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Scam Letter(s) from Janet Mark to Matthew (UK)
Letter 1
Hello Darling..
Good Afternoon to you Sweetheart..How are you doing and how was your day at work.. i hope by the grace of almighty God you are doing good as am i here..Am really missing you so much and thinking about you all day..My day just started and want to say hi to you dear.i have to clean the house wash some clothes and get to the market to buy food stuffs to cook.
Darling..I am thinking about you.it's not like I am feeling that you are far - it's just that I want to let you know again HOW MUCH I am in love with you. I will love you forever and for always, Baby. You are a man every girl is dreaming about and that`s not all ... you are all mine. I don`t know what I did good in this life to deserve you, but I have must been doing something very good in my life! Being with you makes me feel like the entire world is mine. One day we will marry and have a happy family ...
I am dreaming about that. I love you, Baby, and I am yours forever!!
Letter 2
Hello Darling,,
How are you doing and how was your night dear..Am missing you so much.Am missing you so much and where have you been dear..I was here yesterday but you were not online to me and i call your number but no answer..I even send you a test to your phone but you did not repply me babe..wht is going on there with you dear.
Dear, Am lonely here and i was even here with a cam yesterday which i borrow from a friend for you to see me honey..Please come online to me..You are my everything i have in the world.My love, I can not stand this. It is just too hard to be away from you. I am usually okay, but at times like this (especially tonight)
Letter 3
How are you doing and how was your night dear..Am missing you so much.Am missing you so much..
Darling, am sorry for the lost of your uncle ok.. G0d will hide him at his place and how are is your mom doing there and i hope you are taking good care of yourself for me.. i really care about you and it hurt me to miss you so long.I really love you so much and i hope you are ok as am here but am missing you so much dear.
Babe, i was busy all day as i use to be that is why i was not online when you went to the cafe ok..am hoping to take to you soon.. i love you so much and i have borrow the cam here when i show you then i will give it to the owner ok.. i love you so much..Stay bless and take good care for me..
Linda) it just becomes too much to bear. I can not sleep tonight from thinking of you.
Letter 4
Good Morning to you Darling, How are you doing today and how was your journey..Welcome home and i was happy when i read your message thanks for doing that and i know now you really care for me and you show me that you are my true love babe..Am happy for you and you are welcome home and can't wait to talk to you because i miss talking you so much.I miss you so badly darling and i hope you miss me too.
Darling. In life, we receive a wonderful opportunity, and that is to love. Love comes in many forms. You love people in different ways and for different reasons, depending upon how they have touched your life. Love is a very powerful word and can describe a multitude of feelings, but its main context carries the same meaning.
Mathew..I want to tell you that the love I have for you is undying. It is a love that is strong and enduring and will stand the test of time. I truly feel blessed that you have become a part of my life and I cannot wait for the day that we can join our lives together. I want to lie next to you at night and fall asleep in your arms, only to wake to your beautiful smile. I want to share in your joys and sorrows. I want to be your everything. You are everything to me.
You are everything I do.
You see and bring out the best in me. You are the one I want to share everything with - my thoughts, hopes and dreams. Thinking of you makes my heart feel full. You are such a source of inspiration for me. I will forever be indebted to you for all you have brought to my life. So, to repay you, I promise you my heart and all the love in it for the rest of my life....
Yours Love.
Linda Armah
Letter 5
Hello Darling..
How are you doing today and how was day at work babe..I really miss you so much and what is wrong that you are not coming online to me now babe...I have been here for long time now and you are not coming online to me babe..My brother gave me the pictures of the Galaxy tab to show you babe..
Hey, Honey. I'm missing you so much that you've been on my mind all day and night.Darling, but I guess my feelings have made their way to you in the form of dreams. Mathew, you are my happiness, Dear, and my adorable darling.
Mathew..It's been a while since I came online. I miss the way you would hold me and hug me when those sad times came around; I remember when I looked into your eyes, it was like fireworks in the skies. I'm missing you, so please don't pretend, this can't be the end.
You, you, you and you alone... you shall reign in my heart. You are the one I desire without whom I could not be complete. I will live for you alone and I will work for you alone. I will share with you my thoughts, my heart, my mind and my body. I am waiting to receive you. I will never use force on you not even by words. In your presence, I will always be honest, transparent and sincere. I want always to be at your side... I love you, Mathew...
Please tell me why you was not online please am missing you and it's hurt me to miss you tonight..Babe did you see the galaxy tab my brother ask me to send it to you fro you to see it and he will tell you something latter ok..
Am missssssssssssssssssiiiiiiigg Yooooooouuuuuuuuuu soooooooo much.....mmmmmwah.
Letter 6
Good morning to you my love..How are you doing and how was your night today babe..am missing you so much and i have been here so long but you are not coming online to me honey..i really love you so much and nothing can change my love for you babe...YOu are my everything and i need you in my life earch and everyday to make me happy babe..
Darling this are the info to sen the money to ok..
information: Name: Asamoah Richard
Country; Ghana.
City: Accra.
zip Code; 00233
darling this is my brother's infor ok..but you have to send it to western union ok..so that you can give me the info about it so that i wil tell my brother to have it for me I just have to tell you, Come online, to share with you that sacred part of my inner, secret life, the thoughts I think that everyone has but does not always say..take good care of yourself for me.
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A conservative author whose book was touted just last month by four Republican members of Congress is explicitly calling for a "backlash" against American Muslims in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.
Dave Gaubatz, author of Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that's Conspiring to Islamize America, made the comment in a semi-coherent interview with the group Family Security Matters.
In assigning collective blame for the Fort Hood killings, Gaubatz said:
Politicians, Muslims, and law enforcement are concerned about a 'backlash' against Muslims. Now is the time for a professional and legal backlash against the Muslim community and their leaders. Muslims know what materials are being taught in their mosques and they know many of the materials instruct young Muslims to kill innocent people who do not adhere to Sharia law. If Muslims do not want a backlash, then I would recommend a "house cleaning." Stack every Saudi, al Qaeda, Pakistani, Taliban, Hamas, and Muslim Brotherhood piece of material from their mosque and have a bonfire. Tell the American, Jewish, and Muslim community this hatred will no longer be allowed in their mosques.
All of this might be dismissed as the ranting of a fringe lunatic, but for the fact that Gaubatz's work has been circulated and endorsed by prominent Republican officials.
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) wrote the foreword to Muslim Mafia, which came out last month. And she is the leader of a group of four House Republicans — including Myrick, John Shadegg (AZ), Paul Broun (GA), and Trent Franks (AZ) — pursuing the book's claims of Muslim intern "spying" on Capitol Hill.
Just last week the Denver Post published an op-ed by former congressman Tom Tancredo outlining the supposed revelations in Gaubatz's book.
Gaubatz's comments aren't particularly surprising, coming from a man who has called President Obama "Muslim" and questioned the loyalty of the two Muslim members of Congress.

