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Angi Ross raised £540 from 31 supporters
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We've raised £540 to Support Kellie and the family while she has cancer treatment
- Tamworth, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 2nd December 2016
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Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered charity.
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Kellie from Tamworth, has been diagnosed with Cancer of the throat. She is Mum to three children, Jack, Sam and Lexi and wife to John.
Treatment is horrible and has nasty side effects which means she has to take long term time off work.
I would like everyone to donate a little to let them know that we are supporting them, especially in the run up to Christmas. We all know how tough it is at this time of year but to add this to the mix can make it even harder for the family. Even if we can raise a few hundred pounds it will go towards a weekend away or some sort of break for the family once treatment has finished.
Please donate and share for our friends.
Jack 'Bruiser', Sam and Lexi have been fighting for Tamworth Kickboxing Academy for years and John & Kelly support them and other clubs all over the country. Lets give a little back.
Every little helps
Thank you all in advance.
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Jane Blake
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Tammy Williams
Nov 5, 2016
Love and best wishes to Kellie and her family ❤ XxX
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Nov 4, 2016
Sending love & strength ❤
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Nov 4, 2016
Keep strong x
Nov 4, 2016
With a great family behind you, you will beat this, lots of love xxx
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Nov 4, 2016
sending love to you all xxxx
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Keep on fighting kelly love the cartwright 😍
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Bold and inspiring, the beautiful contemporary design of this rug are sure to add something new and fresh to any decor. Hues of Grey, slate, and light Grey are emblazed beautifully on this rug, which will be sure to make a bold statement about your decor.
To ensure lasting quality and protect durability, specific care must be taken during cleaning, otherwise fiber sprouts can begin to show, creating an unattractive appearance to a once flawless rug. To prevent this, when vacuuming use a low setting and high elevation, and start at the edge of the rug - or, if possible, use hand-held attachments for cleaning.
Over time, however, the fibers within your piece will inevitably begin to weaken. When this occurs, it will become noticeable when yarn pokes out from the rug's edges.
To prevent pulling, it is crucial that you do not simply pull the yarn out; rather, use scissors to cut these weak fibers to maintain the impeccable quality of your Surya rug. If spills occur, immediately tend to the area: blot with a towel to remove moisture and prevent any stain from setting.

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Monday, July 14, 2008
Goldfinch Flock (Carduelis tristis)
When I got up this morning I noticed right away how many Goldfinch's there were outside gathering dead grass and sticks for nests so I decided to get some shots of them on the Nyjer thistle seed feeder. Heres some info on the American Goldfinch.
The American Goldfinch is often called the "wild canary". The male in breeding plumage is usually bright canary yellow. The female is more dull and sort of greenish yellow.
Among the very latest songbirds to nest each year. They are a very territorial bird, but they do not mind humans. Nesting begins in late summer and continues until early Fall.
They are declining in eastern North America, but they are very stable in the west.
Posted by Max Ackerson at 3:08 PM
Labels: Nature
4 comments:
- Sharon said...
We have a pretty healthy population here. In fact when we put out thistle they eat it so quickly that we have to wait a few days before we refill it again, it is so expensive! They begrudgingly go back to our sunflower feeder until we treat them again.
- July 15, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Sharon said...
Hey Max! Anet passed her blogging award on to me today (your Mom can explain) and I'm tagging you with it (see my side bar). If you don't want to play, don't worry about it!
- July 18, 2008 at 5:20 PM
- Sandy said...
I love goldfinches, and have enjoyed photographing them a lot in the past. Makes me want to sit and watch them gain.
- August 8, 2008 at 1:07 AM
- Shelley said...
Luv your pix Max. Do keep them coming.
- September 2, 2008 at 1:20 PM
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My son actually has 2 1990 All-Tracs, both 100% original, one in excellent condition, one not-so-much. Working on the "not-so-much" right now to make it a decent daily driver.
The speedometer just stopped working, Cruise control works fine. Took the speedometer out to find the nylon end of the cable at the back broke off. What is left in the connector behind the speedometer turns as it should when driving. Likely an age thing. Looked up and found that all 1990-1991 Celicas have the exact same upper cable part number, from ST's to All-Tracs. I know I will find a good one or two in the salvage yard.
Just to make sure I don't waste much time, which way do these upper cables come out and go back in, from the engine side of the firewall, or from the dash side of the firewall? I'm pretty sure they only go one way, just not sure which one.
Please help on this.


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The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle (the heart's main pumping chamber) and the aorta (the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body). Each time the heart pumps, the aortic valve opens and creates a one-way gate through which blood flows out to the body. Aortic valve disease is a condition where the aortic valve is not working properly. This condition may be present at birth (congenital) or develop over time with illness, calcium build-up or simple wear and tear.
Common aortic valve problems include:
- Aortic valve regurgitation is a problem that allows blood to leak back into the heart after each beat.
- Aortic valve stenosis is a narrowed opening that limits blood flow out of the heart.
- Mixed aortic regurgitation and stenosis occurs when the valve is both narrowing and obstructing flow and also fails to close completely, causing blood to flow back into the heart.


