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Countdown to the Big Day
… and the New You!
By Caroline Farquhar R.H.N., E.M.P., B.A.
Caroline is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Director of Education for Renew Life Canada believes that knowledge is the key to better health – and we are so excited to be sharing her knowledge with our brides! Here's the first article in a series of 8 that we'll be sharing on the WeddingGirl.ca blog. Whether you're recently engaged or about to take your first step down the aisle, it's never too late to get healthy!
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You're getting married and you want to be the healthiest and happiest bride ever! Not that you're not going to be the happiest person on your wedding day, but being healthy and full of energy will make it feel that much better.
In a series of 8 articles, we'll get you to that magic day feeling vibrant and ready to take on the world! Like anything worth doing right, it will take work, but with the right knowledge, tools and commitment, I promise, you'll get there.
In this first article we'll prepare your body for the transformation. It involves getting rid of toxins that you have accumulated over the years. The effects of our toxic world, processed foods, and high stress take a toll on our bodies and slowly but surely our energy declines and our bodies begin to suffer. One thing that seems to suffer greatly is our waistlines. What a lot of people don't realize is that toxins affect weight loss. That's right; various studies have shown that toxins slow down the body's metabolic rate; decrease feelings of fullness (which leads to more eating), and limits our ability to burn fat. Toxins not only lead to weight gain but also sabotage your ability to lose weight!
To understand why this happens, it's important to know that when faced with toxicity, our bodies retain water in an effort to dilute water-soluble toxins, and fat to dilute fat-soluble toxins. Your body stores water and fat in an effort to "save you". The body also slows down metabolism so that these toxins are not flowing too quickly through your system. Once you understand the "why" it's easier to realize that you may be carrying around extra fat and water due to toxicity.
So, what can you do about it? Get rid of the toxins!
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Here are some things you can do to cleanse on a regular basis:
- Drink warm purified water with lemon juice throughout the day to alkalize your body and cleanse and stimulate your liver, kidneys and kick start digestion.
- Drink juices made of leafy greens. Chlorophyll in leafy greens builds up the blood with important nutrients and helps to promote regularity.
- Add more high fibre foods into your diet such as fruits, veggies, beans, lentils and whole grains (between 30-40 grams per day). There are two types of fibre, soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibre absorbs excess cholesterol and toxins and insoluble fibre scours the intestinal tract and colon clean. Both types are essential for good health so think of fibre as your daily janitor keeping you clean. If you're finding it hard to determine how much fibre is in your food, there is a fabulous website that I use for nutrient analysis. It can be found at www.nutritiondata.com.
- Exercise regularly. In regards to detoxification, the lymphatic system gathers toxins and during exercise it releases these toxins into the circulatory system, where they are processed by the liver and eliminated through the bladder or colon. Exercise also helps you sweat out toxins.
- Saunas, as well as steam baths and hot bathtub soaks, are great for sweating out unwanted toxins. The skin is the largest organ of your body and because of its size and area; it actually eliminates more cellular waste, through the pores, than the colon and kidneys combined.
If you're looking to cleanse more deeply, you may want to consider an herbal cleansing kit. There are a number of different herbal cleanses available on the market but only a full body cleanse would involve your seven channels of elimination (liver, colon, kidneys, lungs, blood, skin and lymphatic system).
Go to your local health food store to find the one that's right for you. Look for one that stimulates all 7 channels of elimination.
Cleansing by itself does not cause you to lose weight in terms of body fat; however, some people may lose 2-10 pounds from excess waste and water. Cleansing will also rev up your metabolism, so doing a cleanse before you start a weight loss program will dramatically improve your results by allowing you to either lose more weight, or lose it more quickly.
Adding a cleansing program to a sensible diet full of fresh (preferably organic) veggies, fruits, lean proteins, raw nuts & seeds, fibre and healthy fats along with exercise and stress reducing activities like meditation and yoga will help you reach the ideal you on your big day! Here are a couple of my favourites:
{ about Caroline }
Caroline is a regular guest speaker on radio shows across the country. She frequently lectures across Canada on Digestive Care, Cleansing and Detoxification. She is the author of several articles published online, the Direct of Education for Renew Life Canada, and taught at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.
For years Caroline suffered with numerous health issues, had chronic digestive problems and was always tired with low energy. Conventional medicine was not helping and that was when Caroline took matters into her own hands. She went back to school, learned as much as she could about how to heal the body naturally and learned that the "best defence is a good offence". Being healthy is all about prevention of disease and illness. Give the body what it needs to take care of itself naturally and you will not be spending time in a doctor's office. She is happier and healthier now than when she was in her 20's.
Specializing in digestive care and cleansing, Caroline has been educating audiences through seminars, TV and radio appearances across the country on the topic of how to achieve better health naturally. Caroline has written and published articles for magazines and websites, has created educational programs and taught at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.
In addition to being a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Caroline also holds a Psychology Degree from Carleton University.
Stay tuned for our second #WGHealthyBride article, follow our random healthy tips on Twitter {@WeddingGirlca}, RT your favourites {#WGHealthyBride} and ….


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These are the articles I've been thinking about this week. Not a lot in terms of quantity, but definitely some quality reading this week.
The New Digital Divide: Privilege, Misinformation, and Outright B.S. in Modern Media (Beta Beat)
This is probably the most important article I read this week. I say this as an academic librarian and educator who works with student populations that lack critical literacy skills, and as someone who sometimes gets into it with other people on Facebook. I'm not an expert on digital literacy, but I do have a great deal of skill when it comes to evaluating sources, thinking critically about media, and discussing the ideas surrounding media. Not everyone does, and while I know this applies to some of my students, I forget that this also applies to my "friends" on social media.
So this article basically handed me my ass. It made me recognize my own privilege and how I interact with people on social media (I'm speaking largely of Facebook, here) and what my expectations are.
Here's some food for thought:
What I think we forget–or worse, never even realized—is the extreme privilege often inherent in "digital literacy."
Yes, much of the Internet is free. But it takes time and energy to develop the skills and habits necessary to successfully derive value from today's media. Knowing how to tell a troll from a serious thinker, spotting linkbait, understanding a meme, cross checking articles against each other, even posting a comment to disagree with something–these are skills. They might not feel like it, but they are. And they're easier to acquire the higher your tax bracket.
Whoa. I think the points being made here, and in the rest of the article, are super important and worth discussing. One friend pointed out to me that while the article makes some great points, it doesn't address the larger issue: these skills are not being taught to everyone, which is probably an indictment of our public schools system.
Gifs, Memes, and Live Blogs: the Controversial New Language of Book Reviewing (Salon)
I've talked on this blog before about the censorship happening at Goodreads (let's call a spade a spade, guys. Censorship is what Goodreads is doing when they remove a review), and how it's affecting the users on the site.
At any rate, this article is about how book reviewing is changing, and this part of the article is particularly illuminating:
To some of you the idea of using a GIF (for the uninitiated: a small, soundless animated image on a repeating loop) in a book review sounds bizarre. But the practice does flourish, if controversially, in some sectors of Goodreads' universe of book lovers, as well as in blogs and comments threads across the Web. In addition to the integration of GIFs into text reviews, other new reviewing techniques include liveblogging the reading of a book, in which responses are offered at various points before the critic gets to the end, and the back-and-forth dialogue between a reviewer and the people posting comments to her review. Sometimes the reviewer and commenters know each other well, so the comments elicit further explanations and you can see the reviewer's interpretation evolve or clarify. All of these innovations can be fascinating if you're interested in how people talk about the experience of reading.
This is probably the most fascinating part of using a site like Goodreads for me. I love to talk about books, and I love to listen to other people talk about them, too. The fact that a site like Goodreads allows us to see how people talk about the experience of reading is what keeps me coming back for more. It's different for every reader, and that's what makes it so damn compelling.
But it's more complicated than just that, because some people are wringing their hands over the use of Gifs and the like in reviews. Is their reaction to this new format about the content of the Gifs themselves, or is it about the change in format?
What's at issue here is a question of tone, and it's no surprise that it happened in the thriving subculture devoted to reading and writing YA books, where old-fashioned expectations of the special status accorded to published authors rubs up against a readership more inclined to treat everyone as peers.
I don't have any answers, but this is a fascinating read.
Dudebros are Sexually Confused: Why Their View of Pleasure Might Surprise You (Salon)
This is the article I waffled about putting in here, just because I already have a lot of ideas going on in my head right now, but it was too interesting not to link to. The article takes aim not only at the concept of "hookup culture," but also at the media's reporting on it. Basically, the article claims that all these stories are the same: hookup culture is terrible for women OR hookup culture might be terrible for women, but we don't know yet. This article asks a really good question: what about the heterosexual men in these situations?
