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We were dejected (= depressed, low-spirited, disheartened) to hear that the only route out of remote coastal Sukamede was to retrace the journey we'd made the day before! We groaned at the thought of another 'massage' – we were still aching from the last one! There was nothing for it – we had to grin and bear it (= endure something in good humor)…
Once again our lodgings were supposed to be simple but clean. They were mini-log cabins on stilts surrounded by trees and adjacent to a sandy beach. There was just one man in charge of the accommodation and obviously our ideas of cleanliness were far removed from his! The cabin was ant-infested! The windows were covered in monkey excrement – it made us wonder how much sleep we'd get if they were about… Not only that but there was no food available – it was going to be a long drive to eat. Naturally we weren't impressed by these poor facilities as our accommodation had all been organized in advance. Our guide tried his best to get things cleaned up but all the guy did was come over and rub the windows with a filthy rag. He put some different covers on the bed, but they still looked filthy. I'd already been bitten by ants and felt very itchy…
We looked at each other and said 'No way! We're not stopping here.' I went out to the guide and driver to see what our options were and we decided to continue on to Banguwangi and stay in the hotel there again.
To try to get something positive from this stop we visited the Hindu temple in the forest:
We also climbed the viewing tower to see if there were any animals on the prairie/savannah. We were out of luck – it was mid afternoon and the best times for viewing were early morning or early evening.
Next day we are going to visit the sulphur crater at Ijen…
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Once again, like on my travels in Borneo, we were waiting to hear of a turtle making its way onto the beach to lay its eggs. We still remembered our awe on 'Turtle Island' in Borneo watching 120 eggs being laid – each looking just like tiny ping pong balls. Here in Alas Purwo it was also a ranger protected area and, once the mother had left, the eggs would be dug out and taken away to protect them from predators (rats, monitor lizards etc). After our exhausting journey we felt really tired and decided to set a deadline. As we'd already witnessed this amazing sight once before, we felt that it didn't warrant staying up all night – perhaps in vain. Our deadline came and no turtle had arrived so we went to bed.
Next day we learned that just one turtle had arrived to lay its eggs in the middle of the night. We went to see some cute little hatchlings:
The hatchlings were only tiny but they had very strong little legs and flippers.
Even with all of the efforts of the rangers and protected areas, their chances of survival on release into the sea were still slim – with perhaps only 2 – 3% escaping predators such as gulls and crabs.
There were also some larger tanks holding some older leatherback turtles in order to give them a better chance of survival once they were released.
Next we make a visit to a Hindu temple and Sadengan prairie nature reserve…
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Next came the most arduous (= steep) and grueling (= exhausting) drive of the trip. The next section of the route to Sukamade involved a tortuous climb along a steep and winding road. The road quality was questionable too! We had been told by our guide that we needed to hire a four-wheel drive vehicle and its driver for our trip and thank goodness he'd given this advice and organized it! We hadn't gone far when we came across a family in their people carrier which had overheated and broken down. There was no way they were going to be able to make it across. Their only chance was to wait for it to cool down and turn around.
The road was so uneven and bumpy we had to hold tight onto the handles inside the ancient Jeep and, even so, we felt as if our teeth were rattling. Our guide laughed and informed us that we were getting an impromptu (= sudden, done without preparation) 'massage' – free gratis (= at no cost). We thought wistfully (= with longing) of hot stone massages, delicately perfumed oils and the tender ministrations (= act of taking care, looking after) of our masseuses back in the five star hotels! Still, we were on an adventure and the discomfort would soon be forgotten.
We arrived safely at our destination – the tiny, out-of-the way village of Sukamade. As we'd been promised, our accommodation was very simple and basic, but scrupulously (= extremely) clean. We needed to stretch our legs (= go for a walk after a long period of sitting) after the journey. Once again the local villagers were very friendly and welcoming:
My friend, Mary Rose, originally comes from a dairy farm in Ireland and she put all of her persuasive skills to work trying to entice (= lead on, persuade with some reward) the cow to come and say 'hello'. It took quite a lot of time and effort, but she was eventually successful!
wrote... le 02/07/2010 13:25:59
I'm really sorry that my comment has nothing to do with your post but I have no idea how to write on the group's news wall! Any help? And is anyone visiting South Africa for the world cup?
Angela M
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Hi Jarrod, you need to post your comments in the 'Discussion' section, not in the blog section, so that everyone will see it and think of answering you! Best regards, Angela M
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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We arrived at our hotel 'Ketapang Indah Hotel' which had lovely gardens and a beautiful sea view across to Bali. We ate our evening meal at the hotel before heading out to explore Banguwangi.
There wasn't much traffic so I suggested taking my favorite form of transport in these conditions – a becak (= pedicab). Unfortunately my use of this mode (= type) of transport was very limited in Surabaya because the roads were generally far too busy for me to consider it a safe way to travel. I only tended to use it in the little 'kampong' local district of quiet streets around my home. We'd already used them in Malang and my friend was quite enamored with (= loved) them. We found two becaks and set off to the Chinese temple. We had an interesting time looking at the temple and then proceeded to the night market. Our becak 'drivers' decided to have some fun and started to race each other and we soon encouraged them in this. They got a good tip for their extra efforts!
The night market was fantastic. As the only white people about we attracted a lot of stares and attention – particularly from the young children who rushed over to greet us and touch us. There was a huge array of vegetables, spices, fruit, material and even live animals on the market. I got particularly attached to a cute baby rabbit but, of course, I couldn't buy it.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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wrote... le 27/06/2010 21:39:41
It is a nice trip. When I see this article,I have a nice trip,too.
wrote... le 14/02/2012 01:15:17
Very nice trip and amazong pics............Bravo!!!
wrote... le 09/11/2013 11:41:49
Que legal viajar ,esse e o meu sonho ,viajar ,conhecer lugares exoticos ,lindos.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Renato Bittencourt
wrote... le 03/07/2012 09:21:00
Very nice photos. I liked them very much.Renato.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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When we returned from Mount Bromo we took the chance to have an afternoon snooze (= nap, short sleep). Then, we took a reviving shower and had a relaxing massage to rid us of the aches and pains after sleeping in the car on our trip.
That evening we dined in the outside restaurant of the hotel and had a scrumptious (= delectable, delicious) meal:
The next day I'd organized a white water rafting trip. The water wasn't as rapid as some in our experience but we still had great fun. As the water itself didn't offer such a challenge and our guides realized we'd had previous experience of rafting, they encouraged us to stand at the prow (= front) of the boat holding onto the ropes as we skimmed over the rocks.
When we returned to Malang we tidied ourselves up and then headed off for a walk around Malang's famous bird and flower market. The bird market was absolutely amazing, although I felt really sorry for the beautiful caged birds. Not only do you find birds and chicks there, but everything you could possibly imagine to feed them – grubs, seeds, etc – as well as a variety of other animals like gerbils and rabbits. The flower market was a riot of color and scents. I could see that my friend was wishing she could stock up on plants for her garden at home, whilst realizing that they probably wouldn't survive an Irish winter.
It was time to return to Surabaya for another night before setting off on our trip to the more remote parts of East Java.
Renato Bittencourt
wrote... le 03/07/2012 09:17:01
I can imagine how wonderful is this trip. I´ve never been to Asia.I live in São Paulo -Brazil and I know many countries. I like so much to make trips.My congratulatios for your trips.Renato.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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wrote... le 25/01/2012 08:53:10
wow, what a fantastic place... i wish i could go there
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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Alexander Zapryagaev
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wrote... le 02/05/2013 07:23:33
enjoy your travel enjoy your life,admire the typical way of your life
wrote... le 03/02/2015 03:39:01
It's so good to see your article,i also wish to have a relaxing travel like yours.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Ali Ibrahim
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One of my friends came over to visit and so I'd planned a mixture of activities.
