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3 rounds Firequest® Flash Thunder Grenade 12 - gauge Shotshells
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3 rounds Firequest® Flash Thunder Grenade 12 gauge Shotshells
Wow! Each shot combines a bright flash (1.5-2 million candlepower) with an extremely powerful concussion blast (over 182 DECIBELS!). Not restricted by the BATF. Can not be used in flare guns. For Shotguns only. Will not function in semiautos. Shells may vary in color.
Please Note : Shell may be either 1 1/8" or 2 3/4" long. Sorry, no choice.
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3 rounds Firequest Flash Thunder Grenade 12 - gauge Shotshells is rated out of 5 by 20.Rated 4 out of 5 by GLEN from Functions as expectedDate published: 2014-01-12Rated 5 out of 5 by STEPHEN T from These things are awesome! Took one out to the country and fired it after dark. Mercy! The bang must have been in the 180 decibel range and the flash lit up things for nearly 100 yards. Talk about your shock and awe. Good product. Exactly as advertised. No problems.Date published: 2013-12-06Rated 2 out of 5 by JEFF from These items do no project anything. I shot them out of a riot barrel 12 ga. at night the flash was about 2 to 3 times longer than standard (maybe 2 feet). Also flash was whiter than a standard orange muzzle flash. Was louder than a normal round by at max double. At the high price I found these a waste of time and money for the average person. Maybe a police entry team that was already in the room (why would they need then) or as a signal to someone. The only real use might be on a trip flair.Date published: 2013-10-19Rated 5 out of 5 by MARIO from They're great will order more. Work very well indeed.Date published: 2013-10-18Rated 5 out of 5 by MARGARET from This was an item that was not in stock when I first ordered it for my husband. I was notified promptly and as promised when it became available and it was delivered promptly after I placed the order. Thanks!Date published: 2013-09-10Rated 5 out of 5 by DAVID from Perfect, will scare a bear of a berry pie for sure!Date published: 2013-07-29Rated 5 out of 5 by WILLIAM E / GWEN from Greeat product! They work well for keeping the birds from rooosting above our garden. Great for Independence Day celebrations to!Date published: 2013-07-26Rated 1 out of 5 by JEFF from firequest 12ga shells are not what I expected,, too loud and bright to go off at the muzzle!!! I was expecting it to travel some distance, thought that was what was described,, My mistake!?? I wont try that again,, ear muffs and a helmet with face shield is my recommendation.Date published: 2013-07-04
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Judge orders 1975 murderer to remain in facility
UPDATED 10:21 PM CDT Oct 22, 2013A Nebraska mass murderer who has spent most of his life in a mental institution will remain there for another year.
Video TranscriptA JUDGE CALLED IT ONE OF THE "MOST HEINOUS ACTS" IN NEBRASKA HISTORY. AND HIS DECISION TODAY, MEANS CONVICTED MASS MURDERER ERWIN CHARLES SIMANTS, REMAINS LOCKED UP IN THE LINCOLN REGIONAL CENTER. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S ADRIAN WHITSETT JOINS US LIVE. IN THIS 17 PAGE ORDER --A LINCOLN COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE SAYS SIMANTS, DESPITE TESTIMONY FROM FOUR MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS LAST MONTH is... AND WILL LIKELY BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE... MENTALLY ILL AND A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. TWO WEEKS AGO --AUDREY BROWN, THUMBED THROUGH MEMORIES. INCLUDING THE LAST LETTER SHE WROTE TO HER MOTHER -- FOUND AT THE SCENE OF HER FAMILY'S MURDER.(AudreyBrown: It was on the table, see the blood on this...) BROWN TOLD KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SHE WILL ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT ERWIN CHARLES SIMANTS. THE MAN WHO KILLED áSIX MEMBERS OF THE KELLIE FAMILY IN 1975 IN SUTHERLAND, NEBRASKA. WORRIED ABOUT THE DAY HE'LL BE SET FREE.(Brown: I'd like to see something that provides for this day so we don't have to worry about him being turned loose and knowing that he could do this to another family.") MANY THINK THIS IS THE CLOSEST SIMANTS HAS COME TO FREEDOM. SEPTEMBER 24TH -- FOUR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SAID HE HAS NO ACTIVE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS...AND THERE'S NO EVIDENCE SIMANTS HAS FANTASIES OR DREAMS OF CHILDREN. BUT LINCOLN COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE DONALD ROWLANDS DISAGREES. IN TUESDAY'S ORDER -- HE WRITES "this court is not inclined to gamble with the safety of the public," ROWLANDS CITES PREVIOUS EVALUATIONS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, PEDOPHELIA AND NECROPHELIA. AND BELIEVES THAT SIMANTS, IF RELEASED, WOULD START EXPERIENCING HALLUCINATIONS OR FANTASIES RESULTING IN ANOTHER VIOLENT SEXUAL OUTBURST. ROWLANDS WRITES AFTER 34 YEARS "the Defendant has clearly learned what answers to give during evaluations which will be favorable to his prognosis." WHEN WE SPOKE WITH SIMANTS' ATTORNEY BOB LINDEMEIER EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE TOLD US THE ODDS WERE AGAINST HIS CLIENT GETTING OUT. (Bob Lindemeier: By this judge, I'd say probably ten percent.")(Bob Lindemeier: "I don't see that he's going to let him out.There's too much pressure for a judge.") BUT IN AN APPEAL .. HE THINKS THE ODDS ARE MUCH MORE FAVORABLE. LINDEMEIER PLANS TO NEGOTIATE THERAPEUTIC OUTINGS FOR SIMANTS, MAYBE EVEN WORK-RELEASE. BEFORE FILING AN APPEAL. FOR NOW --ERWIN CHARLES SIMANTS REMAINS "MENTALLY ILL AND DANGEROUS."(Audrey Brown: Whether he's insane or not, he still murdered six people and he ought to have to pay for murdering the six people.) LINDEMEIER TOLD US TODAY THAT HE'S NOT SURPRISED BY THE DECISION. HE HAS 30 DAYS TO FILE AN APPEAL OF THE THE JUDGE'S ORDER. BACK TO YOU.
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I have been a 40 Carrots night cream and face wash fan for a while now, so I decided to try out this product after reading the reviews. Like many other reviewers, I too purchased this serum at TJ Maxx for $5.99. For reference, I have oily, acne-prone and sensitive skin. After about 2 weeks of daily use, my skin is the most clear it's ever been. It has minimized the appearance of my pores, however I haven't noticed much of a difference in oil control. MY skin does appear a lot smoother and even.The glass bottle with a pump is very convenient and easy to use. Serum has a slightly runny consistency. Goes on smoothly and absorbs quickly. I wait about a minute for it to dry before applying a moisturizer over it. It is so lightweight that sometimes I use it in the day time as well as night. If you can find it at a Marshall's or TJ Maxx, give it a try!!
I like this serum. I use it in the am under my sunscreen, and have definitely noticed some smoothing on my skin surface, now that I am 3/4 of the way thru the bottle. It has very little scent and the formula soaks in quickly. Not greasy or oily at all. If you can find it at Marshalls or TJMaxx, it's a lot cheaper....but, I found a recipe for homemade Vit C serum, and will be trying that next (glycerin, distilled water, ascorbic acid tablets - can't get any more pure than that!!)
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I recently saw this at TJMaxx for $5.99. Since I'd tried a vit C serum once years and years ago by Avon & had great results w/that one, I thought I'd try the 40 carrots. I bought two bottles because it was such a great price & I figured I could return the 2nd bottle if I didn't see any great results w/the first bottle. All I can say is WOW.. I LOVE IT. It's not as strong as the one Avon use to carry, but that's ok with me because it's also not as heavy & greasy as the avon one was. I had lots of sun damage on my chest area & I can not tell you how fast this serum just gobbled up the brown spots. I'm sooo happy because I was considering IPL's etc., which are pricey. Now, I will say this, if you DON'T have allot of sun damage, you probably wont notice w/the bare eye, how well Vit C works. I say this because my face doesn't have as much sun damage due to all the extra care I've given it, so on my face, I don't "see" much change, but that doesn't mean it's not helping. Based on how dramatically it's changed my chest area, I KNOW this stuff works. I only use it at night before bed because it's really not a day serum IMO.
Sooo disappointed to learn that this product contains peanut oil. I'm on my second bottle, and apparently I did not read the packaging. I saw some new reviews on Drugstore.com mentioning this fact. The description on the website is different than the actual packaging. I am oily enough as it is, and certainly don't need to be adding greasy peanut oil to the mix. Lesson learned - always read ingredients on package!
