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// series one - you:-- Middle name: ann-- Birth time: 9:48 am-- Birthplace: Fairfax, VA-- Last place you traveled: Florida-- Eye Color: hazel-- Nail Color:plain-- Height: 5'7-- Zodiac Sign: capricorn// series two - describe:-- Your heritage: heinz 57 of northern europe-- The shoes you wore today: black chucks-- Your hair: brown-- Your weakness: pain-- Your fears: losing him. dieing without love-- Your perfect pizza: cheese and peporoni-- One thing you'd like to achieve: playing softball at UCLA// series three - what is:-- Your most overused phrase on aim: toodles-- Your thoughts first waking up: i love him. hes amazing. i gotta pee-- Your current worry: my mouth is gonna die.-- Your plans tomorrow: shopping with my baby. -- Your best physical feature: eyeballs. -- Your bedtime: when i feel like it-- Your greatest accomplishment: making 2nd team all valley and avacado league in softball// series four - you prefer:-- sunrise or sunset: sunset-- gore or horror: horror-- eastsiiiide or wessssside: eastside-- stripes or poka dots: poka dots-- B===D~~ or ( o )( o ): B====D -- money or fame: fame-- Planes or trains: trains-- metal or hardcore: hardcore-- Boxers or briefs: briefs-- Your life is: truth or lies: truth-- Pools or hot tubs: hot tubs// series five - do you-- Cuss: yes-- Do you think you've been in love: i know i am. -- Want to get married: tes-- Type w/your fingers on the right keys:sometimes? no-- Like to take baths: yes-- Get motion sickness: nope-- Masterbate: nope-- Like talking on the phone: yes-- Like thunderstorms: no :(-- Play an instrument: no-- Workout: no-- Like reading: sometimes// series six - favorite:-- Body part: eyes-- Kind of fruit: cherrys and peaches and grapes-- Music to fall asleep to: soft rock-- Time of the day: mid day-- Feature in the opposite sex: his eyes, his smile, his lips, he hips, his back, his elbow-- Car: viper-- Number: 13-- Thing to do right before bed: say i love you to the love of my life-- Thing to say when you're mad: whatever..i dunnoo...silencio!-- Era: mine-- Horror movie: jason, freddy anoy of em-- Colors: pink, black-- Fuck: :-\// series eight - the future:-- Age you hope to be married: 23-- Numbers and Names of Children: 4 boys:trent, trevor a girl: trista-- Describe your Dream Wedding: awesome....-- How do you want to die: lying on bed, old with my love-- Where you want to go to college: UCLA-- What do you want to be when you grow up: i seriosuly do not know-- What country would you most like to visit: australia// series nine - opposite sex:-- Best eye color: dark mysterios colors-- Best hair color: brown-- Short or long hair: short-- Best personality trait: trust-- Best height: taller-- Best weight: 170-- Best articles of clothing: none...cute clothes -- Best first date location: anywhere good...i like suprises-- Best first kiss location: on a bench at a park// series ten - finish:-- I eat: food-- I think: rarely-- I am: tired-- I loathe: i need a dictionary-- I adore: gilbert-- I suck at: math-- I am obsessed with: josh hartnett-- I can: play softball-- I can't wait: to see my love-- I am annoyed with: my tooth-- I miss: him
[[*the basics*]]Full Name: Kristen Ann BraithwaiteNicknames: Kris, Twinkles, Duckie, Giggles, kitenBirthday:o1*o6*87Birth Place: Fairfax*VAZodiac Sign: CapricornHair Color: BrownEye Color: HazeLHeight: 5'7 Weight: foR me to KnoWEthnicity: im a heinz 57 of northern europe.... Location: Oceanside,Ca[[*family stuff*]]Mom's name: KathyDad's name: TonyLiving Situation: My sissys, Mommy and meSiblings: Two sissysPets: NoNe Annoyances about anyone in your family: hMmM....some of my family is rasict...i hate it[[*school related junk*]]Current school: OHSCurrent grade: 11thFavorite subject: history Least favorite subject: Math Best teacher and why: HOE! [[*favorites*]]Movie: peter pan Song: you're still the one TV Show: friendsSinger: Justin TimberlakeGroup: linkin parkActor: Josh hartnett, keanu reeves, brad pitt, tom cruiseActress: sara michelle gellarColor: black, pink, red, blue, purple Food: pizza, lasagna Holiday: my birthday!!Day of the week: fridays Phrase or saying: like...Store: anywhere...pac sun Place: my house Clothing brand: doesn't matter Shoes: pumas Article of clothing: red shirt Accessory: lip gloss Vegetable: none Fruit: Strawberries, Cherries, Grapes, Apples, Bananas, Watermelon, Cantalope, Kiwi, etc Candy: peanut m&msDrink: water, dr.pepper Restaurant: chillis, spoons... Fast food: rubios, burger king, in & out Ice cream flavor: white chocolate with chocolate chip cookie doughSeason: winterType of music: soft rock, metal, something thats loud Thing in your room: my bedCD: noneTV channel:noneTime of day: middle Perfume/cologne: adidas, very sexyBoard game: noneCar: viperArcade game: pac manAny game: i dunno[[*your opinion on...*]]Smoking: hate itDrugs + alcohol: yuckii, horrible...Abortion: hate itPremarital Sex: don't thknk its a good idea, but if you plan it right and go about it correct.... [[*random questions*]]What are your pet peeves?: people being dumbWhat is one thing you want to accomplish in your life?: get a scholorship for softball What is your happiest moment in your life?: being with the person i loveWhat is your worst?: not being with that personWhat is your most embarassing moment?: many.... Who is your role model?: my mom and grandma What is your dream job?: softball player and a photographer for a magazineHow many languages do you know and what are they?: english & espanol Any bad habits?: yes, i whine and i bite my nailsWho is your best friend and why?: stephy, gilbert, eric, toki, matt, andrew, charlotteWhat religion are you?: christianWhat's your best personality trait?: i care about peoples feelingsWorst?: i belive other people when they say shit abut me and i do stupid shit about itWhat's your best physical trait?: eyes, i like my eyesWorst?: i hate my stomach and thighsIf you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?: VirginiaIf you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be?: i dunno What is your biggest fear?: not being with himWhat's