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Stunning 1.5 Story home sitting on just short of an acre lot in a quiet cul-de-sac. Perfect for hosting friends and family or a quiet evening by the fire, this custom estate includes a flawless open floor plan, gourmet Kitchen, formal dining and office all on the main level. Custom built-in cabinets create plenty of storage throughout the home including the well-appointed mud-room/laundry room off the 4-car garage. Beautiful crown moldings and rich woodwork brings a timeless feel to the entire home.
General Features
- Age 11-15 Years
- Area 115
- Available Amenities Club House, Exercise Room, Golf, Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, Trails
- County Platte
- Floor Plan 1.5 Stories
- Garage Type Attached, Side Entry
- Garage/Parking Spaces 4
- HOA Amount 1200
- HOA Dues Include Club House, Exercise Trail, Play Area, Pool, Tennis Courts
- Sub Property Type Single Family
- Subdivision The National
- Total SqFt 7,633
- Total Taxes 14614
- Year Built 2003
Building Features
- Full Bathrooms 5
- Half Bathrooms 2
- # of Fireplace 3
- Architecture Traditional
- Basement Description Finished, Full, Walk Out
- Construction Stone Veneer, Stucco
- Cooling Central Electric, Zoned
- Dining Area Formal Dining, Hearth Room
- Equipment Back Flow Device, Ceiling Fan(s), Central Vacuum, Dishwasher, Disposal, Hood/Fan, Humidifier, Microwave, Rng/Oven- Built In, Security System, Smoke Detector
- Fireplace Description Basement, Great Room, Master Bedroom
- Heating Natural Gas
- Interior Features Kitchen Island, Pantry, Partial Carpeting, Walk-In Closet, Wet Bar, Wood Floor
- Roof Tile
- Utility Room Off The Kitchen
Room Features
- Bedroom 2 Carpet,Ceiling Fan,Plantation Shutters,Walk-In Closet
- Bedroom 2 Dimensions 12x12
- Bedroom 2 SqFt 144
- Bedroom 3 Carpet,Ceiling Fan,Plantation Shutters,Walk-In Closet
- Bedroom 3 Dimensions 11x14
- Bedroom 3 SqFt 154
- Bedroom 4 Carpet,Ceiling Fan,Plantation Shutters,Walk-In Closet
- Bedroom 4 Dimensions 15x12
- Bedroom 4 SqFt 180
- Bedroom 5 Carpet,Ceiling Fan,Plantation Shutters,Walk-In Closet
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- Bedroom 5 SqFt 187
- Dining Room Plantation Shutters
- Dining Room Dimensions 12x11
- Dining Room SqFt 132
- Great Room Ceramic Tiles,Plantation Shutters
- Great Room Dimensions 15x14
- Great Room SqFt 210
- Kitchen Granite Counter,Hardwood,Kitchen Island,Pantry
- Kitchen Dimensions 16x15
- Kitchen SqFt 240
- Living Room Built Ins,Carpet,Fireplace,Hardwood
- Living Room Dimensions 15x13
- Living Room SqFt 195
- Master Bathroom Ceramic Tiles,Double Vanity,Separate Shower And Tub,Whirlpool Tub
- Master Bathroom SqFt 112
- Master Bedroom Carpet,Fireplace,Plantation Shutters,Walk-In Closet
- Master Bedroom Dimensions 21x16
- Master Bedroom SqFt 336
- Other Room Type Den/Study, Fam Rm Gar Level, Great Room, Media Room, Mud Room, Recreation Room
- Rec Room Ceramic Tiles,Fireplace,Plantation Shutters
- Rec Room Dimensions 32x26
- Rec Room SqFt 832
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- Acres 0.93
- Exterior Features Deck- Covered, Patio- Covered
- Lot Description Acreage, City Lot
- Lot Size 39 X 284 IRREG
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- Elementary School Graden
- High School Park Hill South
- Middle School Lakeview
- School District Park Hill
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Love him or hate him, Stern saved the NBA
The NBA unquestionably has fared well in almost three decades under commissioner David Stern. Many, if not most, NBA owners, players and fans unquestionably cannot wait to say farewell to Stern.
Some of you will express that less than graciously when he appears at the final NBA All-Star Game of his tenure next Sunday at Toyota Center before retiring next Feb. 1.
That will be 30 years to the day after he assumed the office as a young, arrogant, temperamental know-it-all who wasn't afraid to make enemies. Today, he is an older, arrogant, temperamental know-it-all who made enemies.
In between, he saved the NBA.
Stern, 70, has been part of the league since 1978, first as general counsel before becoming executive vice president and consigliere to commissioner Larry O'Brien in 1980.
NBA fans may have forgotten or be too young to remember that the league wasn't known as The Association then.
The league had 23 teams, some of which were on the brink of failure, couldn't even place its Finals in prime time on national television, had a drug problem and was perceived by many as "too black."
All of that and more has changed dramatically under Stern.
The NBA has 30 teams, some not as healthy as others but all worth about 10 times more than franchises were then and none that will go homeless.
The league has four networks televising its games nationally, including its own network, an aggressive digital strategy, players with higher average salaries than in any other sport, a cleaner image and a potentially bright international future.
Stern does not deserve all the credit. He joined the league office one year before Magic Johnson and Larry Bird joined the league. Stern's first year as commissioner was Michael Jordan's first year in the NBA.
Nike, seeking to become an international brand despite Adidas' stranglehold on soccer, chose Jordan, and thus the NBA, to become its face to the world.
Over the objection of Stern and others, the IOC accepted professional basketball players into the Olympics, accelerating the growth of the sport internationally, with an assist from the end of the Cold War, and that sport's most prestigious league in particular.
Unlikely buddies
Stern formed an unlikely bond with the late Larry Fleisher, a labor attorney, a founder of the NBA Players' Association and a player agent.
Although they were on opposite sides of the table, Stern and Fleisher recognized there would be no table if they didn't work together, creating a salary cap that would stabilize the NBA and become a model for other sports leagues.
They also worked closely with influential players toward an agreement creating stiff penalties for players connected to hard drugs. Desperate times called for a meeting of minds.
So you could say Stern came along at the right time. You also could say he was the right man for the time.
Now many believe it is time for him to go.
Stern knew how it would end for him, predicting in an interview two decades ago he would be popular, even glorified while leading the NBA to success, then increasingly unpopular when the NBA became successful.
He undoubtedly had read Julius Caesar.
You cannot rule imperiously for 30 years without being seen as imperious.
Civil yet argumentative
One thing Stern enjoys more than making decisions is arguing for those decisions. I don't know anyone who has worked with him who hasn't had arguments with him, sometimes raging arguments. Few believed they had won any points with him.
He is more often civil, even charming. He has a sharp wit. Asked during the height of the Kobe vs. Shaq feud which teams he would like to see in the Finals, he said, "the Lakers vs. the Lakers."
