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The Pittsburgh Harlequins travel to Suburban Washington DC this Saturday to take on the Maryland Exiles Rugby Club. The Exiles are a member of the Capital GU rugby league, part of the Mid Atlantic Conference of USA Rugby. The Harlequins got off to a rocky start at home last weekend, falling to traveling Norfolk Blues Rugby Club. Coach Coqui Moreno is confident in his young team, and is giving new players looks in different positions, as well as focusing on strengths and patterns.
The Maryland Exiles Rugby Club formed in 1993 when three local clubs joined together: the Maryland Old Boys (MOB); Old Red Rugby Club; and Montgomery County Rugby Club. MOB competed in the Potomac Rugby Union's Division I since it was founded in the early 1970s.
The Harlequins kickoff Saturday at Burning Tree Elementary School at 2:00pm September 14th. The address is 7904 Beechtree Road Bethesda, MD 20817.


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So he asked.
Why did I stay?
When I know there is no hope between us.
But I stayed.
I myself still unsure.
I know it will eventually end one day,
And yet, I chose to stay.
I chose to suffer myself.
I chose this.
By staying,
Going deeper and deeper into the relationship.
Loving him more and more each day.
Until one day, I have to leave him.
Am I really unsure?
Or I do know the answer.
But I refuse to say it out loud.
So my brain won't hear.
So the heart can lead me astray.
I stayed because,
I love you.
And I secretly hope that,
I could change your mind.
Even I know it is almost impossible.
Because, who am I to change your decision?
You are a man of your words.
I know you love me.
But you don't love me enough to choose me.
You know I love you.
But I don't love you enough to sacrifice my future.
Finally u gave up.
You can't take it anymore.
You can't make me change my mind, just like I can't make you change yours.
We both know what we want, and we can't have it.
You said, there is no point in staying anymore.
There is no point in fighting anymore.
There is nothing to fight for.
We both will get hurt much worse if we continue.
Thank you for giving up.
Because, if it was me,
I don't know if I have the will to do so.
Thank you for doing it for me.
You be good.
You will live.
I will survive.
Thank you for the moments.
Thank you for all the sweet memories.
Sorry I interfere with your life.
Why did I stay?
I rather love someone I can't have,
Be with someone I don't love.

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What are your plans for food to watch the Big Game? In case they're not locked down, you might like to know that 7-Eleven is offering up its Game Day Meal for $19. Why not save time and money and make 7-Eleven your Game Day destination for quality, hot food at a great price?
This week we were lucky enough to be sent a sample of some of the best 7-Eleven offerings. Our team had chicken wings, potato wedges and three large pizzas; one Pepperoni, one Buffalo Ranch Chicken and one BBQ Bacon Pepper (they also do a great cheese pizza!) along with plenty of coke to wash it down with.
What did we think?
Having been a bit dubious about hot food from 7-Eleven, I was pleasantly surprised at the high quality and good taste.
The pizza was well covered with tasty toppings, right to the edge, and the base was firm enough for you to eat a slice without it drooping – excellent. I favoured the BBQ Bacon Pepper flavour and had to fight Joshua for the last slice. Of course, I won so he had to settle for the Pepperoni, but he didn't mind because that one was darned tasty too. The Buffalo Ranch Chicken was too spicy for me, but that's not to say it wasn't good, it just wasn't to my taste, and it was also quickly polished off by the team – no leftovers here.
The chicken wings were just the right level of crispy, no soggy spots or coatings that fall off, and the dips that came with them were also delicious. They also bought out the primaeval in the team. People were sitting around checking out each other's plates and comparing them against their own. It was like a bunch of cavemen making sure nobody had more mammoth to eat than they did.
That suited me, while skirmishes threatened to break out around the table over the wings, I was free to scoff loads of potato wedges before anyone else realised what was happening. I could have eaten the whole tub by myself.
To round off our meal I checked in with Josh who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of our local pizza places, flavours, prices and sides. His opinion was "Yes I'd buy this again" and that, Gane Day fans, is what I call a recommendation.
Quick facts
- 7-Eleven pizzas are baked fresh in our in-store ovens in minutes 24/7 – made from 100% genuine mozzarella and are hand-assembled.
- Crispy Classic Chicken that's 100% Canadian and made fresh in store daily – our chicken is free run and grain fed, with no added hormones or steroids like all chicken in Canada.
- The Game Day Meal is available now until February 28 at participating 7-Eleven stores 24/7 in Canada.


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Oscars 2016: Best (and Worst) Dressed
Last night the 88th Annual Academy Awards wrapped up what's been a generally lackluster awards season as far as the red carpets go. Maybe it was the absence of our regular best dressed actresses like Lupita Nyong'o and Zoe Saldana, but this year's starlets left me wanting more.
Despite the general blah looks there were still a few that stood out – for better and for worse. Check below for my favorite, and least favorite looks of the night!
The Worst
Remember that duct tape prom dress scholarship everyone was afraid to apply to? Looks like Lily Cole is still trying to win it. I'm not sure why Vivenne Westwood would dress her like this but if Lilly doesn't care I guess I shouldn't either right?
Emily Blunt is pregnant in Prada and while she looks adorable she also looks like she could be in Ariana Grande's squad at the 8th grade prom.
Heidi Klum likes to try it. I'll probably never fully understand what this dress is about but it looks as though the mice from Cinderella took her daughter's window curtains and threw together something in time for Heidi to make it to the ball.
I now see why Sofia Vergara sticks to the same silhouette on the red carpet – it's the one that works best. This deep blue Marchesa gown isn't ugly, but it isn't notable either.
It took me a while to reach a decision about Kerry Washington's look but I've settled on not liking it. This Atelier Versace gown feels like the type of design that would get the third or fourth contestant kicked off Project Runway. The mixed materials are awkward, the leather top is too high up and perhaps it's simply the juxtaposition of the two different materials but the white bottom looks cheap. The only part of Kerry's look I love is her hair and earrings. Keep that, trash the rest!
Cate Blanchet's Armani Prive gown is WAY too 3D for my liking. Maybe had the flowers been only at the shoulders only this could be cute but stringing them all over the dress makes this look downright ugly. And what's with the color? It does nothing to flatter her skin or hair. This was an all around fail.
The Best
This dark Dior gown is a good look for Jennifer Lawrence! We often see her in red or white but I like that she's playing with textures, patterns and layers on this black dress rather than allowing the color to speak for her look. And that lob, yaas honey!
Chrissy Teigen is the best at looking fly while pregnant! I love that this Marchesa gown works around the baby bump without making it the focal point.
Olivia Munn always gets it right because she picks bold colors that flatter her like this orange Stella McCartney dress. The demi cape on the cropped top gives the look subtle flavor and her simple bracelets and a low bun with a middle part and the perfect understated accents!
Tina Fey defies the idea that comediennes can't be both funny and hot in this purple Atelier Versace gown. A simple royal hue that flatters her skin tone plus a cut that flatters her body shape and a clean updo that allows her understated necklace to accent the dress is a recipe for a successful red carpet look. I love that Tina never wears anything avant garde or truly risky but still always manages to look amazing!
I don't even know what to say about Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad except that she looks amazing and is easily the best dressed woman of the night! Priyanka combined all the elements of what makes a best dressed candidate – wear a color and cut that flatters you, carefully choose between texture OR jewelry and select hair and makeup that doesn't distract from the gown. I know she's got her plate full in Bollywood but I'm hoping she'll make more appearances on Hollywood's red carpet.


