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Themeefy is another impressive tool for curating online content but it takes a slightly different approach - instead of creating a single page with all your web snippets, Themeefy compiles everything into a beautiful magazine that resembles a flip book.
The Themeefy player is rendered using HTML5 and hence your curated magazine can be read on tablets too.
There are two ways to clip content with Themeefy – you can either use the bookmarklet to clip snippets of any web page or they have a drag-n-drop interface, similar to Storify, that can pull content directly from standard sources like Wikipedia, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook...
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Team Studios Central (running team) has been rolling through the fall running season. Recently, some team members have participated in local races to stay in shape for that upcoming Disney race or to support a local charity.
On Saturday, November 3rd Team SC runner Shelly Benhoff raced in the Give Kids the World Gingerbread 5k at Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida. Team Studios Central has been raising money for Give Kids the World since the team's inception back in the fall of 2010. To date we've raised $1,800 for the village. Shelley got a first-hand look at the village before, during, and after the race and said "This place is incredible!" One of the highlights of her visit was she was able to sing Happy Birthday to a terminally ill child. Shelley achieved a personal best in the Gingerbread 5k. All around a terrific accomplishment! Way to go Shelley!
Shelley Benhoff poses with one of the many mascots at Give Kids the World Village during the Gingerbread 5k.
Another great accomplishment during the fall was Rich Gairing who completed his first ever marathon at the Hartford City Marathon. Rich said after the race "I'm on such an amazing high, nothing can bring me down!" He immediately followed it up with a finish at the Atlantic City half marathon. A race he signed-up for at the last minute. Rich will be tackling the Goofy Race and a Half Challenge this January at the Walt Disney World Resort. A combination of the half and full marathon races. Congratulations Rich!
Rich Gairing nears the finish line of his first ever marathon
On Saturday, November 3rd Chris Walthers and Aaron DelPrince completed half marathons in downtown Indianapolis at the Monumental Half Marathon. Both Chris and Aaron achieved personal best race results on a cold, wet day at a race that took them past several of the downtown Indianapolis landmarks and monuments. Both Chris and Aaron are looking forward to following this race up with an appearance and finish at the Walt Disney World half marathon this January. Way to go!
Chris and Aaron take a photo at the end of a recent half marathon
On Sunday, October 7th Team SC runner Amanda North completed her 5th ever half marathon at the Westchester Running Festival. She accomplished all of this the weekend after running in the Disney World Tower of Terror 10-Miler. If that wasn't enough she set a personal record at the Westchester Half Marathon. Amanda is preparing for the Goofy and a Half Challenge this January at the Walt Disney World resort which requires runners to complete the half marathon on Saturday and then the full marathon on Sunday. Congratulations Amanda and best of luck this January!
Amanda North takes a photo prior to her race at the Westchester Running Festival
Team Studios Central is open to anyone who wishes to run and make a difference in the community. If you would like to join our group you can find all the details here. Who knows, maybe you'll be our next success story. As I like to say "Each journey starts with a single step." Joining Team SC may be the first step you need to a long, successful running addiction.
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Your Best Life Now
Your Best Life Now, the highly acclaimed book by Joel Osteen, pastor of America's largest church is written to help you fulfill the potential for your life. Whatever your God given dreams are, whether you desire to be a better parent, do your best at your vocation, or build a stronger marriage, through scripture and Joel's personal experiences, this book will help you to live Your Best Life Now. The good news contained in Your Best Life Now is that your dreams, goals, and aspirations do not have to stay on "tomorrow's to do list," rather, through applying seven steps you can begin to live at your full potential.
Joel Osteen, author of Your Best Life Now pastors Lakewood Church which was started Mothers Day 1959 by his father John. While the church did begin with a small number attendees, it did not begin with a little vision. Rather, it had a dream to touch the lives of millions. On October 3, 1999, after the death of his father, Joel Osteen became the senior pastor of Lakewood. Today, through application of the principles in Your Best Life Now, the church seems to be living at its full potential. Each week, approximately 30,000 people attend services on site and millions more watch via television. Thousands of lives are being transformed. In fact, during 2003 alone, over 18000 people took the first step toward experiencing their Best Life Now with God by accepting Christ as savior or rededicating their lives to God.
Your Best Life Now contains seven steps to living at your full potential. First, you need to enlarge your vision for your life. Until you begin to dream God sized dreams, you will never live your life at its full potential. Secondly, you need to develop a healthy self-image. Joel Osteen preaches often on not living under the terrible cloud of condemnation. Until we see ourselves as we are, we will never live our best life now. Thirdly, Joel talks about discovering the power of your thoughts and words. He states that if we continue to think and talk negative we will not live life at our full potential. Fourth, we need to let go of the past. If dwell on the past we will never focus and press into the best life available to us. Next, we need to learn how to find strength through adversity. Everyone will experience difficulties, but learning how to capitalize from these trials will help you live Your Best Life Now. Sixth, we need to live to give. God commands us to be generous and Pastor Joel explains how doing this will help you to fulfill your potential. Lastly, Joel teaches that we need to choose to be happy. Everyone experiences circumstances that can depress them, but if you want to experience Your Best Life Now you must choose to rejoice and thank God for all the blessings he has bestowed upon you.
Your Best Life Now has received tremendous acclaim from a wide variety of individuals. Well known speaker and conference host Joyce Meyer said, "Joel's message of unconditional love and unending hope is impacting the very culture we live in. This book will help you find more fulfillment in life, more satisfaction in relationships and a deeper intimacy with God." David Carr, quarterback for the Huston Texans football team said, "To be a successful athlete you have to remain focused and motivated. These same principles are true if you are to be successful in life. Joel encourages me to stay focused on what matters most, my relationship with the Lord and my family, and he inspires me to live a life of purpose and integrity." In addition to being commended by sports stars and fellow ministers, Your Best Life Now is also receiving praise from businessmen. Drayton McLane, Chairman of McLane group and owner of the Huston Astros baseball team said, "Joel Osteen is one of today's most dynamic and encouraging leaders. His enthusiasm for the Lord is truly inspiring. I have no doubt that his message of hope will lead you down the path to victory and will make a difference in all areas of your life"


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Rating: K/PG
Characters: Frodo, Sam, Gildor, OMC Elf
Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing. In it for the fun, not for the money.
Characters: Frodo, Sam, Gildor, OMC Elf
Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing. In it for the fun, not for the money.
~Talks Under Starlight~
Rating: K/PG
Characters: Frodo, Sam, Gildor, OMC Elf
Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing. In it for the fun, not for the money.
The elves brought food on heaped plates, and also a drink which went to the head like wine and loosened the hobbbits' tongues. Sam was at first too much taken in by the whole situation to say anything. He watched the fair people going to and fro, light surrounding them, in stark contrast to the darkness of the woods. His head seemed to swim, and that did not come from the drink alone. Something was in the air, so dense he could almost touch it. It emanated from the bright voices and laughter of the elves, from the light surrounding them, from Frodo's smile across the table...
"Sam!" Hey, Sam!" Frodo's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Sam, are you ill? You've been sitting in front of a full table for ten minutes now, and you haven't touched anything?" Frodo laughhed, as did Merry and Pippin who were sitting close by, already tucking into meat and bread. Merry raised his cup to Sam, who absently did likewise. "Cheers!" Sam watched Frodo conversing with the elves. He is so fluent in their tongue, he thought, looking at his master, who seemed to be much at ease talking with Gildor and the other elves. Sam felt rather intimidated by them. They were so strange. But be that as it might, his friends were right about the food. He piled his plate high and began to eat. It tasted better than anything he'd ever eaten before, and he wondered if the elves were using magic on their gardens.
He turned to an elf sitting next to him. "That's great!" The elf smiled. "Thanks, Halfling." I'm not 'half' anything, thought Sam. That word of theirs. The elf turned towards him.
"Say... what would a Halfling be leaving the Shire for? I always thought your kind were ones who, you know, stayed put?"
Sam looked at the elf, who seemd to know more than he or Frodo had told any of them. His insides seemed to curl up. How much did he know, and who had told him? Well, the best way to find that out seemed to be to actually talk to him.
"Say...,"he began, trying to imitate the elf's pronunciation, "what evil would it do if you first told me your name, sir? Mine's Sam Gamgee, lest we forget."
The elf laughed. "Elenyar," he said. Sam nodded briefly and took a quick draught from his cup before facing the elf again. "And how would you know my master is leaving the Shire?"
The elf said nothing. Instead, he frowned and then curled his lips upwards ever so slightly. Now what is that supposed to mean, Sam thought.
"I do not know why your "master" is leaving or why the Enemy is in pursuit of him. But I do know that he is certainly not intending to stay in Crickhollow." Sam seemed unconvinced. "Our kind has access to many ears and eyes. But be not afraid. His secret is safe with us."
Sam wondered if he could trust that. Still, it seemed only fair to tell the elf something in return. But still, he decided to play the simple, unknowing servant.
"Well, he has not really told me about any details. But since you know he's leaving, there's no use for me to deny it. But all I know is, I wont't let him go alone."
The elf laughed. "Now here's what I call a friend!" He looked at the Halfling beside him who was enjoying the meal thoroughly. Such a good-hearted, simple fellow. Did he actually know what he was letting himself in for? He bestowed a warm smile upon Sam.
