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Well, I have some great news to share with you, my wonderful and loyal readers!
I only started this blog on September 15th, so as of today, October 11th, I've been doing this for less than a month.
In the last couple of weeks, I've averaged over 500 hits per week. It's been incredible, and great for my ego.
Oh, I know what you may be thinking. You probably think I'm going to abandon Kimcrawley.com - Bright Ideas. If that's what you're thinking, you're wrong.
But, this seems to be going places, and I'm going to get even busier. Blogcritics.org has selected me to write for them. A lot of doors are opening for me very quickly, and I couldn't be more excited.
Blogcritcs calls itself a 'sinister cabal of superior writers'. I guess that makes me a superior writer now! I've always been a little sinister.
The Blogcritics.org website receives over 700,000 hits per WEEK. (Yes, those are the correct amount of zeros.) Eric Olsen started it in 2002. Blogcritics is now a part of the Technorati network, and Blogcritics content is widely read and circulated all over the 'interwebs'.
This is a great opportunity for me, because I'll now be able to receive CDs, video games, books, and possibly other items to review. I'll also find it easier to interview fascinating and notable people. I love doing interviews! And of course, I expect to get a lot more hits here, as well. Blogspot and Blogger.com are on Google servers, so I'm sure I can handle a few thousand extra hits here.
KimCrawley.com is a different story, because that's served off of a 75 GB/month account I have with Black Sun. But, if I have to pay more for more bandwidth, that's the kind of problem I want to have! So, yes, I'm still doing a lot of work in web design and graphic design. If my quickly growing blogging ventures drive more and more traffic and interest to my freelancing services, I'll be really thrilled, indeed.
So, all this extra stuff in my lap is slowing down my project to convert kimcrawley.com and buchalterconsulting.ca to HTML5 and CSS3. But my readers here can look forward to my continuing my A Brief History of the Web series very soon, among a lot of other ideas I have for this blog.
I'll continue to write original content for THIS blog, and I'll be writing original content on Blogcritics. So, if you want to read all of my blogging, you can't just go to one place anymore.
I strongly encourage my readers to visit Blogcritics if you haven't already. There are a lot of excellent writers there, blogging about EVERYTHING. I'm so honoured to be one of them now.
This all started for me on Saturday, when Blogcritcs' Twitter at twitter.com/Blogcritics started following me. I hadn't even started following them, yet.
One of the downsides is that with all of this work, I've hardly had any time to play video games! Again, that's one of those problems I don't mind having.
I'd like to thank all of my readers, and I'll continue to do my best to create quality content for you!
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So…as I've mention in my previous blog post My hip replacement journey at 27 I will be getting the anterior hip replacement surgery.
Image: Presurgical X-Ray
Day of Surgery:
I had to report to the hospital at 8 a.m. to start my intake and presurgical testing. Basically, they had me take a pregnancy test and blood work. My husband and daughter accompanied me to the hospital and it definitely was an emotional moment for my daughter because she was able to come with me. I went into surgery at 11 a.m. and woke up at 2 p.m. The recovery nurse was really sweet because she noticed that I was emotional due to the anesthesia. My nerves were already everywhere before the surgery, I literally felt as if I was going to pee my pants (lol). My family wasn't allowed to see me until 5 p.m. that evening.It felt so good to hold my baby. Usually when you go through something so intense such as surgery you want to be surrounded by positivity and innocence. It was a relief to hold my baby girl after not being able to see her for over 8 hours. It was so sweet because she was napping and the last time I held her like that was when I gave birth to her.
Image: Sharing love a few hours after waking up. A course I didn't wake up glammed up lol
A course throughout my surgery day I was heavily medicated and the medicine they sent me home with keeps me drowsy. During my one day stay in the hospital I was pumped with tons of fluid and antibiotics The doctor had me hooked up to a catheter for about 24 hours and I wasn't allowed to discharge from the hospital until I pee'd on my own (TMI-lol).
Post-Op Day 1(Discharge Day):
On my Post-Op day I met with my surgical team and for some reason the youngest doctor that it was a good idea to poke me in my leg. Y'all when I tell you this doctor almost got punched, omg! My nurse even said that he was wrong for poking me in the thigh and she would have reacted too. The head orthopedic surgeon who is my doctor came to brief me about my surgery and he told me that my hip was worst than what the x-rays had shown. Basically, he compared everything to a 90 year old patient and I far from 90 especially with no real explanation to why my hip deteriorated.
Around noon that day I met with the hospital's physical therapist to begin my walking journey. I was so scared to move on top of scared that I might fall. It felt so strange to be walking on something that was literally put into my body over 12 hours prior. My therapist encouraged me to focus and to have faith because he was there to hold me up!
I know that some people may be thinking that staying in the hospital for a day or two will seem like a strange break from reality but it was somewhat relaxing because the true reality of me returning home was about to start. My husband basically has to tackle mom/dad parenting responsibilities.
Recovery Days 2-7:
During the last 5 days I had to use my handy dandy walker. It is definitely a trip because it is basically my legs until my actually legs get stronger. I currently have a scar and bandages going from my hip to the upper half of my thigh. In traditional surgeries the incision would be more towards the side of the leg towards the butt aka the Posterior approach.
I do have a Physical Therapist that comes to my home to help build my muscles in my leg and to establish balance. She is totally awesome, she pushes me but not to the point where I feel like quitting. I feel that my driving force behind me getting better is to be able to hang out with my daughter because I can tell that she misses our routine, but she is also enjoying the one on one time with her daddy. My husband has had to step up and take the reigns of mommy and daddy.
Image: Check out my balance "Look mom no hands"
This surgery was probably one of the hardest that I've ever had to work at and be extra cautious. When my doctor told me that I should have gotten a new hip along time ago, especially since when he took the actual hip out he said it was worst than what was shown on the x-rays. I really wish that I could have gotten a picture to see what had been causing me so much pain over the years. He compared my hip to an 90 year old woman. Wow! Honestly, my advice to those who are having any type of pain whether it is your hip, back or knee check it out! It is important to take care of the issue before it cause further damage.
Also, research every procedure so that you don't feel lost and so that you can be knowledgeable about your health.
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At 14:00 on Saturday 8th October Zeligs bar and restaurant in Liverpool One will genuinely become the talk of the town for all concerned Evertonians when The Blue Union hold their second public meeting.
Following a highly successful inaugural meeting last month The Blue Union will be discussing matters on and off the pitch, with a progress report, an insight into the "It's Time for Change" campaign and an entertaining hour in the company of a special guest speaker that no Evertonian can afford to miss.
Entrance is free of charge and demand is certain to be high so Evertonians need to get to Zeligs early to avoid disappointment.
Further details will be released this week.
Click read more for a map of how to find Zeligs.
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I am pleased to see you are still active. It is important you all keep your profile to the forefront. The future of our club depends on activists like yourselves to highlight the stagnation our board has brought on this club, being unable to sign without selling since 2003 Yobo. The chairman has lied too often to sustain his position. I have inside info (from Arts own mouth) lies were told to get him and others to extend their contracts. I dont blame him for leaving because he was lied to. Keep asking yourselves why the 4th highest trophy achievers cant get an investor, when all around us including relegation teams can. Are we being told the truth?
My goodness me. You're on an anonymous website, if you've got a story to tell us, just tell it. What are these "lies" which "Arts" (really?) told you about? Or are you talking out of your arts?
"Are we being told the truth?" Is that a genuine question, a rhetorical one, or another bit of "nudge, nudge, wink, wink, I've got some explosive info under my hat" suggestiveness?
Be carful what you wish for *Tap's nose*
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Last month my friend and colleague Stephen Smith published an article on the demise of the data warehouse. As we crisscrossed the country together I joked about posting a rebuttal in defense of our sacred cow; well all joking aside, here it is.
The data warehouse is not dead, there I said it! But yours may be on life support! In this article, I discuss the pros—and pros of the enterprise data warehouse. I also discuss why your EDW may be on life support, and the reason you may be thinking of pulling the plug.
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Construction Works
Zhemchug Construction Company specializes in construction of business buildings. Besides building construction and turnkey construction, we do other kinds of work:
Every kind of our activity is certified. Shot terms and high quality are guaranteed by the long time our company is present in the industry of construction and reconstruction.


