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Israeli Elections: Unite the Torah Nationalists Now! (tags)
Israeli Elections Are coming Up, The Right Needs To Unite!
TTIP - Why the World Should Beware, 61 pp (tags)
Radical free trade policies did not begin with the birth of NAFTA, nor with the founding of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995 – both had been in place in over 90 developing and transitional economies for over a decade through structural adjustment programes imposed by the World Bank and the IMF. (Walden Bello)
Philippines: 5 Makabayan bloc legislators got P481M pork barrel (tags)
Documents from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) last year showed that five congressmen belonging to the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives received a combined P481 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) since President Aquino assumed office in 2010.
In San Francisco's Mission District, Black Bloc Breaks Windows, Fails to Have An Impact (tags)
From the new issue (#111) of Berkeley, California's 'Slingshot' newspaper.
Photos and Videos: Anarchist Gathering (tags)
Southern California Anarchist Gathering, Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Southern California Library of Social Studies and Research, 6120 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90044. Video from the event : http://youtu.be/d_YzlbOoBF4
Druze Leader Jumblatt Backs Hezbollah (tags)
battle lines now drawn
Race for Phillippine Senate presidency goes Global: From Asia to America (tags)
The EPCC NEWS sources have confirmed that race for the Philippine Senate presidency has turned global. EPCC NEWS also confirmed it's three way fight between Pangilinan of LP, Villar of NP and Enrile of the PMP. Enrile allied itself with LP in attacking Villar of the NP during the last presidential elections. This will have an effect on the senate presidensial race on the Congress opening in July 26.
The Planning of War Behind Closed Doors: Brussels, London, Istanbul: Week Of Western War (tags)
"If any further evidence was required that the United Nations is at the service of NATO and not vice versa, that the EU is NATO's civilian valet de chambre, and that all three are subordinated to the United States, the last week's events and the roster of attendees at them should suffice. ??The chain of command begins in Washington and orders barked out there work their way down to Brussels and New York City."
The Resistance is Not Quiet: 2009 Anarchist Activist Conference (tags)
About 100 activists, college students, and community members gathered yesterday for the anarchist activist conference at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. The conference was titled "The Resistance is Not Silent," and topics of discussion included the environment, the internet, immigrant rights, urban planning, poetry, bicycling, the anti-war anti-hunger network of collectives Food not Bombs, and non-violence. The event also included vegan food, music, and tables where vendors accepted donations for literature and t-shirts.
!BLOC! The Streets! THIS SATURDAY! (tags)
So Answer is taking to the Streets...yet Again? This Saturday! Along With The Answer Mass, Let's BLOC the Street! NO GOING BACK!
Latin America rejects new EU law on illegal immigrants (tags)
Under the new law, all illegal immigrants living in the EU member states will have to leave the bloc within a period of seven to 30 days.
TOOLKIT FOR DISMANTLING THE ARROYO KILLING MACHINE IN THE PHILIPPINES (tags)
On this May 14 election week, the brutal Arroyo regime in the Philippines backed by the Bush administration is facing the people's judgment for "crimes against humanity." This essay reflects on themes and issues surrounding the crisis of the neocolonial polity in the context of Bush's war of terror and barbaric, predatory globalized capital's assault on the peoples of the world.
Worldwide Children's Revolution to Try to Save the Human Race From Extinction? (tags)
A worldwide Children's Revolution to try to save the human race from extinction caused by global warming and climate change could start in London, England, on 4 November 2006. Plans for the March for Global Climate Justice to be led by the kids' bloc that attempted to shut down the G8 summit meeting at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2005 are being considered by environmental activists in Britain.
Help Infoshop publish the Black Bloc Papers (tags)
Infoshop.org and the Alternative Media Project are excited about the first book being published this month by our new imprint, Breaking Glass Press. We are publishing the revised edition of the Black Bloc Papers, which has been edited and compiled by David Van Deusen & Xavier Massot.
Making Sense of "Anna's" Posts (tags)
A few thoughts on FBI infiltrator "Anna's" posts.
Iraqi leaders demand Exit Strategy (tags)
Iraqi leaders demand Exit Strategy
Lebanon parliament re-elects pro-syrian speaker nabih berri (tags)
Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday re-elected pro-syrian Berri as the speaker of parliament - a post he has held since 1992 - even after anti-Syrian groups won a clear majority in the house for the first time since the 1975-1990 civil war.
CHAOS on BROADWAY: A Call to Action! NYC - RNC Protests (tags)
An all-encompassing festively militant event: Sunday, August 29th 4pm, Theater District NYC
Police tactics keep the bloc nonviolent (tags)
i think we're suspecting the wrong people of being involved with the police.
The Truth About How Israel Screws Over The Palestinians (tags)
The Israeli Government maintains a "Matrix Of Control" over the 3 million Muslim And Christian Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. In most areas they cannot get an Israeli Military "building permit". When they do build a home anyway, it gets bulldozed
The KGB's Man (tags)
The Israeli government has vowed to expel Yasser Arafat, calling him an "obstacle" to peace. But the 72-year-old Palestinian leader is much more than that; he is a career terrorist, trained, armed and bankrolled by the Soviet Union and its satellites for decades.
