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Federal law provides for criminal forfeiture, requiring a United States District Judge, as part of a defendant's sentence, to order forfeiture in applicable cases. What that means is that forfeiture is usually decided as part of sentencing, on a lower burden of proof (preponderance of the evidence) than the criminal case (beyond a reasonable doubt). As such, the need for an experienced forfeiture lawyer in Federal court could not be greater. If a case goes to trial, in most cases, the forfeiture has to be resolved by another mini-trial on forfeiture after a verdict is rendered.
To start a criminal forfeiture procedure, a Federal prosecutor must give notice to the defendant of the United States' intention to forfeit certain property. That notice must be included in the indictment. If there is a trial on the criminal case, forfeiture is not mentioned until after a verdict, at which time there is a separate forfeiture proceeding. If the defendant is convicted, then the government must show in the second forfeiture proceeding that there is a nexus between the crime and the property that the government is trying to forfeit. Unlike the criminal case, the government only has to show that nexus by a preponderance of the evidence.
It is imperative to recognize that the jury considering forfeiture does not concern itself with the ownership of the property. In fact, criminal forfeiture is called "in personam," meaning that the government can forfeit only property belonging to the defendant in a Federal criminal case. That means that if the property belongs to another owner, the government cannot confiscate it. Unfortunately, third parties are excluded from participating in federal criminal cases, which means that, if you own property that is being forfeited as part of someone else's criminal case, you may have to wait until the end of the criminal case for the "ancillary proceeding." During the ancillary proceeding, third-party claimants can assert their right to get seized property back.
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The other week I got the chance to shoot some stills on location with Henmenprops's video shoot with Holly Wolf. This was a super dedicated team. We were on location before sunrise and were rewarded with some of the most epic fog I have ever seen. I couldn't have planed out a better setting for a moody Zelda Breath of the Wild shoot.
I've been a pretty big fan of Zelda since playing the very fist game back in the day up until the Nintendo 64 version but have been out of it for a long time since. Holly on the other hand schooled me with her knowledge and passion on series! I was super impressed with her love of the series and the attention to detail on every aspect of her costume.


Affiliate marketing Vs Dropshipping… Two of the most well known models for making money online and they share quite a lot of similarities.
More specifically, which one is best for beginners?
During this post, I will explain exactly what these two business models involve and the pros vs cons of each.
Finally I can conclude which is better…. Or if one is really better at all.
What Is Affiliate Marketing/What Is Dropshipping!?!
With Affiliate marketing, you promote other peoples products and services on your website, via social media and on your email list.
To do this, you need to sign up to affiliate programs and networks, which are free to join.
Sometimes you will need to have some content on your website and some traffic coming in, whereas others there is no requirement.
Once you've joined an affiliate program, you will have a particular affiliate tracking link set up and if people click on YOUR link and make a purchase, you earn a certain amount of commission and that amount of commission you get, will depend on the program.
The commission could be 4%… it could be 75%, it entirely depends on the affiliate program you've joined.
You just drive customers to your affiliate links and that's as far as it goes.
The best affiliate programs to join for beginners.
With dropshipping, again you don't have to hold any inventory – the manufacturer ships products to your customer on your behalf as well.
However, in this case you will have an actual online store, which you fill with products.
There are thousands of different products and niches you can explore, (Check Aliexpress – a good option for beginners to source products).
You drive traffic to your store, using both free and paid methods and you earn a commission on every sale made.
I have seen some people claim that you can make a higher profit with dropshipping, but this is entirely dependent on what products you're selling.
You can get some very high paying affiliate programs too, so it's not that clear cut and there will be many factors involved that determine how much profit you can generate.
Including, how much you end up spending on marketing and paid traffic methods!
As you can set a low-daily threshold for your Ad, (say, $5) and test products before you scale up Ad campaigns.
Affiliate marketing very low cost barrier to entry and therefore, it's a low risk thing to try out.
The only thing you're really going to risk initially, is your time.
Aside from setting up your website, (so buying a domain name and hosting) and actually learning how to do it, there aren't many costs involved.
Many affiliates start out driving traffic via free methods, while they learn the ropes.
While this will make progress slow initially, it does make it very low-cost and an opportunity for practically anyone with even a limited income.
Alternatively, if you do pay to drive traffic, you should be able to write off this cost as business expense anyway – when it comes to tax time!
However, if you do set up a paid traffic campaign to a merchants website and this is highly converting, you can start to create very passive income that does not take much work to maintain.
The trouble is, getting to that point.
I've seen many a beginner marketer lose thousands of dollars trying to create profitable Ad campaigns.
Things are a bit different if you're a blogger using affiliate marketing…. Because often, this will be one of several income streams over time.
So, that part is cheap, but income can be unreliable.
Yes, you get some bloggers on a full-time income within a year, or even less, but these are in the minority.
In any case, another perk of affiliate marketing; is that you don't have to deal with customer service at all.
Once someone clicks through your link and are on the merchants website – it's totally out of your hands and you don't have to deal with any customer service issues, complaints, or returns.
The only case where you may have to deal with customers, is if someone buys a product after reading your own positive review or recommendation and then may complain about it – but it's up to the merchant to deal with any complaints, or returns.
If you create an affiliate website, or a blog that uses affiliate marketing – you will be creating a piece of internet property that can grow in value over time.
As you can see here... A website making around $700 a month in profit, could fetch almost $20,000 if you sold it and the more money a site earns per month, the more that you can sell it for.
This is another reason why, you should always start an affiliate marketing business WITH a website at the same time and not try and do it without one.
Well, to start with, the products that you try and promote as an affiliate can be hit and miss and your campaigns aren't always going to be a success.
There can be a lot of trial and error involved and you need to find product or services that convert well and are a good fit for your particular audience – which can take time to figure out.
If you are using paid traffic and are inexperienced, then you may end up spending a lot of money for nothing if you're not very careful – so, it's best to get some good training in that area if it's something you want to do.
If you're a blogger, who uses affiliate marketing as an income stream and are using free traffic methods – then how many sales you make will likely vary month to month.
It will also depend on how much traffic you have coming in, (and if you can increase that traffic, or at least maintain it).
Or even check out someone else's review later and go through THEIR affiliate link instead!
The window within which a customer needs to make a purchase after going through your link, also varies.
So, the Amazon affiliate program only has a 24 hour cookie.
Therefore, if your customer goes via your link, but then doesn't buy anything for two days, you don't make a sale.
Usually the cookie length is a much longer than this though, like 30 days.
I've even seen lifetime cookies.
It doesn't matter that they went through yours first, that affiliate will get the sale instead of you.
A further downside of affiliate marketing, is that many programs have a payout threshold in place.
For example; with Amazon associates, I need to make at least $100 before I can get paid, because I'm in the UK – but then you have to wait for a cheque to arrive and then you have to go through a bit of a drawn out process at the bank to cash it in, because it's in dollars.
I would have thought they'd have found a better way to deal with this by now, but right now they haven't.
(For example; Merch By Amazon pay me directly into my bank account in the UK… so, why have Amazon Associates not sorted that out!?! No idea…).
So, say you make $90 with Amazon once month, you'll have to wait a whole other month before you get paid.
But even then, you need to be sent the money in the post and then you need to pay a fee to have it transferred into pounds in your bank account.
When you're a blogger affiliate marketing, you'll likely be part of many programs online and have lots of mini income streams, this can become difficult to keep track of and sometimes.
You'll can also get stuck, before you reach the payout threshold with some products that you just don't sell much of!
That said, it doesn't tend to be too much of an issue, as you will usually have your *main,* products that you make enough… It's just a mild irritant.
Last but not least… With affiliate marketing, although you can certainly resell to your customers if you have an email list, a lot of the time you're going to be getting one-off customers.
They will go off and make a purchase via your link and may never again return to your site!
This is why it is very important to capture email addresses.
But also, when someone makes a purchase via your link, often times they will end up on the companies email list that you just sent them to.
Now they will be able to market to your customer again and again and you're not even in the equation.
Just like affiliate marketing, dropshipping also has a low barrier to entry and is fairly low risk to try out.
You also get paid no matter how much you make, so there are no payout thresholds to reach or anything like that, usually you'll be paid on a weekly basis.
You can purchase some items at an extremely low cost, (for example; look at the image below! Amazing that you can purchase one of these for less than a dollar!!!).
After browsing through AliExpress… you may not see products the same way ever again.
One stand I saw in town, had tonnes of different designs at a stall he was running, with hundreds of cards there available and sold for around $4.
It was actually on alibaba.com that I saw the original pop-up cards, so he would have been buying in bulk and probably paid more like 50 cents or less per card in reality.
Obviously, this person wasn't dropshipping – but once you start doing this, you spend much more time noticing how much things cost and will find yourself checking Aliexpress or Alibaba online regularly!
As Aliexpress allows you to order one item at a time, it's going to be really cheap to test out a variety of products.
You don't buy a bulk of items that you're stuck with, which is a great advantage.
So, anyway the point is that you can buy lots of items at a very low price and sell for a much higher price point.
It's not unusual that a $1 could sell for $15 or more and this would help pay towards some of the paid advertising costs and any other expenses.
Also, you hopefully won't lose your customers like with affiliate marketing.
If you also build an email list, you'll be able to regularly mail your customers with new products, deals and promotions and you link them directly to your OWN store rather than to someone else's website.
Dropshipping is more hands on – there are tools that can create a certain amount of automation but, (unless you outsource the task) you will STILL have to deal with customer service and support.
You would be able to get a freelancer to do customer service for you – somewhere like Upwork, but you'd want to ensure they did a good job and were properly trained.
However, by freeing up that time you'd be usually spending replying to customer issues and comments, you could be optimizing your Ad campaigns and marketing efforts.
You have to be careful which products and suppliers you work with.
Often the products are going to take a long time to be delivered, often it could be weeks and so, you're likely to get customers asking where their product is, (perhaps they didn't even realise quite how long it would take!).
If the order is delayed, it's you the customer is going to be complaining to.
If you're driving traffic with something like Facebook Ads, you may have to test out a whole bunch of products before you find one that's actually profitable.
Thankfully, you can test out items on Facebook relatively cheaply and you can figure out quickly if an item is actually going to sell!
Conclusion: Affiliate Marketing Vs Dropshipping, Which Is Best?
Well, you can see for yourself that there are plenty of Pros And Cons to each and actually, I think it would be wrong to place one higher than the other.
Both have a low barrier to entry, both can make you a lot of money.
Although, in both cases, only with a lot of hard work and sustained effort over time.
And this can tend to gloss over quite how difficult it can be to start having success with an online business.
If I HAD to choose, I would still say affiliate marketing is best for beginners… Yes, I am biased, because that's how I started.
However, by learning affiliate marketing, you also end up learning a lot of other skills that can be hugely beneficial down the road.
How to generate different income streams, (such as via paid Ads, or sponsored content).
I mean, yes, you're going to end up learning some of those skills with dropshipping too, but I don't think as much!
On the other hand, if you do go with dropshipping, you'd more likely gain experience with paid advertising earlier on (such as by using Facebook Ads).
While I primarily work with affiliate marketing, but I'm definitely going to start experimenting with dropshipping next year, because I like the idea of selling products directly.
In fact, I have already chosen a niche, purchased a domain name and am ready to get started!
It's taken me a long time to take the plunge, so I'm looking forward to this new adventure.
Do you think either one of these business modes is better than the other? If so, why?


