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Columbus returned to Spain in 1504, after his fourth voyage to the New
World, he reported on the rich goldfields in Veragua on the Isthmus.
This earned the name of Castilla
del Oro to the area. All of Tierra Firme, West of the Gulf of Darien, was
named Castilla del Oro, while all of the land to the East was named
Nueva Andalusia, which included the North Coast of South
that time, there were two Spaniards interested in colonizing
Tierra Firme. One was Alonso de Ojeda
and the other was Diego de Nicuesa.
Ojeda, lacked the funds to attempt such an enterprise, and joined
forces, while still in Spain, with Juan
de la Cosa, the famous navigator and cartographer, who had been
with Columbus and others, on voyages to the New World, and had
accumulated a small fortune from these exploits.
Not being able to select which explorer to award the charter, he appointed them
both. Nicuesa was given the province of Castilla del Oro, from Cape Gracias a Diós to
the border of Nueva Andalusia. Ojeda was given Nueva Andalusia from Cape
de la Vela to the domains of Nicuesa. The dividing line between these two
provinces was left for them to fight out.
the fall of 1509, the
two governors met in Española and started quarreling right away. Diego
Colon, the governor of Española, did all he could to hinder the two
governors, and refused to give them ships and men, as ordered by the King.
With the help of Juan de la Cosa, they agreed to make the Darien River, as the boundary between their provinces.
Ojeda, still in need of additional funding, was able to enlist the Bachelor of Law (lawyer), Martin Fernandez de Enciso to his enterprise. This astute attorney had amassed a fortune in the few years of practicing law in Española. For his financial support, Ojeda made him, "Alcalde Major" (Chief Justice), of the vice-royalty of Nueva Andalusia.
On November 12, 1509, Ojeda set sailed from Española, with two ships, two brigantines, three hundred men and twelve brood mares. Enciso remained in Santo Domingo, recruiting more men and purchasing supplies. He was instructed to sail to Nueva Andalusia and the settlement of San Sebastian with reinforcements, as soon as possible.
Enciso sailed from Española on September 1, 1510 with 2 ships, a caravel and a brigantine,
150 men, 12 mares, some stallions,
pigs to breed, plenty of food and clothes, weapons and 2 stowaways, to join Ojeda.
Once they were far
out to sea, away from Española, the stowaways revealed themselves. Vasco
Nuñez de Balboa and his dog, Leoncico, were hiding in two large
caskets, left his hiding place and
presented himself to Enciso. Balboa had tried to join the
expedition of Ojeda, but was prevented from doing so, because the governor of Española
had passed a law, forbidding any resident, that was indebt, to leave the
island, without first paying off their debt. Since he was still in debt,
he conspired with his friend Bartolomé Hurtado to hid him in a
casket, and put it on board the ship. Enciso, at first, ordered
that Balboa be put in chains; but, Balboa's friends convinced him that
Balboa knew the land where they were going, and was an excellent soldier. Enciso
realized that Balboa had much to offer and allowed him to join the
Not wanting to lose his investment in the enterprise, Enciso, the Major Mayor, ordered Pizzaro to turn around, and head back to the Gulf of Urabá or Darien. As they approached the Caribana Point, against the recommendations of Balboa and the pilot, Enciso, sure that he could do noting wrong, ordered the ships to move in close to the point. The caravel on which he was on (and Balboa), hit a reef and started to sink very rapidly. The passengers were able to save themselves with the help of the other two ships, and their row boat. They lost all of the horses, pigs, and most of the provisions, since they were mostly on the caravel.
Enciso then continued on to San Sebastián, where they discovered that the settlement had been burned to the ground by the natives. Lacking provision, they had to live off the land, hunting peccary and eating fruits. Wanting to get food from the natives, Enciso, ordered and led his party inland, hoping to capture a native village, and take their food. But the natives were prepared, and attacked the Spaniards as they approached with poison arrows forcing them to retreat.
Enciso became very discouraged because they had lost all of their food, clothes and weapons. His settlers were divided in what they wanted to do and were rebelling against him. To resolve the problem, he held a town meeting with all of his men. There options were to either go back to Española in defeat, join the expedition of Diego de Nicuesa that was trying to establish a settlement in Veragua, or remain in San Sebastián and try to rebuild the community. Every man (Spanish, Catholic male) was asked to give his opinion on what they should do. When it came to Balboa's turn, he suggested that they move the settlement to the western side of the gulf.
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was about 35 years old, when
he directed the Spaniards to their first secure foothold on Tierra Firme
(Continent of America). His
suggestion to try the western shore of the Gulf of Darien was accepted
by acclamation. Enciso saw this option as another way to salvage his
investment in the expedition. Not being able to fit all of the men into
the one remaining brigantine, some of the men were left at San Sebastian,
in a hastily reconstructed stockade for their defense. They then crossed
the gulf, where Balboa directed them to a territory ruled by the Cacique
Cemaco was a man that remembered the problems with the Spaniards the first time they visited his territory. In the Spanish Chronicles of the period, his name appears again and again, for being a thorn in the side of the Spaniards. Remembering the problem with Bastides, and prepared to receive the Spaniards. As soon as he saw the long boats approaching land, he sent the women and children into the jungles to hide. After they were protected, he went to the beach with 500 warriors to meet the invaders.
When Enciso landed, he proceeded with the Spanish custom, of proclaiming all of the land for the King of Spain and the Holy Catholic Church.. This ceremony was attended by his notaries, priests, officials, soldiered and some of the sailors. He had a notary read aloud the same proclamation use by Ojeda (and all Spaniards) to the natives. This was the proclamation where he took the land for the King of Spain, and the natives had to abandon the ruler and take the King of Spain, as their new ruler. He then had the priest read another proclamation where he promises to baptize all of the heathens. He promised the Virgin Mary, that this heathen town would be hers in name, if she would make it his in substance, along with Cemaco's gold, he will build on Cemaco's land a church, and dedicate it to her adored image, Antigua of Seville. He also promised, that if she would do that for him, he would take a pilgrimage to her holy shrine. While all of this was going on, more men were disembarking from the ships. This ceremony had the function of legalizing what ever the Spanish did against the natives, who were not Christians.
Once all the formalities were dispensed with, the Spaniards yelled their war cry "Santiago" and charged the natives with such ferocity, that they quickly routed them. They chased the fleeing natives to Cemaco's village and captured it. Making good his promise, he re-christened the village, "Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien". With in the next couple of days, they had consfiscated large quantities of food and over $50,000 in gold from the natives.
Once the Enciso had fortified his position, he sent the brigantine back
to San Sebastian to bring the rest of the settlers. Enciso, being a
lawyer, went about writing new laws and code for governing this land of
gold. To him it was more important to establish the laws and rules by with
the colony would be governed, than to plant crops to feed the community.
of organize work details. Since Ojeda, who was the governor, was not
there, and had abandoned them, or may possibly be dead, they did not know.