We don't talk about them because the sexual satisfaction and emotional profile of the dudebro — if I may use the scientific terminology — is pretty much assumed to be a known quantity, a parody of the worst tropes of masculinity. And while sexism and misogyny continue to shape so much of what men are taught about sex, ignoring the needs, desires and vulnerabilities of young men only allows those destructive lessons about sexual entitlement to fester.
This is where it gets interesting, because it does a bit of a breakdown about what we know, what statistics we regurgitate endlessly, and talks about how real sex can be terrifying for dudes because much of their early experience comes from watching porn (this is true for some girls, too, by the way). Nothing totally new here, for sure, but it also raises the questions of performance anxiety and the pressure to deliver an orgasm to the lady in question, seemingly almost magically.
TL;DR of this one: talk to your partner, whether they're a casual hookup or not. Until we can talk to each other about what gives us pleasure, there's not a lot that can be done.
And I'm sort of tapped out for the week. That's a lot to take in, and this has been a busy week in general.
What did you read this week that got you thinking?

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How to Save Money on Hotels in Singapore
There's no getting around it – Singapore is pricey when it comes to accommodation. If you're planning a visit to Singapore you can count on the cost of a hotel being your major expense. Luckily food and transportation are quite cheap. Since you know you're going to have to spend a packet for even the pokiest little hotel room, it makes sense to see Singapore as a destination you splurge on accommodation for a short period of time. Luckily there are an abundance of really great hotels in Singapore… and I'm going to show you how to make it more affordable.
How to Save Money on Hotels in Singapore
Save up hotel reward points for more expensive destinations like Singapore. We used Hotels.com Welcome Reward points for our booking at the Carlton City Hotel. With Welcome Rewards you get one free night for every ten you book through Hotels.com. I love Paypal and the Hotels.com mobile app let's you pay with Paypal which is a big bonus in my book. The value of the free night is the average then ten booked. We stayed three nights in Singapore but one was much more expensive than the other two so we used our points for the two cheaper nights and just paid the higher rate on the third.
Avoid major events. We ended up in Singapore during Formula One Grand Prix week. This meant, closer to race date, the cost of hotel rooms skyrocketed and availability was much more limited. Major events, Singapore sales or even Malaysian school holidays can send hotel rates soaring so be sure to Google for a Singapore events calendar before you arrive.
Look for a hotel further out but close to transport. Public transport in Singapore is top notch. The SMRT (Singapore Mass Rapid Transit) is efficient and inexpensive so be smart (get it?) and use it. While it might be nice to stay in Marina Bay or on Orchard Road, moving slightly out of these high end areas can save you $100 a night.
Split your stay between multiple hotels. Some hotels have higher occupancy at weekends and some during the week, so if you're staying for more than three or four nights it might make sense to stay in more than one hotel.
Choose a new hotel. We booked the Carlton City Hotel which had only been open for six weeks. Hotels often open with cheaper rates so they can build up reviews online and get a customer base going. Our room literally felt like we were the first to sleep in it! The rates were significantly cheaper than the Amara Hotel we stayed in last time we were in Singapore which is right across the street and the same standard of hotel.
If you're thinking about a trip to Singapore, take a walk with me through Chinatown in Singapore in this photo essay.
Great tips on saving money on hotels. In fact, a lot of this advice is applicable in many places. Singapore is expensive and shopping around for cheaper hotels can save money.
We are looking at booking a trip there this spring. We couldn't believe how expensive the accommodations were. Thanks for the tips.
This is great practical advice, Bethaney. And it will come in handy if we ever get round to visiting an old college friend who keeps on inviting us over. Unfortunately, the invite doesn't extend to the flights.
We didn't avoid major events last time we were there. We arrived at the culmination of the beginning of Ghost Month, Hari Raya (Eid al-Fitr/end of Ramadan), and Singapore National Day/NDP. We didn't pre-book and ended up in town on Joo Chiat at one of the Fragrance Hotels (http://www.fragrancehotel.com/). It's budget by Singapore standards but quite lovely and inexpensive ($88USD/night). No frills and WiFi not included but still worked out great for us.
what great advice! i esp like the new hotels angle. genius!
This is great advice!! Singapore is on my list of places to go….
The tip about the public transport system making it attractive to stay out of the major tourist areas with none of the drawbacks is very true. In fact, this applies well in Hong Kong, too (a trick I missed last time) and elsewhere (Tokyo, I'm looking at you next and this time I won't forget!). It's really worth checking out public transport in detail before you look into rooms.
Thanks for sharing your money-saving hotel tips.
Great advice that's applicable to any big city. I love the idea of booking multiple hotels to hit low-price nights right. And new hotels? Sounds foolproof.
I love the tip about doing a Google search to see if any major events are happening. We've been traveling together for well over 12 years now and still forget sometimes. It's definitely not fun to scramble to find a hotel room when a city's almost booked out.
I love the tips about splitting your stay and choosing a brand new hotel. Splitting a stay is something I'm fond of because I like the variety of trying out a couple of different hotels.
Good points and very useful for costly city like Singapore. I really liked the idea of staying a little away from main attractions but close to the transport. As public transport is good in Singapore this should save a lot of money in hotels that one can use for eating out or even shopping… thanks
Great advice we were there last year and ended up staying in Johor Baru and taking the bus across to Singapore, it takes about an hour each way but saved us a fortune in hotel costs. He Hawker Centre's are wonderful my favourite is Newton's Circus they make really good Chilli Crab 🙂
[…] Both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have some world class hotels but you'll pay through the nose for accommodation in Singapore while Kuala Lumpur is one of the most affordable places in the world to stay in 4 or 5-star luxury. We just stayed at the Shangri-La in Kuala Lumpur for US$200 a night…. the Shangri-La in Singapore is more like $450 a night. If your looking for guesthouse and hostels, Kuala Lumpur is definitely a better choice. If you do plan on staying in Singapore have a look at my tips on how to save money on hotel in Singapore. […]Leave a Comment


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Ok, I know that when men phantasize about getting a blowjob they don't imagine just a quick nibble and a lick on the head of their penis, they want to throatfuck. I also know that a satisfying blowjob does not end with a polite statement like: "Honey, please take my dick out of your mouth so I can jerk off onto a tissue." Men want to specifically deposit their jizz in various orifices and in some cases on tits and/or faces. I am going one step further here by not only asking how to make the wife/girlfriend ingest your semen but to do so with pleasure. There are different tactics and strategies you might want to consider, I'm starting with the rough stuff (Not for weak stomachs!)
At that point you certainly can't be a 100% sure she's actually swallowed all of it, but the longer you manage to stay in there the more saliva she'll produce and since the fluids have nowhere to go but down she won't have much of a choice. Seal off her mouth even when your dick starts getting soft, by pressing her face and mouth onto your stomach. A nice little trick is to ask her a question like "you have a free wish now, what do you want me to do for you?". Of course she won't be able to answer back with your pulsating schlong down her throat, but the thing is that we're all conditioned to quickly swallow what's in our mouth when someone asks us something while we're in the middle of eating or drinking. Just as an aside I'm mentioning the most ruthless possibility to finish off this technique. You could pinch her nose shut when you withdraw your penis from her mouth and watch her gulp down your semen before she gasps for air. Just joking of course. (Actually not, it works). No seriously, just joking. (But it does work… Ah, stop it already!)
How often have you stifled a yawn when you heard women talking about sex as simply a small part of the whole relationship-love-respect thingie? How often did you secretly snicker at remarks like "the stronger the LOVE the better the sex", when you thought it was exactly the other way round? How often have you wondered why women are concerned about "not being respected anymore" once they let you fuck them up the ass when you KNOW that's where the respect is coming from? (Ok, hopefully not all of it, but be honest, that's how the male sexuality works, right?) What I'm trying to illustrate here is that we have a serious language problem on our hands. And, yes you guessed it, it's all about translating the nasty stuff you want and expect from your wife/girlfriend into girl-speak. Here's something that simply won't work (especially not on a 3rd date): "Open your fuckmouth you little cumbucket because I'm gonna squirt my hot man-juice down your throat and I expect you to thank me for it when I'm done." See? That just doesn't sound right to a woman's sensitive ears. What you have to do is find images and metaphors that touch female desires. Don't just get annoyed by what you have to endure from women, use it against them. Sugarcoat your fuck-fantasies and put a little cocktail cherry on top. We gulp down one cocktail after the other just because we love the sweet little red treats that are floating on top of all the ice cubes. Cherry -> Gulp down. Get it? If not, it's my fault and I'll stay away from colorful images for at least one paragraph.