the worst feeling in the world?: rejection and hate [[*love questions*]]Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: yesIf not, do you have a crush?: yes..on josh hartnettWhat do you look for in a person physically?: dark, sensual eyes, great lips, nice hair, soft gentle hands, a great smile!What do you look for in a person's personality?: funny, makes me laugh, can takje a joke, but yet be serious when we need to talk about thingsWhat is the most attractive thing about the opposite sex to you?: eyes, i like the mysterious eyes, and the way they kiss What is your biggest turn off?: smoking How long was your longest relationship?: right now...so far...1 year * 8 months Do you believe in love?: yesHave you ever really been in love?: i am Do you want to get married someday?: yes If so, do you want a big or small wedding?: small [[*physical-related questions*]]How many piercings do you have?: 3Do you want any more? yes ma'amHow many tatoos do you have and where are they?: None How would you describe your style?: laid back, casual, yet, cute at sometimes Do you wear glasses/contacts?: noDo you have braces or did you ever?: No [[*personality-related questions*]]Are you nice or mean?: both i guessAre you laid back or serious?: laid backAre you shy or outgoing?: bothAre you sweet or sarcastic?: bothAre you caring or indifferent?: caringAre you romantic or not?:yesAre you daring or afraid to take chances? daringAre you conceited or are you modest?: both i guess..everyones a little conceited....
Hey sweetums!! whats going on?? well, lets see...my day was pretty fun!!! hMmM...i went to barnes and noble with gilbert and his mommie and we sat there and read a lot. It was fun!!! i found a cute little duckie!!! :) yay!!! gilbert was gonna buy it for me, but i said no. Okay, then me and gilbert went to the mall and i ate burger king..MmMm...it was yummy and me and gilbert got into arguements!! like always...haha...well, after we went back to my house and we chilled there and watched the sandlot and pearl harbor. Then my mom was tickling me and i was screaming bloody mary..haha...it was fun stuf..then we were wating for gilberts mom outside and we were playing mercy and i lost like always and he showed me how to win. Then we played the slapping game and he hit my eye and he beat me up..hehe...lol...j.k!! well, yeah..now im watching american juniors...i have to get to bed early...i start work tomorrow!! yay!!! its gonna be fun...hopefully!! okie...well, im gonna go!! bye bye peeps!!! :) xOxO_kristen
What time is it?: 9:16What is the date?: July 28, 2003Why are you filling this out?: b.c i have nothing better to doYou You You..Full name: Kristen Ann BraithwaiteDo you like it?: sure, why notNicknames: twinkles, giggles, quakie, duckie, kiwikiIf you could change your first name, what would it be?: lexi(same as above) middle name?: i like annAge: 16DOB: o1*o6*87Height: 5'7Hair colour: brownEye colour: hazelWhere do you live?: oceansideDo you like it there?: yeahWhy/Why not: b.c its where my life isWhere were you born?: virginiaAstrological sign: capricornShoe Size: 8 1/2 and 9Grade: 11thSchool: OHSGPA: 2.67The Fam..Parents names:Kathy & TonyDo you have any siblings?: yesIf so, what are their names and ages?: Amanda(13) Meagan(11)Are your parents divorced/remarried/single?: divorcedPets: noneNames:Do you like your family?: i love my family...Favorite relative: josh Favs..Number: 13Color: pink and blackCar: viperSeason: WinterHoliday: My birthdayMonth: JanuaryDay of the week: fridayGrade so far: 1st & 9thSport: softball, soccer, baseball, football, hockeyClass: historyTeacher so far: Hoe!!!!Drink:dr. pepper Candy: twizzlers and straburstFood: mexican, italianFruit: lemonsVeggie: eww...noneDessert: cherry pieTV show: friends, everwood, that 7os showRadio station: rock 105.3CD: whateverMovie: peter pan. greaseActor: josh hartnett, brad pitt, ashtun kutcher, keanu reevesActress: sandra bullock, jennifer anistonSong: you're still the oneWord: never never landPhrase: dream as if youll live forever, live as if yoiull die todayAnimal: cat/dogFlower: white rosesClothing store: whatevers good Article of clothing: doesn't matterUnderwear: none, its useless!!!State (that you've been to): virginia!! i love it there!!Ice cream flavor: white chocolate with cookie doughBreakfast food: french toast and eggs and toastWay to have fun: hang out with people i loveThis or That..Me/You: youAOL/AIM: aimCD/Cassette: cdDVD/VCR: dvdRadio/CD: cdSlow dance/Freak dance: slow danceJeans/Khakis: jeansJacket/Coat: jacketLeather/Pleather: leatherSparkles/Bronze: sparklesSexy/Hot: sexyCar/Truck: truckCivic/Acura: acura Corvette/Camero: corvetteStrong/Weak: strongUpset/Pissed: pissedTall/Short: tallLunch/Dinner: dinnerAbercrombie/Hollister: abecrombieGap/Old Navy: gapNsync/BSB: neitherBritney/Christina: britneyLove/Lust: loveGone In 60 Seconds/The Fast and the Furious: the fast & the furiousInside/Outside: outsideLipstick/Lipgloss: lip glossSilver/Gold: goldPiercings/Tattoos: ehh...whateverFootball/Basketball: footballThunder/Lightning: thunderThis/That: thatFriends.. Who is your best girl friend?: gilbert, andrew, steph, eric, charlotte, mattGuy friend: gilbertDo you get along with people easily?: not reallyWhy/Why not: some people just don't like me and too many people give me shitWho have you known the longest?: andrew and charlotteWho do you dislike the most?: i don;t have any friends that i dislike but kristeyWas your crush/bf/gf a close friend before you liked them?: sorta...hMmM....Craziest: charlotte & mattLoudest: stephanieFunniest: gilbert & ericQuietest: andrewSweetest: gilbert, andrew, eric & mattmost caring: gilbert and mattMost understanding: eric and mattKinkiest: hMmMmmM...Sleeziest: noneBest dressed:andrew and stephBiggest flirt: stephMost likely to have a 2 year relationship: me!!! Cutest couple: me and gilbert of course!!!Most loyal: matt and gilbertMost athletic?: andrew and meIf you were stuck with only 2 friends, who would you pick and why?: gilbert and stephIf you could date >ONE< guy friend, who would you date and why?: gilbertIf you