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Traction and support for tough winter mountaineering.
When the mountains are a technical obstacle course of ice, snow, and frigid temperatures, the La Sportiva Nepal EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot will be your foot's best friend. La Sportiva combined a waterproof breathable Gore-Tex membrane, an insulated lining , and a durable leather upper to keep your feet warm and protected for many summits to come. The Vibram sole, featuring the Impact Brake System, provides tough traction on slippery inclines, while the 3D Flex ankle allows for maximum sole-to-surface contact on the steeps. An adjustable, removable tongue offers a comfortable, customizable fit for any foot shape.
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Great boots
- Gender:Male
- Familiarity:I've used it several times
- Fit:True to size
Love these boots. I've used them for a few seasons of ice climbing and have no regrets from buying them. They're comfy, keep my piggies warm (down to 0 degrees at least) and dry, and seem to be built like a proverbial tank. I have no experience in the mountains but I'd highly recommend them for anything low altitude.
So a no-go on these boots for Denali? Was looking at the Baruntse and the Nepal. I know I would get better use out of the Nepals over the long haul for other thing such as ice climbing. Could I pull off using the Baruntse for basic ice climbing or would this be over kill? Thanks
I used the baruntses for Denali and they worked great. I wouldn't have wanted to go any lighter duty. I also used them for my first couple years of ice climbing since I couldn't afford a second pair and they worked fine. Once I got a lighter ice climbing specific pair of boots, the difference was noticeable and beneficial. But I still go to my baruntses for the really cold days
Do these stretch at all?
Ben Rabinowitz, Gearhead
Hi Joseph,
These boots will not stretch. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions on sizing mountaineering boots.
Great boot for the purpose
- Familiarity:I've used it several times
- Height: 5'10"Weight: 190 lbsSize Purchased: 46
These are good boots for alpine mountaineering. They are not approach boots, they are extremely stiff, a full shank boot. I used them hiking Mt. Shasta, it works well in scree. Your foot has to get used to it.
I wear street shoes ranging in size from 10.5 to 11.5, the boot size I have is 46.
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W. Ridge of Forbidden Pk.
Is this boot compatible with non clip on crampons? I have a Grivel Pair which have the plastic arm at the front and like a sling type closure piece at the back with some metal rings? Thanks
Dan Gates, Gearhead
Hey Jarrod,
Those boots will work with the strap-on crampons you are describing. I wouldn't recommend them for use where you will be kicking the front points into anything, but for general use they will work great with those boots. If you have any other questions please let me know.
Dan Gates
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Everyone you know has them
- Familiarity:I've put it through the wringer
- Fit:Runs small
- Height: 6'2"Weight: 220 lbsSize Purchased: 48
I'm on my 7th year with the Evo Nepal and just resoled them. I can't say enough good things about these boots. They climb ice, rock, and snow like a champ and have always kept my feet warm and dry. I wear a size 48 and had to get a shoeman to stretch the footbox a bit to get the fit dialed in, but boy was it worth it. When I can't resole these anymore I will buy another pair. I use these for cold weather and now the new Trango Cube for warm weather. Make sure you size these larger than you need. I wear a size 13 and I am in a 48.
Sizing Q: I am a 42.5 in Asolo Sassalong and was told I would need a 43 in the Nepal Evo if I was going to kick into steep ice a lot as my toes would hit the front of the boot. I used a 42.5 in NZ last year when climbing on Fox Glacier and don't remember any issues. Can anyone confirm if I would need to 'size up' on these?
Sizing/fit question: I tried out a pair of these and they really tore my heels up during a short test run of moderate uphill walking. I wear a size 13 street shoe and had on a 47 in the Evo. I thought if I tried to size up it may alleviate the problem with the heels but the 47.5 and the 48 even seemed to aggravate the same hot spots just walking around the store. A guide suggested that it may just be due to the Evos being too narrow for my foot and recommended the Scarpa Mont Blanc as an alternative. Would that be a decent option or am I just missing the mark on sizing? I'm basically looking for a great boot for mountaineering (14ers, couloir routes etc) and ice climbing here in CO.
Bill Porreca, Gearhead
They are probably a bit too narrow. La Sportiva runs narrow, Scarpa runs a bit wider.
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Totally awesome!
- Familiarity:I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
- Fit:Runs small
Got these for my husband and I. They are soooooo fantastic. He usually wears a size 9 shoe and got the size 41. Here is what he had to say about the boot. "These boots are the be all and the end all of leather mountaineering boots!! they are super warm they fit well with thick and thin socks it the sole is ultra rigid the vibram sole is very grippy!! No complaints about this boot whatsoever!"
Hi, I'm out on the East coast and looking for a boot to handle full days in the ADK High Peaks and the White Mountains in winter. I would be moving the whole time, no camping. Based on reviews, these seem to fit the application well, but if you have a better boot in mind, please share. If these are the correct boot, I'm trying to decide on sizing. I currently wear a Garmont Momentum Snow GTX in the winter and love the fit at size 13 with thick trekking socks. Do I therefore go with a 47 or size up to a 47.5? Thanks!
I suggest a 47.5 for the thicker socks. I find that many of my customers also use wool or high-impact insoles. The 47.5 will allow a good fit with thicker socks in mind and you will not have to worry about a lack of circulation in your toes.
Great Boots
- Familiarity:I've put it through the wringer
- Fit:True to size
Love these boots. Used them on Italy's Gran Paradiso and Grivola as well as the Mont Blanc and Dent de Geant in Chamonix. Not too warm, not too cold, great for summer Alpine climbs. Easily accepts crampons, put a superfeet green insert in, and the boots performed wonderfully. An all around classic, well designed boot.
Does this boot a half size small and what size for men's US 12?
They do come in half sizes. I am a street shoe size 12 and wear a 46.5 (bordering on getting a 47). I would recommend buying both the 46.5 and 47 and returning the one you don't like. With these boots you want to leave a little extra room in the toe to account for your feet swelling and preventing your toes from slamming into the front all day when you walk downhill.
I work on the powerlines and have the La Sportiva Makalus. I am looking for a warmer boot for the winter months that resembles the Makalus. Do these Nepals have a steel shank? How warm are these boots?
They do not have a steel shank as these are made for mountaineering and that would add unwanted weight. These are the go to boot for most mountaineering and ice climbing in the lower 48 so you will be warm. I personally have them and they are a great boot.
From the product description:
"HDPE plastic midsoles provide mountaineering stiffness and stay strong in extreme cold while eliminating the weight and chill of a steel shank"
The Test Of Time
- Familiarity:I've put it through the wringer
- Fit:True to size
So, these boots have been with me a while now. A fantastic summer mountaineering boot by all accounts. Bomb proof, they made it through a year in Patagonia getting thrashed!
In the cooler months I ran two pairs of socks, but if you plan on doing that go a size up. Ive lost more than one toe nail running these tight. In winter your feet will get cold, and if you synch them down too tight you will cut off your circ, this leads to a bad time.
Once you dial in these suckers though you'll never look back.
Excellent for climbing, have had a couple different types of crampons and never had a problem with fit with these boots.
