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|2-year adventure takes couple around the world
|Written by Chris Lee
Roughly 30 countries, 26 months, 119 beds and 35,000 photographs. Those are just a few of the statistics one young couple kept while on their lengthy "vacation."
Jonathan and Carrie (Roll) Kraft recently returned from a two-year excursion that is sure to be one of many memorable trips they share together.
This wasn't the couple's first rendezvous overseas. In 2006, Jonathan and Carrie, a 2000 HHS graduate, made news after traveling to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. It was there, at the summit, where Jonathan got down on one knee to ask Carrie to be his wife. They were married in 2007 in Colorado Springs.
Jonathan and Carrie first met in German Club at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. The club was at a bar when they first met. "Carrie's German was terrible," Jonathan joked. "Mine was really good because I had just gotten back from Germany."
Jonathan and Carrie Kraft have a little fun with the camera in front
Operating an internet business gave them a great opportunity to travel and work. As they planned their next jump throughout the trip, they first made sure there would be good internet access.
During the trip, they worked aggressively four days a week and traveled aggressively the other three.
A small motive for deciding to travel the world was knowing they could live cheaper elsewhere. Other factors were that they both wanted to see the world and what better time than when they were young and knowing their parents were young and healthy.
"We thought at the time, that was a good stage for where our siblings were," Carrie said. However, during the two years, Jonathan's brother and Carrie's sister and their families both had babies. "It wasn't as uneventful as we thought."
One would think planning for two years of travel would be an insurmountable task. However, Jonathan and Carrie didn't plan out the entire two years at once. They took it piece by piece. To begin, they knew they were going to Costa Rica to work for a turtle conservation—and that's about it.
The journey began when the young couple sold just about every possession, rented out their home and took off Oct. 4, 2009.
They spent three months in Central America. They had heard Costa Rica was beautiful but, according to Carrie, didn't care for it as much as most people. They did, however, fall in love with Panama and Guatemala.
On Dec. 21, 2009, they flew back to the United States for Christmas and the New Year.
After the short break, they flew back to Panama to house-sit for some friends they had met while there just a few months prior. After three weeks they moved to Quito, Ecuador.
It was in Ecuador where they spent three months taking an intensive Spanish course. The couple spent four hours a day with an instructor learning the language.
From Ecuador, they moseyed on to Columbia and Peru. Carrie said everyone asks if they got to visit Machu Picchu. Due to flooding, they were unable to visit.
One of the more interesting parts of this journey included the Good Friday procession in Quito. Jonathan said there were about 10,000 people in the procession with many more onlookers. He said those walking in the procession would be forgiven of their sins once completing it.
Many of those in the procession reenact the walk that Jesus took to the crucifixion. Jonathan said people actually had real barbed wire wrapped around their heads and were bleeding. They also carried large crosses—some even made of cactus.
"It was just wild," Jonathan said. "I've never seen anything like that."
In May 2010, they flew back to the United States for five days because it was cheaper to fly home and then to New Zealand than from anywhere in South America to New Zealand.
The plan was to stay in New Zealand for three months but they loved the place so much they stayed for nine. Since they were both under age 31, they were able to obtain working holiday visas.
During the day, they worked for the government of New Zealand. Jonathan worked in accounts payable and data entry and Carrie worked in accounts payable.
At night, they continued to work on their own business. After three months, they knew they had to stay longer. Not only was New Zealand a beautiful place, they had fallen in love with the nice people.
On a drive up the coast from the south island to the north island, they came across a beach full of seals. Not just a few, but hundreds. "We have missed something here," Jonathan said. "We didn't go out and see what we needed to see while we were here. So we decided to stay a little longer. And then we decided to stay a little longer and then, we were there nine months."
They rented apartments in Christchurch and Auckland during their nine-month visit. They actually moved out of Christchurch five days before the September 2010 earthquake.
Saying goodbye to New Zealand, they spent a quick three months (February-April, 2011) in southeast Asia—or as Carrie put it, "We had a whirlwind in southeast Asia."
They saw 11 countries during their time there. They spent about a week in each.
The main highlight was the nightly Hong Kong light shows. Jonathan said they take 40 skyscrapers and synchronize them together with lights and music. The show only lasts 15 minutes and Jonathan said it wasn't all that impressive but said it's hard to fathom how they can coordinate everything together. The timing and planning are what Jonathan and Carrie found fascinating.
After the lights and music were turned off, the Krafts took a boat tour up the Mekong Delta from Vietnam into Cambodia. Carrie said it was amazing to see the way of life of those living along the river.
They recall seeing little boys who were barely clothed running out of their huts and gleefully jumping into the river to play and bathe. Others would take their herds of water buffalo into the water with them while they bathed. "You just think, this is different," Jonathan said. "But everybody waves and smiles and is happy."