Sam looked up. "Well... he needs someone to look after him." The elf smiled. "You seem to have your mind made up. But remember: great danger may befall both of you, and maybe him even more than you. So don't you leave him."
Sam started at the thought. "Leave him!" he almost shouted. The elf was taken aback by the determination gleaming in Sam's eyes. "I never mean to. I am going with him, if he climbs to the Moon, and if any of these Black Riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with."
The elf half-laughed. "And if you must know;" Sam continued softly, driven partly by drink and partly by his emotions, "if you must know, Merry and Pippin are coming too." He grinned. "He thinks he has fooled them. He still thinks he can leave them here and go off, never to return, and they wouldn't care. Imagine that!" He looked down at his plate. He wanted to leave me behind at first, he thought. I could not have borne that. What was he thinking?
Gildor, who had been sitting next to Frodo, had overheard Sam's talk. There was apparently more to these Halflings than met the eye. Old Bilbo had always appeared to him as a notable exception to the otherwise infallible rule that Halflings were only interested in food, drink, and pipe-weed. He had hardly ever thought of them as capable of deeper, nobler feelings. And yet...
"So do you know anything about these Black Riders? I mean, who are they? What do they want from me?" Gildor frowned. How much could he tell the Halfling without completely disheartening him? Especially when his friend was sitting there curled upat his "master's" feet, who might or might not be asleep. He took a deep breath. "Well, in a way they are like you," he said finally.
"Like me?" Frodo glared at him in atonishment. "How are these dreadful things like me?"
"They, too, are Ringbearers, Frodo." Gildor sighed. "Or, they were, once, when they were alive." Frodo had of course heard old wives' tales of ghosts and ghouls. But these were fables told to children on long dark winter nights. "You mean they are – what, dead?" Gildor looked at him with a wry half-smile. This Halfling was so daring as to set out on a perilous voyage, and yet in so many ways he was so innocent, so unprepared. "Worse," he said. "They do not live, nor are they dead. They are but shadowsof Men, and yet they are powerful because of the Drak Master they serve."
Frodo sat in silence, pondering this. Eventually he sighed. "So how many of them are there? And how am I meant to escape them? If they're so powerful and all, I mean." He looked down on Sam and felt his heart sink within him. Sweet young Sam, who would look after hot water and food for his master, who would carry all the heavy baggage, who would not be parted from his side even at the cost of a hole in the back from his present rather uncomfortable sleeping position.
Gildor's feather light hand gently stroked Frodo's hair. He remembered what Sam had told him, remembered the laughing faces of the Halflings at the feast and the determination in Sam's eyes.
"Do not go alone. Take such friends as are trusty and willing."
A/N: Yes, I know that the elf's name is a bit corny. Apart from that: Inspiration came from the scene which is on pp. 96-100 in my edition of LOTR. Sam's speech starting with "Leave him!" is straight out of that, as is Gildor telling Frodo to "take such friends as are trusty and willing." Thanks Juno for the remark about Sam - I changed that now. As for the Black Riders, I know Frodo's not told about them in the books, but that's for dramatic reasons, so I changed that too.
"It's not a canon error, it's creativity."
Have fun.
"It's not a canon error, it's creativity."
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|Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas (holding the casket), accompanied by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (left) and other local leaders, pay his last respects to PNP-Special Action Force (SAF) trooper Ephraim Mejia at San Nicolas, last February 2. Roxas said the national government will extend all the rightful benefits and support to the slain PO2 who was one of the 44 PNP-SAF who died in a clash with Muslim rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25. /TQuimson
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If you've ever tried to assemble a telescope, point it at the sky and find the Big Dipper, you'll know it's not easy. Here's a brilliant solution: the Celestron SkyScout, a hand-held device that looks a lot like a camcorder. Point this genius little invention at any celestial speck, and it will identify it for you. Alternatively, ask it to find Saturn, and it will point you in the right direction.
In an age when we have GPS on our cell phones and navigating systems on our cars, it's probably not all that surprising that this is possible. But we think it's incredibly cool. The SkyScout uses GPS technology and the Earth's gravitational and magnetic pull to home in on exactly which planet, star or constellation you're trying to identify (it knows over 6,000 of them). It will even suggest that night's best sightings, based on where and when in the world you are. If you want to know even more, you can listen to a commentary (including facts, trivia, history and mythology) about each astral body with headphones. And, as new stars are discovered, a USB port allows you to update the SkyScout with the new information.
At $399, they're comparable in price to inexpensive telescopes, but if you're not ready to commit, come to Verana this winter. If you've ever seen the sky over Yelapa, you'll know why we want one of these!


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1. Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F). 2. Line a large baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper. 3. Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl until well-mixed. 4. Use a pastry blender to work in the butter until the mixture is crumbly with pea-sized crumbs. Stir in almost all the cheese (leaving a little for sprinkling on top) and the chopped herbs. 5. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, buttermilk, and mustard together. Reserve a tablespoon of the mixture to brush over the tops. 6. Make a well in the middle of the flour mix and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Stir until the mixture forms soft, spongy dough. 7. Turn out onto a lightly-floured surface and knead the dough briefly until smooth. Roll out to a 3-cm thick square. Cut into quarters, then cut each quarter diagonally to make 8 triangles. 8. Place the triangles on the prepared pan and brush the tops with the buttermilk mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. 9. Bake on convectional heat for 15 minutes or until the scones are well risen, golden, and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Good eaten warm, or at room temperature, or split and toasted with butter.
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Two Greek Golden Dawn MPs jailed
Two more MPs from Greece's extreme right Golden Dawn party have been jailed on charges of playing a pivotal role in a criminal organisation.
A third politician facing similar accusations will testify to prosecutors today.
Giorgos Yermenis and Panayiotis Iliopoulos testified for several hours to two appeals court prosecutors.
Yermenis, also known as Kaiadas from his stint as a bassist with Greek-Norwegian black metal band Naer Mataron, has been accused by witnesses of training Golden Dawn members to attack migrants.
Another politician, Efstathios Boukouras, will testify this morning. Apart from membership in Golden Dawn, he faces charges of extortion.
Three other politicians, including Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos and his deputy, have been jailed since October.
Golden Dawn has 18 MPs in the 300-member Parliament.
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The Lewd Quest of Breeding Soldier Sera (Game)
15 Nov 2012 1 Comment
Author/Circle: ONEONE1
Language: Japanese
Format: EXE
Size: 559,0MB
My name is Sera Jogasaki.
One minute I was a girl playing eroge and volleyball in the real world.
The next I was sucked into an RPG realm, where a witch groped me
and said "you've got childbearing hips"… what!?
I won't lie, I like having sex. I got around. But was that why I was
brought to this world? The witch took me to the prince, and all was
"Sera, you are anointed Breeding Soldier. Go forth and f*ck
the monsters that plague our land from existence!"
>Monsters in this world disappear when they ejaculate. O…okay.
But what about pregnancy? In fact… the truth is I wanted to be
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* Massive climax birth RPG
Experience increases from multiple orgasms!! Level up by giving birth!!
Cum until you can cum no more in this monster birth-themed RPG.
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* WTF the most powerful armor is tentacles!?
Acquire the glorious Tentacle equipment in the second half of the game!!
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Of course all of this is represented in pose art AND retro graphics!
* Copulate with monsters!! That is the Breeding Soldier's raison d'etre
Battles are sexual, and in the story you will learn the Way of Breeding,
a martial arts skill that gives turns f*cking into victory. When you use the skill
sex cutscenes are shown, and actual battles are full of erotica.
* Many, many ecchi events!!
ONEONE1 puts its full focus on H scene events!!
Birth scenes are sexy of course, but also training scenes!!
Enjoy bounty hunter strip show, etc., and both background
voices and wonderful Sera (CV: Rutolo Nanagi)!!
* CG / scene replay mode
The full game lets you review all CGS and erotic scenes
as you clear them… including sex battle cutscenes!
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nude battle, double peace, stretching, summoning birth
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April 2009 Archives
The Password is Courage
I'm not a big anime watcher, usually only falling back on it when I'm in a coding slump and feeling really bored. It was on one such occasion that I picked up Soul Eater. It's rare to get such a character-driven story out of mainstream anime. The characters, music, art design, style… all of it clicked with me. I fell in love with it from the first episode.
I stopped watching about a month before the story ended so that I could see the final five episodes all in one go. Well, it ended late last month and I only just got around to watching them. Maybe because I was busy, maybe because I didn't want to admit to myself that it was over. Little of both, probably.
In the end it was a disappointment. Soul Eater could have been so much more, if only they had focused on the characters instead of devolving into a huge action battle. I guess such an ending it is to be expected from something based on a shōnen manga, though from what I've heard it deviated quite a bit from the source, which is still ongoing. Maybe I'll pick that up.
And another…
BSG got a shoutout in last night's 30 Rock! Elisa (Salma Hayek) was in a shirt, and Frank (Judah Friedlander) said "What the frak?!".
User Mode Scheduling in Windows 7
Don't use threads. Or more precisely, don't over-use them. It's one of the first thing fledgling programmers learn after they start using threads. This is because threading involves a lot of overhead. In short, using more threads may improve concurrency, but it will give you less overall throughput as more processing is put into simply managing the threads instead of letting them run. So programmers learn to use threads sparingly.
