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Calder: Foolish Pleasure becomes suitable short-range target for Midnight Serenade
MIAMI – Midnight Serenade is a Florida-bred but unfortunately for his connections, trainer Steve DiMauro and owner-breeder Leanne Robbins, the 2-year-old gelding is not eligible for the Florida Stallion Series. That makes Saturday's $100,000 Foolish Pleasure Stakes the main goal at the moment for the steadily improving Midnight Serenade, who figures to be the slight favorite against five well-matched rivals in the first of four stakes events on Calder's 12-race Festival of the Sun Preview program.
The Foolish Pleasure will be followed, in order, by the $75,000 Judy's Red Shoes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf, the $100,000 Brave Raj for 2-year-old fillies, and the $75,000 Needles for 3-year-olds on the grass.
Midnight Serenade has crossed the finish line first in each of his last three starts but lost the first of those wins when disqualified and placed sixth for causing interference in late stretch while competing against maidens under a $40,000 claiming tag on July 10. Although the end result was a disappointment, the performance proved to be a harbinger of things to come for Midnight Serenade, who came right back to defeat maiden special weight opposition three weeks later as a prelude to his impressive 2 3/4-length triumph in the one-mile Seacliff on Aug. 27.
"I think his improvement is a combination of several things," said DiMauro. "In his first couple of starts he just wasn't sure what he was supposed to do and perhaps we rushed him a little bit more than necessary as there is a tendency to do with 2-year-olds in shorter sprint races. We finally let him settle and make one run in his third start and that has made him a better horse. We also put him on Lasix after his second start although I don't believe that's a real big issue. I tend to try and run most of my babies without Lasix for their first couple of starts."
As a result of being the only stakes winner in the field, Midnight Serenade must carry high weight of 122 pounds while conceding from five to seven pounds to his five foes in the Foolish Pleasure..
"Weight is always a concern for me," said DiMauro. "Especially the further you go, the more it becomes a factor. There's also not much pace in this field but that will pretty much put about everybody in the same boat so the best kick should win."
The Foolish Pleasure is an intriguing race from a handicapping perspective. Midnight Serenade will face a group that includes Burning Time, runner-up in the Seacliff and the recipient of a seven-pound weight shift in his advantage for the rematch; Bartolome, a very impressive winner around two turns despite a slow start in his debut; Personal Interest, who stretches out off a pair of sprints and appears to be the controlling speed if he breaks cleanly; Mucho Mas Macho, a runaway maiden winner at a mile in his last start, and the stakes-placed maiden Kings Over.
◗ The 1 1/16-mile Judy's Red Shoes lured a field of eight, led by Callmethesqueeze, Nasty Rumor,and Battle of Love. Each has won stakes here this summer and is versatile enough to handle turf or dirt should adverse weather conditions force the race to be switched to the main track.
◗ Frolic's Revenge, another 2-year-old who is not Stallion Stakes-eligible, will be favored to handle seven rivals in the Brave Raj, filly counterpart to the Foolish Pleasure. Frolic's Revenge drew off to an easy 4 3/4-length triumph over Sinister Brew when stretching out to a mile for the first time in the Lindsay Frolic on Aug. 27. Sinister Brew will be the recipient of an eight-pound weight shift in her favor when attempting to turn the tables on Frolic's Revenge on Saturday.
◗ Turf or dirt, Manicero is the one to beat in the 1 1/16-mile Needles. Manicero was an easy five-length winner of the one-mile Needles four weeks ago and trainer Leo Azpurua Jr. has been dying to try the son of Mass Media on grass.
"He's a half to a couple of turf stakes winners and it opens up a lot of avenues for us if he shows he can handle the grass as well as the dirt like I think he can," said Azpurua.


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gosh, it's been a long time. i apologise for this prolonged silence, but it seems like the frog went through an exhausting turmoil in terms of job lately.
i still need time to drag out of this turbulence period completely, but i can't wait anymore to share with you the sublime cover of Girls In Hawaii's new album Everest, expected on September 2nd.
the painting was made by Thierry De Cordier.
we actually wonder whether Mer Grosse (the title of the painting) was inspired by the cover of Volcano Choir or Gerhard Richter's Seestücke. or both. or not at all. and we don't care actually, this is beautiful anyway.
we are very impatient to purchase the vinyl of this wonder. in the meanwhile, let's champ at the bit with this video on their chinese tour 2013.
for godsake's when will they head to the pond?

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Pretty sweet!!! I'm gonna have to try that when I get home in the morning.
wow I'm really old skool I guess.
I find the resulting eyes fake and I find they draw attention to themselves....so for me (and perhaps only me) Fail.
Here is one I did today
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/...4f3b308e_b.jpgpeyton by Theantiquetiger, on Flickr
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the famous sermon by Dr. Jack Hyles called "Duty" preached at Pastor's School 1979. He notes:
"At the beginning of the sermon, Dr. Hyles describes many preachers who had come to him expressing thier loss of motivation to go soul winning, and to preach. He then goes on to encourage them to continue doing what is right, not out of delight, but out of duty. He later appeals to everyone else to fulfill their obligations to God as a father, mother, sunday school teacher, bus worker, deacon, or wherever you find yourself serving to serve on the basis of duty as the highest and most noble motivation that a Christian can have".
Jesus even said that doing your duty is unprofitable:
Luke 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
God is not honored because you did your obligation only because it is your obligation. However, God is honored when you do it out of delight for Him. When you are only doing what you're supposed to do without having your heart in it, you are called a hypocrite! God abhors this kind of outward obedience:
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.
Get to the real issue:
"search your heart for why you lost your love, zeal, joy and satisfaction in your duty and get right with God as soon as possible!"
"search your heart for why you lost your love, zeal, joy and satisfaction in your duty and get right with God as soon as possible!"


