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Happy Birthday to Kim Jae Joong!
January 26, 2010
It's finally arrived! The birthday of TVXQ's most glamourous lead vocal 'Hero' Kim JaeJoong. It shouldn't be a surprise to all of you that JJ is my FAVORITE TVXQ member.,(even though I absolutely love the other members of the family too 😉 he'll always hold a place in my heart. I think that I was first charmed by his charisma and angelic voice…. Mirotic was the first time that I saw the magnitude of TVXQ's supremity. Afterall, their Mirotic Comeback was deemed as 'The Return of the King'. Believe me, they absolutely deserve everything that they have received. Except for the slave contract and sleepless weeks of course. It breaks my heart to hear all of the boys so unhappy, but nevertheless ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH. They'll stand by us fans no matter what. It doesn't matter if you're a Cassie a Bigeaster or just a plain fan who loves their music. They need ALL of our support.
For the time being, let's focus on our flower boy :D. His visually shocking looks as well as his beautiful smile never fail to captivate the heart.
Happy Birthday to our beloved 'Hero' Kim Jae Joong.
(I'll make another post on his real birthday too! <3)
Final China Stop on the Mirotic Tour
October 7, 2009
At last, all good things must come to an end. Although I know all chinese fans have loved the frequent visits they've received from TVXQ on their Mirotic tour, they have set a finale date for their china trips. The final concert in china (not the final of the tour!!) will be in ShenZhen on Nov. 21st. The layout of the stage is going to be similar to that of Nanjing and Shanghai's concerts. After this, the boys will continue with their tour in other locations not yet confirmed. To all of you in the ShenZhen area of planning to go . . . PLEASE SUPPORT THE BOYS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME THEY'RE HAVING . . . dealing with the SM Lawsuit and all. TVXQ FANS REPRESENT!!! ❤
~Always Keep the Faith~
Mirotic Shanghai
October 5, 2009
I just saw the pics from TVXQ's Shanghai stop on their mirotic tour, and hell to the yes am I jealous. I was lucky enough to be able tos core tickets to the Beijing stop on their tour, but I have to be honest when I say that it was quite disappointing compared to Shanhai. First of all, similar to Nanjing, Seoul, and Bangkok, fans were all able to interract quite well with our boys. That was not the case in Beijing, only the people sitting in section A had even a chance of getting a glimpse at their beautiful faces 🙂 Not to mention that one of the screens where their enlarged pictures were projected on started to slip as it RAINED. Goddamnit, why don't good things ever happen to me? But, I shouldn't be saying anything like that, getting seats to a TVXQ concert is a daunting task, and I am grateful and blessed for being able to have gone there.
Highlights of Shanghai
MICKY gave flowers to the fans during Love Bye Love (T.T)
Hero bent down so that the fans could get a close up of his face (fannn service) ~oh how i love that adorkable man
Changmin's hair needs to be cut (but he looked cute >.<)
Checkmate ~~~~~~~ no comment ~~~~~~~ especially with Mr. Yunho breakin' some hearts with that female dancer ~~~~~~ (i hope she's still alive . . . . jk . . . . .)
Oh, and of course, the BOYS SAID THAT THEY NEVER WANT TO BREAK UP AND ALWAYS WANT TO REMAIN TOGETHER. HELL TO THE YEAHH
~Always Keep the Faith~
Another Reason to Keep the Faith
August 23, 2009
It's official, the boys have finally brought their case to court against SM Entertainment. But for all of you DBSK fans our there we all know that not a long time ago there was a sense of panic due to the rumor about DBSK disbanding. And behold, the birth of Always Keep the Faith! I was searching youtube the other day when i found this absolutely breathtaking video made by an assumably chinese fan, as the video originated from Baidu. It's so dramatic, but in the best way possible. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! It's a MUST SEE!
It's basically like the reruns of the history our boys have gone through, throughout all of the laughter and tears and the moments that made us love them so. Enjoy!
~Always Keep the Faith~
Beijing Mirotic Conert *My Experience* Part 1
August 4, 2009
I got back from my trip to China a few weeks ago, to go see my lovely Joongie perform live at Beijing Workers Stadium, and let me tell you one thing. IT WAS FRICKIN AMAZING. Nothing less of what i'd expect of TVXQ!
Before the concert started everyone was super hyped up and fully loaded with goods bought from the legion of venders outside selling some crafty DBSK goods. And the best thing was, you could get about 20 posters for only 100 rmb!! And boy oh boy did i buy a LOT of stuff from the outside. Some of the cutest stuff included Hero's ah-dorable Keroppi fan and these really cool TVXQ umbrellas :).
One of the funniest things I remember was "YunJae" getting onto stage with their balloon costumes on and posing for pictures for fans. Wow. That is dedication or some very good bribing to get two grown men . . . or women to dress up in cute furry animal costumes for the whole 40,000 viewers to see. XD
Something that I found really cool was that some fan sites or blogs like yours truly would set up these light signs that were so big are boys could even see them on stage.
Always Keep the Faith in TVXQ.
August 4, 2009
As you may have known, the hot rumors spreading like rapidfire on the internet have attacked the possibility of TVXQ's disbandment. While it is true that our boys have been aren't happy with the way Sm's treating them (3-4 hours of sleep a week? Who wouldn't be?) they have made an official statement that in no way are they planning to break up any time soon. In fact, they even believe that once they get through this bump in their careers they want to be able to show all of their fans a more mature TVXQ. **hmm does this mean more of those tattoos joongie ^^**
You hear that panicking fans?? The angels are willing to stand by u as long as you stand by them!!
TVXQ! Hwaiting!!
Vote for DBSK!!
April 11, 2009
In Channel V's annual Asia vs. Asia poll, the top stars of Asia are aligned so that the mighty fans such as you can vote for them and crown the true King(s) or Queen(s) of ASIAN POP!
This year the oh-so talented and extremely attractive Tohoshinki (a.k.a. TVXQ or DBSK) are up for the vote!! CALLING ALL DBSK FANS!! VOTE FOR YOUR BOYS!!! ❤ ❤ Hero
Kiss the Baby Sky PV – DBSK/TVXQ!
March 10, 2009
yay!! the Kiss the Baby Sky PV is finally out!! i loveee this song!! Hmm not as great as some of their other music videos, but I still love the song!!
I think they all looked great, especially jae joong 🙂
Ahhh they all looked so good in their pristine white outfits~! But i think this music video seemed a little rushed, I mean Survivor just came out only about a week ago, and now all of a sudden Kiss the Baby Sky is out too?? I think they should spent a little bit more time in making this MV more DBSK-like. But i still lovee my boys 🙂
Chapter 3: Micky
March 9, 2009
After a long day at ballet, my feet hurt, my back ached, and I could barely stand. But it was all for a good cause. There was going to be a performance soon, and I was dying to have a solo. As I was leaving the studio, I heard the familiar beat of Purple Line by TVXQ. I stop for a moment to just reflect upon how many dramatic events have occured to me since meeting Jae Joong on that fateful day. But when it boils down to it, they really are one of the most popular groups in asia, and I'd be in over my head to think they'd actually remember me.
Curiosity got the best of me as I sauntered down the hall in search of the one who was playing the song so familiar to me. I stopped in front of practice room 801, the source of the music. It was also one of the best practice rooms complete with flat screen televisions, mini bars, the best stereo on the market, and the most comfortable recliners you will ever be able to imagine sitting on. But quality comes with a price, and the price for that kind of practice room was HIGH.
I quickly thought of a story about how I would just peek in and see who was practicing. If they happenned to see me, I'd make the excuse that I had lost my toe savers and was asking if anybody had them.
Much to my surprise did I come face to face with the person I had least expected to find at a dance studio.
"MICKY?!? MICKY YOO CHUN??! You're THE Micky YooChun from DBSK right??"
Staring back at me with just as much shock, he grinned in disbelief. "There really are fans everywhere huh?"
"Well of course, who couldn't love DBSK?" I said with a grin starting to spread on my face."
Realizing my mistake of intruding on his rehearsal, I blushed and turned around trying to flee the scene in the most graceful way. As I was reaching the lobby towards the exit. I realized a limo, probably there for the big teddy bear of DBSK. To my surprise did the window roll down as I passed by.
"Hey." said Yunho with a grin.
"That time at Cartier was enough of an encounter for me. I guess I really am lucky to have met you twice." I responded.
"That reminds me, I forgot to tell you that I found this the other day." he said, holding up a silver necklace.
"I'm sorry, you must be mistaken, that's not mine." I said looking at the delicate heart dangling from the end with the imprint of Tiffany and Co.
"It is now, just take it as an apology of mine for causing you so much trouble the other day." he said, as he almost forcibly put the little blue box in my hand,
"I can't accept this, this is just too much." I said, just hoping that he would say it wasn't so I could keep it.
"She's right Yunho." said a voice behind me.
I turned around to see none other than Micky YooChun towering above me, with a stern look on his face.
"Oh come off it Micky, she did a lot for me, and I caused her a lot of trouble. Besides, I saw her admiring it ealier." said Yunho with a wink. "and besides, she's already met 3/5 of DBSK. She's practically a friend of ours now."
"We don't even know her name!!" retorted Micky.
"We don't have to. Names are simply something by how we distinguish people by. Hmm let's see, I think I'm gonna call her Twinkle Toes." said Yunho with a smile.
As Micky got into the limo, he gave me a smile and said, "You're one lucky girl, you know that."
"I would have to be in a coma not to have realized that." I said with a smile.
Lucky couldn't even begin to describe how I was feeling.
DBSK Survivor PV
February 23, 2009
Damn. DBSK has some serious skill ^^. First of all, let me just say that they look super fine, as always, in this PV. Wow. it blew me away, but I have to admit, I didn't really understand the vibe of the PV. But that's probably just because I just saw it about 2 seconds ago and haven't had the proper amount of time to process it quite yet. WOW. Now I see why they're such an important part of my life. They make me so happy :)!
Hmm i think this is probably the first PV where Joongie is nicely showing off his new hair, in a rather attractive oaky color. hmm i wonder how many time's he's dyed it over the years O.O too many to think about.
The dance was a bit amusing, I must admit, it almost, just almost looked like irish step dancing for a few seconds. But overall, the beat seemed pretty upbeat haha and I would definitely recommend it if you're thinking of choosing a dance track.
Max had a lot of screenshots . . . but he did play a pretty big part vocally.
Micky . . . i think he had a scarf wrapped around his head?? Hmm we're gonna have to work on the hair acessories . . . and the hairstyles
Junsu . . . i don't even have anything to say. . . AMAZING . . .
I'll post the video and some screenshots shortly.


