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$550,0008838 Fitzpatrick Lane NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Status: Closed
4 beds | 5 baths | 5423 sqft
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Property Description
Located on 2.5 acres, this 4 bed, 5 bath 2-story is great for entertaining! Grand entry, formal living & dining rooms, kitchen w/butler pantry and message center, family room w/fireplace, plus 4 season porch with gorgeous views and stunning sunsets! Brand new granite counters and stainless appliances! Walkout lower level family room. Spacious yard w/patio, deck, wrap-around porch, and sports court
Current Price: $520,000
Contract Information
MLS Code: 5035 - SEMN
Type of Property: Single Family Residence
List Price: $550,000
Owner is Agent: No
Rental License: No
In Foreclosure: No
Potential Short Sale: No
Lender Owned: No
Association Fee: No
Auction: No
General Property Information
Total Bedrooms: 4
Total Bathrooms: 5
Full Baths: 3
3/4 Baths: 1
1/2 Baths: 1
Finished Above Grade: 4222
Finished Below Grade: 1201
Total Fnsh'd SqFt: 5423
3 Bdrms on One Flr: Yes
Fireplace: Yes
# Fireplaces: 1
Stories/Levels: 2 Story
Total Floors: 3
Style: Single Family
Year Built: 2001
Construction Status: Previously Owned
Garage Stalls: 3
Aprox Lot Dimensions: 2.5 Acres
Waterfront Name: None
Approx Nbr of Acres: 2.5
Waterfront: No
Location, Tax and Other Information
House Number: 8838
Street: Fitzpatrick
Street Abbreviation: Lane
Street Dir Sfx: NW
Postal City: Rochester
County: Olmsted
State/Province: MN
Zip Code: 55901
Zip + 4: 8665
Legal Description: SECT-26 TWP-108 RANGE-014 RIVER RIDGE 1ST SUB LOT-006 BLOCK-003 2.49 AC LOT 6 BLK 3
Parcel Number: 842631057836
Section #: 26
Township Name: Oronoco
Township #: 108
Range #: 14
Cmplx/Dev/Sub Name: River Ridge
Tax Classification: Homestead
Tax Year: 2017
Tax Amount: 6544
Assessments: No
Taxes w/Assessments: 6544
School District: Rochester #535
Directions & Remarks
Directions: From N Broadway Ave, turn left onto US Hwy 63/75th St NW. Turn right onto 11th Ave NW. Turn right onto Frederichs Dr NW. Slight right onto Fitzpatrick Lane NW. House is on the left.
Status Change Info
Status: Closed
Pending Date: 2018-03-27
Sold Date: 2018-05-25
Sold Price: 520000
Currently Not Used
Geo Lat: 44.126883
Geo Lon: -92.470217
Total Square Feet
Above Ground SqFt: 4222
Main Floor SqFt: 2316
Below Ground SqFt: 2076
Total SqFt: 6298
Garage Type
Garage SqFt: 912
Special Search
Main Floor Laundry: Yes
Sold Info
Type of Sale: None
Master Bedroom Level: 2nd Floor
Property Features
Basement Features: Partially Finished
Basement Material: Poured Concrete
Basement Style: Full; Walk-out
Air Conditioning: Central
Amenities - Interior: 4 Season Porch; Bow/Bay Window; Cable; Ceiling Fan(s); Ceramic Tile; Eat-in Kitchen; Formal Dining Room; Foyer; French Doors; Hardwood Floors; Kitchen Center Islnd; Kitchen Vent; Kitchen Window; Master Bathroom; Master BR W/I Closet; Natural Woodwork; Open Staircase; Paneled Doors; Sky Light; Tiled Floors; Vaulted Ceilings; Washer/Dryer Hkups; Wet Bar
Construction Type: Frame/Wood
Appliances: Dishwasher; Disposal; Dryer; Microwave; Range/Stove; Refrigerator; Washer
Exterior: Steel
Bath Description: 3/4 Basement; Full Master; Jetted Tub; Main Floor 1/2 Bath; Private Master; Separate Tub & Shwr; Upper Level Bath; Walk Thru
Garage Type: Attached
Roof: Asphalt Shingles
Fireplace Type: Gas
Amenities - Exterior: Cul-de-Sac; Deck; Driveway - Asphalt; Driveway - Concrete; Garage Door Opener; Panoramic View; Patio; Porch
Fuel: Natural Gas
Heat: Forced Air
Mechanicals: Air to Air Exchange; Iron Filter; Water Softener - Own
Road Frontage: Paved
Sewer: Private
Water: Shared
Elementary School: George Gibbs
Middle School: Kellogg
High School: Century
Restrict/Covnts: Architecture Cmtee; Easements
Financing: Conventional
Room: Master Bedroom
The main floor offers a bright and spacious floor plan with great views from nearly every window! The grand entry leads to the formal dining room and the den/office that could be used as a bedroom. The formal living room and the family room (with fireplace) both offer crown molding and large windows. Main floor laundry with sink, cabinets, and ample counter space is a huge convenience. The eat-in kitchen provides space for everyone, gorgeous new granite, new stainless steel appliances, and beautiful natural light through the skylight. The 4 season porch is a must see with access to the wrap around porch and gorgeous views of the backyard. All bedrooms together on upper level: Master suite with dual walk-in closets, double vanity, jetted tub and separate shower Bedrooms 2 and 3 with Jack-n-Jill full bathroom with double vanity. Bedroom 4 with private full bathroom Beautiful finishes like hardwood floors, ceramic tile, vaulted ceilings, skylights, walk-in closets, and more! Great opportunity for your own additional finishes in the lower level and wired for surround sound. Outside, you'll love all the green space, fantastic views, and gorgeous sunsets. The wrap-around porch is great any time of day, plus the deck area can be accessed from the 4 season porch as well as the backyard. Enjoy the sports court (graded flat) with basketball hoop that can easily be converted into a hockey rink each winter! Built-in stereo speaker system in five rooms (family room, living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, 4 season room), plus on the deck and North side of wrap-around porch. Two new furnace/AC units - 2015 New water softener - 2015 New iron filter - 2015 New particulate filter - 2015 New roof - 2017 New water heater - 2017 New gutters - 2017 Updated all plumbing fixtures - 2017 All new light fixtures - 2017 All new cabinet hardware - 2017
Room Information
|Room Name
|Room Remarks
|Room Name
|Room Level
|Brand new granite and stainless steel
|Living Room
|Crown molding, bow window
|Living Room
|Crown molding
|Dining Room
|Tray ceiling
|Dining Room
|Family Room
|Crown molding, fireplace
|Family Room
|Laundry Room
|Ceramic tile, counter, cabinets, sink
|Laundry Room
|1/2 bath, hardwood floor
|4 Season Porch
|Vaulted ceiling, skylights, ceiling fan
|4 Season Porch
|Master Bedroom
|Dual walk-ins, vaulted ceiling
|Master Bedroom
|2nd Floor
|Full master, double vanity, jetted tub
|2nd Floor
|Bedroom 2
|Bedroom 2
|2nd Floor
|Full bath, Jack-n-Jill, double vanity
|2nd Floor
|Bedroom 3
|Bedroom 3
|2nd Floor
|Private bath for Bedroom 4
|2nd Floor
|Bedroom 4
|Bedroom 4
|2nd Floor
|Family Room
|Walkout to patio, wet bar
|Family Room
|3/4 bath, ceramic tile
Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Burnet
Last Updated: May - 25 - 2018
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The X-Men have been an incredibly popular franchise. With a large number comic book series, two cartoon series, two feature-length films, and another film on the way, it's hard not to know who the X-Men are. Previous X-Men games were often platform adventures and fighting games that starred characters in the X-Men universe. Last year Activision brought a whole new experience with X-Men Legends, an action RPG. Now Activision has tried to build upon the success of the previous game and brought X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse to all of the consoles, the PC, and the PSP. We'll take a look at the PSP version and see how well it stacks up to its big brother versions.
There is a saying, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." X-Men Legends II follows the story of the X-Men, but they will have extra company. This time around the Brotherhood has joined the X-Men to fight against a common foe, Apocalypse. Can the Brotherhood and X-Men work together? Will they be strong enough combined to defeat Apocalypse and his henchmen?
The PSP is known for graphics similar to the PS2. The graphics for X-Men Legends II look very similar to those of its big brother console version. The characters are well animated with realistic movements. Tech bits, health packs, energy packs, and equipment sparkle when left behind from fallen enemies and broken containers. The environments vary quite a bit throughout the game and have an organic feel to them.
The characters could be a bit more detailed. While far away they look good, when zoomed up on the character selection and character detail screens the details are subdued and less noticeable. However, this is easy to overlook because of how well the graphics are in most of the game.
The music drives X-Men Legends 2. The music is soft and mellow during points of exploration and movement towards the next objective. However, during combat the music swells and tension increases with the minor chords and tribal drum beats. The faster the pace of the game gets, the more intense the music becomes.
A lot of voice-overs exist, which is pretty impressive for a mobile gaming system. Patrick Stewart again reprises his role as Professor Xavier. Other characters occasionally shout out something about getting stronger after leveling, but they are mostly silent during the game. During the cutscenes and some of the important conversations, there are voices included, but it would have been nice to have had more chatter during combat and all conversations with voice. As it stands though, a happy medium is reached.
Due to there being less buttons on the PSP than the PS2 controller, some adjustments needed to be made to the controls. Movement is handled with the nub. Pushing left on the D-Pad restores energy while right restores left. Pushing up on the D-pad turns on and off the mini-map while down toggles the size of the map. To change characters, you push down L and then hit the D-pad key that corresponds to the character you want to use.
Attacks are done with the X and Circle button. These can be used to form combos as well with different patterns. Triangle jumps or makes the character fly if tapped twice quickly and the character has that ability. Hitting R shows the special abilities available, and hitting the corresponding face button fires the attack.
Switching characters or firing special attacks in the heat of battle can be distracting. Hitting the L button along with the D-pad to switch characters makes less sense than just using the D-pad and using the L button to change the map options and to restore health and energy. Also, since movement is controlled with the nub, it can be hard to get the characters to face exactly the right direction you want them to face.
The camera does a good job…most of the time. However, there are times when objects are hidden from view because of the camera. Unlike the big console versions, the PSP doesn't have any way to move the camera.
They say that if it's not broke, don't fix it. Activision took that to heart when making X-Men Legends II. Those who played the original game are going to be in familiar territory. You play as one member of a group of four from the X-Men or the Brotherhood. You run through the levels, defeat enemies, level up, and collect tech bits, energy packs, health packs, and equipment.
While in the first game only X-Men characters were playable, this time around you can mix X-Men with members of the Brotherhood. Mixing members of both groups is necessary to defeat Apocalypse. Each character has special abilities that are needed to fight against the enemies and solve puzzles. Most of these puzzles are easy because you need to use the special ability of one of the X-Men in a location marked with an X.
A majority of the time of the game is spent in combat. Fighting causes the characters to gain experience and level up. When you level up, you are given the chance to increases the characters' statistics. You can manually increase the health points, energy points, melee damage, and speed. Since increasing stats slows down the action, you can let the AI increase the stats for you. Leveling up also gives your character skills that are unique to that character. These can be set to the four face buttons and used in conjunction with the R button.
Combat would be boring if you faced similar enemies throughout the entire game. However, you fight all sorts of enemies. While most can be defeated with brute force, some of them have resistances to specific powers, so strategy in choosing your foursome is the key to success. A wide range of abilities within your group helps to get through the levels of the game. Xtraction points are available to save your game and change the members of your party.
The main attraction of the game is the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. These enemies require more than just brute force to beat, as you need to use the environment to defeat them. These battles are very satisfying, and a great sense of relief is felt once they are defeated.
When restarting the game from sleep mode, it takes a while for the PSP to get the game reloaded again, and the PSP often stutters until the game has gotten everything loaded again, which can take several minutes. Once the game has been loaded though, the game seems to run almost seamlessly except for loading screens. The load times don't seem to take any longer that the other console versions.
While you can't play multiple people on the same PSP, you can play online with others through the Wi-Fi ability of the PSP. While there is some lag, it plays surprisingly well.
What really shines in the game is the ability to create different teams and see how they do within the scenario. While you can go through the entire game with the same four characters, mixing and matching different characters gives you plenty of customization throughout the game.
X-Men Legends II is a fairly linear game, and while there is a sense of exploration, the path for the game is fairly easy to find and it is difficult to get off-track into an area you shouldn't be in. This might make replaying the game less interesting than it could be. However, there are several items that can be unlocked through the game, so those who want to unlock everything in the game will have plenty to go through.


