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Eye Problems: Will you ever like to operate a smartphone without a display screen? Things would turn meaningless right? In a much similar way, your eyes are probably the most crucial senses that god has gifted you with. The following simple and easy tips are your guide for giving a long and a healthy life to your delicate eyes and keep you stay away from any Eye Problems:
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Being an exposed organ, our eyes require special care than any other visible body parts. To protect your eyes from future Eye Problems you should follow these rules:
- UV protection: Wearing sunglasses is not a fashion statement, but is actually a topmost impressive way to say that you care for your eye. Wearing a UV protective sun-glass (with UVA and UVB protection) when you go outside, protects your eye from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
- Eye dryness: This one has recently became a leading cause for eyesight related disorders, majorly because of long viewing hours on televisions, smartphones or other electronic gadgets. To avoid dryness of eyes, blink your eyes at least after every 40 seconds. You should make a practice of applying two drops of an eye lubricant (like Genteal) on a regular basis. It's weird, but crying occasionally, keeps your eyes healthy.
- Smoking: Smoking enhances your chances of acquiring macular degeneration, cataract and even optic nerve damage up to 50 times a normal person would generally do. If you currently smoke, then you are obviously well aware of all the nuisances that a 10 minutes fun creates. So, like a well-wisher, we suggest you to start a smoking cessation program so that you can reduce the levels and harmful effects of smoking.
- Effect of Diabetes: Diabetes is a leading cause of conditions like retinoblastoma (or bleeding eye nerves) and retinopathy which possibly has nocomplete cure until now. Diabetes can cause low vision and even blindness due to damage of nerve cells of the retina, or the light sensitive tissue inside the surface of our eyes. To stay away from diabetes, obesity, heart diseases and all other dangerous and life threatening disorders, you should eat well, exercise regularly, stay away from harmful environmental pollutants, restrict yourself with an un-adulterated diet and most importantly stay happy and have a disciplined life.
The 20-20-20 rule
Not all of us are aware of this rule. But, ophthalmologists and other eye specialist suggest that, your eyes need ample rest. To help your eyes waive off the strain, look 20 feet away, for 20 seconds after every 20 minutes. This golden rule relaxes your strained eye tissues and is especially mandatory for those who work with the computer for long hours and are prone to dry eyes.
Food for eyes
Just like your hair or skin, your eyes too near nourishment. Various vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients are not only beneficial for those who have been experiencing degenerative eye sight, but also it helps to maintain consistency among-st healthy individuals for a long time.
Beneficial foods for your eyes are rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants, and these are majorly found in: Carrot, Green Leafy vegetables like spinach and kale, Cold water fishes like tuna, salmon and other oily fishes, eggs, beans, nuts, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, strawberries, avocados, citrus fruits like oranges and lime, broccoli and herbal tea, among st others.
Eating the right quantity of these nutrients can keep you away from severe conditions of glaucoma, macular degeneration and eye sight related disorders.
Besides all these, you should also visit an ophthalmologist at least once a year for a regular eye check-up.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Greenest College Campuses - Does Yours Make The Cut?
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Getting to the bottom of Diego Sans is a lot easier than getting him to bottom again. But especially with a new man in his life, Diego has a lot to say.
Diego Sans is a beautiful, sexy man with one of the hottest hairy bodies around. Always outspoken, you never have to wonder what he's thinking. Diego always puts out. And puts it out there. This time, with even more directness when it comes to things like his favorite position.
And just the rest of us, he has a porn star crush too.
In his tenure as a Men.com exclusive, Diego has given us some very memorable moments. In fact, I have often remarked there's a special magic that happens whenever Diego was directed by Marc MacNamara. As first reported by GayDailyHot, that magic has moved from on-set to real life
We made Pooh! #welcomehome #adoptadog #poohthedog #gaydads @RB_DiegoSans pic.twitter.com/noo9YvyS6C
— MarcMacNamara (@MarcMacNamara) March 2, 2017
The beautiful music Diego and Marc have been making on the blue screen couldn't be contained …
Like when he celebrated New Year's Eve by plucking str8 boy Adam Bryant's cherry.
Or when he gave Jack Hunter his first fucking on Men.com.
And when he did the same with Carter Dane.
However, there was the one moment when he truly left me speechless.
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And Marc and Diego, may your journey together be long, happy, and sexy!
May 14, 2017 at 6:12 pm
thesword could have at least let us know which scenes he's bottomed in. i did a google search and came to this article… and it was not helpful lol!
March 15, 2017 at 4:35 pm
I find it stupid that he won't bottom now when he's bottomed before. He was an ok bottom and he seemed to enjoy it but he won't do it anymore, probably to give this phony-ass image of a domianant alpha male, as if people don't already know he's taken the d and fucking loved every minute of it.
March 15, 2017 at 3:49 am
My prefered Diego's scene is when with Randy Blue with Malachi Marx. Diego fully smootyh and bottoming for splendid Malachi.
March 14, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Ah, so is that why he won't bottom?


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Arizona Destination Weddings ~ Sedona Destination Weddings
Just a 90 minute drive north of the Phoenix metropolitan area lies the red rock graced town of Sedona, Arizona where the world quickly changes from low desert landscape to high desert grandeur amid trees that change color in the fall and wildflowers that fill the fields in the spring as if they were gallons of spilled paint. Within this gorgeous clean air town lie many wedding venues, most perfect for both intimate and larger group affairs. One such venue on Oak Creek is L'Auberge Sedona where I have had the pleasure of curating many special weddings.
On this beautiful lawn that runs parallel to the creek, we were inspired to promote a very rustic seating scenario that doubled as the creekside cocktail area once the ceremony was over.
The area also serves as a conduit to a very private rock formation embedded in the creek itself, just perfect for private couple photos either before or after the ceremony.
According to Amy Mills, longtime Sedona floral designer and proprietor of Bliss Extraordinary Floral, the best times for a Sedona destination wedding are April and May prior to the monsoon season and then late September through early November, after the monsoons have past.
With a natural green and brown color palette surrounding Sedona and Oak Creek, color is the ultimate accent for any wedding whether a neutral white focal piece or some fun sun shading parasols, which are always a big hit with guests and used frequently by designers such as Amy. As a planner, I always suggest pashminas for the ladies, especially when the ceremony and cocktail events are creekside since once the Sedona sun goes down, it can get chilly.
It is a delight to plan Sedona destination weddings with partners such as Amy. For further information on Sedona wedding flowers please contact Amy Mills at Bliss Extraordinary Floral or call me at +1.480.688.1226 for your customized Sedona wedding planning.
Until next time, stay calm and plan on!
Author: Suzanne Taussig
Scottsdale, Arizona based destination wedding planner and designer


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Book Title: West of El Dorado
Directors: Ray Taylor
IMDb Rating: 6.0
Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Western
Release Date: 1949-06-05
Runtime: 58 min
Stars: Johnny Mack Brown,Max Terhune,Reno Browne
Full movie description "West of El Dorado":Johnny Mack returns to Pony Mesa, where his friend Alibi gives him a letter from Mary, granddaughter of his former boss Brimstone, asking Johnny to forget his quarrel with the old man and return and save the ranch. On the way there, Johnny shoots Steve Dallas after the latter kills the stagecoach driver in a robbery attempt. The outlaw's 13-year-old brother Larry accuses Johnny of killing Steve without reason, not knowing his brother was a wanted outlaw for a bank holdup. Johnny persuades Brimstone to let Larry stay at his ranch. Steve's outlaw partner, Ed Stone and his henchmen, Barstow and Joe, are searching for the missing bank-robbery money. Larry finds it in the lining of a coat belonging to Steve and is on his way to the sheriff when he is intercepted by Stone and his gang.
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Special Holiday Edition Everything You Need to Start the New Year Right!
By: Rabbi Eli J. Mansour
A person's worth and importance is determined not by what he has accomplished, but rather by who he is – his personality, the way he treats others, and his middot.
One of the prominent themes of the Yom Kippur observance is the concept of resembling angels. We abstain from all physical activities as much as possible, and we spend the day involved in spiritual activities – prayer, study and repentance. Angels are purely spiritual beings, without any physical needs or drives, and we emulate the angels on Yom Kippur by withdrawing to whatever extent we can from all worldly engagement, and becoming spiritual creatures.
There is, however, one aspect of this endeavor which, unfortunately, is often neglected, and this neglect, I'm afraid, is symptomatic of a much larger and more fundamental problem with our understanding of Judaism.
