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My SisterIn 2007 my husband, daughter and I visited my sister in her new home in Colorado. During the visit with her we were all planning to visit her son and his family in another city. My sister backed out because she was concerned about having someone care for her dogs and also because her relationship with her son had been strained for sometime. I guess our mistake was visitng them without her but we had not seen him in ten years. We stayed overnight at their place as it was getting quite late when we thought of leaving and I hate to travel at night. When we returned to my sister's home the next day she was quite upset and angry. She accused me of trying to steal her family away from her. She also said she had no feeling toward my daughter. She was so upset and I was quite hurt and stunned. We left her place that day and have had little contact with her since then except when our mother died in 2009. She offered nothing. She also gave no support to me when I was going through chemotherapy and a total masectomy after that awful visit. Can I come to a place of acceptance and not feel hurt by her callous disregard for us.
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Siouxland Libraries Adult Calendar of Events
September 21,
2–3 p.m.
|Books and Beans Book Club @ Stomping Grounds
Stomping Grounds, 700 North Vandemark Avenue, Hartford
For people who enjoy reading a variety of books and discussing them while enjoying a great cup of coffee.
To reserve a book, or for more information, contact the Hartford Branch Library at 543-5296.
September 21,
6–7:30 p.m.
|Immigration: Examining the Facts
Downtown Library
Author Cari Skogberg Eastman will discuss her new book, Immigration: Examining the Facts, including why the subject is important to South Dakota.
For more information, contact the Downtown Library at 367-8700.