Padded Bloc FAQ for Miami (tags)
Basic information on the planned Padded Bloc in Miami, including frequently asked questions.
BLACK BLOC CALL TO ACTION OCT 25 in SF (tags)
BLACK BLOC CALL TO ACTION OCT 25 in SF
OCT 25 Black Bloc Tactic (tags)
OCT 25 Black Bloc Tactic
Updated: Call for a padded bloc at the Nov. 20-21 FTAA meetings in Miami (tags)
updated information on organizing for a padded contingent for the Nov. 20-21st FTAA meetings in Miami (with endorsers, logistics, and more) This contingent will take action with a determination to disrupt the meetings.
Letter from Inside the Black Bloc (tags)
Communique from the Black Bloc. July 4, 2003 Happy Independence Day America. When will we be free?
POG Call to action for a padded bloc this Nov in Miami, stop the FTAA (tags)
Call to action for the FTAA meetings this November in miami! As a part of what is sure to be a multitude of tactics, POG is sending out this call specifically for a padded contingent. We envision a total shutdown of the meetings through the combination of diverse tactics.
Seattle-Genova-Salonica the struggle against Capitalist Globalisation continues... (tags)
Anticapitalist Left bloc in Greece "Struggle Initiative" against the red zone & the EU summit
L.A. Black Bloc contingent requested for May 24th (tags)
We are reaching out to all L.A area Black Bloc members to come down to the KOBE hq protest on May 24 to protect the peace.
LAPD infiltrates protestors to watch the Black Bloc (tags)
LAPD infiltrates protestors to watch the Black Bloc. Some pictures and a brief description.
reclaim.......TV (tags)
some words from the NarcoNews journalist Al Giordano that could inspire us today to reclaim the Media and specially the TVs:
Unity call from antiwar movement (tags)
Statement from Youth Bloc/Campus Antiwar Network (CAN)
Athens, The anarchist bloc and the riots on March 21 anti-war demo (tags)
Athens, The anarchist bloc and the riots on March 21 anti-war demo
BLACK BLOC CONTINGENT REQUESTED FOR 3-20 PROTEST AT FEDERAL BLDG. (tags)
calling all black bloc to descend on the federal bldg for protection of the protesters and to bring the war home.
Shut down the Oscars in Hollywood: Call for a Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Bloc (tags)
This is a call for a Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Bloc to shut down the Oscars in Hollywood this Sunay March 23.
Anarchists and Anti-Capitalists: Get Your Class War On! (tags)
The number of cities holding anti-capitalist and anarchist protests this coming weekend is growing daily. Check out our webpage for information on what folks in your city or town are planning.
FEB 15 BLACK BLOC - L.A. (tags)
Black Block call to action for Feb. 15th March!
(sf update) breakaway-- (tags)
WTO Decision Making Group Coming To Chicago Nov. 7 & 8 (tags)
The ceo's are Coming!!!!
US is financing murder of possibly millions in Cauca (Columbia) (tags)
We must help to stop the murder... please read and spread the word.. public awareness deters the evil force
PHOTOJOURNALIST HANS BENNETT DOCUMENTS ANARCHIST BLACK BLOC SINCE SEATTLE 1999 (tags)
Hans Bennett (photographer and writer for INSUBORDINATION magazine) interviews Bobo (an anonymous black blocker) and photodocuments black bloc action during and since the 1999 Seattle uprising.
In Response to All Responses On Taco Bell Black Blockers (tags)
Don't read this go out and do something!
Black Bloc Ruckus at Taco Bell HQ (tags)
Ruckus explodes at the Taco Bell Headquarters
Genoa - Ashamed of the Left: A Black BLoc Perspective (tags)
A criticism of many of the Reformist/Marxist organizations on the left an their complete lack of solidarity with the Anarchists who founded the anti-globalization movement.
Black Bloc (or not?) in Genoa (tags)
There seems to be evidence that provacateurs dressed as black bloc were active in Genoa.
The W.O.M.B.L.E.S. genoa brigade have arrived ready for action!!! (tags)
We got to Genoa/Genova about midnight. Shit loads of police: political, civil and military, but not any hassle, just lots of cheering.
Militance or sexism? (tags)
Allegation have been made against anarchist militant protestors that they are sexist, sometimes people even say they are racist. This exams the falsehoods and the lies that the neo-liberals use to discredit the anarchist youth.
Police Officers Exposed as Black Bloc Wannabe's (tags)
These cops were trying really hard to "look" like they were black bloc demonstrators. The Black Bloc are typified as thin young looking fellows, and these guys, well.... We just don't know what they were thinking. I guess they were trying to be slick, and put up a front that obviously didn't work. Here they are exposed by one of the SDIMC cameramen. This is also a photo exported from video, and so we have footage of these guys strolling along with the activists acting as if they were one of them.
