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"Be not ye afraid of them: remember YHWH, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses." -Nehemiah 4:14
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Pimpin' Ain't Easy at Sandy Hook
Title of video in YouTube: "Pimpin' Ain't Easy at Sandy Hook"
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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Sandy Hook school sold in 2009?
Title of video in YouTube: "For Sale, Sandy Hook School SOLD in 2009?"
In description to video in YouTube is this statement:
"But who would have bought that old rickety schoolhouse? DHS perhaps?"
Search for yourself using https://ixquick.com/do/search, searching for "The Way We Were, the old Sandy Hook school was sold at auction in the Selectmen's office " and see the article in www.newtownbee.com.
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Sandy Hook: "Shhhhhh, No discussion"
Inlcudes phone/audio interview of television reporter with a resident of Newtown and witness to the events at Sandy Hook who refuses to talk because, as he notes, other residents who are talking have been visited by the FBI and intimidated into silence (see at 14:10 into video).
Title of video in YouTube: "Sandy Hook Hoax - SHH No Discussion"
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Citizen journalist travels to Newtown, CT and concludes Sandy Hook was a hoax
Title of video in YouTube: "Smoking Gun! Sandy Hook was a HOAX Says Witness!"
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Friday, October 17, 2014
To Stand Alone
To Stand Alone
It is human to stand with the crowd, it is divine to stand alone.
It is man-like to follow the people, to drift with the tide.
It is God-like to follow a principle, to stem the tide.
It is natural to compromise conscience and follow the social and religious fashion for the sake of gain or pleasure.
It is divine to sacrifice both on the altar of truth and duty.
"No man stood with me, but all men forsook me" wrote the battle scarred apostle in describing his first appearance before Nero to answer for his life for believing and teaching contrary to the Roman society and government.
Truth has been out of fashion since man has changed his robe of fadeless light for a garment of faded leaves.
Noah and family built and voyaged alone. All throughout the land they laughed at his strangeness and perished in style.
Abraham wandered and worshipped alone. Sodomites smiled at the simple shepherd, followed the fashion, and fed the flames.
Daniel dined and prayed alone
Elijah sacrificed and witnessed alone.
Jeremiah prophesied and wept alone.
Yahushua loved and died alone.
Of the lonely way HIS disciples should walk, He said: "Narrow is the gate, and difficult the path that leads to life, and few there be that find it"
Of their treatment by the many who walk in the broad way, He said: "If you were of the world, the world would love it's own; but because you are not of the world, therefore the world hates you."
The Hebrews in the wilderness praised Abraham, and persecuted Moses.
The Hebrews of the kings praised Moses and persecuted the prophets.
The Judahites of Caiphas praised the prophets, and persecuted Yahushua and the apostles.
The religion of the popes praised the the savior, and persecuted the saints.
Christianity today praises the savior and persecutes the remnant, all the time applauding the courage of the patriachs and the prophets, the apostles and the martyrs, but condemn as stubborness or foolishness such faithfulness today.
Men and women, young and old, who will obey their convictions of truth and duty, at the cost of fortune and friends, and life itself.
Source: http://www.remnantradio.org/Archives/articles/tostandalone.htm
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Wolfgang Halbig's letter to Connecticutt State Police Lt. Paul Vance
Demon pig Paul Vance
Your Governor awarded Ct State Troopers awards for climbing through the shot out glass window. How is that even possible?
The school has a total of 59 rooms including closets in which Barbara Halstead the fire chief's wife of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire department and the school's registered nurse supposedly where hiding and with over 100 police officers in an out of that school with canines you cannot find them until 1:15 pm on Dec 14, 2012.
The dash cam videos on Master Sgt. Davis shows food being delivered at 12:39 a, on Dec 14, 2012 and taken inside the Sandy Hook School.
How can you guys eat after seeing 20 children and teachers massacred inside the school that you are now eating in?
It least your had custom made sandwiches and even bananas delivered.
You swore that the CT State Police was going to search every crook and cranny of that school on National television was that just to sound good?
You should be ashamed of your actions as a professional police officer by being part of this conspiracy which created Panic and Fear throughout this country. It has Inflicted Emotional Distress on millions and I mean millions of Americans and you participated in this FRAUD.
Sure they told you that you are protected by immunity but what you did is cruel and uncalled for. You have been taught right from wrong and you know that this was just wrong.
No School principal in this country would ever allow her school to be so filthy and deplorable looking both inside and out.
This school was a Toxic Waste Dump.
Speaking of Dump that is exactly what the Governors commission investigating Sandy Hook called the CT State final Police report.
You are a bunch of sick people using children and teachers as props to accomplish what?
You and your son should truly be ashamed of your actions on that Day.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
Veterans Today Radio (10-8-14) Stew Webb, James Fetzer and Preston James with latest developments on the Sandy Hook psyop
In the first hour, James Fetzer and Preston James talk about the new evidence that proves Sandy Hook was an elaborate hoax. They were running a drill! No kids died and everybody that knew it was a drill got rich. There have been several people killed to cover this up already. Preston James says that people are going to PRISON over this eventually. This was a terror act against the American people to attempt to take our guns! Wolfgang just converted a packed room of Oath Keepers, police, and EMS that Sandy Hook was a hoax!
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Wolfgang Halbig speaks to OathKeepers in NY on Sandy Hook ~ Staged Government Community Event Capstone Exercise
Title of video in YouTube: "Wolfgang Halbig in NY October 2014"
Title of video in YouTube: "Wolfgang W. Halbig meets with Oath Keepers about Sandy Hook"
Title of video in YouTube: "Wolfgang Halbig on Sandy Hook ~ Staged Government Community Event Capstone Exercise"
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Is it rather predictable that when consulted I invariably recommend that a bride smells Le Parfum by Elie Saab when considering fragrances for her wedding day, since beautiful wedding gowns have been designed by Lebanese designer Elie Saab throughout the years? We have also come to associate white florals with weddings, if only because the traditional orange blossoms to adorn the bride's hair are a tried & tested tradition; plus they look and smell magnificent.
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Elie Saab Le Parfum is a glorious orange blossom and jasmine composition (it contains both the south of France grandiflora and the denser Indian sambac variety), which embraces its wearer into a vision of beauty and splendour. It's regal, yet not too mature. It's sweet, thanks to the honeyed nectarous quality of the floral essences, but not vulgar sweet. It's ladylike, sure, but it hints at a velvety sensuality of silky limbs and thick hair brushing the shoulders.
Most importantly its brightness is conductive to the optimism that a wedding, surely the start of what is more essential, a common path in life, a marriage, heralds. And this is what is priceless. The only problem I can see with this fragrant choice is that bridesmaids would be elbowing each other, taking the perfume's name and designer name down for their own future nuptials.

