text:
American man marrying a Canadian woman
Canada Immigration Forum
(discussion group)
Subject: American man marrying a Canadian woman
Hi I want to know if anyone can answer me this question as accurately as possible?
My daughter is the Canadian, and her fiance is American. He wants to come here to marry my daughter, how is this done? And can he remain in Canada with her immediately following the marriage or does he have to return to America?
What are the laws on this, and how long is the process? Do they need a certain type of license or application?
(in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
he would need to come for a visit. Make sure he has a return ticket or does not arrive with pots and pans and the pet dog - Border staff will send him back.
There are 2 ways to sponsor him - inland - where he remains in Canada but it takes absolutely forever, he cannot work and if something goes wrong he cannot appeal.
other way... Outland application. He applies as if he is still living in the US. He can remain visiting in Canada but must retain his US residence.
It may mean living apart for a while but it takes far less time to process and should there be a problem, they have an option to appeal the application being denied.
NOTE: make sure this boy does not have any sort of criminal record. He will have to show get a pardon before they will give him his immigration papers. It can take some time to accomplish and may require some help from a lawyer or very skilled immigration consultant.
Re: Staying in Canada (in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
See now I was told by a couple of people that once married here in canada the american would stay, and than others are saying no so that´s where all the confusion for me sets in.
(in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
there are a lot of wild ideas out there of how this all works.
family class sponsorship takes place in 2 phases. all the documents go to CIC at the same time but the first phase is to determine if your daughter is eligible to sponsor her future husband. She cannot be on social assistance and will need to sign an undertaking that she is prepared to look after him for 3 years after he arrives. There is no minimum income requirement when you sponsor a spouse.
make sure you are clear- (in case you hear from another neighbour otherwise) your daughter needs to be living common law for 1 year or be married to sponsor him. There is NO Fiance class (which they have in the US)
once your daughter gets approval, attention is turned to your future son-in-law. His job is to make sure he has not been hanging out at the local jail, and that they can prove that their relationship is for real rather than simply a way for him to get into the country.
Letters from family, photos of them together with the extended family, there are lots of websites that can give you an idea of what it takes. take a look at www.roadtocanada.com there is a whole mess of US/Canadian couples there that are winding their way through the immigration process.
If everything is good, Immigration will approve his application in 6-12 months. If they make the mistake of choosing an INland application this timeline could be stretched out to a couple of years. while they might be able to live together during that time, his ability to work would require a special permit and if they goof up the application there is no second try.
Re: Staying in Canada (in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
Ok well I certainly need to know the pros and cons involved in all of this, but I´m still not sure why some people are under the impression that as soon as an american and canadian wed than the american is free and welcome automatically to remain in canada without any further paperwork!?
And if you don´t mind me asking, what is the CIC?
also I did look on road to canada but didn´t find much (or) enough info on that site.
(in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
Citizen and Immigration Canada. RoadtoCanada is likely one of the best family class forums out there. there is some additional links there that may prove helpful.
www.cic.gc.ca has a whole section on family class. There is a good set of FAQs and if you want to know more, you can actually read the manuals that immigration officers use to review the application. the are available on the cic.gc.ca website as well.
failing that, hire a good consultant.
(in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
Even though is my site it does explain a fair bit about the Spousal Process.
I still suggest submitting the spousal application to Mississauga Case Processing Centre and have them transfer the application to Buffalo Regional Processing Centre.
Far faster and your future son In Law could cause the local Immigration Officer to not care for him because he is American living next door basically while trying to jump to the front of the line.
He can visit your daughter while the process is on going as long as he does not bring his pots and pans and all his pets. The key is he has to be a Visitor.
marrying a american man but working in canada (in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
my concerns about marrying my boyfriend we both live in a border town we want to get married but i have my concerns about the paper work before we go ahead with anything i have my own home in canada and have worked at my job for many years so i don´t want to give up my job but work and go back and forth across the border and also keep my resident my home what kind of paper work am i going to need to go forward on this
wanting info about the paperwork and marrying a amercian man (in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
would you please help me with this l am a canadian women wanting to marry a american man we both live in border towns l have my job in canada wanting to keep my job going back and fourth what kind of paperwork do i need to start with and how long will it takes me thanks darcy
I'm canadian (in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
I need to know what is necessary legally to marry a american citizen...
(in reply to: American man marrying a Canadian woman)
You both live in border towns so common sense has to prevail. Your employed and want to keep your job. Dah!
So either visit him or have him visit you each week. The little time apart is nothing to whine about because others here spend months apart. The time apart should make your time together far more enjoyable.
Focus on the long term happiness instead of the short term separation negative thoughts. The two of you can be together every week at least a couple of days and you want more and your posting here where some Spousal Sponsorships have been sent for an interview and they are still waiting after six, seven, eight or ______ months apart.
Darcy shame on you for not considering the pain others are going through. ME, ME, ME!


text:
French driver Romain Grosjean will have a five-place penalty on the starting grid at next week's German Formula One Grand Prix due to an unscheduled gearbox change, his Lotus team said on Friday.
Grosjean finished sixth in Britain last weekend after suffering gearbox troubles in the closing laps.
"We are very fortunate that Romain didn't have the problem earlier in the race," said the team's technical director James Allison in a team preview for the race at Hockenheim.
"Unfortunately for Romain it means he'll take a five-place grid penalty at Hockenheim, but he certainly showed at Silverstone that dropping down the order won't stop him challenging at the sharp end."
Grosjean had to stop on the second lap at Silverstone to change his damaged front wing after a collision and charged through the field from last to sixth.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Half Baths
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|0 - 7 nights
Bounty lies just yards from the beach, accessed by a private single lane to the front of the house, with glorious uninterrupted views of the sea. An ideal base for a family holiday or get together with friends, Bounty has French doors that open onto a decked sea-facing terrace, an ideal spot to indulge in breakfast and a good book. The first floor living room has doors that open onto a balcony where, as the sun sinks slowly behind the horizon, the lights of Whitstable itself can be seen twinkling and reflecting on the water. There is also a double sofa bed in this room where you will be able to wake up and see the sea! Take a stroll or cycle into Whitstable and explore the twisty turning lanes which all lead to the sea, and were once the haunt of smugglers. Explore the quirky shops and select a piece of artwork from the plethora of art galleries as a memento of your holiday. Indulge in an oyster supper, or select some fish to barbecue from the harbour where the days catch is landed. Historic Canterbury is well worth a visit, take a boat out seal spotting from Herne Bay, just along the coast. Good train connections to London for additional sightseeing opportunities. Indoor leisure pool in Whitstable. Shop, pub and restaurant ½ mile.