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HOPE Week
HOPE stands for Helping Others Persevere and Excel, and Next Level Performance's HOPE Week has been adapted from the New York Yankees' initiative by the same name. Each year, we dedicate time and resources to helping our neighbors and improving our community. HOPE Week provides a meaningful opportunity for every member of our team to get involved and make a difference, and reflects our Next Level Performance mission: To help people and organizations dig deeper, reach higher, and attain the next level.
In 2017, we partnered with the Children's Specialized Hospital in our home city of New Brunswick. The hospital serves children with many long-term challenges, including traumatic brain injury and severe autism. We provided motivating window boxes for therapy, shopped for the therapists' wish list, and created Activity Kits for kids. We also created healthy Weekend Snack Packs and Welcome Kits for parents, as well as provided a continental breakfast for families and staff. We even brought our own kids to the office to create colorful paintings and messages of hope for the hospitalized children. Additionally, we ran a food drive for Elijah's Promise, a local charity with which we partner annually, and ran a coin drive – with funds matched by the company – for New Brunswick's Ronald McDonald House to support a families with hospitalized children.
Fun at the Office!
From Cinco de Mayo to our end of year party, we take time out from a busy schedule to have some fun with our colleagues! These events are important to our company culture because we know that social relationships and community go a long way to building the kind of community where people thrive. The connections we make over a company lunch help us to be collaborative when we're working together on projects.
Organizations We Support
Through employee donations, company match, and various activities throughout the year, we are proud to support many of our local non-profit organizations.


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Campaign of the Month: December 2016
Gamma World 2754
Vehicle: Airship
Primitive dirigibles lofted by hot air inflating huge bags of sewn rackoxen, iguanodon or sandworm gut
Summary: Crew 2-12/EII/3500-6000(3000+500 per 2 crew)/HP:40-240 (40 per 2 crew)/AC:6-8/Cargo:100-600kg (100kg per 2 crew)/Power:Bio-methane burner + Alcohol Combustion or Electric Motor/Max Engine Speed:18-36kph (2d10+16),subtract any headwind,add any tailwind+25% of engine max speed/Duration:1-2 days (methane),7-16 hours (combustion),8 hours followed by 8-hour/5kph-airspeed recharge period (electric + solar cells)/Fuel Con:20ltr alcohol/hour (combustion))
- Complexity: E
- Tech Level: II
- Value: 3500-6000cr (3000+500 per 2 crew)
- HP: 40-240 (40 per 2 crew)
- Crew & Passengers: 2-12
- Cargo: 100-600kg cargo (100kg per 2 crew)
- Power: Methane (buoyancy); Alcohol Combustion or Electric Motor (propulsion & maneuver)
- Airspeed: 18-36kph (2d10+16) max engine speed, subtracting any headwind, adding any tailwind to a total max speed of tailwind+25% of engine speed.
- Flight Ceiling: 500-3000m (5d6*100)
- Duration: 1-2 days (d2/methane torch); 7-16 hours (1d10+6/combustion); 8 hours followed by 8-hour/5kph-airspeed daylight-only recharge period (electric + solar cells).
- Fuel Consumption: 1 charge/8 hours (solar cells); 20ltr alcohol/hour (combustion)
These primitive dirigibles are lofted high by hot air inflating huge bags of sewn rackoxen, iguanodon or sandworm gut (the most highly prized material). Air is heated by burning compressed bio-methane gas. Propulsion is provided by electric or alcohol-powered props of limited power. Airships are mostly restricted to traveling with the seasonal winds (north in winter, south in summer), across the wind, or directly into a light headwind under 25kph. Some few airships with powerful engines can make way in 30kph headwind (5-6kph net airspeed). Piloting and maintaining these cranky contraptions has been refined to a rare and almost magical art form over the decades. Occasionally an airship is blown far afield or lost to high winds, sandstorms or rad-storms.


