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Dear President Trump,
This morning on my walk I'd turned towards home and was going past a favorite tree (the old low-slung ornamental cherry whose major roots are exposed and look like they are doing the splits) on the corner of 21st Ave and 77th St when I heard a cat-bell sounding, as though the cat forced to wear it was bounding towards me from – sorry about this – kitty-corner across the street. The bell was loud and it went on and on as the cat made her way to me.
At first I wasn't sure whether it was one of the several "attack cats" in the neighborhood, some of whom will not only stand their ground in the face of dogs (on leashes) on their own properties, but will chase after perceived invaders. I'm not a good cat reader so not wanting to risk scratches or bites, I stayed still to see what it would do. Fortunately it was into rubbing and not scratching or biting and we had a nice little pet fest, complete with purring and murmuring. Of course after a few minutes of this it was time for me to go and again I was fortunate – this cat wasn't clingy and instead of following me, she ambled back across the street.
At the next house up there was a bunny, so all in all it was a nice (not rainy!) morning walk.
Oh, and I dutifully wore the small round flashing yellow light that Laura got me yesterday down the back of my sweatshirt. I drew the line at wearing it on my front as I can think of little else more irritating than taking a walk in the early morning dark with a light constantly flashing in my face. Nope. No way. But on my back, not a big deal. Plus, it's high time I accepted the reality of distracted drivers who aren't expecting anyone else to be out and need the visual assist.
Since I've moved on from cute small animals to the subject of basic safety, I'll also let you know that last week I finally put an old insurance card in my little pouch where I carry my cell phone on morning walks. Back when you were trying to gut the ACA and make it so insurers didn't need to cover people's pre-existing conditions, I told you that I have a congenital heart condition. Well, like most heart things, it's one where seconds count and knowing what is likely wrong would shave seconds off the time before useful help can be rendered. So, I wrote the condition on the card. Which I now carry with me on my solo walks. Its younger sibling (i.e., the current insurance card) also now carries the name of my heart condition and goes along with me in my wallet the rest of the time. Finally.
I'm definitely too old to just now be putting these things in place, but seriously, "adulting" is hard. Accepting that it makes sense to have a flashing light and some useful ID on one's person when one is out alone is a drag, if only because they're concrete reminders of mortality and vulnerability even if they're helping put it off and reduce it, respectively.
You know this too, don't you? Stepping up and being a grown-up who takes care of his business in a mature, thoughtful manner isn't exactly your strong suit, is it? And the peeps you've gathered round you don't seem any better at it than you, with the lot of you resorting to outside voices and school yard taunts when you can't think of anything real to bring to the occasion, even when it's an impeachment trial. I wouldn't want to put them through it, but I wonder if you all would raise the level of discourse some if there were school children seated all around the perimeter of the Senate chambers, quietly watching the "adults" and perhaps inducing them to be adult. One would hope.
May we take care and be safer.
May we be willing to step up and be adults for those who aren't.
May we get realistic about our vulnerabilities.
May we be peace.
Tracy Simpson


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Roy Morrison, a retired RCAF Warrant Officer, who served in 35 bombing runs over Germany during the Second World War, recently received his service medals after waiting in limbo for 70 years.
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WWII veteran, 89, wounded in France receives belated Bronze Star, Purple Heart for his service. World War II veteran Alfred Bettencourt, left of Cranston, R.I., smiles as he arrives at his surprise medal ceremony Monday, March 9, 2015, in Johnston, R.I. Bettencourt was wounded in France but didn...read more
The 101st Airborne Museum 'Le Mess' in Bastogne presents WWII Veteran Stories: Vince Speranza.read more
Marine Harry Williams was a machine gun squad leader in WWII and fought in many battles in the South Pacific. One of the most important battles to the United States was Iwo Jima. Mr. Williams speaks about the famous flag photo being raised.read more
It will be 70 years since Victory in Europe (7 May 1945) and Victory Day (9 May 1945) was declared. Relive the amazing spirit and camaraderie of the 1940's and enjoy the various displays. Commemorate the sacrifices made by this tough generation.
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World War II pilot, Captain Jerry Yellin may be 90 years old, but on Valentine's Day he's a total rock star. He's the star of the "Gathering of the Spirit of 45" campaign, the first of its kind in the country.
To begin the seventieth anniversary celebration of the end of WWII in 1945,...read more
Alex Vraciu was just 25 when he reigned as the Navy's top World War II fighter ace after downing 19 Japanese aircraft and destroying 21 more on the ground in only eight months in 1944. He died on Jan. 29 in West Sacramento, Calif. He was 96.
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Jimmy Summersides, a World War II veteran, was an adult on paper but just a kid at heart. Acoording to Dan Dakin, Welland Tribune's journalist, at 19 years old,...read more
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Ben Harper's Quotes
Born: 1969-10-28
Profession: Musician
Nation: American
Biography of Ben Harper
You have to do what you believe in.Tags: Definitely, Life, Stages
But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.Tags: Life, Love, Music
I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That's an empowering feeling - that we can bring a song to life.Tags: Feeling, Life, Song
Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually I would like to compose and perform classical.Tags: Listen, Listening, Music
That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.Tags: Freedom, Music, Time
The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.Tags: Here, Idea, Music
The only way that you can find any semblance of a rule, or make any semblance of your own rule, is to tear up the rulebook. Throw it out, burn it, throw it away, and make your own rules.Tags: Away, Rule, Rules
We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.Tags: Best, Days, Shows
We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs at all. It's a true live record; it's one of the few true live records out there.Tags: Best, Song, True
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.Tags: Best, Good, Life
It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It's the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That's the power of the gospel.Tags: Hate, Love, Power
You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.Tags: Difference, Mistake, Past
Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.Tags: Humble, Life, May
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.Tags: Strong, Voice, Yourself
I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.Tags: Innocent, Sky, Today
I refuse to make uninspired music.Tags: Music, Refuse, Uninspired
The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.Tags: American, Blind, Truly
If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.Tags: Metal, Punk, Rock
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.Tags: Blind, Music, Spiritual
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.Tags: American, Diet, Music
I just want to keep doing what I feel.Tags: Keep
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I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.Tags: Bass, Drum, House
I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.Tags: Forward, Growth, Looking
If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.Tags: Continue, Inspired, Music
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.Tags: California, Family, Music
So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.Tags: Attention, Individual, Themselves


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For the first time since March, thousands of fans will be present at a professional golf tournament.
The milestone will be set this weekend at the Sanford International, a PGA Tour Champions event taking place in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as roughly 10,000 people are expected to come through the turnstiles each day of the 54-hole tournament. On paper, it's just another senior circuit event with the expected cast of characters – save for golfer/musician Colt Ford making his tour debut – but the success or failure of the fan experiment will be a significant indicator for how quickly the pro golf world can return to normalcy.
Hollis Cavner, chief executive officer of Pro Links Sports, which operates the Sanford International and three PGA Tour events, spoke with Global Golf Post on the eve of the tournament.
"We've had calls from all over the country and even overseas with people saying they're glad we are doing this because this gives us a chance to get back to normal," Cavner said. "Every eye in golf is on ...
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Do you wanna be a f---ing (Bellator) fighter?
