text:
$1.5 million proposal could solve Victoria's salary issue
Melissa Crowe
July 30, 2012 at 2:30 a.m.
For more information on the city's salary plan, check out this .pdf from the city's human resources department.
• 2013: $186,277
• 2012: $198,277
Vtv 15 Budget
• 2013: $60,924
• 2012: $167,324
• 2013: $750,000
• 2012: $750,000
• 2013: $100,000
• 2012: $100,000
• 2013: $442,027
• 2012: $452,355
• 2013: $207,973
• 2012: $197,645
• 2013: $4.12 million
• 2012: $3.46 million
• 2013: $1.77 million
• 2012: $1.73 million
• 2013: $1.7 million
• 2012: $1.54 million
• 2013: $632,986
• 2012: $187,765
After weeks of debate, Victoria City Council unanimously decided Monday to move forward with a comprehensive pay plan that would bring police department salaries up to market levels.
The estimated $1.5 million proposal took a broad approach to addressing salary woes across all city departments. It's first step is an $812,593 across-the-board adjustment to all city employees, $279,059 in market adjustments, and $400,000 to address "compression," which moves long-standing employees across the pay plan versus being on the same level as employees with none or little experience.
The seven-member council, along with City Manager Charmelle Garrett and Human Resources Director Cheryl Marthiljohni, agreed the plan is a step in the right direction to getting law enforcement salaries back on track after years of neglect.
Armstrong said he was proud of the work staff did in considering the needs and wishes of all 600 employees.
"The staff has done everything they can do with the budget. We have to try and be fair," Armstrong said.
He called it "a gigantic step" in the right direction.
Perhaps the largest change to the plan is the addition of a tenure-based plan for police and fire department employees to start in fiscal year 2013-14. To progress through the steps, police and fire employees would have to meet expectations in their current positions, Marthiljohni said. Council would need to fund the program each year.
Marthiljohni said staff provided what the police association wanted - a road map.
Police officers "want to see a structure at which they can progress through their career within the department," she said.
Chris Guerra, a member of Victoria Police Officers' Association, said the proposal gives him, and other officers, optimism by providing a clear method to moving across pay grades.
"The problems that have plagued our department and the reasons officers have left our department is because there has been no clear road map in the past in our pay structure," he said.
Some officers salaries have remained stagnant for years, he said.
He thanked the council for listening to the association.
"Every police officer goes into this line of work knowing we're not going to be rich," he said. "None of us were expecting not to progress across the salary ranges ... We're not going to be millionaires, but we can advance."
Staff's proposal modified its state certification pay scales based on what Police Chief J.J. Craig presented last week.
Officers at the intermediate and advanced level will receive the current annual compensation: $600 and $1,200, respectively. However, master certification holders will now receive $1,800 and field training officer incentives will double to $1,200, under the proposed plan. Detectives will also start receiving incentive pay of $1,200.
Garrett called it "a solid recommendation."
"We can afford what she's presenting and still be at the effective tax rate," she said.
She said councils have, since 1988, adopted pay plans almost every year.
"There's a strong history of proven pay programs," Garrett said. "This is the roadmap that they've been asking for and we believe that it meets the need."
Councilwoman Josephine Soliz, who previously recommended meeting one-on-one with every police department employee, said she is happy with the proposal. If the budget allows for it in the future, she would continue supporting it.
Other council members applauded staff for their proposal.
Councilman Emett Alvarez said he sees the plan as "a vast improvement," but wants to hear from the police association before giving final approval.
Joseph Felan, president of the Victoria Police Officers' Association, said the step program will encourage officers to apply in Victoria and stay in Victoria.
While a number of officers have left recently, Felan said it has not reached a "too little too late" state.
"We've got a good group of officers who are here and will be able to train these new officers," he said. "It lets them know that there's going to be some incentive to stay in Victoria."
He said the association appreciates the support from the community, city council and city staff during this process.


text:
Aww! She looks so happy! Bless her x
Kim Carberry recently posted…Silent Sunday!! -
Looks like a girl on a mission, gorgeous and I love the top
The Mummy Diary recently posted…Silent Sunday -
the advantages of having 2 countries to support she is still smiling!
Becky Willoughby (@LakesSingleMum) recently posted…#SilentSunday -
Such a beautiful photo, so full of energy.
The Reading Residence recently posted…Silent Sunday & Week 25 #Project52 -
Oh Carolin, what an absolutely beautiful photo x
Verily Victoria Vocalises recently posted…Silent Sunday and My Sunday Photo 22nd June 2014 -
Aww lovely, happy picture
Claire recently posted…Creative Mondays And This Weeks Featured Blogs…

subset: commoncrawl


text:
NEWTON's HOME PAGE
Privacy Policy
Fur and Hair
Name: Tiffany M. Status: student Age: 20s Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: 2000-2001
How do you tell the difference between hair and fur?
They are essentally the same thing! They have the same chemical composition, but fish scales, reptile scales and bird feathers have the same composition too. It is in the context or reference that makes them different. Hair or fur comes in difference textures, but that is about it. Humans, for example, have three types of hair, but this hair could be addressed as fur, but is not common to hear it.
Animals that have short fine hair that thickly covers their body are more often referenced as having "fur". The word "fur" is also used with any animal pelt that becomes a coat. Of course, the fine hair-like coverings of a peach is called "fur" too!
So, basically, hair is a characteristic of all mammals. Fur is a reference to the hair of some animals, and not the peach!
Steve Sample
Click here to return to the Zoology Archives
NEWTON is an electronic community for Science, Math, and Computer Science K-12 Educators, sponsored and operated by
Argonne National Laboratory
Educational Programs
, Andrew Skipor, Ph.D., Head of Educational Programs.
For assistance with NEWTON contact a
System Operator (email@example.com)
, or at Argonne's
Educational Programs
Educational Programs
Building 360
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, Illinois
Update: June 2012


text:
Tags composing, music, making music, influences, christie grinham
Genres indie, electronic, instrumental, jazz, japanese (beta) (flag as incorrect)
Artists Portico Quartet, Foals, Mouse on the Keys (beta)
Published August 13, 2012
Music that influences, not necessarily directly, the music that I make. I'll update this playlist every now and then.
The House That Soul Built by christieisaac
Soul, R&B and a little bit of pop.
soul, r&b, pop, getting ready, predrinks
Straight Bangers by christieisaac
Straight bangers.
house, garage, deep house, straight bangers
Beats Beats Beats by christieisaac
beats beats beats.
techno, electronic, house, beats
Electronic June by christieisaac
Electronic Music 4 U.
electronic, club, house, dirty, deep house


text:
Free admission
Under the direction of Martin Steidler, the Madrigalchor from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (University of Music and Performing Arts Munich) will perform music from the European choral tradition as part of their North American tour. The choir makes a stop in Young Harris as part of an exchange program begun in 2012 when the YHC Chamber Choir spent a week studying in Munich, Germany.
Made possible through an endowed fund established to honor Fay Harmon Clegg Hoag, '33
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Glenn Auditorium, Clegg Fine Arts Building


text:
Jan 17th, 2011, 05:02 AM
Tsveti really fought well. She was on the verb of losing this match after trailing 3-2 in the third but managed to turn it around and win the last 4 games in the match. :bounce:
View Full Version : AO R1: (32) Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) def. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-4 3-6 6-3


text: Don't waste your money on this one. The only thing this does is moisturize the skin. The packaging is two joined bottles, one for a.m. and one for p.m. I found this very annoying and by day 3 of use, I had cut off the plastic label and seperated the bottles. With the exception of the p.m. bottle containing shea butter, there is little difference between the two formulas. I used this twice daily for two months on my thighs. No change whatsoever. It smells terrible. Contains glycolic acid,


text:
Although ECD's growth over the decades gave many employees a comfortable nest egg, it was slow and steady and never generated the kind of intense, instant wealth that rewarded employees at firms like Microsoft, Google, or Facebook. Headhunters often recruited the company's multitalented engineers with promises of rapid riches, and some accepted lucrative offers only to find they missed the ECD culture.
"ECD was a reflection of Stan and Iris's personalities, and each one of us was an integral part of the firm," says Boil Pashmakov, who left ECD to work in the semiconductor industry and has now returned to work in Ovshinsky's new company. "In Silicon Valley, it is all about the money."
But notwithstanding Sarbanes-Oxley, Ovshinsky sometimes showed a side of his character that suggests he should not have been at the head of a publicly traded company. Like many a high-tech entrepreneur, he might have prospered more by taking the role of chief scientific officer while handpicking a cadre of professionals to manage the company. "He truly has a different set of beliefs. He's out to change the world, and he doesn't care about the money," says Patrick Klersy, another ECD veteran who has joined the new venture.
Starting Over
After his retirement, Ovshinsky languished for a year. He says he felt he was waiting for his life to end. Then in 2007, in short order he married Rosa Young, a Ph.D. physicist who had worked at ECD since 1986, and launched his fourth company.
Rosa says that Ovshinsky's proposal of marriage came as a surprise. She had already resigned from ECD herself, accepted a professor's position in Sichuan province in southwestern China, where she was born, and purchased a small apartment there. But, she adds, Ovshinsky has been surprising her for nearly 25 years now, never more than when he hired her in the first place, and then put her in charge of projects far removed from her academic background.
Few of Ovshinsky's old colleagues were surprised, however, when he announced plans for a new company. Considering the spotlight on global warming and renewed concerns about dependence on petroleum products, he simply could not remain on the sidelines. President Barack Obama's appointment of Steven Chu, a Nobel-winning physicist, as secretary of energy appeared to signal a fresh opening for sustainable energy development, and Ovshinsky felt he had to contribute.
Ovshinsky bootstrapped Ovshinsky Solar with $3.5 million of his own funds, and is now seeking $16 million in new capital to move from proof of concept to a small production facility. He says he will need an additional $350 million to reach full-scale manufacturing by 2012. The goal is a machine capable of producing a gigawatt per year of solar capacity, which is more than the output of a typical nuclear power plant, and more than 30 times the output of the largest current production lines at any photovoltaic manufacturer.
"Other people's idea of a gigawatt is to do it serially — build one machine and then another and another," says Ovshinsky. "If you look at all the cost and time of doing that, you are never going to get there. You can actually put a couple of our gigawatt machines in an ordinary factory. My costs will be lower than burning coal. That means pennies per watt. And that's the world revolution that's needed."
Increasing solar capacity requires improving the conversion efficiency of the semiconductor materials used or increasing the coating rate in production. It is presently impossible to have both high efficiency and high speed, and current manufacturing processes can be improved only incrementally.