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This research focuses on the quality of life which
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the meaning people attribute to their personal existence. The
dual loss of role and function which accompanies ageing can lead
to failure of existential meaning. In the past, durable meaning
has been encouraged by the profession of a religious faith and
the supportive influence of a faith community. However, British
society has seen the decline of traditional religious practices
and an increase of diversity of belief in regard to sources of
existential meaning. It is difficult to apply lessons from North
American research which reflects a society where religious influences
remain strong. Yet, to date, there has been little British research
on the subject of spiritual beliefs and ageing.
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discussion about quality of later life. Better understanding is
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Aims and Objectives
The principal aim of this study is to investigate
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older people following the bereavement of their spouse.
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We shall employ validated questionnaires to assess
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health and well-being, and adjustment to bereavement. But the
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significant experiences in the inner and outer lives of participants
since the bereavement. These accounts will be recorded and analysed
using qualitative methods of narrative analysis.
Particular attention will be paid to the dialogues
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in terms of internal thought processes (the dialogical self),
and external conversation with significant others, relating to
the deceased person, his or her meaning for the person's own life,
and the continued purpose and significance of living.
Policy Implications
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Easter 2 (NL4)
April 8, 2018
John 20:19-31
We last left off on Easter morning: a weeping Mary Magdalene had just encountered Jesus in the garden tomb. Jesus told her to go tell the disciples that he was ascending to his Father and our Father, to his God and our God. Mary does so, telling them, "I have seen the Lord!" Mary becomes the first apostle – the first one sent to tell the Good News of the living God.
John doesn't tell us how the disciples react to the news in the moment, but whatever the case, now they are scared. The disciples have gathered in a locked room, afraid. Did they not believe Mary? Or are they scared because they did believe her?
Whatever the case, we will see that Jesus comes to them with some pretty important statements. Our reading today is actually two different resurrection appearances, both to the disciples, but one without Thomas there and one with. The first is known as John's version of Pentecost, the day the Spirit infuses the Christian community, because Jesus will breathe his Holy Spirit into them. The second features the guy who has come to be known as "doubting Thomas."
Let's see what happens. Please rise for the Gospel!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Risen Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
This past week, several of my colleagues, including our synod and presiding bishops, John and Elizabeth, attended a rally in Washington DC called, "ACT Now to End Racism." It was held in honor of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, April 4th. Speakers at the event recognized the continuing reality of racism in our country, though it looks different now than it did in the 60s. They addressed how racism is tied up with other issues such as poverty, mass incarceration, gun violence, etc.,and what needs to be done to continue King's legacy of working toward peace and justice for all.
Thinking of another giant in faith from a quarter century before that, today, April 8th, marks the 73rd anniversary of the last worship service Dietrich Bonhoeffer led while in prison, before being executed on April 9th. Bonhoeffer was a pastor, ethicist and theologian during World War II, and was a part of a plot to assassinate Hitler. Though the attempt was unsuccessful, he was arrested for his part in this. The life and work of this German Christian activist is often compared to that of Martin Luther King's: both were compelled by their faith in God to resist a racist regime, both found their gospel commitments led them to work outside of the conventional church, and both ultimately gave their lives for their respective resistance movements.
These two anniversaries have made me hear some of Jesus' words in today's Gospel reading a bit differently than I have before. First, his initial greeting. Three times in this reading, Jesus says, "Peace be with you." I have usually heard this as a word of comfort to the fearful disciples. But thinking this week about the work of King and Bonhoeffer, I've thought about those words differently, because while the end goal of peace might in fact be something resembling calm and reassurance, getting there can be anything but calm. Just ask King and Bonhoeffer, who were both martyred at age 39 because of their working for peace! Ask those trying to raise their voices and make people aware of their various plights, whether that is as a victim of a racist system, or one that keeps people living in poverty, or someone speaking up about being harassed or abused or bullied, only to be told they are imagining it or lying. Ask anyone who spends every day working toward a more fair and just system how peaceful that work is (or isn't!) while you're doing it!
The irony of this exchange is that I suspect peace is exactly what the disciples were trying to find by locking themselves behind that door in the first place. We do that, don't we – lock ourselves away from reality in an effort to get away from it all? If there is something out there that we don't want to deal with, that we want to get away from, we just lock ourselves away behind the door where no one can reach us, and where we can pretend that everything out there is not really happening. Maybe it is an actual locked room that we turn to, or maybe to some other coping mechanism like shopping or alcohol or our technology of choice. Maybe it is adamant denial that a reality could exist that doesn't fit with how we perceive the world to be, or how we wish it was. However it looks, we try to find peace by locking ourselves away from a reality that does not bring us peace.
And so I wonder if, when Jesus offers those words, "Peace be with you," he might be saying, "You're not going to find true peace locked in here. True peace comes from faith in me." And I also wonder if in those words might be a charge to seek that peace themselves, to be agents of seeking peace for the world. Because look at the very next thing Jesus says: "As the Father sent me, so I send you." If Jesus truly meant to offer calming words, that seems like a tough line to chase it with, no? "Hey guys, calm down, everything is going to be fine. Because I'm sending you out into the world that just had me killed. Good luck!" Yikes! That makes me feel the opposite of peaceful! But you see, the mission is not to feel peace now, but rather, to seek peace in the broken world – not the peace that comes from avoidance, but the peace that comes from confronting the brokenness of the world with the good news of the abundant life given to us by a God who so loves the world and loves each of us who are in it.
That brings to mind a question I've been thinking about lately. If you're here today, I assume you are like me, in that you love to come to church on Sunday and hear about God's love and be nourished and encouraged for the week. Yes? But when we leave here, do we leave that good news locked up safely where we can find it when we need it? Or do we take that news and put it up against the broken realities of the world and ask, "What does the Good New of Jesus Christ have to say to this?" In other words, what does the Gospel of Jesus Christ have to say to the economic, political and civic realities that occupy people's minds most of their waking hours, to those struggles that we and other real people face every day?
What does the Gospel say to a woman being abused by her husband, but who feels she and her children are in even more danger if she leaves him?
What does the Gospel say to those protesting in Sacramento following Stephon Clark's death?
What does the Gospel say to a young man who got caught up in a gang for his survival, and now wants out, but is being threatened if he leaves?
What does the Gospel say to people in Flint, MI who still don't have clean water, or people in Puerto Rico who still don't have electricity?
What does the Gospel say to young believers who identify as gay or transgender, who are considering suicide rather than coming out?
What does the Gospel say to undocumented families being torn apart? Or to refugees who flee for their lives, only to be sent back home?
What does the Gospel say to a planet whose temperatures and water levels are rising and whose oceans are full of plastic?
What doe the Gospel say to someone so deep in depression, they can conceive of no way out but to take their own life – and what does it say to that person's loved ones?
Because if the Gospel doesn't speak to those things, those life-or-death struggles millions of people face, then what really is the point of coming here week after week?
You see, that's the mission Jesus is sending the disciples on. "As the Father sent me, so I send you," he says, to speak this word of life into a hurting world. Not to keep it for yourself (though that, too), but to bring Christ's life to those in need.
And that is not a charge that brings peace to the heart right away, because it is really hard. Martin Luther King lived every day in fear for his life, as he spoke the hope he found in the gospel to the oppressive reality of racism that plagued his community and the country he loved.
But it is a charge that ultimately brings peace to the world God loves. And that is the role Jesus is giving to these disciples, now apostles, being sent out: to speak a word of life, and work for peace in this broken world.
Finally, Jesus breathes into them and says, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." The word translated here as "retain" does not mean "withhold" forgiveness, but rather, like, "hold fast." It's like, holding to account. It is like Christ refusing to turn a blind eye to human suffering and wrong-doing, refusing to "just let it go," and thus enable bad behavior. "Holding fast" to sin is Dietrich Bonhoeffer saying, "What Hitler is doing is wrong, and it needs to stop." It is Martin Luther King proclaiming that God did not intend that human beings should be anything but free, that indeed all men and woman are created equal and must be treated as such.
In other words, "retaining" or "holding fast" to sin is not refusing to forgive it. It is refusing to tolerate sin that would keep the world from living in the peace Christ died to bring to this world. And so as a follow-up to, "Peace be with you," Christ charges the disciples to hold to account and confront wrong-doing whenever they see it, to keep sin and abuse from having their way.
That's a tall order, too, a very difficult call for Christ to extend to his followers. No wonder they were back in that same room the next week, with the doors still shut! In fact, I think many of Christ's followers today are still in that same room with the door shut. Because being a disciple is hard, and it is even harder being an apostle, who goes out into the world and finds the places most in need of healing and speaks to those places a word of peace and life.
Of course, Jesus knows that. That's why he also offers to his apostles that night – and to all believers since then – the gift of the Holy Spirit. Back before he died, he called this Spirit "another Advocate," someone to go along with them and work with them and for them, helping them to do God's work in the world. It's that same Spirit that we celebrate coming on Pentecost at the end of the Easter season. It's that same Spirit that we pray to come upon every child of God who is baptized (in fact, included in the baptismal promises are these words: "to work for justice and peace"). It's that same Spirit that we pray to come into the bread and wine before we take communion. We are continually infused with this Spirit of peace, love and life, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and joy.
We are not alone in this call. God has given us all that we need to make those words, "Peace be with you," truly come to be in this world. And even when we do lock ourselves away from the realities of the world that so desperately need a word of hope and life, Jesus comes to us – repeatedly! – to once again give us the strength to pursue his work. The question is, will we open the door, like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dietrich Bonhoeffer and so many others, and go do it?
Let us pray… Risen Christ, you come into our locked rooms when we are scared and would rather avoid the pain of the world, and you breathe your Holy Spirit into us. Empower us by this Spirit, that we might bring your words, "Peace be with you," into the parts of God's beloved world that need to hear it the most. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.