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A hearing and speech impaired Pakistani boy, who is lodged in a juveline home in Hoshiarpur for last three years may be repatriated soon. The move comes after BJP senior leader and party national vice president Avinash Rai Khanna, who is also the vice-chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society(IRCS) wrote to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to take up the matter through its Restoring Family Link(RFL) unit with the Pakistan Red Crescent, so that the boy could be sent back to his native country at the earliest.
Aged between 15-16 years, the teenager had accidentally crossed over to the Indian border nearly three years ago and was held by the BSF, which later handed him over to the police. Since then he has been lodged in a juveline home. Being hearing and speech impaired, the boy was unable to tell about his antecedent. Khanna, who took cognisance of the matter through media reports, said that the identity of the boy is yet to be established. He added that since no photo of the boy was available so he got one from the Juveline Justice Court, Gurdaspur, which is hearing the matter.
Khanna has also got in touch with a language expert for hearing and speech impaired persons, so that boy could reveal some information about himself. The senior BJP leader has also spoken to Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to expedite the matter. Earlier in June last year, Congress MLA from Hoshiarpur Sunder Sham Arora, had got a teenage boy from Pakistan united with his family almost after 11 months. The boy, identified as Babar Ali, was also lodged in the juveline home in Hoshiarpur.
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Phrases That Have To Go
If someone ever took the time out from their oh-so-busy schedules to contemplate on humanity, he (or she, sorry feminists) would find that most of human actions are just exercises in silliness. We wake up when we are still sleepy, put on an outfit manufactured by cutting up fabrics into weird shapes, tie a cloth around our necks, sit in a 1 ton machine with four rubber disks at the bottom (and one extra disk in the trunk) and go to a place to earn pieces of paper which have some arbitrary value, while continuously imbibing strange caffeine-laden concoctions.
Yes, humans and their actions are silly and perhaps the silliest thing humans ever invented is language. We use language all the time and unlike Bilawal Bhutto, we usually make sense. But, we never realize how weird some of the things we say are. Take the phrase 'I took the bus to work' for example. Unless you're the Incredible Hulk or Akash Ambani, I find that to be a bit of an overstatement. It is the bus which takes you, not the other way around.
Language is full of such flawed phrases. But, there are some phrases which are not just plain stupid, like Rahul Gandhi, but they have absolutely no use in the modern society, again like Rahul Gandhi, and just have to go , you know like, you get the idea.
· 'Hamare Zamaane Mein Toh' : This phrase has been heard by Indians every time they have asked their parents for money. According to the ancient Sanskrit scriptures, a man becomes an 'Uncleji' when he first utters this phrase in his life. It is mostly used by Indians to reminisce about the golden days gone by and lament on the decay of the world which they see around them now. Every Indian parents will tell you about their youth,when they studied hard ,never demanded pocket-money and kept away from members of the opposite gender. But, they will conveniently forget to mention how they styled their hair like a squirrel which has been recently crushed by 12 Eicher trucks and wore bell-bottomed pants paired with bright pastel shirts which made the world grateful that colour photography wasn't popular. That is why this phrase has to go because it just tells you one side of the story, which is kind of like Rajdeep Sardesai's reporting and look where that led to. I mean, fighting on camera seriously? Don't we have enough of that in Bigg Boss?
· 'Ab Aage Ka Kya Socha Hai': One of the admirable qualities of Indians is that they are always thinking ahead. Except when it comes to gay rights. Or women's rights. Or decriminalization of politics. Well, let's just say they are always thinking about what's ahead. A 24-year old Indian bachelor was NOT asked this at a marriage function and now, they are thinking of nominating him for the Padma Shri. Yes, it is that easy to get a Padma Shri. Even Dr.Batra has one. This phrase has to go simply because it has harassed more young Indians than IIT-IIM graduates turned authors. (Yes, there are many of them. THE HORROR!!) or there will dawn a day when Eminem will perform 'Sing for the Moment' at a concert in India and a fat, pot-bellied Punjabi uncle will climb on stage and ask him 'Bete, gaana bajana toh thik hai. Magar ab aage ka kya socha hai?'
· I am a Foodie : This phrase has to go purely on the basis of its absurdity. A foodie is someone who loves to eat. What is the point in proclaiming that you love something which you absolutely have to do to survive anyway? What's next? A breathie, someone who loves to inhale oxygen or a uriney, someone who loves to pee? And what's the opposite of a foodie? Someone who hates to eat? That would really meddle with the heads of torturers. They would place a non-foodie in a dungeon without food for days and he'd be happier than Arnab Goswami interviewing Pakistani generals.Foodies have gone beyond just proclaiming their love for food in their Twitter bios and have now spawned a group of people called 'Food Bloggers' which basically means 'I have a rich dad' or 'I am a rich dad'. The next time someone tells you that he or she is a foodie, stuff 12 kilos of spicy Bhut Jholakia chillies down their throat channelling your inner Samuel L Jackson and screaming 'SAY FOODIE AGAIN. I DARE YOU. I DOUBLE DARE YOU'
· 'Mera Bharat Mahaan' : This was a phrase invented by Indians because they wanted to feel good about themselves and masturbation just wasn't cutting it anymore. Somehow, somewhere, we Indians got the notion that we are a great and glorious country. Which we are not, for the most part. Sure, we have a rich culture, a proud heritage but we rank behind countries like Libya ( A country which was ruled by a horny dictator for decades) in healthcare and Lesotho (A country which you didn't even know existed until you read this) in literacy. This phrase has to go because the sooner we start accepting that India is not that great, the quicker we can actually get down to making improvements. But of course, people will still look at the world with rose-tinted glasses because, who needs sinful things like health and education when you've got a glorious culture with you, right?
And finally,
· Awesome With 2 Exclamation Points : Everything's 'Awesome!!' these days. Right from the news that your friend is getting married to the latest flavour of sewage served at Barista, which for some reason their marketing department calls 'coffee'. Yes, the same word is used to describe the fact that two human beings fell in love and want to spend their lives together and a new overpriced drink which some coffee chain came up with which basically tastes like everything else on their menu. This phrase has got to go, before we find ourselves being bombarded by articles like '17 Awesome!! Facts About The Lice In Anil Kapoor's Chest Hair' or 'What This Awesome!! Group of Kids Did Will Blow Your Mind. Literally. Your Skull Will Explode And You Will Die'. Instead of the ALS ice-bucket challenge, we should now just throw a bucket of ice-water on the next person who uses the word 'Awesome!!'. Wow, wouldn't that be awesome?


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When do you get your best ideas for anything? I've noticed that sometimes, actually most of the time, the best ideas for new posts come right before I go to bed - just before I nod off. It's a little annoying because most of the time, I tend to forget in the morning what that idea was but I remember that whatever it was, it was good.
I had a good idea for a post last night - and like the usual I forgot. Oops :) So I thought anyway I'd do a little research on how people generate ideas.
Occasionally, I am competent enough that I remember these late night ideas; when it happens (which is extremely rare) I write them down in the morning. I even have a friend who actually keeps a notebook next to her bed so that she can write them down. I fear that if I did the same, I would probably end up not going to bed at all and peruse the ideas all night long. Once I get started, it's hard for me to stop. But it's interesting to see that I never get this fountain of ideas in the daytime - so I did a little research.
According to an UK AOL My Daily article (http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2010/11/14/sleep-think-more-creatively/) it turns out that the brain reorganizes and reconfigures memory while you sleep. Interesting because a computer actually acts in a similar way. You know that defragmentation program you can run manually? Did you know on most modern computers it runs in the middle of the night? Kinda cute comparison. Not sure which came first, though... the computer or the human mind???
Another interesting article I read was on CBS (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/21/tech/main594879.shtml). This article had an interesting paragraph on how Dmitri Mendeleev came up with the periodic table of elements that scientists still use today. Apparently, he had gotten frustrated for many days and suddenly he woke up to this new idea. Lucky guy!
As crazy as it sounds, it strikes a familiar chord with what I have experienced. I don't think of physical things when I sleep - it's just new ideas and not just limited to posts and things. Very frequently, the things I think of are problems that I had been solving for an entire day. For example, I did some programming the other day and couldn't debug the program. In my sleep (or perhaps right before) I thought of the error. Maybe I am just imagining it, but it turned out that error did cause the problem. So basically, all I did was think in a different way outside of the box. According to both articles, this seems plausible. A little daunting though when it happens in real life. Almost like an out of body experience.
Oh well... what is the message to take away from this post? I guess it is to go and get a good night sleep! And I think I'll do mine just now :) Night!


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I've been feeling a bit down today.
I woke up around 4am, and I spent the morning finishing some errands, doing laundry, packing Khayra's breakfast pack, then woke her up for school, woke Azim up for work, then got myself ready for work, and I realised that I just miss something.
That phone calls.
That voice.
That smiles.
And everything that resembled to perfection.
She would have been 61 today.
You are always missed, mak. Al Fatihah
This pic was taken on the morning of Hari Raya past few months. Azim always have hard time accepting mak's death because they were quite close. Mak always supported him and gave him a piece of advice in anything he does. They used to cook together, and mak used to tell me that she is blessed that I married someone who can cook (since she knew cooking is my last passion and I wouldn't do it to kill the time). Khayra was unhappy because she's expecting mak to be there when we told her that we were going to visit mak.
We always wish she was here, today, with the rest of us. But we know whatever it is, she is in the safe hands. And she is happier. Amin Ya Rabb.


