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They say it's not over until the fat lady sings.. well in nature, it will be all over if the fat lady [robin] doesn't sing.
Feed the Birds weekend has passed but it's not a one off activity, the weekend's a reminder to continue to put out food for garden birds all through the winter.
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Over the weekend our London teams were on Hampstead Heath and in St James' Park allotment, reminding people to spare a few cake crumbs, fruit or other kitchen scraps for birds. The question they were asked most often was, "why should we put out food; birds have survived without human intervention in the past?" Well, I may be preaching to the converted on this blog-page but our most common species, house sparrows and starlings, are suffering huge population crashes. Both have lost around two-thirds of their numbers. Research strongly suggests this is food related.
There's a real shortage of bugs and seeds to eat. Our gardens have become extensions of our homes and are kept neat and tidy, there's far less to support wildlife than there used to be. Addressing this imbalance is easy, and the good news is that it need not be expensive or difficult and you'll be able to enjoy the sight of birds, butterflies and bees all helping to keep pests down for you.
So what do you do? You restock nature's larder by growing flowers, shrubs and grasses. No garden? No problem. A windowbox, balcony or a flat roof not only look nicer when you grow plants, but you'll also saving the opera that is nature. Visit our Community pages where people have shared their experiences of gardening for wildlife. If you need advice, tell us about the space you've got and we'll give you some ideas. It's our Homes for Wildlife project. It's FREE, but you do need to register.
Fat is a avianist issue, so bring on the fat birds. Use your food scraps to support nature instead of feeding your bin and we'll all winners.


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Ok, i was reading your readme file for your save game editor (3.3.3) and i have to say its a very impressive program. I have been up since 2 in the morning trying to make my own save by modifying another. I have action replay, so transfer of saves from pc to xbox is really easy. Ok, you may have the program but i dont know, so im gunna explain it to you anyway. I am modifying one of the already existing saves that Action Replays Creator made. Its save 02 for KOTOR 1 (soldier, all attributes at 18, tons of cash) so i was editing his. But i read that you cant change feats, powers, or inventory or class so i didnt. All i wanted to edit was my name, attributes, skills, money, and exp for both party members and myself (2 different exp values, but you know that already). i deleted the SAVE_PARTY.sig, SAVE_VARS.sig, SAVE_INFO.sig, screen.sig, SAVE_HEADERVAR.sig, & SAVE_DATA.sig cuz your program creates it on its own (the first few trys at editing i didnt do this and i still got a damaged game error). after doing all my editing (Name, attributes, skills, money, and exp for both party members and myself), i commited changes, and exited the program and put the save game folder back into the UDATA folder. Well this may be confusing so i designed a tree down here to help tell you how the save folder is designed in action replay style.
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So if you read correctly, im having a tough time with editing Jay FNGs action replay saves. I dont know how to transfer saves of my own from the xbox to the pc (i dont know if i actually NEED Mega X-Key) but i heard you can do it with Action Replay but the AR memory card doesnt let me copy stuff from my xbox to the AR Memory card. it doesnt show the copy option. If any1 could help me out id greatly appreciate it. I also wanna do the same thing to KOTOR 2 saves also!
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It's been quite some time since DailyTech has posted a Daily Hot Deals post, but this particular deal is simply too mind-blowing to pass over. Newegg currently has the recently released 32GB OCZ Core Series SATA II SSD for $159 -- MWAVE also lists the drive for the same price. There is also a $60 manufacturer's rebate which drops the price down to $99 -- this is a new low for high-speed solid state drives.
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Over the past several years, U.S. homebuyers have increasingly favored fixed-rate mortgages over adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). Indeed, ARMs have dropped to less than 10 percent of all residential mortgage originations, a near-record low. One might speculate that the decline in the ARM share has been driven by "one-off" factors relating to the financial crisis. However, a statistical analysis suggests that recent trends can largely be explained by the same factors that have historically shaped mortgage choice - most notably, the term structure of interest rates and its effects on the relative price of different types of mortgages. Supply-side factors, in particular a rise in the share of mortgages eligible to be securitized by the housing government-sponsored enterprises, also play a role in the low current ARM share.
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SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — The A&D Charitable Foundation is building a 20,000-square-foot all-inclusive elder care facility in Saginaw Township.
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Great Lakes PACE took place at 3200 Fashion Square at noon Friday, April 25. PACE stands for Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly.
The "PACE model is an alternative to nursing home living, enabling the frail elderly to age in place in their homes and community," a news release announcing the ground breaking stated.
Services include pharmacy, lab, physical and occupational therapy facilities, meals, multipurpose rooms and transportation.
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Related: Saginaw Township Planning Commission OKs daytime senior care facility, community center
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Argyle said they'll begin hiring sometime in the next year, after the facility is built.
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The opening 15 minutes of the film, "All That Jazz," is a New York cattle call, or what its star, Roy Scheider, called "the entire plot of Chorus Line in one scene."
Local choreographer and dance instructor Katie Higuchi knows that world all too well.
"For an Equity dance call, you have to get on line at 5 a.m.," she said. "So you find some cardboard and sit outside in the cold and wait."
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— KATIE HIGUCHI, MAPA's "Pippin" choreographer
Ann Reinking knows that world the best. She moved to Manhattan from Seattle at age 17, with nothing other than high school and ballet school training. By 25, she had a Tony. Broadway's bullet-proof star has been performing, directing and choreographing for more than 40 years. Her 1996 revival of "Chicago," now in its 18th year, has become the most successful American theatrical production in history.
After acquiring her Equity card and graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in dance, Higuchi headed to New York in hopes of a Broadway career. She had taken a dance workshop with Reinking in Seattle and continued to work under her tutelage in New York. About Reinking, Scheider in 2003 said: "I can't think of any modern dancer who can dance as well."
I asked Higuchi what draws dancers to Bob Fosse, even 25 years after his death. "He was such an innovator - it's almost an entire subgenre of musical theater. He was self-conscious about his hairline, so he always wore hats. He didn't like his hands, so he wore gloves, and he felt he had bad ballet posture because he slouched. Fosse incorporated all those things into his unique style."
Higuchi began training in ballet as a child and was introduced to the Fosse style at age 15. She credits Reinking as a great inspiration. "It's like meeting the pope," she said.
Both dancers were trained in ballet first. "Working woman-to-woman helped me to translate that style into my body." Reinking, a Fosse casting favorite and his former mistress, exploded on the Broadway scene in the 1970s with "Pippin" and "Goodtime Charley." A few years later, Fosse made her audition in "All That Jazz." Starting this week, Higuchi will begin passing on her Fosse training with Reinking to Maui teens.
"When taking her classes, Ms. Reinking shared with us images that Mr. Fosse used to help his dancers execute the choreography. It was so special taking her classes and every story was a gem," says Higuchi. "In the Charles Manson Trio section from 'Glory' in 'Pippin' there is a celebration where the dancer circles around with arms overhead. Mr. Fosse described a chalk outline of a dead body on the ground, and the dancer is looking at it while celebrating. This is fitting because the song is about going to war and death. These are all examples of how dance is passed down to the next generation.