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Happy Friday friends! It's funny that every week I mention that I'm winding down from another busy week – but who isn't busy? Sometimes I feel as though everyone is running around from Monday to Friday and when Friday night hits the only thing I want to do is put on my comfies and be at home. Tonight in particular I'm ready for a night of catching up on magazines, while sipping a warm cup of tea (yes, it's cold enough here!) and watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Yes, I'm one of those people that gets into the games. I can't wait to watch athlete's race their heart out in all of these sports. Are you excited for them to begin?
Now, tons of you have been emailing about the winner of the Vero Linens giveaway. The winner is . . . Gillian F! I'll be emailing you details shortly. A huge thank you to Vero Linens for sponsoring this amazing giveaway!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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In Memory 2Pac Tee
Remember one of the greatest in the rap game with this jersey knit tee. Shown in royal blue, featuring a screen print of Tupac Shakur at the front. Style it with your favorite snapback or beanie before finishing with a warm jogger pant.
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Apartment Jean Jaurès
Size50 m²
Floor No.3
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Washer/dryer
- Towels
- Dishwasher
- Baby cot
- Kitchen
Accommodation summary
|Jean Jaurès, 44000 Nantes, France
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The balcony in wrought iron, the courtyard and the old staircase are remnants still visible from this era.
Situated between the old historic courthouse (now the newly renovated Hotel Radisson), Place Viarme and the Marche Talensac, the oldest and largest indoor and outdoor public market in Nantes.
Antique stores, specialist in Hifi, boutiques, restaurants cafés (particularly Le Reflex) animates Rue Jean Jaurès ceating a cozy neigborhood feeling in the heart of an urban setting.
January 2013, the renovation of this place has taken a year, an architect and a team of skilled craftsmen's main objective was to create a living space that is comfortable and enjoyable that you feel quite at home.
Added bonuses are all new full-size bed (180/200cm), a twin bed ((l.80 cm x L.190cm), furnishings with modern design and comfort: washer and dryer, dishwasher, induction stove, microwave, Nespresso machine, flat-screen TV, high speed internet, and an IPad at your disposal.
Getting by:
Tram stop " Jean Jaurès" is 2 minutes by foot.
If you come by car, there are street (metered) parking available around the area and two underground parking garages neaby, one down the street across from the Radisson Hotel and the other about 2 blocks down near 'Tour Bretagne'.
Marche Talensac is about 10 minutes by foot and where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, meat and cheese and other delicacies. There you can also find one of the 'best chouquettes' (if not the best!) in Nantes. The market is open everyday, except Mondays, as early as 6:30 am till around 1:30pm
There is an outdoor antique market held every Saturday at Place Viarme which is about 5 minutes by foot.
House rules-rental contact
- 800 € security deposit (Credit Card Authorization).
- On site, using our mobile credit card terminal (VISA/MASTERCARD) on your arrival day. Your transaction with you card VISA/MASTERCARD will be charge after you have entered your 4 digit code as in any shopping center.
- By wire transfer to our bank (see IBAN).
|Price for > 2 guests
|9 NZ$ per guest/night extra
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Very nice and well equipped apartment right in the centre of Nantes (Commerce). The whole procedure of renting the place, key handover etc. was simple and straight forward. The lady that assisted us also speaks good English. Definitely would recommend this place!
Super appartement très lumineux et spacieux, bien agencé, il est idéalement placé dans Nantes afin de pouvoir bouger à pied. De plus ils y a tout afin de cuisiner dans l'appartement. L'appartement idéale pour un week-end Nantais.
De plus un hôte très accueillant et disponible.
C'est avec plaisir que je referais appel à lui lors de mes prochaines venues sur Nantes.
Our stay in this apartment was perfect. Very accommodating host, attentive and friendly. Nothing to say about the whole apartment is true to the description and photographs of the site. The equipment is very complete. Thank you! Tiphaine
Notre séjour dans cet appartement fut parfait. Hôte très arrangeant, prévenant et sympatique. Rien à redire sur l'appartement tout est fidèle au descriptif et aux photos du site. L'équipement est très complet.
Merci !!
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Give Agility a try in 2010
The sport of dog agility has exploded over the past 10 years with an international
following. Agility is a team sport consisting of one dog and one handler competing
against other teams in their class. This sport enhances obedience skills and cements the bond between canine athlete and pet parent. The dog must be well trained, know stay or wait, come or here in addition to other commands. It is a race for time and accuracy. The dog with the fastest time and least amount of faults wins. An example of a fault would be knocking off a bar on a jump. If a dog completes the course with no faults it is called a "clean run."
Total Teamwork
The object of agility is for the handler to communicate with his/her off leash dog by directing the dog over, around and through various obstacles on a predetermined
course. The handler cannot touch the dog during the competition. Handlers must be able to communicate through voice commands and body language and no food or toys are used as motivators during competition. The handler must read the dog on the run and be able to think and strategize while on the move to keep the dog on course.
All Dogs Large and Small can do Agility and Compete
Competition or trials are set up according to dog size and ability. Large breeds may have more of a challenge with some of the obstacles such as the tunnel as they need to duck their heads to enter these obstacles. Some organizations only accept purebreds and some are open to every dog. Border Collies dominate this sport so it is always fun to see other breeds excel at agility. Dogs must be fit and healthy.
The A Frame
The Dogwalk
This dog in training is learning the jumps (copyright 2009 Diane Rich)
There are different sanctioning organizations worldwide with some organizations offering a veteran class.
Puppy Classes
You can introduce your pup to agility but care must be taken
with young dogs to prevent injury or damage soft growth plates. Interview your instructor as to their training protocol for puppy classes and observe a class before signing up. Whether a pup or older dog is enrolled in an agility class, safety should always be primary with any training school.
Recreactional Agility
You do not have to compete in a trial to enjoy this sport. If you wish to find out more about classes in your area, just type in "agility" and your city or state to locate a class, or better yet ask around for referrals. If you just want to enjoy recreational agility and have no interest in competition try to find an instructor who will be willing to teach everyone equally in a class structure and not just favor those looking to compete. Observe a class to determine if fun and safety are important to the instructor and positive teaching methods are implemented. Ask or observe class size as large classes do not give each team adequate time to learn or practice the obstacles during the one hour class. Also find out if the trainer is familiar with your breed. Many trainers work mainly with Border Collies, Aussies, Shelties and P. Jack Russels as they are the main breeds that dominate
the sport. Shy temperaments need encouragement and bold or overconfidant dogs may need more handler control to not hurt themselves.
Agility in the Real World
Try Agility!
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Who pays for the affordable housing provided under inclusionary zoning is a key question. The provision does not come free. The requirement for developers to provide housing at less than its full market value creates a cost burden that must be absorbed somehow in the development process.
Knowing who pays this cost burden is fundamental to understanding how IZ works, and also how to create programs that are both effective and as fair as possible to the developers.
The following examination is based upon what has happened with IZ programs in the US. It applies only to mandatory IZ programs, as voluntary (or incentive-based) programs set-up a different dynamic about who shoulders the burden.
The following deals in turn with each of the potential candidates for bearing the cost:
∙ the municipalities;
∙ the developers;
∙ the other homebuyers; and
∙ the landowners.
IZ is not reliant on funding either from the municipalities, or any other level of government, to provide the affordable housing. IZ can and does successfully operate without the use of any financial subsidies.
Having said that, it must be noted funding is used in particular circumstances, and this clearly represents the exception rather than the rule. To be more specific, the funding is always applied on top of what is required by the inclusionary regulations. In this way, the funding is used to reach an even lower level of affordability not possible by IZ alone.
What many municipalities – but no means all – do offer are regulatory concessions in exchange for the affordable housing. These typically allow for relaxing certain regulations (such as, those setting density and height limits, parking standards, and others), waiving fees and charges and using fast-tracked approvals. All of these concessions have an economic benefit, but they do not involve actual cash transfers.
In none of these programs, however, do these concessions make the developers "whole" again. In other words, they are not designed or calibrated to cover the full cost of providing the affordable housing. These concessions might be better seen as political cover, rather than anything close to financial remuneration.
Also, it is important to note there are also successful programs that offer no such concessions whatsoever. This indicates that the provision of the affordable housing under IZ is not dependent upon having these concessions, and so they are really not necessary at all.
There also is a downside to most or all of these concessions, and this in turn raises the question of how appropriate they are. For example, the waiving of fees could lead to a reduction in service levels, or higher fees for others. The use of density bonuses could result in bad planning by permitting higher density where not appropriate. The fast-track approvals for some could cause delays for others.
Finally, municipalities also typically offer cost savings through regulatory concessions of another type. Many allow for the affordable units to be smaller in size, and/or to be built with a lower standard of finish, fixtures or amenity generally. In other words, while the affordable units must still meet an acceptable minimum standard of construction, they need not match the market units in all of their costly aspects. These savings are most unlikely to cover the cost burden, but they do serve to soften that burden.
IZ programs do not expect nor rely upon the developers absorbing this cost burden. They are particularly not expected to take a loss to their profits. This is an assumption held by many, but one that is wrong.
It is unreasonable to expect developers to take the hit. Although the municipalities under IZ can mandate the provision of affordable housing as a condition of building, they have no power to compel developers to actually build anything. Developers can and will stop building when suffering an undue financial loss caused by the inclusionary requirements.
That the developers are not hit unreasonably by IZ is supported by clear empirical evidence showing that they do not stop production in municipalities with IZ. Two studies, done by non-partisan and university-based organizations (see Furman and Smart Growth), both independently came to the same conclusion: namely, that IZ has had little or no impact on the overall production of housing in communities where it is used. Where IZ did have an impact – and this should be of no surprise – was on the size and type of housing being produced. In other words, IZ caused the production of smaller units and more multiple housing, but not a cut in the overall housing output.
From these findings, it can be reasonably inferred that developers are able to accommodate to the affordable housing requirements, and to continue to build without significant damage to their bottom lines, at least once these programs are fully established (see FOOTNOTE).
Developers take the position that under IZ programs they will simply pass on the cost burden to the other buyers in any particular development. In turn, this will inevitably drive up the price of housing generally. As a consequence, these programs are asking the other homebuyers to subsidize the buyers of the affordable units.
The available empirical evidence does not support this position. Specifically, the authoritative studies noted above also examined the impact of IZ on housing prices and came to the same conclusion – namely, that IZ had little or no impact on housing prices. The house prices in municipalities with inclusionary requirements were virtually the same those in municipalities without. And, if there was any rice increase attributable to IZ, it was insignificant when compared with the overall increase in market prices felt in those places.
The reason for this is easy to understand. The price of housing is determined by the market as a whole – in a sort of tug-of-war between all developers and all buyers – and not by the individual developers on their own. Furthermore, developers can be reasonably expected already to be charging what they consider to be the full market value for their product. So, any cost burden imposed by IZ, or any of the myriad other potential cost increases, cannot be simply passed on to the other homebuyers in the form of higher prices.
(Developers sometimes express this position by saying that the homebuyer ultimately pays for everything – including not only the house itself, but also all of the government impositions like development charges, planning fees and inclusionary requirements. This is true but only to a point, because there also is a limit to what the homebuyer will bear and that is expressed through the market price. The job of the developers, if they want to stay in business, is to ensure that all of costs of development (plus their profits) somehow stay within that market price.)
Economists that have examined IZ generally conclude the cost burden of these programs is mainly "passed back to the land" (see FOOTNOTE). By this they mean that any additional cost associated with IZ – or at least that not recovered in other ways like the regulatory concessions – results in the developers offering and paying less for the land. This outcome is not specific to IZ; it applies to all cost increases that cannot be included in the overall purchase price.
Before buying any piece of land for development, developers typically do some sort of financial analysis that involves comparing projected revenues with projected costs in one or more potential schemes. The inclusionary requirement is just another one of the many costs that needs to be quantified and considered in this analysis. Ultimately, it is the difference between the revenues and the costs (plus profits) that sets the ceiling for the price they can offer for the land.
Burdening landowners in this way should not be seen as unwarranted or unfair. Landowners in high growth areas especially have benefitted enormously from rising land values that are "unearned' because they have done nothing to create them. On the other hand, municipalities have had a major role in creating those land values through their infrastructure investments, planning, decisions over land-use and other ways. So, IZ represents a way for municipalities to recover some part of that value that they helped to create but otherwise would fall into private hands.
The provision of affordable housing under IZ does impose a cost burden that must be absorbed somehow in the development process. That cost burden hits various players in this process in the following ways:
∙ The other homebuyers are not affected by these programs in any substantial way. Specifically, they do not see any significant increase to the house price they pay. While developers will certainly try to pass these costs on to the other homebuyers, their scope for doing this is very limited.
∙ The developers do not, nor are they expected to, absorb this cost. In particular, they do not typically take a profit loss under these programs.
∙ The municipalities generally offer regulatory concessions in these programs, but these concessions only provide limited and partial recompense. They do not offer financial subsidies for meeting the basic inclusionary requirement, but can use subsidies for meeting still deeper levels of affordability.
∙ The landowners must absorb most of the cost burden associated with these programs. Developers typically pass these costs back to the landowners by offering to pay less for the land.
The foregoing analysis describes what happens in mature programs that have been in operation for some reasonable time. In these programs, the market dynamic will have adjusted so that the developers will have learned to limit what they offer for the land. So, in this way the cost burden will be passed back to the purchase price of the land.
There will be a different dynamic when these programs are first introduced. Developers already owning the land, and particularly those that have developments in the approval pipeline, will not be able to pass these costs back to the land. As a consequence, these developers could be hit by the costs of the inclusionary requirements.
To be fair to these developers, this problem will have to be addressed in some way – possibly, by phasing-in the provisions and/or delaying compliance until the adversely effected projects can be flushed through the approval pipeline.


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Executives - Daniel Wagner
Daniel Wagner
Senior Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel
Daniel Wagner serves as senior vice president and senior associate general counsel for the Company. He joined Mack-Cali in 1998. Mr. Wagner is responsible for a broad range of Mack-Cali's legal activities, including sales, acquisitions, and financings.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wagner held the position of counsel, commercial real estate department, for Herrick, Feinstein LLP. In 1985, Mr. Wagner clerked for Gary S. Stein, associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Mr. Wagner received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Columbia University, and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School, where he served on the Cornell Law Review.