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With the help from the forum i finally finished my first 1.7 prestashop site that i built on wamp. All running well.
Then i uploaded to my hosting server and imported my database. changed my:
- ps_configuration - PS_SHOP_DOMAIN & PS_SHOP_DOMAIN_SSL from localhost to my www.flowershop.com
- ps_shop_url - domain & domain_ssl to www.flowershop.com and my physical_uri to: /
- changed my parameters.php to link to the new database
- changed from friendly url to unfriendly then back again
Really really slow site - Then this error when i click on anything. Completely useless site.
Man totally gutted - 3 weeks of solid work
Can anyone please help me on a really really terrible day


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The first time I made this sauce, we dipped blanced green beans in it and I loved it as a dipping sauce for green beans. The next time, we dipped shrimp in it and I think it is a nice spin on cocktail sauce that you could provide as an option or as an appetizer for an Asian inspried meal. This time, I served it over shrimp, broccoli, and whole wheat couscous and it was great as a meal! It is a little spicy, so tone it down if you don't care too much for spice. You can always add spice later but it's pretty difficult to tone down the spice after the fact!
Spicy Garlic Sauce3 tbsp soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh grated ginger (I forgot this one time and it was still great)
1 tbsp oil (sesame, vegetable, olive)
2 tsp chili sauce (Rooster sauce!)
2 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 4 tsp cold water (I dissolved it in about 3 Tbsp instead)
Combine everything but the cornstarch slurry in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for two minutes. Stir in the slurry, then return to simmer until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
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I googled and did a bit of research on 'backpack' training and as per usual loads of conflicting advice! Anyway, I feel that I know my body and am comfortable with how my training is going so I take a bit of advice from here and a bit from there...
So for the first day, I loaded my pack with a whole lot of books off my bookshelf..admittedly I did leave 2 books behind in the car at gym...it was feeling a tad too heavy!
I started off on 12.5% incline, speed at 4.5km/h. I walked this way for about 25min, then upped the incline to 14% for another 20min. I then dropped my incline to 13.5% and at 4.3km/h for around 15min, followed by 13% at 4.5km/h to finish off for about 20min! A total of 80min - 1 hour 20 minutes.
I could definitely feel the weight of the pack in my thigh and butt muscles, but I am confident that I can load my pack a bit more for next time!
I am also adding wrist weights/dumbbells from tomorrow.
I'm planning a day hike on Saturday at the Hennops River Trail, I think it's about 12km or so, a really nice hike close to Joburg!
Watch this space...


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SONG FUN FACT: All Along the Watchtower
There I was scrolling through another headline about Trump on CNN.com this morning when I saw something that immediately brightened my day.
"Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Yes! Yessssss!
Indeed, Bob Dylan is one of the greatest to do it. It just takes one listen of the song Like a Rolling Stone to see Dylan's ability to write something that is more than a song. Dylan writes stories the likes of which take you places. The pictures he paints are vivid, the characters in his songs are properly built and the story lines take you through the ups and downs of life. They say the greatest songs are the ones with simple lyrics and that is true for the most part because it is a lot easier to sing, understand and sell to the masses something like "cause you're hot and you're cold, you're yes and you're no" than "you say you never compromise with the mystery tramp, but now you realize he's not selling any alibis."
The former are perfectly acceptable lyrics, the latter is poetry.
With that said, let me tell you a little bit about my favorite artist of all time, Jimi Hendrix, and an interesting musical correlation with Dylan. Read More


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A journal of a Kentucky family and our adoptions from Ethiopia
They do indeed look like princesses! Love their pictures; they are so bright and colorful!Jenny
Hey Amy! Was just ck'ing out your blog. Love seeing the pictures of the girls. There is so much hope seeing how they are doing!Michelle Diesterhaft
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You have to say that, considering the length of his tenure, Sir Alex Ferguson has kept it together pretty well since announcing his departure from Manchester United. Where many to most would be all over the shop, awash with tears, the outgoing Manchester United boss carried himself in typically composed fashion, remaining happy and buoyant throughout last night's victory parade in Manchetser.
Tens of thousands showed up, including one David Moyes, to pay tribute to a football career which may never be surpassed. It seemed highly symbolic that while Fergie was celebrating his final victory for Manchester United, just down the road Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini was being given his marching orders by the club. After knocking Liverpool off their perch and putting down the rebellions of Blackburn, Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea, Fergie's final scalp was that of Manchester United's closest rivals, Manchester City.
He leaves Manchester United in fantastic shape. David Moyes will have the obvious problem of Wayne Rooney to sort out first and foremost but soccersweep thinks that Wazza will stay for the rest of his career and that Moyes is taking charge at the perfect time in this respect.
A truly remarkable man who surely has the respect of every football fan, regardless of their loyalties. Well done Sir Alex and happy retirement. Here is his parade speech.
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March 25, 2014 – Webcast – Now that the new CFPB rules are in place, are you ready for the next wave of challenges? The CFPB, GSE's, Master Servicers and other regulators spent 2013 issuing new requirements to the industry and the industry strained to interpret, clarify, educate staff and implement new processes, systems and controls.
Now the regulations are in effect and the examiners are planning their visits, are you ready? Our Panel of experts including former regulators, loan origination, servicing and compliance technology providers will share their perspectives on dealing with the many different regulations and proven techniques for addressing examiners and demonstrating compliance. Members of our panel spent the last twelve months assisting firms like yours to prepare for exams and they will highlight the keys to success.
This live webcast will provide compliance and mortgage life-cycle operations personnel insight into what's expected, the challenges they may encounter and effective solutions.


