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The great state of Nebraska was the last state of the union to sign what became the most comprehensive child safe haven law in America. In most states, the law specifies that an infant can be left at a "safe-haven" – usually meaning a hospital or a fire department…somewhere the child will get immediate attention – without the parent having to suffer any legal ramifications. Since the law took effect in July, some twenty-three children have been brought to safe-havens…some across state lines.
Obviously, this idea came about as a means of saving lives. The thought was that now people who might toss their babies into dumpsters or abuse them would have the opportunity to save their lives by putting them in the care of responsible people. From here, appropriate child care would be found through adoptions or the care of appropriate and willing relatives. I always thought this was a great idea.
I had fits hearing criticism that this is abandonment or passing on responsibility. Children in the hands of parents addicted to drugs or alcohol, suffering from various mental illnesses and overwhelmed, barely functional and generally desperate, or simply unwilling are at great risk – and if even one of them has the compassion and good sense to make use of a safe-haven…then we have saved a life…not only from death…but from abuse and a childhood leading only to troubles and problems.
Society is always better off when unwanted children have opportunities with adoptive families, quality foster-families, or placement with relatives who might not even have known there was a problem. These children will have a better chance to grow up more adjusted, and that will obviously minimize bad "acting out" (sexual or criminal variety) or substance abuse to quell emotional pain.
Unfortunately, because of criticism aimed at parents who take advantage of protecting their children rather than harming them, the Governor of Nebraska, Dave Heinemen, is calling a special session of the legislature to change the state's unique safe-haven law – amending it so that it applies only to infants up to 3 days old. I believe this is a HUGE mistake.
The communications office of the Governor prepared a statement for all Nebraskans explaining his point of view. "Children from eight families have been left at hospitals under the safe haven law. None of the children involved were infants and one was in immediate danger. Courts are likely to require parents and guardians to participate in parenting classes, family therapy, conflict resolution or other services in an effort to reunite youth with their families."
I'm delighted that the Governor points out that there are services that MIGHT…only might…eliminate the necessity for the safe-haven – but very often, parental termination might be in the best interest of children of any age.
The Governor points out that safe haven laws were not designed to allow families having difficulty with older youth and teenagers to "abandon their children or responsibilities as parents." Well, some parents just can't or won't be responsible…and abandonment would be to throw them out of the house…not deliver them to people who can help.
The Governor further suggests that parents considering safe-haven might turn to local health and human services offices…well, sometimes those are not as available or supportive or empowered to remedy a desperately difficult situation.
While I support his concern about protecting infants in danger…they are not the only children who need such protection.
I hope Nebraska keeps its child safe haven law and doesn't dilute it down to 3-day newborns.


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Most of Minnesota's troubled online health insurance website will be shut down this weekend while improvements are made.
As a result, people who want to use the MNsure site to apply for insurance will have to wait until Monday.
MNsure's website has been a source of much consumer frustration as at least 2,000 users have been stuck in the process of applying for insurance online.
To improve the site, tech workers will take down MNsure's ability to create accounts this weekend. MNsure originally said consumers would be able to peruse plans on the site, but Friday afternoon the agency said the ability to shop for plans would be taken down as well. A MNsure news release said website visitors "will be able to find consumer information" throughout the weekend.
On Thursday, the site crashed and was unavailable for at least seven hours.
MNsure's board of directors earlier in the week called for an end-to-end analysis of the website's problems to be started as soon as feasible. More information is expected to be released next Wednesday at the MNsure board meeting.
Consumers needing coverage Feb. 1 will need to enroll in a plan by Jan. 15.

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The fire department requires permits on certain activities or events. Some of these permits are:
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All permits have a fee of $52.00 plus a one-hour inspection fee of $80.00. Please contact the fire prevention office if you have any questions.


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By Radio.com Staff
Beyoncé was forced to cancel her headlining performances at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on the advice of her doctors; the singer is currently pregnant with twins.
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While Beyoncé is, of course, "irreplaceable," here are our humble suggestions of five artists who could fill in for Queen Bey at this year's Coachella.
Adele swept Beyoncé in the major categories at this year's GRAMMYs (though even she felt Bey should have won Album of the Year), so if anyone could replace Bey, maybe it's her. As she was accepting one of her GRAMMYs, she said, "My dream, my idol, is Queen Bee and I adore you… You move my soul every single day and you have for the last seventeen years," adding later, "The artist of my life is Beyoncé." So it seems like she'd be able to do a set with at least a few Beyonce covers, including — maybe — a few songs from Lemonade.
Katy Perry
Perry just dropped a new single, so perhaps a new album is coming this spring? The timing could be right for a high-profile festival appearance. The southern California native has attended Coachella multiple times but has never performed at the event.
RiRi crashed Calvin Harris' 2016 Coachella set for a live version of their hit single "We Found Love," but like Perry, she's never played the festival proper. This could be her year. There have always been rumors that there's a Beyonce/Rihanna rivalry, which Rihanna has squashed as recently as last December. It would be cool to see her drop a few Bey covers into her set.
Lady Gaga
Gaga — who collaborated with Bey on "Telephone" — is coming off a massive Super Bowl halftime spectacular and her Joanne world tour doesn't kick off until August. She's available and is in promotional mode so she could be a good choice.
Jay Z
Hova should take one for the team and fill in for his wife. Jay headlined Coachella back in 2010, so he's familiar with the desert festival. Plus he could perform "Crazy in Love" and "Bonnie and Clyde" to bring some Queen Bey vibes to the show.


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TV drama fans, use those vacation days now, because when September rolls around, all you're going to want to do is park yourself in front of the tube. The final episodes of "Breaking Bad" and "Dexter," the return of "Sons of Anarchy," and Season 4 of "Boardwalk Empire," teased in the trailer above, will be but a few reasons channel surfers will not want to venture far from the couch.
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The "Boardwalk Empire" clip introduces viewers to two of the season's major new characters: "Office Space" and "Sex and the City" alum Ron Livingston as Roy Phillips, a wealthy Atlantic City newcomer who immediately cozies up to Gillian (Gretchen Mol), and A.C. ringleader Nucky Thompson's (Steve Buscemi) most formidable new foe in Season 4, Jeffrey Wright's ("Casino Royale" and "Basquiat") Valentin Narcisse.
Narcisse is a Harlem crime lord, who cryptically tells Nucky, "Only kings understand each other. What shall we do, Mr. Thompson? What shall we do?"
But lest Narcisse underestimates Nucky's commitment to keeping what is his under his control, he should think carefully about how Nucky sums up last season's events in the beginning of the clip: "I didn't ask for trouble."
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"What was brought to my doorstep, I returned," Nucky says.
"Medium" star Patricia Arquette will also join the cast for the new season, playing Tampa bar owner Sally Wheet, who is connected to some of Atlantic City's finest gangsters.
"Boardwalk Empire" Season 4 premieres on HBO on September 8.


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By Nicole Cohen
Is your home desperately in need of some high fashion glamour? Throw pillows are an easy way to punch up a room, and they can be changed at your whim. However, decorative throw pillows can be very expensive, especially if you buy more than one of them.
Now you can add that little extra something to your home at a minimal cost.
I began to notice many high end designer home stores carrying pillows adorned with many of the things sold at M&J Trimming. I improvised on the designs I saw in high end department stores and created this fun pillow for my home. This design works on any shape pillow and any color.
I made a 18 sq" silk pillow, using about 5 yards of brown 3/8" grosgrain ribbon.
The easiest pillow to sew is a simple square pillow.
- To make your pillow, cut two squares of fabric that are one half inch bigger than your finished pillow measurement on each side.
- Take your grosgrain ribbon and lay it diagonally across the brighter side of one of the squares of fabric. If you like this arrangement cut the ribbon and sew it on diagonally. Sew to the edge of the fabric, so that when you close the pillow, the ribbons will disappear into the seam.
- This is where the fun begins, begin to sew the strips of ribbon in as many random directions as you can. Alternate horizontal, vertical and different diagonal strips to achieve a random look.
- When you are satisfied that the face of your pillow is striped to perfection, place the two squares so that they are on top of each other and so that the brighter side of one square faces the side with the ribbons.
- Sew around three sides of the fabric squares, using a half inch seam allowance. (A seam allowance is the measurement from the edge of the fabric to where you want the sewing machine to stitch the fabric.) On the fourth side of the squares, sew a third of the way in from each side. This leaves you with an open space in the middle of that side. Use that space to turn your pillow right side out.
- At last, you are ready to finish your pillow. Stuff it firmly and then hand stitch the opening closed. Now, you can repeat the process to make a matching pillow.
You can also achieve the same look with less work by taking an existing pillow and using SoBo fabric glue to glue the strips of ribbon onto your pillow case. If you do choose to glue the ribbons on, be aware that the edges will not be as clean as the sewed in version.


