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For ticket information: go to durhamregionaltheatre.com/drt-shows
Last winter audiences laughed and cheered at Jennifer Justice's dazzling original play, "Alice, a mad musical adventure." This year Justice's newest musical, "Brigid, the legend begins," will bring howls of laughter, gasps of suspense, and rousing ovations. The musical is a bold and breathtaking homage to the storytelling tradition, once our only form of entertainment and still the way we determine who we are, individually and in community.
Jennifer Justice began studying theatre more than fifty years ago; she has made her living on the stage and in classrooms, and traveled the nation as a "master storyteller." (Boston Globe) In 2016, the board of New England's longest running storytelling conference, "Sharing the Fire," named a scholarship after Justice, honoring her significant contributions to arts education.
Durham Regional Theatre is an intentionally multi-racial, intergenerational, not-for-profit theatre building community, character and careers since 2010. All of our plays tenaciously reflect the rich diversity of our community.
For a description of the play at its premiere production in 2014, read Cliff Bellamy's Herald Sun article, "Finding your story: DFT to present new musical." Written 2/6/14
A Play A Day 1: Amazing Tall Tales
Children's Theatre Camp 1: Ghosts*R*Us #6: Guardian of the Western Gates,
Sixth in the "Ghosts*R*Us" series written by Jennifer Justice
Teen Theatre Intensive
A Full-Evening of One-Acts from "The Best Short Plays in America" and "The Humana Festival" collections of outstanding, groundbreaking, mind-expanding plays
A Play A Day 2: Magic Moments
Children's Theatre Camp 2, Stealing the Magic Capes, From the Chronicles of Bob the Dragon, Second in the "Chronicles of Bob the Dragon" series written by Jennifer Justice
A Play A Day 3: Tricksters Around the World
At 927 W. Trinity Ave., Durham, NC
(Trinity Ave. Presbyterian Ch.)
Early drop off & after care are available by arrangement
A Play A Day, 1-week camps: $145 wk/$40 day
Children's Theatre Camps, 2-weeks: $300
Teen Theatre Intensive, 2-weeks: $300
REGISTER AT: durhamregionaltheatre.com/theatre-camps/ or with a check to DRT PO BOX 61894, Durham, NC 27705
DRT is an intentionally multi-racial, not-for-profit theatre, email@example.com, (919) 286-5717,
"A Play A Day" (APAD) campers start each day with some physical warm-ups and acting games. Then they hear a story told by "Master Storyteller" Jennifer Justice. For the rest of the day (except for fruit break, lunch and rest time) the campers turn the story into a story-theatre show and perform the show for a small group of family and friends at the end of each day. APAD campers may register for as many days as they wish, from one to all.
At DRT two-week "Children's Theatre Camps," campers play acting games, throw themselves enthusiastically into physical, imaginative and vocal theatre warm-ups, and find out what it takes to put on a show from auditions through rehearsals, set-design, creating costumes and props to the big finale of two public performances.
Students should have had at least one-year of reading learning in a school or home-school setting, and be able to follow-along in a reading of the script (with support from our teen teaching interns on the big words.)
"Teen Theatre Intensive" is designed for youths with a strong interest in theatre, at whatever level of experience. In two-weeks, Teen Intensive students take a full-length show from idea to performance for public audiences. Along the way they gain knowledge of the focus, commitment, and risk-taking that are involved in a professional actor's exciting work. Teen actors will find themselves growing in talent, skill and confidence. (No Cell Phone Use during Camp Hours)
DRT is Looking for People of All Ages Who Love to Sing
"Brigid, the Legend Begins," an original musical
Written with Lyrics & Melodies by Jennifer Justice
Director, Jennifer Justice; Music Director/Vocal Arrangements, Joy Harrell-Goff
All Music Produced & Arranged by Michael D. Jones, Sr.
What: DRT is looking for people of all ages to sing with the large chorus of an original musical. Some small peaking parts available. If you are interested, simply come to our first rehearsal and sing with the cast. (For a full description of the play, CLICK HERE and read Cliff Bellamy's 2014 Herald Sun article.
When: Thursday, January 5, 2017, 6:15 – 8:30 pm
Where: Auditorium of EK Powe Elementary School, 913 Ninth Street, Durham, NC
(Plenty of free parking on the street and in small lots)
How: It is easy, arrive with the cast at 6:15 pm and sing with the chorus – you may be asked to sing some scales for us to establish what parts you will sing.
Roles for: Chorus (Ages 7 yrs – adults)
Rehearsals: Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays: 6:30 – 8:30 pm and Saturdays: 12:30 – 3:00 pm.
Show Dates: Friday, Feb. 10 & 17, 2017, 7:00 pm
Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, 10 am educational matinee
Saturday, Feb. 11 & 18, 2017, 2:00 pm
Durham Regional Theatre is an intentionally multi-racial, not-for-profit theatre building community, character and careers since 2010. All of our plays include a multi-racial cast.
"Brigid, the Legend Begins," was written with melodies and lyrics by DRT artistic director, Jennifer Justice. It is an exciting fantasy set in pre-Celtic Ireland that was first produced by DRT in winter 2014. For a description of the play, CLICK HERE & read Cliff Bellamy's Herald Sun article, "Finding your story: DFT to present new musical." Written 2/6/14
In August 2010, DRT was a vision made real by the offer of space and students eager for acting classes and summer camps. We premiered our first original musical in 2011 and have been growing and fulfilling our mission ever since.
Now, DRT is in our 7th season as an intentionally multi-racial and intergenerational community theatre, making a place for exciting talent to grow and shine. Like all small 501(c)3 arts organizations, funding is a steady challenge. Here is a video https://youtu.be/rSLjgH0hXWM
of DRT shows along with an appeal to help us keep giving in the future. Enjoy it - and then send it to everyone you know. Help us reach our goal of $2,500 by January 1, 2017.
Jenny Justice, DRT artistic director
The fabulous cast of "Walk Two Moons" is halfway through our rehearsal process - working hard and having a blast creating a strong, exciting, funny and moving show for our audiences. Tickets are now on sale for DRT'S 7th season opening Main Stage show for general audiences (no children under the age of 9, mature themes) The show opens on Fri., Oct. 28 - Don't miss it. Go to durhamregionaltheatre.com/drt-shows and reserve your seats today!
A wonderful group of actors aged 13 - 60s showed up to read tonight at our first audition for "Walk Two Moons," Tom Arvetis' compelling and surprisingly humorous adaptation of the Newbery Medal winning book by Sharon Creech. When asked what the play is about, I answer with a paraphrase from a character in the play: a person has to have hope to survive all the suffering in the world. It is easy to find out about the plot - sparknotes.com has a fine summary and character overview of the book.
The 2nd round of auditions for DRT'S production of this honest and moving play will be this Saturday, September 10, 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm, at EK Powe Elementary School auditorium, 913 Ninth St., Durham, NC.
3 - Teen Girls, (can be as old as early 20s if can play 13) for leads and supporting roles
2 - Adult Women: ages 20s - early 40s for small and supporting roles
2 - Adult Males: ages 20s - early 40s for small and supporting roles
1 - Adult Males - aged 50s - 60s for a supporting role
Join us on Saturday - We are going to have a great time bringing a powerful play to life for our audiences. Warmly, Jenny Justice
The DRT Teen Conservatory 2016 has taken five of the best scripts from the original "Twilight Zone" TV series, and we're adapting them to the stage: designing and creating sound, lights, sets, costumes, as well as rehearsing for the full-length production - bringing our suspenseful, often frightening and surprisingly uplifting plays to life. Join us for the shows.