"As a teacher and choreographer, it is so important for me to pass on these details because dance is all about the details. When Mr. Fosse would get stuck with choreography, he would put on a totally different song to choreograph to and then place the movement back in the original song and got great results. When he got stuck working on the Charles Manson Trio, he put on Roy Orbison's 'Let the Good Times Roll,' and you can absolutely see how he adapted it from that song." I asked about the saying, "If it doesn't hurt, you're not doing Fosse."
She related a tale of a former colleague and cast member of the "Sweet Charity" revival, choreographed by Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse's wife. "Ms. Verdon worked her so hard that she had to crawl to the bathroom the next day," said Higuchi.
After a few years of attending workshops and cattle calls in New York, Higuchi began to hear tales from talented dancers still waiting for their big break after 10 years. "I realized it might take 10 more years, and I already had a professional career in Seattle."
She returned to Washington where she founded the Cascade Dance Academy in Snoqualmie, and continued to perform in Seattle musicals. "I met my husband (Sean Higuchi) there, and he was from Maui," she shared. After selling the dance academy to colleagues, the two relocated to Maui where they own and operate Anytime Fitness in Pukalani. Before long, Katie began teaching dance at the Maui Academy of Performing Arts, and she'll be choreographing their upcoming youth production of "Pippin" this summer. In fact, she has gotten a head start by incorporating Fosse into her dance classes.
The 1972 "Pippin" was considerably R rated. Subsequent "Pippin" productions have a reputation for being harmlessly naughty, but if done the way director Fosse envisioned it, the show is surreal and disturbing. I asked Higuchi how the show would be translated into a youth production. "There isn't an edited Pippin Jr., so we'll be toning it down for youth. Dance will be romantically suggestive - like a pretty ballet."
Conceived by Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked") as a student musical performed at Carnegie Mellon, "Pippin" is a semihistorical account of the teenage son of Charlemagne, and his growing pains journey as he seeks the meaning of life and his place in it. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, hosted by the Leading Player. Ben Vereen and Patina Miller won Tony Awards for their portrayals in both the original Broadway production and the revival. The revival, which won the 2013 Tony, reinvents the musical as a Cirque du Soleil extravaganza with a circus troupe instead. I asked which version MAPA will lean toward. "It's open casting," said Higuchi. "If there is a kid that can throw in back bends, we might incorporate the circus revival, but it will be a traditional 'Pippin' in the style of Fosse."
* MAPA presents "Pippin," music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson and Bob Fosse, directed by Sally Sefton, choreographed by Katie Higuchi, and under the musical direction of Marti Kluth. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, July 5 through 13, in Steppingstone Playhouse at Queen Ka'ahumanu Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students. Visit www.mauiacademy.org.
Hawai'i Opera Theatre presents "The Mikado" by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Don't miss Gilbert and Sullivan's romp through the mythical and nonsensical fantasy world of the Mikado, performed with members of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and international and local stars. Set in Japan, this satire on English society weaves together both cultures with humorous lyrics and elaborate plot twists. Nanki-Poo, son of the emperor, flees his home to avoid an arranged marriage to an older woman, only to find himself falling in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. Director Henry Akina, with costumes designed by local fashion designer Anne Namba, will present a modern take on the tale with characters dressed in the style of Harajuku Girls, Yakuza and anime characters.
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Rosita Johanson at the Racine Art Museum
Rosita Johanson's minute narrative needlework are neatly aligned along gallery walls and glowing brightly in rainbow bright hues. The 20 works, from the 1990s through the 2000s, are on view at the Racine Aart Museum through Feb. 3.
The late Canadian artist was originally a dressmaker, the daughter of a tailor. She was born in Germany in 1937. She expressed her craft on canvas as well, stitching and appliqueing plush layers of fabric and using various other needlework techniques that she experimented with through the years. Johanson often employed loop pile embroidery, sewing shimmering beads, shells and various found items into her works. Loop pile creates a plush surface from tightly packed raised loops of yarn. It's also used to create carpeting, velvet and corduroy. »Read Full Blog Post
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> Dorin-Ballard one of 16 undefeated at 2013 USBC Queens
Dorin-Ballard one of 16 undefeated at 2013 USBC Queens
Matt Cannizzaro
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Published: September 3, 2013 |
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United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, already knows how to win, but she recently committed herself to learning how to win differently.
The accomplished right-hander has been working hard at adding dimensions to her game that will allow her to remain competitive as the sport of bowling continues to change, and her efforts proved to be successful Tuesday as she rolled through her first two matches at the
2013 USBC Queens
Dorin-Ballard is one of 16 players still undefeated at the prestigious event, and her match-play journey began with a rematch of last year's championship game, where Diandra Asbaty of Chicago denied her a second Queens title.
This time, Dorin-Ballard prevailed with a 662-551 victory, sending the defending champion straight to the elimination bracket, a challenge she also accepted last year when she defeated 2011 champion Missy Parkin of Laguna Hills, Calif., to secure her spot on the TV show.
"I didn't even realize the scenario until Diandra said something," said Dorin-Ballard, who also defeated international star Clara Guerrero, 675-549, at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center on Tuesday. "At this event, you try your best during qualifying, and who you face in the bracket is just luck of the draw. The field keeps getting stronger, so no matter who you get, it's going to be a challenge."
The list of undefeated players includes Dorin-Ballard's next opponent, top-qualifier Shayna Ng of Singapore, four additional international standouts, five Queens champions, four of whom are USBC Hall of Famers, and three current Team USA members, so the road ahead won't be an easy one.
But, along with adding the physical tools required to combat the new lane oils, bowling balls and incredible talent of up-and-coming players, Dorin-Ballard has re-invented her outlook on the game, too.
"I want to make the most of these opportunities while I still can, and that has meant a lot of physical changes and practice, but I've also been training myself to relax more," said Dorin-Ballard, who won the Queens in 2001. "When I leave here tonight, I'm going to leave the bowling here. In the past, I'd spend the night thinking about ball layouts, changing surfaces and a game plan for tomorrow. Now, I am going to spend time with friends catching up on what's going on in our lives, not on the lanes."
Asbaty is one of 16 bowlers alive in the elimination bracket after wins against Singapore's Jasmine Yeong-Nathan (649-587) and Deanna Carrillo of Montebello, Calif., 749-579.
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The Shoot-Out's $2,000 top prize went to Boomershine, who defeated Thornton, 212-187. Thornton earned $1,000. In the semifinals, Boomershine topped Yioulos, 213-191, while Thornton downed Ng, 166-148. Yioulos and Ng each took home $500.
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Creating Partnerships with Libraries in China: Workshop for United Nations Depository Librarians
Beijing, China, from 27 to 30 April 2010
This Workshop was co-organized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations and the National Library of China. The management of the National Library of China, one of the largest and most respected libraries in the world, has done an outstanding job in helping this workshop achieve its goals.
The main objective of the event was to bring together United Nations depository librarians in the People's Republic of China to discuss the transformation of many libraries from passive collectors of UN documentation to become active participants in promoting information on global issues, knowledge sharing and building a network of partners. The workshop was also aimed to strengthen the participants' knowledge of the UN structure, activities, documentation and to enhance their skills in retrieval of information and effective use of reference tools.