Enciso took on the job of the governor, with all of its rights and privileges.
He enacted laws that were designed to rule a civilized city in Spain, not
a small village in the middle of the uncivilized jungle. As acting
governor, he demanded that all booty belonged to him, and the people that
did the fighting, would get a small share. The colonist were not prepared
to lose, to Enciso, by his laws, what they had won by their sweat and
The settlers became upset with these new laws, and some talked about revolts, arresting Enciso and sending back to Santo Domingo, or killing him, etc. As the rhetoric increased in fervor, and the hostility towards Enciso was at its peak, Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, advised the settlers to calm down, that there were other recourses they could follow. He informed them, that they were now in the province of Castilla del Oro, not Nueva Andalusia. That Castilla del Oro, was the domain of Nicuesa, while Ojeda was the governor of Nueva Andalusia. He reminded them that Ojeda's domain was on the other side of the bay and south of the Darien River. He told them, that Enciso was the Alcalde Mayor in San Sebastian, province of Nueva Andalusia, and Enciso had no legal authority in the new settlement of Antigua.
The colonist's attitudes changed when they realized that Enciso had no power in Castilla del Oro, and immediately held elections for new leaders. They elected two Alcaldes (Mayors), Vasco Nuñez de Balboa and Martin Zamudio. Unfortunately for the new community, new leaders did not mean an end to its problems. They still had to build a city, with roads, churches, houses, parks, and fortifications. They had to plant crops so they could feed themselves in the future.
Balboa, being a soldier, aligned himself with the soldiers. He was
more interested in military matters, than the civil duties of running the
community. He had remarkable tact
for smoothing out quarrels between the settlers when they arised. He was
very just
in divisions of the spoil insuring that everybody got their share,
whether they took part in the battle, or stayed home taking care of the
crops. And above all, he was tireless in providing
for the comfort of his men. The Spanish historian Oviedo, who always
slandered every act of Balboa, admitted: "No chieftain
who ever went to the Indies equaled him in these respects."
Enciso returned to Spain in 1512 and brought charges against Balboa in the Spanish Court. He was accused of the miss-treatment of Nicuesa and possible cause of his death. He also brought charged against Balboa for his treatment of Enciso. A new governor was appointed for Castilla del Oro in 1514, Pedro Arias de Ávila, aka. Pedrarias. Enciso accompanied Pedrarias back to Antigua, as Alguacil Mayor (Bailiff). Soon after his arrival, he obtained a legal ruling against Balboa, forcing him to pay Enciso a large amount of money, as indemnity for the wrongs that he suffered.
In 1515 he was in charge of an expeditionary force into the province of Cenu, where it was reported there was a lot of gold. He tired to persuade the natives to trade for their gold, and was unsuccessfully in this endeavor. Since they would not trade, he tried to take it by force and make the caciques, submit to the king of Spain. He failed miserably in this task also. He knew a lot about the law, but very little about how to lead an army, or military strategy.
Soon after failing as a military commander, he returned to Spain. There he published his "Suma De Geografia Que Trata De Todas Las Partidas Del Mundo", the first account in Spanish of the discoveries in the New World, previously, everything published about the New World was written in Latin. The work was dedicated to the Emperor Charles V and published in Sevilla on 1519 and reprinted in 1530 and in 1549. In this book, he printed all that was know at the time of the art and science of navigation. He went into great detail on explaining about all of the instruments used for navigation, and the mathematic used. He provided great detail on all of the lands that had been discovered, (up to 1519) including the inhabitants, animals and plants. He gives the first description of the avocado.
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'narcissism' - noun. The pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one's own attributes. The term originated from Greek mythology, where the young Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water.
So, we know exactly what it is, but how do you discover who suffers from it? Well, it's far simpler than you'd expect.
Psychology students have long used a 40-question diagnostic test to look for narcissism in a subject but, according to a new study based on 11 separate experiments, they really were overcomplicating things.
It turns out that all you really need to successfully identify a narcissist is one question:
'Are you a narcissist?'
And they'll answer yes. So long as they know what it means.
Brad Bushmna, professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University and a co-author of the study commented, "It's pretty cool actually, because narcissists aren't afraid to tell you they're narcissistic."
While it may seem obvious, it's worth bearing in mind that people tend not be honest with questions such as whether they indulge in casual sex or take drugs.
However, because they tend to lack empathy, they would have no problem declaring something that they would deem to be manifestly true, nor something they should be ashamed of.
Exhibit A:
Bushman explained that this 'one question' diagnostic test is not unique: "There are single item scales for other traits, like self-esteem for example. But the existing measure for narcissism is 40 items long."
He also explained why a test for narcissism is useful.
"It's an important personality dimension to measure. It's bad for the individual, because if you already think you're great you're not going to make any efforts to improve yourself. And it's bad for society as well, because if you're selfish you're less likely to be a cooperative and helpful member of your community."
Meanwhile - surprise, surprise - social media has amplified the issue in recent years - and it could be highly problematic.
"Social media is absolutely related to narcissistic behaviour. I've been studying aggression for about 30 years, and I've seen that the most harmful belief that a person can have is that they're superior to others... Men are better than women, my race is better than your race, my religion is superior to your religion. When people believe they're better than other people, they act accordingly. If people could believe that everyone on the planet is part of the same human family, and deserves the same respect, so many problems would be solved."
And Kanye might make better music again.
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text: Shyness controls a small boy's life until he finds a friend. A shy little boy avoids interaction with other people, waiting on the stairs of his apartment building to make sure no one's there, hiding when his mother's friend visits and sitting alone on his daily train ride to school. When his birthday arrives, the boy chooses Max, the most fearless dog he can find, and everything changes. With Max in the lead, the boy isn't afraid to go places, and that's how he meets Ruby, a lonely girl who sits in the cherry tree outside school. Shy because her parents often move, Ruby and the boy become friends and spend the summer dreaming in the cherry tree and eating cherry cake at Ruby's trailer home. When summer ends and Ruby's family prepares to move on, the two timid friends promise they will "be brave even without each other." Bunge's whimsical illustrations with their charmingly European flavor and dramatic use of perspective to emphasize the isolation of the shy are the perfect complement to this quiet story of reaching out to touch someone. (Picture book. 4-7)


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Are you sometimes so busy you skip on your usual full on makeup routine just so you can get out the door in time?
I find that my January has been that way, so I am looking for more ways to have a strong makeup look without taking a long time to get it done. Its definitely possible! One of my absolutely favorite looks is with a strong eye brow and a bold eye liner which makes a statement, great on time, and lasts all day!