text:
Brunette Mistress
Tags: nylon
Category/Niche: Nylon
Added: 2012-04-19
Views: 395
Runtime: 2m 2s
Show more Free Nylon Fetish Videos videos @ Porn4Free
A brunette mistress lays back on her bed, reclining as she waits for her submissive to give her the attention she deserves. The other brunette enters and takes her position at the foot of the bed, bending her body to attend to her mistress' gorgeous feet. She rubs her hands all over her mistress' stocking-covered legs, pulling off the high heels to taste the sensual fabric of nylon over luscious toes. She works her way up, until even mistress cannot restrain her passions.
This Video Is Presented You By Nylon Fetish Videos


text:
Recently I found myself a new website to waste time on – Sporcle. "Mentally stimulating diversions," or more simply, quizzes, is what you'll find on this site. Less than a month into my semester of class and I've found myself trying to name more Game of Thrones characters than wondering about what assigned reading I have due the next day.
So obviously, I had to create my own quiz and add it to the site – the very first Summer Camp quiz!
So, how well do you think you know your Summer Camp history? Can you name the most popular Summer Camp acts? I put together a little quiz to test your knowledge of all the bands to have played at Summer Camp 4 or more times (not including the current 2014 lineup).


text:
We like to think of Peterman's Eye as an old fashioned interactive community newspaper (if there is such a thing) focused on travel and curiosities. Talk with us about today's post. Tell us about the places you've been. Or take a trip using J. Peterman's exclusive travel services (coming soon). Read more...
Submitted by:
Submitted by:
Submitted by:
Submitted by:
Submitted by:
January 27, 2012
With the Oscars less than a month away, the Academy has just released the Oscar nominees and we've had the usual hand wringing about who was snubbed.
Pardon me for not sympathizing.
When you consider that the famously snubbed director of "Rebecca," "Lifeboat," "Rear Window," "Spellbound," "The 39 Steps," "Psycho," and others, never won an Academy Award for Best Director — only winning the Irving G. Thalberg Award late his career.
Hollywood's way of saying, "We hope you'll forgive us."
The oversight is all the more unfathomable since nobody left his directorial stamp more than the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.
"I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film."
Two of his films left off the list, which probably left Hitchcock buffs muttering why no "North by Northwest" or "Notorious," were supposedly Hitchcock's favorites.
All the more notorious for not being nominated for Best Picture.
Of course you're familiar with the 1959 thriller starring Cary Grant, (twice nominated but unbelievably never won an Oscar either) who gets mixed up in a series of memorable situations involving Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, a cornfield and Mt. Rushmore.
How many times do you admit to seeing it?
Notorious featured the love triangle of Cary, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains — who managed to be a sympathetic figure, even as a Nazi.
Made all the more memorable by an incredible turn by Austrian actress Leopoldine Konstantin as Claude's sinister mother.
"My first film," she said, "and they made me a monster."
But what a monster.
So why wasn't justice done?
Did Hitchcock offend Hollywood intelligencia for being too entertaining?
"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the babysitter were worth it."
Did he antagonize too many influential actors?
"I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle."
This conspiracy of omission has all the makings of a Hitchcockian thriller.
But we can certainly give him his due props in here.
The chair is yours.
Don't keep us in suspense.
All of his films have triumphantly withstood the test of time. They make you think, they cause you to be startled 'cos he was the mater of suspense......yet he never seemed to take himself too seriously.
Alfred Hitchcock, a character who could never be portrayed by any actor. One of a kind.
more on the honor roll...and his droll lead ins to commercials ----I miss those
Alrite I will admit it - I have seen Notorious, Rebecca & Suspicion many more times than North By Northwest. It`s nothing personal, I just happen to find Hitchcock films to be more Suspenseful when shot in B&W.
I don`t think Hollywood knew what to do with Hitchcock, He was quite visionary and for that era thought well outside the box, much to the establishments dismay.
My Dear Friends & Fellows .......
I am just in from an Emergency Trip to the Family Place up in West Texas ... My Oldest Uncle pass'd away at one minute into last Friday morning, and with him gone there isn't a Jew within a hundred miles in any direction ... so when I got the frantic call that he was gone, and nobody up there knew what to do with him, I took off like a Jack Rabbit with his tail on fire, and went up to Sit Shiva with Uncle Leo and take care of getting him plant'd in the Family Cemetery up thru the shin'ry on the hill right behind Hog Creek ....... I lock'd the house up, for the first time in over eighty years, and I will go back up as soon's I can find a Sharecropper to take care of the place ....... A little over four hundred miles, one way, so we were High Ballin' purdy good to get there ... drifting a bit on the way back, stopped in at Risin' Star and Breckenridge to see Cousins I hadn't seen in a while, and soon's I walked in this door and wash'd my hands and face, I got a grip on a couple of Bottles of Coldbeer, and sat right down to say Howdy and apologize for the disappearin' act !!!
I have miss'd y'all immensely, even with so much to do, and no help until four Cousins drove up from Houston ... God Bless 'em all, ... None of them ever even met Uncle Leo, but they are all Frum Jews, and Family is Family ... A Mitzvah is a Mitzvah .......
We never did make a Minyan but about two dozen folks show'd up for the Graveside Services (of course they all show'd up after the hole was dug) One thing about "Small Towns" ... One need not put an announcement in the Local Paper when a Birth or Death occurs ... and the whole Town knew Leo ... All forty-three of 'em ....... There was some confusion when someone decided that we ought to sing a Hymn, but none of them knew what would be appropriate ... I told them to sing, Bringing In the Sheaves or Rock of Ages (Leo liked them both) Mr. Burns said, "You sure we can be singin' a christian Song fer a Joosh feller ???" I told him it was OK, and besides they were both written by a Jew Kid named David ....... Mr. Burns look'd at me quite surprisedly and said, " Well ... how d'ya figger that happened ???" I told him that David had a Good Agent ... Burns was completely non-plussed, and I was straining every muscle in my body not to break out laughing ....... Uncle Leo ... was somewhere having himself a good laugh !!!
Glad to be back, and soon's I shoot this off, I'll do a little Meskin Catch-Up with the Mail ...
Blessings Upon You All ...
Leila Tov,
Friend IVAN
(The Wandering Jew)
(Nuthin' Like Startin' Out, "Off Topic")
Talk about a master of suspense....he's baaaaaack.
IVAN ~ Sorry about Uncle Leo. Welcome home.
Some great Uncle Leo stories have graced the pages (?) here in the Village, so,at least electronically,He lives on....Shalom
ANDY ~ I spent a few days in Vegas at the ARIA. They have an Elvis show produced by those french canadian clowns cirque du soleil; because of time constraints I did not get to see it. However, I am sending you a virtual tee shirt as a souvenir. VIVA ELVIS a rockin' blend of dance, music and acrobatics. You oughta book a room at the ARIA for the weekend, hop on a SWA flight out of BWI to LAS, see the show and gamble away your last 50 dollars. Your last spin on the slots will win all your money back. I guarantee it. Well maybe you should hold out enough for the cab ride back to the airport.
Ivan- Shalom Cowboy and condolences. Moses and you are two of my favorite wanderin' Jews. I hope you packed lighter. He schlepped around those heavy stone tablets and boy were his arms tired. You were sorely missed 'round these parts.
P- That's why they made silver dollars round...let em roll. If you plays you gots to pays.
IVAN........................welcome back! So glad you were there to take care of your Uncle leo's last needs. IYou wre missed, people worried, but now we know why. Am very sorry about your Uncle Leo. If he was anything like you, he lived life to the fullest...................
The scene in Notorious where Grant finds her in bed & realizes what has happened & he kisses her.....................maybe one of the sexiest few minutes in movies...........................DDDDDDDDPPPPPPPPPPRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????
As a child I do not believe I even knew the name of another director, but a new Hitchcock movie was a family holiday (even before I was allowed to actually go). Just the word "movie" summons up Cary Grant being chased by the plane in North By Northwest or the incredible scene in Grand Central Terminal.
Can you even remember a Hitchcock film that "wasn't so good"? And when he had his television show the best part was when he did the intro!
Only recently we were discussing the arbitrary ways of the Academy. Scorsese was overlooked for years and now he is royalty. Even Meryl Streep who has more nominations than anyone ever has not actually won an award since 1983. Like all politics, its hard to know what actually goes on behind the scenes, but yes, mention ANY Hitchcock movie and its inconceivable that it was not at least
nominated...and as for Hitchcock himself not winning.....well clearly, there's stuff we do not know!!
Ivan ~ So sorry to hear about Uncle Leo but so glad to see you back, welcome home to us.....I missed your colorful, informative and interesting posts. This was no exception.........................Paolos ~ Thank you for my t-shirt; I will treasure it always.
"Good Evening."
Nothing to do with movies but memorable.
Welcome back Jalopkin. Trust you to do the right thing by family.
Hitch's favs were mine as well. Loved his cameos; especially NxNW waiting for the bus. The camera work in Rope and Rear Window is so fascinating. I have most every Hitchcock film and my daughter and I once attended a Hitchcock festival and it was so pleasing to see so many young people who love his work. The dialog was clever, sexy, and suspense is best when what you don't see is the scariest moment on the screen.
Welcome back, Ivan. You were missed.
Music is one of the greatest tools to enhance a script...background music in any movie helps me enjoy the film: Midnight in Paris is a favorite, mainly, the historically memory playback scenes, delightful and i also directed Victorian Historical plays so loved the flashbacks; I am a Victorian Enthusiast and have a vast Victorian collection; War Horse was so exceptional and all the elements of growth...the affects of War-torn men...Horse lovers cried, like I did; I had stream of tears; in this movie, My Uncle, a Doctor of Law, served in the Calvery...during World War I ...had a lodged bullet in his arm; and it was not small at all, I used to see and feel the end of it in his forearm muscle...Hugo was super and wonderful...shows that you can not suppress the human spirit....it eventually shines out, in this movie, how youth reflect love of heart, and desire to help those loveones, his parent..at all risk, act of selflessness,.the film influenced and affectively visually draws you into the movie itself....mystery...story...and then flashbacks on the vaudeville film industry....wonderful the silent screen mechanics...I really Loved all three movies...hard to choose one over the other.........all the movies illustrated that we can learn from history.All the movies gave me inspiration, a new way of thinking, my life ambitions for change...changing way I work, and live my life out...in my situation, shifting gears from the everyday responsibilities providing all the mother job tasks..in raising my family, children, who are now grown with a moral compass...and successful; it is finally time to focus" on me"..my ballet dance."..no longer do I want to Direct a play; song or dance....but only to finish the books that i wrote, sew the garments of dreamt to create, my concern for the whole being and envronment...I have free time to dedicate to see more of myself...so now i am challenged with "what I know" and forces me out of my comfort zone...like this "eye," chatting...evolvement to a script of sorts...in a tumultuous century where revolution is everywhere...and no longer is life easy, safe, and calm;people are rightless and rightously wrong...I say use you gut, and not rely solely on religion, to be aware that freedoms in our society..are dimmished.... Each movie drama,conflict, distress character, hero, villlian... all the elements of a movie script illustrated each main character with the idea at the end of their dramatic performance...a challenge..of hope...and continue a renewed spirit..this is at reach for attainment the asking...New Beginnings...!
Ooopsie, had been outside looking for a lost dog and did not realize Deb, and whoever thought she was a risk, beat me to it.
Funny, the dog, a scruffy little terrier, had hopped a bus and some kid's mom brought him back.
ChefDeb ~
I had meant to say that I agreed with your assessments of Rachel and Guy (what is his demographic?).
My favorite was Jacque & Julia.
STONEY --can never hear enough of that funeral march! Now that I finally mastered posting a youTube link (oh, duh) there's the possibility of obnoxion on my part...