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I suck at keeping this site active, and, for that, I apologize. I went back and read the other entries that I have posted this year before posting this update. I promise that I would do more writing this year and I have not done that. I mentioned compiling old blog entries into a sort… Continue reading Unfashionably Late Update
Tattoos and Scars Upon Thars
When Montgomery Gentry posited in 1999 that "tattoos and scars are different things," it was to argue that scars had a deeper, truer meaning. Two characters in the song are interacting, a young man who insists he's "older than you think" and an old man who retorts "you ain't seen what I've seen." This song… Continue reading Tattoos and Scars Upon Thars
Posting, posting, 1-2-1-2
I feel like no one reads my blog anymore, which I suppose is fine, as I am neglectful in my postings. I still have vague plans to turn blog content into literary gold, but some days I think I'd have more luck transmogrifying it into literal gold. Meanwhile, I coincidentally visited higher ground during an… Continue reading Posting, posting, 1-2-1-2
Faceless Book
Social media has been part of my life since the days of MySpace. Before that, it was Diaryland, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, and other ways of interacting through the miracle that is the internet. I've been on blogs, forums, chatrooms, online classrooms, and gotten lost on YouTube far more often than maybe I should have. Online… Continue reading Faceless Book
The More You Know
What does educated mean to you? When I was a child, I loved to read books. I still do love reading, but I don't devote nearly as much time to it as I should or as I did back then. I would read in my room at night by the light of the moon after… Continue reading The More You Know
Rewriting My Life
Earlier this year, I announced to my loyal readers here that I would be systematically moving content from this blog into a new book, an autobiography of sorts. I only just started on this monumental, daunting task today. Here are the snags, as I see them so far: I love quoting songs on my blog.… Continue reading Rewriting My Life
She Look-a Like-a Student
"Good morning! Good! Good! Good! Good! Good morning!" My morning alarm on my cell phone can be especially annoying when I realize I've successfully ignored it for over an hour and that my sweet baby boy is cuddling me so tightly, he's got a vice grip on my hair and won't let go. Sadly, I… Continue reading She Look-a Like-a Student
Miseducation and the Miserly Educator
I loved "doing school" as a child. I loved reading books. I spent hours making up my own work to do. I did not love "going to school" all that much. I was a talkative child, a fidgety child, a disruptive child. I had pent up anger and frustration. I lashed out. I wet myself.… Continue reading Miseducation and the Miserly Educator
Master Gave Dobby A Car
The image in this post is my 1997 Ford Taurus, taken from a sad angle with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. I could've used my Samsung smart camera (I forget the specs on that one) or my simpler LG phone, but the camera I've been too lazy to keep charged and the phone just does… Continue reading Master Gave Dobby A Car
Planning and Plaining
Dear loyal readers, mortal enemies, people who ended up here when Googling something vaguely related, and that guy who knows who he is, I ask you, why is it so hard for me to plan? And why, once planned, do I (com)plain? Lately, I've slipped into a depressive phase, but I can feel myself spiraling… Continue reading Planning and Plaining


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The Food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." Ann Wigmore
March is National Nutrition Month. To celebrate, we have made this month's challenge all about clean eating. Eating clean is not a diet, but rather a lifestyle change that incorporates foods that are wholesome and natural; foods that will benefit your body rather than poison it.
Changing your regular diet can take some adjustment and quitting all bad foods cold turkey can be difficult. To help you out, we have designed a challenge for March that allows you to remove harmful foods on a weekly basis, allowing you to create new, healthy, clean eating habits.
Week #1: Ditch the highly processed snacks. If it's processed, comes in a package, or has a nutrition label that contains more than five ingredients or ingredients you can't pronounce, you probably shouldn't be eating it. Toss it! Restock with wholesome snacks such as fresh fruits and veggies, hummus, Greek yogurt, nuts, and healthier packaged alternatives containing minimal and easy to pronounce ingredients.
Week #2: Swap refined carbs for complex carbs. Food is not a place where being refined equates to a good thing, and should be avoided as much as possible. Instead of old favorites like white rice, flour, pasta and potatoes, reach for brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat, oatmeal and sweet potatoes.
Week #3: Eliminate refined and artificial sugars. Sugar is ok in limited quantities, but is often overconsumed in both food and beverage. When in need of something sweet swap table sugar, brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and all artificial sweeteners for natural alternatives like pure maple syrup, honey, sucanant (whole unrefined cane sugar) and coconut sugar. Replace soda (diet included) and fruit juice with fruit infused sparkling or flat water, and hot or iced tea.
Week #4: Consume lean protein and complex carb at every meal. These are the essentials that your body needs to stay energized and efficiently burn calories. Every meal should include a serving of complex carbs, the size of a cupped hand, and a palm size serving of lean protein like chicken breasts, tofu, bison, eggs, and fresh fish.
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Sebastian, FL (PRWEB) October 18, 2013
NetBoss Technologies, Inc., announced today a partnership that enables United Links, Bahrain to offer remote managed services via the cloud-based NetBoss Acuity system, to provide quality of service (QoS) visibility typically reserved for large telecommunications carriers with large in-house budgets. This service is now available to smaller operators who are then able to offer a superior level of QoS to their customers.
NetBoss Technologies (NTI) is an established supplier of network management and service assurance solutions to network operators around the world. Acuity is an extension of network management system (NMS) and Service Assurance operating environments—not a replacement—to deliver consistent real-time functionality that focuses on end user service impact. Acuity supports multi-vendor, multi-technology networks and offers any combination of residential, business, and SLA capabilities, including an end customer client portal. The United Links partnership marks Acuity's debut outside the United States. It is expected to be fully available to Middle East based service providers by January 1, 2014.
"With this solution, our service provider customers can provide a web-based view to their enterprise customers of the portion of the network they use so they always have a clear understanding of how their services are performing," said United Links Chief Executive Officer, Sadiq Al-Khayat
"This partnership offering cloud-based managed services is another indicator that NetBoss Technologies is a progressive and innovative leader open to embracing newer business models for the industries we serve," said Jim Odom, President and CEO of NetBoss Technologies, Inc.
About NetBoss Technologies, Inc.
NetBoss Technologies, Inc. provides next generation OSS software-based solutions to communication service providers, improving their operational efficiency and quality of service. Providing precise and actionable "anywhere, anytime" information on networks and associated services, our products ensure revenue is protected through improved end-user quality of experience. NetBoss Technologies has hundreds of installations worldwide addressing the telecommunications, utilities, government, and public safety industry segments and is an active TeleManagement Forum member supporting open standards-based solutions. Visit us at http://www.NetBoss.com.
About United Links
United Links W.L.L. is an enterprise that leverages 200 years of collective experience shared among its partners. United Links invests with partners in the Telecommunications and ICT industry in the Middle East region, bringing to the market the latest technology to date. Visit us at http://www.unitedlinks.net.
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ATWEC Teams with National Bus Sales for Georgia Kidsafe™ Program
Company becomes Associate Member with Georgia Childcare Association
Jul 19, 2012, 09:53 ET
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATWEC Technologies, Inc. (OTC Markets: ATWT), a US-based child safety company, continued its nationwide child safety crusade by launching its Georgia Kidsafe™ program at a press conference yesterday at a child day care center just south of Atlanta.
National Bus Sales & Leasing (NBSL) has teamed with ATWEC to promote child safety throughout the state of Georgia. NBSL, one of the leading bus distributors in the US, had representatives on hand to support improving child safety awareness, and expressed an eagerness to begin the Kidsafe™ program. Last week, ATWEC and NBSL signed a Letter of Intent for the distribution of the patented Kiddie Voice™ alarm system that will now be equipped on NBSL buses nationwide.
Georgia state representative Sandra Scott was also on hand to discuss the merits of the program and to voice her staunch support for mandating child warning alarms in order to protect children. Scott has introduced a bill that would require all Georgia day care center vehicles to be equipped with effective warning alarms, following similar legislation recently passed in Louisiana, Arkansas, Wisconsin, and major counties in Florida. The state of Georgia has more individual day care centers than any state in the US.
Also strengthening the Company's efforts is the announcement that ATWEC has become an associate member with the Georgia Childcare Association (GCCA). Ms. Carolyn Salvador, Executive Director of the GCCA, is excited about the ATWEC associate membership. The GCCA is dedicated to enhancing and promoting the quality of licensed private child care centers in Georgia by impacting legislation, providing resources, educating the public and supporting its members through training programs, advocacy and awareness, and networking opportunities.
The news conference was held at the Rex Child Care and Early Learning Center in Rex, Georgia, and was a smashing success, as ATWEC officials demonstrated the effectiveness of the Kiddie Voice™ safety alarm on one of the center's day care buses. Emotions were running high as Mr. Charles Green, father of Jasmine Green, the young girl who died last summer after being abandoned on a hot van, gave an impassioned plea to make sure this type of tragedy never happens again.
ATWEC's signature Kiddie Voice™ system helps to save lives by alerting the driver and pedestrians to accidental child abandonment on child care vans and school buses. "Our goal with the Kiddie Voice™ systems is to save lives," said Alex T. Wiley, President and CEO of ATWEC Technologies, Inc. "Our research shows that a child responds better by hearing a human voice as opposed to sensory sounds. We want to make our Kiddie Systems™ products available and affordable for use throughout Georgia. This new partnership with National Bus Sales now makes our mission possible. Given the number of accidents we continue to see, if we can save just one child's life, our efforts will be worth it."
Shareholders and other investors can find information and photos of the press conference, Kiddie Systems™ products, and the Georgia Kidsafe™ program posted on the Company's website home page, www.atwec.com.
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This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "may", "future", "plan" or "planned", "will" or "should", "expected," "anticipates", "draft", "eventually" or "projected".