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Do you experience an unpleasant reaction, such as hives or nausea, when you eat certain foods? If so, you may have a food allergy.
Then again, you may not.
Despite the fact that millions of Americans believe they are allergic to one or more foods, fewer than 2 percent of adults suffer from true food allergies.
What is a food allergy? For people with true food allergies, the body's immune system is unusually sensitive to a protein contained in particular foods. When a food containing the protein is eaten, the immune system produces antibodies to attack the foreign substance.
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Black Narcissus (1947)
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Directed by: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring: David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: In the scene towards the very end of the film when Sister Ruth goes to see Mr. Dean, she is wearing a great deal of lipstick - in fact, her make-up is indicative of her having left the religious order run by Sister Clodagh. She becomes hysterical and faints. When she wakes up she's no longer wearing any lipstick (no indeed any make-up at all).russbowes
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Clayton Albert Hayes Jr., "Bud," of Hagerstown, passed away at the home of his son, Clayton, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.
Bud was born in Hagerstown on Sept. 24, 1921, the son of Clayton A. Hayes and Lillian Eastella Sanbower Hayes.
He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School, class of 1939.
Bud served in the U.S. Air Corps as a staff sergeant during World War II, stationed in the Aleutian Islands.
He retired from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.
During his retirement, Bud became an avid and accomplished photographer, winning numerous awards for entries in the Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon. Additionally, he enjoyed traveling, all types of outdoor activities, particularly fishing, and his daily walks with numerous friends.
He was an active member of the Elks Club, the Northern Avenue American Legion, the Funkstown American Legion and Izaak Walton League in West Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Hazel Poole Hayes; and a brother, Jack Hayes.
Clayton is survived by his second wife, Nadine Hayes of Hagerstown; a brother, Donald Hayes and wife, Gloria, of Hagerstown; his sister, Gladys Triesler and husband, Richard; two sons, Clayton Albert Hayes III and wife, Ellen, of Hagerstown, and Larry Allen Hayes and wife, Mary Ann, of Wayensboro, Pa.; grandchildren, Betsey Hayes Miles and husband, Bradon, of Roanoke, Va., Brian Hayes and wife, Jessica, of New York, N.Y., Joshua Hayes and wife, Melissa, of Chambersburg, Pa., Aaron Hayes of Portland, Ore., and Philip Hayes of Frederick, Md.; and two great-grandchildren, Ellery Hayes and Layne Rydbom.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Washington County, 747 Northern Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.douglasfiery.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home, 1331 Eastern Blvd. North, Hagerstown, MD 21742.


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My Transformation Cleanse
I love to cleanse a couple of times a year.
It gives the body a break and cleans out any toxins and mucus accumulated from food and the environment. And I eat pretty clean but as long as I do regular cleanses and eat well I don't have any seasonal allergies that used to plague me.
I was contemplating what cleanse to do when the 10 day Transformation Cleanse came to my attention. After checking out what was involved and the ingredients (the ingredients are excellent) I jumped on getting a $50.00 gift card and ordering the cleanse.
It's always a challenge to find a good time to go off "normal" eating. I did have a couple of events but I just decided to go for it and not eat or drink anything at the events I had scheduled already.
My first day was Sept 27th I was most anxious to see how the Power Shake tasted that I was going to be having 3 times a day for the next 10 days. I was super excited when it tasted quite delicious! Whoo hoo a green drink that tastes good, thank goodness!
I noted my weight and took a couple measurements and away I went.
The first 3 days are always the most interesting. You have the most detox symptoms and most likely to really crave food during this time. So I chose not to work out, I just went for a 30 minute walk each day. I definitely had detox symptoms, a mild headache and fatigue. So I went to bed early and made it through the first 3 days no problem.
Starting day 4 I went back to the gym and had great workouts. My energy was good and I was starting to feel really good and noticed my clothes were looser. I stuck to the program religiously and had my green drink and aminos right on time everyday and my energy kept getting better and better! I also added in a few epsom salt baths to help with the detox and they were great!
Then day 8 I went back into detox… what the hell? I had some lemon water in the morning, probably should have done that all along it is so good while cleansing. I was severely tired that night so I ate half an avocado and rested. Well the next morning… (this is tmi I'm sure) I'm pretty sure I got rid of some gall stones. And then I felt AWESOME!
So even for me at the end there was more detoxing to do, pretty amazing. I was quite smug on how well I did at that point. Was enjoying a snack of an avocado to add some extra nurishment and geez an avocado tastes great with just a little salt.
Then day 10 came the home stretch I was super excited but had a very busy day. Didn't drink enough water or take all my shakes and supplements on time. I got home and was starving, uh oh, I had a shake, had an avocado and just couldn't get rid of the need to eat. So I ate a bag of lentil chips, LOL, what can I say I'm human at least it wasn't a pint of icecream or a buger! Almost made the full 10 days perfect but one slip up, not too bad.
And I still had super results, I felt totally AMAZING, lost 6.5 pounds and 1 inch from my waist and 4 inches from my hips. Which tells me this was straight fat loss! Now I do believe this is so good for my health that is my motivator but I also love fitting back into my skinny jeans!
What were my favorite parts of the Transformation Cleanse?
- Simplicity it was very easy to do
- Tastes great
- Anabolic not catabolic (retains muscle doesn't use it for fuel)
- The products are awesome and made in California
- It works Awesome!
- The ingredients are very alkalizing!
What positive results did I experience?
- Increased energy
- Desire to eat healthy foods
- Clear sinuses
- Weight loss
- Joint pain relief
- Smooth skin
- Loss of cellulite
- Improved muscle tone
I loved the products so much that I signed up to be a distributor for the company. I absolutely will continue the green shakes and the master amino complex! If you would like your own $50.00 Gift Card send me comment. I'd love to help you get started on the Transformation also!


