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When about 7 or 8, I discovered fried clams, and was so impressed with the delightful bland mollusk, that I even did a report on it as a 4th grader. While clams didn't raise my Omega-3 levels significantly, I did become interested in seafood, which probably did ensure that my Omega-3 levels were higher than many kids today. However, it wasn't until 2004 that I became a seafood freak, which is to say, if seafood is a choice on a menu today, I almost always order it. I began eating more fish in 2004 because I took the GRE that year, and I wanted a brain boost. My scores were much higher than when I took it in 2000. Whether fish oil was responsible is debatable (I also studied like crazy), but I believe I am healthier for it.
I take 2 grams of fish oil a day, which gives me 360 mg of EPA and 240 mg of DHA, both abbreviation for Omega-3 fatty acids in most seafood. I also tend to consume a decent amount of seafood products, which means I am further benefiting from the goodness of Omega-3 fats. Apparently, children in North America aren't quite as fortunate. In a recent study, only 22 percent of children met the U.S. and Canadian minimum recommend intake of 90 mg of EPA or DHA per day. 90 mg is a pretty low amount to begin with, and most kids studied weren't even getting this! Considering a deficiency of Omega-3 fats can lead to concentration problems (and a host of other issues), giving our kids more salmon, tuna, and even fish oil softgels might be a good idea. At all the schools I have been to (as a teacher or student), I recall rarely having non-fried fish, and only having fried fish occasionally. And we wonder why Johnny can't read, Michael can't concentrate, and Samantha can't get through the day without pharmaceuticals.


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Keeping a clean home is an art form. At first it may seem like dusting and tidying will get you there, but in reality, beginners often have NO idea what to do with the caked-on food in the microwave or the funky goo that gets stuck on the oven racks.
Thankfully, there are hacks to clean the messiest of items in inventive ways, proving you don't need to be a pro to achieve sparkly-home bliss. Test them out, or give them to a roommate who might, ahem, need to give them a try. Your home will thank you.
1. Steam-clean your microwave with a lemon.
Don't scrub your microwave. Instead, microwave a bowl of water with lemon juice for five minutes, and watch as the steam loosens the caked-on foods.
2. Wipe away pet fur with a rubber glove.
Dip the glove in water, then run your hand over fur-covered couches, carpets or car seats to pick the fur up, no lint roller needed.
3. Fix burned pots and pans with baking soda.
First, boil water and white vinegar in the pan to lift off most of the burned food residue. Scrub any remaining bits with baking soda to erase completely.
4. Make tiles sparkle with a toothbrush.
Get dirt out from between your tiles with a mix of baking soda and water on a toothbrush.
5. Polish silverware, pots and jewelry with ketchup.
Ketchup makes cloudy-looking silverware shiny again, and it removes tarnish fromcopper pots and pans. You can clean jewelry with it, too.
6. De-gunk your fridge with baking soda and water.
Wipe away food residue with this simple mixture.
7. Banish faucet buildup with a lemon.
Dissolve that pesky mineral buildup and erase water spots with lemon juice.
8. Disinfect your mattress with vodka.
Yup, a spritz of vodka is said to kill odor-causing bacteria and disinfect. Just be sure to spray a light layer, and let the mattress dry before adding sheets.
9. Clean grimy oven racks with dryer sheets.
Soak the racks in warm water with a few dryer sheets for an hour, then rub the goop off.
10. Run lemons through garbage disposals to stop the smell.
Ice, salt and a citrus fruit will de-stink even the stinkiest of garbage disposals.
11. Let ammonia clean the oven for you.
Pour half a cup of ammonia in a bowl, and let it sit in the oven overnight. Voilà! Crusty food falls away, and all you have to do is wipe down.
Tips courtesy of huffingtonpost.com

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1975 Fiat 124S. Click image to enlarge
Article and photo by Bill Vance
One of the prettiest sports cars to arrive on our shores in a long time was the Fiat 124 Sport from Italy. This is not surprising since the Spider (convertible) version was styled by Italy's famed Pininfarina. But it was more than just a handsome body; it was a sweet handling, fun-to-drive little machine.
The 124 Sport came in two-passenger Spider and 2+2 Coupe models. It was introduced at the 1966 Turin Motor Show, and reached North America about two years later. Like many other sports cars, it was based on family car components, in this case the sturdy Fiat 124 which arrived in 1964, and was also adopted as the Soviet Lada.
The 124 sedan/wagon was a conventional front-engine, rear drive car with an 1,197-cc, overhead valve, 65-horsepower inline four driving through a four-speed manual transmission. These components proved sturdy enough for the more rigorous life of a sports car. The 124 S's wheelbase was kept at the 124's 2,421 mm (95.3 in.) for the Coupe, but shortened to 2,281 (89.8) for the Spider.
The suspension, independent with coil springs in front, and a solid axle with coils at the rear, along with the driveline, were lifted pretty well intact from the sedan, with some modifications to fit them for sportier use. These included stiffer springs and anti-roll bar, a wider track, and a rear axle ratio raised from 4.3:1 to 4.1:1 for quieter cruising.
Optional on the coupe and standard on the Spider was the five-speed overdrive transmission from the Fiat 1600S sports car that the 124S replaced. The four-wheel power assisted disc brakes of the 124 were also used.
The main changes took place in the engine. While using the same basic internal parts, upping the cylinder bore from 73 to 80 mm for the Sport enlarged it to 1,438 cc. The biggest departure was fitting it with an aluminum cylinder head and double overhead cams driven by a cogged belt, one of the earliest such applications, and claimed to be the first belt used in a double cam engine; Fiat recommended belt replacement every 58,000 km (36,000 mi.). A two-barrel Weber carburetor was fitted, as well. These modifications increased horsepower from the 124's 65 at 5,600 rpm, to 96 at 6,500. Torque also jumped from 70 lb-ft at 3,800 rpm to 82.5 at 4,000.
These mechanicals were wrapped in a unit construction body, which provided excellent visibility in all directions. The Spider's folding top was particularly well designed, being an easy one-handed operation to erect, compared with the awkward affairs traditionally found on English sports cars.
The performance of the 124 Sport was quite competitive. Road & Track (7/'68) tested a Coupe and Spider together and found that the 957 kg (2,110 lb) Coupe would accelerate from zero to 96 km/h (60 mph) in 11.3 seconds.
The 948 kg (2,090 lb) Spider, due to its slightly higher gear ratios, took a little longer at 11.9. Top speed of the coupe was 167 km/h (104 mph), and of the Spider, 171 (106).


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Massachusetts Municipal Association honors Gloucester HarborWalk with Municipal Innovation Award
Posted by Christina Jedra January 30, 2013 10:00 AM
The following was submitted by Mills Public Relations:
The Massachusetts Municipal Association recently presented the City of Gloucester with the Kenneth E. Pickard Municipal Innovation Award in recognition of the Gloucester HarborWalk project. The Pickard Innovation award recognizes municipalities that have developed unique and creative projects and programs to increase the effectiveness of local government.
The 1.2-mile-long HarborWalk opened in August 2012, linking the city's main business district to the historic working waterfront. A "bricks and mortar" experience, the Gloucester HarborWalk features 42 granite markers called "Story Moments." Understanding the power of technology, the HarborWalk also was designed to interact with mobile and web-based technology, an innovative approach that allows visitors and residents alike to easily navigate previously hard-to-find destinations.
The project's digital technology features connect HarborWalk guests with detailed information about the community's famous forebears, its hallowed traditions and its maritime heritage. Quick Response (QR) codes on each "Story Moment" marker link visitors' smartphones directly to internet-based information that details each subject through links to relevant websites, audio recordings and short video clips. Markers depict famous artists Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer; famous children's author Virginia Burton Lee; the famed Gloucester "Greasy Pole"; poems by T.S. Elliot; and much more.
About the City of Gloucester
America's oldest seaport, the City of Gloucester is known throughout the world as an authentic, working waterfront community, a place of spectacular natural beauty, and home to a diverse population of about 30,000 residents. An important center for the fishing industry, Gloucester also is proud of its rich art heritage as one of the premier art colonies in the United States. The City is a destination for thousands of visitors who visit the harbor and its beaches during the summertime. In recent years, Gloucester has diversified its traditional maritime economy, adding leading small research institutions such as the UMass Amherst Large Pelagics Research Laboratory and the Ocean Alliance to the array of state and federal agencies working in the city, and with investments in robotics and new product development from the fishery.
Contact: Office of Mayor Carolyn Kirk, 978-281-9700


text: Daniel Carosone writes: > Some way to do this is needed, and the implementation offered by Perry > works well enough. Aesthetically, I think I would prefer an > enhancement to the syntax of /etc/hostname.X to allow this. Something > like this would be nice, with various lines being optional: I often find that parsing these things gets gross in shell, and we don't get to use perl or such in /etc/rc and friends (perhaps a good thing!) Given this, I'd like to see how ugly an implementation of what you propose ends up looking. Perhaps you could provide one? Remember that the thing also has to handle routing the interface aliases and the like, so it is going to have to recognise which lines contain addresses that need to be routed to localhost. Just to understand, I was trying to provide the functionality in a minimally intrusive way -- it seemed like a very simple way to add the functionality, and the functionality seems to be of common use these days. > They could just be lines that get tacked onto the end of > "/sbin/ifconfig <if> " in a loop, in which case the syntax above > changes slightly. It can't be that simple, unfortunately, because of the need to do things like setting up routing. Perry