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Gabrielle Dion's charming store not only carries a great booze collection, but it also features all sorts of beauties to class up your bar, from antique bar carts to gorgeous shot glasses to memorabilia, books, swizzle sticks and more. Class up!
3313 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa, (714) 975-9952. Instagram: @themixingglass.
The kind, middle-aged women at Mhat offer home-style dishes—comforting soups and stews and things that warm you from the inside out. Their signature dish is dahk galbi, a stew that morphs into at least three other dishes as you eat it. What begins as a soup of dark-meat chicken swimming in a gochujang-tinted broth with sliced potatoes, cabbage, chewy rice cakes, hard-boiled eggs and perilla leaves transforms as you eat it. The soup reduces and thickens into a spicy glaze that coats everything. And when you're nearly finished, one of the women will add rice to the dregs and stir-fry it to make a risotto-like dish. You leave with a distended tummy and a feeling as though you've been fed and coddled by a Korean mom.
8412 Moody St., La Palma, (714) 252-5033.
Readers' Choice: Hashigo Korean Kitchen
We tried to give this award to someone else—we really did. But when we recently visited, we got a surprise: chumiles, a sort of stinkbug. Our guest looked at it and gagged, then actually ate it. Served as an appetizer, it was a small bowl filled with glistening balls. The chumiles had the crunch of corn nuts and the flavor of beef; dressed with salt, lime and pequín powder, this dish alone beats every restaurant in Orange County for originality, sustainability, execution and flavor. That most diners will probably eschew it only shows how backward we remain as a dining county—and how light-years ahead of everyone else Carlos Salgado and his Taco María remain. Better luck next year, OC restaurants who want to become the best in the land, because you'll need it to topple el rey.
3313 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa, (714) 538-8444; www.tacomaria.com.
Readers' Choice: THE RANCH Restaurant & Saloon
You'll never regard Costco's chicken the same way again after you see what Hendrix is able to do with an oversized Ronco rotisserie. It produces chicken so juicy and a porchetta so sumptuous it becomes a stinging rebuke of every dry chicken and pork chop you've ever had. But the best thing that comes out of that rotating contraption is actually the lamb. Brought out sliced on a warmed dish, it's served above a pool of chicken jus and alongside tiny potatoes roasted by the meat drippings. It's easily OC's best lamb outside Anaheim's Little Arabia.
32431 Street of the Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel, (949) 248-1912; hendrixoc.com.
His 17-course pop-up dinners are the stuff of legend and sell out within hours of being announced; South County housewives ditch their Pilates class for a chance at Nguyen's cast-iron desserts and tempura Scotch eggs. Friends and family indulge in his homemade mead or tepache, while everyone can take home a bottle of his Viet-Mex hot sauce, equal parts tangy and chingón. Instagram followers get daily lessons of Nguyen's foraging adventures in the Orange County wilderness. And the Break of Dawn owner has a heart: When Hurricane Harvey wrecked Houston, Nguyen immediately announced a fundraiser, with all funds going to a legit nonprofit that will spend the money to feed folks immediately. All humans should aspire to be like Nguyen, and all chefs should try to pal up with him to learn even a little bit. And Nguyen? He just does him.
Break of Dawn, 24291 Avenida de la Carlota, Ste. P-4, Laguna Hills, (949) 587-9418; breakofdawnrestaurant.com.
Albert Bañuelos' burritos are small and slender, no bigger than a New York-style egg roll. There's no bulk from rice, guacamole or sour cream. Instead it's laser-focused on two things: the tortilla and the meat. The flour tortillas are from a secret family recipe and, quite frankly, are the best ever constructed by a mortal man not from Sonora. On the inside, it chews like the doughy part of a buttery croissant, but on the outside, it's as delicate as a crepe. Most important, these tortillas aren't dry or mealy. And when they're wrapped around Bañuelos' wet fillings, they create a burrito that has no equal.
410 N. Bristol St., Santa Ana, (657) 266-0575; www.burritoslapalma.net.
Readers' Choice: El Pollo Norteño
If you've eaten at a better sausage sandwich restaurant than Wursthaus, you were probably at LA's Wurstküche, the original hipster sausage-sandwich joint that inspired this place and others of its kin. Even if Wursthaus is the "Blurred Lines" to Wurstküche's "Got to Give It Up," it gets the details right. The beer collection is good. The sausages are juicy and full of snap. The pretzel buns are hearty, and the sauerkraut crisp and fresh. This is imitation at its most flattering and delicious.
305 E. Fourth St., Ste. 106, Santa Ana, (714) 760-4333; wursthausdtsa.com.
Readers' Choice: Portillo's
Brent Omeste is the taquero behind Centro Collective, the dueling taco-and-pizza shop in Lake Forest he opened this year with partner Chad Urata. Omeste makes all kinds of tacos, from a chicken with crispy wisps of meat easily mistaken for carnitas to a vegetarian with a fried-cheese disc enveloping squash blossoms, mushrooms and zucchini that even a carnivore would love. But his masterpiece might be the beer-battered fish he cradles inside a soft tortilla with a caesar-dressed slaw. But you shouldn't stop at the tacos. Have a few of Urata's pizzas, too. When you're lucky enough to be in a restaurant that honors two of the most assimilated ethnic foods in America under one roof but isn't a Pizza Hut and a Taco Bell, be sure to have everything.
24531 Trabuco Rd., stes. E-F, Lake Forest, (949) 305-5224; www.centrocollective.com.
Readers' Choice: California Fish Grill
Started 40 years ago in Glendale, Porto's has since become not only the quintessential immigrant success story, but also a Southern California institution. The cheese rolls are always ethereal and crisp; the potato balls, soft and fragrant of cumin. But the real reason everyone waits in line at the Buena Park location (or heck, every branch) is because of how low its prices are. Where else can you get a birthday cake that serves a dozen people for less than $25 that actually tastes good? In fact, Porto's has become so prevalent and beloved for those cakes that it would be strange to encounter a birthday party without one. And it's for this reason that Porto's may be the best bakery of our generation.
7640 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, (714) 367-2030; www.portosbakery.com.
Readers' Choice: Porto's Bakery & Cafe
The Chinese Malaysian place Khim and Soon Teoh opened in Anaheim isn't the only restaurant to serve Malaysian food in the county. It's actually the second. But Seasons Kitchen USA might just be the only one that matters. The char siu that tops the oil-dressed noodle is pork candy. The traditional Malaysian desserts are sublime. And though you've always been able to get nasi lemak at OC's other Malaysian restaurant, Seasons Kitchen's version is better by a thousand miles. The nasi, the fragrant rice enriched with coconut cream and pandan, is scrumptious—a satisfying meal on its own. But surrounded by satellites of sides such as ikan bilis (fried anchovies with peanuts), slices of cucumber, tomato, hard-boiled eggs, sambal, and a potato-and-chicken curry, the Teohs' nasi lemak runs laps around the competition—even if there really is just the one.
641 N. Euclid St., Anaheim, (714) 829-4213; seasonskitchenusa.com.
When you come to the realization that smoothies from the national chains are too expensive, too artificial-tasting and too loaded with calories, go to Cancun Juice and get yourself an agua fresca. You'll quickly discover these are the drinks you actually wanted when you thought you wanted a smoothie. Best of all, a Cancun Juice agua fresca will cost you almost half the price and half the calories. Then there's flavor. Without sherbet or yogurt, every agua fresca tastes like the fruit from whence it came. The watermelon agua fresca tastes like watermelons, and the strawberry agua fresca tastes, well, like strawberries! The only thing added is water and sugar. And isn't that the whole point? If you still want smoothies, Cancun Juice does those, too, but you can bet it'll still taste better and cost less than those made by the chain that rhymes with "samba shoes."
Various locations; cancunjuice.net.
Readers' Choice: Juice It Up!
Through his many restaurants, Alessandro Pirozzi has proven he knows how to create the perfect Italian eatery. For Salerno, he revamped an old red-sauce joint and transformed it into something that's simultaneously modern and classic. No, you can't get pizza (there's simply no room in the microscopic kitchen for a proper oven), but you can—for the first time in a Pirozzi-branded place—customize your meat entrée and sauce from a variety that includes elk and ostrich. Since pasta is the main draw, everything from squid-ink-tinted noodles to ravioli stuffed with rabbit can be had. With the three other Pirozzi restaurants and now Salerno, you never need to do the Never Ending Pasta Bowl® at Olive Garden.
220 Beach St., Laguna Beach, (949) 497-2600; salernolb.com.
Readers' Choice: Roma D' Italia