It took me about 10 and a half minutes to film this video, and that includes the moisturizer and my winter foundation routine! I have a couple of different ways I like to do my eye brows so look for my brow tutorials coming up soon! Also, I'm not focusing on my foundation and will have a full video talking about my winter foundation routine coming up shortly!
I hope you find this video helpful, I'm committed to making these quick tutorials less then 5 minutes in length to give you ideas, inspiration and quick tips without taking forever.
Keys to success:
- Practice
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- Clean brushes, especially for the eye liner
It's ok to take longer to apply the eye liner, especially in the beginning. Don't try this look expecting it to be super easy peasy, I've had lots and lots of practice. So give yourself a break and have fun!
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Bega Rental Properties
May 7, 2013
Choosing a rental property in Bega to live in is a private decision. It can be hard to get a good look around at the time of inspection, especially when it is a group viewing. Here are some things to consider when you are having a look at a Bega rental property to live in: […]


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The Vampire Diaries – Episode 4-15 Review – "Stand By Me"
So The Vampire Diaries followed up last week's fantastic episode with another stellar one. There is one thing I always commend this show for, and that's that it has the characters ask and answer the questions we're all thinking. In my last review, I wondered if Jeremy was still wearing his protection ring, and if it would bring him back to life if he was. Within the first several minutes of this week's episode, Elena answered that question and Stefan (separately) answered it. It seems like a fairly obvious thing, but a lot of shows don't even put that miniscule level of detail into their dialogue and stories.
Of course, we came to learn that the ring would not save Jeremy. As "one of the five" vampire hunters, Jeremy was now supernatural. As such, the ring lost its powers to protect him. However, through Elena's denial, the writers actually provided a very clever way of giving the audience hope that he would survive. Her line of thought – that the tattoos disappeared and therefore he was no longer supernatural – was plausible. When it became increasingly clear that he wouldn't be returning (particularly when Stefan and Caroline could smell his body decomposing), the journey became when Elena would accept this and how she would react afterwards. She went through the various stages of grief, notably denial, anger, and finally acceptance.
Perhaps the most powerful scene, to me, was Elena making the difficult (but ultimately right) decision that bringing back Jeremy wasn't worth bringing back all of the awful and evil supernatural beings that are on the other side (although, I do have to wonder: What entities are they referring to here? Has anybody other than the good guys died so far? The only two significant villains have been Klaus and Katherine, and they're both still kicking). It reminded me somewhat of Elena's final words to Jenna, when she urged her to "turn off" her feelings just before she was killed by Klaus. By that point, Elena realized she couldn't save Jenna, and in a crucial moment she made a difficult decision that would ultimately result in the loss of somebody she loves. And while characters like Caroline argued against the plot to resurrect all of the demons on the other side, I was really glad that Elena was ultimately the one who put her foot down and rejected the plan.
Likewise, Bonnie was the perfect candidate to act as the person fighting for the plan to bring back Jeremy, even if it means other evil beings will be brought back as well. While both Elena and Bonnie both love Jeremy, they love him in different ways. Bonnie's love is built on passion, which perhaps makes it a bit more difficult to see things rationally. I can see her interactions with Professor Silas (so hey, I was KINDA right about Shane being Silas……right?) being entertaining. Besides which, the possibility of seeing Bonnie AGAINST the crew intrigues me (although, again, a bit Willow-esque). Even after Bonnie's grandmother's death, we never really saw Bonnie and Elena against each other.
I loved everything about the Elena/Stefan/Damon triangle in this week's episode. Each character did a remarkable job with their new direction. Stefan is slowly realizing that having Elena is not the biggest, most important thing in the world (and in realizing that, he's seemingly coming closer to winning her back). Damon's incapability to be there for Elena emotionally continues to lead to their apparent eventual romantic downfall. And Elena is in such distress (and rightfully so) that she's unable to recognize either of those observations in regards to both relationships.
To focus on those first two points, I think it was very telling that Damon sent Stefan back to Mystic Falls with Elena. As best as I could tell, there was no strategic advantage to this. Damon would have no easier time finding Bonnie, and Stefan didn't have any special connections back home. As best as I could tell, Damon simply did not want the responsibility of having to be there for Elena. To me, this was exemplified to the nth degree when he instructed her to turn off her emotions. You could tell, right off the bat, that Stefan did not agree with this plan. Furthermore, could you ever imagine Stefan pulling that same move? Particularly that quickly? When Elena does eventually turn her emotions back on, I suspect that Damon will pay for that decision. The final observation I had that Stefan has a certain connection with Elena that Damon has not achieved was when the house was burning down. Elena was emotionless and could not comprehend the severity and permanence of what she had done. So she left without looking back. Damon reacted the same way – he simply walked out, standing by her side. Stefan, on the other hand, seemed to express reluctance. He walked a little slower and looked back at the house, as it burned to the ground, on more than once. He was the only one of the three that seemed to realize what Elena was doing, and that it likely wasn't the best choice.
And while I was a bit critical of the way Stefan referred to Elena as his "friend," I really didn't mind his reconciliation with Damon this week. Yeah, it is a bit soon considering what has happened between them, but the fact remains that (a) a dire situation such as this is likely to bring them closer together and (b) Stefan and Damon work better as friends than they do enemies. I constantly say this, but the series truly did not find its groove until these two began working together. We had enough of them against each other last season.
I will admit that I found it sad to see Jeremy, and Elena's home, set ablaze. I get why they did it: They wanted to show that Jeremy wasn't coming back and that Elena truly did cut off all of her emotional ties. But, as somebody invested in these characters, it was still a sad sight. Mostly because Jeremy deserved better.
For what it's worth, I still think Jeremy was the wrong character to kill off. Frankly, Jeremy's death was a little too tragic. Yes, it was the perfect (and perhaps only) catalyst for Elena to turn off her emotions, but Jeremy is just a little too innocent. He was thrust into this situation, and unlike virtually every other character, his morals were never really jeopardized. He was always looking out for others, and he never really did anything wrong. If I were to kill off any character, Tyler would be my first choice. His character is the least necessary – hell, he's disappeared for extended periods on more than one occasion. Yet, at the same time, he has enough close connections (Caroline and Matt, mostly) that his death would still have an impact. My next pick would be Bonnie. Whereas Jeremy has been virtually completely innocent and has always tried to do the right thing, Bonnie's hands are far from clean. She's hurt people, and she's spit in the face of the spirits that have empowered her. And yet, she's never directly the one who pays the price.
And like I said last week, Matt would NOT be somebody I'd eliminate. This episode perfectly exemplified the important role he plays as the sole human on the show. In many ways, he's the emotional center of the show. His emotional bond with characters such as Elena, Jeremy, and Caroline cannot be replicated. And his emotional breakdown at the end of the episode – while a bit uncomfortable to watch – really showed the audience the impact this series of events have had on these characters. As much as I root for the Elena/Stefan relationship, I don't think Stefan could have filled Matt's role this episode.
