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I usually post on May 2012 but I am dying for an answer to this question. I keep seeing people post about splash pads and parks (free?!). Are there any in the Bucks/Montco area that you know of or would recommend? I prefer to stay out of the city but I would take those recommendations to as a last effort. They look like so much fun!
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Nina Nissly, of Lake Forest, hugs her coach, Cindy Dell, after the 100 freestyle race for athletes with disabilities for during the IHSA girls swimming finals at Evanston Township High School in November. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
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New national guidelines now require schools to give disabled students the opportunity to compete on traditional sports teams or an equal alternative option, but many Chicago area students already have that opportunity.
Diana Smith, principal at York High School in Elmhurst, said a deaf student is on the swim team and other disabled students are on the cross-country, track and cheerleading teams. The school has other programs in place for disabled students who are unable to compete on the traditional teams.
The same is true at north suburban New Trier, where District 203 Supt. Linda L. Yonke said, "We are blessed with the funding that we can offer a full extracurricular program. Facilities are always a challenge, but we have two campuses and we find space for kids to meet and participate."
The Illinois High School Association provides opportunities for physically disabled students to compete for their schools against each other in bowling, cross-country, swimming and track. It also offers wheelchair basketball.
Special Olympics Illinois also gives physically and mentally disabled student-athletes a chance to participate in 19 sports and about 170 competitions, said Dave Breen, who is president and CEO. The program also work with the Chicago Public Schools.
A 2010 Government Accountability Office study found students with disabilities participated in athletics at consistently lower rates than students without disabilities. At New Trier, almost all disabled students participate in an athletic program, Yonke said.
The U.S. Education Department announced the national guidelines on Friday. Bruce Howard, of the National Federation of State High School Associations, said that guidance is important in providing opportunities to disabled athletes.
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cruelSaltos de línea: cruel
Pronunciación: /krʊəl /
Definición de cruel en inglés:
adjetivo (crueller, cruellest; US crueler, cruelest)
1Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it: people who are cruel to animals a cruel remark
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- After the death, staff at the home became intolerably cruel to her and made her life a living hell.
- I basically told her to get out of my life because she was being so unfair and cruel to me.
- She still felt guilty about how she had been deliberately cruel to him.
brutal, savage, inhuman, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, bloodthirsty, murderous, homicidal, cut-throat, vicious, ferocious, fierce;
wicked, evil, fiendish, devilish, diabolical, heinous, abominable, monstrous, atrocious, vile, hideous, ghastly, nasty, spiteful, mean;
callous, sadistic, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, pitiless, unsparing, unrelenting, remorseless, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, heartless, stony-hearted, hard-hearted, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, bloodless, unfeeling, unemotional, unkind, inhumane, severe, harsh, stern, inclement, flinty, draconian
British informal beastly
archaic dastardly, sanguinary
1.1Causing pain or suffering: the winters are long, hard, and cruel
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- What about the people who decided which inmates were to be subjected to these cruel and inhumane conditions?
- The western community rose up to protest the cruel and inhumane punishment.
- What other hideous and cruel things could happen in such a world that she lived in?
harsh, severe, grim, grievous, hard, tough, bitter, harrowing, heartbreaking, heart-rending, distressing, upsetting, traumatic, painful, agonizing, excruciating
rare distressful
verbo (cruels, cruelling, cruelled)[with object] Australian informal Volver al principio
Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success): Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing
[ late 19th century: perhaps influenced by the idiom queer someone's pitch (see queer)]
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- He was a fresh, dynamic face on the political scene who travelled like a winner, before cruelling his chances with the finishing line in sight?
- Its strategy meant that it was prepared to betray that core principle for perceived political advantage, thus cruelling the chances of some of our most vulnerable children.
- This 30 year old is being tipped to go places - if we haven't completely cruelled her chances by giving her a name check in Crikey.
Middle English: via Old French from Latin crudelis, related to crudus (see crude).
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be cruel to be kind
- Act towards someone in a way which seems harsh but will ultimately be of benefit to them: George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kindMás ejemplos en oraciones
- It is being cruel to be kind as they would only end up killing themselves or someone else'.
- I'm just so glad he's home and I have to be cruel to be kind because I can't bear to go through that again.
- It's a time-honoured cliché, but in this case it just happens to be true: sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
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cruel and unusual punishment
- A category of excessively severe punishment banned under the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution (and originally under the English Bill of Rights): this is an important case that confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishmentMás ejemplos en oraciones
- He was freed in October, after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled his sentence was cruel and unusual punishment.
- They just don't care if someone is wrongly accused, and they could not care less about torture or cruel and unusual punishment.
- They want to stay and control the country and its resources, even if our military is subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.
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cruelly adverbio
- [sentence adverb]: cruelly, the winning points stemmed from the only mistake made by MorrisMás ejemplos en oraciones
- I am convinced that there is no reason to treat the animals as cruelly as they are treated.
- In those two weeks the nation's hopes of producing a tennis champion will reach fever pitch, only to be cruelly dashed.
- Besides, I happen to think he was one of the most talented footballers ever to have his career cruelly cut short by injury.
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My college days in Kansas were marked by a dedicated detachment from most things unpleasant. It was a popular American assurance that all would be forever well after the trauma of WWII—a view that came to symbolize the culture of the '50s. Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education, the U. S. Supreme Court decision that integrated the nation's public schools, unfolded in my own town, at my time, but without my ever hearing of it until the decision was done and public. Certainly, some of my classmates-of-color were aware, but in the main, we were concerned with other things and not part of the action. There was a sweet innocence about the time and we preferred to engage that, rather than the politics, injustice, poverty and calamity that would be the chosen fuel of student activism during following decades.
During the '60s I was a professor, and Vietnam changed the scene on college campuses dramatically and profoundly. Trustees and administrators around the country were either alarmed or terrified by the new spirit of student activism and the commitment to social, political and economic causes.
A college president thought to be encouraging student activism, as my president at Wisconsin State University-Whitewater did, risked being unemployed by his or her trustees. President Walker Wyman, an extraordinary scholar and administrator, resigned his presidency at Whitewater in 1967, in support of the right to rally in front of the student union. He became an early casualty of the WSU-W board's preference for the peace and quiet of the '50s.
