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[Fanfiction] Only you
Chapter 1-
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Title: Only you
Rating: T
Pairings: AmuxIkuto, TadasexRima, NagehikoxUtau (later on) and YayaxKukai
Warning: None.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara. But I wish I did.
"I love you not for who you are, but for who I am when I´m with you..."
Chapter 1- Memories are not far away
Never had she been one to care much about weddings, or love for that matter. No, never. You see here, at the age of 23 who the heck would want to get married? Not her, that´s for sure. Huh? What? Well, being the maid of honor isn´t exactly like she´s the one getting married. But heck, it was almost like she was the bride. With her friend dragging her around the shops, babbling about wedding dresses and such...how exactly was there much of a difference? Besides, she shouldn´t even be here right now! She should be at work, drawing up some astoundingly beautiful clothes.
She´s a beautiful woman at the age of 23 and successful in life too. Pink shoulder length hair, golden colored eyes, shinning smile and above all, a determination which never breaks.
"Rima," she says as she stares intently at her friend, her gaze heavy and steady, trying to get her point accross.
"Amu," answers her friend staring back at her just as intently, her gaze not faltering one bit, a slight look of annoyance etched across her doll-like features.
This continues for a few more seconds before Amu finally explotes, her anger slowly rising.
"Rima! I need to be at the office right now! Please...just let me go already!" Amu remarks, getting odd looks from women around her who are looking at wedding dresses.
Rubbing her temple softly, Rima lets out a sigh, "Fine," she finally gives in, "But only after we go for a coffee."
Beaming in relief, Amu gladly accepts and the two friends walk out of the shop and walk towards a Café just a few blocks away. As they walk through the busy street, men look at them and ocassionally whistle.
"Tch," Amu mumbles angrily at the whistles that are directed at them. Rima only smiles softly at her friend but says nothing.
As they step into the café, they look for an empty table and quickly sit down. The waiter walks towards them and takes their order, leaving quickly to bring their coffees.
"What?" Amu says bluntly at Rima, who had been directing furtive smiles at her with just a slight smirk hidden in them.
"..." Rima just keeps smiling at her, not uttering a single word to the annoyance of the pink-head sitting in across from her.
"Rima!" Amu whines, her cheeks aflame, "would you please stop that!"
"When?" Rima says, taking a strand of her brown hair and twirling it around her finger, her eyes staring curiously at Amu.
"When what?" a confused Amu says.
"When will you give yourself a chance at love again?"
"Not that again!" Amu yells, slamming her hands down on the table, "You already know the answer to that question! I have no time for that."
"Baka..." Rima simply states as the waiter comes back and gives them their coffees.
"I´m not a baka." Amu says, gritting her teeth, "I just...just down have time for those type of things..." and she sighs.
"Mhm," is all Rima says before taking a sip of coffee.
"B-besides! Not all of us are ready to marry like you! I mean, you´re only 23 and you´re getting married already!" Amu tells her friend, causing her to blush.
"It´s because I love him, that´s why were getting married already," Rima says, setting her coffee on the table again, a tint of magenta glazed across her cheeks.
Finally smirking, Amu just watches her blushing friend, "It´s great you know...about you and Tadase-kun getting married. I never thought that Tadase-kun would get the courage to ask your hand in marriage but he surprises me. I´m really happy for you Rima."
The two friends smile at each other before Amu decides to break the silence, "So..."
"So?" Rima raises an eyebrow at her.
"Can I go now?" Amu asks, a pleading look in her eyes.
"Fine, but don´t forget that the wedding recital is tomorrow!" Rima finally surrenders at her friend.
Standing up in a hurry, Amu throws a smile at Rima, grabs her things and starts to walk towards the door but hears Rima calling at her.
"Just so you know, Ikuto is the best man,"
"W-what?!?" Amu turns around shocked and paces back to Rima, a look of disbelief on her face.
"Oh don´t look at me like that! Tadase is very close to him after all!" Rima smirks at her friend. Oh Rima, you sneaky girl...you´ve got a plan going on in your head already haven´t you?
"B-but! He´s been away for more than six years! No contact with anyone whatsoever! Gone, vanished away being a successful violin player!" Amu rants, her cheeks red and flustered.
"Not completely Amu. He´s been in contact with Tadase through all these years and from what I know, he just came back to Japan...a few hours ago," Rima smiles knowingly at her friend, "Why so flustered eh? Still in love with him?"
"D-don´t be stupid! I´ll be going now!" and she runs out of the Café before Rima can say anything more.
Taking another sip of her coffe, Rima only smirks and smiles secretly, "Baka..."
"Darn it!" Amu yells in frustration at the traffic in front of her, blocking her from reaching work.
At the age of 23, Amu is a succesful clothes designer in a prestigious clothes agency, and a talented one at that too. Single, beautiful and successful...just what anyone wanted to be. Well, maybe leave out the single part.
For the past six years, Amu had dated and dated. How many men she had dated? She´s lost count of that. None of them have fully caught her attention and their relationships have ended up in chaos. First there was Jim, the dog lover who was too obsessed with his dog that it even made Amu wonder if he was in love with said pet. Then there was David, the medical surgeon who never left the hospital. Not too long after that came Alex....the...oh let´s not talk about him! He had a family complex thing! Many came after that but it was all fail. So she just decided to stop dating.
Staring in annoyance at the traffic, she sighs and drifts off into her own world.
'Ikuto...is he really coming back? Am I really still in love with him?'
She blushes at that thought and her heart starts to beat faster.
A 17 year-old Amu stood in her balcony, gazing at the stars, waiting for a certain cat boy to come visit her. At the thought of him, she blushes and her eyes sparkle.
Unknown to her, she´s in love with him, madly too. A few minutes pass before he finally arrives and scares her.
"I-Ikuto! Don´t scare me like that!" Amu yells as she steps back from him.
A 22 year-old Ikuto only smirks at her, his tall figure next to her.
"Why so scared? I bet you were waiting for me," he says and Amu only blushes more to which he smirks.
"B-baka!" she says
Over the years, the two came closer to each other after having defeated Easter in the battle for the embryo. Amu, now a high schooler, glowed with happiness as she hung out with friends and spent time with Ikuto. Ikuto, now a famous violin player in the rising, was happier and more playful than ever. The two were friends and would chat endlessly in the night hours.
The two stayed in silence as they watched the stars.
"Amu?" Ikuto breaks the silence.
"What is it Ikuto?" she asks him, a warm smile on her lips.
"I´ll be leaving for America tomorrow..."
"W-what?" she says in disbelief, her gaze faltering as she stares at him.
"Yeah, I´ll be promotioning myself there...maybe be gone for a few years..."
"Oh," is all she says.
"Why the long face kid? It´s not like I´ll be gone forever you know," he smirks at her.
And the two break out into a playful fight.
The night progresses and its finally time for Ikuto to leave.
"S-so..." Amu says. He only gazes at her and walks in her direction.
"There´s always been something I´ve wanted to do," he says before grabbing her shoulders and leaning his face down to kiss her.
After a few seconds, he pulls away from her, and sees her shocked face. As he smirks, he walks away slowly and turns his head back to her.
"Ja ne, Amu" and he jumps off her balcony.
End of Flashback--
"Argh!" Amu yells as she blushes at the memory.
"Stupid, stupid! Forget about it already!" she mentally slaps herself and turns her attention back to the traffic. Finally after what seems like ages, the cars start to move and she starts to drive again.
'You're still in love with him,' a small voice in the back of her mind says as she continues to drive, a confused expression on her face.
'Why, why?' Is all Amu thinks as she hurridly walks into her office, not paying attention to her surroundings as her colleagues call out to her.
