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A Trekkie's Opinion On The JJ Abrams Star Trek Movies
February 16, 2016
*May contain spoilers for those that have never seen the 2009 or 2013 Star Trek movies and plan on doing so*
In 2009, a Star Trek reboot was released into theaters. I, being a life long Trekkie, was excited that there was a new movie. Since then there has been one other film, Star Trek Into Darkness, and the newest, Star Trek Beyond, which will be released July 22.
The first movie was all right. I am not at all a fan of the second movie. One of the reasons why is because there is a huge difference between The Original Series and the reboot by the way they're written. The Original Series episodes are written with less emphasis on explosions and gunfights and more on the story and moral message. That's what makes Star Trek a truly great show.
The JJ Abrams Star Trek was written with more focus on the special effects than the story. The plot holes drove me nuts watching the movies, but your average movie watcher who had never watched Star Trek wouldn't get it.
This being said, I am still happy these movies were made and I will definitely see the third out of loyalty to Star Trek. As long as new movies and shows are being made, the fandom will live on. Because of the movies, more young people can be exposed to the franchise, and the original shows and realize how amazing it is. "
What I didn't really like about the first movie was how the crew was just thrown together quickly. In The Original Series not every main character was there throughout the whole show. Chekov wasn't a crew member until season two.
Abrams also made the crew close in age when there were significant age differences in the show. Abrams also left out Nurse Chapel and Yeoman Rand, two awesome female characters I liked.
I was extremely disappointed with the second movie. I had an idea of what to expect having had watched the first, but the plot was basically a redo of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, except it didn't make much sense. Kirk dies instead of Spock.
The viewer doesn't get much information about Khan or the other augmented humans. The brief history behind Khan is that he and a few other augmented humans were on a starship that left Earth in the 1990's and the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the year 2267, finds their ship and revives him.
After failing to take over Enterprise, Khan, a female Starfleet crew member whom he had feelings for and his fellow augmented humans, are left on a planet on which can support life. Shortly after being marooned, Khan's girlfriend dies on the planet, and he blames Kirk for her death and wants revenge.
In Into Darkness, Kirk never found Kahn or the ship and this was made obvious because no one knew who Khan was. Khan and his buddies should have been floating around in space frozen somewhere since Kirk wasn't there to find him. Starfleet didn't exist in the 1990's so Khan wouldn't know about or have any reason to want any kind of revenge on Starfleet.
This being said, I am still happy these movies were made and I will definitely see the third out of loyalty to Star Trek. As long as new movies and shows are being made, the fandom will live on. Because of the movies, more young people can be exposed to the franchise, and the original shows and realize how amazing it is.
These young people can, if they fall in love with them like I have, later show their kids Star Trek and turn them into little Trekkies just like my parents did. The Trekkie fandom is 50 years old and I want it to last as long as possible.
I would love for it to last at least another 50 years. I would highly recommend the series to anyone who likes science fiction. It would take ages to watch all of it because there are 5 shows, not counting The Animated Series and a fan made continuation of The Original Series, 12 movies, not including Star Trek Beyond which will be the thirteenth entry in the film franchise.


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My little monkeys are 15 weeks old already. The both smile so much and laugh like crazy. I can't figure out what makes them laugh still, so it's a riot when all the sudden they break out in a giggle fit. Of course we spend the next 20 minutes trying to recreate the giggles to no avail.
Both babies have fully discovered their hands. Ryan usually has his in his mouth. There's a lot of gnawing, thumb sucking and fist in mouth action happening there. I'm thinking there is some teething going on behind all that hand munching. Miss Reese likes to clench her little hand in a fist and hold it out in front of her. In addition to discovering how to use her hands, she has also discovered how to shriek LOUDLY. Most days are spent with her fist in the air while she screams at said fist. My favorite is when she does this at 6:30 a.m. Damn near gives me a heart attack.
They look very similar in size, but picking up Reese is like lifting a bag of feathers and picking up Ryan is like picking up a bag of rocks. I'm interested to see their weights at their 4 month well baby.
Fishook! They grab onto each other A TON now and will reach for one another if they are in proximity. It's not unusual to find Ryan sucking on Reese's thumb or vice versa. During tummy time I have to be extra careful because Reese has an affinity for grabbing onto Ryan's ears. It's ridiculously cute, but I'm so nervous she's going to rip his ear right off one day. Holy hell that kid has a grip!
And of course, no photo session is complete without a tandem meltdown at the end. Even when they're melting I think they're ridiculously cute. (Which is a good thing because tandem meltdowns are a daily ritual in our house.)

