text:
Newegg.com - A great place to buy computers, computer parts, electronics, software, accessories, and DVDs online. With great prices, fast shipping, and top-rated customer service - once you know, you Newegg.
If you are reading this message, Please click this link to reload this page.(Do not use your browser's "Refresh" button). Please email us if you're running the latest version of your browser and you still see this message.
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, HDTVs, Digital Cameras and More!
Sold and Shipped by Tomorrow Top
Most customers receive within 8-15 days.
Adopts high-tech heating meterial and low voltage USB power, safe and reliable.
Plug and Play: easy and convenient to keep your feet warm in cold weather.
Soft and comfortable plush material with excellent touch feeling.
Sweet and lovely lovers rabbits pattern design.
Just unzip the zipper and take out the heat pads, it can be a pair of ordinary slippers.
Color: pink
Material: plush
Cable length: approx. 100cm + 60cm / 39in + 23.6in
Slipper length: approx. 26cm / 10.2in
Slipper width: 11.5cm / 4.5in
Total weight: 208g / 7.33oz
Package including:
1 Pair of USB Foot Warmer shoes
This item is eligible for Newegg Premier benefits. Are you a Newegg Premier Member? If not, sign up today and get:
Your request will be processed within the next 24 hours.
Please add "email@example.com" to your address book to ensure delivery.See Today's E-Blast Promo


text:
I Am Not Human. by ZanariyaWatch
©2012-2016 Zanariya
This is a panel from a comic i'm currently working on, so it's not supposed to be seen isolated like this. But working on this piece i developed quite a liking for it and decided to post it. Detailing the cables was a true pain. But over all it was a lot of fun.

subset: commoncrawl


text: We're sorry, Personalised Boy's Birth Date Babygrow is no longer available Why not try one of these instead? 'Father To Be' From Mummy's Tummy Gift by Read My Rhyme £17$32.74€21.88$26.05 ' Mum To Be Gift ' Sent From Mummy's Tummy by Read My Rhyme £17$32.74€21.88$26.05 Personalised Alphabet Romper by Jack Spratt Baby £21$40.45€27.03$32.18 free UK delivery Bunny Rabbit Baby Sleepsuit by Sparks Clothing £18$34.67€23.16$27.58 Personalised Boy's Birth Date Babygrow by Tillie Mint £18$34.67€23.16$27.58 12 customer reviews(12) This item is no longer available This item is not available for delivery to United States. name (required) date of birth (required) weight (required) sizesize (required)0-33-66-99-12size (required)0-33-66-99-12size (required)0-33-66-99-12size (required)0-33-66-99-12 stylestyle (required)long sleveshort sleevestyle (required)long sleveshort sleevestyle (required)long sleveshort sleevestyle (required)long sleveshort sleeve we're sorry we're sorry, This item is no longer available buy a gift voucher related categories baby & child > clothing > babygrows by Tillie Mint Location: Lancashire, GB read seller's profile see seller's complete range more items from this seller New Baby Birth Date Personalised Picture by Tillie Mint £40$77.05€51.48$61.30 Girls Personalised Birth Announcement Cards by Tillie Mint £8$15.41€10.29$12.26 Personalised Baby Card by Tillie Mint £5.50$10.59€7.07$8.42 Girl Or Boy Personalised Baby Birth Date M... by Tillie Mint £15$28.89€19.30$22.98 Girls Personalised Mini Bag by Tillie Mint £8$15.41€10.29$12.26 Personalised Siblings Gift Set by Tillie Mint £26$50.08€33.46$39.84 view all you may also like PRODUCT DETAILS CUSTOMER REVIEWS DELIVERY RETURNS Made in Britain can be personalised gift wrapping available exclusive ask seller a question save for later A beautiful personalised boy's birth date baby grow. Celebrate the birth of a new baby with this gorgeous soft white long or short sleeved baby grow with personalised name, birth date and weight in this fun and quirky style of a postage paid stamp, truly a gift to treasure forever . This make's a wonderful gift and keepsake for any new baby or a fabulous christening present. Come's complete in its own little cotton personalised bag . If you spend £30.00 with TillieMint we offer FREE MAINLAND UK DELIVERY. Lovely soft white cotton baby grow with blue print wording. All our baby grows are designed and printed by tilliemint and are exclusive to notonthehighstreet.com. We also offer a gift wrapping service and use the highest quality white crystalized tissue paper with coordinating coloured raffia bow and finish off with a lovely patterned linen "with love" gift tag to make your gift that extra special. made from: 100% cotton and machine washable. Canvas drawstring bag with drawstring closure. dimensions: Available in sizes from Newborn up to 12 months. product code: 150843 12 customer reviews Wed 16 Mar 2016 Lovely personalised item so nice I will frame it after we have finished using it. Sun 16 Jun 2013 . The item is cute and unique and makes for a lovely keepsake. Fri 05 Oct 2012 A great gift for a new born and a great price. Comes in a cute bag with the 'stamp details' on the front. Definately worth it. Fri 28 Sep 2012 No comment supplied. Wed 12 Sep 2012 Looks very cute and classy perfect memory gift. Tue 28 Aug 2012 No comment supplied. Thu 02 Aug 2012 The friends we had it sent to thought the packaging and product were just lovely. Sun 22 Jul 2012 Will be ordering another very soon, great present for new mums to keep. Sun 20 May 2012 No comment supplied. Fri 02 Mar 2012 No comment supplied. Mon 09 Jan 2012 No comment supplied. Sun 25 Dec 2011 So cute- what a lovely gift! see all customer reviews hide some customer reviews read about our product rating system ratings guide trusted independent customer feedbackforum excellent bad good poor This product is dispatched to you by Tillie Mint. MAINLAND UK order now and receive this item by price Standard Delivery Tuesday 10 May £2.75$5.29€3.53$4.21 Tracked Two Day Delivery Wednesday 4 May £6.70$12.90€8.62$10.26 NON-MAINLAND UK estimated delivery price Highlands & Islands of Scotland 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch £2.75$5.29€3.53$4.21 Northern Ireland 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch £2.75$5.29€3.53$4.21 Other UK Islands 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch £2.75$5.29€3.53$4.21 INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY estimated delivery price Not currently available for this region You have 28 days, from receipt of cancellable goods, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item. Please note: goods that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements, perishable products and personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken are non-refundable, unless faulty. Read more about our returns policy.Should you choose to return or exchange your order you will need to deliver the item(s) to the UK, where this seller is based. Tillie Mint's return policy Please see notonthehighstreet.com's returns policy.


text:
All That Glitters: Coins & Medals on Display
Our new exhibit, "Precious Metals: From Au to Zn" opens today (Monday, 2 August), with public hours from 1-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday through September. Special guest curator John W. Adams and MHS Curator Anne E. Bentley have mounted this show to highlight many of the rare and unique pieces in the collection. A sampling of what will be on view includes the New England three pence and shilling, the 1776 Massachusetts Pine Tree copper penny, a piece of original Massachusetts Bay stock, the February 1690/1 Massachusetts Bill of Credit, the full set of Washington-Webster silver Comitia Americana medals, Indian Peace Medals of colonial and federal issue, a number of Washington medals from the Baker series, and some fascinating pieces from the Vernon medal series.
"Precious Metals" is designed to complement the American Numismatics Association's World's Fair of Money, to be held 10-14 August at the Hynes Convention Center.
I had the chance to view the exhibit this morning, and it's really something to see (not to mention by far the shiniest exhibit I've ever seen at MHS). Do stop by and take a look.


text:
The menu is mouthwatering, the decorations are to die for, and the perfect party dress is hanging in your closet. Suddenly, canned Christmas tunes from the CD player just aren't won't cut it for this holiday bash.
So what's a hostess to do? Call up the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, a group of dozens of professional musicians, many of whom offer their services for parties, dinners, corporate meetings, open houses and any other gathering that can be set to music.
CIP Executive Director Margaret Powers said to call armed with your budget — cost is about $100 per musician for an hour-and-a-half to two-hour performance — plus some suggestions on your musical preference, and let them handle the rest.
"We can help you think of arrangements that suit your needs that you might not even have thought of," Powers said.
Information: 376-2638.


text:
Cold War Kids
The Cool Kids
Black Kids
Kid Sister
i likes dem black chillin
"Always bet on Black", Wesley Snipes, Passenger 57
Hey Randy! What? The devil! Whuh? The devil is everywhere...
pumped about cold war kids.
i can go with the flow.
the Cool Kids are the only group that matters on that list.
white power?!
Does Little Brother count as a kid?
The Deer Wolf Kids
4/9 Operators @ Bootleg, 4/14 Lush @ Roxy, 4/20 Bat for Lashes @ The Cathedral Sanctuary, 4/22-24 Coachella, 5/21 Jennylee @ Getty, 6/1-5 Primavera Sound, 6/7-8 Chelsea Wolfe @ Teragram Ballroom, 8/4 Radiohead @ Shrine Auditorium, 8/27-28 FYF Fest
the Cool Kids are such a joke. The music sucks
Karma Police are coming for you
your dick is a joke.
white power?!
Interesting poll haha Cold War Kids ftw!
Chuck Norris has the best poker face of all time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite having in his hand a Joker, a 6 of Clubs, a Get Out of Jail Free Monopoly Card, his drivers license, and a Green Uno Card.
Kid Rock?
Upcoming Shows:
The Cure: 6/7 @ Xcel Energy Center
Metallica: 8/20 @ U.S. Bank Stadium
04' 05' 07' 08' 09' 10' 11' 12' 13' 14'
4/2 TV on the Radio - Hollywood Palladium, 4/3 TV on the Radio - Observatory
5/24 Ride - Roundhouse, 5/27 Ride - L'Olympia


text:
BALTIMORE ( Stockpickr) -- Earnings are owning the market this week, with more than 50 firms expected to report their numbers to Wall Street between now and Friday. That slew of earnings data, coupled with an economic data dump, should take some of the onus off of Europe in February just as missteps in Greece threaten to derail Mr. Market's upward trajectory.The EU has largely been an absent factor from U.S. stocks in 2012, and investors would like to keep it that way. Luckily, we're in a different market in February than we were in the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Now, with eurozone risks largely priced into share prices here at home, it would take a truly unexpected sudden event in Greece to actually torpedo stock prices again.
2012 Stock Predictions and Outlook
|Your one-stop shop for 2012 stock recommendations and market predictions.