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Autobahn has made inroads to German imagination since 1932
BERLIN LETTER:From the title of a 1974 Kraftwerk album to the myth Hitler invented it, the motorway system is set to speed ahead, writes DEREK SCALLY
WHO IS responsible for Germany's first autobahn motorway? Hitler, you might answer. Wrong. It was Konrad Adenauer. It was August 1932 and Adenauer, later the first postwar West German chancellor, was mayor of Cologne.
"This is how the roads of the future will look," he said, opening Germany's first crossroads-free motorway between Cologne and Bonn. It was only 20km long, but offered four straight-as-an-arrow lanes, no traffic lights and an eye-watering speed limit of 120km/h – a considerable challenge to boy-racers in an era when most cars could only manage half that.
It was the birth of a legend that, within a year, had been silently subsumed into the Hitler myth.
In opposition, the Nazis railed against further motorways as a prestige project Germany could ill-afford, a racing route for "rich aristocrats, Jewish big capitalists and their interests".
It was a widespread political view since the first autobahn test route – the Avus – was built in Berlin in 1921. But attitudes changed when an explosion in motorised traffic left towns choked with traffic. In 1929 alone, nearly 6,000 Germans were killed in road accidents.
The situation was particularly critical in the densely populated Rhine-Ruhr region in western Germany where, in 1926, plans were devised for a motorway with the less-than-catchy name "only-automobile-street". A second name, proposed by a lobby group for a car-only route from Hamburg in the north via Frankfurt to Basel, was the "HaFraBa".
In the end it was Robert Otzen, head of the Stufa car lobby group, who is credited with "autobahn" – a modern take on the word bahn, German for railway.
The motorway plan was given a lukewarm reception by the Weimar Republic traffic minister Theodor von Guérard. After banning private companies from building motorways, the minister agreed to co-finance the Cologne-Bonn route as a public works project. To have the maximum positive effect on the high dole figures, the planners were forbidden from using any kind of hydraulic diggers. The first autobahn, costing nine million Reichsmarks and employing 5,550 construction workers, opened on August 6th, 1932, as a twin monument to motoring and manual labour.
The new route was a sensation, and 2,000 car-owners arrived on the first day, grappling with new traffic rules: no stopping, no parking or turning and no transport of animals.
Five months later, Hitler was in power. He soon reversed Nazi opposition to autobahns after learning the influence – and popularity – offered by road building. The Nazis were just weeks in office when, in February 1933, Hitler announced a massive autobahn-building programme. Soon the freshly elected chancellor could be seen, shovel in hand, digging out autobahn foundations for the press cameras.
Two years later, he opened the Frankfurt-Darmstadt-Mannheim-Heidelberg route and, in a snub to Adenauer, downgraded the first autobahn to a "regional route".
With this bureaucratic trick, Hitler had now established himself in the history books as the father of the first autobahn, a myth that survives to this day.
It's not the only autobahn myth. The notion that there is no speed limit is only partly true. Autobahns have many speed limits – for instance at intersections and construction sights – while, overall, a "recommended speed limit" of up to 130km/h applies.
A recent poll found 80 per cent of Germans opposed to mandatory speed limits. A hard core of drivers view any attempt to make them travel slower than 200km/h as an infringement of their human rights. The fastest recorded speed on an autobahn, fact-fiends will be interested to know, was 432km/h.
The 13,000km autobahn network, the fifth-longest in the world, entered the cultural consciousness with German band Kraftwerk's album Autobahn (1974) but it remains a hot-button political issue.
Car lobby group ADAC says that, at 80, the autobahn is starting to show its age and that the annual €5 billion maintenance budget is a pittance. But Berlin's proposed answer to more investment – tolls for private cars – has an effect on the ADAC similar to garlic on a vampire.
German cyclists – barred from the autobahn party for eight decades – are finally hoping to get in on the action.
Down the road from the first motorway, plans are under way for a 85km cycle route (Radbahn) right across the traffic-clogged Ruhr region, from Duisburg to Dortmund.
A study commissioned by the federal transport ministry found that Germany could save on six million tonnes of carbon monoxide emissions – 4 per cent of the annual total – if half of all German commutes under 5km were done by bike rather than car.
Some 80 years after Adenauer's autobahn of the future was unveiled, the future in Germany may well belong to the bicycle.


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William Hay Macnaghten
Sir William Hay Macnaghten, 1st Baronet (24 August 1793 – 23 December 1841) was a British civil servant in India, who played a major part in the First Anglo-Afghan War.
He was the second son of Sir Francis Macnaghten, Bart., judge of the supreme courts of Madras and Calcutta, and was educated at Charterhouse. He went to Madras as a cadet in 1809, but in 1816 joined the Bengal Civil Service. He displayed a talent for languages and published several treatises on Hindu and Islamic law. His political career began in 1830 as secretary to Lord William Bentinck; and in 1837 he became one of the most trusted advisers of the governor-general, Lord Auckland, with whose policy of supporting Shah Shuja against Dost Mahommed Khan, the reigning amir of Kabul, Macnaghten became closely identified.
He was created a baronet in 1840, and four months before his death was nominated to the governorship of Bombay. As a political agent at Kabul, he came into conflict with the military authorities and subsequently with his subordinate Sir Alexander Burnes. Macnaghten attempted to placate the Afghan chiefs with heavy subsidies, but when the drain on the Indian exchequer became too great, and the allowances were reduced, this policy led to an outbreak. Burnes was murdered on 2 November 1841; and under the elderly General William Elphinstone, the British army in Kabul degenerated into a leaderless mob.
Macnaghten tried to save the situation by negotiating with the Afghan chiefs and, independently of them, with Dost Mahammad's son, Akbar Khan, by whom he was captured and, on 23 December 1841, Macnaghten was killed. The exact circumstances of his death are unclear; Khan himself may have killed him personally, or that he was killed because he was resisting after being captured and it was feared he would break free[1]. This very soon became an inspirational story among the Afghans, with the disastrous retreat from Kabul and the Massacre of Elphinstone's army in the Khurd-Kabul Pass following. These events threw doubt on Macnaghten's capacity for dealing with the problems of colonial diplomacy, though his fearlessness and integrity were unquestioned.
Appearances in fictionEdit
Macnaghten appears in the first volume of the Flashman Papers, being depicted as ambitious, arrogant and a megalomaniac.
He also appears in To Herat and Cabul by G. A. Henty. He is pictured as a brave man, but clueless about Afghan politics. Henty places the blame for convincing Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India, to place Shuja on the throne squarely on his shoulders.
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- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Macnaghten, Sir William Hay". Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 264–265.
- Prior, Katherine (2004). "Macnaghten, Sir William Hay, baronet (1793-1841)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 August 2006. (subscription or UK public library membership required)