"I'm in Charge of the Butter"
The story is told of former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who once attended a dinner at the White House. The waiter served him his plate of bread and butter, and Senator Bradley asked for an additional piece of butter.
"Sorry, Sir," the waiter said. "Only one piece of butter per guest."
"Do you know who I am?" the former Senator asked, incredulously.
"No, Sir, I don't."
Senator Bradley proceeded to list his accomplishments – he attended Princeton, won an Olympic medal, attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, played for the NBA for 10 seasons, winning two championships, served as Senator and ran for President.
Much to the Senator's surprise, the waiter responded with the same question. "And do you know who I am?"
"No," Mr. Bradley said. "Who are you?"
"I'm the guy in charge of the butter. And there is only one piece per guest."
This story is not only humorous, but also indicative of the flawed perspective with which our society views people. Our society focuses very strongly on accomplishments. We naturally tend to view a person's résumé, or his portfolio, as the measure of his value and worth. In our society's perception, a person is as important as his achievements. We idolize athletes who can run, hit a ball, throw a ball, or shoot a puck and accumulate impressive statistics. These people are important in our eyes because of the numerical value of their achievements. We also idolize the entrepreneurs and investors with a large net worth. Once again, an unusually large "statistic" is ascribed to them, and so we view them with respect and admiration.
The White House waiter reminds us that in the grand scheme of things, a waiter is not necessarily any less important than somebody who is an Olympic medalist, NBA star, Senator and Presidential candidate. And from the Jewish perspective, this waiter is undoubtedly and absolutely correct. A person's worth and importance is determined not by what he has accomplished, but rather by who he is – his personality, the way he carries himself, and the extent to which he refines his character.
The Foundation of Religious Observance
This flawed, achievement-based perspective has affected our religious perspective, as well. Too often, we assess people's religious stature – and our own religious stature – based on quantitative achievements than could be listed on a résumé – like how a person dresses, how much time he spends reciting the Amidah, how many pages of Gemara he has mastered, and which kashrut agencies he trusts. I do not, Heaven forbid, intend to belittle the importance of any of these areas of Jewish life. Dress, prayer, learning and kashrut are all vitally important, and we should certainly aspire to achieve high standards in these areas. However, the importance of these achievements must be put in perspective, without losing sight of the most important area of all – our middot (character traits).
This point is made explicitly by Rav Haim Vital, the closest and most famous disciple of the famed Kabbalist, the Arizal. He writes, "One must exercise greater care to avoid negative character traits than to obey the affirmative commands and prohibitions, because when he has good character traits, he will easily fulfill all the mitzvot." Rav Haim Vital teaches that proper middot are the foundation and root of all religious observance. Therefore, one who wishes to enhance his religious observance should devote most of his attention to his middot – more than to the rituals and "dos and don'ts" of Jewish life. This is not because the "dos and don'ts" are not important, Heaven forbid. They are extremely important, but a person's middot is the foundation and bedrock upon which they must rest. Without this foundation, our mitzvot are meaningless.
Let us take a practical example to understand the implications of Rav Haim Vital's comment. A man comes to the synagogue each morning, wears several different pairs of tefillin in order to satisfy all halachic opinions, wears his tallit over his head, and prays the Amidah for 15 minutes with his eyes closed and intensely swaying back and forth. He eats only Bet Yosef meat, and each year before Sukkot he buys the most expensive etrog available. However, he is impatient and intolerant. He reacts angrily whenever his wife makes a mistake in the home or says something he does not like. He slaps his children every time they misbehave, and is very demanding and unpleasant when dealing with his employees in the office. He is also discourteous to the cashier at the grocery store.
According to Rav Haim Vital, this man is not religious. It's as simple as that. We cannot say, "He is religious, but…" If a person does not have a good character, then he cannot be religious, because a skyscraper cannot be built until the foundations are laid. Proper middot are the foundations of piety, and thus one who does not have good character cannot possibly be pious. It does not matter how much time he spends praying, how much Talmud he studies, or which kashrut certification he trusts or does not trust. If he is not a nice, pleasant person, if he is impatient, arrogant, rude or short-tempered, then he is not religious.
Indeed, as Rav Haim Vital cites, the Gemara teaches that anger and arrogance are akin to heresy. This means that without character refinement, our religious observance cannot even begin. Refining our characters is as fundamental and basic to Judaism as the basic theological tenets of Jewish faith. And thus people who are angry or arrogant are considered heretics, lacking the basic foundations of religious practice.
"Is it Yashan?"
The Rambam makes a similar point in his discussion of the obligation of repentance (Hilchot Teshuvah, chapter 7). He writes that we must not think that repentance is necessary only for the specific wrongful acts which we have committed, for in truth, teshuvah (repentance) is required even for negative character traits. Repentance means not only regretting and pledging to avoid wrongful acts which we have committed, but also studying our characters and working to improve them. As character constitutes the foundation of religious observance, we must work to improve our characters no less than we work to repent for our sinful acts.
The Rambam here lists several examples of negative character traits which require repentance. When we review this list, we see just how far we are from the proper perspective on repentance. Besides anger and arrogance, which we have already discussed, the Rambam also mentions envy. Our neighbor or cousin buys a new luxury car, or renovates his home, and we naturally feel jealous. How many of us think to repent for these feelings? The Rambam also mentions pursuing honor. So many people complain when they do not get the honor they want in the synagogue, or if they are not chosen as an honoree at an event. They never consider that redifat hakavod – the pursuit of honor – is sinful. Another negative character trait mentioned by the Rambam is redifat hamammon – the pursuit of wealth. Of course, the Rambam is not encouraging poverty or even discouraging working to earn a respectable living. He refers here to the unbridled lust for luxury, the passionate quest for material excess. How many of us consider that to be a "sin"?
There is also another item on the Rambam's list which, I'm afraid, receives little or no attention in today's Orthodox Jewish world: "redifat hama'achalim – the pursuit of foods." The Rambam teaches us that overindulgence in eating is sinful, and requires teshuvah. It goes without saying that we are not supposed to go hungry, and there is nothing wrong with enjoying a scrumptious meal topped off by a nice dessert. But the "redifah" – the passionate "pursuit" of food as an important goal and aspiration – is inappropriate and reflects fundamentally misplaced priorities. Our lives are to be focused on Torah and mitzvot, not on physical enjoyment. Enjoying food is perfectly acceptable, but overindulgence most certainly isn't.
I recall once at a wedding seeing a person push his way with his plate to the Viennese tables when dessert was brought out. He zealously cut for himself an enormous piece of cake, which took up most of his plate. On the little amount of remaining space, he made a pile of cookies that looked like a tower. As he made his way back to his seat to gluttonously indulge, he passed by me, and asked, "Rabbi, do you know if the desserts are yashan?"
Yashan? This is what he is concerned about? Pushing his way to the table and consuming a full plate of cake and cookies is acceptable, as long as it is yashan?
I can't say precisely when or why this happened, but at some point we lost of our definition of Judaism. We all understand that eating at McDonald's is wrong, but we fail to realize that overindulging in glatt kosher food is also wrong. If we would see a Jew with a kippah bowing down in front of a Buddha, we would know he is not religiously observant, despite his kippah. Yet, if we see a Jew with a kippah shouting at his workers or at fellow motorists as he is driving, we still think of him as observant – even though he, too, undermines the very foundation of the Jewish religion.
Watches and Carobs
I know a man who approached his rabbi one year before the High Holidays and asked what measures he should accept upon himself for the new year. He was expecting the rabbi to advise him to start going to the mikveh every Friday, or some similar practice. But this is not what the rabbi said. The rabbi knew that this fellow had a collection of luxury watches, and he asked, "How many watches do you own
"I have 14 of them," the man replied.
"So pick out three of them and decide that these are all the watches you will wear during the next year."
The man was stunned, and dismayed, but the rabbi's advice was spot on. Going to the mikveh every Friday is a commendable practice, but this is a relatively easy change to make. Curbing one's desire for material excess and reshaping priorities is far more difficult – but this is precisely what real, meaningful change is all about. It is like the difference between removing the rotten fruits that keep growing on a tree, and removing the weeds that are causing the problem. Plucking the fruits is relatively simple, but it will not have a long-term effect. We need to dig deep down to eliminate the weeds, our negative tendencies, in order to ensure that our "fruit" – our actions – will be pure.