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With Jim Edmonds moving on to the Reds and Carlos Gomez recovering from a concussion, 24-year-old Lorenzo Cain has had an opportunity to demonstrate he belongs in the Brewers' outfield.
"Most definitely," Cain told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "I just have to do my part so I can make it easy on them to make me a part of this team in the future. I would love to be a regular guy in the outfield. That's what I'm working for."
Cain is hitting .364, with 12 hits in 33 at-bats in 12 games. He has also added three walks and scored five runs, and in the field he has been playing outstanding defense with great range. Cain was a Double-A All-Star in the Southern League.
Yankees foursome brings smiles in the name of HOPE: On Monday the Yankees kicked off the second annual HOPE (Helping Others Persevere and Excel) Week, a five-day campaign in which players reach out to disadvantaged people. First on the schedule was Jorge Grajales, who was greeted at a surprise party by foster mother Faye Dyksen, her friends, Anthony and Jen DiTommaso, school friends and a host of Yankees -- players Mariano Rivera, Nick Swisher, Brett Gardner and Dustin Moseley and coaches Kevin Long and Mike Harkey. When Rivera appeared out of a side door to the back yard, Grajales was overjoyed.
"When I saw them walking out, I was like, 'Wow, real Yankee players in person, finally!'" Grajales, 13, told the New York Daily News.
Red-hot Stanton claims weekly honors: Mike Stanton was named National League Player of the Week. He batted .583, with nine of his 14 hits going for extra bases. The rookie had four homers and eight RBIs in that stretch.
"I don't even think he knew there was a Player of the Week," Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "If he keeps swinging the way he's been swinging and playing the way he's been playing, definitely his name has to be up there. We have a month and a half to go. If he keeps putting his numbers up there, they have to take Mike into consideration.
Marcum on the board with complete game: Shaun Marcum pitched his first career complete game in a one-hit victory over Oakland on Monday night.
"First one," Marcum told the Toronto Sun. "Hopefully, there's more to come. Like I said, any time you're a control pitcher, and you're able to locate, keep the ball down and stay ahead of the hitters, you've got a chance for success."
Bourjos turning heads with his speed: The Angels called up Peter Bourjos for speed and defense. But how quick is he?
"He's up there with the best in the league, with [Pittsburgh's Andrew] McCutchen and [Tampa Bay's Carl] Crawford. With our own Erick Aybar," teammate Howie Kendrick told the Los Angeles Times. "We were coming around the bases the other day, and I looked back and he was right on me, so I had to get it in gear."
Prado provides a spark in return: The Braves activated Martin Prado from the disabled list, and the infielder picked up right where he left off by getting three hits on Tuesday. The big difference was that Prado played third base for the injured Chipper Jones after playing second base for most of the season.
"He hadn't hit until last night in Gwinnett for 16, 17 days, something like that," manager Bobby Cox told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He was right on everything tonight. He didn't miss a beat, and he played great at third base as well. It was a big night for his return."
"Hopefully, he's a big shot in the arm for this team," teammate Matt Diaz said. "He's the one who turned our offense around early with the big homer in Milwaukee. Maybe getting him back is a shot in the arm, and hopefully, we can reel off another streak like that offensively."
Takahashi comes through as closer: On Monday, Mets manager Jerry Manuel turned to Hisanori Takahashi to close out the Astros in a 3-1 win.
Takahashi, who was a closer for a season in Japan, threw a perfect ninth inning to earn the save.
"Takahashi has a feeling, an instinct," Manuel told the New York Daily News. "You can put it in play, but we feel it's not going to be with much authority."
Carlos Pena makes a splash in return: Activated from the disabled list on Monday, Carlos Pena scored the Rays' first run and later singled in the go-ahead run against the Rangers.
"It was just a lot of fun to be back around the guys," Pena told the St. Petersburg Times. "And to contribute just makes it that much better."
Pedroia makes a welcome return: Dustin Pedroia, who missed nearly two months with a broken foot, was back in the Boston lineup Tuesday night.
"He's one of the anchors on this team," teammate Clay Buchholz told the Boston Herald. "He's able to go out there and make things happen that normal players can't do. He's a spark plug for the offense and defense. He's a key component of this team, and once he gets back and gets his feel back, I think he's definitely going to be fun to watch."
Wainwright lets his numbers speak volumes: For the most part, Adam Wainwright lets his work speak for itself.
"I can understand how the media gets its darlings," Wainwright told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I don't throw the hardest in the league. I'm not the flashiest guy in the league. I never will be. But I'm a pretty good pitcher. ... And what I know is this: If I continue to go out and make my starts, put in the work between starts, I'm going to be just fine.
"I'll be in the conversation at the end of the year."
Marshall fine with latest role as reliever: Sean Marshall prefers to work as a starter. But after plenty of success out of the bullpen this season, he knows he may once again be working in relief for the Cubs in 2011.
"Like I say every year, I'll prepare myself to start and be able to fall back on the bullpen or reliever role again if I need to," Marshall told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I've been able to help as the guy in the bullpen this year, and I've really enjoyed it all year. They know that I've liked relieving this year, too. I think I can handle both duties equally well. And hopefully if the team needs a starter, I can go back to starting, or if they need me to continue to set up games, I can do that, too."
Damon not planning to chase 3,000 hits: Johnny Damon knows he wants to play at least one more year but says he won't stick around just to chase individual records -- including 3,000 hits. He's sitting at 2,533 hits.
"I knew going into last offseason I wanted to play two more years," Damon told the Detroit News. "I'll play this year, I'll play next year, then I'll see where it takes me. If my body feels good, I'll keep going. But I've never played this game for individual accomplishment. That's why I say I'm going to play this year and I'm going to play next year. But to say 3,000 hits are on my radar ... wouldn't send the right message."
Chris Young making progress on the mound: Chris Young completed his fourth bullpen session on Monday and may need only one more before throwing a simulated game.
"We'll see where we are after his next bullpen, but it's encouraging," Padres manager Bud Black told the San Diego Union-Tribune after Young threw 60 pitches from the windup and stretch. "He also threw his change and slider as well as his fastball."
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We left early today from Merrit to Vancouver as my middle son had flown to Vancouver from Calgary to visit his brothers and we said we would come down for the day. This morning the shortest route the Coquihalla Hwy was socked in with snow so we opted to go the other way and got halfway there and an avalanche came down over the road and they turned us back. No visiting for me. Oh well at least we weren't under the avalanche.
Saturday, April 02, 2011
6 comments:
- Cicero Sings said...
An avalanche! I didn't know there was enough snow left to create an avanlanche through that stretch of road.
Too sad, that you didn't get your visit.
- 1:35 p.m., April 03, 2011
- Jeni said...
Boy I guess that is a darned good thing you didn't get caught under an avalanche! Bummer though that you couldn't get through to see your son.
- 6:27 a.m., April 04, 2011
- Crazed Nitwit said...
Total bummer. The avalanche risk was huge up in the mountains here last week. I'm really glad you weren't swept up by all that wet heavy snow!
- 4:11 p.m., April 04, 2011
- Tossing Pebbles in the Stream said...
With Spring well underway here I had forgotten that late Winter was still hanging on (and sometimes slipping down the mountains) in the interior of BC.
- 11:50 a.m., May 10, 2011
- Kris said...
now to your blog -- glad to know your not under the avalanche either - we are thinkng of immigrating to your lovely country.. gathering infor and etc.. I'll be back..
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I'm really glad you weren't swept up by all that wet heavy snow! Nice to see you blog again..:)
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Raw broccoli soup recipe
Prep Time
Total Time
Shelf LifeEat immediately
Rating4.5/5 (from 8 ratings)4.5
- 1 1/2 cups broccoli (chopped)
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup or agave nectar)
- 1/2 cup more broccoli - finely chopped (reserve - do not blend)
Recipe Directions
- 1. Add all of the raw broccoli soup recipe ingredients (except the last 1/2 cup of broccoli) to your high-speed blender.
- 2. Blend in your high-speed blender. Start blending on low and work your way all the way up to high. Blend for a very long time so that the soup recipe warms up nicely from the speed of your blender.
- 3. Place your additional 1/2 cup chopped broccoli into a bowl. Pour blended broccoli soup mixture on top of the chopped broccoli. Mix gently with a spoon. (So you will have a creamy broc soup with some floating broc chunks, capiche?)
- 4. Serve immediately. For an added touch, garnish with thinly sliced avocado.
The Rawtarian's ThoughtsBy The Rawtarian
As you probably know, I have a lot of raw soup recipes. My favourite raw soup recipes are probably raw corn chowder and raw cream of celery soup or raw tomato soup - so if you have never made raw soup before try starting with those!
However, I was recently craving raw broccoli soup, and I made this simple recipe. It did the trick to satisfy my broccoli craving. But obviously you should only make this raw broccoli soup recipe if you actually like the taste of raw broccoli. :)
This raw broccoli soup recipe makes enough for one big bowl or two very small appetizer cups.
Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Calories, Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
- This recipe is a good source of Protein, Vitamin C, and Vitamin K.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Iron, and Vitamin B6.
Amounts per 152 g (5 oz) suggested serving
|% Daily
|9 %
|7 g
|12 %
|15 g
|19 %
|16 g
|5 %
|Dietary Fiber
|1.7 g
|5 %
|7 g
|26 mg
|3 %
|2.4 mg
|19 %
|14 mg
|1 %
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Jul 06, 2013
What high speed blender model do you recommend to make soup recipes?
Jun 25, 2013
Loving your recipes. I notice a comment about soup for breakfast... I eat all your soups for breakfast. I am finding it a challenge to drink green cold juices on winter mornings... so hot filling raw soups are perfect!! I still add in my chia seeds, pre & pro-biotics etc... so I am on the band-wagon.... soup in the vitamix for brekkie beats toast or cereal any day!
Jan 22, 2018
RAWFOODLOVER's Review
Raw broccoli soup recipe
I love your raw recipes! I want to also make raw recipies for DH but he is alergic to nuts. What can I add to soups instead of nuts and seeds? DH is alergic to all nuts except peanuts (legumes) and also alergic to sunflower seeds and sesame. Any suggestions? Can I do coconut or oats? HELP! Thanks :)
shaliniu's Review
Raw broccoli soup recipe
I didn't add honey or any sweetener but this tastes awesome! I'm going to make it regularly now. 😁
I'm so glad you enjoyed the broccoli soup, Shalini!
I add sunflower kernels to all raw soups since I don't have a dehidrator (yet) -- they replace the crackers and probably have less calories. I like broccoli, though, I don't look forward to feeling bloated.
Nice idea with the sunflower seeds, lovely! And nice sesame seed garnishes too :)
Feb 22, 2016
Kayleen's Review
Raw broccoli soup recipe
I must take the time to thank you for your soup recipes! Each one has been surprisingly delicious! And this broccoli soup recipe is no exception. Thank you so much!!
My pleasure Kayleen! I have been experimenting with coconut milk in soups lately - I'll have to post up some of my newest soup recipes here soon for you to try :)
Aug 26, 2015
Can i freeze this? I made too much, woops!
Delish by the way! X
Hi Luc, yes, you can freeze this recipe! :)
I loved the "broth" of this soup, but I found that the broccoli mix ins, even chopped finely were a lot to chew in a soup. Any suggestions for other mix ins that might compliment the base of the soup well?
Hi Kelsey. Try corn, chopped fresh off the cob!
My soup came out very bitter. Help, why is it so?
Hi Aquamarina, that is a shame. Some broccoli is sweeter than other broccoli. Or perhaps increase/change your sweetener?
Debra Johnson
Mar 07, 2015
Debra Johnson's Review
Raw broccoli soup recipe
This is my favorite raw soup so far. I make it often! I add a pinch of himalayin salt. It is very filling, but, I eat the whole thing as 1 serving. I really like your recipes, they are so easy!
Hi Debra! I'm glad you're enjoying my recipes! This soup really hits the spot when I'm craving broccoli!
Feb 23, 2015
I doubled this recipe and used half Cashews & half Pine Nuts soaked overnight for a more creamy texture. Substituted only a teaspoon Coconut Nectar instead of Agave for a healthier, less sweet, lower fructose & glycemic option.
I blended the nut base briefly in my trusty vintage Vitamix first to get an idea for the texture & thickness, I added some more water & thought it needed Sea Salt & Fresh Ground Peppercorns. Blended some more & the base still needed some more taste, added Dried Dill & it helped. Then it occurred to me what goes great with broccoli is cheese. Obviously being vegan that's no bueno. I used Nutritional Yeast and that did the trick!
My G-D the base tasted so good! Thick creamy "cheesy" nutty with hints of Dill, Sea Salt & Peppercorns. I had to keep myself from eating it straight out of the Vitamix! I added the Broccoli & Blended until warm (about 6 minutes). Served it up with the Chopped Broccoli & some spicy Radish Sprouts as garnish. My teenage son stated it was my best soup so far!
Hi Rey, wow, your soup sounds like it did taste divine! YUM!
Feb 12, 2015
I used agave
Feb 05, 2015
We found this recipe to be too sweet. Added a little lemon juice to each bowl and some smoky salt. We thought it was pretty good but may try omitting or halving the agave next time.
Hi Carolyn,
Did you use honey as your sweetener?
Oct 21, 2014
Julesmama's Review
Raw broccoli soup recipe
I wanted this to taste good... but it tastes like liquid raw broccoli and I just can't even get it down. What on earth am I doing wrong? It really tastes nasty.
Sorry to hear this didn't work out for you. :( Unlikely you did anything wrong (unless you forgot the sweetener).
Oct 06, 2014
I notice a lot of the soups have cashews - I can't tolerate cashews. Can I substitute another type of nut/seed/ingredient. Thank you
Nancy Napier
Oct 12, 2014
I started blending several cups of kale, 1/2 avocado, some ginger, 1/2 apple and water. Oh yes and often 1 T of coconut oil. I then warm it. It is yummy. One day I had an 8 ounce bottle of Arden's Garden Juice which was pineapple apple ginger. I added it with the avocado, and lots of ginger. It was so yummy for breakfast.
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NFL Players Arrested This Offseason
Every offseason there are plenty of arrests, no matter what sport. But it seems like the NFL usually leads the sports world in arrested athletes. The good folks at Giant Life compiled some of these arrests and we want to show them to you now.
Geez…these guys should take up a hobby.
Da'Quan Bowers Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Feb. 18) – Arrested for having a gun in his luggage at LaGuardia Airport, charges later reduced to disorderly conduct.
Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots (June 26) – Arrested for murder and five gun-related charges in Massachusetts.
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Fresh Fossil Squid Ink 160 Million Years Old?
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
In August of 2009, the Institute for Creation Research reported that UK paleontologists found intact ink sacs within squid fossils.1 The ink appeared largely unaltered, and the scientists used it to draw a picture of how the extinct squid variety would have appeared in real life. Now, a new team of researchers, publishing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports that the ink is almost an exact match with modern cuttlefish ink. The age implications of this find are clearer now than ever.
These researchers subjected the fossil squid ink from two samples to eight different tests to verify as accurately as possible its chemical makeup.2 One technique involved vaporizing tiny samples for analysis in a mass spectrometer, which reveals the unique mass-to-charge ratio of individual particles. This data showed, according to the authors, "that both extant [living cuttlefish] and fossilized ink samples are composed of eumelanin."2
Eumelanin—a biochemical with a complicated structure—is an abundant pigment that serves many purposes in animals and other organisms, including darkening a mammal's skin and hair. It is also notoriously difficult to work with in the lab since it refuses to dissolve in common solvents. However, because all systems tend to become disordered over time, no knowledgeable chemist or physicist would expect eumelanin's complicated structure to have persisted for 160 million years—the age assignment given to the rock formations containing the fossil ink sacs.3
The original eumelanin chemistry was still largely intact, including many short-lived kinds of chemical bonds. Using a technique called "X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy," the researchers verified that the fossil eumelanin had the same kinds of carbon bonds that occur in modern eumelanin, including reactive double-bonds.
The PNAS study authors wrote, "Strikingly, within the limits of the techniques used, the preserved pigment exhibits properties that are chemically similar to modern phylogenetically related S. officinalis [a modern cuttlefish]."2 In other words, they were struck by the fact that these chemicals truly exist as fossils. If they are as old as the researchers asserted, then the potential energy stored in these chemical bonds should have been released long ago.
The study authors missed this obvious time-related inference when they wrote, "Our results demonstrate that eumelanin persists in the fossil record for at least 160 million years."2 Their results did demonstrate that fossils have eumalanin that is nearly identical to modern eumelanin, but their results did not demonstrate 160 million years!
Evolutionary thinking clearly hindered these scientists' ability to accurately assess their own results. Still-well-ordered biochemicals are a kind of clock that demonstrates just the opposite of the study conclusions—these squid fossils cannot possibly be millions of years old.
John Simon, chemistry professor at the University of Virginia and co-author of the study, said, "It's close enough that I would argue that the pigmentation in this class of animals has not evolved in 160 million years."4 Would he be willing to consider that the reason why this pigment has not changed, and the reason why the pigment still exists in fossils, is because the millions of years have not actually elapsed?
- Thomas, B. Fresh Jurassic Squid Ink. ICR News. Posted on icr.org August 27, 2009, accessed June 1, 2012.
- Glass, K. et al. Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Posted online before print May 21, 2012.
- One fossil ink sac was found in the Blue Lias Formation and another in the Oxford Clay Formation, both in the United Kingdom.
- Samarrai, F. Cephalopod Ink from Jurassic Period Identical to Modern Cuttlefish Ink, U.Va. Study Shows. UVaToday. Posted on Virginia.edu May 21, 2012.
Image credit: Copyright © 2012 UVaToday. Adapted for use in accordance with federal copyright (fair use doctrine) law. Usage by ICR does not imply endorsement of copyright holders.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on June 20, 2012.
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text: So, let's get hypothetical here. Imagine that First Class was, indeed, a complete reboot of the X-franchise, set in modern times rather than 1962. Same basic story (Xavier and Magneto becoming friends, the Hellfire Club threatening global destruction to usher in the ascendancy of mutantkind, etc.). What would have to be changed to make it fit in 2011? The most obvious, of course, is the story of Magneto. This is one of the great things about keeping First Class a period piece, because tying his origin to the Nazis and Jews during World War II is absolutely perfect for his motivation. But since we need Erik to be a thirtysomething man in 2011, that obviously won't work. The closest modern-day analogy would probably be the ethnic cleansing carried out by the Serbs against the Bosnians in the early 1990s. They even used concentration camps. So perhaps Erik and his family could be Bosnians, and Sebastian Shaw could have been working with the Serbs. Fast forward to the present, and Erik is hunting down Serbian war criminals in an effort to find Shaw. It works, but it's not as good as the Nazi storyline, IMO. The other big change would be the setting of the ultimate showdown. We obviously can't use the Cuban Missile Crisis, and since it's in modern times it's likely we'd have to make up some sort of situation into which Shaw manipulates the world powers. Finally, the mutant lineup could be changed. By making FC a reboot, we could use the actual first class--meaning Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel (the real one), and Iceman. It'd make sense to include Storm, too, so that Jean isn't the only girl. Mystique would still be included, of course. We'd need to include a sacrificial lamb to replace Darwin, though (unless we just stick with Darwin). Any ideas there?