text:
Gun-control effort by Gov. Malloy an assault on rights
This is in response to the June 3 story "Malloy joins in prodding gun makers on safety."
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's quest for more gun control continues his assault on people's unalienable rights. According to the story, Gov. Malloy and other elected officials are joining with religious leaders in this effort. The religious leaders are not doing their jobs. They are not teaching their congregations about the Ten Commandments, one of which forbids murder. They are not spreading the message of salvation, so fallen human beings fall into despair.
Read more of this story and more!
7-Day Subscribers have FREE access to everything on rep-am.com and our E-Edition.
CLICK HERE to register and activate your access,.
Not a subscriber?
You can purchase a single-day subscription for only $0.75 to read this and access all of our content and our E-Edition.
CLICK HERE purchase a single day subscription.
Become an electronic subscriber to the Republican-American for only $8 a month. CLICK HERE.
Follow Us
FREEPRESS wrote on Jun 10, 2014 5:29 AM:
" Nothing about gun control makes any sense, since it has been shown repeatedly in cities with the toughest gun control that crime only INCREASES when honest citizens are prevented from owning/carrying self protection. And in every case where concealed or open carry with any weapon with or without high capacity magazines is readily permitted, crime, violent and gun related crime in particular, drops precipitously. Best example is FL - Check out the FBI statistics before and after liberal carry laws were enacted. See John Lott's "More Guns Less Crime". "
Alffie wrote on Jun 10, 2014 9:05 AM:
" We has rights? Rip. 7-4-1776 to 10-26-01 "
WakeUpSheep wrote on Jun 10, 2014 9:59 PM:
" It makes total sense. The political awakening is happening as we speak. We are living at a fulcrum in history We just need to 101th monkey before 1984 is fully operational. SO like i said is makes total sense. If your a system that has been raping people for over 150 years and putting them under a fraud fiat fractional banking system, making them all slaves, then brake up the family, then own the education system, then feed them poison fluoridated water with prescriptions in it, then feed then GMOs, then abort over 55million babys, then let every cancer, virus, disease kill everyone from age 0 to 120 without any full cure insight and getting worse. ECT ECT ECT ! ! ! ! ! Ya i would take there guns also ... "
between the lines wrote on Jun 11, 2014 8:46 AM:
" Never in our history has so much been taken from us in so short a time, without a single shot being fired.
2 More years of Executive Orders that will fundamentally change this Republic. "
2 More years of Executive Orders that will fundamentally change this Republic. "
Alffie wrote on Jun 12, 2014 6:17 AM:
" Between the lines. Shots have been fired. In malls, schools etc. All the shooting is at other victims. They never go after the people who are trying to take away their rights because they are cowards who shoot unarmed children. "
ROY wrote on Jun 12, 2014 9:22 AM:
" Malloy is a PHUCK!NG Communist dictator, $UCKING up to Obamies Communist conspiracy to confiscate all guns....
All you gun grabbing zealots in Connecticut supporting him and his Commie political cronies better learn that nobody in this pathetic state will give up their guns... PERIOD...
You wanna see a "Blood Bath?' WAIT..... "
All you gun grabbing zealots in Connecticut supporting him and his Commie political cronies better learn that nobody in this pathetic state will give up their guns... PERIOD...
You wanna see a "Blood Bath?' WAIT..... "
Post a reader commentWe encourage your feedback and dialog.
Please be civil and respectful.
If you're witty, to the point and quotable, your reader comments may also be included on the Around the Towns page of The Sunday Republican.
Readers must be registered and logged in to post comments on the site. Registration is free. Click Here to register.
A Subscription is not required to post comments only a Registration.
Log In
|Register / Forgotten Password?
More stories from Letters
- A challenging, interesting time for Waterbury NAACP
- Dr. Barrante's science is sound
- Naugatuck doesn't seem as welcoming as it once was
- Nature, not humans, is responsible for climate change
- EPA's 'Clean Power Plan' deserves public support
- Lawmakers should get tough on Distracted driving
- Housing authority director ignored state's orders
- Gun-control effort by Gov. Malloy an assault on rights
- Mattatuck Museum is in touch with its community
- Region 12 has many options for managing schools


text:
Remembered Today:
Jump to content
Remembered Today:
Posted 25 February 2012 - 11:00 am
Posted 25 February 2012 - 11:22 am
Posted 25 February 2012 - 11:28 am
Posted 25 February 2012 - 11:39 am
Posted 25 February 2012 - 01:23 pm
Posted 25 February 2012 - 02:36 pm
Posted 25 February 2012 - 03:17 pm
JOSH CAVALIER AND HIS ESTRANGED FATHER, BRIAN, VISIT GALLIPOLIA brief outline of the introduction. Josh wants to find out about his Grandfather and Great-grandfathers time in Gallipoli. He shows interviewer a photo and starts to weep as it is noted that his own father is no longer in his life. His father lived a solitary life in Queensland as, after serving in Vietnam, the demon drink had ruled his life. He went to dry out and, out of the blue, it cuts to Josh making contact.
Posted 25 February 2012 - 03:30 pm
Posted 25 February 2012 - 03:39 pm
Posted 26 February 2012 - 03:37 am
Posted 28 February 2012 - 01:57 pm
Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:01 pm
Posted 04 March 2012 - 01:49 pm
Posted 04 March 2012 - 02:42 pm
Posted 23 March 2012 - 06:52 pm
Posted 28 February 2015 - 06:50 am
After spending some time doing some research on this I have to agree with CSMmo. The first guns to fire at anzac were definitively mountain guns. The australian field guns were straining at the lease to get onshore and firing. But the terrain is utterly unsuitable for field guns. The first FIELD gun landed was from the 4th battery, so it may be inferred to have have fired the first shot.
A far more significant issue is how the field artillery was then used, and this has been almost utterly lost to most stories or memories. The unbelievable terrain was an impossible task for normal artillery applications. So the story of how the Field artillery were place in FRONT LINE positions to fire point blank is just unimaginable. Understandably this made them a focus for Ottoman artillery, snipers and infantry( yes they were sniper fodder in this situation, quite a few were head shot KIA). How they managed themselves under these conditions is one of the untold stories.
Edited by bacon, 28 February 2015 - 06:50 am.
Posted 01 March 2015 - 01:24 am
Just to add this comment by Gilly which so far I can't confirm from Turkish or NZ sources?
Do you know any thing about this?
"Something else that appears missing in Turk records to further ones questioning is the evidence of Hotchkiss 10pdr mountain guns, which has been put up in recent posts.
This from Major AC Fergusson of the 21st Kohat Mountain Battery, written in 1916 and placed in journal 85 of The Gallipolian in 1997 by his family.
".... Yet one more yarn about our own shell being fired at us. In the very early days we were often told we were firing on our own troops. Sometimes these allegations were wrong but investigation proved bodies of our own 10pdr shell sometimes in places where our guns could have put them, but also in places where they could not possibly have put them. One day Campbell was walking along a trench when an Australian told him to hurry as the Turks were shelling it, and pointed to the body of a shell which had just fallen. Campbell went and looked at it and found a shell with marks to show that it had been made in Cossipore and filled at Rawul Pindi, and the scoop of the shell had shown that it had come from right outside our line. He phoned down to me and I went and satisfied myself that it could not possibly be ours. I then went and asked Corps to wire and ask if Helles had lost any Mtn guns. The answer came back 'no' so the matter remained a mystery, but the Australians were still suspicious that we were doing it.
Long afterwards the mystery was cleared up. The BGRA New Zealand had long before the war ordered a battery of new mountain guns for NZ. England sent our old 10pdrs and BGRA refused to accept delivery. After a lot of correspondence England told him to sell them and credit them with the proceeds. NZ sold them to Turkey and here they were being used against us"
Any help in confirming this story would help?
Posted 01 March 2015 - 06:34 am
Posted 01 March 2015 - 06:50 am
Yes sorry, saw this story a second time the other week.
As to the Hotchkiss story, I know the Turks used a lot of different 75mm Mountain guns, from Krupp to Austrian types, not to mention others brought or captured during the inter war years and the Balkan war.
Did they have any 10 pdr Hotchkiss mountain guns, well that's possible and since these guns shelled us a lot as stated by the last post then it may be of interest here, but also willing to start a new comment if needed.
As to the guns captured on Pine ridge, that battery has been confirmed as the 7th Battery (75mm Mountain Guns) from the 9th Div Artillery Regt.
Posted 01 March 2015 - 07:33 am
Posted 01 March 2015 - 12:04 pm
Back in 2012 I could see no need to add to what I had put forward in response to the link Diane had put up for the story from 'In Their Footsteps'. It was an Australian TV show and my response was purely related to story being told. CSMMo was correct in so much as it was the guns of the Indian 26th Mountain Battery that were the first Allied guns to go into action. The 4th Battery 18 pounder was the first Australian gun to go into action on the evening of the 25th April, but if we wish to be true to 'the first shell to be fired on Gallipoli' that must surely go to the two Turkish Mantelli guns at Gaba Tepe from 4.30 am onwards.
Posted 01 March 2015 - 10:58 pm
Just to get back on subject sorry I took us away.
Wasn't the Turkish Guns (battery) at Gabba Tepe also known as "Beachy Bill" .
The first mention of these guns was page 76 of Bean on the 5th May 1915, which gives "Beechy Bill" as a Battery which cause over 1000 casualties on the beach alone
But did 4 Bty shell them or had it moved by that time?
Posted 02 March 2015 - 07:53 am
Posted 02 March 2015 - 08:03 pm
The Western Front Association 'Mapping The Front, Gallipoli Military Mapping 1914-1918' DVD has a photographic view taken from an aeroplane, image P_019974, Anzac Cove and Gaba Tepe, 5th October 1915, that indicates a position for Beachy Bill. The image below is an extract of P_019974 which is much larger and goes beyond the Fisherman's Huts to the North. I've only recently received the DVD following a recommendation from Forum members Green_Acorn and Michaeldr elsewhere on the Forum and I can only agree it is well worth the £20.00.
Kind regards
Posted 21 March 2015 - 01:06 pm
My impression has been that for a long time that the famous Beachy Bill howitzer battery that has carried its memory over time did not really start its firing until a few months after the landing. (debate please enter here).
In fact it was other Ottoman batteries that created the nightmare of unanswered shelling in the first weeks. Only the small British mountain guns were able to offer any degree of return fire in an attempt to relieve the anzac infantry of this critical psychological pressure. The field guns of the anzac forces were as useless as tits on a bull in that terrain.
Im very disappointed that the amazing and quite appalling conditions facing the Field artillery at Anzac was so poorly understood and represented by this documentary.
This is the sort of opportunity where some amazing historical detail can be told and thereby lift us out of the same old tired cliches!
I would love to see more attention given to the incredible creativity and teamwork the quite useless batteries eventually devised to make their ability to protect the troops effective and viable.


