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He'd prayed all the way from Brazil to northwestern Wisconsin for God to spare his nonna, even when God and he both knew his prayer was a selfish one.
Warm wind buffeting him, Tony Stefano leaned the Harley into the big curve and braced for his first glimpse of Nonna's Victorian in ten years. He roared round the corner, and there it stood. Tall. Proud. Unbending.
Like his nonna.
A lump caught in his throat. He felt just like he had when he'd left at seventeen trapped in circumstances he had no clue how to handle. Nonna's demands. His overwhelming feelings for Maggie McGuire. And the final straw Sheriff Bunker's accusations.
He gave his head a shake as if he could shake off the past and focused on the crisis at hand. According to Maggie's brief email, Nonna had fallen down the stairs and injured her leg and who knew what else. A shock. Somehow he'd thought his grandmother would live forever.
He had to see her one last time. He needed to ask her forgiveness before she went to meet her maker.
Gut churning, he took the turn into the driveway. Tires popped gravel. He braked to a stop beside the polished gray-and-white Suburban Maggie's dad had let him drive a few times. He couldn't believe she still had it. It must be a classic by now.
Hitting the kill switch on the Harley, he lifted off his helmet and squinted up at the sagging roof of the old house. Chipped paint and rotting windowsills. Keeping up a big, old house was like pouring money down a hole. But Nonna had always kept the place looking good with little cash, plenty of hard work and sheer determination. By the looks of it now, she was running low on all three.
Why hadn't she cashed those checks he'd sent?
At least her flowers were going stronger than ever. The place was draped in them, the air sweet with a fragrance that reminded him of Maggie. She'd loved Nonna's flowers, especially the roses. He peered through hundreds of pink ones climbing the arched arbor over the brick walk and caught a glimpse of copper hair.
His jaw clenched down on feelings he'd buried long ago. But he couldn't deny seeing her again filled him with anticipation mixed with sheer terror. Pretty much the way she'd affected him ever since he'd hit town when he was six, and she'd been four. He climbed off the bike and ducked through the roses.
She stood near the back steps, hammer in hand, boards helter-skelter around her bare feet, a yellow T-shirt and worn, torn jeans skimming her curves.
He should have guessed she'd grow into a striking woman with those new-penny curls and big, brown eyes. Eyes filled with trust and belief in him those years growing up when they were the only kids for miles. Innocent eyes that had reminded him of his protective side.
Except for the day he'd betrayed her trust and taken her innocence. Sure, he'd been a head-over-heels-in-love kid of seventeen, but she'd been only fifteen. He'd asked God's forgiveness, but he doubted he'd ever forgive himself.
"Tony?" Maggie squinted at him as if she couldn't be sure who he was. "You came home?"
"I started out as soon as I got your email." Stopping in front of her, he tried to prepare for an answer to the question he feared asking. "How's Nonna?"
"She's slowly improving. The hospital in Eau Claire transferred her to the new rehab center on the other end of town yesterday."
Relief flooding him, he breathed a silent thank-you and grinned. "That's great news."
A frown flitted across Maggie's face. "She's very unhappy. She expected to come straight home from the hospital." She brightened a little. "But seeing you will cheer her up."
He hoped so. Now all he had to do was figure out what to say to her. "I need to set things right with her."
"It's about time." Maggie's face crumpling, she reached for him. "I'm so glad you came home to see her."
He swept her into a bear hug, her fresh scent touting hours outdoors. Memories of innocent kisses popped into his mind. Did she still taste like strawberries?
She pushed away, swiping at her eyes, a soft pink tinge flushing her cheeks and neck.
She was blushing?
"Your nonna's missed you so much."
What about you, Maggie? Have you missed me? Had she thought about him like he'd thought about her?
But they weren't kids anymore. They'd both moved on with their lives. His chest aching somewhere in the vicinity of his heart, he noticed a few freckles still spattered her nose. For some reason, he was glad they hadn't all disappeared.
She glanced at her watch. "It's nearly six. Your nonna goes to sleep early, but if you hurry, you can probably see her before she goes to sleep for the night."
He rubbed the back of his neck. "Nonna was always a stickler for cleanliness, so I should probably get cleaned up first. I've spent the last twenty hours on planes, in airports or eating truck exhaust. I'd kill for a shower."
"You don't have time. Splash water on your face." Maggie at her all-business best.
He frowned. "I don't know what to say to her."
"Just talk." She waved her hand as if to point out the obvious.
Unfortunately, God hadn't given everybody Maggie's talent for rebuilding bridges with people. "What can I say to her?"
She squinted. "There will probably be apologizing involved. Tell her you're sorry for running away."
"I have a feeling sorry is not going to cut it."
"It's a place to start."
