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by Laurel I. Handley
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In response to the flood of quiet title actions filed by entities/individuals that purchased homes at HOA super-priority foreclosure sales in Nevada, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has intervened, in appropriate cases, and asserted federal preemption to challenge an HOA's ability to extinguish a first priority deed of trust owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (collectively the "GSEs").
As most readers already know, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), codified at 12 U.S.C. §§ 4511, et seq., established FHFA for the purpose of regulating the GSEs, which were placed into conservatorship. See 12 U.S.C. § 4617(a)(2). The applicable provision of HERA, section 4617(j), provides in relevant part: "No property of the Agency [i.e., FHFA] shall be subject to levy, attachment, garnishment, foreclosure, or sale without the consent of the Agency, nor shall any involuntary lien attach to property of the agency." Id. at 4617(j). Based on this provision, in March 2015 FHFA and the GSEs began filing motions for summary judgment in certain cases, asserting that section 4617(j) provides broad protection to the GSEs while under FHFA conservatorship, and that an HOA foreclosure conducted pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 116 could not extinguish the GSEs' deeds of trust on the relevant property.
On June 24, 2015 the first federal decision was issued addressing the application of HERA in the context of a Nevada HOA foreclosure. In Skylights LLC v. Byron, __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2015 WL 3887061 (2015), the relevant deed of trust was assigned of record to Fannie Mae as of March 7, 2014. The HOA had previously commenced foreclosure of its super-priority lien, and on September 17, 2014 a foreclosure sale was held; Skylights was the winning bidder. Skylights then filed an action seeking to quiet title. The case was removed to federal court, which granted a stipulation to allow FHFA to intervene. Two months after FHFA intervened, and prior to any party conducting discovery, Fannie Mae and FHFA filed a Joint Motion for Summary Judgment, asserting that HERA preempts the Nevada HOA foreclosure statute — such that any foreclosure conducted pursuant thereto could not extinguish Fannie Mae's lien on the property, absent FHFA consent (and that since FHFA had not consented, the lien remained as an encumbrance after the HOA foreclosure).
Chief Judge Navarro (U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada) agreed, holding that "the HOA's foreclosure sale of its super-priority interest on the Property did not extinguish Fannie Mae's interest in the Property secured by the Deed of Trust or convey the Property free and [clear] to Skylights." Id. at *11. This decision is currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals under case number 15-16904; Skylights' opening brief was due January 4, 2016.
Shortly after the Skylights decision was entered, Chief Judge Navarro issued similar decisions in three additional cases: Elmer v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2015 WL 4393051 (July 13, 2015); Premier One Holdings, Inc. v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n, 2015 WL 4276169 (July 13, 2015); and Williston Investments Group, LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2015 WL 4276144 (July 13, 2015). The Elmer and Williston cases involved Freddie Mac loans and were factually distinct from Skylights in that after the HOA sales, foreclosures were completed as to Freddie Mac's deeds of trust, and assignments of the deeds of trust to Freddie Mac were not recorded until after the HOAs' foreclosures. See Elmer, supra at *1; Williston, supra at *1.
Chief Judge Navarro did not find the factual distinction relevant and instead found that Freddie Mac "held an interest" in the properties since the date it purchased the loans — not the date on which the deeds of trust had been assigned to it. See Elmer, supra at *3; Williston, supra at *3. Similarly, in the Premier One case, the chief judge determined that Fannie Mae held an interest in the property since the time it purchased the loan, which was years before the HOA foreclosure. Premier One, supra at *3. In all three cases, Chief Judge Navarro granted FHFA/GSEs' motions for summary judgment and held that "12 U.S.C. § 4617(j) preempts Nevada Revised Statutes § 116.3116 to the extent that a homeowner association's foreclosure of its super-priority lien cannot extinguish a property interest of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac while those entities are under FHFA's conservatorship."
On July 27, 2015 Judge Jones adopted Chief Judge Navarro's analysis in Skylights and granted FHFA and Fannie Mae's motion for summary judgment in a "factually and legally indistinguishable case." My Global Village, LLC v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n, 2015 WL 4523501 at *4 (2015). Judge Jones thereafter issued a second decision on the issue in LN Management LLC Series 5664 Divot v. Dansker, 2015 WL 570799 (Sept. 29, 2015), wherein he denied FHFA and Fannie Mae's motion based on a finding that there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Fannie Mae owned the note and deed of trust at the time of the HOA foreclosure. Id. at *3. Thus, although Judge Jones acknowledges that HERA preempts the state HOA foreclosure statute, in order to prevail in the Dansker litigation, Fannie Mae will need to prove its ownership interest in the note and deed of trust to establish a property interest within the scope of HERA.
Three other federal judges have issued rulings on the HERA federal preemption argument. Judge Dawson adopted the reasoning of Chief Judge Navarro in the Skylights matter and held that section 4617(j) preempts the state HOA foreclosure statute. Saticoy Bay, LLC v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n., 2015 WL 5709484 (Sept. 29, 2015). Similarly, Judge Mahan granted FHFA's motion for summary judgment in 1597 Ashfield Valley Trust v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n., 2015 WL 4581220 (July 28, 2015). However, Judge Mahan's decision indicates that Fannie Mae's property interest did not arise when it obtained an ownership interest in the note, but instead when the deed of trust was assigned to it. Id. at *8.
This is because the deed of trust was originally in favor of MERS. In Nevada, "listing different entities as the note holder and beneficiary under the deed of trust 'split[s]' the note and deed of trust at inception." Id. (citing Edelstein v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 286 P.3d 249, 260 (Nev. 2012). It was only when the note and deed of trust were reunited that Fannie Mae's property interest arose. Since the assignment was executed, and Fannie Mae's interest arose prior to the date of the HOA foreclosure sale, Judge Mahan held that Fannie Mae's deed of trust could not have been extinguished by the HOA sale as a matter of law. Id.
Finally, Judge Dorsey has issued decisions on the federal preemption question in three cases: Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC, 2015 WL 5723647 (Sept. 28, 2015) ("adopt[ing] Chief Judge Navarro's conclusions and the analysis she articulated in Skylights"); Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Eldorado Neighborhood Second Homeowners Ass'n, 2015 WL 5692081 (Sept. 28, 2015) (finding that section 4617(j) preempts the HOA foreclosure statute, but granting leave to amend after holding that the GSE and FHFA had not pled they were the beneficiary of the deed of trust, which had been assigned to Nationstar); and LN Management LLC Series 5271 Lindell v. Estate of Piacentini, 2015 WL 6445799 (Oct. 8, 2015) (finding that section 4317(j) preempts the state HOA foreclosure statute, but denying summary judgment as the GSE and FHFA had not demonstrated they were the beneficiary of the deed of trust, which had been assigned to CitiMortgage).
Notably, Judge Dorsey does not adopt Chief Judge Navarro's conclusion that a property interest arises when a GSE obtains an ownership interest in a loan. Instead, Judge Dorsey held that a 'split' note and deed of trust must be reunited or that the requisite agency relationship must exist between the beneficiary of record and the owner of the note, such that the owner can require the beneficiary/agent to assign the deed of trust to it.
In summation — Each of the federal judges addressing the issue has found that 12 U.S.C. § 4617(j) preempts Nevada Revised Statute § 116.3116 to the extent that a homeowners association's foreclosure of its super-priority lien cannot extinguish a property interest of a GSE while those entities are under FHFA's conservatorship. The difference in the cases to date has been the requirements to establish the GSEs' "property interest" at the time of the foreclosure, either through an assignment of the deed of trust or an agency relationship.