Bjorn Rebney and Co. are looking for the next big thing at both lightweight (155 pounds) and welterweight (170 pounds), asking aspiring mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters to come down and strut their stuff at the upcoming tryouts scheduled for Nov. 10, 2012 at the American Top Team gym in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Download an application here.
If you don't live in or around "The Sunshine State" or can't make the scheduled tryout, Bellator is also accepting video submission of you, in action, via Email at email@example.com. So what do you get if you're one of the chosen few?
A shot at the promotion's upcoming reality show, which will likely air on Spike TV in 2013, the same network that made The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) a household name.
And just like casting calls for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), applicants must have at least three professional wins and cannot have an even or losing record. Be sure to bring your own gear to the tryouts in attire suitable for practice.
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JV With $400 Million Plans to Raid Overlooked Section of Industrial Market
By Mark Hallum June 1, 2022 6:07 pmreprints
A new joint venture has $400 million ready to ante up, and it's coming for an oft overlooked sector of the industrial real estate market.
Leste Real Estate and Iconic Equities have pooled the funds to acquire smaller industrial lots in the $5 million to $30 million range for logistics tenants, particularly for vehicle storage, Commercial Observer has learned.
The JV is looking to buy in 25 markets and has already begun, with several properties in contract in the Inland Empire where congested industrial markets surrounding Los Angeles have found some relief, as well as Coral Springs, Fla., where the JV acquired a five-acre plot of land at 12101 NW 42nd Street for $9 million.
Josh Patinkin, who was hired to lead Leste's expansion as managing director of U.S. real estate in 2021, believes the smaller size of the properties will serve tenants looking to store fleet vehicles.
"There's less open commitment for this type of an asset class where the average deal size is say $15 million," Patinkin told Commercial Observer. "It's a lot of work for a small deal and we're willing to do the work and aggregate a portfolio of interesting assets that might be overlooked by the broader institutional marketplace. It's the same level of work to buy a $100 million warehouse as it is to go buy a $10 million truck parking lot. Same effort, same third-party reports, same lawyers, brokers."
Smaller metro areas and ports are on their radar, including cities like Savannah, Ga., or Charleston, S.C., that still see a great amount of cargo tonnage, according to Patinkin.
Tim Bishop, founder and CEO of Iconic Equities, however, said there are a number of challenges to scooping up property and using it for logistics tenants. Many municipalities have zoning ordinances against vehicle storage, which is not viewed as an economic plus for surrounding communities.
While the Coral Springs site serves as storage for 289 tenants with boats, trailers, motor homes, jet skis and other commercial vehicles in Broward County, the JV would ideally find a single tenant to manage the space.
The JV is also eyeing the Phoenix metropolitan area, which has seen population growth and serves as a gateway for goods moving to and from ports.
"[Phoenix] has really strong demographics and labor pools that make it an [alternate] option to Los Angeles, because that's kind of a tapped-out market," Bishop told CO. "A little more availability of land, great highway infrastructure, we like that market a lot."
The growing lack of industrial space due to surging demand in e-commerce over the course of the pandemic has continued to put immense pressure on the market to not only find more space, but also to build more.
Average industrial rents were recently recorded at $6.47 per square foot and vacancies remained at 5 percent in April, all while the construction pipeline had over 640 billion square feet of additional space in the works, CO recently reported.
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Title – Afflicted (2013)
Directors – Derek Lee and Clif Prowse (feature debut)
Cast – Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Baya Rehaz
Plot – Friends Derek (Lee) and Clif (Prowse) set out on a world trip after Derek finds out he is suffering a potentially life threatening illness. Documenting the trip for the world to see, Clif soon starts to realise that his best friend Derek might be fighting something much worse than they bargained for.
"Derek, are you OK?"
Review by Eddie on 27/02/2015
No matter the naysayers, it seems as though the found footage genre is well and truly here to stay, from nasty little low budget ventures through to big budget tent poles, the filmmaking style bought to popularity by The Blair Witch Project, revived by Cloverfield and Paranormal Activity and continued largely in the horror pool of movies is here once more utilised in Derek Lee and Clif Prowse's low budget and at times intriguing example of the movie making technique.
A somewhat strange hybrid of action and horror, Afflicted should not be sought out by those looking for a horror kick as the focus here is more so on out and out action set pieces than bone chilling scares and it's to the films downfall that it doesn't allow for more scares to be had amongst the well filmed and originally staged carnage. The action scenes directors Lee and Prowse deliver is where the film comes to life most and showcases a talent that can hopefully be utilised to greater effect in their upcoming projects. It's hard to know whether these creators were a bit afraid to go too far either way with their script, unwilling to go down the well-worn track of a slow burn jump scare type deal or unsure if an out and out action blast would stack up on a limited budget.
Afflicted's action may be a strong point and equally so is some acting by leads Lee and Prowse, while the story their characters inhabit might lose a little steam and at times be a little disinteresting these actors conduct themselves well and stay clear of the recent trait of found footage actors in becoming overly annoying or daft and even when the guys are doing ridiculous things or making questionable decisions, Derek and Clif are guys we are rooting for and interested in despite our better judgements and its testament to the acting ability they possess to coincide with their directional attributes.
Afflicted has some neat moments, some original ideas and is a nice showpiece for what creators Lee and Prowse are capable of. It might not always succeed at what it attempts and in the end is quite throwaway in its memorability but Afflicted is another watchable entry into the found footage/hand held movie making cannon that shows no signs of being put to rest at the time being.
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How to choose the right bearing system for fans
There are several bearings on the market today and it can be very confusing about what is the right type, cost, and reliability. The 3 most common types are ball bearing, Hybrid Sleeve, and standard Sleeve bearing. We will take a quick look at the 3 designs and highlight their features.
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Grilled eggplant with Roma tomato, Bufala mozzarella, basil & olive oil
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Traditional Venezuelan deep-fried empanadas stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or spicy tuna
Buratta Della Casa (G.F.)
Served with arugula, sliced tomato & balsamic vinegar reduction
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Artichoke hearts stuffed with goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts & spinach
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Traditional crab meat with sweet vine peppers, basil & a chipotle aioli
Escargot in Butter Sauce (G.F.)
In-shell escargot with garlic butter, fresh parsley & shallots baked in a white wine sauce (requires longer cooking time)
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Shredded flank beef with sweet vine peppers, in a garlic tomato sauce, served with black beans, Cuban rice & fried plantains
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Two of my fellow classmates—Alex Jacque and Lolo Zhang—and I created a dynamic identity to represent MICA's fifteen graduate programs in 2015 to promote the months-long series of shows, presentations, and talks.
The logotype was set in Balto by Type Supply. The mark included fifteen interconnected dots, representing the collaborative nature of MICA's programs and students. We wrote a custom Paper.js script to add motion to the logo for use on the website. We also created a tool for quickly exporting the logo with the dots at random positions, so that the static implementations were ever-changing.
For the promotional campaign, we designed a letterpress-printed invitation, print and digital advertisements, social media share graphics, buttons, and postcards. We also designed marquee wall vinyl graphics, wayfinding posters, the website, and a digitally fabricated a sign of the logo using Arduino, LEDs, acrylic, milled insulation foam, and pink paracord.
