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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Camp Beachmutt 2012
We've had three great week with the Girlz - first up at Malibou Lake house and petsitting for our friends Whitney and Gerrit. We did lots of fun things... visiting the Paramount Ranch lot where Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was filmed... going shopping for cowgirl hats... bird watching... cleaning a canoe... spending lots of time with dogs and cats and more dogs and more cats... swimming in the pool with the flower power shower...just hanging out... deciding what to make for dinner each night... and catching up on all of the Disney and Nicolodeon shows! Then two weeks here in Oceanside, where we spent a lot of time swimming and playing in the pool, shopping, playing games on the computer, more shopping, playing with the beachmutts in the backyard, more pool fun, a day at Oceanside Harbour, spa day, pinata pool patio party and dinner at Islands, our new favorite restaurant. The girlz leave for Camp Marsten tomorrow and we leave on Wednesday to visit Rey and Kiyomi in Joshua Tree... sad to be leaving but excited to get back to Akumal. The trip this year is so different and it's very sad to be traveling without Missy but she is with us in spirit. Our itinerary is: Wednesday, August 8h - leave Oceanside, to Joshua Tree with the Ortegas Thursday, August 9th - Joshua Tree to Tucson, AZ, staying at La Quinta on Broadway (free night with points!) Friday, August 10th - Tucson to Ft. Stockton, TX, staying at La Quinta (free night with points) Saturday, August 11th - Ft. Stockton to Eagle Pass, TX, staying at La Quinta but with a stop in Del Rio, TX first for awesome BBQ! Sunday, August 12th - cross the border at Piedras Negras and down MX 57S to Las Palmas Midway Inn in Matehuala - restaurant with bar on site, plus pool and mini golf! And pet friendly! Monday, August 13th - Matehuala to Puebla, staying at a new La Quinta there - hope that we can find it from the carretera! Tuesday, August 14th - Puebla to Villahermosa, staying at Hotel Costa del Sol - an auto hotel that is pet friendly and has room service and a big grassy yard area for the dogs to run around in! Wednesday, August 15th - Villahermosa into Akumal and HOME! Hopefully, Ernesto takes a detour or better yet, just fizzles out... and no one else decides that they want to visit our little paradise! I'll be posting to Facebook so you can check there for our progress too...
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Back in the US again...
And it is really hard to adjust, especially to cold, rainy weather! I'll be updating the blog and sharing the tailes of our latest adventures in Akumal! Stay tuned... photos too!
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Yearly Update!
Just checking in to make sure that I don't lose my spot on the blogosphere. I have so many tails to tell and stories to share and photos to post. Stay tuned - I'm going to get around to getting it all on here soon!
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Monday, July 20, 2009
More Oceanside memories
We stopped at McCabe's - we kept driving past it and it seemed like a fun place - PLUS - they advertised FUN EVERY FIVE MINUTES! So, after Sunset Market on Thursday night, Bob and I stopped for a beer --- can you say dive bar?? Well, I can cross it off my list!
Some shots of the beach at the Third of July - I'm not sure that I could ever get used to sharing my beach, let alone with so many people! I've gotten spoiled! ;)
We went to La Jolla cove where Bob, Rod and Eliza snorkeled and Isabelle had fun exploring in the rocks and tidepools.
Some finches built a nest above the outdoor speaker on the patio and we had fun watching the babies chirp and get fed and learn to fly - and they emptied the nest the day before we left - just a sign that it's time for us to fly too!
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Here we go to Mexico! Day one - Oceanside to Tucson, AZ - 7/20/09
The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things
Of sailing ships and sealing wax
Of cabbages and kings
Of why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings...
The time has come for us to end our wonderful time together in Oceanside and head on down the road to Mexico. It's only 55 miles away, at Tijuana, but we don't want to be in Tijuana, and we don't want to drive across Mexico... so we are driving across the US and will cross at Weslaco/Nuevo Progresso, just west of Brownsville/Matamoros. I love it that the border towns have two names!