When she first arrived, we stayed at my favourite hotel in Surabaya – the Hotel Majahapit. I used to go there every weekend to use the gym (which I hated, but knew was good for me!) and the swimming pool (which I adored!). I usually ate there at the weekend too as my maid didn't work over the weekend. It served a great choice of food. It is a beautiful, colonial building built by the Sarkies brothers – famous for also building the Raffles hotel in Singapore. It has wonderful lush gardens and grounds, a fantastic spa (with blissful treatments) and the most attentive and charming staff. I felt very spoilt and blessed to be greeted as 'Miss Angela' each time I arrived. We spent 2 nights there as a treat – my small house only had one bedroom and, although I was acclimatised to the constant heat and humidity, I knew my friend wouldn't be able to bear sleeping without air conditioning. In my cute little house I only had fans to stave off (= prevent, reduce) the heat.
My friend loves shopping and Surabaya is a shopping paradise with a number of huge shopping malls and great markets. The choice of goods was great and the prices very cheap compared to European prices. We went to Galaxy Mall - a small shopping mall which was my preferred mall (I actually hate shopping!) and then to Plaza Tunjungan, which was practically opposite our hotel. . My friend was in heaven as this is a huge shopping complex. I soon lost the will to live as I find shopping centres like this absolutely draining!
wrote... le 31/05/2010 22:55:36
Wow, I like Indonesia and I am from China which one member of Southeast Asia. Do you usually go there? what city are you from?
Mario Moon
wrote... le 07/06/2010 14:40:49
wow dont know Indonesia but i think that this country is very beatifull and unic. I have rode abouth this country and his wether is very warm , i lke this wether, I´m from Mexico . My countrie has a lot of beatiful places like indonesia
Angela M
wrote... le 08/06/2010 22:20:04
Hi Great-Mice I'm from the UK but now I'm living in a small village in France and teach for Englishtown over the internet. From January 2004 until March 2006 I lived and worked in Surabaya - the second largest city in Indonesia (the capital Jakarta - is the largest). Surabaya is in East Java on the coast and it was very easy to fly across to Bali (just one hour away by plane). I visited lots of beautiful places during my time there and had a great time. I worked for English First in their Specialized English Division and taught mainly business clients and University professors.
Alexander Zapryagaev
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Within Red Square there are three churches and cathedrals. Firstly there is Kazan Cathedral:
This is a Russian Orthodox church that is a reconstruction of the original church, which was destroyed on the orders of Joseph Stalin in 1936. The reconstruction was finished in 1993 – just three years before my visit.
Next there is the Cathedral of the Dormition and in the photo we can see the Royal Procession Door:
This cathedral was built in 1475 – 1479 and the coronation of the first Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, took place here in 1547.
Finally there is the Cathedral of the Annunciation:
This church was also used by the Muscovite Tsars and its abbot was a personal confessor to the royal family until the early 20th century.
The final evening of our tour was approaching. Once again we enjoyed typical Russian refreshments and snacks such as blinis and caviar on board our ship. I dined for the last time together with the friends I'd made on this waterways cruise. That evening we attended a folklore concert:
The performers wore amazing, decorated, and colourful costumes. They were a real joy to listen to and behold (= look at, observe). The evening whizzed passed by in a blaze of colour and melody. We listened to typical Russian folk songs played on their traditional instruments.
It had been a fascinating and memorable tour. I'd also managed on my travels here in Russia to purchase some beautiful keepsakes and crafts to remind me of the trip.
Everywhere around Moscow there were political posters for the election:
Naturally, no visit would be complete without a visit to Red Square. The entrance was quite spectacular:
I was told that the name 'Red Square' was nothing to do with Communism, but that the old Russian word for 'beautiful' was the same as the word 'red' – so the square was supposed to be called 'Beautiful Square'. Nowadays the Square is home to the Kremlin, the GUM Department Store or shopping centre:
I didn't have time to do any shopping, but this department store seemed attractive and well-stocked. It presented a picture that was a far cry (= a long way, very different) from the descriptions of years before depicting Russia's shops and stores as having meagre stock and long queues of customers.
Stunning Saint Basil's Cathedral also forms part of Red Square's boundary:.
For me Saint Basil's is the epitome (= something typical) of Russia and Red Square. I always picture this magnificent building when I think of Moscow. No doubt I have been greatly influenced by numerous news reports that have been filmed adjacent (= next) to it.
We spent some considerable time visiting the State Historical Museum. Despite the hours spent here, we barely scratched the surface (= only saw a small part of it; covered it superficially) as the collection numbers its objects in millions!.
wrote... le 18/05/2010 00:22:00
very nice.....
wrote... le 12/10/2010 21:23:27
I like Moscow!
wrote... le 27/10/2010 01:25:21
gr8 place cool ,i hope to visit moscow
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The next day we arrived in Uglich. This was a particularly interesting visit because here we were invited into the home of a family. It was a very traditional house and the family dressed traditionally too. The father and son played music using an impressive contraption with an array of bells on it whilst the mother read to us:
Next we visited the Church of St Dmitry. It had beautiful blue domes with golden stars and crescents sparkling on them:
Inside the icons and decoration were breathtaking:
When we returned to the ship, we were welcomed to a buffet of traditional Russian fare such as blinis and caviar. It was a glorious spread and belied (= contradicted, showed to be false) all previous impressions of bland and boring food that one imagined as being standard Russian fare.
Afterwards we attended one of the lectures available as part of the cruise and learned a little Russian in readiness for our time in Moscow. The lecturer was an amazing lady who had managed to do well and survive a number of political regime changes. She had been writing her autobiography and was hoping one of the passengers would smuggle it out to the USA for her. I had been surprised to discover when I arrived for the cruise that the majority of passengers were American.
I perused (= read carefully) the program of ship's events and stayed up to watch the showing of the film 'Amadeus'. The program informed me that over the next few days we'd attend a concert on board the ship and also go to the Moscow Circus.
Goritsy is a small settlement on the White Lake. It is close to the Saint Cyril Monastery and also to a nunnery and has a number of further monasteries nearby. It was a quaint and picturesque place:
As we sailed over the lakes and reservoirs we were told that a number of villages had been evacuated and flooded and, if you looked down from the side of the ship you'd be able to catch sight of the spires of some of the churches. It was an eery (= strange) thought, imagining those deserted villages beneath the hull of the boat.
Next we moved onto the much larger town of Yaroslavl. First of all we visited a puppet theatre. The puppets were nearly life-sized and we enjoyed an entertaining show there.
We visited a red brick church which is typical of the oldest churches in Yaroslavl:
We moved on to visit the St Saviour Monastery. Outside we listened to a demonstration of bell ringing and inside we discovered stunning icons and paintings:
I found it amazing how beautifully preserved the churches, their paintings and icons were. After all we were in a country that had been under Communist rule for 60 years and had actively discouraged religious beliefs during that period.
In the evening we attended a traditional concert. It was a lively affair with a lot of vigorous dancing – naturally including some demonstrations of Cossack dancing:
The costumes were vibrant and the performers really looked as if they enjoyed themselves as much as we did in the audience!