Jacques & Julia--oh yes! I just love(d) their arguments about how much garlic, etc. I consider that he is the reigning Master Chef of the Universe at this time. I am not sure who can match hiim in technique and skill. Watching his knife work is poetry. I watch their shows currently on Sat. afternoons.
So cute that the dog went for a ride on the bus!
Hi All,
Was out of town yesterday so missed the gentleman's discussion. I'm compelled to add, CD--please let me know where you saw the article about Foie Gras hot dogs!!! I'm close enough that I will go down there and find one. But I wonder if it may be a joke from when foie gras was illegal in Chicago. If anyone knows, let us know!
Of course, I love Hitchcock. It was always an event at our house when one of his movies was on TV--it became sort of a family event. It was usually Saturday Night at the Movies on NBC--remember? Even my dad, who never watched TV, might have stopped and watched a few minutes before retreating back to his study.
I've always loved The 39 Steps. I was a regular feature at the campus movie theater when I was in college. I was so disappointed at the remake that was done recently by the Masterpiece folks. I usually love Masterpiece, but it was totally different from the movie--no Mr. Memory or anything. The play version of the Hitchcock movie was absolutely great--did anyone else see it? I saw it at the Milwaukee Rep. To illustrate the train across Scottland, they had a little miniature train go across the stage. It may not sound like much, but it was so funny!
I MARJORIE -- I actually first saw it on Anthony Bourdain's show and the owner of the Hot Dog place (all I can remember offhand was that the place was not downtown)was one of t hose people influential in legalizing foie gras in Chicago! It definitely was not a joke. If I have time I will play with Bourdain's Travel Channel page and see if I can come up with the place. Sounds sooooo good!
IVAN - you have returned. I am so sorry about Uncle Leo. We've heard many fine stories about Leo - I hope they don't stop.
Hitckcock has always been a favorite - all were excellent and still are.
I MARJORIE--the place is called Hot Doug's and they also have french fries cooked in duck fat!
Here is what the menu says: Foie Gras and Sauternes Duck Sausage with Truffle Aioli, Foie Gras Mousse and Fleur de Sel $9.00
I will give it a try and let you know. I'm not schedudled to go back down there until April (our next theater tickets) but I may have to make a special trip! Thanks for the tip!
Also, glad you'ver resurfaced, Ivan. Your chums missed you!
Late to the party today, but full of happiness to see Ivan among us once again. My condolences over Uncle Leo's death.
Glad to see you back, Jalopkin/Ivan! So heroic of you to drive so far for a fellow's demise when he was not close....good karma for you. Talk about being a minority! I suppose being Jewish in Texas needs a book written about it.
Condolences for the family loss of Uncle Leo. Even distant relatives deserve our attention and respect. Sounds as if you have many stories to put to paper. Good on you for going, gathering the cousins, and singing "Rock of Ages" for the send-off. Any ceremony helps with closure for sure.
Hitchcock was - as said before - a genius of his time...! Master of suspense, and understatement, he knew exactly how much to show to create tension.
Rear Window, NBNW, Man Who Knew Too Much, Psycho, The Birds - all great suspense -- and with a psychological element....fine film experiences.
Loved his TV series and looked forward to the March of the Marionettes music in the intro with the director himself walking into the outline at the end. Bio says he suffered from obesity and poor self image all his life, but finally was able to capitalize on his unique physique in that intro! Sheer genius.
CD~ how come no one informed us this is NATIONAL CHOCLATE CAKE DAY?!?!?!
A gentleman is anyone that rises to the occasion with dignity and class.... Ivan is doing just that........ Again.
RY on my way to the kitchen now...virtual flourless chocolate cakes for all!!
My Thanks to you all for your kind words, not just today but what I have read from days past ... Just went thru past weeks' Topics, but still have a buncha stuff to go thru in E-Mail ....... Had a Big Time Crunch cuz it is impossible for me to just drop everything and split ... but, we got thru .......
On July 17th. Uncle Leo would have reached 106 years of age ... He had a very full life, and enjoyed himself every moment ... Leo was a Carpenter, and a non-Degreed Veteranarian ... When he and Great Aunt Letitia divorced in the early 50's, Leo decided to chuck it all, and move up the country to the Family Place, and became a Ranch Hand, working at his own pace and enjoying his Freedom, and having fun ... Not altogether a bad thing to do ...
TOMMY: Moshe had bad headache from all those days of not eating, while he was up on the mountain communing with God ... At length he complained, and God said, "Here ... take these two Tablets, we have more to talk about yet ..." Thus began the schlepping around with the stones ... It must be a Jewish thing ... whatever one must do in life, however insignificant, can always be made more difficult and a Bigger pain in the ass, with the addition of a few more cockamamie Rules to go by (Many of which could probably be handled by a Dental Hygienist and a Good Dry Cleaner) But, thats just the way of it, and that is also how Tradition was born ... (Can you imagine Kinky as Tevye ??? 2nd. Avenue would plotz ...)
Back to the Mail mess !!!
Y'all have a Great Day !!!
I'm fortunate to frequently receive back-to-back Alfred Hitchcock episodes on one of the cable channels that are not, unfortunately, commercial free. His sarcasm when segueing into a commercial break is even more valid than when the show originally aired as the number of commercials have increased so much that I often forget what show I was watching.
But maybe that is just my short little span of attention at work.......
Dear Ivan~ As my favorite boss, a Sephardic Jew, always says, May he rest in peace, and may you live and be well. One of my greatest honors was to be invited to attend his eldest brother's funeral. I had never attended a Jewish funeral and found the tradition of each person putting dirt onto the casket incredibly moving. The words too were, in many ways, so much more a celebration than what I had experienced in the Catholic memorial services I went to growing up. So glad to have you back, and so sorry that the world has lost Uncle Leo - anyone who shuffles along this mortal coil for 105+ years had some real stories to tell.
My husband directed his first feature film two years ago (still waiting for the producers to find a distributor) and he was heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock. It's a suspense thriller type of film that is all about the people...
We watched a marathon of Hitchcock films while he was preparing, and my favorite is Shadow of a Doubt. The plodding pace causes dread to build so spectacularly...
Last fall at precisely 10:35AM, The phone rang: "Your help is needed."
Being a midwestern guy and retired, I did what we do and said: "Where and when?"
"At noon," he said and mentioned a cemetery I had never heard of while rattling off the names and addresses of two men I would need to pick up on the way.
He didn't know where it was but knew it could be figured out and also said: "Appropriate dress but no dark suits or any other suit come to that."
Pallbearers for an unknown man.
It was odd that all eight of us, none of whom had communicated with or even knew each other, showed up in blue blazers. Khaki pants? Odder still. The blue oxford button-down shirts were kind of a given but the red and navy diagonally striped club ties were just cosmically improbable.
A woman took our photo: "Wait, this is just too rich. You look like the 1958 eighth grade graduating class from the Buckley School for Boys… or something."
And so we did. She sent the class picture around today and it is just laughable.
That photo is not about to be scanned to the interweb and if it hadn't been for the ties, it would hardly have been worth mentioning at all.
We looked pretty good though.
STONEY what a great st ory...mostly for what it says about you whether you shrug it off as "midwestern and retired" or not. But the class picture! Love it. When my husband and I went to my boarding school 10th Reunion he remarked to me that he was the only man in the room not in a blue blazer. It was true! Trust him to be in brown herringbone jacket, hippie!
Suspense and horror ...... my mother is/was not a great cook. When we lived in Africa, us kids would be exchanging sidelong glances as she set about attempting to reconstruct a traditional English Sunday Dinner. (WHY??) Our trepidation grew as aromas not usually associated with 'tasty' wafted from the kitchen. The sense of foreboding grew under a miasma of eye-watering blue smoke from overheated roasting pans. Eventually, dinner would be served. The horror bit is you have to eat it - all of it, and say Thank You, that was very nice. Even 'tho we were taught it is wrong to lie. Despite the ceramic plaque with a big beady eye in the centre proclaiming Thou, God, Seest Me, the dogs lurked under the table and on occasion, even they refused the food. The whole vile meal would be seasoned with anxiety about getting caught out sneaking food to the dogs. Dessert was always Instant Whip and canned fruit - again, WHY when we had a garden full of exotic fruit? At least she couldn't go wrong with that .... or could she?
Oh Hazel, that is funny. Did Hitchcock ever do a movie about the effect of unpleasant food? Hmmm...We used dogs in our family too. Our St. Bernard would always eat my peas.
Hazel--well, at least the suspense didn't kill you!!! And it's a real shame that you didn't eat local...such a waste. But, I guess she was doing her best and trying to inculcate a loyalty to what she percieved as home in her children. The best thing she did, however, was to furnish her daughter with the lively sense of humor a huge stock of references and stories for life.
Remember the episode of AH Presents where the woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cooks it and serves it to the detectives? That was my Dad's favorite.
MISS BLUE: I really wanted to see the whole episode. It stopped just short.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsGWOhub3Io http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSXyB48gr3c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSXyB48gr3c oops...pts 2 and 3
Thank you MISS BLUE.
I did really like watching Alfred. It was one of the few we were allowed to see when I was a kid.
I want to Wish Everyone in This Village, a Most Marvelous Weekend !!! Seems like it is unseasonably warm most everywhere ... I Wish You All Lots of Fun and Pleasant Recreation ... Family and Good Friends, Good Food ... Good Wine ... (Some decent Cheesecake maybe) and an Abundance of whatever Makes You All Happy !!! Be Safe and Be Well ... Relax and Forget About The Grind !!! Take it easy for a while ... You deserve it, whether anybody else thinks so or not .......
To the TRIBE: A GOOD SHABBOS !!!
I Wish You a Sabbath of Peace ... I Wish You a Sabbath of Joy ... I Wish You a Sabbath of Rest .......
Let Us Learn to Enrich the Teaching of Our Heritage With the Knowledge of Our Own Time
So Then, Shall We by Our Own Lives & Labors Bring Nearer to Realization the Great Hope of Our Forebears ... The Redemption of All Humanity, in a World Transform'd by Liberty, True Justice ... and Peace .......
May Our Rest Be Pleasing Unto The King of The Universe, undimmed by the Evil That He Spares Us From .......
Blessings Upon You All .......
All this talk of Hollywood and days gone by had me stop by the Hip Zipper and pick me up a retro director outfit after lunching at the Gerst Haus on the heart-stopping sausage sampler. http://www.petermanseye.com/photos/571331
Aaaaaahhhhh~ all is well with the world. Friday nite blessing from Ivan.
Floyd has just turned up at my back door asking about lamb bones and offering to destroy any evidence. He says he read about my mothers cooking and is thankful he never had to try it. On the question can Mum get Instant Whip wrong? O yes, use a pint of sour milk. Horrible! Dear Mum now has meals delivered and randomly bungs them in the microwave and explodes them. Last time I visited, a sucepan was welded to the kitchen floor - she'd taken it off the stove 'cos it had boiled dry and the floor seemed the best place .... and she keeps a spare pair of slippers in the 'fridge 'cos her feet get too hot. She's discovered that she can 'phone for free for a hour in the evening, so she does - and tells me the same stuff over & over. Eeeeeewwwww! I do love her, but she's hard work.
Blessings Upon you also IVAN.
The week-end can begin. Be of good cheer EyE-sters.
Claude Rains the best character actor ever....
Lifeboat- Dying together's even more personal than living together.
Violet- Midnight in Paris...running into Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald at an elegant soiree, where Cole Porter croons "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)."
OH IVAN. The wandering Jew - you mean thing you, leaving like that without a WORD, it's almost unforgiveable, but of course, you had to go, dear UNCLE LEO. You did what you had to do of course...but IVAN don't try it again, just up and leaving like that, or you'll hear from me even sooner and more often SIR, and you shall find out that any one of your wives has nothing in the nagging department than this Swedish shiksa. .... I am so glad you're home. Blessings back to you IVAN, ten times over.