The reason for rushing through Asia was they were scheduled to meet up with Jonathan's family in Europe in June.
After Asia, came India. "It was a massive culture shock," Jonathan said.
The couple spent six weeks in India where they found the people to be very, very friendly and generous.
Udaipur was Carrie's favorite stop in India. They stayed in a house overlooking a lake and palace. But when they went to walk around other parts of the city, they ran into completely opposite living conditions.
Carrie explained the plumbing system as pipes coming out of the sides of buildings which ran into gutters. The gutters were open troughs in the streets where everything was washed away. She said little kids were playing in the streets and animals were drinking out of the gutters.
Jonathan said they had their clothes washed in Udaipur because it was super cheap. They said when their clothes came back they looked clean but definitely didn't smell clean.
Later, while on a walk, they noticed some ladies in a river with borax and sticks beating and washing clothes.
Jonathan and Carrie thought to themselves, "That's how our clothes were washed."
"It was just different, and you just have to realize that's how it is," Jonathan said. "What else can you do?" Carrie added.
On the flip side, the food was amazing and the people were above and beyond generous—even though they gave Jonathan a hard time as he learned how to eat.
The generosity really showed one night when they were walking back from a restaurant and Jonathan accidently fell into a nine-foot hole full of chunks of cement and what they like to think of as just mud.
Jonathan and Carrie Kraft pose in front of an Oktoberfest party in
An onlooker helped get Jonathan out of the hole, walked with them the mile back and helped washed him up. He spoke no English but did everything in his power to make sure Jonathan was OK.
"It was really neat," Jonathan said. He said he thanked the helpful man and in return was thanked. The Krafts found it weird that they were being thanked but knew the man was very grateful for being able to help.
Another fun aspect of their time spent in India was their first-ever Indian wedding. "The loudest experience of our lives," they described.
Since the town where they were wasn't really a tourist area, there weren't many white people around. Jonathan and Carrie said they were asked to be in the couple's wedding photographs since they were such a novelty.
There were over 1,000 guests at the wedding and Carrie and Jonathan found themselves on stage with the bride and groom—a neat and overwhelming experience.
In mid-June, the traveling couple packed their suitcases, off to Italy to see familiar faces. They met up with Jonathan's family and rented a villa in Tuscany.
After a week with family, Jonathan and Carrie attended an Italian friend's wedding and then housesat for her as she went on her honeymoon to Canada.
Following Italy, they traveled to Slovakia to meet up with friends they had made while in New Zealand. They spent two weeks there learning the culture.
One morning, their host wanted to make sure to cook an American breakfast. On the menu—French fries. Jonathan and Carrie found this to be very funny because that was the stereotype he had of Americans.
Before Slovakia, in August, they visited Auschwitz, Poland where ancestors of Jonathan's were exterminated. "That was a really emotional day," he said. But it is a place he recommends people should see.
Slovenia was the next stop on the map. Both of Jonathan's grandmothers' parents came from Slovenia. One of his grandmothers visited 22 years ago but no one has been back since. He wrote a letter to relatives telling them they may be passing through the area.
He received an e-mail saying, "Please stop by and visit." In two days, Jonathan and Carrie met 40 people that Jonathan was, in one way or another, related to. "It was amazing to connect to all of these people," he said.
Having both studied in Germany before the trip, they were really excited to meet up with old friends in their next country. They visited four different cities in five weeks in Germany.
A highlight was Oktoberfest in Munich. "Once was enough," Carrie said. They did however enjoy experiencing it. Carrie even got to borrow a traditional outfit called a dirndl.
Apparently the way the apron is tied on says if one is single, married or widowed. Carrie said she made the mistake of tieing hers on in a fashion that said she was widowed.
From Germany, they traveled to Finland to visit friends. They spent a month trying different foods including reindeer, moose and bear.
A ferry ride from Helsinki landed them in Estonia where they spent three days in Tallinn. "It was awesome," Jonathan said.
From Estonia, they flew to Barcelona where they spent three days. They then flew to Mallorca, an Island off the coast of Barcelona.
"All of those places have stories," Jonathan said.
The reason for landing in Mallorca was to catch a cruise ship home. This was the cheapest way they could find to get back across the ocean and home. This was their first-ever cruise and they enjoyed it, however, it wouldn't be their preferred way to travel. They did find it a neat way to get from point A to point B though.
After a day in Panama and then Texas, the mountains opened their arms to welcome the Krafts home.
Favorite parts of the trip
If the United States was ever to kick this travel-happy couple out of the country, they said they would love to move to Munich, Germany or somewhere in New Zealand.