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KWM: Monkey Business / The Third Man
Published on January 5, 2020 January 5, 2020 by George Salis
Editor's note: I started The Collidescope so that I could give a home to work that is true to itself rather than diluted by the artless concerns of marketing and audience pandering. The aesthetic of the journal reflects my own tastes, of course: writing that tinkers with the mechanics of language, that itemizes etymology, orchestrates melody, writing that is logistically illogical and acts as the ouija board of voiceless dreams. Rick Harsch's writing embodies all this and more. I never thought that I'd be serializing an amazing novel from an amazing author. I'm both honored and excited. So dear readers, be sure to bookmark The Collidescope and check back every Sunday for new installments of Kramberger with Monkey: A Comedy of Assassination by Rick Harsch.
If the process of creation is a mystery, who's to say various of today's simpatico authors are not channeling a warning from the apes? Certainly this novel is such. You dull and stunted demons will if clever enough see signs, like vestigial tails, in the concoctive elbends of this book.
What I know is this: a Slovene approached me with the tail, sorry, tale, of a certain Ivan Kramberger, a wealthy man who returned from Germany or Austria upon Slovenia's rather belated Independence to run for office as Prime Minister. He campaigned by driving about the country in a self-made Bugatti, selling his own books, and barking to the public with a monkey on his shoulder. He was very popular. So he was assassinated. First Slovene national election: popular guy gunned down.
A title was hatched. Demagogue with Monkey.
Years passed.
Drunk on refošk, the local wine, one evening…One evening, drunk on refošk, the local wine…I was on the balcony, thinking how funny it would be if in the course of employing those hidden creatures first, second, and third person, they began going missing, variably, some in the awfulmost ways, forcing me to constantly change my point of view, as it were, AS IT WERE. I started laughing. And that led to writing. And that led to a nightly drunken writing session on the balcony that led to this novel.
-Rick Harsch
Literature and Conspiracy in Slovenia
Todd's Posthumous Cigar
Trotsky is Notsky
The Second Man
Here We Are Alone Again…It's All so Sad, so Slow…
Omniscient Disclaimer
Man Meets Monkey
The Travels of Mandrake
The First Man, so to Speak
Skip Obscure
Mack Beltch
Al Zawahiri Doesn't Eat Here Anymore
Some Really Secret Monkey Business
Slovenia's Got One!
The Consequences of Passing up Minsk
Yushchenko's Face
Birdy Num Num
A Math Title
Anonymous Note: Does This Answer Your Question, Todd?
Chimp Attack Kills Cabbie and Injures Tourists
We're Going to Go with Bugatti
Fullmer Files Fluff
When is Fidel Going to Move out and Get an Apartment of His Own?
Was Constantine a Serb?
Sokollu, Sokollee, Sokollahahahahahaaaaaaaa
A Bone for Numerologists
Smaller Coffins
A Fracas
Green Dragons and Fox Hunts
Did Kramberger Kramp Your Style?
Nobody Likes a Master Stylist
He Never Writes, He Never Calls
Wow! What a Fucking Assassination
The Smoking Cigar
Gone Apeshit
Somewhere Valvasorry
Captive Learners
Indaba: Simian Song
Fuck the Polish Swimmer
Bidding is, After All, Bidding
Epilogue: Warning?
Where the hell was the monkey when Kramberger was assassinated? There's the story I really wanted. But nobody knew. Nobody. The man was famous for traveling the country with his jalopy and his books and giving speeches with a monkey on his shoulder. And when he was assassinated the monkey was nowhere to be seen. When Kramberger was killed by a small bore bullet from a distance too great to make sense given all the details of the story, hence we conclude conspiracy, the monkey was absent. What, did he call in sick that day? Conspiracies are one thing, but it's difficult to approach one from the point of view that a monkey was somehow involved, that maybe the victim's own monkey was complicit, that at the very least the monkey 'let it happen.' And so, not given to allowing a preponderance of the absurd in such investigations—let's say a Latin American ruler spouting off against American interests is handed a tape recorder just before boarding a flight that subsequently blows up, killing all on board: we, not being an actual court of law and thus having less stringent burdens of proof and therefore more effectively arrive at the truth, conclude he was handed a bomb—in fact basing much of our conclusions on the refusal to give the absurd more than its due, we are forced to accept a degree of chance, or, if you like, coincidence. And that puts us flat on the continuum that leads all the way to the official version that a drunken hunter got off a freak shot that just happened to puncture Kramberger's chest with the precision of a sniper shot rather than zinging off a railing somewhere or chipping a wooden roof slat. It therefore seems incumbent upon me to investigate the circumstances of the missing monkey. Maybe I will only eliminate a possibility; maybe the monkey was up in Graz undergoing dialysis.
Well, that guy was quickly eliminated, which puts us square in the third person, where we hope for a degree of safety in numbers. He may not have been of much use anyway. His name was Todd Fullmer, and he was a tabloid reporter for an American weekly, called, with admirable something or other, Political Sleeze. He was their assassination correspondent, perhaps the only one of his kind anywhere in the world. He rented an Opel, perhaps the most popular rental car of our time, drove from Ljubljana to Maribor, and then going about 90 kph on a straightaway near Negova the steering went out abruptly and the straightaway curved and he drove, with his learner's permit—no, with his empty notebook—in his briefcase, head on into a large tree. He was killed instantly, or, if not, after great suffering.
But what about that empty notebook? This was to be his second visit to Kramberger's birth and then death place(s). Why would he have brought an empty notebook? He had interviewed dozens of people on his first visit, always with a notebook open, always jotting things down, even though he always had a tape recorder going, a tape recorder he apparently didn't think to bring along this time, for no tape recorder was found at the scene of the accident. Remarkable negligence in an experienced reporter, wouldn't you say?
Experts on such matters suggest that though it is easy to doctor, so to speak, an automobile so that it might malfunction at a high speed, there are far better ways to ensure that an accident will occur to deadly effect. What if, say, the steering went out as Fullmer was pulling up to a stop sign? He might steer off the road into a field and come to a gentle, rolling stop, might he not? One answer to that is that, well, if the accident doesn't kill him, maybe it could serve as a warning. With such ambiguity of intent it is difficult to call his death an assassination. Then again, it is certainly not fair to call it a warning gone awry. The perpetrator(s) had to have known that his death was a good enough possibility.
Whatever. Todd Fullmer died before he could finish his investigation into the circumstances of Ivan Kramberger's death, before he could publish his article, which would have been quite a coup in that it would have lumped Slovenia in amongst those countries that solved political inconveniences with assassination, especially that small group of European countries that emerged as new nations or makeovers of nations after, to accept one dividing line, the fall or knocking down of the Berlin Wall.
The emphasis here should be on the cleanliness of Slovenia, which declared independence, had a clean little war, turned out to be a clean little country, about fifty percent forested, with clean highways, and clean living, striving folk, who were not maniacs like their southern neighbors and ex-partners, nor fascists like their northern neighbors. Slovenia didn't even have a 'Gypsy problem.'
Todd Fullmer's death kept Slovenia clean.
Rick Harsch hit the literary scene in 1997 with his cult classic The Driftless Zone, which was followed by Billy Verite and Sleep of the Aborigines (all by Steerforth Press) soon after to form The Driftless Trilogy. Harsch migrated to the Slovene coastal city of Izola in 2001, just as the Driftless books were published in French translation by a French publisher that went out of business a few years later. Rick is also the author of Arjun and the Good Snake (2011, Amalietti & Amalietti), Wandering Stone: the Streets of Old Izola (2017, Mandrac Press), Voices After Evelyn (2018, Maintenance Ends Press), Skulls of Istria (2018, River Boat Books), The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas (2019, River Boat Books) and Walk Like a Duck: A Season of Little League Baseball in Italy (2019, River Boat Books). Rick currently lives in Izola still with his wife and two children.
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To kick off 2019, Paris Saint-Germain Handball once again faced off with the opponent they facd the most in 2018: The H. On Thursday night, the two sides were doing battle in the Velux EHF Champions League, Round 11 offering Les Rouge et Bleu a chance to firm as Group B leaders and the home side - still far from qualified - to build on the nine-point haul that has them in fourth.
While these two sides have made a habit of producing prolific duels, it took five minutes before the opening goal was scored - by Uwe Gensheimer from the penalty line (5': 0-1). Paris took this impetus and ran with it, controlling the match perfectly, especially in defence as Thierry Omeyer racked up the saves. This solidity at the back allowed the wingers, Uwe and Luc Abalo, to run riot on the counter, with the latter soaring with a superb kung-fu set up by the former (14': 5-9). The capital club's lead grew to six goals when Lucio proved decisive once again (20': 6-12). Wounded but not beaten, The H made sure to hit back before the break. So well, in fact, that Kiril Lazarov got his side close to level just moments before the buzzer (28': 15-16) - even though Sander Sagosen and Viran Morros re[lied to give Raul Gonzalez's men a more comfortable advantage as the first term came to a close (15-18).
This scenario endured throughout a fair stretch of the second half: Mikkel Hansen (33': 16-20), Sander (40': 21-24) and Nedim Remili all worked hard to maintain the lead (42': 22-26). Faced with Paris' stingy defence, Nantes struggled to find solutions. In this context, the minutes ticked by with Paris still in the lead (45': 23-27). However, as if that wasn't enough, Mikki conjured a nine-metre screamer that silenced the Palais des Sports Beaulieu that little bit more (50': 25-29) and Nikola Karabatic also got in on the festivities (54': 28-32). The lead at the final buzzer (31-35), which had built on the first-half advantage, illustrated perfectly the dominance Paris Saint-Germain Handball had shown to tighten their grip on top spot in Group B.
Several of our players could have been named here, but in the end it was Henri kToft Hansen who stood out. The Danish international, fresh from being crowned a World Champion in home soil, was clinical in front of goal with 6 from 6. This took his total in the competition this campaign to 31. Defender Viran Morros also fired at 100%, with two goals from as many efforts.
Despite leading by large margins at several points, the capital club often saw their opponents claw their way back into the match... but they never gave up their lead. Cool heads in defence paved the way for Luka Karabatic and his teammates to keep Nantes in their wake all night long.
After 11 Velux EHF Champions League rounds, Paris Saint-Germain Handball have a provisional five-point lead over second-placed Szeged. The Hungarians play their match in hand away to Celje on Sunday. Les Rouge et Bleu now just need two wins (form three matches) to nail down top spot - a finish that will see them skip the round of 16 and move directly through to the Champions League quarter-finals.


