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If you wish to become a better man, then you should start with the way you dress. Many men wish to change their appearance and they know that they need to do that to earn respect from others. Yet, they do not know where to start. Read on, and before you know it, you'll look in the mirror, and you'll see a person who looks simply like you, aside from the fact that he is a superiorly dressed variant of you. Looking for moderate and in vogue men's dress can be a genuine test for general folks. So here is a convenient aide for how to choose garments that won't make you resemble a good for nothing or someone who's trying too hard, and keep you looking sharp so you can dress well with great garments on a financial plan.
Tips for Determining the Best Fashion Style for You
First things first, you should take a gander at the outfits in magazines and on the off chance that you see a look you like, tear that page out. On the off chance that you would prefer not to buy the clothing from that store, just take the page to a store you do shop at and attempt to discover something comparable. It will help the store employee to discover you something you like on the off chance that you have a photo of what you're after. On the other hand, make sure that you do not follow the fashion styles that you may see in the haute couture world. That is on another level entirely and although the outfits you see may look good on the models, they are not meant for the outside world. Men in the high fashion world wear pink pants and flowery clothes without looking ridiculous, but walk down the street like that and you would look stupid.


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This is a great album to start with because it pictures U.S stamps that are easy to find and buy. Pages illustrated on one side only, high quality paper, every stamp identified with Scott numbers. Includes history of each stamp. Affordable - same design as Mystic's American Heirloom album.
America's best-selling album. Pictures most every U.S. postage stamp issued 1847-2016, over 5,000 stamps with Scott numbers. Pages filled with stamp history. This album is a great value!
Similar to standard American Heirloom album but includes mounts that are already attached to pages, saving you time and effort. Sturdier pages than American Heirloom. Includes Scott numbers and stamp history. This volume is for stamps issued 1935-1966, over 600 stamps. Higher quality album than Heirloom.

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This scientific calculator is configurable and contains most of the normal functions such as trigonometric and logarithmic functions, conversions, constants, memories and binary and hexadecimal notation.
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The following settings are configurable
display a welcome screen or not
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Words by Cullen and Scott, co-founders of DoneGood
We were flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi with America's hottest band, and we were all about to die!
Nah that's not what happened. We just always loved that line.
What really happened is that a long long time ago, when Cullen was in college, he worked for a group called United Students Against Sweatshops. The organization worked to get universities to commit to getting their schools' clothes from companies willing to guarantee they'd be sweatshop-free. Cullen saw firsthand how purchasing power could create positive change and thought about starting a business that makes it easy for people to find and support companies doing good for the world. He took a job in politics in the meantime. Then the meantime lasted about 12 years...
And a long long time ago when Scott was a young guy, he wanted to do something for a living that helped make the world better. He was passionate about policies that impacted working families and underserved youths. So he got into politics too.
Cullen and Scott originally met in D.C. trying to change the world through politics—and by hitting a party or two.
Working in politics, we both moved to D.C. in 2007. Cullen knew a girl Scott was dating so we became friends. Then Scott and the girl broke up... but we kept being friends.
So one day we're talking. Cullen was complaining that it's so hard to find clothes that you know were made by a company that treats its workers well. Scott complained that his favorite sandwich shop used plastic containers even for customers dining-in and they didn't even recycle. We talked about how we didn't like that our money was supporting things we didn't believe in.
We don't think of ourselves as particularly granola or hippy guys. We just wanted it to be easy to find businesses that were cool, made high-quality stuff, were treating workers well and weren't poisoning the planet. We talked about starting a business that helps make it easy to find those kinds of companies. But for a couple years we just talked about it...
Then in 2014 Scott applied to get his master's at Harvard, and he got in ("check out the big brain on Brett...!"). He heard about Harvard's incubator, the iLab. We applied with the idea of a company that helped people find businesses doing good for people and the planet, and we got in!
Scott soon had an epiphany while he was on a run—"DoneGood". Company name, check.
So then... we just had to figure out how we were gonna accomplish our mission. Well, apps and websites make things easy; that's where a growing number of people are finding products. Cool... except we aren't software engineers.
So we looked for a talented engineer who would share our passion for DoneGood's mission. Scott found Garrett, an MIT guy with app development experience, on LinkedIn and cold called him. Halfway through their first meeting Garrett said, "Aren't you gonna make me sign an NDA?" (Garrett's a genius so he got approached by people who want him to join their startups all the time; they always wanted him to sign a non-disclosure agreement). Scott was like nah man we don't care about all that sh*t. We believe in what we're doing and if other people want to do it too, the world is better off. Garrett joined the team.
Scott was getting his master's and Cullen was still working full time in DC as press secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. So we were working on DoneGood on nights and weekends. Scott started skipping classes. Cullen started taking DoneGood calls while he was at work...
So in June 2015, it was decision time. Cullen had a good career going, he had JUST been promoted, next job was likely at the White House. Scott graduated, had a shiny new degree, and was getting calls from potential employers. We needed to decide if we wanted to continue down our comfortable paths or take a chance.
We said screw it man, we believe in this thing. So Cullen quit his job and Scott didn't get one after graduation. Cullen moved to Boston. We got a long-term house-sitting gig to save on rent (thanks Mr. and Mrs. Rose!) and sniffed out free food wherever we could (thanks iLab!). DoneGood was officially born.
We launched a pilot for the DoneGood app, highlighting local brick and mortar businesses making a positive impact in Greater Boston. It was fun. People were excited. We got good press coverage, won startup competitions. We learned a lot from that initial experiment.
We realized though that taking this movement beyond Boston meant keeping track of thousands of businesses and their products and business practices, and that was gonna be a major data management feat.
Peter Data Guy, on the right, took the team to the next level.
About then Cullen randomly bumped into a data scientist in the street. Actually a post-doc neuroscientist, but the brain is the world's most complex data center, so even better. His name was Peter, a.k.a. Doctor Peter Kruskal, a.k.a. Peter Data Guy. Peter and Cullen went to the Boston Local Brew Fest, Cullen got a little drunk. Peter drove them home while Cullen sang along to some Taylor Swift song, but he didn't know the words so he made up words having to do with Peter Data Guy. After something like that you're pretty much buddies for life. Peter joined the team.
In fall of 2016, we were ready to take DoneGood national. Our new product, the DoneGood Chrome extension was launched in November, and we relaunched the iOS app as well.
We plan to release more tools like this next year. All toward the goal of making it as easy as possible for people to find good products made by people we can all feel good about supporting, and helping the people starting businesses with a purpose to succeed.
We're still figuring all this out as we go, so any suggestions you have are seriously appreciated. If you've ever got any feedback for us, please drop us a line.
We definitely still don't know everything about running a successful tech company.
What we do know is that there are so many inspirational people who are proving that you can build a profitable company and make the world better at the same time.
We know that it feels better supporting them than a typical Big Box Corps, and you almost always get a more unique and higher quality product.
We know that supporting companies doing the right thing helps these companies succeed, and encourages more companies to follow suit.
We know this has the potential to create more change than anything coming out of Washington.
So we're glad we quit our jobs. And we're really grateful that, thanks to you, the story continues. Westward the wagons, across the sands ah time until—aw, look at us, we're ramblin' again...
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Expat. used furnitures. for sale (Kuala Lumpur)
Hi All,
We have some good condition used furnitures and kitchen appliances for sale and if anyone interested, please email me at Protected content and I will email you their photos and prices.
We have just sold our house in KL and relocated to Hong Kong few months ago, therefore, these items were stored in a warehouse in shah alamnow.
1 unit Ikea king size bed with matching 2 chest drawers
2 units Ikea tall wardrobe with mirrors doors
1 unit queen size bed
1 unit bunk bed
1 unit single bed
3 units Ikea open wardrobes with curtains and 2 wiring baskets
1 unit stylish coach - beige and red colour
1 unit custom made 2 x 3 seaters sofa - beige and purple colour
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1 unit oval dining table with 6 chairs (expandable)
1 unit Toshiba 2 doors fridge
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1 unit dryer
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1 unit solid wooden tv cabinet with drawers with a matching coffee table, both with glass top
1 unit Ikea books cabinets with tinted glass door
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Emily Blunt And John Krasinski Are Expecting Their Second Child!
Great news for Emily Blunt and John Krasinski! The couple confirmed to US Weekly that Emily is expecting their second child. The couple are already parents to daughter Hazel, who will turn 2 next month.
John is currently promoting his latest film 13 Hours and he and Emily were photographed together at the Dallas premiere just 2 weeks and and it looks like Emily may have the teeniest of a baby bump here.