We left Oceanside around 10 am - I was pretty good at not crying until we got down the street! The girls and the dogs said their goodbyes - and we did too... the car is still crowded - I don't know where Bob got all this stuff or why he needs it. :) It's ok, almost all of it will be staying in Akumal. At least, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
First stop - Petco to get flea/tick medicine for the dogs - I ordered some online but they sent the wrong weight order - so had to get some there to take with us. Then it was onto East 78 to Interstate 15 and then to Interstate 8 to ...driving, some interesting landscapes, some boring... I dozed off for a bit for about an hour and woke up thinking we were still in the same area! Lots of high desert - 4,000 feet and it's hotter than Hades! Stopped in Yuma, AZ for gas and lunch and a rest stop... got out of the car and it was really windy - it felt like standing in front of a giant hairdryer. Poor Vina couldn't get comfortable and was panting almost the whole trip. Cejas settled down and actually slept after about two hours... Bella and Missy just cuddle up together on the back seat and go to sleep - although Bella likes to be a seat hog and stretch her legs out and kick the other dogs and even me sometimes. We drove through a thunderstorm that was the weirdest one we had ever been in ... big drops of rain hitting the car and had to use the windshield wipers... sun shining the whole time, really windy and big dust storms on the side, with lighting flashing. And then like that - snap - it's over.
The dogs are glad to be back together with us. They stay in the garage in Oceanside so they go in there after dinner and we don't see them too much until the morning... they have adjusted to it and seem to even like the garage - it's cool! We are at the La Quinta Downtown Tucson and they have carpeting so we don't have the slippery tile issue with Mr. Cejas!
Not too much new and different this trip... we are off tomorrow to Ft. Stockton, Texas.
I'm tired - I've been up since 5 AM and it's 10:30 now...so more manana...
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Oceanside - June 29 - July 20, 2009
How I spent my summer vacation:
Rescued a lovebird. Went to Oceanside Beach for the 3rd of July. Went to a party for the Fourth of July. Had a Fifth party on the Fifth of July. Went swimming in the pool - a lot! Every day! Taught Isabelle how to get a Pacifico, in a koozie, with a lime. :) Played with my girls. Made friends with Victoria (pooh tinky!) Rode bikes with Eliza and Isabelle and improved my knee (who knew?) Had fun with Samantha and Jimmy, the kids down the street, who came up to play and swim. Learned what a Gogurt is. Cuddled the four Maine Coons - Jasmine, Max, Daniel and Selena. Slept with the dogs in the garage one night when Missy was nervous. Had sleepovers with Isabelle and Eliza in the family room. Went to Joe's Crab Shack at Oceanside pier for yummy crab lunch and some fun! Wore peace themed outfits and matched. Dance party on the patio - shake shake shake! Sang Mr. Cejas' song over and over and over... Mr. Cejas has spotty eyebrows, he's just like a dog... (really - a guy recorded a song about Cejas and gave it to me)... had my hair start to turn green from being in the chlorine in the pool... learned all about pools and pumps and chlorine and Davy Jones sweepers and more than I ever wanted to know! ... Went to Target and WalMart and PetSmart and spent way more than we should have! Got a lot of cute new swimsuits tho! :) ... had fires in the outdoor fireplace and made S'mores... made strawberry mikshakes and Oreo cookies milkshakes... waffles for breakfast and New England Clam Chowder soup for lunch (see, I CAN cook!)... cheeseburgers in paradise... visiting the cats up for adoption at PetSmart and wanting to adopt them ALL!... outdoor living at its best! ... had a Fiesta with a pinata.... had a Woodstock party with Peace, Love and Happiness and another pinata... shopping for seat covers for the car and finding all the fun stuff in an auto parts store... annoying the girls with my constant questions... did you brush your hair? did you brush your teeth? did you put on sunblock? Making schedules for thto put on the refrigerator to check off when we got all of those things done... daily prizes and presents for the girls... feeding Tweet and cleaning his cage and covering him up and uncovering him in the morning... getting dead spiders and crickets out of the bottom of the pool (that's really BOB'S JOB!!!)... Uncle Grumpy!... so many memories, so little time...