The Gemara tells of the great tzadik Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa, who was the most righteous person in his generation. All people throughout the world, the Gemara says, received their sustenance in his merit. What made him so righteous? Why was he considered so great that his merits sustained all mankind? The Gemara says that he ate nothing more than some carobs; this was the extent of his nourishment. He did not seek any luxuries and did not indulge. He lived simply and felt content with just a little bit of food.
The Gemara does not say anything about Rabbi Hanina's tefillin, how many times he went to the mikveh, where he bought his meat, or how much he paid for his etrog. His greatness was in his self-discipline, in conquering the natural human drive for indulgence.
I am not advocating restricting our diet to carobs, or even cutting out dessert or never enjoying fine dining in restaurants. But a Torah Jew must exercise a degree of self-control and moderation. This is part of the dignified life the Torah demands, and of the lifelong process of character refinement which forms the foundation of Torah life.
"The Man of Gd"
The final portion of the Torah, which we read on Simhat Torah, tells of the beautiful blessings with which Moshe Rabbenu blessed Beneh Yisrael just before his death. The portion begins, "Vezot haberachah – And this is the blessing." The Or Hahayim, one of the great Sephardic commentators, finds it significant that this verse begins with the conjunction "Ve-"("And"), indicating a link between this verse and the preceding verses. With this letter, the Torah indicates to us that Moshe's blessings to the people are closely related to the content of the final verses of the previous parashah.
Those verses, the Or Hahayim observes, speak about Moshe's death, how Gd informed Moshe that he would not be allowed to cross into the Land of Israel, as he would now die on Mount Nevo. This decree, that Moshe would die without entering the Promised Land, was the result of Moshe's mishandling the crisis at Meh Merivah, when the people angrily fought with Moshe when they found themselves without water. In a certain sense, the tragic end to that story was the people's fault. The people accosted Moshe as an angry mob, and this led to his mistake. We could have excused Moshe for feeling angry and resentful at this moment, knowing he was about to die because of the way the people acted at Meh Merivah. And yet, he harbored no hard feelings toward the people, and gave them the most beautiful blessings as his parting words. Moshe conquered the innate, human tendency toward anger and revenge, and was able to love and cherish the people despite all the trouble they caused him.
For this reason, the Torah in this first verse of Vezot Haberachah refers to Moshe as "ish haElokim – the Man of Gd." The sages explain this to mean that Moshe was both an "ish" – a man – and "Elokim" – Gdly, like an angel. At this point, Moshe was half human, and half angel. Nowhere else in the Torah do we find such a title. This title is used not when Moshe split the sea or spent forty days with Gd atop Mount Sinai, but when he blessed Beneh Yisrael despite knowing he was about to die because of what they did to him. It is then, when a person refines his character and eliminates natural negative traits such as jealousy, anger and arrogance, that he becomes angelic.
On Yom Kippur, we strive to become angels – and this requires refining our characters. The Sefat Emet noted that the ten days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur correspond to the Ten Commandments. The tenth day, Yom Kippur, corresponds to the tenth command – "You shall not covet," the prohibition against envy. On this day, we strive to be like the angels who have no jealousy or greed. This is the forgotten piece of Yom Kippur. Before everything else, we should be working to refine our middot. And once the foundation is in place, we can then continue to advance and grow spiritually, so we become worthy of happy, healthy and prosperous year for ourselves and all Am Yisrael.


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Ultra Maniac by Wataru Yoshizumi
Review: Super fun and cute story about two friends trying to go through their everyday life…. with some magic.
Not a serious at all really, but its a fun manga to read, when you need a pick me up.
3 out of 5 stars.
1-5 volumes.
Manga. Shojo. Romance. Young Adult. Magic. Fantasy.
Published by VIZ.
Summary: Shy Ayu Tateishi has just made a new friend at school. But this new friend, much to her surprise, is no ordinary classmate. Nina Sakura may look like a normal middle school girl, but she's got a big secret.
She's a witch.
Or, rather, she's studying to be a witch. And, apparently, she's not doing her homework. Her spells are devastating in their ineffectiveness and often result in the most embarrassing situations for poor Ayu.
But things wouldn't be so bad if Nina's sorcery didn't make Ayu look silly in front of the one boy she secretly adores. All she wants is a simple love potion. What she gets, however, is a new best friend who almost flunked out of witch school!
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Modern virus detection is based on observing patterns either directly by observation or indirectly, usually through some sort of heuristic or intelligent algorithm. These scanning devices are mostly set at identifying a known threat and are often very poor detectives when it comes to evaluating a potential threat. IDS systems have grown in popularity, in part, because they are capable or recognizing patterns which exhibit behavior that resembles some known exploit in one way or another, but they, too, fall short of anticipating the next generation of superbug computer viruses.
The scary fact is that no computer virus yet discovered has successfully capitalized on exponential advances in computer algorithms. Key concepts that are part of everyday programming in the business world have not been demonstrated in the wild by virus writers to date, but they surely will come.
Polymorphism - a key tenet in object oriented programming, will soon be featured by many viruses to adapt to their surroundings. Not only will this allow them to change their appearance or signature, but they will also be able to adapt their behavior according to their environment and erase the pseudo boundaries penned in our imaginations by operating systems, protocols, and other man-made constucts.
Reflection and Interpretation - the ability of a program to inspect its own code, make adjustments and reinvent itself is a building block for intelligent viruses. Using this methodology a malicious programmer could engineer a superbug that can evaluate its behavior against a set of goals and adjust its interworkings accordingly. Such a virus could even incorporate the ability to analyze information feeds, such as public reaction to the virus, efforts to contain or eliminate it, and the operations in the infected system to stay a step ahead of security analysts.
Evolutionary and Genetic Algorithms - As the level of sophistication of viruses goes up, they will be endowed with the ability to mutate and evolve. Genetic algorithms compartmentalize functionality and allow subtle, and often random changes to occur in code. Coupled with an abundance of hosts, these viruses and cancers will mimic the behavior of their biological counterparts; including strains that are active and passive, lethal and symbiotic, and in some cases benign and malignant. Given a large enough playing field (and the internet promises to be just that) these modified strains will compete and indirectly adopt stratagem that ensure their survival. They will cease to be simple programs and come alive.
Intelligence - Perhaps the biggest conundrum is the question of intelligence. It is clear that intelligence will evolve on internet and will increase exponentially over time, even to the point of surpassing our own intelligence.
This is the natural product of any evolutionary system. It will begin with some sense of self awareness, such as reflection, knowledgeable of its own state, and able to make limited adjustments to it. The next generation will be aware of its surroundings, and capable of interpreting that data to adapt. Next will come the awareness of others and the ability to observe and anticipate changes in the environment. Simple rules will then emerge that determine how to operate in a given situation. These rules will lead to swarms of evolving virtual organisms, taking cues from one another, much as bees, ants, fish, and birds do. Communication will follow. Simple signaling will uncover the ability to influence the environment, leadership will emerge, and highly organized groups will work together toward common goals.
The black hats are already at work on these new viruses that will threaten our society, our economy, and our prosperity. The only remaining question is what evolution has in store for humanity. My guess is that organic life will give way to something more stable, either through extinction or adaptation. I just hope that we learn to adapt before our creations realize that they don't need us.


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Nancy Grace says:
Jon's reported extravagant spending include:
$45,700 mercedes
$5000/mo rent in NYC
$895 designer handbags for gf
$90 champagne
$87 birthday cake
$14 hamburgers
NG is such a bottom dweller. imo
LOL... She is really digging at the bottom of the barrow with this one.
* 90 bottle of Champagne
* $87 bday cake
* 14 hamburgers.


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SUKHUM, April 20 (Itar-Tass) - Abkhazia's State Security Service and the Interior Ministry have detained a person, who was searched for the attempt on life of President Alexander Ankvab.
A resident of the Gudauta district, Astamur Khutaba, was detained on Saturday, the Abkhazian Prosecutor General's Office told Itar-Tass.
He was put to a temporary holding facility, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Eight people were arrested for the attempt on life of the Abkhazian president on February 22, 2012. One people was detained not to leave the republic and two people were put on the wanted list.