Each spring we invite volunteers to join us at our garage-loft costume shop to re-organize (unpack from the Main Stage shows and 8-week classes), sort, and repack our costumes and props in preparation for a very creative summer – You are invited to join us this season – and bring family and friends too –
Members of the DRT Costume Team will be here to show you what needs doing and how.
1) People that aren't great at climbing stairs and lifting heavy things, to sit and sort costumes from boxes and bags into piles for "repacking people" to carry away –
2) People that are willing and able to carry big plastic containers of costumes, maybe up and down stairs and help re-organize the loft storage space.
DATE: Sunday, May 22, 2016
TIME: Noon – 4:00 pm (Stay as long as you like)
PLACE: Yard behind 1025 Carolina Avenue, Durham, NC
CONTACT: email@example.com; (919) 286-5717
PLEASE RSVP to the contact address, so we'll know how much bottled water and treats to have for the DRT Spring 2016 Costume Shop Party.
I look forward to seeing you Sunday afternoon.
Jenny Justice
A new and exciting tradition is emerging at DRT Summer Theatre Camps. It helps fulfill our mission to mentor students into professional job skills.
One reason that our camps fill-up every summer is our fantastic volunteer teaching assistants/interns. The first summer that all our children's camps were full, in 2014, it was painfully clear that we also needed a mature, experienced, paid at some level, Assistant Camp Manager. The ACM would take over the crucial tasks of keeping up with daily administrative needs, supervising our teen teaching assistants, and generally supporting the Camp Director in any way necessary to keep our camps positive and exciting experiences.
The following summer, 2015, we held a public search and ended up hiring someone we already knew and loved. Our first Assistant Camp Manager was Korinn Jefferies, who had worked with DRT in the past as a volunteer teaching assistant and an actor on our Main Stage. Fresh from her first year in the musical theatre program at Howard University, Korinn was a perfect ACM.
And the tradition of training interns up to stipend level employees began. In 2016, the tradition continues.
Johanna has been actively involved with DRT since 2012. She has twice volunteered as a directing assistant/technical artist for DRT Main Stage productions (Watsons' Go to Birmingham – 1963 (DRT 2014) and The Mousetrap (DRT 2013.) For three years Johanna was a student in DRT summer theatre camps (children's and teen conservatory) and acting classes; the minute she was old enough, she began volunteering as a teaching assistant.
Johanna is currently a rising sophomore at Durham School of the Arts, where she is involved in the theater and choral program. This past year Johanna has worked on You Can't Take it With You, Arms and the Man, and Eurydice. She has learned new aspects of technical theater to go along with previous and continuing performance acting knowledge. One of her favorite shows to work on was Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl because she got to create stage makeup designs for all the characters. She is thankful and excited for the opportunity to work with Durham Regional Theatre and Jenny Justice this summer!
Only two camps still have openings for students (Children's Theatre Camp 1 and Teen Theatre Conservatory) and both are nearly full. Sign up today and join us for a great creative summer.
Yesterday DRT'S "A Play A Day 1" summer theatre camp 2016 filled up - the first to fill for 2016, but Children's Theatre Camp 2 has just one spot left open and the others are ... well, if you want to know how many registration spots are open at any of our fabulous 2016 summer theatre camps, just go to the summer camps page for the up to date number of openings listed under each camp date. And while you're there - grab a spot for your family - it's going to be a great creative summer!
Warmly, Jenny Justice, artistic director
Here's wishing your spring is also blossoming -
Warmly, Jenny Justice, DRT Artistic Director


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Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Low Information or just Low IQ ?
via Washington Examiner here > Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says 'Medicare for all' could be paid for by Pentagon waste
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested that "Medicare for all" costs be covered by money allocated to the Department of Defense.
The New York Democrat over the weekend referenced a Nation magazine report about problems with a Pentagon audit due to bookkeeping deficiencies, irregularities, and errors.
"In all, at least a mind-boggling $21 trillion of Pentagon financial transactions between 1998 and 2015 could not be traced, documented, or explained," the progressive publication reported.
"$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions 'could not be traced, documented, or explained.' $21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon. And that's before our premiums," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, citing the Nation article.
via Town Hall here > Backfire: How a Stupendously Ignorant Tweet From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Undermines Single Payer Healthcare
Before we delve into her new "argument," I'd like to make a point about why the conservative commentariat sometimes seems fixated on Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. First, she entered the national spotlight as a media fascination and darling -- a young woman of color who shook up the Democratic Party from the left by defeating an establishment fixture. She wasn't randomly plucked from relative obscurity by right-wing writers or pundits for sport; she was elevated by a mainstream media that loves covering, and sympathizes with, rising liberal stars. And please recall the DNC Chairman referring to her as "the future of our party." Second, because of the attention lavished upon her, she has built a massive online platform. Among the dozens of newly-elected Democrats arriving in DC to serve in the next Congress, Ocasio-Cortez has, by far, the largest social media following.
via Washington Examiner here > Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Impeach Trump now
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested Democrats, who take power in the House next month, should not wait to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump because "we have far surpassed" the "standard" that the Republican Party used to impeach former President Bill Clinton.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., during comments to reporters Friday on Capitol Hill, was asked if seeking impeachment is premature. "Not to me," she replied. Democratic leaders during the 2018 campaign sought to play down the prospect that they would try to remove the president from office.
Ocasio-Cortez also said a plea deal reached by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and special counsel Robert Mueller buttresses the case the Trump should be impeached. Cohen admitted to making false statements about the timing of discussions surrounding the "Moscow Project," an effort by Trump to construct a tower in Russia's capital.
"I've been supportive of impeachment for some time now so I think it just adds to the case," she said. "I mean, it's just, this is ridiculous. This is outrageous. In 1998, the entire Republican Party decides to impeach Bill Clinton over what standard? And the fact that they have to raise that standard to go above and beyond."

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Britt Julious is a writer and researcher based in Chicago. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, and This Recording, among others. A champion of the underdog, she frequently blogs about emerging artists and weirdos with guitars at her blog, Britticisms.
I am not unlike a new corporation or business. My goal at age 23, nearly two years out of college, is to "establish" myself, to finally ground myself in my goals and move forward from there, eager and forthright.
I remember my mother's and aunt's stiff jackets with power shoulders that cut through the air, the riff raff, and the obstacles they would face as young Black women in a society trying to re-establish itself as forgiving of faults and tolerant of others. I hold this ethos to be true today as I try to gain a foot hold on maturity.
Power and confidence are fleeting but necessary. Post-college, I find them in a writing assignment, a compliment from a friend, and strangely enough, the shoulders of my clothing, my "face-forward" first impression in society. Last year, I purchased this linen beige blouse from a vintage store in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. It is a pseudo-Victorian statement piece of unusual proportions. A small button and a snap closure keep it in place. It cuts short in the front and fishtails in the back, a mullet blouse for the millennial young woman. And the shoulders—thick, puff, and abnormal—announce their arrival.
To wear this blouse, one must know their place, and reject it. One must know their place, and know they can and should move beyond it. What I'm saying is that this blouse gives me confidence; it pushes me forward when I would otherwise choose what is safest and easiest. If I must find confidence in myself and in a piece of clothing—literally just pieces of cloth stitched together to cover what is my only true lifelong possession in the world—then so be it. This blouse and I are going places; good places, I assume.


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French Army Saves Lebanese Expats in Abidjan
"We saw a helicopter in the sky, we called for help and the soldiers picked us up" in Ivory Coast's embattled economic capital Abidjan, a rescued Lebanese woman said after being flown to Senegal.
The woman, who declined to give her name, said that she and seven rescued members of her family had been trapped by heavy fighting and also at the mercy of looters.
"There were eight of us in the house. If it hadn't been for the chopper," all of them would still be in danger in Abidjan's Deux-Plateaux-Vallons, a residential part of the Cocody district, said the woman's husband, who gave his name as Ahmed.