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I had this girlfriend that used to give me a silver dollar for every month we made it. I didn't really realize how weird that was until just now.
Twenty two shining silver dollars I kept in a Sir Walter Raleigh can.
I remember when I got married a couple years later, and my bride asked me where I got all the silver dollars.
I lied.
I told her about how my grandfather had been a bank robber. He was the most famous bank robber in the whole country outside of Bonnie and Clyde. He operated between Detroit, Chicago, Erie Pennsylvania, up through Buffalo and Niagara hitting all the major financial institutions, and occasionally riding in a barrel over the falls. Grandfather was a daredevil. Over the years he probably robbed a hundred banks, they say, and never got caught, do tell. He settled in Texas down around Lufkin way, bought 60 acres of land did a little wildcattin'. Struck oil back around 1936. Anyway the way the laws worked the paper currency he stole wasn't as big a problem as the silver coin. So he buried the silver dollars on his property in Sir Walter Raleigh cans. Leastways that was the story . When I was little boy and my cousin Mark and I would go down there, he and his buddies would be in the barn, cigarette smoke and the soft smell of whiskey in the air, and playing dominoes, 42 mostly. To get rid of us he'd send us out with a shovel looking to dig up a Sir Walter can full of silver dollars. One day me and my cousin dug up two rusty cans full of silver dollars. We had not really believed him until then. He died the next year. We sure did a lot of digging after that never to find another rusty can full of silver dollars.
That's what I told her.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
I had this girlfriend that used to give me a silver dollar for every month we made it. I didn't really realize how weird that was until just now.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
"I have a phone number. I can call a man, He will deliver it to my house"
"I will go to trial and be sentenced."
"What will your sentence be?"
"I will be flogged"
"Have any of you been flogged?"
They all laugh.
"Yes, we have all been flogged"
"Does it hurt?"
"Yes, they use a leather horsewhip. It tears your skin"
"How many lashes?"
"Seventy Seven"
They all laugh.
"No, we did not stop"
Even the Iranian government cannot make them stop.
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Monday, August 06, 2018
Outside my apartment squirrel has dug a spot in the earth at the base of the mesquite. He rests there after a busy morning,
In the shade and cool earth he hardly notices me anymore as I come and go. Its nice to not be noticed, to be that much a part of his world and accepted.
Now there is a downy woodpecker, busy in the tree above the squirrel. He works silently. There is no tap-tapping, and were it not for his little cap of red I may not have noticed him at all. Even the resting squirrel has paid him no mind.
It will comfort me should he be back today.
Are there trees near you?
Have you found any acceptance?
Steve 7/29/2018, with a tip o the hat to Mary Oliver.
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Saturday, July 28, 2018
My sister used to tell me I was hard to get close to.
I don't know how she could say that.
We were never really that close.
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Friday, March 30, 2018
My pal Rick was the activities chairperson at my group for the last two years. Two years ago he wanted to have a cookout. "Do you have a grill?" I asked. "No, do you?" "No. You'll have to ask around" I told him. "I'll pray for one" he said. Which reminded me of this story "Prayer Is A Funny Thing" I called him up on the morning of the cookout. 'Did you find a grill?" I asked. "No, no one has a grill we can use" "I'll tell you what buddy. I'm going to go buy us a grill. I've been wanting one anyway." So I went down to Walmart, with every intention of buying one of those little $50 red topped family grills you see everywhere. But the bigger grills kinda caught my eye. And the next thing I knew I was at Academy Sports buying a huge heavy duty All-Pro 300 pound combination smoker grill with a firebox, temp gauge, smokestack and a bag of Hickory logs. I got it home, put it together, found a guy with a pickup truck and 4 of us lifted this monster into the truck and took it down to the group. My buddy took one look at this grill and said "The Lord has provided!" He sure did. Our cup runneth over. Man, the hamburgers and hot dogs were delicious! And now I had a grill to use at home, and the Group would not have to cancel any cookouts and wind up ordering boring ol' pizza instead. I went and bought a lock and chain and locked it up under the stairs outside my apartment. The next day the apartment manager called. "Mr. Renfro, you cant keep that grill under the stairs. You will have to put it on the back porch of your apartment." Well, shoot. Its on wheels so that shouldn't be that big a deal. I just have to roll it into my apartment and through the sliding glass door to the porch. Except when I went to do that I found that it was about 4" too wide to fit through the sliding glass door! After studying the situation for a while I determined what I had to do. I had to take the glass door out of the door frame. So everytime I go to use the grill, that's what I have to do. But I want you to know something about my buddy Rick. After I bought that grill, he started helping me count the donations for the group every week. See, I'm the Treasurer. I make the deposits, and pay the bills, and every week for the last 3 years he has come up on Sunday morning to help me open the safe and count the money. But 3 weeks ago, Rick was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. My good pal died a week later. We had a Memorial for on Saturday, and I talked about prayer, and his faith we'd get a grill, and his wife smiled and laughed to hear this story, just the way I've told it to you here, and I shared that I've decided to name that grill "Ricks Grill", because we use it up at the group all the time; there isn't a time I move it that I don't think about Rick, and finding a grill for the goup. Its funny. A blog friend posted a link to that 'Prayer is a Funny Thing " story on Monday without knowing anything about my friend dying, or his Memorial or the second part of the grill story as I've written it here. I cried to see it Monday morning, and to think about Rick some more, and how he became such a part of my life. Became such a part of so many peoples lives. And that's why I don't pray for a grill anymore. I pray no one gets hurt moving it!
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Yet here we are.
A miracle of modern chemistry.
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Monday, February 26, 2018
I'm thinking about the first gun dad gave me. It weighed almost as much as I did. It was a 1938 model Stevens single shot 12 gauge. Dad said Military Police used it during World War Two, but maybe he was pulling my leg about that. Dad had to cut off a little bit of the stock in order for it to fit where I could pull the trigger.
This old shotgun kicked like a mule. The first time I fired it I think it knocked me back 3 cotton rows. So every time I went to pull the trigger, it was a very conscious decision. I had to have all my feathers on, brace myself, and take a deep breath. After a while I didn't even close my eyes when I pulled the trigger. Then it was time to reload. A switch released the barrel from the stock, a little mechanism in the barrel would eject the shell. I could pop another shell in, and snap the barrel back into place. But like I said, this gun weighed about the same as I did, and with a 30" barrel came up to my chin if I stood straight up. I reckon I looked like a monkey wrasslin' a broomstick out there sometimes.
After I got another shell chambered, the real fun would begin. It was time to pull the hammer back. The hammer is what strikes the firing pin when you pull the trigger. Operated by a spring, it took everything I had to pull that hammer back. Some people call these guns with the hammer 'Thumb-busters" and this SOB was a real thumb-buster for me. I was always afraid when we were out hunting that I would be trying to pull the hammer back and before I could get it all the way back into a locked position, it would slip, the hammer would hit the firing pin, the gun would discharge, and blow my head off. Very embarrassing. That never happened, but for the longest time I was about scared to death to fire it.
That is to say, it had my respect.
Over time I got to be pretty good with that single shot. If a dove was flying towards me, I could get a shot off, break open the barrel, reload and pull the hammer back, and get a second shot off as the dove was going away. Dove were usually pretty safe around me.
Somewhere back about 30 years ago that gun came up missing. Either it was stolen, or maybe I left it behind somewhere when I moved.
I really wish I still had that gun.
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Thursday, February 01, 2018
"The truth suffers from analysis" and that's why I like to go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the data without all the commentary of Piers Morgan, Sean Hannity, Chris Cuomo, Donald Trump or Nancy "Whats wrong with my mouth?" Pelosi.
When you hear someone say 'Donald Trump created 2.4 million jobs since he was elected", its at the BLS that they got that data. When they say "President Obama lowered the unemployment rate from 10% to 4.8 %", or that "Trump lowered unemployment to a 17 year low", they got that data from the BLS.
Lucky for you that I saved* some of the data from the BLS site, which included ways to import data from charts to Excel tables. For semi-nerds like me, thats a wonderful thing, and I put together this chart for you of jobs created since 2012.
I offer it without analysis, because ""The truth suffers from analysis" and tomorrow we can look at a chart of manufacturing jobs lost and gained since 1981.
*I went to the BLS today, because they always come out with new data the first Thursday of the month. I'm sad to say they have revamped their tables and charts, and it may take me a while to figure the website out. Dont you hate it when they do that? My bank does that and it really pisses me off. Just stop.
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Thursday, January 18, 2018
amazing sometimes how fast your brain can go. Shoot, it can flat out get away
from you.
She was standing there on the median, shivering. She had on some sweats, a cap, some gloves, and a parka that didn't look like it would break the wind so good.
I rolled to a stop and the brain kicked in. She was about 30 I guess, or a young 40, brunette hair and a little cardboard sign. Should I look directly at her long enough to read the sign? My tendency is to look away, remain anonymous, then when the light changes, I'll be gone and she will melt away like an early snow in my rear view. I look at my dash, I look at the light. Still red. If I look, she'll see me and think I have something for her. But I don't. Theress never any money in my billfold, I don't keep money. I look in the cup holder. Seventeen cents. Not enough for her to blow her nose on. Not enough `to roll the window down.
I look at the light. Still red. Of course its still red, its only been about 8 seconds since I pulled up and my brain is at full gallop.
There is the door for the CD holder. There might be a dollar in there. And just below it is the little drawer. There might be some change in there. I pause. If I do find a bill and give her some money, am I really doing me harm than good? Am I condoning panhandling? Maybe God wants her cold and shivering penniless out here on Westpark Way to teach her a lesson. Who am I to interfere. I've been here 11 seconds and that's how far I've come.
I open the little CD door. Nothing, nada. No tenga nada.
Its 20 degrees out, the wind blowing 30, in an hour it will be dark. You know what? It aint like she's out here in flip flops and a halter on a nice sunny day, trying to scrounge up enough for a dime bag. The only way she is out here is because she fucking hasn't got anywhere else to be. This is it.
Now its een 20 seconds. It took my brain 16 seconds to get here, and that light is still red, but it wiont stay red for long. I open the little drawer.
There must be $4.00 in change down there. It takes another 2 seconds to process the idea that I have to honk the horn roll the window down and get her to come over, and that damn light is going to be turning green pretty darn quick. I scoop the change, honk the horn, roll the window down, notice the light turn green and that her sign says "ANYTHING IS SOMETHING", and that's when I hear it. The person behind me is honking. Would you give me one break? Its taken me 20 seconds since stopping to get to here, and this is me now, avoiding eye contact as I drop the change into the outstretched hand, and then there it is, they honk again.
"Gobless You" I hear the poor woman say, but it doesn't really register. I'm looking in my rear view now. The driver is a lady, smoking a cigarette, talking on her cell, looking like daggers and honking at me.
I ease forward. She guns it and changes lanes, comes up beside me.
A Lexus, go figure.
She's in a hurry, but guess what? We only go 100 feet and have to stop at another red light.
She's beside me now, smoking and talking. I roll my window down and honk my horn.
She sees me and I motion for her to roll hers down. It lowers, smoke pouring out and I say:
"Hey Lady, why don't you go fuck yourself."
Its amazing sometimes how fast your brain can go. Shoot, it can flat out get away from you.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Standing next to him and graduating also is fellow Haitian 1st Lietenant Pascal Brun. Pascal did not immigrate to the US, but was accepted at West Point as an International Student. Up to 60 students a year from other countries are accepted at West Point.
Alix and Pascal may have come from a disadvantaged third world country, but there is nothing shithole about them.
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(KMOV) -- A second suspect has been charged in a shooting that killed one man and critically injured another at a vacant home in south St. Louis July 24.
Police say Terence McKinney, 17, of the 6100 block of Minnesota, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of first-degree robbery, attempted first-degree robbery, and six counts of armed criminal action. Samuel Vazquez-Gonzales, 18, was previously charged in this incident.
Officials say the suspects met three men at a vacant home in the 7300 block of Vermont and began firing shots after a drug transaction escalated into a robbery.
Police say Brandon Gonzalez, 19, sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and neck and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. A 21-year-old victim also sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and neck and was taken to a hospital where he was listed in serious but stable condition. The third man was uninjured.
McKinney is being held without bond.
Police are searching for three other men in connection with this incident.
The investigation is ongoing.