text:
Looks like I'm a nominee for the stupid idiot awards this year. I got a new laundry bag which is dark blue in color. I had intended to wash it a few times before using it for the cloth dipes but somehow it ended up getting switched and went in the wash with the dipes. Now I have some blue diapers and inserts!
They are Sunbaby diapers with some microfiber and some blend inserts. Is there anything I can do to get the color out? I imagine it would be alright to bleach the inserts, but what about the diapers?
I realize I may just have to live with some blue diapers... they still work that's all that matters I guess.


text:
194 Views 1 Reply Latest reply: Feb 26, 2014 7:23 AM by judysings
judysings Feb 26, 2014 7:23 AM
in response to cricketruby
Hi cricketruby,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
You can edit the podcast information by right clicking on it and choosing "Get Info."
The following articles will provide more information:
Playing and managing content in iTunes
Editing and arranging content
Editing Info
Each audio or video file in iTunes has several settings and tags that can be easily modified. These options can be accessed by selecting any file in the iTunes browser windows and selecting "Get Info" from the File menu. You can add song lyrics, artwork and set special playback options. The "Info" tab lets you edit information about the file including artist and album info.
- Judy


text:
Koi scrub pants come in beautiful colors and a variety of fashionable and flattering styles.
Our Everyday Low Price:
Our Everyday Low Price:
Clearance Price:
*Offer excludes Littmann, Welch Allyn & International Orders. Cannot be combined with any other coupon offer.
Buy any item, any brand*
and get any other item 40% off.
*Buy any item from any brand and get another item of equal or lesser value at 40% off. Offer excludes Akesso, Asics, Dankso, Eko Devices, Jabes, Klogs, Littmann, MDF, Reister, Spring Step, Thinklabs, Welch Allyn and Gift Certificates.


text:
In life, Frank could've had any woman he wanted.
In death, he'll try to win back the one that mattered...
Frank Wildermuth always regretted a mistake he made as a teenager: choosing Clara Murphy over her sister Gert. And like a true Murphy woman, Gert got on with her life, never admitting to heartbreak. Not even now, decades later, with Frank dead-dead, that is, but not quite gone. Now, Frank's niece, Andie Murphy, is back in town to settle his estate, and she… (più)
Editore: Berkley (01 Febbraio 2011)
Format: EPUB
Numero di pagine: 336 pagine
Dimensioni del file: 256 KB
Protezione: DRM
Lingua: Inglese


text:
About FinQloud:NASDAQ OMX FinQloud, powered by Amazon Web Services, is a secure, cloud computing platform designed exclusively for the financial services sector. FinQloud combines AWS cloud computing expertise with enhanced security from NASDAQ OMX to provide cost-effective and efficient management, storage and processing of financial data. FinQloud can help firms significantly reduce the operational costs and complexities associated with data and infrastructure management – enabling more effective deployment of scarce resources.
CONTACT: StockTouch Contact: Jennifer Johnson firstname.lastname@example.com NASDAQ OMX Media Contact: Robert Madden +1 (646) 441-5045 (office) +1 (347) 740-0191 (mobile) email@example.com


text:
Grapeland Free Dating
100% Free - 10 Second Signup
Enter an Anonymous Username:
Grapeland Men
Grapeland Women
Search Grapeland
Dating Classifieds
Search a City
US Alabama
US Alaska
US Arizona
US Arkansas
US California
US Colorado
US Connecticut
US Delaware
US District of Columbia
US Florida
US Georgia
US Hawaii
US Idaho
US Illinois
US Indiana
US Iowa
US Kansas
US Kentucky
US Louisiana
US Maine
US Maryland
US Massachusetts
US Michigan
US Minnesota
US Mississippi
US Missouri
US Montana
US Nebraska
US Nevada
US New Hampshire
US New Jersey
US New Mexico
US New York
US North Carolina
US North Dakota
US Ohio
US Oklahoma
US Oregon
US Pennsylvania
US Rhode Island
US South Carolina
US South Dakota
US Tennessee
US Texas
US Utah
US Vermont
US Virginia
US Washington
US West Virginia
US Wisconsin
US Wyoming
CA Alberta
CA British_Columbia
CA Manitoba
CA New Brunswick
CA Newfoundland
CA Northwest Territories
CA Nova_Scotia
CA Nunavut
CA Ontario
CA Prince Edward Island
CA Quebec
CA Saskatchewan
CA Yukon
Looking for Grapeland Personals? BookofMatches (aka BoM) is the place for you! We guarantee that you will never need to pull out your credit card on our dating site. By signing up and not sending a single email, you have a 100% greater chance to meet people and hookup on a date in Grapeland texas than if you never created a profile (because people can and will still contact you). It makes no sense for you to have wasted your time finding BookofMatches without creating a
free profile in 10 seconds
. Signup on BoM right now and start meeting singles looking for Dating in Grapeland or search personals and chat into the early morning hours.
Hookup in Grapeland
Type a Username:
Takes 10 Seconds
Meet Singles
Dating in Grapeland
Grapeland Get Laid
Sex Meet Grapeland
Grapeland Adult Personals
Grapeland Personal Ads
Grapeland Sex Site
Adult Search Grapeland
Grapeland Hookup
Grapeland Sexy Singles
Adult Dating in Grapeland
CBITZ2323, Man, 18
Single - Above average - Toned, I keep fit
I'm a Sagittarius
I'd just ask all about them :)
In Grapeland
CLOUD959, Man, 56
Single - Average - I'm semi attractive
I'm a Pisces
are you hot
In Grapeland
AMOS23, Man, 23
Single - Average - Skinny
I'm a Taurus, fiber optics
Good guy looking for freinds
In Grapeland
FIRE22, Man, 22
Single - Average - I work out every day!
I'm a Virgo, construction worker
Hey wassu !!
In Grapeland
MICHELLE6865, Woman, 27
Single - Above average - Curvy, baby, I'm curvy!
I'm a Pisces, homemaker
I am looking to meet a christian-minded male that wants to explore life with his significant other. He needs to be understanding and hope to treat the woman in his life as an equal.
In Grapeland
CURIOUSDESIRE, Man, 52
Single - Average - Skinny
I'm a Taurus
Like I said, curious ! .Curious of who I might meet and curious of what the future holds. Life would surely be better with someone by my side, therefor giving me reason and direction. Most people dont believe that I am now 52, including myself. But age will not be a main factor in who I decide to respond to.
In Grapeland
BLAKBEAUTY, Woman, 37
Single - Ask me if I am pretty - I work out every day!
I'm a Cancer, Home Care Provider
I am looking to meet a potential new friend.
In Grapeland
ELWOOD64, Man, 65
Single - Average - Normal
I'm a Libra
How do I get to know you better so that we can be the best of friends?
In Grapeland
TEXAS6323, Man, 18
Single - Above average - Toned, I keep fit
I'm a Aries
What's your first impression of me
In Grapeland
RIVER1984, Man, 30
Single - Decent Looks - Kinda skinny
I'm a Taurus
Hi how are you, may I know your name
12 miles to Grapeland
2READYTOPLAY, Man, 27
Single - Very good looks - I'm modest about my physique
I'm a Taurus
We're looking for a well endowed man. Are you him?
12 miles to Grapeland
HOTSTUD090672, Man, 42
Single - Very good looks - Kinda skinny
I'm a Virgo, maintenance
are you looking for a hookup are a husband
12 miles to Grapeland
Near Grapeland
tyler dating
palestine personals
east texas dating
ratcliff dating
oakwood dating
lovelady personals
lufkin dating
central personals
Grapeland/Palestine dating
centerville dating
jacksonville dating
tennessee colony personals
groveton dating
wells personals
douglass dating
coffee city dating
cuney dating
buffalo personals
crockett dating
rusk personals
flo dating
frankston dating
dallas dating
Grapeland personals
midway dating
kennard personals
nacogdoches dating
alto dating
tecula dating
dialville personals
Next Page >>
Search 1000s of Grapeland Dating Personals
The above dating personal ads show a partial match if you are searching for Grapeland Personals. For more classified dating ads, please use the free registration box above.
If you want to find a free date tonight in Grapeland, BookofMatches offers the ability to meet sexy singles, friends and nsa. BoM is unlike any other casual dating, hookup sites or classifieds in that it provides a much more real-time environment online or on your mobile device in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. If you want to start meeting people and hooking up on dates in Grapeland, register today by entering a username at the top.
Copyright 2002-Present, Book of Matches Online Dating - BoM


