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February 23, 1966: Remarks on Receiving the National Freedom Award
Source Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
President Johnson presents a speech upon receiving the National Freedom Award. The speech places a strong emphasis on the freedoms that are most commonly associated with the American ideal, and the importance of defending those freedoms at home and abroad, which Johnson sees manifested in the struggle for civil rights and military action in Vietnam.
Presidential Speeches | Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency
Miller Center: February 23, 1966: Remarks on Receiving the National Freedom Award
Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Secretary, Senator Kennedy, Members of the fine delegation from New York, ladies and gentlemen at the head table, my fellow Americans:
To be honored with this award by this organization is a very proud moment for me. I accept it with the gratitude of my heart and with renewed commitment to the cause that it represents, the cause of freedom at home and the cause of freedom abroad.
Twenty-five years ago, to a world that was darkened by war, President Franklin Roosevelt described the four freedoms of mankind:
--Freedom of speech and expression.
--Freedom of every person to worship God in his own way.
--Freedom from want.
--Freedom from fear.
Franklin Roosevelt knew that these freedoms could not be the province of one people alone. He called on all his countrymen to assist those who endured the tyrant's bombs and suffered his opposition and oppression.
He called for courage and for generosity, and for resolution in the face of terror. And then he said,
"Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights-or keep them."
Wendell Willkie, Franklin Roosevelt's opponent in the campaign of 1940, shared his belief that freedom could not be founded only on American shores or only for those whose skin is white. "Freedom is an indivisible word," Wendell Willkie said. "If we want to enjoy it and fight for it we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin."
That was Republican policy 25 years ago. It was Democratic policy 25 years ago. It is Americana policy here tonight.
Then how well have we done in our time in making the four freedoms real for our people and for the other people of the world?
Here in America we accord every man the right to worship as he wills. I believe we are more tolerant of sectional and religious and racial differences than we were a quarter of a century ago. The majority of our people believe that a qualified man or woman, of any race, of any religion, of any section, could hold any office in our land. This was not so--not very dear at all in 1940.
We are committed now, however great the trial and tension, to protecting the right of free expression and peaceful dissent. We have learned to despise the witch hunt, the unprincipled harassment of a man's integrity and his right to be different. We have gained in tolerance, and I am determined to use the high office I hold to protect and to encourage that tolerance.
I do not mean to say that I will remain altogether silent on the critical issues of our day. For just as strongly as I believe in other men's freedom to disagree, so do I also believe in the President's freedom to attempt to persuade.
So let me assure you and my fellow Americans tonight that I will do everything in my power to defend both.
Twenty-five years ago freedom from want had the ring of urgency for our people. The unemployment rate stood at 14.5 percent. Millions of Americans had spent the last decade in the breadlines or on farms where the winds howled away any chance for a decent life.
Tonight there are still millions whose poverty haunts our conscience. There are still fathers without jobs, and there are still children without hope.
Yet for the vast majority of Americans these are times when the hand of plenty has replaced the grip of want. And for the first time in almost 9 years tonight the unemployment rate has fallen to 4 percent.
This liberation from want--for which we thank God--is a testimony to the enduring vitality of the American competitive system, the American free enterprise economy.
It is a testimony also to an enlightened public policy, established by Franklin Roosevelt and strengthened by every administration since his death.
That policy has freed Americans for more hopeful and more productive lives.
It has relieved their fears of growing old by social security and by medical care.
It has inspired them with hope for their children by aid to elementary and higher education.
It has helped to create economic opportunity by enlightened fiscal policies.
It has granted to millions, born into hopelessness, the chance of a new start in life by public works, by private incentive, by poverty programs.
For the Negro American, it has opened the door after centuries of enslavement and discrimination--opened the doors to the blessings that America offers to those that are willing and able to earn them.
Thus we address the spirit of Franklin Roosevelt, 25 years after his message to America and the world, with confidence and with an unflagging determination. We have served his vision of the four freedoms essential to mankind--here in America.
Yet we know that he did not speak only for America. We know that the four freedoms are not secure in America when they are violently denied elsewhere in the world. We know, too, that it requires more than speeches to resist the international enemies of freedom. We know that men respond to deeds when they are deaf to words. Even the precious word "freedom" may become empty to those without the means to use it.
For what does freedom mean
--when famine chokes the land,
--when new millions crowd upon already strained resources,
--when narrow privilege is entrenched behind law and custom,
--when all conspires to teach men that they cannot change the condition of their lives?
I do not need to tell you how five administrations have labored to give real meaning to "freedom," in a world where it is often merely a phrase that conceals oppression and neglect.
Men in this room, men throughout America, have given their skills and their treasure to that work. You have warned our people how insatiable is aggression, and how it thrives on human misery.
You have carried the word that without the sense that they can change the conditions of their lives, nothing can avail the oppressed of this earth--neither good will, nor national sovereignty, nor massive grants of aid from their more fortunate brothers.
You have known, too, that men who believe they can change their destinies will change their destinies.
Armed with that belief, they will be willing-yes, they will be eager--to make the sacrifices that freedom demands. They will be anxious to shoulder the responsibilities that are inseparably bound to freedom.
They will be able to look beyond the four essential freedoms
--beyond to the freedom to learn, to master new skills, to acquaint themselves with the lore of man and nature;
--to the freedom to grow, to become the best that is within them to become, to cast off the yoke of discrimination and disease;
--to the freedom to hope, and to build on that hope, lives of integrity and well-being.
This is what our struggle in Vietnam is all about tonight. This is what our struggle for equal rights in this country is all about tonight.
We seek to create that climate, at home and abroad, where unlettered men can learn, where deprived children can grow, where hopeless millions can be inspired to change the terms of their existence for the better.
That climate cannot be created where terror fills the air.
Children cannot learn, and men cannot earn their bread, and women cannot heal the sick where the night of violence has blotted out the sun.
Whether in the cities and hamlets of Vietnam, or in the ghettos of our own cities, the struggle is the same. That struggle is to end the violence against the human mind and body--so that the work of peace may be done, and the fruits of freedom may be won.
We are pitting the resources of the law, of education and training, of our vision and our compassion, against that violence here in America. And we shall end it in our time.
On the other side of the earth we are no less committed to ending violence against men who are struggling tonight to be free.
And it is about that commitment that I have come here to speak now.
Tonight in Vietnam more than 200,000 of your young Americans stand there fighting for your freedom. Tonight our people are determined that these men shall have whatever help they need, and that their cause, which is our cause, shall be sustained. But in these last days there have been questions about what we are doing in Vietnam, and these questions have been answered loudly and clearly for every citizen to see and to hear. The strength of America can never be sapped by discussion, and we have no better nor stronger tradition than open debate, free debate, in hours of danger. We believe, with Macaulay, that men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.
We are united in our commitment to free discussion. So also we are united in our determination that no foe anywhere should ever mistake our arguments for indecision, nor our debates for weakness.
So what are the questions that are still being asked?
First, some ask if this is a war for unlimited objectives. The answer is plain. The answer is "no." Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest; it is not empire; it is not foreign bases; it is not domination.
It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam.
Second, some people ask if we are caught in a blind escalation of force that is pulling us headlong toward a wider war that no one wants. The answer, again, is a simple "no." We are using that force and only that force that is necessary to stop this aggression. Our fighting men are in Vietnam because tens of thousands of invaders came south before them. Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. The high hopes of the aggressor have been dimmed and the tide of the battle has been turned, and our measured use of force will and must be continued. But this is prudent firmness under what I believe is careful control. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.
