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On Monday, former Alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin celebrated her 54th birthday. As her children posted heartfelt messages on social media to wish her the happiest of birthdays and her family gathered to watch her blow out the candles on her cake, it certainly seemed as though all was well. However, just one day later, reports began to surface that tragedy had struck the Palin family. Now, they are in need of your prayers.
TMZ was the first to deliver the news on Tuesday that war hero Dakota Meyer had filed for divorce from Sarah Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol. The veteran filed paperwork two weeks ago, according to a source, and moved out of the couple's Austin, Texas, home around Christmas.
Bristol and Dakota, who regularly took to social media to post loving messages to one another and share sweet photos of their family, have been notably quiet on Instagram. The last time Bristol posted a picture of the entire family was on Christmas day.
In all of her more recent posts, Dakota is absent.
For his part, Dakota posted a family photo on January 7, which he affectionately captioned "What matters." However, after that, his social media feed is devoid of any pictures of the kids or Bristol. Additionally, neither is wearing their wedding ring in recent pictures.
Bristol and Dakota have a storied past. Dakota, who is the youngest person ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor, met Bristol in May 2014 during the filming of Sarah Palin's Sportsman Channel show "Amazing America."
The couple surprised everyone when they married in a private ceremony back in 2016, a little over a year after calling off their first wedding just days before the nuptials were set to take place. They have two daughters, 2-year-old Sailor and Atlee Bay, who was born back in May.
The couple had planned to wed over Memorial Day Weekend in Dakota's home state of Kentucky back in 2015, but the wedding was called off at the last second.
That December, Bristol gave birth to the couple's daughter Sailor Grace.
Six months after she announced that birth, Bristol and Dakota surprised everyone by revealing they were married.
Dakota had first revealed he and Bristol were back together just days prior with a photo he posted on Facebook and Instagram, which showed his former fiancee wearing a diamond ring. [Source: Daily Mail]
Bristol, 27, also has a 9-year-old son named Tripp from her high school relationship with Levi Johnston. Johnston still lives in Alaska. He has since married and shares two little girls with his wife, Sunny.
Neither Bristol or Dakota have released a statement on their impending divorce, so it looks as though they had intended to handle this matter privately, as a family, until someone leaked the story to the media, no doubt for a hefty paycheck.
At whatever time the pair do decide to comment on their separation, perhaps we will gain more knowledge regarding what, specifically, contributed to the breakdown of their marriage. However, Bristol and Dakota have always tried to handle their disputes quietly in the past, despite the fact that the media inevitably begins to foam at the mouth anytime they get wind of the slightest bit of Palin family drama.
Bristol has been a target of media scrutiny for over a decade now. Indeed, as soon as her mother revealed that she was pregnant out of wedlock at the 2008 Republican National Convention, the press has used her to shame conservative women who choose life for their children and advocate for family values.
Please pray for the Palins and the Meyers during this difficult time. While we know very little about the extent of Bristol and Dakota's family issues, we do know that the power of prayer is real and that it can change hearts.


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Torrent guide – SOSTorrent
Torrent Guide
-brought to you by SOSTorrent.com (SOSTorrent)
This BitTorrent Guide has been put together to help you get familiar with the BitTorrent file sharing network. The BitTorrent network is currently one of the most popular file sharing networks (judging from the general internet traffic usage reports) and was designed for exchanging large files.
People usually refer to a BitTorrent download as a torrent. Torrents are small files (ending with the extension .torrent) which contain the info your BitTorrent program needs to start downloading a file. Downloading and opening the torrent file in your BitTorrent program is the only way to start a download. Note: some programs also support magnet (URL) links. A torrent will always contain one item but not necessarily one file. So a torrent can contain an entire album and not just one song.
BitTorrent doesn't work with central servers or (Super)Nodes, but with trackers. Trackers are servers that allow peers to find each other so they can exchange data. The network of peers connected to a tracker is called a swarm. A tracker will also send you basic information about peers in the swarm. Every file has its own swarm so a tracker may be tracking or coordinating hundreds of torrents at the same time. A torrent may also have multiple trackers. Swarms are not connected to each other in any way, not even swarms on the same tracker. A tracker will also never have a copy of any of the torrents it's tracking.
The tracker architecture of the BitTorrent network means you cannot search "the network" for a file because there simply isn't "a network" to begin with. Some trackers allow you to search through a list of their torrents, but the best way to find a file is to use a torrent index site. These sites will list the torrents from their own tracker (if they have one) but most importantly from many other trackers. SOSTorrent ( http://www.SOSTorrent.com ) allows you to search the largest torrent index sites on the net.
If there are no peers connected to the tracker for a particular torrent, the tracker will stop tracking it. As a result peers cannot find each other anymore and the network will simply disappear. Torrents in general don't last very long. Naturally, popular ones will last longer than less popular ones.
The most important question is of course how fast BitTorrent is. Obviously the key element is the internet connection that both you and the user uploading to you have. However, BitTorrent was designed to take a few other elements into account. Here's how it works:
New peers will always receive a random piece of data from other peers. Once you have a piece, BitTorrent will only upload to peers that are interested in your pieces. This ultimately leads to peers downloading only from peers they are uploading to. The more you upload, the more you will receive. BitTorrent does this by checking your share ratio. A share ratio or rating is the amount uploaded divided by the amount you downloaded. A 1:1 ratio or 1.0 rating means you uploaded as much as you downloaded.
BitTorrent will not just offer any piece to another peer; it will always check what the rarest piece in the swarm is and start with that one. When a peer uploading to you hasn't sent any data for a certain period of time BitTorrent will mark the connection as snubbed. It will do this before doing an optimistic unchoke or to prevent a situation where it is choked by all peers. A choke is when you stop sending data to a peer because that peer has stopped sending data to you. BitTorrent will then do an optimistic unchoke which is to send data to random peers that are interested in your pieces, in order to find an exchange partner. Those peers will be marked as interested.
As long as you haven't got all the pieces of the torrent you are called a leech. Once you've got a complete copy you are a seed. BitTorrent will behave a little differently when you are a seed because you aren't interested in any pieces. Instead of looking for a peer with the best share ratio, it will look for a peer with the highest upload speed. This helps spread the pieces of data more quickly across the swarm.
People may request a Reseed if peers are stuck with an incomplete download. This may happen if there are no more seeds and all leeches are missing the same pieces of the file.
Getting the best speed:
- Listen Port. Every BitTorrent program requires you to specify one open port. Without this one open port, your transfers will be very slow. Pick any port above 10000, completely open it in your firewall and if present your router. You can use ShowIP.be to check if the port is open.
- Distributed Hash Table (DHT). The DHT layer is a method of finding more sources, sources that the tracker can't find. At the moment there are only a few programs that support this protocol extension. The official BitTorrent, BitComet and µTorrent all share a DHT network. Azureus has a DHT network all to itself. The DHT network is usually on by default in all programs. Note: private BitTorrent sites do not allow DHT networks to be used.
- Protocol Encryption. Paying your ISP for a high speed connection? Well if you start using BitTorrent you may not get what you're paying for. ISP's don't like the extra traffic caused by BitTorrent so they slow it down or worse. This is called throttling. The solution is to use protocol encryption. Most BitTorrent programs don't support this; some that do are Azureus, BitComet and µTorrent. A list of ISPs that employ throttling can be found here (note: the list is not fully accurate).
- BitTorrent was designed to handle large files and is most efficient at it.
- High download speeds are not uncommon.
- BitTorrent stimulates sharing (without sacrificing speed)
- Very popular protocol with many users all over the globe.
- Files can be grouped in one download along with a directory structure (useful for example when downloading DVDrips).
- Files do not usually remain available as long as on other peer-to-peer networks.
- BitTorrent's main purpose is to exchange larger files (not one MP3 at a time, for example).
- There is no search function.
- It does not take into account upload-data-caps and bandwidth-per-dollar internet connections that is standard in some countries (for example Belgium or India)
Hopefully this guide was of some use to you. You may always use our forum if you have remaining questions. Now get yourself a BitTorrent program, find a torrent and start exchanging data!
2 comments so far
ok please help…..i know about superseeding/initial seeding …it's not working that great for me in AZUREUS or utorrent…..any one know of a client that is best for seeding….i am currently geeting higly fluctuating upload speed on initial / super seed mode…..but i get a stable upload speed on normal seeding mode….on both those clients…..plus i want a client that will randomly send out pieces ONLY ONCE , even after reastart ..currently if i reastart the client it will start sending the pieces that it had already sent to someone ( who it cannot see now / or is offline)…since there is a chance that that particular peer may join tha swarm some other time…..i don't see the need to resend those pieces every time i restart my client ..it it cannot find that piece in the current swarm that it is seeing…..
any one has this problem……????