Black Bloc (tags)
Black Bloc at the protest
Black Cop Bloc (tags)
Cops posing as Black Bloc resting with their fellow pigs in front of McDonald's.
CALL FOR BLACK BLOC IN SAN DIEGOBIOJUSTICE ACTION (tags)
June 24th-27th the evil scientists and greedy corporate assholes will be meeting in San Diego for the Bio Conference. On june 24th-27th the anarchists will be coming to San Diego to stop this meeting.
OCTOBER ANTI-IMPERIALIST MOBALIZATION DENVER! POST- DC (tags)
it started in denver. it will end in denver.
mayday compiled (tags)
May Day March in Long Beach, CA turn ugly by police brutality! latest count was over 60 arrested. Bail bound had been set for $500 for most protesters, but some had charged for attacking police and set their bail for $25,000!
Long Beach action (tags)
what i saw in long beach
Long Beach Police Attack
Long Beach May Day (tags)
Everything started ok in Long Beach. But, I was dreading that everything would deteriorate rapidly. It did.
Black Bloc incite the San Diego Police at the FTAA Protest (tags)
The San Diego Police for no apparent reason decided to march along the adjacent fence along Highway 5 right before the Tijuana Border crossing, before stopping in front of the Black Bloc. The Black Bloc responded by first throwing flowers and then stones at the police. The police responded by brandishing tear gas guns, yet luckily never fired them.
Black Bloc and SDPD at the fence (tags)
56 seconds Video clip of San Diego Police in riot gear facing Black Bloc protestors at the fence near the Tijuana-U.S. border
Report of protestor death in Quebec... (tags)
Quebec - report of death and brutality of protesters...
NYC - DAN talks to Mohawk warriors! (tags)
NYC-DAN has productive talks with Mohawk warriors regarding pre-FTAA border action.
The Revolution Needs Your Support (tags)
A call to aid on behalf of The Revolution Party
Important: DC RAAB Update, Assembly Point Change (tags)
Franklin Square between I and K on 14th Street
DAN-LA, the Black Bloc, and Anarchism (tags)
This is a message from Shawn McDougal, an anarchist organizer in LA, about some of the dispute about LA DAN, the D2K protests, Black Bloc anarchists being angry about exclusion, and so on.
Coverage and Analysis of the Anarchist Convention (tags)
Coverage and Analysis of the Anarchist Convention, from an outsider for outsiders (and a somewhat mainstream audience). I wanted to spend more time at the NAAC, but felt like I didn't fit in! There is discussion of putting on "our own" anarchist conference in Arizona by and for AZ anarchists.
Anarchistic Bloc #2 (tags)
Another Bloc Pic, much more interestring. banner included.
Another pic of the bloc, march for youth.
Open letter to Ted or Tom Hayes Revisited (tags)
One anarchist feels that Ted Hayes has taken it upon himself to slam anarchists in front of the corporate media as well as do everything possible to disrupt and cause dissent within anarchist ranks. Hayes seems to find it necessary to videotape fellow activists presumably to turn them into the police.
Open Letter to Ted Hayes from an Anarchist (tags)
IMC Staffer Taken Into Custody By LAPD (tags)
"Clown Guy," who does work for the IMC, was taken into custody after informing members of the Black Bloc via mic about their rights
I was in Philly too (tags)


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Borders Railway
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The Route and its Construction
More Connected To
A Work/Life Balance
Scotland & Beyond…
Space for Growth
Place to Live
Midlothian drop-ins announced as Borders Railway takes shape
One year on after the start of construction, Midlothian residents are invited to find out how the Borders Railway is taking shape at two new drop-in meetings in Newtongrange and Danderhall.
The drop-in events have been arranged by the Borders Railway team to help inform local residents about the latest developments in their area, which have most recently included the construction of a new road between Millerhill and Old Dalkeith Road (via Shawfair) and the Hardengreen Viaduct. The drop-in meetings will also provide an opportunity for residents to find out more information regarding future works including transferring the A720 back to its original alignment and station works.
Borders Railway staff will be on hand to answer any queries. There will also be up-to-date work programmes, photos and maps and plans available to look at.
The drop-in sessions will take place on:
Wednesday 2nd April, 4-8pm,The Dean Tavern, Newtongrange
Thursday 10th April, 3-7pm, Danderhall Community Centre
Craig Bowman, Communications Manager, Borders Railway, said: "The landscape across Midlothian has changed significantly since construction began a year ago with new roads, bridges and station site excavations. We want to offer local people the chance to speak to the project team face to face and find out more about future works in the area and how it may affect them.
Residents who are unable to attend can contact the Borders Railway project via the website, email or helpline:
Web: www.bordersrailway.co.uk
E: info@bordersrailway.co.uk
All rights reserved, Copyright © 2020 Transport Scotland

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An idea for wall interiors is important for your house design. Whether the house decoration has many variety ideas, the wall can't be forgotten. Even the house has no theme, the wall still can tell something. Wall is the good media to express your thought.