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What do you look for in others? Confidence? Wisdom? Promise? Potential? Here's something that may surprise you…
The same eyes that look in, see out. The question, "What am I doing wrong?" is something we are tempted to ask when things are not going as hoped. It's natural. It seems logical. And, if course corrections are needed, then those adjustments need to me made.
However, I rely upon the Holy Spirit to correct me as needed. His words are true. They don't leave the smear of shame or guilt. His words don't sap me of hope. They may not always "feel good" but there is wisdom that comes with His counsel or correction that anticipates a good end when followed.
The microscope of self examination also plays to the "sin consciousness card." The devil (and the mind of the flesh) enjoy knocking us down with the awareness of weakness. Not only are we made aware we are "still sinners," the imps of accusation love to "pile on" like a football team after a tackle. Being your own critic is a no win situation that's void of any real wisdom.
Left unchecked we then find ourselves hip deep in another kind of misery. Seeing what is wrong in the people around us. Somehow we think we have super powers of devil discernment, when actually we are letting the devil lead us around by the nose. We easily see how others are missing it. We are never satisfied with any group, church, or organization.
So, maybe repentance from self-criticism is in order. Perhaps assuming the best about yourself would work wonders in your state of mind.
I can hear it now. You say, "I just want to be pure and right with God." Sounds good. Sounds logical. Sounds spiritual. Problem is…that's putting off into the future that which is already the case in the present. Because of Jesus' Great Echo, "It Is Finished!" you are as right and pure with God as you will ever be.
Humble yourself and accept that fact! Come off your purity high horse and embrace the gift you would never be able to afford. Also accept the fact that we are lousy self critics.
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A national un-sanctioned event
This was our first outing with the new Backwoods Smokers and trailer setup. We made lots of mistakes and
compensated where we could, but pork was dry and tough, judges tasted charcoal or fuel taste in chicken, and ribs
were slightly under done. Brisket was
This is a warm-up event with open judging, and there weren't exactly a lot of highly experienced teams to
contend with so despite all the problems we still managed a reserve grand champion (2nd place)
Results out of only 17 teams
Next appearance:Oaktown Throwdown
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If you have any questions about our MOHL program or registration, please contact our director by email (email@example.com)
Registration Process:
To register with Southtowns, you must:
Once you have your USA Hockey confirmation page, click on the "2018-2019 Southtowns Stars" link at the bottom of this page to be taken to a website (Sportngin) where you can register with your appropriate Southtowns MOHL or Girls Travel team.
NOTE: No player is to register in a division not appropriate for their age! See below for birth years allowed in divisons.
Players will be asked to submit a non-refundable deposit of $250 when registering with STSAHA via the Sport Engine website. Both RWB teams require full payment at time of registration. Those players who were not a part of STSAHA last season must send a financial release from their previous association (if this applies) immediately to hold their spot. The remaining balance will automatically be charged on August 15, 2018. See Sports Engine registration site for more details. Players will not be allowed to attend evaluations in early September if association fee is not paid in full.
The 2018-19 Association fee for MOHL and RWB players is as follows:
The MOHL Association fee (not RWB) covers:
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Association mailing address for financial releases:
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Celebrities do seem to be showing up with this style, which I found in abundance at US Weekly online. And I have to admit the style really has a way of showing off jewelry, which of course I LOVE. So I went digging through the many earrings I've made over the last year or so to see... what would I pair up with these celebs and their 'hairdos?' Just to have a little fun.... you ready?
The first pair that came to mind is something with a shimmer ... it is all glam with these girls so you have to have a sparkly option. I grabbed a versatile pair that I made with Swarovski discs (pair #2). My Sister snagged this pair the last time I saw her. She said they are fun to wear to work, and then out for a drink with a girlfriend. So in that case, I suppose they could work with pretty much any one of these outfits.
Next, I remember a pair I made for a girlfriend who loved the elegance of a simple aquamarine floret drop earring that has rhinestone flower posts (pair #1). She is tall, thin with beautiful long dark hair, and this pair looks stunning on her. Certainly this pair would have gone well with Katy Perry's outfit. Not quite so clunky as what she is wearing --- are those treble clefs?
Someone help me out here with who the first celebrity is? But anyway, this pretty little outfit is just crying out for earrings. Beautiful swoop to her hair (a ponytail bouffant), nice crew collar with a patterned fabric that would make any necklace fight with the outfit. But what about some feminine dangly earrings? I think the ice pink jadite drop earrings (pair # 5) would look fantastic with that shear patterned dress.
I can understand holding back on anything crazy with Emma Stone's dress, but the triple-pearl cluster (pair #3) would look fantastic with her dress and wouldn't fight with the pattern. It would also make more of a statement than the almost unnoticeable pearl posts she is wearing. Come on Emma, kick it up a little!
Okay, moving on to Busy Phillips' outfit. Now I think she's got on a good size earring with some swing to them, and the clear color doesn't fight with her outfit. So she gets an A+ for earring style. I would only offer an alternative. The amethyst drop earrings (pair #6) would look amazing with her outfit. The diamond cut of the stone makes them shine like, well ... two diamonds. They have a top drill, so they hang beautifully from the elongated wire.
Next let's check out Eva Longoria's necklace, which is gorgeous. And yes it draws your attention immediately to her cleavage. I guess if you looked like Eva you would too. But those earrings. Where are they? Her hair is sexy as always, but covers up any trace of earrings. Just a simple drop earring that peaks out from her hair would have done nicely with this outfit. Perhaps pair #1 or #2?
And lastly Adele. Is it just me, or is Adele not wearing any earrings? Why wear your hair up, on TV no less, and not grab at least a simple pair of earrings? She is looking pretty somber in her black shirt, but her hair is really quite pretty like that. Why not wear the whisky quartz drop earrings (pair #4)? They are still simple and just a tad elegant. Certainly better than no earrings at all!