text:
Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
TYLER, Texas – A 37-year-old Fruitvale, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Jeremy Erwin pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2011, to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis. Erwin was also ordered to forfeit ownership of computers and other media in his possession and agreed to a $10,000 restitution judgment as to two victims.
According to information presented in court, on Sep. 29, 2009, Erwin was in possession of computer equipment that contained images of child pornography. Erwin was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 6, 2010.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
This case was investigated by ICE/HSI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Baldwin.


text:
For those interested in discussion about travel, the game, events, tourist attractions, etc. please join Patriots Tailgate Yahoo Group and vote on the poll to be included in the email distribution list. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/PatsTG/surveys?id=3083596 Some of you that were there in 2009 or live there can provide helpful advice to the rest of us who will surely have many questions. Maybe we can even plan some unofficial gatherings (nothing that would interfere with what the UK Patriots will be planning) or even see some of the sights together proudly wearing our Patriots gear. There's also the possibility of getting group rates for hotels or tours. Of course we'll watch the airfare market using tools such as farecast to determine the best time to purchase flights.
That would be nice to go to London. But only those that are on the team or are very wealthy can go there.
We should be able to make this a mostly home game. There will be plenty of fans of teams that will cheer against the Pats - but i think that as the most popular NFL team in the UK there will be a lot of noise for us on 3rd down...
St. Louis was totally bummed that the Patriots weren't going to be playing here. I'm a hard-core Rams fan and I will definitely be at the London game. Laurie
Went in 2009 and going again in 2012. As time gets closer, I am sure British Airways will have a combined airfare and hotel deal.
The UK Patriots are going to be purchasing a block of group tickets for those that qualify. http://ukpatriots.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4536
BTW, for those of you who are considering coming over to London, please feel free to visit ukpatriots.com. I'm also more than happy to give advice re London. I'm also open to meeting up...
The official Patriots UK Fan Club - UK Patriots - will be based at the Great British Tailgate Party (GBTP) near Wembley on game day (28th October). Details of the event can be found on the website: gbtp.co.uk (add www infront of it or click on the link in my signature ...) Those travelling from the US will be made more than welcome and let's fill the place with Pats fans as we did at the same event for the London game in 2009...!.... GO PATS!
Well after buying tickets and having to sell them for stupid STUPID reasons and then finding out 2 weeks ago i can finally go, I was estatic... but after 2 weeks I still have no tickets!! I'm going with 2 others, but they aren't pats fans, so aren't willing to pay way over the odds for tickets...And the only option looks like paying way over the odds for tickets. I found 3 tickets (ÂŁ50/t) on ebay and was willing to pay double each ticket so I bid ÂŁ300 but I found out just the bid went to nearlly ÂŁ400! I'm dreading of sitting at home sad, whilst thousands of fans who dont even know the rules and couldn't name a single player sit there and cheer every touchdown. My own fault I know but if anyone knows anybody selling 3/4 tickets it will be greatly appreciated!
Game tickets in hand and I'll be landing @ Heathrow on Friday AM...was in Seattle last week and hated the walk of shame leaving the stadium and expecting better turnouts versus the JEST and LAMBS...I spent 4 years in England in the 80's and am visiting a group of fiends I use to play Rugby with...
We're expecting a lot of Pats fans at the London game and I wanted to make sure all those going know about all the great events that the UK Patriots Club has planned. Friday 26th October 9.45am......Wembley Stadium Tour....Location:...Wembley Stadium 12-2pm......Party ticket pick-ups.......Location:...Sports Cafe 2pm..London Pub Tour...Location:...Starts from Rotherhithe station, then various hostelries Saturday 27th October 10.00am...Flag Football tournament...Location:...Regents Park (Gloucester Green). 2-4pm...Party ticket pick-ups.....Location:...Sports Cafe 12-5pm...NFL Official Fan Rally..... Location:...Trafalgar Square.. 6pm-10pm....Patriots Official Pre-Game Party... Location:...Sports Cafe. Sunday 28th October 11am....NFL Official Tailgate....Location:.Wembley Stadium Green Carpark 12-4pm...UKPatriots Tailgate party @GBTP.....Location:...Green Man Pub 5pm....Patriots @ Rams... Location:...Wembley Stadium More information can be found on the UK Patriots forums which you need to register for to read and post. ukpatriots.com A few quick notes about these events: Wembley Stadium Tour has a limited attendance (50). There may be a few spots available but you should inquire on the forums to confirm. The Saturday night party requires a ticket which I believe is now sold out. Each of the tailgate parties are free to enter but you will of course pay for food and drink. Both locations are within walking distance of Wembley Stadium. Many of us are planning to check out the NFL Official Tailgate at 11am and then spend most of the afternoon at the Green Man Tailgate party until it's time to enter the stadium. For more information and discussion, join the Patriots Tailgate Group and event. https://www.facebook.com/groups/PatsTG/ https://www.facebook.com/events/452636698091019/ Look forward to seeing you across the pond soon.


text:
Tuesday afternoon, City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown led members of the Buffalo
Niagara CVB's Green Hospitality Initiative, in a state-of-the-art program that
plants trees to "offset the negative carbon footprint" from the Solar 2009
National Conference currently being hosted in Buffalo.
total of 56 trees will be planted in downtown Buffalo and along Delaware Avenue
to offset the carbon emissions of the 1,500-person conference being held at the
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. In its 38th year, SOLAR 2009 is
America's leading conference on the emerging trends, technology, and
opportunities shaping the new energy economy.
Buffalo Green Hospitality Initiative was formed in August 2007 by dozens of
Buffalo's hospitality organizations. The focus of the program is to promote a
green experience for travelers in Western New York, as well as develop and
maintain environmentally responsible practices in the Erie County Hospitality
Industry. Examples include composting of non-used food items, a hotel guest
option to have towels exchanged with fewer frequency, a bicycling lending
program by Buffalo Blue Bikes, and the tree plantings.


text:
Eiko brand H4 type halogen Outdoor Vehicle and Recreational Vehicle lamp. 60/55 Watts and 12.8/12.8 volts. T5 size and shape and P45T base with 150/300 hour rated life. OFF ROAD Use Only.
That's why we make the process as easy as possible and pledge to never leave you in the dark when it comes to buying replacement bulbs and lighting accessories.
Receive special offers and information from Bulbs.com.


