text:
0items |$0.00
Your Price:
We offer standard, 3 day express, 2 day express, and overnight express shipping options for your convenience. If you place your order Monday - Friday by 2:00 PM EST using one of our express shipping options, your order will be processed and shipped the same day it is placed!
Hefty stainless steel bladeAttractive file-worked blade designBlue pakkawood handleOversized guard & pommelIncludes leather sheath16-1/2" overall length
Product Description
You'll think of the beautiful blue waters of the Caribbean when you gaze at this stunning fixed-blade bowie knife. The deep blue handle is crafted of pakkawood and completed with an oversized guard and pommel. The full-tang stainless steel blade is hefty and weighty. The exquisitely file-worked backside of the blade adds further elegance to this design. Includes a leather sheath.
Timber Rattler Western Outlaw Full Tang Bowie Knife With Leather Sheath -Brass Plated Guard, Hardwood Handle - 11 3/8" Length
Buy Now
Timber Rattler Warcry Echo 2-Piece Fixed Blade Knife Set - Bushcraft and Bowie Knives - 420 Stainless Steel - Pakkawood - Nylon Belt Sheath - Outdoors, Survival, Collecting & More
Now $13.98!
Timber Rattler Scarab Back Giant Lockback Pocket Knife - 8" Stainless Steel Blade, Genuine Pakkawood Scales - 17 3/4" Length
Timber Rattler Heartwood Scarab Back Giant Folding Pocket Knife - Carved Camel Bone Inlays
Timber Rattler Camel Bone Bowie Knife - Two-Knife Set with Leather Twin Sheath
Timber Rattler Grizzly Fighter Fixed Blade Knife With Sheath - 3Cr13 Stainless Steel Blade, Pakkawood Handle - Length 14"
Timber Rattler Coliseum Battle Bowie / Fixed Blade Knife - Stainless Steel - Hardwood Handle, Brass Pins, Brass Guard - Nylon Sheath - Collecting, Field Use, Display and More - 15 1/2"
Now $14.98!
Timber Rattler Ozark Bowie Knife Fixed Blade Genuine Bone
Now $12.98!
Its a great knife solid and well made ........thank you
Decent knife. Received two from the BOGO sale. One of the knives had tiny scratches, pits and scuffs all along the edges of the pommel and hilt. The blue wood laminate scales on both knives were much lighter than shown in the picture as it looks as though the blue dye just didn't take hold. Crap stainless steel, but the blades on both are nicely ground. The hilt and pommel on both are marred by sloppy, uneven grinds along the edges. The sheathes are leather, but from what animal I have no idea. If its cow leather, they must have some pretty sick cows in Pakistan. Combined with the heavy chemical smell and poor tanning of the leather, they probably won't last long. On the plus side, its big, heavy and bada** looking and for the price, they're fun to collect. But don't kid yourself in to thinking you got some high quality knife at a bargain basement price. Its not. As long as you know and understand this, then yeah, they're worth it.
This is awesome, the fit of the laminate of the handle is a little rough on the under side by the blade but does not effect the handle in anyway. It came wit a sheath that fits it well but the leather needs to be worked a little bit to get it broke in. Totally worth the money on a BOGO deal.
Hell of a knife at any cost. Blades longer than my ****.
UPS delivered this baby this afternoon. As soon as I had it in my hand I had the urge to go out and cut down a tree or two and maybe take on a bear in hand to paw combat. Seriously though . . . . this is a great bowie for the money, well made and nice looking too. The sheath would cost you $20.00 from some on-line stores. This would be a great work knife for setting up camp or working a trap line but it's going in my collection and won't see a minutes work from me . . . . love it!
ANOTHER NICE BOWIE FROM TIMBER RATTLER. tHE KNIFE HAS A GOOD WEIGHT TO IT .iT COULD BE A LITTLE SHARPER BUT OVERALL A GOOD PRICE FOR THE PRODUCT. ANOTHER GREAT KNIFE FROM budk !!!
A very nice knife, comparable to the "Timber Rattler Western Outlaw Bowie Knife". A bit lighter and a smidge longer. Mine came pretty sharp, and running an inexpensive hand-sharpener over it a few times really made it sharp. I think the only way these two Rattlers could be improved is with a durable nylon sheath. The leather ones they come with are nice, but I fear if they get wet they may not last. Otherwise the knife itself is a great deal for $20, especially if you get free shipping.
Amazing!!! I just got this knife and For $19.99 this knife is amazing! It is well made and one of "Timber Rattlers" best knives. This knife is comparable to the "Timber Rattler Western Outlaw Bowie Knife". It's a must buy!
This knife had no edge on it at all and the tip looks as if it was broken off. It is a cool concept but very poor quality knife. I hope i can fix. Well for the money i guess i got what i paid for.
Heavy knife,,nice point but the blade edge needs work,, not sharp at all,, overall worth the money
: Only
We won't be able to ship this item until we receive more stock. But don't worry, we've found a similar item that's ready to ship now.
Current Price:
more to your cart to reduce the price to


text:
Connecting You with Pre-Screened Local IT Companies
Discuss your technology needs with top rated IT professionals in your area. Research vendors that can address all your requirements while providing outstanding client relations. Whether you require flat-rate or on-call assistance you will find a local expert your IT network can depend on.
Local IT is a directory of independent firms designed to cut out the hassle and stress of connecting with qualified firms. Contact professionals that can address your technology related needs in a very effective and most affordable manner. Our vetted experts offer a full range of technologies to organizations that demand unbroken functionality in their daily operations and don't wish to hire full time employees.
Please complete the entire form below.
Connect with information technology specialists that can handle all of your technical needs and accomplish a variety of tasks, relieving you of potential headaches and stress.
Cloud IT
IT Help Desk
Network Security
IT Management

subset: commoncrawl


text:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sidney Crosby has resumed on-ice workouts in his comeback from a serious concussion, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins and National Hockey League (NHL) a boost of optimism about his return for next season.
Crosby, who has not played since January 5, is training near his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which said it confirmed the development with the Penguins and Crosby's agent.
The 23-year-old Crosby, a former NHL Most Valuable Player and the league's top drawing card, missed half of last season when his campaign was cut short after he was slammed into the end boards by Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman.
The Hedman hit came four days after he was caught off guard and knocked to the ice by Washington forward David Steckel.
At the time of his injury, Crosby led the NHL with 32 goals and 34 assists in 41 games.
Crosby last tried some on-ice workouts in April during the Penguins' first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs but was shut down because of headaches. Pittsburgh lost that series in seven games to Tampa Bay.
The workouts do not guarantee Crosby will be ready for training camp in September, and he has yet to receive medical clearance for physical contact, yet word that he was back on the ice renewed hopes for his return next season.
Crosby, drafted first overall by Pittsburgh in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, has lived up to the hype and his nickname of "Sir Sidney" as NHL royalty.
He helped lead Pittsburgh to a Stanley Cup triumph in 2009, their first title in 17 years, and his overtime goal won the gold medal for Canada at last year's Vancouver Olympics.
Crosby has been a points-producing machine since joining the Penguins for the 2005-06 season, recording 215 goals and 357 assists for 572 points in 412 regular season games.
He has also shined during the postseason with 30 goals and 52 assists in 62 playoff games.
Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue and Julian Linen


text:
My Stamp Club
Children's Craft Birthday Parties
My Tips & Tricks
My Tutorials
My Contact Details
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Masculine Star Card
A great masculine card! You can have what ever sentiment you want on this card.....I have the word "son", but you could also use father, dad, brother, or even "you're a star" would be a perfect sentiment.
Sadly I cannot remember where I got the idea for this card.....I probably saw a similar card somewhere, but for the life of me, have no idea where.
Masculine Cards
Posted by
Jacquii McLeay
1:17 pm
No comments:
Post a Comment
Newer Post
Older Post


text:
Contact Information
502 E 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Iowa: National Leader
Iowa continues to lead the nation in production of corn, soybeans, hogs, and eggs. Iowa is seventh in cattle and ninth in turkey production. As a result, Iowa had an estimated $30 billion dollars in direct sales of agriculture products in 2011, up from $12 billion in 2002 according to USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service. The state has also become the leader in renewable energy production. Iowa is the nation's top ethanol producer with 41 ethanol refineries with the capacity to produce nearly 3.7 billion gallons annually. In addition, Iowa is first in biodiesel production, with 12 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce 315 million gallons annually. Iowa is second nationally in wind generation output and is the leader in the percentage of the state's industry that comes from wind generation at 20 percent. Alternative and specialty crop production is also increasing in the state, with Iowa now home to more than 220 farmers markets that had 38.4 million in sales in 2009.
Protecting Natural Resources
Iowans can take pride in successful conservation initiatives through the Conservation Cost Share Program, the Watershed Protection Program, the Integrated Farm and Livestock Demonstration Program, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, the Ag Drainage Well Closure Program, and the District Initiatives Program. These innovative programs are a few of the conservation initiatives that have helped produce milestones such as 500,000 acres of conservation buffers, 100 miles of cold water stream protection, 50 years both of conservation education and watershed protection in partnership with a variety of other state and federal agencies, 50,000 acres of restored wetlands, 50 percent of crops in conservation tillage, over 100 water quality projects, 100 years of building diversity in wildlife habitat, and over $200 million in state cost sharing for conservation. This investment has also resulted in an additional $200 million plus in investment by landowners to match state funds.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has also recently begun to focus helping urban areas better manage the rain that falls on their property to prevent erosion and protect water quality. Urban Conservationists help communities and homeowners install new systems and retrofit existing infrastructure in a way that will move the water off our streets and private property while keeping soil and pollutants out of our waterways.
The Department has also been expanding efforts to build Water Quality Wetlands through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). These highly targeted, strategically placed wetlands reduce nitrate loading by more than 50%.
Throughout Iowa, 72 CREP wetlands have been restored or are currently under development, providing water quality benefits to 86,000 acres of land by removing over 54,000 tons of nitrates over their lifetime. These 72 targeted restorations total over 700 acres of wetlands plus over 2,500 acres of surrounding native prairie buffers. In addition to improving water quality, these wetlands provide high quality wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities.
The effectiveness of these wetlands were recognized by the Gulf of Mexico Program, which is underwritten by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is dedicated to protecting, restoring and maintaining the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
Use of the Iowa Water Quality Loan Fund has also grown significantly in recent years. The fund provides low-cost financing to help landowners address nonpoint pollution of Iowa streams and lakes. These low-interest loans target practices to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff from agricultural operations, such as terraces, grade stabilization structures, water and sediment control basins, hoop buildings, manure storage structures and prescribed grazing.
Iowa has 100 soil and water conservation districts (SWCD) that carry out soil conservation and water quality protection programs at the local level. Iowans' vision for agriculture includes farmers and their neighbors working together to understand shared needs for productive and profitable agriculture and a quality environment. Iowa's soil and water conservation districts are a focal point for sharing ideas, solving agricultural land environmental problems, and coordinating federal and state programs to assist farmers and communities.
The Division of Soil Conservation within the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has provided support to the conservation districts for the past 50 years through staffing, financial incentive programs, and funding for commissioner expenses and field office operations.


