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It's a week before Thanksgiving, so naturally this is what's running through my mind majority of the day;
"Only 6 days 3 hours until I can blast Frank Sinatra's Christmas album & 'Now Christmas' 1, 2, & 3" (I'm not ashamed of the latter, and I bet you secretly like it too.)
"Is it too early to light an apple cinnamon candle?
"No. Yes."
"Screw it, DO IT"
"It's ok that you're not paying attention in class right now. Planning what you're going to bake throughout the whole month of December is more important anyway. If need be, just offer your kind professors some baked goods. They'll surely understand."
"You need to organize, you need to clean, you need to buy more candles, you (& your abode) need to be COZY."
"You're broke. Get off Nasty Gal, get off Urban, get off Anthro."
"Stop writing this and get your ass to the gym. You're going to be consuming copious amounts of food over the next month and you cannot spare to skip a day. Trust me."
In regards to the first bullet, I usually have a rule where I cannot listen to Christmas music anytime before Thanksgiving. But hey, am I really to blame if my Itunes "accidentally" started playing 'A Very She & Him Christmas' on repeat while I baked up this beauty of a tart? My hands were full of sticky, buttery Pate Brisee and they were not coming close to my keyboard. I mean there was really nothing I could do except make myself listen to it. ;)
If you couldn't already tell/didn't already know, this is my favorite time of the year. It's a time full of insane amounts of baking & cooking, watching classic Christmas movies, drinking Dunkin D's hot chocolate (can't mess with tradition, folks), all whilst enjoying the company of friends and family. Seriously, it's so perfect it makes me smile just thinking about it!
A few more small things to appreciate during this wonderful season; pretty leaves, really good smelling fall & winter candles, said candles lit while watching a Christmas movie and cuddling with your cat, and the simple fact that it's scarf & boot weather.
Alright, so it isn't the best leaf. But it's in my backyard, in Florida mind you, so I take what I can get.
Remember these cute little tart pans? I bought them about a month ago along with some other pretty rad vintage items and I was finally able to put them to use! I decided to test out a recipe for an apple cinnamon tart because I plan to make it for Thanksgiving dessert alongside pumpkin cheesecake. I was so happy with the results and cannot wait to make it again! It may look intimidating, but it's actually quite simple and so delicious.
I was eating very clean up until last weekend when I splurged (a lot) while visiting my best friend. When I got home on Tuesday I told myself that it was back to clean eating until Thanksgiving. Then I made this tart. And then I tasted the crust. And oh. my. goodness. So flaky, so light, so perfect!!
All of the recipes I came across didn't call for cinnamon. Being a huge lover of all things cinnamon, and of course cinnamon-sugar, I knew without a doubt that it would make it's way onto my tart. That decision couldn't have been better I tell ya.
I made a glaze to brush over the tart while it was still warm out of the oven, which I lightly adapted from smitten kitchen. I adored the idea of being resourceful and using the left over scraps from the apples. In addition to the apple scraps, water, and sugar, I also threw in a little vanilla extract because, well, why not? I highly, HIGHLY recommend you don't skip the glaze because it is so full of flavor. I had so much of it left over, and being that it tastes amazing I didn't want to throw it away. It's currently sitting in my fridge while I think of something else to do with it. Maybe a cocktail of some sort or a sweetener for my tea? Double resourceful.... can't get any better than that!
Fall Apple Cinnamon Tart
makes one 9 inch tart
- for the crust
- 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- pinch of kosher salt
- 1/4 cup of ice water
- for the apples
- 3 golden delicious apples
- 2-4 tablespoons of sugar
- ground cinnamon to dust on top
- 1 tbsp cold unsalted butter, diced small
- for the glaze
- apple peels, cores, scraps
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- enough water just to cover the scraps
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- steps:
- for the crust
- Roughly dice the cold butter. In a food
- processor, combine butter, flour, and salt. Pulse until crumbly and resembles
- the texture of grated cheese. Through the chute, drizzle in half the cold water
- and pulse until mixture forms a ball. Add the remaining water if needed and
- pulse in order to form a dough ball. Remove from food processor, form into a
- disk, and wrap in plastic wrap. The dough will be sticky. Refrigerate for at
- least 1 hour.
- for the apples
- Peel and core the apples, and put the scraps


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In two weeks, weather geeks from around the Northwest will gather at OMSI for the annual winter weather forecasting conference hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society. The meeting, open to the public, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Details are at http://ametsoc.org/chapters/oregon.