A total of 50 participants from 26 libraries in China, including 19 United Nations depository libraries, attended the workshop.
The facilitators (speakers) were Mr. Anatoli Sidorenko, Coordinator, UN Depository Library Programme, Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations; Ms. Yihong Liang, Librarian, Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations; Ms. Hong Gao, Director of Foreign Acquisitions and Cataloguing Department, National Library of China; Ms. Jieyin Feng, Shanghai Library and ISTIS; Dr. Helen Ieong, University of Macau Library; Mr. Yuejin Li, Associate Research Librarian, International Organizations and Government Publications Section, National Library of China; Ms. Ling Yan, Director, and Ms. Huamin Zhou, Law School Library, Wuhan University.
The workshop was conducted in English and Chinese. Presentations included such topics as: Dag Hammarskjöld Library and its new directions; an overview of the UN Depository Library Programme; depository libraries as a network of outreach partners; basics of UN documentation; sources of information on and about the UN; the Official Document System of the United Nations; the UN web search (tips and techniques), other UN document search tools; access to and working with the UN information and documentation, etc. Group discussions on what the United Nations can do to assist depository libraries in China and what can depository libraries do for the UN in that country were an important part of the programme.
A highlight of the workshop was a tour of the new ultra modern high tech building of the National Library of China.
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Participants have shared their experience and came forward with proposals about outreach activities. Some common problems and new ideas on how to disseminate UN materials were suggested by participants.
What can depository libraries do for the United Nations in China?
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This is the eighth workshop since 2006, where librarians had the opportunity to discuss changes in the UN Depository Library Programme to include a greater partnership role in the dissemination and marketing of information for UN goals and priorities.
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Is there any surah to become beautiful? there is surah for everything ... but is there surah for beauty?
Posted 31 July 2007 - 12:26 AM (#1)
Could any one tell me the surah to become beautiful? it sounds funny.. but.. i'm serious...i know reciting yaseen gives noor.. but other than that.. is there any surah or verse which makes us beautiful?
Posted 31 July 2007 - 12:58 AM (#2)
...I don't know you personally however I am sure ALLAH has blessed you with a beautiful face, if you want to become beautiful, try to purify yourself in good character and not from outside.
Remember Almighty ALLAH does not look look at our bodies or appearances but ALLAH looks at our heart!
...Try to be like our prophet sal lal laahu alaihe wasallam, they were the greatest in character and morals - Surah Qalam
Even small things like using foul language, try to cut it out all together and you will so beautiful inside and your imaan wqill be flying high inshallah!
Read the Qur'an and recite it with humbleness & sincereness; imagine you are sat in the presence of Almighty ALLAH remind yourself ALLAH is watching and listening to you!
Imagine you are sat in front of the Kaaba or at the grave of prophet sal lal laahu alaihe wasallam and you are reciting Qur'an!
Imagine ALLAH engraved on your heart!
JUST IMAGINE; all the prophets standing on your right, 124 000 Of Them
JUST IMAGINE; all the angels on your left - ONLY ALLAH knows their number!
JUST IMAGINE; Jannah in front of you!!
JUST IMAGINE; Jahannam below you.
JUST IMAGINE; the angel of death standing at your back waiting for ALLAHS command to take your soul!
once you have mastered this, your face and heart will be sparling and illuminated like a diamond!!!
***Please forgive me if i've dragged my reply on for too long
Baraily Ka Saaki Ho, Mahrehra Ka Maykhaana!
Faiz E Raza!!
Posted 31 July 2007 - 03:26 PM (#3)
internal beauty matters alot. try to become beautiful from inside , it will surely reflect on your face.
Posted 31 July 2007 - 03:26 PM (#4)
Walykum assalam and welcome to YaNabi.com.
Dua for beauty...hmm well I heard Hazrat Moulana Bashir Farooque Qadiri Attari of Isteqara prog on Q tv saying that one should read 'Ya Noor'1000 times on Shab-e-Jummah(Thursday night) if one wants noor on his/her face.
It is also said to read Dua-e-Noor.
And yes one more important thing but don't ask for reference pleaseExpecting mothers are asked/advised to read Surah-Yusuf to have beautiful children.
It's not how you look, its how you are.
JazakAllah Khayran.
Posted 31 July 2007 - 03:40 PM (#5)
I don't think their is such Surah
Allah Azzawajal Has Revealed Shifaa' for every ailment in The Holy Quran, Alhamdulillah!
The Holy Prophet said that Surah Al-Fatihah is a cure for every illness. Honey is a cure for every illness. I donot wish to expand as I believe this is not relevant to the sister's concern and I hope I made my point.
Allah Azzawajal Is The Creator. He Is Perfect and since we are His creation, we have been Created with perfection and we are in our best form. We couldn't have been better looking, Insha Allah!
Since this body is not our personal property and Belongs to Allah Azzawajal, we are liable to take good care of it. For a Muslimah, this doesnot mean that she has to wear make up, etc. A Muslim's beauty is in his/her modesty and modesty covers all the aspects of life. Modesty in talking, walking, clothing, eating, etc.
Since it is a Muslim's character, a Muslim is also called Religious for it. The Holy Prophet mentioned four qualities that are seeked in a woman i.e beauty, family, wealth and piety and advised their servants to seek the one who is Religious. Therefore, for a Muslim brother, the objective in a potential spouse is her piety and the first thing that the eye notices in a Muslimah is modesty. THAT is the beauty of character.
The requirement for a Muslimah to conceal her body shows her modesty and selecting her as a life-partner on the basis of her practicing is the objective of a brother. There is a beautiful Hikmah behind this beautiful act.
A brother is required to seek a pious spouse. His concern is not beauty. Therefore, Islam ordained a Muslimah to cover herself, cover her physical beauty..which is modesty. This action of hers is piety and modesty in itself and a brother first thinks of her as a modest woman before accepting her beauty and the basis of his selection is the modesty of the sister.
If the brother was not practicing, he wouldn't have understood the beauty of modesty and would have not accepted the sister as his potential partner. Islam saved the sister here through modesty from falling in wrong hands, Alhamdulillah!
On the contrary, if the brother was practicing and the sister wasn't, he would've unaccepted her as his potential spouse since a Muslim brother seeks modesty in a sister. Here Islam saved him by setting right guidelines through the Sunnah, Alhamdulillah!
Physical beauty and Modesty are both a part of beauty and effect through spirituality differently. Beauty is not completely physical beauty nor it is completely in modesty.
There is a difference between physical beauty and modesty.
Physical beauty attracts the eye and tempts a person to look again or even keep staring. Since the origination of this beauty was based upon a futile desire, its spirituality is evil and it effects the heart next and then the private parts polluting every area because of the impure intention.
Modesty attracts the heart directly because it lets a brother to respect the sister for it and respect is not projected through staring at his sister. His mind develops a positive opinion about her and his intention is guarded through modesty.
Physical beauty is a curtain towards the reality of a being. Modesty is the reality that lies behind this curtain. This can also be immodesty so it is advisable that one considers that which is behind the curtain before it is too late.