If you have heard any of his notorious interviews with radio talk show host Jim Rome, you know he also can be obnoxious, even more so than Rome, who makes a living at it on the air.
Stern turned off enough people through the years that he lost his Teflon.
Negatives mount
Negatives began to stick.
The Tim Donaghy referee scandal; the Malice in the Palace brawl attracting attention to player and fan behavior and arena security; the move out of Seattle; the potential move back to Seattle at the expense of Sacramento; the controversial dress code; the veto of the trades involving Chris Paul, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol; the suspensions that Phoenix and New York still believe cost them playoff series.
You can maintain Stern was either blameless or reacted to the benefit of the league or made the right call in every case.
It doesn't matter. His time is up.
But I guarantee one thing to his many detractors: You're going to miss him when he's gone.

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Spanking Is Not Biblical
We have a very lively daughter (our son is on his way as well). She keeps us constantly on our toes mostly in good but in sometimes trying ways. As such we have and continue to think long and hard about issues of discipline. This of course inevitably leads to the spanking question. What we […]Read more "Spanking Is Not Biblical"


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West China Cement has appointed Tian Zhenjun as an executive director and chief operating officer with immediate effect. Tian has been an employee of West China Cement since 1998 having held various positions including finance director.
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Last week we lobbed on the mother on a gorgeous Sunday, girl #1 running wild in the sunbaked suburbia, girl #2 obliging with a gentle nap in the car as I drove the streets of my old town, Bexley North, festooned as they were with an accumulation of consumerist rubbish. I love a clean-up campaign, but, with Ebay and gumtree and the like, they ain't what they used to be.
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I was sad to miss them; I like a good bird almost as much as I like a good plane.
We headed home as the sun disappeared, and around the corner, I heard a voice – "Mr Jardine, you leave our flies alone". Up on the Foxtel cable, 17 black cockies. Diving in and out of a callistemon (bottlebrush). Talking shit and dropping shit.
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Travel in Tumultuous Times
Discovering the world is a priceless experience for those who are fortunate enough to do so. The modern traveler spends countless hours levitating in metal containers and tolerating turbulent moments of stomach-dropping anxiety with the certainty that, once the wheels of the plane touch down safely in a foreign destination, the journey is worth the risk. Through travel, we are transported to worlds that share little resemblance to the places we call home, and we do so with the purpose of gaining more knowledge and understanding about the planet we live on.
Travelling teaches independence and exposes us to cultures outside of our own, setting us on the path to becoming more well-rounded people who can see multiple perspectives. Those who take the time to explore other countries are able to unlock an encyclopedia of history and information about the world that can only be accessed through interaction.
Today, turbulence in airplanes is no longer the sole cause of anxiety when people choose to travel abroad, as international terrorist attacks seem to be the new norm. Most recently, several incidents have occurred in popular tourist destinations of both Germany and France. Because of this, people will be hesitant to tour Munich's historic WW2-era structures. They will think twice before they consider spending their vacation days on the crystal beaches in the south of France. This is most unfortunate because it affects the people who want to travel, as well as the businesses abroad that depend on tourists for revenue.
These ruthless attacks on innocent people are slowly changing the way many of us think about travelling. Since it is nearly impossible to determine where and when the next attack will take place, people are beginning to rule out going to other countries as a whole. Additionally, students who have a strong desire to see the world through study-abroad programs are being denied by their deeply concerned parents, who fear for their safety now more than ever. This means that more young people who want to stimulate their minds through travel are unable to because of growing risks.
The public's increasing reluctance to travel is an issue that must be taken seriously for several reasons. Refraining from international travel will not only have a detrimental effect on those who have a desire to experience other cultures; it will also hinder the economies of countries that heavily depend on tourism for income. If people allow terrorism to prevent them from going to other countries, the small businesses centered around travel and tourism will suffer. The charming tour guides in Nice may lose their jobs because the agency can no longer afford to pay their salaries. The cute family-owned bed and breakfast in Cannes may go out of business because tourists are refusing to travel to the south of France. Ultimately, these terror groups are driven by the fear that they cause, and to change our lifestyles because of these threats would be to let them win.


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BENEFIELD, JOHN BARRY (1877–1971). Barry Benefield, journalist, author, and novelist, was born on May 12, 1877, in Jefferson, Texas, to Benjamin Harrison and Harriet Adelaide (Barry) Benefield. He grew up studying the travelers that stopped to spend the night at his father's combination wagonyard and feed store in Jefferson. As he swept the floor in the store, he began gathering information for his many short stories and novels, often about his native East Texas. As a boy, his mother, herself a writer, encouraged him to write about people. In 1898 he entered the University of Texas. Benefield financed his years at the university by teaching at Smithland, thirty miles from Jefferson. During this four-year period he won the Cactus short story prize in 1900–01 and was editor-in-chief of the University of Texas Magazine in 1901–02, an English student assistant the same year, and secretary of the Cactus in 1902. He graduated as class historian in 1902 and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. After graduation he worked for the Dallas Morning News for a year and then moved to New York, where he worked for the New York Times. In June 1913 he married Lucille Stallcup of Smithville, Texas. In 1914 he retired to the New Jersey hills for a rest and recuperation of his health. During this time he began writing some of the short stories later published in Short Turns (1926). He became an advertising writer during World War I and later a book editor for the Century Company.
He published his first novel, The Chicken-Wagon Family, in 1925. The Fox film company bought the movie rights before the manuscript was offered for publication. The Woman's Home Companion offered him $10,000 for the serial rights to the next novel, Bugles in the Night (1927). During the Great Depression he lost almost all of his money, but he was able to make enough on short stories he submitted to magazines to survive. Reynal and Hitchcock, a publishing company, offered him a job if he would write a new novel for them. He wrote Valiant is the Word for Carrie, which they published in 1935. He received $17,500 from Paramount for the movie rights. In 1947 he retired to Peekskill, New York. When his wife died in 1960 he sold the house and everything in it and moved back to Jefferson to live with his sister in the house where he grew up. He died on September 22, 1971. His short stories have often appeared in such magazines as the Century, Collier's Weekly, and Ladies Home Journal. His novels include Little Clown Lost (1928), Eddie and the Archangel Mike (1943), and April Was When It Began (1939).
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Every gardener wants to create breathtaking designs with color, form, and texture. But perennial combinations present challenges: How do I know all plants will bloom at the same time? How do I pick plants that have interest in each season? Most perplexing - which plants look good together in the first place? "Perennial Companions" takes away the guesswork by providing Tom Fischer's 100 proven picks. New gardeners will learn how to create simple pairings with two plants and gardeners with a bit more experience - or beginners looking for a challenge - will find complex arrangements with four or more plants. Arranged chronologically by season, spanning the earliest spring to the onset of winter, each entry identifies all the main plants by both common and botanical names, specifies the care and conditions each requires, and indicates when the combination reaches its peak of beauty. Love flowers? You'll find both quiet compositions and bold blends. Prefer the texture of leaves? You'll find ferns and soft sweeping grasses. Better yet - combine both for sophisticated tapestries that beguile and dazzle the eye.