All in all a perfect boot to add to the arsenal. In fact all you'd ever need is these and a pair of the Koflach Arctis.
I have mixed opinions about these boots.
They got my ass to the top of Rainier so I have to give them credit there. One of the other guys had them and so did our main guide Brent Okita. Brent told us that if it would have been any colder he wouldn't have let us climb in our leather boots.
I had issues with blisters on my heels though I know that the heel pocket is tighter than the Scarpas I had owned. The other guy that was in our group hated his. He was pretty much ready to give his away. I asked where he bought them and he told me REI. I told him to return them once he got back home. Tell them they didn't work for you.
I have really fucked up feet so I don't know what to think about any boot. I had pre taped my heels before setting off up the mountain and I was dealing with blisters throughout our week long seminar. During our pre gear check our other guide went on a complete tirade about La Sportiva and their customer service when his Spantics fell apart. He was firm in his opinion that La Sportiva can go suck their own ass and he point blank told us he pissed in his boots when he sent them back the last time. He did concede that the Evo's were a good boot but that the customer service is the worst out there of any company and they don't deserve anyone's loyalty in buying a product from them.
So is it a good boot? It seems to be a decent boot for summer mountaineering that certainly has its limitations when the temperatures drop.
I hope to never have issues with my La Sportiva boots. Pissing in my boots would be the least of their problems with what might show up on their doorstep from me.
I can't say they are great boots.. I can't say they are horrible boots.. They are Boots.
My feet are so swollen right now that I look like I have pregnant woman feet with blisters to top off the baboon butt foot sundae I have going on.
I had a really good experience with La Sportiva's customer service. They gave me an RA on a two year old pair of Batura's that had a finicky zipper. Not sure what your guide's issue was. Maybe he got off on the wrong foot with CS representative?
The best boots so far
- Familiarity:I've used it several times
The best boots so far, I used in a mountain of 6385 m altitude WITHOUT ANY problem. Very comfortable, not cold feet, in mixed terrain are very good, almost like a cat feet.
Excellent for ice climbing, I used with the Black Diamond Cyborg Clip Crampons also in mixed terrain.
Really really good
- Familiarity:I've put it through the wringer
AmaZing boots for alpine climbing. Warm in the winter time even at 0 f with a thick sock. One draw back , the shoe laces seem to work them selfs loose on mine which could be very bad if you are burning trail and get snow in them. I guess that's where gators come into play though.
I wear a 43.5 in the Ganda Guide. Anybody...
I wear a 43.5 in the Ganda Guide. Anybody out there have an idea about how the sizing for these two models match up?
Dan Gates, Gearhead
you are going to find that these have a classic la sportiva fit similar to the Ganda Guide, narrow throughout the toebox. There will be a few big differences in sizing consideration. You will want to account for the type of socks you will wear and also how cold the temps will be. Generally I would go up a half size at least to allow for a thicker sock/sock liner and allow room for your toes in cold temps. If you are only going to be in moderate temps you could probably size the same 43.5. If you are interested in trying a few sizes out, I can help you get an order set up!
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Also how do you determine if your foot is wide or narrow A simple measurement??
Can't say for the Ganda Guides but I have the karakorams, wildcat, anakonda, spantik, electrons. I wear them all in a 43.5
The mythos climbing shoe is the only la sportiva footwear that I had to size down..
They need to fit
- Familiarity:I've put it through the wringer
- Fit:True to size
If the boots fit your feet, they are hands down an amazing boot. they stick to everything, are super adjustable, fit my crampons wonderfully, and flex well when approaching and down climbing.
One issue that i have is my right foot is smaller than my right resulting in some heavy blistering on the smaller foot from heel lift. The tread wears pretty fast, so limit the time you spend walking the streets of Chamonix.
Do yourself a favor and get these the same size as your street shoes, and add a quality insole. I do no recommend "sizing up" to accommodate thicker socks for added warmth - this will lead to heel lift and reduced circulation in your feet from tying the laces super tight.
These boots have basically zero insulation and at 4800 meters, my toes were ice. if you are climbing in 0 C or above, these will be perfect.
I recommend trying these on in the store and spending no less than 15 minutes walking around in them. I wear a 43 in asolo boots and ordered a 43.5 (too large) returned for a 43 with no issues in heel lift or toe jam as long as the boot is laced properly.


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For mini chocolate cakes . . . mini chocolate chips. / Richard Stokes/Reno Gazette-Journal
Baking season approaches; floury times lie ahead.
This week on Make It Easy," Jennifer Bushman gets a jump on things with mini chocolate cakes (a great recipe, by the way, for kids to help with).
Try eating just one of these hand-held treats.
3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Confectioners sugar for sifting over cakes
Preheat oven to 375 F and generously butter 24 mini muffin tins.
In metal bowl set over pan of barely simmering water, melt chocolate and butter, whisking until smooth. Remove bowl from heat and whisk in granulated sugar and vanilla.
Add flour and salt, whisking until just combined. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, whisking well after each addition.
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She was born November 6, 1920, in Muncie, the daughter of H. Vernon and Lois Opal (Lambert) Walburn. Betty graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1938.
Mrs. Sheridan was a homemaker and worked in the Delaware County election room for many years. She also worked part-time in voter registration and at the license branch.
She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and the Republican Women's Club. Betty was a very skilled bowler, who also loved golfing, going to the lakes, and playing bridge.
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Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 23, 2013 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Father Dennis Goth officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Ridge Cemetery.
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My amiga/homie/sista Mary had posted on Facebook a comment asking people to delete certain documents should she die (all this was done in humor people, don't get depressed). I responded that I had her back, I would burn the whole computer to be safe.
Well...this got me to thinking. What am I hiding that I wouldn't want Chuy, the girls or any other family member to see? I have some word documents on the computer of angry letters I have written to Chuy but he could read and see how articulate I can be in anger. Hmmm, no old love letters from the past(got rid of those long ago), credit card bills (he knows). My journals the girls could read once they were older. I am leaving those under the care of my sister Lucy. The only other thing I asked her to do was to go through my drawer and throw away the "granny" chones. You know everybody has some... I don't need Chuy thinking "Shallow Hal". You know the scene.
So what do you have in your drawers besides "drawers"? What secrets line the pages of your journals, what photographs do you have buried in boxes? Make a plan with one of your girls. They always have your back.
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Yesterday, I posted about a Twitter account I believed to be that of Omar Hammami or his close associate (here and here). Well, Hammami didn't disappoint and returned this morning with some tweets and this afternoon with all the real dirt about the al Shabaab fractures and al Qaeda merger/fiasco. Omar, thanks for sending all the details on al Qaeda and al Shabaab's infighting and how you got pushed out by Godane (Abu Zubayr). You confirmed many of my suspicions from last winter. @Aynte was also thinking along the same lines as well. And for those that were claiming there was no evidence of splits in al-Shabaab, stop being foolish.
Here's where the morning started off.
First, a tweet from Omar. I'm not sure how Omar's mission in Somalia relates to Martin Luther King. Last time I checked, Martin Luther King was about non-violence and Omar and the Somalia jihad is very much about violence. I believe MLK had a dream and Omar is having a nightmare.
But, then came this tweet.