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Former Texas Ranger Michael Young already a full-fledged member of the Phillies; 'He's the full package'
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Michael Young quickly carved out an identity with the Philadelphia Phillies.
"The only guy who gets his pants dirty in early work," said Phillies third base coach Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman.
For the first time in his major league career, Young is in spring training with a team other than the Rangers. It did not take long for him to fit in with his new surroundings. A Rangers lifer is now a dedicated Phillie.
"I knew the second I got there that it was good," Young said. "I hit the ground running."
The transition, on and off the field, is going well.
Young began Saturday's play hitting .317 with an .803 OPS in 44 plate appearances. His work at third base has been noteworthy for its smoothness.
"He's going to make us better," said left-hander Cliff Lee, Young's teammate with the Rangers in 2010. "I know what he meant to the Rangers, how important he was to that team. He can be the same for us."
Teammates already gravitate to Young, just as they did during his 12 seasons with the Rangers. Before a recent spring training game, Young sat at an empty clubhouse table to eat lunch. Within moments, Phillies teammates Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Dominic Brown had joined him for a long conversation on the game.
"His personality makes that transition easy," said Utley, the All-Star second baseman. "Not only is he a good player, he's a great teammate. I really like how he works at it. He'll rub off on a lot of guys."
At 36, Young seems invigorated by the change. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Young "has been everything I thought he was." Sandberg labeled Young as a comeback-player-of-the-year candidate, an award no one really wants because a subpar season precedes it.
Young burns to prove the Rangers made a mistake when they determined he would have only an insignificant role on this year's club and traded him to the Phillies in December for right-handed relievers Lisalverto Bonilla and Josh Lindblom.
"It was the best thing to move on," Young said. "The team made a decision that they wanted to part ways. That was their call. … They felt like they were better off with me not being in the organization.
"I'm happy to be in a place where I've got a really good club and am in a place where I know I'm going to excel. I'm motivated to have a good year because my expectations are high. I don't focus on what I've been. I focus on what I should be."
Playing the field
For Young and the Phillies, success will be determined by how well he plays third base. Young was the full-time third baseman with the Rangers in 2009-10 and was uncomfortable at times. He did not play third nearly as well as he played second and shortstop. Young moved into a utility role when All-Star third baseman Adrian Beltre joined the team in 2011.
Sandberg, the Phillies' infield instructor, made Young a project from the first day of camp.
They started with the basics of playing the position. Sandberg saw what he considered to be an incorrect setup that limited Young's first step. Sandberg also wanted Young to play lower.
With Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt in tow, Sandberg meets with Young almost every morning for 30 minutes of third base torture.
Sandberg hits a fast-paced stream of grounders that keeps Young moving from side to side with no rest. To better approximate the chances Young will have in the season, Sandberg will use a bat to hit flipped baseballs.
Because he will play third, Young has more time to concentrate on the position than he did in the last two seasons with the Rangers. The result, so far, is an improved third baseman.
"He's the full package at third base," Sandberg said. "He's looked very good to me."
Said Utley: "I've heard some people question his defense at third base, but I don't see what they're talking about."
Young's offense slipped last season, too. He dropped to the worst performance of his rookie season of 2001, hitting .277 with minimal extra-base power. Last seasaon, Young had a .370 slugging percentage, 74 points lower than his career number. Young said most of the season was "a battle" with an out-of-sync swing.
Capable of much more
Rangers manager Ron Washington's confidence in Young, demonstrated by batting him fifth or sixth, became a point of contention with the front office. Young did finish with his best month of the season, hitting .313 with 15 RBIs and a .478 slugging percentage in the final 31 games. But that was lost in the club's poor finish.
"I feel like I made adjustments as the season went on and closed strong," Young said. "But at the same time, I know I'm capable of much more.
"I definitely had some things with my swing that I had to iron out. It's part of the game. I'll never chalk it up to age. I'm not your typical 36-year-old. I'm 205 pounds, not 250 working on 270."
Manuel considers hitting Young in the second, third or fifth spots. Manuel expects moving into National League parks, which tend to have larger power gaps, will help Young produce more extra-base hits.
"He's got a good bat," Manuel said. "His bat is still quick. He's got a good chance to be a big hitter for us. He's going to fit good."
The Phillies will not play the Rangers this season, sparing Young what would be a difficult series. He maintains deep friendships with Washington on down, but the breach with management may take years to heal. When Young watches the Rangers this season, he will be pulling for friends more than a team.
"I've got a lot of good friends there, and I wish all of them well individually," Young said. "Those are things that don't die. We had a strong group there, and I'm always going to pull for those guys on an individual level."
The Rangers are in his past. Michael Young is a full-fledged, dirt-caked Philadelphia Phillie now.
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"Corporate Reformers" Want Charters To Prevail
They want higher standards for public schools, because they want the public schools to fail, and they want lower standards for charter schools ... currently, we're just pouring on the testing, pouring on the accountability to the point where teachers say they just can't stand it anymore, all we do is test kids.
Public Schools Will Be Dumping Grounds
I think we're going towards a re-establishment of the dual school system, and I think we're going to see it emerging in many cities, cities like Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, where the charter schools will be for students who are able and nimble and have motivated parents, and then the remaining public schools will be dumping grounds for the kids who are not able to keep up and who get kicked out of the charter schools ... When I talk about a dual school system, I'm talking about separation not by race, but separation by class. I don't want to sound alarmist, but I think that's where we're heading.
Teach for America
What places like Nevada and other places are doing is they're hiring Teach for America. And these are young kids that have very little training, they have five weeks of training, they come in, they're idealistic, they knock themselves out and two years later they're gone. On the whole they don't get better results than well-prepared teachers, but what's the end game of this? We are destroying the teaching profession.
Nevada: You Get What You Pay For
I know that Nevada, for example, I was just looking at high school graduation rates the other day – Nevada has the lowest high school graduation rates in the U.S. And from everything I've heard from teachers in Nevada – and I frequently get emails from teachers in Las Vegas, Clark County, and also the rest of the state – teachers' salaries are very low, teachers are not held in high regard. The state wants to get education on the cheap, and you're getting what you pay for, just like everything else in life.