Forecasters who will deliver prognostications for the upcoming months include Clinton Rockey of the Portland office of the National Weather Service, Kyle Dittmer, George Taylor and Jim Little. Jesse Nicola from the Mount Hood Ski Resort will explain using weather data to design ski resort forecasts.
Good news for anxious skiers and snowboarders: Our mild wet weather will migrate to a cool showery pattern late in the week, with some good mountain snows down to low elevations including the foothills to our east. Perhaps the snow-sports season will get a Thanksgiving start this year.
The cooler air mass forecast to settle in later in the week will be coming from the interior of Canada and pushing mainly to our far east bringing widespread cold and snow to Idaho and the Rocky Mountain region. Cold air will circle out over the ocean and arrive as a maritime air mass with chilly damp conditions — showers and highs in the 40s — to make it feel like winter.
Rainfall reports are coming in for October and I will share them soon. One observer had over 20 inches!
The leaves are falling quickly in what I would call some of the most brilliant colors I have seen for a few years.
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We have a gas powered crock pot and really like to bring barbeques (sloppy joes) to go with our favorite brew.
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Usually, i just like a plain old hot dog. I'm not too picky as long as i have a beer in my hand.
I'm usually too drunk to worry about eating any food when I tailgate.
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My brother-in-law is a BBQ extraordinaire, and we really do it up for ISU games. He sends out a menu at the beginning of the year with all of the year's items Probably my favorite is smoked chickens and/or pork ribs. They also do fantastic baked beans. Wash it down cold Labatt's and you're all set. I also like the early games....having smoked ham and salmon with bloody mary's at 9:00 am. Yeah.
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Early in the season- brats, burgers, ribs..... Later in the season - CHILI!
We usually do burgers or something easy for the main course. But are grazing all morning on various yummy dishes. Again props out to Andy for running such a great tailgate. This past year was my favorite for cyclone football yet.
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Early in the season- brats, burgers, ribs..... Later in the season - CHILI!
That and my sister-in-laws pickled veggies....so good and spicy!!!
I also like the early games when we get there at 6:30 am and I start making scrambled eggs and ham....man I can't wait!!!!!
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Just one? Hold the relish and slap on some ketchup, and we're talking!
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|"We are producing data on a massive scale that is fast polluting our working environments and also encroaching into our personal lives. At Atos we are taking action now to reverse this trend, just as organisations took measures to reduce environmental pollution after the industrial revolution."
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The volume of emails we send and receive is unsustainable for business. It is estimated that managers spend between 5 and 20 hours a week just reading and writing emails. Furthermore, they are already using social media networking more and spend around 25 per cent of their time searching for information.
- By 2013, more than half of all new digital content will be the result of updates to, and editing of existing information
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The focus of Atos is to adopt innovative social business solutions in the workplace to bridge the "social business" gap. Built on collaborative technology these solutions provide a more personal, more immediate and importantly more cost effective means to manage and share information that supports the way of working in the 21st century and enables the Smart Organisation.
In line with its Well Being at Work Programme launched in 2009 to support its goal of being one of the best places to work, it has implemented a number of initiatives to improve communication and information sharing across its organisation.
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José Manuel sells fruits and vegetables in different open-air markets of the region. He has had this business about 8 years. He says that every day at 3:00 AM or 4:00 AM in the morning he leaves to buy some of the fruit he sells. He goes to the supply center in a little village that is near his town and the rest he grows in his back garden of avocados, guavas, loquats, limes, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, apples, hot peppers, and other produce.
Jose Manuel is asking for a loan in order to continue investing in his fruit and vegetable stand and he will buy carrots, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, squash, peas, and chickpeas, and other items. He believes the loan is going to improve his business because he will have more supplies. His dream is to have his own vehicle, which can travel more rapidly with his products, and to not have to buy so many passenger tickets.
The other three members of the group are called José Luis, Antonio, and José Eduardo and all of them will use their loans to invest in their fruit stands, which help them to provide a better quality of life for their families.
Los otros tres integrantes del grupo se llaman José Luis, Antonio, José Eduardo todos ellos lo invertirán en sus puestos de frutas, para así darles a sus familias una mejor calidad de vida a su familias.
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Upsets of Olympic Proportions
From the Swimming Pool to the Wrestling Ring, Beijing Has Produced Surprises of All Sizes
At the Olympics, there's the extraordinary, and then there's the unexpected. While the former has gotten plenty of attention thus far -- particularly Michael Phelps's exploits -- the latter has received less notice.
