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Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been oozing with controversy, including exposure of his lies and several of his staff members being ousted for skeletons of their past.
With that said, it makes sense that a fraud scandal would also be mixed in somewhere.
The DinnerWithTrump.org website is being criticized as a rip-off. The entrepreneur who created it doesn't actually have the means to deliver on the promise of a dinner with the GOP presidential candidate.
Ian Hawes, 25, heads the American Horizons PAC and runs the disputed website, which asks people to enter a contest in hopes of winning a meeting and meal with Trump.
In addition to entering their personal information for the drawing, people are also asked to contribute money to boost their chances of winning.
According to Uproxx, the site has raised more than $1 million, but not a single red cent of it has actually gone to the Trump campaign.
Hawes has showed a nonchalant attitude toward the whole thing by referring to it as, "simply a matter of pure chance," but donors aren't buying it.
"I feel ripped off and taken advantage of. This is horrible. That was not my intent," said Mary Pat Kulina, who owns a paper-shredding company in Maryland and gave $265 to Hawes's group.
Kulina thought she had donated to Trump's campaign until Politico informed her otherwise. "This is robbery," she reportedly said. "I want my money back and I want them to add up what they stole from people and give it to Donald Trump."
To be fair, the website doesn't necessarily require a donation to be entered into the dinner lottery; however, follow-up emails sent to participants imply that giving money helps their chances of winning.
Funny enough, the fine print on the site's homepage says the exact opposite, "contributing will not improve chances of winning" it blatantly reads.
Those who failed to read the fine print yet received the persuasive emails were essentially conned into donating. One person caught the discrepancy and confronted Hawes about it.
"I'd like to point out that it clearly states that contributing does NOT increase chances of winning both in the rules within the link and at the bottom of the email," the disgruntled contestant wrote, adding in all-caps, "EAT SH*T!"
An email signed by Hawes replied. "Monetary contributions don't increase your chance of winning, but we do multiply your entries. We're also a political action committee, so it's our job to collect contributions. So you can eat your own sh*t."
As of Sunday, Hawes's group had raised $1.1 million from 21,253 donors and more than 410,000 people had signed up for the dinner contest, according to Politico.
Mind you, Hawes has no affiliation with Trump or his campaign. He's simply using this presidential run to his own benefit.
People who have been duped by Hawes can ask for their money back, but they have to realize they've been scammed in the first place.
Thus far, Hawes's group has processed about 110 refunds, which is practically nothing compared to how much they racked in.
Unfortunately, "there's very little recourse" in these types of fraud cases according to Federal Election Commissioner Ann Ravel.
"People give money thinking it's going to go to a particular person or a particular cause, and it's a consumer protection issue as far as I'm concerned," she reportedly said.
According to Hawes, Trump's campaign has never contacted him to request that he stop using his name.
Maybe they weren't aware of the situation, or perhaps Trump doesn't even mind that his supporters are being taken advantage of. Being that Trump is quite a swindler himself, he probably would applaud Hawes's hustle.
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Cyril Neville
Cyril Garrett Neville (born October 10, 1948) is an American percussionist and vocalist who first came to prominence as a member of his brother Art Neville's funky New Orleans-based band, The Meters. He joined Art in the Neville Brothers band upon the dissolution of the Meters.
|Cyril Neville
|Background information
|October 10, 1948
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
|R&B, funk, blues
|M.C. Records
|Associated acts
|The Soul Machine, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, The Endangered Species Band, The Uptown Allstars, Tribe 13, Galactic, Royal Southern Brotherhood
He has appeared on recordings by Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Edie Brickell, Willie Nelson, Dr. John and The New Orleans Social Club among others.
Neville wrote an article for the December 16, 2005 edition of CounterPunch,[1] titled "Why I'm Not Going Back To New Orleans" and was featured in the 2006 film, New Orleans Music in Exile. After Katrina he moved to Austin, Texas but currently lives in Slidell, Louisiana.
Soul Rebels Brass Band featured Neville as a special guest on their Rounder Records debut record, Unlock Your Mind, released on January 31, 2012. The Soul Rebels' name was conceived by Neville at the New Orleans venue Tipitina's, where the band was opening.[2]
In 2005, Neville joined up with Tab Benoit for the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars to bring awareness to Louisiana's rapid loss of wetlands along the Gulf Coast. The band also features Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Sansone, Anders Osborne, Monk Boudreaux, George Porter, Jr., Johnny Vidacovich, and Dr. John. The band has become a main feature at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.[3]
In 2010, Neville joined popular New Orleans funk band Galactic. He put aside his solo career to tour internationally with the band.[4]
In 2012, Cyril Neville joined forces with Devon Allman (son of Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers), award-winning blues-rock guitarist Mike Zito, bassist Charlie Wooton, and Grammy-winning drummer Yonrico Scott to form Royal Southern Brotherhood, a blues-rock supergroup. [5]
In 2014, Neville was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year' category for Magic Honey.[6]
- "Cyril Neville may be the youngest of the Neville Brothers, the first family of New Orleans rock and R&B, but he has just made his best album". - Billboard[7]
- "a refreshingly original approach to the music" (*** 1/2) - Chicago Sun-Times[7]
- 1994: The Fire This Time (Endangered Species) The Uptown Allstars
- 1998: Soulo (Endangered Species) Cyril solo
- 2000: New Orleans Cookin' (Endangered Species) Cyril solo
- 2003: For The Funk Of It (Kongo Square) The Uptown Allstars
- 2007: The Healing Dance (Jomar/Silk) Tribe 13
- 2009: Brand New Blues (M.C.) Cyril solo
- 2012: Royal Southern Brotherhood (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood
- 2012: Live in Germany (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood
- 2013: Magic Honey (RUF) Cyril solo
- 2014: Heartsoulblood (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood
- 2015: Don't look back (RUF) Royal Southern Brotherhood
- ^ Cyril Neville (2005-12-16). "Why I'm Not Going Back To New Orleans". CounterPunch. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "The Soul Rebels: Unlock Your Mind EPK (Extended)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Smith, Nicole. "Researcher". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ Smith, Nicole. "researcher". Crossharpchronicles.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ Temple, Dena. "Eesearcher". Royalsouthernbrotherhood.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Blues.about.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ a b Smith, Willimas. "researcher". CHC Network. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cyril Neville.


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Transocean Ltd. (RIG), the world's largest offshore rig contractor, said billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his affiliates have acquired a 1.56 percent stake in the company and are seeking to expand that to more than 3 percent.
Transocean said Icahn notified the company that he's seeking regulatory approval to potentially acquire shares worth more than $682.1 million, according to a statement yesterday on its website. The move came 10 days after Transocean said it agreed to pay $1.4 billion in penalties for its role in the worst U.S. maritime oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Transocean shares lost more than half their value in the months following the spill and remain 41 percent below their pre-spill price.
"The timing definitely does not seem coincidental," Trey Stolz, an analyst at Iberia Capital in New Orleans, said yesterday in a telephone interview. He rates the shares at overweight, which means investors should buy the stock, and owns none.
Icahn is known for buying stakes in companies he considers to be underperforming and then pushing for change. Last year he acquired large stakes and drove for new board members at energy companies Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), an Oklahoma City-based natural gas producer, and CVR Energy Inc. (CVI), a Sugar Land, Texas- based oil refiner.