There are many types of stone, especially natural stone. You can use those stone as the material of the wall and organize them for ideas for wall interiors. Natural wall stone can be inspirations for interior brick wall ideas. The natural stone also can be installing in a plain wall. Arrange the stones wall and make them have unique shape.
Ideas for wall interiors are not just depend on the material. If your wall is already plain and had furnished, you can try interior wall paint ideas. The plain wall can be painted as you wish. For example, if you have will hold special occasions on your house, you can paint your wall to support that occasion. You can paint the wall just a little part of it, or paint the whole wall. The whole painted wall is called as mural wall. They are many designs for mural wall, such as flower, race car, trees, etc. You can mural the wall with the scenery painting, follow the season. For example, in the winter, the whole wall is painted with snow, and when the spring comes, painted the wall with blossom trees. If you don't want to paint, try the wall tattoo. The wall tattoo is easy to use and it is available in any pattern, such as dot, stripe, flower, etc.
They are so many ideas for wall. If you want the simple one, try to hang the picture. The picture can be good ideas for wall interiors.


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ArticleOpinion
GO Battle Weekend Review: A Semi-Rural Player on Tour
kittypokemonsalot
A Semi-Rural Player Reviews: Hoenn Mega Raid Day
kittypokemonsalot - December 4, 2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: An Honest Review
Letters to Niantic: The Referral 'Bonus'
kittypokemonsalot - November 24, 2022
This weekend I had the luck to be travelling out of town for the GO Battle Weekend. I consider myself a semi-rural player. Where I live has 11 PokéStops and 5 gyms, but they are incredibly spread out across the whole town, most being at complete opposite ends of the town. I've tried submitting more things, but options are incredibly limited, and I am struggling! There are huge areas with absolutely no POI (points of interest), and then clusters of them lumped together.
We are lucky to have 2 small parks and a sports field, and I've been able to utilise those by nominating individual goal posts on football pitches, signs, and playground equipment to try to get as many stops as possible, but I think we have now peaked at the 16 POI.
Phone signal is also an issue, half of the town has zero phone signal, or a very, very tiny amount, making it impossible to play Pokémon GO there. If you are able to get the game to open, you will just endlessly encounter glitches and errors, so it is best to stick to the part of the town with phone signal.
I also know that this makes me incredibly lucky, because I have 16 POI spread over the whole town (even if half the town has no signal), when there are other rural players who have access to zero POI, or a very small amount, hence calling myself semi-rural.
When event elements rely on things like gym battles and battling Team GO Rocket, not having those POI is a huge issue.
For Community Day I always travel to the nearest large town to play with my friends, because I'd run out of resources very quickly playing near home. I was curious how different the weekend would be for me in a new town compared to my own, but I was not expecting such a drastic difference.
My Hero medal count when I caught my first 100% IV Shadow
Now for GO Battle Weekend my husband and I had taken a trip to to visit his sister, who lives in a city several hours from where we live. We opted to stay in a hotel in a nearby town called Atherstone (much cheaper than the city!), and I was blown away at the difference in this town compared to my own.
It was densely populated with gyms and PokéStops, and clearly has an active player base who have worked hard to improve the game in their area. Great work folks! Every bit of art, every pub, every park, library, community centre, it was all in game as a POI of some sort.
We went for a walk to look for somewhere to eat and I was constantly able to battle Team GO Rocket and spin stops, even the best spots to play GO in the towns near me didn't compare! Often I couldn't even complete battles quick enough to spin all the stops so I missed some, because there were so many!
I think I battled more grunts this weekend than I have in the last several months at home. I even finally got my first ever 100% IV shadow Pokémon, it took 3714 shadow encounters. I was SO excited!
Our hotel was situated in the perfect spot for GO, and we ended up opting to eat in their restaurant and stayed in their bar for most of the night. It had 6 PokéStops in reach, but depending on the drift, you could also spin another 4 depending on where your avatar was.
I could have another Rocket Radar ready to go within 10 minutes of using my previous one, tops! Even my husband, who is the most casual of casual players, and often doesn't log in for weeks at a time, had his phone out with me battling grunts and leaders to complete the research, something he usually doesn't bother with. Having more to do in game made it more exciting for him, so he was more interested to play.
If I had been at a home, I am not convinced I would have been able to complete the Timed Research in the 48 hours we had. Gyms don't have a high turn over rate and I often find myself stuck in them for weeks at a time, leaving me no way to battle them.
In Atherstone it wasn't a problem, I could see gyms changing colour throughout the evening, and the amount of them made it easy to complete the gym battle tasks on our walk.
If I had been at home, I would have had to pick the PvP option for the Timed Research, because gym battles would have meant I couldn't have successfully completed the grunts/raids/gyms option. I'm not much of a PvP sort of gal, so I would have been a bit frustrated to have to do so many PvP battles, winning might have been an issue for me!