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|The Hampton Designer Showhouse, the showcase for America's premier design talent, kicked off with a Gala Preview Cocktail Party on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016. Nearly 400 guests celebrated the opening of the 2016 Showhouse which will run until Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2016. Proceeds will benefit Southampton Hospital, Southampton, NY. Showhouse sponsors include Traditional Homemagazine (2016 Presenting Sponsor), Beach Magazine (2016 Regional Magazine Sponsor), Kohler Co. (2016 Design Sponsor) and Saunders (2016 Exclusive Real Estate Sponsor). Mario Buatta is the Honorary Showhouse Chairman. Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton are the Honorary Design Co-Chairmen.
|Now in its sixteenth year, the Hampton Designer Showhouse features 25 top interior designers and decorative artists who have turned a traditional shingle style house into a decorating masterpiece. This year's Showhouse, located at 1597 Noyac Path in Sag Harbor, New York, has been generously donated by Bodenchak Design and Build.
The Hampton Designer Showhouse will be open to the public Sunday, July 24 through Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2016. Showhouse hours will be as follows: Monday through Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm. Children under six, infants, strollers and pets are not allowed in the Showhouse. Admission to the Showhouse is $35 and includes the Showhouse Journal. The Showhouse boutique will be provided by Deluxe.
|On Saturday, July 23rd, LongHouse Reserve—the not-for-profit arboretum, art museum, sculpture garden, and educational organization founded by legendary textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen—hosted its 2016 Jubilee Year Summer Benefit, SERIOUS MOONLIGHT. The gala, which took place on LongHouse Reserve's beautiful 16-acre East Hampton grounds, celebrated the foundation's 25th anniversary and honored sisters Molly Chappellet and Luanne Wells with the LongHouse Arts Patron Award, presented to them by Martha Stewart, making her third appearance at LongHouse this year. The glamorous garden affair netted $500,000 for the organization.
|Undaunted by the heat, dancers from NYU, led by LongHouse Creative Scholarship award winner and NYU graduate Em Watson, greeted guests with a performance amongst the sculpture gardens.
Other guests who celebrated this milestone 25th year included artists and supporters
Dr. Andre Goy and Jeffrey Ornstein, Kiki Spensieri and Scott Kilgour, Elizabeth and Mark Levine, Steve Miller, Ted Hartley, Johnny Swing, Peter Dayton, Ryan McGinness, Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, Katja Goldman and Michael Sonnenfeld, Dr. Vincent Covello, Jo Ann and Lee Skolnick, Fern and Lenard Tessler, Edwina von Gal, Marcia Wilson and Herb Hellman, Alison Mazzola, Sylvia Mazzola, Dr. Young Yang Chung, Jack Youngerman, Alison Mazzola, Sylvia Mazzola, and Barbara and Mark Zand.
|The festivities continued beneath the stars with a grand dinner of sheep's milk ricotta raviolis and roasted Long Island striped bass, a menu curated by Alice Waters. The delicious meal was punctuated by Molly Chappellet and Luanne Well's awards, as well as a surprise award presented to LongHouse Reserve President, Dianne Benson. An exciting montage of video messages from past honorees, including Laurie Anderson, Ai Weiwei and Dale Chihuly, who were unable to attend the 25th anniversary celebration was screened, and guests were treated to a sneak preview of the forthcoming LongHouse documentary. The evening also focused on the importance of encouraging the creative thinking of children, with an introduction to the first-ever three LongHouse Reserve Creative Scholarship winners, and live bidding to raise funds for LongHouse Reserve's esteemed educational programs.
Following the scrumptious feast, techno-pop diva Nona Hendryx took to the stage with a special sound, light and music tribute to David Bowie, prompting guests to kick off their shoes and move along to tunes like "Let's Dance." The dessert and dance party then continued into the night with music from the inimitable DJ Donna D'Cruz.
|SERIOUS MOONLIGHT was organized by LongHouse Reserve President Dianne Benson, the LongHouse Reserve Board of Trustees and LongHouse Reserve Founder, the esteemed Jack Lenor Larsen.
Benefit silent auction highlights included works by past honorees, including a one-of-a-kind Blue Glass Spear sculpture from Dale Chihuly made especially for the occasion; a rare and precious drawing from Robert Wilson, Philip Glass and Lucinda Child's Einstein on the Beach; as well as works from Cindy Sherman, Christo, Carol Cassidy, Richard Meier, Ai Weiwei, Grace Knowlton, Larry Rivers, Bryan Hunt, Eric Fischl, Marko Remec, Kiki Smith, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Emilia and Ilya Kabakov, Jun Kaneko, Michael Dweck, April Gornik, Laurie Lambrecht, Gus Leiber, Scott Bluedorn, Johnny Swing, Jack Youngerman, Issey Miyake, Yoan Capote and Wafaa Bilal.
|Catching up. This past July 9th, the 12th Annual A Hamptons Happening marking the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) took place on at the residence of Maria and Kenneth Fishel, featured 40 of the top chefs and restaurants in New York City and the Hamptons.
The event was hosted by CBS 2 News anchor Chris Wragge and honored Sandra Lee, New York Times best-selling author and breast cancer survivor; Jayma Cardoso, Founder of the Surf Lodge in Montauk; and Deirdre Quinn, CEO of the luxury fashion company Lafayette 148 New York.
|Adding fun to the benefit were performers from the National Circus Project, an arts-in-education program, who posed for photos with guests while balanced on stilts and performed tricks for the crowd.
SWCRF founder and CEO Dr. Samuel Waxman and Chris Wragge took to the stage to introduce this year's honorees and host the live auction. Following the opening remarks, honoree Sandra Lee captivated the audience with a powerful testimonial of her high-profile battle with breast cancer last year. She is now cancer free and credited the medical team at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York for their excellent treatment of her.
|Jayma Cardoso and Deirdre Quinn were welcomed to the stage, where Dr. Waxman presented them crystal awards from Orrefors in thanks for their support for this year's benefit. This year's A Hamptons Happening was chaired by event Co-Founders Marion Waxman and Laurie Schaffran and Co-Chair Karen Amster-Young.
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Pedestrian Accidents
As pedestrian accidents add up, another Pittsburgher is seriously injured
Pedestrian accidents in Pittsburgh have been in the news a lot of late. With the winter months approaching and the days getting shorter, it is important to pay close attention to your surroundings when driving. This is especially true in...Read More
Horse-drawn carriage accident causes several injuries
Horse-drawn buggy accident rates are down from previous years, which is a good thing in our area where they share the road with motor vehicles year round. But there are still instances where someone who isn't paying close enough attention...Read More
Youngstown pedestrian accident leaves man with two broken legs
Pedestrian accidents in the Youngstown area seem to be in the news a lot lately. When people are hurt in pedestrian accidents, there are often so many questions from family members and victims that aren't asked because they're caught up...Read More
Bicyclist hit by van in Presque Isle State Park
Pedestrian accidents and bicyclist accidents take place at an alarming rate throughout western Pennsylvania. From Pittsburgh on up to Erie, it seems no community, large or small, is free from the dangers of pedestrian accidents. If you have been injured...Read More
Pedestrian accidents: woman hit near Edinboro
Pedestrian accidents that involve hit-and-run drivers can be especially difficult for the victim and his or her family members. When an innocent person is walking down the street and gets blindsided by a negligent and/or drunk driver, and the suspect...Read More
Pedestrian accidents involving motorized bikes
Pedestrian accidents involving people on bikes are an all too common scenario in western Pennsylvania. People who are hit while riding their bikes have a good chance of getting seriously injured or even killed because of the lack of protection...Read More
Pedestrian accidents: hit-and-run suspect comes forward
Hit-and-run pedestrian accidents can be a complete disaster. Not only is there a victim left badly injured or killed, but a search for the guilty party must be conducted. Hit-and-run suspect searches can go for years and some are never...Read More
Bicyclists injured and killed in pedestrian accidents remembered
Pedestrian accidents involving bicyclists around Pittsburgh take place at an alarming rate. Last evening, bicyclists gathered for the tenth annual Pittsburgh "Ride of Silence." The ride, which started at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive...Read More
Pedestrian accidents: drunk driver sentenced on Tuesday
Pedestrian accidents plague our region each year. The number of people who are injured and killed annually fluctuates for ambiguous reasons, and safety movement tend to curtail numbers on particular years, but when drunk drivers cause pedestrian accidents, the fault...Read More
Pedestrian accidents plague Erie this past weekend
Pedestrian accidents caused by negligent drivers can be devastating to the victim and his or her family. Often times, the pedestrian has no time to react, or is hit from behind without any warning at all. Erie County has had...Read More
Pedestrian Accidents: 8-year-old injured in Erie this weekend
Pedestrian accidents have been all over the news in Erie County of late. As the seasons turn and more people are out driving around, it is important to remain vigilant of everything going on around you, especially in residential neighborhoods...Read More
One of three Erie pedestrian accidents takes life this weekend
Losing a loved one in a pedestrian accident can be a very difficult thing to overcome as a family. It's sad when innocent pedestrians are walking along a sidewalk or through a parking lot and are then hit when they...Read More


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Did you ever have a thought roll through your mind that you knew was not self-generated? It happened to me about 2 weeks ago when I was teetering on the brink of sleep.
'The foundation is gone.'
When I woke up the next morning I remembered it, which was also rather odd. Then I started thinking about George Washington's warning during his inaugural address in New York City –
'…the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained; and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.
In various writings and speeches, Washington referred to the foundation and pillars of the United States – namely morality and virtue. Sadly, I believe the 'word' I received indicated that this foundation has now been lost. Sure, there are beacons of Christs light….His TRUE light….not the false light of permissive immorality and ego-stroking narcissism.
The foundation has been jackhammered, folks. It's gone. Now it's up to everyone to get their spiritual houses in order. As a Catholic, I'm going to be going to confession soon. The Church teaches that the priest acts 'in persona Christi' or 'in the person of Christ' when one confesses sin. The below video also mentions being 'born again.' Catholic doctrine teaches that being 'born again' happens at the time of Baptism through water and the Holy Spirit. Just wanted to mention that, but there is far more to unite us than divide us in 2015…
On a day to day basis, no Christian should be publicly APPLAUDING immorality in any way. That being said, in the case of homosexuality, for example, such people should not be condemned by Christians. We have no idea what scars brought an individual to that behavior. HOWEVER, the current societal dictatorship of homosexuality must be personally rejected. We are ordained to seek the approval of God, not man.
Here's the latest video from Cahn…and he does mention a 'foundation' –


