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CUP Ceramics Community open-access studio
An open-access ceramics studio providing excellent facilities and mentoring for an affordable monthly fee to the Herefordshire community!
HCA Illustration at New Designers 2018
Please help us raise money to showcase our work at New Designers 2018.
The Tree Charter Tapestry was written as a stage play to raise public awareness of the need to protect our ancient woodlands and forests
Charlton Rovers AFC - Building for the Future
Planning permission has been granted. Phase 2 is to raise £10,000 to demolish the current block.
Heating System Renewal
Our aim is to renew the warm air heater at St Mary de Wyche, Wychbold Droitwich before winter 2018/19.
The scoreboard
Working together to install the new digital scoreboard at Cheltenham Town's LCI Rail Stadium
Pitch In for Cheltenham Tigers
Working in partnership with the RFU to create a new community facility at the home of Cheltenham RFC for sport in North Gloucestershire
Sibling Distillery - Time to Move!
My 3 siblings and I, the worlds youngest distilling team, are planning an ambitious renovation of a new distillery to allow us to grow!
Legal Appeal- Community Benefits and Planning
Legal Appeal re consideration of Community Benefits in planning decisions, as encouraged by National Planning Policy for Renewable Energy .
Community Energy Fighting High Court Challenge
To fight High Court action which is looking to stop our Community Energy project and others like it in UK.
Once upon a time people did grievous harm to the environment without fully understanding the consequences of their actions. That defence is no longer ... more
Free Fundraising at your fingertips! The Give as you Live online App, a new way to raise free donations when you shop - at no cost to you!
Wayland's Yard
A project to help speciality coffee shop, Wayland's Yard get off the ground. A community hub, serving proper coffee and proper food :)
We are Rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to support victims of rape and help stop human trafficking.
Body Confidence Calendar 2015
Goals: Print calendars to raise £50,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer Promote early detection using TLC Inspire Body Confidence in women
Harriers 'Give it 100%' for January
To raise funds for Kidderminster Harriers Football Club - 100% of which will go towards recruiting new players for the first-team squad
The Regal Cinema's fourth floor extension
Fundraising to build two new cinema screens and a panoramic sky bar on the fourth floor of our lovingly restored art deco style cinema.
Fiona Poulson - New Album!
A collection of new songs of hope, challenge, advancement, intimacy and identity, recorded with the input of incredible musicians.
Fund a hospice patient's festive lunch
We're raising funds to give every hospice patient a delicious, nourishing Christmas lunch with hats, crackers and all the trimmings!
Hospice at Home: help us care this Christmas
Will you help us raise £4,650 to pay for our Hospice at Home team to care for our patients and their loved ones this Christmas period.
Releasing the Frequencies of David - new music
To record and release groundbreaking, wall shattering, pioneering new prophetic guitar music containing heavenly frequencies and melodies.
Pittville Park Play Area
Help complete Cheltenham's fantastic new play area in Pittville Park - for children of all abilities up to 14 - and a cafe too!
Rugby World Cup Gloucester 2015 Commemoration
Funding for a permanent monument commemorating Gloucester being a host City for Rugby World Cup 2015, pledge for your piece of history.
Dymock CC - The Roman Road Roof Tile Raffle
To complete the building of a brand new multi-sport facility for the enjoyment of the village and wider community.
Valegro the Dancing Horse
To create a stunning public sculpture to celebrate the astounding career of Valegro, the renowned Olympic Gold Medallist dressage horse.
Design for life
Please help Tewkesbury School invest in some new, state-of-the-art educational fixtures & fittings for our soon to be refurbished DT Block
To raise funds to fight Gladman Developers, a property speculator, who propose to build 195 homes on pristine farm land in Bewdley, Worcs.
The Fool And His Dancers
To publish these spirited personal tales of comradeship, playful insurrection and Welsh Border Morris in a world ready for transformation.
Pyromaniac Chef
Let's get cooking food with amazing flavours from breads to bonfire steak to beautiful puddings on wood fires in your garden.
Supporting bereaved families at Christmas
We're Crowdfunding to provide bereaved children and families with specialist support and counselling this Christmas period.
Not shutting up shop on Cheltenham's history
To conserve, preserve & display a unique piece of Cheltenham's history, a beautiful door-portrait from A Whittern&Son in the Suffolks c.1960
Sunshine for St Michael's
St Michael's wants to install solar panels onto the hospice roof to reduce energy costs so more money can be spent on support for patients.
A new tour van for mask pioneers Vamos Theatre
Vamos Theatre, the UK's pioneering full mask theatre company, is fundraising for a new tour van.
Help buy food for Calais
Anna, Jess and Sophie are raising money for the Calais Kitchens. Please support us! Thank you
Independent research requires funding to complete
To write up & publish 8 years of research tracking the flow of nutrients from soil to plant in response to different methods of cultivation
Help Holst
Holst Birthplace Museum promotes inspirational composer Gustav Holst.Help us to reopen after flooding so Holst can inspire again! #HelpHolst
Old North Stables Teaching and Display Garden
Increase the local, sustainable food supply whilst creating an inclusive shared space where people can engage within their community.
A Teenager, A Bike and A Camera
In memory of James we want to print 200 copies the book he created when he was 18yrs. A pledge of £15 or more will reserve you a copy.
Help elect an Independent MP in Cheltenham
Please help me to raise funds to enable every voter in Cheltenham to hear my vision for our town and nation at the 2015 General Election
MASHIE - The Future of Golf Membership
MASHIE offers a new, unique and flexible online golf club membership, open to all amateur golfers in the UK
Bring Bear It In Mindfulness Home To Bewdley!
WE DID IT! My Big Sleuth bear is heading home to Bewdley - for keeps! All money goes to Birmingham Childrens Hospital - many thanks all!
The hot water bottle project
To buy hot water bottles and thermos flasks to help homeless people keep warm on the streets of Worcestershire and Birmingham.
Captive focuses on Simon who, like most of us, is influenced by the things he sees on TV, but for Simon, these things become all too real...
Morality Case
Hello potential donators, and welcome to my pitch.... Marianne is an investment banker, who becomes a journalistic whistleblower after realising that ... more
A hands-on science centre in Cheltenham
Cheltenham Science Group wants to build five high quality exhibits for use at outreach events and at their planned hands-on science centre
Début CD for cello and piano duo Y2
Please help Willowhayne Records to record the début CD of cellist Yelian He and pianist Yasmin Rowe, collectively known as "Y2."
Spend a penny at Cheltenham Science Centre
We've transformed an empty retail unit into a hands-on science centre. Now we need to upgrade our facilities by installing a disabled toilet
To raise funds for Bewdley Carnival 2018
Ellie's election campaign 2017
Help Ellie raise the £500 deposit to contest the North Herefordshire constituency!
Enable Joseph Challenge
To raise funds for urgent home adaptations and equipment for our little cousin Joseph (The Enable Trust) who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Gloucester Greens - Election Campaign Funding
We're raising funds to field candidates in the up-coming City Council & General Elections. Help us get our message to Gloucester residents!
Help elect a Green MP in Cheltenham
We want to raise funds to get our message out to every house in Cheltenham and give people real choice in the 2015 election
Pyromaniac Kitchen
The Pyromaniac Chef is back and this time I'm expanding my restaurant, Gloucester Studio, by building a fire kitchen.
Worcester City FC Banner
Help fund a banner to display at the FCUM game on 5 March 2016 to make a statement to Worcester City Council about bringing City home.
Prosthetic limbs for Stephen Sadler (BDD Sufferer)
We aim to raise money to help Stephen get a Prosthetic arm firstly, then with hope a Leg. Stephen has lost both of his right limbs.
Cafe Bliss Redevelopment
Cafe Bliss - the heart of Worcester Arts Workshop - wants to fund a refurbisment of both the kitchen & cafe to ensure it continues to thrive
Top end gaming house for Gamers & Streamers
Nomanis at Twitch is realising the dream of a lifetime. To set up a gaming haven, the ultimate gaming entertainment and coaching House!
Worcestershire Green Party Election Deposit Fund
We are raising money to enable a Green Party candidate to stand in every constituency in Worcestershire.
Kitchen and Classroom refurbishment
Bonterre helps children who can't cope in school learn skills to achieve in life. Funding will pay for the refurbishment of our classroom.
Worcester Mums Support Group
We aim to raise funds to run a weekly support meeting for mums from all walks of life in the Worcester area.
Faith Exhibition Touring
To tour the groundbreaking Faith exhibition to venues around the UK and further afield
ASA trip to Africa/ Declan Austin
Fundraising for a Mission Trip to Kasulu, Africa.
my racing wheelchair for olympic dream
I am a young wheelchair racer and need a new chair to meet my needs so I can compete in the London Marathon amongst other races this year
Charlton Rovers AFC - Building for the future
To demolish the existing changing block and replace it with a modern block complete with changing rooms, officials rooms & clubroom.
Elect a Labour MP for Bromsgrove
We are raising money to fund our campaign to elect a Labour Party parliamentary candidate for Bromsgrove.
7 Bamboos Rugby - The very first tournament!
On the 25th of August 7 Bamboos Rugby play their very first 7s tournament. And you can become part of it! We would like to invite you to join us on ... more
Just Add Apples
A contemporary cider making cart that can be towed round the country to juice apples from orchards where the fruit goes to waste.
The 'Great Tone studio upgrade'
Our studio is knackered. We're building a new one. For £500 (less than $1000!) we will rename the station to WHATEVER YOU WANT for a week!
