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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post3539920228302092698..comments2014-05-16T09:25:12.772-04:00Comments on Simon Says Stamp Blog!: Just a Note of Love and Thanks!email: firstname.lastname@example.com://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-90342835745068616642009-12-20T10:43:16.077-05:002009-12-20T10:43:16.077-05:00Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!{VICKI}https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-74773792045230811342009-12-20T06:48:49.518-05:002009-12-20T06:48:49.518-05:00I would just like to say a big thank you to you al...I would just like to say a big thank you to you all at Simon Says Stamp too. I'm in the UK but order from you regularly 'cos not only are the prices much cheaper than here but the postage is often cheaper than buying from UK companies too. Your service is always fast and there is always someone waiting to be helpful if I need help. That is a wonderful thing for us online shoppers. The blogs keep me informed of the latest trends and give me loads of inspiration. In short, you are a fabulous team. Thank you all very much. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too.Gillian McMurrayhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-59481494296404468232009-12-20T03:29:42.181-05:002009-12-20T03:29:42.181-05:00Ahhh, that's lovely Heidi and like Lols said, ...Ahhh, that's lovely Heidi and like Lols said, its fantastic to see photos of you all and of course, of Lol's amazing card !!

THANK YOU for all the love and support you have given us during the past year. I feel so privileged and honoured to be part of the Simon Team and I hope that one day we will all be in the photo with you all !!

You should all give yourselves a good pat on the back and congratulate yourselves for making Simon Says Stamp the best online store in all the World !

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and best, best wishes for 2010.

Much love to you all,

Jo xxxxJo (Boots the Monkey)https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-60756178563008395442009-12-20T03:14:38.755-05:002009-12-20T03:14:38.755-05:00Heidi I think you are one of the most generous and...Heidi I think you are one of the most generous and totally real girls out in stamp/bloggingland!! And I am so happy that I got to know SSS this last year.I love the products but most of all I love the challenges ;) hahahaahh sorry can't help myself I am a challengeaholic ;) hahhahaha

Thanks for having me in the spotlight this week at the Challenge blog I really loved it!
Wishing you all a marvelous XMAS with TONS of goodies you wished for and hope everybody has a safe and healthy NEW YEAR :)

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from a cold and white Holland ;) hahahahhaa wishing she lived on HAWAII!Riahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-52568586396239439312009-12-19T20:04:38.508-05:002009-12-19T20:04:38.508-05:00Heidi you rock, seriously ou do and all the Simon ...Heidi you rock, seriously ou do and all the Simon Says Stamp guys and gals are amazing in my book! I think you all do a wonderful job i only wish i worked wih you all hehehe
Wishing you alla wonderful christmas and a fabulous new year
love tasha xxTashahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-39113055831407932242009-12-19T19:54:08.467-05:002009-12-19T19:54:08.467-05:00Love that card..you can really see the Shimmerz in...Love that card..you can really see the Shimmerz in this one! Beautiful!Carmenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-668513255877667142.post-67901696184391048382009-12-19T16:27:16.903-05:002009-12-19T16:27:16.903-05:00Fabulous photo's :-) It is lovely to know that...Fabulous photo's :-) It is lovely to know that your whole team get along so well and work so well together :-) I know you have all had a busy time lately but when you share the load it makes it easier and enjoyable :-)
I feel honoured to be part of your team :-)

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The moral outrage over conservative Trent Lott's allusion to his past and likely present racism was a bit overblown. After all, the senator openly calls himself a conservative and we shouldn't fault a duck for walking and talking like a duck. Apparently, upset voters don't know the Political Science 101 definition of a conservative, which includes "antipathy to egalitarianism" as a persistent core belief.
The widespread outcry over Lott's vague self-disclosure leads me to suspect that many of our clergy, who did a great job of leading the sheep to vote for conservatives, have miserably failed to enlighten their flock about the acknowledged shadow-side of conservatism. That dark side includes the conservative belief that all people are not created equal and that women, minorities, foreigners, and other outgroups are less valuable people who are predestined for exploitation by conservatives.