Love the ingredients and packaging, but unfortunately my skin didn't agree. I found after only 2 days of use my skin was looking super dry, irritated, and quite red. Just not the right skin product for me.
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Got this on sale, was actually keen to make my own serum when I came across it. The first week I noticed instant subtle brightening of my skin. Post acne marks started fading, pores started to tighten. I also broke out a little, but I chalk it up to the retinol/vitamin A, as my skin always purges when I use anything with this in it after not using it for a while. Anyway, 2nd week my breakout cleared and I'm noticing my (large) TZone pores are even more tightened and much less congested. I always knew eating foods with Vit A/C was good for skin, but wow what a difference it is topically. I use this twice a day (I've heard vit A/retinol loses it's activity when exposed to light) but what I do is mix it with Jamieson's Vitamin E gel cream and a drop of jojoba oil. I am the queen of reactions to face product so this combo I think, is my current HG. If I need to use BP I apply it first, let it dry a few mins then use my serum mix and it seems to be ok under makeup either way.
I'd recommend. It may sting a bit, minor redness too at first, but that's normal with vit A and retinol. Eventually it goes away as your skin adapts. I'd go with once a day or every other day with this serum if you have any unpleasant redness or drying, till you're used to it. By itself the glycerin makes it a bit sticky, but mixing in a basic hypoallergenic cream or non salicylic/AHA/BHA cream works a dream.( I think AHA/BHA may nullify the vit A/retinol effect, but can't recall where I read that)
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I decided to give this a try when I d/c my AST Green Cream use a months ago in favor of a Vitamin C serum treatment. Well, after a few weeks I stopped using this product because it didn't seem to be doing anything except making my skin taut, itchy, red and irritated. It's not very expensive but I also think that it's not beneficial for my mature, combo skin. Maybe for a younger user, but not for me. Back to the drawing board.
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After looking at a lot of different vitamin C serums, I finally settled on this one. It costed me $14.99 at Rite Aid which is slightly less than other ones that I looked at, like at the Vitamin Shoppe. Their website says you can buy it from Rite Aid or Amazon.
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I admit it. When it comes to Disney, I have been a Princess in every way the last few years. As I said in my first trip report, we do NOT live this way in everyday life.
Disney is different. Ive just returned from my fourth trip this year and we live in Tennessee. Its not exactly Whirlwind Trip territory. Nope. Its just been the perfect storm of circumstances. We had a fantastic family trip in January that marked our first Disney vacation in 5 years that was just the four of us. Then in early June, my Mom, sisters and I drove to Disney with our six children for my nieces first Disney experience. September, of course, was the Maelstrom Meet with my very real cyber friends. I certainly didnt expect to be there Thanksgiving. In May, though, Shrek's wonderful mother, known as Mee Maw, said that she was thinking about the trip she shared with us five years ago and would love to join us next time we went. That was all Shrek needed to say, Book it, Jam. Thanksgiving week won over Christmas as the kids had the whole week off this year. Fortunately, we planned it about 182 days out. Perfect. Then we decided to try the Deluxe Dining Plan. Shrek likes to stay on Club Level and requested the Contemporary. Done. Add a few more luxury touches and youll begin to understand the title of this report. Lets get right to it. Cast: MeJamal, Jam, The Fixer, FTM, wife to Shrek and Mom to A and E DHShrek, FMD (later), wonderful husband and provider. Ogre with a huge heart. MUST nap every day at Disney. Prone to break out in dance at any moment, much to the embarrassment of DS14A, fantastic teen and lover of Disney and family. Guitarist, soccer player, recent Foodie. DS8E, Golden Sunshine, always happy with a plot up his sleeve. Greedy, snuggly, athlete, sugar-addict. Mee Maw, 81incredible woman who loves God, family, coffee, and everyone she meets. Most positive, energetic person ever , even after losing beloved Paw Paw last year. Runs circles around us all. Saturday, November 22 was a cold and rainy one here. Florida was looking good before we left town. Shrek loaded the car with enough luggage (I had warned him..) to carry us (me) through unpredictable temperatures and evening dining wardrobe options. He asked the boys to help while I dried my hair and kissed the light-up magnifying mirror goodbye. I heard a basketball bounce following by a bellowing Shrek asking A if he was crazy for not loading the car. This prompted a window greeting from the neighbor, who must have waked to wish us goodbye. After a lovely car ride to the airport, complete with clear expectations of good behavior and respect, we reached our launching pad. My dear husband has friends with planes. Yes! We were fortunate enough to pull right up to the side of our chariot, load up the luggage, and take off for the 16 minute flight to pick up Mee Maw. She greeted us with hugs, cheers, and personalized cookies! She announced that if Buzz Lightyear kissed her again this trip, they were engaged. On the plane, we explained a bit about the itinerary, Deluxe Dining Plan, and Concierge level. It would be an amazing foodathon as we had ADRs for many Signature restaurants. Yes, Ill tell you all about them. I had requested MK View but was prepared to be happy with Bay Lake View as well. Im glad Disney has gone back to making those separate reservation options for 2009. We landed next to the strettttch limousine (Walk This Way!) that would whisk us to The World. E is all about the hair. When we arrived at the Contemporary, a Concierge met us downstairs and took us to the 12th floor. We had stayed on the 12th and 14th floors before and definitely prefer 12 with its open atrium. The 14th floor is almost all suites with few King Bed rooms. It would have been tough for us to get connecting rooms there. Besides, I like to wake up to the sound of Chef Mickeys. Yes! MK view connecting rooms! I insisted everyone wait in the hall while I snapped a few pics. We can mess up a hotel room in 10 seconds flat, with or without luggage. Im serious. We last stayed at the CR in 2005, just before the rehab. I thought I would like the new rooms, but they were sleeker and more luxurious than I had imagined! E, designer and architect in training, was enthralled. Even the bathroom was better than I expected as I hung my bag over the towel bar and banished the boys toiletries to the shelf under the sink. Perfect. I immediately called for 14 more hangers (5?? Please ) to use when we returned that evening. We grabbed some Goldfish and delicious cookies from the Lounge and headed out. It is just GORGEOUS!!! It was about 1:30 when we jumped on the AK bus. We had another morning at AK but I was afraid we wouldnt have time for Lion King AND Nemo on Thanksgiving and I wanted Mee Maw to see both. I should tell you that besides the usual goal of hitting all the parks, I wanted Mee Maw to see all the Deluxe resorts. We got around! E brought his own messenger bag and offered to carry our wares. This lasted two days. On the bus, I pulled out something and presented it to him: a three year old container of orange Tic Tacs. Over three years ago, the boy had begged me for those Tic Tacs in WalMart. I caved, bought them, stuck them in my purse, and waited for him to ask me for them. He never did. I kept them. I decided that bus ride was the perfect time to expose him as a greedy, in-the-moment, thing-wanter. We all had a good laugh (he didnt remember the WalMart day) and the story had an unexpected benefit: he never asked for a thing the entire trip. In AK, we grabbed some Fastpasses for Everest then headed to the Nemo show. Perfect timing! After the wonderful Nemo show (I may have napped for 10-15 seconds) it was almost time for our Everest FPs. We watched the coaster. Mee Maw said she was game for a meeting with the Yeti. As we walked to the doors, she asked the other observers to watch out for a green jacket flying off the train and to please send help! She did it! She even liked it! Wow. I hope to be half the woman she is at 81. Everything in her life is to be a celebrated adventure. We caught the very last safari of the day at 4:45. It was fantastic! We actually walked out of AK in time to see their new Kiss Goodnight with the Fab Four on their trolley. This was a great excuse for Shrek to break out in dance. I thought A would die from embarrassment. He couldnt hide far or fast enough, which only made Shrek dance more. E loved it. A is in the orange shirt in the distance. Our next bus was to AKL for our Jiko ADR. Shrek and I had eaten at Jiko five years before and I enjoyed it at the Viking Convention 2007, but it felt new to us all. My glass of South African Pinot warmed me right up. So with the Deluxe plan appetizers come with the meal. Yes. Appetizers, entrée, dessert. Every. Meal. My A has become a connoisseur of cheese plates and ordered one at every opportunity. Were still amazed, as this is the same kid who LIVED on PB and J and mac and cheese until age 11. We told him to enjoy as we couldnt afford to feed him that way at home! E was happy with 3 Shirley Temples Our server, Nasser, encouraged me to try the chicken. It was delicious! By the way, I will run out of superlatives to describe our food this trip. Sorry. I gobbled up the chicken and goat cheese mashed potatoes. Shrek, A and Mee Maw had the filet. E ate the first of many many macaroni and cheese offerings. When we were leaving, Nasser stopped by, pointed to E, and asked his name. he said he had a phone call at the front desk! The CM at the host desk played right along and punched a few buttons before handing E the phone. It was Goofy telling him to have a Magical Day! Awwww . We took a taxi back to the CR where I began the unpacking process. I will say we could have used a few more drawers for 7 nights and 4 people, but Mee Maw offered her room if we needed it. We stored our luggage in her corner and everything else was fine. We opened our balconies and waited for Wishes to begin. We found the music on the CR TV channel and sat outside to watch. It was bliss! E noticed the boats all in position for the Electric Water Pageant. I loved the familiar music of that show, which we could hear from our balcony. I ended the day with a walk down to the Lounge for a cup of green tea, which was available! Ahhh now I felt truly pampered. I returned to the room, popped on the free internet for a minute, and fell into bed. Next up: Magic Kingdom, watching our Titans, a new adventure, and one of the best meals ever!