Undervalued Shares
The decline in shares following the April 2010 blowout have left Transocean undervalued and "highly attractive" at current prices, James West, an analyst at Barclays Capital, said Jan. 3 in a note to clients. The stock was trading at the time of his note at about 75 percent of the company's net-asset value, compared with the 10-year average of 115 percent for the industry group, he said.
Icahn's planned additional purchase of Transocean shares would amount to at least 3.4 percent of the company based on the Jan. 11 closing share price of $54.09, and would make Icahn one of the top two shareholders.
Capital Group Companies Inc. is the largest shareholder with a 4.92 percent stake worth $995.7 million and Franklin Resources (BEN) is second with $524.6 million of shares, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
While the amount Icahn is trying to acquire is more than the $682.1 million threshold established under the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, it's less than 25 percent of outstanding shares, the Vernier, Switzerland-based company said in its statement.
Guilty Plea
Brian Maddox, at FTI Consulting (FCN), speaking on behalf of Transocean, declined to comment further. Messages left after hours at Icahn's office were not immediately returned.
Transocean, which has 30 buy ratings from analysts, 14 holds and 2 sells, has climbed 21 percent so far this year. The shares rose 0.2 percent to $54.09 on Jan. 11.
Earlier this month, the company agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of violating the Clean Water Act as owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that drilled BP Plc (BP/)'s ill-fated Macondo well off the Louisiana coast in 2010, according to a filing in federal court in New Orleans.
Transocean will pay a $400 million criminal fine and $1 billion in civil penalties plus interest for the explosion that killed 11 workers, destroyed the Macondo well and spewed millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.
Transocean shares surged the most in 28 months after the settlement was announced Jan. 3, and yields on company debt fell, signaling rising investor demand.
Since the disaster, the company has continued to dominate the Gulf of Mexico's deep-water drilling market. Fourteen of the 37 rigs actively drilling in Gulf water depths of at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) are owned by Transocean, more than any other operator, according to Dice Holdings Inc. (DHX)'s Rigzone, which tracks global offshore rig data.


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What is hypereosinophilic syndrome?
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a group of conditions that causes you to have too many eosinophils. An eosinophil is a type of white blood cell. Allergies, asthma, parasitic infections, and certain medicines may increase the number of eosinophils. Organs such as your skin, lungs, heart, or brain may be damaged if you have too many eosinophils. They may also harm your kidneys, intestines, liver, or spleen.
What are the signs and symptoms of HES?
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Your healthcare provider will ask if you have any health conditions, take medicines, or ever took illegal drugs. You may need tests to find the cause of your HES and to check your heart and lungs. You may also need the following tests:
- Blood tests will be done to measure the number eosinophils and other white blood cells.
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- Medicines are used to decrease inflammation and swelling. You may also get medicine to decrease the number of eosinophils in your blood.
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The Glendale City Council has scheduled two public hearings on whether to allow homeowners to place satellite-dish antennas on their roofs.
Under proposed ordinance revisions, residents would have to get approval from the city's design review boards before installing the antennas and would have to screen them from view.
Rooftop placement of the dishes is now prohibited, and those installed on the ground must be screened.
Two lawsuits were filed this year against the city contending that its prohibition of rooftop antennas violates homeowners' constitutional rights and does not comply with federal satellite-dish guidelines.
Antennas smaller than three feet in diameter would be exempt from the new laws.
Dishes placed in back yards in a structure less than eight feet high would require some screening and a building permit, but not a design board review.
Public hearings on the proposed revisions will be held Jan. 14 before the Planning Commission and Jan. 29 before the City Council.


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Party Line at the Telephone Room
This month's exhibit at the tiny, one-room gallery of the Telephone Room is recent UPS graduate Lauren Faulkner, exploring art and process inspired by Egon Schiele "Emulate: A Visual Interpretation of Schiele's Nudes." Artist talk/reception 6 p.m. tonight. Open through Mar. 27 by appointment. Free. 3710 N. Union Ave., Tacoma. www.thetelephoneroom.blogspot.com
Choral Extravaganza from the Northwest Repertory Singers
Tacoma choir the Northwest Repertory Singers are combining with the Federal Way Choral and Clark College Chorale for "A Choral Extravaganza" on Saturday night. Nearly 200 singers will perform spirituals by Hall Johnson and Moses Hogan, the "Lacrymosa" from Mozart's Requiem, and works from American composers Eric $18/$15/free for under-12. Mason United Methodist Church, 2710 N. Madison St., Tacoma. 253-572-4831, www.nwrs.org
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This month's free Click Flick at the Grand Cinema features the bumbling antics of "Kung Fu Panda" and his adept adversaries. Doors open 10 a.m., screening 10:30 a.m. Free to first 100 people. The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma. 253-593-4474, www.grandcinema.com
Irish Dance for Food Connection
St. Paddy's Day still isn't over! Join Irish band Mooncoyne and the Evolution Dance School this Saturday for an evening of Irish food, music and dance to raise money for St. Leo's Food Connection, one of the largest food banks in Pierce County. 6 p.m. Mar. 19. $40 (includes dinner, drinks and performance.) St. Patrick's School, 1112 N G St., Tacoma. 253-312-9392, www.foodconnection.org


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Local bowling association holds annual city bowling tournament
Thursday, February 7, 2013 8:32 AM
The Huntington USBC Women's Bowling Association recently held its annual city bowling tournament.
Team "Suckadenies," with members Stefani Williams, Heidi McCoy, Kodi Elliott and Buffy Householder earned top honors with a score of 2,288.
Williams and McCoy also won the doubles event.
The singles event was won by Stefni Scharland with a score of 641 and Buffy Householder won the "all events" title, with a total of 1,858 over three events.
The association will hold its annual meeting and awards presentation on March 6, at the Huntington Pizza Hut, at 7 p.m.