Allan Bloom's book The Closing of the American Mind, along with countless sermons over years of Sundays, sought to discredit the cultural revolution that had taken place on many, if not all, of our nation's campuses.
My personal observation, having been in academe before, during and after the '60s, is that student activism may be the single most potent and effective learning tool available to college-level students. The rub inevitably comes when students start making independent judgments about what topics they choose to engage with their activism. Bloom claims that higher education made a fatal mistake in the '60s by letting the students seize the day and frame the issues, thereby surrendering the educational initiative and the content of campus discourse to "uninformed undergraduates." I think Bloom was dead wrong, preferring instead the pedagogy and philosophy of Paulo Freire, the brilliant Brazilian educator. Freire was jailed for instituting a highly successful program to teach illiterate Amazon basin farmers to read, protect their tribal land and ultimately vote—causes which were not popular with the Brazilian ruling-class. The farmers, however, did learn to read. If choice-of-issue is not granted a priori, activism tends to resemble assigned schoolwork or "virtuous" busywork.
How wonderfully ironic and refreshing it is to have been asked to share my recollections on the subject, in an official university magazine that celebrates, rather than deplores, the activism of its associated student body. Amazing!
Last fall, Drury students chose to aid the Joplin relief effort while others chose to travel to NYC to Occupy Wall Street, both fertile learning opportunities. In October, I spent three days at New York's Zuccotti Park and was delighted to find that the majority of the "occupants" were returning veterans and engaged students, not the communists, aging hippies or homeless ne'er-do-wells described in the media. It was a hopeful scene that was a long time in returning.
Those who were there will never forget it. Those who remember and have suffered the relentless disparagement of the '60s were overwhelmed.
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Pasco girl dies after accidental drowning
Hernandez was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, but doctors were unable to save the three year old.
my older brother was one of the firefighters that helped try and revive the little girl may she rest in peace
I don't mean to b rude but u are talking about people who lost a child like they are terrible n they are not. Life arent black n white. Its is grey because nothing goes they way it should. Please have a heart n see it from another point of view.
Kerriann just stop yes things can b pervented but ur saying it isnt going to change the fact my friend lost her daughter. N whos to say it wouldnt happen to u and I can tell u u can put a gate up doesn't mean a toddler can't climb over it or figure out how to open it. Cora n mikey are amazing parents n u can't say they arent becUse u don't know them n who r u comparing them too. And why does it matter y she was near the pool I mean obviously the pool is in the yard n children play in the yard and how di u know they didn't have a gate or fence around it u don't so don't talk about things u do not know cause I can tell u for a fact my 16 month old can climb over a safety gate. And my 16 month old can get into trouble before I finished blinking. U can not say u. Have never left your children unsupervised for a second n nothing ever happen u are not a perfect parent u should just b happy nothing to bad happen. N not judge others or situations u have no idea about.
I cannot even begin to know how bad these parents must be feeling right now and people being mean and stupid isn't going to make it any better a beautiful little life has been lost and that is a tragedy, lets keep this in mind RIP beautiful baby girl Â
Its not judging going in here ..its common sense..perhaps one might feel differently if it were thier own child that drown in that pool while under the care of those parents.would you then say..oh its ok..accidents happen..kids will be kids..NOT you would probably wonder why there was no locked fence to protect your toddler from being near the pool in the first place..or anyone else's child in that matter. Is a tragic lesson for all.
Far from perfect..but not ignorant
Tico..my heart is always for the innocent victims. ..not the irresponsible ones that are suppose to keep them safe..having a pool without safety precausions is no different than giving a baby a loaded gun. A BABY IS DEAD ....you want me to feel sorry for the parents and tip toe around thier feelings? I think they should be investigated for negligence myself.
Cora we may of had our problems but in the end I would never wish this on anyone...I have kids myself and im soooo sorry for ur loss...she's looking down on u smiling cause she had the bst mommy ever rip lil beauty
Everyone that are being terrible need to stop kudging what u do not know you shouldnt place judgment on anyone the only one to judge anyone should b god himself n u should think what will he think about u talking so harshly on people who are mourning. But for all of you who would like to help they are hokding a car wash today n tomorrow at the aces parking lot?in richland. Til 5 go buy get ur car wash or just go and make a donation to help llher parents have a beautiful funeral service for a beautiful little angel. Cora n mikey I'm so sorry for ur loss.
My deepest condolences to the family. so sad :'(
That's to sad I hope it was fenced or they could be in trouble.
May that lil angel be in haven and my prayers go out the family
:( rest in peace mija
Thoughts and prayers go to families of Mikey and Cora. Very sorry for your loss and can't imagine the pain u r going through. May your beautiful little angel rest in peace.
Bless her heart!
Please don't judge the parents this is a horrible accident, i hate to see loved ones going through this tradgedy, Mikey, Cora, little Marcelo and Family may God give you the strength to get throught this, their are no words to explain how difficult this is, may God bless you prayers for Hernandez Family
I'm so sorry for your loss!!! So sad!!! Prayers to your family!
My condolences to the family :(
I'm so sorry for your loss Cora and Mikey. :'( R.I.P Baby Dezi
rip Mija
My thoughts and prayers are with the family, I remember Mikey and Cora from middle school and can't even imagine the pain and loss there going thru.
So sad :(
Rest in peace little Angel Prayers to all friends & family Affected and for those of you quick to judge that you can grow a heart!
Prayers for the parents and family.May they find comfort in her memory
So sad!! Praying for this family! Breaks my heart!!!
And the point of having a picture of a pool is?....
Everyone has their time! If it wasn't the pool it would have been something else maybe choking on a hot dog or a freak medical condition either way it's tragic a family and friends are suffering. In the end everyone learns a lesson and is aware that life can be taken in a blink of an eye instead of judging let us all use this a lesson cherish the time you have and give your babies a hug, a kiss and don't forget to tell the how much they are loved because you never know when they will be ripped away from you. Someone has a plan for this family it's unfortunate that it had to end in a loss, but this loss maybe just save others! Prayer to the family and friends!