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We are proud to be a Hot Spring Spa dealer and to offer you the #1 selling brand of hot tubs in the world. Our locations are conveniently located in Roseville, Vacaville, Folsom, Santa Rosa and Sacramento. We have satisfied thousands of customers since 1973. While most dealers outsource their serviced we have experienced staff who service what we sell.
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New Orleans, here we come! My mother, sister, three nieces, and I are headed that way, and I'm ready for some much loved Cajun food–my favorite kind.
Did you notice this is a family trip? And family is usually crazy. All six of us have extremely different personalities, and there's a wide age range as well. Just from talking with some of the group yesterday, my mind is already taking in our personalities, and I can't help but think like an author.
As an author, it's easy for me to turn an adventure into a wild disaster. I'm already plotting and thinking of various scenarios. And since I'm the lucky driver on this trip, I'll have a lot of time to think about it. Now I just need to get to New Orleans and take in the scenery so that I can add those details into my writing.
I guess the saying is true. Don't get too close to a writer, or you might get written into a novel. Hmm… Should I turn Granny into a vampire in this one? 🙂


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Reward for stolen dummy's return before Gathering festival in County Limerick
YOU WOULD have to be a dummy to miss out on the huge range of activities during the Doon Vintage Gathering festival, but that is exactly what is happening.
Last year, to promote the Doon vintage show a tractor and trailer was made out of bales of straw and hay with a dummy in the driver's seat at the Cross of Cluggin. He went missing the night before the show but was later found sitting on a ditch.
This year organisers had the dummy known as "the quiet man" piking hay with a fork in his hand. He disappeared last Saturday night and there is a reward of €250 for his return as they don't want him to miss any of the fun!
"We hope that once the joke is over that they'll put him back where he belongs. His description is 6 feet 2 inches, pale plastic complexion, short dark hair, brown jeans, black boots, white grandfather shirt with red and blue stripes, blue braces and John Byrne's straw hat," said a spokesman.
The Doon Vintage Gathering festival is going to be like nothing ever seen before in the parish, say organisers. There are a huge range of events kicking off this Friday night in the bus park from 6.30pm. Former Rose of Tralee, Roisin Ryan Egenton who has strong Doon connections, will officially launch the festival and judge a piper led children's vintage fancy dress parade.
There will be speeches from GAA greats, Jim O'Donnell, Willie Moore, Jim Allis and entertainment featuring dancing at the crossroads. A tea dance in the hall with Dermot Lyons from 9.30pm rounds off the night.
On Saturday, there are horse and trap sightseeing tours with Paddy Hanly; historical walks; family tree workshops in the pastoral centre on Saturday and Sunday afternoons; postcard display in the community centre; Paddy Dakar rally; Honda 50 run; sports events; soccer final; Galtee Challenge cheque presentation in The Local with the Munster minor and senior hurling cups on display. Coincidentally it is Doon GAA's 125th anniversary this year as well.
On Sunday morning, the PJ Richardson memorial cup will be presented after an under 12 tournament between Limerick, Clare and Tipperary teams.
A High Nelly ride takes place prior to the annual vintage show and family fun day in Moore's field organised by the Irish Rover Vintage and Classic Club. It begins at noon and the day celebrate old traditions and vehicles.
It will feature hundreds of vintage tractors, engines, displays; children's entertainment and fun for all the family. Hopefully the dummy will be there too. Adult tickets are only €5, children go free and all proceeds to Cappamore Day-Care Centre and Oola senior citizens.
For full information on all the weekend's events log on to dooncommunitycentre.ie


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Hy! Are you to be a bride? And worried about to selecting the right hair accessories for wedding day? If yes, then no need to worry about that. Here we have some latest & every wedding bridal hair accessories ideas are bring only for you. Let's check out these trendy bridal hair accessories as: these accessories are further explained in each specific type.
• Bridal beaded updo hair accessories:
A wedding bridal can select the back updo hair comb. These are available in different metals and also embellished with different color stones.
• Select the Bridal stone head pieces:
To be a bride, can choosing the stone, pearl, diamond, rhinestones, gemstones and crystal head band with style on her wedding day.
• Half updo bridal fancy hair comb:
On wedding day, bridals are mostly want the half updo hair style with veil and tag the hair comb on her updo style. This hair jewelry considered the decent and elegant look jewelry for bridal.
• Rhinestones bridal head pieces:
Head pieces are in different patterns are very famous for bridals. These head pieces are wear on the head and also tag on forehead. There are different styles to wear the stylish fancy head pieces to the bridals.
• Bridal fascinated head piece:
Bridal fascinations are having the country, rustic trend in itself. Its trend introduced by the imperial families. Bridals are wearing the fancy jewelry fascinations on wedding day with veil.
• Vintage style jewelry hair brooches:
Vintage style hair brooches are also looking very elegant to the bridals. This type of hair brooches are tag in to the open curl or straight hair style of bridal.
• Bridal wedding tiara:
Tiara jewelry is also introduced by the royal traditions. Bridals are wearing the tiara with volume updo and also with veil on wedding day.


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The pride cometh…
before the slight uptick in the generally downward trend of my scale weights.
Remember that post about running? I have a case of shin splints now, and can't run. Remember that post about trends and trend lines, and how little gains don't matter. This morning I got smacked in the face with a 1.2 pound gain.
Intellectually, I know it's a hiccup, a bump, a bit of extra water and fiber.
Emotionally, it's not that simple. I spent this mornings hour long commute (5 mile drive, but first two laps to three different schools) mulling over that silly 1.2 pounds that still left me 1.2 pounds below my trend.
Some of the conversation:
Me: Meh, I was due for a bump.
Me: It's that time of month.
Me: Do dudes have a time of month?
Me: That was the oatmeal at 11:30 last night.
Me: Nah, oatmeal is good for you this was the Baskin-Robbins from two nights ago.
Me: Right, karma sucks.
Me: You're being silly, you've had blips like this before.
Me: You're right, I need to drink more water.
Me: You're hitting your water targets, and your hitting your calories, this is just normal, stop being a jerk and worrying about it.
Me: Well I did eat into my exercise calories a bit earlier this week, maybe…
Me: STFU, I'm not talking to you anymore. Go cry in the corner, wimp!
My LoseIt! friends are all on the side of the sane side of that conversation, and really they are all right. Looking back doesn't do me any favors, make good choices today. Work out and exercise, drink water. Not a time to panic or fret and only make the stress of that worse. So I'm blogging my pain, allowing a bit of catharsis to occur from connecting with my emotions, then I'm gonna indulge in Free Bagel Friday (which is totally within my budget! woot!) and enjoy my Friday.
Enjoy yours too!


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The New York Times and LA Times editors are changing the rules for their journalists on quote approval. This news comes after months of discussions with policymakers and attempts to break the draconian censorship set by the camps of both presidential contenders. On Monday The New York Times finally broke the silence and openly admitted that the Obama campaign grants interviews "under one major condition: the press office has veto power over what statements can be quoted and attributed by name."
According to the same article, Romney advisors do practically the same. The Times reveals that the presumptive Republican nominee's camp requires that "reporters ask them for the green light on anything from a conversation that they would like to include in an article." Journalists who refuse to follow these rules lose their sources.
Anyway, I thought I should point out that you can use "[e x]" and "[ / e x]" to make the tag work.