Remember, I am only here to annoy! (the button that the girls gave me to wear while I was there! )
The dogs had a great time... Missy served as Lifeguard Dog on duty - any time anyone jumped into the pool and made a splash, she would jump off of "her" loveseat, run to the side of the pool, and lick them to make sure that they were ok.
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On the road again - SF to Oceanside, June 29, 2009
So - we're doing it again - driving to Akumal with the four beachmutts.
We started getting ready for the big adventure - have a house/pet sitter staying with Maya and Miska while we are gone (thanks Coby!) Took all four dogs to the vet together and got their health certificates and current rabies certs - thanks Dr. Dave! And then loaded up the CRV with all of the essentials, including a set of dishes for the condo (hey, c'mon, they're really cute and they are blue and green and yellow and have seashells, sailboats and nautical themes on them!) We were taking some stuff down to Oceanside for the girls too so the car was packed to the brim - poor Vina's head was only about a foot from the ceiling! No worries, it won't be that packed and full when we go to Mexico!
We left San Francisco on Monday, June 29th and drove to Oceanside, CA to spend three weeks at my brother, Rod's, house with his wife Nicky and their three daughters - Eliza, age 9, Isabelle, who will be 7 at the end of August, and Victoria, who is 18 months. We were niece-sitting while Rod's work was in shutdown. We had a great time and it went by wayyyyy too fast! There was a whole list of things that I wanted to do with the girls and places to go and we didn't get to half of them but that's they good part about vacations - when you leave you want to go back! We'll be stopping back in December on our way home. We spent our days playing with the dogs, who loved running around the yard and basking in the sun... and the girls and their friends and I spent a lot of time swimming in the pool... and shopping til we dropped at Target and Walmart... we even rescued a wayward lovebird that was flying around the yard, eating with the wild birds. We went to PetSmart, bought a cage, put some food in it, and he walked right in, sat right down and started eating and I just closed the door - he's been living happily ever after since! His name is Lucky Tweet and he is very sweet and loves to tweet at you when you whistle or talk to him. The girls spent a lot of time teaching the dogs tricks and doing training with them and of course, the dogs loved getting all of the extra love, attention and TREATS! This is their idea of Disneyland - the happiest place on Earth!
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Hah hah. They're making fun of us.
This is funny. And kinda true.
"I have always been a soldier. I have known no other life. The calling of arms, I have followed from boyhood. I have never sought another." From The Virtues of War, by Steven Pressfield.


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"A fair is a veritable smorgasbord, orgasbord, orgasbord!" -- Templeton the Rat, from Charlotte's Web.
Fresh City Life is doing our part to make your county fair experience as rich and replete with nostalgia as possible. Fun carny games. Check. Cool prizes, booby prizes. Check. Food sampling, nibbling, noshing. Check. Not only are we hosting a variety of great local vendors at our booth (stop by to sample great local fare), but we are producing two cooking demos on Saturday, August 11. Yesterday I wrote about our morning demo on chutneys with Chef Amy Hoyt. Now, I'm letting you know that Chef Shellie Kark, of KitchenCue, is bringing her ice cream maker and we are all going to help crank out some delicious, sweet and cool ice cream! Get your own, Templeton!
Get Cranked: Homemade Ice Creams with Chef Shellie Kark
Saturday, August 11, 1 p.m.
Demo Stage in the Kitchen Pavilion, Denver County Fair, National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver 80216
Chef Shellie knows how to turn out scrumptious and easy food even when summer heat keeps you out of the kitchen. Dive into a cooling bowl of ice cream that you made yourself; Chef Shellie shares unique tips for making simple custard-based and non-custard ice creams. Then when she's combined all the ingredients, we'll take turns cranking out a delicious batch of ice cream. This demo wraps up with a sampling of the ice cream (we'll have tasting cups ready to go). Recipes included.