Help elect the first Green MP for Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest Green Party aims to elect its first MP so that social justice and green policy can be applied for the common good.
The Farm Animal Sanctuary Goes Shopping!
A shop would provide regular revenue to run the Sanctuary, care for our 500 rescues, add to our facilities, & continue to rescue & campaign.
Sewing Kits for Children
To create a range of children's sewing kits which will sell at festivals, the high street and online.
Help Little Red Chair get to Brighton Fringe
Little Red Chair Theatre Company's DEBUT at Brighton Fringe! Help us raise awareness about sex abuse through the art of live theatre!
Cricket & Football Club for Able and Disabled Kids
To create a sports club for children both able and disabled, physically or mentally. Sport can be used to support learning and confidence!
Sons of the Delta - Live acoustic duo album
Recorded at Peppers Cafe, Gloucester, in July 2015 this vibrant & fun acoustic duo performance is waiting to be mixed, mastered & put on CD!
Rugby World Cup Gloucester 2015 Commemoration
Funding for a permanent monument commemorating Gloucester being a Host City for Rugby World Cup 2015. Pledge for your piece of history.
Rebecca - Volatile State
An immersive theatrical experience that adapts the classic story of Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.
Diana Toynbee 2017 Election Leaflet
Hereford & South Herefordshire Green Party needs £800 to fund a leaflet to be sent to every household in the constituency.
WALKING HOCKEY - Keep fit for longer through sport
Help us keep people fit for longer via sport. Our innovative Walking Hockey is launching globally. Help us to teach and share our ideas.
We are aiming to raise money to fund production cost for the short film 'Leah'. It a social realism drama short film.
After Cancer Holiday
To raise cash for a cancer patient to have a holiday
Mini Schnauzer for William
...to buy William a dog-friend.
Iconic Horsefair Clock Project 2017
With Donations & Pledges we have raised so far 11K we need 15K, on Crowdfunder we have raised £554.60 so our total is £11,554.60 to date?
Jo's Fund
After losing her son and now her daughter in a tragic incident myself and school friends of Jo would like to raise some funds for Jo to...
Tewkesbury Green Party General Election Campaign
To pay for deposit for Green Party candidate to stand in General Election.
St Vincent's & St George's Association
Help us to replace our vehicle and allow us to continue providing vital care and support to the most vulnerable people in the community.
Help my big brother Olly get back on track
To help my brother Olly Turner (14 years old) get back racing to continue his goal of competing at Le Mans
Keep The African Experience in Gloucester
To raise funds to stabilise this enterprise so as to continue offering authentic African food here in Gloucester and Gloucestershire.
The House Auction - "The Ebay for Property"
"The Ebay for Buying & Selling Property", Houses, Flats & Land - no Estate Agents nor Fees Involved.
Vista Movement Choir at Croome
Help Dancefest create an extraordinary mass movement performance at National Trust Croome Worcestershire, part of Vista on 16 & 17 July 2016
Aunt Martha's - the Grand Tour Experience
Visiting in Aunt Martha's Victorian Restaurant is already an experience, but imagine being able to dine in a Second Dynasty Egyptian Temple
Wolverley and Cookley Matters
To support a crucial community magazine that is struggling to cover its printing costs while the magazine is becoming established!
Cat Café Cheltenham
To create a whimsical cat cafe that the public can enjoy whilst re-homing vulnerable cats and giving a share of profits to local charities.
World first universal app to get you out of any Q
The worlds first 'universal app' to take you out of the Queue. Fasttraxxx gives you the option of coming out of the Queue.
Childrens Theatre Festival - The Fox Den
"Children and Youth Theatre Festival Bird helping disadvantaged young people living in remote rural communities in the Ukraine connect with the Arts, ... more
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Community Shop
We want to create a new, community, pre-loved shop to turn unwanted clutter into wildlife havens and living landscapes across Herefordshire.
Cheltenham Green Party Election Campaign 2017
Donate today to help the Cheltenham Green Party in the 2017 General Election.
Starting my own specialised business
I am looking to set up my own specialised aquatics retail shop. It will primarily be selling Discus fish an aquatic tropical fish.
Rat Racing for Daniela Vargova
Fund raising for Daniela Vargova bionic heart patient who relies on battery- powered pump to keep her alive.
Cycle in Asia
To cycle from Northern Thailand across , Cambodia,Loas and the tribal areas of China.
AED for Barneby Inn at Bredenbury
We're raising money to provide a life saving Defibrillator to the Barneby Inn to ensure Safety for Regulars, Staff and the Community.
Funding flower tribute at The Cross
We are raising funds to cover the cost of a floral tribute at The Cross to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Passchendaele.
Hygge Huts
A super cosy book and set of rewards to raise funds for dementia charities.
New Hope Worcester's Bonfire Party
New Hope work is two fold: Disabled children are supported and enabled to access leisure opportunities in their community during every school holiday ... more
Goals Beyond Grass Foundation
To expand our charity to enrich the lives of our disabled community and help them integrate into mainstream society.
ifindyou app & locator
Best App since Whats App and Tinder ? ifindyou app and locator - alerts your mobile when you lose things. VOTE for ifindyou app and locator
Ross for Refugees
Raising funds to help take our volunteers over to the "Jungle" camp in Calais & buy needed items to help the vulnerable, scared people.
Gloucester Green Party Stand Up For What Matters!
Support Gerald Hartley as Gloucester's Green Party candidate - A strong Green voice for Gloucester and a sustainable local economy!
Please help my Deaf husband hear properly again...
My husband Christopher Robertson,outgoing, bubbly and would do anything for anyone and he has a huge heart implant is failing, please help?
Suzi Glantz is going to be 70!
And don't forget it is a suprise so lips must stay sealed, ssshhhhhhhhhhhh!
The Racehorse Welfare Centre
To cover outstanding vets bills and help towards the continued treatment and rehabilitation of those who need it.
Herefordshire Rescue Unit - Mobile Trailer
West Mercia Search & Rescue Charity needs some life-saving medical and rescue equipment for Herefordshire.
The music of Graham Whettam
Please help us to record the solo violin music of Graham Whettam – colourful, inventive and dramatic works by a composer of deep integrity.
Artisan Champagne Houses Vintage H Van
Promoting Artisan Champagne Houses through our Vintage Citroen H Van where we will take great Champagnes to events and festivals over the UK
Village Green Trees
Our village green needs work done on its trees and also needs some work in the surrounding planting areas.
The Whax Revolution
Producers of luxurious, simplistic, sophisticated and handmade candles at affordable prices with a very British ethos
Phase 2 of The Roses Redevelopment
We are looking to raise £12k to kick start our 2017 capital campaign.
Out of this world meets Out of Africa
A collaborative arts and crafts project between schools and nurseries in Cheltenham with those in Marrakech.
Save Tierra Linda ( Amazon Jungle )
To avoid the use of hunting and deforestation in Tierra Linda by providing better ways of making a living.
Ross for Refugees
Raising funds to enable our volunteers to get to the refugee camps in France and buy items for those in need.
Edinburgh Fringe 2018
We are aiming to help a young group of aspiring actors achieve their goal of performing at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Snap. Unlocking childrens creativity with pictures
To raise £10,000 to cover photographic equipment, travel, and accommodation for teaching trips to S Africa and the Congo
Hereford River Carnival
To have enough money to stage a fabulous two day River Carnival on 28th and 29th April. We don't charge an entry fee but we do have costs.
Acorns Children's Hospice Charity Fundraiser
Our aim is to raise as much money as possible for the Hospice, so any donations would be hugely appreciated! Thank you!
School help for Harry after Meningitis.
To raise money to pay the fees of a school to send Meningitis affected Harry (deafness and eye problems) and his adopted sister, Millie
Help elect a Green MP for Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest Green Party need your help so that their candidate, Brett Caulfield, can stand in the General Election 2017.
Munay Ki and Shamanic Healing Videos and Resources
We are raising funds to create a media resource to promote and to share the Healing rites of the Munay Ki. Free to the public to access/use
The Rose Between The Thorns
To make a 5-10 minute fiction drama programme for an assessed university project.
Save Langdale Wood
We aim to raise £300 to fund leaflets, posters, promotion and venue booking, Please give generously.
Worcester RFC Ladies
We are looking to raise money towards our costs for the 2015/2016 season and to ensure the long term future of WRFC Ladies Section.
Chunc Spica Wheelchair
To raise money to purchase two Chunc Spica Wheelchairs for children who have undergone a VDRO procedures at Bristol Children's Hospital.
John Raine for West Mercia PCC 2016
Please support John Raine as the Green Party candidate in West Mercia for Police & Crime Commissioner elections 2016.
Challenge of the Year: 10Km to fund Children''s Charity in R...
Hello, Thank you for visiting our page. Read on to find out more What are you doing? We, Nicola and Jeremy are going to partake in the Men's Health ... more
part of the real world
To create full time employment for the special needs and disabled community
Newsish is a satirical news parody, like Channel 4's The Day Today, that'll poke fun at the world we live in and how news is presented.
Sweetcakes Patisserie
help us realize our dream of opening a new cake shop and waffle takaway in worcester
Stardust - My Story - Life, Love & Hope With An ED
To professionally edit and publish my story to help raise awareness of life with a mental illness and give hope to those who are suffering.
Please help fix my guitar
My guitar has been damaged at an open mic - not sure how. Please help me raise some money to get her fixed.
