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The U.S. team had a very short training at 6 p.m. on Saturday after arriving in Norway, just to get a sweat on and the legs moving. It lasted about 45 minutes. Just some passing patterns, some finishing and some 5 v. 2. It cannot be underestimated how big a difference it makes to get in some light running on the day of a transatlantic jaunt. The training field was at a small club set in the middle of a very cozy neighborhood just 10 minutes from the hotel (It seems everything is close to everything in Fredrikstad). The field was covered in feathers for some reason (we're not sure what kind...too white for pigeon, too small for seagull) and evoked images of a venue in which the U.S. U-23 WNT might play a Nordic Cup match, which is a pretty obscure reference, so sorry for that. To prove the U.S. team is in Fredrikstad, see Lindsay Tarpley above, giving some free advertising to Bil & Bat (we have no idea what that is but hope Lars Jorgensen gets a bump in his business from the WNT Blog).
Saturday, June 28, 2008
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Good Norgen
The U.S. team has arrived in Fredrikstad, Norway and this is surely beautiful country. The team touched down around 2 p.m. Oslo time and bussed 90 minutes south. Rolling fields, endless trees, quaint houses and some classic architecture mixed with modern touches characterize this part of southeast Norway (and heck, almost all of Norway that we've seen). There are only 5 million people in Norway and 75,000 in Fredrikstad. 75,000? Four times that many pass by the USA's training base at The Home Depot Center every day on the 405 Freeway! It will be a very nice place to spend five days before the team heads to Sweden. Fredrikstad Stadium, which will host the USA-Norway match on July 2, is just walking distance from the hotel, which overlooks a canal off the Glomma River. We are told the Glomma river is one of the longest in Norway and you just can't say Glomma enough times. The U.S. team will take a stroll to a Norwegian men's premier league on Monday night featuring the local side vs. Valerenga of Oslo, but they'll bus it to their own match. (Although the site of 22 U.S. players walking through the streets of Fredrikstad as if they were moving from Field 1 to Field 12 at a youth tournament would be a site to see). The U.S. team is minus one of its 22 player roster as defender Ali Krieger had domestic flight issues and couldn't make the Newark to Oslo flight. Poor Ali spends almost a year playing in Germany, then comes home for a week, and then misses her flight back to Europe! The flight to Oslo was delayed almost two hours as well, but the Americans finally boarded and most players got some airplane sleep (read: not the deep kind). The players are now just trying to stay awake for a bit so they can adjust as soon as possible. America to Asia to America to Europe in less than a month ain't easy. The fact that the sun sets at around 10:30 p.m. and rises at 4:30 a.m., giving about 18 hours of daylight here, does not make it easy to nod off. Pull those curtains closed tightly.
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text: Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has started to maintain DNA profiles of tigers inhabiting various national parks and wildlife reserves of Nepal. According to the DNPWC, the DNA profiling helps to identify the originality of the seized tiger parts which will also help to enforce the Wildlife Conservation Act- 1973 more effectively in the area. At present, DNA samples have been extracted from scats of around 70 tigers while there are 198 as per the latest census report

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub quits
Danielle Staub loves to say "buh-bye" and now she's doing it again. Staub made it through the lion's den on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but the reality star won't be back for another season of Bravo's hit reality show.
Things seemed a little awkward during Monday night's Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion (part two) when Danielle Staub hugged it out with her nemeses Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita (Staub and Caroline Manzo only shook hands) and Bravo is shedding some light on the situation.
She has been part of the world's most famous table flipping scene, sued a teenager and crashed a party or two. Now, she's taking her final bow according to Bravo. After part two of The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special, Bravo confirmed Danielle Staub is leaving the cast.
Andy Cohen took to his blog to break the news. "The reunion was Danielle's last appearance," wrote Andy Cohen in a post after the tension-filled reunion. The night was full of surprises as Danielle Staub continued to fuel the fire with Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita.
So, why the hugs that came out of left field? They were the perfect twist to a dramatic exit by Danielle Staub. "We thought the hugs were a great way to end two seasons of bitterness between the women," Andy Cohen blogged.
Danielle Staub was also reportedly the reason behind Dina Manzo's early departure from the show. "I would say 99.9 percent is because of Danielle Staub, but the other .1 percent was drama created by her," she told Us Weekly back in June.
Staub, 48, recently released her memoir, The Naked Truth. She also debuted a single with Lori Michaels called Real Close. The duo is rumored to be having a lesbian love affair and a telling statement by Staub at the reunion might bring us closer to the truth.
After being attacked by the ladies for dabbling in the married men pool, Danielle Staub fired back saying, "I definitely don't sleep with men."
Who did she tell the ladies to ask for confirmation? Lori Michaels, of course. I'm going to miss that Jersey girl.
Check out the hugs seen around the world and tell SheKnows if you think it's real or real awkward.


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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Vin Diesel interview for Iron Giant
Why am I posting this? First off... I loved the Iron Giant. Its an incredible animated movie. But what always cracked me up was how much everyone ever interviewed always described Vin Diesel as this Actor "supreme" while recording his voice over work for this animation. The bottom line is, he's a deep voiced jerk, who got to talk in burp noises and get paid. Brad Bird is a master animated film maker. But Vin Diesel needs sun glasses to look cool while belching on a voice over. Sorry... just venting.
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It's okay Robb sadly that is how the animation field goes these day. Like how when talking about Looney Tunes: Back in Action (not a bad movie it just suffers from trying to do too much) everyone always talked up Brendan Fraser doing the voice of the Tasmanian Devil but no one gives one lick of attention to the great voice work of Joe Alaskey, Jeff Bennent, or Billy West. My advice when it comes to animation avoid any mainstream source, they just care when "big time actors slum it".ReplyDelete
As my Twitter feed will attest, I will never miss an opportunity to talk about Joe Alaskey.ReplyDelete
But I'm a huge voice actor nerd and it's true that media outlets are only attracted to "movie stars."
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The Saskatoon Community Foundation released its second Vital Signs report on November 20, 2017.
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Online Educational Websites can teach you almost every kind of online course and if you are looking for free online classes, this article can help you to find some useful resources for educational websites. In this article, we have listed top 10 free online teaching websites where users can learn many useful things without paying joining fee. All of these websites offer free online training. However if you need a certificate for your online classes, some websites may charge fees. These websites offer top learning programs. Okay let's see the list of top 10 educational websites where you can learn online easily.
1. W3schools – One of the most popular teaching websites on the web where millions of people visit each month for learning online courses. One of the largest web developers' portals where users can learn free online computer courses such as- HTML, CSS, JavaScript , XML, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, and SQL. W3schools was launched in 1999. W3schools offers all of these courses free of charge.
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Doing the Grapevine Show was fun! I saw my Texas friends ( all the TBAGgers!) , did a walk around town the afternoon we arrived - about 2 miles round trip, met new collectors and makers at the show ( enough of my little guys are not coming back home) and then visited a friend and her husband on our way back home. Bob and I got to ooh and aah over the trains, the bears and their, new to us,home!! And they took us out for a great dinner! Thank you!!
We made it to Durant, OK last night and will head home to KC shortly!! I think we may "antique" on our way!
Next is the doll and bear show up in DesMoines, IA Nov. 10th (?) ... Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Grapevine TX Bear Show trip
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GRAB YOUR TISSUES! Russell Wilson Reads His Mother's Day Letter To His Mama. Obviously, We're In Tears.
Russell Wilson just did the sweetest thing for his mom for Mother's Day. See the video inside...
Can we ALL have a Russell Wilson?!
The Seahawks QB proved once again he's a man of God who was raised right. And we have his parents to thank.
Russell wrote a letter to his mother, Tammy Wilson, and read it on camera for SportsCenter. What he didn't know, though, was that she was hidden away in a room, watching and listening. Her pop-up surprise was everything.
His letter was filled with reasons why his mother was "the perfect female figure" in his life, why he thanks Jesus every day for her, how she affected his choice in a wife, and he also referenced the love between her and his father, Harrison Wilson III, who passed away in 2010.
Grab your tissues and watch the super sweet video above.
Happy early Mother's Day all the YBF moms!


