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Qufu Confucius Temple is the original one for sacrificing Confucius and as the god route and model of the other 2000 Confucius temples in China, Korea, Japan,Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and America, it was built in 478 B.C. and kept its sacrifice for over 2400 years. It is the temple with the longest history in China and also one of the most famous ancient architectural complexes existent now. In front of it there is divinity Road, with pine trees planted on the two sides, very solemn; the main body of the temple runs through an axile wire, symmetrical and precise in design. Among the nine courtyards, the first three are leading ones, only with some small lanes, lined with rows of bushy pines, very pleasing. A deep and serene passage, cut by tall and straight pines, not only shows the history of Confucius Temple, but also sets off the deep thought of Confucius. The rest courtyards are with grand architectures, yellow tiles, red walls and green trees adding radiance and beauty to each other, which is just the reflection of both the broadness and profoundness of Confucius' thought as well as great achievement of him.
Jingsheng Yuzhen Workshop
Mencius ever appraised Confucius as follows: "Confucius advocates Jingsheng and Yuzhen which means the whole process of musical performance (it starts from Jinsheng and ends in Yuzhen). This stands for the integration of Confucius' thought and also extols the great contribution towards culture by Confucius. Thus, the later generations named the first stone workshop "Jinsheng Yuzhen". Jinsheng Yuzhen workshop has four stone inscriptions, with four octagonal stone columns decorated with lotus flower platforms on which there is plainly engraved unicorn in each side, called " roaring towards sky". In each side are the engraved dragons playing legendary luminous pearl" on E'fang, with four characters "Jin Sheng Yu Zhen" on it, which were written by the famous calligrapher Hu Zuanzong in Ming Dynasty Jiaqing17th year (1538) whose calligraphy was very powerful. Behind the workshop is a single-arched stone bridge, with stone stages on its surface and under it runs Panshui. There are two steles behind it, which was set in Jingmingchang 2nd year (1191) and was engraved with "officials are supposed to come down from their horses here", thus it got the name "Dismounting Stele". In the past, common people were supposed to dismount here to show respect and even the emperor should do the same to sacrifice, which was a reflection of Confucius Temple's reverence.
Lingxing Gate
Lingxing, also called Tiantian Star, which was supposed to be sacrificed first when offering sacrifice to the gods, so the gate set in Confucius is called Lingxing to show the same importance of Confucius and gods. Lingxing Gate is behind Panshui Bridge, with stone pillar and iron girder on which there are 12 dragon-head valves; on the four round stone pillars painted Xiangyun and on the top is the general from heaven glowering to sit. Efang is made up with two flagstones engraved with Emperor Qianlong's writing "Ling Xing Men". Coming into Lingxing Gate, you can see two workshops, and the south one is Taihe Yuanqi workshop, with similar shape as Jinsheng Yuzhen workshop. The grand coordinator of Shandong, Zeng Xian wrote the inscription here to extol Confucius' thought. The north one is Zhishengmiao workshop, made of white marble, with three rooms and four columns decorated with Xiangyun. The later generations chose "Virtue in the Universe", "Doctrine at all times" to extol the profound influence of Confucius' thought to our society. Thus, two symmetrical wooden memorial archways have been built on the two sides within the first courtyard of Confucius Temple.
Shengshi Gate
According to Mencius' record, Confucius was the one most adaptable to the trend of the time among saints. Shengshi Gate was built in Ming Dynasty Yongle 13th year (1415), with three rooms and was enlarged into five ones, with three arches in it. It has bluish-tiled top, deep-red wall around and apricot pink inside, with engraved dragons on the stone stages. Looking into the archway, you will feel how deep and mysterious it is. Passing through Shengshi Gate, you can find thick ancient cypresses and green lawn. In the front are three archways, and a river running through it, with blue waves and lotus leaves in it as well as exquisitely engraved stone railings around. The bridge was called "Bishui Bridge" and has got two doors in the east and west: the east one is called " Kuaidu Door", which came from the meaning that "feeling delighted to see it as the first one"; the west one is "Yanggao Gate", which came from the Analects to extol the profoundness of Confucius' thought. This is the second door in Confucius Temple and in the past only the emperor was allowed to enter it from the front door while the common people can only come into the temple from Yanggao Gate.
Hongdao Gate
Hongdao Gate, to the north of Bishui Bridge, was the front door of Confucius Temple in Ming Dynasty Hongwu 10th year (1377) and got this name according to the Analects in Qing Dynasty Yongzheng 7th year to extol what Confucius did for expounding the doctrines of Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang as well as Civil and Military Mr. Zhou. Below the gate are two Yuan Steles: the east one, written with "evolution annals of previous dynasties in Qufu County", has very high value as historical data; the west one is "Emperor Chushi's gravestone" and has some value in calligraphy.
Dazhong Gate
Passing Dazhong Gate, you can enter No.4 courtyard in Confucius Temple. Dazhong Gate, originally called Zhonghe Gate, longer and narrower than Hongdao Gate, has five rooms in all and was the entrance gate of Confucius Temple in Song Dynasty. Afterwards, it got rebuilt and today's gate was built in Qing Dynasty. There are two buildings on the corners with green tiles on two sides of the gate, which was built in Yuan Dynasty Zhishun 2nd year (1331) to make Confucius Temple as august as an imperial palace and has three rooms. These two imperial palaces together with two buildings in the north-east and north-west corner-building, are used for guarding.
Kuiwen Pavilion
Entering Dazhong Gate, you can see Tongwen Gate in the front, which has 7 rooms, with yellow tiles on the top and comfortable Dougong design. Coming through Tongwen Gate, you can see a tall pavilion rising up, and a wooden plaque under the eaves was written with "Kui Wen Pavilion", which is the famous building of collected books in Confucius Temple, well-known for its rich books collected and unique architecture. It was built in Song Dynasty Tianxi 2nd year (1018) and called "Building of Collected Books". In Mingchang 2nd year, Jin Zhangzong changed it into "Kuiwen Pavilion" while it was rebuilt. In Qing Dynasty Qianlong gave a new inscription. "Kui" is the name of the star, and the feudalism emperors in later dynasties named the building of collected books in Confucius Temple Kuiwen Pavilion for extolling Confucius. It is 23.35 meters high, 30.1 meters wide and 17.62 meters deep, with yellow tiles on the top, three-layer eaves and four-layer Dougong. It has reasonable structure and is extremely solid, which has been proved by many attacks and earthquake for hundreds of years since it was rebuilt in Ming Dynasty Hongzhi 17th year (1504). The big earthquake in Qianlong time had brought considerate destruction in Qufu, but Kuiwen Pavilion stood firmly, which had been recorded in Xibei Pavilion there. In front of the pavilion are two steles: the east one is "Ode of Kuiwen Pavilion", which was composed by Li Dongyang, a famous poet in Ming Dynasty and written by famous calligrapher Qiao Zong; the west one is "Record of Rebuilding Kuiwen Pavilion", which is about the things that emperor in Ming Dynasty Zhengde ordered the Ministry of Rites to rebuild the building of collected books.
Two imperial stele pavilions are in front of Kuiwen Pavilion and there are four altogether here, each of which is 6 meters high and 2 meters wide, with some exquisitely engraved dragons on the top, very lifelike. The epitaph is mainly about the reverence to Confucius. The outdoor "Stele for Rebuilding Confucius Temple" in the south-east was set up by Xianzong Zhu Jianshen in Ming Dynasty and its epitaph was also written to highly praise Confucius' thought and was regular script, with dignified style and precise structure, thus well-known for its exquisite calligraphy. It was set in Chenghua 4th year (1468) and called "Chenghua Stele". There are two unattached courtyards in the east and west part of the court here, called "Zhai Su", and used to fast and bathe before sacrificing Confucius. The east yard is where "Mr. Yansheng" fasted and rested. In Qing Dynasty, emperors like Kangxi and Qianlong had bathed here before sacrificing Confucius; the west yard was where officials bathed and rested, who accompanied the emperor to sacrifice here and it had been disused in mid-Qing Dynasty, with the yard left only. In Qing Dynasty Daoguang period, Kong Zhaoxun, the 71st generation of Confucius collected over 130 steles from Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and inlayed them into the wall of the courtyard, and changed its name into " Stele Yard". Some steles are fluent, and unrestrained whike some others are elegant and unvarnished, with quite a lot of high-quality ones.
Thirteen-stele Pavilion
Passing through Kuiwen Pavilion is the No.6 courtyard of Confucius Temple. Here stand 13 stele pavilions, 8 in the south and 5 in the north, with flying Dougong and Yanya, as well as yellow tiles. Thirteen-stele Pavilion was built specially for preserving imperial steles of feudalism emperors, and called "Pavilion of Imperial Steles". It has 55 steles inside, which were engraved in Tang, Song, jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, mainly about the records like the condolence to Confucius, refit of the temple, etc. and were engraved Characters like Han, Basiba, Man, etc. The five stele pavilions in the south were built in Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Period; the eight ones in the south were the architectures in Jin and Yuan dynasties; No. 3 and No. 6 from the east were built in Jin Dynasty Mingchang 6th year (1195) while No. 4 in Yuan Dynasty Yuanzhi 5th year (1268).