Now we are talking. Omar seems to think the splits and fractures he is experiencing with al Shabaab are occurring with al Qaeda as well. Omar, we'd all love to know more so please expand. I realize you don't want to put yourself in jeopardy, but I think you've already shot one of your feet, so no need to hold back.
Things were quiet for most of the day and then @azelin sent out the links to a new Hammami video showing a tired and gaunt Hammami (See below). This video link at his YouTube channel was accompanied with two documents in Arabic (Here's #1 and #2). Previously, Omar had posted his biography, in english, which was ignored by the e-jihadi crowd. This time he wrote two Arabic documents, which detail his trials and tribulations in Somalia. I'm assuming he chose Arabic to make sure word got out in the jihadi crowd. While I don't read Arabic, I've gone through the Google translate and talked to a knowledgeable scholar, Dr. Will McCants, about what I think are key passages.
Omar names "names" and illustrates in great detail conflict between different factions in al Shabaab, conflict between al Qaeda and al Shabaab, and even disagreements between different al Qaeda elements in Somalia. Great stuff all around and for those that believe al Qaeda is unified and operates in lock step based on the rules of an all powerful ideology – you need to stop what you are doing and read Omar's notes.
Again, I'm not an Arabic speaker, but I'll do some quick paraphrasing here of what I interpreted (could be some mistakes) and the implications. For Arabic speakers out there, if you do an english translation of these documents, please post and send me the link and I'll do a post on them here.
- Connections between al Shabaab and al Qaeda in Yemen – In one section, Omar describes how members of al Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP) showed up in Somalia and were the communication conduit with al Qaeda Central in Afghanistan/Pakistan. The AQAP members were trying to coordinate the official merger of al Shabaab with al Qaeda. At the time, Ahmed Godane (Abu Zubayr) was against the merger as he thought the conditions in Somalia were not right yet. It seems at the point of the AQAP visit, Shabaab thought local public support for an Islamic state was sufficient but that the local populace would reject an alliance with al Qaeda. However, the foreign fighters present, in principle, did agree to be affiliated with al Qaeda. (My question: Did Godane balk at unity with al Qaeda at this point because he did not have firm control of al Shabaab and wanted to shore up loose ends before a formal merger?)
- Desire to conduct external operations in Kenya – Throughout the second document, Hammami consistently discusses the desire by many within al Shabaab and particularly al Qaeda elements to begin conducting foreign operations and a deliberate campaign in Kenya. However, it appears certain leaders within Shabaab, particularly Godane I think, wanted to keep a lid on the foreign fighters and keep them focused on internal fighting in Somalia. (My question: Does the recent uptick in al Shabaab activity in Kenya represent a loss of control by Godane over Shabaab? I would assume with Shabaab's losses and Godane likely fleeing north to Galgala, his control on those wanting to operate in Kenya is limited.)
- Fazul's return to Somalia, his conflict with Godane and resulting death – Omar describes in one section that legendary al Qaeda operative Harun Fazul returned with trainers to Somalia with the intent of establishing an external operations capability to project al Qaeda attacks from Somalia. Fazul told one of the commanders of foreign fighters, going by the name of A'sar Yusr, that he wanted to establish a training camp in the mountains of Puntland (probably Galgala). From what I understand, A'sar Yusr let Fazul's plans slip to Godane (Abu Zubayr). Godane apparently didn't like Fazul's plan because 1) Godane, being from Hargeisa, didn't want Fazul playing on his turf in Puntland (probably Galgala) and 2) Godane believed Fazul to be aligned with Mukhtar Robow (Abu Mansur) – Godane's Southern Somalia rival for control of al Shabaab. As I understand it, this led Godane to plot Fazul's demise setting Fazul up to approach a checkpoint in Mogadishu that was awaiting his arrival and prepared to kill him. (My note: This passage confirms Nelly Lahoud's theory that Fazul was betrayed. This section also describes al Qaeda's intent to conduct external operations from Somalia and matches the reporting of Michelle Shepard where she details how Fazul had plans for attacking London when he was killed.)
- Conflicts between local Somali clan fighters (Ansar) and foreign fighters (Muhajir)– Hammami describes how many of the trainers that came with Fazul left Somalia. When they departed, many foreign fighters to Somalia left the country with the trainers to join al Qaeda's ranks outside of Somalia. Hammami says the foreign fighters were frustrated because the fighting in Somalia was not a real jihad. Omar suggests foreign fighters were treated poorly in a variety of ways. As mentioned in his biography, he notes that there were constant tensions about how foreign fighters desired to be separated into their own cadres similar to how its done with Taliban/al Qaeda in Pakistan. There are also some comparisons to how foreign fighters are used in Iraq but I didn't understand all of this. (My note: Omar, this is an exact replay of al Qaeda's experience in Somalia from 1992-1994. The clans didn't like being bossed around by outsiders and they always wanted to focus on local battles over global issues.)
- Hammami overstepped with Godane and got punished – In one passage, Hammami describes his rift with Godane and how this has likely put him in his current predicament. Hammami had pledged at some point to stay out of Shabaab politics. Godane, at some point, wants to know why the foreign fighters are leaving Somalia. Hammami volunteers to explain the circumstances under which foreign fighters are frustrated over the local focus of clan fighters. Hammami suggests that a way to alleviate this frustration is for Godane to step aside and let Mukhtar Robow (Abu Mansur) take a bigger leadership role in Shabaab as he is well respected by the local Shabaab fighters and also has good rapport with the foreign fighters. Godane sees this as a challenge to his leadership and believes Hammami is partaking in politics again (breaking his promise to abstain) and joining the side of his rival Robow. This overstep later leads to Godane having angst with Hammami. (My notes: Omar needs a class in how to win friends and influence people. Sounds like he directly questioned Godane's leadership and it wasn't received well.)
- Disastrous merger between al Shabaab and al Qaeda – My interpretation is that Godane calls a meeting for all of al Shabaab's shura. Once everyone arrives, Godane announces that al Shabaab is going to officially join al Qaeda. Those in attendance, I believe, were caught a little off guard but were amenable. Then, Godane's deputy (Guessing this might be Ibrahim al-Afghani) compels everyone to swear bayat (oath of allegiance) to al Qaeda and Godane. Those at the meeting think they have been fooled because there is no immediate formal recognition of this merger by al Qaeda Central and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Those that swore allegiance have a bad taste in their mouth about how this meeting went down as they have been told before they were going to be officially part of al Qaeda only to find out later that this was not true. Instead they would usually find out that a Somali leader had used the claim only as a political ploy to consolidate power. Also, Robow (Abu Mansur) is not at the meeting, which makes people nervous, and it is weeks (if I remember correctly) before Zawahiri formally and publicly recognizes the merger. (My note: It appears that Godane is a total Machiavelli in Somalia. Over many months, he systematically kills or pushes out those al Qaeda operatives in the country with connection to al Qaeda global, particularly after Bin Laden's death. Once all connections to al Qaeda Central are removed, he uses his remaining connection to al Qaeda to push the merger forward and secure loyalty of other Shabaab leaders and establish sole communication and control with al Qaeda, which I imagine included resources. Total Game of Thrones going on with Godane, he sounds like a real dick! An additional note for all those that believe an oath to al Qaeda's is a rigid everlasting and binding agreement that cements loyalty of al Qaeda members forever, please read this section. This totally undermines such a notion.)