He'd like to believe it was that simple, but He dug deeper for words to make Maggie understand. "I figure raising a six-year-old kid after his mother died couldn't have been a piece of cake. Especially one with a chip on his shoulder the size of South America. I owe her.
"Yes, you do."
"But you know nothing was ever easy between Nonna and me."
"She loves you, Tony." Her smile softened the intensity of that statement.
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. She'll be so glad to see you but it might take a while for her to forgive you. For running away. And for never coming home."
He dragged in a breath. "What about you, Maggie? Have you forgiven me for running away?"
"Me?" She stared at his boots. "Ten years is a long time."
Which meant no, she hadn't forgiven him and probably never would. But could he blame her?
"Stella keeps your letters stashed in the chest in her room. We" Frowning, Maggie shook her head. "She rereads them so often, they're falling apart."
"That's hard to believe."
"Well, it's true. Just how long are you planning to stay?"
"I have to be on a plane for Porto Loges in a week."
"A week?" She gave him a scouring look.
"Can't be helped. We're starting a building contract I've worked hard to get off the ground."
"And they need you more than your nonna does?"
"I have a great foreman, but so many things go wrong, especially in the beginning of a project. BesidesNonna has never needed me, and you know it."
Shaking her head, Maggie raised her chin a notch, a move that had always put him on his guard.
It worked as effectively as it always had. She clearly thought he was making excuses. "I have a lot to lose, Maggie. I need to get back to keep my financial backers from getting nervous."
She sighed. "And you think you can make up for ten years in a week?"
A tall order, he knew. He rubbed his whisker-stubbled chin and realized he didn't even know how to begin with Nonna. He needed to take Maggie with him. Just like old times. Him needing her help. But what else was he going to do? "Will you help me with Nonna?"
She frowned. "What makes you think I can help?"
"You've known us a long time. You can steer us around our old hang-ups."
"I had no idea I held such power."
He gave her a look. "Will you come with me?"
"It will be better if you see her alone."
Not a good plan. "We haven't seen each other for ten years."
"I can't go with you. She doesn't know I wrote to you. She needs to believe coming home was your idea."
Leave it to Maggie to overthink this. He shifted his stance. "Coming back was my idea. And I really need your help. Who else am I going to ask?"
She frowned.
But she hadn't said no. Not yet anyway. "You think my being here will help her, right?"
"Seeing you will give her a huge boost."
"Not if we get off on the wrong foot."
She narrowed her eyes as if giving his comment serious thought. "It'll take a couple minutes for me to change clothes."
He grinned his thanks. "I owe you."
"I'll remember that." She laid down her hammer and jogged up the porch steps, the screen door slamming shut behind her.
Her absence giving him time to think about what lay ahead, he stood there fighting a wave of panic. Pretty ridiculous. He was going to face his grandmother, not a firing squad.
Too bad he couldn't shake the feeling that the firing squad would be easier.
In her upstairs bedroom, Maggie pulled on clean jeans with shaking hands. He was home.
After all these years, the boy who'd lit the moon and hung the stars in her sky was home. A man now. A gorgeous man. But still Tony.
And he was more. More rugged. More confident. More exciting. More everything she didn't need in her life.
He looked so different from the skinny boy she'd shadowed as a little girl. The boy who'd been her protector, her confidant, her friend. The boy whose kisses had awakened feelings too powerful to deny that day years ago. The day she'd told him she loved him.
She glanced at the chest beside her bed, her gaze skimming the princess figurine her parents had given her and homing in on the gold, oval locket draping its neck. Tony had given her the locket that day, a present for her fifteenth birthday.
The next day, he was gone.
Instead, Sheriff Bunker had shown up on her doorstep asking questions and accusing Tony of hurting Doc Tilbert and stealing his money. He did errands and odd jobs for the doctor, but Tony would never hurt him or steal from anybody. That's what she'd told the sheriff, but he was convinced Tony ran away because he was guilty, and vowed to send bulletins to surrounding lawenforcement agencies to find him. She'd been so afraid for Tony.
She grabbed her pink T-shirt from the bed and threw it over her head, jabbing blindly for the sleeves. Finally, she got the shirt on and dragged in a breath.
She was so relieved Tony had come home to see Stella that she hadn't given any thought to what it would be like having him around. Now it was all she could think about, and she couldn't stop shaking. In some ways, she felt like that same giddy schoolgirl all over again. How silly. How humiliating. How dumb.
This was the guy who'd shattered her heart when he'd abandoned Noah's Crossing, his nonna and her. The guy who'd jotted a postcard to his nonna to let her know he was okay, then dropped off the face of the earth for five years. The one who hated the town she considered home, who had no use for roots and couldn't wait to leave it all behind again.