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Hope everyone's holidays were happy and that the New Year will bring good health and happiness to everyone.
Sometimes the holidays just get in the way. Don't get me wrong, I love the feeling of good cheer that tends to accompany the times. It is just that there are so many little things that make life more difficult. For example, the 6 christmas gifts that didn't arrive before we left for the holiday visit. Then there were the package of spangles that didn't arrive in time for me to deliver The Project to the dressmaker before we left. Fortunately everything arrived while we were gone and so I am frantically sewing to get the project done.
Went to Disneyland for 3 days with friends. Managed to leave late, but arrived in time to check in and get some sleep before getting to the park at opening. The crowds were huge, but that first hour (8 am) you can get on most of the rides you want. Did park things for a couple hours. Ate a late breakfast. Then more park stuff like exhibits that don't have the long lines of kids with parents. Went back to the hotel for a couple hours rest then back to the park for dinner and the evening. Did Downtown Disney - shops and restraurants that don't require tickets. Did California Adventure - it lacks the depth, but then the husband reminded me that Disneyland is 50 years old and there have been lots of time to build the depth. It does have the Electric Light Parade, or at least a version of one.
The neat part about going at Xmas is that Disney does Xmas big! Small World is decorated with holiday themes from around the world and holiday music is intertwined with "It's A Small World". Also they use the front of the building as a backdrop for a fun lightshow after the "15 minutes" clock show. Haunted Mansion becomes The Nightmare Before Christmas. Each area is decorated with garlands and wreaths that reflect that area. Even the Golden Gate Bridge is decorated with gold garlands and wreaths. Then to top it off it snows in certain areas of the park at the end of the fireworks display.
The food was pretty good, if you were willing to hunt for it and pay the prices. The River Belle serves a decent breakfast. The Main St. General Store coffee includes all day refills. The Blue Bayou serves LARGE portions and reasonable quality meats. Catal was very good in Downtown Disney - I'd go back just for the Appetizers. We treated ourselves to a fancy dinner at The Vineyard. It was a 4 course dinner with wine pairings. We hadn't had the time or health to go out and celebrate the husbands big install in Nov so this was it. Dinner took about 2+ hours and then had a perfect view of the Electric Light Parade. A very nice way to end the Disney portion.
Hope to do a photo page off the personal website, but that will have to wait until after 12th Night. Saw the family, but the trip home was cut short as the husband was coming down with a nasty cold. The presents were well received and we were well "presented" in return.
With the weather, the lighting on the California foothills, on the ride home, really reminded me of the Sharon B's blog - In a Minute Ago. She was commenting on the need for artists to have a sort of reference design folder. You put in this folder things that call to you from any source - magazines, photos, etc. Linn Skinner has also commented that you find design sources everywhere you look. You just need to look with that "artist's eye".
Now back to spangles and pearls. Need to find an upbeat film to sew to today. Hm....


