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Charley's Spicy Asian BBQ Sandwich makes a comeback
Monday, August 16th, the spicy Asian BBQ sandwich was released again on the Charley's menu. The sandwich is set to run for 8 to 10 weeks and has been a hit every time it has made a special appearance. Last week, I had the opportunity to visit the Charley's location at Deer Valley Town Center in Phoenix to try it for myself.
First off, I must say that my visit was (without a doubt) the best experience I have had during a review thus far. Jim Novak, franchise owner of four Charley's Grilled Subs locations throughout the valley, and his staff were incredibly generous and welcoming to me. I could not have asked for a better experience.
The spicy Asian BBQ sandwich is served on a fresh-baked bun, piled high with 100% all USDA choice meat and grilled onions, then slathered with their signature spicy Asian BBQ sauce and topped with provolone cheese. You can add lettuce and tomato if you like, but the sandwich is perfect as is. Since their sandwiches are made to order (watch them cook your meal and demonstrate their knife skills – those cooks are talented!), you'll receive a hot, fresh sandwich without the worry of how long it's been sitting under a heat lamp. The spicy Asian BBQ sauce is just that – spicy and slight sweet (pineapple is definitely prominent) with an ethnic flair. Think "teriyaki meets red chili pepper". You can make your meal a gourmet combo by adding fries topped with melted cheese and a generous helping of hot bacon bits and a drink. Don't pass up the fries – they're incredibly good. All in all, it was a fantastic meal.
The Charley's location at Deer Valley Town Center opened in 1999 and was the first Charley's in Arizona. Every employee on staff was genuinely happy to greet each customer that walked through the door during my visit. Their busiest time of day is lunchtime from 11:00am-2:00pm, but don't let that scare you away. They are fully prepared for the crowds and well-staffed to make sure you won't have to wait long. Adequate seating is available both indoors and outside on the patio. This Charley's was impeccably clean (I even got to take a peek in the kitchen – spotless!) which explains the top-notch ratings they've received from the health department.
If spicy isn't your thing, try the Philly Cheese Steak, Philly Chicken or Chicken Buffalo sandwiches as those are the top three most-requested menu items. Grab a punch card next time you're there (Buy any 7 subs or grilled salads and get the 8th free) and receive double punches on Mondays!
Also, make a note: Every Tuesday, all day, get any foot long sandwich for $5.99. Great deal, right?
I will definitely be back again!
Charley's Grilled Subs / 3013 West Agua Fria Freeway Space #3 / Phoenix, Arizona 85027 / (623) 780-5699
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In paranormal romances, plotlines can truly be anything the author can imagine, but there is one storyline that puts into question whether the hero truly loves the heroine: Unlike a contemporary romance, in a paranormal romance our hero can have a lifetime which spans centuries. So what if his greatest love is killed, and centuries later he finds her again, but this time her spirit is now in you?
Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series including a dark, dangerous and very broody vampire name Dmitri. Dmitri is over 1,000 years old and had lost his beloved wife centuries ago when he was still mortal. Dmitri's contempt for mortal women has grown over the centuries while they fawn all over him and allow themselves to be used for food and sex. When he meets a Guild Hunter by the name of Honor, he feels her fear and loathing of him. While they hunt a vampire serial killer together, they learn to respect each other, and although feelings begin to bloom between them, we eventually learn that Honor is the reincarnated soul of his wife, Ingrede. We hear over and over again how Dmitri told his wife that he would love her until he turned to dust. Does this statement preclude Dmitri from ever having feelings for another woman? Although Archangel's Blade starts out as a great story of two broken people finding a second chance, it gets twisted into a story of only one true love for each person until the end of time and the only way to ever have love again is by reincarnation. We are left wondering if the deep connection is between our hero and heroine—or the hero and that missing piece of his soul that is now residing in Honor. Then where does that leave Honor in this love triangle?
Sherrilyn Kenyon has also used this story plot in Night Embrace when Talon, the Celtic Chieftan, lost his beloved wife, not to mention his own life, due to his cousin's greed and betrayal. This series of events leads to his becoming a Dark-Hunter.
Now in present-day New Orleans, Talon is saved during the course of fighting soul-sucking daimons by a unique and free-spirited artist named Sunshine. Although she is not Talon's usual type, he is inexplicably drawn to her. With the help of his spirit guide, Talon eventually realizes that Sunshine was his wife in a past life. Through dreams, Sunshine also comes to realize that her strong feelings for Talon might be partly based on their former relationship. Talon seems to have a harder time separating the woman she is now from the woman he used to love, and it takes him a great deal of the story to come to the conclusion that his feelings for Sunshine are as strong as his feelings for the woman who was his wife. Sunshine confronts Talon and questions whether he is confusing his feelings for his deceased wife with whatever he thinks he feels for Sunshine. Talon is eventually able to reassure Sunshine that he truly loves her.
A similar and slightly more complicated variation of this plot is used in the new Jacquelyn Frank series, The World of Nightwalkers. She introduces us to new Nightwalkers called Bodywalkers. They are spirits of ancient Egyptians whose mummified bodies tie them to the mortal world. The God Ra has barred them from heaven because of their greedy grasp for immortal life, and the only way they can return from limbo to the mortal world is to convince a strong individual who is near death to share their body with the soul of the Bodywalker.