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Igarashi set to catch a wave in surfing's Olympic debut
TOKYO (AP) — In keeping with the laid-back lifestyle of his sport, Kanoa Igarashi won't let the pressure of representing Japan overwhelm him when surfing makes its much-anticipated debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 20-year-old Igarashi was born in Huntington Beach, California, in 1997 but recently received dual citizenship in order to compete for his ancestral homeland in 2020.
"Ever since I was a kid, I loved being in the spotlight," Igarashi said during a recent interview. "I loved having a lot of people watching me and competing under high pressure situations."
In April, The International Surfing Association formally approved Igarashi's request to represent Japan at future ISA World Championships. Igarashi previously represented the United States.
As host nation, Japan automatically receives one slot for the men's and women's event. As the first Japanese surfer on the World Tour, Igarashi will be a strong favorite to represent his country in the Olympics.
Igarashi's father Tsutomu grew up surfing in Japan before moving to the United States.
Kanoa started surfing at the age of three and entered his first contest three years later. He qualified for the World Surf League's championship tour in 2015 and, one year later as an 18-year-old rookie, collected more Round One wins than any surfer on the tour that year.
The chance to represent Japan is a dream come true for Igarashi.
"It's everything I've dreamt of as a kid, especially with the Olympics coming up," Igarashi said. "It's all happening, this is a really big moment in my career and I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life."
The surfing competition in 2020 will be held at the Tsurigasaki beach in Chiba Prefecture, about two hours outside of the Japanese capital. It's where Igarashi's father honed his skills before moving to the US.
While the waves at Tsurigasaki can't rival those of the North Shore of Oahu, Igarashi said there are plenty of challenges.
"It's up to us to find the ideal wave," Igarashi said. "That's part of the challenge."
The four-man heat method will be used. Four athletes will compete at a time, with the best two proceeding to the next round. The length of a heat depends on the condition of the waves and lasts 20 to 25 minutes. In that time, an athlete can ride 10 to 12 waves, with their two highest scores counting.
The United States, Australia and Brazil are expected to be the favorites but given his experience and familiarity with the waters, nobody is counting Igarashi out.
"It's not just about me," Igarashi said. "It's about my whole country that is backing me and behind me and supporting me. I can't wait for the moment to come and I'm going to do my best to prepare for it mentally and physically to get the gold medal."
The International Surfing Association, based in La Jolla, California, is the sport's governing body. It was founded in 1964.
Surfing's push to be included in the Olympics has a long history but got a big boost in 2014 when IOC President Thomas Bach realized the need to add more youthful, vibrant sports to the Olympic program.
A total of 26 sports applied for inclusion in the 2020 Games and in August of 2016, five new sports, including surfing, were added to the program.
Despite his relaxed approach, Igarashi knows competing for Japan in home waters on sport's biggest stage will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"This is the Olympics, this is the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. It's not just another test in school, this is the real deal," Igarashi said. "I feel the pressure every day. I go to sleep thinking about it but this is what makes a great athlete, it's about dealing with the pressure, being excited for the moment instead of being scared of the pressure."


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The composition planned for this post suddenly changed when I realized the title had morphed into the question, Why Love? Another influence on the change in my plan was a brief, long overdue visit with a friend; the friend who, several years ago, issued a challenge. The challenge was to prove him wrong in a claim he made: The more narrow the focus, the broader the impact. He knew how to motivate this Southerner.
Becoming focused – narrowing my personal brand – had enriched my work and life. Focus intensified my love, my Voice (the one thing I hold so close that must be in each and every interaction). The intensity of my love strengthened my focus. Love flows through my work – only after doing its work in me.
Only those who are totally secure in their love can live thus fully the present moment. -Thomas H. Green in When the Well Runs Dry
The why of my love is embedded in my mission to free the confidence found in the individual leader's authenticity. My love is focused only as I am present. It is good to remember; a healthy appreciation of the historical building blocks of our story. It is also good to confidently peer into the vision of tomorrow. Embracing the outline – the structure – of our story frees love in the present; the only location where we truly live.
Story lives in your moments, folds into your potential, and unfolds in your love. What is the why of your love?


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This Wednesday marks the return of Peter Krause to monthly comics as the artist on BOOM! Studios' Irredeemable. The series is described by BOOM! as daring to "ask the question: what if the world's greatest hero decided to become the world's greatest villain? A 'twilight of the superheroes'-style story that examines super-villains from the writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE!" Many people, including myself, fondly remember Krause's great run on the 1990s DC series, The Power of Shazam. My thanks to Krause for this email interview regarding his return to monthly fun, as well as BOOM!'s Chip Mosher for facilitating the interview.
Tim O'Shea: This marks the first ongoing title you've done since Power of Shazam--but you've been a busy and happily employed artist outside of comics all these years. How has your non-comics work served to help improve your artistic skills overall and are there certain chances you're now willing to take--or visual experiments you want to try now that you never would have considered earlier in your career?
Peter Krause: Wow…what a great opening question. I suppose there are some chances I'd be willing to take, but I'm not sure if I can point to the non-comics work specifically as the reason. After a time, I think you get a bit more comfortable in your own skin, and you're not chasing the artistic flavor of the month. You can be a bit more confident in the decisions you make.
As an example, there are times where I just want to be loose and smear the ink around to show a certain texture or indicate a kind of ambiance. In my younger days, I might have been afraid to do that.
O'Shea: Did you start hungering for an ongoing series once you started working on the Cuffs collaboration with Derek McCulloch for Popgun 3? Or did that hunger hit you well before that?
Krause: Haha! A hunger, you say? I don't know if I had an overwhelming hunger for an ongoing series as much as an itch to do comics again. Drawing the Popgun story "Cuffs" scratched the itch a bit. Comics really does get in your blood, but I would have been happy to do a little here and there.
But when you get a chance to work with Mark Waid—and you are helping design a whole world with new characters—well, that was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
O'Shea: What kind of visually engaging scenes has Mark Waid written for you that you've enjoyed rendering the most?
Krause: I'm not sure there are any certain scenes that I love more than any others, although Mark did have me render something in the first issue that took a bit of work. He said that he'd never ask for something like that again. I think you'll know what that scene is when you read "Irredeemable" #1.
All of the characters are infused with such personality. That's a testament to Mark's writing, and it certainly helps me when I portray the way they act and react to each other.
O'Shea: Is Waid open to your suggestions of alternate ways to potentially play a scene?
Krause: We've already had a couple of times when I've suggested an alternative to what was written. Mark has been very open to that.
We've also had a few discussions on the phone where we've hammered out some small, unrealized parts of the script. It's nice to have that input.
O'Shea: Have you been surprised at how enthusiastically and seemingly unanimously positive the response has been to the fact you're returning to comics? Did you realize that you had developed such a loyal following from your Shazam days?
Krause: In these internet days, I don't know if anything is unanimous! But I must say I've been taken aback at the nice things people said about Power of Shazam!
It's sometimes hard for an artist to look back at his own work, because you know where all the strings and wires are that are holding it together. But I'm glad people enjoyed POS, and it was great drawing the Marvel family and working with Jerry Ordway, Mike Manley, Dick Giordano and Mike Carlin.
O'Shea: As an artist who infuses his characters with poignancy (as noted by Waid in the advance press on this title) what visual elements do you employ with your art to portray such poignancy?
Krause: I'm not sure there are any "visual elements" that I use to provide the poignancy. Good writing helps. I think any poignancy comes from getting under the character's skin and feeling what you imagine they would feel.
You are an actor and a director when you're drawing the comic. We have an example in the second issue where we show the Plutonian in a relationship. It was tough because he acts like a lout for a couple of pages, but you want to have some sympathy for him as well.
Matt Gagnon—our editor on the book—really loved that we pulled it off. That was a poignant scene, and it's one that I think will be hotly debated by our readers.
O'Shea: Do you think the fact this new title will be a tale about the path to evil, do you expect that be a harder sell to readership, or do you think because of Waid's track record with books like Empire people are hungry for another book tapping into that dark nature of the supersoul?
Krause: I'd hate to limit the scope of the book to just being a tale about the path to evil. I think it's also about good people trying to oppose that evil, and what steps they would go to stop it. When you get to the end of the second issue, I think you'll know what I mean.
Mark's track record speaks for itself, and I think there are plenty of readers that will be on board because he's writing "Irredeemable".
O'Shea: Once you started working on the book, but it had not been announced, how hard was it for you not to tease folks about it at your blog?
Krause: Ah yes, my blog. I've been so bad at updating it, so it wasn't that hard!
I don't know how the rest of you do it with your flickr, and your twitters and your Facebook! I have work to do, pages to draw!
Okay, I'll try to calm down now. And I'll also start posting more on the blog. If the BOOM! crew says it's okay, I can maybe put a few artistic teases for "Irredeemable" there.
O'Shea: Who is inking and coloring you on this assignment and how much have they made your best stuff look even better?
Krause: I'm inking myself on this, which has been fun. And our colorist is the amazing Andrew Dalhouse. I hope we can keep him around for awhile, because he's doing a great job.
O'Shea: In addition to Popgun and Irredeemable, do you have any time for other creative pursuits in 2009?
Krause: I continue to do some storyboard work, but with the workload of a monthly, I'm not pursuing any other comic work right now.
Drawing "Irredeemable" is a lot of fun, and I hope people will give us a try.
Now, back to the drawing board!


