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Juliette, a wildly successful underground figter, has just suffered the loss of her beloved parents. Not only does she have to contend with the heartbreak of their deaths, but also with what her fa...
My knuckles are bruised and bloody from a lack of gloves and the pain ignites even more with every punch I throw. I revel in the pain; it's the only thing keeping me from losing it completely at this point. My breathing is heavy and labored, partly from pushing my exhausted body, but mostly from my crying.
With one final combination, my frame finally collapses onto the floor, the bag still swinging in the air above me. My head falls back onto the hardwood floor in defeat. I'm far too weak to get back up so I lay there. A choked sob erupts from my throat but I let it. I can't hold back anymore, so I don't. Instead, I think back on the past twenty-four hours.
"Honey, will you please run to the store for me? Your father wants spaghetti tonight and I need some things for it."
[/"Ma, I promised Jayden I'd meet him at the gym at seven o'clock. That's ten minutes away! I really have to go. I'm sorry; I'll make it up to you." I give her a quick peck on the cheek as she shakes her head while smiling and rush out of the kitchen. In the family room my father is sitting on the couch, hunched over, playing a game of Solitaire on the coffee table.
[/"Dad, I'm leaving to go hang out with Jay. Ma's making you spaghetti tonight but you'll need to drive her to the store. I'll drop by around ten to give you your prescription, alright?" He nods but keeps his eyes on the cards.
[/"Sure, Juju. Have fun and tell Jayden hi for us." Laughing at his intense concentration, I salute him and head out the door.
[/I arrive at the gym at exactly seven-oh-five only to be greeted by a pissed off looking best friend. I toss my gym bag into a corner of the room and face Jayden, my closest friend of nine years. We were in fourth grade when I found a gangly little boy getting the shit beat out of him on the playground for telling another boy he had a nice ass. I somehow managed to eradicate the stick boy from the dog pile, handing out a few black eyes in the process, and we have been friends ever since. Needless to say, Jayden is a flaming homosexual. All the more reason to love him.
[/"You're five minutes late Juliette." He glares at me playfully with his hands on his hips.
[/I roll my eyes at his antics. He insists that I need someone to scream and yell at me in order to keep my ass in line. Jayden would never touch a body bag because fighting is "icky" according to him but he continues to act as my cheerleader.
[/"My apologies, Sir. It won't happen again." I winked at him as he began wrapping my hands.
[/"Ma's making Italian tonight. I'll make sure to bring some home with me after I drop off dad's meds." Jayden and I have lived together for the past three years. I moved out of my parent's place at sixteen when Jay's father broke his jaw and kicked him out after learning about his son's sexual preference. My parents wanted him to just move in but there was barely enough room for the three of us so they helped Jay and I get a small apartment instead.
[/"Yes! I miss your mom's cooking." He finished my hands and slapped my ass. "Get your scrawny white ass up there and show that ugly bag who's boss!" He commanded, pointing towards the bags.
[/Jayden proceeded to insult me in every way possible, just like he thought a coach would have. "You call that a jab?! God, you couldn't beat a seven year old if I held his hands behind his back!"
[/Oddly enough, his offensive words made me push harder. I sent jab after jab, combinations flying everywhere. I was so concentrated that I failed to pick up on Jay's voice.
[/"Juliette! For the love of God answer me!" I froze mid kick and turned my head to look at him, raising one eyebrow in question. He held up my phone, "some number keeps calling you."
[/"So? Ignore it, it's probably just a telemarketer." Shrugging it off, I resumed my workout.
[/"They finally left a message." I groaned but walked over to him anyways. I held my phone up to my ear, grabbing a water bottle and downing it as I listened to the message.
[/"It's someone from the hospital." Why would I be getting a call from the hospital?
[/"Is it about your dad? Is he alright?" Jay asked worriedly. My father had been diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago but it was mostly under control and he was living his life normally after only a few months of therapy.
[/"I'm not sure; I don't think anything has changed recently." I muttered, getting ready to dial the number to the hospital when it began to ring again.
[/"That's the number, answer it!" Jay exclaimed.
[/"Hi, is this Juliette Serrano?"
[/"It is, may I ask why you are calling me?"
[/"Yes ma'am. I'm sorry to inform you that your parents were rushed here about half an hour ago. They were in a car accident and are in critical condition. The doctors don't believe they will make it through the night."
[/My entire body stiffened as the phone dropped from my hand. My parents had been in an accident? When? When had they even been- oh God. They must have been driving to the grocery store. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jay pick up my phone and begin talking to the lady on the other line.
[/My breathing started coming in quick, short gasps. My hand flew to my chest and I felt like I was going to pass out.
[/"Ju honey, calm down. Let's get to the hospital and just see how they are, alright?" Jayden had one hand on my shoulder and the other was grasping my phone. I could see the bones pressing against the skin on his knuckles; he was far more worried than he let on.
[/"It's my entire fault Jayden! Oh my God if I had just gone for her, if I had just-"
[/"Come on, let's go, now." He took my gloved hand and we sprinted out of the gym. I tossed him my keys, not sparing him a glance.
[/He pulled out of the parking lot and began speeding down the road towards the hospital.
[/I couldn't lose my parents; I loved them more than anything. They've gone to hell and back for Jayden and I, done anything and everything possible to make us happy. They had always treated him like their own kid. His parents were neglectful so he practically lived in my room with me. He loved them just as much as I did. I looked over at him, my heart nearly tearing at the sight of tears in his eyes. I grabbed his hand and pulled in into my lap, squeezing gently. They had to be okay; there was just no other option.
[/We both flew out of the car at mach speed as soon as the car was turned off.
[/"Excuse me! Hey, excuse me!" I struggled to get through the mass of people in the front area. Out of breath, we finally made it to the counter.
[/"My name is Juliette Serrano, my parents were just in an accident. Please, where are they?" I asked the plump woman at the desk. She continued to smack her gum and ignored me, her eyes fixated on a magazine. What the fuck is wrong with people?
[/"Hey, ma'am, I'm talking to you. Hello?" I'd had enough of her. I snatched the magazine from her and slammed my fist down onto the desk hard enough to attract the attention of every single person in the room.
[/"I said I'm here to see my parents who were just in a car accident. If you would be so kind as to show me to their room, I would he happy to save you the money on plastic surgery that would be required to fix the damage I will do to your face." I ground out in one long breath.
[/Suddenly, a hand was on my shoulder. I spun around to see a middle aged man in ugly green scrubs. "I'm so sorry, Miss. I'm Doctor Worthington. Please excuse Mrs. Brown and come with me, I will show you to your parents." I nodded and began following him but not before shooting a deadly glare at the stunned woman behind the counter.
[/We came to a stop in front of a door that I assumed led to my parents.
[/"Before we go inside, I must ask what you were told about your parents' condition."
[/"The lady said they were in critical condition." He cringed and looked at the floor.
[/"Well then I must tell you that your mother has unfortunately already passed away. We couldn't revive her." I whimpered in pain, my body slumping into someone else's as tears welled up in my eyes. The pain in my chest would surely kill me soon.
[/"And her father?" I heard Jayden ask from behind me. He must have been the person holding me.
[/"He's conscious and mostly coherent but his body is shutting down quickly."
[/"No, no, no, no. Please stop, this isn't funny. Please!" I cried out. This couldn't be happening.