Jamal, DH, DS14, DS8: Honeymoon '88, 5/99 ASM, 5/01CB, 3/03 POLY Conc,12/03 WL Conc,5/05 CR Conc, 9/06POP 03/06 POLY Conc (ten perfect days),:trip report: The Fixer and The CookMaster...backstage pixie dust!! Now playing: The Fixer, The CookMaster, The Teacher, and The President: a 2007 sequel of sorts!! 3/07 BC CL,9/07 BC CL , Jan. 2008 AKL, June 2008 Windsor Hills(!), Sept. '08 Poly, Thanksgiving '08 CR CL! Last edited by jamal; 02-01-2009 at 11:41 PM. Reason: thanks Ash!! |
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I am impressed your dh and mil both rode Everestt. My dh rode it and declared his stomache was in his throat. |
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WOO HOO!!! I am soooo excited to hear all the deets and to see all the pictures from this oh-so-magical trip!
I love love love that picture of you and Shrek, BTW. Poor A. It is hard to be a teenager with a goofy dad who loves to embarrass you. NOShrek (or his borgtwinbro Jay.... ) I know how busy you are, Jam. THANK YOU for getting this TR in gear so quickly!
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I just found your trip report and am excited to read more. We stayed club level at the Grand Floridian on our last trip and loved it!!! My husband is very much like Shrek in that he starts dancing all the time when he has the chance.
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Hey Jam, I'm in. And I liked the first chapter here. I was a little freaked out by "E", tho.
In the orange sweatshirt with the hair and, especially, the gap between his two front teeth he looks SO MUCH like "T". My "T". Also in the very last picture. It's freakyfriday. And... yet... standing side by side they would look nothing like "E.T." Thankfully. Don't you think ZZUB probably looks like E.T.? Tho. I do. And so I'm thinking of luring him to Canada with a trail of Reese's Pieces. And then locking him in my closet. To finish the rest of my trip report. For me. However... judging by the start of this one: Would you like some candy? My friend? Back to my initial observation: How come our kids can look so much alike when we don't? With this I'm trying to tell you that you look so nice in the picture. Too. I'd also mention that it's pretty cool that you had your own plane to get to WDW. Ok. Also... we got a puppy!!!! And it's pretty hard to type with her asleep on my lap here. So I'm gonna sign off for now. Do you think she'll still want to sleep on my lap at the computer when she's 70 pounds????!!!! I hope so. After all... what's an extra seventy pounds around the waistline? NOZZUB. Heh heh. Cheers, Mel. P.S. Mee Maw sounds so great!!!! Want to make a little octogenarian trade? Of sorts? I'll even throw in II Duce...errr... The General's famous Desiccated Pork Pie Surprise. Too. You do eat small suburban game? Don't you?
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Hey, it's a parade of Canadians stoppin' by....
But no talk of the weather. Just yet. Jami - I'm in too! What a great start! Love the pic's, love the CR. I'm so glad MeeMaw rode Everest. What an inspiration! Maybe I will one day in the future, how about September 2041!! Looking forward to more. Last edited by Yzma and Kronk; 12-02-2008 at 02:57 PM. Reason: Hi La, Hi Haley, Hi Ash, Hi Maroo, Hi Zzub, Hi Ho! |
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wow...nice begining. Can't wait to hear the rest.
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Can't wait to read more!
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Thank you so much for stopping by! Nice to meet you. Nicole: me too! Check back later this afternoon. Evening. Central Time Thanks for reading, everyone!
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WOW! Jami how SWEET is your family! I can just see Shrek dancing in the streets and I am DED over A walking away from him! Love it!
Your trip is off to a fabulous start my friend! How awesome that MeeMaw is game to tackle the Yeti! Sounds like you had a great first day and I'm now craving that wonderful mac n cheese from Jiko. Ahhhh, good memories! I'm not craving Doritos though. Keep it coming! This one is going to be dreamy!!!!! |
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it sounds unreal. you know how some crazy BMs are upset that dad takes kids to games that mom planned on taking them (but never did)? or SM does things that mom wants to do (but never does)?
I have a funny one, funnier than those. SO's X is furious that dad bought items on the wedding registry that she sat her eye on. And she is angry that those were the most expensive items and he surely bought those to shove it in her face. LOL She also said those are things that moms buy to their daughters not dads. LOL SO cooks and bakes like there is not tomorrow so of course he bought items that he knows a lot about (like a food processor for example). Wedding registry was available since winter, she printed it out then, but went shopping past weekend and was furious that items she likes were gone-not just gone but purchased by dad. Toc all and argue about that? bizzare. I am waiting for her to call and yell why SO's GF (me) bought other items that she might like. LOL I would never think anyone can say such thing. |
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- Posted by justnotmartha (My Page) on Mon, May 11, 09 at 16:10
This happened with SD's mom at Christmas. She had been asking for a few things for several months, and we got one. Low and behold that was the one mom wanted to get her, and we heard about it for not calling her first. Has she ever called us to let us know what she was buying SD? Nope, but we shoudl know to call her. SD had also been asking for a new camera as the one we got her the year before wasn't working well when she opened it. We told her to put it away and we would return it. Instead, she got it out and put stickers all over it so we couldn't do anything. It still doesn't work well, but we said we wouldn't do anything about that since she opted not to listen to us. I explained to BM that this was why we wouldn't be buying another camera this year. So what do you think she got SD. Yep - a camera. Hmmmm. . . . . |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Mon, May 11, 09 at 16:29
I don't get these people. Why such competition? But the funny thing is when they are asked to pay for something or do something they can't. Yet they compete. X doesn't contribute anything for DD27 wedding, not a penny, and no emotional energy. So SO asked if she could at least pay for younger DD20 ticket(destination wedding), she refused. Her reason: I have to buy airplane ticket for my BF to attend the wedding, he lost his job and can't afford his own ticket. I am not kidding. |
- Posted by organic_maria (My Page) on Tue, May 12, 09 at 6:45
Always a competition???? whaaaaaa! When i had my registry, things were bought but the who bought them was kept private. I only found out wheni recieved them and open a card. |
- Posted by ashley1979 (My Page) on Wed, May 13, 09 at 15:08
I know exactly what you mean! SO's X is always competing with SO. SO bought his DD a camera one year. An inexpensive one. She dropped it and broke it. The very next holiday, BM bought her a $200 camera. SO bought his DD a cell phone a few years ago. A year ago, BM bought her a cell phone and even got her a brand new plan on another carrier without even talking to SO about it (knowing that she was already on our plan and it had a contract). Supposedly the excuse was that BM got a new plan through this other carrier. Actually that's not true because we have since found out that she is still with the first carrier (because we are with them as well and it doesn't charge us when SO talks to her). SO bought his DD an iPod when they first came out. It was actually BM's idea. This past year, BM bought her an iPod Touch. It doesn't matter what we do. It's all about what benefits BM. If BM doesn't want to pay for something, then it benefits her to want us to do it. But if SO's DD loves the thing, BM will make sure that SHE is the one that gets it for her the next time. |
I am not certain who's competing with who here. "SO bought his DD an iPod when they first came out. It was actually BM's idea" |
- Posted by organic_maria (My Page) on Wed, May 13, 09 at 18:37
Ashly how old is your SO daughter? Bm bought her a 200$ camera???? That's alot of cash to blow on a kid. Unless they got great grades and its their sweet 16 gift or something. Of course mommy had to get something better than last year to top dad's gift eh? stupidity.....and you know who is probably laughing?? your sd..cause both parents are acting like this.....for shame. In our case, it wasn't only competition from bm in the early years...thank God both of them stopped now..my dh and his ex i mean....in the past she expected my dh to buy duplicate stuff for the kids..and the kids would expect it...as in 2 bikes, 2 skates..etc..etc...my dh said no way.....you got one..it travels with ya! |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Fri, May 15, 09 at 12:40
BM knew that dad bought those gifts because when she didn't see items in a store (actually two stores) she called DD27 and asked what happened wiht thsoe items. DD27 of course said oh I just got them from dad by mail (we send gifts ahead of time, plus DD27 has no bridal shower). that's how BM knew who bought them. But there are plenty of other things there. And if she wants to spend more she can but several gifts. |
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Bears keep Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson under control again
BY ADAM L. JAHNS Sun-Times Media December 30, 2012 11:42PM
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) runs a pass pattern during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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DETROIT — With every catch, the cheers for Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson got louder and louder as he approached history. In the end, though, there weren't enough catches to make. The Bears and cornerback Charles Tillman limited him again.