Whax Candles promo funding
Handmade rural candle producer looking for funding to streamline production and gather PR and marketing momentum to bring the brand alive
The Last Hedgehog in Gloucestershire?
Help us secure a future for this iconic species in Gloucestershire
Help millie
My mum's cat has been shot with an air rifle. It's's the second time its happened. All money will go towards vets bills as she isn't insured
Big lunch Commercial and Gratton Street
A place to hold story telling for children and where local artists can talk about their work. A wildlife garden for all, a peaceful oasis.
Rock Challenge Danceathon
Help us get to Southampton for a national dance competition Rock Challenge.
9 Lives Rescue
To raise money to help with the running costs of this amazing, local, independent rescue for kittens/cats, small furries and birds.
Cheese & Pickle Productions
A fresh new theatre company focusing on work created by young working class artists in Gloucestershire.
Stalker - TV Drama Production
We are raising the funds to produce a tense psychological thriller of 5-10 minutes, including building a set, through our University.
Help Madeleine Harwood print her new album!
To be able to produce copies of my album 'Darkest Part'
Growing Hope
'Growing hope', Is a project in which has the aim to support young ones in school through the sadness of bereavement.
Not A Clue
A murder mystery game show that brings together the traditional elements of a game show, and the traditional format of a murder mystery...
Get Bi-Visible Gloucestershire a stand at Pride!
BiVisible Gloucestershire is a new community group for bisexual and pansexual people in Gloucestershire UK. Hoping to offer a source of...
Buy the nicest man in the world a new bike
Craig's bike was stolen at Glasto. We must buy him a new one.
See what I'm upto on youtube.com/user/musicalkillah/videos See me on instagram: musicalkillah Same on twitter twitter.com/musicalkillah
Branches Day Opportunities
Small service providing people with learning difficulties exciting opportunities; In need of better facilities, new transport & equipment.
Crafts in the Community - local courses/training
Artisan & Craft guide where hands on rural skills & artisan crafts' workshops, accredited training & goods are on offer at local centres.
Transport and Restore 2x GER Non-corridor 3rd's
Please help us raise the required funds to help us transport and start restoring 2 GER non-corridor 3rd's to their original condition.
Humdinger Days
Humdinger Days is a new and innovative website which helps people achieve a world of experiences.
Evesham Adventure Playground
Raising funds to install solar panels on our building to make our adventure playground sustainable
We want to raise funds to cover the costs of making a 3 day film that will be entered for competitions. ROI for investors upon profit.
class set of ukuleles for schools
I am a primary Music Teacher working in 3 schools in Worcestershire. I have a strong passion that ALL children should have the...
Herefordshire School's Development Project
The Herefordshire Schools Football Association
Help raise £2,400 for 2 Gloucester Bogies
We are trying to raise the required funds for the purchase of 2 Gloucester Bogies for the Museum's Collection.
Candy Art
I would like to make and sell unique Art work . Being creative is my passion ,
For building accommodation for ex-servicemen and women suffering with PTSD in a community where they can receive treatment and work training
Funds for feet
To enable one of our services users to have foot surgery which would improve her quality of life,that she is is being denied
A retirement gift to The Joey Dunlop Foundation
The Joey Dunlop Foundation, an Isle of Man charity whose aim is to create specialist accommodation for people with disabilities close to TT
Rowanfield Rovers Pavillion Fund
Funding for a Children's community football project to renovate a derelict building & bring a sense of community back to the local area
Tour Golf Professional
My name is Joe Stevens, I am a golf professional based in Gloucestershire. My ultimate goal is to be a European Tour winner.
Train and Donate an Anti Poaching Unit Dog
To train and supply a Belgian Malinois Anti Poaching Unit Dog to assist in conservation of Rhino and Elephant.
Please Help save sanctuary for arabian horses
To keep home for Arabian Breed of horses which is under threat, land earnarked for development
Hinton Football Club new Clubhouse
This project is to replace our old Changing rooms with an environmentally friendly, 21st century, modern Clubhouse.
home bakery
i am a single dad to a 12 year old lad , he has had a few issues to battle in life so we bake cakes from home :)
Tony Bowden's Devil Mud Run .... God Help Me!!!
Most of you know that the only time I run is to get to the front of the queue in the kebab shop! Now I'm running for Increase The Peace
Get M.E to newyork
As some people may or may not know, I was diagnosed with M.E/CFS and fibromyalgia some 5 years ago. I also suffer with pernicious...
Kinship Caring
To send an incredible family on a holiday to Disney whilst they are all well enough
Learning 2 Lead
An award scheme to create leaders for the future.
Real World Coaching - Design the life you LOVE
Designing the life I LOVE and moving over to grow and expand Real World Coaching into a full time venture
FITS Practitioner Online Course
Help us to have a positive impact on teaching and learning in more schools with the development of this online learning platform.
Josh's Prayers
We support families in Worcestershire who are experiencing bereavement due to the sudden and unexpected death of a young family member.
save our buses
Project to have a stall to collect signatures to lobby the council agianst cutting buses.
Moth in a china shop Bike Ride
I am the club secretary of Mens Rugby union at the University of Gloucestershire and any donation will be greatly received #MOICS #4Rthur
Caitlin's Cambodia Expedition 2016
In 2016 I will be going on a one month expedition to Cambodia . This trip will be to undertake voluntary community project work ..
Cheltenham Half Marathon
Hi, I'm raising funds in aid of Cancer Research for a work colleague who sadly lost his long fight last night.
Investigate Alex Chalk Petition Flyers
A petition has been set up to Gloucestershire Constabulary for them to open an investigation into Cheltenam's MP
Fizzle will be the first soda pop in the UK that offers consumers candy and exotic fruit flavours in glass bottle.
Ire Jamaica
Vacuumed packed carribean meals, ready cooked and ready to eat.
New heart for life
I hope people can help to save my sister life. Thank You
The National Cyber Management Centre
I wish to set up The National Cyber Management Centre Limited to run cyber courses to make online safer for all UK citizens ( vulnerable )
To raise funding for Bewdley Carnival 2018.
Christian Puzzle Books for Kids
The aim is to raise money to publish the first batch of a new range of puzzle books for kids, that teach bible stories in a fun way.
Help For The Midlands Air Ambulance
Aim to help fund the air ambulance even if it's just for one journey, It helped saved this little boys life.
Help Michael to get hernia operation
I'm a good friend of Michael Johnson,living in Jamaica,he desperately needs an operation before it ruptures or strangulates & kills him
Hayley's Half Marathon
Due to recent devastating press stories I am fundraising for two charities, 50% will go to Migrant Offshore Aid Station and 50% to GARAS.
Enviro Solar Films
Rising energy costs? We can help............Our environment friendly window films help retain heat and cut costs on energy bills.
Help Dexter walk again
Looking to raise money for our 7 month old Labrador puppy's second knee operation.
Binary Options Syndicate
I have come across a great Binary Options Managed Account and want to share some of the success.
The SPC Co
Help me build my business and support my Family! I'm a 23 Year old creative man with a passion for signwriting, print and garments
9th Kidderminster Scout Group Camp Equipment
Kidderminster based Beaver, Cub and Scouts group for children aged between 6 and 14 raising money to buy some camping equipment.
Help for business startup needed
My wife and mother to my three children is trying to start up a beauty business based from home in stourport on Severn.
Protect Suits for 100% Skin Protection
Complete Skin Protection for All Sports & Leisure Activities (from Toddlers to Adults) - Revolutionary Patented Cut & Graze-Proof Material
Operation caravan
To buy a new caravan for me and my dog. Mine is falling apart.
Ankle Surgery for Keyworth 2 play 4 Kiddy Harriers
For proper surgery to repair a twice broken ankle now supported by plates and pins. If Eduardo da Silva has recovered then so can I
Aspergers Awareness
To raise awareness of the everyday issues confronting children and adults with Aspergers Syndrome
AED for Stockton Cross Inn
We're raising money to provide a life saving Defibrillator to Stockton Cross Inn to ensure Safety for Regulars, Staff and the Community.
save the babies
to save these beautiful babies and give them the treatment they deserve to live a happy healthy life.
Olympus Media Group
Please help me grow my channel and make my viewers happy!
#Remain2Gain Campaign
For just £1 you can support a campaign to help elect a Remain candidate to champion the merits of the EU - no experts required!
Grand Tour continues
Aunt Martha's is already an experience, but imagine being able to dine in a Second Dynasty Egyptian Temple and meet with Queen Victoria


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Sri Lankan girls mobile numbers
Girls Mobile Numbers for Friendship Sri Lankan girls phone numbers and contacts
The aim of this article is not only to tell you where to find Sri Lankan girls mobile numbers but Sri Lanka girls contact information in general. This includes e-mails, chats and forums for finding a pen pal. I will give you specific websites to communicate with women from Sri Lanka for true love or marriage.
Sri Lankan girls phone numbers are a bit harder, but not impossible. You will get their telephone numbers if you try and are patient and romance them. However, remember my website is not a look up and hook up site, that is why I do not post the numbers directly. Further, in my research there is no respectable site that will do that as there is too much potential for it being used the wrong way.
For example, someone could put an girlfriend's telephone number on it. This sweet gal would get all kind of freaks sms-ing her. I respect people's privacy too much. However, maybe this is a good thing that numbers are not easy to obtain and you have to get them the old fashion way. Think about it, a cell phone number and then an SMS is not the most romantic way to win a women's heart, at least not in my personal experience. Women take time to trust you. This is especially true for a traditional country like Sri Lanka.