Finally opening the door to her office, she closes the door behind her and turns toward her desk, only to find someone already sitting there, smirk placed upon his face, saphire eyes gazing at her and silky blue hair shinning.
"Long time no see...Amu..."
A/N: Banzai! My first chapter of this story! Yay! So, I´m finally back after a long rest. In case you guys didn´t notice, I TRIED my best to improve my writing style...don´t know if it worked though.
If you liked this chapter, please review! Reviews are like fuel to keep us writer´s going. :D
See you guys next chapter! Bye-bye!
And yeah!!! O:<
Abandoned foo'. :<
i'll always love your writting ^^
good to know you're in the writting mood again too
life is a rose ;; watch out for the thorns
yay another fan fic! great job cristel! i wanna know what happens in the next chapter, can't wait!
don't steal, it's a BIG no no.
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD yahayyyy !!~~
teehee xD
Yes!!!! I live for your fanfics, girl!!!!
A little green orb! But...what does it mean...?
YES!!!a new fanfic by cristel!! thiz iz gonna be good!
Editing my profile, because it's way too childish. I wrote it when I was 14.
Thanks a lot you guys! Its good to know that I´ve got some faithful readers! T.T
And yeah!!! O:<
more more more!!!! ^^ i read this on fanfiction too =)
probably on fanfiction at the moment. and reading manga. :]
Wow wat a cliffhanger!!! Can't wait 4 the next one!!!!
Momoiro Murasaki 桃色紫 here at your service! ◕‿◕
Thanks a lot guys! I´ll update sometime around next week.
And yeah!!! O:<
yay!! (but i cant wait until next week)... anyway ur new writing style iz awesome! all ur fanfics are awesome!!
Editing my profile, because it's way too childish. I wrote it when I was 14.
Everybody is weird,I just take it to a whole new level.
aaawww so cute!!another great job ^^
Yes Way,VACAY!!!
omg soo good like yr other fan fics
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Frankly, I'd be much more giddy if Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony were available to play this game because it would make a win so much more likely. The Lakers are undoubtedly a better team than the Nets, Jazz, or Wizards - all of whom the Knicks have beaten on this winning streak - so the Knicks will really have their hands full!
Everybody jump!
Last time these two teams met, it was the third game of the season for the Knicks and they sucked mightily. The Lakers blew them out at the Staples Center in a game that featured some putrid offense and a lot of Kobe Bryant sticking his chin out and talking trash in Italian to the Knicks bench. Here's what I'll be looking for tonight:
- To start, Landry Fields will get the job. Historically, Fields hasn't been ripped apart by Bryant, but he hasn't done well either. I'm particularly excited to see if Iman Shumpert gets a chance to guard Kobe. Shump's got the speed, strength and smarts to stick with Kobe. Walker could probably muscle Kobe up a bit, but he'll likely give Kobe lots of and-1s because the Bryant is far too clever to be denied by Bully.
- I don't even need to go into this one too much. Jeremy Lin has sparked the team and the league with his out-of-nowhere excellence. The caviat in Lin's recent play is that it's been against pretty poor defensive teams. While he's out-played some truly excellent PGs (Deron Williams, John Wall), the team defense wasn't so great. Tonight, he could easily do what he wants against Derek Fisher and Steve Blake, but the Lakers' team defense is pretty good, so it might be a different story. If Lin gets rolling, don't be surprised to see Kobe guard him a bit.
- Jared Jeffries and Tyson Chandler vs. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum doesn't seem like much of a matchup but it might be. Tyson and Jared are both superb defensively, and Gasol and Bynum are very well-rounded but can dominate on offense. It could be interesting/fun to see how these four go at it.
- Metta World Peace hasn't been working out, so he's becoming The Artest Formerly Known as Ron.
- Since he receives inconsistent playing time, Luke Walton spends much of his efforts trying to form a Star Wars fan club within the organization. Rookie Andrew Goudelock would love to join, but according to Walton, Andrew has "Much to learn, Young Padawan."
- Troy Murphy and Josh McRoberts have formed a tight bond as frontcourt benchmates. This has resulted mostly from their love of bird-watching, though McRoberts is still convinced he will one day find out that Troy is actuall Big Bird from Sesame Street.
Get ready! It would be so unbelievably awesome if the Knicks won this game, but my hopes aren't up. If Lin crosses Bryant over once, I'll consider it a victory.

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As the days start to get a little longer and the spring bulbs start to appear, Papakata's gorgeous teepees and Sperry tents will be springing up at their Open Weekend on 21 and 22 March 2015.
Nestled in the beautiful countryside at Escrick Park, near York, the Open Weekend is the perfect opportunity to step inside the teepees and Sperry tents and talk to the Papa team about the finer details of your wedding or event.
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Building on the botanical trend, the delightful Charming Press will be creating a new collection of wedding stationery featuring flowers, leaves and illustration - especially for our Open Weekend. Fine art wedding and life style photographer Melissa Beattie will capture the weekend details.
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that only makes it reappear once re-enabled. I like the pop-up, but I don't like the fact that it keeps telling me that Firefox is installed.
it's kind of like if you repeat a word enough times it loses its meaning, but in this case its notifying me enough times that it's beginning to lose its meaning.
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N. Gandhi, K. Goins, R. Mullins, G. S. Enriquez; The Effect of Shipping on Endothelial Cell Viability After Laser Assisted Keratoplasty Donor Preparation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009;50(13):630.
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Laser assisted keratoplasty (LAK) using the femtosecond laser provides more wound surface area, increased wound integrity, and decreased suture retention time. The use of pre-cut LAK tissue prepared by eye banks may also reduce surgeon stress and improve operating room efficiency. The purpose of this study was to determine using two assays whether shipping pre-cut LAK tissue compromises endothelial cell viability.
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Part One: Eight recently enucleated corneas prepared by the Iowa Lion's Eye Bank (ILEB) with the femtosecond laser using a zig-zag wound configuration were shipped overnight. Four buttons were left attached to the corneo-scleral rim and four were shipped free-floating in Optisol GS. 24 hours after LAK, the corneal endothelium was treated with trypan blue dye and rinsed in phosphate buffered saline. Digital images were converted to bitmap files using Adobe Photoshop. The histogram function of ImageJ software was used to quantify white and black pixels corresponding to live or dead endothelium. Significance was determined using a paired Student's t test.Part Two: Ten recently enucleated corneas were prepared by the ILEB with the femtosecond laser using top-hat (n =4), zig-zag (n = 4) and mushroom (n=2) configurations and were shipped overnight. Half of the specimen from each group were shipped free-floating in Optisol GS and half from each group were shipped attached to a corneo-scleral rim. 24 hours later, corneas were stained using the LiveDead Assay Kit (Invitrogen). The central 10x field of each specimen was photographed using a rhodamine cutoff filter on an Olympus BX41 fluorescence microscope. Red nuclei indicating dead cells were counted; significance was determined using a paired Student's t test.
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Part One: The mean endothelial cell death in the attached group was 0.044%, and in the free group was 0.12%. There was no statistically significant difference in endothelial cell viability between the free floating and attached groups (p = 0.395).Part Two: The mean endothelial cell death in the attached group was 0.024 cells/mm2 and in the unattached group was 0.025 cells/mm2 ; there was no statistically significant difference between these two groups (p= 0.877). The mean cell death in the top-hat group was 0.032 cells/mm2 and in the zig-zag group was 0.025 cells/mm2 ; there was no statistically significant difference between these two groups (p = 0.644).
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Pt. 2 of 2
The bestseller Dog Company: A True Story of American Soldiers Abandoned by Their High Command is another in a long string of reminders it's time for President Donald Trump to correct mistakes.
