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This list has been compiled by Volunteers serving in Cape Verde and is based on their collective experience. Use it as an informal guide in making your own list, bearing in mind that experience is individual. There is no perfect list! You can always have things sent to you later. You obviously cannot bring everything we mention, so consider those items that make the most sense to you personally and professionally. As you decide what to bring, keep in mind that you have an 80-pound weight restriction on baggage. And remember, although it may be more expensive than back home, you can find and buy most things you may need in Cape Verde!
For those who do need to purchase items there is a list of companies that offer Volunteer discounts.
General Clothing
- Keep in mind that traditional scrub board washing techniques tend to wear out clothing at a fast rate.This is a hot, arid and windy climate: modest cotton clothing is a usually a good choice
- Dresses: light casual and a couple of nice ones for special occasions.
- Skirts: wash and wear
- Blouses: casual blouses for work, any style. Preferably light colors.
- Pants: casual slacks and jeans both come in handy and are acceptable for work. Baggy and ragdy jeans are not acceptable for work, trainings or official events.
- Shorts: are acceptable for casual wear, but not at work.
- T-shirts
- Shoes: sneakers, comfortable and durable sandals/shoes (cobblestones, dirt, and rocky roads are tough on shoes), shoes for dressing-up, hiking boots (if you are so inclined) and sturdy flip-flops. Flip-flops are considered too casual to wear to work.
- Socks, underwear, and (sports) bras: a two-year supply. Cotton underwear is preferable (it can get pretty hot here) but difficult to obtain in country
- Pants: light cotton pants, khakis, or jeans for outdoor work, teaching, and evenings. A couple of nice pairs of slacks for dressier occasions. Nice blue jeans are considered appropriate for work but cotton pants or khakis are preferred..
- Shirts: inexpensive short-sleeve cotton dress shirts for classroom and office. Short-sleeved, lightweight work shirts for outside labor. A good supply of T-shirts is crucial. A dress shirt is needed for official occasions. A few long-sleeved shirts for cooler, windy weather.
- Shorts: acceptable and practical for men as casual wear, but not for work.
- Ties: you will need one for weddings, New Year's, swearing in, etc. A blazer would be good for occasions such as these as well.
- Shoes: depending on your preference for footwear, you may want one pair of tennis shoes and one pair of work shoes. Sturdy rubber soles are best. The climate and terrain here (and the cobblestones) will wear shoes down rapidly, and Volunteers tend to do a lot of walking. An inexpensive, yet sturdy pair of casual loafers may be your best bet for dress wear. A pair of sandals for around the house and casual wear will be useful, as well as a pair of sturdy flip-flops. Flip-flops are considered too casual to wear to work. Also, larger sizes are hard to find. Socks and Underwear: a two-year supply.
Men and Women
- A sweatshirt or sweater for cool evenings
- A bathing suit or two
- Bandannas or handkerchiefs. Indispensable for dusty road trips.
- Athletic shorts, for sports or at home only
- Hats/caps and sunglasses
- Socks and underwear: a two-year supply (bring extra as traditional washing techniques tend to wear out clothing at a fast rate). Cotton underwear is preferable and difficult to obtain in-country.
- Small easy to carry umbrella
- Cel Phone - we recommend bringing some $75 for buying a cell phone here. You can bring one but has to be unblocked the specifications are GSM triband
Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items
Most of the items listed below can be found in Cape Verde, however they are more expensive and of lesser quality, so they may not be up to your standards.
- Razors and shaving cream
- Contact lens solutions (wearing contacts is highly discouraged by Peace Corps due to sand storms)
- Makeup
- Scissors or other hair cutting device
- Lotions and Chapstick: though this comes in your medical kit, you might want to bring your favorite brand or flavor. Those provided by Peace Corps Medical Office but they are generic bulk buy items so you are cannot be given preferences
* Favorite personal hygiene items: you can get shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and brush, deodorant, and lotion, but you may not find your favorite brands, and the prices are high
- Tampons
- Prescription drugs: a three-month supply until the Peace Corps in Praia can order refills
- Travel sewing kit
- Hair dryer, curling iron, or straightener
- Some personal items may not be possible to find or have sent to you (HAZMAT items may not travel in planes): insect repellent, alcohol-based hand cleaner, many things that are come in an aerosol can). Bring a 2 year supply or consider doing without these items.
It is important to note that most electronics items are at higher risk to break because of Cape Verdean's landscape (rust/corrosion,dust, sand, and/or proximity to sea) and climate (heat and/or humidity).
- Electronic gadgets with batteries (some of you may not have regular electricity). A solar battery charger and set of rechargeable batteries Is very practical here.
- Laptop computer: very usable, but bring at your own risk. Power surges are common, so bring a good surge protector and purchase insurance coverage. Peace Corps does not provide insurance for personal items
- Computer software: a lot of places have computers with corrupted files, so you will need the backup disks (or CDs) to fix the problems. Most computers now have USB ports, a jump-drive is ideal for transferring files.
- 220 electricity converter and adaptor plugs (to use for 110-volt electronics you bring from the U.S.)
- Camera and replacement batteries: film can be bought and developed here, but can be expensive. Camera batteries can be purchased here, but they are expensive and may not meet the specific requirements for your camera. (see solar charger above)
- Shortwave radio: good for news; most Volunteers can tune into the BBC or the VOA quite easily
- A cell phone and a flashlight are essential items (see note on cell phones, you can buy them in Cape Verde.)
You can easily buy most kitchen supplies (e.g., dishes, pots, glasses, and utensils)here. There are, however, a few items we highly recommend bringing:
- A good Teflon frying pan
- Good can opener
- Favorite spices
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Rubber spatula
Miscellaneous Items
- Good-quality towels
- Anti-bacterial, no-rinse soap
- Extra batteries (rechargable ones are best.)
- One or two sets of double-sized bed sheets, mattress cover, and pillow cases, preferably not white
- Backpack for day trips
- A Swiss Army knife, leatherman tool or the equivalent
- Alarm clock
- Duct tape
- Pocket-size dictionary and thesaurus
- Pictures of home, family, friends
- Money belt or other means of concealing your passport and valuables when traveling
- Your favorite music
- Your favorite games (travel-size)
- Good hairbrushes
- Small sewing kit
- Musical instrument (bring extra strings, reeds, etc.)
- Mattress cover
- Compact sleeping bag or bed roll
- Leash, collar, and other pet necessities (if you are planning on getting a pet)
- Hair dryer
- Roach motels
- Travel iron
- Snorkeling gear (if that is your thing)
- U.S. postage stamps (many people come and go to the United States and can send letters if you have stamps)
- Sturdy water bottle (e.g., Nalgene)
- Sports bras
- Tea (if you have preferences)
- High fluoride (prespcription) toothpaste


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"I believe my role as a teacher is that of a fellow traveler along the road to knowledge—a guide rather than a taskmaster."
Education professor Tiffany Wheeler encourages her students to search for knowledge across disciplines. One of her favorite examples of a student who successfully accomplished that goal is an elementary education and religion double major who was accepted into Harvard University graduate programs in both education and divinity.