text:
More New and Used
from Private Sellers
Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians
ISBN13:by Battaglia, Andrea M.
Elsevier Science Health Science
Questions About This Book?
Why should I rent this book?
Renting is easy, fast, and cheap! Renting from eCampus.com can save you hundreds of dollars compared to the cost of new or used books each semester. At the end of the semester, simply ship the book back to us with a free UPS shipping label! No need to worry about selling it back.
How do rental returns work?
Returning books is as easy as possible. As your rental due date approaches, we will email you several courtesy reminders. When you are ready to return, you can print a free UPS shipping label from our website at any time. Then, just return the book to your UPS driver or any staffed UPS location. You can even use the same box we shipped it in!
What version or edition is this?
This is the 2nd edition with a publication date of 3/5/2007.
What is included with this book?
- The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any CDs, lab manuals, study guides, etc.
- The Rental copy of this book is not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. You may receive a brand new copy, but typically, only the book itself.
- The eBook copy of this book is not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically only the book itself is included.
The first book in the field written expressly for veterinary technicians by leaders in the field, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, 2nd Edition is efficiently organized for quick access to dozens of common, life-saving protocols and procedures. Section I includes chapters on assessment, equipment, and therapies and techniques. Every procedure is thoroughly illustrated and described in step-by-step detail with important drug information. Section II addresses specific systemic problems such as hematologic, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal emergencies; shock; and trauma. Total team management of the critical patient is emphasized throughout. Logically organized by physiologic sigh to help busy practitioners prioritize interventions Helpful equipment lists are provided at the beginning of most chapters. Technician Tips highlight specific procedures using diagrams, photos, and detailed instructions. New chapters cover isolation of the critically ill, infectious patient; client communication including triage, both in the waiting room and on the phone; and restraint techniques, sampling techniques, and common emergencies related to birds and exotics. Expanded Pain Management, Respiratory Emergencies, and Urologic Emergencies chapters include practical information on a wide variety of presenting problems. Expanded coverage of basic lab equipment, fluid therapy, and oxygen therapy provides the most current information.
Table of Contents
|Critically Ill Small Animals
|The skill of observation and interpretation
|Basic laboratory equipment
|Patients lifeline
|Fluid therapy
|Small animal transfusion medicine
|Nutritional support for the critically ill patient
|Oxygen therapy techniques
|Mechanical ventilation
|Pain assessment and treatment
|Anesthesia in the critically ill or injured patient
|Isolating the critically ill small animal patient with infectious disease
|Emergency Care for Small Animals
|Management of the shock patient
|Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
|Hematologic emergencies
|Cardiovascular emergencies
|Respiratory system emergencies
|Gastrointestinal system emergencies
|Metabolic and endocrine system emergencies
|Urogenital system emergencies
|Reproductive system emergencies
|Ocular emergencies
|Neurologic system emergencies
|Toxicologic emergencies
|Avian and exotic emergencies
|Disaster medicine
|Practice Management
|The art of scheduling
|Risk management and the emergency veterinary technician
|Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.


text:
"THE HILL COUNTRY" Top 5 Page for this destination Nuwara Eliya by cazz38
Nuwara Eliya Travel Guide: 101 reviews and 219 photos
The higher up you go in Sri Lanka the more beautiful it gets,the scenery is spectacular,the air is crisp and cool.Great if your coming from the coastal area's where the humidity is so high.
This was taken on our way up to Nuwara Eliya we stopped off for a drink and i didn't want to leave.
On the way up to Nuwara Eliya you will see some stunning waterfalls.
- Pros:The air is so fresh and its cooler.
- Cons:Needed more time here.
- In a nutshell:This trip is a must see.
Reviews (15)
In Nuwara Eliya its a lot cooler so take a jacket with you and some trousers. more travel advice
In Nuwara Eliya we only ate in the grand hotel which is highly reccomended there was a buffet breakfast and mouth... more travel advice
If you are going out in the evening i would recommend you carry a torch as in the dark you wont be able to see the holes... more travel advice
Dont forget to buy the tea when visiting the tea factory and take my word for it,its really good only wished id bought... more travel advice
Things to Do (6)See All HIGHEST TOWN IN SRI LANKA.
Transportation (2)See All BUS
Hotels (2)See All LITTLE TOUCHES
Been to Nuwara Eliya?Share your travels with the world!
Comments (11)
The hill areas of Sri Lanka are indeed beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Great photos of the beautiful landscapes in the high areas of Sri Lanka!! Your comment on the mountain coolness vs. the hot & humid coast reminded me of our experiences in Papua New Guinea!
Excellent ! Sri Lanka appears to be a great destination. Hopefully western manufacturers will stop exploiting their children. Thanks for visiting my Praha pages.
It reminds me a lot of Brazil, and for sure it is an invitation for adventure. I love reading your pages, Carol!
Nice page! I wasn't expecting to hear that you had to buy warm clothes out there!
Great page Carol, that bed in the hotel looks perfect for a honeymoon LOL
greta pics and tips. i remember well the coolness of the town after the heat elsewhere
Gorgeous photos Carol, I have wonderful memories of this area, with the tea plantations & waterfalls. Your hotel looks great, sort of place I would love to stay. Very well done, (~_~)
looks a beautiful place really liked the page
It's amazing on VT the places you hear about. Before now I would be like where the hell is Nuwara Eliya?()^&^???
cazz38's Related Pages
Nuwara Eliya Travel Guide
Member Travel Pages
- "Little England"
- "Nuwara Eliya - Tea For two"
- "Magnificent Hill Area"
- "Nuwara Eliya"
- "Little Britain"
- "A Tea County up in the misty mountains"
- See All...
- Things to Do in Nuwara Eliya
- Hotels in Nuwara Eliya
- Transportation in Nuwara Eliya
- Nightlife in Nuwara Eliya
- Restaurants in Nuwara Eliya
- Shopping in Nuwara Eliya
- Warnings and Dangers in Nuwara Eliya
- See All...
"Travel is an addiction,the only way to cure it is to travel!!"
- Member Rank:
- 0 0 4 5 5
- 363 Reviews
- 472 Photos
- Add Friend
- Follow
- Send Message
Badges & Stats in Nuwara Eliya
- 15 Reviews
- 18 Photos
- 0 Forum posts
- 11 Comments
- 3,245PageViews
- See All Stats
- See All Badges (12)
Have you been to Nuwara Eliya?Share Your Travels
Latest Activity in Nuwara Eliya
- Posted in Travel Singapore Forum "Re: Hotel."
- Commented on one of stevezero's Nuwara Eliya travel pages
- updated a Nuwara Eliya Travel Page "THE HILL COUNTRY"
- Uploaded a Photo to "THE HILL COUNTRY"
- Wrote a Review ITS COOLER HERE in Nuwara Eliya What to Pack
Photos in Nuwara EliyaSee All Photos (18)
Top 10 Pages
- Tunisia Intro, 33 reviews, 64 photos, 1 travelogue
- Dublin Intro, 40 reviews, 42 photos
- Sri Lanka Intro, 32 reviews, 36 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Majorca Island Intro, 33 reviews, 35 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Exeter Intro, 30 reviews, 33 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Paphos Intro, 24 reviews, 28 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Devon Intro, 25 reviews, 26 photos
- Cairo Intro, 23 reviews, 26 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Torquay Intro, 23 reviews, 26 photos
- Top 5 Page for this destination Algeciras Intro, 18 reviews, 28 photos


text:
232 Miles
374 Km
3 hours 51 mins
198 Miles
318 Km
55 mins
10.74 Gallons
Fuel Needs
0.91 Pounds CO2 fp per miles
Distance from Azle, TX to Fredericksburg, TX is 232Miles or 374 Km. You can get this distance about 3 hours 51 mins. If you want to planning travel with plane, you can get this distance about 55 mins .
A car with an average MPG will needs 10.74 gallons of gas to get the route between these points.
The estimated cost of gas to get between Azle, TX and Fredericksburg, TX is $24.38.
During the route, an average car will release 210.42 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. Your carbon footprint is 0.91 pounds of CO2 per mile.
* Average US MPG used for calculations is 21.6 MPG.
* Average US gas price used for calculation is 2.27 per gallon.
* Coordinates of Azle, TX is 32.8947441, -97.5457605 and coordinates of Fredericksburg, TX is 30.2752782, -98.8720931
All Rights Reserved. © 2010 - 2016 About Feedback


text:
During a work session the Clatsop County Commission heard a presentation from Veterans' Services Officer Phil Simmons, who asked the commissioners to consider increasing his level of compensation under the veterans services contract.
Read more...
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn
ASTORIA, Ore. — We often hear about the rescuer. The brave act of the hero who dangles at the end of a helicopter cable to retrieve the imperiled hiker stranded on a ledge, or the boat driver who mans the helm for six hours in 20-foot swells to tow a stranded fishing vessel through the storm to the safety of a harbor. Such bravery in the face of danger deserves recognition and will always make for a good story.
Oregon Emergency Management has scheduled the Tsunami Road Show at locations on the Oregon Coast in March. The event coincides with the two year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that struck off Japan's coast in March 2011.
The 2013 Ocean Salmon Industry Group meeting (OSIG) is scheduled for Thursday, February 28, 2013. This pre-season planning meeting will provide an early look at the 2013 salmon forecasts, and develop Oregon preferred recreational and commercial ocean salmon fishing concepts
The Coast Guard rescued three people aboard a vessel taking on water near Grays Harbor, Wash., Tuesday.
A new National Park Service report shows that the more than 191,000 visitors to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in 2011 spent $10,157,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 151 jobs in the local area.
The Seaside Varsity Girls Basketball Team will be playing in the round of 16 in the OSAA Championships.
Even an Oregon state legislator who is the chief sponsor of a bill to ban many semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines says the measure is "pretty flawed" in its current form.
Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT), with the assistance of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and local and state law enforcement agencies, arrested three people last Thursday on several charges. One of the individuals arrested was wanted since 2011 and eluded capture about two weeks ago near Siletz.
The Coast Guard and Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria continued the Adopt-a-Ship program at Tongue Point, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 by hosting two sixth grade classes from Hilda Lahti Elementary School in Knappa, Ore., aboard Cutter Fir.
The second of three community meetings designed to share information about the school-based health center proposed for the Astoria School District will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26