text:
Simply confirm your registered email address below and click "Reset Password." We will immediately email you a link back to the site where you can enter a new password for this account.
We've found your existing Club Rat account. Please login below to complete the Facebook login process.
"Voodoo Trip" Contest Rules
How to Enter for a Chance to Win
There are three ways to become a qualifier for the Grand Prize Drawing:
(1)Between September 23rd and October 11th, 2013, The Rat will be conducting an on air giveaway called "Voodoo." Listen to The Rat for the "Voodoo" sounder. When prompted to call, the ninth caller to 732-681-3890 will qualify for the Grand Prize drawing, subject to confirmation of eligibility. A total of 100 qualifiers will be selected through the on-air entry method.
Online listeners to the Station web stream may experience a reception delay of up to one minute. Listening to the station's over-the-air broadcast is the best way to participate in this contest.
Caller qualification is subject to FULL phone call completion, and the verification of the caller's name, address, home phone number, work/cell phone number and social security number, all of which must be provided prior to completion of the call. Contest calls will not be accepted at any other number.
(2) Register in Club Rat at www.wrat.com for a last chance to enter starting October 4th, 2013 until October10th, 2013 at 3pm . WRAT will select at least twenty additional qualifiers at random from all entrants. Entrants will be notified by 5pm on October 10th if they were chosen as qualifiers.
(3)Register in person at the WRAT Voodoo Giveaway on Friday October 11th, 2013, between 7:00pm and 8:00pm, at the Headliner 1401 State Route 35 Neptune Township, NJ 07753. At least five (5) additional qualifiers will be selected at random from the event entries.
Grand Prize winner will be determined by random drawing or other random selection method from all qualifiers registered and present at the Voodoo Giveaway event on Friday, October 11th, 2013 held at the Headliner 1401 State Route 35 Neptune Township, NJ 07753. Subject to confirmation of eligibility, the qualifier whose name is selected will win the Grand Prize Voodoo Trip giveaway. Must be present to win.
One hundred (100) Qualifying Prizes will be awarded , a $25 gift certificate to Rajin' Cajun Restaurant, Route 35 in Belmar. Qualifiers who qualified between the 9am and 5pm hours Monday – Friday will also win a pair of tickets to see Nine Inch Nails at the Prudential Center on October 15th. ARV $126.50.
One grand prize package will be awarded: one (1) room for two at the Best Western Plus French Quarter (2), roundtrip coach airfare for two (2) from Newark International Airport to and from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and $200 spending cash for transportation in New Orleans. Total value of prize package is approximately $2,213. Package value could change depending on the costs of flights at time of booking. Winner and guest must each be at least 21 years old, and must travel on the same itinerary. Flight dates are fixed and flight times may be limited.
The following are NOT included:
Winner is solely responsible for all expenses not specifically listed as included in the prize, including (without limitation) baggage fees, taxes, and the items listed above as not included.
Odds of an entrant's name being announced depend on the number of eligible entries received. Odds of winning the prize package once a confirmed qualifier depend on number of qualifiers present at the Grand Prize Giveaway event, but are no less than one in 160. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash. WRAT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute any prize with one of equal or greater value. Winner may not request prize substitution. Prize package is non-transferable and may not be claimed or used by any person other than the winner. Winner must claim prize by completing all required paperwork in person at the WRAT offices by 5:00pm on October 18th, 2013. Prize not claimed by this time or as otherwise instructed will be forfeited.
All entrants must be at least 21 years old and legal residents of the United States, living in New Jersey. WRAT will award only one prize per household during the contest period. A winner will be disqualified if he/she or a member of his/her household has won a WRAT contest with a value over $150.00 within the previous 60 days. Employees (including their immediate families and members of the same household) of Greater Media New Jersey, its affiliates, promotion sponsors, advertising and promotional agencies who do business with WRAT or any of the promotion sponsors, and other radio stations in New Jersey are not eligible to participate in any contest presented by WRAT. The term "immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents and legal guardians, children and legal wards, grandparents, and grandchildren, including "in-laws." Maximum one qualifying call per person and household during the contest period. This does not include the person the qualifier "shared" the contest with. Void where prohibited.
Winner and guest are responsible for obtaining a passport for travel if applicable. WRAT is not responsible for flight delays or any other transportation issues that would prevent winner from taking the cruise.
By participating, all participants agree to release and hold harmless the promotion sponsors, WRAT, The Sentinel Publishing Co., and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability and any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this contest and any prize won. Winner and guest will be required to sign a form releasing WRAT and its affiliated companies from all liability in connection with the contest and the award and use of the prize before claiming the prize.
WRAT undertakes no liability or responsibility, and makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the performance of the prize(s) awarded, for any failure to perform or negligent performance of any service provider, or for any other risk, incident or damage, direct or indirect, relating to or arising out of the contest, including (but not limited to) cancellations, postponements, delays or other scheduling changes; missed events or connections or inability of winner to attend; and accident, injury, death, damage or expense arising from or occurring during the use of the prize, or travel to/from or attendance at any event relating to the contest, by the winner and/or winner's guest(s). WRAT is not responsible for damage to a prize or loss of a prize after the prize has been claimed. Winners must inspect their prizes before leaving the station. WRAT is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failure or malfunctions, lost or unavailable network or other telecommunications connections, or lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, disconnected, or delayed contest entries or communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this contest, or by any human error which may occur in the execution of this contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the control of WRAT, WRAT reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and/or determine an alternate method of awarding the prize(s).
Entry into any contest constitutes full permission for WRAT and promotion sponsors and their respective affiliates to broadcast and/or to photograph or publish the participant's name, voice, recorded comments, biographical information, face and likeness without compensation.
If required by applicable law, WRAT will report the total value of the prize package to the IRS and will furnish winner with a federal Form 1099. Winner must provide his/her social security number to WRAT for tax reporting purposes, and is solely responsible for payment of all taxes incurred as a result of the award of a prize.
Failure to conform to all contest rules, or any fraud or other illegal or inappropriate conduct on the part of a contestant, will result in the contestant's disqualification and forfeiture of any prize won. WRAT reserves the right to rule ineligible listeners who, in WRAT's sole judgment, engage in abusive conduct with respect to any contest or promotion conducted by WRAT or its affiliates. WRAT reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify this Contest and these Official Rules at any time, which changes will become effective upon announcement. By taking part in this contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules and all decisions of the judges, who are employees of WRAT and whose decisions with respect to all aspects of the contest are final and binding. Copies of written contest rules and the list of winners are available during regular business hours at the WRAT studio, 1731 Main St Lake Como, NJ 07719 for 60 days after the contest concludes.
As a condition to participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and all causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Freehold, NJ having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. The entrant and WRAT hereby waive any and all right to trial by jury. If any provision of these Official Rules is declared or found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, then such provision will be null and void but each other provision hereof not so affected will be enforced to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
FACEBOOK is a registered federal trademark of Facebook Inc. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.


text:
We use cookies to optimise your experience on Travelzoo. By using our website, you are agreeing to allow this. For more information, see our Privacy & Cookie Policy »
Vouchers can be redeemed starting Tuesday, May 7, through July 18, 2013. Reservations not required. Regular dinner buffet is served Sunday-Thursday; seafood dinner buffet is served Friday and Saturday. Tax, if applicable, and gratuity are not included. See below for full terms and conditions.
See all terms


text:
25 March 2014
Fourth Youth Marketing Strategy touches down in London
By Tim Gibbon
Specialist youth conference Youth Marketing Strategy brings together over 40 guest speakers and 300 delegates graces London for the next two days.
4 February 2014
DPC research reveals top Muslim leaders using Twitter
By Tim Gibbon
The DPC research unveils the top moderate Muslim leaders using Twitter and how they are positioned in The World Leaders on Twitter Ranking report.
4 December 2013
WhatsApp updates iOS as it leads with 44% market share
By Tim Gibbon
Real-time messaging service WhatsApp updates iOS with fresh a look as it leads with 44 percent share of social messaging users across five markets.
24 July 2013
Top 50 law firms are cash cows for PR agencies claims press release company
By Tim Gibbon
Press release distribution company Legal News Service (LNS) says that 'the legal profession is a multi-million pound cash cow' for PRs.
1 July 2013
PerformanceIN report predicts 6% rise in performance marketing commissions
By Tim Gibbon
Figures released in the 2013 PerformanceIN European publisher landscape report shows publishers predict six percent rise in commissions.
6 June 2013
Netvibes updates its social search app fixing Twitter access
By Tim Gibbon
Netvibes updates its social analytics platform and allows customers to link their profiles to Twitter accounts for use within their personalised dashboards
30 May 2013
Microsoft Safer Online poll reveals top five mobile peeves
By Tim Gibbon
A Microsoft Safer Online Facebook poll unveils that both genders agree on mobile annoyances, but differ when protecting their information whilst on the go.
19 April 2013
Introducing the Marketers Events Calendar infographic
By Tim Gibbon
When putting together the Infographic, it was our goal to provide our fellow marketers a comprehensive, but visual, way of better planning what events are going to best suit them throughout the whole year
15 February 2013
Data visualisation asks if social media can predict Oscar winners
By Tim Gibbon
How will the Social Oscars data visualisation do in predicting the Academy Awards Oscar winners ahead of the eagerly anticipated Hollywood ceremony?
5 December 2012
Social media is coming of age says Nielsen
By Rachel Hawkes
Still growing exponentially and now an integral part of our day-to-day lives, social media is coming of age says a new report by Nielsen and NM Incite. The findings are released in the latest Social Media Report


text:
Flamenco Night at Tablao Cordobes
- Vegetarian meal option available
- Instant Confirmation
- Excellent value for money
- Editor's Pick
- All entrance fees included
While being entertained by a fabulous live flamenco show, you have the option to enjoy a traditional Spanish buffet meal with 33 different hot and cold dishes, including paella. You can also enjoy traditional pastries and fruit. A selection of drinks are also available during your meal, including wine, sangria, beer, soft drinks, mineral water and coffee. Alternatively, you can simply order a drink to enjoy while watching the show.
Recent Photos of this Tour
Schedule details
Select a month to view a calendar of availability and departure details.
Pricing information
Click the link below to check pricing & availability on your preferred travel date. Our pricing is constantly updated to ensure you always receive the lowest price possible.
6:45pm Flamenco Show & Dinner Code: 645PMSHOWDINNER |
Flamenco show with 1 drink and buffet dinner at 6:45pm. Show starts at 8:15pm and concludes at 9:45pm. |
8:15pm Flamenco Show and Drink Code: 815PMSHOWONLY |
Flamenco show only with 1 drink starting at 8:15pm. Show concludes at 9:45pm. |
8:30pm Flamenco Show & Dinner Code: 830PMSHOWDINNER |
Flamenco show with 1 drink and buffet dinner at 8:30pm. Show starts at 10pm and concludes at 11:15pm. |
10pm Flamenco Show and Drink Code: 10PMSHOWONLY |
Flamenco show only with 1 drink starting at 10pm. Show concludes at 11:15pm. |
10pm Flamenco Show & Dinner Code: 10PMSHOWDINNER |
Flamenco show with 1 drink and buffet dinner at 10pm. Show starts at 11:30pm and concludes at 12:45am. |
11:30pm Flamenco Show & Drink Code: 1130PMSHOWONLY |
Flamenco show only with 1 drink starting at 11:30pm. Show concludes at 12:45am. |
Pricing information
Flamenco Night at Tablao Cordobes
- Entrance fees
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: Aleck J G, March 2015
A great evening with a great atmosphere in an intimate venue! An excellent way to experience flamenco!
Reviewed by: Janet C, March 2015
This tour was amazing!