Johnson had five catches for 72 yards in the Bears' 26-24 victory Sunday. Johnson, who broke Hall of Famer Jerry Rice's single-season record for receiving yards Dec. 22 against the Atlanta Falcons, needed 108 yards to become the first player to reach 2,000 receiving yards. He finished the season with 122 catches for 1,964 yards.
"It's hard to shut down Calvin Johnson completely," coach Lovie Smith said. "We wanted to get a lot of people on him, roll the coverage up (and) double-team him as often as we could."
The Bears defense held Johnson to three catches for 34 yards
Oct. 22 in Soldier Field.
"You don't want him to go off and get 150 or 200 yards," cornerback Tim Jennings said. "We wanted to minimize his yards as best we can to give us a better chance to win. Charles did a good job holding him under 100 yards and holding him under 2,000 yards."
Johnson downplayed the milestone afterward, saying he wasn't disappointed not to reach it and saying it was "a hell of a feat getting to where we got to."
"There's always room to get better, though," Johnson said.
Rough debut: With safety Chris Conte out with a pulled hamstring, second-year man Anthony Walters made his first career start. Walters missed two tackles in the first quarter on running back Mikel Leshoure, whom he called "a shifty back."
"I'm excited for the win, but I'm disappointed in how I played," Walters said. "I'm not going to sugarcoat that. I don't think I played well or to my potential.
"But (the missed tackles) were good for me for my focus. The coaches, they stayed with me and kept the confidence in me."
Walters also was saw receiver Kris Durham split him and Jennings for a 25-yard touchdown with 12 seconds left in the first half.
"They ran four seams ... and it's just a tough play for me, for the defense," Walters said.
The stare down: Defensive tackle Henry Melton was active after missing the previous two games with a collarbone injury. He caused a stir leading up to the game by calling the Lions "dirty" and singling out center Dominic Raiola, who later called Melton "a coward."
"I don't think we said anything to each other," a laughing Melton said afterward. "We had a couple of stare-downs. That was about it."
The rundown: With the Bears' offense stalling, kicker Olindo Mare had a busy day, making 4 of 5 field goals. He made kicks of 33, 40, 28 and 20 yards but missed a 43-yarder wide right in the second quarter.
"It was just a bad kick," Mare said. "It was disappointing, and you can't blame not kicking all year on it because I made those kicks in pregame and all week. It was just a bad swing."
As expected, linebacker Brian Urlacher was inactive because of his hamstring injury. The other inactives were running back Armando Allen, linebacker Blake Costanzo, offensive tackle Cory Brandon, defensive tackle Nate Collins and quarterback Josh McCown.


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Hey Guys, this is Erik... I have a strange, rare favor to ask someone out there... We have some important things for the foundation (a cool surprise that will out for the world in a week or so) that we need brought to Nosara... I was supposed to have it when I came back a few weeks ago, but it wasn't done yet... If anyone is coming from the South Florida area this week, and would mind bringing an extra little bit, please shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com... Thanks! We will stoke you out with a free shirt and photos...
Good Morning Everyone,
Rich bringing you the news this Sunday the surf is flat but it sure is a beautiful day at the beach here in Nosara. High tide was at 6 this morning with low tide coming at noon. Grab the longboards or fishes & get some small peelers. We expect a small increase throughout the week but not anything huge. Not too many surf pictures today but James will be back tomorrow
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Intercessory Prayer for Our Church, Community and State"Put on the full armor of God…and stand..."
Our prayer time together, characterized by these actions: Waiting on God, Praising, Thanking, Adoring the Lord and Intercessions, allowing the Holy Spirit to pray His heart through these prayers to His glory (Romans 8).
PRAY for:
- Our leaders in Washington – wisdom, discernment, understanding of God's Word for this hour of history and courage to govern in the affairs of men with a conviction and determination to thwart all evil intents of the "principalities and powers in high places. (Ephesians 6)
- Our judicial system – God would intervene and give us righteous judges who "do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with their God."
- Marriage issues – for a mandate to keep marriage between one man and one woman…for the next battle line – our state legislature.
- Our troops, the war – continue to praise God for victory and – pray for families of our troops – pray for a consensus between the political parties.
- Israel – the "peace of Jerusalem" –– for protection for Israeli citizens – for the peace of Jerusalem – for restraint of her enemies/God's appointed time.
- Children, parents, teachers and administrators – protection/provision, grace and help in time of need….godly mentors.
- For CareNet, Union Gospel Mission, Salvation Army and other service agencies in our area.
- Repentance, unto revival unto reformation in our nation – a move of strong fasting and prayer – for evangelism and missions outreach in our community. May the Lord send more laborers into the harvest fields.
- For the persecuted church – grace to suffer – and deliverance.
"Even so, Come, Lord Jesus!"


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Vietnam, Discovery, 14 days - from $1,915 (land only)
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Ok.. So ever since my cousin came out and told me she was Bi, I started questioning my own sexuality. Sure, I've had boyfriends, but no big major relationship. And I keep having odd dreams, about me making out with girls from school. I know I am probobly the only one who can say If I am Bi or not... but does anyone have some advise? Thx
Hmmmm... My cousin came out before me too. He soon moved away so I was here to deal with my own thoughts by myself. It was hard at first I was always telling my self in high school that "It's not right to think about the things I was thinking about (boys)" Soon I just couldn't take it anymore. Three years later I can talk openly with most of my friends and that hella cool.
-Theres always tomorrow.
It's seems normal for you to question yourself after someone telling you their orientation. I was questioning myself before one of my friends told me they were bi. I did some research and I realized that was indeed bi myself. I had crushes on gils but it was aquward and I didn't understand it at all. When you start staring at a girl in class while you have a crush on a guy. Welcome to my life. I used to like boys a lot but now I like girls a lot. I still like boys but not as much. I don't know if this helps, but you will figure it out in time. Don't force it.
"I choose to be myself no matter what the world says I should be."
The first person you ever need to come out to is yourself. It's also the hardest person you'll ever come out to. I'm not saying you should come out to anyone (even yourself) as bi, but take a step back and examine yourself from an unbiased point of view. Introspect.
Having dreams of making out with girls does not make you bi. Neither does actually making out with girls. If you have genuine feelings, sexual or otherwise, for girls, then you are bi. When you think to yourself if you can have said genuine feelings for other girls don't let your preconception of bis taint the way you look at yourself and your feelings, that will only muddle things and make it harder for you to view yourself.
Does the concept of gender matter at all to you? (To get us all on the same page: sex is your biological reproductive disposition, gender is your ascribed patterns of thoughts and actions. More simpler, sex is between your legs and gender is between your ears.) If you don't care about masculine or feminine traits then perhaps you are bi.
I can't tell you if you are or aren't, only you can. And you already know that.
The only person who can determine your sexuality is yourself, but there is a possibility that maybe your fantasies about girls are a response to some kind of stress you're having about your previously "straight" cousin admitting that she is bi. Also, not having any significant relationships alone shouldn't be taken as an indicator of bisexuality - it was a while before I had a really significant relationship with another man, but that's not cause for questioning my homosexuality.
You should take a step back and ask yourself these questions: 1) what is my emotional reaction to my dreams about girls? 2) do I often find myself fantasizing about girls while I'm awake? 3) Do these fantasies come about naturally (i.e. are they not forced)? 4) Do I ever feel clearly attracted to other girls?