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Okay, I admit, I accept --I am a stage mommie ! ...been planning for the JS prom of my eldest daughter since November of last year. Got Cheena Ng Lio of Amour to design her cocktail dress.
here are the photos of the "prep time"
Making a quick call to her friends:)...
dressing up!
now the hot pink cocktail dress!
Group photo with her friends:)
Ah basta, I will always be part of my children's milestone....any objection?
Monday, February 14, 2011
My baby is now a young lady:)
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Home » Nakshatras » Hasta Nakshatra
The thirteenth constellation, sign ruled by Mercury (Virgo) and the star is governed by Moon.
Part of the body: Bowels, intestines, glands in abdomen and enzymes.
Diseases: Vitamin 'B' deficiency, gas formation, flatulence, loose bowels, pain and disorder in the bowels, short breath, worms in intestines, diarrhea, typhoid, amoebic, and bacillary dysentery, fear complex and hysteria.
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Judaism and Islam
Ok i did not do a lot of research before this post so just don't get into the absolute correctness of what i write,
I got an sms the other day, which said,
11 Responses to "Judaism and Islam"
Hey man superb man!!!! Wow ur thoughts are fantastic am really overwhelmed by u yes religon is just a minor part of today's world had there been no religon my love would well have succeded am happy to see someone write this!! Super stuff from u this post man
thanks for that man, i am thinking of a an completely original concept like the above and that too in hinduism(cos it's closer to our culture), i'll post it soon.
i dont know in what view that msg came as, but if its a joke, then the banana is a double meaning…
dai naiyae ne atheist na kadavula namburava muttalla .porambokku,pannada unakkae evalavu arivu erukku na .Quran na eludhuna andha prophet tukku evalavu arivu erukkum . enimae kadavula pathi kaeli pannuradhu ,quran,bible pathi comment adikkiradha vidhu .endha muslim ponnunga mattum da hindhu payanae kalyanam pannikka Aasapadurangala,sila hindhu ponnungala muslim payanae kalyanam panikka Aasapattu kalyanam panikkuradha pakkalaya nee.NEE ATHIEST NA ATHEISM AH PATHI ELUDHU PADI.matha visayathila thalai edada.ENDHA NAI ELUDUNADUKKU COMMENT VAERA? KAARI THUPPUNUM POLA ERUKKU.NEE OLUNGA ERUKKIYADA FIRST ,NEE OLUNGA ERI APPURAM MATHAVANGALA PATHI COMMENT ELUDHU.
poda dash payalae..
@ vijay i never said i am the most intelligent person in the world, if something makes you think so very much thanks for calling me so,next atheism means saying there is no such thing as god and so there is no prophet so he can't be more clever than me, next i never said that only muslim girls want to marry hindu's i don't care who marry whom until both are human's and that thing i QUOTED there was a sms sent to me by another person so shut up i never personally said muslim customs are bad, infact i like a few, next i am atheist, so I WILL write and read about ATHEISM which means proving religions are wrong, i WILL comment on all the religions in the world because that is what an atheist does, if you don't like what i write just don't read them, who asked you to read them did i beg you to read them? i don't know how to write about atheism without dragging religions into it, please teach me that art.Next people who commented before you understood what i wrote and commented on it, you did not understand even the basic which i wrote and like you have an opinion on what i wrote they also have one and that is what they commented about, and last "NEE OLUNGA ERUKKIYADA FIRST ,NEE OLUNGA ERI APPURAM MATHAVANGALA PATHI COMMENT ELUDHU." brother, what do you know about me? how are you so sure that i not "olungu" for that matter are you so "olungu" to comment on my post? i don't think so? i have right to criticize any person so do you so for the sake of commenting on others no one needs to be "olungu" it's enough if you know what you are talking about. Your comment was 100% bullshit.hahaha
dai peria pudinki madiri pesadha da nayae? eppadi da nee "4.Most important Uncut-Banana!!!" edha eludhulam ?banana va cut panranga pannama erukkanga unakku ennada kavalai,unna poi cut panna solrangala ?mudikkitu erukkamatae. yara pathi vaenalum comment adippiya nee . endha ulagathula yarum arivalinga ella .nee mattum dhan atheist ah endha ulagathila .unna madiri ethanaiyo atheist ah pathuerukka da , avanga ellam unna madiri matha religion ah criticize pannamattanga .nee mattum dhan clever nu ninaikadha da naiye .enda hindu religion ah pathi eludha mattiya ,andha religion pathi eludhuradukku onnum ellaiya?prophet mohammed such a good person was present da.so many people went to mecca&medina to get his blessing da .did you know about islam? comment adikkuradukku evalavo erukku adha vittutu religion ah patthi comment adikkira .your father is an atheist?
siddhartha did you know about islam?why you wrote like this man!don't criticize other religion and the people who belongs to that religion?you should not have right to say about muslim girls ?you mentioned in this is not a reason for marrying the hindu boy by muslim girl.hindu girls also marrying muslim boys know?what you say about that? some fewer muslim only having many children like 5 or 7. hindus also having 5to 8 children know!what you say about that.you should have the right to comment the religion only not the people.mind it.vijay quoted correctly.
@vijay brother first i did not write that sms first, i QUOTED it, which means that i wrote something which is not my opinion and i never thought it was "sema comedy" and all if you want, check the first line after quoting that sms which reads "I don't know how funny it was" , and frankly i wanted to know why all muslim's do circumcision(cutting the banana)what is wrong in that? and when i was searching i found some jew mention that they were written in tora and islam's quran is copied from them, so that is exactly want i wrote, if you fell i insulted muslims i can't do anything and i don't care anyway,and as you just mentioned just show me one atheist who did not criticize god and comment on religions, just one and i'll accept i am wrong, and you asked me to write on hinduism, yes i made one concept already i planned to write this week and before that itself your comment!, so i'll surely write this week, next i don't care how many people go to mecca every year i know millions of people go to mecca, so what man, an atheist says there no such thing as god and i am atheist, yes i don't know much about islam i accept that, but i clearly know what i wrote about, so please read that post properly i commented equally on judaism also and in earlier post i commented a lot on other religions also, so i did not comment only on islam infact this is the first post where i dragged islam, other time's i mostly wrote about christianity and in comments sections i sometimes said that i am going to write on hinduism if you want you check the second comment for this post, and you don't need to tell me what to write ok, i'll write what ever crap comes to my mind, if that is a problem to you, don't read it as simple as that.Finally my father is not atheist(i don't know why you asked it but he belives in god).
@ surya again like vijay above you also are not understanding the post, i just wrote about a sms which an useless idiot sent to me,i know many inter-religion marriages happen ok did i say that girls should marry muslim men? maybe the person who sent me that sms to me felt like that but not me I never said that.You correctly say that i have right to comment on religion and that is what i wrote about I HAVE LOT OF MUSLIM FRIENDS, infact 2 of my very close friends are muslims, i don't hate them i like them very much, it's just the religion they follow i hate, and i never said infront them that your religion is wrong, this is my blog man, my personal blog written by an atheist it will be like this only.Lastly vijay's 2 comments are completely irrelevant because he did not understand what i wrote.
i find that many don't understand how people write about atheism i ask them to please click on the I am Atheist" logo on the top,right side just above the clock, when you click that logo a new blog "Deep Thoughts" opens on that blog many links of atheist related blogs are given, if you read those blogs you'll realize i wrote nothing compared to what they write, please check it out especially @vijay,surya.Thank you.


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|Some of the strings from the NYO for the Umculo | Cape Festival opera production of Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell.
Back row L-R: Jonathan Mayer (Johannesburg | teacher: Irene Tsoniff), Sumeet Sarkar (Bloemfontein | teacher: Sharon de Kock), Samantha van Gysen (Cape Town | teacher: Prof. Jack de Wet), Pascali Mokadi (East Rand | teacher Pienaar Fourie) and in front: Ye-Chan Park (Bloemfontein |teacher Jeanne-Louise Moolman)
Photograph by Elmarie van der Vyfer
If love's a sweet passion, why does it torment?
A new kind of music theatre brings South Africans from a wide range of backgrounds with international stars for six performances this March. Join us for a musical journey into Shakespeare's world of midsummer magic and madness with Umculo| Cape Festival's staging of "The Fairy Queen" (Henry Purcell).
The performances, 23-25 March at Johannesburg's UJ Theatre and 30 March-1 April at Cape Town's Joseph Stone theatre, present Purcell's 1692 setting of Shakespeare's romantic comedy in an innovative staging.
Award-winningGerman director Robert Lehmeier's staging addresses themes of gender and identity in way that is playful, provocative and moving. Michael Maxwell's lighting and Thando Lobese's costumes translate Shakespeare's tale into a contemporary setting of convention, cruelty, confusion, and transfiguration.
By making baroque opera with social goals, mentoring structures that extend from local communities to international opera stages, cutting-edge production values and a contemporary message, Umculo | Cape Festival takes a trend that has been growing across South African in recent years to a new level.
"It's the first time I am playing in a group with string instruments – and they play all the time, so it's easy to find your place if you get lost! It's cool. I think I'm going to write a jazz piece based on the Purcell we're doing now."
Khayalethu Benela (22) a trumpeter teaching for the Field Band Foundation in Blouberg, who is playing in the orchestra for the production. Khaya has been given the amazing opportunity through the Field Band Foundation to study in Norway next year.
Thank you to our wonderful tutors: Amanda Low (recorder), John Coulter (harpsichord), Elmarie van der Vyfer (viola) and Samson Diamond (violin) who helped us on our first rehearsal weekend from 2-5 February. Check out the photos here on our Facebook Page.
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It was only recently during a discussion with my colleagues and our adviser, during the presidential election, I learned that President Lincoln was a Republican. And last week after watching the movie Lincoln I learned also that the Republican party, unlike the Democratic party, was supporting the The Emancipation Proclamation. That is, proclaiming all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free.
The movie shows that Lincoln alone, against the approval of his cabinet members, who pushed very hard for the approval of the Thirteenth Amendment.
"The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865." [Wikipedia]
The movie was amazing. I liked it but I am sure Americans would feel more than just enjoyment watching part of a great history in the making. The performance was outstanding by everyone.