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Last weekend we spent a short time collecting morels in El Dorado County with our good friend Bob Mackler. A few pounds of morels were plenty for us to have morels prepared one way or another for most of a week. This morning I made an omelet with the last of the fresh morels collected last weekend.
- 3 eggs
- 3 T cream
- chopped morels
- asparagus, sliced
- grated cheese
- butter
- salt & pepper
Sauté the morels in butter until soft. Add the asparagus and cook until done. Salt this mixture to taste. There should be a slight caramelization of the morels when done. Remove from heat.
Beat your eggs lightly with the cream, salt & pepper to taste. Cook your omelet adding the morel and asparagus mixture, plus the cheese while the eggs are still a little runny…don't overcook the omelet!!! I used a good quality Cotija, but a Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino would be great also. Don't use too much cheese, the morels and asparagus are the stars here.
The morels and asparagus are a great spring combination…you will love this omelet! Morels and fresh fava beans are also a classic combination and make great omelets and many other dishes.


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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Newport Beach
For the past few years Newport Beach on Westside Road has been an interior-lit sign advertising Campgrounds and a Mobile Home Park, R.V. Hook Ups, a Store, an ATM Cash Machine, and Visa, MasterCard and Interact receptivity. Yesterday, while driving into Vernon, Lindsay and I wondered, What's this place really about? What's behind the sign, its store, its bushes?
On our return we asked Newport's manager if we could look around. She nodded yes, and off we went down gravel roads lined with mobile homes, all of which have been added to over the years, from uncovered decks to covered porches, some of which have been turned into enclosed rooms, with more rooms added to them, reshaping their original design from minimal industrial to Bavarian cottage to west coast deco.
The grounds surrounding these homes have all been thoughtfully landscaped, many of them with hearty shrubs, some from the previous century, while others have been tamed with rock and pebble fields, at the centre of which stand birdbaths, wishing wells, driftwood sculptures. There is no longer camping at Newport, just lease-hold homes and monthly hook-ups. The boat launch, pictured above, is deserted.
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Ramona Faye Stevens (Blood, Buck)
May 17, 1930 – May 8, 2015
Ramona Faye STEVENS (Blood, Buck)
Ramona Faye Stevens, age 84, died peacefully at Auburn Multicare Hospital on Friday, May 8th. She was born May 17th, 1930 in Britton, South Dakota.
At a very young age the family moved to Kent, WA where she resided in Kent and nearby suburbs the rest of her life. Our beloved mother was passionate about her kids, camping and of course the great Northwest.
Survivors include her son Brad A. Buck; her daughters Mona Rae Buck and Karen Serene Buck and her grandsons Gavin and Jordan Buck. She was preceded in death by her 2 husbands Arden I. Buck and Lewis A. Stevens and her oldest son Ronald Arden Buck.
A memorial service will held at Bonney-Watson Washington Memorial, SeaTac on Saturday, June 16th at 1:00 PM. Burial will be private at a later date.
Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
She was loved by many and will be missed dearly.
Kathy Merryman Ellis
Burien, WA
Jun 3, 2015
I love you aunt Mona now you are with mom And Ruth again., grandma, grandpa and Ron. Tell all hello from me.
Diana Sousa
Seatac, Wa
May 17, 2015
Ramona is now up in heaven with My Mom now they are together again as they were best friends and having fun like Karen said they are probably playing a short game of Shuffle Board, I remember going camping with Ramona and her family to Black Lake. I know she is looking down on her family watching them and telling them that she is fine.
karen S Buck
Bothell, Wa
May 13, 2015
To my Loving Mother, My Confidant, My Teacher, My Best Friend, My Inspiration, I will always miss you especially now and the Holidays. My Heart Aches because I know I will not be able to see or touch you, but you are safe now without any pain and suffering. You are Healthy and Happy, and at the best prime of your life, for that I 'am grateful and at peace. When my time comes I would want you to come for me as my Angel and fly with me to Paradise where I will be greeted by all my Loved Ones. You will always be in my Heart!!!!
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Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
It's already week 4 of the Crafty Cupcakes Design Team for this month. I am on the Design Team with Emma Hudson of Little Crafty Me, you can visit Emma's blog here. We have been given the Colourful Seasons Stamp Set to work with. It also comes with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies and you can save 10% if you buy the bundle.
This week I have used the beautiful snowflakes for my card. Whilst I don't really like snow I love snowflakes on cards!
I used a card base and top layer of Pool Party, I'm not really sure if this is a pale blue or a pale green colour, I just know I love it.
I tried, and failed miserably, to stamp the snowflakes randomly didn't I? Oh well I still think they look nice. I heat embossed in Silver the snowflakes on the top of the card and die cut the snowflakes with silver foil at the bottom of the card.
I used the sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set as I thought that was very appropriate, 'Sending you a flurry of warm Christmas Wishes'. I also used some of the new beautiful Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon, I think it works perfectly with the silver embossing and the silver foil.
Don't forget to hop over to see Emma's beautiful creation here.
Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you've enjoyed it. Until next week.


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, BEIJING, Apr 29 – A senior Chinese health official said Wednesday that overseas media reports pointing to China as the source of a swine flu outbreak were aimed at tarnishing his nation's image.
"Driven by ulterior motives, some overseas media have ignored the facts of the epidemic and basic scientific knowledge and deliberately fabricated rumours that this epidemic came from China," health ministry spokesman Mao Qunan said.
"(They) aim to muddle right and wrong, create disturbances and ruin China's image," he said in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
A number of press reports have said that the swine flu virus originated in Asia, with some quoting the Mexican governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera, as telling reporters Monday that the virus began in China.
"We are resolutely opposed to this," Mao said.
He said China was ready to work with the international community to help curb the spread of the A/H1N1 swine flu which has killed seven in Mexico and has spread around the world.
So far China has not reported any human cases of the swine flu.
"At present we have not detected any cases of human infection of this virus, nor have we discovered any similar infections in pigs," Mao said.
In recent years China has suffered outbreaks of other diseases that scientists believe could lead to a global pandemic, including the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and more recently avian flu.
"After the swine flu epidemic broke out in the United States, Mexico and other places, the Chinese government placed a lot of importance on this and immediately initiated the emergency prevention system," Mao said.
"In the process of fighting this epidemic, our nation will maintain close cooperation and make common efforts with the World Health Organisation and the governments of nations hit by the outbreak."
According to the China News Service, China on Wednesday agreed to give Mexico five million dollars in aid to help fight the outbreak.


