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I turned the handle, but the door was locked; searching the surface for a latch, or a bolt, I found nothing. Apart from the stainless steel knob, the facade was as smooth as marble. Peering in the semi-light, afforded by the small window on the opposite wall, I could see no means of unlocking this door. There was no keyhole, no visible mechanism, nothing.
My attention was drawn back to the bulge in the middle of the bed; did she hold the key to my escape? Had I been too hasty in my actions? She wouldn't be much use to me now.
"Stupid bastard," I muttered. "You should have thought this through properly.
Fuck! What you gonna do now?"
Feeling the sticky, wet slime beginning to seep through my clothes, I realised I needed to get a bath, wash all this blood and snot off me.
I kicked the bed in passing, the heap wobbled; "Fat bitch!"
Sitting down on the lavatory seat to take off my shoes and socks, as I turned the bath taps on, I racked my brain; how did the silly cow get in and out of the flat? There must be some way of opening the door?
I was about to remove my pants when I suddenly realised that the bath was still empty. Turning both taps fully, I waited for the sound of running water. When nothing happened I reverted to the old remedy of bashing the hardware with my shoe to force it to work; no joy.
No fucking water, this was great. Then I had a thought, maybe it's just in here? Could be just the bathroom not working.
Striding into the kitchen, I gave the sink taps a good twist. Same thing; dry as a redundant crotch. Temper rising, I drummed my fingers on my lips, things not boding well so far.
My stomach growled and I suddenly felt ravenous; it had been hours since I'd downed that greasy burger while waiting for her to emerge from the bank.
I flicked the cooker switch on and pulled open the fridge door, a white vacuum greeted me. Not even so much as an old dried up carrot or mouldy piece of cheese. I darted a look back at the cooker. "Fuck." There was no electricity either.
What the crap was going on? Why was nothing working?
I searched her desk for a telephone book, she must have numbers for emergencies; I could pretend to be a relative and tell them there was a fault.
Going through the telephone numbers, I almost yelled in glee when I came across what I was looking for. I snatched up the phone, then immediately lashed it across the room; it was as dead as a fucking dodo.
Stomping about the room, throwing things as I went, there must be something here to explain why all this was happening. I searched her desk again, picking up letters that I had previously flung about.
Ah! Southern Electricity; I quickly scanned the page.
'Thank you for your instruction to disconnect your supply.
We can now confirm that this request has been actioned
with immediate effect. Please contact us on your return
so we can re-connect you.'
"Bastards!" I scrambled on the floor, rummaging through the discarded papers.
Again, disconnection notices; the water, the telephone.
Shit! Everything had been turned off.
From the conversation I'd had with her earlier, I should have guessed.
I banged my fists on my temples, "Think, come on you stupid prick, think!"
I was in the penthouse, top floor, out of sight. I tried hammering on the windows. The triple glazing was doing its job in preventing the sound to break through; even if I could be heard no one could see me anyway.
I should have been more thorough when I read up on her.
Belinda Black, rich, famous author and one time socialite, now a virtual recluse.
I had been searching through the list of 'Who's Who' and came across this rich bitch that lived on her own. She was a bit of an eccentric and had moved into the penthouse at the top of the tallest building in the city where I lived. The builders had been given instructions to make the place entirely soundproof; the renovation had also included reconstructing the windows to replace the panoramic view with small triple glazed ones. Apparently, she didn't like any distractions when working.
I had been watching her movements for some time now; for the last month the recluse had been very active. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, she had arrived at her bank with a briefcase; it always seemed heavier when she left than when she arrived. I had put two and two together and come up with thousands.
As she left that Tuesday, I snuck into the building wearing one of the electricians overalls. There was a continuous stream of workmen in and out doing alterations all the time, so I was able to slip in undetected. Once inside, I quickly made my way up to the top level where her lift was situated. After a slight tampering, I managed to immobilize it.
When she emerged from the bank, I'd slipped back ahead of her, and just happened to be on hand when she found herself unable to get the lift to work. As it was the only means of accessing her apartment, she had allowed me to help.
As soon as the lift doors opened, I had pushed her inside and held a knife to her side. Once we were in the lobby to her apartment, while she let herself in through the door, I scanned the area. The door had clicked shut behind us.
She took quite a beating before showing me where the safe was. Oh how I laughed and danced as I threw bundles of notes into the air. I couldn't believe it, there was far more than I ever could have imagined. Stuffing it all into a large holdall I'd left it by the front door.
"What the fuck were you gonna do with all that dough?" I asked her.
She had become so scared of me by now that she blabbed everything.
"I'm going back to France, I have a secluded place in the south; I just wanted to disappear. My ideas dried up and I can't meet the commitments that I've already been paid for; the tax man wants his share too. I've told my publishers that I'm going away to a retreat for a few months to get some writing done. I thought it would give me time to vanish for good and still keep the cash. I'll share it with." She had that pleading 'don't hurt me' look in her eyes.
"You crafty old bitch," I said. "I'm not good at sharing, but I'll help you to vanish alright."
She screamed as I plunged the knife into her chest. It was a pity about her insistence on soundproofing the penthouse, as no one could hear her screams and pleas for help, and because she was a very large lady, it took a quite while for me to finish her off.
Now here I was, trapped inside this hell hole with her.
There must be something that operates the lock? I thought.
I hadn't noticed any keys when we came in, and I'd been too busy checking that all was clear to notice how she opened the door.
I went back over to it and, inch by inch, examined the surrounding surface.
It was so small, it took me a while to find it, but there it was! It looked like a peephole, a tiny circle fixed into the wall; it had been camouflaged by the busy wallpaper, but it was there alright. I guessed it was an eye recognition device. I'd heard about this type of lock; was it something to do with the retina? Oh, fuck, I didn't know, but I knew it was like a fingerprint and only worked for one person.
Could it still work? I'd have to get her over to the door. I dashed to the bed and threw back the cover. Holy shit! What was that stink?
As I tried to pull her off the bed I realised that she must have emptied her bowels and bladder during the attack.
Grabbing her scarf, I wrapped it around my face; I then attempted to move her mighty bulk. She was probably twice as heavy now; a dead weight as they say. I was never going to shift her on my own.
"Think, think, what now?" I screamed, banging my temples again.
Right, I don't need all of her to make the lock work, just her eye.
Racing into the kitchen, I grabbed a soup spoon out of the drawer. Hurrying back, I thought, this better work or I'm going to be stuck with this fat fucker forever. So anything that had to be done, I was up for it.
The eye wobbled in the spoon as I ferried it over to the door, and it wasn't easy to handle as it slipped between my fingers, but after a couple of tries I managed to position it in front of the scanner and waited to hear the click of the door unlocking. Fuck all happened!
After a couple more attempts, without success, I lashed the eye across the room and watched it bounce off the headboard and roll down the bed coming to rest by her hand. It seemed to follow me as I walked around the room. Oh God, I had to get out of there!
I tried to lift the typewriter but it was too awkward, so I picked up a big, round, glass paperweight from her desk and heaved it at the window. Unfortunately, I was standing too close and felt the full impact as it bounced off the toughened glass and smashed into my chest breaking a couple of ribs; it then dropped onto my foot, smashing my foot in the process.
As days rolled into weeks, I became more emaciated. I had drunk the water from the lavatory, rationing myself to a few sips a day; I was now sorry that I had pissed in there first.
My stomach had stopped growling, but apart from a packet of mints I'd found in her handbag, the flat was devoid of food. This was it; I'd just have to wait for the end.
Night followed day without any sound. Even that tapping noise in my head had stopped.
Then today, I hear the click of the door and voices as someone enters the room.
"Whoa! What a stench" he shouts. "Oh Jesus there's no windows to open either. Hey Joe, two body bags up here, and quick," he calls into his radio.
Something screams in my brain; two body bags? No, not me, I'm not dead.
I feel someone lifting me up and placing me on a plastic sheet. As the zip rolls up over my face, I try to scream. Nooo!
I can hear muffled voices through the plastic.
"Hey, look at this, Joe; it looks like this guy has typed up a confession. The last paragraph says he only had lavatory water and mints to live on, I wonder how long the poor sucker lasted after that?"
"Wonder why he didn't leave?" Joe asks.
"He couldn't mate," the other guy answers, "she held the key? One of those new eye recognition jobs; we had to get them to override it for us to get in here today."
I hear the swish of a curtain and a sudden rush of cold air surrounds me.
"What's that mate?" One of the guys shouts.
"It's the fire escape, don't know why he didn't use it; it's a bit obscure, but you just pull this lever here, see."by
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Born in my granny's bed in a Victorian house in the dockland area of Liverpool, I now live in a semi-rural area of Lathom in Lancashire. I am married with four adult children. Having always been a keen storyteller and, after many varied jobs, from factory and shop-work to retiring after 23 years as a bank clerk, I joined a creative writing course which, in turn, earned me enough credits to be accepted onto a BA course at Edge Hill University. My published novels vary in genre, with a couple of them described as 'harrowing' 'hard-hitting' and 'not for the faint-hearted.' They include, 'Run, Amy, Run!' and 'Loving in Fear' I have also published 'An Ocean Divide' which holds an estranged love thread entwined in an Irish/American family saga. And I have published a book of short stories and also contributed to group Anthologies. I do like to deviate occasionally and write something that my regular readers might be shocked at and wouldn't expect from me.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
100 for 100 GIVEAWAY!!!
This will be my first giveaway. I am so excited!!!
Remember I said if I get 100 followers by Nov 1st 2010 then I will donate 100.00 to Warner and have a giveaway? Well c'mon people go to the side of this page and hit FOLLOW. Its that simple. There is nothing else you need to do. You dont even have to come back here if you dont want to. Invite your friends, neighbors, mom's group, teachers, students, strangers, pastors invite them all to hit follow and I will donate 100.00 to Warner and will giveaway 2 free books!
The giveaway will be for 2 really cool books. Simply Fun for Families is a book about saving time and money starting new traditions, creating memorable vacations and much more. Then we have 12 Great Choices Smart Moms Make which touches on how to handle daily challenges of child rearing, listen to and be heard by your kids, make wise choices based on your priorities and gifts, keep in touch with God and draw on His wisdom and strength and develop strong supportive relationships with other moms. These are brand new books in perfect condition. I think they would be a great read for any mom.
So what do you have to do to win? FOLLOW MY BLOG!!! Thats it! When Nov. 1st arrives you still have until midnight that night, but on Nov 2nd I will make sure I have 100 followers and will then put all 100 names in a hat and have a child of mine pull one out and that will be the lucky winner. Then we will announce it on this blog and the winner will need to email me their address. Everything will be photographed or video taped so you know it is fair. So please follow my blog, help save an orphan and get some cool gifts.
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How I LOVE this Magnolia! She is so adorable and I've been able to find some really cute cherry themed papers in the last week! Woo Hoo! While working on this card, I became stumped on how to finish off the right side of the image panel. Ribbon or sentiment? I asked my friend, Tammi, and she said both would be good. I went with my newest sentiment with a Mother Teresa quote.
Stamps - Cherry Tilda (Magnolia) Sentiment (?)
Paper - Dream Street pp and SU cs
Ink - Brilliance and Copics
Misc. - Stickles, nesties, dew drops, cb ef, white gel pen, and my signature heart puffy sticker ;)