text:
Friday, October 2, 2015
Simply Create Too #95 - Autumn Splendor
10 comments :
Love! Great fall colors...ReplyDelete
Love the colour leaves behind the cut outs on the tree Kim, great design! Have a wonderful weekend! Hazel xxReplyDelete
This looks like a little stained glass tree!! Very pretty card Kim!ReplyDelete
This is just gorgeous, Kim ... such wonderful detailing with the woodgrain background and that sweet leafy DP ... and oh my, that tree with those autumn leaves ... wow, it's fabulous! Hugs & bisous, bisous, Anita :)ReplyDelete
Love your tree die, it deserved to be dusted off and put to use again. But that being said, I've got dies I should've used more myself... Beautiful autumn colors and a great layout too.ReplyDelete
This die is a CLASSIC and will never grow old...just like some of the bands from way back when! Fabulous impression on the ef - another must have item! The banner and the button rock!ReplyDelete
We are off on a wee vacation. We leave tomorrow and will be gone for a week. I'm not sure if there is wi-fi available. If not, will catch up with y'all when we get back.
I am in awe and am just gazing with wonder on this beautiful Fall card you have created - you have captured it so well and I feel the wind in the trees and hear the crunch of the fallen leaves under my feet - you have just made a wonderful statement with this BEAUTIFUL card!!!!ReplyDelete
Stunning Kim! So much texture and the focal point center looks fabulous against your textured background.ReplyDelete
Love that tree & your card, Kim--wonderful!ReplyDelete
Your all-seasons tree is beautiful, decked out in its fall finery...ReplyDelete


text:
Hello again, its been a little while since I blogged over here. I have been busy with a lot of self assessment and learning more about the blogosphere over at a fabulous E-Course called Blogging Your Way. I've also been learning tons of photography tricks which I plan to implement on this blog. This was an absolute thrill for me because although I love to take pictures, I haven't been able to clearly communicate a certain "feel" in my photograpghy. However, I think all that is gradually about to change.
A few days ago, I was at the Architechtural Digest Design fair in New York and it was a really fun day. It had been raining buckets in NY but that Saturday afternoon was absolutely glorious. It was almost a shame to be inside. Anyhow, I loaded my little baby in her stroller and we headed to Pier 62 on the West Side Highway. There were loads of designers showing thier stuff (did you know that DVF has a home line?) It's gorgeous, its like going to sleep in your favourite wrap dress! There are tons of lovely pieces included but my favourites are the vintage throws, pillows and giant grass sheets.
Something else that caught my eye were these handmade wooden clocks by Palo Samko based in Brooklyn, NY. The clocks are so beautiful and carefully crafted but my amateur photography doesn't do them justice. I also love the way he has them styled because the cluster makes them look like wall art too. The leather and wood arm chair is a great piece that can work in practically any living space.
I would have loved to spend more time at the exhibition but "someone" forgot to pack her daughter an extra outfit in case of a diaper blowout. It's hard to believe that something so smelly could come out of someone so small and cute. Bottom line (ha,ha) we had to leave, pronto.


text:
ICT Trip to Berlin, February 2018, 3 Nights in a 3* Hotel B&B. Deposit of £150 needs to be paid before 26th September to Mrs L Kerr in A210.
Itinerary includes:
- Flights from Belfast and back into Dublin
- Airport transfers
- 3* Hotel B&B in central Berlin
- Private Coach Travel throughout trip. No public transport.
- 4 hour guided walking tour of Berlin
- Entrance to the Computer Spiele Museum
- Guided tour of the Deutsches Technikmuseum
- Game Science Centre
- Berlin TV Tower
- Travel Insurance
Payment by instalments but total of £475 by 11th December.
A Non refundable deposit of £150 secures place and must be paid by 26th September 2017.


text: Under certain circumstances, additional paperwork is required when conducting human subject research. If you are using human blood, other fluids, or tissue in your research, you must, in addition to the IRB application, contact the Institutional Biosafety Committee(IBC), Dr. Kevin Lewellyn at 915-1005, email: klewelly ( at ) olemiss ( dot ) edu, for review and approval of the research protocol. Final IRB approval is contingent upon IBC approval.


text:
Perhaps you've stumbled upon us because you're looking for coffee vans for sale or perhaps you have seen our franchise model in action and want to know if you can get involved. So what does it take to be a great franchisee? It's a question we get asked often, and it can be difficult to pin down because the people who keep the Cafe2U franchise alive are incredibly diverse in many ways.
If you've been looking into coffee vans for sale in order to kick start a new business venture you'll probably be interested to see how you'd do in that industry. To give you an idea, we look at the qualities of our top notch franchisees, with a focus on recent signups and proud Cafe2U van owner Helen, who runs her van in Coleraine and Portrush.
What have Cafe2U franchisees done in the past?
They have had a vast range of careers in the past, with everything from ex-hotel managers to satellite engineers, business development managers to sales people. Those who tend to be most successful have been involved in the sales and service industries. Anything customer facing will give you some of the skills that you'll need in order to attract repeat business. Of course, there is no hard and fast rules. If you've mainly been working in the private sector there's no need to worry. These are skills which can be learnt, and if you have a naturally amicable personality, you'll find it comes surprisingly easily.
Until she joined Cafe2U, Helen worked in learning and development for a number of years. When she was younger she worked in the hospitality industry, so it feels something like coming home!
How involved in the community are franchisees?
You don't need to have a great deal to do with you community in order to be successful – although it can help. In fact, on sign up lots of our franchisees haven't had much to do with their community in the past, but they'd like to. In some industries you'll just be too busy to get as involved as you'd like to, but when you run a coffee van in your local area you can be as involved as you like. You'll be out and about in the local area, and if you want to, you can provide high quality espresso based drinks to events as well.
What motivates and inspires franchisees?
Helen is one of those who is planning on getting involved: "I aim to attend and support many local events, providing an essential Cafe2U Service." This sort of attitude is key – it will help make a name for yourself locally, and provide additional income as well.
To run your own small business you'll need to be motivated. It will require early starts and working on your feet, and if you are the sort of person who needs someone breathing down your neck in order to reach productivity, it is almost definitely not the right career path for you.
Our franchisee then, are motivated and inspired, often by sports people. Interestingly, asked when the inspiration people tended not to be members of a team, but individuals. Whether golfers or darts players, they were self-motivators (just like our franchisees!).
Another common trait was inspirational members of the family. For Helen, this was her parents. They instilled a strong work ethic within her which has driven her to the point she's at today. This is a great way of coming into business. If your parents were hard workers who showed you the value of money and the rewards of going the extra mile, you're likely to strive to do the same, and be able to pass on those same values to your children as well.
There are lots of different qualities which go into a great member of the Cafe2U family, but motivation and a willingness to get involved stand out above most other things. Whatever roles you've performed in the past, there is nothing to say you can't be your own boss in the near future. And you can stop your search for coffee vans for sale, because our state of the art converted Mercedes vehicles are all part and package of the franchise agreement.If you think you're made of the right stuff, contact our dedicated team today for more information and to get onto the path of a brand new career.


text:
Well, it happened sometimes before, but this time, it restarted once more, then did the same thing, and yes, restarted again. Did the same thing for about 4 four times until I decided to turn off the power switch. I let the pc rest for some minutes, then turned it on again. It showed me a lot of windows messages which shows the same things. But thankfully, it didn't restart.
I went to watching the same movie again, it crashed and kept restarting again. Yes, it was really annoying.
I tried another movie, and I was about to end the first cd when it crashed, and yes, restarted again.
What bugs me is that yesterday, I went to watch a film (not the same) and it was continuous till the end.
What's up with this? I am pretty sure it's not the films which were having problems. What can I do to fix this? And does this have something to do with NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64? (what is this for anyway)
Hope you people can help me :']! I really have no clue and this should be fixed immediately :'[ Thanks in advance!