But for sheer shock value, Alina Dumitru has Mr. Phelps beat. The Romanian judo athlete won gold in the 48-kilogram class, dethroning Ryoko Tani of Japan, who hadn't lost a major international competition in 12 years. Nearly as surprising is American swimmer Katie Hoff's inability to win gold -- she came to Beijing considered one of the best all-around female swimmers in the world but managed only a silver and two bronzes in six races.
Although the U.S. boxing team isn't what it once was, few predicted South Korean Lee Ok-sung's first-round victory over American Rau'shee Warren -- the 2007 flyweight world champion. "Big surprise," says Sean Curtin, a boxing historian and referee who has seen Mr. Warren fight. "He's so exceptionally strong and experienced. I just thought he was going to win easily."
The top story of the Summer Games thus far is Mr. Phelps, who was three gold medals away from his record goal of eight as of Thursday evening. In other prominent events, China has dominated diving and gymnastics, Brazil and Argentina have won all of their men's soccer matches and the U.S. hasn't lost a basketball game, men's or women's. NBC's ratings are the best they've been since the 1996 Atlanta Games, and there seems to be a compelling story each day that drives water-cooler chatter the following morning, like swimmer Jason Lezak's miracle comeback in the final leg of the U.S.'s 4x100 men's freestyle relay victory over France.
But most of these events weren't dramatic upsets. Experts said weeks beforehand that the 4x100 relay would be tight -- analyst John Lohn of Swimming World magazine prophetically gave a slight edge to the U.S. over France. The team all-around competition in women's gymnastics grew controversial when American Alicia Sacramone fell off the balance beam, but the medals were doled out exactly as expected: China gold, U.S. silver, Romania bronze.
American James Blake's defeat of world No. 1 Roger Federer turned a lot of heads, but given Mr. Federer's struggles of late -- he lost in the third round of a tournament last month -- the magnitude of that upset is debatable.
Throughout Olympic history, some of the most indelible moments have been upsets -- from the Soviet Union's disputed victory over the previously unbeaten U.S. men's basketball team in 1972 and the American hockey conquest of the Soviets in 1980 to American Rulon Gardner's defeat of Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin -- who hadn't lost an international match in 13 years. The Swedish women's hockey team's defeat of the U.S. in 2006 marked the first time the U.S. or Canada had lost to anyone but each other in an international tournament.
With the Games just a week old, most of the surprises have occurred in the run-up to the medal rounds. In one of the biggest upsets in beach volleyball history, American gold-medal favorites Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser lost their opening match to Latvians Martins Plavins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs. (Messrs. Rogers and Dalhausser have since recovered to reach the medal round.) Hong Kong's Wang Chen, the fourth seed in women's badminton, fell in the third round to India's Saina Nehwal, but each of the top three seeds, all from badminton powerhouse China, made the semifinals.
In some cases, the Games are best defined by stunning failures. The 1992 "Dan and Dave" saga is one such case: American decathletes Dan O'Brien and Dave Johnson were such strong gold-medal contenders at the Barcelona Games they were featured in an advertising campaign. Mr. O'Brien failed to qualify for the U.S. team and Mr. Johnson could manage only a bronze. (Mr. O'Brien later won the decathlon gold at the 1996 Games.)
Top athletes are expected to reliably repeat their performances -- especially those in timed and measured sports like swimming and track. But the enormity of the Olympics can psych them out. "The Games define your career," says Bruce Jenner, the 1976 U.S. decathlon gold medalist. "You can win world championships and break world records, but if you don't win the Games, it's almost like you missed out."
One of the biggest letdowns so far, in addition to Ms. Hoff's, is American swimmer Brendan Hansen's fourth-place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke in Beijing -- an event in which he is the reigning world champion. His loss recalled his individual performances at the 2004 Olympics: He took silver and bronze in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, respectively, after setting world records in those events at the U.S. trials. (Mr. Hansen did win a gold that year in the 4x100 medley relay.)
Greco-Roman wrestling has seen several medal favorites take early exits. Russia's Aleksey Mishin, a heavy favorite to win a second straight gold in the 84-kilogram class, fell in the quarterfinals to Italy's Andrea Minguzzi, the eventual winner. Egypt's Karam Gaber, another 2004 Athens gold medalist, didn't make the quarters.
These unexpected results aren't just trivia fodder -- when it comes to the final medal count, it's the surprises, not the expected performances, that usually make the difference. While the Chinese held an edge over the U.S. as of Thursday afternoon in both gold (22-10) and total medals (35-34), many of the events contested so far favor China.