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Judges consider retrial for Aspen woman represented by fake lawyer - The Denver Post
Judges consider retrial for Aspen woman represented by fake lawyer - The Denver Post
A murder-for-hire convict represented in court by a fake attorney lost an appeal to have her conviction and nine-year prison sentence overturned.
But a three-judge panel on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Gwen Bergman's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated during an Oct. 23, 2007, hearing when she was found mentally competent to stand trial.
As a remedy, the appellate court sent Bergman's case back to Senior U.S. District Judge Walker D. Miller to conduct an evidentiary hearing and make a "retrospective" competency determination to find whether he believes she was of sound mind at the time.
If Miller finds Bergman was incompetent, he must throw out her conviction and order a new trial. If he finds she was competent, Miller could still order a new trial.
In her appeal, Bergman argued that her sentence was unreasonably long, but the judges indicated if Miller decides not to conduct a new trial, her prison sentence will stand.
Circuit Judge Jerome A. Holmes dissented from the remedy decided upon by circuit judges Bobby R. Baldock and Eugene Edward Siler Jr. in the opinion published March 25.
Holmes wrote that a retrospective competency determination would be nearly impossible to do given that three years have passed since the competency hearing.
"I would vacate Ms. Bergman's convictions and remand the case for a new trial," he wrote.
The impostor attorney, Howard O. Kieffer, advised Bergman to go forward with a trial — a move that contradicted what prior defense lawyers advised her to do.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14820477#ixzz0kEDvVzXN


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We have recently encountered a heavy set of email traffic spreading HP scanning email with non legitimate links. No doubt, this campaign is a traffic infection process by sending plethora of emails around the internet. It is not a big deal of getting email addresses nowadays. It is just a walk-around in the park for the phishers or attackers. This HP scanning email looks like as presented below
The only part that interests in giving a brief shot at this malware campaign is the usage of Java Exploits through BlackHole BEP.
The user is forced or tricked to visit a domain with URL hxxp://finance-motor.info/main.php which is further redirected to malicious domain hxxp://ahredret.ru/main.php. Now the URL, which is from russian domain with following information
domain: AHREDRET.RU
nserver: dns1.naunet.ru.
nserver: dns2.naunet.ru.
state: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
person: Private Person
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
registrar: NAUNET-REG-RIPN
created: 2011.10.06
paid-till: 2012.10.06
source: TCI
Last updated on 2011.10.17 20:35:46 MSK/MSD
The above presented information shows that this domain is activated and is recently accessed. The active time stamp shows that this is an active infection process. Without a doubt, the domain has port 80 and port 22 opened. The port 80 serves the BlackHole BEP and port 22 is for administration as shown below
22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 4.3 (protocol 2.0)
| ssh-hostkey: 1024 bb:d1:ae:ea:db:46:97:2a:09:ca:38:cc:50:47:9c:24 (DSA)
|_1024 39:1d:f5:8c:fa:ad:9c:02:a0:bf:db:9d:2a:24:73:bb (RSA)
80/tcp open http nginx
So, the next step is to try with wepawet but as expected the server did not respond well to the tool as presented below
The automated HTTP request/response and detection module did not work appropriately. At last, its all about manual analysis by setting an appropriate sandbox environment. We preferred to have a generic settings that provide malware an opportunity to expand and gives us the information that is required. So on performing manual testing carefully, we were served with exploit prototype as follows
The field.jar contains the following set of Java files
We have already performed analysis on this kind of exploit which is used effectively by the BlackHole (Java is what I like the most for spreading infections).
Fetch the code - http://www.secniche.org/sample_exploits/hp_scan_exploit.rar
Enjoy !


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They called my father Johnny … and he loved the song Johnny B Goode …
My father as Deputy Principal in his school near Kiel, Germany
In Hamburg – visiting my family there …
My grandfather survived both world wars and fled from Russian POW Camps in South Europe twice and walked home to do his job – which means looking after his family and farm in North Germany.
My father was sent to the Russian front in WW2, was wounded seriously there and only survived the 2nd WW, because he spent months in a hospital.
Before the Nazis sent him back to the front in Russia, he suddenly & unexpectedly received an order to move to the German – French border shortly before the war came to an end in May 1945.
He surrendered with his company waving white flags to the American soldiers instead of fighting back and so saved his whole company and his own life and went to a French POW Camp, where he survived the war.
He was released and cleared in 1947.
I was born in 1949 – here a photo from my archive.
With my younger brother Jens
Read his report from the Russian Front in 1943.
Meeting my brother and his wife in Ploen – Schleswig – Holstein – great area for camping and cycling.
Family meeting in August – regularly every year on the SAT before school starts again – in Osterstedt, where I was born in 1949.
This site is dedicated to my parents & grandparents & my own two children and my family.
The most important lessons I learnt from my father was: Always take full responsibility of your actions and believe in yourself. You can make mistakes, but don't make them twice.
The only real secret of success is: Get active and get things done.
Diese Seiten enthalten Gedanken, Bilder, Reflexionen zum Verlauf von Leben und zum Thema ZEIT. (ideas and reflections about life and WHAT IS TIME and more …. explore by following selected LINKS).
Meine Leitideen sind Biographie, leben lernen und mehr.
LINK zum BLOG "Master Your German".
LINK zum BLOG "Mein Drittes Leben".
LINK zur Homepage "Seniorbook" in Queensland, Australien.
Vorweg ein paar Gedanken …
Was ist die ZEIT eigentlich und warum rennt sie uns davon? Was macht sie mit uns? (What is TIME and why is it running away / passing so fast?)
Mehr dazu auf meiner Seite "Gelesen" LINK
Was ist ein erfuelltes Leben und was kann man tun, damit es gelingt?
(What is a successful path in life and what can you do to find it?)
Gibt es konkrete Hinweise, dass man "auf dem richtigen Weg" ist?
(Are there indicators that you have found the right path?)
Hier eine Auflistung von Kriterien, wie ein erfolgreiches, sprich glueckliches Leben aussehen koennte:
- Dankbarkeit = Being thankful
- Aufmerksamkeit = Awareness
- Here and Now = Leben in der Gegenwart
- Ehrlichkeit und Aufrichtigkeit = being honest and sincere
- Gelassenheit und Geduld = patience
- Offenheit = being open minded
- Neugierde = being curious
- Mut und Entschlossenheit = being courageous and determined
- Beharrlichkeit = being persistent
Vorschlag: Bewerte dich auf einer Skala von 0 bis 15:
Wie sieht es aus mit deinem Mut, deiner Ehrlichkeit, deiner Beharrlichkeit, deiner Einschaetzung nach? / check yourself on a scale between 0 and 15.
- Wo liegen deine Staerken? = Where are your competences?
- In welchen Bereichen musst du noch an dir arbeiten? = In which fields do you have to work on yourself / improve?
- In welchen Bereichen kannst du dich verbessern / steigern / noch zulegen?
ZIEL: Wenn du in allen Bereichen gute oder sehr gute Ergebnisse erreichst, duerfte dein Leben allgemein zielgerichtet und erfuellt und gluecklich verlaufen. = If your results are good or even better you have found your path in life. Main rule: Be yourself and do not pretend, listen to your inner voice as well, but do not stop thinking / reflecting. Ask good friends for feedback in certain situations.
Zugang zum Archiv Glueck > LINK
Dalai Lama > LINK
Mehr zum Thema ZEIT > LINK
Mehr zum Thema Geld und Glueck > LINK
Mehr zum Thema "Motive und Werte" > LINK
Hektors Reise und Suche nach dem Glueck > LINK
Menschenpflichten > LINK
10 Gebote der Gelassenheit > LINK
Published on YOUTUBE on 12th Oct 2018
I followed through the whole session and stopped in between looking some terms up and google some names. I find this lecture in front of young people a real highlight on YOUTUBE – would have liked to attend. I find Jordan B Peterson highly motivating and honest and sincere. Will certainly read his new book "12 rules for life" and try to digest it as much as I can. I do not understand in any way at present, why people and some journalists have called this professor "dangerous" and "rightwing" and more of this kind. I would rather highly recommend his book about life skills and will – as an educator – promote it on my BLOG on EDUCATION and Life Skills as well.
From QLD in Australia
Peter H Bloecker
Jordan B Peterson on TED / Toronto / Canada
Unfold your POTENTIAL
One of the slides from the presentation above / Poet is T S Eliot
J B Peterson on his mother's 80th birthday …
Dieser LINK hier fuehrt zum Motiv Reise / Wandern in der Romantik
- vom Aufbruch bis zur Ankunft / coming home again in der Musik
- exemplarischer Text: "Hyazinth und Rosenbluetchen" (NOVALIS)
Nationalgalerie Berlin


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Writer, activist and naturalist Janisse Ray will be the featured presenter for Berry's inaugural Buzz and Barbara Mote McCoy Southern Women Writers Lecture, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Berry College Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public.