After the beauty of Saint Petersburg it was quite a shock to disembark in Vitegra (also called Vytegra, I believe) and visit what could only be described as quite a primitive, basic town. Its industry seemed to be predominantly linked to foresting and wood preparation. The tiny wooden chapel and many other wooden buildings testified to the importance of wood here:
We didn't even find any real shops. Wanting to ask directions to the local market, we stopped off at this small kiosk:
Unfortunately, the market was so disappointing and had nothing to tempt us to buy that I didn't even bother taking a photograph!
I have to admit I found the whole town rather depressing and uninspiring. Even the little school looked neglected and soulless.
Next we sailed on to visit the Kirill Belosersky Monastery (also known as the Monastery of Saint Cyril of the White Lake). This was an impressive set of buildings teetering on the edge of the Lake.
It is one of the largest and best preserved medieval Abbeys in Russia. It is no longer an active monastery – it was forced to close in 1924 and turned into a museum.
Although it is named after the White Lake (Lake Beloye) and the city of Belozersk it actually is located on the smaller lake Siverskoye, near the present day town of Kirillov, a few miles inland from the village of Goritsy on the Sheksna River.
The next day we had the opportunity to visit the Hermitage Museum. It is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world and only a small proportion of its collections is on permanent display. That's probably just as well, as it's so easy to feel overwhelmed if there is too much to view. An astounding fact is that its collections comprise nearly three million items! Not surprisingly the number of buildings required to house the collections has had to keep expanding. I spent most of my visit in the impressive 'Winter Palace' – the former residence of the Russian Tsars.
I think my favourite room was the Peter the Great Room or The Small Throne room:
This was a recreation of the original room, as most of the Winter Palace was destroyed by fire in 1837.
Next we travelled just outside of Saint Petersburg to see the Catherine Palace in Pushkin:
It is certainly worth viewing. This palace too was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War, but an extensive restoration program has revived it. Next door is the Lyceum, a 19th century school for the elite, where the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin studied.
Finally, what better way could there be to end the day but by attending a ballet? We were truly fortunate to be able to attend a performance of 'The Firebird'. It was a spectacular and colourful performance. It brought back memories of listening to the music of the Firebird and choreographing our own little dance routines to it as schoolchildren - encouraged by an enthusiastic drama teacher.
The Peter and Paul Cathedral is located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg. The Cathedral is, in my opinion, more impressive on the inside than on the outside:
The photograph shows the impressive iconostasis which, here, is a sort of tower over the Sanctuary:
Next we visited the gloriously restored former estate of Peter the Great. It is called Peterhof or Petrodvorets. This is often referred to as the 'Russian Versailles'. However, I, like many other visitors I suspect, feel this description does a great injustice to the grandeur of this majestic house and estate. It is renowned (= famous) for its fountains. There are 64 fountains and more than 200 statues. The vista (= a view, especially down a long, narrow avenue) is truly breathtaking. The fountains and statues looked magnificent in the bright sunshine on the day of our visit:
The house, too, was amazing. It was made even more impressive in my eyes when I saw the photographs of its destruction during the war and how it was restored for the most part by 1947 thanks to military engineers and 1000 volunteers – an incredible achievement. Many of the rooms had been reduced to rubble (= broken parts of the demolished buildings) and had to be lovingly restored to their former glory:
Would you like to recline and relax in the Chinese room with its silk-lined walls?
Imagine sitting down to dine in this exquisite dining room with its delicate dinner service:
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India's Prime Minister Mamohan Singh told Pakistan there could be no true peace between the two nations until Pakistan wipes terrorists from their soil. He emphasized his government's desire for friendly relations and improved economic ties but insisted there had to be evidence Pakistan was serious about dealing with terrorism within its own borders. 'Our silence and good intentions to improve relations with Pakistan should not be mistaken as our weakness. we are determined to fight terrorism and defeat it decisively." He also promised to ensure the people of the divided area of Kashmir would benefit from economic prosperity if they supported his political party.
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LAKELAND, FL (May 28, 2014) - The City of Lakeland Police Department is teaming up with The Ledger to present information to the community regarding 40 unsolved cold cases that they are trying to solve. Lakeland Police Department Chief Larry Giddens said, "Some of these crimes go back decades and we are pleased to be working with The Ledger to help solve these cases." He added, "Perhaps we can get a lead or as we share information, someone will remember a detail that will be just the spark that we need to close a case."
The Ledger will be publishing a three-part series on the City's cold cases and unsolved murders. The series will run Sunday through Tuesday but will continue for months as The Ledger profiles some of the more interesting cases every other week.
Lenore Devore, Editor for The Ledger said, "The goal is to bring the community together to solve some of the cases. It's easy to criticize law enforcement for not solving crimes and it's much harder when you realize that people with key evidence won't cooperate. That's what LPD says it faced for a long time – a community often unwilling to get involved." She added "We hop that publicizing the information will make the community more aware and someone will step forward with a key piece of information."
"In the past few months, community involvement has combined with excellent detective work to solve several homicides and shootings quickly," said Assistant Chief Mike Link. "Things have gotten better and people are calling in tips, whether anonymous or not and that's a step in the right direction."
Law enforcement officials often dedicate years of service to solve murders, battling frustration, fatigue and at times depression trying to clear just one crime. They deal with family members who range from understanding to inconsolable to very angry because of the many questions that are still left unanswered. Who did it? Why? Was the victim the target or an innocent bystander? Why isn't there a conviction? Why hasn't justice been served?
The series, titled "It Takes a Community to Solve a Murder," culminates with a community forum from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on June 5th in the City Commission chambers at Lakeland City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Ave.
During the forum, citizens will hear from:
· Assistant Police Chief Link
· Cold case supervisor Jeff Birdwell
· Detective Brad Grice
· Brian Haas, spokesman for the State Attorney's Office
· Local psychologist and Ledger columnist Dr. Berney Wilkinson
· The Rev. Arthur Johnson
· The mother of a slain man, Linda Cook Thames
Each panelist will bring their own perspective to dealing with unsolved murders and cold cases, from why some cases cannot be solved quickly to the toll cases take on families and detectives to the efforts made to raise community awareness.
This is a chance for the community to get involved in the conversation and to show your support for the Lakeland Police Department. Join us June 5th to hear from our esteemed panelists. If you have a question you'd like answered during the forum, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com; the best questions will be asked at the forum.
The Lakeland Police Department has a tips hotline that is available for community members to report crime information/criminal activity 24-hours a day, 365 days per year. To access the hotline you can contact 863/834-2549, or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com. To report information on a cold case file, contact Lakeland Police through e-mail at email@example.com.
Information is accepted anonymously, or the caller may leave information to be contacted by an investigator. All information regarding reporting persons is held in strict confidence, and shall not be divulged to any party. Remember, it takes a community to solve a murder!
Arrest in Homicide Investigation of Gregory Allen Ross Jr.
LAKELAND, FL (March 11, 2014) On Saturday, March 8, 2014, at approximately 8:23 p.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to 833 N. Florence Avenue in reference to a homicide. Inside the dwelling officers discovered Gregory Allen Ross Jr. (B/M 06/17/94) deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. At the time of the homicide, the dwelling was being utilized as an illegal drug distribution point commonly known as a drug trap house. Evidence found inside the dwelling included firearms and illegal drugs. Crime scene personnel recovered spent bullet casings and projectiles inside the dwelling.
On Monday, March 10, 2014, an autopsy was conducted at the Medical Examiner's Office by Dr. Nelson. The results of the procedure identified five gunshot wounds to the decedent, to include shots to the head and upper torso area.