Third, others ask if our fighting men are to be denied the help they need. The answer again is, and will be, a resounding "no." Our great Military Establishment has moved 200,000 men across 10,000 miles since last spring.
These men have, and will have, all they need to fight the aggressor. They have already performed miracles in combat. And the men behind them have worked miracles of supply, building new ports, transporting new equipment, opening new roads.
The American forces of freedom are strong tonight in South Vietnam, and we plan to keep them so. As you know, they are led there by a brilliant and a resourceful commander, Gen. William C. Westmoreland. He knows the needs of war and he supports the works of peace. And when he asks for more Americans to help the men that he has, his requests will be immediately studied, and, as I promised the Nation last July, his needs will be immediately met.
Fourth, some ask if our men go alone to Vietnam, if we alone respect our great commitment in the Southeast Asia Treaty. Still again the answer is a simple "no." We have seven allies in SEATO, and we have seen five of them give us vital support, each with his own strength and in his own way, to the cause of freedom in Southeast Asia.
Fifth, some ask about the risks of a wider war, perhaps against the vast land armies of Red China. And again the answer is "no," never by any act of ours--and not if there is any reason left behind the wild words from Peking.
We have threatened no one, and we will not.
We seek the end of no regime, and we will not.
Our purpose is solely to defend against aggression. To any armed attack, we will reply. We have measured the strength and the weakness of others, and we think we know our own. We observe in ourselves, and we applaud in others, a careful restraint in action. We can live with anger in word as long as it is matched by caution in deed.
Sixth, men ask if we rely on guns alone. Still again the answer is "no." From our Honolulu meeting, from the clear pledge which joins us with our allies in Saigon, there has emerged a common dedication to the peaceful progress of the people of Vietnam--to schools for their children, to care for their health, to hope and bounty for their land.
The Vice President returned tonight from his constructive and very highly successful visit to Saigon and to other capitals, and he tells me that he and Ambassador Lodge have found a new conviction and purpose in South Vietnam--for the battle against want and injustice as well as the battle against aggression.
So the pledge of Honolulu will be kept, and the pledge of Baltimore stands open-to help the men of the North when they have the wisdom to be ready.
We Americans must understand how fundamental is the meaning of this second war--the war on want. I talked on my ranch last fall with Secretary Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture, and in my office last week with Secretary Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, making over and over again the same central point: The breeding ground of war is human misery. If we are not to fight forever in faraway places--in Europe, or the far Pacific, or the jungles of Africa, or the suburbs of Santo Domingo--then we just must learn to get at the roots of violence. As a Nation we must magnify our struggle against world hunger and illiteracy and disease. We must bring hope to men whose lives now end at two score or less. Because without that hope, without progress in this war on want, we will be called on again to fight again and again, as we are fighting tonight.
Seventh, men ask who has a right to rule in South Vietnam. Our answer there is what it has been here for 200 years. The people must have this right--the South Vietnamese people--and no one else. Washington will not impose upon the 'people of South Vietnam a government not of their choice. Hanoi shall not impose upon the people of South Vietnam a government not of their choice. So we will insist for ourselves on what we require from Hanoi: respect for the principle of government by the consent of the governed. We stand for self-determination--for free elections--and we will honor their result.
Eighth, men ask if we are neglecting any hopeful chance of peace. And the answer is "no." A great servant of peace, Secretary Dean Rusk, has sent the message of peace on every wire and by every hand to every continent. A great pleader for peace here with us tonight, Ambassador Arthur Goldberg, has worked at home and abroad in this same cause. Their undiscouraged efforts will continue. How much wiser it would have been, how much more compassionate towards its own people, if Hanoi had only come to the bargaining table at the close of the year. Then the 7,000 Communist troops who have died in battle since January 1, and the many thousands who have been wounded in that same period, would have lived at peace with their fellow men.
Today, as then, Hanoi has the opportunity to end the increasing toll the war is taking on those under its command.
Ninth, some ask how long we must bear this burden. To that question, in all honesty, I can give you no answer tonight. During the Battle of Britain, when that nation stood alone in 1940, Winston Churchill gave no answer to that question. When the forces of freedom were driven from the Philippines, President Roosevelt could not and did not name the date that we would return. If the aggressor persists in Vietnam, the struggle may well be long. Our men in battle know and they accept this hard fact. We who are at home can do as much, because there is no computer that can tell the hour and the day of peace, but we do know that it will come only to the steadfast and never to the weak in heart.
Tenth, and finally, men ask if it is worth it. I think you know that answer. It is the answer that Americans have given for a quarter of a century, wherever American strength has been pledged to prevent aggression. The contest in Vietnam is confused and hard, and many of its forms are new. Yet our American purpose and policy are unchanged.
Our men in Vietnam are there. They are there, as Secretary Dillon told you, to keep a promise that was made 12 years ago. The Southeast Asia Treaty promised, as Secretary John Foster Dulles said for the United States--"that an attack upon the treaty area would occasion a reaction so united, and so strong, and so well placed that the aggressor would lose more than it could hope to gain." But we keep more than a specific treaty promise in Vietnam tonight. We keep the faith for freedom.
Four Presidents have pledged to keep that faith.
The first was Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union Message 25 years ago. He said:
"... we are committed to the proposition that principles of morality and considerations for our own security will never permit us to acquiesce in a peace dictated by aggressors and sponsored by appeasers. We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom."
The second was Harry S. Truman, in 1947, at a historic turning point in the history of guerrilla warfare--and of Greece, Turkey, and the United States. These were his words then:
"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
"I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way."
The third was Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his first Inaugural Address. He promised this:
"Realizing that common sense and common decency alike dictate the futility of appeasement, we shall never try to placate an aggressor by the false and wicked bargain of trading honor for security. Americans, indeed, all free men, remember that in the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy a burden as a prisoner's chains."
And then 5 years ago, John F. Kennedy, on the cold bright noon of his first day in Office, proclaimed:
"Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans--born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage--and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
This is the American tradition. Built in free discussion, proven on a hundred battlefields, rewarded by a progress at home that has no match in history, it beckons us forward tonight to the work of peace in Vietnam.
We will build freedom while we fight, and we will seek peace every day by every honorable means. But we will persevere along the high hard road of freedom. We are too old to be foolhardy and we are too young to be tired. We are too strong for fear and too determined for retreat.
Each evening when I retire, I take up-from a bedside table--reports from the battlefront and reports from the capitals around the world. They tell me how our men have fared that day in the hills and the valleys of Vietnam. They tell me what hope there seems to be that the message of peace will be heard, and that this tragic war may be ended.
I read of individual acts of heroism--of dedicated men and women whose valor matches that of any generation that has ever gone before. I read of men risking their lives to save others--of men giving their lives to save freedom.
Always among these reports are a few letters from the men out there themselves.
If there is any doubt among some here at home about our purpose in Vietnam, I never find it reflected in those letters from Vietnam. Our soldiers, our Marines, our airmen, and our sailors know why they are in Vietnam. They know, as five Presidents have known, how inseparably bound together are America's freedom and the freedom of her friends around the world.
So tonight let me read you from a letter that I received from an American father, a warm friend of mine of many years, about his son, a young Army captain.
He said, "I have never known a man at war who showed less bravado in his communications with home. When he was not flying missions in his helicopter or working out of the battalion headquarters he and some of his buddies on their own visited the orphanages as individuals and played with the kids. He was deeply interested in the Vietnamese people, particularly the peasants, and he told me how sorely they wanted, more than anything else, to just be left alone in some semblance of freedom to grow their rice and to raise their families.
"This good young American, as thousands like him, was not on the other side of the world fighting specifically for you or for me, Mr. President. He was fighting in perhaps our oldest American tradition, taking up for people who are king pushed around."