So sorry sweet Cora i have known this mother most of her teen yrs she is a great mom. and i hurt for her and her family this is going to be the hardest think she and Mikey well ever have to do....please don't make things worse for this family please...God took his Angel back to be bye his side....my heart and prayers go out to u much love...
I have a 3 year and I could imagine already the pain these parents are going through. This is a sad moment and I guess for people to be so negative don't have a heart and maybe no children. Because I am a parent, we all know kids are kids and things happen with a blink of an eye. I'm sure the parents were around and this is just something that happened and ended badly. I feel so heart broken. Maybe she rest in peace and my love and prayers are out to parents who seem wonderful by the word of their family.
Tico again we have another perfect person on here.
:( this is so very sad. My heart breaks for her family.
So incredibly sad, this has always been on of my greatest fears and exactly why i refuse to own a pool because accidents can happen with toddlers around, my thoughts and prayers are with the family, i'm so sorry for your loss i can't imagine the pain you are going through and i hope to god i never know what it's like.
Tragic..I am not judging but feel its very irresponsible for grown adults to have a pool that does not have a child proof locked gate around it for the safety of thier children and others. So so sad. Rest in peace little Angel. They will have to live with this for thier entire lives and for that I will pray for thier hearts to mend and to be able to forgive themselves
My condolences go out to the family of this baby, now she's in heaven with our dear lord.
Prayers going up for this family. So very sad.
my prayers and condolences are with the family..may you rest in peace sweet lil angel.
That is so horrible it makes my stomach hurt having kids and a pool myself its a scare all the time kids are fast and accidents do happen all the time prayers for your family!!
They are amazing parents... Point blank...Both of their kids went to my work and just because something like this happens (a tragic accident) doesn't mean they are any less of a great parent.... Dezi was such a great kid... It hurts to know she is gone... She will be missed dearly!
It's so sad....sorry for the family's pain and loss....rip little angel
My prayers are with the family. I have a pool and almost lost a neighbors son, with them sitting watching him go under for the second time. I jumped in clothes and all. I don't know the full story about this child but I do know when children swim in my pool I am there or they don't swim. That is the rule I made from day one. I am responsible for that child in my pool and that is the only way I can be responsible for them.
Prayers to the family and friends!
I can't stress enough on how important it is to have safety locks on doors going out to pool and having your pool surrounded by fencing. A watchful eye can't hurt either. So sad for this family.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Hernandez family.. I'm so sorry for your loss:( Anyone making rude comments should be ashamed of your selfs! This family has enough to deal with, without having to read all your trash talking.. For goodness sakes have a heart!! How dare you judge when you know nothing about them. Shame on you!!!
so sad :(
Poor baby!! Prayers to the family!!
Omg, my sympathy to the family of this little one. â¥
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Jean Beasley - 2013 Ocean Hero Award Winner!
We are thrilled to announce Jean Beasley as the winner of our 2013 Ocean Hero Award. Jean established and runs a sea turtle rehabilitation center that has rescued and released over 300 sea turtles over the last sixteen years. After hundreds of nominations, a dozen inspiring finalists, and over 7,000 votes, Jean was voted the clear winner! Upon hearing of the win, Jean said, "[I was] a bit incredulous. I know that all the people that were nominated were worthy…I also have really strong feelings about the fact that it takes us all – whatever people are passionate about and whatever they're doing and wherever they are – to help the oceans, and help the planet, and it benefits us all."
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From Jimmy Buffett to Pearl Jam: Our Finalists' Favorite Music
When our Ocean Hero finalists aren't saving the oceans, many of them love to wind down with music that keeps their love for the oceans going strong! Here are some of our finalists' favorite ocean or beach-related songs:
Angela Pozzi: I love Jack Johnson's sensitivity to the sea.
Bren Smith: Banks of Newfoundland
Dr. Neil Hammerschlag: Pearl Jam – without a doubt! I am a huge PJ fan! I have been to over 30 shows and continue to follow them around. Their music, activism and art is fueled by the band's love and respect for the ocean. If anyone reading this has an "in" with the band, I would love the opportunity to meet and discuss the ocean with them!
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"Be a Voice for the Voiceless and Never Give Up": Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalist Derek Petrisko
Derek Petrisko – Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Derek, 11, along with his two brothers, founded Wild Over Wildlife (WOW!), a club for kids in elementary school who want to learn about and help protect the environment. Of the three boys, Derek leads the group's focus on ocean issues, which includes protecting loggerhead and green sea turtles via turtle walks, beach cleanups and raising nearly $5,000 for ocean-related charities. In addition, WOW! successfully petitioned three area restaurants to stop serving shark fin soup and convinced the city of Ft. Lauderdale to provide recycling bins in Derek's neighborhood beach. Next up, WOW! is raising funds to purchase a shark tag for the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program at the University of Miami.
Power Points, Sea Turtles, and Jimmy Buffett: Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalist Cori McWilliams
Cori McWilliams – Vero Beach, FL.
Growing up near one of the country's most important sea turtle nesting sites inspired Cori, 9, to protect the oceans at a young age. Along the way she has become a do-it-all sea turtle advocate. As an active volunteer with the Sea Turtle Conservancy, Cori has raised funds, organized beach clean ups and created a presentation to engage elementary school students in sea turtle conservation issues. To date she has shared her message with hundreds of students. Cori has led the STC's Little Stewards Story Time – an ongoing reading and discussion of conservation issues found in the nature series of Suzanne Tate. Additionally, Cori organized her local Hands Across the Sand event in 2011 along Wabasso Beach at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge.
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Oil Spills, T-Shirts, and Jacques Cousteau: Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalists Rory and Maeve McCracken!
Rory and Maeve McCracken – Baton Rouge, LA.
In the wake of the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Rory (age 14) and Maeve (age 10) started the organization "kidslovethegulf.org" which raised $8,000 through the sale of T-shirts to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife via the Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program. The siblings also published an illustrated ABC's book, G is for Gulf, with all proceedings helping to donate additional copies to elementary school libraries and classrooms. To date, books have been donated to schools in Louisiana, Florida and Honduras. Rory and Maeve hope to donate the book to schools in all states that border the Gulf and eventually take it nationwide.
