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Michael Philpott goes on trial over blaze that killed six of his kids
- From: Daily Mail
- February 14, 2013
A FATHER killed six of his children in a house fire that was part of a "plan" to frame his former mistress, a court heard yesterday.
Michael Philpott, 56, is accused of hatching a plot to set up Lisa Willis, 28, just hours before he was due to contest her application for custody of their five children in court.
Prosecutor Richard Latham QC said: "Michael Philpott did not want to work. He just wanted a house full of kids and the benefit money that brings.
"We say this was a plan that went horribly wrong and resulted in total tragedy."
The petrol-fuelled blaze broke out in the hallway of the home where Philpott lived with wife Mairead, 31, and their own six children – all of whom perished as they slept.
The court heard that until three months before the blaze last May, "highly controlling" Philpott shared his cramped three-bedroom semi-detached home with his wife, mistress and all 11 children he had with both women. The court heard he also fathered five other children from two other women.
Philpott, his wife, and his friend Paul Mosley, 45, who the court heard had visited the house earlier that evening, are charged with manslaughter of the Philpotts' children Duwyane, 13, Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, on the basis that they took part in a "joint enterprise" to frame Miss Willis.
The court heard that in the days after the fire, Mosley visited the couple while they were being housed in a hotel by police. The room had been bugged by police and Philpott watched as his wife performed a sex act on Mosley. Afterwards he praised his wife after acknowledging that she did not want to perform the act.
Mr Latham told the jury they "may conclude" the sexual favour was carried out to keep Mosley "onside".
The court heard Philpott controlled all aspects of the family finances, with all benefit money paid towards the children's upkeep along with the two women's meagre part-time income paid straight into his account – the same arrangement he had instigated with both his first wife and another woman he then left her for.
Mr Latham said it was only after Miss Willis left and was rehoused by the local authority that she discovered she had been entitled to more than £1000 a month in benefits to help look after the children.
As a harrowing 999 call made by the Philpotts from the garden of their Derby home was played to the court, Philpott shouted "I can't listen to it" and attempted to leave the dock, but was subdued by security staff.
Towards the end of the call, his wife, who dabbed tears from her eyes in the dock, could be heard wailing uncontrollably in the background of the call.
The court heard that after tiring of Philpott's "domineering" behaviour, Miss Willis decided to leave him. Exactly three months before the blaze, she walked out without warning, taking the children first to her sister's home, then into a women's refuge before she was eventually rehoused by the local authority.
The couple became involved in a bitter row over the residency of the children, with Philpott telling friends Miss Willis had made threats against his home and children, something he would "use in court to get his children back". Less than a fortnight before the blaze, he told police Miss Willis, a cleaner, had made a telephone threat to kill him and demanded that she be arrested.
A few days earlier, Philpott had vowed to "slam her where it hurts", the court heard. Mr Latham said: "She (Miss Willis) had stood up to him. He was no longer in control and that was absolutely unacceptable to him." He added that Philpott "simply will not tolerate dissent".
Mr Latham told the Nottingham Crown Court jury that while he did not suggest the defendants intended to kill the children, any "reasonable and sober person" would deduce that setting a fire in a hallway with six children asleep upstairs "creates an obvious risk".
It was the Crown case that the defendants were "criminally responsible for the deaths as a result of setting the fire".
Mr Latham said the defendants "produced a fire that got totally out of control because of far too much petrol, combined with a chimney effect".
"The consequence of the dense smoke just hadn't been anticipated." The same brand of petrol discovered on the clothing of all three defendants was also found in the U-bend of the sink inside the house, and also inside the front door.
While his wife was seen to be distraught, Philpott was overheard at the hospital saying: "It wasn't meant to end like this."
During a fortnight of surveillance at the hotel in May, the couple were heard whispering about the case, and Philpott was recorded telling his wife to "stick to your story".
The couple were charged by police on May 30 in connection with the deaths.
The court heard that in the weeks following the fire, Mosley told a friend the plan had been for him to rescue the children.
Mosley said it was because the Philpotts wanted a bigger house.
The Philpotts and Mosley, a fork-lift truck driver and also from Derby, each deny six counts of manslaughter.
The trial continues.