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The Page Bravo-3 Peacebringer is a type of security and patrol bot developed by Page Industries, appearing in Deus Ex.
|"The Page Industries Bravo-3 Peacebringer is an affordable security and patrol bot that combines a bipedal frame with an air-cooled mini-gun that utilizes the 7.62x51mm NATO round. While the AI is limited in its capabilities, it is more than adequate to the needs of most security -- and many military -- forces around the world, having been deployed in such troubled hot-spots as Hong Kong, Chicago, New York, Buenos Aires, New Dehli, Moscow, and Paris. Like almost all bots designed to maneuver in urban environments, the Bravo-3 employs a radar imaging system for situational awareness, but unlike previous models in the Peacebringer line the Bravo-3 is now equipped with a RazorThorn signal processor for target acquisition. Organizations or facilities in need of heavier bot armament often turn to the larger Delta-2 Peacebringer, equipped with thicker armor and missiles..."
|- A datacube of JANINE'S BOTS SPECS AND OVERVIEW
|"This Page Industries walking turret, marketed to governments worldwide, is the workhorse of most national military forces. Due to the heavy armor, they take little damage from ordinary bullets. If you come up against a bot, you should use an EMP grenade, scrambler grenade, or some kind of explosive."
|- Jaime Reyes
The bots' armament consists of an air-cooled mini-gun mounted under the main hull, which fires 7.62x51mm NATO rounds. The bot can be deployed either outside or inside, as long as there is enough room for it to maneuver. It also possesses a signal processor for better target acquisition. The only phrases it can say are: "Area Secure", "Out of Ammo", "Scanning Area", "Target Acquired", and "Target Lost". It has 250 HP and 100 EMP HP.
The two bots at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard are equipped with flamethrowers alongside their mini-guns.
- Liberty Island, on the dock at the beginning.
- Liberty Island, near the entrance to the north dock.
- Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, armory (2 bots).
- Paris, Champs-Élysées, on the left of Enfant Terrible café's rear entrance.
- Hong Kong's MJ12 helibase (2 bots).
- Hong Kong's Wan-Chai market.
- VersaLife Level 2 labs, in the corridors.
- VersaLife Level 2, in the room overseeing the Universal Constructor (2 bots).
- Vandenberg, main building exterior (2 bots).
- Area 51, outside the hangar (2 bots).
- Area 51, at the entrance of the bunker in Sector 1 (2 bots).
- The bot is simply tagged as "Security Bot" in-game.
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Liberty High School
Good Morning Liberty!
February 16, 2017
Congratulations!!!! Levi Simon is February Student of the Month!!!
Way to go Levi!!!! J
High School Students: The concession stand will not be open for business until 12:30. No costumers should leave the cafeteria until 12:30. Please stop "hanging out" in the hallway.
Seniors – Jostens will be here on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. to deliver graduation items.
8th graders – Jostens will meet with 8th grade students at 2:25 to talk about getting ready for high school and highs school expectations.
FCCLA Members – Sign up to work a 30 minute shift on Saturday for the Winter Carnival.
FCCLA – Members need to return Section Rally permission slips to Mrs. Meyer by Friday.
Friday, February 17 – 11:30 dismissal
Monday, February 20 – No School – President's Day
Next Friday, February 24th there will be an assemble at 2:45 in the big gym. The student council will have a speaker here to reflect back on kindness week, talk about respect and discuss The Polar Plunge.
Students will get their career fair schedules on Friday during 1st hour.
Polar Plungers – Your money is due on Friday. Please turn it in to Mrs. Ingalls.
There will only be softball conditioning on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Music streaming sites were blocked because they were taking up too much bandwidth. There were students that were not able to access educational resources due to the fact that so much bandwidth was being wasted on music. Education takes priority over entertainment.
Farm Animal Day
On February 21, 2017, FFA is sponsoring their annual Farm Animal Day. They bring in a few farm animals and put up pens in the Ag Shop. Then each classroom can schedule a visit and be educated on the care of these animals. This year there could be pigs, cows, donkeys, horses, rabbits, chickens, and turkeys. Strict guidelines are followed for appropriate supervision, cleaning and disinfecting the area the animals are in, and disposing of waste from the animals. Food or drink is not permitted around the area the animals will be showcased.
With allergies, asthma, and other health issues, if you would prefer that your child NOT participate in this educational opportunity please submit written notification by the morning of February 21, 2017. This has always been a great experience for our students and we appreciate the FFA for holding this event.
Thank you,
Kelle S. Bunch
POLAR PLUNGE FUNDRAISING Hat day- Feb. 22nd for $1
Senior class – will meet about baccalaureate on February 22, 2017 during lunch in Mrs. Meyer's classroom.
DEAR – Drop Everything and Read
February 21 – 7 hour
February 28 – 8th hour
March 7 – 1st hour
Important Dates:
February 17 – 11:30 dismissal – School Improvement Day
February 18 – LCA Winter Carnival
February 18- LHS Band Spaghetti Supper in the cafeteria, 4-8 pm
February 20 – No School – President's Day
February – 22 – Baccalaureate meeting during lunch for senior class
March 17 – FCCLA "Can Out" day- bring non perishable food items
March 17 – 11:30 dismissal – School Improvement Day
March 17 – FFA sponsored Hypnotist Show- 7:00 pm in big gym
April 14-18 – Spring Vacation
April 22 – LHS Prom at Holiday Inn, 5:30 pm
Lunch for Today:
Thursday – Pizza Rolls, Marinara Sauce, Salad, Fruit
Friday – no lunch – 11:30 dismissal
Monday – No school
Tuesday – Catfish Strips, Mac & Cheese, Broccoli, Fruit
Liberty School District will equip the whole student with the knowledge, skills, and character to achieve personal success as they "Soar to Excellence."
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What's been going on lately? It has been more than a year from my last post. Although I must admit, I have had several drafts of posts lined up, but never really got to publish, for some reason or another.
Well, here I am again! What have I been up to since I last wrote here? The usual VA work, plus a Youtube vlog, a network marketing company that I totally believe in, and a slump in business. Yes, a LOT has happened. And at this point, if you haven't noticed (from the footprints I've been leaving in the world wide web), I only get to write when I'm feeling down. Why? Don't exactly know.
I am at an abyss, a waiting time, a chasm, a void. I am speaking only for a certain part of my life. Career. Because family and marriage-wise, I am happy and blessed. These are the only reasons why I still haven't slumped back to depression. You know the feeling that everything seems to be okay when you REALLY think about it, but there's this one feeling that's missing? Yes, exactly where I'm at right now.
Christmas is almost near. And I may not be able to post another 'rant' (LOL) by then. So yeah, have a blessed and merry Christmas everyone! Hope everything will be well before the year ends.
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"So, where does all our donation money go to?"
Besides providing pro bono, donation-based feral bee rescues for residents throughout Texas, our focus–and money–goes towards innovative and forward-thinking projects. Each of these initiatives vary in their goals, yet they all have one thing in mind: integrating bees into urban environments.
Primarily because our friends, the honeybees, have been undergoing a great decline in population over the last several years. By integrating bees into urban settings that people also thrive in, a healthy and cooperative relationship can be formed that is based on the mutual benefits that each one offers the other. In this way, we get to promote the inclusion of honeybees into our daily environments and show others how essential they are to us.
"What projects are you working on and how will they help?"
Currently we have a few main focus areas that are outlined below and are based on the integration of bees within the environments of schools, businesses, and correctional complexes. Each focus area is then subdivided into specific projects. Really want to explore how we're helping? Take a look!
School Apiaries
Educating people about bees is something we do daily, but one of the reasons we love getting out of bed in the morning is because of the opportunities we have to teach children in schools all across Central Texas. Always full of energy and ever curious, teaching children the art of good beekeeping is fun for all involved.
Since 2012, we have provided beekeeping courses to children ranging in age from elementary school to high school. Currently, we have hives at Lanier High School, Austin Achieve Public School, and the Austin Montessori School.
We believe in bringing experiential learning back to the school environment, where students can learn hands-on knowledge about honey bees in a safe and monitored setting. The students learn everything from setting bee hives and checking for queen and swarm cells to supplementing the hives with homemade herbal remedies. Additionally, they learn to utilize the byproducts of their hives to craft their own unique lip balm. Through our courses, we offer the ability for students to greater understand bees role in the ecosystem, what services honey bees offer to the world, and what humans can do to help, and hurt, honey bees.
Too often, children are imparted with a visceral aversion to bees due to associating them with pain. We feel this fear response is from a misunderstanding of the (usually) docile nature of bees. A fearful approach to bees can lead to unnecessary exterminations and, ironically, more stings, since bees get increasingly more aggressive as they sense fear pheromones. Throughout our course, students will learn to respect bees, and not fear them. That distinction can help bring about a paradigm shift as to how future generations will look upon the honey bee species and, hopefully, save bees in the future!
At one of our schools–Lanier High School–we have raised over $4,000 for one of our aspiring beekeepers, Tram Le. That money–raised through honey and lip balm sales at Le Bees–will help pay her college tuition.
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Schools We Teach
Austin Achieve Public School
Lanier High School
Austin Montessori School
Commercial/Business Apiaries
Here at AHBPA, one of our primary focus areas is to bridge the gap between people and nature, humans and honeybees. Businesses growing out of our cold corporatocracy normally offer little in the way of bringing us back to those roots and mending this growing gap. In order to reverse this trend, we have been partnering with businesses across the area to show just how beneficial nature can be to them.
In addition to installing and managing apiaries on the rooftops of businesses, we also provide full-scale vertical growing panels that support the hives and grow delicious food for the residents. This is a sweet deal that is great for the bees, great for the crops, and great for the business that gets to harvest the food and honey above! (We like to call this a natural symbiosis.)
Omni Hotels & Resorts
At the Omni Colonnade in San Antonio, we installed 10 bee hives for our first San Antonio pilot rooftop apiary program. Additionally, we have added a Vertical Growing System on the roof which emphasizes sustainable green practices predicated on efficient water usage and maximized herb and vegetable produce.
Omni Colonnade Executive Sous Chef, Samuel Boisjoly, will be incorporating not only the vegetables and herbs grown on the roof, but also will utilize the honey harvested from the hives for cooking and marinating.
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Circuit of the Americas (COTA)
In support of our bee relocation efforts, the Circuit of the Americas has donated 5 acres of unused land due west of their race track for permanent bee placement. Not only do we have an abundance of bees, but have also discussed future plans for incorporating an organic garden and, possibly, some other live animals (like goats) for cheese making.
Omni Barton Creek Resort
The Omni Barton Creek Resort was the first of the Omni hotels to show interest in having bees permanently placed on their property. Surrounded by lush gardens, the 4,000-acre Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa is 20 minutes' drive from downtown Austin, and, lucky for us, perfect for bees! With the ample amount of flowing water and blossoming flowers, the hives at the Resort are performing exceptionally well.
We make sure to maintenance the hives every 7-10 days to ensure that no swarms occur, nor any issues with the golfers at the course occur. So far, so good!
Additionally, the executive chef will be using our honey in their kitchen. We have discussed feeding the bees different fruit cocktails to influence the honey outcome, in addition to the natural foraging the bees perform on a daily basis (and which we emphasize more than any other form of nutrition).
Part of AHBPA's goal is to integrate bees into an urban setting to assist with pollination in areas that are greatly under serviced. We want to keep cities as gorgeous, and flowery, as the rural settings we place bees in.
Hence, when GSD&M–the leading advertising agency in the south west–stated their interest in having a rooftop apiary, we leapt at the opportunity. Located smack dab in the heart of downtown Austin, off 6th and just east of Lamar, we have ten bee hives installed on their three story building. Similarly to the Omni Colonnade in San Antonio, we have a vertical growing system and will be growing vegetables and herbs–all of which will be donated to charity.
Boy Scouts of America
We are attempting to bring back the discontinued merit badge of Beekeeping to the Boy Scouts of America. The badge was discontinued in 1995, however, contrary to what one might initially think, it was not discontinued due to a deadly sting or fatality. The badge's death knell was more unassuming: a lack of interest amongst the boy scouts. For instance, during the last year of the beekeeping merit badge's existence, in the state of Utah, only 60 merit badges were awarded.
Yet, as Colony Collapse Disorder becomes more understood and widely recognized, the interest in bees is beginning to pique the interest of individuals of all ages, including boy scouts.
On the 400 acres on the Northern Shore of Lake Bastrop, called the Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp, we are going to place 100 bee hives. On that property, we are going to be doing bee keeping courses and interactive educational outreach.
Correctional Complex Apiaries
Travis County Correctional Complex
AHBPA received approval in July of 2014 to not only install ten beehives at the Travis County Correctional Complex, but we also have been granted the incredible opportunity to teach our master beekeeping certification course to nonviolent criminal offenders, who are seeking a change in their life. This is the first ever inmate beekeeping pilot program in the country, and has attained a lot of media attention due to its novelty.
Our first session was with the male population. We successfully graduated four inmates, two of which are working full time for us now. Our second course was with the female population. Thought that course did not yield any graduates or full time employees, many of the students reported that working with the bees provided them an ease of mind while behind bars.
Our goal is to provide vocational training for wayward individuals who have nothing but time on their hands while in jail. Long term, we feel that this will give these inmates a better prospect of obtaining a job after he or she gets released. If an inmate successfully completes our master beekeeping course, he or she can find a job with our nonprofit organization working with bees. Furthermore, a job will entail that each respective inmate has a steady income as he or she adjusts to life outside the jail; thus, our program will lower recidivism rates in Texas, which will lower the tax burden on the rest of the state's residents.
Bee Abatement
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In addition to reactive bee rescue measures, we also provide proactive bee preventative abatement.
Honey bees, especially during summertime, can become quite a nuisance to customers when the bees food source is low (i.e. the flowers in Texas start to die off).
The bees, in pursuit of sustenance, are allured by the sweet, sugary scent that drinks, such as soda, exude.
In order to counter this, we utilize different techniques and materials to mask the scent of the sugar and keep areas bee-free.
For those interested in bee abatement, please call our founder, Walter Schumacher, regarding ways in which we can maintain the premises without resorting to lethal measures for the honey bees.
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According to the US State Department's Executive Budget Summary for FY 2014, the Obama administration is requesting that Congress approve for Honduras $4.5 million worth of Foreign Military Financing. It is also requesting $650,000 under the International Military Education & Training program for Honduras as well. Together, this adds up to $5.15 million in requested security assistance for Honduras for FY 2014. Undoubtedly, this aid will only serve to empower right-wing Honduran regime's apparatus of repression.
In March 2012, 94 members of Congress sent the State Department a letter requesting that it "suspend US assistance to the Honduran military and police given the credible allegations of widespread, serious violations of human rights attributed to the security forces."
This past February, the NGO Rights Action has documented the killings of some 88 peasants and peasant supporters in the Bajo Aguan region of Honduras (a backgrounder on the land-based conflict in this region can be found here). Many of these killings–and other rights violations–have been attributed to the Honduran military's 15th Battalion. According to Rights Action Co-Director Annie Bird, "at the same time the 15th Battalion was implicated in kidnappings, killings, threats, torture and abuse of authority, it received assistance and training from the Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) of the United States Armed Forces."
Last month, the Associated Press released an investigative piece on the presence of death squads within Honduras' civilian police force.
See Also:
- "US Funds Still Supporting Honduras Death Squads" by Lauren Carasik
- "Honduras is Open for Business and Repression" by Grahame Russell
- "Honduras: Exhumations in the Aguán in Search of the Truth" by Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH)
- "Remains of Tortured Campesino Dug up in Honduras" by Rights Action and Movimiento Unificado Campesino del Aguan (MUCA)


