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At the 63rd Berlinale, Berlin's annual international film festival which draws to a close this evening, critics showered some of the highest praise on the actresses—including Juliette Binoche and Paulina García—for their strong performances. Meanwhile, off screen, event sponsor Glashütte Original debuted its new leading lady, the Pavonina women's watch collection.
German celebrities including Iris Berben, Natalia Wörner and Katarina Witt attended Pavonina's premiere on February 11 at the Direktorenhaus, a historic building that has been transformed into a hip event venue for Berlin's design and art scene.
Pavonina derives its name from the Latin word for peacock, though the allusion is somewhat ironic since it is the male bird that displays the most extravagant plumage. Designers drew aesthetic inspiration from the 1920s, a transformative era for women, who threw away their corsets, cut their hair into bobs, donned short skirts, and enjoyed unprecedented freedom and independence outside of the home. "They began to combine what was practical with what was beautiful," said Yann Gamard, global president of Glashütte Original, at Pavonina's unveiling. "Medallion watches worn as pendants on necklaces were not very practical, so women began to wear watches on their wrists. This practice became a fashionable trend in the 1920s, but men were slower to adapt this new way of wearing a watch." Gamard points out that the first wristwatch produced in the watchmaking center of Glashütte was a 1927 piece with a small movement exclusively for a woman.
Pavonina's distinctive cushion-shaped case references popular vintage designs, while the flexible, integrated lugs enhance comfort and lend panache, particularly when splashed with sparkling diamonds. The collection presents a broad range of stylistic combinations with cases in stainless steel, mixed metal variations combining stainless steel and 18-karat red gold, and solid 18-karat red gold—all with or without diamonds and available with metal link bracelets and satin or Louisiana alligator straps. The dials—made of mother-of-pearl, ruthenium, or galvanized silver—feature guilloché engraving adding a touch of old-world elegance. For the red carpet, a jeweled model evokes the eyespot of a peacock tail with 212 handset diamonds that radiate from the dial onto the case. Quartz movements offer no-nonsense precision without the fuss of setting and winding, though we look forward to a mechanical automatic version in the future.
"Working for the last two years on this new ladies collection, we went deep into the appreciation of the talents and many facets of women," said Gamard. "It has been a very interesting adventure and quite an experience for all of us."
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I get a lot of questions about my skincare routine so I thought I would share what I use!
My skin type is dry and very sensitive so my main goal is to use products that will calm my inflamed skin and keep it hydrated. A lot of products have added dyes and irritatants that cause my skin to break out into a pimple-like rash, so I try to be cautious of what I use.
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Crash & Tumble
- Artist: Dave Hoffheimer
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 5/31/2005
This album is rootsy rock & roll, and will keep the blues flowing through your veins and pumping out your soul. Wallow in the blues, unload the blues, light it up, rock it out, the Dave Hoffheimer Band takes you where you want to be. Smart lyrics, meaningful guitar riffs, all on a driving backbone beat with raspy vocals. The rolling stones meet the soul of Albert Collins. Crash & Tumble can be played over and over, again and again. This album is for you. Enjoy! CD album contains 11-SUPER cuts. Here is some of the BEST Rock music I've heard this year. It won't drive you away. Wonderful music, super lyrics you can follow and hear! Not covered up by noise like most you find today. Excellent is a guide to such cuts as 'It's coming Thirst', 'Has to be Full', 'Forever Mine'. At EHK we are happy to be promoting the album to Radio for more airplay. Already we are popping up on the charts with this CD. Dave has a super sound as a vocalist and does wonders with lead guitar! Testimony from a fan... Man, what a GREAT, GREAT CD! The best release of 2005 without a doubt! This week I received two other CD's along with yours, but yours, what can I say!?! Please stay in the bluesrock vein. These young cats get there foot in the door with the blues, and then stray from what got them there. I'm from the Woodstock era. Bluesrock is by far the best music. The bonus track with the STONES SFTD mixed in there... WOW! Just great! How your CD was not picked up by a major label is beyond me, but before I forget, your vocals remind me of a band from the late 70's called Bandit. The singer was Jim Diamond. Your a dead ringer. They put out three LP's, all good. Can't wait for your next CD! Man, if you have any live tapes laying around collecting dust, I would love to take a listen. Thanks, and keep on bluesrocking! Mike.
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text: After the Game Dept. report of stocking 2000 trout last tuesday, Saturday I thought I would give it a go. I tried pulling buggers and leaches with my intermediate, with my type 6, and I even tried chironomids for a little bit. No luck for me. Is the water still too cold for the trout to get active? I saw absolutely no surface activity. It was a beautiful day, and I still suck with my fins. Maybe I'm jinxed since it is Mumbles old boat - just kidding , I like the toon more every time I use it.


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Hey, how are ya? You're looking good today. Just stopping by to check in with you and give you a high five. I know I've been giving you a bit of a beating of late, what with my cuh-razy training schedule, but hats off to you, you haven't shied away from a challenge. You've taken every squat, press up, insanely long bike ride etc in your stride. Oh sure, you've occasionally grumbled, but frankly, I don't blame you. I'm kinda surprised you don't kick up a stink more often, you'd be completely within your rights to do so. I know it was a bit of a shock to your system when I dragged you off the couch a few years ago and started putting you through your paces. I guess I just wanted to touch base with you to, you know, say thanks.
Hey heart and lungs! Way to hang tough! You guys are my homies for life. Thanks to you and your support in me being able to bust out a mean sprint, I'll never miss a bus again in my life. You've really gone above and beyond in your simple mission to, you know, keep me alive n' all. It's very much appreciated. I just want you to know your constant beating isn't going unnoticed.
Blood! You're awesome! Pumping away in there in my veins. Sometimes you rush to my face, even when I'm not embarrassed. I've been meaning to ask you what that's all about, but I'm sure you have your reasons. As long as you're doing all the important stuff, I guess I can overlook that minor transgression on your part.
Muscles – we've been through some good times over the last few years, eh?! You've gotten bigger. Yeah quads, I'm looking at you – you've really come into your own with this cycling thing. Thanks for powering me up hills. Glutes, what can I say dudes, it took you a while, but all of a sudden, you have shape. I may make it into a rap video yet. Biceps, I see you, filling out my sleeves all nice. But generally muscles, thanks for taking a hammering and powering me through all the increasingly tough physical challenges I put myself through.
Body, I'm sorry for not appreciating you in the past. Stomach, I'm especially sorry for punching you repeatedly throughout my teens because I thought you were too big. That was unfair. And actually just stupid, on reflection, but mainly undeserved. Face, sorry for the years I spent hating you. Height, it was wrong of me to ever insinuate that me being tall made me feel awkward amongst my shorter friends. Funny how I can walk into a room now, shoulders back, chest out, head high and be fully comfortable in my frame.
See, what I've come to realise Body, is that I only have one of you. And while society constantly dictates that I should only be concerned about your aesthetics, I just wanted to take a moment to big you up for all your glorious inner workings. As the days, months and years go on, I grow more and more grateful that I get to wake up and walk around in you every day. You're pretty awesome.
So thanks Body, for all that you do. It may have taken me a while to say this, but I love you.