In her first story Forbidden, Ram, better known as Ramses II, who now shares the body of his "original" Vincent, has gone to the small town of Saugerties, NY, where they have heard the tale of the miraculous survival of The Bridge Girl, and they believe that this Docia Waverly is now the original to their Queen, Hatshepsut. Upon meeting Docia, Ram starts feeling a strange connection to her, a connection which he has never felt before to his Queen. He tries to fight his feelings for her because indulging in those feeling would be a betrayal to his King. Ram states over and over again his confusion since he has never had those feelings for his Queen before. What Ram seems to be missing in his confusion, which seems quite reasonable to the reader, is the difference could simply be the woman, Docia, who is now sharing her body with the Queen. Maybe his new feelings are for her rather than the Queen. Maybe his original Vincent is the reason he is feeling a spark toward the Queen or even to Docia. When you essentially have four distinct individuals Blending together into two bodies, how do you really know who is in love with who?
Maybe you find the idea of being reincarnated so that two souls would always find each other again and again is the ultimate in romantic fantasy, but since no two people are ever exactly alike, it can make you wonder who it is that the hero or heroine actually loves. How can you know if you are the third wheel in your own HEA?
Lucy Dosch writes book reviews for her blog http://ebookobsessed.com. Her e-reader has turned her love of reading into an obsession. When she is not reading, she likes to spend time with her husband and two daughters.

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WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - A conservative U.S. lawmaker called on Friday for the Export-Import Bank to halt deals with Russia, but a U.S. company warned that a broader proposal to close the export credit agency would stymie a project that is helping to wean Ukraine off Russian energy.
Republican representative and Ex-Im critic Jeb Hensarling said the worsening situation in Ukraine, where government forces are fighting pro-Russian separatists, showed Russia was in direct conflict with U.S. interests and said Ex-Im should stop any financing that benefits Russian companies.
Hensarling, who chairs a House committee with jurisdiction over the lender, wants Ex-Im to close down when its charter expires at the end of September. Its prospects for survival remain uncertain as Congress approaches a summer break.
"Ex-Im's continuing - and even increasing - connections with Russian companies, many of them run by (Russian President) Vladimir Putin's cronies, has got to stop and stop immediately," he wrote in a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama.
A spokesman for Ex-Im said the bank had worked quickly to ensure it complied fully with all sanctions the United States placed on Russian individuals and companies.
In 2013, Ex-Im authorized $630 million for deals in Russia, mostly loan guarantees. Customers say they need the bank to underwrite credit that commercial lenders avoid.
New Jersey-based nuclear waste specialist Holtec International, however, said it was relying on Ex-Im to guarantee a loan for a storage facility for used nuclear fuel in Ukraine. The project would create about 200 U.S. jobs.
"Without the (Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility), Ukraine is dependent on Russia to keep its nuclear reactors running," Holtec chief nuclear officer Pierre Paul Oneid said. "We are literally at the 11th hour ... This could not have come at a worse (time)."
Big exporters such as Boeing Co have pressed House conservatives to renew the bank. In a letter to Hensarling dated Thursday that was obtained by Reuters, Boeing said "these businesses want nothing more than an opportunity to compete fairly in global markets with exporters in the 59 other countries that have similar banks."
Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, said legislation to extend Ex-Im bank's charter was unlikely to pass Congress next week, the last before lawmakers return to their districts for the August recess.
It is more likely to come up in September, possibly as part of a temporary move to keep funding the government.
"Short-term reauthorization is a last resort but we will not allow Ex-Im bank legislation to expire. If we have to do a short-term reauthorization, we will get that done," Murphy said on a conference call with reporters. (Reporting by Krista Hughes, additional reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Dan Grebler, Nick Zieminski and Ken Wills)


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VISTA ---- A craft brewery moving into downtown Vista will stage an art exhibition at its new digs on June 27 and 30.
The showing will be at Mother Earth Brew Co. , which is moving into the space once leased by the Vista Art Foundation. The "Stellar: Out of This World Art Exhibit" will feature new works from 30 local artists.
The June 27 showing will be in conjunction with the annual Taste of Vista event from 4 to 7 p.m. The June 30 showing will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Both exhibits are sponsored by a group called the Backfence Society.


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Plans Proposed For Sid Richardson, Marrs McLean
by Judy Long
As the new Baylor Sciences Building opened for classes, plans for the mostly vacated Sid Richardson and Marrs McLean science buildings are moving forward.
Tests on Sid Richardson and Marrs McLean buildings revealed that the structural integrity of both buildings is excellent, and both 40-year-old buildings will be renovated for departments and services in need of extra space, said Rick L. Creel, associate vice president for operations and facilities.
"In our master planning we are working toward being good stewards, not just with the new space, but with the space we already have," he said.
Creel said plans for the Sid Richardson building are further along in development than those for Marrs McLean. Baylor's board of regents has already approved for fundraising to begin for the Sid Richardson project. The board will still have to approve the final design and budget.
Once sufficient funds have been raised, the field level, or lower level, and first floor of Sid Richardson will become the new home of the Academic Success Center, bringing together five academic student services in one location--academic advisement, the academic support program, the office of access and learning accommodation, the student-athlete services study center and career counseling.
"We are 'repurposing' the buildings. Now, it's a matter of donors catching the vision for a student-benefiting program," said Creel.
The second and third floors of Sid Richardson will house the departments of mathematics and psychology. For the first time in many years, the entire math faculty will reside under one roof.