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Saturn: Color CCD Image
Composite Color Made from Three Black-And-Whites
photo by Nicole Drey
This color image of Saturn was made by Nicole Drey using the SBIG ST-4 CCD camera on the Meade LX-200 8-inch telescope. Separate B&W exposures were made through red, blue, and green filters and were combined using the CCDSoft program.
Separate images of Saturn through red, blue and green filters, respectively.
Another combination of three tri-color images of Saturn.


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Wohoooo…it's Friday, which means it's time for my favourite segment of the week!
Bijou & Boheme and Heirloom & Knot are both excited to share with you our second instalment in our collaborative Art Fair Fridays series, where we combine our shared love of art, fashion, literature and design into exclusive interviews and trend pages featuring the talented artists that inspire our creativity daily.
This week's inspiration comes from the talented Liz Wolfe, whose eerily mesmerizing photographs are a juxtaposition between creatures and confections. Where vibrant candy-coated colours meet the inexplicable and your understanding of beauty in nature is re-evaluated. Liz is an expert in not only creating arresting imagery but of layering her subjects so that you are forced to look past surface beauty and into the bright bizarre.
Liz Wolfe
How long have you been a professional photographer? About 10 years.
What is your biggest career highlight to date? Exhibiting my ice cream cone landscapes in sculptural format at the Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles and Toronto's Gladstone Hotel was an amazing experience. It was my first time displaying the contents of my photographs in three-dimensional spaces – so much fun!
How would you define your signature style? Playful, colourful, sometimes grotesque.
Where do you find your greatest creative inspiration? Everyday life, the people I love, the observations of children. Also, plastic.
Where do you draw the line with pushing the envelope in art? Or do you? Honestly, it's not something I've ever thought about. It's hard to imagine what the world on the other side of that line looks like. There are definitely things I wouldn't shoot, but it's a challenge to articulate what they are – I think it's a "you know it when you see it" situation 😉
Of all the delectable shoots you've done, what satisfies your sugar craving the most?
I love working with icing and sugar paste.
What would surprise people to know about food styling and photography? Creating an organza bridal veil for a Marshmallow Peep is not as simple as it sounds. Sugar gets everywhere. Altering a gingerbread house recipe involves a complex calculation best determined by a structural engineer.
How long does it take to set up a single shot? It depends on how elaborate the shot is and how many people are on set with me. When I'm doing my own styling in a low-pressure environment, three hours to style and shoot one image would be typical.
If you were one candy what would you be and why? A liquorice allsort with nonpareils! Because tiny things can be constantly falling off you and people are still okay with you as a concept.
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Isn't Liz's work divine? I'm so in love with how she balance sweetness and whimsy.
In addition to the amazing bunny piece, I've also got a few other of her pieces on my art acquisition wish list. And in looking through her portfolio, I was thinking that as part of this series, I'd love to showcase with you my top 5 pics from each artist's works, just so you get to see a little more of the fantastica they create.
So for this week, here are the Liz Wolfe pieces that in addition to Mr Bunny above, have me breathless…
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I need a math tutorial on Game Theory. Basically how to transform a problem into a game matrix, how to reduce the matrix by dominance, how to get the linear programming equation out of this matrix, and how to solve it afterwards. Thats it. Not too deep into the concept of game theory, just basic stuff. Ive found some references but they are missing these basic things.
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In today's OMFG-Are-You-Freaking-Kidding-Me news, apparently Levi Johnston, better known as Bristol Palin's estranged baby daddy, is half Mexican. Guanabee was the first to report this revelation after Mario Lopez of Extra TV tweeted about a recent interview with the teenager, saying, "Nice guy. Very shy and quiet. Loves moose hunting. Told me he's a half Mexican! Whoa."
Whoa, Mario?!?! That's pretty much the understatement of the year! Wonder if the Palin family kept this little ethnic secret under wrap during the campaign because they knew that somehow the narrative of a poor little pregnant teenager might all of a sudden look different to the media if one of the teens was a minority—instead of an accidental "blessing," baby Tripp may have been seen more as a statistic.