So my recommendation is to first try the websites I list here for contact and dating. These are free and the most active networking and contact sites by singles in South East Asia for long-distance relationships.
Call code and other background information for Sri Lanka
I have traveled a lot of the world. If you want an advantage over other guys (your competition) in trying to win a girl's heart, then learn something about the culture. Sri Lanka is a country with:
I am looking for a man for a..serious relationship
just a normal girl
i want talk and good life partner
hai nice to meet u.....
I like to meet you
Hi Boys I am manel Ranaweera from Galle SRI LANA
hi friends
im a nurse. i love my life
coooooooooool girl
no any things to say
lokking men and women for friendship
very simply girl
i do correct things always and liketo tell tru.

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"What's your location?" is one of the first things dispatchers need to know to get help quickly to you in the event of an emergency.
If you're using a cell phone, rather than a landline, to make an emergency call for help and are able to give your address quickly and accurately, that's fine. But if you can't give the address because of a medical condition or some other reason, the dispatchers have to rely exclusively on technology to locate you and that poses a greater challenge if you're using a cell phone.
Brad Mullinax, Director of the DeKalb County 911 Center, urges all residents to keep this in mind as you consider whether to drop your land line phone service and go exclusively with cell phones at home. "Over the past several years we've had a growing trend of folks disconnecting their home telephone service and going to cell phones. Cell phones have become a great thing and they are convenient for everybody but they do pose somewhat of a problem to 911. When 911 was first set up back in 1994 and we went to enhanced 911, it was set up in such a way to where we'd get caller ID information such as location and subscriber information when you call 911. But with cell phones we don't actually get that type of information. It's not really location based. We do have GPS on the cell phones but we don't get that exact location like we do with a landline. It often presents a problem for 911 dispatchers because we're not able to pinpoint exactly where you are so if you're having a heart attack and you can't talk to one of our 911 dispatchers, it sometimes delays the amount of time to get someone to you because we have to make an attempt to try and re-query that call and locate it by GPS which is not 100% accurate. Whereas with a landline call, we can get your address information and it pinpoints right on our map when you call 911."
"I know times are tough right now, economic wise. There's a lot of financial problems and a lot of families are under strains, but if there's any way possible for you to keep your home telephone service I would encourage all citizens to do that because it does greatly enhance the possibility of us locating you in the event of an emergency."
Meanwhile, Mullinax reminds cell phone users to be sure and remove the battery from any phone you no longer intend to use, even after it no longer has service, before you give it to your children to play with because it may still have the capability of calling 911. "We see this on a regular basis with cell phones that are disconnected, they (parents) give them to their children to play with. But what a lot of people don't realize is that a non-initialized cell phone or a cell phone that does not have service attached to it like through DTC Wireless or Verizon Wireless or some of the other carriers, if the phone does not have service, it still calls 911 regardless. So if you give those phones to your kids for them to play with, make sure to take the battery out of them because they will still call 911. We get a lot of bogus calls in these type of situations."
Mullinax also urges you to post your 911 address on your residence where it can easily be spotted by law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMS personnel. "A lot of folks will have it on their mailbox but they will not have it on their house and we have a hard time finding these citizens sometimes in emergencies. Ninety percent of the population does a pretty good job with it but we have several who will not post their 911 address. Ideally, it needs to be posted in three inch letters on the front of the residence and at the end of the driveway either with a 911 marker or on the mailbox."
When calling 911, Mullinax asks you to please be patient with the dispatchers and give them as much information as you can about your emergency. "We've seen a lot of negative publicity in Metro Nashville and other places where dispatchers are on the line for several minutes gathering information before they actually dispatch units out. We don't operate that way in DeKalb County. We have multiple dispatchers on at one time. The dispatcher that actually answers the phone taking the call, gathering information is not the person who is actually dispatching the call. We have someone else monitoring that call and they're getting units enroute. We have to ask a lot of questions such as location, whose calling, and what the actual problem is and sometimes citizens get a little frustrated with that but they're having an emergency and we understand. I'd just like to ask the public to be patient when you're calling 911 and give us as much information as possible because that helps us get the right units dispatched and it protects our units from any problems."
Mullinax added "If you should mis-dial and call 911 by mistake, we encourage you not to hang up the phone. Stay on the line with the 911 dispatcher and give us the information. Just tell us basically what happened. If you were trying to call Mexico, California, or somewhere else just let us know that information because that ties us up. We have to tie up a line making a second call back to your residence to find out what's going on. In addition, if we have a 911 hangup, it's our policy that we automatically dispatch response units to that location. So if you call 911 and it was a mis-dial, you're going to get a deputy or police officer regardless if there's a problem or not so just stay on the line with us and give us a little information. It'll make things a lot easier for you and us too."
Finally, Mullinax asks that you only call 911 when there's an actual emergency. Otherwise, call the non-emergency line at central dispatch, which is 615-215-3000. "A lot of times, we have folks call 911 when it's not actually a 911 emergency. It may be an emergency in your mind but if it's not an immediate threat to your life or property, then please use our non-emergency line. We dispatch non-emergency calls for the City of Smithville, DeKalb County, and the City of Alexandria. We encourage you to call if you need assistance but please don't tie up a 911 line for a non-emergency because our 911 lines in DeKalb County are limited. We don't have very many of them. Use our non-emergency number at 615-215-3000 if it is a non-emergency."


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"Ninety-eight percent do what they're suppose to do," property manager Debbie Violette said of her residents with dogs, "but there are some that don't and you don't know who that is. That'd be pretty foolish if they did that right in front of me."
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IBM is looking to expand the potential market for its Power processor-based servers and enterprise-class storage to midmarket solution providers with the signing of distribution deals for the hardware with Tech Data and Ingram Micro.
IBM on Tuesday said it has signed on Tech Data and Ingram Micro, two distributors which already partner with IBM on its System x x86 processor-based servers and midrange storage, in order to help recruit midrange solution providers looking to develop enterprise server and storage expertise.
IBM's primary distributors in North America for its Power-based Unix servers and enterprise-class storage until now have been Avnet and Arrow.
[Related: Dell, Cisco Winners In Otherwise Dreary 3Q Server Market]
IBM's goal with the new distribution deals is to expand its enterprise business reach to both traditional IT solution providers and to global ISVs, said Bill Donohue, vice president of IBM's North America business partner and midmarket sales.
"We believe the new relationships will help us expand into the midrange business segments," Donohue said.
The addition of Ingram Micro and Tech Data to IBM's Power processor-based server distribution list should not be seen as diluting the value of IBM's existing relationships with Arrow and Avnet, Donohue said.
"Arrow and Avnet both remain very strategic to our strategy," he said. "This is about expanding our market. We're looking for lift, not shift, in our market."
When asked about his comments that IBM's Unix market is growing despite analyst reports that show Unix to be a shrinking market, Donohue said that there are untapped opportunities for the servers in customers currently served by midrange solution providers.
"We have a growing market in Unix, but it's not growing like we want," he said. "Solution providers and distributors will not have a complete package of solutions to sell. There will be opportunities to grow the existing Unix market."
Heidi Dethloff, vice president of IBM's North America business partner and midmarket marketing, said IBM's Power-based servers are not only for Unix. "Don't forget Linux on Power," Dethloff said. "It's an important part of the business."
Overall, the market for Unix servers is falling, according to analyst firm IDC.
Gartner wrote in its third quarter 2012 server report that third quarter shipments of Itanium and other RISC-based processor servers, which include IBM's Power family, fell 31.1 percent compared to the same period the year before. Total revenue, however, fell 16.4 percent, Gartner said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials say agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. is considering the city as a new location for its global headquarters after more than four decades in Decatur.
City spokesman Tom Alexander said Monday that ADM is a dynamic global company and would be a good fit with Chicago. He says officials will do their best to keep ADM in Illinois.
He declined to talk details, including the status of the talks. Company officials won't publicly discuss details about where it might relocate.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in a statement that he's pleased that ADM is considering staying in Illinois. He says he's ready to work with the state and the company.
ADM says the new headquarters would have about 100 employees.
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The height,s, in feet of a rock thrown upward at an initial speed of 68ft/s from a cliff 48 ft above the ocean beach is given by the function s(t) = -16t2(squared) + 68t + 48, where t is the time in seconds/ Find the maximum height above the beach that rock willl attain.
On wet concrete the stopping distance, s in feet of a car traveling at v miles per hour is given by the function s(v) = 0.0o6v2 (squared) + 1.4v. What is the mximum speed at which a car could be traveling and still stop at a sign 52ft away?
Find two numbers whose difference is 86 and whose product is a minimum..
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Ducks Unlimited says water-use decisions not as simple as critters vs. people
HOUSTON – Oct. 7, 2013 – As the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) seeks permission from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to cut off inflows to Matagorda Bay, Ducks Unlimited reminds Texans of the intrinsic link between environment and economy along the Colorado River and the need for all users to share in conserving water.
|Redhead ducks and many other species depend on freshwater flows to Matagorda Bay.
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For shrimpers, farmers, fishing guides and birding eco-tourism businesses, the economy is directly tied to ecosystem services, especially the freshwater supply. For others, the economy is tied to business, industry, real estate or other jobs, but all of them require water.