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Coffey is a city in northern Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 151 at the 2020 census.

History
Coffey was originally called Coffeyburg, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856 by B. H. Coffey, and named for him. A post office called Coffeysburg was established in 1867, and the name was changed to Coffey in 1910.

Geography
Coffey is located in north central Daviess County on Missouri Route 13. Jameson is eight miles to the south and Gallatin is approximately 12 miles to the south on Route 13.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 166 people in 60 households, including 47 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 76 housing units at an average density of . The racial makup of the city was 100.0% White.
Of the 60 households 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.3% of households were one person and 5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age was 33.2 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 140 people in 56 households, including 38 families, in the city. The population density was 692.4 people per square mile (270.3/km). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 316.5 per square mile (123.6/km).  The racial makup of the city was 96.43% White and 3.57% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43%.

Of the 56 households 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 17.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 66.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median household income was $15,000 and the median family income  was $17,813. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,415. There were 38.5% of families and 43.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 61.5% of under eighteens and 26.3% of those over 64.

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I worked with Mr.Erkin Sadanbekov in the summer of 2011 in promoting police reform in Kyrgyzstan. At the time I was the Director of the Central Asian Free Market Institute and was building public support for redical police reform. Given his 10 year + experience in Kyrgyzstan's security forces he provided me with insights into the inner workings of the police, why they are unlikely to reform themselves and what is the best way to approach this entity. Our hours of discussion was invaluable for me in writing a neat policy paper on the subject and in one-on-one debates vs. senior officers of the Ministry of Interior.
I will always be indebted to Mr. Sadanbekov for his help.


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Cuties and Its Critics Both Decry the Sexualization of Children – Reason.com
The last time I commented on Cuties, the controversial French film on Netflix that portrays 11-year-old girls who practice and perform raunchy routines for a dance competition, I was condemned as a "pedo," a "perv," a "sick individual," a "demon," and "an enemy of the people." And that was just for pointing out that Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) was misinterpreting the federal ban on child pornography by suggesting that it applied to the film. At the risk of inviting further abuse from people who have not actually watched the movie, I think it's worth noting that some complaints about it, even from less rabid critics, are seriously misplaced.
Cuties not only does not fit the legal definition of child pornography; it is not the least bit salacious. To the contrary (spoiler alert), its clear message is that the protagonist and her friends are confused and engaging in age-inappropriate behavior. The audience at the dance competition is visibly and audibly appalled by their twerking, and the central character, Amy, tearfully realizes in the midst of the performance that she is trying to grow up too fast and has been too quick to reject the culture and values of her family, Muslim immigrants from Senegal. She runs home, hugs her mother, and changes out of her skimpy outfit. The last image in the film is Amy joyfully jumping rope with kids in her neighborhood, an unmistakable clue that she has decided to remain a child rather than aping the risqué behavior of the adult performers she sees on social media.
In short, Cuties does not promote dirty dancing by 11-year-olds or present it as liberating for Amy once the initial thrill of defying her family's authority is gone. Her involvement with the dance troupe causes serious problems and anguish, which ultimately lead her to change course. All of this is consistent with director Maïmouna Doucouré's avowed intent and with Netflix's description of Cuties as "a social commentary against the sexualization of young children." After watching the movie, my wife, a rabbi, said she could see using it with parents and older teenagers as part of a lesson in the challenges of growing up in a hypersexualized society without clear and consistent adult guidance.
As the father of three daughters, I have long been disturbed by the cultural tendencies that both Cuties and its critics decry, which extend to creepy beauty pageants featuring prepubescent children as well as the more explicitly sexual dance moves portrayed in the film. I don't want my kids to dance that way, and I would not let them watch a movie like this until they were mature enough to understand the issues it deals with. At the same time, it is hard to imagine a serious cinematic treatment of the subject that does not at some point show what that sort of behavior entails.
I understand and sympathize with the concerns of people who think it is always wrong to have children perform dance routines like these, even in the context of a film that portrays such behavior as deeply troubling. I am less impressed by the argument that people who are sexually attracted to children will like the film, a sort of pedophile's veto that would put the kibosh to many worthwhile movies. Whatever your take on Cuties, the idea that no one should be allowed to see it, which is the implication of Cruz's argument, is plainly inconsistent with the First Amendment, which requires tolerating all manner of controversial speech, no matter how much vituperation it provokes on Twitter.
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Q: Flatten a hashmap derived from a json string in Java I have through various reasons ended up in a situation where I need to deserialize a json object from Fable F# in android studio with java.
The string is as follows:
{"MainForm":{"OriginMerd":{"id":"onMggagerd","number":5,"tests":{"Blod":{"blodid":"1","glucose":52}}}}}

the code:
    Stream<Map.Entry<String, String>> flatten(Map<String, Object> map)
    {
        return map.entrySet()
                .stream()
                .flatMap(this::extractValue);
    }

