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Two men and one woman were taken into custody Thursday when a suspected meth lab was busted on Vine Street in Platte City.
The raid came about 4 p.m. in the house located just a couple of blocks from the Platte County Sheriff's Department.
Michael Rector and Stan Dalton, both 36, have been charged with trafficking methamphetamine in the first degree.
The Platte County Prosecutor's Office also charged Robin Whitaker, age 25, of Platte City, with possession of methamphetamine.
Authorities issued a search warrant at the house located at 409 Vine Street.
A search conducted by the Platte County Drug Task Force; Kansas City, Missouri SWAT Team; and Kansas City Metro Meth Task Force indicated that one of the bedrooms in the home had been used to manufacture methamphetamine.
According to the probable cause statement, authorities found approximately 120 grams of a liquid that tested positive for amphetamines, lithium batteries, and other items that are used to make methamphetamine.
During the search, authorities apprehended Rector and Whitaker. Authorities say Dalton was followed by police officers after he exited the residency on Vine Street and was taken into custody a short distance away.
According to authorities, Platte County deputies located a 9 mm pistol and a red straw containing methamphetamine inside Dalton's truck officers.
Authorities found 2.5 grams of methamphetamine and a glass smoking pipe during a sweep of Dalton's bedroom at the home.
According to court documents, several guns including a .22 cal rifle and a .25 cal pistol were also found at the home.
Nathaniel Ware, another tenant of the residence located on Vine Street, was also taken into custody, but has not been charged.
Rector allegedly told authorities he moved here from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to "get away from drugs." During a police interrogation, Rector admitted to police that he made methamphetamine inside the residence, but only for his personal consumption.
Dalton admitted to authorities he owned the two bags of methamphetamine located in his room, but denied any further involvement.
A class A felony of trafficking methamphetamine in the first degree could land Rector and Dalton a long term prison sentence, including up to life in prison.
Whitaker faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison on the possession charge.
Rector and Dalton are currently being held in the Platte County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash only bond. Whitaker is being held on a $25,000 cash only bond.
In similar police activity, two other narcotics-related search warrants were served in Platte City last week. At least three other persons were taken into custody but attempts to get more information from authorities on those arrest had been unsuccessful at press time.

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In Ocwen Loan Services v. Quinn, a decision rendered in October of 2016, but recently approved for publication at 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 167 (App. Div. 2016), the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the ruling of the Superior Court, Passaic County, granting summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff-mortgagee and against defendants who both held a life estate in the subject property. (The New Jersey Supreme Court denied certiorari on Feb. 7, 2017.)
In so doing, the court found that, although the defendants did not sign the plaintiff's mortgage, their life estates were subordinated based on the principles of replacement and modification, as well as the equitable principles recognized by the court in Sovereign Bank v. Gillis, 432 N.J. Super. 36 (App. Div. 2013).
The facts regarding the underlying foreclosure action were undisputed. The plaintiff sought to foreclose on a Sept. 21, 2007, refinance loan in the amount of $380,000 executed by defendant Marla Wuebbens Quinn in favor of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. Previously, on Nov. 12, 2004, Quinn's parents, defendants Louisa Wuebbens and David Wuebbens, deeded the subject property to Quinn and retained life estates for themselves. In the deed reserving the life estates, the Wuebbens agreed to remain responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the property, including the payment of taxes and insurance. The 2007 mortgage paid off a prior 2005 mortgage loan in the amount of $260,000, also in favor of IndyMac, which was executed by Quinn, her husband Thomas Francis Quinn, and the Wuebbens. The title commitment IndyMac obtained for the 2007 mortgage did not disclose the existence of the Wuebbens' life estates, and they were therefore not asked to, and did not, execute the 2007 mortgage.
In May of 2009, IndyMac commenced the foreclosure action as a result of Quinn's default on the 2007 mortgage. The Wuebbens were later added as defendants due to their life estate interests in the property and the resulting title issue that arose because they did not execute the 2007 mortgage.
The plaintiff moved for summary judgment seeking to equitably subrogate the Wuebbens' life estates to the 2007 mortgage. In response, the Wuebbens cross-moved to dismiss, arguing that their life estates retained priority over the 2007 mortgage and were not subject to the principle of equitable subrogation. The Wuebbens argued that, despite the title commitment failing to disclose their interest in the property, IndyMac nonetheless had knowledge of the existence of their life estates because the 2007 mortgage paid off the 2005 mortgage they had executed in favor of IndyMac. They therefore asked the court to conclude that the 2007 mortgage could not take priority over their life estates.
In the trial court's ruling, the Hon. Margaret Mary McVeigh allowed the plaintiff to "step into the shoes of its prior mortgage which its own funds satisfied," finding that "[t]he life estates of [the defendants] are subject to the refinance because of their participation in the signing of the original mortgage." However, the trial court capped the amount of plaintiff's priority at $260,000 — the amount of the prior-satisfied mortgage — plus an additional $43,019.85 for taxes and insurance advanced by the plaintiff and its predecessors while the mortgage loan was in default. (Although not directly addressed in the Appellate Division's opinion, the trial court also awarded interest on both the outstanding debt and the plaintiff's advances for taxes and insurance.)
In her decision, Judge McVeigh reasoned that, based on equitable principles, this result put the defendants in the same position they were in when they signed the prior $260,000 mortgage and agreed to subordinate their life estates.
In entering summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Judge McVeigh found:
The same equitable princip[les] that allow one mortgage to take the place of another in priority are applicable when deciding priority between a life estate and the mortgage. Just as equity is concerned with the prejudice to the lenders of mortgages, here too we look at the prejudice to the parties.
The trial court further found that, because the 2007 mortgage paid off the 2005 mortgage, which did have priority over the Wuebbens' life estates, the Wuebbens were not prejudiced by having the 2007 mortgage take its place.
The Appellate Division affirmed Judge McVeigh's decision finding that equitable subrogation is a highly favored remedy which may be imposed in the court's discretion and only in the interest of justice. Relying on its decision in Gillis, the court distinguished the principles of replacement and modification from traditional equitable subrogation determining that, if a lender with a priority lien interest replaces such interest with a new refinanced mortgage, "the replacement lien is given priority regardless of the lender's knowledge of other encumbrances." Relying on the Restatement (Third) of Property – Mortgages (1997), the court further determined that "the pertinent limiting factor is not the new lender's knowledge [of the prior encumbrance], but instead whether there has been 'material prejudice' to the intervening lienor."
