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Sour Poi Awards 2010
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2010—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.
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We miss you already, Rod.
2010 was a banner year for perennial Sour Poi favorite, now-former city council member Rod Tam. In March, he agreed to pay $13,700 to settle an Ethics Commission report that he had improperly billed the city for hundreds of meals with his wife and friends, unrelated to City Council business—more than $22,000 worth. Tam never admitted wrongdoing, saying only that his record-keeping and math had been sloppy. Despite a unanimous censure from the City Council, Tam decided to run for mayor. His campaign slogan? Lightning Rod Tam.
When life gives you lumber …
A Kauai couple got an unpleasant surprise in March when a large piece of lumber dropped out of the sky and crashed through their lānai roof. The wood was being transported by helicopter to a nearby botanical garden when several lengths became dislodged and fell to earth. No one was hurt.
High Times
Seven teenagers had to be rescued by firefighters in September after they climbed up on a roof during a night of drinking and then couldn't get down.
A military public affairs officer got canned after posting snarky remarks about RIMPAC on her blog for the Military Officers Association of America. Gina DiNicolo described the naval exercises as "the world's largest floating cocktail party," writing, "Snoozepac is 38 days of too many visitors gorging themselves on foreign and U.S. naval delicacies." The flub cost DiNicolo her Marine Corps job .
The better part of valor is what, now?
In August, A 17-year-old walking down the street with a case of beer he had allegedly just stolen from a Kalihi store thought it would be a good idea to yell and throw a rock through the window of a nearby police car, showering the officer inside with cut glass. The boy then ran away, but was quickly arrested.
Thank God You're Ok; We've been looking for you.
In a busy, budget-crunched year, the state Legislature spent time debating whether to officially recognize the cultural merits of cockfighting. The resolutions, introduced by Rep. Joey Manahan, D-29th, actually passed the House Tourism, Culture and International Affairs Committee with a 4-2 vote, but, in the wake of heated protest by animal rights groups, lawmakers eventually sent the resolutions back to committee, effectively killing them.
For once, jumping the shark is a good thing.
When a shark attacked a Kaua'i surfer in April, not only did the board go flying in the air, but the surfer landed right on the shark's back. The surfer said he rode the shark like a cowboy for about 10 seconds before retrieving his board and swimming to safety.
We send our egrets
In September, the state shot about 80 cattle egrets in Keaukaha. Officials said it was a safety measure to protect planes at the nearby Hilo International Airport, which could have sucked the birds into their engines.
Kenya quit it?
The state Legislature passed a law in May allowing state government officials to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate. The Hawai'i Department of Health had been receiving 10 to 20 e-mails every week from "birthers," who believe Obama was born in Kenya.
After months of red tape and delay, the City and County of Honolulu trashed a three-year contract with Hawaiian Waste Systems to ship solid refuse to the state of Washington. The 20,000 tons of opala that had piled up was instead trucked to the H-POWER incinerator.
How Godzilla got started
Not only have coqui frogs taken over the Big Island with their loud, piercing calls, but state agriculture officials said this past year that the invasive hoppers are getting bigger. Normally, the frogs are about the size of a quarter, but reports started popping up this year about coquis an inch and a half wide—a growth spurt of more than 50 percent.


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PART THREE: THE TRANSCENDENTAL MINDChapter I THE GENESIS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM I
O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in 't!They could see only God because in their thinking God had filled their minds. No evil lurked in the secret places of their hearts to whisper doubts concerning the goodness of life; no ominous clouds veiled the divine light that wrapped their universe about. After two hundred years of discipline in righteousness the old dogmatic pessimism was dissipated, leaving not a rack behind. The evil was gone and God remained; and in this new world the sons of God were to be henceforth heirs of the kingdom, free to fulfill that good which is the final reality. Arch-romantics, they were dreaming a transcendental dream, as other arch-romantics were dreaming their Jacksonian dream, their imperialistic dream, their Utopian dream. Romanticism comes to different issues in different men and different times: Emerson and Jefferson were unlike enough, as their worlds were unlike; but they were both romantics and their idealism was only a different expression of a common spirit. Years after the transcendental ferment had subsided, one of the lesser prophets of the movement offered a statement of the faith that deserves to be recalled:
Transcendentalism [he said] relies on those ideas in the mind which are laws in the life. Pantheism is said to sink man and nature in God; Materialism to sink God and man in nature; and Transcendentalism to sink God and nature in man. But the Transcendentalist at least is belied and put in jail by the definition which is so neat at the expense of truth. He made consciousness, not sense, the ground of truth. . . . Is the soul reared on the primitive rock? or is no rock primitive, but the deposit of spirit - therefore in its lowest form alive, and ever rising into organism to reach the top of the eternal circle again, as in the well one bucket goes down empty and the other rises full? The mistake is to make the everlasting things subjects of argument instead of sight. . . .Our soul is older than our organism. It precedes its clothing. It is the cause, not the consequence, of its material elements; else, as materialists understand, it does not exist. . . . What is it that accepts misery from the Most High, defends the Providence that inflicts its woes, espouses its chastiser's cause, purges itself in the pit of its misery of all contempt of His commands, and makes its agonies the beams and rafters of the triumph it builds? It is the immortal principle. It is an indestructible essence. It is part and parcel of the Divinity it adores. It can no more die than he can. It needs no more insurance of life than its author does. Prove its title? It is proof of all things else. It is substantive, and everything adjective beside. It is the kingdom all things will be added to. (C. A. Bartol, quoted by Frothingham in Transcendentalism in New England, Chapter XIV.)This is sheer mysticism, and mystics in greater or less degree all the transcendentalists were - isolated and lonely in the midst of men, seeking always a larger fellowship, awaiting those fleeting moments of illumination that should light up the meaning of life. "Mine is a certain brief experience," says Emerson, "which surprised me in the highway or in the market, in some place, at some time, - whether in the body or out of the body, God knoweth, - and made me aware that I had played the fool with fools all this time, but that law existed for me and for all; that to me belong trust, a child's trust and obedience, and the worship of ideas, and I should never be fool more" (The Transcendentalist). Fleeting and incommunicable are such illuminations, yet like the clear sunlight to eyes that are open. "If you do not need to hear my thought, because you can read it in my face and behavior, then I will tell it you from sunrise to sunset. If you cannot divine it, you would not understand what I say" (ibid.). And because the realist found himself quite incapable of such understanding, the transcendentalist turned away from him to live by himself. "They feel that they are never so fit for friendship, as when they have quitted mankind, and taken themselves to friend." Such an attitude of mind may easily become the father of criticism. Communing with the ideal rarely begets complacency; the actual seems poor and mean in comparison with the potential. Hence the transcendentalists, willingly or not, were searching critics of their generation. They were impatient of any falling short of the ideal, and their lives in consequence became an open indictment of a Yankee world given over to materialism. "By their unconcealed dissatisfaction," said Emerson, "they expose our poverty, and the insignificance of man to man." "Their quarrel with every man they meet, is not with his kind, but with his degree. There is not enough of him,-that is the only fault. . . .They make us feel the strange disappointment which overcasts every human youth. So many promising youths, and never a finished man! " (The Transcendentalist.) As to the general course of living, and the daily employments of men, they cannot see much virtue in these, since they are parts of this vicious circle; and as no great ends are answered by the men, there is nothing noble in the arts by which they are maintained. Nay, they have made the experiment, and found that, from the liberal professions to the coarsest manual labor, and from the courtesies of the academy and the college to the conventions of the cotillion-room and the morning call, there is a spirit of cowardly compromise and seeming, which indicates a frightful skepticism, a life without love, and an activity without aim. (Ibid.) Idealists though they were, they could not escape meddling with the real which encompassed them on all sides-with institutions, laws, society, with the state itself. They were far more interested in God than in Caesar, and they found it impossible to divide loyalties that too often clashed. When Caesar essayed to impose his will upon theirs, when he put their ideals in jeopardy by demanding allegiance to laws they did not approve, they quietly denied him sovereignty and followed their own paths. With such men nothing could be done; their very lives were a criticism and a judgment on New England and America. Transcendentalism may have run into its follies, but foolish in its critical judgment - blind to the gap between profession and reality - it was not. It might be severe, but it was honest and intelligent, and honest intelligent criticism America stood greatly in need of. 1 See Frothingham, Transcendentalism in New England. Chapter VI.