The Chinese have been better at fulfilling expectations. Besides diving and gymnastics, their three shooting golds are in line with pre-Olympic projections, and swimmer Liu Zige's surprising 200-meter-butterfly gold makes up for weightlifter Li Hongli's disappointing silver.
"They are machines," says Luciano Barra, a former Italian Olympic official who forecasted before Beijing that the U.S. would win the gold-medal count, based on the results of the most recent sport-by-sport world championships. "They don't miss anything in diving, weightlifting or shooting." Mr. Barra says the U.S. still can recover, but points out that the Chinese already have won several golds in events in which they didn't win the most recent world championship.
The Americans, on the other hand, have some work to do. With the gold-medal race expected to be tight, every upset victory pads a country's likely total, but every unexpected loss decreases it. Though it was considered to have a serious gold-medal shot in several of the events contested so far, the U.S. women's swim team had produced just one gold through Thursday afternoon. The team lost even the 4x200 freestyle relay, which the Americans had won at the previous three Olympics.
The U.S. women's fencing team delivered an unexpected medal sweep in individual sabre, but both Serena and Venus Williams lost in the quarters of women's singles tennis, depriving the U.S. -- which had arguably the best odds of a gold -- of any medal.
Looking ahead, as track and field comes to the forefront in the Olympics' second week, the U.S. could come back -- but only if its athletes meet expectations and spring some upsets. Tyson Gay, last year's world champion in the 100-meter dash, is now considered a slight underdog to Jamaica's Usain Bolt in the event, as are the American female sprinters to their Jamaican counterparts. And the world is waiting to see whether the U.S. men's basketball "Redeem Team" of NBA stars falters in a second-straight Games.
"You have to be really careful with predictions," says Bob Beamon, whose then-world-record long jump in the 1968 Games attested to the ever-stretching bounds of performance. "You really never know."
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Hello all, before I go spending loads of cash at the local Audi dealership, was just wondering if anyone has some clues as to the problem with my 97 1.8 A4 T sport...
It is not a massive problem, more annoying than anything..
Basically if I have been driving the car then turn it off and leave it for anything from 5 mins to 2 hours, when I go to re-start it, it fires up then stops straight away almost like the ignition has been turned off. Second start it is fine (usually) and runs as it should.......just a bit baffled. It has been regularly serviced and is in good nick......Any ideas ??
Kind Regards
97 A4 T Sport cut out problem
Started by Norwich_A4 , Mar 30 2006 01:46 PM
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Posted 12 April 2006 - 02:16 PM
Thanks for all your help !!!
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Posted 12 April 2006 - 02:25 PM
does the key warning lamp stay on when this happens?
Posted 13 April 2006 - 08:49 AM
Cheers mate, no it does not seem to, I changed the key as someone said that it may be the sensor in the fob but that did not help :-(
Posted 13 April 2006 - 10:34 AM
no idea then? there so many things it could be, you could do with getting a scan done and posting the results.
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Bonking and Formula 1 motor racing - no problem!
As nice as simple! Well done!
Nice and simple is a good trick. It works, in photography. I sometimes wish it would work as well in real life - where things always seem to get complicated!
You are absolutely right. Best regards, Andrey
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This morning, one Potter fan on Twitter had a very important question for J.K. Rowling: 'Will the Cursed Child make me cry?' J.K. Rowling tweeted back pronto, and now it's official: if you don't cry, they haven't done their job right! With preview performances starting next month, we'll be able to test Jo's statements and confirm whether …read more!


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Celebrate Wild Instincts with a "Walk in the Wild" Fundraiser
On Saturday, September 28th, 9-noon, rain or shine, you are invited to participate in a 2.5 mile "Walk in the Wild" at the North Lakeland Discovery Center. Bring your family, friends and co-workers. Leashed dogs are welcomed but not required. Enjoy the beautiful trails and fall
color while raising funds to help the non-profit Wild Instincts wildlife rehabilitation center located in Rhinelander. Co-founders Mark Naniot and Sharon Larson have been helping Northwoods wildlife since 1996 and have treated more than 11,500 wild animals from over 100 different
species. Wild Instincts is the only facility in Wisconsin permitted to treat ALL native Wisconsin wildlife. Won't you help us help them?
Wild Instincts t-shirts will be awarded to those who collect $100 or more in pledges/donations!! All participants will receive a free bottle of water and treats for their dogs.There will also be a bake sale, hot cider, and a raffle prizes.