You need that human character to keep the show – and the characters – grounded.


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Our popular Ghanaian bishop who claims God calls him angel is in the news again. In a video circulating on the social platform, the bishop is heard asking all his church members in all branches of Ghana to bring their used boxer pants, bras and panties to Tema to be burnt in church.
This he claims is a vision God has given Him to take away all problems of his church members including poverty, single life, disease, infertility and all problems in life.
Infertility in marriage
When couples in their reproductive years fail to produce a child after one year of adequate (at least three times in a week), uninterrupted and unprotected sexual intercourse then one or both may have a problem. Women account for 40 per cent of the problems.
Their common problems include inability to produce healthy eggs, blockage of fallopian tubes, fibroid and defective uterus rejecting fertilised egg.
Men also account for 40 per cent of the problems. Their problems include ejaculatory disorders, inability to produce healthy sperms and low sperm count.
The remaining 20 per cent of cases are unexplained or unexpected. Studies also show that 15 per cent of all women will struggle with pregnancy and in the end 10 per cent of women will never make it no matter how badly they may want children.
Sadly, Ghanaian men think they are all fertile and could not be the cause of the problem. A woman goes to the hospital; the doctor clears her and asks to see the husband.
He refuses and boasts he will prove to the woman he is fertile. He then goes in for a girl friend who senses his desperation and gives him a child from somewhere.
He is happy and pushes the blame on his woman. Many wives in their desperation to save their marriages and image simply go out and bring in children.
A man can be covered but not a woman. Some women come in to confess that all their children are not the biological children of their husbands and some live with guilty conscience.
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Effect of infertility
Childlessness is a major underlining cause of most conflicts in marriage. This is because in Ghana children are the focus of marriage and marriage without children may be a bad omen.
In some cultures, marriage without children is not seen as marriage at all and in the past barren women were not given decent burial because they were assumed to have broken a line of lineage.
In childless marriages sex becomes mechanical and unfulfilling. Unfortunately, it is the woman who suffers greatly, even if she is not the problem.
She is under stress, frustration and disappointment. She suffers stigmatisation and may lose her marriage.
In some cases, a man thinks he is being magnanimous if he marries other women to get children.
What to do in childless marriage
Have a positive mental attitude. Fear will worsen your situation. Avoid blame game and team up to find solution. A woman must avoid cheating to bring in children.
You must also avoid juju men and fake pastors who attribute any human problems to evil spirits. Sometime ago a fake pastor claimed that any barren woman who buys his anointing oil will have twins! Fact is he buys 500cm3 oil for four cedis from the market, puts it in 10cm3 bottles and sells each for GH¢200.
This gives him 2,500 per cent profit. Good business but sadly highly educated women are falling for it.
Some women in their desperation strip naked before fake pastors for 'holy bath'. Body no bi fire wood and some pastors take undue advantage of their desperate condition.
About three years ago a fake pastor in Sunyani claimed that there was a special anointing in his sperms and many desperate women queue for it. Women!
Have regular sex. Keep busy in the morning afternoon and night. This includes the time a woman is in her period.
Fact is contrary to our traditional belief menstrual flow is sterile and does not harm the man or woman. Some women who do not normally have orgasm do so during this time because the clitoris becomes sensitive and easily stimulated.
Some women with short or irregular menstrual cycles ovulate during their period and you must go for the kill if you want children (read my book, Your Guide to Marriage).
Go for medical checkup. You must know the underlying cause to get treated. Avoid local herbs and concoctions that is claimed to solve every problem.
There are cases where the problem comes from the man but the woman is made to drink all kinds of concoctions.
Most of these herbs may worsen your siltation and predisposes you to many diseases. Men must cooperate. Avoid putting pressure on your wife 'or else.'
Will burning of panties cure infertility?
Unfortunately, today many churches teach that with miracles, breakthroughs, sowing a seed and supernatural blessing you can get anything you want without working for it.
This is a dangerous teaching in a poor country aspiring for development through technology. What we must appreciate is that God does not reward laziness.
He Himself works each day, each time and so must you. Never expect to sow where you do not reap.
If you want to cure infertility take the appropriate medical steps, then pray.
Will burning of panties cure infertility? One thing for sure is that it causes financial loss. If you think it brings prosperity, wait. Time will tell.


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Directions to Away Game Fields
Information is based on previous latest information, but is subject to change.
Goebel Soccer Complex, Evansville:
The Goebel Soccer Complex is a state-of-the-art facility with nine full size bermuda grass fields and one artificial turf field. The main field and five of the grass fields have lights for night play. A large parking lot and concession stand with restrooms are provided.
Goebel Soccer Complex
6800 N. Green River Road
Evansville, IN 47715
Directions to fields
Click here for map of complex
Bloomington North:
Bloomington North plays there games at the High School. The field is on the west side of the school. The closest parking is by the career center. The easiest access is off of Prow Road.
Edgewood High School:
From Bloomington, head west on SR 46 and go thru Ellettsville. Just about where the one-way split is about to end, there is a left turn only lane that switches you from heading West (out of town) to East, back into town. After making this U-turn, take your second right which is Edgewood Drive (there is a sign for the school). You will be going all the way past the school thru three parking lots (the last parking lot is by the past the baseball diamond). Just past the baseball diamond, Edgewood Dr. will make a sharp left turn. Just after the left turn, there is an exit from the High School complex that cuts across towards the new elementary school. Take this exit and cross Sycamore St like you're heading to the elementary school. But take your immediate right that heads to a parking lot by the tennis courts and the soccer field. Park here for soccer.
Terre Haute North:
Head west on State Road 46 past Ellettsville. Continue on 46 for around 50 miles. You'll cross I-70 near Terre Haute. After going under I-70 continue about three miles until SR46 ends at US 40. Turn left on US 40 for about a mile and a half. You'll come to the intersection with Blakely. Turn right on Blakely (heading north). You'll continue on Blakely (which eventually becomes Fruitridge/Blakely) until you hit Maple. The school is at this intersection, but continue on Blakely to enter the east parking lot of the school. The soccer fields are just to the north of the school.
Franklin Central:
Head north on SR 37 all the way to I-465 going around Indy. Head towards the east side of Indy on 465. You'll cross the intersection with I-65 and the next exit will be Emerson Avenue (Exit 52). Take Emerson to the south (right). Go a half a mile on Emerson and then take a left (east) on Thompson Road. You will now go 3.4 miles on Thompson. At Franklin Road, you will turn right (south). Continue for just over one mile, the school will come up on your left. The soccer fields are behind the school. Web site. Note, this route is not the shortest distance, but it should be the quickest.