Because of the high number of affected properties (and to avoid inundating the Nevada courts with hundreds of individual lawsuits), the FHFA and GSEs filed a class action complaint in a case pending before Chief Judge Navarro under case number 2:15-cv-01338-GMN-CWH. The FHFA and GSEs filed a motion for certification of a defendant class which, as of this printing, has been fully briefed but not yet ruled upon.
It should be noted that section 12 U.S.C. § 4617(j) only applies when a GSE owns the loan at issue. Therefore, in state or federal cases involving a different investor, the recent federal decisions will have no application. Nevertheless, there are state law arguments being presented challenging HOA foreclosure sales and recent legislation (which took effect on October 1, 2015) that will alleviate some of the concerns over how future HOA sales are conducted in the state of Nevada.
Special Note: As this USFN Report went to press, an update was received from the author. On January 14, 2016 the Nevada Supreme Court issued a decision in Southern Highlands Community Ass'n v. San Florentine Avenue Trust, 132 Nev., Adv. Op. 3. The issue in that case: When multiple HOA liens (e.g., a master HOA and a sub-association) have equal priority and one is foreclosed, does the foreclosure extinguish the second equal-priority lien? Southern Highlands holds that an HOA sale extinguishes any other HOA lien of equal priority and that both equal-priority lienholders share the foreclosure sale proceeds. If those proceeds are insufficient to satisfy the equal-priority HOA liens, the sharing is on a pro-rata basis.
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Update from RDA Council
In an off-Plenary RDA Council meeting held in early July, Dr. Ross Wilkinson was named co-chair of Council, serving alongside Dr. Francine Berman. Dr. Wilkinson, the Executive Director for the Australian National Data Service, has been an existing member of Council and will be a great asset in his new role. Council welcomed new members Edit Herczog, Managing Director at Vision & Values SPRL, and Sandra Collins, Director at the National Library of Ireland. Kay Raseroka, consultant and trainer for IFLA Building Strong Library Associations, was also welcomed back and will be serving another term. Special recognition was given to John Wood, former co-Chair of RDA Europe, and Patrick Cocquet, chief executive officer of Cap Digital, for their previous contributions as RDA Council co-Chair and member.
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Breakfast is not conducive to a simple blood glucose control
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Is generally believed that patients with diabetes mellitus, and fasting blood sugar compared to postprandial hyperglycemia larger harm. This is because the human body within 24 hours most of the time in the postprandial state, the real fasting state (after dinner a few hours to early morning before breakfast) shorter. It is not hard to understand, postprandial blood glucose is the key to diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, postprandial blood glucose monitoring and control is even more significant. Many patients found that compared with lunch or dinner meal, blood glucose levels after breakfast, higher, more difficult to control some. Why is this? In addition to blood glucose fluctuations in insulin disorder per se, but also to breakfast with a variety of food to poor.
Traditionally, people eat breakfast are relatively simple, the main food mostly bread, biscuits, bread, steamed rolls, rice, noodles, etc., plus milk, eggs, milk and other simple combinations. The staple food of the common feature is easy to digest and absorb, is the glycemic index (GI) of food higher, so the increase in blood sugar faster and higher level. Healthy people, the use of limited appetite for consumption of these can quickly raise blood sugar, in a timely manner to provide energy for the brain food is a good thing, but glycemic control in diabetic patients is harmful. In addition, compared with the other two meals, most people have a lack of vegetables for breakfast. Vegetables are a major source of dietary fiber, dietary fiber not only in the small intestine can not absorb its own, and interfere with digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. So when mixed vegetables and other food consumption, you can reduce the speed of blood sugar, so that mixed food glycemic index (GI) decreased, thus facilitating the postprandial blood glucose control. Cooking oil used in cooking almost 100% pure fat. With different carbohydrates, fat in the stomach to stay for a long time into the small intestine (empty) slower. Because intestinal absorption of carbohydrates is the main place, so the "water" (high fat) foods, such as cooking, meat, eggs or sugar slower on the glycemic index (GI) lower. Of course, excessive intake of fat should be noted that diabetes is also unfavorable. In addition, the total amount of carbohydrates contained in food is high or low blood sugar level after meal a decisive factor, so the total control of breakfast food, but many are also key.
Based on the above analysis, the control level of blood glucose after breakfast, the measures are:
1. Breakfast food variety not to be too simple to mix a variety of food to eat, especially to with more vegetables, especially the fried vegetables. Note, however, to control the total amount of variety in the diabetic diet plan, no more.
2. Staple food categories to choose glycemic index (GI) lower species, such as coarse grains, mixed beans, whole grains, etc., and is best not to porridge.
3. Konjac, edible fungus, mushrooms and other foods rich in dietary fiber and cereals with food, they help to reduce the mixed diet of postprandial blood glucose levels.
Other measures to reduce energy breakfast accounting for the proportion of days of food; adjust the dosage before breakfast and so on.
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24th August - Cambridge Winter Fun Ride - 70km
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Disney Film History: The Littlest Outlaw
Alright, let's get real for a moment, I'm in deep with live action films! Walt Disney started as an animation studio and throughout much of the first decade of theatrical films we got mostly animation, but as Disney shifted his interest, animated films became less and less common. Walt Disney saw that live action films were easier, cheaper, and faster to make. In 1955, we got 4 theatrical releases, the last of which being a film most people have never heard of and most will probably soon forget after seeing, The Littlest Outlaw.
Larry Lansburgh was key to bringing this story to life. After a career in doing short film, mostly some nature documentaries, Lansburgh pitched the story and Bill Walsh, most famous for writing and producing live action films for Disney, took the story and ran with it. A screenplay written about a boy who takes on an abused horse and befriends him, Lansburgh stayed on as producer as he was familiar with animals in film.
The film was shot San Miguel, Mexico with a Spanish speaking cast. Due to the fact that a majority of everyone was bi-lingual, the film was shot twice. Once in English and once in Spanish. This is also Disney's first film lacking star power. Using unknown actors was a risk and it unfortunately didn't pay off. Critics praised the film for it's young lead actor playing Pablito, Andres Velasquez, but not much else was left to praise. The film had a modest draw at the box office, taking in $1.6 million but it was the lowest box office draw from the 4 films that year. Mediocre storytelling, an unknown cast, and a late December release could all contribute to the outcome of the film, but overall, it's just somewhat plain. Take Walt Disney's focus into consideration as well. Much of his time by this point was taken up by his team at WED and the Disneyland project. With the park opening in 1955, it's no surprise that the quality storytelling wasn't all there.
Like I mentioned at the beginning of this article, it's a film you can easily forget. The Mexican theme is unique, especially for the time, but looking back at films like The Three Caballeros or Saludos Amigos, Disney had captivated both markets with better material. From my personal opinion, Walt had put aside much of his film career for the Disneyland park and would put aside film making altogether for the rest of his life. Sure he looked over the film making division of the Disney Enterprise, but the charming character details and the storytelling perfection we had been used to with the Disney name was long gone. This film might have been that reassuring statement that Walt had moved on to other things. Unfortunately for the Disney Studio, the list of live action and animated films to come in the future was plenty but the man in charge wasn't filtering the greatness from the garbage like he used to.
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- MMA has an unusually strong or strange odor which doesn't smell like other acrylic liquids. Odor is present during application and when filing cured product (for fill-ins or repairs).
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And so, another season of baseball has ended. The boys had a wonderful team this year and even better coaches. Having a good coach is so important and theirs was a winner this year. The boys enjoyed playing at the *big fields* here in our small town. The got to the gold level championship, but alas, got second place. Still a great finish for an awesome team.
Even Juliana sported some baseball gear with her own baseball bow.
Both boys pitched a lot this season and love it!