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Roger Charlton's Old Guard showed enough on his debut at Warwick in April to suggest there may be a good deal of improvement to come in the WSM Communications In Aid of CLIC Sargent Maiden Stakes at Windsor.
He was obviously doing nothing flashy at home on the Beckhampton gallops as he was sent off at 10-1 for his first run, despite being a half-brother to Charlton's multiple Group-winning mare Thistle Bird.
It is also very common for Charlton's youngsters to improve a good deal from their first run to their second, so the fact he stayed on nicely into third at Warwick offer some promise for the future.
Ralph Beckett's Ravenous was only put up 3lb for winning at Epsom in April and that looks fairly reasonable going into the Unibet-By Players For Players Handicap.
After being beaten a long way on his first two runs last season, he showed more third time out when beaten a length and three-quarters at Newbury.
He was fifth behind the classy That Is The Spirit at Doncaster on his seasonal reappearance and got off the mark when claiming an admittedly ordinary maiden at Epsom back in April.
Ravenous won in good style that day and while the form may be nothing special, he is worth an interest on his handicap bow.
David Lanigan's Polybius looked a promising type when winning at Windsor on just his second start and he can follow up in the unibet.co.uk Daily Enhanced Place Terms Handicap.
Fifth on debut over seven furlongs when too keen, the drop back to six did the trick as he ran out a three-length winner.
Handed an initial mark of 84, connections will soon find out if that is a harsh or lenient assessment.
Declan Carroll's Mrs Biggs outran her odds on her debut at Carlisle last week and should have come on for the run ahead of Thirsk's Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Maiden Auction Stakes.
The Paco Boy filly looked as if she was going to win for a few strides before being outstayed.
Carlisle is quite a stiff six furlongs for newcomers and she should find Thirsk's layout more to her liking.
Given Richard Hannon's Potentate has been a beaten odds-on favourite the last twice, he might be one to avoid in Chepstow's 32Red.com Maiden Stakes.
Denis Coakley's New Identity showed plenty of promise when third in a 13-runner Bath maiden and given the Rock Of Gibraltar colt hails from a decent family, he could be a nice type for his capable trainer.
Roger Varian's newcomer Rashash is one to note in Lingfield's 32Red.com/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes.
Having only cost 20,000 guineas as a foal, his price shot up to 80,000 guineas as a yearling. He is well-related and has a couple of decent entries later in the year.
CHEPSTOW: 2.00 Cape Victoria, 2.30 Jacob Cats, 3.05 Go For Broke, 3.40 New Identity, 4.10 Frangipanni, 4.45 For Ayman, 5.15 Island Legend.
KILBEGGAN: 6.00 Better Part Of Me, 6.30 Poetic Lord, 7.00 Ebazan, 7.30 King Leon, 8.00 Jayo Time, 8.30 Fever Pitch, 9.00 Highbrown Blue.
LINGFIELD: 2.15 Investissement, 2.45 Minley, 3.20 El Duque, 3.55 Rashash, 4.25 Wrood, 5.00 Hilali, 5.30 Ventura Ice, 6.00 Greek Islands.
THIRSK: 6.20 Mrs Biggs, 6.50 Red Cape, 7.20 Zac Brown, 7.50 Beat The Tide, 8.20 Snow Bay, 8.50 Jimmy Crackle, 9.20 Amazing Blue Sky.
WINDSOR: 6.40 Guilty, 7.10 OLD GUARD (NAP), 7.40 Ravenous, 8.10 Polybius, 8.40 Panettone, 9.10 Cosette.
DOUBLE: Old Guard and Mrs Biggs.
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Remember country shows from when you were a child?
It could be baking hot or dripping wet but that didn't matter.
The petting pen, the produce pavilion, arts and crafts, the showgirl competition, the sharp smell of animal dung, prancing ponies, the woodchop with chips flying and strikes ringing in your ears – all these memories and so many more are well worth reliving.
And you can this Saturday, January 11, at the Pambula Agricultural and Horticultural Show.
Pambula Show is the first show on the Sapphire Coast and Monaro show calendar, hotly followed by Candelo Show on January 18.
In one action filled day, the 105-year-old show tells the story of country life from growing food and tending stock to highly competitive sporting events like show jumping and wood chopping.
Show president Russell Fitzpatrick says this year's show is unashamedly all about the best that country shows have to offer.
"We believe a country show is about local community, a day that's cheap for the whole family to attend, where you can spend all day experiencing what it is to be a part of this community, including what we produce and produce so well," Mr Fitzpatrick said.
Show secretary Gail Cummins agreed.
"The Pambula Show is about getting back to basics, more towards the traditional agricultural show," she said.
The committee and a band of hard working volunteers are working all hours between now and show day to bring it on.
And bring it on they will.
Events include horse riding, a dog high jump, side shows, carnival rides, racing car simulators and displays by mini FMX stunt riders.
Horse lovers will have plenty to watch with competition in eight rings including two hack rings, two breed rings, two show jumping rings and a funkana and novelty rings.
The mini FMX stunt riders will perform four shows throughout the day, showing off their freestyle motocross skills, the first of which will be at 10am.
At 11.30am there's the chance to see some muscle-action as the ever-popular woodchop gets underway, going through until early afternoon.
In between there are rides and side shows plus plenty of opportunity to enjoy sandwiches, tea and scones in the Pavilion Tea Rooms or the barbecue run by the Pambula Rotary Club.
With an accent on local produce, there will be stalls selling local coffee, oysters, chillies, Dutch pancakes and wine.
The show will be officially opened at about 12.30pm by the Pambula showgirl, Emma Hassan, along with Angela George and her father, Allan George, whose family involvement with the Pambula Show goes back to the first shows held in the 1850s,on what was then the local racecourse.
If the children are getting restless, whisk them along to the Fizzics Show, the show that makes science fun.
Gail Cummins said that the Fizzics Show was "a real big hit last year" and so it's been brought back for this year's show.
And if science isn't going to keep them occupied then there's face painting, balloon sculpting, a farm animals patting paddock, a circus skills workshop and a sheep shearing demonstration.
Toot the Magic Clown will be roving around the showgrounds too to bring a smile to young faces.
For the first time in many years the committee has re-introduced poultry showing which will be judged by Tabitha Bilaniwskyj-Zarins, of Candelo.
And whether you are interested in poultry showing or not there's a presentation not to be missed when Tabitha shows how to wash a chook. If you missed Tabitha's presentation at Oaklands in October, this is an opportunity to see Tabitha and her compliant, if not willing, chickens at bathtime. It is both delightful and hilarious.
Like any country show there are competitions to see who has the best vegetables, flowers, preserves and artworks. Ms Cummins said that there had been over 300 entries from school children already.
There's expected to be some serious competition too when judges try to decide who has the best eggs. The judges will be looking for uniformity of shape and size, colour of yolks and quality of shell, Ms Cummins said. To add a little spice to the competition, Ms Cummins has added her own challenge of the devilled egg competition.
At about 5.30pm, the dog high jump starts and everyone is being encouraged to bring their dog along and let them show what they can do.