You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, and other risks identified in the Company's disclosure information.
All company or product names used are the property of their respective owners and may be the trade marks (TM), service marks (SM), or registered marks (R) of other companies, and are used for information purposes only and to their owners' benefit, without intent to infringe.
About ATWEC Technologies, Inc.:
ATWEC Technologies, Inc. is a child safety and security company, headquartered in Memphis, TN, and has been doing business since 1979. ATWT has developed unique child safety devices which protect children while they are being transported, both to and from schools, events, and homes. ATWT has been issued patent number 7,646,288,B2 by the US patent office, and its business model is associated with legislation designed to mandate these systems for school and other vehicles, on a state-by-state basis. The Company trades on the Pink-OTC Markets under the symbol "ATWT", and the Company's website is www.atwec.com.
ATWEC Technologies, Inc.
Alex T. Wiley, CEO
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a.k.a. 5th generation mobile networks, fifth generation, fifth-generation wireless systems
The name for the next major phase of mobile telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G standards. 5G does not describe any particular specification in any official document published by any telecommunication standardization body, the term is primarily used in research.
Historical perspective: As of 2013, any new capabilities are still being grouped under 4G standards, but according to Korea's Yonhap News Agency, Samsung successfully tested its 5G network with 1 Gbps speed (potentially up to 10 Gbps), and aims to provide service by 2020.
See also : 4G LTE WiMax generation
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Yuki's Fairytale Moment
This is a very old post that was automatically imported from LiveJournal. I have done my best to fix up the formatting, but some issues may remain. Comments have not been preserved.
For the third time in two days, it's snowing outside… That thick, fairytale-like snow that blows around on the breeze as it drifts towards the ground – that kind of snow that barely looks real, it looks like the only place it belongs is in the props department for a movie company. It's the kind of snow I feel blessed to have seen.


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Here's a list of real American muscle cars. We will be talking about the '60s cars that represent the finest American vehicles. There are no pony cars like Mustangs (which we love) and no sports cars like Corvette (we also love) are included in this list. Pure Muscle only.
- 1963 Impala Z11 427
In 1963, Chevrolet launched the Z11 option for their Impala line. It includes the legendary 409 engine that was modified and developed into a 427 cid that makes an amazing 430 hp. It has special heads, valves and two-piece aluminum intake manifold sporting dual quads. This incredible engine wasn't the only interesting feature of this Z11 option, Chevrolet also include different items like hood, fender and bumpers that are made of aluminum that lighten its overall curb weight.
This package was available for everyone but it appears that they only sold it to chosen racers. However, the 1963 Impala SS with a standard 425 hp was already fast for a common driver. There's over 50 Impala Z11 that were sold in 1963 and only 7 of them still exist today.
- 1964 Ford Thunderbolt
It was a factory experiment only. Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt was built specially as a lightweight competitive car that was made up of various fiberglass and aluminum parts. Ford wants to participate and grab the NHRA Super Stock title. Since the highly customized Ford Galaxie with their powerful 427-cid V-8 is not enough to beat contenders like Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars, their only option and the most obvious answer was to mount their 427 into the midsize Fairlane.
Led by Andy Hotton of Dearborn Steel Tubing, the front end received a massive reconstruction to accommodate the engine. The headlamp bezels were turned into air intakes that feed the engine through huge hoses. Other things that they did to reduce the weight was the removal of street items like sun visors, radio, heater, wheel covers, passenger side windshield wiper, arm rest, rear window cranks, mirrors, carpeting, trunk mat, lug wrench, jack and spare tire. They also used the same front seats that are used in Ford's police package.
Ford Thunderbolt was sold into the public with the price tag of $3,780. Only 100 of those were manufactured in '64 and 2 in 1965.
Even though it was legally approved to use in public, Ford Thunderbolt was not suitable for everyday use.
- 1969 AMC SC/Rambler
This car was a two-door sedan body style that has a front mounted engine which gives power to the rear wheels. American Motors Corporation made a deal with Hurst Performance to create this head turner SC/Rambler. This car surprised everyone with its 390 cid with 315 hp V-8 engine; it was a race-ready production vehicle. With the affordable price of $3,000, Rambler can keep up with other popular cars in that era. "SC" stands for Stock Car and there are no additional options for this car except for the AM radio and all manufactured cars shares the same interior design that has plain gray vinyl with bench seats that has red white and blue headrest.
The most admirable characteristic of this car was its large functional "Ram Air" induction hood scoop. AMC released 3 batches of Rambler and the first batch shares the same color scheme. The first 500 units were painted in white with red panel running the side of the car and blue stripe in the roof. The second batch with another 500 cars has a "B" trim. It was also the same colors except, the red and blue stripes are narrower. The third batch uses the same scheme from the first batch.
A total of 1,512 SC/Ramblers were built and most of the surviving cars mostly came from the first batch. This was one of the rarest cars of that era.
- 1968 Dodge Charger R/T
The first generation Dodge Charger was a mid 1966 surprise when it came out while the redesigned second generation produced more sales. Based on the Chrysler B platform, 1968 Dodge Charger was an eye candy because of its unusual body styling which renders a sleek "coke bottle" with the black-out front grille with hidden headlights. Dodge's R/T designation was meant for cars that are built for street racing with heavy duty suspensions that gives a better quality handling. 1968 Charger was powered with the incredible 440 Magnum V-8 with an amazing 375 hp.
With the price tag of $3,500, this car can run a quarter mile in just 15 seconds. With an additional $600, you can get a Charger which is powered with a Hemi that can run a quarter mile with just 13 seconds. Only 475 are manufactured with this configuration while a total of 96,000 Chargers are produced in 1968 and 17,000 of those are with R/T designations.
- 1969 Ford Fairlane/Torino Cobra
Even though these cars are Fairlane, it was officially called as Cobras according to Ford's brochures and advertisements. It was launched as Ford's counterpart for Plymouth's Road Runner. This line offered two body styles, the hardtop that is also known as the "formal roof" and the other one is the familiar "sportsroof" fastback. Basic models have the 302 cid V-8 engine and 3-speed manual transmission as a standard. The optional Cobra performance package features the 428 Cobra Jet V-8 with 335 hp and Holly 4bbl. Customers can choose to include the additional bucket seats, hood scoop, clock, tachometer, power disc brakes, 4.30:1 rear axle gearing and the Ram Air which doesn't increase the horsepower but increases its performance peak to 5,600 rpm.
It can run a quarter mile in 14.5 seconds. Almost 14,000 Cobras were sold in 1969 and larger percentage of those is in fastback version while an estimated 3,000 are in hardtop version.
- 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner
The design for the 1969 model was almost the same as the 1968. There are only few exterior changes made and this includes the taillights, grille, side marker lights and the new Road Runner decals. They also added a convertible version for the 1969 model. Standard package includes the 383 cu in engine while an optional 426 cu in Hemi is also available. During the run, another engine option became available and it is the 440 engine with three Holley 2-barrel carburetors. This "440 Six Pack" doesn't have wheel covers or hubcaps. The price of this car was only $3,000 but it can run a quarter mile in 13.5 seconds.
Roadrunner's top speed was 140+ mph and almost 80,000 cars with different configurations were sold in 1969.
- 1966 Oldsmobile 442
Did you know that pre-1968 Oldsmobile 442 are not real car model? Actually it was only an option package for Oldsmobile Cutlass. This 4-4-2 is the result of the growing competition between Oldsmobile and Pontiac. The surprise success of the high-performance GTO version of Pontiac LeMans intermediate caught the attention of Oldsmobile and as a response; they planned to launch an upgraded Cutlass as their counterpart. The 442 package includes four-barrel carburetors, 4-speed manual transmission and dual exhaust.
The 1966 442 had a diffident design compared to other Cutlass. The standard package includes the L78 400 cid engine with a single 4bbl carburetor that makes 350 horsepower. The '66 model also has additional two new optional engines. These engines are the L69 that has a three two-barrel Rochester 2GC carburetors on a progressive linkage that produce a 360 hp with 44- lb-ft of torque and the rare W30 that has an outside-air induction system.
Finding a W30 nowadays is like finding a needle in a haystack, only 54 W30s are manufactured by the factory and 97 were dealer-modified installations.