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- Photos of room show guitar (I was taking lessons) and drum set, a pogo stick, and a World Book encyclopedia set.
4 - "Scot and Shannon return to Monterrey" - Gran
19 - Fourteen years old.
John and I at John's House
April -
14 - "Nancy left for Guadaljara" - Gran
travel to Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta with parents. In Guadalajara I remember getting a case of the hives. In P.V., I got bad sunburn when I stayed up on the top deck of a boat flirting with a girl. The drive back home was hot and horrible.
19 - "Puerto Vallarta 5 days" - Gran
May - Act in school play, "The Whites of their Eyes"
Awarded Scholarship Award
June - Visit Dallas. Photos with Mark Mechler and Shannon in front of Inwood House.
9 - "Nancy and Jerry arrive" - Gran
30 - "Cal and Scot to Gunstream" - Gran
July - Ute Trail Boys Camp in Powderhorn, Colorado for three weeks. Climbed Uncompahgre Mountain.
5 - "Scot starts camp" - Gran
6 - Letter from my mother while she and Jerry were in Cancun. The envelope is from the Camino Real, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Also a postcard from her from around this same time:
Dear Scot,
You would love this place. A lot like the Virgin Islands. We went to Tulum to see the Mayan ruins about 90 miles from Cancun. We have a villa that we can walk out our door to the ocean. The sand is like powder.
We are going to Cozumel & ride a motorcycle through town to the beaches.
Hope you are doing alright & having a great time.
We love you, Mom & Jerry
10 - Fri - From a letter from my mother:
Dear Scot,
We came back to Monterrey on Wednesday. We really enjoyed our trip and the beautiful beaches and water.[...]
The animals were all fine and were very glad to see us. Kalu has really grown since we left. They all follow me around during the day and stay close by at night.
They finally finished putting the gates up and Cricket likes to roam the yard.[...]
Do you have the same counselor you had last year? Are there some boys your own age there?
Write us soon. Love, Mom & Jerry
11 - Letter from my sister, who was at Camp Longhorn, to me at Ute Trail: (as written)
Dear Scot, July 11th, 76
Hi! How's camp? It's been raining here for a week! Camp is really fun! The other day I went off the trolley from a 30 foot tower! (It was fun!) After that went to the main camp and superslided. We went off a big super slide and then sailing. We have a petting zoo. They have a fawn in it, rabbits, kittens, chickens, and alot of other animals. There's another place were they have a snake pit, alagators, skunks, racoons, and other mean animals. The other day we (our cabin) make up a skit for the camp. It was the dating game. I was Sexy Silvia and the other contestants were Pricella Prunocipper, Stuckup Sally, and Widow Hawkins. After that skit was a counselor's skit. We called down 4 counselors. Two were blindfolded and two weren't. The two that were blindfolded had to feed cereal to the other two. It was a race! Last night we (our cabin) won for singing the best!!! (ha) Has mom written you? She's written me and they say a baby nurse shark!!! (It doesn't hurt you) They say it's just like the Virgins.
Bye for now! Love Shan
P.S. Write soon!
13 - Letter from my Grandfather
16 - Mon - Postcard from Ute Trail:
Mom and Jerry, Arrived here safely. I'm all settled and have got everything I need. Be sure to get David to get my knife. It is beautiful up here. I will write Gran and Grandad too. Love, Scot
26 - "Scot back from camp" - Gran
- Camping with Mark Mechler in Monterrey. Photo in the airport with Sharon Knutz and Mark. He is holding my new football helmet. I've got a sleeping bag.
- Ninth grade at American School. Classes taken: Spanish III, Math III, Physics, Chemistry, Civics, English III, Contemporary History of Mexico, Art, P.E., Technology, Vocational Orientation. Grades are all Excellent with a few Muy Biens.
Travel to Mexico City
- Photo around this time of John and I in my room shows mountain climbing posters, an astrolab Jerry helped me make hanging from deer antlers, and a pachinko machine.
20 - "Nancy coming. Chili. Shannon made tortillas" - Gran
25 - Xmas in Dallas. Photos of Lee and Chrystal. "All came for dinner (10)" - Gran
26 - "Scot and Cal went deer hunting." - Gran
30 - "Cal and Scot came home" - Gran
Mark and I at the Inwood House


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Well played early age. Looks to me like the age is pretty much over given how you all are farming. Good job.
Maybe next age we can compete better.
Well played early age. Looks to me like the age is pretty much over given how you all are farming. Good job.
Maybe next age we can compete better.
"having fun warring when you have whoring and number 1 as a goal is totally pointless..." - Korp
"while I heart shiester when we both play serious and are in the same kingdom, I hate shiester on the forums and pretty much disagree with everything he says. Even he knows this." - Flogger asking me out on a date
The devs have made a decision to kill competitive utopia and have thereby killed my interest with it.
The problem with the mechanics as they are now is that in an even war, taking acres and winning are mutually exclusive. I believe this is because of the stacking kills bonuses, meaning you're basically either unbreakable or you're dead. Combined with the ease of ops meaning if you gain acres you will never have peasants. So the route to winning a war for certain is actually just to stack an untouchable amount of defense on a province with strong t/m power and let the other kingdom farm the rest of your provinces until they have to withdraw. And note I'm not just talking about Emeriti here - the dwarves in 4:15 have the same problem.
Of course we debate the value/prestige of the war win itself, but outside of certain grudge matches where all that matters is the win (cough), nobody ever wants to lose acres either.
I'm pretty sure orc can just always take half the other kingdom's acres and withdraw, every war. Unless they withdraw first of course. It's not how the game should be played, but if it's the best strategy for the current rules it's how we have to play it.
Currently 82k vs. 111k, and it looks like emeriti has more room to gain?
It's on to CQs now though which will make progress slow.
But Emeriti will be 111k with 19k in the pool if they WD, so I'm not sure they even need to go for a round 2?
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Nah we'd be happy to ceasefire them afterwards whichever kd were to withdraw now. b2b in an early age is kinda lame anyway IMO.
But I don't think they believe in ceasefires.
Put the most of them a few k acres ahead of everyone else, just means they are to big to have any targets after this which is good if you don't compete for crown since they are still ignoring people who don't compete and ask for cf's, and probably a lot of those who are competing as well.
As far as the stacking of kills bonus goes, its a double edged sword while attacking. whichever race casts bloodlust faces loss both ends as in loses offensive troops and even enemy casualties.
For ease of ops, I still think it is a matter of setup rather than much of ops. Having a race which has higher birth rate or less number of TMS will not stop econ growth. But again this is a topic which is up for a big debate!
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I'd be cautious in that chain environment if those orcs have enough offense.
Have fun.
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Wars auto-ending on 50% land and not just 50% NW, discuss.
Congrats for what?
its mid y4
Non of my nubs speak for my KD
April 16 of YR4 Emeriti Faces of Arnold (6:10) has withdrawn from war. Our people rejoice at our victory!
Congrats Frost Trolls on the victory!
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Our one surviving plum tree came through with a wonderful harvest of deliciousness. It's a spindly little thing but it really put out this year!
More than enough plums to make plum raspberry jam, our all time favorite and maybe some plum chutney too.
|Sweet on the inside but the skin is pucker up tart!
The plums are ready for me when I'm ready for a canning day. Never fear I saved just enough out for our favorite plum dessert.
Plum Kucken! Oh my! Can there be anything better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? I think not. And so simple to make. If you don't have a plum tree of your own go get yourself some plums and let's start baking!
All you do is mix up the easy, buttery batter and spread it in a 9X9 baking pan.
Cut up your plums and spread them over the top. This works with any fruit really - cherries, peaches, apples whatever you have. But then it wouldn't be plum kuchen would it?
See those dark spots? I had a handful of blueberries from the garden so I threw those in too. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit. Into the oven it goes. The aroma in your kitchen while this is baking? Heaven, I'm telling you!
Out of the oven. Golden brown and scrumptious. Serve this warm or room temperature with whipped cream or the way we like it best with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Or just eat it out of the pan with a spoon I won't judge you.
|My breakfast slice!
Plum Kuchen
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar (this depends on the sweetness of your plumbs) plus 1 tablespoon for mixing with cinnamon
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups sliced fresh plums (about 1-3/4 pounds)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
3 tablespoons chopped nuts, optional
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Top with plums. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over plums.
3. For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts if desired. Sprinkle over top.
4. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until topping is golden brown and plums are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 9 servings.
Adapted from several recipes on the web
Until next time,
Until next time,