The MICA Grad Show identity evolves every year but the typographic framework we created in 2015 inspired the foundation for the subsequent couple years' identities. See 2016 & 2017.
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In the wake of the Christian Abt cheating saga that rocked the motorsport work (real and virtual!) this past week, Formula E have taken the negative publicity on the chin and proceed with the round six of the Race at Home Challenge on the newly released rFactor 2 virtual version of the New York ePrix venue.
"With only two race weekends left, the pressure is on to perform! Here's Saunders with everything you need to know about Saturday's ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF," trumpeted the video intro.
It's not over yet! Who will win this weekend's ABB Formula E #RaceAtHome Challenge in support of @UNICEF? @TAGHeuer pic.twitter.com/bisatV7XfU
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May Day Festival of Solidarity, the event started last year by Tony Wright and meself to bring together voices from music, poetry and politics to celebrate International Worker's Day returns over the weekend of April 29/30 and we'd dearly love you to be there.
As you can see from the poster, we have some amazing acts, and anyone who tunes in regularly to The Joe Solo Show will be familiar with the likes of The Men They Couldn't Hang, Steve Mason, Thee Faction, Efa Supertramp, Lily Gaskell, Blyth Power, Interrobang, Lilith Ai and Robb Johnson even if you weren't already! The venue is The Old School House in Barnsley and the alternating twin stage set-up from last year returns meaning there's non-stop music from start to finish; and with a capacity of only 200 it is a chance to get properly up close and personal with some genuine legends of the live music.
We will have speeches from unions and campaigning groups too with more on that to be announced soon.
Tickets are £25 for a full weekend pass and £15 for a single day, an absolute bargain in comparison to the farm-em-in-farm-em-out summer festivals, and the vibe alone will be worth the entrance fee.
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So this is possibly the worst book that I've read all year, i'm going to try to be brief and not let this be a rant review as I know that's no fun for anyone. Joe is in control of everything in his simple life, both his day job as a janitor for the police… Continue reading -| I Have So Many Issues… Reviewing The cleaner |-
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So I'm finally posting my review for the first book in the Colomba Caselli series by Sandrone Dazieri, it was originally published in Italian and then translated, I listened to the audiobook on Scribd.Let's jump in... 'The rock cast a sharp, dark shadow over a shape huddled on the ground. Please don't let it be… Continue reading -| Audiobook Review… Kill The Father |-
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So today I'm reviewing Rattle by Fiona Cummins which has been on my bookcase for at least two years so I'm excited to have finally read this... A serial killer to chill your bonesA psychopath more frightening than Hannibal Lecter.He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one he's just like anyone else. But… Continue reading -| Audiobook Review… Rattle |-
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So today I'm reviewing The Book of M by Peng Shepherd which I listened to on audio via Scribd. I had no idea what to expect but this definitely wasn't it! Let's get started... In the middle of a market in India, a man's shadow disappears. As rolling twenty-four-hour news coverage tries to explain the… Continue reading -| Audiobook Review… The Book of M |-
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So Reboot is the first in what I believe is a Duology by Amy Tintera, I listened to this on audio from Scribd, I honestly didn't know anything about it beforehand the cover just intrigued me and I quickly needed to pick one to listen to on my commute. Five years ago, Wren Connolly was… Continue reading -| Audiobook Review… Reboot |-
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So today is my stop on the blog tour for Never Look Back by A. L. Gaylin, this is my first audiobook tour and I really enjoyed it, as you may know I do listen to a lot of audiobooks so this was a perfect blog tour for me.A big thank you to Tracy over… Continue reading -| Never Look Back… Audiobook Blog Tour |- @alisongaylin @orionbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n
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I have two mini reviews for you today, number 9 and number 10 in the Robert Hunter series by Chris Carter. As they are really far into a thriller series I won't be going into a lot of detail, probably just a few sentences. Here are my reviews for numbers: 3 & 4 | 5… Continue reading -| Mini Audiobook Reviews… Gallery of the Dead & Hunting Evil |-
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The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer. This will be my first year participating! So far this year I've read 132 books and 20 of them were on audio (I thought it would have been a lot more than this tbh). I'm going to be doing a lot more commuting from January with my… Continue reading -| 2020 Audiobook Challenge |-


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Learn to use weapons like a pro with our Monster Hunter Rise Weapon Combos Guide.
For any of you getting into Monster Hunter Rise, you may feel that weapon controls can feel fairly limited. You have the A and X buttons to predominately attack, but there other buttons that can also be used to help pull off combos to efficiently deal damage to the many beasties that will have the misfortune of crossing your path.
Every weapon is different and with that, each weapon has different combos. You are not really told about each weapon's specific combos either. If you want to know how to better use your weapon of choice (or any of the others for that matter), there are two ways that you can go about it. You can visit the training area where you can wail on a giant mechanical Toad creature and the attacks and combos will be shown on screen.
You can also find these details by pressing the + button and then use the L or R buttons to find the INFO menu. From here, use the D-Pad to move the cursor down to Hunter's Notes and then click on that to bring up another sub-menu. Click on Weapon Controls and here you will have a more detailed list of each Weapon's controls and combos.
We have provided screenshots below to serve as a Monster Hunter Rise Weapon Combos quick guide. It may serve you to have this on your smart device while you are fighting large monsters so you can use it as a quick reference rather than hitting up the in-game menus all the time.
If you are new to the Monster Hunter series, you can check out some Newcomer Tips here
Monster Hunter Rise Weapon Combos Quick Guide
Great Sword
Long Sword
Sword & Shield
Dual Blades
Hunting Horn
Switch Ace
Charge Blade
Insect Glaive
Light Bowgun
Heavy Bowgun
We hope that you find our Monster Hunter Rise Weapon Combos Quick Guide useful. The screenshots are to serve as a reference and as proof that the combos exist in the game. May this guide help you become more familiar with your weapon of choice and the next time you take on an extremely tough monster, you stand on more equal footing. After all, what's the point of taking a beating if you can't dish it straight back?!
Until next time, keep on Gaming!


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Venus Williams Shuts Down the Press With an Incredible Line After Naomi Osaka Pulls Out of French Open
Venus Williams shared her own two cents on handling the press following Naomi Osaka's decision to pull out of the French Open.
"For me personally, how I deal with it was that I know every single person asking me a question can't play as well as I can and never will," Williams said. "So no matter what you say or what you write, you'll never light a candle to me. So that's how I deal with it. But each person deals with it differently."
Venus dropped the mic 👑
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— espnW (@espnW) June 1, 2021
Williams's remarks reference the buzz surrounding Osaka's withdrawal from Roland Garros after she refused to speak with the press ahead of her second-round match against Ana Bogdan, citing mental health concerns.
Osaka was consequently fined $15,000 and threatened a default if she continued to skip out on her "media obligations" Osaka instead resolved to pull out of the tournament altogether, releasing an official announcement of her withdrawal on Instagram and Twitter.
In her message, Osaka expressed that she had been dealing with "bouts of depression" since her 2018 US Open win and that she believes the rules of media to be "quite outdated in parts."
She also shared, "Anyone that knows me knows I'm introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I'm often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety Though the tennis press has always been kind to me (and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt), I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can. So here in Paris I was already feeling vulnerable and anxious so I thought it was better to exercise self-care and skip the press conferences."