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Artist's Statement: I was born in 1952 in Lhasa, Tibet. My family and I, fled Tibet after the uprising against the Chinese in 1959, escaping into India as refugees. I studied drawing and painting through my school years in India. In 1973 I studied Thanka Painting with a master of traditional Tibetan Thanka painting in Nepal. Since then I have been making paintings based on Tibetan Buddhist deities.
In 1981 I migrated to Australia, and now live in the Bush north of Kyogle with my wife and son. My paintings are collected world-wide, and published in various books and magazines. My recent paintings are mostly experiments, interweaving traditional techniques and symbols, with modern inspirations.
"The art of Karma Phuntsok is a unique and dynamic expression of contemporary Buddhist Art. Though formally trained as a traditional Thanka painter, Karma applies different techniques and materials in his work, often creating futuristic expressions of the time-honoured craft. The startling beauty and richness which graces his work is influenced by his diverse life experiences: from a childhood in Tibet under Chinese oppression to life as a refugee in India; his love life in the Australian Bush, and the veneration with which he holds His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Internationally acclaimed, Karma's work is scattered throughout the world, in private collections and galleries, and in Australia at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Queensland Art Gallery." (by David Templeman)
View a Biographical Article or CV for more details about Karma Phuntsok
If you wish to contact Karma or Carol Phuntsok, our postal address is PO BOX 376, KYOGLE NSW 2474 Australia. Phone number: +61 2 6633 1254 Email: karma at activ8 dot net dot au
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Latest version of ICS Root for Windows: 7.2.0
Link (Standard Download): http://adf.ly/QFpxW / Mirror: http://adf.ly/QFqc3
Mirror: ClickOnce Installer (Automatic updating!): http://adf.ly/9zpIv
Latest version of ICS Root for Linux: 1.1
Link: http://adf.ly/72Ii6
Mirror: http://adf.ly/72JEi
Latest leak of ICS: 1.031.00
Link: http://adf.ly/6NhU2
ICS Root is a tool to root Ice Cream Sandwich on Acer Tablets. It works on all official ICS builds and is ridiculously easy to use. It is extendible via third party bundles too and is now less than 5mb in size and the zipped up download is just 1.9mb!!
Feature list
*Roots, installs Superuser SuperSU, su, busybox and my A500 Root Tools app specific to the Acer ICS which allows you to remount /system rw without a patched kernel as well as get your UID on the ICS Bootloader
*Can remove AcerNidus
*Can remove the auto-reflash of the stock recovery so you can install CWM in APX mode and not have it immediately overwritten
*Works with all A500 leaks as well as the OTA Releases on both the A50x and A51x!
*sysrw / sysro installation
*Bundle Market functionality like the APX Flash Tool but for automatic installation of files whilst rooting
*Completely rewritten from scratch in version 7 for reliability and functionality
*Patched mount command installer so you can remount /system natively (similar to ZeroNull's script on XDA but rewritten from scratch)
Hope you find this useful Let me know how it goes! It has been tested extensively on my A500 but I can't guarantee it'll be so perfect for you so I welcome all bug reports. Also, I take no responsibility for your equipment, although if something goes wrong I'd be more than happy to try and assist you!
Windows Defender (Windows 8) / Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows 7), and possibly other anti-virus applications, will detect the exploit as malware and quarantine / block it. There is no malware in this application! Please disable your anti-virus before trying to use ICS Root or the application may not work.
I made a YouTube video demoing it. Sorry about the long-windedness
(yes the app does look different in that video. That video shows version 2 of ICS Root. We are now on version 7 )
0) Install ICS on your tablet
1) Enable USB Debugging on your tablet (Settings | Development | Enable USB Debugging)
2) Plug your tablet into the computer using the USB cable
3) Load up ICS Root, choose your options and press "DO IT!"
4) Once rebooted, enjoy!!
0) Install ICS on your tablet
1) Enable USB Debugging on your tablet (Settings | Development | Enable USB Debugging)
2) Plug your tablet into the computer using the USB cable
3) Ensure you have extracted the Linux ICS Root zip file
4) Load up a terminal windows and cd to the directory containing ICS Root
5) Run chmod +x ./root.sh to make the script executable
6) Run ./root.sh -d to debug the connection. Ensure ADB detects your device
7) Run ./root.sh -h to choose what options you want
8) Run ./root.sh <your options here> to process your tablet
9) Once the tablet reboots, you're all set! Enjoy!
System Requirements
* Windows XP / Vista / 7
* .Net framework 4
* Acer Iconia USB / ADB Driver from Acer
* Any good Linux distribution
* You MAY require, depending on your distribution and selection of packages installed, a udev rule. This is outside the scope of this post. Otherwise installing the android sdk may fix this
* An Acer Iconia Tab A500 / A501 / G100W / A200 (probably) on stock Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from Acer (either leaked or OTA)
* The tablet USB cable
Windows Version 7.2.0
*Updated Superuser to SuperSU by Chainfire, as it is a better rooting tool
*Updated some links to use the new acerhacks.com domain name
*Again, ClickOnce adopters will receive this update as soon as ICS Root is begins loading
Windows Version 7.1.1
*Updated the Superuser APK and su binary
*If you're already rooted you can just update from Google Play for the APK and Superuser app for the su binary. Fresh rooters will receive the updated files
*Those of you who installed via ClickOnce should receive the update as soon as ICS Root starts loading
Windows Version 7.1
*Added patched mount command installation
*Fixed some issues with the root tools app (a necessary script wasn't installed before - my fault! All working now)
*Stopped the UI lagging every few seconds (I moved the USB Device scanning to a BackgroundWorker and it's flawless now)
*Added a ClickOnce-based loader
Windows Version 7
*Rewrote all the code from scratch! It is now a completely new application coded from scratch
*The app will tell you if your tablet has debugging enabled or not
*Remounter app is gone - it's now called "A500 Root Tools" and allows you to do the remounting as before but also can enter APX Mode automatically(!!!!) as well as get your UID and bootloader version. It can also reboot you into recovery mode
*Bundle extensibility - all third party apps are now downloadable in-app!
*LESS THAN 5MB EXTRACTED! The zipped up download is 1.8MB which is about a 20th (no joke!) of version 6
*Removed FaceLock, AcerRing etc. - all this stuff will be migrated to bundles
*Much cleaner remounting whilst rooting - should make third party bundle installing very reliable
*Broken the process up now. Might take longer but it's much more reliable
*Included update checker
*Exponentially better code. I'm very proud of it!
*Users can browse for a bundle themselves
*Completely new UI which is less crowded but more functional. Everything is still on one Form
Windows Version 6.0
*Updated UI
*Added sysrw / sysro
*Fixed remounting to not affect other partitions mounted in subfolders of /system (such as the flexrom)
*Fixed bash permissions
*Updated the AcerRing installer to actually install the APK
*No longer need to choose leak version and newer versions won't appear older when the AcerRing is installed
*Added option to not reboot after install
*Updated auto-reflash to be more likely to work on the A501
*Set it so you can only install one of FaceLock and AcerRing - only one can work!
Windows Version 5.1 / Linux Version 1.1
*Updated the UI so you now select which leak you are on (so the correct build.prop gets installed when you install the Acer UI Elements)
*The Root button is now much more verbose - useful for nerds and bugs reports It now says everything it's on, not just 'rooting...' or 'running...'
*The UI no longer gets 'crashy' when the main process is running (all thread sleeping is now done by an external application so the main thread doesn't hang)
*You can select which leak you are on when installing the Acer UI Elements with either -u1, -u2 or -u3 (Info in usage)
*Added bash installation
*Updated UI to show it works with 0.022.00 (no functional changes)
*Released a Linux version for the first time!!
*Redesigned UI
*Added recovery reflash removal for those who want to install CWM or RA (so you don't need to use a zip to save your a*se after APX mode )
*Added Acer ICS UI Elements (UI Ring for loading apps)
*0.019.00 is now officially supported (although technically it has been supported since 4.0)
*Fixed the flexrom remount once /system has been remounted rw
*Fixed the Facelock resources install
*Fixed su permissions
*Fixed the remount /system option AGAIN
*Added a Remounter app which allows you to remount the system partition ON THE DEVICE without ICS Root! It also supports the RootFS but flexrom support is flakey. I should point out though that Root Explorer will happily remount the flexrom. The app is only like ~22kb but obviously requires you to be rooted
*Added support for leak version 0.014.00! Support for the older version is still included but may not work correctly as much as been upgraded. The next version will remove support for 00.09.00 completely. This tool is most useful on the Leaked ICS for A500 and that is what I will be focusing on right now
*This new support includes an upgrade on mounting /system rw. It is not locked - it just requires a work around for now. Nice try Acer!!
*There is a new option to remove AcerNidus.apk if you want to (it looks to me like Acer's baby Carrier IQ and is designed to catch and submit crash logs. No thank you!!)
*Rooting the A500 on 00.014.00 should be pretty quick now - perhaps under a minute with some configurations!
Known bugs: you tell me!
*Added option to untick rooting (i.e. to just install FaceLock / Trebuchet)
*Added new "Mounting Tools" menu
*mount /system rw on the fly in a way which will work with other apps (it's a true remount!!!)
*mount /system/vendor (aka /flexrom) rw on the fly
*mount / (rootfs) rw on the fly
*Updated the version of busybox installed to one without certain commands segfaulting - sorry about that!
*Made a few UI tweaks
*lite version is no longer in development! You must download all ~28MB now. It's too much of an issue maintaining two versions when they share the same code files
Known Bugs: some of the message boxes may be out of date. I'll sort that in the next major release. If I can pull it off, the next major release will be very exciting
Fixed the FaceLock resource file installation. Run over 2.0 to install the resource files
*Added FaceLock option
*Added Trebuchet Option
Initial Release
Finally, I'd like to thank:
*Vache for the leaked ICS
*@saurik for the mempodroid exploit
*All those who have used my tool! With your help and bug reports we have created the best (I hope!!) A500 ICS Leak rooting solution! I always welcome bug reports and if something goes wrong please please keep on doing what you're doing and let me know so I can see to it
*Loads of people I have forgotten for various features!
Developer Information
As a developer you can also host your own bundles for ICS Root
The bundle format is even simpler than for the flash tool - simply create a zip file representing the file system changes, zip it up and change the extension to .a500icsroot. For example, the AcerPrint bundle has the following structure:
Bundle Root
Notice how all folders are included. This is because the zip file is extracted to / during the rooting process
To create a repo create an XML file called bundles.xml on your server and adopt the following format:
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<icsrootrepo name="blackthund3r's ICS Root Bundle Repo">
<bundle id="1">
<description>Trebuchet Launcher from CyanogenMod 9</description>
<bundle id="2">
<description>bash for Android</description>
Simply swap the information out for your repo's information. A skeleton is below:
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<icsrootrepo name="Your repo's name">
<bundle id="1">
<name>Bundle #1's name</name>
<description>Bundle #1's short-ish description</description>
<url>Bundle #1's COMPLETE URL</url>
<bundle id="2">
<name>Bundle #2's name</name>
<description>Bundle #2's short-ish description</description>
<url>Bundle #2's COMPLETE URL</url>
<bundle id="3">
<name>Bundle #3's name</name>
<description>Bundle #3's short-ish description</description>
<url>Bundle #3's COMPLETE URL</url>
ICS UnRoot is an app I have written to REMOVE the ICS Root and all features installed by the application - effectively returning you to stock. This is useful if you get some sort of OTA notification which won't install etc
it is currently ***UNTESTED*** but should work - let me know how it goes!!
It will work up to ICS Root version 6 hacked devices and possible 7 too
Latest version: 1.0.0 (Initial Release)
Download http://adf.ly/8RdE2
Mirror: http://adf.ly/8Rdis