According to two witnesses that were in the dwelling prior to the homicide, only four people were inside which consisted of: Jimmy Brown, the decedent and two witnesses. Both witnesses had left the dwelling when they heard five separate gunshots. One of the witnesses returned to the dwelling and observed Jimmy Brown running out the front door. The witness followed Jimmy Brown for several blocks before catching up with him. The witness stated that Jimmy Brown told him he had robbed the decedent of an amount of drugs, to include powder cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana, which he showed the witness. Jimmy Brown told the witness he accidentally shot the decedent during a struggle.
Detectives obtained the arrest warrant on March 11th and attempted to locate Brown at various locations throughout the evening. Jimmy Brown later turned himself in at the Lakeland Police Department yesterday evening without incident and was later transported to the Polk County Jail.
LPD Homicide Arrest Press Conference - 10:00am
On February 22, 2014, at approximately 3:17 a.m. Tiffany Powell Humphries reported her son, Damarco Powell missing to the Lakeland Police Department. On the same date, at approximately 5:07 a.m. Officer Ryan Back located Damarco Powell's deceased body in the wooded section of the 1300 block of Atline Road. The decedent suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the back of the head and was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel.
On February 24th, the Defendant's Taqiy Lewis and Tyler Knight were arrested in the late evening hours and charged with their involvement in the murder of Damarco Powell:
1) Tyler M. Knight, B/M, 16 yrs old, 324 W. 10th Street, Lakeland, Fla.
Charge – First Degree Murder w/Firearm View Arrest Affidavit
2) Taqiy Malik Lewis, B/M, 16 yrs old, 2211 Dillie Street, Lakeland, Fla.
Charge – False Reports to Law Enforcement Concerning a Capital Felony View Arrest Affidavit
According to witnesses, the decedent and Tyler Knight were part of a gang known as Armed And Dangerous (AAD). The investigation revealed that Knight and another witness allegedly received threats form the decedent that he was going to set them up. Witnesses stated that as they walked through the wooded area off Atline Road with the decedent, Knight pulled a handgun and shot the decedent in the back of the head. During the investigation, Taqiy Lewis provided false information to detectives which results in him being charged with false report to a law enforcement concerning a capital felony.
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In 1931, when the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) was still in its infancy, Philip Johnson sent a letter outlining his curatorial philosophy to Mary Quinn Sullivan, one of the institution's founding trustees. Give him credit for brass. At the time, the museum had neither a department of architecture nor plans to start one, and Johnson was but a 24-year-old with exactly zero curatorial experience. He did, however, have some very concrete ideas about the way the museum should address its audience. "I believe every show should have a point," he wrote. "An exhibition planned with the idea of explaining and developing a certain problem or aspect of modern art is much more certain to attract the public."
Two years later, he set the standard for how one might actually curate such an exhibit, and won himself a department. A bloodless title was just about the only non-polemical thing about the landmark Modern Architecture: International Exhibition—aka the "International Style" show. For a century, we've been living with the consequences of its aestheticized vision of a modern architecture removed from the realm of politics.
That history struck me as especially pertinent when thinking about 9+1 Ways of Being Political: 50 Years of Political Stances in Architecture and Urban Design, the inaugural show from the newest member of MoMA's architectural department, Pedro Gadanho. In the sense that it is clearly conceived to make a point, 9+1 falls squarely within the Johnsonian tradition, though Gadanho is trying to locate rather than efface the politics within architectural practice. "Current shifts in the profession announce the rebirth of political engagement as an essential element of architecture's social relevance," he writes in the show's opening panel.
Gadanho has been quite explicit about his polemical ambitions at MoMA. In a recent interview in the magazine Domus—headline: "Curating Is the New Criticism"—he pronounced criticism dead, its function assumed by the curator. "We can mobilize materials to which the general public can react to more effectively than criticism can," he said.
He's right, in a sense. The power of traditional criticism has, inarguably, diminished with the fall of print journalism and the rise of the Internet, although I would suggest that this power was never that great in the first place. Though there are now countless outlets for criticism, there are few with a large readership or the funds to support a full-time professional. Critics, meanwhile, seem to be engaging in curatorial activities as never before. This past year Evening Standard critic Kieran Long served as assistant director of the Venice Architecture Biennale. The American entry to that event was curated by a team of current and reformed writers, including the editor-in-chief of this magazine.
Who wouldn't envy the steady stream of bodies filtering through MoMA's architectural galleries? The question is, what exactly is Gadanho telling them? Even after viewing his show several times, I wasn't quite sure, though I found it well worth the repeated visits.
The essential premise of 9+1 is that, despite economic pressures, the architectural avant-garde has been, for the past half century, deeply politicized. Gadanho has mined the museum's collection to illustrate the various forms of this engagement. Somewhat arbitrarily, he has divided the strategies of that activism into nine chronological but overlapping thematic categories (hence the show's title), making it at once a survey of the collection and an operating manual for contemporary practice. (A pair of related video works constitute the "+1.")
The effect is not unlike a lecture delivered by a particularly gifted member of the architectural professoriat, which is no accident. Gadanho is Portugese by birth, but hails from the borderless nation that is architectural academia. (He has a doctorate in architecture and mass media from the University of Porto, and served on its faculty.) Behind a lectern, the breadth of his knowledge, his sympathy for architectural culture, and his native optimism make him a sympathetic propagandist. But those qualities don't seamlessly translate to the walls of MoMA's galleries.
One of the ironies of this show is that, while it promotes a most proactive architectural culture, its own language—and there is a lot of expository wall text—is rather anemic and prone to academic jargon. A good example: Gadanho's rubric for a thematic section devoted to radical experiments in home design is "Interrogating Shelter."
This might seem like splitting hairs, but it gets to an important issue: Just who is the intended audience of the exhibit, and what is the best way to reach it? In his Domus interview, Gadanho references Umberto Eco's theory of the "open work" as a source of his curatorial philosophy, specifically arguing that it is possible in a single show to "address different audiences with differing cultural baggage, allowing them to respond to what is there in their own ways."


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Has (or is) anyone been involved in these programs in Japan and South Korea? They both seem like great options for newly TEFL certified teachers and was curious if I could find more opinions about the good and bad of either program from some of the good folks in these forums. Do they randomly place teachers or do they do a good job at preferences that a teacher has with regards to teaching location? I understand the biggest cities aren't going to be as easily obtainable as rural ones, but are JET/EPIK officials more accommodating with someone who simply has a preferences for urban/suburban over rural?
I have researched the a lot of the teachers in EPIK are able to get a furnished apartment, and was wondering how well "furnished" apartments in job offers tend to be, whether in South Korea or another Asian country. They also provide an option of living in a dorm-style building with other EPIK teachers and I was equally curious about experiences of other TEFL teachers that have done something like that.
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The Canisius College swimming and diving team will return to the pool one week after sweeping the University of Rochester Invite, in a dual with Geneseo on Saturday.
A number of Griffs turned in impressive performances last week, as freshman Hannah Graesser and sophomore Spencer Bray were named MAAC Swimmers of the Week for their efforts.
The Griffs also saw its first diver in program history qualify for the NCAA regional qualifying meet after junior Eddie Quarantillo scored a 310.65 in the 1-meter dive. The score also broke a school-record that had stood for 18 years.