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The Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival, which dates to 1988 in this southeast Outagamie County community, will be held this weekend in Doyle Park at the intersection of Park and Van Buren streets.
On Friday, June 8, the park will open at 6 p.m. Attractions on the opening evening will include the carnival amusements, food stands, vendor booths and golf chipping. Half Empty, a local multiple award-winning cover band, will perform at 8 p.m.
The festival's Saturday, June 9 schedule starts with the 10:25 a.m. takeoff for the one-mile, family-friendly Cheddar Cheese walk/run to the park. The traditional parade will follow immediately.
When the park opens at 11 a.m., the day's activities and attractions will include magic shows, distribution of free balloons, a petting zoo, children's games and golf chipping, along with the carnival, food stands and vendor booths. Musical entertainment for Saturday starts at12:30 p.m. with the Homemade Brew band from Kaukauna, followed in the late afternoon by the area band Cool Waters and at night by the internationally-known Vic Ferrari band.
From noon to 3 p.m., Mad Dog and Merrill will demonstrate the grilling of several types of food and share samples with festival attendees. A cheese curd eating contest will be staged at 3:30 p.m.
Cheese carving, with a "Wisconsin Under Water" theme this year, is an attraction from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Master carver Troy Landwehr will be joined by familiar festival carvers Kristi Krieski and her twin daughters Anna and Ashley of Reedsburg and her nephews Joey and Jeremy Vosters, along with Outagamie County government executive Tom Nelson, Lindsay Fenlon and Richard Blumenstein. As indicated by the theme, the cheese carvers will be fashioning fish, turtles, frogs, toads and other amphibians.
Another major attraction at the festival is the free sampling of dozens of varieties of cheese donated by companies in the dairy production and distribution sector. This popular event is conducted from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Wine tasting is also offered at the same time on both days.
On Sunday, June 8, the activities begin with a breakfast at the Little Chute Civic Center at 8 a.m. The park then opens at 11 a.m. A cheesecake-making contest with amateur and professional divisions (the entry deadline has already passed) will be held at 12:30 p.m.
Musical entertainment for the day begins at noon with a performance by the Little Chute Community Band, followed by the Nashville Pipeline band from Appleton at 1:30 p.m. The other attractions and activities also continue until late afternoon Sunday.
Admission fees Friday and Saturday are $5 for age 13 and above and $3 for age 4-12. There is no admission charge Sunday.
During its history, the festival has raised $1,051,730 that has been distributed to the village government for public facility improvements and to other beneficiaries. This includes $67,682 from the 2013 event, which marked the 25th anniversary of the festival. Those numbers do not include the earnings by the area's nonprofit organizations, which operate the food stands.
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* JackW comments, "Speaking of the holidays, I was at Carousel this week and noticed the calendar kiosks are back for the shopping season. One on the first floor near S&K and the Teaosk, the other on the Commons level outside Finish Line. I was also out in Buffalo this week and stopped by a Wegmans, that had their Christmas tree displays up at the entrance. It included a sign that basically sounded like an apology for having it up early but explained that some customers like to shop early."
Bwaaw-haw-haw. Good one. Make the best of both worlds, eh?
It's 80-something degrees on Oct. 22, the sun is shining, so we're in -- what? -- the Carolinas? No. We're still here. Bizarre weather or not, the holiday shopping season IS upon us.
I was in The Mall over the weekend for about an hour, too. It was so densely packed with people that I heard two separate conversations in two parts of the mall with people talking about it being almost like Christmas, it was so busy. But... are people buying?
* fairmontgirl comments, "Hi Bob -- I was out and about today and saw a sign in the window of the former Roaster's on Genesee Street in Fairmount that said 'Coming soon, Po's Deli and Grill'. Sounds yummy! Just thought you might like to know."
Thanks. Yes. Yes, I will be checking it out. Hope the soup is tasty!
* yourethegovt comments, "Seeing the use of Wegmans products in 'The Office' was worth a mention, I'd just like to say that the TV show 'Dinner:Impossible' featured Wegmans' products as well during one of their challenges in Pa."
Thanks. I mentioned that in Friday's Store Front column in The P-S.
* mikeyF comments, "Found this in the Destiny USA Forum on Syracuse.com. It was in response to an article of slowing retain sales. Very interesting analysis. It seems to make sense, doesn't it?
'The current housing slump was forecasted by many not only on Wall Street, but in the development sectors as well. It's simple math and economics. Markets cannot always go up. For example, real estate prices in inland areas of California saw 40 percent increases yearly over the past few years, in some cases even matching the percentage increases of the costal communities. This increase was not only unsustainable, it was also based on the condition of 'easy money' or the strength of the sub-prime markets. Now that prices in California, and other areas of the country have begun their corrections, people have found it difficult to re-finance their no-down payment/ARM mortgages, thus cannot afford the monthly payments on a loan that is greater than their houses. Many in the real estate world knew that the 'no down payment' or 'interest only' loans would eventually kill the housing markets once prices corrected. However, a vast majority of homeowners will be just fine, but the minority sadly will cause the banks to consolidate their assets to re-coup the lost money of foreclosures. This like all markets will correct for a time, then re-bound.
'The old saying, 'You learn more from losing then you do winning' comes true in these cases. Retailers begin looking at operations, products, and store placements as new ways to grow their business. This means expanding into new markets to receive the bump in store sales. Sales go up, then correct and even out. The estimates you provided in the NY Times article are based off same-store sales, meaning stores open for longer than one year. In order for retailers to grow and expand their markets and to keep their competition at bay, they must open new stores in areas to which they have a limited, or non-existent presence. For example we have seen Target expand very quickly into CNY to fully compete with Wal-Mart.
'Retailers and shopping centers in the Northeast could just be very well saved by the strong Canadian dollar. The Canadian economy is currently strong, and their dollar is trading to even levels with U.S. currency, making retail shopping in the United States a MUCH more viable option for tourists. This increase in foreign consumer spending, combined with the lagging U.S. consumers spending, will even out and most likely grow the markets once again. Southern properties and Southern-based stores will most likely take a hit for the time being, but once the markets being their re-bound, they will come back stronger than even.
'Being in the retail industry, I don't see this hurting the Carousel Center/Destiny USA expansion project. The CNY real-estate market is out performing the national average, and in my opinion is undervalued already. I don't see market prices here crashing, or even decreasing like they have in former boomtowns such as Riverside, Calif., or Las Vegas. Since homeowners in this area don't have the burden of falling home prices, they will most likely continue to spend their money. Therefore, Upstate New York retail sales should outperform the markets' average, making the area more attractive to new retailers who wish for a 'safe port in the storm' to grow their business.' "
What happens to sheltered port once the storm clears? The boat usually sales. Unless that boat and its occupants becomes content with its safe-harbor. Then, they stay. And beckon others. OK, enough of the metaphors.
But that is key, isn't it? If the above theory plays out, it could be that the stars are aligned for big success at Carousel Center/Destiny. The developer just could be out in front of the curve with this one, with the economic ducks in a row and retailers willing to take a risk to cover their assets in markets whumped by the housing crash.
More and more, you see throwaway lines in news stories about people relocating to the Central New York market because of the housing values. They get more property for their dollar. They don't have nightmarish commutes. And they have easy access to major metropolitan areas, from New York City and Philly to Boston and Toronto.
Where people go, retail follows. Should Destiny pan out as dreamed up, unusual, tourist-driven retail will likely follow. Yes, I'm talking about Ikea and Cabela's, the upper-tier Crate & Barrel and Container Store. If Destiny gets them in the tent, they come, they find success, they stay tucked in a safe harbor. And when the storm blows over, they tell others.
That is all.
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Stoking the Hot Stove
Yes, there's still baseball being played out there — and some very good games, to be honest. But at 161st Street and River Avenue, the page is already being turned to 2009, and it's time to start giving a little thought to what the Yankees might be doing this offseason.
We've all heard the C.C. Sabathia/A.J. Burnett talk ad nauseum, but it's not going anywhere soon. And not much will develop with the Yankees' own free agents — Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, etc. — for weeks. But here are a few interesting tidbits spinning around the Internet today:
Ken Rosenthal examines the curious case of Robinson Cano, who finished the year hitting .271 only after finally tweaking his stance and going on a September surge. Cano doesn't look at '08 as a bad year for him, but pretty much everyone else did. The fact that Joe Girardi had to bench him for lack of hustle raised eyebrows, but this is still a young, talented player signed to a reasonable contract.
It's not surprising that, as Rosenthal reports, virtually every team has expressed interest in trading for Cano if the Yankees put it on the table. If they move Cano for a starting pitcher, Orlando Hudson seems to be the favorite to slide right into second base; sources close to Hudson say that he's already given some thought to New York.
Derek Lowe, anyone? Old friend Larry Bowa seems to think he'd fit in pinstripes. Since the Bombers are going to target starting pitching in a big way, you can at least pencil Lowe on the 'maybe' list … probably between the likes of Ben Sheets and Jon Garland.
Someone is kicking around the idea of trading for Pittsburgh's Nate McLouth, the New York Post reports. Though the report is "premature," some answers will need to be found in center field this winter. It seems apparent that the Yankees are moving away from Melky Cabrera for at least the time being and there's a feeling that Brett Gardner may not be the guy for everyday duty.
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My Rams are pathetic. Can Jim Haslett do anything? We'll see…. But it's been a LONG weekend with nothing new. MAKE SOMETHING UP!!🙂
Ok cameron already sucked in new york once, his the same player. C.C. pack your bags, welcome to new york, along with mark teixeira… Sorry Giambi, you're no Tino. Joba love ya but, do as posada says, stay as a reliever.
Well CC loves fun and seems like he's staying with the Brewers. Let's see how to sell NY??? Erm $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ + he might make the postseason more than once every 30 years like Milwaukee
I agree Candy. No way A-Rod gets traded! Who would bat foruth and protect the guys around him ( 3rd and 5th hitters ). You can bet your *** that Abreu doesn't come up with the production he did without A-Rod behind him. Same for Nady. Stop all this bull, the guy plays for your own team and has the same thing in mind as you: a championship! Stop the nonsense.
DODGERS BABY! Torre's club has swept the "almighty" Cubs. Pfff! No way this Peavy thing happens. Cano, Hughes and Joba would be the starting point. Like I said, one ML player does not make the production of three ML players. When will GMs ever get that notion? Melky, Gardner, Kennedy and A-Jack is more like it. Even then, it hurts.
"Is there any team out there that would take Arod off our hands, if we agreed to pay his whole salary? All I would ask in return is one pitcher"
I can name 29. Why wouldn't you take one of the best hitters in baseball, for a decade, for free, for one pitcher? Besides unless that pitcher is Peavy or something why would the Yanks say goodbye to $300 million??? That could get you CC, Burnett, Garland & Lowe for the next five years. Stop beating up on A-Rod anyway. So what he was useless with RISP this season. 07 he gets the MVP and single-handedly carries the team until the All star break when the SP picked up. He's going to be the leader of this team in 09 regardless of how good a season he has because he's that much better than everyone else in New York. You might as well lock in that 35HR 100RBIs now. Nevermimd the fact that he plays gold glove calibre 3rd base now.
This whole team doesn't need revamping, it just needs some starters, some injection of youth and some smartening up. The Rays had no 40+ HR guys, no 15 game winners and no one batting over 300…doesn't seem like a recipe for success but great defence and timely hitting makes up for a lot
Is there any team out there that would take Arod off our hands, if we agreed to pay his whole salary? All I would ask in return is one pitcher.
He may have a no trade clause, but if he doesn't agree, I would make it clear that he will not bat 4th. More like 6th or 7th. He'll get the message and get out on his own.
And Abreu is asking for 4 years? How about 4 months? The guy is an outfielder who is afraid of the wall. Not a great attribute for a right fielder in Yankee Stadium.
As far as all this discussion about Posada, he will be a negative behind the plate. Remember, he couldn't throw out runners when he was healthy. For most of his career, he was at the bottom of the league in that category. His bat is good, but his arm is not. After getting cut on, the best he can hope for is to be as good as before, which was not that great.
Also there is talk of Gardner not being an every day guy. Bull. He should be at the top of the lineup, getting on base, and stealing at every opportunity.
It's time to get some quick young players in the lineup. We can't depend on a 3 run homer every day, we have to start manufacturing runs. We have to do something to stretch the defense and make them break. Give them a chance to make errors.
Speed, bunting, hit and run, hitting to the opposite field, all put pressure on the defense to come up perfect. And no one is perfect.
Time for the Yanks to look at other teams who are successful. Look at how many changes they make each year. They are not afraid to move older players. They're not afraid to let their triple A stars play.
Teams like the Angels and, yes, the Red Sox make changes even after a successful season. Why do the Yankees believe that every player has to retire as a Yankee?
Giambi, Damon, Abreu, Irod, all old and getting older. Dump them along with Arod and let's get younger.
I love Andy, but I think he's seen his best days on the mound. Time to retire.
I don't think Moose will come back. He has his 20 win season and if he comes back, he will be chasing 300 wins. And as he says that would be a 3 year commitment. I don't think he will do it.
Watch the winter leagues and I think you'll see a pitcher or two that could make the club next season. The Yanks have a few good young pitchers that need a little work. Just one of them added to Wang, Chamberlain, perhaps Aceves, and one free agent would give the Yanks enough pitching to win, as long as we can get the position players to hit with RISP! If Moose comes back, that's a bonus.
We need to change our approach, it isn't working. And as they say, "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got."
Stupidity is when you continue to do the same thing over and over and yet expect different results. Let's get smart!
Dodgers have advanced to the next round with Torre leading them. This is the first time since 1988 the Dodgers have made it out of the first round. Did the Yanks management make a mistake? Dodgers will most likely play the redsox in the WS.
Yo guys… I'm seeing alot of McLouth speculation out there. It would be a great acquisition, but what would it take to get him? A Melky for Mclouth swap, with some prospects included? With a Teix signining, we'd fill two holes in one full swoop. I really do not agree with the Derek Lowe suggestions. Why in the HECK would they look past Burnett, CC and others for LOWE? Goes to show you how dumb writers can be after sounding so intelligent on one end.
I'm skeptical that we can even signs CC, the powers is in his hands in the end. All we can hope for is that he signs based on his hefty salary and a chance to play for the Yanks. Burnett and Lowe are a lot easier to lure.
Hi. I really like your blog. Anyway, I think the best free agent the Yanks can get in the offseason is Oliver Perez. He would be the best fit for our team. Dominant lefty with great stuff. Think about the tough lefties the Yanks need to get out. Ortiz, Markakis, Huff, Carlos Pena, etc.
Why not. He's only going to come for the $$$. I think the Mets bullpen will put him off if he's truly concerned about wins etc…Dodgers seems like a good fit if they can afford him.
150M for CC over 7?
Now that Tampa Bay is in the playoff the players will want more money to stay there. With the low number of ticket sales they will not be able to keep the good players. Same problem for the Marlins every year. Why should the Yanks spend big bucks on over the hill players when young ones are available due to budget constraints?
One more win and Torre will knock out the Cubs. Makes one wonder if Torre was still the manager of the Yanks would they be in the playoffs? Instead Yanks have an immature manager who should spend time in the minors. H & H should run a team in the minors first to learn when to keep quiet and when to speak. Lack of skills could be said of all in management positions.
I dunno what to say. Kind of tired of talking aboout all of this FA stuff. It's a little overwhelming right now… so far, I like what I see out of Teix. But is he worth 8 years at the age of 29? 160 Million dollar years? Probably. As long as we make the right moves with our farm system, and get some position players developing at the rate our pitchers do. First baseman prospects are hit-or-miss ( since they are less athletic and depend greatly on their plate approach and physical stength ), but we don't necessarily have to develop any specific postion players, we just need to develop players. You know what I mean? If not, we'll find ourselves in the same situaion, an aging first baseman and no internal remedies, forcing us to go out and buy another star player, and lose a draft pick.
Teixeira is the exception, simply becuase of the tools he brings to a team. With Cashman's developmental genius, ( so he claims ) it'll be on him to develop some players by the time ( presuming he signs ) Teix is gone. We need a firstbaseman, and it's likely Boras will go to the highest bidder. Cash'll have to get it done.
If Saltalamacchia is available, I expect Boston to pull out all of the stops. They have nobody behind Varitek.
At best I see Cervelli at SWB starting 2009. If he had a full year this year he may have already made the jump.
I know you're high on Laird, but he's a career .255 hitter so we'll likely see what Posada can do first!
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Pudge got paid in Detroit, Al Leiter among others came to spring training and called it a career. Pudge would probably just want an oppurtunity after what happened in Detroit and his age.
Pudge is close to done. He will pick his situation. Marlins may appeal more but like Molina said last year, Pudge claims to have developed friendships. I hear he wants to return and if its low risk why not?
Abreu wants a 4 year deal. We MAY offer 2.
I already posted that I think Pudge is fastball happy and Robertson was proof. But, just in case for low $$$, sure! Someone will likely outbid us though!
Robert, what you think on bring Pudge back as a non roster invite or low salary just in case?
Long term at C is either Montero or Romine who both played at low A this year. Romine missed some time and will play in the AFL starting 10/7.
Even though Pudge struggled working with the young pitchers and his offense suffered because of this, if you ask the young pitchers, they learned alot from Pudge.
I questioned whether Pudge even had a win at first but if we can get him back for nothing, I take him over Moehller and Cervelli and like I said if Posada can play, we can always cut Pudge. We will likely have to carry 3 catchers again unless Posada is on the DL.
I want Molina's brother. We had them talking at the deadline but Detroit was ready to make a deal.
Posada has a 4 year deal, he isn't going anywhere but we need to protect ourselves.
Bengie Molina, with Pudge as fall back.
Lets play PTI's % that Arod plays out his contract.
I am going say 2%. I think he will try to get out of it or we will move him.
Sorry to jump on you Bryan. I just know that some shoulder injuries make it tough to catch and throw. I guess it depends on the type of injury and severity. Anytime there is surgery involved I get nervous. If not Pudge, the Yankees should have a plan B and keep Molina as a backup. Otherwise, WHAT HAPPENS IF MOLINA GETS HURT? Cervelli? Great.
Tino is a good candidate to join Sojo in the Bronx. I can't believe Long is not being reassigned. Our offense was terrible.
Paul O'Neill stuff is bogus. No one has actually asked him to be the bench coach. If asked, I believe he would take it. Mattingley said for years he didn't want to be hitting coach, now he is in LA.
We're playing with fire here, I hope Posada can catch again but look at all the nfl players who were done after one shoulder surgery. Whats the point if base stealers get a free pass? We need a plan B and Molina should be our plan C.
I wouldn't worry about him catching above his head, since the surgery is on his throwing shoulder. But you make a fair point. 120 games is awfully optimistic. To me, if Posada is able to catch 80 games, anything else would be a bonus.
By bombersbeat on October 3, 2008 2:40 PM
Do catchers catch, block with one hand or 2? We have alot of wild pitchers. Molina knows, he got hurt going after a wild pitch. It is too optimistic. Posada is our DH, possibly our 1st baseman, in a perfect world our catcher.
I am going to stay out of the Man-Ram/Cam debate, the organization will evaluate them both.
As far as pitching…CC, Sheets, Burnett especially and Peavy, they are just not worth it. Didn't we learn from Pavano?
Dodgers are going to win the series, Manny might reup.
Molina should remain a part time player. My preference is to keep Pudge around, even as a non roster invite. No one will sign Pudge, maybe the Marlins? If we don't need him, he can retire.
I wouldn't worry about him catching above his head, since the surgery is on his throwing shoulder. But you make a fair point. 120 games is awfully optimistic. To me, if Posada is able to catch 80 games, anything else would be a bonus.
Well well well Matt, we would appear to agree on both Cameron and CC. I think CC is finding it's easy to be all about the numbers in the NL and it sounds like he's liking what he sees. I'll go and be a perennial all-star, win a CY or four and if I get lucky, maybe a ring.
Leave Manny on the left coast where he belongs. If signing him is what it takes to win a ring next year, I'll wait. Thanks but no thanks.
Bryan, what is your experience/knowledge of shoulder injuries? I don't want to be the party pooper but I will be surprised to see him throwing out base runners and catching above his head. He might catch but how effectively?
How does anyone know if and when Pos can catch? Shoulder injuries can take 2 years to completely heal. Just raising his hands above his head will be a challenge, let alone throwing. Bring back Pudge on a 1M contract. Cut him if Pos is ready.
A little more to chew on:
Newsday: Sojo replacing Pena, Pena moving to third.
Mail: Yankees looking at Lowe blow Red Sox reject.
Post: Cameron in center.
Yeah! Let's sign a 36 year old center fielder! What a GREAT IDEA! Cameron isn't an option and would go completely counter to everything Cashman says he's trying to do. Cameron is old(er) and expensive.