The young captain described in this letter is dead tonight, but his spirit lives in the 200,000 young Americans who stand out there on freedom's frontier in Vietnam. It lives in their mothers and in their fathers here in America who have proudly watched them leave their homes for their distant struggle.
So tonight I ask each citizen to join me, to join me--in the homes and the meeting places our men are fighting to keep free--in a prayer for their safety.
I ask you to join me in a pledge to the cause for which they fight--the cause of human freedom to which this great organization is dedicated.
Is ask you for your help, for your understanding, and for your commitment, so that this united people may show forth to all the world that America has not ended the only struggle that is worthy of man's unceasing sacrifice--the struggle to be free.
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For Kiko, a biracial Nebraska teen, attending Prism, a prestigious art school, will allow her to pursue her dream of making art and to escape a toxic family environment; denied admission, she has no Plan B. Kiko's Japanese-American father and his new wife, a white woman, like Kiko's mom, are preoccupied parents of twin baby girls. Kiko and her two brothers live with their self-absorbed mother, who belittles all things Japanese, raising Kiko to consider herself unworthy and her Japanese features ugly, to the point where she and her brothers used to compete over who looked least Asian. Knowing her brother abused Kiko as a small child, her mother not only allows Uncle Max to move in, she prohibits Kiko from putting a lock on her door. Kiko knows she must leave, but her traumatic upbringing has left her with crippling social anxiety, and her only close friend has left for college. A chance meeting with Jamie, the white boy who was her childhood crush, rekindles their friendship, and he invites Kiko to stay with his family in California while checking out art schools. There, mentored by a Japanese-American artist and befriended by his family, Kiko blossoms. Readers will wonder why Kiko's mother is more monster than human; why insecure Kiko was certain she'd be accepted to the country's most prestigious art school (and how she'd afford it); and why the cover depicts a jellyfish rather than the titular starfish. If not all elements persuade, Kiko's sometimes-halting journey from defensive passivity to courageous self-realization remains believable and moving throughout. (Fiction. 12-16) Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
I shouldn't be surprised—she never shows up—but I can't get rid of the empty, twisted feeling in my stomach. Emery always says that being alone isn't the same thing as being lonely, but sometimes it feels like they're exactly the same thing.
My mermaid teapot is sitting on the shelf in front of me. I flick my finger against the purple ribbon dangling from its spout. When I made it in ceramics class two months ago, it looked vibrant and smooth. Now all I can think about is how the blue glaze looks more gray than cerulean, how the torso is so unrealistically long, and how bad of an idea it was to make a mermaid teapot at all.
Maybe I should be happy she isn't here.
I pull the ribbon from the spout and shove it into my bag, burying it beneath a graveyard of almost-used-up pencils, a sketchbook, and a pack of cinnamon chewing gum.
When I hear laughter, I look up to see Susan Chang—the only other half-Asian girl in our school—clutching a blue and gold ribbon like she's afraid she might lose it. Her mother's hand is wrapped around her shoulder, and her father is pointing at her acrylic painting—an image of a house on a lake, with several geese dipping their toes into the water. It's a sensible piece. It has mass appeal.
Not like my stupid mermaid teapot.
If I could feel anything other than sorry for myself right now, I'd feel happy for her. I've always felt a weird connection to Susan, even though we aren't friends and even though the only things we have in common are our part Asian-ness and a love of art. I guess I always thought we could be friends, if either of us had bothered to try.
It's not that I'm desperate for friends or anything. I mean, I do have friends. I have Emery Webber, who rescued me from having to eat lunch by myself on the first day of freshman year. And there's Gemma and Cassidy, who are technically Emery's friends, but we all sit at the same lunch table so I think they count.
I had a best friend once too. The kind you see in movies or read about in books. We lived in a different world than everyone else—a world that always made sense, even when everything around us didn't.
We were like two halves of a snowflake—we matched.
But he moved away, and I've been half of a snowflake ever since.
The truth is I'm not really good at talking to new people. I'm not really good at talking to people, period.
And anyway, it isn't a friend that I need. Not right now, when I prefer painting to trying to fit in. I need a mom who doesn't look at me like I'm a worn-out piece of furniture that doesn't match the rest of her house. I need a fresh start. I need a real life.
But a purple ribbon isn't going to get me admission to Prism Art School in New York. And it's certainly not going to make my mother proud.
My chest feels heavy, and I try to think of what I'm going to say to her when I get home.
Mom is sitting on the couch painting her nails bright red with a gossip magazine propped against her knees. She isn't looking at me, and she definitely isn't looking at the teapot in my hands.
"How was school?" Mom asks from a thousand miles away.
"Fine," I say. I tighten my bag over my shoulder. Maybe she forgot about my art show, even if I did remind her this morning. And yesterday. And every day before that for three weeks. But maybe she was busy and it slipped her mind. Maybe something came up.
She brushes another layer of candy-apple red over her toenail.
I feel my stomach knot over and over and over again.
My older brother, Taro, steps into the kitchen. He's wearing a gray and red shirt with a University of Nebraska logo printed on the front and oversized glasses, even though the lenses aren't prescription. There's half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich wedged in his left hand.
"Mom, there's nothing to eat in this house." His voice is gruff because he doesn't know any other way to speak.
Mom turns away. I feel like it's on purpose.
Taro looks at Mom, then at me, then back at Mom. He looks as awkward as I feel. "That's cool," he mumbles, chewing his sandwich and moving toward the refrigerator.
I think of my ribbon, buried at the bottom of my bag. She'd never see it. She'd never even ask to see it. Why not just tell her it's blue and gold?
I sigh. I can't lie to her, even if I desperately want her to care. It wouldn't work anyway. Mom doesn't look at me the way Susan Chang's parents look at her—she looks at me like I don't belong. Sometimes I wonder if it's because I look nothing like her. I have dark hair and a wide jaw and stumpy legs; Mom has loose blond curls, a narrow chin, and legs like a supermodel. We're just different, like we exist on different spectrums. If I lived on an iceberg, Mom would live inside a volcano. That kind of thing.
But most of the time she looks at me like she doesn't want me to belong.
Maybe it's because of what happened with Dad. I think I'll always feel guilty about that part, even if Mom should've listened to me.
Why, after seventeen years, do I still crave her approval so much? I have no idea. It's stupid, but I can't help it. Whoever programmed my personality made me overly accommodating. Whoever programmed Mom made her—well, I haven't figured that part out yet.
And then, because Taro can't help himself, he says from over his shoulder, "Mom, did you see Kiko's teapot?" Sometimes I don't know if he thinks confrontation is hilarious, or if he thinks he's helping in his own pushy way.
He's not helping. Mom hates being called out.
She looks up and flashes her peroxide-infused teeth. "Well, what did you win?" She didn't forget about my art show, but she's also not going to acknowledge that she didn't want to go. She's going to pretend like it isn't a big deal, even though to me it's a huge deal.
Heat radiates across my face. "Just a ribbon," I say.
A crack appears in her glass smile. "What, like a participation ribbon? You know that's not a real award, right?" She doesn't ask to see it; she laughs like it's a harmless joke—like I'm supposed to be in on the joke. Except Mom doesn't laugh like a normal person. She laughs like she's secretly mocking the entire world. That's her "tell." It's how I know she means everything she's saying.
I tighten my mouth. Maybe I should've listened to Mr. Miller and entered one of my paintings in the art show. Maybe then I'd have won first place instead of Susan Chang.
I swallow the lump in my throat. I could never enter a painting into a school competition for everyone to see. They're too precious to me. I consider them actual, physical pieces of my soul.
She laughs. "I hardly call boiling some noodles in a pot 'cooking.'?" She makes a face at Taro as if to ask if he agrees with her.
"You guys are so lazy." Mom rolls her eyes. Mine feel like someone has thrown salt in them.
It doesn't matter that I've had straight A's since the seventh grade, a nearly full-time job at the bookstore, or the fact that I've been actively building an art portfolio to help me get into Prism. I'm never doing enough to keep Mom happy. She never notices how hard I try, how much I care, or that maybe I just need to be noticed every now and then. And not just when it's convenient for her.
"I'm going upstairs. I've got work in an hour." I mutter the last part under my breath.
"Do you want a piece of cake before you go? I bought a pound cake from the grocery store. Isn't that your favorite?" Mom's voice drips with something sickly sweet.
"Okay. Well, I'll save a slice for you and you can have it when you get home." She smiles so naturally, as if she's like this all the time.
She's not, but sometimes she makes it so hard to remember.
I paint a girl with white hair, blending into a forest of white trees, with stars exploding in the sky above them like shattering glass. If you don't know where to look for her, you might not see her at all.