If you ask me, I think you should just slow down and not worry about labeling yourself, which seems impossible in a world full of them, but what I mean is that if you think that you're bi today, you might not tomorrow. Do what your heart tells you to do, if you feel attracted to a girl or something that doesn't mean that you are going to fit into the bi 'box' forever... That's what's hard with 'coming out to yourself' is realizing if you really are going to be this way, and for me that was a hard 3 years of guilt and stuff, but only cause I was trying to label myself by what I thought I SHOULD be... If you can, just do what your heart tells you. 'Cause you don't want to wake up two years from now and realize that you might not be that way anymore, and you've alread told a bunch of people. I've gone back and forth between gay and bi, and I tell most people I'm gay [that I trust, I'm not out yet], but sometimes I wonder if I'm bi sorta... You've got nothing to prove to anyone.
Don't worry too much about labeling yourself. I did, and still am a little bit. But try to pay attention to your feelings more. If you like a guy, you like a guy. If you like a girl, you like a girl. All that really matters is your feelings, and if you do what you feel is right when it comes to dating and relationships. Don't stress over the labels. A label doesn't make you who you are. I hope everything works out for you!!
I agree with not worrying about labels... right now i'm going through a "phase or not a phase" phase, as in i'm wondering if i'm bi, or straight. but then all of a sudden i realized, hey, who cares, i love who i love, right? and i did like that dream i had about making out with a girl :D anyways, now i'll just wait until i see that girl again and i'll find out if i'm actually attracted to her in real life or whether i somehow had an image of making out with a girl combined with the feeling of making out with a guy in my dreams...
besides, i think that how straight/gay/whatever they want to call it you are always changes. i mean, i'm only (i think!) attracted to girls that are more butch but for guys anything goes! and i would really hate for someone to create a new label for me based on that. just something to think about! luv- kess
Well my step-cousin came out to me last year when I was 13 and told me she was bi. I was questioning it myself; was I bi? That entire year I was thinking about it through my head. I realized it this year when I had my first girl crush. Now I currently lable myself as bi. You should ask yourself if you think two girls kissing and stuff;if that's nasty to you. Also, be aware that if you are bi, be ready to accept yourself, and if you plan on telling people be ready for some negative reactions as well as support, and a few lost friends or awkward relationships. TELL THE RIGHT PEOPLE because I didn't and my entire grade knows -_-. Just ask yourself as well "Would I feel comfortable going furthur than 'just friends' with a girl?" If you're not sure it's fine to experiment! I've done it, and that's when I knew for sure that I was bi. If you are able to like/love that person the same or similar to the way you can like/love a guy, than you are probably bi.
Lol, as you can tell I have a lot of experience on this. Hope it helped! ;-)
Do you like these dreams. they dont mean anything unless you do.
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Well have you ever been with a girl sexually before? You are probably just having these dreams and are paranoid about being gay because someone close to you told you that they are gay. Just experiment and see what you like. I mean if you dream you are going to marry your dog or something it doesn't mean you are attracted to your dog. Unless of course you do want to marry your dog or actually do want to be sexually active with your dog. Ewwww. ok thats just sick and not a very good example. Scratch that. lol. All I am saying is it is just a dream. Unless you really want the dream to come true then dont go drive yourself crazy about it. Like I said experiment and see what you like.
You don't have to be with a girl or a guy to know you're attracted to girls or guys. But experimenting is a good idea, as long as you're careful.
Pretty much, if you ever look at a girl and think about how great it would be to be with her, you are bi.


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Below are my 5/13/2013 comments from one of my THREE Facebook pages under: Andrew M Molchan
5/13/2013. The FED is sending out signals that the process of throwing Trillions of Queer $$ Dollars Out of the Helicopter windows might be slowing (see yesterday's 5/12/2012 comments below). Is this for real, Or a FED ploy to blunt the growing criticisms? I think it's for REAL because the Queer Money has PROVEN to be a FAILURE for growing good jobs.
FOUR years ago I said it would FAIL, and ONLY National Legislation and Deep Reform can grow good jobs. Dr. Plosser (see yesterday's comment) is totally correct when he says the FED has become the enabler for DO-NOTHING Politicians that INCLUDES: 100% of Pres Obama, 95% of the Democrats, AND 90% of the Republicans.
The BIG QUESTION is if FED will start cutting back on its DEBT INCREASES next month, or in the next decade? I'm tempted to say the NEXT DECADE. However, today's Stock Market BUBBLE is a Queer Money driven BUBBLE. Without tons of Queer $$ going out of the Helicopter windows long-term the Stock Market is GOING DOWN.
As Dr. Plosser (President of the Federal Reserve's Philadelphia Branch said on Bloomberg News, "The great unwinding will happen here in America, and it will happen around the world."
At this point the Stock Market looks like it has very limited long-term upside potential, but a massive downside risk. BEWARE of a long-term "Sucker Market" that VERY SLOWLY zigzags down, and where the new lows are always lower than the old lows, but the new highs are not as high as the old highs.
In November of 2007 I wrote, "We are in a sucker market. Every rally is going to be a sucker rally followed by a lower, low."
Below are my 5/12/2013 comments from one of my THREE Facebook Pages under: Andrew M Molchan.
5/12/2013. The Canary in the Coal Mine (me) has been UNPOPULAR for a Half-Century. In 50 years what the Canary said, no matter how unpopular at the time, eventually came to happen. Sometimes it took 25 days, sometimes 25 YEARS, BUT it happened.
In 1964 the Canary predicted that the United States would LOSE the Vietnam War. It took Ten Years, but the Canary was proven correct.
Dr. CHARLES PLOSSER, (Ph.D in Macroeconomics, U of Chicago, Also a Degree in Engineering), President of the Philadelphia Branch of the Federal Reserve, said on Bloomberg News basically what the Canary (me) has been saying for over four years. Dr. Plosser said, "All central banks around the world are making up for the fact that their political systems are dysfunctional. When governments don't work, people are out of work, economies aren't growing, and easy money turns out to be the easy thing to do. It's the one thing that governments can do because they can't simply do what they're expected to do, and it's dangerous. Central banks around the world have become enablers of dysfunctional democratic systems. The day of reckoning will come and all of you have to think about the great unwinding. It will happen here in America, and around the world. It's easier to print money than it is to raise taxes or cut spending, and that road usually ends in a not very pretty place. I think that it's very dangerous for us to think that monetary policy is a solution."
For Four Years the Canary has been saying that the FED needs to let the economy BECOME WORSE because that's the ONLY MOTIVATION for real reform, and a real long-lasting recovery NOT driven by a Trillion Queer Dollars $$ per year. As long as the FED Queer $$ keeps flowing, BOTH the Democrats and Republicans will KEEP Kicking the Cans Down the Road, and good jobs will Continue to DIE in America.
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Islamic dreams about Spilling Sugar find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Spilling Sugar dictionary!
Spilling Sugar dream interpretations
Sugar Dream Explanation
symbolizes joy, healing, the dissipation of worries and misery, the fulfilment of aspirations, the culmination of any action, the illustrious, beautiful, and pleasant wife, the noble and intelligent son who can assimilate any art or profession, the honest gains, and the pure and clean knowledge devoid of any heresy. One grain of
is a kiss from a lover, a loved one, a son or a daughter. Conversely, plenty of
represents gossip. According to Ibn Siren, selling
is a bad dream. Sugar candy means sincere talk and genuine action, recovery from a disease, welfare from agriculture, and long awaited rain.
Sugar Dream Explanation
— (Kiss; Sweet)
in a dream represents joy, festivities, recovering from an illness, dispelling anxiety, putting worries aside, fulfilling one's aspirations, reaching one's goals, completing one's duty, a noble wife, a blessed son, an intelligent child, or a son who is a genius in all crafts. If
is interpreted as money in the dream, then it means lawful money, and if it is interpreted as a man of knowledge, his knowledge is then free from innovation. A piece of
candy means a kiss, money, a child, truthfulness, sincerity in words and actions, recovering from an illness, financial comfort after difficulties, or it could represent profits from a farming business, or from collecting the sap from maple trees in season. A large quantity of
in a dream means hearsay or vain talk. Selling
in a dream may stimulate hypertension or discomfort. (Also see
Sugar Dream Explanation
as well as sweetness represent money and riches if a person eats it. Sometimes it means sweet utterances.