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The charming age-old phrase "Welcome to Jordan" is typically intended to greet visitors to Jordan. When I hear this, I laugh to myself and respond with a perfectly formed "Shukran, bas ana min hown" (meaning "Thank you, but I am from here"). As a blonde American- Palestinian/Jordanian with a broken Arabic accent, I will never look or act the part, even though prior to embarking on my pursuit of a Masters degree at Georgetown University I lived in the country for five years pursuing my career in development with the refugee community.
My feelings upon returning to Jordan after a nine-month pause caught me by surprise. Jordan and I were in-sync and I experienced something similar to a honeymoon phase. I was overwhelmed with excitement upon seeing my family and old friends. I found myself once again mesmerized by the "50 shades of beige boxes" and the tantalizing Jordanian cuisine. By just walking around Amman, memories would emerge of my old life and I began to reflect on how much I have developed as a person since my last stay.
In recent years, the Arab region has experienced significant political upheavals, which have produced events ranging from concrete steps towards democratization in Tunisia to protracted crises in Libya, Yemen, and Syria. While this variation in outcomes is clearly due in part to historical and contextual divergences, there are also institutional factors that contribute to the facilitation or impediment of democratic transformations.
The institutions in the Middle East cannot function effectively in the absence of social cohesion, while social cohesion cannot function without representative and accountable governance. The UNDP is supporting the facilitation of more inclusive political systems to transition from the limited social cohesion produced by insufficient representative and accountable institutions, to responsive institutions that provide a suitable platform for developing social cohesion and reinforcing democratic institutions.
After a week of quality time with Jordan, my big love, I began my summer field experience at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Governance and Peacebuilding cluster. My supervisor, a kind Belgian man with a thick French accent, accompanied me and we discussed the events du jour, the impasse of the political upheavals occurring in the Arab States, and the idea of parliaments à la mode in light of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
I hit the ground running on the first day. I was given the task to put together a presentation on the SDGs and Parliaments that would be presented at a conference in Egypt at the end of the week. I was a little nervous due to the quick deadline, but also determined to deliver an impeccable presentation. For the next few days I became acquainted with our mission on Parliaments and its relevancy as just a goal of the SDGs, but an essential tool for the success of all the goals.
In the second week of my internship, I was invited to attend a UNDP workshop on the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE). The workshop brought together regional experts, academics, Country Office colleagues, and key partner organizations. The workshop had two objectives. The first objective was to discuss and assess the PVE-based interventions that UNDP is currently involved in at national levels. The second objective was to explore the opportunities for the development and implementation of regional projects or programmatic frameworks surrounding the issues of PVE. The workshop included ample discussions on various important aspects of PVE program development and a roadmap was prepared to situate UNDP's future regional work. The session that lingered in my thoughts was a discussion led by Ayman Mhanna from the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) on the role that media has played in PVE efforts in the past, and the role that it should take on as a regional PVE framework. For those interested in learning more, click on the following link: http://www.paccsresearch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Countering-Violent-Extremism-Through-Media-and-Communication-Strategies-.pdf
Just as I was getting settled in and adapting to my routine the holy month of Ramadan began. The month represents sacrifice, reflection, and humility. Unfortunately, the first day was tainted with a fatal shooting of five intelligence officers in the Baqa'a refugee camp. Although Amman was not directly affected by the attack, it was a reminder that the risks of social unrest and crime remain high throughout the region.
Nonetheless, in true Ramadan spirit I was eager to kick off the season in the right way by hosting a Potluck Iftar Feast. Friends of old and new gathered as the sun began to set and the salat al- maghrib echoed through the hills of Amman. Together, we made our way to the table covered with delicious dishes from Jordan to India and broke our fast. We all found our sets and fell into deep conversations and incredible life stories. But it didn't end there! With everyone stuffed to the brim, two shishas and a pile of hot coals were delivered to our door! With our stomachs full, hearts happy, and having befriended others from different backgrounds and religions the festive evening came to a close.
For me, this night and many others during Ramadan represent a sense of oneness and belonging. In light of the tragic events that have gripped our hearts universally over the past few months, it's difficult to know what how to react and a sense of helplessness looms. Giving into fear, prejudice, and division are not the right answers. Instead, we must move towards genuine compassion, tolerance, and understanding.


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The Point
Largest concentration of colonial homes in the nation
The Point, a beautiful ten-block section of the city, is an attraction in itself. Just take a stroll down its streets (many of which are named after trees: Chestnut, Pine, Sycamore, Willow) and you'll see what I mean.
The photos on this page are just a sample of the countless historic homes you'll see as you make your way through The Point's narrow, one-way streets.
Battery Park is a great spot to have a little picnic, take a break from a walk or enjoy the view of the sailboats in Narragansett Bay. It's also a great spot for a wedding ceremony!
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An excited group of foodies converged on Leeuwin Estate to be treated to excellent food and outstanding wines.
The evening commenced with a very special guided tour of our hosts' art gallery. Denis Horgan and his delightful wife Tricia showed their collection of Australian artworks which have graced Leeuwin Estate Art Series wines' labels for more than 25 years.
The magnificent jarrah wood-lined private tasting room was next. Ably assisted by their very knowledgeable employee, Denis and Tricia guided us through a tasting of Leeuwin's three ranges: "Siblings", "Prelude" and the world-renowned "Art Series".
An entertaining raconteur, Denis shared his love affair with the Margaret River, his vineyard's fascinating history (dating from 1969), and how Robert Mondavi became involved in the inception of Leeuwin Estate. Back then there were just five working wineries in the region compared to 250 today!
Once seated in the upstairs dining room with glasses of sparkling wine, Bailli Thurston Saulsman welcomed the group then the foodies' feast commenced.
Freshly-shucked South Australian oysters with lime
Museum Release 2009 Art Series Riesling
Crisp, emerald green, Carnarvon asparagus
onion, olive, white anchovy and yolk
2015 Art Series Sauvignon Blanc
Barbecued Esperance scallops with ceviche
2012 Art Series Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Grilled marron (delicate freshwater crayfish)
Szechuan butter
Museum release 2010 Art Series Chardonnay
45 days' dry-aged Black Angus sirloin
anchovies, cumin, eggplant, Wagyu fat, heirloom tomato
Museum release 2010 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River
Gutshofer Ziegenkaese*
Museum release 2011 Art Series Shiraz
Macadamia white chocolate ice-cream
honey, thyme
It was a wonderful evening. A very big thank you went to Chef Dany Angove and our most gracious hosts the iconic Margaret River personalities, Denis and Tricia Horgan.
Thurston Saulsman
* A goat's milk cheese produced using traditional techniques and aged in warm cellars for up to 8 months. At the end of the maturation process the cheese is then rubbed in caramel giving the cheese a sweet salty finish.