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My elaborate review of the Fujifilm X-T2 is now available on youtube.
In this review I go over the good and the bad, I compare the X-T2 with the X-T1 in terms of body design, continuous focus tracking performance, low light focus capabilities, etc. I also include some image samples, though the full gallery, including full size downloadable images, can be found in the X-T2 image gallery, part of where the full written review will be when it's ready (high ISO samples are already there).
If you care so support my site, use these links when you order the X-T2:
Body only – B&H | Amazon | Adorama
18-55mm kit: B&H | Amazon | Adorama


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Alaska plans changed, trip shortened.
My friend Mike and I are going up to Alaska in late May. We've had to shorten the trip a bit though because my final exams got in the way. We are now flying up on Saturday May 26 and will be flying back on Monday June 4.
This is actually probably a good thing, as it preserves some of my annual leave which I can use to take off from work on select days to help me stay caught up on school work. Things are a bit harder than I had anticipated. I'm hoping this next week on sick leave will help me get caught up for good, but I don't know how much work I'm going to get done while on painkillers from my wisdom teeth surgery.
Anyway, Mike and I are flying in to Anchorage, and as of right now the plan is to take a road trip down to Seward, and then hop a ferry over to Kodiak to see the island and wildlife. Then, back to Anchorage and maybe up to Denali National Park. I haven't worked out all the logistics just yet, but that's the general plan. Expect a whole lotta pictures to show up on this blog, and on my Flickr site, which is where I store most of my photos.


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The Ghana Union of Merchants Affiliation(GUTA) has raised considerations over the necessity for the Ghana Exim Financial institution to roll out initiative to help the personal sector and different state enterprises whose operations are linked to export and import
In accordance with them, the financial institution ought to scale back, if not utterly erode, the challenges related to the financing of exports.
READ ALSO: Subsidy is a prerequisite for food security – GAWU
Benjamin Yeboah, an Government Member of GUTA is optimistic Exim Financial institution will handle the present monetary problem that's battling the sector.
Export improvement finance establishment, EximBank Ghana, was launched to bolster authorities's quest for an aggressive and sustainable export-led financial system.
READ ALSO:There were 2900 dollar-millionaires in Ghana for the year 2016
The EximBank has lengthy been touted by economists and enterprise minded think-tanks because the surest aid package deal to enhance the nation's export competitiveness in addition to rake in overseas trade.
READ ALSO:GRA poised to meet 2017 revenue target
In the meantime, Exe Secretary Importers and Exporters of Ghana Asaki Samson Awingobit has expressed fears over the Exim Financial institution to probably act because the Agric Improvement Financial institution whose operations have not likely benefited farmers in Ghana.


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The 2016 presidential election is still very much up in the air, but when it comes to grammar, Democrats have a commanding lead. At least that's the conclusion of a new study by Grammarly, an online grammar-checking website. Grammarly checked supportive comments on presidential candidates' Facebook pages, and concluded that Republican supporters made twice as many errors as Democratic supporters. (more…) Continue Reading →
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This lack of authentication isn't a CBC flaw. Authentication isn't considered a aim of the encryption mode, so most modes (e.g. ECB, CFB, OFB) doesn't authenticate the data. To use another mode would be flawed in the same way except if they explicitly protect against forgery. Recently some modes including authentication popped up to speed up the encryption / authentication couple but as far as i know they are all patented.
In very short, encrypting with CBC is Cn=Enc(Cn-1 xor Pn) where Enc(x) is encrypting x, Pn is the nth block of plain text and Cn the nth block of cipher text. For the first block, Cn-1 is an Initial vector (aka IV) which may be public and must be unique for a given key. The decryption is Pn = Dec(Cn) xor Cn-1. See [oST81,sec 5.3] for a longer description of CBC.
If the attacker copies s blocks from the location m to n (aka [Cn,...,Cn+s-1] == [Cm,...,Cm+s-1]), Pn+1 up to Pn+s-1 will the same as Pm+1 to Pm+s-1 and Pn will likely appears random. Cn (i.e. Cm) will be decrypted as Pn = Dec(Cm) xor Cn-1 but Cm-1 and Cn-1 are different so Pn will likely appears random. Nevertheless Pn+1 = Dec(Cn+1) xor Cn = Dec(Cm+1) xor Cm = Pm+1, so Pn+1=Pm+1. So if the attacker has an idea of the content of a group of blocks in a packet, he can copy them to the Nth block, thus it can choose the content of it without being detected.
As usual packets aren't designed to appears random, its content may be predictable to some extents (e.g. IP header) The attacker may use such informations to guess the contents and do a knowledgeable cut/past.
The manual section 6.3.2 claims "There is no extra provision against replay attacks or alteration of packets. However, the VPN packets, normally UDP or TCP packets themselves, contain checksums and sequence numbers. Since those checksums and sequence numbers are encrypted, they automatically become cryptographically secure. The kernel will handle any checksum errors and duplicate packets."
We believe it is risky to base the security on assumption on the forwarded packets. Moreover in this case, the assumptions are incorrect. UDP doesn't have any sequence number. TCP do have sequence numbers but, for example, an attacker can replay a TCP syn packet to perform a SYN flood attack on a server behind the tinc peer.