Lawrence Central:
Head north on SR 37 all the way to I-465 going around Indy. Head towards the east side of Indy on 465. Continue past I-65 and I-70. Take the 56th Street Exit to the east right. The high school comes up quickly on your left but don't go to the school. Continue east on 56th Street until you get to Franklin Drive where you will turn right (south). Your second left on Franklin Drive will be the entrance to Lawrence Park, if marked it is called Harmon Drive. Continue down the winding road past the baseball fields until you arrive at the soccer fields (about where you enter major parking areas). The main soccer field should be one of the first you come to, look for the lights. Lawrence Park is where the State Travel Soccer Offices are located.
Take SR 37 north. As you go around Martinsville on 37 you'll pass the school on your left. The next stoplight is SR 252. Take a left and head west. Near the bottom of the hill you come to John R.Wooden Drive where you'll take a left as if you're going to the hospital. Continue south on John Wooden past the Hospital. About a block past the hospital you'll come to Sunrise Drive. Turn right and go thru a neighborhood. Sunrise will dead end at Illinois Street. Take a right on Illinois and continue around the curve to the left. After the curve the road turns into Columbus Drive. Just after the turn, there is a parking lot on your left. Pull into that parking lot and head towards the back. The soccer fields are at the north end of the school property but this parking lot is the easiest access.
Columbus North:
Head east on SR 46 towards Columbus. As you cross the river near downtown, you the road will split and become one-way. About a half mile past downtown, SR 46 will veer right at a light. Don't turn, but instead go straight thru the light onto Central Avenue. The Cummins plant will be on your left and the road curves around the plant. You You will follow Central Ave. for quite a while. You'll cross 10th, 25th and US 31. About a half mile past US31, you'll come to a light at Rocky Ford Rd. The next street to your left is Parkside which goes to the grade school The next street is Whitney Court. Take a left on Whitney and follow to the end. The High School games are in the far northwest corner of the complex. The games are not played at the High School.
There are multiple ways that people get to Evansville. Take your pick (see below for recommended route). Bottom line is that you need to get on southbound I-164 on the east side of Evansville. Go south on I-164 to exit 7A. This is SR 66 heading east. You'll go a couple of miles until the intersection of SR261. Turn left (northeast) on SR 261. Right at a mile or so up 261 you will come to a light at Vann Road. Castle High School will be on your right at the light. Take the right on Vann road and the soccer field will be on your right (the school is on your left).
Note for Evansville Route: One of the more popular routes is to take SR45 out of Bloomington all the way to the gate of Crane where SR45 joins SR58 as you head west (right). You'll eventully merge with US231 which will take you south about 5 miles where you turn west on SR58 going thru Oden. A few miles past Oden, SR58 veers north but a short extension called SR358 keeps going west. Take 358 until you hit SR57 which eventually turns into I-164 by Evansville. The school address is: 3344 State Route 261, Newburgh, IN 47630
According to the Seymour Parks Web site, the HS plays their games at Freeman Field Recreational Facility. The local club has a map page with directions. (view map) Bottom line, you want to get heading south on Interstate 65 towards Kentucky (head east on 46 to just before Columbus, then take I65 South). You can either take exit # 55 and head south on SR 11 which will eventually go past the field, or you can go down to exit #49 and go West for a couple of miles on US #50 then take a left on SR 11 in downtown Seymour. The fields are just south of the airport about 2.5 miles from downtown on SR 11. They will come up on your right when heading south.
An alternate route for those who live out towards Lake Monroe (and for those who like a change of pace), is to take SR 446 across the lake and then head East on SR 50 until you hit Seymour where you can go south on SR 11. For those who want to mapQuest directions, if you use Hoover Dr & N State Road 11, Seymour, IN 47274 it should get you pretty close.
Southport & Perry Meridian:
Southport & Perry Meridian High Schools play their games at Mary Bryan Elementary School. The school is located at 4355 E Stop 11 Rd in Indianapolis. Mapquest directions from Bloomington are: Head north on 37 for appx 40 miles until you get to Southport Road (it's almost to 465). Turn right on Southport and go 2.5 miles until you reach US 31. Turn right onto US 31 for 1.1 miles. Then turn left on E Stop Eleven Road. Continue east for 2.3 miles. The school will come up on the right.
For the mapquest/GPS lovers, the address is: 5401 W 71st St, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Head toward Indy like you're going to the airport (shortest way is to get on 67 by Martinsville). Head north past the airport on I 465. Continue on 465 past the split towards Chicago (i.e. don't go towards Chicago). At 71st Street, exit to the east which is a right at the bottom of the ramp. Go for about mile or so and the school will come up on your right. It is a huge complex with some of the best HS fields in the state. They are on the northeast side of the school. Drive time from Blmtn is about 75 minutes.
Perry Meridian:
They also play at Mary Bryan Elementary. See directions above for Southport.
Jasper High School:
The games are played at the High School located at 1600 St. Charles St., Jasper, Indiana
There is much discussion about the best way to get there. The bottom line is you need to get on US 231 towards Jasper. Here are three good options. Map Quest says, SR 37 south to US 50 just past Bedford. Take US 50 West to Loogootee, then US 231 south into Jasper. Others prefer going SR 45 past Sam's Club towards Standford. Stay on 45 towards Crane. At the Crane gate, stay on SR 45 west when it merges with SR 58 and continue until you hit US 231. Take US 231 south through Loogootee towards Jasper. A third option is SR37 south to SR 58 west (just before Bedford), then past Crane and over to US 231. Go south towards Jasper
No matter which of the three, it will be 18.9 past the intersection of US 50 and US 321 in Loogootee. As you just begin coming into Jasper, the streets will be counting down (31st, 30th, 26th, etc.). You'll be turning right on W Schuetter Rd (which is about where you'd expect 22nd St. If you hit 17th you've gone to far). Continue west on Schuetter Rd for .7 miles. You'll turn left (south) on St. Charles Rd. Continue for a half mile and you'll come to the school. The soccer fields are behind the school.
Directions to Henry R. Gwaltney Sports Complex
From South- From Hwy. 57 turn left onto W. Walnut St. Continue on W. Walnut for approximately .8 miles then turn right onto Front St. Continue on Front St. for approximately .7 miles then turn left into the Sports Complex. From North- From Hwy. 57 turn right onto W. Walnut St. Continue on W. Walnut for approximately .8 miles then turn right onto Front St. Continue on Front St. for approximately .7 miles then turn left into the Sports Complex. From East- From Hwy. 50 turn right onto Hwy. 57 then follow directions from South above. From West- From Hwy. 50 turn left onto Hwy. 57 then follow directions from South above


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I am totally depressed (well, not totally but you understand) that I am only supposed to wear white pants for the next week-and-a-half. Who makes up these rules? Can I flog her?
