" }
      its(:title) { should eq "Test Incursus" }
      its(:for_corp) { should eq true }
      its(:availability) { should eq "Private" }
      its(:date_issued) { should eq Time.parse("2016-10-29 20:56:19 UTC") }
      its(:date_expired) { should eq Time.parse("2016-11-12 20:56:19 UTC") }
      its(:date_accepted) { should eq nil }
      its(:date_completed) { should eq nil }
      its(:num_days) { should eq 0 }
      its(:price) { should eq BigDecimal.new("3510000.00") }
      its(:reward) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
      its(:colalteral) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
      its(:buyout) { should eq BigDecimal.new("0") }
      its(:volume) { should eq BigDecimal.new("29500") }
    end
  end
end


"This charming collection of children's folk songs was intended to teach kids to appreciate nature, particularly natural creatures that are often regarded by adults with fear and loathing. The songs... extol the virtues of spiders, lizards, snakes, bees, worms -- virtually every critter you'd expect to find on a list of America's Least Wanted... The songs are simple and pretty, containing memorable melodies and attractive acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangements. Spin, Spider, Spin was released in 1974 and seems rooted in environmentally concerned, folk music loving hippie culture. But it doesn't seem dated and should carry considerable appeal for parents looking for an alternative to Pokemon and Disney products."


We had the opportunity to facilitate a review for Cotton Washable Burp Cloths, and Contoured Burp Pads from NuAngel Inc. We received a sample, although our thoughts and opinions are honestly our own.
If you have or have had a newborn, you understand the definite need of burp cloths and pads. A baby has to eat, therefore a baby belches, hiccups and burps. No burping for a newborn makes for one fussy little one. Using the burp cloths and pads help to keep messes at a minimum. They help to protect your clothing as well as your baby's clothing. I remember being a new mom for the first time, I don't believe I owned one shirt that didn't have baby spit-up stains on it. I wised up after the first and took care to protect my clothing.
The 4 pack of Contoured Burp Pads we received from NuAngel are made in the USA. They provide more back and shoulder coverage for exceptional clothing protection. The neck contour of the pads reduces pad slippage, increases comfort and provides a better fit. The burp pads are made of two-ply 100% washable cotton flannel with a finished edge for durability. The pads are hypoallergenic with the comfort of cotton, their naturally soft and absorbent. They are reversible and patented. It is recommended that you machine wash the pads in warm water before using them, and tumble dry on low. If you use bleach, only use a non-chlorine bleach. If you iron them, do so on a medium setting. For greater absorbency, fabric softeners are not recommended.
We also received a 12 pack of Cotton Washable Burp Cloths, made also in the USA from 100% natural cotton flannel. The 11"x 18" burp cloths are hypoallergenic, with the comfort of cotton their naturally soft and absorbent. For increased absorbency machine wash in warm water, and tumble dry on low. Again only use a non-chlorine bleach. For greater absorbency, fabric softeners are not recommended.
NuAngel Inc is a certified woman owned business, they are a U.S manufacturer of Quality nursing, infant and health products. It was founded in 1990 by Teresa Carroll, and has grown to include many products for nursing mothers, infants and beyond. The line features award-winning, patented and patent pending products. NuAngel products are cut, sewn, and packaged in Athens, Alabama. The goal of the company is to grow while supporting the U.S. economy by providing jobs and utilizing U.S. resources.
The "Nu" in NuAngel represents the words 'Nursing', 'Nutrition', infant health products. Angel represents the belief that infants are precious angels, and are the most valuable gifts their parents will ever receive. I like that NuAngel products are made in the USA. The burp cloths and pads have proved to be very durable, I have washed and rewashed them they are still as good as new. There are no loose threads, and they absorb great. I like that they continue to be just as soft as when I opened them, and that they will continue to protect the baby's sensitive skin. The thickness of the large pads work a lot better at protecting my clothing, than some other burp "rags" I have used. I would recommend NuAngel's quality products to other parents, their items are affordable and ideal for everyday baby needs.
These look like a great way to absorb all the accidents that happen when baby is around. I used these type of products all the time with my babies. Thanks for the great product review.
like the sound of these. thanks for the review. they look like good quality, and will last a long time with lots of washing!
hope I get some of these for my shower!
I love that they are hypoallergenic! That is so important for sweet babies with their sensitive skin. Burp cloths are always in need in a house with a five-month-old, it's a constant cycle of washing and getting new ones.
It is nice to find good products made in the USA. Can never have enough burp clothes, these seem to hold up to lots of use.
I never knew what the "Nu" stood for in NuAngel - that is so neat!
These would be wonderful for my newborn grandson who spit up clear down my back the other day! I like that these are made of cotton.
Love that these are made in the US and made of cotton. Nice and soft for baby!
Thanks for reviewing this nice soft and pretty burp cloths.
Burp cloths are a necessity for babies. I like that the pads are contoured and fit around the neck.
Im all for natural products thanks for the review!
Would love to try these!! They seem like a great addition as a baby must have!
I love USA made products. Burp clothes are so nice for those inevitable accidents!
I don't know if my comment went through so I am leaving it again. Sorry if it is a duplicate. I had said that I love that the name has a meaning to it; it's super sweet. I also love that they burp clothes are hypoallergenic and reversible. I bet they are super soft! Thank you!
Our granddaughter is 4 months old and these would be so handy to have as she seems to dribble from both ends lately :) I like that they are washable and made by a woman-owned company.
These look great, I love using our burp cloths for all kinds of messes!
I am a fan of bamboo products. These would be nice for my niece and her baby.
you can never have enough things to clean up after a baby.
You can never have enough burp cloths and the fact that they are hypoallergenic is so important! Thanks for the review!