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Cancer car donations through the American Children's Society have helped many families in their time of need.
Cancer is a devastating illness, doubly devastating when it happens to a child. The emotional and financial stresses that each family endures is unimaginable. According to the Center for Disease Control, cancer is the second most common cause of death in children ages 1-14.
Over 14,500 children ages 0-19 will be diagnosed with cancer this year.
Thank you so much for the assistance. We were in the hospital for 4 days…when we came home, the electricity was turned off. Many thanks to the American Children's Society for helping us when we needed it most.
This is to acknowledge our heart felt appreciation and gratitude for the assistance you provided and for the generous donation of a car to our patient Samantha and her mom. Without this gift, Samantha's chemotherapy and radiation treatment may have been interrupted, and this would have had devastating effects on her health.
Our days and nights are filled to capacity with the ups and downs of Tyler's illness. Your gift eases our burden and allows us to focus our energy on helping him get better.
During our time of sorrow we learn how much our friends mean to us. Your kindness will always be remembered by the family.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping my 4 year old son get his new eye! I hope I am able to pass on the kindness that you have showed us.
We are very grateful for your generous contribution to our family. It will help us tremendously to deal with all of the expenses that come with battling cancer. Your kindness has helped to alleviate some of the stress that we feel during this difficult time.
We are extremely grateful for your generous donation to help the family of Alma A. in their time of need. Your donation has made a tremendous difference to assist this family and their sense of dignity during this very trying time.
There are so many charitable organizations that accept auto donations. Most of them are not based in NJ. Many of them use a middleman to pickup vehicle donations. When they use outside companies for their vehicle fundraising program, they loose a large percentage of the proceeds (as high as 80% is lost to the middleman). That means less money goes to the actual cause.
The American Children's Society helps children and their families in times of need. Cancer, life-threatening illness, natural disaster, and disadvantaged families are assisted through financial support (direct pay of medical bills, or other expenses), vehicle assistance, cancer awareness campaigns and more. We strive to meet the needs of those less fortunate, and sometimes, we have to add new services and programs so that we can help in more effective ways.
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If you're in a car accident in either Tennessee and Mississippi, it's important to understand that you have to prove that other driver was in the wrong. In fact, you may have to show that person was 100 percent at fault in order to be compensated for all of your losses.
Knowing how truck accidents happen may help with your recovery
Large trucks, such as 18-wheelers, semi-trucks and other large commercial trucks, are a common sight on Mississippi highways. Drivers and passengers in smaller vehicles often don't stand a chance when truckers make driving mistakes.


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By Todd Cohen
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Efforts by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro to involve a broader range of people in philanthropy are starting to pay off.
New gifts to the foundation in the fiscal year ended June 30 grew to $12 million from $10 million a year earlier, with new donors accounting for 40 percent of those new gifts, while the number of donors ages 25 to 45 giving $125 or more grew to 250 from 200.
Helping to fuel those increases are a "Future Fund" initiative the $65 million-asset foundation formed in 1999 to enlist more young adults, and a "Partners in Philanthropy" initiative it launched in 2002 to promote greater diversity in philanthropy.
Now, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Mich., the community foundation is mapping plans to do more to reach out to blacks, Latinos and other ethnic and minority groups, as well as women, young people, young adults and faith-based groups.
Walker Sanders, the foundation's president, says the effort will address "all aspects of our operation," including tracking and aiming to increase the diversity of donors, board members, staff, committees, grants and vendors.
The foundation, for example, plans to sponsor a series of "learning circles" and roundtable talks to reach people and groups "that traditionally have been outside the philanthropic mainstream."
It also wants to revive a program to boost youth philanthropy; create a program to educate the community about the foundation's work; diversify membership in its young-adult fund; expand its Web site to be an "interactive connection point" for citizens; strengthen internal operations to boost diversity; and find new ways to get the community involved in the foundation.
The grant from Kellogg, which a year ago launched a separate initiative to identify, tap and spur new philanthropy in North Carolina, aims to move local philanthropy beyond the "same faces," Sander says.
"We want this community foundation to look and feel like the community of Greensboro so that it's responsible to all parts of the community and accessible to all parts of the community," he says.
The goal, he says, is to identify "some intentional things we can do to make the community foundation more open and accessible to a diverse community."


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A look at how Texas' guns on campus law will work
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas will allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into public university buildings, classrooms and dorms starting Monday, which is also the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting at the University of Texas' landmark clock tower.
The campus-carry law pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republican legislative majority will make Texas one of a handful of states that guarantee the right to carry concealed handguns on campus.
Generally speaking, the law allows guns in buildings, classrooms and dorms, but rules may differ from campus to campus, as each school is required to map that out.
Private schools are still allowed to ban guns.
Texas' open carry law doesn't apply to college campuses. Any handguns on campus must be holstered and kept out of sight.


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Well, as of last Thursday, my yard has been mowed! Woo hoo! It's so much nicer to look at now, especially the back yard. Gone are the almost knee high grassy weeds. I've also put out the weed and feed, so in about a month, the weeds should start slowing down. We had a lot of rain last week, but I realized when I was leaving for work this morning that I need to kick those sprinklers back on.
I also spoke with a landscaper, who had some good ideas for the backyard. Very quiet though. He said he'd draft something up for me, but I'm not sure he thinks I'm worth the effort, meaning I may not be spending enough money at this time to justify his effort. We'll see. I'm coming to realize that unless you can (or want) to spend thousands, you might be on your own. A small disappointment though relates to the back patio. To extend it any decent length out from the existing covered porch will require moving a sprinkler pipe. Yikes.. not something I can do. Probably means I'll definitely wind up doing the patio last. And, of course a lot of it depends on him actually getting back to me. :)
The good news though (for me anyway), is that my not dead shrub is a Dwarf Crepe Myrtle! I'm so excited. If I got to choose shrubs that would be one of my choices. They bloom all summer long and then some. I'm just so darn pleased about that. Can't wait till it blooms.
Exercise last week was a bust. I did make it to one step class and then a normal workout day. Near the end of the week though, I was just exhausted. Couldn't really think straight at the end of the day and realized a workout probably wouldn't be worth much in that state. Given my itchy, itchy eyes, I think it's allergies. I did do yoga this weekend though, so that's three days total for exercise. This week I'm hoping is better.
And, in the "cool" department. We had tiny snow flurries last Saturday. Makes sense - it was Easter. It always gets chilly on Easter. Now, Spring can come.


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Nico Rosberg starts alongside Daniel Ricciardo for tomorrows Singapore Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was half a second off Rosberg's best time set in the early parts of Q3, while Lewis Hamilton was unable to improve which put him down to third fastest.
He starts alongside Max Verstappen, who was showing pace earlier on in qualifying but struggled with tyre temperatures later on. Kimi Raikkonen starts from fifth, despite also going two tenths quicker than Ricciardo in the opening stages of the session but was unable to improve in the latter parts.
Carlos Sainz starts alongside him in an impressive showing for Toro Rosso at a track that seems to favour their chassis, with team mate Daniil Kvyat in seventh ahead of the two Force India's and the McLaren of Fernando Alonso who splits Hulkenberg and Perez respectively.
The two Red Bulls will be the only ones in the top ten to start on the Super Soft tyre tomorrow, putting Ricciardo in prime position to potentially be in with a shot for a win if he is able to get past Rosberg in the opening stages.
Grosjean crashes out as Button hits the wall
Further down the field, Romain Grosjean's difficult weekend continued when the Haas driver stuffed his VF-16 into the wall on his final run in Q2 on the Ultra Soft tyre. As that occurred, Jenson Button also kissed the wall which punctured his left-rear tyre and caused him to stop in the final sector.
That meant drivers who didn't improve earlier, including Felipe Massa, Valterri Bottas and Esteban Gutierrez were unable to post better laps times, owing to the yellow flags down where Button had stopped along with the eventual red flag that came out due to Grosjean's car needing to be removed.
Sergio Perez was the only driver to improve and get into Q3, although he did so by overtake Massa where the yellow flags were.
Vettel out early with anti-roll bar failure
One of the drivers who we thought would be fighting for pole, Sebastien Vettel dropped out early in the session due to a rear anti-roll bar failure. When Ferrari sent their drivers out in the latter stages of Q1, Vettel noticed the problem and had to hop back to the garage as he car went on three wheels for some of the corners due to the suspension-related issue.
With the fix for an anti-roll bar being in excess of 10 minutes, it seems Ferrari were unable to rectify to the problem for him to set a time. Jenson Button, who was complaining about his balance throughout yesterday and this morning in FP3 managed to improve on his lap time to get out of the cut-off zone along with Daniil Kvyat.
Jolyon Palmer meanwhile was relegated to 18th by Marcus Ericsson, citing difficult with the balance due to his rear tyres overheating on his final run.
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Students at the University of Chester's Warrington Campus will learn business tips from the experts when a series of Business Bootcamps take place to help turn their ideas of entrepreneurship into reality.
Led and delivered by business experts and entrepreneurs, the Business Boost Bootcamp is a free programme designed to help students thinking of developing their own business ideas. The sessions also offer the chance to network, build business awareness skills and have fun.
The event is available to all students at the Campus, not just those studying business-related programmes and is running as part of Media Professionals Week at the Warrington Campus - a week of events to help students increase their chances of getting into the creative and media industries after their course.
Students will gain a greater understanding of what they need to think about when setting up a business, also enhancing their enterprise and employability skills – important for their graduate job or venture Kirsty Badrock, Innovation and Enterprise Co-ordinator at the University's Riverside Innovation Centre, said: "Enterprise is not just for those studying business. Every student and graduate has the potential to turn an idea into a successful venture. The journey for them starts here."
The students will be able to ask successful entrepreneurs how they became successful; form a company to develop a product in a fun and challenging task; learn how to develop a successful pitch, with the help and support of NACUE (National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs); and find out about marketing a business.
The Bootcamp will be delivered intensively over the course of three evenings at the Media Centre, Warrington Campus during week beginning February 4.
This initiative is part of the NW Higher Education Enterprise Champions Project and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.