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text: http://www.apple.com/education/insomnia/ Anyone enter this? It is only open to photography students. The idea was kinda cool. You registered ahead of time, and beginning yesterday at 5pm Eastern you had 24 hours to take, edit, and submit a single photo that fit a theme that was given when the festival began. I was pretty stoked about it. Seemed like a pretty edgy thing to be involved in until they released the theme. "Growth" Seems pretty cliche to me...The entries won't be visible until after 5pm this afternoon, but I'm betting dollars against doughnuts that more than half of the entries will be flowers, maternity, or children.. I was up pretty late last night working on mine (hence Insomnia) mostly trying to come up with an idea that was outside the box. I think I got it...well, not a winning photo perhaps, but I think I got a good idea for the contest. My submission went in last night right after midnight. I'm chomping at the bit to post my entry here on TPF, but I can't put it on any other websites until the winners are announced. When voting opens up, I'll be sure to come back here and beg you to go vote for my photo...the grand prize is a Mac computer, a free copy of Aperature, and an 80Gb iPod...Lord knows I could use that computer...my PC just isn't up to what I've been asking of it.


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Don't knock the Rock!
Two important dates are quickly approaching – Easter Sunday and Opening Day!
Both of these days will always be remembered in Tribe history. On Easter Sunday, April 17, 1960 – the day before Opening Day – Frank "Trader" Lane made the most hated trade in Cleveland Indians franchise history. Rocky Colavito, the 1959 A.L. home-run champ (42) was traded for Harvey Kuenn, the '59 batting champion (.353).
To further infuriate Tribe fans Lane justified the deal by saying "I traded hamburger for steak". It turned out to be the worst trade in franchise history. In just two seasons, Lane had virtually dismantled the talent laden 40-man roster he inherited. He was fired in 1961.
During the final exhibition game in 1960, Colavito, who homered in his first at bat, was notified by manager Joe Gordon that he had been traded to Detroit. Also during the '60 season, in a strange twist, Lane traded managers by sending Gordon to Detroit for Tigers skipper Jimmy Dykes.
Being of Irish-Italian heritage I still remember how revered Rocky was. He was my childhood idol and I still remember crying when my father told me he was traded. In my Italian grand-parents home there were three distinguished pictures on the wall – The Pope, Frank Sinatra and Rocky Colavito. Trading Rocky Colavito was treason, but dealing him on Easter Sunday was sacrilegious in many Northeast Ohio households.
The Curse of Rocky Colavito was born.
Cleveland sportswriter, Terry Pluto, wrote a great book about the infamous trade and the botched transactions by Frank Lane that led the Indians into thirty-five years of futility. This book is a must read for Tribe fans of all ages.
From 1954 through 1959 the Indians had a winning percentage of .579. For the next five seasons the team would not even play .500 baseball. It wasn't until 1965, when the Indians re-acquired Rocky, that the team would be in contention again and finish the season 87-75.
A Star is Born
Rocco Domenico Colavito, Jr. was born August 10, 1933 in New York. He grew up in the Bronx and was a Yankees and Joe Dimaggio fan. At the age of 16 Colavito dropped out of school to get a job – professional baseball.
The Yankees, Dodgers and Indians were the teams that showed the most interest. The Indians were the only team that offered Colavito a signing bonus and a performance based contract. He received a $1,250 signing bonus, another $750 if he was kept for 30 days and another $1,000 if he was still under contract after 60 days. His monthly salary playing in the D-League was $300. He gave most of his bonus to his father and brother.
Colavito displayed great power from the time he signed. A right handed hitter and thrower he was powerfully built at 6'3" and 190 pounds. He averaged 28 homers and over 100 RBI in his five year minor league career. During his 14-year Major League career Colavito averaged 33 home runs and 102 runs batted in. At least once during his career he led the American League in home runs, doubles, extra base hits, runs batted in and slugging percentage.
In addition to his offensive prowess Rocky possessed a cannon for a right arm. He amassed 123 assists and a .980 fielding percentage in his career. He led the American League in assists from 1961 through 1963. In 1965, playing every game, he became the first outfielder in American League history to finish the season with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
In 1955, Colavito finished second to Luis Aparicio for the Rookie of the Year Award. He was a six time All-Star and finished his career with 374 home runs, 1,159 RBI and a ,266 batting average. He was the fifth player in MLB history to have eleven consecutive 20-plus home run seasons (1956-66), exceeding 40 home runs three times and 100 runs batted in six times during that stretch. When he retired, his 374 homers in the American League ranked behind only Jimmie Foxx (524) and Harmon Killebrew (then at 397) among the league's right-handed hitters.