Because of roadblocks manned by armed men and unidentified snipers in Cocody and on the bridges crossing the Ebrie lagoon, Ahmed said, "nobody can make the trip" to the French military base at Port-Bouet, near Abidjan's airport, where hundreds of French nationals and other foreigners have gathered in the past week.
Before the arrival on Monday of French soldiers, "we were in the house 24 hours a day, for four or five days," Ahmed said, adding that this was the fate of thousands of people still trapped at home in Abidjan, at the mercy of looters and sometimes with no food, water or electricity.
Another Lebanese man, asking not to be named, said the looters were "armed people, on 4x4s and pick-up trucks."
There was no indication whose side they were on in the battle between supporters of would-be president Alassane Ouattara and fighters for Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to acknowledge that he lost an election last November.
The looters "want money and goods (and target) everybody, but most of the stores raided belong to Lebanese traders. There were thefts everywhere, in houses, cars, businesses, shops, everything," said this strongly built man, who added that he had been in Ivory Coast for 14 years and regarded it as his "second country."
He lived in Zone 4, a part of the Marcory district renowned for its shops, restaurants and bars, and home to many expatriates. He left Abidjan for Dakar in Senegal Tuesday night with all the members of his family on a French military flight carrying 70 people.
Many Lebanese are currently staying in a hotel on the northern outskirts of the Senegalese capital.
"The French army gave out an emergency number, we called it. After some time (the soldiers) came to find us. There were several of us, Lebanese, French, a mixture. If the French had not come to get us, it would have been a catastrophe," said the burly Lebanese. "We don't know how to thank France for that."
Among the half-dozen of his compatriots lying under parasols at the side of the hotel pool, the accounts of events are all fairly similar and the gratitude to France is heartfelt, but not without a certain bitterness because of the turn of events in Abidjan.
After 10 years in Ivory Coast, "I will be leaving for Lebanon because of my children," said Ahmed, looking at his small daughter.
But he plans to return to Abidjan some day. He was there in 2002, during the foiled coup against Gbagbo that left Ivory Coast partitioned, with pro-Gbagbo forces in the south and rebels who today back Ouattara holding the north.
"Today I pray for Ivory Coast, that everybody calms down, that everyone comes out of it okay and gets back to work," Ahmed said.


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Meet Clair McLafferty, author of "The Classic Craft Cocktail Recipe Book." Clair considers herself a whisky geek. She had an interesting entrance into her mixology career. She will be making her favorite go-to summer drink - Pimm's Cup.
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
For a really long time I have been envisioning making a bird feeder that will keep the squirrels out. When I took the grid unit apart a light bulb went off. I put the sides together with plastic wire ties, except one side that I left loose so that I could lift it to replenish food. It needed to be locked closed to keep the squirrels from opening it. Squirrels are smart little devils! I had a hard time finding something to keep the door closed tight enough so that the little buggers couldn't open it and crawl in. After trying many hooks and loops and all sort of stuff, I came across some old key chains from the 70's/80's. The ones they had before someone decided that we needed the round ones you can never open. That did the trick!!
Now we call this feeder Circus Squirroleil.
I outsmarted the squirrels and now Terry is laughing at them instead of B****ing about them!
I edited this post because I didn't mention that I keep a platform feeder full of the same seed that's in the "cage". The squirrels can eat all they want, but they just want to get into that feeder!!
12 comments:
- Beedeebabee said...
You are such a clever girl Carol! I have such a soft spot in my heart for squirrels but I know what little piggies they are at the bird feeder. They always lift the top off of mine and sit inside, happily stuffing their cute little faces! Your invention looks like the perfect solution. "Circus Squirroleil"...what a hoot! Have a fun weekend watching the acrobatics! xo
- April 5, 2014 at 7:43 AM
- Timaree said...
And the birds don't mind fitting through the squares? I take it the squirrels can get food elsewhere? Someone in my neighborhood must be feeding the squirrels because I find an occasional peanut shell in my yard. I don't favor feeding them although if we don't have any natural habitat for them something has to happen. I live where a lot of people have gravel front yards and dirt backyards so it's pretty tough for the wildlife. Right now birds are eating my grass seed patching! I don't appreciate that but the seed should have sprouted already and hasn't. Suddenly we are having more winter than we did all winter!
- April 5, 2014 at 11:46 AM
- Carol- Beads and Birds said...
The squares are 2" sq so nuthatch, chickadee, sparrows, titmouse and other small birds go in and out freely. I have other feeders up for the larger birds and have quite a variety visit every day.
- April 5, 2014 at 1:45 PM
- Momma Bear said...
haha! you've rallied against the "rotten Rodents"! good for you!
It took us a long time to figure out where under the leni to hang our bird feeder so it was safe from their depredations. I have discovered they don't like the feel of Styrofoam and shoved a 2' long piece in the rafters
on one side they try to get around it and one tried to eat it but they don't seem to like the "squngie" feeling of it, ha!
- April 5, 2014 at 2:06 PM
- Carol- Beads and Birds said...
There is a lot of entertainment going on at our feeders!
- April 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM
- MeOfCourse said...
Very clever Carol.it's good that the other birds are being fed as well. have a great Sunday.
- April 5, 2014 at 8:03 PM
- jinxxxygirl said...
OH i miss my bird feeders and bird bath Carol! I need to make an extra effort to get the one i have up and running. What a genius idea you had to keep the squirrels out! I'm so glad you still feed them elsewhere. I just love them. We had a couple at our house in TX. I had a shallow bird bath and on hot Texas days he would lay in the bird bath flat on his belly with water up to his chin in the shade of the pecan tree. What a life. :) Hugs! deb
- April 5, 2014 at 8:48 PM
- CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMS said...
Very creative bird feeder. Hugs judy
- April 5, 2014 at 9:39 PM
- Jan said...
Great idea! You should sell those. I feed a bazillion birds and squirrels and chipmunks here too. It has gotten to where I just broadcast most of the seed on the ground so the varmints....I mean, the cute squirrels can't sit and hog the whole feeder. I also have a few hanging feeders that only a couple of squirrels have figured out how to reach. It is always a challenge. But I don't mind feeding them all.
- April 5, 2014 at 11:10 PM
- Lynn Stevens said...
Genius Carol, We only get a couple of squirrels right now but I'll have to remember that in the future just in case. LOL
Hugs Lynn
- April 6, 2014 at 12:06 AM
- Jeanna said...
Great idea Carol! I love this feeder...we have such a time with squirrels also. Erg!
- April 6, 2014 at 2:57 PM
- Magpie's Mumblings said...
Squirrels are such cute little critters, but they are so destructive. They would empty our feeder in under a day...after climbing up three stories of brick wall to get to our balcony. The management painted the brick which seems to have defeated most of them and we've only seen one over the winter. There are lots that wait on the ground underneath the feeder hoping the birds will drop something their way.
- April 7, 2014 at 6:19 PM


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Author's Note: Written for the prompt "Romano taking Spain clothes shopping with Italian fashionista action." on the APH Fluffathon Challenge over on Livejournal. Please review~!
The Life And Times of Dating An Italian Fashionista
"What are you wearing."
It wasn't really a question, but Spain turned to address Romano anyways. "Do you like it? I decided that I really needed a new suit for meetings. My old ones were getting kind of worn out in places."
Romano was surprised Spain had even noticed. Spain was oblivious to just about everything and clothing was definitely not an exception. He hadn't minded the old suits, however. Or, to be more precise, he hadn't been so bothered over them that he'd waste time on making scathing remarks about them when there were so many other dumb things about Spain that he could make scathing remarks about. Despite the worn bits at the elbows and knees, the suits were good, classic cuts, from strong Italian fashion houses, and in colors that suited Spain. Romano had been with Spain when he'd bought the suits, so he'd made sure of it. Not that he really cared how the idiot dressed, but it was embarrassing when Spain showed up to meetings looking like... well, like this.