text:
Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites!
Refine or narrow your results by clicking any term in the gray boxes below.
Expand your results by removing any breadcrumb in a gray outlined box above. Click on the blue "X" to remove the term.
Narrow your results by entering a keyword into the search box above. Then click the "Search Within" checkbox, then click on the orange "Search" button.
If you did not find what you are looking for or you did not get any results, try changing your search term(s). See our Search Help page for more tips.
Date: 1928
Description: View across road of the Village Inn; featuring a "Hotel" sign, vines along the screened porch windows, and a fenced garden.
Date: 1924
Description: A view down a street with stores and shops. The stores include: Koffee Kup Kafe, Hotel East, Boortz Garage, a hardware store, and the State & County Deposi...
Date: 1911 ca.
Description: Man and boy, possibly father and son, ride on a large, flatbed horse-drawn wagon loaded with crates of produce. The wagon is on a street near a house and a...
Date: 1852-04-05
Description: View along the east bank of the Galena River (also known as the Fevre River). From a full plate daguerreotype by Alexander Hesler, Chicago photographer.
Date: 1936-11-29
Description: Exterior view of the Allis Chalmers farm implements building, 601-607 Williamson Street (Machinery Row).
Description: Berry's landing; man in a canoe under overhanging cliff.
Date: 1898 ca.
Description: An exterior view of a home on S. Henry Street owned by C.A. Coon, an employee in the Department of "R.R. Conservation." The Victorian home has several deco...
Date: 1900-06
Description: Groups of people cross a wooden bridge on Concordia, later Tivoli, Island.
Date: 1902 ca.
Description: Several men in a field harvesting hay with horses, mowers and wagons.
Date: date unknown
Description: Street side view of Holland Manufacturing Company's West Mill, silk producers.
Description: A camper in swimming suit and swim cap sits in a small paddle boat operating the paddles by hand. In the near background is a dock, and several campers are...
Date: 1932
Description: Four boys on bicycles pose at the South Heart Prairie School as two others look on. With bicycles are Charles Davis, Howard Holden, Ivan Bogie, and Raymond...
Date: 1946 ca.
Description: Conservationist Sigurd Olson, who was on a special military teaching assigment, took this picture of U.S. troops in Berlin marching to his lecture. Bombed...
Description: View of a dirt road leading through a forest. This is the driveway to Nature Lovers Paradise, a resort on Jackson Lake. The text describing the photograph...
Date: 1925 ca.
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Springfield branch building. A railroad car stands beside the building and several automobiles are parked nearby...
Description: The Cameron train depot near the Cameron Hotel and the Forsyth Construction Company. Two men stand by the platform.
Date: 1930-08-13
Description: Two men shake hands in front of Dodge Brothers Trucks and Madison Motor Car Company next to a Dodge 8 Marathon automobile. The mounted spare tire has a sig...
Date: 1907 ca.
Description: View of Demers Avenue. A woman and child and other pedestrians can be seen on the street. Business signs read: "E.J. Lander & Co." "Johnson & Nisbet Grocer...
Date: 1938-04-28
Description: Two men use an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) to haul orange boxes on a trailer from a grove in an orchard to be loaded onto trucks. The...
Description: View of man and children on a tree-lined dirt road with an ox-drawn wagon. The man stands in the foreground holding a whip with the children just behind h...
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at:
© 1996-2016 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706


text:
Kick. Punt. Throw (nearly fall on my a r s e, good thing I have good balance). I laugh, giggle, chuckle all in the matter of moments. For a brief second my mind is elsewhere and I am at peace, but only for a brief second. Repeat. Kick. Punt. Throw. This time my balance is better. With squinched (I like making up new words…kind of like lonking) up eyes I wonder if you are/have/will have carefree guiltless lazy afternoon fun as I have found, if only for seconds amongst a string of small moments. My only wish to you is that your time of giddiness lasts far, far longer than mine. After all; your sweet gentle spirit is far more deserving.
Edited by Overdueleaf, 23 November 2012 - 01:13 AM.


text:
Ruling could dismiss Auburn woman's $500,000-plus elder theft charges
Key dates
Auburn Realtor Mark Champlin and his wife D'Arsi are facing a total of 14 felony counts related to allegations of stealing about a half million dollars from Mark's 86-year-old mother.
Below is a timeline of events leading to today's court hearing on a motion filed by D'Arsi's attorney to have the charges against her dismissed, seeking to overturn a ruling that bound her over for trial on all counts.
2006: Mark Champlin becomes a signatory on his mother's bank account to pay for her bills and take care of her finances. He had his own debit card for the account.
January 2007: D'Arsi Champlin begins working for Mark's real estate business.
Aug. 29, 2007: First recorded date that Mark allegedly stole from his mother.
September 2007: D'Arsi starts paying the $1,600 mortgage for her home at 11519 Stonebrook Court using a bank account funded 90 percent by checks or transfers from either Mark's bank account, or cash deposits or cashiers checks.
March 10, 2008: D'Arsi and Mark get married, and D'Arsi stops working for his real estate business.
April 27, 2010: D'Arsi signs waiver form as part of Mark's bankruptcy petition.
Dec. 1, 2011: Det. Keith Batt, of Pleasanton Police Department, interviews Mark's mother.
Dec. 15, 2011: Batt interviews Champlin to discuss his mother's bank account. D'Arsi sat in during the interview.
February 2012: Documents related to the Stonebrook residence show that D'Arsi received a $130,000 loan brokered by Mark, taken out after the interview with Batt. In the loan documentation, D'Arsi declared Mark's taxable wages for 2011 totaled $7,000. In 2011, Mark paid $25,000 to D'Arsi which she then paid to the mortgage.
Sept. 12, 2012: Placer County deputies arrested the Champlins on an out-of-county warrant from Pleasanton, and they were transferred to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
Oct. 26, 2012: The Champlins plead not guilty to a total of 13 felony counts related to grand theft of personal property and theft from an elder or dependent. That includes an additional charge against D'Arsi for allegedly receiving stolen property. Later, another grand theft charge was added against D'Arsi.
Today: Hearing in Hayward Hall of Justice is scheduled for a ruling on the motion to set aside information by D'Arsi's attorney, which if granted would dismiss the charges against her.
Source: Motion papers filed by defense attorney Dan Roth; opposition papers filed by Alameda County District Attorney's office
Mark and D'Arsi Champlin. Man and wife. Partners in crime?
Today, an Alameda County judge is scheduled to decide whether there's enough evidence to hold D'Arsi to face charges that she participated with Mark in the alleged theft of nearly a half-million dollars from his 86-year-old mother.
At the forefront of the allegations surrounding D'Arsi is a home she owns at 11519 Stonebrook Court in Auburn, which Mark had been helping her pay the mortgage on beginning in 2007, around the same time he purportedly began taking unauthorized funds from his mother's account.
Dan Roth, a Berkley-based attorney representing D'Arsi, filed a motion to have information set aside which, if granted today, could dismiss all or some of the charges she is facing.
Connie Campbell, Alameda County deputy district attorney, said she would re-file charges if they are dismissed, meaning D'Arsi would not be released from Santa Rita Jail, where she has been held on $655,000 bail for the past three months, and the trial against her would essentially just be delayed.
Roth did not respond to messages seeking comment on the motion.
If the magistrate's decision to hold her over to face charges is upheld, her trial along with her husband's – who is representing himself – will likely begin sometime early next year.
Mark, 61, and D'Arsi Champlin, 48, are facing six felony counts of grand theft of personal property totaling about $487,000 and six corresponding felony counts of theft from an elder or dependent.
D'Arsi is additionally charged with grand theft of personal property totaling $130,000 between Dec. 15, 2011 and April 1, as well as receiving stolen property.
They pleaded not guilty to all counts.
In his motion papers, Roth argues that D'Arsi was held to answer on the charges without reasonable or probable cause shown by evidence presented in the preliminary examination.
"Instead," Roth wrote in his motion, "they showed that D'Arsi Champlin was married to Mark Champlin during most of the time he allegedly stole (his mother's) money, and that, as spouses do every day, Mark Champlin gave his wife money – at most $69,450 over a 5-year period – to help pay the mortgage on the home in which they lived."
Campbell said that not all evidence against D'Arsi had been presented in the preliminary examination because it wasn't relevant to the probable cause determination.
"I didn't put on testimony that I have that D'Arsi Champlin and Mark Champlin would often say to the children, 'Grandma (name withheld) bought us this new television, grandma bought us a new washer and dryer, grandma paid for the new floors in the house,'" Campbell said, with "grandma" referring to Mark's mother whose name is being withheld due to the Journal's policy to not release names of victims. "So there's more evidence of D'Arsi's knowledge."
Roth's motion describes Mark as D'Arsi's "now-estranged husband." Interview requests for Mark, who is being held on $830,000 bail at Santa Rita Jail, made through the Alameda County Sheriff's Office have not been returned. A request to interview D'Arsi has been denied.
Roth argues that the prosecution's evidence shows Mark, not D'Arsi, took all of his mother's money; D'Arsi had no reason to know the money Mark gave her was stolen, and there's no evidence that it was; and that her 2012 refinancing of her home doesn't constitute taking someone else's property nor receiving stolen property.
Campbell said in her opposition that "abundant, uncontroverted evidence" had been presented to support D'Arsi being held to answer on all charges.
She painted a picture of a D'Arsi as a "very financially savvy woman," who received hundreds of thousands of dollars from her husband, who she knew was bankrupt amid the crashing housing market in which he built his career.
"The charges stem from the defendant and her husband conspiring to deplete the life savings of the defendant's mother-in-law in order to maintain their lifestyle despite the collapse of the real estate market from 2007 through 2012," she wrote in her response to Roth's motion.
The defense also said the information should be set aside because the prosecution "failed to disclose" information that would clear D'Arsi in advance of the preliminary examination.
Campbell said the defense made no record at the preliminary hearing of this denial of right of cross examination, therefore it may not be addressed in this motion. She also wrote the claim was "spurious at best."
'Times were tough'
Mark's eldest brother, Virgil Champlin, told Pleasanton Police Department Det. Keith Batt in November 2011 that his mother's bank account balance was about $10, and it was "functionally negative" by about $1,000, as the check to her residential care facility had been short by that amount, according to the DA.
Virgil and two other siblings covered the difference, so she could maintain her current level of care. Their mother lives on a fixed monthly income of a little less than $3,000, and her room and board alone costs $3,800 per month, according to court records.
When Batt interviewed Mark's mother on Dec. 1, she told him Mark had been able to sign on her account "for the sole purpose of paying (her) bills," according to the DA's report.
The record shows that he had been added to her account in 2006. D'Arsi does not have any power over that account, according to the record.
"The victim indicated she had significant savings supplemented by the previous sale of her home," according to the record. "She believed she had funds to cover all her expenses for a period of years. She also intended to leave money behind to all her children.
"She expressed her sadness that Mark had spent all the money, leaving nothing for anyone else."
Batt testified the only time Mark's mother mentioned D'Arsi during their interview was when she commented on D'Arsi's wedding ring, surmising Mark bought it with money he stole from her.
Batt interviewed Mark two weeks later to discuss his mother's bank account, and D'Arsi chose to sit in on the questioning, though she was not a suspect at the time, according to the record.
According to the DA's report of the testimony, Batt said D'Arsi did not say anything when he accused Mark of taking his mother's money, however Roth wrote that Batt testified she "expressed shock" when hearing Batt's allegation, at that time, that Mark stole $300,000.
"Times were tough," Mark told Batt in response to a question about his finances, "the market's hard, (he was) not making a lot of money or closing any deals."
Records from the California Department of Real Estate showed Mark as working with MAC Real Estate Services since 1995.
He told the detective he received a $100,000 loan from his mother to buy a home, but he didn't purchase it and kept the money, according to the DA's report. Mark told Batt he had his mother's permission to "spend as he needed" because times were tough, but in the end Mark "agreed that he was spending what he wanted, not what he needed."
Businesswoman, bookkeeper
D'Arsi has a bachelor's degree in business from Fresno State, with experience in personal banking and loan processing, according to the DA's report. She worked in the banking industry from about 1988 to 1996, and she continued doing loans by phone from home after the birth of her child.
Mark paid D'Arsi about $1,500 a month to work for his real estate business from January 2007 until they married in March 2008.
D'Arsi's ex-husband Victor Kovaly testified that, when they were married, D'Arsi had "handled all the household finances, paid all the bills," as well as did the bookkeeping and finances for Kovaly's business. Kovaly also said she meticulously kept receipts.
The Champlins, married in March 2008, had separate bank accounts and Mark's statements went to his business on Grass Valley Highway in Auburn, not to their Auburn home on Stonebrook Court, according to the defense's motion papers.
In the motion to clear D'Arsi, it alleges "The Chief Investigator himself concluded that no one but Mark Champlin spent or withdrew the unauthorized funds from (his mother's) account." However, the DA responded that what Batt actually stated, in response to a question about a Dec. 21, 2011 report, that "in this report, he did not conclude that anyone else spent the money."
The record reflects how much was spent from a card issued to Mark, not necessarily who used the card during that five-year span, the DA contested.
In early August 2007, D'Arsi had been paying the mortgage on the Stonebrook residence from her Placer Sierra bank account, and after the first alleged theft on Aug. 29, records show beginning September 2007 D'Arsi switched to using her Wells Fargo account to pay the mortgage.
Deposits into that account had consisted 50 percent of either transfers or checks from Mark's Wells Fargo account (totaling $54,450), 40 percent cash deposits or cashier's checks ($43,400), with the remaining 10 percent being child support or other sources ($10,924.13), according to the DA's report of the forensic audit.
From 2007-11, 87 percent of the funds from the account went toward the Stonebrook mortgage.
Numbers game
Despite Mark's claim that times were tough, the Champlins showed no signs of slowing their spending habits, according to the DA's report, with family vacations to Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and Tahoe several times, and they regularly had a house cleaner and someone detail their cars, according to testimony from Kovaly.
Of the alleged stolen total of $487,043.85, $118,791 was spent on children's school and/or church; $71,163.38 on "travel, entertainment, dining, gym, pet, salon, and spa" items; and $36,823 on clothing, according to Roth's report. That leaves $260,266.47 unauthorized funds Mark had possessed or spent at some time, it said.
During the same time Mark is alleged to have been stealing from his mother, his account also received $634,721.26 in "non-theft" deposits, according to the report of testimony from a forensic expert.
"He gave D'Arsi at most $69,450 towards her mortgage from that same bank account," Roth wrote. "Taken together, this evidence negates any possible inference that D'Arsi would have known that the source of these funds was illegitimate."
However, she declared on tax documents Mark's 2011 taxable income to be $7,000 – that's during the same year he gave her more than $25,000, which she then used to pay her mortgage, according to the DA's report.
In 2010, she signed a waiver form as part of Mark's bankruptcy petition, the DA's report said, and in that following year with assistance from Mark, she spent an extra $500 per month on her mortgage to pay it down.
"This math does not add up," Campbell wrote. "But the reasonable inferences do add up. The sum of the reasonable inferences leads to the indisputable fact that Darsi (sic) and Mark are living off stolen money."
D'Arsi received a $130,000 loan related to the Stonebrook residence brokered by Mark after she sat in on the interview where Batt accused him of stealing, according to the DA. The defense's motion said this was related to a February 2012 refinancing of the home.
"The day Detective Batt arrested the defendant, he asked her if, she 'had a problem taking a hundred thirty thousand dollar loan against a home whose equity was gained by stolen money, paid for with stolen money?'" according to the DA's opposition. "She replied, 'Well, some of it.'
"Detective Batt inferred this to mean some of the equity was with stolen money, since D'Arsi was present the month before when Detective Batt accused Mark of stealing over $300,000 from (his mother)."
The grand theft charge of $130,000 is based on that 2012 refinancing of her home that she has owned since 2002, but there is no "reasonable basis" to believe that constituted a theft, Roth wrote.
"A refinance, which by definition involves value that is already in a home, is not a taking from a third party, and in this case was not a taking from (Mark's mother)," he wrote.
The refinancing extended the 20-year mortgage 10 more years, Roth wrote.
When Batt discussed using funds stolen from Mark's mother to pay the mortgage, D'Arsi "volunteered" that, "We paid it down," according to the DA's report.
"We. Darsi (sic) and Mark," Campbell wrote, "partners in crime."
This afternoon at the Hayward Hall of Justice, it will be determined if enough evidence supporting that allegation has been presented and whether D'Arsi will be held over to face those charges.
Jon Schultz can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jon_AJNews