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News in Pictures: Women Peasant Group Gives Aquino 'Kalabasa' Award
Janess Ann J. Ellao October 9, 2010 amihan, carper, noynoy aquino, Oplan Bantay Laya, SDO
Text and photos by JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
MANILA — Amihan, a national federation of peasant women, awarded President Benigno S. Aquino III with a kalabasa, marking his 100th day in office last October 8.
The group said that under the Aquino administration, peasants continue to be deprived of land due to deceitful schemes such as the Stock Distribution Option, specifically in Hacienda Luisita, and the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Extention.
They also denounced the extension of Oplan Bantay Laya, the bloodiest counterinsurgency program in Philippine history, resulting to the killing of 11 peasants in less than 100 days of Aquino's presidency.
In their statement, Amihan said that Aquino also failed in providing subsidies to peasants, slashing the budget of the National Food Authority and the absence of the slightest interest to provide affordable social services.
"He also showed no interest in peace talks and the continuing subservience to the dictates of the United States and multilateral agencies such as International Monetary Fund and World Bank. (Bulatlat.com)

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The Second Amendment was written BECAUSE King George denied the right to bear arms so now the lower courts in the DC case are taking Georgie's place. Here's rooting for SCOTUS !
YoU CaN't MaKe tHiS StUff Up - AIKEN, S.C. — A bank teller had a million reasons to deny this transaction.
Hapless Harry - remember Hussein's Minister for Information stating before the camera that, "the Americans were not in Baghdad, " as a US tank appeared behind him ? He and Reid must have gone to the same public relations school. Their motto, " tell it like you want , never tell it like it is! "
YoU CaN't MaKe tHiS StUff Up - ROYAL OAK, Mich. — A teenager worried about coming in past curfew did his best Santa Claus and headed down the chimney. Unfortunately, he didn't slide down quite as well as St. Nick.
Ever notice that Democrats always see success and progress as a reason for change ?
YoU CaN't MaKe tHiS StUff Up - TOWN OF MENASHA, Wis. — Something unsavory is staining siding, sidewalks and patios here, and residents suspect it's something in the air.
Authorities got reports last week of many spots and clumps found along a flight path for the Outagamie County Regional Airport in nearby Greenville, said police Lt. Mike Krueger.
"It looks like somebody released the holding tank for their septic and that fluid was dropped through that section of neighborhood, and it stains," Krueger said. Resident Kate McQuillan said, "Something definitely got sprayed all over."
All I can say to the Hildabeast is, " if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen !"
I LOVE the Cartoon of getting Hillary OUT of the kitchen.
Those cookies might be poisoned!!
On the day that guns are outlawed I will be breaking a law and so will thousands upon thousands of other people. Let's hope it never comes to that!
I love all 3 cartoons, especially the donkey one for "change", LOL!