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tara stepenberg #
thank you Dunya – i missed this territorial/relational/being opportunity with my mom (and dad)
so appreciate your sharing "alive" "poetic" descriptions of the landscape you are living.
blessings for you both –
i also wonder and look for a process word like incarnating for end of this life –February 14, 2016
sara sugihara #
wonderful, evocative, v moving.February 14, 2016
Pat #
I have spent time like this with those moving on… you describe it well. The luminosity of love fills everything as the life force slowly fades…February 16, 2016
Sherry Serra #
Dunya, thank you for this. these last few pieces you've offered, so insightful, moving and delicious in their clarity; just the hovering touch above a nerve….. the careful slowness somehow embedded within the words. the piece itself brings me to Here, i don't even have to try.February 18, 2016
my heart felt a soft opening and hopeful light with your words, especially these, "the golden love rising from the transformed shreds of personality and identity—bursts me open." sending you deep blessings to your heart from mine as you travel with your mother through her last days…February 23, 2016
Thank you so much Dunya for your "End Days" post. It brings me to tears every time I read it, as I too missed the closeness, the purity and beauty of my own mother's end days. Your mother is so lucky to have you and it is so true that all the old relationship knots and tangles begin unravelling when faced with death's mysterious arriving. I was also blow away by how visceral, how tender and embodied your account is, although this is not surprising given your Sufi work. Again hearty thanks for this post.February 24, 2016
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''It's a year or two late," said Rockville-based architect Steven J. Karr, part of the partnership team that has promoted ambitious plans to redevelop the block surrounding the landmark seafood restaurant that was torn down in May. The restaurant had been vacant, but operated for 50 years at the corner of Georgia Avenue and University Boulevard.
''We've pretty much missed the boat for the market for these large kind of mixed-use projects in this economic boom cycle," Karr said.
Karr said last week he planned to meet with Leonard Greenberg, owner of the Anchor Inn site, to discuss possibly constructing a series of smaller buildings under what Karr called a ''punt and fall back scheme" that they already have floated to the county's Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee.
Another option would be to do nothing and simply wait for the next building boom to renew interest in the project.
Greenberg, chief executive officer of Bethesda-based Greenhill Capital Corp., touted plans to build a 600,000-square-foot complex of shops, apartments and office space when he bought and closed the Anchor Inn in 2004.
Greenberg had already spent years buying up 80 percent of the rest of the block and Karr came to the table with the rights to redevelop the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad around the corner on Grandview Avenue.
The pair created lots of buzz talking about a $50 million mixed-use development near the Wheaton Metro station that would rival anything around the Bethesda or Silver Spring Metro stops.
''A year ago, they were lined up out the door for that site," Karr said.
But he said the steam has begun to run out of the region's real estate development kettle while the council debated the amendments passed on July 18 to ease development restrictions within the Wheaton Retail Preservation Overlay Zone. That's what Greenberg had in mind last month when he told the council that his ''four grandchildren, with a fifth on the way, will deal with [the Anchor Inn site] on their schedule" unless the zone was amended to allow taller development without review.
''Wheaton has missed the train through three development cycles, and it appears it could be left behind again," Greenberg said.
Karr said his ambitions for the fire station site also are stalled because the squad has not made a commitment on when it will move. The rescue squad plans to move about a mile north to the intersection of Georgia and Arcola avenues on a corner of the Good Counsel High School site. The school will move to Olney when its new campus opens in January.