were the opposite sex, which member of the same sex (as you are now) would you date and why?: hahaha....i don't know...elissa, shes really pretty.... i guess....Most likely to be on America's Most Wanted: mattMost likely to be a stripper: i dunnoDoctor: gilbertTeacher: ericStay at home mom: charlotteOne you'd travel across the world for: gilbertIf you could take 5 friends to paradise with you to live, who would you take and why would they be the best?: gilbert-hes awesome*stephy-i have fun*andrew-partyness*matt-fun crap*eric-the best to talk toBiggest wanna-be playa (boy): andrewBiggest wanna-be playa (girl): i unoBiggest thug: andrewSmartest: charlotte Who would do anything for a thousand dollars?: gilbertWho has the nicest parents?: matt!! and gilbert!!!Who is like your adopted sister/brother?: stephWho is the most like you?: stephLove and Relationships...Do you have a bf/gf?:yesIf so, who?: gilbertIf not, do you have a crush?: --If so, who?: --How long have you liked your bf/gf/crush?: i have loved my boy since dec. o3 2oo1What about them do you like so much?: everything he does for meWhat is their strongest quality?: talkingWeakest quality?: jealousyHow long have you known them?: almost 2 yearsWhat physical feature attracted you to them first?: hair, eyes, smile, buttPersonality feature: hes so sweetIf you could kiss one famous >MUSICIAN< who would it be and why?: travis barker, hes super hottnessIf you could kiss one famous >ACTOR< who would it be and why?: josh hartnett, hes hottIf your single, why do you think you are?: --- What was your longest relationship?:the one im inShortest: a dayWho was your first love (if you've had one)?: gilbertDo you miss them (if your not still together)?: First kiss: garrettMost recent kiss: gilbertWho is one person you've liked but >NEVER< said a thing?: no onePast...If you could take back one thing you did, what would it be and why?:putting gilbert thro hellDo you have any regrets?: putting gilbert thro hellLast thing you said: whateverlast song you heard: headstrongLast person you talked to: andrewIf you could get back together with an ex, who would it be and why?:nonePresent..What are you doing right now?: filling this out...duh!What cd is in your cd player?: nothingAre you cold?: noHow are you sitting?: one leg up on the chairIs there music on?: noIf so, what song is it?: What time is it?: 10:00Where are your parents?: mom is sleepingFuture..How old will you be when you graduate high school?: 18 Are you going to get married?: yesAlthough you cant tell who you'll marry, is there anyone you'd wish it would be?: yesIf so, who?: gilbertAre you going to have children?: yesIf yes, how many?: like 5What will you name them?: trent, trevor, trista, drew and landonDo you want to go to college?: yesWhich college: i want to go to UCLA, but prolly somewhere where i can play softballWhat kind of car will you want to drive: a truckWhat kind of job will you have: psychologist or photographerWhats your expectations for when your 25?: be married and be settling down with the one i loveHave you ever...Drank: yesSmoked: yesSkinny Dipped: noPrank called the police: noBeen followed, ect by the police: no Been high: yesDone drugs: yesIf so, what?:potStole: noMet someone off the net: yesBeen in a fist fight: noPunched your sibling/parent: yesWished you'd die: yesTried to commit suicide: noBroken a bone: noDriven illegally: yesThrown things at your parents: yesRunaway: sortaFilled out a survey this long: yesHow Would You Spell these... Sean/Shawn: seanDesiree/Desirae/other: desireeMegan/Meghan: meganNicole/Nichole/other: nicoleMark/Marc: markEric/Erik: ericAshley/Ashlee/Ashleigh/other: ashleyMorgan/Morghan: morganJackie/Jaqui/other: jackieCaitlin/Kaitlyn/other: katlynShelly/Shelley/other: shellyCarey/Carrie/other: CarrieVick/Vic: vicDarren/Daren: darrenDerek/Derrik: derekBryan/Brian: brianNikki/Nicky/Nicci/other: nikkiChristina/Kristina: christinaZak/Zack/Zach: zackGina/Geena: geenaOthers..Do you right in cursive or print?: sorts bothAre you a lefty, righty, or ambidextrious: rightyDo you believe in God?: yesWhats your religion?: christianWhat do you think of rainbows?: prettyDo you have any piercings/tattoos?: yesIf so, where?: ears and bellyIf not, do you want any, where?: i want a tattooWhat do you think of Eminem?: yuckiiIs Tupac Shakur really dead?: yesWhat do you think of Britney and Justin?: they had sex, thats great for themIf you could live anywhere else, where would you live?: virginiaDo you drive?: yesDo you have braces or glasses?: noneLike milk and cookies?: of courseEver worn black nail polish?: yesIf your a guy, have you ever painted your nails?: Girls, what color nail polish do you have on?: none If you could have a 6th sense, what would it be?: read mindsIf you have a magical power, what would it be and why would you want it?:read minds..i dunnooIf you could be invisible for a day what would you do?: watch peopleDo you do things even when your parents say no?: sometimesWhat is your favorite song to "rock out" to?: headstrongEver taken anything from a hotel?: yes..hahaDid you talk to your crush/bf/gf today?: yesIf so, for how long?: long timeIf not, why not?: Do you think this is stupidly long?: whateverDid you like it?: whateverWhy/Why not: give me something to doDo you like me for this?: sureFinish..What time is it?: 1o:11What is the date?: July 28, 2oo3Why did you just do this?: i was super bored
hey guys!! whats up!?!? new journal!! yay!! well, yeah, i haven't updated in like a million years. anywho...well, lets see...this past weekend has been fun. i have just been hanging out with gilbert. I got my lisence!! its great. and i got the actual card today. yay!!! well, yeah...today was fun, i picked up gilbert from school and then we ate at pert of subs and then i took him home and went to do my work permit crap. yeah, then i picked gilbert back up and we went to the park with my sisters and we played baseball/softball. it was fun. but yeah, ill update more laters. laters!!!


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Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.Diane Arbus