Those mistakes date to the administrations of presidents George W. Bush, a Republican, and Barack Obama, a Democrat.
The book makes mistakes by both administrations obvious.
As US troops were sent into Afghanistan and Iraq in a war politicians inside and outside the military hamstrung, a number of good soldiers were court-martialed and penalized. As I mentioned in Pt. 1 of my review of Dog Company, some of these soldiers—in part because of grassroots support—saw justice done although it was in many cases imperfect.
Others like former 1LT Clint Lorance remain behind bars in a military prison, their careers and lives sacrificed to appease politicians in the countries where the wars are conducted.
One example of what the authors of Dog Company called this "lawyered war" involved a soldier attempting to move a detainee within a base. The detainee sunk his teeth into the soldier's hand and wouldn't let go. The soldier hit him. As an aside, ask any physician how dangerous a human bite can be.
After the US soldier hit the detainee in an attempt to get the suspect to unlock the bite, the soldier faced a summary court martial. The court not only reduced the soldier to the status of private. The military reduced his pay by two-thirds, and he was ultimately kicked out of the Army. [pg. 395]
The enemy knows our weakness and the enemy knows how to wield the system to win the war.
The authors ask a question that raises questions about our overall policy:
"How the hell can you win a war…without killing or capturing the enemy?" [pg. 185]
Dog Company pinpoints a major problem with the way the US government and NATO conducted the war in Afghanistan. Terrorist suspects were often captured, and solid evidence was provided. Decision makers in the military routinely released the suspects. In the case of Clint Lorance, the government had data on individuals shot by Lorance's men. The military prosecutor did not disclose that evidence to the defense—the prosecutor didn't even name the suspected terrorists. Now we know why.
In some cases, soldiers were offered immunity to testify against their fellow soldiers. Threats, spoken and implied, were used in order to support the narrative the military prosecutor adopted. For instance, if you spoke negatively about Afghans you suspected of supporting the enemy, you were branded someone who "hates Afghans." [Pg. 335] The truth didn't matter.
Dog Company authors, citing an article by an expert, learned the consequences of "toxic leadership." [pg. 371]
President Donald Trump should call a commission, and he should include civilians, to review every questionable military case related to alleged misdeeds by soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. Our troops were understaffed, under-resourced, and often placed in the ridiculous position of risking unwilling suicide or firing at a perceived enemy while knowing prison might be ahead if the decision was wrong.
Roger Hill, the co-author of Dog Company, named for the unit led by him, put the dilemma in context based on his own military service in Afghanistan:
"Soon after Dog Company was disbanded, an infantry unit of nearly 1,200 men took over FOB Airborne and Wardak, the violent province held by Hill's eighty-nine man unit. During the Army's investigation and prosecution of Dog Company soldiers, the spies who conspired to kill LT Donnie Carwile and SPC Paul Conlon were released." [pg. 402]
Digest those numbers for a second.
The United States still has thousands of soldiers in Afghanistan. US media give them short shrift despite the fact lives are still being lost. The website Military.com featured a story today about the most recent casualties:
"Currently, the U.S. has about 8,500 troops in Afghanistan, backed by about 5,000 troops from NATO members."
As former president Barack Obama approached the 2012 elections, he made a political decision to draw down troops. Ultimately, he realized what he'd done and reversed his decision. By then, thousands of soldiers were dead and others like Lorance were in military prison simply for doing the jobs they were commanded to do.
Lorance should be one of the first cases reviewed. No soldier should be forced to make a snap judgment between suicide and self-defense.
Dog Company is a must-read for policy makers, those who serve in our military (and their families), and those who write about foreign policy.
Afghanistan was a winnable war. Only our politicians, leftist groups controlling the party in power from 2008 until 2016, and biased media stood in the way of victory in a war that even Obama called "just." NATO was part of the problem as well.
See Pt. 1 of 'Dog Company' at Day on the Day.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2005
Skincare for the careless
The word 'juicy' makes me uneasy. They're obviously addressing ladettes. Are they saying that Nivea Visage will repair any damage done to the skin by endless drinks and fags so do carry on with your unhealthy lifestyle, dears? Or are they advocating promiscuity? (If there is such a thing as promiscuity these days.)
I'm not sure I understand the meaning of that ad. As I get older the number of those ads increases and so does my puzzlement.
I feel I should slap Nivea for delivering an ambiguous, potentially dangerous message and for making me feel so out of touch with what's going on. Slap!
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LOL - I am frequently puzzled by adverts these days - i'm not sure exactly who they're aimed at, but i'm definitely not it. Instead of the 'man without a country', i feel like a 'woman without a demographic'.ReplyDelete
i liked what i think were anti-smoking ads from a few years back that showed pictures of a tub of beautiful white creamy moisturiser with a stubbed out fag next to itReplyDelete
got the message across well, i thought, and no doubt it too was aimed at ladette types (i.e. what's the point on spending money on beauty products when you are abusing your body by inhaling tobacco)
I hate that advert too, for the first time I am approaching the age of the target consumer, and my past has been distinctly UNjuicy having met my life partner at the age of 18.ReplyDelete
That's it, D! So am I, really, because I can't identify with my so-called 'demographic' either and I've railed against the ads obviously aimed at me. They keep telling us people are staying younger longer these days but it doesn't seem to be reflected in ads. Oh, I feel forlorn now.ReplyDelete
I liked that ad too, UC: the message was subtle but very clear. The new one is not. I just think that type of behaviour has become more acceptable now, which is depressing: equality didn't mean taking on the worst of men's habits.
H, my past couldn't have been more unjuicy, but, judging by what ladettes get up to and what they look like while doing it, I certainly don't regret not being the target consumer.
Yes, juicy pastReplyDelete
As in a lifestyle ripe with sin and seduction, to be bitten into letting the juices run down your face and on to your shirt front (but oh, you probably aren't wearing one).
Yes, they are saying
enjoy the ripeness of your fruit without regret, we will be here to clean up your mess
I'm not sure if you should slap or thank them? Terrible I know.
Slap'em. They can't deliver on the promise. Whatever-the-heck-it-is-that-they-are-promising.ReplyDelete
It's great, isn't it - sin as much as you like and then apply this face cream and you will be cleansed.ReplyDelete
Now what does that remind me of...?
well, the marketers have a bit of a conundrum don't they? here we have all these women who just refuse to stay in the place they try to put us! I don't fit the demographic either. So many of us don't.ReplyDelete
They are still trying to shove us in the old box but so many of us are realizing that we're not old and unattractive just because we're over 30, or over 40, or over 50, or anything. I try to ignore all the marketing-it vile.
Juicy. I sort of loathe that word: juicy. Unless you're referring to tangerines, it just sounds appalling. The equation of youthfulness and vigor with some kind of moisture reminds me of the name "Youth Dew", a name I've always found sort of unpleasant.ReplyDelete
What in the world is a ladette?
At any rate, I would bet that *most* ads aren't meant for me, since I never watch TV and when I do, the shows I turn on always seem to have advertisements for hair-growth therapies, impotence pills, and electric razors, all of which are irrelevant to my lifestyle, and which seem to go along with my recent discovery that I'm secretly a man, at least according to the judgment of a 1970s psychologist. (See my blog for explanation.)