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Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan!
Unbelievable. Oprah is going vegan for a 21-day cleanse! Way to GO Oprah!!
"This is definitely the biggest vegan-oriented news of the year, and quite possibly the decade." –vegan.com "The Cattlemen and dairy folks must be crapping their knickers right about now." -Erik Marcus
According to Oprah, so far so good! In her blog she wrote: "So this first day wasn't hard at all. For breakfast, I had steel-cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries, strawberries, chopped walnuts and a splash of soy milk and some agave nectar. For lunch, chunky mushroom soup with wild rice and pecans. As a snack, a handful of roasted almonds. And for dinner, a baked potato drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper with a salad of shredded lettuce, cranberries, pine nuts and tiny orange slices with a vinegar and oil dressing." Mmmm…doesn't sound too bad to me! In fact, sounds delicious!
Move over Milk… your century in the spotlight is over. You are gross, hormone-y, and meant for baby cows! I think my point is expressed nicely here:
Did you know humans are the only species to drink milk past babyhood and moreover to drink the milk of another species? Yeah. "Weirdo's" is a definite understatement.
Got Milk?
Got Vegan?
Veganism. It does the body good.
DogFighting: It didn't end with Michael Vick
Dogfighting Public Service Announcement (HSUS)
Ohio Committee Passes Bill to Crack Down on Animal Fighting
May 14th, 2008
H.B. 415 Approved Unanimously by House Criminal Justice Committee
The Humane Society of the United States praised Ohio's House Criminal Justice Committee for passing a bill to strengthen the state's animal fighting laws by a unanimous vote. H.B. 415 would raise cockfighting from a misdemeanor to a class 4 felony (punishable by a maximum $5,000 fine and/or six to 18 months imprisonment). The bill is sponsored by Reps. Lou Blessing, R– Colerain Township, and John Domenick, D–Smithfield.
"Forcing animals to mutilate each other for the sake of gambling money and a sick sense of entertainment is animal cruelty at its worst," said Dean Vickers, Ohio state director for The Humane Society of the United States. "It's time for Ohio law to assign meaningful punishment to these criminals."
The bill will now be sent to the House Rules Committee, and The HSUS is calling for its swift passage. Ohio has one of the weakest anti-cockfighting laws in the nation, and has become a magnet for cockfighters who view such penalties as simply the cost of doing business.
Making cockfighting a felony in Ohio would equate the Buckeye State with its neighboring states of Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which all designate felony-level penalties for the crime. The current class 4 misdemeanor penalties for cockfighting in Ohio are no greater than those of a speeding ticket.
About Cockfighting:
- Tens of thousands of people are involved in cockfighting nationwide.
- Common cockfighting practices include breeding birds for viciousness, drugging them to heighten aggression, and fitting their legs with razor-sharp knives or gaffs resembling ice picks.
- Law enforcement raids across the country have revealed that cockfights, which are frequently attended by children, involve illegal gambling and — as a result of the large amount of cash present — firearms and other weapons are also often present.
- Law enforcement officials have documented a strong connection between cockfighting and the distribution of illegal drugs.
- The illegal transport of fighting birds can spread deadly diseases to people and poultry.
Kumar Never Ate Meat at White Castle
Thats right, Kumar from "Harold & Kumar go to White Castle" is a grind core vegitarian. Who woulda thunk! In fact, Kumar, whose real name is Kal Penn, said "I think fast food is disgusting. I was a vegetarian when I first shot the film, and I generally eat organic as much as possible." What was he eating throughout the movie, you ask? Veggie burgers!
Words of widom
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the
chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the
evolution to a vegetarian diet."
Albert Einstein
A moment for the cows
Cows are a lot like dogs. But Calmer. With slightly softer eyes. This is one of the lucky ones saved from factory farms and from slaughter. She's a sweetheart…she'll come up to you and sniff inquisitively, of if she trusts you she will nuzzle her nose into you. If only they were all this lucky…
Humane Society investigations have revealed the brutal mistreatment of these gentle animals time and again. Please take a moment to watch what these animals endure day after day until being slaughtered for our food.
More horrific cruelty uncovered
Mercy for Animals just uncovered a horrific video documenting extreme abuse, neglect, and suffering at a California egg farm– the largest egg distributor in the Western US. The video was recorded with a hidden camera on an undercover investigation earlier in 2008, and is just one of many undercover accounts of cruelty going on at factory farms that have been surfacing across the country. More info in the LA Times article.
Attention Carnivores & Vegetarians! Abuse in the egg and milk industry is something worth your consideration. I have been a vegetarian for 10 years, but little did I know, I was still supporting some of the worst abuse in the industry. I have recently become aware that the production of eggs & milk causes as much (and in many cases more) suffering than the production of meat itself. This awareness nauseates me, because I have been have been supporting and paying this industry my whole life, even as a vegetarian.
It's time for a change. It's time for a change in meat production operations, but considering that can't happen quickly enough, it's time for a personal change–one that I have complete control over and one that can be immediate–it's time for me to change my consumption habits and to embrace a vegan lifestyle. It is my time to stop eating the products that have been made from or pumped ouf of animals that never had a chance to enjoy a moment without suffering or a moment of freedom.
Want to help without changing your diet? Certainly possible! Erik Marcus (vegan.com) is fronting an effort to require surveillance cameras in slaughterhouses (SlaughterCam's). This would be an easy, inexpensive, and reliable way to insure accountability in slaughterhouses. Support this effort by signing the petition and join the Facebook group!
Animal Rights 2008 National Conference
Fellow Animal Advocates,
I encourage you to consider attending the 2008 National Animal Rights Conference this summer! It is in Washington DC, and will make a pretty awesome summer vacation! Registration is $120. I know this seems like a lot, but it will truly be the experience of a lifetime, not to mention a ton of fun!
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This Stinks: Gene Cernan dead at 82 January 16, 2017Posted by Tantumblogo in Four Last Things, General Catholic, history, manhood, sadness, Society, technology, Victory.
The old Apollo guys are going to their reward one by one. Who is left at this point that walked on the moon? Buzz Aldrin, Al Bean, Dave Scott, John Young, Charlie Duke, and Jack Schmitt. All are in their 80s.
But today the last man to walk on the moon died. Gene Cernan, who lived outside Kerrville, was 82:
Gene Cernan, an early NASA astronaut who was the last man to set foot on the moon, died Monday, NASA announced in a tweet. He was 82.
Cernan was the commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972 – the last lunar mission and one of the final Apollo flights. When Cernan stepped out from lunar module "Challenger" he became the 11th person to walk on the moon. His lunar module pilot, Jack Schmitt, was the 12th. But as commander, Cernan was the last to re-enter the module, making him the last person to walk on the lunar surface.
Cernan had previously served as the lunar module pilot on Apollo 10 and was a pilot on the Gemini IX mission.
Cernan logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, of which 73 hours were spent on the surface of the moon, according to NASA.
Cernan was one of only three men to travel to the moon twice. The other two were Jim Lovell (still alive) and John Young.
There was a big row in NASA in the first half of 1970 when Nixon foolishly decided to gut the Apollo program (although, in his defense, most all of NASA management wanted it gutted, too). After it was announced that Apollos 18-20 would be cancelled, even though the hardware was already almost entirely built (everything but the LMs for Apollo 19 and 20), the scientific community got all fired up because the then-current crew rotation would mean that no scientist would fly to the moon if Apollo 17 was the last mission. The first scientist scheduled to go was Jack Schmitt to the Tycho Crater on Apollo 18 with Commander Dick Gordon. No Apollo 18 meant no scientist on the moon.
But not so fast. The science guys raised a big enough ruckus that NASA management was "encouraged" to change the crew rotation. Gordon and Schmitt had been training together for 6 months at that point so Gordon hoped the entire crew for 18 would just replace Gene Cernan's crew for 17. That would have left Cernan out in the cold. But instead, the awesomely skilled former X-15 pilot Joe Engle was bumped as LMP from Apollo 17 in favor of Schmitt, and Dick Gordon had to watch his chance to be the somewhat famous last man on the moon go up in smoke.
Gene Cernan was a bit of an anomaly among early Apollo astronauts in not being a test pilot. He was an attack aviation guy in the Navy, flying Skyhawks, when he found out he had been accepted into the third round of astronaut selectees. Cernan was generally viewed as a competent straight shooter who perhaps had the flaw of being a bit aggressive in his self-promotion. There was quite a bit of that among the Apollo astronauts, of course. After his time in NASA and almost de rigeuer collapse of his first marriage, Cernan became a bit of a sad creature, a sort of a caricature of his salad days version of himself, always Captain Cernan, always the former astronaut, not Geno or Gene anymore.
Still, they rarely make men like this anymore. We're much too soft to produce such steely eyed missile men as those who flew to the moon in a delicate, lowest-cost government-run contraption. Engineering was done on slide rules back then, with no 3-D solid modeling and with less computing power in the entire NASA basement than one smart phone today. And yet they did it, and the engineers of back then were probably far, far better than those of today, man for man.
Gene Cernan was at least a nominal Catholic most of his life. Not sure if he died one. I pray for the repose of his soul.
Few know Cernans's most dangerous mission was not Apollo 17, was not on Apollo at all, but was on Gemini 9A. During the mission he was to perform only America's second spacewalk, the first since Ed White briefly flew outside Gemini 4. What most people did not know at that time, is that White barely made it back inside the spacecraft. His inflated pressure suit did not want to fit in the cramped capsule and he and commander Jim McDivitt struggled mightily to get it closed. As a result, White got quite severely overheated.
Well, White's walk lasted perhaps 20 minutes, whereas Cernan's was scheduled to last several hours. However, he also ran into problems with inadequate cooling in his spacesuit, especially when in the 250 degree temperatures on the sunny side of the world. Physical exertion, of which there was plenty, made him sweat profusely. Then, when the capsule went around the night side of the earth, all that moisture inside his suit froze. His visor was almost completely frosted over and Cernan was blind. He barely managed to make it back inside the ship, and probably had a heat stroke trying to get the hatch shut.
Cernan and Stafford repeated their two-man team on Apollo 10, when another accident could have killed them both. An incorrect setting on a guidance computer caused their Lunar Module to tumble out of control while practicing the landing maneuvers that Apollo 11 would perform on the first lunar landing. The telemetry showed the LM "Snoopy" doing three 360s before Stafford flipped the switch to go from backup abort guidance to the Apollo Guidance Computer. That fixed it.
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Eternal Rest grant unto him Oh Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he Rest In Peace. Amen.
- 3. David - January 17, 2017
Thanks for covering this. I heard this on the morning news. I was glad to see he was outspoken about the demise of the space program, and was not happy to see the exploration of space be greatly reduced.
I grew up on NASA's back gate in the mid 70s through the 80s, mostly during the early days of the shuttle development and the early days of the shuttle flights – yes, I remember Challenger, and Colonel Bobko, who piloted the maiden voyage of Challenger, attended my old parish weekly. Bobko is actually a very quiet man, like a Chesley Sullenberger.
Cernan left NASA in 1976 (he got his 20 in the Navy by then), mostly because he wasn't interested in waiting around three to five years for an early shuttle flight – Al Bean, Charlie Duke, and a few others had a similar mentality, and were eligible to retire from the military by that time.
I never met Cernan (I do know where his old house is in Nassau Bay), but in 2000, I read his memoir, The Last Man on the Moon. One of the most interesting stories was how he and Stafford became the Prime Crew for Gemini 9. It was the only time in NASA history where a backup crew (hence the 9A designation) replaced the entire prime crew. There was also the reaction discussed when the T-38 crashed in St. Louis on January 28, 1966, which was how he and Stafford became the Prime Crew. With Stafford and Cernan becoming Prime Crew for Gemini 9, a new crew was needed for Gemini 12, which was how Buzz Aldrin got his first flight (he and Lovell were the Gemini 10 backup crew, which would have made them the prime crew for Gemini 13, but there wasn't a Gemini 13).
About Engle – I read Deke Slayton's memoir and Deke does mention that he nearly kicked Ed Mitchell off Apollo 14, because after 18-20 were cancelled, Deke figured it was unfair to have new guys be backup pilots for 16 and 17. Mitchell balked at being a backup on 16, and told him if he refused the assignment, he would have been replaced. Deke penned in his memoir that if he would have known Engle wouldn't have been on Apollo 17, he would have tried hard to have had Engle placed on Apollo 14. I've never met Engle (I have met his son) who did get two stars, that he is a level headed and laid back guy – one of the newer Shuttle astronauts who grew up in Nebraska had a great discussion with him about growing up in Kansas.
Cernan also discusses in his memoir about how many of the Apollo guys were working 80+ hour work weeks that their families suffered. He blames that for tearing apart his marriage – he spoke very highly of his first wife Barbara, and lamented his divorce. Although he remarried, I don't know if his second marriage was sacramental, but when he was in the Clear Lake area I heard he would attend Mass.
Again, thanks for covering this – Cernan will be missed, and I agree that today's engineers are not as good as the ones of yesteryear.
- David - January 17, 2017
Richard Malcolm:
I believe Chris Kraft said in some interviews that the majority of the public doesn't remember Apollo 17 because no one died up there – it was a near flawless mission. Kraft also said in interviews that America quit going to the moon when America was just getting good at it.
As for the wives, Cernan mentioned in his memoirs, "those wives should be in the history books."
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If anyone has been dying to see what our Super Hero Herky shirts will turn out like, they're finished! We've got the game tomorrow, so I'll try to post pictures of us in our bad ass sweatshirts soon.