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I had a lot of fun creating this card. I did a resist technique using two different stamps on the background, and then on the little white piece of cardstock, I again used two stamps and used a paper towel to blot some of the ink away from the middle of the stamp before I stamped the paper. I hadn't really done that before and I like how it turned out.
Here's the card: (Sorry for the dark pictures. Something went weird with my camera and I lost all the pics I had taken since Sunday, so I hurried and snapped these but I didn't take the time to edit them.)
And here's the close up:
Cardstock: Neenah
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Ranger, Versamark
Baker's Twine: The Twinery
Perfect Pearls: Ranger
Embossing Powder: Stampendous
Brad: BoBunny
Mini Paper Clip: Tim Holtz
Adhesive: Tombow, Stampin' Up
Crochet Thread: Unknown
My mom actually crocheted that flower. I don't know what pattern she used or if she just made it up herself. I love it!
Happy Friday Eve!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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halloween card
I've been taking another online class these past 2 weeks. Even though I have learned a lot of new techniques, I haven't really been in the mood to make a ton of cards. However, I did make this Halloween card. I love Halloween!
Here's the whole card:
And a close up of the embellishments:
I used the traditional resist technique for the background. I haven't done that before and I like how it turned out.
Here's the supplies:
Paper: WorldWin Papers, BoBunny, Provo Craft, Ranger
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Ranger, Versamark, Colorbox
Punches: We R Memory Keepers, EK Success
Button: Bazzill Basics
Brad: Doodlebug Design Inc.
Adhesives: Stampin' Up, Tombow, Zig Memory System
Thanks for stopping by! I'll have another card up here as soon as I can. This slow internet makes it hard.
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Travis' teacher told Allison when she picked him up from school today that Travis had his best day that he's ever had. I decided to take him out on a daddy-son night out to reward him for having such a good day at school. We went to Steak-n-Shake together. Travis requested that he listen to his favorite song on the way there, Weird Al's "The Saga Begins". It's the song that follows the tune of Don McLean's classic "American Pie" but instead follows the story line of Star Wars Episode I. Travis thinks it is so
funny when it says "Maybe Vader someday later now he's just a small fry."
Here is a hilarious YouTube video with Lego guys set to the tune of Weird Al's "The Saga Begins":
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
2 comments:
- Hepworths said...
I'm glad you had fun. Travis said he had a great time!
- December 5, 2007 at 6:07 AM
- Dan & Merideth said...
We just got a stake'n shake here in Austin... Now only if i can remember where i saw it....
- March 18, 2008 at 11:38 PM
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Im just back form a wonderful relaxing spa weekend for my friends 50th birthday. Had a mud wrap and relaxing massage (good for the joints) we all had a great laugh and i think you will be proud of me. I managed to pace myself!!!!! i just went up to my room when tired and had a lie down when i needed it! then they went for a walk on the last morning and i thought i cant do that so i just said i would love to have peace and quiet here and no one bothered ! if you want to google Rockcliffe Hall Darlington that where we were and I would recommend it, particularly the hydrotherapy , spa and treatment areas.
RA wise i feel a bit less stiff on my Orencia infusions. My abseccess are clearing up with antibiotics and antifungals and this morning i did my first insulin injection, much much less painful than the RA ones!! so I have them twice a day and see nurse next week again. Have written out the medical form for the DVLA , my nurse said I will still be fine for driving. See hand specialist nurses this week and get steroid injection on wednesday (expect blood sugar to go up that day) and Glasto is in two weeks!!! yeah, moving in the right direction i think xxxx
does anyone know how to delete a photo when you are editing a post?? wasnt gonna use this one but hey its me and daughter at block 9 at Glasto last yea xx
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Sittin' In The Sun and Readin' For Fun!
Random House, 1941
I enjoyed this book as much as I did way back when – it moves along at a fast pace, there is excitement, some tension and a little worry that everything will work out. There are no real villains and no epic fight of good versus evil; instead, it is a good, wholesome story for kids who love horses. There is a horse fight – the Black and another stallion duke it out on the docks; and the Black does take down a man with a hoof; but other than that there's no real violence. There is, however, imagining you're riding like the wind on the back of a magnificent creature – no – flying through the wind! It's really exhilarating! There is also loyalty, friendship and commitment – positive lessons for children and adults of all ages to learn and/or be reminded of!
Gregory Maguire
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 1996, 1998
Thirteen-year-old Hand comes home from school and finds his father dead on the floor. He is alone in a rundown motel and then alone at the hospital where he waits. His mother left his father and his older sister, Vida, three years before and moved to Seattle. Vida is in college a couple of hours away. When Hand is eventually reunited with his mother, he is full of anger over her abandonment of him and resentment that his sister has seemingly welcomed their mother back into their lives. On top of all that, guilt weighs heavily on him – if only he had come straight home from school instead of staying for track practice his father would still be alive and his mother on the West Coast.
This book tackles what is hard for anyone, let alone a child, which is the death of a loved one. Over the course of a year the reader watches Hand grow from a closed-down soul of a boy into an understanding and compassionate young man. In the end he still has issues with his mother but he knows he can move beyond those problems and back into the life as a teenager.
The author writes Hand with compassion, sensitivity and an eye toward all the jumbled-up emotions death brings. This is one of those stories that the author could easily have stretched into hundreds of pages but has distilled it down bare bones and raw emotions. Among all of the books I have read by Gregory Maguire, this numbers among the best –its brevity of word and accessibility for all ages (although it is geared toward 9-12) offers hope even in the midst of grief.
Reviewer: Debby
Click on the author's name to go to his website.
This review also published on Library of Cats under the non de plume of 'Toby'.