A 2015 inductee into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, Ray is the author of five books of literary nonfiction and a collection of eco-poetry. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana and two honorary doctorates. She has served as a writer-in-residence at numerous institutions, and her translated work has been published in France and Turkey. Among her many honors are the Southern Booksellers Award for Poetry (2011), the Southeastern Booksellers Award for Nonfiction (1999) and an American Book Award (2000). Full bio.
Three days prior to Ray's visit, on Feb. 20, Dana Professor of Biology Martin Cipollini will lead a two-hour guided hike of Berry's Longleaf Pine Trail, discussing the history and scenery surrounding the types of trees featured in her writing. The hike, also free and open to the public, begins at 2 p.m. at the Longleaf trail head on Berry's mountain campus. Parking at the trail head is limited, but overflow space is available at the Old Mill.
The new lecture series honors the generosity of Barbara Mote McCoy (61C) and her husband, Buzz. Mrs. McCoy holds an English degree from Berry and served with distinction as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for the college's $100 million Century Campaign. Mr. McCoy is a nationally recognized writer and teacher of business ethics who has served as executive-in-residence for the graduate business schools at Stanford University and Notre Dame and as adjunct professor for the Pacific School of Religion, UCLA's Anderson School of Management and the University of Southern California's graduate real estate program. The retired Morgan Stanley executive has authored many works on the subjects of business ethics and real estate finance, including the Harvard Business Review classic, "The Parable of the Sadhu."
Both are avid readers whose previous support of Berry's Southern Women Writers Conference made this series possible.


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There are two major problems with most people's food stockpiles: too many carbs and too much sodium. The reason this happens is because foods with lots of carbs (like rice and pasta) and foods with lots of sodium (like canned beans and veggies) are usually very cheap and last a long time.
Eating these foods might be okay for a few days, but if you're living through a long-term disaster it's going to take a toll on your health. That's why it's important to store lots of dehydrated fruits and veggies. Unfortunately, most of the dehydrated food you'll find at the store is full of salt, sugar, and other preservatives, so it's best to get a good dehydrator and do it yourself.
Fortunately, Mom With A Prep put together the ultimate guide to dehydrating food. She compiled well over 100 recipes along with tips and instructions. This is one of those posts you're going to want to bookmark and refer to again and again.


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Morning all. Overcast here again today with just the odd patch of blue sky.
Up at the crack of dawn to go to a car boot sale, all I came back with was a couple of DVD's and a cabbage…
Hugs for all those under the weather or feeling low. Congrats to all those with sales.
An infinity scarf from me today
Morning all. Overcast here again today with just the odd patch of blue sky.
Hi Robyn @RobynCoetzee - welcome to the thread x
Hi Robyn @RobynCoetzee Welcome to the thread, I'm only 6 weeks new too, very friendly and motivating, Enjoy
Morning everyone only a relist today
Hope you feel better soon Sarah @SarahDesignsUK
Welcome to the thread Robyn @RobynCoetzee
Sorry to hear you're not well Sarah @SarahDesignsUK. Hope you feel better soon.
Welcome to the thread Robyn @RobynCoetzee
A brief visit from me as I'm watching the cricket world cup final (Come on England!!) I'll have a dilemma shortly though when the British Grand Prix starts! Why do these things have to all happen at the same time?! It's a good I'm not much of a tennis fan or it'd be even worse.
Another new one from me. Just to warn you, I'll very much have a beach theme going on for a while.
My listing today is in conjunction with today's Bastille Day / French theme …
A5 altered notebook / journal 'Papillon Bleu ' …
Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend .
Sending Get well soon ' wishes Sarah @SarahDesignsUK
Welcome Robyn @RobynCoetzee
Valerie @valerie I use a free photo collage app on my iPad, there are loads out there, mine is very boring called PhotoCollage lol!
My item for today a lovely lavender toned Agate gemstone keyring or handbag charm.
Natalie x
Aw that's fantastic, glad they got to you safely!
Thank you so much for your kind words
Thanks, still getting to grips with understanding this chat forum…
I remember finding the forums so overwhelming Robyn @RobynCoetzee, when I first joined, that I didn't use them again for ages (they were a lot busier then!) but now, I just set the categories to "all" and "latest" - so you see all the news from all categories with all the newest posts first. It saves having to look through each category.
Good afternoon everyone, happy dancing for yur sale Sarah and there were 3 for me too whoop!
Hope you are feeling better today Sarah @SarahDesignsUK
welcome to the thready Robyn @RobynCoetzee, I wish I didn't live quite so far away would love to attend your workshop I'm dying to try glass fusing
sorry I got sidetracked this morning finishing the tiny button head children pictures for daughter (teacher gifts) and have had 7 bangle orders between here and over the way so got busy at the bench, just finished taking pics of new makes ready for next weeks listings but I need to edit first so it's a re-list for today
Quick stop for me as still watching the tennis! All caught up though.
hope you feel better soon x
Hi all, just a relist from me today. Don't know where the time goes but hopefully some new bits for next week x
Here is one of my favourite Birthday badges to make!
This is lovely, really my kind of thing. I love Autumn decorations.
Trying to get on top of listing things I made a while ago.


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A Tale of Two NC
Mountain Inns
Freelance writers Kathy Newbern and J. S. Fletcher recently journeyed to the North Carolina mountains for SouthernTravelNews.com™ to check out The Swag Inn (above left) and the Balsam Mountain Inn (above right). Both offer spectacular views and eco-options.*
By Kathy M. Newbern and J. S. Fletcher
Autumn's leaf spectacular draws thousands to North Carolina's Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains, but throughout the year another reason draws countless others: R&R.
This is a tale of two inns that specialize in rest, relaxation and rejuvenation.
The Balsam Mountain Inn (800-224-9498 or www.balsaminn.com), 68 Seven Springs Drive, is a much-loved, hundred-year-old getaway in Balsam, NC, near Dillsboro and Sylva.
Year-round, its 100-foot, double-decker front porches overlook a valley rich in evergreens and deciduous trees. One of the porches is shown at left.*
Year-round, its 100-foot, double-decker front porches overlook a valley rich in evergreens and deciduous trees. One of the porches is shown at left.*
The Swag Country Inn (800-789-7672 or www.theswag.com), 2300 Swag Road, is an elegant mountain retreat near Waynesville, NC.
Guests will enjoy relaxing on the hand-hewn porch of this 36-year old inn. Or, they might check out the panorama that stretches for miles (see photo below*).
On a clear day, you can see Mt. Mitchell, the tallest mountain in the eastern U.S. at 6,684 feet, and Cold Mountain (yes, of book and movie fame) at 6,030 feet.
Both inns offer a base from which to explore what the mountains are all about - hiking, fishing, rafting, birding and wildlife and quiet contemplation.
But each delivers a very different mountain vacation.
A Historic and Hospitable Inn
Originally built as a hotel stop on a railroad line, Balsam Mountain Inn (shown at right*) has retained its historic appearance, adding modern touches along the way.
Open year-round, the inn delivers old-fashioned hospitality.
Tongue-and-groove hallways and wooden stairs are wide because they once accommodated travelers' large steamer trunks. Today, they're galleries for local artists.
The decor in this National Registry of Historic Places property is reminiscent of a simpler time.
The welcoming lobby (shown at left*) is large and homey.
You might cuddle up with complimentary newspapers by the fireplace among cushion-covered, antique wicker furnishings. The experience is reminiscent of a visit to grandma's house.
Or, you might get lost in the adjacent library room while perusing 2,000 volumes. Complimentary coffee, tea, cider and hot chocolate are served.
Each of Balsam's 50 charming guest rooms (with rates from $139-$215) is decorated differently -- from gingham and eyelet to hand-made quilts or puffy duvets. See photos at right and below.*
The goal when visiting Balsam is to "get away." Thus, rooms lack televisions and phones.
Balsam's Dining Pleasures
The sunny breakfast/dining room features a white-and-purple tiled floor lovingly laid by a former owner. It compliments the tongue-and-grove walls and floor-to-ceiling drapes printed with small purple hydrangeas.
The background music is a blast from the past, too, with tunes like "A Bicycle Built for Two."
Scrumptious breakfast entrees include Creme Brulee French Toast and Eggs Benedict, but it was the dinners - served here or in the adjacent dining hall - that had us raving.