Free Willy, Journals, and Saving Sharks: Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalist Sean Lesniak
Sean Lesniak – Lowell, MA.
A lifelong shark lover, Sean, 8, convinced his state representative, David Nangle, to address the brutal practice of shark finning in Massachusetts. In response to Sean's request, Rep. Nangle filed a bill on his behalf to increase the fines and penalties on the practice of shark finning and Sean spoke on the bill's behalf before the state Legislature's Joint Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The bill, if passed, would impose fines or imprisonment on a statewide level in addition to already existing federal penalties for violators.
On Our Throw-Away Culture, and 174,000 Signatures: Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalist Abby Goldberg
Abby Goldberg – Grayslake, IL.
Inspired by the harmful impact of plastic pollution in our oceans and waterways, Abby, 13, set out to ban plastic bags in her northeast Illinois community. But, faced with a proposed state bill that would forbid towns from banning plastic bags, Abby took her fight to state legislators through her "Don't Let Big Plastic Bully Me" campaign on Change.org. Her petition gathered over 174,000 signatures and influenced the Governor's veto of the state bag bill in August 2012. Since then, Abby has testified in favor of a new Chicago check-out bag ordinance, which would ban plastic bags at Chicago stores.
"Never Take a Defeat as a Negative": Q+A with Ocean Hero Youth Finalist Sierra Garcia
Sierra Garcia – Monterey, CA.
Sierra, 17, founded an independent beach cleanup organization called Save the Sea Club when she was nine years old. The club, which holds monthly clean-ups at Del Monte Beach along Monterey Bay, has inspired adults to get involved in Sierra's work and has collected over 25,000 cigarette butts and hundreds of pounds of trash. Additionally, Sierra has captained her annual coastal cleanup every year since she was ten, mobilizing volunteers, organizing supplies and tallying trash collection totals.
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Ecological Redemption, Underwater Gardens, and Moby Dick: Q+A with Ocean Hero Finalist Bren Smith
Bren Smith – Stony Creek, CT.
After more than a decade of witnessing damaging and destructive fishing practices as a commercial fisherman from Gloucester, MA to Alaska's Bering Sea, Bren started the innovative Thimble Island Oyster Company in order to become a restorative ocean farmer. His farm spans 20 acres in the Long Island Sound and utilizes a unique 3D model of ocean farming: seaweed and mussels are grown on floating ropes stacked above oyster and clam cages, which together restore habitat, improve water quality and cycle carbon through the ecosystem.
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Dr. Seuss, Bits of Plastic, and Silver Linings: Q+A with Ocean Hero Finalist Angela Pozzi
Angela Pozzi – Bandon, OR.
Angela is the founder, director and lead artist of the Washed Ashore Project: Art to Save the Sea, a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting plastic debris from local beaches and using it to build incredible sculptures of ocean creatures. Angela and her volunteers are responsible for removing nearly 10 tons of trash from local beaches since 2010, and her sculptures have been exhibited across Oregon, California and Alaska to educate the public about marine creatures, plastic pollution, and the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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750words is so great. it's amazing, but not that surprising, how much the promise of an animal badge can motivate me to keep up this practice. i just did about 33 days in a row and got me an albatross badge. what a great bird!
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Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes
Serves 4
• 6 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 cup fresh pineapple cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 TBS lemon juice
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Monday, 14 September 2009
*Lemon Meringue Pie for Taryn*
This is the recipe for you Taryn aged 14, that you left me a message about.
Ok so Lemon Meringue Pie from an old stork book, here goes ...
1 cooked 18-20cm flan case
25g Stork Margarine
3 x 15ml spoons (3 tbsp) cornflour
grated rind of 1 large lemon & juice made up to 275ml with water
50g sugar
2 egg yolks, size 3
2 egg whites, size 3
75g castor sugar
Glace cherries & angelica to decorate (see this book is very old!)
How to:
Oven pre-heart to fairly hot 200 degrees C ~ Gas mark 6 or slow 150 degrees C ~ Gas mark 2 see stage 8.
Shelf third from top
1. Place Stork, cornflour, juice & water & sugar in a medium sized saucepan.
2. Stirring continuously over moderate heat, bring to the boil & cook 2-3 minutes until thickened and smooth.
3. Cool slightly, beat in egg yolks & stir in lemon rind.
4. Pour into cooked flan case.
5. Whisk egg whites stiffly, until they stand in peaks.
6. Add sugar & whisk as stiffly as before.
7. Pile over lemon mixture, sealing filling completely.
8. To serve hot bake in fairly hot oven for 10-15 minutes.
9. To serve cold bake in slow oven for 20-30 minutes.
Serves 4-6
Hope this recipe makes sense as it is originally Pineapple Meringue Pie & the lemon is the variation recipe, so I substituted the pineapple for what they suggest for the lemon in the recipe so hope it makes sense & works!
*Happy Baking*
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i could ust eat some of that!xReplyDelete
Yum, yum - we have that book! Have you tried the chocolate fudge pudding? Astonishingly easy, but frightenly good...ReplyDelete
This post really caught my eye as 'Taryn' is on our list for girls names!ReplyDelete
Recipe looks delicious :) x
I adore your style.. I thought I was crazy stalking vintage and antique fairs.. I bought a birdcage in a stuck two chinese (not sure if they are antiques) ceramic parrots in it .. Going to have fun going through your archive!ReplyDelete
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This sounds goooood!ReplyDelete
Victoria xxx
Sooooo good...thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe, Alison! Just love lemon meringue! Happy week, my friend :o) ((HUGS))ReplyDelete
Delicious post darling, I must try it. Thank you so much for posting it.ReplyDelete
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Oooohhh!!! Yummy...thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Hugs xOxO, Nerina :)
Hello darling, please forgive me for not visiting your lovely blog this week… life was very hectic at Rose Tea Cottage!!! Hopefully things will calm down this coming week.ReplyDelete
Have a sweet and lovely weekend.