I will go about, from kingdom to kingdom, training many disciples. They heedful, resolute doing my teachings despite your wishes, will go where, having gone, there's no grief.Gautama Buddha
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.Rabindranath Tagore
If wishes were horses, there would be an easy explanation for all this horseshitDave Barry
For the trouble with lying and decieving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. In this sense, truth, even if it does not prevail in public, possesses an ineradicable primacy over all falsehoods.Hannah Arendt
I believe in wishes and in a person's ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a wish... it's a goal that your conscience and subconscience can help make reality.Michael Jackson
If a man could have just half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.Benjamin Franklin
Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.Edward Young
The public wishes itself to be managed like a woman; one must say nothing to it except what it likes to hearJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their wish for affection and security. Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.Abraham Maslow
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted�Friedrich Nietzsche
Your goal is to achieve the best results by following their wishes. If they want you to build a house upside down standing on its chimney, it's up to you to do it.Richard M. Hunt
Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.Ludwig von Mises
Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Where there is great love, there are always wishes.Willa Cather
When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out.Elizabeth Bowen
When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.Stephen Spender
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.Marcus Tullius Cicero
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.Aesop
We wish that all countries around the world honor our wishes and our Jihad, and we avoid interfering in their business.Ahmed Yassin
We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring brutal force to support the laws.Henry Knox
We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.Li Peng
We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next election, and to reconstruct the Cabinet according to our wishes hereafter to be declared.Joshua A. Norton

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My Family History
By Miguel Bedolla
Filed under: HaLapid 1999, Personal Stories
Pedro Gonzalez de Paredes was born in Amusco, Valencia, sometime around 1560. His family was from Paredes (de Nava), which is not far from Amusco. In Paredes there was a thriving Sephardic community which at one time had a rabbi from Germany. (This is reported by Yitzak Baer) The Gonzalez family was a member of this community. Sometime around 1581, Pedro left Spain in the ship Santa Catalina with Luis Carvajal y de la Cueva. (This is reported in the roll of the names of those who sailed with Carvajal as kept in the Archivo de Indias.) The Santa Catalina landed somewhere south of modern day Matamoros-Brownsville. It is believed that Carvajal's expedition consisted entirely of Sephardim, although some, including Carvajal himself, had accepted Christian baptism. (Among those in the expedition was Luis Carvajal el Mozo, who mined for silver in the mountains that, on a clear day, you can see from Laredo when you look south, itt is called Sierra de Picachos by the locals. El Mozo was a mystic, nicknamed El Iluminado, "The Enlightened." Descendants of his brother live in Italy with the surname Lombrosso, which means Iluminado. El Mozo was tried as Judaizante "Judaizer" and died in the Auto-Da-Fe of 1596 in Mexico City . Carvajal's expedition founded what was called the Nuevo Reyno de Leon and established the Villa de San Luis, which was at one time depopulated and founded again by Diego de Montemayor as Ciudad Metropolitana de Nuestra Senora de Monterrey, present day Monterrey, Mexico. Some of Carvajal's expedition founded Nueva Extremadura, which included the present day Mexican State of Coahuila and the US 's Texas . I do not know if Pedro had accepted baptism. Pedro's children seems to have moved on from San Luis to Saltillo . By the time some of his grandchildren died, not only had they married with the de la Garza, the Treviño and the Abrego (Abrego is the word for "Hebrew" in the Catalonian language) families, but they were considered to be Catholic. One of his grandchildren was killed by the natives. Another of his grandchildren liberated all of her slaves before she died. Toward the middle of the XVIII Century Spain, and New Spain, were forced to recognize the Northern Borderlands of the Empire. It was recommended that a chain of forts (presidios) be established, stretching from California to Texas. One of Pedro's descendants, Joachin, was named "Capitan" of the Spanish king's troops stationed in the Presidio de Santa Rosa Maria del Sacramento, around 1750 (this is the present day city of Muzquiz, Coahuila, just southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas .) This Presidio had actually been founded at what is now called La Babia but was moved to where its remnants now stand. Other descendants of Pedro came to what is now Texas and appear in the roll of the founders of the Villa de Revilla, now known as Guerrero Viejo, and of Zapata. Joachin, whose ancestors had been soldiers of the Spanish Crown. His descendants, continued to serve the Crown until the territory became Mexico, and then they served in the Mexican Cavalry, General Lucio Blanco, of the Mexican Revolution, is one of them. Santa Rosa was frequently attacked by the Apaches. When an attack was underway, the men, and especially the women, would remove any jewelry that they were wearing, since the Apaches would cut off their fingers and ears in order to steal it. All of these possessions and the family's gold would be buried, again, to keep the natives from stealing it. After the Apaches left, the men would mount their horses and pursue them.