The North Lakeland Discovery Center is located at 215 County Hwy W Manitowish Waters, WI 54545. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. There will be a registration fee of $20 for each participant. A pledge/donation form can be downloaded at ww.wildinstinctsrehab.com or at www.discoverycenter.net. All proceeds from this event go to Wild Instincts for the care, treatment, and release of wildlife in the northwoods and surrounding areas.
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Hi...I hope you don't mind me calling you out. I saw in the Roll Call post that your daughter had to have both an upper and lower frenulectomy. Do you mind if I ask you about it? Did they have to use anesthesia? Who performed the surgery? What was the deciding factor that she needed it done? How old was she?
My daughter (almost 14 months) has very tight skin on the top. It comes all the way down to her gumline. When she was very little, the lactation consultant commented on it and thought it may be contributing to our problems with breastfeeding. Well, she breastfeeds just fine now so we thought it wasn't a problem. Now; however, we are having a hard time getting her to take a sippy cup and her OT noticed the skin and thinks that it may be holding her lip down on top and not letting her get a good suck on the sippy cup. Not sure why it would be a problem with that suck if she can breastfeed just fine but I don't know. She suggested we have a pediatric dentist look at it. We already have an appt scheduled with her ENT and I called them and they said the ENT can look at it.
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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Leatherman Squirt PS4 Keychain MultiTool Steel Scales http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=65333&th=13637#msg_65333 <![CDATA[Mitchell at Shapeways suggested i post these new scales I made for a Leatherman Squirt Keychain tool.

 Long have a had a hatred for the soft aluminum scales that came with the keychain multitool that always get damaged. So I designed some in Sketch up and then several iterations and prototypes later I was able to move up to the 3d printed steel!. I call it the Leatherman Splash, It's no Leatherman Wave, but it sure isn't a Squirt anymore.

 They are available at my shop: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/metro-qbranch

 Here you are, these are finsihed a bit with some sandpaper (800 grit set sand)

 I was even able to design in a couple of slots for some tiny 1.5mmx6mm tritum glow tubes. This one is the wirestripper version, so it's Red/White glow tubes for Pos/Neg...

 Thanks shapeways for allowing me to really enjoy having my keychain tool on my keys and having it looking great!
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 Great work!
 I would suggest a couple of liquid glass (or clear resin) drops over the tritium vials for added protection and refinement

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 Great work!
 I would suggest a couple of liquid glass (or clear resin) drops over the tritium vials for added protection and refinement

 Thanks! That's a great idea. The trit tubes are inset 1.5mm so they are pretty safe unless you stick something in there and push! I'll see if I have some resin kicking around the shop. ]]> metropolicity 2013-04-04T15:10:08-00:00 Re: Leatherman Squirt PS4 Keychain MultiTool Steel Scales http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=66465&th=13637#msg_66465 <![CDATA[That looks great!

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Today I looked at the Sun with a Questar and was treated to a view of many sunspots. As another has reported on CN, "the sun has measles." The website for Space Weather listed a sunspot count of 144 for today!
I used a 24mm Brandon with the Q's solar filter to enjoy a view of the entire disk, using the internal Barlow to enlarge some detail as desired.
If anyone else has used the Q to view the sun lately, post your results and tips for others.
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OKC Thunder: Q&A with center Kendrick Perkins
If you want to know why the Oklahoma City Thunder is on the verge of sweeping the Mavs, look no further than the play of the big men. Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison are doing a number defensively on Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki.
Now, how are they doing it?
No one better to answer that than Perk.
How were you all able to hold Dirk to 6-of-15 shooting and 17 points in Game 3?
I thought our focus on the defensive end was great. We got stops, and that translated to our offensive end. When we missed shots, I didn't think we hung our heads. We just kept pushing. You know, when Russ and KD and James, our three best offensive players, come out and they're locked in defensively, it just takes our game to another level. Really, they set the tone. You expect what Serge is going to bring to the table defensively and what I bring to the table defensively. But when those three guys come out with a defensive mindset, it's just a whole other game.
So, you see that defensive intensity from the perimeter guys and it kicks you up a notch?
Absolutely. When you see them pressuring the ball and stuff like that, absolutely it does. Sometimes, I catch myself following their lead defensively, and it just carries.
What do you have to do different defensively against a guy like Dirk? Do you have to reach into a different bag of tricks against him?
You just can't leave him, I know that. You've got to know where he is at all times on the court. And he's different because he's 7-foot, he can shoot the lights out, but not only that, he makes tough plays. So the best thing to do is deny him the ball as much as you can. You really don't want him to touch it.
A big, tall 7-footer — is it possible to lose him?