Their favorite foods came from India and Thailand. They now enjoy cooking Thai food after taking a five-day course while in Thailand.
As for indigenous culture, they really liked Guatemala.
The people of India and Vietnam really grabbed the hearts of Jonathan and Carrie. They feel these two races were their favorite authentic people.
One would think on a trip around the world, many souvenirs would be purchased. Not for this couple. In the 26 months they were gone, they sent only four small boxes back to the United States with things they accumulated.
They each traveled with one suitcase and a backpack. They each had around seven shirts and three pairs of pants. Each morning they woke up and asked themselves, "What's clean?" Whatever was clean was what they would wear that day.
They both can speak German and English fluently. Conversationally, they can speak English, German and Spanish.
They found knowing English puts people way ahead of those who can't. English was spoken just about everywhere they went.
The plan from here is to continue traveling. They hope to find a condo in Denver that will be easy to rent out when they scamper off on their next adventure.
They are looking forward to regrouping and spending some much-needed time with friends and family first, however.
They hope to put together a travel book full of tips and things they learned while exploring other parts of the world. They also hope to sell some of their 35,000 photographs.
Of course they will continue to build their online business and may even look for jobs to help them pass the days.
Their next adventure may not encompass two years like this last one did. "As much as we would like to, I think it's difficult for our families and also difficult for us to be away from our families."
In one way, two years went by really quick and in another, it took a long time.
It's impossible to capture all of the stories and memories of this 26-month journey in one story. For every detail and numerous photographs of the trip, visit www.carrieandjona than.com.
"The opportunities and abundance that exist in America are amazing," Jonathan said. "I think people forget that every day."
Holyoke Enterprise December 8, 2011


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text: Photo Gallery Pictures: Saturn Moon Coated in Fresh Powder The ice geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus coat the surface in "the finest powder a skier could hope for," scientists say. PUBLISHED Tue Oct 04 22:03:00 EDT 2011 0 1 / 6 Winter Wonderland Skiers, get your poles ready: Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to be cloaked in drifts of powdery snow around 330 feet (100 meters) thick, scientists announced this week. The researchers think superfine snowflakes are blasted out of geyser-like jets, which emanate from long fissures called tiger stripes on the moon's southern hemisphere. Some of the snow from these plumes falls back to the moon's surface, coating older fractures and craters in a slow process of accumulation."The particles are only a fraction of a millimeter in size ... even finer than talcum powder," study leader Paul Schenk, a planetary scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, said in a statement. "This would make for the finest powder a skier could hope for."(Related pictures: "New Geysers Seen on Saturn Moon" [2010].)The finding is based on new high-resolution pictures of Enceladus from NASA's Cassini orbiter, as well as global maps of color patterns that help reveal the ages of surface features. Above, an artist's rendering shows an active tiger stripe, including bluish regions that indicate freshly exposed water ice.—Richard A. Lovett Image courtesy Paul Schenk, LPI "Rocket" Moon Enceladus's icy geysers were first seen spewing from the moon's south polar region in 2005 in pictures from the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini's backlighted photographs—including the one above shot in October 2009—make the 300-mile-wide (500-kilometer-wide) moon appear to be rocket-propelled.Further Cassini data have since shown that the active tiger-stripe fissures are warmer than the surrounding icy terrain, hinting that the jets are being driven by a subsurface liquid ocean. Cassini's close flybys of the moon also revealed that Enceladus's geysers may contain the chemical ingredients for life. Image courtesy SSI/NASA Snowy Landscape? According to the new study, as Enceladus's powdery snow falls back to the surface, it softens the contours of the underlying landscape.This high-resolution Cassini picture, for instance, shows a region just north of the moon's active geysers. The rims of older craters and fissures appear to have been smoothed by the blanket of snow, while the edges of newer fractures are more distinct.Based on such images, Schenk estimates that snow has accumulated to depths of 250 to 400 feet (75 to 125 meters) in places.(Related: "Comet Impact Triggered Saturn Moon's Huge Jets?") Image courtesy Paul Schenk, LPI Steaming Geyser Earthly geysers, such as Castle Geyser in Yellowstone National Park (pictured), emit steam and scalding water.Enceladus is so far from the sun, however, that its surface temperature is about -330°F (-200°C), causing water vapor spewed from its geysers to condense into ice crystals.(Also see "Sources of Saturn Moon's Supersonic Water Jets Revealed.") Photograph by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic Its Own Ring Scientists estimate that Enceladus's low gravity—about one percent that of Earth—allows some of the ice emitted by the polar geysers to jet into space rather than falling back to the moon's surface.Enough material escapes to form an entire ring of Saturn, called the E ring, shown in this Cassini picture taken in September 2006. The wispy E ring is so tenuous that astronomers didn't see it until 1967.(Related: "'Geyser' Moon Sprinkles Salt on Saturn's Rings.") Image courtesy SSI/NASA Fine Spray A plume of fine water-ice particles from Enceladus stretches into space in a September 2008 Cassini picture.Scientists previously estimated that if Enceladus's geysers were to shut off, Saturn's E ring would dissipate within a few hundred to a few thousand years. This would mean that the entire E ring—and the geysers that feed it—could be quite recent features that we just happen to be seeing at the right time.But the large accumulations of snow on Enceladus's surface prove otherwise, Schenk argued today at a joint meeting of European and American planetary scientists in Nantes, France.That's because the snowfall on Enceladus is incredibly light, with accumulations of less than a thousandth of a millimeter a year. For snow to build up to depths of hundreds of feet would require tens of millions of years, he said—indicating that the geysers have been active for a very long time.(Related pictures: "Three Worlds Most Likely to Harbor Life Named.") Image courtesy SSI/NASA Related Stories Rare Seal Pups Stranded on Shrinking Arctic Ice On World Penguin Day, Could There Be a More Adorable Bird? This Week's Night Sky: See Jupiter's 'Water World' Moon