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Just about everyone has given away or sold something only to regret it. You know it is true regret when you think of the item more than the money you received from its departure. Or you look at where it once sat. Or maybe you look at the photos of it in your phone from your time together. Okay, maybe that last sentence or two isn't true for everyone…
Well, last summer I found a makeup vanity at a yard sale for $15. I bought it with the plan to refinish it and sell it for a profit. A little girl had obviously been using this vanity based on the paint, hardware, and stickers all over it. I have refinished wooden furniture before (blogs on that to come), so I knew I could handle it. Even though I had a vision, this piece turned out better than I imagined. I fell in love. Yet, I still sold it for some extra money. The beauty sold in less than two hours on my local Facebook yard sale site!
To this day I miss that vanity and wish I had not sold it.
There are two morals to take away from this story. The first one, and the thrifty moral here, is to find what you want or need used, and to put work into it if needed. It will make you love the item even more because of the hunt, great deal, and possible TLC you have to give it. Moral number two is to not part with said piece if you love it and do/could use it.
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Lily's tumor was detected after she had a seizure and became unresponsive due to bleeding causing pressure on the brain. My wife was home with the twins and had to take them by ambulance to the ER where the tumor was detected.
This Thursday, Sammy had a fever of 102.7 so I took him to the doctors office, while we where there he started shaking and just after the doctor had examined him without finding any reason for the fever, he started a seizure. His muscles tensed up and his eyes rolled back into his eyes and his fever spiked at 104.7. He became unresponsive and we had to take him to the ER by ambulance, a lot similar to the path Lily took almost 2 years ago. The doctor and the paramedics where only expecting a febrile seizure but the scenario was all too familiar.
At the ER Sammy started to react again, and after checking for urine infection and a chest x-ray, they still didn't find any reason for his high fever. The ER doctor concurred with Sammy's own doctor that it was most likely a febrile seizure and because he have already had a MRI to check for tumors, it was not needed at this point. It was quite a scare and probably a good thing I took him to the doctor so Gennie didn't have to relive the whole situation again.
We where sent home with a Motrin/Tylenol cocktail to give him every 3 hours around the clock to keep his fever in check and antibiotics to fight any infection. We will have to keep a close eye on his temperature from now on, when any rapid change in temperature can cause the febrile seizure. He temperature have since then reach normal levels and he has gotten his energy back.
We still have no update on Lily's MRI, so if you would still keep her in your thoughts and prayers, we really appreciate it.
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- AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Vilket trauma! Alla de känslor som man lämnat bakom sig ligger strax under huden en sådan här gång. Allt väcks upp igen. Vi har haft några liknade incidenter när Hannes plötsligt fick ont i vänster arm. Det var också falskt alarm men man kastas tillbaka känslomässigt!ReplyDelete
- Feberkramper är ju inte alltför ovanliga, skönt att allt är bra igen. Ni finns i våra tankar, take care...
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Oj oj oj, det måste ha kännts alldeles förfärligt. Hoppas verkligen att det var en engångshändelse. Ni har haft ert redan tycker vi.ReplyDelete
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Well, that was quite a job! It took a long time, we used tons of water, etc., etc. But it was also a lot of fun and the pizza was sure good. ;-)
- February 8, 2008 at 7:54 PM
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Integrated Building Management (IBMS) is a complete information delivery system that monitors and controls a variety of systems and functions at an optimal level of efficiency.
INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM design consists:-
Building Automation System
BAS System is a micro processor control system designed to monitor and control of all parameters of HVAC, Electrical, PHE, Fire Protection, Elevators and other building services/utilities. The intent is in conserving energy by executing various energy efficient programs for optimized performance of the various systems and to assist the operation and maintenance of the installation.
Fire Detection & Alarm System
Addressable fire detection & alarm system is designed as per NFPA 72 in accordance to the project requirement and to meet the operator's design guidelines and also to meet the AHJ requirements. Main/ repeater fire alarm control panel, smoke / heat detectors, visual/ audible strobes, manual call points are integral components of the system and are well coordinated with the code design requirement and to meet the architectural/ interior requirements.
Public Address System
Public Address System is used for emergency voice evacuation and announcement and is customized for the project as per the requirement of the installation. The system comprise of head end equipment, distribution equipment, reception equipment.
Security System
We design low profile, user-friendly, integrated security system with camouflaged hardware using state-of-art technology with a near optimum blend of human resources, and a cost effective system which is evolved to provide basic protection and security cover for the assets within the premises. The system is designed to be discreet enough to blend with the ambience and yet be effective enough to achieve its basic goal of protection. The Security System for the complex comprises of perimeter protection for intruder detection; access control system and electronic surveillance.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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The idea of Richard Silver behind doing the "Time Sliced" Series was to photograph iconic buildings around the World at sunset and capture the changing light from day to night in a single image. The photographer decided to Slice time and light showing the progression of the day from left to right. Each photo consists of 36 photos "Sliced" together to make a single image. The Series is an ongoing work in progress.
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Do you often find yourself lying on the couch or in bed, watching episode after episode of a captivating Series? Yes, this might be a good way to relax after a hard day/week's work. But there's a whole other kind of relaxation that I would recommend to you, though.
I call it Wasting Time Well.
But, what is "wasting" time exactly? Some people might define it as any time spent doing work that's not productive, either personally or professionally. However you define it, it's time to redefine it. Because wasting time is good for the brain and can help lower stress levels and boost creative thinking.
How do you know you've wasted time well? My answer: It doesn't stop you from doing all the things you have committed yourself to getting done in a day.
Here are some tips to wasting time well and still being productive.
1. Learn something meaningful to you: Learn things that are important in your daily life, or enhance your hobbies. For instance, if you're a good cook, read and try a new recipe. If you like a weekend drive, check for exciting or interesting events going on in the area.
2. Social media housekeeping: Think of it as online filing – go through your Facebook, remove old and embarrassing photos and delete any 'friends' you have not spoken to for ages. Update your Twitter/Instagram timeline, but don't spend too much time there or get immersed in the distractions.
3. Exercise your mind in a relaxing way: This is especially helpful if you are working on something physical. A mental puzzle or brain twister might be a great way to relax and still build up yourself mentally.
4. Plan for a vacation: Planning a party, a vacation, an event will help you feel excited as you look forward to something special. It also helps in improving your work-life balance thereby making you more productive at work.
What other tips do you have to add? How do you waste time well?


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This Family Day long weekend is great! I'll take it...No exciting plans lined up...Tonight, gonna hit the Casino at the Western Fair. See if we can win me some monay...Saturday gonna do a bit of running around, Walmart, grocery store you know, that regular Saturday stuff. Sunday is the BOWL...Bowl for Kids Sake Tourney! Very much looking forward to that. 3rd Year in a row...and it's always a great time, and for a wonderful 'cause, Big Brothers of London. Gotta do it for the kids! Monday, gonan pick up Erin and Angel from the airport in Hamilton. Hopefully they have a good flight...!
That's all she wrote for tonight folks...Ta Ta for now


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Civil Rights pioneer and U.S. Rep. John Lewis and musician Kid Rock will share the spotlight today at the Detroit NAACP branch's annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner at Cobo Center.
Lewis, who grew up in racially segregated Pike County, Ala., just miles from where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a movement to end segregation on Montgomery's buses, is the keynote speaker.
Inspired by King, Lewis organized marches, led lunch-counter sit-ins, helped integrate interstate bus systems and organized voter education and registration drives.
Lewis became a symbol of the movement when he and other protesters were attacked by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge as they tried to march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. So horrifying was the attack that it became known as Bloody Sunday.
Room 210 Civil Rights was designed to help students in Randy Turner's eighth grade communication arts at East Middle School in Joplin, MO, with their third quarter research project on the American civil rights movement. The site contains news and articles on civil rights. Though Mr. Turner no longer teaches in the Joplin School District, this site will remain online and continue to be updated to serve those who are researching the civil rights movement.