Psychology faculty offices have moved with the rest of the psychology and neurosciences department into the Baylor Sciences Building, but psychology classes will be taught in renovated Sid Rich classrooms. Faculty and student community areas designed to foster collaboration will be included in the renovation.
To complete Sid Rich's makeover, all common areas and the courtyard will be refurbished. The courtyard will feature landscaped gardens, a winding path and a coffee and food kiosk inside.
Creel said project plans for Marrs McLean have not yet been formalized, but discussions are underway to earmark space in the building as a venue for hosting conferences and promoting more collaborative research between faculty, graduate students and the private sector, such as pharmaceutical and other research companies.
The department of statistics will remain in Marrs McLean, and the department of communication studies will expand into the second wing of the building, providing offices for graduate students and other faculty.
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Pauline L. McMartin, 80, Janesville, died Monday at Huntington Place, Janesville. No services will be held. Brian Mark Funeral Home, Beloit, is assisting the family.
Donald Duane �Pete� Olson, 77, Orfordville, died Monday in Orfordville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Orfordville Lutheran Church, Orfordville. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Newcomer-Silverthorn Chapel on the Hill, Orfordville.
Lynn A. Purdy, 63, Elkhorn, died Monday at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Betzer Funeral Home, Delavan. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Kristen Jon Shockley, 44, Gladstone, Mo., formerly of Janesville, died Monday in Kansas City, Kan. Arrangements are pending with Whitcomb-Lynch-Albrecht Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Janesville.
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GPU: Finally getting recognition from Windows.
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Systems, Mobile | July 27, 2012 - 02:12 PM | Scott Michaud
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Paul Thurrott of Windows Supersite reports that Windows 8 is finally taking hardware acceleration seriously and will utilize the GPU across all applications. This hardware acceleration should make Windows 8 perform better and consume less power than if the setup were running Windows 7. With Microsoft finally willing to adopt modern hardware for performance and battery life I wonder when they will start using the GPU to accelerate tasks like file encryption.
It is painful when you have the right tool for the job but must use the wrong one.
Windows has, in fact, used graphics acceleration for quite some time albeit in fairly mundane and obvious ways. Windows Vista and Windows 7 brought forth the Windows Aero Glass look and feel. Aero was heavily reliant on Shader Model 2.0 GPU computing to the point that much of it would not run on anything less.
Washington State is not that far away from Oregon.
Microsoft is focusing their hardware acceleration efforts for Windows 8 on what they call mainstream graphics. 2D graphics and animation were traditionally CPU-based with a couple of applications such as Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, and eventually Chrome allowing the otherwise idle GPU to lend a helping hand. As such, Microsoft is talking up Direct2D and DirectWrite usage all throughout Windows 8 on a wide variety of hardware.
The driving force that neither Microsoft nor Paul Thurrott seems to directly acknowledge is battery life. Graphics Processors are considered power-hogs until just recently for almost anyone who assembles a higher-end gaming computer. Despite this, the GPU is actually more efficient at certain tasks than a CPU -- this is especially true when you consider the GPUs which will go into WinRT devices. The GPU will help the experience be more responsive and smooth but also consume less battery power. I guess Microsoft is finally believes that the time is right to bother using what you already have.
There are many more tasks which can be GPU accelerated than just graphics -- be it 3D or the new emphasis on 2D acceleration. Hopefully after Microsoft dips in their toe they will take the GPU more seriously as an all-around parallel task processor. Maybe now that they are implementing the GPU for all applications they can consider using it for all applications -- in all applications.
Great, add this to the next windows 7 service pack, along with the ability to RAID USB thumb drives, and, also backup a system image to a thumb drive. Oh! just one more thing, The ability to temporarily assign most of the USB bandwidth to one port (for large file copys, to or from, the System drive). And here is one for You Laptop OEM's: a hot swapable USM slim bay where the optical drive once lived! SATA 6 gig please!
Jesus, you have a serious love of USB drives.
Not a big fan of USB or USB OVERHEAD one cheep USB 2.0 stick 5 to 6 MB per sec, 3 in a raid 0 maybe 15 MB per sec. I copy my system image backups at 5 to 6 MB per sec takes 65 min. cheep Raid of thumb drive maybe cuts that time to 20 min. Linux lets someone RAID cheep thumb drives why not Window$. I keep two copies of system images for my 3 laptops, one each on goflex hard drive + older system images
and, for the most current system images I have copies on 3 cheep 64 gig thumb drives, that I carry with me just in case the hard drive fails or is lost in a fire! Just want to save copy time to my cheep thumb drives.
Will Windows 8 provide any benefits over Windows 7 for gamers? Is there a reason why gamers should upgrade?
Not that I know of, I'm going to buy multiple W7 Discs at the last possible moment.
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John Younger
|John Harrison Younger
Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
|March 17, 1874 (aged 22-23)
St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
|Resting place
|Roscoe, Missouri, St Clair County, Missouri, USA
|Known for
|Henry Washington Younger, Bersheba Leighton Fristoe
John Harrison Younger (1851 – March 17, 1874) was an American outlaw, the brother of Cole, Jim and Bob. He was briefly a member of the James–Younger Gang, a band of outlaws that also included the infamous Jesse James.
He was the 11th child of Henry Washington Younger and Bersheba Leighton Fristoe's 14 children and their 5th son, the fourth to survive into adulthood.