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WILSONVILLE -- Curtis R. Kasson, 82, Thursday (Nov. 20, 2008) at his home in rural Wilsonville.
He was born near Wilsonville on March 15, 1926, to George B. and Ada E. (Cline) Kasson. He attended school and graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in February 1944 and was honorably discharged in March of 1945. He served as an automotive equipment mechanic.
On Aug.4, 1944, he married Evelyn M. "Bobbie" Cline. After his discharge, he returned to the Wilsonville area and continued farming. In 1947, he purchased a farm south of the Nebraska/Kansas State line and continued farming there until his death.
He was a 50-year member of the both the Wilsonville Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge AF &AM of Arapahoe. He was also a member of the Isis Templar Shrine of Salina, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, James Wynn and Dennis Clark and a grandson Troy.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn "Bobbie" of Wilsonville; son, Michael and Monie Kasson of Morrow, Ga.; brother, Pat and wife, Norma Kasson of North Platte; daughter-in-law, Sandi Kasson of Wilsonville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; 1 brother Pat and wife Norma Kasson.
Funeral services will be graveside in the Wilsonville Cemetery on Saturday at 2 p.m., with Kirk Kasson officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post of Wilsonville and Masonic Committal Services by the Arapahoe Masonic Lodge of AF & AM.
Memorials may be left in his name at Lockenour-Jones Mortuary in Cambridge, to Hospice Services of Norton County.
Visitation will today from 7-9 p.m., at the mortuary in Cambridge and Saturday from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at the Wilsonville Baptist Christian Church.
Lockenour-Jones Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.


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Fascinating Delivery of Hare's Musings
THE fascination with one wall that has been torn down, and another that is being built, became the inspiration for Sir David Hare's two monologues Berlin/Wall masterfully presented by John Maytham.
Berlin is a collection of Hare's musings on Berlin, a city that is now without its major landmark, and in Wall he speculates on the logic, or lack thereof, behind the creation of the wall between Israel and Gaza.
Hare, who wrote The Hours and The Reader, stayed in Berlin while he was working on the latter film. During his stay he restlessly wandered through the streets, park and pubs searching for what he considered the city's elusive nature. From Hare's viewpoint, Berlin, at one time a city of bandits, punks, poets, anarchists and pornographers, had become diluted under the strain of its own progress.
The city which used to be a lively battleground of art and politics has swapped its feather boas and garter belts for a more conventional outfit. On the one hand, Hare's Berlin is a wistful, poetic lament for an era gone by, and on the other it is a celebration of the tenacious nature of the modern city and its inhabitants. The monologue is a charming and very engaging fusion of journalism, history, personal memoirs, and philosophical musings, dappled with just enough humour to keep the piece from becoming too dark and strained.
John Maytham, an accomplished journalist and radio presenter, delivers the piece with eloquence and respect for its text and its protagonists. Maytham is a confident and fascinating raconteur who oozes confidence without allowing arrogance to spoil the context and charm of the work. …


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Vin was inspired to start modeling through photography. He's a top in the bedroom, but has a soft spot for music and the arts.
Pornstar/GoGo Dancer/Promoter/Bartender Victor is a native New Yorker who also spends time working out, dancing, and clubbing. He'd like everyone to know that he's "very thankful" to his fans and hopes they "cum multiple times!"
Valentin works as a cook in Moscow, and lived in France for a few years. He dreams of someday leaving his homeland for America, but in the meantime, he was happy to get fucked by Michael Lucas in MICHAEL DOES RUSSI
Val Ivanov was a discovery when he was cast in the movie Getting Around, back in 1999. Notably, he has one of the biggest, uncut cocks in the business, but was a little too difficult to work with.
Uncle Luc is a top with a hot swimmer's build. He's into all types of guys and is into everything from a good fuck to fisting and watersports!
Tyler is "young & hot; get ready because here" he comes! He's also a bottom who loves older guys, school, work, porn, drinking, and clubbin'.
Tucker had quite the experience working with us on Auditions 25. First he had one partner, but when that partner didn't want to go through with the scene, Michael felt so bad for Tucker that he cast him again with hottie Jason White. Sparks--and cum--flew!
Troy loves "high voltage" sex, from oral to fucking. Check out his electrifying scene with Adam Faust as proof. A German tutor in Dallas, this burly stud loves being in the industry. His favorite thing about sex? "The smell of it!" he says.
Trey is a painter who splits his time between the calm of Utah and the craziness of Miami. He loves to flip-flop fuck, as he demonstrates in his Lucas debut scene with Matthew James in Welcome to Paradise!