"I think it's great for Eddie, it's a great accomplishment this early in the year," Vanderzell said. "Throughout the first month and a half you can tell that he put in a lot of hard work not only into diving, but into being mentally prepared for the events, so I'm really happy for him."
This will be the Griffs' third meet of the year. Both teams rebounded from close losses to Marist in the season opener to perform well at the University of Rochester Invite, and Vanderzell hopes that continues into this weekend.
"The big thing is that we continue to do the little things right and not take anything for granted," Vanderzell said. "We have to keep preparing ourselves mentally for every race that we can."
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - No. 1 North Carolina scored two goals late in the first half and rode a strong defensive performance to a 4-2 victory over third-seeded Maryland to win the 2012 ACC Field Hockey Championship.
"Winning an ACC championship in any sport is not easy to do," said North Carolina coach Karen Shelton, whose team was the top seed in the tournament and the defending ACC champion. "Maryland played a very good game against us and it took everything that we had to handle them. I'm really proud of our back four, and I felt they had some key intercepts there that were momentum-changers in the game."
With the win, North Carolina (20-1, 5-0) clinched its 18th conference title, all under Shelton, and secured the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels successfully defended the ACC title for the first time since 1997, also the last time they won the championship on their home field. They improved their tournament record to 40-12 overall.
UNC now awaits the announcement of the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket on Tuesday evening. The tournament opens Saturday, with first-round games at campus sites.
Maryland (16-5, 3-2) earned the first penalty corners of the game midway through the first period but was not able to cash in on three consecutive attempts. Terrapin goaltender Natalie Hunter then made a diving save to stop UNC senior Kelsey Kolojejchick on a Tar Heel fast break a minute later to keep the game scoreless.
North Carolina got on the board first with a goal by sophomore Loren Shealy in the 29th minute. Sophomore Charlotte Craddock drove down the right side and fired a cross through the circle, and Shealy collected the rebound off a Maryland player and shot to give the Tar Heels the lead for good.
"I was just at the right place at the right time on the far post," Shealy said. "It is something we have worked on all season. It was good to get on the board and push the momentum in our favor."
Kolojejchick scored her 14th goal of the season with 18 seconds remaining in the first period. The senior hit the post with her first shot, grabbed her own rebound, and did not miss on the second opportunity.
The Terrapins held the nation's top offense to just two shots through the first 25 minutes of the game, but the Tar Heels found success through their fast break offense and had eight shots in the last ten minutes. Maryland, after finding chances early in the period, did not register a shot over 29 minutes spanning the end of the first half through the start of the second period.
Freshman Sarah Sprink got the Terrapins on the board with a goal off a penalty corner in the 50th minute. Ali McEvoy assisted on the play.
Craddock helped push the lead back to two goals at 3-1 in the 58th minute. The sophomore led the Tar Heel counterattack down the right side and launched ball from outside the circle that deflected off of Maryland defender Harriet Tibble into the net for an own goal.
The Terrapins pulled their keeper with just over five minutes to play and then managed to again draw within a goal. With 95 seconds to play, Jill Witmer dove to deflect a ball from Katie Gerzabek past UNC goalkeeper Sassi Ammer.
With the UM keeper still out, Shealy scored into the open goal with 40 seconds remaining for the final score.
North Carolina outshot Maryland 17-12 and each team earned seven corners.
Ammer finished with four saves, and Hunter made eight saves in the loss.
UNC senior Caitlin Van Sickle, the team captain, was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for her defensive performance in the two Tar Heel victories.
"It's an honor [to be named MVP], but winning the championship is more important," said Van Sickle. "I wouldn't have been able to do the things I do without any of my teammates out there. The championship is a lot more important than individual awards."
Van Sickle was joined on the all-tournament team by Kolojejchick, Shealy and freshman Emily Wold.
No. 1 UNC 4, No. 7 Maryland 2
Scoring: UNC - Loren Shealy, 28:10; UNC - Kelsey Kolojejchick, 34:42; UM - Sarah Sprink (Ali McEvoy); UNC - Maryland own goal, 57:38; UM - Jill Witmer (Katie Gerzabek), 68:25; UNC - Shealy, 69:20
Shots: UNC 17 (10/7); UM 12 (4/8)
Penalty corners: UNC 7 (3/4); UM 7 (3/4)
Saves: UNC 4 (Sassi Ammer, 70:00, 4 saves, 2 goals allowed); UM (Natalie Hunter, 64:49, 8 saves, 3 goals allowed; Team, 5:11, 0 saves, 1 goal allowed)
Records: UNC 20-1, UM 16-5


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With the Coalition facing the dual challenge of reducing the deficit and implementing public service reform, in the face of ever rising public demand, we are asking, should government charge for more services?
Charging Ahead: Should government charge for more examines the case for central government charging - the opportunities, as well as the challenges and design choices.
This publication follows PwC's recent Citizen's Jury, in November 2010, which found that when members of the public are provided with clear information and given time and space to deliberate, they were more supportive of charging than might otherwise be expected.
The publication concludes that serious consideration should be given, across central government, to charging more routinely for public services, to reduce spending, raise revenue and support the Government's reform agenda by supporting market development and changing people's behaviour.


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PLAZA: A 9:00 pm curfew and $500 fines – what the city is now doing to curb hordes of teens on the Country Club Plaza.
BROWNBACK: The Kansas Governor is making national news. Why Sam Brownback's administration is returning $32 million dollars in federal money to help the state enact health care reform.
HIGHWOODS DROPS OFFICE BUILDING PLAN: After pretty much an entire year of controversy and debate that included protests, and petition drives, hundreds of yards signs and an aggressive Facebook campaign the Plaza office controversy is over.
NO TO LIGHT RAIL: Despite collecting more than 3,600 signatures, far more than required by the city's election rules, a city council committee this week holds up an effort by maverick activist Clay Chastain to put a new light rail initiative on the November ballot.
JOHNSON COUNTY SUN SHUTS DOWN: After more than 50 years, one of the metro's most prominent suburban newspapers shuts down. The Johnson County Sun lays off all of its staffers and ceases production.
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New London police K-9 'Ike' dies
New London — Award-winning police dog Ike, a German shepherd who partnered with city police Officer Matthew Galante from 2004 to 2009, died unexpectedly on Thursday, according to police officials.
Ike had lived with the Galante family since his retirement.
While on the job, Galante and Ike pursued drug dealers through city streets and assisted other officers in traffic stops and arrests. The pair also helped find a suicidal woman in the woods of Norwich and a man armed with a knife who ran into the woods of Leary Park in Waterford.
"Ike wasn't 'just any' police K9," says a tribute to him on the New London Police Department's Facebook page. "He was recognized as one of the elite police in the state."
In 2008, Galante and Ike received the Daniel Wasson Memorial K9 Award by the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association, which recognizes police K-9 teams that exemplify the highest tradition of police K-9 law enforcement.
Galante, who has been working as a detective since 2009, will be promoted to sergeant Monday during a ceremony at City Hall.


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The Politics or Obamagasms
Ann Coulter occasionally goes over the top but more often than not she clocks them out of the park. And the fact is she hurts herself with her occasional boorish remarks, which are always accurate if politically or socially insensitive.
Anyway, with this one she is right on, again. If this guy's best attribute is his inexperience I am as qualified, if not more.
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well, then there is that land scandal going on with him right now, so that takes a big bite out of his artillery to aim at Hillary.
To be frank, I'm leery of anyone coming from the Chicago political machine.