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To many of us, we may not fully understand what is happening in Oregon. Now, one person has been shot and killed; there are armed ranchers still holed up; and there are armed law enforcement officials surrounding them.
What led to all this? Two Oregon ranchers — Dwight Hammond and his son Steven — set a fire on their own ranch land in 2006 as a defensive measure in order to prevent a fire that was caused by a lightning storm from destroying the feed for the family's cattle. The fire that they set spread to 140 acres of unoccupied government land and was then put out. No one was hurt.
The federal government then prosecuted them and, amazingly enough, they were convicted, even though they were apparently just defending their land. One went to jail for 3 months and one for 1 year.
But if that was not outrageous enough, the government then appealed and said those sentences were not harsh enough. With the force of the government behind them, the prosecutors won and sent the two ranchers to prison for five years — all for starting a fire that the ranchers said was to protect their own land.
Other ranchers rallied in support of this high-handed government action. If the government could wield this kind of power, they felt they needed to stand up. So some ranchers and others from outside the area came into the area and started occupying federal land. Now the government has apprehended seven of them and killed one. Who knows where things may go from this point.


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THE TIMES GOT it all wrong in its recent editorial recommending the passage of Measure WW, the East Bay Regional Parks District's $500 million bond measure on the November ballot.It's time to tell the EBRPD that enough is enough. Let's look at the facts:
-- EBRPD now has 98,000 acres (153 square miles) under its control. The vast majority of this is not open to the public and probably never will be.
-- Additional private property purchased with Measure WW's $500 million would no longer generate tax revenues for police and fire protection, local schools, hospitals, or libraries.
-- EBRPD wants the land of family farmers -- who manage their property responsibly, providing healthy foods and wildlife habitats, and pay large taxes rather than consume them.
-- Further land set-asides make housing even more unaffordable. Contra Costa County's 35/65 ordinance already mandates 65 percent open space.
-- Prominent conservation organizations and local governments recognize that rangelands and their critical species habitats "largely persist today due to positive and experienced ... land stewardship practices" of private owners/managers, not government bureaucracies like EBRPD.
-- Many conservation and environmental groups like the Alameda and Contra Costa Farm Bureaus and the East Bay bicyclists (see www.noonmeasureww.org) oppose Measure WW and say "We're just a group of East Bay hikers, mountain bikers, and environmentalists who can no longer support the EBRPD with our money because they are terrible stewards of our public lands."
-- EBRPD is falsely claiming that this is not a tax increase. These are bonds and bonds are a form of taxation. You pay for them on your property tax bill. These bonds, if passed, will cause us to pay for them for at least 20 years. While the bonds are for $500 million, the total cost to pay them back will be over a billion dollars of taxpayers money
Now, economically, is not a time to burden taxpayers with a half billion dollars of new debt for questionable purchases of unneeded land. The real estate market has plunged, financial institutions are going under, unemployment is rising, the stock market is in flux, etc.
This is another blow to folks struggling today to make ends meet. The park district isn't managing and utilizing the property it already owns. This raises the question as to whether this amount of money couldn't be better spent on fixing our water supply and other badly needed services and facilities. More park land, not to be utilized by the public, just doesn't rank high on the priority scale in today's short money environment.
These are uncertain economic times and EBRPD should not be expecting to increase the public debt with this ill-advised bond measure. So the Times got it wrong and should have opposed it as each of us should do.
Hambrick is chairman of the Alliance of Contra Costa Taxpayers.
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Caprica City is my home. There are few places like it anywhere in the Twelve Colonies. From its magnificent towers of the business district that point high into the sky like concrete trees to the quieter suburban districts on the outskirts of the city it is a spectacular sight to behold. It's true what they say in that Caprica is the home of art and culture within the colonies of man but the truth is that hidden beneath all the finery and beauty of the city there is a darker side. It is the opposite end of the same coin. It is a world of greed, corruption, vice, extremism and crime where life is as cheap here as it is on any of the other colonies. We all have a side of the coin that we exist on and we all have to ask that question 'Where do I exist?'