[/"I'm so sorry Miss Serrano. If there is anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. Your father is in this room." He hurried away as his pager beeped loudly.
[/"Jay is he serious? Please just tell me this is all a horrible joke." He looked at me with sad eyes.
[/"Let's go see your dad." His face was completely blank; the doctor wasn't joking at all. My mother was dead. My sweet, crazy, irrational mother that I loved so much was dead.
[/I mutely followed him in, choking at the sight of my father. He looked like my opponents did after a winning fight. His face was bruised and swollen, cuts and sctracthes adorned both arms, and a bulky brace was strapped around his neck. He looked ready to die.
[/"Daddy" I whispered. He turned to look at me and smiled sadly.
[/"Come here Juju." I sat at the edge of his bed and held his hand in mine. He ran his fingers over my wraps and winced.
[/"Honey, please stop fighting. You are going to get yourself killed one day." I couldn't help but laugh a little. Even on his deathbed he was still begging me to stop my illegal activities. Both of my parents had known about my underground fighting that had started when I was sixteen. They tried to keep me away from it but I refused to quit, it made me feel alive.
[/"Jayden, take care of my girl." Jayden nodded but I wasn't having it.
[/"Dad! Don't say that! You are going to be okay. Look at how much you've gone through." Tears were pouring down my face as I begged him to hold on. I needed him, he couldn't leave me.
[/"Juju, I can feel it, today is the day. I can't stay here with you much longer." I laid my head on his arm and sobbed, muttering soft pleas.
[/"There's something I need to tell you though sweetie. Something I need you to do for me." He squeezed my hand.
[/"Of course Dad, anything." He looked me square in the eyes. "Please don't hate me." I nodded, encouraging him to continue.
[/How could I ever hate him? What had he done that would be so bad?
[/"Before you were born, your mother and I began having some problems. I began drinking a lot and one night I had too much. I ended up sleeping with a woman I didn't even know. She got pregnant and had a son. He's two years older than you. His name is Andrew and he lives in Oakland, California."
[/I sat there stunned. Jayden looked just as surprised from where he sat on the other side of the bed. I couldn't even find words to express what I felt. Part of me was pissed beyond belief that my dad had not only cheated on my mother, but also fathered a child. Did he ever see his son? Did he have another family that we didn't know about?
[/"I have never seen Andrew in person. His mother used to send pictures from time to time in exchange for child support. I want you to go find him and meet him. You should get to know him."
I remained motionless, one thought standing out above the rest. "Did she know?"
[/He looked down at our hands. "No, I couldn't tell her. I know it was cowardly but I just couldn't hurt her like that. I know it doesn't seem like it, but I loved your mother dearly."
[/I didn't want to deal with this right now but I had to tell him something. "I'm not mad at you Dad, everyone makes mistakes."
[/He sighed, "Will you promise me you'll find your brother?" I was tempted to snap at him and remind him that I was an only child but held off.
[/"I don't know where he lives Dad." I made a lame attempt at an excuse.
[/"Get a pen and paper, I know where he lives." Jayden hopped up from his seat and grabbed some paper off of the bedside table and a pen from the desk just outside the door.
[/I laid down beside my father, nestling my head into his chest while he spoke with Jayden, being careful not to touch the many IV's he was hooked up to. I knew full well this would be the last time I could be with him like this.
[/He died twenty minutes later. I held his hand as I watched the life leave his body.
[/Jayden and I cried the entire night, lying in my bed together, trying to comfort one another. It was no use though, our parents were both dead.
Wiping the remaining tears from my eyes, I lifted my tired body off of the floor and made my way to the sink to wash the blood from my hands. The funeral was in four days and I still hadn't decided whether or not to go find my 'brother'. I wondered if he even knew about his father or the family that he had. I'm sure he did. There's no way you go twenty-one years without learning about your missing father.
Stripping my sticky clothes off, I decided to take a much needed shower. The piping hot water scalded my skin but I didn't mind. My muscles began to loosen and relax as I lathered up. My thoughts drifted to Jayden. He had been sulking in his room, barely talking (not that I wanted to either). I felt horrible for him. His own parents are raging assholes and his step in parents that he truly loved just died.
After ten minutes of just standing under the stream of water, I turned it off and stepped out. I dried myself and put some sweats on along with an old wife beater. I made my way into Jayden's room where he was sitting on his bed watching T.V.
"Hey, will you umm…." I trailed off, lifting my hands so that he could see the damage.
He smiled slightly and reached into his nightstand, pulling out a first aid kit. I plopped onto his bed, kissing his cheek quickly and thanking him.
He wrapped my hands in gauze silently.
"I've decided to go find Andrew. I want to meet him and I want to leave this town for a while."
"Will you be coming back?" He asked softly.
"I don't know what to do Jay. I don't want to stay here but I don't want to leave you either." He smiled and patted my finished hands.
"You should go, Ross asked me to move in with him a few weeks ago and I want to." Ross was Jayden's long term boyfriend. They had begun secretly dating in our junior year of high school.
"But what about-"
"Just because we won't live together doesn't mean we can't talk or ever see each other again." He reminded me.
"Okay" I whispered before pulling him in for a hug.
"I love you Jay"
"Love you too Juliette"
It was decided; I'd leave after the funeral to search out my half brother in California. Well, at least it would be a change from North Carolina.


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Lukkus pulled it off the rest of the way and blew out a heavy breath as he saw her perky breasts. "They're… perfect." He kissed her hard as he palmed them, one in each hand. He smoothed over her nipples with his thumbs and squeezed them hard. Lilly hissed softly and whimpered. She'd always been pretty proud of her breasts, they were big and perky and sans silicone. "Oh… fuck." Lukkus leaned forward and suckled her nipple gently. "I want to go so easy on you… I want to explore you… but fuck… I need you. I need you my way."
Lilly whimpered, "Can we find a middle ground? Like really, really rough, normal sex?"
"Just tonight," he murmured and pushed her on the bed. He pulled her panties down and dove between legs.
She squealed and arched her back, "Fuck!" she shouted.
A moan from him came up as he started to lick and nip at her sex, savoring her sweet taste. "God, you're perfect." He'd pushed two fingers deep into her sex and started to pump them as he worked his mouth.
Lilly's body arched and her hips rolled, working against that sinfully sweet tongue of his, "Mmmph, Daddy," she purred.
Lukkus's eyes rolled back as his hips worked into the bed. Her core was tight on his fingers and she moaned as he pushed in a third finger, stretching her more. "I'm gonna work the entire fist in, babygirl," he said up to her.
"F-fist?!" she arched, "Ohhh godddd," Lilly looked down at him.
He leaned up to her face and kissed her hard. "You gotta trust me on this, ok babygirl?" He pressed his thumb against her sensitive nub, rubbing it gently. "Your body stretches… it'll feel good, I promise… Just keep getting wet like you are… it'll be great, Princess. It'll make Daddy happy."
Lilly's toes curled and she nodded, "Yes, Daddy… Mmmyeah." she whispered, for some reason trusting this man completely. She needed to know what it was like. To explore this unknown realm.
Lukkus kissed down her body, making her squirm gently, as he gently pushed in a fourth finger, curling them gently. His phone went off and she feared they'd be cut off soon. However, he ignored it and went to work on her sex. It was only when it went off, a different ringtone, that he shot up, terror written on his face. "I have to take this."
Lilly whimpered softly, "Okay… Okay… Go ahead," Lilly fell back against the bed and stared at the ceiling.