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Peter Cochrane was Head of British Telecom Research from 1993-1999, then he was appointed Chief Technologist. In November 2000, Peter retired from British Telecom to join his own startup company called ConceptLabs, which he founded with a group of people from Apple Computer in 1998. Peter is a graduate of Trent Polytechnic and Essex University, and was the Collier Chair for The Public Understanding of Science & Technology at The University of Bristol from 1999-2000.
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Synchronicity & Enlightenment
Using history, astrology, and synchronicity theory, author and researcher David Wilcock discussed how there is a hidden architecture played out in cycles, guiding humanity toward enlightenment and spiritual progress. First hour guest, the co-founder of ConceptLabs, Peter Cochrane, gave an update on artificial intelligence and technology. ... More »Host: George Noory
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Peter Cochrane shared glimpses of upcoming technologies in robotics. In the first hour, Joshua P. Warren reported on new alien photos, and in the final hour, Larry Bryant had a disclosure update. ... More »Host: George Noory
Future Technology
Co-founder of ConceptLabs, Peter Cochrane, shared a glimpse of upcoming technology which will offer us greater security and convenience but may also hamper our privacy rights. RFID (radio frequency) tags which are now being added to consumer products may also be used in conjunction with container vessels entering the US. The technology could be used to detect if a container had been broken into... More »Host: Art Bell
Future Technology
The Co-Founder of ConceptLabs, futurist Peter Cochrane, offered an uncensored commentary on how today's dramatic advances in technology will alter the way we live and think. The current pace of technological advancement, according to Cochrane, will continue into the future due in large part to ever increasing computational power. ... More »Host: George Noory
Peter Cochrane
Futurist, Peter Cochrane, offers an uncensored and sometimes disturbing commentary on how today's dramatic advances in technology will alter the way we live and think. Human cloning, identification chips implanted under the skin, digitally enhanced brains, and machines that can think--these are things which he not only believes will occur in the near future; Cochrane actually embraces these... More »Host: Art Bell


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Pocket Developer Talks About Developing For Android, Very Positive!
This blog post is by Max Weiner, the lead developer of the Pocket app for Android. If you didn't know, Pocket is a huge app for Android with a current estimate of 500,000-1,000,000 installs, at only a few months old. The app itself is absolutely gorgeous, and a pleasure to use. Its purpose is fantastic too. This blog post describes his journey into starting Android development.
He and his brother started development with two devices: A Samsung Fascinate and a Nexus One. One ran 2.1, the other 2.2. The Android emulator was "nearly worthless" back then, so it was all done on-device. They launched their first app after a 50 person beta test, and it became the number one paid news app for over a year, until they made it free. He talks about how they covered 90% of the market with just two devices.
He goes on to talk about a lot of things disproving the naysayers who claim developing for Android is a horror story. He also describes how much easier it is now, with a fully working emulator, ICS design guidelines, and official compatibility libraries. Seems that developing for Android, outside of games anyway, is not all that horrible. Thank you, Max Weiner. I also love your app, for the record. I think we all appreciate such a positive and helpful outlook on Android development.
Hit the source link for the full blog post, I highly suggest you read it!


text: Lynn Shelton Lynn Shelton: Seattle 'like the canvas that I paint everything on' By Kirsten Kendrick • May 22, 2013 Eliza Truitt In all the films that she writes and directs, Lynn Shelton shines the spotlight on Seattle. Her latest project, "Touchy Feely", was filmed entirely in the city, mainly in the Central District and "all over Capitol Hill," according to Shelton. MTV shines a light on Seattle's music scene By Jennifer Wing • Dec 6, 2010 Courtesy MTV If you ask anyone outside the Northwest what the region is known for, they will likely say coffee and grunge music. People here still love their lattes, but the new web-series from MTV and local filmmaker Lynn Shelton shows us how the music scene has grown far beyond the sounds of of Nirvana's Teen Spirit.