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In response to request there is a vacant place to copy Lanseer's 'Alexander and Diogenes' and the curator of these rooms will give Mrs Blaikie information on other points [not specifically referred to in letter]. Sends regret that Mr Blaikie is still unwell.
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Welcome to the world's leading forum on Multiple Sclerosis research, support, and knowledge. For over 10 years, This is MS has provided an unbiased community dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis patients, caregivers, and affected loved ones.
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When it comes to a debilitating disease affecting 400,000 Americans and there are treatments in which millions (billions?) has been spent on advertising? Maybe the choice for the insurance companies isn't as simple as we think, regardless of whether or not the effectiveness of the crabs has been proven.
robbie wrote:So does inflammation stop when you graduate to spms? Is this why all the drugs are targeted for aggressive rrms. Is it just me in thinking that any drug that can help spms would help all kinds of ms. with spms what is happening in the body compared to rrms? It feels like I am worse everyday, is that more inflammation? The bottom line is probably that by the time that it gets to spms there is permanent damage done so then were counting on them coming up with some drug that makes myelin.
When you look at researchers due you think there is any talk that people with spms are to far gone lets so
Concentrate on the ones that have a chance. What about the folks that start out with spms I just don't get it.
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Eoin McLennan-Murray, president of the Prison Governors Association, will describe the sentences as a "blatant injustice".
Prison governors should have a duty to speak out, he will say, and will urge the Government to "urgently review those cases with a view to immediate release, unless there is clear evidence that they still present an unacceptably high risk of harm to the public".
The governors' claims over the ineffectiveness of short-term prison sentences were criticised last year, but now form the focus of Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's rehabilitation revolution, he will say.
"This year we will be debating an issue of fairness relating to sentences at the other end of the sentencing scale (IPP), and if passed, calling on the Government to urgently review those cases with a view to immediate release, unless there is clear evidence that they still present an unacceptably high risk of harm to the public.
"It is possible that such a resolution may excite some commentators, like last year we may be criticised, but we should not be deterred from speaking out when we see blatant injustice. In fact, as professional governors it should be our duty."
Figures from the Ministry of Justice showed there were 2,468 IPP prisoners who were in jail beyond their minimum tariff on January 19 and, as of February 5, 276 of these were still inside more than two years after their minimum sentence expired.
Mr McLennan-Murray will also warn that if the Government succeeds in cutting the prison population, which was at a record high of 85,495 in England and Wales at the start of the month, then jails will close.
"If the actions of this coalition Government match their political rhetoric, then we will be managing a smaller prison population," he will say.
"We can expect to see prisons close and that, of course, will translate into fewer jobs."


text: the final two of my alt Dinobots....including an alt update for a fan character of mine SWOOP started out as a blue Prowl. Missiles and pegs donated from the Battle Ravage that ended up as my Alt Shrapnel. The legs are reversed so that the spoiler represents the originals knee/claws. The crest was removed from the head and a new one created from various bits I had lying around. I absolutely dispise the acura weapon so I've given him two knives instead.Stickers from Reprolabels. just noticed that the head is slightly chipped..is is a bit of a job to get it under the hood, so i'll have to repaint and clear coat it. And finally.....Dinobot SNORT. This is an alt upgrade for one of my fan character dinobots. He is the brother of Snarl and believes that Grimlock should lead the Autobots even more than Grimlock does!! He originally transformed into a Kentrosaurus. Is an 'Argent Meister' with some sticker apps. The head is from a swindle with a nose created with a tiny sliver of styrene. further styrene added to the hood's 'hinge' allows it to clip on to the forearm as a shield.


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Liturgy Planning Committee:
The function of the liturgy committee is to plan, oversee and evaluate all parish liturgies and devotions. The responsibility of the Committee is to assist the parish in the "full, conscious, and active participation" in the vibrant liturgical worship of our faith community.
The Liturgical Year
The liturgical year encompasses the rites, celebrations, and feasts that take place during the Church year and are highlighted in the Scripture readings and prayers of the Mass. Throughout the Church year, various aspects of Jesus' life, death and resurrection unfold.
The liturgical year begins with Advent,
followed by Christmas Time,
Ordinary Time (from Baptism of the Lord until Ash Wednesday),
Easter Time,
Ordinary Time (resuming after Pentecost until the first Sunday of Advent).


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I've just bought a MS windows XP computer with an intel pentium 4 processor off a friend who before that had it for 2 years and yesterday i set it up and everthing was fine. However, this morning i turned the computer on and it did the normal loading windows XP screen then the screen went black and the green on button on the screen turned orange for a few seconds like it was on stand by. After a few seconds it went green again and came back on and displayed the login screen with all our user accounts. I moved the mouse to click my account and it selected it and then the mouse froze and i couldn't type my password in the box as the keyboard was also frozen then after about 10 secs like this the screen just went blank but the green power button on it still stays on.
I have tried it several times and sometimes i don't even get to the login screen before the screen goes blank. However if i do manage to click on the communal user account that isn't password protected it still freezes the mouse after the one click but after the 10 seconds when the screen goes blank i hear the loading tune as if the computer has loaded the communal account.
Please can someone help me, i don't understand how it has just suddenly stopped loading after 2 years! Thanks very much.


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A rigorous, engaging assessment of the impressive post-WWII economic growth in the US by the late business historian Sobel (Coolidge, 1998, etc.).
Like the teacher he was for more than 40 years, Sobel begins with a question: "How did Americans who in 1945 imagined their futures might not be particularly bright come to accomplish so much during the ensuing fifty-plus years?" Throughout the remainder of this comprehensive work he provides a variety of answers, most of which flatter—deservedly so—his coevals, Tom Brokaw's "greatest generation" (Sobel alludes to Brokaw's book more than once). Sobel establishes that the GI's returning from WWII felt "a generalized lack of confidence"—after all, they had lived through both the Great Depression and a devastating war. But they possessed, he writes, the values of "hard work and dedication" and the determination to improve not only their own lives but the lives of their descendants. Sobel argues that the most important factors fueling the unprecedented accumulation of wealth were home ownership (he has an enlightening account of the development of Levittown and the ensuing suburbia), education (he credits the GI Bill), and entrepreneurship (he discusses many ventures (from McDonald's to Yahoo!). President Reagan emerges as a sort of cultural hero in this account: Sobel assails critics of Reagan's economic policies (stockholders profited during the corporate-raiding 1980s, he observes) and identifies as "Reagan's defining moment" the breaking of the PATCO strike. Sobel also leans right in his social criticism, sniping at 1960s campus radicals and at universities' declining academic standards. His reply to the question of why so many people remain in poverty is the cold comment that "there will always be some who cannot handle capitalism and freedom." The book ends with a sanguine view of a future with "boundless" possibilities.
Conservative in bent, expansive in scope, sedulous in scholarship, often wise and wonderful. (16 pages b&w photos, not seen)