"She chose the divinity program, but was able to incorporate her education interests into it," says Wheeler. "After graduating from Harvard, she became an elementary teacher in an international school."
Such cross-disciplinary connections are part of becoming a "public intellectual who cares," according to Wheeler. "Liberally educated teachers foster an intellectual curiosity in their students that will help them develop into lifelong learners."
Wheeler engages her students in discussions about a variety of challenging questions: What is the purpose of schooling? Is education a right or a privilege? Does the U.S. truly value all of its children?
She also encourages them to wrestle with issues that many people find difficult to discuss, such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic inequality, and stereotypes. Wheeler has deep insights into those topics, thanks in part to her participation in a summer institute on civil rights at Harvard University in 2011. She was one of 25 professors chosen for the program from more than 100 applicants nationwide. Wheeler draws heavily on that experience in the course she teaches on Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class in American Education, as well as in her role as chair of the Diversity Issues Subcommittee of the Transylvania President's Advisory Council.
2011—Selected as a participant for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute at Harvard University, "African American Struggles for Freedom and Civil Rights 1865–1965"
2011—Recipient of the Bingham Award for Teaching Excellence, Transylvania University
2009—Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Albion High School Alumni Association, Albion, Michigan
2007—Recipient of the Bingham Start-Up Grant
2007—Selected as Phi Kappa Tau Faculty Member of the Year
2006—Selected as the Transylvania University Greek Advisor of the Year
2001-02—Elected to the Transylvania University Board of Trustees
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No. 2: Shape up gifts
You're on your own if you are dim enough to buy the woman in your life a treadmill or any other piece of exercise equipment.
The same applies to scales, self-help books, workout DVDs, gym memberships and any other gift designed to help her "better" herself.
If there are quicker ways to derail a romantic Valentine's Day effort than planting the seeds of doubt in your better half's mind, well, we're not sure what they could be.
Valentine's Day is an opportunity to make the love of your life feel like she's beyond perfect in your mind. You want to aim for romance, unconditional love and devotion.
But the message you're sending with a fitness, diet or other self-help gift is "If you weren't such a [insert your choice of insult here], you'd be getting flowers and chocolate. Sorry, better luck next year."
Better luck to you too.
No. 1: Absolutely nothing
If your Valentine is watching her weight, candy can be an iffy proposition. Some women just aren't into jewelry and others find flowers that will soon wilt and die either depressing or a waste of money.
But even if your wife or girlfriend falls into one of those categories, you're still better off getting her one of those gifts than showing up empty-handed.
If you haven't gotten it by now, the key to a romantic Valentine's Day is expressing your love. In the end, it doesn't matter what shape that expression takes, as long as it's heartfelt.
If you can't be bothered to remember Valentine's Day with just a homemade card, a corny burned mix CD or even a simple home-cooked meal, you're telling your Valentine she wasn't worth the effort. She might just feel inclined to return the favor, but with a more direct approach.
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Home List of Titles Facilitating change: tablet PC trials across two distance education focused universities
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- Title
- Facilitating change: tablet PC trials across two distance education focused universities
- Author(s)
- Loch, Birgit; Fisher, Wendy
- Abstract
- This paper reports on initial findings in comparing two distance universities' approaches to trialling tablet technology to enhance communication between instructors and students. There were different reasons for initiating the trials and different approaches to each of the trials, but there were also some striking similarities. For instance both trials were led from the bottom up, however they were each conducted with no knowledge of the other. Funding for each of these trials was resourced from a university learning and teaching grant/fellowship and both projects used an action research approach. The emphasis for both trials was on pedagogical and technological staff development facilitated and administered through each project leader. The paper gives an overview of how the trials were conducted, what did and did not succeed and what could be improved. Longer lasting outcomes that have been achieved through these projects are described. This comparison is meant to guide and inform change agents and identify good practice in the management of technology trials.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
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- Proceedings of 'Curriculum, Technology & Transformation for an Unknown Future', the 27th Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference (ASCILITE 2010), Sydney, Australia, 05-08 December 2010, pp. 548-558
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- 2010
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- 0899 Other Information and Computing Sciences
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- Pedagogical staff development; Tablet technology; Technology trial
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- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
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- Copyright © 2010 Birgit Loch and Wendy Fisher. The author(s) assign to ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite Web site and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s).
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Hey Joe, Here's the Answer…Phil Hughes!…
So much has been written about the vacancy in the Yankees' starting rotation, but I still think it's Phil Hughes' job to lose…
The competition has been tough. The early leaders were Alfredo Aceves and Sergio Mitre, thanks to their consistently solid performances. However, in my mind, it's always been Hughes. Aceves could go the entire spring without allowing an earned run and I'd still be behind Hughes for the 5th spot in the rotation. Aceves, for the record, was blasted for 5 runs in 4+ innings today in an 8-6 loss to the Houston Astros.
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I know the Yankees invested much time trying to make Joba Chamberlain a starter. The "Joba Rules" date back to the Joe Torre era as the Yankees tried, albeit very cautiously, to build up Joba's arm strength and stamina for 200 innings plus per season. But the truth is Joba is ideally suited for the bullpen. His make-up, demeanor, and approach is much more aggressive in a defined relief role. He has looked uncomfortable and at times lost as a starter.
My preference is for Aceves to resume his long relief role, Joba to set up Mariano Rivera (and spelling him on occasion), and Gaudin find his niche in the bullpen. Sergio Mitre has pitched well, but I'd try to trade him for a young prospect.
William Perlman/The Star Ledger
When making the decision for who will be the starter, you really have to project who has the best chance for long-term success. Regardless of who pitches the best in March, the winner needs to be someone who can give the Yankees the best chance for October success. The answer is obvious…Hughes.
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Curtis Granderson was hit on the right hand in Friday night's game, but it sounds like he'll be fine and should be back in the lineup on Sunday. It'll be just in time to see Phil Hughes nail the final spot in the starting rotation.
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The talks of the Yanks' interest in Joe Mauer reminds me of the talk we've heard in the past about the Yankees getting Carlos Beltran, Roy Halladay, Johan Santana, Matt Holliday, Aroldis Chapman et al. All smoke and no fire. As great as Mauer is, the Yankees do not need an injury risk at the catching position. I still think that Mauer will eventually land with the Boston Red Sox if the Minnesota Twins don't re-sign him. Perhaps it will be a great move for the Sox, and Mauer will make fans forget Jason Varitek and Carlton Fisk. But I don't he is a good fit for the Yankees. They'll be fine with Jesus Montero, assuming that he doesn't "out-grow" the position, as Jorge Posada's eventual successor. If Montero does have to move because of his physical size, then I am willing to take my chances with Francisco Cervelli or Austin Romine.