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My friend/co-worker Stephanie and I decided we wanted to make an upholstered headboard this summer, and since this was the last free weekend before school starts we figured it was now or never! It is actually a really simple process and I LOVE how it turned out! We more or less used this tutorial except instead of foam (which would have cost $100+!!!) we used a couple layers of that egg-carton style mattress topper (the smooth side out). Even though we used the same process our 2 headboard look so different because of the difference in fabric. Mine was leather-ish and Steph used a heavy cotton and then we tufted it. You can see how her fabulous headboard turned out here.
And remember my clown/frame project that didn't look just right? Well, with the decorative help of my mother (and Hobby Lobby) this is how I fixed it!
SO much better!
Oh, and PS. I got to go home to Mesa a week or so ago to help my Dad out at work and I got to see my friends! Jay Tucker, Todd Kitchen, Dane Larsen, and Jessica Lumsden (from top to bottom, left to right). It was so fun to get to hang out with everyone, I miss all the fun times we had back in "The Day"!


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So I rehomed some fish to a friend who had a newly cycled 40 gal. It was a perfect set up for the african cichlids I had in my 20 gal. Caves, rocks, and a few fake plants. So they're all settled in their new home a few miles down the road.
I then proceeded to move my rams (blue, gold, and bolivian) into the empty 20 gal along with a school of tetras..
And now the most exciting part!! Got myself a couple of little cuties!!
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The white one's body is about the size of a dime and the black one is roughly the size of a nickle, slightly smaller. I'm hoping that I can keep both in this tank for a while, if not get lucky and have gotten a male and a female. Should I go back tomorrow and get one more in the hopes of getting a pair? I really would like to try to breed them at some point. The two I have follow each other around, it's kind of cute.


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Odie has gone from Lakers to Mavericks and now he's practically "little league". The poor guy has clearly been affected by that horrible disease known as "the Kardashians". Khlomydia was merciless as it ravaged this man's multi-million dollar career in under two years. His management is however attributing this downgrade to the effect the NBA lock-out, his adjusting to new surroundings and his elderly father's stricken state have had on him. They also added that they hope to see him return in full form shortly.
|"I've had some luck lately..."
This public humiliation and ego-crushing lambasting must be some sort of hazing for their new teammate... or at least payback for willingly parading and sullying his brand all over television.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
In Love With the Enemy
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That was amazing. And powerful.ReplyDelete
The affairs of the heart can never be dictated too......:-) HugsReplyDelete
Nice , ya Love has no boundaries its eternal ..n have only one language to communicate i.e Love..ReplyDelete
Nice Maha ...
the sun to burn them and the wind to carry them away...love this...ReplyDelete
WAITING... maybe the wind may carry it away. Love is uncondiotinal and shouldnt be a dance of distance. Game and torture. Still powerful wordsReplyDelete
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I love your blog!!!
You write so very well...Love it yes I do
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your phrases toy with your readers just as you have toyed with your love...ReplyDelete
caressing and stinging.
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Oh, no, it's totally not about me. The narrator in here is inspired by a fictional character that just totally touched me and I wanted to present her with my own words. I used the first person narrator because I thought it'd be more powerful than just 'she'. After all, I'm too young to go through all these life-changing, powerful emotions.ReplyDelete
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Thought-provoking and beautiful - the innocence and fire of youth.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad it was not about you. Very well captured emotion though.ReplyDelete
Wow you write really beautifully.ReplyDelete
Although I agree with Paula about love should not be a game and torture unfortunately live can draw peoples desires in different directions, mp in people jump in when they don't really know what they wan. On the other side of the coin when we love someone will want to believe the very best in them, we don't want to admit the painful truth they have mistreated us and hope that they will see the error in their ways and come back to us.
What you have written reflects life very well. You have great insight into people.
This is a burn at both ends, a dripping candle that lands right in my lap, at the center of things, of me...at the moment.ReplyDelete
Whoa.. this was like brook flowing out the heart.. Straight from the heart!ReplyDelete


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When Costa Rica face Uruguay, Bryan Oviedo and Luis Suarez could go toe-to-toe.
The World Cup draw was made last week and England's group was met with despondency by the usual nationwide doom-mongering we have all become so accustomed to - then again, with the current performance of our cricketers in Australia it is easy to understand why sporting apathy is already sinking in.
But the presence of both Italy and Uruguay - as well as a very under-rated and underestimated Costa Rica side - makes for ominous reading if you are an England fan.
Well, at least the games should be a little better than the horror show that was England v Algeria in 2010 - one eyelid remains shut to this day.
But while England take on Mario Balotelli, Giorgio Chiellini and co in their opening fixture Uruguay take on Costa Rica - with an interesting little battle set to take place in that game.
Because there will be a mini Merseyside Derby going on amongst it all - between two of the most in form players on the Stanley Park divide.
Bryan Oviedo and Luis Suarez.
Oviedo has been a little revelation since coming in for the injured Leighton Baines - and has recently added a winning goal at Old Trafford to his career résumé.
Suarez - well you would have to be living in the Andromeda galaxy not to know the form he is in at the moment, and what a threat he poses to England's World Cup chances.
Whether the pair are likely to come face-to-face often in the game remains to be seen - much depends on where they play.
If Oviedo, as he does for Everton, plays at left-back - and Uruguay play Suarez to the right of a forward three then yes, it really will be a Merseyside ding-dong down that flank.
But Suarez may play through the middle while Oviedo could be on the left- or right wing or in central midfield - such is his positional dexterity.
Regardless, at some point they will meet up - and with that Latin American fire brewing up alongside some Merseyside pride it will be a great clash.
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The Team Canada selection process for athletes who wish to represent their country at the upcoming World Championships in Haliburton, Ontario is being extended for Distance and Mid distance classes
All applications must be received and complete by September 30th
Please read through the whole page to ensure a complete understanding of the information and steps required. We understand that we are asking for a lot of information but we are committed to proceed with a fair selection process by taking in consideration all achievements as well as your World Cup ranking if you have raced on the IFSS circuit with a DID
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The day has folded up the corners of its picnic blanket and parents are brushing crumbs off their children as they pack them into the car. With skin darkened in the sun, they are exhausted by its heat slumped together in the backseat. Crusts of sandwiches not eaten are crumpled into the cool bag. Up front, the mother fans herself with polaroids of split seconds that will come to signify an idyllic summer. Theirs is the only car on the road as streetlamps blink on.
The older child awakens and holds her hand out in the cool breeze. She opens and closes her palm, catching balls of air that aren't there. The younger one wakes up and quietly starts to cry. His large sniff attracts his mother's attention, "What's wrong, honey? Are you feeling unwell?" He wipes his nose with his hand, solemnly shaking his head. The older girl puts her arm around him, she knows. It's over. He's already missing the ballgames and warm lemonade.
Such strange, sensitive children. They grow up, inevitable as a snow used to be in winter. Wind chimes ring. Crickets. It's now many summers later with hot nights, sultry in Plath's Bell Jar, a copy of which peeks out beneath the older girl's bed. Their parents are out for the evening, so they have a party. They invite just under two handfuls of friends and set up the rec room with cushions and bowls of pretzels and M&M's. They smile occasionally at each other as the boy puts candles on the table and the girl sifts through her parents' LPs, putting her favourites to one side. Looking up he asks, "Is Sam coming?" She shrugs almost imperceptibly, "Maybe. Is Lucy?" He mirrors her response.
July's skies do not darken. The pale light hangs through the window casting squares of dusk on the shag carpet. The sister puts on the first in a long line up of albums. Her brother sits on a cushion near the open sliding door staring at the birch tree's branches swaying. The doorbell rings ushering in a spatter of hellos. Bottles clank as the guests stroll into the room, the caps unleashing a fizz as they're passed around between the older kids.
"How'd you score the beer?" asks Sam, shyly picking at a loose thread on his plaid shirt. They're all under eighteen and don't dare get fake IDs. "Older brother. Got us this too," says Robert, throwing a tinfoil square onto the table they are sat around. A freckled girl wearing an oversized men's shirt leans forward to discover the contents. "Sweet!" she says and brings out crinkled papers and tobacco.
The younger brother watches as she grinds the green leaves and rolls a long, slim cigarette. Lucy hasn't come yet. His best friend Marcus is standing next to him. They both sip from soda cans near the glass doors. Marcus is awkward in the presence of such 'cool' kids. He hasn't grown into his limbs yet and tries to contort himself into the smallest shapes possible. The boy recognises this and tells him Robert is saving up for a Fender guitar. Marcus's pale eyes meet his. "Talk to him, tell him you play. I think he's forming a band." His body relaxes slightly as he goes to sit near Robert.