- 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T and Super Bee
These versions of the 1969 Dodge Coronet have a lot of similarities that's why these cars are in just one number although they have each own advantages. Numerous cars receive the R/T designation of Dodge since 1967 and in 1969, many Mopar fans choose the cheaper Coronet Super Bee not only because of its unique rear-end bumble stripping but it was also the Dodge's counterpart for Plymouth's Roadrunner.
Though it was less luxurious than the Roadrunner, the performance was almost the same. Super Bee was heavier and it was riding on a 117-inch (3,000 mm) wheelbase. These two cars were almost identical except for the minor exterior changes done on the Super Bee like the larger rear wheel openings, more detailed grille and taillight ornamentation. It was also available with the Hemi engine, heavy duty suspension, and an optional Mopar A-833 4-speed manual transmission.
A "six-pack" version of Dodge's 440 cubic-inch engine was included to the options during its run. The Dodge Coronet R/T also received an additional engine option during its mid year sale. Almost 6,800 R/T's are manufactured in 1969 and 400 of those were convertible.
- 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
The "Super Sport" was initially intended for Impala in 1961 and it eventually used also in various models including Chevelle in 1964. The 1966 model of Chevelle was considered to be the best design it ever received. Both convertibles and sport coupes versions have the reinforced frames and improved front suspensions. Its external design was highlighted by the classic forward-thrusting front fenders. There are three available performance engines for the '66 model and this includes the 396 cid V-8. The standard was rated at 325 hp, an optional 360 hp and another optional 375 hp. An extra third engine option was also available, the L78 396 that brags a 375 hp which is not marketed by GM.
The SS 396 series lasted for just a couple of years from 1966 to 1968.
- 1967 Pontiac GTO
Just like the 442, GTO was initially an option package for the famous 1963 Pontiac LeMans. In 1966, GTO became its own model until 1972. The last model of the first generation received few minor redesigns. Eight tail lights replaced the louver-covered tail lights and the GTO emblems that are originally located at the rear part were moved to the chrome rocker panels. The 1967 GTO was available in hardtop, convertible and Sports coupe body styles.
Pontiac installed the Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor rather than the previous tri-power carburetor configuration. A bigger 400 cid engine was mounted for the 1967 model and it was available in three different models. The economy engine featured a two-barrel carburetor rather than the Rochester Quadrajet and it makes a 265 hp while the standard engine 335 hp. Of course the high output option produced the highest horsepower with 360 at 5100 rpm and produced 438 lb-ft of torque. Pontiac also made an option for front disc brakes.
It was Motor Trend's Car of the Year in 1968. There are almost 82,000 GTO that are sold in 1967. 65,000 of those are hardtop, over 9,000 units for convertibles and approximately 7,000 units for Sports Coupe.
GTO was revived and once again went on sale in 2004 to 2006.
1963 Plymouth/Dodge 426 Max Wedge
Rather than a particular vehicle, this bonus item was more about an engine. This one is about the 426 RB Wedge that is also known as Max Wedge. For sure, that name indicates tremendous power. It was launched by Mopar in 1963 and initially, this engine was built for racing purposes only. According to the advertisements provided, it is not a "street machine". And "it was designed to be run in supervised, sanctioned drag-strip competition." This engine was usually paired with Savoy, it was the lightest Plymouth model that was pictured above but it can also be used in more luxurious cars like the Belvedere and Sport Fury models though it can be ordered in any offered model. That also includes wagons and convertibles. In 1963, over 2,000 Mopars are produced with this engine. It brags dual quads with 13.5:1 compression. This awesome combination can make 425 of horsepower at 5,600 rpm.
I hope you enjoy our list of top ten real American muscle cars. Do you think there's a car that deserves to be in the list? Send us your suggestions so we can make a part two!
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Milk Chocolate Kcal 170 Fat 9.1g Fat(sats) 4.8g Carbs 19.7
White Chocolate Kcal 166 Fat 8.8g Fat(sats) 5.6g Carbs 19.4
Today you guys are extra lucky and are getting two for one!! This is mainly due to the fact that last night I was particularly hungry meaning I managed to sample both the milk & white chocolate variants of Neslte's Crunch bar. The Crunch bars are solid bars of chocoloate which include 'Rice Krispie' type bits of cereal in them.
To my knowledge these arent the most highly distributed Nestle produts - I had a bit of a search for them myself..eventually finding both occupying a shelf in local newsagent. The bars themselves are not the biggest weighing in at just 31g each - this means that both are quite kind on the calories front but I guess its just relative to their size.
Asthetically the bars looked the same - they were just long slabs of chocolate with some nice patterns and the word 'Crunch' etched into the surface....very simplistic but nothing to complain about. Smell wise they slightly differed, the milk chocolate variant offered very little in this department; whilst the white chocolate offered a more appertising milky aroma.
Looking at the ingredients the milk chocolate variant actually included more cereal than the white chocolate version (15% compared to 10%). This wasnt particularly noticeable in texture as both offered a relatively pleasant yet similar mixture of smooth chocolate and crisp cereal. The 'Rice Krispie' like cereal gave the same 'snap, crackle and pop' texture that is so synonymous with the breakfast cereal - it made for an intresting, unique and ultimately enjoyable texture though as with the cereal didnt provide more than a weak malty taste.
Tastewise I enjoyed the milk chocolate bar more so than I did the white chocolate. I ate the white chocolate version first and was expecting a Milkybar like quality. Unfortunately it wasnt quite up to standard and the creamy milkyness of the Milkybar must have been lost somewhere; judging by the taste it must have been replaced with sugar as the taste quickly became very monotomous and overly sweet.
The milk chocolate was of a slightly better standard - it was not the best chocolate by any stretch of the imagination but was certainly a better quality than the white. Suprisingly the milk chocolate actually contained 35% min Cocoa solids - I say suprisingly as most mass manufactured bars are relatively lower than this. Its flavour was definately more milk than cocoa based and far less sugar based than the white variant, this made for a slightly more enjoyable taste.
Overall these arent bars I would overly recommend you rush out and buy - in truth they arent the best tasting and with the intresting texture aside they are truly unspectactular. A single bar isnt going to really do a job with fufilling any hunger of much note, though I guess you could do worse if you were looking for a very light snack. The cereal provides a nice texture yet a truly uninspiring flavour - much the same as the chocolate in both bars. My personal preference would be with the milk chocolate variant due to the overly sweet and sickly taste of the white chocolate though im still far from recommending these to anyone as theres better out there on the market.
Milk Chocolate 6.8 out of 10
White Chocolate 6.6 out of 10


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New Age Of Sigmar Book & Stormcast Now On Pre-Order
July 11, 2015 by brennon
Games Workshop are continuing their relentless march against the tides of Chaos with a week of pre-orders focused on the Stormcast Eternals. As well as the Liberators they have the new Lord-Celestant. Oh, and there is a new Age of Sigmar Book out too alongside a Limited Edition version too...
The Books
First off we have the books that are coming out. This Age of Sigmar Book is packed with a variety of scenarios for playing your games as well as oodles of fluff and background for the new world of Warhammer. It might not be to everyone's taste but I quite like the cover art at least!
"...the book contains the first part of the ongoing narrative: The Realmgate Wars. Scenarios, rules and backgrounds for setting your games within the realms, as the Stormcast Eternals and the forces of Chaos fight bitterly over control of the realmgates! Choose your faction and dive into the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar now!"
Hopefully towards the end of next week we'll learn more about what is between its pages and how it matches against the free rules that already exist. There is also a Limited Edition version of the book if folks are interesting in diving in even further.
The Models
Model-wise I'm a happy bunny as they're adding to my faction of choice for the Age of Sigmar, the Stormcast Eternals. As we mentioned above they have the new Liberators with a collection of different weapons including swords instead of Hammers.
They also get the epic (in my opinion anyway) Lord-Celestant that I am already planning to paint up like Tyrael from Diablo. I just need to actually get reasonably good at using some green stuff for the hood. I might get a mate to do it instead...
If you're REALLY into Age of Sigmar they have also got some bits and bobs for you too. Not only are there two Dice Shakers for Khorne and the Stormcast but a Combat Gauge. I don't really get the point of the Combat Gauge to be honest but if you like having everything then it's there. The dice are nice though...