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Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic is desperate to make an impact in what could be his last World Cup after the 2006 fiasco in which his country lost all three group matches.
Vidic was part of Serbia and Montenegro's 2006 World Cup squad but missed the entire tournament through suspension and a knee injury.
"Hence I see this as my first World Cup and it could also be my last because I will be 29 in October," the Manchester United centre back told the Serbian Football Association website (www.fss.rs).
"So I am really keen to achieve some kind of success with the national team and reaching the last 16 in South Africa would be a good result.
"No matter how much silverware you win in your career you always want more," said Vidic, who won three successive league titles and the 2008 Champions League with United.
Serbia's build-up to the finals suffered a hiccup following a 1-0 warm-up defeat by New Zealand on Saturday but Vidic said the team had taken plenty of positives from the upset.
"Sometimes you can learn more from a defeat in a friendly against unheralded opposition than you would from a routine win but we do have to address individual mistakes, I made a few myself against New Zealand," he said.
"We are looking forward to our opening Group D match against Ghana in Pretoria on June 13, we know they will be missing their best player Michael Essien but they have an outstanding crop of young players who can step in."
The Serbians also play Germany in Port Elizabeth on June 18 and Australia in Nelspruit on June 23.


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Or, you know, you buy ANY chinese gun and you are playing the China lottery.
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Colorado Man Denies Mismanagement of Casper Estate
A Colorado man has denied accusations that he siphoned money from his father's Casper-based estate to fund casino trips and several other purchases in Colorado and Las Vegas.
Jason Hibsman entered a not guilty plea to one count of larceny by bailee in Natrona County District Court on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Hibsman, who was appointed as the sole administrator of his father's estate in 2008, paid himself nearly $200,000 to conduct repair work on a pair of family homes that were up for sale between December 2008 and November 2010.
During that time, money was withdrawn from the estate's bank account from several casino ATMs in Colorado and Las Vegas. Several purchases from points of sale outside of Wyoming were also made during periods of time when Hibsman said he was in Wyoming conducting repairs.
In October 2010, Hibsman reported the gross value of his father's estate at nearly $480,000. When a judge removed Hibsman as the estate's sole administrator in November 2010, the account had a balance of just over $99,000.
When authorities interviewed the current owner of one of the family's homes earlier this year, the individual said the house needed work and that much of the home's recent workmanship was poor. He also told investigators that recent improvements on the property totaled less than $90,000.
The bank account connected with the estate was frozen by a judge in November 2010. Prosecutors also claim that Hibsman didn't seek the proper authorization to pay himself for labor and work expenses when he managed the account.
Hibsman faces up to 10 years in prison. He is free on $5,000 bond awaiting trial.


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Hey Guys!
Hope you are all doing well!
Today's post is a bit different than my usual posts!
If you remember from a few weeks ago, I attended a launch party of a new hair care range to the Maltese Market! Just to give you a little refresher, check out my post here:
Earlier last week, I managed to get my hands on Philip Kingsley products, tailored for my hair needs!!
Apart from this blog post, I have done a video which corresponds to this blog post, check out the video below!
Just to take you through this post, I wanted to post an initial reaction post and then post a detailed review when I use the products for a longer time.
As a brand, Philip Kingsley focuses on the Trichological needs of one's hair. Trichology as in the study of the scalp!
Before I decided which products to use, Philip Kingsely's Maltese Brand Manager sat down with me and we went through what I wanted to tackle.
As you can see from my oh so glamourous picture above, my hair is coloured, fine and wavy. Apart from that, I have dandruff problems!
The solution?
Philip Kingsley's Hair Hero the Elasticizer to give some oomph to my dull hair whilst protecting my colour! I purchased the Take Comfort Jet Set travel set which include the Flaky/ Itchy Scalp Shampoo paired up with the Flaky/ Itchy Scalp Toner to kill those nasty flakes and the Moisture Balancing Conditioner which gives back some life to my dull hair!
The reason I bought the 75 ml products is so I could test out these products before buying larger size products since my hair has a mind of its own when it comes to certain products.
Just to give you an idea of the cost of these products, the Elasticizer (75ml) retails for around 20 euro whilst the Jet Set retails for around 25 euro.
The first product I tried out was the Elasticizer which is a pre-shampoo treatment which you apply from the mid to the end of the hair and let it sit for 20 minutes in a shower cap. I also put a towel around my head since the product works better when it is kept warm.
Instantly, my ends looked much better after I rinsed the Elasticizer out. I then applied the shampoo and conditioner and finished off with the toner.
After a few hours, my hair was already much smoother and softer as you can see in the below image!
I decided to take pictures of myself up to the day I re-washed my hair just to see how my hair "behaves" compared to the day I first washed my hair with the products!
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All in all, I really liked these products, however, I will test out these products for a longer period in order to give a fairer review!
Should you wish to purchase these products and live in Malta, you may purchase these products from Village Gossip in Mosta.
Stay tuned for a longer review!
Martina XOXO