The women stayed behind, armed and ready to defend themselves. However, it was frequent that an Apache would feign to be dead and remain. If he was not discovered he would still kill whomever he could, but if he was discovered he would be killed by the women. Because of events like this, Joachin's descendants and others established a pact with the Kickapoo Otawatomi nation sometime around the 1820's. Thanks to this pact, later sanctioned by the Federal Government of Mexico, the Kickapoo Otawatomi settled in Santa Rosa, and with the Spaniards fought against the Comanches and the Apaches. Joachin's descendants also welcomed the Black Seminoles into Santa Rosa, and may have had something to do with the underground railroad's branch that led into Mexico . Joachin and his descendants were also cattlemen. According to family stories, they bought and sold cattle in the territory of Nueva Vizkaya (Present day Chihuahua ). The route they followed was from Santa Rosa, to La Babía, to San Vicente, to Presidio, to Julimes and then Chihuahua . All of these sites were also Presidios. The building of the Presidio de Santa Rosa was acquired by my great grandfather, José Encarnación Gonzalez. He bought it from his cousin Rafael Aldape. (By the way "Rafael" was always pronounced with a Sephardic accent: Rah-pha-eel) José Encarnación was married to his cousin Josefa González. Cousins married cousins for generations, until my own mother married my father. How they met and married is also a great story. By the beginning of this century Joachin's ancestors had amassed significant wealth from cattle, agriculture, generation of electricity and banking. José Encarnación also owned a source of water, a flow of about 5 cubic meters per minute that was coming out of an old silver mine called "El Socavon." However, the González were Porfiristas (on the side of Porfirio Díaz), and lost much of what they had during the Mexican Revolution.
Encarnación himself was killed on one of his ranches by a group of bandits headed by a man surnamed Muzquiz. When I was a child and throughout my early teens I used to visit my grandmother, Carmen González de González who lived in the very building where the soldiers commanded by Joachin had been stationed. (Carmen had married her cousin, Alfonso González , a descendant of Blas de la Garza and the Ancyra family). There were still a few remnants of weapons and other things of the Spanish soldiers laying around the yard of my grandmother's house. It was at that House that I met Papeequahno, the head of the Kickapoo-Otawatomi, who was visiting my grandmother's brothers. But, and this is the thing, throughout all of this history, Pedro's and Joachin's descendants had never lost the memory of a Jewish past and continued to do things like light candles on Friday, keep what was essentially a kosher kitchen and avoid unclean foods, and marry only into families with the same history. My wife, by the way, is a descendant of Juan Farias, another member of the Carvajal's expedition.
Although there were plenty of catfish in the main ranch that the González family owned, not even in a time of scarcity and frequent draughts did they dare to eat one. The Ranch itself was called "Molino Buena Fé," The Good Faith which is what Sephardim called Judaism, in contrast to the Catholic Faith of other Spaniards. The Ranch was called Molino because they milled wheat and sugar cane in it. I suppose that Joachin was Catholic and certainly my grandmother was a Catholic in good faith. But the Catholicism of Pedro's and Joachin's descendants contrasts with that of others in the Coahuila region in it is centered around G-D the Father. There were no images of saints or any other sign of such devotions in my grandmother's house. I was baptized when I was seven days old. I grew up being Catholic in good faith, I was educated by Jesuits. But, also, I grew up experiencing this intense communion, which no one taught me, with Judaism and everything that is Jewish. I once defined myself to a Jewish colleagues here at the medical school as "a Catholic Jew" but she said "That's not possible." Joachin's descendants are still to be found in Santa Rosa , now Muzquiz, but their surname is Elizondo. The descendants who still carry Gonzalez as their first surname live in Monterrey. They are industrialists. But, there are descendants of Joachin in San Antonio (me) and even in California (their last name is Weber).
By the way, all that I have told you is my history from my mother's side. But my paternal Grandfather's name was Bedolla-Cano, and Cano, I understand, is the Spanish word for Cohen. My great grandmother's two last names were Cano and Cansino, two Jewish surnames from Toledo at the time of The Expulsion.