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I am amazed that Jamie Moyer, at age 47, is on the verge of nailing down a spot in the rotation for the championship-contending Philadelphia Phillies. He is definitely the Energizer Bunny…
Lori M. Nichols
Personally, I think the Washington Nationals should have kept super-prospect Stephen Strasburg in the major league starting rotation. Nevertheless, I don't think he should buy a house or sign a long-term lease in Harrisburg, PA. He won't be there long…
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As you know, I am not a fan of the Boston Red Sox (regardless of how much my friend Julia would like for me to be). However, I do want to send my prayers and best wishes to Ryan Westmoreland, Boston's 19-year-old outfield prospect, who underwent successful brain surgery last week. He faces a tough road and a long recovery, but at least the initial news was promising. Let's hope the news continues on its current positive, upward trend. Regardless of whether he ever plays baseball again, I will always be a fan of his in whatever he does. I only hope that it will be nothing short of complete and absolute recovery. Ryan, we are all on your team!
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When I saw that the University of Northern Iowa had defeated top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, I could only think of one thing…never underestimate the power of an Iowan! Signed, an Iowan. J
I am headed to Dallas for the week on business. I pulled up the weather forecast and was shocked that it was snowing in Dallas on the first day of spring! Meanwhile, in Boston, it was 71 degrees today! What's up with that? And why do I have to leave this gorgeous, sunny California weather?…
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Nah…I believe Strasburg should be starting the season in the minors.
Hughes? We see eye to eye on that one. My reason is simple. His body of minor league work is larger than the other candidates. I think he's better suited to the role as I believe Joba is perfect for the pen; hands down!
You are wrong my friend – no one will ever make us forget Tek or Pudge here in Boston!! They are – and always will be – Red Sox!! And thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Ryan. No matter what team someone is playing for, none of us wants to see something like this happen to someone so young. And you're right, playing baseball again doesn't matter – having a normal life is what we are all praying for.
I have to say – I agree with you on Joba Chamberlain – he seems like he would do much better coming out of the bullpen. And good luck to Hughes – I know he is a favorite of yours.
And snow in Dallas? Was GORGEOUS here yesterday! Will only be in the 50s today – but in New England that is a beautiful Spring day! Have a safe trip!
I for one, hope Mauer stays with the Twins for his entire career.
I can't believe is snowing in Dallas! Have a safe trip.
I'm with you: Hughes gets the starter's job, even though he'll have an innings limit. And Joba to the pen. Will the Yankees agree with us? We'll find out soon enough. Having just come back from Florida, I can tell you it's been cold down south. Crazy weather! Have a good trip.
It's good to hear that many Yankee fans agree about the roles Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes should be playing. It is as clear as day that Hughes is a starter and Chamberlain a reliever. I wish Hughes the best of luck this year, I've always liked him more than Joba and I think he'll come through just fine. Although, they shouldn't have put him in the pen last year, what better way to ruin a starter?
Joe listened to you!!! How about telling him that the Red Sox are going to WIN this season!😉


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Here in Suriname, it is traditionally an uncle who is responsible for putting a child on a successful path towards the future. That is exactly what project Tio Boto, which translates into 'Uncle's Boat', is trying to accomplish. A children's camp situated alongside a tourist camp on the Upper Suriname River, Tio Boto is one of the community's solutions to an ever-increasing rate of drop-outs from the local school.
This village takes great pride in its school and sees the education of its youth as a priority. However, when it is no longer feasible for the drop-outs to go back to school because they have fallen behind or their families can no longer financially support them, Tio Boto is a sustainable way to give the children skills to be able to make a living for themselves. Through hands-on learning about the growing tourism industry, these otherwise idle youth will be actively engaged in developing business, trade, and life skills. Men and women currently providing services such as bread making and boat making in the community will lend their expertise to the children's camp and be provided with a means of income as well.
The children are already involved in the beginning stages of the camp's construction by volunteering their time to help build the first tourist houses. Other community members are volunteering their time and machinery to cut and mill the wood required for the construction of the wash houses and latrines which are necessary for the camps to be able to open their doors. The combination of the community's contributions is over 50% of the total cost of the project.
Not only will the teachers and concerned parents have a way to continue to give an education to and provide training for their children, but every member of the community will see its community flourish with pride and productivity instead of seeing its potential move away in pursuit of economic opportunities.
This project endeavors to build sanitary facilities required for the opening of Tio Boto. Without wash houses and latrines for both the tourists and the children, the camps cannot open.


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Horses tend to live for about 30 years, and the oldest recorded horse at age 56 died in 2007. Horses graze on plant matter and vegetation, preferably tender green grass. The height of a horse is measured in hands, 1 hand being the same as 10cm (4 inches). The age of the horse is estimated by the pattern of tooth wear in his mouth.
An adult female is called a mare, and a young female is called a filly. An adult male is a stallion, and a young male is a colt. An unweaned baby of either sex is a foal. Castrated males and spayed females are called geldings. Mares carry their young inside them for approximately 11 months. When the baby horse is born, the young horse is often able to stand and then run about not long after birth. A mare comes into season one month after her foal is born. If she is remated then, she will have a foal at the same time each year.
The horses' hoofs are made out of horn which comes in different colors, with black being most common. Horses with white feet often have white hoofs, which are more brittle than pigmented ones. Appaloosa horses often have striped hoofs consisting of both pigmented and white hoof material.
There are thought to be more than 300 different breeds of horse found around the world today, each being bred for a purpose. Enormous draft horses such as Clydesdales pull heavy wagons, lighter saddle horses are for riding, and pony breeds are suitable for children and small adults. Miniature horses (30" and under) are primarily pets, though some have been used to guide blind people.
Horses have remarkable hearing and are almost able to have 360 degree hearing. The sense of smell of the horse is better than that of a human but the horse tends to rely more on vision than smell. Their field of monocular vision is almost 360 degrees with a narrower field of binocular vision in front and slightly to the sides. Horses have a blind spot directly in front of the nose and directly behind them. For this reason it is better to approach from the side. Whether they can see color is inconclusive. They do have much better night vision than humans.
Horses have an advanced sense of taste which allows the horse to sort through grasses and grains to find the things that the horse would most like to eat. Horses generally will not eat plants that are poisonous, but when the horse cannot find more adequate food, the horse will eat plants that contain toxins. A horse's gut is designed to have food flowing through it almost continually, and horses graze most of the day if allowed.