My answer is the edge of the coin separating both sides. I exist in the grey between order and chaos. I work for an organization called the Global Defence Department or GDD. I live in the glory of Caprican society but I experience its darker underbelly on daily basis. It goes with the territory.
"Agent Jack Bowman, GDD," I announced to the petite young Police officer standing beside the window of my car. I handed her my ID and after she was satisfied with it she gave it back before signaling for her colleague to open the cordon and allow me to drive through.
"Bowman!" a voice shrieked from the crowd of onlookers as I started to pull off. I deliberately ignored the man's voice and proceeded onwards through the cordon. I knew who he was. He was a reporter with The Caprica Herald whom I had met numerous times before. I had found him to be a useful source at times but there always came a price and so I made it a point to only speak to him if I needed something and not the other way round.
Passing through the cordon I found myself driving down a long street in a predominantly Gemonese district. In recent years there had been an influx of immigrants from that colony due to the recession that had hit their economy hard. Most of them had quickly taken over areas of the suburbs where the belief was that there was strength in numbers. Immigration to Caprica was becoming a growing political concern as violence against non-Capricans was steadily increasing.
I parked my car on the side of the road and stepped out onto the rain soaked tarmac. The night was now firmly set upon the city and a cold winter's chill blew through my suit causing me to shiver before buttoning up my jacket to keep out the cold. Leaving my car I walked forward towards the small cafe where several Police officers were huddled around talking. Just across the road was a parked Ambulance with two paramedics inside who looked enormously bored as they waited for the Police to give them the word so they could collect the body that I knew was still laying inside undisturbed.
As I approached the group of officers I took out my ID and once again I announced myself. "Agent Jack Bowman, GDD. Who is in charge please?"
"Well that would be me," croaked a voice from inside the shop. It belonged to a rather broad middle aged man wearing a long jacket that covered most of his body and made me envious that I had not brought my own given the low temperature.
"And you would be?" I asked.
"Detective Franks. Caprica City Police, 3rd District. Sorry to drag you out here like this but you guys have insisted we call you for crap like this ever since that Maglev bombing a few weeks ago."
It was clear from his tone of voice and by the looks I was getting from the officers that everyone had been waiting on my arrival so they could get on with their jobs rather than just standing around on a cold night. I guessed I hadn't arrived quick enough to satisfy their impatience. No matter. The two of us went through the motion of shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries but the feelings were as cold as the night air.
"Well let's get on with this shall we?"
"Sure thing," said Franks. "It's in here." I followed Franks through the door of the cafe as I listened to him explain what had happened. The cafe was small and quite cramped with the tables and chairs arranged quite close together, a Gemonese custom I believe although the logic behind such an arrangement has always escaped me. "The victim had been sat at his table for about five minutes when he was shot. The killer came in and deliberately approached the victim. Witnesses reported that the killer asked him his name before casually pulling out a gun and blowing him away before walking out like he had just picked up his take-out."
Franks stood aside to allow me to view the body. It was spread across the floor in the gap between two rows of tables near the window that looked out onto the street. It was lying on its left side and staring blankly forward. As the body had fallen it had dragged the chair that the victim was sitting on and was now on its side behind the victim's legs. I stepped over the chair and positioned myself behind the body.
"Do you have an ID on him yet?" I asked as I stood looking down, examining it with my eyes.
Franks looked into his notebook before explaining, "There was no formal ID on the body but some of the witnesses we interviewed have him as a Richard Fournier. According to the owner he started coming into the cafe about two weeks ago saying that he had just arrived from Gemenon and was looking for some work. We checked with immigration and they have no record of this guy coming on-world so we're assuming he's an illegal."
"So somebody knew he was here," I uttered. "Have your guys finished with it?"