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Outsiders looking to partake in the fantastic offerings of year-round recreation have struggled with traveling to and from Tioga County. The only main thoroughfares are Interstate 80, 60 miles to the south, and the future Interstate 86, 20 miles north. Connecting these two is U.S. Route 15, a two-lane highway. While U.S. Route 15 is a pleasant and scenic drive, it causes major headaches with congestion and bottlenecks for drivers.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Penn-DOT) said that improving the road would better ease congestion. The new four-lane highway would direct traffic into Pennsylvania, open the center of the state for additional commerce, and create a windfall for the local economy. PennDOT District 3, which is overseeing the project, uses the most concrete pipe of any PennDOT district.
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The former baseball star tweeted a picture Wednesday with the bizarre explanation that he was traveling with two goats, at least one of them wearing a diaper.
Just got pulled over with goats in the car. The cop laughed at our poor goats . Awesome pic.twitter.com/hN1WiE7qDG
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Canseco documented the "fainting goat adventures" he and girlfriend, model Leila Knight, were having on his twitter page. Knight also took to twitter to share news of the goats, which the couple apparently named Coco and Chanel.
Our goat children papa Jose and Mama Leila @ModelLeila Coco and Chanel pic.twitter.com/v5WKSJynbm
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Canseco and Knight had collected the beasts from a sanctuary to re-home them at their property. Late Thursday, Canseco again used twitter to explain the photograph, saying he and Knight had put diapers on the goats to prevent them from using the bathroom inside their car.
Welcome to the new Adams family . Me. Leila @ModelLeila . Goats , 4 dogs, and tortoises .
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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor The Ogallala Invite is a favorite for cross country runners from Perkins County. "We love this meet," said Coach Paula Wurst. "The team ran really well against top-notch competition—four Class B schools, three Class C, four Class D." Individually, PCS harriers did not medal, but several set season or career personal records. Emily Kemling, Mariah Curtis and Courtney Lyon had season PRs. For the boys, Brendon Barry set a career PR and Jake Sexson and Brady Mailand has season bests. "I was super proud of the team," said Wurst. "We were up against mostly B and C schools. Running against competition of this caliber makes us better. I was especially proud of Emily [Kemling], Courtney [Lyon], and Mariah [Curtis]; I have never had three girls in the 17's at once. Awesome." Wurst said the Hoffert sisters, Kendra and Jessi, also ran well. The efforts of Brendon Barry and Mark Hanson continue to impress her. They are both trying really hard to get into the 19's, she said. "Their effort has the dual effect of pulling Robert [Engel], Jake [Sexson], and Brady [Mailand] to faster times, because they are all really working hard to keep one another in their sights.Next Meet The teams ran at UNK on the 24th, with results to appear next week, and then will be at home for the Perkins Co/SPVA invite on Oct. 4, followed by D-5 Districts, also at Grant, on Oct. 11.Girls Team Scores1. Cozad 352. Sidney 403. McCook 564. Holdrege 625. Ogallala 756. Perkins Co. 1007. Lexington 1138. Kimball 1229. Hershey 180Alliance NTS Garden Co. NTSPaxton NTSIndividual Girls Results17. E. Kemling 17:11 22. C. Lyon 17:52 26. M. Curtis 17:59 39. K. Hoffert 19:2745. J. Hoffert 21:02Boys Team Scores1. Ogallala 322. Cozad 433. Sidney 464. Paxton 495. Lexington 646. McCook 927. Holdrege 1288. Alliance 1309. Perkins Co. 152Kimball NTSIndividual Boys Results34. B. Barry 20:13 35. M. Hanson 20:1543. R. Engel 21:2344. J. Sexson 21:28 48. B. Mailand 21:48 55. C. Aerni 25:19JV 37. D. Barry 25:25


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Tank (born Durrell Babbs on January 1, 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer. Tank has sold over 900,000 albums in the US. Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved with his family as a child to the Washington, DC suburb of Clinton, Maryland. Tank's career began singing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. In 2001, following Ginuwine's successful tour Tank released his debut album "Force of Nature" which spawned the R&B Top Ten-single "Maybe I Deserve." In 2002 Tank released his second album "One Man" and a single of the same name. Later the same year he went on to co-produce Missy Elliott's smash h... Continue Bio >>
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Sweet vegan treats
Chef takes an all-plant approach to satisfying sugar cravings
I can hear them. They're calling me. The Ghosts of Christmas Treats Past: the half-eaten box of See's candy on my daughter's desk, the leftover coconut pound cake stored in a zip-locked bag in the refrigerator. One last peppermint meringue cookie just begging to be split open and stuffed with a scoop of Ben and Jerry's Fudge Brownie ice cream from the carton I know is hidden behind the frozen peas and veggie patties in the freezer.