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When you think of wedding pictures, do you think of artificial poses and forced smiles? How about staid, unremarkable poses in front of trees and trellises and all of the "traditional" locations so common to most wedding photographs?
If so, maybe it's time to consider creative alternatives to ordinary wedding photography. After all, if a wedding is supposed to be as unique as the couple committing their lives to one another, then why should their wedding photos be any different?
Photojournalistic photos are way to keep the memories of that special day new again, year after year. But how do you create a set of photographs which is as unique as you are? That's easy! By collaborating with your photographer to explore new and imaginative ideas to help you create lively, unique images that are yours and yours alone!
In many cases, the traditional taking of wedding photographs can be a long and somewhat tedious part of an already tiring and regimented day. Why not energize your photo session, instead of settling for the same old tired poses? For example, instead of having everyone standing stiffly with a hedge in the background, try having the bride and groom waiting together at a bus stop. Or perhaps the bride and groom can be "caught" playing hide-and-seek at a playground, evoking the fun-loving nature of their strong and happy union.
Creative images like these inspire the memories that last a lifetime. More importantly, they virtually guarantee a smile from friends and family in all the years to come. And of course you can't go wrong by going for a destination wedding.
Looking to stretch your creativity? Here are a few more examples. Try posing in front of an old, graffiti-covered brick wall. You may be surprised by what you discover! The elegant couple and the gritty urban background become a wonderfully original dichotomy that invites discussion long after the wedding is over. Want a few more ideas? Why not have the bride wading ankle-deep in a shallow pond, splashing water playfully at her groom? How about having the groom wheel the bride to their car on a shipping dolly, "supporting" her on the road to a bright and happy future?
See how easy it is? Your wedding photographer can help you come up with more great ideas just like these. After all, don't you owe it to yourself to make your wedding photographs as unique and memorable as you are? You only get married only once, and your wedding pictures should be as exciting and unique as the people who appear in them!
So if you're looking for that special photograph which sets your special day apart from the rest, then a photojournalistic wedding style could be the answer!
IQphoto is a professional wedding photography Studio based in San Francisco. Joseph Kohn won multiple awards by WPJA, AGWPJA, ISPWP. In 2010 Joseph Kohn won the top place in 2010 Best of Wedding Photography contest held by SFGate. His work was published in many national and international publications around the world.
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When applying for college, students have top submit a college application. As if this isn't daunting enough, some colleges ask for a personal statement too! Writing a personal statement can be a little tricky at the best of times, but quite often the college will include a college essay prompt which is basically a question for the student to answer. In essence, it gives the student an idea of what to write.
But sometimes a college complete omits a college application essay prompt, which means the student has to come up with their own! Annoying! This is the part where things get really tricky. Not only do you have to write out a personal statement that sells you and your assets to the college in question, but you have to start it from scratch with absolutely no guidance at all!
Because, basically, a college essay prompt acts as a sort of guide. Not all of us are blessed writers, and not all of us are good at writing personal statements along with our college application essays. We need a bit of help. A guiding hand. A nudge in the right direction. In short, we need a college application essay prompt.
If the college you're applying to has decided to omit a college essay prompt, here are a few common college prompt essay questions you could use:
- Describe an experience that has changed your life.
- Why have you chosen to go to college?
- What are you long-term goals in life?
- Has there been a novel, movie, song or otherwise that has shaped your outlook on life?
- What would you say makes you unique?
- In your opinion, who has been the greatest world leader?
Now that you have your college application essay prompt – your own or the colleges – you can't stop there. Sorry, but the hard work is only just beginning! Now you have to answer the college essay prompt.
How you answer the question will come down to what type of question it is. There are basically three type of questions:
- Describe something
- Explain something
- Discuss something
Let's say you've been asked to describe an experience that has changed your life. Naturally, it can be easy to get carried away. How do you condense a life-changing experience in 500 words or so? The key is to keep things simple. Focus only on the important bits and don't waffle. If you have to describe what makes you unique, again keep things simple – but make things interesting! You're trying to sell yourself, so standing out from the crowd is a surefire way to get noticed.
The 'explain' question usually pertains to an explanation of why you chose their college. They want to know what makes them appeal to you. This question can be a little tricky to answer because they're basically looking to see whether you've done your research on them. If you've applied to their college because of a certain department, make sure you know everything about that department.
Finally, there is the 'discuss something' question. This is a chance for you to offer your thoughts on a topic and a good chance to demonstrate an aptitude for constructing a well-rounded argument. You need to put forward a strong argument and back it up with facts and quotes. Again, though, keep it short and keep it straightforward. And because you're not at college yet, it's probably best if you leave out a controversial or eccentric answer, though it is important to be original. Say something new!
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Gary P. Wormser, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Vice Chair of Medicine for Research and Development
New York Medical College
Chief of Infectious Diseases
Westchester Medical Center
The Infectious Diseases (ID) Division has responsibility to provide care for patients with a wide assortment of infections. They include tertiary care patients with solid organ (kidney, liver and heart) or bone marrow transplants; oncology, HIV/AIDS, high-risk obstetrics, level 1 trauma and burn patients; and critical care and post surgical patients. ID faculty serves Westchester Medical Center as medical director of the AIDS Care Center, director of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program and as hospital epidemiologist. A Travelers' Health Service provides vaccinations and advice for prospective travelers and offers care for post-travel infections.
A Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center was established to provide clinical care and conduct research studies on regional tick-borne infections. Focusing on prevention, treatment, diagnosis, pathogenesis and co-infections, cutting–edge research is conducted in collaboration with other departments at New York Medical College such as Microbiology and Immunology. Funding primarily comes from the NIH, CDC, New York State and private industry.
An ID Fellowship Program is based at Westchester Medical Center, but also includes College-affiliated Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York City. There currently are four fellows in the program who interact with up to 10 different adult and three pediatric ID physicians.
A core clinical research unit with a certified research coordinator, nurses and laboratory scientists is available for other clinical departments to use as well. Of special research interest are tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis and babesiosis, HIV/AIDS, infection control interventions, antibiotic resistant bacteria, staphylococcus infections and immunology of aging, with and without HIV infection. Other research endeavors involve the management of sinusitis and nasal polyps and the use of experimental antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral agents.
Gary P. Wormser, M.D., Chief of Infectious Diseases
John Nowakowski, M.D.
Marisa Montecalvo, M.D.
Catherine Small, M.D.
Abhay Dhand, M.D.
Marc El Khoury, M.D.