For a sister, her beauty is in her modesty.
Ah! Spot on..
This is for the sisters to believe and the brothers to perceive.
...and eat lots of meat! The Holy Prophet advised this, Subhan Allah!
Jazak Allah
A common human being uses no more than 3 percent of his brain's total capability. Where do you use the remaining 97 percent when there is nothing meaningless or unnecessary in God's creation? In search of His Ma'arifah, in the path of spirituality - to Know Him.
Posted 31 July 2007 - 10:46 PM (#6)
Asalam o alykum....sultana sis ...you made me LAUGH when I read your text... brother mubasher said vey well....
Posted 01 August 2007 - 01:32 PM (#7)
Isn't this because Hazrat Yousufwas very very handsome?,SubhanAllah.
And Mobasher bhai's replies are always good and useful.JazakAllah.
Posted 03 August 2007 - 11:51 AM (#8)
Brother mobasher has given great response, which is full of wisdom as always. We are blessed to have such a member who can help us and guide us in the best way.
Banda e Murtaza Ali Hastam
Peshwa e tamam Rindanam
Ke Sag e Koo e Sher e Yazdanam-
I am Haideri, Qalandar and Mast
I am a slave of Ali Murtaza
I am leader of all saints
Because I am a dog of the lane of "Allah's Lion"
Posted 03 August 2007 - 02:22 PM (#9)
Posted 04 August 2007 - 05:49 AM (#10)
Words are part that makes up text ... I think all has been used above.
The beauty that is from within that does not expire, while outside one expires.
Islam is beautiful religion that teaches us all that is so beautiful things.
Posted 05 August 2007 - 12:23 AM (#11)
Wa'alaikum Asalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu dear sister! InshaAllah Ta'ala I hope that you are in the best of health and imaan...just a simple way to become beautiful sister! InshaAllah ta'ala... SMILE! Alhamdulilah you have been blessed may I add, a dear brother once said to me, one way to become beautiful is to send increasing durood upon our beloved Rasoolullah ...SubhanAllah!
and Allah Ta'ala knows best...
Take care, love & duas, Fi Amanillah xxx
Posted 09 August 2007 - 08:17 AM (#12)
Wa'alaikum Asalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu dear sister! InshaAllah Ta'ala I hope that you are in the best of health and imaan...just a simple way to become beautiful sister! InshaAllah ta'ala... SMILE! Alhamdulilah you have been blessed may I add, a dear brother once said to me, one way to become beautiful is tosend increasing durood upon our beloved Rasoolullah ...SubhanAllah! and Allah Ta'ala knows best...Take care, love & duas, Fi Amanillah xxx
What is durood? brother.& how its done?
Posted 08 September 2007 - 12:12 AM (#13)
Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu my dear sister, gosh im so sorry. I didn't realise you had replied, answering me this question! Well i'm sure you've picked up that i'm a sister by now! lol...durood is basically to ask Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala to send His mercy, peace and blessings upon our beloved Rasoolullah there are so many different durood, lots to choose from...
Here, these links may help, InshaAllah Ta'ala:
if you need some help please do let me know and i'll try and do my best, InshaAllah Ta'ala...duas...Fi Amanillah
Posted 19 September 2007 - 06:00 PM (#14)
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Posted 01 November 2007 - 09:43 AM (#16)
i dont no why you are worrying about looking so beautiful for
you should be happy the way Allah swt has made you
look at the more unfortunate people who cant even see, hear or speak or move
sister Nazmin
Posted 22 March 2008 - 01:38 PM (#17)
Mera dil bhi chamka de Chamkaneywaley (Sal allahu alayhe wasallaam)
Posted 22 March 2008 - 03:09 PM (#18)
try a few (halal) facial creams, that should also do some trick.
Try Tibet cream or Fair & Lovely cream. I think you can get these from Haq Halal or Pakeeza stores and I guess it Pakistan who makes these products. Also Use Jasmine oil for hair or herbal shampoo, that should add a few sparks or shine onto the hair. For this, try Mangla Price Check store.
All the best.
I also want to be beautiful, I'm a guy. What tips are in line for me? lol.
I need a solution or cure for dandruff problem.
Posted 22 March 2008 - 04:24 PM (#19)
Weak soul,try a few (halal) facial creams, that should also do some trick.Try Tibet cream or Fair & Lovely cream. I think you can get these from Haq Halal or Pakeeza stores and I guess it Pakistan who makes these products. Also Use Jasmine oil for hair or herbal shampoo, that should add a few sparks or shine onto the hair. For this, try Mangla Price Check store.All the best.I also want to be beautiful, I'm a guy. What tips are in line for me? lol.I need a solution or cure for dandruff problem.
Nizoral. You'll never have dandruff ever again
Also, beauty is in the mind. If you have a complex about it, no amount of creams and lotions will help.
Do dua for security and contentment, for beauty lies in contentment.
Posted 22 March 2008 - 05:11 PM (#20) Guest_YaNabi Chemist_*
Assalamu alaikum, Could any one tell me the surah to become beautiful? it sounds funny.. but.. i'm serious...i know reciting yaseen gives noor.. but other than that.. is there any surah or verse which makes us beautiful?Jazakallah
ie - a surah to change the way Allah made you?


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I'm still running on the old version of 64studio (the one that was based on Debian). I didn't want to upgrade to an Ubuntu based version because I've always had problems with Ubuntu and its derivatives. Anyway.... today I needed to launch Synaptic for the first time in over a year. It asked for my password. There are only about 4 passwords that I ever use but it wouldn't accept any of them. Next, I tried to log in as root but I got exactly the same problem. Is there a way to reset my password?
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Thanks for the tip but fortunately, I've just managed to resolve the issue by restoring a disk image of my Linux partition that I backed up some time ago. So I'm now into Synaptic but it hasn't helped much. Basically, I need to update to scons v1.2 but the most recent version showing in Synaptic is 0.96.93-2 Is it still possible to update Synaptic to show newer versions of its various packages?
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Daniel Agger wrote an open letter to Liverpool fans on Monday, following his move to former club Brondby.
Agger spoke of his love for the club and its fans in a classy goodbye, per the Liverpool Echo:
I'll start by saying that Liverpool fans constantly keep surprising me. Since the news broke about the transfer, I have received so many positive messages and well-wishing for the future – not just from supporters in Liverpool but across the world.
My family and I have always felt your backing, it is something unique to this football club, this city and our supporters – it's been a privilege to have represented this club and I'm forever thankful for everything I have learnt during my time here.
[...] I've been honoured to live in this close knit city and my experiences as a Liverpudlian are unforgettable. I'd finally like to wish the club all the best for this season. I'll be supporting you every step of the way, as will millions of others. You'll Never Walk Alone.
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The summer transfer window has been filled with speculation regarding the future of long-time Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, but on Saturday, the Reds announced the Denmark international will return to his former club, Brondby.