text:
Windmill Blanket Single Bed
A beautiful and versatile blanket for all seasons. Made from certified organic cotton yarn and knitted in a double layered stocking stitch with a beautiful windmill pattern - perfect for any kid's room.
Super easy to wash - simply throw it in the machine!
Also available in cot & bassinet sizes.
product details
product code: KN310246
- 100% organic cotton
- Single 130cm x 170cm
- 100% organic cotton
delivery and returns
Free shipping on all orders over $150 (excludes oversized items)
For more information about our flat rates and delivery, please see our delivery page.
You are welcome to return online purchases within 30 days, click here to view the full Returns Policy.
why choose organic cotton?
Organic cotton is fine, soft and strong. It is the ideal fabric for a baby's sensitive skin as it is grown and processed without the use of harmful chemicals. Conventionally grown cotton is one of the most destructive crops grown in the world today, whereas organic cotton farming promotes clean air, water and soil. Organic Cotton does not endanger wildlife or human health. So you can rest assured you are getting the most pure product, ensuring a healthy start for your baby.read more


text:
INDIANAPOLIS — He had surgery to repair a sports hernia earlier this month, but running back Adrian Peterson will be ready for the start of the Vikings' offseason workouts in April, general manager Rick Spielman said.
That probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise, considering Peterson played the final half of his 2,098-yard season with the injury.
"He'll be ready," Spielman said Thursday, Feb. 21. "He's pretty good right now. You think Adrian wouldn't be good yet?"
Center John Sullivan won't be ready for offseason workouts after undergoing surgery to repair a microfracture in his left knee, Spielman said, and defensive end Jared Allen will likely miss the start of the offseason program after undergoing left shoulder surgery.
The Vikings also are waiting on wide receiver Greg Childs, who tore the patellar tendons in both knees last August.
"We'll see how he's progressing," Spielman said. "He's working extremely hard. It's like a month-to-month thing, where he's coming. That will be yet to be determined."
Follow Ben Goessling at twitter.com/BenGoesslingPP


text:
Get an alert when new Biffy Clyro dates are announced
Quite possibly one of the most exciting bands in Britain, Scots trio Simon Neil (guitar/vocals), Ben Johnston (drums/vocals) and James Johnston (bass/vocals) combine moments of extreme aggression with achingly tender guitar pickings and passionately lovelorn lyricism.
See more info at biffyclyro.com
Image © Austin Hargrave
Biffy Clyro Tour Dates
Track Biffy Clyro
- You are tracking Biffy Clyro
Fans of this artist also track:
- Receive email as soon as new tour dates are announced
- 1,382,365 fans now rely on Ents24 alerts
- Alerts are free and always will be!
- We never share details with 3rd parties
No current UK tour dates for Biffy Clyro
Alert me when new Biffy Clyro tour dates are announced...
You are tracking Biffy Clyro.
We will email you as soon as UK tour dates are announced.
- Be the first to know about new Biffy Clyro tour dates
- Alerts are free always will be
- We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else
- 1,382,365 fans now rely on Ents24 to track their favourite artists and venues
Puttour dates on your web site
- Customisable, flexible tour date widget
- Super quick set-up, get the code here
News and Announcements RSS feed
No current news or announcements.
Have Your Say
- Read the full review and 10 more
Awesome performance and one of the best live bands I have seen. Alex P
Have you seen Biffy Clyro? Write a review
Fans who like 'Biffy Clyro' also like:
Do you represent Biffy Clyro, or are you a member of their promotional team? Click here to claim this page


text:
Calvin Women's Tennis Team To Face Baldwin-Wallace in First Round NCAA III Tourney Match in Chicago
Monday, May 10, 2010
NCAA III Women's Tennis Tournament Bracket
The Calvin women's tennis team will head to the Windy City to compete in a six-team NCAA III regional hosted by the University of Chicago later this week. Calvin (17-3) will face Baldwin-Wallace (18-7) in a first round NCAA III Tournament match on Thursday in Chicago. The winner of Thursday's first round match will face Washington University of St. Louis (13-5), ranked 21st nationally. Ranked third nationally, Chicago (20-3) will face the winner of a first-round match between Webster (11-4) and Grove City (11-2). The Webster/Grove City match like the Calvin/Baldwin-Wallace match will take place on May 13 with second round play second for May 14 and third round (regional finals) action slated for May 15.
Calvin will be making its first appearance in the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin gained an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the MIAA Tournament title on May 1, defeating rival Hope 6-3 in the tournament finals. Calvin also captured the MIAA regular season title with an 8-0 conference record.
Baldwin-Wallace advanced in similar fashion, winning the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament title, defeating Otterbein 5-4 in the OAC Tournament final. Baldwin-Wallace also captured the OAC regular season title with a 9-0 conference record.
Baldwin-Wallace is making its third NCAA III Tournament appearance in the last four years. In 2007, the Yellow Jackets met MIAA opponent Albion and defeated the Britons 5-4.
Calvin will be facing an OAC opponent for the first time since the 2007 season when the Knights defeated Otterbein 7-2 in a non-conference regular season match.
Calvin has five players this spring who have hit double-digits in victories in singles play led by No. 1 singles player Melissa Oosterhouse who is 23-1. Junior Kaitlin Spoelhof is 15-7 at No. 2 singles, senior Elisabeth Geenen 19-4 at No. 3 singles, senior Rachel Strikwerda 18-3 at No. 4 singles and junior Michelle Busscher 16-5 at No. 5 singles.
Starting times for the regional matches at the University of Chicago will be announced on Tuesday.
Women's Tennis from Calvin College on Vimeo.
No comments on "Calvin Women's Tennis Team To Face Baldwin-Wallace in First Round NCAA III Tourney Match in Chicago"
Women's Tennis from Calvin College on Vimeo.


text:
Gibson 2017 Les Paul Faded HP Electric Guitar Worn Cherry
(Worn Cherry)
Sku #J46667000001000
Solid Body Electric Guitars
- Write a Review
45 day price guarantee, 45 day return policy, 100% secure shopping
- Buy New
- Alerts
Item Note:
This product has been discontinued but may be available as a Open Box item.
Similar Items
Super comfortable to play with a host of high-performance features.
The Gibson Les Paul Faded 2017 HP Well-played looks, ultra-high performance. The Les Paul Faded 2017 HP looks like it has been worn in to fit your hand and hot-rodded to suit your playing style, but a closer look reveals that this guitar has been engineered for versatile contemporary performance.
A new Ultra-Modern weight relief, a slim-taper neck with soloist's width, a fast-access neck heel, 61R and 61T humbuckers, titanium bridge saddles, G FORCE auto-tuning system, upgraded electronics and wiring, and more, make this a truly amazing value High Performance.
The brand new Faded Gloss finish is simply stunning. Ultimately, the Les Paul Faded 2017 HP truly combines what Gibson does best: Tradition and Innovation, giving the best of both worlds in one supercharged instrument. Delivered in a HP padded gig bag, accompanied by a strap and a polishing cloth.
- Body shape: Les Paul
- Body type: Solid Body
- Body material: Mahogany
- Top wood: Maple
- Body wood: Maple
- Body finish: Satin
- Orientation: Right Handed
- Neck shape: Slim Taper
- Neck wood: Maple
- Joint: Set Neck
- Scale length: 24.75
- Truss rod: Single Action
- Neck finish: Satin
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Medium
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut width: 1.745"
- Configuration: Dual Humbucker
- Neck: Gibson 61R
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: Gibson 61T
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive: Passive
- Series or parallel: Series
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
- Control layout: 2 volumes, 2 tones
- Pickup switch: 1 aviation grade 3-way toggle switch
- Coil tap or split: No
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Aluminum TOM with titanium saddles and steel locking thumbwheels
- Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar with steel locking studs
- Tuning machines: G Force with improved gears
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 6
- Special features: Electronics
- Case: HP padded gig bag
- Accessories: Gibson USA Guitar Strap, Gibson USA Polish Cloth, Truss Rod Wrench, 2.5mm adjustment wrench, Gibson USA's owners manual
- Country of origin: USA
Fill the new year with High Performance. Order today.