There have also been whispers of what else is down the pipeline. The Prosecutors (winged chaps) are getting a kit complete with spears and there are some bow armed Liberators coming too.
Will you be getting any of this new stuff?
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|Chicken with sesame seeds and spinach
Sesame is widely cultivated in our region and used in both sweet and savoury dishes. Around this time of the year and particularly during mid-January (Sankranti) til laddoos are made and consumed. In the neighbouring state of Meghalaya, sesame seeds are used in many dishes and as you drive past small towns and villages, the aroma of toasted sesame fills the air. It's a heady smell particularly when the weather is pleasant and you are peckish, you'd surely want to check out the source!!
In our cuisine we often use toasted sesame seeds to garnish, as well as add flavour, to the dish called mudru. The dried plant (after the seeds are taken) are burnt and the ashes are used to make the alkali that is known as khari. Sesame seeds are known as shibling in my mother tongue.
900 grams chicken cut into regular pieces
3 medium onions, peeled and sliced
1 inch piece ginger, peeled and diced
6 dried bird's eye chillies
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbs black pepper
3 tbs black sesame seeds
Salt to taste
2 bunches spinach
Coriander leaves for the garnish
3 tbs mustard oil
2-3 tejpatta
- Make a paste of the onions, ginger and dried chillies. (Fresh chillies will also do but I am drying bird's eye chillies at the moment and it was convenient to grab some to add to this curry. And we like the heat too).
- Marinate the chicken pieces with this paste as you prepare the rest of the ingredients. I marinated the chicken for an hour.
- Wash the spinach leaves under running water to remove sand and grit. Pick the leaves from the stalks. (The stalks can be added to another dish later). Grind the leaves and set aside.
- Toast the coriander and cumin seeds together. Add the pepper too and stir till they crackle a bit and let out their unique aroma. Take care that the spices do not burn. Remove and grind the mix to powder.
- Toast the sesame seeds till they emit a nutty smell. Care must be taken so that they do not burn or the taste will be bitter. Remove and grind. Set aside.
- Heat the mustard oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. When it comes to smoking point, add the tejpatta and the marinated chicken. Cook on a high flame for about 15 minutes. Turn to medium heat and cook till the chicken is more than half done.
- Season with salt and add the mix of coriander, cumin and pepper. Stir well. Add a bit of water so that the curry does not catch at the bottom of the pan.
- Add the spinach paste and cook for a few minutes. Add water depending on the thickness of the gravy that you want.
- Check the seasoning and make adjustments, if needed. When the gravy starts to thicken, add the toasted and ground sesame paste. Stir till the curry is homogeneous and remove a few minutes later.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
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Adam Bighill is looking for a job.
The former star linebacker of the B.C. Lions was released by the NFL's New Orleans Saints on Monday, after the team's weekend rookie mini-camp wrapped up.
Bighill was one of four players cut as the Saints look toward setting its 90-man roster for training camp.
The Washington State native played for the Lions from 2011 to 2016. He was named a CFL all-star four times, a CFL West all-star five times was named the league's defensive player of the year in 2015, when he posted 114 tackles, four sacks and an interception.
He signed with the Saints last year and won a job after a stellar pre-season performance where he led the team in tackles. He suited up for the season opener before being waived. The Saints then signed him to the practice squad. He was activated later in the season for two more games.
In all, he played those three regular season games as a special-teams player and made one tackle. He signed a futures contract with the Saints in January.
Bighill took to Twitter to thank his now-former employers.
"I want to thank the Saints organization for the opportunity to play for such an amazing fan base," he wrote. "Was a pleasure to wear the Black and Gold! Thanks to all the WHODATS for all the love and encouragement. My journey shall continue elsewhere."
He'll undoubtedly look for an NFL gig, but most teams are pretty close to setting their 90-man training camp roster. The dilemma for him will be would be willing to chase a few more NFL practice squad bucks, or come back to the CFL and a pretty solid salary.
Could the Lions find space for him under the salary cap? The Lions also already have Solomon Elimimian, Bo Lokombo and Dyshawn Davis under contract and have been looking at bringing back Micah Awe.
Awe, who like Bighill plays outside linebacker, played for the Lions in 2017 but was signed in the off-season by the New York Jets after the Lions gave him a window to check out an NFL contract. The Jets cut him loose at the end of April. (The Lions were fined for giving Awe his window, just as they were last year in similar circumstances with Bighill.)
Bighill still lives in the Lower Mainland in the off-season and has got strong connections in the community.


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EastEnders lost out yet again in another head-to-head clash with Emmerdale on Tuesday night.
An hour-long edition of the ITV1 soap was the most-watched programme of the day, with 6.52m (31.3%) in the 7pm hour. EastEnders, which began half an hour later, drew just 5.53m (25.6%) over 30 minutes. During the head-to-head period, ITV1 was comfortably out in front with an average of 6.34m (29.3%).
As a result of the scheduling clash, BBC Three's 10pm repeat of EastEnders had a larger audience than usual, with 1.07m (6.4%).
BBC One claimed the lead at 8pm, drawing 4.77m (21.8%) for its latest Big Cat Live update. A nurses special of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? had 4.33m (19.7%) for ITV1 at the same time. Channel 4 informed 1.93m (8.8%) with The Sex Education Show and on BBC Two, new clothes-swapping series Twiggy's Frock Exchange began with 1.84m (8.4%). Five was in last place with 1.38m (6.3%) for a repeat of documentary Curse of the Titanic: Revealed.
BBC One stayed ahead at 9pm with Sunshine, a new comedy drama starring Steve Coogan and Craig Cash. It pulled in 3.67m (16.7%), up slightly on last week's Mutual Friends finale but only just ahead of the 3.55m (16.2%) audience for ITV1's Cops With Cameras. On Channel 4, Jamie's Ministry Of Food logged 3.14m (14.3%) and Five's CSI: Miami put in 2.62m (11.9%). As usual, BBC Two was a distant fifth place with just 1.02m (4.6%) for new fashion series British Style Genius.
At 10pm, CSI: New York brought in 1.83m (10.7%) for Five, keeping the channel ahead of Channel 4, which managed 1.77m (10.7%) for the second episode of Dawn Porter: Mail Order Bride.
Overall, ITV1 was ahead in primetime with an average 20.7% share to BBC One's 19.7%. Channel 4 had 9.8% for third, followed by Five on 7.7% and BBC Two on 6.7%.
ITV2's Tuesday night movie Coyote Ugly had a healthy 482,000 (2.5%) between 8pm and 10pm. E4's Hollyoaks pulled in 708,000 (4.1%) at 7pm and Fiver's Home & Away notched up 574,000 (3.5%) at 6.30pm.
Other popular multichannel offerings included Stargate Atlantis, with 413,000 (2.2%) for Sky1 at 8pm, and Jack Dee Live At The Apollo, seen by 422,000 (2.5%) on Dave from 9.40pm.
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Golden Mile is headed toward sub-appellation status
Photos: Michael Bartier (top) and Bill Eggert
The buzz during the South Okanagan Winery Association's Banée 2010 was all about the creation of the Okanagan's first sub-appellation, the Golden Mile.
Observers had expected that the Naramata Bench might be the first sub-appellation. However, it sounds like the wineries on the Golden Mile are a little further along in defining the soil and other terroir characteristics necessary for the formal designation.
One can make a good case for sub-appellations. The current British Columbia appellations are Okanagan, Similkameen, Fraser Valley, Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.
Most of these were created some years ago as a necessary adjunct to the VQA program, linking the wines of improving quality to the geography in which they are created. The appellations are legal and practical definitions. They have been especially important in helping consumers distinguish between authentic British Columbia wines and those made with imported wines (the cellared-in-British Columbia wines).
It would seem that the term "appellation" gives a wine added credibility. The market-savvy Artisan Wine Company actually releases several cellared-in-British Columbia wines under the Westcoast Appellation. The appellation is entirely Artisan's creation, inspired by the use of California, Washington and British Columbia wines in the blends.
The British Columbia appellations have the force of law behind them. However, most of them cover far too much geography to say much about the terroir. The biggest appellation, Okanagan, takes in a viticulture area which is 100 miles long, with a bewildering number of soils, vineyard aspects and climates.