- Omar asserts that Godane killed off al Qaeda members and foreign fighters such as abu Talha, Fazul, Sudani and detained other foreign fighters – After the al Qaeda merger, Godane gave Hammami a figurehead position on a Shura but ultimately Hammami pushed back on the strategic direction of Shabaab landing him in his current predicament. Essentially, Godane used his linkage with al Qaeda to take firm control over foreign fighters in Somalia, focus all efforts on local power plays and suppress dissent. (My note: Bin Laden would not go with a Shabaab merger because he knew better and he had his aides in Somalia – Fazul. Zawahiri fell for the alliance with Godane, and in doing so is now aligned with a leader, Godane, and an affiliate, Shabaab, that killed off core members of al Qaeda. While I don't think Zawahiri called for the killing of old al Qaeda vets like Fazul, he is negligent for not doing better intel in preparation for the merger.)
There are many other things in these documents and I just haven't had time to go through it.
Other small things I picked up on:
- Omar used his own money at some point to hire his own security and car to protect himself against Godane- Shabaab. (My note: this is when I would have broken with the group probably, like when they are trying to kill me.)
- Omar explains how Shabaab deliberately discussed shifting back to Phase 1 guerilla warfare once Ethiopia and Kenya had fully invaded.
I'll stop for now. And Omar, thanks for the information and feel free to send more. It appears you have resigned yourself to Shabaab and what appears to be a confrontation that will likely lead to your death. You don't have to go that way. You've been betrayed by the group you joined. You could always turn yourself in and encourage those that might be considering a similar path to rethink their choice to join a terrorist group.


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104th Chicago Yacht Club Racing to Mackinac. As the northeast winds subsided overnight, the cruising fleet, loosely clustered east of Kenosha and Racine, Wisconsin, have begun to separate as they search for breeze. Well in front is Infinite Diversion, a Hanse 630, currently headed toward the Muskegon, Mich., shoreline. Hope, a Najad 332, is approximately 17 nautical miles behind.
104th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
This morning the winds have shifted out of the south and are beginning to build. In the last hour, the buoy in the center of the lake has shown a wind speed increase from about three knots to about eight knots, and over the last four hours or so, the winds have gone from a northerly direction all away around to the south.
Back in Chicago, racers are leaving the dock shortly to head to Navy Pier for the annual Parade of Boats. On shore, Michigan Avenue Magazine and CYC have everything ready to help the public send the sailors off in style at the first offiial viewing party, the Ashore Thing. Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m.
The doublehanded division will begin first, and starts will continue every 10 minutes. Last up is the Turbo division. Much attention will be focused on the anticipated battle for line honors between il Mostro and Windquest.
Today's forecast in Chicago calls for sunny skies, and modest south-southwest winds.
Good luck to all the racers!


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I gave this to my brother for Christmas. His apartment lack some family touch and so he ask me for some family pictures. He already brought picture frames but I wanted to make the present a bit more personal. So I decided to create something like DIY polaroids after seeing Abbey of Le Reveur's blog post of her room.
Things you'll need:
- High quality photo paper. A good quality photo paper is a must. I bought cheap ones for 10 pesos (probably around $0.25) and the pictures started fading away. Scratch marks also were clearly visible.
- Cork board/cork sheet. Commonly found in school supply stores. The one I bought is from Saizen and it's only P88!
- Thumbtacks.
- Scissors.
Online resources:
- Polaroid frames from Fuzzimo. Don't worry about cutting the images. The polaroid frames are not exactly white so they are easy to cut.
- Color filters/actions [1], [2]. If you want to add some flair to your images using photoshop then these are what you need.
What to do:
1. Select the images (with a 200-300 resolution) and the polaroid frame you want. Open both in Photoshop. If you want, you can crop the white parts of the polaroid frame and then resize (mine's 3 x 3.5 inches).
2. Drag your image to the polaroid frame. You can resize (Ctrl + T) either of the layers so that the image fit the frames properly.
3. If you want to use actions or filters, you need to edit the image before you drag it to the frame. Here's a quick tutorial on how to load actions.
4. Once you have created your "fake" polaroids, you can create a new large transparent file (size of short bond paper with the resolution set to 100) and drag the images.
5. Print and cut them.
Let's be creative!
Now you can place them on the cork board or you can do other things like what Abbey had done.
Here are some excellent online shops (Philippines) that can jazz up how you present your polaroids.
Bakers Twine and Washi Tape from Hey Kessy || Magnetic Wooden Clothespins from The Lemon Wharf || Wooden Clothespins from Sitting Pretty Crafts Studio


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Is flat hoarding serious? No. Even the chief executive said in his policy address that unsold flats has hovered constantly just 4 percent.
It's unrealistic to reduce it further. That would be like asking the labor secretary to cut the jobless rate from a level already considered full employment.
The so-called vacancy tax is far- fetched, and won't work. Many people are saying that.
Applications to buy flats in the subsidized housing project, Greenview Villa in Tsing Yi, closed on Friday.
Ten percent of the units are reserved for singles, while 65 percent of applicants are single. If only this 10 percent is considered, the oversubscription rate would be 300 times.
The figures point to an extremely high demand for small units. But how can the government meet the demand any sooner while it keeps the public waiting for a large artificial island to be reclaimed, or the northeastern New Territories to be filled with new homes? This is a pressing question.
Henderson Land chairman Lee Shau-kee recently proposed 300-square-foot homes be built on farmland his firm owns and be sold for HK$1 million each.
Of course, the government would have to agree to waive the land premium it normally charges for converting arable land into residential use.
Should housing secretary Anthony Cheung Bing-leung seriously consider it? I spoke with a chauffeur the other evening and he liked Lee's idea. In theory, it should work since it's only a variant of the Private Sector Participation Scheme, under which flats were sold for a discount and buyers were subject to restrictions like the Home Ownership Scheme.
The HK$1 million price tag is attractive. While restrictions should be attached, the advantage is that the government generates private productivity without paying cash.
Yesterday, Cheung said the housing production projected in the policy address is only the basic and there will be more. In other words, the land reserve outlined is not the whole kit and caboodle
Could the housing minister be giving thought to Lee's proposal? Government-business collaboration is often viewed as collusion in the political vocabulary unique to the SAR. While this helped to drag the city's feet in the past, the current regime should overcome this barrier if it's serious in leading the city to move quicker.
By the same token, Cheung may also reconsider reviving the scheme to sell public rental units to existing tenants to meet home ownership expectations.
It's always fine to have big projects. They're visionary, but also very distant.
Who knows if that artificial island will actually be reclaimed in the end? Give us something down to earth.