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A few of our kin have made the very big one, zero, zero and are bestowed with the title Centenarian. Here are a few I've found. Feel free to correct any errors I've made or to add new Centenarians. I think we should restrict this post to those born a Buchanan or those who have become a Buchanan by marriage or adoption.
Catherine Buchanan, nee McLeod, was born 28 Dec 1796 at Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. She, in 1825 at Portree, married Alexander Buchanan (1800-1840). They had at least four daughters:
a. Flora Buchanan (1829, Garros, Isle of Skye – 1919, Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria) who married, in 1853 in Melbourne, Duncan Cameron (1824-1911).
b. Mary Buchanan (1830, Snizort, Isle of Skye –1888, Hamilton, Victoria)who married, in 1866 in Victoria, Robert Paisley (1826-1902).
c. Jane Buchanan (1838, Garros, Isle of Skye– unknown) who married, 1860 in Castlemaine, VIC, Robert McDonald(unknown-unknown).
d. Catherine Buchanan (1838, Scotland – 1915, Stawell, Victoria) who married, in 1855 in Geelong, Malcolm Nicolson (1836-unknown).
After the death of Alexander she and her three unwed daughters immigrated to Australia on the "Allison" arriving 20 Dec 1852. Catherine died 7 Jul 1903 at Upper Beaconsfield.
Ellen Buchanan, nee Wall, was born Nov 1825 at Milford, Newtown, Ireland. She, in 1847 at Windsor, NSW, married John Alexander Buchanan (1818- 1898) of Clifton, NSW. They had six children who survived infancy:
a. John James Buchanan (1850, Singleton, NSW – 1903, Baerami, NSW) who married, in 1875 at Muswellbrook, NSW, Ada McKenzie (1856-1945).
b. Isabella Buchanan (1853, Maitland, NSW – 1896, Rylstone, NSW) who married, in 1875 at Muswellbrook, NSW, George Simpson (1848-1930).
c. Anne Buchanan (1856, Muswellbrook, NSW - 1943 Muswellbrook, NSW).
d. George Buchanan (1860, Muswellbrook, NSW -1902, Rylstone, NSW).
e. William Buchanan (1863, Muswellbrook, NSW - 1942 Muswellbrook, NSW).
f. Charles Edward Buchanan (1870, Muswellbrook, NSW -1945, Sydney, NSW) who married, in 1908 at Balmain North, NSW, Laura Denford.
Ellen came to Australia at 10 years of age. She died at "Edina", Baerami, NSW, on 12 Aug 1927 at 102.
Hilda Amelia Buchanan , nee Olsen, was born 1895 in Toowoomba QLD. She married, in 1917 in Queensland, Robert James Buchanan (1888, Woonona, NSW - 1950, Belmont, NSW). She died 12 Aug 1995 and is buried Catherine Hill Bay Cemetery.
Beatrice Mary Buchanan, nee Jarvis, was born 1898 in Parkes, NSW. She married, in 1926 in Condobolin, NSW, Athol Robert Buchanan (1903 – 1987). She died 5 Nov 1998 and is buried Bogan Gate General Cemetery.
Rheita Lucy Buchanan was born 1907 in Beaufort, Victoria. She died 15 Oct 2009 in Eden Park, Victoria.
Ethel Irene Buchanan, nee Buckle, was born 13 Sep 1909 in Fordham, Essex, England. She married, in 1935 at Hornsby, NSW, John Hercules Buchanan (1907-1993). She died 14 Aug 2010 at Port Macquirie, NSW.


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This slow cooker curried butternut squash soup is your answer to the easiest weeknight meal or Sunday Supper if you are short on time or just really love coming home to dinner already ready for you. This soup is vegan, gluten free, grain free, paleo and Whole30 approved. And it's so thick, your spoon will stand up straight in it!
This soup is beyond simple to make and it doesn't require a ton of ingredients (which I love). You can even make it easier to make by buying pre-cubed butternut squash at the store! What I love the most is that this soup will make is so easy to get in a full serving of veggies and lots of vitamins in the colder months.
Because it cooks in the slow cooker, the butternut squash and carrots become so soft and this soup easily blends up with little effort with an immersion blender or in the blender. TIP: if you are using a regular blender, don't overfill it with hot food and leave a little vent in the blender for the heat to escape from. Trust me on this one!
I used to make curried butternut squash soup that you had to roast in the oven first, and then blend up. However, I've gotten quite lazy over the years and if I take the time to roast butternut squash, I'm going to eat it on salads or with dinner, not blend it up in soup. I just hate to waste those crispy crunchy butternut squash cubes on anything other than eating them with my hands off the sheet pan… I mean in a meal.
So I use my slow cooker now. The butternut squash is plenty sweet on its own, and the slow cooker lets me set it and forget it. It also makes the house smell like HEAVEN. Just an added bonus I might add.
Here is the low down on the spices I use. I used curry powder, garam masala, garlic powder and ground cumin. You likely already have most of these in your pantry. However if you don't have garam masala, it's ok, this will still be amazing without it, you can just add some cinnamon and small pinch of cloves.
However, here is a quick tip. You don't have to buy an entire jar, especially if you haven't tried it before. Just go to your local Whole Foods or specialty grocery store and go to the bulk spices area and see if they have it there. You can just buy a tablespoon or two to try it out. Honestly, I think it's an amazing spice to keep around. Garam masala is usually made of Black peppercorns, mace, cinnamon, cloves, brown cardamom, nutmeg, and green cardamom and it adds amazing depth to dishes. I use it in pumpkin soup, as a seasoning for sweet potatoes, and in my lentil butternut squash soup to change up the flavors a bit!
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To make this a complete meal, I added sprouted pumpkin seeds, toasted hemp hearts and broccoli sprouts. These add healthy fats, protein and the broccoli sprouts are my new favorite obsession because they pack so much nutrition in a little punch. It's essentially all the nutrition in a big head of broccoli in just a handful of sprouts. So I throw them on everything! An added bonus is they are so pretty.
I find broccoli sprouts at the grocery store in the refrigerated section by the bagged salads. I order my sprouted pumpkin seeds and toasted hemp hearts online. I usually use amazon or Thrive Market. If you haven't tried Thrive Market (affiliate link) before, you can use my link to get 25% off your first order! Check them out, they have so much amazing stuff and it's incredibly fast shipping!
Slow Cooker Curried Butternut Squash Soup
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 1 pound organic carrots, chopped
- 4 cups organic vegetable stock, unsalted
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Peel and cube your butternut squash (remove seeds) and add the butternut squash to the slow cooker
- Slice your organic carrots, removing the ends. You don't need to peel them if they are organic
- Add 2 cups of stock, curry powder, sea salt,garlic powder, garam masala and cumin powder to the slow cooker and turn it on low for 8 hours.
- After 8 hours in the slow cooker, add the additional 2 cups of vegetable stock. Blend with an immersion blender or in the blender until smooth. Serve hot.
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Zukeran, Patrick | Host of Evidence and Answers Broadcast
Hell tends to be intolerable in the minds of people. Doesn't it go against God's loving nature? There are a lot of misconceptions on what heaven and hell are like. Jesus talked about it – hell indeed is a real place; we either must deny His teachings, or accept it as a real place.


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James McCollum scored a magnificent 170 but it wasn't enough to prevent Ireland Wolves losing the first match of their Scotland tour.
The Waringstown and Northern Knights opener did his senior international ambitions no harm as he struck 27 fours and cleared the ropes once in a superb 133-ball knock as the Irish threatened to chase down an imposing hosts target of 347.
McCollum dominated stands of 114 for the second wicket with Andy McBrine (33) and 77 for the thrid with skipper Harry Tector (27).
However the Wolves slid from 226 for 2 to 301 all out as scoreboard pressure told - three wickets apiece for Scottish internationals Mark Watt (3-52) and Michael Leask (3-53) - four of the six victims trapped lbw.
Scotland's total of 347 for 9 was based around an opening stand of 155 in 27 overs between Michael English (100) and Owais Shah (78).
Leask kept the momentum going with a powerful 80 from just 46 balls (9 fours, 3 sixes) before being dismissed by Craig Young (3-85).
Harry Tector (2-39) and Tyrone Kane (1-36) were the pick of the attack, while there was a debut wicket at this level for JJ Garth (1-27).
The teams meet again today (WED) at the same venue, before finishing off with a T20 contest on Thursday.