Lukkus answered the phone, his cock no longer stiff but soft behind his slacks, saddening her a little. "Hello?" he asked stiffly. He let the female on the otherside speak rough to him as he sagged against the counter. "No… No… I'll get there… No… just… gimme some time, I have to-" The female took off again before there was a pause and his body softened to a different voice. "No… hey… No, Daddy's coming… I promise. I'll be there." He hung up. "I have to go… Let me take you home… I don't know when I'll be back here, so I don't want to leave you here alone for maybe days."
Lilly sat quietly as she watched him. Studied his gate, the way his muscles moved, tensed and relaxed. "… It's… Okay." she sat up and got dressed rather quickly, "What's wrong?" She asked, looking up at him.
He rubbed his face and she wanted to touch his stubbled jaw again, kiss it softly. "The kid… my son… he ah… he's really sick and he's in the hospital again… He got weak and fell… down the stairs. He's banged up bad." He pulled on his shirt and she watched those long fingers button up the front. "I want to continue this sometime soon." He dropped a kiss on her mouth before grabbing one of his jackets, a leather jacket that she touched gently. A beautiful, rich, dark brown. "You're going to want that. We're going on a bike ride. I need speed."
"… Oh that's terrifying," Lilly said about both the kid and the motorcycle, fear riding up her spine. "Ah… Well I look at it this way… You'll have a reason to see me again, right? I got your jacket."
She let him lead her downstairs. "Trust me that jacket's not a good enough reason to see you again.." He opened the garage revealing the thirteen other vehicles he owned. He snagged two helmets as he moved towards the bike and turned to face her. "You are a good enough reason to see you again." Lilly looked offended at first. Then he managed a good back peddle and was less pissed off. He helped her into the jacket and put the helmet on. He hit a button on the helmets. "We can talk just fine in these now… Just hang tight to my waist, you can press your face into my back." He straddled the bike. "Sit." She straddled the bike, found good footholds and began praying.
He started the bike and opened the garage door. "It's ok, babygirl… Daddy's going to take care of you," he said gently. His vice was crisp in her ear and she let out a deep breath. Even in her fear his voice was beautiful. He revved the engine before taking off. He leaned forward on the crotch-rocket, her body tight against his, speeding in the dark. He kept his lights off even though it was pitch-black. He had to be hitting like a hundred and twenty on his speed. Lilly shut her eyes tight and fought to not scream in his god damned ear. Oh yeah. She was so sure she was going to die.
"Babygirl, where do you live?" he asked as he slowed down. She sat up slowly and looked around, wide eyed, noticing they were at the city's limits and flipped on his lights.
"2140 McKinely st." Lilly chattered out.
Lukkus nodded as he took off again, not nearly as fast. It took him fifteen minutes to stop at her place. "I guess I do need the helmet sometime as well." He pulled off her helmet then his own. "I like you in my jacket," he said and kissed her hard, dominating her lips.
"Thennn I think I'll keep the jacket." she winked and kissed him back.
"Don't share those," he said and got on the bike.
"Mmm… Don't keep me waiting forever and I won't share them," she pulled her keys out of her pocket and headed up to the door.
When she got to the door, he straddled his bike. "Look me up and call my work. I'll let my secretary know to give you my number." With that, Lukkus pulled on his helmet and sped off into the night.


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Hula Grill
Hula Grill is the best restaurant in the Whalers Village shopping center in the middle of Kaanapali Beach. It has a casual section on sand called the "Barefoot Bar" (lunch and dinner) and a fine-dining more expensive section called the "Dining Room" (dinner only, but sometimes open for overflow seating at lunch). Phone 808-667-6636.
Hula Grill menu includes fresh fish and other choices with innovative preparations. The location is great for people-watching, as the tourists walk by on the Kaanapali Beach sidewalk. Tables are open-air with beautiful views of the ocean, especially at sunset. Prices are lower, and food is more casual, in the Barefoot Bar part of the restaurant, which is on a sandy floor. Reservations are needed at dinner in the Dining Room section, which has more upscale food.
See below for some specific Hula Grill menu items as well as photos and video.
This is one of Maui's most popular restaurants, and one of the longest-running, having been here since 1994.
For other restaurants on this side of Maui in all price ranges, click on West Maui (Lahaina Kaanapali Kapalua) Restaurants.
Hula Grill Dining Room dinner menu (subject to change)
$$ Moderate
Appetizers, Salads, Soups:
Poke Tacos
Charred Short Rib
Cantonese Lamb Chops
Kaffir Lime Shrimp Cake
Poisson Cru
Lobster & Scallop Potstickers
Kiawe Grilled Farmer's Brochette
Localicious Salad
Tomato & Maui Onion Salad
Spinach and House Smoked Bacon
Fresh Tomato Soup
Mac Nut Crusted Hawaiian Fish
Coconut Seafood Chowder
Pan Seared Fresh Fish
Fish Tandori Style
Kiawe Wood Grilled Fresh Fish
Shrimp Chow Fun Style
Fire Grilled Ahi Steak
Lemon Ginger Chicken
Hawaiian Salt & Pepper Pulehu Steak
Organic Miso Tofu & Vegetables
Ice cream sandwich
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Baked Hawaii
Coconut Creme Brulee
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Kona Coffee Cheesecake
Click for images of complete Hula Grill menu with prices
Ahi and Mahi (two kinds of fish) with noodles:
Pupu Platter:
Ice Cream Sandwich:
Hula Grill Barefoot Bar Lunch menu (subject to change)
$ Inexpensive
Crab & Mac Nut Wontons
Hawaiian Ceviche
Island Tropical Fruit Taster
Coconut Calamari
Lettuce Wraps
Local Style Potsticker
Chinese Chopped Chicken
Gado Gado
Shrimp, Aragula, Asian Pear
Hula Caesar
Entrees and Sandwiches:
Cheeseburger & Fries
Fish Sandwich
Kapulu Joe BBQ Pork
Fish & Chips
Flatbread BLT
Saigon Steak Sandwich
Grilled Fresh Island Fish
Fresh Fish Tacos
Foccacia Chicken Sandwich
Kalua Pork & Pineapple Pizza
Goat Cheese Pizza
Thai Chicken Pizza
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Daniel Goodbaum sends in another great street style video from Toronto.
Daniel Goodbaum sent me this video he shot last month in his hometown, Toronto. Video's a wonderful medium for street style. Love the variety of folks shown here - note that none of them is smoking a cigarette outside a fashion show.


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Q: What is the cost for the weekend and what does it include?
A: The cost is $80/person and $20/child (12 and under). This covers all of your food for the weekend, your lodging, course materials and all other costs for the weekend.
Q: What do we need to bring?
A: sleeping bag & pillow, inflatable mattress or some type of camping mattress, flashlight, insect repellent, hand sanitizer, Bible, personal clothing, toiletries, hammock (optional), bathing suit (optional)
Q: What are the bathroom facilities like?
A: There are bathrooms located in a central location in the OTG village. They have flush toilets and water for hand washing. There are rustic shower areas in each house but no running water to them. Water can be heated on the stoves and mixed with cold water for a bucket shower. It is quite the experience!
Q: Do we need to bring food?
A: No, all meals and snacks are provided for the weekend. If you would like to bring additional snacks that is fine. Please note there is no refrigeration available in the village. (If health needs require food or medication to be refrigerated feel free to contact us and we can discuss options.)