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Hopefully you will never have to use this information, but if you ever need it you will be glad you have it. Something most travelers are unaware of is the number 112. It is the European equivalent of 911, and is now operational in all 27 EU member states.
Is This The Only European Emergency Number?
While there are individual emergency numbers for each country, 112 was introduced so that European citizens would only have to remember one number. It's been almost 20 years since the number was first introduced but unfortunately it is widely unknown, even by European citizens.
You may ask yourself, what can I do about this? The answer is simple: spread the word about the European emergency number! Tell everyone you know who even has interest in Europe, email your European friends, and post on message boards. It's a basic service that everyone should have access to in the event of an emergency.
While 112 is the only international emergency number used across Europe, when you rent a car with Auto Europe you'll enjoy toll-free calling from most countries in Europe and around the world. Unlike many brokers, we are committed to your trip's success from first inquiry until you've dropped off your car and if you run into trouble on the road (from fender-benders to tickets to needing roadside assistance) Auto Europe is ready to help and only a phone call away. Call us toll-free today from North America at 1-888-223-5555 to speak with a member of our team about arranging travel to Europe. We look forward to assisting you and will be happy to help you avoid emergencies in Europe with careful planning.


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MILLVILLE -- He worked across the street from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
So did his wife.
She had been walking in between the Twin Towers when the first airplane hit at 8:46 a.m.
He ran out to see what had happened. A careening piece of hydraulics from the aircraft's landing gear missed him by eight feet. He was soon covered with raining jet fuel.
They both survived.
On Sept. 11 2009, his mother -- her mother-in-law -- is thanking her creator.
"It's such a blessing, and I'm so thankful -- I thank God they survived," said Fairfield Township resident Andrea Bullock, of Chris and Alysia Bullock. "We had no idea what had happened to them -- we didn't see or hear from them until that night -- and not a moment goes by that I'm not grateful."
Andrea Bullock lead the First Methodist Church "Chancel Choir" Friday at Millville's 9/11 memorial at the city fire department on Buck Street. The evening featured musical tributes to those who died in the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and aboard United Airlines flight 93, including the "Fresh Oil" choir of In His Presence Worship Center, the Sandpipers Bagpipe Band and William Mead, New Jersey state soloist for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The ceremony culminated with a a flameless candle light vigil outside the fire hall in the misting rain. A firefighter rang the large bell slowly, under an American flag at half mass.
"It's been eight years after the horrifying events of Sept. 11 2001, and in a very short period of time life as we knew it changed instantly, with thousands of lives lost. You remember?," said Millville Mayor Tim Shannon, addressing a group of more than 100 residents as well as city and state officials. "Lives were lost in New York, the Pentagon and western Pennsylvania. They were regular people, of different walks of life and different races -- they were all Americans. You remember?"
Later, he added: "Millville along with all other places in America remember, and we've vowed to never forget."
See Saturday's News for the full article.


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KALAMAZOO, MI — A public hearing on a proposed groundwater restricted zone for Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Kalamazoo division is scheduled to take place at the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting tonight.
The proposed zone includes 500 acres surrounding the Cleveland-based industrial company's Kalamazoo Operation, Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Systems Division, including the expo center, sheriff's office and Lake Street Neighborhood.
A groundwater restricted zone designation means that the property owners within the zone cannot maintain existing groundwater wells, or install new groundwater wells, except in limited circumstances.
According to the Kalamazoo County Sanitary Code, a groundwater restricted zone may be established if the groundwater is contaminated and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality or Environmental Protection Agency approves the creation of a zone. The responsible party (Parker Hannifin) must pay for the cost of processing the application and connecting people within the zone to a safe drinking water system.
County Attorney Thom Canny said Parker Hannifin is attempting to create the zone because of groundwater contaminants left by the Pneumo Abex Corp. when Parker Hannifin acquired its Kalamazoo division for $193 million in 1996.
Canny said he was unsure if the contamination was due to solvents or chemical leaks, adding that it will be addressed at the hearing.
Parker Hannifin originally applied for a request for consideration of a groundwater restricted zone in 2006. In April of last year, Parker Hannifin, along with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality submitted a formal request to move forward with the establishment of the zone.
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Kalamazoo County Administration Building, 201 W. Michigan Ave.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The battle lines in this year's congressional race are clear to see in television ads and campaign videos launched by incumbent Rep. Michael McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) and Republican/Conservative challenger Michael Grimm.
With less than a month to go until Election Day, the candidates have been pushing their messages on the airwaves and the Internet.
One of Grimm's TV ads, titled "Fooled," paints McMahon as a career politician, Washington insider and rubber stamp for liberal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is shown in a photo with McMahon. It stresses how McMahon won't vote to repeal Obamacare.
Another video, "A Tale of Two Michaels," appears only on Grimm's campaign website. It plays out like a silent-movie reel, complete with flickering camerawork and tinkling piano, and contrasts McMahon's political career with Grimm's background as a former FBI agent and Marine Gulf War vet. Ms. Pelosi makes an appearance here as well.
The military and law enforcement background is key to another Grimm broadcast ad, called "Service."
Grimm's skewering of McMahon was no surprise to one observer.
"This is the year to run against incumbents," said Dr. Jeffrey Kroessler of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, and formerly of the College of Staten Island. "The incumbents are the bad guys."
A borough Republican who didn't want their name used said that the anti-McMahon spots "give the rationale for firing McMahon: He's a vote for Nancy Pelosi."
But a Democrat questioned the strategy.
"I don't care what Michael Grimm thinks about Nancy Pelosi," the Dem said. "I want to know what he thinks about me, the voter."
McMahon, meanwhile, eschews taking on Grimm and stays positive in his ads.
One of his commercials, "First Priority," highlights the work McMahon has done to improve transportation here, and features McMahon at familiar Island spots like the Staten Island Expressway and the ferry terminal.
Another, titled "Who Cares," contains the catchphrase "Staten Island is home," and touts McMahon's "no" vote on Obamacare and his work on local issues like curbing overdevelopment, improving health care for veterans and helping to close the Fresh Kills landfill.
"Who cares?" the ad asks. McMahon does.
Manhattan consultant Joseph Mercurio said that the positive ads could mean McMahon is confident about his campaign.
"If McMahon's polling showed that he had a problem, he'd be going after this guy Grimm in a negative way," he said. "Instead, he's using the money early to run up his positives."
The fact that McMahon avoids mentioning Grimm in the ad is standard operating procedure for incumbents, Mercurio said.
"You don't want to give the other guy any name recognition if you can avoid it," he said.Another observer said the McMahon ads were good because they showed McMahon out and about in the community, which distances him from Washington.
"He's the guy you see walking out of the Staaten or Key Food," he said.
But given the anti-incumbent mood around the country, the positive approach can't last, said a GOP consultant who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"No incumbents' positives are good enough not to go after the opponent," they said. "McMahon has to make Grimm not-viable."
Consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who has worked for everyone from President Bill Clinton to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said that the best strategy for McMahon is to tell voters what he's done for them and where he differs with an unpopular White House.
"Standing up to the president," Sheinkopf said. "That's the most important thing you can do."Grimm, he said, "should go back through all McMahon's votes in the City Council and Congress and rip him up."
Not surprisingly, perhaps, the campaigns had little use for each other's ads.
"These videos are just another example of why Mike Grimm is not a serious candidate for Congress and is just a typical, negative politician," said McMahon strategist Evan Stavisky.
Said Grimm spokesman Steven Stites, "Two commercials, sixty seconds of airtime, thousands of dollars spent. And yet Michael McMahon doesn't have a word to say about creating jobs or rebuilding our economy."


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Realtors always leave out certain flaws in order to sell a house. In our case, the flaw is the number of baseballs that come flying at our house from Deming Park.
We have learned to deal with the constant noise from games and practices, the heavy traffic, and not being able to park in front of our own house, even the fear of the dog or ourselves getting hit with a baseball just walking around the backyard.
In 2008, the city put up a net that is supposed to catch foul balls before they go into the yards, hit the roof, car or break a window. On average, we have about 50 baseballs come over the net every year.
Recently I happened to look out one of our back windows to see two players in our fenced backyard retrieving baseballs that had been hit over the net while standing on the grass seed we had just put down. What or who makes the players think that they can just walk right onto our yard to collect them? Our dog is protective of our family, plus we don't want anyone to slip or get hurt in our yard, especially if we do not even know they are back there.
I am respectfully asking all the coaches and players who use that field, if baseballs come over the net, get permission before entering our yard.