So here's the logic: If you think "penetration"
say "embracing lovers" instead. If you think "swallow"
say "closeness". If you think "assfuck" say "exploring
the boundaries of trust". I'm sure you've gotten my
point by now. The more hard-core you phantasize the softer you have to
articulate. Unless you're one of those lucky guys blessed with a
nymphomaniac girlfriend you'll have to transform a buttfuck into a "gentle
The main argument I'm getting to now is the "waste" argument. Be clear in your statements on how uncomfortable you are just spraying your semen onto bedspreads, into condoms and paper-tissues or whatever. Tell her you find it degrading and wasteful and that making love should differ from masturbation through the "sharing" and caring aspect. Sharing love, pleasure, orgasms, secretions. All of it. She wouldn't accept a couple of Post-It notes as a conversation, now would she? Closeness is physical by definition.
The whole point of this 2nd strategy (to get a woman to swallow with pleasure) is that she has to get something in return. I don't mean that in the sense of you performing some reciprocal sex act, but in a metaphysical way. The gratification for swallowing has to and can only take place in her head. She has to feel like the greatest lover you've ever had for example or a feeling of power over you would also be a nice incentive. Just imagine her silently contemplating the thought "he won't cheat on me, because the other girls would never swallow". If you're lucky she might even go further and start doubting that logic by thinking "what if… they DO swallow and he'd go as far as… just because I don't". See the dynamic in that subtle way of persuasion. Just be prepared, for she might challenge you by asking you to try and swallow your own cum to see how you like it. It has happened and you should have an answer up your sleeve once it comes to that.
I'm coming to the end of my little excursion into cum eating persuasion strategies but I'd like to add a little warning. There's one thing that usually backfires when people (men) try to spice up the sex life. Don't trade favors! Don't go "yeah sure I'm going to eat your pussy for 30 minutes after you've swallowed my load". It just doesn't work, no matter what you trade. You don't want her to "get it over with" just because the good part (for her) is coming up. Stay away from this kind of return-on-investment thinking. It kills the pleasure.
As for myself I can say, yes, I've been forced to swallow (not in a criminal way though, so put down the phone) and I hated it, I've been throatfucked and forced to swallow and I really got off on it on lots of other occasions. I've swallowed to say that I loved someone, I've swallowed to impress and gain respect. I've swallowed out of fear of losing love and I've swallowed for money. I've swallowed cum from strangers I gave head to in public restrooms (definitely not recommended), I've swallowed cum that tasted great and I've swallowed cum that consisted of 90% urine and 10% gunk. Eating cum is certainly a physical act but the (dis)pleasure always starts in the head. I've asked myself a thousand times why I do it and the simplest answer always pops up first. Because I can.
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Police: Man steals money out of victim's car, rams into it
Man charged with robbery, aggravated assault
Published 2:36 PM EDT Mar 10, 2013
State police have arrested an Elizabethville man after they say he stole $100 and then rammed the victim's vehicle.
Police charged 25-year-old Dustin Stroup with robbery and aggravated assault. The incident occurred in the 500 block of Main Street in Lykens borough, Dauphin County, around 10 a.m. Saturday.
Police said Stroup took $100 out of Thomas Clough's vehicle while he was in it. Stroup then rammed into Clough's vehicle while attempting to get away.
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Manchester has something of a reputation for concert performances of Wagner, with Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung still resonant in the memory. For the master's centenary year, the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder put on something of a spectacular: the third act of Die Meistersinger, involving what seemed to be every musician in town.
"Community" and "das volk" are words that carry baggage. But that (among other things) is precisely what Die Meistersinger is about. As Walther von Stolzing took the prize once again at Nuremberg's great medieval singing competition, a group of young trumpeters ran around the galleries of Bridgewater


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Police arrested a man suspected of beating his girlfriend's family dog to death, according to Det. Jonathan Wear with the Van Buren Police Dept.
Cody Malone beat the terrier mix because it defecated and urinated on Malone and on the couch, according to statements made to police.
Malone first picked up the 20-pound dog and threw it against the wall, according to Wear. He then picked up the dog a second time and threw it into the brick steps in the garage, according to police.
The dog was taken to an animal clinic in Van Buren, but died before arriving, said Wear.
Malone cut himself while beating the dog, and was treated by EMS before police arrested him on suspicion of felony animal cruelty, said Wear.


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We will be tracking Kawhi Leonard all season long here at Project Spurs.
You can expect a specially dedicated highlight reel following every game specifically for one of the most exciting players in San Antonio Spurs history.
Stay tuned all season long to relive every dunk and moment that Kawhi makes on his way to becoming the next cornerstone of the Spurs franchise.
Here are the Kawhi-Lights from last night against the Suns which resulted in a 112-104 win for the Spurs.
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Our 10 month old just got her first taste of grains with cheerios. She goes crazy for them. Hoping to find a paleolithic alternative. She just doesn't get that excited for peas and carrots. Any suggestions
Our 10 month old just got her first taste of grains with cheerios. She goes crazy for them. Hoping to find a paleolithic alternative. She just doesn't get that excited for peas and carrots. Any suggestions
A good alternative to crack is no crack. Back to the peas and carrots and all the bounty of mother nature blenderized as appropriate for her eating ability.
You lousy kids! Get off my savannah!
Chopped bananas, strawberries, sweet potatoes, zucchini, squash... And serve her peas and carrots several times. Don't give up. She'll learn to love em.
Don't let anybody tell you, "You can't" just because they can't.
Your 10 Month old buys it's own stuff? Wow I am impressed und humbled.
Hmm and i would also get addicted to sweet stuff when i am young and helpless.
I would also recomend berrys or bananas or app0les.
Ten months....? I know not all mothers can breast feed, but if you can I wouldn't be weaning yet.
Have you tried giving her a bone with some meat on it? My son loved gnawing on the bones from rack of lamb.
We have a two-year-old; we let her do cheerios for snacks for a while, and as she learned to eat more variety, we just took them out of her diet. Her snacks now are raisins (although not too many), nuts, some nut butter, and mashed fruit. She is a good veggie eater, and doesn't seem to miss grains in her diet. We do do a little "family sushi" so she gets rice once in a while, but that's pretty much it at this point. And we've never done anything with added sugar with her (no juice, no candy, no baked goods, etc.).
We figured a lot of us come to grain-less eating much, much later in life, and when she started eating cheerios we were far more interested in her getting enough calories every day, and in her developing some autonomy in being able to grab and eat them herself (out of a bowl, I mean, not off the shelf/out of the box).
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
My wife used to get super special treats as a child known as "pea candy"... Yes, frozen peas. Pretty popular with our kids.
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Griff's cholesterol primer
5,000 Cal Fat <> 5,000 Cal Carbs
Winterbike: What I eat every day is what other people eat to treat themselves.
TQP: I find for me that nutrition is much more important than what I do in the gym.
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Paul Ryan promises the rightwing fringe he'll block immigration reform
Right wingers divert attention away from pro-billionaire policies that are the real cause of economic problems and inflame voters' fears.
Dream Riders hit the road to respond to Donald Trump
The national bus tour will uplift voices of Asian-American and Pacific Islander immigrant youth as they join with Latino and African-American youth in the southern region of the U.S.
GOP on wrong side of history on immigration
In the year and a half since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill, House leaders refused to permit a vote on it.
President's delay on immigration action allows crisis to deepen
Despite his anger, U.S. Rep Luis Gutiérrez (D, Il.) said people should not allow their disgust regarding inaction on immigration reform to keep them from voting in November.
Peaceful immigration reform protesters target White House, get arrested
"Is this what we have come to? Divided up, as working people, based on where we came from? The president must halt the 1,000 daily deportations."
Labor movement demands immediate relief for 11 million immigrants
The AFL-CIO has demanded that President Obama take administrative action to remove the threat of deportation hanging over some 11 million immigrants.
Immigration activists arrested at civil rights meet
The protest, organized by United We Dream, was to "protect Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of civil rights for all, including the immigrant community."
Dallas coalition holds action day for immigration reform
Pueblo Sin Fronteras, an immigrant rights group, and the Texas Organizing Project, which gets into any and all community issues, sponsored the activity, but the Dallas AFL-CIO banner was front and center.
Ohio, the other border
Every Tuesday night in Painesville, Ohio, immigrants with a common denominator meet at a converted church: they are protagonists or collateral damage in the government's deportation machine.
"Fed up" day laborers launch anti-deportation drive
When Pilar comes home from work at night, often after toiling for 10-12 hours at the family's tortilla bakery and store, her elder daughter frequently has a question for her."Why isn't my Daddy home?"


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Warning to those who have outstanding warrants in Amarillo Municipal Court: The police are coming to get you.
That's the bad news. The good news is that the Amarillo Police Department is giving you a little more than a week to get these matters cleared up before officers starting rounding you up.
City officials say 33,000 outstanding warrants are clogging the city judicial system. So, the city is launching its first Municipal Warrant Roundup to clear the docket in a hurry.