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Once you have visited all the tourist attractions Prague has to offer, it's time to experience the city like a local. And how best to do this than by learning about the Czech cuisine and taste the best traditional dishes in Prague? The best way to try traditional Czech food is through a food tour in Prague.
The Czech Cuisine
Unless you have been to Prague before, the chances are that you don't know much about the Czech cuisine. If you think a little bit of the history of the country, the geographic position and also look at its neighbours, you can figure out that meat is an important element of the Czech cuisine. In fact, most of the traditional dishes are based on meat, with pork being the most popular.
The Czech cuisine shares many similarities with its neighbours – Germany, Poland, Hungary, even Austria. Goulash, even if it's traditional Hungarian, is a very popular dish in most of the Czech restaurants. Sauerkraut and dumplings are often used as sides, to complete dishes. Appel strudel is a very common dessert. And not to mention the chimney cake, a simple kurtos kalac, which the Czechs had adapted by adding ice cream in the middle. If you wonder why does the Czech food has so many influences, remember that until the end of the First World War, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, together with many other countries from Eastern Europe.
A typical Czech meal includes soup as a starter followed by a hearty meat dish as a main. An interesting fact is that these days in Prague you will find a lot of Vietnamese restaurants, which somehow balance the local restaurants serving heavy dishes. During the communist times many young Vietnamese came to the Czech Republic to study, during an agreement between the two countries. Many have settled here and opened Vietnamese restaurants. So, if you are craving some authentic pho or a filling banh mi, Prague is the best place to have some.
The best food tour in Prague
There are quite a few food tours in Prague and it is hard to choose the perfect one for your needs just by looking at their websites. As I always say, the first criteria you should look at when booking a Prague food tour is its authenticity. Is it run by locals? Does it take you outside of the touristy area of the city? How many dishes will you try and how is the balance between the traditional and modern ones? We can all try traditional food in restaurants, but for me, it is also important to see how the trends are changing and how chefs adapt and elevate the dishes. Reviews are also very important, especially that food tours are not always the cheapest.
Asking myself all of these questions, I decided that the best food tour in Prague for me would be the one offered by Eating Europe. I have joined their tours before, when I experienced a twilight food and cocktail tour of Soho in London, and in Italy, when I joined an authentic cooking class in Florence. It was very important for me that the tour was run by locals who grew up eating Czech food, cooked by their parents and grandparents, so they know where to go to experience that kind of quality and authentic taste in Prague. Our guide, Petra, couldn't have been more lovely and knowledgeable, taking us through a journey of flavours but also giving us some history lessons whilst passing through different parts of Prague. What I really loved about this tour is that there was nothing touristic about it and all the restaurants we have been to were frequented by locals and not visitors. I like tours that support the local community!
I will tell you below my experience of the tour and all about the dishes I have tried. If you want to check out this tour and book it, click here. Eating Europe is also running two more different food tours in Prague: The Prague Evening Food Tour and the Prague Craft Beer & Food Tasting Tour. You can check them out by clicking on their names. I hope my review will help you make a decision on which one is best for your liking. I went for the classic Prague Food Tour.
The Czech Gingerbread
We started the tour at the most adorable gingerbread shop in town. Stepping inside the shop probably made me feel the same way as Hansel and Gretel did when they saw the gingerbread house, in the famous tale by Brothers Grimm. This shop could easily be everyone's happy place, with so many different gingerbread cookies, in every shape and form, carefully decorated by hand. Not to mention the counter, on top of which fresh baked cakes were louring me into buying some – which I did later.
We gathered all around a round table in the largest room of the gingerbread shop, surrounded by all those cute figurines, and introduced ourselves. The group was small, with only 7 of us. Each of us received a gingerbread shaped as a beer mug, as a gift, before a platter with three different treats was brought for tasting.
The first cake we tried was the sakrajda, a type of pastry filled with plum jam and plenty of walnuts. I can't even tell you how delicious this was – my favourite out of the three cakes. It was very dense but with each bite bursting with flavour and texture.
The second cake was a typical koláče, a round almost gooey gingerbread base with a centre of poppy seeds and an almond on top. Interesting fact, did you know that the gingerbread in Prague (and Czech Republic) does not have any ginger in it? Originally, the "gingerbread" was made out of flour, honey and pepper, sold for the first time in the Czech Republic in 1335.
The third cake was more familiar, made out of coconut and toasted on the outside. It tasted very good, even if a bit on the dry side.
Learn about and taste the best ham in Prague
Our second stop was at one of the best butcher shops in Prague, very popular among the locals for the quality of the meat sold here. Here Petra told us about the once endangered local Czech breed of pigs, the The Přestice Black-Pied. The meat of this breed of pig is tender and slightly marbled with fat, and it used to produce special hams and quality sausages.
Here we got to taste a selection of hams and sausages, traditional Czech, and one of them stood up for me: the Prague ham. I grew up in Easter Europe, in a country that during my childhood years was recovering from heavy years of communism. Besides the local products, we didn't have many international brands or products coming into the country, at least at the beginning, after the revolution from 1989. However, I will never forget how my grandmother would always wait for me to arrive on holiday with the best foods that she would buy "on the notebook" at the local store – buy now, pay when the pension comes. One of the delicacies on the table was always the Prague ham. I never knew why it was called Prague ham or if it actually came from Prague – it could have easily been just a random name of a ham.
Before taking this food tour, it's been probably years since I last had Prague ham. Its taste brought back dear memories for me, as my grandmother passed away almost 10 years ago.