The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its image and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force.


Bella Beauty was a brand new beauty business needing a new logo design.
We sat down with the business owner and discussed their needs, services and attention to detail. The logo needed to have a warm friendly feel but also having black was a key point from the customer to suit the space she had purchased.


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THE LINT COLLECTOR'S TRASHY TUESDAYS: On a very special episode of "Frank Hijacks The Bachelorette" …
By Nora Zelevansky / July 20th, 2010
This week on Frank Goes to Chicago ... oh, wait. That's not what this show is supposed to be about. This is The Bachelorette. Ali is supposed to find love.
But, no, instead we're stuck listening to some loser named Frank ramble on and on in this incredibly whiny voice about how pivotal this moment is for him because he might find love with Ali or his ex-girlfriend and his love for Ali is actually fueling his love for his ex-girlfriend, which makes no sense AT ALL. Meanwhile, all I can think is, why would ANYONE want to date this sweaty narcissistic dork? Let alone bring him to a Fantasy Suite?
Two words: Heebie jeebies.
Three more words: Potential serial killer.
By the way, if any guy besides Drewser ever happens to profess his love for me, I really hope he does it like Frank, beginning by telling me how amazing his relationship is with another woman and also about how this other woman doesn't know I exist. I can see why this ex-girlfriend of his just melts.
Anyway, she has crazy eyes like him. Plus, she actually utters the words, "You complete me" basically, so she's CLEARLY a loser too.
Does anyone feel like this guy wasted our time as well as Ali's? Andre pointed out that, of course, this would have been more interesting if we hadn't known it was coming for so long. True dat.
Anyway, now I feel like Ali is like the Jennifer Aniston of Bachelorette contestants. I'm like, POOR ALI! Team Ali!!!! I want to make t-shirts!!
Anyway, cue Latin Roberto music … do the editors seriously have NO shame? I hope that they're at least laughing the whole damn time cause if it's meant earnestly, I like can't deal. Anyway, Ali says she thinks Roberto would make a perfect husband and I kind of agree, although I'm not sure you say that about someone you actually FEEL that way about, so much as somebody you WANT to feel that way about. But it does seem like she likes him and she's obviously super attracted to him anyway. Roberto stalls for 500 years before he says that he's falling in love with her, but he eventually gets it out.
Then Ali hands him a card. My gosh. What could that be? A note you say? From Chris Harrison? What's that you say? Fantasy Suite? What could that be? My favorite thing about the fantasy dates is how she has to pretend that the whole note thing is brand new each time. "Wow. Never seen one of those before!" Cut to Roberto with his shirt off and a fluttering closed curtain.
Next, Ali embraces Chris L., but weirdly she doesn't follow that up with, "Guess who I did last night?" I mean, WHAT I did. Get your mind out of the gutter, people. I wish he would stop being so damn awk. He was so funny in the talking heads, when she wasn't around at the beginning of the season! I know this is totally absurd because I eat oysters, but did anyone else feel kind of bad for the shell fish, when they started just randomly opening shells? Like, hey, kill that guy! He might have a pearl! Chris should totally make Ali earrings out of them.