The two square stele pavilions of Jin Dynasty were the existent earliest architectures of Confucius Temple, very unrestrained and broad. The steles in each pavilion are mainly about a tortoise-like animal, called Bixi, which was said to be the son of the dragon. It is said that the dragon had nine sons altogether, and each is talented in some aspect. Bixi was good at bearing a heavy burden, so it was assigned to carry steles. The earliest steles in stele pavilion are two steles of Tang Dynasty: one was set in Tang Gaozong Zhangyuan year (688) while another in Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan 7th year (719). The biggest one was set in Qing Dynasty Kangxi 25th year (1686) and is located in No. 3 stele pavilion from the east of the north row, which was with a weight of 35 tons and altogether about 65 tons if Bixi under the stele and drip pan were added.
This stone came from the Xishan Mountain of Beijing and it is quite amazing that in the technical condition of the time this stele could be transported to Qufu (1000 kilometers faraway) safely. In the south-east and south-west parts of this yard is a patch of jungle-like stele respectively. And inside the rails of the north wall is a large quantity of stones inscriptions, which were engraved when the emperors and ministers in past dynasties repaired and sacrificed the temples and were very distinctive from the point of calligraphy art. Some other steles recorded the situation about the Red-headband army in the end of Yuan Dynasty and some peasant revolt in the middle of Ming Dynasty, which offered very rare historical data for the research of peasant revolt. In the two side of the pavilion are East and West Hua Gate, which are also No.3 side-door of Confucius Temple.
Dacheng Gate
In the north of Thirteen-stele Pavilion is Dacheng Gate, which is No.7 Gate of Confucius Temple, with five paratactic doors inside. "Dacheng" was what Mencius commented on Confucius. He said: "Confucius can be said to be the one who has all the important achievements." In this way, he extolled that Confucius had reached the highest state of ancient wisdom. With five doors open widely, the temple was divided into three routes: the east is Chengxian Gate, where the ancestors five generations earlier than Confucius were consecrated inside; the west is Qisheng Gate, with Confucius' parents consecrated inside. The middle route was mainly used for offering sacrifice to Confucius and his wife, as well as people of virtue in previous dynasties. Thirteen-stele Pavilion was built gradually from Jin Dynasty, and skillful craftsmen made a full use of traditional architecture technique to solve the problem of structural space smartly.
Apricot Altar
"Apricot Altar" was said to be where Confucius gave lectures, which was recorded in "Fisherman chapter" of "Zhuangzi" first, "Confucius visited Ziwei and sat on Apricot Altar. He played the musical instrument while the students reading." In Song Dynasty Tianxi 2nd year (1018), Kong Daofu, the 45th offspring of Confucius supervised the further building of Confucius Temple: to extend the main hall. In JinDynasty, the pavilion was first built on the altar and Dang Huaiying, the famous scholar at that time, wrote "Aprocot Altar" for it.
Liangwu, the houses in two sides of Dacheng Hall, was where the later generations consecrated the wisdoms and Confucianists of the ancestors, who were mainly famous characters of Confucian school, like Dong Zhongshu, Han Yu, Wang Yangming. There were over 20 of these people in Tang Dynasty, and until the Republic of China the number has reached 156. They were originally figures, and in Jin Dynasty were changed into statues; till Ming Dynasty Chenghua year all were changed into the wooden memorial tablets with name on it, consecrated in one and another shrines. Nowadays, stone inscriptions of previous dynasties are displayed in Liangwu. In East Wu over 40 inscriptions of Han, Wei, Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties have been preserved, among which the most precious are " Inscriptions of Han, Wei and Beichao Dynaties", 22 in all. The most famous West Han Inscription is "Wufeng"; the precious West Han inscriptions go to "Liqi", "Yiying", "Kongmiao", and "Shichen"; among Beichao inscriptions, "Zhang Menglong" is the best one. In West Wu, over 100 "inscriptions of Han figures" are displayed, which are all well-known art treasures. These inscriptions have very rich stories, including not only Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Rosefinch, and Tortoise in mythology, but fishing, singing and dancing, acrobatics, doctoring as well as hunting which were the reflections of the contemporary social life. As to its technique, some are exquisite while others are bold and unconstrained. The 584 "Yuhong Building Inscriptions" in the north of Liangwu was done by the posterity of Confucius in Qing Dynasty Qianlong year: they collected the scripts of previous famous calligraphers and then copied them.
Dacheng Hall
From the north of Apricot Altar, you can see a golden big hall high up on the stage of two-layer stone railing, with three golden characters "Da Cheng Hall" surrounded by gilded wooden engraved dragons on the blue erect plaque. The characters were written by Emperor Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty, with a diameter of one meter. Dacheng Hall is the main hall of Confucius Temple, 24.8 meter high, 45.78 meters wide and 24.89 meters deep, with grand eaves and yellow tiles, which, together with Taihe Hall in the Imperial Palace and Songtiankuang Hall in Dai Temple, were called "Three Great Halls in the East". The big hall has neat and concise structure, with grand eaves and interlaced Dougongs, as well as pictures and sculptures on the walls and girder, resplendent and magnificent. Under the corrider, 28 stone pillars stand around, which were all made by the whole stones, with a height of 5.98 meters tall and an diameter of 0.81 meter, and were made by Huizhou craftsmen in Ming Dynasty Hongzhi 13th year (1500). In Qing Dynasty Yongzheng 2nd year it got re-engraved because of a fire. And 18 eight-ridge stone pillars in Liangshan and eaves behind are decorated with Yunlong, each side with 9 dragons and each pillar 72 ones. According to some circumspective craftsman, there were 1296 engraved dragons altogether. On the eaves in front are 10 pillars of deep relievo, two dragons on each pillar, hovering and with genuine pearl in its mouth. Ten dragon pillars are different from one to another, with each two face to face, which have very beautiful modelling and exquisite carving, very lifelike. This is the unique engraved art treasure in Qufu, and it was said that in Qing Dynasty when Emperor Qianlong came to Qufu to offer sacrifice to Confucius, the stone pillars were wrapped with red cloth for fear that it would be found by emperor and got punished. The architectural art of Dacheng Hall demonstrates the talent and wisdom of working people in our country, and got high praise from Guo Moruo, a very famous writer in modern times.
In the middle of Dacheng Hall is consecrated with Confucius statue, whose sitting height is 3.35 meters tall, with twelve-liu coronet on his head, and in twelve-zhang imperial costume. In the two sides are four supporting characters: in the east are Fu saint Yanhui and Shu saint Kong Ji while in the west are Zong saint Ceng Can and Ya Saint Meng Ke, whose sitting height are all 2.6 meters. Besides, there are 12 sages outside, i.e. Min Sun, Ran Yong, Duan Muci, Zhong You, Bu Shang, You Ruo, Ran Gen, Zai Yu, Ran Qiu, Yan Yan, Zhuan Sunshi and Zhu Xi, with a sitting height of 2 meters each. All the statues are put in the gilded wooden shrines. Confucius statue uses one shrine alone, with 13-cai Dougong, and one dragon engraved in front of each pillar, which is hovering around the pillar, with vivid gesture and exquisite carving, very beautiful. As to the four supporting characters and 12 sages, each two share a shrine, with 9-cai Dougong. In front of each shrine are altars and incense burner tables, on which are filled with some sacrificial vessels. In addition, some musical and dancing instruments for offering sacrificing to Confucius are displayed. Outside the hall are 10 plaques and three couplets, among which the middle one outside the door are "Sheng Min Wei You" inscribed by Emperor Yongzheng; the middle ones inside are "Wan Shi Shi Biao" by Emperor Kangxi and "Si Wen Zai Zi" by Emperor Guangxu; the one on the south wall is "Shi Zhong Li Ji" by Emperor Qianlong.
Every plaque is 6 meters long and 2.6 meters high, with gilded engraved dragons, exquisite and beautiful. The hall was built on two-layer base, connected with a terrace which is around 2 meters tall and 4.5 meters wide from east to west and 35 meters deep from south to north. The terrace was where singing and dancing during sacrifice were held, and now it is used for the performance of Baqiao Dancing at the time of Confucius' birthday anniversary.
Resting Hall
Along the winding corridor of Dacheng Hall, you can find another big hall behind, surrounded by many railings, which is "Resting Hall", one of the three great buildings of Confucius Temple and where Confucius' wife was consecrated. It has 11 rooms in all, with gilded dragons and phoenixes on the walls. In the winding corridor, 22 stone pillars were engraved with phoenixes and peony, which just reflected the royal concubines system. In the hall, there are shrines, wooden engraved dragons and phoenixes, very exquisite, and in the shrines is a wooden memorial tablet on which was written with "memorial tablet of Confucius' wife".
Shengji Hall
Shengji Hall is a big hall where the stone-carved comic strip about Confucius' whole life is preserved. It is located behind Sleeping Hall and is No. 9 courtyard of Confucius Temple. It was built in Ming Dynasty 20th year (1529) according to perpetual calendar under the charge of the censor He Chuguang. According to his advice, the original wood-carved pictures, which reflected Confucius' story, were changed into stone inscriptions inlayed in the walls inside, which were "Shengji Drawing", with 120 pictures altogether.