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Book your room at Mango Hotels, Mysore - Jayalakshmipuram
Mango StandardMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Mysore hotel with free self parking
Situated near the airport, in the city center, this hotel is close to Basappa Memorial Hospital, Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, and Jaganmohan Palace and Art Gallery. Local attractions also include St. Philomenas Church and Maharaja's Palace.
Hotel Features
In addition to a coffee shop/café, Mango Hotels, Mysore - Jayalakshmipuram provides complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and limo/town car service.
Room Amenities
LCD televisions include satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
At your hotel
The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to limo/town car service and meeting rooms. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours), an area shuttle, and a train station pick-up service. This Mysore hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a fireplace in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 38
- Number of floors - 4
- Coffee shop or café
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Year Built 2009
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free self parking
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillowtop mattress
Eat and drink
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
The fine print for Mango Hotels, Mysore - Jayalakshmipuram
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Early check-in and late check-out are available upon request, subject to an extra charge.
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; guests who are foreign nationals must present a valid passport and visa.
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
- Crib (infant bed) fee: INR 500 per night
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 5 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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I know municipalities need some government funding but they have a responsibility for fiscal management too. St. John's, Paradise, and CBS for a few are too loose with the purse strings. They spend money on all kinds of stupid and frivolous activities that have nothing to do with improvements in their towns. Basically, they know little or nothing about finances but know where there's a free meal-ticket out of town. Travel expenses are exhorbitant.
- Gary
- December 22, 2012 - 12:41
Provincial taxpayers shouldn't be expected to pay for municipal services. Residents have to understand that providing necessary services like sewer and water is their responsibility, whether they do it with a private well and septic field or co-operatively through an incorporated municipality. If towns can't pay for existing services with their tax base, they should consider spinning water and sewer off into a self-funded corporation, and ignore the inevitable howls of objection to the water meters that will be used to bill its customers. Irregardless of current expenditures, taxpayers in highly indebted towns like Flatrock should be up in arms over the knowledge that 18% on their taxes go to servicing debt, and should consider shopping around to see whether any neighbouring municipality with better finances will take them on.
- Duffy
- December 22, 2012 - 09:40
Spaniards Bay gets nothing also. Reason: Because it is divided with Conservative Glen (have never seen him or heard from him since election) and Conservative Jerome (know what he looks like because of television) who care less about anything other than where they live - Bay Roberts & Carbonear. Glen & Jerome: If you take the Conception Bay Highway north from Bay Roberts sometime you will see Spaniards Bay. Jerome you need to go south from Carbonear on the same highway. Should visit sometime just to see what it looks like. But what does one expect from any Politician unless it is election time.


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Jessamine offers a 4 bedrooms/4 bath home with a great private Swimming Pool- 43ft. x 17ft. 6in., Spacious living/dining room, a cool, airy sitting room, well equipped kitchen with granite countertops and a laundry room. The pool deck features a wooden table, chairs and an umbrella - perfect for casual dining.
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Kaiyodo started up a line of high-grade, collectible action figures in 2006 called the Revoltech line—not because they were revolting, evidently, but because they featured a special kind of revolving joint that added to their stability and poseability. The Revoltech figures ranged from four to seven inches in height and covered a huge variety of characters and robots from Japanese anime.
This year the line has expanded with the Revoltech SFX series, which covers classic Japanese kaiju as well as characters and creatures from American movies, including a Batman from The Dark Knight, Aliens and Predators, even characters from Toy Story and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
I recently grabbed the Revoltech Rodan, Mothra, Baragon (from Frankenstein Conquers the World) and an Alien Queen from James Cameron's Aliens, and respect must be paid. These things are amazing. Kaiyodo has always made superb vinyl recreations of dinosaurs and Japanese giant monsters, and the Revoltech line combines their fantastic sculpting and paint detail with a toy-maker's love of operating features, display extras and play value.
The Revoltech Rodan features at least 15 points of articulation, and that's not counting the rubber wings (with a 10-inch wingspan) imbedded with wires for flapping poseability of their own. The tiny, beautifully detailed mouth opens and closes, wings pivot and spread, knees bend, toes point for flight mode, the waist pivots—even the tiny wing claws are positionable. In fact, Rodan comes perched atop what may be the first articulated building I've ever seen—two crush zones on the roof pivot on joints so Rodan can be shown smashing into the structure with his feet, while the rest sandwiches together so it can crumple like a real building. The set also comes with a tiny in-flight Rodan so you can create some kind of force-perspective diorama reproducing the attack by two Rodans in the original 1956 feature.
Mothra also has highly positionable wings (all four on different axises) and a diorama of the destroyed Tokyo Tower with Mothra's giant egg cocoon affixed to it. Even Mothra's teeny weeny mouth (just slightly over 1/8 inch in diameter) opens and closes.
Baragon comes with a beautiful little forest A-frame, two trees and a rearing horse to recreate his infamous horse-eating scene in Frankenstein Conquers the World. The monster's nose horn is translucent, and his characteristic, Cocker Spaniel-like ears are moveable.
The Revoltech Alien Queen is huge—rearing up to nearly 8 inches in height, my guess is it's in scale with the line's alien warrior figure. There's not as much diorama bling included with this one—there's a relatively simple floor base and a clear rod to support the creature—but Kaiyodo has outdone itself with the articulation and paint detail. There are at least 36 points of articulation, from all six limbs to the six moveable spines on its back, as well as a bendable tail, opening jaw and extending inner jaw. At first glance the monster looks like a simple glossy black, but it's full of subtle deep blues, ivory highlights and clear and translucent areas that reproduce most of the subtleties of the full-size Stan Winston creation.
Each of the SFX Revoltechs come with small nameplates, and the collector-friendly packaging is beautifully done itself, with opening window panels, tons of color imagery showing the figures options and operating features and what looks like thorough background dossiers on the creatures in Japanese. Best of all, these amazing pieces are pretty affordable at $25-$30. So begins the quest to possess them all…


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Cowboys feel fine at QB with Romo
By Tom Orsborn : February 22, 2013 : Updated: February 23, 2013 12:16am
Tony Romo could get a contract extension of four or five years.