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Tuesday Top 10: Most intriguing bowl matchups
We're just a few days away from the official start of bowl season and I'm pretty fired up about that. This week's Tuesday Top 10: the match-ups I'm most intrigued by:
1- BCS National Championship Game, Jan. 9: LSU vs. Bama: I realize many of you don't want to see a rematch of a game that didn't have a single TD the first time out. To me, Les Miles is always Must-See TV and I'm very curious to see how Trent Richardson does against the LSU D the second-time around. Also, curious what the Honey Badger does on a stage this big. Pregame
2-Rose Bowl, Jan. 2: Oregon vs. Wisconsin: Chip Kelly's team will try and end its little two-game BCS bowl skip against a physical Badger team. The Ducks have had a hard time against top teams who have had plenty of time to prepare for their scheme. Wisconsin comes into the the game with the nation's No. 6 scoring defense. Pregame
3- Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 2: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford: So, you're looking for a BCS bowl where you'll see plenty of offense? This is your game. OSU is No. 2 in scoring nationally. Stanford is No. 5. I'm very curious to see how Andrew Luck handles the country's most opportunistic defense (42 turnovers forced this season.) Pregame
4-Outback Bowl, Jan 2. Michigan State vs. Georgia: The Spartans got embarrassed by Alabama last year in the bowl after a strong regular-season and come into this riding a four-game bowl losing streak under Mark Dantonio. Are they good enough to make a statement for the Big Ten this time around? Pregame
5-Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29: Baylor vs Washington: If RG3 is playing, I'm watching. . . . Oh, and if you're looking for defense, this really ain't it. Washington ranks 99th in scoring defense. Baylor is 109th. Pregame
6-Orange Bowl, Jan. 4: Clemson vs. WVU: A pair of cutting-edge offensive minds in Clemson's Chad Morris and WVU's Dana Holgorsen. Both have QBs primed to get a jump on some 2012 Heisman hype, especially since each is working with gifted receiving crews. Pregame
7-Sugar Bowl, Jan. 3: Va. Tech vs. Michigan: I know both of these programs looked brutal in January bowl games a year ago, but I'm curious because of the match-ups: Bud Foster's D against Denard Robinson sounds like fun. Same for Greg Mattison's improved Wolverines defense against David Wilson. Pregame
8-TicketCity Bowl, Jan. 2: Houston vs. Penn State: Kevin Sumlin is already at A&M leaving his righthand man Tony Levine to get the Cougars ready for a very tough Penn State D, by far the best defense Case Keenum has seen all year. The Nittany Lions are No. 5 in the country in scoring defense and No. 1 in the Big Ten in pass efficiency D. Pregame
9-Gator Bowl: Jan. 2: Florida vs. Ohio State: Hard to get excited about two 6-6 teams that have had such down years? Normally, that'd be the case, but given the Urban Meyer factor hanging over this game, you'd think there's a lot more pressure on Will Muschamp than on the OSU sidelines. Then again, how about the Buckeyes looking to impress their new boss? I'm in. Pregame
10-Champs Sports, Dec. 29: Notre Dame vs. Florida State: Two programs with rich histories who had duds of seasons amid a lot of lofty speculation. Winner can make the claim that they finished strong and were really "just a year away." Pregame
Category: NCAAF
Tags: Alabama, Baylor, Clemson, FSU, Georgia, Houston, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Stanford, Tech, UF, Va, Va. Tech, Washington, Wisconsin
Posted on: December 6, 2011 11:09 am
Edited on: December 6, 2011 11:26 am
Tuesday Top 10: Biggest duds of 2011
Coming into the season there was so much optimism at different programs, but fast forward three months and there's been a lot of disappointment. This week's Top 10 list: biggest duds of the 2011 season. (I'm leaving off the BCS, which you could make a strong case for deserving to be on this list every year.)
1. Maryland: Randy Edsall's first season in College Park was a disaster of the highest order. The Terps got off to a nice start, edging a seriously depleted Miami team that was gutted by NCAA suspensions, but then things completely fell apart. They didn't beat another FBS program the rest of the way. They got blown out at home by Temple 38-7. They lost to a bad BC team by 11. They blew a huge second-half lead against NC State. The stunning part in all of this was it's not like Edsall inherited the FAU squad. They were 9-4 last year and had the best young QB in the conference in Danny O'Brien. However, the sophomore quarterback regressed in a big way under Edsall. The team was 111th in passing efficiency. In the final eight games of the season, the Terps managed to scored more than 21 points twice. Somewhere, Ralph Friedgen is probably still laughing at his bosses who ran him out of his alma mater after winning ACC Coach of the Year honors.
2. The State of Florida: The Noles were preseason No. 6 and slogged their way to an 8-4 record where they didn't even make it to the ACC title game. At one point they had a three-game losing streak. In mid-November, they lost at home against unranked UVA. ... The Gators, No. 22 in preseason, fizzled on offense and went 6-6 by dropping six of their last eight games. . . . Miami's hopes were torpedoed on the eve of the season by the Nevin Shapiro mess that would sideline a bunch of key players early. The Canes never recovered, losing six games by eight points or less before opting out of what figured to be a mediocre bowl game in hopes of appeasing the NCAA down the road. Their final game: a home loss to a 3-8 BC team. ... USF got off to a fast start, beating a ranked Notre Dame team on the road, but then Skip Holtz team flopped, losing seven of their final eight. ... UCF, which despite having the No. 11 D in the country, failed to even get bowl eligible, going 5-7. Last year UCF was 11-3. Now there is much uncertainty and who knows if sophomore QB Jeff Godfrey, who had seemed to be the centerpiece of the upstart program, will be back in Orlando in 2012?
3. Texas A&M: The Aggies, preseason No. 8, had way too much firepower to go 6-6. Even 8-4 would've felt like a big let down. Statistically, they were a very hard team to figure out. They were seventh in the country in total offense, first in fewest sacks allowed, first in sacks, 13th in rushing defense but they also were 100th in turnover margin. They blew a ridiculous amount of games in the second half. They ended up losing four of their last five and Mike Sherman lost his job because of it.
4. Ole Miss: A lot of people pegged the Rebels for the bottom of the SEC West, but no one would've expected they'd have the worst season in school history. Houston Nutt's lackluster recruiting at Ole Miss really caught up with him. His team got thumped by Vandy in a way that the Commodores never beat another SEC program. The Rebels also lost by 17 to lowly Kentucky and then get crunched by La. Tech 27-7 at the their homecoming game. The 2-10 season cost Nutt his job and was punctuated with another blowout loss to arch-rival Miss. State, 31-3.
5. Oklahoma: [Note: The Sooners were a bad omit on my part when I initially published this list.] They were preseason No. 1 and sputtered badly in the season half of the season, losing three of their last six. The first loss was home to a four-TD underdog (Texas Tech) that would end up having its worst season in almost 20 years. The Sooners finished off the season getting drilled by rival Oklahoma State, 44-10.
6-UCLA defense: Few teams look better on the hoof, but the Bruins just never could get it done under Rick Neuheisel. Despite a defensive unit were more than its share of former blue-chippers, the Bruins were 112th in sacks and 96th in scoring defense. They surrendered 38 or more six times this season.
7. Mississippi State: They were a long shot to win the incredibly stacked SEC West, but the Bulldogs were still a preseason top 20 team but they never got much of anything going. They went 6-6. The only team with a winning record they beat was 8-4 La. Tech. Their other four wins over FBS opponents went 12-36 combined.