Besides the Prague ham, the platter also had the tourist salami – named this way because it was created especially for tourists, the Klobása– a slightly spicy smoked pork meat sausage and a roasted pastrami. They were accompanied by fresh homemade bread and pickles – the real ones, pickled in brine not in vinegar.
Obložené chlebíčky – Open faced sandwiches
You would think that the open faced sandwiches are a Danish type of snack, but that's not quite true. Chlebíčky is a very popular snack in the Czech Republic, present at every home party and celebration, but also in cafes and restaurants. They make a great lunch or can be a snack to accompany the local beer you may have.
The tradition of chlebíčky started in the 20th century, when a local deli owner buttered a slice of bread, topped it up with an array of ingredients and sold it in his shop. It became so popular that today it's a staple in the Czech cuisine. Chlebíčky are usually served on a Veka bread, which is similar with the French baguette, and they are not only delicious, but also a delight to the eye because the ingredients are arranged to create beautiful designs.
We tried the chlebíčky at a very local small deli, in the new town of Prague. The first slice of bread was spread with butter and topped with three types of cheese: emmental, smoked cheese and a creamy brie. On top, the chlebíčky was decorated with a salad leaf, parsley, a cube of pepper and dusted paprika. The second chlebíčky was more elaborate: the bread was topped with potato salad, half an egg covered in a white sauce, a slice of ham, and decorated with pickled, peppers, parsley and a bit of cream. Have you ever had a sandwich like this before?
Taste the modern Czech cuisine
Our next stop was at the modern Speijle restaurant, which has a very cool concept, pretty much like the Spanish pinchos. You can help yourself with whichever foods you fancy from the bar, keep the skewers and pay at the end based on how many you had. Every skewer has the same price.
Here we were served a modern twist on a classic duck recipe. If you have been to the Czech Republic before, you probably know that duck is advertised on every menu of pretty much every traditional food restaurant in Prague. A portion usually includes half a beer roasted duck served with bread dumplings and cabbage.
We were served roasted tender breast of duck in a red jus, topped with crispy onions and served with a red cabbage stuffed dumpling. It was absolutely delicious! To drink, I went for the beer of the day, which was "gummy bear". I did not find any gummy bears inside the glass, but it did have a sweet aftertaste. Very intriguing and peculiar taste, I would recommend it.
Try Svíčková at one of the oldest cafes in Prague
If you wouldn't know about this café, you would probably pass by it on the main street without even looking in its direction. Located at the first floor, Café Louvre is not only one of the oldest in town (dating from 1902), but it also has a rich history, being frequented by many famous people. The décor, the high ceilings, the wallpaper, the carpet, even the billiard tables, they all seem to belong to a different era. Karel Čapek, Albert Einstein, and Franz Kafka are only a few of the famous people who regularly liked to spend their time at Café Louvre. It is definitely a photographic location in Prague that you must visit.
The menu of Café Louvre features both Czech specialities but also fine dining modern dishes. We have tried here the svíčková – braised beef served with a creamy thick vegetable sauce, bread dumplings, a slice of lemon, whipped cream and cranberries jam. The beef was marinated overnight with the vegetables (carrots, celeriac, onions and parsley roots), spiced with black pepper, allspice, thyme and bay leaf, and then blended together with sour cream, to create the sauce. A slice of lemon topped with whipped cream and cranberry is added on top, for flavouring. You are supposed to put the lemon aside and then adjust the sauce to your liking, and not just mix everything together. It is a very good dish, surprising regarding the taste. The beef was tender and soft, whilst the sauce very creamy and sweet, with a slight sharp acidity.
Even if we were only served half a portion, the size of the dish was still very large. I had troubles finishing it, after all the food we tasted before. I paired the svíčková with a refreshing glass of local pilsner.
Delight your taste buds with ice cream
Ice cream might not be a traditional Czech dessert, but the local gelaterias surely know a thing or two about how to perfect this international treat. We went to try local flavours at what Google ranks as the best ice cream shop in Prague. And no wonder, as we approached, the queue was stretching quite a bit outside of the shop. We were lucky as there was a table inside reserved for us.
We tried the sea buckthorn and the poppyseeds ice creams and they were both delicious. Definitely very interesting and adventurous flavours, especially the sea buckthorn, which was on the sour side, but perfect as a palette cleanser. The poppyseeds flavour was much milder, a bit sweet and very creamy. Together, the flavours complimented each other so well.
The tour involved a lot of walking and a lot of historical facts as well, not just eating. It lasted for around 4 hours and there was plenty of food, I couldn't eat anything else that day. And I did show up with an empty stomach, skipping breakfast. Overall, I can't recommend enough this fantastic food tour! If you like what you've read so far and would love to join it as well on your next trip to Prague, click here to book it!
Disclaimer: Please note that I was a guest of Easter Europe and I received this experience complimentary. However, all the opinions in this article are my own and I would not recommend anything that I wouldn't have enjoyed myself doing or think it was a great place to visit.
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Because We Never Know the End…
Posted by Abigail
The last word you heard from me, I shared that I was losing a baby. I told of hard paths, of death, of grief, of discouragement. And I told of the Shunamite woman–of the miracle baby who grew up and died. And of the pathway of trust down which Yahweh led her. Whatever God does is always good, regardless of our limited perspective. Then I vanished into real time.
In the story of the Shunamite woman, the end was not death, but resurrection. God's very real power at work to bring life from death.
I want you to know that, in real time, God did intercede with mercy. I've since discovered that the baby's life has been spared. And the mother looks beautiful–as the nurse says, she's gotten back her sparkle. Even when I saw death, God was working for life.
The fact is, I've been seeing a lot of "hopeless" situations–both at the clinic and in the rest of real time. I'm sure many of you can sympathize. Many of them, I still don't see the end. May never. But I know God is still righteous and does what is right.
I'd love to hear how God is at work through hard situations in your life…what you are learning about trust, and what you are discovering about death and resurrection.
It Will Be Well
Posted by Abigail
I'm losing a baby.
My client left the dimly lit counseling room where we'd been talking for the past couple of weeks, still intent on abortion. There was nothing I could do to change the outcome. The hardest part was this: I'd known from the beginning that I was fighting a losing battle. As soon as I heard the facts stacked up against her I knew that abortion would sound like the overwhelmingly best option.
But even as she walked out, and I ran upstairs to the bathroom and cried, the tears were just a cleansing. Because God is not dead. This path I had walked was rugged and hard, discouraging and wearying. The whole way I was trembling, aware of just how fragile and how stumbling I was. But I had seen God's hand. God's work. God's power. God's provision.
Lately, I've been walking a lot of these paths. As I round a bend in my life and I see the valleys stretched out below, I cringe. I can see the path and I don't want to walk it. I've walked it before and I know what the end looks like—heartache, failure, confusion, tears. I hate feeling fragile, wrestling for wisdom and pleading for clarity. I hate making decisions that seem right, when my heart is torn. And the lies! The lies that assault me at the end of these valleys—that the outcome is my fault, that I destroyed what might have been good, that I didn't do enough, that I was unworthy, that I spoke faulty words, that I have rendered a terrible testimony of the Lord—beat against me like fiery darts. When I see those valleys loom in the distance, I start looking for short-cuts to avoid that path.