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Posts by smith620
|Pregnancy & Parenting
|potty training
|Jun 04 2012
I have a piece of advise that is from my friend's experience with her son. They had to completely switch from diapers/pullups to real underware. Her son knew what it meant to be potty trained, but it never clicked/worked. As soon as she was switched to underwear, it clicked. He was older though (age 4 when they switched).
I also worked at child care center (worked with age 3 kids). In the toddler room, they started training around 2.5 or so. (able to move into my class once completely trained). They would have their potty breaks/diaper changes (for the younger ones) every hour.
Good luck on training!
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|you should live off of 50% of your gross income
|Mar 16 2012
It would be nice if we could live off out half of our income, but...I am the only one who has a job. My husband is finishing up school. Right now, we are living paycheck to paycheck. Now, this will be different once he is done with school. We will be able to save most of his paycheck to buy a larger house, actually have a saving account (for now and later). At least, that's what we are planning on doing, but life can change in the next year and a half.
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|Support Equal Rights? Boycott Chick Fil A
|Jan 18 2012
I now longer eat there. We ate there only a few times a week (and were actually annoyed when it was Sunday and we were wanting Chick-Fil-A). I cannot give money to a company that then uses it towards anti-gay organizations. It hasn't been noticed, but it's more about my morals. I may be a Christian, but I cannot tell someone else who they can or cannot marry.
On a slightly unrelated note...I can't bring myself to eat KFC after an old co-worker of mine said that a friend of her's got some chicken from there and it ended up being a rat.
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|Calling Off Sick From Work
|Jan 16 2012
I get just pver 4 hours of PTO every pay period with a max of 150 hours at one time. I use it once I get above 100 hours (took a week randomly in Oct). I don't call in sick for even a really bad cold. I will come to work, do my 8 hours, and go home. The only way I call in sick is if I have a fever or throwing up. If I think about it, I'll feel bad for those at work having to do all of my work (I do a whole lot at my job). But, I know I do need to stay home.
There is no need to feel guilty for calling in if you are truely sick and have to stay in bed and or close to the bathroom.
Hope you feel better soon!!!
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|My MIL really said this to me...
|Jan 02 2012
I find it interesting and cool that you are a distant relative to Blackbeard. I wouldn't think to much about her comment. If she meant it to be rude, then oh well. It is also possible she didn't mean to be rude at all (more of a matter of fact thing in her mind). If my MIL said something like that, I would have not liked the coment, and then talked to my husband about it afterwards and move on. No need to dwell on it.
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|Christmas ready?
|Dec 12 2011
We got the tree and other decorations done the day/weekend after Thanksgiving. We finally finished buying the bulk of the gifts over the weeked. It does help that we only buy 1-2 gifts depending on the price for people and only for parents, siblings, grandparents we will see over the holidays and all of the dogs. None are wrapped though...we plan on having a wrapping party sometime this week (or at least I am and my husband will be forced to join in). We did much better this year compared to by this time last year, just starting to shop. (and didn't spend as much. We can actaully finish the shopping...last year we had to quit because we ran out of extra money). And with it almost being done, I can not stress about the gifts and focus on being around family (which involves it's own stress but that's a different story).
|Thanksgiving menu!
|Nov 22 2011
sweet potato casserole is usually mashed up sweet potatoes with cinnamon and other spices. Then some top it with nuts/butter/sugar/cinnamon or marshmallows/cinnamon. I like how my Dad makes it (shredded sweet potatoes and not too much sweet topping). I like my aunts if I ignore the topping. It's wayyyy tooooo sweet.
Green bean casserole I've only made it once and my husband did most of it. I know it has green beans, spices, cream of chicken or mushroom (or both) and topped with french onion thingies. You can also switch out the green beans and put asparagus in it instead.
And the corn casserole recipie i have is the easiest thing. 2 cans of corn, sour cream or greek yogurt, 1 box jiffy mix (corn bread mix), and 1 stick butter (I forgot this one time and it still tasted good!).
|Thanksgiving menu!
|Nov 22 2011
I'll have 2 thanksgivings, 1 I know what we're having (the other, all I know is roast and cheesy hashbrown casserole)
Apple/Cranberry casserole
Green bean casserole
sweet potatoes
corn casserole
Fruit salad
Mom's Pumpkin Pie
Husband's family recipie - Pumpkin Crisp (we got the recipe last night...we're gonna have to see what we can do with it...2 sticks butter, 1 cup confectioners sugar, 1 cup sugar (switched to Truvia easily). At least I can use fat free cream cheese and light cool whip...
|Is Avacado a seasonal fruit?
|Sep 06 2011
I can tell when they are in season because they look better. If I want an avacado when it's off season (cooler weather) we have go to the Fresh Market ( or the like). Kroger or Walmart won't have any good ones.
|Weight Loss
|Parley for water retention
|Aug 24 2011
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that. I might have to watch Pirates 1 this week.
That is interesting though. But for me, if my pants are a little tight in the morning, I up the amount of water and I'm better by the afternoon.
|help! I replace a sugar addiction with a salt one :(
|Aug 24 2011
Try getting a low sodium salt. The one that we use is 50% of the sodium of table salt, but taste the same. Then use less of that over time.
|What's for breakfast?
|Aug 24 2011
One egg, 2% cheese slice, and either a toasted Light english muffin or 100 cal. thin bagel. That's my usual. Eventually I'll need to change it up or i'll get tired of it.
|addicted to the salt shaker, any ideas?
|Aug 16 2011
You can buy Low Sodium salt. It's about half the sodium as normal table salt. My husband has tried the NoSalt stuff, but he could tell the difference. With the low sodium salt, it taste the same.
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|The Cheesecake Factory! >:D
|Aug 02 2011
You have got to try the Tirmasu Cheesecake. It was amazing. Also, if you really like Recee's, get a Recee's Cheesecake, just beware that it's about 2 to 3 times the size of a normal cheesecake. If yall get any appitizers, you could try some crab stuffed wonton. I'm not sure if that's right, but they were tasty.
I got a Cheese pasta with chicken dish. It was good. My husband got a cheeseburger and sweet potato fries, which he also enjoyed.
Have fun there! I went to the one in Chicago on a trip and it was tasty. We had to go back again the next day to get the Tirmasu Cheesecake becaus they were out the first time around.
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|Aug 01 2011
There are a few things I stock pile on when I see coupons.
Floss - I find $1.00 off for 1 Reach product, or $2.50 off 3 Reach products. Their floss is around $1.00 so I'm getting either free or $.50 cent floss.
Body Wash - For a couple of months, there was a buy 2 get 1 free, or buy 1 get 1 free coupon, so now i have enough bodywash for 6 months
Renu air fresheners - If I see any buy 3 get 3 free, we'll do that. They come around once every 3-6 months
Contact stuff - I recently got 6 months worth of contact cleaner because the kind I get never has coupons, and it isn't the cheapest brand out there (I need one without chemicals).
That's all that we buy a lot of when we have coupons. We've saved $26 dollars on our first trip to the store after we got married because we used my mom's coupons. Got $126 dollars worth of food for about $100. We haven't saved that much since then, but we also don't buy $126 worth in a week anymore. That was our we need to buy everything trip. Clip those in the paper you buy on a regular basis or might buy. If you don't mind store brand, that is usually cheaper than the coupon and brand name, but there are times that the brand name is on sale (Kroger) and with the coupon it's cheaper.
And I second all those who have said they don't get how people can buy $500 dollars worth of stuff and only pay $20. I watched it once, and was so confused. I clip coupons from the paper, online, and sometimes from product's websites and still only save 10 dollars tops.
|Fettuccini Alfredo
|Jul 21 2011
oz whole wheat fettuccine
tbsp butter
3 garlic cloves
2 tsp cornstarch
3/4 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese
3/4 cup 0% greek yogurt
According to CC - 292 calories per serving.
Cook the pasta. Melt the butter in a pan. Add crushed garlic, cornstarch, chicken broth. Once heated add the cheese. Remove from heat and slowly add the greek yogurt (it will curd if you add it too quick to something hot). Might want to add some of the sauce to the greek yogurt then add that into the pan. That's what I do for my Penna alla Vodka (2 cup sauce and 1/2 cup yogurt, so simple and topped with basil taste yummie!).
Or...if I'm too lazy, I eat about 200 calories of pasta and add 1/8 to 1/4 cup store bought alfredo sauce (get the 80 cal for 1/4 cup kind though). It is less in calories and quicker, but making it taste better.
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|What actor do you wish would go away? Which one do you wish were cast in every movie?
|Jul 21 2011
Wish would go away: Angelina Jolie (I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't stand her. She isn't all that pretty esp. with her huge lips!).
Wish was in every movie: Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - both my top actors
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|Stephen King quote about HP
|Jul 16 2011
I love that quote. I'm a huge HP fan (seeing the movie this afternoon). I am not a fan of Twlight. In the previews I only saw it being a teenage love story, which is what I got from the last 10 minutes I ended up over hearing of the first movie. We have enough of those around, now we have 8 HP movies! :D
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|getting married tonight....what DETAILS might i forget??
|Jul 09 2011
Just a few things I forgot or could have forgotten:
My vail, my Dad had to run home to get this one :D (and anything dress related)
sewing kit, clear nail plish, nail polish remover, various over the counter meds. Befofe you head to the church/wedding location walk about your house and if you see something you might need, bring it. You never know.
You can also search wedding day emergency kit and you'll find a list of things. I made up a bag of stuff to take days before because I knew I'd forget it if I waited till last minute.
Congrats and have a great day! And if something does go wrong it's okay. It'll be fine. I even tripped walking down the aisle during the recessional. I laughed since I knew something would go wrong and that might as well be it.
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|Which side of the bed?
|Jul 05 2011
I sleep on the side closest to the door and furthest from the window (this one beats out closest to the door). In my first apartment (just me) the window and door were on the same wall, so I slept furthest from both.