When normal threads run out of time, or block on something like a mutex or I/O, they hand off control to the operating system kernel. The kernel then finds a new thread to run, and switches back to user-mode to run the thread. This context switching is what User Mode Scheduling looks to alleviate.
User Mode Scheduling can be thought of as a cross between threads and thread pools. An application creates one or more UMS scheduler threads—typically one for each processor. It then creates several UMS worker threads for each scheduler thread. The worker threads are the ones that run your actual code. Whenever a worker thread runs out of time, it is put on the end of its scheduler thread's queue. If a worker thread blocks, it is put on a waiting list to be re-queued by the kernel when whatever it was waiting on finishes. The scheduler thread then takes the worker thread from the top of the queue and starts running it. Like the name suggests, this happens entirely in user-mode, avoiding the expensive user->kernel->user-mode transitions. Letting each thread run for exactly as long as it needs helps to solve the throughput problem. Work is only put into managing threads when absolutely necessary instead of in ever smaller time slices, leaving more time to run your actual code.
A good side effect of this is UMS threads also help to alleviate the cache thrashing problems typical in heavily-threaded applications. Forgetting your data sharing patterns, each thread still needs its own storage for stack space, processor context, and thread-local storage. Every time a context switch happens, some data may need to be pushed out of caches in order to load some kernel-mode code and the next thread's data. By switching between threads less often, cache can be put to better use for the task at hand.
If you have ever had a chance to use some of the more esoteric APIs included with Windows, you might be wondering why we need UMS threads when we have fibers which offer similar co-operative multitasking. Fibers have a lot of special exceptions. There are things that aren't safe to do with them. Libraries that rely on thread-local storage, for instance, will likely walk all over themselves if used from within fibers. A UMS thread on the other hand is a full fledged thread—they support TLS and no have no real special things to keep in mind while using them.
I still wouldn't count out thread pools just yet. UMS threads are still more expensive than a thread pool and the large memory requirements of a thread still apply here, so things like per-client threads in internet daemons are still out of the question if you want to be massively scalable. More likely, UMS threads will be most useful for building thread pools. Most thread pools launch two or three threads per CPU to help stay busy when given blocking tasks, and UMS threads will at least help keep their time slice usage optimal.
From what I understand the team behind Microsoft's Concurrency Runtime, to be included with Visual C++ 2010, was one of the primary forces behind UMS threads. They worked very closely with the kernel folks to find the most scalable way to enable the super-parallel code that will be possible with the CR.
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Quake Rocket Jumping done Quick is something new. Think Quake done Quick, but for rocket jumping. Simple huh? The first video, rjxtreme, is up and waiting to be improved!
CSI Cameos
Lots of BSG people in last week's sci-fi focused CSI (A Space Oddity). I spotted Grace Park (Boomer/Athena/Eight), Kate Vernon (Ellen), Rekha Sharma (Tory), and Ron Moore (series creator). They also mentioned taking a decades-old TV show and updating it to make a hit. Hehe.
Optimizing IP range searching in PeerGuardian
I was working on something completely different last night, when an elegant idea came to mind on how to significantly speed up PeerGuardian's IP searching. It's funny how an idea can just pop into the mind about a problem that hasn't been thought of in a long time.
Right now PeerGuardian uses a binary search to match IPs. This is already pretty efficient, running in ⌈log 2 N⌉—so for 100,000 IP ranges, about 16 tests need to be done. This has the additional advantage of having no memory overhead.
My idea is to use a structure similar to a B+tree, packing as many IPs and branch pointers into a cache line as possible. On today's architectures, a cache line is typically 64 bytes, so 8 IPs and 9 branch pointers would fit on each node, making it only need to read about ⌈log 9 N⌉ nodes to find a match. So in order to find a match in 100,000 IP ranges, only about 5 nodes would need to be read.
CPUs always read and cache data in blocks (a cache line), so an algorithm that keeps this in mind to minimize memory reads and maximize cache usage should be incredibly fast. Even though this introduces significant overhead for branch pointers (about 2x the storage would be required), it should be far more efficient overall.
But this algorithm improves in another way too: branching. I'm talking in terms of branch instructions, not the branch pointers mentioned above. The fewer branches code takes, the faster a superscalar or pipelined CPU will be able to run your code. For this algorithm, an entire node could be processed (that is, comparing the IPs and determining which branch node to go into) with zero branches using integer SSE2 (PCMPGTD, PMOVMSKB), and bit-scan forward (BSF).
I can't be sure how much of a speed difference this would make until I code it up, but I bet it would be at least 200% faster. I've been too busy to work on PeerGuardian for quite a while, so I don't know if this will ever make it into PG. We're looking for a new coder with more time on their hands.
Fast & Furious
It's a video game (Need 4 Speed) made into a movie (The Fast and the Furious) made into a video game movie (Fast & Furious).
Okay, maybe that's not the official story, but that's sure how it felt. Their weird use of GPS felt like an in-game HUD. It even had an " n miles left" announcer voice you might find in time trials. Various scenes felt like the third-person view so common in games like Need 4 Speed.
Adequately fun action, but overall silly story and plenty of bad lines.
New site
New site with blog & projects merged, plus a nicer design.
Kendo and Ramen
Today I went down to Little Tokyo to grab some ramen for lunch, and happened upon the Cherry Blossom Festival. I only stayed a little while, to see some sumo and kendo performances.
I got there late for the sumo unfortunately, but I did get to see a few matches where Dan Kalbfleisch wiped the floor with some other guys.
The kendo demonstration started with sensei Cary Yoshio Mizobe performing tameshigiri—cutting a tatami omote with a katana. His students went on from there to show off their moves with shinai. Sensei Mizobe was explaining one of the moves: tsuki, a stab to the throat apparently difficult enough that he only lets his black belt students perform it, to lessen the risk of not having enough precision and injuring the opponents. He said he was hired to train Brittany Murphy to perform it for her new movie, The Ramen Girl. The only problem is, they wanted him to train her on this advanced move in eight hours. His only advice was to totally fake it out with camera tricks, or risk injury. Thought that was funny :)
Bear McCreary to score Capcom's Dark Void
Bear McCreary, composer of Battlestar Galactica, let out the information today that he is scoring Capcom's new game, Dark Void. I remember some videos of this coming out a while ago, from E3 maybe, and it looked like a pretty fun game but after so much time I had forgotten about it. These new videos make it look as awesome as ever, though, and with Bear scoring it, you know the music will be amazing!
If you like his music, consider posting at Capcom where Bear is trying to get authorization to release a soundtrack CD.


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Small Grants Programme
SGP Forests Projects
About 15 % of the overall Small Grants Programme portfolio comprises projects on the conservation of forests of ecological importance. The major areas of working are biodiversity conservation, environmental awareness campaigns and promotion of conservation techniques such as JFM, afforestation, reforestation and capacity building activities such as training in fighting forest fires, habitat mapping etc.
Details of projects completed successfully are given below.
Project title: Transfer of new Biogas technology and dissemination of information in Village Shirin Muaafe, Tehsil Depalpur, District Okara
Grantee: Rana Shafiq Ur Rehman
Green Circle Organisation, Lahore.
Grant Amount: Rs. 110,000
Project Duration: Six months
Thai biogas technology, which is considered to be a cheap source of environmental friendly energy generation, was introduced by GCO in Shirin Muafi in Okara in year 2002.
The main objective of the project was to motivate the farmers to adopt this technology in order to reduce pressure for fuel-wood in the area.
Project title: Feasibility study to conserve Chir Pine (pinus roxberghii) Forest ecosystem in Marghazar Valley of district Swat
Grantee: Shaukat Ali Sharar, Holistic Understanding for Justified Research and Action (HUJRA), Sawat
Grant amount: 139,400
Duration: 12 months
The mountainous valleys of lower Swat were covered with Chir pine and scrub forests until recently. These have been cut ruthlessly and now only remnant forest patches of these can be seen on sacred places like graveyards or small landholdings protected by individuals or communities. Marghazar valley is one of the few areas, still covered by Chir pines.
The project aimed to assess the current status of Chir Pine Forest ecosystem in Marghazar Valley of Swat and recommend conservation measures by identifying key threats to the ecosystem.
Project title: Community based Forest Conservation in Upper Dir district, NWFP
Grantee: Mr. Behram Khan
President, Social Youth Welfare Organization, Upper Dir
Grant amount: Rs. 200,000
Duration: 12 months
The upper parts of NWFP are rich in forest resources; however, their unsustainable uses have led to a degraded environment and eroded forest landscapes. Usherai is situated in Upper Dir and can be located on its easting and northing as from 72o 16' to 72o 50' and from 35o 06' to35o 16'. The valley is well forested and supports sub-tropical scrub, moist temperate and alpine types of forests.
The purpose of this project was to build the capacity of Social Youth Welfare Organisation (SYWO) for understanding conservation issues in Upper Dir, with initial focus on "Usherai Darra" and initiate efforts for their conservation.
Project title: An up graded model of Joint Forest Management with "integration" of indigenous biodiversity conservation in upper Tanawal
Grant amount: 125,000
Grantee: Mohammad Shoukat, HAASAR Association
Duration: 12 months
The project was initiated for integrating biodiversity into JFM in the Fateh-Bandi region. This locality is in close proximity to the Tanawal Forest in NWFP (protected), which faces biotic pressures from local communities. The objectives of this project included institutionalising community organisations and groups at the local level for biodiversity conservation.