The suit was in the right size at least, or so Romano thought. It was difficult to tell since the suit was such an unflattering cut. It fit around the shoulders and the waist just fine, but the pant legs and the sleeves were just a bit too long and there was something about the jacket that made Spain look like a giant block person with no shape or definition. Not that Romano paid any attention to Spain's ass, but the pants even made Spain's ass look terrible. It was an amazingly terrible suit.
"Burn it."
"What? But I just bought-"
"Burn it. It's creepy and ugly and why did you buy a purple tie and wear it with a brown suit? Why did you buy a brown suit in that particularly awful shade of shit brown in the first place? Burn it now, idiot. We're going shopping."
Spain had just enough sense to look worried at those ominous words. "Shopping? Romano, if you don't like this suit, I can just return it and get a new one. I kept the receipt. They had a whole bunch of great suits like this one. I'll just find a different one!"
"Don't bother," Romano said. He manhandled Spain until he could peek at the label on the back of the jacket. "Zara? Are you serious? You're wearing a suit from Zara? They're like the fast food version of fashion, and you think it's okay to wear that to a world meeting? You're supposed to be looking professional! Zara doesn't say professional. Zara says 'I'm a lazy bastard who likes to get my shopping done fast with as little effort as possible, and also, I'm colorblind.'"
"Where does it say that?" Spain asked, straining his neck to peer over his shoulder to the back of the jacket, as if expecting to see it written there.
Romano hid his eyes with his hand and groaned. He wasn't sure if Spain was being dumb on purpose to get him to laugh, or if he really was that dumb. Either way, it was going to be a long day trying to get this idiot into something presentable.
Of course they were going to do their shopping in Italy. As a matter of pride, Romano decided to avoid Florence (which was outdated anyways) and Milan, in favor of Rome's Via dei Condotti, which was his favorite place to shop anyways. Spain, of course, liked it because it had the Piazza di Spagna and random things like the metro station named after him. Spain was an idiot, but at least he was easy to please. There were lots of big cafes, but Romano didn't waste time with indecision and went straight to the crowded Antico Caffè Greco, an old favorite. From there, they made their plan of action.
It wasn't at all like a date, Romano told himself as he stole the last few bites of Spain's tomato and mozzarella sandwich. Italians took fashion very seriously, and he would need sustenance. Just because he and Spain had technically started being almost kind of not quite but maybe sort of more than friends, not that it was his idea or that he liked the bastard or anything... Just because he and Spain were like that now didn't mean that every time they went out together had to be a date.
"Prada first," Romano said decisively. "Hopefully we can get most of what you need there." Romano decided not to add that Spain looked really nice in Prada because the idiot would probably take it as a compliment when Romano clearly just meant that Prada was such a fantastic fashion house that they even managed to make a dumbass like Spain look halfway decent.
"Last time you said Armani was the best place to shop," Spain said. "I liked those suits. Can we go back there?"
"No," Romano snapped. "Armani sucks. I hate Armani. I gave all my Armani suits to Veneziano, which is probably just fine with Armani because all Armani could talk about last year was how much fashion in South Italy sucks in comparison to North Italy and that Rome should stop trying to be a fashion capital when Milan is already doing such a good job of it."
Spain wrapped his arms around Romano. "I'm sorry Armani hurt your feelings," he said sincerely.
Romano shoved him off. "They didn't hurt my feelings," he said. "They just made it clear what they thought of South Italy and so I decided to hate them back."
Spain smiled at Romano's adorable pouty face. "Okay, Romano!" he said cheerfully. "If you don't like Armani, then I won't like them either. You're the fashion expert, after all!"
Romano rolled his eyes. Spain was such an idiot. "Come on. Let's get to Prada."
The Prada store was a long, tan and white building with huge storefront windows displaying headless mannequins in expensive suits. Romano dragged him in and completely ignored the racks and the mannequins and just stood there, tapping his foot and looking impatient. Within seconds, a sales associate was at their side.
"Signore Vargas," the associate said, with a wide, practiced smile. "Welcome back. Is there anything we can to do to assist?"
Romano shrugged. "Try to make this idiot look decent, alright? Nothing from the Spring 2011 collection. I hate all the boxy shapes and the candy colors would look dumb on him. Just something classic and professional."
The sales associate's eyes ran up and down Spain more than was probably necessary, before he darted off to find something appropriate. He came back in what seemed like an impossibly short amount of time carrying what seemed like far too many clothes, and led the way past low wooden tables, huge glass walls, and mannequins wearing far too little until allowing Spain into a small room with a modern looking cream couch and white walls with enormous mirrors mounted on them. About a third of the room was curtained off with plush looking cream curtains that matched the couch.
"We've redone the fitting rooms," the sales associate said. He gestured at the lights. "We fixed those to better represent sunlight, and we opened things up more, so that you can better see how the garment moves on your body and have someone in with you."
Romano nodded. It was a nice improvement, but he was still jealous over the SoHo and Beverly Hills dressing rooms, which were outfitted in the latest technology, with computerized call systems and camera mirrors and, Romano's favorite, walls of glass that you could turn opaque while you changed outfits, then reclear to show off what you tried on. Of course, knowing Spain, he'd probably accidentally make the walls clear partway through changing, or something equally dumb. Romano's face turned a slow pink and he tried to erase the very nice - not that ihe/i liked them, of course - mental images that accompanied that thought.
The click of a door behind him stirred Romano out of the thoughts that he was trying his best not to think. "Which one first?" Spain asked, holding up a black suit with pale pink pinstripes consideringly.
"Not that one," Romano said, rolling his eyes. "I told him to stay away from the candy colored stuff."
"But you always look so cute in your pink shirts! If I wear this, we'll almost match!" Spain said. "Here, let me just try it on."
"No!" Romano snapped. "I refuse to be mistaken for one of those matchy-matchy stupid couples that go around all color coordinated."
"But it'd be adorable!" Spain said. He began taking off his pants and Romano's argument short-circuited.
"What are you doing?" Romano squeaked. It was a manly, angry squeak, Romano reassured himself.
"Trying on the pants," Spain said as his khaki pants hit the floor.
Romano covered his face with his hands. "Not with me right here!"
"Well, this is the fitting room, isn't it?" Spain said. "And the salesperson said that they're made for lots of people being in here, so it's alright."
Romano attempted to shove Spain into the curtained off area. Spain, idiot that he was, was too confused to comply. "It's not like we've never seen each other naked before. Why are you getting so upset? Just last night-"
"Because I said so!" Romano said, attempting to hide the blush on his face in Spain's shoulder, pushing again to get Spain to the back of the room so that he could draw the curtains and block Spain from view. He'd forgotten that Spain's pants were still around his ankles, however, and his own foot ended up tangled in Spain's pants and the next thing either of them realized, they were on the thankfully plush carpeted floor.
Romano froze, staring at Spain below him. Spain stared back, smile growing. He wrapped his arms around Romano's neck and pulled him down for a kiss, then another. "You're cute," Spain said, after the third or fourth kiss.
"You're... not terrible," Romano muttered, turning his face up so that if Spain wanted to kiss him again, he could. Spain did exactly that, pressing another quick kiss to Romano's lips. Romano buried his face into Spain's shoulder again, not to cover his blush, but to cover the tingling smile that was threatening to break out over his lips. Stupid bastard, always making him do embarrassing things.
There was a polite knock at the door. Romano startled, remembering suddenly that he was on the floor in a Prada dressing room, which was pretty high on his impressively long list of places that it was inappropriate to cuddle Spain.