Records crackle with the electricity of as yet unknown sexual abandon. The girls dance together in the middle of the room, jokingly trying to pull Sam up. He shrugs them off, busying himself with the album sleeves. The girl half closes her eyes, arms outstretched skyward, dark brown hair hangs down her back. Her paisley summer dress grazes her thighs.
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
my cinnamon girl.
The doorbell rings again and the boy runs to answer it, content to leave Marcus now he was opening up. Robert's an easy-going guy, relaxed in the leather jacket handed down from one his older brothers. He's the one that introduced them all to Bob Dylan's music. An unpretentious linchpin who somehow made everyone the better version of themselves. Even the jealousy Sam once harboured was sated in his tranquil presence.
The boy opens the door to reveal Lucy under the porch light, its glow painting her skin chestnut against her pale blue dress. He is unsure whether to hug her or shake her hand. He plumps for the latter and she giggles, putting on a mock business demeanour and takes his hand with a firmness that surprises him, "A pleasure to see you, Mr Newman." He tries to regain himself and shows her to the kitchen, "Do you want soda or water or… something?" "A soda is fine," she smiles, tapping her heels on the linoleum.
They enter the rec room to stand beneath the hanging cloud of smoke and incense. The night is a still one. Even the open doors do not dissipate the air. Sam flicks the light switch off in favour of candles. The small spark of the lighter flickering wicks into life illuminates his face. He pushes thick strawberry blonde curls out of his face and begins to talk to Molly about the effects of mushrooms on memory in this article he read. Robert and Marcus are discussing Simon and Garfunkel, the latter nodding eagerly and shyly giving his opinion in between Robert's lulled sentences. His sister is half-dancing, slipping in and out of the conversations between swigs of her almost empty bottle.
Sam leans over to Robert, "She's really something." Unlike Molly, sharp tongued, round and smiling, she was unobtainable. Dancing around her own spiral. A dream they had both woken up with physical signs of. Not just lust, but the desire to share that freedom. The brother saw them gazing at his sister. He was not embarrassed, but proud of how cool she was. Even Lucy seemed to think so. Those two shaded wallflowers inched their hands towards each other in the near darkness, watching the dancer in the middle of the room. They interlock their fingers. Lucy turns to him and smiles, her teeth gleaming.
The beer supply ran dry quickly as the heat held. The sister grabs Molly and goes off to seek her parents' liquor cabinet. They come back into the room with four bottles apiece and redrew the lines on the bottles in a clumsy attempt to conceal their consumption. Sloshing the barely there coloured liquids in martini glasses and any tumbler to hand, they chug back the ill-conceived concoctions with grimaces and burning throats.
The brother and his friends stand to the side, Molly sees and pours them a drink to share. She doesn't condescend, telling them to add more soda if they don't like it, "I swear adults pretend to enjoy this shit". Both Marcus and Lucy sip and wrinkle their faces. The brother, in a show of bravado, necks the cup's contents, "No big deal, I've drank worse". Their cup is refilled, but he is the only one who drinks for second, third time.
Records are dragged off the player leaving scratched trails. The group has divided, stopping their close-faced conversations to sip spirits or smoke the joint floating around the circle. Sam is slowly edging his hand up the older sister's leg as she talks about Jim Morrison. "I want to write with that wildness, Sam. Listen:
– Moment of inner freedom
when the mind is opened & the
infinite universe is revealed."
Molly is resting her elbow on Robert's knee, watching Sam trying to get lucky. She jibes, "So Robbie, gonna wow me with some poetry?" He pretends to think deeply, "There once was a girl called Molly, whose presence made everyone jolly. She was down on her luck and desperate to –" She pushed him off the chair before he has the chance to finish. They both start to play wrestle on the carpet.
Noticing the party's bell curve is descending into physical contact, Lucy says she better go home otherwise her dad will worry. The boy starts to feel not so good and begs her to stay, but she kisses his cheek goodbye. He sees her walking out of the room but can't muster the energy to get up. The smoke is becoming too much. He staggers across the room to the sliding doors and hits his knee on the table, knocking off some bottles. Outside, the fresh air hits him making the trees in the yard double. He falls to his knees and throws up. Sam starts to laugh at the boy and the sister pulls away from him so quickly, he doesn't see her interest in him evaporate.
The boy tries to focus on the blades of grass when he feels a hand rubbing his back. "Lucy! You stayed, I… Sorry." He tries to tell her all his feelings, but his words spill together. A carrot lingers on his chin as he looks up. It's his sister. She shushes him, proffering a glass of water.
A car pulls up in the drive way as the boy vomits the last of his stomach's contents. Robert and Molly quickly and quietly begin Operation Clean Up with mutual expertise. The sister half carries her brother to his room with Marcus' help. She takes off his t-shirt and tells him to drink the water and take a shower. She's authoritative, but loving.
The guests slip out the back door through the bushes and run down the road laughing. When they're out of immediate eyesight, Sam turns back to the house and searches for the girl in the upstairs window. The light is already out.
Next morning, the boy creaks open the door to his sister's room, "Hey, you awake?" She murmurs and rolls away from the window, "Come 'ere". He goes to the bed and she lifts the sheet like a sail. The sunlight dances over it as she wraps him up in a hug. He tries to turn and face her, "Thanks for -" "Shhh! Too early," she replies and links her fingers with his.
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I know that its been so long since I've been around. The summer has been long and wonderful. I cannot disclose the details of my job due to new Internet rules (what?!?). Since I am vying for their fall employment, I will comply.
As much fun as the summer was, it was also really difficult. My job requires me to be super crazy spirited. In the beginning this was not a problem, but as my pregnancy and belly expanded, things got harder. I have issues with people who come to work and do not give 100%- Why come if you don't want to work. This may sound funny to those close to me. I am fabulous at half-assing many things, its a gift really, but a no go when it comes to clocking in.
I had to really focus in on my body and listen to its ever changing needs.
The little one causing all this you ask?:
Ah, yes- The old-school ultrasound. OK, This is a picture of the baby's head and chest. Picture the child standing right in front on you and looking straight into your face...that is what is happening here.
We do know the gender, but out of respect for my mom- I will not post it here. (LIVE YOUR DREAMS MOM!)
If you would like to know- just shoot me an email and I'll let you know.
As for the other small Thompson in my life- Jack Henry is doing well. He has mastered the word "because" and is enjoying his twos.
Last night though- the little stinker was up all night screaming for juice. See we are cutting down his liquid intake as to hopefully potty train him before the birth of the new one. He is a well hydrated little boy- he does get juice before going to bed. Unlike Britney, he gets watered down juice and not soda.
Anyway, he has a lovely habit of waking up and asking for more. I will not lie- I have before given in- but no longer-Last night was truly a test of wills.
I was sure that social services would be at my door this morning from the screams. At one point around 1:40 AM, I stepped outside to avoid the noise- Lord help me, I could hear him on the streets" MOMMY, I WANT MY JUICE CUP RIGHT NOW!"
No juice...this morning around 7:50 AM "oh, hi mommy, i so firsty, yets get some juice please".
Nanny JO!
Anyway, I have a week or so off in between work. Last week I ran around alot. Today, I, without hesitation dropped Jack at school- promptly picked up an iced coffee and a pork roll, egg'n'cheese son a bagel- came home and watched a re-run of dawson's creek. I love pacy witter.
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Tiemoue Bakayoko, the new signing made by Chelsea believes he has joined the "biggest club" in England.
Bakayoko has joined Chelsea on a 5-year-deal from Monaco for a fee understood to be £40m. And the France international says, "I'm very happy to be here.''
"For me this is the biggest English club, and I hope to achieve great things here. I am very proud. Chelsea is a great club with a great history and they are the champions of England. My wish was to be at the best English club there is today.
"Now the work starts. I'm very impressed by the facilities. Everything is much bigger than I have known and it seems like the perfect place to play football."
Bakayoko revealed he has met Antonio Conte and says, "We spoke a lot about tactics and training and he took the time to talk to me about my game and explain I must be serious-minded and work hard.''
"I know the Premier League is a very difficult championship – one of the most difficult in the world. It is very physical and I know you must be in fighting form to compete in this league.
Asked about his football heroes, the central midfielder said, "Drogba has had a stellar career and he managed to do so many great things, first at Marseille and then here at Chelsea."