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Rick brings with him over 35 years of human resources management experience with several Fortune 500 companies. He has extensive experience in recruitment and selection, high performance teams, policy and procedure development, as well as Organizational and compensation design, outplacement and training in both high-tech, transportation and manufacturing environments.
Some of the companies that Rick has worked for in either a management or consulting capacity include Honeywell, Graco, Toro, Pentair, Marten Transport, SNE/Peachtree, Fruedenberg. Seagrave, and Alliance Laundry. Much of the consulting was in roles with Lee Hecht Harrison and MRA in Wisconsin.
Rick has achieved his Senior Professional in Human Resources Lifetime accreditation (SPHR) and has served as the President and board member of the Chippewa Valley Society for Human Resources Management. He has instructed management classes for Chippewa Valley Technical College and also has served on the faculty of Lakeland College, out of Sheboygan.
Rick holds a degree from Minnesota State in Mankato and graduate courses from University of MN, UW La Crosse, U of St. Thomas, and Michigan State University.


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NV Sierra Vista Black Oak Chardonnay
($7.50): A second label wine, made by blending purchased bulk, this is an inexpensive quaffer. Plenty of toasted oak on the nose. Less predominant on the palate, the oak is still present. The fruit does, however, show through. If you're looking for an inexpensive Chardonnay, and like the oaky style, it's pretty competitive.


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Here at ButohDublin, we all try to offer exciting performances and workshops, some free and regular (like the butohcafé), some as a special treat to dive deeper.
This is not without costs involved. Advertising, printing, expenses for the venue (and getting there), props and preparation for performances, running the blog, etc don't come cheap.
We ran a fund it campaign last year to cover costs for the Festival, which went well, but we need to cover at least a part of the ongoing expenses somehow to keep going. Since 2010, we pay privately, but it gets increasingly difficult for us to maintain this as the workload increases. It's our passion to provide free workshops for the wider community!
If you would like to support us in our work, if you come to the butohcafé regularly, are interested in our workshops and outreach and have a few € spare, please consider making a donation today. All money goes into our paypal account, which is linked to our official ButohDublin account (and yes, we pay account fees for that too!) at UlsterBank.
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Mission Statement:
St. Pius X Youth Ministry exists to aid families in developing religious formations for both Middle School and High School Students. Out ministry strives to create a positive, uplifting environment for youth (grades 6-12) that develops and enhances a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by providing opportunities of service, fellowship, prayer, and faith teaching.
For more information about our Youth Ministry, please contact Matt Knight at the Parish office at 270-684-4745 or via email email@example.com.
TEXT UPDATES FOR PARENTS: In an effort to save money for the Church, we will begin to send texts to parents informing them of information concerning our weekly meetings. If you would like to use this method, please send me your cell phone number to firstname.lastname@example.com. We will still send mailing for special events.
TEXT UPDATES FOR YOUTH: I'd like to get the cell phone numbers of as many youth (both Middle School and High School) as possible in order to send text updates for our youth ministry as opposed to continuing the post cards. Please contact Matt to provide him with your cell phone number. We will still send post cards for our big events.
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP meets Wednesdays from 6-8pm in the Youth Room regularly through the months of August through May.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP meets Sundays from 5:30-7:30pm in the Youth Room regularly through the months of August through May.
***Schedule is subject to change please regularly check the bulletin or become a part of the text updates***


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Ah, Legos. No household with
kids is complete without a jumble of these colorful interlocking blocks. Yet
all is not well in Legoland, as is evidenced by a new study that's found the faces on the mini-figurines are getting angrier year by
At the Human Interface
Technology Lab at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, researchers have
gathered photos of all the Lego figurines produced between 1975 and 2010. From
there, they had volunteers rate their facial expressions for a range of
emotions—happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise and sadness—then plotted their
data on a timeline.
The results? In 1980, all
the figurines were "smileys." But by the mid-1990s, about 80 percent of
figurines had happy faces. Twenty percent of those jolly grins had been supplanted
by grimaces and scowls beneath knitted brows. "Things have changed a lot
since I was a kid," said the study author, Christoph Bartneck, who worked a
brief stint at Lego in the 1990s and is a self-described AFOL (Adult Fan of
Legos). "The children that grow up with Lego today will remember not only
smileys but also anger and fear in the Minifigures' faces."
What's up, Lego? Are these
toys a reflection of the darker realities of modern childhood today? Do angry
Legos create angrier kids? No one knows, and so far the company has declined to
comment. Whatever the answers, we doubt that parents will shun this popular toy
any time soon. Sad, mad or happy, playing with Legos sure beats zoning out in
front of SpongeBob SquarePants any day.
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Paparazzi Fashion Fix Exclusives - Sunset Sightings - Watch Me Soar Complete Set
Trendsetters are sure to gravitate towards the accessories found in the Sunset Sightings collection. Featuring more drastic designs, bold colors, and funky combinations found outside the box, the pieces of the Sunset Sightings Trend Blends could easily be found on young Hollywood icons or in the pages of People magazine.
Includes one of each accessory featured in the Sunset Sightings Trend Blend in May's Fashion Fix:
Necklace: Watch Me Soar
Bracelet: So FLy
Ring: A Change of Scenery
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A new late night junk food haunt in Toronto is serving up a delightful and possibly delirious snack option in the form of Doritos Smash Bags. The snack-dinner hybrid takes one's post-bar potato chip indulgence to the next level, infusing chip bags with meat and other embellishments.
The Doritos Smash Bags portion of Junked Food Co's menu features a variety of twists on the dish likely inspired by the Frito Pie. In addition to a vegetarian and poutine option, the Doritos Smash Bags come topped with dark chocolate chicken chili or Dr. Pepper pulled pork. The selection of meat compliments a Doritos bag filled with shredded cheese, lettuce, sour cream, chili sauce, tomato and black olives.
The Doritos Smash Bags are meant to be enjoyed fiercely and quickly, with little time to admire the delicious mess inside the bag.
Hybrid Snack Feasts
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Mystery Chip Flavors
Nacho Chip-Covered Seafood
Potato Chip Cookbooks
Chip-Covered Beef Balls
Cheese-Stuffed Taco Shells
The Doritos Smash Bags at Junked Food Co Boast an Extreme Combo
- By: Rebecca ByersMar 23, 2015
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Crab and Fennel Risotto
This low-fat crab dinner features fennel, the celery-like vegetable that has delicate licorice flavor.
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- Trim fennel bulbs, reserving tops. Quarter bulbs lengthwise and slice. Measure 1 cup sliced fennel. Snip enough of the fennel tops to get 1 tablespoon; set aside. In a large saucepan cook the 1 cup fennel, the mushrooms, and fennel seed in hot oil until tender. Stir in rice. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Carefully stir in water, bouillon granules, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes (do not lift cover).
- Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in crabmeat, asparagus, and green onions. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. (The rice should be tender but slightly firm, and the mixture should be creamy. If necessary, stir in a little water to reach the desired consistency.)
- Stir in the snipped fennel tops. If desired, garnish with additional fennel tops.
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If using thick asparagus spears, halve spears lengthwise, cut into 1-inch pieces, and cook in a small amount of boiling water until crisp-tender. Add to risotto. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts (Crab and Fennel Risotto)
- Per serving:
- 307 kcal ,
- 5 g fat
- (1 g sat. fat ,
- 22 mg chol. ,
- 401 mg sodium ,
- 54 g carb. ,
- 6 g fiber ,
- 13 g pro.