Each picture in Shengji Drawing is around 60 centimeters long and 38 centimeters wide, mainly about Confucius' life, from his birth to his death, and 20 of which are about the sacrifice to Confucius by Han Gaozu Liubang and Song Zhenzong Zhao Hengyi. In this drawing, there are also well-known activities and sayings of Confucius, like "lumbering of Song people", "tyranny is even more horrible than savage tiger". It is the first comic strip of complete story in China, thus has very high historical and art values.
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More Tips: ( 1 ) Confucius Temple has distinctive four seasons and rich sunlight. The whole year except winter is suitable for traveling here and in golden time of National Day, Confucius cultural festival is held here. ( 2 ) you are advised not to engage those unprofessional tour guides who usually introduce less information than you should get and also force you to be their customer. You'd better engage one after entering the front door and the referenced price for a tour guide is 30 to 40 yuan. ( 3 ) Getting out of bus station and turning right, you can see the gate tower in front of Jinsheng Yuzhen Workshop and ticket office is just on its right. Attention: you will find a telephone booth-like booking office when you walk to the right and some local people will keep leading you there to buy tickets, but pay attention that the tickets sold there are for Confucius' Native Place and the Six Arts City, otherwise you will get cheated.
( 1 ) Confucius Temple has distinctive four seasons and rich sunlight. The whole year except winter is suitable for traveling here and in golden time of National Day, Confucius cultural festival is held here. ( 2 ) you are advised not to engage those unprofessional tour guides who usually introduce less information than you should get and also force you to be their customer. You'd better engage one after entering the front door and the referenced price for a tour guide is 30 to 40 yuan. ( 3 ) Getting out of bus station and turning right, you can see the gate tower in front of Jinsheng Yuzhen Workshop and ticket office is just on its right. Attention: you will find a telephone booth-like booking office when you walk to the right and some local people will keep leading you there to buy tickets, but pay attention that the tickets sold there are for Confucius' Native Place and the Six Arts City, otherwise you will get cheated.
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Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 | 3:35 p.m.
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BOSTON — If this weekend's heavyweight fight between Randy Couture and James Toney truly is boxing against mixed martial arts, everyone is being pretty nice about it.
While the marketing campaign for Saturday's UFC 118 focused on the idea of the two sports competing against one another, the reality is few on either side are viewing it that way.
During an open workout Thursday at the Hynes Convention Center, Toney fit right in with the traditional mixed-martial-arts crowd.
Boxing journalists fraternized with MMA journalists. Couture's boxing coach, Gil Martinez, ran over to crack a joke to Toney while he was in the middle of an interview.
According to Couture (18-10), yes, there is a little animosity between the sports — but barely.
"I've heard the comments from (Floyd) Mayweather, and I just don't understand it," Couture said. "I see no reason why both can't operate in the combative-sports genre.
"We're apples and oranges in a lot of ways."
Even Toney (0-0), the man who always has something polarizing to say and supposedly the culprit for picking this fight in the first place, admitted he's a fan of mixed martial arts and the athletes who compete in it.
However, he went on to add the reason he's here is because of a comment once made by UFC President Dana White.
"I have respect for the MMA community, even though everybody says I didn't," Toney said. "But when Dana went out and said MMA is better than boxing, I got a problem with that. If you approach me the wrong way, of course, I'm going to attack with my fists."
The ironic thing about the fight that's being called "boxing vs. MMA" is that it is only likely to add fire to the argument.
Should Couture defeat Toney, which he is a 8-to-1 favorite to do, the battle won't be complete until a mixed marital artist steps into the boxing ring.
"There's always going to be those kind of questions," Couture said. "Depending on how the fight goes, it's going to lead to questions about MMA in boxing if it goes his way or the other way around if it goes my way."
At the end of the day, UFC lightweight Kenny Florian says the fight should be looked at for what it is — a legend in mixed martial arts going against a fighter making his debut.
"Does the Toney-Couture fight intrigue me? I'll be honest and say no," Florian said. "Just because I think Randy is going to go out and take care of business within two minutes.
"It's not about boxing vs. MMA. It's about two mixed martial artists in the cage. We're going to find out what we already know — that James Toney probably should have worked more wrestling and jiu-jitsu."
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Unless we've all been fooled, Toney has one way of winning this fight, and that's on his feet.
Couture has said all along he obviously will refuse to stand and bang with Toney.
According to Couture, even if he's able to rock Toney with one good punch and wobble the boxer's legs, his very next thought will be "takedown."
"You have to make decisions in a split moment, and you hope you make the right one," Couture said. "That's been the game plan through the whole training camp — not to stand and trade with him no matter what the circumstances are.
"I think in the fight, I'll stick to what I trained to do and we'll see him on his back."
Some have said Couture's tendency to get in the clinch may give Toney more of a chance to land that devastating punch.
But as Couture says, the wrestling clinch he uses is very different than the one Toney is used to.
"I'm aware of boxers' ability to create openings and land punches in the clinch, but I think it's completely different with wrestling," Couture said. "The kind of clinch wrestlers bring tends to frustrate (boxers) because it's much different.
Last Time Out:
Couture: Second-round win over Mark Coleman at UFC 109.
Toney: Toney's last professional fight was a boxing match against Matthew Greer on Sept. 12, 2009. He won by a second-round knockout.
The Lines: Couture, minus-800; Toney, plus-500
Final Words:
Couture: On the chance of "spanking" Toney as he did against Tito Ortiz at UFC 44: "That was such a unique situation with Tito. I could have never imagined ending up in that circumstance in the last 30 seconds of the fight and have that pop into my head. It was just one of those things that the light went off. I don't expect that to happen again, but you never know."
Toney: On knocking out Couture: "It's still vintage James Toney. Everybody says what am I going to do because he's a wrestler. That works to my advantage, because I like being inside. If he stands with me, he's getting knocked out. If he gets inside with me, he's getting knocked out. Only way he's not getting knocked out is if he runs.
Brett Okamoto can be reached at 948-7817 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at LVSunFighting

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Mary Ann Price Kinsey
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Mary Ann Price was born near Alexander, Green co., Indiana, June 28, 1838. Died April 21, 1929 at the home of her son, Fred, near Montrose, Kan., aged 90 years, 9 months and 24 days.
When about seven years of age she, with her widowed mother, brothers and sisters moved to Henry Co., Iowa and later to harden Co.
In her early womanhood she became a Christian and united with the Christian church.
She was married M. B. Kinsey at Marshaltown, Iowa in November 1859.
In 1862 they, with their baby daughter on year old went with an ox team and covered wagon to California where they resided for eleven years. In 1873 they came to Jewell co., and settled on a homestead in Buffalo township. Here they lived, sharing the toil, inconveniences and disadvantages of the early settlers, rearing a family of boys and girls and contributing their part in the development of a new country.
In 1911 they sold their home farm and moved near Formoso, where Mr. Kinsey died in the fall of that year. Since that time, Mrs. Kinsey and the daughter, Hattie, who has always lived with, or near, Fred and Anna, except the six years they were in Decatur county.
The family of nine children consisted of six daughters and three sons. One son, john dying at the age of seven, in 1888 and one daughter, Emma dying April of this year. Those remaining are Samantha Betts, Brownsville, Neb., Matilda Robinette, Jewell, Kan., Hattie of the home address, Nellie Edwards, Oberlin, Kan., Fred of Montrose, and Frank of Topeka, also 30 grandchildren and 53 Great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Kinsey has lived to a ripe old age, yet a loving mother will be sadly missed. In the later years of her live she renewed her early faith, spending much time in prayer and reading her Bible, dying in the full faith in Christ.
The funeral services were held in the M. E. Church at Montrose on April 23rd, conducted by Rev. Fred Blandin of Mankato.
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After the recent opposition to the cross downtown Hanover project, another residential condominium development is under fire from nearby residents. The project submitted their proposal to the Scottsdale Development Review Commission this year with the project name of 3500 Toscana (3500 N Miller Rd. is the address). The site is on the northwest corner of Osborn and Miller Roads, adjacent to Scottsdale Stadium on the west and a single-family neighborhood across Miller to the east. The applicant perfectly utilized the zoning ordinance with the Downtown Overlay to fulfill his vision for a mini-urban community. Unfortunately, the neighbors across the street are unhappy with the initial plans for a variety of reasons.
The project sits on a 4.2-acre lot, boasting 97 condominium units ranging from a little over 1,000 square feet to 1,500 square feet. The neighbors are immediately concerned that this little site is unsuitable for a medium/high density development of this nature. It seems like their biggest concern is not building up the core of their downtown area, but keeping the privacy of their single-family homes away from denser mutli-family. Similar to the public decisions made for the Hanover project, it is inevitable that there will be a time when privacy, space and more technically, setbacks will not be restricted as they are in their present state. The neighbors also expressed that the increased traffic resulting from the development would make it more difficult for the residents to enter and exit the street. Privacy and too much traffic are some of the most widely used anti-urban growth methods the public takes advantage of.
Like I always say, neighborhood meetings are a key part of the process that can potentially help or hinder the city's approval of the project. In my point of view, neighborhood opinion that is directed toward issues such as density, height and setbacks, which formulate the urban shape of the area, should be glorified when the developer attempts to meet or exceed the standards. These issues are now the most important development standards pertaining to land use sustainability. Cities all over the world push density, heights and proximity to the limits, creating highly efficient urban districts. It is unfortunate that necessary infill projects such as 3500 Toscana and Hanover are being brutally fought by residents. Phoenix's inner cores are begging for redevelopment and infill projects, as fringe homes are no longer feasible and sustainable.