I am a wimp.
Because God is not dead. The pathway is not about a destination. There is only one destination of which I am assured—eternity with my Bridegroom. And this is assured because of the pathway that He walked to purchase my spirit from bondage. The end of that pathway was death.
Or was it?
Let me tell you a story of humanity. There came a day when the prophet Elisha passed over to the Gentile city of Shunem. There he was shown hospitality by a prominent woman. As time passed, she and her husband built for him a room on the roof of their house. In his gratitude, Elisha sought for a way to repay her kindness. Regardless of her wealth, her good marriage, her comfortable circumstances, she lacked one thing: a child. So Elisha told the Shunamite woman that she would embrace a son.
Her reply? "Oh no, man of God! Do not deceive me!"
I can only imagine that this woman's heart held wounds from years of lack. Perhaps years of loss. And as she looked down a path that frightened her, she was afraid of the end. Because a pathway that might end with joy, also might end with sorrow.
Soon she conceived and gave birth. And almost as soon, her son suddenly died.
Quietly she laid him on Elisha's bed and told her husband that she was going to run down to the man of God. "Why?" her husband asked. Her only answer: "Shalom." Peace. It will be well.*
When she came near Elisha, his servant came out to meet her and inquire about her family. Her only answer, "Shalom." Peace. It will be well.
Then she came to Elisha and flung herself at his feet and her words rushed out in a confused, hurt torrent. "Did I ask a son from you? Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me?'"
In this moment, it seemed that the pathway had ended in death. Heartache, failure, confusion, tears. And she had seen it coming. She had been afraid. She hadn't volunteered to walk this pathway. Hadn't she said "Don't deceive me?"
But along the way she had groped for God's purpose. She had gone straight to the source. To others who asked, she said, simply, "Shalom." Peace. It will be well. Her grief found expression in trust.
God was not dead. In a dramatic display of power, which proved that it was not Elisha's staff, nor even Elisha who held life and death, God raised her son. About eight-hundred years later, He raised His own son.
The destination of these paths was neither death…nor resurrection. Those were things that happened along the way—for God's glory. The destination was trust.
The pathway Jesus walked opened a way to God—through trust. His example was trust in the Father as He entrusted His soul to a faithful Creator in doing what was right. And He gave us something in which to trust—a tangible proof that God is with us.
The results of a pathway are in the hands of a Sovereign God. But we can look at the pathway Christ walked and the power of God in His resurrection and have hope. We confidently expect that God will bring us through life…and death…and resurrect us to an eternity with Him. And if this is our eternal destination, why should we fear any path that lies before us? If God is for us, who can stand against us? Immanuel means "God is with us."
When my client walked into the clinic asking about abortion, it was an opportunity. That hard path I dreaded was an opportunity to do what was right—and trust God to do what is right. And it was not a path I walked alone. Not a battle lost, the victory just looked different than I assumed. And the victory belonged to God. I'm not losing a baby. The baby isn't mine. What God has done never ends at death. His work goes on.
As I've come down what seems to be the end of several hard and painful paths—torn between hope and hopelessness—I've wanted to curl up, cover my head and hold as still as possible. Maybe it won't hurt. Maybe I won't have to see paths like these again.
But I know I will. My life may be long ahead of me. Or it may be short. But the valleys will always loom ahead until I pass through the last valley. And trust means that I don't have to fear the valleys, because the Lord is there as well. I must view them as an opportunity to do what is right—and trust God to do what is right.
He always does.
It will be well.
*The story of Elisha and the Shunamite woman is taken from 2 Kings 4. According to Keil & Delitzsch (Commentary on the Old Testament, pg 220), the word "Shalom" that the Shunamite woman used means, literally, "Peace." It could be used as a simple greeting, but in her case probably denoted more of the concept of "It will be well" or "everthing is fine"—with a goal of politely avoiding questioning.


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Species In-Depth
At the Aquarium
Leafy seadragons are not on exhibit at the Aquarium.
Geographic Distribution
West and southern Australia.
These seadragons inhabit temperate coastal waters of southern Australia where water temperatures are seasonally between 13 to 19o C (55 to 67o F). They live among rocky reefs, sand patches close to the reefs, seaweed beds, and seagrass meadows. Populations may fluctuate seasonally in response to food availability and spawning season. Leafies can be found from the surface to 25 m (82 ft).
Physical Characteristics
The scaleless body of seadragons is covered is covered in hard bony plates. They have a small head with a long, thin pipe-like snout and a tail that is about half their total length. Elaborate leaf-like appendages protrude from the head, body, and tail. They have transparent dorsal and pectoral fins that are small and have a very fine appearance but they have lost their caudal and pelvic fins. They have long sharp spines on each bony plate that may be used defensively.
Shallow water leafy seadragons are yellow-brown or greenish with dark pink rib bands and green-brown pronounced leafy appendages. Those that live in deeper water are dark brown to burgundy red.
The maximum length of the leafy seadragon is about 35 cm (14 in).
Sea dragons do not have teeth or a stomach; therefore they eat almost constantly while covering wide areas searching for prey. They feed on mysid shrimp, a favorite food, and other small crustaceans, plankton, and larval fishes. They swallow their prey whole, creating suction to suck the food item into their small mouth by expanding a joint on the lower part of their snout. This feeding technique is similar to how a pipette works.
Like their seahorse relatives, male seadragons, not females, brood the eggs, but the eggs are incubated under the tail instead of in an abdominal pouch. The female lays 250 to 300 eggs that are 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter and 7 mm (0.3 in) long. She pushes them into the skin of the male to be fertilized, covering most of the under surface and sides of his tail immediately behind his anus. His skin, soft at the time the eggs are first embedded, becomes hardened to form a cup around each egg to hold it securely for the 6-8 week incubation. When hatching starts, the male releases only a few eggs at a time. He may take from hours to days to let go of the entire brood.
Fry unroll from their tight position in the egg capsule, coming out tail first. They have a very short snout, lack leafy appendages, and are colored silver and black. They settle out on the substrate in shallow water where they live off the still-attached egg capsule for about two days until their snout is more pronounced and they are ready to start hunting.
Usually solitary, these fish move to deeper water during the Australian winter when food is scarce. In late winter they migrate to selected shallow bays, forming congregations to pair and eventually mate.
The outer skin of these fish is solid, limiting mobility. The only way they can propel themselves through the water is by rapidly oscillating ventral and pelvic fins. The pectoral fins are used mainly for maneuvering. The amount of air in their swim bladders fluctuates so that they can hold their position vertically or move themselves up and down in the water column.
Slow-swimming and with fragile bodies, seadragons depend on camouflage to hide them from predators. Their leafy appendages, ability to change color to match their seaweed and seagrass habitats, and ability to sway like plants in the water current help protect them from predators.