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Who is Joe the Plumber," really"?
By David Neiwert Thursday Oct 16, 2008 8:59am
I guess it's no wonder that John McCain was so happy to use "Joe the
Plumber" as a debate prop last night. He's a partisan Republican who also happens to be a member of McCain's old friends, the Keating family.
Joe Wurzelbacher from the Toledo event is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. Who's Robert Wurzelbacher? Only Charles Keating's son-in-law, and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan. The now retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes, having given well over $10,000 in the last few years.
Now I guess we know why Joe is telling the press that Obama is a "socialist" and that the Obama tax plan "infuriated" him. After all, it would hit families like the Keatings and their minions [and millions] the hardest.
Obama's economic-recovery plan would put the crimps on influence peddlers like McCain's old friends, the Keating Five. But he sure made for a good one-day story.


text: My name is Dan Bergeson. I'm a guy who loves to ride his bike or talk about cycling or watch bike racing, you name it. Northfield, Minnesota is a town full of biking nuts, lots of trail opportunities, great road riding (both asphalt and gravel), and lots of bike commuting. There are three major bike events each year: the 4th of July Criterium, the Tour de Save in August, and the Jesse James Bike Tour in September. There are two cycling clubs in town, three bike shops, and the Mill Towns Trail. This blog is an attempt to aggregate all of this biking energy into one spot. We'll see how it works.


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What is there to say that hasn't already been said about this film? Not much. I'll just go through some items. And I guess, spoilers? Look, if you haven't seen it by now or don't know anything about it then I don't know what to tell you.
· The evil mother was a nice touch. She was over the top and therefore fun to watch. This character also gives you a hint as to where Carrie's telekinetic power might have come from. It's a good theory that Carrie was abused so much by her extremely religious mother that she developed this thing to defend herself. Or she could've been born with it. Whatever.
· No less than five slaps are handed out in this movie. Three of them are delivered to Nancy Allen too. I don't understand all the slapping. Sometimes the folks in this picture act like it's a big deal and other times they don't care.
· The split screen towards the end doesn't really work. They didn't use it earlier in the film to help set it up (like it would've made sense to employ this technique whenever Carrie uses her telekinesis) so it abruptly comes out of nowhere for a few moments and then goes away. The split screen didn't look cool enough in my opinion to warrant using it for a brief minute.
· This is one of those movies where it feels like it should've ended a bunch of times. There were several points where I thought they were gonna wrap it up but the thing kept going. I don't think that's a good feeling to have while watching something. The length and real ending should all seem appropriate and not tacked on.
· It's pretty edgy that Carrie kills just about everyone that attended the prom (except the one survivor). It's kinda crazy that they all burn up or get killed some other way. I was pretty shocked that they went for it. Good for them.
· Actually, now that I'm thinking about this there were probably other survivors of the school. There must've been a whole slew of people that didn't even go to the prom. So they probably felt pretty good that they didn't get caught up in that mess. Or wait, no they felt awful because almost everyone that went to that school died in a horrible fire. Uhh…yea, they felt bad about it and not good.
· When Carrie crashes the car I chuckled to myself. It looks very cartoony and they should've found some other way of shooting that instead of speeding up the film.
I can see why this is a classic. It's really all about that iconic prom scene with the blood and the fire and the hoozy whatsy, etc. That was definitely the best part of the movie but of course you need all that build up for it to payoff. The shot of Carrie walking out of the burning gym covered in blood with that bug eyed expression on her face is some fantastic imagery.
But overall it was just ok for me. Some of the emotional points are a little off I think. For example, some high school kids kill a pig just for its blood (they probably could've gotten it easier ways or even used fake blood which would've been just as devastating), the overuse of slapping and the entire thing with Tommy asking Carrie out to the prom. I think Carrie knows what's going on but she goes along with it anyway. It's a bit confusing. Does she think that this is just a one off date that's supposed to make her feel good or does she think that this guy is really going to be her boyfriend?
It's strange that the asking-Carrie-out-to-the-prom joke is uncovered immediately. Wouldn't it have made more sense if no one knew what was going on? Carrie should've gone out to the prom with no knowledge that Tommy was asked to by his girlfriend and the gym teacher shouldn't have gotten wind of it. It would've been clearer that way. But then again, did Carrie actually not know? I don't know.
What it really comes down to is Brian De Palma kinda stinks. Sure Scarface and Carlito's Way are fun and the first ten to twelve minutes of Snake Eyes is great but man, he's made a lot of movies that don't work very well. The only picture of his that I like a lot is The Untouchables which I can chalk up to being a fluke because none of his other films came together as well as that one did. Carrie falls in with most of his pieces. It has some cool moments and interesting camera work but in the end not great.
Is it worth checking out? If you're a horror buff like me then yes, at some point you should see it. I'm a little ashamed that it took me this long to get to it. It's still a classic whether I like it or not. If you're more of a casual fan or you don't care for telekinesis horror films then this might not do much for you.


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Frigid temperatures resulted in a burst sprinkler at the Milford Public Library Wednesday night, causing approximately $10,000 in damages and material replacement costs.
Frigid temperatures resulted in a burst sprinkler at the Milford Public Library Wednesday night, causing approximately $10,000 in damages and material replacement costs.
Milford Public Library Director Kay Hudson said the pipe burst at approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday night. The sprinkler head in the library's Wilimington Trust Room froze and then burst, sending water throughout the room, causing additional damage to the children's area and the Bailey room.
"It was very disturbing to come here with the fire company here and water gushing into the children's room like Niagara falls," Hudson said.
The library closed to the public on Thursday and hopes to reopen on Monday.
"We've got damage, but it's nothing compared to what it could have been," Hudson said.
As the water drenched the children's area, it damaged desks, book displays, materials in the drop box and DVD covers. Hudson said that only about 50 children's books were damaged, but that the majority of the collection is intact.
Ceiling repairs were completed on Friday, Hudson said, and she expects that carpeting and drywall will not have to be replaced.
"Fans are still blowing, and will be probably until Sunday," Hudson said. "If it all works out, we should be opening Monday."
Many of the DVDs that were drenched were protected by their covers. Library staff worked this week to copy and replace the damaged covers on about 80 movies.
Hudson said all repairs, including the replacement of damaged materials, are estimated at $10,000. All items damaged will be filed as damaged by the library and patrons will not be charged for any materials left in the drop-box that were damaged.


