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Consistently petulant. When will he change.

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I never kept a consistent diary as a girl. I’d write in it a few times and then abandon the journal. Later, I’d take it up again, read the old entries, and rip out the pages, embarrassed at the ramblings of my younger self.

This outfit diary is the most regular record I’ve ever kept. Amazingly, I’m not too terribly ashamed of the early posts. In fact, I find my self of a few years ago amusing. For instance, in August of 2007, I said that I look awful in purple and gray. In October, I continued to dismiss the colors. And, yet, here I am a few years later, wearing purple and gray, head to toe.

Dress, I Heart Ronson. Turtleneck, Mossimo or Merona or some Target “M” brand. Vest, Urban Vibe. Boots, White Mountain. Belt, thrifted. Headband, Forever 21.

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University of Aarhus by Julian Weyer

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New Auditiorium Building 2001

The University of Aarhus, which dates from 1931, is a unique and coherent university campus with consistent architecture, homogenous use of yellow brickwork and adaptation to the landscape. The university has won renown and praise as an integrated complex which unites the best aspects of functionalism with solid Danish traditions in form and materials.

The competition for the university was won by the architects Kay Fisker, C. F. Møller og Povl Stegmann in 1931. Stegman left the partnership in 1937, Fisker in 1942 and C. F. Møller Architects has been in charge of the continued architectural development and building design of the university until today.

The University of Aarhus, with its extensive park in central Aarhus, includes teaching rooms, offices, libraries, workshops and student accommodation. The university has a distinct homogeneous building style and utilises the natural contours of the landscape. The campus has emerged around a distinct moraine gorge and the buildings for the departments and faculties are placed on the slopes, from the main buildings alongside the ring road to the center of the city at Nørreport. All throughout the campus, the buildings are variations of the same clear-cut prismatic volume with pitched roofs, oriented orthogonally to form individual architectural clusters sharing the same vocabulary. The way the buildings emerge from the landscape makes them seem to grow from it, rather than being superimposed on the site.

The original scheme for the campus park was made by the famous Danish landscape architect C. Th. Sørensen. Until the death of C. Th. Sørensens in 1979 the development of the park areas were conducted in a close cooperation between C. Th. Sørensen, C. F. Møller and the local park authorities. Since 1979 C. F. Møller Architects - in cooperation with the staff at the university - has continued the intentions of the original scheme for the park, and today the park is a beautiful, green area and an immense contribution to both the university and the city in general.

In 2001, C. F. Møller Architects prepared a new masterplan for the long and short term development of the university. Although the university has been extended continuously for more than 75 years, the original masterplan and design principles have been maintained, and have proven a simple yet versatile tool to create a timeless and coherent architectural expression adaptable to changing programs. Today, the university is officially recognized as a Danish national architectural treasure and is internationally renowned as an excellent example of early modern university campus planning.

For consistently good gumbo roux, toast the flour first, then add the oil. You get a nice nutty, smokey flavored dark roux without having to worry so much about scorching. #tepgumbo by Carla Lewis

Writing for Film & Television Two-Weekend Intensive 2011 by Vancouver Film School

Inspired by the consistently sold-out Writing for Film & Television Summer Intensive Program, the Two-Weekend Intensive was designed for aspiring film and television writers with busy weekday schedules. Over the course of two weekends, participants learn a variety of screenwriting tools, techniques, and exercises that closely represent what students learn in the one-year Writing for Film & Television program.

Find out more about VFS’s one-year Writing for Film & Television program at vfs.com/writing.

Arctic Ocean surface temperatures by GRID-Arendal

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Consistent with the rapid retreat of sea ice, the surface waters of the Arctic Ocean have been warming in recent years, because declining sea-ice cover allows the water to absorb more heat from the sun.

For any form of publication, please include the link to this page:

www.grida.no/resources/6663

This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

A view from the top of the National Wallace Monument by Hugh McMillan

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The National Wallace Monument commemorates Sir William Wallace. He was one of the very few who consistently opposed the efforts of King Edward I of England to impose his will, and ultimately his supremacy, over Scotland and the Scots in the years around 1300.

The Wallace, as he is often known, is one of the most powerful, most evocative, and most well recognised figures from Scottish history. It is a fair bet that today his name is better known worldwide than most, if not all, of Scotland's monarchs.

Yet he was never a king; his notable deeds took place over a very short period of time, part of which he actually spent in France; he fought just two major battles and emerged with a score of won one and lost one, and in the end he was betrayed and executed.

There's a contradiction here. Behind it lies the stunningly good press that William Wallace has received over the centuries. Most notably, the bard Blind Harry wrote an epic 1470 poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie. This introduced the story of Wallace as the heroic figure we now all know, at times without too much regard for the actual historical facts.

