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Bob Mayer

• Special Operations Survival Hacks and information December 2, 2020
  A free slideshow. Information and actions that are critical to survival. Water, snakes, hiking, first aid and more. Tidbits of information that can save your life.
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Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

• Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
  Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing.   For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here.   For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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• 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
  Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized.   Here are...
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Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

• How to Build Story in the Middle – Part 1 – by Zara Altair… December 5, 2020
  The Middle is Where Story Happens A good beginning sets up expectations and a solid ending resolves the story. In the beginning, your reader enters the story world, meets the protagonist, and encounters a trigger that sets up the story. In the end, your protagonist challenges the villain and resolves the story question, leaving your […]
  Chris The Story Reading Ape

I didn’t have my glasses on…

• cookie, cookie, cookie. December 4, 2020
  “happiness isn’t a fortune in a cookie. it’s deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.” -elvis costello —  NATIONAL COOKIE DAY – December 4 The English word “cookie” is derived from the Dutch word koekie, meaning “little cake.” Hard cookie-like wafers have existed for as long as baking has been documented. Not surprisingly, they […]
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Indian Country Media Network

• Native actress cast as Echo in Disney+ series December 5, 2020
  Alaqua Cox, who is playing a Native American deaf superhero in 'Hawkeye,' is also deaf. Other actors in the series include Zahn McClarnon
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Legends of Windemere

• 2020 Holiday Wish List from the Windemere Characters December 4, 2020
  I don’t know if I’ve done one of these every year, but it’s always fun to take out all of the characters and get them to speak.  I’ve got Legends of Windemere, War of Nytefall, Ichabod Brooks, & the Bedlam crew … Continue reading →
  Charles Yallowitz

Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

• Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Christmas Book Fair – #Thriller Mark Bierman, #Historical Romance Christine Campbell, #Afghanistan Patricia Furstenberg #Sci-fi Thriller Richard Dee, December 5, 2020
  Welcome to the Christmas Book Fair where I will be featuring all the authors currently on the shelves of the Cafe and Bookstore. The next author today is Mark Bierman  with a review for his novel a thriller set in … Continue reading →
  Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.

Bluebird of Bitterness

• Find Santa’s hat! December 4, 2020
  Santa is missing his hat. See if you can find it.
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Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

• It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020
  We live in the most perfect area to have a staycation. The gulf with its white sand beaches are only five minutes away. We have the best restaurants with fresh seafood and seats with the best views. The charter fishing experience is top notch. Evidently, this is not a best kept secret anymore. The only […]
  Elle Knowles

KarmaTube

• Snack Attack December 3, 2020
  Waiting to board a train, an old lady just wants to eat her cookies in peace, but hijinks ensue when a teenager on the bench next to her seems intent on sharing them, too. This delightful animation was directed by Andrew Cadelago, with music by Roberto Murguia.

Positively Present

• The 10th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 13, 2020
  It's hard to believe, but this is the TENTH year of the Positively Present Gratitude Challenge! I've been doing this for a decade (and I know many of you have too!), and I'm so excited to begin this year's challenge on November 1. There's always something special about celebrating gratitude during the month of November […]
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The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

• Water & Diesel & Gazunders & Comestibles December 3, 2020
  My childhood was a bit “boom and bust” in terms of the family fortunes. This is probably why I have … More
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Joan Reeves: Slingwords

• Cyber Monday Awaits You November 30, 2020
  Are you ready?Hope your internet connection is better and more dependable than my AT&T has been lately.Yep, it's time to do you Christmas shopping so get your shopping carts ready because there are all  kinds of bargains.Here are a few I'm interested in to get you started. Better shop fast because they're going to go […]
  Joan Reeves

World United Music

• Prog Rock and Progressive Activism May 24, 2020
  Progressive Rock Through the AgesBy: Stewart BrennanProgressive Rock is one of several experimental genres that evolved out of Rock n Roll in mid 1960’s. It was a purely creative genre that carried at its initial core, reflections of morality, philosophies, political views and the social economic conditions of the times.The genre had a wide range […]
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WASP Final Flight

• Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
  "Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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• Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
  "My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
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The Old Motor