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Jenna Mckorkell is not down as the GB lady don't suppose anyone knows why?
Entries have been announced!
For siberia: I like Fedor's chances.
This was funny:
Nathalie, skating by herself?Meryl Davis and Charlie White caused quite a stir when they placed fourth at the World Championships in March. The duo should battle it out with Nathalie Pechalat who was nipping at their heels in Los Angeles.
Jenna Mckorkell is not down as the GB lady don't suppose anyone knows why?
Probably because she doesn't have to go. She is already qualified, after all. Olympic qualifying analysis time, people. Ladies first, here are all the entries from countries not yet qualified:
1 Ariana TARRADO RIBES AND 1
2 Ani VARDANYAN ARM 2
3 Cheltzie LEE AUS 3
Phoebe DI TOMMASO AUS 3 S
Kayla DOIG AUS 3 S
Fei Fei HARDY AUS 3 S
Jessica KURZAWSKI AUS 3 S
Tina WANG AUS 3 S
4 Miriam ZIEGLER AUT 4
Kerstin FRANK AUT 4 S
Andrea KREUZER AUT 4 S
5 Joelle FORTE (TBC) AZE 5
Emma HAGIEVA AZE 5 S
6 Isabelle PIEMAN BEL 6
7 Alessia BALDO BRA 7
9 Yan LIU CHN 9
Binshu XU CHN 9 S
Qiuying ZHU CHN 9 S
10 Chaochih LIU TPE 10
Melinda WANG TPE 10 S
11 Mirna LIBRIC CRO 11
Maria DIKANOVIC CRO 11 S
12 Nella SIMAOVA CZE 12
Ivana BUZKOVA CZE 12 S
13 Karina JOHNSON DEN 13
17 Candice DIDIER FRA 16
Gwendoline DIDIER FRA 16 S
22 Julia SEBESTYEN HUN 19
Bianka PADAR HUN 19 S
Viktoria PAVUK HUN 19 S
23 Clara PETERS IRL 20
24 Tamar KATZ ISR 21
27 Beatrice ROZINSKAITE LTU 23
28 Fleur MAXWELL LUX 24
29 Ana Cecilia CANTU MEX 25
Loretta HAMUI MEX 25 S
30 Manouk GIJSMAN NED 26
Joyce DEN HOLLANDER NED 26 S
Eva LIM NED 26 S
31 Alexandra ROUT NZL 27
32 Mericien VENZON PHI 28
33 Megan WILLIAMS STEWART PUR 29
Victoria MUNIZ PUR 29 S
35 Roxana LUCA ROU 31
Sabina PAQUIER ROU 31 S
37 Marina SEEH SRB 33
Ksenia JASTSENJSKI SRB 33 S
38 Teodora POSTIC SLO 34
39 Lejeanne MARAIS RSA 35
40 Sonia LAFUENTE ESP 36
41 Viktoria HELGESSON SWE 37
Joshi HELGESSON SWE 37 S
43 Irina MOVCHAN UKR 39
Anastasia LISTOPAD UKR 39 S
Eleonora VINNICHENKO UKR 39 S
46 Anastasia GIMAZETDINOVA UZB 41
Thirty-one countries vying for an assumed seven spots(and that's if Georgia doesn't suddenly pull a second lady out of somewhere)! Assume Julia Sebestyen takes one for Hungary, shortlisting those I think have a chance at the other six:
Cheltzie Lee-Australia-just old enough to qualify
Joelle Forte-Azerbaijan-if her paperwork gets through, but how will she hold up internationally?
Yan Liu-China-hey, she qualified last time
Choachih Liu-Chinese Taipei-made the free skate at Four Continents, close to making it at Worlds, though further judgement definitely must be reserved
Nella Simoava-Czech Republic-maybe
Candice Didier-France, just missed at Worlds, and certainly not for lack of trying
Tamar Katz-Israel-just missed the free skate at Worlds, which should have disqualified her by her federation's standards, but hey, she's here
Fleur Maxwell-Luxemburg-though four years away says it certainly can't be relied on!
Ana Cecilia Cantu-Mexico-Glad to see the Mexican federation sent her after all; earlier in the summer she complained on Twitter they were planning to send someone else
Alexandra Rout-New Zealand-same position as her fellow Antipode
Megan Williams Stewart-Puerto Rico-same position as her fellow country-hopping American
Irina Movchan-Ukraine-if she can skate a better short than at Worlds
Anastasia Gimazetdinova-last alternate to make it to Torino
Most of my money would be on Candic Didier coming through in this field. For the other five I'm really not sure, but I might go with Cantu, Katz, Lee, Rout, and for the last spot, I'm kind of crossing my fingers for Joelle. The other seven will probably pile in just behind them, possibly with some of the other seventeen squeaking ahead of them, and wait to see what requirements the national organizations put down, how well those requirements are enforced, and if the initially qualified skaters meet them.
For what it's worth, the roster as published at the link above may still only be a preliminary one (for the non-Olympic qualifiers). The official roster will be published at this link: http://www.deu-event.de/results/Nebe...009/index.html
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Entries from countries not yet qualified:
1 Pierre BALIAN (TBC) ARM 1
Gegham VARDANYAN ARM 1 S
2 Sean CARLOW AUS 2
Andrew DODDS AUS 2 S
Robert MCNAMARA AUS 2 S
Matthew PRECIOUS AUS 2 S
Dean TIMMINS AUS 2 S
Mark WEBSTER AUS 2 S
3 Viktor PFEIFER AUT 3
Mario-Rafael IONIAN AUT 3 S
Severin KIEFER AUT 3 S
4 Fedor ANDREEV (TBC) AZE 4
5 Alexandr KAZAKOV BLR 5
6 Damjan OSTOJIC BIH 6
7 Kevin ALVES BRA 7
10 Jialiang WU CHN 9
Nan SONG CHN 9 S
Chao YANG CHN 9 S
11 Stephen Li-Chung KUO TPE 10
Charles Shou-San PAO TPE 10 S
12 Boris MARTINEC CRO 11
Josip GLUHAK CRO 11 S
14 Song Chol RI PRK 13
15 Viktor ROMANENKOV EST 14
16 Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI FIN 15
Mikko MINKKINEN FIN 15 S
Valtter VIRTANEN FIN 15 S
19 Beka SHANKULASHVILI GEO 17
20 Stefan LINDEMANN GER 18
Clemens BRUMMER GER 18 S
Peter LIEBERS GER 18 S
Philipp TISCHENDORF GER 18 S
21 Matthew PARR GBR 19
Elliot HILTON GBR 19 S
David RICHARDSON GBR 19 S
22 Tigran VARDANJAN HUN 20
23 Maxim SHIPOV ISR 21
26 Saulius AMBRULEVICIUS LTU 23
27 Luis HERNANDEZ MEX 24
Humberto CONTRERAS MEX 24 S
29 Min-Seok KIM KOR 26
Oh-Reum CHA KOR 26 S
Min Seok SEO KOR 26 S
30 Zoltan KELEMEN ROU 27
32 Igor MACYPURA SVK 29
Peter REITMAYER SVK 29 S
Jakub STROBL SVK 29 S
34 Justin PIETERSEN RSA 31
35 Stephane LAMBIEL SUI 32
Jamal OTHMAN SUI 32 S
36 Kutay ERYOLDAS TUR 33
Twenty-six countries, most likely only six spots available, and Stephane and Fedor very likely to snatch two of them up for Switzerland and Azerbaijan(though the TBC makes me wonder just how long Fedor's paperwork is going to take). For the other four, consider:
Viktor Pfeifer-Austria-Though last year certainly was not encouraging
Jialing Wu-China-strongest Chinese guy, but how strong is that?
Ari-Pekka Numenkari-Finland-Not too far off from qualifying for the free, the highest-ranked skater entered here to not qualify
Stefan Lindemann-Germany-how much will the injuries and missed two years hurt him? and will he recover from them in time to get here in the first place
Min Soek Kim-Korea-really, I'm not sure of anything with this men's field; I don't think I know enough about these guys; this one at least has made an impression
Igor Macypura-Slovakia-Just missed at Worlds
Without any real confidence, I'm going to hazard guesses for Macypura, Wu, Pfeirfer, and either Lindemann or Libiers, who I assume is German's first alternate and I'd have more confidence in than most of the entered field!
Katz was injured for most of the 2008-9 season and returned to practice two weeks before Worlds. She couldn't do triples and almost qualified for the LP with doubles only (see AS interview). I can't imagine she'll do nothing but doubles this time. Still, even if she qualifies, she will need a very strong showing at Euros for her NOC/Federation to send her to Vancouver.
Entries from countries not yet qualified:
1 Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER AUT 1
3 Amanda SUNYOTO-YANG / Darryll SULINDRO-YANG TPE 3
4 Mi Hyang SUNG / Yong Hyko JONG PRK 4
5 Maria SERGEJEVA / Ilja GLEBOV EST 5
11 Jessica CRENSHAW / Chad TSAGRIS GRE 9
12 Nicole DELLA MONICA / Yannick KOCON ITA 10
Marika ZANFORLIN / Federico DEGLI ESPOSTI ITA 10 S
13 Joanna SULEJ / Mateusz CHRUSCINSKI POL 11
Elizabeth HARB / Patryk SZALASNY POL 11 S
Krystyna KLIMCZAK / Janusz KARWETA POL 11 S
16 Gabriela CERMANOVA / Martin HANULAK SVK 13
17 Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ SUI 14
22 Marina AGANINA / Dmitri ZOBNIN UZB
However, I don't think Jessica Crenshaw has Greek citizenship, or that Greece has any other pairs, so unless she gets it special, there are nine countries contending for four spots, with noone far enough ahead of the field to be considered absolute locks. With this few entries you might as well consider them all:
Martini & Keifer-Austria-never heard of these two...
the Yangs-Chinese Taipei-not very likely, though
Sung & Jong-North Korea-not very likely either, though North Korea did get a pair in last time around
Sergejeva & Glebov-Estonia-definitely more chance than those listed above
Della Monica & Kocon-Italy-did extremely well at Europeans last year
Sulej & Chruscinski-Poland-somewhere between the previous two and the two before them
Cermanova & Hanulak-Slovakia-16th at Junior Worlds, would need a big leap up
Morand & Dorsaz-Switzerland-just missed at Worlds
Aganina & Zobin-Uzbekistan-again not likely, but she made it to Torino with a previous partner
Pretty quickly, it looks like Morand & Dorsaz, Della Monica & Kocon, Sergejeva & Glebov, and probably Sulej & Chruscinski, though the last have the greatest chance of being upset. Then everyone else waits to see if anyone gets injured, since that's such a big hazard in pairs
Entries from countries not yet qualified-Updated August 14):
1 Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN AUS 1
Maria BOROUNOV / Evgeni BOROUNOV AUS 1 S
2 Kira GEIL / Dmitri MATSJUK AUT 2
3 Xintong HUANG / Xun ZHENG CHN 3
Xiaoyang YU / Chen WANG CHN 3 S
4 Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Matej NOVAK CZE 4
Kamila HAJKOVA / David VINCOUR CZE 4 S
5 Caitlin MALLORY / Kristian RAND EST 5
6 Henna LINDHOLM / Ossi KANERVO FIN 6
8 Allison Lynn REED / Otar JAPARIDZE GEO 8
12 Nikki GEORGIADIS / Graham HOCKLEY GRE 11
13 Nora HOFFMANN / Maxim ZAVOZIN HUN 12
Zsuzsanna NAGY / Mate FEJES HUN 12 S
18 Leonie KRAIL / Oscar PETER SUI 17
And now the very big question of citizenship comes up, including in how many spots are available; does anyone have any idea if Lithuania will be able to use to the spot it earned at Worlds last year? Among the teams contending here, three have skaters with possible citizenship barriers(though a recent IceNetwork article about Mallory and Rand made this sound like it was not a problem) There could either by five or six spots available, depending on what Lithuania does. Assume Hoffman & Zavozin for Hungary for one of them(though consider their luck, maybe that's not a good idea!), considering the other nine entries:
O'Brien & Merriman-Australia-never score very high, probably alternates at best
Geil & Matsjuk-Austria-assuming she's Austrian(anyone know?), and any good, they've got a good chance
Huang & Zheng-China-also a chance, though even if they earn the spot, they'll have to defend their own right to it against Yu & Wang
Mysliveckova & Novak-Czech Republic-very good chance of earning it, and defending it against Hajkova & Vincour
Mallory & Rand-Estonia-they can definitely earn the spot, but can she really get the citizenship?
Lindholm & Kanervo-Finland-never heard of them
Reed & Japaridze-Georgia-a year since he was 14th at Junior Worlds. So there's a question of whether they can earn the spot, and then comes that of her citizenship.
Georgidas & Hockley-The better of two teams representing Greece, but still fighting an uphill battle to qualify here, and I have no idea how the citizenship issues work for either of them, as they're both actually Canadian!
Krail & Peter-Switzerland-same position as O'Brian and Merriman
If it's four left over, it comes out to Mysliveckova & Novak, Mallory & Rand(if she can get the citizenship), Huang & Zheng(to hold off Yu & Wang), and Geil & Matsjuk. If another spot becomes available due to citizenship issues, well, I suppose we can dream for Krail & Peter.
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Nicola always gets what she wants.
Nicola Sparks, sixteen and an orphan, is ready to dive headlong into her first glittering London society season. She's also ready to dive headlong into the arms of handsome and debonair Lord Sebastian Bartholomew. Nicola's dream is a proposal from the viscount—a dream she's about to realize at last! So naturally, Nathaniel Sheridan's insinuations about her fiancé's flawed character annoy her mightily.
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When I bought Confessions of a Reformed Dieter by A.J. Rochester as my latest Audible purchases, I didn't realize that the author had also been the host of Australia's version of "The Biggest Loser." I had just been looking for a book to keep me inspired in my weight loss efforts.
I enjoyed the book, and even bought its sequel, The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit,and then did some research online just for fun. It seems from her blog "Chasing Oprah" that she has been hounded by the tabloid press over some weight ups and downs since her books. I guess she has that in common with Oprah.
There was a lot to love in both these books. A.J's story is really compelling. Confessions of a Reformed Dieter describes her dramatic weight loss -- from 130 kilos (287 pounds) to 69 (152 pounds) in less than a year. In the process, she gives a very honest account of her struggles and her work to learn to work through the pain in her past so she doesn't need to stuff down her feelings with food. She does this with the help of her psychiatrist ("Nutcase"), personal trainer ("Crusher"), and to a lesser extent, her nutritionist ("Beansprout" doesn't get much press here). She really gets into some deep territory, and really delves into the reasons she felt safer when she was overweight and why she struggled so much every time she came close to a new weight loss milestone.
What I didn't appreciate was the very lame fat jokes that she sprinkled throughout the text. I know she's a comedian and wanted to make the book funny, but talking about how she had to watch out for whaling boats when she was on the beach or "had more chins than a Chinese phonebook" was really not the way to get laughs. First of all, those jokes are old, unoriginal, and unfunny (and she even repeated the same jokes in The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit instead of coming up with new ones, so I guess the title is accurate). Secondly, one minute she is telling women that they need to love themselves, whatever their size, but the next, she is yukking it up about how fat women need to lose weight so they can stop "breaking chairs." Definitely some mixed messages. Loving her new thin body does not require making fun of the woman she used to be. I would have rather she showed some respect for the former self, who was, after all, the one who created the "new and improved" A.J. I loved it when Jillian Michaels pointed that out to a contestant on "The Biggest Loser." Besides, listeners (or readers) who are the size A.J. used to be don't really need more ridicule. She also makes a lot of hostile comments about thin and fit women, which is strange. It gives the impression that the only acceptable size to be is whatever size A.J. is.
She also seems to divide foods up into "good" and "bad" categories, suggesting that it is the end of the world every time she hits a fish and chips shop or wants some chocolate. There is no reason that those foods couldn't have been incorporated into her calorie allowance. She seemed to have no trouble fitting in alcohol.
It was interesting to hear that A.J. had so much success with a low-fat, higher-carb diet, especially since protein is currently reigning as the Macronutrient King. It really goes to show that the real secret is calorie restriction and exercise, not some magic ratio of fat to protein to carbs. The real value to Confessions of a Reformed Dieter is that it is honest about A.J.'s struggles and setbacks and shows that regular, healthy meals and snacks were her big secret to success.
I am about halfway through The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit, and so far it hasn't wowed me. It doesn't seem to have added a lot of new information not found in the other book, and as I mentioned above, it recycles a lot of the jokes I didn't enjoy in the first book. It adds a few dumb quizzes where the answers are in the format A) I'm hugely fat and happy that way, B) I am the model reader A.J. envisions for this book, and C) I am too skinny to need this book and I'm smug besides. After the third or fourth go-round of this, I was really sick of it, and I'm sure there are more of them to come.
Warning to U.S.-centric readers: Yes, you will have to hit up Google if you don't know how to convert kilograms to pounds or don't know what "sultanas" are (I was guessing tangerines, but those are "mandarines." Sultanas are raisins) or what a "Pluto pup" is (I figured out from context clues that it's what we Yanks call "corn dogs.") It's not really that difficult, and I enjoyed the Aussie-isms.
All in all, I would recommend Confessions of a Reformed Dieter if you are feeling alone in your struggle with weight and want some company and some proof that it can be done. Along the way you'll learn a few useful strategies and get some nuggets of wisdom from A.J.'s team of consultants. The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit is helpful if you really want the nuts and bolts of A.J.'s particular diet plan and you don't mind a repetition of some of the stories and jokes.
After listening to both, I have a strange urge to watch Biggest Loser Australia and see what A.J.'s personality is like on screen.