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:: :: Olympia, Wa Fido Net 1:352/333 :: :: 98507-2574 206-786-9629 :: :: USA The Quarto Mundista BBS :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: N A T I O N A L A B O R I G I N A L C O N F E R E N C E POSITION PAPER ON ECONOMICS ECONOMICS ~~~~~~~~~ In the traditional societies of Aborigines there was no such thing as a monetary system nor was there any bargaining between the people within the tribe or with other tribes. When Aboriginal tribes met for specific purposes, and that is, the initiation of the young men and/or tribal ceremonies. There were, however, communicational links between the many different tribes and there were at these meetings exchange of goods. The exchange of these goods was not designed for economic purposes they merely represented goodwill between the tribes. The best illustration that I have ever heard in relation to how we survived was by a man by the name of Mr. Bob Holroyd of Edward River, Arukun, North Queensland, when he was delivering a speech to an anti- uranium rally in Sydney in 1977, and he said, "Before the white man came we had no need of industry nor did we have a need for a monetary system, and laws of our people was such that if we wanted food all we had to do was go into the bush and get it and for those who lived on the coast, merely had to go to the sea where food was always plentiful, these places were our stores we had no need for money." The present claim for land rights that our people make is not based upon the white man's belief in land as an economic base, land is not an investment in the economic sense. Aboriginal people are not of this view, the land to Aboriginal people is the perpetuation of our spiritual ancestors. It also serves as a medium from which we are able to communicate with our dreamtime, further it also serves for the continual evolution of the Aboriginal people and their spirit. If one is to describe how the land is used by Aborigines for wealth then it can only be said, that it is the spiritual wealth that concerns the Aboriginal people. All that was needed to sustain the people that exists an this continent prior to colonial development was here. In short, the basic distinction between Aborigines and whites, can be best illustrated by saying that the white man's wealth and security is materially orientated, as opposed to aborigines whose wealth is, his spiritual wealth and his security is the uninterrupted continuation of that spirit. In order for the Aborigines to develop any form of economic base that may be remotely similar to the white Australians, we need land, land that is ours from time immemorial and the continual denial of land rights, denies the Aborigines of a method for self-determination and economic development. For our people to set any criteria for self-determination, there must be a moratorium on mining in this country, because whilst mining and mineral exploration continues the Governments both State and Federal will refuse to negotiate with Aborigines. It is important to point out that in order to have a moratorium the Federal Government must be made to realise that its continued failure to take action under the constitution denies us a method. RECOMMENDATIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. That there be a moratorium on mining and mineral exploration within Australia and within Australian waters for a period of three years. 2. That the Federal Government recognize unconditional land rights. 3. That the Federal Government appropriate the necessary finance for Aboriginal development in capital enterprise. 4. That the Federal Government legislate where necessary to give Aborigines in each state of Australia the right to develop their communities without hinderance from such states. 5. That the finance appropriated for expenditure in Aboriginal Affairs be classified as compensation for lands that have been lost as well as the destruction of traditional Aboriginal societies. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To have a current Center For World Indigenous Studies Publication Catalogue sent to you via e-mail, send a request to firstname.lastname@example.com Center For World Indigenous Studies P.O. Box 2574 Olympia, WA U.S.A. 98507-2574 Fax: 206-956-1087 BBS: 206-786-9629


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Thanks for sharing and trust me even the greek king himself would have craped himself, it is like that, but if you know the truth you should just trust and its an awsome experince. Let us know about your sighting, would be interesting if you want to share?
Most of the information on the net is very negative regarding the greys.
Here's all the information you need. 4 videos from Simon Parkes telling his encounters with the Mantis ETs. Be sure to watch the last video. He goes under hypnosis and tells things the ETs made him forget. Turns out they are so nice after all.


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More than 200 firefighters worked through the night Tuesday to contain the five-alarm blaze.
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Will your family get a flu shot?
Why? Why not?
Flu Season Is Here: How to Protect Your Family From a Dangerously Bad Bug
Fall brings many things. That crisp, autumn breeze we were so desperate for during the steamy summer months. Those amazing yellow, red, and golden hues of changing leaves. But fall also means flu season, which can be deadly for some. Most doctors say the best way to avoid getting sick is a flu shot, but many people are still on the fence about the vaccination.
So The Stir sat down with Dr. Amisha Malhorta, a specialist in Pediatric Allergy, Infectious Disease, and Immunology at Rutgers' Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, to ask her about the best way to protect your family this season.
Who needs a flu shot? The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated. Still, records show only 1/2 of adults get vaccinated for the flu. That number is even smaller for children.
More from The Stir: How to Tell the Difference Between a Cold and the Flu
A flu shot isn't the only vaccination option, right? There are two options. There is the usual shot you get in the arm that contains a dead flu virus. But there's also FluMist Quadrivalent, a nasal spray made with a weakened flu virus. Best part is, it's a needle-free option so your kid won't flip out about getting a shot.
Is one vaccination more effective? Efficacy of the FluMist Quadrivalent has been shown to be more effective than the shot in children.
Can't you get the flu from a flu vaccination? No. You don't get sick from it. During the winter, we have a lot of viruses circulating, not just influenza. If you get sick afterwards, it's probably just a bad cold and not the flu.
Does getting the vaccination guarantee my family won't get sick this season? There is no way to predict what will circulate. There are many strains of the flu and the shot and FluMist can protect you against four strains. But the CDC creates a vaccination of what we think is most likely to be out there. But even if there is a mismatch year when the vaccine doesn't match the strain, the vaccination could still give you some cross protection.
What's the worst thing that could happen if I get the flu? Every year, the CDC estimates 200,000 people get hospitalized with complications from the flu. When children get the flu, they often don't eat or drink, they get dehydrated, and they have low white blood cell count. When your white blood cells are low, you are more susceptible to other viruses or respiratory infections. Among the most serious complications are pneumonia or even death.
What's the best thing to do if I get the flu? Stay home so you don't spread it. Some doctor's offices have quick tests for the flu and there are anti-virals you can take, but they have to be given within the first day and most people don't realize they have the flu that early on.
When can we stop worrying about catching the flu? Flu season can last all the way until spring.
Does your family get the flu shot? Why or why not?
you do realize that Flumist is a LIVE vaccine, right? so what your'e experiencing is most likely the shedding of their vaccine, making you sick...it even says on the package insert that vaxed individuals may shed the virus for up to 48hrs after being vaxed
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My kids are 10 & 6; they have never had the flu shot before but last year they both got the flu and I got pneumonia. So, because I am pregnant this year I don't want to risk it so last week they both got the Flu Mist. I hope that will help although I woke up today with a sore throat/ear ache and they have a small cough and stuffed noses. UGH but as long as they don't get worse and neither do I I'll be happy. I'm not sure if I will get the flu shot as I am not sure how it'll affect the baby I don't even like taking Tylenol but my husband plans on taking it.
I do because I have a compromised immune system and DS gets it because he had the flu at 14 months and he ended up hospitalized for dehydration. For some reason, they wouldn't give DS the flu shot even though he was over the 6 month mark at the start of flu season.
Nope! Every time we get the flu shot, we get sick and I am NOT dealing with it this yr. Last yr was awful!! Started in the middle of the night with our youngest and worked its way up to me n DH not doing it again.
Probably not. We don't usually unless we have an infant in the house. Last time the girls got the flu mist and got sick not long after


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Presenting seminars and workshops is a great strategic marketing tool and Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach strongly recommends the use of this tool. An effective presentation will build your credibility; increase your value in the market,
provide an opportunity to further qualify prospects and possibly convert prospects to clients and customers. One of the most important times for the presenter, beyond the preparation time and the actual delivery time, is the day of the presentation and the opportunity that exists that day. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach offers the following ten strategic tips, to seminar presenters to gain maximum benefits from their efforts.
Strategic Tip #1: Greet every seminar attendee as they arrive at the seminar and sincerely welcome him or her and engage him or her in some meaningful conversation.
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In If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever?, high school athlete Alan Bennett is complacent about his relatively easy life, particularly since he has just started going steady with the popular and attractive Leah. He is completely unprepared for the arrival of Duncan Stein, a half-Jewish student whose parents open an alcoholism rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Alan's small hometown. Utilizing a first-person, past-tense narrative from Alan's point of view, the novel immediately creates suspense when Alan states that "unforeseen clouds are gathering in the distance," thus leading the reader to wonder how and why Duncan's arrival should affect Alan's life so profoundly.