8. Notre Dame offense: The Irish were ranked a respectable 43rd in scoring, but given the weapons Brian Kelly had (led by WR Michael Floyd) ND should've been a lot more dynamic. They were held to 20 points or less five times this season. They also were brutal when it came to taking care of the football, tying for third-worst in the country in turnover margin.
9. Kansas: Turner Gill was fired after just two seasons because the Jayhawks were so overwhelmed this season. They beat an FCS program and then knocked off the eventual MAC champs (NIU) in Week 2 and it was all downhill from them on as it was one epic blowout loss after another. They ranked 106th in total offense and 120 in total defense. Of their final 10 losses to finish the season, only two were decided by less than double-digits. They lost six games by 30 points or more.
10. Illinois offense: Things set up so well for Ron Zook this season. They had a dynamic young QB (Nate Scheelhaase) and some talented backs and receivers. The Illini jumped out to a 6-0 start and then the bottom drops out. They lose the next six, failing to score more than two TDs in any other game. They managed just seven points against a Minnesota D that was 102nd in scoring defense. They scored 14 on a Michigan, which is 51 points fewer than they scored on the Wolverines on a year ago. The Illini finished 91st in scoring, dropping 59 spots from where they were at mid-season. They also ended up 106th in sacks allowed.
Posted on: September 26, 2011 11:00 am
Edited on: September 26, 2011 1:28 pm
Daily Surf Report: FSU's disappointing start
The Oklahoma loss was painful, but FSU's loss at Clemson is potentially and excruciatingly devastating, writes Mike Bianchi.
I was on the Noles bandwagon coming into this season. I didn't think they'd win the BCS title, but I thought they'd be a top-five team. They still might be able to get there this year, but it does not look good right now. They're just 113th in rushing, 105th in sacks allowed and 87th in turnover margin despite opening against two woeful opponents. The biggest issues for them emerged in Death Valley on defense, where they really lost focus and committed back-breaking penalties and some assignment busts. They just couldn't get off the field on third downs as Tajh Boyd, a guy who had only a handful of starts, playing in a new system, carved them up. On top of that, Greg Reid, their top CB, has had the kind of off-field problems you wouldn't expect from a junior trying to show he's a leader.
I know the Noles are killing it recruiting. Of course, they always seem to be killing it in recruiting. It's the focus on the field, which Jimbo Fisher said all off-season he was confident was getting there, that has been lacking. Up next for them is five straight games against teams they should pound before they host a Miami team that looks pretty shaky too. I'm not sure they can prove to anyone outside of FSU diehards that they are even close to back until the final week of the regular season when they visit the Swamp.
*One of Miami's top commits, Miami Norland High School LB Keith Brown visited Clemson over the weekend and "loved" it and told CaneSport that while he would still consider himself a very soft Hurricane commitment, he also says "most likely I won't be going to Miami."
Thing is, Miami almost certainly will NOT know its fate with the NCAA by Signing Day, much less in December when mid-year signees would need to know.
*Mike Locksley was fired over the weekend. The move comes as no surprise. His time at New Mexico was a complete debacle. In fact, it was a tour de force for coaching ineptitude. He was 2-26 and, it wasn't like they were close. The Lobos were getting drilled by teams, not close to turning the corner. Worse still, he himself had all sorts of embarrassing issues off the field on top of that. I was stunned he got a third season.
*The Randy Edsall Era at Maryland has begun with a thud and John Feinstein isn't buying that the former UCONN coach was brought in to rebuild a wreck of a program.
Finestein makes a good point. Edsall inherited a team with the best QB in the ACC. Danny O'Brien is the kind of building block few others have. The Terps also have some pretty good talent on defense. There are some holes, but going into this season, this looked like an eight-win team. Now, after a dismal 1-2 start with a hefty ACC stretch coming in early October, you wonder if this team will even make it to a bowl game.
*After getting blown out in the fourth quarter at ASU, the USC offense merits a D+ grade, writes Michael Lev.
QB Matt Barkley missed Woods for a touchdown, threw two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and lost a fumble on a sack. … The offense converted only 1 of 9 third-down attempts and scored touchdowns on just 2 of 6 trips into the red zone.Heading into the weekend, I'd received some Tweets from some Trojan fans grousing about why Barkley wasn't being included in more Heisman talk. My feeling was that despite some impressive stats, the jury was still out on whether Barkley should be in the discussion with other Heisman contenders. He has struggled late in games and in crunch time. He and this USC team also haven't shined in many big spots against tough competition. Those are the kinds of things you must do to be seriously in the Heisman mix in the end.
The way they fell apart Saturday night has become shockingly common with this USC program in the past few years now. They also seemingly have too much talent at their skill positions to be only 79th in offense. We'll see if they can get it sorted out. The Trojans have a very interesting October coming up with games at Cal, at Notre Dame and then against Stanford. Those are games that people will keep an eye on. Not against Syracuse and Minnesota.


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I disagree with the tone of the Asbury Park Press editors who suggest that sooner is always better (Editorial: "Get the money to those in need," March 12).
There are dozens of charities that keep ready cash to spend hours after a storm. Good for them.
But their model necessarily means they have to leave town with more cash than they come with. Speed has a steep price, not to mention all the fraud and waste in the early days.
Who is left to help two years after an event? Not the flash-in-the-pan charities.
That is why I support the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. They said they would be that final line of defense here in New Jersey, and they would spend all the money in three years. The fact that nothing has been disbursed yet tells me they are committed to their purpose.
Thank you for using my money wisely. To the Asbury Park Press editors, shame on you for trying to bully the charity into spending sooner than it is supposed to and against the wishes of its contributors like me.
Marshall Robert
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Men charged in scooter crash, robbery
By Staff Reports
Jul 1, 2014, 16:22
PRINCE GEORGE — Three suspects have been arrested in a roadside robbery in which a vehicle rammed a scooter.
On Monday, June 23, three men in a dark-colored vehicle struck a scooter from behind while the victim was on his way home. The men then exited the car and assaulted the victim, one with a handgun, and stole the victims wallet.
According to Prince George Police, Hodari Taylor, 19, Wayne Jackson, Jr, 22, and Michael Walker, 26, have been charged following a vehicle pursuit in Colonial Heights.
The charges against the suspects include malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and robbery, and are being held at Riverside Regional Jail.
The three men have also been charged in a June 21 incident in the 2300 block of Wakefield Avenue on in Colonial Heights when a victim was shot at while driving away in her vehicle.
A fourth 16-year-old suspect was also arrested Friday for involvement in the incident, and is being charged with attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The juvenile is currently in Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Center.
Jackson has also been charged with robbery and malicious wounding for an armed robbery, in which a man was shot in the abdomen, that occurred behind the Goodwill store on the Boulevard early June 24.
Colonial Heights detectives cooperated with Petersburg investigators to determine a suspect vehicle that had been involved in multiple area robberies, authorities said.
When the vehicle was later spotted in Colonial Heights on the afternoon of June 24, a car chase resulted in the apprehension of the three suspects following pursuit from a traffic stop, police said.