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Today, I walked into work, a day after losing my shit with our systems admin, due to her taking ages to enable my new email account. I was soon bitched out, warned, and suspended over several lewd emails having been sent overnight from my account to various female co-workers. FML
by benoit / 03/15/2013 at 8:35am / France / Work
Today, I walked into what I thought would be a surprise birthday party. It wasn't. It was my parents staging an intervention over my cat obsession. FML
by DM / 03/04/2013 at 3:02pm / United States (Massachusetts) / Miscellaneous
Today, my department found out that we're getting a new supervisor for the third time this month. I joked about how we're like "the foster kid nobody wants." One of my coworkers burst into tears and ran off. I later found out that she had been a foster child and never once had a stable home. FML
by Luke / 03/19/2013 at 5:59am / United States (New York) / Work
Today, I was caught "experimenting" with my friend at his house. His parents called mine, and my dad came to drive me home. On the way back, he tried to cheer me up by saying, "Son, don't be ashamed. When I was your age, I sucked a few dicks myself." Thanks for the info, Dad. FML
by ugh / 03/11/2013 at 7:33am / United States (Massachusetts) / Intimacy
Today, I tossed half a sausage to a dog sitting beside a park bench. It wasn't until he lunged for it and dragged the man beside him off of the bench that I realized it was a seeing eye dog. FML
by SolaceInRage / 03/20/2013 at 7:53pm / United States (Illinois) / Animals
Today, a few months after my co-worker had stopped wearing her engagement ring, I decided to put on the moves and start flirting with her. I soon found out that her fiancé had died, and that she's nowhere near over him, despite her brave face. I feel like a total asshole. FML
by Anonymous / 03/24/2013 at 5:33pm / United States (Florida) / Love
Today, I finished installing remote access CCTV cameras around my house due to the high rate of burglaries around my neighborhood. I turn it on to see my teenage son rubbing one out on the couch. FML
by couch_potato / 03/28/2013 at 3:53am / Intimacy
Today, I walked into the room naked while my wife was on the computer to surprise her. She smiled, put down her laptop and left for the bathroom so I started jerking it in anticipation. It was really feeling good until my wife's best friend, who was on Skype, started giggling. FML
by fredo / 03/19/2013 at 8:31am / United States (Iowa) / Intimacy
Today, I was taking my dog for a walk and forgot a bag to pick up his poop, since it's illegal to not pick it up in my town. Right as my dog started to take a dump, a cop car drove by and continued to watch me as I was forced to pick up the poop with my bare hands. FML
by yikes / 03/02/2013 at 10:32am / United States / Animals
Today, there was a new girl in one of my classes. We both corrected a classmate on his grammar, so, trying to make a new friend, I leaned back to her and said, "Haha, fellow Grammar Nazi?" She gave me a disgusted look and told me she was Jewish. FML
by Anonymous / 03/21/2013 at 6:43am / United States (Michigan) / Work
Today, I realized that I'm so lonely I can no longer whack off without bursting into tears and crying like a little bitch. FML
by Anonymous / 03/29/2013 at 12:11am / United States (Texas) / Intimacy
Today, I was on a girls' trip in Las Vegas. I met a cute guy at a bar and we were going back to his hotel room together. On the way up, he asked me how much it would cost. FML
by Hooker / 03/28/2013 at 7:58pm / United States / Intimacy
Today, I was feeling a bit insecure about my body, and I told my boyfriend I don't know how he can even stand to have sex with me. He replied, "I know, right?" FML
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Happy Independence Day–apparently it's punch a Republican day too
I'm always amused when the left gets a little frustrated. Somewhere in the "dance" that takes place with the give and take they often let their mask slip and let the inner beast out.
Many times its just a result of not getting their way. For instance, New Jersey. Known for its hardball politics, when the Democratic President of the Senate didn't get consulted by the governor concerning the budget after claiming to have worked with Governor Christie on the parts of the budget together (obviously expecting political payback for doing so) the Governor apparently held to principle and using the power vested in him by the NJ Constitution used the line item veto to further "prune" the state budget. Obviously his pruning took out some of the funding for programs that Sen. Sweeney felt he'd saved by cooperating previously. Since that wasn't the case, Sweeney lost his cool, went personal and launched a full ad hominem attack.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney went to bed furious Thursday night after reviewing the governor's line-item veto of the state budget.
He woke up Friday morning even angrier.
"This is all about him being a bully and a punk," he said in an interview Friday.
"I wanted to punch him in his head."
I've always been of the opinion that the punk is the one who ends up attacking like that, suggesting violence, etc. Now obviously you can argue that the politics of the past gave Sweeney the impression that cooperation would yield compromise. Give a little on his side, get a little for his side. But the belief that he'd get that was just that – a belief. Obviously Christie felt he'd been clear about what his goals were and how he planned on accomplishing them. Sweeney just as obviously thought he'd gotten around that by early cooperation.
We often hear it said of Barack Obama that he is doing exactly what he said he'd do and we shouldn't be surprised. Apparently that argument is void in New Jersey. Senate President Sweeney expects the old way of doing things – you know the way that has them in deep financial trouble – to prevail over the new way, i.e. a principled approach to running government and paying off the debt. Obviously the guy who is doing what he said he'd do doesn't agree with Sweeney.
What a punch in the head, huh?
The other example is sort of just the mask slipping all by itself. A self-inflicted wound so to speak -and many times it's on Twitter *cough*Wienergate*cough*. For instance the Communications Director for the Wisconsin Democratic Party supposedly celebrating, one assumes, the "birthday" of Medicare.
Now there are a number of ways one could do that in 142 characters. And an abundance of them would be perfectly acceptable, show one's support for the program (if one supports it) and relay why the person writing the Tweet supports said program. That's if you're not an idiot. And that's exactly what Graeme Zielinski comes across as in his Tweet:
Nice to see Democrats in such fine form in the "civility" department. Perhaps now we can see a cessation of all the hypocritical and condescending lectures from them about the need for civility in politics, huh?
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Long held secrets came spilling out the summer I turned seven, killing the balancing act of my parent's marriage. On High Island, we attended church every Sunday morning in a white clapboard building that held no more than a hundred souls in the pews. Maybe once a month, on Saturday evenings, we'd attend tent revivals held for traveling charismatic preachers. My daddy's family looked forward to these religious spectacles. They scared me shitless. Regular Pentecostal services are a wide world away from their Catholic, Episcopalian or Baptist equivalents. Tent revivals exist in a whole other realm. I watched my stalwart, calm faced aunts, female cousins and grandmother moan, speak in tongues, faint in ecstasy, handle snakes and dance like demons. The normally stoic male members of my family exhibited similar bouts of frightening behavior. I hated tent revivals, spending most of them hidden under my folding chair, eyes squeezed tight shut, fingers shoved in my ears, waiting to be carried out to the safety of the car and driven home.Ah, you've caused me to drive the car backwards into a ditch, Daphne, and now you'll have to sit with me for a spell. Have a Slurpee while I share my own tale of Pentecaustic Woe.
My father's only love is the piano. My mother once complained that he spent more time at the piano than with her, and she was going to leave him if he didn't get off that infernal thing and watch Lucy with her on the tee-vee. Without a word, he went into the bedroom, packed her bags, left them in the hallway and went back to practicing. She never complained about it again.
By day he sold pianos at the French Market in Kansas City, at least, he made a valiant effort. By night he played in mob-owned strip clubs. His desire to be Sarah Vaughan's accompanist was never realized – his brush with fleeting fame at that time was posing in a photograph with Lawrence Welk.
He wasn't a very good salesman. He'd start his spiel by offering the customer advice, then select a piano that would go with the rest of their furniture. At the point he had to close the deal, he would demonstrate the piano's virtues, and forgetting the customer, he would begin to play. And play. The customer, realizing he would never be able to play that well, left. But there were occasions when he made the sale. And that was usually to a church.
Dad played the organ in our church. He was the only member who could. Our church was a small, nondenominational collective of anal, henpecked men whose wives were gossiping scolds. Our family was their main source of nourishment.
The problem the church busybodies had with my father was how he played the organ.