Duncan, whose classmates nickname him "Doomed" due to his unusual appearance and his lack of desire to "fit in," refuses to go out for basketball despite his height and instead starts an underground newspaper that questions whether love can be anything but ephemeral. Alan is surprised and annoyed when most of the female students, embracing Duncan's ideas of tragic romanticism, decide that going steady has become passé. The fact that Duncan is able to influence such a large number of students so quickly lends realism to Kerr's portrayal of high school life, where sweeping fads can become so important.
At the same time Alan's school life is changing, his long-estranged father contacts him and asks him to visit, an invitation that makes Alan...
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any word, i have been off and dont know whats up, can some one give me some quick info?
any word, i have been off and dont know whats up, can some one give me some quick info?
They havent announced anything, so no.
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Usually there wouldn't be anything announced anyway.
Release build + extended maintenance pointed to there being a possibility, but on the other hand, it has potential to interfere with heroic Terrace competition this week. They probably wouldn't want hardcore raiders focusing on the raids rather than their new patch anyway.
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Three Preakness horses stretch their legs on the track Saturday morning
Published:May 18, 2013
It was 5:30 Saturday morning, the sky still dark, when Departing walked on to the Pimlico track.
The Preakness was more than 12 hours away, and Departing began to jog a clockwise lap around the mile track – "the wrong way,'' as racing people like to say.
Orb, who arrived about five minutes after Departing, galloped a mile counterclockwise. Goldencents galloped a mile, too.
The other six Preakness horse didn't go to the track Saturday morning. The track was open for training from 5:30 to 6.
A group watching Departing from the apron included trainer Al Stall Jr., Dell Hancock of co-owner/breeder Claiborne Farm and co-owner/breeder Adele Dilschneider.
"How good must he feel right now?'' Stall said of Departing. "An athlete at the peak of his fitness on a cool morning. How could he not be enjoying that?''
Stall said that that perhaps a third of the horses in his stable go to the track the morning of a race.
"It just depends on the horse,'' he said. "First-timers for sure, because I want to keep them in their routine. I just want them to have a comfortable day in the stall.''
Trainer Shug McGaughey stood on the track as Orb exercised. Stall and McGaughey wished each other luck.
Orb's routine was the same as it was on the morning of the Kentucky Derby.


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Advancements in Landscape Architecture
Landscape architecture consists of studying the environmental aspects of the surrounding area. It is looking at the existing physical location of things while in the process of landscaping. Landscape architecture depends on the place in which you are producing. It can be urban design, site planning, town planning, environmental restoration, parks and recreation planning, visual resource management, and private estate and residence landscaping.
When you think about the bare bones in which mankind first started existing, and where we are now, it is impressive. The relationship between man and landscaping is a lot closer than realized. How man interacts with landscape tells a bit how it will be developed in the future. Since landscape translates into the earth's surface itself, earths geography and landscape walk hand in hand. Water, being a key factor in the survival of man, has been found in existence to landscape architecture. This is called watershed, a landscape surface that surrounds and drains into a body of water.
This accounts for rainwater and for melted snow if any. Watersheds are just one type of ecosystem that helps make the world go round. There are different types of these watershed, known as main river watersheds, or micro watersheds. A watershed has three main functions. First, it stores water caught from the atmosphere. Second, the watershed stores water once it cleanses the water from all the soil. The water then moves through the vegetation and soil. After that, it is then released slowly back in lakes, the ocean, who whatever large body of water it came from. This is known as run off.
After learning one way in which water can be restored by humankind, another way is urban waterfront regeneration. After the industrial era, learning how to manage in city waterfronts became important. Learning how to manage the beauty the urban dwellers enjoyed, while still uses it effectively had to be learned. There needs to be a balance between productive waterfront landscape and a maintenance of the beauty of this location for the city. Urban waterfronts have for a long time, been a source of trade and transportation.
Through deterioration of waterfronts, there has been rediscovery. After an initial relationship of bodies of water in relation to the city, newly redesigned waterfront regeneration's were of utmost importance in order to reestablish the natural flow. Conserving the historical part of these waterfronts, along with integrating upgraded parts, were both weighed in the decision to redo these waterfronts.


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A survey completed last year by the U.S. Forest Service identified 92 invasive plant species in the region. Some of these noxious weeds pose a grave threat to our wildlife, fish habitat and subsistence resources.
Ornamental Jewelweed
Once invasive plants move into an area, they can become very costly to manage. Idaho spends an estimated $300 million per year on invasive species control.
Montana pays over $14 million annually just to manage the growth of spotted knapweed, an invasive plant that has also spread into Southeast Alaska.
Common Tansy
You can help in the battle against invasive weeds in Juneau. In observance of Alaska Weed Awareness Week, June 24-29, Juneau Invasive Plants Action (JIPA) invites you to roll up your sleeves and join our members and other volunteers as we "pull together" at two invasive weed pulls on Friday, June 29.
Our primary targets will be Common Tansy and Ornamental Jewelweed. Both JIPA weed pulls begin at 9 a.m.:
Learn to identify non-native plants
Do not plant flowers, trees or shrubs which are known to be invasive
Do not plant wildflower seed mixes that contain invasive species or weeds
Stop new infestations. Pull weeds if the patch is small, put weeds in plastic bags and dispose of properly Leave native plants intact, only pull weeds that you can identify
Have visitors from the lower 48 clean their hiking boots and other outdoor gear before visiting
Brush pets before and after backcountry trips to remove hitchhiking seeds
Alert appropriate land management agency to any infestations you find
Ornamental Jewelweed Weed Pull-Meet at Lena Park baseball diamonds past Auke Rec on the downhill side.
Be sure to wear gloves and boots, and bring weather appropriate gear. Locations and times are subject to change, please contact the Juneau Watershed Partnership at 586-6853 for more information before the day of the event.
Publications on invasive plant impacts and identification are available at the Juneau Watershed Partnership, located in the Senate Mall Building in downtown Juneau. Give the Partnership a call at 586-6853, or email us at email@example.com for additional information on invasive plants in Southeast Alaska.
Beverly Anderson is the Executive Director of the Juneau Watershed Partnership, with thanks to Alaska Committee for Noxious and Invasive Plants Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service, Juneau Invasive Plants Action and the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida.


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Please give special guest Dixie Lee Brown a warm welcome to the virtual offices!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in five words or less.
[Dixie Lee Brown] Independent; persistent; reliable; animal lover
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about your book?
[Dixie Lee Brown] WHATEVER IT TAKES is the fourth book in the Trust No One series. Nate Sanders is a detective for the Portland (Oregon) Police Bureau. His deceased uncle has left some serious trouble behind and now it's found Nate.
Who should save his bacon but the beautiful and mysterious Alex Morgan, the woman he hasn't stopped thinking about since she wrecked his classic car in book #3? Alex's past haunts her day and night. She has a smart mouth, a chip on her shoulder, a dagger on her belt, and knows how to use them all.
Nate sees through her bluster and signs on to help her rescue a kidnapped boy, but his own trouble just might get her killed—or is it the other way around?
[Manga Maniac Café] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[Dixie Lee Brown] Nate and Alex both appeared in the third book in the series, IF YOU ONLY KNEW. Their character descriptions and backstory were already set, as well as the setting for the beginning of the story at Nate's house. Combine that with two minor unanswered questions that suddenly become very important and a "crazy" heroine, and I had my concept.