But he'd finally come home to make things right with his nonna. Part of her couldn't help being proud of him for that. As for making things right with her?
It was far too late for that.
She pressed her hand to the stab in her heart and lowered herself to the bed. Dear God, I thought I'd forgiven him for deserting me when I needed him most. But seeing him again, I know I haven't. Our baby isn't coming backshe's gone forever.


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Definition of encroach
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1 : to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
2 : to advance beyond the usual or proper limits the gradually encroaching sea
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Middle English encrochen to get, seize, from Anglo-French encrocher, from en- + croc, croche hook — more at crochet
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: to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits
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1 : to take over the rights or property of another little by little or in secret The prince encroached on the king's authority.
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: to enter especially gradually or stealthily into the possessions or rights of another encroaches on an adjoining property
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Anglo-French encrocher, probably alteration of acrocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a-, prefix stressing goal + croc hook
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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Doomsday101, Sep 13, 2012.
I'm guessing with a Phil Costa pancake block.
While I don't buy into the hype of the mayan calendar and the end of the world, I do think it's pretty awesome my first childs due date is 12/21/12
But think about all the crazies who DO believe the world will come to an end on 12/21/12...how much mayhem are they going to cause in the days leading up to The Big Day? Sounds like a good week to stay in bed. Or under it.
Any chance there is a game on that day?


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Very interesting and informative video. A good way to understand the beliefs of the muslim cult. Provides solid information for those who don't wish to even touch the ungodly fictional book called the koran.
10) mumadman first impressions were demonic thru angel gabriel. mumadman thought he was possessed (Majnun) instead of receiving revelations from God. This is not a prophet!
9) mumadman continually tried to kill himself while and after receiving revelations from God. This is not a prophet!
8) mumadman's treatment of captives is to animalistically rape them. This is not a prophet!
7) mumadman's treatment of wives is to beat them into submission. This is not a prophet!
6) mumadman is not mentioned in the Bible NOR THE QUR'AN, thus was an anti-Christ and a FALSE prophet!
5) mumadman forced his own adopted son (Zayd) to divorce his wife (Zaynab) so that mumadman, the father, could marry her. Then mumadman received a revelation from God to abolished adoption all together. This is not a prophet!
4) Qur'an states that false prophets (making up revelations like above) shall die by slicing their life vein. mumadman is poisoned by a jew after mumadman killed her family. mumadman then received a revelation that in a couple years the poisoned sheep will cut off his aorta. THUS BY THE QUR'AN HE DIED AS A FALSE PROPHET!!!
3) mumadman at 54 had sexual intercourse with a nine-year-old child (Aisha married at 6) after her first menstruation. This is not a prophet!
2) mumadman received a revelation from Satan that prayers to the pagan daughters of allah would be received by allah. This is not a prophet!
1) mumadman's teachings (Qur'an) contradict the torah and gospel (both affirmed by allah), thus mumadman affirmed revelations conflicting with islam since the Qur'an contradicts the Bible (gospel) in many ways:
Gospel teachings: Jesus died on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead, and is the son of God. islam and mumadman (Qur'an) affirms none of this!
islam teachings: muslim religion does not recognize God as the creator of all things nor that Jesus is his son.
Prophet David is quoted in both scriptures as stating the messiah (son of God) sits at the right hand of God. Totally contradicting the Qur'an! THUS BY THE QUR'AN MUMADMAN IS A FALSE PROPHET!!!
Unlike mumadman, a Prophet of God does NOT hope to garner loyalty by promising his followers that they may kill his enemies, steal their property and sell their families into slavery.
Other reasons:
11) mumadman financed his religious and political community by robbing the trade caravans that passed through his area on their annual trips between Arabia and Syria.
12) mumadman lied to his wife to get her out of the house so that he could sleep with the slave girl he had given her as a gift.
13) mumadman called other men to follow him, and then watch them die one after the other in the battles he instigated to build his empire while giving them promises of the sexual Paradise that awaited them.
14) mumadman beheaded 800 Jewish men who had lived in his city for centuries for the simple reason they refused to accept him as their leader.
15) mumadman traded the Jewish wives and daughters of the men he had just beheaded for weapons and horses.
16) mumadman was so fearful of criticism that he would send a man at night to kill the mother of a nursing child because of the poems she had written against him.
17) mumadman sentenced a woman to death by having her limbs attached to camels that moved in opposite direction pulling her apart, then behead her and parade her severed head through Medina.
18) mumadman tortured a young Jewish tribal leader to death to obtain his money, and then marry his 17-year old widow the same night.
mumadman could allow his followers to have sex with their female slaves as well as their prisoners of war, whether or not they were married, and be a prophet of God?