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He lays on the bed, his limbs tighten, bending in ways they shouldn't bend, his jaw stuck open and I look at my watch to time his seizures. I turn him onto his side and I stare into his eyes. I beg to Jesus, Make it stop.
In between seizures, I wash his soiled clothes in the basin next to his bed. He can't understand me, but I still talk to him. I apologize because I'm not very good at hand-washing clothes but I'm trying.
Another seizure starts and I go to his side, caress his arm and sing "Jesus Loves You" choking on the words, "You are weak but He is strong."
Hours pass before he is seen by a nurse or doctor and my frustrations grow greater. He hasn't had his anti-seizure medication yet and they haven't run any tests on him to find out what's wrong with him. I start to judge the doctors, thinking they have no compassion for this boy.
I ask a nurse for help and I'm quickly humbled. She's busy taking care of a dead body. She isn't lacking compassion. She's taking care of the hundred other dying children in the ward. It's not their fault there are not enough nurses and doctors.
The seizures continue. More begging to Jesus, Save him, save your child. He slips in and out of consciousness.
He smiles often in his unconsciousness. I'd like to think he's having good dreams. Dreaming of heaven, of Jesus' face.
The doctor come and examines him. Everyone asks the same questions.
Who is his caretaker? I am.
Where are his parents? I don't know.
How old is he? I'm not sure, maybe 13?
Where does he live? At "M1." He was picked up off the streets.
What is his medical history? I don't know.
Does he talk? He did on Monday.
Monday, the day Kelsey and I met R. Kelsey spotted him while we were at M1. He couldn't stand on his own and walked very slowly. The staff at M told us he was mentally ill. Kelsey and I walked him to the room where we have worship. He stood next to us clapping along and holding our hands during Fred's sermon. Then I heard his small voice whispering, repeating Fred's prayer to God. Moments later we were in the car on the way to the hospital.
Now, I feel helpless as he convulses again, repeating the only Lugandan word I know: Yesu. Yesu. Yesu. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.
Children are dying all around us, three died in one night, five the next day. I watch his chest rise and fall, checking for signs of life. I call his name and he turns his head and opens his eyes to look at me. Hope rises in me again.
Kelsey comes to take my place at the hospital and we put on worship music for R to listen to.
I can see the light that is coming for the heart that holds on,
And there will be an end to these troubles but until that day comes,
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Hello Papercrafters,
Well I am a bit later than I had intended on being with this post, so my apologies, but according to my husband harvest has priority over my papercrafts, go figure lol, men just don't understand the importance cardmaking and blogging, :-) while we are not completely finished with harvest one of the most exhausting jobs is done, the rest of the harvest will be part-time hours for me :-) so I will have time for my crafts and videos. Yea, with the holidays coming up I have lots of crafting to do and share!
I did manage to get todays video made this morning, I uploaded while I was working, but I'm just now getting it posted before bed, where does the time go. This video is of my peekaboo slider window card that I featured during the blog hop. (As I stated before this is a case of a card by Julie Davison) Thank you Julie!)
It's easier than it looks, I'm thinking of doing a Halloween version......how cute would it be having some spooky bat or witch or whatever behind the window, yep going to try that! :)
Here's a photo of the card:
I noticed that in the video I forgot to stamp the acorn on the tag that pulls out, you can see it in the above photo, sorry for that mistake, I'm still new to videography and make a lot of mistakes, lol, it's a learning process, thanks for you patience.
and here is the video, Enjoy
Thank you for stopping by I hope you enjoyed the video, I will be back with another episode soon, so hurry back!