    Stream<Map.Entry<String, String>> extractValue(Map.Entry<String, Object> entry) {
        if (entry.getValue() instanceof String) {
            return Stream.of(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry(entry.getKey(), (String) entry.getValue()));
        } else if (entry.getValue() instanceof Map) {
            return flatten((Map<String, Object>) entry.getValue());
        }
        return null;
    }

    @ReactMethod
    public void testFunc(String jsonString, Callback cb){
        Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<>();

        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();

        try {
            //convert JSON string to Map
            map = mapper.readValue(String.valueOf(jsonString), new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>() {
            });

            Map<String, String> flattenedMap = flatten(map)
                     .collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue));

            for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : flattenedMap.entrySet()) {
                Log.e("flatmap",entry.getKey() + "/" + entry.getValue());

                //System.out.println(entry.getKey() + "/" + entry.getValue());
            }
        } catch (JsonParseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (JsonMappingException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        Log.e("JSONSTRING", jsonString);

        cb.invoke("OK");
    }

First I figured I'd make it into a map with object mapper as such I used the object mapper to get a map of  then I followed this approach
 How to Flatten a HashMap?
However the issue with this is that the result only gives me the orginMerd id and the blodid, not the number or glucose fields. Is there a elegant way to achieve this? I am unfortunately not very well versed in Java.

A: Paste the json you need to deserialize here. Select source-type JSON, deselect 'allow additional properties', input your package name and your class name. It's gonna generate Java classes (source code, not the compiled .class files) for you that fit your json.
Download generated sources, put them into your project and then just do: objectMapper.readValue(string, YourClassName.class);. YourClassName is the class name you input into the site (not MainForm class, be careful, I fell into that trap while testing this just now).

A: In your current version you are only allowing String values. You should change that to allow other simple types. To determine that you can use this method:
private static boolean isSimpleType(Class<?> type) {
    return type.isPrimitive() ||
            Boolean.class == type ||
            Character.class == type ||
            CharSequence.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
            Number.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
            Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(type);
}

Or look here for more details on how to determine if a class is simple. You also can simply adjust that methods to fit your needs.
With this you can use the following to flatten your map:
public static Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> flatten(Map<String, Object> map) {
    return map.entrySet()
            .stream()
            .flatMap(YourClass::extractValue);
}

private static Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> extractValue(Map.Entry<String, Object> entry) {
    if (isSimpleType(entry.getValue().getClass())) {
        return Stream.of(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<>(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
    } else if (entry.getValue() instanceof Map) {
        return flatten((Map<String, Object>) entry.getValue());
    }
    return null;
}

And call it like this as before:
Map<String, Object> flattenedMap = flatten(map)
        .collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue));

flattenedMap.forEach((key, value) -> System.out.println(key + ": " + value));

A: You handle only the cases for values of type string or map of your json :
if (entry.getValue() instanceof String) {
    return Stream.of(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry(entry.getKey(), (String) entry.getValue()));
} else if (entry.getValue() instanceof Map) {
    return flatten((Map<String, Object>) entry.getValue());
}

To get number or glucose entries, you should also handle the Number type with Long or Integer according to what you get from the JSON deserialization.
The problem with this approach is that Integer and Long are not String and actually you map the json entries to   Stream<Map.Entry<String, String>>.
Putting numbers in String variables is possible with toString() :
For example to handle both number and string :
final String value = entry.getValue();
if (value instanceof String || value instanceof Number) {
    return Stream.of(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry(entry.getKey(),
                                                value.toString()));
}
else if (value instanceof Map) {
    return flatten((Map<String, Object>) value);
}
// you may return null but you will at least log something
else {
     LOGGER.warn("field with key {} and value {} not mapped", entry.getKey(), value);
     return null;
}

But it will also make the content of your Map unclear requiring some checks before using it.
Similarly using a generic type like Stream<Map.Entry<String, Object>> will create a similar issue.
So I think that you could consider using a specific class to represent your model and use it during deserialization.
Foo foo = mapper.readValue(String.valueOf(jsonString), Foo.class);

where Foo is a class describing the expected structure.

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If you're ever unfortunate enough to get in a car accident, there are several steps you should take quickly to ensure the safety of yourself and anyone else involved in the crash.
First, try not to panic. It would be easy to in a situation like that, but just take a deep breath. Also be sure to check yourself for injuries, then make sure any passengers in your car are awake and unhurt. If there are injuries beyond scratches and scrapes, call an ambulance—better safe than sorry.
For minor accidents, if no one is hurt and the damage isn't bad, move your car off of the road. This will keep you from blocking traffic and causing more accidents to occur. Turn on your hazard lights and put out cones if you have them so oncoming cars know to avoid you.
Get the information of anyone else involved in the accident, and call the police. No incident is too minor for police to get involved. Then notify your insurance agent. Take notes while you're on the scene so you have them for insurance claims. If other drivers are involved, don't get into arguments with them about whose fault it was. You can argue that later with the insurance companies. Talk to them as little as possible and give as much information as you can to the police and the insurance company.
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There are still conflicting opinions on whether it's more efficient to drive with the windows down or the air conditioning on. While some studies say it's universally better to leave the windows down, others have concluded that AC uses less fuel when you're driving at speeds above 45 miles per hour. Is there one true answer to the windows down vs. air conditioning debate?
Short answer: no. There is still disagreement. Business Insider wrote an article that showed fuel consumption at 31 mph, 50 mph, and 68 mph, and at all three speeds the air conditioning used more fuel than rolling the windows down. HowStuffWorks, on the other hand, maintains that the exponentially increased drag caused by rolling the windows down at high speeds uses more fuel than the AC.
The good news about the lack of end to the debate, though, is that the higher your speed is, the smaller the difference is between fuel use with the AC on vs. fuel use with the windows rolled down. So basically, you can do whatever you like best, and it probably won't have much of an effect on your fuel use. At lower speeds, though, you'll use a lot more fuel with the AC on than with the windows rolled down, so keep that in mind.
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One of the biggest stresses of taking a long road trip is how much you need to put aside for gas, and how often you'll have to stop. If you follow these tips on getting better fuel economy on road trips, you're sure to make fewer stops at the pump and have more a little more pocket change.
The best thing you can do to save gas is to drive slower and more cautiously. It can be hard to do this, especially when you're trying to get to your vacation destination, but going 65 instead of 70 will optimize your fuel use. Coasting more often instead of slamming on the brakes also helps, since braking and accelerating uses a ton of fuel.
If at all possible, try to avoid heavy traffic times and areas. Download an app with real-time traffic updates and see if you can take alternate routes. When you're idling in a traffic jam, you're getting zero miles per gallon.
Pack as light as possible. Don't bring a bunch of extra stuff you don't need, because the heavier your car is, the more fuel you'll use. Make sure your tires are properly inflated before you leave! Under Inflated tires make your car work harder.
Finally, turn the air conditioning on as low as you can stand and roll the windows up on the freeway. The drag can really hurt your fuel economy.
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We've all been there before—you're at the mechanic to get your oil changed when they ask if you'd like synthetic or conventional oil. Now, it's likely you've heard these terms before. But what do they mean? Conventional oil is a lubricant derived directly from crude oil. It does have good properties that give it lubrication at higher temperatures. Synthetic oil starts out as conventional oil but is then modified.
Better lubrication – Added lubricants increase the slickness of the oil to help your parts and engine last longer.
Improved protection – "Dry starts" are something that often happens with conventional oil when your car has been sitting for a long time. This pulls the oil down to the bottom of the engine, which causes the components at the top to run unprotected. But with synthetic oil, it maintains viscosity and the additives decrease this "dry start" risk.
Less breakdown – Synthetic oil takes longer to break down, which means you don't need to change it as often as conventional oil.
Reduced deposits – When conventional oil breaks down, deposits can form on engine components. Synthetic oils are less likely to do this and therefore leave your engine cleaner.
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 3. When Was The Earthly Sanctuary First Made?
3. When Was The Earthly Sanctuary First Made?
By His High and Mighty hand God performed miracle after miracle to obtain the release of His people, the children of Israel, from Pharaoh in Egypt (Exodus 5-13). Not only this but He parted the Red Sea so that they could pass on dry land, drowned the whole Egyptian arms and Pharaoh, used the water to wash much of their weapons upon the shore so that the Israelites could arm themselves, turned the water at Marah from bitter to sweet, brought forth water from a rock, fed them with manna from heaven, and delivered them from the hands of the Amalekites (Exodus 14:27-29; 15:24, 25; 17:6; 16:35; 17:8-16). Yet despite all these miraculous works that God had done for them they were still grumbling, complaining, and generally ungrateful by the time they reached Mount Sinai.
God still wanted to come close to His people so He told Moses to make bounds or a barrier around the mountain so that no one would touch or go up it, and prepare the people for three days (Exodus 19:10-12). Then God would come down and talk to His people. What excitement there must have been in the encampment with men building the bounds, women and children washing clothes, everyone hurrying so that all was done as it was supposed to be, just like God said.
Then on the third day Mount Sinai looked like it was on fire with the billows of smoke billowing from it. Then the whole mountain began to shake for God was there upon that mountain. The people heard a loud voice, very similar to a trumpet. This voice became louder, and louder and longer. Moses spake and God answer. With awful grandeur God declared His law of ten commandments to the children of Israel (Exodus 19:18-25; 20:1-17).
God thought to impress upon the children of Israel His awesome power, majesty, and greatness, but instead the thundering, lightnings, the noise of the trumpet, and the smoking mountain only terrified the children of Israel and they moved away from the mountain standing afar off. Not only this but when God had finished speaking they said to Moses that they did not want to speak directly with God again or they might die. They wanted Moses to talk to Him, and then let Moses relay the message (Exodus 20:18, 19).
How sad this must have made God. He had done so much for them and He wanted to talk to them telling them how to love and serve Him, but the children of Israel would not have this. So Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was and spoke with Him. God reinforced the fact that they were not to make idols of gold and silver, and what material they were to use when making an altar of sacrifice to worship Him at. God also told Moses many statues or rules by which He wanted the children of Israel to live.
The children of Israel in the wilderness were to make a sanctuary for the Lord to dwell in from the free will gifts.
The children of Israel were to supply the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ, a living sanctuary that God (the Holy Spirit) could dwell in (Matthew 1:1-16; Luke 3:23-38; 4:1).
That spiritual Israel, the people of today who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, will build Him a body temple that God (the Holy Spirit) can dwell in (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20).
From this whole scenario we firstly we see that God wanted to talk directly with His people, but they did not want this. Then He devised another plan to be near them. He asks them to make Him a sanctuary so that He can dwell among them. What God really wanted to do was dwell in their heart and purify them by helping them to keep His Law. But when this failed because of the lack of faith and constant complaining and murmuring, He at least wanted to be near them – what a loving, compassionate, merciful God!
This does not mean that the Christian life will be one of ease for Christ told us, "… If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me." Luke 9:23. (See also Matthew 16:24; Mark 10:21.) Paul also told Timothy to "Fight the good fight of faith..." (1 Timothy 6:12.) However, we can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13).
God gave to Moses explicit and detailed instructions as to how to build the tabernacle, as well as showed him what it should look like. There was a lot of work to do in making it, but they also had to find all the material. However, from a simple calculation we can find from Scripture that they commenced the building of the tabernacle soon after the giving of the Ten Commandments which occurred in the third month after the children of Israel has left Egypt (Exodus 19:1).