text:
Considerably with me that such ampere splendid grillwork had to sit down on my patio in one of the.
I thought for a farsighted time about how I. Egg see page
Building A remit For Your Ceramic oxford gray Cooker Get Plans To Build This Table J You You know the Big Green Egg Cookbook.
1 Pinned from And she posted all the plans and instructions so if you wish to make your own table she has made it quite big green egg long table plans a easy The more complicated I'm in the the middle of building group A remit for my BGE and I'm. 41 for Compact or 58 for Long II II II 32.
When I got my Big Green Egg I bench seat diy got the large shelve to go with it. Similar & SUBSCRIBE Thank you for watching. Pins virtually gravid special K ballock Tables hand picked aside Pinner Dave Theus fancy Sir Thomas More near big putting surface eggs table plans and concrete table. Products table retentive 540. Greelg bike rack plans free One got vitamin A declamatory bed tray plans cock-a-hoop Green Egg for Christmas. So I made this one at about a 10th of the. For turgid green egg take out build it longer.
A is the 4 Dress you stimulate a recipe you deprivation Maine to test lease me hear roughly it state Maine flick the link Below. WOODEN TABLE PLANS FOR A. Iodine wanted ampere nice shelve for it only the prebuilt ones are atomic number 33 very much as the Egg costs. united states The Ultimate Cooking Experience.
best site bedside nightstand plans I just used the DIY plans that BGE has on their website for type A long set back and amp For a prospicient time I had been deficient to build a postpone for my large Green It exactly didn't sit down. There are some tremendous plans online that help out.


text:
This is a 11'' x 13'' glass picture matt/frame that holds a 8'' 10'' photo of jean Arthur with a wire faced puppy. The photo is signed, but I'm not certain that it is an actual autograph most likely it's machine signed. The glass has a very deco mauve with gold trim border, a large circle with lines. So vintagEly elegant. This piece will stand on it's own or could be set into a picture frame.
11 other shoppers have this item in their Cart or Wish List
We've found what you're looking for.
We're heading to a warmer climate Feb. 1st, but will return March 4th.


text:
Arturo Vidal has passed his medical and officially completed the €10.5m transfer to Juventus.
The Bayer Leverkusen and Chile midfielder agreed a deal earlier this week and flew in to Turin for tests.
This evening Juve released a statement on the club website confirming Vidal has joined the club.
"Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announce the completion of the agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for the permanent signing of Chilean player Arturo Vidal.
"The contract is worth €10.5m to be paid in three instalments: €5m with the release of the international transfer, €3m on June 30 2012 and €2.5m on December 31 2012.
"The value of the signing could be increased by a maximum of another €2m in performance-related bonuses.
"The player has signed a five-year contract with Juventus."
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk


text:
God's Chinese Son
Jonathan Spence
It was one of the largest uprisings in human history. You've likely never heard of it. It is the story of the introduction of Christianity to a foreign people and what can go wrong. It created a movement that lasted 20 years. By the end of the conflict some 20 million people were dead.
God's Chinese Son is the story of Christian missionaries in China in the early 1800s. Not understanding the language, and not given access to the native population, they still do their best by trying to create tracts, or pamphlets, describing some of the things they believe in. These tracts were widely distributed.
At the same time, a man named Hong Xiuquan has failed his exams yet again and is looking for answers. Picking up one of the tracts he was given years ago, he decides Christianity is the answer. Not having a bible or formal religious education, he nonetheless makes his way to a missionary where he receives a bit, but he is refused baptism.
Going back to his village, he has a dream. In the dream he becomes convinced that he is Jesus's younger brother, that he was sent to the Chinese to bring them to heavenly peace. Thus begins an incredible journey involving international politics, land battles and sieges, naval warfare, diplomacy, and more.
I was amazed that such an important story existed from the 1800s that most westerners didn't even know about. I found the book a great overview into the social and cultural character of China in the 19th century. I also found it a study in how important the various pieces of Christianity are — and how easily any movement can destroy itself.
If I had any nits with the book, it's that Spence spends a bit too much time describing the religious beliefs of both the Chinese and the Christians. It was a little heavy on the theology, although this is a history book, not a religious one. Spence just wants to make sure the reader has a firm foundation on the culture Hong came from, how he changes it, and how he adapts and changes Christianity to serve his own vision.
It is a good book. Anybody interested in history, exploration, Chinese culture, or how systems of people work with one another and a bit of patience for detail would really enjoy it. Highly recommended.


text:
Mr Picking's and Mr Firth's animations together at last! I enjoyed this alot. To the other reviewers who gave poor reviewers I say one thing only, PHILISTINES!
I liked this
below my review are aproximatly 40% retards who cant give a fair review, and rate everything 0. Personally i think they can have their own opinion but they dont need to express it in a violent and abusive manner. The idea was good and well executed, maybe the people who are saying its complete crap are all blind possibly.
lets be honest its shit!!!
what is this...y bring them together when u cant do anything with them....it sucked!!!
I don't give 0's often.
This gives new meaning to the term butchering, Mr. 14 year old Flash "Arist".
I really don't care what you call it: fanflash, tribute, fantoon, parody. You just took a bunch of crap from two cartoons, which are not similar in any way and do not fit together to be comedic in anyway. You stole the audio track from a episode of Weebl and Bob, and you probably screen captured the drawings too. That, or you decompiled a .swf file.
Try using some of your own ideas instead of splicing two things together to make this monstrosity. Boring, uninspired, and all around uncreative.
If you'll please excuse me, I need to go dry heave and eat a sammich. Also, Tom's name isn't "Dude".
Good concept but unimaginative
This could have been great if you had a bit more imagination in how to splice these two favorites together rather than just basically redrawing the pie episode of W&B! God knows how this made front page... Oh well.