Download Applications Forms and the SGP BrochureProject Proposal Form
Brochure English
Brochure Urdu
Small Grants Projects - 2014 to 2016


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Japan issues arrest warrant for American "hero"
Hayden Panetierre, who plays the "indestructable cheerleader" on the hit TV show "Heroes", traveled to Japan with friends for a "Save the Whales" protest earlier this month. In retaliation, Japan has issues an arrest warrent for Panetierre, claiming she was involved in "obstruction of commerce". Panetierre (who was already back in the United States before the warrent was issued), didn't have any specific comment about the warrant, and seemed more amused by it than concerned. She also told reporters that she would "very possible" engage in future protests.
Leigh-Ann Gerow


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Nothing wrong with that. I have done it...but you have to be careful not to use a person to fulfill a fetish. If you like the persons heart and you have a mutual attraction then go for it! But, a trans girl doesn't want to be used for her body anymore than you would
All I can offer is my personal experience and I imagine each encounter would be a unique thing. For me, I saw the person I was with as a woman because that is how she identifies. So the experience was much like having sex with another ciswoman except without the mess of strap ons and with the benefit of mutual ******. One downfall though is that, if the person is taking testosterone blockers, she might have some trouble maintaining erections.
Just a tip. We don't like being called She-males. and it's a 'transwoman' not a 'transgender'.
Go for it. You only live once.
I dated a tgirl years ago. She was sweet, beautiful, and a really nice person.
suddenly your name makes a lot more sense.
LOL! Yes, but my wife gave me this nick name...
I've seen **** with them ... Very very interesting good luck !
Good for you.
Okay, thanks for telling us. There are confessions and groups for things like that.
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The poem, "What My Lover Said," was
first printed in the New York Tribune
many years ago with the iur'n,is "H. U."
appended. The worthy iarners, wtio in
tl'os. days took the Tribune by scores of
thousunds, believed that Ilorace Greeley
wrote,_everything in it, so they naturally
supposed that these initials stood. for iis
nanie. Soon the poeu begIun to appear
in various polleetions of verse with the
name' .of t.realoy appended. Bilt It soon
doveloped that the nameo of thet author
Swas Homer ureene.-Bditor Argonaut.
By the merest chance, in the twilight
In the orchard path he met me;
In the tall, wet grass with its faint per
And I tried to pass, but he made no room,
Oh, I tried, but he would not let me.
2O I stood and blushed till the grass grew
With my face bent down above it.
Wile he took my hand, as he whisper
ing said
<how the clover lifted each pink, sweet
To listen to all that my lover .aid;
Oh, the clover in bloom, t love it!)
In the high, wet grass went the path to
And the low, wet leaves hung over;
But -1 could not pass upon either side,
For I found myself, when I vainly tried,
In the arms of my steadfast lover.
And lie held me there and he raised my
While he closed the path before me,
And he looked down into my eyes and
(How the leaves bent down from the
boughs o'erhead,
To listen to ill that my lover said
Oh, the leaves hanging lowly o'er me!)
Had he moved aside hut a little way,
I could surely then have passed him;
And he knew I never could wish to stay,
And would not have heard what he had to
Could I only aside have cast hin,
It was almost dark and the moments
And the searching night wind found us,
But he drew me nearer and softly said
(How the pure, sweet wind grew still,
To listen to all that my lover said
Oh, the whispering wind around us!)
I am sure he knew, when he held me
That I must be all unwilling;
For I tried to go, and I would have
As the night was come with its dew, at
And the sky with its stars was filling.
But he clasped me close when I would
have fled,
And he made me hear his story,
And his soul came out from his lips and
(How the stars crept out where the white
moon led,
To listen ti all that my lover saild
Oh, the moon and the stars in glory!)
I know that the grass and the leavei
will not tell,
And I'm sure the wind, precious rover.
Will carry my secret so safey and well |
That no being shall over diiscover
One word of the marty that rapidly fell
From the soul-speaking lips of my
And the moon and the stars that looked
Shall never reveal what a fairy-like slell
.lThey wove round about us that night in
the (lell,
Iii the path through the dew-ladent
Nor echo the whispers that made my
heart swell
As they fell from the lips of my lover.
-Ilomer (;reene.
Top Pantry Shelf.
By Grace E. Cody.
Aunt Frances sat in the kitchen with
het ankle prop)ped On a stool while
her niece, Cordelia, briskly mounted
the, step-ladder in the pa,ntry.
"Now you're to give orders, aunty,
while I do the work," Cordelia said,
cheerfully. "I love to clean house,
and I promise not to intrude a single
one of my pantry p)rinciples 0on yotu
not even my top-shelf hobby."
"What is yotur top-shelf hobby?"
Cordelia p)aused, half-way uIp thle
ladder, to smile dow.n at her aunit.
''Oh, sinmply the idea that, in nine
houses out of ten, the stuff that's rele
gated to the top shelf of a closet or a
pantry ought to be destroyed or given
away. We dlon't put things clear' up)
there as long as we're in danger of
using them."
'mn! That doesn't aipply to miy top)
shelf. You won't find any rubbish.
Some of the nilcest kitchen fulrnitulre I
Owni is tup there."
"'What's tis?'' aked Cordelia, pu1z
zled. She hadl r'ileahe thle top shelf,
andl was handing down its contenlts.
"That?" Aunt Frances held( otut aln
eager hland. "0 Cor'delia, that's the~
ctutest (cont1rivanlce for' cutting Potatoes!
You take this little scoop, so! -and
dig it into a raw piotatto, and( give it
some kind of at peculiar' twist, a,nd( outt
drops a little ball of potato, about
thle size of a marble. They're so dain
ty-cr'eamed, y'ou knowv!"
"How nice! Why not keep it in tile
table dlrawVer, where youI can get at it?"
''Oh! Well, it takes a kind of knack
to use it. 'Yotl have to tulrn it juist
8o. andt I've never qulite mas0tereCd it.
Theli balls ('ome( 0out wVithI one side
flat, ever'y time, foi' me. Besides, it
hurts my ha.nd. Youl have to be pret
try strong to work it stuccessftully.
"Oh, I see! hBut here's ainother miys
tery, aulnty."
"'Cordelula M-iller', (do y'ou meanl to
tell mel you've never seen one of thlose
lovely potato-slicers? 'Thiat's the miost.
ingeniousf thing thalt ever was! Let me
take it and1( show youl. Yotu run thle
potato along, this way, and( it malgesC
fluted slices oi' oponwork slices, or any
thing youl want. You ouighIt to have
seen thlat woman111 demonstrating with
it In the store. She went like light.ning
and didnl't hulrt hlerself a bit; but I
can't use it, BnmahaW, Withnnel slicin~
my fingers. I've tried and tried. What
that you're looking at, Cordelia?"
"I was wondering myself what I
might be, aunty." Cordelia was in
specting a large, kettle-like tin whic;
she had just taken from the shelf.
"Oh, yes! It's a perfectly splendi,
egg-poacher. Mercy, how dusty it is
You see, Cordelia, you put the eggs 'i
these little individual dishes with th
hot water underneath, and they com
out as round and perfect as if the edge
had been trfmmed with the scissors.
"Lovely! Let's keep it down an
poach the eggs in it tomorrow morn
ing, aunty."
"M-m--well, the fact is, my deat
your uncle and I don't just fancy th
eggs cooked in it. It makes the white;
so stiff and leathery. We think they'r<
more tender done in the water, the old
fashioned way, even if they don't lool
quite so fine. But that egg-poacher i
great, if one only happens to like egg
cooked in it. I paid a fancy price to
it; I know thr-t."
Cordelia, with a smile, added thi
poacher to the other articles that sh
had stacked on the sink, ready foi
"Is this anything worth keeping
aunty?" she inquired, cautiously, hold
Ing up a small, funnel-shaped tool.
"Worth keeping, child? Why, how
could it get so rusty! My pantry mus1
be damp, for I never put anything awa3
vet. It's a very superior croquette.
molder. You just pack the choppec
meat or potato, or what not into th<
mold, and then pull out these litth
rods, this way-no, this way-well
that's the trouble! The rods nevei
would pull out-they stick so! I'nc
so unprogressive myself, I just roll m3
croquettes in my hands, but-"
"And make the best-tasting ones iI
the world, you might add!"
"I don't know about that," said Aun
Frances, with an apologetic smile
"That's my strawberry huller you'r<
looking at, Cordelia."
"A strawberry huller! I .never hear(
of such a thing. But strawberry timi
is just coming. We'd better keep thi
where it will be handy."
"N-no; that isn't necessary. I cai
climb up for it any time I want it
when I have two ankles. I-don't al
ways use it. It's a clever little thing
but it has a way of leavl.ng half th
hull on the berry, so that you have t
pick it off with your fingers. Still Cor
delia, I'll tell you how I feel about al
these inventions for saving the hand
and finger-nails. I think a woman owe
it to herself to have them-don't you?