In rendering its decision, the court did not find a significant distinction between the Wuebbens' life estate interests in the property and a mortgage interest. The court therefore concluded that the trial court appropriately found that the Wuebbens were not prejudiced by the replacement of the 2005 mortgage with the 2007 mortgage, as they had previously agreed to subordinate their life estates to the 2005 mortgage lien. The court also concluded that the trial court properly found that the plaintiff's priority was capped at $260,000 — the amount of the 2005 mortgage — and that the Wuebbens' life estates would retain priority over the portion of the 2007 mortgage in excess of that amount.•
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Huge thanks to manfred, without whom Nartine would never have existed.
General Description:
Nartine is a celebrity, but not the kind that one would care to meet. She's an elderly woman with waist-length white hair who dresses in sun-bleached rags. Known as "the stubborn," she earned this moniker because she has an annoying habit of being in the way and refusing to move. No amount of persuasion does any good; she'll move when she's ready and not a moment sooner. Attempting to move her by force inevitably fails as well. An effort to strike her is always interrupted by thoughts of some more pressing task one had forgotten up to that moment. Trying to run her over with a carriage results in a horse tripping and breaking leg or a wheel flying suddenly from its axle. It is said that the king himself was forced to wait several hours to enter the city when she decided to take a quick nap at the gate. Those who have tried extreme methods of removing her have met gruesome fates or were simply caught up doing other things until they forgot all about her.
If one asks her why she's such a nuisance, she responds by saying something like, "I'm not trying block your path, I just need to rest these swollen ankles. Surely you can spare a few minutes for the sake of this frail, old woman." Nartine does not remember anything from her past beyond her name. She is equally unable to form new memories, forgetting every chat shortly after talking. Sometimes she'll say things out of the blue that foreshadow later events. Folks have learned to avoid her as a curse or simply an ill omen.
The truth of her origins are much stranger than this, however. She is the half-finished avatar of a god, a very old one named Mathom, who holds dominion over delay. This power lies mostly dormant in the immortal Nartine, and, unless she is confronted with the truth of her origin, will remain so. Mathom simply didn't get around to instilling her with self-knowledge. Knowledge of Mathom and her connection to him requires a Religion check. This check can be reduced through research conducted at a large library, some books in which mention the god and his prayer manual in a couple of footnotes. It can be reduced further by finding a copy of the book mentioned in those footnotes, "Ye Boke of Ye Blessynges of Mathom."
Once awakened to her true identity, Nartine feels a new sense of purpose, and resolves to leave the city to put an end to all wrongs in the world with her divinely granted abilites. She does not ever actually get around to doing this, however, and continues to cause gridlock wherever she decides to sit. The one positive from this development is that, should the city itself be threatened, she will not hesitate (well, she'll probably hesitate a little) to block the gates and defend it with her unique powers.
Plot Uses:
Nartine is the ultimate roadblock! Have her block a path you don't want PCs traveling down, an enemy your PC's aren't ready to face, and generally delay anything that needs delaying for plot reasons. You decide!
Sow seeds of her mystical nature in the PCs' minds and they might investigate her origins and help her unlock her true powers. She makes a great ally when she gets around to helping!
To expand on the previous hook, perhaps there is a world-ending cataclysm on the horizon and an oracle has a vison which leads the PCs to look for the Avatar of Mathom. Though she is certainly capable of such a feat, she probably isn't what the PCs will be looking for...


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Crowdsourcing Opportunities and Pitfalls: Foreign Policy and Boaty McBoatFace
A vast population of nearly four billion people, more than the entire population of China, India, and the United States combined, inhabits the internet, which spells potential for many industries. We are all potential consumers for the goods, services, advertising campaigns, financial institutions, et cetera that can be found with the push of a button. We are also all possible contributors: a global base available 24/7 to provide insight, feedback, ideas, and funding to any project that needs help. With everything from developing card-based party games to finding and patching security flaws to book publishing capable of relying on some form of crowdsourcing, it is only natural to think of ways in which we could tap into the global potential available online in order to crowdsource foreign policy. While some possible applications, like crowdsourcing policy positions or laws, seem more trendy than actually useful, there are areas that could benefit from the wisdom of the crowd: counter-terrorism, climate change, and humanitarian assistance, for example.
The term "crowdsourcing," or outsourcing work to a crowd, was coined in 2006 by a Wired columnist who wrote an article detailing some of the many uses of internet crowds, but the basic philosophy behind the term has been around for centuries. With the rise of the internet, however, crowds are exponentially larger, offering more varied skills and insights, and is more readily available. Four billion people around the world account for more than half of all households, many orders of magnitude beyond crowds of the past. Some of those people, like the ones who contribute to Wikipedia, are willing to share their knowledge and expertise for free, while others, like those who participate in Amazon's Mechanical Turk program, will complete tasks for a small fee. Some donate money to projects that pique their interest (crowdfunding), some offer ideas for new inventions (crowd creation), some try to solve problems (crowdsolving), and much more. With all of these different applications of crowdsourcing, the possibilities are boundless.
The field of foreign policy has not been immune to the crowdsourcing trend. Already, Brazil has tested the idea of soliciting citizen input to create a Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, tech companies have collaborated with the U.N. to come up with ways to enforce a cease-fire in Syria, and a variety of initiatives have popped up to support and fund international development, just as a start. In the future, crowdsourcing could be used to harness global expertise to come up with solutions for the challenges like climate resilience and sustainable development that cross international borders. Anyone familiar with internet comments sections and the psychological phenomenon known as the online disinhibition effect will be a bit skeptical of the wisdom of relying on a crowd of anonymous strangers to draft a new law or participate in a productive policy discussion, though. For all the potentially beneficial uses of crowdsourcing, there are also opportunities for trolls to distort results and come up with deliberately bad ideas. Brazil's internet civil rights law seems to have been a success so far, but that does not mean that all future attempts will meet the same fate.