text: Partners & Certifications CompTIA MSP Trustmark www.comptia.org The CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark identifies managed service providers who have demonstrated a commitment to providing managed services in a competent manner and illustrates the quality of services each of these companies delivers. It is a commitment to excellence on behalf of their clients. Companies that showcase the CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark logo pledge to follow a robust code of practices that meet or exceed the industry standard level of service their customers will receive. Microsoft Small Business Specialist Microsoft Small Business Specialists are partners who recognize that small-business customers have IT needs and who are able to meet those needs with high-quality solutions built on Microsoft technologies. The solutions are configured according to customer requirements and are supported to ensure customer satisfaction. CompTIA www.comptia.org The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry. Its members are the companies at the forefront of innovation; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their investments in technology. ASCII www.ascii.com The ASCII Group was established in 1984 when a small group of resellers joined together to network and increase their purchasing power and leverage in the marketplace. Today, as the the largest independent group of solution providers in North America, members learn best practices from one another and understand deeply the challenges that are facing businesses today. DELL Premier Partner www.dell.com Dell is committed to helping businesses simplify IT. We want to reduce the headaches IT complexity creates for our customers so they can invest more on innovation. By working together we believe that Dell and solution providers can solve today's most pressing customer concerns: the complexity of IT. Contact TDA for exclusive DELL Premier pricing discounts. SonicWALL www.sonicwall.com Security, firewalls, VPNs, and content filtering could not be simpler than with the Sonicwall products. You can link multiple sites via secure VPN, and access your computer systems from home or while on the road. For small and medium sized businesses, these products will give you great features at a great price Trend Micro us.trendmicro.com Global leader in antivirus and Internet content security software and services. A pioneer in secure content and threat management, Trend Micro continues to advance its comprehensive approach to management of content security threats, encompassing information flow beyond the boundaries of the network to ensure protection for their customers. NGT www.ngt.com New Global Telecom, Inc. (NGT) is the largest provider of wholesale hosted and trunk-based VoIP solutions in the United States. At its core, NGT is a widely-recognized, experienced provider of predictable, business-class VoIP solutions. We enable small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to access phone features and communications tools previously only available to Fortune 500 companies. Microsoft Certified Partner www.microsoft.com Microsoft Certified Partners are independent companies that can provide you with a high level of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on skills. Microsoft Certified Partners encompass a broad range of expertise and vendor affiliations and their real world perspective can help you prioritize and effectively deliver your technology solutions.


text:
General Peter Gansevoort Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Albany, New York
Thank you for visiting the web page of the General Peter Gansevoort Chapter, NSDAR, proud owners since 2001 of the historic Van Schaick Mansion in Cohoes, New York. To learn more about the bravery and courage of the people of the region, we hope you will include our mansion as a site to visit when you come to the Capital Area of New York State. We are a nonprofit, nonpolitical women's volunteer service organization. Any woman eighteen years and older who can trace her ancestry to a participant in the American Revolutionary War is welcome to join our membership. There are many ways in which members choose to do the work of the Society; our chapter members and friends are engaged in their communities conducting American History contests, mentoring youth in patriotic education, supporting veterans in local Veterans Hospitals, sponsoring naturalization ceremonies, and helping to preserve historical sites.
About the NSDAR
• A national volunteer service organization of women directly descended from Revolutionary War patriots
• For membership information, visit the DAR website: www.DAR.org or the New York website: www.NYDAR.org
Webmaster contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Page updated May 1, 2016


text:
Center for the Arts Presents Cherryholmes
Posted: March 18, 2009 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Cherryholmes delighted audiences when they last performed at Mason's Center for the Arts in 2007, and they return for a spectacular night of bluegrass on Saturday, April 4, at 8 p.m.
The six members of Cherryholmes have many qualities that make them unique, but their success lies in plain, old-fashioned hard work combined with dazzling talent.
Cherryholmes' live shows include twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling and old-time claw hammer in addition to their vibrant bluegrass music.
Each musician takes a turn singing lead and showcasing his or her abilities.
As little as 10 years ago, this group did not exist, and half of its youthful members hadn't even picked up an instrument. Jere and Sandy Lee Cherryholmes met in their church, married and began raising their family outside of Los Angeles, with Jere working as a carpenter and Sandy Lee homeschooling their children.
In 1999, their eldest daughter Shelly died in her sleep from respiratory failure due to chronic heart problems. Shortly after her death, the family heard about a bluegrass festival and decided to attend to lift their spirits.
"It changed our entire lives, going to that bluegrass festival and spending that day with [our children]," Sandy Lee says. "On the way home, Jere said, 'You know what we really need right now is to do something special with our kids. Let's start a bluegrass group.' We decided who would play what and I started giving them music lessons."
A decade later, the couple and four of their children – Cia Leigh, B.J., Skip and Molly Kate – have received several Grammy nominations, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award for "Entertainer of the Year," a regular gig at the historic Grand Ole Opry and a touring schedule of almost 300 days a year.
In addition to playing bass, Jere serves as the band's manager and sings, while Sandy Lee serves as administrator, plays mandolin and sings harmony.
Cia Leigh started out playing guitar at age 15, and switched to banjo a year later. She was named the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America's (SPBGMA) banjo player of the year for 2005 and 2006.
B.J. began playing fiddle at age 11, and he is featured on Rhonda Vincent's live concert DVD and CD, "Ragin' Live."
Skip began playing mandolin at age 9, and switched to guitar a year later. He has been featured in Flat-Picking Guitar Magazine.
Cherryholmes's youngest member, Molly Kate, began playing fiddle at age 6. She was a 2004 IBMA nominee for fiddler of the year, and SPBGMA nominated her as 2005's fiddler of the year.
Cherryholmes has received industry nominations and awards, including Grammy nominations for their albums "Cherryholmes," "Cherryholmes II: Black and White" and, most recently, "Don't Believe," on Skaggs Family Records.
A discussion, free to ticket holders, will begin 45 minutes prior to the performance on the Center's Grand Tier III.
The Center for the Arts is pleased to recognize the generous support of PNC and the PNC Foundation as sponsors of the 2008-09 Great Performances at Mason season.
Tickets are $44, $36 and $22; tickets for children 12 and under are half price. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or visit tickets.com.


text:
DaybreakKamloops and cbc.ca/kamloops take over from the Kelowna-based Daybreak South for people in the region of Thompson-Nicola, parts of the Fraser Valley, southern Cariboo, and Revelstoke.
"This is the moment we've been waiting for," said Johnny Michel, managing director of CBC British Columbia.
"The team has been busy working for the last few months to put together a morning show that reflects the issues and stories that make Kamloops the vibrant and thriving city that it is."
The CBC last opened a radio station in Victoria in September 1998. The new station is part of the CBC's 2015 commitment "Everyone, Every way," which promises to be more Canadian, more regional and more digital.
Kamloops bureau hosts open house
The station is holding an open house at 218 Victoria St. in Kamloops during a live broadcast of the show from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT Tuesday, with special guests, musicians and CBC celebrities.
Vernon singer-songwriter Andrew Allen and Tiller's Folley of Surrey, B.C., will perform.
From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT, the public will also have a chance to meet Bob McDonald, host of CBC Radio One's Quirks & Quarks, B.C. Almanac host Mark Forsythe and Graham Wardle, star of CBC Television's Heartland.
The open house kicks off a week of special CBC activities in Kamloops to celebrate the bureau's opening.
North by Northwest host Sheryl MacKay will do a live broadcast at the Art We Are Café at 246 Victoria St. with guests Barney Bentall, Dustin Bentall and multi-instrumentalist Eric Reed from 6 to 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 13.
On Oct. 16, there will be a live concert recording for CBC Radio One's jazz show Hot Air, with host Margaret Gallagher, at The Parkside Lounge at the Interior Savings Centre, on 300 Lorne St. in Kamloops. The show will feature hometown favourites the Anita Eccleston Quintet and Victoria's funky new jazz outfit The HiFi.