He added, "He is definitely an example I wish to follow, be it the footballer or the person himself. Makelele helped me greatly. When he arrived at Monaco I wasn't a very, very good player, but I had a lot of discussions with him, he gave me a lot of advice, and he allowed me to play my style of football more simply."
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On the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the day of great joy for all Christians, I wish the citizens of Serbia and people across the world who celebrate Christmas by the Gregorian calendar the very best wishes from my family and myself. May everyone enjoy peace, love and happiness.
My family joins me in wishing all of you a peaceful and Happy Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2011.
Peace on Earth and goodwill for all!
Christ is born!
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
24 May 2010
On 23 May 2010, when the Saint Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Trinity Day, in Madrid at the age of 95 the Dowager Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna died.
The Dowager Grand Duchess was born in Tiflis (current capital of Georgia Tbilisi) on 6 October 1914 in the family of prince Georgiy Bagration of Mukhrani and his wife Polish noblewoman Helena Novina-Zlotnicka. On 13 August 1948 in Lausanne (Switzerland) she was married to the Head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich. They were living together not leaving each other even for a day for 43 years before the death of Grand Duke in 1992.
Grand Duchess Leonida left two daughters: Head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and a daughter from her first marriage princess Helen of Dvina.
Grand Duchess Leonida will be buried in Saint Petersburg (Russia) in the burial vault of the Russian Imperial Family in the cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul.
(Chancellery of the Commander of the RIU-O)
24 May 2010
Their Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine attended today the promotion of the monograph about Paja Jovanovic written by Nikola Kusovac at the Palace of Princess Ljubica. Speeches were given by HE Mr. Nebojsa Bradic, Minister of Culture, Mrs. Ivana Avzner, City Secretary for Culture, Mr. Nikola Kusovac, author of the monograph, Mrs. Tatjana Bosnjak and Mr. Bojan Kovacevic.
Paja Jovanović, has remained, the most significant representative of the artistic scene of Serbian realism. His works of art can be found in many European museums. He was proclaimed a member of the Serbian Royal Academy and painted portraits of the members of Serbian Royal family including Their Majesties King Alexander and Queen Maria.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
30 April 2010
RH Crown Prince Alexander II hosted dinner at the White Palace for His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Irinej and The Bishops of Serbian Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the annual session of the Holy Assembly.
Dinner was also attended by members of the Advisory Bodies of The Crown.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
19 March 2010
The Imperial House is claiming to continue the investigation
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on 19 March 2010 partially granted the Head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Her will, as the investigator is now obliged to issue Her a copy of the decision to dismiss the criminal case into the death of Her relatives the Most August Members of the Family in 1918, but it refused to accept the decision of terminating the case was illegal, said Sir Herman Lukyanov, a lawyer representing the Head of the House.
Sir Lukyanov said that the Grand Duchess disagrees with this decision, because the court came to the position of the General Prosecutor Office and the Investigation Committee under the ProsecutorÆs Office of Russia and not taken into consideration Decree of the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Court about the rehabilitation of the Imperial Family.
The Head of the Imperial House is planning to appeal this decision in the Moscow City Court.
29 January 2010
Official statement of the International Monarchist Conference (IMC)
Iranian sources confirmed by the AFP released the information that the
monarchist journalist Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani and the 20 years old Arash
Rahmanpour, both members of the Association of the Monarchy in Iran, were
hanged on January 28, 2010 in Teheran by the authorities of the Islamic
Republic of Iran.
The two men had been sentenced to death for their participation in the
protest movement which defied the Islamic Republic after June presidential
election. Their call had been rejected on November 4.
Beyond the political commitment of these men, the whole international
community should mobilize itself to save the life of political prisoners
facing death penalty because of their opposition to an illegitimate and
theocratic islamist dictatorship. The International Monarchist Conference
violently protests against these executions carried out by the arbitrary
which governs the destiny of Iran.
The International Monarchist Conference denounces the silence of many media
and of Western governments.
We remain without information about the three others prisoners sentenced to
death and still waiting for their execution and nine others still waiting
for their call.
The International Monarchist Conference calls for a new mobilization of
energies in order to save the remaining prisoners and honours the two
monarchists, martyrs of their cause and their engagement.
Sylvain ROUSSILLON
General secretary of the IMC
28 December 2009
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine have been invited by United States Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and the Congressional Committee to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington 4 February 2010.
Their Royal Highnesses will go to Washington in February. Annually, Members of Congress and the President of the United States join other government officials, the diplomatic committee, leaders from throughout the United States and friends from more then 160 countries to share in the spirit of friendship through prayer and thanksgiving.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
24 October 2009
A fourth Iranian Monarchist militant sentenced to death
Davood Fardbacheh Mir-Ardabili, born in 1973, is charged with being a member of the Iran Monarchy Association. He was arrested on May 4th that is to say before the demonstrations following the elections in June, which didn't prevent a judgment by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran in charge of the repression of the events.
Davood Fardbachech Mir-Ardabil has not been allowed to be defended by a lawyer nor insure his defense by himself.The International Monarchist Conference (IMC) is protesting once more
against these arbitrary lawsuits. The Iranian Regime has just marked a new stage in abject behavior. It is no longer only a matter of iniquitous cases but actual judiciary assassination.
The name of Davood Fardbacheh Mir-Ardabili has just been added to the name
of three other monarchist activists sentenced to death by hanging, journalist Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani (37 years old), Hamed Rouhinejad (24 years old) and the young Arash Rahmanpour (only 20 years old).
Together, let's demand the release of Iranian political prisoners!
Sign the petition : http://www.freezamani.org
Join the demonstration of November 3d 2009 at 07.00 pm, place d'Iéna in
Paris, near the Iranian Embassy (Metro Iéna).
Sylvain ROUSSILLON
General Secretary of the International Monarchist Conference
Spokesperson of the Free Zamani Action Group
Press relations: Judith Taubel
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Official statement of the International Monarchist Conference (IMC) / Committee for the release of Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani
For about 24 hours, the government of the Iran Islamic Republic has been counter-attacking through charges of terrorism against the sentenced to death of the last days.
To carry out their action, there is e certain number of blogs and internet sites that are used as a blinding screen to their propaganda. Some independent media, some of whom monarchist oriented, believe in good faith in these charges or are starting to doubt.
It is common and usual, in totalitarian regimes, to call opponents terrorists, to accuse them of belonging to or supporting organizations called ōterroristsö. It was one of the most common process used, one of the more common charges during for instance Stalinists trials.Today it is still a common charge in North Korea ; it was usual in France between 1940 and 1944.
There is a certain paradox in seeing the Iran Islamic Republic in pretending to comply to an anti-terrorist moral code whereas since 1979, the regime carried out about 450 terrorist operations throughout the world, such as bomb attacks, plane hijackings, assassination of Iranian opponents such as against Shapour Bakhtiar in 1991 in Paris, the last Shah Prime Minister, against Kazem Radjavi, a teacher at the Geneva ¢ Switzerland University, Mohammad Hossein Naghdi, representative of the Iran Resistance National Council in Romeģ.The list is long unfortunatelyģ.
The terrorists of the Iranian Regime conducted a series of bomb attacks in Paris in 1986 that killed many French citizens. In a particularly bloody operation of Teheran agents against the Jewish community of Buenos Aires in 1994, the explosion was responsible for the killing of more than 85 civilians and 200 others wounded. When following the arrest warrant of an Argentine magistrate, the Ambassador of Iran in those days in Argentina was arrested in Great Britain in early 2004, the Iranian regime responded by shootings three times against the British Embassy in Teheran.
If we have to talk about the reality of Iran terrorism, here is the reality we have to talk about. The ōIranianö terrorism is mainly a State terrorism, orchestrated and supervised by the government of the Iran Islamic Republic.
In your turn, donÆt let yourself be misled and fooled by the State lies of a terrorist state, lies that only aim at justifying the physical elimination of political opponents.
S. Roussillon
General secretary of the IMC.
Press contact: Judith Taubel
Together, against the dictatorship of the Islamic Republic of Iran, let us
support Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani!
Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani (37 years) is a monarchist militant, member of the
Iran Monarchy Association, a movement based in the United States but
prohibited as an Islamic Republic. It had appeared last on August 8 before
the revolutionary Tribunal of Teheran.
Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani has just been condemned to dead for its role in the
protest movement which shook the Islamic Republic, after the presidential
election of June. It s' acts of the first capital punishment marked by
Iranian justice against one of the participants in the demonstrations which
followed the disputed re-election on June 12 of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the
presidence of the Republic.