The best offensive performance of Colavito's career was June 10, 1959. Rocky never used the word slump but was clearly scuffling coming into this game versus the Orioles in Baltimore. He came into the game with three hits in his last 28 at bats. Before the game Colavito entered the third base dugout at Memorial Stadium and saw Harry Jones, a beat reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Hey, Rocky, when are you going to come out of this slump?" Jones asked.
"What slump?" was Colavito's reply.
Jones: "C'mon, you know what I mean."
Colavito: "I don't know what you mean."
Jones: "Geez, you're 3-for-28. Don't you call that a slump? When are you coming out of this thing?"
Colavito: "You never know, Harry. Tonight might be the night. You never know."
The Sporting News had written an article in its June 10th edition touting Colavito as the American League slugger most likely to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season. Eddie Matthews of the Milwaukee Braves was the choice to break the record in the National League.
"Don't be silly," Colavito laughed it off when the suggestion was made to him. "That was a fine compliment The Sporting News paid me," observed Colavito. "I hope my slump is not letting the paper down."
The Rock slugged four consecutive home runs and had six RBI with a walk and five runs scored that night. At the time, he was only the third player in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game. There have only been three players to match that feat since.
"Honest, I was just trying to meet the ball," said Colavito. "No, I wasn't going for a fourth. I thought I had a pretty good night already, hitting three."
In 1965, Gabe Paul brought Rocky back to his adoring fans in Cleveland through a three-way trade. The price was steep. It cost the Indians a couple young prospects – Tommy John and Tommy Agee. Adding Rocky to a roster that already included Sam McDowell, Luis Tiant, Sonny Siebert, Leon Wagner, Max Alvis and Vic Davalillo made the Indians an American League contender. Rocky did his part with a .287, 26 homer and 108 RBI season and played all 162 games.
In 1976, Rocky was voted the most memorable personality in Cleveland Indians' history. In 1981 he was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. In 2006 Rocky was elected into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. He remains eligible for consideration by the Veterans Committee for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
As a player, Rocky was always willing to spend hours signing autographs for his fans. His personal life is marked by an impeccable reputation, high morals and strong values. He has always been a devoted family man. He once went into the stands at Yankee Stadium to defend his wife, father and brother from an abusive fan. He and his wife, Carmen, have been married for over 50 years, live in Berks Pennsylvania and are committed to their children and grandchildren.
Rocky's entire life has been a model for other professional athletes to emulate. Professional baseball could use more class people like Rocky Colavito. I am proud to say he is still my hero. At age 79, it would still be very difficult to find anyone that could legitimately "Knock The Rock"!


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Who? Victoria Beckham
What? Victoria Beckham in a short-sleeved white shirt with lace arms, tucked perfectly into a white mini A-line skirt. It's all white, but for the annual Vogue CFDA Fashion Fund Event you'd think she'd pull out all the stops, especially to wow the likes of Anna Wintour. We think Posh played it prim and proper in her crisp cut attire, but for once there, was less look-at-me going on, perhaps she should have glammed up in something more colourful from her collection, or at least some snazzy specs?
Where? Vogue CFDA Fashion Fund Event, Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California.
Verdict? A little on the plain Jane side with the ponytail, shades and tan peep-toe heels. Do you think she could have tried something bolder?
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Hello, my name is***** am a qualified lawyer and it is my pleasure to assist you with your question today.
Apologies for the slight delay. Do you know whether your daughter bought these in-store or did she buy them online?