But it was not Blind Harry who brought Wallace's story to the attention of a worldwide audience, it was Mel Gibson. His 1995 film Braveheart added another layer of artistic license to the one already applied by Blind Harry. The result has been criticised for its lack of historical accuracy. But critics of what is, without doubt, a superbly entertaining and enormously popular film, miss the point. The point is that the historical accuracy of the film doesn't really matter, just as the historical accuracy of Blind Harry's poem didn't really matter. People believe what they want to believe, and for a nation in search of national heroes, William Wallace fitted the bill perfectly: and still does.

But let's wind the story back to the mid-1800s. Scotland, with more than a little help from Sir Walter Scott, was going through an earlier phase of the rediscovery of its sense of national pride and identity after a period during which for many it had become "North Britain". Blind Harry's William Wallace was a perfect focus for the celebration of this new sense of identity and as a result statues of him and monuments to him began to spring up all over the country, with more than 20 being built in all.

But many wanted a national monument to William Wallace that could be venerated by everyone in Scotland. Funds were raised from the public, and a competition was launched for a design for the monument after an initial proposal was deemed too anti-English (of a Scottish lion in the act of killing a mythical English creature). 106 entries were submitted and the design that was selected was by the Scots Baronial architect J.T. Rochead.

His approach was to marry together two uniquely Scottish features. He took the traditional design of a Scottish tower house castle, complete with an external stair turret, and stretched it vertically. Then he added to the top a stone crown spire, of the sort seen atop the towers of St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh and King's College in Aberdeen.

The question of location had been decided some years earlier. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow wanted to be home to the monument, and Stirling was chosen mainly because it could be seen as neutral territory. Having decided on Stirling, the choice of the rocky outcrop of Abbey Craig was an obvious one for the monument, for three main reasons. Firstly, if you are going to build a monument intended to make a statement, putting it on top of a high outcrop of rock allows it to make the biggest statement possible. Secondly, Abbey Craig could be quarried to provide the stone needed to build the monument.

The third reason for the location was that Abbey Craig overlooks the site of William Wallace's most notable victory over the English, the Battle of Stirling Bridge, which took place on 11 September 1297. This was fought around the original wooden bridge over the River Forth at Stirling, in the shadow of Stirling Castle and just below Abbey Craig. The original bridge lay a short distance upstream from the stone bridge known today as Old Stirling Bridge. The Scots attacked from the Abbey Craig when the English were half deployed across the bridge and won an overwhelming victory. After the battle, Wallace was knighted by an unnamed Earl and became Sir William Wallace "Guardian of the Kingdom of Scotland and leader of its armies." His co-leader, Andrew Murray fared less well, dying some time later from wounds received during the battle. Wallace followed up the victory by leading the Scots into Northumberland and Cumbria, retreating only when the weather became too bad to continue the campaign.

The true historical significance of the Battle of Stirling Bridge is debatable. The English returned to Scotland in early 1298, trying to draw Wallace into open battle. This eventually happened at the Battle of Falkirk, on 22 July 1298. Defeat there was the beginning of the end for Wallace who was eventually executed in London on 23 August 1305. But as we've already said, none of this is really about history: the myth of Wallace has a life of its own that remains hugely influential.

The National Wallace Monument you see today was completed in 1869 after eight years' construction. It stands some 220ft or 67m high, and Abbey Craig adds a further 300ft or 91m, meaning that the top of the monument stands 520ft above the (tidal) River Forth below.

1966-67 AHS Swim Team 15 Ames swimmers fall to Fort Dodge 56-39 Mark Bauske AHS 1967 Left and Kirk Geist AHS 1969 right have been termed consistent performers and good team members said Lyle Fitzgerald by Ames High School Alumni Assoc.

AHS Ames High School Alumni Assoc - Ames, IA

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Ames swimmers fall to Fort Dodge 56-39

The Ames High School Swimming team lost their last swimming meet of the year Monday night when they fell to Fort Dodge 56-39. “Our lack of strength in the relays plus the fact that Fort Dodge was really up for this meet really hurt us.” said Coach Lyle Fitzgerald. “Our 200 Medley Relay team had a poor time of l:59.2 and Fort Dodge had their best time of the year with a l:52.8. This was an indication that we would have trouble winning this meet,” Fitzgerald concluded.

In the 200 Yd Free Jim Pratt was a touch out with a time of 2:04.6. Ron Calverts of Fort Dodge came thru with his best time of the year of 2:04.3. John Mathisons time of 2:10.8 gave him a 3rd.