Williams vocalized her public support for Osaka's decision, commenting on her Instagram post, "So proud of you. Take care of yourself and see you back winning soon! ❤❤❤"
Days ago, her younger sister, fellow tennis champion Serena Williams also spoke out at the tournament in defense of Osaka. Upon being asked about her own feelings over Osaka's withdrawal, Williams simply responded, "The only thing I feel is that I feel for Naomi. I feel like I wish I could give her a hug because I know what it's like."
Though Osaka is taking a hiatus from tennis, she has no plans of quitting anytime soon. "I'm gonna take some time away from the court now, but when the time is right I really want to work with the Tour to discuss ways we can make things better for the players, press and fans. Anyways hope you are all doing well and staying safe, love you guys I'll see you when I see you ❤," Osaka concluded in her statement.
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House parties are fun, but nothing's better than a house party with interactive games. Whether you're hosting a bachelorette party, or you want to have a few friends over for the weekend, there are plenty of games to choose from.
So, what are the best in-house party games? Head's Up, Human Cluedo, and Cards Against Humanity are some of the most involving party games around. You can also try the classics, including Beer Pong, King's Cup, and Never Have I Ever.
Throughout this article, you'll discover fun games for various occasions, including choices for:
- Bachelorette parties
- Family reunions
- Small groups of friends
- Cocktail parties
Fun Indoor Games for Bachelorette Parties
There are all sorts of games to play at a bachelorette party. Whether or not you want to use alcohol, you can still have a blast. Without further ado, let's get into the list!
The Groom Quiz
The Groom Quiz is a fun game to put pressure on the future bride at the party. You can print questions online in a premade template or create your own series of Q&A's.
The basic rules of the game are that someone surprises the bride by telling her that they're playing the Groom Quiz. You have to get the answers to each question from the groom before you start the party. The goal is to see if the bride can guess all of the correct answers.
Here are a few common questions to ask during the Groom Quiz:
- Where was your favorite date?
- Who hogs the bed covers?
- How many kids do you want?
- What is the groom's worst habit?
- What's the best present that the bride has given the groom?
Kiss the Miss Goodbye
Kiss the Miss Goodbye isn't a game as much as it is a memorable party gift. You have to place a printable postcard or poster somewhere around the house, such as the bathroom, the kitchen, or by the TV. As people walk by, they kiss the poster while wearing lipstick.
After the party, someone has to frame the poster for the bride and give it to her as a gift. You can also do this by secretly having all of the partygoers kiss the poster and surprise the bride when it's all done.
How Well Do You Know the Bachelorette?
This is another fun game that's very similar to the first suggestion. How Well Do You Know the Bachelorette is a game where the bride creates a list of fun questions for everyone at the party to answer. Whoever gets the most questions correctly wins the game.
Here's a list of possible questions:
- Who was the bride's first kiss?
- What does the bride hate the most?
- Who is the bride's favorite parent?
- Who is the bride's celebrity crush?
- What is the bride's favorite food and drink combo?
Party Games with Alcohol (or a Substituted Drink)
When you're at a party and there's alcohol, you can make it infinitely more exciting by adding a fun party game to the equation. If you're not comfortable with drinking alcohol, you could substitute it with soda, juice, or even water.
King's Cup
King's Cup has been around since the beginning of canned beer. All you need is a deck of cards, one beer, and a few participants. You can also play the original version, although it's a bit more involved and complicated.
Start by scattering the cards in the center of the table evenly. Everyone should be able to reach the cards without a problem. Place the beer can in the center of the table as well.
Next, each person needs to pick up a card and slide it under the tab of the beer. Keep doing this until the can opens from the tab splitting into the lid. Whoever put the last card that broke the seal has to drink the whole beer. If you don't want to drink too much, you can play by splitting the beer between all of the contestants.
Beer Pong
As the reigning champion of college parties and twenty-something year olds, Beer Pong is as simple as it gets. All you need is beer (or juice, milk, water, etc.), disposable cups, and ping pong balls.
Here are the rules:
- Place the cups in a triangular shape with the tip facing towards the other side of the table. Beer Pong only has two sets of triangles, but you can play with teams of two players on each side. You can use as many cups as you'd like.
- Fill each cup with beer. Again, feel free to add as much as you want. The cups should all have the same amount, though.
- Take turns throwing the ping pong ball across the table into your opponent's cup. If you make it into a cup, they have to drink its contents.
- An optional rule is that whenever you score a shot, you get to throw again.
Fun Games for Family House Parties
When there are children around, you should probably dial the games back a bit. Everyone needs to be entertained, which is why these interactive games are so popular at parties.
Human Cluedo
Human Cluedo is a mystery game that everyone can get involved in. It's simple, and you only need paper and two pots.
- Have each player right their name down, then throw them all into one of the pots.
- Next, tell everyone to write down a random object sitting somewhere in the house. Place these entries into the other pot.
- Write down a number of locations that are equal to the number of people. If there are five people, you could do 'bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, living room, family room, laundry room.'
- Every person then has to pick out a combination of the three entries at random. You might get 'Your Name, lamp, bedroom,' for example.
- Throughout the party, you have to give whoever's name you pulled the corresponding item in the chosen location on the paper. If you do, they're out of the game. The final contestant left wins it all.
The Lie Detector Game
This game is simple, and you only need pens and paper (you could also use whiteboards if you have them). Give each contestant a pen and paper before it all starts.
The purpose of the game is to catch someone in a lie. Nobody is allowed to speak or make gestures unless it's their turn.
Start by having the host ask a question about anything that has to do with numbers. Everyone has to write down their answer and show it to the group at the same time. If someone calls out your lie, you lose. However, if you didn't lie in your answer, they lose. Everyone can pass every other round, but each participant has to call out at least one player in the group every other round.
To make it even harder, each player has to tell the truth every two to three questions. You can lie or tell the truth as much as you'd like as long as you tell the truth by those rules.
A few potential questions for the Lie Detector Game could be:
- How many times have you ditched a class at school?
- How often do you call out of work/school and pretend to be sick?
- What's the most junk food meals you've had in a week?
- How many weeks has it been since you've washed your bedding?
As you can see, there are plenty of fun games for every house party. What are your favorite choices from the list?


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This week I had the opportunity to photograph my good friend Valentina Robayo. Valentina has always had an effortless and great sense of style, ranging from eclectic to trendy but always one that was her own. The challenge this week was to capture images that complimented her outfit and personality and to deviate away from the cliched location spots for photographs. Which is how we found ourselves on Bleeker Street. After having lunch at By. Chloe, which was in the area we decided to just walk around get a feel for the locale and see what worked best. New York City is known for being overrun with taxi's, and because I love taking risks to get that good shot, it was difficult trying not to get run down by a plethora of vehicles, pedestrians and/or yellow taxi's. Several photographs later, we managed to get great photo's that I'm excited to share with you all today. Check it out! Details on her outfit can be found below.