[Manga Maniac Café] What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
[Dixie Lee Brown] I love the relationships in this book. Alex and Nate are right for each other. Most of Joe's team from the first three books put in appearances, plus Alex's best friend from book #1. I love having the whole team show up. Also, being a romantic suspense, there's a lot of action in this book. Action is just plain fun to write!
[Manga Maniac Café] What gave you the most trouble with this story?
[Dixie Lee Brown] It's the same problem I have with every book. I'll write two chapters leading up to a specific event and then handle the event and its aftermath in a paragraph! Lol! My editor calls me on it every time!
[Manga Maniac Café] If you had a theme song, what would it be?
[Dixie Lee Brown] Being the hopeless romantic I am, it would be "I Won't Let Go" by Rascal Flatts
[Manga Maniac Café] Name one thing you won't leave home without.
[Dixie Lee Brown] My Kindle – of course.
[Manga Maniac Café] Name three things on your desk right now.
[Dixie Lee Brown] Laptop, notepaper, and a jump drive
[Manga Maniac Café] If you could trade places with anyone for just one day, who would you be?
[Dixie Lee Brown] Assuming something would also make me magically capable of doing her job, I'd want to trade places with my wonderful Avon editor, Chelsey Emmelhainz, cuz she's terrific!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are some books that you enjoyed recently?
[Dixie Lee Brown] The Golden Key Chronicles by AJ Nuest
Asking For Trouble by Jannine Gallant
The Dysfunctional Test by Kelly Moran
Hard As You Can by Laura Kaye
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Dixie Lee Brown] You probably hear this all the time, but if I have spare time—I read!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[Dixie Lee Brown] I'd love it if readers would check out my webpage: http://www.dixiebrown.com/
Or like my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dixie-Lee-Brown/311618418919108
Or follow me on Twitter: @DixieLeeBrown
Whatever it Takes
Trust No One # 4
By: Dixie Lee Brown
Releasing August 12th, 2014
Avon: Impulse
Assassin Alex Morgan will do anything to save an innocent life – especially if it means rescuing a child from a hell like the one she endured.
But going undercover as husband and wife, with none other than the disarmingly sexy Detective Nate Sanders, may be a little more togetherness than she can handle. She's used to working alone, and no man is going to change that – not even a man who makes her heart pound and her defenses crumble with just a touch
Nate has dodged more than a few bullets over the years, but fighting his attraction for Alex may be the bullet that does him in. Still, Nate's determined to help her find the missing kid. There's no doubt in his mind that they're walking straight into danger, but Nate's willing to face anything if it means protecting Alex. She might have been on her own once, but Nate has one more mission: to stay by her side – forever.
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DIXIE LEE BROWN lives and writes in Central Oregon, inspired by what she believes is the most gorgeous scenery anywhere. She resides with two dogs and a cat, who make sure she never takes herself too seriously. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, movies, and trips to the beach.
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Monday, January 02, 2006
Panama City, Panama (also known as the end of the road)
And we've been in Panama City ever since then. This city is a trip! In no way does it resemble anything we've seen thus far in Mexico or Central America. The city has old and new portions. The new portions look like Miami. The old portions look like Havana (I've never been to Havana but people we've met here tell me this is so.) The city is on the Pacific Ocean and very much pays attention to that fact. You can stroll next to the water and it is quite lovely, though smelly as well. We have spent the last two days exploring and taking pictures. We met some really fun people in our hostel who we've been hanging out with. We went out with them for a debaucherous New Year's Eve celebration. We had some drinks on a balcony where we were treated to the sounds of the fireworks and the faint reflection of the fireworks on the buildings around us. But no, we did not have an actual view of fireworks. We went to bed in the wee hours of the morning and woke up in the early afternoon for a breakfast of tortilla chips and Baked Lays - disgusting but delicious.
And this brings me to my last day in Latin America for quite some time. We are going to try to see the Canal but there is the distinct possibility that the tourist areas will be closed since everything in Panama City seems to be closed on this particular day after New Year's Day. My flight leaves tomorrow afternoon and I will go shopping for new shoes in the morning to distract myself from the insanity that consumes me on days when I leave a place.
I know that I've gained a great deal from this trip but I have not yet figured out exactly how I've changed. This trip did make me realize that I am an actual twenty-something adult and not the quasi-adult I had previously believed myself to be. When I wake up and go to work, I anticipate I will no longer feel like I am in some way playing dress-up. I imagine that will be a nice change. And I suppose I will figure the rest out after I land at JFK.
And so brings an end to the 2005 installment of www.shakabuku.blogspot.com. This trip has been a huge mix of everything: you know, strikes and gutters, ups and downs. Thank you all for reading and sharing that with me. I've really appreciated your comments and feedback in the past few months. Chao, chao!
...and then he ran all the way home.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Cahuita, Costa Rica
The next day, we cooked a Chanukah lunch and lit candles. I left for Cahuita in the early afternoon and Maya stayed in San Jose for an extra two days. We are now together in Cahuita. It is very much a tropical paradise. Blue water, white sand, palm trees, fruity cocktails, etc. It's a really beautiful place to just relax for a few days and enjoy the end of my time in Latin America. I would tell you what I have been doing in Cahuita but there is very little to share. I have spent the past three days on the beach - reading, swimming, sleeping, tanning/burning. To be honest, it has been quite lovely. Decadent and self-indulgent, yes, but lovely nontheless. Sadly, we are leaving tomorrow. We are spending a total of 22 hours on a bus to reach Panama City in time for New Year's Eve. Woohoo! There is very little agenda for Panama City. I imagine we will spend the 31st orienting ourselves and deciding where to spend New Year's Eve. We will visit the Canal and I will take care of last minute errands. And then I will fly home on the 3rd.
Lastly, in the name of "cunt" research and to borrow the narrative structure of "The Vagina Monologues," in Nicaragua, they call it "mico" and in Costa Rica, they call it "panocha" just as in Mexico. We did not spend enough time in Honduras to make this ever-important inquiry. And there was a man at a bar in Guatemala who would have been more than eager to share this information with us. But the very fact that he was so eager was exactly what prevented us from asking him. So, as with every research project, this one has a few holes.