In the 50 Yd Free Ed Oslund took first with a time of 24.1. Jim Speer had a 4th with a time of 26.4.

Ames had their best showing in the 200 IM where Dirk Sayers had a first with a time of 2:25.3 and Steve Bruin a 2nd will a time of 2:33.7.

Ames took 2nd and 3rd in div- ing with Stew Buck receiving 184.15 points and Lindy Buck 171.75.

Dave Burgon had a 2nd in the 100 Yd Fly with a time of 1:07.8. Bob Vance was disqualified (with a questionable call).

In the 100 Free Kirk Geist came up with a 3rd — a time of 57.3.

Ed Oslund came thru with an easy first in the Back- stroke with a time of l:02.7.

In the 400 Free Jim Pratt had his best time of the year with a time of 4:28.2, Steve Brunia got a third with a time of 4:50.0.

100 yd. Breast — Dirk Sayers had a 2nd with a -time of 1:09.7. (Kraig Stronbeck had a first with a time of 1:08.6 -— he is un- defeated in this event this year)

In the 400 Free Relay Ames was 2nd with a time of 3:50.0.

“We travel to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for the District Meet. I just hope the boys are up to their true form and really ready to go for this meet.” Fitzgerald noted.

photo caption:

CONSlSTENT—Mark Bauskie, left and Kirk-Geist have been

termed “consistent performers and good team members” by

Ames High School swimming coach Lyle Fitzgerald. Bauskie

swims on the 200 individual medley relay team while Geist

swims the 50 and 100 yard free style and is a member of the

400 relay team. Geist took second in the 100 yard free style in

the meet that was held yesterday with Fort Dodge. (Tribune

Photos by Vince Coyle)

1966 - 1967 Ames High School Swim Team Ames, Iowa

Newspaper Clippings and articles from the November 19, 1966 to January 31, 1967 AHS tankers swim season.

Scanned and donated by Joshua Sharlin, Ph.D. Ames High Class of 1969

AHS Ames High School Alumni Assoc - Ames, IA

University of Aarhus by Julian Weyer

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The University of Aarhus, which dates from 1931, is a unique and coherent university campus with consistent architecture, homogenous use of yellow brickwork and adaptation to the landscape. The university has won renown and praise as an integrated complex which unites the best aspects of functionalism with solid Danish traditions in form and materials.

The competition for the university was won by the architects Kay Fisker, C. F. Møller og Povl Stegmann in 1931. Stegman left the partnership in 1937, Fisker in 1942 and C. F. Møller Architects has been in charge of the continued architectural development and building design of the university until today.

The University of Aarhus, with its extensive park in central Aarhus, includes teaching rooms, offices, libraries, workshops and student accommodation. The university has a distinct homogeneous building style and utilises the natural contours of the landscape. The campus has emerged around a distinct moraine gorge and the buildings for the departments and faculties are placed on the slopes, from the main buildings alongside the ring road to the center of the city at Nørreport. All throughout the campus, the buildings are variations of the same clear-cut prismatic volume with pitched roofs, oriented orthogonally to form individual architectural clusters sharing the same vocabulary. The way the buildings emerge from the landscape makes them seem to grow from it, rather than being superimposed on the site.

The original scheme for the campus park was made by the famous Danish landscape architect C. Th. Sørensen. Until the death of C. Th. Sørensens in 1979 the development of the park areas were conducted in a close cooperation between C. Th. Sørensen, C. F. Møller and the local park authorities. Since 1979 C. F. Møller Architects - in cooperation with the staff at the university - has continued the intentions of the original scheme for the park, and today the park is a beautiful, green area and an immense contribution to both the university and the city in general.

In 2001, C. F. Møller Architects prepared a new masterplan for the long and short term development of the university. Although the university has been extended continuously for more than 75 years, the original masterplan and design principles have been maintained, and have proven a simple yet versatile tool to create a timeless and coherent architectural expression adaptable to changing programs. Today, the university is officially recognized as a Danish national architectural treasure and is internationally renowned as an excellent example of early modern university campus planning.

Locally beloved roadside plastic palmtree twins of Wellsburg, West Virginia. by Tim Kiser

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These are "Tropics of the Rustbelt."

Historic Wellsburg was established in 1791 and the two trees are consistently ranked near the top of online lists of points of interest in the town.

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In Wellsburg, West Virginia, on December 19th, 2013, at the Twin Palms Car Wash on the west side of Commerce Street (West Virginia Route 2), south of 15th Street.

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Ryan Janek Wolowski celebrating Xtra! the LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by RyanReporting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It's a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities.

Toronto is a city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, with the original city area lying between the Don and Humber rivers.