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Joan Miller steps down from role as director of parliamentary ICT
The director of ICT in Parliament, Joan Miller, will retire from her role later this year
The director of ICT in parliament, Joan Miller, will retire from her role later this year.
Miller has been leading parliament's ICT function for nine years, and will be stepping down from September.
"It has been a great privilege to work in parliament and to be supported by such a fantastic team and I am very proud that during my time we have created a really professional, hard-working and innovative ICT department in PICT," she said.
The human side of DevOps
DevOps practitioners often claim that taking care of the technology side of the continuous delivery equation is nothing compared to getting the people part of it right, as agile-inspired processes often require IT teams to adapt to very different ways of working. Download this guide to read best practices and real-world examples of organisations who have successfully addressed the human side of DevOps.
Miller has implemented two ICT strategies during her tenure and has implemented cloud and mobile services, which she said has "laid the ground for Parliament's digital future."
Her replacement has yet to be announced.
More on Parliament ICT:
- CIO interview: Joan Miller director of Parliamentary ICT
- Parliament to unify web and ICT with Digital Office
- Parliament must speed up internal processes to push forward with G-Cloud
- Parliament suffers IT outages
- Parliamentary computers crash 90 minutes after IT assurances
- How parliament's IT secures MPs' data access
Last month, the house of commons and house of lords management boards announced that parliamentary ICT (PICT) will soon be replaced by a Digital Office that aims to bring together online and parliament ICT services.
Off the back of a review into IT in parliament, the management boards also decided to appoint a head of digital to run the Digital Office. This person will be "publicly accountable for delivering measurably rising levels of satisfaction with Parliament's digital services from members, staff and the public".
The new Digital Office will merge parliament's web and intranet service (WIS) and parliament ICT (PICT) services functions to modernise its IT offering and update its legacy strategy.
Over the summer, Miller will see the completion of the current roll-out of Office 365 across parliament as well as transitioning parliament ICT (PICT) to its new digital department.
Last month parliament was hit by several IT outages caused by an outside contractor which had been brought in to improve the systems, but in the process caused problems with internet connectivity.


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Hoehl Children (click on picture to enlarge) Photo number 0003
left to right:
Alan John Hoehl - born in 1992
Amanda Margaret Hoehl - born in 1995
Brian Andrew Hoehl - born in 2000
The Hoehl family resides in Mount Sinai, New York. They are descendents of Frances Moss Knight, the daughter of Susan (Powers) and James Moss. Frances was called "Frankie" by the family.
This photo was taken about 2003.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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It feels so close to being done that I can taste it! Camille likes to see the evolution of paintings, so this one's for her. It was decided that I should lose the definition and color in the lowest quadrant because it was vying for attention when I'd intended to play down that area. It took 2 glasses of champagne for me to totally lose the red tone and make it a lovely shade of gray, but I did it! I am proud of myself for not clinging to something that was only yummy in my mind.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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I could swear I commented on this about a week ago?! Maybe my screen froze and it got lost. Probably that. But I appreciate being catered to with an update! The latest incarnation on your FB page is my favoritist.
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In Reply to: Water Pump Expert Needed!!! posted by Ed on March 06, 2001 at 03:18:58:
1990 Evoution Sport
Started the car this morning and the alternator/water pump belt was squealing. Water pump pully motionless. Feared the worst and checked the coolant. It was still liquid so that wasn't it. Phew!
Took off the belt and the pulley spun very freely. Then it "caught" a couple times. The "catch" is accompanied by a little clunk. Mostly it spins easily. Too easily...
1. Is there a clutch in the pulley?
2. Could somebody email me a brief outline of the procedure to replace the pump? Anything special about bleeding the system etc.?
The only stuff I can find here is in German!
Thanks loads,
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(DV) Walsh: Al Franken is a Big Fat Phony:
The far left takes on Al and Air America for supporting the war in Iraq. The demand for ideological purity is typical of the far left, who are intolerant of the "liberal" point of view. This piece overlooks the fact that Air America is trying to build a wide audience, and is not just preaching to the converted.
This piece seems to be making the rounds of the far left internet press--it's been posted on several sites including this one (Dissident Voices) and Counterpunch.
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About once every other week, some local fisherman will go crabbing in the Pacific and sell the crabs off his boat . . . super fresh and super cheap! Mommy bought two, which fed Mommy, Grandma, the rat, and me, AND we had leftovers for the next day.
This crab was as big as the rat -- er, chihuahua -- and certainly weighed more! Actually, I think there is more meat in the crab than in the chihuahua


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Bryant Expected For Lakers Training Camp
The Lakers media day starts on Monday before the Lakers head to Hawaii for training camp that will start on Tuesday. Team spokesman John Black says, "Without mentioning specific names, appropriate people in our organization have been in contact with Kobe, and we have no reason to believe he won't be in Hawaii for training camp."
This, along with a posting on Bryant's official site would seem to indicate that he will show up. From his site: "The countdown to tipoff is on. Summer is gone, fall is upon us and that can mean only one thing: NBA training camps are just around the corner. While some teams are holding their media days today, the Lakers will invite the media to their practice facility on Monday and will depart shortly after for training camp in Hawaii. kb24.com will be at media day to bring you the sights and sounds as the team prepares to kick off the 2007-2008 season." It has also been reported that Bryant has also set up a time for his pre-camp physical exam.


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I saw this pic on FB today, thought it was stunning and sat down to recreate it.
It took me 25 minutes and is super easy!
Since the lips are soo perfect the eyes are kept simple with just a bit brown/greyish eyeshadow, black coal pencil in the eye and mascara.
Her foundation is flawless and there is no blusher but a bit contouring around the cheeks.
For the lips I used OCC's NSFW mixed with a bit RX (actually a bit too much RX, it turned out too purple but looked brown in the picture) and applied it with a concealer brush by bdellium (you gotta be careful with those little OCC guys, they stain EVERYTHING! My green brush is now red and blue.)
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There's a picture of me drinking martinis with my mom in the backyard one summer, IV jammed in the hand not holding the glass. You notice the liquor before the saline; the bag's just another set piece, more laundry dangling on the clothes line. It's been this way 8 years, but the last two years have been different...the last two have been about time. Feeling like there's not enough of it. Wondering what to do with it. Recognizing I force resolutions and timelines on people because my clock hands finger minutes differently.
I fuck like a whore in heat on my back, my ass, or folded in half, wrapped around the front of partners like a papoose, sometimes lowered down from above. I lap at them until their eyes roll back just so they'll never turn me over, never take me from behind...never see the marks on my back and shoulders from where the meds make me break out in hives. I don't want to waste energy worrying if the've noticed, wondering what they think.