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Torre prepares for Hall of Fame induction
Four-time World Series champion still working out kinks in speech
By Paul Casella / MLB.com
SCARBOROUGH, N.Y. -- Joe Torre's journey to the Hall of Fame has been more than a half-century in the making. Yet with his induction weekend now just one week away, the legendary skipper still doesn't know what exactly he'll talk about during his acceptance speech.
On Thursday, his focus was solely on his annual Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation 2014 Golf and Tennis Classic at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Torre was joined by celebrities, athletes and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as his foundation continued its efforts to battle domestic violence by raising both money and awareness.
It was a perfect day for golf, with temperatures hovering in the upper 70s and clear skies overhead. Torre is hoping for a similar forecast next weekend in Cooperstown, where he will be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, alongside fellow managers Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox, as well as former players Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas. Hall of Fame coverage begins at noon ET Sunday with MLB Tonight live from Cooperstown on MLB Network and simulcast on MLB.com and the At Bat app, with the induction ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.
"I'm not ready to do it yet. I have no idea what I'm going to say," said Torre, who plans to arrive in Cooperstown on Wednesday. "All I can hope is we get some beautiful weather like today to enjoy it all -- but that's about as far as I've gotten so far."
Torre, who turns 74 on Friday, has dedicated the past 54 years to Major League Baseball. He made his big league debut as a player on Sept. 25, 1960, at the age of 20. Over the better part of the next two decades, he would make nine All-Star appearances and earn the National League MVP Award in 1971, while splitting his 18 seasons amongst the Braves, Cardinals and Mets.
Torre spent the latter part of the 1977 season as a player-manager for the Mets before becoming a full-time skipper to start the following season. He went on to win four World Series titles, while amassing 2,326 wins over his 29-year managerial career. Torre has continued his devotion to the sport by currently serving as MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations.
"I thought he should have gone in as a player, but the career he had as a manager was second to none," said Tino Martinez, who played for Torre from 1996-2001 and again in '05. "He was fantastic to our team and we couldn't have asked for anything else from a manager. This induction is long overdue and I'm very excited about it."
Martinez was on hand Thursday to take part in Torre's golf tournament, as was former teammate David Cone. Both players contributed to all four of Torre's titles, including the Yankees' three-peat from 1998-2000.
"It validates all of us, in a sense," Cone said of his skipper's Hall of Fame induction. "It validates our run. I feel like I'm part of it when I hear Joe Torre get his recognition and go to the Hall. It makes me feel good about being part of that team and I feel like I'm going in there with him to an extent."
Torre echoed a similar sentiment, going as far as to say that he would not even be entering the Hall of Fame if it weren't for players like Cone, Martinez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and so on.
"I know I wouldn't be enshrined if it wasn't for Jeter and Mariano and some of these guys here today," Torre said with a laugh. "They played a huge part for me, not just in getting me to where I am, but in my career as a whole. I hope they all know how much they meant to me."
If not, Torre will have a chance next weekend on baseball's biggest stage to thank them all once again -- though his speech remains very much in the preliminary stages.
"I've never been one to just stand up there and read something. I've always been one to try to speak what's in my heart and on my mind," Torre said. "Hopefully I can make sure I acknowledge all the people that were really instrumental in getting me to where I was. This isn't an individual honor. I'm not going in there alone and I want to make sure everyone knows they're a part of this."
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Simon Cowell and girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy are reportedly engaged.
According to Radar Online, the "American Idol" judge has popped the question to his 36-year-old girlfriend, whom he reportedly met on the set of "Idol" where she has served as a makeup artist.
Radar Online's executive vice president David Perel, who Mezhgan reportedly told the news to, claims to have seen her engagement ring and reported she was "all smiles" while sharing the engagement news.
As for when Simon and Mezhgan will walk down the aisle, she remained mum on a wedding date, but Radar hinted that it could be soon.
The couple began dating after the prickly reality judge ended his relationship with fellow Brit Terri Seymour in 2008
When contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for Simon was not immediately available for comment.
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The widely used service owned by Microsoft on Thursday rolled out Skype in the Workspace, a free tool for small businesses to connect and collaborate with potential customers, partners, consultants and other external parties online.
You won't hear Skype call the service a social network, per se, but it does bear some of the familiar trappings of social sites. It's all about making connections and developing relationships online, in large part by tapping into the 280 million people that use Skype's online videoconferencing, calling, chat, text messaging, and other services. Like LinkedIn, Skype in the Workspace is for professionals and their business-specific uses -- rather than their family photos and reactions to Tuesday's presidential election.
"Most of the stories you probably hear in the media [about Skype] are more personal stories, like people talking to their grandma or there's a new baby in the family," said Ural Cebeci, Skype's head of SMB marketing, in an interview. "At the same time, there are millions of businesses that use Skype to run their businesses."
Let's get up to speed. Here are three basic facts about Skype in the Workspace that small and mid-size business (SMB) professionals need to know.
1. You've Got Another Marketing Channel.
Skype is a massive platform. Its 280 million users made more than 120 billion minutes of calls in the third quarter of 2012 alone. Part of Skype in the Workspace's raison d'etre is to help turn at least part of that activity hive into an audience.
[ Read Microsoft Folds Windows Live Messenger Into Skype. ]
"It's an extension of what [SMBs] do on Skype already," Cebeci said. "What this enables you to do is tap into that Skype network and make that instant connection."
That starts with a Skype in the Workspace profile, which is a short, clean page of basic information about your business, not unlike a LinkedIn company page or a Google+ for Business page. The page includes your name, a company name, or both; logo or other image; email and Web addresses; location; and Twitter handle.
Profiles are the face of the business on Skype in the Workspace. They also can be made public so that they're found in search results on Google, Bing and elsewhere. The opportunities -- more on those below in number two -- and other content a business creates also will be included in Web search results.
2. The Opportunities Are Knocking.
The core feature of Skype in the Workspace is the "opportunity." Businesses create them; other users respond to opportunities that interest them. When you create an opportunity, it appears under a standard intro of "[Your name] wants to meet about ..." The business then enters a title, a suggested meeting duration such as 30 minutes, and a description of the proposed opportunity. Opportunities also can include a photo or short video.
The closed beta, which included 500 SMBs, listed this 15-minute opportunity, for example: "Could you use Pinterest to market your business? Free question and answer session." Other users interested in the opportunity would click "Connect." This generates a customizable message and connection request. Once sent, both users are connected on Skype and can schedule a meeting at their discretion. Businesses that create opportunities can track the number of times they're viewed, the number of users who have expressed interest, and the number of users who have marked the opportunity as a favorite.
Opportunities are ultimately about creating "quick, easy, casual and natural meetings," Cebeci said. The possibilities are vast; according to Cebeci, Skype won't be particularly heavy-handed in regulating the type or tone of legitimate opportunities that businesses decide to list. A salesperson or marketer might drool over how opportunities could be used to generate and qualify leads. Partnership development, recruiting, product testing and a host of other business tasks come to mind, too.
Cebeci noted, too, that SMBs can tap into expertise and consulting services -- sometimes for free -- by pursuing opportunities listed by other firms. So a small retailer stumped by a technology problem or a accounting issue, for example, could seek answers and advice from a fellow Skype in the Workspace user.