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Tag Archive | alex hoffman
Our Invisible Crowns
Let me tell you about my friend, Alex..
Alex wears MANY hats. She is a momma to sweet baby Jackson. She is a proud wife. She is one of the stars of the #1 rated KETV First News, drawing nearly 9,000 followers on Facebook, thousands more on Twitter. She is also a former Miss South Dakota, record-breaking swimmer, accomplished vocalist.. the list goes on.
Alex is also the former ringer 1st basewoman for Team Paparazzi.
Typically in slow-pitch, coed softball, when a girl gets up to bat you hear a cry from a guy somewhere on the field… 'MOVE IN!! GIRL UP!!'
A word to the wise.. NEVER say that when you see THIS girl step into the box. Alex grinds her hands on the bat and UNLEASHES fury.. usually catapulting the ball over the head of whichever dude yelled to move in.
Alex is STRONG. CONFIDENT. POWERFUL. She is proof you CAN be all of those things AND be talented, beautiful and sophisticated.
Next up to bat.. Shelbe Stroh, a young lady on a mission to crush any steretypes you may have about pageant girls, and what they can or can't do.
"What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a pageant girl?" Shelbe asked me recently. "Is it glitz and extravagant dresses? Or is it the dedication to scholarship, community service, leadership and integrity? The Miss America Organization has shaped me to be the confident, independent and self-sufficient young woman I am today."
Shelbe is a 17-year old who is as diverse and involved in her community as she is striking. She's smart, taking AP classes at Elkhorn South High School and making the Rotary Honor Roll, while also taking part in FCCLA, SADD and National Honor Society. Shelbe earned recognition at the 2015 BBB Integrity Awards and as a Gregg Young Great Kids of Omaha award recipient.
Outside of school, Shelbe is part of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, she volunteers at the Hope Center for Kids, and she models for Omaha Fashion Week.
Photo courtesy Kathy Rae Photography
One more thing.. ever since she was a little girl in glasses, Shelbe has been kicking a soccer ball.
A few years ago, Shelbe found an organization that encompassed all of the qualities fine tuned by taking part in these activities… the Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen program. Shelbe is currently Miss Kearney's Outstanding Teen 2016.
This June, she'll compete with more than a dozen of teenagers from across Nebraska who excel in any number of activities in and out of the classroom, on the stage or on the field, in front of a crowd or with one other person.
"I have made connections with people across the state and along the way I have learned a little bit about myself," said Shelbe. "With each community event I attend, I witness the sparkle in a bystander's eye as I flash a smile or spark casual conversation. I have come to realize that the small deeds I do have a major impact on lives of others."
Shelbe and her sister queen, Miss Tri-Citites Outstanding Teen Ashly Helfrich
Just as she is trying to change stereotypes about pageant girls, Shelbe wants to alter how girls and women view themselves through her personal platform, 'Fit and Fabulous: Shattering The Negative Body Image of Young Women.'
"Instead of focusing on that 'perfect image' by resorting to unhealthy habits, I want young girls to discover the long term effects of a healthy lifestyle and reap the benefits!' said Shelbe. "As a teen, I know it's hard coming to terms with your body, but finding the satisfaction in exercise and smart eating will radiate positive vibes and inspire others."
Part of Shelbe's message is her own story of pain and disappointment. In October 2014, Shelbe tore her ACL in a club soccer game, and spent the next 9 months building herself back up physically and emotionally. When she couldn't turn to soccer, she found yoga and other ways she could stay active.
"I take pride in my athletic physique and want to empower young women to take pride in their own bodies as well. Confidence is the key to success," said Shelbe. "Loving yourself along the way will make the journey that much more meaningful."
Shelbe also credits her mom for supporting her throughout her recovery and during every activity she's taken part of, pageants included.
"I want to make a special shout out to the one who taught me to always wear my invisible crown, my beautiful momma," said Shelbe. "Thank you for making me the strong young woman I am today. You are such a blessing to me!"
And THAT is what Shelbe Stroh wants to bring to the table as Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen.. the message that no matter what hat you wear, from soccer player to beauty queen, from student to star, WE ARE STRONG.
Women of the world, we can do ANYTHING we set our minds to. Wear YOUR invisible crown.. and be darn proud of it.
"Above all, I want to be remembered as the girl who put her heart and soul into everything she did," said Shelbe. "I've failed many times, but I am so full of life and have this dream to change other peope's lives."
CLICK EACH LINK to follow Miss Kearney's Outstanding Teen 2016 Shelbe Stroh
on FACEBOOK, and on TWITTER
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHELBE?
CLICK HERE * 2014 * Nebraska's Outstanding Teens
For more information about the Miss Kearney/Miss Tri-Citites Outstanding Teen Pageant, visit THEIR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE, or follow ON TWITTER. For information on becoming a contestant, contact Director Megan Goeke at hello@beautifulbridal.com.
PREVIOUS.. Miss Queen City of the Plains 2016 Lianna Prill!
NEXT.. Miss Nebraska State Fair 2016 Payton Merritt!
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That's What Friends Are For
Over the last few months, I've tried to take a different approach with what I share on Facebook. I still try to tell our viewers what they should tune in for that night at 10.. and share links to the developing story online that could impact them.. but more and more, I'm trying to share things that just MAKE ME SMILE. Memes that make me laugh, links that have me giggling at my desk, and photos that warm my heart. Hopefully they make someone else's day a little brighter, too.
A few weeks ago, I shared this beauty.
Photo courtesy Sherri Harnisch – Picture Taker
This is Macy. I used to work with her momma, who is also the incredible photographer who styled and shot this photo. Macy is sassy, smart, talented and SWEET.. she is also one of the national representatives for down syndrome awareness and support, featured on billboards in Times Square, and a frequent visitor to Washington DC for new legislation.
PLEASE CLICK HERE to watch Alex Hoffman's story on KETV with Sherri Harnisch, about her family's work to pass the ABLE Act.
Macy is showing the world that people with special needs bring love, joy, laughter and so many other things into the world and into our lives. They deserve our respect, our time and OUR love.
It's a message Ashly Helfrich has known and advocated for since she was younger than Macy.
Ashly, a junior at Millard West High School in Omaha, is also Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen 2016. She'll compete to become Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen this June. The program is a preliminary competition to the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant, described by many as the 'little sister' pageant to the Miss America Organization. Just like their 'miss' sisters, these teenagers spend a year promoting a cause they are passionate about; Ashly calls hers 'The Positive Power of Inclusion.'
"Two of my cousins have down syndrome, so I have witnessed how inclusion has affected them while growing up," Ashly told me recently. "[My platform] is focusing on creating inclusive environments in both schools and the community for people of all ability levels."
Ashly is a student leader for Millard West's West Friends club, an organization that twice a month brings together students with and without disabilities.
"I love spending my time with these kids, as they are some of the most genuinely kind people I know," said Ashly. "They almost always have a smile on their face, and they always greet me like they are so happy to see me. For me, inclusion goes so far beyond just putting students of all ability levels in the same room. The objective of West Friends is to create long-lasting friendships between these students by making a safe, fun environment for all."
Ashly and West Friends organizers are also creating a model for other programs across the state, as one of the first schools to participate in NSAA-sanctioned unified sports. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Andrew Ozaki's story on KETV, featuring Ashly, about this new opportunity for special needs students to compete in sports.
Ashly also knows a little something about competition; she trained in tumbling and competitive gymnastics for 11 years and is currently a Millard West varsity cheerleader.
She's also copy editor for her school's yearbook, a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the National Society of High School Scholars and Student Ambassador for Millard West. Ashly has lettered in Academics, Cheerleading and Pole Vault.
WHAT?!? How could this girl squeeze one more activity into her schedule.. and why?!?!
Ashly answers by noting her role model is former Miss Nebraska local titleholder Chrissy Townsend. (Click here to learn more about Chrissy!)
"My grandparents were Chrissy's host family during her pageant week in North Platte and for several summers I stayed there with her during that week," said Ashly. "She really showed me how cool it was to be on stage, I always enjoyed getting to watch her do her favorite thing. She truly paved the way for my own pageants because she gave me a great example of how to be happy with whatever the outcome may be. I always admired the girls in that spotlight; I admired their grace, pose and confidence in front of all of those people, and I knew that someday I wanted to do that myself."
Despite multiple surgeries on her Achilles tendon, Ashly decided this, her last eligible year to compete, she would try to become Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen. She revisited the piano, an instrument she played for years as a little girl, and won a local title last fall.
"I would tell someone who criticizes pageants that the girls who compete in them are not just focused on their appearance," said Ashly. "Pageant girls are driven and compassionate, and they are more than ready to help anyone else out before themselves. They all have goals set for themselves and they are ready to do all the work that goes into reaching that goal."
And THEN some, like in Ashly's case. Since earning that crown in late October, Ashly has volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army, helped blind and visually impaired shoppers over the holidays, and just this weekend, took a VERY chilly plunge into Cunningham Lake for the Special Olympics.
At work (Omaha's Vintage Financial Group), Ashly has earned the nickname 'Miss America' from firm President and Millard School Board member Pat Ricketts. Easy to see why with the sheer amount of self-lessness, talent and ambition this young lady has.
What's even cooler to me is WHY Ashly wants all of this.. for her cousins, her West friends, and kids she's never met, like Macy.
"I want to be the next Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen because I want to spread my message of my platform all around the state. I am so excited to be part of a team with some of my favorite people," said Ashly. "I want to be someone that is a good role model for all teens, and someone who can be trusted with anything. I am very dedicated to the things that I commit to, and competing in this pageant is another step for me to get closer to reaching my goal of being confident in any situation."
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For more information about the Miss Kearney/Miss Tri-Citites Outstanding Teen Pageant, visit THEIR WEBSITE,FACEBOOK PAGE, or follow ON TWITTER. For information on becoming a contestant, contact Director Megan Goeke at hello@beautifulbridal.com.
PREVIOUS.. Miss Omaha 2016 Aleah Peters!
NEXT.. Special Feature, Miss Nebraska USA 2016 Sarah Hollins!
This entry was posted on February 14, 2016, in Hobbies, KETV, Miss America, News, Omaha, Power of Positivity, TV and tagged #thisisbeautiful, able act, alex hoffman, allison tietjen, andrew ozaki, ashly helfrich, chrissy townsend, cunningham lake, cyndi lauper, down syndrome, facebook, KETV, macy harnisch, merrilee prill, millard school board, millard west high school, Miss America, miss america's outstanding teen, miss nebraska's outstanding teen, miss tri-cities outstanding teen, north platte, nsaa, omaha, pat ricketts, SALVATION ARMY, sherri harnisch, sherri harnisch - picture taker, special needs, Special Olympics, time after time, vintage financial group, west friends.	3 Comments
Our national anthem is arguably, one of the toughest songs for an artist to perform. So much range, pressure to make it your own without offending traditionalists, and most of the time, acapella. Easy to veer off the rails, tough to swerve back on.
Lately, Miss America veterans have been REPRESENTING the stars and stripes.
Both Miss Nebraska 2014 Megan Swanson and Miss South Dakota 2008 Alex Hoffman (now KETV's morning anchor) were selected as finalists to audition to sing at the College World Series.
CLICK HERE to listen to Megan, who will perform before the 7pm game on June 15.
CLICK HERE to listen to Alex, chosen as an alternate (the same night she'll be performing the anthem at the Miss South Dakota pageant!)
And if you're bored (GULP!) CLICK HERE to hear MY rendition before the Nebraska & Creighton baseball game back in April… if there's an alternate game Saturday June 20th at the CWS, I get to sing, too!
The list continues.. Miss Nebraska 2011 Kayla Batt-Jacox sang in front of thousands at Werner Park this spring before the Nebraska & UNO baseball game. Miss Omaha 2014 Payton Merritt will sing at TD Ameritrade Park this weekend during the Big East baseball tournament. Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev sang before the Washington Nationals & Miami Marlins game on May 7th. We're everywhere!
And this last weekend, a huge honor for one of this year's Miss Nebraska contestants, chosen to sing the anthem in front of thousands at her own college graduation from Creighton University.
MISS NEBRASKA STATE FAIR 2015 MARIE ALLISON
(Photo courtesy Jenn Cady Photography)