Month: October 2015
Every photographer loves the chance to film/ photograph a subject that inspires them to WANT to photograph them. As a photographer one of the best things about photographing an individual is the emotion and/or enthusiasm you get from the person being photographed, you start to relish that moment and are even more excited to take photo after photo. Because everyone knows that a photographer can be good, but their subject must be better. In a sense it's a two way street, the dance of give and take, where the subject gives and the photographer takes. Now enough of my endless blathering, today's blog post is one I am super excited to share!! I had the amazing opportunity to photograph Korean models, Jihye Park and Ji Young Kwak, after walking the Badgley Mischka show. I absolutely loved shooting them!! They brought so much energy, hitting pose after pose and were by far my favorite models during NYFW to photograph. The two friends have been spotted on multiple streetstyle blogs, and on the runway of multiple shows during that week. Without further ado, I am very excited to share with you all these photographs from that day!


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Center your thoughts on this prompt. Pun intended.
Welcome to GirlieOnTheEdge and Sunday's prompt word reveal for Six Sentence Stories!
The sun and I wish you good morning. Yeah, well, that didn't happen! The best laid plans…. eh? We do our best. We adapt. We roll with what comes our way. And if there's a story in there somewhere (isn't there always?!), then even better. We roll all our emotions and reactions into one big dough ball (huh?) get our cut outs and parse words and sentences and…yikes. Getting lost here. Hey, speaking of roll – I got some new shoes for the car and she's ready to rock and roll up 95 N in, oh, an hour ago! So here's this week's prompt word. Take it, roll (there's that word again! I'm goin' already!) it around a bit and see if you can put together 6 sentences of a story or a poem, or next scene…
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Every wondered where the lost things go? A redemptive and captivating novel from the bestselling authorSince Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding becomes her goal - whether it's the odd sock that vanished in the washing machine, the car keys she misplaced in her rush to get to work or the graver issue of finding the people who vanish from their lives. Sandy dedicates her life to finding these missing people, offering devastated families a flicker of hope.Jack Ruttle is one of those desperate people. It's been a year since his brother Donal vanished into thin air and the sleepless nights and frantic days aren't getting any easier. He thinks Sandy Shortt could well be the answer to his prayers.But when Sandy goes missing too, her search ends when she stumbles upon the place - and people - she's been looking for all of her life. A world away from her loved ones and the home she ran from for so long, Sandy soon resorts to her old habit again, searching. Though this time, she is desperately trying to find her way home...


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How To Make Homemade Cinnamon Apple Filling
This Cinnamon Apple Filling is one of my most used Fall recipe. As simple as it is, this Apple filling made a lot of my Fall recipe absolutely delicious. I used it for pie, tart, french toast, oatmeal and to anything I can add it on.
You do not need much to be able to make Apple filling at home. Few basic easy to find ingredients is all you need. Apple, butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt are the base ingredients, how easy is that? You can make less or more depending on how much you need, and you can make it as often as you want to, it is that easy.
I used to buy pie filling in the store whenever I need one, until I learned how to make my own. Homemade pie filling is very easy to make, I cannot believe it took me this long to realize it. Best part of it, I am actually using fresh fruits and there is no preservatives added to it. What you see is what you get.
I love that I can customize it according to my taste when it comes to how sweet I want it to be. I can even add nuts to it and adjust the amount of cinnamon that goes it. This pie filling is perfect for apple pie, Apple Turnover or Mini Pecan Pie. Let's get started!
Where to Use Apple Filling
This Cinnamon Apple Filling is so versatile you can use it for more than just a pie. Here are some suggestion on what to make to use this Apple Filling. Check it out!
- Homemade Apple Danish
- Baked Apple Pie Oatmeal
- Apple Hand Pie
- Apple Cinnamon Bread Roll
- Apple Turnover
- Apple Muffin
- Caramel Apple Tarts
- Caramel Apple Crumb Bars
- Bite Size Apple Pie
- Apple French Toast
- 2 Large Granny Smith Apple – peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 2 cups Water (to submerge cut apples, doesn't have to be exact)
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar (or a mix of half brown and half white sugar)
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- pinch of Salt
- 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tablespoon unsalted Butter
- 1 tablespoon slightly chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional)
Note: For a big batch, use 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tbsp cornstarch and the rest of the ingredients are the same measurement. Cook for 20 – 25 minutes or until soft and sauce is reduce.
- Prepare the Apple: Peel and dice the apples and transfer to a large bowl with 2 cups of water and lemon juice. This will prevent browning while you peel the rest of the apples.
- Cook the Apple: Transfer diced apples in a pan. Add sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon. Stir until sugar is fully melted. Cover and simmer for 10 – 12 minutes or until the sauce thickens and reduced. Add butter and mix until butter is fully melted. Add walnuts or pecans (if using) and stir. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate.
Makes 500ml serving
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Comedy CD Review: Patton Oswalt- Finest Hour
Patton Oswalt, comedian and actor offers up this hilarious new CD "Finest Hour." In his newest comedy special, recorded in Seattle, Oswalt talks about fatherhood, incontinent monkeys, crack heads and Jesus. As a 20-year veteran of the stand-up comedy scene, with three previous albums, concert DVDs, his own comedy tour and various acting and voiceover roles under his belt, Oswalt has become ubiquitous in the world of stand-up. His fourth (and quite possibly his best) album "Finest Hour" will be released by COMEDY CENTRAL Records on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. This album is way too short, I could not stop laughing, and when I did, it was only to take a breath. Patton puts on this cherub like smile and then smacks you with a 2×4 of comedy. His humorous delivery of life's observations is what we all think about but don't say; I especially loved his points of parenting, the power of Jesus and the ham incident. Parental advisory, the album does use a loving spoonful of colorful language, but it's not senseless, it stands to prove a point that people have devolved, and the human brain is a rat trapped in a cage and reality is a stick poking at the rat, listen to the album, you'll get it. Look for it in stores on September 20th or online at Comedy Central.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft received his court date for two first-degree misdemeanor charges of solicitation of prostitution from a sting operation in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The legal proceedings will begin on April 24.
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Flag of Ribas de Campos - Image by "Valdavia" (Wikimedia Commons), 15 December 2010
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The municipality of Ribas de Campos (175 inhabitants in 2009; 1,549 ha; municipal website) is located 20 km from Palencia.
Ribas de Campos was mentioned for the first time in 922, when Count
of Castile Fernán Ansúrez (916-929) founded there the monastery of Santa Cruz de la Zarza, subsequently transferred to the Order of Saint James and to the Premonstratensiens. Very wealthy in the 17th-18th
centuries, the monastery was abandoned in the 19th century following
nationalisation and saved from complete
ruination in June 1931, when officially registered as an Historical
and Artistical Monument.
Ribas de Campos was granted in 1366 by King Peter I to Peter Manrique, sixth lord of Amusco; in the 18th century, the village belonged to the Duke of Arces.
Ivan Sache, 15 December 2010
The flag and arms of Ribas de Campos are prescribed by a Decree
adopted on 29 March 2004 by the Municipal Council, signed on 2 June 2005 by the Mayor, and published on 7 July 2005 in the official gazette of
Castilla y León, No. 131, p. 12,243 (text).
The symbols are described as follows:
Flag: Quadrangular flag with proportion 1:1, with horizontal stripes red and green and in the middle the municipal coat of arms in full colors.