In July 1862, his father was shot and killed while on a business trip to Kansas City by a detachment of Union militiamen. As a result of this killing, several of John's brothers joined Quantrill's Raiders, but John and his younger brother Bob were too young to join so they stayed at home to look after their mother and sisters.
Killing of Gillcreas[edit]
In January 1866, Bob and John took their mother to Independence, Missouri to purchase winter supplies. Recognizing the family from his military days an ex-soldier named Gillcreas [1] came up to the wagon and made some comments about Cole. John told him to be quiet and the soldier slapped him around the face with a frozen fish. John got out his brother's pistol (Cole's that they had taken to be repaired) and shot him between the eyes.[citation needed]
After an examination of the dead body it was revealed the soldier was carrying a heavy slingshot which still was tied to his wrist, so the killing was ruled as self-defense.
Texas and Missouri[edit]
The Youngers headed to Texas for a peaceful life[citation needed] until Bersheba became ill, so the boys (with the exception of Cole) took her back to Missouri to die.
As soon as they arrived they were harassed, Bob was knocked unconscious and John was hung four times,[citation needed] the fourth time they hauled him up the rope dug deep into his flesh.[citation needed] They finally cut him down and hacked at the body savagely with knives.[citation needed] He survived. Witnessing this was too much for Bersheba,[citation needed] and she died on June 6, 1870, her 54th birthday.
After Bersheba's funeral John and Bob met up with Jim and, because it was not safe to stay in one place,[citation needed] they often moved between Missouri and Texas.
On January 20, 1871, he shot and killed 2 Texas Deputy Sherriffs.[2]
James–Younger Gang[edit]
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In 1873 Jim, John and Bob Younger joined the James–Younger Gang.[citation needed]
On March 17, 1874 Jim and John were headed to some friends in Roscoe, Missouri. Three men, a local Deputy Sheriff Edward Daniels and two Pinkerton Detectives came up to them and asked them for directions.[citation needed] Suspecting that they were detectives Jim and John ambushed them.[citation needed] One of the agents fled instantly.[citation needed] While interviewing the remaining two, the detective, Andrew Hamlit aka Louis Lull, drew a hidden pistol and shot John through the neck.[citation needed] Jim killed Deputy Daniels,[3] while John pursued Lull on horseback to nearby woods, fatally wounding him in the chest. Emerging from the woods still on horseback, as Jim ran towards him, John swayed and fell dead. Jim buried him by the roadside to avoid the law digging him up. Later he removed his body to bury him in an unmarked grave in the cemetery. Louis Lull died three days later.[4] John Younger is buried in the Yeater-Cleveland Cemetery in St. Clair County, Missouri, about 4–5 miles NW of Oceola, MO.
- ^ The story of Cole Younger by himself: being an autobiography of the Missouri ...By Cole Younger
- ^ Deputy Sheriff James McMahan and Deputy Sheriff Charles P. Nichols, Dallas County Sheriff's Department
- ^ Deputy Sheriff Edwin P Daniels, St Clair County Sheriff's Department
- ^ Fair play., May 21, 1874, Image 1 col 2
Further reading[edit]
Guthrie, Judith W. 1999. St. Clair County History. Volume II. Cemeteries. St. Clair County Historical Society. Lowry City, MO.
External links[edit]
- Younger family genealogy on the official website for Frank & Jesse James Ancestry


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@Badesmofu; All good tips. I regularly make use of the fire immunity/blast all enemies with empowered fireball technique, plus all the buffs, plus not playing on Hardcore(
) Thanks for the info on Polar Ray/True strike, though--I love the spells with no saves and that sounds like a devious combo. What is this ASoC you mention? New prestige class for a sorc??(
*drools slightly*
EDIT-I looked it up-Arcane Scholar of Candlekeep-- at NWN2Vault's
--looks awesome.
@Prime J: Bard with a great sword is definitely taking the game to a whole new level.
I enjoy playing Bard when I have my own rolled party. It does indeed have all the dialogue skills, charisma and incredible buffs. If only you could disarm traps--(you get the Knock spell so you can open locks)--there'd be no need for a rogue. That always bugged me--you're supposed to be a jack of all trades, but you can't jigger a lock or figure out a trap mechanism. The Red Dragon Disciple is great to take bard to tankable levels--never tried it myself as my Bard was only around for the Icewind Dales, but it definitely raised Deekin's stock with me in HotU. Some of the Bard songs are just over the top powerful, plus you can get almost any dialogue option.( One of the reasons I play sorc is the charisma base since you can't relegate dialogue to NPC's.)
Another tankable casting class is druid, which I used and enjoyed for the two chapters I lasted in my NWN OC playthrough, and with the two new druid prestige classes in MotB, that's looking like a possibility also.
@Maylander: Thanks for not spoiling too much. That explained the situation clearly. I don't mind a little bit of spoilage, but some do.
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Maybe beauty is only skin deep, but it sure makes everything taste better. Yes, many Dallas venues serve food good enough to make your taste buds do a Rockettes line dance. But far too many of them are lodged in strip malls. These locations often suffuse me with this overwhelming feeling that the waiter will ask if I would like a replacement vacuum-cleaner belt with my sauteed foie gras on his next pass.