Why does summer have to end? Why, why, why?
And while I'm at it with the questioning, why can't there be a Dishes Fairy that comes and cleans the kitchen while I sleep? It's getting ridiculous. (And I've been eating a lot of Chinese take-out. Who the hell is creating all this work for me?! I am unhappy with this person.)
I really should live in a townhouse or someplace without a yard to manage.
I don't like to cook as much as I thought I did (hence, the Chinese take-out). Cooking for others = fun. Cooking for self = pass.
Struts on cars should rejuvenate themselves each year. Like spring. Or spiders' legs.
So should sustaining pedals that get knocked off of pianos by playful, careless 8-year-olds.
Everyone should know about pandora radio.
And have the "Dark Knight"'s code of ethics.
Sabayon is incredible, especially when shared with someone who can pronounce it properly.
I heard a song today by Keri Noble titled "Ooh-Oh" and I can't stop listening to it.
I'm convinced that some of us (if not all of us) have wild hearts and that they're beautiful.
I got a call at work today from a woman who wanted to talk to me about "fortune cookie" advertising. I think it might be kismet.
Last week a lamp kept turning itself on. I think the gods were trying to tell me they were watching.
I now believe in true soulmates, even more strongly than before.
I think it's funny how we spend so much time trying to figure things out when everything changes (or at least can change) in a heartbeat anyway.
Nothing beats good friends, good wine, good food, a good book, and people you love who love you back.
Kindness can not be overrated.
I watched a homeless man who was very dirty, ragged and forlorn-looking hitchhiking on the freeway yesterday and thought that he personified my soul. I felt connected to him in a way that made me realize how much we all need mercy, help, hope and love.
Earlier this week I watched the "Bucket List" and cried my eyes out at the end of it. I won't spoil the ending, but if you haven't seen it, you might think it worth a watch, especially if you need a good cry.
Yesterday, on Facebook, when they asked what I was doing, I initially wrote "Angela is hanging out waiting to die." But then I felt like that was too morbid, so I erased it. I had another good cry last night, so I now feel better.
Bitch PhD was infinitely more interesting when I couldn't google her.
On the other hand, a certain other person in my life became infinitely more precious when I could.
Life is beautiful.
The end.
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Tonks then need to go to the bathroom in the neighbor's grass! I didn't bring a bag because I took her to go potty before we left. Matt ended up running back to the house and grabbing a bag.
Things were going much better till Matt realized there were blood drops right in front of us. Didn't take us too long to realize they were coming from Tonks! Easy to figure out because there was a good bit of blood on her face and her tongue was covered in blood! Some how she bit her tongue. There was one point where she stopped and as I walked past her she freaked out. I think it happened then.
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In order to ensure that the use of these online information resources is measured in a more consistent way is an agreed international set of standards and protocols governing the recording and exchange of online usage data. The COUNTER Codes of Practice provide these standards and protocols and are published in full on this website.
SUSHI - the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative Protocol (ANSI/NISO Z39.93-2007) - is a standard that defines an automated request and response model for the harvesting of electronic resource usage data utilizing a Web services framework. It is intended to replace the time-consuming user-mediated collection of usage data reports.
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Dory Fantasmagory (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014) by Abby Hanlon is fantasy in the mind of a six-year-old.
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Readers young and old will enjoy the humor in text and in pictures in this book. Oh, and here's the author's definition for fantasmagory - "a dream-like state where real life and imagination are blurred together."
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With the singular exception of the wadd (graphite) mine at the end of Borrowdale, the ore bodies that were exploited formed in broadly similar circumstances. The district is underlain, at great depth, by granite, which consists overwhelmingly of silicate minerals, with the presence of quartz indicating a surfeit of silica in the original magma. Crystals of these minerals have a basic skeleton in which the silicon and oxygen form a chain, a sheet or a three-dimensional lattice, and there is room in the structure for other atoms, notably those of aluminium, magnesium, calcium, iron, sodium and potassium.
However, as the various magmas cooled and silicate crystals began to form, the fraction that remained liquid became an increasingly concentrated mix of ions that were too big to fit into the available vacancies in the silicate structures. These included commercially valuable metals such as copper, lead and zinc. Although tin is frequently associated with granite intrusions (cf. the Cornish tin-mining industry), no significant deposits occurred in the Lake District.
While the granite was cooling and solidifying, the overlying rocks were being squeezed, twisted and fractured by the forces associated with plate tectonics, so large numbers of faults and fissures opened up. Under pressure from below, the concentrated soup of large metal ions then migrated upwards through the cracks until it could rise no further. The commonest nonmetal in such a soup is sulphur, so the most common minerals to be found are sulphides and sulphates.
Having provided the technical background, I can now describe a visit yesterday to Force Crag Mine. I'd been there only once, in 1971, to collect mineral specimens, but I thought that it would be a good test for my knee, because I haven't done much walking during the past 18 months. The mine lies at the head of Coledale, a glaciated valley that runs southwest into the mountains from the foot of Whinlatter Pass. It is slightly less than 4km from the road, to which it is connected by a well-maintained dirt track.
The main minerals extracted here were galena (lead sulphide), sphalerite (zinc sulphide) and barytes (barium sulphate). Galena, together with the small amount of silver that is often associated with this mineral, was the first ore to be extracted, in the first half of the nineteenth century; both sphalerite and barytes were discovered later, but they became increasingly important in later years as the output of galena declined. The mine is now officially abandoned.
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"This is some Nintendo magic," Serkan Toto, founder of consultant Kantan Games Inc., which specializes in Japanese mobile games, told Bloomberg. "It's the first time a mobile game has created a buzz like this at least in the U.S. This is basically what Nintendo is all about."
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IMPORTANT: if you have a copy of "Mean: A Psychological Thriller Novelette" bought or downloaded for free BEFORE JULY, 23rd, please contact me before reading it, and I'll replace your file with the improved edition ASAP. I'll even send it in any format you prefer (Epub, Mobi, PDF, etc.). And I'll apologize and thank you endlessly while doing it, be sure.
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I have already read Mean and believe me, this is a book that you don't want to miss from an author you will want to follow as she climbs to the top name in the psychological thriller genre.
Cassandra Connelly looks like a normal twenty-four-year-old girl. She seems sweet and shy. She works hard in two jobs and still finds time to do volunteer work. Nonetheless, there's something wrong within her. She has a lot of anger boiling inside, and a very problematic past, making her a dark, twisted woman.
She hides her true self from the world, but there's someone Cassandra hates so much, she has been thinking of doing something unspeakable: killing this person.
To her, killing this person is absolutely necessary, for he or she should not be alive. However, since she is still not sure about doing it or not, she seeks help. She goes to a psychiatrist in order to make a decision: should she continue hiding her meanness and being a normal girl, or should she let the meanness win and kill this person she believes deserves to die?