There is a vast difference in the flavours of, say, a Riesling grown in Kelowna vineyards compared to one grown south of Oliver.
The motivation behind the move to sub-appellations is to highlight, where possible, the flavours and textures that distinguish one region from another.
More mature winegrowing regions around the world have already done this. Even Ontario has its own sub-appellations. It is a fact that consumers pick up on the individuality of the wines from a sub-appellation and come back to those wines if they like them. That is the commercial drive behind the interest in Okanagan sub-appellations.
What the case for the Golden Mile? One could start with the marvellous Atlas of Suitable Grape Growing Locations, published in 1984 and, sadly, not in print. The Atlas logged sun radiation, heat units and soil types to come up with recommendations that have stood the test of time.
Winemakers who came after the Atlas – like Bill Eggert of Fairview Cellars and Michael Bartier of Road 13 Vineyards – get their grapes from sites rated Class One or Class Two by that prescient Atlas.
Golden Mile is defined by a series of alluvial fans cut by four of creeks coming down from the mountains on the west side of the Okanagan Valley. Much of the soil here was laid down when the last glacier retreated. There is an overall consistency to these soils – some clay, some gravel, lots of rocks that are well worn by having been tumbled by the glacier. These are generally well-grained soils with a modest amount of organic matter.
The vineyards on these fans generally have an east to south-east aspect, with occasional north-east aspects. The vines catch the early morning sun. As Bill Eggert likes to say, a person is at his best in the early morning; why should it be different for vines? The vines are also in the shade of the mountains by late afternoon.
These conditions stand in sharp contrast to the Black Sage Bench directly across the valley (also Class One and Two). There, the vines are on sand – a beach laid down by a glacial-era lake. A few years ago, a winery manager on the bench drilled a well through 410 feet of sand before hitting water. The west-facing vineyards on the bench work hard to add organic matter. Because the water drains very quickly, vineyards need to be irrigated with great care to keep the vines alive.
The Black Sage Bench starts getting sun in mid-morning, bakes through the day, and has several hours more evening sun that Golden Mile.
Obviously, there are varieties, like whites and Pinot Noir, better suited to Golden Mile and others, like Syrah, better suited to Black Sage. Varieties grown on both sides of the valley are distinctively different. As an example, compare Fairview Cellars reds, with their vibrant currant flavours, to the reds from Burrowing Owl, which tend to have more plum, chocolate and liquorice.
While these distinctions can be masked by winemaking or by vineyard techniques, it should be possible to distinguish Golden Mile wines from Black Sage wines in blind tastings. Then it is a matter of deciding which you prefer on any given occasion or with particular food.
Sub-appellations – there is an obvious case for Black Sage Bench as well – will improve our understand and appreciation of what the Okanagan delivers.
There are, of course, wines that are blends of several appellations and thus carry British Columbia as the appellation. Here, winemakers build on the strengths or fix the weaknesses of each appellation or sub-appellation. Here, as well, drilling down into the characters of the sub-appellations is important.


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Amber Tresca was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 16. After 10 years of active disease, medical therapy failed and she underwent the 2 step j-pouch surgery (removal of the large intestine and creation of an internal pouch from the last part of the small intestine).
Amber was a copy editor and staff writer for a major medical publishing house that produces specialty medical journals for physicians. She also served as group web producer for the same publisher, working on several web sites that provide clinical information for healthcare providers. In addition to her advocacy role, she works as a freelance writer and editor for medical web sites and publications.
Amber graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University. She also has a background in programming from Norwalk Community College.
After my gastroenterologist found severe dysplasia in my colon, I realized how little I knew about my disease, and how dangerous that was to my health. I hope to raise awareness of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and other digestive conditions, as well as reach out to patients like me who are in need of news and accurate information.


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The attempt to merge lp:~zorba-coders/zorba/collection-counting into lp:zorba failed. Below is the output from the failed tests.
CMake Error at /home/ceej/zo/testing/zorbatest/tester/TarmacLander.cmake:272 (message): Validation queue job collection-counting-2011-10-20T23-16-14.372Z is finished. The final status was: 3 tests did not succeed - changes not commited. Error in read script: /home/ceej/zo/testing/zorbatest/tester/TarmacLander.cmake -- https://code.launchpad.net/~zorba-coders/zorba/collection-counting/+merge/79765 Your team Zorba Coders is subscribed to branch lp:zorba. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zorba-coders Post to : firstname.lastname@example.com Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zorba-coders More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp


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About that $80,000 …
Dear financial institution:
As you can see, my dog got to the piece of mail you sent me before I did.
He's a fairly new dog, and he's still working out some behavioral issues, such as barking when mail comes through the slot in my door and lands on my floor.
He picks one piece of mail and then chews it up. I'm not sure how he decides which to chew up, but this time he chose the letter from you over such offerings as a lovely note from my mortgage company, an electric bill and coupons offering me a discount on pizza.
It's particularly regrettable in this case because what remains of what you sent has all the markings of a check made out to me for $80,000.
I mean it says "pay to the order of" and everything.
If that is the case, please cancel payment and send me another one.
If it's something else, such as a loan offer disguised as a gift, a loan for which I have been "pre-qualified," don't worry about sending it again, and you might want to check how good a job your pre-qualifying department is doing.
I get quite a lot of those offers from companies that suggest I "consolidate" my debt, but that would require adding up all my debt, and that would likely result in cardiac arrest.
A lot of dog owners — those with mail slots — experience this issue, and commonly they put up an outside mailbox so their pets don't eat their mail.
I'm thinking it might not really be a problem after all, especially if my dog has the ability to detect junk mail and/or offers from sleazy companies hell-bent on deceiving me.
To be honest, before I got the dog a couple of months ago, I was toying with attaching a paper shredder to the mail slot so it could consume all this crap the second it shattered the solace of my home.
The chewed remains of what you sent are now in the trash, where quite possibly they rightfully belong — with soggy coffee grounds, snot-filled tissues, stinky Alpo cans, dead bugs and all the other contents of my vacuum cleaner cannister.
My dog still barks when the mail slot opens and spews its daily missives. I'm sure, not being accustomed to household life, he's still trying to figure out why it does that.
Given 90 percent of what comes through that slot is trash, it's hard for me get too upset about it.
In the unlikely event that really was a check for $80,000, well, easy come easy go.
Posted by John Woestendiek January 9th, 2017 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, banks, barking, behavior, check, chewing, companies, credit, deceptive, delivery, destructive, dog, dogs, door, garbage, junk mail, loans, mail, mail slot, marketing, pets, post office, postal
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Garbage truck driver in Montana finds a dog in his load; happy ending follows
It's about 180 miles from Livingston to Great Falls — not far by Montana standards, but a pretty long ride when you're making the trip in the back of a garbage truck.
That, somehow, is where a little white terrier named Cerb found himself.
It's the second reported case in recent weeks of a dog being swept up and later discovered in a truck hauling waste. And like that Chihuahua in Maryland we told you about last month, this one has a happy ending, too.
The Great Falls Tribune reported that a driver for Montana Waste Systems looked through an observation window into the back of a truck and saw a dog, floating in the garbage, looking back at him.
The driver, Kyle Meier, was headed from the Livingston Transfer Station to the Great Falls Landfill. He stopped to let the dog out after spotting him.
Meier took the dog to the Great Falls Animal Shelter, where he was nicknamed Livingston — until a check of his microchip showed he was Cerb, short from Cerberus, and hailed from Livingston.
Sherry Morgan, an office clerk at the shelter, said Cerb was unharmed after his ride with the garbage.
After getting Cerb's chip information, she contacted the Stafford Animal Shelter in Livingston and learned that Cerb's owners had been looking for him for several days.
Gwen Strachen, the front desk manager at the Stafford shelter, contacted the owners, but they weren't able to make the trip to Great Falls immediately.
Strachen said a call was put out to volunteers, and a couple headed that way offered to give Cerb a lift.
He's now back home with his happy owners.
Posted by John Woestendiek July 20th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, cerb, cerberus, dog, dogs, garbage, garbage truck, great falls, great falls animal shelter, livingston, montana, montana waste systems, pets, stafford animal shelter, terrier
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Wolfdog: A treasure among the trash
He goes by the nickname "Wolfdog." Lives in Alabama's great outdoors. And he spends most of his time, along with his dog, Bandit, picking trash — copious amounts of trash — out of the waterways.