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Who was Ezra in the Bible?
It is not personal achievement but personal commitment to live for God that is important. Achievements are simply examples of what God can do through someone's life. The most effective leaders spoken of in the Bible had little awareness of the impact their lives would have on others. They were too busy obeying God to keep track of their successes. Ezra fits this description.
About 80 years after the rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel, Ezra returned to Judah with about 2,000 men and their families. He was given a letter from Artaxerxes instructing him to carry out a program of religious education. Along with the letter came significant power. But long before Ezra's mission began, God had shaped Ezra in three very important ways so that he would use the power well. First, as a scribe, Ezra dedicated himself to carefully studying Gods Word. Second, he intended to apply and obey personally the commands he discovered in God's Word. Third, he was committed to teaching others both God's Word and its application to life.
Knowing Ezra's priorities, its not surprising to note his actions when he arrived in Jerusalem. The people had disobeyed God's command not to marry woman of foreign nations. On a cold and rainy day, Ezra addressed the people and made it clear that they had sinned. Because of the sins of many, all were under God's condemnation. Confession, repentance and action were needed. The people admitted their sin and devised a plan to deal with the problem.
This initial effort on Ezra's part set the stage for what Nehemiah would later accomplish. Ezra continued his ministry under Nehemiah and the two were used by God to start a spiritual movement that swept the nation following the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
Ezra achieved great things and made a significant impact because he had the right starting place for his actions and his life: God's Word. He studied seriously and applied it faithfully. He taught others what he had learned. He is, therefore, a great model for anyone who wants to live for God. Are you living for God? Do you know God? Do you know Jesus?
Are you certain that you are going to heaven? If the answer is no or your not really sure and there is something stirring inside you at this very moment to do this, then all you have to do is say a small prayer and you can be assured of your name being added to the Book of Life. Go to the prayer of salvation and pray the words out loud and believe in your heart and you will be saved.
Ezra's story is told in Ezra 7:1 – 10:16 and Nehemiah 8:1 – 12:36
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In "The Gift of the Magi," Jim and Della sacrifice their treasured possessions to enhance the treasure of the other. Relate the story of their sacrifices in the light of this statement.
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As related in O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," Jim and Della are very poor and don't have many fine possessions to their name. With Christmas approaching, Della is desperate to come up with more money so she can buy Jim a present. The reader can assume Jim feels the same way based on his later revealed actions, though his thoughts are not revealed.
Despite their poverty, Jim and Della are very proud of two of their possessions:
One was Jim's gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. The other was Della's hair. Had the queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.
As the reader learns later in the story, Della sells her glorious hair to get the money she needs to buy Jim a chain for his watch, which she feels he deserves:
As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's. It was like him. Quietness and value--the description applied to both.... With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.
In a similarly self-sacrificing manner, Jim sells his watch to get the money to buy Della the tortoise-shell combs for her beautiful hair that she had "worshipped long in a Broadway window." In this way they both "sacrifice their treasured possessions to enhance the treasure of the other." Ironically, neither can use the special gift the other has bought for him/her.
The author does not leave the reader, however, to think of theirs as a foolish act - though he momentarily calls Jim and Della "two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house." Instead, O. Henry goes on to compare them to the magi who brought gifts to Christ, and he ends with the thought that they are truly wise, for they understand the importance of generosity and sacrifice for those they love:
But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.