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|Reviews for The New Girls: When Mary Sues End up at Kilmer
| blueice2449 chapter 12 . 10/9/2013
I'm still going to kick Josh's butt.
| blueice2449 chapter 11 . 10/9/2013
How come either Felicia and Josh are in the group?
| blueice2449 chapter 7 . 10/9/2013
If Josh was real, I'd have kicked his butt by now.
| 20percentcooler chapter 12 . 6/2/2013
While I won't deny that this fic was definitely a Mary Sue fic, it was a very well written one - probably the only acceptable Mary Sue fic I've ever seen.
I second the idea for a sequel. Even if it is just a one-shot. I would like to see more of your characters' roles in their new group of friends.
| labratslover152 chapter 12 . 4/20/2013
WOW!now THATS an ending!you are really talented and should make a sequal to this story
PS-the ending was my favorite part in your story!:-D
PPS-i loves the couples and happy that jash finally got over her and hopfully went back to falisha!xoxo
| Guest chapter 12 . 3/25/2013
That was the best story ever. I hope you want to be a writer when you grow up because you have some amazing talent. That was so intense I had to read it twice it was amazing and it was hard to take it all in. I personally think this story was better then the real ones. Could you please write another one where a group rivals the pops and Jenny's crew and all 3 groups get in a bug fight. Pleaseeeeeee yu are so amazing and I need another story
| Guest chapter 3 . 9/30/2012
I so love this :P HISMS was my favorite book when I was in sixth grade :P
| icewindsleetandsnow chapter 12 . 9/15/2012
Really, really, really awesome.
| 3stars and rocks chapter 8 . 3/22/2012
mary sues kinda suck-no ones perfect- also its not fair that they r gng after jenny and the others becuz of felicia
| Tha-Re chapter 2 . 1/6/2012
oh wow...
This is amazing
I just LOOOVE How I Survived Middle School-
And I've been looking for inspiration...
Keep Writing, Please!
| MHsoccer08 chapter 1 . 11/28/2011
this is actually pretty good! jut a bit confusing in the beginning
| beiberific chapter 4 . 11/27/2011
jenny has a different perspective she looks at people and try to see almost the same, but she doesn't judge unless she knows for sure but she can also see what are the little things that make the she also seems to notice things. Sophia is a gossip but she honestly will do anything for her friends, she wants to set josh up because he was gawking at Maxine, but he points out that he already has a girlfriend, but she still thinks that he was she is going to do the nice thing as a friend to meddle but he is going to be mad that she did it especially if he would have to decide between her and his she is also persistant even tho maxine can be a sarcastic loser sometimes all she is aiming for is to do a nice thing for a can also be a little bit of a b with an itch, she needs to think before she uses her big mouth because it is going to bit her in the but later.
| ilovestark chapter 3 . 11/27/2011
i love dog days are over too,i love how when you have the pops and the new girls you show how they are so very different such as they are differentin outfits and how maxine is more diffrent from others she stands out but even tho she is like a celebrity she doesn't act like it she acts more down to earth than you would then she has a more selfish side to her she thinks that people should somewhat look at her and see what is wrong but then she thinks with more feelings and will ask things and she doesn't always get her answer, its like she just gets more questions.
| ilovestark chapter 1 . 11/27/2011
i totally agree that justin beiber is secretly a girl!
| katherinebishops chapter 12 . 11/26/2011
Love this story! You should make sequel but make it longer!


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While being caught short stocks in the face of the global Bernanke Put, or long Chinese IPOs this year, it seems relative-value trades remain preferential from a risk-reward perspective. That is of course unless you are our old friend Whitney Tilson. The Anti-Tilson ETF (Long GMCR / Short NFLX) is up 8% today and stands at an impressive +43% (lifetime highs) in the 20 days since we recommended it. NFLX weakness this morning attributed to Wedbush's 30% downside target downgrade.
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In a climate where people are rightly abhorred by allegations of paedophilia and child abuse justice is often not served by emotion and hearsay and innocent people have their lives and reputations ruined without any effective options for redress.
A false allegation or complaint from a vindictive neighbour or work colleague is often all that is needed to set in train a never ending process of misery and heartache with very little hope for real justice, aided and abetted by zealous government officials wanting to be seen to do 'the right thing'.
To add insult to injury a court may find you guilty of such allegations while denying you the opportunity to face your accusers and thereby denying you your most basic rights under Common Law.
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Just had my day in court. My previous accountant couldn't account, so I terminated his services. He quoted me $800, so I offered $400, but then he billed me $2.5k. Took me to court and this is how it went:
Judge said that he had grave concerns about my case - this was before he read any evidence. Every time I talked, the judge stopped me. Judge made some disparaging remarks about my profession - computers. I had a list of evidence marked EMAIL1,2,3, etc which the judge said was not in order (??). Judge made light of a physical abuse(this was a hit to my head when I was not looking by accountant's receptionist).
Judge then went away, came back and said there was no evidence of a $800 agreement, and made an assumption that there was not one. Neither side had disputed the agreement but the judge chose to dispute it. Judge then labelled my evidence as embellishment and awarded everything to the other side. The accountant didn't even have to speak. In my view, this judge should be disbarred - what do others think?
I have a neigbour who is out to get me and my dog, she takes pictures and records myself and the dog in the yard...
She has complained and targeted my breed of dog with this new legislation in Ontario. Since I have had my dog I have had 2 visits from animal control, and now I get noise complaint letter in the mail.
This person has threaten to have my dog put down in a few months (planning to destroy my personal property) she has friend in the local animal control who came to visit one night and basically read me my rights to this dog and gave me the options of what to do with my dog....man I just want to now sue some people and I think I will for after all these people would given that thread of a chance put my dog down....Fed up here with ontario bull shite laws about PITbulls..
My best friend, who is very shy attempted to let a young woman know he was interested in her, so he left her a note telling her he was interested in her and left his number, I was there when he wrote the note and placed it on her door, when she found the note she called the police and said she feared for her life since he left her the note and he was arressted and banned from his home due to the fact she lives next door. the note did not contain any sexual content, nothing disrespectful or malice, so after the first arrest everytime she sees him she calls the local police department and he is arressted on site, she has even had him picked up and we where all in the mall shopping she called the police and told them he had been watching her out the window all day (which he had stayed with family the night before and had been with me the entire day, the police picked him up as we were pulling in to his mothers house, we had proof we had been out together all day, but it didn't matter the false allegations have cost him his job, house, family, and reputation. He has been arrested on 3 different occassions, because this is a small town so going to walmart or the mall you could see anyone, so we have run across her in public places on several occasions and she has everytime called the police and he has been arrested. The law is set up to protect victims of true crimes not for immature people who get a rise out of runing peoples lives, but the structure of the law in this case is working for the true predator. Louisiana needs help
Its bad enough to have false allegations thrown at you but what is not ever expected is the amount of lies, twisting the truth, misleading and deliberately forgetting a relevant statement and when they interview independent professionals, they mislead them too with statements which are either incorrect or again misleading or partly missing, for the one and only reason to cause a shock factor to the people they are interviewing, so that the person they are talking about has to be guilty in the eyes of DoCS but not necessarily the police.