Sunday, December 25, 2005
San Jose, Costa Rica
I woke up at 4:00am the next morning to walk over to the Quetzal Trekkers office. I met my seven hiking partners there - five other guests and two guides. We divided up the communal goods, ate breakfast together, and hopped on the bus that would take us in the direction of the volcano. Actually, we took a crowded pick-up truck to a bus to another pick-up truck before actually arriving at the entrance to the grounds of the power plant that sat at the base of the volcano. We started our hike around 7:00am. It was incredibly hot - sun baking my head, sweat pouring down my shirt, face beet-red. It was also a much steeper climb than the volcano in Guatemala. Essentially the entire volcano sits at a 45 degree angle and there is almost no flat space. It is very taxing on your legs. But the beginning was not terrible. Just as in Guatemala, it was more like a mountain than a volcano - trees and trails and bushes. I had mixed feelings about the crowd I was with. There was an Italian woman, Sylvia, who I really liked and chatted with for much of the hike. There was a socially awkward Dutchman whose entire muzzle area of his face looked like it had been pulled forward with a vaccum clearner. There was an adventure travel junkie Austrian, a portly German who got a wicked sunburn, a Spaniard who was a guide for Quetzal Trekkers in Guatemala and visiting the cite in Nicaragua, a totally hilarious French Canadian guide and a very intelligent and interesting but nonetheless bizarre Austrian guide. I must confess that I had my own socially awkward moments. I think that since I have spent the vast majority of the past two months interacting with Maya, we have developed a pattern of interaction that is familiar to me. This pattern involves a great deal of discussion about what is going on with our bodies at any given moment. So I kept exclaiming, "Oh my god, I'm soooooo dirty right now" and "Oh my god, I've never been so sweaty" and "When I put more sunblock on, it requires that I rub dirt all over my arms and face." It took me a few hours to realize that these other people might not actually desire frequent updates about my level of sweatiness. Anyway, the hike just got harder and harder. The incline got steeper and there was the sudden and unfortunate appearance of that gravelly volcanic rock that I also found on Pacaya. After five incredibly rigorous hours of hiking, many falls, cuts, and scrapes, we reached our campsite. It was one of the only flat areas on the entire volcano and there was not even enough room on the flat plane to set up three small tents. We pitched tents and ate lunch. At 2:00pm, sin backpacks, we began our ascent to the crater. Holy shit. This was not a fun portion of the hike. The conditions were more of the same but worse. There was absolutely no trail or path. Just a steep volcano covered in pieces of gravel that varied in size. Just as in Guatemala, every time I took a step, my feet slid several inches down the mountain. Rocks were sliding and falling all over the place. The wind was blowing hard. There were not flat portions where we could rest so our legs were constantly engaged to resist sliding all the way down to the bottom. It was impossible to determine whether a rock was stable enough to step on so every step was accompanied by the fear that you would fall on your face and possibly injure yourself. Over the past two years, I have become aware that I have a fear of falling. I hate balconies or open stairwells because there is always the potential that I will slip and fall to my death. Well, I was not expecting this fear to play a role in climbing Momotombo but it really did. I became totally paralyzed. I was convinced that I was going to slip and fall and die or that the wind would knock me over and I would fall and die. I had the constant sensation of having my legs swept out from under me. I was so afraid I was actually shaking and no one really seemed to understand what I was talking about. I was incredibly relieved when we reached the crater at the top of the volcano. Momotombo's crater was much different than Pacaya's. The lava was not visible and there was much less gas. The absolute best part of the climb was the view. It was spectacular. Momotombo is part of a chain of volcanoes and it is the second highest. From the top, you can see the entire chain, all the way to the highest, San Cristobal, the top of which was obscured by clouds and huge puffs of volcanic gas. We had a view of the massive lake that sits at the bottom of Momotombo and in the distance the Pacific Ocean. I felt like I had reached the top of the world. I was on the same level as the clouds and it appeared that everything ever created was below me. We spent about 30 minutes exploring the crater and taking pictures. We climbed down to our campsite and lay around until we were motivated to cook dinner. We made dinner and then watched the sunset. It was my first time seeing a Pacific Ocean sunset. It moved quite quickly. All of a sudden, it dunked itself below the horizon and was gone. After that I bundled up and lay down to watch the stars. They were pretty and numerous though not as pretty as the stars in Uganda. They were not as plump or something. And then I went to bed at 8:00pm. I shared a tent with the Dutchman who had smelly feet and thought it appropriate to lay in close proximity to me in his jock strap. Gross. The night brought some interesting things. The ground was pretty uneven so I slept with a lump of volcano digging into my back. And the wind was relentless and blew the walls of the tent within one inch of my face. So it was a cozy little sleeping situation. I woke up around 6:00am. We all ate breakfast and packed our bags to prepare to hike down. The first hour of the descent was extremely challenging and my fears from the previous day were very much in play. This time it was even worse because I had my whole backpack to deal with and I felt very cumbersome and off-balance. I was kind of a basketcase for that entire portion. I even said to the group, "I just don't understand what is preventing this mountain from killing me right now." But I survived - miraculously. We made it to the part of the volcano that more closely resembles a normal mountain and I grew happier. We hiked down to the lake and walked on the beach for a while until we reached a restaurant where we stopped for lunch. The place was small and open-air and on the shore of the lake. The owners had lots of pets, including a monkey that had its own hammock. We ate lunch and walked to the bus terminal to return to Leon. I checked back into a hostel and took the most glorious shower of all my twenty-two years. Dirt and sweat and rock and even a little blood were washed off my body and all that was left were some cuts and scrapes and a little bit of tan. I took a nap and went out for the evening. It was nice to be in Leon by myself. It is a city where I felt pretty comfortable. In fact, it was the only city we've been to where I could actually see myself living if I were to ever make the commitment to live and work outside of the U.S. I suppose that feeling comes largely from the fact that many of the foreigners I met there were people who in some way reminded me of myself. So I went out and had a good time and went back to my hostel for the night.
I woke up the next morning and prepred to leave Leon. I ran some errands and checked e-mail. I received a really disturbing e-mail from Maya telling me she had been violently robbed in Managua. She is fine - having lost a few important items - but still, what a shitty and scary thing to happen in life. I hopped on the bus to Managua and went to meet her at the office of a friend of her parents' friend in Managua. We talked for a while and took our things to a guesthouse around the corner. The place was totally bizarre but fabulous. We are not totally clear as to who lived in this house. There seemed to be several families who may or may not have been related to each other. There were several adorable children, including one adorable and precocious nine-year-old who made us play poker with her. One of the women cooked us dinner and we ate while a mix of 70s disco music played on the stereo. After dinner and poker, we went to our room which had...a television! We flipped through the channels and stopped for a minute to watch a scary Latin American talkshow host. She was super-tan and her breasts were sagging to the floor and she had a very long face and terribly cut blonde hair. She prompted Maya to comment, "See, this is what I think of when I think of Latin American television: scary, trashy women." We continued to flip and watched several American sitcoms. I laughed a great deal at an episode of "Frasier." The little girl later told us that I laughed so loudly and suddenly that it caused her to jump out of her chair. I fell asleep very much on the early side and we woke up at 5:30 the following morning to leave for San Jose, Costa Rica.
We took an early morning bus straight through to San Jose. The border crossing was totally uneventful, as was the nine-hour busride. We arrived in San Jose in the late afternoon and checked into our hostel. We bought a small box of Cuban cigars. Today we are going to cook an early Chanukah dinner and spend some time with the children of the best friend of Maya's grandmother-in-law from Argentina. The wife of this couple is Lebanese and raised in Costa Rica and we have been invited to her family's elaborate food celebration this afternoon. Maya is going to spend tomorrow in San Jose and I am going to take the bus out to Cahuita, a town on the beach.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Leon, Nicaragua
I spent three nights in Miraflor. Maya stayed for two and then headed back to Esteli to take care of some things. Like I said, it is an agricultural community that has integrated ecotourism for supplemental income. The entire place is really very cool. It is located approximately two hours outside of the town of
After my third night in Miraflor, I caught a ride back into Esteli to meet Maya at her hotel. We went for breakfast and then went back to her hotel to gather our things. While in the street, we passed a barbershop where I decided I would go for a shave. I have never been shaved by another person and I have been wanting to do this for quite some time. It was quite an experience. There were several men in the barbershop, all of whom were either being shaved or having their hair trimmed. I waited for nearly an hour before my name was called. The barber gave me the most compulsively thorough shave of my entire life. He used water and hot rags and lotions and gels and aftershave and razors and some kind of face mask that he dried with a hairdryer and then peeled off of my face. He was so thorough that Maya grew a little impatient. Perhaps the clincher was when we spackled my face with aftershave with one hand while fanning me with the other hand to prevent that horrible burning sensation that happens when alcohol is thrown into shaving cuts. But my face was smooth and clean in the end so even Maya pocketed her complaints.