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Arsenal fans were given every reason to celebrate as Arsene Wenger's side beat Galatasaray by a heavy margin of 4-1. Summer signing Danny Welbeck showed sublime form by scoring a hat-trick. The English forward is only the third Arsenal player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League after Thierry Henry and Nicklas Bendtner.
Celebrating his 18th anniversary with the club, Arsene Wenger expressed his delight over the victory and was full of praise talking about former Manchester United striker, Welbeck.
"He was on the end of good movements tonight and we had good pace in our game. Our transition play and our finishing was good, and Danny was at the end of good collective movements. Of course it's good to see that he's slowly gaining confidence and finishing well. It's nice to see the potential is there and he's starting to get there – hopefully that hat-trick will help him gain confidence." – said the Arsenal manager.
Arsenal's victory comes at a good time as the Gunners will gain a lot of confidence before the upcoming London derby against Chelsea this Sunday. The victory also improves their position in the Champions League group stage despite the dismal start to their campaign.
Arsenal were a dominant force in the first half but looked lost after they were reduced to 10 men.
"You never know how difficult it is before the game but I felt we had a good start. They were surprised by our pace in the game. We lost control of the game at 4-1 when we were down to 10 men. We needed a few good saves from David Ospina and then you could see that Galatasaray had quality. As soon as we allowed them to play they became a very dangerous team. Maybe at the start of the game, and the first hour, the pace was a problem for them." – is what Arsene Wenger had to say about the opponents.
Another good news for The Gunners is that Wilshere is fully fit and Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the midfielder will be able to play the full 90 minutes against Chelsea. However, when asked about Chelsea, the Arsenal boss brushed the topic aside insisting that it was not the time to talk about Chelsea. The manager instead focused on David Ospina's performance. The goalkeeper came on as a substitute after Szczezny was sent off.
The manager also spoke about Szczezny's performance and his concentration levels.
"We lost the ball, an unnecessary mistake in our own half, and after that it was a through ball. I saw him coming out and I thought he may have read the situation well. He tried to come out and was fraction late so he conceded the penalty. It can happen. I think the fact is that we're more guilty of losing the ball in our own half – it can be dangerous and we didn't defend too well on that front." – is what Wenger had to say about the Szczezny red card.
Arsenal travel to the Stamford Bridge to face the league leaders, Chelsea, on Sunday. The game will be an important one and beating Mourinho's side will be what Wenger will aim for. The big win against Galatasaray will be a boost and the lack of confidence in the camp might not be a concern for Arsene Wenger.


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Paul Grannell graduated from the EuroPro Qualifying School with honours as he shot 69, 70, 68 to win by a shot. Paul finished birdie-birdie to win which justified all of the hard work he has been putting in on his mental game, as well as other areas of his golf.
3 other Winning Golf Mind clients were playing in the school and all 3 managed to gain their playing privilages for 2011. Tom Boys, Lee Harper and Sean Mcdonagh all breezed through to set-up an exciting year ahead. Well done team!!