text:
I'm thinking about doing a panel of 100% brett fermented ciders. A few single strains, a few multiple strains, and a few of both with lacto/pedio added. Here is the list of fermentations I came up with: 1.) 100% Brett B 2.) 100% Brett C 3.) 100% Brett L 4.) 100% Brett Drie 5.) Brett B,C,L 6.) 100% Brett B & LAB 7.) 100% Brett C & LAB 8.) 100% Brett L & LAB 9.) 100% Brett Drie & LAB 10.)Brett B,C,L & LAB ("LAB" is Lactic Acid Bacteria, which is the lacto/pedio) Let me know if you've done one of these and the results. Any of these sound particularly exciting? Any of them sound like trouble? Any other fermentation ideas?
Brett is a very weak fermenter, it can have a big sensory effect when it is only a small part of the total yeast population. I thought in beer it is only used as a secondary fermenter of unfermented sugars. If you only pitch brett there is a good chance wild yeast will take over the ferment, which is possibly a good thing. Same thing goes for LAB.
Very ambitious! No real advice, but I'm looking forward to hearing about your results. I've got an upcoming trial with Brett too, but nothing so studious.
WLP 644 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis Trois or Brett Trois Had a couple beers 100% fermented with this recently and the results were very nice. Had a single hop (Columbus) IPA that was done with the Brett Trois and is was outstanding. Smooth and clean, just a little dry and just a touch of fruitiness. I am not sure how it would do in a cider but I would not mind finding out.
Will ride for beer!
That brettanomyces project was done under lab conditions, and with beer not cider. The guy admits that even under those conditions brett was weaker than brewers yeast. A pH of nearly 5 is a lot different to cider. When the pH gets lower the brett will struggle even more. I'm not saying don't use brett, ferments with natural yeast are usually pretty good.
Well I would equate slower with weaker. Wyeast say "The lactic acid cultures and the Brettanomyces cultures are both slow growing cultures that have complex nutritional requirements which makes growing and maintaining the cultures problematic. It is extremely important that brewers using these cultures understand that the beer will take 1 to 2 years to develop the desired characteristics." You are using a culture meant for beer and expecting to get the same results for cider, a very different medium. I call that wishful thinking, or more accurately magical thinking. Just because you want it to happen doesn't mean it will happen. That's not to say you won't get a decent cider if you are using good juice.
Slow growing does not equate to slow fermentation. Growth refers to the rate the cells multiply. This is why higher pitches are recommended for 100% brett. Again, read up on brettanomyces project and other presentations from Chad Yakobson....a lot of good info. There are two here: http://funkfactorybrewing.blogspot.c...rslambics.html Your copied statement from Wyeast is from their Lambic brewing section....which is very different than 100% brett fermentation. I have no expectations. I think the wide panel I've chosen would have shown you this is obviously an experiment. Further hint would be me coming and asking if anyone has had good/bad experience with any of these strains in cider. I also do not expect to get the same flavor profiles from a strain of brett in cider as one would get in beer. However, I would be surprised if there weren't similarities. This is not "magical" thinking.


text:
Philadelphia leads 1-0 (as of 4/16)
Game 1: Monday, April 16 | ||
Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
San Francisco | 2 | |
Recap »Boxscore » |
Game 2: Tuesday, April 17 | ||
Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
San Francisco | 4 | |
Recap »Boxscore » |
Game 3: Wednesday, April 18 | ||
Philadelphia | 0 | Final in 11 |
San Francisco | 1 | |
Recap »Boxscore » |
10:15 PM ET, April 16, 2012
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO -- Roy Halladay walked Aubrey Huff in the fifth inning on a close inside pitch, caught the ball from catcher Carlos Ruiz and stared at home plate umpire Marty Foster for several seconds.
Foster muttered a few words to the mound, and Halladay barked back. The pitcher pointed behind the plate -- later calling it a miscommunication with his catcher, not the umpire -- and regained his rhythm following a rare show of emotion."They weren't strikes," Halladay said smiling after watching the replay in the clubhouse. "But when you're struggling to repeat, you want all of them."On a night when neither ace was at his dominating best, Halladay never flinched.Halladay outlasted Tim Lincecum in a matchup of two-time Cy Young Award winners, leading the Philadelphia Phillies past the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Monday night.Halladay (3-0) struck out six and allowed seven hits in eight innings on a crisp and cool spring night along the bay. He also had an RBI single in a rematch of top starters from the 2010 NL Championship Series"He's really intense, man," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "And he's really into it. And he puts a lot into it. But at the same time, too, he also realizes what he has to do. He never loses his composure on what he has to do. That's the difference."It certainly was in the latest go-around between two of baseball's best.Laynce Nix's two-run double highlighted a four-run first off Lincecum (0-2) that produced all the power Philadelphia needed. The Phillies chased San Francisco's shaggy-haired and suddenly erratic right-hander after he gave up five runs and eight hits in six innings -- five days after the shortest start of his career."It's easy for things to start falling off in that first inning and say, 'Here we go again,'" Lincecum said. "I tried to do my best to put a stop to that and pitch better from the second inning on. Something like that, the best you can do is try to keep your team in the game and grind out what you have left."A cast of top starters never lived up to the billing.The pitching matchup was the first regular-season meeting of multiple Cy Young Award winners since Johan Santana and Randy Johnson on May 16, 2009. It also was the first time Halladay and Lincecum -- who split two matchups in the memorable NLCS the Giants won in six games en route to a World Series title -- faced each other in the regular season.Only one still resembled an ace.Lincecum has given up more runs in the first inning this season (nine) than he did all of last (eight). Halladay had been nicked for only one run and seven hits total in home wins against Pittsburgh and Miami previously.Philadelphia backed its ace with all the run support he needed before Lincecum could even record two outs.Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino each singled home a run and Nix smacked a two-run double in the first to give the Phillies a quick 4-0 lead. By the time Lincecum recovered from the 30-pitch inning, the damage had been done."Their guy was struggling, too," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "The difference was they got some hits and we didn't. We had Halladay on the ropes, too. But he got out of it with just one run."Halladay worked out of a jam in the first, allowing only Huff's sacrifice fly to right. The pitcher even lined a run-scoring single in the fourth.After Lincecum's RBI grounder in the fourth sliced Philadelphia's lead to 5-2, Pence picked up Halladay with a leaping grab against the right-field wall on a slicing fly by Angel Pagan to save a run.An announced sellout of 41,136 fans had little else to get excited for other than watching one of baseball's best.Halladay baffled hitters with a mix of devastating fastballs and late-breaking curves. He struck out Brandon Belt looking with two on to end the fifth and closed out the eighth in order after a leadoff single to Buster Posey. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save in three chances this season.The Giants suddenly have more concerns at the top of the rotation than its batting order.Lincecum was tagged for six earned runs on eight hits and two walks in just 2 1/3 innings -- the shortest outing of his career -- in San Francisco's 17-8 loss at Colorado last week. He has allowed 16 runs and 22 hits in 13 2/3 innings this season.NOTES: Giants 2B Freddy Sanchez complained of soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder after a toss during an extended spring training game in Arizona on Monday. Manager Bruce Bochy said the team will push Sanchez's rehab start in Class A San Jose back at least two days to Thursday. ... A moment of silence was held before the game for the one crew member who died and four others still missing from the wreck of the yacht Low Speed Chase near the Farallon Islands off San Francisco on Saturday, including former Giants bat girl Alexis Busch. ... Phillies reliever Justin De Fratus, who had elbow soreness during at the beginning of spring training, threw about 30 pitches Monday against live hitters. He'll pitch again Thursday.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Regular Season Series
Scoring Summary
1st | H Pence singled to center, P Polanco scored, J Rollins to second. | 1 | 0 | |
1st | S Victorino singled to center, J Rollins scored, H Pence to second. | 2 | 0 | |
1st | L Nix doubled to deep right, H Pence and S Victorino scored. | 4 | 0 | |
1st | A Huff hit sacrifice fly to right, A Pagan scored, M Cabrera to third. | 4 | 1 | |
4th | R Halladay singled to right, F Galvis scored. | 5 | 1 | |
4th | T Lincecum grounded out to third, B Belt scored. | 5 | 2 | |
View complete Play-By-Play |
Game Information
Stadium | AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA |
Attendance | 41,136 (98.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 2:23 |
Weather | 55 degrees, cloudy |
Wind | 8 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
Research Notes
After the Phillies scored 4 times in 1st inning on Monday night, Tim Lincecum has now allowed 9 earned runs in the 1st inning this season. Lincecum allowed 7 earned runs in the 1st inning ALL of last season. |
ESPN Stats & Information |