A ladette is a phenomenon from the 90s onwards, and is a young woman who takes on the worst raucous behaviour that used to be the province of young men and revels in her 'equality'. She'll be rolling drunk, on pints of lager rather than girly drinks, at least every Friday and Saturday night, she'll address any stranger who annoys her with a string of obscenities, she'll be aggressive and obnoxious as a lifestyle choice, and she will usually travel in packs. Her most public job is TV presenter of inane music programme, footballer's girlfriend, glamour-model-plus or radio DJ, but the hordes of imitators work in low-paid office jobs in the provinces and spend all their money going 'up west' at weekends. She commonly has a deep, loud voice and likes to use it. If you meet a pack in the street, it's best to get out of the way and as far as they are concerned the pavement belongs to them.ReplyDelete
Ahem. Lulu. That was precise. xoxoReplyDelete
It was, wasn't it, M? I was just going to say, "It's a female 'lad', a 'blokeish woman'", but, wow!, that is good!ReplyDelete
SL, I think they deserve to be slapped not thanked: I know they're only reflecting what's actually happening but they don't have to perpetuate it.
TLP, it would be quite good if they could 'deliver on the promise' - even for those of us whose past was never juicy, but, no, they can't, and yet we're 'worth it', aren't we? Oops, that's another company. LOL!
L, what could you possibly be referring to, I wonder. ;-)
K, if women refused to buy the products and insisted on not being either patronized or taken for fools, companies would have to mend their ways.
T, I agree with you about 'juicy', but not about 'Youth Dew': they're both nice words and I find the combination pleasant too.
You know now what a 'ladette' is. :-)
I watch a lot of TV (always have). I believe British TV is still one of the best in the world. A lot of ads are very funny and stylish. Back in 1991, when I spent a few days in NYC, I was stunned by some of the ads I saw: they were so old-fashioned; they lacked style and imagination. I expect they're better now.
You're a man, are you? Must go and see why. LOL!
No, I agree with Tania about Youth Dew. At least, I do now that she has put yukky ideas in my head...ReplyDelete
I know, I know it is sooo not proper. Perpetuating all of those horrible behaviors...ReplyDelete
But can't you just imagine if we could erase it all? If we didn't have to wear the mistakes of youth on our adult faces...*sigh*
I love the term Ladette, there is a test that is available which will determine whether you are a Ladette or a Lady. Go here (http://uk.tickle.com/test/ladette/start.html)
Well, I still like Youth Dew - juice (hee hee!) and the name.ReplyDelete
You'll have to forgive me, SL, you little devil's advocate you: I'm a 70s feminist; I don't understand why women would want to ape men, and ladettes hurt my aesthetic sense. The mistakes I made in my youth haven't left any mark on my face, which is just as well, considering how many marks there are already. LOL!
SL and Bela - do you hve a portrait of yourselves locked in a cupboard?ReplyDelete
*FUN!* watching Lulu skate on thin ice during the Dorian Gray faceoff! (faceoff! get it? faceoff!) ♥ xoxoReplyDelete
On the wall disguised as a clock...ReplyDelete
Time is my friend
Ah, Dorian Gray... he and I are old acquaintances.LOL!ReplyDelete
SL, I've tried to make Time my friend, but I don't think He likes me. :-(


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kurupetos wrote:Oceanside50 wrote:Sotos wrote:The Greek culture in Cyprus is older than the Scottish (Celt) culture in Britain. The Cypriot culture is essentially a variation of the Greek culture. Kleftiko, is a dish made all over Greece for example.
Kleftiko is made in other parts of the world, so are sheftalies and zalatina... There is something that is unique to Cyprus and Greece and that is, the Soup avgolemono.... Am I wrong?
I don't like it. I prefer trahanas.
That smells like shit, so no wonder you like it.


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"Unterwegs in Burma" - tour-poster
"Unterwegs in Burma" - tour-poster
Poster - Unterwegs in Burma - tour-poster
Signed, open edition. Offset-print on 200g paper.
The official poster from the lecture-tour with my latest book "Unterwegs in Burma - eine Reise zum Volk der Shan" (Travelling through Burma - a journey to the Shan people).
The photo and layout is done by myself. The lectures are still going on, but for people, who like to get a unique photo with an original signature, this is a great opportunity.
To see a larger version of the poster, please click on the image.
Signed, open edition. Offset-print on 200g paper.
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@mbavio That was a fast turnaround, from "I'm going to do this" to ready to fund. What, 2 days?
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Editor in Chief
Norina Consuela Forna, Iaşi, România - Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine UMF "Grigore T.Popa" Iasi, Romania
Vice-Editor in Chief
Viorel-Puiu Pãun, Bucharest, România - Professor of Physics, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
Senior Associate Editors
Pierre Lafforgue, Paris, France - Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Hôpitaux de Caen, France
Sami Sandhaus, Lausanne, Switzerland - Honorary president and founder of International Society for Oral Rehabilitation
Robert Sader, Germania - Dept. of Oral, Cranio-Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery University of Frankfurt, Germany
Zhimon Jacobson, Boston, USA - Clinical Professor, Department of Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Editorial Board
Corneliu Amariei, Constanța, România - Head of the Pedodontics, Orthodontics and Oral Health Clinic, Ovidiu Dental Medicine Faculty, Constanta
Grigore Bãciuț, Cluj-Napoca, România - Professor Department of Cranial-Maxillofacial Surgery and Emergencies in Medicine dentistry UMF "Iuliu Hatieganu"Cluj, Romania
Constantin Bãlãceanu-Stolnici, Bucharest, România - Prof. univ. PhD – neurology, neurosurgery, neurocibernetics, geriatrics, UMF "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania
Marc Bolla, Nice, France - University of Nice Sophia Antipolis · Département des Sciences Anatomiques
Dorin Bratu, Timişoara, România - University Professor – Propedeutics and Dental Subjects of UMF "Victor Babeş" Timişoara
Alexandru Bucur, Bucharest, România -Professor, Head of the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Medicine and "Carol Davila" Pharmacy Bucharest
Radu Septimiu Câmpean, Cluj-Napoca, România - Professor Chief of Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Oral Health and Management UMF Cluj Faculty of Dental Medicine Cluj Napoca
Yves Comissionat, Paris, France Professor Paris 5, France
Marysette Folliguet, Paris, France Professor, Université René Descartes, France
Emilian Hutu, Bucharest, România – Professor General Stomatology, UMF "Carol Davila" Bucharest, Romania
Constantin Ionescu-Tîrgoviste, Bucharest, România- Professor, Head of Diabetes Departmen, UMF "Carol Davila" Bucharest, Romania
Michel Jourde, Paris, France - Ancien président de l'académie nationale de chirurgie dentaire
Ion Lupan, Chişinãu, Republica Moldova – Professor, Head of Department of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pedodontics and Orthodontics at State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu".
Veronica Mercuţ, Craiova, România - Profesor universitar, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară Craiova, Disciplina Protetică Dentară, UMF Craiova
Patrick Missika, Paris, France - Associate Professor Tufts university, Boston USA
Ostin Costel Mungiu, Iaşi, România - Professor, Head of Pharmacology – Toxicology – Algeology, Faculty of Pharmacology Medicine, U.M.F. "Gr.T.Popa" Iasi;
Ady Palti, Kraichtal, Germany - professor at New York University College of Dentistry
Mihaela Pãuna, Bucharest, România, Professor General Stomatolgy, UMF Carol Davila Bucharest, Romania
Phillipe Pirnay, Paris, France - Head of Oral Medicine / Dentistry Department at Albert Chenevier University Hospitals – Henri Mondor
Constantin Popa, Bucharest, România - Professor of Neurology Faculty of Medicine "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest
Dorin Ruse, Vancouver, Canada - Professor, Head of Biomaterials Department at Faculty of Dentistry – The University of British Columbia
Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Bucharest, România, Professor, UMF Carol Davila Bucahrest, Romania
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Parts of the significant mail exchange I have had with a very important person in my life now. Things are quite changed. Quotation marks show the parts that are unchanged. My comments follow.