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Episode 3: The Origins of Mocacino Tasubishi Chanchan Leakycon
On the sixth month of the 6th day of the 6th year, a baby was born. His mother was a total skank who got pregnant at 16 and his father was god. He had a pudgy ginger face and was abandoned at the doorstep of a trailer one summer night. The doorstep of the Chanchan Leakycon family, a bunch of trashy little kids and an obese mother who spent her days watching Japanese George Lopez and eating Hostess Snow Balls. The father worked multiple hours at the local brothel selling tampons and tea bagging bad customers.
They named the baby Mocacino Tasubishi and raised him to be a total dick. He went to the local trailer park pre-school. Here he learned how to kill possums and the basic alphabet all the way up to 7. Mocacino got teased as a kid for having big bushy ginger mutton chops. But he couldn't help it. Every time he tried to shave them off, they instantly grew back in a Chia-pet type fashion. At nights, Mocacino would cry himself to sleep as his bushy facial hair continued to grow.
It was the day he was transferred into Trinity Sergeant Ass-Kicking Academy that his life changed forever. The principal, Principal Asslappy, called him into his office the first day of ninth grade.
"Tasubishi," he said, "Your father is God. And you are the messiah. Here is your hall monitor uniform. Wear these epaulets with pride." Mocacino simply looked up at the aging wizard and nodded.
In high school the young ginger still had trouble making friends. His pudginess and freckles separated him from the rest of the students. Plus the fact that he was so stupid meant he was failing terribly. He also had dyslexia and was missing the part of his brain that was able to distinguish apple juice from orange juice. This caused many an incident, including the Apple-Orange Juice War of '95. He was even kicked out of the Sylvan Learning Program because of his immense stupidity. Until one day…
"Tasubishi?" Mocacino was sleeping on his desk in 10th grade, burying his fat cheeks in the comfort of his muttonchops. He had a look of sadness spread across his complexion. He was also weak, tired, and malnourished from having to walk 50 miles to the gas station in order fill his mothers snack obsession using their families food budget. All of his siblings had died because of this.
He looked up, "Yes?" A woman was standing above him. She had huge boobs and her cleavage was spread before his face. Mocacino got his first boner that day. "Who are you?" He questioned. The older woman knelt down before him. It was then that he saw that she too had huge muttonchops, just like him.
"My name is Miss. Kakashi Suckmehdick, the new school counselor, and I would like to speak to you," she said, sweetly. He lifted his head up and touched her face. She handed him a piece of paper, "Come to my house tonight at 8 pm." The woman then left him there, turned on.
Mocacino sat in shock for a few moments and exclaimed, "Dat ass."
The young chubbers arrive at a large townhouse at exactly 8 pm. He had lied to his mother and said that he was off with his fake girlfriend who he had made up to impress his obese mama. Her name was said to be Biddybachoo Hockeypucksan and "had" long blonde hair, blue eyes, a vag as wide as the Serengeti. His mother was so proud she cried big, cummy tears. But that was not the case right now as he knocked upon the large wooden door.
The busty woman greeted him again and they sat down together on a white leather couch. She poured two glasses of wine and set them on the coffee table. After a few sips and some awkward silence, they began to chat.
"So how are you?" she asked the young boy who began to wobble.
"Uhm…I'm ok. Why did you bring me here, might I ask…," Mocacino was very nervous. His wine glass shook in his hand and little drops of red wine began to fall onto the wooden floor. Feeling embarrassed, as well as turned on, he felt very uncomfortable. He noticed that every time she talked, her boobs would shake from side to side. Mocking him. This angered Mocacino greatly.
"Mocacino, we have the same rare condition. It's called, Mutton Chop-itis and only occurs in people who are related to God. I know you are the messiah, Tasubishi. We are going to make things right." She held his hand tightly. Mocacino winced.
"O..ok. Uhm, what…do you want?" Her eyes saddened and tears began to fall down her cheeks. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you sad!"
"No it's not your fault it's just that…sometimes its hard having big ass mutton chops. I only wish my mother had not had fucked God so I would not be in this position! You are my half brother, and it hurts because…I have been stalking you for months!" she cried.
Mocacino's face hardened, "…What."
"YES ITS TRUE! Every night I masturbate when you brush your teeth! I even stole some of your trash and sniff it every night, then stick it up my vag! I want to be with you Tasubishi!" She leaned in to kiss him. Mocacino punched her in the face and ran to the back door.
"BITCH!" This was the first time he had sworn, "..DOING! You're my goddamn sister and you want to fuck me? Sure, your tits are amazing but you gotta back dat ass up and get yourself checked into a mental hospital, GOD DAMMIT!" Mocacino ran away, trying to calm his boner. Yeah, the bitch turned him on but incest just don't happen in this story!
Mocacino ran back to his house and into his room. He searched the place only to find several cameras hidden in places. He patched them up with duct tape like a gangster and stripped down to his boxers. He masturbated ten times and then tried to comb out the tangles in his chops. It wouldn't work! So Mocacino fashioned a special comb out of purple plastic and a muffin. He called this the Muffin Mutton Comb, and it's the only thing that ever gets knots out of his hair. Mocacino Tasubishi changed that day. He became a MAN. His pubes grew in, he voice dropped, his freckles and fat fell off and he killed his adoptive father with a banana and a crossbow.
The next day Mocacino arrived in school, studded with pride and dressed in a brand new hall monitor uniform. He had learned to stand up to those who were fucking creepy. So all those who teased him were killed throughout the day by the hit of his brass knuckles. Only half the school survived.
Mocacino awoke in the middle of the night. He was having that dream again. The one where his creepy half sister was breathing over him and jiggling her boobs to the tune of Jingle Bell Rock. He got rid of his morning wood and changed his cum stained sheets. He touched the picture he had taken of his super crush, Sakura Sakura, who seemed to slip through his finger tips each time he tried to obtain her sexyness.
"That DAMN TAKASHI TAKASHI TAKASHI CHAN! He thinks he's so cool, with his REAL family and HOT ASS cousin! I'LL SHOW HIM! The next time he tries to get into school late I'll RIP OFF HIS FUDGIN EYE LIDS! PRAISE GOD!" Mocacino fell to his kness and prayed five times before putting on his hall monitor outfit, giving his mother a hostess snack though she sat dead and fat in the kitchen, and heading off to school.
The boy-messiah took his place in the school's office. He had a desk right next to the principals office for added effect. Many called him the principal's bitch. Those people are dead. After setting up his walkie talkie and shining his epaulets, Mocacino began strutting down the hallway. As the bell rang, he pushed people into their classrooms and waited. He waited for TCC to come as he combed through his chops. He noticed he had not been in the halls this morning so it was just a matter of time…
After two hours of unblinking guarding, the wooden doors opened. TCC and his hot cousin began to walk forward. She was giving him a hand job as they walked.
"Here we go," snarked Mocacino. He hid behind a corner until TCC and Sakura Sakura turned. "DON'T FUCKING MOVE YOU BASS TARDS!" His hand flipped out into the usual nazi fashion and the two late students stopped. "THIS is the hundreth time YOU have been late! NO EXCEPTIONS! You must see Principal Asslappy AT ONCE!"
"Dude, chill the fuck out," TCC said. "What can we do to finish this quickly, hm?"
"Uhm, well…I'm not sure. Uhm…let me date Sakura Sakura!"
"Not date…what if she blows you?"
"DEAL!" Mocacino's face and mutton chops smiled with joy. He grabbed Sakura Sakura by the hand and the two went into a broom closet where she blew him 8 billion times at once. Mocacino came so hard that the entire room filled with cum and it spilled out the door and into the halls in a wave type fashion. Mocacino breathed heavily, "SHIT that was a good blow job. He pulled up his assless chaps and buckled his belt. He saw TCC standing there in a pool of cum jacking off to porn nonchalantly.
TCC looked up, not bothering to put away his dick. "You done?" he asked.
"Yup!" he squeeled. TCC began to walk forward as Mocacino turned around to pick up the muffin comb he had dropped. Suddenly, TCC fell forward and his hard dick landed in Mocacino's ass. "DA FUCK YOU GAY SHIT?"
"Dude it was you! How do I get out?"
"I dunno, just…pull!" TCC tried to pull out but it didn't work. He tried again and again moving his dick back and forth. He suddenly felt the urge to cum and couldn't suppress it. Mocacino also got a bit turned on. The two butt fucked in the hallway as Sakura Sakura watched blankly. TCC was finally able to pull out. The two men just stared at eachother. Not knowing what to say, TCC kissed Mocacino on the mutton chop and grabbed his "cousin" by the arm.
Mocacino stood awkwardly in a pool of his and TCC's cum. He could hear TCC scream, "DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED SKANK BITCH TIT!" and Sakura Sakura replying, "Her father invented toaster strudel!" as they ran to 3rd period.
The boy-jesus leaned against a locker and sighed, "Being Gay is a sin. But I feel happier than a fruit cup shopping on a bright San Francisco day." He didn't move from that spot the entire day until he realized his mother was actually dead and held a funeral for her that night in the back yard. He stuffed her coffin with hostess snowballs.


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All I can say, is it's a great feeling to start with an idea, work with it for more than 6 months, and get to this place.
A set of sculptural stacking boxes (the base of one box fits the top of another) that double as a nightstand, stool, ottoman or table and stool set for children. You can leave them plain, or decoupage them with decorative paper.
What do you do with them?
Put your favorite stuff inside. Yarn, yo-yos, matchbox cars and trucks, Legos, rubber stamps, fancy hats, scarves, alphabet magnets, musical instruments, play-dough, cookie cutters, wooden blocks…
I don't exactly understand the magic, but my kids love cleaning up with the Totem Boxes. They make sorting the toys like another way to play. You can easily move the boxes to where the mess is because they are modular, and then stack them up as you go. They look good sitting in the corner of your room, if you do nothing else. To me, they are functional sculpture.
And they're not just for kids. Someday when I'm a knitter, I'm going to make a set with a hole on the side for the yarn to feed out while I knit. I'll prop up my heels on the boxes as I relax and make gorgeous socks….
But are they durable enough for kids to use?
Months of testing and strength to support the sitting weight of a 150lb. adult makes me say YES.
What do I need to make them?
You will need lots of strong cardboard (like the kind that banana boxes or diaper boxes are made out of) and basic supplies like a pencil, white glue, a metal ruler, binder clips or clothespins and a utility knife. You will also need access to the internet, a computer and a printer to print out your pattern pieces and directions.
How long does it take?
Anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour for the first box, but after making about 20 of them, I've got it down to about 30 minutes a box (without decoupage). Best thought of as a weekend project. Say, if you wanted to make an amazing gift for your 2-5 year old niece or nephew's birthday.
Where can I buy the pattern?
The pattern costs $12 and is currently available in my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cardboardcollect
It includes instructional PDFs in US Standard and Metric with written directions and a pictorial guide with links to 3 original video tutorials. The elementary school teacher in me did my best to appeal to audio and visual learners, so if you get frustrated by traditional patterns, fear not.