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Last week we were five years in the future of our dreams and being attacked by the alien elderly from our nightmares, and this week we're ten years into the future, humans are drilling into the ground, drilling deeper into the planet than anyone has ever drilled before, but little do they know that someone or something else is under there, and that something or someone is drilling up…
And that's this week's episode of Doctor Who, "The Hungry Earth," which is the first part of a two parter.
The episode itself was solid, as everything this series has been, but with not too much in the ways of frills and thrills. We're in Wales (again, of course), and Amy's got a good reason to be in short skirts (again, of course). "Something for the dads" in the audience, they call it. It's an episode that has a concept that fills Moffat's proclamation that each episode's premise should make a good feature film, of course, but it just feels… lacking, in a way. Somewhat rushed, perhaps. Not complete, basically. Personally, I blame this all on Torchwood's Chris Chibnall, and I'd suggest that you do the same.
The cast is solid enough, especially Meera Syal, who was fantastic fun in Moffat's brilliant Jekyll, but who is just kind of there here. There's a lot of ideas bouncing around, so hopefully she'll get a little more play in part two, which looks a vastly more interesting, but at least she got to take a ride in the TARDIS this week. Technically, I think that means that she's a bit of a companion, right?
As for the Silurians, I don't know much about them other than what I read in other people's reviews, but they're an intriguing concept for a "villain" of a species. Seemingly they're not considered all that "classic" by old school Doctor Who standards, but they certainly seem to be more exciting than the fucking Sontarans, right? Unless you're the type to find Mr. Potato Head just terrifying. Who wouldn't want to see homo reptilia transformed into femme fatales? The prosthetics there are certainly impressive, as they usually are, and the captive Alaya's assurance that not only will there be a war, but that it'll start with her death in captivity at the hands of the human apes was fascinating and intriguing. And her "I know which one of you will kill me" was incredibly chilling. I want to start saying shit like that just to freak people out. I'm assuming that's why Jesus said it, you know, just to fuck with people's minds.
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Two things. The first: Is it me or does it seem like Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor spends quite a bit of his time asking and pleading for people to trust him? Is that because he feels so young (and looks it too, certainly) and feels that people don't take him seriously? It's an interesting character flat, possibly, especially when you stack it up alongside David Tenant's Tenth Doctor's constant need to tell everyone he met that he was sorry, so sorry.
The second: Amy and Rory in the future come to see themselves landing in the past with the Doctor and wave? That seems interesting, but only in the sense that it has to be a terrific red herring, right?
Especially since, and this is just my theory, mind you, but I think that something bad is going to happen to Rory next week. There seems like there's quite a bit happening in part two and I wouldn't surprised if Rory gets lost in the mix. Perhaps fatally. At least until the two part ("The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang") finale.
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What do you think? And I feel like the lack of Amy Pond in this episode was really felt, so it's easier to examine Rory on his own. Do you like Rory, regardless of his lack of chemistry with Amy or not, and want him to stick around or would you rather he fell off the surface of the Earth?
Oh, and this is a bit spoiled from being in so many trailers, but is still brilliant dialogue…
Little kid: "Are you afraid of monsters?"
The Doctor: "No, they're afraid of me."
It's similar to the line the Doctor says to the young Madama De Pompadour in "The Girl In The Fireplace," but that's okay because it still just works, you know?
Oh, and I should add: Loved the spooky graveyard stuff, but thought it was wasted terribly. And I really liked that last image.
Above is a nice tease of a picture, featuring Richard Curtis (who writes the Van Gogh episode this series), Steven Moffat, and Neil Gaiman, who is holding up the finished script for his episode next series. Notice how he is of course keeping the episode title obscured, but it was originally "The House Of Nothing," which features nicely into old Gaiman mystique. You can also find Gaiman writing about Ray Bradbury, and meanwhile,
I'll still be crossing my fingers at the idea of Phillip Pullman writing an episode next series. Or maybe Warren Ellis. I'd love to see his take on the Doctor, who would most likely go around shouting at his companions for being stupid, ordering them to get him some tea, and then bonking things and people over the head with a cricket bat. But that sounds genius to me.
Next time: Can the Doctor prevent a war between the original inhabitants of the planet of the Earth and the current occupants, and can he also find Amy Pond, that little kid's dad, and that little kid as well?