• Comment on Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 281 by Joel True December 4, 2020
  In reply to Luk Martens. 4th pic: That brown Chevy does not appear to have the center vertical grille bar of a '48 so, as Pat W noted above, is likely a '47.
  Joel True
• Comment on Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 281 by Mike W December 4, 2020
  I found, on line, a postcard with the town with the mountains picture. It is captioned - Smithers, British Colombia, Hwy 16.
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SassyZenGirl

• Earn $6,000/mo Passive Income with Stock Footage (no prior experience!) May 23, 2020
  Stock footage might not sound too sexy or fun, but this is an easy one to start and doesn’t require any start up funding. In fact, you can start with your smartphone camera. Ready? You Ready Are You Ready GIF from Youready GIFs   What is stock footage and how does it work? Stock footage […]
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Stump the Bookseller

• Comment on 348W: Who Kidnapped Toddler? by Martha Sabin December 3, 2020
  The mother of the little child who was kidnapped was very young and immatures; the wife of the man who became a suspect was very naïve, her parents visited her every day, her husband was secretive and controlling, he locked his room and would not talk about anything but TV programs they shared. She was […]
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Ana’s Attic

• New Book and Audiobook Releases Sales and Freebies | December 2020 December 1, 2020
  New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Updated almost daily Are you in our FB Group, Ana’s Attic After Dark? See the full November Release Recap here Where has this year gone? You would think it would seem so long, but it seems to have just disappeared, and I feel like I am never […]
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Shorpy

• Dramatic Entrance: 1940 December 4, 2020
  May 1940. "Front of abandoned residence in Georgetown, New Mexico. Ghost gold mining town." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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• The Stag Table: 1940 December 3, 2020
  May 1940. "Boys eating their lunch at the WPA nursery school at Casa Grande Valley Farms. Pinal County, Arizona." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

• Java, Dutch East Indies: 1918 October 20, 2020
  1918 circa, Java, Dutch East Indies, a portrait of my father-in-law's parental family. My (late) father-in-law, Marinus Wennekes, is the boy in sailor suit, who is sitting prominently in the middle in front. He was born in 1912 in Magelang, Java, Dutch Indies. He is surrounded by his parents and siblings. The father, my wife's […]
  Alex
• Cars on the Beach: 1950s October 20, 2020
  Cars drive on the beach in New York, San Diego or Virginia. The tower on the right does not appear in any other commonly available photos of New York-area beaches, so I could be completely off base. It's from the early 50s, as best I can tell from the makes of the cars depicted, and […]
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Shorpy Reader Comments

• Priorities December 4, 2020
  In reply to The Stag Table: 1940: Looks like cabbage, carrots and spinach. The spinach of course is eaten last (some things never change). If there was any meat, it's long gone. Brings to mind what my father used to say to me and my three younger brothers when there was a rare reluctance to […]
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• Cord and shadow December 4, 2020
  In reply to Dramatic Entrance: 1940: I see a cord or wire or line of some kind running horizontally along the base of the house, on the left, about a foot off the ground, and it appears to continue along the underside of the porch, past the stairs, and on to the right underside of […]
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Kim’s Shopping

• Taking Care Of Yourself During Difficult Times December 4, 2020
  Part of life is that we are all going to experience a wide range of difficult experiences at different times. If you can accept that, you are much more likely to then allow yourself to simply work with whatever life throws up, rather than finding yourself giving up. Part of that is knowing how to […]
  Tina

Thoroughly Reviewed

• Best Travel Makeup Bag May 23, 2020
  Travel Makeup Bag Comparison habe ROWNYEON HaloVa Relavel Rownyeon Pro MelodySusie Ac.y.c Mossio B & C Chomeiu Material Nylon OxfordFabric Nylon Oxford Fabric PU...
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Whimpulsive

• Wordless Wednesday #539 February 12, 2020
  Signs of Spring For more Wordless Wednesday, Click here.
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Debra Lynn Dadd