Musically, he was a black man in a church full of tone deaf Klansmen. His playing was a thing of exquisite blasphemy. He cast aside the Methodist three-chord blandishments and restraints and pumped in chords and forbidden rhythms from the Devil's own Fake Book, inspiring lustful arousal – augmented minors, dominant sevenths and tenths vamped with a downbeat and walking bass lines. He made the Wurlitzer wail and moan with orgasmic pleasure.
Alas, in our church, there was no amen choir for such playing. There was no choir at all. Just congregational singing at its worst. I spent my time in those moments by making up new words for whatever hymn we were singing.
And then he sold a baby grand to a Pentecostal church.
The preacher, an organist himself, invited us to visit his church. My father, wary of all things Roman Catholic or Charismatic, would have declined, but for the money. Come Sunday, the six of us showed up, dressed in our faded, Goodwill best.
The preacher had roped off a whole pew for us midway from the front to the back and we filed in, youngest to oldest. My father sat next to the center aisle, removing the only avenue of escape.
The service started off well, with robust and joyous singing. The preacher played the organ, with his wife at the new piano. The church members sang well, clapped their hands, and for once, my father felt kinship with a church.
After the preacher introduced us and made announcements, the praying commenced. And such praying it was. Nothing prepared us for the praying.
The six of us froze as one. I slowly opened my eyes and turned to look at my father for silent instruction. He was waxen. His eyes were as wide as mine, and he was sweating. He made no expression, and did not look back at my inquiring gaze.
My older brother likewise, was a stone.
"HAMMANA SHEE TOGEE YODEE YODEE VOVOVOVO TANGA MENTO DODEEDODO!" continued the preacher. Everyone, save for us, had their eyes closed and hands upraised, each beseeching their Lord and Savior in his own tongue.
I looked at my little sister, Malinda, on my left, who looked back at me with the same expression I gave her. And then I looked beyond her to my little brother, Stacy, expecting the same reaction. My mouth fell open as I watched him press the palms of his hands to his mouth.
"Oh Lord, please don't do what I think you're gonna do!" I thought, hoping he would see the word "NO" forming on my lips and the slight shake of my head. He did, of course, but chose not to listen to his Better Angel.
"PPPPFFFFTTTTH!" he softly farted with his mouth into his hands.
My father's stupor was over. Turning, he glared at Little Brother, his jaw clenched in rage. I stared straight ahead, as the raucous gibbering of the congregation continued. I felt my father's arm slide behind my neck. With a silent flick of his wrist he slapped Little Brother's head.
Only he missed, and hit Little Sister's head, instead.
"Ow! Whud I do?" she cried, rubbing her head. Dad leaned to his left a bit more and flicked his hand again. And once more, he missed Little Brother, hitting Little Sister.
I tried to stifle the laughter forming in the pit of my stomach. I struggled and failed. My whole body shook. I looked again at Little Brother and in a brief display of mercy, he quit face-farting. My eyes began to water and I bit my lip. The preacher, squawking ecstatic insanities heavenward was now moving up the aisle. He paused at each pew and placed his hands on the head of the person sitting closest to the aisle and spewed sacred gibberish, following with the only word I understood: "Amen!" He continued up the aisle toward us. I bit my lip hard, to stop myself from laughing. I gave a pleading look at Little Brother, who decided to play the face game.
Pulling his cheeks downward and rolling his eyes into the back of his head, he opened his mouth to show only his bottom teeth. Zombie face.
"Please, oh please oh please, just STOP!" I silently prayed. Little Brother continued, this time pulling the sides of his head back to make his eyes squint. He sucked in his cheeks and pursed his lips, with his front teeth protruding. Chinese face.
I covered my mouth with my hands and laughed, as my whole body shook. I gave up trying to control myself and began to cry. The preacher stopped at our pew. He stopped chattering and spoke loudly in English:
"Brothers and Sisters," he bellowed, looking directly at me. "This child is filled with the Holy Ghost!"
And with that, the entire congregation got up from their pews and surrounded us, laying hands on my head, while rapidly praying to Jesus in heartfelt, unintelligible noise. Some were overwhelmed and cried.
Once more, I froze, and waited for the blessing to pass. The preacher said, "Amen!' and a chorus of amens followed.
There was a sermon, I believe. I can't for the life of me remember what it was about. Little Brother sat still for the rest of the service, when he saw that I was bored with his antics.
Once we left the church and got into the car, Dad turned to look at us, his face shaking with rage.
We held our breaths, awaiting the judgment and punishment that was sure to come. Instead, he laughed. Long and hard. And we laughed with him. All the way home. Back to our neighborhood of drug addicts, drunks, wife beaters, gangs and crazy ladies.
We all got out of the car as the Crazy Lady walked slowly by.
"Goddamnsonofabitch! Goddamnsonofabitch! Goddamnsonofabitch!" she incanted. Those were the only words anyone had ever heard her say. She stopped to look at us.
And we replied, "Amen!"
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There are more slaves in the world today than during any other time in human history. Ruse*, in Cambodia, is one of millions of young people trafficked each year.
Now 23, Ruse* was first prostituted at age 13.
"Everybody called me a prostitute girl," she recalls, "and I never wanted to hear that word in my life."
When Ruse was a young girl, her mother suffered from chronic illness. Without income, her mother's illness could not be treated; the children regularly went to bed with empty stomachs.
Ruse and her family lived in Svay Pak, an area of Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh, known as an informal red light district where children are trafficked. Their neighbor, who owned a brothel, approached Ruse's mother with an offer.
"She asked if my mother wanted to sell my Zhin (virginity) because it's [worth a] high price and that this would help the family," explains Ruse. "My mother and I seriously discussed about selling my Zhin, and we cried because we didn't want to do so."
But out of desperation, Ruse agreed to the offer. "I wanted my mother to be healthy, and I wanted to help my family's living conditions to be improved so that we could have enough food to eat," says Ruse.
"My first time, I was with a foreigner…it was painful," says Ruse. To make things worse, the brothel owner refused to give Ruse's mother any money unless Ruse slept with the foreigner again.
Ruse continued to work in the brothel, servicing male clients daily, most of them tourists. The brothel owner paid her mother a meager amount monthly.
After working in several brothels in Phnom Penh, Ruse and her family moved to Siem Reap province with some other girls. There, Ruse was prostituted in a coffee shop and massage club. As is common practice in areas where commercial sexual exploitation is rampant, the massage club was a cover for the brothel. Ruse's mother also worked at the brothel, cleaning clothes and the building.
"Many other girls and I were sitting behind the giant glass for male buyers to choose," recalls Ruse. "I saw lots of men, both local and foreign guys, come for sex; some of them used a gun to force girls to service them."
Ruse was despondent. "I never dreamt of having a better life…I thought my life would be prostitution forever."
Ruse is one of millions of children enslaved each year for sexual exploitation or labor. Human trafficking — the use of fraud, force, or coercion to exploit a person for profit — is modern-day slavery, and it occurs in every country in the world, including the United States.
Slavery has not been abolished. Rather, it has evolved over the centuries. "The abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the 19th century did not eradicate the practice globally," explains UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.