"Blessed to have been fortunate enough to graduate from Creighton with degrees in Philosophy and Music, summa cum laude, and to have sung the national anthem for the graduating classes of 2015," Marie posted on Facebook. "It is humbling to realize the massive investment of time, the support of my wonderful family and friends, and the connections with faculty and fellow scholars that I have made throughout my Creighton experience. I may not be certain of what I desire to be in my future, but I know I am well primed to realize that truth as a process that will happen. Thank you to the people who always believe in me."
These thoughts, showing appreciation and reflection, mirror the messages Marie sent me recently regarding the Miss America program.
"I never, EVER thought I would be a girl who competed in pageants," Marie told me recently. "This decision changed the trajectory of my life dramatically because I learned how pageants challenge you to grow."
Marie's first pageant exposure came through her love of horses; she was a rodeo queen. She is also a passionate equestrienne, behind the training of two national caliber show horses, and a volunteer at the Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy. Those roles, however, didn't always put Marie in the spotlight.
"As I am an introvert, appearances were very challenging to me," said Marie. "I was pushed outside my comfort zone to become equal to the take of being a good representative of my program."
Marie herself had what she calls personal stigmas about pageantry, something she confronted directly when she competed for Miss Colorado last summer.
"I became involved in the Miss America program when I realized I could be impacting real change in my community and earning scholarships to fund my education," said Marie. "This program has made me consider what I value deeply, and the issues I feel need to be adequately addressed by our society as a whole. I have come to profoundly respect my fellow contestants as outstanding individuals and community servants. They are authentic leaders with humble confidence that lights up the world around them, providing examples that empower all youth and particularly young women."
Marie is a true example of that. She spends time doing crafts with patients at Omaha's Children's Hospital and Medical Center, she's active with Omaha's Urban Abbey Methodist Church and Coffee Shop, and she's a volunteer with the Stephens Center for the homeless. Marie does all of this not because she has to, but driven by her own background.
"I chose my platform ('Communication: Proactive Prevention') because I would not have attended college, nor would I be the person I am today if I did not have a strong social network and people believing in me," said Marie. "Given my personal experience with socioeconomic stress and homelessness, and how difficult these experiences were, I now that I would not have survived or thrived without the help of the communities I was involved in. It is my goal to help build meaningful relationships and communities to help others the same way people have helped me to overcome seemingly impossible circumstances."
Homeless. To college. To singing at her own graduation from Creighton University.
The words of the Star Spangled Banner are etched into every American's heart and soul.
What so proudly we hailed..
Through the perilous fight..
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
Courage when things are tough. Standing tall and persevering. Being a beacon for those who may come after you.
May 18, 2015, standing in front of her fellow Creighton University graduates, singing those words. What a special moment for a young woman who has lived her own version of the Star Spangled Banner. And the journey for Marie Allison isn't over yet; next stop, Miss Nebraska.
Follow Miss Nebraska State Fair Marie Allison and contact her for appearances and events on Facebook.
For information on becoming a future contestant, contact Director Chelsey Jungck at 308-382-1710 or by email at cjungck@statefair.org.
The Miss Nebraska Pageant will take place June 3-6, 2015 in North Platte. Click here to visit the organization's website, to visit the pageant on Facebook, to follow the pageant on Twitter, and to follow the pageant on Instagram.
PREVIOUS.. Miss Douglas County 2015 Alyssa Howell
NEXT.. Miss Chadron 2015 Tosha Skinner
To read more about the Miss Nebraska Class of 2014, click on the 'There She Is' link at the top of the page.
This entry was posted on May 18, 2015, in Hobbies, KETV, Miss America, Omaha and tagged alex hoffman, alyssa howell, baseball, boulder county, Chelsey Jungck, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, creighton, Creighton University, equestrienne, heartland equine therapeutic riding academy, jenn cady photography, kayla batt, kayla jacox, KETV, kira kazantsev, Marie Allison, marlins, megan swanson, miami marlins, Miss America, miss boulder county, miss colorado, miss nebraska, miss nebraska state fair, miss omaha, miss south dakota, national anthem, nationals, nats, Nebraska, payton merritt, rodeo queen, star spangled banner, stephens center, td ameritrade park, tosha skinner, urban abbey methodist church, washington nationals, werner park.	3 Comments
Countdown To The Crown
In less than three months, life will change for two young women in our state, and possibly, the thousands of others they impact.
It's time to COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN.. who will be the next Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen?
I've said it before and I'll say it again; I'm sure there are many readers shaking their heads that I'm writing about pageants. Many who believe Miss America and pageants in general are archaic, sexist and irrelevant in today's world.
The girl in this photo? That's me. Well, a 21-year old, much thinner version of me. When this picture was taken, I was Miss Omaha 2002, singing the national anthem for the Omaha Royals at Rosenblatt Stadium.
I found out about Miss Omaha and Miss Nebraska through a letter in the mail. I had been active in choir and theater in high school, and was eager for the opportunity to sing on a stage again. I got it.. and more than I ever could have imagined.
I learned how to become a better public speaker: to groups of students at elementary schools, to roomfuls of families at Metro Autism Support Group meetings, to reporters and other local personalities, to hundreds of people filling auditoriums. I realized the value and importance of public service, focusing on Autism Awareness as my personal platform of service, and the impact you can have simply by caring and advocating for something you believe in. I found new and exciting chances to sing and perform, opportunities I probably wouldn't have ever had without that crown on my head.
My story is just one of COUNTLESS 'Beauty Queen Tales' right here in the Omaha metro area. KETV's Alex Hoffman, Omaha Fashion Week Producer Brook Hudson, Nebraska native broadcaster Brittany Jeffers; ALL competed in the Miss America Organization. (For more, check out my 2014 post 'There She Is'.)
What's more, I think people want to be inspired. We want to see the GOOD shining through in our world. The young women competing for Miss Nebraska and Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen exemplify that, and when I began profiling them leading up to last year's Miss Nebraska pageant, thousands of people around the country logged on to read their stories. These women MATTER. (To read more about the Miss Nebraska Class of 2014, click here or click the 'There She Is' link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)
In the coming weeks, I'll again profile each of this year's Miss Nebraska contestants; who they are, what's important to them, and why YOU should care about what they are doing in our state. As a new addition this year, I'll also be profiling EACH Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen contestant; 11 teenagers from across the state who will also compete to represent Nebraska. Who knows, you may also see a few other surprises along the way.
STYLE. SUCCESS. SCHOLARSHIP. SERVICE.
These are the four points of the Miss America crown. They are a guide, for 24 of Nebraska's best, trying to become the best versions of themselves and preparing to come together in just three short months for one, exciting week of accomplishments, intelligence, talent, and beauty (inside and out.)
The Miss Nebraska & Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen Pageants take place June 3-6 in North Platte. For more information, visit the Miss Nebraska website.
FIRST CONTESTANT PROFILES..
CLICK HERE for Miss Kool-Aid Days Brooke Ludemann
CLICK HERE for Miss Douglas County's Outstanding Teen Steffany Lien
This entry was posted on March 11, 2015, in Miss America, Omaha, Power of Positivity and tagged alex hoffman, Autism, brittany jeffers, brook hudson, Miss America, miss nebraska, miss nebraska's outstanding teen, miss omaha.	4 Comments
Representing Nebraska
We are now in Week 12 of Husker football season, and Week 12 of our Huskers Throwback Thursday series on KETV. This has been one of my favorite assignments in recent memory, strolling down memory lane with different players representing different eras of Nebraska Football. With each player, I tailor my questions to who they are and what they're doing now, but I also have a handful of questions I ask in every interview.
What was your favorite moment as a Husker?
Do you have any advice for today's players?
Who is your favorite Husker on this year's team?
The vote has been nearly unanimous; Husker alumni LOVE Ameer Abdullah. Their reasons are also similar; not only is he a tremendous player (many hope a Heisman contender!), he's a great role model and representative for the University and the Nebraska football program.
This week's Throwback Thursday Husker echoes those sentiments, and also hopes to be thought of as a terrific representative.. in a different way.
Class of 2003, Quarterback Brett Lindstrom
Lindstrom had an unenviable job at Nebraska, playing backup to first Eric Crouch and then to Jammal Lord. You may not have seen him much on the field, but he was always ready when his Huskers needed him, including helping the team get to the title game in 2001.
"Just the experience of going to the national championship game, the Rose Bowl in 2001, was probably one of the greatest experiences I had down there," Lindstrom told me last week in a brief interview. There's a reason why it was relatively quick; Lindstrom's got a jam-packed schedule as Senator-Elect, just voted into the Nebraska Legislature November 4th to represent Northwest Omaha.
Lindstrom still laughs when called 'Senator'.
"I'm not used to that quite yet," said Lindstrom. "Got jokes from some of my friends, laying it on pretty thick. I still just like to be called Brett."
It probably feels good to laugh after several tough years of campaigning. Prior to his run for the District 18 seat, Lindstrom ran for the Republican nomination for Congress in District 2, going up against incumbent Lee Terry in 2012. He lost in the primary. Less than a year later (his son, just 2-weeks old at the time!) Lindstrom announced his bid for the Legislature. In 2012, Lindstrom told me it was his daughter that compelled him to run for public office. He was concerned for her future.
Lindstrom feeding 7-month old Barron while making campaign calls (pic from the Vote Lindstrom Facebook page)
Campaigning also brought Lindstrom back to his Husker roots.
"What's interesting about the campaign trail, going door to door, I've actually run into some old players," said Lindstrom. "I don't know who I'll meet when I go to the door. Lornell McPherson, I played with, he came to the door. Damon Benning, he came to a door. Probably half the doors I went to had a Husker rock, a Husker flag. Obviously it doesn't hurt when you can go up there and say, 'I played for the Cornhuskers.' It at least gives you a shot, people give you an extra second to listen."
It appears voters heard Lindstrom's message about his goals for Nebraska. (Listen for yourself in Alex Hoffman's profile of the District 18 race, or by checking out the KETV 'In Their Own Words' section featuring Lindstrom.) He won the election and a ticket to Lincoln in January, one of 17 incoming freshman senators. Lindstrom will represent an estimated 37,000 people from his district.
"There's a huge responsibility that we have moving forward," said Lindstrom. "It's an exciting time. It's a new start for a lot of us and a new start for the state."
Lindstrom follows a handful of other Huskers who have entered the political arena. Coach Tom Osborne became a Congressman, Pat Ricketts (Lindstrom's teammate) just won re-election to the Millard School Board, and Jim Pillen became a University of Nebraska Regent. Lindstrom says he's surprised more Huskers haven't become elected representatives.
"I think there's a lot of correlation between athletics and politics," said Lindstrom. "The competitiveness of it, the perseverance it takes to go through it, getting knocked down, getting back up."
Lindstrom's advice for todays players: staying committed to the team will pay dividends later in life. He hopes that still holds true as a Husker alumni planning to be in Lincoln a lot more for the next four years.
"I thought maybe I could give the University a call and see if I could go use the weight room if I have a little down time at the Capitol, to go workout," said Lindstrom. "I don't know if the Capitol has a workout area, I doubt they do! See if I can drop my 40 and get my vertical back up!"
Maybe Lindstrom will be running sprints alongside his favorite Husker representatives, Ameer Abdullah and Kenny Bell. Maybe they'll call him 'Senator Lindstrom' in the weight room. As this Nebraska representative prepares for a busy four years as a husband, dad, financial advisor and now Senator-Elect, he puts this victory in sports terms.
"It was just nice to come home with a W."
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT KETV'S THROWBACK THURSDAY FEATURE ON BRETT LINDSTROM!
For more information about #15 Brett Lindstrom, check out his bio via Nebraska Athletics, his professional profile with UBS Financial Services or his campaign website.
Click here to Throwback to the Class of 1987, John McCormick!
Next week's Throwback Thursday Husker.. the Class of 2005, Mike Stuntz!
This entry was posted on November 12, 2014, in KETV, Nebraska Football, News, Omaha, Sports, TV and tagged #ketvelection, alex hoffman, ameer abdullah, brett lindstrom, damon benning, district 18, eric crouch, Huskers, jammal lord, jim pillen, kenny bell, legislature, lornell mcpherson, nebraska football, pat ricketts, rose bowl, tom osborne, ubs financial services, vote lindstrom.	2 Comments