As I previously preached in the earlier blog regarding Hanover, urban growth of the existing cores is going to happen, one way or another, but maybe not this minute in this situation. However, if not this minute, then next year because horizontal sprawl is completely unsustainable and a completely inadequate use of this delicate desert. A projected 2.5 million people are moving to our metropolitan area in the next 2o years. The only way to accommodate them without suburbanizing another 500 square miles of desert is to redevelop and promote infill projects in every possible situation. It was estimated a few years ago that nearly one-third of the land in the Phoenix Metro Area was considered vacant with a possibility for infill or redevelopment. Yet home building on the fringe continued to over-saturate the market, now leaving a vital and timely opportunity for urban core growth.
Phoenix is already decades behind most cities in terms of urban living and pedestrian friendly environments, which are some of the main concepts of new urbanism trend. Please try and accept the possibility of change, and a necessary and positive shift of living and mobility.


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Santoro Kori Kumi Satchel - Buttercup Meadow
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Be well prepared for school or college with this delightful Buttercup Meadow satchel from the playful designers at Santoro. Join our intrepid explorer as she strolls through a pastel coloured landscape surrounded by inquisitive candy cotton sheep in a meadow full of buttercups. With two convenient front pouches, a zipped compartment for valuables and a phone and accessory pouch this gorgeous bag will help you to carry your belongings in style. Official Merchandise.
- Size: 35cm x 30cm x 11cm (W x H x D, approx)
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And in somewhat more measured legal language, Judge Gershon concurs: "There is no federal constitutional issue more grave than the effort by government officials to censor works of expression and to threaten the vitality of a major cultural institution as punishment for failing to abide by government demands for orthodoxy." Ouch! While the mayor's defenders say these sorts of confrontations paint Giuliani as a leader who's not ashamed to fight the good fight even in a losing effort pundits foresee his outspokenness as a potential liability in his probable U.S. Senate runoff with Hillary Clinton. They say that his my-way-or-the-highway brand of leadership, which may work in a citywide executive post, will cause animosity and discord in a legislative position that requires constant coalition-building with leaders from across the country.
"As a strategy, this whole museum ordeal was odd," says Madoff, noting that the incident did not help Giuliani woo potential Democratic swing voters. "If he was trying to bring in the conservative upstate vote, well, he already has that. But while fighting the museum, he stepped on the toes of every liberal in the state." Prediction: The mayor's next object of censorship "Hillary for Senate" bumper stickers.


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While we were growing up, we kept hearing the same shampoo myth: rumor had it that if you used the same formula day after day, your hair would eventually lose its luster and bounce. The solution was regularly changing bottles and brands to keep your strands guessing. Now that we're older and wiser, we wanted to find out truth—how often do we really have to switch our shampoo? That's why we asked Doug Bielanski, the national director of education at Frederic Fekkai, to give us the inside scoop.
"I want to put a kebash on the misnomer that your hair builds a tolerance to a specific shampoo and conditioner," Bielanski says. "That's a myth." What is true, however, is that like any other beauty regimen, your hair products should change based on several factors. Here, Bielanski told us the key times that you should be swapping your formulas.
Seasonal Shifts
"Hair is a dynamic and diverse part of the body that's exposed to the elements—especially weather or climate," says Bielanski. This means matching your haircare to the temperature and environment. Summer heat can leave scalps oilier than normal, so Bielanski recommends reaching for a less-hydrating option with a volumizing formula to help amp up overall lift. For winter, opt for products with super moisturizing ingredients (like Fekkai's shea butter-infused essential shea shampoo) to rehydrate strands that have been scorched by over-heated, under-humidified indoor environments.
Dietary Changes
Eating fat (good or bad!) can give your hair that much-desired shine and gloss. "If you're getting essential fatty acids from red meat or an avocado, you may feel like you need less moisturizing products," Bielanski says. But for those lean-eaters who forego fat, know that locks can end up looking dry or parched. "You need a hair mask for five minutes, once or twice a week, to push humectants back in the hair."
Maturing, Over-processing, and Medical Treatments
"Hair naturally changes with age," says Bielanski. "When hair starts to thin or become brittle, it needs something that will help restore its instrinsic strength to help it appear fuller." Formulas packed with reparative proteins, like soy or milk, can gently help build up or mend hair that's been damaged by heat, over-processing, or even intense medical treatments like chemotherapy or radiation.


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Two days, two coaches bending — or, what the heck — breaking the rules.
Nets coach Jason Kidd was the one drumming up a creative way to get himself an extra timeout on Wednesday night. On Thursday, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin found himself in a fortuitous spot as the Ravens' Jacoby Jones ran a kickoff back for what looked to be a sure touchdown until Tomlin got in the way.
Both coaches didn't so much defy the rules as they did pull out their best acting abilities, and that left both with very interesting explanations afterward. Men who are known to respect the game suddenly had to explain why they went all bush league for games they didn't even end up winning.
Kidd said he had sweaty hands. And Tomlin says he was distracted by the Jumbotron.
"I always watch the returns on the Jumbotron," Tomlin told reporters, according to Pro Football Talk. "It provides a better perspective for me. Obviously, I lost my placement as he broke free. I started at the last second and saw how close I was to the field of play."
Tomlin also said he realized he wasn't supposed to be over the white line, and he did take the fall.
"I do it quite often like everyone else in the National Football League," Tomlin said of where he was standing. "I was wrong. I accept responsibility for it."
Ironically, Tomlin ended up pulling off a move that Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco had joked about during Baltimore's Super Bowl win last winter. Flacco noted the similarity Thursday night.
"I took some flak I think for kind of joking around in the Super Bowl and saying that maybe you should run on the field and tackle somebody if this guy breaks it," Flacco said. "I kind of took flak for that. That's exactly what he just did. He was looking at the big screen the whole entire time. He knew where he was. He knew where Jacoby was. He did. He pulled my move. He did what I thought we should do."
The play will likely blow over, considering the Ravens pulled out the win despite not scoring on the interrupted kickoff return. But at least some Baltimore players aren't going to let this newest hiccup in the rivalry go away too soon.
Ravens receiver Torrey Smith used his Instagram skills to offer his own commentary.
As we said, New York loves its tabloid-worthy coaches.
Photo via Twitter/@BaxterHolmes
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To record a Black Friday Gordie Howe Hat Trick you need: one 50%-off bargain; one chipped tooth and/or broken rib; & one lifetime store ban.—
Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) November 29, 2013
Wait — did someone try to arrest Matthew Stafford?
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This property has been removed by the agent. It may be sold or temporarily removed from the market
Barn for saleBedingfield, Nr Debenham
Sold STC £160,000
Property Description
Full description
Planning permission has previously been granted to convert and extend the barn into a residential dwelling with accommodation comprising: Entrance hall, garden room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom. Three first floor bedrooms, en-suite shower room and bathroom. Double cartlodge. Formal gardens and grounds, extending in all to approximately 0.25 acre. Additional land of approximately 0.82 acre is available by separate negotiation.
Location The barn is located off a country lane in a quiet corner of the village of Bedingfield. Bedingfield is approximately 4 miles to the north of the large village of Debenham. Debenham has a Co-operative supermarket, doctors surgery, vets practice, greengrocers, post office, hardware store, public house and tea rooms. It is also home to the well regarded Debenham High School.
The town of Eye, which offers further facilities, is about 4½ miles to the north-west and Diss, which has major supermarkets and regular Inter-City rail services to both London and Norwich, is about 10 miles. To the south-east of Bedingfield is the market town of Framlingham, which is about 8 miles.
Description Planning permission was originally granted for the conversion of the barn to a three bedroom residential dwelling in 2009 by Mid Suffolk District Council (Ref: 3110/09). That planning permission is in the process of being extended for a further 3 years (Ref: 0850/13).
The planning permission provides for the conversion and extension of the redundant barn to a residential dwelling of some 1,800 square feet (167 square metres). The proposed accommodation comprises an entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, garden room, utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor, together with three bedrooms, an en-suite shower room and bathroom on the first floor.
Outside the formal gardens surround the house and there is also permission for the erection of a double bay cartlodge. In all, the site extends to approximately 0.25 acres. An additional 0.82 acre of ground is available by separate negotiation, duly hatched blue on the site plan included within these particulars.
The extended planning permission will be subject to a Section 106 Agreement, which requires the payment of £2,868 to the Local Authority by way of a Social Infrastructure Contribution. This is payable on commencement of the development, and will be increased in accordance with the Retail Price Index until such time as it is paid. A draft copy of the Section 106 Agreement is available from the Agents on request.
Viewing Strictly by appointment with the agent.
Services No services are currently available on site. We understand that there is a mains water supply in the road, and there is an overhead electricity supply on the neighbouring property, from where we envisage a supply will be taken. A quote has been requested from UK Power Networks to confirm the cost of connecting the barn with an electricity supply. Surface water will be drained to the nearby pond. Foul water will be dealt with via a private treatment plant. However, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves in these respects.