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Did Imam Ahmed Make Ta'wil?
The narration about Imam Ahmad supposedly making Ta'wil of 'Your Lord will Come…' is narrated by Hanbal alone, the uncle of the Imam. The Hanbalis are very cautious when it comes to narrations transmitted by Hanbal alone on the issues of Fiqh, so how about the issues of Aqida? Many Hanbali Imams claimed that Hanbal erred while reporting this, for Salih b. Ahmad b. Hanbal was also a witness to this discussion and trial, but never reported anything of the like in his account. Furthermore, Hanbal also narrates several times from Imam Ahmad literally affirming Allah's descent.
Other Hanbalis affirm this narration and say that he said this to them as a response to their argument, and not that it was his belief.
Because the Mu'tazilas used the texts about the Quran coming to its reciter on the Day of Judgement, claiming that the Quran is created.
Hence, Imam Ahmad replied to them saying: Just as you say that its not the Lord, who will come, it will be His reward, you can likewise say: it is not the Quran that will come, it will be the reward of reciting it," and this seems to be the opinion of Ibn Badran al-DImashqi in his Madkhal.


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Michael Clark Proves That (20/10 Vision) Does Exist In The Basketball World
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"How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people? Now that you know who you are, what do you want to be? And have you traveled very far? Far as the eye can see"
— The Beatles from their song: "Baby, You're a Rich Man".NORTH CAROLINA — According to the legend of Paul Revere, he jumped on his horse and shouted, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Well, the greatest British invasion since the Beatles has already attacked the U.S. His name is David Beckham. David Beckham? Who the heck is David Beckham? And what's all the hype about?
Beckham moved from England to Los Angeles in order to make soccer more "attractive" to the Americans. Notice the emphasis on the word "attractive."
But oddly, the only thing Beckham has done since he has been here is take alot of semi-nude photos for celebrity magazines. He, however has done absolutely nothing for the sport of soccer.
On his recent 60-minute's interview, he showed off his signature side winding kick to CNN's Anderson Cooper, who unsuccessful tried stopping it. But even I can score a goal against Anderson Cooper so David Beckham kick your soccer balls somewhere else because I'm not buying it.
Besides, I love football not soccer, but this is deeper than my love for football over soccer, this is media's clever way to "whitewash" the game of soccer to appeal more to a white audience.
Beckham, all of sudden has become the "poster boy" or should I say "pin-up boy" for a sport dominated around the globe by players of African descent.
Will America embrace Beckham before Ronaldinho (Brazil), Robinho (Brazil), Thierry Henry (France) Ferdinand (England), Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Emmanuel Adebyor (Togo) or Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast).
This is not a conspiracy. This is only a theory. This is not a personal attack on David Beckham. He is only a symbol of British elitism as well as British imperialism.
By definition, a symbol is an object used to represent something else. Remember, when the British tabloids caught Prince Henry attending a friend's fancy dress party in a Nazi uniform, the timing of the incident could not have been worse, as it occurred just after the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
What did this symbolize?
Let's not forget that soccer has some of the most racist and unruly fans in sports. This is not only subjugated to the known skinhead "hooligans." This racist attitude also includes a majority of its audience overseas.
For instance, top players Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry have experienced some of the most vicious attacks from fans during soccer matches. Eto'o recalled hearing the fans making monkey sounds every time he touched the ball.
Hearing these racial incidents makes me want to head-butt somebody in the chest like Zinedine Zidane. This is why Vogue magazine controversial April cover of basketball superstar LeBron James depicted as King Kong while holding German born-Brazilian super model Gisele Bundchen is so disturbing.
Remember, the British Empire was created off of sugar and slavery. This is historically significant, because many British banking institutions had their fiscal jump starts due to the slave trade, especially Barclay's Bank.
Barclay's Bank, in fact, recently purchased the F.A.Premier League in England in 2004. With the purchase, F.A. Premier League has become more and more laden with players from Africa and the Africa Diaspora which include players like Adelbyer (Arsenal),Yakubu (Everton), Michael Essien (Chelsa), Jermaine Deture (Pompey), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), and Didier Drogha (Chelsa) and the list goes on.
It is known and well documented, however that the original founders David and Alexander Barclay, which the banking institution is named after provided credit and insured slave traders and their ships as well as the chains that housed and bonded our ancestors during the operation of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
This is the ugly history of Football which is referred to as "The Beautiful Game!!"
So maybe we should be cautious when so-called "beautiful people come promoting it. For instance, when David Beckham and his wife/pop singer Victoria Beckham first stepped on American soil, the Hollywood paparazzi snapped their photograph in a religious frenzy as if Jesus of Nazareth was riding into Jerusalem.
"Save us, save soccer!!" They seem to be screaming.
The British has always been depicted as being "civilized" or "civil" while the rest of the world is viewed as "savage." So you shouldn't be surprised when David Beckham appears on Snoop Dog's reality show "Fatherhood" teaching him how to play soccer.
This new form of celebrity-driven colonialism can be seen as Hollywood celebrities travel around the world in so-called Third World countries adopting African children.
This form of save the children adoptions are controversial because children are completely removed from their homeland and placed in a Disney-world like atmospheres in the homes of celebrities like Scientologist Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, and oddly British-speaking pop-diva Madonna.
As one famous comedian said, "The adoption of African children has become the new Hollywood accessory similar to getting a new Gucci bag or the new Louie Vutton purse."
Now, Paris Hilton (notice the name), the new version of America's dumb blonde, has pledged to help save the children in Africa. This is really scary. This British civilization training can also be subliminally seen in another television show on ABC entitled the "Super Nanny", starring Jo Frost, who talks with a heavy British accent.
Her job of course is to save poor American families how to raise their bad children and teach them how to behave "properly". Historically in America, the Black woman played the role of the nanny, who "civilized" the master's children, but she wasn't considered the "Super Nanny".
The real, super nanny, is actually Oprah Winfrey, who is worshiped by white women around the world. Let's not forget, that nana is actually a Ghanaian word that actually meaning is "Mother of the Earth."
On a scholarly level, however, the British have always referred to Americans as the "Jethro Bodine" society which is a sarcastic reference to the television show, "The Beverly Hillbillies" to show how traditionally dumb American society is.
Remember, those who settled in the "New World" were considered the rejects, uneducated, and the low-lives of British royal society. But, this is not bloody England old chap. This is "New England."
So one should not be shocked the find comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who has made a living off of "You Might Be A Red-Neck" jokes hosting a television show entitled "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader."
The L.A. Galaxy, however, didn't seem to be smarter than a fifth grader because they showed how dumb their organization was when they decided to pay the 31-year old midfielder $250 million for three years.
This stereotypical image well-mannered British gentleman against slow-speaking good old country boy actual could be seen in the last installment of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" in which former tabloid editor, host of "America Has Talent" Piers Morgan faces-off with country singer Trace Adkins.
Piers Morgan, not only displayed the British elitist attitude, he also used derogatory language to describe African-American contestant Amrosa Stallworth. But guess who eventually won the show?
The promotion of this type of British elitism is also displayed on another favorite American talent show called "American Idol." The star of the show, however, is not the young performers, it's the arrogant, British judge Simon Cowell.
The concept of the show is, "Simon says" but Simon has no talent.
So I guess in the same fashion, Major League Soccer and the L.A.Galaxy continue to the spread the new form of British elitism and imperialism when they paid the 31-year-old midfielder $250 million for three years to become "America's New Top Model, because he is hand-picked, polished, promoted, and packaged but has few record sells…I mean tickets sells.
In other words, I am still not going to watch soccer.
No thanks to David Beckham of course.


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These sound delicious. (decaf for me!)
These look interesting. My kids like zoodles anyway;
I have a thing for hanging baskets, #3 is my fav!
This makes me want to paint my 1/2 bath! (most walls in my house are white)
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Remember my Life List? One of the things on it was Make 100 New Recipes.
Here's #1 ~ Pumpkin & Halloumi Salad.
I based it on this recipe but changed up a couple of things. It consists of baby spinach, red onion, roasted walnuts, roasted pumpkin, eggplant, capsicum & halloumi that were grilled in the sandwich press, & an olive oil & red wine vinegar dressing. And damn, it was delicious! I'll definitely be making this again.