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And lastly, one of the funniest things I have ever heard was Maya explaining the plot of "The Producers" to a German man and then listening him describe the existence of "Springtime for Hitler" in German to his friend.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Esteli, Nicaragua
We crossed the border into Honduras. Generally speaking, borders are weird. All borders we have encountered, with the exception of the U.S./Mexico border (obviously), have been unregulated, unclear, porous, and s-k-e-t-c-h-y. There are always gross men buying and selling currency, taxi and bus drivers who grab your arms and shout in your face, and little kids and strange men who won't stop looking at you and hang all over you while you fill out your registration forms. I don't like borders. At borders, I encounter most things that I don't really like in life.
Anyway, after going through Honduran customs, we tried to find a bus to Tegucigalpa, a city we knew we would need to pass through in order to make our way to Nicaragua. But there was no bus to Tegucigalpa. I mean, why would there be? Why would there be a bus from a major border crossing to the capital city? Instead, there was a bus to San Pedro Sula, a town in northeastern Honduras that had absolutely nothing to do with our eventual destination. We were in northwestern Honduras. Tegucigalpa is in central Honduras. And Las Manos, our intended border crossing into Nicaragua, is in southwest Honduras. So, in order to travel from the northwest corner of a country to its southwest corner, we would need to travel both farther north than we were and significantly farther east. We hopped on a bus. But not until after we had a fight with the conductor, an asshole of a man who told us it was forbidden for us to carry our bags into the main cabin. The bus was going to be making many stops on the way to San Pedro Sula and half of the trip was going to be in the dark. We wanted our bags to arrive in San Pedro Sula with us so we told the conductor we would ride with them beneath/in between our legs. He was all huffy and pissed off but we prevailed and I spent the next six hours with my legs spread wide apart to accomodate my beast of a backpack. Maya spent the six hours with her legs bent uncomfortably and wedged against the wall. But we were both cheered up when the bus stopped for repairs and we were given time to buy many bags of potato chips and cold sodas.
We arrived in San Pedro Sula around 9:00pm and went to find a hotel. Many of them were bizarrely full which we still do not entirely understand. But we eventually found a cheap hotel which actually included both air conditioning and television. We have encountered neither of these things since we left the U.S. We were ecstatic. Naturally, an in-room picnic of tortillas with beans and cold bottles of water while watching "X-Men" ensued. After "X-Men," we watched "Forrest Gump" and fell asleep.
We woke up the next morning and went to the bus station. The bus to Tegucigalpa did not leave until 10:30am. So we ate breakfast and waited. Eventually, the bus deposited us in the city in the early afternoon. But not in time to catch a bus to Nicaragua. So we took a bus to El Paraiso, another small town in Honduras, and spent the night. Once again, totally bizarrely, a cheap room with television. Last night brought us an episode of "ER," the end of "Mission Impossible," and "Being John Malkovich." Sometimes a little bit of television can go a long way. We were both in very good spirits.
We woke up this morning and took a bus to Las Manos to cross the border into Nicaragua. The Honduran/Nicaraguan border is interesting. Officials from both countries sit in the same room to stamp your passport. It's very cozy. We then caught a bus to Ocotal where we ran off the bus and onto a bus bound for Esteli. We are now in Esteli...at last. And it feels good to know we will be here for a few days. Shortly after we leave this internet cafe, we will head up to Miraflor, a nature reserve recommended by Brian Yellen. From what Brian tells me, it is similar to a kibbutz in Israel and a fantastic example of how sustainable development and ecotourism can actually work to benefit a community. I am so excited.
Also, just so you know that we have not entirely lost touch with popular culture, we went to see two movies in Guatemala City. We both saw "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" which made for an interesting and terrifying walk back to our hostel through a deserted city late at night. And the next night I saw "Flightplan" while Maya saw "In Her Shoes." We have yet to encounter a theater that is playing "Rent" or "Cuba Libre." But the search continues...
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Guatemala City, Guatemala
There are moments in life where I wish there were some kind of god figure to take a snapshot for me. I had one two days ago. I went insearch of lunch in Antigua. This city is extremely touristy so it is hard to find reasonably priced anything. I walked to a plaza thathouses a gigantic church. The church, in turn, houses the largest fountain in Latin America. We went to visit. Hugely disappointing.There was no water! But anyway, as I walked past this church, I saw some people sitting inside a skinny doorway and eating sandwiches. Ipopped my head in and asked if I could buy something for lunch. I was told to go into the back of the store. When I got back there, I wasconfronted by a bizarre little scene. It immediately made me think of the dining tent for the employees of a Depression Era circus. The lighting was dim and everything looked a little dingy. There were huge posters of Jesus and Mary and the whole gang lining thewalls. The tablecloths were all multi-colored but were muted with age. There was tons of clutter. My eye was drawn in one million different directions. I sat down across from a teenager at a long table. He kept grinning at me. I glanced to my left. Seated at the other end of the table was a fairly large woman. When I say large, I mean that her general stature was large and big-boned. She had this wild, curly, platinum hair piled on top of her head. She was wearing very flowy clothing and big, chunky jewelry. She had a very commanding voice which she used to speak in very forceful and expressive Spanish. Seated next to her was her white poodle, Bruno. As she sat there, she prepared a little plate of food for Bruno and spoke to him. "Bruno! Comida!" she shouted. She was also talking at great length to the man seated across from her. He was a dandy if I've ever seen one. He was skinny with huge eyes that bugged out of his head. He also wore this crazy grin on his face. I was so incredibly amused by the two characters at the end of the table. My sandwiches were ready after a few minutes and I packed them away and left the circus.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Antigua, Guatemala
Lago de Atitlan is one of those destinations in Latin America that every single traveler tells you is absolutely essential to visit. I will start by saying that I do no necessarily agree and feel very mixed about the entire experience of being there. The lake itself is spectacular. It is huge and shapely and surrounded by massive volcanoes and mountain covered by trees. The volcanoes are sometimes covered by a fine mist or fog and have this very majestic quality. It is the kind of natural wonder that makes your realize that nature will eventually triumph over humanity. The lake at night was also beautiful but in a different way. It looked like someone spread an inky black cotton blanket across the surface of the lake. The sky was kind of spattered with stars but they looked casual. At various points, there would be huge portions of sky that were missing stars and you realized that the volcanoes were blacking them out. Lights from towns and villages across the lake dotted the shore and were bleary with distance, as if they were underwater.