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The head of e-commerce retailer Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has agreed to the purchase of the Washington Post newspaper for $250m (£163m).
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I've been very fortunate not to lose one of my biological parents. I did, however, lose my father-in-law (who became like a 2nd dad) about 1.5yrs ago now.ReplyDelete
Just before he passed, I was very focused with my writing. After...I didn't write for months, and I was miserable. My husband told me I had to get back to writing. It was what made me happy.
But, like you I couldn't focus. In fact, part of me felt guilty for taking private time to write when I could be with my husband. After all, who knows what's going to happen tomorrow?
He helped me realize what was to come tomorrow would whether I wrote or not. But the difference? I'd be happy.
It was at this point I joined Absolute Write where I met a bunch of terrific writers and friends. And over a course of some time, the fire was reignited and the words started flowing.
Sometimes, we have make ourselves push through....
You have been just existing since the loss of you dad. You go through life existing and not living life after such a loss. You just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other and hiding your knees in prayer. Lift your face to God and He will see you through this. He knows exactly how you are feeling and what you need. Plus you have an AMAZING family who support you 100% and will help you through this. You will begin writing and will produce some great and inspiring works. Just lean on those who love you and keep typing cuz!ReplyDelete
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The idiom "the devil is in the details" derives from the earlier phrase, "God is in the detail;" expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.[1] This original idiom has been attributed to a number of different individuals, most notably to German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) by The New York Times in Mies' 1969 obituary, however it is generally accepted to not have originated with him. The expression also appears to have been a favorite of German art historian Aby Warburg(1866–1929), though Warburg's biographer, E.M. Gombrich, is likewise uncertain if it originated with Warburg. An earlier form "Le bon Dieu est dans le détail" (the good God is in the detail) is generally attributed to Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880).[1] Bartlett's Familiar Quotations lists the saying's author as anonymous.[2]
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Nehemiah is just as wonderful and lovely as he normally is. He figured out how to climb over the gate to get out of his bedroom {sorry if I already shared this}but I am determined not to give up on him sleeping in his own room. Tonight is the second night of me enforcing him sleeping in his room, so we'll see how it goes. I didn't get a good night's sleep last night because Nehemiah kept coming in my room so then I had to get up and take him back to bed. He didn't have a nap today, so I'm praying that he stays asleep.
This is mom and me on Easter
and this is me this morning wearing the same outfit
{excuse the wrinkles on my shirt, this shirt doesn't like to iron}.
So what's the difference between the two pics you ask? My tummy that's what. Not a huge difference, but it's a change. I got on the scale today and guess what...I'm dropping pounds {big smile on my face right now}. This is fantastic seeing that I didn't get to the gym last week because I wasn't feeling well.
That's all I have for tonight.
Thanks for allowing me to share my accomplishments, no matter how big or small.
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New Era understands that High Commissioner Pius Dunaiski was attending a meeting elsewhere in the city when fire engulfed the building while his secretary was in a different office at the time of the incident.
"By the time they noticed the fire the smoke was too much and they could not go inside to secure some of the documents," an official from the international relations ministry told New Era.
"The staff are still in shock from the horrific experience but we are happy no one was injured," the official confirmed, adding that Dunaiski lost all his official documents in the inferno.
Firefighters arrived at the scene 20 minutes later but could not do much to retrieve many of the items, officials say.
The mission is now awaiting an official forensic report on the cause of the fire, although preliminary indications point to a malfunctioning air condition system as a possible cause of the fire.
"The owners of the building have been informed about the incident and will soon meet with the mission officials to discuss the way forward."
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I am a news junkie.
In a typical day I will read The NY Times, The Washington Post, The LA Times, the CNN site, Alternet, Huffington Post, Politico, Yahoo News and watch Hardball, Countdown and Rachel Maddow. Then I might watch The Daily Show. Often I read the Daily News on the subway.
Lately this has become a problem.
That's because the news is so terrible these days. Rather than read the details about February's dismal job numbers, I have decided to pull back--make an attempt at seeing if "out of sight, out of mind" might actually help to improve my mood.
So far, so good.
I am also a fan of old magazines. During my newsbreak I was looking through a Time magazine from September of 1964 and noticed the following, which I had never known: during this week, less than a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, there were television premieres of "Bewitched", "The Addams Family", "Flipper", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Mr. Magoo". Is it any wonder why network television held all the marbles back then? Not to be too badly outclassed, in theaters that week were "A Hard Day's Night" and "Night of the Iguana".
Goldwater was running against Johnson. Hubert Humphrey was a brash young up-and-comer. Youths had rioted at Seaside Oregon and crime was headed up dramatically almost everywhere.
Last night I also watched three submarine movies in a row on Turner Classic Movies. I was trying to think of something that didn't have the words "stock market" and "tanking" in it--and thanks to William Holden, Rock Hudson and Clark Gable, I was able to do so.
My advice for these fun-filled times: stop looking. Go about your work. Feel good about yourself. This too shall pass--probably sooner than you can imagine. After all, even though every sentient adult in the United States is currently feeling like they have a spike driven through their head on account of the economy, at some point our native insatiability for goods and services is going to kick in and we will be firing up the markets again.
In the meantime, here's to cluelessness.