Q: Is there a children's program?
A: There is no specific children's program as there have only ever been a handful of children on any given weekend. The atmosphere up there is very relaxed and the OTG village is a children's paradise. Depending on age the children have enjoyed just playing while the sessions were running or sitting in the sessions with their parents. Parents are free to handle it however is best for their children. The families that have come through Off The Grid have loved the experience!
Q: I know OTG is about missions, but what are the sessions about? What topics are taught?
A: Our sessions throughout the weekend focus on three areas: how God has been building His church throughout history, how He is working today and how NTM is a part of the big picture of missions.
Q: Can I e-mail my registration form instead of faxing it or sending it via snail mail?
A: No. We need to have an original signature on the form. That can't be done if it is emailed. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Q: Where are you located?
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Tumbling about getting healthy & fit (lost 116 lbs but gained back 50 #sadpanda), learning to love myself and trying to live life to the fullest.
At the beginning of the year I set 13 goals that I want to accomplish this year. This is part of the 13 in 13 challenge I am taking part of. Here's an update on some of those goals:
Run 360 miles this year - I ended up running 30 miles this month (29.7 to be exact) which brought me to 25% of my goal which is right where I wanted to be.
Give up diet soda - 92 days strong. I almost had some diet Coke this past Friday when I went to a baseball game & my mom bought it for me. I almost drank it because I felt bad that she spent the money but at the same time, I didn't want it. That has been the only real temptation the past 3 months.
Continue with the healthy lifestyle by following Weight Watchers - I've tracked off & on for the month of March. I really haven't made it a priority and last week I renewed (once again) my commitment to tracking - both on MFP & WW. I did well the first 4 days but it was downhill from there. Hoping April will be a fresh start and that I will improve this month.
Participate in 12 races (plus one more for good luck) - I participated in my second race of the year in March - The Biggest Loser 5K. I've also signed up for two more races which will be in June.
Work on lowering debt & create a budget - these are the goals I will be working on this month. Now that I am employed (yay!), I've reactivated my Mint account and will be creating a budget that I can follow. I've never really had one but since I am not making the same money as I used to I need to make sure that I spend my money wisely especially if I want to reduce my debt.
March has had it's ups & downs but getting a job is definitely the most memorable thing that happened. I didn't realize how much I like to have a routine and structure and now that I will have it, I hope that it will help me reach my goals for this year.
I had 4 goals set for 2012:
Get a job - Finding a job has proven to be difficult. It hasn't been for my lack of trying or not lowering my expectations. I have applied to all types of companies. This journey has taught me patience and how to handle rejection. I can't let something that I can't control affect me in an adverse manner.
Continue working towards a healthy lifestyle - in the past year I managed to lose about 32 pounds. Do I wish it were more? Yes! But I had many ups & downs during the year. A lot of emotional eating and at times just not caring. I am happy that I lost 30 pounds & have to focus on that. During the year I discovered clean eating, stopped Weight Watchers, counted calories & went back to Weight Watchers.
Run - I participated in 13 races and I did start to run. I wanted to be able to run a 5K without stopping by the end of the year and that didn't happen. I started Couch to 5K twice and realized that it wasn't for me. Getting over the fear of running in public was probably one of the things I am most proud of.
Take more risks - Completing Bay to Breakers and signing up for my first half marathon were probably the two biggest risks I took this year.
When I look back at 2012, it all feels like one long Groundhog day. A lot of has to do with fact that I spent most of it at home. My routine hasn't varied much so in looking back I feel as I haven't accomplished more. I could probably look back more closely and realize that I did accomplish more. But I think I will also find a lot of regrets.
It's time to look forward and concentrate on the next 12 months. For 2013, I will be joining the 13 in 13 challenge being hosted by Rebecca at Weight Wars. Setting 13 goals for myself that will challenge me & help me become a better version of myself.
Goals for September were:
Lose 5 pounds : I lost 4.6 pounds this month. Would've been over 9 pounds if I hand't gained 4 pounds these last few days. With TOM, being sick and a bit of laziness, I didn't track as diligently as I have been and a lot of it was due in part because I made poor choices. If I didn't track it, it didn't happen, right? WRONG. I did do better with the not drinking diet soda. I wasn't 100% but it was an improvement from August. I probably ate clean 60% of the time which was not my target for the month. I need to do better because when I do, I feel better. I must remember that.
Be active: I did ok for the first half of the month and pretty much sucked for the second half. I lost my mojo and I need to find it again.
September was a half ass month. Let's be real. I could've done so much better but I didn't. I had these grand plans which fell flat. However, I think I found a tool which will help me end 2012 with a bang!
If you don't follow Theresa, you should. She is someone who inspires me with her posts and also offers a lot of support. For the remaining of 2012, she has created the iPromise challenge.
This challenge is completely in your hands. Only you know what you need and want in your life and only you know what you can handle. It's time to be honest and accountable to yourself and prove doubt and fear wrong. Don't do this alone, let others hear your voice and reach out - we are in this together.
For this first week…
#iPromise to aim to eat clean 80% of my meals
#iPromise to drink 100 oz of water a day
#iPromise to work out at least 3 times
#iPromise to only have two cheat meals: Wednesday (lunch) & Friday (dinner)
#iPromise to only have two cocktails on Friday night.
#iPromise to try a new recipe
#iPromise to continue with #plankaday
#iPromise to track my all my food on MFP
#iPromise to control my portions & not let my portions control me
#iPromise to be kind to myself
I know that if I commit fully to this challenge and do the things I have promised, I will be successful.
Goals for August were:
I was very, very pleased with these results. It gives me more motivation to keep going and work hard. I want September to be even better. That means I have to work harder & make better decisions.
Goals for September will be:
Lose 5 pounds. What's my plan of action?
Goals for July:
With this week's gain of 1.6 pounds that makes my total loss for this month of 1.4 pounds. I am really disappointed that it was so low but between birthday celebrations and going out with friends throughout the month, I know that I wasn't as strict with my food intake.
I had three goals for June:
I didn't reach my weight loss goal and I think for July, I am going to lower it to 5 pounds. I think 8 pounds is expecting too much as that would be an average loss of two pounds a week. I did track all my food every day so that's a plus. I am remaining accountable to myself even if my food choices are not the greatest. Will continue to track as this helps me tremendously.
Now that I have my HRM I know exactly how many calories I am burning & I was overestimating my activity points on WW. My fitness goal for this month is to continue with Couch to 5K along with doing other types of cardio such as Zumba. My goal is to work out at least 4 times a week.
On Sunday I got up early to drive over to Alameda to participate in the See Jane Run 5K. There's also a half marathon that takes place. See Jane Run is a women's sporting store sort of like Lululemon & Lucy who sponsor these events for women (although men are welcome to participate).
We got to the start line pretty early since we were told that parking could be an issue. We got there at 6:30am & it was freezing. We waited around an hour and then they had a 80's music warm up which was fun. Then it was time to get my 5K on. I wanted to beat my previous time of 53:07 which was back in November during the Davis 5k race. I figured that I had walked a lot more and lost weight so that I would be able to do it.
You can't tell but I was freezing in this picture.
My mom took this picture from the back. I can definitely see a difference in my body especially in my legs.
Great views of the bay.
This lady was running the half marathon wearing these shoes. What?!?!
I finished the race in 51:20 (yay beat my previous time!!) and then I got a pretty medal.