Many thanks for your patience. When a consumer makes a purchase from a business seller, they will have certain 'statutory' rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The law states that the goods must be:• of satisfactory quality – they must not be faulty or damaged when you receive them;• as described – they must match any description given to you at the time of purchase; and• fit for purpose – they should be fit for the purpose they are supplied for,
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A useful rule is that if a fault appears within the first 6 months after purchase, the law assumes that they did not meet the statutory requirements at the time of sale. If the retailer disagrees, it is for them to prove that this was not the case. However, if the fault occurs more than 6 months after purchase, it would be down to the consumer to prove that they did not meet the statutory requirements set out above at the time of sale.
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Why does the earning generated by wordads decrease as time pass?
In short why does the ads gives each month less?
June: 0,55cpm
July: 0,36cpm
August: 0,25cpm
I know that maybe the total monthly visits of the site can impact in such cpm which I believe is the basis of your system, or close. However, the visit's variance over that period was only of -13%. Isn't it a bit light for a decrease of over 50% in only 3 month?
Is there a reason? A special gimmick of the wordads system or simply a lack of ability to met the promise done?
I'm not about aiming to make the most money through a blog/site but it simply isn't right to have such differences in a widely used (and imposed) system.
Thanks for your answer.
The blog I need help with is sunkenrock.com.


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Luwinkle Wrote:Did yall try going to OLDER drivers?
Sometimes it works.
I originally played the game with drivers that were about a year old and had these issues, which prompted me to get the new ones.
Shame too as I tried to sign up for the Beta testing but wasn't asked to take part. Might have solved these issues had I been...unless they already knew X19xx graphic cards were shoddy and unfixable!!!


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the Confederate Army, took leave from his regiment, the grd
Texas Cavalry, to visit in Cooke County where his brother, James
J. Diamond, lieutenant colonel of the 1 ith Texas Cavalry, had
served as a member of the citizens court. George W. Diamond was
asked by his brother and other members of the Gainesville court
to write a full account of the "Peace Party Plot" and the trials of
the conspirators. The original records of the court were turned
over to him to be used as the basis of his chronicle. Shortly after
the end of the Civil War, he began this account, the final draft of
which was completed, as internal evidence indicates, sometime
between February 1, 1874, and December 2o, 1876. Diamond was
then living at Whitesboro, Grayson County, where he died
in 1911.
Since Diamond's death, the unpublished manuscript in his
handwriting has remained in the custody of his heirs. Its existence
was made known recently by a granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Harlan
of Dallas. Because of the author's intent expressed in the manu-
script to lay his compilation before the bar of history, Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan have allowed the work to be edited for publication.
By reason of its generous detail, it is a valuable complementary
piece to the Barrett account.
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events and movements-local, state, and in the broadest sphere of
the nation itself-that bear significantly upon its occurrence.
They were the same developments that had led already to the
secession of Texas and other Southern states, the formation of
the Confederacy, and the outbreak of war between North and
As early as the annexation of Texas to the Union in 1845, the
state and its people had become embroiled directly in the bitter
intersectional disputes then raging over the question of slavery.
But it was not until the late 185o's that the area of North Texas
in which Gainesville and Cooke County lay became a battleground
in the preliminaries to armed conflict. The reason for this delay
is indicated largely by the character and background of most of
its inhabitants at the time.
The settlers in this isolated, frontier region of Texas were
mainly small farmers and mechanics, most of them drawn from
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From China--Consular Difficulties at Whampoa.
By way of San Francisco we have dates from Hong Kong to Dec. 8. The most important item in the news refers to a difficulty between the American and British Vice-Consuls at Whampoa. It appears that a great number of desertions had taken place from British ships at Whampoa, and that the British Vice-Consul had been exerting himself to put a stop to them.
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Once you cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to the Eastern Shore of Virginia the pace of life slows down. It's the perfect place to spend your precious vacation time relaxing, reconnecting with nature and enjoying the finer things in life.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland spans over miles and is one of the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure [Getty Images]
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Optimism On The Pitch For Sky Blues
Coventry City may remain in limbo off the field but the Sky Blues are presenting a united front on it after four friendlies in five days stretched a small squad to the limit ahead of the new League One season.
Friday night's 3-2 win at Mansfield and Saturday's narrow defeat at Oxford left manager Steven Pressley declaring: 'I am very much where I want us to be,' the Scot still searching for more pace and penetration in the final third of the field.