Could/would Jesus do any on these mumadman's atrocities? NO


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Triturated luting cements provide convenient clinical handling. This study clinically evaluated the influence of two trituration capsule cement systems on the marginal fit of inner copings for telescoping crowns. Using a randomized parallel design, one coping was cemented using zinc phosphate cement (Phosphacap) and one using a glass-ionomer cement (Ketac-Cem Maxicap) for each of 12 patients. A blind examination of the marginal fit of the restorations was made before and after cementation using the replica technique and a scanning electron microscope. The mean marginal discrepancies for all cast copings were approximately 30 microns (median 23 microns) before cementation. They increased significantly after cementation to 86 microns (median 63 microns) in the zinc phosphate cement copings but to only to 47 microns (median 44 microns) in the glass-ionomer cement copings.
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Dilbert says, "A technical writer misinterpreted the acronyms in my draft technical paper." Dilbert says, "But that's okay because my pointy-haired boss will turn it into content-free bullet points and show it to idiots." Dogbert says, "I like stories with lots of idiots in them." Dilbert says, "Glad to help."
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Dilbert: Your second paragraph is pointless and confusing. Let's just delete it. Tina: I'm a highly trained technical writer. What makes you think you can do my job better? Dilbert: That might be a trick questions, but I'm pretty sure the answer is paragraph two.
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The Boss, Tina the Tech Writer, Asok the Intern and Ratbert sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "I want you three to write the department newsletter. It's an important, high-profile assignment." Tina says, "I am an experienced technical writer. You have placed me on a project with an intern and a rodent." Tina continues, "MY next raise will depend on THEIR performance." Asok says, "I'll do the sports page!" Ratbert says, "I'll be the topless model on page two."
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Tina the Tech Writer, Asok the Intern and Ratbert sit at a conference table. Tina says, "Let's get one thing straight before we start writing the department newsletter . . ." Tina continues, "I'm an experienced technical writer. You are an intern and a rat, respectively. Therefore I will be the editor." Asok says, "I have no skills whatsoever. Therefore I'll be executive editor." Ratbert asks, "Is 'publisher' taken?"
Saturday May 11,
Tina the Tech Writer sits at a table with Dogbert. Tina says, "I'm a lowly technical writer now, but my goal is to become a famous novelist." Tina continues, "My plan is to write witty and scathing e-mail messages about co-workers until a publisher gives me an advance." Dogbert says, "They might expect you to write a book at some point." Tina yells, "Blood suckers!"
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Phil the Ruler of Heck tells Tina, "You are guilty of being a technical writer with an unnatural attraction to an engineer." Phil leads Tina into Heck and says, "It's not a major sin, so you only go to Heck. I'm Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light." Phil leads Tina to a desk and says, "Sit down and type, 'I proactively leverage my synergies,' a hundred times." Tina screams, "No-o-o!!!"
Sunday March 12,
Tina asks Dilbert, "Did you review my draft documentation yet?" Dilbert sits at his desk and replies, "Uh . . . I'll get to it soon." Tina says, "That's what you've been saying since July!!" Tina continues, "I know I'm only a lowly technical writer and you're a big important engineer . . ." Tina screams, "But is it too much to ask for you to glance at the fruits of my labor?!!!" Tina grabs Dilbert's tie and yells, "Five lousy mintues is all it would take to validate my value on this planet! Read it, you fetid pile of compost!!" Dilbert opens a binder and says, "Okay, okay! I'll read it right now!" Dilbert says, "These pages are blank! You've been bluffing for months!" Tina looks nervous. Tina says, "I think I'll go have a yummy compost salad with delicious fetid cheese." Dilbert says, "I'm going to look up those words."
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if i had written this last week like i planned it would be all about taking risks with my post processing. being a little more aggressive, not being afraid of pushing saturation and contrast just a bit. finally getting some isolated shots that i was proud of, because i took some chances
i have always been too critical and too worried that it wasn't just right most of the time i would end up deleting the image before i ever gave it a chance. however i did take the chance and got some accepted.
now it is this week. yet again the discussion of photoshop brushes and shapes has come up and i have put my portfolio under a microscope. i have over the past year purchased from a 3rd party dealer a major amount of photo shop additions. he assures me that i have complete and legal right to use them however i see fit, including commercial uses. he is a very trusted member of NAPP, national association photoshop professionals, and many graphic artists use his site.
i have added to my presets tremendously and had my creative spirit bursting with ideas. i have been very busy this year building my portfolio, creating, feeling more at ease with my art and enjoying it immensely, until yesterday.
yesterday someone posted on the message board a post about free photo shop brushes. Achilles replied a couple of times and all of my paranoia about legitimate use went haywire. since last night i have deleted and or disabled nearly 100 images combined from all of my sites i contribute to, whether it is stock or business cards,greeting cards, etc.