text:
Michael Rapaport
From Grand Theft Wiki
Revision as of 02:02, 4 January 2011 by Gtabot (talk | contribs) (→External Link: Wikipedia template)
Michael David Rapaport (born March 20 1970 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian who voiced Joey Leone in Grand Theft Auto III. He has also appeared in such shows as Prison Break, The War at Home and Boston Public.
External Link


text:
Maximize Your Presentation Skills: How to Speak, Look, and Act on Your Way to the Top (Paperback)
Master the Perfect Presentation with Ease
The difference between a mediocre and magnificent career usually hinges on one simple thing: how you present yourself to management, clients, coworkers, and the public. In Maximize Your Presentation Skills, professional speech and image coach Ellen A. Kaye reveals how you can take your career to the next level by communicating like a seasoned business leader.
Presented in an easy-to-use Q&A format, this indispensable guide answers more than 100 specific questions about public speaking, business etiquette, and leadership image, while dozens of valuable exercises help you hone your new career skills. This powerful and insightful book will help you master these crucial career skills and stand out from the crowd, whether you're just starting out in the business world or have been running a company for years. If you don't want to walk up the career ladder, but rather sprint, let the invaluable advice in Maximize Your Presentation Skills be your guide.
About the Author
Ellen is a nationally recognized speaking consultant.
Julia DeVillers is the author of "How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller", which was adapted as a Disney Channel Original Movie. She is also the author of the Liberty Porter, First Daughter series and the coauthor of the Trading Faces series, written with her twin sister, Jennifer Roy.
Praise For…
"If you want to become a better speaker and communicator, this book will be an excellent guide. It is down to earth, easy to read, and very informative." — Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager
"Ellen Kaye educates, cultivates, and motivates so that her clients are far more capable, entertaining, and charismatic. I've seen it happen. I encourage you to read her book and benefit from her coaching." — Nancy Lauterbach, owner, FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers, and president, International Association of Speakers Bureaus