Burly bottom Trey loves Latino guys and—get this—armpits! Check out this handsome stud's audition with fellow industry star (and boyfriend) Nick Marino to see him in action.
Treshawn makes his Lucas Entertainment debut in Cock Stalker, pounding away at Ryan Raz's hot hole!
Versatile Trent loves being naked... and giving head! A computer programmer by day, we flew him out from Texas to audition with Michael Lucas for Auditions 19. Watch the cum fly!
Blue-eyed heartthrob Travis likes Latin guys doing it doggy style, and really appreciates the fun and hotness of sex. Watch him in Return to Fire Island with Jason Crew and Luca Ciccone.
A professional dancer and choreographer, Trae like Latin, European, and Brazilian men. He also likes "HOT OLDER MEN." Finally, he holds "true to his zodiac as a sexually crazed, narcissistic, passionate, and connected giving Scorpio."
With his hazel-grey eyes, full lips, pretty dick, and an ass like velvet, let's just say we're happy to have Tony as a Lucas Entertainment exclusive. Before working in porn, he started out as a fashion model doing catalogue work. He also studied business with an emphasis in finance. About being in the porn industry, he says, "Some people want to be cops, some want to be firemen. I just want to piss on someone while everyone watches..." 'Atta boy!
Toni (a.k.a. Jakub Korous), a student in who loves to 69, has a hot fuck with Dante in Inside Prague. He also appears in a kinky leather mask in Twinks in Jail!
Long Island native Tommy made his industry movie debut in Fire Island Cruising 4. A versatile performer, he came to us with a laundry list of requests, including our utilizing his self-fisting capabilities (which made it into the movie), in addition to wanting to fuck every guy three times his size (which he also did, to a great extent, in the orgy scene of that movie). This naive-acting sex pig is a strange yet endearing young lad, and he remains somewhat of an enigma to us. But that didn't stop us from casting him opposite Chad Hunt's monster dick in Michael Lucas' The Bigger The Better.
Tommy is a demolition worker in Florida. He's also a straight top, and likes sports and working out. His favorite part of sex is the intimacy.
Slim and supple Tom D. shows off his bottom skills with Ben Andrews in COCK STALKER!
Fisting is Tom's specialty... just watch how this sex pig takes it in the bonus disc of of Cruising Budapest 1: Michael Lucas!
Straight-acting bartender Todd was a great find for us during our round of Fort Lauderdale Auditions. In fact, we were so impressed by his bottom prowess with Ray Star that we cast him in our big Florida feature, Welcome to Paradise. He's got a great ass, this one does... and he knows how to use it!
Bottom Tim loves sitting on dicks cowboy style and riding them to completion. A fitness trainer, he likes his guys intellectual, kind, and open-minded.
Beefy Ted landed on the cover of Men magazine for his incredible job of fucking and sucking in Uncut Cock Pool Party. The thick-dicked stud continues to be a fan favorite with his work in Cruising Budapest 2: Ben Andrews.
Taylor Westin was a newcomer to the business when he appeared in our movie Uncovered. During the downtime and lunch breaks on that production, this professionally trained dancer was commonly found exchanging dance moves with fellow cast members Aaron Heights and Chris Bolt. This versatile performer is a sweetheart with a beautiful body and a big dick (which is probably why our layout of him graced the pages of Black Inches magazine in July 2003), and was a dream to work with.
Gardener Tattoo is a top who loves fucking and orgasms. Don't we all? His mantra? "Love each other!"
What does Tag, a Pennsylvania native, love about sex? "Satisfying others," he says. This industry regular also loves to paint and work out.


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I've seen a lot of these and wanted to have a try myself. Made from an oldish panorama.
i wanna see a real one like this!!haha
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wow awesome
Brilliant one, reminds me kinda of Super mario Galaxy.
I love these kinds of photomanips! It's like you're looking at a tiny planet.


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Dear diary
Everyone has a story—here is one of mine.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Dear Diary,
I have had some time to think about some things in my past that may need to be shared with others. I have went all the way back to my sophomore year in college when I first had an encounter with an eating disorder—bulimia also known as binge/purge. I would overeat and then go to the bathroom and make myself throw up. It never got to be a "real" problem because my mom caught me. I'm thankful she did, because it could have become a "real" problem.
So, why I am sharing this with you today? I am a fitness instructor and I do my best to help people with nutrition—balancing their meals. I felt the need to share "my story" because people may think I have never had a problem losing weight. I believe, most people think that I have always been fit and healthy, therefore I need to share "my story".