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David M. Baker is a Medium who has the ability to communicate with the spirits of deceased loved ones and pets in the spirit world. When spirit comes through during a reading and he connects, he starts communication and passes messages of love, guidance, healing, and sometimes forgiveness with the intention of comforting the individual or individuals who come to him for a reading. The readings additionally provide proof of life after death and always offer some degree of closure andreassurance that their loved one still exists, albeit on the Other-side, and are just a thought away.David uses Clairvoyance, Claircognizance and Clairsentience to communicate with the spirit world.
I am thrilled to have been invited by Mr. Baker, a well respected Medium, who is interested in assisting parents who have children with psychic abilities. I along with Mr. Baker believe that there is a need for straight talk with regard to this sometimes difficult topic. I will do my best to answer questions, offer suggestions and learn from Mr. Baker's experience. This show will be on air April 24, 2011.
Go to Blog Talk Radio to see which shows David is scheduled to be on, or to see archived shows he
was on. It is impossible to put all of his guest appearances on this website. Follow the BTR link: www.blogtalkradio.com/search/david-baker/
Learn more about David Baker at: http://www.davidbakerspiritmedium.com/
Interested in obtaining a reading from Jackie Chin? http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8111848426249777284&postID=5794557885503735369
Learn more about David Baker at: http://www.davidbakerspiritmedium.com/
Listen to internet radio with Medium David M Baker on Blog Talk Radio
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Put the winter weather to work
Date Published: 17/01/2013
As we all contemplate snow across the UK (some of us the threat of it, others the real white stuff on the ground) we thought now would be a good time to suggest why all that frozen water might be a good thing…
Snow might bring those without a tractor or a 4×4 to an often unnecessary and shuddering halt – but it does look lovely when it's freshly on the ground.
With that in mind, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to pre-announce (if you will) that we plan on having a bit of a light-hearted photography competition for our licensees. We haven't finessed all of the details yet, so we can't spell out how it will work entirely, but an early heads-up might just inspire a few of the more enthusiastic snappers among you to take the opportunity to get creative with the snow and frost (though pictures from warmer times will be equally welcome).
Why a photography competition? Well, primarily because we have been in our current offices for a number of years now and still haven't got around to making good use of all of the wall space. We could just pop down to a popular Swedish retailer and fill the gaps with generic sports-people-scratching-their-bottoms type images, but we thought it would be much more appropriate to have scenes from our licensees' lives and work up there; something that means something to them and us. It would hopefully also mean the satisfaction for the winners of knowing their talent is being appreciated day in, day out.
So if you're photographically inclined (in fact, thinking this through a bit further, original paintings would almost certainly also be welcome…) consider this a heads-up that you could be famous throughout the OF&G offices before this year is out – assuming you won't be too busy pulling Ford Fiesta's out of snowy hedgerows…


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In addition to intellectual development, the school's academic program stresses political/social involvement in our society. Our school is named after a grassroots community leader who fearlessly led the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to the National Convention in pursuit of people's basic civil rights. Her courage in the face of challenge, and her tenacity in struggling for justice, are values that we hope will inspire our own students to become activists in their own communities.
One of the core principles upon which FLHFHS was founded is a commitment and service to the community and participation within the larger society. Our community service and internship program is the embodiment of this notion.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing an anti-Muslim hate crime and another was being sought by authorities in connection with the weekend stabbing of a worshiper near a Southern California mosque, police said on Monday.
Coming amid a surge in harassment and intimidation of Muslims reported by the FBI, the incident occurred late Saturday night outside the Masjid Al-Rasool mosque in the town of Simi Valley, about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to police Commander Robert Brill.
The confrontation began as a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical fight between the two suspects and the victim, who had attended prayer services at the mosque that evening, and a number of his friends, Brill said.
Officers responding to the incident found the victim suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds, but the two suspects had fled, Brill said.
One, identified as 29-year-old John Matteson, was later located and taken into custody. He was booked into the Ventura County jail on felony charges of committing a hate crime and making criminal threats, as well as a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace, Brill said.
Matteson was expected to make his initial court appearance on Tuesday.
The hate-crime allegation against him was based on derogatory statements he was accused of making about the mosque, as well as the proximity of the incident to the mosque and the fact that the victim was a worshiper there, Brill told Reuters.
The second man, also in his late 20s, was still at large, the commander said. Police provided no further details about the circumstances of the stabbing.
The Los Angeles Daily News reported the incident began when Matteson approached the mosque on Saturday night asking to use the restroom and was turned away with the explanation that the bathroom was not open to the public.
The suspect, who reportedly smelled of alcohol, returned with another man and began insulting members of the mosque with racial slurs and threw a bottle that struck a worshiper in the face, prompting a fight in which the suspect stabbed another worshiper.
Civil rights groups have voiced alarm at what they say has been a spike in attacks targeting Muslims, Hispanics, blacks and other minorities since the Nov. 8 presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported last month that 2015 saw a 67 percent increase from the previous year in hate crimes against Muslims.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman; Editing by Andrew Hay)