Coat of arms: Shield of Spanish shape. Gules a tower or masoned sable port and windows azure terraced vert over waves argent and azure a border argent charged with four cauldrons sable with four snakes, two entering and two leaving [Crown not mentioned].
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text: News Lili Reinhart Refused to Wear This 2013 Trend in Hustlers "I can't even believe there was a day when I wore those things." By Isabel Jones Isabel Jones Instagram Twitter Isabel is an Oregon-born and Brooklyn-based writer and editor with a special interest in pop culture. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on September 6, 2019 @ 08:00AM Pin Share Tweet Email It's easy to conflate actress Lili Reinhart with "good girl" Betty Cooper, the role she plays in The CW's cult hit Riverdale. But after watching her portray a stripper-turned-scammer in Hustlers alongside Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, it's clear that Reinhart is much more than the girl next door. Betty and Reinhart's Hustlers character, Annabelle, couldn't be more different, but the same could be said for Annabelle and Reinhart herself. "I think Annabelle's very much a follower and I consider myself more of a leader of a group," the actress told InStyle exclusively. "She's sort of naive and very young. I don't think she's an old soul, so we're quite different, but that's what made it so fun to play." Steve Granitz/Getty Images In the film, Annabelle reacts to stress by vomiting (the faux barf a "magical concoction" of crushed graham crackers and sprite, in case you were wondering), which, luckily, Reinhart only had to shoot a handful of times. The Riverdale star doesn't have quite as extreme or visceral a reaction to pressure in her own life, but she knows where to turn when things become too much. "I have anxiety so I get overwhelmed and stressed out very easily, so I usually need to either step away from the situation and breathe, or I text my mom or I text one of my friends," she told InStyle. "I feel like, when you're overwhelmed, the world feels bigger than it actually is, and connecting to someone and like talking to my mom or talking to my boyfriend or whatever, helps ground me into being like 'OK, it's nothing's as bad as I think it is.'" The Evolution of Julia Stiles Reinhart had a strong support system on set as well. "When you know that you're doing a movie with so many women and so many big personalities, you're a little scared or intimidated at what that environment's going to be like," she said. "Thankfully, it was honestly such a wonderful environment. All of us really got along, and there was no drama. It was just fun. It was just good energy. We were all just happy to be there. We really had a good time with each other." Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images She shared a particularly strong connection with co-star, and fellow Virgo, Keke Palmer. "Keke and I are the closest in age to each other, and we really connected," she shared. "The first thing she asked me was what's my star sign. She's a Virgo and I'm a Virgo, too, and she says that's why we get along so well. She's so goofy." "I very much admire all of them," she said of her castmates, noting that "[Jennifer Lopez] is a very motherly mama bear figure and very sweet." Though the film begins in 2007, Reinhart's character enters in the early 2010s, an era that feels recent, but, as she points out, is pretty radically distant in terms of fashion. "The costume fittings for this movie were incredible," she told me. "I mean, you think like 2013 where my character comes in is not that far away, but then you see the fashion that was so popular then and you're like 'Holy s—t, we've come a long way.'" Barbara Nitke / STX But as game as she was to revisit the bodycon dresses and double ponytails of years past, there was one trend she wouldn't touch. "I told the costume designer [Mitchell Travers], 'I'm sorry but I won't wear those hip hugger jeans. It's just not going to happen.' We had tried some on and I was like, 'I can't even believe there was a day when I wore those things.'" In Reinhart's mind, Annabelle has a clear aesthetic: "Slutty Hannah Montana." "It was around the time period that Hannah Montana was on and Miley Cyrus's fashion was a little bit Annabelle, or Annabelle was a little bit Miley Cyrus circa that 2012,2011 situation. But then obviously you add a little bit of a sexier side to that," she said. Hustlers opens nationwide Sept. 13.


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The BART board will hold a public hearing on Thursday on proposed train fares and parking fees to be charged at the new West Dublin-Pleasanton train station when it opens in early 2011.
The board meets at 9 a.m. in its board room at the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, third floor, 344 20th St., Oakland.
For trips starting at the new station, BART proposes to charge $4.15 for a ticket to Berkeley, $5.40 to Embarcadero, and $10.40 to the San Francisco International Airport. To calculate the fares, BART employs a distance-based formula used to determine fares throughout the rapid transit system.
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The board is expected to approve the fares at its Oct. 28 meeting and the parking fees on Dec. 2.
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Hong Kong Cantopop music legend Andy Lau/劉德華 must have been planning to build an addition onto his house. That's got to be the only sane reason why he would have attached his name to the super-sappy singing film, FIND YOUR VOICE, which was shot in 2017 but is only being released now.
In the (ahem!) movie, Lau plays Joseph Yim, a music conductor of apparent note. After his college choir, located somewhere in the US, fails to perform as well as everyone was expecting, Yim gets called back to Hong Kong by Headmaster Lo (musician and environmental activist Lowell Lo Kwun Ting/盧冠廷), the elderly but genial principal of a Band 3 school. (For those who aren't familiar with the HK education system, the underachievers and undesirables go to the Band 3 schools.) Lo and the principals of a few other such schools agree to send 33 of their most difficult students to a fictional music academy where Yim is not only expected to whip them into shape, he's given a mere nine months to get them ready to compete in the Intercollegiate Chorus Competition. Forget about whether these kids know a sharp from a flat or what syncopated rhythm means. There can be miracles if you believe.
Unfortunately, it's going to take a whole lot more than just miracles for you to believe this steaming pile of schmaltzy doggie do. If there is an encyclopaedia of clichés out there, director and co-writer Adrian Kwan/關信輝 (LITTLE BIG MASTER/五個小孩的校長) must have combed through it and taken the worst ones and used them here. FIND YOUR VOICE counts them down like America's Top 40. First there's the girl who cuts herself because she feels she's not worthy until Yim tells her that she is. In terms of lightbulb moments, that one is a supernova. Then there's the boy who solves his problems through violence thanks to behaviour he learned from his father who uses his mother as a punching bag. He wears a cast on his arm for the whole nine months except for one scene where the cast is curiously missing. In any case, Yim doles out some Yoda-like wisdom to him and he, too, sees that his future is so bright, he's got to wear shades. Then there's the girl who has nonverbal autism. Yim, who has no training in this area whatsoever, brings her out of her shell and, miracle of miracles, she has the singing voice of an angel. Each one of his students has something going on either inside their head or at home but Yim Sir knows all the right things to say and do at the right time. The OTT sentimentality and tears – lots of tears – are enough to put you into a diabetic shock. The pièce de resistance, though, is a plot revelation involving Yim coming late in the film that doesn't even cause one person to blink. It is huge and in the real world it would be a deal killer.
The only good thing about this film is that it's just 95 minutes long but, even then, I had to look at my watch twice. Interestingly, Yim, in a voiceover, says that if he's lazy, the audience will notice. Too bad Kwan didn't take his own words to heart here.
FIND YOUR VOICE opens in Hong Kong's cinemas today (November 26). You have been warned!