text:
So last night was a little unexpected. It all started with Mafia receiving a phone call in the office, something about De La Soul and their gang wanting to hang out at Miss Libertines. So happens, Mafia was spinning that night at Libertines and someone mentioned that DJ Maseo was bringing his tunes and 'might' have a spin if he felt like it.
From then it was a race to get as many people down to the venue as possible – cos if De La and their entourage walked into a a club that was packed and going off, they might actually feel like jumping on the decks.
Between Twitter, Facebook and SMS, everyone managed to get almost 700 people down to Miss Libertines in 4 hours. There was a massive line outside from 10pm and by 10:30 it was a full house. Im sure many people were told to go home after that because the venue just couldn't fit any more people in it. When De La finally turned up, they had about 15 people in their crew. Even Cut Chemist was there. And to everyones delight, DJ Maseo jumped on the wheels of steel and served up some wholesome hip-hop from back in the day.
As usual I didn't get any decent photos. I blame the lighting and the dodgy camera. But from one of the pics you can just tell how packed it was. And to think that a few hours before no one knew about it. I LOVE Melbourne!
Go HERE for some decent pics…


text:
We love that holiday glow that gives us a amazing look.
I come back from 3 months of traveling in Asia with a tanned skin that we all dream of. Yes, but It's winter in Paris, It's so cold and my beautiful tan has already begun to disappear… I feel so much better about myself when I have a bit of colour and living in Paris makes it very necessary to have some assistance with this! I have already tried lots of self tanning products to get back to this tan skin but It's really difficult to find the best product. I recently discovered Bondisands, a australia self tanning brand. I decided to trying the product Self Tanning Foam in Dark.
First of all, the scent is amazing, especially if you're a coconut scent lover like me. The smell is very lovely without being too intrusive. Application is easy, the product is a foam to apply on your body. Drying is so quick and you can wash off within the hour or two. The colour result is a perfect natural look for me and I fool more people than ever into thinking It's my natural colour ah ah.
Mission accomplished, Thanks Bondisands 🙂


text:
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tweet Tweet
Well I used alot of elements on this card that I haven't put to use in awhile. The image is a digi by Gingerloft Colored with copics. The tree is the Tim Holtz branch tree die. I had used it alot for Halloween trees but add some flower punches and it becomes a spring tree. Thanks for looking and made for these challenges
Prarie fairy inspired by a song (rockin robin tweet tweet tweet Ha Ha)
Stamp something flowers
Bunny zoe flowers
One stop craft spring flowers
Crafty sentiments spring
Card positioning system sketch
Alota stamps Use your nesties
digi doodles spots and dots
9 comments:
- KraftyKoolKat said...
Cute. Thank you for sharing it with us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.
- February 28, 2011 at 4:54 AM
- Karen said...
Lovely, thanks for joining us at Digi Doodle Shops Best.
- February 28, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Alissa said...
You have a lot going on in this card and you pulled it all together so nicely. Great card, Tami!
- February 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Bev said...
fab spring card. ty for joining us at crafty sentiments x
- February 28, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- ladyjanet_56 said...
what a sweet card & baby birds are a sign spring is here, thanks for joining in at OSCC. Janet
- March 2, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Shelly Schmidt said...
Cute card- it makes me long for Spring with birds chirping in the trees....LOL
- March 2, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- Axa said...
SO cute! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week!
- March 2, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Cute card. Very springlike. The nest is adorable.
- March 5, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...
This is adorable! Love the way you used the TH tree and I can just hear your birdies tweeting! Thanks for "singing" along with us this fortnight at Fairy Fun Fridays!
- March 10, 2011 at 7:05 PM


text:
Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Reversible dry adhesion-based transfer printing provides a highly straightforward pathway to heterogeneous material integration. The speaker presents his recent research outcomes accomplished in his laboratory which has been exploring responsive surfaces, microassembly, and nanomanufacturing technologies. The first part introduces an engineered reversible dry adhesive made of a shape memory polymer and highlights its consumer product-like prototype. The second part shows how his reversible dry adhesive advances transfer printing techniques to enable his microassembly called micro-LEGO and summarizes the applications of micro-LEGO with the examples not only of 3D heterogeneous micro-structures but also of devices such as a microtoroid resonator, a tip-tilt-piston micromirror, and a RF MEMS switch. Finally, the third part demonstrates his transfer printing techniques which are further exploited in order to pattern and integrate colloidal quantum dot films. The strategies presented in his talk benefit research activities in smart dry adhesives, 3D MEMS, and nano devices.
Seok Kim received his B.S. from Pohang University of Science and Technology, M.S. from University of California at Los Angeles, and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, all in mechanical engineering, and joined the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. His current research interests include: 1) biomimetic design of responsive surfaces for reversible dry adhesion, tunable wetting, and light manipulation, 2) transfer printing-based microassembly and nanomanufacturing, 3) 3D MEMS fabrication technologies. He was a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2014, the ASME Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award in 2015, and the Young Investigator Grant Award from the Korean–American Scientists and Engineers Association in 2015.
Hosted by: Professor Liwei Lin, 5135 Etcheverry Hall, 510-643-5495, email@example.com


text:
More than $90,000 worth of luxury timber seized during National Anti-Deforestation Committee (NADC) raids in Stung Treng province will be up for public auction until July 29, the Ministry of Economic and Finance announced last week.
Signed by ministry Undersecretary of State Soung Meng Kea, who chairs the subcommittee on tree and timber bidding, the announcement was released on Thursday. It said the 265 cubic-meter stockpile would be stored by the NADC in multiple locations in Stung Treng ahead of the auction, which started on Sunday.
Bids for the luxury wood are being accepted at the Ministry of Environment and the Forestry Administration during working hours.
Any individual without a history of committing forestry offenses or public debt may place bids, the ministry said.
In early May, during a graduation ceremony at the Vanda Institute on Koh Pich, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government would give 7,000 cubic meters of confiscated timber to the Ministry of Education to build schools and teachers' homes.
But when it became clear the Education Ministry would not be able to cut, process and refine the wood, Mr. Hun Sen decided to auction it off and give the funds received to the Ministry of Education.
"The money which we get from the bids on the illegally logged wood will be used in the education sector," the prime minister said.
Mr. Meng Kea could not be reached for comment on the Stung Treng auction yesterday.
President of the Cambodian Human Rights Task Force (CHRTF) and environmental activist Ouch Leng said the ministry seemed to be conducting itself transparently by opening the auction to all people, but added that this did not entirely end his concerns.
"We observed that so far, the auction has always been delayed because traders know clearly that there is not as much timber as the ministry mentioned. The auction is still a mystery," Mr. Leng said.
He added that the practice of shipping illegal timber to neighboring countries by large coorporations is ongoing, giving the specific names of the companies he had observed doing so.
The Dai Than Company, the Khmer Angkor Agriculture Company, Master K Son, the Lim Royal Company, the UniGreen Company and Binh Phoek have removed all their remaining stockpiles of illegal timber, Mr. Leng said, adding: "We have seen almost every day, they attempt to deliver the timber to neighboring countries."
In a speech on June 5 at Entrak Tevy High School in celebration of World Environment Day, Minister of Environment Say Samal said illegal logging had ended in the Kingdom, with many commentators saying the announcement was made prematurely.
"For forestry problems, I can tell you today this time on Environment Day that the mass logging which we have seen so far is completely ended. Mass logging, I can say it is finished," Mr. Samal said.
The auction for the Kingdom's stockpile of seized luxury timber had been postponed multiple times before the Stung Treng auction was given the go-ahead last week.
One auction, of 60,000 cubic meters of wood seized in Mondulkiri province, was scheduled to start on June 27, but was delayed because
the Ministry of Economy and Finance said there were not enough buyers for the wood.
The wood had been seized from seven private companies and was worth more than $12 million, according to the ministry.
Seized Timber Up for Auction
More than $90,000 worth of luxury timber seized during National Anti-Deforestation Committee (NADC) raids in Stung Treng province will be up for public auction until July 29, the Ministry of Economic and Finance announced last week.


text:
Welcome to the Smokin' Summer Giveaway!
Our Host, Parga's Junkyard has recently reviewed items for our sponsors:
Everyone loves a summer smoky bbq! Now you can learn how to smoke your own meat!
Get that just barbequed smoky flavor!
Finally, a knife that never needs to be sharpened!
One Reader will win a totally Smokin' Prize Package from our sponsors valued at approx. $75!
***Giveaway open to US/Canada only; Must be 18 + yr. of age or older; Each prize will be mailed by it's perspective sponsor; Winner will be notified by email and must respond via email within 48 hours of notice or prize will be forfeited and another winner will be chosen; Neither Parga's Junkyard nor Two Children and a Migraine are responsible for shipment of prizes to winner. a Rafflecopter giveaway


text:
|Found Things, Des Moines
|This was taken at the Junk Jubilee 2012 in Des Moines at the state fairgrounds.
|Found Things in Des Moines. Link
|More at Found Things... lower level independent vendors.
|The Rusty Pumpkin, located on the lower level at Found Things.... super creative owner
and display artist extraordinaire Laura makes all things vintage look hip! Link
|Found Things.... owner Diane is the BEST! Make sure you tell her I sent you
to see her awesome shop! She is super friendly and knowledgeable and will share
Des Moines highlights with you to make your trip there extra special.
|A booth at the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall in Des Moines. Link
|These next few photos were taken at West End Salvage, link here.
|West End Salvage


text:
1973 is when this tune went down!
Herbie Hancock killed it with Watermelon Man. I love the layering and progression of the tune. I attempt to hum all layers at the same time and when I succeed I feel proud. This is a vibrational orgasm right here…
Funky Friday Song of the Day- Herbie Hancock
1973 is when this tune went down!


text:
I finally have some beautiful professionally shot photos (thank you Ryan Kurtz) from the Cincinnati Magazine Summer 2014 feature at Obscura in Cincinnati, Ohio. The colors used were from Pantone's Spring 2014 Color palette, shown here:
Haven Cincinnati were the ones to style that amazing dessert table. Didn't they use a great variety of formal and natural vessels and risers? I'm still obsessed with those gold touched marshmallows. I'm selling the invitations here in my Etsy shop and I pulled together some styling and wedding decor ideas in this curated board on Pinterest.