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So, riding my bike home from class last night, I was lucky enough to catch a big band performing in Sarah Roosevelt Park. They had drums, trumpet, alto sax, tuba, guitar and maybe a couple other musicians (great reporting, right?). They were performing these sorta Django-inspired syncopations and rhythms. Great stuff, especially the trumpet, but then again I'm biased. The sun had just set and I was sadly caught without a tripod, so this is the best I can do.
Things like this are what New York is all about. Happy Fourth of July!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Street Music
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Ms. Horn:
The world is a better place thanks to your blog!
(I've passed it on to everyone who has a plant ID question)
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Before I write about the Dallas Stars recent home stand, I would like to welcome you to my blog that will entilted "Texas Ice Hockey Expert". This blog will feature ice hockey news, commentary, and features from players, teams and leagues from around the state of Texas.
The Recent Dallas Stars homestead which ended Sunday with a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. That was the teams 5th stright home loss, something that the Dallas Stars have never done in their team's history in Texas. Currently the Dallas Stars sit in 11th place in the Western Conference and would be out of the playoffs. The good news is that with the very tight race in the Western Conference, they are just 2 points behind the Anaheim Ducks for 8th place, but are just 4 points ahead of Los Angeles which currently sit 13th place. This is imporant because they are going to play both teams along with the San Jose Sharks on their California road trip comming up this week and if they contuine this slide, they could find themselves falling behind this tight pack which the gap between 5th place (Vancouver) and 13th Place (Los Angeles) is only 11 points right now.
They recently acquried Montreal Center Steve Begin (Pronunced Bay Zhin) in exchange Dallas Stars Defensemen Doug Janik to help with their offense, he's a pretty fast guy but the Stars needed to get someone to help out on the PP Espically with Brad Richards out. With about 20 games left in the season, the Stars need some offensive fire power with Brendan Morrow, Brad Richards, Landon Wilson, and Sergei Zubov are all out with injury with Morrow and Zubov basically done for the season, even though Morrow could be back if the Stars make the Playoffs.
Here's a story from the Dallas Stars Website regaurding Steve Begin: www.dallasstars.com/team/app?articleid=411356&page=NewsPage&service=page
Marty Turco finnally got a rest on Sunday, but backup Tobais Stephen basically did no good to help the team in his first start since mid December. Stephen has only played in 8 games this season and only has 1 win in his 8 starts and has a very weak 3.47 GAA and a .878 SVS% which will not cut it in the NHL. This is an area that the Stars need to look at come the offseason because Stephen is already 25 years old and is not living up to when he was the Stars 2nd round draft pick back in 2002. Turco needs to step it up if the Stars are going to have a shot at the playoffs this season, however, with the deep hole they dug early in the year and with the Sean Aver Situation with that being a horrible nightmare. They played extremly well in December and January, but after the All Star break was when the injury situation started to happen. This hole may just be too deep to come off and don't be surprise if they find themselves planning an early off season come April. I do think they can still make the playoffs, but they need to end this losing streak against the Sharks tonight to do it, if they don't play well in California this week. You could put their playoff hopes on ice for this season.
In the Central Hockey League, with about just 2 and half weeks left in the Central Hockey League Hockey Season. Serveral teams from the Lone Star State are looking towards post season sucess. The Texas Brahmas are currently on top of the Southern Conference with 79 PTS from 55 games (37-13-5) and with a 7 point lead over the Odessa Jackalopes with 72 points and have clinched the Southwest Division title with 9 games left (33-16-6). Down the Southern Conference Standings, the Laredo Bucks are sitting good in the #3 spot while the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees in the 4th seed of the Southern Conference. Even the Corpus Christi Icerayz are battling it out with defending league champion Arizona Sundogs for the 5th and final playoff spot in the Southern Conference. The only team currently not in the playoff race is the Amarillo Gorillas who are currently in the bottom of the Southern Conference. If the Corpus Christi Icerayz make the playoffs, it would be all Texas teams in the Southern Conference when the Central Hockey League Playoffs begin in late March.
The Scoring Race is pretty much over in the Central Hockey League where Sebastien Thinel of the Odessa Jackalopes has a 9 point lead over teammate Dominic Leveille. The gap between 1st and 3rd in the CHL Scoring Race is 15 points where the Tulsa Oliers Jeff Christian currently has 68 points. Barring some great run in the last 10 games, Sebastien Thinel should be the CHL Scoring Title this season.
Playoff Format 10 teams make the playoffs in the CHL (top 5 in Both Conferences), the 4th and 5th seeds will start the playoffs in a best of 3 Play In where the Winner will play the top seed in the Conference Semifinals while the 2nd and 3rd seeds will play each other. Then the Conference Semifinal Winners will play each other for the Conference Championships, then the Conferences Championships will play for the CHL Preisdents Cup Championship. The format for the Conference Semifinals, Final and Presidents Cup are best of 7.
Here's the current standings with about 10 games left in the season.
Northern Conference
1. Colorado Eagles 80 PTS, 10 Games left
2. Mississippi Riverkings 77 PTS, 10 Games
3. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 74 PTS, 10 Games Left
4. Oklahoma City Blazers 71 PTS, 10 Games Left
5. Rocky Mountain Rage 62 PTS, 8 Games Left
6. Rapid City Rush 42 PTS, 10 Games Left
7. Wichita Thunder 41 PTS, 9 Games Left
8. Tulsa Oliers 38 PTS, 10 Games Left
Southern Conference
1. Texas Brahmas 79 PTS, 9 Games Left
2. Odessa Jackalopes 72 PTS, 9 Games Left
3. Laredo Bucks 66 PTS, 10 Games Left
4. Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 59 PTS, 10 Games
5. Arizona Sundogs 52 PTS, 8 Games Left
6. Corpus Christi Icerayz 51 PTS, 9 Games Left
7. New Mexico Scorpions 48 PTS, 9 Games Left
8. Amarillo Gorillas 35 PTS, 11 Games Left
Current Northern Conference Playoff Matchups
Play In Round
#4 Oklahoma City Blazers VS. #5 Rocky Mountain Rage
Conference Semifinals
#1 Colorado Eagles VS. Play In Winner
#2 Mississippi Riverkings VS. #3 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Current Southern Conference Playoff Matchups
Play In Round
#4 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees VS. Arizona Sundogs
Conference Semifinals
#1 Texas Brahmas VS. Play In Round
#2 Odessa Jackalopes VS. #3 Laredo Bucks
From the Texas notebook
For those of wondering about the Texas Stars which will make their AHL Debut next season, they website is now operarting. www.texasstarshockey.com has been up and running for a couple of months now.
Wichita Falls Wildcats captain Brett Hartung recently signed with the Bently College Falcons of the Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC). This is his 3rd season with the Wildcats playing in 62 PTS (34 G, 28 A) in 152 career games played for the Wildcats durin his time their. Currently Wichita Falls are in 3rd place with a 20-21-8 record which is good for 48 pts and have 9 games left this season.
Out of Texas
The Race for the RBC Cup is now underway up in Canada with league playoffs going on in 10 different leagues across the Canada. This season the RBC Cup will be in Victoria B.C. from May 2-10.
In the Major Juniors, the Regular season in a 3 Major Junior Leagues (WHL, OHL, QMJHL) will end on March 15 and the playoffs get underway on March 20.
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My Time at Portia enters Early Access on Jan 23rd 2018!
They are in character....nobody wanted to crash land and they are not enthusiastic about having to survive. I am actually amazed of the amount of audio and the quality of recordings for an alpha indy. Not just voices, turn down the music and listen to the grasslands.I really do not want to hear crowd sourced audio, nothing kills immersion faster than having to listen to different background noise in badly recorded audio. I don't care how enthusiastic an actor the fan voice is, you cannot overcome the painfully bad voice mic they thought sounded good on their tiny computer speakers. Being a fan does not make one an actor.This is also why I hate voice chats in character for RPG, hard for me to pretend you are the mighty wizard when your wife and kids are yelling at you to get off the computer, and I hear your air conditioning, dogs barking, and police sirens going off.


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Munsil wins primaryCongratulations are in order to Len Munsil for the solid victory in yesterday's primary.
Now the general is less than two months away. We need volunteers to help on lens's campaign. We need volunteers to help AZRTL-PAC distribute information on the sitting governor and to get some name identification.
And thanks to you all for voting.
While we did not get everyone we wanted in the state legislature, there were some good reports coming from Tucson where the members of the chapter put in a long day in support of Melvin, and Jorgeson for the state house and Graff for Confgress. For the latest check with www.azsos,gov or check our website at www.azrtl.org


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near Osceola
a nest in a cherry tree with
one broken blue egg
Late November, Cornelian cherries hang on the tree, attracting birds with their bright red color. I, too, am drawn to the clusters of vermilion fruit. And so I spot, through the branches bare of leaves, an old Robin's nest. In the bottom, nestled in the grass lining, one blue egg, pecked open, the remains of yolk lacquering the inside of the shell. Winter winds will blow the nest to the ground. Its crumbling contents -- mud, grass, egg shell, dried yolk -- will become mulch for the grass that will line another nest in the spring.