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Ann Coulter occasionally goes over the top
That is an outright lie. Her whole persona is "going over the top". Calling people racist names, demeaning them and their familes, lying about people, smearing, and stirring the pot. Anybody who says she "occasionally" goes over the top is either lying to themselves or is stupid, and i dont think Greg is stupid...but please, who do you think you are fooling??
At least call a spade a spade.
She is a nobody. She is excluded. Besides the Neocons, nobody listens to her nonsense. She is basically a national joke nowadays.
She is showing her patented hatred by calling people "idiots" in this latest smear-a-thon. Something she has to do very often to compensate for her weak writing. It is rare that she does not smear somebody racially, ethnically, or by creed. She is always name-calling and smearing. I guess that is what the right wing and Greg and the rest love about her.
Most find her a nasty human being. Period.
She was on fire though, by using such intelligent jabs as calling him "B Hussein Obama"... Real smart writing.. and how original. Everybody can see what she is trying to do. (confuse the simpletons) You will see this technique from all the right wing crazies (Hannity, Anne, Rush have already started) as the campaign goes on and Barrack gets more traction with the people as he is rapidly doing.
Confuse the stupid. That is basically all the right wing has left in this debate. They certainly don't want to discuss how "great" Iraq is going anymore. (an exact Anne quote) I guess that lie has worn out. So has the "cut and run" sham now that more and more in the GOP are agreeing with the dems. Hell, Obama did not even want to go to Iraq, he looks much smarter on that one issue alone then 3/4 of the people on Capital Hill. And every single GOP'er especially.
Her reasoning behind the whole story is ridiculous. Wow, he is not tackling every major issue 2 years before the election. Huh.??. Neither is McCain, Giuliani, or the flip flopper Romney (where is her write up about that joke of a candidate.... exactly). They are all simply declaring and talking about hope. What a jackass huh? No she is right; we need less Obama's and more Anne Coulture's. What a joke. The debates and other forums will flesh out their stances on issues. Everybody knows that.
It sounds like jealousy on her (and the right wings) part. And you can see it in droves especially because most on the right are not that excited about ANY of their candidates. They just hate how popular this guy is getting, and how quick it is sweeping the country. And we are still 2 years away.
Watching the right wing stew in jealousy…I love it.
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Re: The Politics or ObamagasmsShe is showing her patented hatred by calling people "idiots" in this latest smear-a-thon.
Everybody can see what she is trying to do. (confuse the simpletons) You will see this technique from all the right wing crazies (Hannity, Anne, Rush have already started) as the campaign goes on and Barrack gets more traction with the people as he is rapidly doing.
Confuse the stupid.
Hell, Obama did not even want to go to Iraq, ...
So besides being against going into Iraq what are his positions? What is his exit strategy to stabilize and leave Iraq? What is his position regarding taxes? What is his position regarding trade?
The guy got elected because somebody went into records that were supposed to be sealed and exposed Jack Ryan's divorce information. If Ryan hadn't been smeared in the media Obama wouldn't even be a name you knew.
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Oh, and a question. How comes Bush's drug and alcohol problems from when he was younger were great fodder for the media but nobody talks about Obama's?
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LOL, we all know where Maureen Dowd's politics are.
NY TIMES edit queen Maureen Dowd unloads on Barack Obama in her Wednesday filing.
On the trail in Iowa, Dowd writes: "Obama's so slender his wedding band looked as if it was slipping off... there was a wariness in his dark eyes."
When a reporter asked him Obama whether he'd had a heater in his podium during his announcement speech in subzero Springfield, Obama hesitated.
Dowd slings: "He shot a look that said, 'Are you from PEOPLE magazine?' before conceding that, unlike Abe Lincoln, he'd had a heater."
Dowd describes Obama as a "tad testy" as he was "traipsing around desolate stretches of snowy -- and extremely white -- Iowa."
Obama had "moments of looking conflicted."
Dowd claims that no fewer than three times last week, Obama got indignant about the beach-babe attention given to a shot of him in the Hawaiian surf.
"You've been reporting on how I look in a swimsuit," Obama lectured a reporter.
Dowd snaps: "He poses for the cover of MEN'S VOGUE and then gets huffy when people don't treat him as Hannah Arendt."
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LOL, do I need to use the "H" word?
No, but I am not trying to be a legitimate writer, political pundit, or TV personality. I am a hack on some ravens message board. Just like the rest of you.
Are you actually trying to convince us that she is not a peddler in smear?
She tries to portray herself as somebody who is legitimate and that is laughable. Not to mention you trying to pass it off like she "occasionally" goes over the top.
I noticed you avoided that when you rebutted.
Oh, and a question. How comes Bush's drug and alcohol problems from when he was younger were great fodder for the media but nobody talks about Obama's?
What are you talking about?
You know about them, I do... it is basically common knowledge. People have talked about it. Isnt that how you know about his problems?
Hell, the guy even dedicated a whole chapter in a book about it.
The reason why it was a big deal for Bush and not Obama is because he is honest and open about it, where Bush was deceiving, misleading and condescending about the whole ordeal. Thus it was a bigger issue. Remember "I didn't inhale"... that made that a much bigger issue for Clinton then it would have ever been if he would have just been honest.
But thanks for highlighting yet another instance where Obama is more honest then the average person in politics. He really is a breath of fresh air.
BUT, it is clear that he needs to address the issues in a much more head-on direction then he has thus far. But really, has he dodged anymore then any other politician.?.. no.HottBirdz...
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What was the reason for that last post anyways? To show us that Obama needed a cigg?
Oh, no it must have been that juicy "heater in the podium" tidbit?
Zero substance. Horrible post. Really grasping.HottBirdz...
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Hey, say what you will, but both sides are absolutely dumb.
Republicans are being hypocritical and trying to do what the Democrats did to them for decades and are pushing agenda and not substance.
Democrats are too busy screaming about partisan politics and all the problems without really offering much in return other than "you're wrong".
I honestly hate both parties...shouldn't this be about the American people are not about power and who said what?
Finally, anyone who rises to that level as a "public servant" has skeletons in their closet, you just need to find them.
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The post about Dowd is to show that even left-leaners can see Obama is an empty suit who can give a good speech.
You know about them, I do... it is basically common knowledge. People have talked about it. Isn't that how you know about his problems?
As for Coulter, I didn't counter your claim of her being about nothing but smear because it would be a waste of time. Factually, she is accurate. And please, don't bring up Franken's claims, most of them were so minor it was ridiculous and he has written plenty more that is inaccurate.


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text: Fashion Pioneers – Our MissionSince our foundation in 2003 in Zurich, Hot Heels has been setting the standard for sexy and unconventional footwear and apparel throughout Switzerland. Off the beaten track and the mainstream offer, it is our mission to constantly provide our customers with the latest trends in fashion and distinctive brands from renowned fashion strongholds all over the world.We draw our daily motivation on our passion to bring you styles that turn the spotlight on you and that stir up the common offer, leaving the conventional to the others. Extravagant and extraordinary – Our AssortmentAt Hot Heels we are constantly in pursuit to meet our modern and confident customers' demand for the most exquisite range of sexy, cutting-edge high heel footwear , figure-flattering clothing, playful costumes, sensual lingerie and dazzling accessories. As go-to address in sexy clubwear and one-stop-shop for outfits to get you noticed, it is our passion to dress you from head to toe for any occasion. Striving to bring your femininity to the fore and to allow you to coquet with your seductive grace, our collections encompass sensual and sexy styles, yet sophisticated and chic to win any fashionista's heart. Finding the perfect balance between quality, fair prices and trendiness is a fundamental part of our customer promise.Seeking to cope with the individual needs of our customers and to offer styles that reflect the latest in fashion, our buyers are constantly drawing inspiration from all over the world, which has finally led to the wide range of exquisite and internationally renowned brands you now find at Hot Heels.GUESS® and MARCIANO GUESS®Established in 1981 by the Marciano brothers, the global lifestyle brand is the epitome of young, sexy and iconic fashion. 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'Scrub those plans that had the Bruins working newcomers Jeff Norton and Sean Brown slowly into the lineup. An ailing Sean O'Donnell, hindered by a troublesome back, forced coach Robbie Ftorek to suit up both new blue liners in last night's 2-1 victory over the Sabres.'