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You may have heard this a lot of times: buying a house is no joke, it could be exciting but it's also sometimes a pain on the backside, especially if you did not prepare well for it. It's also a huge financial achievement and responsibility at the same time.
What makes it even more [financially] nerve-wracking is the fact that there's a huge amount involved and you could be clueless as to how much you should really buy the house for. Well, truth is what you offer will determine how much will be left in your money stash and how much you should pay in mortgage repayments each month.
If you think you'll only have enough (in deposit and approved mortgage amount) that you may not have as much for the associated (and upfront) costs, maybe it's time that you learn the ropes of negotiating your offer. It is a skill, but it doesn't have to be complicated. You just need to know these five things as you make your decision.
Make time for viewings and be sure to be there. Also, try and bring someone along to help check out the property with you. You may choose an expert or someone you trust enough. Ask questions, but do not always count on an honest answers especially when you're buying a previously owned home with potential repair works needed in it. Use the flaws you see in the structure to your advantage make a reasonably low offer. Always factor in how much you're going to spend on the repair when negotiating a lower price. Once a price is agreed on, make it subject to contract and survey and put it in writing. Any other issues found in the survey can still be used to renegotiate.
Asking Price
Consider this: a lot of sellers will out their properties in the market at roughly 10%-20% higher than what they are actually willing to accept as they need room to negotiate and still get their desired price. They won't tell you this, but to make sure you're hitting the right price, check the properties in the same area and of roughly the same built and see the average selling price of such.
Don't Get Excited
Just because you thought it was nice enough and it's got everything you need doesn't mean you should give in to the asking price. Sellers or estate agents can see you're quite excited about the house and they can use it to their advantage. try to show a neutral face (not hostile, though) when looking at the property and commenting on what you are saying.
Reason for Selling
Find out why they are selling. Are they in a rush and buying somewhere else? Is the neighbourhood quite problematic to make them sell and move out? Use the seller's reason for selling to your advantage and negotiate reasonably. If they're quite too eager to sell, find out what the catch is, and see if you can actually lower your offer to something in your favour.
Line up a conveyancer
Once you have made an offer, make sure that you have selected a competent conveyancer to handle the legalities of buying a home. Shop around, get conveyancing quotes online and pick one which offers a great service at reasonable cost.
Don't run out of them. Always look at a couple more homes in the same or a different area to compare the features and the prices. If this is the only thing you're looking at, the seller or the estate agent may just push you into closing the deal at the price you may not have a lot of choices for. Get the agent, too, on your side and ask them if they're selling similar properties that you can look at. Do not forgo the "shopping around and comparing" bit. Once the seller learns that you've got other choices, they may be willing to negotiate a lower price or agree to your offer.


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Having a life-threatening illness can send the individual and their family into a crisis tailspin. You may prefer to deal with these stressful things on your own but we don't recommend it! Sharing your concerns and experiences can often be helpful both to you, and members of your support system.
Once the shock has worn off, the real work of dealing with day-to-day life begins. Living daily with a debilitating illness means you will need to learn to alter your life, your role, and expectations of yourself. Here are some suggestions on how to cope with these changes.
The struggle of coming to terms with the loss of your role as the family provider, caregiver, active and involved parent etc., is not easy. You may expect that you will be able to do all of the things that you could do before. Finding a new rhythm and routine that works with your new level of functioning can be a long process. The challenge is learning how to redefine your roles, letting go of some of the ones that are less important and maintaining the ones that are more important. The question you may wish to ask yourself is "how can I still feel involved in the roles that are important to me, without compromising my health?" Communication with family members and friends will help ease this transition.
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Learning to accept help when offered can ease the burden on the patient and caregiver but is not something we are socialised to do. Western society prides itself on individualism and independence. Dependence is viewed by some as a weakness. Being able to accept some of your own limitations, both physically and emotionally, will be helpful to both you and your caregivers. Accepting help from friends and extended family members will take some of the pressure off of you and your immediate caregivers. Remember: you would want to help them if the tables were turned!
Realise that even though this is a terribly awkward situation for you, it is for those around you as well. Some family/friends may not "step up to the plate" initially due to fear of upsetting you or not knowing what to say. Express to them that sometimes just saying, "I don't know what to say or do" is just as helpful and supportive. This will help you deal with loved ones that perhaps disappoint you at first.
Many patients struggle with their new title as "sick person". Walking through daily life with the knowledge of their diagnosis is a heavy burden. We often don't know what to say to our friends and family about the illness. Planning what you will say to colleagues, acquaintances and family is helpful. Often the patient does not want to make others uncomfortable or sad; however, keep in mind that people want to know how you are doing and what they can do to help.
When you're feeling better and getting ready to fully reintegrate into life, making this transition can be very difficult. Sometimes people have become very used to the role of patient, and family members have become used to managing the tasks that the patient is now ready to take on. This again will be a time for renegotiating and communication. Caregivers will have to learn to give up some control over certain tasks, while you may face the challenge of being expected to take on tasks and roles you have not performed in a long time.
You'll also need to face the knowledge that in many ways life has gone on as usual for many people. New contacts and colleagues may have no idea what you have gone through over the past several months or years, and what impact it has had on your everyday life. It is okay to let people know of your past experiences and how they have affected you. This can often help people in your life understand your perspective on many issues.
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Manchester United signed Angel di Maria after failure to land Arturo Vidal
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal only agreed to the British record transfer signing of Angel di Maria after it was established the club had been unsuccessful in their pursuit of Arturo Vidal.
According to established sports journalist Duncan Castles, writing for Goal.com, the Red Devils boss would've preferred to negotiate a deal for the Chilean playmaker. But, after being blocked by Juventus the Dutchman proceeded with the £59.7 million move for the former Real Madrid winger.
Di Maria has endured an underwhelming debut campaign in England and there has already been speculation that the Argentina international wants to leave Old Trafford.
Van Gaal's man-management has been pinpointed as the principal reason why the 27-year-old is unsettled, but the fact he has recently told Manchester United staff the real reason for the high-profile purchase has also been a contributing factor to the player's alleged unhappiness.
With seven goals and 22 assists in 45 appearances last term, this season's return of three goals and nine assists in 21 Premier League matches is hugely disappointing by comparison.
Di Maria arrived with a glowing reputation as one of the world's best attacking midfielders after turning in a man-of-the-match performance in last year's Champions League final.
He also impressed in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil last summer, helping his country on their way to the showpiece final where Gerardo Martino's side eventually fell to a 1-0 extra-time defeat against Germany.
However, the South American's stock has fallen considerably over the past seven months following his struggles to maintain fitness and form at the Theatre of Dreams.
Despite Di Maria's desire to end his ill-fated spell with the Premier League giants at the end of the 2014/15 campaign, Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is determined to retain the club-record signing's services for at least another season.
That news is unlikely to be met with popularity in the player's camp, but after penning a long-term contract with the Red Devils less than 12 months ago, he could be forced to stay and fight for his place in Van Gaal's line-up.
Manchester United fans: Would you have preferred to sign Arturo Vidal or Angel di Maria? Have your say in the comment box below...News Now - Sport News