again i have been told i am free to use them, i have purchased them with that license and yet now i am afraid to use them at all. i still have more that i will scrutinize. i have asked the man i purchased them from to give me something legal to stand on. i have approached him before and got the info needed at that point to use them, but now i feel i need new assurances.
so what began as a week of risk taking and feeling wonderful about it has taken a nose dive into a weekend of erring on the side of caution and feeling rather depressed about the loss of resources.
bottom line is i am a Christian and have a responsibility to act upon knowledge that may affect my integrity. i have done that and have more to consider...now to decide where to go from here.
i am learning more and hopefully will stretch myself even more, i will have more of my creative muscles at use and hopefully will come out the better for it.
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December 25th, 2012 08:57 PM #21
I like all of your Verity options except Madison, which seems completely mismatched and out of place with both Verity and Elias.
Some biblical Hebrew choices:
Keziah / Cassia (less similar to Elias)
Esther / Hadassah
Modern Hebrew choices:
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XY: Antoine Raphael; Julian Victor
XX: Cassia Viviane Noor
Allaire * Emmanuelle * Honora * Lysandra * Marina * Rosamond * Serena * Sylvie * Thea * Verity / Blaise * Cyprian * Evander * Jules * Laurence * Lucian * Marius * Quentin * Rainier * Silvan
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Thank you so much Blade, I really like many names in your list, funnily enough we had been talking about Cassia ourselves before I read your reply. I have rethought Madison and agree with you that my instincts were correct and it is too jarring with both Verity and Elias.
My husband is not convinced (yet?) by Seraphine (or Sephora which I also like a lot) or Coraline and has been suggesting some interesting Italian or Italianate names as we have a connection with Italy from our university days. So at the moment our list is:
Verity Seraphine
Verity Sephora
Verity Coraline
Verity Aria
Verity Allegra
Verity Eliana (too close to Eli but DH likes that!)
Verity Eliora (ditto but I do like it)
Verity Siena (spelt like the Italian town)
Verity Santina
I also thought of Verity Juliet which I really like but we have a family member (my side) with that name and my in laws can be very difficult so it may be a political error!
Definitely feeling Verity is much more likely now although one Merida name (Merida Seraphine) does still loiter in the back of my mind.
So we are still very much undecided but feeling like we are edging closer and closer! Thanks for continued great ideas...
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I've moved away from Romilly as despite its beauty I realised/remembered that I struggle a bit pronouncing R words - I don't make the W sound but I do have to concentrate to say it really clearly and if tired it might come out more like Womilly!


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Australian hostage Douglas Wood has thanked Iraqi troops for helping to free him from insurgents holding him in one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighbourhoods.
Wood, 64, in a message read by Australia's counter-terrorism chief Nick Warner, said he was extremely happy and relieved to be free again.
He was freed by the Iraqi army's 2nd battalion, 1st Armoured Brigade, with some assistance from US forces in Ghazaliya - one of Baghdad's most dangerous Sunni Arab neighbourhoods.
The suburb is located near Baghdad's airport and the road which connects it to the central part of the city - considered to be the most dangerous stretch of concrete in the capital.
No-one was injured in the raid, Warner said, but he declined to comment on whether Wood was tortured.
"He has been blindfolded, handcuffed, he has not been well looked after," he said.
Warner said the raid took place as part of Operation Lightning - a broader counter-insurgency operation that began in Baghdad on May 29.
He added, however, that there "was specific intelligence and tips that provided a hint at what might be found at that location".
He said "no ransom was paid" despite a request for a "very large" amount of money.
General Naseer al-Abadi, Iraq's deputy chief of staff, said Wood was found under a blanket.
The insurgents, he said, initially tried to tell troops that he was their sick father.
The operation took place between 8 and 10am local time (1400 AEST and 1600 AEST) and resulted in the arrest of three insurgents and release of an Iraqi hostage.
"This is a great day for Iraq. We are proud of the way our soldiers conducted themselves," al-Abadi said.
Warner, who arrived in Baghdad shortly after Wood's capture on April 30, said he had spent most of the day with Wood.
"He is resting, he is as well as could be after spending 47 days in captivity," Warner said. "He is receiving best of care."
Pictures of a smiling Wood apparently sitting an armoured personnel carrier were shown on monitor to the right and left of Warner .
"I am extremely happy and relieved to be free again," he said in the message read out by the Australian official.
"Some of these people I have been able to thank personally."
"It is sign for the future of Iraq that Iraqi soldiers played a role in my release," he was quoted as saying.
Warner said Wood would make no further statements.
Wood is an engineer who is a long-time resident of Alamo, California and is married to an American woman.