- "The thing with luck is, you're probably lucky several times a day without even noticing it. The big ones when the car misses you by centimeters or you win something are less frequent, but they're mostly happening outside of your comfort zone. If you try and change some safe routine you're doing over and over, you can find it easily."
- "Control is an illusion." You can build a bond, but you cannot control the other person. Only share things.
- Luck is a state of mind, not coincidences or events. We need to pause for a moment and reconsider our everyday lives. It' s better to take a short break, to realize how lucky we eventually are and even stop envy other people's lives. Each of us has his own path, their own moments to live.
- "People who complain all the time are mostly those conservative people who (subconsciously) like to complain". My -lovely- friend... I disagree about the word "conservative", however about the rest, you are right. A thing to add, is that no one at the end of the day gets anything by complaining to other people. That sinks you deeply in the same repetitively routine of talking about how unlucky you are and what things could have happen to you if... And then, when you have a -let's call it- bright idea, you keep speaking around the ways to achieve anything or the possibilities together with the positive outcome. Thus, the person has the illusion of putting effort on achieving it, whereas they actually only spend their energy on bragging how they finally came up with something great. Oh great...
As you see, I know it very well, as I had been a whining person for the most of my life. Nevertheless, I have decided to change. And I did! More action, less cry.
- "People like security, because it gives them illusion of control", but you know... you have already mentioned it: Control is an illusion. The moment you let go, you are free of burden, anxiety and drama. I have got to internalize that, since I can see that it doesn't work as a "post-it" note in my mind. No. No more bridles. Be free and ...fly? [yeah, why not].
- Purpose. Yes, get a purpose in life. Simple tasks for the week (now I can only apprehend and have a justification about why {the fuck} we had so strict schedule as children or teens. Because it actually gets your shit together. That' s why. It gives you commands, tasks, reason to get organized. And come on, it wasn't THAT hard after all.
Yes, maybe some days you wanted to scream or quit from being a human or a person of the society, since the stress was way too much, but look at you now! You are still alive and a part of it. Yeah, whatever. Could you please, think of yourself having endless time to finish a project, finally take up these dance/language/drawing/whatever-the-heck-you-chose-to-do lessons or even the courage to speak to someone, without forcing yourself to follow a schedule? Do you even think that we would go to schools as kids? "Yeeeees mom, I wiiiiiillll study" ~ liar. However, back then, we weren't able to conceive the positivity of the whole concept. Conclusively, it was a tested formula for our own good. Or I guess so.
Consequently, we should have a bigger dare in life. A dream, a plan to follow. And maybe organize our agenda a bit, to be focus on that big dream. Sleep is essential, fun is satisfactory, friends as well, but what about our mind-psychology pleasure? I love that feeling of accomplishment. (Well, afterwards there is an inevitable part of emptiness, but the achievement is still there). Then you raise the standards, so you have something to fight for. Understood? Knowledge and self-improvement. What else? Beers and fun only? No.
- Last but not least: There is no competition, therefore no winner. Constant fight for your own beliefs.


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- Place of origin:
Europe (West, made)
- Date:
ca. 1660 (bow) (made)
1800-1900 (chain and pendant) (made)
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Enamelled gold set with table-cut diamonds, hung with a pearl and a large polished sapphire
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Lady Alma-Tadema
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, case 10, shelf C, box 6
The central bow is a magnificent example of a mid-17th century jewel. The painted opaque enamel was a recent innovation, said to have been developed by a Frenchman, Jean Toutin of Châteaudun. This striking colour combination was much used in enamels around this date.
Physical description
Necklace based on the bow motif. Small bows in alternating turquoise/black and white/turquoise enamel are linked together to form the chain; at the front is a large diamond-set bow with flowers and sapphire and pearl drop. The bow made in Western Europe, about 1660, the chain and pendant probably made 1800-1900.
Place of Origin
Europe (West, made)
ca. 1660 (bow) (made)
1800-1900 (chain and pendant) (made)
Materials and Techniques
Enamelled gold set with table-cut diamonds, hung with a pearl and a large polished sapphire
Height: 16.7 cm
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Enamelled gold necklace with pendant, set with diamonds, hung with a pearl & a large sapphire drop, made in Western Europe, the bow about 1660, the chain and pendant 1800-1900
Gold; Diamond; Enamel; Pearl; Sapphire
Subjects depicted
Flowers (plants); Bow (ribbon)
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Steve has practiced criminal law exclusively. First as an assistant district attorney with Brazos County and then in private criminal defense practice. He is Texas Board Certified in criminal law.
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- Age: 38
- Date of Birth: 21 July 1980
- Country: Ukraine
- City: Starobelsk
- English level: Basic
- Height: 170 cm = 5'7''
- Weight: 60 kg = 132 lbs
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- Hair color: Brown
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- Education: College
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- Religion: Orthodoxy
- Preferred partner age: from 30 to 57
I like growing plants and working in the garden. It's not only relaxing thing but also you spend time working out. And by the end of your work you get a good and beautiful result which I really love.
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I am a calm and well-balanced lady. I adore my job and I think I am very responsible and caring. So that is why I want to meet a man who would be serious about starting a family. I enjoy doing my home cosy.
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I want my man to be educated and loving. It is such important features, because loving and caring man is always good. Educated, because I will certainly know that this person can solve any problem.
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Go off road with Thanyapura's Mountain Bike Ride in this adventure training session. For those that have the passion to go off the beaten track, this session to attend. It is a great workout that not only trains the legs and heart, but also the whole body as the rider pushes and pulls their mountain bike up and down trails designed for serious fun.
Cycling brings with it many health benefits. From an improvement in athletic performance, to a better night's sleep, cycling accessible to all levels and is the favoured sport by millions of people around the world. Cycling offers similar benefits to running. Every time an individual goes for a ride, they reduce their resting heart rate, meaning the heart doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood around the body.
Cycling also makes the brain produce endorphins, which help to improve mood, productivity and self-confidence. Going for a ride strengthens the joints and builds muscles without bulking them out too much, and greatly improves the individual's energy levels throughout the day.
Regular training also works the core and the abdominals, which are often seen as the 'powerhouse' of the body. And unlike running, cycling is low impact, so it encourages the cyclist to go for longer. It is sustained-stamina training, as opposed to max stamina. Cycling is a popular pasttime in Thailand, enjoyed by people of all ages.
Why Participate?
- Like getting out into nature
- Training for an off road triathlon
- Looking to cross train – then this is for you!
What Should I Bring?
- Water bottle
- Mountain Bike
- Appropriate Riding Gear
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- This class is for intermediate to advanced athletes.
- Beginners should book a one on one coaching session for bike skills training.
- If you have any injuries, please be assessed one on one and bring a medical certificate to participate in the class.
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Hans Gansch was born in 1953 in Kirnberg an der Mank, Austria. At the age of seven, he received his first music instruction from his father Johann Gansch (on the recorder and the small drum). When he was 11, he started playing trumpet in a band lead by his father. He studied trumpet with Professor Franz Veigl at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz.
From 1974 to 1976 he held the position as principal trumpeter with the Brucknerorchester Linz and from 1976 to 1982 he held the same position in the Symphony Orchestra of the Austrian Broadcast. From 1982 to 1996 he was first trumpeter in the Orchestra of the Viennese State Opera and with the Vienna Philharmonic. Since 1996, Hans Gansch has been trumpet professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
How to play trumpet
At a masterclass in Oslo, March 2007, Gansch talked about his teaching philosophy.