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Kosterlitz and Bell Take Battle of the Bay
Chase Kosterlitz and Shannon Bell both had solid wins at last weekend's Battle of the Bay in San Francisco. The weekend saw overcast skies and and challenging race conditions, but competitors came out to race before the Golden Gate Bridge in multiple events for cash prizes.
On Saturday, paddlers raced an 8.5-mile long course around the infamous island of Alcatraz and the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, with Kosterlitz and Bell both taking wins. Despite daunting race conditions, 13-year-old Sofia Sanchez completed the 8.5-miler as the youngest participant, earning her the title of Northern California Junior SUP Champion. Competitors also raced a 5-mile short course on Sunday, with times from each event combined to determine the overall event champion. After taking the long distance on Saturday, Kosterlitz and Bell again came back hungry for victory with wins in their respective divisions of the short course "Battlefield" race, sweeping the event.
Check out the results below:
8.5-mile SUP Pro Men
Chase Kosterlitz (1:23:31.14)
Arthur Daniel (1:26:11.38)
Belar Diaz (1:26:30.54)
Ben Sarrazin (1:33:51.77)
EJ Johnson (1:34:37.63)
Jeramie Vaine (1:37:31.10)
8.5-mile SUP Pro Women
Shannon Bell (1:38:03.27)
Halie Harrison (1:42:07.87)
Jennifer Fuller (1:42:44.77)
5-mile SUP Pro Battlefield
Chase Kosterlitz
Arthur Daniel (1:02:34.17)
Jay Wild (1:04:07.40)
Belar Diaz (1:04:37.22)
Jeramie Vaine (1:04:38.43)
5-mile SUP Pro Battlefield
Shannon Bell (1:09:29.53)
Halie Harrison (1:12:40.26)
Jennifer Fuller (1:15:11.46)
1-mile Grom SUP
Trent Carter (00:04:40.35)
Lucas Valois (00:04:45.15)
Phoenix Sanchez (00:04:55.85)
Clayton Tallman (00:05:02.09)
Delila Quin (00:05:22.68)
For more information, visit: BattleoftheBay.com
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
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Filed under: Eatings, Moopiechops, Outings | Tags: bad rice, black cod, corn, corn on the cob, cuisine, dining, dining out, drinking, eating, food, going out, japanese, japanese cuisine, japanese culture, japanese restaurant, nanban-kan, nanbankan
I used to know a guy named Man-bun, but Nanban-Kan is a restaurant. He was also Chinese and this place is Japanese, so big difference for us Californians not-so-much for the mid-westerners.
We decided to grab a light dinner before going to see Ironman and the destination of choice was Nanban-Kan, a Japanese Hibachi / Yakitori restaurant in West Los Angeles. If you haven't been here before you will inevitably be confounded by the parking situation. I'm fairly certain whoever altered this parking lot reads a lot of Bizzaro Superman comics. The complex they are in has been under construction for somewhere near a year now and maybe this can be an excuse for the lousy parking- but at best an excuse. As you drive into the parking lot, mind you this is after you have found it, and finding it is not simple, you find that all the cars are parked the opposite way of in which you are driving. The immediate thought is that you went in the wrong entrance, but you didn't, this is the only entrance, and its just a bizarre alternative to the usual. I cursed, many times as i tried to turn my car around so as to conform to the others. With the vehicle taken care of it was time to eat.
This place has been around for 30 years, and is filled with regulars. Its location primes the Japanese pump and many a local feasts here daily. Some even bring their own food. Luckily enough we were there early and had some of the reserved signs moved off of a table so that we may partake. The rooms and tables are tiny, so if you are above average size or grotesquely obese, i suggest take out. Its better for you that way anyway, no one to stare at the mass quantities that you shove down your gullet, no one to wonder if its the wasabi or your morbid obesity that is making your eyes water
Speaking of gullets- the menu is filled with items that you rarely see at Bennigans. Oh – yes you got me, Benny's isn't Japanese cuisine, okay Benihana. Sorry off topic again- menu- thats right the menu has some rarities on it. Chicken gullet, chicken liver, chicken feet (this is from memory so it might be off a bit- but you get the picture) the one that caught my eye was Chicken Balls. My first thought was that is sooooooo not going to fill me up. Followed quickly by the thought- chicken balls, is that like the Japanese version of prairie oysters. (Oh- and as an unrealted side not- Don't order DingleBerry Ice cream and Baskin Robbins- just dont do it). Sadly to say Chicken Balls are only a chicken meatball done on a japanese barbeque. tasty though- made me wonder how it would be to have the real thing- Step it up NanBan-Kan, step it up- lets see some real chicken ball son the menu next time. I bet prep time is a killer on those.
So as to not drag this review on beyond the point of oblivion, cause im getting bored writing it, and i'm sure with the average United States Americans (yes that's a beauty pageant reference) attention span, i lost you at grotesquely obese. Here's what you get:
Peanut dipping sauce and a salad to start- tasty enough. The sauce actually allows me to tolerate the taste of a raw carrot. My theory on raw carrots in restaurants- DON'T.
Then we ordered a variety of items. the tastiest of all of these was the corn. Simple fresh local ingredient done to perfection. Really- there was nothing on this corn but butter and salt. It was cooked to perfection (i'm betting they boil it first then throw it on the BBQ) the light charring on the kernels made the thing to die for.
Black cod, nicely done but nothing to wake up in the middle of the night for- nor the middle of the day. I love naps.
Pork Wrapped Asparagus. Now this one they stole straight from the Coliseum hot dog vendors. (Have you had the dogs wrapped in bacon- AKA Diarrhea Dogs- Yum- serious yum) NanBan-Kan style- replace hot dog with asparagus = gourmet diarrhea dog- okay okay- it was delicious, but still a stolen Los Angeles art form. Nicely done. (BTW you cannot get the Coliseum dogs anymore . There is a law prohibiting grilling of dogs on dog carts in Los Angeles.)
Most of the things we had at NanBan-Kan were average to above average with the corn being spectacular. However, one item stands out among the rest as being just freakin awful and that was the rice. Its as if they didn't cover the rice as it was cooking and just kept adding water. Thank you for the rice reminiscent mush- this is exactly what i would expect from a restaurant who's cuisine is based on a culture that has rice as its main staple. MMMmmmmm- maybe it was a fuck you from the chef for ordering rice, it didn't seem to be a popular item.
Nanban-Kan an above average Japanese restaurant that serves stellar corn, above average in most dishes, has a nice atmosphere, is well decorated, and serves the worst rice in Los Angeles.
K- well- i did Nanban-Kan and I think you should too- at least for the corn. Do It
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Emoji Book Tag
I saw this tag challenge on Grace's Youtube channel @ LovingDemBooks. You can check out her vlog post here!
The idea of this tag is you take your five most recently used emojis and match a book to it. Here we go....
Shocked emoji
I think that this probably best describes my reaction to the ending of Inheritance. This is a four part series by Christopher Paolini and each book is about 650 pages long. You can imagine how much time we invested in this series then, right? That's a lot of pages... and the ending was just horrible. It was terribly open and not what any of us where expecting and just.. *shocked face*!
Heart eyes emoji
I use this emoji all the time, especially when I am talking about books and fandom-related stuff. I think this face reminds me most of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater which is the last book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. I love all of the characters very much and the romances are breath-takingly gorgeous. This face just summarise my emotional state that whole way through that book.
Blowing kisses emoji
I usually use this emoji when I am saying goodbye to one of my friends. A book that reminds me of saying goodbye and has some romance would be Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. This is the final book in one of my favourite series, The Infernal Devices, so it was really hard for me to say goodbye to it. It also ends with a lot of beautiful romantic scenes so this emoji is absolutely perfect.
Umbrella and rain emoji
I cannot remember why I used this emoji but the first book that popped into my head was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. I read this a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. It was sweet but gutsy, raw and emotional. I would definitely recommend it to Jodi Picoult fans or readers who enjoy adult contemporary books.
Sleepy emoji
Again, I am not sure when I used this emotion or in what context. A book that made me sleepy - because it was sooo tediously dull - was Delirium. I know that is one of people's favourites but I found it to have too much detail and not enough action. It was boring.
Did you enjoy this post? What are some of your favorutie emojis to use? Do they remind you of a particular book? Let me know what you thought in the comments below. Feel free to consideration yourself tagged if you want to participate in this challenge. Please leave a link back to me if you do though, so I can see your answers too.
My official tag isn't going to be anyone in particular. I wasn't tagged myself so it doesn't feel right to tag anyone.


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The Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said that his team is ready to take advantage of any mistake of the leader Leicester and to win the title in England.
Londoners are not becoming the champion in the past 55 years, is routed Stoke City with 4:0 as a guest and shortened the liability of the first place on five points, but by the end of the Championship remain barely 4 rounds.
`The good thing is that we played perfectly. This is important because it shows that we are waiting and we are ready to fight.`, said the Argentine specialist.
`Now we have to believe that anything is possible. It`s great that there`s competition between us and Lester and we can dump all the pressure on them. I feel proud of it. If Leicester succumbed, we are ready for it. We need a reduction of the difference. This is our dream.`, Pochettino added.
In the next round, Tottenham is taken 14th in ranking West Bromwich Albion, while Leicester is the host of the 15th Swansea.