As with anything, the key to successfully leveraging the opportunities offered by crowdsourcing while avoiding the pitfalls of having internet trolls run a project into the ground will be to apply the practice intelligently, and with restraint. Many governments have already learned the hazards that can come from falling to the temptation to jump on the bandwagon and let global digital crowds name new projects, like the British polar research ship dubbed Boaty McBoatFace or Slovakia's Chuck Norris Bridge. Hopefully, they will apply the lessons learned if they are tempted to open up online polls for questions like how foreign aid should be distributed or how a particular law should be worded.
Projects that use crowdsourcing for data collection and problem solving, rather than voting or policy creation, seem to be the most likely to be beneficial. The United Nations, for example, has been testing different ways in which elements of crowdsourcing and big data posted on social media sites can be used to track food insecurity, provide feedback (not solicit ideas) on government decision-making, monitor online discourse on climate change, and evaluate the success of international development programs. Crowdsourcing intelligence to aid counter-terrorism efforts also seems like a promising avenue, especially since ISIS has been known to use crowdsourcing as a tactic to build notoriety by asking supporters the best way to eliminate enemies and execute strategy. Governments and international organizations can provide avenues for citizens to share information related to national security and, ideally, use that data to identify "lone wolf" terrorists and disrupt terrorist plots before they can be enacted.
There are, of course, ways in which this could go horribly wrong as well—see the popularity of swatting, which has itself been called a form of terrorism—but the ability to prevent violent actions and disrupt terrorist cells may outweigh those potential pitfalls. If we have learned anything from the Boaty McBoatFace fiasco, though, it is that the line between "democratic decision-making" and "international prank" can be easily crossed, so those looking to apply crowdsourcing techniques to issues more serious than naming a research ship will need to tread carefully.


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Every year OBHC host and run the Swale U12, U13 & U14 Girls and Boys Development Centre as part the England Hockey Player Pathway. It's a chance for all DoB qualifying players (do I qualify? check flyer below) who take a keen interest in hockey to start their journey to potential stardom at county level or even onto international level.
What, where and when is the DC Trial?
The DC Trial is a coaching session which lasts approx 1.5 hours at the end of the session assessments will be made of each player individually and then notified in due course as to whether they have been successful and being offered a place on the full DC course held later in the year usually around September time.
The trial is held @ OBHC, Borden Grammar School (click here for directions) and run by the OBHC DC coaching team.
The trial is normally held around early to mid-June each year and the DC commences around September time and runs for approx. 8 – 10 weeks at a cost of around £85. To find out more about the DC and the Player Pathway click here.
Who are the coaches?
Currently the coaches that run the DC Trial as well as the DC course are Zoe Golding Lead Coach (L2 qualified) and Josh Mitchell (L1 qualified). They have been running the DC course for a few years now so know exactly how to get the best out of all the players and get them onto that DC course. To meet the coaches click here
What is the Player Pathway?
To find out more about the Player Pathway click here however, if you have any questions about the DC Trial, DC itself or The Player Pathway please contact Alan Wilson on firstname.lastname@example.com or 07850 142375.


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The Disabled Midwinter's Regatta is an open event hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. The Sailing Centre is located on the west shore of Tampa Bay and is well protected by a large breakwater, making for an ideal place to sail boats. The centre has four hoists and two sets of floating docks which add convenience for disabled sailors. The regatta is held each year in late March and early April and includes Martin 16's, 2.4mR's and Sonar Classes. Over 40 competitors attended this year's regatta.
The excitement started early Friday morning as the competitors arrived at the docks to rig and race. Their brethren on the streets had also arrived early to begin practice for their racing and where challenging the sailors to a contest of loudness. On the docks sailors often had to yell communications to be heard by their teammates. Bright orange and green earplugs armored the sailors against the noisy attacks from the street racers.
Once the sailors left the docks the roar from the streets diminished. Principle Race Officer, Bob JOHNSON, set the race course well out into Tampa Bay to escape the boat traffic which had arrived to view the nationally televised Grand Prix event. Friday's conditions were great for racing. The winds were out of the South and started soft but ended strong around 15 knots. The courses were stretched to about 0.8 miles.
The Martins and the 2.4's sailed two weather legs and finished the second time up. Sonar's sailed three weather legs, also finishing to weather. The race committee did and excellent job managing three classes on the same course.
With the fetch of the bay and strong winds there were some exciting downwind moments for some of the teams. Gustaf FRESK from Stockholm, Sweden found broaching three or four times in rapid secession not very fast. The 2.4 class exploded with fun as they parted wave after wave surfing their way towards the leeward marks. The Sonar's found great speed in these conditions and found themselves passing through the other two fleets on their second downwind legs.
Saturday was a well used day off to make repairs and tune boats. The weather was a little more demanding and races were cancelled for the day. This gave sailors an opportunity to visit the streets and see was all the noise was about.
Sunday, the wind had moved to the northeast and still had the fetch of the bay to use the 15 knot breeze to add excitement to the day's races. The current was running quickly across the starting line and some of the racers felt the wrath of the Z Flag at mismanaged starts.
At the end of the day, Colin PARK (USA) had claimed the number one spot for the 2.4mR class. The team skippered by Ricky DOERR (USA) was at the top of the Sonar fleet, and FRESK and Ian PINNEL (GBR) held the top positions for fleets D and A respectively, in the Martin 16 Classes.
This was also the IFDS International Two Person Championship for the Martin 16 and the award for the first place team went to FRESK.
Linda MERKLE recognized Karen MITCHELL and Shelly GAUTIER to receive the annual Milam/Gruson Award, given to recognize excellent performance by female skippers and crews. This was Karen's second year in a row to receive this award.