Council Tax To be assessed.
Local Authority Mid Suffolk District Council, Council Offices, High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk IP6 8DL; Tel 01449 724500
Directions From Framlingham, head west along the B1119 into the village of Saxtead. At the T-junction with the A1120 turn left and proceed into the village of Earl Soham. Continue through the village towards Ashfield (do not turn left onto the A1120 but proceed straight past the former Earl Soham Baptist Church). At the T-junction opposite Saxtead Lodge, turn right and continue for approximately 1½ miles into the village of Kenton. Continue through the village and turn right before the water tower where signposted to Bedingfield and the church. At the cross roads in the centre of the village, turn right and the barn will be found a short way along on the left hand side.
NOTE 1. These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. No warranty can be given for any of the services or equipment at the property and no tests have been carried out to ensure that heating, electrical or plumbing systems and equipment are fully operational. Any distances, room aspects and measurements which are given are approximate only. No guarantee can be given that any planning permissions or building regulations have been applied for or approved.
2. Please note the following may affect properties in East Suffolk. Proposals exist to build new park & ride sites, lorry parks and railway lines and make road improvements to service the proposed new Sizewell C power station. Whilst no decisions have been made on the exact location or details of these facilities or improvements, public consultation has recently been completed to obtain local opinion. Further information can be found in the consultation document http://sizewell.edfenergyconsultation.info.
May 2013
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Suicide.. IS SELFISH!
From within the circle, we talk about the past, I hear cries for fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters and friendships we thought would last.
And we ache for the arms of a loved one of a time too short lived and of questions left more piercing than a knife. Oh, the questions come hauntingly, pressing your mind, when a loved one takes their own life.
In the Circle I dare reach out my hand. In the Circle help me see there's a plan for me.
And my story becomes yours as we struggle through the pain. In the Circle, we remember their names. We have daydreams of the future about how we thought it might be, with regrets of conversations that might have been the key.
We are angry and confused as we struggle for our breath. Our hearts cry out in anger in what has been labeled a senseless death.
We have good days and bad days, and without a trace, in the circle, tears and smiles meet as we gather strength together. Sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters and friendships felt deep in our souls, memories and moments left clinging to us, and questions of how to let go.
Quoting dee1603:
I agree. I think it's pathetic and selfish. And I hate how everyone feels all sad and whatever for someone, especially someone famous, who does it. Shame on them for their selfishness. Their life is not that bad.
Quoting UxorQuodMatris.:
You don't know what their life is like. You can make all the assumptions and think you have all the answers, but you don't.
Quoting dee1603:
I agree. I think it's pathetic and selfish. And I hate how everyone feels all sad and whatever for someone, especially someone famous, who does it. Shame on them for their selfishness. Their life is not that bad.
And I had two close friends commit suicide in high school within weeks of each other and my grandma took her life in 2007 (not because she was already dying).
It's selfish of me to say that these people should have suffered through their lives just to keep me from feeling pain.
It's a decision you and I have no say in. We can have a hand in it and encourage and be there for our friends and family but ultimately the decision to end their own lives lies with them. To get past the pain you need to forgive those people for leaving you, not giving explanations, etc and know they no longer struggle with their internal battles and are at peace, finally.
(Sorry uxor wasn't directing it at you, ended up elaborating more than planned!)
Quoting UxorQuodMatris.:
I don't believe it is.
I don't agree.
However,asking people in pain to live can also be considered selfish
I hate when people say suicide is selfish. When a person is in that place that is so dark they can't come back they think they are doing those around them a favor.
Also survivors like to say how hurt they are and how selfish it was, but where were they? Did they try to help? Did they even pay close enough attention to know how bad that person was hurting?
I survived a suicide attempt. I tried to let people know I needed help. I tried to let people know I needed them. No one paid attention until it was almost too late. Until I was already in the hospital half dead. Had I died I'm sure all those friends and family members would have showed up to the funeral and talked about why I did it and why didn't I just ask for help. But I did. And all of those people were to wrapped up in their own lives to notice.
I also want you to know that I didn't even leave a note. The place a person is in when they finally get there is so dark that it is just time. You only want relief, no matter how it comes.


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Body jewelry is available in different sizes, styles, designs, finishings as well as materials used to make them. The design a jewelry can take and the general outlook depends on the material it is made of. Furthermore, the price of the jewelry item is also dependent on the material it is made of as well as demand. This simply means that the higher the demand, the higher the price. Likewise, the more expensive and higher the quality of material used, the more costly the jewelry is expected to be. Though all the materials ensure that the jewel last for long, some are more durable than others hence the more durable body jewelry is, the more one has to pay for it.
The materials used to make body jewelry are mainly divided into two major groups namely: man-made and natural materials. The best natural material available in the market is gold of up to eighteen carats. One of the many advantages of gold is the fact that it does not tarnish or corrode. Normally, gold jewelry is very expensive due to the desirable qualities of gold transferred to the jewel. Apart from the fact that they do not tarnish, they are very durable. The former quality makes them perfect for those people with sensitive skin conditions.
In addition to gold, diamond, platinum, silver and other metals are also used to make body jewelry. Just like gold, diamond jewelry is also very popular and so just as expensive. Other natural materials used to make jewelry are wood, bones, gemstones and even seashells. Jewelry made from these materials need special kinds of care in terms of maintenance and cleaning. They are also perfect for a more tribal or traditional look. It is also important to know how to care for the natural jewelry to ensure that they last for a very long time.
Apart from the jewelry made from natural materials, there are those made from man-made materials such as glass, Pyrex, acrylic and even PTFE such as Teflon among others. Due to the fact that these materials are usually very flexible, they are mainly used in making belly jewelry because the human belly is known to move a lot. People prone to skin allergies and sensitivities should avoid jewelry made from man-made materials at all cost. Gold is the best solution for such people.


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The amount of salt in homemade baked goods is very small. One teaspoon for 2 or 3 dozen cookies does not add up to much. I have not found a tasty salt substitute to add to table food, but the salt substitutes could be used in baked products if you are on a medically restricted diet. Otherwise, do not worry about it, and use your worry moments for world peace.
It seems a bit hypocritical to preach using unsalted butter and then add a teaspoon of salt, doesn't it? Using unsalted butter in baking is very important. If you have salted butter and add salt, your food will most likely taste a little off or too salty. No good baker would ever chance ruining his delicate concoction by using salted butter. Each brand of butter uses different amounts of salt that can't be measured. So be precise and control the amount of salt in pastries. To be precise you would need to measure on a scale, but this is the U.S. and most people don't use scales. The moral here is to use unsalted butter and then add the correct amount. It is better that you control the amount of salt in a dish.
One time I was making cream cheese frosting, which is butter, a tad of vanilla, cream cheese and powdered sugar. It tasted so sweet. I asked my youngest son to taste it and he said it needs a pinch of salt to tone down the sickening sweetness. I did it and by gosh, he was right! I was so proud.
It also seems a bit silly to add salt when you are making something such as lemon curd, which is butter, sugar, egg yolks, lemon and a pinch of salt. Really, a pinch of salt? Does that really matter? A tiny little pinch? Yes it does matter. That little pinch is enough to balance all the sugar and the acid of the lemon. If you leave it out, the flavors will not meld together as well. I use lemon curd only as an example; it goes for anything requesting a pinch.
Salt is also a little player in the leavening department of things that get bigger, such a breads, cakes and pie dough. It does not have the huge leavening properties of baking powder and baking soda but it has some and its place is key in the gestalt of everything.
Q: How much is a pinch? It seems so inexact!
A: Pour a bit of salt into the tiniest palm of your hand. Grab a bit with your forefinger and thumb and put it in your dish. It weighs about 7 grams.
Q: What's easy to make in the spur of the moment?
A: There are many things that are good to keep stocked in your pantry and freezer. Puffed pasty is one. Here are two simple recipes I make when I need something good and don't want to give all my energy to appetizers. Measurements are approximate. You can adjust ingredients to taste.1 package Pepperidge Farm puffed pastry
1/3 cup fresh sage, cut up
3/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese
5 slices prosciutto, diced
1 egg, slightly beaten
Roll puffed pastry out in a rectangle. Cover with grated Gruyere. Put pancetta over it and then sage. Do not get worried if you don't get this in order. Roll it up from both sides, meeting in the middle. Cut into slices and lay on sides on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Brush with beaten egg. Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes, or until golden brown.1 package Pepperidge Farm puffed pastry
1 cup couverture chocolate disks (not chocolate chips), melted
1/4 cup sugar
4 T. butter, slightly melted
Cinnamon to taste
1 egg, slightly beaten
Roll out puffed pastry sheet in a rectangle. Brush with melted butter. Pour melted chocolate over it. Toss some sugar and cinnamon over it. Roll up sides and meet in middle. Cut into slices. Lay on sides on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Brush with egg and bake for 15 minutes or until done. This is great with Nutella!
Laura Wilson, owner of La Dolce Vita in Roanoke, is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef. She answers questions in The N-S every other Tuesday. Have a question for Laura? Submit it to email@example.com or call 461-8284. This column is the personal opinion of the writer.


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Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Review by DeathDragon724
"Far from perfect, but a pretty solid game"
The Harvest Moon series has been relatively solid throughout for a long time, and this game is no exception. However, it does have quite a few problems, many of which are pretty major...