"It's all yours," said Franks twisting his head to the side. I reached into my jacket pocket and took out a pair of rubber gloves that had sat next to a portable Dictaphone I carried with me. I proceeded to place the gloves on my hands and once they were firmly on I knelt down beside the body and began to examine it closer. The victim was wearing rather worn looking denim trousers and a dirty beige jacket over a thick red sweater. He had quite a thick mop of bushy brown hair that passed over the back of his neck and his face had at least five days worth of facial hair.
Kneeling beside the body I took out the Dictaphone from my pocket and held it to my lips before pressing 'REC' and I began speaking into it.
"Victim is approximately thirty five years of age. Attire suggests limited access to additional clothing or adequate laundry facilities."
I pulled the body over onto its back and looked into its lifeless eyes. The left side of the victim's face was stained pink and red with blood that had oozed from the bullet wound in the centre of the forehead just above the eyes. The first time I had experienced a dead body like this was back when I was an ordinary cop in Delphi. I remember looking at the more experienced officers working with me and thinking I could never be as callous as them and yet here I was, twelve years later with a murder victim and all I can think about is preparing a report and getting ready to go home to my wife and son. Yes this man was once alive and probably has family and friends, maybe even children, but you can't dwell on it or you'd never be able to do your job.
"Victim was shot at point blank range. Judging from the size and entry pattern of the wound coupled with reports from witnesses which states that a hand gun was used I would estimate that the weapon was military standard."
"Military!" gasped Franks which caused me to stop the Dictaphone.
"Yes," I replied. "I've seen very similar wounds such as this in a previous case. I'd say we're looking at possibly an M-408 sidearm like the ones pilots do carry."
"So what are we looking at here?" asked Franks who seemed to get a little more agitated at the thought of military weapons on 'his' streets. "Was this a hit by the Gemonese government? Could he be some kind of political prisoner looking for asylum?"
"I wouldn't subscribe to a conspiracy theory just yet, Detective. Military weapons have made their way into the hands of most organized criminal factions over the years. The type of weapon is no guaranteed clue on whoever did this and why."
Setting aside the Dictaphone I proceeded to examine the victim's hands before pulling up the sleeves of his jacket. There were numerous things to look for, too many to list but there were some in particular I was half hoping to find. Finding nothing on his hands and arms I rolled the victim back onto his side so that his back was facing me once more. I lifted up the bottom of the jacket before pulling the sweater up to examine the bare skin of the victim's back.
"Sweet Aphrodite!" gasped Franks as he looked on. The victim's back was filled with scars that criss-crossed one another. Some were quite fresh while others were at least two or three years old. "Looks like someone whipped the crap out of him."
"Self inflicted," I added as I stared at them and tried to imagine how they were made. "Look at their dispersal pattern. If these were caused by someone else then the lashes would be more centralized along the spine but these are actually concentrated either side of it. He couldn't reach all the way around as he did it."
"He did it to himself! What kind of frakking psycho would do that?"
I didn't answer the Detective although I knew the truth. I pulled down the sweater and jacket to cover up the scars once more and looked further up the victim's body. I noticed the thick hair covering the back of the victim's neck once more and so, acting on nothing more than a hunch, I brushed it aside to reveal a very small tattoo. The tattoo vaguely resembled a horizontal figure eight and was no bigger than my thumbnail.
From his viewpoint, Franks couldn't make out what I was so interested in and so he stepped in closer to see. I felt there was no point in trying to hide it and so, still holding the hair upwards to reveal the tattoo, i leaned back slightly for him to look at what was now one of the most well known symbols on Caprica thanks to the bombing of a Maglev eight weeks earlier.
"Is that..." asked Franks.
"Yep," I sighed as I thought of the level of paperwork this night was going to produce. "He's STO."
"Soldiers of The One! This guy's a frakking terrorist!"
That was all I needed to do at that point. I picked up the Dictaphone and finished making notes before I placed it back inside my jacket and removed my gloves.
"Ok, Detective," I said. "You can tell the blood bus parked outside that they can come and get it."