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GRIP BARBADOS/CAPE VERDE RADIOSONDE V1Entry ID: gripradio
Abstract: The GRIP Barbados/Cape Verde radiosonde data set consists of generally two soundings per day (06Z and 12Z) launched from Barbados, and one sounding per day (12Z) launched from Cape Verde. These radiosondes measure the profile of atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, from the ground to an altitude of up to 40 km (in general, the sondes reached at least a pressure ... of 100 milibars). The launch program began on 14 August, 2010 and ended 24 September, 2010. The sondes used were type DFM-06, built by GRAW Radeosondes, Nurenberg Germany. Most ascents were done with TOTEX 200-g latex balloons using the DMF-06 sondes. A few launches were made using TOTEX 800-g Balloons with the DFM-97 package (connected with ECC ozonesonde). On some days launch times were changed, and multiple launches were made from Barbados on September 9, 10 and 21. The data were retrieved using a GRAWMET GS-E ground station. The sample rate of the data was 4 seconds for the Barbados data and 2 seconds for the Cape Verde data.
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'CID' on Sony Entertainment Television is the longest
running crime series on Indian television with number of special episodes. This
time the team is shooting for a special episode in Matheran. The story revolves
around a murder of a well-known man who was killed ruthlessly by an unknown
Oblivious to this violent happening the son and daughter in law travel to Matheran for their honeymoon. CID team comes to know about this mysteries case and starts their investigation.
During their investigation, CID team uncovers the gruesome plot of murderer and comes to know that the murder's next target is victims son. Inspector Daya (Dayanand Shetty), Abhijeet (Aditya Srivastav), Nikhil (Abhay Shukla) and Shreya(Jahnvi Chheda) would be going to Matheran in search for the victim's son and to know unveil the murderer.
Well, lets catch the climax of the story through CID…


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Me? Falling In Love? Oh No..And here comes the part where you have something to say about me being thirteen. Was I right? Yes. I'm thirteen and I believe I'm falling in love with my sixteen year old boyfriend. You just gotta read this before you judge me.. Okay, yes there is an age difference. No one cares! Not me or him or my parents or his parents. Don't go there with "he's just a pig" or something insulting because he hasn't even kissed me yet, want to know why? "I respect you too much" but he keeps bringing it up and we're both really ready for it. And sex. Guys, come on. Well if we haven't kissed I think you can assume we have not had sex yet. But that also got brought up. He said he would if I wanted to, I said I would if he wanted to. Call me a *****, I don't mind really because I haven't done anything.. But really, I believe I already love him. Maybe I don't love him in a way that one day we'll be married and have kids, but I know I love him. Maybe it's in that way that you love your bestfriend, ya know? I love how he tells me everything and I tell him everything and how we can sit in silence or laugh and smile over nothing but the fact that we're together, I love how we hug for 5 minutes straight rocking back and forth and how he cares so much it hurts me, and how he acts like we'll be together forever and how he talks about the future about where he wants to move with me and spend time with me, I love when he bumps into me on purpose so that I'll bump him back or how he tries to start a tickle fight but I always run away so he'll chase me, I love the relationship. I love his personality, I love how he acts around me, I love how he looks, I love the way he IS. I think it's safe to say I love him. Can I tell you something else? I wouldn't be alive today without him. I tried to commit suicide, but when he told me he would kill himself I couldn't do it, I believed him.. So I'm here and he's here and we're just living... I'm gonna just ask a question, if you could comment with your opinion or even something you know to be a fact: is it crazy I like how he kind of pushes me around sometimes? I don't mean he hits me or literally shoves me, he's not even actually trying to hurt me. I mean how I like when he bumps me a little harder than usual or when he blocks me from going somewhere or pulls me around. Is that weird? I also like when he tells me what to do and what not to do. Is THAT weird? He's not controlling, I think he just knows sometimes I need to be told to do things. To do my homework to go to sleep earlier to clean my room. Or to not do things like cut or drink or other things I shouldn't be doing. Well whatever, but I think I love this boy.
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Originally posted May 18, 2012
Katie Davis is an amazing singer-songwriter from Seattle who I've been a fan of since the early days of Rubyfruit Radio. Her songs are a mix of melancholy and emotion (in a good way!). Add her brilliant voice and you've got something truly special.
Recently, Katie started creating greeting cards as a way to finance her music. They've gotten rave reviews and are selling like crazy. Go to ilikeyouandnaps.com and check out them out. Zooey Deschanel loves them, shouldn't you? Also, check out her website where you can download one of her EPs for free.
What was the first concert you ever attended?
I think the first show I went to was Sweetwater at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. I was maybe a freshman in high school. The theater had seats, and my ticket had my seat number on it, so even though there were empty seats up front, I stayed in my seat in the back because I thought I would get in trouble if I moved up.
If you could form a band with 3 other people in it, who would those 3 people be?
Okay, the choices are overwhelming me, so I'm forming a random band:
Mick Jagger, Carrie Brownstein, my sister
THIS BAND IS AWESOME. Also, in this imaginary band, I would like to suddenly know how to play drums.
You have an Etsy shop and your "I Like You and Naps" cards have become quite popular and have been blogged about in countless places. You've expanded the selection quite a bit recently. Do you plan on continuing making cards and coming up with new ones? What's the inspiration behind them?
"I like you and naps" was a simple expression of how much I like naps.
I put up a handful of cards on Etsy, and suddenly I had so many sales I broke my printer and had to shut down my shop for a few days. It turns out naps are very popular.
All my cards are simple expressions of my self or inspired by my friends. "I do not like jobs." "Love is weird." "You drink too much." I just wanted to make something I liked. It makes me happy that other people like them too.
I will definitely continue to make cards! The money I make selling cards helps me to support my music.
Sad songs seem to be your signature. Why sad songs?
I love sad songs. They are my favorite.
I like sad songs that say something beautiful or honest. I like sad songs with hope.
How do you approach your songwriting and where does your inspiration come from?
I think maybe writing songs about things is how I let them go. I write without really thinking about it. I'm not sitting down with a guitar like, "I will write a song about this thing." I'm just playing and something comes up. I feel like I'm trying to remember the words. I'm always trying to say it more simply, more honestly.
A few months ago, I woke up singing a song from my dream. I rolled over in bed and sang the chorus right into my phone.
Songwriting comes and goes for me. One season, I write a bunch of songs. The next season, nothing comes. When it comes, I get caught up in it. I will play a new song over and over all night.Read More


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Beautiful and experimental typography, illustration, and design from Argentinian based design studio Place™.
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NEW YORK -- Technology stocks, which have outrun the broader market for weeks, toppled it Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrials gave up a 97-point gain to finish with a loss as investors shed stocks, including AT&T and Intel.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 70.11 to close at 10,877.81.
Despite the sharp decline of market averages, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 10-to-9 margin on the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE volume totaled 946.86 million shares, compared with 863.90 million in the previous session.
Amazon to expand into luxury items
NEW YORK -- Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its Internet retail empire yet again, this time taking a stake in luxury goods merchant Ashford.com, which sells everything from diamond rings to fine leather accessories online.
Under the deal scheduled to be announced today, Amazon will pay $10 million for a 16.6 percent stake in Ashford. The agreement starts immediately and will run through Dec. 31, 2000, the companies said.
Ruling: Shipbuilder can unionize
NEW ORLEANS -- A labor fight dating back a half-century ended Tuesday when an arbitrator ruled that 4,200 workers at Litton Avondale Industries, a major shipbuilder and defense contractor, would be represented by a union.
The AFL-CIO and the company said they expect to sit down early next year to negotiate what could be the first union contract at the company.
Industrial output inches upward
WASHINGTON -- Industrial production at the nation's factories, utilities and mines rose 0.6 percent in October, a little bit weaker than previously reported, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. The Fed earlier had said that industrial production rose 0.7 percent in October, reflecting a rebound from Hurricane Floyd.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Sana Shuja: 504-669-4446
Sonali Kolhatkar: 626-676-7884
E-mail: press[at]afghanwomensmission[dot]org
Surviving the Longest War: An International Video Webcast
On the Tenth Anniversary of the US war, an underground activist
tells the real story of the Occupation and Afghan Resistance
October 7th 2011, marks the ten year anniversary of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan. To mark this event, Afghan Women's Mission (AWM), a U.S.-based non-profit that works in solidarity with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) will hold a special international online talk-back with Reena, a member of RAWA.
"Ten years of war has not made Afghanistan safer for anybody except the fundamentalist warlords in the Afghan government, and the Taliban," said Reena. This anniversary event, in collaboration with PCC's Students for Social Justice, will raise serious questions about the official story of the longest war the U.S. has ever officially waged, and will offer the unique perspective of an underground Afghan activist who has witnessed first-hand the impact of the war.
AWM Co-Director and KPFK's Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar will lead the conversation with Reena via live video streaming from the Pakistan/Afghanistan region, in front of a live audience. The event will be webcast live on AWM's website at www.afghanwomensmission.org .
"Using the latest technology available, we are thrilled to be able to broadcast the voice of this young RAWA member – an Afghan speaking for her generation – well beyond the confines of our physical event," said Kolhatkar. "We invite people from all over the world to mark the tenth anniversary of this war by tuning into our live web video stream of our conversation with Reena."
Questions for RAWA member Reena will be drawn from the live in-person audience and the online audience via Facebook. The event will take place on Friday October 7th at 7pm PST (10 pm EST) at Creveling Lounge (CC Building, 2nd floor) on the campus of Pasadena City College (PCC).
Nineteen year old Reena was born an Afghan refugee in Pakistan around the time when US-backed fundamentalist fighters started a brutal civil war in Afghanistan. She lived with her family in the border town of Peshawar in severe and impoverished conditions. After moving to a refugee camp run by RAWA, Reena attended one of their literacy courses. She eventually joined the organization, working in various RAWA-run schools and orphanages and is currently a first-year University student. Since Reena was born, she has known only war in her country.
Read Sonali Kolhatkar's September 11th, 2011 interview with Reena here.
RAWA is on the forefront of the movement for peace in Afghanistan. Their activities focus on women's rights, human rights, and exposing the fundamentalist crimes of warlords in power, as well as the Taliban. They have criticized all foreign intervention since the time of the Soviet invasion and occupation through to today's US/NATO war. As the oldest women's political organization in Afghanistan, RAWA has been promoting human rights and democracy for more than 30 years. Their work is extremely dangerous – all RAWA members, including Reena, use pseudonyms, do not reveal their faces, and live and work underground.
RAWA Predicted the Failure of the War Ten Years Ago
On September 14th 2001 RAWA issued a statement warning the US against waging war on Afghanistan, saying "vast and indiscriminate military attacks on a country that has been facing …disasters for more than two decades will not be a matter of pride."
On October 11th 2001, four days after the bombs began dropping on Afghanistan, RAWA once more urged the US to do the right thing, predicting accurately the outcome of the war in a statement: "[t]he continuation of US attacks and the increase in the number of innocent civilian victims not only gives an excuse to the Taliban, but also will cause the empowering of the fundamentalist forces in the region and even in the world."
A month after the war began, when the Taliban were rapidly pushed out of Kabul, RAWA realized that the US was ready to replace the Taliban with their ideological brethren, the Northern Alliance (NA) warlords. They issued yet another international appeal, warning: "[t]he NA will horribly intensify the ethnic and religious conflicts and will never refrain to fan the fire of another brutal and endless civil war in order to retain in power."
Sadly RAWA's warnings were ignored and the last ten years have borne out their predictions.
The Human Impact of a Decade of War
Civilian casualties as a result of the ten year long Afghanistan war have been estimated at 17, 611 – 37, 208, with more than half killed directly as a result of U.S.-led military actions (Sources: UN Assistance Mission Afghanistan, Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Watch, and Associated Press). A recent report by Open Society Foundation found that night raids conducted regularly by US and NATO forces in Afghan villages result in indiscriminate detentions and widespread abuse.
Politically things aren't much better. Afghanistan's government, dominated by the US-backed NA warlords whom RAWA warned against, is ranked the second most corrupt in the world after Somalia (Transparency International). Through the Afghan parliament, warlords have passed laws exempting themselves from prosecution for war crimes, curtailing press freedoms, and promoting women's abuse.
Women in particular continue to suffer. A survey by UNIFEM in January 2011 revealed that a shocking 87% of Afghan women are victims of domestic violence. A UK based charity, Womankind, found that "between 60 and 80 percent of Afghan marriages are forced, with more than half of all girls married before age 16." While women can run for office in the Afghan parliament, they are only allowed to serve if they accept the status quo. The well-known and popular activist, Malalai Joya, a representative of Farah province, was kicked out of Parliament for criticizing the US-backed warlords and has survived numerous assassination attempts.
According to RAWA member Reena, the first thing that needs to happen is for Americans to "call for the withdrawal of the troops, as the military presence has not helped Afghan people in any way." Her opinion is supported by a majority of Americans: a Washington Post-ABC News poll in March showed that 64% of poll participants somewhat or strongly felt that the war has not been worth fighting.
RAWA member Reena is available for a limited number of interviews.