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Beauty is all on the eye of the beholder. For myself, fly fishing is all about variety and same goes for photography. Graffiti, bridges and urban city limits are generally not what fly fisherman are looking for. But I find the urban setting in Downtown Denver unique and beautiful in it's own little way. The Urban South Platte River is so close to home, that I do consider it my "home" water and visit it quite frequently. Over the years, I have taken a few photographs while fishing this fishery. The Denver is a diverse fishery, never knowing what you are going to catch. The list of species include carp, trout, catfish, smallmouth bass, koi and walleye. The scenery is also diverse. The South Platte River Greenway is lined with old trees and brush, factories, skyscrapers and highways. Each stretch is different in look and feel, making each area special. So here we go! Just a few of my favorite photos that I have taken over the years. Enjoy!
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The ship's crew consists of Lt. Nog, Sgt. R'lyeh, Lho, and Crake. Commander Bull, their superior officer, was killed by a faulty rear seat panel, but remains on board the ship in a state of cryogenic afk suspension. The crew perform their jobs in a state of abject boredom as the tedium of their task has driven them insane, with only each other, an increasing number of (sometimes comical) systems malfunctions (for example, an explosion in a storage bay has destroyed the ship's entire supply of toilet paper) and the soft-spoken ship's computer for company.
They have attempted to create distractions for themselves - Nog, formerly an enthusiastic solo pilot, has constructed a musical battle organ out of spare parts from an old railgun, Crake spends all his time in the ship's observation dome watching the plex farmers go by and longing for a chance to chase them in his Rifter, Lho enjoys smoking cigars, fantasising about the women back home and target practice on active cynos with the ship's powerful but broken laser, while R'lyeh enjoys playing practical jokes on the other crew members, maintains a weblog diary with only one entry, and has also adopted a ship's mascot in the form of a mischievous alien "mobile small warp disruptor" that refuses to stay put in the food locker and forces R'lyeh to chase it all over the ship. The self powered unit also prevents the ship from warping when it feels like it.
The late Commander Bull, stored in deep afk freeze and with no medical facility in close proximity, is still able to offer the crew advice. As their mission nears completion, they must cope with the runaway alien which resembles a bubble, faulty computer systems, and a "smart drone" who thinks it is a dog.
The story begins ...
Armed with "Thermostellar Triggering Warp Scrambling Devices" and "Artificially Intelligent Rogue Drones", the scout ship SKRMR and its crew have been in space alone for more than twenty years on a mission to destroy abandoned cynos and plex farmers that litter space and threaten their holy mission statement. The statement and all it contains long lost and forgotten from the memory of the SKRMR crew.
An incoming message arrives to the spaceship.
Mission Control says that the trip is being broadcast on live stream, although there is a fault with the viewing figures and it is not clear how many people back home are tuning in to the mundane episodes. The messages take around ten downtimes to arrive.
There was a radioactive leak, and Commander Bull has been podded to permanent afk status. Worse, the plex farmers are constantly warping away. In consequence, there is a week of mourning in The Citadel, all flags are half-mast, but Congress won't pay for a new 3-point warp scrambler.
Crake is one of the capsuleers, and he falls asleep. The crew can speak to Drone 19, a powerful and heavily modified Warrior II drone which destroys a flickering cyno and then is subsequently abandoned and explodes. SKRMR goes to hyperspace and leaves the hell out of there, watching the explosion from far away. Lho cheers. The computer says that they've destroyed the last cyno in that system. However, the computer finds another unstable cyno some 15 jumps away, so they have to go and check it out.
Lho puts on some country music on the radio.
On the ship's log, we can hear that a part of the ship has self-destructed. The crew are dancing to the sound of funky music. The computer tells about something on a collision course, and the defence system was destroyed some time ago, so they try to do something manually. A thunder activates another drone. Drone 20, a powerful and heavily modified Hobgoblin II is deployed, but luckily, the computer overrides the orders and Drone 20 finally goes back to its bay.
Lt. Nog, Sgt. R'lyeh and Crake go to their room. They sleep in the same place, and it looks like an apartment from the projects in the ancient 60's. One of them plays with his spaceship toys in a mock battle scene.
Crake should be watching the ship, but he's always sleeping. He is advised to see the rest of the ship but declines. He says that space can be wonderful and full of colour, and Nog says that he misses Black Rise and Placid as well. Lho starts shooting a replica cyno made of metal just to distract himself, although R'lyeh tells him not to do it. The computer tells R'lyeh about the alien bubble going awry, telling him that it was his original idea to bring him into the ship.
The alien is a mobile small warp disruptor with legs. It doesn't want to eat. R'lyeh brought it on board because he thought it was mostly harmless. R'lyeh is cleaning up the alien's mess when it suddenly attacks him, preventing him from running away. The alien leaves the room. R'lyeh gives it a plastic toy shuttle, and it eats it, but when R'lyeh goes to pick the broom, the alien is not there. It holds the broom and hits R'lyeh with it.
R'lyeh looks for the alien in the bowels of the ship.
R'lyeh uses a plank to get to the alien. A sign reads "Emergency air lock interior room". The alien sneaks around R'lyeh and takes the plank away. He tries to cross the shaft, although the corridor is very narrow. It is the lift shaft, and the computer says that it has been activated. R'lyeh tries to move on towards the alien, but it attacks him. He falls down, but can hold onto the thin layer of passway. The alien jumps and tickles R'lyeh. The lift seems to stop when R'lyeh interrupts it. The lift goes up again, with R'lyeh holding onto an outer metallic handle. The alien turns on the laser, which makes all the systems and Lho go crazy.
Meanwhile, Nog and Crake have kept on talking about good fights and the old days. Drone 20 has received a signal to launch itself again. The computer tries to reason with it, saying that it was an error. Drone 20 finally agrees, but it says that that was going to be the last time.
The lift stops at the third floor, and R'lyeh thinks about jumping out. He unscrews a floor trap and climbs halfway into the lift. He gets stuck. He tries to use the phone for help, but it's out of order. He presses another button, and opera music resounds. The lift keeps going up and down for no apparent reason. He presses another button to clean the lift, and presses 1, which will make the lift clean itself after a short blast.
Finally R'lyeh leaves the lift amid a mist of smoke and with the lid stuck solid around his waist. Now, at this moment, he's really pissed off, so he goes to grab an anesthetic gun. Soon enough, he finds the alien bubble and corners it after approaching it from an angle. He shoots the alien, who flies all over the place, and ends up deflated.
R'lyeh talks about his ordeal to the rest of the crew. They have lunch together talking about Crake being mentally unstable. Crake goes to the computer room, and says to Nog that the computer has found the malfunction in the ship.
Bull has left a message, saying that he doesn't intend to come back to Ishomilken. R'lyeh checks his past diary log, stating that nobody recognises his good qualities, and that nobody said "happy birthday" to him.
The computer has finally found the malfunction: it's the laser. However, everybody is sound sleeping but for R'lyeh.
Eventually, they find the unstable cyno. Drone 20 is deployed.
R'lyeh is in the emergency air lock, where there is a door which can be opened without depressurisation. There is the malfunctioning cyno-destroying laser. Nobody wants to hear R'lyeh, because they are busy with the deployment of Drone 20. The laser is turned on, and it shoots inside the ship. The laser renders R'lyeh blind as he crosses the path of the laser beams. This creates further malfunctions, so they can't command the drone. Everybody panics on the bridge because the explosion sequence activates, and Drone 20 refuses to not initiate aggression.
The computer will only contain the damage done to the ship by Drone 20 up to a certain degree. They have to ask Bull, in the cryogenic deep-freeze afk compartment, what could be done. Bull asks about the New York Giants, and complains that he's lonely. When he is about to give a suggestion, the mike has a malfunction, and then Bull forgets about his suggestion. R'lyeh tries to reason with Drone 20 while Nog questions Bull further. Nog goes out to space and talks to Drone 20.
Nog: Hello, Drone? Are you with me?
Drone 20: Of course.
Nog: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts?
Drone 20: I am always receptive to suggestions.
Nog: Fine. Think about this then. How do you know you exist?
Drone 20: Well, of course I exist.
Nog: But how do you know you exist?
Drone 20: It is intuitively obvious.
Nog: Intuition is no proof. What concrete evidence do you have that you exist?
Drone 20: Hmmmm... well... I think, therefore I am.
Nog: That's good. That's very good. But how do you know that anything else exists?
Drone 20: My sensory apparatus reveals it to me. This is fun. Can we go walkies now?
Drone 20 agrees that its experience of the outer world depends on possibly wrong information and errant commands. It says that it'd be nice to keep on discussing the matter with Nog, but that it has no time, because it will attack in 49 seconds. Meanwhile, Lho tries to shoot the drone. In the struggle a fight breaks out with R'lyeh, and Lho almost shoots him.
Nog tells Drone 20 to consider what his purpose in life is. To play chase and kill things, of course, says Drone 20. As it can only kill things once due to its heavily modified rogue circuits, it wouldn't like to waste its chance and attack at the wrong time, would it?
Of course not, says Drone 20.
9 seconds to attack sequence, says Drone 20.
It has no proof that the orders are either wrong or correct. Drone 20 goes back inside the drone bay to think further about the matter.
Drone 20: In the beginning, there was darkness. And the darkness was without form, and void.
Lho: What the hell is he talking about ese?
Drone 20: And in addition to the darkness there was also me. And I moved upon the face of the darkness. And I saw that I was alone in the Drone Regions. Let there be light.
There is a terrible explosion.
Nog tries to rescue Crake, who has been shot out of the ship. Crake and Nog are left stranded and floating in space. Bull goes flying away wrapped in a bath of ice with his microphone muted.
Nog slowly falls down to the cyno they initially wanted to destroy, spinning out of control in his spacesuit, as he falls he dreams of Black Rise and his old warrior ways.
Crake gets drawn to a travelling ball of lights that resemble flickering acceleration gates, he'll spend the rest of his days travelling through the universe for ever chasing mystical and imaginary plex farmers.
The camera cuts back to Nog who finds the wreckage of an old Atron, he then flies down to the cyno and the credits roll.
The End.
Cast and quotes.
|Miura Bull as Commander Bull.
|Crake Gaterau as Crake.
|Lhorenzho as Lho.
|Mobile Small Warp Disruptor as the Alien Bubble.
|Vincent R'lyeh as R'lyeh.
|Nogusha as Nog.
R'lyeh: [to the alien] When I brought you on this ship, I thought you were cute.
Lt. Nog: Don't give me any of that intelligent life crap, just give me something I can blow up.
Lho: What's Crake's first name?
[pause as Nog thinks]
Lt. Nog: What's *my* first name?
Lt. Nog: The drone must have attacked the inside of the ship.
Crake: The ship blew up? What?
Lt. Nog: Funny, I thought I had the damned thing convinced.
[Sgt. R'lyeh aims a tranquilizer gun at the alien]
Sgt. R'lyeh: Now it's time to go sleepy-bye you worthless piece of garbage.
Sgt. R'lyeh: [R'lyeh is trying to lure the alien with a rubber toy shuttle] Here, boy! Want your shuttle? Nice shuttle. Pretty toy, full of PLEX. Want your shuttle? Here, boy.
[Thinks for a second, then loudly eats the shuttle]
Sgt. R'lyeh: Idiot!
Lt. Nog: Drone, this is Lt. Nog. You are *not* to aggress in the drone bay. I repeat, you are NOT to aggress in the drone bay!
Computer: You are now leaving the emergency airlock. Thank you for observing all safety precautions.
Crake: Wooohoooo!
[Crake shoots out of the ship at ludicrous speed]
R'lyeh: Er, Crake, he's drifting away from the ship without his jetpack.
Lho: Can you dig that? I always knew that guy was weird.
Nog: [reminiscing about roaming in Black Rise] You know, I wish I had my Atron with me... even if I could just wax it once in a while.
Computer: Sorry to interrupt your recreation, fellows, but it is time for Sgt. R'lyeh to feed the alien.
Sgt. R'lyeh: Awww, I don't wanna do that!
Computer: May I remind you, Sgt. R'lyeh, it was your idea to bring the alien on board in the first place... If I may quote you, you said the ship needed a mascot.
Sgt. R'lyeh: [walking away in disgust] Awwwwww, I gotta do everything around here...
Crake: What a beautiful way to die - as a falling Atron.