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We will never forget!
Lynn D'Aunoy, Colleague
Sep 11 2019 9:45PM
RIP Eugenia, still can't believe this happened to you! You were the best training teacher ever and enjoyed every time you visit New Orleans
Patricia, Colleague
Sep 11 2019 7:13PM
Eugenia, you are still loved and missed by many.
Lynn D'Aunoy, Colleague
Sep 12 2017 2:11PM
Eugenia - I was talking about you the other day when I went home. We were talking about Jazzfest, Whities and Crawfish! You will never be forgotten.
Jo Ann Schackai, Colleague
Sep 11 2015 8:54AM
Jeannie was my sister in law. She loved her family, friends and life itself. She especially loved her nieces and nephews, they were her world. She was amazing at learning a language. Loved the theater, art and Guam. I miss her laugh.
Diane Arrants, Family
Sep 10 2015 4:06PM
Eugenia, another year passes and the pain remains the same. We will never forget that day we lost you and so many other colleagues. I take comfort in knowing the sweet caring person that was larger than life and knowing she is with angels. I still give you full credit for your 'Girl from the North, Girl from the South' joke. Love and miss you, Jo Ann
Jo Ann G. Schackai, Colleague
Sep 8 2014 3:48PM
10 years don't make me miss you any less. I had a dream about you about a month ago that was just so real. Your beautiful hair, your beautiful smile, your beautiful laugh, and your great style . . . It was like you had never left. Love you and will always miss you. XXOO Sharon
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 10 2011 3:08PM
Thinking of you as the tenth anniversary approaches, Eugenia. I still remember your delightful personality, the sound of your laughter and your bangles, and your wicked Imelda Marcos imitation! I hope to visit you at the memorial some day.
Kate Connors, Colleague
Sep 2 2011 12:51AM
We got him Auntie. You have been avenged. We miss you, we love you. May you now rest in peace. It is my sincere wish this brings peace to your family. Mikie
Mike Closser, Family
May 2 2011 3:26AM
MIKIE, Family
May 1 2011 11:29PM
Especially remembering you today Eugenia. I so miss our friendship, and I know I'll never laugh with anyone as much as I laughed with you. And today I wore an animal print belt just for you!
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 11 2010 5:53PM
It's hard to believe that it's already been NINE YEARS since that horrific event when I lost my first cousisn, Jean in the first tower that fell (she was on the 80th floor conducting training for Marsh Ins. Co.)!!! She was the pride and joy of our family, the firstborn granddaughter on the Perez/Bonio side. I will always remember her and I treasure the memories of her laughter, her kindness, her intelligence, and her inward and pyhsical BEAUTY! She is now with my sister, Kiddie, and all the angels and saints in heaven, who are all celebrating their new life with Our Father!!! I love and miss her so VERY MUCH!
POLLY PEREZ (BONIO) QUICHOCHO, Family
Sep 10 2010 11:03AM
I'm gone from Marsh now (but you know that already). God blessed me with an early retirement. It's been really good. We may think less about 9/11 now, but that doesn't mean we have forgotten. We will never forget. Love and stitches, Lynn
Lynn D'Aunoy, Colleague
Sep 13 2009 7:51PM
Eugenia, I still think of you now and then. I remember all the fun we had when we, J&H; New Orleans, took you to the Jazz Fest. Knowing you're in a better place helps a bit!
Mary Ann Ryan, Colleague
Sep 11 2009 1:09PM
I always looked forward to your visits to New Orleans -- even if I hated going to the classes -- I only went because you were the best.
Rick Ankesheiln, Colleague
Sep 11 2009 1:07PM
Eugenia, we haven't forgotten about you and we know you are in a better place with the angels taking care of you! We still miss you here in New Orleans. I'm drinking a cup coffee just for you!
Patsy Gorman, Colleague
Sep 11 2009 12:55PM
Still think of you and miss you. I know you're up there somewhere laughing with that infectious laugh. I love sharing with my Grandchildren that beautiful Christmas book you gave me. XXOO Sharon
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 11 2009 7:52AM
Eugenia, There still isn't a day that goes by when I don't think of you. There are so many times when something funny happens, and I think how much you laugh at it. And then, there are so many times when I ask myself 'What would Eugenia do?' I know you're doing well. Love Ya, Sharon P.S. Animal prints are still very fashionable!
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 11 2008 9:22AM
I miss you aunt Gene... I love you and you are always in my thoughts and you will always be in my heart!!
Megan McCann, Family
Sep 11 2008 1:31AM
Anthony--We extend to you our sympathy on recently learning of you family's tragedy . The tributes certainly portray Eugenia as a remarkbale person , wife and friend . --Respectfully--Fred and Carol Weinstein
Fred and Carol Weinstein, Friend
Jan 12 2008 9:54AM
Crawfish, Jazz Fest & Eugenia. What a combo! She loved to visit the New Orleans office and we loved having her there.
Jo Ann Schackai, Colleague
Sep 11 2007 5:44PM
To Eugenia, I think about you often and everytime I buy coffee. I can always remember that when you came to New Orleans for our training class I would buy a couple of pounds of New Orleans coffee for you to bring home. Eugenia loved New Orleans coffee. I know you are an angel drinking our New Orleans coffee. Miss you very much!
Patsy Gorman, Colleague
Sep 11 2007 10:04AM
I think of you often and smile. You were a light in all of our lives when you visited the office for training. We actually looked forward to your training. I will always remember the Jazz Fest we attended together.
Jo Ann Schackai, Friend
Sep 11 2006 10:29AM
I still see that smile and hear that laugh everyday. Love Ya! Sharon
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 11 2006 7:28AM
In reviewing the lists of those who perished on 9/11, I came across this person's name, and regrettably believe that she was the wife of a friend from college, Anthony Piantieri. Tony please accept my deepest condolences for this profound loss to you and your family. Regards, Anthony Aceto
Anthony Aceto, Friend
Aug 8 2005 8:27PM
Quizás nos une la casualidad del apellido pero me sumo al homenaje desde Argentina.
Rubén Ricardo Piantieri, Family
Mar 26 2005 9:23AM
Estou escrevendo do Brasil, naturalmente a Eugenia é da minha familia..... Fique com DEUS.....
Walfrido Piantieri, Family
Feb 3 2005 1:25PM
It's two years today, and there still isn't a day that I don't think about you. As I was getting ready for work this morning and deciding what to wear, I thought about how we both loved animal prints and about the leopard print scarves that we both had alike. It was a little warm to wear a scarf today, so I wore my leopard print shoes just for you. There's a candle buning next to your photo on my desk today, and when I look at that smile on your face, I think of how we used to laugh. And I'll never forget that one of a kind smile and laugh. Still miss you and love you. Sharon
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Sep 11 2003 9:43AM
I know Eugenia and Tony are watching over us from above. John
John Winter, Colleague
Sep 10 2003 12:21PM
Eugina, Ive know you from the J&H; days. You were always a very freindly, sweet and classy individual. I always admired you for that and I wish I had the cance to tell you that personally. My last memory of you is you Greg Reda and I sharing an elevator down, on the way home, at WTC. It was only a few days before 9/11. I remember telling Greg, after we parted ways in the lobby that I thought you were a nice person. Now you and he are in heaven together. I hope you are at peace. Michael Cantatore
Michael Cantatore, Colleague
Feb 3 2003 2:11PM
It's hard to believe it's almost a year. It still hurts. We still think about you and miss you.
Lynn D'Aunoy, Colleague
Aug 1 2002 9:01AM
Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting Eugenia would know the glow of her personality. She had a smile that would light up a room, laughter that left you no choice but to join her. Her enthusiasm was endless. I met Eugenia during a Johnson & Higgins Insight training session in Charlotte, NC. We hit it off as soon as we met, we were buddies. I remember how much she loved NY, which surpised me knowing she was a 'west coast' gal. We were going to 'paint the town' as soon as I could arrange a visit. I finally arrived in NY, last week. I had to visit ground zero, not much left but what appeared to be a construction site. I stood there with tears in my eyes, remembering my dear sweet friend and our visit which would never take place. I remember one special phone call....she was getting married! She was so happy! Busy schedules kept us from talking too much however we would share a laugh via e-mail. I can not seem to delete her from my address book, I just want to send her one more message....I miss you. I will always keep you in my heart, in my memories. Thank you for your friendship. I'm sorry I took so long to visit NY, I had looked forward to sharing a little of the City with you. Your Southern Buddy - Lisa aka 'Wild Woman' To your family: I can not imagine the loss you feel. Eugenia & I shared only a little time together but she was very special. Perhaps one day we will have some understanding of why we suffer such horrific tragedies in our lives. If nothing else, I feel blessed to have shared the laughs I did with Eugenia. She will always remain in my heart. I know she was well loved by all who knew her.
Lisa Smith, Colleague
May 6 2002 1:51PM
Eugenia was one of the five that were lost from my team. When one of us would go on the road (especially San Jose), she'd always dig through her files to come up with the perfect place to go for dinner. We would also compare notes on the commute from 'up north' -- me on the A train, Eugenia on the express bus. My deepest condolences to her family.
Paul Zorovich, Colleague
Apr 18 2002 8:54AM
Euginia led training classes in the New Orleans office on numerous occasions. She was a patient and knowledgable teacher. Her skill was exceeded only by her energy and enthusiasm. She loved New Orleans with its great food and entertainment and always found the time to enjoy both on her visits. She will be sadly missed by all who came to know and love her. She is one of many very special angels who are now watching over us.
Lynn D'Aunoy, Colleague
Apr 12 2002 9:40AM
I became a friend of Eugenia's about eight years ago while she was conducting a training session in the Grand Rapids office of Johnson & Higgins. She was so fun loving and vibrant, and we soon became close friends. Eugenia was extremely well versed in the arts, and during our many fun weekends in New York, we would tour the MET, MOMA and the Guggenheim. She loved New York City with all its cultural opportunities, and she loved sharing it with her out of town friends. I learned so much from Eugenia, and much of what I am today is because of her. The last time I spoke with her was the Friday before September 11. I had an extremely busy summer with travel, a home move, and my Daughter's wedding. During that conversation, Eugenia reminded me to take a deep breath and to enjoy the moment. We would quite often end our phone conversations with a 'Bye' and a 'Love Ya!' I can't remember if I ended our conversation that way on that Friday, but I choose to believe I did. Eugenia truly appreciated and enjoyed life. She was loved by many, and along with so many of her other friends, family, and co-workers, I miss her very much.
Sharon Sikkema, Friend
Apr 9 2002 3:23PM
I also had the pleasure of working with Eugenia on the cross-company implementation of KnowledgePlanet. Eugenia took over the management of this project from another colleague and was amazing at how quickly she learned the software. She was also quite adept at helping me to manage the vendor and put in a lot of extra time to prepare Marsh for implementation of the system. Throughout our working relationship, she was positive and proactive. I will remember her wonderful smile and infectious laughter - and I feel honored to have known her. She will be greatly missed.
Debbie Wheelock, Colleague
Apr 9 2002 2:14PM
I remember back on all the fun we had with Eugenia in San Jose. She was always in the center of things. A day did not go by where we didn't laugh. We must all remember to laugh a lot together, each and every day! Linda Wieck (Eugenia called me Wacky Wiecky)
Linda Wieck, Colleague
Apr 8 2002 5:26PM
Eugenia and I worked together with many others (including Dan Nolan, whom I also miss) on the KnowledgePlanet rollout. She was a joy to work with and someone I depended on for that project. I miss her sense of humor, ability to quickly solve problems, and the way she always kept things in perspective a great deal.
Robin Lange, Colleague
Apr 5 2002 9:25AM
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After a lengthy break, I've decided that I will return to religiously writing to my blog. No, I didn't forget it existed (well….maybe I did). I have simply just come to realize that I physically cannot function without purging words. And so the blog will continue, so please tag along with me as I catch up on the past two (or whatever) months I've neglected all of you. My apologies. It won't happen again (anytime soon).
Last, I left you with my Dear Abby posts! I am really excited about them and I need to start promoting them again. I've gotten some really cool questions and I love giving advice. If you haven't asked a question, don't be scared. IT'S ANONYMOUS!! I promise… and I don't lie. And even if you aren't brave enough to ask Abby for some help, at least tell a friend because someone will always be in need of a little advice.
Okay moving on from the self-promoting, before the Dear Abby posts, most of my posts were short poems and random spurts of mindless babbling. Thank you and I'm sorry if that's all you've seen thus far. I vow to be more insightful and thought provoking, hopefully.
Before that…. I made a list of things I wanted to do while at school. Lets take a look at that (again) and I will tell you what exactly I did end up accomplishing (and again).
- Find a decent hike in Fort Worth I wouldn't necessarily call it a hike, but I did go kayaking in the Trinity River… that was kind of weird. I also stayed earthy with Caitlin while we hammocked (it's a verb) frequently.
- Attain a few vintage items I wouldn't necessarily say that I found it in Fort Worth… or even Texas for that matter. But, I am proud to announce that I, Tara McQueen, finally own a vintage Polaroid camera. It has yet to be used, because I don't have film or paper yet. Someone come help me figure it out.
- Search for the perfect book store Finally! This one I accomplished. I am really thrilled about this because it was such a fluke. Caitlin and I had set out to go look at two bookstores in town. Unfortunately, we were stuck in traffic for about 45 and missed both stores seeing as they closed at 5 and that's when FW traffic is even worse than normal. So we found ourselves lost on Magnolia when I ran into a dinky little bus on the side of the road. The WOW bus. http://www.thewowbus.com Go check them out! They would love some new people to be browsing around for some cool books.
- Find a new favorite book Don't laugh at me, but I am telling you finals week was the best week of my life. I read ALL of my books in that one week. I will say I've never felt so inspired, luckily I used that for testing which left no inspiration for writing… Oh well, it was used effectively. I would also like to add that I currently just read The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. I never read it in High School, but I am glad I finally found the chance to this summer. If you haven't read it I highly recommend it. I read it in a day or two. So easy, but so good.
Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
- Get a music education Lesli downloaded The Beatles first album. I obsessed over Ellie Goulding and cried over the fact that I didn't get to see her perform when I literally had 5 chances. That is all.
- Write a song Lesli and I both wrote a song, and never put music to it. Yay us. But, we did discover how to harmonize (Lesli won't agree) to Hallelujah and I learned to play that on the piano. That's pretty exciting.
- Go to the drive-in theater This is literally the EASIEST thing to do on my list and I failed. I failed miserably. In my defense it rained and was cold whenever I wanted to go. I also don't have a truck. Yeah, I have enough excused to put this off until next year. Any takers? Anyone have a truck and down to see a movie? Cool beans. Hit me up.
- Attend a concert Like I said, pissed I didn't get to see Ellie Goulding, but stoked cuz Caitlin and I randomly got to see Scotty McCreery one night. I was also lucky enough to attend Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, California. Caitlin, Teresa, and I had a blast! And since Hunter Hayes was so great I decided to buy tickets to his show tomorrow night at the Del Mar Fair. Yee Haw.
- Dress up 100% dressed up nearly every day the whole year. I am really proud of this. In appreciation of my efforts, I let myself off on the last night of school and went to the bars in just a plain tee and lululemon shorts. Yeah… I did it! whataryagonnadoboutit?
- Get a job oops
Thanks for catching up with me, readers! Stay posted! Congratulations to all of the graduates this year. Have the happiest of summers!