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Our first experience!
Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
Sail Date: April 23, 2011
Ship: Enchantment of the Seas
Cabin Type: Inside
Traveled As: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review Summary
Having read many reviews of this ship and of the cruiseline, I was expecting a mediocre experience. Instead, we were treated very nicely by the staff and by other passengers. We don't gamble, but the rest of the activities were fun, kept us occupied and never left without something to do.
Of special note was the Sous Chef who took us under his care to make sure we were fed. We are Hindu vegetarians and he was familiar with our ethnic diet. So, he made sure we never left the dining area without feeling satiated and a part of the family.
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Don't Miss: Cococay
Pros: Location, convenience, staff. And of course... the food.
Cons: Minor...the room key kept getting demagnatized.
Recommends Enchantment of the Seas? Yes!
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I haven't written anything about Michael Vick because it seemed too easy. I mean, anyone who knows me knows how I feel about dogs. Anyone that can be involved in something so vile deserves way worse than losing to Florida State -- led by Chris Weinke -- in the 2000 National Championship game.
I'm kinda hoping that, in addition to suspension from the NFL and jail time, his fate involves paying lawyers to defend against more frivolous lawsuits filed by crazy prisoners, just like this one:


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I'm writing Haiku Plate Special to fulfill my daily commitment to friends who have also taken up the challenge to write a daily haiku for 2013. I've called it Haiku Plate Special because I believe that poetry is for the people and haiku should be no more mystical than anything else. I started the year generally sticking to the 5-7-5 format, although I've realized that rigid syllable counts work better for haiku in Japanese, so I've broken free of that. Some of what I will post will be more about human nature than the physical world around us–technically those are called senryu, but I'm going to count them. These little poems will be about brief moments, and since I live in Seattle they may be more urban than other haiku you've met. We all observe our own environments. Please consider taking up the challenge, and if you'd like to join me, post your own haiku in the comments. If you click on the titles you'll find buttons to like and share this page. I also just joined Twitter @CathyTenzo and made a public page on Facebook for Cathy Tenzo if you want to keep up with all my writing and/or interact in an additional way.
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Cathy Tenzo is a professional writer, artist, and devoted seeker of joy. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in many places, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Tales of the Unanticipated, Mythic Delirium, and Double Dare Press. She is also a performance poet who belongs to the Lady Poetesses from Hell, and the Ladies have recently released their first book of poetry. Her blog about joy is called Yay! Pigeons, and her blog about Shakespeare and other geekery is called License of Ink. You can check them out by following the tabs on the main menu. She works as a writer at her own businesses called Paper Bullets Press and Maypole Memoirs. Check them out and spread the word. You can also see her public LinkedIn profile by clicking the badge on this site. Since she often ghost writes you may have read some of her work without even knowing it. In the past she has sometimes written under the name of Cathy Tacinelli, so if you want to google her, google that, too. She hopes you will try your own hand at writing haiku and share the results on this blog.


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Detective Innis Garris rarely visited the local cop waterhole. He usually felt too tired after a shift to go out drinking. But this Thursday, a cold March evening, he went to the Snake & Cross pub because Sergeant Bolland had been nagging him to drop by.
"We're welcoming the new Chief of the Homicide Squad," Bolland said, "and it'd look real bad if you didn't show up. It's a kinda surprise party for her, so we'd appreciate if you don't tell the Captain. She'll be sworn in, according to the tradition."
"Yes, sir."
Bolland shrugged.
"All right," said Garris. "But I can't stay late."
There were almost no female police officers in Precinct 20, so Garris assumed it had to be an outsider.
Garris had asked Captain Collins who the long-anticipated new head of Homicide would be. (The rumor mill had even mentioned Garris himself, despite the fact that Garris had repeatedly turned down any offers for further promotion since he made lieutenant.)
Collins had been unusually tight-lipped: "I shouldn't be saying anything until it's official. The Commissioner and the mayor have been dragging their feet back and forth so long, it's crazy. You'll know when everybody else knows."
And then Collins had given him a strange secretive glance.
So it was a somewhat annoyed Garris who entered the green-painted lobby of the Snake & Cross after work. The entrance was still partially decorated after the recent St. Patrick's Day. The interior lighting was much gloomier than he had expected, and he could just barely make out the customers. Warily making his way through the crowd, he headed for the bar... when suddenly someone threw a switch and the entire pub lit up.
"SURPRISE!" shouted the entire crew of Precinct 20, and tossed confetti at him. He stood open-mouthed, while a grinning Sergeant Bolland rolled a tray with a large square birthday cake into the room.
"Wife made the cake, so you'd better say you liked it, sir!" On the cake was written in red dye: HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY GARRIS—ONLY 10 YEARS TO RETIREMENT.
Then they started to sing, and Garris blushed. He wanted to sink through the floor, but his colleagues had him surrounded.
"Speech! Speech!" The call became a chorus. Garris peered around and spotted Collins in a corner of the bar, seated next to a stunning brunette in a conservative dress suit. The new chief of Homicide?
He gave a very brief, awkward, stuttering speech and immediately forgot what he had said. Bolland gave him a small wrapped package bearing the label From the Crew Of the 20th, To Our Bashful Bulldog.
Garris mumbled that he wanted to save the present until he got home, but Bolland and the others loudly insisted that he must open it at once. Inside it was a tiny digital camera, the size of his palm.
"Thank you very much," he said, and took a snapshot of his colleagues. In a soft voice he added: "I'll shoot many crooks with this." They laughed. Ducking handshakes and shoulder-pats afterward, he accepted a slice of cake on a paper-plate and made his way to the captain and the brunette.
"Happy birthday, Innis," said Collins and shook his hand. "Have you met Captain Detective Patricia McKinnick? She came over today from New York. I guess I can tell you now: she's our next Chief of Homicide."
"Detective Garris," said Garris and blinked uncertainly as he faced her and made to shake hands.
"Lieutenant detective," Collins corrected him. "He keeps calling himself 'detective' no matter how many times I remind him."
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In an effort to both clean out unused items and to raise a few extra coins we have listed a few items on Craigslist in the last couple of days. We sold a desk, bookshelf, and my Mac to some very nice people. One of the great byproducts of selling on Craigslist is meeting the prospective buyers. The desk was bought by a Carmel Mom which is the equivalent of saying a Montecito Mom in a previous life. She didn't seem to need a deal on a shabby chic desk but she really appreciated the desk and went on and on about it's charms even with the defects plainly seen. She was someone who saw the beauty in an otherwise broken thing the way that Kate sees it, and for that she was a good buyer. A man and his son bought the Mac and the 8 year old boy was so excited his grin was contagious. I passed on some comics that were given to me along with the computer because the kid was so excited. Those interactions, and the extra money, illustrate how great something like craigslist is when both parties are on the up and up. I know that isn't always the case with online ventures but I am a newly minted optimist so I will celebrate the positives.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
3 comments:
- bing said...
I love craigslist? That's all I have to say about that.
- 12:46 PM, June 24, 2007
- Debbie said...
I think Bing meant to put a ! behind his Craigslist statement. But the fact that a question mark works just as well tells you all you need to know about Bing.
- 11:51 AM, June 25, 2007
- Mikey said...
I love Craigslist too, but Meg and I bought a used Ikea chair that was broken, that the seller attempted hid and we recently discovered...so buyers beware.
- 11:51 AM, July 15, 2007
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
I for an Italian Ice Cream
21 comments:
- Kate said...
Looks good enough to lick the screen! Gilato is SO VERY GOOD!
- March 16, 2011 at 12:07 AM
- Gigi Ann said...
Oh, oh, oh, I want some Ice Cream, you scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM... who doesn't love Ice Cream?
- March 16, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- Nanka said...
Yummm!! Gelato Ice creams!!
I prefer the sugar free ones. Its getting very warm here and will be having one soon!!
- March 16, 2011 at 12:18 AM
- Cooking Gallery said...
I would I could have a scoop of ice cream too....!! Looks so yummy :D)!
- March 16, 2011 at 12:47 AM
- Granny Smith said...
This is one of my favorite memories of a summer spent in Italy.
- March 16, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- Leslie: said...
One of my favourite memories from my trip to Italy (of which I write today). My favourite was pinoli, but I haven't been able to find this flavour anywhere here. :(
Have a great week,
ABCW Team
- March 16, 2011 at 1:10 AM
- Hildred and Charles said...
Beautiful posting - your entire blog looks so delicious and inviting!
- March 16, 2011 at 1:13 AM
- Jingle said...
sweet treat..
- March 16, 2011 at 1:53 AM
- photowannabe said...
Yum, yum, yum,....
my downfall!!!
- March 16, 2011 at 2:14 AM
- Jedediah said...
I think I have never eaten peppermint icecream. The best ice I ever ate I got on Sardinia, a huge portion of pistacchio icecream.
- March 16, 2011 at 2:26 AM
- Roger Owen Green said...
Yummy, indeed. ROG, ABC Wednesday team
- March 16, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- Birgitta - foto CHIP said...
Why not ice cream a sunny day :)
- March 16, 2011 at 3:12 AM
- Joy said...
Always ready for an ice cream, especially Italian. A themed napkin is always a plus.
- March 16, 2011 at 5:47 AM
- Jama said...
Give me chocolate icecream anytime!
- March 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Rosy said...
Ummmmmmmmm sure looks great! "No wait!! "It's, it's, it's more than GREAT!
Now I am drooling for some Ice Cream!! lol
I love the comment that Kate had put at licking the screen. ha ha ha
- March 16, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- ChrisJ said...
That looks really good. Don't think I've ever had gilato
- March 16, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Paula Scott said...
I LOVE gelato! And this would go well with the cake that I posted (it was about the icing on the cake).
- March 16, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Jay at The Depp Effect said...
And I bet those two flavours go really well together! The colours certainly do.
I have 'Italian' on my blog this week too!
- March 16, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Misfit in Paradise said...
They certainly look delicious!
Donna - ABC Team
- March 16, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- Meryl Jaffe said...
Oh does that look good. I am trying to wean myself off of Ciao Bella triple espresso gelato...ugh :-)
- March 17, 2011 at 1:00 AM
- The Experimental Cook said...
Thank you for stopping by. I kept shaking my head looking at the yummies here - wish I am in Taiwan now.
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We spent new years at my friend Tara's house down in Christiansburg. It was a 3-hour trip each way, but we had such a peaceful drive thanks to the car-dvd player system my parents gifted us for Christmas. I think it was for the girls, but I think Nick and I benefited the most due to the LACK OF WHINING the whole trip! Thanks Mom and Dad! Anyway, we spent new years eve making gingerbread houses and playing games. I had such a nice time reconnecting with our old friend. And our girls, and her boy ran around like crazy people. Good times!
Kieran is feeling much better, even if he is still a bit grumpy. Turns out he had Strep throat (which is caused by the same bacteria that causes Scarlet Fever)! Actually, shortly after my previous post, his temperature spiked to 104.5 and Nick took him to Urgent Care. They poked and prodded him, X-rayed him, took his urine in a very icky way, and then poked him several times unsuccessfully. I know they did their best, but they never looked in his mouth. I wouldn't be terribly angry about that, except Nick asked them if they were going to and the Dr. said it wasn't necessary. AND THEN when I joined them, I noticed him sticking his tongue out a lot and mentioned that he wasn't latching on while nursing, and seemed to be having a difficult time swallowing. I was thinking maybe he had some issues from his seizure, so Nick asked the doctor to look in his mouth, but he said it had nothing to do with what was wrong with him. So instead, we had to take him to the ER to get poked again! UGH. The next day we took him to our pediatrician (Dr. Hoebel who is AWESOME!!!) who asked right off the bat, "did he get a Strep test, because that is probably what it is!" And sure enough, he had a really bad case of Srep Throat. And of course the next day we all had it. So instead of champagne, we are starting our new year off with shots of pretty pink amoxicillin! Cheers!
I am so grateful it wasn't anything more serious after such a scare! And even though I often think living hundreds of years ago during a simpler time in history, would be so ideal, the reality is mothers lost their babies and children to things that seem simple to us today like Strep Throat. Even George Washington might have died of Strep Throat. I just feel so grateful for the same antibiotics and vaccines that often get a bad rep these days because I did not have to watch my baby die helplessly. Yes, we really do have it so good. And even though you can't see it in the picture above, Kieran is sleeping in our bed, on a huge pile of pillows, like the little pampered prince that he is. I love that boy. We are so blessed. :)