The Team GO Rocket grunts constantly refreshed at the PokéStops, and it was something I hadn't ever really experienced! I ended the weekend completing the Giovanni research line even, so I was able to TM Frustration off my Shadow Latios.
I got my first 100% shadow Pokémon in Totodile, plus a 96% shadow Charmander, and a 93% shadow Squirtle, it was endlessly exciting for me, and I was able to complete it on foot easily. Something really novel for me!
It was some of the most fun I've had playing Pokémon GO in a long time, because of how much more there was to do, and how much easier it was with so many more POI and spawns.
For rural players, this event would have been incredibly tricky, or even impossible. Increased Rocket Balloons help greatly, but every 2 hours is still not many when compared to how many grunts you can battle in a more POI heavy area.
The difference in game play was huge, and as someone who hasn't had the opportunity to really play the game during an event in somewhere with so many POI, I'd be tempted to try to convince my GO Fest squad that we travel to somewhere else for the final event in August (if only fuel prices weren't so astronomical right now).
I hope Niantic will look at this issue with some serious focus. Rural players have it 100x harder than city players, and it is no wonder so many are so frustrated when they see screenshots of the POI in big cities, when their local park submissions are being rejected. Rural players need help, and I personally think Niantic need to look at what they will accept as POI for rural areas.
It is all well and good saying to submit more stops, but when you live in a small village and you've already submitted the Church and the local war memorial, and there aren't even any parks, what else can you submit to improve your local play?!
Pokémon GO London New York Sponsored Pokéstops
Could Niantic add in special Pokémon themed PokéStops to areas without POI to help out rural players (like the above)? In Jurassic World Alive (a game both myself and my husband used to also play) their POI are spread out evenly no matter where you are in the world, so no matter what, your game play is the game, even in the most desolate of locations.
They don't reflect real life POI, but if Niantic were a little more flexible for rural areas, it would help. Let us submit corner shops, footpath markers (I've never had one approved yet despite allegedly being acceptable in GO), and some natural features. If certain natural features could be submitted, rural play could be revolutionised!
Are you a rural player who has even travelled to another city or town to play an event? How different was the experience for you? Let us know in the comments!
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Updated Pokémon GO 0.261 Patch Notes
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#define TESSERACT_CCSTRUCT_LINLSQ_H_

#include "points.h"
#include "params.h"

class LLSQ {
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  double sigyy;                // sum y squared
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Amitai Schlair: "pkgsrc design goals"
how can we induce people to choose pkgsrc over Homebrew?
what if we managed /Applications, from source or not?
what if we branded pkgsrc differently for each platform?
how are people finding their OS X binary packages?
David Brownlee: "Pretty tabular data without much effort"
OCaml has a build system akin to Haskell's "cabal"
The one that was still passing, do we believe that? Can we make it break?
The ones that are failing, can we understand them and make them pass?
Do we feel good about adding more such tests and encouraging everyone to do so? If not, what do we need to improve before we do that?


May is here!!! I've seriously be counting down the days until May, I have so many fun ideas for this month's Sharing Time that I cannot wait to share.
For this week, just get a general standing for, "Why do we follow the Prophet?" for next week's more in depth examination of some of the things we follow and how we are blessed.
Why do we follow the Prophet?
Who does the Prophet follow?
I love the idea in the manual by showing a picture of the prophet and when you ask who does he follow, show a picture of Jesus and draw an arrow from the prophet to Jesus.
*Look out for another handout for next week!


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Photos of Close Up Sun (46)
There are (46) photos of the keyword, Close Up Sun, available on our website. They are pictured below.The pictures are organized by category.
Business and Office Concepts
#1530 — A close up picture taken of the spiral rings of a calendar date book with sunlight shining on it.
Calendar Datebook
#2040 — A close up vertical picture of some rocks located at Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in northeastern Oregon and western Idaho.
Hells Canyon Rocks
National Parks:Grand Canyon
#2248 — A scenic vertical picture taken close up of the Grand Canyon at the South Rim of the National Park.
Grand Canyon Close Up at South Rim
#2254 — A scenic close up picture taken of a wall of the grand canyon located on the south rim with blue sky seen above.
Grand Canyon Wall View
National Parks:Mt Rainier National Park
#1638 — A scenic vertical picture taken close up of Mt. Rainier with some fog seen at the base. This picture was taken at the Mount Fremont lookout located at the Sunrise entrance to the park.
Mt. Rainier & Fog
#1290 — A scenic picture taken of the Paradise Inn which is located near the base of Mount Rainier in the national park. Paradise Inn welcomes guests from mid-May to early October each year. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Mt. Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier, the inn is surrounded by glorious flowering meadows and scenic winding trails.
Paradise Inn Close Up
#1778 — A scenic picture taken of Mt. Rainier seen behind a hill during sunset as you can see a red tint on the mountain. This photo was taken at Lake Mowich near the Carbon River Entrance to the park.