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nitrous oxide
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Just get yourself one of these.
Hehe, I have over 300 chargers in my closet. When is the party?
I can't use it -- I feel like I'm being suffocated. But I'm going to try again this next round of appointments since it's been a few years since the last time I tried it.
I spent this morning floating happily in the dentist chair as well. loves NO2
Had a good time at the dentist, did we?
Hmmmm... my wife works in a dental office. Too bad nitrous doesn't have much of an effect on me. On the other hand, she gets all giggly (no last name jokes!) on the stuff. Sounds like a good idea to me!
Ah, yes, the wonderful nitrous oxide. Makes the dentist quick and painless. Love it.
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Before I left Chicago I was going to a younger dentist, a onetime classmate of my girlfriend. His theme song was Comfortably Numb, and he offered me nitrous for a cleaning.
I love the dental setup, with a steady feed of dilute nitrous in oxygen. Abusing chargers is more trouble than it's worth.
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Day 38 of the Fruit Feast. Its become more of a Feast than a Fast at this point. Wonderful is the Grace of Christ. My legs were alittle sore today (they will probably be more sore tomorrow), so i focused on upper body exercise. As my energy level has risen, i pushed myself alittle more today. Felt great. i wanted to pass on a couple of things that i have noticed during this leg of the journey. From about my second week on this Feast, i have had mucous coming out of my nose daily. This week it has eased up, but it was coming out alot over the last 3 weeks. i remember when i first ate bulgar wheat after i had been on fruit for 7 months last year, the next day i felt the mucous in my system. i believe the wheat in all its forms gives me mucous. i believe this was not the original design of my Creator, but sin and processing has degraded the wheat products so that now this is the result. The blessing for me is, that since i have been freed from salt, i no longer crave the wheat. Soaked bulgar wheat with avocado and salt was my favorite meal. Its pull on me is greatly diminished now. But for those of you on this Path to the Garden of Eden, you may need the wheat until you get the victory over salt and sugar yourselves. If you have no inclination towards wheat, consider it a blessing. But still remember, the path to Fruitarianism in truth is a process that may take years (its been 6 years for me). So don't get discouraged if you still have cravings for other things. In time, the Spirit of Christ will guide you and show you what to do step by step, Victory by Victory until you reach your destiny. He will guide you in His time and at His pace, for He knows exactly what is best for you. As you learn to trust Him, Peace will be with you. We move Forward in Faith and Faith is the Victory:
1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Today's activities:
Breakfast: 25oz Celery-apple juice, 1 mini watermelon, 4 figs.
Dinner: Large Non-sweet fruit salad (5 roma tomatoes, 1 english cuke, 1.5 orange sweet pepper, 1 avocado), with celery-sweet pepper-lemon juice (quite good). 4 figs, 2 bananas.
Spiritual Bread: Acts 19-23
Exercise: 60 tricep presses, 210 pushups, 40 chins.
Grace and Peace be multiplied.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010.....Day 38
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Not much has happened since last time I posted. Like most other people right now, things are super tight. These next few months are going to be difficult financially for us..my income went down a bit because of insurance starting for me in April and people aren't spending as much money right now so Bills numbers at work aren't huge....But,he is working so hard. I love him and appreciate him so very much. He is such a great provider for our family! We had another appointment with our financial counselor and we are going to be changing up a couple things to bring in a few hundred more dollars a month for a while. With all that is going on, we cant complain. We both have jobs right now!
My new job is going OK. Bill asked me when am I going to say that it's going great? When I'm out of training!!! So, maybe not for another 5-9 months. About a month and a half ago, I was told that I was going to "hit a wall" at work. I was so determined not to hit that wall and prayed against it, but I realized last Tuesday, I in fact hit that wall. The last two or three weeks I've been feeling so burdened and dreading going to work. I've had stomach aches and have been on the verge of tears. I was feeling SO stretched and wondering if I was going to make it through training?? Last Tuesday I made a stupid mistake....and I was embarrassed and mad at myself because I knew that I messed up. I ended up crying. I'm not as an emotional person as I used to be....I rarely cry any more, especially around people I don't know real well yet. But I just lost it. My trainer and I went outside to get my head clear and after a while I went back in and did totally fine. I think I needed to get that out of my system! My biggest road block right now is myself. I beat myself up so badly over the mistakes I make. Everyone makes these mistakes-it's just a part of the process of learning this job. But I do have to say, that so far it's the hardest job I've ever had. This week has been better although my stomach was in knots a little today until I was there for about an hour. Not sure why?? I need to get over that because it affects my job when I'm like that.
So, I guess I could use some prayer for my job. Apparently I'm doing OK and there are not any major problems. I need to learn to let go of my mistakes and just move on.
I'm starting to fall asleep while typing so I'm going to end this. Hope you are all doing great. If there is anything I can be praying for any one reading, leave a comment and I will pray for you during the next weeks.
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A draft law on net neutrality passed an European Parliament committee Tuesday 30 to 12, with 14 members abstaining. Although the draft law purports to protect net neutrality, it contains vague language that would allow ISPs to charge websites more for higher quality of service, provided it does not degrade other online services. […]
The advocacy organization La Quadrature du Net has called the provisions above [in the regulation] "major loopholes."
La Quadrature du Net co-founder, Félix Tréguer said:
What is at stake in this regulation is no less than the fate of the Internet commons. Are we going to let big telecom operators and Internet giants dictate the terms of the digital economy or will lawmakers adopt strong binding principles making sure that the Internet remains a decentralized platform for freedom of communication and innovation, where citizens and new entrants can challenge entrenched players? This is the crucial question that will soon be addressed through the upcoming plenary vote, and one that citizens should ask to their elected representative in Brussels ahead of the upcoming EU elections.


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100% Made in the USA American Flags near Garibaldi OR 97118
A nationwide symbol that goes by the labels "The Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and also "The Star-Spangled Banner", the American flag is just one of the very identifiable signs on the planet today. This is mostly as a result of the standing of the United States as one of one of the most significant countries in history. The American Flag is the third oldest of the National Standards of the globe – older compared to the Union Jack of Britain or the Tricolor of France. It is special in the deep as well as honorable importance of its message to the whole globe. It stands for a message of nationwide independence, of individual liberty, of idealism, and of patriotism.
Who made the American Flag?
Exactly what does the American Flag stand for?
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Who made the American Flag?
According to popular legend, the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress that was acquainted with George Washington. In May 1776, so the tale goes, General Washington as well as 2 people from the Continental Congress went to Ross at her upholstery shop as well as revealed to her a sketch design of the flag.
In those days, the flag was not the exact same as we recognize it today. The act mentioned, "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternating red and also white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue area, representing a brand-new constellation."
What does the American Flag represent?
The flag first flew over thirteen states along the Atlantic coast, with a population of some three million people. Today it flies over fifty states, expanding throughout the continent, and also over great islands of the two oceans; as well as hundreds owe it obligation.
The flag includes 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes standing for the very first thirteen British colonies that declared freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and also became the initial states in the US. A blue rectangular shape in the canton bears 50 small, white stars representing each state. The stars are set up in 9 horizontal rows offset of each other. This blue area of the flag is called the Union.
The symbolism of the Flag, as quoted from Washington: "We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, therefore showing that we have actually divided from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity standing for Liberty."
It incarnates for all humanity the spirit of liberty and also the remarkable ideal of human freedom; not the liberty of unrestraint or the freedom of license, yet a unique principle of equal opportunity forever, freedom as well as the quest of joy, protected by the stern and also soaring principles of task, of integrity and of justice, and also possible by obedience to self-imposed regulations.
Two times informed stories of national honor as well as glory cluster heavily concerning it. It bears witness to the tremendous growth of our national limits, the development of our natural resources, as well as the fantastic structure of our world. It prophesises the triumph of preferred government, of civic and also religious liberty and also of nationwide morality throughout the world.
Why is the American Flag vital to American culture?
The American flag is extremely important due to the fact that it symbolizes the independent federal government as described under the United States Constitution. Contribute to that, it also stands for the background, ideas and principles of its citizens. As a democratic nation, its people stick to critical values such as freedom, justice and equality. Moreover, the flag also symbolizes the numerous successes of the country in addition to the pride of its individuals.
This nationwide icon advises people, not only in the Oregon state, but throughout the whole USA about the various vital facets of the Declaration of Independence. It is not just a simple symbol, which represents the liberty as well as legal rights of Americans. Drifting from the soaring peak of American idealism, it is a sign of sustaining hope.
It is the indication made visible of the strong spirit that has brought liberty as well as success to the people of America. It is the flag of all us alike. Allow us accord it honor as well as commitment.
Where can I buy American Flags?
You most likely currently seen this, but there are a lot of locations where you can obtain American flags. It is vital to keep in mind that the flag you're going to acquire need to be "Made in America. There are numerous vendors whose flags are identified as made in China, and flying a China-made American flag just does not make any sense now, does it?
Based on stats, Americans invest over 5.3 million US dollars on imported flags annually – a lot of which are made in China. Possibly much more disconcerting is that throughout 2001, in the wave of patriotism that spread over America after 9/11, Americans bought $52 million US dollars in imported flags. The flag needs to symbolize the blood, sweat, and also tears of American people who brought this nation right into existence, not our debt to China and the fatality of the American manufacturing sector.
The flag represents national freedom and prominent sovereignty. It is not the flag of a ruling family or imperial house, yet of the many free individuals bonded right into a nation, one and also indivisible, joined not just by community of interest, yet by important unity of sentiment and objective; a country distinguished for the clear specific perception of its residents alike of their obligations and their opportunities, their commitments and their rights.
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Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line
|Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line
A "Portram" car, introduced on the conversion to light rail
|Light rail
|Toyama, Japan
|July 23, 1924 (original)
April 29, 2006 (converted to light rail)
|Line length
|7.6 km (4.7 mi)
|Track gauge
|1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
|Operating speed
|60 km/h (37 mph) (rail line)
40 km/h (25 mph) (tram line)
|Route diagram
The Toyamakō Line (富山港線 Toyamakō-sen) is a tram line operated by the Toyama Light Rail Co. in the city of Toyama, the capital of Toyama Prefecture. Trams commences at Toyamaekikita, adjacent to Toyama Station, and travel north to Iwasehama in a town of the Toyama Port on Sea of Japan.[1]
The line is regarded as the first fully converted or constructed "light rail transit" (LRT) in Japan. Whilst other Japanese "LRTs" involve light rail rolling stock operating on original infrastructure, the "Portram" utilises new rolling stock on fully renovated infrastructure.
It has an official nickname "Portram'", after "port" (Toyama Port) and "tram".
Also see the route diagram.
- Distance: 7.6 km
- Toyamaekikita – Okudachūgakkō-mae
- under Tram Act, 1.1 km
- Okudachūgakkōmae – Iwasehama
- under Railway Business Act: 6.5 km
- Toyamaekikita – Okudachūgakkō-mae
- Stations: 13
- Track: single
- Doubling is planned at a short section of Okudachūgakkō-mae – east of Hatta bridge
- Railway signalling: automatic
- Depot: at Jōgawara
The Toyamakō Line was built as a heavy railway line by the private Fugan Railway (富岩鉄道 Fugan Tetsudō) in 1924; it was electrified with 600 V DC overhead catenary. In December 1941, the company transferred the line to Toyama Electric Railway (富山電気鉄道 Toyama Denki Tetsudō), which was renamed to the Toyama Chihō Railway in 1943. The line was nationalized in June 1943 by Imperial Japanese Government Railways due to line's importance as a freight and materiel route to the port of Toyama.[1]
The Japanese National Railways (JNR) modified the Toyamakō Line's electrification system to 1500 V DC, the last to be altered among JNR lines acquired from private companies. When JNR was privatized in 1987, the line became part of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) network. During the time JR West operated the Toyamakō Line (which ended on 28 February 2006) it suffered a long period of declining passengers and the resulting reduction in service. The Toyama Light Rail Company, a public-private partnership with the Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Intec, and the municipal and prefectural governments as major shareholders, was set up to own and operate the line. It was modified for light rail services and reopened on April 29, 2006, returning it to service under a Toyama-based company after half a century of outside management.
Prior to the line's transfer in 2006, patronage was 1,700 passengers on weekdays and fewer than 750 on weekends. Under Toyama Light Rail ownership, the line proved to be surprisingly successful: 12,750 people rode the line on the first day. By November 9, 2006, one million passengers had used the line.[citation needed]
Approximately six services are operated in each direction per hour in the morning, 4 in the daytime to evening, 2 in the late night.
The fare is JPY 200 for an adult, 100 for a child per ride, reduced to 160 for an adult and 80 for a child when using the Passca, a smart card ticketing system. Citizens of the city of Toyama over 65 years old are entitled to pay JPY 100 per ride in the daytime with the "Silver Passca".
"Feeder bus" services are provided at Hasumachi and Jōgawara.
Rolling stock[edit]
Nicknamed "Portram", differently coloured 7 formations of TLR0600 type manufactured by Niigata Transys with Bombardier Transportation were introduced to the line.
- 72 series (from 1967 until 1985)
- 457/471/475 series (from 1985 until 2006)
- 413 series (until 2005)
Future extension[edit]
A southbound extension is proposed. After the completion of the Hokuriku Shinkansen at Toyama Station, the line will pass under the Shinkansen, Hokuriku and Takayama main lines, and connect the Toyama City Tram Line of the Toyama Chihō Railway ("Chitetsu") with downtown Toyama.
All stations are in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. For distances and connections, see the route diagram.
The naming rights of two stations were sold (shown by *), of four which were on sale.
- Toyamaekikita (富山駅北駅)
- Intec-Honshamae* (インテック本社前駅)
- Okudachūgakkōmae (奥田中学校前駅)
- Shimo-Okui (下奥井駅)
- Awajima (Ōsakaya-Shop-mae)* (粟島 (大阪屋ショップ前) 駅)
- Etchū-Nakajima (越中中島駅)
- Jōgawara (城河原駅)
- Inujima-Shimmachi (犬島新町)
- Hasumachi (蓮町駅)
- Ōhirota (大広田駅)
- Higashi-Iwase (東岩瀬駅)
- Keirinjōmae (競輪場前駅)
- Iwasehama (岩瀬浜駅)
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- Official website (in Japanese)