"Instead, it took on other forms, which persist to this day: serfdom, debt bondage, and forced and bonded labor; trafficking in women and children, domestic slavery, and forced prostitution, including of children; sexual slavery, forced marriage, and the sale of wives; child labor and child servitude, among others."
An eventual police raid freed some 40 girls, including Ruse and her mother, from the brothel. However, Ruse's mother was accused of selling her into prostitution and was jailed for three years.
Ruse was referred to World Vision's trauma recovery center. At the center, Ruse received counseling, medical care, and vocational training, along with the love and care of the staff. She formed relationships with the other girls in the center, and she found comfort in sharing her experiences.
While working in Seim Reap, Ruse became dependent on drugs in an attempt to make the daily abuse bearable. The recovery center staff helped Ruse break her addiction.
World Vision also helped Ruse find a job at a hotel when she was released from the center. Today, she is a nanny for expatriates in Phnom Penh. Her mother was released from jail and now lives in Vietnam. Her younger siblings are in school, and their living conditions have greatly improved.
"I dream of having a family and marrying a good guy who doesn't discriminate [against] me because I have a bad past," says Ruse. "I now have hope to have a good family in the future."
And Ruse hopes that she can help girls who were trapped as she was. "I really want to help other girls who work as prostitutes because, for some girls, they have no choice and they are forced," she says. "I hope I will become a person who would rescue those girls."
Note: Ruse is not her real name.
Pray for children and families who have been devastated by trafficking, and pray for the political will to effectively fight this horrific practice.
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Breakfast links: Making the roads safer
If the motorist has no assets (an assumption based on the limited insurance policy he was carrying), can the bicyclist legally garnish any future wages or assets from this person?
The name of the Women's Titanic Memorial is misleading. The memorial was built by a group of surviving women in honor of the many men who famously were restrained from lifeboats so women and children could board.
Far too often, people confuse correlation with causation.
The real problem is that if you are a bicyclist you likely don't have your own insurance to cover you. I can buy tons of medical insurance for myself through my auto insurance policy so that if I'm in a bad accident I get coverage regardless of the other car owner's coverage (and fault). Don't believe cyclists have such an option or that auto coverage would cover a person while on a bicycle.
The settlement in the case was 950,000, but with an agreement not to go after the defendant. Both were conspiring against the insurance company.
The moral hazard is making insurance mandatory. You don't pay for the costs of your bad driving -- the risks are spread out to a larger pool.
The real answer is mandating anyone who take a bike on the road is mandated to have liability insurance to cover being hit. Unworkable and unenforceable.
There is no such thing as "liability insurance to cover being hit." Liability insurance covers damages and injuries that you cause (and thus are liable for). Cyclist's liability insurance would, by definition, cover damages to a car if the cyclists causes an accident. That's all.
Oddly enough, I agree that mandating higher minimums is a poor way to manage risk. Insurance in general is a poor way to manage most risks. And yes, mandating insurance does exactly what you claim, it negates personal motivation to drive carefully. Of course, it also minimizes the possibility (risk) that individuals may not be able to pay for damages and/or injuries that they cause.
No need to mandate it. People just need to know what they are and are not insured for. Health care insurance potentially covers medical expenses. Disability insurance (offered through employers and otherwise) covers lost wages. Both cover all kinds of risks-being hit while on a bicycle. Hitting curb on a bicycle and suffering injuries. Going hiking and falling down a cliff. And so on.
Let's try this substitution
"The police are trained to pull over only those vehicles where there is probable cause, so the fact that police pulled someone over proved that the driver was doing something illegal"
Would anyone buy that?
(still shame on AAA for not funding its own expert, their and the guy's lawyer should have known better than that)
P.S. there is "only" an association between lung cancer and smoking. I'm not saying this study on bike infrastructure and bike crashes has the strength of the decades of studies showing an association between smoking and lung cancer. I'm saying; there is plausibility and if the goal of preventing bike crashes is deemed worthwhile then the question is worthy of further study based on this and previous outcomes of the association presented.
This, by definition, is not liability insurance, as noted above. IF such a product were offered to cover personal injury, I imagine that the company providing that coverage would first pay out to the claimant, then try to collect from the liability coverage of the other party.
...it shows that DC is becoming safer for cyclists. It does NOT show that bike lanes are the cause of this. There could be any number of explanations. But bike lanes could be a reason or even the main one.
That bike lanes contribute to DC becoming safer for cuclists is plausible.
see "The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature"
Because it most likely doesn't have the power of eminent domain over the Amtrak area that's critical for this junction. (It probably resides with the feds for this area.) Additionally, eminent domain costs lots of money. Had the Fenty folks been far less arrogant and realized from the start that you can't simply impose your will on others, they might have accomplished far more through persuasion. Of course that might have involved NOT purchasing the cars pre-planning, not announcing the routespre-planning, and of course NOT proposing wired streetcars when the laws AND the organizations they need to play nice with, including the feds, said 'no wires permitted'.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens in CHI-town when they attempt that same attitude there. Chicago's a tougher town than here. They won't be as polite with these guys.
Nice map. Too bad it stops are the District border and hence ignores a few rather important Greater DC memorials. You know, little unknown memorials like Arlington Cemetery, with JFK's grave and Gen Lee's house, the 9/11 memorial, the Marine, Navy and Air Force memorials.
Yes, if one buys the infallibility of computer programs.
But doesn't this camera, like most others, take two pictures at a set interval showing the distance the car traveled in the .25 seconds (or whatever the interval is), allowing interpolation of the speed?
Doesn't that also assume that the camera is calibrated perfectly to always take pictures at .25 second intervals? What if that interval slips to .35 or .45 then you have a very inaccurate secondary check as well. Computers and other electronics are susceptible to slow downs over time.
And yes the time stamp could be inaccurate. But if you want to pursue that reasoning you can't really give out speeding tickets at all, because the police officer's eyesight and sense of speed could also be inaccurate.
True. Even in a place that used to be DC.
It's also awkward for politicians to be reminded about all those soldiers they sent to their deaths.
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It's a scary Halloween business
By Sandy Rashty, November 1, 2012
A "spooktacular" party night in Camden on Saturday raised £4,500 for Jewish Care as 250 young professionals dressed to impress for Halloween. Costumes at the Rock committee's event ranged from the traditional vampire and zombie outfits to elephant and Pink Panther bodysuits. Among the revellers was Oliver Gee, 27, from Manchester, who said: "It's great that we have events like this in the city and it's all in aid of a good cause." Committee chair Jamie Landesberg added: "To sell out before the big night was unbelievable and we are incredibly appreciative of everyone who attended — and in particular those who have shown continued support to Jewish Care over the years"
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EVA Ranked Among World's 5 Safest Airlines, Rating marks Ten years at top of AERO International list
EVA Air has been ranked fifth among the world's top-10 safest airlines by Germany's AERO International Magazine. The publication's assessments for 2013 were released in its February 2014 edition on January 17. In the ten years that EVA has been counted among the world's 10 safest airlines, it has climbed in ranking. With its safety programs, consistently superb record and high standards, EVA has solid standing among leading international airlines and is listed just behind Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair and Emirates. This marks the second time EVA has been recognized for its high safety standards, closely following rankings released by AirlineRatings.com earlier this month.