Other cities and jurisdictions have had success with similar programs, says APD Sgt. Randy TenBrink.
Failure to pay traffic fines or penalties associated with misdemeanor citations creates an administrative nightmare for the city court, officials say.
So the city is taking the next step by putting those with warrants on notice: Pay up or else get ready for a ride in a squad car.
The roundup commences on May 15. Consider yourself warned.
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Skip to comments.The House of Representatives fails to override President Bush's veto
Posted on 05/02/2007 11:49:18 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet
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Well, the dhimmicrats got their defeat.........just not the one they were wanting! LOL!
222-203 to override. Far short of what was needed.
I guess the Dems are not as bad as AQ, otherwise there would have been threats of beheading to muster the needed votes.
Mission Accomplished!
San Fran Nan doesn't want this on the media campaign trail. It would haunt the Dems in their debates. Since the Dems have now an investment in defeat, getting this vote out of the way is actually good for Dems trashing the Pubs and W.
How many votes are needed for an override?
Bravo to the President for standing firm!
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush expressed optimism Wednesday about a possible deal with Democrats on the war funding bill, but neither side seemed closer to compromise.
"I'm confident, with goodwill on both sides, that we can move beyond political statements," Bush said, a day after his veto of a $124 billion war spending bill that included a deadline for U.S. troops to pull out of Iraq.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacted coolly to a GOP proposal to break the deadlock.
Republicans have expressed a willingness to put benchmarks for progress on Iraq's government, as long as there is no U.S. withdrawal time frame, Pelosi said. "Benchmarks without teeth are, what, a conversation?" Pelosi asked.
Bush has invited congressional leaders to a White House meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Shortly before the meeting, the House failed to override Bush's veto. The 222-203 vote was far short of the two-thirds majority it would take to override a presidential veto.
Earlier Wednesday, give and take on the House floor showed how far apart the two sides are.
"Now into the fifth year of a failed policy, this administration should get a clue," Pelosi said. "It's not working."
Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-California, replied, "You've made your point. You had your dog-and-pony show. You've posed for political holy pictures on TV. Now what is your plan to support the troops?"
Republicans insist time is running out before lack of funding begins to affect the troops. (Full story)
One House GOP leader said he hopes both sides can agree on a negotiation team that would begin around-the-clock talks.
Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the House minority whip, said he hopes participants at the White House meeting can agree on a team "to get this settled."
Blunt accused Democrats of wasting time on a bill that would never become law.
Anticipating Bush's veto, Democrats began crafting a new bill, which strips the troop withdrawal language and adds a series of benchmarks that would measure the progress of the Iraqi government.
The big question facing lawmakers and the White House is whether to require consequences if the benchmarks aren't met. Democrats and some Republicans support consequences, while the White House fiercely opposes them.
Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, said Wednesday that Bush vetoed "the will of the American people" expressed in November's elections.
"We've got to begin to reduce our troop presence because there's no military solution in Iraq," Levin said.
In a televised address Tuesday explaining the long-threatened veto, Bush said the measure "substitutes the opinions of politicians for the judgment of our military leaders."
In response, Democratic congressional leaders said Bush must explain how he will bring the four-year-old war to a close.
"A veto means denying our troops the resources and the strategy that they need. After more than four years of a failed policy, it's time for Iraq to take responsibility for its own future," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada told CNN's "American Morning."
Senate GOP leader open to benchmarks
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Tuesday that he would be open to including "properly crafted" benchmarks for Iraq's government to meet in a new bill.
"I do think there are some kinds of benchmarks that might well achieve bipartisan support and might actually even conceivably be helpful to the effort in Iraq," McConnell said. "And that's what we're going to be looking for."
But the White House has equated any kind of binding benchmarks for political progress with the kind of deadlines it has long opposed.
Benchmarks under discussion would include passing laws related to the sharing of oil revenue and national reconciliation and reducing sectarian violence — measures that Bush has publicly pressed the Iraqis to meet.
A senior Republican lawmaker, working behind the scenes with senators from both parties, has suggested a possible way to bridge the gap — calling for troops to be withdrawn if the benchmarks aren't met but allowing the president to waive that requirement if he chooses.
Bush: Funds urgently needed
Bush said the money in his spending bill is urgently needed to fund U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of the money would go to Iraq, where the combat operations now cost about $2 billion a week.
But the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has concluded that the Pentagon could wage war through July without additional funding.
"Whatever our differences, surely we can agree that our troops are worthy of this funding and that we have a responsibility to get it to them without further delay," Bush said. (Watch military brass prepare for a possible money shortage )
The veto is only the second of Bush's presidency. The first, in July 2006, killed a bill that would have expanded federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.
The latest came on the fourth anniversary of Bush's 2003 speech from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, when he declared that "major combat" in Iraq was over.
More than 3,200 Americans have been killed in Iraq since then, and the war has become widely unpopular at home. (Watch how things have changed since that speech )
Sixty-six percent of Americans in a recent CNN poll said they opposed the conflict, and 60 percent said they backed Congress in its standoff with the White House.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino accused congressional Democrats of "a trumped-up political stunt" by sending the war funding bill to Bush's desk on the speech's anniversary.
i think about 285
The Rats are much more interested in being on the record for their far out looney base who have pressured them to get the troops out of Iraq. This is all about winning the next Presidential race. The Rats have to cowtow to their nut case wacko lefty base or they have no chance of winning the next election. What is so sad is that the Rats are more concerned about keeping their political power than in winning the war by defeating the terrorists and supporting the good old USA.
They are too civilized to threaten to take heads over the vote. I did hear that there was a standing offer from Barney Frank to give some, if it would help.
Insane Clown Pelosi
The news story we'd LIKE to see....
The failure of the Democrat Party to surrender America to Radical Islam "signals the End of the Great War on Bush, that the Democrats have fought for 6+ long years", Speaker Pelosi said today.
"Without the hope of a surrender, or even an impeachment, further fighting would be a useless waste of Democrat effort, better used for buying votes", piped in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
From the Middle East, an anonymous Al Qeada source vowed the movement would continue to fight on to the bitter end, despite the loss of this key ally.
DNC Chairman Howard Dean, returning from another donor-funded ski trip in a Gulfstream 5, expressed some shock at the realization, but declared that the Democratic Party would regroup, and continue to fight for it's objectives of taking money from honest, hard working citizens to provide Uber-Rich lifestyles for themselves, selling out the Nation, and striving to bring Radical Socialist Misery to all Americans.
Notice the difference in reporting:
When it was clinton, CNN says "House Republicans fail". When its dems and Bush its simply" The House of Representatives failed.
House Republicans fail to override Clinton estate tax veto
September 7, 2000
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Clinton on Thursday praised congressional Democrats who helped sustain his veto of a GOP-backed measure to repeal estate taxes as prospects for a compromise on the election-year legislation appeared unlikely.
Clinton vetoed the measure last week, calling it an irresponsible break for the rich at the expense of other taxpayers. Thursday's 274-157 margin fell 14 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a presidential veto. Only one Republican opposed the bill, while 53 Democrats joined 220 Republicans in their override attempt.
"After more than four years of a failed policy, its time for Iraq to take responsibility for its own future, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid"
To do that is like a police officer picking up a little kid in a crime-infested ghetto, telling him it will be alright, driving down the street two blocks, and then forcing the kid out of the car and back out on the street, and the police officer driving off thinking he just done something good.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Democrats will next try to defeat Bush in any way they can.
Exactly as expected. Take this ball and HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK, Mr. President. Don't let up. Show no mercy to those who would wash their hands in the blood of our troops.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Sen Thompson's statement about them being deeply embedded with the MoveOn.Org crowd is a simple truth. The fact that they even took a vote - to get on record twice - shows that they are insulated from reality.
Do you know much different this than the original vote? It seems that there were some pick ups on the yea side to over turn the veto.
After this, he stands no chance of re-elction.
Benchmarks without teeth are a 'conversation', Nance? How about a set withdrawal date being an encouragement to the bad guys who don't want the coalition to succeed? You are an idiot!
And Mr. Biden, how's that 'shoving this down Bush's throat' thing working out?
Where are all those folks that were pissed off when the Republicans were in office and did not pass that Nuclear Option. We'll boy would we be in deep crap had that been passed. Even if they were inept, I am greatful for that.
Put THIS photo in Iraq, THIS will make them BEG to surrender!
The problem is the President has an unfortunate habit of winning a fight, then trying for the umpteenth time to 'make nice' with the Democrats.
I sincerely hope he doesn't follow that particular 'failed strategy' again this time.
And over, and over, and over they will try.
Insert Bronx Cheer wav file here!
Based on the President's official veto signing statement, it is the Democrats who acted against the "will of the people" from the 2004 election - in which a president was chosen, and it was not Congress - by sending this POS pork laden surrender bill to President Bush in the first place.