Monday, May 2, 2011
John Lewis to be honored at NAACP dinner
Congressman John Lewis a civil rights pioneer, will be honored at a NAACP dinner today in Detroit:
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We had to
Well, we gave up and put the dining room furniture in the unfinished dining room. We just couldn't stand living in chaos anymore. Of course, we still are living in chaos, but just a little less chaos. We also cleared out the family room for the most part. We are trying to decide, should we stain the concrete or paint it or do something else like pay to put other flooring on top? The concrete has glue from the old rug but only in front of the door and in the closets. So, this will be one of those projects that will probably have us banging our heads against the wall before it is done.
I painted half of the family room. The other half is waiting for the rewiring and removal of the panel box, and a decision on how we are going to finish the doorway. I began painting cabinet doors, caulked a bunch of stuff, put up sheetrock in the utility closet, mudded it, and mostly took care of a sick baby this week.
Wally worked on the cabinets, put new facing up, and molding, put up new venting for the dining room vent, and probably lots of other things that I'm not remembering.


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:: to the teeth ::   thoughts on social justice, medicine, race, hope and beats
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." :: Arundhati Roy ::
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." :: Alice Walker ::
Sunday, April 25, 2004
It's time to March for Womens' Lives!
It's a crazy world when we've gotta march for womens' lives, but here i go to join the rest of the expected 3/4th of a million women and men descending on the National Mall in DC today! See you there, if you'll be there. There's going to be a great contingent of health care justice groups, and a medical student contingent comprised of members of the American Medical Student Association, the American Medical Womens' Association, and the awesome Medical Students for Choice. I'll post pictures to the Direct Action space on the AMSA website. It'll be interesting to follow the media coverage of this march.
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text: Have you heard of Antigravity Yoga? I had heard about it before from a couple of people but never thought to try it until I watched this video. Doesn't it just look so relaxing and fun? I love the idea of being all cocooned up, drifting through the air. I think I may go try it out sometime next week. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can take Antigravity Yoga at Crunch Gyms at different locations throughout the city.


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I had a great time with my September Ingredient of the Month, Butternut Squash. For a quick recap, this is what I made: Butternut Squash Fries, Cinnamon Butternut Squash Muffins, Vanilla Butternut Squash Risotto, and Butternut Squash Ravioli w/ Sage Brown Butter Sauce.
4 very different recipes – but all equally delicious. 🙂
So, for October, I've decided to continue with the Fall theme. There are so many great ingredients out there to choose from. But this month, I've decided to focus on… APPLES!!
Golden Delicious – mellow and sweet; great for eating out of hand, baking and in salads
Gala – crisp, sweet and snappy; great for snacking and salads; can be a bit bland when baked
Fuji – super-sweet and crisp; excellent for baking and salads
Granny Smith – tart, crisp, juicy and versatile; pie-makers first choice; great for sauces
McIntosh – spicy, aromatic and juicy; good for pie apples and excellent for snacking
Probably enough information for now. Check back soon for the first recipe!


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This blog features a variety of craft projects and my love of vintage treasures!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tie One On!
Well, here is one of my latest projects...I've recycled this tie to use as a cell phone holder for my purse...and judging by the size of my purse, you may well understand why I need a special place for my phone. I wanted to make it longer but it would drag on the floor so I resized it again to fit. I used a heavy clear vinyl to hold it which also allows the tie fabric to show. I added the ring to make it easier to move it from one purse to another...stay tuned I'll be making more!
Not necessary but I did feel compelled to take this adorable
little tie tac and add it as a little bling bling!
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Upcycled Jewelry and Etsy find
So I wanted to share some pics of a necklace I made from other older, reclaimed necklaces that didn't really jazz me...and I added some little black beads as spacers...I love the colors and it works with many things I wear not that I have a shortage of jewelry choices but in spite of that don't you often find you are still looking for just the right combination of colors.
Then I found this sweet little vintage set on Etsy. It is a clip-on pair of earrings and decorative clip for creating a pendant effect with a beaded necklace so I thought I would show how pretty it is on a necklace and it creates a fun and different look, too!
I love vintage (and new) jewelry and creating my own special treasures. This treasure was found at YesterdaysMemories09 Etsy shop.
Enjoy and save those old necklace and give them a new. recycled life!
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Pretty as a Peacock
My husband and I went to a local sale and found this unusual piece of art...it spoke to us and we decided it needed a home in our office...it's an intricate, well-made and unique so my question to you is what do you think it is made from? Leave comments in this post and enjoy this gorgeous piece of art!
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Makale özeti ve diğer detaylar.
It is difficult to say those researches are sufficient, according to many researches have been made on different periods, institutions and persons of Turkish education history. One of the untouched branches of educational sciences is the Turkish education history. There is not safely and satisfying biographies of educator that contributed in this area with his works and productions. For example, one of them is Ahmed Hikmet Müftüoğlu who is politician, parliament, poet and educator in the early republican era.Beside of other abilities and adequate, one of the important specialties of Müftüoğlu is educationalist persons. He has got many important works in education history. Many works of him have not been used different reasons so far. To give some information about of that work can be seen important attributions in education history. Ahmed Hikmet's articles about of in education's persons, institutions of 16th century published in Mihrâb journal researched and analyzed in this study. Ahmed Hikmet gave important information about of tekke, madrassa and Enderun (palace school) that three institutions give to direction to state and society.


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This is my Lomography fish eye camera design submission for the contest they put on... no photoshop or illustrator were used, just hand drawing.
Until now i've never used photoshop or something like that because i never learn how it works!
It was pretty hard to draw on such small surfaces (5x4cm approx.)
They've already uploaded a lot of cool design on the contest page... mine was sent by postage on monday, wish me luck! :)
I hope to win so i can do my first giveaway on this blog :)
Fingers crossed!!!


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The $4 million Lamborghini
The $4 million Lamborghini The brand new Lamborghini Veneno will run you $4 million, but only if you can get your hands on one of the 3 being produced.
McLaren P1: A hybrid supercar
McLaren P1: A hybrid supercar The brand new, $1.1m McLaren P1 can do 0-60 in under 4 seconds and boasts a carbon fiber body.
Consumer Reports: Best cars for 2013
Consumer Reports: Best cars for 2013 Consumer Reports announced their Top Pick vehicles which received the highest scores in their self-administered tests. Detroit automakers didn't make the cut.
Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera on company strategy
Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera on company strategy Pirelli tyres mean race cars, sports cars and glamour but the man driving the company understands that to be number one on the fast track, you have to watch the landscape as well.
CNN Anchor: 'Be Happy,' Traffic Jams Are 'A Sign That The Economy Is Improving'
CNN Anchor: 'Be Happy,' Traffic Jams Are 'A Sign That The Economy Is Improving' CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield related a shocking bit of information to her audience on Tuesday. Skyrocketing gasoline prices mean that Americans are wasting more money than ever sitting in traffic, but there is a silver lining. While those traffic jams may be draining your wallet, CNN reports that they are also a sign that the overall economy is improving.
Economic hardship forces Italians to consume less fuel
Economic hardship forces Italians to consume less fuel
Robin Chase: Excuse me, may I rent your car?