text: BMW presented the first images of the Z4's version of competition. The development of a 480 hp 4.0 liter V8 engine derived from that of the M3 and is equipped with a six-speed sequential transmission. Germans at BMW have unveiled the official pictures and technical details of the competing versions of the Z4's, which receives the suffix GT3. This model ...Read More »


text:
From the Forums is a great way to see all of the current hot topics within our forums are. In order to create any new threads of your own or reply to any of the existing threads, you must be a registered member. Becoming a member is a simple process that will only take a few minutes out of your day, so if you have not already already done so, head on over and register now!
iPad Wi-Fi issues - There is no denying there is something going on with Wi-Fi on the iPad so whether you do or do not have issues staying connected to your Wi-Fi, let us know.
What do you use to protect your iPad? Screen protector? Hard case? Flip case? We want to hear what protective measure you are taking!
What are your thoughts on the next generation iPhone leak? Was it legal? Illegal? Vote in this poll that is split 50/50 at the moment.
Words with Friends ID - Share your ID with the latest gaming craze on the iPhone and iPad.
iPhone Jailbreak and Unlock - for all of your jailbreaking and unlocking needs visit our dedicated forum on the topics.
See you in the forums!


text:
Vitual Assistant to receive mail and scan. Must be from Wyoming, USA
Budget $2-10 AUD / time
I need a Wyoming address and someone to receive the mails, scan and forward to me through email. The mail will be very rare. The address is more important, that I can use as my virtual address. The work is very minimal but as this will be an on-going thing, we'll just assume 1 hour per month worth of work. Thanks.


text:
Today's technical systems contain more and more components which are typically networked and interacting with each other. So, these systems become very complex, which makes it difficult to engineer and maintain the system using traditional, hierarchical approaches.
Looking into complex systems in nature, we see that they are controlled by distributed self-organizing mechanisms that are simple, scalable, robust, and adaptive. However, putting a self-organizing approach into technical systems is not straightforward, because such complex systems are typically hard to predict. A particular change in an interaction mechanism might even have counter-intuitive effects.
In nature, the driving mechanism behind building self-organizing behavior is evolution - why not use the very same method in form of an evolutionary algorithm?
However, there is a need to integrate different tools and models like neural networks, mutation and recombination, and problem-specific simulations. With our tool FREVO we provide a unifying framework to reduce this problem to basically three components: a problem representation, an agent representation and an evolutionary algorithm.
FREVO has been used to solve quite different problems and is available as open source to everyone. It is a very flexible framework open to new components and simulations, thus, we are looking forward to see you testing your ideas with it :-)
This talk was given by István Fehérvári at FET 2011 in the science café. This work was supported in part by the Lakeside Labs project MESON (Modeling and Engineering of Self-Organizing Networks) and the Lakeside Labs GmbH.


text:
20 February 2012, Manila: MAX'S RESTAURANT, the brand that has captured the hearts of Filipinos for more than sixty years has rolled out the biggest chicken take-out treat ever. Starting February 20, customers can make the beeline to Max's Restaurants anywhere in the country and bring home their favorite Regular Fried Chicken for a significantly good take-out deal of PhP299, saving PhP76 from the original price.
Max's Fried Chicken take out for only 299
"Filipinos have an endearing habit of 'taking out' food after they dine at their favorite restaurant. It's part of our generous and inherent family-oriented nature. With Max's Chicken Take-out Promo, we want our customers to bring home the most scrumptious surprise to their families – Max's "sarap-to-the-bones" Fried Chicken," said Bobby Simborio, Corporate Communications Officer for Max's Group of Companies. Max's Chicken Take Out Treat will be available nationwide from February 20 to March 31, 2012.
Learn about the most mouthwatering offerings from Max's. Log on to www.maxschicken.com or visit www.facebook.com/maxsrestaurant to be a Max's Restaurant Facebook fan.


text:
Book 2 of the Casted Series
Now Available!
Confused by the turn of events, Jade is only sure of four things: My name is Jade Kinsley. I'm 20 years old. I'm an Enforcer for the Triad. And I have a debt to settle with Original Coven. Will Jade be able to break through the spell her Grandfather put on her and remember who she is, or will she become just another piece in Lorenzo's game?
Sonya Loveday, first and foremost, is a reader, an avid one. It is of that love that brought her to the realization that this was the answer to the nagging persistent feeling that 'there has to be something more. The dream came alive in 2009 when she purchased her laptop and began the tedious step of becoming a published author. When she's not reading, she's writing. When she's not writing, she's reading. And when she's not doing either of those things, she's sleeping, shuttling her children back and forth to school, letting the dogs and cats in and out of the house for the upteenth time in the last hour and dreaming of a clean house.
You can find Sonya on


text:
How Anne Sexton Won the Pulitzer Prize
If you happen to have a spare $159.60 you don't know what to do with, you might want to consider purchasing Chronicle of the Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (available on Amazon.com). It makes for some mighty interesting reading: the inside scoop on that most cherished of poetry prizes. The book covers the period between 1917, when the award began, and 2009. We learn who the jurors were each year, which titles they seriously discussed, and why they chose the winners they chose. Some years have more documentation than others, but there's enough fascinating information here to justify the expenditure: a candid, often bewildering glimpse into the inner-workings of poetry politics.
I bought the book because I was interested to know how Anne Sexton, one of my favorite poets, came to win the Pulitzer Prize. She won it for Live or Die, her third book, in 1967. Let me share with you what I found out. The three jurors that year were Richard Eberhart, Phyllis McGinley, and Louis Simpson. Everyone is familiar with their work, right? All Pulitzer winners. On December 2, 1966, John Hohenberg, Secretary to the Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes, wrote to Eberhart, who'd won the Pulitzer the previous year, appointing him chairman of the committee and asking that he notify him of the committee's decision by December 31. It would take much longer than that. A decision would not be reached until the end of March—three months overdue. Deliberations, carried out via letters between the jurors, were contentious; the committee ultimately came to a stalemate.
If this were an essay, I would tell the story in all its glorious detail—it's a great story. But this is a blog post, so I will try (wish me luck) to be succinct. Out of roughly forty books, McGinley's first choice was Theodore Roethke's posthumous Collected Poems. She also expressed interest in Anne Sexton's Live or Die, Philip Booth's Weathers and Edges, and Sylvia Plath's Ariel (also a posthumous collection), though she did not think it was "the masterpiece the reviewers—carried away, no doubt, by her frenetic life—have called it." Eberhart's top choice was John Hall Wheelock's Dear Men and Women. He admired it, in part, because it was "a splendid achievement of a man of 80. He will never be any younger." McGinley also singled out Wheelock; she was "touched" by his work, "old-fashioned as it is." Simpson, like McGinley, chose Roethke as his first choice. He was also for Plath: "I do think that the book is original in its use of images and has unusual intensity." But against Booth: "I am considerably worried," he wrote to McGinley and Eberhart, "by your preference for Phillip [sic] Booth."
All the cards were on the table. The contest might have ended there: 2 to 1 in favor of Roethke. But Eberhart would not have it. He was adamantly opposed to giving the award to a dead poet (although it was perfectly allowable to do so). Plus he really wanted Wheelock. Simpson pushed back: "Wheelock is 80 years old; so is his work. I do not think I could face my friends and think of anything to say to justify Wheelock's getting the prize while Roethke and Plath were passed by." McGinley echoed Simpson: "As for Mr. Wheelock—well, it would be a sweet, sentimental gesture to give him a prize just for the feat of having written so well at 80. But I don't think the Pulitzer is the right prize."
And so an impasse was reached. Simpson to Eberhart: "I see that Phyllis wants to give the Prize to Roethke. So do I. You, on the other hand, feel that the Prize should go to someone who is alive at this moment." He encouraged Eberhart to "back down in the face of majority opinion." Eberhart refused. Instead, he sent a "minority report" to the Advisory Board. A six-page typed letter in which he says he respects "the integrity of my colleagues" and then makes "a strong plea not to give the prize" to dead Theodore Roethke. One of his reasonings is that Roethke "cannot use the money." Eberhart clearly did not like being outvoted. He provides a summary of the jurors' preferences. Here is how each of them ranked the contenders:
Phyllis McGinley:
Theodore Roethke (Collected Poems)
Anne Sexton (Live or Die)
Philip Booth (Weathers and Edges)
Sylvia Plath (Ariel)
Ann Stanford (The Weathercock)
John Hall Wheelock (Dear Men and Women)
Louis Simpson:
Theodore Roethke
Sylvia Plath
William Stafford (The Rescued Year)
John Haines (Winter News)
Ann Stanford
Anne Sexton
Richard Eberhart:
John Hall Wheelock
May Sarton (A Private Mythology)
Philip Booth
Barbara Howes (Looking Up at Leaves)
Sandra Hochman (The Vaudeville Marriage)
Anne Sexton
Eberhart notes that "only Anne Sexton got a good word from all three of us." (Notice that Sexton ranks last on two of the lists.) Then adds: "you should read the letters to get the shadings." Here are the "shadings" he's referring to:
McGinley: "Both women [Sexton and Plath] are neurotics and their poetry is based on the fact. But except for one wonderful poem in "Live or Die" ("Pain for a Daughter"), I begin to think Plath's Ariel has more passion and excitement than Sexton's book."
Simpson: "I prefer her [Plath's] work to Sexton's . . . Sexton, who is also confessional, does not improve with time."
Eberhart: "Anne Sexton's book is the best of her so far for me. I read it with keen interest, yet had a reaction later that in almost every poem she tells us how crazy she is and that this not only becomes monotonous but becomes incredible. Thus later I felt less of it than at first."
So how on earth did Sexton get the Pulitzer when none of the jurors were particularly enthusiastic about her work? On March 24, 1967, a member of the Advisory Board, Barry Bingham, wrote to John Hohenberg, saying he was "concerned about the matter of the jury's recommendation for this year's Pulitzer award in poetry." Swayed by Eberhart's "strong plea," Bingham agreed that the award should be given to a living poet, even though there was no rule against posthumous awards. "Mr. Eberhard [sic] undertook to consult further with the other two jurors, Phyllis McGinley and Louis Simpson. He called back the following day to say that they had held a three-way conference call, and had come up with a unanimous recommendation: Anne Sexton, for her collection 'Live or Die.'"
Would it have made Sexton happy to know she won the award by default? She thought she'd won based on the merit of her work. Everyone else (except perhaps those in the know, the literary elite) thought so, too. That's how awards look—on the outside. In the end, none of the jurors got what they wanted. And the Pulitzer Prize made Anne Sexton a star. She was primed for it: beautiful, sexy, chain-smoking, death-obsessed—"the living Sylvia Plath," as she came to call herself. The first two books she wrote after winning the Pulitzer, Love Poems and Transformations, were bestsellers. They're Sexton at her apex. The prize gave her confidence; it loosened her up. In Transformations she even let herself have some good, mordant fun.
But then her work took a nosedive. She got too loose. She spent less time on her poems; her craft (compared to what it had been) became lax. "Fame, fame, fatal fame," sings Morrissey, "It can play hideous tricks on the brain." Of course the drugs and alcohol and depression didn't help, either. It's as if she knew she didn't have much time left; she had to crank them out. She attempted a kind of spontaneous suburban surrealism—almost a form of automatic writing—where cigarettes explode, wigs blow in the trees outside, dolls fall out of the sky, and the blue and green chefs in the kitchen wallpaper "call out pies, cookies, yummy." Somehow our Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet had gotten trapped in a cartoon.
For the longest time (i.e., decades), I've eschewed the second half of Sexton's Complete Poems. Wished it wasn't there. And dismissed, in the classroom, her late poems as too sloppy, too slapdash, too out of control. But lately I've taken an about-face. A few months ago, I decided to reread, closely, her fifteen-poem sequence "The Furies" (in The Death Notebooks). I don't know why—I just wanted to. The first few poems I resisted—no, no, these are bad—but as I read on, something unexpected happened. I got swept up in Sexton's own excitement about what she was writing—the poems coming with exhilarating speed, her intense emotions, those crazy images ricocheting all over the place. It was like getting a contact high. By the end of the sequence, when Sexton, having battled her furies through the dark night, faces the sunrise with a hard-won, ecstatic sense of hope ("more God, more God everywhere, / lighter, lighter, / more world everywhere"), I'd fallen in love with her all over again.
David Trinidad is the author of more than a dozen books, including Peyton Place: A Haiku Soap Opera (2013), Dear Prudence: New and Selected Poems (2011), The Late Show (2007), and Plasticville (2000), a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. He has received awards from The Fund for Poetry and the New...