But now we have the latest that you can add to this collection and its called SHREDDING CHILD INVESTIGATION DOCUMENTS, only because it suits them to cover their pathetic arses when they get it wrong.
Years ago, it was called Families Department, today it is called Department of Child Safety and believe me nothing has changed, all they did was reshuffle the deck chairs of the Titanic because the same thugs are still there.
I thought we had it bad, please find a copy of the Courier Mail dated 27/12/06 on page 18 and you will read an article called FIGHT TO RIGHT LEGAL BUNGLE where the old version of DoCS and the police had got it terribly wrong. It is enough to make you sick to hear that they illegally shredded child abuse investigation documents for this case and for what reason? Hummmm, I will let you work that one out and if they are capable of doing this, the above is just a cup of tea for them.
Here is the link to the story on the internet.
I have been a member of the austech.info forums for over 18 months and the other day I spotted in the General chat forum a post about the Department of Child Safety and the way they conduct themselves. I was going to reply in that forum being a regular poster on that site but I decided not to mainly because some of the austech members for them which ever way I would have explained it to them what happened to me they would have twisted the story around only to suit themselves.
I will keep it short and simple
Back in December 2000 myself the wife and the kids decided to visit my sister in QLD, after a few days with a house full of kids and adults some of the family members went to the beach on this day but it was a cool day and I decided not to go, and one of my sister kids and her neighbours friend stayed home as they also complained it was cool and windy.
I spent most of the day watching television whilst the kids were on the computer on the internet in their room, after 30 odd minutes or so I continually heard the kids laughing and giggling so I entered their room to see what was happening and they reset the computer instantly.
Later on in the evening my brother in law used the computer and I told him what happened and he checked the computers history to see what they were looking at and he was horrified to see that they were looking at adult site that were not fit for children and this is where all the trouble started.
My sister grounded her daughter and also told the neighbour what happened but before you know it the Police and someone from DOCS QLD were knocking on the door with allegations that I inappropriately touched this girl that lived next door whilst I showed them the adult sites.
What a lot of shit!! I denied the allegations, my sister was horrified, and within three days I was charged with 2 counts of indecent dealings of a child under 16.
I had to face a committal hearing and the magistrate said that there was sufficient evidence to sent me to trial but luckily for me at a later date two months later whilst I was waiting for my trial the truth come out that the neighbour daughter put pressure on my sisters kid to lie so that lie would take the pressure of the kid next door for doing wrong and being punished for what she was doing on the computer.
The charges were dropped but DOCS in QLD gave my brother in-law and my sister heaps and made it very uncomfortable for them for over one year and once again we gladly returned back to NSW.
The thing I cannot understand is after the charges were dropped because the truth came out why did DOC continue with the bitching against my sister and her family + with the family next door, you would think that once I was in the clear that would be the end of the Police matter which it was, but not for this DOCS clan they just continued on their merry way trying to destroy two families, and did they ever say anything to the girl next door that accused me in the first place?.
Defiantly not, they were upset because the trail did not go ahead to hang me for something that I did not do.
What a bunch of losers and fucking bitches they're.
This is the first time I have been back to QLD to see my sister since this happened and it is good to see that the young lying bitch next door no longer lives there.
I was reading this site a few days ago and now I have come back and can't find what I am looking for as this site changes so quick. I would like to comment on what I read about the 6 or 7 young girls that complained to the police during schoolies week about sexual abuse. I also saw the Superintendent Keogh on television and he did say they were false allegations but the way I look at it is, if it wasn't for video surveillance cameras everywhere on the Gold Coast, there would have been a possibility that someone could have been charged because of a statement of sexual matters to the police. Now, what bothers me and it must bother others is someone needs to be bought to justice here. I cannot believe that the police take statements from a young girl saying that she was sexually molested and the police do not lay charges as after they investigate they find that the charges were false. Why don't they charge the lot of them for creating a false investigation. Why do they let them off scott free?. Does this mean when these girls get older they will do the same thing again? I hope the police keep their names on record. I could just imagine if one of them would have been charged with an offense only to find out later that it was a false allegation.
Times have changed
Because we are the way today you must protect yourself and always have someone with you when kids are at your house and I think the same goes with women, you cant trust anyone these days
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Among reports recently released by the Conway Police Department:
• Shoplifting at 1155 Skyline Drive, Walmart.
Loss prevention officers told police a man swapped the tag from a two-gallon gas tank to a 12-gallon gas tank and had gone through the self checkout.
They said once the man was confronted, he abandoned the buggy and ran toward the Motel 6 parking lot.
The buggy contained various automotive supplies, some of which the subject had already paid for.
• Residential burglary at 1100 block of Woodside Drive.
The victim told police someone stole an air conditioning unit from outside the apartment and also entered the apartment and damaged the ceiling attempting to steal more copper.
• Residential burglary at 1100 block of Woodside Drive.
Another report was filed in the same apartment complex, and another air conditioning unit was taken, along with some copper wire.
• Terroristic threatening at 816 Hogan Lane, Dollar General.
An employee filed a complaint with police after she said she was threatened by a young male customer.
The woman said she followed two men throughout the store because she knew them to be shoplifters from a previous incident. According to the woman, when the two got to the register, one said he would go get his dad's razor, come back, and then "take care of her."
• Shoplifting at 801 Elsinger Blvd., Kohl's.
Loss prevention employees stopped a woman who attempted to leave the store without paying for a shirt and makeup valued at $58.


text: Bugs item #1460493, was opened at 2006-03-28 23:16 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by nnorwitz You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1460493&group_id=5470 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: HVB bei TUP (hvb_tup) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Why not drop the _active list? Initial Comment: I am using a modified version of subprocess.py, where I have removed the _active list and all references to it. I have tested it (under Windows 2000) and there were no errors. So what is the reason for managing the _active list at all? Why not drop it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz) Date: 2006-03-29 23:43 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=33168 If you always called wait() the _active list isn't beneficial to you. However, many people do not call wait and the _active list provides a mechanism to cleanup zombied children. This is important for many users. If you need thread safely, you can handle the locking yourself before calling poll()/wait(). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2006-03-29 12:41 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 The purpose of the _active list is to wait(2) for open processes. It needs to stay. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Tristan Faujour (tfaujour) Date: 2006-03-29 05:59 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=1488657 I agree. The use of _active makes subprocess.py thread-UNsafe. See also: Bug #1199282 In order to have a thread-safe subprocess.py, I commented out the call to _cleanup() in Popen.__init__(). As a side effect, _active becomes useless. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1460493&group_id=5470


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Step One:
Step Two:
Place the ball of your foot upon the junction of babich (leather webbing) and the toe-hole. Now place the centre of your lampwick over the toe of your footwear and measure the length of lampwick required to allow the toe of your footwear to enter loop. This loop should also limit your footwear from entering the loop beyond your toes.
Step Three:
Next, wrap the lampwick ends around this loop from both ends until they meet in the centre.
Step Four:
Putting on your snowshoes
I will let the pictures demonstrate this process. One point I will mention here is that it helps to place your free foot upon the snowshoe to hold it in place. This process is reverssed to remove snowshoes.