Petersburg Sheriff's Office K-9 units, Petersburg police along with both air and ground units from the Chesterfield Police Department assisted in the arrests.
Anyone with more information regarding these incidents is encouraged to contact Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660.
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I can see Vincent Jackson playing WR for you and Mark Ingram running the ball for you guys. I don't know why I keep seeing it! Its just to perfect.
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When we were back in Jack´s room we decided to look for more clues from the other tattoos.
"I have one more on the chest." I showed Jack the tattoo.
"That one I know without looking up, that one is a symbol of the Celtic tree of life. So now we know that you are going to transform into a werewolf that are going to live long and love the sun. There goes one myth down the drains; I thought that werewolf liked the moon not the sun."
"Or you could be totally wrong let's go translate the text on the inside of my right forearm." I started to be a little pissed Jack thought that this was a funny game. I would rather do it alone right now, but I am not as searching for information on the web as Jack.
"I was going to get that tattoo there. Now I can´t thanks to you, we couldn´t walk around with matching tattoos, that would made me geeky."
Vestri preteritus ero ostendo sum quod succurro partum
a novus quod perspicuus posterus.
"Let's just write the text in and see what hit we get." The language was Latin and the text said: Your past will be revealed and help create a new and brighter future.
The next one is on my wrist. I know that they are runic, but I don´t know what they means."
"The first one means sun and the second means man therefore they will together mean the Sunman. It is not so strength that you have been in the sun much lightly, you would transformation seem to have something to do with the sun. That is a good thing."
"Why is that good?"
"Now we know that you will not be a vampire and I will not have to worry that you will drink my blood when I sleep over in your apartment." I couldn´t resist to laugh. "And you will not be as depressed as Edward and Louis." Jack continued with a big smile on his face.
"That is from Twilight and Interview with the Vampire, right?" Jack just nodded.
"Where is the next one?" I was still sitting on the bed. I had hoped that I wouldn´t need to take of my trousers. I started to take of the socks just to make sure that there weren´t anything there. To my surprise there actually was one tattoo on my foot. A small one only a half inch long. It was a ladder. Like all the other tattoos this was also black.
"I remember that I have seen this one before on one of the sights that I was looking through before. What a moment I will be able to find it soon." He looked through some of the pages and found it. This symbol were also an Adinkra Symbol and it was called OWUO ATWED, that is translated to the ladder of death, but the meaning of the symbol were mortality.
"Does that mean that you are dying? I don´t want you to did because of a couple of tattoo´s." Jack looked worried.
"I don´t think so, the Celtic tree told us earlier that I would live so I think that this one tells us that I will not live forever."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that I am not immortal, like a vampire."
"Oh…But that would have been so cool."
Now there is only one tattoo left. I took of my shirt.
"Can you see it, I can´t see anyone?" I asked Jack.
"If I can…It is over your hole back for crying out load. If I was British I would have said BOOLDY HELL."
I walked to the mirror to take a look.
"I hope that I can take away these tattoo´s later. So I don´t think that it is the hole tattoo that is giving us the information, just the part in the middle."
"I think that you are right. Who ever that gave you the tattoo´s is very caring. He or she don´t want you to look to rediculas."
"So what does this means?"
"This is also a West African symbol and it means independence."
"That sounds good to me because I don´t want to change my life because of this. Jack how mush is the clock? Don´t we have to go to school soon?"
"Oh, shit." He ran out of the room, which told me that we where late. I ran after and in ten minutes we where our why to school.
We missed to first period, we had to wait around for the next period to start. I some math to catch up with after missing a couple of days, so I didn´t mind.
I acctually got a lot done during the day and nowI where going to meet up with Annie and the other girls from the cherleading team. I don´t know what I where going to tell her about all the tattoo´s and how they got there. I was always wearing a linen when I was training so they would be easy to spott and I couldn´t always hide them, at least I wheren´t striped like a tiger. I laughed at the thought, that would have been really hard to explane.
"Hay Jasper, long time no seeee…...When did that happen?" Annie saw the tattoo´s just as I expected. Sadly I had not jet come up with a good explonation.
"The day before yesterday and don´t ask me why I have them, please." I beged her, but the look on her face told me that she wouldn´t dropp it that easy.
"Of coursse I have to ask, I am a frend after all." That was when the rest of the girls arived.
"What is Jasper going to tell ussss….WOO. I never thought that you where intressted of that sort of thing." One of the other girles said. They all started go around me lite predators did to their prey. They started to touch the tattoo´s to see if the where real.
"Did it hurt?"
"They are real tattoo´s."
"This is so unexpected."
"Ok, enouth. They are real and it doesn´t hurt." I toled them.
"If you all back of a little and give Jasper some breaving space he will tell us why he got the tattoo´s." Annie told them with a smile on her face, I know that she was trying to help, but now I had to come up with a story. Annie and the rest of the girls sat down on the floor and was waiting for me to tell them a story, just like children.
"I acctually never had any plans on be tattooed, It was kind of an acident." I started my little story, so far was everything tru but now I had to come up with the rest.
"I was spending weekend at a friends house and we drank together with his brother. The brother is now studding to become a tattoo artist and thanks to that both my friend and the brother had tattoo´s. They wanted me to get one so that the brother could practise some more, I said no of course. We continued to drink and they continue to ask the questing through the evning. And in the end of the evning I have to admitt that I was kind of stupid. I never said yes, but I got so drunk so that I lost consciousness in there house. The next morning as I woke up on their floor, and I had tattoos all over my body.When they wolk up they had no memory of doing it at all. The apologised the hole day. I wasn´t really angry at them, that would not do anything good, but I will not drink at there house anymore that if for sure." They just looked at me for a while, before they understood that I was finished. Then one of them said:
"That is a horible story. At least he was a good artist." They actually seemed to belive my story, I most be a good story teller.
"Ok, time to do some training." Annie tried to get the girles attention so that we could use the rest of the time for training the routines.
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Depending on the number of people interested, I was thinking of buying out an entire theater, or just reserving seats together at one showing. If the entire theater is NOT bought out, we will have to go to SLC/Sandy for a theater that allows reserved seating--because I really don't want to wait in a line for seats. If the theater IS bought out, we can assign seating. Also, I work at a movie theater and *may* be able to get us an earlier viewing (not sure, but I'll try). Maybe we could even do a dinner just before the showing. These are all just ideas, but I want to get an idea of how many are interested before I make any plans.
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Mrs. Parsons died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at Habersham Medical Center.
Born March 14, 1925, in Calvert, Md., she was a daughter of the late Norman Job and Rosa Longacre Fell. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her two sisters.
Mrs. Parsons was a retired educator who taught home economics and was a teacher-librarian for more than 35 years in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Her teaching experience included two years in which she and husband Al taught together at the Presbyterian-sponsored Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah.
On retirement in 1986, she and Al relocated to Habersham County. Mrs. Parsons became active in numerous community groups including Sharing and Caring, The Arc, Habersham County Soup Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, Northeast Georgia Peace Council and Volunteers for Literacy. She was a long-time member of Association of American University Women. While a member of Clarkesville First United Methodist Church, she served as a Stephens minister and was active in The Women's Society and the Mission Team. Dotty and her husband Al most recently were members of Demorest Federated Church.