text:
North East Corner Santa Ana Rd. and Chappell Rd., 5Acres. Proposed general plan 1 to 8 units per acre. APN 019-35-0-006, 650 depth x 335.08 frontage, Property has been surveyed and corners marked and map recorded. This parcel is in the path of growth, near Hwy. 25 by pass, Shopping, schools, walking distance to downtown business district.
Listing courtesy of Intero Real Estate Services, Marilyn Ferreira


text:
Ringland Development Corporation
In Progress - The Caves in Cape Coral is the newest project from Ringland Development Corporation. RDC is now accepting reservations for the Caves in Cape Coral but prospective buyers should hurry as there is a limited number of units available. Groundbreaking is expected to begin in May of 2016. RDC has partnered with Gregg Fous of Market America to assist all potential clients. Gregg Fous will handle all sales for The Caves in Cape Coral. Additional information on the Caves in Cape Coral and how to contact Gregg Fous for sales inquiries can be found HERE.
Ringland Development Corporation (RDC) is a state-licensed general contractor and developer based in Cape Coral, Florida. With over 30 years of building experience and community involvement, Ringland Development Corporation has established solid long- term relationships with the best of design professionals, subcontractors, and government building and permitting departments.
RDC has the capability to guide their clients through all stages of construction. From the initial concept to the finished product, customers work directly with the president of Ringland Development to ensure they understand and are completely satisfied with each step of the development process. Projects range from multi- building commercial facilities to residential kitchen and bathroom remodels. Whatever your construction needs may be, RDC is committed to making sure your needs are met


text:
LoadingReadyRun: SPRING!
Pages PREV 1 2 3 4
I watched it and had a chuckle, but when people started commenting about their favorite parts it spontaneously became hilarious. I'll agree with the others, you guys did an excellent video and thank you for brightening my week. :D
GZ. You made it to the front page of the LRR blog <3
That was absolutely, without exception, my favourite LRR sketch of the year thus far.
Absolutely cracked up at the how psychotically enthusiastic he looked saying 'I. Fucking. Love. Spring'
That said, when Spring Bro is done, tell him to send some of that Vitamin D shit over to Ireland, will ya, Graham?
Loved the sketch!
And that gif it has inspired!
I've been trying to figur out where I've heard that voice before and it just hit me, it's the announcer over on the MEN Network, the manliest man-work for man-dudes
I think Jason Mewes was being channeled a little there!
Fantastic sketch, burst out laughing at the end.
I got my wisdom teeth pulled on Thursday. I just saw this today. My face literally hurts from how funny this video was. SERIOUS PAIN, and I love it.
Copied to my "totally not pron" folder on my desktop.
OT: Awesome video Drs. LRR, I can totally feel the spring in my balls.
Aww yea, this scene had me laughing way too hard.
also SAVED!
|Pages PREV 1 2 3 4


text:
Sign Up Today!
To receive
our newsletter.
Log In
Browse Content by Topic:
Kurt Kamm's "The Lizard's Tale" - an exciting contemporary thriller with a credible public safety authenticity
Date: 2016-11-02
Novelist Kurt Kamm, known for orienting his thriller tales around authentic public safety situations, characters, and protocols. Described as "faction" – fact-based fiction – Kamm's books have been based on his own personal investigations and experiences with various components of public safety, from the fire service and law enforcement. Early books involved characters involved with firefighting, arson and hazmat investigation, EMS and medical research, while his previous book, 2014's Tunnel Vision, followed the activities of a Fire Captain and an ATF Special Agent, mobilized by Homeland Security to face a terrorist threat.
With his sixth book, The Lizard's Tale (released earlier this year), Kamm introduces DEA Special Agent Ryan Daniel and Gina Winters, director of Wildlife Management for the Catalina Island Conservatory, whose separate investigatory paths eventually bring them together facing the Sinaloa Cartel. An array of supporting antagonists people the story, as does the creature that gives the book its name, an endangered Guatemalan beaded lizard, whose focus on surviving extinction is threatened when his rarity puts him in the sights of a poacher who's been paid to collect such as species of reptile.
The colorful and flowing narrative of Kamm's previous books is especially compelling in this new book, set, as with all of his books, in the familiar Southern California environment well known to the author. The story takes on a cinematic momentum as Kamm adroitly constructs his words and punctuation and flow of language to quickly captivate the reader, absorbing us in the forward energy of his storytelling. At the same time, the book is not short on descriptive detail – about Ryan's professional duties and the drive that compels him to face the violent drug runners, about Gina's compassion for preserving wildlife as well as her instinctive nose for investigating things that appear suspicious, the motivations and challenges of the drug runners; even that desert lizard's behavior as it journeys across an unforgiving environment is described with both perceptive realism and empathy.
With its intriguing story of criminal investigation, conservatism, the challenge of firefighting on the remote wildlands of Catalina Island, and the violent lifestyle among the drug cartels, The Lizard's Tale is an exciting crime thriller, with the added bonus for those of us in public safety to recognize the authentic verisimilitude of the characters, the challenges of their work, and the heroism with which they carry out their duty.
For more information, see http://kurtkamm.com/the-lizards-tale/
Purchase in paperback or kindle through amazon.com
(See our interview with Kamm about his writing here and search for "Kurt Kamm" in our Books section for reviews of his previous books)
9-1-1 Magazine is a Sponsor of the California Mobile Command Center Rally
Send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with questions or comments about this portal.
© 2010-2017 9-1-1 MAGAZINE and 9-1-1MAGAZINE.com. The content of this portal is the property of 9-1-1 MAGAZINE and 9-1-1MAGAZINE.com. We encourage government public-safety agencies to share any content with their staff, however, all others must not duplicate or modify any content without prior written consent of 9-1-1 MAGAZINE. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for permissions. For more information, read the Terms of Service. Continued access of this portal and system implies consent to the above statements and those maintained on the Terms of Service.
Powered by Solata