The Low Country Shrimp and Grits with Tasso Cream and Sauteed Spinach is a regional award winner. The Fried Pecan Encrusted Catfish with Macaroni-and-Cheese plus Hushpuppies is a keeper, as well.
A great Southern starter? Try the savory Fried Green Tomatoes with Pimento Cheese Sauce and Country Ham.
Balsam hosts events like the monthly Songwriters in the Round Dinner Show featuring such writers as Benita Hill who's penned hits for Garth Brooks, Alabama and Isaac Hayes.
On July 4th, guests enjoy a local parade along the long, winding driveway with everyone decked out in red, white and blue.
And for Christmas, the inn opens its doors to guests and local residents with an invitation to enjoy refreshments while hanging greenery and placing ornaments on the many holiday trees.
Yet the Balsam Mountain Inn activity that guests cherish most is just sitting and rocking on that welcoming front porch (see photo above.). The aroma of mountain pines and firs in the crisp mountain air is better than any bottled fragrance.
A Pampering Retreat with a View
It's an easy ride to reach the Swag Country Inn's general locale. But then be prepared for a two-and-a-half mile ride up a steep hill.
You'll be climbing to 5,000 feet on a partially paved and gravel road full of switchbacks.
Copious trees and shrubs line both sides of the rural road. You'll likely spot an occasional trickling of water from mountain stream runoff.
But the uphill drive is worth it. See the views in the photos above and at left.*
Built in 1971 as a family retreat by Deener and Dan Matthews, the Swag is situated within a meadow between two mountain peaks.
Hence it was called "swag" -- embodying a spot not big enough to be a gap or a pass.
The Swag's six buildings use logs from old buildings razed and transported from neighboring areas. Materials for the main living and dining room, for instance, came from a church in Tennessee. See the photo of the lodge's lobby at right.*
The stunning grounds feature the main lodge, lodge rooms and cabins scattered amid flower beds and a lovely gated garden of flowers, vegetables and herbs. The hummingbirds are mesmerizing.
Open late April through Thanksgiving and a member of Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, the Swag has 12 rooms and suites.
Nightly rates range from $400-$625 with three meals a day included. Three cabins are priced at $595-$725 nightly.
All 15 accommodations feature custom-designed interiors. Many boast private balconies, steam showers and fireplaces.
Most headboards are mountain-inspired twig or gnarly wood creations
Each also has a Bose CD player with XM satellite radio, robes, refrigerator, assorted teas, coffee beans and grinders,coffee makers, daily delivery of the New York Times Digest, plus a fax machine and Internet access.
Guests can enjoy racquetball, croquet, horseshoes, badminton, indoor volleyball, an outdoor hot tub, a book and video library, games and cards, but most find themselves outside walking or hiking on world-class trails.
After all, just a step over the split-rail fence along the parking area is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a 500,000-acre Federal Reserve.
To heighten that experience, the Swag sponsors weekly hiking programs with experts in birding, wildflowers, black bears, storytelling and other topics.
It's common to see guests with their personalized walking sticks, a gift at check-in. You pick your stick based on wood types. The inn then attaches a homey nametag to create a treasured keepsake.
Dining at The Swag
Chef Shawn McCoy puts the fresh vegetables and herbs from the inn's garden to good use in many of his creations. At right, he also shows his grilling skills!*
McCoy's popular Chef's Table weekend dinners cost $20 extra.
He also creates an astounding spread for one of the inn's most popular events: the weekly gourmet picnic lunch held at Gooseberry Knob.
His bison burgers and tomato pie (shown at left*) will take your breath away.
So will the spectacular view, which can be enjoyed from Adirondack chair pairs, each with green umbrella. Or you might, alternatively, head for the wooden gazebo.
Definitely walk to the overlook to view the signage that points out peaks in the distance.
Among them is Cold Mountain, the setting for Charles Frazier's book. A signed excerpt from the author is displayed in the inn's library. The area is shown in the photo below with Cold Mountain at right.*
More Information
Whether you prefer to get away from it all at the historic Balsam Mountain Inn or enjoy a few more creature comforts at the newer Swag Inn, you'll likely enjoy these relaxing retreats nestled within the mountains of western North Carolina.
The Balsam Mountain Inn: 800-224-9498 or
The Swag Country Inn: 800-789-7672 or www.theswag.com One of the hiking trails just outside the inn is shown at right.*
The closest airports are Greenville Spartanburg International Airport(www.gspairport.com) in South Carolina and Asheville Regional Airport (www.flyavl.com) in North Carolina.
North Carolina's most scenic drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway, stretches 250 miles across NC(www.blueridgeparkway.org)
Fall leaf hotline: 866-6LEAVES
For North Carolina travel information: www.visitnc.com
Travel writers and romance novelists Kathy M. Newbern and J.S. Fletcher live in Raleigh, NC, where they operate www.yournovel.com. Kathy worked formerly for The Charlotte Observer as head of the Concord and Hickory news bureaus, great spots from which to explore the NC mountains.
*Photos are owned, copyrighted and used with permission of Kathy Newbern and J.S. Fletcher; the Balsam Mountain Inn; or The Swag Inn. All rights reserved. Please do not link to nor copy these photos. Thank you.


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Casa Belvedere offers hands-on, recreational and educational culinary classes on an ongoing basis for children ages generally 7+. Classes are held after school on weekdays and some mornings schedule permitting on school days off. When children are invited in to the kitchen as active participants, they see how much fun cooking can be! They also learn lessons about healthy eating that can serve them throughout their lives. Our classes are a deliciously fun way for children to learn about the joy of cooking and eating the food they have prepared with their own hands. Our wide range of classes are headed by our two lead chef instructors Judith Serra Lieberman and Michele Iammatteo
NOTE: Kids classes are drop off, but parents/guardians are welcome to pay to participate with their child.
Give the gift of experience and great food to the culinary lover in your life. Don't forget to grab one for yourself and enjoy some quality time, great food and an unforgettable experience.
We offer Private Cooking Parties that you can personalize for your event.
Group classes are fun for students of all ages. Great for a small company outing or team-building activity, celebrations of all kinds, Girl & Boy Scout Troops, Mom's Night Out, etc.
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Help us restore the upper floors of Casa so that we can significantly grow our arts and cultural program offerings.
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DetailsTrue rimless sunglasses for ladies in a very sexy delicate style with light-green gradient oval lenses.
Frame: bright silver coloured temples and nose bridge; hingeless folding temples; plastic arm ends for comfort and grip; adjustable nose pieces ensure an optimum fit; medium size.
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- "A ninja doesn't save himself - he protects those who cannot protect themselves!"
- ―Cole
Cole is the black ninja of Earth Minifigure from the Ninjago theme. He is the Ninja former team leader. Cole also had a former fear of dragons, however he conquered it and adopted the Earth Dragon, Rocky, becoming more attached to his dragon than the others. He is the main protagonist of the theme's special Day of the Departed.
Cole appears in seven physical variations; as a normal ninja, as a DX Ninja, as a Microfigure, as a ZX ninja, Kendo Ninja, an NRG ninja, and in a kimono.
As a Ninja Trainee, Cole has the classic ninja wrap, first used in the Ninja theme from 1998, in Black. Cole's face print (which would normally be covered by the ninja wrap with the exception of his eyes and eyebrows), is made up of two black eyes with white pupils, a large frown, and two large, bushy eyebrows. His torso is a black ninja robe with black hands and no back-printing. The printing that is on the front, reveals black clothing under his robes. Also on the torso, is a little golden emblem, which is the Earth emblem in Ninjago. It also appears on Cole's spinner. Cole's legs in this variation are black with a Dark Stone Grey belt knot pattern printed on the hips and legs.
As a DX ninja, Cole uses the same face and headgear as his first variation, but utilizes a special torso and legs combination. Cole's DX torso features printing on both the front and back; on the front, a golden depiction of the Earth Dragon. On the back, the name Cole is printed on in gold and the same golden emblem appears below it. On the legs, a different knot tied to his right. Also on the legs, is a continuation of the Earth Dragon design, here the tail is printed.
Cole as a microfigure is similar to Cole as a normal ninja but in a smaller scale, and all one piece.
As a ZX Ninja, his cowl has a silver visor which resembles the top of the earth dragon design. He still wears mostly black, but in ZX form he also wears silver shoulder armour which can hold two katanas in the back. Cole's face is the same as his previous versions. His torso also shows a printed design of some lightweight armour. And on the back is the golden earth dragon symbol, which is absent from the front. Cole's torso pattern continues onto his legs.