In her spare time, Mrs. Parsons enjoyed time with her grandchildren, local theater, book club, Great Decisions discussion group, gardening and traveling with family and Elderhostel groups.
Surviving are her husband of 67 years, Albert W. Parsons of Cornelia; daughters, Rebecca Pierce of Demorest and Beth Rotella of Syracuse, N.Y.; sons, Timothy Parsons of Hackettstown, N.J., and Terance Parsons of Demorest; granddaughters Narra Pierce Demichina of Atlanta, Hassey Parsons Adelsberger of Lake Worth, Fla., and Sierra Rotella of Tampa, Fla.; grandsons, Alan Pierce of Decatur, Joseph Rotella of Syracuse, N.Y., and Colton Parsons of Lake Worth, Fla.; great-granddaughter, Winter Violet Adelsberger of Lake Worth, Fla.; one brother, William Fell of Calvert, Md.; and one sister, Rosemary Mitchell of Albuquerque, N.M.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Demorest Federated Church, 611 Georgia St., Demorest, GA 30535; or to Heifer International at heifer.org.
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The train has left the station and we are bound for the baseball stadium Downtown. The issue of the increased hotel tax would be easily defeated if we really tried, but I don't think that is the best way to go.
If the hotel tax increase issue is not passed, we would have to pay for the stadium.
Faced with that done deal, I urge all our citizens to be prepared to vote against any members of the City Council who railroaded this issue down our throats if they decide to run for office in the future. I will support their opponents without reservation.
I don't think that they can be trusted to look after our best interests in the future. They will always consider us too stupid, too small-town, too unsophisticated to be able to intelligently consider issues that involve us.
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On behalf of my family, I would like to publicly thank all of those who have taken the time to research, write, read and respond to the articles published recently about my uncle, Angel Romero.
Thank you especially to reporter Aaron Bracamontes and photographer Mark Lambie whose work went into producing the articles and online content.
Thanks to my uncle's wonderful neighbors for putting the flags up to honor him and thanks to all who have posted in the online guest book; your postings have been a great comfort to us.
Thanks to the Eagle Claw Warrior Society for blessing us with the cleansing ceremony prior to the rosary, and for sending my uncle's spirit on his journey.
Many many thanks to Benavidez-Patterson Airborne chapter for allowing us to gather with them after the services and providing the catering from La Terraza for those who gathered to remember him.
Finally, thanks to Angel Romero, who gave everything he had in everything he did in setting an example for his children -- and all of us who called him dad, father, uncle or friend -- of what it means to be a man.
We will miss you, and we love you.
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Let me get this straight: We are allowing the people who had their heads in the sand during Dr. García's tenure to choose his successor, and we are hiring a person who exonerated the EPISD to do an evaluation of the wrongdoing.
Are you kidding?
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Usually Ramon Renteria's columns are entertaining; however, the column "Are your pets really members of family" was not funny!
As a pet owner who has struggled to encourage others to care for their pets properly, I found this article greatly disappointing. In fact, it caused me heartache and "tristeza."
The battle to protect animals in this state and within our country has been very difficult. In El Paso alone, many pets are either abandoned or tortured in cruel and unusual ways. Plain and simple, animals are at our mercy.
Of course, old-school-thinking people neglected their pets and considered them unworthy of medical care or any care for that matter; food and water were often served in rusty old containers, etc.
This is 2012, Ramon. Get with the program.
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Barbara Carrasco characterizes her campaign asking about El Paso, not about party. Indeed, this is true.
She has been a firm supporter of the organization Quality of Life Voters for Democracy that has sought transparency on the Downtown ballpark that stated taxpayers should have a voice in how government spends their money.
This is not a Democrat or Republican issue; this is an El Paso citizenry issue.
She also supported the Rally for Religious Freedom at San Jacinto Plaza in March of this year which spoke out on behalf of our First Amendment constitutional right to freedom of religious expression.
Regarding Beto O'Rourke: If past is prologue, he will be just another tax-and-spend liberal allied with special interests like his buddies at City Council who are never happier than when they are spending OPM -- Other People's Money.
Vote for a candidate who will represent all of El Paso. Vote for a candidate who will support our Constitution.
Vote for Barbara Carrasco for representative in the 16th Congressional District.
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Spoiler Alert: Did 'The Bachelorette' Emily Let the Wrong Guy Go?Devan McGuinness
One of my few guilty pleasures is sitting my butt down on the couch every Monday night with a glass of wine (& sometimes some chocolate) and watching The Bachelorette. This season we get to watch Emily Maynard (who we previously got to know on The Bachelor) find her way to love with a bunch of way-too-hot guys, trying to find the perfect husband … and a dad for her daughter Ricki.
I have watched the whole season so far and last night Emily narrowed her choices down to the final two — cutting one guy loose at the end of last night. Now, remember she is not only trying to find a husband for herself, but she has a 6-year-old daughter she is hoping to find the right guy to come into their family of two — and stepping into the role of 'dad'. That's a lot to take on, but what shocked me the most is she let the guy go last night who seemed most ready to become not only a husband but a dad too!
I wasn't the only one shocked by her emotional decision (spoiler alert! If you pvr'd the episode last night — don't click through until you watch it):
The three guys all went on their single date with Emily in the gorgeous Curacao and they were love-y and mushy and all three dates seemed to be amazing. When the time came for the rose ceremony, Emily was very openly emotional coming to a decision on who to cut loose — eventually coming to let go of many's top choice in the running (and my top choice) Sean.
He seemed to be the most genuine as far as being ready for both marriage and fatherhood. I mean the guy wrote an adorable letter to her daughter about how he would not take the place of her real father (who passed away before she was born), but would love to take on the role. Like I said, I wasn't the only one who wondered where that decision came from — people took to twitter to voice their shock too:
Arie Really? 1 of 8She's been open about being really attracted to Arie. If only Sean had gotten that date with her maybe things would have turned out differently for him.
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Too Young 2 of 8I wonder myself if she is thinking more about the present and how the person makes them feel and not the future. It seems obvious that Sean would take great care of his family even if he's not the most openly passionate out of the bunch.
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Winner! Winner! Wrong? 3 of 8Right?! That moment I thought for sure she would be in love hardcore. It was the sweetest moment!
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He Thought It Too 4 of 8He revealed in the car after his heartbreak that he was already geared up to be a dad and that was is future.Heartbreaking.
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I Knew It 5 of 8I had a feeling too even though I do think he is the best pick. She has more 'steam' with another guy.
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I Don't Get It 6 of 8I am not sure what she was thinking either, but sometimes you have to go with your instinct and gut feeling which I am guessing she did.
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Did You Cry? 7 of 8It was pretty emotional with Sean's exit interview in the car being so heartbreaking and sweet. It really showed the class he has in those few moments.
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The Greatest 8 of 8Well, all hope is not lost for Sean! Hopefully Emily will find the love of her live and Sean will too -- one lucky lady will be lucky to have him!
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It will be interesting to see where things play out over the finale (which is a few weeks away). I do hope she finds someone perfect for her (and Ricki), but one thing I do know for sure is Sean will have no troubles in the lady department.
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