Franks signaled to his officers to get the Ambulance crew over while I started to walk back out onto the street. Franks decided to follow me despite my feigning ignorance and taking out my cellular phone. I dialed the number for the office and held the phone to the side of my head. A young woman's voice whom I knew quite well answered announcing that I was through to the GDD office in Caprica City.
"Hi Cindy, its Bowman. I'm at the scene of that murder in the 3rd District. You'd better wake Durham and tell him we got another one."
"Understood," replied Cindy, the secretary in charge of the floor my office was located on. "Shall I get him to call you?"
"If you can discourage him from doing it I'd appreciate it. It's my boy's birthday and I'd like to see him tonight."
"How is little Archie Bowman?" she asked. Cindy had taken quite a shine to my son but now wasn't the time for chit-chat.
"He's good," I replied quickly. "I got him that flight sim for his holoband that he wanted. He's still set on becoming a pilot."
"Good for him," she said. "Alright I'll tell Durham you'll see him tomorrow."
"Thanks Cindy. See you tomorrow." With that I hung up the phone knowing that Franks had overheard the whole conversation.
"You going to tell me what's going on?" he asked rather agitated.
"It's nothing for you to worry about, Detective," I said trying to throw him off but Franks was like a bloodhound who had caught the scent of its prey. He wasn't letting go and he followed me as I made my way back to the car.
"Listen!" he protested. "If STO is in my district then I don't just have a right to know, I need to know."
I knew better than to open my mouth to anyone other than fellow GDD agents about current cases. The department liked to control all the information that ever left our esteemed organization and the STO case was being controlled by Agent Durham. Durham was a first class tight ass who liked to make himself the face of the investigation to aid his own ambitions. He knew how to play the game and was in a position of authority to make my life a living hell if I spoke to anyone about what we knew even if it was a Detective. Therefore I repeated the line he had told me to repeat in instances such as this.
"You'll be told everything you need to know when you need to know it," I chanted as I reached my car and unlocked it. "That's all I'm allowed to say. Please, thank your team for me for the work they have done tonight."
I opened the door of my car but Franks slammed it shut again as he threw himself in my face, his nostrils flaring.
"Now you listen to me you arrogant son-of-a-bitch!" he spat angrily. "Now you might think I'm just some low end cop who's only good for doing your dirty work but this cop isn't as dumb as he looks."
"Oh?" I asked stifling my amusement at his outburst that I could only liken to that of a child having his favorite toy taken off him.
"No. Let's look at the facts here shall we? A member of a terrorist organization was killed in my district and this isn't the first time is it? Is it?" I remained silent. "So what does that tell me? Someone is offing STO members aren't they?"
"I've told you all I can at this point and that's all I will tell you. I'm sorry Detective but that's the way it has to be. Good night."
I opened the door once more and climbed into my car before driving off leaving the infuriated Detective behind. It was ten minutes later when I received a telephone call. I looked at the LCD screen and saw the name 'Durham' flashing on it so I picked it up and answered, "Bowman!"
"Everything go ok?" asked Durham.
"Yeah, perfectly. I even made sure that the Detective on scene could hear my phone call to Cindy."
"Good," replied Durham. "What about our boy? How did he do?"
"You could tell him to be a little more rushed next time. From the witness reports he seemed a little cocky about it."
"I'll be sure to let him know. Alright, get yourself home and see your boy. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Before I could even acknowledge him he had hung up the phone. The truth was that Richard Fournier had been killed by us. We had received intelligence that he had arrived on Caprica and when we narrowed down his location Durham had decided to take him out rather than arrest him. Our prior experience with interrogating STO members as fanatical as Fournier told us that they seldom broke and would therefore be of little help to us. Durham had decided to make it look as though a vigilante group was targeting STO members. This was good for us for two reasons. Firstly it drew blame away from the GDD and secondly, in theory anyway, it would discourage others from aiding them. Everything I had done tonight in front of Franks was well rehearsed so that the Detective was left with the right impression. In the next few days he would probably reveal to the press what he believed was going on and thus become a tool for us to use without him even knowing it. Sure it was dishonest but as I said before, we in the GDD exist on the side of the coin.