You won't get this feeling from Champagne and Gold Bar. This nouveau-French restaurant and champagne caviar bar is in the building that once housed the Titche-Goettinger department store, with its circa 1929 "Renaissance Florentine palazzo-style," as the press release relates. So it has genuine urban character with thick, ornate plaster pillars, high ceilings, and a classic feel.
Art deco detailing includes gold brocade booths and seat backs that reach upward at sharp angles, gold-toned walls with silver trim, and a flood of indirect illumination including angular sconces that rise out of the separators between booths, projecting light onto the walls. Barstools are placed at angles facing the same direction around the long, black granite bar, which sort of floats between a row of booths and the windows looking onto St. Paul Street. A thick glass, triangular back bar glows with silvery, indirect light, bottles stacked on each ascending level in geometric symmetry. It's slick surrealism at its best.
This eclectic ambiance almost bristles with potent, shadowy energy--a hauntingly provocative hint of gritty urban underbelly looming just below the carefully crafted sheen. This is the kind of setting that makes urban darkness so compelling: when it's hidden and unspoken rather than flaunted in an ain't-we-hip fashion.
Sure, this place is populated with a fair number of beautiful people. But if a dazed Lou Reed strolled up to the bar in a tattered flapper dress and ordered a cognac, it wouldn't seem so out of place here. Not like it would in a North Dallas mall mess hall.
Even if in reality this place doesn't shroud authentic dangerous citadel mysteries, it's easy to imagine it does. You could easily slip a scene in here from, say, L.A. Confidential and watch forked tongues rustle insidiously from expensive French bubbles and sturgeon roe.
Hell, why eat? Just sit and watch and imagine. Champagne is even outfitted for culinary voyeurism, with large windows on the corner of Main and St. Paul Streets exposing the kitchen to the slowly dissipating anemia that has infected Dallas' downtown street energy for years.
And the food is very nearly as compelling as this restaurant-bar combo's decor, though at nearly $50, the caviar sampler with chilled vodka was a disappointment. The plate was dotted with microscopic clumps of beluga, osetra, and sevruga caviar, while thick buckwheat blinis occupied the center. Though it seems a crime to muck caviar's elegant richness with accouterments (caviar is best when left to perform a cappella in tandem with champagne or chilled vodka and a good helping of unbridled lust), the plate also held little piles of finely diced red onion and sieved egg yolk and egg white. The three hearty, cold blinis seemed a bit too brawny for this assembly. Though capped with a dollop of cream, they were also girded with a mix of cream and shredded lettuce, which made the bottom pancake unpleasantly soggy by the time it was reached.
Plus, the caviar was served just a sliver below room temperature, which left the beluga, a soft roe to begin with, a bit too mushy. For optimum freshness, these caviars should be served in tiny cups imbedded in crushed ice. That, plus a little plate editing (a more delicate blini, perhaps) would make all the difference in the world for this signature item.
Pate maison, a plate of house-made pate with toast points, field greens, and mango-comice-pear chutney, fared far better. Made from rabbit, pork, venison, chicken livers, and roasted pistachios ground and left to marinate in red wine, cognac, and herbs for a few days, this coarse, chewy pate was lean and rich in hearty flavor. A few cornichons would have punched this plate up to top-tier appetizer status.
A dessert of strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries with whipped cream was refreshing with full-flavored berries that were ripe but firm and gushing with sweet juice.
Champagne's dinner offerings proved consistent, with surging moments of compelling allure. Baby spinach salad came arranged in a triangular configuration with blue cheese tortillas serving as the shape's points and a mound of spinach filling in the center. The smoky, sweet, viscous dressing--a blend of apple cider, eggs, olive oil, balsamic and red wine vinegar, pecans, and onions--was rich and lively, while oven-roasted plum tomatoes offered a concentrated sweetness polished with a zing on the finish. There are many effective flavor contrasts here. The only drawback is those tortillas (really more like quesadillas), which were served cold instead of warm, leaving them stiff and closed-up.
Dill and tequila house-cured gravlox in lemon-garlic beurre blanc sauce was perplexing at first. The salmon was coiled in strips over a red onion comfit (roasted with lemon, butter, and chicken stock) in pool of white sauce speckled with diced tomatoes. The plate was hot, as was the sauce. But the temperature of the salmon was disconcertingly inconsistent, with the lower layers smothered in heat while the upper layers moved from warm to cool. Was this dish the victim of a microwave?
Most likely not. As the fish is run through the sauce, the heat distributes evenly and opens up a range of flavors: the herbed, briny sea richness of the dilled fish, the savory lushness of the sauce with a subtle acid cut from lemon and diced tomato, the sweetness of the onion. Plus, a topping of fried leeks tied it off with an earthy nuttiness. There's a lot going on here, but a deftness effectively mutes the noise of its complexity.
Pan-roasted halibut on a bed of soba noodles soaked in saffron tomato broth was tender, mildly sweet, and framed well by the savory broth. Portions of the fish on the outer rim were overcooked and rubbery. But most of it was flaky and moist with a delicately thin crust. A few mussels burrowed amongst the soba threads were tender, chewy, and sweet with a nutty, sea-washed flavor.