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Morning! We found out last night that the bank is hesitant to consolidate our credit card to a low interest rate because of DH's student loans. DH is super bummed about it but I figure we never had the loan in the first place so it's no loss. It is a bummer that we are showing that we are trying to better ourselves and get our debt down so we can put more towards DH's student loans. But the bank doesn't see it that way and they see us as a risk because of his loans...
Oh well, we can always try again in a few months because Philip just found out that he is getting promoted and is getting a nice pay increase! YAY! So maybe the loan will work out for us in a few months when his pay increase goes into effect!
It's slow at work, the boss is not in and the weather is going to hit 80F today! All in all a good Wednesday so far!
Lisa - Good luck!
Laura - Sounds like you had fun.
Ash - Congrats to Phillip! You will get the debt stuff sorted out. I promise. Is there any way you can take his student loan out of the equation and pay it separately? We did that with mine, the bank didn't want to help me cause of mine and we took it out (I pay it separately) and now I have everything in 1 bill. Doesn't hurt to ask.
K - Glad you are excited about your parents coming. Can't wait to see pictures of Willie.
Court - Sucky about the car. Those baby items are super cute though!!
I am at home today ladies. Fighting off a migraine. So this will most likely be my one and only post. I just wanted to come in and check in on y'all. <-- see you southerners rubbed off on me!!
Good morning everyone!
Laura, very cool about your GF date. I would like one with all of you ASAP please.
Lisa, good luck with the new meeting. And I'm keeping an eye out for AT coupons for you.
Ash, that is so awesome about Philip's promotion! Way to go Mr. Ash!
Court, LOVE the baby crochet projects!
K, hope both you & J kick the crud's arse so you can fully enjoy the visit with your folks this weekend.
Snickers, I feel your pain on having nothing to do (I'll type more below). Here's hoping for some busy work so the rest of the week goes by quickly.
Linds, boo for migraines. Get some rest and take it easy.
Christine, your garden sounds awesome. I can't even keep a house plant alive so I'm very jealous.
Mel, hope the big groups coming in are at least interesting... Adult entertainment convention maybe?
As for me, I'm in a great mood today. D is feeling better (yay!) and we both got a great nights sleep. Like I posted on FB there's a change coming in my job situation that I'm so excited about. Because of our corporate structure, this would technically be a demotion for me but they aren't changing my title or pay-grade and I'll get to finally feel usefull again! Don't get me wrong, I really like the group I'm currently with, but it is one of the smallest programs we have and their previous admin "trained" them to ask for nothing and even though I've begged for work, they still give me very little. Moving back to an engineering group (I was with one for 7 years before my last promotion) is a really good thing for me. I've worked with a lot of these engineers (including the manager and director) in one capacity or another in the 15 years I've been here so I have a very good idea of what I'm getting into. This will seriously cut down on my TK time but you all know I'm not going anywhere.
Thanks again Christine! I will have to look at the Farmers Almanac more often! Looks like late April early May is my best bet for getting the gardening going!
Colleen- I'm so happy for you on getting this new job position! It sucks you won't be on here as much as normal but I know you will sneak on when you can.