Sugar cane Dream Explanation
— (Cane; Juice; Reeds) In a dream,
cane means toiling and suffering, rambling, or clamor in the area in which it is seen in a dream.
cane in a dream also could represent a noble lineage, acquiring an honorable knowledge, or earning a spiritual advancement.
cane in a dream also represents chaste and noble women or pious men. If one sees a field of
cane planted in inadequate terrain, then means destruction, ruin, or archaeological excavations that will lead to exposing the past and exhuming the dead, or it could mean a wailing party of women showing their grief and sorrow. A field of
cane in a dream also represents the ability to hide something, or to redo something, or to declare a war, or it could mean signing a business agreement, a marriage contract, celebrating old times and events, freedom from imprisonment, releasing prisoners, recovering from an illness, or exhuming the dead. Chewing or sucking on a stick of
cane in a dream means becoming talkative or repetitive. If one sees himself making juice out of
cane in a dream, it means prosperity and wealth.
cane in a dream also represents money that one earns from a stingy person. (Also see Juice; Reed)
Sugar mill Dream Explanation
— (Mill) A
mill in a dream represents success in the world, sufferings, burial, money, usury, the release of prisoners, a bathhouse, a lavatory, discarding what is shameful, waters, spinning, breathing, a college, or a fellowship house. In general, all types of mills represent good news and guidance. (Also see Oil Press)
Maple syrup Dream Explanation
— (See Sugar)
Juice Dream Explanation
— (Grapes;
cane; Wine) Pressing grapes to make wine in a dream means prosperity and a good harvest. The same interpretation is given for pressing
cane or other fruits. If a poor person sees himself pressing grapes to make wine in a dream, it means that he will prosper. If one sees everyone pressing grapes to make wine, or pressing olives for their eating oil in a dream when the economic conditions are down in one's homeland, it means economic recovery. If a scholar or a student on the path, or a prisoner sees that, it means that they will escape from a potential danger. If a lender sees that, it means that he will recover his money from people. If a student on the path sees that, it means that he will succeed in his quest for knowledge. If a bachelor sees that, it means that he will get married and have many children. Making wine in a dream means good luck with one's acquaintances, or earning unlawful and tainted money. (Also see Extracting oils from seeds)
Oil press Dream Explanation
— (Oil mill; Oil refinery; Refinery) In a dream, an oil press represents spiritual guidance, knowledge, a foster mother or a wet nurse. (Also see
Honey Dream Explanation
— It presents a perbond accumulated wealth. At times it is wealth that he hs inherited or will inherit. It also symbolises Islamic and Quranic knowledge. Any sweetmeats made of honey or
symbolises a perbond wealth and halaal rizq.
Press Dream Explanation
— (Mill) Building a press in a dream represents urban developments and prosperity for that place. The lack of a press or a mill in a town in a dream means poverty, the death of a foster mother or that of a wet nurse. In a dream, all types of juices and oils when freshly pressed in a dream represent freedom, relief, release from prison, dispelling distress, money, or sexual intercourse. (Also see Mill;
mill; Oil press; Thrust)
Frying Dream Explanation
— Frying meat or eggs or fish, etcetera in a dream means separation or turning away from someone or something. It also means satisfying one's needs, attaining one's goal or identifying it. Frying in a dream represents the skill of cultivating one's personal entitlements, or it could mean the home returning of a long awaited traveller or the release of a prisoner. Frying something with
in a dream represents a profitable business partnership. (Also see Deep frying)
Gilder Dream Explanation
— (Gold leaf) In a dream, a gilder represents a decorator, someone who makes things attractive and pleasant or someone who coats things with
. In general, a gilder in a dream represents someone who is truthful in his words and actions. If a gilder overlays gold leaf over the cover of a book in a dream, it means that he is lying, falsifying things, innovating and that he is a heedless person who loses his money in loathsome entertainments, corruption, or it could mean that he works for a religious institution.
Chewing Dream Explanation
— (Greed) To chew food other than for grinding or eating one's meal in a dream means an illness or loss of appetite. Chewing gum in a dream means earning money coupled with ugly words that will grow to become a big fight and that will lead to a court appearance. The source of it all begins with greed. Anything that is chewed in a dream means an exchange of words. The only exception to it is chewing a stick of
cane in a dream. In that case, it means lauding someone or hearing pleasing words one desires to hear over and over. (Also see Chewing food; Chewing gum; Greed)
Reed Dream Explanation
— (Cane) A reed in a dream represents the worst of people, or it could connote engaging in a despicable and a loathsome conversation. Leaning on a stick of reed in a dream represents the short span of life which remains for such a person, and it could mean that he will become poor before he dies. Reed in a dream also represents a frugal person who has loyalty to nothing, and who has no respect for the common norms or ideals. If one sees strips of reed turn into strips of silver or gold in a dream, then they denote good and valued deeds. Reeds in a dream also signify prosperity and wealth which is made from lawful earnings, a pure and a chaste wife, or good children. However, reeds in a dream also represent hypocrites, and if one hears their sound in his dream, it means an argument, or a fight. (Also see Caning;
Flesh Dream Explanation
— Views on certain items of this chapter are widely divided and sometimes diametrically opposed. For instance, according to Al-Nabulsi:
• Eating somebody's flesh: Will speak ill of such a person in his absence.
• Eating one's own flesh: Will eat up gains. According to Ibn Siren, will eat away savings or whatever is hoarded. For Ibn Shaheen:
• Eating human flesh: Financial gains in any case. If the person whose flesh is being eaten is known to the dreamer, the latter will take a bite at the victim's purse or property. In case the dreamer is eating such flesh voraciously and with great appetite while blood is
imminent, unquestionable, and huge financial gains will be achieved.
• Eating one's own flesh: Abundance and tremendous power are in store.
• Eating the flesh of a tortured person (crucified, hung, et cetera): Will obtain money from a wanted individual. It could also mean redemption and/or vengeance.
• Eating the flesh of one's enemy: Will triumph over him.
• Eating the flesh of a dead person: Will speak ill of the dead, in view of a verse in the Holy Quran that says: "O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a sin. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? …" ("Al-Hujurat" [The Private Apartments], verse 12.) According to Ibn Siren, it makes no difference whether the eaten person is a man or a woman, but the younger the subject, the more likely the dream will come true.
• Eating another person's flesh raw: Will slander that person or backbite one of his relatives.
• Eating another person's flesh cooked or grilled: Will swallow the other's capital.
• Biting and snatching one's own flesh and spitting it on the ground: The dreamer is an evil person and a slanderer.
• Eating one's own tongue: (1) The dreamer is the silent, concealing, and self-restrained type. (2) The dreamer's eloquence will help him. To come back to the general interpretation:
• A woman eating her own flesh: Will commit adultery.
• A lady eating another woman's flesh: Will have a lesbian experience with her, or each of them will try to overpower the other physically or otherwise.
Sweets Dream Explanation
— Seeing or eating sweets in a dream indicates one's sincerity in his religious attendance, release of a prisoner, arrival of a traveller, recovery of a sick person, marriage of an unwed person, guidance, repentance, learning the Quran, buying new clothing for one's children, having a loyal servant, or earning blessed monies. Seasonal sweets in a dream represent witnessing an annual festival, or the reinstatement of a just ruler. To feel saturated with sweets in a dream means self-conceit, lies, or it could mean extolment, or speaking nice words. Eating sweets in a dream also means suffering from cold symptoms. Though, eating fermented sweets or preserves in a dream may represent a cure. If a sweet is made from the basic four ingredients (i.e., honey,
, flour and manna or dates, or other fillings) in a dream, it means happiness, longevity, or escaping from the consequences of a dangerous business one ventures in with greed. As for a believer, eating sweets in a dream means tasting the blessings of one's faith, though for a disbeliever, it means indulging in the pleasures of this world. (Also see Pastry; Seasonal sweets; Sweets maker)
Mill Dream Explanation
— (Grinder; Press) In a dream, a mill represents a school, a courthouse, a balance, justice, righteousness, benefits, blessings, money, food, charity, or marriage. The millstone in a dream represents a wife and a husband. The flour that issues from between the two grinding stones represents sperms or children. A mill in a dream also means distress and adversities, uptightness, headache, a rivulet, or a windmill. If one sees a mill grinding human beings in a dream, it means loss of lives and adversities. If one sees a mill grinding something that is not edible in a dream, it means drought and rising prices. If the amount of flour coming from the mill is plentiful in the dream, it means lowering of prices, or recovering from an illness. Grinding lupine seeds, henna seeds, potash, saltwort, salsola kali, jojobe seeds or any seeds from the marsh mallow tree in a dream means washing oneself from sin, overcoming difficulties, paying one's debts and recovering from an illness. (Also see Oil press; Press;
Underground granary Dream Explanation
— (Granary; Pantry; Storage room; Subterranean storehouse) An underground grain storage house in a dream represents a caring mother, a single parent or a foster mother. This interpretation comes from the example of a fetus in his mother's womb and its dependence on her to supply the necessary nourishment. Once the stored food is consumed, then it is necessary to depend on a new source. If one sees an underground granary demolished or filled with dirt in the dream, and if his mother is sick, it means that she may die from her illness. If one's wife is pregnant, it means that she will soon deliver her infant. A demolished underground granary in a dream means finding a buyer for one's grains, and the dirt that fills the storehouse in the dream represents money. If the stored grain turns into dirt in a dream, it means that market prices will come down, or it could mean the loss of one's investment. Seeing a granary filled with food in a dream means that one's wife is pregnant. If a fire consumes the stored grain in a dream, it means rising prices. If one sees a granary filled with
or dates in a dream, it means that prices will stabilize and become attainable, while the type of food stored therein will be in limited supplies and consequently, its price will rise. If a sick person falls into an underground granary in a dream, it means his death, or drowning in the sea, or facing a highway robbery. As for one who is engaged in a fight, an underground granary in his dream represents a prison or a visit to a brothel.