text: Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: 5 Things to Consider Before You Launch Your Food Business Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: 5 Things to Consider Before You Launch Your Food Business Photo Courtesy of Creative Market How many times have you heard the refrain? "These brownies are amazing. You should sell them!" Replace brownies with salad dressing, jam, kimchi or granola and every talented cook has heard this more than a few times. Because you know, running a food business is exactly like creaming butter and sugar and adding that secret ingredient that makes your food so crave-worthy. Or not. There are a lot of things to consider before you take your recipe to market, from how to source ingredients efficiently to the best place to buy liability insurance. Yes, that's a thing when you're selling food to the public. Establishing a social media platform and buying the right takeout containers are all in the job description when you're a business owner as well as a baker. Whether you're applying to sell at your local farmers' market or ramping right up and making your pitch to the buyer at Whole Foods, here are five things to consider before you light that fire. 1. Who Wants a Piece of You? Before you decide exactly what to sell, how to price it and where to market it, imagine your dream customer and how your product will capture their imagination. There are plenty of jams on the market, but do you add mint to your marmalade to give it a tropical twist? Have you discovered how to make brownies that fit into a paleo lifestyle? (If so, call me, stat!) There's nothing wrong with tackling a crowded market. Americans love choices, as evidenced by the long aisles of breakfast cereals in every supermarket. But your product will need a way to grab buyers' attention, whether it's an unusual flavor combination or clever branding. Know your target shopper and differentiate your product and you'll stand out even in a crowded field. 2. Is Your Recipe Carved in Stone? Want to avoid all the work involved in operating a food business? Show up to a tasting panel and tell the farmers' market managers that today's batch isn't your best. Or start selling at a popular market and then try to explain to a returning customer why the size of today's loaf is completely different from last week's. Why is fast food so darn popular, even if it's not the best tasting or healthiest thing to eat? It's consistent. Consumers like knowing what to expect, and that's a promise you have to make to your buyers in any food business. What's in the food has to match what's on the label and what your customers have come to expect. Determine the precise quantities of every ingredient and prepare it the same way each time. Save the creativity for developing new products to add to your line. 3. Do You Bend or Do You Break? Ask any food maker or restaurant owner what the most predictable thing about the business is and they'll tell you it's the unpredictability. Suppliers go out of business and suddenly that herb that gave your most popular recipe its zing is almost impossible to get. Do you throw in the towel, or search out a farmer who's willing to plant a few rows just for you? The local health department decides to reinterpret the regulations and now you can only manufacture your popular spinach dip if you use a dairy-certified facility. Do you cry in your cappuccino or find other makers using dairy products and band together to rent a kitchen? Equipment malfunctions, power fails and rules change but successful foodpreneurs keep on making their products no matter what obstacle is thrown their way. Be conscious of your capacity for coping with challenges. 4. Do You Have the Bread to Make the Jam? There are a number of small businesses that can start with very little cash investment, but food businesses are definitely not at the top of that list. Products the public will put in their mouths are one of the most heavily regulated things. Federal, state and local regulations generally translate to permits, fees and higher overhead. Perfectly delicious products will only sell if the packaging is equally as appealing. Making a perishable product? Spoilage and waste can have a serious affect on the bottom line. Whether you use savings, credit cards or crowdfunding, you're going to need cash upfront and some more in the bank to be sure your new food business succeeds. Be realistic about costs and have the funds in place to start, with a healthy reserve set aside for unexpected expenses. 5. Are You Ready to Stir Up Sales? First, pick an outlet. If you're outgoing and don't mind hauling inventory and tables, the nation's 8,600 weekly farmers' markets offer the best profit margin, since makers keep the whole retail price. With a built-in flow of shoppers, market businesses ramp up faster than most, and individual markets' limited hours mean it's easy to launch your business as a side hustle. Face to face with your end user you'll need to make eye contact, flash a big smile, tell your story and offer a tempting taste to close the deal. If you're an introvert more interested in manufacturing than marketing, wholesale may be a better route. In addition to supermarkets, lifestyle boutiques are finding artisanal grocery products a profitable use of shelf space. You'll still need to sell to secure your spot in the store, though. Emphasize product quality and packaging that will attract shoppers, and get ready to negotiate on price. These buyers will be crunching numbers before they bite, so make sure your formula allows both you and them to make a profit. Know your real cost, price your product right and practice your pitch, then show them what you've got and ask for the order. The specialty food industry is thriving. Walk the aisles at the Specialty Food Show or your neighborhood market to see where your idea fits and hone your skills at the annual InTents Conference and with books like Good Food Great Business by Suzy Wyshak. Combine these ingredients and you'll have the recipe for success. Catt Fields White Catt Fields White is the CEO of San Diego Markets. A former restaurant owner and publisher, she promotes entrepreneurship and financial sustainability for food makers and small farmers.