But Cordelia had no chance to ar
swer. She had just alighted from th
step-ladder with another armful c
treasures from the top shelf, and eac
one, as she laid it down, evoked a ne
eulogy from Aunt Frances, althoug
each one, for sonic occult reason, ha
been retired from active, every-da
After they had all been washed an
dried, the putting back time begal
Cordelia climbed up and down, carefu
ly replacing tho "cutest contrivance
for cutting potato-balls, the "lovely p(
tato slicer," the "perfectly splendi
egg-poacher," tihe "'very superior crt
quette-molder," the "clever little stray
berry-huller,'' and a host of otht
weirdl-looking utensils.
As the last one was safe o,n the to
shelf, Aunt Frances drew a compjlacer
"I declare I forgot from one housc
cleaning to the next how well-stocke
my pantry is!" she exclaimed.
Cordelia's eyes twinkled, b)ut she rc
membered her promise about keel:
ing her pantr'y principles to her
self. "It's no wonder you do, aunty,
she answered, sweetly. "Now shall w
begin on another shelf?"-Youth'
Vanquished Distance,
The Siun of .July 5 got here fron
New York todaiy, JIuly 6, at 1.30. As
suminug that it left New~ York at:
0''clock in the moraling, it came hal
way aeross the American conitinlent i
thirty-five hours and a half, which ceer
tainily is going some. It hadl t
'hange car's at least at ChIcago, If no
oft ener., andi it p)robably lost half ai
hour' in the p)rocess. Th le Santa F,
tralin it Caime onl is not a limited traini
but a regular passenger train that re
qires'P something ovei' nineteen hour
btetwVeen Chicago and( Emtporia. If t h
paper hadl beeni put on a limited t rail
out of Chicago it would have bee:
here tree hour's s;ooneri.
These facts are piut dlown here t
show howv closely we are tiled togethe
by thle railroads of this 'ouintry.
tmati living in thle Centraml part C
A mericn is only a day and a half fror
thle Atlantic, two days and a half frox
thle PacifIe and a day antd a niighit frot
lie Gulf. lie is otilIy a pait oif a (I;
anid a night fr'om the Catnadian bor
der'I. It is a great. lottnltrmy, thiiis tha
we live in, but one of the greatest ma
ter'ial thinigs in this ('ountr1 y is th
wuoderful wvay in which ('0ommerce ha
destrmoyedh great (list antcc.-Emp:iijori
"la M,~uffler Mgetting a pret1ty fai
"Oh, yes; enmoughi to keep body an
i',, ('arefuli measuirement it has~ bc(
dlet ermiiined that time largest iraind(roI
ar one-fifth of an inch in diameter.
Four Millions a Year for Millinery
Feathers--$25,00,000 For Wirster
a Trips in California-Huge Sums
for Celebrations-New York First
In Extravagance.
Having more money than any other
1 nation, Americans proceed to squander
it in a way that makes foreigners dizzy,
Their extravagances take innumerable
During the racing season they bet a
million dollars every day-and lose
{ most of it. American women spend
about $4,000,000 a year for feathers to
weaW in their hats, and small boys get
an early start as spendthrifts by
Squandering $1,000,000 a mouth for pea
7 nuts and popcorn.
The people of Chicago spend $100,000
every week in going to their theatres,
and they spent- more than that sum
I last fall on the series of championship
ball ganes. A New York firi reports
the sale of $250,000 worth of rugs for
one man's house, a Philadelphia jewel
ler sold a $100,000 ruby to complete
one wonianl's collection of jewels, and
now comes- a New Yorker who spends
$2,500,000 for a site for a private resi
The annual expenditure in this coun
try for little things like golf sticks and
balls is $2,000,000, a.nd golf is a new
game here. When it comes to specu
lation Americans are the easiest of easy
marks. I)uring the last twelve
months the get rich quick element in
the United States has invested enough
money in wildcat mining schemes to
pay off the government debt.
The Atlantic liners have suites of
rooms which cost $2000 a voyage in
the summer, and these apartments nev
er lack for occupants. Americans are
exceptionally extravagant in their
travels. In Cairo, Egypt, the manager
of the largest hotel reports that 70
percent of his guests are Anherica.us.
Fully 50,000 Americans go to Paris
every year.
The keepers of the great shops and
resorts of the Frenc"h metropolis would
think dull times had struck them if the
easy money of th'e Yankee spenders
should stop falling on their counters.
Uncle Sam's tourists are so generous
in their expe.nditures that in most parts
of the world the natives ask them just
as much again as they do travellers
from other countries. Bead sellers and
e curio venders in the West Indies know
that a Yankee will readily pay a half
i dollar for an article that a Britisher
will hesitate to purchase for a shill
h ing.
cI And Americans squander untold nil
y lions on travel in their own country.
It is estimated that the tourists spend
d $25,00u,00o in southern California every
. winter. The number of people who
. visit Niagara Falls during a.n ordinary
year is bet ween 700,000 and 800,000, and
in years when many excursions are run
d from distances the number of visitors
..exceeds a million.
.The amount of money spe.nt here by
*r the tourists is incalculable. They spend
all the way from $2 to $2001) apiece. The
plast estimate may seem very high, but
*t when pleople come wvith theIr retinues
of servants an(l take whole suites, or
several suites of rooms1 in thte big ho
tels, and make large purchases of bric
a-brac, furs and curios $1000 does not
last long.
ntr,attracts upward of 20,000 visi
e tors a year, tile majorIty of whom
s come from east of the Alleghanies.
Railroad fare to and from tIs park to
suchl sightseers means almost as mutch
expiense as a trip to 10urope. The Yo..
semite Valley, inaccessible as it is, is
.visited by 5000 sIghtseers yearly, necar
ly all of whom comle from great dis
1 jThe volume of travel to Color'ado has
- icrease d so rapidly (luring thle last
) few years thait although ('arpe.tetrs
tlhave beenl kept busy thiroughl tIhe ent ire
winter build ing newv hotels each stun
nimer the ac'comlmodatins of' thle state
,are taxed to the utmost. During the
- last year some sixty conventions were
1 held In D)enver.
3 Thousands8 of traveler's go downt the
1St. La1wr'ence every summer and t hous
ands mlore flock to I'loridla in thle wvini
toe'. Although Asheville, N. C., is not
looked upon01 as oIne of the great na
r tional show pllaces It is now atiracting
t 10,000 visitors ever'y year.
f AmerIcans arte enthItuslasts for ('xpo
1 sitions, cel ebrat ions a.nd conu (entions.
1At t he St. Louis expositiont onie morn -
1 ing a gr'oup~ of nlewspaper men't and( of
Sfcials wvere ain.n abhout the money
- that. has been siunmde red in thiis couni
t tiry on3 e'xpositionls. A reploterc asked
- an exposItion ofhicial if it woutl b
e possible to( estimatIe the sumint tc omf-.
Spare it with somietintg. Th'iis was;
I tile reply:
'"Just say that it' all the money that
has been thbrown away oni t expsitions~
ini tIhe United States wats gathere'id to
rgethler' and put in a heap It, would
make a pile sc) highl thait y'ou couldn't
dI fly a balloon over' it.'"
IlTher'e were 18,700,000 paId admis
sbons at St. Louis1, and it is est imated
nthat the visiior's to thle fair spet,t over
s$50,000,000 in the city while thle big
show wvas in progress.
sCIENC ti
Sir Oliver Lodge declares that the
umlan race is in its infancy.
Bricks made of coal dust are used
)r paving in Russia. The coal dust
conbi,ned with treacle and resin.
The British Admiralty has decided
I discard the reciprocating engines
nd i.n future fit all British warships
-ith turbines.
A new alloy whichserveselectricians
s a substitute for platinum, consists
f 16 1-2 ounces of silver, 4 1-2 pounds
f nickel, one-llalf ounce, of bismuth,
nd fifty-three pennyweights of gol'd.
'he cost is about one-thirtieth of that
'f platinum.
The peculiar brittleness of their tails
s sometimes an advantage to certain
izards. Perching -head downward on
rock the diamond tailed gecko, for
xample, is often seized by a hawk,
vhen the tail snaps off, and the animal
alInly wiggles away to grow an
Artificial silk is made from wood
ull) in Sweden. The imitation is ex
ellent, but it is found that many
resses made from it. have been dis
arled because the creases made when
he wearers sit down do not come out.
t is Pcarcely possible to distinguish
he real from the artificial silk, but this
efect has proved fatal for use as dress
Both burial and cremation would be
bolished by Karl Schott, a Cologne en
;lncer. lie would place the corpse in a
imple coffin-which might be made of
oncrete reinforced with steel--and
vould then fill this with a quick-setting
iquid cernent. The silicic acid and
ime of the cement would bring about
mnimediate petrifaction, insuring pres
rvation superior even to that of an
ient Egyptian embalming. It is sug
ested that utilitarians may go still
urther, and build the cement. blor'hs
lto vast monuments that shall be the
lie future cities of the dead.
The "muscle artist" to whom Profes
;or von Bergmann, the famous Berlin
murgeon, has drawn attention, has such
nastery of the muscles that he can
lova them about as he wishes. He
ilraws ui his abdominal organs, leav
Ing a eavity, then he presses them
down uintil his abdomen 'grows globi
lar; then he dividrs them into right
and left sections, with a hollow be
tween. 110 imakes the iuscles of any
part of his boly tremble and shake like
jelly. lie stops his pulse beating, and
moves his heart at will. .lust how
these singular results are attained is a
Spider That Changes Color of Eyes
Md. W. Stickland of Singapore recent
1'lyihad a strange experience while
sitting in a garden at BuhitenzV/org. .Java.