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I had a friend come over the other day. We have known each other for years and years... we were talking about exercising, as we have both signed up to do a sprint triathalon (NOTHING near the distances of a true triathalon) this August. She has recently been running. She asked, "Sara, do your feet get real ugly when you start running?" It took the briefest moment of my looking at her in disbelief for us both to burst into laughter, her realizing WHO she was asking such a question to and me pondering a day when my feet were ever NOT "real ugly"!!! =)
First of all, I don't ever really remember not being a runner... even when I was very young my mom even used to have me "go run around the house a few times" to burn off some energy (or just give herself a moment of sanity). But secondly...just look at these feet!!! I have actually had MULTIPLE people (complete strangers!) come up to me with sympathy and concern in their voice and ask "what happened to your little toe?" or "awwww..how did you lose your toes?"
My feet are...... well... this photo was after mowing the lawn barefoot...(not the safest thing, I know...mom, pretend you didn't read that) the green staining hides that the right big toe is purple from being squished...probably in soccer, but can't say for sure, I may have just tripped...My feet have been through a lot... I have had toe nails turn GREEN before falling off, I have had trainers drill into my nail to release the pressure of the blood build up, only to have them accidentally keep drilling into the flesh underneath the nail (ouch! and in case you were wondering, DOES cause an "old faithful" spouting affect), I I have hiked down mountains barefoot due to quarter size blisters on my heals, I have endured years of shin splints due to ridiculously high arches, I have stunned many with my ability to run accross black rock, walk on barnicles at the beach and even go days without putting shoes on.... I have often found myself ashamed and hiding my feet at those darned "shoes off" houses where everyone has BEAUTIFUL pedicures and polished nails (some even with gems adorning their nails or rings on their toes)...or catching another person's gaze as they see my feet out in the open and don't quite know what to say...you know...to the poor girl who had her little toes chopped off...
Believe it or not, these sandles are actually "flattering" to my feet... Birkinstocks, Teva's and the like...you can't even SEE ANY of my little toe! (You can FORGET about dress shoes/sandles! They highlight it the worst!)AND THEN you have my second toe that stands a full HEAD (I CAPS that because, really look, the tips of my toes are like ET's fingers with a ball at the top!) taller than the big toe...not to mention even the THIRD toe is longer than the big one... it was as if... as if... my little toes gave all their growing energy to the other toes.........so to my dear friend, Connie... a public response... "no, my feet did not get "real ugly" when I started running, they just always have been..." oh well, if I ever lose a pinky, I won't be completely outd'a luck!..


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First blog of the new year. Pressure. I was debating about making this post serious or lighthearted. Im going w both.
Ive been thinking a lot about myself since the end of December. Ive been thinking about who I want to become this year. I heard a sermon from Andy Stanley a while back and everyday these words come to my mind. "It is a mistake to decide what you want to do before determining who you want to be bc at the end of the day who you want to be will ultimately determine what you will do." Sometimes I get these out of order. His challenge brought lots of time and thought. Challenge: make a small list of character traits that you would want people to talk about at your funeral. Im probably taking this more seriously than I should but I have come up with 2 since the beginning of this month. After much thought on those 2 I have noticed a difference in the way I treat people. Try it.
One of my most favorite things is writing and receiving letters. or receiving and writing letters.
Ive been watching a lot of the Australian Open. I want to be like Federer. and wear bandanas all the time. I play a lot w my Vietnamese friend at school. He makes me feel like Im in the Australian Open. He could be if he wanted to.
Ive been working on a new kids book involving el guapo, my fish, and his tricks. It might win a lot of prizes. It might not.
I really dont like new semesters. Overwhelming. Especially for a person my size.
Music inspires me. A new song: Take Me Home by Phil Collins. Listen to it. Feel it. Its tangible.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Oh Oh it's magic.
First blog of the new year. Pressure. I was debating about making this post serious or lighthearted. Im going w both.
2 comments:
- LO! said...
This is the first blog I have read of yours since our Vball stardom days but I have decided to check for them regularly. I liked seeing you THREE times today AND you write so whimsically that I sat in my roommate's room smilling all by myself . . . like this :)
Keep writing.
- January 24, 2011 at 9:05 PM
- Peyton said...
Lo, you are so kind. Thanks for commenting. I always try and write regular but it only always lasts for a month or so. But for you, I feel its worth it. Good to see you too.
- January 24, 2011 at 11:29 PM


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As I drag myself into waking up this morning, I thought today feels just like any ordinary day. Just like any regular day, a cup of coffee with a few bites of bread/cake. It isn't like an extraordinary day when I feel like shouting "Good Morning" to everyone. Today, a smile and a hello would do. But then I sniffed a loophole somewhere and thought of several things I am thankful for over the past days.
There was no telling how I could ever pass that chemistry exam, but for some divine intervention, I did and somehow and in some way, I am filled with hope once again. Now I am in good energy to really rock my professor's world as I prepare for our third exam. My professor emailed me my score, and really, I find it thoughtful of him to have replied with my score even if i did not ask for it. Oh and I know how hard he tries to make us learn chemistry with ease if possible, but then I think the very concept of chemistry is just hard to imagine just as atoms are hard to fathom (atom-fathom-phantom-atom). I just need to learn where those electrons are coming from, and to which direction do they go when they're hungry? And why are electrons donated? why are they withdrawn? It's like they try to talk to me sweetly and comfortingly but that it's in a different harsh language and so I don't get to appreciate what it tries to tell me. I just wish chem and I gain a little chemistry so I understand him better.
And then there was my UPCM interview. It was also Kuya Herbert's deliberation day, and my mom had a hard time getting us both ready for the day. I think between the three of us, she was the most stressed. My brother and I debated who will have mom for the day. I won just because he's a giving brother, and he resorted to have dad with him instead (in spirit, of course). It was a marvelous day for us both. Well, i guess a semi-marvelous for me since I don't know the results yet. The interview caused me both anxiety and comfort, and now that it's done, everything is abandoned to Him. After the interview, my mom and I rushed to my brother's deliberation. He was the only student who had his family with him. We got there late. Jurors were already asking him. And can I just say, I'm so proud of my brother! He did very well. I was wondering where he got his answers to their questions, because during the preparation, it did not seem like he thought of those details. I must say, it was a suave delibs for him. He impressed everyone, and he deserves his award, Best Thesis.
And well the last thought I have in mind is how I'm thankful for a longtime friend. It's wonderful to have seen him mature and grow up to be that high-spirited young man. It was a rough start for our friendship, but who would have thought we'd be as good friends as we are right now. After all those drama and shiz, you finally grew a little humor in your stash. To you: Live your music well, sing your life with cheer and simplicity. And this drama, which i don't know why i'm doing, only wishes to thank you for being such a true friend. Really. Thanks, Dino.


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Wednesday, 7 July 2010
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A little bite of Amsterdam. Filming anything and everything. I tried not to use cliched backing music, but I think 'Tulips of Amsterdam' is going to make a comeback so I thought I'd get in with it quickly. Afternoons spent having tea and cake, evenings serenaded by accordion playing restaurant owners, climbing trees in vondlepark and wondering who was going to fall off their bike first.
The artist shop where Van Gogh probably bought his paints and pastels. Dutch doing green grocer ads. They do it nicely. Amsterdam supermarket equivalent. Is it right to want to buy food just for the labels? BREAKFAST. little bench friends.
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With Singapore's 50th birthday celebrations happening this weekend, I cannot help but feel so immensely proud to be Singaporean even though I am so far away from home. The thing is that while I may be becoming more "Swedish" as I learn the language, the culture, the way of life, there is still this Singaporeanness (is this a word?) in me that I feel like I will never lose. It makes me very happy to be able to say that "I come from Singapore, I am a Singaporean".
Yes life in Singapore can be stressful, it can be hectic, but I honestly believe that we have it good for us in so many ways that we almost take it for granted. Since I moved here, I have had the opportunity to interact with people from all walks of life.
In my Swedish class, I study with fellow immigrants and some of them can barely speak any English, some of them have been separated from their loved ones/spouses who are still stuck in their war torn countries and all of them had to give up everything that was "home" for them to start a new life in Sweden. It didn't matter if they used to be lawyers, nurses, butchers or goldsmiths back in their home country because now that they are in Sweden, they are all back in school to learn a new language to help them start a new life in Sweden.
Stories about war, about people's sufferings has always been a distant experience and only something I either read in the news or learn about in textbooks. I cannot say that I know what it is like now but after interacting and listening to the stories of the people who have experienced it first hand, it becomes so much more…real.
It has caused me to reflect and to recognise the many things that I have versus focusing on what I do not. Before I moved here, I must admit that I felt pretty anxious about having to leave home, about needing to stuff my life/home into three bags and after listening to the lives of my classmates, all my worries and fears feel so grossly trivial.
Many people who hear that I am from Singapore have so many good things to say about it. We didn't get to this 50 years of age as a nation by chance so in celebration of how far we have come, I want to be thankful for…
A home that is safe and peaceful – I am comforted by the knowledge that I can go home any time knowing that it will still be there and never having to worry about my safety even if I am out late at night.
A solid foundation in two languages – I am so thankful that not only is English our native language but the fact that we all grew up trained to be billingual. I cannot say that my Chinese is the best but surprisingly, thanks to the many years of education and (multiple) tuition lessons…the language is coming back with more use and practice in spite of the fact that I have hardly used it over the last few years.
A rigorous education system – We complain a lot about the high stress levels of studying in Singapore but on hindsight I feel like it has offered us a very strong foundation to face the tougher working world.
I write all this not because I want to feign patroitism but because from the bottom of my heart, I have learnt how blessed I am and if I could choose, I would still choose to grow up in Singapore in a heartbeat. To all my dear family and friends back home (and overseas), enjoy your long weekend!
Happy 50th Birthday Singapore!
p.s. Pictures from this post are from Singapore's 49th birthday celebration last year where I managed to watch the parade live with Jens, my oldest sister Jie and Caity.