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The Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth has an archive of documents and photographs available for inspection by researchers. Their website has an online catalogue so that anyone wishing to visit can notify them of which records they want to access. Some items are available on demand at the search rooms whilst others are by appointment only. Therefore do your homework before you visit, good advice wherever you go to research.
The Museum's mission is 'to make accessible to all the story of the Royal Navy and its people from earliest times to the present' so you can be assured of a warm welcome.
The website is well worth spending time exploring as there is some great information in the various areas.


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and working on a Boba Fett ROTJ now. Just started getting research together and gathering parts and soft goods. Look forward to brainstorming and gathering the best info possible from all of you.


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- "Feel beautiful" printed inside.
- Hits at the upper hip (front 22" from shoulder; back 20").


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text: There used to be two idiots in West Haven, CT that would hang out at this Dunkin Donuts. One had an STi, one had an Evo. They used to park facing out with their hoods up. At the time I had a Corolla S and I was so tempted to park next to them with my hood up, hoping they would say anything so I could say "40 mpg *****".


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The Canisius softball team scored an unearned run in the top of the eighth and freshman pitcher Sarah Andrews retired Bucknell in order in the bottom half of the extra frame to help lift the Golden Griffins to an 11-10 win over the Bison Saturday afternoon in the CSU Dome Invitational in Cleveland, Ohio. The game was the 2014 season-opener for both schools.
Canisius jumped out to an early 6-1 lead at two innings thanks to a six-run second, highighted by a grand slam off the bat of sophomore Meghan Cuda. She finished the day by going 1-for-4 with five runs batted in and two runs scored. Canisius took a 7-3 lead in the fourth on an RBI-single by junior Robin Kennery, but Bucknell answered with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame to make it 7-5 in favor of the Blue and Gold.
After Canisius scored a single run in the top of the fifth, the Griffs added two more tallies on the scoreboard in the sixth to take a 10-5 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth. An error by Bucknell allowed those two runs to score, and those insurance runs would prove to be key, as the Bison mae it a one-run game at 10-9 after six innings thanks to a pair of two-run homers in the home half of the sixth frame. Bucknell added a single run in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
In the extra frame, which used the international softball tie-breaking rule, Canisius wasted little time scoring the eventual game-winning run. In the eighth, with sophomore Alexis Roman on second base, junior Michelle DelPrince dropped down a bunt which was fielded and then thrown-away by Bucknell, allowing Roman to race around and score. Andrews retired the Bison in order to secure the win. She pitched two innings in relief and allowed one run on one hit.
Roman had two hits and scored two runs in the win for Canisius, while senior Valorie Nappo had two runs scored as well. Canisius improved to 23-13 all-time in the season opener.
In the second game of the day, Robert Morris defeated Canisius 9-0. Andrews took the loss in her first college start. DelPrince, along with teammates Lindsey Silfer, Jessica Berzins and Bethany DeMarco all had hits in the losing effort for the Blue and Gold.
Canisius will close out its trip to the CSU Dome Invitational on Sunday with a pair of games. The Griffs will play Bowling Green at 1 p.m.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 24 UNC triumphed over VMI by a score of 28-9 at Carmichael Arena on Friday night. UNC moves their dual record up to 6-6 for the year, while VMI falls to 1-12.
Sophomore Alex Utley gave the Tar Heels a big boost in the first match of the night as he rolled to a 17-2 tech fall in just the first period. Utley gave the Tar Heels a 5-0 advantage against Hardy Hendren.
VMI countered with a pair of decisions to take a 6-5 team lead as Urayoan Garcia bested Frank Abbondanza 9-3 at 197 pounds and Michael LaPrade downed Cody Klempay 3-1 at heavyweight.
Redshirt junior Brian Bokoski got the Tar Heels back on track at 125 pounds when he used five takedowns to secure a 13-5 major decision win over Armando Herrera.
No. 18 Joey Ward made it back-to-back major decisions when he registered three two-point near falls in a dominant 17-4 major decision win over Andriy Onufriyenko at 133 pounds.
Redshirt sophomore Pat Owens moved up to 141 pounds Friday night and battled VMI's Ryan Goodsell. Owens and Goodsell each tallied escapes but nothing more as the pair went to a sudden victory period. Goodsell was able to take down Owens to win in a 3-1 decision.
Christian Barber held VMI's Zeb Stewart scoreless at 149 pounds as he posted a 6-0 win to bump UNC's team lead to 16-9.
Sophomore Chris Mears added another UNC major decision as he used a seven-point second period en route to a 14-6 win over Ted Gottwald at 157 pounds.
John Staudenmayer rolled to the second tech fall win of the night for the Tar Heels as he posted a 17-2 win over Mark Darr. Staudenmayer tallied five takedowns and a three-point near fall on his path to the big win.
Sophomore Tanner Eitel closed out the dual with a 10-3 decision win over John Dommert to provide the final tally of 28-9 in favor of the Tar Heels.
No. 24 North Carolina 28, VMI 9
Feb. 8, 2013 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
184 - Alex Utley (UNC) wins by tech fall over Hardy Hendren (VMI), 17-2 (3:00) (UNC 5, VMI 0)
197 - Urayoan Garcia (VMI) wins by decision over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 9-3 (UNC 5, VMI 3)
HWT - Michael LaPrade (VMI) wins by decision over Cody Klempay (UNC), 3-1 (VMI 6, UNC 5)
125 - Brian Bokoski (UNC) wins by major decision over Armando Herrera (VMI), 13-5 (UNC 9, VMI 6)
133 - #18 Joey Ward (UNC) win by major decision over Andriy Onufriyenko (VMI), 17-4 (UNC 13, VMI 6)
141 - Ryan Goodsell (VMI) wins by decision over Pat Owens (UNC), 3-1 SV (UNC 13, VMI 9)
149 - Christian Barber (UNC) wins by decision over Zeb Stewart (VMI), 6-0 (UNC 16, VMI 9)
157 - Chris Mears (UNC) wins by major decision over Ted Gottwald (VMI), 14-6 (UNC 20, VMI 9)
165 - John Staudenmayer (UNC) wins by tech fall over Mark Darr (VMI), 17-2 (5:27) (UNC 25, VMI 9)
174 - Tanner Eitel (UNC) wins by decision over John Dommert (VMI), 10-3 (UNC 28, VMI 9)


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I am currently doing the TEFL course, after getting bored with my financial job. This is a new career path for me and I'm stuck on one of the tasks. I am to correct common student mistakes. I know what the mistakes are, but I just don't know how to explain them.
The task is as follows:
These are some common student errors. Correct the error and decide why the student made the error (usually it's because of a problem with meaning or form or pronunciation..)