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Property Description
Renowned architect Bing Hu is creating a masterpiece in the Upper Canyon of the prestigious and highly acclaimed Silverleaf community. This 11,530 SF estate is a modern adaptation of the Prairie style of architecture, perfectly situated sitting on the high foothills of the McDowell Mountains with panoramic city lights, mountain and valley views. The superb quality of the finishes and the amenities included are sure to please the most discerning, certainly everything you'd expect in a home of this stature: green building materials and technologies, state of the art automation throughout, Sonos Surround Sound entertainment theater, Gaggenau ''Art of the Kitchen'' custom creation and more. Added opportunity is the GOLF MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE with this home. Creating a masterpiece
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Status Change Date: 2022-05-12
List Price: $21,500,000
Status: Active
Current Price: $21,500,000
List Date: 2022-04-15
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Location, Tax & Legal
Map Code/Grid: K39
House Number: 11269
Compass: E
Street Name: Moonlight Canyon
St Suffix: --
City/Town Code: Scottsdale
State/Province: AZ
Zip Code: 85255
Country: USA
County Code: Maricopa
Assessor's Map #: 8
Assessor's Parcel #: 316
Assessor Number: 217-08-316
Subdivision: Silverleaf at DC Ranch
Tax Municipality: Scottsdale
Taxes: 17370
Tax Year: 2021
General Property Description
Dwelling Type: Single Family - Detached
Dwelling Styles: Detached
Exterior Stories: 2
# of Interior Levels: 2
# Bedrooms: 7
# Bathrooms: 9
Approx SQFT: 11530
Price/SqFt: 1864.7
Horses: N
Model: Custom
Builder Name: UNK
Year Built: 2024
Approx Lot SqFt: 156612
Approx Lot Acres: 3.595
Pool: Both Private & Community
Planned Comm Name: Silverleaf
Marketing Name: Upper Canyon
Elementary School: Copper Ridge Elementary School
Jr. High School: Copper Ridge Middle School
High School: Chaparral High School
Elementary School District: Scottsdale Unified District
High School District: Scottsdale Unified District
Remarks & Misc
Cross Street: Thompson Peak Parkway & Legacy Boulevard
Directions: South on Thompson Peak Parkway to Windgate Pass Drive guard gate, guard will provide directions to property.
Geo Lat: 33.674889
Geo Lon: -111.838139
Legal Info
Lot Number: 1718
Association & Fees
HOA Disclosure/Addendum Affirmation: Yes
HOA Transfer Fee: 525
HOA Fee: 450.7
HOA Paid Frequency: Monthly
HOA Name: DC Ranch Association
HOA Telephone: 480 516-1500
Special Assessment HOA: No
PAD Fee Y/N: N
Cap Improvement/Impact Fee $/%: %
Disclosure Fees HOA: 400
Land Lease Fee Y/N: N
Rec Center Fee Y/N: N
Ttl Mthly Fee Equiv: 450.7
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Separate Den/Office
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Parking Spaces
Garage Spaces: 12
Total Covered Spaces: 12
Contact Info
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Property Features
Special Listing Cond: N/A
Architecture: Other (See Remarks)
Master Bathroom: Full Bth Master Bdrm; Separate Shwr & Tub; Double Sinks; Private Toilet Room
Master Bedroom: Split; Downstairs
Additional Bedroom: Other Bdrm Split; Other Bdrm Dwnstrs; Separate Bdrm Exit; Mstr Bdr Walkin Clst; Othr Bdr Walkin Clst; Mstr Bdrm Sitting Rm
Fireplace: 3+ Fireplace; Fireplace Living Rm; Fireplace Master Bdr; Gas Fireplace
Flooring: Stone
Windows: Dual Pane; Low-E; Mechanical Sun Shds
Pool Features: Private
Spa: Private; Heated
Community Features: Biking/Walking Path; Children's Playgrnd; Clubhouse/Rec Room; Comm Tennis Court(s); Community Media Room; Community Pool; Community Pool Htd; Community Spa; Community Spa Htd; Gated Community; Golf Course; Guarded Entry; On-Site Guard; Workout Facility
Dining Area: Formal; Breakfast Bar; Breakfast Room
Kitchen Features: Range/Oven Gas; Cook Top Gas; Disposal; Dishwasher; Built-in Microwave; Refrigerator; Reverse Osmosis; Wall Oven(s); Multiple Ovens; Pantry; Walk-in Pantry; Non-laminate Counter; Kitchen Island
Laundry: Washer Included; Dryer Included; Inside
Other Rooms: Family Room; Great Room; Bonus/Game Room; Guest Qtrs-Sep Entrn; Exercise/Sauna Room; Media Room
Features: Vaulted Ceiling(s); 9+ Flat Ceilings; Fire Sprinklers; Water Softener Owned
Technology: Pre-Wire Srnd Snd; Cable TV Avail; High Speed Internet Available; Ntwrk Wrng Multi Rms; Security Sys Owned; Smart Home System
Exterior Features: Balcony; Built-in BBQ; Childrens Play Area; Covered Patio(s); Patio; Private Street(s); Pvt Yrd(s)/Crtyrd(s); Separate Guest House; Sport Court(s)
Parking Features: Attch'd Gar Cabinets; Dir Entry frm Garage; Electric Door Opener
Construction: Block; Frame - Wood
Const - Finish: Painted; Stucco; Stone
Construction Status: To Be Built
Roofing: Tile
Cooling: Refrigeration
Heating: Natural Gas
Plumbing: Recirculation Pump; Tankless Ht Wtr Heat; Gas Hot Water Heater
Energy/Green Feature: Multi-Zones
Utilities: APS; SW Gas
Water: City Water
Sewer: Sewer - Public
Services: City Services
Fencing: Block
Property Description: Hillside Lot; Cul-De-Sac Lot; City Light View(s); Mountain View(s)
Landscaping: Desert Front; Desert Back; Grass Front; Grass Back; Yrd Wtring Sys Front; Yrd Wtring Sys Back; Auto Timer H2O Back
Possession: By Agreement
Unit Style: Two Levels
Association Fee Incl: Common Area Maint; Street Maint
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Existing 1st Loan: Treat as Free&Clear
Existing 1st Ln Trms: Non Assumable
New Financing: Cash; Conventional
Disclosures: Agency Discl Req
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Dec. 11 – Hunter and Mark tackle the Rainbow Warriors' tough loss to San Jose State and talk about what the team needs to do against UNLV to make a statement for this season.
Episode 6 | Dec. 4 – Mark and Hunter are still stoked about Hawaii's 24-21 "upset" over Nevada last Saturday and thinks the Rainbow Warriors can carry that momentum into their game against undefeated San Jose State. The guys also discuss their (comeback) "Player of the Week" and more!
Episode 5 | Nov. 27 – Hunter and Mark look back on Hawai'i's hard fought loss to Boise State and talk about what the Rainbow Warriors need to do in order to compete with undefeated Nevada.
Episode 4 | Nov. 20 – Hunter and Mark discuss the X's and O's of what went wrong in the Rainbow Warriors' 34-10 loss at San Diego State. With Boise State dealing with COVID-19 cases and flying in on Friday, instead of Thursday, the guys believe Hawai'i has a real shot at taming the Broncos.
Episode 3 | Nov. 13 – Mark and Hunter recap the Rainbow Warriors' huge 39-33 win over New Mexico and preview their upcoming "rivalry" game at San Diego State as the Aztecs are currently favored by 10.5 (-400 ML). Plus, their Player of the Week and more.