As a Kendo Ninja, he has a mask with white grilles showing part of his face, Samurai armour and his old original black ninja suit. Cole's face print is, once again, made up of two black eyes with white pupils, a large frown, and two large, bushy eyebrows. His torso is a black ninja robe with black hands and no back-printing. The printing that is on the front, reveals black clothing under his robes. Also on the torso, is a little golden emblem, which is the Earth emblem in Ninjago. Cole's legs in this variation are black with a Dark Stone Grey belt knot pattern printed on the hips and legs.
As an NRG Ninja, his head is black with the yellow eyes and streaks depicting his earth energy. His ninja hood has more red markings where the visor would be. His torso and legs have earth red streaking across them, representing his power of Earth. This form is mainly black, except for the streaks and eyes. The gold Ninjago earth symbol also appears on the upper left of his torso.
Kimono Cole has a black hood with a silver visor, he has a new torso printing all in black and silver. He has a black belt on, his arms are dark gray, he has black hands, the same face as Cole ZX and has silver marking on his torso.
Cole is the leader of the ninja team and is strongest in defence. He claimed to be afraid of no living creature, excluding dragons, but eventually overcame his fear. Cole's weapon of choices include the Staff of Dragons, the Scythe of Quakes, the Gold-Bladed Saw Staff, and the Golden Tri-Scythe.
Preluding the storyline, Cole was found by Sensei Wu testing his strength, and was recruited to the Monastery to train along with Jay and Zane to become masters of Spinjitzu.
In The Golden Weapon, the three ambushed Kai whom they mistook as an intruder, only to be revealed as Sensei's fourth student, the Ninja of Fire. He then sent the newly-formed team of ninja on their quest to defeat Lord Garmadon's forces and reclaim the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu, currently being hunted by Samukai and his forces, the Skulkin Army. Accompanied by Wu, the ninja travelled to the Caves of Despair and rescued the Scythe of Quakes, narrowly escaping the skeleton legions and the Earth Dragon protecting the Scythe.
In King of Shadows, the ninja head to the Frozen Wastelands to salvage the Shurikens of Ice, and successfully retrieve the Nunchucks of Lightning from the Floating Ruins. Unfortunately, Kai was lead into a trap at the Fire Temple by Garmadon, who made him think his kidnapped sister, Nya, was located within the temple. As Sensei Wu fought his brother, Cole, Jay and Zane were caught by Samukai and tied to a tree, and stole the remaining Golden Weapons. However, Wu sacrificed himself and travelled to the Underworld, along with the Sword of Fire, to prevent the weapons from uniting. Meanwhile, the others were chasing the Skull Truck and trying to retrieve the stolen weapons, only to fail when it travelled to the Underworld.
In Weapons of Destiny, Kai and the others recruited the dragons whom protected the weapons and flew to the Underworld, where they defeated the Skulkin by performing the Tornado of Creation. They then found Samukai and Sensei Wu fighting within Garmadon's throne room, where Samukai was vaporized by the power of all four golden weapons. This caused a portal to open into an alternative, netherworldly dimension into which Garmadon escaped through, planning on growing strong enough to possess the four weapons upon his return. Having defeated Garmadon's plans, the team returns to the Surface World of Ninjago, where they are renounced as heroes throughout the land.
Cole also appears in the mini-episodes Flight of the Dragon Ninja, in which he takes part, and wins, in a race around Ninjago against his fellow ninja. He also appears briefly in The New Masters of Spinjitzu, but more prominently in An Underworldly Takeover, in which he questions Sensei about how Garmadon took control of the Underworld Skulkin army.
In Rise of the Snakes, Cole follows the other ninjas to Jamonicai village after the report of Lord Garmadon's return. After discovering that it was only Lloyd Garmadon, Garmadons son, he and the others left him to the villagers. When they discover the scroll that prophesies of the Green Ninja, he tells them to ignore it. Nevertheless, he fights Zane in the dojo to determine the Green Ninja. After Sensei Wu broke up the fight, the ninjas go to Jamonicai village to see the report of the serpentine return. During the impending battle, Skales hypnotizes Cole. But before he can be fully entranced, Nya kicked Skales and he ran off. Afterwards, Skales reveals that he can now see what Cole sees, and Cole's eyes turn red when Skales does so.
In Home, he and the other ninjas make fun of Zane for his odd behaviour, such as going into the bathroom when Cole is still in. Cole and the others make fun of him when he wears a pink apron, something they find funny. The next day, he follows Zane to the treehouse of Lloyd, not convinced a bird showed him. Once they arrive, they began to sever the ties to the treehouse. But before Cole could cut it, Skales fully entranced him and pitched him against the other ninjas as a distraction. After being beaten by Jay, he goes to destroy the treehouse, and the ninjas. But Sensei Wu and Nya fly in on the Fire Dragon and de-hypnotize him. After they return home to the ruined monastery, he unleashes the dragons and yells at Zane, and when Zane leaves he cooks a underground creature. After they find Zane and the new ship, he follows the other ninja and runs toward the boat.
In The Royal Blacksmiths, Cole reveals that his father is a Royal Blacksmith because he recognized the Fang blade as part of a talent show trophy called the blade cup, which his father had won several times. He then reveals that his father believes that he is a student at a dance school. The ninjas then visit Cole's father. Cole knocks on his father's door at which he angrily tells him to ring the bell. Cole does and his father welcomes them in. After a series of comical events, his father believes that the ninjas are there to replace his quartet. while training for the talent show, Cole's father reveals that when Cole was seven he failed to complete a move called the triple tiger sash (a move so difficult no one had ever successfully completed). At the competition Cole discusses their plan to steal the cup. Cole's father overhears this and is shocked that his son was going to steal the prized trophy. Cole then reveals that he is a ninja. His dad goes away extremely disappointed. Cole then decides that they were not going to steal the trophy but win it. They change the name of their group from "The Royal Blacksmiths" to "Spin Harmony". They perform spinjitzu to the theme song. During the act Cole successfully performs the triple tiger sash. The ninjas get tens from the first two judges and 0 from Pythor (who had swallowed the real judge) but the real judge sticks his arm out and wrote a 1 next to the 0 making it a 10. All the ninjas celebrate, all that is except for Cole who doesn't think his father saw him. His dad reappears and is very proud of his son, not for dancing, but for fighting. Pythor then appears, and orders several Constrictai to drop studio equipment on Cole and his father. Cole then unlocks his true potential, by lifting the debris, saving his father.
In All of Nothing, Cole goes with the ninja to the Serpentine Fortress for the Fangblades. There, he gets more into dancing and uses the Triple Tiger Sashe as a fighting move against Skalidor. During the fight, however, he is impassioned by Snake-like chains rushing to the Fangblade. Also, he plays checkers with Jay, and nicknames Kai's escape attempt. He is then last seen where he takes the Fangblades from Pythor P. Chumsworth.
He appears again in Rise of the Great Devourer when he saves Sensei Wu from the lava in Torch Fire Mountain. He also reveals he hates metaphors. He is also seen driving his Tread Assault vehicle towards the Serpentine Truck, and uses it to blast Skales off of it.
In Day of the Great Devourer, he gets gleeful seeing Rocky finally return.
In the episode Child's Play, he and the other ninja are turned into kids by The Mega Weapon when trying to prevent Garmadon from bringing to life a Grundal fossil, much to Cole's dismay, as he had hated being a kid. Later, the ninjas attempt to use Illuma-Swords (which, oddly, resemble lightsabers) to defeat the Grundal, but are unsuccessful. Sensei Wu brings them a tea that turns forward the clock, turning him and the other ninjas older again. This also included Lloyd, who is now taller and has new hair. Lloyd then defeats the Grundal, and he and the other ninjas are saved.
In Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Cole is helping to train Lloyd. He and the other ninja head to the city and arrive at night. While Fang-Suei works on the Fangpyre truck, Sensei Wu and the Ninja confront Lord Garmadon. Fang-Suei, Chokun, and Mezmo battle the heroes with their power tools. When the time portal opens, Sensei Wu tells the four Ninja to save the past and preserve the future. The four Ninja jump into the portal and land in a muddy rice field, not far from Four Weapons in the episode, Way of the Ninja. After Past Sensei Wu leaves the shop, the four Ninja tell him about their situation. Later, Cole hides so that he can kidnap Nya, along with Jay and Zane. Then Cole helps use the Scythe of Quakes to hurl the Mega Weapon into space.
The Stone Army starts when the ninja are awoken by their alarm clock. Later, Cole helps to fight the Stone Warriors. One stone warrior keeps the ninja running away. They stop inside a large room and close the doors, and as the Stone Warrior begins to break it down Lloyd suddenly comes up with a plan and tells the Ninja to distract it, which Cole helps do.