text:
Barley v. Houston et al (INMATE 2)
Filing 5
ORDER directing that, after a review of the file, the Recommendation is ADOPTED, and it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) as it was not filed within the time prescribed by the applicable period of limitations; 2. This case is DISMISSED prior to service of process in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). Signed by Honorable Judge W. Harold Albritton, III on 12/16/13. (scn, )
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


text:
Maou no Hajimekata - LightNovelsOnl.com
You're reading novel online at LightNovelsOnl.com. Please use the follow button to get notifications about your favorite novels and its latest chapters so you can come back anytime and won't miss anything.
Once again Yunis woke up in the same dark stone room where she placed to sleep.
She expected that the bed sheets would have been dirtied with the sticky body fluids but besides sweat it was if it was replaced with an brand new one in an instant, it must have been a dream Yunis thought.
However, she remember the good feeling of moaning to her v.a.g.i.n.a being pierced and the sum of burning sensation remained on her body mad she think it wasn`t a dream, so she is left helpless with regret and shyness…..
She noticed that herself was at wits end.
As predicted her all of weapons and armor could not be found, it also seemed that magic was being used to seal her since there was nothing restricting her body. There also wasn't any door in the room, without any it was like it was original leading into the pa.s.sage.
If that's the case, can I now escape….?
Oulu seemed to have read Yunis mind as he made his appearance from inside the pa.s.sage.
Instinctively Yunis put herself on guard and separated from the bed.
""Don't be so cautious..I won`t harm you anymore."
With a snap of Oulu`s finger a sound rings out, the centre of the floor in the room effortless distort, and it seem to have the will to move into the form of an simple table and chair and then returns to stone .
"You have been asleep for the whole day. You're probably also hungry."
Oulu then uses his hand and places an dish on the table.
"…..Is poison in it?"
"Why would do such thing when you're awake, if I wanted to kill you I would have done while you were sleep."
Oulu promptly seats down and takes up the dish, Yunis glances looks like she is still suspicious. It seems that Oulu plans to also eat since he severed two cuisine(food dish).
"……Is that so?
Agreeing, Yunis seats opposite of Oulu. The dish served wheat flour was kneaded long and narrow although I wish it was boiled and the minced meat was covered in a sauce.
"Is this pasta? Its unusual."
"You know it?"
Yunis nods in approval. Around this area the wheat is used to make bread and the large amount remained is processed into noodles. Its said that the culture has yet to take root, in this area they use the wheat to make bread, since it's not suitable to use the remaining to make noodles. Its normal to make at any cost but since when its finish it taste does not have any flavour.
"Huu, but it's delicious. This cooking seems like Dingurado style? Even though this is the first time am seeing this sauce, it seems to merge good with the noodles(tastes good) Did you order the wheat? "
"No, this wheat is from the area. It just a hobby of mine to improve my food texture. This sauce is my original creation."
"Don`t shout so suddenly. I would be surprised."
Yunis bend her body forward where Oulu objects with a really surprise non-existence facial expression.
"Eh, You made this?"
"Is it that bad?"(if i made it)
Oulu complains with an dissapointed facial expression.
"Well after all an evil magical cooking…."
"An evil magical can also get hungry. For Lil who is an demon feeds on human, and from reason that cannot be made. Beside I can't make those things since I am shorthanded.……Besides cooking is like magic. Is it very delicious?(T/N not sure)
Oulu says while while putting his food in his mouth, only to frown regrettable.(T/N not sure)
"….Yes, its delicious."
Yunis frankly approves while entwining the pasta on the fort moving it towards her mouth. At least the time to journey to carry the food, as to hunting a wild animal and burning it is about several times more delicious. (T/N not sure)
When Oulu is finished eating his meal he stands up causing Yunis to be on guard once again. With a sigh Oulu was amazed by such a girl.
"You don`t have to be on guard. I already said I won`t harm you. The 『Punishment』 for aiming at my life yesterday. I will not punish you more than that."
Yunis heart is confused. She felt a great relief to Oulu`s word.
However she thinks she feels regret only a little in the deepest part of her heart.
Oulu adds more words to already confused Yunis.
"However it's a different story if you use your sword against me."
With Oulu`s sharp gaze Yunis could not answer and only remain silent.
"If you say you wouldn't be hindrance to me, I will allow you to leave this dungeon. Your armor will be returned and the seal will also be undone. However if in the end you say you will be hostile towards me do not expect me to be merciful."
"Why are you doing this?"
Oulu stares at the Yunis floating perplexed light in her eyes.(T/N not sure)
"You…although you call yourself an evil magician,I don't feel you're such a bad person….Although I did such a harsh thing by chopping off his head that way, it can't be help that I received that punishment….. But why are you one sidedly threaten and exploiting the innocent villages? "
With Yunis complain, Oulu ponders on it and moves towards the entrance and with a step groans(T/N not sure)
"It seems like there is a bit of misunderstanding.
Yunis heart seems to lean towards believing Oulu.
Without noticing a smile is formed opposite towards the entrance.(T/N not sure)
"Oulu-sama! I am sorry but preparation for the offerings is not yet…. Without exception the preparations will be complete by tomorrow evening!"
"Good, don`t worry. I originally said the appointment for the offering is the 1 day of the month. As promised you should prepare it then"
As soon as he arrived at the village, Oulu answers calmly as the villager ran and prostrate before him. Next to him was Yunis who was accompanying him. She had yet to get back her armor but there was no kind of restriction.
"Well then why are you here today…."
"Yeah. I came to look at the state of the fields. There is something I am slightly concerned about."
"The fields.
*Blink blink* Yunis eyes blinked as she was surprise at his words
"Is that so? Then please this way, this is our village`s humble fields, thanks to Oulu-sama powers in a blink of eye the field grew, even though winter is nearby this year would be our best harvest!"
Before being guided by the villager, you could see that an abundant amount of various crops were ripening. They are large and fresh but in general it needs more flow of water and air than those crops far away.
"Its surprising how it became like this in a week. With this surplus we can hold through the winter. With you placing gargoyle at the entrance we no longer have to deal with the goblins and stray dogs, we are grat.i.tude to Oulu-sama."
"Yea. This more than anything. During the winter you should plant turnips. Its good to grow turnips since they can be feed to the cattles and give them nutrition. If you can make a stable amount of food during the winter you will not need to kill the cattles for ham and sausages."
"I understand! I will tell it to the village people immediately."
"Yea. For some time I have been concerned that your complexion doesn't look so good. Are you not feeling well?"
"Thats correct…..recently I caught a something similar to a cold. In two to three days it should be cured.
From Oulu palm an amber magic s.h.i.+nes while he touches the villager who suddenly puts strength into his arm.
"….No. This is the bad properties of an epidemic illness. Recently a large-scale shadow of death covered this area, still such a thing?"
From inside Oulu robe he takes out a bottle and gives it to the villager.
"For the time being take this. This medicine helps restore your strength. Take one spoon of the liquid, and drink it with water and it will destroy the thing affecting your body. It doesn't mean it will cure the illness, but it will allow you to escape with your life. In the near future I will compound an remedy for the illness."
The villager opens his eye wide,he was slight trembling and when he receiving the bottle his hands were trembling, immediate he went to the ground and prostrated.
"Ah….thank you my lord! Oulu-sama is the greatest benefactor of this village!
"Its good, you don't have to be so humble. As long as all of you give me my compensation, I will protect all of you."
Hearing Oulu`s word the villager lowers his more and then bids his farewell to go and inform the other villagers, Oulu together with Yunis returned to the dungeon.
"I am sorry, I have misunderstood you Oulu!"
As soon as Yunis reached the dungeon, she bowed her head towards Oulu.
"I thought you were using your power to threaten the villagers and unjustly exploit them…But the way how the villagers were look at you it was like a good governing feudal lord.
….Well. Any feudal lord would collect taxes but to use demons to protect such a small village and help them increase their crops production. As I though, Oulu is not evil."
"….Its a bit difficult(troubling) if you overestimate me to that extent. I don`t kill meaninglessly, but I do kill all those who defy me mercilessly and that is no different from being evil."
That was more than half of his real intention. However Yunis shakes her head.
"Its…natural so someone who has done a bad thing to be punished. Besides you(Oulu) didn`t kill me right?"