Liverpool can today confirm that @DanielAgger has completed a return to his former team, Brondby #YNWADaniel pic.twitter.com/Z6mjJwKorQ— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Agger, who began his career at Brondby, made 232 appearances for #LFC and became a true Kop favourite #YNWADaniel— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Liverpool continued with a statement from Agger discussing his departure:
Agger: "LFC have been such a big part of my life, that leaving is extremely difficult." #YNWADaniel— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Agger: "I have turned down many offers to move to other Premier League and European clubs." #YNWADaniel— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Agger: "I thank the #LFC fans for the incredible backing they've given me in my time here." #YNWADaniel pic.twitter.com/dKWkPmvtdL— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Agger: "#LFC is very special. I remain a fan for life. Every game I played at Anfield was a privilege." #YNWADaniel pic.twitter.com/xc9jMEZL0H— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Liverpool also relayed a statement from manager Brendan Rodgers:
Brendan Rodgers: "Daniel loves #LFC and the fans, and has a unique connection with them." #YNWADaniel— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 30, 2014
Agger joined Liverpool in 2006 and quickly emerged as the club's most consistent defender, but the 29-year-old saw a significant drop in playing time over the course of the last two seasons.
The acquisitions of Mamadou Sakho last season and Dejan Lovren during the 2014 summer window made it clear Rodgers is overhauling his defence, and Agger was quoted in the Danish media (h/t the Liverpool Echo's Joe Rimmer) saying he wasn't interested in another season on the bench:
It is no secret that I had problems last season and I am considering things. How things turned out last season is not acceptable for me. I am here now and it is up to me to show the coach that I should play.
Agger's 2013-14 campaign wasn't his greatest, and he only started 16 Premier League games, per WhoScored.com.
However, the fact he was only beaten in a one-on-one situation 0.3 times per match indicates his defensive skills are still intact. The Dane is also still one of the cleanest tacklers in the game, not picking up a single booking all season.
His proficiency as a passer from the back makes him an excellent fit for his former club.
The Liverpool Echo's Jay Riley was hopeful Agger would stay at the club for at least one more season:
Its quite well known that #LFC would be willing to let Pepe Reina & Daniel Agger leave, but personally I'd keep both with having CL football— Jay Riley (@Jay_78_) July 25, 2014
Fans will have to get used to not seeing the massive Dane anchor the back line for the Reds, but after a marriage that lasted almost a decade, the summer of 2014 seemed like the perfect time for both parties to go their separate ways.
In Lovren, Liverpool have a more-than-adequate replacement with the Premier League experience necessary to make a smooth transition.


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In celebration, Break the Cycle launched the Have a Heart campaign (haveaheartcampaign.org) to bring national attention to this issue.
Today, as part of the campaign, Break the Cycle reached more than one million teens with a national announcement, promoting education about teen dating abuse by reading a scripted message over the intercom.
"The rate of abuse in teen relationships is alarming and urgently calls for all of us to take action," said Marjorie Gilberg, executive director of Break the Cycle. "The Have a Heart Campaign encourages teens to talk openly about this issue and hopefully, save lives as a result."
With support from Mary Kay, the first 100 schools who registered for the national announcement received a free copy of Break the Cycle's innovative prevention program, "Ending Violence," along with heart-shaped stickers so students can literally wear their hearts on their sleeves to raise awareness about the issue.
"Mary Kay has a long-standing commitment to ending domestic violence," said Crayton Webb, director of corporate social responsibility for Mary Kay Inc. "We know that our partnership with Break the Cycle and the development of the 'Ending Violence' DVD will have a tremendous impact in preventing teen dating violence and stopping the horrific cycle of domestic violence before it starts,"
"The 'Ending Violence' DVD makes essential information about healthy relationships easily accessible to teenagers and schools across the country," he said. "We all can do our part by signing the online petition at enddatingviolence.com for legislation supporting the Ending Violence DVD and teen dating violence prevention programs in schools across the country."
As part of the national announcement, Break the Cycle has invited members of the United States Congress to make one-minute speeches from the House floor on the morning of Feb. 10.
About Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle believes everyone has the right to safe and healthy relationships. As the leading voice for teens on the issue of dating violence, Break the Cycle advocates for policy and legislative changes that will better protect the rights and promote the health of teens nationwide. Engaging, educating and empowering youth through prevention and intervention programs, Break the Cycle helps young people identify and build healthy relationships.
About Mary Kay
Mary Kay is one of the largest direct sellers of skin care and color cosmetics. In 2008 Mary Kay Inc. and its international subsidiaries achieved $2.6 billion in wholesale sales worldwide. Mary Kay(r) products are sold in more than 35 markets worldwide, and the global Mary Kay independent sales force exceeds 2 million.
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Chuck Chucks Schmuck: Heroic and intelligent Houston Rockets forward Charles Barkley started the regular season off in grand style this week by throwing a fellow bar patron through a wine rack and plate glass window at Jerry's. The ever-insufferable Houston Rockets' forward, who seems to have been in as many bar fights as all-star games, is claiming self defense, which is becoming a moldy excuse. We can't remember whether he claimed self defense the time he spat on that little girl, after which his diplomatic skills were rewarded by being named to represent the USA at the Olympics. When you're just 6′ 8″, self defense becomes a priority. How else to explain leaving a loaded gun in plain view on the floor of your Jaguar? And to think, this column was going to be pretty thin before Barkley saved the day. Who says Chuck doesn't come through in the clutch?
Cheesy Rider: Portland Trail Blazers guard and perennial arrestee Isaiah (J.R.) Rider, just days after a fluff-piece in the local paper about how he had cleaned up his act and was providing leadership to the team, was caught doing 73 in a 50 mph zone. No real problem here, except J.R. had no Oregon driver's license. He did, however, produce both a Minnesota and California license. Hey, he's only been here a year, let's cut him some slack! His red Range Rover was towed. We wonder whether other Blazers will now be skirting the law and getting their expensive iron hauled away as a result of Isaiah's new-found leadership.
More-On Rider: The NBA finally suspended J.R. for two games as a result of some or all of his three arrests last summer. Rider sat out more games than that last year just while pouting, not to mention all the minutes he was benched for showing up late, or not at all, for games and practices. J.R. appealed his case anyway, complaining that the NBA had waited too long before meting out the punishment. That reminds us, has the Terry Nichols trial started yet? We feel just about as sorry for him. Rider's initial appeal was rejected.
Punks In Pigskin: Temperamental (emphasis on mental) Indianapolis quarterback Jim Harbaugh punched NBC broadcaster and former Buffalo Bills' quarterback Jim Kelly last Saturday night, breaking his hand, after Kelly called Harbaugh a baby for sitting out one game too many for the 0-8 Colts. This news, taken with the egomaniacal, childish antics of overrated quarterback Jim McMahon a few years back, makes us aware that the NFL's low-IQ club apparently extends beyond linemen and now includes quarterbacks named Jim.
Horsehide Horseshit: The only-five-years-old Florida Marlins are baseball's new world champions after what was actually a pretty exciting seven-game World Series. There was much squawking about how Marlins' owner Wayne Huizenga, he of the deep pockets, used his heavy cash-flow to quickly assemble a championship-caliber team that won it all. Haven't any of these boneheads ever heard of George Steinbrenner? And speaking of losers, what kind of idiots build a new ballpark as far north as Cleveland without a removable dome? After nearly getting a World Series game snowed out, those dorks must be sorry they… oh… the editor just walked by and reminded me he is originally from Cleveland… Hats off to the heroic minds of Cleveland who had the good sense to respect the sanctity of baseball and avoid building one of those sterile, tradition-ignorant stadiums with the silly removable domes!