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Political contributions
Democracy was lost in the last election. Advertising propaganda, paid for by the Koch brothers and others, bought the last election.
They wanted the Republican Party to control the House and the Senate. They convinced voters to vote for the party and not the man.
If this continues, we will have a feudalistic system of government, a mafia or a modern day Pied Piper form of government. Straight-line party voting is telling us whom to vote for and how to vote.
Voters should know about the person they are voting for, what that person believes and what he or she has done in the past, not just what party he or she belongs to.
We the people established the Constitution, and we should govern. Think outside the box, without the help of Fox or Koch.
Colburn Doyle
Violence, injustice
Though no one, of course, likes or can condone the wanton destruction of private property, let me remind everyone that violence is not always irrational. Often, violence is a rational response to perceived instances of extreme or excessive injustice.
It is the role and historic duty of law in America not simply to protect but to govern private property. The legal profession has consistently failed at this latter responsibility since before the Civil War, preferring to simply protect and insulate the interests of organized corporate capital from regulatory oversight.
If President Barack Obama cannot recognize these facts on the ground about violence and property, or if he pretends to know that the motives of those who enact violence or destruction of property in Ferguson, Mo., or Baltimore are not influenced by a justifiable sense of outrage, then it is because he is too dim or co-opted to do otherwise.
Dennis Weiser
Kansas City
Woman for president
I was very disappointed to read the letter from a senior at St. Teresa's Academy who said our nation was not ready for a female president and that we needed a "rest" from "racism and feminism" and other disruptions (5-25, Letters).
The writer's objection to Hillary Clinton's candidacy was not based on her qualifications or policy, but solely on gender. Wow.
Feminism is, by definition, the promotion of the political, economic and social equality of women. I have always thought that schools like St. Teresa's were inherently feminist because they are dedicated to preparing young women for achievement at the highest levels.
I sincerely hope this young lady's teachers and classmates do not share her views on this subject.
Julie Frickleton
Dear Republicans
It's started. Junior senators are coming out of the woodwork to throw their hats in the ring for the GOP nomination for president.
Here is your problem. Not one of them has the personality or credentials to unify a fractured Republican Party. Each has catered to some niche conservative constituency, whether that is right to life, tea party, libertarian, the Second Amendment folks or those fighting the immigration situation.
Collectively those groups could get you the White House, but given your current situation, it doesn't look good.
Here is some advice. Stop the political theater and sound-bite wars in both houses of Congress. Stop using the investigative power of Congress for political gain.
If there is an issue, go after it and get it done. Deeds not words.
Don't drag things out. Confront real issues with positive solutions.
Take a hint from President Ronald Reagan. Positive solutions instead of endless critiques, and make it public, be transparent.
If you want the White House, find commonality among all these groups, unite them. Stop eating your young.
And please, don't sell the candidate to the highest bidder. Stop disenfranchising voters by cuddling up to political action committees.
Rob Mikaloff
De Soto
Voter registration
In Kansas, 500,000 eligible people are not registered to vote. The highest percentage are young people age 18 to 24.
The schools do not keep records. When I talk to school principals, they explain that they teach civics and American history, so they must be doing a good job.
Their thought is that if they teach it, and the youth don't feel it's relevant, it's the young people's fault. Can you imagine a manufacturer who advertises and blames the public for not buying?
The governor and the secretary of state, whom I called, passed the SAFE Act, which, according to the secretary of state, caught 67 illegally registered voters.
They just can't be expected to do anything about more than 500,000 people who are not registered. They prefer to tax without representation. Call them and tell them, "No taxation without representation."
Christopher Roesel
Roeland Park
Recruiting terrorists
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought treason was a punishable crime (sometimes even by death).
We allow terrorist groups to recruit our citizens and children using the Internet. That has to be a crime against our country, but we permit terrorists to advertise their evil and persuade disillusioned people to join them to kill us.
Am I missing something here, or shouldn't it be blocked as a war crime?
It is treason against our country. God help us all.
Peggy Corlee
Kansas City
GOP, golden 1950s
People who think the Republican Party is stuck in the 1950s are correct. The Religious Freedom Act is from the Republicans. But the world and America are changing.
Major changes since the 1950s, led by the Democratic Party, include prayer removed from public schools, the war on poverty, no-fault divorce and legalized abortion. There are studies that show the negative effects of all of these on individuals and to society as a whole.
One major result of all of the above is the breakdown of the traditional family with both male and female parents in the home. Studies show that the emotional and monetary costs to society have been enormous.
These studies show that children from single-parent homes are much more likely to get involved in criminal activities, commit suicide or experience early, unwanted pregnancies.
Fathers are needed at home. Traditional marriage should be supported by our laws for the betterment of society.
The Republican Party recognizes that not all change is good for society and that America needs to repent and return to godly values and to the Constitution as intended to protect states' and individual rights.
At least we were a lot closer to that in the good, old '50s.
Ron Rogers
Benefit of unions
I've been told that relationships between two people who live together, or between employers and workers, are healthy relationships only when responsibilities and rewards are shared and when there is balance.
When one side has a weak voice in the proceedings, balance is lost. With balance, both parties profit.
When workers have a voice, as they do with unions that represent their side of the relationship, balance is maintained. If you as a worker do not support your union, you are not participating in that shared responsibility. You are shirking your responsibility.
Perhaps the "right to work" laws should be called the "right to shirk" laws.
Alma Rae Price
Kansas vs. guns
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and his ilk removed discrimination protections for state lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, refused Medicaid expansion so 150,000 citizens cannot get access to affordable health care and did away with state income taxes for most business owners, letting the burden of those taxes fall upon the employees in spite of a $400 million shortfall.
Now, instead of rectifying these errors, they set the state back another 100 years with this concealed carry with no background checks or training.
Are these legislators representing our best interests, or are they serving another master?
Val Pfannenstiel


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"Among core Republicans in the statehouse and beyond, there's not much regret over a renaissance that took them from Tillis being only the second Republican speaker in a century to holding super majorities and regularly flexing their power to override the governor's vetoes. Politically, the situation is so bad for Democrats that they are now defining success in next year's state legislative races not as winning, but as chipping away even a little at the GOP's dominance.Naturally, the interview at some point had to wade into Trump territory. Even though Tillis was quick to defend Trump amid the Gold Star controversies last week, he wouldn't say whether he's among the senators who, in Tennessee Senator Bob Corker's words, believe the president is on a path to "World War III."
Republicans could use a little of that North Carolina hardball in Washington, Tillis says. And as for complaints like those from his colleague Arizona Sen. John McCain, who cast his vote against Obamacare repeal as a protest against the way the bill was being rammed through without proper debate and review, Tillis blames the Democrats. "It's a very noble purpose, but it doesn't really exhibit any grasp of what's been going around here in terms of tactics used by the minority," he says of McCain's stand.