AERO International is published monthly and focuses on civil aviation. The respected magazine provides safety rankings based on analyses by Germany's Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC). This year, JACDEC evaluated more than 800 airlines worldwide and ranked flight performances, using criteria that included serious flight accidents within the last 10 years and flight losses within the past 30 years. JACDEC determined overall rankings by comparing an index value of each airline's accumulated operations with those of other carriers. The complete list is available at http://www.jacdec.de/Airline-Rankings/jacdec_safety_ranking_2013.htm .
EVA has maintained a safety record without any flight losses or fatalities for its entire 22 years of operation. With only a small variation in their scores, EVA was ranked fifth after Emirates in fourth place. This is EVA's highest score in JACDEC's analyses. There are three other Star Alliance members listed in the top-10, including Air New Zealand, TAP Portugal and Air Canada that, with EVA, demonstrate the group's high quality services.
"The safety ranking illustrates what a high level of safety air transport has already reached. The top group is extremely close together," said Dietmar Plath, Chief Editor of AERO International.
Plath visited EVA in September 2013, interviewed President Austin Cheng and reported on its safety management system in this month's issue of the magazine.
"Airplane selection greatly affects the core competence of airlines," Cheng said. "EVA's fleet plans take the factors such as 'coping with market demand and growth,' 'fuel efficiency and environmental friendliness,' and 'passenger safety and comfort' into consideration."
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people only voting for obito because of the last few manga's obviously sasuke is the true avenger
This is flawed, Obito isn't out for vengeance. He just wants to create an utopia under a mass scale genjutsu.
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Well crying over a girl is obviously pretty lame specially if u don even know what caused all this to happen.....but obitos ways are more effective than sasuke's thts for sure!
Let's see Obito is like 30 and Sasuke is like 16. Now if Sasuke lives long enough to reach 30 I'm pretty sure the only person who cud beat him would be naruto
Obito is just a pawn of Madara. So. Sasuke.
Sasuke is only going after the people who made his brother suffer but obito wants to take it on the whole world even tho Kakashi was the only one at fault n beside he wants the world 2 b peaceful (in his own ways)
Shikamaru. He got revenge in like no time at all and then got on with his life.
How can you say Obito? His story doesnt even make sense. Just because a girl who never liked him died,he kills his master and wants to destroy the world... -_- . Sasuke's whole family died and then he gets mind-fked by his brother, and he already avenged the Uchiha by killing Danzo.
Nagato is my favorite avenger. Killing all those Shinobi when Yahiko died and whipping out anything close to Hanzo. That's beast to me!!!
Although I feel sorry for Obito, he was such a nice person but i think Sasuke has the right to be an avenger. His anger is just! He lost his family and he lost his beloved older brother very miserably and he was only 8!
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obito of course, RIN's death was the trigger to unleash obito, he wanted to punish minato for not being there to prevent RIN's death (the konoha attack), and he will stop at nothing until he either succeed in his plan or die. now sasuke have always been manipulated and didn't know whats what i mean its silly that at some point he didn't even know why he's angry and still wants revenge.
agreed sasuke is fooled
The attacked on konoha was obito's personal ravange against Minato, for not been there for Rin, lets get serius if minato appear in the battlefield for 5 seconds.
Bloody myst nin: Mother of god! is minato!! Run for your life..
None of that would had happened, kakashi alive, Rin alive and obito returning to konoha..
then minato can teleport back to whatever he was doing, and end of the story, none bloody ninja would have dare, they would have been more worry for their lifes than getting rin.
But since that dint happened, obito went after Minato.
Stil lame dude obito, his ravange is for a girl that barely was on his team and liked someone else, and never put her eyes on him..
Obito is more like an Obessed guy over a dead body.
Sasuke is(was?) trying to avenge his whole clan, Obito is trying to 'avenge' a girl he like(who wasn't even from his clan). I think Sasuke takes this one.
Sasuke i think
a girl he liked, f***ing keyboard
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Sasuke is(was?) trying to avenge his whole clan, Obito is trying to 'avenge' a girl he like(who wasn't even from his clan). I think Sasuke takes this one.
Lol, this a complete joke.....the answer is obvious."Sasuke"
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I go for Obito!!!! Sasuke is just talk!!!...he kept on babbling about destroying konoha...and killing everyone and shit...but has only killed danzo!!!!!!!! obito on the other hand.. killed every freaking Mist ninja when he witnessed his love die!!!!
Obito is a big badass!!!! sasuke is shit infront of him..will never get his Revenge on konoha and will end up dying!!! fuk him
Hahaha...it sounds to me like your mad.
Sasuke is more of an avenger. Obito is partly driven by revenge but it's not his defining trait.
well, i don't think Obito is an Avenger(rise above hate lolz)...even shikaku said this....he is not filled with vengence or hatred but by ambition...if it was vengence,he wouldv'e killed kakashi long ago .......the reason he don't hate kakashi or anyone else is because he thinks its useless to hate this reality meaning he has lost all hope....as he said, he hopes for nothing (extreme case of depression i'd say lolz) he is exact opposite of Naruto....
so that doesn't make him an avenger but a guy who says F*ck it..........FU*K IT MOTHER FKI*NG ALL.....LOLz
Well, Obito wants revenge cause Rin died so his plan is to Put a Genjutsu on the world.. Sasuke on the other wants revenge cause his brother died so he plans on destorying Konoha. The only thing that would happen IF Sasuke destroyed Konoha and killed everyone in it would be a HUGE bounty on his head and self satisfaction. Then Obito would cast the Genjutsu on the world and basically and create a false peace in the world that would satisfy him. So in the situation it's kinda hard to decide.. But I'm gonna have to go with Obito.
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Greetings from Camelback Ranch! Thank you Mike!
Greetings everyone!
First of all, I want to give a big thank you to my friend Mike! Wow Mike! You blew me away with this post! Not only did you give us a wonderful post of our Brooklyn Bums when they won in 1955 but when I saw the title I was what? Wow Mike! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
When I first started reading Mike's blog, I became hooked so jump on his Brooklyn Trolley for a wonderful ride!
Spring Training in Arizona
I have been having a ball here in Arizona! If you have not been to Spring Training, make an effort to go. Is so much fun seeing the regular players, the ones trying to make the team and others within the organization and those that work covering the Dodgers.
Tony Jackson who used to work for the Daily News and now works for ESPN Los Angeles, came over to greet me after I yelled "HEY TONY!" I am so glad that Tony is back working as a Dodger Beat Writer!
And Mike, yes, the patch is a go! Here is Loney sporting the patch. This picture is also for those that are looney for Loney:
Here is one for all the Ethierholics! is ao nice to see Andre's swing! Thank you to my friend that I have nicknamed her Juana Soo Hoo for the great pictures she takes!
When I get home I will upload more pictures!
I also have some funny anecdotes to tell!