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I Met Gay Jesus On Scruff The Other Day
I was just playing with my iPhone on Good Friday a few weeks back when I had a relevation: Jesus and I were messaging on Scruff.
He was scruffy, round-faced, and with an angelic halo I had first assumed was a Halloween costume prop, or perhaps some sort of iPhone malfunction.
His casual goodwill and kindness, and total selflessness when it came to sending me his pictures expecting nothing in return, struck me as unusually pious and downright uncanny.
I was seized with the need to tell someone about it, but then as quickly as he'd messaged me, he'd signed off: "Gotta go be crucified, BRB Sunday. Tell John I <3 him."
And so I thought nothing of it–it was too literal, too LOL, too tongue-in-cheek. Couldn't have been the second coming of gay Jesus. What was this, a Joan Osborne song?
Till I saw this article on The Guardian today, wherein Bona-fide Anglican priest Paul Oestreicher argues passionately that Jesus was "probably" gay.
While Oestreicher dismisses Jesus' fling with whoress Mary Magdalene as mere rumor, he claims that "the evidence, on the other hand, that he may have been what we today call gay is very strong."
He supplies us with undeniable evidence of Jesus and John's intimacy, and he is clearly a Jesus expert:
"In all classic depictions of the Last Supper, a favourite subject of Christian art, John is next to Jesus, very often his head resting on Jesus's breast. Dying, Jesus asks John to look after his mother and asks his mother to accept John as her son. John takes Mary home. John becomes unmistakably part of Jesus's family…
Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual: Jesus could have been any of these. There can be no certainty which. The homosexual option simply seems the most likely. The intimate relationship with the beloved disciple points in that direction. It would be so interpreted in any person today."
So the Jesus I had talked to on Scruff—it really was the second coming of gay Jesus. Except this time, he lives in Bushwick, Brooklyn and is into a raw-foods freegan diet.
Here's to hoping he'll sign on someday soon and save me. I'd even change my name to John for Him.
@Jay: Yes, much like Straight Inc. wants to claim that every famous man or woman in history was "straight".
Fake, Jesus was not white.
What's a "raw-foods freegan diet" – fruit & veggies out of dumpsters? Dandelions & other edible weeds from a dog-pissed vacant lot (formerly industrial) in Bushwick, Brooklyn? Good he's immortal.
I know that guy, he lives in Chicago. Used to see him at Jackhammer all the time or Touche for Bear Night.
Jeff I've seen him too he does it raw and takes loads up his ass.
At that time in history, they really did not have the concept that we now label as "homosexual". There was no word in Hebrew for that concept. Neither in Aramaic, or Greek, or Latin.
Jewish culture expected a man to take a wife and make babies. It was expected, and men who did not have children, were considered eunuchs. In Mathew 19, Jesus says there are three kinds of eunuchs. (see, http://bible.cc/matthew/19-12.htm ) People who we would not call "gay" or "homosexual", were the eunuchs who were "born that way", as they had no desire to have sex with a woman, and consequently had no children.
The notion of homosexuality, and the clam that homosexuality is some sort of sin, did not enter the culture until the reign of Emperor Justinian, which began in 527AD. Before that time, men were free to do whatever they wanted, with whoever they wanted. Most men had one wife, because they wanted a woman and could afford only one. Some had multiple women, or men.
Jesus was clearly a eunuch — no wife or children. His adult relationships were clearly with other men — the apostles. There really is no good reason to assert that he was not gay. The Bible gives much more reason to suspect that He was.
The idea that Jesus was what we now call "gay", is strongly rejected by main line Christian churches. That rejection is because of prejudice, not because of any actual evidence, either in the Bible or anywhere else.
Please forgive my lack of proof reading:
People who we would _now_ call "gay" or "homosexual", were the eunuchs who were "born that way" as they had no desire to have sex with a woman, and consequently had no children.
Judas was gay
Yeah, we need to stop perpetuating the idea that Jesus was this white guy with long hair and a beard that just happened to be the anomaly in a place where 99.9% of the people were dark-skinned.
Assuming that guy at the top is Jesus, there's a little irony in his choice of online name.
Sutekh was another name for the Egyptian usurper-god Set (also known as Setesh or Seth) who led a rebellion against his brother Osiris, at the time the king of the gods. After being killed by Sutekh, the devotion of Osiris's wife, Isis, led to Osiris's resurrection as lord and merciful judge of the dead. Osiris is a lunar deity associated with crops and the cycle of farming.
Sutekh is synonymous with Satan/al-Shaytan, one of the names of the Judeo-Christian usurper-angel Lucifer, who led a rebellion against Jehovah/Allah. According to Christian belief Jesus was the physical avatar of Jehovah, and was killed through the machinations of Lucifer, but was then resurrected as lord and merciful judge of the dead. Allah is a lunar deity. Jehovah is associated with crops and harvest.
Thee are a lot of gay or same-sex loving individuals in the Bible. Here is a list of about a dozen: http://guydads.blogspot.com/2008/05/good-news-of-marriage-equality.html Steve's comment above as gay = type of eunuch is very true and widely known at the time.
We do know that Jesus wasn't white……..right?
GuyDads nobody knows if those people were bisexual or what we'd call gay/lesbian. Bisexuality and homosexuality/lesbianism were around then but they were not like they are today in that now they're political terms and identities while as back then 1,000's of years ago they were not.
It is funny how queerty did a major fail and picked a white guy who doesn't even look Arabic at all to be Jesus!
So sad to read all of you self justifying comments, when you all actually know the TRUTH.
God created sex between man and woman, man perverted the world (Soddom and Gamorrah)and God was so disgusted he erased it from the earth.
I would have had a big fit about the disgusting comments about our Savior, but I thought better of it. Unless you know Him and have given your life to Him, you are all going to burn in hell. And before you think that is going to be one big gay orgy…it won't be..it is pain, suffering, and eternal damnation.
So get your lives right, while you still have a chance.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV): "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."
I know the guy in the picture. He does not live in the East Coast, and he is most definitely not a freegan, very much a carnivore. Yes, he does live in Chicago, but, I'm pretty sure the list of activities attributed to him is rather colorful and not likely to be accurate. So, that leaves two options: either someone hacked his account or this writer is rather imaginative.
As a born again, spirit-filled christian who happens to be gay, I was somewhat disturbed at the title of the short article/story: "I met gay Jesus on scruff the other day". I'm not sure why, though…(?) I like to think that Jesus was/is the type that would not like to be "labeled". Personally, the only label I think any of us should try to use for Jesus is: "Our Lord and Savior". I have to admit though, some of the comments made were sort-of educational for me. I still struggle, at times, about being gay & christian & about what is right & what is wrong (being from the south as a child & always being reminded that anyone who was "queer" would burn in hell for eternity) My spiritual growth over the past few years has taught me to know that God does love me & I now love myself as i am. The words: "gay" & "homosexual" do not define me as a person. I'm not ashamed of being gay & definately not ashamed of being a christian. When I first started to attend church at age 34, without actually "coming-out" to the wisest,smartest person I know, I posed the Question: "What do you think about someone being GAY & trying to go to church & be a CHRISTIAN?" and she said; "I think that's between them & God" I believe that statement to this day. And,…in the words of another wise & smart person…"Baby,I was born this way!" To the person who commented about gays burning in hell…please remember–we are not suppose to judge one another. Let's all try to be good christians like we are supposed to. Sometimes it may be best if we put down our "judgement sticks" and pick up and read this history book called,.. the Bible.


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Considering the picture, I'm thinking gaming...
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Considering the picture, I'm thinking gaming...
Multiple monitors will serve people differently. I my desktop computer when I'm home I have 3 monitors. I play a lot of different kinds of games, but when playing an MMORPG whatever it may be, I'll have the game up on my middle monitor, netflix/videos up on the right one, and chat/internet tabs on the left one.
That's one of the reasons a lot of people don't use multiple screens. But I've gotten so used to the bars that I don't even notice them, which is hard for some people to understand. The brain is capable of getting used to more than you think though. :)
I used to have a single 23", but I watch A LOT of movies and shows on netflix from my bed, and 23" was much too small, especially since I don't like to wear my glasses in bed and I'm really nearsighted.
So I sold the 23" and bought a 39". It was GREAT for watching movies, but up close 1920x1080 looks HORRIBLE stretched across 39". I lived with it for a couple months.
When I finally got tired of it that's when I started looking into multimonitor setups. After getting used to a 39" it would have been impossible for me to go back to a single 23" or even 27". Now this setup gives me the same amount of screen size, with a much bigger resolution, so up close games look much better and movies still look great. For desktop of course, it's nice to be able to have multiple windows open, and portrait is great for forums, coding, word documents.
Now I just need a 39" 4K monitor to replace this setup.
I play all MMOs in borderless windowed mode, so when I alt tab to whatever else I'm doing, it stays on the screen so I can still see what's going on. If I have to wait for something/some one in the game, I just alt tab and do whatever till I notice they are ready.
Wow, I never knew the PC community here was so strong, these are some ridiculously beautiful setups. I'll just leave this here (not shown are my two Polk R150's while I try to find an amp/T-amp/pre-amp that is compact and won't clutter my rig up)
PS. This is an old picture I had lying around, I velcroed all the cables out of sight and made the keyboard light up properly :)
Wow, I never knew the PC community here was so strong, these are some ridiculously beautiful setups. I'll just leave this here (not shown are my two Polk R150's while I try to find an amp/T-amp/pre-amp that is compact and won't clutter my rig up)
PS. This is an old picture I had lying around, I velcroed all the cables out of sight and made the keyboard light up properly :)
Gotta love that thermaltake case. It's even got a headphone holder - that's a thumbs up in my books.
Looking at what you've got inside the case, I guess you're not looking to upgrade much in the near future
Monitors need better positioning but just moved in so yeh....
Technics, Arcam and TEAC seperates underneath inside unit.
New DAC/Amp on its way soon as the DACMagic is now in the living room on main hifi duties.
Driving sims is a common use. As for buzzkill while gaming, for racing I think it's just nice for that peripheral vision, and there are some monitors out these days with very thin bezels. As for first person shooters, most of the action is likely in the middle so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, but I don't think it's as common for gaming as to push that resolution(1920x3 by 1080) takes a lot of power. Another would be video editing, with all the things you might like to have open involving a video it can help to split them onto different screens. I believe some Photographers might use it too while editing images. A lot of just general work that revolves around PC's seems to be a reason for a multiple monitor setup. It could help for school work instead of having to do the split windows which may not always provide enough real estate in the windows to work properly. I don't know the use for it, but programmers might use it, System admins might too. It's just good for general productivity, it's always nice to have more screen real estate. Personally I've done what you had hooking up a tv for movies, and I might do it again soon.
Edit: These are just thoughts, beyond having a TV hooked up(had to face the other way to see it), I've never done a multi monitor setup. Though the video editing bit was something from a youtuber who did a how to for building a video editing rig, and spoke about how he uses his monitors for editing.
So, here is my setup.
Borrowed one of those tiny Cherry 60% keyboards of a friend. (Low profile Cherry ML switches, more or less PCB mounted MX Browns cut in half.)
This how it actually looks when I'm not trying to keep stuff neat. This picture also shows my main keyboard, the marvelous IBM Model M.
And here is the main machine. It's based around an (now a days) ancient Intel core2quad Q8200, it gets the job done for now but it goes sweat quite a bit under a (for me) normal workload.
If anyone want more info/specs on anything just ask and I'll post.
Hey just wondering what model you have for the Bowers & Wilkins speakers.
I'm gonna be investing in a pair very soon.
What are your thoughts on them?
Those are the DM685.
Crisp highs, and they can give you a real rumble if bi-wired or with some good jumpers. They preform really well in a nearfield setup like mine but when you put them on some solid stands and get some power behind them, Man do they preform. Had them pitted against a pair of $3000 Amphions and they were very close though the setup we tried them with was more suited for the Amphions. I haven't tried the newer version the DM685 S2 though they should preform just as good an maybe a little better. Though you can't go wrong with the first revision and you may even get them for a steal since the newer version is out.
I have the same PSU as you, but higher wattage... I'm looking to get aftermarket cables because the stock cables are atrocious.
I recently changed my PC case from the 650D to the Define R4. In the UK the fractal is around £40 cheaper than the corsair.
Yet I find the r4 to be of a much better build, and generally quieter (with aftermarket Noctua fans) and running cooler.
The main issue with the 650D is that it only has one 200mm intake. The stock 200mm fan I found to be slightly lacking, and aftermarket 200mm are few and far between, and quality of which I was not entirely happy with.
The r4 has a slightly smaller form than the corsair, but it fits more fans, and the position of the top fan vents means that the top radiator is placed slightly forward to the motherboard - meaning push-pull on the H100i is possible - Unlike in the 650D.
All in all, very happy with the r4!