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The latest Superman movie, Man of Steel, is in theaters now. The critics are giving it mixed reviews, but the fans are loving it!
I haven't seen the yet, but I like this quote:
- Lois Lane: They say it's all downhill after the first kiss.
- Clark Kent/Kal-El: Only if you're kissing a human.
Superman's New Logo
In Man of Steel, Superman has a new look, with a sleek new costume, and no more red underpants over his blue suit. He still wears the red "S" on his chest, but it's edgier looking than the older version.
The movie DVD won't be out for a while, but you can see Superman's new logo on the movie soundtrack.
Superman's Old Logo
If you prefer the older costume, and the familiar "S" logo, there are still plenty of items that show it. For example, this plastic travel mug has the old version of the Superman logo, and would be a perfect gift for any commuter who loves coffee and Superman.
Grilling With Superman
If you're buying a gift for a Superman fan who loves to grill, how about a Superman apron? This apron doesn't come with a guarantee that your cooking will automatically improve, but you'll certainly look fierce while preparing dinner!
The online reviews are good, and all the gift recipients seem to love wearing it. It only comes in one size ("One size fits most"), but the reviewers say that it covers and protects their clothes, and is a good size.
Superman Ice Cubes
If your Superman fan isn't flashy enough to wear a Man of Steel apron, maybe he would prefer some "S" logo ice cube trays. They're fun, and practical too, and perfect for summer patio parties.
Superman's Cape
Even with his new costume, Superman still needs to fly, and his cape is an important part of his outfit. Your Superman fan might not be able to fly, but this backpack with a cape might make him feel like he could take off at any second.
Sure, the other guys at the office might make fun of him if he wears this to work, but that's just because those other guys are jealous! They'd wear an awesome cape too, if they had nerves of steel.
Drink With Superman
After a long day at the office, what better way is there to relax, than to have a drink with Superman? Well, maybe the Man of Steel won't show up – he's pretty busy – but you can use this Superman koozie to keep your beer cold!


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This interim "minisode" catches up with the mafia guys who, when we last left them, found themselves crash-landed on earth in 1947. The voices in this minisode are:
Rion – Kyle Bullock
Mafia Boss – Scott Phillips
Grud – Austin Beach
Scott and Austin are part of an audio drama production house in Kentucky called Audioblivious Productions. Please check out their well-produced shows, especially the wonderfully hilarious series "Wynabego Warrior – The Tale of John Waynnabe". You can find them on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, YouTube, and FaceBook.
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Representative Janet Cruz was unanimously elected as the Leader Designate of the House Democratic Caucus for the 2016-2018 term and will be the first Hispanic House Minority Leader. One of her favorite community projects is hosting "The Deviled Crab Throwdown." Cruz decided to host this annual event, all in good fun, but it is truly a nostalgic nod to the cultural importance to this food item as well as a way for the community to come out and gather over something as simple but cherished as a deviled crab. We caught up with Representative Cruz and Brocato's Representative, Ruben Blanco, who won 1st prize at last year's throwdown, to talk about the details.
Deviled Crab Throwdown
Saturday, October 29th
Higgins Hall (Tampa)
Judging begins at 11am!


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A GROUP of campaigners will be out in force as they look to theatre-goers to boost an animal charity's funds.
Supporters of the London-based Brooke horse charity will collect cash at performances of War Horse at the Sunderland Empire Theatre on Thursday, Friday and at both matinee and evening shows on Saturday to gather donations.
The Brooke is an international animal welfare organisation dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules, providing treatment, training and programmes around animal health and wellbeing across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Carole Kirk is among those in the region to help the Brooke. She said: "The Empire has been absolutely brilliant, and we appreciate its help so much."
War Horse, based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, follows the story of a horse called Joey after it is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France as the First World War begins.
Caught up in enemy fire, fate sees the animal serve on both sides before finding itself alone in no man's land.
The High Street West venue will hold performances of the show until Saturday, May 17.


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A small tip for Firefox: use mouse gestures for basic operations. They are provided by the mouse gestures extension. I am no big expert here, as I only use three gestures:
go back (left),
go forward (right) and
close tab (down,right). Nevertheless, having these around is already very convenient, because they are so simple and so frequently needed. I usually do browsing with (surprise) my mouse and these gestures streamline the process because now I don't have to care about the toolbar (and the
close tab buttton in particular) any more.
If you are only interested in the simple gestures, I found that it helps to disable diagonal gestures: in the extension's properties, Additional Settings tab, set diagonal tolerance to 0 percent. This will disable some advanced gestures but I never wanted those anyway, so it reduces the chance of my gesture being incorrectly recognized. I also disable the
New window (down) gesture ("General" tab, "Edit gestures" button) because it would sometimes be activated instead of
close tab when the "right" in my "down, right" motion were too small.
Mouse gestures, like anything, need some time to get used to, but after a while they require much less effort than seeking out a button. In a few days you will learn that very little motion is required for the gesture to be recognized. For other applications usually the keyboard is actively used, so keystroke shortcuts would be faster, but for web browsing in particular, mouse gestures fit the bill very well in my opinion.
By the way, Opera supports mouse gestures natively.
In other news, my work on Debian l10n project was mentioned on Debian Weekly News. I found it very funny that they linked to Worldforge, which is an open sorce MMORPG, instead of WordForge, the localisation project. Admittedly I had made this mistake myself previously, and unfortunately WordForge has a much lower profile than WorldForge. Oh well, real news publishers do this kind of stuff all the time :)


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Did anyone see this coming?
According to Twitter's PR department, a new world record of 25,088 tweets per second was set on Dec. 9. Was it after a natural disaster, a World Cup game or a major revolution?
No, the record was smashed during the annual television screening in Japan of a 25-year-old animated film, "Castle in the Sky" by director Hayao Miyazaki.
According to websites AnimeNewsNetwork and JapanTrends.com, viewers in Japan apparently responded en masse to a challenge to use social networks to type "balse" and help main characters Pazu and Sheeta cast a spell during a critical moment of the film.
The new record obliterated the previous high of 8,868 tweets per second set in August when singer Beyonce Knowles revealed she was pregnant on the MTV Video Music Awards show. And before that, the record was set when Japan's women's World Cup team defeated the United States in the championship game, generating a spike of 7,196 TPS.
Online movie database IMDB.com describes "Castle in the Sky" as the tale of "a young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle."
Here's a trailer for the English language version:
How long will it be before some company tries to spell "publicity" with a similar Twitter stunt in the future?


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- 1 Do Muslims, Mormons, and Christians Worship the Same God?
Do Muslims, Mormons,
and Christians Worship the Same God?
Kevin James Bywater
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I would like to explore an important subject with you: the worship of God. I beg your patience as this is a longish post. The inquiry deserves careful and sustained attention. My thoughts are informed yet exploratory. So, with your permission, and with your patience, join me as we explore a very controversial subject.
Do Mormons and Christians worship the same God? How about Muslims and Christians? These questions occupy time in the minds of many just now.
Since 9-11 it has been common to hear that Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God, especially given that these three religions are commonly called "Abrahamic religions." And some would add in Mormons, since Mormonism also resides in what could be termed the Abrahamic tradition.