Filet of beef Rossini, however, seemed to collapse under the weight of its own structure, resembling an unruly hamburger. Resting on a peppercorn brioche seasoned with rosemary, the filet was topped with a layer of grilled spinach and then crowned with a single crisp sauteed duck foie gras and leek ravioli. This clumsy high-rise waded in a puddle of truffled wine sauce. It made for an assembly that was immensely challenging to eat. Though appropriately rich, the ravioli had a hard, brittle exterior that shattered with each downward sweep of the fork. And the spongy brioche was as superfluous as it was annoying. The meat itself was moist, dense, and tender, while the grilled spinach added a slight pungency that successfully played off the richness of the beef. Shy on intense flavor (a good thing given the richness of the ingredients), the sauce was cool rather than warm, a detail that highlighted its relative blandness.
All in all, this creation is ripe with potential. Skip the brioche, slip the ravioli off to the side as a garnish, and you have a killer Rossini.
Champagne's cinnamon ice cream came on like a piece of spicy hard candy, only with more dimension. Speckled with cracked pepper, the sweetness was offset with a surge of pepper heat contrasting starkly with the cool cream. A dribbling of raspberry sauce added tang and silky smoothness. For all its simplicity, this is a remarkable dessert.
As one would expect, the Champagne/Gold Bar wine list is fairly decent, with a selection of red and white Burgundies (a Sancerre is inadvertently listed as a white Burgundy), Italian reds and whites, several Pinot Noirs (spelled "Nior" on the list), and a handful of other reds and whites in addition to a fairly broad selection of Chardonnays and Cabs.
Service is attentive and gracious, if a little clumsy. At one point, within the space of four minutes, two waiters and a manager stopped by the table to ask if everything was all right. All this inquisitiveness is swell, but at some point, it's good to use your mouth for eating instead of answering interrogators.
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Champagne and Gold Bar are owned by Deep Ellum club owner Jeff Sinelli (Main Street Asylum) and Stephen Wylie, Tim Pfeiffer, and Executive Chef Bruno Mella (formerly of Daddy Jack's Wood Grill, New York's Helmsly Palace, and onetime resident chef on the Today Show). They also are partners in the Firehouse Restaurant and Bar and Billiard Bar. In time, this spot could be the fine-dining focal point downtown. Everything is in place. Just a little polish on the edges and a proofreader for the wine list is all it really needs.
Unfortunately, things are looking a little bumpy as of this writing. After just a few weeks (Gold Bar opened March 26; Champagne opened May 7), Champagne's owners opted to discontinue nightly dinner service and offer it only on weekends because of sluggish evening business. Instead, they intend to focus on weekday lunches to build clientele. A good selection of appetizers is still available evenings in the Gold Bar, which features live jazz Friday and Saturday evenings.
Nightly dinner service should resume by July, and here's hoping that comes to pass. Because if there's one thing Dallas can't afford to let slip away, it's a truly urban fine diner joined at the hip to a great bar.
Champagne/Gold Bar. 1900 Elm St., (214) 747-4653. Gold Bar open 7 days, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Champagne open for lunch Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and for dinner Thursday-Saturday 6 p.m.-12 a.m. $$$-$$$$


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I want to thank the quilter and her husband who put up the pic of the frame and some instructions. I went to Lowe's and the worker in plumbing looked at the picture and told me exactly what I would need to make it. He even cut the pipes for me.
My husband and I put it together and it looks great, I can't wait to use it.
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In order for the West Genesee boys swim team to climb to the top of the CNY Counties League again, it would need to knock off two big-name opponents, Auburn and Liverpool, in consecutive weeks.
The first of these tasks was handled in an impressive manner Friday night as Collin Zapisek, with his pair of titles, helped the Wildcats knock off the previously unbeaten Maroons 99-79.
Just before Zapisek took to the pool, WG struck the first blow in the 200 medley relay. Jake Mullett, Joe Amedro, Jeff Hotaling and Matt O'Donnell paired up and, in a time of one minute, 49.38 seconds, beat Auburn (1:58.40) by more than nine seconds to take a quick lead.
Then, in the 200 freestyle, Zapisek took off, roaring to victory in 1:49.48, less than a second off his Section III-best effort of 1:49.02.
Later in the meet, in the 100 freestyle, Zapisek pulled away from Auburn's Nick Radell and the field. By finishing in 49.85 seconds, Zapisek broke the 50-second mark and pulled into second in the sectional standings behind Liverpool's Nick Burdo, who swam the 100 free in 48.65 seconds during a win over Cicero-North Syracuse the night before.
Plenty of others would join in, including Mullett and O'Donnell in back-to-back races. First, Mullett dominated the 500 freestyle, prevailing in 5:16.84.
O'Donnell went to his specialty, the 100 backstroke, and engaged in a terrific race against Radell, eventually winning in 58.09 seconds to Radell's 59.84. As with Zapisek in the 100 freestyle, O'Donnell has the section's second-fastest time, only trailing Burdo (56.54 seconds) so far.
Elsewhere, Dave Whitting, who was second (23.57 seconds) to the Maroons' Collin Mitchell (23.09 seconds) in the 50 freestyle, rebounded to win the 100 butterfly in a season-best 56.40 seconds. D.J. Coomber accumulated 171.5 points and claimed the diving event as Sean Hagadorn, in 1:09.69, claimed first in the 100 breaststroke.
This, of course, leads to the showdown with Liverpool on Friday, preceded by the Wildcats visiting Oswego Wednesday night.