Graphics 9/10
The graphics in A Wonderful Life are up to par with today's standards. All of the items have a unique look in the rucksack, and all of the different breeds of cows look different from each other. All of the extra effects look nice as well (from the waterfall to the swaying of the grass). No problems here.
Sound 7/10
The sound deserves a 7 overall in my opinion. First I'll talk about the sound effects. All of the animal sounds are far from repetitive. The footsteps sound realistic depending on what you're walking on. The sound effects are perfect and well placed, playing not to early or not to late after an action that triggered them (i.e. Brushing a cow). The music, however, is a different story. Sadly, the music on the farm is very repetitive. You can change the music, but you only start out with 2 different musics (both of which don't sound too good). If you have Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, you can get more, but odds are you'll find yourself with only 2 different pieces of music. On the good side, you can turn the music off, and the music only plays on the farm regardless.
Gameplay 6/10
Ah, the bulk of any game. Keep in mind that since I added the game's control into gameplay, the score sharply fell. First of all, I'd like to say that the game is very deep and has many options. You can raise many different types of animals, including goats, cows, chickens, and sheep. Breeding cows and hybridizing crops is always fun, and the number of crops you can grow is extremely high. You can also get married, choosing from 3 different possible wives. However, there is, of course, some bad points as well. The most obvious of these bad points is the repetitive gameplay. Basically, every day is the same. Get up, take care of your crops and animals, go out to town to give gifts or fish, and sleep. Repeat. Thankfully, the routine isn't quite as boring as it may have sounded. The one major problem of the game, though, is the control. It's unrealistic to pick up a flower about 3 yards away from you. The best place to get frustrated at the controls is the chicken coop. Let's say you have two chickens. It's a sunny day and you want to take them outside. You pick up one of them and head for the door. But upon pressing the A button, the game registered that you showed the chicken to your other one, and the chickens get angry at you for doing so, even though you're not anywhere near the other chicken. This happens way too often. The controls are also extremely slow and inresponsive. For example, suppose you press the Y button to hug one of your cows. The cow falls asleep 4 seconds later and THEN the game responds to your command, waking up the cow and getting it angry at you. Also, if a chicken lays an egg by the door to the chicken coop, you're going to have one heck of a time picking up the egg. According to the game, the first 70 times you try to pick up the egg actually makes you go inside the coop. The only good new thing about the controls is the fact that you no longer throw items by pressing A while they're in your hand.
Play Time/Replayability 10/10
Can't complain here. The game spans 30 years (even though you only play 10 of them), which is more than enough time to keep you busy. Think you can beat this game in a week? Clear your schedule. Also, the replayability is quite nice. You can always try to beat it with each girl, or try a different money-making strategy the second time around.
Final Score: 8/10 (not an average)
The game just gets out of getting a 7.
Buy or Rent?
Overall, I'd recommend buying this game if you have a good level of patience. If you get frustrated too easily, or don't like waiting a long time for events to happen, stay clear.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 04/16/04
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"People who take pride in their appearance have long sought to lighten the often dark-colored skin around their anus and vagina. Now, with personal bleaching and maintenance products from Divine Derriere, you can lighten this skin at the fastest rate possible with our superiorly developed products."
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I like many other women want to look their best while being intimate with their spouse. So, I sought out a product to help me achieve this. Divine Derriere's product is for male and female use. It's more like a skin lightening cream because it does not bleach your skin white. I first tried South Beach Skin Solutions which is an "all natural skin lightening cream," and didn't give me the results I was looking for. So I ended up using this product to get my desired result. This product can work for some people in as little as three applications depending on skin type. My skin complexion is olive in color and it took me about 2 weeks applied daily. You must exfoliate the skin when washing in order to rid your skin of its dark pigmentation.
The great thing about Divine Derriere is that you can use it anywhere on the body(ie: elbows, knees, and all your private areas). You can use it on your face for acne scarring, but for most people like myself, you will experience a mild redness for about a day.
Divine Derriere's skin lightening cream is pink in color and has a grainy consistency. Once applied to the area you will want to wait about 5-10 minutes to put any clothing on. You can sometimes experience a tingling sensation which is normal. Now, this product is not to be used for an extended period of time. So as soon as you reach your desired results you should discontinue use.
*UPDATE: I have been getting a lot of emails about being worried that Divine Derriere Skin Bleaching Cream will darken the skin. Please read below.*
Question: Hello,
I been wanting to buy the Divine Derriere Bleaching Cream, but I am very afraid that it will darken my private area. Now I am olive skin tone type too, like a light medium color, so maybe it won't but i'm still concerned. Please let me know what you think.
Thank You!
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PURDUE ALUMNI GATHERING: Los Altos Hills Major Bob Fenwick recalled his collegiate years upon meeting Purdue Dean Linda Katehi.
"It shows how far we have come in women's rights. When I was attending Purdue there were only two women professors teaching in the whole school," said Fenwick. The Purdue University School of Electrical Engineering recently introduced and honored their Dean Linda Katehi as their first woman dean, .
The alumni cocktail party with tasty gourmet appetizers, was a lovely affair hosted by Jan and Bob Fenwick, in their beautiful home high up in the hills with breathtaking view of the bay and mountains.
BEST OF THE BAY AREA'S WOMEN IN JAZZ : The free Bank of Los Altos Family Concert Series at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts presented the "Women in Jazz, Sizzlin' Sounds of Summer."
The five talented ladies, the Bay Area's top jazz musicians, gifted us with a stunning afternoon of wonderful jazz and Latin standards. The Community School of Music and Arts events and outreach coordinator, Christine Catura - vocalist and percussion, was hailed as the "Voice of the Century."
Other members included Sue Crosman, piano; Ruth Davies, bass; Kelly Fasman, drums; and a former CSMA faculty member, Kris Strom, on saxophone. The women have performed with famous musicians throughout their very esteemed careers. They turned the heat up the stage with an unforgettable performance!
A Napa Valley Wine and hors d'oeuvres reception was hosted by the Community School of Music and Arts with refreshment donations by Le Boulanger, Safeway, and Windsor Vineyards.
CONGRATS ARE DUE: Recently, 50 friends, family, and associates gathered to celebrate Dr. Gary Cleary's 60th birthday party given by his wife, Nobuko, in their lovely Los Altos Hills home. "It was great to be surrounded by my friends and family who made such a difference in my life," Gary said. "I didn't get to 60 years alone! Everyone helped me through some phase of my life. I owe a lot to Nobuko!
The guests were treated to beautiful piano music by Music Director Dr. Nicholas Isaacs, and flutist Kathleen Muscettola, of Community School of Music and Arts. They played "Le Cygne" or "The Swan," which is one of the favorite songs that Yo Yo Ma played for Nobuko and Gary at his concert. Cygnus, Gary's first company he founded was named after "Le Cygne." He started another company called Corium, that is now manufacturing auto sensors for his most recent, one of a kind discovery, a glucose monitoring wrist watch which automatically measures glucose for diabetics which works through the skin. This project was started in 1988.
Gary has also discovered better ways for medication to absorb through the skin into the bloodstream, called transdermal drug delivery, such as the nicotine and estrogen patches. Congratulations, Gary, for the new discovery and for being able to love, laugh, and enjoy everything that life could possibly give you at 60 years old!
SUMMER SOLSTICE PARTY: On June 21, the Los Altos Community Foundation held their hors 'douevres and cocktail party in the lovely gardens of Steve Finn's estate in Los Altos Hills. Everyone enjoyed the tranquil setting with rolling green lawns and beautiful reflection pool. The guests were delighted to see his beautifully restored home and vintage car collection.
We were entertained by the talented Bus Barn Follies with a bit of review of the upcoming annual benefit on Oct. 10-12 (Black-tie Gala).
Despite the cold first evening of summer, the beautiful setting and the happy conversation of founders and their guests made the event a success! The event also gave the guests an opportunity to learn more about the foundation's goals and many accomplishments.
A HAWAIIAN STYLE BIG BIRTHDAY FOR NORM: There were palm trees, coconuts, grass skirts, two dozen beach balls, fish floats and leis for 100 guests in island attire to celebrate Norm's big birthday. The party in their lovely home and garden was given by Carol Proffitt for her husband, Norm. She invited family, relatives, colleagues and friends to share his 65th birthday! The lovely presentation and the scrumptious food such as chicken drumettes, fried crab wonton, and luau pulled pork were prepared by SunPac Foods. Some of the familiar faces that attended the celebration were Muriel Johnson, Mickey Wheat, Betty and Gordon Moore, Dr. Bill Reeves, Betty Lohman, Dr. George and Barbara Rugtiv, and Marie and Bill Bernardy. What a grand party Carol planned!
Please contact Margaret M. Abe, at the Los Altos Town Crier, 138 Main Street., Los Altos 94022, or call 948-9000.


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Acting chief magistrate Daniel Thulare ordered South Gauteng NPA director Andrew Chauke, as a representative of the NPA, to pay the woman R21 600 within seven days.