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So which one to buy? The Ford beats the Toyota on every metric except the tiny luggage space. This is a deal killer for some, but not for others.
For just a couple thousand dollars more, the Chevy Volt gives you superior electric range (38 miles vs. 21) and much more powerful acceleration and sport dynamics. However, the Volt sits low, and with smaller doors making it relatively difficult to get in and out. The Volt's back seat fits only two people easily if they're shorter than 5'11.
In conclusion, there is no clear-cut winner for every person's needs in this comparison. The Prius wins if you need to transport five people and the most amount of luggage. The Ford wins if you need to transport five large people and can't stand the Toyota's lesser performance. The Volt wins if you want a 2+2 sports car with superior electric car performance.
Where does Ford need to go from here in order to achieve plug-in electric car dominance? There are two major metrics where Ford needs to invest:1. Bring models to market with larger battery capacities. If the battery is at least 16 kW, it becomes eligible for the maximum federal tax credit, $7,500. This is therefore the sweet spot in the market. Then place that bigger battery either in the center tunnel, or in the floor as with so many other electric cars such as the Tesla Model S, Nissan LEAF or the upcoming BMW i3. 2. Bring larger cars to market. The biggest complaint I hear from prospective electric car buyers is that they fit too few (or too small) people and too little luggage. Ford needs to bring to market three-row minivans and SUVs, and they need to have a lot more luggage space to boot. Electric car buyers are not as concerned with price as they are with other key metrics. They want the all-electric range to be at least 35-40 miles. They want the car to offer as much utility as a minivan (Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler/Dodge Town & Country/Caravan) or SUV (Chevy Suburban). Tesla is making an all-electric stab at this market with the Model X due by early 2014, but there is an opening for Ford, Toyota, GM and others well, if they just realize what the true consumer preferences in this market are.
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Well doen on another very well deserved award Hun - and thanks for the plug too ;0)ReplyDelete
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•Lake Forest Drive, Towne Centre Drive to Portola Parkway: 50 mph to 45 mph
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•Jeronimo Road, Ridge Route Drive to El Toro Road: 35 mph to 40 mph
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LAKE FOREST – Speed limits could be lowered on 11 segments of city roadways and raised on two other stretches under a recommendation to be considered Tuesday by the City Council.
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Falls represent a major age-related health challenge facing our society, with about one third of older community-living people falling at least once a year, incurring high costs in terms of decreased quality of life as well as significant health and social care expenditure. The principal research objective of the Delbaere group is to reduce the number of falls and improve quality of life of older citizens while containing the burden on carers and on the healthcare system. The overall aim is to find a feasible solution which supports independent ageing, ideally in a home environment.
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Kim Delbaere graduated in 2001 as a master in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at the Ghent University (Belgium) and completed her PhD in the area of falls in community-dwelling older people in 2005. In 2006, she moved to Australia to work at Neuroscience Research Australia on fear of falling in older people.
Dr Delbaere is an emerging leading international researcher in the area of falls in older people. She has contributed to the understanding of many of the diverse factors causing falls, from physiological to psychological and cognitive domains.
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She has conducted several large projects that have incorporated prospective cohort studies, experimental studies, pragmatic intervention trials and projects aimed specifically at implementing research findings into policy and practice. She has taken known risk factors for falls, identified key factors contributing to risk, and developed several screening tools and classification trees to help in the prediction of falls in older people. Dr Delbaere translated her research into clinical assessment which has been adopted in several best-practice guidelines over the world. As part of her future work, she will expand her earlier translational work into developing technological solutions.


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On the list of 2014 New Year's resolutions – invest in industrial real estate in the Los Angeles area. The experts say rents are expected to grow by more than 25% in the next four years…2018 will be so prosperous.
Here's why the price hikes are coming…
1. The National Retail Federation projects 2013 holiday sales to reach $602.1 billion. Analysts tracking holiday sales expect online shopping to account for nearly 40%, of all spending this year, This is up from 26% in 2012, and well ahead of expectations…which is why UPS was having such significant delivery issues in the 2013 holiday season. Nobody anticipated a 14% jump in deliveries.
Industrial space is being designed and located where it can meet the needs of online retailers with ever faster delivery times.
2. The Panama Canal Expansion
The Third Set of Locks Expansion of the Panama Canal doubles the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by allowing more and larger ships to transit.
The $5.2 billion project creates a new lane of traffic along the canal by constructing a new set of locks. Ships as large as 12,000 or more TEUs (20-foot equivalent units—a measurement of container ship capacity) will be able to fit through the new locks vs. the 5,000 TEU ships that currently transit the Canal (which opened in 1914). The Canal is owned by Panama and is currently used more for Latin American shipping. The country anticipates that the expansion of the 100-year-old canal to make Panama a first-world country.
Pundits, forecasting the impact on our local ports have concluded that the Ports of LA and Long Beach are the most efficient port system in America and will "remain the leader for the foreseeable time," thanks to our state-of-the-art ports and an efficient supply chain.
Locally construction to accommodate the expansion includes the $649.5-million replacement for the Port of Long Beach's Gerald Desmond Bridge, to be completed in 2016.
It's not just here in Metro Los Angeles, where our economy is larger than Saudi Arabia.(We're top 25 on a worldwide scale.) The demand for industrial real estate is rising across the country, especially around ports on the East and West Coasts. The experts say demand is strongest in Los Angeles, Miami and New York-New Jersey. The growth of e-commerce is having significant impact on the industrial market as the trend towards bigger and more efficient distribution centers has resulted in a shortage of class A warehouse space over 500,000 sf in the nation's logistics hubs.