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- In Paris City Centre
- Grevin Museum - 7 min walk
- Galeries Lafayette - 13 min walk
- Les Halles - 16 min walk
- Opéra Garnier - 17 min walk
- Canal Saint-Martin - 17 min walk
- Paris Olympia - 19 min walk
- Palais Royal - 21 min walk
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- Paris (CDG-Roissy-Charles de Gaulle) - 39 min drive
- Paris (ORY-Orly) - 34 min drive
- Paris Gare de l'Est - 13 min walk
- Paris Nord Station - 13 min walk
- Paris Gare du Nord - 14 min walk
- Poissonniere Station - 5 min walk
- Cadet Station - 6 min walk
- Grands Boulevards Metro Station - 6 min walk
- Airport drop-off service
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 50 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
Check-in and check-out
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Required at check-in
- Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets allowed *
- 1 per room (up to 5 lbs)
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport drop off (available 24 hours) *
- No parking
- Discounted offsite parking
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Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 1972
- Elevator
- Arabic
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Serbian
- Spanish
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Slippers
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom (not in room)
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 17-cm plasma TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free weekday newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.88 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 12 for adults and EUR 6 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of EUR 18 per person
Airport shuttle service for children up to age 18 costs EUR 18
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Very Good 8.0 From 375 reviews
Very well located. Clean and very quiet. The staff was lovely. Would stay there again
Hotel is OK. You can get a better deal for your money elsewhere. Staff is rude and inconsiderate. Be careful with your belongings. Make sure if it's valuable you keep it on your person at all times. Tiny elevator. Small rooms. Non helpful staff. Older decor.
Grear lication. Very nice
Very good hotel and clearly well looked after. Room was well maintained with extras like water, kettle etc
We had a great stay. Friendly, kind, and helpful staff. Comfortable, quiet room. Walkable within 20 minutes to the Louvre and the Opera. Eiffel Tower is an hour walk.
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Tabbouleh is one of my all-time favorite salads that I have eaten since I was a child. My grandma makes the best Tabbouleh of any that I have tried. When I eat in restaurants I notice that everyone makes it a little different. Some people go heavy on the parsley or really heavy on the tomatoes. It really is up to your tastes and what you like.
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If you haven't tried cauliflower rice or using it in a variety of dishes you have to try it. It is a great low-carb, gluten-free option for those that might be allergic or watching their carbs. There are a few ways to get cauliflower rice. One option is to buy a medium head of cauliflower and grate it or use a food processor to chop it up small.
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Cauliflower Tabbouleh holds up really well too, so if you make a big batch and you think you are the only one that will be eating it, don't worry! I eat mine all week long and I think it tastes just as good as the first day. When I make this salad I usually make the dressing with just olive oil and lemon juice but from time to time I will add in sumac or za'atar which are great ways to spice it up.
Here are some other fun ways to dress up this salad:
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- Throw some cheese on it–you know my love for feta cheese.
- You can use whatever veggies you have on hand. If you have some cucumber you need to use up add that. If you have a really fresh, farmers market carrot chop it up and toss it in. The sky is the limit!
- If you want to add some additional protein to the salad I think grilled chicken, salmon of beef kafta works great!
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Cauliflower Tabbouleh is a lighter take on traditional Tabbouleh using cauliflower rice in place of the bulgur wheat to give it extra crunch and texture. This salad is light, fresh and the perfect spring and summer side dish to bring to a picnic or BBQ.
- 3 to 4 cups cauliflower rice (I used a 16 ounce bag of cauliflower rice/grated cauliflower or 1 medium sized cauliflower, grated)
- 2 cups chopped curly parsley (coarsely chopped)
- 1 cup diced tomato (about 3 large beefsteak tomatoes)
- 8-10 thinly sliced green onions (about a bunch-green parts and some of the white parts chopped)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately 1 lemon)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Remove the green stems from the cauliflower and chop the head in half. Using a box grater or food processor, grate the whole head of cauliflower (one half at a time) unless you bought a bag of pre-made cauliflower rice then skip this step.
Put the cauliflower rice, parsley, tomato, mint and green onion in a large mixing bowl and gently toss.
In a mason jar or a salad dressing jar mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and a dash of salt and pepper. Shake or whisk to combine.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently. Serve or cover and refrigerate.
Other ideas to add to the salad: feta cheese, chickpeas or white beans, zucchini, greens {like kale or spinach}, grilled chicken, grilled salmon or beef kafta.
This salad holds up pretty well throughout the week if you make a big batch. I will eat it 3 to 4 days later and I think it still tastes great.
Sometimes I will add a sprinkle of sumac or za'atar to the salad for extra flavor.


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Please find linked the Membership Meeting Minutes from our October 15th 2012 Meeting:
Next meeting is November 19th 6:30 pm at the club room.
Please find linked the Membership Meeting Minutes from our October 15th 2012 Meeting:
Next meeting is November 19th 6:30 pm at the club room.
It was at one of their hamfests that I took & passed my Extra Class – always a nice morning out.
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Its official name is the Lloyd H. Ryan Playground, but very few people know it because there hasn't been a sign on it in years. Most people refer to it as "that field by Greenview and Kirkwood."
Its facilities are rather minimal; a swing set and a slide - barely enough to really call the place a "playground". There was talk about up-grading the area a couple of years ago. However, as Detroit's budget troubles escalated, the City could no longer find the estimated $14,000 that it would take.
When the Warrendale Community Organization submitted its application to the State to be designated as a "Cool City", we include the revitalization of Ryan Park as part of our catalyst project. (Neighborhoods that are so designated are eligible for up to $100,000 for a "catalyst project" that is designed to attract and retail residents and visitors to the area.) If the designation comes through, we should see some new activity at this spot later this year.
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Third charged in pot extortion plot
STAMFORD -- The last of three burglars who police say tried to extort $50,000 and a pound of pot from a High Ridge Road man last November after breaking into his house and discovering a dozen marijuana plants was arrested Monday when he showed up for an appointment with his probation officer.
Jimil Gaskins, 19, of 201 Franklin St., Stamford, was charged Monday with attempt to commit first-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, two counts of third-degree burglary and single counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and third-degree larceny.
He was held overnight by police and, at his arraignment at the Stamford courthouse Tuesday, he was ordered held in lieu of a $100,000 court appearance bond by Judge Anthony Truglia. He was assigned a public defender, but did not enter a plea to the charges. He was scheduled to return to court July 23.
Sgt. Andrew Gallagher said Gaskins was one of three men who broke into a High Ridge Road home multiple times last fall and stole a strongbox containing cash, a watch and personal papers, a laptop and five to six small mason jars of harvested marijuana.
In November, the resident finally went to police to report that his home had been burglarized and the thieves were blackmailing him because they discovered he was growing a dozen marijuana plants in his home.