Shortly after his abduction, a militant group calling itself the Shura Council of the Mujahideen of Iraq, released a DVD on May 1 showing him pleading for Australia to withdraw its 1,400 troops from Iraq.
The Australian government refused to bend to the kidnappers' demands but immediately sent a team of diplomats, police and military personnel to Baghdad to seek his release.
Warner's comment about a large amount of money was the first time it had been made public that a ransom had also been demanded.
Australian mufti Sheikh Taj Aldin Alhilali said today that he negotiated with Douglas Wood's kidnappers to ensure he was dropped at a safehouse to be rescued by American and Iraqi troops.
A spokesman for the sheikh, Keysar Trad, said the mufti had told him that Mr Wood was found in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, 110 kilometres west of Baghdad.
Trad said the kidnappers told the mufti of a safehouse where Wood could be found and that he passed on the information to the Australian taskforce sent to Iraq to negotiate his release.
"He said to me that this had been a prearranged pickup, that the location had been communicated to him where Mr Wood could be picked up and that location was communicated to the Australian taskforce," Trad told ABC TV.
"As far as he understood it, this was a negotiated release from a safe location.
"At that location there were other people there, Mr Wood had been delivered to that safe house where he was later to be picked up by the Iraqis in association with American military personnel."
Wood's family are elated now the 63-year-old engineer has been freed.
Malcolm Wood, along with brothers Graham and Vernon, released a statement saying they were delighted and relieved their sibling had been released.
"It has been a horrifying ordeal for him. The family is greatly relieved," the statement said.
Malcolm and Vernon Wood will hold a press conference in Canberra tomorrow (Thursday AEST).
Meanwhile, it's also been reported that Australian Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove broke the news of Wood's release to Prime Minister John Howard.
General Cosgrove, who's soon to retire, was attending his last meeting of federal cabinet's National Security Committee when military sources told him Mr Wood had been released, The Australian newspaper said.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tammy's Very Crafty Christmas
So, to pass along this cheery Christmas cheer, I thought I'd do a little "Tammy's Very Crafty Christmas" series of blog posts throughout December. Lots of crafty tutorials, stitchery templates, ornaments for the tree, holiday recipes, family traditions, and glitter. Lots and lots of glitter.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Scenes from a Lovely Thanksgiving Weekend
The only way to start Thanksgiving. A cuppacuppa and The Parade.
Did quite a bit of Christmas ornament stitching over the weekend. More on these in later posts...
A little bubbly at my brother's house. Festive.
Me and my niece...The Queen and The Princess.
All 19 of us at one table. Fun. And noisy. Perfect.
More stitching.
Finished trees for the tree.
Turkey soup and cinnamon rolls - a Gilley family after-Thanksgiving tradition for as long as I can remember. Hope your weekend was full of fun and family. Lots to be thankful for.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you for spending part of your day here, reading my blog, spending a little time in my world. I've got lots of fun up my sleeve for the coming weeks, so I hope you'll find time during the hectic holidays to pop in once or twice.
Warm wishes to you, friends.
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Verizon in Foley Al. sold me a Ipad in Feb. 2013. When it was sold to me I was not told if something happened to it they would not mail one out like they do phones. It would have to be mailed back and when they receive it they would mail a replacement. They knew when it was purchased that I was using it for my retail business. This will be the third Ipad in less than 1 yr. The first time it broke I had no way of running my retail business. I had to shut down for 5 days waiting on Verizon to send me a Ipad. They ease dropped on my phone call when when I was talking to my attorney, they sent me on a wild goose chase to the store, only to find out I could not get a replacement to run my retail business. One month later the Ipad breaks again! After taking to many people Jonathan had me talk to Michelle to trouble shoot. She told me to go to the store and promised the store would give me another Ipad. I get to the store in Foley Al. they say NO I have to pay $12.99 to have one shipped to me over night and I have 5 days to ship the broken one back or I would be charged. I received a empty box the next day to mail the broken one back but NO Ipad. To talk to a higher management person it takes up to 48 hrs for them to call you back. In the mean time I have no income for my family for my employees. I was talking to a manager Edna and she dedcided she did not want to talk to me about this issue so she put me off on AJ one of the other employees who would not let me talk back with Edna. The supervisors at the call center tells me to go buy another $500.00 Ipad and return it when I get my repaired one back. That is asking me to LIE to the Verizon stores. Verizon has a way of giving lie after lie to customers and then wants the customers to go to the stores and lie like they do. The training they are given from what I can see is to pass the problem from person to person and give one lie to cover another lie. When I asked for the phone number to the home office I was told by AJ that Verizon had no phone number to give me that all calls go to a switch board. Some of the people you talk to when you dial 611 will tell you they cant give their last name some will give last name. Some will say they cant tell you what location they are in others will tell you the city and state the call center is in. I was even told by one person that they were the highest authority person I could speak to. Apple should know the kind of people they have representing them. Liers, cheaters and people who do not know anything about their products! I was told by some of the support group that they thought I could return it to the store since it was only 10 mos. since I purchased it. They did not even know it had to be shipped back. So how much knowledge does Verizon have with the Apple products? NONE!