For more information on visiting Toronto visit:

www.seetorontonow.com/

For more information on visiting Canada visit:

us-keepexploring.canada.travel/

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About this day of the trip:

Day 2

Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls Canada - Toronto (83 miles)

We will continue our tour Niagara Falls by heading into Canada to take the Hornblower Cruise boat ride and see an informational movie at the IMAX Theater. We will also ascend the Skylon Tower. The tour then departs for Toronto, ON, one of Canada's largest cities. There we will visit the CN Tower and guests will have the option to take a Lake Ontario Cruise. During the winter when the cruise is not running, we will instead visit Casa Loma. We will have dinner in historical Chinatown.

Niagara Falls Canada, Canada

Skylon Tower This observation tower on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls offers a bird's-eye views of one of the world's favorite natural wonders. The tower stands 520 feet from street level and 775 feet from the bottom of the falls.

Rainbow Bridge The Rainbow Bridge across the Niagara River connects Niagara, Ontario to Niagara, New York. It is an international landmark and impressive architectural feat. In addition to private vehicles, pedestrians and bikes can cross the bridge for a small toll.

Niagara Falls IMAX This amazing movie experience, presented on an unbelievable IMAX screen, chronicles more than 12,000 years of history and examines human interaction with the falls from ancient time through the people-- like you-- who come to see them today.

Hornblower Niagara Cruise Get ready to get wet: this world-famous boat ride takes passengers as close to the falls as it is possible to get. Formerly Maid of the Mist, Hornblower now runs Niagara cruise operations on the Canadian side of the Falls.

Skylon Revolving Restaurant Lunch The impressive Skylon Tower, jutting into the air above Niagara Falls, features the Revolving Dining Room, a one-of-a-kind eatery the makes a full revolution every hour. Sitting just below the observation deck, guests can enjoy views and food!

Toronto, ON

Lake Ontario Cruise Lake Ontario Cruises offer gorgeous views of the city of Toronto from the waters of Lake Ontario, one of the famous Great Lakes of North America. See the city of Toronto and the surrounding area in a new way!

Toronto City Hall This unique building complex is one of the most famous in Toronto, and also the home of the city's municipal government. The Toronto City Hall offers self-guided tours which are available in five languages (including English).

University of Toronto Routinely placed in the top 30 institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Toronto has been educating the masses since 1827. Widely considered the best university in Canada, it is known for its pioneering research.

Casa Loma This century-old Gothic-style house in Toronto was originally the home of financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Today, it serves as a museum that showcases the history of life in Toronto and what life was like in the early 1900s.

CN Tower Toronto's CN Tower is a Canadian icon and one of the most recognizable North American buildings. Made entirely of concrete, this massive monolith was the tallest structure in the world at the time of its completion in 1976.

Ontario Legislative Building The Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is the seventh structure to function as the parliamentary building of the province of Ontario. This impressive building is in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style and was built in 1893.

Chinatown One of the largest Chinatowns in North America is located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Toronto contains several Chinatowns. This one is the oldest, dating back to the 1870s, and the historical area features many authentic groceries, restaurants, and shops.

Toronto Chinese Dinner Treat yourself to a specialty dinner in one of the largest Chinatowns in the Western Hemisphere! Freshly-cooked meats and vegetables decorate the windows of the esteemed restaurants, from whole cooked ducks to beef ribs and so much more. Enjoy!

Deluxe Hotel: Crowne Plaza or similar

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3-Day Niagara Falls, Toronto Canada Tour from New York

Tour Code: 655-68

July 11th, 12th, 13th 2014

Visit:

Watkins Glen State Park New York

Niagara Falls, NY USA

Thundering Water Cultural Show

USA / Canada international border crossing on Rainbow Bridge from New York United States of America to Ontario Canada

Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada

Skylon Tower

Niagara Falls IMAX

Hornblower Niagara Cruise

Skylon Revolving Restaurant Lunch

Toronto which is the largest city in Canada

Lake Ontario Cruise

Toronto City Hall

University of Toronto

CN Tower

Ontario Legislative Building

Chinatown

Toronto Chinese Dinner

Thousand Islands, Ontario Canada

Thousand Islands Cruise

Thousand Islands Cruise Breakfast

Thousand Islands Tax and Duty Free Store in Lansdowne, Ontario Canada

Canada / USA international border crossing Thousand Islands Bridge from Hill Island, Ontario, Canada across the Saint Lawrence River to Wellesley Island, New York, United States of America

For more information on the 3-Day Niagara Falls, Toronto Canada Tour from New York visit:

www.taketours.com/new-york-ny/3-day-toronto-niagara-falls...