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It's another glorious Trezzi Farm wedding! I know we just had one last week, but it seems that Spokane brides just can't get enough of this Green Bluff wedding venue! Every week this month I have had another wonderful Trezzi Farm wedding submitted to me, and I have to admit…I am LOVING it! But what makes this wedding all the sweeter is the beautiful couple, Paul and Annika and the exceptionally gorgeous photography by Eugene Michel. Another fun fact? Both Eugene and Trezzi are Featured Vendors on Apple Brides! Yeah!
Enjoy, and stay tuned for even more Trezzi weddings in the coming weeks!
We have been nominated as the best local wedding blog in KREM 2's Best of Spokane. The competition is ending at the end of this week!!!
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Jeffrey N. Johnson's collection of short stories, Other Fine Gifts, will be released on October 1, 2017. His novel, The Hunger Artist, was released in 2014 and was a finalist for the Library of Virginia's People's Choice Award. His stories have appeared in The Sewanee Review (awarded the Andrew Nelson Lytle Fiction Prize for best short story published in 2011), REAL: Regarding Arts and Letters, Lake Effect, Clackamas Literary Review, The Connecticut Review, Wisconsin Review, North Atlantic Review, The Evansville Review, Night Train, The Distillery, South Dakota Review, The Summerset Review, Licking River Review, Potomac Review, and Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Birmingham Poetry Review, Steel Toe Review, Oxford Magazine, Red Rock Review, Dos Passos Review, Roanoke Review, South Carolina Review, Plainsongs, Coe Review and Gargoyle. He's also a recipient of a "creative fellow" grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation and a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He lives with his wife and twins in Alexandria, VA, and is currently working on his second novel. You can find more information on his website at http://jeffreynjohnson.com


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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A maintenance worker likely saved the life of a newborn left in a trash can, court documents reveal.
The worker was called to the bathroom at United Technology Carrier Corp. after an employee heard a sound and thought it was an animal. The maintenance worker instead found a newborn in the trash can with its head and feet covered by paper bags.
Thinking fast, the maintenance worker wrapped the cold baby in a shirt, used his bare hands to stop the bleeding umbilical cord and used thrusts to the baby's back when the child stopped breathing.
The child was then handed off to a nurse from the company's medical clinic before medics arrived.
Hospital staff at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health said the child could have bled to death or died from hypothermia.
In an interview with investigators, Briana Holland said she gave birth in the bathroom and put the child in the garbage can knowing the baby would likely die, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Holland has been charged with attempted murder, battery and four counts of neglect. Investigators say she left the baby in a trash can of a business that was across the street from a fire station. Under Indiana's Safe Haven law, she could have taken the baby to the fire station to surrender the child, no questions asked.