There is no denying my sweet tooth, but I — like millions of Americans — want to polish my nutritional halo come January, and call a halt to my holiday overindulgence. However, the thought of going completely sweet-free is a non-starter in the O'Connor household.
Enter Robin Asbell: chef, cookbook author and expert in cooking with healthy and delicious whole foods.
"Killjoys may recommend giving up eating sweet treats, but the fact is, most people like them: you like them, your family likes them, and they aren't going away anytime soon," Robin states in her latest book, "Sweet and Easy Vegan: Treats Made With Whole Grains and Natural Sweeteners."
"Our desire for sweetness is a natural part of our physiology." she continues. "In our not-so-distant hunter-gatherer past, sweetness was a signal that a fruit or vegetable was ripe and at its most nutritious … that drive has remained with us even as the world around us has become a 24-hour buffet."
Robin's answer to an inescapable sweet tooth is to satisfy it with treats made with whole grains, flavorful fresh fruits, dark chocolate and natural, antioxidant-rich sweeteners like maple, brown rice and agave syrups. One of her favorite natural sweeteners, golden palm sugar, has a distinctive caramel-like flavor that she uses in many of her recipes.
Although the desserts in her new book are vegan, you don't have to adhere to a pure vegan diet to enjoy them.
I decided to put Robin's healthier recipes to the test with my most daunting critic: my 12-year-old daughter, Sophia, who believes a chocolate doughnut a day must surely keep the doctor away.
Flying without a net, I prepared three treats to help celebrate her birthday weekend. First, I stirred together Robin's Pistachio Brownies with Ganache Topping for Sophia's birthday dinner. There are no eggs in these brownies; instead, Robin uses ground flaxseeds.
"Flax forms a gel that binds," she explained, "it traps in some air bubbles and holds moisture." The brownies are sweetened with Sucanat — essentially pure, dried sugar cane juice — and puréed medjool dates, for a gooey, fudgy texture imbued with the essence of butterscotch. Instead of butter, she recommends coconut oil. A combination of whole-wheat pastry flour and a small amount of unbleached flour replaced my usual refined all-purpose flour. Visions of antioxidants danced in my head.
Because of their softer texture, the brownies are refrigerated for a few hours after they are baked before cutting, and then are allowed to return to room temperature for optimum flavor and texture.
Robin warns in her book that they "may be too chocolaty for small children." Undaunted, Sophia happily devoured a very large one, a la mode. With sprinkles.
Emboldened, I whipped up a batch of chewy Coconut-Mango Breakfast Cookies, filled with rolled oats, banana and almond butter. Lightly sweetened with agave syrup, the cookies are hearty and moist, studded with tangy bits of fruit. They sustained us on a two-day trek through Disneyland. No easy feat.
Finally, I made her Cinnamon-Crunch Stuffed Bundt Cake, a delicately moist banana cake filled with a tunnel of toasted pecans and palm sugar. As it bakes, the palm sugar melts into sticky pockets of sweetness throughout the cake. I wrapped it well and stored it in the refrigerator, and we enjoyed still-moist slices when we returned from our weekend away.


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While amending the tree view, I found out that the selections fire twice for 2nd, 3rd... ciick on any item in the tree list. The first click, however, just fires once.