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I have a question regarding the potential impact of an adjustable metal support post in my basement. The house is about 100 years old and was originally constructed using a stone and mortar foundation. At some point, a concrete wall about 6" thick and 3' high was added on the inside of the basement, along with a concrete floor, and an external concrete wall around the perimeter of the house just below the sill level. The house is on a steeply sloped property and the north side of the basement often takes in water that flows out of a hole in the basement floor on the south side. The main support beam runs down the center of the house from north to south, and had 2 evenly spaced metal support beams encased in the basement concrete floor. The last stretch was without a post when I purchased the home 3 years ago. The home inspector recommended I add a 3rd post to even the load. At that time I purchased a metal support post and placed it under the beam with the thread side down. I recently noticed a small crack in the basement floor a few inches away from all 3 support posts that roughly parallels their location under the main support beam. The crack runs from one end of the house to the other, and seems to extend a bit up into the added concrete retaining wall. It is entirely possible this crack existed 3 years ago and I didn't notice it. If not, is it possible that the addition of the 3rd post caused it? I would greatly appreciate any comments and/or suggestions...
That post needs a proper foundation under it if it is even needed. The weight on the support post is probably cracking the floor. A proper foundation under a support post is normally 24" square and 24" thick, but that depends on weight supported and soil conditions.
You need a structural engineer to tell you what is needed not a home inpector.
thanks for the info.. do you think i should just remove it in the meanwhile?
I would not remove the post until you have had a thorough evaluation by a competent individual of the situation. You need to see if the post is rated for permanent support (in fact you need to check all the posts). Many posts are rated strictly for temporary support, and are not designed for long term use. As previously noted, each post requires an adequate foundation. The size of the required foundation depends on the load to be carried (this requires an evaluation of the overall house loading), and the strength of the soil.
Since you may have done this work without a permit (maybe you don't need one), you may not wish to consult the building inspector about your situation. In that case, a structural engineer would be a good place to start.
thank you david... the 2 other posts have clearly been there many years. wish i had noticed if that crack existed before the addition of the third...
my apologies, thank you daniel....
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Maybe in math and photography but not in real life, in real life a negative is a negative!
The Talmud confronts this intriguing question in the third chapter of the, "Tractate, Sukka." Is a stolen Lulav valid for ritual use? Suppose one steals a Lulav and Etrog (the four species used on Tabernacles) enters a house of worship and then recites a benediction over the Lulav, is the benediction valid? Of course not! It is a mitzvah, or good deed, which comes by way of transgression!
In the real world one does not make a positive out of a negative. Evil methods do not justify good ends. When the Jewish Theological Seminary opened its state of the art library building it received a substantial endowment from an individual and a sign was affixed to the structure only to be removed and the endowment returned when it was revealed where and how the monies had been derived.
Means must be compatible with ends. Lofty goals cannot be achieved in wrong ways. America is the land of opportunity and safe haven. This is one of its greatest contributions to humankind. However, using immigration years ago to open the floodgates to Nazis and war criminals, or giving safe haven to drug dealers and today to fanatic terrorists weakens the country, terrorizes its citizenry and makes a mockery of the goal of safe haven for all.
Combating, "hate speech" on the campus is a good educational goal, but not by jeopardizing first amendment rights and free speech. Advancing civil rights by a jettison of civil liberties is also wrong as is the case with aggressive interrogation unless there is a danger to the country. Good goals do not come through bad methods. Negatives don't make for positives in history, society or life. Transforming the United States into a more segregated society, turning a college generation through multi-culturalism and political correctness against democratic ideals and values, or encouraging bilingualism in public schools, do not advance minority children but keep them out of the mainstream of American society. The early Jewish immigrants forced themselves and their children to learn English as quickly as possible to be in the mainstream of American life.
Combating the problem of teenage pregnancy and teaching tolerance for other life styles through a curriculum on sex for kindergarten and for early grades despite parental objections. Random distribution of condoms to high school kids may have some salutary benefits but is not the answer. From my point of view there is nothing wrong or out of step with promulgating what Western religion has taught for thousands of years, to wit: the value of family and good behavioral traits. It is counter-productive and bad educational technique to make these ideas appear to be Neanderthal or prehistoric.