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MARYSVILLE, Wash. — It's the gift of life.
A 26-year-old Kansas woman is hoping to donate one of her kidneys to a Marysville veteran who is not a family member.
Frank Gibson,62, got the grim diagnosis of kidney cancer seven years ago when he was serving in Iraq. His job there was to diffuse insurgent bombs. But it's his personal war with cancer that reminds him every day that life is fragile, Gibson said.
"There are many nights and days the pain was so bad she would hold me and whisper prayers in my ears," said Gibson.
The cancer has since gone into remission, but so have Gibson's kidneys. Gibson undergoes five hours of kidney dialysis three times a week just to stay alive. And because none of his family members were a direct match, Gibson had accepted his life.
That is, until Renee Roberts of Wichita, Kan., reached out to him.
The two met during bomb training in the Air Force years back. Gibson was the oldest in the class. Roberts was the youngest.
"Since I was so young and away from my family he was my father," Roberts said.
They lost touch for a long time until last year when Roberts heard of her friend's difficult life and offered one of her kidneys.
"I have two and I only need one," Roberts said. "No one should die on dialysis."
Even though the veteran initially refused her offer, Roberts went ahead on her own to see if she could become the cure. "I kind of went behind his back and did some of the testing," she said.
As soon as she learned her kidney was compatible, Roberts said she wasn't taking no for answer.
"She said, 'look if you don't take my kidney I am going to give it to a stranger,'" Gibson said. "What do you do with that?"
After a year of constant communication and built up anticipation, the mother of three flew in from Kansas Sunday. The big transplant surgery is two days away. And the hope is Gibson will soon get his life back.
"The selfless act of giving somebody your kidney is amazing," Gibson said.


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Supposed benefits of ionic foot baths include better organ function, improved health, feelings of invigoration and rejuvenation. Drinking more water than usual both before and after an ionic foot bath is strongly recommended.Continue Reading
Ionic foot baths supposedly remove toxins built up in the body, putting extra stress on the liver and kidneys. Proponents of ionic foot baths claim that they help the body re-balance its energy fields on a cellular level by creating a bio-charge. Sessions generally last no longer than 30 minutes. As of 2015, the effectiveness of ionic foot baths has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.Learn more about Hygiene


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Can someone help me with the following:
I alrady manages to search for information about ethernetcable in general.
I want to make my own gigbit cable, but after reading a bunch of things, I'm not sure anymore.
I need UTP cable (unshielded) as it is for home use. Cat 5e is the gigabit version, so that is What I need.
Gigabit cable:
By now, I know that there are fake cables that contain:
CCA – Copper Cladded Aluminium
CCS – Copper Cladded Steel (or CCF With the F of Ferro)
So I thinkg the following cable is real gigabit cable, it contains :
OFC - Oxygen Free Copper
Where to look for on the cable of box or description online (webshop) If I want to be sure it's real ethernetcable according to the TIA/EIA 568-B 2-10 (athough I'm not sure what this number mean: does it say something about the qwality of the cable (100% copper, almost then as the copper containts some Oxygen, but very low %) or does it only tells how the little cables have to be organized?
and for home use I will use stranded cable. But I read somewhere that stranded cable does not make that good connection with the RJ45 connector. on the other hand stug cable is used if you would install the cable inside the wall or something like that. But I prefer that the cable is not that stug.
Is the connection of stranded cable really that weak? or does it depens on how I install it (correct or not)? Stranded or stug for home use, loose cable?
RJ45 connectors:
I understood that for gigabit cable I need to use the appropriate (gigabit) connector. I found something about LSZH jacket, is this a gigabit connector or a stug connector or stranded connector (for stranded cable)?
How do I know if I have the correct one? I think there is a difference connector for stranded cable or for stug cable.
How can I see that?
and is there really a difference in gigabit connectors and the usual RJ45 connector?
Crimping Tool Professional for 4/2,4/4, 6/4, 6/6, 8/8 P/C
What do these numbers mean? If I could use this crimping tool for all the kinds of RJ45 connectors, it would be a good instrument to buy.
But I'm not familiar with these numbers.
Gigabit cable , connectors and crimptool
Everything that does not fit anywhere else
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Second place again.
For the third time this year Michelle Wie has finished in 2nd in an LPGA event. She is more than ready to compete with the women pros. Only a fool would say otherwise. I still wouldn't bet against Michelle turning pro before year end.
Wie finishes second at Evian Masters
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Michelle Wie just ran out of rounds.
The 15-year-old Punahou School junior recorded five birdies today en route to a 4-under-par 68 in the Evian Masters and earn yet another second-place finish in an LPGA Tournament.
The past days saw Wie vault up the leaderboard.
She was in 45th place after the first round, 23rd after two rounds, and ninth after the third round.
Wie's four-round total of 7-under-par 281 (75-70-68-68) elevated her into a tie with Lorena Ochoa.
Rookie Paula Creamer, 18, won going away, finishing with a 1-under 71 today for a 273 total, eight shots ahead of Wie and Ochoa. Annika Sorenstam shot 3-over-par 75 (285) and finished in 12th.
Creamer, who won her second LPGA Tournament, started the day seven shots ahead of the field, including 11 shots ahead of Wie.
Wie birdied the par-4 No. 1 and par-5 No. 9. She bogeyed the par-4 No. 6 to make the turn at 1-under 35. She played bogey-free on the back nine with birdies on the par-4 No. 12, par-4 No. 13 and par-5 No. 18 for 3-under 33.
It was Wie's third second-place finish in an LPGA Tournament in what has been a successful run this season.
She was runner-up in the SBS Open in February and in the McDonald's LPGA Championship in June.
She also shared the lead going into the final round in the U.S. Women's Open, came within two shots of becoming the first female in 60 years to make a PGA Tour cut, and advanced to the quarterfinals in the U.S. (men's) Amateur Public Links Championship, losing to the eventual champion.
Next week, Wie will play in the Weebatix Women's British Open, another LPGA Tournament.