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Mariah Carey Las Vegas Billboards Banned For Being Too Sexy
Mariah Carey is trying to sell tickets for her series of Las Vegas shows, titled Mariah: #1 to Infinity. But some people take issue with her method of promotion.
Mariah is scheduled to perform at Caesars Palace this month, and spent a boatload of money to plaster the town in billboards that feature a pretty revealing photo shoot. However, two California airports have banned the billboards.
Put simply, Mariah apparently shows too much skin. From TMZ:
Mimi's returning to Vegas later this month, and to promote the show we're told she shelled out thousands for an inviting photo shoot that were going up on billboards near Burbank and Orange County airports — huge takeoff spots for the Vegas-bound L.A. crowd.
Problem is … the airports have big issues with Mariah's boobs, barely covered by a gold sheet. We're told even Caesars, where Mariah will be performing, wants a censored version of the billboard.
Naturally, Mariah is in no mood to put up with the complaints of people who feel she bares too much skin, even if one of the businesses complaining happens to be the every place where she'll be setting up her Las Vegas residency. Let's see if she still has enough star power to get this issue to disappear.
For more on Mariah Carey, get the full details on her guest-starring role on Empire this season!


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Alright, so once again I had no interesting way to entice you and add enough suspense to keep you reading. I clearly haven't died and in fact have had nothing but great eating experiences here in Vietnam. The first real day in Dalat I spent wandering around the streets on foot. It's been a while since I've done this properly. That is to say, without a map or any clear agenda and with a tendancy to chance small side streets in the hope of overturning a hidden gem. I suppose I do this continually when seeking a meal, but hunting food is certainly an agenda and so this was a different and liberating feeling. A person tires of this after some time as I had, and forgets about doing it after a long 'break'. After that long exposition, you might expect that I found some amazing gem indeed, but the truth is that what I found was something more important - everyday life. I got away from the touts and tourists (of which there are few up here), and just watched people interacting, snapping shots from time to time. Two kids coming up the street shading themselves from an umbrella. An old woman pedaling a bike loaded with Durian to a food stall to have a chatty lunch with the ladies there. Couples sitting on their motorbikes in the park. A man and his two sons (illegally) fishing on the lake.
The latter I actually walked by without seeing as they were far down the slope of the lake shore, but they called out to me and waved me down. Curious what they wanted, I walked down the hill and soon had a glass of whiskey in my hand and a pair of chopsticks with various local foods being shoved in my face from the plastic bag of lunch they'd brought along. We talked as best we could for about a half hour or so with his daughters showing up a little later and eventually I made my leave and continued on to the markets. Markets are markets are markets, it seems, but this one had a sizeable candy markets of dried and sugared fruits and plenty of snake and eel to go around. I grabbed an early dinner at one of the upstairs stalls overlooking the market and my day of exploring the town ended quite happily.
Another day of exploration awaited the following morning when I got a driver to tour me around the countryside for about $10. We visited and passed some coffee plantations (and I ate a handful of beans which were pretty tasteless in the same way that peas can be). The coffee here is not as famous or tasty (so I hear) as that of Laos, but the plantations did look gorgeous on the red hillsides as we wound our way down past vegetable greenhouses towards a big temple. It's situated on the top of a waterfall, which I scrambled to the bottom of first, and then into the temple where there were several Buddhas and two many-armed Vishnus looking down on the polished tile floor and me, alone in the building. Around the back of this minority temple is a pretty large laughing Buddha, though his elevated dais means he could be laughing at just about anything.
Following that, we drove to a silk factory which was almost worth the trip alone. They take the cocoons that the worms they raise spin and soak them in hot water. They're cleaned somewhat there and a bit more before given to another woman who, while keeping them in hot water, collects them and bunches them together onto a winding spool where they slowly are unwound from the cocoon, wound to a thicker thread, and spooled. These spools are dried and tied by a woman with incredibly fast hands and then either sold or fed into a machine that weaves patterned sheets based on a punch card system. From start to finish it was an enlightening and interesting process. From there back up to Dalat and the Flower Garden, which was not worth the price of admission, around the lake, and to the railway station. It was built by the French a hundred and some years back and is Vietnam's oldest station, with a similarly old steam engine parked on one of the platforms. Grandpa, I thought, would love this. And finally, back to my hotel and past what has to be the largest collection of kites flying on a Sunday afternoon that I have ever witnessed. There was no occasion, no festival, just every kid and their dog had a kite and was running around the park somehow managing to remain untangled. I was in danger of becoming quite tangled in Dalat however, and so I had my dinner that night and booked passage to the coastal city of Nha Trang four hours downhill for the next morning.