text:
A high school swim team practice session at either the Columbus North or Columbus East pool is jam-packed from lane to lane, almost with the need for a traffic cop.
Kids in Columbus love to swim.
Whether they love to dive is debatable.
Both North and East have suffered at times to fill out the all-important diving event, which like any stroke event scores valuable points for the team.
It's kind of like a track and field squad that lacks shot putters and discus throwers.
This season, Columbus North has just one girls diver. Columbus East has only two boys divers.
"The toughest thing about diving is that it takes a different bird to do," said veteran North swim coach Jim Sheridan. "You are putting your body on the line every dive. You can smack your body 10 times in practice and the only way to get better is to put yourself at risk.
"I've seen as few as four divers competing in a sectional with 15 teams."
Numbers are important to Sheridan because those diving points are crucial to the team's success in dual meets along with placing at the state meet.
So who is a candidate?
"Anyone who wants to try it," Sheridan said. "Kids who have fun in the summertime diving at Donner Park. They've already learned the basics of no fear."
Sheridan said any body type or size can give diving a try.
"Five or six years ago, Plainfield had two offensive linemen from its football team who both made regionals," Sheridan said. "It's whether you can teach your body to be more flexible."
East diver Cordell Glass, a sophomore, has that flexibility.
"I grew up on a trampoline," he said this week before beginning his practice session at the East pool.
"I always tried to do everything and anything since I was 4 years old."
Glass didn't really think about diving until the summer after his seventh- grade year. He played basketball at St. Bartholomew and then would go over to the Columbus North pool where they were teaching kids to dive.
"I was real nervous about it because I didn't know if I would like it," he said. "But I did know that I don't scare real easy. The first day there I did a one-and-a-half."
He was on his way.
That doesn't mean it has been easy.
"I get a mental block at times where I don't want to jump off the board," he said. "I know if I mess up, it will hurt."
Austin Smith is East's only other male diver, but the program has five girls who dive.
Sophomore Kacey Littiken started diving in sixth grade because her team at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School was asking for signups at lunch.
"The first day I was thinking, 'This is different,'" she said. "But I liked it because it is a very individual sport.
"Is it painful? No. Well, unless you smack. And I have smacked several times. I do have fears, but it's fun. Last year we only had two of us (girls divers at East). Now there are five of us. It's a lot more interesting."
Like many kids who get interested in diving, East sophomore Brooklyn Taulman was a gymnast.
"I just wasn't that interested in gymnastics," Taulman said. "It's a whole different feeling going into the water."
East freshman Kate Fox said Glass talked her into diving.
"It's such a good feeling when you learn something new," she said. "And I just kind of try stuff."
Olympians freshman Julie Connor followed her friend, Taulman, to practice.
"It sounded fun, and it was something new," Connor said. "I was a gymnast, and I like trying new things.
"The water here is really cold, though. But it also was really fun."
Over the Christmas break, Connor attended the Ripfest Diving Camp at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. She discovered that while the numbers might not be
huge in Columbus, there are many young divers who take their sport very seriously.
East's divers are coached by John Kessler, who has coached various sports at North or East, including diving, on-and-off since 1973. He said he is coaching this season because East was having a hard time finding someone to work with the divers.
Kessler said that East's facilities aren't perfect for diving, but that "everyone's got their own burden to bear."
He also noted that he doesn't believe that the landscape of Indiana diving is changing, because he said it has been hit or miss in terms of numbers for as long as he has coached the sport.
"It's the kind of sport where I tell the kids, 'This is a life lesson. You have one shot to make a great impression.'"
Lessons or not, Kessler said that not just anybody can jump off that board.
"I don't know that you can push people into it," he said. "It is scary."
He said it would help if East could start a youth diving program at its pool to help channel kids into the program.
"This sport is about being fearless," he said. "You can't be afraid of the board. That's what I am working through with our girls right now.
"And you also need to have some coordination to twist and turn."
Lauren Hawes was an accomplished diver at North who graduated in 2008 and now has returned to coach the divers.
"Having good divers is important to a swim team," she said. "We would score a lot of points."
Hawes has to do the best she can with low numbers.
"We get a lot of young siblings of kids who were divers," she said. "Then we get gymnasts who might have gotten injured.
"But the majority of the kids we get haven't tried it. They might have grown up at Donner Pool, or on lakes or the ocean. The majority of them are kids who aren't afraid to do anything. They are active kids who are not afraid of the water and they are adventurous."
At the moment, Tierney McAlister is the only girls student at North who is adventurous enough to try diving.
"It's a long season," Hawes said. "We start in October and we end in February. A lot of kids are into other sports. They are just burned out."
While she said diving is fun, Hawes said North has high expectations of its swimmers and divers. "We want to see them excel," she said.
Hawes has high expectations of freshman diver Kaemon Jiles, who earlier this season won the Bloomington North Diving Invitational. His brother, Keegan, is a former North diver.
At 5-foot-2, Kaemon Jiles had been concentrating on soccer, but he decided he had a knack for diving.
"Diving is about not really thinking too much," he said.
"You clear your mind when you do it. And your mind really doesn't come back until you are out of the water. It's definitely a mental game."
He admits there are times when he is very scared before attempting a dive.
"Yesterday I was freaking out," he said. "But once I do a dive, I feel totally accomplished."
The dive Kaemon Jiles accomplished in practice was a forward three somersault. Sheridan said it has been years since a diver at North could complete such a dive. If Giles can hit it during the meets leading up to the state meet, his year could be very special.
To make his season special, he dives four times a week at 5:30 a.m. and five to six times a week in the afternoon.
"My No. 1 goal is to go to state," he said.
His favorite dive is the front 1½ full twisting somersault.
"It just looks like the coolest thing ever," he said.
Those involved believe diving is one of the coolest things ever. Now they just want kids to feel the same way, and to walk through their door.


text:
The Rainbow Connection [LGBTS Club]
View Single Post
June 1st, 2011 (4:47 PM).
Liliana Vess
My Secrecy.
My Advantage.
Platinum Tier
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: «UK»
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,983
Originally Posted by
As much as I'd hate to interject politics into this, I firmly believe that the right to bear arms would benefit the LGBT community because of bashing.
I'm confused doesn't to bear arms mean to have weapons?
Have you ever been "gay bashed" or know anybody that has? What tips would you give to others to avoid that or to defend yourself.
Not once have i ever gay bashed. i've always been like, whats the problem with gay people?
but i have friends who casually gay bash against me as a joke, sometimes they go a bit to far by calling me something like ******, which is where i draw the line, and i end up flipping out at them and give the whole speech about me calling them some sort of racial word.
I also know a few people who are all like 'ZOMG JESUS WASN'T GAY SO GAY IS WRONG HERP DERP' which is just stupid so i usually avoid them and let them go and play with all the other bigots who believe in all that bull.
"I am confident that if anyone actually penetrates our facades, even the most perceptive would still be fundamentally unprepared for the truth of House Dimir."
Szadek, Lord of Secrets
Magic: the Gathering Club
Liliana Vess
Also Known As:
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Liliana Vess
Find all posts by Liliana Vess
Find threads started by Liliana Vess


text:
The Future According to the US Intelligence Community
Megatrends, game-changers, black swans, tectonic shifts, and a world not that different from 2012.
Time's Democracy
Above all, the National Intelligence Council's analysts have managed to largely banish the single most essential, unavoidable, and bracing aspect of the future: surprise. That tells you far more about the Washington world the authors inhabit than what may happen in 2030. But before I get to that, give me just a second to pat myself on the back.
After all, I've done you an enormous favor. I've actually read Global Trends 2030 from its two-page "dear reader" letter from the chairman of the NIC and the report's "executive summary" though its 136 two-columned pages, and even its interminable acknowledgements. And let me assure you, it's put together by perfectly intelligent people and has some interesting nuggets in it. The assembled crew has even tried its hand at writing bits of futuristic fiction and at least one of them, a "Marxist" analysis "updated" for the twenty-first century, has some passing entertainment value.
In the end, though, the document, like the IC itself, is an overblown artifact of Washington's own limitations and fears. It's also mind-numbingly, bone-blisteringly dull and repetitive, featuring elaborate charts laying out what you've just read as if you were simply too thick to take it in paragraph by paragraph. It's exactly the sort of thing that no bureaucratic collective should be allowed to inflict on the great unknown, and that no one raised on H.G. Wells, Arthur Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip Dick, Ursula Le Guin, George Orwell, William Gibson, or for that matter, Suzanne Collins should ever have to endure.
And yet, the strangeness of this project, historically speaking, should get your attention. Stop for a moment and think about time and the state. States have traditionally had an urge to control the past (sometimes working hard to gain a monopoly on the writing of history). And—no surprise here—most states have the urge to control the present. But the future? The future is time's democracy. No government can secure it. No military can invade it. No intelligence agency can embed its operatives in it.
This is why the Global Trends series that originally emerged from the increasingly self-confident world of the "sole superpower" holds a certain fascination. It represents a unique state foray into the future, a singular attempt to corral and possess it. Once upon a time, the distant future was the province of utopian or dystopian thinkers, pulp fiction writers, oddballs, visionaries, even cranks, but not government intelligence services. Peering into it was, at its best, a movingly strange individual adventure of the imagination, whether you were reading Edward Bellamy or Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Yevgeny Zamyatin or H.G. Wells, George Orwell or Aldous Huxley.
That was, of course, before the Pentagon began planning for the weaponry of 2020, 2035, and 2050; before war turned nuclear and so, with the exception of two cities in 1945, could only be "fought" in think tanks via futuristic scenario writing. It was before the leaders of the sole superpower were so overcome by hubris that they began to suspect the future, like the present, might indeed be theirs.
And yet the future is, and remains, everyone's, always. Until it actually comes to pass, your guess is as good as the CIA's or the NIC's. Probably better. They may, in fact, be the worst possible candidates to write about the future. Even when they know the rap against them—as laid out in Global Trends 2030, their inability to let go of "continuities" for "discontinuities and crises"—it doesn't matter.
They simply can't bring themselves to think outside the box. They don't dare surprise themselves, no less give the future its surprising due, even though—my own guess—ours is likely to be a world increasingly filled with those discontinuities. The rise of China, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Arab Spring, the eruption of both the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement, even the tiniest of unexpected trapdoors in history—like Paula Broadwell taking down America's "greatest" general—are conceptually beyond them. Surprise is their poison. They would prefer to palm a few cards and play from the bottom of the deck rather than acknowledge that the future just isn't theirs.
Apocalypse When?
The early years of the George W. Bush era proved a visionary, if quite mad, moment. That was when Washington blew a hole in the oil heartlands of the planet and may have launched the Arab Spring. More recently, policymaking has been firmly restored to an administration of managers and the American imperial imagination, such as it was, began to atrophy. Global Trends 2030 reflects that all-American reality, which is why it's less like entering the future than getting a guided tour of the airless corridors of Washington's collective mind as 2013 begins.
Of course, the future is an impossibly tricky thing to guide anyone through. Take China, for example. No one would claim its rise isn't a fact of world historical importance. Still, I think it would be fair to say that, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, an individual who accurately predicted the next bizarre and spectacular twist in China's path to the future would have been laughed out of any roomful of experts: the collapse of imperial China, the improbable rise of Mao Zedong's communist movement out of the chaos of invasion and civil war, or—most improbable of all—the creation by China's Communist Party, after a decade of startling radicalism and extremism, of an unprecedented capitalist powerhouse (slated, as Global Trends 2030 points out, to pass the US as the globe's leading economy by 2030, if not earlier).
So why should anyone imagine that, when it comes to China, present trends can simply be extrapolated into the future? And yet so it goes for the folks of Global Trends 2030, who project a more daring than usual series of scenarios for that country, ranging from cooperation with the US in hegemonic regional harmony to growing nationalism and "adventurism" abroad to (an extreme improbability, as they see it) an economic "collapse" scenario that shocks the global economy.
Still, let's take one prominent fact of Chinese history, which the analysts of the National Intelligence Council ignore (although China's leaders are deeply aware of it or they wouldn't have moved to Christian cult of the Mayan apocalypse). Under stress, China has a unique huge peasant rebellions, often fed by syncretic religious cults, have swept out of the Chinese interior to threaten the country: the Yellow Turbans, the White Lotus, the Taipings of the mid-nineteenth century, and most recently Mao's own movement, among others.
Already today, in economically upbeat times, China has tens of thousands of "mass incidents" a year in which citizens protest polluting factories, peasants take over local villages, and so on. If the Chinese economy takes a major hit between now and 2030, amid growing economic corruption and increasing inequality, who knows what might actually happen?
With the rarest of exceptions, however, the authors of Global Trends 2030 relegate the shock of the future to outlier "black swans" like a pandemic that could kill millions or solar geomagnetic storms that knock out satellite systems and the global electric grid (a scenario the writers of NBC's hit show Revolution got to well ahead of the NIC's experts). Otherwise, when it comes to a truly disjunctive world, for better or worse, forget it in Global Trends 2030.
I don't think I'm atypical and yet I can imagine worse than they seem capable of describing without even blinking, starting with a full-scale, gob-smack global depression. In fact, if you have an apocalyptic turn of mind, all you need to do is look at the information they supply—some of which their analysts consider good news—and it's easy enough to grasp what a truly extreme world we may be entering.
They tell us, for instance, that "the world has consumed more food than it has produced in seven of the last eight years" (a trend they hope will be reversed by the genetic modification of food crops); that water is running short ("by 2030 nearly half the world's population will live in areas with severe water stress"); that demand for energy will rise by about 50% in the coming 15 to 20 years; and that greenhouse gases, entering the atmosphere as if there were no tomorrow, are expected to double by mid-century. By their estimate, in 2030 there will be 8.3 billion high-end omnivores rattling around this planet and more than a billion of them, possibly two billion, will have entered some abysmally degraded version of "the middle class." ;That is, there will be more car drivers, more meat-eaters, more product buyers.
Throw in climate change—and the "success" of fracking in keeping us on a fossil fuels diet for decades to come—and tell me you can't imagine the odd apocalyptic scenario or two, and a few shocking surprises as well.
A Wishing Well on the Global Mall
Think of Global Trends 2030 as a portrait of an aging, overweight Intelligence Community (and the academic hangers-on who work with them) incapable of seeing the world as it is, let alone as it might be. The National Intelligence Council evidently never met an apocalypt or a dreamer it didn't want to avoid. Its movers and shakers seemingly never considered putting together a panel of sci-fi writers, and in all their travels they evidently never stopped in Uruguay and paid a visit to the radical writer Eduardo Galeano, or even consulted his 1998 book Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World.
At one point, discussing global consumerism—and remember this was the year after the first Global Trends report came out—he wrote:
"Consumer society is a booby trap. Those at the controls feign ignorance, but anybody with eyes in his head can see that the great majority of people necessarily must consume not much, very little, or nothing at all in order to save the bit of nature we have left. Social injustice is not an error to be corrected, nor is it a defect to be overcome; it is an essential requirement of the system. No natural world is capable of supporting a mall the size of the planet... [If] we all consumed like those who are squeezing the earth dry, we'd have no world left."
With the rising powers of "the South" and "the East," we'll now have a chance to see for ourselves, perhaps by 2030, just how accurate Galeano might have been about the fate of this ever more crowded, ever more resource-pressed, ever hotter and more tumultuous planet of ours. We might learn up close and personal just what it means to add a billion or two extra "middle class" consumers at such a moment. By then, perhaps we'll be able to take our pick from extremities of all sorts, ranging from old standbys like revolution or fascism to new ones that we can't even imagine today.
But don't read Global Trends 2030 to find out about that. After all, the nightmare of every bureaucracy is surprise. We're not spending $75 billion on "intelligence" and giving up what were once classic American rights and liberties to encounter a bunch of unsettling surprises. No wonder the NIC folks can't bear to imagine a fuller range of what might be coming. The Washington bubble is too comfortable, the rest too frightening. They may be living off our fear, but don't kid yourself for a second, they're afraid too, or they could never produce a document like Global Trends 2030.
As a portrait of American power gone remarkably blind, deaf, and dumb in a world roaring toward 2030, it provides the rest of us with the functional definition of the group of people least likely to offer long-term security to Americans.
Boil it all down, in fact, and you have a single, all-too-clear New Year's wish from the US Intelligence Community: please, please, please make 2013, 2014, 2015... and 2030 not so different from 2012!
Tom Engelhardt, co-founder of the American Empire Project and author of The United States of Fear as well as The End of Victory Culture, his history of the Cold War, runs the Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com. His latest book, co-authored with Nick Turse, is Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare, 2001-2050. You can see his interview with Bill Moyers on supersized politics, drones, and other subjects by clicking here.
[Note to readers: This is the second piece I've written recently on what to make of the US Intelligence Community. The first, which appeared on December 16th, was "The Visible Government, How the US Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows."]
Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch and join us on Facebook. Check out the newest Dispatch book, Nick Turse's The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.
Mother Jones encourages readers to sign in with Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Disqus, or OpenID to comment. Please read our comment policy before posting.