"Excuse me, Signore Vargas?" the sales attendant's voice came through the thin door as Romano struggled to stand up and disentangle his legs from Spain's legs and Spain's pants. He tripped again, landing hard on Spain, who let out a pained whoosh of air as Romano's weight forced all the breath from his lungs. "Signore Vargas?" the sales attendant repeated, sounding concerned. "Are you and your friend all right?"
"We're fine. What do you want?" Romano snapped, harsher than he'd really intended. He normally tried to be at least moderately polite to his own people, but as anyone who knew him, politeness wasn't something he put much effort into even at the best of times.
"I just wanted to know if there was anything I could take back, or find in another size?" the sales assistant sounded nervous, and it made Romano feel a little bit better to know that he could intimidate impeccably dressed Prada sales assistants.
"Come back in five minutes," Romano said, finally pulling himself free of Spain. "And you, try something on. I told you to skip the pink pinstripes. Just try on the black with the charcoal pinstripes." Romano flushed bright red again and took a moment before getting the next part out. "...I like you in pinstripes. Just not pink ones! Now go."
Spain gave Romano a blinding smile and disappeared behind the curtain. By the time the salesperson came back, Romano had a stack of discarded and rejected suits to give him, and a line of hangers with suits that he planned on Spain buying. As the salesperson carried them out to the check out station, Romano noticed that a lot of the sales associates were looking at him and Spain. Nothing unsubtle. Just... looking. They kept sort of glancing at him out of the corners of their eyes and it was driving him nuts.
Spain caught Romano's glances and disgruntled frown. "It's okay," he said, offering up a reassuring smile. "They probably just think we had sex in the dressing room or something."
Romano's frown deepened into a scowl. He reached for Spain's hand, not because he liked holding the bastard's hand, and definitely not because he was embarrassed and needed some reassurance from Spain. Nothing like that. He just wanted to make sure Spain didn't get lost. It was a pretty big store.
His hand met air.
Romano turned, half-expecting to see Spain wandering aimlessly around the store, making dumb comments about fashions he didn't know anything about, but instead he was holding up a moss green-brown coat, looking contemplative. It was a nice coat. It was dramatic, massively flared at the waist with thick lapels, thick cuffs around the sleeves and black military buttons. Romano bit the inside of his cheek hard. That was a beautiful coat.
"Hey, Romano!" Spain called, his voice seeming much too loud for the muted, professional store. "Look what I found! Isn't it neat looking?"
On one hand, Romano didn't like it. It wasn't a featured part of the 2011 collection. It was what was called a reaction piece. Prada heard that Dolce and Gabana were really pushing the military theme, and so they put out a few military styled coats just to compete with the Dolce and Gabana ones.
On the other hand... that was a really nice coat
Spain brought the coat to Romano and slid it over his shoulders, chuckling as he tried to help Romano into the sleeves. Romano scowled and pushed him off. He stuck his other arm into the sleeve himself and pulled the coat into place. It fit really, really well. The cut was pure Prada menswear at it's finest, all strong lines and bold accents.
Romano looked up at Spain, and much to his frustration, he could feel a blush making its way across his cheeks.
"It matches your eyes," Spain said with a slow smile.
Before Romano could comment on how that was almost really sweet, Spain continued.
"And it looks kind of like the jackets I used to wear in my pirate days! I always looked so cool back then!"
Romano wanted to facepalm. Spain had his moments, but they were mostly accidental. "Come on, idiot. Let's get this stuff paid for." He pulled the coat off and held it tight, clearly intent on purchasing it. He almost turned to move towards the cash registers, before Spain's smile caught him in his tracks. That stupid smile, with it's white teeth and little dimples in the corners.
"Damnit," Romano muttered disgustedly before taking a step forward and planting a quick kiss on the corner of Spain's mouth. "Stop looking so..." Adorable. "Idiotic."
It wasn't often that Romano initiated kisses, and Spain's mouth grew even wider. Instead of cooing over how cute Romano was, however, he laughed.
"What's so funny, bastard?" Romano asked, his cheeks going pink once again.
"I was just thinking about the salespeople," Spain said. "You probably just convinced them that they were right about us having sex in the dressing rooms."
Romano's face went from embarrassed pink to mannequin white to bright, furious red in what must have been record time. He opened his mouth to say something, snapped it closed, and turned on his heel and stomped off in the direction of the cash register. Spain just grinned and followed after.


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Letters to the Editor
LETTERS Netanyahu, oil, UC, pensions, Curtis Park
Netanyahu can't fool us twice
Speaker John Boehner's recent invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress regarding American foreign policy is at once underhanded and wrongheaded. By usurping the executive branch, currently in multinational talks with Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran attempting to reach agreement on substantially limiting Iran's nuclear program, Boehner jeopardizes these efforts at a critical time.
Netanyahu will undoubtedly advise Congress that Iran is on the brink of a nuclear bomb and can be stopped only by harsher measures, including war. His history of lying about similar claims and Israeli intelligence regarding Iraq in the lead-up to that disastrous war is well-documented. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me … well, ya can't get fooled again.
Netanyahu has no more business addressing Congress about Iran than other lying Iraq War instigators Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. Common sense says that you don't ask the guys who failed the last test to tutor you on the upcoming one.
Matt Harris, Sacramento
Carbon fee needed to protect Alaskan refuge
Re "Obama proposes making Alaska refuge off limits to drilling" (Page A1, Jan. 26): I applaud President Obama for proposing to designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area, thus protecting it from potential oil exploration and development. Wouldn't it be great if we could decrease demand for fossil fuels and protect one of the last places on Earth that has been undisturbed by humans?
A carbon fee and dividend with a border adjustment, as proposed by Citizens' Climate Lobby, would create the incentive to do just that by giving the market the price signal it needed to select the most climate-friendly way to produce energy. As the price of carbon increased, society would look to alternative forms of energy production as goods with more fossil fuels in their supply chain would become more expensive than goods with less. All of the money from the carbon fee would be returned to American households in the form of a monthly dividend.
Paula M. Danz, Los Altos
Drilling is political hot potato
Is Obama pro- or anti-drilling? From Alaska to the Atlantic, he has taken measures both to block and encourage oil drilling. As he publicly calls for preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which would prohibit any kind of oil and gas development, his Interior Department plans on opening up the Atlantic Ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling. While environment-friendly efforts are being made, efforts that directly oppose these advances stagnate our country in its obsession and dependency with oil and gas.
The long-term consequences of oil and gas development are common knowledge. If we want to avoid them, the first to do is for Obama to try to stay consistent.
Megan Ikeda, Sacramento
Seriously, UC?
Re "Divided UC regents table coach bonus policy" (Capitol & California, Jan. 23): What exactly is the priority for the University of California? To educate young people or feed its hungry bank account by giving ridiculous preference to its NCAA sports teams?
The institution is already being criticized about its increasing tuition rates, yet at the same time, the board has shelved a proposition to put restrictions on athletic coaches' bonuses. No wonder Gov. Jerry Brown is reluctant to give them a bigger budget. As a high school student who applied for admission to several UCs last fall, I just can't believe that coaches' bonuses are even on the agenda.
Katie Brown, Sacramento
Pension abuse hurts taxpayers
Re "Law enforcers make top dollar" (Our Region, Jan. 25): I must applaud safety officers with doing a fantastic public relations job in getting top-notch salaries and pensions. First, they use the emotional argument that law enforcement is one of the most dangerous jobs in America. (Federal studies show it is not in the top 10.) Second, using salary surveys is brilliant. The back and forth method of comparing salaries of other local law enforcement agency results in a spiraling up regardless to the actual danger of the job.
These abuses give a black eye to the rest of public employees and more ammunition to dismantle the public pension system. Seriously, does anyone really think that 53-year-old David Keyes is worth the $7 million he will get if he lives another 20 years?