Kill The Broadcasters: There was also a lot of whining about how the broadcasters were too light on incompetent umpire Eric Gregg during the AL Championship Series, who was calling a strike zone as wide as a garage door. But we can remember worse baseball broadcasting: During the 1981 NL playoffs, annoying fathead Joe Garagiola was doing color when he was suddenly possessed to say this about a Houston Astros infielder coming to bat: "Dickie Thon. That sounds like a country-western song. Dickie Thon, Dickie Thon, Dickie Dickie Dickie Thon!" We were glad the game was also on the radio.Number of View :1689


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Cyrus tells the February Harper's Bazaar, out Jan. 12, that on the flight to Tybee Island, Georgia, to film her new movie, The Last Song, she couldn't contain the waterworks.
"I got on the plane [to Georgia], and I was lying in my mom's lap and crying and saying, 'I'm so happy to be getting out of L.A.,' " the singer-actress says. When she got to the small town of Tybee in the Southern state, "I went out every night with my friends. I did karaoke. I danced."
She notes, "All this stuff would've been such a big deal in Los Angeles: Who's she with? Why is she dancing?"
Cyrus says she was thrilled for the chance to be away from the constant scrutiny that comes with being a pop star. "I felt so alive and real. It's so much easier to know who you are when there aren't a thousand people telling you who they think you are. I felt like I was really figuring myself out. Usually I have someone whispering in my ear, but I was on my own."
But a careful Cyrus also asserts that parents shouldn't necessarily look to her as the decisive role model for their teen and 'tween children.
"My job isn't to tell your kids how to act or how not to act, because I'm still figuring that out for myself," she says. "So to take that away from me is a bit selfish. Your kids are going to make mistakes whether I do or not. That's just life."
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Baby Dressed as Holgorsen for Halloween
October 30th, 2012| by Lost Lettermen
In previous Halloweens, children dressed up as Kansas State's Bill Snyder, Tennessee's Derek Dooley and former Kansas coach Mark Mangino demonstrated how popular (and easy) it was for toddlers and younger to go the coaching costume route.
All those previous entrants might have been supplanted by baby Dana Holgorsen.
A picture of the boy shows him wearing a black West Virginia polo shirt (Holgo's favorite color), a headset and a piece of paper representing a play sheet.
What really makes this costume wasn't even modified for the costume: It's the boy's hair. His bald-on-top, long-in-the-back style of wearing it looks almost exactly like the West Virginia head man's haircut.
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After a stellar 2011-12 campaign, Monsignor Farrell entered the recent track and field season as prohibitive favorites for both the Island indoor and outdoor crowns.
But as things turned out, those goals were far from assured.
The Lions cruised to their 43rd Island indoor crown fairly uncontested, almost doubling second-place Susan Wagner's team score; but even the once seemingly invincible senior Dan Galford met his match in Curtis' Ronaldo Ball, splitting victories in the 1,000 and 600 meters. The pair shared most-outstanding performer honors.
The best city finish came from MSIT, which coming off winning the SIPSAL Championship, finished second indoors to Thomas Jefferson and provided a glimpse of what was to come outdoors.
Outdoors it became apparent that the upperclassmen the Lions had depended on for major points were struggling to adapt to the training regimen of new coaches Mike Proffitt and John Sexton, resulting in a depleted team during championship season.
It was a perfect storm for the Sea Gulls as they covered 17 of the 19 events, taking home the school's first outdoor Island title and breaking Farrell's 20-year death grip on the crown.
RONALDO BALL, Curtis
Ball had a breakout senior year that included Most Outstanding Performer honors at the indoor Island Champs meet as well as a PSAL title in the 1,600 meters outdoors and a berth at States. The Monroe College-bound Ball showed excellent versatility with top rankings in New York in events ranging from the 600-meter run (No. 30, 1:23.60) to the 1,600m (No. 31, 4:19.19).
JOHN BENTIVEGNA , Monsignor Farrell
A two-time All Star, Bentivegna was one senior Farrell was able to count on all year long. Despite battling nagging injuries, Bentivegna showed he was among the top middle-distance runners in the area as evidenced by top six finishes at the indoor CHSAA Intersectionals (4th, 3,200m, 9:41.59) and the outdoor Mayor's Cup (6th, 1,600m 4:30.76).
PHIL BLANDA, St. Joseph by-the-Sea
The 6-foot-4 Albany-bound senior came on strong in the outdoor championship season, racking up CHSAA Sectionals, CHSAA Intersectionals and Eastern States long jump championships as well as a 12th-place finish at States. Blanda's 22-2 ¾ personal-best mark at Intersectionals was the 21st-best mark in all of NYS. Also proving he was no one-trick pony, Blanda also took home the indoor Island title in the 55-meter dash (6.91 seconds).
JOE CRISPI, Monsignor Farrell
Two-time All Star was remarkably consistent in his junior season, highlighted by 5th-place finish at the State meet, tying a personal-best with a 14-6 clearance in the pole vault. Crispi won the indoor CHSAA Intersectional title and was 2nd in outdoors. He also had the distinction of being the only Island competitor to compete individually at this year's Penn Relays.
COLONEL FAKORODE, Susan Wagner
Fakorode was the best overall field athlete on the Island, ranking in the top three in the horizontal jump and hurdle events. Fakorode qualified for the New Balance Indoor National meet in the triple jump, finishing 25th with a 44-6 mark. His senior season included victories at indoor and outdoor SI Champs, indoor and outdoor SIPSAL champs, Big Blue; a 5th-place showing at the Hispanic Games and a 2nd-place finish at the outdoor PSAL Championships in which he jumped the 15th-best state mark this year (45-9 ¾).
ALEX JOLLY, Susan Wagner
The senior long jumper at times struggled finding the board in his specialty but when he did get measured he proved to be among the best in the area. Jolly's season included victories at both the indoor and outdoor Island champs (both over fellow All Star Phil Blanda), a 4th-place finish at the Hispanic Games and 6th place at the Bishop Loughlin Games. His 22-foot PR at SI Champs is the 29th-best state mark this year.
JUSTIN SICARI, Monsignor Farrell
The two-time All Star selection was New York City's best high jumper throughout the season as evidenced with 12 victories, including the Bishop Loughlin Games, Marine Corps, Mayor's Cup and indoor and outdoor Sectionals and Intersectionals. His 6-5 PR indoors was the 13th-best mark in New York State proving he had bounced back from the broken ankle suffered in outdoors of 2012.
KEVIN TRIMMER, McKee/SI Tech
The Sea Gulls' senior leader may blow you away with his times, but showed time and time again that he was as dangerous as any in the waning moments of a race. Trimmer was integral in MSIT's upset victory over Farrell, but perhaps his greatest distinction is individual PSAL City championships in the 1,600m indoors and the 3,200m outdoors.