Watching a captive sp)ider rem'a rk{able
for the po.session of a pair or eyes
which glow like gig lamps amil a
cluister' of smaller eyes, he was amazed
to note that the "gig 'iamps" slowly
changed in color from brown to grass
green and( back again to brown.
Further, as if to inicrease his atonish
ment, the creature p)roceededl to
change the color of its eyes alternate
ly, thereby exercising a most uncanny
fascination over the mere man. There
was something so diabolically deliber
Ite in tihse changes as5 to make1( it
-3eeml thazt the actor took a genuine
pridle in the iwrformnance.
Tihe offer of a substantial reward
ror oilier spleeimens of the same
pecies provedl unav'ailing, bt it was
ist rumniital ini bringing to li1ght a
secondi species, of at grass green colo)r
dashed with yellow, wleih proved in
avery way as expert in the gentle art
>f oglinug as its more sonmbrehy color
'd relative.
So far as Is known this change in
he coloir (If the eyes occurs' only In
tertaina species of duicks,5 and then only
mdoer the influence of fear, while in
lie sp)ider It wvould appear' almost toc
IC voluintary.-Westmiin1ster Giazette.
Extensive Rolling Stock.
Thiotugh eniir iiely new in its pa ttern,
lhe Great Northern motor car that, re
ently arrived In Stt. P'aul from Au.
-ora, Ill., is not the fir st steam moto1 (r
ar th:t~ t thei city hias ever seen. The
rst lccomiot Ivye tha,t was ever plosses
oed by thle old St. PaulI and Sioux City
tailroad, no0w 1)arit oIf the Cilago, Si.
'aul, Minneapolis & Omaha, was a
inot or ea r, the cornbina Ftilon 0f a I oro
not Ive, baggage i'ea andl coneli tls
'ar, was in fact, all t he equipmtent
hat 'hle roadl had whIien in 1ist;5 th le
'0ondway was first (com1plet ed het wee-n
Mend(Otal and1 Shakoper. The front I
nil (if the CIIalrIl rter' reSemblhIed an
:Ildinary steam lacomn otiv'e, withI its
1)>1lot, boiler and 111smokle stack allI pro
jeeting out1 from the rest oif 1he ear.
F'roim the St. PauIl)Dispat ch.I
P'eop)le wvho thIiink rentis are hIgh
will be interested in knmowinlg that a
single room In Cornhmill, -ond(on, re
cently rented for $18,000 a yeas.. Tlho
rents there are the highest on art..
A good illustration of the Ameri- r
:an fondness for going somewhere was
ifforded when the annual reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans was
Leld at Dallas, Tex. At this time the
ensus credited Dallas with a popula
ion of 46,000 people, and the railroads
sold 119,000 tickets to the reunion.
Therefore. the hospitality of Dallas
was taxed with the remarkable re- f
ipo.nsibility of entertaining nearly three
times as many people as it had popula
tion. But Southern hospitality was
equal to the emergency, and before the t<
week was over every visitor was ready -
to throw up his hat for Dallas.
The homecoming week is a new de
parture in celebrations, and there is
:1 good story in connection with its
Drigin. Miss Louise Lee Hardin, a r
rormner Kentucky girl Livipg. in -Den
rer, listened to a band playing "My Old
Kentucky Home" one night and got
the blues. She wrote a leter the, next
miorning suggesting that Kentucky's
wandering sons and daughters be in
vited to return for a homecoming
The suggestio.n was abopted,- and it
'ost 50,000 ex-Kentuckians not less than
$500.000 because a blue grass girl in far
Dff Colorado got. homesick; but every
Kentuckian thought it well worth the
mloney. .
One of the best established and most
p)opular annual festivals in the cou.n- I
try is the Mardi Gras at New Orleons. c
rho Southern city does itself proud on d
these occasions. Four processions, c
\lomus, Proteus, Rex and Comus, cost
$25,000 each.
A ball is given in connection with t
cacl of these processions, the expense
:)f which amounts to $50,000. Other en
tertainmentA illuminations, decora
tions, rich and rare costumes, etc., run
the expense up to $250,000 for the
week's festivities.
New Orleans people figure that every
gisitor who comes to town during the
carnival spends $30 and that the big
show is a paying proposition for all
parties concerned. Other celebrations
almost equally as famous as the Mardi
Gras are the Veiled Prophets at St.
l.oiis, the Priests of Pallas at Kansas
City, Ark Sarben at Omaha and the
fall musical festival at Cincinnati.
New Yorkers are the most extrava
ga:lt of all Anericans, and New York
is the cost!lest city on this conti.nent
to visit. No matter how much the aver
age New Yorker's income is he lives up
to it, and often beyond it.
\lanhattan has so many pace'nakers
in spending that no matter how much
of a splurge you make there is always
sonic fellow ready to go you one bet
ter. In speaking, of the people of
New York some one remarked to the
late Col. Waring: "They devote them
relves to pleasure regardless of ex
pense," and he replied: "Oh, no, they
don't. They devote themselves to ex
pense regardless of pleasure."
A New Yorker's income may increase
i ron $5000 to $10,u00 a year, but he
s,)elds the one sum as readily as the
W\'he.n the Westerner first strikes
I)roadway and comes in contact with
the sky hi'gh inriffs that abound there
it makes the little shivers run right
up and dowvn 1his spine. In Lond(on you
('all (rive in a hansome from tihe llotel
Cecil to the Victoria Station for a
shilling, bagga:ge and all. In New
York a eab for about the same distanicoe
co.sta $2.50. One may stand about
the carriage eat ranice of a Brioddway
hotel or at the (loor of a garage and1( see
a mlonith's salar'y for a United States
senator blown ln for automob)iles be
tween noon and dusk any day.
Look. at the register at any New
Yor'k hotel and you will find the inae
of people from every state in the Union,
peole living on Brcoadway for a fewv
days at the rate of $10,000 at year, when
their expenises at home do not exceed
$2000. They' figure that they don 't get
east very often, a.nd so long as they
are there they might as weli 'see the
wihole show.'"
By thle t ime they arc ready to depart
their' places are taken by ot her people
from the wvest, whod are "just on for a
fewv days, you kno1w." Anad so New
York growvs tat. and sleek.---New York
Streets Paved With Gold.
SAiteorally, the strieet s of Guadalajara,
Alexico are pave'd withi gold. Gobli anid
L4ilver' to the value of $0000, says the
Mlining lteviewv of I-os Angeles, has
just been d iscover'ed( in the a sphalIt
ISavemenOts~ laid there in thle la:st two
years by the Mexica n Asphalt P'avinig
('o1mpaIny. In the preparailoln of the
asph'.tt mixt.ure the company, used
tailings from old SpanIsh and AMexican
r'eii ct ion works in iihe Et za llan d is
trit. A few (lays ago( a bilg shiipment.
of tall ings was ieceive'd foir a ddlit iona
wcark, and whuolly thriouigh cur'iosi ty
thle companyil3' local mianager had a
Inmber of asIsays made. 0 ''I Tese( ie
vealed that. thle tailings ave:rage $15 a
toni ini gold and silver, Alreadly about
100 tons of Cailings hlave been used
ini pavemnti 'consi ruict ion1.
The Terrible Price of Age.
"'(ee, I hope i'll never' get as (o1(
as5 grandpa."b'
''Why, darling"
"Didn't you hear him say when 11e
wa at our1 house5 for dinner on Chruist
ms that h1e was too old1 to eat mince
pie or more than 01ne piece of
turkey ?"--Chicago neom.d-1m..ml
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More good Burgers and Beer in North Hollywood.
"What do you mean 'going to the bar'?," my soon-to-be Waitress asked quite pointedly.
No, she wasn't joking…but at the same time she was. My Waitress was quite disappointed that I wasn't going to sit at a table. How could I turn down a face like that? So, to her table I went, and went happily.
At first you can say that Stout is continuing proof that America's comfort food craze is still in high gear. Everywhere you look nowadays. Every time you shake a stick, it seems you hit another high end, comfort food palace. You know the place that does Premium Burgers and Fries, along with craft beers all but curated by the staff. Meanwhile, along the way, you'll be paying those premium prices.
In a way, Stout is exactly like that…but not.
I mean, here I am…at Lunch on a Workday afternoon. The place is moderately crowded. Game is on. Beer is being poured, and yet…
I'm having a lot of fun.
And yes, it was all thanks to my Waitress.
The feeling I got, the feeling she gave me was that Stout knew exactly its place in the world. I mean, c'mon. It sells Burgers, Fries and Beer. We're not talking cutting edge gastronomic revolution here. We're not talking a station on the Hipster Foodie cross. We're talking comfort food, a comfort food palace, where comfort and fun are at a premium.
Mission accomplished.
They do seem to be reaching for that mighty Umami dollar, and looking at the menu they may have just carved out enough space between them and the mighty Umami Leviathan.
Yeah, tried to smash the two words together, but it just didn't work.
You're going to like it here. Heck, talking to some of you, some of y'all may like it just because it's not Umami (whatever that means). It's comfortable, it's friendly. They'll serve you good Burgers, good fries and good Beer. Not as good a set of fries as Wurstküche, and not as extensive a selection of beers as Congregation, but good nonetheless.
And it's mostly outdoor seating. Can't beat that with a stick.