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City awaits word on Home Rule
From placing restrictions on state roads without permission from the West Virginia Division of Highways to imposing a 0.5-percent sales tax, 23 cities across the Mountain State hope to enact numerous new laws with the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program.
After submitting their applications to the Municipal Home Rule Board by June 1, officials in Weirton, Moundsville and 21 other cities are looking to join Wheeling, Charleston, Huntington and Bridgeport with the right to home rule. Those four cities gained the autonomy in 2008.
Chelsea A. Ruby, spokeswoman for the West Virginia Department of Commerce, said officials from Moundsville and Weirton will have the opportunity to present their application to the Municipal Home Rule Board during a meeting in Wheeling. She said officials had not finalized the exact date and location, but said it would be early in August.
"There will be five regional meetings, one of which will be in Wheeling, for cities to make their presentations to the board," she said. "Once the regional meetings are complete, the board will reconvene to make final decisions regarding which cities are approved."
In addition to Moundsville and Weirton, other cities applying include Morgantown, Fairmont, Parkersburg, Bath, Bluefield, Buckhannon, Charles Town, Dunbar, South Charleston, Clarksburg, Lewisburg, Martinsburg, Milton, Nitro, Oak Hill, Princeton, Ranson, Shinnston, Spencer, St. Albans and Vienna.
Via home rule, Weirton's home rule application shows that it seeks the authority to establish new provisions for hiring code enforcement officials; allow code enforcement officials to issue on-site citations for common nuisance eyesore violations; allow city police officers to enter Alcohol Beverage Control Administration establishments without ABCA investigators present; establish certain restrictions on state roads that are within city limits without permission from the West Virginia Division of Highways.
Moundsville wants the right to impose a 0.5-percent sales tax, which leaders believe could yield more than $1 million worth of annual revenue; have the flexibility to determine business and occupation tax rates; repair, alter or demolish properties that owners are unable or unwilling to maintain; increase the city's power to collect delinquent fees; and reduce the number of business licenses from 45 to only a few.
Even if cities are accepted to the home rule program, they still must vote to enact the provisions via individual ordinances.


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Multiple Grammy winner Coldplay will give away an exclusive live CD titled "LeftRightLeftRightLeft" free to all fans attending shows on their "Viva La Vida" summer tour, including the May 24 date at Hersheypark Stadium. The CD will also be available as a free download during the tour through their Web site. It includes live versions of "Clocks," "Strawberry Swing," "Fix You," and "Viva La Vida," among others.
Supporting Coldplay at Hersheypark Stadium will be Pete Yorn.
Tickets -- priced at $97.50, $79.50, $49.50, and $35 -- are still available for Coldplay's show. Call 717-534-3911 or visit Hershey Entertainment's Web site.


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Is Tom Cruise the worst for suggesting that being an actor is like being a soldier?
Jack in Easton
Dear Jack,
Here's the thing ... that's not really what he said.
What Tom Cruise said is that being away from Suri during movie shoots is hard. A lawyer suggested that a U.S. soldier fighting in Afghanistan might feel the same way, and Cruise agreed.
Later, the same lawyer asks Cruise if acting in a movie is comparable to fighting in a war. Cruise scoffs at the suggestion (because, duh, it's preposterous).
No matter where Cruise is shooting a movie, he knows that, unless something really crazy happens, he's going to see Suri again. Combat soldiers aren't promised tomorrow, let alone a reunion with their families.
It was silly for Cruise to suggest that he sometimes feels like a soldier missing his family, but it's even sillier to suggest that Cruise thinks his job is just as hard as a soldier's. He doesn't. It's worth noting, too, that Cruise was talking with the attorney for a magazine he's suing over a story about him and Suri.
In short, no, Tom Cruise is not the worst (for once).
What do you think of Jennifer Lawrence's new haircut?
Joss in Bethlehem
Dear Joss,
Eh. I don't love it. I don't hate. It looks fine.
J. Law isn't the only actress who recently opted for a short hairdo.
Pamela Anderson exchanged her long locks (and that rat's-nest-looking weave) for a pixie cut. It's a big improvement.
Kristin Chenoweth chopped off a lot of her hair and now has a modish pixie cut. Looks OK.
Another Jennifer -- Jennifer Hudson -- recently decided to go the short route, as well. I kinda feel like she was copying one of her "Dreamgirls" co-stars.
Beyonce's on the short list, too, though, she's since gotten extensions.


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It has been seven months since developer Abraham Atiyeh challenged Alentown's zoning laws after they agreed to let his one of his competitors build electric billboards throughout the city.
But the matter remains no closer to being resolved than it did in July, and the chairman of the Allentown Hearing Zoning Board has essentially said enough is enough.
"This thing needs to be resolved, or settled, or withdrawn," Daniel McCarthy said.
The matter was supposed to come before zoners tonight after previous hearings in September and October were continued. The matter was last discussed in August.
Assistant city solicitor Frances Fruhwirth asked for another continuance tonight, saying negotiations are ongoing between the city, Atiyeh and Clinton Street Media, the company establishing the billboards.
"We're not entirely optimistic but we thought for the sake of all parties involved, we should postpone this meeting tonight," Fruhwirth said, asking for a continuance until Feb. 24.
McCarthy agreed to delay the matter but said that at the next meeting, if negotiations do not result in a resolution, a hearing will be held so the zoners can resolve the matters themselves.
"At that time, whether you're in the middle of negotiations or not, whether witnesses are available or not, we're going to make this thing happen," he said.
The city entered into a contract last year with Clinton Street Media, then Premier Media Allentown, to allow the billboards on city-owned property, which would bring as much as $400,000 back to the city in annual revenue.
Some of the proposed sign locations -- including 1902 Lehigh St., 2038 Hamilton St. and 1201 N. Sixth St. by Jordan Park -- have zoning that expressly prohibits billboards.
But the city allowed them under an exemption in the zoning ordinance that exempts proposals from zoning if authorized for "municipal uses" by the mayor or city council through a lease or other contract.
Atiyeh has challenged that provision, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and gives an unfair advantage to businesses -- in this case, one of his competitors. He accused the city of trying to "skirt the law," which Allentown officials denied.
Atiyeh was not present at tonight's zoning meeting, nor were representatives from Clinton Street Media.
Contact Allentown reporter Colin McEvoy at 484-894-2549 or firstname.lastname@example.com @AllentownLVL
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New Jersey's two teen singers Caroline Pennell and Jacquie Lee swept into the top 10 of "The Voice" tonight after charting twice on the iTunes top 100 song charts today, while their teammates Jonny Lee (on Team Cee Lo with Pennell) and Josh Logan (Team Christina with Lee) were sent packing.
Pennell, a 17-year-old student from Saddle River with a haunting yet girlish voice, won fans with last night's "Wake Me Up" (currently 51 on iTunes), but she is still riding a high from last week's performance of "We're Going to Be Friends" (74). Colts Neck's Lee, a petite powerhouse of a vocalist and the youngest contestant at age 16, is at 26 with last night's "Love is Blindness," but also holds on to 78 with "I Put a Spell on You" from last week.
This was the first time "The Voice" used its "instant save" — after host Carson Daly revealed the bottom three (it also included Team Cee Lo's resident rocker Kat Robichaud), fans texted the names of their favorite, and Robichaud, with the most mentions, earned another week on the show.
All 12 finalists hit the iTunes chart, with Matthew Schuler (who went as high as number 2 with "Hallelujah") and James Wolpert also bagging more than one spot at the moment.
Safe, in order announced: Pennell; Matthew Schuler from Team Christina; Austin Jenckes from Team Blake; Tessanne Chin from Team Adam; Lee; Cole Vosbury from Team Blake; Will Champlin from Team Adam; Ray Boudreaux from Team Blake; and James Wolpert from Team Adam.