So yes, the lake itself is something to see and experience. But everything that was going on around the lake was not to my liking. There is a tremendous tourist industry which is to be expected. There are little boats which serve as water taxis and take people from town to town. It takes about 40 minutes to cross the lake in a water taxi. The town where we were staying, Panajachel, is the biggest town and generically touristy. There are one million things to buy and many of them are quite pretty. Like an idiot, I bought a king-sized quilt which I really like but now need to carry around until I get to Panama. But the whole scene surrounding the crafts markets is very strange and upsetting if you allow yourself to think about it. There is poverty like nothing we saw in Mexico. Women and little girls basically assault you on the street to ask you to buy things. None of the prices mean anything because people will just keep lowering them until you agree to make a purchase. There are several other towns around the lake, each of which has its own personality. San Marcos, which I read about but never visited, is the site of a weird meditation facility founded by white ex-pats who moved to Guatemala. There you can eat organic, vegetarian food and achieve peace and tranquility. San Pedro is the destination for people like Ville who have profound interest in drinking heavily and smoking pot on the beach. There you find loads of people who are "in touch with the natives." They wear baggy linen pants and carry instruments. Sometimes they have scarves in their hair. We went to San Pedro and I hated it for various reasons. First of all, I was really hungry when we arrived and we could not find anyplace to eat. We walked up what we thought was the main road. It was not. In actuality, it was the road the lead to the part of the town that housed the evangelical churches and all of their scary signs. For real, assertions about Jesus and God were everywhere. It was totally surreal. Those missionaries know what they are doing! As I gradually slipped into a supremely bitter and emotionally altered mode due to the intense religiosity around me and the lack of food in my stomach, Maya told me to settle down and stop talking because I was being scary. She was right. We finally found lunch and rushed to catch the last water taxi back to Panajachel. We were told to walk across town to the other dock. This is where we found the Villes of Lago de Atitlan. Bars and restaurants that were 100% marketed to displaced American hippies were everywhere. Signs advertising multi-grain bread and markets selling items that referenced Bob Marley and Rastafarian culture. We found the dock, were grossly overcharged by the driver and we had no bargaining power because it was the last boat, and went back to Panajachel. We were both having a bit of a love-hate relationship with Lago de Atitlan and this persisted into our third (and what became our last) day there. We took a very long walk to Santa Catarina, another town on the lake. It was nice walk with pretty views of the lake. We drank some fruit juice near the lake and found out about boats going to other towns. We wanted to go to San Pedro to ride horses up one of the volcanoes. We negotiated a ride back to Panajachel and were told they would then bounce us straight to San Pedro. We got to Panajachel and the shit hit the fan. The mob of boat drivers with inflated prices and vague information caused something to snap in both of us. Maya started screaming in Spanish, one of the drivers got really mad at her, and eventually she exclaimed to me, "Fuck it, I'm done with Lago de Atitlan, let's get out of here." And I totally agreed. We went back into town, bought tickets for a shuttle to Antigua, packed our bags, and left.
We arrived in Antigua just after dark last night. We are staying in a nicely-appointed hostel with some very strange rules and instructions posted all over the walls. Right now, I am looking at a sign that reads, "Hey Bevis, If you don't like SLEEPING in dogshit keep your DIRTY FEET OFF the damn beanbags." But it is quiet and in the middle of the city. The rooms are clean and there is hot water. I'm totally satisfied.
I would also like to report that Maya has lost her filter. Our ride to Antigua was in a van with eight other passengers. Everyone was sitting quietly and enjoying the scenery when Maya shouted, "Christ is coming!" Everyone turned to look at her. She turned beet-red and said, "What? I'm just translating the sign." I was consumed by silent laughter and was staring at her with a "you have lost all sense of appropriateness" look on my face. She maintained there was nothing wrong with what she said. Moments later, a really foul odor wafted in front of our faces. It was very obviously from another passenger. But Maya still thought it was appropriate to exclaim, "Stinky!" This time she knew she had gone to far and may have even asked me quietly, "What the hell is wrong with me?" But it's okay because I lost my filter two years ago…December 31, 2003.


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The Pirates dropped the first game of their three game set against Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs. The game story is here. This is the box.
It was a pretty good pitchers matchup as Zach Duke also pitched pretty well, picking up another quality start. Harden was just better. As the game story outlines that when Harden got two strikes on a Bucco they only had one hit in 12 at bats. Harden also struck out nine, including Adam LaRoche three times. The Pirates were only 1-8 with runners in scoring position which included a groundout to Harden by Freddy Sanchez with the bases loaded and two outs in one of the innings. The Pirates are god awful against the NL Central. 10-22 in the division. Wow.
On a positive note, Nyger Morgan had three of the Pirates nine hits while the bullpen pitched a shutout in both runs and hits. That is about it. Hopefully the Dorfer will get the bounce back win tonight against the Cubs. Game time is set for 7:05 PM.
The Pirates have also traded Eric Hinske to the Yankees for Eric Fryer and Casey Erickson. Not sure what to make of this. Hinske was not that great here so if the Pirates got anything of relevance from the Yankees it would be good. Here is a breakdown of the prospects from DK at the PG.
DK also is reporting that the Nyger Morgan deal could also go down today. He has been rumored to being shopped to the Nats for Lastings Milledge. Nyger Morgan is 29 years old. He is batting around .277 and gets caught stealing as much as he steals bases. For the record, I like Nyger Morgan. I had no idea he was 29, as most people probably don't. Milledge is 25 years old and has more offensive upside than Morgan. He has character issues which are why he is not longer with the Mets and soon to be ex Nat. We will see how this goes down.
The Pens signed a few players yesterday. Billy Guerin signed a one year - $2 million contract and Craig Adams signed a two year - $550,000 salary. Both took pay cuts to play for the Pens. For the record I love both deals. The Penguins now have about $5.5ish million left under the cap to sign a few players.
Here is what Ray Shero is looking at right now when it comes to the Pen's line-up.
Kunitz - Crosby - Guerin
XXXXX - Malkin - Talbot
Cooke - Staal - Kennedy
Dupuis - Adams- Godard
Goligoski/ XXXXX
Curry ??
So Shero is looking for a top-6 forward and a top-6 D-men to look for along with a backup goaltender along with whatever WBS players that need to be signed. Not sure what this says about Tenk and Scuds. You probably can't sign both and Tenk has been hot and cold with Ray about what is going on. Great article on The Pensblog about free agency and what we are looking at.
Not sure what I think. I would let things play out. Knuble would be nice to see here. I wouldn't mind seeing him play with Geno at all. Sure he is from Philly which makes him hated just in nature, but dude had 27 goals last season. Also what do you do with Sykora/Satan/Gill? In my opinion I think all of them are gone. Tenk is a better signing than either Sykora or Satan and with Gogo signing his contract along with Lovejoy I think the Pens can move on without Gill. All of them were integral parts of the team, but this is a business.
Speaking of Lovejoy, he, Curry, and Wallace were all tendered yesterday.
The PG is reporting that Mike Zigomanis will not be back. I really think this might hurt the Pens as I feel he could have been a real asset to the team. Right handed faceoff guy would have been clutch, not to mention that before he got hurt he led the NHL is faceoff percentage. Sure he didn't play down the stretch, but I bet he had a better chance to win those faceoffs in the final minute of game seven that would have made it a lot easier on our hearts.


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My name is COLIN.
I am a neutered male, yellow and white Labrador Retriever mix.
The shelter staff think I am about 1 year old.
I have been at the shelter since Jan 25, 2018.
This information was refreshed 2 hours ago and may not represent all of the animals at the Bay County Animal Control.
|For more information about this animal, call:
Bay County Animal Control at (850) 767-3333
Ask for information about animal ID number A086368