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I'm fifty years old and past that now. Never in all of my days have I seen so much hate and fear. So much destructions and lies. So much pain and suffering. From here though it only gets worse if we continue down the path we are on, and I see no letting up as we follow blind guides. Something has to change and it will change, thing is, do we want what we are asking for. So you have to ask yourself, in the quiet of your soul, are you really ready. Nobody can ask that for you and you can't ask anybody else, you have to ask yourself and be true in your answer. You will not be judged against me nor I you, but the measure shall be God's laws. It's funny, there are only ten original ones and then Jesus added a couple, so it is a far cry from man's laws that are volumes. The system in place now not only in our country but every nation on earth has become corrupt and indeed ran by the same group which knowing or unknowingly serve the same one who would be a god, note the small "g".
I don't think in so much as the Bible has been altered in print as it is altered in verbal interpretation and used in parts, and therein lies where evil people use the Bible for justification of some of the most horrific deeds and deceits known to mankind. While I am far from a Bible expert and not just in my every action, I fear God enough not to twist His words nor hide behind the words to do things that are clearly wrong according to Jesus's words. I don't quote from the Muslim or Jewish books simply because I don't know them and whatever time I have left in this body I will use that time learning about my own beliefs. I may touch on them from time to time but I do good to learn what the Bible says. This isn't a book of the month club where one hastily reads through it and says they have a true understanding of all that one just read. Truly one can read this book a hundred times a hundred and still find things one missed or had wrong, road blocks have been set up in these bodies that restrain us from knowing the truth that we, with help, must overcome.
I will, from here on in, be quoting from scriptures, but bear in mind that these are only sound bites. Please note that I will not be giving all the scriptures that relate to what I write. Please research and read it for yourself. I have prayed and asked for God's help in writing this but in no way should one assume that God did, He speaks for Himself. Still, I feel the need to write this. Why? I have no idea, but I have to.
There are those who, either intentionally or unintentionally, steer the people wrong in their speeches and sermons. Then again we are foretold about this many years ago. I listened just recently to a man who favors himself as a "watchman". I'll not call names on this but I will call out whenever one wishes to attribute himself a title, especially when just the opposite he speaks is a lie. Then again, many truths can be learned while listening to some of these people. No really well planned deception is ever accomplished with a pure lie. All have truth mixed in with them. I'll touch in and out of the New Age deception since they hide behind Christianity in many cases.
2 Peter 2:1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privacy shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
I've listened to some pretty good and some pretty bad over the years and it seems like these days there are many prophets that arise from nowhere and people in their desperation follow them blindly. The dogma part of religion can also be taken way too far in any religion. These days though, the focus seems to be on three religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Muslim. When one looks at the United Nations (UN) they will find that according to them these three religions must go in order to have world peace. All three religions are giving them ammunition to back their claims up. Just look at what we have done to each other, not all, but the extremists in each group that get the attention. What they fail to do when pointing out all the blood shed by extremists of the three is to point out what their beliefs have brought about throughout time. It is guaranteed to send cold chills down you spine. One of the last of the bigger events was Hitler, who was Luciferian. Looking at Biblical accounts combined with other recorded accounts we see the savagery of Pagan beliefs. Most do not know that it was Christians that were tortured during the witch hunts and not Pagans.
These days many are kept in check by language. Indeed I write this as simple as I can so all can enjoy. How bad has it got? The NIV Bible is written on a sixth grade level. We have been deliberately dumbed down as a people, world wide. Have you even read the diary or old time blogs, before the web, from a hundred years ago? If you haven't then you will be shocked at what a vocabulary they had. Other words have slowly been omitted and even changed, like where concerned is involved. We no longer say we are worried for someone but rather concerned for them, which is devout of emotions. But I digress and so we will go back to where we left off.
I got an email the other day that said basically what I saw on a supposedly Christian forum which asked the question about pay for help, i.e.: workers. One email asked if Jesus was a Socialist, again, from a suppose to be Christian news agency. Now maybe they were just trying to draw more business and maybe they weren't, in all honesty I didn't read it. Stick around though for I will have up scriptures to back up what I say after this paragraph. Jesus was not interested in politics, I hate to drop that bomb, but that is true. He did however take and interest in a worker's compensation... pay. I think that those who talk trash like this should label themselves anything but Christian personally. We will get to that later though. So where does it speak about pay and society in the Bible? Below is but a quick, small sampling.
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
17That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Luke 14:13
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
John 13:29
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
Getting water sprinkled or dunked and saying that Jesus is your Savior only works when the Holy Spirit comes into you and the action itself is not what saves one from Hell. The Holy Ghost must come upon you. Our actions do count as well as our deeds. I know there are many that say just believe, but even Satan and his devils believe that Jesus is the Savior. If one is buying into the just get dunked and be saved, then they have bought into a false sense of security. Actually almost a cult. I do believe that one must be saved and baptized which are symbolic and preparations for the Holy Ghost to reside in one. It must be made public as we are told that if we cannot or will not acknowledge Him before our fellow peers, Jesus will not acknowledge us before His Father. By being a Christian we are to control our deeds, or at least try too. When one is really born again then one will watch their actions. Through Grace by faith are we redeemed. Below is just a few sound bites as to where I believe that from. There is one mnor thing though about Baptism. It appears that the thief on the cross beside Jesus was able to go without being Baptised.
Isaiah 59:18
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Jeremiah 25:14
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
Jude 1:15
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Revelation 2:22
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
As for being saved and baptized, one must do this action in public, but that is the first step. The next step is when the Holy Ghost comes inside. For some it is immediate while for others it may take years. Still, it is the first step of faith and acceptance of Jesus Christ as being one's Savior. It is symbolic of washing away one's sins, yet only God can do that. To put it simply, it is cleaning inside, public acceptance, and a way of saying here I am. By doing this though you are to make changes in your life, ones that will seem hard to do from the outside yet they are not. To the outsider it will appear that one must make sacrifices. To the insider one finds out that it isn't a sacrifice because all things are made new. This doesn't mean you will not trip or fall but rather when you do there is someone to catch you. You will not be perfect but at the same time you shouldn't be making the same mistakes over and over again. In other words, you know where your weakness is and where Satan will attack.
John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John 6:65
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
There is a group, actually a few groups that rail over the Sabbath. While it is important to know that the Sabbath is correctly identified as Saturday and how Sunday got it's place as worship, I think actually everyday should be a day of thanks and worship. God knows what is in a man's heart and what is not.
Mark 2:27
And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath:
We seem, as several countries do, to make war constantly... we're just good at it. The one thing though is that when on top of the heap, it's always a long way down and there is always going to be someone bigger and badder. Thing is, just how do we represent ourselves to the world? What separates us from the rest? How does God view it? Now some will give reference to Antediluvian times where God commanded that whole peoples and animals be killed, yet for now, this is not the case. They were at war with another species which was a ruthless race. Now if this sounds like a weird sci-fi movie then research this material if it interests you. Now for those who asked where the Dinosaurs were in the Bible, or why they wern't mentioned, it is because they were not created by God.
Many people around the world speak of six finger, 6 toe, giants- many with double rows of teeth that were cannibals. What is interesting is how, and I'm assuming it was purposely done to keep people from knowing the truth, is why American Indians held up on hand to each other when meeting. In TV movies they always say "How", but in real life it was to show the other person that they were indeed human. So why the hand? The feet was usually covered in grass. Basically they were counting digits (fingers) on the hand. Pretty much every country and religion features giants and cannibalism. This is where I've been starting to research lately as I wanted to know just where evil started. I know Lucifer was the start but the Watchers were also a big part in it and where the giants and cannibals started. I am one of those people who needs to know why David picked up five stones when he fought Goliath if he had so much faith. Right there it is in black and white, yet most preachers will never tell you and most of us read through it so fast we miss the answer.
We think that we are advanced for a world, but we're not. We are catching up though, and that ain't a good thing. If you go back to the Antediluvian times (pre flood) one will see we have quite a ways to go, yet we're almost there. I read or watched a talk on this not too long ago and one thing made sense. Before, when the tower of Babel was built, people spoke the same language or at least could understand each other. For the first time in thousands of years it can be and is done again using computers. Once again though I'm off topic. So here is a few passages.
Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Numbers 13:
32And they brought up an evil
report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying,
The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the
inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great
33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
20(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
21A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deuteronomy 3:13
And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Joshua 12:4
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Joshua 13:12
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Joshua 15:8
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
Joshua 17:15
And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Now with that in mind, add this:
Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
In these days we have become a warrior nation, placing 90% of our scientists researching how to kill and mame and less than 10% for disease and advancements. We blindly follow and turn a blind eye to horrific atrocities, much like the German people done with Hitler's time. Special note here. The name Nazi wasn't a new term nor was it just a name they chose from random. The word Nazi is actually the name of a Sumerian god. Hate, fear, pride all seem to consume the world but we here in the states seem to have perfected it. But what does the Bible say about nations and men that are like that?
1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Mark 7:22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Hebrews 10:30
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
1 John 2:11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Ephesians 4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
So, what did Jesus think about politics? First off back then they weren't called poloticians, they were called Pharisees. Scribes were those who kept records and reprinted books, public servants. I seriously doubt that He would be for any party. A small sampling of what He thought.
Matthew 23:14
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Matthew 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew 23:25
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Now to quickly address if Jesus was a Socialist or not, which I thought was a dumb question if real. A cheesy way to have one's publication read if they weren't being real. Either way, you decide for yourself.
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Matthew 5:40
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
John 8:41
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.