"Every individual, every occupation, every community depends on water, and there is presently not enough to meet all demands," DU Conservation Outreach Biologist Kirby Brown said during a LCRA board meeting in September. "The reality of the immediate situation is that all users should conserve equally and as much as possible. In the longer view, we must look at all the triggers for water conservation. The ones we have now are clearly coming up short, and water conservation is the only immediate solution."
Brown encouraged Texans to remember that water is required for all life and livelihoods, and that all users must take part in conserving this limited resource.
"We are in a severe drought, potentially worse than the drought of the 1950s," Brown said. "Yet there continues to be a lack of understanding of the situation by our communities and the public. Cities use anemic water-conservation policies that continue to allow non-essential uses of water while criticizing and politicizing agricultural and environmental water uses and crying out that it's a 'critters' versus people debate. That's an oversimplified and ineffective approach to the problem, and it needs to be corrected. "
Water allocation decisions are not about "critters" versus people. They are about a sustainable supply of water that can support all aspects of a complex, basin-wide regional economy and ecosystem.
Reflecting on the current water allocation policies in the state, Brown feels current water use priorities are outdated and unsustainable.
"How is watering the lawn weekly, or keeping golf courses and business grounds green, a matter of public health and safety or a beneficial use of water during these times of severe drought?" Brown asked. "If the public doesn't start thinking along those lines and share water conservation responsibilities equally, then we are going to debate and argue the issue while the supply continues to dwindle and limit our economy."
Along the Texas Mid-Coast, rice farmers have been cut off for two years, but the Highland Lakes continue to go down. Now the LCRA is proposing the cutoff of critical freshwater inflows to bays and estuaries, while an estimated 50 to 75 percent of the residential water currently being used is dumped on the ground for non-essential use.
"Cities and communities, which are justly worried about their economies in the face of limited water, are calling for halts in environmental and agricultural uses while not taking a hard look in the mirror at their non-essential uses," Brown said. "Cities must recognize their water-conservation policies are not working and make responsible changes. Communities must believe there is a legitimate threat to public health and safety to address the serious drought. As long as residents can water weekly, they will continue to think 'What's the emergency?'"
In the meantime, the cutoff of water to rice farmers is crushing the rural economy of three coastal counties on the lower Colorado River and creating a food-supply deficit for more than 600,000 ducks on the Texas Mid-Coast. Environmental flows currently being considered for cutoff are necessary for the habitat that supports 60 to 80 percent of the continental redhead duck population and critical fisheries. Texas waterfowl hunting alone provides more than $204 million in annual economic input, and annual revenues from wildlife tourism, including hunting, fishing and wildlife watching in Texas top $5 billion.
"Ducks Unlimited understands that there is simply not enough water to meet all needs at present, and natural resources and downstream economies should and have shared in restrictions and conservation measures," Brown said. "Common-sense water-allocation policy is required in these times. The luxuries of lush, green lawns and squeaky-clean cars each week are relics of a bygone era of conspicuous consumption possible in times of greater rainfall. Now, our ecosystems and the economies they support must come first."
Ducks Unlimited Inc. is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 13 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DucksUnlimited, follow our tweets at www.twitter.com/DucksUnlimited and watch DU videos at www.youtube.com/DucksUnlimitedInc.


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I'm always receiving emails or texts from friends needing to know (right away!) where to go for breakfast in this or that neighborhood. The first meal of the day is ideal for catching up with friends or meeting up with a colleague or out-of-town visitor. The hours are elastic. Breakfast can sometimes stretch to afternoon. Many places have outdoor seating, the better to show off our glorious weather to East Coasters. And you can eat very well for a fraction of what it would cost for dinner — and without feeling as if someone is breathing down your neck for your table.
New spots are sprouting up here and there, just in time for late fall and winter, the seasons when you really do feel like something more substantial than a morning pastry and a cappuccino. Keep in mind too that, come January, Sherry Yard (Spago forever) will be serving breakfast at Father's Office as part of the rollout of the bakery she's opening in the Helms Bakery complex next year with Sang Yoon.
Artisanal jam maker Jessica Koslow has just opened up her L.A. workshop for breakfast. Expect toast, of course, in this case, an inch-thick slice of buttery brioche topped with a choice of her artful confitures. I'm partial to Warren pear butter or kumquat jam myself. Behind the two bars, the folks from G&B coffee will get you started with brewed or espresso drinks, even a latte with housemade almond milk. Chef Ria Wilson (Canelé) is right there preparing cocottes with farm eggs and a dash of cream, brown rice porridge with a dab of jam, or fried egg with hot sauce and greens. You'll need multiple visits to work your way through the menu. Outdoor seating in front and around the corner.
720 N. Virgil Ave., No. 4, L.A., (213) 394-6526, http://www.sqirlla.com. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday.
The Parish
Casey Lane's downtown L.A. gastropub started serving breakfast in October. It's a rather limited menu based on housemade biscuits with various toppings. That could be grilled escarole and egg or sage egg with sausage. At about $4 each, quite the bargain. Not so much for the diminutive huckleberry doughnut at $5. But I did love the fresh fried beignets shaggy with powdered sugar. These are irresistible with a cup of joe. Service needs some tweaking, though. You order from the counter and the line moves slowly. "Too bad a food critic isn't here today," quipped a customer behind me on a disorganized Saturday morning.
840 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, (213) 225.2400, http://www.TheParishLA.com. Breakfast 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily.
The new place from Marta Teegen and Robert Stelzner, of the soulful Echo Park grocery Cookbook, is a small-plates restaurant. It's housed in a lovely brick building just off Sunset, changes the menu just about every day, has a friendly vibe and gives a nod to local farmers. You get the idea. Open only a few weeks, they've just added weekend brunch — more savory than sweet, says Teegen, with eggs fried Spanish-style in olive oil and served with farro, black lentils, fried shallots and harissa. Or maybe with Anson Mills polenta, Taleggio cheese and braised winter greens. They make grilled flatbreads to order too. On any morning you can get one of their prosciutto-butter sandwiches on ficelle, a seasonal fruit galette or quiche with your Sightglass coffee from San Francisco.
1356 Allison Ave., at West Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park, (213) 481-8015, http://www.restaurantcortez.com. Weekend brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., other days breakfast starts at 10 a.m.


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Quote from: Drawberry on December 25, 2012, 11:20:51 PMMy favorite gift is without a doubt Jiji, the 1 year old American Short Hair Boyfriend got for me. A marvelous gift for all concerned, including Jiji.
My favorite gift is without a doubt Jiji, the 1 year old American Short Hair Boyfriend got for me.
... About 3 weeks ago he wanted to show me one more time. So we went in the pro shop and they were gone! He was really disappointed and I was giddy because they were safe at home in my closet.
I got a new stand mixer
I received a Keurig coffee maker and 3 boxes of the pods. I had seen it back in November and DH had asked me if I wanted to buy one. Since I am the only coffee drinker in our family there was no way I was paying that kind of money for a fancy-schmancy coffee maker ! Of course that was the gift DH gave me on Christmas eve. I adore the coffee and DH for getting me something I really love but am too cheap to buy for myself.The best gift was the money for the new cell phone for DIL. Her phone was over 4 years old and literally falling apart. You should have seen her face when DH and I gave her the money to replace it. (Our DS is in the Air Force and stationed in OK for aircrew training. DIL is in ND waiting for him to get done so they can move to WA state, and they talk on the phone every night.) She went back to ND on Wednesday and already replaced the phone (and called us to tell us thanks again).
https://www.orderforeverlazy.com/ one piece fleece jammies/lounge wear with matching socks. I love it! It even has a hood which I wear to keep my head warm (cold head= a migraine for me). I look like a demented teletubby but I am warm and comfy!DH is thinking about getting one for himself and using it as long underwear that is not in 2 parts so no gapping and cold back when he is bending over outside.The best part? They were on closeout at a closeout store so only cost $10 LOL (I picked out all of my gifts this year.)
Quote from: GreenEyedHawk on December 29, 2012, 07:34:27 PMI got a new stand mixer Me too, but mine's red. I'm going to make a pie crust first. A friend gave me her secret recipe.
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Wherever you go, I will anchor you. Bella/Edward.
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I lay beneath him, inhaling his intoxicating aroma like it was the only thing to sustain me. He shifted slightly, and I noticed the gold comforter had graced our shoulders, enveloping us in a warm cocoon.
Clothes were made scarce, and soon we were unstoppable.
"I didn't know you were so interested in anatomy, Bella." His voice vibrated sweetly in my ear as he approached me. The velvetiness of it all drug me away from my daydream that his and Carlisle's textbooks had directed me to.
"I got a little bored waiting for you. They seem entertaining; I didn't know it took so many muscles to smile." I replied, shutting the old book softly. My eyes fluttered back to his freshly topaz ones, which sparkled at my curiosity.
"Bella that book is terribly outdated. That's from my first time at medical school, Harvard. It was in the early nineteen-forties." I gaped at him as he took the book and looked at it nostalgically. He had written notes in the margins – mnemonics, jokes, anything to help him remember.
He laughed at a forgotten mnemonic. "I prefer my asparagus toasted. Obviously that one worked. You definitely wouldn't need it." He remarked, flipping to a page in the tattered book.
"Wait, what is 'I prefer my asparagus toasted'?" I had never heard of that one, odd, but easy to memorize. I smiled; it was a very "Edward" phrase. Nowadays, the mnemonics for anatomy were normally just dirty jokes that always had made me blush during biology tests.