The ordeal started when the man came home for lunch Sept. 7 and realized someone had walked into the unlocked back door of his home and took a safe containing $2,500 and a Cartier watch valued at $4,500.
Then, on Oct. 9, he came home to discover he had been burglarized again. This time the thieves stole an Apple laptop computer, police said.
On Oct. 27, the resident got a phone call from a man who asked, "Did you get our letter?" and then directed the resident to look in his mailbox, Gaskins arrest affidavit said.
The envelope read, "Steve have it ready."
The letter began: "No more playing around. I know you make $10,000 or more a month and I know all about your hustle with the weed," and went on to demand $50,000 and a pound of marijuana.
"I have pictures and all the proof for everything to lock you up," the letter said, noting the resident's marijuana plants.
The man did not call police at first. He said he was worried because he did have a small marijuana crop at his house for personal use. By Nov. 2, when he went to police, however, he had gotten rid of everything, the affidavit said.
In the interim, the man hired two private investigators who waited for the burglars to arrive and collect their payment.
When two men tried to enter the garage on Oct. 31, a private eye stopped them. The two identified themselves, said they knew about the house through a friend of theirs, Gaskins, who knew a man who worked with the homeowner, police said.
Gallagher said the resident then turned the information from his private eye over to police and police arrested Miguel Enamorado, 21, of 61 Woodside St., and Steven Panagatos, 24, of no known address. They were each charged with criminal attempt at first-degree larceny and conspiracy at first-degree larceny. Enamorado was additionally charged with third-degree burglary and third-degree larceny. The two pleaded not guilty to the charges and Panagatos remains in jail, unable to make bond.
Gaskins told the homeowner that he had nothing to do with it, but admitted to knowing Enamorado, the affidavit said.


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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Department of ED Assaults Kids---Undermines Parents
And teens are referred to resources at the Columbia University's website "Go Ask Alice," which explains and explores topics like "doggie style" and other positions, "sadomasochistic sex play, phone sex, oral sex with braces, fetishes, porn stars, vibrators and bestiality?"
The workbooks are printed and will be in some classrooms next spring.
Here are the details.
The New York Post has obtained workbooks and their review concluded that, "Parents may be shocked by parts of the Department of Education's 'recommended' curriculum."
The curriculum is scheduled in New York city classrooms this coming spring.
The DOE says the workbooks fit nicely into the "Healthsmart and Reducing The Risk" program and highly recommend it.
New York City isn't Seattle---or Spokane or Tacoma, or your town, but this is a snapshot of where public education is today. How very debased, morally bankrupt and the degree of insensitivity toward parents existing in public ed today. It has been hijacked.
And it is deceptive.
In its quagmire of purveying perversion and immorality, the DOE stressed, yes stressed, to NBC News "that abstinence is the best way to avoid pregnancy and STD/HIV." All with a straight face.
More hypocrisy.
They also say parents have opportunity to exclude or op-out their children. However on closer look, the op-out is very insignificant and only applies to the lessons on "methods of prevention." Birth control and condoms.
This is not only a moral assault on kids, but an assault on parental rights as well.
NBC News reported yesterday that, "In August, Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs commended the return of mandatory sex-ed, saying the DOE wants to give students the correct information about sexual activity if they choose to engage in it."
Correct information?
If they choose...? They are being led into perversion by indoctrination, while parental rights are marginalized.
Dr. Robert P. George, professor of politics at Princeton and Melissa Moschella, a doctoral candidate in political theory at Princeton, wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times on this issue asking, "Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights?"
George writes, "Beyond rival moral visions, the new policy raises a deeper issue: Should the government force parents---at least those not rich enough to afford private schooling---to send their children to classes that may contradict their moral and religious values on matters of intimacy and personal conduct."
It's an excellent column. I strongly recommend you read it.
Dr. George asks how would you feel if, in a lesson, your child is "encouraged to disregard what you told him about sex, and to rely instead on teachers and health clinic staff members?"
George believes parental rights must provide a zone of sovereignty, a moral space to teach our children according to our conscience. We brought these kids into this world and we, not the state, are responsible to teach and educate them.
It is, I believe, both abuse and negligence, for government run education to steal a child's innocence and to subject that child to indoctrination under the guise of "correct information."
Deputy Mayor Gibbs, you are wrong. You know children are being indoctrinated in classrooms across the country. The homosexual agenda is being taught as normal, those who disagree are tagged as bigots, abortion is said to be a "right" and every perversion imaginable is treated as acceptable and normal.
This recent cultural "outing" by citizen funded "education" in New York is a snapshot of what other communities can expect in the near future and should serve as a clarion call to all parents.
I am a parent, a grandparent and a very concerned citizen.
We must re-evaluate who is educating our children? What are they being taught? And if it is not satisfactory, do we have the resolve and courage to make the necessary changes?
Is your child's mind being turned from the beliefs you hold and the God you serve and teach in your home?
If so, what are you going to do about it?
Your child is a gift from God. You are responsible for the stewardship of raising up that gift.
Public Education, Entertainment and so-called news media have beaten too many conservatives and people of faith into the submission of silence.
Please do 2 things. Give some very serious thought to this matter, And forward this to every parent you know.
May God help us.
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Question: Wouldn't giving this material to a minor be considered "Child Molesting" if it didn't have the backing of the school curriculum? Since when do school administrators have the authority to redefine a crime as an educational experience?ReplyDelete
I went to the columbia site and found the ask alice site and all you say is absolutely true. It is a travesty we are introducing 10 - 11 year old to pure adult entertainment and thoughts. What are we thinking? Pure poison in their lives. Child abuse and Parent abuse. Almighty God come and tear down this devils kingdom. In the Name or Jesus, the incomparable one.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:10 PM, October 25, 2011
This is one of the most disgusting things I've heard of in a while. The perverts are running the asylum we call public education, all the while dumbing down the curriculum and refusing to hold teachers and admin. responsible.ReplyDelete
And we wonder why our youth have little values or moral integrity? The chickens are coming home to roost.