text:
Kagay-anons in general are passionate about a lot of things, especially food. Their love for food is evident in the numerous food establishments that have begun to sprout all over the place in the past few years. Apart from this, the Kagay-anons� love for food has made the owners of the city�s oldest food establishments happy for years and years.
Today, the city is thriving with numerous food establishments. A variety of fast food chains, coffee shops, restaurants, as well as food carts are found on practically every corner of this small city. And because of the fact that most restaurants and cafes in the city almost always never run out of customers, more and more entrepreneurs have come to the city to set up their own establishments knowing that the food-loving bunch of Kagay-anons would always welcome them.
Although this group of people would openly appreciate any type of dish served to them, you can�t keep a single Kagay-anon from going back to his/her favorite dish of choice. Most Kagay-anons are avid fans of grilled dishes, explaining why the city is filled with restaurants such as the Inilog Grill, Barbecue Station, Barkadahan Grill, and more.
Whenever the craving starts, most Kagay-anons often head to one of the city�s famous grills, Steve�s BBQ. The establishment is located along J.R. Borja Extension in Gusa. They also have a stall on weekends at the Night Cafe in Divisoria. Steve�s BBQ serves one of the best barbequed dishes in Cagayan de Oro, judging by the number of its satisfied customers.
Barbeque lovers can also satisfy their cravings at the famous Butcher�s Best BBQ. Originally, the owners of the business only maintained a single branch along Hayes St, but as their name (and their barbecues) gained popularity, the owners realized the need for expansion. So a few years later, two new branches were set up, one is found near the Corpus Christi School in Macasandig and the other is located still on Hayes Street, but this time, it was nearer to Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan.
Butcher�s Best is one of those places considered as a haven for barbeque lovers just like most Kagay-anons. Every day, the place is filled with all types of people – from students to yuppies. A few of the restaurant�s must try dishes are the Sinug-wow, Butcher�s sisig, tuna sisig, bowie�s favorite, their uniquely marinated pork barbecues, and more.
The idea behind the food establishment originated from a group of Business Management students from Xavier University. The group began selling barbeques as a thesis for one of their major subjects. Much to their surprise, their barbeques became an instant hit among their fellow students. Inspired by the success of their thesis, the group of BM students eventually opened their first Butcher�s Best barbeque branch along Hayes Street.
In addition to the popular Steve�s Barbeque and Butcher�s Best Barbeque are numerous other food chains that provide great ambiance, excellent service and tasty grilled or barbequed dishes. And as the city continues to progress, both locals and tourists can expect a few or more additional similar establishments to rise within this thriving city of certified food lovers.
-by Mara Tismo-
(Photos taken from sanasanz.blogspot.com)


text:
Mike Anderson, Deseret News
LOGAN — A high-tech computerized leg could help a 23-year-old Kaysville woman do something she has never done before: run.
But the cost is $20,000, so family and friends are coming together to help make her wish come true.
With some extra effort, Utah State University student Kristie Christensen gets around much like anyone else. "When I am walking normally, my heart is working as much as someone who is running," she said.
She was born with a right femur that was too short and she was missing the tibia in her lower leg, which led to amputation. But a condition she's lived with her whole life could change dramatically thanks to a special prosthetic leg — the Plié 2.0.
The Plié 2.0's integrated high-performance processing capabilities and a cutting-edge hydraulic system gives the amputee a more stable and more natural experience of mobility, according to Freedom Innovations, the creator of the artificial limb.
She said it would be cool to be able to run, because "I like feeling the wind in my hair."
Christensen started started to raise the $20,000 by selling wristbands. "It says, 'fearless, courageous and determined,'" Christensen said, showing off one of the bands. "And one of my really good friends told me that that was my personality."
Then fellow USU students started to pitch in. Friends with a knack for planning parties turned to organizing a fundraiser.
"We ended up raising about $800 for this little party that we thought was gonna be just a bunch of friends," said organizer Erin Taylor.
"I think everyone looks for someone to be inspired like that, and Kristie has been that inspiration," said Kaylee Andrus, who also helped with the event.
And while college friends were putting together fundraisers, friends and family back home were doing the same.
On her blog, Leg Up for Life, she wrote about her cousins, 9-year-old Hollie and 8-year-old Hailee, who were going to sell their toys, shoes and clothes to raise money for her leg. When Hollie was told how much the family needed the raise, she said, "Don't worry, don't worry. I will help."
Christensen said hearing that put tears in her eyes and reminded her to be more childlike. Two weeks later the girls had set up a museum in Hollie's room and charged 50 cents admission. They were donating all the money to Christensen.
"She's touched lives," said friend Sarah Schow. "I know she's been an inspiration to me."
With that goal inching closer, Christensen said it's hard not to imagine how life could be different. "Now that I know it's even more of a possibility, I want to try even more," she said.
Christensen also has several amputee friends. She hoped these fundraising efforts can continue, helping them get the Plié leg as well. Right now she is in the planning stages of a carnival at Davis High School, which she hopes to have on June 23.
Amp 1 Stand Up Amputee Basketball is also planning a fundraiser game for her, but no date has been set.
"Life keeps me going, really," Christensen said. "Just being able to have my goals and accomplish them."
E-mail: email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com
- After more than 6 years, 3 families yearn for...
- Strong winds cause damage, possibly fatal...
- Former BYU, non-Mormon professor writes 'in...
- Millcreek man faces child abuse homicide...
- Sen. Orrin Hatch headed to Israel to meet...
- About Utah: Want a ride to the past? Matt...
- New strategies eliminate long waitlist for...
- 7 crazy-awesome natural arches and bridges in...
- Utah GOP all in for Cruz, but Trump... 59
- Dog accused of biting child ordered to... 48
- Award recipient's affiliation draws ire... 36
- Utah GOP leaders ready to support... 33
- Climate change and national forests:... 30
- GOP primary in governor's race now... 24
- Robert F. Bennett, former three-term... 23
- S.L. City Council unsure what to expect... 21