It seems the hypnosis was printed that said "If a bad thing is done it's only natural they receive punishment." Originally Yunis who had a strong sense of justice digest it almost without any resistance.
"Well about that….are you truly responsible for the crime?"(T/N not sure)
"Well that's…..Didn't I say that yesterday?"
"But you didn't know that I have business with the village. They only sent you as a scapegoat to kill me, so that they didn't have to pay for the blessings of fields and protect from the demons?"
"For that…probably its because I didn't have time to listen to their explanation and left in a hurry…"
Yunis tired to protect the villagers but to extent it felt like her determination was not strong like yesterday.
"…Well then, did you go and check?"
It's a performance from here. Oulu said in his inner mind.
After that about three days later. Oulu followed Yunis with her sword in her hand, went towards the said village, that gave her request to kill Oulu.
At the beginning Yunis refused to tell Oulu where the village was, but she without consent of the village made a promise, and it would be bad to break a promise, so he reluctantly said to do as you please and gave her the sword.(T/N not sure)
"Now. I will wait here. It good if you check the eyes and ears.
Outside of the village Oulu pushed Yunis back.
While Yunis suppressed her anxiety, she went towards the village leader`shouse. She did not want to think that the villagers themselves tricked her. However she also wanted to believe Oulu. What an unfortunate misunderstanding, this was….
She hoped, as she set foot in the village she was faced will countless number of menacing glance.
"You….how could come back here."
"Do you know what you have done!?"
Other villagers also gathered booed her.
"Because you killed Oulu-sama our fields have withered, and demons have killed our cattles!"
"Our children have been dieing because of an overflowing epidemic illness!"
"Its because of you! You champion of justice did something thing unnecessary!"
The people of the village gather before Yunis, showering her in several boos and curses.
"What kind of thing….?"
Yunis guessed the villagers are misunderstanding about Oulu….d.a.m.n it, it's just like Oulu said, they were just using me(Yunis). She was confused at the unexpected situation, unintentional she took several steps back.
"Feel like running away!? What a joke!"
One of the villagers took up a rock at his foot and threw it towards Yunis. It did not hit her but it triggered the start of villager one by one to throw rocks at her.
"Return our farms! Return my cows!"
"Return our children's!
"Return Oulu-sama! You slaughter!"
"Oulu is not dead, we were together until just now……"
Yunis desperate tried to explain, but it just lead to villagers to burn more angry.
"Now…eat this!"
The first man to beginning throwing stone, threw a large rock towards Yunis. It was easy to avoid, but that would only add oil to villagers anger. Yunis closed her eyes resigning to feel the pain she thought.
"What are you doing"
However, instead of feeling the pain pour down on her, she heard Oulu voice.
"Oulu-sama! Your alive!?"
With Oulu figure standing in front of Yunis protecting her the villagers stopped throwing stone.
"Oulu … why? "
…..What the heck, Yunis did not understand the situation, so she asked Oulu.
"….I knew the villagers were instigating(attacking) you, without even having to ask you. For the sake of protecting the village I placed the gargoyle at the entrance while it also had the benefit of allowing me to observe them……However they didn`t even tell you this."
Yunis was dumbfounded, she then looked up at Oulu`s arm to see the blood flowing in a straight line. Yunis was protected by arm which received the hit.
"There reason was to make you bear all the sin, so that all the villagers would not be harmed. But the magic going to the fields due to compensations stopped, the gargoyle that protected them disappeared, I did not distribute medicine for the epidemic illness that was affecting the other villagers. So….the villagers thought the reason was because you killed me."
"O….Oulu-sama! We didn't intent to harm you at all!"
"Everything was this woman own discretion(acted on her own)!
"Oulu-sama have mercy on us! We tried to stop her but this woman went on her own!
Several villagers shouted out. Yunis was used when it was good and when it was inconvenient for them they in addition to selling her out, pushed all the blame on her.
"…Yunis. These were the people who you desperately tried to protect they even go as far as sacrificing your chast.i.ty.
Its strange that it can't be helped. Without hesitation she released the laughter that was welling up inside her, Yunis then unshed her sword.
"I am sorry, thank you, Oulu…I was wrong. Those with 『Sin』 must face their 『Punishment』!"
Like a whirlwind Yunis ran towards the villagers. She went for revenge against the several villagers who threw stones at her and that would not be a problem. The villagers had hardly acquire any training so they can be killed in an instant.
Before she could swing her sword at their body, all of the villagers body were wrapped in flames, they couldn't even utter a cry as they died in an instant.
Without any warning right under her nose the flames rise and vigorously reduced the villagers, Yunis could only turn to face Oulu.
"While it may be true that those people who sin, only an evil person can kill them. Yunis you should continue to being straightforward(righteous)…….I will eliminate all those who have hurt you. So you should continue walking the path of justice."
Yunis rushed towards Oulu and cling to him while shedding large tears
"I, I am the only who will not harm you. So can you swear that you will never harm me?
At Oulu words while she was sobbing, she then nodded her head
"….Well then my name is Ein Sof Oulu(Ein Sof Aru), swear I will never harm you."
"I in name of Yunisfinia Meredith Luella Gurandiera swear to never harm Oulu and continue to love him!"
Oulu`s goofy voice echoed, afterwards an amber light started to surround the two people.
"Thank you. With this have we completed the first stage?"
Inside the dungeon. This time it was not punishment, because he wanted a embrace as proof of an oath. To start speaking such a thing, after Oulu did such a thing three time, she was now sleeping like an wife, Lil called out to Oulu.(T/N not sure)
"….Oh, well for the time being…Yunis of the 『Star of the Hero』 changed to 『A fallen hero』. She is not corrupt she is just a dark hero who like demons. She won't be able oppose me."
With the powerful magic of the 『Star of the Hero』 it cannot harm the said bounded restriction, although holding the power Oulu facial expression was not clear.(T/N not sure)
"We need to increase dependence in one gulp……"(T/N not sure)
「厄介ごとは一気に増えたがな……」*may be "a nuisance has increased in one go"
It was complete outside of his calculation for Yunis to swear to love him. According to the plan Oulu to an extent wanted acquire some reliance so she would depend on him but he never though by all means to acquire such a deep reliance(dependence). However that much is still good.(T/N not sure)
"Still I never thought she was from the royal family….."
Yunis full name shows she is a directly in line of the Gurandiera country. Such a place for an adventure to wander alone has an inheritance right to the throne seems to have the lowest seat, nevertheless this still an obvious source of controversy. Yunis was just one person who could break through the labyrinth. We still have a long way to go before the dungeon to an extent defend against an invasion from the kingdom's army.
Furthermore I want to throw out and sever connect with this place but such a place cannot be moved. Yunis would hate him, she hate things like forcibly coercion and going 『Harm』 the farms.(T/N not sure)
"Well we will think about it later….This time I think I did a good job right?"
Lil said with a wide grin and laugh. However her eyes were not laughing.
This time Lil had not traveled together with Oulu, but in reality she was running around behind them. Her succubus magic was differ from others because she was born with some other abilities.
For example when Yunis carried us to the village. At the village there was an abnormal friendliness, this was because Lil could transform into an ideal woman's form to an man's form, so she used her ability to transform into Oulu and visited the village many times so as to build up a friendly relation with the villagers.
It was Oulu who request for Yunis to be eliminated hence they threw stones at her, this was possible thanks to Lil`s ability to charm and manipulate the villagers into instigating. Her charm was not able to manipulate the 『Star of Hero』 so manipulate the whole village was very easy.
And with the consent of the people I was able to put the curse 『Coercion』 on her. The curse wished for blessed things. Its just like an marriage vow between a man and a woman to swear mutual to each other.
"That`s why I want a reward master."
"I know, I know….come"
Since Yunis broke the summoned demon beast and the Golem, moreover in order to brainwash Yunis it required a large amount of magic was consumed. Also the curse of coercion, no matter how powerful a person is, speaking of the amount of magic consumed is a terrifying amount.
While embracing Yunis, Oulu glance at the dungeon core to see that a large amount of it magic powers was lost. Hence there is not enough magic to recover his stamina, he has no choice but afterwards to use his own stamina.
"It's no good if you don't go 4 times."
"Whats with the rivalry…. "
While Oulu sighs, he strongly feels the premonition(hunch) that there will be increase in the amount of unexpected trouble.