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Prosecutors: Pain medicine doc over-prescribed to retiree involved in fatal crash
Updated 8:40 am, Thursday, September 24, 2015
Montgomery County prosecutors said Wednesday they have charged a pain medicine doctor with numerous drug offenses after they say he wrote too many prescriptions to a retiree who was charged in a fatal crash last weekend that killed a family of four.
Dr. Rezik Saqer was arrested Tuesday night and charged with four counts of fraudulent possession of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of a controlled substance and three counts of diversion of a controlled substance for personal use, court papers show.
At a press conference Wednesday, District Attorney Brett Ligon alleged that Saqer over-prescribed hydrocodone and other pain medication to the retiree, 68-year-old Ronald Cooper, who they said was under the influence at the time of the crash.
Cooper is charged with four counts of intoxicated manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault following a three-vehicle fatal wreck that occurred early Sunday afternoon.
Ligon said authorities found empty bottles in Cooper's car for pain medication prescribed by Saqer, who has previously been disciplined by the Texas Medical Board.
His attorney could not be reached for comment Wednesday, and no one answered phone calls to Saqer's two medical offices.
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Cooper's wife told The Chronicle on Monday that he has serious health issues that she believes might have caused him to become disoriented. Cooper's attorney said he suffers from a golf ball-sized brain tumor and possibly the beginnings of dementia.
Prosecutors have stressed that impairment can be caused by prescription or illegal drugs as well as by alcohol.
Conroe police have said they do not believe alcohol was a factor in the collision near Lake Conroe. Cooper's wife said he has not consumed alcohol during their 33 years of marriage.
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Cooper had left Mt. Calvary Baptist in his Hyundai Azera and traveled only a few blocks west on Texas 105 when he struck the back of a Toyota Echo that was transporting an AirCanada Corp. pilot, Roland Sedlmeier; his missionary wife, Melinda; and their two preschool-aged children, Harley and Sofie.
The impact sent the Sedlmeiers' car spinning into oncoming traffic, where it collided with a Jeep Wrangler.
The Sedlmeiers, who had been going home from Crossroads Baptist Church in The Woodlands, did not survive.
Two teenagers — 16- and 15-year-old boys — in a Jeep Wrangler were injured, as was Cooper, who was arrested after the accident at a local hospital, police said.
Jail officials say Saqer posted bond Wednesday morning and was released. No court date has been set.
Ligon accused Saqer of running a "pill mill." The prosecutor said Saqer is also being investigated in connection with seven prescription drug overdose deaths over the last year in Montgomery County.
Authorities said an investigation into Saqer's past is ongoing. They are asking anyone with information about Saqer or who was a patient or employee of his to call 936-539-7800.


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Even if you visited this exotic place there a lots of things which you could still enjoy. There are so many which could enjoy each time you visit this tropical paradise and a world known party place. When you go for the first time you enjoy its beaches and a scooter or car ride over there but for later part you can enjoy its Christian art and explore its Portuguese roots, binging on fresh seafood and pampering yourself at the spa.
Here is a list of few more things which you can enjoy in this exotic place
On your next visit you can go for catching your own fresh seafood and experience it like a local. It will give you sense of connectivity with the nature and enjoy its beauty.
You can go to any small village of Chandor and check out the lavish lifestyle once enjoyed by the land owners at the time of colonial era. Mostly tourists are not aware of this side of Goa but for those who explore more these villages are a treat to enjoy.
Jiva Spa
This spa is available in Taj Vivanta which sooth your nerves with traditional touch but it is quite expansive because it uses herbs, aromatherapy oils and creams which are natural in an old age style.
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
The best time to visit this sanctuary is early morning as most of the animals come out for drinking water and that is the time when you can spot them and this sanctuary will also reward you with its variety of flora and fauna.
Museum of Christian Art
Mostly when people go for the first did not get a chance to check this museum maybe because of unavailability of time or no information about this place but if you are going to Goa again then it is a must place that you should visit if you want to a have a feel of Indo-Portuguese Christian art.