How to play trumpet is a subjective thing. "I sometimes change my mind about this." Some very few lucky ones have no problem playing (they have musical talent, good teeth and lips). The great majority of players have to find out how it works for them - they are not so called naturals.
"I had talent for music, but I have problems with my uneven lower teeth". To compensate for this, he said that as a young player he developed a false embouchure (put his lower lip behind his upper lip to get high notes). Since that time he has been working for almost 40 years to get rid of this bad habit.
idea is to align the upper and lower teeth and strengthen the lower lip
and cheek muscles to resist pressure from the mouthpiece. This will let
the upper lip be free to vibrate. He demonstrated the different role of
the lips by doing a lip buzz and then putting his finger on the lips.
When he put it on the lower lip, the buzz was a bit disturbed, but it
continued to sound. When the finger hit the upper lip, the sound
stopped immediately.
Pre warm up
First do some strong breathing to get rid of old air. To get ready for playing it is usually smart to do some simple relaxing and focusing exercises away from the instrument. Sit in a comfortable and relaxed position and take in air through the nose. Let it slowly out through the mouth with an open feeling. Repeat and try to let the air out even slower.
To get the whole body more relaxed but focused, you can then do some yoga type exercises where you feel different part of your body. Feel the right thumb – is it getting warmer? Then, feel the left thumb, feel the right toe, feel the left toe, etc, etc.
Warming up
The warm up starts with some loose flapping with the lips to get the blood flowing. Then he starts with a "favourite tone" in the middle register. He only plays this tone until it is clean. First he concentrate on the start of the tone – try to hit "the bulls eye" (the centre of the pitch). When that is ok, he goes to the "middle" of the tone – try to get it to flow as free as possible.
When this tone is good, keep it in the head and go to other tones. It is important to be patient and not rush on in a warm up. By working on just one tone, you establish a very good foundation for all the playing. A problem for many trumpeters is that the practice is full of mistakes. Stop doing that!
Next step is short tones. Same procedure here, work until one is clean, then go to other tones.
About trumpet playing
Sometimes we need to put trumpet playing into perspective. Gansch mentioned a few points to think about:
Hansc Gansc talking to two great young talents, Audun and Lasse
Photo: Jørn Simenstad
the masterclass, Hans Gansch returned many times to the points he made
about the playing basics. Very often he asked the students to avoid
doing too much movements when playing jumps, etc. :
By thinking like that, the player will
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Hanau - Pioneer Kaserne
65 comments:
How strange, not just the weedy buildings (they sort of looked like that before), but the empty streets! Do you know what the Germans plan on doing with all of these empty kasernes? I'm sure it'll take a while and a lot of money to refurbish!
ps. Do you ever get to southern Germany? I used to live in Illesheim and I know it's still a functioning post, but I'd love to see photos anyway!
- June 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM
fabiuI enjoyed seeing the picture of Pioneer Kaserne. Have managed to collect some really old ones, but these are great. Are the streets really that deserted? The view from Google Earth does not show the detail. Pioneer was my home for three yrs. Last I heard it was to turned over to the Bundeswher (sp).
Great picture.
- July 27, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Thank you for your comment. No, the streets around Pioneer Kaserne are not deserted. It took a while on a Sunday afternoon to have the chance for a photo without traffic interfering.
As for the future of Pioneer Kaserne, it is up to BIMA. Old Argonner for example is converted to business park.
- July 28, 2010 at 1:12 AM
Keep up the good work... This sight is great... I found this by accident but now have it bookmarked for future reference...
I was stationed in Germany from 1997-2000 with 1st AD... Started at Ayers Kaserne in Kirchgoens (Butzbach) and helped close that place down just before going to Ray Barracks in Friedberg to deploy to Bosnia... Came back from Bosnia and had two more moves ahead of me... Budegen and Hanau... 3 years in Germany with 2different units, 2 different housing areas and 4 different kasernes... Each unit I was in moved once...
Now only if I could remember the name of that beer at the bowling alley on Ayers Kaserne that had the flip top bottles we enjoyed after work...
I heard that some of the building were still up... Wish I could walk through them again...
Guess I will be coming back to this site a couple of times a week now...
Ahhh, the memories...
Thank you
- April 30, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- November 20, 2011 at 9:43 AM
I lived on Pioneer Kaserne from April 1991 to Sept 1992 with the 699th Maintenance Co when we redeployed to Ft Bliss in El Paso, TX.
- January 8, 2012 at 8:08 PM
I was just in Hanau this past October. After, fortyfive years the place did look very familiar. We left Pioneer Kaserne in May of 1966. My father worked in building 5 which is still seen from the outside. We lived in the housing area directly in from of the base. We were in bldg.340 appt 1. I was able to take some pictures but could not get close
- January 23, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Was there 1957 to 1960 This site brought back many memories.Was with 814th Engr.(FB)
- February 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Hello, we were stationed at Fligerhorst near Hanau in 86-89 and Downs barracks in fulda91-93. Would love to see some pictures from there. Thank you for doing this site. Just by chance I came across this.
- March 6, 2012 at 7:59 PM
- Your President said...
I was stationed at the Hessen Homberg Kaserne 23rd Eng. HQ Company. I was glad to see that most of the building are still standing and are being used for civilian businesses. Sure all of the maintenance and parts buildings are gone but the Barracks and Headquarters building are all standing and in use. The same with Francois Kaserne Just across the strasse. Not as many building are up but it's still recognizable with it's brick buildings.
- March 14, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Haven't thought of Pioneer Kaserne in years. Was station there with the 26th S & S company
there in 1974. Used to work at supply depot at Grossauhiem across the river from the Kahl nuclear reactor.
- August 15, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Man I was in Hanau from 99-00. Had some good times there. Man some very good times
- October 2, 2012 at 12:52 PM
I was stationed in Pioneer Kasern from 1966 to 1968 and what wonderful memories I have of Pioneer Kasern and Hanau also.
I worked in the big consolidated Mess hall as a cook and befriended a young German guy at the time who worked in the Mess Hall as a civilian KP. He took me out all over the place and showed me around Hanau. We had some great times together at the Eden Bar and Jolly Bar in Hanau.
He left his job there after a while and we lost touch whe I returned home but 40 years later back around 2006 he got in touch with me via the internet.
We rekindled our friendship and I have been back there to visit him and his family 3 times since and most recently this past Sept.
The first time I went back I got a chance to visit Pioneer Kasern with him which was still open at the time but man had it changed. We did get a chance to visit the old Mess Hall and was amazed how that changed. But now each time I go back I drive by and see Pioneer Kasern all deserted and it really makes me feel sad. I have so many fond memories of the time I was there and believe me they are not forgotten memories they are great memories that will always be with me.
This last visit he and his wife brought me on a fabulous trip to Bavaria which I enjoyed very much.
Im sure I will go back to visit Hanau again sometime in the future and look forward to it again.
Until then I will treasure the memories I have of Pioneer Kasern from July 1966 to Jan 1968.
David Arsenault
- December 4, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Was stationed with the 8th Maintenance Battalion from 1989-1991. Assigned to the 53rd HMSC, but attached to HHD 8th Maintenance. Worked in the Directorate of Installation Coordination office. If anyone out there was in the unit during that time my e-mail address is email@example.com
- March 5, 2013 at 4:50 AM
Was a member of the 39th Finance Disbursing Section, from 1958 to 1960. Have many fond memories of my tour of duty. Great EM club and a short walk to downtown Hanau.
- June 8, 2013 at 7:17 AM
- Dennis David Auger said...
This is what it looks like now:
A tour via Bus through what used to be home and work place to many....
- October 1, 2013 at 3:40 AM
I was stationed at pioneer with the 502nd Engineer co....i miss those days...