"I hit the milk for 2 minutes"
Pronunciation - Heat not hit. Student needs long i sound /i:/ to make word correct. /hi:t/
I have to work with the following:
a) I am like pasta.
I know that the student is trying to say that they like pasta. The form is incorrect, hence, the meaning of the sentence has changed.
b) He burgled the bank.
I'm not too sure, is it, ''he robbed a bank".
c) He have gone to the concert.
Wrong tense has been used here, it should have been "has" not ''have".
d) He bot a new suet.
Spelling errors, "he brought a new suit"
e) You musted to register yesterday.
You 'had' to register yesterday.
f) She came back from India and she looks very tin.
''thin'' not ''tin''.
The main problem, I'm having is, how do i answer these questions, as i don't fully understand the /i:/ concept. Can you also recommend any further readings, where I can fully understand the concepts of using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
A new teacher in the making :-)


text: If Yuna does not use Firebird, I want Ashley to use it. [I have an eerie feeling that one of them will use Carmen ] I doubt either will switch choreographers next year. I am happy if Mao and Carolina recycle their program from this season, especially Carolina who only used Bolero for half a season. Frankly I think I am going to enjoy whatever program Kostner comes up with anyway. Lori Nichol has only given her masterpieces lately so I am happy for this pairing. I don't have any preference for Mao but would strongly advise against anything heavy. Sandra Bezic or Lee Ann Miller may produce some good old school programs for her. Please only let TAT do a short program (if that). I think Akiko and Mozart will go well together and I have loved what Camerlengo did with her so I think I am going to be happy no matter what. Gracie and Li Zijun should try out with Tom Dickson or Jeff Buttle and Murakami with Sarah Kawahara. I love Osmond's programs. Who did them? No more Morosov or Nichol (except for Kostner) programs please.


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Selling some spare parts I've accumulated over the past year and a half. Unless otherwise specified, all parts from a 120-130k mile C5. If I need to post prices I will, just hoping to get what I can and get this stuff out of my house. Please feel free to request clarification and I'll offer any input I can. I have way too many pictures to post, so please just view them all here in my albums. The "4.2 Self Study" album contains all new Touareg parts and representations of all available hardware, and my A6 4.2Q 6MT album contains all the other pictures. Prices may be negotiable, but do not necessarily include shipping. Paypal accepted, but other methods that don't charge fees preferred. References to C5 probably don't apply here, but some parts may interchange.
- hardware for almost all parts listed below, and many not listed.
- Pair of projectors only, no headlight parts. D2S 3" bixenon E-CODE. Acquired used from Choppo on Audiworld, never installed.
- Single projector only, no headlight parts. D2S 3" bixenon DOT.
- (3) D2S bulbs, good condition.
- Early C5 taillights, excellent condition, replaced with Hella black housings.
- black pearl C5 4.2 doorblades, if I can find some others. They stick out a bit from internal rust and a few screw heads are broken off.
- C5 2.7T S-line mufflers. Probably stock sound, but with exposed chrome tips.
- (2) C5 exhaust resonators. May opt to reinstall one, as I don't like the raspy sound, but I don't know yet.
- C5 washer fluid bottle, headlight washer motor currently deleted, but easy to reverse.
- 5HP24A core. Failed in some capacity, "invalid gear ratio" suggest failed clutches. Fluid looked like diesel motor oil.
- 5HP24A valve body. Don't know if it's good, but surely rebuildable. Original buyer seems to have flaked out.
- C5 3.7 ratio rear differential.
- C5 rear axle shafts with good boots.
- C5 automatic front axle shafts. One boot failed, was rebooted and all joints regreased by a local driveline shop.
- C5 automatic rear driveshaft core. No CV joints, assumed good only for carrier bearing and ends.
- 1994 S6 Manual front axle shafts. Have notches instead of windows for ABS pickup. Good boots, one loose joint.
- Automatic shifter.
- C5 4.2 transmission cooler lines.
- Lots of wiring bits.
- C5 4.2 flexplate
- C5 2.7T dual mass flywheel, backcut to clear V8 rear main seal housing, no cracks, needs deglazed.
free with flywheel - C5 2.7T pressure plate, no cracks, needs deglazed.
- medium wood shifter bezel, B5/C5.
- vanilla Homelink visor.
- Brand new OEM A6/A8/Touareg 4.2 timing belt kit, less belts.
- C5 SAI vacuum switch. Exterior damaged in garage fire, but still works.
- New A6 4.2 variable or C5 RS6 intake manifolds, each complete with all hoses, etc. Availability depends on which one I decide to use.
- Vacuum motors from variable intake manifold. Good control rods, will separate.
- 2 camshaft hall sensors, 140k miles.
- 2 cam chain tensioners, 140k miles, no visible wear.
- 2 4.2 camshaft pulleys, good with some surface rust.
- set of 4.2 timing belt covers, inner and outer.
- 2 pair 4.2 kombivalves, one new, both functional.
- 2.7T charge piping.
- 4.2 valve covers, pair. Choose between sandblasted/painted and essentially new.
- 4.2 variable intake manifold, 140k miles. Manifold flaps get sticky sometimes, silicone frees them up. Could disassemble, but not worth it.
- 4.2 throttle body, 140k miles.
- 4.2 valley cover plate, 140k miles.
- 4.2 valley filler plate, 140k miles.
- 4.2 valley check valves, 140k miles.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 complete oil pan, new.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 oil pump system with chain.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 crankshaft, basically brand new with flexplate.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 block with mains and bearings. Currently a table. Hole in cylinder wall and interchange ambiguity prevents me from committing to build it, but I really don't want to sell it.
- 4.2 Front and rear seal housings, new with seals (reuse at own risk).
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 oil cooler, new.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 oil filter/cooler housing, new.
- 04+ Touareg 4.2 engine mount brackets, new.
- 04+ Touareg ignition coils (only 7, as one got broken when transporting engine).
- 04+ Touareg exhaust manifolds. Have not verified interchange with C5.
- 04+ Touareg coolant manifolds. Have not verified interchanges.
- C5 4.2 cylinder heads, 140k miles, one bad camshaft and cam follower. Will inspect further upon removal.
- a few C5 snub mount shims.
- 034 Solid (upgraded?) tierod ends, new.
- C5 4.2 OEM swaybars. Not sure of fitment or size differences, but will research upon request.
- 4 goodyear eagle F1 All-Seasons, 255 40 zr17. Not much tread left.
- 4 Fat Five 17x8 wheels. Two have curb rash on outer lip, one inner lip has a few flat spots, one has a slight (


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I will be doing a very thorough run. I will take and do as many as sign up. I am posting 5 partials and 5 full fronts at a time, and 10 sets of control boxes (In my Sellbuddy shopping cart).
For those of you that don't know, Sellbuddy is a tool I created to help me facilitate sales on forums and social media. You don't need to register, but registering secures your name, and allows you to leave and receive feedback. If Sellbuddy takes off, and you find it on other forums, you will have the credibility you need to buy and sell without having to spend months getting to know people.
With that said, here is my hic run. Once you pay you appear on the list.
The timeline is as follows:
Mold is new. It will be good for 10-20 casts. Once I have the first set of orders, I will order the rubber, The rubber will take 3-5 days to get here. I would hope it is here by the 28th.
I will be pulling 1-2 a day from the 30th to july 14th. I will be traveling after that for a few weeks, but will continue when I return.
I am making the control box mold this week (now). Expect 2-5 weeks for delivery tops. I almost always deliver way faster than promised, but I am managing expectations.
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