In The Day Ninjago Stood Still, Cole is helping to train Lloyd to fight without using his eyes. Later, in Ninjago City, the Ninja save a woman who was trapped by the collapsing street. Sensei Wu tells the Ninja to gather everyone to an evacuation point to be picked up by the Destiny's Bounty, which the only suitable evacuation point was the roof of the NTV office building. The citizens all head to the building while the Ninja hold off the Stone Warriors using the Ultra Sonic Raider and the Ultra Dragon. Cole continues to help hold off the Stone Army.
- He was the third ninja to reach his full potential.
- His father is Lou. His mother is unknown.
- In season 2, he appears to have a slight cake obsession. He mentions cake several times in episode 16, Double Trouble, before actually getting cake.
- In "The Surge", when Cyrus Borg said he would give the Ninja a gift, Cole asked if it was cake.
- In episode 23, he gets a new suit and his earth powers.
- In episode 23, after he uses his earth powers, he dances a bit of Michael Jackson.
- In Cursed World Part II it is revealed that Lloyd took over as leader.
- Cole is voiced by Kirby Morrow, who also voices Anakin Skywalker in The Yoda Chronicles.
- Baxter Stockman from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reuses his ZX shoulder pad armour.
- In the third season Nya starts having feelings for him, because a "perfect match-finding machine" said that he was her perfect match.[1]
- His favorite color is orange.
- He still appears to have his cake obsession in the third season.
- In The Art of the Silent Fist, he holds hands with Nya.
- His Techno-Blade is the only one that appears in only one set.
- Cole's last name is revealed to be Bucket in the Ninjago Exclusive Blooper Reel.
- The latest season revealed elemental powers are passed down from each generation. This means his father/mother had the element of earth, since one had to be the descendant of the first elemental master of earth.
- He is the fifth loser in the Tournament of the Elements. Unlike the others, however, he willingly loses to his opponent Jay, thus forcing the other masters to reassess who their true enemies and friends are. It is due to this sacrifice that Sensei Garmadon comments that Cole "fought like a true ninja".
- As of 2015 he and Lloyd are the only Ninja who don't have a love interest. However he was interested in Nya for a while until he finally backed off in the Tournament of the Elements .
- Cole's elemental symbol is the Kanji character "牛", meaning "Earth"
- As seen on the "Episode 45 - 49 DVD Cover" and pictures from Master Wu Dragon, many hypothesized that Cole would get possessed by Skreemers in Season 5.
- He later got possessed by Skreemers.
- Cole turns into a ghost is Season 5 when he didn't get out of Sensei Yang's dojo before sunrise. However in 2016, two minifigures of Cole with his Season 6 outfit are released; one with his normal face and one as a ghost. This means he may be cured in the sixth season or he will be able to switch between forms.
- He is turned back into Human in the series special Day of the Departed.
Gallery of Variations
|Cole (DX Ninja)
|Cole (Microfigure)
|NRG Cole
|Kimono Cole
|Techno Robe
|Zukin Robes
|Tournament Robes
|Deepstone Armour
|Skybound (Ghost)
|Season 7 Cole
- 2112 Cole (normal)
- 2170 Cole DX (DX)
- 2263 Turbo-Shredder (normal)
- 2509 Earth Dragon Defence (DX)
- 2516 Ninja Training Outpost (normal)
- 2520 Ninjago Battle Arena (DX)
- 9444 Cole's Tread Assault (ZX)
- 9455 Fangpyre Mech (Kendo)
- 9457 Fangpyre Wrecking Ball (Kendo)
- 9579 Starter Set (ZX)
- 9551 Kendo Cole (Kendo)
- 30087 Cole (ZX)
- 9572 NRG Cole (NRG)
- 9447 Lasha's Bite Cycle (ZX)
- 9449 Ultra Sonic Raider (ZX)
- 70720 Hover Hunter (Techno Robe)
- 70723 Thunder Raider (Techno Robe)
- 70733 Cole's Blaster Bike (Deepstone)
- 70734 Master Wu Dragon (Deepstone)
- 70738 Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty (Deepstone)
- 70741 Airjitzu Cole Flyer (Airjitzu)
- 70747 Boulder Blaster (Zukin)
- 70751 Temple of Airjitzu (Deepstone)
- 70753 Lava Falls (Tournament)
- 71207 Ninjago Team Pack (Zukin)
- 70604 Tiger Widow Island (Skybound) (Ghost)
- 70599 Cole's Dragon (Skybound)
- TV Series
- LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- Pilot Episodes
- Mini-Movies
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Magazines* LEGO Club Magazine Issue 1 2011 - Front cover and Lessons of the Dojo!
- "Nothing gets in my way. I'm a force of nature!"
- ―Cole
- "Prepare to be grounded... No one can stand before the power of the earth dragon."
- ―Cole
- "Nice to meet you kid, I got your back. And for the record, there ain't nothin' in this world that I'm afraid of."
- ―Cole
- "Oh, but I can't be a kid again! I hated being a kid. You can't drive, nobody listens to you....Oh, no. BEDTIME!"
- ―Cole
- "Violet Berry Soup, my culinary achievement! If the recipe's not followed exactly...."
- ―Cole
- "Come here, you tin can!"
- ―Cole
- "No one calls me a pedestrian!"
- ―Cole
From LEGO Battles: Ninjago
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7:00 a.m. – I eat breakfast, brush my teeth, throw out the trash. My bags are packed, I've got my passport, my snacks are accounted for. South Africa, here I come!
9:02 a.m. – After an hour-long train ride to the airport, I take the elevator to the ticketing counters. I'm in a new, unfamiliar terminal. I look a screen displaying arrivals and departures: Flight SA203 11:15 a.m. DELAYED 9:50 p.m. Ohhhhh, really. That's, like, awesome.
9:25 a.m. – The woman behind the counter passes me a sheet of paper that says something like, "Blah blah blah, flight last night from Johannesburg blah blah medical emergency blah blah blah deepest apologies blah blah blah." She hands two (rather generous) vouchers for lunch and a snack, $25 and $15, respectively. I tell her I think I'm just going to go home. She tells me to hold onto my receipts. Free cab rides? Yes, please!
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – I sit on my couch, get some work done. Per my mother's suggestion, I go for a run. That's only after she spoils my good time by telling me just how long it will take for me to get to South Africa, since I hadn't bothered to look. She Googles the flight while on the phone with me. "Here it is," she says. "Ten Worst Flights in the World." We laugh now, but I'll be crying later.
5:31 p.m. – My cab driver arrives (second one of the day!) and I feel quite posh and luxurious.
6:15 p.m. – Because my cab driver is a badass, we make it to the airport in record time: 45 minutes during rush hour. Red lights were run, side streets were taken.
7:10 p.m. – Though I feel like I'm taking advantage, I use my lunch voucher for a dinner snack: a water, crudités sampling platter, and cut up fruit all for the bargain price of $14.99. God, I love spending other people's money.
9:45 p.m. – There appears to be no sign of our plane, nor any announcements regarding when it will magically appear.
10:10 p.m. – More of the same. The people across from me start bitching about South African Airways, sharing horror stories about lost luggage and extreme flight delays. I am unfortunately dragged into a conversation about how one woman got on a plane after the previous riders had disembarked and, apparently, the turbulence had been so bad for them, she could see head marks or blood or something on the ceiling. Thanks, lady. That's, like, just what I want to hear before I get on a 15 hour flight over the Atlantic Ocean and across the massive continent of Africa.
10:25 p.m. – Our missing plane arrives and the poor bastards on it get off, not soon enough, it seems. Me and my annoyed comrades have pieced together the story in our hours together: at some point during this plane's initial journey from Johannesburg to New York yesterday, someone had to go and have a real bad time of it (medical emergency) and they turned back, only to have to wait some hours after for the crew to rest. Then they had to get back on and start all over again. No f'ing thank you.
11:15 p.m. – I'm seated somewhere far far in the back of this massive plane, next to a young boy who later tells me he's heading to Africa to help poor people. He seems to like me in the beginning, until about hour 8 when I start getting up to pee a lot.
11:18 p.m. – The pilot comes on and makes one of about twenty-two lengthy, ingratiating announcements about how they're terribly sorry about the flight being delayed half a day, how we're all in this together, how he hopes we focus on the next 15 hours of "hos-pee-tal-ah-teeeee" we're about to receive. He sounds like my mom's friend, John Spass from Durban, circa 1989.
12:10 a.m. – The plane is up and away and the flight attendants are walking around starting the "midnight dinner service" our pilot has joked about. "Excuse me, you ordered a special dinner, yes?" She places in front of me what must be the worst decision I have ever made, ranking up there with about five of the assholes I dated in 2011. I am nearly brought to tears. There, on my plastic tray table in the downward position, is a platter of vegetables: an entrée portion of cut up vegetables, a side portion of the same cut up vegetables, a salad with lettuce and three slices of tomato, and a saltine cracker.