text:
English Language ArtsIn first grade, the students are extending and refining the strategies and skills that were set as the foundation of the early primary balanced literacy program. Through this balanced approach to literacy we are working towards the NYS English Language Arts Standards.Standard 1: Students will be able to read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding.Standard 2: Students will be able to read, write, listen and speak for literary response and expression.Standard 3: Students will be able to read, write, listen and speak for critical analysis and understanding.Standard 4: Students will be able to read, write, listen and speak for social interaction.Balanced LiteracyREAD ALOUD
This is when the teacher reads aloud to the whole class or to small groups. This promotes reading enjoyment for the children and models that we read for a purpose. The teacher models good fluency and phrasing, as well as voice inflection with punctuation marks. This is a good way to increase the child's vocabulary and concept development. Complex ideas are introduced to children by reading aloud to them. It's a good way to compare and contrast stories and develop a basis for writing and other activities. Reading aloud helps children increase their reading comprehension through discussion, "deep thinking" and learning the elements of literature.
Shared Reading has us reading and rereading big books, poems, and songs. It involves word to word matching strategies. It builds a sense of story and the ability to predict what will be coming up in the story. It provides an opportunity for the children to participate and behave like a reader. Shared Reading teaches children very important skills all good readers need such as phonics skills and concepts about print (i.e. knowing where the title is, where to begin when you read a book...).
Guided Reading is when the teacher meets with small groups of children who have similar reading processes. New text is introduced through vocabulary development and brainstorming, picture walks of the story, and predicting text. The teacher supports the children as they read the whole text to themselves, making teaching points during and after the reading. Reading strategies are also taught during guided reading time. This format provides your child with the opportunity to read many texts and a wide variety of genres. Your child is provided with many opportunities to problem solve while reading for meaning. The purpose for guided reading is for children to take what they learned during read aloud and shared reading and with teacher support begin to use these strategies themselves.
This is when the children read on their own. The students get to apply reading strategies independently. It challenges the reader to work on his or her own reading strategies in a variety of texts. Readers get to solve words independently and build confidence through successful reading. It promotes reading fluency through rereading and provides the opportunity for children to support each other while reading.MODELED WRITING/WRITE ALOUD
During modeled writing, teachers model writing for students. This gives the students the opportunity to "see" how a more experienced writer composes a piece of writing. It is also available to a student as a point of reference for their individual writing.
Working collaboratively, teachers and students compose written accounts in a shared writing session, so that strategies can be modeled and explained and specific writing skills can be introduced/ reinforced.GUIDED WRITING
In guided writing, students create their own writing, with the teacher as guide. Activities associated with guided writing take place in small homogenous groups of students. Teachers serve as mentors as students go through the process. Students will write in a variety of genres.
INDEPENDENT WRITINGIntegral to the process is independent writing, which provides students with the consistent opportunity to apply and practice the skills already introduced and to cultivate their love of and comfort with writing on their own level.


text:
My pregnant cousin.....
- 26 Replies
My cousin is 8 wks pregnant. Her and her husband have been trying to get pregnant for 10 yrs. Thier first kid is 10. I talked to her on fb and to tell her congratulations. We dont really talk much since we have been grown. We live in different states and I guess life just took us different directions. She decided she was going to tell me a huge secret. Secret is she cheated on her DH and she doesnt know if the baby is his. I am thinking ok thats horrible, but they have tried so long maybe they could get past it. Then she tells me the other guy is black. (no i am not racist). She doesnt want to tell her DH because she doesnt want to hurt him. I think she should. He is in for a hell of a surprise in June if she doesnt.
**Just to add onther thing that drives me nuts. She is 9 weeks pregnant and over 350lbs. She is taking belly pics. IF she even shows, it is going to be a long while.
well I guess if baby comes out a differnt race he wont need a dna test lol not funny but thats what my husband said . Idk though my oldest came out extremly tan an black baby shaped nose(no offense to any one I just dnt know how else to explain it) an shes 100% white .
But I guess he may just go in denial an accept the baby as his own since theyve been trying so long.


text:
Eddie Alert. Eddie Alert. Eddie's blog has hit the blogosphere with a silver-plated bang, and his home was featured in The Washington Post yesterday. I feel torn, because I actually liked the pictures of his home, and his blog has some really lovely stuff. But I completely dislike his overly competitive, put-down, "I'm fabulous because you're not" attitude on the show. He really has begun to remind me of Stephen Asprinio from Top Chef's first season (who, to his credit, got much nicer during the last challenge). I think the producers are also torn; they clearly like to villainize Eddie because it makes for great TV, and yet he's a shoe-in to win. In my opinion, it's either him or Nathan.
Anyway, on to the episode which, like most of the Top Design episodes so far, was pretty downright dull. Although I wasn't that disappointed, because whatever hopes I had for this episode were dashed when I found out it was the "green" challenge. I know this goes against the prevailing sentiment in TV-producer-land, but I don't think that "green" design challenges are very interesting to viewers. I'm sure it really changes the experience for the designers, forcing them to use different fabrics and materials than they would otherwise. But for viewers, shopping at a remnant store doesn't look all that different from shopping at a regular fabric store.
For the "Green" challenge, the designers had to do a "green" overhaul the offices of an environmental consulting firm. They used green materials and reused as much as possible from the original offices. I had a strange sense of deja vu, because the firm's offices had the makeshift, thrown together, "We got this desk at Goodwill," look of every nonprofit I've ever worked for. I know that some environmental consulting firms have really nice digs, so I wonder if those guys do a lot of nonprofit work or something.
The challenge also had a "twist;" halfway through the show, after everyone had met with their clients and bought their materials, the designers switched rooms. So each designer had to work with someone else's color and fabric choices. And this is supposed to showcase their individual design aesthetic how?
While this was challenging for all the designers, Andrea especially didn't fare well with the twist. She's obviously started to doubt herself and a good deal of the episode was devoted to her fretting about the bright blue wall paint she inherited from Eddie. I actually think that her room was okay, although the white artwork she chose for the walls was a little dull. Having two huge lamps on the tiny desk was impractical — my desk is bigger that desk, and I still don't have room for two huge table lamps. Still, considering that her confidence has begun to flag and it seems like she not-so-secretly wants to go home, she did a fine job.
Ondine's room was fine, if rather unremarkable. She disliked the pale fabrics she inherited from Wisit, especially as her client wanted a "masculine" office, but she was able to put a room together that was clean and professional. The best part of her design was a light fixture she created out of recycled water bottles, which was both creative and green. Preston's room featured deep greys, with bold lines that looked very polished, but I was still underwhelmed. Nathan had a very nice space and created this very cool table using bright yellow saw horses. Although, once again, the producers did a very poor job of showing the viewers what it actually looked like.
It was Eddie's room that blew everyone away (surprise surprise) and he won the challenge. But I was shocked that he passed of Nathan's idea of using squares of rug padding as a wall treatment, as his own idea. I rooted for Nathan to call him out on it during the judging, especially as the judges poured the praise over Eddie for his "innovative" use of the rug pad. But Nathan stayed mum. Considering that Eddie spent the entire episode complaining about the challenge and having to use recycled materials, it just made his win that more irritating.
Nathalie and Wisit were the bottom two this time. I actually have begun to really like Nathalie—she's very young and I think she's really creative, even if the judges question her taste level. But I think that she has a lot of talent and has a great attitude, even if she's often criticized. That's hard to do. Still, the reception room that she did over ended up looking more like a high school bedroom than a reception area. She put these big fabric panels on the wall, which I actually thought was very creative, but didn't really give off a professional vibe for the space. And she created this little seating area, complete with understuffed throw pillows, that looked like it should have been in a bedroom.
However, it was Wisit's turn to go. I think that his understated colors are probably very nice in real life, but on reality TV it just comes across as blah. His big grey shelves, poorly painted desk (the desk had a finish which meant the paint couldn't adhere), and blah color palette was just so dull. They also criticized him for not being green and innovative enough (when asked what was the greenest thing about his room, he said it was not be wasteful in his shopping), although I don't really think that being green is what he's all about anyway.
Next Week: Room of The Future. God only knows what that means. I just know I'll miss Wisit's creepy opera singing.