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Long Beach, Calif. (April 30, 2011) – The first day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association's (ICSA) Coed Semifinals, where the 36 top college sailing teams in the country gathered to compete in order to vie for spots to the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championships May 30 – June 1 at the Gorge in Cascade Locks, Oregon, began with close to an hour delay this morning due to dueling winds. Once the breeze filled in from the southerly direction it provided an excellent sea breeze that ranged from 5 knots to 12 knots throughout the day with gusts to 16 knots. Six races were completed for both events in both A and B divisions. With sunny skies and warm temperatures, it was an excellent day for racing.
This is a reminder that today is the deadline for Entry to the ICSA Semi Finals. It is also the deadline for T-shirt Orders and Food Packages. Entry comes with 6 food packages. If your team will be larger than 6 please make sure that you register for additional food packages. We also welcome parents and other spectators and visitors to join in the food and t-shirt orders.


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Since the referendum on 23rd June and the subsequent result that the UK voted to leave the EU, the dust from the earthquake is beginning to settle (a little), if only by the fact that nothing has actually changed, yet. There has been a clamor from industry chiefs and politicians as to what will happen
What a Brexit could mean for expats
The upcoming EU referendum is a major topic of debate in the UK, and there are varying opinions on both the positive and negative consequences if a Brexit was to happen. For the millions of Briton's who live permanently elsewhere in Europe or own a holiday home, the prospect of a British exit has become
Sterling highest againt the euro in sixteen months
STERLING rose to the highest level against the euro for 16 months on worries over euro zone government borrowing and as data showed a boost in UK service sector activity. The pound hit €1.2113/£1, the highest since late 2010. The view that the UK economy will outperform the euro zone was given a boost by
Sterling hit the highest level against the euro for nearly 10 months yesterday
STERLING hit the highest level against the euro for nearly 10 months yesterday, breaking through €1.19/£1 as a lack of confidence in a solution to the debt crisis and the risk of downgrades gathered pace. Negative sentiment towards the euro did however drive sterling lower against the US dollar as investors looked to the safer


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NFL Mobile App: 2011 Review
Once again in 2011 the NFL Mobile app is available to Verizon Wireless subscribers. Verizon added the iPhone to the list of compatible devices since last year along with some new Android offerings. We detailed our experiences with the 2010 version of NFL Mobile app, and we've decided to do it again in 2011 detailing updates and new features.
Last year, there was a lot of confusion and it seemed almost random which subscribers got video access for free and who was required to pay a monthly fee for access to video content. Verizon seems to have a bit more clarity this year when it comes to fees associated with the app. According to the company, subscribers on 4G LTE devices will get all video content for free, but those on 3G will have to pay $10 / month for the video after the free period ends on September 30th.
Note: Review and all images below are from the Motorola Droid.
The layout of the app gets a complete refresh for 2011 with a strong focus on video content. On the Home screen you can scroll right to left through the featured videos or jump right into the current live video offerings. Select the Menu button on your device to pull up the other sections of the app.
Live Streaming Video Features
We mention that Verizon has clearly pushed the video content front and center in this app, and for good reason. It's truly the killer feature. Back again are live video of NFL RedZone, NFL Network (24×7), and Sunday & Thursday Night games. The big new addition this season is live streaming of Monday Night Football.
- NFL RedZone
- NFL Network
- Live Sunday Night Games
- Live Monday Night Games
- Live Thursday Night Games
We had trouble with video and audio sync issues with NFL RedZone & NFL Network throughout last season. At some point in the off-season the video issues with NFL Network seemed to clear up, but the RedZone issues returned in Week 1. It's a little different than last season, though. We found the video would lag behind the audio and and at times the video would seem to speed up in an effort to catch up to the video.
Another great feature of NFL Mobile is the ability to listen to live radio play-by-play of every NFL game. This is a completely free feature that you'll get even if you don't have video access.
Some of the other features include news, stats, alerts, and even a way to follow your fantasy players.
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, but the content, specifically the video content, is the big selling point of this app. In addition to the obvious awesomeness of the live RedZone, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday Night Football, and the NFL Network 24×7, you'll get loads of highlights and other videos. Just looking at some of the games from last week, a lot of them have as many as 10 or more highlight clips.
As we mentioned in the opening, everything is free this season for those subscribers on unlimited data plans with 4G LTE devices, but those on 3G will have to pay $10 / month for the video after the free period ends on September 30th. It would seem that Verizon is using the app as a way not only to bring new subscribers to Verizon, but to coax subscribers on 3G devices to upgrade to 4G LTE. Personally, I hate upgrading when my current device is working fine, so I'll have to decide whether or not I want to pay the $10 / month come October 1st. It doesn't seem like a terribly unfair price considering the amount of provided content, but It can leave a bit of a bad taste in your mouth when developer release a "free" app except that all the awesome features requires a premium upgrade or additional fees. Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments.
We'll update this post with any additional experiences or pertinent information throughout the season.
Text NFL to 8915 or Download NFL Mobile from the Android Market.
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Lago Vista, TX 78645
One of a kind lot! Golfer Paradise. Custom swimming pool. Beautiful fenced and gated 3/2/3, 2620 sq ft one story. 30+ mature oaks , 3 car detached garage with 310 sqft 1 bed/1 bath guest house, sqft is not part of the original 2620 of the main house. Enjoy the large heated swimming pool, waterfall, pool cabana with bar and full bath. Enjoy your own private putting and driving range alone with the 3 storage units. Home has 3 fireplaces including one in the master. Lot behind pool conveys.
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For more than thirty years the musical was perhaps Hollywood's most popular and profitable adult genre. Its utopianism and sexual energy are still useful to art and popular culture (e.g., in music videos, variety and reality television shows such as American Idol or Dancing with the Stars, and in recent films such as the High School Musical [2006-2008] and Step Up [2006-2012] franchises). This course will explore the rise and fall and rise of the film musical from its beginnings in 1927 through the present day, primarily in the U.S. but with attention paid to the films of Europe and Asia (especially Bollywood) as well. We will consider the musical as a set of myths, as an industrial product, and as an art form, investigating its historical development and how it interacted with other film genres and other kinds of theatrical performances and entertainment industries; its narrative structure and formal features; its modes of performance; and the meanings it produced for its audiences. We will trace the various ways in which the musical represented race and ethnicity, class, and sexual difference at certain points in its history, and how scholarship on the film musical has profitably been applied to other genres such as pornography and horror. After an introduction to genre and study of the history of the film musical, each week will be devoted to a specific topic or issue. Brief screenings of relevant material will augment our discussions, and from time to time entire films will be screened during class meetings (the running time of many musicals is barely more than an hour).
Required Texts:
Rick Altman, The American Film Musical (1987), ISBN 025320514X.
Steven Cohan, ed., Hollywood Musicals: The Film Reader (2002), ISBN 041523560X.
Bill Marshall and Robynn Stilwell, eds., Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond (2000); e-book available free online through UTD's library catalogue.
There will be a few additional reserve readings (RR) that will be posted to eLearning and electronic reserve. STUDENTS ARE URGED TO BUY USED COPIES OF THE TEXTBOOKS; there should be plenty of them.
Full-length films are assigned weekly for viewing before the regular class session; these films are required texts as well. All will be on reserve at McDermott Library, but should also be available in a number of other venues that you might choose to employ such as NetFlix.
Course Requirements/Evaluation Criteria:
In-class presentation based on a reading, review essay, final formal paper (12-15 pages).
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I see a man sitting in the park;
I see a man sit in the park.
Which one of the above is correct?
As far as I remember, sensational words (such as see, feel, hear) are followed by bare infinitive. Please tell me the rules, thank your for your help.
I saw him do it = I saw everything
I saw him doing it = I saw part of the action but not all