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Thank you Cavocorax for sending this my way! Since kittenna suggested this might tastes/smell like frank's pumpkin caramel cheesecake tea, i figured i might as well do a side by side since i had some left. Opening this package was like opening a package of caramel pumpkin cheesecake, only slightly different… This comes across as less french toast than frank's pancake breakfast is to actual pancakes…if that makes sense. there's cinnamon in this one and it's more like a cinnamon cheesecake sorta black tea. i think i prefer pancake breakfast as my go to morning breakfast tea if i were picking on.
There's no astringency to this like there is the potential for with the pumpkin caramel cheesecake…and while this does remind me of that tea, this is a smoother, less spicey tea in comparison. of course without the side by side comparison, i'm sure i would have thought the same thing as kittenna. heh
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Despite increasing stakeholder and regulatory pressure to improve governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), organizations are significantly hindered from performing the task effectively.
According to the GRC Technology Pulse Survey 2013 of 2,200 audit, compliance, and risk professionals conducted by ACL, this is due mostly to internal roadblocks. A lack of budget, lack of IT support, and lack of knowledge about new technologies are the top obstacles impeding all lines of corporate defense from preventing fraud, accounting errors, and operational waste.
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- Internal fraud and abuse
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- Regulatory reform
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- Internal risks loom large. For 2014, 66 percent of organizations are focused on internally driven risk exposures, and 27 percent of respondents are focused on externally driven risk exposures.
- Disparate GRC platforms dominate. Nearly 55 percent of respondents indicated that their GRC platform is comprised of a multitude of different solutions scattered across the organization. Only 15 percent of organizations are using a single, unified technology platform to manage GRC processes.
- Old technology increases risks. Over 49 percent of respondents indicated that they felt their organization is more at risk by not leveraging newer technologies. Respondents cited the greatest barrier to adopting new GRC technology as a lack of funds/budget, and the second greatest barrier as a lack of IT support.
- Dissatisfied customers. Only 14 percent of respondents indicated that they are satisfied with their current GRC platform, with 54 percent stating they are dissatisfied. More than 29 percent stated that they would be likely to switch vendors if they could buy a GRC solution that is fully integrated with data analysis/continuous monitoring from a single vendor. Feedback from survey respondents suggests that legacy GRC technology is falling short of user expectations and is ripe for innovation and improved user experience.
- Cloud technology growing. More than 21 percent of responding organizations use some form of Cloud technology, with the number of organizations planning to implement Cloud-based technology for GRC expected to more than double in the next two years. For laggards, lack of knowledge and understanding remains the top barrier to Cloud adoption, with nearly half of respondents stating this as their top concern.
"It's essential that ACL understands the rapidly evolving GRC landscape so that we can continue to deliver transformational products that enable organizations to better mitigate risks while achieving their objectives", said Ross Paul, VP of Go to Market and IT at ACL. "The fact that stood out in our annual survey centered on internal barriers, especially a lack of both budget and IT support. Our data-driven GRC software platform solves the issues identified by providing a cost-effective, subscription-based Cloud solution that removes budget barriers and eliminates IT burden."
View the GRC Technology Pulse Survey 2013 results.
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ACL conducted a comprehensive survey of audit, compliance, and risk professionals. More than 2,200 professionals from all over the world spanning a broad cross-section of management levels completed the survey, which ran from May 14-31, 2013. The survey will be conducted annually.
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These On Writing And Words Beautiful poems are examples of On Writing And Words poems about Beautiful. These are the best examples of On Writing And Words Beautiful poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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If written by God,
Why lost rhyme, measure?
Copyright © Ovidiu Bocsa | Year Posted 2012
Globally, miners jubilantly jump for joy
Smiles on the faces of every girl and boy
The grins of a newly opened Xmas toy
Thatcher's dead.
Trade unionists bounce along the street
Music blaring and the tapping of feet
From nurses to Bobbies still on the beat
Thatcher's dead.
Street parties announced in the nation
Satan who brought economic inflation
Is deceased, now's the time for elation
Thatcher's dead.
Its times like this I'm sad I'm an atheist
And can only shout and wave my fist
And then go to the pub and get pissed
Thatcher's dead.
Copyright © Dan Keir | Year Posted 2013
Sometimes my poetry is just a case of words,
and not necessarily my reality;
and that's what is so beautiful about writing
You can be who you want to be on any level
and tell secrets about fantasies that may never be;
or take trips to other dimensions on mental journeys, or places that some don't even think exist
They mimic thoughts that manifest themselves as poetry
and rest on pages patiently waiting to adhere
My words are a reflection of my heart
and they reveal the truth behind my mask of fear
they deliver reality doses whether they are just cases,
or me in the absolute right here
My words exude positive intentions;
my imperfections apparent but I accepted rejections
and reversed dejection
and decided to bare all my fantasies, my flaws my very soul
and temptations
Uncertain how voiced verses appeal to outside sources but internally they set me free
They provide a medium of light and creativity
A chance to apply knowledge and a time for reflecting on and making changes in my frequency
My words are attached to my soul and its overwhelming ability to just be
They reflect what I was before
the choices I've made and the reasons that this life is perfect
according to divine order
They represent the voices of my ancestors from the beginning of time
because up until now,
the ending wasn't within reach so I make sure that I
carefully choose the format and the right place and time
to deliver the message that may be blatant or hidden inside –
of the abstract placements of verbs
giving praise to the source of power that calmly submits to the voice
connected to my words
I am the originator of my own words
I hope that you are inspired, or simply entertained
by the process by which I've placed my words
Copyright © humble b | Year Posted 2012
A Dark Fairytale
As I was chained, I breathe in.