WHAT SHOULD I GET?: This is Anthony Bourdain's fault. Since his damn shows been on the air, I too have fallen in love with the gratuitous eggs being added to things. And lo and behold, there is the Morning After Burger. What is it? Well, it's Rosemary Bacon, that gratuitous Egg Over Easy, Aged Cheddar, and house made Chipotle Ketchup.
So…not only do I get my egg, I get a nice spicy kick to top it off. Sweet.
Curse you, Bourdain! Curse you for making me love this sloppy, messy, difficult-to-maintain-structural-integrity, yet delicious as hell Burger. Curse you!
Oh, and did I mention they've got Beer and Beer pairings? Beer and Beer pairings!!! I had what I thought was the Summer Solstice, but the Menu has it listed as the Winter Solstice, from Anderson Valley, CA. Delicious. Perfect for this burger and a warm early summer's day.
IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP, PEOPLE: Nothing serious. I will say that most of the seating is outdoors. There are a few seats indoors, near the bar, but most of it looks like its outdoors.
PARKING: Well, tricky. Stout has it's own Parking Lot, right there hugged up close to the Restaurant. The problem is, it's only got nine spaces, and well…it feels like seven are them are taken up at any given time.
After that…I'm not sure what you can do. There is some street parking, but you're going to have to cross a very busy Ventura Blvd. You might try to park at the Strip Mall complex across the street, where Ramen Jinya is, but I dunno. They seem like the ticketing type.
Stout (North Hollywood)
11262 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
Tel: (818) 505-0076
Sunday-Thursday: 11:30 am – 12:00 am
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The Stroke Society of Australasia (SSA) was formed in 1989 by clinicians and researchers endeavouring to tackle the enormous burden of stroke in our community. The number of members has steadily increased to approximately 280.
Membership of the Stroke Society of Australasia is open to professionals working in the field of stroke, or in kindred fields, who have an active interest in the work and aims of the Society. Our current membership includes physicians (e.g. neurologists, geriatricians, rehabilitation specialists), other medical professionals, non-medical clinicians (e.g. nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists), researchers (e.g. basic scientists, epidemiologists), and professionals from government and non-government organisations.
The Stroke Society of Australasia currently has two special interest groups. These are the Australasian Stroke Trial Network (ASTN) and the Australasian Stroke Unit Network (ASUN). Membership of both networks is open to members of the Stroke Society of Australasia. History and special interest groups
The SSA has strong ties with the National Stroke Foundation, as the two organisations share the common objective of overcoming the problem of stroke.
The main activities undertaken by the Stroke Society of Australasia include:
- Conducting an annual scientific meeting. (Go to conferences and invited speakers)
- Providing awards for New Investigators, members travelling overseas for stroke-related work, and acknowledging people who have championed stroke.
- Providing input to guidelines on stroke care.
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April 9, 2008 EditionAlso in this issue...
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Spring is time for cleanupsGretchen Hunt
As spring brings warmer temperatures, the season is the perfect opportunity for household repairs, yard work and other maintenance. It is also the perfect time to get rid of unwanted items, and local cleanups are scheduled to help residents do just that.
Walnut Ridge and Hoxie will both have curbside pickup for residents, and the county has dumpsters available for disposal of items, as well.
Lawrence County will have Class IV dumpsters available through Saturday of this week. The dumpsters are for non-household waste, such as appliances and furniture. No tires, shingles, building materials, etc. will be accepted.
The dumpsters will be located at Bill Jones Wrecker Service at Powhatan and at the Lawrence County Shop on Highway 67, south of Hoxie. They will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The City of Walnut Ridge will conduct its cleanup starting Monday and continuing through April 26. Items should be placed at curbside for pickup.
During these dates, dumpsters will also be available at the city shop, located at 330 Southwest Fourth Street, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
For more information, contact the mayor's office at 886-6638.
The City of Hoxie will begin its annual cleanup Monday, as well.
Pick up will begin on the northwest side of Midway Road and work southwest to the bypass, then cross over to the southeast side and work northwest to the Brewer addition.
Residents are asked to separate items into four categories: metal (appliances, etc.), brush, wood and junk items. Items that cannot be picked up are: tires, batteries, paint cans and chemical cans.
All items must be by the street ready for pickup. No return trips will be made.
Residents are reminded that it is illegal to put trash in city dumpsters.
In addition, the Northeast Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District will host a free dump day at the landfill in Paragould on April 26 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residents of Clay, Greene, Lawrence and Randolph counties are eligible to participate in the free dump day.
James Abbey, executive director of the NEA Regional Solid Waste Management District, said he hopes residents will take advantage of the day, which will be held rain or shine.
"This is being offered to allow our residents an opportunity to do spring cleaning and tidy up their neighborhoods during the next few weekends and then haul it to the landfill and dump it for free," he said.
Those bringing items are reminded that there are no employees available to help with unloading. In addition, only solid waste is allowed. The landfill cannot accept liquids, medical waste or hazardous waste.
For directions to the landfill or more information, call 870-239-5572.
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Regional Reviews: New Jersey
The Pleasure of Recognition:
Also see Bob's review of Little Beasts
What raises Rose Caruso's play above being a series of sketches is the manner in which she has constructed it. The first three scenes ("From The Suburban Side") are set in northern New Jersey. The remaining three scenes ("From the Urban Side") are set in the Big Apple. For the most part, the characters in each of the first three scenes, appear in the latter three (in altered order). This allows for space between the appearances of the characters which gives us a sense of a passage of time during which they have gone on with their lives while we were away.
In the first and fifth scenes, two couples (Phil and Val, and Harry and Janice) exchange home visits. Both are broad and funny. The first successfully skewers the lack of privacy of suburban parents, but the fifth, which deals with fear of urban crime, specifically auto theft, is limited by the substantial decrease in such crimes in the City. However, there are inconsistencies in the drawing of the characters which weaken the author's thread.
It is in the other scenes that the construction pays off. In scene two, Hope, who is attending college in the City and living in the East Village, is visiting an aunt in her suburban home. Hope wants to remain in the City after her graduation, whereas her aunt urges her to return to the suburbs. The fourth scene is set on Mother's Day in a snooty French restaurant where the now, I presume, post-graduation Hope is hosting her low tone parents and another aunt. This scene, Urban Burb's funniest, nicely depicts the gaps which big city living and higher education sometimes open up between parent and child.
The third and sixth scenes, in which old but really no longer close friends, single in the city Gwen, and married and child rearing in the suburbs Harriet exchange visits, illustrate the old adage that "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." The earlier scene is quite funny, and the closing scene in which we observe the sadness of Gwen, aging and living alone in the city, brings the evening to a satisfying and poignant close.
Bev Sheehan (Gwen, Hope's mother) delivers an especially polished performance, richly comic in the roles of two very different women until the final scene in which she wordlessly employs her eyes and body language to richly limn Gwen's sadness. Elizabeth DeSantis is appealing as Hope, and the balance of the cast performs with fine, broad comic flair in multiple roles under the sure directorial hand of Christian Ely. The minimal scenery designed by Bill Joachim is adequate and functional, and the evocative and witty costumes of Maggie Baker-Atkins make a substantial contribution.
Although this 12 Miles West production is a world premiere, Urban Burb was completed ten years ago. In the interim, sadly, author Rose Caruso passed away. These facts likely account for some dated references and, in the instance described above, some inconsistencies. A bit of rewriting and updating could readily remedy such matters. I also think that a more euphonious title would be helpful. How about Home Visits, the plural of a title which Caruso has given to one of her vignettes?
Tales of an Urban Burb is a light and intelligent comic entertainment which is sure to give audiences much pleasure.
Tales of an Urban Burb continues performances (Thurs., Fri, and Sat. 8 p.m./ Sun. 3 p.m.) through May 20, 2007 at 12 Miles West Theatre Company Center for the Arts, 562 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. Box Office: 973-259-9187; online: www.12MilesWest.org.
Tales of an Urban Burb by Rose Caruso; directed by Christian Ely


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FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) – In a long line of successful DeVeau's gymnasts, Annie Juarez is one of the elite.
"Annie is just the most bubbly, vivacious child you will ever meet. She is a fierce competitor. She's super powerful," said Joan DeVeau, owner of DeVeau's Gymnastics.
She's worked her way up to the sport's top level, and just this past summer, she made an appearance at Junior Nationals, landing on the podium in the vault and top 10 all around.
"Just to be in that atmosphere, and everyone's doing their best, and a lot of girls are really good and just knowing you're one of them, it's definitely really cool," Juarez said.
But while many young gymnasts are eyeing gold, Juarez has had her eyes on a different kind of payout: an education.
"I was in like fifth grade when I realized the Olympics were really hard, and I didn't want to do that, so I started to look toward college gymnastics. It's always been my dream since I was little," she said.
It was that performance at Junior Nationals that's earned her a scholarship to Sacramento State University, where she hopes to study exercise science.


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Ladies, I wanted to share with you that Monday night was our first Conference Call with the incredible Tracie Miles, author of Stressed-Less Living! If you have not signed up for the Conference Call Series, it's not to late join us. Click here to register now. I'm blown away that we have the opportunity to connect on such a personal level with our guest speakers throughout our study. All calls are recorded so if you can't make the live call, you can listen any time and even download it to your computer or other device.