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There are times in life when a big surprise is enjoyable. A surprise birthday party, or winning the lottery – those are unexpected surprises that make life fun.
But other than a clean bill of health and confidence that verdict is correct, there are few conversations, results or events that take place through medical care that we want to be surprised by. In fact, the fewer surprises, the better.
Let's look at Nancy's experience. Nancy was diagnosed with hypertension - high blood pressure. Her doctor prescribed blood pressure medicine, carefully explaining that she would need to take one pill per day and that within a few weeks, her blood pressure would come down. Nancy left the appointment feeling like the doctor was taking good care of her.
What Nancy didn't realize was that the newly prescribed drug was very expensive. Then the pharmacist explained that hypertension was a chronic problem that would probably require Nancy to take medicine for the rest of her life. She was upset.
But she filled the prescription, paid the $45 co-pay, and took the pills as she had been instructed. A few days later, the skin on her feet and hands began to itch. It even kept her up at night. She called her doctor's office to ask if itching could be a side effect, and the nurse told her to use skin lotion. Not much help. Nancy stopped taking the drug hoping the horrible itching would subside and rationalizing that she would be saving herself more than $500 per year.
When she returned to the doctor a month later for a follow-up, he was very upset with her, telling her she should not have stopped the drug without calling first or making an appointment. In turn, Nancy was upset with her doctor because he had never mentioned that she would have to take the drug for the rest of her life, nor that the drug might cause her to itch and that his nurse hadn't provided a good solution, plus that $45 a month co-pay was too much for her.
The bottom line – one month later, Nancy and her doctor are upset with each other. Nancy is out $45 for a drug she didn't take. And most importantly, Nancy's blood pressure is still out of control.
What can we learn?
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The AUR Library has created a search bar plugin that allows you to search the AUR catalog from the search bars that are in your browser. Installation is very simple. All you have to do is go to the AUR Catalog Plugin Page and click on the link. It will automatically add the AUR catalog to your search bar.
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There normally are search bars in your browser where you can search, e.g. Google without having to type in the URL and to enter the search in the text box there. For example, the search bar in the following image will search Google for the word "open". Or, you can select "Yahoo" or "Ebay." (These are the default search engines) After you install the AUR plugin, you will see it added to the list.
There is a separate plugin to add the AUR catalog to the "Google Search bar." You have to look farther down in the list, though.
In both cases, enter your search terms, click "AUR Catalog" and you will be searching our catalog.
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Black Jesus Nativity Scene
Not the scene from the actual story, Click Here for full story
This is a comment I read regarding this story:
That is what happens when Caucasian,Anglo and Europeans paint their version of Christ in "their" image!..not the image of a Jesus born in a dark skinned region.
This is my Cultural Commentary on the story.
Interesting point, the doublespeak concept of a "Middle East" had not been invented yet and all of Ethiopia, including far North Africa, as the Greeks called it, had a majority population of traditional Africans, not the multi-ethnic Arab invaders of today.
I is remarkable that here in "A Merry Ca" many of my fellow Americans run around fat, dumb and happy oblivious to historicity.
We see pictures from Iraq in that region and the broadcasters tell us that it is 110 degrees in the shade, yet we still put nativity scenes in our houses of worship with snow falling on Jesus. Come on folks, we don't need history here a little geography would serve the thinking persons reality check very well.
I won't even bring up Jesus's description in the Bible, or the coin in the British museum with a picture of Justinian on one side and Jesus on the other. Jesus's ethnicity historically is less of a mystery then many would have us believe.
However, this is the holiday season and we must get ready once again for the onslaught of Culturally Poisened holiday movies, like Moses and the 10 commandments that will misrepresent the majority population and spiritual traditions of Classical African Civilization, Kemet (Ancient Egypt).
How should you think about this? You should start by asking yourself, what do I really know about this time in recorded history? Then ask some questions.


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Lost Vegas Hiway
This is the story of touring musician, Jeff Mix, who finds himself at the Gateway Motel, in the same city he got hitched in. That evening a gun shot rings out. Someone will lose their life. With so many shady people, the shot could be meant for any one of them. The prostitute, the motel manager, the mob guy, the conman, the mysterious man in search of a woman and her daughter.
Genre: Uncategorized
Actor: Gurf Morlix, Hal Ketchum, Jack Ingram, Jeff Mix
Director: Zohaib Latif
Country: United States of America
Duration: 60 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2017
IMDb: 6.2