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Twins - two RAKs arrived safe and sound.
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Robbie Rogers lifted a giant weight from his shoulders Friday morning. The former (for now) US national team attacker came out of the closet, penning a moving and heartfelt post on his personal blog, and announced that he's stepping away from the game for an indefinite period of time.
Coming out of the closet is fraught, especially in the testosterone driven world of men's professional sports. We saw a slice of that in the lead-up to this year's Super Bowl, when San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver said a gay player wouldn't be accepted in the locker room. And we've all heard words we wish we hadn't in the stands, be it football, baseball, hockey or basketball.
Ex-Crew MF Testo: Being a gay athlete incredibly hard
And, of couse, we had our own moments here in MLS last season, when two players were suspended for using a gay slur on the playing field. Both – Colin Clark, now with the LA Galaxy, and Marc Burch of the Seattle Sounders – apologized profusely. Both showed remorse, and did volunteer work aimed toward promoting tolerance and understanding.
Their mistakes helped shed more light on the challenges gay athletes face. And Burch – who still has one game to go on his suspension from last season – was one of the first to take to Twitter to show his support for Rogers:
@robbierogers much love to you Robbie!— Marc Burch (@Marc_Burch) February 15, 2013
Pretty much the rest of MLS and US soccer - including Clark - soon followed:
The courage @robbierogers has shown coming out is of the class most men can only dream of. I was lucky to call him a teammate.— Colin Clark (@cOlin_cLark11) February 15, 2013
I hope his bravery helps pave a path for others to know they don't need to hide— Colin Clark (@cOlin_cLark11) February 15, 2013
Much love and respect to my boy @robbierogers ! Proud to be your friend bro— Stuart Holden (@stuholden) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers Brave men like you will make it so that one day there's no need for an announcement.That day can't arrive soon enough.#Support— Eddie Pope (@EddiePope23) February 15, 2013
#Courage #Conviction #Truth #Respect ... Proud of you @robbierogers.— Jay DeMerit (@D6MERIT) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers proud to call you my friend. #respect— Benny Feilhaber (@b_feilhaber22) February 15, 2013
I hope the international soccer community shows nothing but support for Robbie Rogers. #Respect— Jeb Brovsky (@JebBrovsky) February 15, 2013
Much respect @robbierogers. Nothing but support for you— Chris Pontius (@ChrisPontius13) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers Good for you brother. #respect— Dax McCarty (@DaxMcCarty11) February 15, 2013
100 percent love and support for one of my best friends Robbie Rogers. You will be missed on the pitch. Amazing talent, amazing person.— Sacha Kljestan (@SachaKljestan) February 15, 2013
Hey @robbierogers, you are the shit. That is all.— Jimmy Conrad (@JimmyConrad) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers good for you man! All the best! Terps— AJ DeLaGarza (@AJD_20) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers Really proud of you bro! See you soon— Charlie Davies (@CharlieDavies9) February 15, 2013
Fully support @robbierogers as he steps away from the game and comes out about being gay. #respect— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers proud of you fam!— Heath Pearce (@HeathGPearce) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers We love u bro. It take lots of guts to be a Man and U r a Man and a #FreeMan. Life if Beautiful Enjoy it. Love u bro.— KEI KAMARA (@keikamara) February 15, 2013
@robbierogers proud of u buddy. Hope u only retire of ur over soccer and want to pursue other interests.— Carlos Bocanegra (@BocaBoca3) February 15, 2013
" @robbierogers #robbierogers Just getting some sh*t off my chest. fb.me/2G6VcA57v" Respect man. Proud of you bro.— Juan Agudelo (@jagudelo11) February 15, 2013
We'll leave it to US national team and Seattle Sounders legend Kasey Keller to sum it up:
The bravery of Robbie Rogers in commendable, I hope he realizes that he doesn't need to retire.He will be more supported than he knows.— Kasey Keller (@KaseyKeller18) February 15, 2013
Indeed he will. And the same goes for whoever is next to open the closet door.


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Would Einstein Think Us Insane?
Albert Einstein's definition of insanity was "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." We have now completed three years under the Obama administration and no one on his staff is asking, "Are you better off now than you were three years ago?" In February of 2009 President Obama spoke on the TODAY show. " … If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition." 2 ½ years later Obama was singing an altogether different tune. In November of 2011 he said, "We're going to have an America where everybody has opportunity. And that's going to take some time…"
Under the Obama administration the national debt has grown to $15.2 trillion. That is more than our entire national economic output. In 2008, 67% of American youth voted for Obama. Today, 3 million of them are unemployed. In a few months we will see if they satisfy Einstein's definition of insanity.
While Americans are fed a steady stream of poppycock from the press, they may be missing the most important issue. Millions are concerned about Iran's ability and determination to make an atomic weapon. Newt Gingrich recently said the greatest threat to America is an EMP (Electric Magnetic Pulse) attack. Daily we have our fear of terrorism stoked by some isolated incident that happens in a foreign city far away. But the real threat to our national security is our own national debt. A nation that can't pay its bills is a nation that is making itself vulnerable to other nations posturing as our friends. How long can our nation claim sovereignty when its purse strings are being controlled by another?
If you've read this far into this article you may have already forgotten the $15.2 trillion figure. We tend to forget quickly what we can't understand. What is $15.2 trillion? What is $1 trillion for that matter? Are there a trillion grains of sugar in a wheelbarrow? Are there a trillion grains of sand in a dump trunk?
If you gave away a million dollars every day since the birth of Jesus Christ over 2,000 years ago you would only have given away about 75% of a trillion dollars. A trillion dollar bills stacked on top of each other would stretch 68 thousand miles. That would be 8 trips around the world.
But our national debt is $15.2 trillion. How can you visualize this massive about of money? If we had 15 trillion dollars bills and began to lay them down end to end we could stretch them from the sun to the planet Saturn! If we began paying down the principle of our debt by submitting $100 million/day it would take us 394 years to pay it off.
Hans Lippershey invented the telescope over 400 years ago. It wasn't long before scientist were looking into space and attempting to approximate the number of stars they were seeing. Some claimed to see a thousand stars, others made seemingly outrageous claims of seeing be at least 10,000 stars in space. Today we know that there are 100 billion stars in our galaxy. 100 billion represents only 1% of our national debt.
Jerry Robinson, author of Bankruptcy of Our Nation, laments the $500 billion we must pay on interest payments. In one year we have spend more on interest payments that we have spent on the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Veteran's Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, Department of Labor and the Small Business Administration COMBINED! Since 1988 our Congress has spent over $8 trillion in interest payments which is enough to buy an elite sports car for every taxpayer in America.
So what must be done? President Obama presented his idea to the Washington think tank, the Brookings Institution, in December of 2009. The nation must "spend its way out of this recession." Now, assuming most of us are not insane, what would you do if your family was facing a bankruptcy? If you were about to have your home foreclosed and your car repossessed, what sort of family financial plan would you formulate? We don't need Dave Ramsey for this one. We would stop spending money and start saving money so we could pay down our debt. As practical as that seems, the federal government refuses to adopt that plan. It seems they are leaning toward insanity when they find themselves drowning in the ocean of debt and they decide diving deeper will save them.
Jesus told a parable about a wise man. He built his house up. His counterpart, a foolish man, built his house on sand. The economic morass in which we find ourselves isn't totally the fault of the present administration. The American economy finds itself on a sandy foundation because we stacked a pile of bad economic decisions atop each other over a period of many decades. It resulted from politicians who were more interested in building a bridge to nowhere in order to get reelected than they were about an economy they would leave to the next generation. It's about going deeply into debt to live high on the hog and passing that bill onto our children.
Christ never condemned the wealthy but he had a lot to say about how we are to handle money. He taught 38 parables and 16 of those had something to do with money. He said, "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." (Matthew 6:24) The Apostle Paul gave good advice to his younger protégé, Timothy; "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" Christ is condemning those who love money more than they love God. His harsh words are for those who have set up a money idol and they've relegated God to the back burner of their lives.
The dark clouds gathering on the horizon are very discouraging. The Psalmist gave a warning for all those who ignore God; "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." (Psalm 9:17) But there is a ray of hope that pierces through that dark cloud; "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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As they have for the past several years, a pair of wrens set up house this spring above our back patio. The chicks have hatched, and both mom and dad make regular forays for food for their growing offspring. It's always a delight to watch each spring, and we have been looking forward to the day four or five fledglings will be hopping around the patio prior to their initial takeoff.
This morning, Momma Wren tumbled to the ground with a dead chick whom she had removed from the nest. Normal behavior for wrens in such circumstances. I expected her to leave the chick and return to her normal routine. Instead, she dragged that chick a full 20 feet to the base of a twin-trunked oak tree just off the patio. She labored to stuff her baby into a cleft at the base, and then labored several minutes covering up the chick with leaves, grass, and twigs. She then sat there, quietly, looking toward the burial mound. Then, she flew off, resuming her search for food for her remaining brood. I was left pondering the immense complexity of God's creation. Even the tiny wren showed compassion and care for her baby, and seemingly even sorrow, even after its death. God is good. All the time.


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