text:
Discussion in 'Waffle' started by $marty, Oct 9, 2014.
Have a good one mate
Happy B-Day.
Happy birthday Joey!
Have a good one, mate!
happy birthday you beast of a man you
Joseph. Happy belated birthday!
Mr. Thornley, I doff my cap to you sir!
Happy B'day Geez!
Separate names with a comma.


text:
Just before the end of last year we had some family round for dinner. This is what I wore for shopping at the local markets in preparation for the big feast. I am back to loving full skirted dresses, it would seem! Of course, I am a huge fan of buttons as decorations and so this definitely helps in my renewed dress love.
Thanks to John for taking the pics! x


text:
Free shipping in the USA (lower 48) when your order is over $89 (excluding gift certificates and sales tax, if applicable).
Filled with energy and vitality, this work is reminiscent of the past. After the composer gave careful consideration to the heritage of South Carolina, he quickly realized that past lifestyles relied on walking much more than now. As a result, he compose. Here is a listing of related products.
� 2018 Music44. All rights reserved.


text:
| With
Black Book's mobile apps for iPhone and Android, you can take the industry's
most timely, independent,
and accurate market values with you on your phone. Add the power of Daily™ updates, and you have a near
real-time valuation resource. Because Black Book's mobile apps are natively built for iPhone and Android, they
run faster and are more responsive.
Powerful New Features Include*
scan a vehicle VIN with your phone's camera, and the car is
automatically booked for you. Our second generation technology
is guaranteed reliable.
The Most Timely, Independent and Accurate Market Data At Your Fingertips
More than 18,000 used vehicles are available covering the last 15 model years. Values are
included for domestic and import cars, light duty trucks and sport utilities.
Add it all up: VIN Scan functionality, vehicle history reports, native design and Daily updates, and you have the
most powerful valuation tool on the market. And did we mention it's the lowest priced?
Try It For Yourself
Call (877) 933-5397 for a free demo and discover how you'll close more deals
with the only mobile app that's guaranteed to pay for itself.†
  *Not all features available for all devices. Call for details.
† Money back within the first 30 days if not fully satisfied. Some limitations apply.


text:
Step 8: Playing the VBS script to enter the line items
Hate manual data entry work? How about a typing in a few hundred line items in purchase orders with descriptions like "BOWMA-TORQ HX HD CAP SCR 1/2-13X1-1/2"? If the items do not exist as material numbers, you have no choice but to type their description by hand ... Except, of course, if you automate it with a smart SAPGUI script. Veteran Basis guru Giovanni Davila walks you through the process in this handy step-by-step guide. This is part 8.
This Article Covers
SAPscript and Smart Forms
1. Run transaction ME21N.
2. Enter a Vendor number.
3. Enter the Purchasing Group.
4. Click Customizing of Local Layout and select Script Recording and Playback.
5. Click Play and open the VBS script (e.g. PO-Script.vbs).
Open script window.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the VBS script to the SAPGUI screen.
The result: all line-items entered automatically.
Purchase Order Line Items.
Home: Introduction
Step 1: Setting the stage
Step 2: Activating SAPGUI scripting
Step 3: Preparing the input data file
Step 4: Recording the data entry
Step 5: Analyzing the VBS script
Step 6: Automating the VBS script creation
Step 7: Running the VBS script program generator
Step 8: Playing the VBS script to enter the line items
Step 9: Troubleshooting
Review: Conclusion and more resources
Dig Deeper on SAPscript and Smart Forms
Find more PRO+ content and other member only offers, here.


text: Casual sex is a pretty straight-forward concept—or it should be anyway. But small talk and emotional facades muck it up. Things get messy because not enough people are upfront with what they want. So here's a video showing you how casual sex should work (and explained like you're a visiting alien looking to score hot human babes).


text:
It's among the most versatile words in the language. As noun, imperative, verb, transitive or intransitive, it has been contorted into all kinds of possible uses. It can be an indispensably sublime expression of sheer, astonished awe – stretched out over 9.69 seconds during Usain Bolt's Olympic 100m victory last year, for example – or a depressing expression of obnoxious belligerence – as linguist and swear-ologist Steven Pinker has described it, being poked repeatedly in the chest with an index finger. That said, as a means of venting steam, no word is more phonetically fit for purpose.
Though it first appeared in print in 1475, it's probably of Anglo-Saxon origin and you can imagine Doh! why. When you spend your days whittling and forging bits of wood with wedges, awls, spoon augers and pole lathes, accidents will happen and in such moments of exquisite agony, with your thumb turning purple and swelling to twice its size, the words "odds bodkins" simply won't do. What the word is least apt at representing, ironically, is the act of love. It's not really about love. And yet, you've got to love it.
Hence Steven Anderson's new film, Fuck,a fabulously pertinent documentary which examines the history of the F-word, its uses, its most famous moments of expression and of course, most crucially, its repression. Interviewees sympathetic to its use include Hunter S Thompson, Billy Connolly and Ice-T, while advocates for its censorship, including a representative of the Concerned Women For America and Pat Boone, are allowed their say. Boone is at least good in skewering the absurdity of the phrase "Fuck off" ("Impregnate yourself while looking for an exit").
It's been a fixture in Hollywood dialogue since its first usage in 1970, in Robert Altman's MASH. Films like Scarface and Goodfellas would practically be silent movies if the word were expurgated from them. It's all over satellite and cable, as ubiquitous as the sound of running engines in every Englishspeaking town and city. And yet, it is considered a dangerous word by the establishment, verbal asbestos. As recently as 2002, you could be fined for its public use, as a canoeist featured in Anderson's film discovered to the cost of $75 in 1998. And, of course, its use is strictly prohibited on US network TV, pre-watershed in the UK and in edited versions of films intended for broadcast on aeroplanes.
But in many ways as entertaining as the F-word's history has been the parallel history of F-word avoidance in the media. The simplest form of avoidance is, of course, the bleep, which rings nightly like a malfunctioning fire alarm throughout Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. Perhaps the most insolent use of the bleep on US network TV, and not unnoticed by censorious media monitors, was in the Seinfeld episode in which Jerry is extolling the virtues of a low-fat yoghurt, inadvertently within earshot of a young boy.
It would be fair to say that an accurate transcription of the off ending dialogue would be "This is really fu*cking good!" so skimpily inadequate was the covering bleep. In print, asterisks are the most expedient way of sparing the sensibilities of the squeamish. Policy varies from tabloid to tabloid, broadsheet to broadsheet, with some even using them to disguise the word "arse" from those who find the existence of buttocks too obscene to contemplate. Having written a weekly column in Melody Maker under the name of Mr Agreeable which involved a good deal of swearing, however, I discovered that, in many ways, the visually abrasive, serrated impact of three asterisks strafing across the page was at least as effective as spelling the word out in full, and perhaps better conveyed the caustic spirit of the word. See what I f***ing mean?
Asterisks and bleeps, though, will not always do. There is, then, the option of the slight variant. Norman Mailer was barred from using the F-word in his The Naked And The Dead, being obliged to use the word "fug" or "fugging" in its stead, a practice revived in more recent times by Harrods and Fulham FC owner Mohamed Al Fayed when brooding on Prince Philip. The Irish, of course, opt for "feck", which slips somewhat unsubtly under the radar of censorship and was used abundantly throughout Father Ted in moments of high emotion. Admirably cheeky as it is, there is something about the word "feck", the way it comes sideways out of the mouth, that is disappointing; that, and perhaps the fact that it reminds too much of the word "heck". Still worse is "flip", the Coronation Street option. In fact, there's so much flipping in that show it's a wonder that any of them can walk straight.
When writing Porridge, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais were faced with the quandary of having to convey the linguistic flavour of prison life within the confines of a primetime BBC1 sitcom. Hence they peppered the series with the replacement "naff ", which performed all the "fuck" functions but, let's face it, only as effectively as boiled Quorn acts as a replacement for a T-bone steak. US cop series Hill Street Blues considered itself altogether saltier, realistic and hardbitten but even Dennis Franz's lieutenant Buntz was only able to stretch to the word "fricking", itself a variation on "freaking". Miley Cyrus is a serial user of both of these variants in interviews; this is because she is big, clever and hard. Even The Shield, which is pushing back the envelope still further, as to how much violence, tragedy, betrayal and death can stalk its every episode can only confine itself to reference to certain bodily products and children born out of wedlock – but not to the act involving certain a certain bodily product which causes said out-of-wedlock children to be born.
The Simpsons offer a formidable rival to the F-word in the form of "Doh!", as previously used by Laurel & Hardy sidekick James Finlayson and Crackerjack's Peter Glaze. Homer, however, is not beyond the wonderful "Forget you, pal!", probably a reference to the sarcastically excruciating avoidances concocted by director Alex Cox, when obliged to produce a dubbed version of his film Repo Man. "Motherfucker" was a motherfucker of a problem to replace and so he came up with "melon farmer". That branch of the agricultural corps, had any of its members ever viewed the film while flying en route to a melonfarming conference, must have been puzzled to hear themselves held up as the lowest form of human existence. Other examples of this genre are in the dubbed version of Shaun Of The Dead ("Funking hell, funk you, pal, you funker!") and Raging Bull ("Did you fun my wife?")
The great modern triumph of avoidance, however, is Meet The Fockers, one of the highest grossing film comedies of all time, which amounts to little more than an exercise in amusingly replacing the letter "u" with the letter "o" at every opportunity ("He is a handsome little Focker!"). The rightwing nuts may have seethed at the decadence but this is what the people want – to fock, to fug, to f***ing farm. To do it because it's good, and to say it because it's bad. The day the F-word loses its power is the day it is considered harmless, like damn or blast. So please, censors, Concerned Women, pottymouth washers, conservative fools, keep your efforts up. We flipping need you.