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Results tagged ' A L versus N L '
Rays are a AL/NL Hybrid Squad
And with that, the Rays will be totally comfortable playing by the National League standards since they have been playing that style of baseball since the first week in April. The Rays have been masters at executing and perfecting the sacrifice bunt, squeeze bunt and even the suicide squeeze, which have been National League staples among the N L squad's offensive arsenal.
But what was once considered a N L advantage with the American League teams sending their pitcher's into the batter's box for the first time this season, the Rays might have some special surprises awaiting their N L foes.
Sure heading into Houston we will first see Rays starter Matt Garza hit the mound to start the 14th season of Interleague play . And even with the Rays entering this season's Interleague schedule with a less than .500 record All Time (99-115), they have been a combined 43-29 since Rays Manager Joe Maddon , which is the sixth best record in the Interleague play format since 2006. And over the past two years, only the Minnesota Twins (26-10) own a better Interleague record than the Rays (26-11) coming into their series against the Astros.
But just because this is usually the first time they send their bevy of pitcher's to the plate, the Rays over the last two years have batted a Major League best .295 in Interleague play and their pitching staff has held their opponents to a .236 average, also best in the Major League. And even during their 2009 campaign into Interleague play, the Rays posted a 13-5 record last season which was beat only by the Los Angels Angels of Anaheim (14-4).
But playing in unfamiliar parks have been a bit of thorn in the Rays sides as they hold a 44-63 record in the National League ballparks, but they have begun to reverse that trend as they have gone 11-7 over the past two seasons in their strange surroundings.
But heading into the confines of Minute Maid Park with its train that moves throughout the outfield during Home Runs, and their unique Centerfield incline with their majestic flagpole in the center, this will only be the second time the Rays have ever wandered into the Astros home turf. But back in 2003, their last visit to Houston, the Rays did not leave with a great bit of Texas hospitality as the Astros swept them during contests from June6-8, 2003. And only one Rays player still remains on their roster from that 2003 squad, and Houston just happens to be his hometown (Carl Crawford).
But the two teams did meet during 2008 from June 20-22,2008 as the Astros took two out of three from the Rays with former Astros Brandon Backe beating the Rays in their "throwback jerseys on that Sunday contest. Surprisingly, all three of those game were one run contests that season. But there will be quite a few Rays who will have a crowd or two on hand during this road series as Rays starter Jeff Niemann, who will start the Sunday finale, Crawford, Rays set-up man Dan Wheeler, and Rays Pitching Coach Jim Hickey all have Houston roots. But the real treat might just be in how the Rays pitching staff does at the plate during this series.
The Rays pitching staff have been taking their turns in the Batting Cages over the last several weeks with several Rays pitchers showing they might just come out and surprise a few of us during the N L-slate of the Interleague this season. And starting with tonight's starter Matt Garza, who is a career 0-8 at the plate, but has been showing increased ease and poise at the plate in recent B P sessions with Rays Hitting Coach Derek Shelton.
And Garza has a bit of revenge on his mind as this will be his second start against Houston lifetime. But his last outing on June 20,2008 when he opposed Astros ace Roy Oswalt did not go well as he lost the decision 4-3. But Garza also brings in a nice 3-2 mark All Time in Interleague play with a special one-hitter in 2008 against the Florida Marlins.
And with no Designated Hitter in N L parks, the Rays might be at a distinctive disadvantage seeing that only 5 other members of the entire Rays pitching staff after Garza even have a Batting Average. We could possibly see Lance Cormier ( 5-46 .109 2 RBI ), Dan Wheeler ( 1-7 .143 ) make at least one plate appearance this series. But Rays Saturday starter leftie David Price owns a 1-3 .333 batting average, and last night's starter James Shields could get a go at the plate in the middle innings if Maddon wants to save his bench players for a late inning rally. Shield sports a 5-22 .227 average with 1 RBI. But the pride and joy of the Rays pitching staff hitters might be their "secret weapon" Rays long man Andy Sonnanstine who is a career 7-21 or .333 with 2 RBI.
But most Rays fans might remember his May 17,2009 clutch performance when a line-up card snafu had Sonnanstine batting in the 3-hole after a mix-up on the initial lineup card given to the Home Plate Umpire before that contest. For some odd reason, Rays Third Baseman Evan Longoria was suppose to be the game's DH, but was listed on the lineup card as a second Rays Third Baseman and was disqualified from the lineup. Sonnanstine responded with a 1-3 day with a RBI double.
And with Sonnanstines first step into the batter's box, he became the first AL pitcher to be in the lineup in an AL ballpark since Chicago White Sox pitcher Ken Brett stepped in the box on September 23, 1976 against the Minnesota Twins. On that date, Sonnanstine also became the first Rays pitcher to ever head to the Batter's box in an AL home game, plus was the first Rays pitcher to ever bat at Tropicana Field.
Because of that hitting success, Maddon used Sonnanstine again on May 23,2009 as a Pinch Hitter against the Florida Marlins at then Pro Player Stadium, he then again stepped into the box on June 21, 2009 against the New York Mets at Citi Field. During those appearances, Sonnanstine became only the second Rays pitcher following James Shields example from his June 28,2008 appearance against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Three Rivers Stadium. Sonnanstine also pinch ran on June 6, 2009 in a AL game against the New York Yankees and scored a run for the Rays.
But after the aforementioned five Rays pitching "hitters", the rest of the Rays Bullpen and starter have laid golden goose eggs to a tune of going 0-19 lifetime during Interleague play. Rays starters have combined for a 6-38 mark or a .157 average combined, but Wade Davis has never made an appearance yet in a Major League batter's box. The Rays Bullpen (including Wheeler, Cormier and Sonnanstine ) have gone 13 for 93 or a .140 Batting Average in Interleague play. Hopefully we will not have to see Rays relievers Randy Choate (0-5), Rafael Soriano (0-4), Grant Balfour (0-1) or Joaquin Benoit (0-9) make plate appearances during this series.