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Toronto city, Ontario province, Canada country, North America continent

July 12th 2014

dealing with evil by petalthrow

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-there were 8 references to rape or murder

-15 references to police officers

-2 references to “Gary M Rogers”. I have no idea who that person is.

-2 references to IBM, where the rapist works.

-The daily online stalking and harassment has mainly been through Flickr. There has also been harassment from the same people through reddit, Instagram and youtube.

-The android user has always been the really hateful, obsessive, controlling abusive one. 7 & 1/2 YEARS of consistent harassment with the intention of getting a negative reaction and then being able to judge me for it. And she views it as being a game.

-12/25/20: I mentioned to my sister in a text that I thought I may have covid and within an hour, the hateful stalker sent the message “Chinese love”.

-the most disturbing messages (besides the messages sent between 10/31-11/2/20) were sent through reddit: “When you die, I want you to see my face” and “Do you really think you’re anything more than a rotting corpse?” Sent from a woman, I think; username: ventartist.

The maximum sentence for all of this is 10 years in prison. If I had committed suicide over this (and I always thought that was the Android user’s intention, to drive me to that), the maximum sentence would be life in prison.

-3/3/21: the android user still can't stop. this person is completely obsessed. It's been more passive-aggressive lately, for example, daily messages about finding joy in the present moment. It seems like this person wants me to pursue legal action.

3/16: another creepy message received listing out "not this not that": "not booksubject not real not knit not baju (clothes) not medical not deazur not cartoon". This is a pattern. It seems like this person was bothered by the last drawing I've done. It's very bizarre. I just bought a book on amazon about psychics ( a few days before receiving this message); I think "not booksubject not real" is referring to that.

3/27: message received: "corpse".

4/3: I keep receiving applications for life insurance policies in the mail. My first thought was that this person looked up my address and had them sent to me.

4/4: this person has harassed me before through reddit (r/cptsdcreatives). recently someone with a brand new account (u/IfIwerebrave) posted a poem about rape and my first thought was that is was a veiled threat to me from this person.

If I were brave, I would have left.

If I were brave, I would have stood up, Those times, on the train.

If I were brave, I would not have smiled.

If I were brave, My no would have stayed a no And not become a yes.

If I were brave, I would have gone to the police.

If I were brave, I would have accepted the truth That they didn't love me.

If I were brave, I would have bitten and scratched.

If I were brave, I would have not buckled, Would not have made myself so small.

If I were brave, I would have dared to disagree.

I am not brave.

If I were brave, I would not be alive today.

And knowing this I still ask: What if I were brave?

4/9: creepy message of the day: "the veiled truth; rapist". Maybe all of the stalking and online harassment has been from the rapist and his wife.

4/12: it stopped suddenly today, for the first time in almost 8 years.

4/13: weird message today: "people play; to feel". I took that to mean that this abusive, manipulative person views all of this as just being a game and they probably are not capable of feeling empathy.

5/5: "toxic suicide"

5/6: "cyberbullying cartoons". Calling me a cartoon has been a pattern that has been going on for years.

5/19: "headscarf -trans". this is another pattern that has been going on for years.

5/31: the new daily pattern from the android user: "filthy" & “furious", so I always interpret that to mean “I hope you get brutally raped”. This person sees retraumatizing me about the rape, every single day as being a fun game.

6/9: the android user is still completely obsessed. Hacks into my phone and computer and harasses me about what they see. They want me to know that they don’t care about any possible legal consequences. It’s really sick.

7/8: "headscarf -trans" again.

7/23: I had fraudulent charges on my debit card and because of all the stalking/hacking into my phone and the "Imgonnadrainyourbank" comment, my first thought was that it was the aggressive stalker.

8/14: I wrote out my thoughts on this using Google search (on 8/11, 8/12, 8/13) and the usual stalking pattern through Flickr has completely stopped as of 8/12. How is it even possible that someone can hack into my phone without physically accessing my phone?

9/2: It is amazing to me that the android user still cannot stop. It seems like she is desperate to make me contact an attorney or the police. It doesn't matter if I post art or take a long break from social media, the obsessive stalking and online harassment never stops.

9/5: the aggressive stalker is back to one of their old patterns: clicking on the bull skull photo every single day. For me, the bull skull symbolizes death.

9/8: "trans woman cartoon"

9/12: I know that the guy who raped me 26 years ago, at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house in San Marcos, TX is one of the people involved in hacking into my phone and stalking and harassing me online consistently over the last 8 years and 3 months.

9/30: the android user is back to one of her old patterns she has done hundreds of times before: clicking on a drawing of a ferris wheel, a drawing of a woman with a black eye and a drawing of a catcher's mitt. (ride, injured and catch). It's creepy.