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Did you ever sit on a snow bike? Well, me neither. Until recently, that is. A snow bike is a bike that can be used on snow (well, the name is telling, right?). And to be precise: It is meant to be used on the piste. Just like a usual bike the snow bike consists of a frame with a saddle and a handlebar. Instead of tires it has two skis mounted in line. I tested the unusual winter sports equipment in Obertauern and got my snow biking license.
Hermann Koch's snow bike school is a small office on Obertauern's main street. A desk, a counter, no more than 12 square meters. A purple sign on the facade, reading Schischule Koch attracts visitors to the office. In front of the open door is a ski rack. It is the kind of ski rack you'll see in hundreds in Obertauern. Only if you look twice you'll notice that there are no skis or snowboards leaning on it but two yellow constructions that vaguely remind of folded BMX cycles.
Hermann himself will teach me the secrets of snow biking today. If anyone wants to rent one of the bikes to go on a tour without an instructor he needs to identify himself. Not with an ID or a passport but with a snow bike driver's license. It is important to know how to brake and even more important to know how to transport the bike in a chairlift. Without knowing the basics, you won't get a bike.
I never stood on skis in my life. If I don't count two short cross-country skiing excursions my feet have always been strapped to one single board in all winter sport activities. And I really do prefer that.
I ask Hermann how long it will take to get the certificate. He just raises his shoulders: "You'll see." I am sceptical. And I'm not convinced either when he tells me that even Paul McCartney could handle a snow bike – which was still called ski bob back in the times. The Paul McCartney from Liverpool who was a gifted musician but made a poor figure on skis during his lessons in Obertauern 50 years ago.
Snow Bikes Have No Brakes
I don't even want to get on the piste on my own, I am glad that Hermann will accompany me. When he tells me to ride my bike the little hill down to the rope tow instead of carrying it, I have to swallow. Yet I'm brave, sit down, and lift my knees from the ground. Snowbiking feels exactly like riding a bicycle. Except that it has no brakes.
Before we start biking for real I get small skis tied to my feet to hold my balance and the bike. I also need them to be able to steer my bike and take turns. On a snow bike, you can only break by riding nice big curves, so being able to take turns is a prerequisite.
We take the rope tow two times. On our ride down, Hermann is going first and I follow, trying to do exactly as he does. Dynamic curves. Looking over the right shoulder means you will take a right curve, the left shoulder, a left curve. Unknowingly, I move my whole body and my feet and I am able to do it after only a few trials.
On our second ride, I even manage to do without the overdone glance over my shoulder and ride curves by lifting my hand from one side of the handlebar and leaning in the other direction. Hermann seems satisfied. "That's easy as a pie, isn't it", he says. And then he takes me to the chair lift. We'll go up further and take a red piste next. Luckily, we take a lift together. Because using the lift is a bit tricky, indeed.
The most important part: Be fast. You need to take one of the outer seats and position your bike next to you, lift it in the right moment, sit down, grab it from over the security bolt and mount it up there. Also, you mustn't lose grip on the bike for the whole ride. If a bike comes down from the lift the damage might be enormous. Getting out of the lift is fairly easy. You just remove your grip, grab the bike from beneath the security bar and skid out of the lift with your hand on the handlebar and your feet on one side of the bike. Daring riders take up speed and swing their leg over the saddle without stopping to take a seat. Trying to do that I fall sideways into a heap of snow. It will remain my only accident.
We have arrived on the red piste and I am pretty excited about my progress. I feel pretty venturous driving down in high speed. This isn't exactly comparable to snowboarding but it's fun nevertheless. And after a few red piste rides I am a bit sad when our two hours are over.
Snow Bike Trivia
- Snow biking is a perfect winter sport for people with weak knees. It exerts a lot less pressure on the joints.
- You can learn how to ride a snow bike in no time. If you are able to ride a bike and have some experience on skis or on a snowboard, you'll feel secure after an hour or two.
- Snow biking was invented in 1949. Engelbert Brentner fabricated a kind of sleigh that allowed for more control on the piste and was patented in 1952. It was a precursor of the ski bob from which the snow bike later developed.
- If you think that snow biking isn't exhausting, you're way off. You'll need quite a bit of body tension on the bike.
Prices at the Skischule Koch Obertauern (as of February 2015): The two hour trial costs 63 Euro per person in a group (from two people). Renting a snow bike for a day costs 41 Euro.
I was invited to Obertauern by the Tourismusverband Obertauern.
Featured photo: © Tourismusverband Obertauern