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RECON (Reconstituting Democracy in Europe), a five-year research project with 21 partner institutions and more than 100 participating researchers, is a project that CES faculty is very engaged in. The project covers a wide range of academic fields, from political science, sociology, linguistics, and anthropology, to information science, law and legal theory, and economics. The coordinator of RECON is ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo, also our partner on the Europeanisation and Governance in Central and Eastern Europe programme.


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I am honoured to be Child Rights Decade Hero. I started Girl Child Network a decade ago in Zimbabwe and helped thousands of girls to reach their potential as women leaders. I did this work not for personal gain but to donate who I am to inspire more girls. Today I come to the world to say I am an empowered woman.I blog on what can help an African girl to be what I am today. There is a silent genocide of African girls because of harmful cultural practices.
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President Obama visited a Boys and Girls Club and played the part of Santa, asking the kids what they want for Christmas—but instead of hearing traditional requests for bikes, the kids all wanted iPods, phones and other tech.
He asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas but seemed surprised by their expensive and high-tech tastes, including iPods, cell phones and video games.
"Whatever happened to, like, asking for a bike?" POTUS asked. "Everbody has a bike," one informed him and others agreed.
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Josh Bess shows us "How Drum Grooves Control the Genre of Music"
Percussionist and electronic performing artist Josh Bess is the author of Electronic Dance Music Grooves: Techno, Trance, Hip-Hop, Dubstep, and More! , just published by Hal Leonard Books. In the video, Bess takes us behind the scenes as he creates drum grooves!
Electronic Dance Music Grooves provides creative insights to help you understand how to build exciting, powerful, and compelling EDM grooves. Whether you're into techno, trance, dub-step, drum 'n' bass, garage, trap, or hip-hop, author, Ableton Live Certified Trainer, and noted EDM performer Josh Bess helps you take your skills to the next level with an extremely efficient and intelligent groove-making system. And, as an added bonus–providing a valuable basis for your own creations–this book describes the history behind the development of multiple electronic music styles.
A MIDI map, designed to make it simple to use the included grooves and samples with virtually any modern DAW, accompanies each styles. Whether your preferred DAW is Ableton Live, Reason, Pro Tools, Logic, or almost any of the other popular music production and performance software applications, you'll quickly be equipped to incorporate these grooves and samples into your own creative workflow.
Electronic Dance Music Grooves includes over 300 professional-quality drum and FX samples, more than 300 drum grooves and MIDI files, 17 Ableton Live Drum Racks, and much more, all provided to support your creativity and electronic dance music production. Samples and sessions are delivered online to ensure access to all content, whether you're using a desktop, laptop, or mobile device.
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Sampdoria announce signing of Ronaldo... Vieira
After seeing Cristiano Ronaldo arrive at Juventus over the summer, Sampdoria have taken inspiration from their Serie A rivals to pull off a marquee signing of their very own.
Pinching the monochrome graphical style used by Juve to unveil the Portuguese superstar, the Blucerchiati wedged their tongues in their cheek as they too used it to announce the signing of Ronaldo -- Ronaldo Vieira from Leeds United.
BREAKING: #Sampdoria sign #Ronaldo! pic.twitter.com/vTZafVkMBF— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) August 3, 2018
Very clever, and good for a giggle too. Especially how small that 'Vieira' font is.
After undergoing a medical earlier in the week, the midfielder has now officially sealed his £6.2 million move to Samp, signing a five-year deal with the Italian club.
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TimesOfBeauty.com proudly presents Miss Monde Martinique 2010 in an exclusive interview for our series Meet the Misses.
My name is Tully Fremcourt. I'm 20 years old. I come from Martinique, an island between Saint Lucia and Dominica in the Caribbean Sea. I live in Trinite, a town in north of the island. I live with my father, my mother and my two older brothers. I'm the only daughter in the family. We are very close and we love sports. The men practice football and I practice gymnastics. It is my great passion. I've represented Martinique in competitions of gymnastics several times in different countries like France, Trinidad and Tobago with good results placing second or third. It was a very funny and rigorous experience. I would like to be a sports teacher and in the same time have my own gymnastic club in Martinique.
Some time ago, I didn't know what to do with my future so I tried different areas like law and speech therapist but, but I said to myself "Okay, I'm ready to roll, I have to believe in me and never give up" Now, I am a determined woman who overcome her shyness. With this determination, I'm going to represent my island Martinique at Miss World. I'm going to show everyone that Martinique is the biggest island because of its heart, its culture and its determination no matter our small territory.
Martinique is an island located in the Caribbean Sea. It is 450 km of South America and 700 km southeast of Dominican Republic, between Saint Lucia and Dominica. Martinique measures 1080 square kilometers, 60 km of length and 27 km of width. My island was discovered in 1502 by Christopher Columbus. Martinique was originally called Janacaera Matinino, the first word means the island of iguanas and the second word means the island of women. Afterwards it became Martinique. Martinique was a point of conflict between the English and the French as far as 1635 when France won it and the island became a French colony. Slavery lasted until 1948 when the law of assimilation was approved which transformed Martinique into a French department. Today, Martinique is a modern country. We produce banana, agricultural rum and sugar cane. Martinicans are proud of their culture. We have, for example, Aimé Césaire and Euzane Palcy, the latter is a cineaste who did "La Rue Case Nègre" which tells us the life during the colonization. Moreover, in addition to our official language, we speak in our native language which is Creole. Creole was the means of speaking between the slaves in the past. Today, everybody speaks it. This language is in agreement with our life. In fact, in Martinique we live calmly, like if the different problems of the society were non-existent. The reality is that the big sun, the beaches, the delicious sorbets, the rivers and the beautiful and soothing vegetation forms this paradise which makes us forget our problems for a moment to react after with a big smile. We have a spicy life, like our meals. In fact, we like to eat spicy. We have a lot of specialties like migan, which is a preparation with breadfruit and pork, ti-nain lan mori, which is green bananas with cod, and the matoutou which is a special preparation of crabs and rice that we eat on Eastern. We also have the trempage which is a specialty of my hometown. It is wet bread crumbled on a banana leaf on a table with any accompaniments with a special sauce. We eat these standing up with the right hand around of the table.
My hometown Trinite, organizes a big trempage for everybody in the vegetable market once a year.
Trinite is a prefecture of Martinique, located in the North. There are at least 13,500 inhabitants. In addition to this culinary specialty, there are a lot of tourism sites like La Presqu'île de la Caravelle, Le Chateau Dubuc and Le Galion which is the last sugar factory of Martinique and, of course, a lot of beaches to swim and tan.
Yes, my island is small in a map, but once here, Martinique is like a dream without end, a beautiful dream.