"You honestly can't think of anything that fits it?" I shook my head no. He smirked, and said simply, as if it were as easy as singing the ABCs, "interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. Cell duplication. First lab we did together in biology…" He hinted, and I finally remembered.
With a smile I replied quietly, "yeah, the day I totally spilled my entire life story to you." I sighed at the memory, he had been so curious about my life. Little did I know at the time he had just wanted to see why he couldn't read my mind.
"Do you want to learn anatomy?" He asked abruptly, shaking me from reliving the first few weeks of our relationship.
"Huh? Oh... Sure." My voice questioned his intentions until I saw him flash me a smile that showed only half his teeth. His freshly fed eyes had a pale glow to them that alluded to mischief, and made my mind reel with every step he took towards me. In a blur, he had me laying down on his plush bed, anatomy texts forgotten across the room. "No books?" I said, calling him out on whatever non-educational intentions he had.
"I've been through medical school twice – Ivy both time, I hope I don't need any of those." And with that he was over me, ravishing my face and neck with feather-light kisses. His cool lips danced across my skin, leaving my skin with the sensation of pins and needles. My breath came out in a hiss as his lips went lower, kissing the row of buttons on the Oxford shirt I was wearing. He kissed the skin that was exposed between my shirt hem and my pants, making me gasp as the sensitive skin was acknowledged.
"Anatomy…" I breathed, trying to gain some control over the situation. He laughed lightly and his cool breath tickled the skin on my lower abdomen. My chest heaved, finally taking a full breath to inhale his dreamy scent, when he stopped his ministrations and climbed back up my body so that we were face to face with each other. Lightly, he traced the sides of my face, starting with my forehead, ending with my chin.
"To Zanzibar by motor car." He whispered into my ear. His lips tickled the knob of my ear, and I felt his sharp teeth lightly graze it as well.
"Why would you drive to Zanzibar, Edward? It's an island you – " I was cut off by his lips on mine, silencing me. It was another mnemonic, I realized, back to anatomy.
"Temporal," he said, pausing over my temple and kissing me there. He let his fingers trace the path that I assumed was the branch that controlled the muscles beneath. "This is the one that you use when you're angry with me, when you furrow your eyebrow."
"Zygomatic," he said, lowering himself again toward my temple, but this time he traced a line under my eye and toward the bridge of my nose. "Whenever you would sleep, this is the one that kept your lovely eyes closed and dreaming of inexplicable things." He grinned at my expense, and I glanced down, embarrassed.
"Buccal," again he moved his face towards mine, this time moving further down the side of my face, as he planted a kiss on the edge of my cheek bone. "And when you laugh, smile, or even smirk at me, this is the lovely nerve that ignites that reaction." I smiled at him, emphasizing the upward pull.
"Mandibular," a kiss was placed on my chin. "For every pout that has won me over…"
"Finally, cervical." He frowned before he kissed me low on my jaw. "This one is responsible for every frown. Although, I can be held accountable for many of them as well…" He said solemnly. He knelt next to me and held my hand in his, pressing the crescent shaped scar to his lips. His eyes caught mine, and begged me silently. I nodded slightly; this was our way of healing. We would comfort each other silently; words were too easy to interpret. Vagueness meant that only we could truly understand what was going on.
He moved to lie next to me "I think that's enough anatomy for now," he said quietly. He ran a finger down my arm, tracing the light pink lines that ran down my shirt. I mimicked him by deftly unbuttoning his white shirt and letting a hand rest on his abdomen.
Our eyes never separated as we continued tracing each other, remembering how our contrasting temperatures used to feel.
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There's so much white noise from all quarters around the Affordable Health Care Act that it's nigh on impossible to sort out signal from static. One thing is obvious, though: No matter who is blathering about it, whether from the left or the right, the health care system in this country doesn't work well. It needs to be repaired or perhaps replaced entirely.
I've seen the results of an increasingly dysfunctional health care system on friends and family. I've watched as a colleague of my husband's has struggled against cancer -- and, at the very same time, during a harrowing health crisis in which she should have been allowed to focus on getting treatment and getting better, she has also had to fight every step of the way against her insurance company, which keeps denying her claims. I mean... seriously? She has cancer. And they're trying to deny her claims? This outstrips the right-wing myth of "Death Panels."
In fact, it is a de facto Death Panel when an insurance company imperils treatment for a serious disease, but not one run by the government or staffed by caregivers. Those screaming about government interference in our health care decisions seemingly take no notice of corporate interference in our health care choices. This is curious, because it seems to me that when business -- which has a bottom line devoted to safeguarding profits, rather than human beings -- is in charge of deciding who gets treatment and who doesn't, and who lives and who dies... well, a definite chill enters the room.
In another case, a family member's hernia diagnosis -- called at the outset by the patient himself -- took nine months and numerous referrals to an array of health care providers to nail down the problem. In the meantime, the hernia sufferer had to endure unending delays and tests: Could it be gastroenteritis? Cancer? Muscle strain? "It's a hernia," he kept insisting, only to be shushed by specialists who then had nothing useful to say, and who simply sent him off to other specialists. When he finally, and almost by chance, got a referral to a surgeon -- let me more precise: The surgeon he had to see before getting a referral to the surgeon who finally did the repair job -- the guy took a glance at the problem and said, "Of course it's a hernia."
Of course. But if it was so simple, why was it so hard? Why so costly and time consuming and frustrating? Why was the patient passed around from doctor to doctor and specialist to specialist like an insurance dollar-sucking hot potato?
The example of the hernia stands in, I think, as good an illustration of the overall problem that has culminated in today's shutdown of the federal government -- and our imminent default on paying the nation's bills.
Bill Clinton took on the job of reforming health care, and he failed. Barack Obama got the job done, only for the Republican-dominated House of Representatives to vote to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act no less than forty times.
Forty! And the shutdown has long been presaged by threats from the GOP to let the government's funding run out, despite the impact this will have on our economy.
Obviously, the GOP has a passion about stopping Obama's signature accomplishment. But is it worth shutting down the government and risking an economic tailspin?
That's only one of a raft of questions that present themselves. The Republican mantra is that government should stay out of the business of health care and let market forces to their magic. But if there was magic to be done, where was it during George W. Bush's two terms in the Oval Office? If, after the Clinton years, the GOP really had a better idea, why wait until Barack Obama stepped up to do something about the problem? Why wait for a Democrat to come to presidential power to insist that there is a better way, if only GOP lawmakers would be allowed to pursue it? Weren't those eight years with Bush at the helm ample enough an opportunity?
However it happened, it's only been recently that House Republicans have presented us with their grand vision: The American Health Care Reform Act, which does provide for some pretty sensible solutions. A few I particularly like, drawn from the RSC website:
"Specifically, H.R. 3121, the RSC's American Health Care Reform Act:
"...Spurs competition to lower health care costs by allowing Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines and enabling small businesses to pool together and get the same buying power as large corporations...
"...Provides tax reform that allows families and individuals to deduct health care costs, just like companies, leveling the playing field and providing all Americans with a standard deduction for health insurance.
"Expands access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), increasing the amount of pre-tax dollars individuals can deposit into portable savings accounts to be used for health care expenses.
"Safeguards individuals with pre-existing conditions from being discriminated against purchasing health insurance by bolstering state-based high risk pools and extending HIPAA guaranteed availability protections."
But the question remains: Why only now? Why now, only after President Obama actually did something, flawed though it may be?
An answer might be found here, in another provision of the "American Health Care Reform Act: it "Protects the unborn by ensuring no federal funding of abortions."
That's terrible. Not because it refuses to support abortion -- I don't believe in abortion, either, though I would never tell a woman she has no right to exercise the option -- but because it drags an issue that's only indirectly related into the heart of the legislation. It's a poison pill, in other words, cynically thrown into a practical formula that would otherwise be geared toward some measure of palpable success. It's hard to look at this partisan punch thrown from the abortion wars and feel that this proposal has the best interests of Americans at heart. It smells like ideological opportunism.
Still, hearing over and over again that "Obamacare" would be too expensive and deny people the freedom of choice, I sought out a brief explanation from Jimmy LaSalvia of GOProud. I asked him whether this fight really was worth shutting down the government. I was thinking about 1995, when Newt Gingrich and Clinton went head to head and the government shut down for three weeks. In the end, both sides took a hit in the public relations arena, but the GOP got hit worse. (The current received wisdom is that the shutdown helped Clinton win a second term the following year. As an article from the Washington Post put it earlier this year, that showdown between Gingrich and Clinton spelled the end of the "Republican Revolution.") I wondered whether the GOP risked tarnishing its brand by reacting, or overreacting, in such an extreme manner.
LaSalvia didn't seem to think the current situation was especially prone to comparison to what happened back then.
"Look," LaSalvia wrote me in an email. "The Senate hasn't passed a budget for several years. That's why there is even the deadline for a government shutdown.
"Seems to me that the House has twice sent the Senate a CR, and a budget has been sent over multiple times, so the Senate is [to] blame here. It's controlled by Democrats. So, I don't understand your question. Why would the GOP brand be tarnished?"
His email arrived even as the blogosphere was blowing up with comments to the effect that house Republicans were being "stupid" and "petulant," and a commentator on TV was comparing the shutdown to a child's temper tantrum. Obama himself, in a speech a little earlier, called the GOP's actions a matter of "demanding ransom," with the economy, and the fortunes of Americans, as the hostages. If politics is anything, it's perception -- and at least half the country has the definite perception that the Republicans have driven us right over a cliff for no good reason. There's also a feeling that the GOP has been hijacked by an extremist element that makes the Republicans as a whole reckless and unreliable -- unfit, in other words, to govern.