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Think you know Bordeaux Superieur?
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world." - Von Goethe
Mrs. Cuvee and I go to one USC Football game each year, it's quite far from the remote corner of
we live in, and nonetheless we
manage the trek to LA because we love the team. This year we had tickets for
the Stanford game and had no idea what to really expect [we didn't even know it
was homecoming]. Most of the early part of the season had been a bust [to say the least] under
the [so called] leadership of Lane Kiffin and his father who's now running the
defense for the Dallas Cowboys [how's that working out?]. San Diego
An interim head coach was found internally, he's simply known to players, students and fans as Coach O. But Ed Orgeron, a simple D-line coach who had been with the team since 1998, had finally got his chance. We watched a few of the games he coached on TV, Mrs. Cuvee and I were both impressed with the new direction of the team and sense of pride this coach brought with him to the field.
Once we arrived at the game, we tailgated a bit and we could already sense the buzz in the air. This was going to be a big game, one that would go down in the annals of sports history. If you're reading this and you're not a fan of team or of the sport feel free to look away for a moment or two. [Yes, I will eventually get back to discussing the reason you clicked over here.]
We arrived at our seats, purchased some freshly made kettle-corn sacked into a bag the size of small child [nope not kidding]. We had the unfortunate pleasure of being seated directly behind a very loud and proud Stanford fan, who seemed have every possible annoying utterance down to an artform. Who could forget his seemingly favorite phrase, whenever a USC player would get stuffed on a run play, "party in the back field, everyone is invited" haha, chuckle-chuckle.
As fate would have it, Mrs Cuvee and I had the last chuckle at his expense watching him tuck his tail between his legs, head bowed low, shuffling out of the coliseum, ha-ha indeed.
There was something tangible in the air, being at the game that simply could not be felt or even imagined had we only watched the game on TV. We went from sitting to being on our feet so often, I started to think, "Sheese, what are we were in church or at a football game" ha. The crowd was really into this game, the noise level clearly affected the ability of Stanford to call their plays and early on in the game we thought SC was going to crush them, but this was the number five team in the nation playing a non-ranked school.
Stanford at halftime must have thought "We will not go quietly into the night, we will not vanish without a fight..." and they of course played like it [a real slugfest]. The second half, did not start out to well for USC, Stanford had figured out the Trojans game plan and it seemed as if the tide had turned against USC. But it was not to be their night; late in the second half a seemingly improbable interception [on third and goal to go] turned away what would have been a certain touchdown [The defense played lights out].
And then it was time for the offense to shine, way late in the fourth quarter the Trojans decides to go for it on 4th and 2 yards to go [the fans were urging the Coach to go for it]. An injured Marqise Lee tells the coach "I've got one more in me" and goes back in for one more play.
That play just happened to be the nail in Stanford's coffin that evening, but a shaky USC kicker had to make a long field goal attempt to be the hammer on that nail. It's interesting to note, that same kicker who had missed a point after attempt earlier in the game, far before his pivotal moment on the field, fellow player Mr. Lee comes by, puts his arm on his shoulder and says, "I believe in you".
When the ball sailed through the uprights, the coliseum erupted and it was only a few tense moments after the last few seconds ticked off the clock, and the final victory was sealed that a good majority of the fans spilled out onto the field to celebrate.
In that moment I thought "there's nothing like being there" in this great moment. Seeing USC upset Stanford reminds of an often overused motivational phrase, "that it is not the size of the dog in a fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog".
What is true in sports, also happens to be true in wine. Wine really? Yes, and it's why I adapted that phrase to describe something I see in the wine world all the time, "It's not the size of the price on that bottle that counts, it's the size of the wine in the bottle which makes all the difference".
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you imagine."- Thoreau
Just because you pay more, it doesn't all mean you'll will get more. Take the example of Lane Kiffin who I'm sure was paid exceedingly more than the current coach is making and we all know what the results of that decision were.
This underdog status that Bordeaux Superieur seems to have in the wine world, from my recent experiences I think these wines need to be looked at in new light [discovery]. And being there seeing it for myself, meeting the great folks behind the labels and fancy Chateaus really did make all the difference.
To be honest, I've never given those wines much thought myself and rarely went out my way to secure these wines for my own cellar. When I was asked earlier this year to take a week long journey into the heart of Bordeaux Superior I was intrigued by the opportunity and readily agreed. I've been back a few weeks now and I think about the adventures nearly everyday.
I think many of you will most likely be surprised by some of the discoveries I've made, or perhaps you're just old jaded wine fossil who knows everything there is to know about wine. Either way, I hope you'll stick around for this fascinating adventure into the Bordeaux Superior and the great wine values just waiting for you.
"We delight in the beauty of a butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone thru to achieve that beauty." ~ Maya Angelou
One of the most amazing wine discoveries came the day our team visited Chateau Recougne, it was also one of the very best dining experiences I had while I was in France [mind blowing really]. Robert Parker at one time called Recougne the finest Bordeaux Superieur [personally I think it still is].
It is an estate that has produced wine for over 400 years, and its name is said to have come from King Henri IV in the early 17th century, in "recognition" of the quality of its wine. It would appear that even then, their wines were very well regarded not only for the quality, but for their inexpensive prices. So in drinking their wines it would be safe to say you can actually drink like a king.
Their vineyards [which surround the Chateau and the Crush Pad] were classified under the Fronsac Appellation back in the day, where Merlot is the majority planting taking up 75% of planted vineyard space. Merlot also happens to be the best suited to the terroir, which is then complemented by both Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) and Cabernet Franc (10%).
As you can see from the picture above we tasted the 1966, and the 1999 as well as the 2010 [not pictured]. Folks, you may not believe but look closely they have not changed the label too much in all those years. They also have not changed the recipe for producing uber high quality wines that won't break the bank. These wines sell for $15 to $19 each most places.
These wines are not suppose to age well if you listen to the so-called experts who purport to know all and see all in the wine world. But I'm here to tell you that they're dead wrong. The bottle from 1966, a 47 year old bottle had aged amazingly well, I was blown away by the depth and polish this wine was still displaying. While you can no longer purchase the 1966, it's a reminder to all guest of the great aging potential of their Bordeaux Superior.
The 1999 wow, it wanted to party like it was still 1999. This wine [decanted] still had nice body to it, and smoothly textured; a wine with light tannin and a long finish, tasting of dark plum, under brush, cassis, licorice, vanilla, and toasty oak in the background. Another amazing blast from their past, that I thought had to be from a much finer pedigreed background, but no a Bordeaux Superior drinking like Grand Cru Classe [no I'm not kidding].
Their 2010, uh I'd grab all you can and then grab some more because it's off the charts good [to great] and will only get better with some more bottle age. If you have a case or two socked away, you'll will thank me later because it's that amazing.
Folks, if you've not encountered their wines before [and to be honest I've never had until that day] you owe to yourself to give their wines a swirl at your earliest convenience. These are wines of real substance, wines with a soul that definitely taste like the region they come from, there's no mega purple here, no fillers just solid well made wines that may not blow your mind, but they will having you believing you really are drinking like a king for a pauper's price [don't doubt me]. So until next folks remember life is too short to drink bad wine, so sip long and prosper cheers!