- November 25, 2013 at 9:51 PM
I lived on the top floor of building 6 and my rooms windows overlooked the flag field that was right behind the front gate! 516th engineer co. from 90-93! I wish I could go back in time and visit the place again! I miss partying at "The Boat" and "Bavaria" next to there! Good memories of great times with old friends!
- November 30, 2013 at 11:14 AM
I was there may 1973 to may 1974, 26th supply and service Co. I issued food out of the Grossauhiem kaserne. e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
- December 6, 2013 at 7:13 AM
I was there may 1973 to may 1974, 26th supply and service Co. I issued food out of the Grossauhiem kaserne. e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
- December 6, 2013 at 7:15 AM
- Dave Hinsdale said...
Was at Pioneer Kaserne from April 1971 to Feb 1972 with the 574th PSC. Would love to hear from my old buddies Smokey, Jay, Harry, Biz, Pineapple, Steve and any others.
- February 15, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Sept. 1972 to Feb. 1974. What a great time and great memories! Thank you very much to the locals. 223rd Ord. Detach. and 71st Ord. Co. Very sad to see it overgrown and neglected. Duane Hanson firstname.lastname@example.com
- March 14, 2014 at 7:24 PM
I was at Pioneer from Sept. 1972 to Feb. 1974 with the 223rd Ord. Det. which later grew to the 71st Ordinance Company. What a great time!
Duane Hanson
- March 21, 2014 at 2:31 PM
- alan bayford said...
88th HEM 72-3also UP 599th police batt.
- April 4, 2014 at 12:48 AM
I was there 1980-82. great times there. 71st Ord Bldg.2 I remember getting a case of Beer with my friends and going to the river behind the base. The bomb craters were everywhere.
- July 24, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Marcus Boch
These pictures bring back memoirs
of when I was stationed in Hanau at Pioneer Kaserne 1968-1970. I was in the 568th Eng. Co. I drove convoys at first & then Dozer operator & 5Ton dump truck, 830M scraper & was Co. draftsman for our CO. Would like to here from anyone that was stationed there at that time. We were all just around 19 t0 21 years old then. I was Spec.E-5 when I left.
- July 26, 2014 at 7:40 AM
Was there from August 1969 to April 1972 26 supply and service co work in the motor pool email email@example.com roy
- September 14, 2014 at 7:23 PM
I was worked for the Community Commander, Hanau Military Community 1977-1979. Would like to hear from old friends during that period. email@example.com
- November 16, 2014 at 4:26 AM
I spent 2 1/2 years at Pioneer Kaserne -- Jan. 1962 to July 1964 -- with the 516th Engineer Co. I didn't realize at the time how significant those years would become as a I grew older and looked back at them. The friendships formed, the travel opportunities and discovering time and again in those travels that the Nazi madness clearly had ben an aberration.
- November 30, 2014 at 5:56 PM
Cecilia McNelly...I was with the 26th Supply and Service Co. 1977 to 1980..I am in contact with Linda Klause and candress Giles..hoping to locate more..
- March 9, 2015 at 9:04 AM
Was stationed in the 699th from 71--74. Great memories of unit and it's soldiers. Remember 1SG Story RIP my friend. Along with several others. Remember the Snake Pit?
- April 7, 2015 at 1:49 PM
- Ciprian said...
i was there 1988-1991 i love my memories aand i wish i could of kept in contact with more people.
- May 18, 2015 at 6:57 PM
- Alka Selzer said...
I was in Building #1, 127th MP Co. from 81-83.
Tony used to deliver pizza to us through a hole in the fence near the side gate we were next to. He would not make those deliveries for anyone else on the post. The engineers barracks next to us were real sh*tholes, as I recall.
It was a beautiful little kaserne, well-kept with a coal fired plant to keep us warm. But in winter, those cobblestone streets were horrendous to deal with. Banged up a fender or two on the black ice.
Markobel Castle is within driving distance, and worth the trip if you're into the history.
- June 4, 2015 at 9:27 PM
- Bill Litsheim said...
I was there at the 516th Engineer Co '75-'78. Lots of great memories.
Bill Litsheim
- August 1, 2015 at 6:24 PM
Hi. I'm 3 years late on ur reply. We're u sergeant hunt's platoon?
- August 3, 2015 at 5:52 PM
- Greg Hurley said...
I am looking for gordan j. Breeding of the 61st and127th m.p. companies both at pioneer and fliegerhorst kaserne. Have him call me at 606-423-5111/606-416-3997 please.I don't know how to Facebook or e- mail yet so any help would really help. Jay breeding was looking for me on ,topix,and on a site called ,61st m.p. company fliegerhorst, I found by mistake.today is 9/19/15. We served from 1978-1981 in the Hanau area.A reunion would be great with Jay and any others that served with us.Thanks again for any help.my name is Greg Hurley.
- September 19, 2015 at 11:17 AM
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- October 21, 2015 at 8:31 PM
- Olivia C said...
I was there too. I was just telling my daughter what a happy time that was....
- October 27, 2015 at 6:40 PM
Jack Skelly
Pioneer Kaserne 699th maint. Co. Inspection section, are shop was down the road from pioneer , can't remember the name. 79 to 83. Contact. firstname.lastname@example.com
- October 27, 2015 at 7:13 PM
- Julio Diaz said...
FYI. There are Facebook pages for your units and search pages also.
- November 9, 2015 at 4:23 PM
- Julio Diaz said...
There is a Facebook page for the 516th
- November 9, 2015 at 4:25 PM
Hello sir. My uncle served in Hanau in the 205th transportation battalion but I dont know how to find out where that was. On March 28, 1978 my aunt, 2 cousins, her best friend and her children were killed in a car accident right as they were leaving the base. I am telling you this only because I am trying to find out where that would have been and if you know how I could go about seeing any information that would have been in the news over there. I just would love to see where she would have been and what it looked like but I have no idea how to find out which base. I think someone said Fliegerhorst Ksn, Hanau. Do you have any pictures of that area?
- December 1, 2015 at 6:55 AM
According to usarmygermany.com website, 205th Transportation Batallion was based at Fliegerhost Kaserne in Erlensee/Hanau.
I will publish some archive photos I took in 2014.
- December 1, 2015 at 7:00 AM
- Ciprian said...
I was in 699 maintenance company during the same time
- December 1, 2015 at 1:21 PM
- Ciprian said...
My last name is Ciprian, I was in 699
- December 1, 2015 at 1:22 PM
- JodyM said...
Thank you so much. Would I find those pics under the list of locations by name?
- December 2, 2015 at 2:54 PM
- JodyM said...
Also, how close is this Pionier one to the Fliegerhorst one? I found this map of Hanau online, do you see the Fliegerhorst one or where it was back then on here? http://www.mappery.com/maps/Hanau-Map.jpg Hanau looks like such a beautiful area. :) I LOVE the beautiful buildings, and even the ... what do you call them, where the military live on base? They are actually beautiful too. Would families have houses on the base or off?
- December 2, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Wow I had to list previous addresses for a clearance that I was applying for back through 1975. I was apart of the 71st ORD on Pioneer Kaserne for three years. I have some great memories from this place. I didn't know that it was vacant. I guess I need to pay more attention to current events. I remember the cotton wood trees making it seem like it was summer snow. I also remember the softball and flag football games that we had. Great time while I was there tried to stay longer but they said it was time for me to go.
- December 5, 2015 at 7:04 AM
- William said...
I was station with the 574th Personnel Service Center, Pioneer Kaserne, from 1978-1980. I have fond memories of Hanau and plan to make a trip back to Germany in 2016.