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Scott Walker & Chris Christie: GOP Partners In Crime
Scott Walker is set to campaign with political ally Chris Christie next week. Walker and Christie both have ambitions for higher office, but with Scott Walker facing the possibility of losing a re-election bid this fall, and both governors plagued by federal probes, the two are falling into the middle of a crowded 2016 field.
On Wednesday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous injunction halting a federal John Doe investigation. The investigation is Scott Walker's second federal probe which looks into a suspected criminal scheme between Walker's recall campaign and several conservative independent groups.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed - after erroneous reporting by several outlets - that Christie, his administration and his associates at the Port Authority of New Jersey, remained under federal investigation for Bridgegate. Like Walker, Chris Christie owns a second federal probe as well. In addition to Bridgegate, the U.S attorney in New Jersey is also investigating whether Christie misused $25 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds.
Pundits once spoke of Walker and Christie in the same breath as potential Republican presidential nominees in 2016.
Now Chris Christie is under intense and growing legal pressure, and Scott Walker is not only facing legal obstacles, but fighting for his political life as well. Walker is in a dead heat in the gubernatorial race with just weeks until Election Day, and facing the real possibility of losing his re-election bid for governor. These GOP partners in crime continue to watch both their ambitions for higher office fade away.
"The question was once which of these two governors would earn the Republican nomination for president. Now we wonder if they are more likely to be indicted than appear on the national ticket in 2016." Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said on Friday. "But with two federal probes a piece the real question is which of these scandal-plagued governors will reach probe number three first."


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LISTEN UP. Guy Who Loves Star Wars and Batman and Constantly Complains About Them here, and I've got some really serious opinions about the new Star Wars and Batman movies, and now you're gonna HEAR em because they need to be SAID. #SorryNotSorry
First off, let me say that after 46 years on earth, I can honestly say that I want nothing but more Star Wars things and more Batman things on an endless loop forever. I enjoy those things, and who's got time for new things? The only problem is... the new versions of those things look TERRIBLE. UGHH why do they look so TERRIBLE??
The new things should be GOOD like the old ones, not TERRIBLE like the new ones! Just one man's opinion though. As if Hollywood actually CARES about the real fans anymore, in their pursuit of the "almighty dollar."
Star Wars: THE FORCE AWAKENS? Are you KIDDING me with this title??? What, was the Force ASLEEP or some shit? Come ON. In my opinion they should have titled it something great, NOT something stupid. How about a riveting, classic title like "Return of the Jedi" or "Star Wars." Those titles = SO good. This one = Uhhh, so NOT?
Also, BEN AFFLECK is the new Batman? Are you SHITTING me with this shit? Why wouldn't they just cast someone awesome then make the movie awesome? My God. It's like they're TRYING to be bad, instead of trying to be good, which in my opinion is what they should be doing. Who's going to be Robin...MATT DAMON? Haha. He's a good actor and would be good as Robin. But still, come ON, you know? Be better.
In conclusion, I can't wait to see pics of the new Bat-Suit and complain about it, and stills from the new Star Wars just to see how crappy it is, then watch teaser trailers for both movies that probably SUCK, then watch the real trailers for the movies that probably suck even more, then the worst part, watching the films and never getting those hours of my life back. I am already seething. Like, are you kidding me?? Strike three, Hollywood.
Why aren't things just great like they used to be? When I watched the cinema-history-altering film Star Wars at an age when I didn't instantly hate all things, I was riveted. But now I watch stuff and it's just bad, you know? Will things ever be good again?? Who knows. Also the new Batman looks bad.
OH! You know what the WORST part is? My kids watch this new stuff and they friggin' LOVE it. They get so much joy out of it. Like, do they not see how BAD it is?? Learn to like good things you idiots! My God.
Anyway, my lunch half hour's over, but that's my general opinion. Not that anyone cares. Just make the new movies so all of us like them, instead of so all of us hate them, and it will be good. But I'm not holding my breath.
Guy Who Only Wants Star Wars and Batman Things Forever Then Complains About Them
P.S. HAN SHOT FIRST. Also Batman was cooler before than now.


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The movie is a dark look at teen masculinity, friendship, social media, sports, bullying, a full ecosystem of adolescent struggle. The pressure he undergoes pushes a shy 16 years old athlete to the edge, where human limits reach the pint of no return.
Genres: Drama
Actors: David Boutin,Guillaume Gauthier,Patrice Godin
Directors: Yan England
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
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Release: 2016
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Saturday, 16 January 2016
The Lush Valentine's Day Collection
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Soooo cute! I'm planning to do a Valentine's LUSH haul over the next couple weeks, this has got me all excited!:)ReplyDelete
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Thank you Corrie! Ahh I'm excited to see yours, I will be sure to pop back to your blog to take a look! :) xxxDelete
Perfect timing finding this post!! I've been wanting to make a LUSH valentine's day haul but I wasn't sure what to pick up. Looks like I'll be ordering Prince Charming and Roses All the Way for sure!ReplyDelete
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Lush always makes me wish I had a bath instead of a shower ! :DReplyDelete
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Sex Bomb is my favourite all year round but the Valentine bits are soooo cute!xoReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so excited to try it out, surprised it's taken me this long aha! xxxDelete
Currently having a splurge myself! haha! Thanks for convincing me! ;) xReplyDelete
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Haha you're so welcome! Would love to see which bits you pick up :) xxDelete
Prince Charming is one of my favourite Lush products I'm so glad it's back this year. I'm going into town tomorrow so think I'll pick up the Lover Lamp bath bomb too.ReplyDelete
Roxie | The Beautiful BluebirdReplies
I hope you enjoy the bath bomb too! How gorgeeeous does Prince Charming smell though? *heart eye emojis* xDelete
Super excited for this range. Since I have no valentine, I figured I could just spend my day pampering myself with Lush goodies ;) Prince Charming sounds right up my street! xReplyDelete
Christina Marie - xtinagsays.blogspot.co.ukReplies
It's always fun to treat yourself! :') I'd love to hear your thoughts if you try anything from their Valentines range xxDelete
I really regret not picking anything up from the valentines day range, everything looks so pretty! xReplyDelete
Oh no, I hope you can still find some of their Valentine's Day bits online! If any, I'd 100% recommend picking up their Prince Charming shower cream; it literally smells like Strawberry Sherbet. SO GOOD <3 xDelete


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