Robin Chase: Excuse me, may I rent your car? A decade ago, Robin Chase founded Zipcar in the US, now the largest car-sharing company in the world. Now she's exploring the next level of car-sharing: Buzzcar, a French startup that lets people rent their own cars to others. The details are fascinating (how does insurance work, exactly?), and the larger vision (she calls it Peers, Inc.) points to a new definition of ownership and entrepreneurship. With Zipcar, Robin Chase introduced car-crazy America to the concept of non-ownership. Now she's flipping that model with Buzzcar, which lets you rent your own auto to your neighbors. WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HER? If she weren't a proven entrepreneur, you might imagine Robin Chase as a transportation geek, a dedicated civil servant, endlessly refining computer models of freeway traffic. If she weren't such a green-conscious problem-solver, you might take her for a startup whiz. Case in point: In 2000, Chase focused her MIT business training on a car-sharing scheme imported from Europe and co-founded Zipcar, now the largest car-sharing business in the world. Using a wireless key, location awareness and Internet billing, members pick up Zipcars at myriad locations anytime they want one. Now Chase has launched Buzzcar, a car-sharing service in France with a twist: instead of a fleet of green Zipcars, the service lets users share their own cars and make money off their unused capacity. Call it peer-to-peer auto rental. "Robin Chase has already changed the way we drive, but she's not satisfied. Now she wants to change the way we live as well." Harvard Gazette
How Long Do You Need to Work to Buy a New Car?
How Long Do You Need to Work to Buy a New Car? Jan. 3, 2013 (Bloomberg) — In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu displays the weeks of median income needed to buy a new car. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance."


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www.susanneknight.com to sample these delicious novels.
Mmmmm! Aren't they scrumptious??
Susanne Marie Knight
Read outside the box: award-winning Romance Writing With A Twist!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New: FOREVVER--In the year 2102, the Fountain of Youth exists for only a select few. But you can't cheat death ForEvver.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tasty Treats!
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The 1971 Ticketron San Francisco Giants set is a ten-card set featuring members of the division-winning 1971 San Francisco Giants. The set measures approximately 3 7/8" by 6" and features an attractive full-color photo framed by white borders on the front along with a facsimile autograph. The back contains an ad for Ticketron as well as the 1971 Giants home schedule. These unnumbered cards are listed in alphabetical order for convenience.
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The Internet is evil! Well although this is an enormous overstatement there are indeed many situations where we need to take action to protect our children from unscrupulous organisations and individuals when online.
Without doubt the most efficient way to monitor, and indeed restrict your child's internet usage, is supervision. By this I not only mean supervision using software, but also to only allow them access where their activities can be physically seen by the parent. The latter is a very difficult thing to achieve with the increasing use of smart phone and tablets.
Coupled with this you should also 'educate' your child in internet use. Let them know that there are sites where content is of an adult nature and to call you if they accidentally visit one of these sites. Also instruct them to never 'chat' to strangers online, no matter how innocent they seem.
Of course, all of this is time consuming so let's have a look at a tool that can not only restrict access but also notify the parent of the sites visited and alert them to any inappropriate use.
Norton Online Family Parental Control
In recent months Norton has improved its family protection offering and it is packed with features that can help with parental control. The software can be downloaded from https://onlinefamily.norton.com
There are two version. The basic FREE version and the feature rich Premier version. For most families the free version will suffice but if you want extra features then the Premier costs £30 per annum. A list of the differences between free and Premier can be viewed here https://onlinefamily.norton.com/familysafety/basicpremium.fs
How Do I Use Norton Parental Control?
Norton has taken a fresh approach to child protection. Rather than restrict at a computer level, you register the parent as an account holder and then create secure sub-accounts for each child. In the example shown we have set up an account for an imaginary child 'Janie'.
We can then set up the type of restrictions that we want to apply to Janie and any other child that we have added to our account.
The parent has full control over the content that can be set as restricted. The sections at the bottom will also allow exceptions on a site by site basis. So, for example, you could block Social Networking generally but allow Facebook.
How Are Restrictions Applied?
After creating your restricted child accounts, the next thing to do is to download and add the Norton Family Protect tool on EVERY device that the child uses. The control app (software) is available for PC, Android and Apple iOS so can be installed on computers, tablets and phones.
Finally, on each device that the child is going to use, you need to set up a user account. So on a PC do NOT let them login on YOUR user account that has full administration control, set them up their own 'standard' account that restricts them from making PC changes. So if our PC is called 'MyComputer' and our child is Janie we login to our Norton Account as a parent and turn on the restrictions that we set up for Janie for the 'MyComputer' device. This will then not only block access to restricted sites but can also be set up to email us an alert when an attempt is made. It also keeps a history of the child's activity on that device (7 days for the free version, 90 days for premium).
So don't let your goods run free online – help them stay innocent today.
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In an area where we pay to fund the creation and promotion of false gods, it's about time the customer got real and realised that it's a lie in the name of profit, writes Ewan MacKenna
'This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.'
Morpheus, The Matrix
I've a secret to confess. It's kind of awkward for someone who makes a living watching, analysing, dissecting and delving into a very defined and specific area. But here goes. I have not believed in professional sport for quite some time. Indeed how anyone could is beyond me for, when you step back, it's clear we're being swooned by a lie as big business makes big bucks off our fawning naivety.
On Wednesday, the countdown to the Olympics dipped below the year mark. I've never covered a Games as I was always too far down the pecking order in papers but I do remember asking a colleague what it was like after he returned from Beijing in 2008. "Amazing," he enthused. "One minute you're watching Djokovic and Nadal, then you're back to the stadium to see Usain Bolt break a world record, then you get a call to say we've a chance of a medal in the show jumping. It's just remarkable."
Break that list down. Or, worse still, look forward to next August and the greatest festival of sport showing up high-end competition for what it really is. Rio de Janeiro will be my first Olympics and when asked if I was excited, I said no. What's to be excited about? Pretending it's not chemistry masquerading as sport? I'd rather the painful, depressing truth viewed through open eyes.
In 12 months we'll again have Bolt with his connections to back-street chemist Angel Hernandez taking on unrepentant double-doper Justin Gatlin in the sprint final; in long-distance we'll be told to be honoured to see Mo Farah after his refusal to leave Alberto Salazar, Galen Rupp as he's pushed forward by the suspicious Nike Oregon Project and the Kenyans with a testing system so rigid that stories emerged of athletes taking off into the woods at the sight of officials looking for urine; we'll have tennis with its biggest names shrouded by doping questions due to a cosy cartel; and we'll have the cesspit of cycling and all it represents.
We can talk about the banking sector, major pharmaceuticals, tobacco and politics, but on a consistent, worldwide level has any other industry knowingly taken us for such an expensive and make-believe ride? At best, the sports industry is certainly up there, even rivaling religion for having the gall to ask us to blindly accept miracles as just that. What is supposed to be a carefree escape from the problems of the real world is now contributing to those problems and those within and over these sports know it but mask it. But is anyone surprised? Does anyone even care? After all, the liar only lies to others but the visionary lies to himself.
Winning may well be everything to athletes but more dangerous are those behind them from sponsors to owners to governing bodies as, for them, profit is everything. In terms of selling a show, doping makes that easier as athletes across sports go stronger, faster, higher and that moves tickets. Meanwhile exposing how they do it would smear mud when a clear name moves commercial rights. It's merely a game of creating and promoting fictional heroes and cashing in on it. Look at it this way, great sports journalism was once about celebrating what we presumed to be the truth whereas now it's about destroying the myth you're being sold.
It's far from just the Olympics though. According to some, right now we're in the midst of a summer of remarkable sport. Yet slip off the blindfold and you'll realise all that is remarkable is how many of us accept what we are witnessing as genuine. The sensible talk around the Tour de France has been about how Chris Froome won, not that he won. The rumbling noise of the NFL is getting louder, a place where deflating a ball is viewed as more wrong than illegally changing your genetic make-up. The World Athletics Championships are thundering towards us amidst leaked documents showing between 2001 and 2012, 800 out of 12,000 athletes including a third of endurance medal winners at major events recorded blood tests which were "highly suggestive of doping, or at the very least abnormal". The IAAF described these reports as "sensationalist and confusing" but denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
However if the IAAF and others can't look at themselves in the mirror, then we've to ask ourselves the same question for don't think our greatest passions are exempt. The giddiness about our Rugby World Cup chances mean we've thus far ignored the fact that rugby has a history of doping. It's just two years since former French international Laurent Benezech raised serious and worthwhile questions about what he described as "medical assistance" yet in a professional era where the style of game means doping would make more sense and more profit, we're told all is suddenly well with no explanation as to when, why or how.