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The last day of competition at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Greenville (USA) was devoted to the road races for the handbike and tricycle athletes.
The host nation added three silver medals to its overall tally with Alicia Delsford Brana (WH3), William Groulx (MH2) and Jill Walsh (WT2). USA finishes the Worlds with a total of 18 medals (9 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze) followed by Germany with 14 medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze) and Italy with 13 medals (6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze).
One of the much-awaited duals on the last day of competition was in the Men's H5 road race between Italy's Alex Zanardi, first in the time trial a few days earlier, and South African Ernst Van Dyk, gold medallist at the Beijing Paralympics and second behind Zanardi in London 2012.
After a nail-biting race it was the South African who claimed the world title, recording the same time (1h43.03) as his Italian rival over the 61.2km course: "No words," wrote Van Dyk on Twitter after his victory. "Just thankful to all the people who made this happen. We have a rainbow jersey!"
The world title caps an impressive year for this veteran handcylist and wheelchair athlete: in April he won his 10th Boston Marathon.
It was a similar scenario for French athlete Joël Jeannot in the MH4 road race. Also second in the time trial, Jeannot snatched the road race title from Germany's Vico Merklein (2nd) and Poland's Arkadiusz Skrzypinski. All three clocked the same time of 1h38.08.
Not all the racing was so close, however. One of the most clear-cut wins of the day was in the Women's T2 road race, which saw defending champion Carol Cooke (Australia) cover the 30.6km in 1h02.43. She had to wait 7 minutes 29 seconds to congratulate her runner-up, Jill Walsh (USA). Germany's Jana Majunke finished third a further six minutes back.
"I had such a good ride during the ITT that I didn't think it would be possible to have two perfect rides," declared the winner. "It was an amazing feeling to realise that I had just won another World Championships title!"
In total, 13 gold medals were awarded on the last day of competition. Germany and South Africa both won three gold medals, followed by Italy and France with two each, and one gold medal each for Poland, Australia and Canada.
Full results of the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships can be found on the UCI website.
The 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships will be held in Nottwil, Switzerland July 28 – August 2.
Para-cycling sport classes
C – Cyclist: conventional bike with some minor adaptations
T – Tricycle: three-wheeled bike
B – Blind: tandem
H – Handbike
Each group is divided into different sport classes depending on the severity of the handicap.


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Overseas pricing so rip off the locals
sad story.
on last trip to US, we brought manuka honey as gift to friend (UMF+10, 500g purchased here for 72 NZD).
She liked it, but never thought she could buy it in US. One day she saw same brand honey UMF+10 500g screaming sign "product of NZ" for 25 USD ex. tax
Last Thursday at AKL airport just before departure customs hall, same honey for over 100 NZD.
Airport prices are usually a rip off. Despite being duty / GST Free, prices often more expensive than ordinary shops down town. Buying at airport is simply not worth it.
Cheaper Manuka Honey prices can be found with Online Shops such as PharmacyDirect or HealthPost. Do you research though.


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Detox Cleansing Diet
There are plenty of costly detox diet programs out there, but people often ask us about a free detox cleansing diet program. There is no need to spend a lot of money on a detox diet program, because there are several detox diets you can do on your own for little or no money. We'll discuss some of these in detail in just a bit.We take in toxins every day in the food we eat and the water we drink. A good detox diet limits the amount of toxins we take in by restricting the types of food we eat to things like fresh fruits and vegetables and filtered water.
A good detox cleansing program flushes toxins out of your body. It cleanses the liver of toxins, which build up because the liver is the organ responsible for filtering toxins out of our blood. When the liver becomes overburdened with toxins, it cannot function properly. Toxins build up in our blood and our cells, and cause all sorts of health problems.
A free detox cleansing diet can help to prevent many health problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, and kidney and liver problems. It can help to relieve many health problems as well, such as digestive problems, arthritis, chronic pain, sinus problems, and skin problems. It is usually recommended to perform a cleansing diet every three months or so. You can also do a cleansing diet whenever you are feeling "sluggish" or in need of a "boost." It is good for preventing problems and for maintaining good health.
Here are several free detox cleansing diet plans. These are easy to follow and inexpensive. You should talk to your doctor before beginning any detox cleansing plan, especially if you have any health problems or are on any medications.
The raw food diet - As suggested by the name, most of the food on this diet is consumed raw. Only about 25% of the food is consumed cooked. The diet consists mainly of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds and grains, dried fruit and juices, rolled or flaked grains, and herbs and spices. Organic foods are preferred. This diet can be used for one week or for several weeks as desired. These foods are easy on the liver because they contain few toxic substances.
The lemonade diet - In this diet, only water with lemon juice and maple syrup added to it is consumed for several days. The point of the diet is to flush toxins out of the system. It is not meant to be used for weight loss, although weight loss will occur. Most of the weight will be regained after the diet is stopped. That's because most of the weight lost is from water retention.
The juice fast - All you drink for several days is fresh fruit and vegetable juices. It gives your liver a rest, since there are fewer toxins taken in that must be filtered out, and it helps flush toxins out of your system.
Some people like to add an herbal supplement to their free detox cleansing diet programs. While there is a cost for the supplements, they are usually quite affordable. The herbal supplements work with the cleansing diets to remove toxins from the body and support liver functioning.
See your doctor before beginning your free detox cleansing diet program to make sure it is the right program for you.
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Happiness is a warm gun.
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I have had it up to my fucking neck with banks. When I first got here it took me a month of bullshit to obtain an account from HSBC (High Street Banking C**ts). Short of a DNA sample and/or holding the bank manager for ransom I somehow managed to get an account. A crap one at that. A basic bank account. Basic isn't the first word to come to mind when I think of the piece of shit that is my bank account. I got given a card, which I can take out £200 a day. It's not a debit card, and I get 0% interest on my cash. I was told that I get taxed on my interest, by the bank also. You dumb fucks! I don't get any frigging interest. I have lived with this bank account for the last 3 months. I am now wanting to move up the ladder and get an account that has a debit card. No big deal you'd think. Yep, it's a big deal. I went in to ask the bank what I needed.
Bitch: You needed some proof of address.
Me: Is my brand spanking new National Insurance number ok? How about a Tenancy Agreement?
Bitch: That is fine, do you want to make an appointment?
Me: Yes!
Bitch: We can see you in early December.
Me: You're kidding me right?
Bitch: Do you have Internet banking, you can apply online.
Me: Uh yeah, are you sure I can apply online?
Bitch: It shouldn't be a problem, that way you just drop in the relevant documentation, and we will take it from there.
Me: Cool! Thank you very much!
Fast forward to today, after getting all the documentation together, I rang HSBC, and got told that I had to go into the branch to apply, and infact I could not apply online. So...off to the bank I went, and joined the queue. (*I hate queues with such a passion, it's scary). First thing I noticed was the normal woman wasn't there. Great... Here we go.
Me: Hi! I would like to upgrade my bank account please.
Harpy: Do you have an account here?
Me: Yes I have a basic bank account.
Harpy: How long have you had it opened for.
Me: Three months.
Harpy: Hmmm well you need to have it opened for 6 months.
Me: [pleading] But I have all the relevant documentation that I was told I needed!
I show the new Harpy my documentation. She shakes her head.
Harpy: You need a utility bill, or a drivers license.
Me: What about all this stuff?
Harpy: You need a utility bill, or a drivers license.
Me: But the lady who saw me last time told me.....
Harpy: You need a utility bill, or a drivers license.
Me: [thinking] Your bloody brains would complement that shiny red HSBC logo right behind you after I blow your freaking head off!
Me: [actually saying] Well I better go see what I can do then. Thank-you.
Then I decided that while I was in the bank I needed to get the £6 that was left in my account to pay for buses till I get paid. I went up to the little desk with the slips. Hmmm no withdrawal slips. They must of run out. I got in the queue again. (*) Finally I got to the counter.
Me: You seem to have no withdrawal slips, I need to get some money from my account?
Muppet: We don't have withdrawal slips.
Me: [thinking] You are a fucking bank aren't you?
Me: [actually saying] Oh? How do I get money out of my account?
Muppet: Have you got a check-book?
Me: How do get a check-book?
Muppet: Do you have a standard account?
Me: I hold up my Basic Bank Account card (As if it had any importance at all, and was my pass to worry free banking)
Muppet: When you have an account with a debit card, you will get a check book.
Me: Oh? But how do I get money out of my account?
Muppet: You can only use that account at automatic tellers.
Me: But the automatic tellers dont have anything less than £10.
Muppet: Sorry, you can only use that account at automatic tellers.
Me: But I need the money for bus fare so I can get to work!
Muppet: Sorry, you can only use that account at automatic tellers.
Me: [thinking] You are lucky there is a sheet of perspex between us right now, bitch.
Me: [actually saying] Oh, ok thank you.
I then camly walked out of the bank, kicked a homeless man in the face for asking for change, and walked back in the rain to work.