- December 17, 2015 at 11:40 AM
I have the best memories, best friends and the best conditioning from the 699th maintenance company, 85th maintenance battalion- V Corps...(1984-1989) We had beer vending machines in the barracks. E Tony's at the back gate where you didn't have to stumble far to the barracks. Frankfort 10 minutes away where prostitution was abundant and legal, drug dealers (African or Turkish) on every corner and of course "THE BEER HAUS" the Autobahn had NO speed limit. Our base back yard had 40 year old bomb craters where we missed our targets in WWII bombing missions. Travel from country to country on a weekend. Monsters of Rock Concerts annually as well as the infamous "Oktoberfest". German woman were very friendly to us. The nude lake parties were awesome. We trained hard and partied harder!!! Miss those days.....
- December 18, 2015 at 9:30 AM
- Harold Watson said...
I was stationed from December 1967 until September 1968 with the 568th Engineer Company on Pioneer Kaserne. I was sent their after I completed AIT at Fort Jackson in MOS as 05B20 Radio Operator....I was a Pvt E2 when I got to my unit with the 568th and made PFC 4 months later (sewed my own stripes on crooked lol)...Anyone remember Campo Pond where we did our training at there?...our unit trained at Wildflecken and Freidburg....really liked Hanau....In September 1968, 9 months after I got there, I got my orders for Vietnam. Was with the 196th Light Inf in Nam as a radio operator for a year where I made SP4 then buck Sgt...But my best assignment was when I was with the 568th on Pioneer Kaserne��
- April 8, 2016 at 8:49 PM
Hi I just saw this quite by accident. Feeling a bit nostalgic. I lived in hanau my dad is chemical warfare. 1965-66. Loved pioneer would love to find friends from there. Do you know any websites.
- August 11, 2016 at 9:12 PM
- Laurie Radatz said...
My father was stationed there 1987-1989. I lived in Hanau. I remember all the castles. I remember monkey hill. lol. I would love to reconnect with people I hung out with at school...
- September 25, 2016 at 2:08 PM
JodyM: If you see this comment, I can provide more information about the March 1978 accident. I was a member of the Military Police unit that investigated the accident and I have a copy of the newspaper account. I can also put you in touch with the Military Policeman who conducted the accident investigation. Let me know if there's a way to make contact with you.
- October 10, 2016 at 2:39 PM
- JodyM said...
Moderator: is there a way you can give my email address to that poster, without me having to post it here??
- October 13, 2016 at 9:40 AM
@JodyM: I'm afraid I do not have any contact information of the anonymous user that posted the comment above.
In case I get any, I will post a note.
- October 14, 2016 at 11:19 AM
- JodyM said...
That sounds good. I would rather not post my private email on here but if ANONYMOUS sees this and replies, can you see my email to give it to him in a private message? Or since he is choosing to be anonymous, if he gives you his pr iate email and is willing for you to share it with me, off of here, are you able to do that without posting it?
- October 15, 2016 at 11:05 AM
- JodyM said...
YES ANONYMOUS THERE IS FOR SURE!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I would greatly like to here from you. I am trying to think of a way for you to get my email address without posting it here, just to you directly. Since comments have to be moderatoed, would you feel safe(if this is possible) to give the moderator your email and he can pass it to me?
- October 15, 2016 at 11:09 AM
I was there during the same time as well. I was a Spc in the maintance platoon. I was with 699 from 91/94.
- October 23, 2016 at 8:25 PM
- Joseph Frostad said...
I was stationed at Hanau in 1958-59 and was housed in the units above the mess hall and canteen. We were a small quartermaster company did direct exchange and supplied everything from brooms to embalming fluid and did textile repair.
- March 1, 2017 at 4:20 PM
Ref. March 1978 incident, attn. to Anonymous: Would you be willing to contact JodyM, you can leave a message with the e-mail address (this will not be published). I can forward JodyM's e-mail.
- March 26, 2017 at 1:24 AM
I was there in 699th from June '71 to Sept '73. Remember R. Tony's, the pizza place? Good times. Miss the beir! And recall Bill Story!
- August 1, 2017 at 4:45 PM
I was in the 699th from 1971-1973. Drank many a beer at E. Tony's
- August 1, 2017 at 4:48 PM
- Kent Whitman said...
Was the CO of the 568th Engr Co (LE) in 1969 stationed at Pioneer Kaserne in Hanau before deploying to Vietnam. During the summer we did construction support up at Wildflicken for the 54th Engr Bn. I had previously been stationed at Flicken in the 54th before being transferred to the 568th to take command. My first born came in August 3rd at the 97th Army General Hospital. Good memories of going to the farmer market in Hanau eating wursts and pomp-frees while the Mrs did the shopping. We built a fire plaza for a local town near Hanau and was given 2500 beer tickets when they had an October Fest to celebrate the new facilities. We ran shuttles from the party to the company barracks. Good times.
- August 7, 2017 at 12:36 PM
Was there 814th 85 and 86. Loved being there.
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Dr Joseph Chau
149 Macquarie St, Hobart - 7000,Tasmania, Australia
Teeth polishing should be done under consultation of the dentist. If you are scared that your enamel will be harmed, you should visit consult a skilled dentist. A dentist will provide corrective measures for your teeth. Contact Dr Joseph Chau today, as we have the best dentist in Hobart.Read More
Sandy Bay Dental Centre
241 Sandy Bay Road Sandy Bay, Hobart Cbd - 7005,Tasmania, Australia
Teeth polishing have lots of benefits. One of the biggest benefits it serves is Time Effectiveness: The procedure is completed within an hour. It is time effective and you do not have to spend the entire day to undergo the treatment. Enquire at Sandy Bay Dental Centre for more information.Read More
Crotty Dental
174 Macquarie Street, Hobart - 7000,Tasmania, Australia
One of the major reason for masses go through teeth polishing is get sparkling, white Teeth: The procedure help achieve sparkling teeth. Teeth Polishing will help you in getting rid of the yellow stains from your teeth. Contact and book your teeth polishing appointment at Crotty Dental.Read More
Prime Dental Practice
9 Gregory Street Sandy Bay, Hobart - 7005,Tasmania, Australia
Beautiful smile is doorway to invite success and loved one. If your teeths are pale and discoloured individual might feel awkward and self-conscious. Teeth polishing help individual to gain lost confidence. Enquire at Prime Dental Practice to learn more about teeth polishing.Read More
Dr Tony Weidenbach
51 Campbell St, Hobart - 7000,Tasmania, Australia
One of the major reason for teeths polishing treatments popularity is simplicity of it. Beside being painless procedure, theres no wearing or tearing; therefore you can comfortably undergo the procedure. No need for any medications or no need for wearing of any tooth caps, just clean, white teeth. Contact Dr Tony Weidenbach to know more.Read More
Hobart Orafacial Pain and Special Needs Clinic
9 Warneford Street, Hobart - 7000,Tasmania, Australia
Teeths polishing is gaining rapid popularity as it help individual gain instant Result: You do not have to wait a week or two to get the result. Once the polishing is done, you will get instant result. Enquire and book your appointment with best dentist in Hobart at Hobart Orafacial Pain and Special Needs Clinic.Read More
Dr Alan Carlton
119 Collins St, Hobart - 7000,Tasmania, Australia
Teeth Polishing will help in getting rid of those yellow stains. If you have yellow stains on your teeth and feel embarrassed to smile in public, there is an urgent need to go for teeth polishing procedure. Contact and enquire about the procedure at Dr Alan Carlton.Read More
North Hobart Dental
For detailed information on teeth polishing enquire at North Hobart Dental. The dentist will consult with you the detailed procedure of the treatments and will follow certain steps.Read More
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