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Gov. Lynch requests federal disaster declaration for NH
Letter sent to President asking for aid
Updated: 10:31 AM EDT Oct 30, 2012
Gov. John Lynch has requested that President Barack Obama issue an emergency disaster declaration for all 10 New Hampshire counties as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Lynch said in his letter to Obama on Monday that the storm has followed several severe weather events in New Hampshire, including significant rain and flooding in March, a severe, out-of-season snowstorm last October, Tropical Storm Irene, and severe flooding last year and in 2010. Lynch said state officials anticipate they may require federal assistance for search and rescue efforts, hazardous materials response, emergency power generation, and other areas.
Gov. John Lynch has requested that President Barack Obama issue an emergency disaster declaration for all 10 New Hampshire counties as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Lynch said in his letter to Obama on Monday that the storm has followed several severe weather events in New Hampshire, including significant rain and flooding in March, a severe, out-of-season snowstorm last October, Tropical Storm Irene, and severe flooding last year and in 2010.
Lynch said state officials anticipate they may require federal assistance for search and rescue efforts, hazardous materials response, emergency power generation, and other areas.


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Edward Meller is an international importer of European shoes. Over the past 55 years the exclusive brand of Filippo Raphael has been a popular choice for many loyal customers. Today there are 10 Edward Meller stores located throughout Melbourne and Sydney.
Stuart Weitzman is an international high end designer shoe brand. Experience the world of Stuart Weitzman shoes at five prominent locations; Melbourne City at the Paris end of Collins Street, Emporium on Lonsdale St in Melbourne City, Chadstone Fashion Capital where we are located next to major designer brands such as Gucci and Prada, beautiful seaside area of Double Bay and in trendy Westfield Sydney.
Stuart Weitzman has nine concession stores in luxury, well established department stores David Jones. David Jones prides itself in quality luxury, stylish products, synonymous with brands like Stuart Weitzman. You can find Stuart Weitzman concession stores in David Jones across Australia; in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Queensland.
Since the debut in 1956, Hermanns Imports has evolved into a brand that strives to bring the latest in footwear fashion from the streets of Milan and catwalks of New York to a modern woman in Australia.
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Home/Headlines/It's all Step-Up: B&Q competition Meghan Markle claims royal wedding crown – Duchess of Sussex beats Kate in new coup
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It's all Step-Up: B&Q competition Meghan Markle claims royal wedding crown – Duchess of Sussex beats Kate in new coup
The Duchess of Sussex topped a tally of most searched royal engagement rings, beating search results for Grace Kelly, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. Search queries for Meghan Markle's ring are double the monthly searches of the second most Googled ring, Kate's. The Duchess of Sussex's six-carat, cushion-cut engagement ring was designed by Prince Harry himself and cost an estimated £100,000.
Meghan and Harry send Archie to nursery teaching 'emotional literacy'
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It features a diamond from Botswana and two smaller diamonds from Princess Diana's own collection.
The Duchess of Cambridge's ring has a 12-carat oval blue sapphire with a halo of diamonds.
It was famously Princess Diana's engagement ring before her.
The Duchess of Cambridge's ring tallies 8,200 Google searches per month.
The top ten Rank average monthly Google searches for engagement rings are;
Meghan Markle has topped the table, with Kate Middleton in second place
The engagement ring belonging to Grace Kelly is in third place, with 3,900 searches a month.
The movie-star turned princess's ring, given to her by Prince Rainier of Monaco, was a 10-carat, emerald-cut diamond from Cartier, worth nearly £3 million.
Princess Margaret's engagement ring is a ruby trilogy ring, surrounded by smaller diamonds.
It was designed by her future husband Anthony Armstrong-Jones to resemble a rosebud, after Margaret's middle name: Rose.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle timeline
Queen Elizabeth II's engagement ring was given to her by Prince Philip in 1947, it is a 3-carat, round solitaire, set in platinum and featuring five diamonds on each shoulder.
It was crafted from a tiara owned by Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenburg, and is valued at an estimated £100,000.
Princess Eugenie's engagement ring features a peach-coloured Padparadscha sapphire.
It is also surrounded by a ring of diamonds.
Princess Beatrice's ring is a stunning 3.5-carat diamond ring flanked by two smaller diamonds.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's engagement ring has is a traditional sapphire and diamond ring by King George VI.
However, she swapped the ring for a large pearl surrounded by diamonds later in life.
This Google search study was conducted by Design Bundles, "which offers high-quality premium design resources and a marketplace which allows graphic designers to register and sell their products".
A spokesperson for Design Bundles said: "There are fewer rarer and more coveted pieces of jewellery in the world than royal engagement rings, and it's fascinating to see whose rings come up as the world's most searched. From rare sapphires to flawless diamonds, there is no doubt that all royals rings on the list represent infinite historic worth and beauty."
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Merebank Tower is a 78 unit residential apartment building based in Liverpool. The property was completed by Fortis Developments to a very high standard; facilities include car parking, cctv and landscape gardening.
Fortis Developments completed the property in 2014 after a 52 week build duration and the approximate GDV for the project was valued at £5,500,000.


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Q: Why is it giving the error-cannot concatenate a non-NDFrame object The fill function is to fill all the non-available data in titanic with the average age of that particular class of passengers
titanic['Age']=titanic[['Age','Pclass']].apply(fill,axis=1)

sex=pd.get_dummies(titanic['Sex'],drop_first=True)

embarked=pd.get_dummies(titanic['Embarked'],drop_first=True)

titanic.drop(['Cabin','Embarked'],axis=1,inplace=True)

titanic.dropna(inplace=True)

titanic=pd.concat(['titanic','sex','embarked'],axis=1)

A: pd.concat expects you to give list of dataframe as parameter not a list of  strings. Change your code to
titanic=pd.concat([titanic,sex,embarked],axis=1)

A: I think you mean:
titanic=pd.concat([titanic,sex,embarked],axis=1)

instead of:
titanic=pd.concat(['titanic','sex','embarked'],axis=1)

A side note however:
If you're just trying to drop NaN values and get dummies you can do it on the original dataframe without having to use pandas.concat.
example:
titanic = pd.get_dummies(titanic)

and just drop NaN values with dataframe.dropna:
titanic.dropna(inplace=True)

Hope this was helpful.

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package org.xtreemfs.foundation.monitoring;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;

/**
 * The class provides the ability to monitor data. The data must be added via push (put-method). For getting the
 * contained data poll (get-method) and push (via listeners) is supported.

 * NOTE: This class is thread-safe.

 * 22.07.2009
 */
public class Monitoring<V> {
    /**
     * contains the monitored data
     */
    protected ConcurrentHashMap<String, V>                           datasets;

    /**
     * contains the registered listeners
     */
    protected ConcurrentHashMap<String, List<MonitoringListener<V>>> listeners;

    /**
     *
     */
    public Monitoring() {
        datasets = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, V>();
        listeners = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, List<MonitoringListener<V>>>();
    }

    /**
     * Adds the value to the given key and overwrites the old value. Notifies all associated listeners.
     *
     * @param key
     * @param value
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#put(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
     */
    public V put(String key, V value) {
        assert (key != null && value != null);

        V oldValue = datasets.put(key, value);

        // check if listeners are registered
        if (listeners.containsKey(key)) {
            MonitoringEvent<V> event = new MonitoringEvent<V>(this, key, value);
            for (MonitoringListener<V> listener : listeners.get(key))
                listener.valueAddedOrChanged(event);
        }
        return oldValue;
    }

    /**
     * @param key
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#get(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public V get(String key) {
        return datasets.get(key);
    }

    /**
     * @param key
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#containsKey(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public boolean containsKey(String key) {
        return datasets.containsKey(key);
    }

    /**
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#entrySet()
     */
    public Set<Entry<String, V>> entrySet() {
        return datasets.entrySet();
    }

    /**
     * @param key
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#remove(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public V remove(String key) {
        return datasets.remove(key);
    }

    /**
     * @return
     * @see java.util.HashMap#size()
     */
    public int size() {
        return datasets.size();
    }

    /**
     * @return
     * @see java.util.AbstractMap#toString()
     */
    public String toString() {
        return datasets.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Registers a listener for the specified key. If the value of the key changes, the associated listeners
     * will be notified.
     *
     * @param key
     * @param listener
     */
    public void registerListener(String key, MonitoringListener<V> listener) {
        List<MonitoringListener<V>> list = listeners.get(key);
        if (list == null) {
            list = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<MonitoringListener<V>>();
            listeners.put(key, list);
        }
        list.add(listener);
    }

    /**
     * Unregisters the given listener for the given key.
     *
     * @param key
     * @param listener
     */
    public void unregisterListener(String key, MonitoringListener<V> listener) {
        List<MonitoringListener<V>> list = listeners.get(key);
        if (list != null) {
            int index = list.indexOf(listener);
            if (index != -1)
                list.remove(index);
        }
    }

    /*
     * system-wide stuff
     */
    private static boolean monitoringEnabled = false;

    /**
     * enables monitoring for the whole system
     */
    public static void enable() {
        monitoringEnabled = true;
    }

    /**
     * @return the monitoringEnabled
     */
    public static boolean isEnabled() {
        return monitoringEnabled;
    }
}