text:
Help is needed with the harvest at the Yarmouth Community Garden every Tuesday and Saturday from 8am to 10am. No experience is necessary! Please see this poster for more information.
Tag: Volunteers Needed
Senior Rides Program: Volunteers Needed!
YCAN is planning to offer rides to Yarmouth seniors who need to
- buy groceries
- shop
- visit a hairdresser or barber in Yarmouth or Falmouth
This service will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 am to Noon, starting in September, 2012. Between now and then, we will be recruiting volunteer drivers and spreading the word to seniors who have expressed an interest in this service.
We are looking for:
- One or two volunteers to help us coordinate the scheduling of drivers and clients.
- Volunteer drivers who could drive at a scheduled time once or twice per month.
If you can help, please contact Jean Rafford:
- by phone at (207) 329-7295, or by e-mail to jeanrafford "at" gmail.com
For more information about YCAN, please explore this site further!
Volunteers Needed for Yarmouth Wellness Fair on 4/14
Could you help YCAN sell raffle tickets at the Yarmouth Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 14 between 9 AM and 3 PM? All proceeds will benefit YCAN programs, including the Fuel Assistance Fund, the Yarmouth Community Food Pantry, and Seniors Are Treasures.
We are seeking people willing to staff our table for one hour (or more if you wish) that day. If you are interested, please contact us via e-mail (email@example.com), or by phone at (207) 838-2261.
Thank you, and be well!


text:
The New York Mets might get lucky with Chris Young the same way they did with Marlon Byrd last season. It could happen. However, are you betting on it?
I am not buying for a second they'll make a play for Nelson Cruz, but there are others I would have liked to see them get over Young.
We know that Shin-Soo Choo and Jacoby Ellsbury were also out of their price range, and supposedly they liked Corey Hart. But how about Nate McLouth?
McLouth, 32, hit .258 with a .329 on-base percentage – both superior to Young – and drew 53 walks in 593 plate appearances. He also homered 12 times, equal to Young's production, but the difference is more stark when you throw in his 31 to 18 edge in doubles. And, he did it for $2 million. Plus, he stole 30 bases, plays good defense and always hustles.
You can't convince me for a second Young was a better choice. They got Young, who is two years younger, for $7.25 million. Don't you think they could have gotten McLouth for two years at $8 million?
There aren't a lot of great choices out there, but Young was a bad one. They gave a lot of money for somebody they hope will rebound from a season that ranked 49 out of 50 among American League outfielders with 300 or more plate appearances last season.
Sandy Alderson says he values on-base percentage, and clearly he had a better option in McLouth. Too bad he didn't make a harder run at him.
Thoughts from Joe D.
Defensively, McLouth posted a 4.0 UZR and 5.5 UZR/150 trumping Young who finished last season with a 0.2 UZR and 0.3 UZR/150.
According to John Dewan's Defensive Runs Saved, Young cost the A's six runs with a -6 DRS. It appears that Young's bad season wasn't limited to just the plate.
Offensively. it's not even close no matter how you look at it and it goes far beyond the vast differences in their slash lines and OPS (.729 vs .659). However, what really jumps out at you between the two are the strikeouts.
McLouth had 86 K's in 531 AB for a 14.5 K% compared to Young 93 K's in 335 AB for a 24.8 K% last season. Both players performed very closely to their career norms, so there's no blips on the radar screen here.
Young's platoon splits against rightys is something to be concerned about.
It's clear that the Mets paid Young $7.25 million to play everyday. Even if you were to ignore his 2013 season, Young is still batting .225 with a .295 on-base in 2,895 PA against righthanded pitching in his career. That's a huge problem.
McLouth is seeking a two-year deal and has a few teams interested in him including the Yankees. It will be interesting to see how much he signs for. We can reprise this discussion again after that happens. In the meantime you may recall seeing this highlight last August.


text:
Indian Hill Music, Littleton MA, Phone: 978-486-9524, Community music school offering private and group lessons, all ages, abilities, styles near Acton, Westford, Groton, Harvard, Chelmsford, Concord. Professional performance series featuring symphonic concerts by the Orchestra of Indian Hill, plus chamber music, jazz, and family events.
Uke can do it! Play and sing (optional!) a wide variety of song material across styles and eras of American popular music. Learn basic instrument technique including chords, strumming, and singing while playing. Open to beginners and casual players. Note: Participants must be 21 or older. Advance registration required. Instructor: Joe Pierog
|Start Dates
|7:00-8:00 pm
| Fall: 10/2/2019
Winter: 1/8/2019
Spring: 4/9/2019
Feeling a little sketchy about your playing skills and befuddled by music terms? This is the class for you! Instructor Joe Pierog will guide your through all the basics with the instrument – holding the ukulele, tuning, basic chords, fingering, and strumming patterns, plus essential music theory like note-reading and rhythms. You'll work in a low-stress, supportive group setting and receive plenty of individual attention to set you on a path to uke mastery. Note: Participants must be 21 or older.
FEE: $85 for one 10-week session
LOCATION: Billiards Cafe, 39 Main Street, Ayer, MA
Interested in joining mid-session? Contact Michael Havay, Class & Ensemble Manager
Scholarships are available for all Music School programs.
|Start Dates
|6:30-7:00 pm
| Fall: 10/2/2019
Winter: 1/8/2019
Spring: 4/9/2019
Instructor Joe Pierog
Students should come in with some very basic knowledge of the most rudimentary ukulele chords. We are here to help you with this! Don't be nervous - these chords are easy, and there are plenty of online resources out there to help you if needed. Fluency is not expected - just come with some familiarity and we'll take it from thereIf I don't have a ukulele what kind of instrument should I buy?
Students may bring soprano, concert, or tenor ukuleles. If you already know how to play baritone ukulele, you may use that size instrument. IHM recommends that each student spend $70 or more on a ukulele to ensure that they get a quality instrument. Your local music store professional can provide advice on picking a good ukulele. Cordoba and Lanikai are two ukulele brands that we trust. Club members may also purchase less expensive ukuleles if necessary, but should view them as an introductory purchase.Is home practice required?
Home practice is not required but it is encouraged - students will feel like they are getting more out of the program if they play at home, even if it's just a few times per week for a few minutes at a time!.Is there an attendance requirement?
Weekly attendance is recommended.What kind of music will we be playing?
The Club will cover a wide variety of song material across styles and eras of American popular music. Students are encouraged to suggest favorite tunes for the group to learn.Will I have to perform?
The Ukulele Club does not have a performance, but people who are interested in playing a song in the front of the Club will have the opportunity to do so.
September through June:
The programs of Indian Hill Music are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and with funds from the council administered by the Local Cultural Councils.


text:
The fashion industry has become all about the race to the next season or the next trend. We're stuck in a cycle of endless consumerism, always trying to catch up to the ever-changing list of 'must-haves'. We are New Basics and we're here to change the fashion industry as you know it.
We're slowing things down, cutting out the excess and bringing manufacturing back home where it belongs. Instead of trend, we do timeless. In place of chemical-laden synthetics, we use natural, American cotton that we knit ourselves to ensure the best possible quality. Rather than using inexpensive offshore labor, we keep our manufacturing at home so we can keep a close eye on our quality standards and ensure that our workers are safe, happy and being paid a fair living wage.
We also believe in integrity, which is why we stand behind all our products with a 10 Year Quality Guarantee and use a Transparent Pricing model that allows you to see our costs to manufacture and understand the prices you're paying.
We started New Basics because the fashion industry needs a shake-up. We're ready to be that change.
New Basics is coming soon to Kickstarter. Like our Facebook page to stay in the loop.


text:
Today is the reveal day of Scrapbook Werkstatt's August monthly kit. The kit is full of lovely products! Get your kit here!
Here is one of the five layouts I created with the kit. I had so much fun making this bright layout! I love the color yellow here!
The two girls in the picture are my cousins. The relationship that these two sisters have is just amazing and I love how they care of each other <3
Materials: Scrapbook Werkstatt August monthly kit (Simple Stories, Seven Paper)
You & Me l Layout with Scrapbook Werkstatt's monthly kit
July 26, 2015
Lähettänyt Veera
Tunnisteet: DT, SBW, Scrapbooking
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Short stories had never really appealed to me; I preferred full-length novels in which I could spend a lot of time with the characters and live with them for a little while. Reading Ted Chiang's Stories of your Life and Others had recently warmed me up to the genre but still not enough to get out of my way to buy collections. Then, I discovered Kenneth Radu's latest short story collection, Earthbound. I was hooked. At first, I tried my best to read only one story a day, like a box of delicious chocolate, I wanted to enjoy it for as long as possible. Turns out I'm a glutton; I read cover to cover within a few days.
The protagonists are what really riveted me to Radu's stories. Although the events they face have the potential of turning their ordinary lives into something extraordinary, their actions and reactions are well-grounded and realistic. What we consider normal behaviour becomes unexpected in the face of adversity. Although Earthbound is actually the title of one of the short stories, I believe it represents well the spirit of the collection. With their bathetic endings, the stories showcase the average Man. The reader can easily identify with the reactions and decisions of the characters. Radu brilliantly manages to create a tacit understanding between the two.
Although some of the stories have completely different settings, many of them share elements that can lead the reader to believe that all those events are happening in the same neighborhood or town, which reinforces the feeling of closeness. It made me feel like these events could have happened next door. This was something I enjoyed tremendously.
The style is simple, easy to read, yet Radu's prose is rich. There is a fair use of crude language but it's never gratuitous and never exceeds the amount most people use in every day life; it feels natural. The same goes for sex scenes. The author gives them a realistic place in the lives of the protagonists. My favorite one was a very comical scene involving a turtle in a story entitled The Ice Storm (believe me, it's not what you think.)
Radu skillfully makes the reader travel between different story layers: from present to past, to the even farther past then back to present, we eventually see the whole tale. There was only one instance of this that confused me and it was in the story called The Facts of the Matter. I eventually figured it out but at first I was confused as to what part of the story had happened to whom.
My favorite stories were Preventive Measures, Earthbound and Candles. The first I liked very much for the unexpected ending. It was very anti-climatic. The second one moved me with the humanity of the main character. Lastly, the third one had me reading fast, eager to know the outcome as soon as possible
I definitely recommend Radu's prose to anyone who likes short stories and even more so to people who don't. To me, his stories were better than some of Raymond Carver's most celebrated short stories.Pssst! I met Radu at the DC Book Launch last April. To learn more about the amazing experience this was, follow this link.