The real reason why I participated - chocolate & champagne. I thought we would get a glass and be sent on our merry way. Boy was I wrong. Champagne was unlimited. I can't even imagine how many bottles they went thru. I only had one glass as I had weigh in the next day.
Happy that we finished and got our treats.
Things got a bit goofy. I blame the bubbly.
I really enjoyed the race and the event afterwards. I think this is one event I will be participating in annually.
Speaking of races, I registered for the SF Marathon's Progressive Marathon as my reward for reaching a 100 pound loss. Who would've thought that I would reward myself with exercise? :)
I had three goals for the month of May:
Since I weigh in weekly I don't really have a May 1st weigh in number so I am using the last 4 weeks which is what I have done in the past. I lost 5.4 these past 4 weeks. I am really happy with that number. 3 losses and one week I stayed the same. I am so close to a 100 pound loss that it's motivating me to not eat crappy food and to work out.
I think for the first time ever this is the first month where I tracked every day. So cool! I didn't think I had. As you can see fitness wise I did great the first three weeks. But then the last week wasn't that great and that was due to my knee. But 149 activity points is pretty damn good! I feel great about my accomplishments for the month of May.
Setting the same goals for June but also adding that I will try to eat clean as much as I can. I really can't measure that I am eating clean but I will know. Since June it's my birthday month, I will allow myself a couple of planned cheat meals.
My goals for April were:
I didn't work out the first part of April. I feel like I have gotten my groove back in the latter part of the month. I've been getting bored of the treadmill so I've been doing the Boot Camp Challenge app and cardio DVDs at home. Having the variety in my exercises has helped me remain motivated. But I need to get back on the treadmill to get ready for Bay 2 Breakers which is on May 20th.
I tracked both calories and points this month and i wasn't very successful. To be honest, when I was tracking points I would worry about the calories and vice versa. I wasn't giving my full to either method. I lost the majority of the weight following Weight Watchers so I am going to go back on it full time. I am even contemplating going to a meeting here and there to get more tips and information about Points+. I've been looking at the website and it's somewhat confusing sometimes. I think it helps to have an actual person answer questions and explain things rather than a website.
After thinking about it for the past couple of days, I decided on my goals for the month of May:


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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Finally back from some off hand work to post the next set of ADVOCATE pgs. 21-25. Keep and eye out for more content real soon.
Amina character for ADVOCATE "Arc 2"
New illustration promo for ADVOCATE.
Advocate 6-10
Pages 1-5 of Advocate pilot. I'll keep teasing these out for the next couple of weeks, along with the occasional illustration. keep watch for all the awesome content.
working on new cover sketch
ADVOCATE pilot book cover. It started as a Quickjab comics joint but I rebranded myself so now it's UNDERDOG COMICS.


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Introducing AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers anthology
Apex Book of World SF 2 contributor Ivor Hartmann has edited the first anthology of speculative fiction by African writers, AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers. It covers writers from both Africa and the African diaspora. It will be released in December 2012 in an ebook edition first and later a print edition, published by StoryTime. It also includes stories from Apex Book of World SF 2 contributors Tade Thompson and Nnedi Okorafor.
- 'Moom!' Nnedi Okorafor
- 'Home Affairs' Sarah Lotz
- 'Five Sets of Hands' Cristy Zinn
- 'New Mzansi' Ashley Jacobs
- 'Azania' Nick Wood
- 'Notes from Gethsemane' Tade Thompson
- 'Planet X' Sally Partridge
- 'The Gift of Touch' Chinelo Onwualu
- 'The Foreigner' Uko Bendi Udo
- 'Angel Song' Dave-Brendon Burgh
- 'The Rare Earth' Biram Mboob
- 'Terms & Conditions Apply' Sally-Ann Murray
- 'Heresy' Mandisi Nkomo
- 'Closing Time' Liam Kruger
- 'Masquerade Stories' Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu
- 'The Trial' Joan De La Haye
- 'Brandy City' Mia Arderne
- 'Ofe!' Rafeeat Aliyu
- 'Claws and Savages' Martin Stokes
- 'To Gaze at the Sun' Clifton Gachagua
- 'Proposition 23' (Novelette) Efe Okogu
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Yet, many 50-plus voters feel frustrated because they don't feel they know where the candidates stand on strengthening Social Security and Medicare and other important issues. And, in fact, they tell us that the candidates have done a poor job explaining their plans for addressing these priority issues.
So, we posed three questions:
1. How would you protect Social Security for older Americans today and strengthen it for future generations?
2. How would you put Medicare on stronger financial ground and protect beneficiaries today and in the future from the burden of rising health care costs?
3. How would you help Americans build a financial nest egg for their retirement?
After paying into Social Security and Medicare throughout your working life, you've earned a say about their future. You also should know where the presidential and congressional candidates stand. I urge you to read the 2012 AARP Presidential Voters' Guide in the autumn issue of AARP The Magazine or online at earnedasay.org.
Decide for yourself which candidate best reflects your values and views. Then on Election Day, get out and vote your choice.
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Semi controllable NPC mercenaries to take along in the "solo" dunungeons would solve that problem. Probably two, so each class could bring along one of each of the other types.
Those dungeons would also allow us to learn to play or characters in groups before actually grouping with other real players. And if people did this, maybe there would be fewer bad PUGs.


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This is a corporate pop track intended for marketing purposes. The track has a very happy-go-lucky feel with ukulele, glockenspiel, whistling and foot stomping creating a very feel good and catchy piece of music. The track lifts when the drum kit arrives with a lazy half time groove.
Check out this track being used in a national UK advertising campaign.
If you are interested in using this track in your Videohive project please include a link to my track and email your project link to firstname.lastname@example.com so I can include it on my profile page.


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(2) Bong Bong Brawlers - 153
(3) Jindy Jailbirds - 165
(7) Bong Bong Bruisers - 166
(4) Jindy Jailbird Fish - 113
After a 32 point away win against the Lunchcutters last weekend, Coach Vin and Team Brawlers fancied their chances at home in Bong Bong this weekend. Increasing their chances was the fact that as a result of the heavy security required for the Jailbird players, there was no prospect of the visiting team having a training run on the unfamiliar and tricky Bong Bong Oval surface. Although with many of the Jailbird's still hung-over from the copious amounts of prison hooch consumed after their inaugural win last weekend, there likely would have been a poor turn-out in any event.
If the correctional guards on duty to watch the Jailbirds were concerned about possible escape attempts over the weekend, their fears were soon eased on arrival finding that there's bugger all at Bong Bong to facilitate an escape. To an untrained eye, it looked as if everything had already escaped from Bong Bong many years ago and the Jindy players would be best to try to facilitate an escape from elsewhere…
But with both teams undefeated in both forms of the game after round 1 and sitting on 2nd and 3rd respectively on the table, the locals (known as Bongites) came from far and wide to cheer on the Brawlers for their first home game in the ORFF League. And there was plenty to cheer about in the undercard to the main event with the Bong Bong Bruisers up against the Jindy Jailbirds Fish in the reserves grade. The Bruisers were so confident of a victory, they didn't even bother fielding a full back. Fielding only 17 players, the Bruisers still managed to gang-up on the Fish and give them an old-fashioned Bong Bong belting by 53 points. Merrett (156), Dunstan (143), Crameri (142) and Hawkins (124) had a field day against the hapless Fish who were unable to compete and were left in a bloodied, disfigured state come game end.