text:
Update: We've since published a much more up to date guide to cookie law and started a protest against the cookie law.
It doesn't look good for web analytics. Due to a new change in the law concerning cookies it is now illegal to set most cookies on UK websites, which suggests almost all analytics can't be used without breaking the law. Soon this will affect the whole EU.
Currently no major analytics company appears to have a definitive answer (updated 27 May 2011):
Google Analytics | No comment |
Adobe Omniture | This official comment, which advocates a wait-and-see approach |
WebTrends | This comment, which restates the facts but has no conclusive advice. Plus this rant before it became law. |
Yahoo! Analytics | No comment |
Core Metrics | No comment |
ClickTale | No comment |
StatCounter | A considered and detailed response, which unfortunately appears negated by the ICO's official document on the issue |
CrazyEgg | No comment |
OpenTracker | No comment |
comScore | No comment |
DoubleClick | No comment |
ClickTracks | No comment |
We can't see how detailed analytics can work without cookies or an equivalent technology. Which means users must now choose to be tracked by analytics, for every website they visit.
How might analytics work with the law?
Let's try really hard to ask users in the nicest way possible. Whatever we consider here is likely to get uglier in the real world of lawyers and naysayers.
Modal dialog: This example dialog would use a lightbox, meaning it wouldn't be blocked by a pop-up blocker, and the developer would be able to control exactly how it looks:
Accordion: This approach is less intrusive, but less likely to get noticed (and hence clicked on). A message appears at the top of every page, typically scrolling down to draw attention to itself when the page loads. It may be difficult to make the text short enough to fit, yet informative enough to be legally binding:
- Update 25th May 2011: Wolf Software have coded a working plugin which does just this for Google Analytics.
- Update 27th May 2011: Reddbridge media have also developed an accordion Wordpress plugin to ask for cookie consent.
Problems with these solutions
They may be possible, but honestly, we don't think either of these solutions are viable.
- Anyone who is asked the question is unlikely to say yes. So you get a lot less information from your visitors.
- There's a cost to asking the question – it annoys visitors, and will prevent some of them from using your site. So you lose business.
- There's a cost to modifying your website. We hope analytics companies provide their own solution, but until that exists you'd have to code all of this yourself.
- You can't use analytics on your first page, because you haven't asked them this question yet. So you can't log what website they came from, for example. (Actually this is possible, but only if your analytics software was rewritten by the company who provides it, or you used webserver logs – but neither solution is perfect).
- To remember if the user has clicked No, you have to set a cookie! We suspect that the law would permit this as "strictly necessary" and posing no privacy risk, unless they're a masochistic bunch of clueless bureaucrats, and we're almost certain they're not.
Given these issues, we suspect the easiest route to compliance is simply disabling analytics for visitors from the EU. You would need to add a server-side detection script to do this, and of course you would lose a lot of information in the EU. (You could still measure traffic roughly with server logs, but that's fraught with its own problems).
We don't recommend abandoning analytics yet: the analytics companies themselves should have a chance to put forward their own suggestions, and analytics is too important to give up without an overpowering reason. However at the moment this is the only viable route we can see to compliance until browser technology advances (and even then, older browsers will still need to be accommodated in this way).
We'll keep our fingers crossed.
UPDATE 25th May 2011: The ICO has unveiled changes to their own website which suggest analytics is indeed in trouble.
If you want to know more, see our definitive guide to the cookie law.


text:
Romantic Forums!
Get the answers you seek quickly and easily! If you can't find what you need
here amongst our tens of thousands of tips and questions, be sure to
Post in our Romantic Forum
We've got over 9,800 members ready to give you a hand!
A Love Quote
Love must be as much a light as a flame. --Henry David Thoreau
Thousands of Tips
Personal Advice
Love Stories
Saying Sorry
Tales of the Ex
Back in Time
Vote in a Poll
Show Your Love
Love E-cards
Learn of Love
How To ...
What Is ...
Our Books
Irish Romance
Italian Romance
French Romance
Email A Friend
Enter the information below to forward this great tip to a friend!
Guess What!!!
Hye wen u r walking around ur crush look dowm at your feet while u 2 r talkin, so he will think wat is she lookin at at kinda look up and smile and look back down after a while he will no that u r jokin and kinda lift ur chin and smile, this totally shows that he is flirtin & in 2 u
Your email:
Your friend's email:
Back to the Original Article
Romantic Tips
Japanese Love Kanji
Express your love with these gorgeous tote bags, tshirts and other items! The Japanese character for "love" is on a red background.
Bookmark this site so you can reference it any time you need romantic / relationship info in the future!
Follow @RomanceClass
Romantic Tshirts, Bags, Mugs and More!
Love is Patient ...
Deeply Loved ...
Random Kindness ...
These are just a small selection -
Visit the RomanceClass Shop
Join This Newsletter!
on Facebook
Join This Newsletter!
Past Issues
Express Love
Free E-Cards
Holiday Traditions
Love Poetry
Love Quotes
Love 'Round the World
Adding some Spice
Enhance Love
Love Ebooks
Self Help Books
Romantic Feng Shui
Romantic Movies
Romantic Music
Romantic Novels
Romantic Posters
Just for Fun
Fun Personal Advice
Jigsaw Puzzles
Love Orb Knows All
Love Letters of Great Men
Thought Provoking
Video Games and Child Soldiers
About RomanceClass
Privacy Policy
Submit a Suggestion
All content copyright © 2013
Minerva WebWorks LLC
. All rights reserved.
this site is for amusement only - professional advice is not being rendered


text:
Ottoman Empire
Crowd cheered as leading American diplomat in Ottoman Empire, Anthony Rickard cut red band together with Ottoman Councilor of Industry Savaş Arda. This event marked start of building of modern textile factory, only of the several such projects scattered near several railway lines on the outskirts of Istanbul. New work places, opportunity to study American work organization and approach to business and, of course, increase in tax revenue, made allowed conservative block to celebrate this trade deal with United States of America as a great achievement.
But the effects of American investment reached further as that. Arrival of first American trading ships and sum of 200 gold added new ethnic minority to already diverse Ottoman populace. American culture started to make headway, starting with the song and dances, following with clothing jewelry. For better or worse Istanbul is becoming truly international city, city bustling with industry, commerce and art.


text:
Your Pop Alternative Source
Bottom line first: Deap Vally was too good for the room. Deap Vally is a Los Angeles duo – Lindsey Troy on vocals and guitar, Julie Edwards behind the drums – that walks a path made familiar by the White Stripes, the Black Keys and any number of acts who can't get along with a third or fourth member.
Even though Ms. Troy and Ms. Edwards met at a needlework class, they both wore spangled outfits here. Together, they made for a band with a polished, firm idea of itself.
Check out the full article at NYTimes.com
© 2015 Created by Cherrytree.


text:
What's going on in this picture? What is that penguin doing and what is it thinking?
If you can think of a funny caption for this photo, just post it in the comment form at the bottom of this page. After we approve it, your funny caption will be on this page for everyone to read.
Have you taken a funny photo? Send it to us.
Click here to write captions for more funny photos.
Where's the cheese, you said cheese.
Is there any fish inside, sir?
and here we have the intelligent pengin
I'm guessing your not from around here.
First time, eh??
Wait, are you filming me? HI MOM!
You can take it now, this is my good side.
you are now under my control i am now under your control
ok what is the review again about?
What is that fish doing out of water? Oh no, he must be the animal that Jimmy was talking about. I think it's a human bean.
You are a very large penguin!!!
You're new here right?
Whoa! I didn't know penguins traveled that fast
Hey, Bob, I think there's something wrong with the camera!
feed me fish mister
Ha, I win the tuxedo contest. Nobody can beat me. Muahahaha.
Ok first person to look away has to do the dishes
Love it
what the heck are you doing
Dang it! My camra is frozn!
No, I won't do the hokey pokey.
smile for the camera
left right great now let's buggie
Hi everbody out there
Ooooo, there's a tiny penguin in that thing your holding, and he looks good.
he looks so close good thing thease are only binoculors
Staring contest
staring contest
Diggin the tux?
O.K. Fred. Sneak attack now!
Wait i think i blinked.
While your here, catch some fish and film that.
Can I borrow a penny?
So… you're the legendary Tux. How many programs have you made?
Yellow… Bad sign in the antarctic
Show me……shy. Show me……….angry.
Hey that's not a fish and your in my spot!!!!
this is the rare um the rare uh. ah. flamingo!
So wheres the home cooked salmon you promised?
Are you sure your not working for the seals?
What, Were live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And today the weather will be cold and cloudy, again.
Excuse me sir. Why do they call them "Eagle Scouts" when penguins are obviously better dressed?
Wait, do I have time to change first?
Ya, I think that I'll post this one on instagram.
H!i What an I help you with today?
Hey, buddy, make sure you get my good side.
Hey, Bob I think we need a new lens.
Lights… camera… action!
Pose for the camera!
How did he get so tall? I'm already adult and smaller then him!
A little to the side………..perfect!
time for a staring contest


text:
burglary, robbery and wounding the owner, took away nearly 50 million worth of 13 paintings, and the robbers was carrying paintings mysteriously disappeared. After the incident, police in the northern city of detachment Municipal Public Security Bureau of Interpol assistance of other departments, he moved to Qingdao, Jinan, Weifang, Zibo, Yantai and other places on the market for a large number of antiques and paintings to visit the investigation, after 35 days of investigation, culminating in Weifang Wang will arrest the suspect.
crime in broad daylight 13 paintings stolen
10 月 15 日 下午 3 时 30 分 Xu, city police received a report said North, in the Changle Road Culture Street, a painting shop, the owner was covered in blood fell to the ground, less than ten pieces of calligraphy and painting shop. North City police case attracted great attention, Municipal Public Security Bureau and other departments in conjunction with Interpol detachment North City Public Security Bureau of Criminal Investigation unit,Air Force 1 Low, port police station, police set up task force in this rapidly from the large burglary, robbery investigation. Assistant to the mayor, City Public Security Bureau Huang Longhua requires full cracked the case.
near Taitung as the place where the business circle, surrounded by shops, openly in the daytime to commit robbery suspect, a time of rumors everywhere, surrounding businesses feel insecure. Through on-site survey and investigation of a large number of visits, the owner was Liu who wounded the head caused by blunt injuries,White Air Force One, including the late renowned artist store works, including 13 paintings looted, the value involved nearly 50 million. As the time of the incident comes at noon, few marketers, site no witnesses, the victim of the incident, and Ryu has the characteristics of men committing the crime can not be an accurate description of the case investigation was stalled.
track down stolen paintings in Weifang, to investigate. The incident the next day, broken down into smaller task force Rd, Qingdao in addition to continuing to investigate, but also were rushed to Jinan, Weifang, Zibo, Yantai and other places around the antiques and paintings began to market visits Mo Pai.
After one month investigation, the afternoon of November 16, police task force came to Weifang, - piece of calligraphy is robbed of the 13 paintings in one. After investigation learned early November, a 20-year-old, 1.7 meters tall and self-proclaimed . However, At the same time, the task force in Jinan, calligraphy and painting in the local market, police also found a stolen scroll,Air Force One Low, sell paintings were also not left contact information. But the two pictures and store owner of Maihua human physical characteristics of the same description.
Weifang arrested suspects arrested sit back and wait
Trustee sell paintings do not stay in contact, this man was a major suspect. Understanding of the situation by the police task force, the panel decided to place waiting until the However, the police waiting for three days straight,
police again to Weifang, group to determine, on the urgent need of money,
11 月 20 early in the morning, around and on behalf of the police in Antique shop selling paintings dispatched squat around the beginning until around 3 pm, a suspicious, physical characteristics and the very fit man in the police field of vision. Police immediately interrogated this man, and on the spot from his possession a stolen paintings. Evidence,
crime pictures and surf the Internet search market is also drink a bottle of wine to embolden
account, according to Wang, he is 20 years old, childhood love collection of coins, has studied calligraphy and painting. In 2006 he came home from Henan Qingdao, Shenyang has a factory in the city to work, often to Qingdao in the rest of the antiques market around. In addition, he is fascinated by the lottery, invested a lot of money to buy lottery tickets, the dream of overnight riches. However, meager wages can not pay the cost of buying lottery tickets.
since September of this year, he went to the bank credit card, purchase lottery tickets with a credit card, two months in arrears more than 30,000 yuan. He has been unable to repay the debt in October 10 to the cultural market stroll into the store was robbed of paintings, hear the Friends of Tibet, said the store chatting with the owner of valuable paintings hanging, they have robbed the idea of debt calligraphy. To this end, he also specialized online searching of the calligrapher's work in recent years the stock market, and many times to scroll around the shop and check out the location.
Wang confessed, the day on October 15, for courage, in the front of his home, drank a bottle of wine, holding a hammer and prepared to calligraphy and painting shop travel bags, At that time the store no customers, only one owner. He lied framed paintings, calligraphy and painting to take advantage of the opportunity to see the owner to concentrate, to bring the hammer with a portable suddenly be knocked unconscious, then quickly store paintings hanging on the wall 13 into the bag and fled.
after the incident, was robbed of paintings with Wang Yang family fled the city to hide. The next day we took the map prepared in advance, to Jinan, Weifang, antiques and paintings market, selling stolen paintings. However, only a month in Jinan market price of 1.4 million sold two paintings. In Weifang, he wanted to take advantage of a large set of paintings, these paintings to a better price, but did not think the police have been here waiting.
now, Wang has been under criminal detention according to city police north. December 16, the special team recovered one robbed in Jinan calligraphy, as of now, robbed of 13 paintings being sold except two recovered, the remaining 11 paintings have been recovered.
text / correspondent for the newspaper reporter Rui-Hong Li Xudong Liu Peng map / newspaper correspondent Liang Libo Liu Renfei
Woman plastic surgery three times fraud victims in
Business users and raping two girls in the whole c
Guesthouse tenant stabbed to death three female em