Martinique is a small country. By representing it at Miss World where big nations participate, I can speak of its existence, its culture and its beauty. It is a priceless privilege.
4. What preparations have you done so far for the Miss World final?
Miss World is an important and difficult competition where you have to do perfect physically and intellectually. Because of this, I have strengthened my courses of gymnastics to shape my body more than before and to be graceful in my movements and my attitude. In addition to that, I have improved my English and I have thoroughly studied the culture of my country and the world.
5. If you have to describe yourself in one word, what would it be and why?
Describing yourself is not easy. However, I choose the word humble. Humility is the acceptance of the existence and the values of others and in the same time being conscious and sure about your own values. I choose this description because in this world we are always in competition, for example in our workplaces. So, I think you have to behave well, analyze your qualities and your faults to bring forward "the zen attitude" and win your objective.
6. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
In ten years, I will be a sport teacher in Martinique to teach the younger or the physically handicapped people. I will have my own Gymnastics Club in Martinique.
Beauty is a relative adjective whose meaning can change with different cultures, tastes and colors. The money is a mean to reach objectives. However thanks to the intelligence, we can understand a situation and act and maybe pull through poverty which is not fatal but a momentary state. Moreover, the intelligence can take somebody to be beautiful because beauty is not only physical. In conclusion, I would like to be poor and smart.
8. Which well known person from your country you most admire and why?
Aimé Cesaire is the well known person from Martinique that I admire the most because he was a man of thinking and of action (un homme de pensée en même temps qu'un homme d'action). He said "Ma voix sera la voix de ceux qui n'ont pas de voix", which means "my voice will be the voice of people who have not got voice". He worked for the recognition of the black people, the abolition of slavery and contributed in the entering Martinique into modernity.
9. If you had to choose any other country to live in, which one would you choose and why?
I have never thought to live in another country besides Martinique. If it was required, because of a job, it would be a country without social classism and race, a free country… Does it exist?
In my opinion, the most important problem in the society is the lack of truthfulness. That's to say the weak connections between the different states, between the states and the citizens. The interests and the money control the world and the information given by the media is not reliable.
11. Do you believe a beauty queen should be politically correct when answering a controversial subject question or should she express her personal views on the issue?
A beauty queen has to consider the general interest more than her own interest. She has to give a message of peace, and avoid telling if she agrees or not. A beauty queen, once elected, becomes a public figure; she has to behave like that.
12. What do you most look forward to about the Miss World Festival?
At first I was focused on winning the Martinique national pageant because I like to be in fashion shows. When I am competing, it is like in gymnastics, it is magic. Secondly when I won, I realized that I am the ambassador of my country. In conclusion, thanks to Miss World, I look forward to represent Martinique with dignity and persuade people to come to visit the island. I want to live an exceptional experience with sightseeing, meeting the fellow representatives and share our own cultures. It will be fantastic! I love that, I'm so excited!
A Miss World is an elegant woman who turns every head when she walks in front of people. A Miss World has to have intellect. She has to follow an objective: try and become the perfect woman.
The Miss World I admire the most is Priyanka Chopra, Miss World 2000 from India. She has left her mark in this world. She worked in several social and charity programs thanks to her success at Miss World and her passions. In addition to these, she is the star of Bollywood. She has won several awards like Best Actress. I love her movies; the different dances are so magic like my gymnastics choreographies. We have some common points, for example, we work more when we have some stress.
14. The motto of Miss World is Beauty with a Purpose. What does Beauty with a Purpose mean to you?
A lot of people think that a beautiful lady, in particularly a miss, is only beautiful and elegant without intelligence, like we say in Martinique "Sois belle et tais toi" which means "To be beautiful and say nothing". But, in reality, a miss has to have an intellectual knowledge to realize her objectives. At the Miss World pageant, each contestant has to have a humanitarian project. In conclusion, the Miss World's motto explains that a miss is a beautiful and complete woman.
15. Share a message to your supporters and readers of World of Misses.
Thank you for your support to help me to win the Martinique Queens pageant. Even though the Miss World pageant is more difficult, my determination is higher. So trust me, Tully is always present and I'm preparing myself with heart.
and finally…
Star Sign: Aries
Personal Motto: Believe in his star and never cup out
Favorite Food: Trempage or Matoutou
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Song: Mon pays est malade by Sael, Viser la lune by Amel Bent, I'm ready to roll by Queen Ifrica
Favorite Movie: Miss Congeniality
Favorite Book: Papa, est-ce-que je peux venir mourir à la maison by Tony Delsham and Si Dieu n'aimait pas les Noirs by Serge Bilé
Favorite Singer/Band: Sael, Amel Bent, Queen Ifrica
Favorite Actor/ Actress: Jennifer Lopez
Special Thanks:
Moana Sarann Luu, national director of Miss World in Martinique.
Tully Fremcourt, Miss Monde Martinique 2010
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Whenever I think of books perfect for reading during the hot summer months I think of something easy. However, I am a hard to please reader. Don't just go throwing chick-lit at me! I am pick in my easy reads.
{I just need to say that there's nothing wrong reading what I call easy books. What I'm saying is that not everyone can enjoy them to the same degree. I usually don't.}
I have long planned to read more YA. The books I've read thus far that fall into that category are few. A few weeks ago I saw Stephany mention a book repeatedly on her blog and her Instagram account. That book is Love & Gelato. Now, listen. I don't typically read books that are this easy to read. I need to be either too tired and look for something that is outside my heavy topic reading pattern, or I requested it via Net Galley because it had a pretty cover and I overlooked all the warnings in my head telling me this is not the book for me.
This leads us to my poor YA list. I have read one (or two?) of John Green's YA novels, namely The Fault in Our Stars and I loved that one. Oh, and also Let it Snow, that stories collection. That was cute. Let me rephrase: I loved the feeling it gave and that I read it during a snow storm, but I am not sure my feelings would be the same if I were to reread it. And no, I did not like the movie. Eleanor &Park is also on the YA read novels, as well as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series (yes, ma'am, I liked this series!), The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird and Lord of the Flies (classics, come on! and I'm not even sure these could be considered YA), A Walk to Remember, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret... and that's pretty much it. No Harry Potter, no Hunger Games, no Divergent, no the cheesy ones out there.
To this pathetic list was added, you guessed it, Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch. I thought Lina, the main character, was stupid and intentionally so. Poor soul had no awareness of language, made embarrassing mistakes, had shocking gaps in her general knowledge of everything, but she could sure wow her fellow Americans with a hard to pronounce word or trivia piece. Please. This was in the first part of the novel. Then it grew on me. I rooted for her, for every character, it gave me the fuzzy, cheesy, summer vibe I was after in the first place.