The longevity of leafy seadragons is unknown, but they may live 7 to 10 years.
Leafy seadragons have been listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2006. These dramatic appearing fish are in trouble because of habitat destruction, pollution, excessive fertilizer runoff, and poaching by humans. They are fully protected under Australia's local, state, and federal legislation. Special licenses are required to collect or export them and in 2015 the Australian government stopped issuing such licenses.
Inhabitants of temperate waters, increase of water temperature as a result of global climate change may impact their survival unless they can adapt to the changes.
Special Notes
The leafy sea dragon is the official marine emblem of the state of South Australia.


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Kuala Lumpur, or KL as it's widely known, is the buzzing capital city of Malaysia. You'll find it in the state of Selangor on the central west coast of Malaysia. It's a cosmopolitan Asian city balanced between modernity and its old colonial roots. Malaysia is infused with Chinese, Indian, Malay and British culture. Home to the tallest building in Asia, the Petronas Twin Towers KL is at the forefront of engineering with a fast growing economy.View full guide
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Penang offers visitors a rich blend of interesting architecture, religious and historical sights, and vibrant natural beauty. The historic Georgetown is an interesting place to wander around, its impressive colonial buildings making grand statements about the area's colorful past.
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Kuala Lumpur is multicultural and traveler-friendly, with a good mix of international and exotic character. Few cities have so many thriving groups of ethnic and religious minorities living under one banner. Visitors find the cultural mores as easy to navigate as the city's first-rate public transportation network.
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Langkawi has everything diners expect from an island resort. Fresh-caught seafood abounds, and culinary styles from all corners of the globe are likely to have today's fresh catch in common.
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Despite enthusiastic resort development, Langkawi is overflowing with natural beauty. Tourists can spend the day relaxing on the beach, or they can join tours to visit outlying islands, hidden streams and waterfalls.
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Langkawi is a streamlined tourist destination that knows how to take care of its guests. Visitors can dive into the local culture or retire to the beaches in seclusion. Facilities around Pentai Cenang are thorough, with everything to meet tourists' banking and shopping needs. Meanwhile, the remote backcountry is a short drive away by rental car.
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The main entertainment options on Langkawi are activity based, and most of them capitalize on the region's natural beauty. The resorts offer full facilities and will happily book any activity you like, but there are just as many outlets for independent travelers.
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In recent years, Langkawi eclipsed Penang as Malaysia's duty-free capital. Today, the entire island overflows with grand-scale duty-free malls offering some of the best prices Malaysia has to offer on alcohol, chocolates, tobacco, perfumes and designer fashion.
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Court OKs Repeated Tasering of Pregnant Woman
A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers did not employ excessive force when they repeatedly tasered a visibly pregnant woman for refusing to sign a speeding ticket.
The lawyer representing Malaika Brooks said Monday that the court's 2-1 decision sanctioned "pain compliance" tactics through a modern-day version of the cattle prod.
"To inflict pain on a person if that person is not doing what the police want that person to do is simply outrageous," said Eric Zubel, the woman's attorney. "I cannot say that loud enough."
Zubel said he would ask the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear Friday's 2-1 decision that drew a sharp dissent from Judge Marsha Berzon:
"Refusing to sign a speeding ticket was at the time a nonarrestable misdemeanor; now, in Washington, it is not even that. Brooks had no weapons and had not harmed or threatened to harm a soul," (.pdf) Berzon wrote. "Although she had told the officers she was seven months pregnant, they proceeded to use a Taser on her, not once but three times, causing her to scream with pain and leaving burn marks and permanent scars."
The majority noted that the M26 Taser was set in "stun mode" and did not cause as much pain as when set on "dart mode." The majority noted that the circuit's recent and leading decision on the issue concerned excessive force in the context of a Taser being set on Dart mode, which causes "neuro-muscular incapacitation."
Stun mode, the court noted, didn't rise to the level of excessive force because it imposes "temporary, localized pain only."
The majority reversed a lower court judge who said the woman's rights were violated. The lower court's failure to distinguish between the two levels of pain modes "led the court to err in finding excessive force."
The woman was driving her 12-year-old to the African American Academy in Seattle when she was pulled over on suspicion of speeding in 2004. The child left the car for school and a verbal spat with the police resulted in the woman receiving three, 50,000-volt shocks, first to her thigh, then shoulder and neck while she was in her vehicle. An officer was holding Brooks' arm behind Brooks' back while she was being shocked.
Brooks gave the officer her driver's license, but Brooks refused to sign the ticket — believing it was akin to signing a confession. She was ultimately arrested for refusing to sign and to comply with officers asking her to exit the vehicle.
"A suspect who repeatedly refuses to comply with instructions or leave her car escalates the risk involved for officers unable to predict what type of noncompliance might come next," Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall wrote for the majority. She was joined by Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain.
"Therefore, while using the Taser three times makes this a closer case, we find that it does not show excessive force in light of the corresponding escalation of Brooks' resistance and the fact that it was the third tasing that appeared to dislodge her such that the officers could finally extract her from her car and gain control over her," Hall wrote.
Let's see if I get this straight. Bush lies about WMDs and ties to al-Qaida. Propels the US into war and kills thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's, and what happens?
He has libraries named after him, makes tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars on the speaking circuits, and what does Obama do? Charge Bush with war crimes? Nope. Has lunch with him.
Stepping over the bodies of thousands and thousands to issue a parking ticket. And people argue the government is there to protect you.
Why do I feel this need to ditch work and go home to hug my family?


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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 2, 1982
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Date: March 2, 1982
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This isn't a suggestion so much as a question. I hope that that's acceptable.
I came across this book, published last year, which bears a very positive cover blurb by none other than the great Peter S. Beagle. http://www.amazon.com/Night-Oracle-Delp ... B00MQGNYVS
I am normally inclined to dismiss all young adult fiction based on Greek Mythology, if only due to the abomination that is the Percy Jackson series.
Has anyone read this? If so, is it any good?


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Essex is full of exciting, exhilarating and relaxing activities for groups. Get your adrenaline pumping at Lee Valley White Water Centre, improve your swing at one of over 60 golf courses, have a go at karting or make your own lunch or dinner at one of our cookery schools.
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Are you listening?
Hear me talk, hear me sing
Open up the door
Is it less? Is it more?
You tell me to beware
Are you here? Are you there?
Is it something I should know?
Easy come, easy go
Nodding your head
Don't hear a word I said
I can't communicate
When you wait, don't relate
I try to talk to you
But you never even knew
So, what's it gonna be?
Tell me, can you hear me?
I'm so sick of it
Your attention's deficit
Never listen, you never listen
I'm so sick of it
So I throw another fit
Never listen, you never listen,
I scream your name
But it always stays the same,
I scream and shout
So what I'm gonna do now
Is freak the freak out
Whoa-Oh, Whoa-Oh, Whoa-Oh, Whoa Oh, Oh!