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My Fastest Hardware Ever = My Slowest Windows 7 Ever!?
I need expert advice because this is completely crazy!
My main desktop system (which I'm posting this from) was recently home-built from the very fastest hardware components I've ever owned, yet in actual usage it's turned out to be among the slowest Windows computers I've ever owned! What's going wrong?
Here's my hardware:
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-AHere's my OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro SP1-U with all patches and updatesServices and background processes:
Unless requested, I won't list them all, but keep in mind that the computer in question is running the exact same set of services and background processes as almost all of my other Windows 7 computers, all of which run MUCH faster.
Here are the symptoms I keep experiencing on an ongoing constant basis:
- Almost every non-trivial app I launch ridiculously frequently shows "Not responding" for at least 30 seconds and up to 5 minutes for almost all operations!
- If I'm flipping through photos looking for a particular one, I will see delays of from 20 seconds to three minutes between each image, even for small images!
- Clicking on a link on a web page can take up to two minutes to open in a new tab!
Here are the things I've tried to resolve this extreme slowness:
- Run very thorough malware scans with all options enabled (using MBAM and my default Norton AntiVirus) -- Nothing found
- Run SFC /SCANNOW -- Nothing incorrect found
- Run Disk Check -- Nothing incorrect found
- Run System Checkers (e.g., Iolo System Mechanic), including registry problem scans from more than one scan app -- Whatever small problems were found have been corrected without any noticeable speed improvements
- Run Registry Defrag -- Whatever small problems were found have been corrected without any noticeable speed improvements
- Run Disk Defrag -- Whatever small problems were found have been corrected without any noticeable speed improvements
- Run hardware diagnostics -- SiSoft Sandra 2015 thoroughly tested mobo, CPU, RAM, GPU, RAM throughput, disk throughput, disk speeds, IO system bandwidth and throughput, etc, etc, etc, without finding ANY problems or slow hardware. Also, MemTest+ ran for a full day without finding ANY problems.
All told, I haven't found ANYTHING wrong based on tests and diagnostics, but yet this system is still absurdly slow!
What can I do to resolve this deeply annoying problem?
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Well the first thing that comes to mind. What software are you running, specifically what security software? I'm sure if you were running a bare installation of Windows you wouldn't be having problems. It is most likely sone piece of software you installed.
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I would make an image of this whole system (all partitions) so that you can later roll back. Then install the Windows 10 TP. If that runs equally slow then you have a hardware problem. Else a Windows 7 reinstall may be appropriate.
Windows 10 Technical Preview - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums
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I would make an image of this whole system (all partitions) so that you can later roll back. Then install the Windows 10 TP. If that runs equally slow then you have a hardware problem. Else a Windows 7 reinstall may be appropriate.
Windows 10 Technical Preview - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums
So here's what the problem turned out to be: After working on it for days, it turned out that there were suddenly some SFC problems that couldn't be fixed even after several fix-reboot-fix loops. However, these were extremely minor and were related to my conscious decisions to allow third-party themes to run, so these were no real problem after all.
What WAS a real problem was primarily a clobbered CMOS & BIOS, but in the end I cleared the CMOS and re-burned the BIOS, after which the problem mostly went away! However, there's some sort of lingering mobo problem with my ASUS Z97-A that causes a reboot to take an abnormally long time under certain uncommon circumstances. I could RMA it, but that would leave me without this machine until it could be fixed or replaced, so I've decided to just live with that small-ish problem.
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Overlooking the turquoise Caribbean coastline and powder white sands of Xpu-Ha beach on the Riviera Maya, Esencia offers an intimate boutique hideaway from which to enjoy ocean adventures and the rich Mayan culture of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Yes it would have been downloaded before your changes, maybe 2 or 3 days ago I also just noticed no adl files in bin directory. I assume they are being copied in from AIR_HOME. Right I will find out what's happened and get back to you Once I have it all ok I have a current project to test against that's using 4.6. quite a large project so I will let you know if anything goes bang or the screen catches fire or anything when using the Apache 4.8 ;-) Again, I havent been able to follow the forum anywhere near as much as ive wanted to, so im really out of date when it comes to where we all are here But in general it was a very very easy set-up, install and build following readme. Congratulations on the amount of work that's been accomplished. Im looking forward to taking a much more active role over the Autumn (ok then if you insist, over the Fall), but I can see how much work you've all put in. Well done people Glenn tinylion -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: 02 July 2012 18:28 To: email@example.com Subject: Re: trunk build and FlashBuilder I made some changes to the README and the env template this morning to clarify those things. When did you pull it down? There are some additional files that are required to get the SDK to be reconized by Flash Builder. I'm drawing a blank of which ones they are (essentially, an XML descriptor file), but I do know that it is created by the MakeApacheFlexForFlashBuilder app that Om has been working on. * - https://github.com/bigosmallm/MakeApacheFlexForFlashBuilder Thanks for the feedback! We are trudging towards the official 4.8.0 build, and every bit of feedback we get helps :) -Nick * On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Glenn Williams <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Quick question from me, and im sorry if this has been covered, Ive > been SNOWed under with work so haven't been able to put in as much > time as Ive wanted to > > When I do a build from downloaded trunk, should the result be able to > be excepted by flash builder when trying to add a new SDK? > > The build went fine with no problems > > The only thing I had to think about when following the README was > about both player-debug location and CS5 extension manager > > I wasn't sure from the wording if I should have set the environment > variable to the path including the exe file name or just the folders > path. > > A small point I know but it made me stop and think. > > Anyway, build was fine, but flashbuilder couldn't then add the > resultant build as a new sdk > > Sorry if this is already expected behaviour. > > Thanks > > Glenn > Tinylion uk > >
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text: Hello, All! A thread on another reflector prompted me to consider using Linrad as a diversity receiver (after all, the Dual Polarity receive is just a special case of diversity receiving) , by feeding one receiver into one input channel and the other receiver into the other input channel, just as one would do with H and V elements for 144 MHz EME, for example. I first tried this with 2 receivers with two different 432 MHZ antennas [one a circular satellite antenna, the other a vertical stack of 4 Hpol yagis] listening to a 432 MHZ CW beacon about 45 miles away. Using Linrad for diversity reception in this fashion seems to work pretty well, but I wonder if the time constant of the best linear combination machine [that is likely a misnomer given my math and recall abilities] is a bit too slow for non-polarity-related diversity reception. Is there a way to change this time constant? How does it relate to the setting of the 'usual' parameters? I also noted that hitting "X+Y" in the baseband window with polarity fixed and at zero does not send one input channel to one ear and the other input channel to the other ear as I expected it to. I plan to put up another HF antenna to try diversity reception with 2 HF receivers and 2 antennas and Linrad. Has anyone else tried this? Has it been discussed before? I think it has, or at least Leif mentioned it somewhere, I think, but I couldn't find any references to it tonight. Thanks in advance. 73, ROger Rehr W3SZ PS I didn't detect MGS but it was fun to try ;) 73, Roger Rehr W3SZ FN20ah http://www.qsl.net/w3szLINRADDARNIL