• Way to neutralize chlorine in wash water? Copy November 30, 2020
  Question from Marie I think we just figured out that my teenager with MCS is very sensitive to the chlorine in our municipal water (used for washing clothes, of course). We are at a temporary location. When we find a place to move to, I planned on getting a whole house filter system which I […]
  Debra Lynn Dadd
• Tips for Non-Toxic Holiday Gatherings Copy November 22, 2020
  One of the best things about the holidays is gathering together with family and friends for special meals and gift-giving.  Unfortunately, all of that cooking and decorating can add to indoor air pollution and toxic exposures.  Here are some easy tips to keep your gathering safe and healthy.   Avoid Candles and Scented Décor Candles […]
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BloominThyme

• Sun Hemp Cover Crop August 12, 2020
  Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. […]
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• Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
  At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
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Word of the day

• distend December 4, 2020
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 4, 2020 is: distend • \dih-STEND\  • verb 1 : extend 2 : to enlarge, expand, or stretch out (as from internal pressure) : swell Examples: "At the Aurora … the finest performers in Josh Costello’s cast … add still further pleasure to the avalanche of wit. They […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

• The A.V. Club’s favorite at-home performances of the year December 5, 2020
  Live shows—like most social events—went virtual in 2020, so we’re tweaking our typical “favorite live show” end-of-year AVQ&A to ask:Read more...
  The A.V. Club on Music, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
• Cast member Jax Taylor fired from Bravo's Vanderpump Rules December 5, 2020
  Another firing from Bravo’s long-running reality series Vanderpump Rules tonight, as Variety reports that Jax Taylor will no longer appear on the show. A breakout star on the reality series, for a long list of behaviors that might best be described as “telegenically shitty”—including fist fights, infidelity,…Read more...
  William Hughes on News, shared by William Hughes to The A.V. Club
• Chance The Rapper's ex-manager sues for $3 million over "lackluster" The Big Day December 5, 2020
  It’s been roughly a year and a half since Chance The Rapper released The Big Day, his first studio album after spending the better part of a decade rising to musical superstardom on the back of a trio of beloved mixtapes. Focused largely on his then-recent wedding, the album was well-received by critics—we gave it an…Read […]
  William Hughes on News, shared by William Hughes to The A.V. Club
• Fear The Walking Dead renewed for a 7th season December 4, 2020
  At some point, doesn’t our Fear of The Walking Dead have to mellow out a little? Sure, they’re zombies. (Sorry, “groaners,” or whatever “We’re not using the zed word” nickname the show has settled on of late.) But at some point, doesn’t even the threat of being devoured by undead monstrosities have to transition into…Read […]
  William Hughes on News, shared by William Hughes to The A.V. Club

DamnDelicious

• Meatball Baked Ziti November 5, 2020
  Cheesy baked ziti with the easiest homemade meatballs. Quick to prepare and so so good. Comfort food at its best here! Baked ziti. My all-time favorite kind of comfort food. Except, I couldn’t just leave it like that. No, I couldn’t. I threw in some homemade meatballs and topped this entire bad boy with burrata […]
  Chungah @ Damn Delicious
• Slow Cooker Olive Garden Pasta e Fagioli October 28, 2020
  Everyone’s FAVORITE Olive Garden soup made so easily in the crockpot! Just set it and forget it! Guys, it’s snowing. No joke. It has been snowing two days straight in the midwest. And yes, Cartman has his winter beanie ready to go. That being said, you can find me by the fireplace, chunky sweaters and […]
  Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

• A New Version of Me November 28, 2020
  I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving found a joyful, if not traditional way to enjoy the holiday, in view of the problems we’re facing during this pandemic. My son and his lovely wife invited me to visit their home and stay for a few days, because I haven’t misbehaved during the pandemic – their trust […]
  Susan Jean Ricci
• Commercials: Beautiful Christmas Thoughts and So Much More November 27, 2020
  Hello and Happy Black Friday, although this year may not be as big a shopping blow-out as in previous years. I, for one, am avoiding all stores and in-person shopping. There is nothing I need so badly that I can’t find it online or in one of the three places I shop for food and […]
  Susanne Matthews

ezvid

• 7 Best Electric Smokers 2020 December 4, 2020
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Task & Purpose