It's not a job. He doesn't get paid. He says he does it out of his love for the planet and its wildlife.
"I'm not asking anybody for anything. I'm not a charity case. I ain't a bum. I'm not a mooch," says 55-year-old Cliff Skees. "But I do care about the environment. I care about wildlife. I care about human beings, but human beings, they take one look at me and they say, 'Well, he's just a piece of trash, you know.'
"Maybe I am. But then again, maybe I ain't. I can look myself in the mirror and say I'm trying."
We'll go so far — despite the hard times he's gone through in life — to cast a vote for "ain't."
And to point out that, most likely, a lot of those people who see him as "trash" are the same ones who so casually discard it, cluttering the waterways around Mobile, Alabama.
Skees is an unpolished gem, first discovered four years ago by Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for the Mobile Press-Register.
At the time, Skees was living the woods and was commonly seen with Bandit, gathering garbage from the shores from a canoe with these words painted on the side, "Be a critter, please don't litter."
Raines wrote a story back then about the man and his mission. He followed along as Skees — and Bandit, too — scooped up trash from the water and returned it to their base, where 140 bags full of garbage, stacked and numbered, sat.
"It was a startling sight, and a testament to just how trashy we Alabamians are, for even with that much trash picked up, so much more remained along the river banks," Raines wrote.
Recently, Raines ran into him again — and found out that, while Skees' mission remained the same, his situation has improved somewhat. You can read that second story here.
After the first story appeared, someone donated a pontoon boat to Skees, and he turned it into his base of operations.
Raines happened upon Wolfdog and Bandit again last week at a boat ramp on Chickasabouge Creek.
"They both looked prosperous and had a certain spring in their collective step. I immediately had the feeling some good fortune had come their way," Raines wrote.
"Mr. Ben!" Wolfdog shouted, "You've got to see my rig. Things are different these days."
Wolfdog then showed off the houseboat he had fashioned from the pontoon boat — one complete with solar panels, an electric motor, and other features that he fashioned out of recycled materials and some "backwoods hillbilly ingenuity."
"The woodwork is top notch. Glossy marine varnish shines from every surface. There's a bed, a table, a propane stove and several small windows. The framing for the insulated walls is aluminum, to better resist rotting. Everywhere you look, the craftsmanship is meticulous," Raines reported.
An anonymous donor gave Skees the old 1979 pontoon boat after the first article appeared, apparently to support his one-man cleanup mission.
While friends donated items to the houseboat project, Skees receives no support for his efforts to keep the waterways clean — except that which Bandit supplies. When they are out in the canoe, Bandit will leap off to collect cups and plastic bottles in his mouth.
Wolfdog says he hopes to set a Guinness World Record for picking up trash, and he still dreams of finding some support from the local environmental groups.
"I can't get nobody to help me. That's what breaks my heart the worst. I can't even get a thank you," Wolfdog said. "I think they look at me and they see trash…
"I won't give up. Get discouraged sometimes. But my best work, the best of my work, don't come nowhere close to what I leave behind … There's just no comparison. No comparison. Not nowhere close."
Skees says it was on his first canoe ride that he fell in love with the solace of canoeing.
That trip is also when, seeing trash in the water, cleaning it up began his calling.
"For certain for sure," he said. "There aren't enough words in my vocabulary to talk about it."
If you are interested in helping Wolfdog and Bandit with their mission, contact Raines at email@example.com.
(Photo courtesy of Wolfdog)
Posted by John Woestendiek May 2nd, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: alabama, animals, bandit, ben raines, canoe, clean, cliff skees, dog, dogs, environment, garbage, guardian, homeless, houseboat, litter, mobile, pets, pollution, reporter, rivers, trash, waterways, wildlife, wolfdog
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Patrick's owner enters not guilty plea
A not guilty plea was entered Friday on behalf of Kisha Curtis, the Newark woman accused of animal cruelty charges stemming from the discovery of a dog who'd been tossed down a trash chute and left to die in a garbage bin.
The 1-year-old pit bull, whose rescuers named him Patrick, continues to recover at an area animal hospital.
Public defender Regina Lynch entered the plea in Superior Court in Newark on behalf of Curtis, 27, the Newark Star-Ledger reported. She appeared at the hearing via a video hookup from the Essex County Jail.
Curtis faces two counts of tormenting and torturing a living creature by failing to provide sustenance and two counts of abandonment, said Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Cheryl Cucinello.
After the hearing, Kisha's mother, Tammie Curtis, said her daughter didn't discard the dog, but only left him tethered at the high-rise Garden Spires apartments in Newark — while she went on a trip to Albany. She implied that the dog was stolen.
"Anybody would take that dog," the mother said. "If she tied the dog, she didn't leave the dog to die."
A security guard at the 520-unit complex told the Star-Ledger that the dog had been seen tied to a railing with a leather leash, and had been the subject of resident complaints for more than a month.
"It would whimper, and it would yelp when you would come up to it," Ortman said.
A custodian found Patrick on March 16, inside a trash bag at the bottom of a 22-story garbage chute.
Judge Amilkar Velez-Lopez kept Curtis' bail at $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash and forbid her to have contact with pets. If convicted, she faces 18 months in prison, a $3,000 fine and community service.
Patrick has been recovering at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, where he has gained two pounds since being found.
Posted by John Woestendiek April 2nd, 2011 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: abuse, animal cruelty, bail, bin, bond, charges, chute, courts, entered, essex county, garbage, garden spires, hearing, justice, kisha curtis, neglect, newark, news, not guilty, patrick, pit bull, pitbull, plea, sentence, tormenting, torture, trash, video
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Patrick: A video update
Here's a video update posted by the Newark Star-Ledger yesterday on Patrick — the starved, abused and discarded pit bull who has captured America's heart.
Two weeks have passed since Patrick was rescued — minutes before the bin he was in was headed to the trash compactor — after being tossed down a garbage chute in a high-rise Newark apartment building.
Caregivers at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls say Patrick continues to improve, but an ultrasound shows that he has an object lodged in his stomach.
Once he gains a little more weight, vets will perform an endoscopy to remove whatever might be lodged inside him.
The Associated Humane Society of Newark, which has official custody of Patrick, will determine who adopts Patrick once he is completely healed. Thousands across the country have expressed interest.
Kisha Curtis, who has been identified as the dog's owner, has been charged with two counts of abandonment and two counts of failure to provide proper sustenance, according New Jersey SPCA officials. The charges — two criminal counts and two civil counts — carry a maximum penalty of six months in jail or a $1,000 fine and community service.
Curtis told police that she couldn't take care of Patrick anymore, but she denies responsibility for tossing the 1 year-old dog down the apartment garbage chute.
Posted by John Woestendiek March 31st, 2011 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Owner of dog that was dumped down trash chute charged with neglect, abandonment
A 28-year-old Newark woman has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty in the case of Patrick, a 1-year-old pit bull who was found almost starved to death after he was dumped down a garbage chute in a high-rise apartment building.
Kisha Curtis was charged Friday with two counts of abandonment and two counts of failure to provide proper sustenance, New Jersey SPCA officials said.
The dog was discovered by maintenance workers March 16 inside a garbage bin at Garden Spires, a 550-unit apartment building. Staff at the Associated Humane Societies/Popcorn Park called it one of the worst cases of cruelty they've ever seen.
Matthew Stanton, a spokesman for the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told FoxNews.com that Curtis, the alleged owner, faces two criminal counts and two civil counts, which he said could result in up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine and community service if convicted.
Stanton said Curtis told authorities she was unable to take care of the dog anymore, but she denied throwing the dog into the chute at the 22-story apartment building. The New Jersey SPCA is investigating whether anyone else was involved in the abuse and disposal of the animal.
Patrick, meanwhile, is slowly recovering at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls. Staff there say he is now standing and eating small amounts of food several times a day, though he remains pathetically thin.
AHS, which is paying for Patrick's continuing care, is continuing to post daily updates on his condition. Most recently, they've reported that an ultrasound test found a foreign body lodged found inside the dog, and they speculated he may have swallowed something to quell the hunger that he was experiencing.