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I had been a little distracted by the sinking feeling and harsh realisation that Becca Cosmetics had been removed from the UK and that they're not being shipped here. I had long read about but evaded the Becca Shimmering skin perfecter only to desperately want it the minute it became unavailable to me! Cue Space NK to swoop in and save the day. As of last month Space NK exclusively sell Becca Cosmetics. Hooray!!
So here's yet another rave review of the cult liquid highlighter! If your yet to be swayed by the hundreds of reviews on the interweb, maybe I can persuade you to get on the band wagon too! This liquid highlighter not only contains ultra-fine mica to refelct light, making the skin appear healthy and glowing this wonder product also boasts an SPF of 25 plus to protect against 96% of UVA and UVB rays and contains anti-oxidant vitamins A, B, D and E to aid in tissue repair, increase collagen renewal and moisture holding capacity, while also protecting against pollution and free radical damage. Oh AND if that doesn't float your boat it also contains soothing, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic ingredients... (takes a breath) It comes in 4 shades to cater for all skin tones. It's 50ml and costs £33. WEBSITE LINK
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'Little Picasso' draws admiration in squalid Serbian camp
Farhad Nouri is known among migrants as Little Picasso. The 10-year-old from Afghanistan, who is stranded in Serbia together with his parents and two younger brothers, has earned his nickname for two reasons: he knows how to draw and he loves Pablo Picasso.
"One day I will draw him too," Nouri said of the famous Spanish artist, his big dark eyes shining with delight.
For now, Nouri's drawing pad includes portraits of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, actress Angelina Jolie, artist Salvador Dali and Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.
His talent has earned Nouri the status of a local celebrity. He recently met U.S. actor Mandy Patinkin, who works with refugees with the International Rescue Committee, and who has urged President Donald Trump to be more welcoming to people displaced from war-torn countries.
"Merkel maybe can do something to open the border," Nouri said in English, which he has learned over the year since he fled war and poverty in his home country.
Nouri also likes to draw portraits of his family and friends, fairytale castles, nature or anything else that comes to mind. Painting, he said, has helped during the flight.
"I was in Turkey, I was in Greece," Nouri said of the trip. "Here in the camp I like my painting, I like drawing my feelings and faces."
The Nouri family is among several thousand migrants who have been stuck in Serbia looking for ways to reach western Europe amid closed borders and mounting anti-migrant sentiments.
Last week, neighboring EU nation Hungary toughened its asylum rules - including putting all migrants in shipping containers on the border - making future prospects for migrants even dimmer.
Nouri said his family would like to go to Switzerland or the...


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Faith: The Final Frontier
We're all bastards but God loves us anyway . . .
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Singing In The Rain: A New Hope
A match made in heaven: My favorite musical and my favorite movie series. Together again for the first time!
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What might first appear to be slacking here on the blog is actually a result of productivity. (Doesn't that seem like such a dirty word?) When I signed up to do this 365 Day Blogging challenge, I didn't really take into account November and whether or not I would try to complete NANO. Honestly, after last year's feeble attempt, I kind of resigned myself to not doing it. You know, because I don't work under pressure and writing hasn't exactly been my forte as of late.
Then inspiration struck.
And while I am OK with losing (I do it every day in one way or another) it turns out I want to be a winner this year. I want to WIN. Currently, I have twelve thousand words to write in the next three days. Some of you might argue and say there are four, but November 30th is, in fact, my birthday, so I will actually be eating cake on that day.
But surely I can eat cake and write?
No, I can't. I will only be eating cake on that day. End of argument.
So, yeah, twelve thousand words to write in three days, which might not seem like a lot. I mean, who can't write four thousand words a day and have a full time job, and sleep, and eat, and knit all the Christmas things? I know this past week has been a bit of a dip in quality here on the blog, but I promise it isn't because I don't love you. Actually, just between the two of us, I am so tired of blogging. This whole writing a blog every day thing has turned out to be quite an experience. I would love to tell you it's been an amazing experience, but for the most part it has become a burden, but I am determined. Even though I have already failed.
Failed I say?
Yes, failed. I went through to count out the blogs I've done and apparently I missed three in August, which I have no idea how that happened. I don't foresee myself writing enough blogs to catch up, so I've failed the blogging challenge, which is why I am more determined to win the NANO.
The NANO must be won. For no other reason than my own damn goals.


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The Date and the Date Palm have been an important part of survival in the UAE for close to 7000 years, the oldest seeds found on Delma Island dating back to 5110BC. So important, that the United Arab Emirates could become the first Globally Important Agriculture Heritage System (GIAHS) in the Near East countries in 2015, and in August UAE University completed its first phase of Date Identification and Classification in the UAE.
The UAE being recognized as a globally important region for date farming in not knew news to the Bedouin and local farmers. They have utilized and harvested dates as part of their food source for survival in the UAE, as well as the use of the Date Palm tree for shelters built from its stalks and leaves. What makes the date fruit so important and perfect for survival in the desert environment is that they are easily digested, allowing the body to take full use of its nutrients. It reduces bad cholesterol, and contains, iron, potassium, Vitamins, B, A and, K, and 15 minerals. No wonder Bedouins were known to have survived on dates and camel milk alone. They can be dried and stored for future consumption and eaten year round.
The UAE currently grows about 160 varieties of dates and 55 species have been initially identified in the UAE University study. There are a staggering 44 million date palm trees in the UAE that produce 76,000 tons of dates per year. Dates are mentioned 26 times in the Quran, and the Prophet Mohammed PBUH was known to have eaten and sustained himself on dates alone. Therefore, the local population is not only connected to the Date Palm as a part of their livelihood, but it also holds special religious significance. Muslims throughout the world during Ramadan break their fast with dates.
This year, the Emirates International Date Festival will be held this year in Abu Dhabi from 24th to the 29th of November 2014. It's a great way to learn more about this invaluable fruit.


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|Nida on 2/7
Nida, however, has been on the road to recovery since she arrived on Sunday. Her face is still puffy from the quills removed from her face but a puffy face does not keep this sweet, gentle, happy, wiggly butt girl from doling out lots of hugs and kisses. She has captured the hearts of the staff at the Animal Humane Society/AHS ... in fact, she spends most of her time in the office. Leech Lake Legacy volunteer and AHS animal care lead Jenna hangs out with Nida during her lunch hours. Jenna even shares some of her lunch with Nida :)
Nida will continue to hang out and recover for a little while so that her body can continue to heal. The quills continue to migrate and fester out. On Thursday, Jenna removed approximately four more quills from Nida's paws. When Nida is finally ready to undergo her spay surgery the vet will most likely remove additional quills that continue to migrate through her body.
Thank you AHS for taking Nida in and providing her with such exceptional care! And many thanks to the staff at AHS for pampering this little princess while she continues to heal and make her way to a full recovery.
|Nida when she arrived on Sunday, 2/3 with quills
|Nida, sleeping next to her best bud Jenna
|Nida spends her day in the office and shares her lunch with Jenna


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Exact 10 days left for my college to start! And I'm all panicky now. I have no expectations what so ever. Ready to experience anything that life throws at me. After 2 years of hell, I now feel strong and confident.
College is 2 kms from home so its kind of an advantage and disadvantage for me. There are so many things to it. Can't list them all. For one, I can get up every morning with a peaceful mind positive of making it to college on time! And this whole 4 years of college experience scares me a bit. For starters, this is going to be my first time at "college". Not like a lot of my friends who were at the pre-university. Secondly, its a very reputed college, so will have to magane the pressure and stuff. That I have no problem with [+1, +2 has taught me enough].
So its the Independence Day tomorrow!! We are having a i-Day photo walk!! Some members of BPW will be celebrating the day with government school children somewhere on the out skirts of bangalore. The kids have a painting competition and all. We're hoping to capture some portraits, indian-ness, past-present-future related theme photographs! Its all for having a good time, so looking forward to it!
I have so much more to write, but my wp link keeps breaking [as i've mentioned earlier] and i get frustrated at it. Hoping to keep this space updated in the coming years. I will not miss out on the fun engineering adventures on my priceless junk!