INDIANAPOLIS — No less an authority than Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway believes there's never been a better time to find NFL-ready passers in the draft.
"Quarterbacks are getting better," Elway, executive vice president of the Denver Broncos, said at the NFL Scouting Combine. "It's easier to evaluate them because the exposure they're getting in high school and college makes them more game ready. We saw that last year with Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and even Russell Wilson.
"The training they're getting is getting better each year. We're getting guys much more prepared to play."
The Dallas Cowboys are aware of the trend, but signs point to them maintaining the status quo at quarterback. While he didn't rule out drafting one in the later rounds in April, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett indicated Friday the team likely will use its six picks on other positions.
"(Finding a quarterback of the future) is always important, but you only have so many resources and you want to make sure you use them wisely," Garrett said.
"We believe in the quarterback position. We believe it's really, really important and our track record suggests that. But, at the same time, we have other issues on our team."
Another factor: The belief Tony Romo, who turns 33 in April, will continue to perform at a high level as he ages.
"I think Tony's a young player," Garrett said. "If you remember, he didn't play his first three or four years at all, so he's been a starter for six years and he has a lot of football in front of him."
Romo is entering the final year of his contract. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said this week the club hopes to extend Romo for "the next four to five years."
"We think we have a great quarterback," Jones told Dallas' KRLD-FM.
There's also a business component. The Cowboys are more than $20 million over the projected $122 million salary cap. An extension for Romo, who is set to earn a base salary of $11.5 million and count almost $17 million against the cap in 2013, would provide millions in cap relief.
"There's math involved in the deal, and everybody's got to get under the cap and a number of teams are making these kinds of decisions," Garrett said. "We do have an opportunity to restructure Tony's contract. We believe really strongly in Tony. We want to make sure we get that business done to help our team be as good as it can be.
"I do believe we have to address some things with personnel, and freeing up some of that money will allow us to do that."
Romo rallied Dallas from a 3-5 start last season to position it for a chance to win the NFC East in the regular-season finale at Washington. But the Cowboys lost to finish 8-8 and miss the playoffs a third straight year after Romo threw three interceptions.
Romo tied for the league lead with 19 picks. On the plus side, he completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 4,903 yards and 28 touchdowns.
"If you watch him play," Garrett said, "you see a young player, a guy who can move, a guy who the ball really jumps out of his hand. ... You see no signs of him getting old, so you feel good about him for a long time to come."
Among the expected mid-round QBs are Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, Tennessee's Tyler Bray, Oklahoma's Landry Jones and Florida State's E.J. Manuel.
Asked if everything he said adds up to the Cowboys not taking a quarterback, Garrett said, "... We really feel good about our quarterback position with Tony Romo and (backup) Kyle Orton."


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It is fitting that the first story in our anniversary feature Only at VOA focuses on VOA's international jazz "superstar," Willis Conover. As a VOA radio broadcaster, Conover's career spanned more than 40 wonderful years. His popular show, Music USA, took to the airwaves on January 6, 1955. The first hour of his program played popular music while the second hour focused solely on jazz, showcasing its artists and music. Conover and Jazz Hour/Music USA represented VOA's vision of maintaining a balance of its programing between news and culture.
VOA is prohibited from broadcasting within the United States, so although Conover's career was based stateside, his wide-spread fame was overseas and within the jazz community. Known as America's "ambassador of jazz," Conover attracted large crowds when he appeared at concerts and festivals in such countries as Poland, Russia, Brazil, and India. In addition, his popularity grew rapidly with audiences, particularly those in countries behind the Iron Curtain, providing musicians there with a vibrant link to jazz and popular music. Through VOA and his show Jazz Hour/Music USA, Conover featured interviews and on-air performances from world-famous jazz artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Sara Vaughn, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald.


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Some were sent on to Hollywood while others, unfortunately, were sent home. Below is the list of songs performed on last night's show by our contestants.
Title: We Will Rock You
Artist Version: Queen
Contestant:Michael Buonopane
Title: See You In September
Artist Version: The Happenings
Contestant:Michael Bunopane
Title: Temperature
Artist Version: Sean Paul
Contestant:Michael Buonpane
Title: You've Got A Friend
Artist Version: Carole King
Contestant:Tenna Torres
Artist Version: Neyo
Contestant: Jessie Lawrence
Title: Oh Darling
Artist Version: The Beatles
Contestant: n/a
Title: Cupid
Artist Version: Sam Cooke
Contestant: Chris Watson
Title: One Less Lonely Girl
Artist Version: Justin Beiber
Contestant:James Bae
Title: Summertime
Artist Version: Ella Fitzgerlad
Contestant: Isabelle
Title: I'm Yours
Artist Version: Jason Mraz
Contestant: Evan Ruggiero
Title: Wanted Dead Or Alive
Artist Version: Bon Jovi
Contestant:Evan Ruggiero
Title: Call Me Maybe
Artist Version: Carley Rae Jepson
Contestant: Jessica Kartalis
Title: Original Song
Artist Version: Jessica Kartalis
Contestant:Jessica Kartalis
Title: Valerie
Artist Version: Amy Winehouse
Contestant:Shira Gavrielov
Title: Sweet Dreams
Artist Version: The Eurythmics
Contestant:Frankie Ford
Title: I'll Make Love To You
Artist Version: Boyz II Men
Contestant: Benjamin Gaisey
Title: Everytime I Close My Eyes
Artist Version: Babyface
Contestant:Benjamin Gaisey
Title: Let Me Love You
Artist Version: Mario
Contestant:Benjamin Gaisey
Title: To Know Him Is To Love Him
Artist Version: Amy Winehouse
Contestant:Rozanna Shindleman
Title: Hero
Artist Version: Mariah Carey
Contestant: Lorena Cardenas
Title: Wait For You
Artist Version: Elliott Yamin
Contestant: Linda Hurst
Title: Sugar We're Going Down
Artist Version: Fall Out Boy
Contestant: Jarrett Lee
Title: Mama's Song
Artist Version: Carrie Underwood
Contestant:Sarah Restuccio
Title: Super Bass
Artist Version: Nicki Minaj
Contestant:Sarah Restuccio
Title: The Phantom Of The Opera
Artist Version: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Contestant:Albert Chang
Title: Grenade
Artist Version: Bruno Mars
Contestant: n/a
Title: Every Time You Lie
Artist Version: Demi Lovato
Contestant: n/a
Title: Mamma Knows Best
Artist Version: Jessie J
Contestant: Angela Miller
Title: We Are The Champions
Artist Version: Queen
Contestant:Brett Holt
Title: When I Fall In Love
Artist Version: Nat King Cole
Contestant:Brett Holt
Title: Sunday Morning
Artist Version: Maroon 5
Contestant:Gurpreet Singh Sarin
Title: Put Your Records On
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Contestant:Ashlee Feliciano
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MasterCard Trials Online Payments Secured on NFC Phones
PARIS, France – MasterCard Worldwide and ING bank have launched a trial in the Netherlands enabling bank staffers to shop on the Web and then make online payments with a PayPass application stored on a secure element in their NFC phones.