This wasn't the only summer vibes novel I read. Just yesterday I finished The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan. It was funny, it had a slow rhythm, it held my attention, maybe a tad too long and repetitive, but not a deal breaker. The setting of the story makes me want to pack my warm and fuzzy clothes and head to the Northern Islands of UK. Of course, I would like to eat all the food. My expectations weren't high; I was just looking for a summer read. I liked Flora. The references to Snapchat and other social media mediums made it read real and contemporary. She kept saying "Shut up!" when she had no argument in her squabbles with her brothers or Lorna - that's a real character right there!
The love part didn't interest me so much, I paid more attention to her development as a person. I liked how the novel ended, and the atmosphere it created.
I forgot where I first learned about this novel I first learned about this novel from Modern Mrs. Darcy's blog, in her Summer Reading Guide. I am glad I read it.
The love part didn't interest me so much, I paid more attention to her development as a person. I liked how the novel ended, and the atmosphere it created.
I am on the look-out for more books to cram in before the summer's officially ready. The Internet is talking about When Dimple Met Rishi, but I don't know... I have one or two other books on my Kindle that I think would be good for this summer vibe thing, and we'll see from there.
Nothing beats the feeling of having the possibility to read to your heart desire for two long summer months.


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Moraine is "Reader Recommended" by The Chicago Reader!
In case you're wondering, a moraine is a heap of earth and stones carried and deposited by a glacier. But there's also ample deeper meaning within Ryan Patrick Dolan's new play, which follows four friends dealing with a fifth friend's cancer treatment. As comics like Julia Sweeney and Tig Notaro have shown, the devastating disease can still be funny, and Dolan's got the smarts to avoid wallowing in sadness. In turn, director Mary Rose O'Connor has the smarts to involve a brilliant cast, several of whom are improvisers trained in the ancient art of actually listening and responding onstage. As Mark, a bro trying to keep things as they've always been, Caleb Fullen pushes hard to find depth and humor in a character who could be all too unlikable. The result is the opposite of glacial.—Chloe Riley
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Microsoft sells MSN China portal, after announcing plans to shutter it – ZDNet
Microsoft has sold MSN China to Xichuang Technology, a company co-founded late last year by MSN China's former general manager.
That report comes from Ciaxin.com, which said that Microsoft announced the agreement to sell MSN China on the company's official blog on Aug. 29, though the actual transaction was effective on Aug. 10. The report said no financial terms were disclosed, "though Microsoft said the two sides will continue to work closely together".
I asked Microsoft officials if the report on Microsoft selling MSN China is correct, as I didn't see it on the Official Microsoft blog. A Microsoft spokesperson pointed me to the Aug. 29 announcement on the Microsoft China blog, confirming the Ciaxin.com report.
In May of this year, Microsoft officials said Microsoft planned to shutter the company's MSN China portal, and that MSN China would cease operations on June 7. After that date, Microsoft execs said, visitors to cn.msn.com would see a directory page of Chinese websites, along with a Bing search bar.
In May, when the news was announced, Microsoft officials offered no explanation for the MSN closure.
In June this year, Microsoft signed a patent acquisition and licensing deal with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi involving 1,500 Microsoft patents.
Last fall, Microsoft announced a deal with Baidu, via which Baidu.com would become the default home page and search engine on Windows 10's Edge browser for Chinese customers.
Chinese regulators have been investigating Microsoft for alleged anti-monopoly operations involving Windows and Office for the past several years.
Here's the text from the Microsoft Aug. 29 press release announcing the MSN Online (MSN China) sale, provided to me by the aforementioned Microsoft spokesperson:
XiChuang Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd (;XiChuang') today announced, in collaboration with Microsoft, that in order to be more flexible and agile to meet the local domestic market needs and to continue creating value for their respective shareholders and employees, the companies have entered into a management buyout (MBO) agreement for XiChuang to acquire full equity of Microsoft Online Network Communications Technology (Shanghai) Company Limited ("Microsoft Online"), effective on August 10. Anderson Liu, former General Manager of Microsoft Online, is the CEO of XiChuang.


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Aquinas strong in opening win over Mill Valley
By Matt Gerstner PrepsKC staff writer
The Randy Dreiling era at St. Thomas Aquinas has begun.
The Saints gained some revenge for last year's playoff ousting by Mill Valley with a 34-24 handling. Dreiling, in his first year at Aquinas after winning seven state titles with Hutchinson, and his vaunted flexbone offense racked up 334 yards and three touchdowns against the Jaguars.
But he had one word to describe his team's performance.
"We missed a lot of opportunities. You can't leave points out on the field like we did," he said. "But I was proud of the way our kids played. It's the first game of the year. We'll work on it and get better."
Things started almost perfectly for the Saints, though. Mill Valley took the opening drive down inside the 10, but Aquinas held the Jags to a field goal. After that, the big plays were plentiful, starting with an 84 yard scramble into the endzone by quarterback Karter Odermann on the first play from scrimmage.
Mill Valley quickly took the lead back as quarterback Logan Koch found Christian Jegen en route for a 69 yard score. A two-point conversion made it 11-7, but tailback James Cosentino scored on a 68 yard run as time expired in the first. After a missed extra point, the Saints would protect a 13-11 lead until late in the first half, when Cosentino threw a pass off a sweep to Nathan Burditt for a 21 yard touchdown with 13 seconds left.
"We've been working hard all summer, and it's paying off. We tried to drain the clock and run it down their throats, and we did that," Cosentino said.
The track meet continued for Consentino and Aquinas as the second half kicked off with a 94 return for a touchdown by the junior to make it 27-11.
"Mistakes cause big plays, and they had a lot of big plays," Mill Valley head coach Joel Applebee said. "They played hard, and we knew they would. We just need to improve on a daily basis. We're an inexperienced, young team, and we have a ways to go."
That showed on a four-play, 79 yard drive, capped off on a run by Matt Robertson from 48 yards out to seal the deal. Odermann led all rushers with 128 yards on 12 carries with Consentino right behind with 120 on 18 rushes. Koch finished 10-12 for 138 yards and two touchdowns and 34 yards and another score on the ground for the Jags.
"I'm happy for these kids. They've put in a lot of work," Dreiling said. "They have bought in, but I don't think they understand how good they can be yet. There are so many little nuances to this offense that they're not game ready yet, and we saw that."
Koch would get his rushing touchdown on a tough 13 yard run with 6:26 left in the fourth and his second on a 10 yard pass to Luke Krull. But the two-point conversion failed, Aquinas recovered the onside kick, and the clock ran out on the Jags in the first game of their new toughened schedule.
"This week isn't going to define us as a team," Applebee said. "We always say, 'It's not who we play, it's how we play.' We want to make improvements from week to week. We have to correct our mistakes and move on as a team."
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
College Football; The New Recruits
So who did we sign? How many 5- Star prospects did we get? What are our recruits ranked nationally? Those are the question we as as fans of our favorite school. We ask these questions from our bars tools during the long off season that is in between the conclusion of the national championship, and kick off in September. If our school was lucky enough to land those highly touted recruits, we raise our beer in cheers to the season that is to come. If you are a student, alumni, or simply a fan, you may have raised a glass in anticipation to the signing of these top recruits. begining their college football careers this season.