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The daily bible app on my phone today reminded me of how God sees us all, even those who deal with a personality disorder.
Colossians 3:12-14
12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
This quote makes me think of two things:
(1) dealing with a narcissist is easier when I consider how he looks at the world and how the world feels to him. It doesn't mean I have to give up myself or my boundaries, just that I can't change him, but I can try to get to what my kids and I need faster if I consider how to work with or around his issues rather than butting up against the unchangable.
I've done a post in the past about how I am glad I am not my ex… life must feel so disorienting to him all the time, and such a challenge. He must have had a hard childhood and really cannot feel that true connection with others now as an adult. He struggles all the time to have any type of relationship with others and as a result has to force them (e.g…. telling our daughter how she has to do visitation with him when she says she doesn't want to). He repeats the same failures in his life and cannot recognize why (we all do, but his are a bigger magnitude). Most of his actions are driven, ironically, but such a strong sense of insecurity and pain inside that he feels he has to lash out at the world and work hard to hide this pain inside by portraying a false exterior. Every day is a focus on himself because that's really all he is capable of doing.
(2) That forgiveness is REALLY HARD when someone has really wronged you. My favorite quote for forgiveness is "I forgive you for not being what I wanted you to be" by Louise Hay. God Bless… isn't that true with narcissism? They portray themselves to be whatever you want them to be, and then you find out that it was just a facade. So, her phrase of forgiveness feels just perfectly fit to the situation. Forgiveness doesn't mean finding what they did acceptable, it means being able to move on from it and setting yourself free from the anger and resentment that are hurting you, and not them.


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Long thought of as an industrial river thanks to its turn-of-the-century heyday, the Black River has been redefined by paddlers, birdwatchers and anglers as an outdoor playground. Starting in the lower Adirondack Mountains near Forestport and Boonville, the Black River flows 114 miles northwest to the mighty Lake Ontario. From its origins, the wild river snakes into the lowlands, along the way becoming the place fly fishing anglers see in their dreams.
The Black River slows as it flows along the edge of the Tug Hill region – an outdoor paradise in itself! From Port Leyden to Carthage, it's obvious why the river's slow, steady currents attracted lumber companies and mills in the 1800s. Today paddlers can still see the old dams and catwalks. More than a dozen waterfront communities still keep an eye on the Black, opening their doors to visitors and sharing stories of their secret playground.
From Carthage, the Black River heads west through mill communities and the city of Watertown, where whitewater is king and rafting companies offer the East Coast's greatest paddling adventures. Watertown is also popular with whitewater kayakers, who flock to Northern New York's urban hub to play on its natural waves. After the Black leaves Watertown, through communities with scores of public fishing access, boat launches, trails and observation areas, it spills into Black River Bay and Lake Ontario. With so much to offer, the Black River is heading for another heyday, as a recreational paradise. Help rediscover New York's newest outdoor playground!


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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag gets first review
Posted on October 19, 2013 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U
French magazine Jeux Video has provided the first review of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
The game received 18 points out of 20. Jeux Video handed out a 4/5 for gameplay, 4/5 for graphics, 5/5 for the soundtrack, and 5/5 for game length.
You can find a full breakdown of the review below, courtesy of a now-deleted post on the Ubisoft forums.
– World map praised
– A lot of things to do
– Stealth also praised; you can choose how to approach your target, etc.
– Game has some technical problems
– Cities are supposedly better than AC3 (for free running)
– A true Assassin's Creed game, the most accomplished of the franchise
– Slow combat than Assassin's Creed III
– Less weapons
– Fewer new types of enemies
– Naval battles highly praised
– You'll play as Edward for about 10 minutes after launching the game on your console
– Economic system of is easier to understand and really well made (you board ships, and sell resources)
– Need to upgrade your ship to succeed on sea
– To upgrade your ship you'll need resources
– Get resources by boarding ships
– Taking forts have an impact on Edward's progression; it will reveal the location of special places such as caves
– In all main or secondary missions you can play stealthy if you choose to
– The involvement of Edward in the Templar-Assassin conflict is a bit predictable but still well done by Darby; will see a lot of history events
– Conclusion: AC4 is the most successful game of the franchise; better mechanics of gameplay, better level design, the game is a real success.
– You'll need about 20 hours to complete the main path and 50 hours to complete everything.


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"The scourge of healthcare," "A death spiral for all Americans," "The beginning of the end" and "Socialism's entry into the USA."
These have been in the news as lovingly euphemisms for the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as "Obamacare." It's no secret the name, the idea and even the damn website isn't exactly winning the White House many brownie points with the voting public.
And with this report via Forbes from the Manhattan Institute, we have another reason why people hate it: "In the average state, Obamacare will increase underlying premiums by 41 percent." Makes so mad you could run someone off the road, huh?
Whelp, funny you say that…
Someone from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) thought he understood precisely what caused a terrible accident on I-440 outside of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
As you will note from the transcript, he cites "woman driver, rain and Obamacare." At least, he was thinking about healthcare as it pertained to the woman, right? Of course, this faux-pas goes viral with the quickness only to discover that this fool was a contractor performing "routine tests on the system" but forgot to turn off the external feed that, you know, went to cops and stuff.
Healthcare and government: Always keeping it classy!