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Trafalgar Square Conservation Area has become London's latest residential development hotspot, with 362 new luxury apartments constructed over the last five years, according to a report.
The property value rises outperforming the rest of the West End and the capital's most expensive apartment under construction, revealed the new Beauchamp Estates West End Report.
The West End Report was commissioned by Beauchamp Estates, with data research and analysis by Dataloft, the market intelligence group, using property data from 2011 to 2016 and figures from the Land Registry, Lonres and Zoopla.
The Beauchamp Estates report focuses on the Trafalgar Square Conservation Area, looking at the history, development and property value record of the 1.9km thoroughfare which runs between St James's Palace and the Western End of Pall Mall, through to Trafalgar Square, and from the Strand to Temple Bar.
Between 1600 and 1700 Pall Mall and the Strand were residential addresses lined with mansions and townhouses.
The location then became commercial during the 19th and early part of the 20th Century, when Pall Mall was redeveloped into a luxury retail destination and Trafalgar Square/Cockspur Street became a location for travel companies and the Strand an area known for its theatres, cafes and restaurants.
Thirdly, after a long period of decline a major urban renewal programme led by The Crown Estate started in 2002. This focused on improving the public realm, refurbishment of existing facades and the sale on new long leases of former government and commercial buildings. This has kick-started a major residential revival and influx of a flurry of new hotels and luxury retailers which is still ongoing.
The Beauchamp Estates report reveals that since 2011 nine new residential developments have or are being constructed along Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square and the Strand. These developments provide 362 new luxury apartments and penthouses at values ranging from £2,500 to £3,000 per sqft.
The report highlights that apartments in these new developments have an average sales price of £1.74 million, up 4.7 per cent since 2015, and fall into three clear types of development.
The report reveals that over the last three years the rate of price growth in the Trafalgar Square Conservation Area has outperformed neighbouring Mayfair and Marylebone.
Average sales prices per sqft in the local area have risen by 33 per cent compared with 26 per cent for Mayfair and 24 per cent for Marylebone over the same period.
The new year also sees the main launch of Oceanic House, the former White Star Line headquarters at No.1 Cockspur Street, which has been converted into seven luxury residences priced from £2,830 per sqft and for sale through Beauchamp Estates. Other luxury residential developments in the pipeline include Admiralty Arch which is set to create a handful of super-luxury apartments which will be serviced by the adjoining luxury 6-star hotel and a new club which is also under development. Another new development will be 5 Strand, a scheme of 26 apartments.
Gary Hersham, Partner at Beauchamp Estates says: "The Trafalgar Square conservation area has become a new homes hotspot; it is one of the last overlooked and undervalued areas in London's West End. Residential values in the area range from £1,800 to £3,500 per sqft, compared to £3,500 to £5,000 per sqft in neighbouring Mayfair, Belgravia and Marylebone. Over the last three years price rises in the area have also outperformed the neighbouring localities drawing both owner occupiers and investors to the area in anticipation of further price increases."
Paul Finch, Head of New Homes Sales at Beauchamp Estates says: "The Trafalagar Square conservation area sits at the "crossroads" where Whitehall, the Strand, Covent Garden and Pall Mall/St James's meet. Over the last five years the area has been undergone transformation into a luxury residential and hotel destination. In the last two years alone there has been some £413 million luxury new apartment sales in the district."
"The location is adjacent to Mayfair and Belgravia, yet without the corresponding peaks in residential values. Purchasers in the Trafalagar Square quarter have the benefit of buying into a formerly overlooked location which is now undergoing rapid transformation into a luxury residential address, with the associated capital value uplift that occurs with regeneration and huge inward investment," he added.


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FOOTBALL crowds and hooligans have been accused of making Cardiff's prized Millennium Stadium a curse to the city.
Recorder Jonathan Durham-Hall QC was speaking at the Crown Court where he fined three men £1,000 each for violence after the Division One play-off at the stadium.
He said that by attracting men like them among the many thousands of visitors on match days, ordinary citizens were being driven off the streets.
"This new stadium is both a blessing and a curse, it seems," he added.
CCTV cameras had caught bricklayer Gary Howells, 18, mechanic Mark Whitehouse, 23, and part time youth football coach Duncan Mc-Gregor, 21, kicking a man on the ground in the city centre
Violence had erupted between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United supporters just 150 yards from the ground.
The three admitted affray and defence barrister Karl Williams said although the clash had been in the narrow streets of the old centre of the city, there had not been many other people around.
"Since the construction of the stadium, members of the public do not attend the city on May 26. centre in great numbers on match days because they do not feel it is conducive to shopping when there are 78,000 people in the narrow streets," he said.
The judge said anyone seeing the video film would have been shocked by the level of violence.
The three, of Wolverhampton, said they were not club followers but got caught up in the clash. They were given 28 days in jail in default of payment of the fines.


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Lewis Black said that blogging is like jerking off in front of a mirror, and videotaping it so you can jerk off to it later. I don't really get it, but I think it's fucking hilarious. Here are some blog posts that I started writing, but never actually materialized into anything more than a sentence or two:
- Anyone who's been to the Holocaust Museum and didn't smirk at the overstuffed donation box or the huge wall of prominent donors is a better person than me. It's also interesting how the issue of genocide is more or less removed from the American Indian museum.
- Anyone who tailgates and changes lanes in heavy traffic is trying to win the Rat Race. Nobody wins a Rat Race.
- Being successful with women isn't just acting like an Alpha male all the time. It's about being able to act like an Alpha male or an Androgynous male based on the situation, and being able to switch between the two personas seamlessly at the right moment.
- I think I might be terminally ill because 18 year old girls aren't hot to me the same way they used to be and I have no explanation why this is. The 35 year old guy who was dating this girl from my high school (when we were in high school) told me this would never happen. Randy, where are you now? I miss you.
- girlsaskguys.com is becoming my favorite website. Think you need credentials to dole out dating advice to 16 year old girls? Think again!
- This recent opinion piece from Gary Becker and this response from Richard Posner present two informed and insightful viewpoints on a topic that uninformed dipshits love talking about: The Decline of America. It's also one of the best blogs on the internet because it's run by two University of Chicago Senior Faculty members who know what they're talking about.
- I started this blog 8 months ago hoping I could somehow parlay it into becoming a YouTube star while expecting to at least keep myself entertained. Now, my stat deal tells me that an average of 500 people come to this site every day. To be honest, that freaks me out more than it makes me proud, but as long as it entertains you, more power to you. And let me just say this: if you agree with everything I write, you have some serious psychological problems. I'm not even kidding.