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Dance in the City
By Naoko Ikeda
1 Piano, 4 Hands - Early Intermediate
1 Piano, 4 Hands/Early Intermediate Level. Composed by Naoko Ikeda. Willis. Published by Willis Music (HL.113157).
Item Number: HL.113157
9x12 inches.
Inspired by the Renoir painting La Danse a la Ville, this elegant, sublime waltz moves effortlessly between both parts. Gorgeously written and destined to be a studio favorite. Key: G Major.


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LRLF | Farewell Dinner at the Australian Ambassador's Residence
Tue 29 August 2017
The Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Glenn Miles, hosted the Lebanese Rugby League Federation at his residence as part of a farewell dinner to the Cedars players and LRLF Staff embarking on their historic tour to Australia to take part in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
The night proved to be a huge success, with His Excellency delivering a speech about his early involvement with rugby league, and the continued support of the Australian Embassy to the LRLF strategic development.
LRLF CEO, Remond Safi said "Our aim is for our players and staff to experience the Australian culture and bring back the rich heritage of Australian rugby league to Lebanon to embed the values and culture of our great sport both on and off the field."
The Lebanese Rugby League Federation (LRLF) would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Glenn Miles and the staff at the Australian Embassy for their hospitality, generosity, and support.


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Lipman: Will must be probated to deal with house title
Published 6:30 am, Sunday, December 6, 2009
The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here, should consult attorneys for advice on their particular circumstances.
Q. My wife and I each have a will written by a lawyer. If I die first, everything goes to her. If I had wanted others to have anything, I would have named them in my will. Her will does the same for me. Both our names are on our bank accounts, credit cards and whatever else. Our life insurance and investments name each other as beneficiary. Why would the will have to be probated? It all goes to her or me. What is the probate going to cost the estate?
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A. The reason the will has to be probated is to clear up title to your house. Even though all your other assets will pass to the surviving spouse directly, the home will remain in both your names unless you conduct some form of probate.
The one of you who outlives the other might go decades without any title problems. One day, though, the survivor will want to sell the home or take out a home equity loan, and then the title company handling the transaction will most likely want to see the probate papers from the deceased spouse's estate. The same issue would arise after you both have died if your beneficiaries want to sell the home.
There is a chance that a title company would approve the sale or an equity loan on your home, either before or following your death, without first requiring that your wills be probated. In such a case, the title company may ask that an Affidavit of Heirship be completed and recorded.
An Affidavit of Heirship is a form that is signed by one or more persons who outlive you, and it is a substitute for probate. The affidavit states who died and who inherited that person's estate. The people who get listed as heirs in the Affidavit would be determined by statute, and these people may not be the same people who are named in your will. For instance, you may be disinheriting one of your children in your will, but under Texas law, that child would still inherit a share of your estate using an Affidavit of Heirship.
A key factor is that you don't know what the title company will require until you (or your heirs) try to sell the house or obtain a home equity loan. If it required probate, then the transaction would likely get delayed for weeks or months. That is why many people in your situation choose to proceed with the probate even though it costs them money to do so. You can expect to pay several thousand dollars to most attorneys for this service.
Ronald Lipman is an attorney with the Houston law firm of Lipman & Associates. He is board certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Kody and Cameron | State Theater Engagement Portraits
State Theater Engagement Portraits
Cameron asked Kody to marry him outside the historic State theater in Modesto, California last December after a seasonal showing of "It's a Wonderful Life". Their wonderful engagement story created a special place in their hearts for the theater and sets the scene for their engagement portraits. The State Theater was kind enough to put Kody and Cameron's name in lights for our state theater engagement portraits session, which made the night extra special. The session was fun, minus me almost getting hit by a car or two while standing in the street to make the images. Congratulations to the happy couple and I can't wait for their wedding in December.
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August 27, 2008
Alien Plant Threatens Rare Scottish Moth
A rare Scottish moth, found only on two islands in the Hebrides, could fall victim to an invasive plant that is burying its habitat.
Experts believe there may be only 400 slender Scotch burnets left in the British Isles, all of them living in six locations on Mull and Ulva, The Scotsman reports. The burnet lives on cliff edges in sheltered spots with its caterpillars feeding only on the birdsfoot trefoil."Like many really rare species, it is incredibly fussy," said Tom Prescott, a scientist with Butterfly Conservation, an environmental group trying to save the burnet.
The cotoneaster, a plant prized for its showy red berries, was brought to Mull for an estate garden and is now spreading out across the island, smothering everything in its path. Last weekend, volunteers worked to clear it out of a square-mile area.
Because of the burnet's taste for cliff edges, some of the clearing will have to be done by contractors trained to work from ropes.
Similar moths live in the Alps and Pyrenees, but scientists say the slender Scotch is a unique subspecies.


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Link: http://www.deafgamers.com/07reviews/birthofamerica_pc.html
Posted: 19 JAN 2007
"I think there are two types of people who would be entranced by this game: those who are fascinated with this period of history, and those who think the specific strategic challenge of fighting in a large area with only a few troops is interesting. "
Posted: 24 MAR 2006
Birth of America could have easily been a generic game set in 18th century North America by virtue only of graphics and text. Instead, the developer created gameplay to fit to the nuances and peculiarities of these wars, and the hard work paid off. The player's role is limited at the strategic level, but depth of factors influencing outcomes necessitates thoughtful decisions that make Birth of America a unique and enjoyable game.
Posted: 2 FEB 2006
Overall, Birth of America features the best grand strategic gameplay I've seen since Europa Universalis,(...). Any self-respecting fan of strategy and war games should pick up Birth of America, as it delivers the whole package strategy fans desire." "Probably the best grand strategy game out there
Link: http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2006/02/birth-of-america-review.html
A stunningly beautiful game which covers a period lacking much prior attention. Super AI and very challenging, yet also easy to jump right in and play. All the factors of warfare in the era (leadership, logistics, population control, and so forth) are included. If you have any interest at all in this time, buy it and prepare to write off all your spare time. It is that good!
Link: http://www.armchairgeneral.com/articles.php?p&page=1&p=2523&page=1
an excellent, original wargame about the American Revolutionary War, one that utilizes the best elements of boardgame presentation without overly abstracting from the actual gameplay.
Link: http://Print Only
Release Date: 13 DEC 2006
Language: English
Genre: Strategic
Turns: Turn-Based IGOUGO
Complexity: Intermediate
Period: Age of Muskets
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Wargame of the Year 2006 - Silver Award
Release Date: 29 NOV 2006
From the creators of Crown of Glory come an epic tale of North Vs. South. By combining area movement on the grand scale with optional hex based tactical battles when they occur, Forge of Freedom provides something for every strategy gamer. Control economic development, political development with governors and foreign nations, and use your military to win the bloodiest war in US history.