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San Francisco Airport (SFO) is about 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco This article provides a summary of travel options from SFO to the popular hotel areas around the Downtown Union Square area where the bulk of the hotels are. The hotels are situated in about a mile's radius in Union Square, Moscone Center/South of Market, Downtown/Financial District/Embarcadero and Nob Hill. These areas can be seen on this map
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|Rental car rate plus hotel parking $30- $50
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Smartphone Car Service: UberX $38-$44 and UberBlack $65 (tip included) Wingz offer a flat $31 -$35 rate to any part of SF. There are no additional tips for any of these service. Uber may have surge pricing that is a surcharge levied during peak times (approx 15 to 20%) Uber Pool is another option at $20 per person (preferable for single riders) Lyft is a third option
Limo: $57 to $60 + tip Parties of 5 or may may need a SUV which could be around $90
Cab: Metered rate at approx $45-50 + tip
Smartphone Car Service: UberX $38-$44 and UberBlack $65 (tip Included) Wingz has a $31-37 rate fixed when booking depending on number of bags and people. Lyft is a third option
BART: $8.95 per adult = 18 (discounts for seniors)
If a cab is needed due to distance from BART(Nob Hill) or heavy bags. Add approx $5-$7
BART: $8.95 per adult = $36
Kids and seniors with Special BART ticket $9 RT
Add $5-$7 if a cab is needed to go to Nob Hill or the walk is too long with heavy bags
Approx $32 to $34 one way + tip
Entire van booked = $80 to $90
Lorrie's and Super Shuttle are the ones to look at if pre-booking but in most cases just walk out and take the next available shuttle. No need to book unless it is late night after 11 pm or really early AM
Approx $64 to $68 one way + tip
Entire van booked = $80 - $90 (ideal for parties of 4 and more or kids needing child seats)
The major car rental companies all have counters a short AirTrain ride away from the Terminals. One can rent from Hertz, Avis, Budget, Alamo, Enterprise, National or other chains such as Dollar and Thrfty. Parking at Downtown hotels can range from $30 to $50 per night and a car is not advised in San Francisco.
Travel Time to Downtown; 20 minutes late night. Average time is 30 minutes during light or moderate traffic. It can take up to an hour during rush hour. The Rental Car Center is approx a mile north of the Airport and can be reached via the free AirTrain from the Terminals.
San Francisco Taxis /Cabs are available at the Taxi Stands (marked with a yellow TAXI sign painted on the wall) in the arrivals level of each Terminal. There is a taxi dispatcher to assist should one have questions. Most cabs are quite small hybrids. Two or three can fit comfortably but with 4 people and bags, it may be hard to fit in a regular cab. A few vans are available and the visitor should request one from the taxi dispatcher. A cab to downtown or for that matter to any part of San Francisco is metered. The average cost is around $45-$50 plus tip.
A Limo or a car service can be rented before hand and the typical charge is between $57 and $60 for curb side pick up. There is an additional charge should one need the limo driver to wait with a sign in the arrivals area. SF forum members have suggested a few companies. It would be best to search the SF forum for Limo company recommendations. Some limos companies used by TA members include Pleasant Limo, Execucar, Avalon Transportation, and Seven-24 limos
Children requiring car seats should be in a car seat in Cabs. Cabs DO NOT provide seats. Some limo companies will rent car seats for an extra price. It may be easier to book a private Shuttle for $80 to $90 and take kids as they will provide car seats.
Cabs and limos are available 24 hours a day and would be the recommended mode of transport late night or perhaps after arriving on International flights from Europe, Asia or South America.
Yellow Cab SF has a $35 fixed rate from SF to SFO (not from SFO to SF) if you book your cab in advance via their app or website and use code GOSFO
There are new Smartphone car services that can take visitors for a flat rate from SFO to SF. Uber has UberX and UberBlack which costs between $38- $50 for UberX and $65 for UberBlack including tips from SFO to SF. Please check the uber website. A smartphone with internet connection is needed to reserve this vehicle realtime. No advance reservations can be made. Uber pricing varies based on demand and time of day. Other smartphone car service companies in SF include Sidecar and Lyft A new company Wingz offers fixed $31- $37 rides to anywhere in San Francisco based on number of bags and people. Wingz, Uber, Lyft have official agreements with SFO to operate at the airport so it is legal to use them at SFO for both pickup and drop off.
Travel Time to FW; Average time is 30 minutes during light or moderate traffic. It can take up to an hour during rush hour and stop and go traffic. If you have "Sir Speedy", 20 minutes late night.
See the map of the various BART station on Market street here
BART or Bay Area Rapid Transit has trains that leave the SF International terminal. BART tickets are available through automated machines at the SFO BART Station. Each adult ticket as of Jan 1 2016 is $8.95 and children and seniors can purchase a discount ticket for $9 which allows for up to $24 worth of travel. BART travel is metered and the price varies based on the distance traveled. Discount tickets for Adults 65 and over and children 5-12 are available at the SFO Information Desk and NOT at the BART ticket kiosks. Check the BART website for more details
Union Square or Moscone Center/ 3rd Street Hotels
Take BART to the Powell Street Station. Most of the hotels will be a 5-15 minute walk.
Financial District or Chinatown or Downtown Hotels
Take BART to the Montgomery Street Station. Most hotels will be a 10 minute walk
Embarcadero Hotels
Take BART to the Embarcadero Station.
Nob Hill Hotels or getting to a hotel 15 minutes from BART with heavy bags
Take BART to the Embarcadero Station. Come out and look for the Hyatt Embarcadero (north of the station) and see the Taxi Stand near the Hyatt. Take a cab to the hotel (5-10 minutes to any of the hotels in this area)
Travel time: Actual BART transit time; 35 minutes Plan on approx 60 minutes of elapsed time based on wait time to get a train and then about 10-15 minutes to get to the hotel. In the best case, especially during the rush hour, if one gets the train as soon as one arrivies at BART SFO, one can be in the hotel in about 40-45 minutes.
Check BART schedule on Sunday Mornings as BART does not operate early Sunday morning. BART does not operate late night (after midnight)
Shuttles or Shared Ride Vans are available at the DEPARTURE level of each terminal. Search the San Francisco Forum for a discussion on Shuttles. One does not have to book a shuttle until about 10.30 at night but can just catch the next shuttle at the Departure level. One DOES need to book a shuttle after 11pm at night.
The average cost of each ride is $16 per person. The entire shuttle can be rented for $80 to $90 For parties of 4 or more with plenty of luggage, a private shuttle would be the most cost effective. With minimal luggage, a Cab or Limo would be more convenient. Shuttles wait until they are full and may circle the airport to add passengers before they leave. A shared shuttle will drop off passengers in other parts of the city before it reaches Fisherman's Wharf.
Travel time: If the shuttle drops off passengers enroute, which very well may be the case, plan on a 60- 90 minutes or more ride to your hotel with a bunch of fellow travelers. If there is traffc, add more time.