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by David Sheff
Publishers Weekly Reviewed by Hunter R. Slaton. Sheff's bestselling Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction flipped the script on the traditional first-person addiction memoir, painting an agonizing portrait of what one family went through when its "beautiful boy," Nic Sheff, descended into years of methamphetamine addiction, deceit, and relapse. By the final page, he had been clean for a full year. But while the story may have ended for Sheff's family, the tragedy continues for the 20 million Americans who are currently addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Thus, Sheff the elder is back; in his latest, he takes a macro look at the micro problem detailed in Beautiful Boy, to examine the state of addiction and addiction treatment-sadly lacking, he finds-in the U.S. today.As Sheff sees it, the chief impediments to preventing and treating addiction are the same ones that existed when Alcoholics Anonymous was founded 78 years ago: the stigma associated with addiction, and the belief that drug abuse is a choice, rather than a disease. Sheff once held this belief, but his thinking evolved over years of grappling with his son's addiction. Clean is at its best when the author grounds his conclusions in real-life trials and tribulations, whether his or others'.Unfortunately, the book is at times too thinly peopled, descending into rote lists of best practices and expert opinions, as exemplified by the chapter "Beginning Treatment": "All support staff working with patients should be well trained and closely supervised"; "Programs should evaluate whether it would be beneficial for family members to be involved in treatment"; and so on. These passages are a perfect illustration of why a writer should always "show" rather than "tell."But when Sheff lets recovering addicts and their families make his case for him, the story is gripping and vibrant-Luke Gsell tells about finding himself in rehab on the night before his 15th birthday, gobbling down stolen Dramamine: " 'Everything snapped,' Luke said. 'I thought, This is my one shot and I'm getting high. I was tripping on seasickness pills in rehab... I recognized that I was an addict. I said, 'I'm done with this.' " The book is not this vivid or cathartic throughout, but Sheff makes his case methodically and convincingly, finishing with a stark look at the failure of the War on Drugs-and a comparison to the far more effective wars on cancer and AIDS, fought with the weaponry of "education and prevention, changing public policy, and improving treatment," rather than "interdiction, arrest, prosecution, and eradication." "The war must be ended," Sheff concludes-and a new, more benevolent approach, outlined in a set of cleverly rewritten "12 Steps," begun. Hunter R. Slaton is an editor at the TheFix.com, an online magazine about addiction and recovery. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Walters appeal fails
Stoke have lost an appeal against Jonathan Walters' red card in the 1-1 draw with Norwich on Saturday, the Football Association has announced.
Walters was dismissed in the 78th minute of the Barclays Premier League contest at Carrow Road for a foul on Canaries midfielder Alexander Tettey.
The Potters forward will now serve a three-match suspension.
A statement on the FA's official website on Tuesday afternoon said: "Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, a claim of wrongful dismissal concerning Stoke City's Jonathan Walters was rejected.
"Walters was dismissed for serious foul play during the game against Norwich City on 8 March 2014.
"His three-match suspension will commence with immediate effect."
Walters' sending off came five minutes after he had netted Stoke's equaliser from the penalty spot.
Following the match, Potters boss Mark Hughes expressed his unhappiness at referee Andre Marriner's decision to dismiss Walters for his high challenge on Tettey.
''I've looked at the incident and there is contact and Jon has accepted that he caught him,'' Hughes said.
''But both players had their feet high and I think the punishment was too harsh for the crime. Both players just intended to win the ball and Jon just caught him with his follow through."
Stoke already have midfielder Charlie Adam serving a three-game ban, which began with the Norwich fixture, after he was retrospectively punished following an incident in their previous outing, a 1-0 home win over Arsenal - in which Walters also scored a penalty.
Adam was charged with violent conduct after he appeared to stand on the leg of Gunners striker Olivier Giroud.
Referee Mike Jones did not see the incident during the match but it was picked up on television footage and, although the Potters contested the FA's decision to punish the player, an independent panel upheld the charge.
Following the FA's announcement about Walters, Stoke issued their own statement on Tuesday which said: "The club gave careful consideration to whether or not to appeal Jon's sending-off but we felt compelled to do so in the interest of consistency after three incidents of a more serious nature in the Premier League last weekend failed to result in red cards.
"We are disappointed with the lack of consistency that this decision seemingly supports."
Press Association


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NOCATEE, Fla. - A driver and a bicyclist were both at fault in a fatal crash on Nocatee Parkway in October, according to a report released Thursday from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Jared Bynum, 30, of Jacksonville was riding his bike east three feet into the right-hand lane near the intersection with Crosswater Parkway about 7:30 a.m. Oct. 7 when he was struck by an SUV heading in the same direction, according to the report. He was thrown about 100 feet and died at the scene.
Shannon Brink, the 21-year-old driver of the SUV, was cited for not being careful, according to the report. The report also says Bynum (pictured, below) should not have riding his bike on the road. A sign in the area might have been the only way he would have known that, but the sign didn't go up until after the accident.
According to the report, Brink was approaching the top of the overpass to Crosswater Parkway. Brink said that while she was driving, the sun was in her eyes and she was temporarily blinded. She went to put down the sun visor, and while putting it down hit Bynum.
Even though investigators said there was a smell of alcohol on Brink's breath, her blood was drawn and the results showed there were no alcohol or drugs in her system.
The report also faulted Bynum, saying Nocatee Parkway in the area where the crash occurred is considered a limited access highway in which no bicycles are allowed.
"What the investigator said was the bicyclist was too far into the travel lane," Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan said. "State statue says they needed to be further to the right."
There are questions being raised about when signs were posted prohibiting bikes on the parkway. Deputies have said they've gone up at different times.
One particular sign went up before the accident. Some of the other signs weren't put in place until after.
"The investigators did find additional signage would be helpful for anyone traveling that particular stretch of roadway," Mulligan said, "because there are other parts of that roadway that do not say limited access."
Bynum's family has filed a civil claim with Brink for auto negligence. They're asking for damages in excess of $75,000.
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Then again, it might just be a Windows 7 bug.
I didn't think Windows 7 had any bugs?
Acer appears to have found a solution to notebook users' battery life woes. Its Aspire Timeline 1810TZ apparently delivers a 10x improvement in runtime when compared to other thin'n'light laptops equipped with six-cell lithium-ion batteries. After five hours' usage at a day-long conference the other day, we thought we'd check …
I didn't think Windows 7 had any bugs?
By the same people who did the time estimates for file copying...
Oh, pshaw! [/dismissive wave]
nudgenudge, winkwink
It not being April 1st, I thought it you were serious when I clicked the headline!
Oh well, Windblows 8 I am sure will have a fix for the Microsoft minute bug.
I have a screen shot on my wall showing 5 million odd minutes left on a large copy. Only about 10 years left to go. (actual time about 3.5 hours)
It's a feature!
I installed windows 7 ultimate on my eee pc 1005ha and it's advertised battery life is 10.5 hours but in windows 7, it says that I have 36 hours remaining at 15% so it is probably a bug. I mean if anythng, should Sony get the most battery life or asus? Acer is just a cheapo computer that delivers pretty much just what you need to do stuff on a computer...
Tou may never need to charge it again.
Given that you couldn't possibly have written that without (a) laughing hysterically, and (b) having your tongue firmly in cheek, I sure hope you didn't bite yourself.
Thanks for the grin!
... I think it's to do with sleep mode, battery has drained very slowly whilst asleep so the calculation has two widely separated points in time with only small change between them. Used to see if when I resumed my EEE, would sort itself out after a few mins.
My question is who on your staff has an A-10 Thunderbolt/Warthog as their wallpaper?
Good choice.
Aren't you supposed to calibrate a battery's life in Windows by charging it to full, letting it run all the way to zero and sleep then charging again?
I really hate it when Windows doesn't give you enough notice before the battery runs out. I got the following warning on my Dell, running Vista:
"566hr 05min (12%) remaining"
Yes, 23 days ought to do it!
Shouldn't complain: according to that, when it's charged, my battery should keep going for 6 and a half months.
Well that should be Lewis or...
You calibrate the battery that way (modern Lithium-Ion batteries have microprocessors) but not the OS. The battery wouldn't be reporting such a wacky value, so Windows is clearly ignoring it or applying their own twisted logic on top.
Did they guys in PC World tell you that?
It's the new era of virtualized time, Windows is SO much faster now, you can get 6 days worth of work done in 25 minutes. Not a bug, a feature is what that is.
That's just on the 'balanced' setting. What do you get under 'power saving' ? ; -)
@Anonymous Coward
Batteries will not tell the computer how much runtime is left. They can tell the computer the current power consumption, how much power has been put back into the battery during the last charge, the battery's capacity, and stuff like that. The computer then calculates the runtime from that data. I've seen large numbers like that after coming out of standby, like the other AC mentioned. Fixes itself quickly.
The full-charge-discharge calibration sequence is real - it might take a few months for a battery to reach you - the cells would have self-discharged a little. The battery's chip doesn't account for that, so a full discharge-recharge cycle will recalibrate it.
To be fair I never said it provided a 'runtime' but since runtime is a very simple calculation of "power remaining / consumption" it's really neither here nor there. Windows is at fault here, it's an issue I've personally never seen with linux (or OSX on the rare occasions I've used it). Even if provided with incorrect values Windows would appear to be failing to apply any sort of sanity checking (par for the course with MS software), it would be more correct to display 'Unknown' than a runtime value which is clearly incorrect.
of the new mac ads - it wont have any of the problems my other os has - trust me...
There's me living 24h days, but apparently you computer types go to bed when it gets dark and don't recall/notice any changes when opening their eyes when the light slowly returns.
"Hey that car parked in front of the neighbours tunneled away, never started up."