Michael Santos, Antelope
Petrovich runs amok
Re "Competing views of Curtis Park Village rely on scare tactics" (Editorial, Jan. 26): I'm glad to see The Bee call Paul Petrovich out on his scare tactics in Curtis Park. I hope the city musters the courage to reject this mega-fuel station proposal immediately, as it undermines the goals of transit, bike and pedestrian-oriented infill.
I also wonder who is investing in this Petrovich project. Would they publicly identify themselves as he carries on in this manner? And when the dust settles, how will they fare? Petrovich has deeply insulted potential customers and potential tenants. It is becoming ever harder to see how this truly unique infill opportunity can be fully realized.
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Awkward Conversations Worth Having {And Why Sexual Abuse Prevention Matters to Me}/
Not long ago, an interaction between my 4 year old son and a friend of mine prompted me to write a blog post for Denver Metro Moms Blog, about Why We Don't Keep Secrets In Our House. Judging by the response, sexual abuse prevention is a topic that people care about, and for that I am so grateful. But had I known the post would go viral, I would have written more - more about where I'm coming from and more about what I'm aiming for in terms of sexual abuse prevention.
I would tell you why sexual abuse prevention matters to me. I am a survivor of sexual abuse and I know first-hand the long lasting and wide reaching pain that sexual abuse can cause. I am also a mental health therapist who has worked with countless kids and adults who are survivors of sexual trauma. Last but certainly not least, I am a mom. I love my boys with a fierce love, willing to do anything possible to protect them from being violated in any way, sexually or otherwise. These three roles I play, survivor, therapist, and mom, flow into a confluence of passion.
You see, for much of my life, I've been on the "after side" of sexual abuse, recovering from my own trauma and helping others to recover from theirs. And while I have known and witnessed the insidious nature of sexual abuse, I have also seen that healing is possible. People can go on to have healthy relationships and live joyful lives. But at the same time, I want to prevent it from happening to one more kid. I want to prevent it from happening to my kids. But the reality is, there is no full-proof plan that will guarantee the safety of my kids or anyone else's kids. I can't protect my children from everything and if I think I can, I'm simply living under the illusion of control {another post for another day}. But here's what I can do -
I can listen. I can listen to my kids, keeping the lines of communication open, creating space for them to talk to me about what's bothering them, big or small. I can believe them when they tell me someone did something that bothered them on purpose, rather than being so quick to speak and say, "I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose." I can say things like, "tell me more about that" and take the time to listen.
I can talk about it. I can use my voice to talk with other parents and people who supervise my kids; I can talk about it with my kids in an age-appropriate way, so as not to scare them or shame them, but simply to empower them to know that they are in charge of their own bodies; I can use my intuition and voice to speak up about something that doesn't seem quite right;
I can write about it. Writing often helps me to navigate my own thoughts and feelings and allows me to better articulate those thoughts with the people around me. I can share my experiences with others.
So, these are the things I aim to do. And here is a little example of how it looks for me:
Picture it, a handful of moms standing around on the playground watching their little minions run and climb and play. The moms are chatting it up, occasionally {or maybe not so occasionally} interrupted by a request for more snacks or to go to the potty. Their conversation meanders all over the place, discussing topics like sleeplessness, best preschools, natural teething remedies, the disarray of their houses, the lack of sex drive, their wishes for happy hour to be here sooner than later, when all of a sudden, one of the moms breaks in and says, "so…how do you all talk about body safety in your house? What things do you do to try to prevent the sexual abuse of your kids?" Crickets.
Who wants to be that mom? Well, I'll be honest with you, I do. I want to be that mom. And I'll tell you why. I'd like to start by telling you about my son. He has food allergies, of the life-threatening variety. We actually almost lost him once to anaphylaxis {airways closing} because at the time, we didn't have enough information about his allergies and we didn't take enough preventative measures. That was one of the scariest moments of my life, watching him laying in that hospital bed with a mask over his face, barely responsive.
I hope to never have to experience a replay of that moment. There are no guarantees that it won't happen again, but I have become much more educated on his allergies and I know what measures I have to take, questions I have to ask, instructions I need to give in effort to try to prevent a future reaction. So, whenever he participates on a soccer team where snacks are handed out, or is invited to a birthday party or a playdate or we go to a restaurant or he stays overnight at my parents' house or we have a new babysitter - you get the idea - I inform the caregiver, parent, coach, whomever, of his allergies both verbally and in written form. I ask questions like what kind of food will be served, can I see the packaging, where will the pizza come from, do you have any nuts in the house etc…What I'm trying to say is that it's an ordeal. It's inconvenient. It's uncomfortable. But I don't think twice about having those conversations with people and being proactive on his behalf because I NEVER EVER want to witness him near lifeless in a hospital bed again.
So, if it is a no-brainer for me to have a conversation with friends, parents, coaches, teachers, caregivers about his safety related to his life-threatening allergies, why would I hesitate to talk to those same people about his body safety, something that could be potentially life-threatening in both an emotional and physical sense - sexual abuse prevention and body safety? I won't. Not anymore. I won't hesitate to have those conversations, no matter how awkward they may be. Sometimes conversation stoppers can also become conversation starters.
It actually happened just yesterday, my son was invited over to someone's house for a playdate {without me}. The mom was so kind about it and was offering for him to come so that I could have some time to pack for a trip. I don't know this mom very well and have never been to their house. So, my response went something like this, "Thank you so much for the invitation. I'm sure {my son} would love to play with {her son}. There are a couple of things I'd want to talk with you about before that happens, things that I like to discuss with any parent before any playdate - allergies and body safety rules. Maybe this time we could all come to your house and the kids could play and we could talk about these things, amongst other things of course?" Do you feel awkward just reading that? Maybe you do. I felt awkward saying it. I feel uncomfortable every time I have these conversations, though a little less so with every interaction.
The other mom stared at me a little bit strangely, nodding her head. I think she really had no idea what to say. She said, "Ok, interesting. What exactly do you mean by body safety?" I then began to share with her about how sexual abuse is so common these days and how I want to do everything I can to prevent my kids from being sexually abused or molested and so instead of just trying to guess who might be a potential abuser and who might not {because it could be anyone}, I just choose to have the conversation with everyone. I tell her that I like to know who is going to be home when he is there for a playdate {father, sibling, other friends etc…}, where will they be playing, what does supervision look like, and so on. I also share with her that my son has some body safety rules that help to guide his choices about his body and interactions with others, and I give her a heads up that he might mention his body safety rules. I then go on to share our rules around body safety with the mom {mentioned here in the post: Why We Don't Keep Secrets In Our House and sourced from the Parenting Safe Children Workshop and the book, Off Limits by Sandy K. Wurtele, Ph.D. and Feather Berkower, MSW}. She asks me more questions, mostly about what else we do for sexual abuse prevention. At this point, all nervousness on my part has subsided, and I tell her that my husband and I have these conversations with anyone who will be with our sons and we ask questions about sexual abuse prevention to schools we are looking at and any other organization whose employees might be supervising our kids. She thanks me for talking with her about this {seriously, I'm not making it up} and that's that. Exhale.
I have yet to have a parent respond to me in anger or accuse me of suggesting they might abuse my child. They may think that, but no one has ever said it to me. And after the initial awkwardness has run it's course, I've found the conversations to be more connecting than anything else. After all, as parents, we want to do our best to protect our kids, right?
So, just like I hope that I can do enough prevention on my son's behalf so that he never has to use his Epi-pen for an allergic reaction, so too do I hope to do whatever prevention it takes so that my son never has to put his body safety rules into play. Yes, I want to empower my kids with their body safety rules, but the responsibility of prevention falls first and foremost on me, the parent. So, this is why I believe that these conversations {with anyone who supervises my children}, are worth every ounce of awkwardness and discomfort that may arise.