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Citigroup joined U.S. rivals in signaling another dismal start to the trading year, spurring a slide in Wall Street bank stocks.
Bloomberg News reports that first-quarter revenue from fixed-income and equity trading will probably drop 15%, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said during an investor presentation Tuesday. That would make 2016 the fourth straight year that the company's revenues from those operations have declined in what is typically the industry's strongest quarter.
Revenue from investment-banking operations will tumble 25%, Gerspach said. Shares of the firm slid 3.7% to close at $41.05 on Tuesday in New York. Morgan Stanley tumbled 4.1%, Bank of America fell 3.5% and Goldman Sachs slipped 2.4%.
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Centrally air conditioned library and information centre housed in B-Block first floor with carpet area of about 650 Sqm, and a seating capacity of 250. It has 30925 books with 6254 titles and also subscribes 110 national and 12 international journals and subscribed for on-line journals(IEEE). Back volumes of the journals and project reports of our students are available. Library activities has been computerized using in-built online software and using Barcode system for the Circulation of books.
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The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government-sponsored public service program conducted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Gandhiji's Centenary year, 1969. Aimed at developing student's personality through community service, NSS is a voluntary association of young people in Colleges, Universities and at +2 level working for a campus-community linkage. The NSS unit of NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NELLORE plays an active role in shaping our students humane and responsible citizens. The overall aim of NSS is the Personality Development of students through community service. We are conducting special camping programme of seven days duration in adopted villages and NSS Activities in our campus which provides unique opportunities to the students for group living, collective experience sharing, sharing responsibilities, addressing various developmental issues of regional and national importance and constant interaction with the community.
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The smart Trick of Hip Flexor Exercises That Nobody is Discussing
Exactly what is Hip Flexor Tendonitis?
Hip Flexor Tendonitis is discomfort triggered by tendon swelling, which is normally caused in the hip flexor area by repeated movement of major muscles. Because tendons attach muscles to bones, they are always tied together, that is why if there is tendon damage, it is usually the result of muscle damage. Hip flexor tendonitis is also often called Iliopsoas tendonitis due to that the Iliopsoas is typically the impacted muscle.
How is Tendonitis Triggered?
As mentioned earlier, tendonitis is triggered through overuse of a specific muscle, which in turn irritates the associated tendon. If you are young and have tendonitis, possibilities are great that you are an athlete, as running/cycling and all type of activities require repetitive movements and actions using the hip flexors.
How do you Identify Tendonitis?
Due to the fact that of the kind of injury it shares lots of signs with hip flexor stress and pulls, which are typically displayed through pain while lifting your leg, and inflammation. One difference that lots of people experience is that when they perform a hip flexor stretch, the ones with tendonitis often experience MORE discomfort, instead of relief; while this is not a trusted test, as pressures can likewise have this symptom, it is usually indicative of tendonitis.
While none of the above are conclusive there are a few more things you need to do to figure out if you have hip flexor tendonitis. If you can not trace your discomfort back to a single motion, and it has gradually just increased through workout, then you most likely DO in reality have hip flexor tendonitis.
Lastly, if all of the above makes you think there is a significant opportunity you have hip flexor tendonitis, please see a medical professional, this is an injury that is extremely challenging to diagnose through the internet, however medical professionals can run the suitable tests to verify your injury. How is Tendonitis treated?
There are a few instant things you must do if you presume you have hip flexor tendonitis:
1) Stop all activity IMMEDIATELY; this is an injury that can not heal without rest.
2) If you feel discomfort extending, stop carrying out stretching, this will only exacerbate the injury
3) Ice the location, this ought to help bring down some swelling
The issue in developing hip flexor strength has been the absence of proper workouts. Two that have generally been utilized for this muscle group are incline sit-ups and hanging leg raises, but in both cases the resistance is generally supplied by the exerciser's own body weight. As a repercussion these exercises can make just an extremely limited contribution to actually reinforcing the flexors.
Up until now the only weighted resistance equipment employed for this function has actually been the multi-hip type device. When using this multi-function device for hip flexion the exerciser presses with the lower thigh against a padded roller which swings in an arc. One trouble with this device is that the position of the hip joint is not fixed and thus it is hard to preserve appropriate form when utilizing heavy weights or raising the thigh above the horizontal.
There are numerous advantages to have strong hip flexors in athletic activities and various sports. Sprinting longer strides and high knee lift is crucial and having actually strengthened more versatile hip flexors increase this capability for this type of athlete. Hip flexor strength is likewise associated to various activities in football. For example, kicking a ball involves synchronised knee extension and hip flexion, hence in order to attain more power kicking requires different hip flexor workouts. Strong hip flexors can likewise be very handy in taking on an opponent in football or rugby. An athletes explosive power and capability is straight reflected by the quantity of versatility and strength in the quadriceps and hip flexors.
One of the issues in being able to establish hip flexor strength has actually been the absence of available workouts. A few of the workouts that have been utilized are hanging leg raises and the slope sit ups, both utilizing ones own body weight. Although they do enhance the hip flexor, it seems to be really restricted.
Due to the fact that of exactly what it seems absence of significance, many appear to have actually overlooked the efficient development of methods that would increase strength in the hip flexor. We really do unknown the true advantages of exactly what hip flexors can really carry out in increasing ones athletic efficiency and ability. It is a location that has created more attention and just seems to provide increasingly more potential.
Your hip flexors are a long set of muscles that connect from your spine onto your hip. This suggests that as a group the flex the body but likewise flex the leg. The fact is that these muscles can trigger you quite a lot of issues, and you won't even understand it.
Why They Get Tight
Tight hip muscles are really common among people and they do not even know that it is taking place. If you are in a chair most of the day, then your hip flexors are in a reduced position. This is an extremely typical cause of back pain for desk employees, and frequently simply stretching out the hip flexors will alleviate the discomfort and help in the back.
Issues That Tight Hips Can Cause
If you have tight hip flexors, then you will more than likely have back pain. If your hip flexors are tight, then they are puling the back forward.
What Not To Do In The Health club
If you are going to the health club and you have tight hips. This is just sitting down once again in another similar position, and will just make your hips even tighter.
The best ways to Stretch Your Hip Flexors
If you are suffering from tight hips then you simply require to try to extend them out and it is more than likely that you will have immediate advantages. The one good stretch that you must try is to get on one knee, bring your other leg up to 90 degrees, and push forward through your hips.
If you are experiencing hip pain, however you're uncertain exactly what type of injury you have suffered, or how bad it is, this need to answer those concerns for you.
There are 3 main kinds of hip flexor pain:
When Lifting Leg, discomfort
Hip flexor discomfort is often related to pain while lifting the leg, however more specifically, pain just during this motion is generally a pulled hip flexor.
Pulled Flexor
If you have a pulled flexor you might know it already, if you keep in mind when it first started injuring, if it was during some sort of explosive motion, you most likely have one. In order to test if you do, attempt standing on the opposite foot, then raising your leg as high as possible( knee to chest), if you feel any pain at any phase stop right away. Once you have actually developed that there is pain carrying out the knee to chest motion, it is practically particular that you have a pulled hip flexor. Please scroll down to the severity area to discover what his ways.
Constant Pain
If you have bothersome discomfort throughout the day, and it hurts when you move your leg or extend your hip flexor, you might have a case of tendonitis.
Hip flexor tendonitis occurs normally with professional athletes as an overuse injury. Whenever a repetitive movement is carried out, such as running or biking, there is a lot of force being put on the hip flexors. Typically this will lead to inflammation of the tendon connecting the hip flexor muscles to the bone and will trigger a lot of discomfort.
Discomfort When Touching Hip Area
A bruised hip flexor is an umbrella term explaining an injury to one or more of the a number of muscles that the hip flexor consists of. If your discomfort started after a blunt trauma to this location, you most likely have a bruised hip flexor.
Bruised Flexor
It can be hard to tell the distinction in between a bruised and a pulled hip flexor, because you will often experience discomfort when raising the leg either way. The difference is that in a fixed position, a bruised muscle will be really sensitive if you touch it. So to diagnose this, stand and gradually use pressure to the different parts of the hip flexor; if the pain felt while using pressure is comparable in intensity to the pain felt raising your leg, you most likely only have a bruised muscle, this is fantastic news!! Bruised muscles just need a few days of rest and you'll be prepared to go, although possibly a bit aching ... To speed up healing, use a moderate quantity of heat to the location 2-3 times a day with a heat pack or warm towel, this will stimulate blood flow and begin your recovery system.
Seriousness of Injury
If you have actually recognized that you have a pulled hip flexor, now we have to classify it into among 3 kinds of pulls, after you have determined what class of pull you have, you can start to treat it.
Degree Strain
If you can move your leg to your chest without much discomfort, you probably have a very first degree pressure; this is the very best kind you could have. A first degree stress indicates you have a partial or small tear to one or more of the muscles in the area.
Second Degree Stress
You most likely have a 2nd degree pull if you had a lot of problem moving your leg to your chest and had to stop part way through. A second degree pull is a much more serious partial tear to among the muscles, it can trigger substantial pain and has to be taken care of incredibly carefully in order not to totally tear the hurt area.
Third Degree Strain
If you can barely move your leg at all here why are you reading this short article!!! Go see your physician right now and attempt not to move your leg if you can prevent it. A Third degree strain is a full tear of your muscle and requires a a lot longer time to recover, please get your medical professional's viewpoint on this prior to you do anything else.
Hip Flexor Tendonitis is pain caused by tendon inflammation, which is generally triggered in the hip flexor area by recurring motion of significant muscles. If you can not trace your pain back to a single movement, and it has gradually simply increased through workout, then you most likely DO in reality have hip flexor tendonitis.
Kicking a ball includes synchronised knee extension and hip flexion, thus in order to achieve more power kicking requires different hip flexor exercises. Your hip flexors are a long set of muscles that attach from your spinal column onto your hip. To identify this, stand up and gradually use pressure to the various parts of the hip flexor; if the discomfort felt while using pressure is similar in intensity to the pain felt lifting your leg, you probably only have a bruised muscle, this is terrific news!! Bruised muscles just need a couple of days of rest and you'll be all set to go, although possibly a bit aching ... To speed up healing, apply a moderate amount of heat to the area 2-3 times a day with a heat pack or warm towel, this will stimulate blood flow and kick start your recovery system.