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The selfie-obsessed Sony Xperia C4 from last year has a front-facing LED flash so you can capture your face even in pitch darkness. The version with support for US 4G LTE bands arrived in stores last October, and was priced at $275 unlocked.
Now, over one year later, Best Buy is holding a clearance sale for the Xperia C4. While supplies last, you can grab one for just $149.99, still unlocked of course. The phone should work with AT&T, T-Mobile, and the various MVNOs that use those two carriers' networks. It's only available online and black is the one color you can choose. It should ship in one business day.
The Xperia C4 has a 5.5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 13 MP main camera with LED flash, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, and a 2,600 mAh battery. It's powered by the MediaTek MT6752 chipset which has a 1.7 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU. The phone runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Hey the Ebay seller is selling for 13.5K INR :) http://www.ebay.in/itm/322082928234?aff_source=Sok-Goog I think it's almost the same thing right ?
LOL!!! Sony C series are such ugly phones that they must wait until clearance sale!!!
149$ now but in flipkart 280$ + so sad


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Easy Orange Baked Chicken Recipe
This delicious Orange Baked Chicken Recipe is easy enough for a quick weeknight meal, but don't forget about it on the weekends either! It only takes 30 minutes of cook time for perfect chicken every single time.
Baked or roasted chicken is one of our regularly go-to main dishes. There are so many ways to combine your favorite savory flavor profiles with chicken and have it ready in about 30 minutes. It's always perfectly cooked and full of flavor without being dry. It's a no-brainer in our home, and always enjoyed by everyone.
Baked or roasted chicken is a main dish that pairs well with a number of side dishes so you can easily plan a well-balanced meal around this quick to prepare tasty dish. For side dishes to compliment baked chicken, consider quick baked potatoes, garlic lemon green beans, sweet potato fries, or a healthy tossed salad, to name a few.
This easy Orange Baked Chicken Recipe combines citrus and ginger that creates a subtle flavor for this tasty dish. Plus it smells so lovely while it's baking which will always makes everyone ready and never late for supper.
- 3½-4 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (use favorite pieces)
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- orange slices
- Preheat over 450-degrees F.
- Spread chicken pieces evenly in oven-safe skillet, dutch oven, or casserole.
- Whisk together oil, orange juice, ground ginger, salt and pepper.
- Pour over chicken; toss to coat.
- Lay an orange slice on top of each piece of chicken.
- Roast in preheated oven, uncovered for 30 minutes, or until chicken done.


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Photos by Sumira Muis (APE)
My name is Emma Pettersson, I am 18 years old, from Sweden. I study animal care in Stockholm and I´m in my final year of a 3-year education. I got the opportunity to volunteer at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre through a scholarship from my school and it is also a part of the internship that is included in my education. I left Sweden, along with my classmate Sara, to volunteer for 5 weeks.
Before I came to Borneo I had never visited Asia, experienced high humidity or worked in this kind of heat before. Everything was new to me, not only the climate but also the culture, the food and so forth. I was a bit nervous before coming here. I wasn´t sure what to expect or how to behave towards the staff. As soon I got here however, I realised that when it came to the people, there was nothing to worry about. They were all very nice and welcoming, and they made me feel comfortable. The climate on the other hand, did the opposite and I have been running around looking like a "sweaty tomato-face" for weeks. It was totally worth it though!
The daily routines at the BSBCC included feeding, cleaning and making enrichments for the bears. The work was challenging at first and the staff kept asking me if I was OK, because I probably looked like I was going to pass out at any moment. I quickly got used to the routines (not the heat though) and slowly started to learn the names of the bears. The part I enjoyed the most was making enrichments and watching the bears play with them. Once I spent enough time in the bearhouse I started to see the different behaviours and characteristics with each individual bear and it made it even more fun to create special enrichment for them. Sara and I got to make our own enrichment and decide which bear we wanted to give it to. Our enrichment was made out of bamboo and had treats hidden inside it. We also made smaller enrichments daily, such as nest balls, where we tied a bunch of leaves around a core of treats into a ball.


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Local football legends Liam Coyle and Felix Healy are encouraging people across the Northwest to take part in an inaugural fundraising 'Mood Walk' for Aware Defeat Depression; which will take place in Derry at 6:30pm on Friday 11 September.
Sponsored by First Source Solutions, the late summer's evening 5km (or 10km) walk (or run) will be the perfect way to kick off the weekend – and to raise money for an excellent cause.
Starting and finishing in Ebrington Square, the event will be fun-filled with entertainment and is open to everyone. Participants are encouraged to raise as much as they can, with every penny being invested in Aware's services and education programmes to help people affected by depression and increase understanding about mental illness.
Urging local people to get involved, Liam Coyle said: "Walking is one of the best ways to help boost your mood and your mental health. That is why the Aware Mood Walk is such an exciting and positive event.
"I encourage anyone who is interested in taking part, or in helping to raise awareness about mental health and depression, to sign up today. You will be making a very positive difference to the lives of people affected by depression, both here in Derry and across Northern Ireland.
"I know first-hand the awful impact depression can have on people and their families. I want others out there who are going through similar experiences to know that help is available, from Aware and others. It's really important that anyone going through depression or anxiety is able to reach out for support. It is not something that has to be endured alone."
Felix Healy added: "Aware Defeat Depression does amazing work for people affected by depression across Northern Ireland, and I am delighted to be helping with the inaugural Mood Walk.
"The beautiful riverside walk along the Foyle, taking in the Peace Bridge and the Foyle Bridge, is bound to help lift everyone's mood. That is why I am signing up and encouraging everyone else to come and join us."
Grainne O'Kane from First Source Solutions said: "We are delighted to be sponsoring the Mood Walk later this year and building our relationship with Aware Defeat Depression."
Registration for Mood Walk is £10 and is open now. Participants will receive a Mood Walk
pack – including a Mood Walk t-shirt. For more information and to register visit www.aware-ni.org/moodwalk or call 028 7126 0602.


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When was the first time you
Got drunk
Had a drug
Went on drowned insound.org.gov
Moved out
14 (if poppers count, which they probably don't)
13 i reckon, but didn't frequent until 15
? what constitutes this?
7?8 years ago? 10 years ago?
moved out? 0 when i 1s left my mum and gran and went to convent, soon returned though then left my mum next at aged 18 then returned later then left again at 22
maybe i was 4 not 5 for getting drunk
i think that i next got drunk about 10 by my own means
I also used to take scotch into middle school when i was 11/12 (I used to use tic tak boxes ans sellotaped them up
re getting drunk
1st time of my own volition 10.
:D wassailing in apple orchards in somerset, i enjoyed myself
everyone was very happy and loud and drinking and the apple bits were all bobbing in the hot cider and dancing and being thrown around we all sang to the trees and threw cider at them :)
cant quite remember when i joined DIS
first gt drunk when I was 4 or 5
cant work out what constitutes drugs.......what is so confusing about this?
Fuck knows
Drunk = 16
Drugs = 21, smoked a joint, and never again.. totally screwed up the (first) time I was at UWE doing English Lit
DIS = About 20 to read Martbowski's 100 greatest albums threads (we were kind of good online friends back when we were much younger.) Cannot remember for the life of me what they were, except Massive Attack - Blue Lines, Easyworld, and maybe something by Shaggy
Got my own place in Preston when I was 22. How exciting. The Caribbean Carnival used to go straight past my window though, yes, such things do exist amidst the rain and milltown grime.
- Icarus-Smicarus, rhubarb, PinkyBrain, and erotic_sasquatch this'd this
Yes I did
Unfortunately that's petrol onto flames when combined with a fairly Asperger's mind.
Do you mind me asking what happened?
I also have aspergers apparently, and weed doesn't seem to have much effect on me.
No, it's fine
Better I discuss my condition on here as it's better I use this place as somewhere I can be honest.
It just made me horrendously paranoid and thinking my friends and family were persecuting me all the time. I think that a lot of the time anyway but usually I'd snap out of it after a few minutes and use common sense to reassure myself that wasn't the case. But because I'd complicated my brain that one tiny bit I lost the safety valve.
For example, I'd go to parties and no matter how hard I tried it felt like the entire room was laughing in my face. Every time someone in my family walked into my room I was worried they were going to steal my belongings or root around in my drawers. That was a dark time for me, Christmas '06, but at least I'm over it now and back in Bristol to make up for where it went wrong.. :-/
Ahh, I get into that state of mind quite a lot
Kindof worried that it's gonna fuck up my degree too, almost ended up dropping out two weeks ago, had the withdrawal forms and everything. I'm in Bristol as well at the moment, actually.
not sure, 19 maybe
not yet
24 (unadventurous)
19 I think
People say alcohol is a drug
It's not a drug, it's a drink.Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
so what is
the nice banana flavoured amoxicillin you get as a kid then?
alcohol is not a drug tho
everyone does it so its not one
about 13
about 15
about 16
18(for uni) not sure if this counts as i'm now back with the fam
Got drunk = 12
Had a drug = 14
Went on drowned insound.org.gov = 13
Moved out = 18
I think that from this I con conclude
that DiS lead me on to do drugs.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
I just ate biscuits with chocolate spread on for the first time.
Does that count?
maybe a bit earlier for getting drunk, idk. Might have got a bit drunk when I was a kid at family things.