We had a lot of fun at the first game when we got there about an hour before game time. The following day we got there as soon as they let us get in which is 9:AM. I greeted the players as they made their way through the roped area. Everyone was so nice with "Hey!, good morning!" "hey, how are you?" I LOVE MY BOYS IN BLUE!
Rafael Furcal and Manny seemed inseparable. I greeted Rafi and he greeted me back. And then I said "Como estas Manny" He reponded smiling "Bien, Bien, si me puedo levantar en la manana, todo esta bien." "Good, good, if I can get up in the morning, eveything is fine!"
Sunday's game, after no news online that the game was going to be cancelled at Mesa, we headed that way. The Cub's ballpark reminded me of Wrigley Field. There was a signing with ex-players such as Fergusen Jenkins, Rollie Fingers and Tommy Davis. I stopped to talk to Tomy Davis so I did not see who else was there. As I was talking to Tommy Davis, they made the announcement that the game had been cancelled so after I purchased a ball signed by Tommy Davis, we left. I know I can get Tommy to sign at Dodger Stadium or any event by the Dodgers but I felt that I am helping by making a purchase there. The balls were $20. Tommy signed it "Tommy Davis NL Batting Champ 1962 1963.
We ended up at the Arizona Museum for Young (AMY). They are featuring "Play Ball! The Cactus League Experience" from Feb. 26 – Nov. 7 2010. I recomended for both adults and kids. You can read more about it at www.arizonamuseumforyouth.com I will post pictures about this place after I get home!
Tomorrow we head to Scottsdale to watch our bums play the hated Jints.
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Sounds like you're having a super time!
You got to talk to Rafael and Manny? Man, I think I told you how jealous I was before… well now you can double it😉
I wish I could stay here until they go back! but I got to work to pay for addiction! LOL.
I think the like it when you talk to them in Spanish. I started with I just saw your brother Raffy. I met his brother last year during Spring training then coming back from Chicago last year, his brother was in our flight.
Hey Emma,
GREAT POST by Mike! I wish I could be there in CamelBack. Keep supporting our BOYS in BLUE….GOOOOO DODGERS! Keep having fun and hope to see your pictures soon!
Hey Emma-
Hope you are having an awesome time!!!!! I am hopeful that me and my family can make it for a spring training Padres game sometime!!
Sounds like you and the Boys out at Camelback Ranch are feeling the same type of weather we have had all Winter in Florida right now.
Sucks that it is eating into your trip, but I know you will get a much time with the Boys in Blue that they and the weather will allow.
Awesome photo of the statue featuring the small girl with a baseball bat. I like that baseball has become more unisex with players of both genders playing up to the high school years now.
Now if some girl can learn to throw a knuckleball like that girl from Japan…..sky is the limit!
Hope you have clear skies and smiles for the miles for the rest of your trip.
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Great game my friends and i walked during the game and chanted lets go dodgers also you took a picture of me with my dodger hat i would like a picture of it. thank you also hope you had a great time we did go boilers
You are back!! How have you been chica? Mike is just a great guy. I just got back about 30 minutes ago! We lost the game against the Jints but we had a great time! I almost got hit with a line drive from Ethier. I was having this new pan stirred noodles that they started carrying at the Catctus league that are delicious. Anyway, as I was stuffing my mouth, here comes this line up that made me duck. Someone in the back got the ball.
We had such a great time. Every baseball fan should experience Spring Training! You probably already know that Adrian Gonzales has a restaurant in AZ.
We missed yesterday's game but we made the most of it by going to the museum and checking other statues like the one with the little girl. they have them all around Main Street downtown, close to the museum.
That was HILARIOUS you all walking down the aisle chanting "Let's go Dodgers!" I joined from my seat with the chant just like the rest of the Dodger fans. It was nice meeting you! I like to know more about the Boilers! You want me to emailed you the pic or posted here? Let me know!
You know when you asked me "did you get any tickets" I was thinking you meant tickets to a game but I was not sure what game you were talking about. Then you mentioned speeding tickets! LOL. That was great to meet someone that reads my blog! Like I said I want to know more about The Boilers. Where do you meet? Thanks!
Emma, that is too bad about the rain. That's so unusual for Arizona, too. It sounds like you managed to make the most of it, though. You are speeding-ticket free, I hope?
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Glad you are having fun! I really wish I could have made it to some Spring games this year :O( Looking forward to seeing more photos :O)
We were law abiding citizens so we should not expect any surprises in the mail!
When I get a chance I will download some pics! I am back at work and I already want to go back! But I'll hold myself and wait until they are back in LA!
Looks and sounds like you had a blast even if it did rain… glad you're back safely, bet you are missing the fun of it all though….
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great to see some southwest hospitality. great your having such a fun time. i know i would be. i didnt know it rained all that much in arizona.
Well golfing was a bust on Monday, and tuesdays game we got slaughtered ( not to mention the weather was freezin cold,rainy and windy one minute, then sunny skies the next)….. but today look bright and sunny. Highlight so far…..I almost got run over by Joe Torre and his golf cart yesterday( he came out of NO where!)…and I had a nice conversation with Tony Jackson, former beat writer for the Daily News. He is now with espn los angeles, and is a real class act. He also used to have a great Dodgers blog. Off to practice………
I wanted to turn around and go back! I did not want to leave!
They are still having rainouts!
Too funny that you almost got run over by Torre! I saw the score yesterday and I was thinking of you watching the game. Sorry!
I Saw Tony too! I used to post in his blog from the Daily News! Iwas so happy when he got the Dodger Beat writer job at ESPN Los Angeles. I saw him at Camelback too! I yelled "Tonny!" so he came over, gave me a hug and we talked a little bit. Say hi to him for me.
Tonight I will go hear a speaker at the Downtown LA library. I usually catch a few speakers there since I take the train from downtown Union Station so I just close to there. Jesse Katz will be there talking about his memoirs "The Opposite Field" wtih father Gregory Boyle of the gan intervention group Homeboy Industries.
Hey Rob,
Did you get to read this?
Yup…his blog is great. Little confused about being a Mutts fan AND a Sox fan, but……… Sad day in Dodger land with the passing of Willie Davis. They had a moment of silence for "Three Dog" before todays game. By the way, Gordo Manteca (Tommy Lasorda) is in the dugout today. I guess with Torre out of the country, Tommy thought he would help out……..( can you tell I'm not a big Tommy fan?)
So what did Tommy do or say to you that you don't like him. I know that when I see him I can tell if he is in a good or bad mood, but he has always been nice to me. Probably cause after getting his autograph a long time ago, I don't ask him anymore, I just greet him and for some reason he remembers me.
Emma, I'll be at Camelback Ranch next weekend. How early should I get there for the most chances at autographs and fun interaction with the players? I read you got in at 9am! Wow! Is that normal?
9am is when they let you in to wonder around. Walk all around, wait for the players as they go inside the roped area. I have pictures from entries I posted in March last year. Last year also I walked to the minor league area only to find and I forget what pitcher the Dodgers were looking at but he was throwing and Joe Torre was there with Colletti evaluating him. Only a few knew that was going on while the other fans waited by the roped area.