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I'm not a fan of the whole trap. In fact, traps are gay as fuck (although so are lesbians, and I like those).
But isn't this a trap manga?
No. No it is not.
But one of the genres listed is gender bender, and it's about a guy pretending to be a girl.
That's all bullshit propaganda. Do you really believe that? Nazis used propaganda. Are you saying that you're a nazi? You should be shot! I mean, sure, Pretty Face focuses around a dude named Randoh, whose face is burned in an accident beyond recognition, and who gets a new face that is actually a girl's face, and somehow has to pretend to be a girl for an X amount of time, but it's not a trap, because his character is drawn in a way where you can tell that he's clearly a male, even when he's wearing fake boobs (I shouldn't even post this, my sexuality is definitely going to take a hit here).
Pretty Face
So how the fuck did I get "trapped" up in this? Well, Lately, I may have said that I've been storming through manga. I wasn't lying. I've been literally going down the list of manga on onemanga and just picking out completed manga at random and reading them, unless the plot looks completely retarded, or I really hate the art. Also, if it's shoujo, I'll mainly stay away, because that shit is lame (lame shit). I found this one, and decided, "Well, I'll give it a shot for one chapter, and see how I like it." Needless to say the humor in it was awesome. The jokes were quick (as opposed to long winded and drawn out) and whenever Randoh kicked everyone's ass (pretty much every chapter), it was great. I also really enjoyed the end.
The Plot
So Randoh. He's a martial arts bad ass, and has a crush on a girl named Rina. Then he gets burned beyond recognition in an accident. The doctor finds a picture next to him (of Rina), and, thinking that Randoh is the girl in the picture, gives him Rina's face. Whoops. When Randoh (who now looks exactly like the Rina) comes to terms with this, and goes out on the streets, wouldn't you know it, he runs into Rina. Rina, however, thinks that Randoh is actually her twin sister, Yuna, who ran away from home long ago. So now, Randoh is caught in all sorts of shit. What's a guy to do?
But wait, if he was a marital arts champion, wouldn't he be jacked? Even with a girl's face, his body is still male, so shouldn't it be obvious that something odd is going on?
It's all explained in the manga. Also, keep in mind that this is a manga, and isn't close to factual.
Couldn't he just have sued the doctor for malpractice and avoided the entire situation?
Probably, but again, it's a manga.
The Comedy & Content
The jokes in this were what got me hooked. Even though Randoh's never ending ass whoopings kind of got old after 52 chapters, they didn't get boring enough for me to stop reading. The jokes in the first chapter especially were quite good. Another plus was that they [the jokes] sometimes came from no-where, and were unexpected. Sure there was a lot of cliche, but sometimes I like cliche. Actually, most times I like cliche.
Here's some things it had:
- Nosebleeds (I'm writing a post on nosebleeds….not sure how I feel about it. I might not put it up) I have since put up said post. I'm not going to link to it, it's literally the last post I posted.
- BAM moments (I'm not linking to this anymore. No I'm sorry, search it if you don't know what it is)
- Humor based on awkward moments, misconceptions, and mistaken identity/gender, not to mention perversion.
- Intriguing Characters (The Zany Dr., the obsessive lesbian, the obsessive sister, the nutty friends…..solid cast)
- A Good/Funny ending.
The Trap
This is slightly off topic but also slightly related, honestly I just want to give my two cents on it. Everyone's been making a big deal about Hideyoshi from Baka to Test. All of the gay bloggers (or the only one I'm actually subscribed to) are obsessed with him. As I stated above, I'm not a fan of traps. Who the fuck wants to see a guy dress up like a girl (besides the previously stated)? Not me. I'd rather see a girl dress up as a girl. Or better yet, a girl not even dressed up, just naked. Or better yet, a girl sucking my cock (attire unimportant as long as she does a good job. If she does a bad job, I might get bored and want to immerse myself in her fashion, and in that case dress counts). So then why did I bother with this in the first place? Well that's because unlike a character like Hideyoshi, who is drawn exactly like a girl, and is simply said to have a penis, Randoh still looks like a dude, but he just looks like a dude with long hair.
Hideyoshi is drawn (I'm getting into the art here) with more slender shoulders and a hip to chest ratio that a women would have (hourglass figure) as you must know, women have a larger pelvis than men (for when they pop out a kid), which contributes to this appearance, and unless a man is suffering from Klinfelter's Syndrome, a man having an hourglass figure is not likely (unless surgery is involved). Therefore, Hideyoshi is actually a girl. Plus he wears girls clothing. Plus he has boobs.
On the other side, we have Randoh, who is clearly given the appearance throughout the manga. He is drawn like a man. Broad shoulders. a penis……but the face too usually is given attributes connected with that of a man, or angry bear. Sharp teeth the annoyed expression, dark eyes, the look of death before he kicks someone's ass….so where's the trap? There is none.
Wait, that's it? All you did was talk about traps.
Yea that's kind of all I really wanted to do. All I keep hearing from several regions of the animblogosphere is "Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi, trap, trap, trap." He's a girl. I brought fucking science into this shit so I'm right……..suck my dick.


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Mapcode National: GBR LMC.TVX
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Entry Name: Dwelly Farm House
Listing Date: 11 February 1958
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1029914
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Location: Dormansland, Tandridge, Surrey, TN8
County: Surrey
District: Tandridge
Civil Parish: Dormansland
Traditional County: Surrey
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right angles and fronting the street.Three 5-light leaded casements to sides.
Planked door to left end.
Interior:- Much framing visible in main house with moulded centre beam to ground
floor rooms, partition and wall framing and deep brick fireplace.
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There are quite a few things I'm planning on getting into when my SAHM status is actually SAHM. Technically that doesn't happen until 1/15 – but until then I'll still blog/vlog and update FB.
The CRIBCAPADES!!!
Our beautiful Sorelle Crib was a given to us and has sat in our bedroom for about 3 weeks. It was time to put it together. The instructions that came with it told me to put the mattress frame together. Then one more direction, then it says, in direction 3 – to do something BEFORE Instruction 1. WHAT???? The instruction booklet left A LOT to be desired, but I muddled through.
After some trial and error (thank GOD I like puzzles) I managed to get it assembled and set up with the help of my Teen Diva – she was absolutely a help. No way I could have done it without her. She's a good big sister.
After the Diva and I got it assembled, the Boy and the Diva brought up the mattress, we made up the bed, put together the mobile and VOILA! Instant cute!
My Cloth Diapering Dilemma
Here's the sitch. I don't have a big enough "Fluff Stash" – meaning, I don't have enough diapers. I've been in contact with a woman who makes them and she's going to make me some Newborn sized diapers – I'll try those out. Her company is called KyroBugz – and she has some SERIOUSLY cute diapers. I can't wait to put them on Baby Girl! If anyone out there has a company, and they would like to have their diaper tried out – then please let me know. I'll be happy to tell you what a newb thinks! I'll be doing videos and commenting on them!
Also, I'm in the MD/DC area and have been looking for a place to get diapers that were maybe gently used. I found a place called Greenberries in Columbia, MD. This place is THE BOMB. I will be shopping here regularly. While this is technically a "second hand" store, there is absolutely NOTHING second hand about this place. It is truly and upscale boutique where any parent can go to buy items, feel good about supporting local business, other parents, and leave without mortgaging your home to buy diapers, toys, high chairs, clothes, accessories - you name it! Please tell them I sent ya!


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Tom Williams, president of North American Properties, will receive the Distinguished Real Estate Service Award. Drew Hastings, comedian and mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio, will be the keynote speaker.
The event, title sponsored by PNC Bank, begins with a cocktail hour, hosted by Eagle Realty Group, at 5:30PM, followed by dinner at 7PM.
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Fiber. 95%cotton / 5% elastic Needle size. 10-12 mmColor. Neon pinkWeight. 400 grams/ 80 mYarn weight. Super bulky
Items are shipped and handle by USPS Standard Shipping, with delivery confirmation and tracking number. If you need a(n) special delivery please contact me before purchase. All ready items are hand packed and shipped within 72 hours ( weekend and holidays apart ). I am located in San Diego California please allow delivery time accordingly to your destination.In case of multiple purchases please contact me for the exact shipping cost. I am not responsible for lost, damage, custom delays and/or extra fees.
PAYPAL and Credit Cards.Your item will be ship after payment has cleared.If payment is not received and no contact has been made within 48 hours, I'll need to cancel the sale and relist the item.
If the item is not what you expected please contact me and we may discuss a return and refund. You are responsible of return shipping payment.