Easy come, easy go
Patience's running thin (running thin)
Come again tell what I get -
Opposite (opposite)
Show me what is real
If it breaks does it heal
Open up your ear
Why you think that I'm here
Keep me in the dark,
Are you even thinking of me?
Is someone else above me?
Got to know (got to know)
What am I gonna do
Cause I can't get thru to you
So what's it gonna be
Tell me can you hear me
(Hear me? Can you hear me?)
Hey!?Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa [x2]
Easy come easy go
Easy come easy go
(Can you hear me?)
I scream your name!?
It always stays the same
I scream and shout!?
So what I'm gonna do now
Is freak the freak out
Hey!? whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa [x2]
Freak the freak out [x5]
I scream your name?
But you never listen,
No, you never listen,
But you never listen


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As the fourth and final song faded and the DJ worked the crowd for applause, I made my way off the center stage. The balls of my feet were throbbing and I couldn't wait to release my toes. Beads of sweat tickled the small of my back and my cocaine-fueled heart thumping inside my chest served as a reminder I was alive.
As soon as I reached the edge of the stage I kicked off my stilettos and prepared for my final set in the shower, complete with jet-stream runway.
Still naked from performing, I grabbed the bills and garters from each thigh, threw them in a ball on the floor and covered the stash with my dress. After exchanging non-verbal assurances that my loot was safely guarded by my favorite bouncer, Tuli, I stepped in the shower and turned on the water inside the Plexiglass stall.
Waving a smile to the audience, I began to sponge up with the bottle of Prell shampoo that was provided by management. Prell gave this cool neon green glow under the black lights. We all looked like The Hulk but with better hair, slimmer waists, bigger tits and hairless vaginas.
The shower stage always drew in a big crowd. A nude chick, sudsing up with wet hair, strutting up and down a jet stream runway – what's not to love?
Deana followed my set and I loved her taste in music, which meant I'd have a ball performing my wet-n-wild show while she worked the center of the room. I threw her a smile from my corner, nodding in appreciation as Faith No More vibrated through the overhead speakers. We both mouthed the words to the crowd:
"You want it all, but you can't have it… It's in your face, but you can't grab it!"
Teasing customers was a blast – even more so when the music was rad.
Receiving tips in the shower was different from collecting them on the main (dry) stage. Customers loved slapping the bills on our wet bodies. Never one to disappoint, I always bent over standing on the tips of my toes and my ass in the air, allowing spanks with every dollar bill. The guys took such pleasure in sneaking a 'touch'; I took pleasure in their cash. Some girls hated the spank-tips but I didn't mind. As long as they stayed on my ass and didn't get south of the border, I was cool.
As the final song began my ass-slappers started to thin out leaving me alone to survey the audience. My hips swayed to Fire Woman, by The Cult; another ass-kicking Deana choice. I was all smiles in tune with the guitar riffs until my eyes landed on a familiar face from high school walking through the red velvet curtains.
My eyes bolted off the runway to the dressing room and I thought of running; but my body was frozen seeking comfort in the pockets of my breath. The cigarette smoke-filled air served equal parts drama and suspense and he walked straight toward me as soon as he saw who I was. Pretending not to see him, I spun around whipping my water-soaked hair like I was a back up dancer in MTV's Beach House.
My world was suddenly in slow motion. The butterflies inside my belly were choking on the reality of his presence.
"Hey, hey… !" I knew he was talking to me but kept dancing.
"I know you. Christine, right?" He pushed.
Christine? Nobody called me that name. Nobody even knew me as her. My stage name was Stephanie; Christine was buried in the chaos that was my life.
Realizing he wasn't going to stop, I replied with the same volume as the thumping in my chest and the base vibrating the walls.
"Nope. My name is Stephanie." My voice was shaking and my knees struggled to support me.
"No, it's Christine. I know you." His smirk was the same as I remembered.
"Wrong girl." I said without blinking. Suddenly I wished I really was The Hulk.
"No, you went to Kaiser High School!" He actually smiled.
With unabashed purpose I lowered by body leveling to his eyes. I was still trembling but there was no way he was going to win. Not this time.
"I don't know what you're talking about. My name is Stephanie. You got the wrong girl." I looked him square in the face, determined to take back that night seven years ago when I was a 13 year old girl away at camp on the beach.
He shook his head and threw me a smirk. He knew I was full of shit. And I knew that he knew.
As I straightened up and walked away the DJ began to speak and I was saved. I grabbed my towel from the floor, leaving my cash, shoes and dress on the stage. I bolted past him through the crowd to the dressing room. He tried to block me but I navigated my ass and kept walking.
In the safety of the space with the other girls getting ready for their set, I pulled a breath from the well of my past and began to cry. My body was trembling and I clutched on to my friend Alison, who was lining her lips in front of the mirror. I couldn't speak.
"What, honey? What is it?" Alison held me close and rubbed my back.
Still, no words.
"Did someone try to touch you?" Her tone was firm, and I could tell she was ready to kick someone's ass.
Shaking my head no, I opened my locker and pulled out my purse. I couldn't stop panting.
"Holy shit, Stephanie, what the fuck happened?" She went from pissed to worried.
I dumped some blow on the dressing room counter and snorted.
Alison kept rubbing my back.
"It's okay sweetie." Her voice shifted to maternal.
Sitting naked on the stool with my towel draped around my hips, I wiped tears from my face and found the words.
"I saw him." My breath was heavy.
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There are many stories of families just having fun but coming up with million-dollar inventions together. So, brainstorming and creating prototype inventions is not only frugal, it's a potential million dollar business in the making! I wrote about this at http://shanelyang.com/2008/07/02/kids-ideas-make-millions%e2%80%94yours-...
Declare a Frugal Friday Fun Night
Ah, Friday nights. A time when we can relax and unwind without worry of going to work the next day (or the next). You walk in the door from work ready to kick off your shoes and enjoy a quiet dinner at home when the kids meet you ready to go out and have some fun! Besides being tired from the long week at work there is this other little problem with you entertainment budget envelope--it's empty. Here are a few ways our family has fun on the cheap spending a Friday night at home.
A night with no electricity. My daughter recently received the entire collection of Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They are a great read for a budding frugalist as they tell of a time when people had to work hard and entertain themselves without the help of televisions and computers. The books have even led to dinner-time discussions on how people lived without electricity, something my kids can barely fathom. To give them some real-world practice we have a "power's out" night ever so often on Friday nights. We turn out all the lights, and cut power to the television, the air conditioner (wait for it to cool down a bit), and computers. We then look for ways to entertain ourselves. We play board games by candle light, read stories out loud and "camp out" in the living room. As an added benefit, the kids will be much better prepared the next time a storm rolls through and knocks out the power.