Soccer isn't immune either as it tries to stare down its nose at the rest. Feyenoord 1970, Ajax 1970-73 and Bayern Munich 1973-76 used amphetamines; shortly before he won the 1985 European Cup, Giovanni Trapattoni had to deny his players had used the muscle-strengthening carnitine; EPO usage casts a shadow over the Juventus side of the 1990s. So why now, when there's more money to be made, would soccer suddenly get clean? It's illogical but then so too was the decision of a Spanish judge in 2013 to destroy the blood bags belonging to Dr Eufemiano Fuentes rather than hand them over to anti-doping authorities. This after Fuentes was told he need name only cyclists he had doped when he offered to name athletes from many other sports including soccer and tennis.
Growing up, I naively used to think sport was about fun, purity, and the brilliance of an honest battle of minds and bodies for our hearts. But take the red pill and you'll see it's anything but.
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In the book The Outsiders a lot of character seem to grow up and come of age. I don't really think that in this book age is what matters. It's more about the events that happen to you and how these events change your life. I noticed that a lot of sad things happened in this book and afterwards the people involved seemed to grow up. Maybe after these terrible things happen the survivors have more responsibility. It's not even always death, sadness in general seems to make people mature and act older.
The main character of this book is called Ponyboy. His parents are dead and now he lives with his two older brothers Darry, and Soda. Ponyboy and Darry are always arguing and angry with each other. One day Ponyboy runs away with his best friend. When Ponyboy finally gets back to Darry two of his friends have died and everything seems different. When he sees Darry again he realizes how he has enough problems without fighting with his brother. I think this shows maturity that Ponyboy was able to be the bigger person and stop fighting with his brother.
Another important character in this book was Johnny. He was Ponyboy's best friend. He had always been an innocent quiet kid untill one day he killed someone who was trying to drown Ponyboy. This experience really changed Johnny. Anyway, a few days after this while hiding from the police a building caught on fire with children in it. Johnny went into the building and was able to save all of the children but he lost his own life in the fire. Johnny had always been scared and quiet but after killing that kid he realized how precious life is and saved those children. Most kids would have been to scared to do this but Johnny did it anyway.
There was one more very important character in the book, his name was Dally. He was areally tough kid that had been to prison a bunch of times. People twice his size were afraid of him. When people looked at him they saw only hatrid. He was mean to everyone he met, it seemed like there was no one that he really cared about except Johnny. He would beat up everyone except Johnny. It was like he was the only thing that mattered to Dally. When Johnny died in the fire Dally killed himself. I guess it was like when Johnny died he realized all his hatrid wasn't going to get anything done. He realized that if you have nothing that you love then there isn't any reason to keep on living.
What I'm trying to say is that when terrible things happen to people they grow up. Most people would think that this is a good thing but I'm not sure. When people grow up they lose the innocence that children have. In the end though wether it's a good thing or not sad things kind of make people just more tough n general and this leads to maturity and coming of age.


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Police Looking for Suspected Carjacker
ATHENs, Ala. (WHNT) – Athens Police Officers are looking for a man they believe stole a truck from a gas station, after he removed an 11-year-old girl from the cab.
Police say they are looking for 34-year-old Steven Michael Lewter. He is around 6 ft. tall and has tattoos on both arms.
Investigators say a man left the girl in a yellow 2001 Ford Ranger Edge while going inside the gas station at the corner of Highway 72 and Cloverleaf Drive in Athens. They say that's when Lewter took the girl out of the truck then drove away. The truck has a University of Alabama sticker in the back window. The Alabama license plate number is 47W34L5.
They say they have reason to believe Lewter may be headed to Florida.
The young girl was not hurt.
Police say Lewter may be armed with a knife, so if you see him, you should call police.


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Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum –Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman's gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and 0day tracker ttempt to foil The Joker's demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series.
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Tag Archives: Monkey style trading
The Main Cause of Failure of Some Popular Technical Trading Methods
Trend-following based on indicators and classical chart patterns are two trading methods that were developed in mid 20th century using data from the equity markets mainly. These methods worked well for an extended period of time in those markets due to the presence of autocorrelation. After … Continue reading
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Time to Hire a Monkey? Not Really
Recently I have noticed a renewed interest in a few blogs and forums about "monkey style trading". This type of trading usually involves coin tosses, percent stop-losses for risk management and trailing stops for profit taking. This is how it works in principle, according to its proponents … Continue reading
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Downloader object
What is the Downloader object and what can it do?
This is one of the first questions I ran into while exploring Silverlight. This object will retrieve objects (images, video, xaml) asynchronously, much like AJAX. There is a gaping limitation being that it cannot go cross domain.
To get around this take a look at Peter Kellner's article below. He develops a web service to go cross domain to get images, then his Silverlight application calls the web service running on the same machine.
An interesting feature of the Downloader object is the ability to get XAML asynchronously. This gives us the ability to create module Silverlight applications and code XAML Plug-ins.
For more information see the MSDN page Using a Downloader Objectin Silverlight 1.0
Peter Kellner's use of the Downloder object to get images (http://peterkellner.net/2007/07/03/silverlightdownloader/)


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Dubai Football 7s - Quarter Finals Report
13/03/10Graham Taylor
Dubai – 13 March 2010
The Professionals began the knockout phase of the tournament this morning with an ever improving Olimpiacos of Greece defeating Glasgow Celtic 1-0.
Next up, Arsenal beat FC Brondby 2-0 in a "warmly" contested match which saw two yellow cards, one for Tom Cruise, yes you did read right, of Arsenal and the other for Daniel Horouzi of Brondby.
AC Milan continued their good form with a last minute goal against Feyenoord to give them a 1-0 win.
Rounding off the first Cup/Trophy knockout phase Leeds United scored a "Golden Goal" winner in extra time to beat a Blackburn Rovers side who had controlled most of the match.
Professional Trophy Semi-Final Line-up
Glasgow Celtic v Feyenoord
Brondby v Blackburn Rovers
Professional Cup Semi-Final Line-up
Olimpiacos v AC Milan
Arsenal v Leeds United
In the first game of the Legends' knockout the unstoppable AC Milan steamrolled over a hapless Arsenal team...once again Paolo Di Canio orchestrated the whole match scoring one with a 15-yard chip and setting up no less than three goals for Christian Vieri.
Celtic comfortably beat the UAE 1990 team by 1-0 but never looked in danger, Thomas Boyd scoring the Celtic winner.
Manchester United were mauled by an inspired Glasgow Rangers team, Michael Mols scoring two and Scot Nisbitt one to give them a 3-1 Half time lead following Peter Davenport's reply. The second half went pretty much the same way as Neil Murray extended Rangers' lead to 4-1 before Davenport scored his second to give United a glimmer of hope...quickly dashed as Gordon Durie smashed a wonderful volley from 10 yards to give Rangers a well earned 5-2 victory....
The Final Legends Cup/Trophy saw Liverpool take on Chelsea who created very few openings in a goalless first half. Liverpool came out the much stronger team in the second half and swept three goals by Chelsea's stand-in keeper, Mick Harford. Jon Durnin opened the scoring with Mark Walters and Rob Jones completing the 3-0 victory.