Red Mt. Rainier
#1289 — A scenic vertical picture taken of Mt. Rainier close up on a beatiful sunny day.
Vertical Mt. Rainier Close Up
National Parks:Olympic National Park
#1717 — A scenic picture taken of sea stacks located right off shore at Ruby Beach which is located in the Olympic National Park in Washington State. You can see a bird sitting on top of the second sea stack.
Ruby Beach Sea Stacks & Waves
#1715 — A scenic close up picture taken of some light-green moss located on a tree in the Hoh Rain Forest which is in the Olympic National Park. The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the few temperate rain forests in the world, and is also one of the largest.
Hoh Rain Forest Moss
National Parks:Yosemite National Park
#788 — A close up picture taken of Yosemite Falls looking through green trees and blue sky in the background. Yosemite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite Falls is a waterfall actually composed of three falls: Upper, Middle Cascades, and the Lower fall. In this picture you can only see the Upper Falls. Together they have a combined height of 2,425 feet which is more than 9 times the height of Niagara Falls. Perhaps the easiest place to view the falls is the Yosemite Falls Parking Area across from Yosemite Lodge.
Yosemite Falls Through Trees
#1791 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a red and yellow berry located on a tree branch found on campus at the University of Washington in Washington State. This photo was taken on a sunny fall day.
Red & Yellow Berries on Tree
Nature Photography:Images of Flowers
#2014 — A scenic close up photo taken of a pink flower with some sun rays and shadows on it.
Pink Flower in Sun & Shade
#2043 — A scenic close up vertical picture taken of a yellow sunflower located in western Idaho.
#2158 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a yellow sunflower close up.
Sunflower Close Up
#2044 — A scenic close up picture taken of a yellow sunflower.
Yellow Sunflower
Nature Photography:Images of Trees
#1990 — A scenic picture taken of two palm trees close up with blue sky seen in the background.
Palm Trees & Blue Sky Up Close
Nature Photography:Sky and Clouds
#1121 — A very interesting picture of a sunset close up taken in Washington State near Tacoma. The sky is lit up red and the sun has a red gradient to it.
Red Sun During Sunset
#1398 — A beautiful close up picture taken of a big orange sun settting over the Olympic Mountains located in Washington State. Ths sun is just about to go behind the mountains.
Sunset Over Olympics
#968 — A close up scenic picture taken of some stacks of red bricks and rocks in the background. This picture was taken on a sunny day as you can see the blue sky in the distance and the shadows falling over the bricks.
Bricks and Rocks
#940 — A scenic close up picture taken of a stack of red bricks with the sun and shadows shining on them. This photo was taken by a new house that was being built.
Stack of Bricks
Objects:Food and Drink
#1532 — A close up picture taken of an orange sitting on a black table with sun light shining on it.
#1542 — A close up picture taken of a pineapple with sun light shining in on it.
Pineapple Close Up
Objects:Schools and Education
#1065 — A vertical picture taken close up of the Eastvold Chapel located on campus at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. This photo was taken during the fall season as the trees are losing their leaves surrounding the chapel. Blue sky is seen above the chapel.
Pacific Lutheran University Eastvold Chapel
Places:Church and Religion
#800 — A beautiful picture taken of the side of Stanford Memorial church located on the Stanford University campus in California. This picture was taken on a sunny day with blue sky. Stanford Memorial Church stands at the center of the campus, and was one of the earliest and is still among the most prominent interdenominational churches in the West. Memorial Church is open to all religions and is non-denominational.
Side View of Stanford Memorial Church
Places:Coastal Scenes
#2355 — A scenic close up vertical picture take of the North Head Lighthouse near Illwaco, Washington and Cape Disappointment, Washington. You can see the half-full moon in the sky beyond the lighthouse.
North Head Lighthouse & Moon
Places:Mountains
#574 — A close up picture taken of Mt. Rainier form the north side. This picture was taken on top of a hill in Bonney Lake, Washington near the Sky Island housing development area. On clear days, Mount Rainier dominates the Seattle - Tacoma skyline, towering over the metropolis in breathtaking beauty. Mount Rainier's highest elevation is 14,410 feet which is located at the summit.
Mt. Rainier North Side Close Up
#749 — A close up vertical picture taken of Mt. Rainier form the north side. This picture was taken on top of a hill in Bonney Lake, Washington near the Sky Island housing development area. On clear days, Mount Rainier dominates the Seattle - Tacoma skyline, towering over the metropolis in breathtaking beauty. Mount Rainier's highest elevation is 14,410 feet which is located at the summit.
North Side of Mt. Rainier
#909 — A close up scenic picture taken of the north side of Mount Rainier taken from a top a hill in Bonney Lake, Washington. Mount Rainier is one of the major symbols of Washington State and it is seen beautifully here on this sunny blue sky day.