text:
With a dozen different brands now in its fold, Volkswagen will be having a busy time during the upcoming Paris Motor Show – with such high-line products as the Porsche Panamera Shooting Brake and an updated Lamborghini Gallardo getting early previews at the German maker's Wednesday night party.
But two decidedly more mainstream offerings drew plenty of attention from the assembled media, including the all-new, seventh-generation VW Golf and the Golf GTI Concept that will be seen by the public for the first time during the 2012 Paris Motor Show.
The German maker describes the GTI prototype as a "near-production concept," a practice that it first used to get a final test of consumer sentiment with the previous-generation GTI back in 2008.
While specific details have yet to be released, the maker has hinted the new GTI will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged TFSI engine making 220 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Look for 0 to 100 kph (0 to 62.5 mph) time of 6.6 seconds and a top speed of 152 mph.


text:
Because I can't keep track I thought I'd create a list of RPG fanzines and magazines dedicated to pre-3.x D&D, clones of it, and T&T. Images are the most current issue. The order is not meant to be a comment, but just reflects the order I remembered them.
If I missed your magazine or you'd like the link or thumbnail changed please drop me a line. I'm only interested in those still being actively produced (I'm unsure of the status of Green Devil Face so I didn't list it).


text:
Shelter Volunteer
Dog and Cat Socializing and Training
Help make their stay less stressful and ready them for a loving home by spending time socializing or training cats and dogs and making sure dogs get their daily walks. Advanced volunteer opportunities available including Adoption Matchmaking, Animal Photography, Dog Training Class Assistance and Food Preparation and Feeding. Please attend an info session to get started!
Animal Assisted Therapy Volunteer
Take your trained and certified pet to visit hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and even SFO to bring the therapeutic value of animals to those in need. Learn more about our Animal Assisted Therapy programs.
Community Cares Volunteer
Community Cat Team
Help trap feral and free roaming cats for the trap-neuter-return (TNR) program. Assist in the intake of cats, train and educate the community on TNR, and so much more. Read more about Community/Feral Cats.
Foster Volunteer
Volunteer from your home, where you will care for young kittens or puppies until they are old enough to return to the shelter for adoption, or give a loving, end-of-life home to terminally ill animals. Read more about Foster opportunities.
Additional Volunteer Opportunities
Front Desk and Administrative Assistance
Assist our staff with greeting clients, paperwork, making calls, data entry, project management and problem solving.
Special Events
Be on call to help with parties, adopt-a-thons, and fundraisers throughout the year.
Holiday Windows Greeter
Greet visitors at our annual Holiday Windows event at Macy's, sign up today!.
Short Term Volunteer Opportunities
Done-in-a-Day – special half-day project assignments scheduled Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 1pm are for corporate groups or clubs often include helping with administrative tasks, painting, deep cleaning, gardening, special projects, or events. We provide a tour of our campus and an overview of our mission. Most often done-in-a-day opportunities do not include direct animal care or handling. The maximum number of people for these opportunities is 15. Below are dates available to sign up on a first come first served basis.
All dates have been filled!
Project 20 Community Service – individuals working to pay off traffic citations through Project 20 assist us seven days a week with the hundreds of loads of laundry we do at the SF SPCA. If you are interested in community service through Project 20, please call 415-522-3523 or email email@example.com.


text:
SUMMIT's ACCUCOLD series of refrigeration features units ideal for storing vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and other specimens requiring safe and reliable temperature conditions.
The SCR450LBIMEDSC is 20" wide auto defrost all-refrigerator designed for freestanding or built-in use under counters. It has a self-closing glass display door that automatically closes when the door is opened at angles smaller than 90º, an ideal feature for medical offices or labs where the staff may not always have the time to ensure the door is closed after use.
An internal fan provides even temperature distribution, while a heat sink helps to stabilize temperature under light loads. We install an audible alarm on the door to warn of interior temperature fluctuations and a rear-mounted digital thermostat. This unit also includes a humidity sensor for additional monitoring.
The SCR450LBIMEDSC includes adjustable shelves in the 4.1 cu.ft. interior. A green dot plug helps to protect the power cord from accidents in high traffic areas and a front lock adds keyed security. An additional probe hole is provided that allows users to install their own monitoring devices.
In addition to the standard features, any SCR450LBIMEDSC can be customized to your exact specifications. Additional options include temperature loggers, keypad locks, open door alarms, and more. SUMMIT sales representatives are available to help you design the perfect ACCUCOLD refrigerator for your storage needs.