Host a game night, and invite friends. We recently rediscovered Twister as a family. The box reads something like "Ages 3 and up," but it ought to read, "Ages 3 to 29," because once you hit 30 Twister can actually become a hazardous activity. For the most part I am the official spinner, and enjoy the role of spectator. We also recently invested in a Nintendo Wii, something that was against my frugal nature, until convinced by my family that we could actually save money by staying in and playing video games rather than going out to movies. We created a targeted savings account and waited a few months until we could buy it with cash. It was still a little hard for me to fork over that much money for a game, but it was hard to resist an eight year-old armed with a break-even analysis detailing how quickly our new Wii would pay for itself!
Have a backyard luau, minus the pig. We actually prefer grilled chicken, but if a roasted pig is your thing, have at it! We light tiki torches, put up a few Dollar Store decorations and even play a little Hawaiian music for ambience. I'm no good on the ukulele so we stick to a cheap CD with luau-themed music. The kids play while Mom and Dad grill the chicken and prepare our backporch table for dinner, and then we enjoy a mini feast at home. The only cost is the decorations (which if taken care of can be reused) and food, and the return of added quality time with family is priceless.
So you see, it doesn't cost a lot to have a good time. The common ingredients in all our "Frugal Friday Fun Night" activities is imagination and togetherness. I hope we are creating traditions that will carry our kids into adulthood, and that they will share these activities with their children. I also hope we are reinforcing the idea that you don't have to be rich to have a rich life.
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...I'm a big fan of theater night, myself. It usually consists of a couple DVDs, along with some wine, cheese, and other nibbles... It's very relaxing and not nearly as expensive as a night out on the town.
My older son grew up with all the conveniences, but my younger son lived with me in the country for 6 years growing up, and got used to doing for himself, and having major power outages when there was no water from the pump and no heat. We had a huge fireplace, kerosene heaters, and stored water for such emergencies. We've snuggled together on the sofa bed sometimes for days with blankets up to block off the LR from the rest of the house so we could stay warm. Still, they both seem pretty self-sufficient, and both love to camp and do trails. Strange.
other great games even having folks over is the game UNO, poker games (play with chips); I love playing poker & have taught my grandkids to play; we used to use pennies but have upgraded to chips; it's a kick! BTW, they KNOW that gambling is basically a dealers game & that is why all the huge casino's etc; THEY keep your money! so, we enjoy playing a lot but they are well aware of the results of gambling; you can get a great combo pizza at Winco's for only $4 (take it home & bake it) made there; also you can get great sub sandwiches (very large) for $4.00; we add extra's to it & enjoy! (these are our big "expenditures" for eating "out"; tho at this time of year making double decker bacon & tomato sandwiches (with toasted bread) goes over well; we also play clue, which I love; & yahtzee; make your own popcorn in air popper & use anything from garlic salt, sea salt of course, or cheeze toppings (like parmesian, etc) makes great snacks; another easy to make is tacos; I wondered why no one seemed to get together anymore to play cards etc; shame really; lots more fun than being on a computer!
We purchased various editions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band for our PlayStation2. Expensive games, yes. However, they have proven to be worth it when our extended family gets together. Then the kids have to sit back and watch the grown-ups rock out--even the grandparents! This is such a hit at family holidays and gatherings that we often stay up until 2am playing. It's been a great bonding experience and also works as entertainment for kids' birthday parties, sleepovers, and neighborhood gatherings.
Incredible idea to shut down the power in your house! We all too often become addicted to electricity-related products, such as TV, computers, and even unnecessary air conditioning. The first two degrade the quality of family time and more-often involve passive attention.
To get some diversify in life and maintain frugal habits, I recommend adding physical exercise (running, walking, biking, etc.) and reading. Reading seems to be a lost skill for money, but the benefits of being able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time exercise a different part of your brain you don't get from staring at the tellie or a computer screen all day. Combine the two and talk your family for a walk to the local library. Make an adventure out of it!
My wife and I enjoy a nice steak on the grill, bonfire, and a bottle of red wine.
Nice nights.
Once a month we get a few DVDs at the library (each kid picks one, and we get one for after the kids are in bed) and I make homemade pizzas. It is a huge deal for the kids because I usually don't allow much tv in our house, and since the DVDs are free and the pizzas are super cheap (I use my breadmaker to make the crust, and then just add sauce and cheese) the whole night ends up being a lot of fun, but not that expensive.
We also like to go tent camping a lot, and once you spend the money on the initial equipment it is pretty cheap to go camping for the weekend.
Great post, Jason. I agree, the idea of a simpler, less frenzied and more economical way to spend time with the family is a win-win situation. I like the ideas of tiki torches if it would just stop raining in Vermont. And again, I think the key is spending quality time with the family rather than running out the door on yet another excursion.
Our family has a few traditions that you all might be interested in. we are both in our mid 30s and have 3 little kids under the age of 9 and we love to do all sorts of things together.
FIRST- since everyone is home and we don't play with any friends on Sunday, we spend the whole day (except church) playing games together like twister, uno, or puzzles. (we always say we'd love a board game when people ask us what one us wants for xmas or b-days. we've stocked up on tons of games and i think we bought only one or two of them ourselves!) we also make cookies or some treat that we can make together and we go on a walk. We often wil decide on a family in the nieghborhood we want to give some to and take it by. This has helped us to make some great friends.
SECOND - Every night we listen to a book on cd when the kids go to bed. It is incentive for them to hurry and get ready for bed. we started last year with Harry Potter and they listened to all 7 books! it was such a success that we started
listening to whatever good books we could find. sometimes they have a book they really want to hear but it isn't available, so we read them out loud instead. we are now listening to the series of unfortunate events and my kids love it! (Tim Curry is the reader and he is awesome!) They say listening to books improves literacy and i think they are right! my 9 year old had a blast this summer with swimming, friends and family field trips, but she still managed to read about 50 books ranging from Fablehaven to Little House on the Prairie. My six year old is enjoying the Junie B. Jones series right now. (They are awesome if you haven't read them!) my kids live full active lives but they have a love of books i never knew as a child. i grew up on the brady bunch, scooby doo, and magnum P.I. they rarely watch tv, but it's becasue they are having too much fun. I've never had a rule of no TV, because i haven't needed it!
THIRD - My husband and I try to have a "date night" every Friday night. (if i can get a babysitter.) We've gone walking, sledding, or even just hung out at the park with a blanket and some treats. Of course, we've gone to dinner or watched the big movies when they come out but we usually wait until most movies are at the dollar theatre. Also, we try to keep them cheap because we have to pay a babysitter and we really just want some free time together during daylight!
FOURTH AND LAST - during the winter we designate every Saturday as "Family Movie Night" unless we have other things going on. the kids take turns each week picking a movie at the library or the redbox and we pop popcorn and enjoy a family flick. during good weather, if we are all pooped we will do it too. We just recently watched mary poppins and this week we watched nim's island. the library has all the classics and it's so fun to see my kids light up when they see films i loved as a kid.
I know i've been blabbing, but i hope you find something useful!