10/4: occasionally I'll receive a notification on my computer asking me if I would like to sync my android phone to my computer, but I don't have an android phone. I think the stalker also hacks into my computer.

10/14: "woman corpse"

10/18: "filthy trans"

10/27: "trans-woman"

11/1: "cyberbullying cartoon"

12/9: "hacker eye contact". A few months ago, I saw a woman (who looked like the rapist's wife) slowly driving past my house and we made eye contact. She was driving a station wagon.

12/11: another bizarre "not this, not that" message. This is a pattern that has been going on for years, usually on or around a holiday.

"rose and sword not "sl" not fantasy not bosnian not cosplay not lego not monochrome not japan not wonder not ninja not tatoo not baldwin not sexy not marenco not norway not castle"

12/19: I had fraudulent charges on my debit card again and my first thought was that it must be someone in this group.

12/19: "open gate"

12/25: "tx police"

12/30: "wonder woman cosplay" which is a reference to a comment I wrote through google search to the person who hacks into my phone.

1/4/22: "rape me", "phone"

1/5: "rape me"

1/6: "lego rape"

1/23: "cosplay death"

1/28: "malicious smile" I think this is from the aggressive stalker/the android user. Thia is in reference to a comment I wrote recently on google search about how I remember the rapist smirked at me after the rape, happy to see that I was traumatized.

2/20: "disturbing rape"

3/13: "real corpse"

3/24: "rotting skull"

3/30: I was lying down and meditating with a stone on my forehead that is supposed to open up your 3rd eye. Afterwards I saw that there were 2 messages: "head decoration" and "ufo" (which is a photo of an ornament of an et with a 3rd eye). Have these people broken into my home and put a hidden camera in my bedroom?

4/4: "hidden camera", "abused woman cartoon"

4/10: I was watching a live video on YouTube about narcissists, the video had a live chat. I noticed in the chat someone wrote the comment “we have silenced you for 8 months lol”. I haven’t posted any art to any social media sites over the last 8 months, so I think that comment was from the stalker.

North Pier, Blackpool by FotoFling Scotland

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North Pier is the most northerly of the three coastal piers in Blackpool, England. Built in the 1860s, it is also the oldest and longest of the three. Although originally intended only

as a promenade, competition forced the pier to widen its attractions to include theatres and bars. Unlike Blackpool's other piers, which attracted the working classes with open air

dancing and amusements, North Pier catered for the "better-class" market, with orchestra concerts and respectable comedians. Until 2011, it was the only Blackpool pier that

consistently charged admission.

The pier is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building, due to its status as the oldest surviving pier created by Eugenius Birch. As of 2012 it is still in regular use,

despite having suffered damage from fires, storms and collisions with boats. Its attractions include bars, a theatre, a carousel and an arcade. One of the oldest remaining Sooty

glove puppets is on display commemorating Harry Corbett buying the original puppet there.

North Pier was built at the seaward end of Talbot Road, where the town's first railway station, Blackpool North, was built. Its name reflects its location as the most northerly of

Blackpool's three piers. It is about 450 yards (410 m) north of Blackpool Tower, which is roughly the midpoint of Blackpool's promenade. The sea front is particularly straight and

flat on this stretch of coastline, and the 1,650 feet (500 m) pier extends at right angles into the Irish Sea, more or less level with the promenade.

History: The construction of Blackpool Pier (eventually North Pier) started in May 1862, in Layton-cum-Warbreck, part of the parish of Bispham. In October 1862 severe storms

suggested that the planned height of the pier was insufficient, and it was increased by 3 feet (0.91 m) North Pier was the second of fourteen piers designed by Eugenius Birch,

and since Margate Pier was destroyed by a storm in 1978, it is the oldest of the remaining examples of his work still in use. It was the first of Birch's piers to be built by Glasgow

engineering firm Richard Laidlaw and Son.

The pier, which cost £11,740 to build, originally consisted of a promenade 1,405 feet (428 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide, extending to 55 feet (17 m) wide at the pier-head. The

bulk of the pier was constructed from cast iron, with a wooden deck laid on top. The cast iron piles on which the structure rests were inserted using Birch's screw pile process; the

screw-tipped piles were twisted into the sand until they hit bedrock. This made construction much quicker and easier, and guaranteed that the pier had a solid foundation. The

cast iron columns, 12 inches (300 mm) in diameter, were filled with concrete for stability at intervals of 60 feet (18 m), and supported by struts that were on average were slightly

more than 1 inch (25 mm) thick.The pier's promenade deck is lined with wooden benches with ornamental cast iron backs. At intervals along the pier are hexagonal kiosks built

around 1900 in wood and glass with minaret roofs topped with decorative finials. On opening two of the kiosks were occupied by a bookstall and confectionery stall and the

kiosks near the ends of the pier were seated shelters. The pier-head is a combination of 420 tons of cast iron and 340 tons of wrought iron columns; standing 50 feet (15 m)

above the low water line, it sees a regular 35 feet (11 m) change in sea level due to the tide.