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This homeless man was ignored every day until these three strangers did something unforgettable for him. They walk up to him with a simple request for a bucket and he allows them to use it. What they do next attracts a big crowd who would normally walk by the homeless man.
They bring him all the attention he needs for people to become gracious. This is simply heartwarming!
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Up to 36 employees of the city of Bainbridge Island will take part in a three-day High Performance Organization training, which focuses on improving management and leadership skills.
The training retreat in August was proposed by City Manager Doug Schulze, and was unanimously approved by the city council.
"It's certainly an investment that the community makes," Schulze told the council.
He noted that the staff of cities like Tukwila, Redmond and Bellevue — "most certainly believed to be the leaders of municipal government" — have gone through the training with great results.
The training is expected to cost $15,000.
Additional sessions will be planned for 2014 for the rest of the city employees.
"Eventually we would want to have every member of this organization go through this training," Schulze said.
He said the skills and talents learned are vital to the workings of a city and that the training is "really about bringing that empowerment down to all levels of the organization."
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"Honolulu, HI"
Honolulu, Hawaii
On the Island of Oahu, Honolulu is home to Waikaki, Diamond Head, and thousands of tourists. In the late 1880s, guest houses were sprinklet along the beach. It was here that author Robert Louis Stevenson stayed and was among the first to praise the famous Waikaki Beach and surf area. Diamond Head is a symbol of Hawaii and is one of the most recognizable landmarks on earth. Events include: Oahu Floral Parade, Hawaiian Falsetto contest, Waikiki Shell Concerts, Cuisines of the Pacific, and numerous ethnic festivals held throughout Honolulu's diverse neighborhoods.
Ala Moana Park
between Ala Moana Blvd. and the ocean
Honolulu, Hawaii
It is a protected beach with tennis courts.
Atlantis Submarines
Kalia Rd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 973-9811 or (800) 548-6262
Atlantis Submarines is the largest passenger submarine fleet in the world.
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 847-3511
The museum is one of Hawaii's state museums of natural and cultural history. It was founded in 1889.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace
1184 Bishop St.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 536-7036
The church was built in 1843 on the site of Hawaii's first Catholic mission, was founded in 1827. It is also one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States.
Chinatown Walking Tours
Chinatown Cultural Center, 1250 Maunakea St., Asia Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 521-3045
There are displays of photographs that was taken in Chinatown before the great fires of 1886 and 1899-1900, may be viewed in the mall.
Contemporary Museum, The
2411 Makiki Heights Drive
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 526-0232
The museum presents rotating and permanent displays of comtemporary art. Also, the museum is within a 3.5-acre Oriental and sculpture garden.
Diamond Head State Monument
off and near Diamond Head Rd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 587-0300
It is surounded by the 760-foot extinct volcanic crater that is probably the most famous landmark on Oahu.
Dream Cruises
306 Kamani Street
Honolulu, Georgia
(808) 592-5200
Dream Cruises offers Fun Tropical Cruises for Everyone from Oahu, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. Our guests enjoy our whale and dolphin watching eco-adventure cruises, Pacific Splash-Barefoot Fun snorkeling and water activities cruises, and Island Grill Dinner cruises. We also offer a variety of wedding and private group charter packages. Dream Cruises is your ticket to fun in Hawaii. E komo mai! Come aboard!...and sail with us!
Dream Cruises
306 Kamani Street
Honolulu, Georgia
(808) 592-5200
Dream Cruises offers Fun Tropical Cruises for Everyone from Oahu, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. Our guests enjoy our whale and dolphin watching eco-adventure cruises, Pacific Splash-Barefoot Fun snorkeling and water activities cruises, and Island Grill Dinner cruises. We also offer a variety of wedding and private group charter packages. Dream Cruises is your ticket to fun in Hawaii. E komo mai! Come aboard!...and sail with us!
Foster Botanical Garden
50 N. Vineyard Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 522-7066
It presents some of 4,000 species of rare trees, orchids, palms, and other tropical plants. The garden was established in 1853.
Gallery Lau Chun, The
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 922-8818
It displays original oil paintings by impressionist Master Lau Chun.
Gallery Lau Chun, The
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 922-8818
It displays original oil paintings by impressionist Master Lau Chun.
Garden of the Missing Monument
Honolulu, Hawaii
There are listed names of 26,000 service personnel missing in action from World War II.
Hawaii Maritime Center
Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 536-6373
The center presents views of the harbor and city from its 10th-floor observation balcony. There are about 50 historical and maritime displays that are exhibited.
Honolulu Academy of Arts
900 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 538-8700
It's considered the cultural center of Hawaii. There is an Kress Collection of Italian Renaissance paintings is of particular interest, and the Asian art collection is said to be among the finest in the nation.
Honolulu Zoo
151 Kapahulu Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 926-3191
The zoo has a great collection of tropical birds and a variety of animals from around the world. The zoo is designed so that visitors look at some of the jungle inhabitants through foliage.
IMAX Waikiki
325 Seaside Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 923-4629
Imax Waikiki-Waikiki's biggest indoor adventure featuring a 5 1/2 story video screen, 12,000 watts of digital sound and stadium-style seating.
Iolani Palace State Monument
S. King and Richards Sts.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 522-0832
It is the last official royal residence in the United States. It was completed in 1882 by King David Kalakaua.
Kamehameha Schools
567 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 523-6200
It companies 600 acres of landscaped grounds. It was founded in 1887 under the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
Kapiolani Park
end of Kalakaua Ave., near Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach
Honolulu, Hawaii
The park offers a swimming pool, aquarium, driving range, polo field, outdoor bandstand, archery field, picnic sites, tennis courts and more activities.
Kawaiahao Church
King and Punchbowl Sts.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 522-1333
It was built in 1841-42 and is Honolulu's oldest church. It is noted for its fine choir, also it served as the royal chapel of the Hawaiian rulers for nearly 20 years.
Kewalo Basin
Ala Moana Blvd., foot of Ward Ave.
Honolulu, Hawaii
It's at the home port of charter fishing boats, sightseeing boats and the sampan fishing fleet, which is a group of small Oriental boats.
King Kamehameha's Statue
front of the Judiciary Building
Honolulu, Hawaii
It is a replica of the statue that was placed in the Kohala district of the Big Island after the origional was discovered from the sea.
Kodak Hula Show
Waikiki Shell
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 833-1661
Visitors are allowed to take photographs of Hawaiian dancers in an native setting.
Lyon Arboretum
3860 Manoa Rd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 988-0456
The arboretum offers a large amount of exotic and economically important tropical plants. Also, it's a 124-acre rain forest that is usually somewhat muddy and damp.
Mission Houses Museum
553 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 531-0481
A historic house museum of the early 19th-century with a library and gift shop. Annual events include craft fairs, quilt exhibitions, and living history events.
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Punchbowl Cemetery, Puowaina Dr.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 561-1430
The cemetery contains an gorgeous view of the harbor and city. It was first opened in 1949.
Neal S. Blaisdell Center
between King St. and Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 527-5400 or 591-2211
There is a 22-acre compound of public buildings that is surrounded by landscaped grounds.
Nuuanu Pali State Wayside
n.e. to Pali Hwy. (Hwy. 61)
Honolulu, Hawaii
It presents Oahu's most dramatic panorama, and more. It is a windy 1,200-foot-hill gap that is flanked by cliffs that rise 2,000 to 3,000 feet.
Puu Ualakaa State Wayside
Makiki Round Top
Honolulu, Hawaii
It is a vantage point from which nearly one-third of Ouhu can be seen.
Queen Emma Summer Palace
29l3 Pali Highway
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 595-629l
It presents relics of the Hawaiian monarchy and tours.
Queen Kapiolani Hibiscus Garden
Monsarrat and Paki Aves.
Honolulu, Hawaii
There are pathways that provides self-guiding tour among many varieties of hibiscus and other tropical plants.
Round Top-Tantalus Drive
At the nd of Makiki St.
Honolulu, Hawaii
There are gorgeous views there.
Royal Mausoleum State Monument
2261 Nuuanu Ave.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 587-0300
It's a grave site for members of the Kamehameha and Kalakaun dynasties.
Soto Zen Buddhist Temple
1708 Nuuanu Ave.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 537-9409
It is a temple of Indian design noted for its ornate alter.
St. Andrew's Cathedral
Alakea and Beretania Sts.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 524-2822
It was discovered by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. Also it was built in 1862 out of stone, which was brought from England and is said to be the only sample of French Gothic architecture in Hawaii.
State Capitol
Richards and Beretania Sts.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii State Government Home Page - An Index to Agencies, Information and Services provided by the State of Hawaii.
Tennent Art Foundation
203 Prospect St.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 531-1987
There are exhibits of drawings, oil paintings and larger-than-life three-dimensional representations of Hawaiian women by Madge Tennent. She is one of Hawaii's best known artists.
U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 438-2821
There is an historic battery Randolph, a Coastal artillery battery at Fort DeRussy that portrays the role of the U.S. Army in Hawaii.
University of Hawaii
Manoa campus, east of University Ave.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 956-7235
It is the most largest campus of Hawaii's public system of higher education. It is 300 acres of landscaped grounds that presents more than 560 varieties of plants and tropical trees.
USS Arizona National Memorial
Hwy. 99 to the visitor center
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 442-0561 or 422-2771
On the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, the USS Utah Memorial is on the opposite side of Ford Island.
Voyager Submarines Hawaii
1085 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 592-7850
It presents narreted submarine tours that departs from Kewalo Bassin. The passengers can see a coral reef and an array of marine life through the submarine's large viewpoints.
Waikiki Aquarium
2777 Kalakaua Ave.
Honolulu, Hawaii
(808) 923-9741
The aquarium displays more than 300 species of Pacific marine life, also includes chambered nautiluses and giant clams.
Washington Place
Miller and Beretania Sts.
Honolulu, Hawaii
It is a large, white Colonial type of house. It was formally was the home of Queen Liliuokalani, but now it's the governor's residence, and also it's close to the public.
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Hi all,
First read marks's book in January and have finally started using this website. i keep falling off the primal wagon and giving in to sugar cravings.. hopefully get some tips on here on how to carry on with this way of eating for a long time to come.
Thanks :-)


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Marvin Allen's Irish Channel (More cocktail recipes)
2 ounces Old Bushmills
1/4 ounce Rhum Clement Creole Shrubb
6 drops Fee Brothers Orange Bitters
Coat chilled rocks glass with Creole shrubb. Pour Old Bushmills and orange bitters into cocktail shaker. Shake until well chilled. Strain into shrubb-coated glass. Garnish with orange twist.