This Conference Call Series includes 5 calls with the following guest:
Tracie Miles~ Author of Stressed-Less Living
Shaunti Feldhahn~ popular public speaker, best selling author, social researcher, and the co-author of Made to Crave for Young Women
Stephanie Clayton~ Christian Writer, Speaker, and Counselor
Sheila Mangum~ Proverbs 31 Ministries Director of Donor Relations
Jennifer Newsom~ Proverbs 31 Online Bible Studies Teaching Team
Amanda Gibson~ Proverbs 31 Online Bible Studies Small Group Leader
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Melissa Taylor, Coordinator of Proverbs 31 Ministries Online Bible Studies will lead each call.
Share a comment today about what you are learning from Stressed-Less Living. Your name will go into the Friday giveaway drawing (a Christian Life Coaching Package) each time you comment.
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1. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. Psalm 107:19 (NIV)
Once again, meditate on this verse for two-three days…how does your heart respond to His message to you? You could even do some "verse mapping" to really digest this verse.
2. On Our Knees. At the end of the study questions, Tracie encourages us to talk with God about our stress and how it has affected our relationship with Him. I invite you to share that prayer with us.
3. Mirror Mirror. Chapter 2. Not many of us like having to take a hard look in the mirror {when did I seriously start getting grey hair?}. However, taking the time to step back and really look at how stress affects our life can motivate us to make that change needed. What do you see in your life that needs the biggest change? Not sure yet? Write a prayer asking God to reveal to you what is needed and keep you eyes open for His answer.
4. #Blessed. If you chose a different topic last week I encourage you to begin a #Blessed post. If you did start a #Blessed entry, add to it this week and share it again! We will add to it each week as we go through our study!
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The weather has been a topic for conversation again. Boy! Hasn't it been cold? I hope it will be warm enough tomorrow afternoon for our great-grandchildren to enjoy the egg hunt in our yard. Our family, after church, will have a big lunch, and a great day. Lord willing.
I didn't get to attend the club singing at Springhill Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon, but report is it was a very good singing. Next month, the second Sunday in May, it will be at Centerville United Methodist Church, northeast of Greenbrier.
We have lost another family member. Mrs. Eva Dean Fulmer of Conway passed away last week and was buried beside her beloved husband, Masel, in Crestlawn Memorial Park. She was a special lady and will be missed.
Marsha Brown has returned home from Houston, Texas, after spending some time at Anderson Medical Center. Welcome back, family and friends who accompanied her. Remember them in prayer.
Eva Lee Parsons' granddaughter, Sherry Cook, visited her last Saturday, April 12. They enjoyed being together.
I haven't gotten to attend the Holy Week services any this past week, but reports were good.
Glen and Doris Henderson of Naylor visited us awhile Monday night before the service at our church. Ray went and took our refreshments.
Sunny Sue Earnhart has been in Conway Regional Medical Center again with some problems, but is home now and feeling better. Her sister, Marian McGinty takes care of her all the time. Remember them in prayer, also.
Happy Easter everyone! And remember why we celebrate it. Our Lord and Savior's resurrection! The light of Christ can shine through us all year long.
Shady Grove
Get ready readers! The following is a day by day play of Ed and Linda Hammontree and mine and Bill's wonderful vacation to the Smokey Mountains last week. We left on our adventure at noon on Monday and drove to Jackson, Tenn., to spend the night there. We had a great dinner at Casey Jones Village - The Old Country Store and Restaurant. Highly recommended it you are ever thru there during meal time.
Arose early on Tuesday morning, had to teach Bill how to turn on the shower and Bill and Linda how to get the waffle mix out of the dispenser. After breakfast we were on the road to our destination in Pigeon Forge. Checked in and rested a bit and went to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to have dinner at Crawdaddies.
Wednesday, Bill and I had to be at the proverbial "sales pitch," which partially funded our trip, at 8:30. Ed and Linda did a little shopping while we were there. After finishing there, we toured the Ripley's Aquarium. Also highly recommended. For dinner we ate at Huck Finn's Catfish House and no we did not eat catfish, we had wonderful chicken livers instead. After eating we got daresome and rode the 20 story tall Ferris Wheel. Thank goodness it was enclosed gondolas or I wouldn't have made it.
Thursday morning we started out early and took the driving tour of the Historic Nature Trail out of Gatlinburg, and then on to Cade's Cove for a beautiful scenic drive. Back to the motel for a rest, then to Tanger Outlet for a little shopping, and then dinner at Logan's Steakhouse.
Friday we decided we would just get in the car and drive and stop at different points we would come to. We visited a little town, Townsend, and toured a Chain Saw Art Shop. Amazing what they could do with a chain saw! On to Newfound Gap, a pull off for the Appalachian Trail where we actually took one step so we could say we had been on it. Next up the mountain to Clingman's Dome Overlook where we saw a black bear on the road. Got out and made pictures. Back to motel and walked across the street to Mel's Diner for dinner.
You may notice there were no night activities - Traffic was horrible in the evenings as there was an antique car show going on called "Rod Run." From one end of Pigeon Forge to the other there were antique cars lining both sides of the street, at least 1,500. Late in the evening they would start parading up and down showing off their toys. Not a time for regular traffic.
Left Saturday morning had lunch at a roadside rest area (left over snacks from the week) and drove to Memphis where we spent the night and then home Sunday. Busy, but fun week!
Congratulations to Mallori Reynolds Kunkle who received a $1,500 Scholarship from CRMC to further her nursing studies at Baptist School of Nursing.
Joyce Nell Garrison, Jimmie Lee Merritt, and Gale Garrison visited and had lunch with Joan McKaskle March 19. Barbara Glover and Helen Tindall visited with her in the afternoon.
Gale Garrison attended the birthday party for Caroline Hensley at Central Baptist Church on March 14. Caroline celebrated her First birthday.
Please remember Charlotte Roberts in prayer. Charlotte is having some health problems and is being evaluated.
What a great day last Saturday was for the Area 17 Special Olympics Track & Field Meet at Conway High School. We had more athletes this year too! Our volunteers from sororities and fraternities from UCA were exceptional. Kohl's Store of Conway as always was there for the whole day helping the Faulkner County Sheriff's Department in the awards area! Center Point Energy cooked for us! Lots of parents, grandparents, family members there to cheer their athletes on to that finish line. If you have never volunteered or come to a Special Olympic Event you should. It is an amazing feeling to see that smile, watch them cross that finish line, throw the softball, to get that hug that means so much to them. If you ever come it will hold a special place in your heart and you will want to come back! Thank you everyone for coming and helping, and a special thank you to the Management Team for all the hard work you put in to make this a success. But most of all thank you to each athlete and coach for doing your best to succeed in winning that medal! LET ME WIN! IF I CANNOT WIN! LET ME BE BRAVE IN THE ATTEMPT!
It has hit this community again with sad news! Please keep Joyce (Morgan) Jones in your prayers as she has been at UAMS struggling with some health issues. Joyce and family, we are thinking of you and you are in our prayers. We all know that prayers work and this is a great family in our community! We are here for you!
Sandy Jo Dowdy will have that pacemaker that we have all been waiting for on April 30 at St. Vincent Hospital. We have to be there at 6 a.m. and the procedure will be done about 8 a.m. or so and we will be staying all night. If all goes well, we will be dismissed around noon or so to come home. She will have some restrictions, but we know that this is going to help keep her pulse rate up and to feel better. We also know that it is in God's hands too and that he will guide the surgeon and staff to help Sandy feel better. Please keep us in your prayers.
There are still others that need our prayers too, Betty Griffith, Pamela (Wiedower) Lane, David Bearden and family, Wilma Stevenson and family, Linda and Clark Stevenson, Linda's nephew who married her sister Mary's daughter who is in critical care in Rogers, Mickey and Monta Fortner, Charlene and Mickey Fortner, Curtis Lee Barton and his mother and sister, Pat Byrd's family. I know there are more out there, please let me hear from you so that I can put them on the prayer list.
My mother, Betty Griffith had a great birthday gathering on Sunday, to celebrate her 82nd birthday which was April 16. We had a cookout Sunday and beat the storm too. It was great! Those attending were Bob and Diane Remus, Sue Clay and granddaughters and friends, Carolyn, Mark, Britten, Brianna and Tristin Hayes, Cole Ward and his friend Cole from Quitman, Doris, Dawson, Chase Watkins and Randy Worm, Jerry, Dana, Landon, Sandy and Brenda Dowdy, and Jennifer Alford. We enjoyed everyone's company. A great big thank you to Chase for cooking and for helping me burn my pile of tree limbs in the backyard that had been there for two years and weed eating. Also to Mark, my wonderful brother-in-law, for mowing most of both yards. I have a wonderful family, even though we don't always agree on things, but we are there for each other when it is necessary and I love each one of them.
Congratulations to Brianna Hayes who graduates from UCA at 4 p.m. on May 3 and also to Randi Worm who graduates at 10 a.m. on May 3. We are so proud of both of you!
Have a great Easter! I sure wish my family would come and join me and mom for church on Sunday! We have so many things to be thankful for! But none of the things can be possible if Jesus hadn't died for you and me!
Please remember to not drink and drive and to always tell the ones you love when they walk out that door because we are not promised a tomorrow and we never know that it might be the last time you see your loved one. Give them a hug and kiss every time!
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