With the Bongites in fine voice after the Bruisers towelling of the Jindy Fish, it was the turn of the big boys to go at it. The Bong Bong Brawlers against the Jindy Jailbird Lifers. Now typically, the Lifers don't tend to get on with the new inmates at the Jindy Correctional Centre (JCC), but they certainly didn't appreciate the Bruisers giving the Fish a once-over that they would normally dish out themselves back at the JCC. A call to arms by the Jailbirds shot-caller in Ablett saw the team come out firing against the Brawlers. It was messy and the Bongites were absolutely LOVING it!!
With the Brawlers taking advantage of their intimate knowledge of the swirly conditions in the vast expanse of nothingness that is Bong Bong, their forwards had an absolute field day, led by "the Beast" Breust and "Rocky" Rockliff. With Mummy controlling the ruck contests, something very special was going to be required for Jindy. And enter the bald little nugget, Ablett. With a BOG display of 182 and with good support from all midfielders who cracked 100+ scores, the Jailbirds managed to sneak away with a win by a 2 goal margin.
While there was no hooch to be found post-game in Bong Bong, rest assured she'll be flowin' when the boys get back to Jindy. Tough loss though for the Bongites. With a balanced team across both seniors and reserves, a slight dip across the midfield this week and team selection cost them victory. Jindy are stoked to get away with a win away against one of the leading contenders in such a high scoring contest…


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Some Barbe High School students gathered at the school's stadium on Wednesday evening for Barbe's third annual "Fields of Faith" service.
"Fields of Faith" is an event where students around the country gather at their school's football field for a time of worship.
Wednesday night's event included students sharing testimonies, and live music from the Sale Street Baptist Church youth group.
Although some faculty helped plan the event, students led the entire service.
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Lately I've been sharing about the seven communities visited on my recent East Coast Amish trip. We'll have detailed posts upcoming on a few more of them.
In the meantime I thought I'd share a bit more on one of the most obvious visual markers of Amish–the buggy. As you probably know, buggy styles can vary. Here are the five main styles I encountered on my recent trip.
First of all, a Nebraska Amish buggy in Big Valley, Pennsylvania. Nebraska Amish are among the most conservative. Nebraska Amish live in just a few places(see update in comments section below)–including Mifflin County's Big Valley (the nickname for Kishacoquillas Valley–now you now why there's a nickname)–and in a small community in northeastern Ohio.
Unlike most Amish buggies, the Nebraska buggy has no protective front. Brrr.
A black, boxy Renno Amish buggy, also in Big Valley. Amish in Juniata County drive buggies of a similar style.
The unmissable Byler Amish buggy is basically one giant SMV sign on wheels. I think you could be legally blind and still have no problem spotting the Byler banana top.
What's funny is the actual SMV triangle these buggies carry is often smaller than the standard size, as you can see in the photo above. Maybe this is in fact due to the gaudy attention-getting top. With that much yellow, the SMV sign almost seems besides the point.
Byler Amish are the third main Amish group in Big Valley.
The classic Lancaster grey-top buggy. Amish in two other communities I visited on this trip–Cecil County, Maryland, and Charlotte County, Virginia–would also drive this style.
Finally, the Dover, Delaware Amish buggy. Notice the difference between this and the black Renno buggy above. The Dover buggy is bulkier, with curved-in sides.
Amish in the Dover daughter settlement at Halifax County, Virgnia would also drive this style.Enjoy this post? Subscribe by email to get updates from Amish America:


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I think it's the same now as it was before I'd played the character. I've always felt like you should love who you love—sexuality doesn't matter. It would be so awesome if I didn't get questions like, "How did you feel?" It would be so cool in the future if it weren't even an issue to anybody anymore. People would see two girls kissing on TV and it wouldn't be like, "On this show, two lesbians! Dun-dun-dun!" It wouldn't ever even get brought up.
Shay Mitchell on being TV's best lez
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I'm in the minority probably, but I'm concerned that this isn't really going to do anything to make specs less cookie-cutter... it's just giving less cookie to cut.
Guess I'll have to see how it plays out... but I just have a feeling the minmaxing theorycrafters will still determine that the Level 30 Talent B provides .X% more DPS than Talent A or Talent C, and thus that will be the "right choice".
Unfortunately, in a game like WoW, the only way to really make talents completely up to the user is to make them all do the same thing, but in our choice of designer colors. Aside from that, it'll be a month of the "wowness factor" of people trying out cool new stuff, then it'll just fall back into the rut of "This choice gives me .0003993 DPS more on this boss, I MUST HAVE IT."
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4 November 2014 (10.30-12.30) - Room 8 – Palais de l'Europe, Interpretation: FR/EN
Young people often do not feel adequately represented by their elected officials. In Junior Councils, youth works to build a culture of accountability through meaningful participation. Will Junior Councils be able to build trust between decision-makers and young citizens and ensure that institutions are really responsive and accountable to all, including the young?
Junior Councils, Mwanza Youth and Children Network – MYCN, Tanzania
The goal of "Children Engagement for Government Accountability" is to contribute to the global initiatives of promoting democratic engagement of young people in matters that affect their wellbeing. The actions that will be taken include things such as: child led media programs, suggestion boxes, accountability notice boards, dialogues where children and government officials can directly engage and capacity building trainings to children and government officials on young people's engagement for development. The initiative takes place in Mwanza City Tanzania where 6o members of Mwanza Junior Councils from two districts are engaged as pioneers.
Website: https://envaya.org/mycn
Ms Halleluyah BENJAMIN, Tanzania, Regional Accountant of the Junior Council
Halleluyah Benjamin, 15 years old, is in form one at Kilimani Secondary School in Mwanza City, Tanzania. She joined the Junior Council in 2012 and this term was elected to be the accountant for the council at regional level. The Junior Council provides Halleluyah and her peers with a platform for children to defend their rights and ensure their active participation in the matters that affect their lives. Halleluyah has been effectively advocating for child rights and participation through radio and television programs as a program presenter as well as through convening meetings with government leaders.
Mr Shaban RAMADHANI, Tanzania, Founders and Executive Chairperson of Mwanza Youth and Children Network (MYCN)
Shaban Ramadhani, 26 years old, is one of the founders and currently the Executive Chairperson of the youth led Mwanza Youth and Children Network (MYCN). He has been involved in ensuring that the rights of children and youth are protected and realized since he was a child himself. He works closely with members of the Junior Council in Mwanza at both the ward and regional level and was himself the second Chairperson of Tanzania's National Junior Council from 2004-2005. From program planning and implementation to advocacy, Shaban has shown his commitment to ensuring the best future for children and youth.
Action Aid, Bangladesh
In order to transform the power of people and parliaments to increase resources for education, ActionAid and other national civil society organisations in Bangladesh undertook an initiative that sought to build the capacity of community audit groups to monitor the allocation of resources at district level and service delivery in schools. Findings from budget monitoring by the community audit groups were linked up to national level advocacy by Bangladesh's first parliamentary caucus on education, which has lobbied the government for education to be recognised as a right, and for an increase in resources to be allocated to the education sector.