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We hardly take photos as a family.
On the cruise, it was the perfect opportunity.... BUT .... guess what, we only took 3!
Aiyah! What a waste. Hehehe.
Here are the 3 precious photos of us.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
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7 facts about Go Kyung Pyo every fan should know!
Go Kyung Pyo, who played an amazing second lead in Jealousy Incarnate, is back with his own lead! If you want to call yourself a Go Kyung Pyo fan, check out these seven fun facts about the Strongest Deliveryman actor!
1. Go Kyung Pyo is happy like Frozen's Olaf
Ryu Joon Yul called Go Kyung Pyo Olaf in Youth Over Flowers! Do you think they look alike?
2. Go Kyung Pyo almost joined the army before getting a breakthrough role
Go was an unknown YG trainee for two years. When a movie he was supposed to film got canceled, he decided to enlist. Before actually joining the army, Go passed the audition for Jungle Fish 2.
3. Go Kyung Pyo always wears a yellow ribbon
It seems that the Answer Me 1988 actor has never forgotten about the sinking of ferry Sewol.
4. Go Kyung Pyo is one of the most promising actors in the industry
"His energy is amazing even when he tries to hide it,"Signal's Kim Hye Soo said.
Actor Choi Min Sik, with whom Go starred In The Admiral, also complimented his acting, saying, "I still can't forget his teary face."
5. In fact, he was so talented that the Potato Star 2013QR3 director gave him a love call
After watching Go in Scary Story 2, director Kim Byung Wook met with Go to offer a role in the sitcom.
6. Go Kyung Pyo watched an episode of Jealousy Incarnate with fans
Go wanted to thank the fans in his own way, so he watched the second to last episode of Jealousy Incarnate with 100 fans at a K-wave studio in Apgujeong on Nov. 9, 2016. At this fan event, Go answered the fans' questions and welcomed Park Bo Gum's surprise visit.
7. Go Kyung Pyo's favorite filming buddy is Park Bo Gum
Go and Park have starred together in The Admiral, Tomorrow's Cantabile, Answer Me 1988, and Youth Over Flowers.
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Growth is forecast to continue registering strong annual increases in 2013 and 2014, partly reflecting the ongoing reconstruction and recovery after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime and return of output in the oil sector. Moreover, inflows of oil revenues have enabled the government to increase capital spending. International energy companies are conducting exploratory work and new oilfields are likely to be discovered, with potential for overall economic growth to remain strong into the medium-term. EH forecasts GDP growth of +5% in 2013 and +5.5% in 2014, subject to an absence of significant disruption to the oil sector from internal conflict.
The economic authorities have been successful in controlling inflationary pressures at a time of rapid growth and high receipts of oil revenues. In 2007, inflation reached over +30% y/y but consumer price growth averaged only +5.1% in 2009 and ended that year at +3.1%. Relatively strong domestic demand and upward price pressures through housing and food have increased inflation but price pressures appear containable.
EH expects a fiscal surplus of over +7% of GDP in 2012 to be repeated in 2013, reflecting high revenues from oil sales. Even with a forecast easing in international energy prices in 2014 (weakness in some key import markets and further supplies of shale oil from North America) a fiscal surplus will be recorded in that year, currently forecast at +3.8%.
Iraq's external accounts mirror developments in oil output and international energy prices. Accordingly, large surpluses were recorded in the current account in 2011 and 2012, +13.4% and +15.2% of GDP, respectively. EH expects the surplus to remain in double digits in 2013 (+12.7% of GDP) before falling back to +6.5% in 2014, reflecting the forecast easing in oil prices and output stabilisation. Against this background of large current account surpluses, FX reserves have remained above USD50 billion and currently provide around 10 months of import cover, suggesting that repayments of foreign debt obligations and settlement of trade payments will not be a problem over the forecast period.
Iraq's external debt levels are low relative to the size of the economy and income generation ability. EH expects external debt/GDP to be around 14% in 2013 and debt/export earnings 35%. In terms of repayments of existing external debt the servicing ratio (repayments/export earnings) is forecast at below 6% in 2013.
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Good Food Box
This video provides an inside look at our Good Food Box Program. If you've ever wondered what is involved in the packing and distribution of the Good Food Boxes, we think this short video will give you a sense of all that is involved. It's a lot of work, but as you will see, our volunteers are also having a lot of fun! If you want to get involved, check out the volunteer opportunities right here on our website.
"Cooking Outside the Box" Kitchen
This video offers an overview of our "Cooking Outside the Box" Community Kitchen. As you will see in the video, participants are preparing, cooking and eating together. A great opportunity to meet some new people and learn more about the food that comes in the Good Food Box. If you would like to attend one of these kitchens or volunteer, call our office at 613-968-2466 and ask for Bev.


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Vintage Wrapping Paper, Pastel Gift Wrapping Paper, Birthday Gift Wrap, Wedding Bridal Shower, All Occasion Vintage
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Light Beautiful Pastel Shell Pattern Vintage Gift Wrap, Pastel Wrapping Paper, Gibson, 2 Big Sheets, Birthday Gift Wrap, Wedding Bridal Shower, All Occasion Vintage Gift Wrap.
Description - Two sheets of folded wrapping paper showing lots of repeated lines of leaves and shells on this gorgeous vintage paper. Perfect for birthdays, Mother's Day, Bridal and Baby Showers, crafting, or just because!
Measurements - Two (2) Big Sheets of 20 in. x 30 in.
8 1/2 sq. ft. total (Wraps 2 Shirt Boxes)
Condition - In original plastic with no rips or creases (other than factory folds) or tears to paper.
Brand - Celebration by Gibson
Package Measurements: 7.5" x 10"
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♦ VINTAGE ITEMS may be delicate, so please take good care once they arrive at your home. I offer no guarantees for wear or durability. If you have questions about cleaning or caring for your item, please contact me and I will do my best to help.
♦ ELECTRICAL ITEMS are tested prior to being listed, if they don't work, I don't list them.
♦ ITEMS DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING: I pack extremely well and have had very few items that have broken during transit, I do include insurance on most fragile items however they are not marked fragile. If an item is marked fragile USPS charges an additional $10 plus to ship the item on top of the cost of your regular shipping fees . In the unlikely event that an item is damaged, please contact me immediately, (within seven days of receipt) that way if you need help filing the claim I can help you through the process. If for some reason I am required to file the claim I will need photos as listed below and there is a 6 to 8 week waiting period for the claim to process and once the claim is processed and no other claims were filed with the same label number, I will then issue you a refund. The reason for the waiting period is because I need to make sure no other claims were processed on the same item prior to my claim. I feel awful for having to have this policy but I have found it necessary.
To file a USPS Insurance Claim it is extremely important that several photos are taken of the damaged item, as well as the packing and the shipping box, Insurance companies often require photo proof. Save everything, the broken item, the box and packaging material, you may need them to file a claim. Contact me and I will gather the information necessary to help you file the insurance claim.
Additional policies
Additional Policies and FAQs:
♦ My household is non-smoking, however, there is a chance that an item was exposed to cigarette smoke before I acquired it. Any odors will be noted on the listing. I have a pet-friendly home.
♦ Measurements listed are approximate, please ask if you need more precise dimensions.
♦ I try to display the colors of each item as accurately as possible, however, every camera and monitor may reproduce colors differently, therefore the colors that you see may be slightly different from the actual colors.
♦ Photo props are not included.