Media here said the vote was "just short of the 2/3rds needed". Fell farther short than that.
It's a good thing for the surrender wing of the Congress that the vote was taken today. They were bound to be getting more and more venom from those of us that were angry about their antics to begin with, and there would have been even more of their lot to abandon the surrender monkey wing by next week.
Yup, now they can focus on their impechment joyride.
I sent GrannyNanny a "Mission Accomplished" e-mail, congratulating the Democrat Party on their support for the Moveon loonies and the terrorists, and urging them to keep up their efforts to make Republicans look good.
Did anyone switch positions?
According to my calculations, the override number would be 290. They only got 218 on the original approval vote.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
2/3 of 435 is 290. Plus, it would need 67 Senate votes.
Mr. President, if ever there was a right time to announce the capture or death of OBL, that time is now.
"This is a reality check to arrogant libs."
CORRECTION: This "SHOULD BE" a reality check to arrogant libs.
Unfortunately, Liberal Insanity is not easily swayed by insignificant things like the Constitution...
Roll Call Vote just went up!
Davis, Jo Ann
McMorris Rodgers
what's the roll call? who are the traitor 'pubbies who voted for surrender?
ROTFLMBO! Spot on!
So the vote to over-ride got 4 more votes than the original surrender bill. I'd like to see the list and where those four extra votes came from.
I'd hit it!!With a two by four!
What about the *urp* personal magnetism, charisma and leadership of Nancy "the Scarf" Pelosi?
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Spiritually Speaking…..Understanding 'I Am,' Because He Said So
By James Washington | 2/28/2014, noon
So what's the point? I mean salvation, born again, new life, faith, love thy neighbor as thyself stuff, spiritual principles and eternal existence and their meaning. When all is said and done, when it really comes down to it, what is life all about? For me, one of the glories of being delivered is recognizing the precious nature of existence. I believe, I exist at the absolute whim of God. And before you think me frivolous or simple minded, let me define that for you. I define that whim as God's unconditional and explicit love for me. A so called great philosopher once said, "I exist, therefore I am." I believe I am because God said so. I mean, like when you were little, very little and someone disputed your word and your only response was, "Uh huh! It's true because my mama to told me." That was it. Regardless of whatever other nonsense was spoken at you, the truth rested comfortably in your mama's word.
So here we are, living breathing creatures in a universe we didn't create and have no control over. I submit to you that God's Word about us is certainly as pure as your mother's. "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil." Okay, fear God and keep His commandments. Mom used to say, "be home by eleven." Do what I tell you and we'll get along just fine. In many ways God tells us over and over again such simple truths that we forget the concept of delayed gratification min favor of instant pleasure. The world promises finite flesh, while the Lord delivers infinite spirituality. I heard a preacher once say, heaven is one big "now." Existence in heaven knows no boundaries of time, no past, no future; just now. That revelation alone should move a lot of us. It does me because in many ways, even if I don't understand "heaven" it's got to be true because daddy said so. Therefore time as I know it will not exist upon my death. Consciousness as I know it will not exist upon my death. Existence as I know it will not be what I think, but my eternity, my 'nowness,' my 'amness' will be in relation to the Alpha and the Omega.
At times, it is quite unimaginable to try and comprehend God, but I do know Jesus is Lord. Jesus is man. Jesus is me or I am Him. That's my reality and following God's commandments is my map. Can you spell right relationship with god? Can you say I am because he said so? If not, just say I am because He is. This simplicity can be mind boggling. This unconditional love thing, coupled with the power of God, I believe is contagious and infectious. My way of looking at it is it will all come to a head at the moment of death and I will know the essence of how and how much God loved and loves me. My goal as is proclaimed in the life and death and life of Christ is to understand I will get a chance to love him back. Now ain't that something?
May God bless and keep you always.


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This semi-new youthful style of animation dance by the inimitable street-dancer Storyboard P is shot around Brooklyn, New York to the sound of The Bullitts' Close Your Eyes. The director of the video, infamous photographer Marc Bapiste, kicks it pretty oldschool in his use of video effects and manages to capture this staggering way of moving and dancing while hanging out, exploring your neighbourhood. One of the best afterschool activities, I can think of.
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Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith presented sobering facts and encouraging opportunities to farmers from the region Thursday at an annual row crops field day sponsored by Mississippi State University's research and experiment station in Verona.
Armed with research projecting world population growth to 9 billion by 2050, Hyde-Smith said food production equivalent to double all the food produced in the past 10,000 years will be needed to feed populations quickly outgrowing production capacity in many nations.
Hyde-Smith, herself a farmer from Brookhaven, said Mississippi stands to gain exponentially in its food exports if the state's farmers make the right moves to increase capacity, acreage and production yields.
She noted that one American farmer on average produces enough to feed 155 people, a huge increase from a few dozen only 50 years ago.
Mississippi has the resources to produce safe, affordable food for millions more people as technology and agri-science make larger yields possible, Hyde-Smith told the meeting.
Mississippi State's agricultural research division found that 337,0000 acres were added to agricultural production between 2002 and 2007. Mississippi counts almost 11.5 million cropland acres and 19.6 million forestry acres – more than 30 million aces in some kind of agricultural production.
Crop values are impressive in dozens of categories (millions of dollars):
• Broilers/Eggs/Chickens – $2,435,244
• Forestry – $1,078,103
• Soybeans – $846,860
• Cotton – $367,599
• Corn – $419,595
• Catfish – $218,222
• Cattle/Calves – $149,155
• Rice – $226,153
• Hay – $111,138
• Wheat – $21,127
• Hogs – $80,104
• Horticulture Crops – $9,394
• Sweet Potatoes – $7,366
• Milk – $4,142
• Grain Sorghum – $322
• Peanuts – $1,216
• Government Payments $251,357
(Source: Mississippi Agricultural Statistics Service, Jackson, MS and MSU)
The international situation defines both the problem and the opportunities.
The USDA's research service reported this year, "Nearly 850 million people in 77 lower-income countries are food insecure, and the situation could grow worse in the poorest countries. Some countries – due in part to policy changes and stronger economic growth – have significantly improved their food security situation since the 1996 World Food Summit.
This includes several lower income countries in Asia and Latin America. Sub-Saharan Africa, however, has seen little progress."
Mississippi clearly has unmet potential in agri-business, and a literally hungry world is waiting for a source to meet unmet nutritional and fiber necessities.


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How long do you soak the pumpkin seeds? I've been looking for a way to use my bag o'them, and just ran out of my almond milk, so this is good and timely--thanks!
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¾ cup pumpkin seeds, soaked
1 tablespoon raw agave nectar
3½ cup water
½ teaspoon vanilla (not raw, I know) or achunk of vanilla bean
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Blend pumpkin seeds with about 1/2 a cup of water until very smooth. Add agave, vanilla and the rest of the water and belnd again. strain through cheesecloth or a nut bag (I just use a kitchen towel; I don't have either!) Enjoy!
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My seeds are a lot less expensive than my almonds and it's nice to change it up a bit!
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This is a great alternative to almond milk. THANK YOU!
Wonderful! I've been eating to many nuts, so this will be a nice change. I'm soaking some now to make in the morning.
pianissima, you rock! I never thought of using pantyhose. that's ingenius!! lol.
i love pumpkin seeds, and I don't eat nuts except for walnuts so this is an awesome recipe
I was making pumpkin seed milk or sunflower seed milk a few months back from Ani Phyo's "Ani's Raw food Kitchen (by the way, she has some other great milk recipes) I loved it...but it was upsetting my digestion....not to sure why, but unfortunately I had to stop making it and go back to the other alternatives. But sunflower or pumpkin seed milk issss greeeaaat!!! In Ani Phyo's book she suggests to use dates instead of agave and a half of a vanilla bean.
How long do you soak the pumpkin seeds? I've been looking for a way to use my bag o'them, and just ran out of my almond milk, so this is good and timely--thanks!
hmmm... great idea! you can use panty hose if you don't want to mess up your tea towel.
MMM! absolutely delicious.. i never realized how "almondy" pumpkin seeds taste! added a little cinnamon.
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Steve is on the road tor Raleigh to visit a church member who is having surgery. From there he will head to Charlotte (6 hours away) to visit another person in the hospital—his brother, Jeff.
Jeff was playing a gig with his band Saturday night and in the process of loading equipment, had an 80-pound speaker land on him. He broke a finger in several places (which will need surgery to repair) and also broke six ribs. He will be in the hospital several days and will have a long and uncomfortable recovery ahead of him.
This is a photo of the Smith men eating steamed oysters for Christmas 2012. Jeff is the one in the middle.