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What can I do to earn money while my two-year-old is asleep?
I was working in the City as a PA when I left to have a baby two years ago. I now travel to my native Australia for several months at a time, and am looking for a way to earn money there while my child sleeps in the day and in the evenings.
I have worked as a legal secretary and PA for 12 years. I also have a fine arts degree and am a qualified fitness instructor.
The problem is I have no one to look after my child, so any work has to be done quietly while he's asleep. I have explored being a virtual assistant, plus doing art in my spare time and selling my work online, as well as giving exercise instruction via Skype, but none seems a viable way of earning much money. Can you advise of jobs where I can use my skills and earn money?
Jeremy says
If there were obvious solutions to your problem, you would certainly have thought of them by now. I hope Guardian readers will be more inventive than I'm afraid I can be.
You must be right, however, in thinking that the answer, if there is one, lies somewhere on the internet. I wonder if you've thoroughly explored sites such as LinkedIn. It seems to me that your experience as a legal secretary and PA for all those years may be the most fruitful path to pursue.
When you post your experience and qualifications, make it quite clear that you're hoping to join an existing if informal group that already offers users online support. Such co-operatives do exist and it's worth your while searching long and hard to find them.
I know you've already explored the possibility of being a virtual assistant with little success, but I suspect that your approach was a personal one. The great advantage of becoming associated with an established group is that it will already have a presence, and probably earned itself some fairly regular users. Your legal background could provide such a group with a valuable specialist offering – and so, quite possibly, could your fine arts degree.
I'm afraid I'm at a loss to see how your qualification as a fitness instructor could have an online application – but others may be more inspired.
Readers say
• I have a friend who is a medical secretary and a virtual assistant. She has made sure that she got to know her clients in real life first. I'd advise that you "return to work" now to start networking and hunting for clients. Consider it as the real job it is, and take it with you on your trip to Australia. You'll need a small website so that future clients can find you as well. Aranzazu
• Have a look at Odesk and Peopleperhour websites to see the kind of work available. This includes basic copywriting. You might also try starting an eBay business – but it's risky. ninawhitefoot
• I recommend Lionbridge for easy money from home. I worked for them twice as an internet assessor when my kids were toddlers. You just have to pass an entrance test. erinstevens
• An ex-colleague types up legal transcripts from home for a well-known transcription service. moll2602
• You need to look beyond "while baby sleeps" – not just because a two-year-old will sleep less during the day as he grows up but because you are putting your career and financial security at risk. Your child can attend day care for a few sessions per week, or you can employ a childminder. Or become one and earn money that way. But be careful, because by the time he is at school you may have been out of the job market too long and find your options narrowed. stphnjn1
Two of us are competing for the same position – but I'm at a disadvantage
I work part time and there will soon be an opening for a full-time position in the company. I have told the manager I am interested in this position – but unfortunately two of us will be competing for it. I work mornings and the other person works in the afternoon.
Here is my problem: I have a supervisor who shows me certain daily tasks. I do the morning operations and the other person does the closing operations. This past week, my supervisor gave me a closing operation, which I had not done before. However, she maintained that I had done so, but forgotten about it.
This is not the first time this has happened. My supervisor reports everything to the manager and I feel that this has put me at a disadvantage for the full-time position. Should I speak to my manager about this?
Jeremy says
If you spoke to your manager, what exactly would you say? I can only imagine that, however tactfully you phrased it, you'd be suggesting that your supervisor had been somehow at fault: either in not preparing you properly for conducting closing operations or in claiming that you'd done them before when you hadn't – or both.
When it's your word against your supervisor's, and with no objective evidence to support either, your manager is bound to take your supervisor's word. I can't see how this can possibly strengthen your case in competing for the full-time position in which you're interested. However unfairly, you'll come across as someone trying to excuse their own inadequacies by laying the blame at someone else's door – and furthermore, at the door of someone who's presumably going to have a significant say in whether or not you're offered this new position.
I assume that the other contender for this job, who is responsible only for the closing operations, is no more immediately qualified than you are to cover the overall function – so in that sense, you start as equals.
Rather than seeming to cry foul, you'd be far better advised to write a formal application for the job to your supervisor – possibly copying in your manager. (Don't even think of going over your supervisor's head.) Confirm that you are extremely interested in the full-time position, list the experience and qualifications you have for doing it – and be quite open about any areas of relative inexperience you may be thought to have as a consequence of your mornings-only duties. Explain how you would expect to correct any such shortcomings and how quickly.
Your application should concentrate entirely on your own suitability for the job. Under no circumstances imply any criticism of your colleague.
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• I wouldn't get involved in a squabble with your supervisor as that won't get you anywhere. Say to your manager that you feel under-trained at performing closing operations and, as you are occasionally needed to close, you would appreciate further training. That would neatly dovetail with your application for the permanent post. You could say how you are looking forward to having a full understanding of the whole operation. fizzdarling
• I don't see this as a major issue, unless you performed the operation wrong despite being trained on how to do so. If you say you have not done it before then the supervisor needs to accept this and train you on how to perform the task. I don't see how this would impede your chances of getting the job. I presume the person who does the other half of your job isn't mega-experienced in the role you usually fulfill, nor would they be expected to be. LadyEatington
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innalillah hi wain-na ilaihi raa-jiun
to my comrade.
never ever talk to him face to face.
yet, he accepted me on his facebook as like we are brothers
i know him from my friends.
he is a medicine student.
yet, Allah tests him with cancer.
final stage cancer.
and today, Allah had took Him far away, beyond this world.
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Yesterday, Sunday, my very satisfactory meal at Morrison's café was spoiled by one small thing. Or, rather, more than a dozen small things.
You'll see those tiny little flies hovering about in your kitchen, not your ordinary house fly and certainly not bluebottles. I'm talking about tiny flies about two millimetres long. I came across at least twenty of them as I was in Morrison's café, trying to enjoy a Sunday meal. They hover around you and over your food in slow motion, always threatening to alight on it and ruin the meal for you.
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Okay, so its not yet 2014, and I probably *should* have better things to do with my few days of holidays before starting The Great Plotting, but, well, I've got an hour or so, and ideas have been swirling in my head in recent days, so what better way to preserve them than blogging?!
Firstly: Rangers. I've been thinking a lot about what to do about the Rangers group. Since the Rangers leader left very unexpectedly – and with no notice – at the beginning of term three, co-leader and I have managed to keep the group limping along. But how we've been going is simply not sustainable. Both of us have been taking it in turns to take the fortnightly Rangers meetings in addition to our weekly Guide meetings. There's a half-hour overlap between the groups (Junior & Senior Guides from 6.30 to 8.00; Rangers from 7.30 to 9.00), and by the time we tidy up after Guides, whichever leader is helping with Rangers only joins the girls from about 8.15, meaning they have 45 minutes effectively unsupervised. Which isn't terrible – they're teenagers (13-16 year olds), we're in the next room, its hardly like they're being left alone, but it seems that unless they're doing something planned by the leaders, or using the kitchen, that they are a bit directionless.
In theory, the Rangers plan their own program, and implement it. But the reality is, without a leader there to keep them on track, they tend to drift. And I've noticed that they're re-enforcing that drift by having poor attendance on non-cooking nights. I think also with growing homework pressure, if what is planned is just 'games night' or similar, which they have to prepare, then it becomes easy to just not go.
Co-leader has also commented that she doesn't really like the late nights – and I know her natural inclination is towards the brownie-aged Juniors anyway, so Rangers isn't her natural cup of tea.
So, my current thinking is as follows – still to be discussed with co-leader, mind you!:
I'll take on Rangers as a default, at least for two terms. For 'week A', I'll do as we've been doing so far – spending the full night with the Guides, and when that's finished, moving into 'lightly' supervise the Rangers. For 'week B' though, I'll spend the first hour with the Guides, and when the Rangers arrive at 7.30, I'll join them for the full hour and a half, with the idea that I will run the activities that week – so they only need to turn up and engage. That will leave co-leader 'alone' for 30 minutes at the end of the meeting, but if we structure the program reasonably well, that should be fine. We also have a mum who has been helping occasionally, and I *think* she would be willing to commit to helping out on those nights specifically.
I'm also thinking that rather than going back on week two of term one, I'll see if the Rangers are willing to start week one – perhaps we can have an outing and plan the term – maybe even two terms at once – over noodles?
So, that's my Rangers thinking. I guess we'll see how it goes.
As for Guides – well, we've already got a camp booked and planned, and 10 girls signed up with deposits (two have actually already fully paid!) (there are 24 spaces available, so 10 already is pretty great!), so that is exciting! It will be the 'Crazy Critters Camp', with a nature/insects/bugs theme. I'll be getting assessed for my indoor camp qualification, which is scary/awesome. 🙂
In terms of programming – I'm thinking we'll try and get the Seniors to aim for at least one patrol attending Lady Stradbroke Cup camp, which is a competitive, very traditional patrol outdoor camp – we'll need to increase their outdoor cooking skills, and do lots of knotting and gadget work. I saw some fabulous fun ideas for making mini-gadgets recently, using twigs and fine string, rather than sticks and rope, which looked like a lot of intricate fun – you essentially end up with dollhouse sized camp gadgets! For the Juniors, I know co-leader wants them to work towards the 'homes' badge, using the old brownies 'hostess' syllabus, which I think they'd really love… and finally, I have an odd hankering to do the 'numbers' badge at some point (perhaps in the winter terms), as I've had a bunch of ideas around codes, number patterns, counting in other languages, games based on numbers, etc. I think there's a fabulous wide game in there somewhere too!
So, much to consider. We always lose girls over the long summer break, but I think retention this year should be reasonable – I think of our 24 girls enrolled, we should have about 20 of them return in February… fingers crossed!!