In this contemporary piece of fiction, we'll find out how badly child abuse and a dysfunctional family can transform a life for worse, much worse.
Mean is a novelette (longer than a short-story but shorter than a novella).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Psychological Thriller, July 27, 2012
MEAN by Renata F. Barcelos is an enjoyable dark psychological thriller novelette told from the point of view of an angry female patient who is seeing a psychiatrist and planning to kill somebody. The reader is left guessing as to who the intended victim is until the last few pages. I must admit it surprised me. Very good and quick read at only 50 pages, but there are a few editing issues with the work that need correcting. I have since been advised that a revised version is posted and the errors have been fixed. Still I enjoyed it overall.
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark but interesting, July 21, 2012
This novelette kept my mind constantly shifting trying to figure out who she wanted to kill. Without spoiling it, I'll tell you that is something new for me. The way that she addresses you as if she were talking to you… I enjoyed it.
Martha Bryce's review Aug 04, 12Read in July, 2012
4.0 out of 5 stars Kept me turning pages… September 2, 2012
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A Chilling and Captivating Novelette – Review by Charlotte Waller
Despite being a novelette, Mean by Renata F. Barcelos is captivating from the very first sentence. It starts off with the reader being let into the chilling mind of Cassandra Connelly, hinting at the deep but downright scary thoughts to come.
The unique style of writing makes this thriller even more exciting, as Cassandra could well be talking to the reader themselves. We soon find out that the whole story is her side of the conversation with her therapist and because the reader is seeing the whole thing through Cassandra's eyes, it makes it even more chilling, especially as she has the urge to kill someone.
This mystery person who has angered Cassandra is only revealed at the end, keeping the reader literally on the edge of their seat. There are hints here and there as to who this person is, and you might not be as surprised at the end when all is revealed.
Lizzy Lessard (visit her blog, great reviews there!) review:
I actually read two different versions of this ebook and I can definitely see the improvements in the latest update. This is an odd book in that it's written in first person and directed to the reader – only the reader is playing the part of Cassandra's shrink. Cassandra rants about her life and the person she wants to kill to her shrink. It's amazing how rich her background and personality is without boring the reader. And the ending is nice…very dark.
Edit – Brand new review on goodreads:
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Edit – First review on Amazon UK:
A young girl approaches a psychiatrist to help decide if she should kill someone or not, what will the outcome be?
This is a very intriguing novelette that makes you want to keep reading to find out what the outcome will be, and very cleverly written, its like the main character, Cassie is speaking to you, as well as the psychiatrist. I thought I guessed the ending part way through, but I was very wrong!!
Very interesting style, and will be interested to read more by Renata.
Edit: Another Great review for Mean!
A dark psychological novelette about young Cassie who pays for sessions with a psychiatrist in order to decide whether to stop herself from killing the person she blames for the horrors of her life, or let the meanness inside of her win.Each chapter is one of the nine therapy sessions, and we only ever hear narration from Cassie, no one else, which I have to say worked surprisingly well. I felt very drawn to Cassie and it was as though I was eavesdropping on her sessions. More of Cassie's anger pours out as she explains what she endured during her life, and the reader is left eagerly turning the pages for the big reveal of the identity of the person she so urges to kill. I had many thoughts about who this could be, but was never certain, so the twist at the end was a good surprise.The style coupled with the length of this worked well. It is a dark, intriguing read that hooks you very quickly, and is well constructed.
Oh my, another one! (You must visit Jeff Whelan's blog, some amazing stuff there. Plus, you should check out his book, Space Orville, and its wonderful reviews! Oh, and see my interview with him)
I certainly don't envy those in the mental health profession. Having to patiently listen to and gently counsel the emotional and psychological woes of others would be a taxing affair. But when your patient declares that her reason for seeing you involves a decision to commit murder, your work is really cut out for you. Such is the premise of MEAN, a psychological thriller by Renata F. Barcelos. MEAN is a highly effective nailbiter that puts you in the doctor's chair. A first-person novelette, the story moves quickly over the course of the patient's therapy sessions but loses not a single nuance of the patient's troubled psyche. Barcelos digs deep into her protagonist, whose traumatic past has resulted in deeply buried pain and a rock-hard exterior that conceals an even greater secret. You'll want to read MEAN in one sitting. Intensely focused, thought-provoking character exploration doesn't get much better than this.
This review is incredible, I loved it! Please check Anachronist's blog (Books as portable pieces of thoughts) for more excellent reviews!
Mini Review: Mean by Renata F. Barcelos
Form: pdf
Length: 60 pages
Genre: psychological thriller
Target audience: adult
A copy of this novelette for reviewing purposes was sent to me free of charge by the author – thank you very much Renata! That fact, of course, didn't influence my review in any way.
What I liked:
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A nice, short, intelligent read. Next time I want a fully-fledged novel, though! Preferably with Cassie as a main character as well because her story is not over, is it?
Amazing new review on Chasity Brewer's gorgeous blog, Batty for books. She gave 'Mean' 5 bats! Please visit her blog, she has great reviews there!
'Mean' totally blew me away. This novelette was so filled with entertainment. It's the story of a young woman who is turning to the help of a psychiatrist because she thinks this meanness inside of her is going to take over. The story is told in her point of view and the doctor never speaks in the book. It is simply Cassandra's twisted mind speaking, a one sided book. From the very first doctor's session the story was crazy. It just took off and was filled with such a crazy story, with twists and turns, that I couldn't stop reading it. I mean this girl's life was truly insanity at its best.
I read through this novelette very quickly. I just couldn't wait to see what Cassandra decided to do.
Then at the end, wow, what a shocker, I did not see that coming. I expected it to be something crazy but not THAT crazy. It was pure brilliance, I really loved this story. It was one of my favorites this year. I just found all of it fascinating.
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This is the first story I have read by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mean is a novelette which is packed with story. The story is set around a lady who seeks therapy because she feels she has a mean streak inside her. She seeks therapy not for help but to make her decision on whether to act on dark thoughts she has been experiencing.
The story unfolds in a Psychiatrists Therapy Room, it is set around numerous therapy sessions where the patient tells her whole life story and has to make a decision which the Doctor will have a huge impact on the final decision made.
I do not want to spoil the story so I will not divulge anymore. This story is a dark psychological thriller with plenty of twists and turns, I read the story in one sitting because it had me captivated from the beginning to the end.
I can not wait to read more of the author's work, I have rated this 4 stars but if the option was available I would rate a strong 4.5 stars.