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Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
Sinus infection for six weeks after pituitary
I have had a sinus infection for six weeks and have been on antibiotics three times. I had surgery to remove an adenoma on the pituitary in July. I have seen an ent twice because of a foul smell, lack of tasting anything, serious headaches, stuffy head as well as nose and ears and a sore throat with swollen glands. Today the Ent pulled out one large peice of bone fragment and a smaller on that he said my body regetted and caused an infection.He also sucked out green mucouse and some pus and sent it out for culture. He said that I should fell better after this and I wish that was the case. I have so much mucouse in my throat, I cant breath out of my nose and the god aweful smell and headache are still there and feel worse than before. What should I do at this point? I am allergic to alot of antiniotics such as Quanalodes and sulfer drugs and cipro. They have been treating me with augmentin and amoxicilin. I am scared that I will be comming immune to them doue to over usage.Can you please help me.Thanks
The most appropriate approach would be to treat you with antibiotics selected based upon your culture results. Sometimes it is helpful to administer the antibiotic topically as a rinse, rather than take it orally. You might discuss this with your ENT surgeon. Further debridement and suctioning in the office may also be of some benefit. If you feel you're not making any progress, you might consider seeking a second opinion.
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text: Gretchen Sue Mossbarger, 69, of Ashland, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Crystal Care Center in Ashland following a lingering illness.She was born Dec. 10, 1936, in Daytona Beach, Fla., to George Roger and Marion Elizabeth Grindle Gault.She graduated from Ashland High School in 1954, attended Bowling Green State University and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education from Ohio State University in 1958.Mrs. Mossbarger taught elementary education in Worthington; St. Louis, Mo.; Cincinnati; and Medina, Ill. She furthered her education by taking graduate courses at Ashland University. She became certified to teach special-needs students and had most recently been teaching at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center until her retirement in February 2006.She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and had played in the hand bell choir at the church. She also was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.Mrs. Mossbarger married James Robert Mossbarger on June 21, 1959. He preceded her in death Nov. 4, 2001.She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Michael Roger and Tanya Mossbarger of Cleveland Heights; and two granddaughters.She also was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Marc Robert Mossbarger, in January 1981.Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashland, with the Rev. Robert Pflueger officiating. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.The family will receive friends following the memorial services at the church Thursday.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Ohio Inc., 1605 County Road 1095, Ashland, Ohio 44805.Denbow-Primm-Kemery Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.dpkfh.com. (T-G 08/14/06)


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The Policies of Insolvency: Part III
Battle Stations
The greatest transfer of wealth from those who hold it in paper to those who don't is underway; a Crack-up Boom looms.
It's time to put on your battle gear and man your stations as the "when hope turns to fear" (see 2010 outlook in Tedbits archives) moment has arrived. As the G7 financial systems lurch towards their demise, insanity is on plain display in the capitals of the developed world, with the purchasing power of all G7 currencies (Pounds, Swiss Francs, Euros and Dollars of all stripes) in free fall -- as measured in the only REAL currencies in the world: GOLD and SILVER.
"Gold is money, and nothing else"- JP Morgan, testifying under oath to the Pujo Commission 1913
Public servants and their central bank allies are in a struggle between truth and fiction. The truth being that they are Insolvent; the fiction being that they are NOT. Hardy har har. (Thank you www.zerohedge.com for the wonderful quotes). Euro zone public servants are decrying ratings agencies which can no longer present POLITICALLY correct and PRACTICALLY incorrect ratings.
"In some ways it's a battle of the politicians against the markets. That's how I do see it. But I'm determined to win this battle" --Angela Merkel
This reminds me of Chuck Prince of Citigroup who said as long as the music was playing he was still on the dance floor. That was a bell ringing, so is Angela's statement. If there ever was a political epitaph, that is it. The very idea that she can defy nature is ABSURD and dangerous to the future of her constituents; it is they who will PAY the PRICE for her INSANITY. German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, claims that markets are out of control. Earth to Wolfgang: They were never in your control! You may want to study the lessons of King Kanute.
She and the other political powers that be in the Euro zone ATTEMPT to DEFY Mother Nature, but unfortunately they will fail, as years of MORAL and FISCAL bankruptcy and the 40 years of sovereign ALCHEMY is exposed as the fraud that it is and has been.
The Pound, Euro, and oil in freefall, or the Dollar, gold and silver in moon shots as investors scurry into and out of those markets.
Look at the markets (stocks, bonds, currencies, energy, natural resources, etc) zooming all over the place to price in the new realities. Expanding volatility is opportunity for the prepared investor. It's just BEGUN! Absolute Return Alternative Investments which have the potential to thrive in up and down market conditions are essential to a diversified portfolio. You must also learn to fix your paper currencies to SHORT circuit the powerful debasement of the money supplies in the G7. This is what I do... (click here to inquire:www.traderview.com/inquire.htm)
Years of borrowing to build the welfare-state constituencies has now resulted in an economic model and a public no longer produce more than they consume. The European welfare states' economies are now DEAD; nothing will revive them apart from structural changes which will never be considered short of the final disaster they have created. The crony capitalists, illuminati banksters, public sector trade unions and public servants have KILLED the golden goose of the private sectors. Look at the portion of these economies going to GOVERNMENT parasites:
When you look at the US, don't be FOOLED. With all the UNREPORTED spending and new taxes being implemented by the chosen one, we will arrive at EU levels NEXT YEAR. For the first time in memory, this year the US federal government WILL NOT have a budget; it would be too embarrassing for incumbent public servants if the bad news and the FISCAL bankruptcy were DISCLOSED to the PUBLIC.
The chosen one and his BIG government progressives are racing to implement the European social welfare state model into the United States, regardless of what they see unfolding across the pond, defying common sense and implementing their ideology which is GUARANTEED to fail a la Europe, Argentina, Venezuela and everywhere else it has been tried throughout history.
In today's Financial Times, the former Prime Minister Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, outlined the changes which must take place for ECONOMIC growth to be possible in Spain, and his recipe must be implemented throughout the Euro zone and in the US for that matter.
"Spain urgently needs:
- Large-scale labor reform to transform collective bargaining, deregulate labor recruitment services, lower taxes on employment and encourage the unemployed into work
- A new energy policy to avoid the shutdown of nuclear plants, deregulate markets and cut subsidies on inefficient renewable energy sources
- A bank shake-up, including authorizing the investment of private capital in savings banks
- Sweeping reforms to reduce the size of regional administrations and create a viable and efficient state
- Changes to the state pension system to guarantee its mid-term and long-term sustainability
- Deregulation to increase competition, including reforms to the welfare state and further privatizations of public companies
- Tax reform to foster competitiveness.
Thank you, Jose. What do you think the odds are of these reforms taking place short of a financial crisis, also known as collapse? If you said NONE you are correct.
"The government's decision to raise taxes is a mistake that will worsen the crisis; in the past 160 years no leftist government has been able to rescue Spain from an economic crisis. It does not look as if this age-old rule will be broken this time around either. The current Socialist government is incapable of resolving Spain's problems and taking the necessary steps. Only a new government can do this. The sooner, the better" -- Former Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar
Look no further than the French President Sarcozy to see the hubris of a man who thinks he is above the laws of nature. Add to this the Presidents and Prime ministers of Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Look no further than the ENRON, WORLDCOM, and REFCO solution being implemented by the European commission. Off-balance-sheet vehicles have never been employed in anything other than DECEPTION. This is no different than any other SPV.
A SPECIAL PURPOSE vehicle held off the balance sheets of the countries which are creating it. Can someone please tell me when a special purpose vehicle has ever been employed to do anything but mask debt and losses off the balance sheets of the parties to them? The Euro zone is issued the shares "for nothing" and then authorizes the borrowing which they will then guarantee.
Essentially putting nothing in, keeping the borrowing off the public record and Debt-to-GDP ratios, and getting idiot lenders to allow them to take money out, in order to buy debt securities that rational investors are refusing to buy in the open market. It will never work, yet they will make the domestic banks take down the trash. But German banks are CHOKING on sovereign and private debt from the pigs (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain), take a look:
Now you know why the chairman of Deutsche Bank went to Greece several months ago, but the threat to its solvency is much greater than just Greece. Just Yesterday Greece banned "NAKED" short selling (Bravo, as regular readers KNOW I DESPISE NAKED short selling, and NAKED credit default swaps). Regular short selling is a vital function for price discovery, and buying credit default swaps on bonds to protect the value of what you hold is as well.
That chart is why they BANNED naked short selling in the 10 largest banks, as they are all insolvent after the coming defaults and restructuring of the debt they are holding. Do you think they are solvent or insolvent? KEEP in MIND, that this is a country whose economy is the BEST in Europe. What do you think the balance sheets of the rest of the Euro zone BIG banks look like? I will give you a hint... WORSE.
"The last duty of a central banker is to tell the truth." --Former fed Governor Alan blinder
The $990 billion BAILOUT announced by the EU is a stunning about-face for Jean Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, who said earlier in the week: Under no circumstance would the bank buy bonds and engage in quantitative easing.
The following weekend he announced they were commencing to do so and bought $20 Billion worth in the first salvo. Yesterday's Spanish debt auction of 1-year and 18-month notes had to be reduced and almost FAILED; a 10-year auction is being held today: HOLD YOUR BREATH. A bomb may go off today. The Italian central bank is proposing SUSPENDING mark to market for SOVEREIGN debt, just as the US did a year ago with private debt and the suspension of FASBY 157. The lending windows are CLOSING rapidly; the con game of social welfare states is quickly being EXPOSED as to what they are.