All of these recruits are rated as 5-Star Prospects by Scout.com, the numerical rankings nationally were published by Athlon Sports magazine, in their preseason preview:
USC - The Trojans recruit Running Back, Joe McNight, comes to Southern California as the #2 rated recruit in the nation.
Florida - The Gators landed the 16th rated recruit in the nation, in Defensive Tackle, Torrey Davis.
Ohio State - The Buckeyes signed the 25th ranked player nationally when they signed Eugene Clifford, Safety.
Illinois - Ron Zook is brining the 26th best player, Martez Wilson, Defensive End, to Champagne this season.
Florida- the defending national champs also signed the 40th rated player overall, when they signed Line Backer, Lorenzo Edwards.
So this means these guys are going to be All Americans, right? To land a four star recruit is a big deal, but a 5-Star guy, well he's a slam dunk right? And numbers wise, signing a guy off the top 100 list is the measure of a great recruit, so the Top-40, well that has to be the cream of the crop doesnt it?
Don't get all teary eyed in your beer just yet, and tell your buddy to stop singing we are the champions on his bar stool next to you. Here is a list of the players, in 2002, ranked at the same spots as these highly touted prep players, as Scout.com 5-Star Players, and numerically by Athlon Sports.
2002 - Prep All America, 5-Stars that were:
Prep Ranking #2 Overall
Ryan Moore, WR - University of Miami, Hurricanes.
Ryan Moore was rated by many analysts as the #2 recruit overall in the entire nation, behind only Vince Young. While Vince Young filled the #1 ranking better than anyone else in the class possibly could have, Moore did anything but live up to expectations. He caught 16 balls a year for his final three seasons, and was suspended by the University for the first 8 games of his senior campaign. He was not drafted in the 2007 draft.
Prep Ranking #16 Overall
Brandon Jeffries, OL - University of Tennessee
Brandon Jeffries spent two years as a Volunteer, but never played in one game. He was never eligible there, transfered to NC State, but could not become eligible there as well. He played for a season at a community college in North Carolina, and finished up his career starting 11 games for the Division II Newbury college Indians, at right guard. He is currently out of football.
Prep Ranking #25 Overall
Dishon Platt, WR - Florida State University
Platt did not play one down in college football anywhere. He failed to gain admission to FSU, transferred to South Florida, but failed to gain eligibility there, and dropped out of school
Prep Ranking #28 Overall
Marquis Johnson, WR - University of Texas
Johnson failed to qualify academically at Texas, and then spent a year at a community college in Kansas. Transferred to Texas Tech with three yeas left, and played only two there. He played in one game in 2004, and in '05 caught 13 balls for 74 yards, and 1 TD.
Prep Ranking #40 Overall
Justin Zwick, QB - Ohio State University
Zwick chose to stay home, and attend OSU, where the Buckeye faithful had him pegged to be the second coming of Johnny Unitas. He didn't quit live up to the hype. He was beaten out by a player recruited as an 'athlete' named Troy Smith, who went on to win the Heisman. He was a career back-up at QB.
Don't Believe The Hype, Anything Can Happen
There is not one guy who actually sees all of the high school players play, and ranks him based on what he sees. These rankings are driven by hype, and don't get too excited about them. Also, out of the 2002 Athlon top 40 recruits list, only two players went on to become 1st round NFL Draft Picks, the aforementioned Young, and Oregon's Haloti Ngata, ranked 12th as a prepster.
So throw those recruiting lists out this Saturday, come to the bar with your teams colors on, and expect anything. Some guy from Cleveland named Smith, who no one was talking about, could dethrone that next best thing, and one day win the Heisman. Thats why we they play the games.
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- Kevin said...
the problem i have with this article is that it is simply attacking. Many times what happes to players that make a move to D1A college football has nothing to deal with athletic ability or how they play. Drugs, homesick, grades, are an assortment of problems players face that keep them from playing at their best. Another reason kids dont live up to expectations is the system they go in to.
Lastly the rating process that is alove in HS football that rates these kids the way they do is a bit off. Websites rely on local people to rate kids. This means a father of a kid could write for a website such as JJ Huddle and rate that kid really high. Colleges then use that information and place that player on their recruiting board.Once a kid makes a board he then makes that whole conferences boards because schools recruit competition.
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Use Pink Ribbon, Pink Lace or Pink Yarn
I've used pink polka dot organza ribbon (from Fantastic Ribbons) on this word book Christening card that I have been asked to make. The papers are from Funky Daze from Funky Hand and I've made the lettering by using Word Art.
The other satin edged organza ribbon is from my stash and I've added a die cut bible with liquid pearl detail. The letters have beads and a silver teddy bear charm.
- Papers: Funky Daze from Funky Hand
- Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
- Ribbons: Pink Organza Polka dot from Fantastic Ribbons
- Everything else: My stash


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After much soul-searching and deep meditation, I am inclined to specify the policy of the Superfly Circus as it relates to the use of language and metaphor in our blog postings. I hope this clears things up for those that might take offense to some of the things written here.
10 thoughts on "The Stated Policy Of The Superfly Circus On Language And Metaphor"
I am sure that up until now they have had a very fulfilling life in that basement. How dare you!?!
my goodness! after that first minute…. the message was pretty clear. it now is…. not so clear.
But seriously,
nobody in the last year has put on a comment on your language and metaphore. You're just bullshitting, creating faux controversy. Stirring things up suggesting anybody actually reads this shit (4000 a week? You're kidding!?)
You should be on Fox, and break down and cry a bit more. "I'm a Christian! i'm 85% of the population of the most religious and democratic western country and I'm oppressed!"
That kind of stuff. But this…
it just don't figure
I was expecting much worse language and more colorful meta-hos or what ever it is – I feel let down kinda –fuck, shit , piss burgers and and shit birds in a shit storm.
I agree with you though, if it bothers you Fuck Off and go back in the basement!
OH yea and tell Mickey hey for me.
Jur, look at Risk Legacy, Toe-to-Toe Nukl'r Combat With The Russkies, Top Secret Spies, or pretty any thread in BGG. Legacy was the one that prompted me since at least 12 people lost their fucking minds about the "flavor text".
And lately, it's been 400-500 pages read a day. Mostly older articles. New circusgoers and whatnot. It's been just over a year now, I guess, and I've had over 100,000 page reads.
This country is turning into a bunch of pansies who are screaming they are offended at the top of their lungs and expect society to drop to their knees and appease them. In reality, they need to suck it up and grow up. Their intent is to suppress freedom of speech. I believe Rush Limbaugh refers to them as yellow bellies.
Pete for President.
All that and this is my only comment"
The plural for "moose" is "moose."
Weird right?
That's awesome, Dean. Any comment is better than none. I enjoy the banter. :)
EXACTLY! Why can't people get over it and move on or out? Well said.