Nosebleed Dream Explanation
— • Having a nosebleed: Will find a treasure.
• An abundant but thin nosebleed: Will earn lasting money.
• A heavy and thick nosebleed: Will have a miscarriage. Bleeding from the nose but assuming that the bleeding is good: Benefits from the chief. Harmful bleeding from the nose: A benefit from the chief would turn out to be a calamity. In case the dreamer is himself a chief, one or two drops would mean benefits; the equivalent of one or two quarts of supposedly beneficial bleeding would mean physical fitness and religious devotion or the end of a sinful situation. In the event of a harmful nosebleed, the chief's religious faith will weaken and he will commit a sin.
• Dreaming of having lost all strength after a nosebleed: The dreamer will become poor. The reverse is also true.
• Nose blood
on the dreamer's clothes: The dreamer will earn dirty money and commit sins. If the clothes had not been stained, the hero of such a dream would halt whatever sin he is committing.
• Blood from the nose dropping on the road: The dreamer will be paying his zakat (Muslim religious dues) and giving alms on the road. NUH.
• Seeing the prophet Nuh (Noah): (1) The dreamer will have a long life full of tricks and all sorts of trouble from the enemy, but will triumph and thank God profusely as mentioned in the Holy Quran. ("Al-Israe" or "Bani Israil" [The Children of Israel], verse 03.) (2) The dreamer will marry a pious woman who will give the dreamer children.41 (3) The dreamer's children will disobey him and might become apostates and die as such, arousing his wrath and anger. (4) The dreamer will become a scholar, be patient, and obey the Lord. (5) After overcoming enemies, the dreamer will be given a very high position only to be disobeyed by friends. But the dreamer will ultimately prevail, by the grace of God. (6) The dreamer will have plenty of enemies and covetous neighbours, but God will save him from their evil eye and will avenge him. (7) The disbelievers will be destroyed and the devout favoured, despite formidable power wielded by the heretics. (8) The dreamer will triumph over hostile folk or family and might regret that victory later on for all the pain it will bring about. (9) Drought will come to an end, and rain will fall heavily, as Noah's era was marked by abundant waters and the famous deluge. (10) Relief. Worries and sorrow will be over. (11) Prices will increase. (12) An allusion to carpentry, agriculture, and extensive knowledge of humans, other mammals, and birds (Noah's ark). (13) Will wail, as Nuh in Arabic means "loud weeping."
• Seeing Nuh on a ship: The ship will reach the shore safely.
• A woman dreaming of Nuh: She will rebel against her husband and obey her close relatives and other folk.
Bread Dream Explanation
— (Loaf; Knowledge; Life; Longevity; Money; Mother; Nanny; Needs; Prosperity; Religion; A strong person.) When bread is made from bleached flour in a dream, it means blessed earnings and a comfortable life. When it is made with unbleached flour in a dream, it means disturbances in one's life. It is said that each loaf of bread represents forty years of one's life. Each loaf of bread also may represent money in denominations of tens, hundreds or thousands, all relative to the financial standing of the person in the dream, or the type of work he performs. Whole wheat bread, barley bread or sweet bread made with honey or
in a dream means rising prices. Eating bread with its crusts in a dream is like eating honey with its beeswax. Oven fresh bread when eaten in one's dream is best. Bread in a dream represents woman's chastity. Bread made with bleached flour means living a clean life, having pure knowledge, or a beautiful wife. If a student sees himself distributing bread among poor people in a dream, it means that he will attain his goals and succeed in his studies. If he is a preacher, it means that people are accepting his admonitions and advice. Otherwise, if he sees people crowding over him to get their bread in the dream, it means that people will seek what he has to offer. In that case, his position is better than theirs, for the giving hand is better than the receiving one. If one sees a deceased person offering him a piece of bread in a dream, it means that he will receive unexpected money from an unsolicited source. If one sees bread hanging in the skies, over the roofs or hanging down from trees in a dream, it means rising prices and the same interpretation applies for all commodities. If he sees bread scattered on the ground and people walking over it in a dream, it means prosperity in that land which leads to vanity. A good looking loaf of bread represents one's good religious stand, otherwise it means the opposite. Baking bread in a dream means working for one's livelihood. Seeing squandered loaves of bread and not eating from them in the dream means meeting with brothers one has not seen for a long time. Having a loaf of bread baked with coarsely grounded grains in the dream means living a comfortable life, though with insignificant religious attendance. If it is a loaf of barley bread in the dream, it means a strenuous life, though well managed. Corn bread, chick peas bread or millet bread means tight financial conditions and rising prices. If one is given a piece of dried bread in a dream, it indicates the near end of his life. A loaf of bread in a dream means marriage for an unwed person, and for a craftsman, it means progress in his trade. As for a ruler or a judge, a well baked loaf of bread in a dream represents his justice. Small loaves of bread in a dream represent a short life, while large loaves mean longevity. Eating a hot loaf of bread means hypocrisy, because the effect of the oven's heat is still in it. Eating bread without a meal means a sickness or dying alone. Eating from a loaf of bread which is half baked in a dream means that one may suffer from high fever. If a poor person eats sweetbread or a cake in a dream, it means sickness or loss of what he maybe expecting to receive. Eating the thin variety of rock baked bread in a dream means increase in one's earnings. A thin loaf of bread in a dream also could mean a short life. Holding two loaves of bread in a dream means marrying two sisters, one after the other. Eating simultaneously from two loaves of bread, one in each hand in a dream also means a marriage to two sisters. Eating pretzels in a dream means adopting a good health diet. Stale bread in a dream means inexpensive or shoddy prices. Dough in a dream means debts or loans. A flying loaf of bread with two wings means high prices. Eating a flat loaf of bread, or a loaf of pita bread in a dream means easy living or prosperity. Eating a bun in a dream denotes a decent financial stability. In a dream, a loaf of bread also represents little money or little earnings, or a small wage. (Also see Dough)


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Recent comments
- Keith
- October 01, 2012 - 06:56
"For a man who lobbied so hard for the right to free speech, Levant sure has a lot [of] people wishing he'd shut the heck up." First off, this formula makes no sense: of course the person everyone wants to shut up would advocate for free speech. Secondly, an editorial page like this should argue with Levant on the facts (an easy enough job), not discuss the limits of free speech. All speech should be heard and all sick thoughts should be ridiculed mercilessly by a free press. But you opt to make him look like a victim by pondering how far his fundamental freedoms go. Stick to your job: making him a laughing stock by exposing his idiocy.


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Dion Phaneuf wasn't available for conversation yesterday which fits in a funny kind of way.
There is always talk about him regardless.
One game after a marathon 31:39 in Game 4, Phaneuf played a more manageable 21:38 in Game 5.
All of that, it seemed, came in the last moments as the Bruins mounted a furious but ultimately futile charge as the Leafs held on 2-1.
Game 4, you might have heard, ended famously after Phaneuf made a bad pinch in overtime.
Nothing was said about Ryan O'Byrne's curious positioning in front of James Reimer or that Reimer looked awkward as the puck beat him on the short side.
This is the working environment in which Dion Phaneuf, the Leafs 18th captain, works.
It's a bit like the joke about how many Montreal Canadiens fans it takes to change a lightbulb. The answer is three. One to change the bulb and two to talk about how great the old lightddddddbulb was.