Let's look at the bankrupt countries attempting to guarantee the borrowing of bankrupt countries, from a recent www.wsj.com:
Then the IMF steps in for another 220 BILLION euro loan from the same group of countries who are ALSO members of the IMF. Reported NOWHERE is the fact that the AMERICAN public is guaranteeing 18% of this BAILOUT total, on top of all the other bailouts they have FUNDED.
Take a look at this picture as they exit the scene of their latest FINANCIAL crime and future fraud on investors, who they call SPECULATORS, to FOOL the general population whose ignorance is being PREYED upon:
Please understand this meeting contained the seeds of the end of their careers and the finances of their respective countries. Shades of Benedict Arnold. I love this picture; it's a Freudian slip of the first order, the truth of what they just did to their constituents is PLAIN on their faces. If only they were wearing PINSTRIPES... HA HA.
The truth of the matter is the groups who are refusing to finance their welfare states are INVESTORS and LENDERS who are doing the RATIONAL thing by SELLING their holdings BEFORE the next GREEK episode appears from who knows where. Investors and lenders SELLING to protect the value of their holdings are not speculators. UNFORTUNATELY for them, they now just hold the IOU'S of the respective countries, also known as currency. Those bonds are no safer than those they have already issued.
The truth of the effectiveness of these plans can be seen in Dollar, Euro and British Pound Libor as banks begin to price in the insolvency of their short-term counterparties. The developed world financial systems have approximately $17 trillion of outstanding debt, against assets which are worth a fraction of that number.
Spreads on investment-grade corporate and junk bonds are also widening and the ability to issue new debt is drying up. Take a look at the widening in junk bond spreads and the COLLAPSE in issuance:
Over $900 billion was raised in the corporate bond markets over the last year and sold to investors who now have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. The bond issuance party is over, and the lending windows are closing RAPIDLY. When the public is stampeding into something, it will be weak hands buying from strong ones. Thinking bonds are safe compared to stocks, these lemmings are about to learn that bonds have downsides too.
Just as the central banks wanted investors to do when they cut interest rates to zero, they have gone out of the risk curve as they reached for yield and perceived safety. Now they are stuck holding the debt of companies and countries whose growth prospects are severely diminished, as we head into the next leg down in economic activity. While profits have recovered mostly on the back of the financial industry, main street profits have risen on cost cutting, not from REVENUE growth.
Investors seeking yield and safety will probably get NEITHER. Bonds are the EPICENTER of the unfolding CRISIS. Extend and pretend will not work a second time as the POLICIES which foster ECONOMIC GROWTH are inconveniently NOT in the PLANS. Economic growth of 0% and debt growth of 6 to 12% (compounded annually) is a recipe for not being repaid.
The numbers DO NOT add up and calculators are BANNED in government land and the MAIN stream media, as are accurate economic stats which would UNMASK the true extent of the financial calamity and government malfeasance. REMEMBER: Paper is POISON during currency EXTINCTION events. The Euro is not the only currency which will FALL.....
"The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." - Tacitus (ca. 110)
The people RUNNING the US on CAPITOL HILL are completely corrupt; they DON'T READ THE BILLS they are passing, how can this be? It is treasonous behavior. Financial reform in the United States is a DONE deal. We are witnessing a corrosive political TAKEOVER of the financial industry, just as healthcare reform (also a tax bill in disguise) was and is. The business models of the financial industry are being warped and distorted by Capitol Hill TERRORISTS. Putting themselves in charge of the reins, picking winners and losers based on POLITICAL considerations rather than PRACTICAL ones. 1,500 pages of political corruption are enshrined into law; just like healthcare before it, another criminal enterprise is born. It is obscene.
Are naked credit default swaps being addressed? NO. How about Freddie and Fannie? NO. How about the breakup of TOO-BIG-TO-FAIL financial institutions into sizes which DO NOT THREATEN the whole economy? NO. The anti-trust regulators broke up AT&T, why not JP Morgan Chase? Are there provisions and regulations (crony capitalist provisions) which stifle young competitors to the big financial organizations? YES. These public servants are working for somebody but it certainly is not YOU or the general PUBLIC.
As this letter has said many times over the last several years, Fannie and Freddie will generate close to a trillion dollars of losses before this is over; now the crew that engineered it is about to assume NEW RESPONSIBILITIES over lending decisions. Be afraid; be very, very afraid.
All this is not a confidence builder when it comes to the future. They are REMOVING the ability to price risk and you can expect lending to take another fall as this becomes clear. If you can't price for the risk that the borrower represents, then the lender can't charge for the risk and can't make the loan, it's that simple. Over a trillion dollars of credit will DISAPPEAR over the next several years.
If you are politically connected you will be safe (also known as campaign contributors), if not, it's heave ho and away you go. Politically-correct lending decisions are practically incorrect; just ask Freddie and Fannie as billions of lending go BAD. Part II straight ahead.
The number one issue for voters is the economy and jobs. These vipers put their interests in gathering power over doing what's required to revive the economy and income growth. BETRAYAL of their sworn duties and constituents.
No doubt at least four PROGRESSIVE republican senators will cross the aisle to screw the American people once more before being thrown out in November. As Rahm says: Never let a good crisis go to waste, and the public serpents aren't.
The idea that the US government is implementing what is failing in Europe is beyond belief and a betrayal of the American people and holders of the world reserve currency... it's also known as treason.
In closing we will begin with a quote from Mohamed El-Erian of Pimco:
Even with this critical uncertainty, we should not under-estimate the historical relevance of what is happening this weekend; and the stakes for Europe and the global economy are huge.
If this rescue attempt does not work, there will be a material acceleration in the process of change to Europe's economic, financial, and institutional landscape; and the reality of the debt explosion in industrial economies will become even more of a destabilizing factor for the world economy. -- Mohamed El-Erian is CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO
On top of this I will point out the fact that NOT ONE PENNY EVER BEEN REPAID by any Euro zone sovereign or the United States since 1971. All their borrowing has been rolled over when due and new DEFICIT spending has been borrowed as well. This is about to come to a SMASHING halt over the next several years. The United States is running MONTHLY deficits the size of what used to be yearly deficits.
Look at the markets (stocks, bonds, currencies, energy, natural resources, etc) zooming all over the place to price in the new realities. Expanding volatility is opportunity for the prepared investor. It's just BEGUN! Absolute Return Alternative Investments which have the potential to thrive in up and down market conditions are essential to a diversified portfolio. You must also learn to fix your paper currencies to SHORT circuit the powerful debasement of the money supplies in the G7. This is what I do... (click here to inquire: www.traderview.com/inquire.htm)
As I said in the last issue, black swans have taken flight. Look for increasing blowouts in interest rate spreads signaling a crash watch in many, many markets. As I pointed out in the Something-for-Nothing essay, the something-for-nothing societies borrow until they can borrow no more, and print money until it is no longer accepted. This is in full motion.
The tops are in for the stock markets, and as Europe sinks into the next leg down of the unfolding depression look for other economies to follow shortly. On another note, GOLD and Silver are NOT bubbles and I will cover this in the next letter. I am also including a commentary from Stewart Dougherty, "The Dollar Rally is Hugely Bullish for Precious Metals" (www.traderview.com/tedbits/DoughertyBlogPost-May07-10.pdf ). Mis-titled in my estimation, it should be entitled: WHEN BIG MONEY PANICS. It is a great piece, so don't miss reading it to see the future.
Its all Austrian Economics as regular readers know. You better be learning how to do applied Austrian Economics in your investments... or perish with the Keynesians.
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am making a dummy cake for a baby shower and the theme is bath time. I been asked to create a claw foot bath tub, which I will carve from styrofoam and cover in fondant. I would like to have pulled sugar water in the tub, coming out of the faucet and spilling over the tub and onto the floor. Where do I begin? I have sugar, water and a candy thermometer, LOL! Can I pour a hot mixture over fondant and styrofoam? do I have to wait until the sugar has cooled a bit? Suggestions, please.
No, fondant is nothing more than sugar and water itself. The styrofoam will melt under the heat of the sugar. Other than that I cannot tell you anymore. Yo maybe able to line the fondant with the foil then pour the melted sugar into it. Maybe one of the experts here can tell you more or help you. Experts what about it can you help out here?
Hi, I don't know how to do it, but CakesUnleashed did something like that. Check it out here:
You can ask her for instructions.
Good luck.
Hi again, you can go to Pastrywiz.com, they have instructions on how to make pulled sugar. You'll find it in the sugar artistry section.
I hope I helped you somehow.
Do you mean pulled sugar, or poured sugar? I have done several things with poured sugar. I found that if I pour the boiling sugar immediately over the fondant, the fondant will bubble. I wait now until it has cooled slightly, to kind of a syrupy consistency, and it works beautifully. Good luck!


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Henry from California:
i've never met any women other than american women, but i will say they (American women) are a huge pain in the ass and i couldn't imagine women from any other country being any worse than american women.
Anyway, you dumb American women can bitch and whine all you want. The facts are that over 50 percent of American women are single. The facts speak for themselves- NO ONE WANTS YOU!