Steve had already been planning to go to Charlotte to celebrate his dad's 83rd birthday so he's thankful the timing worked out so that he'll also get to spend time and lend support to Jeff and his parents.
Another interesting thing that is happening this week is that we're supposed to get up to eight inches of snow in the next couple of days! Eight. Inches. For us southern folk, that is a whole stinkin' lot of Fluffy White Stuff! We're not sure what Steve's journey will be like coming back home in the next couple of days through all that snow. I'm sure he'll have some stories to tell.
And speaking of driving, I mentioned a few weeks ago that Sarah got her Driver's Permit. That is such a huge event for a teenager AND her parents.
All in all, she has been doing fabulously in her driving practice although there was one small incident where she decided to tangle with the fire hydrant at the end of our driveway. The fire hydrant steadfastly stood its ground as fire hydrants are wont to do.
She felt bad about putting the dent in the van but we both agreed that hitting a hydrant is a lot less traumatic than other things she could have hit—like another car! I don't think there are many beginning drivers that don't have at least one fender bender under their belt. I'm glad she got hers over with.
One big benefit of having another driver in the house is that now she can hop out and pump gas for me.
How great is that? I can sit in the comfy warm van and put my offspring to work. (I always knew there was a reason I wanted to have kids.)
In closing, here's a little blog tidbit for you. Last week: I hit 9,000 comments! (The count goes back to February of 2012 when I moved the blog from Blogspot to Wordpress. And of course that number includes your comments and my replies.)
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Ariadne's Provisions: A 'Clue of Thread' to the Intricacies of Procedural Default, Adequate and Independent State Grounds, and Florida's Death Penalty
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This Article will attempt to provide a "clue of thread" to state prisoners who wish to return alive from their venture into the habeas corpus corridor of the labyrinth of federalism. This labyrinth's intricate passageways include the doctrines of procedural default and adequate and independent state grounds. The labyrinth of federalism houses the half-capital punishment and half-states rights creature born from a series of unfortunate circumstances typical of Greek tragedies. Like the minotaur, this creature demands human sacrifices.
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Paul Kuharsky thinks that the lack of depth in the secondary is one of the biggest mistakes the Colts made this year:
Re-signing safety Melvin Bullitt was, I believe, the right thing to do. But he quickly got hurt and the backup plan was insufficient.
The same can be said at cornerback. They let Kelvin Hayden go over money and while Justin Tryon's been cast as far better than he is, he was better than the other options. He landed in the doghouse and got cut. Jerraud Powers was the lone quality corner and was under too much strain before he got hurt.


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Tomodachi Collection
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Tomodachi Collection (トモダチコレクション?, lit. "Friend Collection") is a life simulation handheld video game for the Nintendo DS, released exclusively in Japan on June 18, 2009. A sequel, Tomodachi Life, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in April 2013, and in North America and Europe in June 2014.
The gameplay is similar to other life-simulation games such as The Sims and Animal Crossing. The player uses Miis to interact in this game. Players can transfer their Miis from their Wii console to their Nintendo DS, make friends, perform everyday tasks, and give clothes, food, and special items to the Miis to gain experience for each Mii, leveling them up and allowing them to collect rewards for each level-up. New areas and shops on the island the Miis inhabit will open as the player's population grows and special conditions are met.
When a Mii is sleeping, either temporally or for the night, Yume (夢 Yume?) balloons may appear over that person's head. By tapping the bubble, the player may enter the dream the Mii is experiencing. After the dream concludes, the Mii will wake up and fall back asleep (the later only if it is in a bed when it wakes up), and the player will swipe an object from the Mii's dream, bringing it into reality and inserting it into his/her inventory.
Players can play this game during events beside the fountains at the following times:
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Morning Stall
- 1:00 – 2:00 PM: Music Live (1)
- 3:00 – 4:00 PM: English Speaking (1)
- 7:00 – 8:00 PM: English Speaking (2)
- 9:00 – 11:00 PM: Music Live (2)
Players who play this game during the holidays can buy exclusive themed interiors using the in-game currency.
- January – New Year interior
- February – Valentine's Day interior
- August – Japanese festival interior
- October – Halloween interior
- December – Christmas interior
Time background[edit]
The game has three time periods: Day, Evening, and Night. These time periods only affect the special events listed above, and when a Mii will go to sleep for the night, waking up the following morning.
- Day: 6:00 – 4:59 PM
- Evening: 5:00 – 6:59 PM
- Night: 7:00 PM – 5:59 AM
The game was developed by a small, young team at Nintendo SPD Group No.1 with Yoshio Sakamoto as producer. It was considered for a Western release according to an interview with Gamekult.fr, though issues with localizing the vocal synthesizer software (which were resolved for the 3DS sequel) caused the release to be cancelled. However, a fan translation patch exists, which translates the game's text into English, though retains the original voices.
Tomodachi Life[edit]
Tomodachi Life, known in Japan as Tomodachi Collection: New Life (トモダチコレクション 新生活 Tomodachi Korekushon: Shin Seikatsu?), is a life simulation handheld video game for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2013, and on April 10, 2014 in North America and Europe.[2][3] Tomodachi Collection: New Life was the best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling about 404,858 units.[4]
Famitsu gave Tomodachi Collection a rating of 29 out of 40.[5] It was the best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling about 102,000 units.[6] By September 28, 2009, it had sold 1.15 million copies in total, making it the fourth-best selling game in Japan in the first half of the 2009 fiscal year.[7] At the end of the 2009–2010 fiscal year on March 31, 2010, Nintendo reported that the game had sold 3.2 million units.[8]
- ^ a b c d "Official Japanese Iwata Asks with Tomodachi Collection staff". Nintendo. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/10/tomodachi-life-could-be-nintendoas-next-animal-crossing?abthid=534687ec7eb0922a6f000012
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Tomodachi-Life-871968.html
- ^ "This Week in Sales: Tomodachi Collection Sees Big Launch Sales". Siliconera. April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Revue de presse internationale" [International press coverage] (in French). Gamekult. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ John Tanaka (2009-06-26). "Virtual Miis Rule in Japan". IGN. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ 2009年度上半期のゲーム市場規模は前年度同期比10.5パーセント減 [Gaming market decreased 10.5 percent in the first half of the 2009 fiscal year] (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Nintendo Fiscal year report". Gamespot. 2010-03-31. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
External links[edit]
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Tropical rainforests are amazing. A whopping 6 million species live in them, including three-quarters of the world's most endangered birds and 90 per cent of the world's creepy-crawlies.
Rainforests are good for people, too. They provide food, water and medicines and help in the fight against climate change.
But tropical rainforests are in trouble. Every four seconds, an area the size of a football pitch is chopped down. Some people want to cut down the trees to use their wood. Or the land can be cleared to use for growing money-making crops or so that cattle can graze.
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Christmas Tree made from free samples!
Since Christmas is coming, now is the time to get organized and put those samples to good use.
How to get started:
Make a list of the ladies (or men) you will need to give a 'little something' to at Christmas. You could also let your teen make these for their friends as cheap fun little gift bags.
Get Ziploc bags and label them with the recipients name.
Divide out your samples accordingly. You could even include the travel size items you get from couponing.
When you get a chance look for funky cosmetic bags at dollar stores or clearance at Big Lots, Marshalls, TJ Maxx or close out stores.
I bought a huge lot of cosmetic bags on ebay for $5. I got 30 bags as hostess gifts for a party. I still have some left over!
Wrap the cosmetic tote in a clear bag with an ornament inside as an option.
You've got time and you probably have more unused samples around than you thought you did.
Include a note or a label calling it a Pamper Yourself Kit or a Travel Kit.
A hand written note to the recipient is nice too of course.
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Chang and Eng were conjoined twins born in 1811 in the fishing village of Meklong, Siam (now Thailand). Connected at the chest by only a narrow band of flesh, the twins led a long and relatively "normal" life. In 1829, they left Siam and began touring the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean giving demonstrations and lectures. Along with Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng were one of P. T. Barnum's most popular "curiosities." Through their exhibitions, which usually billed the brothers as the "United Siamese Twins," Chang and Eng became so well known that the term "Siamese twins" was universally employed to describe all conjoined twins.
Despite their celebrity and financial success, Chang and Eng stopped touring and settled in rural Wilkes County, North Carolina, in the late 1830s. There they purchased a farm, livestock, and slaves, and married sisters Adelaide and Sarah Yates in 1843. Except for a few brief tours, the twins stayed in North Carolina the remainder of their lives, moving to Surry County in 1846.
Between them, Chang and Eng fathered 21 children. The twins died on January 17, 1874, at age 63, and were buried in the White Plains Baptist Church cemetery.
Traywick, Darryl. "Eng and Chang Bunker." Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Ed.
William S. Powell. Vol. 1. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979.