Everyone looks better in retrospect.
Mats Sundin was regularly pilloried for what many perceived as a lack of emotion. Doug Gilmour was knocked for wanting out of Toronto when his game fell off. Wendel Clark, venerated in retrospect, was oft-criticized because of his penchant for injury.
Because he is a defenceman, Phaneuf is invariably an imperfect player. Give a player enough changes to make a split-second read and invariably, he will get some wrong. It escaped mention that when David Krejci ended the game, Phaneuf had played a staggering 31:39.
"It's a game of mistakes," said defenceman John-Michael Liles. "Unfortunately it happened in overtime but he's a great player. He believes in himself. We believe in him. We knew he was going to have a great bounce-back game and he did last night. He played fantastic for us."
When the Leafs fell out of playoff contention a season ago, the blame was put on Phaneuf's leadership. When the Leafs charged into the post-season this time, few mentioned Phaneuf's strong campaign.
Dion Phaneuf will never win the Norris Trophy but he is a true number one defenceman, a player used widely in all situations. During the regular season he was fifth in the league in average minutes played and third in shifts per game.
Despite his overwhelming use of Phaneuf in the regular season, Leafs coach Randy Carlyle has tried to trim Phaneuf's minutes in the playoffs. The Leafs captain is 20th in post-season minutes played with 24:50 a night, two minutes more than the soaring Gardiner.
Gardiner's ascension is a gift to Phaneuf. Gardiner, not Phaneuf, led Leafs defencemen in ice time in Game 5 with 24:05 but, of course, Gardiner isn't asked to handle the Bruins best players.
And if the residual effects of his season-long workload sometimes exposes Phaneuf's fatigue (like nearly all the Leafs he had little luck in clearing the zone against Boston in the third period in Game 5) it also masks some of the Leafs' weaknesses.
Nearly half the game can be divided among the other four defencemen. Because Phaneuf played 31 minutes in Game 5, for example, Ryan O'Byrne's could be protected, kept out of special teams and spotted nicely in a 20-minute night. The Leafs have no defenceman as versatile as Phaneuf.
Carlyle, as he typically does, suppressed any wild enthusiasm about Phaneuf's Game 5 on Saturday.
"Everybody in the hockey world knows of the miscue or mistake that was made in the previous game," Carlyle said. "The response was what we expected. He has pride. He represents our hockey club, he plays big minutes"
"I thought he played a great game," said goalie James Reimer. "He had a couple of key blocks and a couple of good plays. He's a huge asset to our team and he's been big for us."


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Homeless Syrian families in Lebanon: Exploited and criminalised
According to the UNHCR, the number of Syrian families who migrated to Lebanon is 111 161 families. Many of them are forced to live in public parks, on pavements and under bridges. Or in mosques, like little Aya and her siblings.
Aya wakes up every morning to the sound of Fajr prayer, she can barely open her blue eyes after few hours of disturbed sleep. She quickly picks up her covers which serve as bed sheets at the same time, before people start entering the mosque that she and her siblings live in since they moved from Syria to Lebanon 2 months ago. This is how the 5 year old's day begins, to be followed by a long trip with her siblings from one place to another, searching for food or some shade to keep the heat away.
When Isha prayers end and people leave, the small family walks into the small mosque in Port Lebanon, tired from a full day of aimless wandering, and dreading more of the same when they wake up the following day. Youssef Ramdo sat by a tree next to the Ain Maryasa mosque, wiping the sweat off his sun-burned face. In a fatherly tone inconsistent with his young age of 18 he said, "I've held the responsibility for my sisters Mariam and Aya and my disabled nephew Mo'ayad asince my mother disappeared when she went shopping in Ashrafeyya in Aleppo about a year ago."
One million Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Because of the violent outbreak all over Syria and especially in Aleppo, Youssef was forced to move his family to Edlib, Daraa, Damascus and then to the Lebanese borders where they hoped to "find some stability even if it was in a tent in a refugees camp that provides us with some food."
Their dreams didn't last for long as they didn't receive any help and were forced to wander in the streets, homeless and alone, until they came across the opportunity to sleep in a mosque in Port Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Om Abdel Rahman (45) was not as lucky, even though she knocked on the doors of many mosques to find shelter for her and her 3 children instead of the public park they sleep in. She hid her face, while eating some food in Hamra street where she works, along with her youngest daughter Reem, selling roses to earn the bit of money that's supposed to feed her children for a day. The family hasn't had a moment of stability since they left their home in Shghour bridge neighbourhood in Syria 2 months ago.
Homelessness is not a problem that these 2 families are facing alone. Tens of other Syrian families are forced to live in public parks, on pavements of side streets, under bridges and mosques. According to the UNHCR, the number of Syrian families who migrated to Lebanon is 111.161 families, with an average of one million Syrian in Lebanon.
Begging and exploitation
Begging in Beirut's markets and famous streets such as Hamra and Ashrafeyya has become the new address for displaced Syrians since the eruption of violence in their country, especially for young children, exposing them to exploitation and sexual harassment.
15 year old Faiza who sells gum in Kornish Manara street said with an embarrassed face, "I got harassed many times before, and car drivers always tease me as I work."
It doesn't stop at harassment and teasing though, a 17 year old girl disappeared in the Kola bridge area according to her uncle Moneer Gomaa who sleeps on the pavement under the bridge. "She was selling paper tissues at the intersection when she suddenly disappeared," he said. She was never found and there was no trace of her in hospitals or police stations. The dangers of harassment, kidnapping, or falling in the hands of gangs keeps Youssef around his sisters at all times.
"I'm afraid if I leave them alone, they will be attacked or kidnapped," explaining furthermore that, "Aya is a young girl so I fear for her safety, and Mariam is 14 now which makes her even more exposed to sexual harassment."
A large number of children fall in the hands of "mafias" that exploit and force them to beg in the streets or provide other "services" such as cleaning windshields, according to political analyst and social researcher Dr Wafeeq Ibrahim.
Ibrahim pointed out that the image of Syrian women in Lebanon now are usually associated with being beggars or prostitutes.
I attempted to talk to a child who begs in Hamra street. He refused to give any info about his family or where he sleeps or when he started begging. Minutes later, a man appeared and asked me, "what do you want from the child? Let his earn his living."
As soon as he showed up, the child's facial expression changed and he disappeared.
An absent state, mosques and organisations with agendas
Displaced Syrians is a file that has not been given priority by the Lebanese government who's following the "allow displacement but don't recognise it" policy.
According to Wafeeq, the first main reason is fear of exploiting Syrian refugees and employing them in violent acts by one party against the other. The second being fear of excessive demographic imbalance in Lebanon.
The unclear rule of the government in managing this file and the weak performance of the UNHCR in comparison to their work in other countries like Iraq and Jordan leaves the displaced at loss.
Some of them get help from mosques and civil society organisations, and others like Youssef managed to get an appointment with the UNHCR, in two months.
His search for help had previously led him to meet Sheikh Ahmed al-Aseer before the violent incidents in Sidon. The sheikh refused to help according to Ramdo who said, "Aseer told me that there was nothing they could do to help me."
The urgent and unfulfilled needs of the displaced Syrians might lead to their exploitation by armed groups who incite violence between different Lebanese sects according to Wafeeq.
"This has been happening already, since it doesn't seem natural that half of Sheikh Aseer's fighters would be Syrians," he added.
Hopes and needs
Between the state's reservation to explicitly deal with displaced Syrians, and the weak aids supplied by some mosques and civil society organisations, and the fear of employing them in violent acts, these families' basic needs from housing to food and medicine remain unfulfilled, pending serious steps taken by international organisations and the Lebanese government.
Despite the daily frustrations and the urgent needs of hundreds of homeless Syrian families including Youssef Ramdo's, the hope of going back home to their country is a dream that remains.
"I wish all of this would be over without having to endure any more losses," he said.


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The Friends of Washington Crossing Park extend a big thank you to all who attended and volunteered at the 4th Annual Washington Crossing Brewfest.
The community support for this SOLD OUT event will help the Friends of Washington Crossing Park continue operating the park and hosting educational events.
Stay tuned for details on next year&s event. Remember to purchase your tickets early. It&s sure to be another sell out!
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The brewfest will be held rain or shine. Tickets are required for all attendees. If it rains, tents will be provided.
PLEASE NOTE: No one under 21 will be admitted. Everyone must have valid ID. No children, no babies, no pets, no chairs and no firearms.