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There are two sides to every coin. I respect ''sunson" for bringing this matter up in the open, but he must take ownership of the situation and accept his responsibility. He was driving the car and it is upon him to take utmost care while driving and ensure the safety of his passengers. The reaction of the dealer guys and the auto guy and the public is regrettable, but that is how it is in India. Maybe someone from this site who lives in Bangalore , or who is a lawyer should try and help "sunson" and help him sort out this incident to the satisfaction of all. To say that the dealer should keep quiet , when one of his demo cars has taken a toss at the hands of a prospective buyer is a lot of hoot. Witness what happened in Mangalore recently to a DZire at the hands of an irresponsible prospective buyer who was lucky to have escaped when he plunged the car into a river , due to his rash driving, which was established beyond a doubt. I hope this matter is resolved peacefully.Like "SLK" said, accidents don't happen on their own.
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Its good that you are safe and sound after this accident. The mob fury especially the auto drivers would have beaten you till you lie half-dead. Such are the scenes we see and hear in newspapers and tv channels nowadays.
As far as the car is concerned, why don't you think of buying this car itself and again claiming the insurance after you buy this car. I think this may suffice the matter instead of going through the real grind. If this option is already tried out, then it is better to consult a good lawer about your next action. But I feel you can also lodge the complaint about physical assult done to you by the dealer and this person needs to pay for this. No auto manufacturer will recommend to the dealer to beat the person if there is an accident. I would prefer to settle this out of court or if this is not possible, take the legal route.
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Susnson,i am really upset aafter reading this.Hope your injuries are not major.Wish you a speedy recovery.Appoint a very good lawyerand if you find any difficulty in the same sought the help of fellow bhpians.I really want to beat up the showroom guy who beat you.How could he touch you?
Accident happened during test drive is not a big issue.File a case against faulty car and manhandling aginst them.I am sure that law will take it seriously about a manhandlig an injured person that too in a police station.
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Note that the dealer could have gone about the financial/legal aspects in a civilized manner. That they didn't do that and chose to use force suggests that:
1. They were probably not confident of being in the right; maybe car was not insured, etc.
2. They wanted to take advantage of Sunson's probable mental/physical state and get concessions from him before he has time to recover and collect his thoughts.
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I think once the current issue is sorted, the dealer has to be sued for mental and physical agony this guy was put through. I wouldnt go near this dealer anymore.
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God bless you my friend. I hope all ends well and you come out of this without any more injuries - mental, physical as well as financial!
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I think all Bangalore BHPians should try to help out our fello BHPian. It could happen to anyone of us. You guys should come up with a unanimous view and decide on how things can at best be sorted with the dealer. Then, maybe walk up to the dealer or authorities. I doubt if 'Susnson' by himself and that too in his current state would be able to do the best...all by himself!
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I had a flat tire situation in the middle of a busy intersection in Chennai a couple of years ago and while i stood helpless in the middle of the road, no one traveling in a car stopped to ask if i needed help. Infact, they gave me dirty looks for impeding their way. It was a three working class guys who came from nowhere, stopped traffic , helped me push my car to the side of the road, waited for traffic to clear a bit and then got a guy who knew how to change tires to do the job. I paid the guy who changed the tire, but the three guys who helped me refused any money i offered. So, let's not be ready to find fault. Let us hear from 'sunson' how this matter pans out. I feel for his plight and i understand that accidents happen. But , if it was his fault, then he must admit and move on. If he is/has/was living in the US, he would agree with my view. That is my permanent place of residence.
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What a horrible Experience !! I am glad you are safe and nothing happened to you.
The Dealer's behaviour though is Unhuman. Instead of coming and asking you how you are, he starts beating you ( And you take the beating !!!! )
If I were you I'd make the Dealers life a living nightmare. I'd probably make sure his dealership would get cancelled. Automotive Companies have very strict guidelines for Dealers with Bad Behaviour ( I have had an experience wih Hyundai - I got a car replaced once - Don't ask how but I did, Long story )
Please get in touch with a few Political People & the Media and I am sure they will be more than happy to help you out. In todays Media Crazy world - people are looking for news. Give it to them.
Last but not the least - File a Police complaint against the dealer - Don't be afraid, They might be powerful people, but remember they are not the ' LAW '.
Keep us updated !! Cheers !! And one more thing, do not buy the car from him, buy it from someone else and make sure you tell the other chap why you are doing so. He will surely spread the word around.
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Sunson, tBhp will stand by you.
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@nicknite.I agree to the fact that testdrives should be more careful,butWhatever be the situation,beating up a guy when he is helpless and injured does not suits any civilised society.It has nothing to do with the country you are residing or your work pressure or class.It just shows that more and more are becoming like animals and predators who thinks monetary loss is the biggest loss.Why the public should take law into their hands?What right they have to beat up a hapless soul in the middle of the road that too injured and shocked?Whatever excuse you have ,this creepy behaviour its not justified.
And the dealer,who asked him to invite people for test drive first of all?Doesnt he know that there are chances of accident?he could have claimed insurance and any difference can be talked and setlled between them.Sunson is aperson from a respectable back ground and should be dealt like that.If i was in his place i would have given it back to the dealer by now.
Please dont justify the dealer.Even if its the drivers mistake,there are ways to resolve it rather than beating him up in front of his family.If this dealer doesnt know how to handle an accident situation proffessionaly he deserves not be in business.
I bought my swift from Bimal.Now i and people whom i know will never buy from there and i will tell them the reason too.They should understand its not fun to beat up some one.I think team bhp should convey its protest to the dealer.
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@sunson - How are you now? whats the latest update? You had mentioned dealer is going to take legal route...can you update us on that?
any bangy guys - if you know a good lawyer/media-guy/top cop, can you recommend/introduce him to sunson?
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My God!! What an experience. Im glad you are safe my friend. TAke care of yourself. And if possible, settle this out of court. Will save you the hassle of repeated court and police appearances. We'll pray to help you overcome this trauma. And all Team-BhPians from Bangy or otherwise, must boycott Bimal and spread the good word..
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According to a report Monday from Axios, President Donald Trump ordered FBI Director Christopher Wray to fire the deputy director, Andrew McCabe.
Why is McCabe still at the FBI?
The report says that Wray objected to the order and told the president that if McCabe were fired, he'd retire as well.
Since the administration was already under fire for jettisoning James Comey from the FBI, the report explains, Trump backed down from his order.
Axios reports that White House Counsel Don McGahn told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that it wasn't worth seeing Wray retire just to fire McCabe after Sessions told him how agitated Wray was over the proposed ousting of McCabe.
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To do this tutorial you must have some knowledge of PSP and Animation Shop.
This Tag was made using PSPX2 and Animation Shop. This tutorial is also copyrighted by Young at Heart Designs.
Im using the Beautiful work of Joel Adam. If you wish to use her work you must have a license to use her work before using her tubes.
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The awesome kit I used is called "Other Side of Wonderland" by Pimp'd Designz and it can be found HERE.
Template #79 by Scraps of Enchantment and can be found HERE.
Plug-in->Tramages->Pool Shadow
Plug-in->Eye Candy 4000->Gradient Glow
Font: Kingthings Willowless
I used shadow settings V3,H2, O50, B5, Color Black on ALL elements, layers, text and the tube except for the mask layer.
I also sharpened every element and tube I had to resize to get the quality like the original size.
OK Let's get started!!
1 Open Template and hit Shift+D (Duplicate the template)
2 Delete original template and then delete copyright.
3 Go to very first layer and right click on thumbnail.
4 Select New Raster Layer. Keep all settings the same and hit Okay.
5 Move the new raster layer down so it is the first layer.
6 Open, copy and paste as new layer the bracket mat from the kit.
7 Resize to desired size- use my example for reference.
8 Now open your choice of tube and move the tube to be the very last layer. Resize to desired size.
Move the tube to the center of the tag.
9 Click on your Halfcircle Layer.
10 Open, copy and paste your choice of paper. Resize to the size of the canvas.
I used: pp13
11 Now click on your Halfcircle Layer again.
12 Go to Selections->Select All->Float->Defloat
13 Then click on your paper layer that you just added.
14 Go to Selections->Invert and then hit Delete on your keyboard.
15 Go back to Selections->Select None.
16 Delete the original Halfcircle layer.
17 Click on your BlackRectangle layer and repeat Steps #:10-16 for this layer.
I used: pp12
18 After you need to open, copy and paster the swirl-01 element from the kit and resize to desired size.
Now position it similar to my example so it looks as if it is melting out of the Rectangle layer.
(This is if you used the same paper as I did)
19 Click on your GreyRectangle layer and repeat Steps #:10-16 for this layer.
I used: pp10
20 I left the LargeWhite Frame, FrameLeft and FrameRight white but I did add a dropshadow.
21 Now repeat Steps #: 10-16 for both GreySquareLeft and GreySquareRight.
22 I also left BlackSwirlLeft, WhiteSwirlLeft, BlackSwirlRight and WhiteSwirlRight how they were but added a dropshadow.
23 Open, copy and paste as new layers any elements you desire.
I used: book
Place the elmemnets where desired.
24 Go to your 1st layer which should be blank and get your paintbucket tool and floodfill white.
(You only need to do this if you plan on doing the animation)
25 Choose desired font and type out your desired text.
I used colors: Foreground: #b52b28
Background: #81c3de
I also used text size: 36. I also added Gradient Glow to the text at glow width 3 and color black.
26 Add Copyrights
27 If you are not doing the animation merge all layer, resize all layers to 500x500 and save.
If you are doing the animation follow these steps:
28 Go to your Halfcircle layer. Duplicate twice so you have 3 total.
Rename each Halfcirlce1, Halfcircle2 and Halfcircle3.
29 Go to your Swirl layer. Duplicate twice so you have 3 total.
Rename each Swirl1, Swirl2 and Swirl3.
30 click on Halfcircle1 and Swirl1 go to tramages pool shadow and apply these settings:
Click on Halfcircle2 and Swirl2 apply these settings:
Click on Halfcircle3 and Swirl3 apply these settings:
40-40-40-40-40-40- 124-124
31 X out Halfcircle2, Swirl2, Halfcircle3 and Swirl3 copy merged and paste in animation shop.
32 Back in PSP X out Halfcirlce1 and Swirl1. Un X Halfcircle2 and Swirl2 copy merged paste after current layer in animation shop.
33 Back in PSP X out Halfcirlce2 and Swirl2 and un X Halfcircle3 and Swirl3 copy merged paste in animation shop after the last layer.
34 Still in animation shop select all go to Animation->Frame Properties change to 25.
35 Save as a gif.
You are all done!!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. Send me the results!!!