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When the first settlers made their way from Spain to what is now New Mexico in the early 1600s, they brought with them the essentials: sheep, seeds and fine embroidery. Embroidered textiles in some permutation or another are a part of nearly every culture, and New Mexico's traditional embroidery, known as colcha, sprang from the detailed work found in Europe and hauled over an ocean to New Spain.
Colcha literally means "bedspread" or "quilt," but in New Mexico it came to refer to a single stitch secured by one or more smaller stitches. Embroidery here evolved over time in such a way that it shrugged off other techniques, and its sole focus on this solitary stitch led to colcha becoming the de facto term for Spanish colonial-style embroidery.
Nancy Benson's New Mexico Colcha Club documents the history of this particular needlework over 400 years. Colcha saw its peak in the early 1800s while this region was still part of Mexico. By the late 19th century, the tradition was nearly extinct, quashed by the influx of easily procured, mass-produced textiles from America. Colcha designs that were still created were done so perfunctorily, without the artistry of earlier generations. The craft was dying.
It was in the early Depression years that then 38-year-old Teofila Ortiz Lujan, a wife and mother of four in northern New Mexico, was introduced to colcha. Lujan immediately took to it, pouring her considerable energy into becoming proficient. With a group of friends, she formed Arte Antiguo, a social club that formed the center of the revival of colcha embroidery.
Other groups at this time were also looking at colcha as part of New Deal programs in the folk arts. A kind of resurgence in the craft emerged, one that continued until Lujan's death in 1995. Upon her passing, Arte Antiguo disbanded, leaving few living practitioners of colcha. It was only then that Esther Lujan, Teofila's daughter, understood the vast significance of what her mother had managed to do—save a unique form of artistry from extinction. Esther decided to take up her mother's mantle and needle, making it her campaign to not only keep colcha alive, but to have it be seen as fine art.
Benson's chronicle is a vibrant history of a particular art form, and through it, an entire culture. She begins where many accounts do, with Oñate and conquered peoples, but Benson gives life to the litany of ancestors and events in New Mexico history. The narrative she crafts is loving and detailed, portraying the women who settled and built families here as brave, resourceful and self-sufficient. The book, published by the Museum of New Mexico Press, is gorgeous, and the research that went into it meticulous. This is a serious book, presented as art, and is possibly one of the best books published about New Mexico in years. It treats its subject with dignity and reverence, rendering the history of Hispanic women in New Mexico as essential, their work and artistry ignored at our own peril.


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Our journey has been marked by many innovative developments:
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Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has announced the following assignments for priests of the Diocese of Tyler.
"I am grateful to all of these priests for their service and we wish them well in their new assignments," Bishop Strickland said.
The assignments are effective on the dates indicated below.
Effective June 1
Reverend Matthew STEHLING as adminstrator of St. Leo the Great, Centerville, and priest in charge of St. Thomas More, Hilltop Lakes.
Reverend Nolan LOWRY as pastor of St. Edward, Athens.
Reverend Pancras SAVARIMTHU as temporary priest in residence at St. Jude, Gun Barrel City.
Effective July 3
Reverend Christian ZELAYA as priest-in-residence at St. Matthew, Longivew.
Reverend Cyriac JOHN as administrator of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Fairfield, and St. Mary, Teague.
Reverend John Mary BOWLIN as administrator of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Buffalo.
Reverend Ambrose CHINNAPPA as pastor of St. Joseph, Clarksville
Reverend Luis ARROYAVE as parochial vicar of Christ the King, Kilgore.
Reverend Jose Roberto GOMEZ as administrator of Sacred Heart, Mt. Vernon.
Reverend Denzil VITHANAGE as campus minister of St. Mary Chapel and Stephen F. Austin Catholic Campus Ministry, Nacogdoches.
Reverend Anthony McLAUGHLIN as pastor of St. Joseph, Marshall.
Reverend James ROWLAND to study Canon Law at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Reverend Mathias RAJAINSEBASTIAN as administrator of Sacred Heart, Palestine.
Reverend Monsignor Zach KUNNAKKATTHTHARA as coordinator of ministry to the incarcerated for the Diocese of Tyler.
Reverend Eugene TILLEKERATNE as administrator of Our Lady of Grace, Hallsville.
Reverend Roger APPUHAMY to return to Sri Lanka.


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It was a night for mystery Wednesday at the Horizon.
There was the suspense surrounding Dallas Comegys, who missed practice Tuesday for what De Paul officials would only say were ``personal`` reasons. Coach Joey Meyer later said Comegys would miss Wednesday`s game. Comegys, however, was dressed and sitting on the bench, but he did not play.


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Temperatures are predicted to be a couple of degrees higher than the average this month as the summer holidays continue, but are not expected to reach the height of the July heat wave which saw Britons bask in conditions in excess of 30 degrees.
Charlie Powell, a forecaster at the Met Office, said most of this weekend would be dry and sunny, with the mercury expected to reach 24 degrees – slightly above average for August. There will be some rain on Saturday night, with drier weather returning on Sunday, along with cloud and a light breeze making temperatures feel "fresher."
He said: "There's a lot of dry weather around this weekend, with plenty of sunny spells.
"A lot of England and Wales will be dry, with temperatures getting into the low twenties, meaning it should be pretty pleasant and we will be back to the usual British summer time."
But Mr Powell said there was likely to be a 'north-south' divide, with warmer temperatures in the south and more chance of rain and cooler days in the north and North West. He said this is likely to continue throughout August and into September.
He added that the UK is expected to see temperatures slightly above the average maximum of 19C for the month and said: "There will be typically fine summertime conditions, with plenty of dry and fine weather."
Next week is expected to see more dry weather, with some rain forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
Last month was the hottest July for seven years – with an average of 291 hours of sunshine recorded. Experts say only one July has been sunnier in the last 100 years.
The hottest day of the year was on August 1, when the mercury reached 34.1C at Heathrow.
The sunny spell saw people flock to beaches and parks scorched, and promises a bumper harvest for wine makers this year. But the warmer weather was followed by flash flooding across many parts of the country at the start of the month, causing the Met Office to issue weather warnings throughout the country.