AHS also arranged to have Patrick interviewed by an animal communicator, who reported he told her, among other things, "I am broken, I don't know why."
(Photo: Courtesy of Associated Humane Societies and Popcorn Park Zoo)
Posted by John Woestendiek March 26th, 2011 under Muttsblog.
Tags: abandonment, animal communicator, animal cruelty, animal welfare, animals, arrest, associated humane societies, charges, condition, cruelty, dog, dogs, dumped, garbage, garden spires, garden state veterinary specialists, health, kisha curtis, new jersey, newark, owner, patrick, pets, pit bull, popcorn park zoo, starved, trash chute
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Owner gets probation for tossing out dog
One year's probation is all the sentence a judge deemed proper for a woman who threw her 18-month-old dog in the garbage, leading to him almost being crushed in a trash truck.
The dog, named Tommy, has had an extension cord wrapped around his neck since he was a puppy. His owner reportedly wrapped the cord around his neck because he kept breaking lose from his chain. Eventually it became embedded in his skin.
Prosecutors say 34-year-old Tracia Johnson of Cahokia, tossed the dog in the trash because she thought he was dead, according to KSDK in St. Louis. A garbage man found him and he was nursed back to health at Hope Animal Rescue.
Wednesday, Johnson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty and was sentenced to one year probation, 250 hours of community service and a $1,000 fine. Prosecutors had asked for 60 days in jail.
"From my perspective I really would have liked to see her get the sixty days in jail to think about it," says Jackie Spiker with Hope Animal Rescue. "I just think in order to change the way things are we have to start holding people accountable."
Tommy made a full recovery and now lives with new owners, who keep a scarf around his neck to hide his scars.
Posted by John Woestendiek June 10th, 2010 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animal cruelty, animals, cahokia, dog, dogs, extension cord, garbage, hope animal rescue, news, ohmidog!, pets, probation, sentence, st. louis, thrown, tommy, tossed, tracia johnson
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 4, 2011) - Northland Power Inc. ("Northland") (TSX:NPI)(TSX:NPI.DB)(TSX:NPI.DB.A)(TSX:NPI.PR.A) announced today that the conversion of Northland Power Income Fund (the "Fund") from an income trust to a corporation became effective on January 1, 2011.
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Today, Northland's operating assets total 815 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity. The company's development pipeline totals 3,300 MW, of which 683 MW have power contracts, including 446 MW under construction.
Northland is currently building the 100 MW Mont Louis wind farm in Quebec's Gaspésie region, the 260 MW North Battleford natural-gas-fired combined cycle facility and the 86 MW Spy Hill natural-gas-fired peaking plant, both in Saskatchewan. All three projects are on budget and on or ahead of schedule. In aggregate, the projects represent a capital cost of approximately $1 billion, which has been fully funded. All energy produced by these projects will be sold under long term contracts to provincially-backed power authorities.
When all projects under construction are completed in 2013, Northland's net generating capacity will exceed 1,250 megawatts, an increase of over 50%.
Northland owns or has an economic interest in 9 power projects totalling over 1,050 MW (net 815 MW). Northland's assets comprise natural-gas-fired plants which efficiently and cleanly produce electricity and steam as well as facilities generating renewable energy from wind and biomass. Sales are made almost entirely under long-term contracts with a current weighted average duration of 14 years. Northland's plants are located in Canada, the United States and Germany. In addition, Northland has the 86 MW Spy Hill project, 260 MW North Battleford project and 100 MW Mont Louis wind farm in construction, and 216 MW of wind, solar and run-of-river hydro projects awarded under the Ontario Power Authority's feed-in-tariff program in advanced stages of development. Northland also has a diverse development portfolio of high-quality 'Clean and Green' energy projects, including wind, solar, natural gas, and hydro assets to support its strategy of sustainable growth primarily through internally developed opportunities.
Northland's common shares, preferred shares and two series of convertible debentures, which trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI, NPI.PR.A, NPI.DB and NPI.DB.A, respectively, are qualified investments for RRSPs, RRIFs and DPSPs under the Canadian Income Tax Act. Northland has in place a dividend re- investment plan that allows common shareholders who are residents of Canada to automatically have their monthly cash dividends reinvested in additional common shares. Participants do not pay any costs associated with the plan, including brokerage commissions. For further information or to join the plan, contact your financial advisor or broker.
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Now that is settled. I am heading back to US tomorrow and this last thing that I cook before leaving has to be mutton because mutton/lamb sucks in the US. Food generally sucks in the US. US is like the Islamabad of food.
Anyway, I tried Chicken Mandi previously and loved it so much that I had to try it in mutton as well.
This recipe is completely different than the Chicken Mandi recipe and is very very easy than it as well. I saw this recipe in a youtube video. Tried it and it is amazing.
1 tablespoon coriander seeds roasted
1 tablespoon cumin seeds roasted
3 small pieces of cinnamon
4 green cardamoms
4 black cloves
2 bay leaves
half nutmeg
1 teaspoon of ginger powder
half tablespoon pepper corns
1 kilogram mutton with bones cut into 4 big pieces
2 cups rice
1 big onion finely chopped
1 ½ teaspoon (for meat marination) + 2 ½ teaspoons (for meat broth) Salt
half teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoons(for frying) + 1/4th teaspoon(for charcoal smoke) ghee
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 small pieces of cinnamon
2 small pieces of cardamoms
2 black cloves
1 and a half teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon ginger powder
2 whole lemon
3 whole green chilies
50 grams almonds roasted
1 charcoal cube
First and foremost is to grind the Mandi spice.
This will make about 3-4 tablespoon of Mandi spice.
Add 1 heaped tablespoon of Mandi spice to the meat with 2 teaspoon salt and half teaspoon of turmeric.
Mix it well and let it marinate for 3 hours at least or overnight which is always preferred.
Now after 3 hours pour 2 tablespoon ghee and 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan.
Fry the chopped onion for 1 minute. Add 2 cardamom, 2 cloves and 2 cinnamon sticks and fry for another 30 seconds.
Now add the marinated meat and fry for 3-5 minutes.
Add one and a half red chili powder and ginger powder. Mix well and add 1.5 liters of water.
Add lemons, green chilies and 2 and a half teaspoon of salt.
Close the lid.
Cook on medium heat till the mixture starts boiling and then simmer on low heat until the meat is tender.
Uncover the pan and take a piece of meat out to check if it is tender according to your desire.
If it is still not tender enough cook it for 15 more minutes. If it is tender then take out all the pieces of meat separately.
Add soaked rice to the mixture, cover the pan and cook on medium heat until the rice are cooked.
Now place the meat pieces over the rice and make room for a small bowl in the middle.
Heat a cube of charcoal and then place it in the bowl.
Drizzle half a teaspoon of ghee on that charcoal and it will start producing smoke.
Cover the pan and let the smoke infuse with the rice and meat for 5 minutes.
Uncover and Mutton Mandi is ready to be served.
Serve it with roasted almonds or any other dry fruit that you like and eat it like you've never eaten anything before.


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Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico to Cuban and Puerto Rican parents, Zaida grew up in the countryside surrounded by horses and mango trees. Her mother and grandmother are master craftswomen who provided a household full of creativity where she developed an effervescent interest in the Arts.
Zaida Adriana graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2011, after spending two years studying at POLIMODA in Florence, and the Politecnico di Milano, in Milan. She has a B.F.A. in International Fashion Design: Knitwear Specialization.
Committed to ethical/sustainable practices throughout the design/production process, Goveo Balmaseda studied with Sass Brown, and worked with Auralis' and Study NY. A believer in quality vs. quantity, lover of slow meditative processes, and dilligently exploring the realm between art, craft, and fashion; Zaida Adriana emphasizes the meaningful results we can obtain while using alternative methods to create unconventional clothes/art that are beautiful and fair to everyone.
Zaida's work has been exhibited at the MMXIproject (Tribeca Grand Hotel, NYC), Mittelmoda (Gorizia, Italy), the Ethical Fashion Show (Paris, France), The Green Fashion Competition (Amsterdam Fashion Week), The Green Fashion Bazaar (at de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam Fashion Week), Dutch Design Week (Eindhoven, Holland) and Fete for The Senses (NYC).
Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda was an Artist in Residence at the Textile Arts Center in New York from 2013-2014.