Craig in Lacey
- Anonymous5:36 PM, October 26, 2011
I think the schools are simply adapting their sex ed curriculum according to the current situation. They are reacting to the situation, not creating it.ReplyDelete
Today's kids are exposed to a non-stop message that everything is about sex. From every sitcom to music videos to clothing store ads to viagra commercials - it's non-stop and the message is that everyone is getting laid all the time.
It's business and the media in a no holds barred competition for the highest ratings & sales at the cheapest price by pandering to an ever lowering lowest common denominator.
The problem isn't a liberal agenda in schools, that influence is minimal compared to TV and the internet.
- Anonymous6:41 PM, October 26, 2011
@5:36 You have a point that those influences are significant but you are wrong about how the slippery slide started. It was public education. It was started by the need in the industrial revolution for worker bees. Before that we were raising entrepreneurs. Every student was encouraged to realize their God given potential and either follow in dad's footsteps or strike out on their own dream. I'm over simplifying but it is the education system that has corrupted minds and souls from serving the Lord with their God given talents.ReplyDelete
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Forget Kyle Orton. The Dolphins have found their veteran quarterback.
Last night we reported that the Dolphins have made preliminary contact with former Panthers quarterback Matt Moore as a fall-back option in case the Orton deal fell through.
But that interest was much more than preliminary. Moore, a fifth-year veteran who started 13 career games with the Carolina Panthers, has agreed to a 2-year deal with the Dolphins, a league source has confirmed. According to The Oregonian, Moore, a former standout at Oregon State, is set to sign a two-year deal with the Dolphins worth $5 million, but as much as $7.5 million based on incentives.
While many fans wanted Orton in Miami, Moore makes a lot of sense, which we pointed out in May.
He is a much cheaper option than Orton (owed $8.8 million and needing to restructure his contract), has experience as a starter (13 starts in four years with Carolina, with 16 touchdowns against 17 interceptions) and has familiarity with the Dolphins' brass.
Moore entered the NFL in 2007 as an undrafted free agent and was signed by Jeff Ireland and Tony Sparano when they were with Dallas. A roster crunch forced Ireland to cut Moore and try to sneak him back on the practice squad, but Carolina swooped in and signed Moore to its active roster.
If Moore comes to Miami, Henne is still likely the starter in 2011, but Moore would at least be a competent backup. In 2009, Moore led the Panthers to victories in four of its final five games and finished the season with eight touchdowns, two interceptions and a 98.5 passer rating.
Moore, who stands 6-foot-3 and has a 73.9 career passer rating, also has familiarity with Dolphins' quarterbacks coach Karl Dorrell, who was his head coach in college. Moore was recruited to UCLA by head coach Bob Toledo, but Toledo was fired after Moore's freshman year and replaced by Dorrell.
Moore lost a quarterback competition to Drew Olson, and decided to leave UCLA for Oregon State, though he said he had "no bad blood" for Dorrell.


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Initially when I saw this new Kindle ebook reader thing from Amazon, it sounded mildly exciting (although currently too expensive for me). But thinking about it a little more, I suspected this could be a nasty case of lock-in like iTunes store/iPod or the Wii Virtual Console service.
Mark Pilgram has written this nice little piece, entitled the "Future of Reading". It highlights various parts of the of the Kindle Terms of Service alongside some quotes from Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO), as well as some more ominous juxtapositions with some parts of Orwell's 1984.
The Kindle is DRM infected crap. This is another one of those cases where you can choose convenience or Freedom-with-a-capital-F . . . . I'll be sticking with dead trees, plain text from Project Gutenburg and maybe the odd unrestricted PDF for the moment.


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June 5, 2013 at 7:41 pm #3975
I'm using volatyl on a site I'm working on (link) and really enjoying it.
However, it's the first time I've made a site responsive, so I'm having trouble working out what to do when parts of my design don't "respond."
Do you have any recommendations as to where to direct me to learn more? I can work it out if I know where to start!June 5, 2013 at 9:17 pm #3985
Hi! First of all, your design is great. Volatyl is still new so I'm THRILLED to see what you've done with it. Amazing work for sure.
As for the responsiveness, you ask a great question and unfortunately, it's a tough one to answer. Not because it can't be answered… but it really has to be taught.
The first thing to know is that your site doesn't have to be responsive if you don't want it to be. You can use the Volatyl Options General Settings to turn off the framework responsiveness.
Assuming you do want your site to remain responsive, I see by looking at your stylesheet that you have the right idea with the responsive section of CSS at the bottom of your file. It just needs a very important line of CSS added at each "breakpoint." Let me explain.
Your site has plenty of CSS written for it… just regular CSS in the stylesheets. That CSS does simple stuff you seem to be familiar with… element alignment, link colors, etc. The way responsiveness works is very simple… you just choose a specific pixel width at which new CSS rules are written if that viewport width gets narrower than that width. So here's an example stylesheet that has normal CSS at the top and responsive CSS at the bottom:
/* Default CSS */ body { background: red; font-size: 15px; } body a { color: white; text-decoration: underline; } body p { padding: 20px; } /* Responsive CSS */ @media screen and (max-width: 600px) { body { background: yellow; font-size: 18px; } body a { color: blue; text-decoration: none; } }
Now that's very basic and silly looking CSS but it's good for this example. What we have going on here is your site's body, links, and paragraphs being styled by default. When the page loads on any device, that's the CSS it'll use… the "Default CSS" as I've labeled it.
Below that, though, a media query or "breakpoint" was used to say, "when the viewport is narrower than the width of 600px, apply my new CSS rules." Or, "the following CSS only applies up to a maximum width of 600px."
Take note that the media query has its own brackets.
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) { /* regular CSS goes here */ }
So, inside of your media query, you write new CSS that applies to the screen size specified by your breakpoint. In my example, I felt that the red background of my site now needed to be yellow if the viewport width was 600px or less. So I wrote a new rule for the body that would override the default rules. I did the same thing with the body links.
Note that I didn't do anything to the body paragraphs. Media query CSS inherits default CSS. So if you override it, you're writing responsive CSS. If you don't override it, everything stays the same.
The reason why your new content is not responding is because it's using regular, what I'm calling "default" CSS. The CSS you've written for the site while it's wider than 960px is just fine. But since you've added custom elements, you now have to write responsive CSS in your child theme's style.css file at the bottom to make the necessary adjustments to the very elements you've added and styled on your own.