The pier was officially opened in a grand ceremony on 21 May 1863, even though the final 50 yards (46 m) had not yet been completed. All the shops in the area were closed

and decorated with flags and streamers for the ceremony, which included a procession and a cannon salute, and was attended by more than 20,000 visitors. Although the town

only had a population of approximately 4,000, more than 200,000 holiday makers regularly stayed there during the summer months; this included 275,000 admissions in 1863,

400,000 in 1864 and 465,000 the following year. The pier was officially opened by Major Preston, and he and 150 officials then travelled to the Clifton Hotel for a celebratory

meal.

The pier was intended primarily for leisure rather than seafaring; for the price of 2d (worth approximately £4.90 in 2012) the pier provided the opportunity for visitors to walk close

to the sea without distractions.This fee was insufficient to deter "trippers'", which led to Major Preston campaigning for a new pier to cater for the 'trippers'. In 1866, the

government agreed that a second pier could be built, despite objections from the Blackpool Pier Company that it was close to their pier and therefore unnecessary

As permitted by the original parliamentary order, a landing jetty was built at the end of North Pier in incremental stages between 1864 and 1867. The full length of the jetty was

474 feet (144 m), and the extensions increased the pier's total length to its current 1,650 feet (500 m). The Blackpool Pier Company used the jetty to operate pleasure steamers

that made trips to the surrounding areas. In 1871 swimming and diving lessons were added to the pier.

In 1874, the pier-head was extended to allow Richard Knill Freeman to incorporate a pavilion, which opened in 1877. The interior decoration led it to be known as the "Indian

Pavilion", and it was Blackpool's primary venue for indoor entertainment until the Winter Gardens opened in 1879.

To differentiate itself from the new pier, North Pier focused on catering for the "better classes", charging for entry and including attractions such as an orchestra and band

concerts, in contrast to the Central Pier (or the "People's pier"), which regularly had music playing and open-air dancing. The pier owners highlighted the difference, charging at

least a shilling (worth approximately £19.90 in 2012) for concerts and ensuring that advertisements for comedians focused on their lack of vulgarity. Sundays were given over to a

church parade.

On 8 October 1892, a storm-damaged vessel, Sirene, hit the southern side of the pier, causing four shops and part of the deck to collapse onto the beach below. Several columns

were also dislodged, and the ship's bowsprit hit the pier entrance. All eleven crew members were rescued when they were hauled onto the pier. Damage to the pier was

estimated to be £5,000 and was promptly repaired.

Nelson's former flagship, HMS Foudroyant, was moored alongside North Pier for an exhibition, but slipped anchor and was wrecked on the shore in a violent storm on 16 June

1897, damaging part of the jetty. The wreck of the ship broke up during December storms.

The pier was closed for the winter during 1895–6 as it unsafe; as a result, the pier was widened as electric lighting was added.

An Arcade Pavilion was added in 1903 at the entrance to the pier and contained a wide range of amusements to suit all tastes. Further alterations were made to the pier in 1932-

3 when the open air stand was replaced with a stage and sun lounge.

In 1936, a pleasure steamer returning from Llandudno crashed into the pier. The collision left a 10 feet (3.0 m) gap, and stranded a number of people at the far end.

The 1874 Indian Pavilion was severely damaged by fire in 1921. It was refurbished, but was then destroyed by a second fire in 1938. In 1939 it was replaced by a theatre, built in

an Art Deco style. At around the same time, the bandstand was removed and replaced with a sun lounge.

In the 1960s, the Merrie England bar and an amusement arcade were constructed at the end of the pier nearest to the shore. The 1939 theatre, which is still in use, narrowly

escaped damage in 1985 when the early stages of a fire were noticed by performer Vince Hill. In the 1980s, a Victorian-styled entrance was built. In 1991 the pier gained the

Carousel bar as an additional attraction, and a small tramway to ease access to the pier-head. By this point, the pier had ceased to have any nautical use, but the jetty section

was adapted for use as a helicopter pad in the late 1980s. Storms on 24 December 1997 destroyed the landing jetty, including the helipad.

The North Pier is one of the few remaining examples of Birch's classic pier architecture and is a Grade II Listed building, the only Blackpool pier to hold that status. It was

recognised as "Pier of the Year" in 2004 by the National Piers Society.