Legends Trophy Semi-Final Line-up
Arsenal v Manchester United
Chelsea v UAE 1990
Legends Cup Semi-Final Line-up
Glasgow Rangers v AC Milan
Glasgow Celtic v Liverpool
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1 Watering the Tiger-Lily. [Training/Closed] on Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:46 am
A sleeping Nora lay rested atop a comfortable bed with a number of pillows and his cover indiscriminately sprawled about. The warmth of the room left him comfortable enough to resist the urge to reposition himself in favor of more sleep. Sleeping was unusually peaceful thing to do in the wake of a night storm that had waned into a lesser shower that morning. Raindrops danced on the windowpanes outside, the sound of which soothed the young shinobi who was exhausted after a day of missions and a night patrol. The muffled bark of a stray outside coaxed the genin awake as he was a naturally light sleeper. He shifted a bit, grumbling as he rose erect with arms spread wide above his head. A deep yawn escaped him as he became more aware of his surroundings.
Training in the rain? What a wonderful proposition, he lamented with a sense of humor before starting his day. Reluctantly he left the comfort of his bed. He scrambled to put on his usual garments: laced ninja boots, cargo shorts, black shirt, and a beige hooded robe. Lighting fixtures put to use during his getting dressed were addressed once more, enveloping the room in near complete darkness before making a hastened exit. Off schedule and in a hurry to make up for lost time in moments Nora had scurried down a couple flights of the staircase adjacent to his apartment and to the road below. Luckily the gates were near and he could make quick work of the journey ahead if he pressed the issue.
The pace with which he moved through the village towards them was hastened but un-alarming to the few villagers that passed him. His hood concealed his face from view and he evaded any unnecessary interaction, as was his typical disposition although the rain aided him in deterring any unneeded distractions. He gazed upwards as he drew near the gates, admiring the sky above and the rolling storm clouds that were hell bent on leaving him soaked despite their beauty he notioned.
What are you up to leaving the village in this sort of weather young one?, a guard questioned him. The voice took him a bit by surprise as Nora was caught up in his musing. To the guard question he simply smiled softly, he carried an air of confidence as he clarified before laughing abit, Most will wait till the storm breaks to get to work. Strays dont know such a comfortable option. Im just tryna survive yo.
There was a brief break from the rain as he reached and passed underneath the gates. His words carried more meaning in them than the senior shinobi could perceive and rather than question him further the man digressed from the shelter it provided, Be safe out there Nora! Nora was an orphan growing up, nameless in his origin, a ward of the state placed there in the absence of both parents at the infantile age. Whats in a name? A sense of belonging, a subtle directive, an identity. This he lacked and as he grew old enough to choose such for himself the boy decided upon Oniyuri Nora. Oniyuri, or Tiger-Lily, a flower that was reoccurring in his dreams and that despites its orange much like his own irises were beautiful but toxic and dangerous to those that mishandle them much as he hoped to be dangerous to those that underestimated him. Nora, or Stray, was a name many thought unbecoming of him and while they thought of the word as insulting, the youth saw it as a testament to his lifes struggles.
Onward his journey continued, now well away from civilization into the wilderness beyond what was hidden in the clouds. The environment, littered with rock formations many of which bore life in the form off thick moss and obstinate trees that grew atop them. What was once a well formed path faded into floral obscurity where natures hold was strong. The rain continued, silencing most but not all creatures of the forrest. The shrill call of monkeys could be heard occasionally, and birds grounded by the weather resorted to vocal braggadocio instead. The steam of his breath warmed his lips ever so briefly before abandoning them for the open air of the forest. A familiar, unnatural bending of the tree line created a natural tunnel, a separate path rarely traveled by others that Nora knew only due to his wanderings.
Almost there!, he exclaimed although the weather dampened his excitement. Footsteps hastened, the sound of each became lighter than the next more rhythmic more swift. A stroll became a sprint and the forrest tunnel swallowed the boy whole. A green blur surrounded his procession and as second became minutes and then hours the shower died slightly. The sun began to glimmer from behind its cloudy cover, warming the earth and illuminating his hidden path in an iridescent emerald glow. Before long, the brilliant light near the end of the tunnel called to him beckoning him to hurry.
Nora broke through the portal of light in an instant and found himself humbled once more by the sight before him. Massive rock faces spanned the entirety of his view, giving way only to a forceful waterfall of similarly huge proportions near the center of the cliff face. The crystal clear mountain water it poured forth, crashed at its base creating a shroud of low-hanging mist that shone with the many shades of color light possessed as it shined down in spite of the drizzle. The waterfalls huge deposit formed a body of water of varying depths, at its shallowest near the edge of the pool. He approached with a mystified visage yet again, yielding to natures show at its bank.
His hooded garment and raven shirt soon rested folded loosely atop one another pinned beneath both shoes as a paperweight would paperwork. Feeling free of civil constraints and in rare form he dove with a giant grin into the clear waters of the small lake. Diving deeper and deeper, his grin subsided and he eyed his aquatic surroundings as if in search of something. A school of fish darted past him, breaking formation only to reassemble themselves as they retreated. He chuckled at the disturbance hed caused enough so that he lost a little too much air and had to climb to the surface for relief. His dreads were saturated with water, and couldnt possibly shake it all free in spite of his wilding swinging them.
A calm came over him, his focus renewed itself and a look of determination took grip as he swam towards the waterfall. Beneath the surge, halfway exposed to it at the surface of the water rested a rock perch that he would assume. Somehow a giant boulder had become soundly lodged there, which as a child when he found this place hed always imagined was the work of some warrior of immense strength in need of a place to meditate.
Atop his little mountain he now sat with legs crossed, his position was such that the frigid mountain water grazed his head and back. Both hands gripped his knees tightly bracing him for the uncomfortably cold sensation. With eyes wide open in shock and a grimace he pondered whether this idea of his was worth weathering an element such a this. How else could he benefit from his training he resolved? The boy willed himself to relax and embrace nature. Orange hues retreated beneath fleshy lids, and he found peace yet again. His muscles bore various scars, mementos of past trainings and tough lessons. His dreads hung freely obscuring, a couple stray locks obscured his facial features and they provided a conduit for water to flow freely onto his upper chest and shoulders.
Silence your mind Nora. You must perceive what you cannot fully see.
Other senses became his method of sight but he hardly could see anything. Smell? The smell of wet limestone dominated this sense. Taste? The only thing he could taste was the mineral deposits in the water that found his lips. Touch? His body numbed by the cold water could hardly feel another presence. Hearing? His hearing was unaffected, although the sound of rushing water break on the rock face beneath him made hearing much o anything else a difficult task.
Sharpen you ears. What else can you hear?
With time he entered a new realm of focus. The range of his hearing expanded. As he began to compensate more and more for the roaring of the waterfall, the inaudible became audible. The sound of minute streams of water that broke through his thick locks became noticeable, the mist wafted about with its own distinct sound, the dripping of water droplets off the rock face to his rear into the pool below became a perceivable noise. Leaves rustled from beyond the shore of the miniature lake. Birds fluttered through the rustling foliage. The predatory call of a hawk above alerted prey and Nora alike to its presence.
AHAH! I did it! He sprang upward out of excitement for his progress that was minuscule in comparison to what stronger shinobi were capable of. Both eyes and mouth shut quickly as the shock of the flowing water set in again. Perhaps it was time to find a different method of training his ability to perceive he regretfully admitted to himself in thought. He bolted from beneath the water, into its larger expanse before him. A tiger lily only needs watering about once a week. Oniyuri had had his fill.