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The Ohio Department of Taxation has compiled a list of frequently asked questions covering many different categories.
To view the questions, click on the "Select Category" bar and then click on the category you are interested in. A list of questions will appear pertaining to that category. Then click on the question you are inquiring about and the answer will appear.
What is the correct tax rate to charge a customer on the sale or lease of motor vehicles, watercraft or outboard motors?
On the sale of a titled motor vehicles, watercraft or outboard motors, the tax rate would be the rate in the county of residence of the purchaser.
On the lease of titled motor vehicles, watercraft or outboard motors, whether the lease is paid by one upfront payment, (no monthly payments), or by a stream of payments, the tax rate to apply is the rate in the county that is the primary property location of the vehicle(s) or watercraft. This may be the county of residence of the lessee, or in the case of multiple vehicles leased to one person and the vehicles are used in several counties, the county where the vehicles are garaged overnight would apply.
On the sale or lease of a documented watercraft, the tax rate to apply is the rate where the customer takes possession of the watercraft. Any subsequent taxable charges on the lease will be sourced to the primary property location for the period in which the charges are incurred.
"Primary property location" means an address for tangible personal property provided by the lessee or renter that is available to the lessor or owner from its records maintained in the ordinary course of business, when use of that address does not constitute bad faith.
There are some sales of titled or untitled vehicles, watercraft, outboard motors or other items of tangible personal property made by vendors or dealers that are not "licensed" dealers under sections 4517 or 1547 of the Ohio Revised Code. An example would be a vendor of all purpose vehicles or off-road motorcycles that is "registered" with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or a vendor that sells boats less the 14 feet in length. The tax would be collected by the vendor/dealer and reported and paid to the State of Ohio on the vendor's sales tax return. The vendor/dealer may not be required to obtain a title for the item sold, but the customer would be required to obtain title from the Clerk of Courts. The tax rate collected by the dealer/vendor would be (1) the county of the location of the vendor if the customer takes possession at the vendor's place of business, or (2) the county where the vendor/dealer delivers the item and possession is taken by the customer. If the purchaser's county of residence has a higher rate of tax than the county of the vendor/dealer, credit will be allowed for taxes paid to the vendor, and any additional tax due will be collected by the Clerk of Courts at titling.
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text: Meeting Day and Time: M, W, 1 4 Course Description and Content Introduction to fundamentals of space design for human activity; space standards, programming, and graphic communication. Lab fee required. P: H271; Co Req: H264, H277. Required Texts and Readings: Dong, W. (1997). Color Rendering: A Guide for Interior Designers and Architects. New York: McGraw Hill Reznikoff, S. C. (1986). Interior Graphics and Design Standards. New York: Whitney Library of Design Panero, J. and Zelnik, M. (1979). Human Dimensions & Interior Space. New York: Watson Guptill Outline Course Requirements Individual and team exercises (anthropometric, rendering, concept development, 3 D visualization) Individual and team design projects: office, dwelling. Portfolio submission. Other Comments: Uses tools and materials required in H168 and H271. Other items may be needed to complete and present assignments.


text: A Christian monk engaged in copying texts decided to go check the earliest source against the copy he was transcribing. He returned from the basement looking very solemn. "Father, we've been wasting our time! You know where the text says 'celibate'? It's a mistake. In the original it was 'celebrate'!"


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Jon Connor When I'm Gone Lyrics
sponsored links[Verse 1: Jon Connor]
If I don't make it to where I was tryin' to lead you
Just know I did it for one reason that was for the people
I'm from a city where we settle men forgot our moment
That's why no matter how hard to roll was I kept on goin'
Always kept high spirits even when I was at my lowest
I could break down at any second but I never showed it
I'm doin' interviews smilin' so you would never know it
Rebuild myself everytime I felt like my spirit's broken
My cousin Jack had me goin' cuz he believed in me
I never knew that at 16 he'd be leavin' me
Still it don't make sense, I often ask why The Creator take him
Last conversation we had I told him that I would make it
My cousin's death would drive me inside it became my fire
I rather die tryin' then in his eyes become a liar
So to the haters they say they hope I would quit with rap
That'll never happen unless you can bring my cousin back
[Hook x2: Jon Connor]
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, so baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
[Verse 2: Jon Connor]
What you see is rapper, but yet and still I'm a person
They treat me like I'm in-human so I put my hurt in these verses
I'm pursuin' my passion so I just stay to myself
So if I fail to succeed ain't no one to blame but myself
The greed of humans is a motherfuckin' shame in itself
I pay homage, get sued, cuz people just want fame for they self
I'm tryin' to change the world, they tryin' to get some change for they self
But hate drives me so I'd like tell 'em thanks for the help
I've never glorified the killin' that goes on where I'm from
This shit hurt, I still got scars from dyin' so young
Y'all want me to spit hate like I'm happy you ride with that gun
When I done see so many niggas die you fuckin' sound dumb
Now let me ask a question homie, what make you a real nigga?
Cuz ya boy started some shit and you went and got killed with him?
Y'all can keep it, fuck ya street cred cuz I don't need it
Cuz y'all don't appreciate life until you lyin' there bleedin' so uh
[Hook x2: Jon Connor
[Verse 3: Jon Connor]
They envy my position, not knowin' the cost
These magazines ain't no consolation for all the people I lost
See I'm in double XL, but James ain't here to read it
Now I'm on MTV News and my cousin ain't here to see it
Switch positions with me, I trade positions with you
Love what I do but this shit done turned to a catch 22
Cuz if I quit it still don't mean that all my hurtin'll stop
I keep goin' I'm driftin' further from the people I got
I'm in this game and I can't lose, I got my back on the wall
Studio - my phone ringin' I can't answer the call
I be needin' someone to listen, stressed and I need to talk
Then when they call I can't pick up cuz I'm recordin' this song
Ain't it ironic? Go psychotic, this shit ain't what it seem
Reach out for help and all they say is "Boy you livin' ya dream"
But they don't prepare you for the repercussions takin' this path
I'm on a plane every week, still can't escape from my past
And I ain't never weak, I ain't allowed to be
When I envision my Granny sayin' she proud of me
You hear my hunger them thoughts is what bring that out of me
And I hear James in my ear wake me up out my sleep
When I awake it's reality that they still gone
The people's rapper cuz y'all the reason I'm still goin'
When y'all reach out and show love and tell me I kill songs
I feel the spirit of my lost ones suddenly I feel strong
Suddenly I feel like I remember the reason
My words is touchin' somebody now, who really need it?
I spit my life in every line I hope I'm there for somebody
So I'mma spit this shit until there ain't no air in my body
[Hook x2: Jon Connor]


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text: So many seem to have this notion, "Federer is the better shotmaker, Nadal Nadal wins by consistency, grinding, pounding Fed's BH etc. " The last may be true, but last match, like many of the previous matches between these two, I noticed Nadal makes the most unbelievable shots and was the one who gets the biggest ooh's and aah's from the crowd. His passing shots on the run, in ' beaten' position when he's almost in the stadium's catacombs, flying past a stunned Fed who jsut thought he has hit a winner, are unique in the game and unrivaled in tennis history. He's also the only one who can pull off curling forehands regurlarly, and hit BH passing shots with pace and accuracy when the ball is already behind him.. But still, Fed's the 'shotmaker'. the only reason I can think of is because usually he hits more winners, also due this stronger serve which gives him more chances to end the point quickly. He's also more agressive and has a more fluent style but that doesn't make him a better shotmaker. But I'd say the definition of a greatest shotmaker is the one who makes the most 'impossible' shots, which leave the public totally surprised and speechless. Yes, Fed made some spectacular tweeners and overheads over the years, but these still are an exception where Nadal makes his trademark shots every match multiple times. Often on important points, too. To me people are just echoing each other, because "a grinder just can't be a better shotmaker". The type "Lendl has no talent, but is all hard work" talk you had for along time when he was dominating the game. In retrospect, the common opinion on that one has at least slightly changed.