During the third quarter 2013, five large Industrial buildings totaling 767,673 square feet were completed in the Los Angeles market area. Total Industrial inventory at the end of 3Q 2013 was 988,123,598 square feet in 36,936 buildings, according to Costar in their most recent market report. The Flex sector consisted of 61,485,351 square feet in 2,810 projects. Within the Industrial market there were 4,830 owner-occupied buildings accounting for 195,937,860 square feet of Industrial space.
Despite steady demand, rents overall remained at stubbornly low levels, in part because the recovery favors newer product. After marginal growth in 2013, the experts anticipate that 2014 will see strong appreciation in most major markets.
Los Angeles, because of our significant land constraints and relatively little new construction, will be the big winner. Warehouse vacancy is at its lowest rate in four years, declining ten quarters in a row after peaking in the first quarter of 2010. Los Angeles and Orange County's rents are expected to grow by more than 25% in the next four years.
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The use of and participation in rituals has been greatly curtailed. As historian Peter Burke argues, we've just replaced old rituals with new ones: "If most people in industrial societies no longer go to church regularly or practice elaborate rituals of initiation, this does not mean that ritual has declined. All that has happened is the new types of rituals—political, sporting, musical, medical, academic and so on—have taken the place of the traditional ones." But the new rituals – watching sports, attending music festivals, checking Facebook, shopping, visiting a strip club on your 18th birthday — are light on nourishment and do not satisfy. Traditional rituals provided a mechanism by which humans could channel and process that which was difficult to grapple with – death, maturation, aggression – allowing the participant to discover new truths about themselves and the world. New rituals, if they can even really be called such, attempt to deny anything ugly in life (lest that lead you to close your wallet) and present a shiny, glossy façade — "confetti culture" – that facilitates passive consumption and turning away from examining given assumptions.
Construction is 60 percent complete for the second phase of the incoming Expo Light Rail, which could open to the public by late 2015.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will hold a series of public meetings – the first public meetings in two years – in Southern California this week to discuss among other things, the route the bullet train will take between the 60-mile segment from L.A. to Palmdale, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
"We are inviting the public and the media to attend these meetings to get the latest update on the high-speed rail project in their neighborhoods," rail authority spokeswoman Adeline Yee wrote in an email.
The public was invited to learn more about the approximately $67.6 billion project and ask questions. The alignment alternatives portion of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statementwill include comments, according to the Tribune.
California voters approved the project on the November 2008 ballot. It has an estimated completion date of 2028.
Marking an historic vote of confidence in Metro Rail subway construction in Los Angeles, the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) joined federal, state, and local elected officials on May 21 to announce the receipt of a $1.25 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) from the Federal Transit Administration to help pay for the first nearly four-mile, $2.821 billion segment of the long-awaited Metro Purple Line Extension Project toward West Los Angeles
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The 1970s are often cited as the heyday of the paranoid thriller — thanks to "The Parallax View" (1974) and "Three Days of the Condor" (1975) and a few other key titles — but the genre really started a decade earlier.
The '70s films were the result of Watergate and all of the revelations about American intelligence swirling around the Nixon Adminstration.
The paranoid thrillers of the 1960s were powered by fears of a nuclear holocaust and concerns about the stability of our leaders and their power to "push the button" that would trigger the final war.
A 2010 book, "Thrillers: 100 Must Reads" (Oceanview) edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner, cites the 1962 best-seller "Seven Days in May" by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey as one of the finest Cold War thrillers.
The book also lists another paranoid thriller, Richard Condon's "The Manchurian Candidate," which was published in 1959, as one of the best of its type.
Both books were turned into excellent films, and both were directed by John Frankenheimer, who had made his name in live television in New York City during the 1950s and then achieved a sensational transition to moviemaking in Hollywood.
Frankenheimer teamed up with screenwriter George Axelrod for "The Manchurian Candidate" in 1962 and then collaborated with an old friend from his television days — screenwriter Rod Serling — for the movie of "Seven Days in May."
The 1964 thriller doesn't have the wild comic elements that Frankenheimer included in "Manchurian Candidate" (courtesy of the Condon novel) but "Seven Days" is, in many ways, an even better made suspense film, with a slightly more plausible plot — an attempted military coup by a faction of right-wing generals in the Pentagon.
"Seven Days" is a tense thriller powered by a strong Serling script and a great ensemble that includes Burt Lancaster as the general behind the plot and Kirk Douglas as the military whistle blower (below).
Fredric March (above) plays the president whose push for global disarmanent triggers the takeover plot and veteran character actor Edmond O'Brien (who was Oscar-nominated) delivers a juicy performance as a Southern senator who tries to investigate the rumors of a military coup being planned.
March's performance is especially impressive. In an interview with Charles Champlin in 1995, Frankenheimer called March "the best actor I've ever worked with and the greatest gentleman."
Nine years later, the director and star reteamed for a magnificent film version of "The Iceman Cometh" in which March ended his career in high style (the actor died two years later).
Frankenheimer's interest in political corruption and paranoia anticipated the wave of post-Watergate thrillers that covered much of the same ground.
But in his 1960s movies, Frankenheimer still operated from the position that positive forces in the government would somehow manage to vanquish the evildoers. Both of the director's classic thrillers were made before John F. Kennedy was assassinated ("Seven Days in May" was shot in 1963 but not released until the following year.)