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Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh broke the Internet yesterday when she appeared at her son King Andre Olakunle's school to celebrate Father's Day dressed as a man. Her estranged husband fired back hours later after Tonto's pictures went viral saying she shouldn't play victim to circumstances she created. That it was cruel and unfair. Tonto has […]Continue reading
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The ninth week of Donald Trump's presidency began with the FBI director calling him a liar.
The director, the very complicated James Comey, didn't use the L-word in his congressional testimony Monday. Comey serves at the pleasure of the president, after all. But his meaning was clear as could be. Trump has repeatedly accused Barack Obama of wiretapping his phones, and Comey explained there is "no information that supports" the claim.
I've previously argued that not every untruth deserves to be branded with the L-word, because it implies intent and somebody can state an untruth without doing so knowingly. George W. Bush didn't lie when he said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and Obama didn't lie when he said people who liked their current health insurance could keep it. They made careless statements that proved false (and they deserved much of the criticism they got).
But the current president of the United States lies. He lies in ways that no American politician ever has before. He has lied about — among many other things — Obama's birthplace, John F. Kennedy's assassination, Sept. 11, the Iraq War, ISIS, NATO, military veterans, Mexican immigrants, Muslim immigrants, anti-Semitic attacks, the unemployment rate, the murder rate, the Electoral College, voter fraud and his groping of women.
He tells so many untruths that it's time to leave behind the textual parsing over which are unwitting and which are deliberate — as well as the condescending notion that most of Trump's supporters enjoy his lies.
Trump sets out to deceive people. As he has put it, "I play to people's fantasies."
Caveat emptor: When Donald Trump says something happened, it should not change anyone's estimation of whether the event actually happened. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't. His claim doesn't change the odds.
Which brings us to Russia.
Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign was an attack on the United States. It's the kind of national security matter that a president and members of Congress swear to treat with utmost seriousness when they take the oath of office. Yet now it has become the subject of an escalating series of lies by the president and the people who work for him.
As Comey was acknowledging on Monday that the FBI was investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, Trump was lying about it. From both his personal Twitter account and the White House account, he told untruths.
A few hours later, his press secretary, Sean Spicer, went before the cameras and lied about the closeness between Trump and various aides who have documented Russian ties. Do you remember Paul Manafort, the chairman of Trump's campaign, who ran the crucial delegate-counting operation? Spicer said Manafort had a "very limited role" in said campaign.
The big question now is not what Trump and the White House are saying about the Russia story. They will evidently say anything. The questions are what really happened and who can uncover the truth.
The House of Representatives, unfortunately, will not be doing so. I was most saddened during Comey's testimony not by the White House's response, which I've come to expect, but by the Republican House members questioning him. They are members of a branch of government that the Constitution holds as equal to the presidency, but they acted like Trump staff members, decrying leaks about Russia's attack rather than the attack itself. The Watergate equivalent is claiming that Deep Throat was worse than Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Nixon.
It fell to Adam Schiff, a Democratic representative from Southern California, to lay out the suspicious ties between Trump and Russia (while also hinting he couldn't describe some classified details). Schiff did so in a calm, nine-minute monologue that's worth watching. He walked through pro-Putin payments to Michael Flynn and through another Trump's aide's advance notice of John Podesta's hacked email and through the mysterious struggle over the Republican Party platform on Ukraine.
"Is it possible that all of these events and reports are completely unrelated, and nothing more than an entirely unhappy coincidence? Yes, it is possible," Schiff said. "But it is also possible, maybe more than possible, that they are not coincidental, not disconnected and not unrelated, and that the Russians used the same techniques to corrupt U.S. persons that they have employed in Europe and elsewhere. We simply don't know, not yet, and we owe it to the country to find out."
Comey, as much as liberals may loathe him for his 2016 bungling, seems to be one of the few public officials with the ability and willingness to pursue the truth. I dearly hope that Republican members of the Senate are patriotic enough to do so as well.
Our president is a liar, and we need to find out how serious his latest lies are.
© 2017 New York Times


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Submitted by: Karan Johar
2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt
1 1/2 cups water
1 kg trimmed boneless leg of lamb, cut into 3 cm cubes
1 1/2 teaspoons pure chili powder
1 teaspoon turmeric 1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Six 2cm by 5cm strips of lemon peel
3 tablespoons of ghee or unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1. In a large bowl, whisk 1 cup of the yogurt with the water. Add the lamb cubes, toss to coat and refrigerate overnight.
2. Light a grill. Drain the lamb and pat dry with paper towels. In a large bowl, whisk the remaining 1 cup of yogurt with the chili powder, turmeric, garlic, cayenne and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the lamb, toss to coat and let stand for 10 to 20 minutes.
3. On each of 6 metal skewers, thread a piece of the lemon peel. Thread the lamb cubes onto the skewers and season with salt. In a small bowl, combine the ghee with the lemon juice.
4. Grill the skewers over moderately high heat, turning, until starting to scorch all over (about 3 minutes). Continue to grill, turning and basting with the ghee and lemon juice, until medium-rare (about 4 minutes longer). Serve the lamb on or off the skewers.
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Markets moving up again led by biotech, metals, real estate and brokers while banks, semis, oil service and drugs lag.
Internals improving with 380 SPX stock green and 72 NDX stocks trading up.
RSI 2 levels near 99 on most major indexes so any trade should be quick - as I suspect when this market drops it will be quick as lots of folks know how over bought we are.
Know doubt Pisani who was telling us this AM how all the risk is with the shorts- will no doubt tell us later in the week how "of course the market is selling down - we were very over bought."
Anyhow, looking at buying dips in SSO for a sell later in the day;
Gold and silver much higher as dollar is crushed on the return to risk trade gets implemented.