But there's half the country that might well approve of these extreme measures.
I asked LaSalvia to address other points that the GOP hammer at: That Obamacare will cost too much, that it will restrict freedoms to choose (abortion not being a restriction of the freedom to choose that the GOP seems to worry about), etc.
LaSalvia agreed that the new health law will simply be too expensive.
"It's not just small businesses and corporations that will have to pay more," he told me. "It's self-employed people who buy individual policies who will be hit the hardest. I know a lot of self-employed gay people, like me, who trying to make it in this economy and they don't know how they are going to afford the increase.
"The economic impact is expected to be so severe that the Administration is delaying the corporate mandate for a year because we just can't handle the job losses that are anticipated because of the increase costs," LaSalvia added.
For a wider perspective on this point, I sought out the input of the founder of a social media software company in the D.C. area, a man who identifies as fiscally conservative. He declined to be named in this column, so I will just call him Fred. As a small businessman looking at potential for expansion, Fred had more to say on this subject.
"There are certain benefits for small businesses, dependent upon how many employees they have," Fred explained. "Right now we are less than 25 [employees] -- so as of [Oct. 1] we technically [will] be able to shop for competitive coverage and apparently get lower rates -- I will believe that when I see it... and i hope it is true -- our rates have risen over the past two years by almost 33%."
Of course, with his company picking up steam all the time, the prospect of getting big -- maybe really big -- poses additional anxieties around the issue of how much it's going to cost to comply with the law.
Once a company has 50 or more employees, Fred told me, "you lose the ability to shop around for competitive coverage...and are forced to pay for coverage for the employee and their family.
"I think this has potential to be very damaging to small businesses.... I have spoken to companies that are laying off people just to get under 50 so they can get the competitive prices." On a national, systematic scale, layoffs or delayed hiring due to the health care law "will affect the unemployment rate...which is a huge economic indicator.
"Now... having said all of that I will say I think it is a great idea to make for a competitive market on healthcare coverage," Fred added. "It is smart to have insurance work to get your business. Before, it was too easy, and to make them compete is good."
It's refreshing to get out of one's own echo chamber for a while and hear what people from all across the political spectrum have to say. The health care crisis is also far too big to allow it be reduced to an ideological struggle -- too many people are affected and too many sectors of our national life overall are affected.
In that way, the Republican Party has exhibited a complete failure of leadership. Only lawmakers who devoutly believe that their mission as government officials is to destroy the government could pursue the tactics that Boehner has allowed himself to be forced into adopting.
But it takes two to dance, just as it takes two to engage in mutual recrimination. The Democrats, so often lacking in spine and discipline, chose a good moment and a good cause to exhibit some strength of character. But did they go about it the right way?
Well, here we are. Only time will tell how much good the Affordable Health Care Acts will really do us, and how badly the plunge into this latest government shutdown will harm us.
One office colleague commented that if the men and women in office saw their own paychecks stop with a shutdown like this, it would never happen. I think that's true, but I think there's a larger principle than money that is also in play here. I think it might do a world of good for our elected officials to take a politician's version of the Hippocratic Oath. I'd like to see lawmakers in both parties take a vow to "do no harm," instead of seizing license to inflict as much hardship as they think they can manage to blame on the other guy.
Meantime, I am going to stick to the only medicine I know truly does work: Corn whiskey and snake liniment. Ain't nothin' wrong with me that a visit to the curandera wouldn't fix.


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MANSFIELD, OHIO -- My son and I ordered two meals which were cold and the fries were soggy, the burgers were greasy and my Sprite tasted like a club soda. We waited forever for the meals...the drive-thru speaker was broken. It was late. We were staying at the hotel next door so we took it to the room. It was terrible so we couldn't even eat it and went to bed hungry. I spoke with the district manager who promised to send a gift card which we never received. I contacted them about this and never heard back. I am astounded management would lie to their customers and never follow through. Makes you wonder if it is even safe to eat there when they behave like this. Incredible.
DAVIE, FLORIDA -- About a week or two ago, a group of about 5 friends and I went to Steak n Shake after a night of bowling to enjoy some of their tasty milkshakes at about 10:30 pm. They were not busy... there were no more than 3 other tables with patrons in the dining room. We were seated and orders were taken quite promptly. We all ordered milkshakes along with a few orders of fries to split between us. We informed the waitress that we'd all like separate bills.
She gave us an attitude right from the start, like she'd rather be doing anything else but serving us. Very straight-to-the-point with no charisma. She almost gave the impression that we were torturing her just by being there. I can only assume it's because we were a group of 19 & 20 year olds. I'm usually not one to be assumptive but it was noticeable, especially when I witnessed her interact with the other restaurant guests.
We finished everything roughly 20 minutes after receiving it all. When she noticed we were all finished, she came over to the table and said in a somewhat whiny tone, "I want to go home!" We weren't sure if she was trying to be conversational or if she was giving us the hint to get going. Nevertheless, not wanting to argue, we proceeded to the cash register to pay. We each paid our separate bills. Four of my friends paid with cash and after receiving change returned to the table to leave a monetary tip. Myself, along with one other friend, paid only with a debit card. I signed off on the receipt, giving the waitress a $5.00 tip on a $4.** bill. I kid you not.
I didn't see it, but I was told that the waitress gave me and the other guy who paid with debit cards an absolute look of death when she didn't see us return to the table to leave a tip, despite the fact that we both gave tips through the card. She then began throwing things around in a really huffy mood when she was busing the table after we left.
I realize this isn't the most shocking of complaints, but I found it worth mentioning. I've worked fast food before, and yes, I'm guilty of rolling my eyes when I witnessed a group of young people coming into the restaurant, bracing myself for the worst. But I never let the customers see it. Same applied to when I was just having a bad day in general.
I blew off as much steam as I needed to when I was away from customers, but by golly when I was in front of them I was expected to treat them like royalty. Not that it should even make a difference as far as the level of service we received, but we were not AT ALL a pain to deal with. We all knew what we wanted when she took the orders, didn't ask for anything extra, didn't make a huge mess, weren't rowdy, etc.
We were a group of civilized young people only there to enjoy a treat while we reminisced about high school and caught up on what everyone is up to nowadays. The waitress should be happy to even have a job in this economy, be GRATEFUL that customers are tipping her, and realize that some of her greatest tippers might be people young enough to be her children!
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA -- After shopping at the local mall, my wife and I ate at Steak n Shake. It was busy tonight, but we have normally have had good experiences in the past. Not this time. I had a coupon for a double hamburger with 2 sides and a milk shake for $5.99. I got water. My wife had a coupon for mushroom burger with fries and she got diet coke. The coupon was for $3.99. The whole night the service was slow and seemed to be under staffed.
The first incident happened when I received my hamburger and beans. I received no spoon and the hamburger had nothing on it. It was just the bun and 2 patties. I had asked for all the way, except no mustard. The waiter advised to keep the hamburger and he would have another made. A few minutes, the waiter came back and advised I could have any hamburger I would like to make up for the mistake. I advised I would take the mushroom burger. At this point I have not received my other side - a salad. Then when the salad came out, I received no silverware. I went to get silverware.
During the meal, we advised we would take another milk shake to go for my wife. Finally, we got all of our food. Then after much time, only 1 milk shake comes out.. We advised we would just take the one, but the waiter advised the other would not be charged. So, we waited. While we waited, I went to pay the bill. When I went to pay the bill, the manager ** advised we had to pay for everything. I advised we did not order 3 hamburgers and we advised we did not need the other milkshake since we were waiting and we should not be paying for that part of the bill. I explained there was mistakes in our order and the service took way too long.
The manager made no acknowledgement of our situation and just demanded that we pay. I felt accused and felt this was a very unkind way to treat a customer. The manager stated the bill was $21 and change with the extra mushroom burger. He stated he took that off, but the bill only went down to $20. I asked for breakdown of the bill. ** was very short with me and in a very short and demanding manner advised I needed to pay right away. I advised I would go ahead and pay, but would not be back. He rang up my bill. After paying, Manager ** did not give me an itemized bill to know how he got the total.
My wife and I will not be back to this Steak N Shake. We can understand being short staffed. But cannot understand a manager having this kind of attitude. He did not care about us.
SANFORD/LAKE MARY, FLORIDA -- I am a frequent visitor to the local Steak n Shake restaurants in the Central Florida area. I really enjoy the food, the prices are good, the staff are very friendly, and I am overall satisfied with the service. However, I have found that many of the restaurants have a serious sanitation issue going on. More than half of the different Steak 'n Shake locations I have been to have similar problems.
While the tables and seats themselves are kept clean, the light fixtures directly above them and practically every other sign and furnishing appear to have never been cleaned, there are massive loads of thick dust and spider webs on them which have only been growing over time. It concerns me the possibility that this filth might potentially fall below onto the food that myself or others eat. Additionally the floor in many locations is very sticky and muddy.
In the Seminole Towne Center location, the restrooms are practically unusable due to the strong foul odor and seem like they were last cleaned 20 years ago, cleanliness of the restrooms is overall lacking in many Steak n Shakes. I hope that this review helps bring attention to these issues to the right people. A health inspector would probably not look upon this too kindly.