Robert Browning, the poet, wrote, "let your reach exceed your grasp - else what's a heaven for!" There is nothing wrong in pursuing lofty ends, but by proper means. We must work to make a positive out of a positive. Goals and means should be aligned. A mitzvah (good deed) should come through a mitzvah and not through an Aveira (transgression).
Jeremiah the prophet in one of his magnificent orations accused his people of committing all kinds of iniquitous actions and then coming to the Temple and saying, "we are here and now we are saved!"
Let our goals as Americans be lofty, visionary, and "mitzvah-oriented" and may we be proud of the means by which we reach them. Otherwise ultimately everything will unravel. You can't make a positive out of a negative!
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I'm sure that sentiment does exist, yes...especially with guys like Eli specifically who are already worth millions. And youre right, they arent stupid. They won a superbowl! You win, you get more money. But this is just a business decision by the organization to free cap space. It's a good call obviously, as we might be losing pieces, and need some money!!


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These are the first steps to take when planning your trip to backpack Europe. During this phase you'll start planning what cities and countries to visit, create a travel itinerary, estimate your travel costs, book your flight, and a range of other things. You'll probably spend a large amount of time on this phase — especially the itinerary planning.
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DENVER -- Sixth-grader A.J. O'Neill's favorite thing about school is flag football. When pressed, he says he likes learning about the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas in social studies, too. A.J., who's had asthma since he was a baby, also learns about treating and preventing the lung disease at school.
The first asthma attack he remembers—he was only 3 at the time—was so bad he landed in the hospital. "I was in a hospital bed taking my medicines and trying to breathe," he recalls. "I felt lousy. I had all these tubes hooked up to me."
The asthma attack A.J. doesn't recall almost killed him when he was only 18 months old. A.J.'s parents say it lasted 33 days. "I nearly died," he says with a calm that only comes from living for years with a chronic disease. "My parents were worried."
Like A.J., many children with chronic, severe asthma can name dozens of asthma medications with the ease of a well-trained physician, can recall days and nights spent in the emergency room and even the times that their parents thought they would die. In 1997, asthma killed 154 children between 1-14 years old in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
The lung disease accounted for more than 1.2 million missed school days in 1998 and 214,000 hospital in stays 1997 for children 15 years and younger, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and National Center for Health Statistics, respectively.
Fortunately, A.J. attends the Kunsberg School for children with severe asthma and other chronic illnesses at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. The asthma management techniques the children learn here help them and their parents control the disease, which is caused by constriction of the airways and characterized by wheezing,coughing and labored breathing.
Recently, a few of the school's 100 students came together to convey their stories and tell other children with asthma—there are about 5 million in the United States today—the best ways a kid can battle the disease.
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"Other kids are curious about asthma," A.J. says. "Once they know me, they say, 'It's kind of neat that you can run and not have to sit out.'"
The teachers and nurses at Kunsberg encourage all the kindergarten through eighth-graders to be active in sports as long as they pretreat with medication beforehand. A.J. likes to swim, a regular activity at the school, which has an indoor pool. The moisture of the pool opens the airways of children with asthma.
"Don't be stupid about your asthma," A.J. advises kids. "One time I was going to my friend's house. I was so excited because we were going to a swim party. I was jumping up and down, acting crazy. It was really hot. I started wheezing. But I still got to go because I settled down."
Sky Gardipe, a seventh grader, likes to swim and play flag football. Math is his favorite subject. "The first time I meet people, they ask questions when I take out my inhaler," he says. "After a while, I got used to this happening. Now I just explain that I have asthma. Mostly, people are just curious."
After a couple of bad experiences, he's learned to watch himself. "The worst thing is when you have to go to the hospital," he says. "That's what happened to me when I was running around outside, playing with a friend and I didn't take my medicines. We went in his house and his cat triggered my asthma. I had a really bad attack. Now I know if I don't do what I'm supposed to, I'll have an attack and it's no fun, believe me."
Harold Mortis is a fourth grader who recently enrolled at the school. At his first school, kids made fun of him because he couldn't run very far. "I told them it was because I had asthma," Harold says, "and when they asked what asthma was, I said I didn't know. My mom had just told me when I was five that I'd had it since I was a baby. But I didn't really understand it."
At Kunsberg, along with the rigorous academic curriculum, children learn all about their illnesses and how to manage them.
Like most kids with severe asthma, Harold remembers a scary experience. "One time I had a bad asthma attack. My mom had to rush me to the hospital. I couldn't make it all the way. I had to hold my head out the car window. My mom took me to the police station close by and they got an ambulance."
With the help and encouragement of the teachers and nurses at Kunsberg School, the children can be regular kids. "I wanted to play football this year but my mom wouldn't let me," Harold says. "She says now that I'm taking care of my asthma, I might get to play next year."
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