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In doing this, the vase breaks and the lights go out. It depicts a red-lipped mouth opening and closing as if speaking. Tattletail is found in the garage, conversing with a yellow Tattletail. Head upstairs and into the sitting room, where the lights turn back on. Night-Night is a black-colored Tattletail. Adults often encourage kids to tell when they are being bullied or when they see others being bullied. Night-Night and Snowglobe are a pair of Tattletails encountered inside the Kaleidoscope in the Kaleidoscope update. Most of the time we think that a tattletale is a bad thing. D&D Beyond Looking at the model reveals he's some type of cop or security guard. Tattletail is then to be put back into his box and wrapped up, after commenting that he finds Mama scary. The player is instructed to open their Christmas present early. The more you talk to me, the more I learn! Additionally, one of the gift eggs that the player can find is chewed dog food. Two demonic machines from Indie horror games fight today! Tattletail as he appears in the official "Happy Birthday" image. The show had two formats, the second format was employed four months after the show premiered. The texture used for the Tattletail boxes. Note the white variant. The player is instructed to open their present. History. Sounds produced for when Tattletail is moving his head. Tattletail's official model is available on Steam Workshop, along with his box and Mama Tattletail. Before the "Gift Update", Tattletail had white lines around his nose. Read more... Tattletail has a very mysterious story, which can quickly become confusing. After feeding and grooming Tattletail, go to wrap him back up. Tattletail is a horror game made byBen Esposito andGeneva Hodgson released on December 28, 2016. Tattletail's name is a portmanteau of "tattletale" and "tail". Several children are featured with the protagonist, as seen in some of the family photos. However, Tattletail now looks different, with a dull grayish tone to his fur, gray eyelids and green eyes. The note writer is a person who writes notes to the player during the Kaleidoscope campaign. Mama will be wide awake and looking around. The image is set against a dull blue background, surrounded by a brown frame. ), "I'm Tattletail™, the amazing new pet from Waygetter Electronics® Electronics! Very little is known about him, other than from a single photo. Then, pick up Tattletail and head to the nearby open door where Mama Tattletail can be seen congratulating the yellow and blue Tattletails for having fixed a vase. The player then goes to wake up their mother. What's Going On… They share the cream-colored underbelly and muzzle of their younger kin, but are larger in size, have brown eyes and fur, a white tuft of hair on their heads and a tape-deck in their stomachs. After inserting the tape into Mama and listening to it, Tattletail is found upstairs, having made a mess in the living room. Tattletail is also responsible for emitting a plethora of noises that can alert Mama Tattletail to the player's location. Or will he lose...again? Watch the VHS tape. And we even have little punishments for a tattletale. Dad is the Protagonist's father. All of the Baby Talking Tattletails are voiced by. After he is picked up, bring him to the basement and Yellow Tattletail, Blue Tattletail, and Mama can be found having a tea party instead of a ritual. Tattletail's package open with Tattletail inside. A Tattletail box is given to the player on Christmas Day. Antagonist Title: Kinda, since while the Big Bad is a Tattletail, it's Mama Tattletail, none of the others. As they do, Mama's chase music will play but Tattletail will be in the present. Tattletale will be Open from Noon until 3 AM Monday through Saturday NOW OPEN AT 12 PM COME JOIN THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT No Cover & Free Parking Before 7:30pm Every Day Two For One Table Dances Special Set Every Hour Until 7pm Hottest Girls in Atlanta Come Enjoy Some You Time. Doing so will show the player Snowglobe's manufacturing tag. His in-game appearances are as follows: The player opens their Christmas present early, which is revealed to be a purple-furred Baby Talking Tattletail. There is a difference between tattling and telling. Tattletail as he appears out of the box in-game. Doing so will show the player Night-Night's manufacturing tag. Kids are reluctant to tell adults because they don't want to be called a tattle tale. Tattletales, billed as "the game of celebrity gossip," pitted three celebrity couples predicting how well they know each other and winning money for the studio audience.Bert Convy was the host.. After the player retrieves the flashlight, Mama is seen briefly in the dark just before the lights turn back on. Tattletail as he appears inside the box in-game. As Tattletail's battery will be low, he must be charged before he prompts the player to play a game. The player must take care of Tattletail's needs every night before they can return to sleep. After doing so, the player should head through the kitchen, where the Yellow Tattletail can be found crying and complaining that his egg is gone, and Mama Tattletail will be consoling him. Although Night-Night and Snowglobe never open their eyes, checking the texture files reveals that Night-Night has yellow/amber eyes and Snowglobe has purple/lavender eyes. tattletale definition: 1. a person, especially a child, who secretly tells someone in authority, especially a teacher…. The other was a small seating area in the rear left corner of the stage, which was used to keep the players not in the game isolated; a sliding wall covered the seating area during gameplay and each player had a set of headphones to block out any noise from the other side of the wall. Its zip code corresponds to the real town of Dwight, IL. Sound produced for when holding to charge Tattletail. Tattletail is somewhat small and has an egg-shaped body with small, human-like feet and a cat-like face. Hehehe!". Various clues in the game point to the protagonist's family having owned a dog. Tattletail will be on the Protagonist's dresser once again. They include new scary games such as Siren Head: Horror and top scary games such as Forgotten Hill: Surgery, Afton's Nightmare, and Slenderman Must Die: Silent Streets. The following dialogue was added in the files when the Gift update came out. The player can do either one, though going to bed will immediately end the game. Unlike them, she has a small, white tuft of hair and brown fur. The turquoise version of Tattletail is also available, which is never seen in the game at all. It then heads to the next (Previous) night. Bringing down and placing these items accordingly will then begin a seance involving a pentagram to banish Mama. He also speaks in a lower-pitched robotic monotone. Tattletail contains examples of:. FNAF Vs. Tattletale! The Waydrive is an electrical component or device invented by Waygetter Electronics. Additionally, Tattletail's model looked rather different to his final one. The present is Tattletail, still not returned to normal. A rat by any other name smells about the same. Tattletail's fur can come in many different colors, and he is shown to be available in purple, yellow, and blue colors in the game. Tattletail's tag given during the Gift Ending. In addition to this, Tattletail is able to speak, respond, and react to the environment around him, almost appearing sentient in this way. The plot thickens after you beat the game and get the good ending, too. Minor characters either have little to no bearing on the gameplay/story or do not make a major appearance in-game. There is also a brown version, which is never seen in-game as a character. They are defective units and do not speak. When the player asks "Me who? The letter presents the player with two choices: either go to bed and have Tattletail be boring forever (without having to worry about Mama) or enter the Kaleidoscope and try to fix the changed memories. Tattletail is to be put back in his box and wrapped back up. The player is led towards the basement, where the previous yellow Tattletail is accompanied by a blue Tattletail. The player interacts with this Tattletail by playing Hide & Seek with it, in which the yellow Tattletail goes to hide for an increasing amount of time while the player is left to survive with their own Tattletail against Mama. The player will have to escape the Kaleidoscope, all the while attending to Tattletail's needs and evading Mama Tattletail. During said seance, Mama will steal the candles and hide them in vases around the basement, while also hunting the player. Christopher Afton (or simply Chris) is the main protagonist of the 1997 animated Disney film, Five Nights at Freddy's 4. Usually, the game began with the husbands isolated and the wives onstage. No Waydrives are actually seen in-game, so their appearance, and certain details of how they work, are still shrouded in mystery. The player is instructed to go and open their present early. There are dog bowls located in various places throughout the house. Mama looks similar to the Tattletail children; a Furby-like toy with tall ears, a muzzle, and no arms. Their ears are the same size as those of the Baby Tattletails, and are smaller in comparison to their bodies as a result.The Mama Tattletail seen in Tattletail i… The player is supposed to receive one as a present on Christmas Day, but they open it five days early in the basement. https://tattletail.fandom.com/wiki/Minor_Characters?oldid=9363, N/A (Would possibly be Tattletails actor). In the game's files, his name is revealed to be Douglas. Tattletale definition is - someone (such as a child) who tells secrets about what someone else has done : one who tattles : informer. Tattletail's