North Side of Mt. Rainier Close Up
Places:Waterfalls
#620 — A close up picture taken of Yosemite Falls which is located in Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite Falls is a waterfall actually composed of three falls: Upper, Middle Cascades, and the Lower fall. In this picture you can only see the Upper Falls. Together they have a combined height of 2,425 feet which is more than 9 times the height of Niagara Falls. Perhaps the easiest place to view the falls is the Yosemite Falls Parking Area across from Yosemite Lodge.
Yosemite Falls Close Up
Transportation and Roads:Vehicles and Boats
#196 — A pretty view at Lake Tahoe of a type of sail boat during July 2004. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States and the tenth deepest in the world, with a maximum depth measured at 1,645 ft (501 m), average depth of 1,000 ft (305 m). The Lake Tahoe Basin was formed by geologic block (normal) faulting about 2 to 3 million years ago. A geologic block fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust causing blocks of land to move up or down. Snow, rain, and streams filled the southern and lowest part of the basin, forming the ancestral Lake Tahoe. Modern Lake Tahoe was shaped and landscaped by the scouring glaciers during the Ice Age. Many streams flow into Lake Tahoe, but the lake is drained only by the Truckee River, which flows northeast through Reno and into Pyramid Lake in Nevada.
Lake Tahoe Sailboat
Sailboat & View of Lake Tahoe
Travel Locations:California:Golden Gate Bridge
#402 — A scenic picture taken of the city of San Francisco, California looking through the Golden Gate Bridge. This picture was taken for the Marin County side of the bridge on a bright, sunny day in late spring. In the distance you can see the Bay Bridge, the Transamerica Pyramid, and the rest of the city. One of the best places to see the bridge is from the Marin Headlands, on the north side of the bridge. This shot was taken from a place called Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands.
San Francisco View Through Golden Gate Bridge
#300 — This is a close up scenic photo of the arch of the Golden Gate Bridge just as the sun was about the set - as you can see from the changing colors in the sky. The Golden Gate Bridge is a historic symbol that represents the city of San Francisco. Joseph B. Strauss was the original chief engineer of the bridge and designed a rather unsightly cantilever and suspension structure in 1916. Though attempts were made to refine the design, it wasn't until consulting architects Irving F. Morrow and his wife Gertrude C. Morrow stepped in that the current look and design were imagined and implemented. The bridge opened for traffic 1937.
Arch of Golden Gate Bridge
#587 — A scenic picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge in California. In this picture you can see the city of San Francisco in the background and Alcatraz Island off to the left. This picture of the Golden Gate Bridge was taken from a place called Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands.
Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer
#2063 — A scenic picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge located in San Francisco on a blue sky sunny day. This photo is taken of just one section of the bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge in San Franciso
#591 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a close up of the tip of the famous Golden Gate Bridge located in San Francisco, California on a sunny blue sky day. The Golden Gate Bridge is a historic symbol that represents the city of San Francisco. If you look closely in this picture you can see two people standing on the hill just before the bridge. You can seen how tiny these people look in comparison to the great big bridge.
Tip of Golden Gate Bridge
Travel Locations:California:San Francisco
#1764 — A scenic picture taken of Alcatraz Prison and island on a sunny day in San Franciso, California. Alcatraz Island served as a military fortification in the 1850's, an incarceration facility for Spanish-American War prisoners, and a federal maximum-security prison from 1934 to 1963. Alcatraz Island is now one of Golden Gate National Recreation Area's most popular destinations.
Alcatraz Prison
#774 — A scenic picture taken of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California while looking through the red bars of the Golden Gate Bridge. In this picture you can also see Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pryamid located in downtown San Francisco on this sunny day.
Bay Bridge seen through Golden Gate Bridge
#604 — A scenic picture taken of the Ghirardelli Square on a sunny day which is located in San Francisco, California. Ghirardelli Square is a historic San Francisco destination, offering shopping San Francisco style, waterfront dining near Fisherman's Wharf, art galleries, family events, walking tours and more. Today the original 1860 cast iron chocolate grinder from France is located on the lower plaza, and other chocolate-making equipment is still operating on a small scale in the Ghirardelli Chocolate Manufactory.
Ghirardelli Square
#681 — A close up picture taken of the flowers and curves of Lombard Street in downtown San Francisco, California. Lombard Street has eight sharp turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being the most crooked (winding) street in the United States. One of San Francisco's car lines stops at the top of this block.
Lombard Street Close Up
Travel Locations:Washington State:Seattle
#817 — A close up picture taken of the Seattle Seahawk's Qwest Field with the snow capped Olympic Mountains and the sound in view in the background. This is the field in which the Seahawks play their home football games. Qwest Field has a 67,000 seat with over 70 percent of the roof being covered for the fans.
Olympic Mountains & Qwest Field
#1204 — A close up picture taken of Qwest Field located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Qwest Field is the baseball stadium in which the Seattle Mariners play their games. This photo was taken on a sunny day.