Mohammad Zamani belongs to the 140 people to be returned in front of
justice, after the disorders of the beginning of l' summer. Its verdict to
him was announced Monday, after its transfer of the Evin prison, in the
north of Teheran, the revolutionary Tribunal.
Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani is today in deferment until November 4, 2009.
The International Monarchist Conference (IMC) calls the whole of the
monarchist parties, movements, groups and political organizations, the whole
of the monarchist newspapers, reviews, Internet sites and blogs, all around
the world to mobilize itself everywhere to save Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani.
But, beyond the political commitment of Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, it is the
whole of the international community which must mobilize itself today to
save the life of a political prisoner condemned to died of the simple fact
of its opposition to an illegitimate and theocratic islamist dictatorship.
Together, let us save Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani!
Freedom for Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani!
Freedom for the Iranian people!
Freedom for the Iranian nation!
Thank you to indicate to us if your movement joined this initiative:
International Monarchist Conference (IMC) / Committee for the release of
Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani
Best regards,
Sylvain ROUSSILLON
General secretary of the IMC
2 October 2009
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II attended today an official ceremony in the Serbian Parliament on the occasion of Day of Criminal Police Academy and the promotion of new classes of graduates.
This ceremony was attended by H.E. Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, Speaker of Serbian Parliament, H.E. Mr. Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, H.E. Mr. Dragan Sutanovac, Minister of Defence, HE Mr. Jovan Krkobabic, Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Dr Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education, His Grace Bishop of Hvostano Atanasije, Prof. Dr Branko Kovacevic, Rector of Belgrade University, H.E. Mr. Alexander Konuzin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, and many distinguished guests including members of Diplomatic corps.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
26 March 2009
Traditional Easter humanitarian bazaar of handcrafts of women refugees, which is held under auspices of HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, opened today at ōProgresö Gallery in Knez Mihajlova Street in Belgrade. The Bazaar was officially opened by Mr. Vladimir Cucic, Commissioner for Refugees of Serbia, in the presence of guests from state institutions, diplomatic corps, representatives of cultural and public life of Belgrade. The Bazaar will be open for visitors every day from 10 am to 8 pm, until Saturday 28 March.
HRH Crown Princess Katherine, who couldnÆt be at the opening due to obligations abroad, in her letter to exhibitors and guests said ōThis is an extraordinary exhibition, where you will enjoy beautiful Serbian traditional handcrafts, made by skilful hands of these brave and very creative women, who preserve their hope through these difficult times, and by hard and honest work support their families. Also, you can buy a souvenir for your loved ones, and make them happy for holiday season, helping these women and their families along the way.ö
There are over 60 exhibitors at the Bazaar this year, from associations of refugees and internally displaced persons, associations of people with mental developmental problems, special schools for children with problems in mental development.
All proceeds from the Humanitarian Easter Bazaar will go to women refugees and their families, associations and special schools. HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation cordially invites everyone to visit the Bazaar and support this humanitarian action while buying handcrafts.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
13 March 2009
Crown Prince Alexander II Foundation for Education participates in the sixth International Education Fair 2009 in Hotel Continental in Belgrade.
On behalf of Crown Prince Alexander II, the fair was officially opened by Mr. Dragomir Acovic, member of the Crown Council, beside him speeches were delivered by: Mr. Vasilios Ntertilis, the president of Hellenic Business Association, HE Dr. Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education, and Prof. Danilo Golijanin, CEO of OIVIVIO Consulting Service.
Crown Prince Alexander II Foundation for Education presented its programmes, foremost the scholarship programme, summer education programme, and career centres development programme, presented by the formed Centres for Career Development at Universities of Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac, which will present their activities at the exhibition booth of the Foundation.
The workshop programme at the EDUfair about career guidance will be held in cooperation with University Centres for Career Development and under the patronage of the Crown Prince Alexander II Foundation for Education.
The Education Fair is an event where high school graduates can obtain in one place all information that will help them choose the right higher education for them, and choose for a future career. The exhibitors at this Fair are state and private faculties and universities from Serbia and from more than fifteen European countries, North America and Australia. There will be more than 100 exhibitors and approximate 15.000 visitors.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
8 March 2009
For International WomenÆs Day 8 March 2009 I extend my congratulations to the women of Serbia.
I am very proud of the women of our country because they are strong, focused, proud and responsible. In these difficult times for Serbia and our society, we have to be aware of our responsibilities as women in Serbia. We must continue our struggle to preserve our families, and to realize a better and happier future for our children and our country.
Women have always been the cohesion factor in our society, a silent majority that has supported progress and change. From our experience we can tell that women show better comprehension of social problems and injustices, and better understanding of problems of everyday life. Therefore, we must succeed in equal representation of women in all segments of society, and especially in places where most important decisions regarding the future of this country are made.
My Foundation initiated programs of cervical cancer prevention and breast cancer prevention focusing on solving two of the major health problems of women in Serbia. I would like to make an appeal to all our women today, a fifteen minute visit to a doctor can save your life. Please remember that!
As daughters, wives and mothers we have a responsibility to our families and society to look after ourselves. I will try to do everything I can to help womenÆs health in our country and I will be with you.
(The Office of H.R.H. Crown Prince Alexander II)
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This morning we went over to some friends house and they taught us how to make stewed potatoes.
Step #1 Picking the tomatoes:
First we went out to their large garden and picked the tomatoes that we would be using. We all picked probably about 2 bushels.
Step #2 Washing the tomatoes:
Then Sahlin, Spencer and Evan made a line and washed the tomatoes. I was informed that the first bucket would soak the tomatoes, the second would wash most of the dirt off and by the last bucket the tomatoes would be totally clean. :D
Step #3 Boiling the tomatoes/pealing the outer layer off/cutting the stems off:
I can't cover all of these combined steps since I was occupied with parts two and three. (Which is where this picture was captured.) Boiling the tomatoes in the hot water then transferring them to the ice box caused the outer layer to peal of easier. These steps were especially challenging for Spencer since he really doesn't like tomatoes.
Mommy and Mrs. Cassandra stayed busy boiling the tomatoes then cutting them whenever we had completed our steps.
Step #4 cooking the stewed tomato recipe:
Here's a few of the tomatoes in the sink waiting to be cooked.
Step #5 Fill the jars/put them in the pressure cooker to seal:
Mrs. Cassandra and Mommy boiling the jars.
The jars of tomatoes being sealed in the pressure cooker.
Thanks Mrs. Cassandra for teaching us! We had a great time! Stay tuned because hopefully in a few weeks we'll learn how to make salsa. :D
Friday, August 1, 2008
Learning how to make stewed tomatoes
Posted by The White's at 1:07 PM
Labels: fruit picking, pictures, summer
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This brings back many memories from our days in the garden in Alabama. We didn't do salsa in those days. The tomatoes were used for soups, an occasional beef and macaroni cassarole, or tomatoe gravy over biscuits. Oh, my, now I'm going to have to make some tomatoe gravy in the next few days....
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Dancer in Black
"...But the dancer in black twirls on.
Tears like diamonds splash upon the dance floor.
Still, she twirls and spins and leaps and flies..."
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Sirach 24:1-24:34
24Wisdom praises herself,
and tells of her glory in the midst of her people.
2In the assembly of the Most High she opens her mouth,
and in the presence of his hosts she tells of her glory:
3'I came forth from the mouth of the Most High,
and covered the earth like a mist.
4I dwelt in the highest heavens,
and my throne was in a pillar of cloud.
5Alone I compassed the vault of heaven
and traversed the depths of the abyss.
6Over waves of the sea, over all the earth,
and over every people and nation I have held sway.
7Among all these I sought a resting-place;
in whose territory should I abide?
8'Then the Creator of all things gave me a command,
and my Creator chose the place for my tent.
He said, "Make your dwelling in Jacob,
and in Israel receive your inheritance."
9Before the ages, in the beginning, he created me,
and for all the ages I shall not cease to be.
10In the holy tent I ministered before him,
and so I was established in Zion.
11Thus in the beloved city he gave me a resting-place,
and in Jerusalem was my domain.
12I took root in an honored people,
in the portion of the Lord, his heritage.