gender has been debated among fans, but the song in the trailer refers to Tattletail as "he", making him officially male. It's very small. Looking for good FNAF music ids for your Roblox games in one place? However, upon going down to the basement, Tattletail will be on a table next to the washing machine. Surviving the seance and destroying the VHS tape ends in the five Tattletails being wrapped into presents, after which the player goes to bed. Put Tattletail on the plate, and the player gets a letter after Tattletail utters another fact. Snowglobe will be sitting on the dining room table, deactivated. Occasionally he must also be recharged in order to keep functioning. Siblings who are committed to getting one another in trouble will wedge a thorn of distrust in their relationship, disrupting the harmony of the whole family. The player sets down their own Tattletail on the charging station and is told to bring friends from under the Christmas tree and in the garage, alongside other various items, all the while avoiding Mama. One was a desk behind which three players could sit. (As if having people like us is an appropriate motivation.) How to use tattletale in a sentence. Baby Talking Tattletail, or simply Tattletail, is the titular deuteragonist of Tattletail. The description on the Waygetter Electronics site describes more about Tattletail: I can hear you! He is to be fed and groomed before he is then put back in his box and wrapped back up. 1 Summary 2 Powers and Stats 3 Others 4 References Sarah Livsey triggered after her brother's suicide and ran away from home after her power was exploited by her father, changing her name to Lisa Wilbourn and supporting herself by using her abilities to steal from rich men. According to the Tattletail's tag, he was born in Decent, IL on February 25, 1998. Due to countless details in the game, it is very likely that the purple Tattletails are by far the most common to find, the yellow Tattletails being uncommon, and the blue Tattletail being the rarest. Tattletail as he appeared out of the box in-game before the Gift update. The host asked a question, usually multiple choice, called a … Go and open the package on the table to reveal another letter. The Tattletalesset consisted of two parts. Then he wants to be taken to Mama, whom, upon the player arriving to her previous location, has vanished. Night-Night will be sitting deactivated on the Protagonist's dresser where the television usually is. Douglas, the deceased police officer from the commercial. The two Tattletails appear in the Kaleidoscope campaign as. It was actually pretty funny and I told her friends that she was a tattletale and, unfortunately, proud of it. The game involve the player having to take care of their Talking Tattletail that they opened 5 days before Christmas, and also avoiding the blood thirsty Mama Tattletail. But, have you ever thought that there is […] Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Minor characters either have little to no bearing on the gameplay/story or do not make a major appearance in-game. 2. Tattletail's fur can come in many different colors, and he is sh… Baby Tattletail with Mama Tattletail in the steam summer sale image. Tattletale is a mental aspect of Franklin Richards based on his time as a member of the Power Pack.Tattletale came to being when Nathaniel Richards overloaded Franklin's teenaged Earth-6311 counterpart, who was active on Earth-616 at the time as leader of the fledgling group known as Fantastic Force. But I'm afraid of the dark! She always tries to protect her children from the player. Mama Tattletail (Also known as simply Mama) is the main antagonist of thegame Tattletail. When the player answers the phone on December 24th, 1998, her voice is heard announcing something, which is possibly an announcement for the Baby Talking Tattletail toy line, though the recording is severely glitchy. We tell our children not to tattle. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Please let us know if any id or videos has stopped working. ", the camera pans slowly down and zooms into Tattletail as Mama's chase music plays again. Notably, the last line of Tattletail's description from Waygetter Electronics said: ". It is unknown what happened to the dog as it is seen that there's a doghouse, but no dog. Tattletail is found in the dryer when the player goes to investigate the clunking noise coming from the basement. Open it to receive yet another letter. Mama is seen again, gifting eggs to the yellow and blue Tattletails, the blue one's egg having broken quickly. From time to time, he from suffers nightmares of the animatronics, but his stuffed animal Fredbear is there to teach him how to confront his fears. The game ends on a white screen. Respect all Tattletales' needs or he will make sounds to attract mama tattletale, During mama's chases if all of the three Tattletale needs are down, the Tattletale will die and Mama Tattletale will jumpscare you 3. Family Photos featuring the protagonist's Dad, sibling, Cat, along with miscellaneous kids. Tattletail then tells the player another knock-knock joke. All the Tasks are to be completed in order, the code of the game doesn't allow to do in another way 4. Instead, he has a beak. The player is accordingly tasked with finding a vase to "play" with. White and black versions of Tattletail are shown on the official Tattletail box, and weren't seen in-game until the Kaleidoscope Update. In the Tattletail commercial, there's a dead man laying motionless on several of the cameras. The Phone Announcer is an unseen character in Tattletail. From 4th May - 1st June, Tattletail's official Twitter was changed to reflect Boring Tattletail instead of the original Tattletail. Tattletail appears in front of the player's bed again, prompting them to wake up. A task saying "Check Tattletail" will pop up. While he is equipped, three bars in the top left-hand corner of the screen display his needs, allowing the player to distinguish which needs must be paid attention to first. The player is requested to help them. He has a small heart-shaped nose and large blue eyes with purple-blue eyelids, complete with large pointed ears resembling those of Furbies. We tell them that nobody likes a tattletale. Then the player must return to bed. In the Kaleidoscope campaign, Tattletail seems different and the player must figure out why. He will tell a knock-knock joke about oranges. The toy brand was developed by Waygetter Electronics. During the development of the game, the developers originally planned for the Baby Talking Tattletail toys to be evil. The tuft of fur on the top of his head is able to be brushed, and he can also eat real food - said food goes into eggs that Tattletail is capable of laying, and these are left scattered all over the house. Adorable Abomination: Who'd have thought that a Furby Expy would be a monster capable of leading a ritual used to destroy the only monster that's truly evil.Besides everyone that owned a Furby in the 90's. The line "I didn't do it, it wasn't me!" Telling is sometimes called reporting. Christopher Afton is not in a Disney movie. Will Freddy finally get a win legitimately? Turn her off, and her chase music begins to play. A tattletale is a person (often a child) who constantly tells on other people. Said gift is one final letter, congratulating the player. He also has an egg hole on the bottom of his model and a small tuft of hair on his head alongside a very-hard-to-see sharp-ended tail. Their identity is unknown, but from their knowledge of Tattletails, it is possible that they are a Waygetter Electronics employee. A task saying "Check Tattletail" will pop up. The screen irises out and the game ends. may be a reference to Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons. The Tattletail box again. Fear not, I … Pick up the flashlight (it will be on the floor in front of the basement door) and head down to where Mama first appears in the regular campaign, stopping to have Tattletail tell a knock-knock joke along the way. These include enabling the Tattletail's hair/fur to become untidy, and enabling it to feel hungry. [sic] I just know we'll be best friends!". Parents can tame the tattletale and cultivate peace and unity among siblings by following these four steps: Help the … (Tattletail says this if the players glitches onto the roof of the house. After it is opened, it is shown to be empty, which then triggers Mama to jumpscare the player, thus meaning the ritual was unsuccessful. He is a 9( year old boy and the younger brother of Michael. Waygetter officially confirmed on Twitter that the family did own a cat, but that it had died of natural causes. The player is instructed to open their gift, which is a purple Tattletail. The player will have to carry Tattletail through the Kaleidoscope, all the while tending to Tattletail's needs with the many refrigerators, brushes and charging stands that there are. "Neptune is a planet in our solar system" being an example. Mama Tattletail, now savage again, finishes the line. While hunting the player, Mama has glowing red eyes, long, thin, sharp teeth, and torn ears. The player is woken up to a grinding noise coming from the basement. After he is picked up, he says that he and other implied Tattletails are "having a party for Mama". Tattletail's tail is rarely shown, despite his name and concept art. Find the song codes easily on this page! He will give the player his tag, on which is recorded his manufacturing information and date of 'birth,' as well as a Golden Flashlight, which takes longer to drain than the normal flashlight. Tattletail is somewhat small and has an egg-shaped body with small, human-like feet and a cat-like face. Open it, and read the letter. You opened your Tattletail before Christmas, and now he won't stay in his box. There's not much reference online but the original version, Mama Tattletail, was recalled years earlier... and I'm pretty sure I know why.Tattletail is a short, story-driven first person horror game about everyone's favorite talking toy from the 90's. Tattletail's box. Several photos around the house allude to the protagonist's family having owned a cat. Can you keep him out of trouble until Christmas day? Tattletail Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Once they escape, the player will be taken back to Christmas Day. Feed me treats and I might surprise you with a Gift Egg™. He has a small heart-shaped nose and large blue eyes with purple-blue eyelids, complete with large pointed ears resembling those of Furbies. He also seems to have a tape deck, although in the finished game, only Mama Tattletail has one. Note the white lines around his nose. Or will Mama Tattletail find her baby and hunt you down first? Upon opening the door, the mother can be heard yawning, and Tattletail thanks the player. Telling vs. Tattling. We collected 56 of the best free online scary games. 