The function _treeclick will be executed once for the first click, and then twice for each click from there on. All of the events are "mouseup" and I can not distinguish between them -- they are the same.Code:var i=1; this._treeclick = function() { console.log('Treeclick ' + i++); console.log(arguments); } linkTree.addSelectionListener( new AjxListener(this, this._treeclick, {}) );
Is this a bug? This was tested against 7.2.1 Network edition and against ZimbraDesktop 7.2.1.
Also, I would only like to handle clicks, but if the DwtTreeItem has set selectable=false, then I can not catch the click events (even by using other listeners (addTreeListener, addListener).


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What do you think of the performance by both teams?
Surprised about the score.
Favorite commercials.
How will the peas be?
they are not very good live.
What in the name of God are they wearing?
Are they huge Tron fans?
IDK what they are wearing, all I know is they sound terrible.
Holy ****** this is terrible.
this is turrible, atleast fergie is hot
Originally Posted by Agkistrodon
Holy ****** this is terrible.
Like...really bad.
Holy **** that is god awful.
this is turrible, atleast fergie is hot
And no...no she is not. I'd slap your mother for you even thinking that.
If anything is worse than forgetting the words to the national anthem, this could certainly be it.
You can't die. That would upset the equilibrium in the Cave.
Prohman Empire.
Originally Posted by Final42b
this is turrible, atleast fergie is hot
How much have you had to drink?
And she sucks at singing Sweet Child Of Mine.
It sounds like we are only hearing the voices and not the music that goes with the songs. Its probably alright in the stadiuim, but the sound is not making its way through the TV.
Oh Slash... say it ain't so.
Fergie shut the **** up and let slash play!
At least I'm not paying to see this.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
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One last discussion point for today:
A lot of emphasis has been placed on KG changing the Cetlics culture the second he became a Celtic. I wonder, what are the effects of losing KG to the ongoing Celtic culture. Are there residual effects, or do we see a drop off? Specifically, in regards defensive intensity, pride, seriousness, and a devotion to the craft of basketball. What do you think?


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In developing countries one in six children from 5 to 14 years old is involved in child labor.
Ship-breaking yard, Mumbai, India
In the least developed countries, 30 percent of all children are engaged in child labor.
Worldwide, 126 million children work in hazardous conditions, often enduring beatings, humiliation and sexual violence by their employers.
The highest proportion of child laborers is in sub-Saharan Africa, where 26 percent of children (49 million) are involved in work.
An estimated 1.2 million children — both boys and girls — are trafficked each year into exploitative work in agriculture, mining, factories, armed conflict or commercial sex work.
"Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together, and if you continue to use the labor of children as the treatment for the social disease of poverty, you will have both poverty and child labor to the end of time." – Grace Abbott
ImagineAsia's Storybook Project for Afghan Children
The mission of ImagineAsia, a 501c3 non-profit organization, is to work in partnership with local community leaders and regional NGO's to help students in Afghan communities receive fundamental educational materials and resources.
IA has started to translate Aesop's fables into Dari for the children of Afghanistan who have never had a book of their own. Translated and illustrated by volunteers, these stories will reach families in remote areas of the country.
For thousands of years the fables have revealed universal truths through simple allegories. The stories often use animals to teach lessons that are easily understood by people of all ages.
Here are some sample pages:
The Lion and the Mouse – illustrated by Jason Melcher
The Boy Who Cried Wolf – illustrated by Kate Raines
Pitcher and the Crow – illustrated by Lois Andersen
An Afghan Folktale – The Silver on the Hearth – illustrated by Kate Harrold
Tortoise and Hare – illustrated by Kate Harrold
The Donkey and its Purchaser – illustrated by Kate Harrold
The Sun and the Wind – illustrated by Annie Zimmerman
The Fox and the Goat – illustrated by Jason Melcher
Sources: http://www.unicef.org, http://www.ilo.org, www.crin.org


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ISU's Hamilton Is Big 12 Community Champion
IRVING, Texas - The Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-Fil-A has named Iowa State wide receiver Marquis Hamilton to its Fall Community of Champions. During the fall, winter and spring terms, one student-athlete from each institution is honored based on the several criteria.
Student-athletes on the team must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average and demonstrate involvement with at least one community service program. The program(s) could be a student organization on campus or within the athletics department. The team member also must demonstrate sportsmanship on and off the field.
"Marquis has been active in our community, has worked hard in the classroom and been great for us on the field," Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said. "He is one of those guys who you just know will be a success when he leaves Iowa State. I have enjoyed being his coach."
Hamilton is having a great senior season. He ranks 10th on the all-time ISU charts with 113 career receptions and 1,408 receiving yards. The Oklahoma City native is the Cyclones' leading receiver this season with 36 receptions for 505 yards and three touchdowns.