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Thanks for the update.Going to need a 2nd job to keep up with the FC again. 4FC facs a month. Time you upped the quests FC and double the fc for a level to compensate for this
brilliant news about the 20 hours for the ships! absolutely brilliant!
A thousand thanks! I simply love this game. Thanks for making it one of the highlights of my day.
I've been playing since May 2009. Truly love the game and I am committed to it. The Developers have introduced various elements to keep the game interesting and interactive. Nonetheless, I agree with you that larger and more frequent Farm Cash Rewards ought to be provided, especially to gamers who invest faithfully in the game every single month.
about update
It took almost a year to listen on the ship 20 hour suggestion, now what about the other suggestions that I submitted last year from a panel of select people, who like me, have a lot of money invested in the game? What about the tool to auto load when ships sit in our port and it angers people Still?
I am still respectfully requesting a tool to Auto Load ships waiting in OUR ports to be filled by US. I do not participate in the ships due to this and other reasons. I still do not like the ship rules, time, monotony necessary to sit and fill the containers one by one. I realize that you did speed up filling of containers. I helped a friend with hers and was amazed that it only took 4 minutes to fill each container. That was a wonderful surprise but that's only if you are hanging out in the game 24/7 or often.
I am still requesting more trains, 2 more sets to help with missing products ie: paper rolls, petrochemical products, inks, lumber..more below.
This may not be the proper section perhaps, but I think that old issues need to be addressed. ie: lack of Ink Output & Ratio Balance in the game for an example.
How many new releases put a further strain on the Red, Blue, Black, Yellow inks that one cannot produce enough of to make these products. I'd bet you a dollar that the new releases put a further strain on those and the Carbon Steel, lumber is still way off in Ratio needed to what we can produce.
If you need my list again, I can supply it. Josh created it and I passed it on to ya'll with my notations of what is lacking in production that is major that I had noticed, and yes still complaining about INKS. If we do not have inks, it brings our game to a halt. How many facs use Ink? I'd guess more than 75%, yet we have 1 factory for it Ink & Pigment, trains supply a small amount, and ships will supplement if, if one has time to keep up with them.
I have asked that Ships be boosted like trains, I guess ya'll didn't like that one, never came to fruition and I suggested this all last year to early this year. I've just hit a wall with the game, frustration, and after I've spent so much money on it, I don't want to give it up...but(?)
We are lopsided and not able to produce what is needed. I believe these things need to be addressed. Pearls are still off, Semi output needs to be raised to meet the needs, train output raised. We need you to support us in the game and provide what we need in order to play our games efficiently. I think I currently own 8 semi's, for example. I do not "ghost" my facs, nor do I have facs on every farm. My fellow players say I should. I believe I have 23 farms of facs & clients. If I put facs on every farm, it makes it harder on the little guy without 2 trains running to work my posts. Yet the game is forcing me to put facs on every farm.
It it will take people without 20 long cars running (train cars)
Break down here pause: you can run 2 trains of each engine type which means big money. In order to have the mayor do all farms with 1 click it is expensive. 20 Long cars x35ft cash each=700 ft cash + the engines 1 is 100k coins, others are all ft cash, 35, 40, 45, 50 ft cash each for engines if you want your products home to benefit your game in a timely manner. Otherwise you have to wait 6 days, if fully boosted to get the 100,000 coin black train home. We need help and relief. We come to play not stress out, can I make enough ___ fill in the blank. We need a in the Store > a filter Facilities Important to Me (my game), meaning that will guide us in what we need to buy.
I help or use to login to many accounts to help ppl configure their games. I taught them as I was taught you need 2 to 4 ratio of facs to support 1 client, otherwise you may not have enough stock to fill them when posting. Ok, that puts a further drag on the game in needing ingredients to produce. I have noticed a trend. People will buy FT cash Facs for quests, let's say they need the Client, but never realize that they were missing the Factory that produces to support the client.
A filter needs to be created in the Store showing what Facilities are needed to support or enhance Our game. I know that one can look at the Missing Facs filtering what is needed, but it's hard when there are so many. Also if we own all, we still need to know which facs are suggested to buy, in order to assist us with our game.
Friends will ask me to go in and look because I know what makes what and is supplied for which, normally what products are needed to produce each item. I look over their inventory quickly and help them resolve issues. I am not that "up" on the game with the most recent releases, have yet to see in the store what the new facs will require. I just loaded my game and my semi's are at 0% producing as a matter of fact. ...real life is in the way of my game play right now. Please consider a new Filter in the Store > Facs > Factory/Facility Importance to Me to help guide us in what to buy.
It is nice to have new releases of facs/clients however when it doesn't balance out, what's the use? And a poster stated above that we need more FC facs of the same type to run our game, ie: I own 3 air freshener facs yet still cannot produce what is needed to run facs owned.
Your suggestion is to probably reduce the amount of facs of certain types that I have running. Well I have those to make money for expansions on farms, etc. You may suggest that I work more posts, I don't have time, I'm a horrible neighbor but I guess my friends Love me...they are keeping me around. I have slowed down on my game the last month due to personal matters and was waiting to see what this next release was all about.
Thanks Guys for doing all that you do, the Tools are wonderful, always buying new tools...but Come On we still want a Flower Freezing (possible tree freezing as well) Tool. You give us these beautiful flowers and yet we have to freeze them one by one. horrible
farm link below, but if you go to Farm 13, I froze all of the flowers one by one. I locked down 8 farms for a week, made private ...one of my many suggestions...make farm private, btw... and hand froze my flowers on all of my Farm Town Cash Facility farms/deco farms. I hand froze all, and a friend asked me why I froze them why not allow ppl to cut them. I said because I have flower farms to be cut, these are my Decoration/farm town cash and facility/client farms. I don't want these cut, the farms will look horrible. All of my ft cash facs are now solid on the ground due to the game losing my facs. 13 disappeared from my game earlier this year. Rob fixed the issue, ty Rob
My default farm below if you wish to visit but I have a mess, still moving things around, arranging after necessity dictated that my ft cash facs/clients are put on ground, not over hanging and not in buildings. In fact they do not touch each other in hopes that they will NOT disappear again. I can monitor them this way with them all on these certain farms. It's working out nicely but interfering with productivity. ie cannot layer farms/trees, etc on these ft cash fac farms. They are my first 14 farms. The remainder have coin facs on them scattered throughout the remaining farms.
Sorry so long, ty for reading. Please move if needed to proper thread.
Just my honest opinions stated above.
PS. As Always Yes A huge thank you for all that ya'll do! Now read above again and act upon suggestions, please. lol
PSS. posting on my timeline to let my friends and nbrs know what I have suggested here and archiving my post on my hard drive for future reference.
You listened!
Awesome updates! Can't wait for the new facilities!
If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
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What's important now? … The focus has shifted.
The economic events of the past few weeks really crystallized what's important in life for many people. We've all re-ordered our priorities.