Becky Sherriff
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Great new review on Amazon UK! Thank you so much, Nicholas Devonald
I'm very picky about my short stories, but I really, really liked this. It's such a clever concept. Girl goes to therapy…because she wants to kill someone, and she wants her therapist to help her decide whether to do it. I mean, come on? Aren't you already curious!? I think part of the reason I liked it so much was that Barcelos legitimately did her homework. I thought, well, this would never work. As soon as she names a person, her therapist will have to tell the police. But she even mentioned that loophole in the text and how Cassandra got around it. I had a moment of sheer joyful geekery. The writing was clean, though a little bit exaggerated. It's an all-dialogue story, which is neat, but some of the phrasing felt a little over-the-top. I also felt that "meanness" just wasn't impactful enough for the concept Barcelos wanted to get across. But overall, it kept me up turning page after page and I'm about to go buy Barcelos' other story because I want more!
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Cave paintings in Spain dating back to 7,000 B.C. show people collecting honey from beehives. Temples, tombs and sarcophagi of Egyptian pharaohs and kings buzz with depictions of bees and honey. Virgil and Pliny extolled honey. Hippocrates prescribed it. Invading Roman armies carried beehives with them for food, medicine and energy. Ancient Britons attributed strength to mead, a fermented honey beverage.
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NEW YORK — Oakland running back Marshawn Lynch was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Friday for shoving a game official during the Raiders' victory over Kansas City on Thursday night.
Lynch was ejected from the game after he shoved line judge Julian Mapp.
The scuffle started when Oakland quarterback Derek Carr was hit late on a run by Kansas City's Marcus Peters midway through the second quarter. Raiders offensive linemen Kelechi Osemele and Donald Penn immediately confronted Peters, and Lynch sprinted onto the field from the bench to join the fray. Mapp tried to break up the fight, but Lynch pushed him and grabbed his jersey. Lynch also got a personal foul.
Lynch finished the game with two carries for nine yards.
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Lynch came out of retirement this season and was traded from Seattle to the Raiders. Lynch said he wanted to make a comeback so he could give something back to his hometown of Oakland before the Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020.
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This blog's namesake was in Pittsburgh for a Boy Scouts convention/speech. While there, he stopped in and chatted with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Perry has to enjoy knowing that it will get the Austin chattering class...chattering. Stopping by a newspaper board in a key swing state just to...chat. [The Tribune-Review is generally the more rightward-leaning paper in the area, while the Post-Gazette leans leftward.]
The transportation issues facing Texas Gov. Rick Perry earlier this decade were so severe that it was faster to take back roads from San Antonio to Dallas than Interstate 35.
That's akin to taking Route 60 to Pittsburgh International Airport from Downtown to avoid the Parkway West.
Perry pushed through a package of highway construction projects driven by public-private partnerships, similar to the long-term lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike sought by Gov. Ed Rendell.
Texas' decision to turn to private companies to build and maintain 4,000 miles of highways in key corridors was in response to a business and population boom. Highways were clogged and air pollution worsened.
Perry likes Rendell's turnpike plan, as long as revenue is directed only to transportation projects.
"If Pennsylvania needs new infrastructure, new lane miles, and if all the money stays in the world of Pennsylvania transportation, then that's worth having," he said.
Considering that Rendell's plan calls for taxing oil company profits, that's a little bit of a surprising thing for the governor of Texas to say to the Tribune-Review editorial board. Although I imagine that Perry was probably chatting about this in the context of talking about his own Trans-Texas Corridor plans.
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Summer art/recycle opportunity for teens
Westside artist Sherry Bennett is inviting teenagers to a meeting Thursday, June 25 that could lead to "various public art and recycling activities" in Westside parks,
she said this week.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the new West Center location, 1628 W. Bijou St. (entrance near the rear of the building nearest 17th Street).
The goal is to form a group to go out regularly "to promote beautification and service for Westside parks," she said. "I'd like to get something ongoing, so I'm trying to collect as many folks as possible."
Bennett is the citizen "adopter" of Blunt Park (at 24th and Vermijo streets) and has been creating a xeriscape garden in its 70-square-foot flower plot. She also is known for tile murals, including the ones in front of her house next to the Old Colorado City Library and another that she created with staff and student input outside Lincoln Elementary last year.
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Today is April 6th. Which means your taxes are due in 12 days (yes, it's April 18th this year, don't get smart with me). Which means if you don't have a ton of taxes withheld every paycheck, you have to write a check to the federal government (and likely a state government) in 12 days. If you haven't paid quarterly. Even if you did pay quarterly, you might still "owe" Uncle Sammy more of your greenbacks. By the by, if you want to brag about "all the money you're getting back," stop it. It was always your money. The Feds just had it longer before returning it to you without interest. Stop celebrating.
Now, with tax day looming, check out this story, where Ben Carson's first order as HUD head honcho was ordering an audit. Over 500 billion dollars in "bookkeeping errors" was discovered for 2016. Your tax dollars, wasted.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) financial books are in bad shape … HUD's Inspector General (IG) can't complete an audit even after HUD officials corrected $520 billion in bookkeeping errors, according to a new IG report.
Officials at HUD fixed $3.4 billion in errors from its 2015 books and $516.4 billion in December was unable to issue an opinion on either year's financial statements and highlighted 11 material weaknesses, seven significant deficiencies and five instants of failure to comply with laws and regulations.
Most of us are not accountants. So I'm going to summarize what "bookkeeping errors" means, as it relates to your tax dollars. And since I've used so many words already, I'm going to use visuals.
That's the before image. Here's the after image:
Dude just used a stunt double for that cash burning. Also, he's just burning one bill. HUD burned as many bills as leftists have excuses for all their failings at life. But at least the dude in the above Gif realizes that burning real money is stupid. We cannot say the same for the wizards at HUD.
Lesson: no one cares about your money as much as you do. So the government doesn't care about spending/wasting your money as it would its own money. This is basic spending logic 101. It's much more fun to go on an unlimited shopping spree at someone else's expense. Multiply that sentiment times all the tools in government controlling your tax dollars who want to get reelected every two, four, and six years. In God We Trust.
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Hi everybody!! Long time no see. How have you been?
I have done soo many things since my last post but not so much quilling I admit. I only have 1 work done since... March? Wow, that is a while.
The reason I haven't quilled so much is because of my studies but mainly because of AIESEC, the biggest international organization run by students for students. I have joined the organization in Spring and since then I kept busy. I chose to be part of the communication department because I really want to learn more about branding, advertising and copywriting. Like this, my last quilled work has been the logo for my department. Since I first saw it I said: "It looks perfect for quilling!" and so I did it.
This is the end result:
Doesn't it look really colourful and nice? Perfect for quilling.
As a promise, before I end my first post in months, I will start quilling again. I already have 2 projects in process of making soo please anticipate them.
Have a great evening and take good care of you!
Ahh I soo miss this. On my way to visit all my "crafting buddies!".
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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