The institution of the student-athletes' on this list will be awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-Fil-A for their efforts.
2009 Fall Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions
Robert Griffin, So., Baylor, Football
Kaitlyn Burkett, Sr., Colorado, Volleyball
Marquis Hamilton, Sr., Iowa State, Football
Drew Dudley, Jr., Kansas, Football
Kylie Hanson, Sr., Kansas State, Rowing
Madison Marcolla, Jr., Missouri, Women's Golf
Blake Lawrence, Jr., Nebraska, Football
Bridget Laplante, Sr., Oklahoma, Volleyball
Bridget Miller, Sr., Oklahoma State, Soccer
Sam Acho, Jr., Texas, Football
Carson Smith, So., Texas A&M, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Taylor Potts, Jr., Texas Tech, Football


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(WXIA) -- It's official - June 30 will be the longest day of the year. One second longer, to be exact.
An extra second, called a "leap second," will be added to the end of the day on Saturday, resulting in a day that is one second longer than each and every other day of the year.
As a result, the final second of the day on Saturday, June 30 will be 23:59:60, instead of the more customary 23:59:59.
The second is added by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS), which is the coordinating body that tracks and maintains global time standards. The service was established in 1987 to maintain tracking of time and linking it to the rotation of the Earth.
Leap seconds have been added by IERS and its predecessor body the BIH, some 24 times since 1972, to more align the primary standard of time measurement -- called Coordinated Universal Time -- with the rotation of the planet.
The last leap second that was added to the clock was on December 31, 2008. The next one has not been announced. IERS generally only announces the placement of leap seconds about 6 months in advance, due to the nature of the rotation of the Earth.


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Flag and Daffs by Natasha Thomas – August 2002
Completed August 2002.
5.5 inches x 7.5 inches
Bienfang Paper and Derwent Artist Quality Watercolor Pencils.
Painted for the Watercolor Workshop "Peace" project in tribute to the heros and victims of 9/11. There is a 9/11 commemorative magazine in which there is a photo of a retired firefighter sitting peacefully under a tree in his garden with this flag and pot of daffodils next to him on the bench. I thought the pattern of vertical, horizontal and diagonal stripes made a striking design.


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Baltimore–Two Men Sentenced to 250 Years for Series of Area Armed Robberies
Federal judge Richard D. Bennett labeled a 50 year-old Catonsville man a career criminal Oct. 12 as he sentenced him to 72 years in prison for three armed robberies here. Bennett handed down a similar label two months earlier when he sent the man's accomplice in the crimes to prison for 147 years.
The sentence for Eric Jordan, 50, of Catonsville, includes five years of post-prison supervision and follows an April 30 conviction for his role in the robberies of two fast food restaurants and a gas station.
A U.S. District Court jury found Jordan guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit a robbery, three counts of robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and one count of possession of unregistered firearms, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
In August Judge Bennett sentenced Jordan accomplice Aaron Graham, 50, of Owings Mills, to 147 years in prison for the same crimes.
In testimony at a two-week trial in April for the two men, witnesses said Jordan and Graham were arrested after robbing two fast-food restaurants in Baltimore in less than an hour. Jordan was identified as the driver of the getaway vehicle in each robbery. A clerk was pistol-whipped during the initial robbery.
At the time of their arrests, $1,166 and a .25-cal.pistol were found in a gray pickup truck that police said was used as a getaway vehicle.
The pair was also convicted of a violent robbery at a gas station in Gwynn Oaks a few days before the fast-food shop stickups, the jury found. During the gas station robbery, witnesses testified that Graham beat and kicked the gas station cashier while brandishing the same small pistol that was seized at the time of his arrest.
Bennett labeled both men career criminals during separate sentencings, noting that Jordan has prior convictions for armed violence and that Graham has four previous felony convictions.
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Multimedia Audio and Video Controllers and Control Panels
Controllers and control boards are devices designed to manage events and presentations by giving an operator the ability to select, modify and output video and audio sources to different output components. There are both video and audio controllers. Controllers are essential for complex presentations and for controlling multiple displays simultaneously.
The main job of a multimedia audio controller and video controller is to allow the selective outputting of different sources. This can include controlling a matrix of displays on a video wall. The operator can select which sources reach a speaker or monitor. Most will convert formats as well.
Many controllers and control panels also have the ability to add special effects to the output. Sound control panels can perform noise reduction or adjust acoustic properties for extra clarity. Multimedia and video control panels can use common special effects like fading. Most controllers with multiple source capabilities can also composite sounds or images onto a single output.