HAMILTON, OHIO -- I frequent the Stake n Shake on Main Street in Hamilton, Ohio. Recently I have witnessed a newer female manager dressing down several different employees in a loud voice. Loud enough for half of the store to hear. She seems to enjoy making the younger employees cower. I believe she should be instructed to take the offending person in the back at an appropriate time and calmly explain her grievance to them.
It is embarrassing for the customers to hear this as well as the employee. A manager who is in control does not have to prove it several times daily unless she feels she is not in control. I really like the store but will consider going elsewhere if this kind of bullying continues in public. I mentioned this to several members in my group and they have heard it and agree.
I have always enjoyed eating at Steak n Shake. The service is pleasant and prompt. The food is almost always correct and delicious. However, I recently ran into an off-duty employee at a Cocoa FL bus stop and was offended by her language.
When you are in uniform you represent your store. I kid you not, this girl used every four letter word possible - to the point where she was nearly unintelligible - and she was bad-mouthing customers and managers!! I understand that she has a right to free speech and that Steak n Shake doesn't "own" her BUT she has to know that people are listening! And there she is in a Steak n Shake apron! What kind of image does that promote?
It's that kind of angry employee that makes people afraid to eat out. I mean, if that's what she says about customers out of earshot (and she was vicious) what would she do to my food if I asked her to take it back? I'm glad she was never my waitress...
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE -- The other day I went to Steak n Shake for a fast burger and fries. The times I have gone there, I have always ordered inside, and had it to go. Due to a recent review that stated they had a sign "demanding" tips, er I mean tips required, I did a thorough look around. My order was cooked promptly, and was handed to me with a smile by the cook's assistance. During my 5 minute wait, I saw no signs stating tips were required, but I did notice the staff was friendly and warm to each and every patron.
The burger was cooked nicely, fries were cooked to expectation, and service was friendly and fast. Much better than any other burger place with arches or a crown, and priced the same. For a good fast food burger, Steak n Shake is the way to go!
OCALA, FLORIDA -- First time ever at any Steak n Shake. Normally McDonalds or Wendy's. I walked in and saw it was a restaurant where tipping is required. I promptly walked out and went through the drive through. It took a long time for only 3 cars ahead of me. When I got my order I was surprised on how small the coke was and the fries. The picture of the meal shows a tall drink and a generous amount of fries. It was an 8 oz coke and what looked like a baby size fry. The burger looked great, almost like the picture but tasted awful, way too much mustard and pickles.
Overall I would only rate this meal about a 3 out of ten because the coke and fries were OK despite their tiny size. I do not expect to go back to any Steak n Shake under normal circumstances after this experience. I can't understand how they legally can mis-advertise the meal and get away with it. I think it is a crime which should be prosecuted.
CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA -- I think the Snack Pack deal is the best out there! Compared to McD's 1.00 menu it blows them away. If you don't like catsup and mustard, don't order it. Put the condiments on the side. Steak N shake is very good at trying to please. $2.89 for a steakburger, fries and drink; Wonderful!
ROLLA, MISSOURI -- Tonight I made my first visit to Steak n Shake. There were 2 adults, 2 teens, and 2 smaller children... no babies. We arrived at the Steak n Shake in Rolla, Missouri, next to our hotel, at 6:50 p.m. We were not greeted to be seated for at least 5 minutes. The person who was to greet us was cleaning something behind the counter and I finally had to ask if we should seat ourselves. She came out and told us to go ahead and sit over there. We received menus and that was all. It took another 25 minutes and my asking if someone could take our order for someone to wait on us (why we remained there, I don't know, but we walked there so we stayed).
This girl took our order. It took 10 minutes for her to bring us the 2 waters we ordered and she said the shakes would take a while. That took another 20 minutes, and then she got the wrong ones, giving the children adult sizes when we ordered the juniors, and giving one of them the wrong flavor, while they were out of the flavor for the other and he had to choose another. The food order finally came, and one of my teens didn't get cheese on his fries while the other got his, which they both ordered. She forgot the salad for the other.
She then delivered the kids meals and brought those with fries, telling my daughter that's how the meals came. But we had ordered fruit as a substitute for the fries, which is on their menu at no additional cost. This was an extra charge on the bill, which is not disclosed anywhere. And we then had to ask for silverware and napkins, which we had never received. Several tables had come and gone before we ever got our food.
The bill was the final straw, when she brought us this foot long bill, very hard to decipher, where she had corrected the price on one of the jr. shakes, but not the other and had overcharged on another order. While the girl was a sweet girl, she was thrown to the dogs by the other waitresses there or whomever put her in charge of a 6 person table when this was only her third day to work there. It was probably not completely her fault; however, when paying the bill at the register, I did complain to the manager about everything that had happened, and she made no effort to do anything about it, stating they were short staffed and "I'm sorry about that."
My comment to her was that someone should have noticed that this waitress was drowning in her responsibilities to get this table done and offered to help and get the service that was needed. Her only comment was that she wasn't aware the waitress HAD a problem, yet this was the manager that my mother complained to half-way through the meal. She was WELL aware of the problem. It was a nightmare.
One issue after another and the other 2 waitresses never offering to help, yet they saw that we were there for an extremely long time... yes, it got a lot less busy and still they did not offer to help the girl. But, the girl also forgot about everything we asked for, even though she wrote most of it down...
It is a manager responsibility to notice such problems. Our table was the only one being ignored... left for this one waitress to practice on. We ended up staying there until 8:45 p.m. making it 5 minutes shy of 2 hours to eat at this place. We could have had a 5 course meal in that amount of time anywhere else and gotten out sooner. Absolutely absurd, rude & inconsiderate management and barely an apology.


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1550s, "a castaway" (rare), from reject (v.). Modern use probably a re-formation of the same word: "thing cast aside as unsatisfactory" (1893); "person considered low-quality and worthless" (1925, from use in militaries).
reject re·ject (rĭ-jěkt')
v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects
To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or use something.
To discard as defective or useless; throw away.
To spit out or vomit.
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Level it: Mill's glory days are over
REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Level it: Mill's glory days are over
ADDRESS: Route 615
SIZE: Four story hydroelectric mill with 10 silos
NEIGHBORHOOD: Rapidan
CURB APPEAL: 0 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Ross Stevens of Stevens and Company 296-6104
Orange County seems to have slipped through the cracks of industrial or even residential growth. The town of Orange, on a sunshine-challenged Saturday, yawned in total boredom. At one stoplight, we took the opportunity to study a map. Not one soul honked as we sat blissfully unaware through a green light.
Surrounded as it is on all sides by palatial estates with huge swaths of English-aristocracy lawns, one can easily see why such a locale would lure landed gentry. Gently rolling hills bounce up and down and seem tailor-made for bourgeois pursuits like foxhunting and point to points. (Lest we forget our southern sensibilities, one particularly grand manse has the Gone with the Wind-y name of Somerset Plantation painted across the entranceway.)
Six miles past Orange, another grand structure appears– and it's eye-poppingly ugly. No shrinking violet, the Rapidan Mill commands huge space. Sandwiched between the road and the lovely, curvy Rapidan River, it must have been an impressive sight during its heyday.
But now it sits forlorn, dejected, and rejected (insert country love song chorus here) and in desperate need of a new owner with big bucks and an even bigger vision.
It's colossal– with 10 poured reinforced concrete silos, each four stories tall– and the imagination fairly crawls with all the vermin and varmints that probably inhabit the place now. A mourning dove cooed balefully from inside, adding to the melancholy atmosphere of so much dead space.
A long, narrow, and totally uninteresting brick building must have been the mill office in better times. With a slight push, the only visible door to the entire complex creaked open, and we gingerly peered inside.
"Uninviting" would barely cover our immediate impression. Soiled mattresses, beer cans, and flotsam (as well as various unmentionables) of another kind of vermin lay haphazardly strewn about. Unfortunately, the debris prevented us from entering, considering that we weren't covered head to toe in protective bio-hazard bodywear.
We quickly hastened back to the road and to a less spooky vantage point on the bridge. The county line runs right down the middle of the Rapidan, with Orange on one side and Culpeper on the other. (One assumes this helps eliminates any boundary issues.) A 200-foot concrete dam straddles the river here, and although it looks serviceable enough, it's probably no longer necessary.
The original gristmill on this property dates back to 1750. Ellen Donnelly, who runs the Mill House, a small museum across the street, says, "We don't know what that one looked like."
It burned down during the Civil War, and a new one soon went up. That also burned– in 1950– and what you see now is its successor. After continuing to function as a gristmill for much of central Virginia, it finally closed its doors in the early '70s. Now it stands, a Donnelly puts it, "derelict and an eyesore."
Pressed for details, Donnelly says she would prefer to see a restaurant and/or condos on the spot where her great great grandfather worked. When asked about resurrecting a replica of the original gristmill and turning it into a tourist attraction, Donnelly balks.
"We like having a country village," she says. A village with high-end condos in it.
Several websites have this property listed under "estates," which is undoubtedly somewhat misleading. True, the pictures look alluring– until one stands at the roadside and tries to conjure future uses for this behemoth. Folks at Stevens and Company help by offering, "It is adaptable to office use or such retail use or tenancy as a restaurant featuring fresh water fish, bass, trout, cat and rock fish (striped bass); an aquarium wall to display all four can be refrigerated by electricity produced by water power."
But why stop there? Dolphins, barracuda, even a whale or two could easily fit in here.
Alas, the glory days of Rapidan Mill are past. The kindest treatment for the old warhorse would probably be demolition. Of course, even that is easier said than done.


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