Generations of the past often grouped into "clubs" to have inexpensive fun. My grandparents belonged to numerous fraternal orders, civic organizations and social clubs, including their church, the Masons, bridge club, etc. They had very busy social lives and participated in frequent gatherings (usually pot luck and live entertainment) that cost very little money.
Moderners scoff at fraternal orders and church bean suppers, but I think something important has been lost. Bridge clubs and similar gatherings (cards, book clubs) usually host a weekly gathering which rotate at peoples houses. Civic and social groups used shared facilities (church, public building, function hall) which were rented cheaply to members for individual functions (such as a birthday party). Younger members would bring their children [or in my case, grandchild] and we would go into our own room or area for our own little party, often bringing a sleeping bag to crash if it got late. My grandparents attended a dance, party or dinner nearly every weekend and had no need for a McMansion because they could use the club or lodge to entertain if a party was going to be too large for their modest home. Pot luck was the norm. Sadly, many of these organizations died out as their members did and the rest (such as Rotary, many churches and the Masons) are dwindling as brainwashed consumers go to a heavily-advertised expensive restaurant or commercial activity center instead of their local social club.
Perhaps it's time people regained their interest in "fuddy duddy" organizations and tapped into the wisdom of our forbears. The next time a little white-haired lady approaches you at church and asks if you want to buy a ticket to the bean supper, say yes!!! Better yet, volunteer to help and make some good friends! Things will only be "fuddy duddy" as long as you don't add your energy to the mix. The next time the Masons (if you are a man) or another civic organization (Rotary, Lions, Elks, etc.) advertise an open house, go!!! Since I changed my definition of "fun" to include "fuddy duddy" activities and a broad range of ages, my family has been having the best time of our lives!!!
It only happens every couple years, but we camp out in front of the tv and watch the olypics instead of going out. Turned down an invite to go roller skating (would be 40 dollars total) to stay in make dinner and watch some real athletes


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History of Copper (20 coppers from Alert Bay), GW(?) Hunt, 1924
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Photocopy of a manuscript about coppers from Alert Bay, BC. Front page notes that it was "sent by GW(?) Hunt, Port Hardy, BC." It also has a stamp from the "Department of Mines geological Survey, received Mar 26, 1924. Division of Anthropology."
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BRENTWOOD — Four police officers shot during a drug raid in Greenland this year will need to prove that their assailant got his guns from his mother before they can proceed with a lawsuit against her.
The men were all wounded while taking part in an April 12 drug search. The operation took place at a home at 517 Post Road.
Investigators say 29-year-old Cullen Mutrie — a suspected drug dealer who lived at the home — opened fire on a team of police officers as they attempted to search the property. Four officers were shot in rapid succession; Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was then killed during an ensuing gun battle.
In July, the four wounded officers sued Mutrie's mother, Beverly Mutrie, claiming she "recklessly and wantonly" allowed her son to carry out a criminal enterprise at the home, leading to their injuries. The home is owned by a trust Beverly Mutrie controls, according to court records.
The plaintiffs claim Beverly Mutrie facilitated her son's criminal activities by allowing him to live in her house, drive her cars and receive her financial support.
Her attorney has asked Rockingham Superior Court Judge Kenneth McHugh to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming Beverly Mutrie didn't have a legal duty to report or prevent the alleged criminal conduct of her son.
In court filings, her attorney made the case that parents cannot be held liable for the crimes of their adult children. Allowing the lawsuit to go forward would create a new legal precedent in New Hampshire, he said.
In a ruling issued Oct. 19, McHugh largely affirmed that argument, indicating case law in New Hampshire does not support holding parents accountable for their children's crimes.
"Cullen Mutrie was 29 years old when he engaged in the firefight with police, and there is no evidence to suggest that the defendant was in a position to control his actions," McHugh wrote.
When evaluating whether to dismiss the lawsuit, McHugh was tasked with deciding whether the allegations presented by the plaintiffs, viewed in the most favorable light, establish Beverly Mutrie had knowledge of her son's criminal activities.
McHugh ruled the plaintiffs met that burden, and that the allegations sufficiently establish Beverly Mutrie had knowledge of her son's criminality, and the potential for him to act violently, if the scenario outlined by the plaintiffs is true.
However, the plaintiffs failed to establish Beverly Mutrie's financial and material support for her son created a harmful situation for others, in McHugh's eyes.
"Providing him with a house, cars and financial assistance did not enable Cullen Mutrie to shoot the police, nor did it contribute to his decision to do so," he wrote.
McHugh left open the possibility that Beverly Mutrie created a potential risk to others by allowing firearms to come into her son's possession.
A spokeswoman from the New Hampshire Attorney General's office confirmed in October one of the two handguns seized from the home at 517 Post Road, where the shootout took place, was purchased by Cullen Mutrie's father. The attorney general has not commented on how the weapon came to be in Cullen Mutrie's possession.
The four police officers, through their attorney, argue the weapon was likely transferred to Cullen Mutrie after his father died in 2010.
McHugh has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 19 to allow the four police officers and their attorney to present evidence establishing Beverly Mutrie supplied her son with one of the guns used in the shooting.
The plaintiffs filed a request for McHugh to reconsider his order, and to allow for the matter to continue to a jury trial. They claim the judge misapprehended their argument, which does not attempt to prove Beverly Mutrie is culpable because of her familial relationship with her son. Instead, they say, Mutrie bears accountability because she neglected her obligations as a property owner.
The names of the plaintiffs are not disclosed in the lawsuit, which identifies them as John Doe 1-4.
In the days after the shooting, the officers were identified as: Rochester Detective Jeremiah Murphy and Newmarket Detective Scott Kukesh, who were both struck in the chest by bullets during the engagement with Mutrie; Eric Kulberg, of the University of New Hampshire Police Department, who was shot in the arm; and Dover Police Officer Greg Turner, who was struck in the shoulder.
Investigators say Cullen Mutrie killed himself and also murdered his one-time companion, Brittany Tibbetts, during the course of a lengthy standoff with police.
Mutrie and Tibbetts were at the center of a drug investigation, and police were searching for evidence of cocaine and the prescription painkiller oxycodone, according to court documents. Police were also carrying a warrant to arrest Tibbetts, a 26-year-old Maine resident.
An independent report on the circumstances behind the shooting is still pending.
Judge asks for evidence in lawsuit against Mutrie's mother after Greenland shooting
BRENTWOOD — Four police officers shot during a drug raid in Greenland this year will need to prove that their assailant got his guns from his mother before they can proceed with a lawsuit against her.


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After a lot of packing and cleaning, we finally made it down to California! Before we left, we snuck in an evening at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens
and tried to spend as much time with our family in Utah as we could.
Then we headed west! The kids did really well in the car (especially since it was just me and the kids because Reed had to drive our other car down). And now we're just staying with my parents until we can find a new place to call home.
Reed doesn't start work until Monday, so we decided to have a beach day. The weather was really nice and since it was a weekday and school has already started, we pretty much had the beach to ourselves. It was really nice.
And a happy 8 months to this little girl!