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PEDAL. STOP. Buy a ticket. Board. Get off. Pedal again. Early morning on weekends, when the rush in the local trains is less intimidating, some cycling enthusiasts take their bicycles in the luggage compartment of the suburban local trains to the outskirts of Mumbai for cycling adventures. The sight of bikers in their gear carting bicycles up and down the foot overbridges of railway stations is growing into something of a weekly tradition.
Nilang Desai, who recently boarded a local train to Karjat with his bike, says, "It was early Sunday morning and our cycling group got on the train with ease. It was so convenient to take our cycles on the train rather than in cars. It's time-saving and an efficient mode of transportation." Ajinkya Udane, another cyclist, says that when he's dressed in his cycling shorts, curious stares are common. He also says some people asked him a lot of questions and took photographs with him and his bike as well.
Not just Mumbaiites, but visitors to the city are taking the train for a cycling getaway as well. Chidambaran Subramanian, a cyclist from Bangalore, travelled from Borivali to Khar in this manner. When he asked autorickshaws to take him along with his cycle to Khar, they plainly refused. He heard no such objection from railway authorities. Most passengers were curious but there were also those who considered it an unnecessary object taking up space.
"It is not an easy option," says a ticket collector at Churchgate. Cyclists have to pay luggage charges as high as Rs 200. Some are met with glares, for their cycles occupy valuable space. In addition, the luggage compartments used for transportation of goods such as vegetables and fish are often unclean and smelly, discouraging a few. Every problem has a solution, says Firoza Suresh, who recommends folding bikes. Firoza cycles to Vile Parle station from where she, with her bicycle, get on the local train to Dadar on a daily basis. Folding bikes are treated as carry-on luggage, with no extra charges. Her luggage not only garners attention in the women's compartment but also sparks interest in the minds of commuters.
She says, "Women appreciate this practice. They get so enthusiastic and curious when they see my bike. They ask me all sorts of questions like the cost of the bike, where to get it and other specifics. It makes me feel very satisfied to see such a reaction." The practice also realises the dreams of many environmentalists who aim for minimum pollution while travelling. "There are so many of us who do this regularly," says Firoza. When asked what drives her to do it, she smiles and says, "If I motivate a few more to cycle, my trip becomes a success."
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Table of Contents
November 1971 — Volume 2, Issue 6
- You have accessRestricted accessCerebrovascular Disease in the Bi-Racial Population of Evans County, GeorgiaA. HEYMAN, H. R. KARP, S. HEYDEN, A. BARTEL, J. C. CASSEL, H. A. TYROLER, J. CORNONI, C. G. HAMES, W. STUARTStroke. 1971;2:509-518, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.509
- You have accessRestricted accessRegional Cerebral Blood Flow in Man Determined by the Initial Slope of the Clearance of Intra-arterially Injected l33XeTHEORY OF THE METHOD, NORMAL VALUES, ERROR OF MEASUREMENT, CORRECTION FOR REMAINING RADIOACTIVITY, RELATION TO OTHER FLOW PARAMETERS AND RESPONSE TO Paco2 CHANGESJES OLESEN, OLAF B. PAULSON, NIELS A. LASSENStroke. 1971;2:519-540, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.519
- You have accessRestricted accessCerebral Embolization: Prospective Clinical Analysis of 42 CasesJOHN STIRLING MEYER, JONATHAN Z. CHARNEY, VICTOR M. RIVERA, NINAN T. MATHEWStroke. 1971;2:541-554, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.541
- You have accessRestricted accessAntifibrinolytic Activity During Administration of Epsilon-Aminocaproic AcidDONALD W. NIBBELINKStroke. 1971;2:555-558, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.555
- You have accessRestricted accessHemiplegic Syndrome of the Posterior Cerebral ArteryD. Frank BENSON, E. B. TOMLINSONStroke. 1971;2:559-564, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.559
- You have accessRestricted accessCerebral Spinal Fluid Lactic Acid Following Circulatory ArrestG. W. PAULSON, GEORGE E. LOCKE, DAVID YASHONStroke. 1971;2:565-568, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.565
- You have accessRestricted accessRetinal Arterial Pressure Before and After Surgery for Carotid Artery StenosisSHIGEAKI KOBAYASHI, ROBERT W. HOLLENHORST, THORALF M. SUNDTStroke. 1971;2:569-575, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.569
- You have accessRestricted accessElectrodiagnostic Study of Brainstem StrokesJUN KIMURAStroke. 1971;2:576-586, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.576
- You have accessRestricted accessBrain Lipid Changes Following HypoxiaF. M. YATSU, S. A. MOSSStroke. 1971;2:587-593, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.587
- You have accessRestricted accessAbstractsStroke. 1971;2:594-606, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.594
- You have accessRestricted accessNews from the American Heart AssociationStroke. 1971;2:607-609, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.607
- You have accessRestricted accessAuthor IndexStroke. 1971;2:611, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.611
- You have accessRestricted accessSubject IndexStroke. 1971;2:613-625, originally published November 1, 1971https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.2.6.613
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This week we're in the kitchen. Simple Mom is focusing on the fridge and the pantry. Both of those are in serious need of help here, and if I get a chance I'm going to tackle my cabinets and storage areas as well. I have a tiny kitchen and this place needs to run more efficiently. To do that, I need to purge more of the clutter and figure out zones. I've lived in this house for two years and have yet to make it into an actual home. While we are still looking for a place closer in to The Hubby's work, or a job closer to here,
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Hebrews 13:5
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:11-13
Even Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu had this to say about it: " Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
This Friday there will be pictures, I promise. The whole scary deal. If you're joining me and Simplemom.net, do what you can. Take it one task at a time. What part of the kitchen will you be decluttering this week? Get ready... set... Declutter and Organize! Have a great day, all.


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That was two summer ago. I was lying on the hardwood floor in the study, whimpering so hard that I couldn't breath. I was crunched into a strange shape, my whole body was cramping. Tear wet my cheek, chin, hair, shirt and floor. One voice was haunting me, hovering over my brain over and over:
I am fat.
I gained more than 10kgs in the year before last summer. At first, it was normal. The stress from working in an investment firm, a lot of drinking and way too little exercise and irregular lifestyle put a few kilos on me. So as many girls, I started dieting. At first, it was even fun seeing my weight drop fast. Everyday I felt prettier, and I couldn't wait till get on my scale to see the new achievements. But again, as many girls, it went wrong. I started the bad cycle: not eat at all for days, even weeks, then my brain and body cannot handle it anymore so I binge eat everything. Afterwards, I starve myself again out of guilt…
For one month, I didn't consume anything solid. For the next month, I was eating bread and chocolate in the subway, walking, at office and in bed. Sometimes I ran to the supermarket nearby to buy a huge bag of bread out of burning urge, and started to stuff them into my mouth on the way home. Couldn't wait that five minutes to get home. I remember the calories of most of food. I spend an hour wondering in a store, staring at food and labels, not being able to bring myself to buy anything.
I was becoming a monster. A slave of food.
After a couple cycles like this, before I realized, I reached the largest in my life. I couldn't look into the mirror, yet I stepped on the scale every hour. I couldn't see my friends because I was so ashamed. I couldn't go shopping. I was angry at life. I was unhappy, and my weight, which was perfectly healthy according to medical standard, was crushing me, suffocating me.
The weight should be the lightest thing in our life, yet often becomes the heaviest burden.
Many things happened since then. New city, new school, new friends, new view from the window…My body as well as brain has slowly recovered, or so I hope. I still sleep with guys because my insecurity is eager for some validation. I still feel uncomfortable exposing my body. I still want to kill myself when looking into mirrors every now and then.
But, at least, now I am able to enjoy a decent dinner with my girls with a glass, oh well, glasses of wine.


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Grade 4: Snot Stew: Mon and Tues read the last two chapters. Summarize nightly. Wed and Thurs. I will give a New England map worksheet each night. All week please have them study the flashcards in their binders on the New England states and capitals. They also need to know the abbreviation ( and location) for each of the six states. Quiz on Friday.
Grade 5: New book: Among The Hidden. I will introduce the book on Monday. Our new essential question is: Why is freedom so important to us? They will have one or two chapters nightly for HW this week. Please have them do a page in the HW folder they have been bringing home. The questions are different every night. Also: This week is Harriet Tubman week in our class. Please talk with your child about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. We will be reading books about her and discussing slavery in class. They will be participating in a simulation of the UGRR at Nature's Classroom. We spend this week preparing for that. Mrs. K


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Boy, I have my creative juices flowing again. Seems like I had a dry spell. I have a long weekend so my creative mind is going 90 miles an hour. I made an altered dress form this weekend. I was inspired by an article in the Cloth Paper and Scissors magazine. Here it is-or rather, here is my version:
I don't know if I'm going to keep it for myself or try and present it for sale at Reneas Art Show this fall.
I did a little painting on a wooden box piece. I took apart the wooden box and used the container part for this piece. I was really inspired by an artist I found on the internet. Her faces of women are so beautiful. Here is a link to her stuff.http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdandflower/
But, this is what I created today. My faces need work!!! I feel like they are getting worse instead of better. I get in to much of a hurry.
I am looking forward to another day off from work to explore some other art projects. I should work on the quilt I have started. I am calling it "Women of the World". It will have blocks that depict women from many cultures. I hope to get it done to donate to some womens benefit/charity group. Maybe in a couple of years it will be done-heehee. Here is block number one and block number two. I take no credit for the fabulous pictures on these fabric prints. I just quilt/embroidery them.