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Monday, Feb. 15, 3:45 pm – 5:05 pm
School of Management, 001
Corner of University Ave. & Marshall St.
Attend a film screening and Q&A session with filmmaker Cynthia Kao this coming Monday, Feb. 15 at 3:45 pm. Ms. Kao will screen her 30-minute documentary, Resilient, about PTSD, and conduct a Q&A session afterwards with viewers. The event is being held in the School of Management, SOM 001; it is free and open to the public.
Click here for a map of this building.


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Zack Moore and Janelle Wilson
Zack Moore | Golf
Moore, a senior linkster for the Roxana Shells, achieved a first in his prep golf career on Tuesday.
The Shells golfer carded a 79 at the Class 2A Waterloo Sectional at Acorns Golf Links in Waterloo to garner a berth at the state tournament on Friday and Saturday at Weibring Golf Course at Illinois State University in Normal.
Moore shot a 37 on the front and a 42 on the back in ugly weather conditions at the Acorns. It was raining, windy and cold throughout the day.
Moore will be the lone representative for Roxana and the River Bend area at the Class 2A state tournament.
"My sophomore year I got close," he said. "I shot the number, went to a playoff hole and the kid sank a huge putt for birdie and he won. Last year I blew up on the last couple holes, so this year I needed to make it and I'm glad I did."
Janelle Wilson | Tennis
A senior netter for the Alton Redbirds, Wilson put together a huge week in singles action.
Wilson picked up a trio of signature wins during the week for the Redbirds, starting with a victory over Belleville West's Kayleigh Thurwalker 6-0, 6-1 on Oct. 8 in dual action. She followed it up with a 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 over Thurwalker and a 6-3, 6-2 win over Edwardsville's Callaghan Adams on Saturday at West to become the Southwestern Conference champion at No. 1 singles.
Wilson will now try to bottle that success in the Edwardsville Sectional on Friday and Saturday and earn a berth at the state tournament.
"It was definitely a good week," Wilson said. "A lot better than it has been.
"It's nice. Yeah, I wanted to win."


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Dinner Time Yoga
Don't let the title of this post confuse you. Most people don't equate yoga with dinner. I am not talking about the yoga of asana while consuming and digesting food. Rather I am talking about the yoga of pausing and coming into relationship with yourself and others. It's not a big secret that the pace of life is busy and getting busier. The inundation of information is immense and becoming even more so. Not only are we busy, but those with children are often juggling various activities as well.
Some days it's easy to be swept away by this speediness if I don't consciously choose to alter the pace. A busy day can continue onto dinner that happens on the go and in a rush, only to get to the next thing, which often includes cleaning up, bedtime routines, closing my own personal loose ends. This usually leaves me arriving to bed with a restlessness that carries into the night and forward into the next day. It leaves my family feeling much the same and less than connected.
Instead, the days where we take time to sit together to eat, perhaps even pause to share thanks, take time to share stories from our day… These are the days where the pace magically slows down. These are the moments of coming back into relationship. The sweet evenings where I don't anxiously glance at the watch to keep schedule, where I am drawn, not by the speediness of life, but by the richness of our shared stories and experiences, I find myself replenished and nourished. I am able to break away from the seductive pattern of edginess and doing, to come home to myself and my family. It only takes one person to find the space for this heartfelt homecoming for it to spread to others.
I read a beautiful blog post today that resonated so wonderfully with me. I'll leave you with a few words from this post and the link to the full article.
"I want my kids to be dirty, messy, even bored — learning to become human. I want us to have a kind of existence where we can pause, look each other in the eye, touch one another, and inquire together: Here is how my heart is doing? I am taking the time to reflect on my own existence; I am in touch enough with my own heart and soul to know how I fare, and I know how to express the state of my heart.
How is the state of your heart today?"


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Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf
English | August 25, 2014 | ISBN: 1857443926 | 240 Pages | MOBI | 13 MB
The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black's sharpest and most popular lines against 1 e4. From the very start Black directs the game into asymmetrical positions in which he or she can play for the win without unjustified risk. For this reason the Najdorf has been a firm favourite amongst the very elite of world chess, including Garry Kasparov and, before him, Bobby Fischer. What attracts such world-class players to the Najdorf is the fact that it is tremendously dynamic and yet both sound and respectable at the same time. Despite numerous attempts, no one has found a sure-fire way for White to gain the advantage.
In Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf Richard Palliser takes a fresh look at this famous opening. The early moves and ideas are introduced and care is taken to explain the reasoning behind them - something that is often neglected or taken for granted. As with previous works in the popular Everyman Chess Starting Out series, the reader is helped throughout with a plethora of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the Sicilian Najdorf and of opening play in general.
* Written by a Sicilian Najdorf expert
* All the main lines are covered
* Ideal for the improving player
IM Richard Palliser is the editor of CHESS magazine, and assistant editor at Everyman Chess. He has numerous tournament successes to his name, and in 2006 he became Joint British Rapidplay Champion. He has established a reputation as a skilled chess writer and has written many fine works includingThe Complete Chess Workout and The Torre Attack: Move by Move.
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Till date its clear in my eyes.
It was a victorian style university building. Its still unclear to me how my college days friends and classmates were trapped to a time period of existence of my nostalgic period of the future.
We all walked through cobbled streets of the Northeast, can't remember from where. Finally we neared the classic victorian style building which belonged to the Architectural department. The entrance wall had a mural which stated " 1845………."; yet again the finer details get blurry. We entered the building past the access controlled glass door and climbed up a gallery of grand stairs.
The whole space within had a scent of new graduate year and the visual of human forms spilt all over like the burst of uncovered food in a microwave. We nudge and dodge past this muck of human forms to get to the rendezvous; as we walk in silence prevails.
A Professor in a ghastly attire confronts us holding under one arm what it seemed a wreckage of a remote controlled car's base unit with all its motherboard and chips devoid off its chasis and under the other arm tucked a tight jar of black balls of gum, like the disposable toothbrushes you get for a quid or two at the train station's pay to use toilets.
The next hour is marked by the lecture in muted conversation, all of the listeners aware of what is being told yet nothing being stored in the vast storage space of the human brain. The lecture ends with the eruption of cacophony of clattering teeth and wagging tongues. The eruption soon is hushed down to cemetery silence when the wreckage is flung to the floor. Moments later the professor carefully emptied the jar of gums onto the wreckage.
The black gums began to boil up without heat; it seemed that it was evolving under room temperature. It wriggled on the floor at a crawling pace and swallowed the wreckage. The wreckage begin to gain form, weight and life. "The Thing" was born, to say the least.
Awe struck, all eyes marked "The Thing" roll the wheels of its new found host. It ran circles, us as the centre. None dared to let out the breath although we were being intoxicated by the lack of oxygen. "The Thing" gained complete control of its host and of the surrounding digital media. It even controlled the mood of light of the classroom. We gasped as it began emanating a brilliant rays of light off its biological skin.
Faster than the speed of the time for thought, it squeezed out of the room, through the door that was left ajar, turning on the screens of the projectors as it left. "The Thing" was showing us what it saw. This was the moment of Bold, Beautiful and Barbarous as we all watched, stumped. The screen showed towering trail of the mucky humans that crowded the "The Thing's" path; We watched the grand victorian stairs rise up the horizon. Our eyes blinked as "The Thing" gained power over the security cameras on its trail. We saw it descend the down the grand stairs, the live footage relayed by the eyes of the security camera.
"The Thing Left"…………………………………………….