text:
Arkansas Prescription Assistance Programs
Below we have listed all of the Arkansas Prescription Assistance. We have listed the cities on the right side of the page where we have found Prescription Assistance. You can choose from that list to find all of our listings in your area. If you feel that we have missed a Prescription Assistance program, please help us build our list by adding it here, Add a Prescription Assistance Program.
PO Box 56248
Little Rock, AR - 72215
700 South Main Street PO Box 1437
Little Rock, AR - 72203
PO Box 1437
Little Rock, AR - 72203
1-(888) 474-827
1200 West Third Street
Little Rock, AR - 72201
1-(501) 371-278
PO Box 56248
Little Rock, AR - 72215
1-(501) 221-303
4815 West Markham, Slot #33
Little Rock, AR - 72205
Department of Human Services , P. O. Box 1437, Slot S401
Little Rock, AR - 72203
(501) 682-8501
Medicaid is a program that helps pay for medically necessary medical services for needy and low-income persons. It uses state and federal government money. The Department of Human Services (DHS) runs the Medicaid program in Arkansas.Read more


text:
Posted by: Kate
I don't always enter local art shows, but when I do, I corner the market on kittens and hawt chicks.
I've lived in the Cowichan Valley for four years and have yet to participate in the local art scene. However! That is all about to change. I've got two pictures in the Teeny Tiny Art Works gift show. And since I'm trying to appeal to as many people as possible during my debut, I've painted two 5x7" paintings of...a kitten and a hawt chick. I pretty much can't fail.
I've put a lot of science and stuff into the chart below. I'm sharing it here for free. You can thank me later.
By the way, the first painting is of my friend Tara. Painting her is always kind of like cheating, because she just doesn't make a bad painting.


text:
Want to test using inkjet transfer methods in your art projects?
Art 2016 and other students can now purchase this kit of experimental inkjet paper samples at the UMD Stores / Art Supplies Area…
Mixed-Media Inkjet Kit INCLUDES:
1 sheet cotton inkjet
1 sheet silk inkjet
2 white t shirt transfers
2 inkjet transparencies
1 sheet lazertran
2×2 white sheet-like material
Each sample has directions folded around the matching item.
The kit sells for $14.82 and we have them on the flat file.


text: WOW! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL September 9, 2018 .: . . link Skiibo - Free Dating & Chat App DOWNLOAD SKIIBO APP RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Fashion This Is How To Keep Your Black Clothes From Fading – fashionstyle Ankara Styles YESTERDAY WAS FABULOUS Ankara Styles YESTERDAY WAS FABULUOS Ankara Styles STYLES YO CAN SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS Ankara Styles BEAUTIFUL ANKARA STYLES Ankara Styles UNBEATABLE STYLES ANKARA Ankara Styles UNBEATABLE STYLES ANKARA Ankara Styles THE BOW ELEGANCE Ankara Styles VALENTINE THINGS LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. More Styles Cute Butterfly Nail Art Ideas For Stylish Girls February 15, 2019 50+ Unique Shellac Nail Art Ideas 2019 February 15, 2019 Gorgeous Foil Nail Ideas For Any Occasion February 15, 2019 50 Gorgeous Ombre Nail for This Season February 15, 2019 50 Short Hairstyles for Fine Hair You Need to Try February 15, 2019 This Is How To Keep Your Black Clothes From Fading –... February 15, 2019 YESTERDAY WAS FABULOUS February 15, 2019 YESTERDAY WAS FABULUOS February 15, 2019 STYLES YO CAN SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS February 15, 2019 50 Trending Natural Nails Designs in 2019 February 15, 2019 BEAUTIFUL ANKARA STYLES February 15, 2019 UNBEATABLE STYLES ANKARA February 15, 2019 UNBEATABLE STYLES ANKARA February 15, 2019 My favourite Orange Nail Art Designs 2019 February 15, 2019 THE BOW ELEGANCE February 15, 2019 - Advertisement -


text:
One day I hope to have the space to paint and draw again.
Read the full story and see more at Country Living
You have read this article artists studio / barn / country decor / exposed beams / farmhouse / farmhouse sink / slipcovers / vintage / wood beams with the title A charming upstate farm retreat. You can bookmark this page URL http://bellashabby.blogspot.com/2012/04/a-charming-upstate-farm-retreat.html. Thanks!


text:
Nadia Shahram knew when she saw them that she had to ask questions — had to find out.
They were young women, draped in flowing garb and veils, who lingered outside the shrines and public spaces of Tehran, the city of Shahram's birth.
She asked a family member who still lives in the Iranian city what the women were doing.
"Temporary marriage," she was told. The young women would take money from men who wanted to buy their time as "brides" of a short duration — perhaps an hour or two, maybe a week, maybe longer. It was sexual availability for hire — with a set time limit. And it appeared to be countenanced by the government and religious authority.
Staring at them, Shahram, an attorney who works in Williamsville, knew she had to find out more about these young women's lives.
"There were some who just refused to talk to me," Shahram said, on a recent weekday morning, inside the brightly hued office where she practices matrimonial mediation. "But some of them, they really wanted to get their stories out."
"I couldn't sleep for a long time, after talking to those women."
During and following that 2004 visit to her native land, Shahram interviewed some 100 people connected to the practice of "temporary marriage" in Iran: women who sold their time and sexual favors as short-term wives; men who participated in the practice; family members of the women; and more. She took a second trip in 2005 to continue her research.
The stories she heard undergird her new book, a novel called "Marriage On the Street Corners of Tehran," which is subtitled "A Novel Based on True Stories of Temporary Marriage." The book is available at the University at Buffalo bookstore and Talking Leaves bookstores.
Though the book is fiction, Shahram said the haunting lives it reveals are real.
"The cases I have used here, 99.9 percent of them are accurate, real cases," said the attorney, who was in her late teens during the country's revolution in the late 1970s, and who now teaches in the UB School of Law.
The book treats a subject that is a real problem in Iran and certain other areas of the Muslim world, said Dr. Khalid Qazi, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York.
"It is real, in Iran," Qazi said. "There are some societies in Muslim countries — Iran being one of them — where 'temporary marriages' are practiced."
But Qazi said the practice — which he said might also happen among immigrant Muslim populations in Western New York on occasion — is not a true practice of Islamic marriage.
"'Secret' marriage, or ' temporary' marriage, is not allowed in the Muslim faith," Qazi said. "Marriage is a union of two consenting parties that must be public and publicly celebrated."
Shahram was born in Tehran to well-educated parents who were journalists and publishers — her name means "rare," or "one of a kind" — and came to Toronto to begin her high school education in the mid-1970s. She chose the University at Buffalo for her college career after a visit to Buffalo.
"I absolutely fell in love with Buffalo," said Shahram, who as a girl dreamed of becoming an Iranian version of Barbara Walters. "Down the QEW — I loved it. My friends said, ' We want to go to L.A., to Hollywood,' but I loved Buffalo."
She completed her undergraduate degree at UB in 1988 and earned her law degree from the school in 1997. In her solo private practice, she has handled more than 500 cases of matrimonial mediation.
In 2004, Shahram decided to begin researching contemporary Islam, partly as a way of processing what had happened to the United States on 9/11.
"After what our country went through on 9/11, I was … anxious and concerned to find out: What is Islam? Is it peaceful? Is it violent? If it is violent, I am changing my religion," said Shahram, recalling her thoughts at that time.
During her childhood in Iran "during the shah regime," Shahram said, religion was a muted thing. Her parents practiced the Islamic faith, but did so privately, "behind closed doors."
Nowadays, more than 30 years after the country's revolution, religion seems different, Shahram said — and, she thinks a lot of that is because it has gotten mixed up with politics.
That leads to many unfortunate situations, she said, among them the practice of these socalled "temporary" marriages, which are, she claimed, ignored — or even condoned — by civil governments and religious leaders in the country.
"One of the most shocking things for me was that 'temporary marriage' was promoted and encouraged," she said. "I saw an advertisement in the newspaper, advertising it."
Shahram said it is her belief that this practice is a corruption of Islamic beliefs about marriage, which are supposed to be bound by contract-like arrangements. But there is never supposed to be an expiration date on the unions, she said.
Women choose to enter these temporary companionship relationships for the money, and because they have no other options, Shahram said.
"These are intelligent young women," she said. "But they have no choices. There are no waitressing jobs, no jobs at McDonald's. No female jobs like that exist."
The women do it even when such an action threatens their chances for a permanent marriage — often working very hard to keep their involvement in these brief marriages secret, if they can.
"They keep it from their friends and family," Shahram said. "They usually keep a regular profession during the day, or at night."
Qazi, at the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said that while he has not read the novel, he thinks Shahram's treatment of these hidden, secret marriages performs a useful service in educating people about a taboo topic in Islamic culture.
"Anything that educates people is useful," he said.
Shahram said she is in the process of turning the interviews that led to her novel into a nonfiction film, a documentary which will reveal this little-seen aspect of contemporaryIranian Islam to the public gaze.
Shahram said she also has started work on a second film project about the idea of "honor killings" — a term she rejects as an incorrect description of a misunderstood phenomenon — that will include interviews with Muslim women both in Iran and the United States. She would like to incorporate the local case of Aasiya Hassan of Orchard Park into that film, if possible, Shahram said.
"The more we talk about it, and the more we discuss it (the better)," said Shahram. "This is like my profession as a mediator. My goal is, everybody comes to know about these practices — and how harmful it is to women."
Posted via web from lissping