Many parents are frantic because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in a day to manage their work, home life, and kid's activities. They're frustrated when they see others who seem to do it all. The number one question parents ask us is, "How can I find more quality time to spend with my kids?"
It's simple. Stay focused on what's really important. Do you waste valuable time? Clear the clutter in your life. Do you buy lots of toys and gifts to compensate for your lack of family time? We are living in a consumption based society. We buy things to make us feel good. What your kids really want is you, not the latest, greatest toy.
Take a minute to put your busy schedule into perspective. Set aside some time to appreciate the things that really matter. It's easy to loose sight of how much we really have. Instead of creating a wish list for the holidays, this year start a list of everything you are thankful for. Thanksgiving is a good time to begin.
Encourage an attitude of gratitude. Often we forget to tell people how much they are appreciated. Pick up the phone or send a hand written thank you note. Let special people know they are important in our lives.
The dinner table is a terrific place for family members to express thankfulness. Last year we suggested making a Gratitude Wreath. This is a great way for children to visualize the concept. Click here for directions.
Family traditions should be familiar, not monumental. Grab a few minutes of time whenever you can. This doesn't require more time, just shifting the focus of the time we already have.
We all can slow down and see the world through a child's eye. Stop and remember for a second what was important from your own childhood. Was it a special outing or vacation? Baking cookies with your grandmother? How did your family show love? Find something that you really enjoy doing. If you enjoy it, you are more likely to share the time with your children. They will learn so much about you. And you will learn so much about them that you wouldn't otherwise.
Center celebrations on your values. There is importance in rituals. Celebrating holidays allows you to "connect" with your children and gives them a sense of belonging and the security that comes from family interaction.
Fulfillment is in the journey, more so than the destination. We've forgotten how simple things can affect us. This holiday season, share the gift of time spent together. It's not about spending money. It's not about the latest gadget or video game. It's about creating celebrations and lasting traditions that come from simple gestures of the heart.
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After spending weeks suffering in a lawn chair next to a pool at a fancy hotel, user:thepiguy finally got his chance!
- User:thepiguy
- Wyatt
Not too far from the side of a road in the bustleing metropolis of Padampur, Nepal.
Despite the fact the the hotel wifi hadn't so much as returned a ping the entire week, it miraculously sprang to life that afternoon and offered a lone geohasher a tantalizingly close set of coordinates. User:thepiguy literally peeled himself off of the couch (30 degree weather and a vinyl couch: you do the math), dug out his GPS and, for the first time that month, put on a pair of socks and actual shoes.
User:thepiguy first enlisted the help of his fellow hotel patron Wyatt (read: the only other white guy within a 25km radius). Having been cooped up in a hotel compound for the past three weeks, the idea of travelling 10km on foot to the middle of nowhere in a country where neither of them could speak the local language seemed like a reasonable plan for the afternoon, and he agreed to accompany user:thepiguy on the expedition (frightening, isn't it, what boredom will do to ones sanity?).
With everything and everyone finally assembled, the expedition set off at 14:00 and out onto the wild untamed street of Bharatpur! They immediately took a left turn and began heading east towards the edge of the city. The locals in this area of town where by then quite used to their presence and took little note of the two foreigners walking down their streets. As they continued on, however, the travelling tourists began to attract a little more attention.
It didn't take long before they were joined by a local boy riding a bicycle. Despite the fact that he spoke no English (apart from "Hello!") and the two Canadians spoke no Nepali (apart from "Namaste!" *), he followed slowly beside them and engaged in a lengthy yet rather one sided conversation.
*user:Thepiguy also knew the names of the basic colours (having recently spent a great deal of time playing Hello Kitty Uno with a group of Sherpas) but that seemed of little use in their current situation.
The local child eventually (and I mean eventually ) grew bored of the less than stimulating discourse and turned around, heading back to wherever it was that he'd come from. Despite the crushing loss of 1/3 of the expeditions total members, the remaining two continued onward. Wyatt (being the more compassionate of the two) did his best to answer the plethora of greetings received by other local children while user:thepiguy (preferring not to acquire yet another team member and be seen leading small children off into the forest) kept his voice more or less silent.
Approximately one hour after their departure the scenery abruptly changed form a small dirt raod surrounded by an assortment of buildings to a small dirt road surrounded by an assortment of trees. They entered the forest (or do they call it a jungle over here? What's the difference?) and continued on down the trail. The traffic consisted of a few motorcycles and an assortment of people on bikes. A pair of teenagers stopped and, after inquiring where they were headed ("Uhhh... that way.") actually offered them a ride on the back of their bikes. Despite being thoroughly touched by the offer they declined and continued on foot.
It wasn't long before they reached their geohashing challenge for the day: the great nameless river that separated Bharatpur from Padampur and the geohashers from their geohash. Luckily, there was a bridge! Unluckily, the bridge was still under construction. User:thepiguy stood there silently while contemplating a Back-to-the-Future style charge across the bridge and the open gap that lay beyond it (Hey, it worked for Micheal J Fox!) when Wyatt pointed out that there was perhaps a better way to cross the gap. They followed the trail down to the bank of the river where it was no more than a meter across and less than 30cm deep. User:thepiguy chose to take a running start and leap perilously across the gap while the more sensible Wyatt chose to wade across in his sandals.
Once all expedition members were safely across the expanse, they continued on down the road and into town. User:thepiguy couldn't remember the exact directions so they just followed the great-and-all-knowing GPS arrow, taking whichever road pointed more or less in the right direction. The looks of amusement they'd received earlier quickly turned into looks of confusion and pure amazement. At one point an entire family rushed to their window just so they could watch the two crazy white people walk by. I don't think they normally get a lot of visitors.
By the time they strolled up to the coordinates it had begun to rain heavily (although, considering it's monsoon season, it could have been much worse) which only added to their comically misplaced look. They paused in the middle of the street, checked the coordinates, posed for pictures, ate a few victory Nibs, and waved at the family watching them from the nearby window. "Actually," noted user:thepiguy "even the people at home stare at me during this part."
With a new spring in his step, user:thepiguy and friend headed back towards their point of origin. Although the rain continued, they managed to once again cross the river without incident and were again offered a ride down the long forest road, this time by motorcycle. They returned to their hotel in time for diner, having taken around 3.5 hours to walk the 20km to and from the hash.
An excellent geohash and an excellent adventure!
| thepiguy & Wyatt earned the Land geohash achievement
| thepiguy & Wyatt earned the Walk geohash Achievement
| thepiguy & Wyatt earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement
| thepiguy earned the Drag-along achievement
|thepiguy & Wyatt earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
| thepiguy & Wyatt earned the नेपाल Geohash Achievement


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Ground floor apartment in a farmhouse with free Wi-Fi, swimming pool, table tennis and a small restaurant on site. In Valdarno Valley, in the "Balze" area, Florence is about 40 km away.
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