1 Fanon Wiki ideas so far 1.1 Battles Royale 1.2 Battle Record 2 History 3 Death Battle Info 3.1 Background 3.2 Feats 3.3 Faults Baldi vs Mama Tattletail Mama Tattletail Vs Bendy Freddy Fazbear Vs. Mama Tattletale(Completed) Springtrap vs Mama(Completed) Freddy Krueger vs Mama Tattletail Indie … Learn more. Tattletail as he appears in the commercial. Tattletail appears at the beginning of the night in front of the player's bed, repeatedly prompting the player to wake up. Tattletail as he appears on the Waygetter Electronics website. Tend to his needs, then listen to his facts, many of which are obvious. These games include browser games for both your computer and mobile devices, as well as apps for your Android and iOS phones and tablets. Head to the door to investigate the knocking. The dog is also absent from all of the family photos, which likely means it died early. Purple Tattletail is in his box on Christmas morning. The player is woken up to a clunking noise, just like in the main game. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He thanks them for fixing him, with a gift. The aforementioned features that Tattletail possesses must be frequently monitored and attended to by the player. The door will be open and there will be a package. Turn it off and retrieve the clothes. https://tattletail.fandom.com/wiki/Baby_Talking_Tattletail?oldid=9308. Break the vase and read the letter. Tattletail with The Player heading out of the basement. As nouns the difference between telltale and tattletale is that telltale is one who divulges private information with intent to hurt others while tattletale is one who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often by a child seeking attention. 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Cross-Bayou development attracts federal, state, local support
This group of Shreveport citizens and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce are to be commended for their work so far.
Cross-Bayou development attracts federal, state, local support This group of Shreveport citizens and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce are to be commended for their work so far. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/02/23/cross-bayou-development-attracts-federal-state-local-support/2931674002/
Prentiss Smith Published 3:43 p.m. CT Feb. 23, 2019
The man behind the writing.
Go big or don't go at all. That appears to be the mantra of Gateway Development Consortium (GDC), a development team led by an influential group of local black businessmen, who are making a strong effort to do what generations of civic, political and business leaders have been unable to do, which is to develop Cross Bayou, which was last tried by former Mayor Tyler. Ultimately, she was not able to attract the support needed for the project.
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There reports are that executives with Gateway Development Consortium (GDC) were recently invited to the White House for a briefing on Opportunity Zones and to discuss their proposed development, Cross Bayou Point (CBP). Only a week earlier, The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and GDC hosted Governor John Bel Edwards to discuss the project during Mardi Gras. At the meeting were Chairman of the Caddo Parish Commission, Stormy Gage-Watts, senior executives with J.P. Morgan Chase, the Shreveport African-American Chamber of Commerce and other real estate and financial professionals from across the county.
The fact that Governor John Bel Edwards and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce have been willing to listen to the consortium participants is a big deal. That willingness gives the consortium the legitimacy and credibility needed to attract the types of investors for such an ambitious project.
When the billion-dollar proposal was unveiled almost a year ago, it was met with the usual skepticism and cynicism that has been a hallmark of similar proposals in the past. But that skepticism does not seem to have discouraged the Gateway Development Consortium (GDC).
The group has done its due diligence, which is evidenced by the stakeholders they have attracted—federal, state, and local governments, along with bankers, equity managers, and other private investors. There is a belief that this project has to potential to do for Shreveport what the River Walk has done for San Antonio or what the development of Beale Street has done for Memphis. It is the kind of forward thinking that can ultimately be a game changer for the city of Shreveport. The key for the group is to get buy-in from the citizens who will be the main beneficiaries of the project in the form of jobs and business opportunities.
In responding to questions about how the consortium got the attention of the White House and the Governor's Mansion, they responded in a way that an organization that is proposing a billion dollar project should answer—with confidence and a sense of mission to make Shreveport into the 21st century destination and not somewhere that people are fleeing from because of the lack of opportunity and upward mobility.
The group has not bought into the notion that Shreveport is a third-tier city, unworthy of investment. A broad, diverse team of local and national developers and design/build professionals have been working behind the scenes to build political consensus and develop a project that made business sense for the capital markets.
As a result, the proposed public/private project has now grown to include a new downtown state office building; a new criminal justice complex to replace the outdated and controversial Caddo Parish Courthouse, and 500 houses in phase I, of which 30 percent would be affordable. And another 4,500 houses over the next ten years.
While the numbers are not final, the consortium believes Phase I would require approximately $50 million in public funding to continue to acquire land, brownfield remediation and infrastructure improvements. This number reflects funding across multiple public entitles. This is also where the citizens must be educated and given as much information as possible about the project and the benefits it offers to the city. Former Mayor Tyler, who sought to develop the area did not do that, and her efforts consequently failed.
The public investments are expected to trigger over $450 million in private funding in phase I. This project is moving expeditiously with a goal of having the project shovel-ready by December 2019 in order to attract investment from Opportunity Zone (OZ) funds.
The Opportunity Zones (OZ) were designed to provide tax incentives to investors who fund business in underserved communities. Investors can defer paying taxes on capital gains that are invested in Qualified Opportunity Funds that are in turn invested in distressed areas like Shreveport.
The Cross-Bayou Project is one of the largest projects of its kind in the country that is ready for Opportunity Zone investments right now. It has attracted the attention of the Trump Administration and Congress, which is why the Gateway Development Consortium was invited to the White House to discuss the project in detail. Reports are that the meeting went very well.
But just as important, Governor John Bel-Edwards and Chairman Gage-Watts expressed strong support for the project in Washington, DC. They were joined by Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart, (who has personnel scattered throughout the city and wants them housed in one facility downtown. There were also joined by Caddo Parish Commissioners and City Council members. The early support of key local and state elected officials: Rep. Sam Jenkins, State Senator Greg Tarver and City Councilman Willie Bradford have been crucial to moving this project forward.
There was some disappointment in the fact that newly-elected Mayor Adrian Perkins, who was in Washington, did not attend the meeting with the Governor and the Commission Chair. This is precisely the kind of project that he talked about while running for Mayor, and he should have been there to show his support. His support is important going forward, but it is not determinative. This project appears to be moving forward with or without the Mayor. It would be better with the Mayor.
The truth is that this group of Shreveport citizens and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce are to be commended for their work so far. The eyes of the country are literally focused on Shreveport, and Cross Bayou Point could be the beginning of the rebirth for an economically morbid city. That is the hope of Gateway Development Consortium. And that's my take. smithpren@aol.com
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