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LEGO challenged people to make special objects out of LEGO, before taking them out into random real-world places to capture creative photos of LEGGO in situ, then turned the communities hard work into a short holiday film! Very cool.


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Sushi has become one of the most popular foods to enjoy either out at a restaurant or as a delicious takeaway, with many restaurants across the UK. Durham is, of course, no different and has a number of excellent Japanese and sushi restaurants offering delicious dishes. At Deliveroo, we work with the best restaurants in the area so we can offer you the same restaurant standard food as home delivery.
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One Sabbath day in Nazareth, Jesus went to synagogue as was His custom–He stood up to read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
"…unrolling it, Jesus found the place where it is written:
'The Spirit of the LORD is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor.'" Luke 4:17-19
Then Jesus sat down and
"and he began by saying to them, 'Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.'" Luke 4:21
Last night I and a Transformed By Grace Board Member, DeAnne Harland, attended the annual Womanspace Banquet for the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award where Dr. Nancy Snyderman (love her!) was honored as the award recipient. Womanspace is an amazingly well run organization that serves "victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Mercer County, NJ. "
In other words their mission is to help "to release the oppressed"—women and children—from these ugly, evil, despicable–and far too prevalent, and far too hidden–abuses that happen right in our midst. Right in our homes.
This was my story. Horrendous abuse. Ugly incest. Rape by a stranger.
But that is not God's story! And it wasn't–isn't–the end of my story!
God's power! Our Sovereign LORD's power, passionate love and unlimited, transforming grace "to release the oppressed" is far beyond our ability to truly grasp!
I am no longer oppressed. The chains are gone. The fear is gone. The hate is gone.
The twisted perspectives of myself and of my self-worth have been killed through the washing and renewing of my mind and spirit by the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18; Ephesians 4:23-24; Galatians 5:1)
The inability to trust another person with my heart is no longer a wall I hide behind–preventing any possibility of true and free-flowing intimacy. I am able to courageously risk myself because I know–I am convinced–that my heart is held fast in the true, protective, conquering, inseparable LOVE of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord! (Romans 8:37-39)
Because of Jesus–my Sovereign Lord–I can love. I can sing and dance, smile and laugh.
Because of Jesus–my Sovereign Lord–I can live in the fullness of freedom through the healing and renewing of my mind, my spirit, my life!
We humans can, and ought to, do everything possible to help "to release the oppressed"–those who suffer from the pain and evil of domestic and sexual abuse. If you need help and don't know where to start, visit the website for The National Domestic Violence Hotline—or call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233).
For me, and the ministry of Transformed By Grace, we will offer the grace and truth–and the unfailing, unlimited, healing, freeing love–of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because Jesus alone is the Sovereign Lord who is able to truly, and completely, "release the oppressed."
And Jesus does this by conquering the hate with His Love.
No oppressor, no oppression can continue to hold any power over us when Jesus Christ sets us free! He is the Sovereign Lord.
Will you choose to let this freeing truth–this full power of Jesus Christ to "release the oppressed"–be "fulfilled in your hearing"?