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i'm assuming the only reason this hasn't already been printed is because it's so close to the original. I'm not sure they'd be able to print it.
voted, clever take on it.
+1 Get. Not because I love Pink Floyd (most of their work) but because this is totally my style. I want it. Now. Please DBH? Yes? Thanks in advance!
collisiontheory, Why hasnt this shirt won yet? I havent seen any shirts on this site for more than this one. What is up???
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This reminds me of pink Floyd.
what the hell…. is this web cite rigged? 359 votes and we still cant buy it? WTF is going on here ppl!? lol come one now DBH get on the ball!
will buy once printed…no doubt…shirt is sick
350+ votes so far and we can't buy it O_o?
that's sad.
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floydlicious! voted.
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Love it! Please print this either way, though I do prefer the right design where the color wraps around the back, makes it more interesting.
Nice. I like the prism on the front with only a hint of color, then the explosion on the back.
nice rendition of dark side of the moon. Rainbow in the front looks better in the back in my opinion


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Embarkation was a bit of an ordeal. We were assured by the shuttle driver that he had never seen such a back log. We spent at least 15 minutes in line up, before we could unload our bags.
Being our first cruise, we were a bit overwhelmed by the boarding process, but there were several seasoned cruisers that offered us guidance.
In the dining room, we were initially seated at the wrong table, a table for two. On the second night this was straightened out, and our dining experience was fantastic. Our waiter was top notch, and our table mates were a pleasure. The surprise shows put on by the dining room staff were a delight. We enjoyed the food, selection was good, and presentation was excellent.
Enjoyed the entertainment, and our table mates joined us on several of the activities. Wish the movies would have had popcorn!
Relaxed on the beach in Labadee, taking the free tram.
In Samana we did the Jeep tour. It was not only fun, but educational. Our tour guide was very informative, and we appreciated our paved roads, after the excursion.
In Puerto Rico we went horse back riding "in" the rain forest. Was more like "beside" the rain forest. We enjoyed the easy pace. Van driver was very pleasant, and steered me to a bar which sold $1.00 Heinekens, almost directly across from the ship.
In St. Thomas we relaxed at Magen's Bay.
St. Maarten we went on the 12 metre sail regatta. This was absolutely the highlight of all our excursions. The crew were absolutely phenomenal, and professional yachtsmen. We won our race, which made the excursion all the more exciting.
Finally, in Tortola we took a taxi ride to Brewer's Bay. The taxi driver treated us to breathtaking views of the island, although he wasn't much on offering any history. Brewer's Bay was absolutely gorgeous, with hardly anyone on the beach, and a quaint bar at one end. There were a few camper's on the beach, who were very friendly, and offered more information than our taxi driver. We were told that camping on the beach was $50.00 a night, $25.00 if you have your own tent, maid service included! Pretty cheap for oceanfront property in paradise.
Days at sea gave us plenty of time to join in the many activities, including climbing the rock wall, battle of the sexes part 1 & 2, scavenger hunt, belly flop contest, and newlywed game (watching, not actually participating).
Disembarkation was very relaxed. We were one of the last off the ship, as we had no flight to catch, and were in no hurry. Never felt rushed. Shuttle service was a bit of a wait, but driver was very friendly.
We met several wonderful people on the cruise, and were pretty much treated like royalty by the staff. Being simple folk we were not used to being waited on hand and foot, but we certainly enjoyed it.
And, being first time cruisers, we don't have really have anything to compare it to. My only criticisms would be the severely outdated tv set in our cabin, with the curling iron burns on it. And, being charged $4.00 for room service, after midnight. Pretty minor criticisms.
We have booked our next cruise for Sept. on the Oasis, because now we are hooked!


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November 10, 2008, 08:45 PM
I have about 2000 rounds of 9mm brass. Mixed headstamp, once fired. I would like to unload it to one of you fine gentlemen who reloads but I have no idea what its actually worth to set a price. Can anybody give me a range?


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Yesterday's picture was a close up of Mr Spud Head's ear. My sister-in-law gave him to me. She's like that. I'm giving you the chance to win a bundle of electronic gizmos which includes a kindle and an iPad.
And just when you thought you were safe from the blog tour... I'm at it again, over at Emma's place this time.


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WAILUKU - Kurt Suzuki saw himself about 210 times - and two decades or so ago - over six hours on Saturday at Maehara Stadium.
The Kurt Suzuki All-Pono Baseball Clinic drew that many Maui youngsters and it would have been something Suzuki would have eaten up as a baseball-enthralled keiki.
"It's special, you see all the excitement in the air right now, you can kind of feel it walking into the stadium, yeah?" said Suzuki, a 2001 Baldwin High School graduate. "Being able to have all of my best friends that I grew up with, coaches that I had coming up help out and support, it makes everything that much more special."
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Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki poses for photos with Baldwin High coach Jon Viela and the 210 kids who attended his baseball camp last week at Maehara Stadium.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Kurt Suzuki, a Baldwin High alumnus, had some of his best friends and former coaches help out at his baseball clinic.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
Suzuki himself has been reborn on the baseball diamond since a midseason trade sent him from the Oakland Athletics to the Washington Nationals. He went from being the grizzled veteran struggling to hold on to his position to the everyday starting catcher for the youthful, vaunted pitching staff in the nation's capital.
"It was a breath of fresh air you could say," Suzuki said. "It was just one of those things where sometimes a change of scenery is better. I went to Washington and everything kind of just clicked and fell into place."
Suzuki hit .218 with one home run and 18 RBIs in 75 games with Oakland last season before hitting .267 with five homers and 25 RBIs in 43 games with Washington - much more in line with his six-year career averages of .255, 13 home runs and 71 RBIs.
Suzuki said that he had some undisclosed injury problems with Oakland in 2012.
"I got beaned in the hand at the end of the first month of the season and then I got a couple of backswings on the hand," he said. "It never really healed up, but I just played through it because my job was to handle the pitching staff, to help them out. That was my No. 1 priority, so when I got to Washington, my hand was healed up, everything was good and you could kind of say it showed a little.
"Now, I'm good to go, I'm excited, I'm ready."
The clinic showed just where Suzuki's priorities lie.
"Kurt Suzuki is an amazing human being, he is a good person," said Shane Dudoit, a Baldwin assistant coach and close friend of the All-Pono organization. "He wants to give back, he wants to help us as coaches get better at what we do. He's an awesome, awesome person.
"For where he's playing at, World Series champs hopefully, but very humble, very mellow, good upbringing."
Jamie Aloy, a Baldwin and University of Hawaii standout in the 1990s, had his 7- and 8-year-old sons at the clinic.
"He has a lot to offer the community, especially being from Maui," Aloy said. "I think it is a great thing. He remembers where he came from and it shows a lot about his character, his person - I believe that is what it's about."
Baldwin pitching coach Bruce Dang, a 38-year Bear assistant, is not surprised.
"It makes us feel real proud," Dang said. "Bottom line, we are here for the kids. . . . We always impress on our current kids, 'If you want to get to that level, you need to do this, this and this.' Kurt's work ethic was unbelievable and he was very coachable."