As I tell my students at school, we all have a story. I have several, however, this one relates to health and fitness. I have always been active. I started playing basketball in fourth grade with a group of girls. We continued to play and by our eighth grade year, the five of us were moved to the varsity basketball team. I also participated in track and softball. I loved working out and staying in shape. As I mentioned previously, I never had a weight problem until I went to college. When that 20 pounds came on, and it didn't happen overnight, I was devastated. I wanted to get rid of them as quickly and painlessly as possible. They weren't coming off because I liked to eat. So I discovered the binge, then purge method. It went on for several weeks until I went home for the weekend. I had just finished an amazing, home cooked "mama" meal and immediately went to the bathroom. No big deal. I continued to do this the entire weekend. The last meal I ate before heading back to college, my mom said something to me as I came out of the bathroom. I was caught. I denied it, but she knew something wasn't right. She heard me gagging and then confronted me when I came out. I'm thankful she "caught" me. That was the turning point in my life. I knew I had to lose the extra pounds the right way. Through dieting properly and exercise. I had to make some changes in my lifestyle of eating. I eventually lost the weight and I also saw a Ms. Olympia bodybuilding competition that same year of college. I told my mom I was going to do that one day. Ten years later I competed in my first bodybuilding competition. I have to admit, I didn't eat right. I had hair, skin and nail problems, but I lost weight. I continued to compete and in 1994, a man walked into Bee's Health & Fitness and shared a nutrition program with me. At the time, it was a network marketing program created by Dr. Barry Sears—The Zone Diet. It introduced me to the 30-40-30 lifestyle of eating. I ate this way for the Tampa Bay Classic Natural Bodybuilding competition in 1995. I was eating fat and losing fat. I was the healthiest I had ever been and my hairdresser, Patty Sullivan, was the first to notice. She shared with me several times that my hair, skin and nails were so much healthier than they were during the 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1995 competitions.
That has been my lifestyle of eating for the past 21 years. I have followed that program and continue to follow it when I decided to compete once again, 20 years later. Since I had been eating balanced meals, with some cheating here and there, I only lost 12 pounds to be competition ready. Most bodybuilders have 30 to 50 pounds to lose. I was told, yet again, by my hairdresser—that I looked even healthier today than I did 20 years ago. It is a very easy way to eat. You simply do your best to balance your meals. When I learned how to do this, all I had was Corinne T. Netzer's book, The Complete Book of Food Counts. I would look up everything I ate and wrote down the proteins, carbohydrates and fat counts. I would calculate it and get as close to 30% of the calories from protein, 40% of the calories from carbohydrates and 30% of the calories from fat. Today, My Fitness Pal, Noom, CHRO-O-meter, Lose It and several more available that can scan bar codes and put all of the serving size information in your smart phone. How awesome and non-time consuming is that?
I still love to eat, however, I make good choices and eat five to six times per day, with portion control, balanced meals and snacks. I encourage you to start somewhere. Start changing one meal at a time, then go to two and before you know it, you will be eating as balanced as you can on a daily basis. Is there room for a "cheat" day? Absolutely! You should never deprive yourself of something that you want. Just make sure it is an actual serving size. It's when we eat two to three servings that gets us in trouble. You can do it! I BELIEVE in you, do you BELIEVE in you? Keep moving forward and don't look back, you're not going in that direction.
Faithfully fit,
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B2 involving competition: competitive sports a highly competitive industry Acting is very competitive - you've got to really push yourself if you want to succeed.
B2 wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people: You're very competitive - it's meant to be a friendly match! I could never play team sports - I lack the competitive spirit (= a strong wish to beat others).
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- We have to invest in new technology if we are to remain competitive.
- We live in a toughly competitive world.
- The two sisters have always been competitive, but they're also very supportive of each other.
- She's fiercely competitive and gets very upset if she loses at anything.
- Any new company is seen as an invader in an already competitive market.
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
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So Gov. Shumlin thinks there is nothing that can be done to protect children from gun violence, so we should not do anything?
Why do we have laws against drug dealing, stealing or any crime? It is useless to have police? Criminals are going to do what they do no matter what. What a cop-out. Politicians are so afraid of adverse reactions from gun owners they will not stand up for what is right. Gun owners are so paranoid about the government taking away their guns. Black helicopters, anyone?
I wonder if the governor lost a child to gun violence he might feel the same way?
I, for one, will not vote for Shumlin again, and I urge voters to use the ballot box to get rid of cowardly politicians.
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