Qwest Field Up Close
#123 — A view of the Space Needle located in Seattle, Washingon on this beautiful sunny day. The 605 foot (184 meter) Space Needle was designed by Edward E. Carlson for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. The Space Needle has become a symbol for the city, and is home to festive events such as the annual New Year's Eve fireworks display. The Space Needle was completed in December 1961, and officially opened four months later on the first day of the World's Fair, April 21, 1962.
Space Needle View
#821 — A close up scenic picture taken of two Seattle ferry boats in the Puget Sound. One ferry boat is leaving short while the other is on its way in. Washington State Ferries operates the largest ferry fleet in the United States. Twenty-eight ferries cross Puget Sound and its inland waterways, carrying over 26 million passengers to 20 different ports of call. From Tacoma, Washington, to Sidney, British Columbia, they travel up and down the Sound, acting as a marine highway for commercial users, tourists and daily commuters alike.
Two Seattle Ferry Boats
Travel Locations:Washington State:Tacoma
#1056 — A scenic picture taken of the big Mt. Rainier taken from the Puget Sound waters in Tacoma, Washington on a sunny day with blue skies.
Mt. Rainer From Tacoma Sound
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Last night's Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway was the kind you tell stories about. On a warm September evening, with playoff dreams on the line, a crackling energy was shared by a sellout crowd during Sunday night baseball. But my favorite moment of the night came early, before Hanley Ramirez blasted two home runs, and well before Mookie Betts wowed us in right field.
It was when a photo of my friend Steve appeared on the jumbotron, accompanied by the words "We Remember."
For so many of us, the first step in becoming a Fenway Park tour guide was very simple: Follow Steve Meterparel around the ballpark and try to keep up.
My first Meter masterclass came in April 2008. High off the previous season's World Series title, giddy about the return of a strong team, crowds descended upon Fenway to see for themselves the park that Ted, Yaz, and Papi had called home. Having moved to Boston the previous September, I was living out a dream as a brand-new member of the Red Sox front office on the weekends. And Steve was our ringmaster, the self-proclaimed "Matt Damon at 77" who would round up crowds of 100 people every hour and welcome them to the park with a stand-up set of puns, quips, and old-man humor.
What did one hot dog say to another hot dog at Fenway Park? CATCHUP. What? You're not RELISHING any of this are you? Man, I thought I was on a ROLL here.
If at first you don't succeed ... if at first you don't succeed ... skydiving may not be for you. No, let me say it how Vickie says it. If at first you don't succeed ... try playing second.
The second step in becoming a Fenway Park tour guide was very simple: Realize that you would never be able to get away with 75 percent of what Steve was doing every hour of every day.
The jokes were terrible. They were marvelous. By June, I could perform every bit in his routine. I knew well that the crowds absolutely adored groaning their way through every line that he had in his arsenal. And my fellow tour guides and I knew that he had each joke written on a carefully maintained, folded piece of paper that he carried with him every day. He took the work seriously, and he was brilliant at it. The stories he told were nuanced, informative, and delivered with an incredible energy and panache, and the crowds were mesmerized.
I worked at Fenway for four years, from that first spring through summers, falls, and winter mornings with heavy snow and light crowds. He rarely missed a day. During that span, I became one of the innumerable people who came to love Steve. I became part of his Fenway family, and he came to know mine. And when my tour guide tenure came to a close, I continued to stop by when I could.
He was a treasure. And when he passed away last October, at the age of 84, one of the most remarkable and distinctive voices within Fenway Park—a place that has been home to more than its fair share of characters—was lost. And I hope he does become what he always joked about with his tour groups: the first Fenway tour guide immortalized in the Red Sox Hall of Fame. The man has got my vote, and hundreds more.
Last night, the Red Sox said thank you to Steve. And while the game was one for the books, that moment was the greatest of them all.


Kingston 4 Paws Service Dogs used our funds toward acquisition costs and veterinary expenses for two new, eight-week old puppies entering their program. Their names are Jarvis and Walter. Jarvis is a very attentive black Labrador retriever and Walter is a handsome and obedient yellow Lab. After spending their first few days with trainers they have now settled in with foster families in Kingston. They go to work with a puppy raiser most days and on outings to the grocery store, shopping mall, theatre and to restaurants. Jarvis and Walter attend weekly classes and have already learned many verbal and hand commands necessary for them to perform as service dogs.
National Service Dogs (NSD) is a similar organization in Cambridge who needed funds to upgrade the transportation vehicle that shuttles their dogs to training classes, vet visits, and eventually to their placement homes.
At our cheque presentations, we were shown some of the basic commands the dogs are trained to perform. Something as simple as resting their head on a lap or positioning themselves a certain way can ease anxiety, offer a feeling of safety, or a well-timed distraction. In many cases, a service dog can provide something special that medications or other therapies don't, so the value of these programs cannot be understated.
We look forward to hearing how Jarvis and Walter progress, and hopefully to seeing more puppy pictures!