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529 SW 4th
Happy Hour: 4 - 7 PM Daily
If you play pool, you've probably been to the Rialto. They have what seems like twenty-some tables on the main floor and a few more upstairs. There are televisions blaring sports all around, a few arcade games in the back, off-track betting, video poker and other lottery games off to the side, a pretty decent food menu (with fantastic onion rings) and a busy bar where it might take a minute or two, but you'll get great service and a quality drink.
The happy hour menu is pretty short and doesn't really appeal to the vegetarians...but, I thought it was worth a post. I've been here many times in the past year or so (even for a big celebration brunch...complete with mimosas) and made it through the door just minutes before happy hour ended.
I ordered a Tanqueray Lime Rickey from the drink specials listed on the folded menu at our table. It tasted almost exactly like the gin and tonics I order on a regular basis. It must be the extra lime that I always request that made these two drinks so similar. In my second, a requested a splash of simple syrup. Now it was just like lime aid...which would be perfect on a hot summer day (if only it would stop raining).
The happy hour menu consisted of four meaty items (one of which they were out of for the night) and fries. The fries are good. More like potatoes than the typical straight-from-the-freezer variety found in bars. The happy hour plate is much smaller than the second order of fries we had later in the night. I suppose the dollar amount matched the portion size. And, as always, these fries were better when dipped in ranch than plain ol' ketchup.
The pulled pork sliders seemed to be a hit at the table. They're little and go down quickly...especially for people who have already had a few beers. I was more interested in my sandwich, the veggie Reuben, which wasn't on the happy hour menu but still at a great price on the regular menu.
The veggie Reuben at the Rialto is the one and only experience with sauerkraut that I have yet to enjoy. Okay, one and only that I've now enjoyed two or three times. The bread is toasted (or maybe grilled) and served with thousand island dressing, avocado, tomato slices, lettuce, and the kraut. It's an INCREDIBLY messy sandwich (even when attempted with knife and fork) but so worth the labels you might get from friends at the table who now think you are the biggest slob around. It comes with an extra-thick napkin (or, maybe all the food does) so they are expecting some spillage. There's a choice of salads to accompany the Reuben...but, I've always gone with the green salad. Soft potato salad alongside a soft Reuben sandwich just doesn't appeal to this texture-driven girl. Maybe another time, though.
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50th Anniversary
Dec. 22, 2013 at 6:22 a.m.
Updated Jan. 7, 2014 at 7:08 p.m.
Harry W. and Brenda Joy Brooks celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on December 20, 2013 at the Inez Community Center with a dinner and dance hosted by their sons and daughter in laws; Brian and Becky Brooks and Greg and Susanne Brooks.
Harry married Brenda Carville on December, 20 1963 at Crestwood Baptist Church in Victoria.
Children of the couple are Brian Brooks and his wife Becky of Inez, and Greg Brooks and his wife Susanne of Lake Jackson.
Grandchildren are Micah Brooks and Olivia Brooks of Victoria, Malachi Brooks of Inez, Cody Dawson of San Antonio, Brittany Dawson of Amarillo, Hunter Brooks, and Cullen Brooks of Lake Jackson.
Harry retired from Enron after thirty years of service. He is presently employed as a project manager for Dresser-Rand. Harry loves the Lord and has been an active member of Faith Family Church for the past 27 years. Family is important and many hours are spent together hunting, camping, traveling, and fishing at Port O'Connor. Harry is presently fulfilling a lifetime dream as he is busy restoring a 1957 Chevy.
Brenda Joy retired from the educational field after serving 27 years as a teacher, principal, and educational diagnostician. Besides spending time with her cherished family, including seven over the top grandchildren, she stays very active at Faith Family Church in Victoria where she is involved in ladies ministry as a teacher, encourager, and prayer partner. She teaches "Twogether in Texas", which is a curriculum designed to help couples have a successful marriage and is offered free of charge once a month as an eight hour Saturday workshop to couples who are about to be married. She, also along with her husband, hosts a monthly home group and teaches Bible weekly at the prison. Brenda Joy published her first book, "Coming out of Egypt", a book to help women become all God created them to be, in 2010. She is presently working on her second book which is designed to help men become the warrior, lover, husband, and father God created them to be. Brenda says there is nothing in my life more rewarding than to be able to speak into the lives of those who are beaten up and downtrodden and see them delivered from hopelessness.


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Assam animal husbandry and veterinary director Dr. Aswini Kotoki said the source of the Assam Ful outbreak were local lakes, where a lot of migratory ducks fly in at the onset of winter.
"Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus and migratory birds are believed to be the source of this virus," Kotoki said. He didn't rule out the possibility of the virus spreading to other districts.
"The infection, first detected in the Hajo area, has now spread to Rampur and Rani on the outskirts of the state capital," Kotoki said over the phone.
"Culling operation in Hajo villages will be completed by December 5. As many as 51,546 birds have been culled in 48 villages. Around two lakh poultry birds will be culled in both Hajo and Palasbari revenue circles," Jain said.
Twenty five-member teams — including four veterinary department officials and a member of district administration — had been out sent for the job.


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Hitch Hiking In Fall Of 94It all started doing illegal activities. Eighteen, never had a taste of freedom before, and a lot of misdirected energy. We made a good chunk of money at a harvest festival in NW Ohio, bought a VW van and headed for Grateful dead tour!
First stop, Boston,MA. Now I had been to a couple of shows, that summer, but never been to a city show . Now that was an eye opener. We spent seven nights there and realized that our van wasnt the most reliable. We also managed to pick up more people, one of witch gave us all lice.
Next stop was Philadelphia, PA. This stop wasnt all that eventful, though I did run into some people from my hometown. I also started to learn how to juggle devil sticks there. I helped a guy sell some in Boston and he gave me a set.
Then comes Phish tour. Most of my craziest experiences started hear! At the time, they were playing smaller venues. I actually got into my first show in Pittsburgh, PA. They were playing at recreational center at a local collage. There were two sides to the rec center; an auditorium and a sports center. We walked around the building until we herd the sound of a basketball in the gymnasium. I knocked on the door and to my surprise a girl opened the door. I explained to her that we were trying to get into the Phish show, and asked her to let us in. I was really surprised when she obliged! We eventually found the main entrance to the building. There was a pull down gate, like a fence, that seperated the two parts. After talking some people on the other side into lending me their stubs, I found some security people. I convinced them that we had gotten lost trying to find the restrooms, produced the ticket stubs, and got into the show!
Now i could elaborate alot more on the previos paragraph, including brief meetings of Trey and Page(Trey was actually tossing a football around in the gym when we were sitting there trying to figure out how to get into the show) but thats not why i am writing this. Maybe some day i will, along with numerous other crazy things that happened!
I would really love to find some of the people that I really connected with. In particular there was this girl. I ended up alone in Orlando,FL. (many interesting stories led to this!) After a day of wandering a show there asking for a ride to the next show, someone approached me. He remembered me asking for a ride, and asked the driver of his ride if they could take another. He agreed. When we reached there parking spot, it was obvious that no one with them was capable of driving. The first thing I was asked was if I could drive to Gainesville! This is when I first met Brie. She was a 16 year old run away and we were inseparable for the next couple of weeks. I was young, but an adult. I let my fear of the law, witch is ironic considering some of the things i did until this point, get into the way of truly opening up with her. My new friend Chris, I think he was from VT, was always telling me she was to young as well. But when I think about it now, we were only two years apart! It really is one of the only times in my life that I regret. I will never forget the look on her face as she stared into my eyes through the back window of a car leaving that rainbow family farm in rural GA
Now I had many more adventures, including living in the back of a pick up truck in Los Angeles, but the reason this whole story started is that I was looking for a way to some how connect with some of the people that i met. Does any one know of some other sites or forums were people share stories like this? Maybe someday i will elaborate on some of my other experiences here and get lucky!
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02-24-2009 #1Takavach Guest
Bethesda: No Plans for any Fallout 3 DLC for the PlayStation 3
Recently TheBitBag received a few emails asking if Bethesda will release any DLC for Fallout 3 on the PlayStation 3. To quote:
I can't believe I didn't ask Pete this question when I interviewed him. I did what any journalist would do... I sent him an email.
Pete's response was quick and straight to the jugular:
Fallout 3 DLC is for Xbox 360 and PC.
Now in yesterday's interview, Pete told me that they always planned on releasing DLC. So it's not like Microsoft came in and asked them to create it like they did with Rockstar.
Maybe Microsoft just liked what they were doing and bought the exclusive rights across the board. This means that any DLC released for Fallout 3 will always be 360/PC exclusive.
More PlayStation 3 News...
02-24-2009 #2CyanCaze Guest
*Sigh* Let Microsoft have their moment I guess. They won't last another generation.
02-25-2009 #3vinizuh Guest
this game was junk. no big loss
02-25-2009 #4nogginboy1 Guest
damn, I loved the original game
02-25-2009 #5taladas20 Guest
Fallout 3 was a good game, but no where near as awesome as the original Fallout games. Check out Fallout 3 aka Van Buren the original fallout 3 that never came into being.