Mr Samiuddin AHMED, Bangladesh, Head of Research and Development at ActionAid Bangladesh
Sami is a young professional at ActionAid Bangladesh and leads the organisation's research and development efforts concerning youth. He is also heavily involved with Activista Bangladesh – ActionAid Bangladesh's national youth network. Sami has experience in coordinating young people's activities on the ground and linking them up with national level efforts. He is currently engaged in mainstreaming youth across various issues, undertaking policy research and looking into the Post-2015 process from a Bangladeshi youth's perspective.
Ms Sarah HUXLEY, United Kingdom, Global Child and Youth Rights Coordinator for ActionAid International
Sarah is currently the Global Child and Youth Rights Coordinator for ActionAid International. Her special areas of interest and expertise are participation/governance, youth policy and strategy, child rights, education, protection and post conflict transitions. From 2008-2010 she was the Project Manager and lead writer for the DFID-CSO Youth Participation in Development Guide. She has worked for a diverse range of organisations, including small NGOs, international agencies and the UN, including as the lead writer for the first ever crowd sourced online UN World Youth Report in 2011. Sarah is keen to ensure that young men and women are recognised in all their diversity as partners and leaders in fighting the social injustices that they and their wider communities face.
Discussants are invited to make critical comments during the lab on the impact, transferrability, sustainability and risk of the initiative.
Mr Bernard DE VOS, Belgium, General Delegate of the French Community for the Rights of the Child
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Montreal stock-car racing legend Dick Foley was not just the first Canadian to race in the Daytona 500, back in 1959, but Foley also inadvertently caused the biggest pile-up in NASCAR history at Daytona Speedway the following year.
After losing, then regaining, control of his Chevy Impala – the words "Montreal, Canada" painted on his fenders – Foley spun out into the infield. Thirty-seven cars (in a record 73-car field) behind Foley weren't so lucky, crashing in a spectacular demolition derby (scroll down or click here to see the video of the actual crash!)
Stock-car racing's storied bootlegging past, car crashes and stunts – one driver was even offered $1,000 cash to race without a roof in Daytona's 1959 inaugural race – established NASCAR as a macho club of good ole boys, thrill-seekers and speed demons.
Over the decades, everybody knows there have been gay drivers in NASCAR – though just one has ever publicly come out of the closet, Massachusetts-born Evan Darling, who recently told the Florida Agenda newspaper, "I don't have a big gay flag on my racing suit. My partner always came to the races with me. And [other drivers] never had an issue with that."
Continues Darling, "However, since I've turned pro some of the teams have talked about me behind my back. They're just pussies, they don't want to talk to your face. If you ask them if there's a problem, they say 'No,' they're okay with it, but then you hear the stories of what they say behind your back. That's just how it is and I don't care. I'm happy and comfortable with myself and I think we should all be that way."
I'm not surprised Darling is treated this way considering the God-awful homophobic reaction to the news that racer Tim Richmond – one of the first drivers to switch from open-wheel racing to stock-car racing – died of AIDS back in August 1989, at the height of the AIDS hysteria. Richmond was just 34.
"Folks now admit, 'We were ashamed of how we acted back then. We were ignorant, we thought HIV equalled gay, we did Tim Richmond wrong,'" says Vegas-based gay NASCAR fan Michael Myers, who started the NASCAR racing website called www.queers4gears.com back in Sept. 2009. "NASCAR is very charitable and donates lots of money to various charities each year. But if they really learnt their lesson [about Tim Richmond], then [AIDS] would be a cause they would give money to."
Queers4Gears is not the first racing website for gay racing fans – that honour goes to www.gaytona.com, run by 30-year gay couple Betty Jack DeVine and Dixie Richardson.
But the limited popularity of both sites (Queers4Gears currently draws 2,000 monthly unique visitors) suggests gay racing fans aren't exactly prepared to show their true colours – yet.
"NASCAR has more fans who are accepting of me being gay than gays have been accepting of me being a NASCAR fan," says Myers, who – like driver Evan Darling – doesn't wear the rainbow colours to the track. "I don't preach about [gay] politics or gay marriage on the site; I don't have stickers all over my car. Yes, people know I'm gay but I try to just focus on the racing. I do what I call the 'gaynalysis' and I call all the drivers divas. For the most part I just want to focus on the races."
When anti-gay preacher James Dobson of Focus on the Family delivered the invocation before a race in Atlanta last August, Myers took some heat for not commenting on the choice of Dobson. "Everybody wanted me to come down harshly on the track. But if I focus on who sings the anthems and complain about who delivers the invocations at every race, I'm going to be seen as a [pain in the ass]. I want to save my bullets for what matters."
Like me, Myers – accredited by NASCAR – would love to see a drag queen drive a pace car at a NASCAR race one day.
"But if there's a gay driver in the starting grid in Montreal this weekend, I don't see them coming out any day soon – not in NASCAR or Indycar, though I could see it happening in Formula One, with the European influence. I also think NASCAR pit crews will be more accepting of gay drivers before NASCAR fans are."
Meanwhile, NASCAR's Nationwide Series NAPA 200 race returns to Montreal this weekend. The race is very popular with drivers and Myers says, "Last year's race in Montreal was one of the best I have ever seen."
Still, Tourisme Quebec has said it will stop funding the race after this year, which means the Octane Group/International Speedway Corporation may take the race elsewhere – and with it any chance Montreal has of landing a proposed Sprint Cup road-course race in Canada. "If the government gives money to hockey or other sports, then don't complain about NASCAR," Myers says. "The race brings fans and the fans spend money."
As for my favourite NASCAR driver Carl Edwards – who has confirmed he will race in Montreal this weekend – Myers says, "Carl is very gay-positive and drivers like him are the future of NASCAR."
For proof look no further than two summers ago in Montreal when I explained to Edwards my informal survey of seven gay friends to crown the hottest guy on the planet today: John Legend, Brad Pitt, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Barack Obama or Carl Edwards?
Edwards, who works out five times a week, laughed out loud. "That's cool!"
So I continued: "And I emailed them photos of each candidate, including your ESPN magazine cover – and the decision was unanimous: Carl Edwards is the hottest!"
Edwards was clearly delighted. "Yeah!"
So I asked him how he feels about being NASCAR's über-hot metrosexual posterboy?
"Well, the great thing about our sport is the diversity of our fans!" Edwards replied. "I literally have men and women coming up to me all the time, 85-year-old women and four year-old kids, and it really is an honour. I love all my fans – all of them!"
Then, without missing a beat, Carl added, "And tell all your friends I really appreciate it!"
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HAMMOND | Dozens of men from Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties watched as more than a third of their 73rd Indiana Infantry regiment fell in one of of the bloodiest battles of America's bloodiest war.
On Saturday, more than 150 years after the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tenn., the great-grandson of a Lowell soldier who was there is scheduled to deliver a guest lecture and sign copies of the book, "The Boys From Lake County."
Florida author James Keir Baughman published the nonfiction work in 2006, chronicling the Civil War service of the 73rd Indiana Infantry Company A, a unit that started out with 100 men largely from Lowell and Crown Point. The regiment also had companies from Porter and LaPorte counties, and its original commander, Col. Gilbert Hathaway, was from LaPorte.
Baughman is making his appearance as part of the Region United, Nation Divided: Civil War in the South Shore exhibit at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. He began the research that led to the book more than 25 years ago while studying his family's genealogy.
Hailing from an "old Virginia family" that settled in that state in 1695, Baughman said he did not know that retracing the steps of his great-grandfather, Wilson Shannon Baughman, would lead him to writing a book on a northern Union Army regiment from Indiana.