So this here (screenshot) needs to be wrapped in a media query specifying the exact pixel width you'd like for your new CSS rules to take place.
There are no limits on media queries. The default stylesheet for Volatyl core has 4 breakpoints that will always apply unless you turn off the responsiveness. Those points are 960px, 850px, 768px, and 480px. To see that CSS, check out the responsive.css file in the root of the volatyl folder.
You can very well build child themes that stay within the limits of Volatyl's responsiveness. But say you decide to build a feature box that holds two columns side-by-side from floating them both left and giving them both 50% widths. There was no way I could predict that. So now you have to write the responsive CSS.
It's always best to make your child theme responsive breakpoints the same as my core breakpoints. So at viewport 960px, everything will be fine and your two columns will maintain their widths and position. At 850px, same thing. But what about 768px? That's where I drop the sidebars below the content and change the nav menus to the responsive menus.
There, you might want to write responsive CSS for your columns that reverses the floats ('float: none') and gives them a full width ('width: 100%'). You literally just reversed the default CSS your wrote for them.
At 480px, nothing will change… they will continue to use their 768px CSS… unless you say otherwise. You may want to add padding once the screen is that small. So in your 480px media query, you can add new CSS for the padding.
Does this make sense?
So the bottom line is that you write CSS for each breakpoint you create… and you can create any breakpoints you want. You can add new CSS at breakpoints and you can override default CSS at new breakpoints.
Your best bet will be to copy all of the responsive.css CSS from Volatyl, place it in the bottom of your child theme's style.css file, delete the CSS sitting inside of each media query, and have fun building a completely custom responsiveness tailored to your design… the right way to do it.
I hope this helps!June 5, 2013 at 9:22 pm #3984
Also, it should be understood that while responsiveness can be applied to anything, best practice is to write your default CSS with responsive flexibility in mind. So I like to use as few defined widths as possible in my default CSS… that means I have less to override in my responsive CSS. So your approach to a custom design is key and must be well thought out!June 6, 2013 at 9:16 am #3983
Wow, this is AMAZING!!! This is more than helpful; it's perfect. I know there will be a learning curve, but that's ok. Had that with WP itself a few years ago, too. Your post explains how I should start, which is what I need. Once I'm started I can google around and eventually…I'll get there 🙂
I'm really enjoying Volatyl. I've been a Thesis user for a few years, but Volatyl looked just right for my needs/skills right now. So far, I'm thrilled!June 6, 2013 at 3:05 pm #3982
So glad to hear that! I know the learning curve can be tough for all of this stuff… especially getting grips on what to learn, what doesn't matter, what knowledge is general, and what's specific to a certain platform you're using. I've went through it all myself as I was friends with Google just like you.
So my aim with both Volatyl and my support is to help people along that process in a faster, more effective way than what I had. Responses like yours keep me motivated do it!
Please let me know if you run into any snags along the way. Here are the two exact articles that got me started. They may be of some use to you too as one of them includes some CSS for making sure images, videos, etc. are responsive as well.
http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/responsive-design-with-css3-media-queries and http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/responsive-design-in-3-steps
Happy coding! 😀June 6, 2013 at 7:31 pm #3981
Yeah, it gets confusing. But the web community is so friendly and open and passionate about their work, so you really can learn online if you try.
Thanks for the links, they look great! I'm sure I'll be back in a few days as I tackle this.
Thanks again for the first response; you really went above and beyond what can be expected from a support forum, IMO!June 6, 2013 at 9:53 pm #3980
Most of the time, that (great support) is more important than the product itself. 😉 Good luck.June 11, 2013 at 6:49 pm #3979
Thanks to your help and links, I've been able to "responsify" most elements on the site that I added. (yippee!)
Now I have a question. On my inner pages (sample), I have an image that has the page title. I need to replace that with a smaller version, so that the title doesn't get too small to read when re-sized.
I have the images added with functions. Should I change the functions to a single container, with background images in css (page specific) so that I could replace the background images at smaller browser sizes?
Similarly, for the home page, I have a slider with text. Should I replace the whole thing with a special, smaller version at smaller sizes?
Thanks!June 12, 2013 at 12:46 am #3978
Great questions. Here's what I would do.
For the image titles, I would first re-evaluate that approach. The title of internal pages is the most important element on those pages. You're going to take an SEO hit using images instead of descriptive H1s there. Also, doing that eliminates your responsive question as the text will just remain the text.
If you do choose to use images, though, and you'd like to switch to a different image below a certain screen size, what I would do, and some kind of frown upon this but they'll live, is place both images in your function… seriously the HTML for both… just one on top of the other. But give the smaller image a default CSS of display: none; so it can't be seen.
Leave the main, big one exactly as it is now with its corresponding default CSS. Even let it resize for a little bit. Then, at a breakpoint where the title is getting a little tough to read, display: none; that image and display: block; the smaller image. That'll simply hide the big image and display the smaller one.
You can also do what I described above but instead of having a smaller image, just use text. Again, though, I don't think it's a great idea to use HTML images for any of this. I think you would be better off semantic markup.
As for the slider, you have to ask yourself if it really needs to be there. Sometimes in responsive design, things that are cool for desktop versions are 100% pointless on mobile. With that being at the top of the page on mobile, is it really a worthy pit stop for your visitors as they inch down the page with their thumbs? If it's about the information text on the slider and it's too important to let go, does the responsive version really need the images? Can the text itself be display getting straight to the point?
If so, just like the title solution, consider hiding the slider and display the static text for mobile visitors.
Does that make sense?June 12, 2013 at 9:42 am #3977
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http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/responsive-design-with-css3-media-queries and http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/responsive-design-in-3-steps
thanks for these Sean.June 12, 2013 at 2:29 pm #3976
No problem! They're definitely helpful articles.August 3, 2018 at 12:10 am #5456
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Shares of Pulte Homes surged to a 3-month high Thursday, as Wall Street cheered the third-largest homebuilder's improved liquidity position.
The shares were up more than 14 percent, and hit a high of $15.35 in intraday trading, the highest price seen since Oct. 31. The stock turned sharply higher after opening the session down as much as 5.5 percent.