Certain controllers can also be used to automate all or part of a presentation while still directing live video and audio. This is done through a number of presets that can be recorded before the event. A number of models allow for dozens of presets for each output. Additionally, video control panels sometimes have a port for external programming. This allows custom code designed for a specific device to be recorded and sent out as needed during a presentation.


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"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord,
are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory,
just as from the Lord, the Spirit."
2 Corinthians 3:18
Today is the last day of class in my third summer session at the Master's College. As always, the teaching has been wonderful and the days have gone by far too quickly! The Lord has blessed my soul in numerous ways through the natural beauty of His creation in Southern California and through the supernatural beauty of His Word and godly fellowship. Each morning, I thank God for the privilege of being able to begin a day of class by praying together with my professors and fellow classmates. Such an experience is becoming increasingly rare in our culture, and I never want to take it for granted!
During this week's classes, we've studied a number of amazing doctrines from Scripture, including the doctrine of progressive sanctification. My professor Dr. Ernie Baker shared this quote by Martin Luther which captures well the encouraging truth that although we have not reached Christlikeness, we are heading toward our destination…
This life therefore, is not righteousness but growth in righteousness, not health but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it; the process is not yet finished but it is going on; this is not the end but it is the road. All does not yet gleam in glory but all is being purified.
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The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Meet The New Cast
August 31, 2010 02:00 PM by Nancy Floyd
This October, prepare yourself for a new group of dramatic housewives coming to Bravo! The network will debut The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on October 14 and the cast is full of familiar names. Keep reading for more details on the fabulous and glamourous new cast…
There's yet another city whose housewives are being added to the lineup on Bravo this fall. On October 14, the network will debut the series premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The show will follow the glamourous lives of six affluent housewives living in one of the wealthiest and most prestigious cities in the country, Beverly Hills, California. The cast includes:
Camille Grammer: This model, actress, and producer was married to sitcom actor, Kelsey Grammer (of Frasier fame), for 13 years. She's the mother of two kids. She co-owns the production company Gramnet Inc. with her ex-husband so expect him to pop up during the season.
Kim Richards: This childhood movie star (as seen in Disney movies like Escape to Witch Mountain) is also the aunt to celebutantes Paris and Nicky Hilton. She is the single mother of four children ranging in age from 15 to 24.
Kyle Richards: The younger sister to co-star, Kim, she's also an aunt to the Hilton sisters, in addition to being an actress who has appeared on E.R., Little House on the Prairie, and Halloween. She is married to a high-end realtor, Mauricio Umansky, and the couple have four daughters between the ages of 2 and 21.
Adrienne Maloof: This businesswoman moved to Beverly Hills 15 years ago from New Mexico. With her mother and brothers, she is a part of the Maloof Family Dynasty which owns the Sacramento Kings and Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Married to a prominent plastic surgeon named Paul Nassif, Adrienne is the mother to three young sons.
Lisa Vanderpump: This England native has been in Beverly Hills for five years. She is an experienced interior designer and the owner of two swanky Beverly Hills' restaurants and hotspots. She's also a contributing writer for Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine and has her own skin care line, Epione. Married to her husband, Ken Todd, for almost 29 years, the couple has two grown children and four dogs.
Taylor Armstrong: This former Midwesterner is the wife of venture capitalist Russell Armstrong. The mother to one 4-year old daughter, Taylor is very focused on looking her best at all times.
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|JH Dragons wrestle at Merino, Sedwick Co.
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke Junior High wrestlers competed at Merino Monday, Feb. 27 and at Sedgwick County Friday, March 2 to gain more experience on the mat.
The Dragon season ended Monday, March 5 at the LPAA League tourney in Akron. Results from the league tournament will appear in next week's Enterprise.
At Merino, eight Dragons were 2-0 for the day. They included Fernando Lopez, Taylor Mayden, Cavin Kramer, Marquez Harvey, Dennis Amaya, Avi Turcios, Fernando Rojo and Sidney Struckmeyer.
Tony Roberts, Dylan Lousberg, Edgar Cruz and Cody Lamm went 1-1 on the Merino mats. Also gaining experience, with 0-2 records were Zach Churchwell, Gunnar Kroeger and Tristan Sullivan.
At Sedgwick County, Fernando Lopez and Marquez Harvey went 3-0, while Cavin Kramer and Avi Turcios were also undefeated at 2-0.
Earning 2-1 records were Dylan Lousberg, Taylor Mayden, Edgar Cruz and Cody Lamm; and Fernando Rojo was 1-1.
Tony Roberts and Dennis Amaya were 1-2 last Friday, Sidney Struckmeyer was 0-1 and Zach Churchwell was 0-3.
Holyoke Enterprise March 8, 2012