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10 Quick Tips for Creating Compelling Videos for Social Media.
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Facebook and Snapchat have both surpassed 8 billion daily video views and YouTube's 1 billion-plus users are watching hundreds of millions of hours of online video every day. This trend is expected to continue and there are an abundance of statistics to back that up.
Experts predict that 74 percent of all internet traffic in 2017 will come from video and you can bet your competitors are already leveraging this powerful form of content. A 2016 survey by the Web Marketing Video Council found that 61 percent of businesses are using video as a marketing tool. In the previous year, 66 percent of those businesses were not using video at all.
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The $17 million campaign, breaking July 5, will profile virtually unknown athletes: a rookie NFL running back, a rookie NFL lineman, an NHL rookie-league hockey player and a world-class cyclist.
The four will be seen training in K-Swiss shoes in spots set to an "electronica" sound track, an in-vogue music format produced by hard-driving synthesizers.
The spots, to run into September, are from Houston Helm, Marina del Rey, Calif.
K-Swiss has been on a roll the last year with sales soaring, up 39% to $162 million for 1998. Net income rocketed 201% to $12.5 million. The resurgence has been due to its Classics model -- a tennis shoe that debuted in the late 1960s when the company was formed.
Last year, K-Swiss also started marketing the model as a casual shoe and sales jumped behind its "Club K-Swiss" ad campaign. Those spots mixed scenes of young people having fun, riding bikes and washing cars, with traditional tennis footage.
Classics represents 60% of the company's sales.
Now the plan is to push its performance-based shoes by using unheralded athletes.
"We had to make the shift this year to performance," said Debbie Mitchell, VP-marketing. "It's where we see the market going. We already have a strong casual business."
K-Swiss chose largely unknown athletes, Ms. Mitchell said, because kids say they can relate to the up-and-comers far better than marquee athletes. In each spot, athletes are shown going through their actual training workouts.
At the beginning of each commercial a home page, Club K-Swiss (www.kswiss.com), is shown from the K-Swiss Web site that features photos of the athletes -- Darnell McDonald, Kris Farris, Erin Veenstra and Bill Muckalt.
K-Swiss said research has shown kids like the "crowd" feeling when it comes to training.
"Kids don't want to see one person because training seems lonely," Ms. Mitchell said.
By pushing its performance brand, K-Swiss is following a proven tactic: Strongly market your higher-price brands, which will ultimately sell your lower-price brands as well.
"It's a sort of halo effect -- a trickle-down effect," Ms. Mitchell said. "When you break it all down, it's about the brand."
Targeting 14-to-24-year-olds, K-Swiss will buy cable networks such as BET, ESPN and MTV; broadcast networks such as UPN and the WB; syndicated programming; and


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"IF THERE is to be a future, it will wear the crown of feminine design." -- Sri Aurobindo
But will it? Congress and its conservative majority are trying to end Roe vs. Wade, decimate Planned Parenthood and fight the abortion fight all over again.
They are openly waging war on America's women. This caused one Roll Parnell who sent me the above quote, to add: "Unless we awaken to the mystery of the sacred feminine, and allow it to glow, irradiate, illumine, and penetrate every area of our activity -- to create in them all harmony, justice, peace, love, ecstasy, and balance -- we will all die out and take nature with us."