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Republican state Sens. David Rouzer of Johnston County and Thom Goolsby of New Hanover County will hold a joint press conference at noon Thursday to discuss the Monkey Junction annexation and plans for this year's legislative short session to address it.
Goolsby said in a recent interview with the StarNews that he planned to ensure that the annexation of the Monkey Junction area doesn't occur.
According to a press release from Rouzer's congressional campaign, the senators will address the audience then take questions from the media.
The event is at noon on the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess St.
Goolsby, by the way, has endorsed Rouzer in his bid for the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District. Rouzer faces Ilario Pantano and Randy Crow in Tuesday's primary.


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Year of Visit: 2007
Vatican City is a sovereign city state located within the city of Rome, Italy.
It is also the smallest state in the world and home to the Papal seat.
I was there over the winter of 2007.
Located on the west of the Tiber river, it wasn't all that difficult to get there.
We traveled around Rome in the reliable public bus system so likewise we took a bus from Rome's Termini railway station to get to Vatican City. The Termini railway station is also the main terminal for buses and there is a tourist information centre at the bus hub with signs indicating which number to take to get to the various tourist spots.
How do you know where to get down?
Always have a map in hand, look out for road names or make sure you can recognise some important landmarks just in case none of them on the bus can speak English.
Tech savvy nun with one hand on the wheel and another holding on to her mobile phone.
This is the St. Peter's Square with dozens of taxis.
We only allocated one full day for Vatican City so we had to choose between the St. Peter's Basilica or the Vatican Museum. There was a long queue to enter St. Peter's Basilica and we wouldn't know how long it will take us to enter the so called 'greatest of all churches of Christendom' so we opted for the Vatican Museum which also has a reputation as one of the greatest museums in the world.
That Pope will normally appear from the balcony in the middle to address the people on Christmas day. There were preparations for the occasion when we were there but unfortunately our trip to Italy didn't coincide with Christmas day. Instead, we had such a bad Christmas in London which we will not forget. haha!
source: Wikipedia - The interior of the St. Peter's Basilica.
You must visit the St. Peter's Basilica if you have time!
The Swiss Guards whose history dates back to the 15th century.
They are well known for they loyalty and courage. They are responsible for the safety of the pope and the security of the various entrance and access to the Vatican City.
There are several criteria to fulfill to become a Swiss guard.
- Catholic.
- Single male.
- Swiss citizen.
- Completed basic training with Swiss military.
- Between 19 and 30 years of age.
- At least 174 cm tall.
According to the museum, as of 2007, they were visited by 4,310,083 people.
My friends and I included.
The entrance looked a little more chaotic.
The Vatican Museum is definitely one of the best museums i have ever visited. It is huge and it will take you hours to explore and to appreciate the collections and various art works. A visit to the Vatican Museum includes the famous Sistine Chapel.
Collections from Egypt?
Among the architecture marvels in the museum.
Some historic carving.
The Gallery of Maps. It's not the 16th century map paintings on the walls which caught my attention but the paintings on the ceiling! haha!
So beautiful isn't it?
Looks like somebody from the Roman Empire era to me, but without pants?!
Some of the sculptures had their penis stolen or maybe dropped off over the years.
Another painting, i see Jesus, The Trinity, Virgin Mary and the Pope.
I can't remember if this painting was taken in the Sistine Chapel.
The staircase of the Vatican Museum. Even the staircase is itself an art!
The Courtyard.
Some of the Pope mobiles or transporters used by the Pope.
More information of the Vatican Museum here.
If you're a student, you will get a discount for your ticket.
Last but not least, a Christmas themed Coca-Cola can for Coca-Cola can and bottle collectors!