Guiding Washington's young-gun staff led by Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Dan Haren also has Suzuki ready to report for spring training on Feb. 10.
"It's awesome, that is the first thing everybody talks about, is the staff because it is so special," Suzuki said. "Being a catcher and being able to handle those guys day in and day out, there's nothing like it. . . . We have got a good team, but I'm enjoying my off-season, my time with my family."
He and wife Renee have a daughter who will turn 2 in April.
"My No. 1 priority in life is my family and nothing is ever going to change that," Suzuki said. "Baseball is not going to change that, but I still love the game and support that I have from my family to support me in baseball makes it that much easier."
Suzuki is scheduled to make $6.45 million this season in the third year of a four-year deal that ends with a club option for $8.5 million in 2014. He smiles when asked about fellow Maui major leaguer Shane Victorino, a 1999 St. Anthony graduate who recently signed a three-year, $39 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, the largest money deal ever for a Hawaii-born athlete.
"That's awesome for him, I mean he works hard, well-deserved, he does a lot for the communities, and I know Boston is going to be real happy," Suzuki said.
Even the stadium, with freshly laid grass behind home plate that Suzuki once commanded, had a new, fresh feel. Longtime baseball scorekeeper and official Warren Shimabukuro planted the grass that reaches from dugout to dugout all the way back to the press box.
"They have done a really nice job with this stadium, it kind of brings back memories," Suzuki said. "They have worked so hard and we really appreciate that."
* Robert Collias is at rcollias @mauinews.com


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Harris failed to appear at a hearing Wednesday in his reckless driving case "so the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest," King County, Wash., prosecutor spokesman Dan Donohoe tells PEOPLE. The bail amount on the warrant is $500.
"Jake just made a mistake on his scheduling," his attorney, Ed Ritter, told PEOPLE on Wednesday. "We plan on going in [Thursday] at 2 p.m. to clear it all up."
Harris, 24, whose father Capt. Phil Harris died from complications of a stroke on Feb. 9, has been formally charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. If convicted, he faces a maximum of a year and three months in jail.
A memorial to honor Phil Harris is planned for the second annual Deadliest Catch fanfest, known as CatchCon, in Seattle on April 30.
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Richard L. Sandor : Courses and Seminars
The Law and Economics of Natural Resource Markets
Market-based mechanisms such as emissions trading are becoming widely accepted as cost-effective methods for addressing environmental concerns, especially as societies move towards a carbon-constrained future. In the last decade, we have witnessed the expansion of environmental finance to new products - carbon dioxide spot and futures contracts, sulfur dioxide futures and over-the-counter water contracts - that are now fully integrated financial instruments for hedging and speculation. These mechanisms also have potential benefits to address issues in other pressing matters such as water quality, fisheries and biodiversity protection. Like their commodity, equity and fixed-income predecessors, environmental markets did not start by spontaneous combustion. Their successful evolution required the development of specific legal and institutional infrastructures. Financial innovation in general, and the development of the first organized greenhouse gas market in particular, should be of interest to economists, lawyers, policy makers and members of the capital markets. The seminar will look at financial innovation utilizing the Coasean framework. The study of his work indicates that price mechanism use costs (the sum of infrastructure and transaction costs) have three components: (1) property rights and government regulation; (2) institution-building to minimize transaction costs; and, (3) minimization of per unit transactions costs. The course will draw on practical examples from the lecturer's career to explain the origin and evolution of other markets as a guide in the development of new environmental markets. The historical evolution and current developments of market-based mechanisms to address environmental issues will be carefully analyzed. Special attention will be given to the analysis of the cap-and-trade program on sulfur dioxide (SO2) established by the Clean Air Act of 1990. A significant part of the course material will be devoted to discussion of the emerging market for greenhouse gas emissions both in the United States and abroad. Other environmental markets (smog, renewable energy, water quality and quantity, catastrophe insurance, sustainability indices and biodiversity) will also be featured. The seminar will also draw on guest lecturers with expertise in environmental finance, energy and economics. Grading will be based on the writing and presentation of a case study during the last class (80%); attendance and participation will account for the balance of the grade.
Spring 2016
Richard L. Sandor


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#222 - anon (01/04/2013) [-]
actually christian faiths believe that if you don't know who God is you are going to hell.
#225 to #222 - contaminatedwin (01/04/2013) [-]
No it doesn't.
#227 to #225 - ihavenipplez (01/04/2013) [-]Actually, it believes that everyone is given at least 1 chance and if you don't follow God by the end of your lifetime you end up in hell (unless you're a child).
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#254 to #227 - thepineapple (01/04/2013) [-]
Unbaptised babies end up in the First Circle of Hell : Limbo
Where Pagans, and non Christians that did not sin go.
Unbaptised babies end up in the First Circle of Hell : Limbo
Where Pagans, and non Christians that did not sin go.
#234 to #231 - ihavenipplez (01/04/2013) [-]I believe that that is a Catholic belief, I was thinking of Protestant Church, but yeah you have a point.
#229 to #227 - contaminatedwinHow a bout we stop this before it gets out of hand and say that it's complicated/no one can be certain.
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Heavy rain tapered off, skies cleared sporadically and residents took stock of damage Sunday as a winter storm headed out of Southern California, allowing evacuated homeowners back to their houses.
In the Santa Clarita Valley, the storm dumped 0.84 inches of rain as of 5 p.m. Sunday, bringing the season total to 2.19, according to Weather Central Inc.
Rainfall totals vary widely in the SCV depending upon the elevation at which they are measured.
Leaves, rocks and tree branches marked the high-water line in many streets following Saturday's downpour. However, little damage was reported.
Officials with regional public works and fire departments were most concerned about the San Gabriel Valley foothill communities, where last summer's Station Fire denuded hillsides of erosion-controlling vegetation.
Residents of 44 homes in La Crescenta, La Cañada-Flintridge and Big Tujunga Canyon were evacuated but by Sunday were allowed to return home, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Lillian Peck.
Fifteen patrol vehicles continued to make rounds in burn areas Sunday, scanning the hillsides for potential mudslides, said the Los Angeles Fire Department's Brian Humphrey.
"We've been planning for these winter storms since summer, since before the wildfires, coordinating with other agencies," said Humphrey. "We're confident that our preparedness really paid off."
Foothill areas below the burned sections of the Angeles National Forest had been barricaded with sandbags and concrete barriers.
Ground in recently burned areas has little ability to absorb rain, and the instant runoff during heavy rains can carry with it ash, mud, boulders and vegetation.
Mudslides and debris closed parts of a 12-mile stretch of the Angeles Crest Highway just north of Los Angeles, leaving 90 vehicles stranded for a time. No injuries were reported. The road remained closed Sunday.
Several small slides were reported on the highway between La Canada Flintridge and Mount Wilson.
The Santa Clarita Valley forecast called for partly cloudy skies today with sunny days through the rest of the week. Temperatures would remain low, however, with highs in the high 50s to low 60s and lows in the 40s.


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The natural ; a hoe ; the squeeze
Basically someone who is naturally a hoe "Nat"ural thats where "NatNat comes from
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