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After much planning of our company holiday gifts, I thought "why keep it to myself?" Although my thought didn't include quotation marks.
So here you go: See how in just a few steps, with a little planning, you can pull together a fun, very unique gourmet food and craft gift for your friends, family and even business clients. (And if you have a retail store or food business, help your customers put together gifts by sharing this article!)
Start with your high level gifting goals
Get off to the right start by considering what kind of gifting experience you want to create. Or, more specifically, your giftee's experience. ask yourself: What do I want the recipient's experience to be?
- How do I want them to react when they receive and open it? (Imagine them doing so.)
- What do I want them to think and feel as they "use" the gift? Is it all about them relaxing, feeling or looking good, learning, sharing, and / or feeling good about me and how I ____(helped, relaxed, taught etc) them?
- Do I want something to remain after the gift is used / consumed?
Pulling together a gift with a story
Whether or not the package in which you deliver the goods is a keeper, let's look at how you can pull together a gift with contents that in themselves have meaning and stories to make your gift all the more special.
Figure out your budget
Oh money. When you're on a budget of say $50 or less, you may be tempted to turn to a garden-variety gift basket or something from an import store.
Plan to get volume discounts
The biggest bang for your buck is to order in quantity at deeply discounted prices. Why? When you do, you can often get prices up to 50% lower than the retail price. Whether ordering for party favors, corporate gifts, or just for lots of friends, consider teaming with others to ordering massive amounts for these massive savings through Buyer's Best Friend's wholesale catalog. Your orders go directly to the manufacturers, which gives you another personal touch for your gift story.
Choose a style
Consider what will appeal to your recipients. Homemade may say charming to you. But…it may say cheap to your friends or clients. The smaller batch and more hand-crafted your gifts, the higher the cost, whether you're making or buying. Tell the story for each item you include in the gift to add to the experience. If you choose items that are sustainably produced with only the best ingredients, be sure to tell that story too.
Pick a theme
Coming up with a theme will simplify planning your gift contents.
Some ideas:
- locally made
- a fireside snack (mug, marshmallows, hot chocolate or a hot chocolate kit, an edible or blown glass stirring stick)
- fireside picnic (artisan mustard, crackers, aged cheese, aged salami, silkscreened pantry cloth)
- back to the future (modern twists on old favorites)
- spice of life (locally made spice mixes and a cool grinder or mortar and pestle)
- DIY cocktail kit (like Sonoma Syrup swizzle sticks, award winning American spirits, and some cute glasses)
- handmade tea (jam, shortbread, tea, a little knife).
Or, your theme might send a bigger message like "peace" (filled with Fair Trade goods) or "well being" (focused on the healthy). Or, it could tie in with something you want to convey about yourself. Like if you're a creative business person, make the gift echo your own creativity.
Going back to your budget, some of these things are easy to make yourself if you're so inclined. Hot chocolate in a jar entails grinding up gourmet chocolate with dry milk and sugar. Be sure to list any nuts, flour etc. on a tag or label for eaters with allergies.
Do you want the recipient to end up with something. A wooden box? A glass jar they can re-use? Don't underestimate the charm of glass jars for holding food or bath products. (Also don't under-estimate the shipping weight and need for packing material).
It's easier and cheaper than ever to personalize items with a photo or message these days. A mug or some other tool your recipient could use ongoing — or which you might use to hold tea or hot chocolate — adds a memorable touch to the gift.
Packaging for your DIY gifts: Nashville Wraps is a great resource for food-grade cello bags and boxes. Think of local arts and crafts shops for crates. Check out Etsy for DIY box and basket ideas as well as sources to buy cute packaging.
Also plan for how you'll need to pad any gifts you're shipping.
Gift cards
I like to support local gift card makers, if possible, and write the greetings by hand. (While you're recollecting how to write, try adding a personal note, which these days adds real meaning to your gift.) Check Etsy or search for "gift cards" with your local area in the name. Also see if local non-profits may have a program to create cute gift cards.
You might even get some nice paper and write a letter instead of a traditional gift card. A rubber stamp on the front, with the card hole punched and tied with twine or simply included will make your gift a little cuter too.
Delivery can make or break your budget.
Be sure to budget your shipping and try to ship early, so you can get ground rates. USPS has fabulous flat rate box options. You might even plan your gift size around being able to use flat-rate boxes.
Avoid perishable foods to reduce expedited shipping costs. Then again if you're running late, take advantage of having to ship expedited to deliver something frosty-good.
Shortcuts to a great gifts
- Go where the good food is
- Get efficient by centralizing your buying…unless the joy of running around makes the entire gifting experience more fun for you.
- Shopping at local farmers' market and craft fairs (like the new Patchwork series) are time-honored spots to find unique, handmade items.
- Shop online — keeping in mind if the site you're buying from fulfills themselves so you'll get all the goods at once, versus being shipping directly from the producers, meaning a bunch of packages will be coming in. Zingermans is always a great go-to for interesting foods. A nice, new addition to the world of online gourmet food shops is Buyer's Best Friend's online catalog of foods and goods — all procured directly from the producers.
Share the tasks with friends
Got friends or colleagues who like to cook or make things? Split up who makes, who buys and plan a gift with others.
Ready-made, personalized boxes
Plenty of artisan food manufacturers and Etsy-style crafters will pull together a gift tower or box or basket for you. The photo shown is from p.o.p. candy, made by a sweet couple based in Los Angeles who dress up their nut butter crunch tins and boxes with a personalized cards or stickers, a simple and crowd-pleasing alternative to, say, popcorn (a perennial holiday gift fave).
A ready-to-eat, regional food-themed box such as this Artisans of Wisconsin Gift Box pulled together by Quince & Apple will impress and surely delight. The nice wooden box gives your recipient something to remember the nice experience.
The more foodie your area the more likely you'll find ready-made baskets like from Give Portland. Gift basket-oriented shops like New York's famous Chelsea Market Baskets and the San Francisco Bay Area's Market Hall can pull together a regional theme for you.
Plenty of food companies list wholesale priced gift boxes on Buyer's Best Friend, which you can buygiven you meet the minimum volumes as well as other options through their retail online catalog. Be sure to order very early — and even investigate if the producers can directly ship out gifts if you're strapped for time.
Your checklist for a great gift
It's never too early to start planning and lock in your gift. Here's your to do list.
|The experience you want to create
|What will make your gift really special?
|What's the total budget? Divide by the number of gifts. Back in the various costs to determine what you can give.
|What's the theme?
|Gift cards
|Write a letter, use a card, or both?
|What type of packaging to hold the gift, to pad it, and to ship it (if applicable)?
|How will you get them there?
Want to promote DIY food gifts? You're free to reprint for your shop or your business as is with attribution, or edit the article with a line "adapted from…"


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Former Formula One driver Vitantonio Liuzzi will be transferring from one Mercedes-Benz team to another, as he continues on his superb stint in the Superstars International Series. He drove for CAAL racing in 2012 after being left without an F1 drive at his former team, HRT, and now he is set to switch to the Romeo Ferraris Mercedes team this year. Liuzzi, who drove a C63 AMG and finished as the runner-up to Audi's Johan Kristofferson in 2012, will compete alongside Thomas Biagi, who was the 2010 driver champion for both the Campionato Italiano Superstars and the International Superstars Series. "I'm ready for a new challenge after an intense 2012... Continue Reading »


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Zoo Grooves 2009 will have toes tapping at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on Saturday 28 November. There is entertainment from a line-up of local bands as well as headline act, The Nevilles, and activities including face painting and a jumping castle to ensure it's a great day for children. Set in the Zoo's beautiful African Picnic Ground, it's a great reason for a trip to Dubbo. Tickets are available for pre-purchase at the gate or on the day and the cost to Zoo Friends is just $10 per adult and $5 per child. Call 02 68811400 for information or click here.
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The Conference is organized by a team of volunteers with a broad range of experience and backgrounds. What unites us is our desire to do our part to support projects, programs and individuals who are making a difference for the sustainable betterment and development of Honduran communities.
The mission of the Conference is to enable networking, collaboration and the sharing of best practices among individuals and organizations whose projects address the following key elements in a country's socioeconomic progress: health, education, and the development of sustainable and economically vibrant communities.
"The conference made me more aware of the work that other organizations of various sizes and types are doing across the country, which will illuminate the work that I do with my own organization every day. The connections that I made and ideas we've already begun to hatch were transformative."
"The Conference was an excellent networking opportunity; It is very positive to have collaboration in three sectors (civil society (NGOs), Private Sector, and Honduran Government (National, local plus USAID). I was able to reconnect with attendees from prior years and make new contacts. It was a great, positive ambiance."
"The availability of networking with others and learning what others are doing and how we can coordinate and work together. The gender focus was extremely valuable."
"The Networking!, practical workshops, gender workshops, entrepenurship women panels and their testimonials…were most valuable."
"The opportunities for networking and connections were fantastic, and I felt like I got a much better "big" picture of NGO presence in Honduras."
The Sustainable Honduras Conference is completely directed by volunteers. Each of our Team Members has dedicated years to bringing this idea to fruition, year after year, for over a decade.
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Thank you for CROP Walk participation
Last updated 6/13/2013 at Noon
Our community came together and supported the 22nd annual CROP walk held June 2 to raise money for the hungry. Various churches and their pastors participated in the walk, along with other Fallbrook residents for an approximate total of 250 walkers.
The total amount of money raised is not available yet, however 25 percent of the money raised will stay here in Fallbrook to help feed those in need in our community. The rest of the money helps those in need across the US and around the world. Special guests included Herman and Carol Van Den Bosch, founders of the Fallbrook CROP Walk.
I would like to personally thank everyone who participated in the walk and all those who donated money for this very important cause. Special thank you goes to our local businesses that helped pay for the t-shirts, and Ultragraphix for doing an outstanding job in printing our t-shirts under a very tight deadline.
A special thank you goes to our local Sheriff's volunteers for directing traffic and keeping our walkers safe. Last but not least, a special thank you goes to our Fallbrook Food Pantry for hosting this event with food and refreshments. The pantry board and the rest of their volunteers do a wonderful job all year round to help our Fallbrook citizens who are in need. We have a very special community that shows compassion for the needy.
You can still make a donation to this year's walk by contacting me at (760) 659-8005 or email@example.com.
Paul Patterson
Fallbrook CROP Walk Coordinator