12:12 a.m. – I beg the flight attendant for the chicken.
12:23 a.m. – After making sure everyone has their first, second, or third choice, my flight attendant (who is none too happy about this) hands me a tin full of hot chicken and rice with greasy potatoes. Oh, sweet sustenance, fortify me for this journey.
12:41 a.m. – I fall asleep watching Snow White and the Huntsman for the second time. All I've garnered from both viewings is that Charlize Theron plays a massive bitch that takes whole milk baths, white and thick as Elmer's glue.
12:42 a.m. onward – Time becomes a slippery, irrelevant thing. I will eventually wake up some eight hours later with an unfortunate amount of time left, something to the tune of seven hours. I alternate between feeling extremely uncomfortable and extremely claustrophobic. Outside, it's daylight, but everyone keeps their shades drawn, choosing instead to ride out the duration of this journey in a darkened tube. My feet swell, my mouth rids itself of any bothersome moisture, my lips chap. When it's about 10 a.m. my body time, my head begins to throb with the dulled ache of a caffeine addict. It doesn't get any worse, I swear to God.


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the wrong side of right.
jenn marie thorne.
Publisher Dial.
Publication Date:March 17,2015
Genre:YA Contemporary Romance|Politics.
Kate Quinn's mom died last year, leaving Kate parent-less and reeling. So when the unexpected shows up in her living room, Kate must confront another reality she never thought possible—or thought of at all. Kate does have a father. He's a powerful politician. And he's running for U.S. President. Suddenly, Kate's moving in with a family she never knew she had, joining a campaign in support of a man she hardly knows, and falling for a rebellious boy who may not have the purest motives. This is Kate's new life. But who is Kate? When what she truly believes flies in the face of the campaign's talking points, she must decide. Does she turn to the family she barely knows, the boy she knows but doesn't necessarily trust, or face a third, even scarier option?
Set against a backdrop of politics, family, and first love, this is a story of personal responsibility, complicated romance, and trying to discover who you are even as everyone tells you who you should be.
Set against a backdrop of politics, family, and first love, this is a story of personal responsibility, complicated romance, and trying to discover who you are even as everyone tells you who you should be.
I can't even begin to explain how I'm feeling about this novel right now; my emotions are all over the place. The Wrong Side Of Right was engaging, beautifully written, filled with suspense. Every single page will have you craving for more; you'll need to know what is going to happen next. I wasn't sure how much I was going to like the book since I am not much into political type of novels. Once I picked up The Wrong Side Of Right I couldn't get enough of the story, I couldn't force myself to pull away, I was hooked. You can't help but fall in love with this book and the characters, it's filled with so many emotions and by the end of the book you feel a connection with most of the characters, especially Kate. That was feeling that I got while reading the book, each page had me wondering what was going happen with Kate next. Would she stay? Would it work? Would she actually form a relationship with her father? It's the questions that you will find yourself thinking about while you read the novel. I believe that it's type of book that will have you thinking a little bit. I was.
I loved Thorne's writing style, a bit of different style than I usually read when comes to book like that. Plus I loved how she was counting the days till General Election, some of the things that were written in there, had me laughing. In general the entire book had my attention from beginning to the end, how could it not? There were so much going on and Kate had almost no private life due to fact that her father was running for U.S President. I love romance books but I loved fact that not all of book was based on just romance, actually most of it was based on family; in Kate's case her new fond family and the relationships that she established with them. I enjoy reading novels that deal with families. The Wrong Side Of Right you can tell how much the relationships changes from the beginning to the end of novel. I loved Meg the most to be honest, to me it felt she was one person that expected her despite her being product of her husband's affair. I loved how she accepted her and loved her like she was her own child. You can't help but love a character like that.
Now Andy, what is there to say about him? At start of book I didn't actually know what to think about him, I couldn't figure out if I liked him or not. In a way I had mixed feelings about him. Especially after they kissed and he wouldn't call her afterwards. Plus in way he got her dad in trouble in what happened with Penny's parents. That was one of most heartbreaking scenes, at least for me. You could tell how much friendship meant to her, when she came to Andy about it because nobody else would help, or listen. In his own way Andy did help. At first I did wonder if he was using her, so that his father would get re-elected. But as I kept on reading the book and thought about it, I knew that he liked her, the way he was always with her and they both seemed happy together. Andy and Kate had a bond, a connection that both of them didn't seem to acknowledge at first. Kate needed someone like Andy. I loved that their relationship didn't move fast. It was real.
I wish that I could give this book more than five stars because that's what it deserves. The Wrong Side Of Right is story about love, friendship and most of all the importance of family. A beautifully written novel, a magical ride that you won't forget.


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Thursday, February 13, 2014
The Heartbreakers Blog Tour Day 5
In a paragraph or two:
1. Tell us about your most romantic experience (either as an adult or as a teenager).
Oh, that's a tough one; let me think for a minute. I'm lucky enough to have a really romantic husband, but hopefully he won't mind if I dig back into my teen years for the most romantic moment BEFORE I met him. A guy I was dating when I was seventeen gave me a series of Christmas gifts, from funny to sweet, and the last thing in the bag was a sprig of fake mistletoe. When I asked him why, he said, "So you'll still have to kiss me if you don't like the other gifts." I need to work that memory into a novel someday!
2. Which literary character embodies true romance to you?
I guess I'm going to say Claire Fraser, from the OUTLANDER books. Despite war, a couple of centuries, and danger, she risks everything multiple times for her highlander, Jamie. Even with the risks she takes, though, she finds a way to be true to herself and hang onto what she values. Romance and a woman of strength; sign me up!
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In a paragraph or two:
1. Tell us about your most romantic experience (either as an adult or as a teenager).
Right after I graduated from college I had a job I hated in a town where I didn't have any friends or family. My then boyfriend lived on the other side of the country and I wasn't sure if we would make it as we were having to date long distance. He called me to see how I was doing. I complained that even though it was my favorite time of year, Christmas, it didn't feel festive to me at all since I was alone. The next day when I got home from work there was a florist delivery guy waiting for me outside my apartment.
The florist told me that he was the owner and hadn't made a delivery in decades, but that he had to make this one. He then opened up the back of his van and inside was a giant six foot Christmas tree. My boyfriend had called him and arranged to have delivered a tree, stand, lights and ornaments. I put up the tree and turned on some music and knew in that moment that I loved my boyfriend and was going to marry him someday. Which I did!
2. Which literary character embodies true romance to you?
How do people choose just one? This year I read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS twice. The first time for pure enjoyment, and the second to look closer at how John Green crafted such a great book. One thing that I loved about that novel was how the characters Hazel and Augustus are such great romantic characters. They push each other to get the most out of life, even when it is very difficult. It's easy to have romance when everything is perfect; it's a challenge to do it when things are a struggle.
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Real Chicagoans: The Perk Center Cafe Serves up Opportunity and Smiles
The theme of The Jam in 2018 is 'give love' and in today's Real Chicagoan's series, we meet a group of people, who epitomize that phrase. The Perk Center Cafe in north suburban Glenview helps create employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. The cafe's warm and inviting atmosphere makes it a treasure in the community. Take a look and see why!
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I am hoping once Pandora is out someone will port the Amiga emulator over to the N900 so I can play Pinball Dreams/Fantasies on that. I already got it on PSP minis but I hate the PSP, its so uncomfortable, so I end up playing it on the PS3 instead.Awakening said:Just wanted to add that I remember when I connected an amplifier and 2 medium sized speakers to my Amiga. We put them high up on a wide shelf (had some these covering one wall of my room) and I remember that amazing Pinball Dreams song being played for the first time and just drowned the room in music. I also had a proper monitor connected, not just a regular TV, and the image was really nice and sharp with vibrant colors. Back then monitors and regular speakers wasn't very common to play games with.
Maybe Pinball Dreams will be my first game on Pandora. I loved the 2nd table with the train theme. I also loved the clown/circus themed table in Pinball Fantasies.
Of course I also have it on iPod, but having to use the touch screen for control causes you to miss shots that were easy on the original or active the flippers by accident.
Am I the only person who used to love Mr Nutz on the Amiga? It was a much better game than the SNES version which was ported to GBA, etc. And of course Wiz n Liz, the music was far superior on the Amiga to any other version. An amazingly simple but addictive game.
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The treasurer of SarahPAC, Tim Crawford, sent the following e-mail:
On behalf of all of those we supported together, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for your patriotism, support, and dedication during our shared efforts this election cycle.
Our conservative movement continues, and we share with you the successes of the candidates you made it possible to support.