When I ask Christians this question, most quickly answer in the negative. But a few answer in a hesitating affirmative.
What is the correct answer to this question? Or, alternatively, what if we have asked the wrong question?
A Different Jesus?
However, there are some additional considerations worth pondering as we wonder whether these verses might apply to Mormonism or to Islam or to other religions that teach something or other about Jesus.
On Objects and Objectionable Theology
First, commonly, when it is asserted that "Muslims and Christians worship the same God," it is assumed that such worship is acceptable to God. After all, it is natural to observe that if people are directing worship to God, then God is the object of their worship. And if God is the object of their worship, then, of course, God is the one being worshiped. This much seems rather obvious.
But these observations merely clarify the object of worship; they do not imply whether that worship is acceptable to God. After all, we might readily agree that not all that people might do in their attempts to worship God would be acceptable to him. For instance, what if people decided to worship God by, say, tying ribbons around their necks. Well, perhaps that would be a bit trivial. How about this: what if people decided to worship God by traveling through their neighborhoods breaking windows and slashing tires (or, tyres, as the Brits might say)? Or, to be a bit more aggressive, what if people decided to worship God by sacrificing their children? What if they decided to worship God by committing adultery?
The point is that not everything that people might enact in their attempts to worship God would necessarily be acceptable to God. In other words, God might disapprove. Indeed, if we take the Bible seriously, God has expressed strong disapproval of sacrificing children, of attempts to worship him with the use of idols, and more. So, if we take the Bible seriously, not all that humans might do to worship God would be received by him as worship. Of some things he not only disapproves but expresses some of the strongest intonations of judgment at such practices and practitioners.
Now, a second clarification is in order. If we were to line up descriptions and definitions of God offered by Muslims, Mormons, and Christians, we would find that they don't align very well. Muslims and Mormons reject the doctrine of the Trinity. Muslims and Christians are monotheists while the Mormon Church teaches that there are many gods and that humans can progress to become gods themselves. Both Christians and Mormons affirm that Jesus is divine, though not in the same sense: the Mormon Church teaches that Jesus became a god in the preexistence, that he was a human spirit first who then was exalted and deified. Muslims and Christians affirm the virgin birth while the Mormon Church has taught some things about how Mary was impregnated by God the Father (who himself is an exalted man) that bring into question their conception of virginity.
In light of these differences, some propose that we should cut away the differing views and attempt to find the core commonalities between such religions. Indeed, some suppose that we should find the core commonalities between all religions. I think that is an errant errand, one that could never be successfully accomplished.
It just is the case that what Mormons, Muslims, and Christians (or Mormonism, Islam, and Christianity) say about God cannot all be true. The descriptions and definitions do not align without divergent, even contradictory features. Attempting to equate them or smoosh (a technical term) them all together in one happy blend is a mistaken maneuver.
On Wrong Worship and Blasphemy
Now, given these two clarifications — that not everything offered in the worship of God honors him or is acceptable to him, and that what Muslims and Mormons say about God is not the same as, or compatible with, what the Bible or historic Christian theology say about God — a further consideration is in order.
If we read Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Acts 17:22-31, we learn that Paul notes that he observed that the Athenians had an altar with this inscription, "To An Unknown God." Paul then proceeds to declare to the Athenians the identity and nature of this unknown God, the true God, the one and only Creator of all. Paul proceeds to challenge the Athenians' misunderstandings and misrepresentations of the true God. Their conceptions of God are mistaken. Their idolatry warrants divine wrath. He thus calls them to repentance, noting that God has entrusted the judgment of the world to the resurrected Jesus.
One conclusion we can draw from this is that Paul concedes (at least rhetorically) that the Athenians are worshiping the true God, the right God. The problem is that they are doing so wrongly, falsely, in ways that warrant the wrath of God. And if these observations are correct, then Paul is here tapping into a theme in larger biblical theology.
Ponder this for a moment: Worshiping God wrongly is tantamount to worshiping the wrong god(s).
It is clear throughout the Bible that worshiping false gods makes one worthy of divine wrath. Just as significant is the fact that worshiping the true God falsely — in idolatrous ways, or ways that dishonor God — also makes one worthy of divine wrath. So, again, worshiping God wrongly is tantamount to worshiping the wrong god(s).
In the combination of what we found in Acts 17 and these two biblical truths we have vital guides in addressing the question of whether Mormons, Muslims, and Christians worship the same God.
Observations Thus Far
Let's draw together our observations thus far.
First, not everything done for or offered to God is acceptable to him or is honoring to him.
Second, the descriptions of God in Islam, Mormonism, and Christianity are incompatible. Indeed, how Islam and Mormonism describe God is fundamentally incompatible with the Bible. (And this makes sense just on the face of it, given how these two religions criticize the Bible and otherwise offer alternative scriptures.)
Third, in biblical theology, worshiping the true God wrongly is tantamount to worshiping the wrong god(s). (This is well illustrated when Israel creates a golden calf at the foot of Mount Sinai. They made an idol of the true God. Their idolatry was deemed the worship of false gods, thus breaking the second commandment prohibiting the making of images of the true God.)
Fourth, in biblical theology, blasphemy is found both in denying of the true God what is true and ascribing to the true God what is false. Both bear false witness of God; both dishonor him.
Now, let's ponder these observations further concerning the question of whether Mormons, Muslims, and Christians worship the same God.
Right or Wrong Referent?
Imagine that you and I meet and begin to describe a man who lives down the street from us. This man's name is Tom. He lives in an apartment complex at the end of the street. As we offer each other our descriptions of Tom, we find that our descriptions diverge. In fact, they not only diverge, at some points they are downright incompatible.
Now, it could be that one or both of us has some erroneous information, or that we misunderstood something. It is also possible that, at least at some points, we are aware of different things Tom is or does or wears or eats. As such, perhaps we could harmonize our thoughts and descriptions. But if we find that our descriptions actually are incompatible, then we could not both be correct (though we might both be incorrect). Now, without exhausting this illustration, there could be several reasons for the differences.
First, in an apartment complex, we could imagine two men with some similarities and some differences. It may become more reasonable to believe that we are speaking of two different people named Tom. We could imagine making the mistake of supposing we were speaking of the same individual when we actually were speaking about two quite different individuals.
Second, we might also imagine that some of our views were gained through direct contact and others through hearsay or errant inferences. Thus, we might be referring to the same person but be doing so with pronounced misunderstandings, misinformation, or mistakes.
So, it might be that we are referring to two different individuals named Tom. But it might be that we are referring to the same individual and that either or both of us has gotten something wrong about him.
And how would this apply to our discussion?
Well, on the one hand, it is possible — given the conflicting descriptions supplied by Muslims, Mormons, and Christians — that we are worshiping different gods, that we have different referents).
However, on the other hand, it is possible — just possible — that all three religions indeed are referring to the one true God, that they are directing their worship to the one true God. Even so, each would agree, I suspect, that not everything that everybody ever says about God is true. And each would agree, I should imagine, that whatever the other religions say about God, when it conflicts with or contradicts what they say about God, is false or mistaken or confused, at best.