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Nothing in the world inspires me to talk about my random thoughts than a bunch of random *!&&*$ doing some random $!*$. This past weekend Crystal and I went to Charlotte to the Dub Magazine Car Show with another couple. I must admit I'm far from a car enthusiast (I'd rather watch things be blown up but I have issues.) but sometimes looking at shiny examples of conspicuous consumption can provide a nice day of escapism.
The trip up was as expected: I-26 was the usual gigantic cluster $%@* (that's the status quo) but 77 was kind of quiet for the most part. So we made our way over to the other lovely couple's house and we were on our way to Queen City. So we headed to the train station and hitched a ride to the Convention Center where the above mentioned car show was being held.(I do love the fact that you can park your car all day and use a train to get around downtown.)
Ah yes, the train. There is a theory called the "Butterfly Effect" which simply states that when a butterfly flaps its wings a specific set of events are set into motion. It would make more sense if it were called the "Ripple Effect" but butterflies are pretty.
Little did I know that when the four of us sat down on the train (For those of you at home who aren't keeping up this would be the flapping of the pretty, pretty butterfly's wings.) a chain of the most niggerish events in recent history (Okay not in the recent history of the world but in my recent history. Meaning that day.) would be set in place.
So we begin our journey at the I-485 South stop on the train line and we settle in for the 15 ride down town. We chuckle at the conductor who boards the train walking with a pimp's swagger and gives us a look that said "Yeah, you damn right I drive a train." So two minutes later we pull into the next stop at Sharon Rd. and this is where fun starts. A brother gets on and takes a seat behind Crystal and me while the train starts moving again. Soon after we arrive at the next stop and the brother that sat behind us (who from this point on will be referred to as Random Cat # 1) approaches Crystal and I if we can give him four whole dollars for two dollars in quarters and two more dollars which were those stupid gold, one dollar coins that have that sellout Sacajawea on them. I answer for the both of us saying "No, I don't have any dollars on me." (People ask Crystal and me for change more often than you think. I'm not sure why because I'm really not that nice of a person. I'm not Joe Stalin or Hitler but I'm not exactly Fred Rogers either.)
Random Cat # 1 replies "You don't need any change? Monday is coming."
I'm still not exactly sure what he meant by "Monday is coming." Or why I would need four dollars in change today either. (Maybe that's another event set off by that pretty, pretty butterfly doing what it does.)
He then returned to his seat and says "Thank you." This is also when the fun begins.
During our brief encounter about the change and dollar bills another random cat (Who will now be referred to as Random Cat # 2 or simply # 2) who got on the train that was looking kind of crackish started engaging Random Cat # 1 who asked for the change about "life."
Random Cat # 2 begins pontificating, "Man you gotta make a clean living out here man. You just can't go on day to day trying to get over on people." Mind you at this point the first random cat, yes, the one who wanted the dollars is trying to no avail to ignore this guy. # 2 continued, "I just came from Atlanta and they sick down there! Every woman in Atlanta is a prostitute." *If I may interject we all know that every woman in Atlanta is not a prostitute. Many of the fine young women in Atlanta are strippers. Y'all know that was funny.* As he moves this currently one-sided conversation along further he goes on to say "They all prostitutes… even the educated ones. Every time you approach a woman in Atlanta she wants to know what you bringing to the table. She just trying to get over." (I thought this was particularly funny since this cat has obviously come to the conclusion that particular = prostitute.)
During this portion of the rant four women of an uncertain Central American origin boarded and sit directly in front of us. Then the super genius once again turns his attention the women of Atlanta, who as we all now know from his previous rants, are of ill-repute, to Mexican women. "I talked to one woman in Atlanta and she telling me not to mess with any Mexican women (as if they'd have him) because they dirty. Man I told her Mexican women are some good women—they work hard, take care of they kids, and they marry one man and stay with him."
I'm not sure if the women of an uncertain Central American origin were Mexican or not but I do know that if they habla'd any English at all they had to have been mad uncomfortable at this point. Lucky for them and the guy who only wanted four whole dollars there stop came up.
At this point we are all trying not to die laughing or laugh out loud for that matter but things only get worse. As we all know there are a few steadfast rules in life and the fact that every male crack head has a female equal. After all Gator had Vivian didn't he?
Some how during all of this madness a female who looked VERY crackish (who will no be referred to Random Crackish female) got onto the train looking like Moms Mably's grand niece and low and behold she takes a seat right across from mister big-mouth.
Naturally they start chatting it up. You'd think two crackish individuals would talk about the things they have in common and the conversation would go like this.
"Do you like Wild Irish Roses out of the bottle or the cup?"
"Do they have the better rocks on Tryon or Betties Ford?" (Seriously if you know anything about Charlotte you know the answer to that one.)
"Who gives the best prices for stolen copper pipes?"
Unfortunately they did no such thing. The two idiots started arguing. Some how good ole # 2 started speaking on the state of black male manhood. This was his opening volley, "Everyone else in Atlanta is a faggot or a bull dagger. All the black men being brought up today are punks. They just soft!"
This is when Random Crackish Female starts to interject. "You right a lot of these boys are punks and I'll tell you why. It's there daddy's fault a black woman don't know how to raise a black man by herself. She can't teach him how to be a man!"
# 2 strongly disagrees and to make a long story short a yelling match ensues. Harsh things were said and tempers flared.
"You ain't nothing but a crack head prostitute." Spouts # 2.
His female foil then returned fire with this gem "I may be a crack head but every body got a role in life. At least I know what I am and you ain't $!%^! I'm too intelligent to talk to you. You making me look bad." (Notice she did not deny either her crack head status or her prostitute status.)
With that last foray she manages to shut him down completely. After that massive embarrassment to the entire black race the conversation ends with a whimper and luckily we get off of the train.
I learned a lot in that 15 minute time span on the train. Number one don't do crack and Number two don't date chicks from Atlanta.
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A rapper named 2 Pistols was one of the opening acts and he may be the most horrible person on the face of the Earth. First he threw money into the crowd and got pissed when he was told to stop. He then asked the females in the audience if their "p@$$^$ were clean?" Initially I ignored that comment but I was informed later that some women in the audience actually answered. He was then asked to stop cursing so Mr. Pistols became irate and then decided to do what every quasi-thug rapper does while performing; he took off his shirt and continues to curse. 2 Pistols you sir are a coon and it's no ones' fault but your own. I would have rather seen Plies or Gucci Mane.
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For the past three months the Arab world has been undergoing a revolution but not many know how it all began. It started in Tunisia with the overthrow of Dictator Ben Ali but what event started it all. Mohamed Bouazizi, a young fruit vendor killed himself by self-immolation out of despair, humiliation and utter defeat at the hands of a corrupt regime.
His actions and the outrage that followed have given millions of Arabs living in the dictatorships of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain the courage to rise up, throw off their chains of oppression and attempt to re-forge their societies. It is most unfortunate that if they are successful any remade societies will most likely be as brutal as, or even more tyrannical than the ones they have overthrown. The Muslim Brotherhood seems poised to take over Egypt and it has recently been revealed that the leader of the Libyan Rebels is al Qaeda and that he has many al-Qaeda members fighting beside him. This revelation alone should be reason enough for Canada and the rest of the United Nations coalition to withdraw from the conflict but that doesn't seem likely.
The horrific end of Mohamed Bouazizi and the ensuing revolts have begged the question what choices does a good man have when faced with living in a repressive despotic country? I believe the choices he has are limited to four:
1. He can leave the country if possible as millions from the Arab world have done. Many settling in the West bringing with them the inevitable clash of cultures and ideologies which we all must deal with and overcome.
2. He can stay and fight. Going underground so-to-speak much like the resistors of Vichy France did in World War II.
3. If fleeing or fighting are not options then a good man may find living under such circumstances unbearable and end his life as Mohamed Bouazizi did. The same end has befallen many in the fictional world as well, such as Andrei in Ayn Rand's We the Living, or the protagonist in the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's, Harrison Bergeron, or the book lady in Fahrenheit 451.
4. He can stay and become part of the problem. He can go about his daily life chanting the slogans of the government, buying into their lies and evasions of reality and hope that they will leave him alone. When the tax collector comes he pays in order to live another day. Perhaps somewhere deep in the recesses of his mind he says to himself "I despise these conditions, but what can I do? I am only one person and I have myself and my family to feed and must go along with the majority or else risk jail or death.
The people who stay, who don't fight, and who choose to live, do so as slaves. They are experience a living death. They go about their daily routine as would lesser animals that sleep, eat, defecate, procreate and then die. There is no passion for living; there is no joy, no love, no happiness, no productivity, and no creativity. They are forbidden these things by their masters and as a consequence have actually chosen a slower form of suicide than did Mohamed Bouazizi.
Ask yourself the question, if subjected to the repressive regimes of a Ben-Ali, a Hitler or the House of Saud, what would you do? I would suggest you come up with an answer to the question because if history has shown us anything it is that freedom is a new and fleeting concept and sooner or later we here in the West may have to act on the answer we give to such a question.
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The 35th Annual Retiree Appreciation Days event is slated to kick off at 8 a.m., Sept. 5 on post.
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The Retiree Appreciation Days are held to provide retirees and their families with information, services and assistance concerning their personal affairs, benefits, privileges, rights and entitlements.
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In the middle of life everything crashed—my husband walked out, our teenagers left home, I lost my house, friends slithered away and my career suffered from my lack of being able to show up for it.
I felt lost.
In time I began searching for another life…a new reason to be here…a calling.
I read copious books, watched inspirational videos, spent hours processing with girlfriends over coffee and even went to grad school—all in search of that new reason. Among the helpful tips I learned were:
1) Go back to my childhood and tap into what I was interested in before I became warped by parental expectations or trying to fit into the "crowd." What did I love as a child? What were my happiest memories? What subjects did I do well in at school? Was there a trend, a theme?
2) Contemplate the end of my life and write my obituary. What did I want to be remembered for?
3) Take Personality assessments for clues to my true nature. ( I took several.)
Every book, video, café session, class and assessment helped. However, one day I read a question that was a bell-ringer for me:
What do I hate?
I knew immediately.
I hate being unknown—anonymous—used—judged—dismissed based on quick impressions—unable to be who I truly am because no one gives a hoot.
I hate being treated like a thing.
Of course, I realized that I, too, treated people like commodities. And I did a lot of posing and pretending—to fit in with that "crowd"—thus setting myself up for thing-ism.
Nevertheless, I hated it…in all its forms:
1. When children are snatched up and forced into the sex trade or made to be child soldiers. Their lives are wrecked. When do they get to be themselves and fulfill the purpose for which they were created?
2. When men are judged solely for the money they make or the power they wield via their jobs or positions. What about their character? What about the difference they are here to make?
3. When women subscribe to the myth that their value lies in their physical attractiveness. They waste their time and energy obsessing in front of the mirror and at cosmetic surgeons. They end up killing their hearts—their most important asset.
4. The disabled—the poor—the sick—often dismissed as worthless, despite the Gifts they offer.
On and on…
On the heels I seeing what I hated I could see what I was here to do:
My calling is to help people uncover their true selves and the Gifts they've been given to help heal our world. People need to be encouraged to know their Gift and to give it. Doing this is my Gift.
What about you—what do you hate?
Does that show you what you are here to do?
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