Ali says she is looking forward to "seeing what tonight brings" with Chris L. Does that mean what I think means? Size queen. You know, she doesn't have any anxiety or guilt about this process at all, as far as I can tell. I'm sort of impressed. Anyway, he ain't no Ed. This guy is like, "Um. duh. Let's go to the Fantasy Suite ASAP!" At least this season, the Fantasy Suites are different rooms, so she doesn't have to pretend she's never seen it before every night. Chris L. says his mother is smiling down right now. I think maybe she's averting her eyes. I mean, Fantasy Suite and all.
Then Frank's back and I just want to barf on him too much to even comment. He's a self-involved shit blob. He's never going to be happy with anyone. He's too neurotic. 'Nuff said. Although it is sort of funny to watch Chris Harrison pretend he doesn't already know about Frank's "bad news" and ask with a straight face, "How do you think she'll take this?"
Well, Chris. I think she'll take it well.
Apparently, we're all in the movie of Frank's life. Then, of course, he's crying. This guy is headed for a full on psychotic break anyway. Better not to be with him then. BYE BYE, FRANKIEEE. See you in hell.
Anyway … Ali's wearing a dress that's not good for her at the rose ceremony. EEKS. Ali says she doesn't want the guys to feel they're here by default cause they aren't. But they kind of are because she was planning to take Frank home. I guess she would have sent Chris L. home? Who knows …
Personally, I think she's better off. And off we go through another week … just waiting for our next rose ceremony. Ugh. Stupid reunion bullshit. Blah, blah, blah.
Posted In: THE LINT COLLECTOR: Media & Culture
Tags: Ali / Bachelorette / Chris L. / Fantasy Suit / Frank / Roberto
Leigh //	July 23, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Too funny! I never trusted Frank and his beady little eyes.
The Pocket Lint //	July 28, 2010 at 10:10 pm
He was so crazy!


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2016 Cadillac CTS-V revealed in Detroit
Cadillac has officially unveiled the all-new 2016 CTS-V at the North American International Auto Show. The new US-based product was designed to compete against the BMW M5 and Mercedes E63 AMG and features a more aggressive front fascia with larger air intakes.
In addition, we see a front splitter, a ventilated carbon fiber hood and special 19-inch alloy wheel wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires. At the back is a new air diffuser and a four tailpipe exhaust system.
If this is not enough for your eyes, you can pick the Carbon Fiber package that adds more aggressive accessories.
Inside the cabin, the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V has semi-aniline leather, carbon fiber accessories and the CUE infotainment system.
Under the hood, the new Cadillac CTS-V comes with a supercharged V8 6.2 liter engine rated at 640 horsepower and 855 Nm peak of torque. The unit is matted to an eight-speed automatic transmission. As a result, the car can run from stand still to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.7 seconds while the top speed is clocked at 200 mph (322 km/h).
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