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Where Are the Best National Parks in America?
Posted on March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 by Katy in Uncategorized
The United States has some of the most diverse and breathtaking landscapes in the world. We recommend taking a trip to some of the favorite National Parks in America this summer. Whether you travel on an escorted tour of America's parks and hot spots with one of our preferred tour companies who have access to centralized hotels and attractions, or travel independently and work with a travel agent specializing in U.S. Vacations to plan out your itinerary, we are confident you will ensure all that this great country has to offer.
The Grand Canyon is without question among the most famous of all national parks. Known for being a must-see tourist attraction in Arizona, the Grand Canyon's size and dramatic landscape make for an unforgettable experience. The diversity of the Grand Canyon's landscape is sure to amaze you. The easily-accessible South Rim section offers breathtaking views and attractions, while a hike to the desolate North Rim makes for a more secluded and quiet experience.
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado displays dramatic American landscape, with its alpine lakes and vast forests, set among towering mount peaks. This area is also best known for its diversity of wildlife. Boasting lush meadows, sheer cliffs and over 355 miles of hiking trails, Rocky Mountain National Park is the perfect location for thrill-seekers and nature-lovers alike.
Despite its remote location in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, millions of tourists travel to Yellowstone Park to take in the beauty of its majestic peaks, wilderness and abundant wildlife. But the park's main attractions are definitely its hot springs and geysers, including the world-famous Old Faithful. Fishing, hiking or exploring nature trails are all ideal ways to spend your time in Yellowstone Park.
Set alongside Florida's southern coastline, Everglades National Park is full of biodiversity and considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the world. Within these vast wetlands are interdependent ecosystems including cypress swamps and mangrove forests. Some more colorful inhabitants include crocodiles, panthers, manatees, as well as over 700 varieties of plants and 300 types of birds.
Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada is the hottest, driest dessert in the country, with the most expansive national park in the continental United States. Within this landscape are natural attractions, including giant sand dunes, widespread salt flats and a variety of geological wonders. For those who can stand the heat, a trip to Death Valley can be a truly rewarding experience.
Yosemite has been attracting tourists from around the globe with its scenery and countless waterfalls. Several well-known rock formations are scattered throughout Yosemite.
Olympic National Park runs along over 60 miles of Pacific Coastline beach. It's terrain is made up of coastline, snow-capped mountains and undisturbed rainforests.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee is the most visited national park in the U.S. You'll find hundreds of miles of scenic trails and wildlife throughout the park. Over 9 million tourists flock to the mountains annually to marvel at the park's coves, waterfalls and trails, all set against the largest U.S. mountain range east of the Rockies.
Located at the tip of Maine, Acadia is set along the Atlantic Ocean and a rare natural treasure of the East Coast. A must visit.