The cloud-based payment trial offers a glimpse of the type of technology MasterCard is considering introducing to bring about convergence of online and offline payments under its PayPass brand.
MasterCard demonstrated the online PayPass service Tuesday at the Cartes trade fair in Paris. In the trial, which began in October and will run through March, users can shop on a Web site on a PC then transfer the shopping basket to their smartphone, by scanning a QR code on the site. Or they can shop on the mobile Internet directly on the smartphone.
They would then enter their PIN code on the handset keypad and click to complete the online transaction.
The same NFC-enabled phone–using the same PayPass application stored on a secure element, which is a SIM card–could do an offline NFC transaction at the physical point of sale.
"You have three trigger points–what is consistent is the experience of actually making the payment is the same," James Anderson, group head and senior vice president for mobile and emerging payments, told NFC Times.
ING is trialing the technology mainly in Amsterdam among 160 staffers, all of whom have been issued NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S III phones. SIM cards store a PayPass debit application.
"Use of EMV technology and mobile–It's the same kind of safety that's already there in a card-present situation–being able to use it on the Internet as well," Mark Buitenhek, global head of payments and cash management for ING, told NFC Times. "If this really works, at the end of pilot, ING and MasterCard will evaluate. MasterCard has to decide whether they are going to push this broadly."
Of course, the more secure cloud-based payments would only be possible on NFC phones, with the PayPass application delivered to the secure element by a trusted service manager.
MasterCard first discussed putting online and offline payments under a single brand in May when it introduced its white-label wallet offer, PayPass Wallet Services. Besides payment, MasterCard said the wallet would include account look-up before purchases, spending controls and alerts and delivery of targeted offers, coupons and loyalty programs."
Unlike online purchases commonly conducted today, secured largely with a username and password, the PayPass EMV application on the secure element would generate an EMV cryptogram–like the one produced by EMV cards or EMV applications on NFC phones when consumers insert or tap them on point-of-sale terminals.
The cryptogram would be sent over the mobile network to the merchant's Web payment gateway and then on to the issuer for authorization.
Since the transaction is secured with a PIN and hardware token and uses a cryptogram just like the one used for an in-store transaction, the cloud-based PayPass transactions could be considered card-present transactions, Jorn Lambert, head of emerging payments for MasterCard Europe, told NFC Times.
But he stopped short of saying that MasterCard would definitely change the card-not-present interchange rates used for such online transactions to lower card-present rates.
"What the economics will be will be a debate on a local basis," he said. "If the security piece is the only thing that drives interchange, then it would be card present. It's not the only piece."
Local or regional MasterCard executives, likely in consultation with big merchant acquirers, would make the decision to classify such online PayPass transactions as card-present transactions and to set the rates accordingly. Card-present interchange rates are lower than card-not present rates and lower interchange translates into lower fees for merchants.
MasterCard also announced plans a year ago with chip maker Intel to enable consumers to tap their NFC phones and contactless cards on notebook computers to shop on the Web. The multiyear collaboration is intended to build the technology, including contactless or NFC readers, into a new category of slim, light laptops packing Intel chips, which the giant chip maker calls Ultrabooks. The transactions also likely would be considered card-present transactions.
If designated as card-present transactions, the online payments would also mean lower transaction fees for issuers. But ING, which is both one of the largest issuers and acquirers in the Netherlands, believes a smoother online payment experience would be a net positive because it would mean more transactions–even if the bank earned less in fees on each transaction.
"If you have simple and easy to use payment, that helps develop the market," Buitenhek said. "I'd rather have smaller piece of a much bigger pie."
Merchants and such mobile-wallet players as Google have argued that online payments on smartphones should not be charged at card-not-present interchange rates—especially if the online transactions are conducted in the store. Geo-location technologies, such as GPS, could prove that consumers are present when making the purchase, they say. And the Google Wallet has an NFC component, as well, to prove the consumers are inside the store.
MasterCard said it would be possible for consumers to do cloud-based payments using the secure element on their phones to make purchases inside some stores–in the aisles, for example, not at point-of-sale terminals.
But MasterCard made it clear it still supports NFC technology, that is, enabling consumers to make payments by tapping their NFC phones at the physical point of sale.
"It's (NFC) the fastest; it's the quickest; it's the best user experience," MasterCard's Anderson said. "It's the least clunky. It works in different environments with no connectivity. NFC is fit for purpose, which is NFC payments."
ING is also planning to roll out contactless cards and POS terminals in the Netherlands and is expected to put its application on NFC phones for offline transactions.


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K-1 World GP in Hawaii Press ConferenceHONOLULU, July 27, 2005 -- If only all press conferences were so delightful! -- Chubby silver birds chirping; a hot sun setting; a warm sea breeze wafting -- and as young women drape leis round the smiling fighters' necks, hundreds of fans cheer from balconies which encircle the 15 meter open atrium.