Pulte reported late Wednesday that it ended 2007 with $1.1 billion in cash, up about $900 million from the third quarter, and above its target of $1 billion. Pulte said it targets a cash position of $2 billion to $2.2 billion at the end of 2008, with no outstandings on its revolving credit facility.
Banc of America Analyst Daniel Oppenheim reiterated his neutral rating, but raised his price target on the stock to $13 from $9.50, based on Pulte's improved liquidity position. He also narrowed his 2008 loss estimate to $2.40 a share from $2.90 a share.
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Pultesaid on Wednesday its quarterly net loss widened sharply as a deteriorating housing market led to charges related to the lower value of land and inventory and a tax-loss benefit.
"The challenging market conditions that plagued the homebuilding industry for the first nine months of 2007 worsened in the fourth quarter," Richard Dugas Jr., Pulte's chief executive, said in a statement.
The fourth-quarter net loss increased to $874.7 million, or $3.46 per share, from $8.4 million, or 3 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.
The U.S. housing market has been in a tailspin for more than two years, with top builders cutting prices and seeing orders dwindle.
Last year, builders slashed prices by the most since 1970 as sales of new U.S. single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Monday.
Sales in December alone fell 4.7 percent to an annual rate of 604,000, the slowest pace since 1995.
The latest Pulte results included a non-cash charge of $622 million, or $2.46 per share, to eliminate a tax loss-related asset on its balance sheet.
It also recorded charges of $543.3 million, or $1.28 per share, related to lower values of land, inventory and goodwill.
The loss from continuing operations was $893.3 million, or $3.54 per share, compared with a loss of $8.3 million, or 3 cents per share, for the prior year fourth quarter.
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Arizona's Ibekwe Named Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. --ARIZONA senior forward Ify Ibekwe was named Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 8-13, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Ibekwe led the Wildcats to a win over Arizona State, the team's first over its Conference rival since 2005.
Ify Ibekwe (Carson, Calif.) scored 22 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead her team to a 73-61 win over ASU, the team's first in 12 tries, dating back to Jan. 26, 2005. Achieving her ninth double-double of the season in the first half, she outrebounded her own teammates, who accounted for 17 boards. The 22 rebounds are not only a Pac-10 Conference individual high, but also ties for the sixth-highest in a game this season in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball.
Offensively, Ibekwe was dominating from all distances, going 8-for-16 (.500) from the floor, also knocking down 2-of-3 three pointers. She added a block and a pair of steals in 38 minutes of play, as well, committing just one turnover.
With the win, Arizona improved to 14-9 overall, matching its win total from last year, and 5-7 in Pac-10 play.
It is Ibekwe's second-career Pac-10 Player of the Week honor, lasting winning it on Dec. 15, 2008, and Arizona's 37th all-time selection.
The Wildcats heads to Washington State on Thursday, Feb. 17 and Washington on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Also Nominated: DeNesha Stallworth, CAL; Chiney Ogwumike, STAN; Markel Walker, UCLA; Ashley Corral, USC; Kristi Kingma, WASH; Jazmine Perkins, WSU.
2010-11 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 15 - Briana Gilbreath, USC
Nov. 22 - Darxia Morris, UCLA
Nov. 29 - Amanda Johnson, ORE
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Dec. 13 - DeNesha Stallworth, CAL
Dec. 20 - Ashley Corral, USC
Dec. 27 - Dymond Simon, ASU
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Jan. 10 - Nia Jackson, ORE
Jan. 17 - Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN
Jan. 24 - Kayla Pedersen, STAN
Jan. 31 - Kristi Kingma, WASH
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Train hits car stopped on Westside tracks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A train struck a car stopped on railroad tracks on the Westside on Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
State troopers said 55-year-old Pintucan Rose-Emy was heading east on Timuquana Road on the Westside when the car became disabled on the tracks at the intersection of U.S. 17 just before 11 a.m.
Troopers said Rose-Emy was able to safely exit the car.
They said a southbound Amtrak train saw the car on the tracks and began to slow down but was unable to stop before striking the left side of the car.
No passengers on the train were hurt.
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I wasn't really sold on Mazinkaiser SKL until the titular mech received a gouged eye from a beating. I always found the original Mazinkaiser to be boring, because it was too invincible for its own good–in fact, the Mazinkaiser movie was centered on keeping Kouji away from Mazinkaiser as much as possible, and the final battle itself was rather anticlimactic.
The eye scar was, to my memory, first done in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, in Touma Kanou's path. When Touma receives his new mech, the DaiRaiOh, he gets a rematch with his longtime rival, Baran Doban.
(On a tangential note: Baran Doban's machine, the Bemi Doban, wields a giant ball-and-chain.)
This scuffle leaves the DaiRaiOh's right eye damaged. Interestingly enough, Touma refuses to allow the damage to be repaired after the battle, claiming it as a mark of his rivalry. Instead, an eyepatch is installed, which is reflected in the animation for his mech's final attack–eye scar closeup and all–when it is unveiled against a Balmarian general.
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My First Festival Season !May 30th, 2010 at 09:51 pm
So after buying my tent, sleeping pad and sleeping bag I'm now going to put them to good use !
I'm already got a ticket to a 3 day Music, Body and Soul Festival in September - but that seems like quite a bit away yet...
So today I saw an ad for a Summer Solstice Festival happening over the weekend of 19/20 June in a neighbouring County. It sounds fantastic:
"The Body & Soul Gathering is not a gig, it's an experience. It's about reminding ourselves of the great musicians, story tellers, performers and artists that walk among us. It's about reconnecting with our culture and each other. It's about meeting with like minded people, progressive thinkers, healers, even a few kooky creatives. It's about feeling alive, inspired, excited by life. It's also about reminding ourselves what there's no time like the present to have a bit of good old fashioned fun!
In keeping with the ancient tradition, the weekend will draw to an end with a fire ceremony in tribute to the festival theme: Phoenix Rising. Marking endings and new beginnings, death and new life and the continuous cycle of change. Festival goers can create their own lanterns in an "illuminati workshop tent" and participate in the closing ceremony. "
I'm already 80% sold on going - I might buy the ticket tonight.
I'm looking forward to camping out in the countryside and meeting people with different takes on life - that's what really interests me !