WC for Above Thread: 1601 Words
750 Words For E -> D Stat Progression
75 Words for E -> E1 Stat Progression
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- 750 for Perception [E0 -> D0]
- 75 for Speed [E -> E1]
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yay it's sunday! if i rally, i could have my whole house clean by noon. if i truly rally i could have the storage closet organized to make room for the possibility of a washer/dryer one day. the odds of that last one happening are dwindling as i type this sentence.
i found out this morning that my great-grandmother is not doing well. that worries me. yes, she is 91 but i cannot bear to think that she may be gone anytime soon. last year was hard enough with all of the people that i lost; losing her would be the end of a great, long era. a piece of my life would effectively remain in the past from that point on. no family homestead to hearken back to being a child, let alone my mother being a child in that house, my grandmother's life in that house. the pear trees and azaleas, the ancient, white iron garden furniture, and the goats in the back yard.
i can imagine the connective thread becoming more and more flimsy between me and the extended family with whom i have very little relationship with.
i have a feeling she and i are more alike than anyone realizes. well, i like to think so anyway. i think had she not had to leave college when her father died, had she not felt the pressure to marry and have a family; she would have done more in the scholarly world. perhaps traveled more.
i digress.
please send positive healing, and peaceful energies to her today. i didn't know in time to make a trip to see her with my family today; so she is heavy on my mind.
love to all this beautiful day!


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It is interesting to note how an emerging power's arrival on the world stage generates an unprecedented media attention, and the innovative steps the country itself takes to promote its culture and voice to the world.
The Economist now devotes a special section on China - carving it out from the Asia section. The newspaper says for the first time in 70 years, it has devoted a section on a country (the United States was last to be included in 1941). Likewise all international media has a section on China (some also on India).
And why not: an interactive map comparing Chinese provinces with countries on the Economist website shows the country's economic might: For example, Guangdong's GDP (at market exchange rates) is almost as big as Indonesia's; the output of both Jiangsu and Shandong exceeds Switzerland's. Shanghai's GDP per person is as high as Saudi Arabia's (at purchasing-power parity), the poorest province, Guizhou, has an income per head close to that of India.
|A student in Confucius institute
On the digital sphere, China Central Television (CCTV) is increasingly expanding its global operation. Reports say Chinese state broadcaster is looking to increase its overseas staff by tenfold by 2016, and aims expand its audience base in Africa with English-language services produced in Washington and Nairobi .At the heart of operations will be six hubs: two probably in London and Dubai and others in South America and the Asia Pacific region. I have been watching CCTV in the UK, and must admit their reports are world class.
This is not just a state initiative. A host of Chinese private channels have registered themselves in London to reach out to the Chinese diasporas across Europe. However, close sources say that they are yet to see any dividends on their investment.
|CCTV HQ in Beijing
All these are really admirable initiatives and show the strong appetite of the Chinese to be right on the top. I remember listening to Professor Jonathan Spence, sterling Professor of History at Yale University and is recognised as one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilisation on Reith Lectures a few years back. In the concluding part of a four series lecture on China, he talked about 'Li Yang movement'. He said, Li Yang, a charismatic teacher had opened thousands of English language schools in China.
He demanded that his students shout every English word learnt to get over any fear of not able to interact with foreigners. Professor Spence felt it is this shouting of English which probably has helped to equalize the sense of nervousness about coming and studying abroad. Li Yang's banner read 'conquer English to make China stronger' – not surprised: most of my classmates in my master's programme in Scotland were infact Chinese students.


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balsamic vinegar, cooking, fig honey dressing, food, fresh figs, healthy dressing, homemade dressing or marinade
Making your own salad dressing is an easy way to save money and feel good about eating a vinaigrette that you can pronounce all the ingredients. Toss everything in a blender or food processor and instantly you have the perfect salad topper.
In California there is a great selection of fresh figs. All unfamiliar like I most of my life, this is a fruit, and doesn't just come as a puree surrounded by a thin layer of cake. The purple produce was calling my name from the refrigerated section at the grocery store this week. I realize not everyone lives in sunny CA, so dried figs plumped in water for a few minutes will work fine (skip the roasting step). They make the dressing oh so creamy, and add a perfect touch of sweetness.
If you are looking for a new tasty salad give this one a try. Layer a plate of mixed greens, grilled chicken breast, chopped walnuts, feta cheese and red onion slices, then drizzle with fig dressing. Add a few fresh, or dried figs to your plate as well. All the flavors just work, like an unexpected food symphony in your mouth. (Ok, cheesy description but I thought it worked here.)
Great healthy marinade as well; place 4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a glass dish or zip top bag, pour whole recipe fig dressing over and coat well. Refrigerate for up to 6 hours. Shake off excess, and grill on an oiled grilled or pan fry in a skillet.
FIG & HONEY BALSAMIC DRESSING or MARINADE
makes 1 ½ cups
- 7 FRESH FIGS, cut into quarters, (or dried, reconstituted)
- 5 tsp HONEY, PURE or RAW, (divided)
- 1 FRESH ORANGE, juiced
- 1/4 cup BALSAMIC VINEGAR*
- 1/3 cup OLIVE OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN
- 1/4-1/2 tsp GARLIC POWDER
*Gluten-Free Option: make sure your balsamic vinegar product is GF.
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove stem and cut figs into quarters. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, layer figs on top and drizzle with 2 tsp honey and sea salt. Roast in oven for about 8-10 minutes, until caramelized. Remove from oven, let cool to touch.
2. In a blender combine roasted figs, balsamic vinegar, fresh orange juice, garlic, 3 tsp honey (more or less to taste), salt and pepper; pulse for a few seconds until incorporated. Pour in olive oil and puree until smooth. Makes about 1 1/2 cups dressing. Serving size: about 2 Tbsp dressing.
NUTRITION INFO PER SERVING: 60 calories, 4g fat, 6g carb, 1g fiber, 5g sugar, 0g protein
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The Vintage Parlour Online Catalogue
Finally! I'm slowly posting pictures of all the furniture that is available at The Vintage Parlour. Just click the link at the right side of the page under the header "Shop @ The Vintage Parlour".
The pictures are not very high resolution as it's all catalogue-styled but if you wish to see a more detailed picture or enquire about an item, just drop me an email at email@example.com
I will adding more and more pictures of other fab vintage-inspired furniture so do look out for it!
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The Economy of Eden - Gene Logsdon Sun Magazine January 1996 [Rummaging around in some boxes in the garage I came across this quintessential essay by Gene I had copied from ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wild Sweet Cherries and A Butterfly
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Views From My Garden
A Tiny Toad, Moon Flowers, A Sunflower and Black Eyed Susie's, Major Tom (To Ground Control, my cat) Pole Beans and a Caterpillar.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Weed It And Reap......
So this edition of TO WEED OR NOT TO WEED, THAT IS THE GARDEN, is based upon an NPR blog I read recently that fits the theme of this blog. It's titled Weed It and Reap. And here it is.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
My Garden NOW
.....And the famous Meditating Frog Has Moved To A Different Location.
And of Course the Swiss Chard in a Box Planter.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
A Day In The Life of a Mini Farmer aka A Gardener
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Swiss Chard, The Other Green (Spinachlike) Veggie
Pretty soon I had so much Swiss Chard, I didn't know what to do with it all. I started putting Swiss Chard in everything. Swiss Chard Omelets, Angel Hair Pasta Mixed with Swiss Chard & Parmesan Cheese, Swiss Chard on my Pizza, Swiss Chard this and Swiss Chard that. I found Swiss Chard recipes online from people all over the country, making Swiss Chard their way, from their neck of the woods. There's even gourmet recipes for Swiss Chard to meet the more discriminating palate.
In any case Swiss Chard is highly under appreciated in my humble opinion. It is one step above collard greens, but lower on the greens scale than spinach. For those who have no idea what Swiss Chard is and never heard of it, go here.
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