That was the scene this afternoon as local and international media and some very vocal fans -- along with amused shoppers and tourists -- filled the Ala Moana Center in downtown Honolulu for the K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii 05 press conference.
Set for July 29 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, this will be the first-ever open-air K-1 event outside Japan. It comprises an eight-man K-1 World GP tournament, whose winner will advance to the World GP Final Elimination in Osaka this September; and a trio of Superfights.
All tournament bouts and two Superfight will be contested under regular K-1 rules. The exception is a Main Event match featuring Hawaiian wunderkind BJ Penn and Brazilian veteran Renzo Gracie -- this will be conducted under mixed martial arts rules.
The Gracie/Penn fight has fans, and Hawaiians in particular, buzzing with anticipation. It follows on Penn's victory in Honolulu last November over Renzos cousin, Rodrigo Gracie, by unanimous judges' decision. Renzo will be looking to avenge family honor and defend the hallowed Gracie name on Friday.
Speaking with media this afternoon, Penn brushed off any suggestion he might be adversely affected by pressure from the home crowd.
"It is easy to fight here," he smiled, "because this is the air I have breathed since I was born! There is no pressure whatsoever. Of course, Renzo is legendary, and I respect him because he fights the best. Friday, he'll fight the best in the world!"
Asked for a prediction, Penn didn't miss a beat. "I predict I'll win in the second round, I would like to win by submission -- but in any case, I predict pain. Renzo has fought more fights, but I have fought more wars!"
Also big on the card (literally) is a K-1 Rules Superfight featuring Hawaiian Akebono and Hong-Man Choi. A Japanese Sumo Wrestling Yokozuna (Grand Champion), Akebono is a living legend in his home state. He will step in against another giant of a man, Hong-Man Choi of South Korea -- the surprise winner at the K-1 Asian Grand Prix earlier this year. Choi is also a national hero, his compatriots marvel at the size and strength of the former Korean Ssirum Wrestler. A total of 380 kilograms or 840 pounds of warrior will rock the ring in this battle of the behemoths.
The Ala Moana spectators erupted when Akebono was introduced.
Said the fighter: "I have worked on defense, training with Ray Sefo, Glaube Feitosa and Sam Greco. I know Choi has a long reach, so I have worked on that. I also hope to get in and use my jabs and get some close fighting, I want to do well here in my home town.
"Last time we met I fought him in his back yard, in Seoul, and I lost that bout" said Akebono. "But now he is here, I just want to tell all my fans and friends that I am very excited to be fighting again in my back yard!"
In the third Superfight, Japanese Seidokaikan fighter Musashi will meet Rickard Nordstrand of Sweden. Nordstrand will try to build on a strong performance against Defending World GP Champion Remy Bonjasky earlier this year. This is a very interesting bout, with Musashi now clearly ranked among K-1's elite; and Nordstrand aware that an upset win here could reflect very favorably on his future in K-1.
Said Nordstrand: Musashi is one of the greatest so it is a big honor to fight him. Hopefully I win, but I promise I'll do my best!"Musashi got a very big round of applause from the many Japanese in the crowd: "This is my first visit to Honolulu," he said. "and I know I will take the trophy!"
Of course, along with all the excitement surrounding the Superfights, is the eight-man World GP tournament on the card Friday. The man who goes through three bouts victorious in this grueling contest will win a spot at the Osaka K-1 World GP 05 Final Elimination in Osaka this September.
There is a lot of talent in this tournament, and everyone has a shot at victory. The fighters had this to say:
Yusuke Fujimoto (Japan), a solid technical fighter who knows how to mix it up, promised to come out hard: :"I'm the smallest in the tournament but I traveled all the way from Japan to fight, and so I promise I'll win"His opponent, Scott Junk (USA) trains with BJ Penn, which makes him an instant local favorite. "Well, it's a damn shame for Fujimoto," said Junk, "but I'm gonna have to send him home with a loss!"
The rotund Butterbean (USA), is a crowd pleaser who hopes to get his hook in. "I am excited about being here, all these wonderful fans, I love you all!" he said.His opponent, Marcus "XL" Royster (USA) is a big fighter making his K-1 debut here: "It is great that I can debut with an icon as an opponent, it will be a good fight!"
Carter Williams (USA) captured the American K-1 Championship in 2003. "I am gonna get down and do my best!" he pledged.His opponent Nobu Hayashi (Japan) is a late substitute who brings experience against good fighters to the ring: "I will do my best, I plan to win the first then go on from there, I think I can win the tournament!"
A real brawler, Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge (Trinidad and Tobago) likes to take the fight to his opponent, and will do that here. "You know me," he said, "I'm zero-to-a-hundred in less than one second, and I don't quit till it's done!"In the last quarterfinal Goodridge will meet Wesley "Cabbage" Correia (USA). This promises to be wild.
A Hawaiian slugger who will have the crowd behind him, Cabbage explained his flexible but fist-friendly attitude. "I have no plan, I'm just gonna wing it. I'll get in and then you will see the leather start flying!"
Good time and place for it, a Honolulu summer evening.
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Online Ticket Information is available here: E Ticket Hawaii (http://etickethawaii.com/).
The matchups are on the K-1 Official Website Hawaii Matchups Page. (http://www.so-net.ne.jp/feg/k-1gp/top668.htm)
The K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii is set for July 29 with a July 30 rain date. It will be broadcast in Japan on the Fuji TV network (July 30 Japan Standard Time); and in North America on both InDemand and DirecTV at 9 PM Eastern Daylight Time (18h00 Pacific Daylight Time) on Sunday July 31. South Korean fans can tune into MBS ESPN for live coverage on July 30 Korean Time. There will be delayed-broadcasts on Eurosport across Europe, Viasat in Scandinavia, ITV in the UK and Astro in Malaysia. Check with local providers for broadcast schedules.
As always check with the K-1 Official Website (http://www.k-1gp.net) for complete coverage after the event.
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Thousands of acres to horseback ride, on-site and in the surrounding areas, beckon a getaway with your own horse. Schedule permitting, private trail rides are sometimes available with the owner; a great way to see the working side of the Ranch.
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