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Beat Mystic Quest and enjoyed it. Maybe I just like simple stuff, but the way the enemies changed appearance as you whittled them down was brilliant. Seeing a glamorous harpy type losing all her hair and clutching her long nailed fingers to her bald head was hilarious. Guess I'm easily amused.
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February 02, 2009 (08:32 PM)
To be honest, I enjoyed Mystic Quest as well, but that was years ago. Every time I've played it since, I like it less.
Definitely the best things about it are the music and the changing graphics. But it's RIDICULOUSLY easy and there's no development to the characters. The humour is aimed at a 10 year old audience as well.
No, the one that I feel is under-acknowledged is Secret of Evermore.
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I agree! There is nothing 'funny' about MQ, but I was surprised how much I enjoyed playing it, and I don't mind at all if an RPG is easy. However, SoE is wonderful. I much prefer it to Earthbound, which I played more or less at the same time after being told how great it was. I was underwhelmed. Pink poodles rock, and should be in all RPGs.
February 03, 2009 (12:42 PM)
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It's serious business.
February 10, 2009 (01:58 AM)
For me, an easy RPG often leads to a boring RPG, since most RPGs consist of selecting "attack" and/or "magic" over and over and over and over and... well, you get the point, I'm sure.
Mystic Quest, near the end, starts putting so many enemies that you have to fight in your way that my eyes began to glaze over.
Also, you know the cheap trick with phoenix downs? Enemies are pretty much all "zombified," so that casting life or cure on them kills them pretty much instantly.
Even the final boss.
Back to SoE, that game really is amazing. Okay, so the story's a bit weak, and the gameplay practically begs for co-op, but it was damn IMMERSIVE. This was thanks in no small part to Jeremy Soule, who has since gone on to garner fame as the composer for the Elder Scrolls. SoE was his first game.
I love Earthbound lots, but it's another one that's pretty stupidly easy. However, it's great style makes up for it, in my mind. I haven't been able to beat it in years... it just doesn't hold my attention the same way anymore.
Every time I play SoE, on the other hand, I'm retransported to that world. It's too bad video games weren't very mature then. SoE actually has the beginnings of a fairly dark plot, rich with anarchist and esoteric themes alike. But none of these are developed much, leaving only vague hints that nonetheless end up being haunting.
But yeah, it's really the music that brings it all together.
February 11, 2009 (11:13 PM)
The whole 'easy' thing, doesn't really effect me that much. I don't want to spend hours having to level up just to defeat the boss. Earthbound I found hard at the end,
even though the boss fight was easy
, but getting to it was a pain. SoE was hard at first, but got a lot easier as the game progressed. My dog was a powerhouse by the end.
But MQ was wonderful. Being able to defeat the final boss within about 30 seconds is my idea of fun. :D
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Discover the Great Wall on a small group adventure. Visit the Mutianyu, Huangyaguan and Gubeikou sections of the Great Wall and learn about the history behind this momentous achievement.
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Travel to China and take a trek along the incredible Great Wall
Experience the Great Wall of China in all its glory by taking a stroll along this ancient highway. Dating back 2,000 years, the Great Wall was originally made of compacted earth and was envisaged as a way to keep out marauding nomads from the north. While this structure is beginning to show its incredible age, it is still remarkable to see these ancient ruins twisting their way across the breathtakingly beautiful countryside. Visit several reinforced and restored sections of the wall, learn about Chinese history from a well-versed local guide and dine on traditional regional delicacies. Complemented with time in Beijing, this Great Wall adventure is a wonderful way to experience one of the world's most iconic sites and to see imperial China at its grandest.
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Days 1-2 Beijing
Sprawling and space-age at one turn, ancient and timeworn the next, Beijing is about as mega as metropolises get. Discover China's heaving heart while wandering through the city's hutongs (laneways) before meeting the group and heading out for an optional welcome dinner. Then get a glimpse of bygone dynastic grandeur on a guided tour through the Forbidden City, an imperial enclave only opened up to foreigners relatively recently.
Day 3 Taipingzhai to Huangyaguan
Visit the tombs of Qing royalty in Hebei Province before arriving at the world's most monumental wall. Trek out to Huangyaguan, named after the yellowish hills and rocks of the surrounding landscape, and bed down in a small guesthouse located at its base.
Day 4 Jinshanling Great Wall
Walk the scenic route from Jinshanling to Erchu. More than 500 years old, largely unrestored and surrounded by some splendid scenery, the best thing about this section of the wall could well be having it all to yourself!
Day 5 Jinshanling to Gubeikou
Continue on to Gubeikou, where some of Chinese history's most epic battles were played out. Set against the verdant Coiling Dragon and Crouching Tiger mountains, the numerous temples and watchtowers adorning the wall make for some exceptional photo opportunities.
Day 6 Mutianyu Great Wall
Travel to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, a part that was built in the early Ming dynasty, and take in the imposing terraced fortress of Zheng Bei Tai. The neighbouring section of Jiankou was built with large white rocks and is perched atop dramatic mountain passes with sheer cliffs on either side. Some parts of the path are in such disrepair that it can be a difficult climb, but this is what keeps it relatively crowd-free.
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Choose whether to hike the precarious Jiankou section of the Great Wall. Then, return to Beijing for a final night in this intriguing city. Perhaps head out to catch a Beijing Opera recital or gather the group for a final chow down on China's world-famous culinary delights.
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During his presentation at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Zuckerberg emphasized that Graph Search is different from Web search, highlighting both the technology's scale and its constantly changing nature.
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