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Consider Ethics When Designing New Technologies
A few people are understanding the need for ethics discussions before new technologies are released on mankind. Technocrats strongly disagree. From Jon Rappoport's blog: "Technocratic human beings are spiritually dead. They are capable of anything, no matter how heinous, because they do not reflect upon or question the ultimate goal." —Chris Hedges


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I do not own any of the characters or rights the Until the Night. Please read and review!
Chapter One:
Branna sighed and opened her door, surprised that someone was coming by at the late hour. She pushed the sleep from her eyes and glanced back into her apartment and through her bed room door to see Chad still snoring there.
Robert stood there, looking his scruffy self, the same hair cut (or lack there of) that he had sported since they were 12 years old. Poor, scruffy, horny, depressed Robert.
"Hey Anna." His smoke filled voice said. He looked her up and down for a second, taking in the too large sweat pants and the tight black tank top. She was pretty: curly hair so dark it was almost black, a rocking little dancers body, bright green eyes…he frowned and shook his head. He only thought that shit about her when he was really drunk and he wasn't that far gone yet. There was way too much history there. Years and years of it: Casts, braces and all kinds of childhood awkward stuff.
"Hey Rob..." She pushed a dark curl away from her eyes and pulled the sweat pants up on her hips.
"Mena and I had a fight." He mumbled, bottle of Jack tapping on the door frame as he spoke. "Can I sleep here?"
Branna frowned at him. Of course he and Mena had a fight. They were always fighting. Their relationship survived on sex and arguments, like some sick kind of jet fuel that was likely to light all of LA on fire. "Come on in." She told him with a little sigh.
This was not the first time that he would be sleeping on her sofa after a fight with Mena. It was becoming a lot more frequent as the fights got…more violent. She looked at the cut on his forehead where she could see something shimmering. "Shit Robert. Bathroom now." She told him. "But be quiet…Chad is sleeping in there."
Robert stiffened. He didn't like the guy she had been seeing…really didn't like him. He reminded Robert of himself and Branna didn't need two of him. "Oh…I didn't think he was over. I should just…" He shifted on his feet and gestured down the hall with his bottle.
Branna sighed, grabbing his arm and pulling him into the apartment. "And where else would you go Robert?" She muttered with a shake of her head.
Robert let his friend lead him into her room, past the sleeping man and into the small bathroom, shutting the door quietly behind them. He sat down on the toilet and waited with his forearms on his knees as she stretched up on her toes to get the first aid kit from the top shelf. As she came down he took a chug from the bottle before setting it down and turning his face up to her.
"Is there glass in it?" He asked as she pulled out a pair of tweezers.
Branna nodded, her dark curls bouncing on her shoulders. "Just a little piece, yeah. What did she do? Throw a glass at you?" Robert nodded, making her hold his face in place. He closed his bright blue eyes as he felt the tweezers grab onto something and begin to tease the little shard out. He hissed at the pain and reached his hand up to grab onto the slender arm that was holding his chin. "Okay." Branna muttered as she held the tweezers out in front of him, the little piece of glass in between the pinchers. "You want to keep it as s soverneir?"
"Pass." He muttered.
"Hey!" Came a voice from outside the door, making them both look up. "Annie? What's going on in there?"
Branna rolled her eyes. She had been seeing Chad for a few weeks. She couldn't really say that she liked him. In fact the more time that she spent with him the more she found that she didn't like him at all but he was pretty decent in bed. It was just a casual thing to pass the time. She really, REALLY hated that he called her Annie. That wasn't her name. The only reason that she put up with Anna was because it came from Robert and he had been calling her that since she was 12.
"Robert's in here." She told him through the door. It instantly opened but her green eyes were already focused on getting a cotton ball and antiseptic out of the kit. "He got into a fight with his girlfriend and I'm just cleaning him up. He's going to stay here tonight."
Chad instantly looked at Robert who was talking another swig from his bottle and whipping his mouth off with his forearm. "No he's not." Chad said sharply.
Branna frowned but her attention was still focused on Roberts head wound. "Ready?" She asked her friend. Robert nodded and gripped onto her forearm again as she put the stinging swab to his forehead. He let out a little pained noise as Branna looked back at Chad. "He's hurt and drunk." She told him solidly. "He's my friend and is staying here."
Chad frowned as he looked at her friend. "That's exactly the reason why he shouldn't be staying here."
Branna shook her head, patience wearing thin with this male dominating bull shit. They weren't even really a couple. They had talked about keeping it casual and that's what it was meant to be. "I'm sorry. Is your name on the lease?" She asked.
Robert glanced up at her as she quirked an eyebrow at the other man. He knew what was coming.
"No…" Chad snapped.
Branna made a satisfied face and turned back to Robert as she pulled the cotton off and he winced. "Then get the fuck out of here."
Chad made an annoyed sound. "Don't expect me to come running back!" He yelled as he grabbed the rest of his cloths.
"Hope you don't!" Robert yelled after him, making Branna smile. "I really don't like him." He told her as the front door slammed shut.
Branna pulled a big band aid from a box. "Yeah, me neither." She told him with a small smile.
Robert frowned as she pressed that band aid to his head. "Then why was he here?"
"Sex." Branna shrugged her small shoulders. "Don't look at me like that!" She told him as he quirked an eyebrow at her. "Like you haven't slept with girls you don't actually like talking to. But because I'm a woman that suddenly makes it a big deal? Sexism Robert. Look it up." She told him as she began to put the supplies away.
Robert shook his head and felt around the bandage for a moment. "You know you're not a woman to me kid." He joked.


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Josephine County, Ore. – Following a crash on Interstate 5 Monday morning, first responders are warning drivers to be prepared for wet conditions on southern Oregon roadways.
Rural Metro Fire Josephine County said crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 southbound near milepost 68 at around 9:40 Monday morning.
RMFD said three people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Crews said it appears wet pavement contributed to the crash.
RMFD wrote, "Although most motorists are just passing through and not familiar with the area, milepost 68 southbound is notorious for crashes when it rains. Emergency crews urge driving with extreme caution in the rain, especially over Southern Oregon passes along I-5."
To check the latest road conditions, visit http://www.tripcheck.com


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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Saint Louis Park Invite
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
One little word...Travel
In 2009 my word was Vitality, In 2010 my word was Photograph...which I did every day for 365 days! I read a lot of tutorials and challenges about photography and I do think that I made some improvements.
From organize, I came up with arrange, systematize, blueprint, etc...but they all seemed a little too mundane! Then I came across Clarify...
Clarify was good, but still not the right word...that led me to tidy, tailor, filter, get act together, sort...still not right
Then I came across Travel...ahhh this sounds like I could be getting closer to the word that describes what I would like to do in 2011. Now this is not the traditional travel, like getting on a jet plane and circling the globe, oh no...this is the travel down memory lane, roaming through boxes of old photos, taking a trek through a "vintage" stack of photos with negatives, taking a journey back in time when my 18 year old William and 16 year old Jackson were just tiny little things with feet that smelled good! I think that is my word for 2011, TRAVEL!
White Christmas
Christmas Eve 2010
Christmas Eve at Grandy and Grandpa's was amazing and festive this year. We enjoyed the children's choir at St. Pat's at 4:00 and then off to 348 6th Ave for some dinner and gifts. Grandpa read his annual book to all the kids and Santa made a stop to pass out some presents for the little ones. Pete, Jake, Jack, Brooke and Holly turned 16 in 2010, so they got to come upstairs with the adults for the gift exchange...what a fun year for them!


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Today we have two unexpected freebies.
Freebie one
I arrived home from work to find not one but two pedometers. I checked my account to find a message from the company to say that two had been dispatched by mistake and I could keep the second one.. ...... not that I actually needed either one as I found the one that I thought I had lost.
Freebie two
The local authority have dropped a load of compost off for residents. This doesn't usually happen until later in the year so we are wondering if they plan to drop more off nearer the summer. Tony and I went and filled six bags and it will make a great mulch for my flower beds.