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I-105-1611 – Triumph Road Fort Garland, Costilla County Colorado 81133 5.186 Acres A WINTER SPORTS PARADISE A few hours drive to Denver and many of the country's leading resorts in Colorado and nearby New Mexico, including Taos and Santa Fe. FIVE ACRES COLORADO HUNTING, FISHING, SKIING, CAMPING IN THE HEART OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO … Continue reading
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Colorado – 5.271 Acre Foothill Land-T-146-2549- SOLD
FIVE ACRES COLORADO · HUNTING, FISHING, SKIING, CAMPING! IN THE HEART OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE, COLORADO – Forbes Sangre de Cristo Ranches located in south-central Colorado. The property is less than an hour east of Alamosa, off US Highway 150, near Fort Garland. This offering is for a residential ranchlot to bulid a single family permanent dwelling. Continue reading
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What's a Rose without a few Thorns? This unique flower doesn't try to hide its sting. You can utilize every inch of this magnificent piece to inflict a variety of sensations onto yourself or partner!
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Weight: 9.6 oz
Length: 10 inches
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HIP-HOP || Lil Debbie, Da Candy, Zoobstool - That Way
For all those, who could miss it! Here is a catchy Jersey style track by Da Candy with the one and only Lil Debbie.
"Hi, Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year I know how busy we all are during the holidays but id really love you to hear my latest tune. I'd like you to start this 2019 year with my new single with Lil Debbie and Zoobstool called "THAT WAY". It's a Jersey style trap track, really bouncy and catchy. I would love to hear your feedback and to get your support - let me know if you need a download link! Much love" - Da Candy.
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Eukanuba Daily Care Adult Sensitive Joints Dry Dog Food 12.5kg
This is a specialist veterinary product. We will ask you a simple set of questions to confirm that you are buying the correct medicine for your pet and know how to use it safely
Order by 3pm for Express Courier Delivery Some of the items we sell are a bit too bulky to fit on our delivery vans so we offer our customers Next Day Delivery via courier. Deliveries are made from 8am - 8pm Monday to Saturday and 9am - 5pm on Sundays. Your delivery slot will only be confirmed once your order has been placed.
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Eukanuba dog food is for adult dogs of all breeds with a tendency to sensitive joints. This Daily Care diet contains added Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulphate, which is formulated to help support healthy joints as well as L-Carnitine that promotes a healthy weight to minimise joint stress. This canine food has clinically proven antioxidants to help build your dog's natural defences and omega-6 and -3 fatty acids to promote a healthy skin and radiant coat. Thanks to its formula with prebiotics and beet pulp, it also promotes digestive health and optimises nutrient absorption. Plus, while the animal-based proteins help maintain strong and lean muscles, calcium helps support strong bones. It has been developed with veterinarians and is recommended by top breeders, to give your dog 100% complete and balanced nutrition. Every Eukanuba Adult Dry Dog Food diet has 3D DentaDefense technology, which cleans with every bite, reducing tartar build up by up to 80%* and also helps your dog maintain strong teeth.
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- Body weight: 10kg, Grams per day: 130-145g
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- Body weight: 30kg, Grams per day: 275-305g
- Body weight: 40kg, Grams per day: 330-365g
- Body weight: 60kg, Grams per day: 435-480g
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The words that come to mind in describing their steak frites are decidedly not food lingo: "comme il faut," or "as it should be." Given the restaurant's pedigree - its older sister is the well known Cakes & Ale - one might have expected a riff of some sort on this classic dish. However, in the end, this is a perfect example of less is more. It starts with good meat (theirs is from Oregon – Painted Hills to be specific), cooked just right and plated with frites that are also "tout à fait comme il faut." In case there is not universal acceptance of what great frites means, I would offer: Crispy on the outside, meaty rich on the inside, lightly salted and still hot! Get a bit of help with the wine selection - our extremely competent server nailed it - and the only thing missing is actually being in the 7eme.


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St Leonard's Court: Countryside Properties
We are the engineers for this 71-unit residential development for Hackney Council, which is went on site in early 2018.
The scheme features a substantial basement constructed close to a fragile Thames Water trunk sewer, which limited the permitted ground movements to less than 10mm, and tight up to the highway and site boundaries. The structural frame is reinforced concrete, with a 4-storey, a 6-storey and a 9-storey block.
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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. financial sector was trading higher Thursday, starting the second quarter with strength, as shares of fund firms Janus Capital Group Inc. and Legg Mason Inc. benefited from analyst upgrades on Wall Street.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF, -2.54% rose 1% in midday trade. The exchange-traded fund ended the first quarter with a gain of 11%, with banking stocks leading the way.
Shares of Legg Mason LM, -3.09% and Janus JNS were up more than 2% each after Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the asset managers to outperform from market perform.
"We think Janus can benefit from improved relative flows assuming some pickup in equity flows," KBW said in a note. "We think Legg Mason offers an attractive risk/reward as outflows moderate, the balance sheet is in much better shape, and we expect management to focus on additional cost savings initiatives."
The financial sector followed the broader market higher Thursday after a report that U.S. jobless claims declined in the latest week.
Mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc. PMI, +0.61% continued its rally and was among the top gainers in the financial sector. PMI shares had jumped nearly 20% Wednesday following a report that home-loan defaults fell in February. Bond and mortgage insurers Radian Group Inc. RDN, -2.08%, MBIA Inc. MBI, -2.39% and MGIC Investment Corp. MTG, -1.36% also rose Thursday.
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Bermuda Triangle has claimed the lives of an estimated 1,000 people, and that in the last century alone!
However, it seems that now that we have to solve the mystery behind this spot,
we may be able to prevent many deaths from happening.
But what exactly is the secret behind this spot?
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"The researchers believe that these barbaric bombings of the air can flip on ships and even brought a plane crashing into the ocean.
Only on the western tip of Bermuda, according to the Daily Mirror,
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These strong winds so they can create waves of more than 45 feet high,
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Around six years ago, an actor and his businessman friend went to one of the toilet cubicles in a club in the city to snort cocaine.
Today, coke is apparently still very much around, reportedly shared freely among friends in elite circles—despite a bloody drug war being waged by President Duterte.
Take note that cocaine is not manufactured locally, but flown in from abroad.
Bambbi's birthday party
Now, on to more wholesome parties.
For the past several years, celebrity hair and makeup stylist Bambbi Fuentes' birthday party was held at a restaurant in Quezon City. But on Dec. 29, 2017, she broke tradition by holding it at the Manila House in BGC.
Reason was that Bambbi's mother, Matilde, and three siblings, Nikki, Bing and Rhen, all living in the United States, were spending the holidays in Manila.
Also spotted having a good time was Bambbi's top client, Marian Rivera, who came with husband Dingdong Dantes. Likewise present were Bambbi's show-biz friends, fashion designer JC Buendia, longtime pal Josh Valdez, and Wednesday club drinking buddies.
The guests were one in praising the food, which consisted of homemade sweet potato and taro chips with sichimi dip, nori chips with spicy tuna, shimeji with wasabi aioli, ikura and caviar pasta, salt-crusted fish, and 16-hour slow-roasted beef belly.
I loved the fine Montes red wine. Cheers, Bambbi!
Denim, flowers, live music
While Bambbi's party had a touch of glam with a swinging disco soundtrack, Kahlil Durias, eldest child and only daughter of South Border leader Jay Durias, turned 18 with a denim-flowers-live music theme bash at the UP Village patio in QC.