text:
- 7 months ago by Jill O'Rourke
- 23 Comments »
- Share a Tip
Even if you've never even been near Fanfiction.net or Archive of Our Own or Tumblr or any other place fanfic writers post their stuff, you've already enjoyed fanfiction dozens of times over. If you're the kind of person who watches movies and TV shows and reads books, that is. More


text:
I got up at 4 a.m. this morning, I tried to go back to sleep. I finally gave.
I bagged all the old magazines and newspaper up. I sorted myself out;
got some breakfast at half six. I sat up listenned the music and reading a few articles in
Men's Health. It'd been almost four months since I started going out on the scene
and started reading LGBTQ mags like reFresh and Advocate.
I finally got a hold of KennyD on Saturday, while I was working at the stack
. I packed up around 4 p.m. I ment to get ready around 8 a.m. this morning
to go the 11 a.m. mass, but I fell asleep again. I got up again to get dress
and went down stairs to Starbucks. I went back up to my apartment to take the
cell off the charger. I walked to a different cafe bar to use the Internet.
KennyD paged me a couple minutes ago that he will come around to my place at
half seven tonight. :)


text:
I haven't felt up to doing much today. A sewing project was abandoned – I was making a Russian Doll keyring but became too frustrated when I constantly dropped the needle and lost control of the thread – and I'm feeling too spaced-out to watch the usual few episodes of House or read. Sleep is an appealing prospect, but I've come so far in sorting out my sleeping patterns and I don't want to ruin it now. So I spent some time reading Nicole's blog, and came across a post called "I freaked out on the Starbucks girl".
"what the f*ck!" i screamed. jamming on my gas pedal, driving in reverse, i returned to the window.
me: "excuse me, but i tasted SUGAR in my beverage."
barista: "yes, it's an iced coffee."
me: "i'm sorry, i don't understand your response."
she repeated the original response.
me: "if a person orders a BLACK iced coffee, then what does that mean?"
barista: "it means without cream."
me: "is sugar black?"
barista: "no, it's white."
me: "then how does this drink reflect my order of BLACK?"
barista: "well, it's just syrup."
at this point, i'm freaking out in my head. *i drank syrup?! it's not even pure cane sugar?! i need to vomit. oh my god. no, wait, i don't do that anymore.*
It struck a painful chord with me. Both anorexia and bulimia turned me into a horrible person, and in some respects I think that's the most cruel aspect of an eating disorder. Lack of essential nutrients, anxiety and the pure terror of calories you hadn't factored into your day can flip a switch which, for want of a better term, let's call the Crazy Trigger.
Even though I consider myself to be treading the fine line between ED and being okay, I still have that Crazy Trigger, and I despise it. I hate it because it brings a feeling of total loss of control. I hate it because it drives people away, because who would believe that somebody can freak out over a few grains of sugar or a tiny bit of butter? I do. Sometimes I do, even though I'm no longer as bad as I used to be.
When my anorexia was at its height (at the age of thirteen), I turned into a total monster. I went from a quiet, shy, timid girl, to a raging monster with no self-control or shame. I'd scream at innocent bystanders holding sandwiches (why should they get to eat and not get fat?) and threaten violence against the poor food sample lady in Tesco, convinced she was part of some bizarre conspiracy to make me gain weight. Although I no longer abuse innocent people in the street, I still shout at my mother sometimes if she makes a comment like, "have you eaten anything today?" or, "that pie needs eating before it goes out of date". The Crazy Trigger slips into the front of my mind, unnoticed and sneaky, and starts pushing everybody away with threats and curses. It's a part of myself I truly despise, and although I've beaten it somewhat into submission, sometimes I just seem unable to control myself at all. And that scares me more than anything.
Today, my mother asked if I was going to eat anything. A simple question, an entirely innocent one… yet it set off a chain of events in my head.
If I eat… will she judge me? Will other people judge me? Am I just faking this fear? If I don't eat, she'll think I'm crazy and lock me away again. Oh god, what do I do? Do I eat? Maybe just a sandwich? That'll be okay. Why am I worrying about this? I'm fat anyway.
Sometimes I suspect that no matter how much I feel okay with myself, I'll always be one step away from crazy.
Related articles
- I just… can't. (twirlinggirl.wordpress.com)
- Still Sick. (slightlydisordered.wordpress.com)
- Cravings… and my experience with them (PART 2) (eatandgetmoving.wordpress.com)


text:
+852 3100 8555
shama serviced apartments
hong kong
daily packages
shama lifestyle
about us
our vision
our story
our philosophy
our brand
Our investor
green tips
american grocery store, q club
It sells a range of products imported from the U.S. Stock up on your favorite foods (healthy ones as well), drinks, candy galore, BBQ gear and products, party supplies, laundry soap, and much more.
contact information
a: G/F, 50L Tai Mei Tuk Village, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, New Territories
t: +852 2662 6185
a: UG/F, 21 Elgin Street, Soho, Central, Hong Kong
t: +852 2799 0901
a: G/F, 89 Sun On Tsuen, Sai Kung, New Territories
t: +852 2791 0822
beer and cider, bestbevhk
[Online Store] Bestbev HK scours the world to find small local breweries that have a real passion for what they produce and carefully selected the ones they believe would dare Hong Kongers to put their palettes to the test and taste a range of new and exciting flavours.
contact information
a: Online Store; email: firstname.lastname@example.com
butcher shop, jettfoods
[Online Store] It is a total one stop-shop for premium food delivered straight to your door. High quality produce at fair and competitive prices. It offers everything from prime cuts of beef, lamb, chicken and pork to top quality imported seafood at a reasonable prices.
contact information
a: Online Store; email: firstname.lastname@example.com
t: +852 2428 7832 / 2428 7891
butcher shop, meatmarket
[Online Store] Pick up a fresh, free range Australian chicken or some 100% organic beef fillets as well as fruit and veggie bags in a variety of sizes, pre-made salads, vegetarian sausages, wines, seafood, fresh bread and Aussie milk. A one-stop grocery shop!
contact information
a: Online Store; email: email@example.com
butcher shop, porterhouse
[Online Store] At The Porterhouse, they offer only the finest quality products. They work very closely with our butchers in Chicago and in Sydney to cut to our exacting standards. To ensure the freshest products, they fly their steaks directly to Hong Kong, always chilled and never frozen.
contact information
a: Online Store
t: +852 2553 3765
organic fruit & vegetables, eatfresh
[Online Store] Eat FRESH works closely with local organic farms to provide you with the finest organic seasonal produce. They are able to provide fresh and seasonal fruit & vegetables that are hand-picked for you and delivered to your home or office soon after harvest.
contact information
a: Online Store; email: email@example.com
t: +852 9782 6791
ready-to-cook meal, secret ingredients
[Online Store] Simply order a recipe from secret ingredient and all of the fresh ingredients you need, fully prepared, measured, washed, peeled, chopped, sliced, diced and ready to cook, will be delivered to your home. instructions of how to cook will be given, the simple and fun cooking experience are always guaranteed under 30 minutes and less than 10 steps.
contact information
a: G/F, 32-34 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
t: +852 2108 4000
ready-to-cook meal, something fresh
Rustle up a fresh and nutritious home-cooked meal in 25 minutes or less with Something Fresh's DIY meal kits! It prepares you all the ingredients required with an easy-to-follow recipe. Pick Up and delivery right at your door. Vegan and gluten-free options available too!
contact information
a: 35-37 Graham Street, Central, Hong Kong
t: +852 2545 2488
spanish grocery store, dalicatesen
Spanish specialties including cheeses, Iberico ham, olive oil, preserves, piquillo peppers and chocolate. The food can be delivered directly to your door.
contact information
a: The Dalícatesen Food Corner Rm404, 4/F, Lap Fai Bldg., 6-8 Pottinger St., Central, Hong Kong
t: +852 2526 9927
« back to lifestyle
international cuisine
local's favour
24 hours
bar/private club
cooking ingredients/drinks