North Pier's attractions include a Gypsy palm reader and an ice cream parlour, the North Pier Theatre, a Victorian tea room, and the Carousel and Merrie England bars. The

arcade, built in the 1960s, has approximately eleven million coins pass through its machines each year.

One of the earliest Sooty bear puppets used by Harry Corbett is on display on the pier. Corbett bought the original Sooty puppet on North Pier for his son, Matthew. When Corbett

took the puppet on BBC's Talent Night programme, he marked the nose and ears with soot so that they would show up on the black and white television, giving the puppet its

name.

The Carousel bar on the pier-head has a Victorian wrought iron canopy, and its outdoor sun-lounge is classified as the largest beer garden in Blackpool. Next to the bar is a two

tier carousel, the "Venetian Carousel", which is protected from sand and spray by a glass wall.

After the fire in 1938, the pavilion was replaced with a 1,564 seat theatre which has since hosted a number of acts including; Frankie Vaughan, Frank Randle, Tessie O'Shea,

Dave Morris, Bernard Delfont, Morecambe and Wise, Paul Daniels, Freddie Starr, Russ Abbott, Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor, Joe Longthorne, Lily Savage, Brian Conley and

Hale and Pace.

In 2002 a heritage room with photographs was opened up, the foyer entrance was refurbished and a disabled lift added. By 2005, there was no longer a live organist playing in

the sun lounge although other live entertainment continues. In 2013, the live organist was brought back into the sun lounge.

The pier was built and owned by the Blackpool Pier Company, created with three thousand £5-shares in 1861 (worth approximately £2,990 in 2012). The same firm operated the

pier in 1953, and the company was incorporated in 1965. The Resorts Division of First Leisure, including the pier, was sold to Leisure Parks for £74 million in 1998. In 2009, the

pier was sold to the Six Piers group, which owns Blackpool's other two piers, and hoped to use it as a more tranquil alternative to them. The new owners opened the Victorianthemed

tea room, and built an eight-seat shuttle running the length of the pier.

In April 2011, the pier was sold to a Blackpool family firm, Sedgwick's, the owners of amusement arcades and the big wheel on Blackpool's Central Pier. Peter Sedgwick

explained that he proposed to his wife on North Pier forty years ago, and promised to buy it for her one day. He said that he wants to restore the Victorian heritage of the pier and

re-instate the pier's tram. An admission charge of fifty pence to access the board-walk section of the pier was abolished by the Sedgewicks.

A petition to wind up the Northern Victorian Pier Limited (the company used by the Sedgwick family to manage Blackpool North Pier) was presented on 17 September 2012 by

Carlsberg UK Limited, a creditor of the Company, and this was to be heard at Blackpool County Court on 15 November 2012.

At the 11th hour, an agreement to pay the outstanding balance owed to Carlsberg was made and Peter Sedgwick's company escaped liquidation.

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Late C4 Vette Coupe and 2012 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible by artistmac

The Corvette has been a consistent seller for GM, through good economic times and bad.

So it's a mystery why this particular economic downturn has sent Corvette sales into the proverbial toilet; down by almost 2/3 since 2007. It's a sign of extreme loyalty to this car within the company that the Corvette survived GM's bankruptcy, when the Solstice (indeed, the entire Pontiac division), Sky, and the Corvette's brother-under-the-skin, the Cadillac XLR, all went extinct.

Why have Corvette sales suddenly hit the doldrums? It may be that consumers increasingly see a two-seat car as impractical, even though, according to the Government's Office of Technology Assessment, 95% of all work commutes and 83% of all car trips are taken with ONE person in the vehicle. Isn't it more impractical to buy a 5000 lb, 13mpg, 8-passenger SUV to haul 50 lb. bags of manure home from Lowe's once a year, or a bunch of Little Leaguers to an away game once a week?

But perception is perception, and even at Porsche, the sales situation with the 911 is sufficiently dire that, for a short time, Porsche was promoting it as a "family car" on the basis of its vestigial rear seats.

But back to Corvette. Maybe the upcoming 2014(?) C7 will bring things back to 30,000/yr. volumes.

Or maybe GM will have to live with 10-15K as the new normal. In any case, GM would be foolish indeed to get rid of the one car that sets almost every American male jaw to drooling, whether they admit it or not. Or maybe they can pitch its relative ease of driveability and 25mpg highway gas mileage to well-to-do, professional women.

Just tossing out ideas here, but the idea is to keep it in production, and the way to do that is to increase sales, by any means necessary. Something like Dean's recent pitch for eggnog as an Easter beverage, too. Or Swanson in the '50's, inventing TV dinners (now frozen entrees) to get rid of an oversupply of leftover Thanksgiving turkeys. Whatever it takes, folks.

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