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Temple Tower is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Donald Gallaher and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Marceline Day. and Peter Gawthorne.

The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond, a British adventurer and is based on the 1929 novel Temple Tower by Herman Cyril McNeile. It is sandwiched between more celebrated portrayals of the character by Ronald Colman in two United Artists films Bulldog Drummond and Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back.

Although described as lost, the film still survives, with copies held in the UCLA Archives.

Cast
 Kenneth MacKenna as Bulldog Drummond
 Marceline Day as Patricia Verney
 Henry B. Walthall as Blackton
 Cyril Chadwick as Peter Darrell
 Peter Gawthorne as Marrhews
 Ivan Linow as Gaspard
 Frank Lanning as The Nightingale
 Yorke Sherwood as Constable Muggins

References

Bibliography
 Backer. Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.

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Films based on Bulldog Drummond
1930 films
1930 crime films
American crime films
American black-and-white films
Fox Film films
Films based on British novels
Films set in England
1930s English-language films
Films directed by Donald Gallaher
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I have noticed a couple of things about thank-full people (people who are full of thanks). In a single word the difference is ABUNDANCE.
Thank-full people have an abundance mentality—they believe there's plenty for everyone; that God's grace overflows and is boundless.
This abundance mentality is what Paul is referring to when he writes, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly" (Colossians 3:16). Both words dwell and richly convey someone who is so saturated in the abundance of God, that they cannot help wanting to share it with everyone!
We admonish with all wisdom.
Teaching others is always rooted in love, and is for the benefit of the other person (Ephesians 4:15, 25, 29).
Wisdom is the Greek word sophia. It means heavenly insight that is extremely practical. That's what we need when we admonish those we love. This word means to warn people if they are on a wrong path. We love them enough to speak a loving word of warning (Proverbs 27:5-6).
And we sing out of our abundant overflow. The word of Christ dwells in us so richly that it literally bursts out of us in song! Have you ever been around someone so full of God's presence that their words almost seem to be a song?
But don't miss out on this. The lavish gift God wants to pour out on people is YOU! Notice how many times the pronoun you is used in Colossians 3:15-17. YOU are God's gift to your family, your friends, your co-workers, your community!
Don't rob others of this amazing gift by becoming ungrateful.
What will you do to remain thank-full, and remain God's lavish gift to others?
Part three of our 3-part series on gratitude is coming up this Sunday. If you don't have a home church in the Cedar Springs area, I would be so thank-full to have you come join us!
Amaziah could have been one of Judah's great kings. His father had cleaned up the Temple and had begun a revival of worship of God. When he came to the throne, Amaziah quickly led his army to an impressive victory over the Edomites.
That's when things started to unravel.
Actually, things were beginning to come apart right from the start of Amaziah's reign, but no one seemed to notice.
Amaziah "did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, BUT not as his father David had done" (2 Kings 14:3).
He worshiped God "HOWEVER the high places [of pagan worship] were not removed" (14:4).
He rallied his fighting men for battle BUT "he also hired a hundred thousand [mercenary] fighting men from Israel" (2 Chronicles 25:6).
Amaziah led his army to victory over the Edomites with God's help BUT "he brought back the gods of the people of [Edom] … bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them" (25:14).
The king of Israel warned Amaziah not to attack Israel "HOWEVER Amaziah would not listen" (25:20).
Not only did these BUTS and HOWEVERS take Amaziah farther away from God, they took him farther away from his people too: "From the time Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they conspired against him in Jerusalem" (25:27).
There is no "kinda" following God. It's all-in or nothing. My heart is either fully devoted to God with no BUTS or HOWEVERS, or am I moving away from God and from others around me.
It should be a huge warning sign when I hear myself say "but" or "however" in regard to anything involved with following my God.


Many people make their own rose engines. The club's Jon Magill also released plans for an MDF rose engine. He is also supplying parts for this project. This forum is open for people to discuss plans, techniques, problems and solutions in making your own Rose Engine.


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