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With 5 kids and countless illness between them, I will still never get used to them being sick.
I'll be always grateful a fever is not vomit cuz that crap is way worse.
The old school bath is still the quickest and most effective remedy. He will scream and shiver and hang onto me for dear life with soaking wet arms. But if I just keeping pouring that cool water over his back and head for a couple of minutes (that will feel like an eternity), he will feel 1000 times better afterward.
When Ibuprofen fails, alternate it with Acetaminophen every three hours. Yup, staggering medications really does help keep it at bay.
I'll feel a little glad my toddler is so cuddly. When my precious cherub enters the toddler years and is suddenly running rampant for most waking hours of the day, my heart will melt when suddenly he wants to do nothing but lay on my chest with his favorite blankie all day.
I'll feel a lot guilty that I felt a little glad. Because it will break my heart that he just isn't acting like himself and that his little body is so incredibly miserable. Parenting can be complicated, especially when the kids are sick.
My anxiety redoubles its efforts when a kid is sick. I'll agonize over whether to take him to the doctor just to be told I'm an overreacting helicopter parent, or not to take him in and feel like I am a heartless, neglectful parent. And after cuddling a kid with a raging fever all day I'll start to feel like I've got one too, even when I don't, but my mind will race with all the illness we could be getting and spreading to everyone around us.
A Child's fever tends to run hotter than an adult's. I flipped out when his fever hit 104.4 and I rushed to urgent care. I've been raising kids since 2000 and I've never even heard of a fever that high. The nurse told me they've seen 109 before. While that seemed unlikely, and possibly an exaggeration, the point was well-taken. I was panicked unnecessarily. It was still good I brought him in. Because 104. But it wasn't the emergency I'd thought it was.
Having a fever is a lot like life in general. I did everything I could to get his 102 fever to go down, and it did go down temporarily, but then it spiked up to 104.4. I brought it back down to 101 then his fever broke during the night and was completely gone by morning. Then it came back. It wasn't as bad, though and it left again the next day.
This is totally how our problems in life are. Often, they get worse before they get better and then they just get bad all over again. Life will keep coming at us like a persistent fever and even when we knock it down, it comes at us again. Fortunately, we can keep on knocking it down until we finally break it. And it WILL break eventually. It always does.
In case you're wondering, the doctor couldn't find anything obviously wrong with BB so it was probably "just some virus." We kept giving him Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen and Pedialyte and cuddling him all day. After a few days the fever was gone and he felt much better. Having a sick kid is harrrd! But it always gets better. I just keep reminding myself of that.


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Cuyahoga at 66%
The Plain Dealer reports that the People for the American Way Foundation filed suit Friday in the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals in Cleveland against Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell and the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Why? Because while most counties in Ohio threw out about 10-15% of their provisional ballots, in Democratic stronghold Cuyahoga, 8,099 ballots out of 24,472 provisional ballots were thrown out -- invalidated. That was, by far, the largest single body of controversial ballots in any of Ohio's 88 counties.
The suit, a mandamus action, asks the court to compel a public official to perform a duty. Blackwell, the suit says, failed to provide clear instructions to poll workers and precinct judges about how to handle the provisional ballots.
"People for the American Way wants the court to order Blackwell and the county elections board to check electronic voter-registration rolls against paper registration records, to notify each voter who cast an invalidated ballot why it was rejected, and to give that person a way to contest the invalidation.
The suit also wants ballots counted if voters cast them in the wrong places and officials failed to send them to the right polling places."
Before the GOP whines again about "activist judges," blah blah blargie doh doh, remind them that they weren't making such complaints on November 2 when they sued to have their pollwatchers present in voting places, despite the seemingly redundant presence of non-partisan pollwatchers in such locations.
Whether he was intentionally perpetuating fraud or not, it's clear that Kenneth Blackwell has done everything in his power to discourage and suppress turnout in key urban precincts.
The Secretary of State of Ohio has one big job: make elections run smoothly. Just as it shouldn't have been a surprise that there was going to be huge voter turn-out, and Blackwell's office inadequately equipped urban precincts with enough voting machines, it shouldn't have been a surprise that there were going to be tons of provisional ballots.
And it shouldn't have been a novel concept that there should have been standards and instructions for all of Ohio's counties in how to count and consider them.
Blackwell already attempted -- after the election! -- to after-the-fact require these ballots to have a date-of-birth listed on them, even though people filling out the ballots weren't told that information was required when they filled them out.
Thankfully, that attempt was blocked. But after the fact, Blackwell succeeded in maintaining that provisional ballots that were submitted in precincts that weren't the voter's original precinct should be thrown out. That's ridiculous. It's easy enough to check and see with the voting records if someone had voted elsewhere, and avoid any double voting shenanigans within one's state.
I said in a post yesterday that I think it's mathematically unlikely that if all the totals we have now are legitimate, John Kerry will find enough votes in provisional ballots and the undercount to win Ohio.
But I think there are far too many questions at this point over the legitimacy of totals to not proceed with a recount.


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ASHEVILLE - Ken Corn started digging the footings for his South Asheville home on Election Day, Nov. 4, 1952, the day Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidency.
The white frame house on a hill above what was then a quiet stretch of Long Shoals Road at the intersection of Clayton Road was Corn's pride and joy.
But the front yard is now largely gone, taken by the N.C. Department of Transportation as part of a project to widen Long Shoals Road. The busy highway will soon be just a few feet from Corn's front door.
"DOT only demolished the property up to the front steps," said Mary Corn, Ken Corn's daughter-in-law. "Now an 86-year-old World War II veteran lives there dealing with the trauma of property destruction."
All that's left of Corn's front yard is a sidewalk running parallel to the front of the house, bordered by a sliver of grass less than a foot wide. Beyond that sliver is a sheer drop to the red earth of the construction project far below.
"Since this started, I can physically see the difference in Daddy," said Mike Corn, Ken's son and Mary's husband. "He's weaker - you can see it. Eight months ago he didn't have to use a cane wherever he goes, and now he can't do without it. It's really been hard on him."
The front yard's sheer drop will eventually become a more gradual grade, with a guardrail separating Corn's property from the highway.
But for now there is barely room for Corn, 86, to put down the tip of his cane.
Corn is one of 24 property owners affected by the "build and design" project, according to Robert L. Haskett Jr., division right of way agent with the DOT.
The work extends along Long Shoals about a mile from west of Clayton Road to east of Interstate 26.
The work will create a divided four-lane highway with wider outside lanes to accommodate bicycle traffic.
When a project begins, DOT right of way agents meet with property owners to explain how their property will be affected, said Rick A. Tipton, Division 13 construction engineer with the DOT.
Using independent appraisers, property owners are compensated with the fair market value of the land the DOT acquires and for any damage to remaining property, Tipton said.
"The next step in the process is to try and reach a negotiated settlement. ... We can consider changes to the plans to help alleviate impacts perceived as negative by the owner," Tipton said.
If a negotiated settlement is not reached, the state exercises eminent domain and files papers to condemn and acquire the property, he said.
The appraised value of the property thus seized is placed in escrow for the property owner, who can contest the price and file a lawsuit in Superior Court, Haskett said.
In the case of Ken Corn's property, the DOT acquired 0.76 acres of permanent right of way and smaller pieces of land for drainage, as well as utility easements and a temporary construction easement.
Condemnation proceedings on Corn's land were filed in March, giving him one year to challenge the action in court if mediation is unsuccessful.
Corn moved his family into the house he built in 1953 and over the years planted dozens of flowering bushes, native trees and other plants. Most of those are now gone.
Members of the Corn family said they understand growth must happen, and people sometimes pay the price for progress. But they aren't convinced the price being offered is enough.
Mike Corn said the state offered one amount to settle, then upped the offer. The family refused both.
"Daddy built this house in the early '50s, and it's got all this beautiful paneling and all, but the resale value now ... who's going to want to live in a house hanging out over a roadway?" Corn said.
"If we moved it, we'd have to pour new foundations, and it wouldn't meet any of the electrical or plumbing codes, so that would all have to be redone. That's not a great option, either."
Mike Corn's wife, Mary, said she is frustrated.
"I'm not a firebrand opposed to eminent domain, but I think when they do it, they should do what's right," she said. "The state has demolished the front yard and taken down all the trees. Unbelievably, the state did not buy the house or (offer to) pay to move it."
Ken Corn, too, understands that growth requires change. But he still rues the loss of his yard. "I had maples over there, and birches over there, and sweet gums in there," he said, pointing at what was once his front yard.
Inside the house where he lives alone, Corn walks slowly with his cane, pointing out the dozens of framed pictures of his wife of 50 years, Betty, who died a decade ago, his three sons and one daughter and his grandchildren.
He runs his hand gently along the white-pine walls, his thoughts going back 56 years to a time when he looked forward to a life of contentment in this well-loved home built largely with his own hands and the hands of his father.
"Well, I guess they're close to getting ready to grade," he said, looking down the drop to the highway-to-be below his front walk. "That hard rain we had washed out a road from the early '20s that goes due south into the holler, and it made some ditches in the back," he said. "And part of the front got washed away the other night."
The Corns say they plan to pursue a challenge to the appraised value.
"It's not over," Mike Corn said. "We've got six months to make a settlement, otherwise we'll have to accept the offer, is what I've been told. But we'll contest the value they've assigned to the property."
"They offered me somewhere around 35-40 percent of what I think it's worth," Ken Corn said. "I'll go to court. Whether I get anything or not, I don't know."