What we cannot rationally infer, however, given biblical revelation, is that it does not matter what we say about God or what we do in our attempts to worship him. And not one of these religions has asserted (to my knowledge) that we can say anything we would like about God, that he is honored by whatever we say or do for him, or in his name, or that whatever we would like to offer in worship would be acceptable and honoring to him.
Where does this put us with regards to the question of whether or not Christians, Mormons, and Muslims worship the same God?
To my mind, we simply cannot know whether we are worshiping the same God — whether we are directing our words and worship toward the same referent, the same God. Bear with me, now. Please give me a moment to explain. It may very well be that the referent of our words and worship is identical, the one true God. But even if that is so, the content of our words and worship is not identical.
However, given the content of biblical revelation — how God has revealed himself to us — we observe that both Islam and Mormonism depart from biblical revelation, ascribing to God what is false and denying of him what is true. As such, their teachings, conceptions, and practices dishonor him. As controversial or objectionable or offensive as this may be, given biblical revelation, one cannot but conclude that Islam and Mormonism deny of God what is true and ascribe to God what is false. They blaspheme God.
The significance of this should not go unnoticed: if worshiping the true God falsely is tantamount to worshiping false gods, then we can infer that, on the one hand, if we are worshiping the same God (if we have the same referent), Islam and Mormonism are advocating false worship. Again, worshiping the true God falsely is tantamount to worshiping false gods.
So, whether Mormons or Muslims are directing their words and worship toward the true God may be an irrelevant inquiry, in one sense. Asserting that they do could be either false, or trivial, or ultimately blasphemous. What we can know is that (some of) what Mormonism and Islam say about God is false and misleading and dishonoring. At best, their words and worship distort the truth about God, and the reality of his revelation to us, and thus they dishonor God.
A Pragmatic Postscript
In light of this long discussion above, permit me to offer a personal and pragmatic note. When I am asked whether Christians and Mormons, or Christians and Muslims, or Christians and Jews worship the same God, I tend to gauge the moment to see whether I have time to explain.
If I have little time, I tend to say that we do not worship the same God. I say this simply because it just is the case that what Muslims and Mormons and Christians say about God is not the same. And when my time is short, I want to be clear that what these religions say about God is neither identical nor compatible, and thus that one cannot rightly infer that all is well, and that all will be well come future divine judgment.
However, if I have a bit more time to explain — to discuss some the observations that I have noted above — then I'm quite happy to note that we might not know whether or not we worship the same God. Merely having the same referent (directing our words and symbols and actions toward the same God) does not imply that what we say about God is true and honoring, or that saying and worshiping God in ways that are dishonoring to him are acceptable to him.
So, in practice, I could answer the question, Do Muslims, Mormons, and Christians worship the same God?, with either a "yes" or a "no," depending on how I measure the opportunity. And it seems to me that this is very useful in practice, given that worshiping the true God falsely is tantamount to worshiping false gods.
(This essay first was published on this blog on 17 July 2012. As published above, it has been modestly edited.)
For Further Reading
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While the essay above may be quite enough to process for now, if you care to read further on the subjects of Mormonism and Islam as I have written about them on this blog, perhaps the best places to begin for both are the following posts. These posts have links embedded for other posts I have published here or elsewhere. I trust they will provide some further clarification on these contentious and controversial subjects.
While the essay above may be quite enough to process for now, if you care to read further on the subjects of Mormonism and Islam as I have written about them on this blog, perhaps the best places to begin for both are the following posts. These posts have links embedded for other posts I have published here or elsewhere. I trust they will provide some further clarification on these contentious and controversial subjects.
For Mormonism, there is no better place to begin that with the post, Why Do I Write So Much about Mormonism? It provides extensive links and a list to other blog posts, as well as links to some recommended book.
For Islam, there are two posts I could recommend: Sharia, Ballet, Mosques and Damp Socks and Islam, Refugees, and the Kingdom of God. Both posts provide extensive links to relevant posts on this blog.
For some insights into what we are reading and exploring at Summit Oxford (a study abroad program I direct in the United Kingdom), you can see the reading list for the 2016 spring term.


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Chris Robshaw Harlequins
It would be incredibly harsh if Robshaw is not named captain at least for the first autumn international. He has led England from a difficult situation when he took over after the fallout from the 2011 Rugby World Cup to what now is quite a prosperous position. England have only lost to Wales in the last two Six Nations championships, and he did lead them to victory against New Zealand. He has led them well through his character and desire.
Stuart Lancaster suggested that he had a rest last summer and missed the tour of Argentina. Now even if the head coach does that and someone plays really well in your position – as Matt Kvesic did – and the replacement captain performs superbly, too – as Tom Wood did – that coach still owes you the captaincy.
So that could be a very difficult conversation for Lancaster if he now has to tell Robshaw he is not captain, especially as they have built up such a very good rapport over the last couple of years. I am not sure Lancaster has got it in him to make such a harsh decision.
Robshaw does look fresher this term, but I thought that over the off-season he might have reinvented the way he plays. It does not appear that he has, however. He is still finding himself in a receiving role rather than competing hard at the breakdown on the floor.
For me he plays too far away from the breakdown, both in attack and defence. A really good seven is a supporter in attack, but Robshaw likes to be that first man either to distribute or carry himself, a role for a six not a seven. And unfortunately Robshaw's carrying is not as good as others in that role, making him a 6½.
VERDICT Owed a chance.
Tom Wood Northampton
When Robshaw got the job in the first place, Wood had been the overwhelming favourite, but sadly he got injured just at the wrong time. He is very similar to Robshaw in so many ways. They are both big physical players and just the right sort of characters to lead England. Wood has also got a good relationship with Lancaster that maybe even goes back further than Robshaw's.
Crucially, though, I just think Wood is playing a little bit better than Robshaw at the moment. If Tom Croft had not been injured and so cruelly ruled out for the season, I would have gone for Wood at seven, with Croft at six and probably Ben Morgan just ahead of Billy Vunipola at No 8. Croft's injury may well have helped Robshaw.
With Croft out and his line-out expertise gone, Wood will be vital in that he will give that line-out option. For me he will be in the team regardless of what else happens, but in which position will come down to Kvesic and how he performs over the coming weeks.
VERDICT Everybody's favourite.
Geoff Parling Leicester
He is in charge of the line outs and now has more experience after playing a big part in the Lions tour. He is definitely going to be in the team. Even though I would pick Wood in the side, the thing about him and Robshaw is that they are not 100 per cent certain of selection from Lancaster at the moment. Wood is probably standing at 90 per cent and Robshaw less than that.
Parling is a good guy, an intelligent player who thinks a lot about the game. He has the respect of his fellow players, and he is not a show-boater in any way. He just does his job.
You have two types of player in the second row. You are either a hard man doing all the carrying like Martin Johnson or Bakkies Botha, or you are an intelligent player – not that Johnno is not intelligent, by the way! – like John Eales or Ben Kay. Parling falls into this latter category and is every bit as vital as any of those mentioned were to their teams.
VERDICT A guaranteed selection.