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I've hit a new low in Siberia-15 F 😉
I finally have some good news. It looks like things are picking up on the work front. I think a long translation of some obscure economic document is in the works for me. Downside: it's an obscure 40 page long economic document. Upside: I get paid. Yay. lol. Otherwise, things are going just fine. I took a brisk walk outside in 15 F degree weather. Nothing out of the ordinary for a Siberian morning. 🙂
Mom's working on getting us some better internet. It's been so stressful trying to work and teach and work on S.Iv's book while having an awful Internet connection. Grrr. Internet has been the bane of my existence for the past 6 months. On the flipside, I think I've been finally cured of the tech addiction that is so prevalent among modern people today…
Today I woke up and prayed like I always do. I usually say what it is I'm grateful for but today I felt like praying for others. Even within my small sphere of influence there are so many people to pray for. My father who has ongoing health problems with his knee ( he was shot over a decade ago). N, who is facing a 6 months prison term for a stupid prank. J, who has an alcoholic mother she loves nonetheless. M, who is recovering from a suicide attempt. There is hope. Turn to God and then do the best that you can. After all, God helps those who help themselves.
Peace ❤
Exercise: morning stretches, power walk, 1 hr strength/plyo combo (yay, mom worked out with me today 🙂
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3: bowl of raw cottage cheese w/persimmon, large slice of zapeknka,
4: side of dill, baked pumpkins w/curry glaze, cottage cheese


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Welcome to my blog, i will let you in on what my blog is going to be about in a moment but first things my blog will not be about...
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It will NOT have anything to do with sex, sex in the city, or any male bashing ... well maybe a little male bashing.
But mostly it will be about the 52 new things i do this year. Seeing as i have TMJ its going to be a small challenge to get in 52 new things this year but I'm determined to do it and have you follow me. :)
Thank you to the ladies in Windsor i already have number 52 knocked off my list (working backwards).
Please feel free to comment as much as you like :) Look forward to hearing from all of you. (as of right now i have one lonely follower).


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This wrap and bow were created using extra bits of paper; no ribbons or costly trimmings are necessary. It's best to use patterns and play with directions.
The following instructions are for the box dimensions shown: 6 1/4-by-4 1/2-by-1-inch; 4-by-4-by-2-inch, 1 3/8-by-1 3/8-by-1 3/8-inch. You can replicate these or use them for inspiration.
Wrapping paper
1 1/2 to 2-inch tape roll
To begin, wrap each package in the traditional way. Using the same paper, construct "bows" for the tops, which cascade down the sides of the box. Each piece of paper is applied using a 1 1/2 to 2-inch tape roll -- a piece of tape secured to itself at both ends. (Double-sided tape can be used, but tape rolls give the best results.)
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Tape the ends of 1 1/2-inch (pattern A) strip together to form a circle; tape to the center of the bow.


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Thursday, March 9, 2017 9:20 PM
WASHINGTON — The top American military officer met Tuesday with his Russian and Turkish counterparts to discuss how to avoid an unintended confrontation as forces from all three nations operate on an increasingly crowded battlefield in northern Syria.
The unusual three-way meeting was held in Antalya, Turkey. It brought together Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian general staff; and their Turkish counterpart, Gen. Hulusi Akar.
The major purpose of the session was to discuss "the fight against all terrorist organizations in Syria" and "the importance of additional measures for de-conflicting operations," a spokesman for General Dunford said in a statement.
The situation in northern Syria has become increasingly tense in recent days. Supported by American and Russian airstrikes, Turkish forces and Syrian militias supported by Turkey recently succeeded in taking the town Al Bab from the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
From right: Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian general staff; Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Hulusi Akar; and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday. Credit Turkish Armed Forces General Staff Press Office
But Turkey's main worry is not ISIS but ensuring that Syrian Kurds do not establish a ministate in northern Syria. That has spurred fears that Turkish troops and their allies in the Syria opposition might move to seize Manbij, a town in northern Syria that was taken from ISIS by Syrian Arab and Kurdish militias backed by the United States.
The fighters defending Manbij do not believe that the Turkish posture is mere saber-rattling. Abu Amjed, the head of the Manbij Military Council, said in an interview last week that his fighters were being shot at by Turkish troops and that he considered Turkey to be more of a threat than ISIS.
As the situation escalated, the Manbij Military Council has tried to pre-empt any Turkish offensive by striking a deal with Russia to turn nearby villages under its control over to Syrian government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. As part of that deal, a Syrian government convoy with humanitarian aid began to make its way to Manbij, escorted by Russian armored vehicles, which halted just short of the town.
At the same time, American troops in Stryker fighting vehicles and armored Humvees flying large American flags began to appear in and around Manbij to dissuade Turkish-backed militias and other groups from attacking the area. The American troops include a unit of Army Rangers, who appear to have been sent to northern Syria from the base American forces use in Erbil, Iraq. It was an unusually public role for Army Rangers, who often prefer to operate in the shadows.
Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said Monday that the American deployment was intended as a "visible sign of deterrence and reassurance."
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"We are concerned about anybody who views Manbij as needing to be liberated," he added.
One American official described the situation around Manbij as a potential tinderbox. There have already been a couple of friendly fire incidents, including a Russian airstrike last week that hit Syrian Arab fighters trained by the Americans. The worry is that a small incident could rapidly escalate and undermine the American-backed push to capture Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's self-styled caliphate.
"There is a need for an effective coordination in the efforts to clear Syria of all terror groups because so many countries are involved there," Binali Yildirim, the Turkish prime minister, said of the generals meeting. "That's the real aim of the meeting."
The challenge facing the United States and Turkey, however, goes well beyond drawing clear battle lines.
American Special Operations Forces regard the Y.P.G. — the Syrian Kurdish militia that is officially known as the People's Protection Units — as an effective battlefield ally whose participation is vital to roll back the Islamic State in Syria.
While President Trump has yet to decide the matter, American commanders have also argued for equipping the Y.P.G. with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns and anti-tank missiles so they could join the operation to seize Raqqa.
Turkey, which has cast the Kurdish militias as terrorists, has vociferously objected to such a move. The American military has tried to develop ways to reassure Turkey, including by increasing the number of Syrian Arabs that would be used to take Raqqa.
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Saturday, March 11, 2017 9:31 PM
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Quote:The unusual three-way meeting was held in Antalya, Turkey. It brought together Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the chief of the Russian general staff; and their Turkish counterpart, Gen. Hulusi Akar.
Quote:No One Invited US to Manbij, All Foreign Troops in Syria without Permission Are 'Invaders' – Bashar Assad
The presence of US military in the area of the Syrian city of Manbij was not agreed with the country's authorities, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the Phoenix TV television channel. The full text of the interview was published on a website of the Sana news agency on March 11.
According to the head of the state, "any foreign troops, coming to Syria without our invitation or consultation or permission, they are invaders, whether they are American, Turkish, or any other one."
Al-Assad also noted that US servicemen will not help his country to defeat terrorism.
"What are they [foreign troops] going to do? To fight the ISIS [the Islamic State terrorist group]? The Americans lost nearly every war. They lost in Iraq, they had to withdraw at the end. Even in Somalia, let alone Vietnam in the past and Afghanistan," the President said.
He pointed out that Washington "didn't succeed anywhere, they sent troops, they only create a mess." Al-Assad believes that the Americans "are very good in creating problems and destroying, but they are very bad in finding solutions."
The state's head also added liberation of the city of Raqqa, which now is the main stronghold of the IS, will become a priority for government troops in the near future. According to him, liberation of Raqqa and Deir-Ez-Zor can take several months.
On March 6, it was reported that the council of Manbij city, located in the north of Syria, announced the transfer of the city under protection of the US-led coalition. This happened after on March 1, the Turkish Army and Syrian militants jointly attacked an armed detachment of the city's militia, which mounted defences in a village near the city.
Later, units of the Syrian Army started to take up positions, left by the local militia on the contact line with the Turkish Army and its allies from the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
Sunday, March 12, 2017 8:59 AM
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