On hand to celebrate Kahlil's debut were mom Helene and only brother Jaydee. Also present were Kahlil's grandparents, aunts and uncle from the Inductivo clan, top anesthesiologist James Monje of the Lung Center of the Philippines, and Los Angeles Music Academy-trained drummer Michael Alba.
Alba runs MADP (Michael Alba Drum Program), where Kahlil recently graduated as a scholar.
Live musical numbers were provided by Kahlil's brother Jaydee, South Border bassist Tabs Tabuñar's daughter Leana, hot new Pinoy band IV of Spades doing original songs, South Border, and the night's highlight, Kahlil herself on drums, accompanied by Jay on keyboards and South Border's saxophonist Edward Picache on flute and Tabuñar on bass in a rendition of Dave Valentin's "Oasis."
Kahlil—looking cool in her corn rows hairstyle and Doc Martens 1460 boots—dedicated her performance to cousin Zalo Chua, who died in 2014. "You never left my heart," Kahlil said. "This one's for you."


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Welcome to Cobo's Corner, where you get a lot of rock and upbeat music. You'll also frequently hear folk, blues, hip hop, and local/regional music. I'm doing my best to incorporate selections from the jazz and world sections of our library. I love taking requests, so feel free to help me out, especially with the latter two categories.
My name is Cory but you can call me Cobo. I spend my free time listening to music (obviously), attending concerts, going to ball games and hockey games (go Wings and Tigs!), and checking out the brewery scene. I like meeting new people, so give me a call for requests and to chat during my show!
Current favorites: A Sailors Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson Live From Oakland, Tedeschi Trucks Band American Band, Drive By Truckers From A Room Vol. 1, Chris Stapleton Take Me Apart, Kelela A Deeper Understanding, The War on Drugs Sleep Well Beast, The National Nashville Sessions, Jake Shimabukuro Run the Jewels 3, Run the Jewels At Swim, Lisa Hannigan


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God gave us mouths that close, and ears that don't. That must tell us something.
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– they're the ones projecting what they think you're going to say next, so they can interrupt and finish your sentence off.
– they're rehearsing and getting ready to interrupt so they can hog the centre stage and get all the attention back on them.
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– they just want to give advice, take charge and prove they're in control. CUT.
– they've been trained in the school of active listening. They lean forward, make eye contact, grunt, say ''ah-ah" and paraphrase every 30 seconds or so.
– aka "the zoo inmates", they also could have been trained in the school of active listening, the only difference is they can't be readily taught to paraphrase.
– they're monitoring the competition, focusing on the next brilliant idea and the next great solution to get in motion before completing the task in hand. They've already left and moved on.
– these are the ones who are preoccupied with past memories, they weren't paying attention and drifted onto the wrong set and got cast in the Twighlight Zone instead of Downton Abbey.
– they pretend to be interested , asking lots of questions and so forth, but really it's just a ploy to get all the attention right back where it belongs-with them.
– they're busy trying to figure out your every need so they can save you ultimately from yourself. In their world it's a script after all in which improvisation plays no part. According to them you're not supposed to be having your own experience and figuring it out for yourself. They are the Super Powers who know everything.
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The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (CDN) acts as a neutral partner where all social, development and governance issues within its coverage are addressed without favour.
The diocese currently seeks to recruit:
Executive Secretary
Interested candidates should submit their applications, enclosing a detailed CV, copies of academic testimonials and names of three referees and day time telephone contacts to:
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Just Like Daddy...
henri is my hubby's biggest fan. everything daddy does, henri has to do. what i'm now realizing is that daddy's thrill seeking ways are quickly rubbing off on our little guy & there's no stopping him!
so when daddy surprised us on our walk the other day, after he got home from a meeting (on his long board of course), henri could hardly contain his excitement! the way this kid can pick up just about anything so quickly ASTOUNDS me. he's been riding a scooter since before a year old (like, actually. riding it properly & all) & been zipping around on his balance bike since around that time too. he loved the long board so much & quickly figured out the perfect way to ride it, on his tummy!*
watching these two boys together is always such a pleasure & i know this is just the start of their lifelong adventures. can't wait to see it continue!
*MOMS & anyone else who noticed, i know. i know. i know. i know. i'm sorry & it won't happen again. slipped both our minds. we know & value the importance of safety but everyone makes mistakes.


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Professor Langdon wakes up in the hospital, thinking he's still in Massachusetts. He can't remember anything that's happened over the last few days and is told that a bullet grazed his head. When an Italian doctor enters his room, Landon realizes he isn't in the States, but rather in Florence. Then when that doctor is murdered before his eyes Langdon knows he must run. Another doctor also in the room, Sienna, helps him by bringing Langdon to her home and trying to figure out why he's in Florence. There's a mini projector sewn in to his coat which starts Langdon on his search for Inferno.
The two realize they are hunting a plague, hoping to find it before it's set loose on the world. Following through Dante's Inferno, they must follow clues from this important work and from other artists that have used it as inspiration to find what they are looking for.
Brown's first book with Langdon, Angels and Demons is still my favourite, but this was pretty good. Brown is a master at writing suspense and as a bonus, you learn about some art and history along the way. I don't know much about Dante's Inferno. This made me want to read it just a little bit. Though I know I'd probably never understand all the intricacies.
This isn't award winning literature but it's definitely a fun read.
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ALABAMA - Spice
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Original Red brings spice to your life, and your table, and is salt-free. Tired of bland and boring dishes? Try Original Red, one of the best all-purpose seasonings. It is a hand-mixed combination of pepper and various spices that will add flavor to any dishes. Use it as a rub, add to soups or sauces, season flour or cornmeal before deep frying anything. Be creative.
Ingredients: dehydrated garlic, paprika, spices, dehydrated onion, mustard. Less than 2 percentnsilicon dioxide added as an anticaking agent, spice extractive. Produced in a facility that uses wheat, diary, soy, egg, tree nuts, and fish ingredients.
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When Drew and Karen met, Drew's (the D in DAK's) his diet consisted with beer and pizza. Fortunately, Karen (you guessed it, the K in DAK's) came to the rescue with healthy meals that curbed his cravings. Her secret weapon??? SPICE BLENDS!!!
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A renter's insurance policy is different from a basic home insurance. First, it covers your personal belongings and offers liability protection where you can use it in financing medical or legal expenses that you might encounter if someone gets injured in your rented place. When accidents take place in your rented home, the structure is covered by your landlord's insurance policy but your personal belongings are not. Getting insurance assures you that whatever happens, you will still be compensated for the damages to your belongings. This type of insurance also covers your expenses in case your rented home becomes unsuitable to live in due to accidents or damages.
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When buying a renter's insurance policy, insurance companies evaluate the cost of your insurance based on a general calculation of the value of your belongings. This means you can choose what items to insure and focus on the main things. There are items that also have special dollar amount limits. These items are typically high priced smaller items like jewelry and expensive watches. Including them in your insurance policy is acceptable, but it is best to get another insurance policy on these items if they are really expensive. Purchasing several insurance policies from a single company will also give you a discount, be sure to contact your current insurance company if you have one for your vehicle or other properties.
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Bandara Hotels & Resorts
We are Thai local chain in Thailand. We have several hotels/resort in Thailand.
Very nice and welcome all new member.
Dear Ilaria, thank you for recap as always.
I just saw this post and know it already pass deadline but still wanna share.
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text: Maybe someone will say to you, "You have to forgive yourself." But that isn't possible. What is possible is to open your hands without fear, so that the One who loves you can blow your sins away. Then the coins you considered indispensable for your life prove to be little more than light dust that a soft breeze will whirl away, leaving only a grin or a chuckle behind. Then you feel a bit of new freedom and praying becomes a joy, a spontaneous reaction to the world and the people around you. Praying then becomes effortless, inspired, and lively, or peaceful and quiet. When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.