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Tucana is another polish form Sinful Colors. It's creme and dark purple. I really like this one. Application was a bit tricky. It only needs 2 coats.
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And here's a Konad pattern I did with Essence white stampy polish and Konad image plate M78.
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despair often has some great posters - take offs on motivation posters.
as someone once said - the sure sign you are a loser is... you have a collection of motivational posters.
This recent t-shirt is a dig at the recent slate of "random things about me" postings on blogs and facebook.
1957 ferrari
The 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is unarguably one of the most beautiful and successfully designed race cars ever. RM Auctions has one. It's perfect and expected to destroy the $10,894,400 record set last year. That's a lot of money for a car... but what a car.
via jalopnik
that's fast
via wired.
An Indiana businessman and a race car-driving chauffeur have built what they and the World Record Academy call the world's fastest street-legal car, a 1,600-horsepower beast that does zero to sixty in just 2.1 seconds.
That's right. Two-point-one seconds.
Designer Marlon Kirby and financier David McMahan unveiled the Maxximus G-Force this morning in Beverly Hills, and they'll happily sell you one for $3 million. That kind of money buys you a car with a 7-liter twin turbocharged Chevrolet V8 engine powerful enough to leave the Ferrari Enzo, McLaren F1 and even the mighty Bugatti Veyron in its dust. When Kirby let 'er rip at Rockingham Raceway in North Carolina a few months ago, the car did zero to 100 in 4.541 seconds and peeled off a zero-to-100-back-to-zero time of 8.861 seconds.
56-year-old becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
Jennifer Figge became the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The 56-year-old left the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's western coast on Jan. 12, swimming 19 out of 25 days battling waves of up to 30 feet. The distance from Cape Verde to Trinidad is roughly 700 miles.... The original plan was for her to swim to the Bahamas — a distance of about 2,100 miles (3,380 miles) — but inclement forced them to change their plans and she arrived at Trinidad on Feb. 5. She now plans to swim from Trinidad to the British Virgin Islands, ending her odyssey at the Bitter End Yacht Club in late February.
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parking garage innovations
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Brain May solo
I suppose I should say Dr May. He has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Imperial College London. His thesis is entitled "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud."


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PCIB – preliminary results of the rights issue
Oslo, January 6, 2017 – Reference is made to the previous announcements by PCI Biotech Holding ASA ("PCI Biotech" or the "Company") in respect of the fully underwritten rights issue of 10,000,000 new shares in the Company (the "Rights Issue"). The subscription period for the Rights Issue expired at 16:30 CET on 5 January 2017.
A preliminary count indicates that the Company has received subscriptions for approximately 20.9 million new shares at the end of the subscription period. In total 10,000,000 new shares were offered and the Rights Issue has consequently been oversubscribed by approximately 109%.
"We are pleased with the continued support of our shareholders and the Rights Issue being oversubscribed. The capital increase of NOK 70 million will enable us to further develop both our pipeline and PCI Biotech as a company", says Per Walday, CEO, PCI Biotech.
The final allocation of the shares offered in the Rights Issue is expected to be resolved by the Company's board of directors on 10 January 2016, in accordance with the allocation criteria set out in the prospectus dated 13 December 2016. The final result of the Rights Issue is expected to be published on or about 10 January 2017, and letters regarding allocation of new shares and the corresponding subscription amount to be paid by each subscriber, is expected to be distributed as soon as possible thereafter.
Allocation of new shares and distribution of allocation letters
10 January 2017
Payment for new shares
16 January 2017
Capital increase registered and listing of new shares
On or about 20 January 2017
Contact information:
PCI Biotech Holding ASA, Ullernchausséen 64, N-0379 Oslo, Norway. www.pcibiotech.com
Ronny Skuggedal, CFO, firstname.lastname@example.com, Mobile: +47 9400 5757.
Important Notice
The contents of this announcement have been prepared by, and are the sole responsibility of, the Company. The Company's financial advisor is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, or for advice in relation to the Rights Issue, the contents of this announcement or any of the matters referred to herein. The Rights Issue and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Rights Issue may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Company assumes no responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
The Rights Issue will not be made in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in or into any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation to such person or where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No steps have been taken or will be taken relating to the Rights Issue in any jurisdiction outside of Norway in which such steps would be required. Neither the publication and/or delivery of this announcement shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained herein is correct as of any date subsequent to the earlier of the date hereof and any earlier specified date with respect to such information.
This publication is not an offer for sale of or the solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The Offer Shares and the Subscription Rights have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States.
About PCI Biotech
PCI Biotech is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on development and commercialisation of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer through its innovative photochemical internalisation (PCI) technology platform. PCI is applied to three distinct anticancer paradigms: fimaCHEM (enhancement of chemotherapeutics for localised treatment of cancer), fimaVACC (T-cell induction technology for therapeutic vaccination), and fimaNAc (nucleic acid therapeutics delivery).
Photochemical internalisation induces triggered endosomal release that is used to unlock the true potential of a wide array of therapeutic modalities. The company's lead fimaCHEM programme consists of a clinical Phase I/II clinical study in bile duct cancer, an orphan indication with a high unmet need and without approved products. fimaVACC applies a unique mode of action to enhance the essential cytotoxic effect of therapeutic cancer vaccines, which works in synergy with several other state-of-the-art vaccination technologies. fimaNAc utilises the endosomal release to provide intracellular delivery of nucleic acids, such as mRNA and siRNA therapeutics, thereby addressing one of the major bottlenecks facing this emerging and promising field.


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When you start debugging, the Debug perspective is displayed, with the views useful for debugging. The default views are listed below; you can display them by clicking Window > Show View.
For OO COBOL: Shows all the local data items and parameters and the SELF item (containing all fields).
You can change values of the variables in this view. Select a variable from the list, right-click and select Change Value. A dialog box is displayed.
You can set a breakpoint or watchpoint by double clicking in the margin of the code view.You can create a breakpoint for any program in the workspace that your application uses by clicking Run > Add Program Breakpoint, or clicking the icon in the Breakpoints view, and entering the name of the file.
During a debug session, you can add a data item to this view by selecting it in the code view, right-clicking and choosing Inspect COBOL and then choosing Add to Expressions.
You can also add an arbitrary expression in the view by clicking Add new expression or in the Expressions view. The added expression can be any string, but to be evaluated it needs to be a valid expression.
You can also debug in COBOL Copy View, which expands copybooks in line, so you can use it to perform debugging of your code and copybooks in a single view.