Daniels, Jonathan. "Never Alone at Last." American Heritage. Vol. 13, no. 5. American
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Wallace, Irving and Amy Wallace. The Two. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.


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Featured Golf News
Four Times the Fun at Garland Resort
Northern Michigan's renewed Garland Lodge & Resort isn't into circumstance or pretense. As the most remote - and perhaps most satisfying - resort in a state full of famous and fine golf destinations, Garland doesn't have one of the Great Lakes lining its fairways or even a big-name, world-renowned designer on which to hang its hat.
Garland Resort
Instead, Garland is a lot of fun thanks to a quartet of player-friendly but challenging courses and a homey lodge that's also the largest log cabin east of the Mississippi River. The entire property, located in Lewiston about 200 miles north of Detroit and a two-hour drive east from Traverse City, spreads across 3,000 acres and contains numerous ponds, streams and lakes set within forests of mature hardwoods and pines.
The Garland Resort was founded in 1951 by the Otto family, and its four courses - Monarchs, Fountains, Swampfire and Reflections - were all designed by Ron Otto, son of family patriarch, Herman Otto. Garland is a classic four-seasons retreat, transforming in the summer from a winter wonderland of skiing, snowmobiling and alpine pursuits to an all-inclusive golf and outdoor destination in late spring through early fall.
Ron Otto, who died in 2011, ran the resort until 2009. Starting in 1987, Otto plowed under the resort's existing 36 holes and, over the next decade, routed and designed the resort's four current courses.
"You don't have to be a big-name golf course architect to appreciate the game," Otto said in 2002. "I can visualize how the course layout should follow the natural contours of the land. I used to play a lot of golf before I got into the golf course business, and I know what I like. I make it a point to always try and save the big trees, which can add so much to the eye appeal of a course. Creativity was always my forte. Golf course design is way overrated."
He also rebuilt Garland's lodge, which had been destroyed by a natural gas explosion on Labor Day 1985, expanding it from 27 rooms to a structure that now has several wings, three restaurants and a spa all within the largest log-frame structure you're ever likely to see. The building contains soaring cathedral ceilings, huge fireplaces, stained-glass windows and intricate hand-carved wooden statues as well as animal mounts from all over North America. It's like a hunting lodge on steroids; and that's a good thing.
The Otto family sold Garland to New Frontier Capital in August 2009. Despite the new management, the resort still prides itself on being all-inclusive and the kind of place where golf and relaxation are at the forefront. There's a new putting course and amenities have been expanded to now include fly-fishing outings on the nearby Au Sable River.
More than $6 million has been pumped into the courses, accommodations and other facilities; renovations have been made to the interior of the lodge and restaurants. Everything from the landscaping, pro shop, cart paths and sand traps has been upgraded.
Garland Resort's Main Lodge
Garland's Golf has Quantity, Quality & Variety
Several resorts in northern Michigan have four golf courses, but none can boast all four playing out of the same clubhouse. Garland's layout is like nirvana to golf junkies, and it's fun to can see how many holes you can play. If you get up early enough, it's possible during the long Michigan summers to tour all 72 holes in a single day.
My trip to Michigan in fall 2011 was the first time I'd ever heard of Garland Resort and its underrated courses. In an era when facilities with courses fashioned by "A-list" designers must flaunt their pedigrees to get players to put a tee in the ground, Garland's layouts - as I discovered - are simply enjoyable. They're just not as frequently lauded as some of their contemporaries.
Each of the tracks has its own personality, and all were built across and through terrain that is gently rolling and heavily forested. Garland's quartet is secluded and scenic, not flashy, but each is a strong test. There are dazzling views at every turn and drama aplenty to keep players engaged in what's otherwise a relaxed and well-balanced round.
Garland opened three new courses in a span of four years. First, in 1987, came Swampfire, a stout routing with numerous forced carries, narrow doglegs and water on 16 holes. Monarch (the resort's stiffest test for low-handicappers) and Reflections (a shorter, narrower course and the yin to Monarch's yang) followed in 1990. The final piece was Fountains, which opened in 1995 and has a cool, 6-6-6 layout of par-3s, -4s and -5s and is likely the best overall track here.
Aerial View of Swampfire at Garland Resort
Thanks to trees, bunkers, undulating terrain and water hazards, this is a true shot-maker's venue. The course, with its bentgrass fairways and greens and gently rolling site, fits naturally into the environment. With five par-3s and five par-5s and a par of 72, Swampfire stretches 6,854 yards from the tips, where it carries a rating of 73.4 and 141 Slope.
Swampfire's fairways lead to large, mildly wavy and mostly raised greens. This layout demands distance and accuracy off the tee. All six of the one-shot holes at Swampfire involve a water carry. Even at that, the course's toughest holes are three lengthy par-4s: the 439-yard fourth; the 443-yard 12th; and the 442-yard 18th.
No. 4's tee shot involves a short carry over water with lakes bordering the fairway both sides. But the approach makes it tough; be sure to stay to the right, aiming towards the bunkers on that side on the approach. To the left and before the green is a water hazard that is not immediately visible. Anything short, center or left of the green is in big trouble.
Swampfire's inward half is a bit longer than the front. It's highlighted by the 380-yard par-4 16th. A good drive will land between 80-120 yards from the green, leaving a wedge over a water hazard to a putting surface protected in front by a huge trap.
Green at the Garland Resort
At 7,166 yards, this is the longest of Garland's four courses. The par-72 layout sports a whopping rating of 75.3 and 143 Slope from its back set of four tees. The inward nine is considered by many to be among the most picturesque and difficult sets of holes in northern Michigan.
The course's name comes from the towering white pines lining its fairways. Despite its difficulty, players are will find wide and generous landing areas to bang the ball off the tee; it's the approaches and greens surrounds that give Monarch its teeth.
Monarch is routed along fairly flat terrain with a nice mix of open and tight tree-lined fairways sculpted out of pine forests. Like Garland's other three courses, Monarch features outstanding tee-to-green conditioning along with wonderful vistas. Wildlife abounds; a family of eagles nests in a tree along the left of the 11th fairway near the 200-yard mark.
Golfers can bump-and-run approaches on many holes as the green fronts are generally quite open. Miss either side, however, and high arcing lobs and pitches will be necessary for up-and-downs as bunkers pinch the putting surfaces.
Monarch hits you in the mouth right at the start as its two hardest holes - the 451-yard opener and 413-yard second (both par-4s) - demand the golfer's best game at the get-go. Two other par-4s, the 447-yard seventh (with a pair of huge bunkers narrowing the fairway just past the 200-yard mark and an approach to a raised, well-bunkered green) and the 451-yard 11th (a dogleg-left that ends at a beautifully landscaped complex, with a cascading stream to the right that also crosses the fairway about 115 yards from the green) also grab your attention.
The stretch from Nos. 11-14 is perhaps the most beautiful, with lakes, ponds and streams housing a considerable amount of wildlife.
No. 6 Green at Reflections Course at Garland Resort
Playing at just 6,373 yards from its back set of three tees, this course proves that excessive length isn't necessary to be challenging. The track, a unique combination of six par-5s, -4s and -3s, has a rolling setting where pines, lakes, streams, flowers and creatures thrive. Par-72 Reflections has a rating of 71.3 and Slope of 132.
Course management is critical here as the longest par-4 is the 383-yard opener, and its par-5s are among the best holes at Garland. The 555-yard fifth has water that must be carried on both the drive and approach (the landing area is almost an island fairway), and both the 487-yard second and 497-yard eighth can be reached in two.
Perhaps the top hole is the uphill, 183-yard par-3 11th, which features layered bunkers and a natural area between the green and forward tees. Unconventional to the end, a round at Reflections concludes at the 222-yard 18th, a pretty one-shotter with ample room for error greenside that provides an opportunity to finish the round with a good score.
No. 1 at Fountains Course at Garland Resort
The newest of Garland's courses incorporates some of the property's original nine holes, and is another example of Otto's quest to harmonize land and golf. Playing to a par 72 and reaching 6,760 yards, it also offers six-packs of par-3s, par-4s and par-5s, resulting in a rating of 72.7 and a 129 Slope, making it, on paper anyway, the easiest of Garland's four courses.
But the Fountains' large and often multi-tiered greens are the most difficult to negotiate at Garland. The surface at the par-3 11th is 52 yards deep and demands a look from about every angle.
The drive from the first green to the second tee at Fountains takes golfers across the longest single-span log bridge in the world (you'll cross it again later to play Nos. 14-18). The course features bentgrass fairways, tees and greens, all kept in fine shape.
The 419-yard par-4 fourth is the toughest hole at Fountains, but there's room left of the fairway bunker for shots that miss on the starboard side. The hole plays long and uphill all the way to the green.