Episode 2 | Nov. 6 – Mark and Hunter discuss the Rainbow Warriors' disappointing loss at Wyoming, give their 'Player of the Week', and give their predictions for the home-opener against New Mexico.
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Taking Bronislaw, Frank and Margaret for A Ride
Mariah, Sarah, and I visited the San Diego Zoo today because in San Diego all visitors are pressured to go to their zoo. On a perfect day, I am the wrong person with whom to go to a zoo. I mentioned this in a mid-June blog post when Mariah and I went to the Atlanta Corporate Recognition Park (or as it is facetiously called by the locals "The Atlanta Aquarium").
I find animals in captivity to be deeply disturbing. Nonetheless, today was my second time submitting to the San Diego Zoo's not so subtle pressure. I succumbed more than a decade ago when Harry and I foolishly thought that visiting the zoo with all four of our daughters on a blistering hot Father's Day was an inspired plan. A wise person learns from other's mistakes; a fool from his own. You read it here: On Fathers Day stay away from places that target market to non-custodial dads.
Today in drought-stricken California, shortly after we arrived, it rained and rained and rained some more at the San Diego Zoo. Tropical Storm Dolores had arrived. At first, everyone thought it was novel and exciting. People stuck their tongues out and tried to taste the rain. That phase lasted for about five minutes. Tops. Then everyone realized that they were getting soaked. Many purchased clear ponchos and danced about in the rain. That phase lasted another five minutes. Or less. At this point the sodden masses realized that they were continuing to get drenched. The vast majority reacted by clustering together under any available cover, eating, shopping, and then fleeing. A small subset soldiered on while wearing their newly acquired ponchos, wet but in denial, in a vain attempt to see animals who generally have the sense to go inside and out-of-view when it rains.
Unable to continue my ethnographic research (okay – maybe I was just sightseeing) by observing the animals inside the cages, I shifted my focus to the animals outside of them. Remembering my anthropology coursework and reading, I adopted Bronislaw Malinowski, Frank Boas, and Margaret Mead's practice of acting as a participant-observer. I followed in their well-respected footsteps, while wearing my blue rain jacket and moving discreetly among the poncho-wearing crowds, in the hopes of gaining insight into the rituals of this particular cultural subgroup. My photographs follow. (My favorite image is the last one. The young man was so excited by his discovery of a moving snail he forgot all about the elephants, polar bears, and pandas he was unable to see.)
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September 7, 2020
As we continue our endeavor to learn about the dragon, grail, gold, freemasonry, and its connection to Islam, we left our last article with a question. Where is the foundation to the first Temple of Solomon?
The Templars were to find thanks to their affiliation with the Islamic Order of Assassins that there was more to know about Mecca and Arabia than met the eye. That the Order of Assassins was a deadly force to be reckoned with cannot be argued. However, when we take the root of the word assassin, assas, the name of the order now becomes the guardians of knowledge. Wow two gnostic (from the Greek Knosis -to know) orders doing business together for the betterment of humanity, it is no wonder the Templars reached the incredible success that they did.
In other articles, we have proposed the idea that Israel is somewhat mis-located. We believe that part of the reason for this is from the switch in language. The Jews before the Babylonian captivity spoke Hebrew, during the captivity they learned and spoke, Akkadian. When Cyrus the Great released the Jews circa 538 B.C., geographical knowledge was lost as the Jews learned a new language, Aramaic. To their amazement, the Templars were to find physical proof in the northwestern deserts of Saudi Arabia. Most historians except Graham Hancock, and Tim Wallace-Murphy, would agree that the Templars didn't make it as far south as Ethiopia, and if they didn't, why might I ask is there Templar architecture in Ethiopian archeological sites? Again, I think it's a case of science being fooled by preconception. Not to go into too much detail, what we mean is, we are so used to thinking in the way that we've been taught to, and in doing so we continually trip ourselves up by it when we encounter new and radical ideas. So in short, when the new idea stares us in the face and makes terrifically good sense, we refuse to acknowledge it because it doesn't conform to our learned expectation. Yet the new idea was precisely what we were looking for. While travelling south the Templars found near identical names of Jewish cities
Right, now with that cleared up, so in our endeavor to understand why the foundation to the Temple of Solomon isn't where it's supposed to be we need to understand a little more about Mecca. You'll recall the stone that was taken by Adam when he and Eve were kicked out of Eden, he then gave it to his son Seth, it was then passed on down through time and landed up in the hands of Noah. As we know, he made it into an altar on Mount Ararat, which is in Turkey after the flood. His descendent Abraham got hold of it and his grandson Jacob set it in the pillar to represent the ladder. Moses – Pharaoh Akhenaten carried it out of Egypt during the exodus in 1364 BC. Later Solomon discovered it during excavations for the temple in Jerusalem. This stone is a perfect cube
And engraved upon it is the name of God, Kybela. The Hebrews forgot this word during the Babylonian captivity.
This stone is supposed to be the cornerstone of the temple, so what's it doing in Mecca? What became incredibly clear to the Templars through their excavations was the Old Testament place names could not be found in Palestine and that something was seriously amiss. Babylon sacked Jerusalem in 586 BC and took the population of Judah to Babylon. There for some say 50 and others 70 years, the Jewish people lived and became familiar with the religions of the area, and indeed even adopted many aspects of them. In 1999 AD professor Zeev Herzog of Tel Aviv University said that after 70 years of intense archeological research there is no evidence of Moses wandering for 40 years in the desert, no battles, and no proof that the Jewish kingdoms of David and Solomon were ever there.
The logical question the Templars were asking themselves was, are we in the wrong place? While traveling south the Templars found remnants of Jewish cities of the Old Testament in western Arabia, stretching from the port of Jidda to Jizzan. The discovery of these place names was documented by Lebanese professor Kamal Salibi in 1985 AD. Israel has scoffed at this major discovery and refuses to believe that they might have it all wrong throughout the last 2,500 years.
So what do we think? We know that the mass resettlement of people is nothing new, the Americans did it in Vietnam, Hitler did it during the holocaust, the British in South Africa, so is it not entirely possible that the Persian King Cyrus simply told the Judean people in 539 BC where to settle after their release from Babylon? The obvious answer to that is, of course.
In essence what we have happening is, we have many people on the move, they've got no real connection to Israel except those of their grandparents. They've been held by the Persian King, they're used to his government and are equally used to doing what they are told to do. Adopting a new place-name is nothing special; we have Nova Scotia CA or New Scotland, Halifax NS, York Ontario. The Judean king at the time Zerubbabel, his name actually means born in Babel.
In a stunning twist, the Templars actually found the original Jerusalem, just a tiny village yes, but in the surrounding areas they found all the Biblical mentions of gates as we find in the Torah as well; Jeremiah 37:13, 38:7, Zechariah 14:10, 2 Kings 14:13, 11:6 Chronicles 25:23, and the list goes on. Now that the Templars knew where the right Jerusalem was, the answer to this and many other vexing old testament vs. Palestine questions could properly be answered, including the location of Sodom and Gomorrah, which of course still hasn't been located in Palestine/ Israel.