Combing through hundreds of pages of Civil War soldier pension records for his great-grandfather at the U.S. National Archives, Baughman said he feels he came to know his ancestor, whose name he didn't know prior to launching the genealogy project.
"Through these documents, and all of their details, I got to meet him," Baughman said. "I got to see what he looked like from very vivid descriptions. I learned who he was."
Baughman's research also took him through the exploits of the 73rd Indiana Infantry, in which Wilson Shannon Baughman served as a private, side by side with dozens of other Lake County men.
Among those exploits were fighting in the Battle of Stones River — ranked among the war's top 10 bloodiest — and run-ins with infamous Confederate Cavalry Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest during the 1861-65 war.
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|Houston Texans will have veteran Mike Flanagan or Steve McKinney at center
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But new quarterback Matt Schaub isn't concerned. Either way he'll take snaps from a veteran of more than 100 games.
``They are both experienced guys that have played a long time in this league,'' he said. ``I'm comfortable with either one. They are both hard workers.''
Flanagan joined the Texans last season after 10 years in Green Bay. He started at center in nine games last season, missing two early games with a foot injury and sitting out the last five with cracked ribs.
McKinney, who has been with the Texans since their inception, appeared in all 16 games last season and started six, four at guard and two at center.
He started at center on Saturday against the Cowboys and coach Gary Kubiak was pleased with his work. One advantage for McKinney is he can play both guard and center, while Flanagan is strictly a center.
Kubiak has been encouraged by McKinney's progress this season after struggling with minor injuries in training camp for the last few years.
``He's had a heck of a camp and he's played extremely well both at guard and at center,'' Kubiak said. ``He's come a long way and his body is probably in the best shape since I've been here. So I think that equates to him getting ready to have a good year.''
McKinney agreed.
``I think this is the healthiest I've been in a few years,'' McKinney said. ``I feel good now. I'm ready.''
Flanagan, who has played in 107 games with 73 starts in his 12-year NFL career, said the competition has been difficult at times.
``I proved that I can play in this league. So has Steve,'' Flanagan said. ``For us, obviously, it's a tough deal to go through, but it's a positive thing. For the Texans, it's a win-win either way.''
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The General in His Labyrinth
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most political novel is the tragic story of General Simon Bolivar, the man who tried to unite a continent. Bolivar, known in six Latin American countries as the Liberator, is one of the most revered heroes of the western hemisphere; in Garcia Marquez's reimagining he is magnificently flawed as well. The novel follows Bolivar as he takes his final journey in 1830 down the Magdalena River toward the sea, revisiting the scenes of his former glory and lamenting his lost dream of an alliance of American nations. Forced from power, dogged by assassins, and prematurely aged and wasted by a fatal illness, the General is still a remarkably vital and mercurial man. He seems to remain alive by the sheer force of will that led him to so many victories in the battlefields and love affairs of his past. As he wanders in the labyrinth of his failing powers - and still-powerful memories - he defies his impending death until the last.
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An 85-year-old woman said she was injured and humiliated when she was strip-searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner.
Transport security officials have denied allegations by Lenore Zimmerman, who said she was taken to a private room and made to take off her clothes after she asked to forgo the screening because she was worried it would interfere with her defibrillator. She missed her flight and had to take one two-and-a-half hours later, she said.
"I'm hunched over. I'm in a wheelchair. I weigh under 110lb (50kg)," she said. "Do I look like a terrorist?"
But in a statement the Transportation Security Administration said no strip search had been carried out.
"While we regret that the passenger feels she had an unpleasant screening experience, TSA does not include strip searches as part of our security protocols and one was not conducted in this case," the statement read.
Zimmerman was dropped off by her son at JFK airport in New York for a 1pm flight on Tuesday to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on JetBlue, she said. She arrived at the ticket counter at about 12.20pm and headed for security in a wheelchair, her metal walker in her lap.
She said she had been traveling to Florida for at least a decade and had never had a problem being patted down until now. "I worry about my heart, so I don't want to go through those things," she said, referring to the advanced image technology screening machines at the airport.
As a result, she said, she was taken into the private screening room by a female agent and made to strip.
"Private screening was requested by the passenger, it was granted and lasted approximately 11 minutes," the TSA said. "TSA screening procedures are conducted in a manner designed to treat all passengers with dignity, respect and courtesy and that occurred in this instance."
The private screening was not recorded.
Jonathan Allen, a TSA spokesman, said a review of closed-circuit television at the airport had showed that proper procedures before and after the screening had been followed.
Zimmerman said she banged her shin during the process and it bled "like a pig,", partly because she is on blood-thinning medication. She said an emergency medical technician patched her up, but she was told to see a doctor when she arrived in Florida to make sure the wound did not get infected. There are no records indicating medical attention was called on her behalf.
"I don't know what triggered this. I don't know why they singled me out," she said.
Her son, Bruce Zimmerman, said: "My mother is a little old woman. She's not disruptive or unco-operative. I don't understand how this happened."
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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria release date announced
Blizzard has announced that their fourth World of Warcraft expansion The Mists of Pandaria (or Panda Pack as we like to call it) will be released on September 25th.
The expansion will be available for £29.99 and there will be a Collector's Edition featuring bonus items but that will set you back £59.99. Blizzard will also be releasing a special Digital Deluxe Edition which includes the in-game bonus items from the CE and that will cost £39.99.
Blizzard has had a rough time of it recently with Diablo 3 so maybe MoP will get them back on track. With Guild Wars 2 just about to release and the MMO market becoming more competitive, this release could determine the future WoW. Cataclysm wasn't all that well received so WoW fans will be hoping this will set the series back on track.
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Set up a system of equations describing the following word problem. Be sure to specify what each variable represents.
Ayako spent $7.80 on equal weights of white and red beads. The red beads cost twice as much per ounce as the white beads. Well, sure they do. The world's supply of the color red has recently dipped to an all-time low, and is in high demand.
How much did Ayako spend on each color of beads?


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Amish-owned buggies are like cars, they often reflect the personalities of their owners. Some buggies are sloppy inside with discarded pop cans and cheeseburger wrappers. Other buggies might reflect the youthfulness of their owner, perhaps some bling on the inside or some racing stripes on the outside. But this buggy spotted by Anita outside Ephrata, Pennsylvania has me scratching my head. Why is there a giant 4 scrawled on the windshield of this buggy? We'll probably never know. But does anyone have any guesses?
Fab Four?
The Discussion
My guesses are:
1. teens in rumspringa having buggy races
2. they were at a wedding or funeral, and they marked buggies so they would know whose was whoseVA:F [1.9.22_1171]
Maybe they just bought it at an auction or farm sale.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
4 sale? Seriously, I have no idea but it would be nice to know.
Heather D. recently posted..Loom KitVA:F [1.9.22_1171]
I've seen that before at buggy auctions. I don't know if that is why he has the #4 but I have seen buggies with lot/auction numbers on them in the past.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
I have no idea, If you figure it out Kevin , let us know. Maybe they bought it at a Buggy sale, & they were numbered, so you would know which one you were buying ??????VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
I too wondered if they'd been to a wedding or funeral and that was an identification marking to join the right horse with the right buggy and owner.VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
Maybe there are four people inside the buggy???VA:F [1.9.22_1171]
Maybe he's a Nascar fan!!!!VA:F [1.9.22_1171]