Every year, in the week or two between Christmas and Epiphany, we concentrate on the humanity of Jesus. The baby, helpless in his mother's arms, brought into the world in blood and pain just like all other babies. The young boy who asked the teachers in the Temple such amazing questions that they marveled at his understanding. Gospel stories tantalize us with stories that compare Jesus to Moses - the slaughter of all the babies in Bethlehem so much like the slaughter of all baby boys in Egypt, the family's running to Egypt away from an angry king so much like Moses' running away from Egypt's angry king. All too soon – next week – it will be time to leave his childhood behind and celebrate his baptism, the beginning of his ministry.
It's kind of hard, these couple of weeks after Christmas, to focus on big questions. We spend the four weeks of Advent preparing for the birth and for the return of the Christ. Meanwhile, outside of the church doors, we are preparing for the biggest holiday season of the year. Schools are closed, stores are open crazy hours, traffic is light on the freeways and insane around the malls. We spend all our energy getting to Christmas and once it's over, well, it's over. We are physically and emotionally worn out and thinking very hard about anything is more than we want to deal with right now.
But this is precisely when we look at one of the hardest of all questions. Who was the child of Bethlehem and why should we care?
The reading we heard this morning came from the Book of Sirach. I'm not entirely sure why it appeared in one of my Lectionary Commentaries for this week. It's not part of the canonical Bible. Many of you won't even be able to find it in your Bibles unless you have a study Bible or a Catholic Bible. It's part of what is called the Apocrypha, or the Deuterocanonical books of the Bible. These are books of scripture that inform our beliefs and traditions but that weren't considered quite as important as some other books when the Bible was put together back around the year 400. This particular book is one of my favorites to read. It is a wisdom book, like proverbs. And if you have been in the hospital, you may have heard me read the bit from Sirach that deals with why you should do what the doctor says.
This particular reading talks about Wisdom – how Wisdom has been in the world since the beginning. How Wisdom came forth from God's mouth to cover the earth, present from the beginning and part of God and creation. And how God gave the people of Jacob to Wisdom to live with and be part of.
If we look at this passage next to John 1 we see amazing similarities.
John 1:1-5, In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.
Aside from the difference in pronoun, the Word and Wisdom are described in exactly the same way – together with God, part of God, and necessary to creation.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. From his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses, grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.
And Wisdom was given to live in the tents of Jacob – the same people to whom Jesus, the Word, was sent. Wisdom came to the people of Israel through Moses and the law, and also through Jesus, the Word made flesh.
But unlike Moses and the law, Jesus was sent to all people. "What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it."
Here is what I believe about that light and the coming of the Christ into the world. Over and over again God told his people how to live. The law of Moses was filled with instructions on how to care for the poor and the helpless. Even with how to redistribute possessions in Jubilee years so that everyone could start off on equal footing again. Over and over Israel would forget, so judges and prophets were sent to remind Israel that God's desire is for all people to take care of each other, to love each other the way God loves us. To be merciful and compassionate. To turn their backs on those oh so tempting false gods of greed and lust for power. And Israel forgot again.
So a child was born, and that child grew in stature and wisdom, like all the prophets and judges before him. And into that child God poured Wisdom, the Word. For the first time, the Word that was present at the beginning became flesh and did not just speak to the people, but lived what God had trying to get through to us all along. That child grew into a man who would stand between the adulteress and her accusers and remind the accusers to be compassionate toward other sinners. A man who sat down to eat with the very dregs of society. A man who did not consider himself better than anyone else but reached out his hands in love to everyone equally. A man who even forgave the people who put him to death, and asked God to do the same.
This man, the child of Bethlehem, the Word made flesh, came for the salvation of the world. We all know that. But we may not all mean the same thing when we say "salvation." For some that means "if I believe in Jesus the way the church tells me I'm supposed to believe then I will go to heaven after I die."
I've heard this a lot lately. As you know, I've been in Texas for my brother's funeral. And I heard way too many people say things like "he's so much better off than we are right now." Or "now his real life can begin, his life with Christ."
I don't believe either of those things. Yes, I take comfort in knowing that my brother is no longer suffering the way he was. I believe that he is with God and that I will be reunited with him some day. I believe that his work here is done and now he gets to rest. But I don't believe that real life begins at death any more than I believe my work will begin when I retire. I believe that our real life is here and now and that what God wants us to do is leave the world a better place because we were in it. I believe God wants us to remember that we are all created equally, all loved equally, all valued equally, and that we're supposed to treat each other equally. I believe that Christ, the Word made flesh, came to save the world from itself – to heal us of our sinful ways and to teach us how to bring God's kingdom to earth as it is in heaven. I believe that if we allow Jesus to touch our hearts, if we take his example seriously and don't let statements like "well, he was perfect. We're can't be expected to be like him" keep us from doing our best, then we can change the world.
We're not going to do things perfectly. But that just means we still have a lot to learn, as the boy in the Temple we heard about last week was still learning. Like him, we are children. But we can grow, as Kate reminded us. As Jesus grew, in knowledge and understanding.
I believe we make a mistake when we pack away the nativity scenes – when we put the Baby Jesus in a box for the rest of the year. I believe we need to remember that Wisdom, the Word made flesh, our Lord and Savior, was not always an adult. I believe we need to remember that he began his life as a child, helpless and weak, so that we will know that we too, can grow into adulthood in God's sight. I believe we need to come back from time to time during the year, and ask again "What Child is This."
Sunday, January 03, 2010
What Child is This?
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There is an amazing news that a 82 years old Japanese woman,who developed an app for old people, was invited to the Worldwide Developers Conference 2017 by Apple.
It's so hornable for developers and there is the youngest one 10 year-old boy from Melbourne. They both got Apple's scholarships.
Apple has been making a big effort to increase diversity at WWDC, which like most tech conferences, has mostly attended by white and Asian males.
I tried to download her app called "Hinadan". It's so cute. I hope she'll develop more various games.


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My big brother Jess and his Jayna had baby number brought their THIRD baby into their family at 1:30 a.m. September 30. A baby boy, Evan Jess, brought the grand boy-baby count up to three! (There are seven girls. Apparently my family only makes girls!)
Evans big sisters love love love him.
Doesn't that just make your heart melt?
My brother has a seriously beautiful family...
...and I love them.
Love you, baby Evan! Can't wait to meet you!
Auntie Lauren


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I think that there is little doubt we have the technology (an example extolling the ipad from Graeme Brown – Handheld Learning) and mobile learning is about here (as per Oz/NZ Horizonreport for 2010 via Derek Wenmouth's blog).
We have also have the pedagogy pitched about right – inclusiveness, participative learning etc. need for critical thinking skills etc. and bringing it together with constructive or curriculum alignment and sumarised in this slideshare (Biggs & Tang, 2008)
But are our classrooms, institutions and IT departments ready?? As the horizon report summarises,
'even when technologies are strongly promoted, professional development is still crucial' and 'there is a mismatch between pedagogy and the design of emerging technologies' – which is becoming less of a challenge as with say the ipad'.
Two technologies to become mainstream within a years are ebooks and mobiles.
Ebooks are not pervasive in our polytechnic environment. Many of our students and some of our tutors are not 'natural' readers. There is also resistance to reading 'off the screen' with many people printing off items to read, rather than reading on screen and storing the digital copies for later reference. I have lost count of the number of people I have introduced pdf readers with annotation tools (like FoxIT) but few have taken up the challenge. True, there is a learning curve and the need to relearn years of acquired skill through reading hard copies. However, the advantages of digital make the effort worthwhile. I now find articles easily, whereas in the past, I would have to fossick into my card catalogue and hunt down the article either in the library or through boxes of printouts. Now, most journal articles are archived in various folders under the references section of each project. I can use Endnotes to find the article and once the article found, use the search function on the pdf reader to find the relevant section. Usually takes all of 2 minutes compared to at least 15 – 20 minutes for the manual option or a couple of days for the library option if the article is at the university.
For the adoption of mobiles, concerted efforts to bring down the cost of mobile web access will be required OR better access to WiFi within out institutions. Without either, access to the www will be stymied and that makes mobile access slightly superfluous. The small screen of pdas, ipod touches and phones have always been a barrier to the uptake of mobile. Tablets like the ipad make web surfing a joy and reading off an ipad is much more 'book like' although annotation etc. needs to again be learnt.
So will need to work on both the above. An interactive text book approach using the advantages provided by tablets will be an interesting way to tap into both ebook and mobile technologies. The pedagogy underpinning the project will be aspects of using the interactive text book as a resource for both constructive and participative learning. So something wot work through and investigate more deeply.