Nos. 14 and 15, a 412-yard par-4 and a 485-yard par-5, respectively, feature two of the property's toughest shots: a 140-yard approach over a cat-tailed marsh on the 14th, and a tiny peninsula green on the 15th that's a tough proposition whether you go for it in two or hit a wedge on the third.
No. 17 - at 456 yards - is the longest par-4 at Garland but presents an ample fairway that narrows closer to the green. Fountains finishes with a 196-yard par-3 that is nearly all carry over a pond, with some room right of the large green.
Garland Putting Green & Back of Lodge
None of the four courses are excessively punitive, which is another reason why Garland is a favorite for corporate retreats and buddy trips. Neither are the tracks packed with so-called signature holes, but the consistency of the golf makes this an excellent place to play, enjoy the game and some removal from civilization.
They take their golf pretty seriously here, too. Golf is not Garland's only business, it's the resort's main business. While the majority of northern Michigan's resorts added golf to supplement skiing in the off-season, Garland took the opposite tack; it added cross-country skiing in winter to augment the golf.
Once at Garland, you can stay awhile. The resort offers just about everything you'll need and the courses are mere steps from your lodging. Add in the attention to detail and outstanding service, and it's easy to see why great memories are easily made in these isolated wooded acres.
For more info, go to www.garlandusa.com.
Steve Habel is one of Cybergolf's world correspondents, contributing news stories, features, equipment and book reviews and personality profiles from his base in Central Texas. He is also works as a contributing editor for Horns Illustrated magazine, a publication focusing on University of Texas sports, covers the Longhorns for CBS Sports, is regional editor for Texas Golfer magazine and files stories for Golf Oklahoma magazine, Texas Links magazines and Golfers Guide. Habel's main blog (www.shotoverthegreen.blogspot.com) features news on golf and the Longhorns, and another (www.checkinginandplayingthrough.blogspot.com)chronicles his many travels, on which he has played more than 350 golf courses since 2009. Habel is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and the Texas Golf Writers Association.
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Press release - Commercial Burglary
Published 12/2/2010 (all press releases for this day)
The suspect, an unknown male was captured on video surveillance using an unknown tool to gain access to the coin reservoir on a washing machine.
The operator of this particular laundry room, Webb Laundry Services has taken measures to better secure their facilities and has started to add surveillance cameras to some of their facilities.
Investigators are requesting that property owners or those responsible for coin operated laundry machines take extra measures to secure their facilities. Investigators suggest that money from the machines be removed daily, laundry rooms should be locked and accessed by tenants only, set up surveillance cameras and consider installing new technologies such as cashless systems that use prepaid cards.
Investigators are seeking information from the public in trying to identify the suspect that was captured on video surveillance. Anyone with information is urged to call the Oxnard Police Department Property Crimes Bureau at 385-7605 or Detective Luis Mancha at 385-7664.
For those wishing to provide information anonymously can provide it to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-tips.
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Less than a week after the general election, Maui County Council members have organized their leadership for the 2013-14 term, choosing Gladys Coelho Baisa as chairwoman and Bob Carroll as vice chairman.
The new term begins Jan. 2.
"The move reflects our commitment to work decisively and to share leadership roles and authority, and thereby accomplish more for our county's people," Baisa said of the council's quick organization of its leadership slate. "With organizational efforts well under way, we intend to hit the ground running."
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GLADYS BAISA, council chairwoman on Jan. 2
BOB CARROLL, new council vice chairman on Jan. 2
Carroll said he was pleased with the way leadership positions sorted out.
He pointed out that he was vice chairman of the council in two previous terms.
"I like the challenge of being vice chair," he said Saturday.
Carroll also will return to chair the council's Land Use Committee, which he said has been doing well in processing development permits that come before the council.
"I hope it will continue to do well," he said.
Council Member Don Couch said he was pleased to be involved in setting up the council leadership quickly so there's "no question; we're ready to go and start off fresh."
Council Member-elect Stacy Crivello of Molokai said she was eager to get to work and immerse herself in council work.
"I think we're a good team, and we've got good leadership," she said.
The heads of other council committees include: Council Member Mike White as chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee; Couch as chairman of the Planning Committee; Council Member Mike Victorino as chairman of the Water Resources Committee; Council Member Riki Hokama as chairman of the Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee; and Council Member Elle Cochran as chairwoman of the Infrastructure and Environmental Management Committee.
Crivello will chair the Committee on Housing, Human Services and Transportation; and Council Member-elect Don Guzman will head the Economic Development, Agriculture, Energy and Recreation Committee.
There will be no General Plan Committee in the upcoming council term, Baisa said.
Baisa is completing her third council term and will enter her fourth next year.
Before she was elected to the council in 2006, Baisa served 37 years with Maui Economic Opportunity Inc., 14 years as finance director and the remainder as executive director.
She said she wants to use some of the management skills she learned at MEO to make the council "more businesslike," setting goals and objectives and watching progress to see that those are achieved.
"We're a good council; I'm really excited," she said. "But we can be better."
Baisa said she aims to be "more communicative" with council members.
"I want to share goals and ideas," she said. "To me, that's really important."
She said she would work closely with committee heads to know what they want to accomplish during the council's term.
Another goal is to get the "community more involved in decision-making," she said, adding that she would encourage more council attendance at community association meetings and events to keep in touch with the pulse of communities.
The council can reduce the amount of time it spends getting measures passed if council members already know how people feel about proposed legislation, she said.
Baisa said she had a positive experience in drafting a bed-and-breakfast ordinance because the measure went out for community discussion and input before it went before a council committee. Groups interested in the legislation reached compromises early in the process of drafting the bill, she said.
"We would never have done it without that kind of (community) participation," she said. "I think we need to do more of that."
Baisa said she wants the council to have a pragmatic flexibility.
"Remember, this is not set in stone," she said of her plans. "If we discover it's not working well, we will change it."
Baisa said she made no secret of seeking the council chair position, and she added that she was not aware of any other council members who made a serious bid for the position.
She said she decided that "if I want it (the council chairmanship), then I should let people know it."
When she made known her intention of seeking the position to fellow council members and others, they thought it was a "great idea" and were "supportive," she said.
Baisa said her goal is for council members to be "the best team we can be."
"We have so much work and so little time," she said.
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Law enforcement personnel charged Adam Barto, 27; Jon Lange, 20; and Kenneth Thompson, 27, all of 209 3rd Ave., with trafficking in heroin. A search warrant at their residence yielded stolen property from a recent burglary, officials said. All three were incarcerated at Seneca County Jail early this morning.
About an hour after law enforcement personnel left 3rd Avenue after executing the heroin-related search warrant, a heroin overdose was reported on 8th Avenue early this morning.
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Payload capacity is a vehicle's cargo, or a maximum weight specification for that cargo.
In the dictionary, payload is defined as a vehicle's cargo, as in "a truck jackknifed on the interstate and spilled its payload." On Cars.com, payload is more often a specification for the maximum weight a vehicle — typically a pickup or sport utility vehicle — can carry.
Payload specifications are reliable only if accompanied by a citation of the number of occupants and/or other figures used in the equation. From your drivetrain's perspective, weight is weight, whether it comes in the form of sacks of potting soil in the trunk (or hatch or cargo bed) or from you and your kin. So it makes sense that if you want to carry more of one thing, you have to carry less of the other. Most often, manufacturers derive payload specs by subtracting the vehicle's curb weight and 150 pounds apiece for two occupants from the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). But they might also calculate based on a vehicle with just the driver in it, with the maximum occupant count or something in between. What's more, the manufacturer may not even disclose which of these variables they used.
If there's any doubt, a more definitive approach is for you to take the difference between the vehicle's curb weight and GVWR and make sure you don't exceed it with the weight of all real occupants and cargo combined.
Adding the weight of a trailer effectively diminishes your GVWR. Find out the maximum gross combined weight rating (GCWR) for the vehicle and its trailer.
The automotive industry still refers to pickup-truck and full-size SUV classes by the terms "half-ton," "three-quarter-ton," etc., but these designations are typically lower than the vehicle's actual payload capacity.
Information for this was taken from the Cars.com's glossary, written by Joe Wiesenfelder.
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It's one of those stories of normal people doing superhero-like feats of strength in times of trouble.
A group of students and construction workers in northern Utah rushed over to pick up a BMW to save the unconscious motorcyclist trapped beneath it.
According to the AP:
Authorities say the accident Monday near the Utah State University campus in Logan happened when 21-year-old motorcyclist Brandon Wright collided with a car pulling out from a parking lot.
The bike and car burst into flames and Wright was trapped underneath.
A camera nearby captured a group of students and construction workers gathering together to tilt the car up and pull the young man to safety before emergency crews arrived.
The onlookers also used fire extinguishers from the college campus to put out the flames.
Wright was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The driver of the BMW had minor injuries.