In 2010, with your efforts, we supported 90 great candidates and worked to elect over 50 new commonsense conservative leaders to Congress and state legislatures across our nation. Your support was critical to these initiatives and was achieved with the leadership of people like you, who share values and a responsibility to our nation.
The 2012 election provided the opportunity to build on that success, and we thank you for making possible the only Republican pick-up in the U.S. Senate. This change would not have been possible without your direct support.
This cycle, with your help, we worked to intensify support for grassroots and commonsense candidates in primaries who successfully took on challengers in their bids to bring those ideals to the Senate. Now elected, these new leaders will fight for constitutional principles and fiscal discipline. With your support, we also worked to return proven leaders to Washington to assure steady hands remain at the forefront and whose mentorship will be the guiding force to these new conservative Senators.
As 2012 draws to a close and the next opportunity looms on the horizon, our joint efforts remain crucial. The power brokers in Washington will still look for the easy path with candidates – those they know and that are habitual candidates.
We will never stop identifying and supporting local commonsense conservatives with strong messages who understand the need to put people over politics, principals over promises, and ideals over self interests.
You will always be the core and the guide and we are proud and thankful to join with you.
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Update by Doug: The 2014 mid-terms will be crucial to America's future. Typically an incumbent president's party suffers significant mid-term losses in his second term as the "six-year itch" sets in. Two recent examples are 1986 when Ronald Reagan lost the Senate and 2006 when George W. Bush lost both the House and the Senate. The Republicans could have a big year in 2014. Democrats have a tough Senate map to defend, and the Republicans should be able to win back a lot of the House eats they barely lost 2 weeks ago since Obama's GOTV machine will be greatly diminished without Obama at the top of the ticket. We need Allen West back in Congress.
Nothing Obama is doing will improve America's fiscal crisis, moribund economy, and crippling energy prices. Two years from now, the same dynamic that existed in 2010 will be in play in 2014 and there's no reason we can't have another Palin-led 2010-style blowout. But nothing is for sure. Keep in mind Republicans faced a similarly favorable Senate map this year and as recently as late 2011 were considered a shoo-in to retake the upper body. But when the dust cleared, the GOP was down two Senate seats. We can't let that happen again. It's never too early to begin the process of identifying and recruiting quality candidates to carry Governor Palin's message of limited, constitutional government. To ensure we field the best possible candidate in 2014, go to SarahPAC and donate early and often. They'll put the money to far greater use than any of these clowns will. The next election cycle began 14 days ago. Let's get the ball rolling today.


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- charlestonmorgan
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: April 2015
Hey y'all! I am trying to decide what bridesmaids dresses to use and would love an outside opinion. People keep telling me to pick whatever I want, but I can't tell if my idea is too wacky and they're just being really nice 🙂
The dresses I am looking at are via http://www.littleborroweddress.com
I'd love to know what y'all think, particularly of the multi-colored selection.
- I want long dresses. I think. Unless I want short (picture my fiance walking away from the convo right now hahaha)
- *I originally wanted sea glass but then I got the swatches and think sea glass, mint, and powder look nice together. I recognize that they are not really ombre, I'm just using that as I don't really know a better term. I call it "shades of sea glass"
- My wedding is on a deck on the water so I am going for a coastal vibe
- My sister (MOH) has big boobs and totally 100% refuses to wear strapless
- My dress is V neck with 2 straps (if that matters)
- I have 6 bridesmaids
1) All one strap, ombre* colors
2) All two strap, ombre* colors
3) Any neckline, sea glass color
4) one strap, sea glass
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Chesterfield continue their pre-season preparations with the short trip to Matlock Town on Tuesday night, with all fans welcome for the 7:30pm kick-off.
The Autoworld Stoneacre Cup - currently held by the Spireites after last year's win - will be up for grabs at the DCJ Group Insurance Arena with prices set at £10 for adults and £5 for concessions, available on the turnstile.
The annual friendly is the Spireites' third of pre-season and follows their Proact bow against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Manager Danny Wilson revealed that he'd be putting out a strong team for the match, and has high hopes for a good performance from his squad.
"It's a game we're looking forward to and it's a game we expect to win," he said. "We'll have a number of first-team players out there and they'll be using the game as a chance to build fitness further and work on things we've looked at in training.
"There will also be a number of fringe players involved, looking to show what they can do against a good level of opposition."
Wilson was also keen to emphasise the importance of the Spireites' role working alongside local non-league clubs.
"It's important that a League club like Chesterfield helps out and plays matches with teams like Matlock, we can always do a lot for each other in the local area, and that also goes for Ilkeston and Buxton who we have coming up in the next week or so.
"We'll all be hoping for a good gate and some money to be raised for Matlock on Tuesday and we'll wish them the best with their season.
"By keeping the local clubs close we can work together, and you never know, maybe one day Matlock will unearth a hidden gem who will go on to play for Chesterfield."


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Kevin Costner just signed a book deal. And it thankfully has nothing to do with his diet, life story, or other run-of-the-mill celebrity musings.
The 57-year-old is set to write a series of novels set during WWI and involving "a clandestine group of adventurers" who "seek out the places where light gives way to shadow and reason is usurped by myth." The first book, titled "The Explorers Guild, Volume One: Passage to Shambhala," focuses on a search for a mythical Buddhist kingdom.
"Each member is driven toward the City for a different reason: one believes that finding it will save his brother's life; another hopes that it will reveal a path to spiritual enlightenment," said a release. "Some believe the power of the city can be used to restore peace, while others are certain that Shambhala is responsible for bringing mankind to the brink of apocalypse."
"A heroic quest with the vivid wildness of Jules Verne, and steeped in world history but with mystical overtones, I believe that The Explorers Guild series will engage readers of all ages in a multi-generational experience that will lend itself to a host of entertainment platforms," said Costner in a statement. "As a storyteller and filmmaker, I am intrigued by the inherent resourcefulness, wit, and at times violent nature these characters embody, and I am truly excited to partner with Judith Curr and her team at Atria to bring this epic tale to readers around the world."
Additional hints of the series' tone comes from Atria Books, which adds that the stories will be "reminiscent of Conrad and Kipling, with the epic sweep of Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Naturally, Costner has big plans for this series beyond just the books. The release clearly states that not only is an animated series planned - but also live-action theatrical films produced by and starring the actor. It adds that "innovative directors" will helm the films behind the camera.
Hey - sounds like a fun ride to me. The entertainment world could certainly use a new "Indiana Jones" type-series that does not involve in any way the input of George Lucas. It would be great to see Costner pull it off.
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Winter photo above courtesy of "The Old and Whimsical World" http://www.facebook.com/TheOldandWhimsicalWorld
Hello everyone! I've been a bit off kilter for the past few weeks. Working retail during the holiday season will do that to you! However, my advent tree is set up and I am reading the stories and devotionals for each day, so I am feeling much more centered. On to the crochet!
As much as I love crocheting hats and scarves and things people can wear, my real passion, and the reason I started crocheting, was to follow patterns that weave together different colors and stitches to produce interesting shapes. So…….I am back to "granny squares" for a bit.
I showed my Mom some pictures of this square, and she initially thought that they were all different squares. I realized that most people don't get to see the magic of each unique round as the piece develops when you crochet. Except for a few rounds that I forgot to photograph, I wanted to show you the development of this square I just crocheted. I pieced together a blend of wintry colors I was eager to use in this "Harry" square designed by Polly Plum at Everytrickonthehook.com. **As always, if any crocheters are reading this and want to know the name of a specific yarn I used, I've managed to keep track of the names of most of them, so feel free to reach out to me at http://www.facebook.com/ihaveblueroses or http://www.instagram.com/ihaveblueroses or email@example.com!**
Picking out my colors. I used a combination of Caron Simply Soft #4 yarn and Vanna's Choice #4 yarn.
After making a magic circle, you add a round of white, then light purple. Using the dark purple, you create a "spike" stitch. This reaches down across the lavender round to create a dramatic look.
Blue "spike" stitches on top of purple spike stitches.
The next round adds another round of spike stitches. This instantly made me think of the "Star of Bethlehem."
The colors are a bit off in the next few photos because I took them at night, (which comes so soon this time of year!)
Round 7 adds this shell stitch look. I used Vanna's Choice "Dusty Blue." Isn't that a lovely name?
Next round, I outlined the whole thing with a very dramatic teal color. I had faith that it would not veer the color scheme off the rails. I wanted this whole piece to look icy and wintry.
Oops! Here is where I skipped a photo. I added a round of white, then made purple spike stitches down across the white. I see a star, melting ice around a pond, snow and icicles. What do you see?
One more round of blue added, and finally……the border….
I haven't blocked this yet. (That means shape it.) What do you think?
Happy winter!