Tom Youngs Leicester
This might be a slightly surprising suggestion to some, but Youngs would lead by example not voice, just as Sam Warburton did for the Lions, and as, to a certain extent, Martin Johnson did for England and the Lions. These players do not say too much, but, when they do speak, you listen. Their characters enhance the impact of their words.
Youngs is an uncompromising and professional player, the sort others want to be alongside in a team, especially when the going gets tough. I would definitely start Youngs ahead of Dylan Hartley at hooker, even though I think Hartley is playing pretty well. But Hartley would be ideal coming off the bench with his energy. I actually like him as a player, even if he obviously has to curb his temper now and again. He will have learnt from what happened with his sending off in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham against Leicester last season, and, having been retained as Northampton captain this season, there might even be those who could see him as England captain.
But for me Youngs is still in front as a player and therefore, possibly, as a leader. He might also be able to persuade his brother Ben to get the ball out a bit quicker from scrum half!
VERDICT The silent assassin.
Billy Twelvetrees Gloucester
Yes, it is left-field, but I have always liked the idea of a back as captain. You can see so much more from there.
And inside centre is not a position where you are laden with decisions on game play. You can develop a team strategy as you move on through the game. I watched Twelvetrees when Gloucester played Saracens with 14 men for most of the game last weekend – after Nick Wood's sending off – and he was the one player who stood out as saying the right things at the right times to his colleagues and as being very calm under that pressure. Clearly he is not easily ruffled.
With Brad Barritt injured now, Twelvetrees will get a run in the side in that inside-centre spot. He played with authority and control in the first Test in Argentina before being called up to the British and Irish Lions, and looked like a senior player even though he is only 24.
I just like the look of him at the moment. He looks like someone who is developing into a real long term option. He has matured as a player, so why not?
VERDICT The left-field option.
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I weep for the little child whose zest of living was lost, and whose curiosity was shattered. I
weep for the little child whose innocence was taken away, and whose hopes were dashed.
I weep for the young girl who is afraid to live and love, and who is apprehensive to trust. I weep for the young girl who looks through colored
glasses and is cautious and suspicious.
Why does she weep, you ask? Because there was a
time in this little girl's life when one dear to her heart stole her purity away, and now she is filled with pain, grief, confusion and questions.
Though this little girl grew into a woman, she
struggles, writhes, and contemplates--What would
life be like if the darkness had not invaded her
that day? There are no answers. For what transpired that one day forever changed her life.
You see, the life went out of her that day when her father stole in and took his little girl away. His selfish desires led him astray. She
remembers and weeps.
She feels, loves and cares deeply, but she seems to be a stranger to her own heart. She tries to
reclaim the losses, but feels like a lonely island in the vast ocean. She feels unworthy in
honoring herself.
Do you see why she weeps? So many losses, so much grief. Do you know what it is like to be
free? She only knows sudden and swift captivity
of her heart, soul and body, and of the pain it
brings. Freedom to her is an illusion.
Amid all of this pain, there are choices to be
made. She must make decisions to recover the
damages, and it must come within her heart. No one must pass life by because of foul play. She
knows she must fight, and go against the odds and
stand fast!
Though struck down and laid bare, life still holds ammenities yet untold. Yes, the clouds
blacken into threatening storms, but the rainbow
will shine after the pouring rain.
She determines not to give up. To relinquish means the demons win. She must not give into
their persuasion, for her power lies within and
in Christ as He restores and heals her.
This little girl now a woman has chosen to defy
the cords that seized her, choked and imprisoned
her. Little by little, she gains her footing and
becomes stronger than before.
She challenges, resists, and conquers. Though the deed has long been done against her body, she
remembers the agony of the abuse; and at times,
feels consumed by her emotions.
It is in those times, she remembers to prepare
for battle and put the weapons on and fight for her honor, her person and her dignity. She will be victorious!
Yes, she has scars and wounds of a battle well-fought. And yes, at times, the shadows of the past still molest her. And she remembers...
That nothing is more wonderful than reclaiming her sure footing and her life. She lives. She
knows that she will never be invaded again like one day long ago.
She weeps.
I weep.
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Yes, we weep for the thousands of girls who's purity has been taken away.
May we cover them with our love and our prayers as Christ does the healing.
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Changing Ubuntu's look: Windows 2000
As any Linux user knows, Gnome has the ability to be changed, AKA Skinned, to look however you want it to look. From Mac OS X to a Windows OS to about anything at all. Today I will give you step by step instructions on how to change Gnome to look like Windows 2000, one of the best Windows OS versions ever, IMO.
First of all download this archive, it has the two files that you will need for the customizing.
Installing these files is very simple, you can go through the Gnome menu to Appearance, or run gnome-control-center, and click on the Appearance button. Simply drag and drop the two files in this archive to the Appearance window, and apply them when the windows offers you the chance.
You can then have the option to save the theme as whatever you want to, i named it Win2000-look, personally.To get Nautilus looking like how I have it, you have to install from Ubuntu a PPA source, you can do it easily from following this web page's directions.


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Amtrak has restored Northeast Corridor and Acela Express service between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Downed overhead wires in Bowie, Maryland have been repaired according to a press release but delays are expected.
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Today I finally built some nesting logs for native bees. I got inspired by the frequent postings of Gail Eichelberger about native plants and native polinators on her blog Clay and Limestone. I then used some instructions from the Xerces Society (PDF), grabbed some old oak logs and got to work. Most native bees build solitary nests. Some nest in the ground and others nest in holes in wood or other cavities.
According to the Xerces Society, holes for wood nesting bees should be 3/32″ to 3/8″ wide and at 3-4″ deep for holes less than 1/4″ in diameter. And they should be spaced about 3/4″ apart. Since I had a 3/16″ drill bit on hand, that's the size that I chose.
I dug three holes in my front yard garden near the pink skullcap. Then I buried the lower portion of the logs deep enough that they would be stable, with the holes facing Southeast. The holes are only in the upper portion of the logs.
I'll find out over the coming months if any bees decide to take advantage of these logs. As an added bonus, the logs add a decorative element to the garden.
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SCHOOL pupils in Motherwell and Bellshill are to be shown a DVD highlighting the life-changing projects supported by North Lanarkshire Council in Malawi.
Mainly aimed at P7 and S1 pupils, the moving 20-minute DVD will be accompanied by a series of lessons on the Healthy Lifestyle Project.
The project aims to help empower young people, and in particular girls and disadvantaged disabled children, in the region to stop negative social attitudes, end harmful traditional practices and support inclusive educational opportunities.
Charles Fawcett, of the Healthy Lifestyle Project, explained: "Since 2006 we've been involved with supporting girls' education, health and wellbeing in Malawi.
"We put this DVD together to show pupils and teachers the reality of the situation and the challenges disabled children and their families face on a daily basis.
"We also wish to highlight the outstanding work we're involved in and the difference we're making.
"This summer we're taking our ninth group of 40 pupils to Malawi from schools throughout the area.
"Hopefully the DVD will encourage other pupils to become interested in our projects and motivate them to become more involved either through visiting or fundraising activities."
To watch the video, follow the link in the story on our website - www.motherwelltimes.co.uk.
Meanwhile, a fundraising dinner will be held in the Concert Hall on May 30. To book tickets, call 01698 302660.