Former loanee Zavon Hines featured as a trialist against Oxford but Pressley will be acutely aware that his hopes of making any signings in the near future are slim to non-existent as the off-field wrangles continue.
The manager will be able to count on superb backing from supporters away from home but knows that his side will be playing to sparse, unsettled crowds at Sixfields for their 'home' games.
That, and the transfer embargo, means he does deserves time and patience to achieve his aims but success on the pitch may yet be taken further away from him if a further points penalty comes City's way.


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Sunrise, 5:19; sunset, 6:19.
Chicago Branch, No. 11, Nat'l
Ass'n ot Letter Carriers, leaves for
Omaha convention tonight on spe
cial train. """" -
Lucien Wheeler, ass't dis't att'y,
visited by man who said great in
ventors were trying to make him in
sane with wireless waves. Wheeler
will look matter up.
Mark Cohen, editor Evening Star,
Dendeen, New Zealand, in Chicago
on U. S. tour, wants country to es
tablish consulate here for trade rela
tions. 2,000,000 pounds of raisins on way
to Chicago.
225 Knights of Columbus left on
3pecial train for weak-end party at
Eagle Lake, Wis.
John Cramer, 70, dismissed from
police department 14 years ago, re
instated by court order. Assigned to
Austin station. Case to be appealed
Coroner Hoffman left for Lake Go
gebic, Wis., for 2 weeks' hunting and
John Luby and Ed Hoeffling held to
jrand jury for passing bum checks
n saloon of South Side.
Albert Holmes, 35 years with en
jraving company, appointed Chicago
lonsul for Paraguay.
Mrs. Martha Strachan, 5721 S. La-
Salle, told sergeant husband had
jailed her up and said he had been
Walter Reemer, Chicago Heights
joliceman, has made up with wife
vho recently eloped with friend.
Body of Mrs. John Thomas taken
rom water-filled hole in stone quarry
.t Sag Bridge, DL Disappeared last
Gary Land Co. gave Gary three
mall parks worth $400,000.
Antonio Grondeneth, on trial for
aurder, attacked Detective Gan
chaw when he completed his testi
aony. Subdued by six cops.
Edward Krujawa, 16, 3419 Avers
jr., dying. Won't say who shot him.
Joseph Kennedy, street car con
ductor, taken ill on Van Buren car.
Died in hospital. Cause unknown.
Elsie Dickson, barber, took out a
warrant for Frank Wagner, house
detective New Jackson hotel. Says
he attempted to attack her.
Fred Barsalou, graduate of detec
tive correspondence school who was
arrested when he tried to show po
liceman how to make an arrest, dis
charged by court
Mary Cosnoto brought back from
Cleveland. Stole $1,000 diamond ring
from Howard Hammond, 7204 Sher
idan road.
Prof. Werner Rhode, criminologist,
discharged in court. Arrested for
loitering at Van Buren and Clark
Looking for "types."
Jennie Sabina, 6, 1055 W. Grand
av., dead. Burned by matches.
James Mclnerney, former prose
cutor in speeders' court, appeared to
defend son. Fined $5.
Att'y Geo, Morris retained to de
fend all persons arrested in Highland
park for speeding. Is protest against
"roadside justices."
Vital organs of Mrs. Maud Rankin,
found dead In Elmo hotel with W. P.
Arthur, to be examined by coroner's
chemist Arthur recovering in the
Cook county board appointed com
mission to take another look at East
ern hospitals. Limits expenses to
$175 each this time.
Anna Taylor, Dwight, III., wants
Chicago police to look for husband
who deserted her with her $500
dowry. Left her in Chicago on
Abe Barnett, 1351 S. Sawyer av.,
arrested as one of five boys who at
tacked Policeman Phelan at Rush st
Raymond F. Knapp, pres. Triumph
Mf 'g Co., arrested. Charged with us
ing mails to defraud. Bail $2,000.
Harriet Hunter, 9, 432 E. 47th,
killed. Mother and father hurtjt Hit
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