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Thursday, October 22, 2015
OXJAM Brum Feat: Crime and Punishment 2011, SLTP, Neumonics. 17/10. Review.
If you have read the Crime and Punishment 2011 interview (scroll down if you've not read it) then like me you'd be curious to see what they're really like on a stage. I did their first ever photo-shoot,. which involved stripping outside a strip club and a plastic chainsaw. This years OXJAM gave a ridiculous amount of value for money. With performers playing at 7 venues across Birmingham from midday to 1am. All for just £10 on the door of any of the venues. I saw that the Sunflower Lounge. After the madness of the photo-shoot the first band I saw was Neumonics
. Neumonics are a Northampton based rock trio. They dress in all black and play really well together. Their singer uses pedals to loop his guitar playing for extra heaviness and goes wild on his guitar head-banging and shredding away. The pedals also added a touch of electonica to the bands sound. They claim to be influenced by 90's shoegaze, but I think the singer had a touch of glam about him. Neumonics are a loud rock n roll band and I think they're pretty great.
D.AN Carter
SLTP's name is a acronym for Summer Loving Torture Party
were up next. They're a newly formed Birmingham based act. Their sound is pretty conventional indie. Not really far off from The Maccabees or Bombay Bicycle Club. But they play really well together as a band. They've got decent songs and they play them with plenty of spirit.
Joey Sniper
I was really excited to see Crime and Punishment 2011
as they said their set would blow my dick off. I also wanted to see if they were a genuine band or just a piss take. The truth is that they're a bit of both. Look at any great hip hop group and you'll see a mix of personalities and individuals. Crime and Punishment share this trait. They have the bearded screaming metal dude called Joey Sniper (who I suggested should call himself Kenilworth Lamar). The quiet yet only actual serious MC in the group, Glitch, and the nutter that is D.A.N Carter. On beats is Jason, who basically provides the same ethereal witch-house hip hop that he does as Pink Violence. But he also threw in some heavier guitar tracks. They did a cover of Linkin Park's 'Nobody's listening' with all the angst of the original. They also brought the heaviness with their own song 'Hellbound'. Put all this together and you've got an incredibly loud, high energy show. Dan and Joey Sniper got right into peoples faces and ran about the place screaming and jumping about like Nu metal never died. The show was loads of fun and great to watch and be a part of. Only a few people were there and those who were were either loving it or a bit confused. Crime and Punishment 2011 are not really a grime act like I was led to believe. They mix a lot of styles. It's hard to tell whether any of them are being serious at any time. The banter never stops with this lot and they all share in jokes like a real clique. Afterwards I said to them that it ' actually wasn't shit'. Which they seemed happy with. I really want to join them as it just looks like so much fun. If they want a guitarist they know where to find me.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Past 5 Months and The Future
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Nicole, I am so very sorry for your loss. I'm sure that your faith has gotten you through such a difficult time. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. God bless you and your husband.ReplyDelete
oh Nicole. I am so sorry, Your story brings me to tears as I can't even imagine going through something more painful. I am so so sorry for your lose. I wish I had something encouraging to say, but I can't even think of words that could make you feel any better or take away any pain. I'm praying for you right now that you would feel God's comfort and that he would be able to help your pain and work through it. I hope that sharing your story helps with the healing process. You are a strong woman Nicole. I will continue to pray for you and your husband.ReplyDelete
My deepest sympathies on your loss, Nicole. I can't even begin to imagine the ordeal you have went through, and my thoughts and prayers are with you.ReplyDelete


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Our son wanted Aunt Dee's Caramel Coconut Cream Pie to take to his small group. Aunt Dee said the recipe was in our family cookbook. Well, sure 'nuf...right there it was. I'd never seen it in there OR made it, of course. I bought ingredients for four pies and in one hour had all of them chillin' out in the freezer! Two pies were for his small group and two for our guests who were coming in from out of town.
It's yummy! I won't tell anyone if you make one pie just to eat all by yourself. No I didn't do that, but yes it is that good.
Susan, who is the sweetest cashier in probably the whole world or something like that, wanted the recipe. She saw all these yummy ingredients beeping across the scanner and thought they added up to delectable goodness. Susan, I hope your hubby enjoys it as much as we do.
Caramel Coconut Pie
1/4 c. butter
1 pkg (7 oz) flaked coconut
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 container (16 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 jar (12 oz) caramel ice cream topping
2 baked 9" pastry shells
Melt butter in larger skillet. Add coconut and 1/4 c. pecans; cook until golden, stirring frequently. Set mixture aside and let cool slightly.
Cream Filling:
Combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
Assembling Pie:
Layer 1/4 of cream cheese mixture in each pastry shell. Drizzle 1/4 of caramel topping over each pie. Sprinkle 1/4 coconut mixture evenly over each pie. Repeat layers with remaining cream cheese mixture, caramel topping, and coconut mixture. Cover and freeze pies at least 8 hours. Let frozen pies stand at room temperature 5 minutes before slicing.
Yield: two 9" pies.
The first two pies that were taken to small group only chilled for about 45 minutes. They still set up nicely and brought home rave reviews, thanks to a nice group of hungry and very complimentary young adults.


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Great times in stem cell land
For much of the past decade, Beike Biotechnology, a private company based Shenzhen, China was one of the most prominent stem cell centers on earth. In its early years Beike founder, Hu Xiang (a.k.a Sean Hu) teamed up with an American professional named Jon Hakim (a.k.a John Harris). Beike has reported treating more patients than almost any other stem cell clinic.
Scott Alexander Moffett (who usually goes by Alex) teamed up with Beike fresh out of a string of successful businesses in south and southeast Asia (visit his public LinkedIn page for a list of companies he has headed). He became the new head of Beike Biotech's holding company, Beike Holdings and embarked on an impressive campaign to diversify their stem cell business outside of China. In the two and half years he was there, he helped build a network of affiliates and subsidiaries that spanned from Romania to Saudi Arabia to India to Malaysia and Indonesia.
Alex at the World Stem Cell Summit 2009. Watch the video here
But when Hu abruptly sold his stem cell company in late 2010, Moffett followed soon after, buying out the holding company and launching his own new venture, a Bangkok-based "Vanuatu corporation" called Siricell (apparently meaning "The wealth of the cell" in Sanskrit/English), which has the mission of targeting "age related disease management and to assist in the extension of life until the Singularity Nexus expands the scope and capacities of our work in these areas." For those of you who don't read life extension books, the "Singularity" is a proposed future point at which technological development makes it possible to extend human lifespan radically or perhaps even indefinitely. Whether that is achieved through unforeseeable and unlikely advances in medicine, or by uploading a digitized simulacrum of one's neural network into a computer, I for one will not be holding my breath for it to arrive. (But good luck to all the True Believers!)
And there are many true believers indeed, represented enthusiastically by the SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) Foundation, an anti-aging research group headed by Aubrey de Grey, with backing from such impressive backers as PayPal co-founder and Ron Paul's favorite sugardaddy Peter Thiel and "Internet entrepreneur" Jason Hope. (If you had hundreds of millions of dollars, as these two do, you might try to live forever too.) Interestingly, the SENS Foundation is listed on the Siricell website as a member of the advisory board.
Moffett himself is no stranger to out-of-the-box thinking. He did spend nearly 20 years, after all, at the helm of various companies in the "ayurceutics" and herbal medicine space. And, as with his most Singular stem cells, and apparently drum machine technology (see Linn Moffet Electronics) as well, his expertise was self-taught (see Education). He also spent quite some time in his youth on the luxurious compound of the Fellowship of Friends, an esoteric group in Northern California established by an elementary school teacher in the early 70s to keep the teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky alive. Moffett previously listed this on his Education history, but now only this screenshot remains.
And what good friends they are!
And now, here in 2012, we find Moffett and Marshank together again in a stem cell venture, with Moffett the Founder, Chairman and CEO and "Visionary Entrepreneur" Marshank the Director of International Development. Rounding out the crew is Narin "Jimmy" Apiraichuk, the youthful former VP of Theravitae, the Bangkok-based stem cell center set up by Don Margolis. Marshank stated via LinkedIn that, "SiriCell now has subsidiaries in India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and the Britisch [sic] Virgin Islands. In 2011 we will be opening subsidiaries in Panama and Egypt."
I remain convinced that Moffett and Marshank have stumbled upon the stem cell fountain of youth.