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Mikel Obi and Victor Moses started for Chelsea against London neighbours, West Ham on Saturday but Chelsea lost 3-1 for the first time after Roman Abramovich bought the club nine years ago.
Obi played all 90 minutes while Moses was substituted with Marko Marin in the 78th minute with the scores at 1-1.
Mosea had a hand in Chelsea's first goal under new coach, Rafa Benitez when his defence splitting pass in the 13th minute freed Fernando Torres down the right flank who in turn fed Juan Mata to score the first goal.
Obi got a yellow card in the 64th minute for complaining to the referee – Martin Atkinson on the way West Ham scored their equaliser through Carlton Cole.
West Brom lost for the second time at home this season on Saturday when they fell to Stoke City who scored through Dean Whitehead in the 75th minute. Peter Odemwingie started on the bench and was introduced in the 65th minute for Zoltan Gera.
In the 15 minutes he had on the pitch, he touched the ball 18 times and had a 90% pass completion ratio. The Nigerian has scored four goals in the league this season.
Lukman Haruna and Brown Ideye scored a goal apiece to help Dynamo Kiev to a 4-2 win away against Hoverla Uzhhorod on Friday.
Haruna equalised for Dynamo in the 14th minute after Sotirios Balafas had put Hoverla ahead in the 12th minute. It was Haruna's first goal for the club in 21 league appearances.
Ideye scored the second goal in the 18th minute to record his 13th goal of the season – one more than he recorded throughout last season in 27 games.
Haruna also added an assist in the 45th minute as Dynamo scored through Dudu.
The Nigerian midfielder was replaced by Ognjen Vukojevic in the 68th minute while Taye Taiwo also played in the encounter, lasting the whole 90 minutes with the fourth Nigerian in the team Yussuf Ayila not listed for the encounter.
Abayomi Owonikoko Seun played for 30 minutes in Volyn's 2-0 home loss to Chornomorets on Sunday while Lucky Idahor helped Zorya to a 1-0 away win over Arsenal Kyiv also on Sunday.
Leon Balogun continued his fine form for Fortuna Dusseldorf as his team beat Austin Okocha's former club, Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 on Friday.
The 24-year old was shown a yellow card in the 62nd minute. The German-Nigerian won 100% of his aerial duels and made four successful tackles and he was replaced in the 74th minute by Du-Ri Cha. Fortuna Dusseldorf have now risen to 13th position with 18 points.
Sidney Sam was back on the bench for Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as his team edged Nurnberg 1-0 to move into second position, eight points off leaders, Bayern Munich, who have 38 points.
Schalke 04 drew 1-1 with Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday with Chinedu Obasi on the bench. The injury-stricken striker has played just thrice in the league this season and is yet to open his goals account.
Kalu Uche continued his brilliant form for Kasimpasa on Sunday as he helped his club to a 2-2 draw away to Eskişehirspor. Uche scored in the 72nd minute to bring scores to 1-1.
Burhan Eser scored for the hosts in the 79th minute to take the lead but Kasimpasa rescued a point through Adem Buyuk, who scored in the 84th minute. Uche has now scored eight goals in 14 league appearances - the highest by any Nigerian in the Süper Lig.
Michael Eneramo started for Sivasspor in their 2-0 away loss to İstanbul BB on Sunday at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadıum.
Eneramo played for 46 minutes before he was substituted by Ricardo Pedriel. Eneramo has scored five goals this season in 14 league games.
Joseph Yobo completed another 90 minutes on Sunday for Fenerbahçe as they drew 1-1 with Kayserispor away. Fenerbahçe were handed the point by Dirk Kuyt's 88th minute equaliser. Yobo has played 10 times this season with no yellow or red card to his name.
Emmanuel Emenike returned to scoring ways on Friday after a goal drought of close to nine weeks though Spartak Moscow lost 4-2 to Zenit.
Emenike scored a consolation for Spartak in the 81st minute after Zenit had gone 4-1 up. The Nigerian striker last scored in the league - two goals against Rostov on September 23 to make it five league goals for the season. Emenike was the highest goal scorer for Spartak last season with 13 goals.
CSKA Moscow lost their top of the table clash 2-0 away to Anzhi Makhachkala on Sunday though Ahmed Musa's team still share the top spot on the league table with their conquerors with the same 40 points. Musa started and finished the match but could not add to his eight league goals.
Obafemi Martins played his 10th game in La Liga against Deportivo La Coruna at the Estadio de Balaídos on Sunday though he could not add to his five league goals.
Martins attempted a right footed shot from the centre of the box in the 16th minute that was saved.
He also missed another attempt in the 60th minute as his left footed shot from the left side of the box was too high. Martins had 43 touches of the ball with a 67% pass completion ratio though he won just 20% of his aerial duels.Nosa Igiebor came on in the 88th minute for Joel Campbell to help shore up the midfield as Real Betis won 3-2 away against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Betis are now in fourth place in La Liga though the Nigerian midfielder has made just seven appearances with just one start.
Standard Liege on the other hand are pushing up the table with the goals of Nigerian youngster, Imoh Ezekiel.
Ezekiel scored in the 12th minute of their encounter away to Waasland-Beveren to make it eight goals for the season in his 14th league appearance. The 19-year old former 36 Lions striker, who just moved to Belgium in January, scored with an easy tap-in after Michy Batshuayi rounded the goalkeeper and his shot was parried into the path of the Nigerian.
Ezekiel also had a hand in the second goal when he led the counter attack and he passed on the ball which was then passed to William Vainqueur, who scored the second goal in added time.
Oh Leuven drew 1-1 at home against Gent on Saturday and Derick Ogbu started the game. Ogbu was however replaced in the 60th minute by Christian Pouga. The Nigerian has scored four times this season with the memorable hat-trick against Sporting Charleroi on October 6 being his first goals of the season.
Cercle Brugge almost caused an upset on Saturday in Belgium when they took the lead away to Anderlecht through Mushaga Bakenga in the 43rd minute. After Bakenga was replaced by Nigerian striker, Michael Uchebo in the 59th minute, Anderlecht scored two penalty goals in the 79th and 81st minutes to get a 2-1 victory. Uchebo has scored once for Cercle - who prop up the league table with 11 points from 18 matches.


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These marsupials are certainly cute, but not a pet we, at the cabin, have ever owned. Having spoken to many Sugar Glider owners, they are a very demanding exotic pet, and one that some people have felt was a mistake to get. Sugar Gliders are certainly not pets for the first time owner, or a person who does not have a lot of time to spend with their pet.
Sadly, sugar gliders are often kept in cages that are far too small for a their needs; they also suffer if not kept with a companion, or not carried around for a good portion of the day (at which time they pee, and poop).
Another concern is the age at which Sugar Gliders are sold and purchased. Pet stores often sell retired breeding animals, in other words - old stock, with breeders selling younger animals directly to the public for higher prices than the stores are willing to pay them (indeed stores buy cheap so they can resell high). It is very difficult to tell the age of a Sugar Glider so this is a common trick in the industry.
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How To Care For A Sugar Glider
As they love to climb, you must provide plenty of opportunity to climb, ladders, ropes, and even bird toys are good if you cannot find actual toys for sugar gliders. They do require a place to sleep, which should be either a nest box or pouch. Because they tend to urinate in their bed you may want to get 2 pouches, so you can wash one and use the other. They may enjoy a wheel similar to what is used for hamsters.
They are nocturnal, which means they will keep you awake at night if you plan to keep it in your bedroom. They will live for 10-15 years, about as long as a dog, are you prepared for this length of a commitment? Another question to ask is do you have a knowledgeable veterinarian in your area, who can provide care? If you are a person who likes to take vacations, you need to be prepared to provide social care for your Sugar Glider while you are away.


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