As I was burned, I breathe out.
As I was cut, I looked down.
As I was broken, I looked up.
As I was destroyed, I closed away.
I had killed myself damaging beyond any repair.
To keep myself closed I chain, cut, burned, and destroyed what was within me, isolation my fear around me. But suddenly as I had nearly been kindled to a shivering light, something braver and stronger then I appeared and took me and held me and once again I was fixed and this is what happened;
Suddenly I breathed in as I was unchained.
Suddenly I breathed out as my burns disappeared.
Suddenly I looked up as my broken body mended.
Suddenly I looked down as my cuts faded.
Suddenly I was opened up and my destruction was nothing more then a dream
As my knight, you entered that shadow and held me now I grow with a unprofaned radiance.
I was held once more, and my soul emerged.
I was spoken to once more, and my mind went blank.
I was kissed and my body reacted without a second hesitation.
And before I could run away once more, I was trapped.
Unlike my prison I lived in a fairytale, in were I don't want to live this place anytime soon. What happened then and what happening now are so fair apart it hilarious.
I've forgiven the past, not forgotten it. Prove never to make the same mistakes or else be locked back inside that tower I call my mind.
Let me in brave knight, into your mysterious ways.
Let me in brave knight let me have secret passages into that world of yours.
Let me in brave knight so I can truly capture you.
I was as cold as ice even more then winters hail, but you with a ridged past that icier then I could have imagined is as warm as the summer sun and sweet like spring air.
For saving me, for taking my heart, for releasing me, I'll become everything you want and then more, I'll stand by your side and hold you like you held me and I shall be everything you need.
My sweet Knight.
Copyright © Marcedies Rhodes | Year Posted 2013
beautiful words-
poet prowls
for the pen
Copyright © Ernesto P. Santiago | Year Posted 2008
I once was like a catipiller young,naive,and new
Always living from my heart not knowing what
else to do.Easy to take advantage of, that is
just the case, people would walk over me
like I was their dirty used up suitcase.
Now I feel a newness coming, like a light
shining from the sky, colors fill my world
and I know I am blooming into a butterfly.
Purple,Pink, Blue and Green I can feel them
flowing through. Colors of the rainbow raising
me into full bloom. Wise and strong I am becoming
My faith leads me where I need to go giving me
insight and wiseness for only me to know.
I have not done this on my own you see
I have been guided by God and Angels
on this Earth. Wise words the wisdom at
it's best comes from a wise lady who
seems to know me best. Lucky, I am
to have her in my life, she always shoots
it straight and tells me like it is, knowing
her words touch my heart and gives me tons of faith..
I feel like flying through the sky or climbing
a tree way up high. I feel like observing the
world just like a brand new butterfly so as I
Bloom I become Anew something unlike the past
Smart and wise beautiful on the inside and outside
a touch of color here a touch of color there
makes me glow and become a beautiful blooming butterfly...
Written By: Christina A McCullouch
Copyright © Christina McCullouch | Year Posted 2013
Hands anastomose,
bifurcating the rivers that flow.
Copyright © Johnny Pyro | Year Posted 2012
My Wishes are Simple
My wishes are simple,
my desires few,
to gaze upon an ocean,
and marvel at a solitary drop of dew.
My wishes are simple,
my dreams not too grand,
to feel the waves teasing my tired feet,
with no footprints left in the cool, wet sand.
My wishes are simple,
my thoughts serenely gentle, calm,
my heart resting beneath a swaying palm,
healing my being, caressed by nature's soothing balm.
Copyright © Scribbler Of Verses | Year Posted 2013
When it comes to making friends from the South, it's like everybody's welcomed in their
communities. But when it comes to being with a bunch of attractive Southern belles, that's
so awesome. she's got plenty of style and a lot of beauty to have blossomed. A Southern
belle is as attractive and beautiful as any other woman in America, especially that of a
white-Caucasian girl from the West coast or the Midwest or any other girl possible. What's so great about these
Southern belles is that of her soft skin and her beautiful smile. And if this Southern
belle was a blonde or a brunette, I'd tell her how awesome she looks and I'd declare my
love for her. These Southern belles have made the south very interesting and it makes a
guy wanting to go down there to have been with her. Of course these belles are religious
and whatnot, but that doesn't stop us guys from telling them how beautiful they look,
trying to impress these girls from the South. And when dating a beautiful Southern belle,
it's like going to a Sadie Hawkins dance in either Birmingham, Alabama, Biloxi,
Mississippi, Savannah, Georgia, or Cameron, North Carolina. Everybody's going to get a lot
of Southern hospitality in these parts of America and the city guys and the country girls
will be having one heck of a good time. It seems that the young women from the South
really have a thing for us city guys and stuff. And for when I begin to date a Caucasian
Southern girl, it will be like love at first sight. Not only do most guys each have a
thing for a bunch of attractive Southern girls, I also have a thing for Southern girls,
especially the ones from Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee. Now I know why I love all beautiful,
attractive Southern girls; they're beautiful and pretty, especially that of a bleach
blonde belle. And if this relationship works out with a Southern belle, that would be
great for us city guys.
Copyright © Brashard Bursey | Year Posted 2011
While preparing 1001 soups
For the last night of this year
I wrote a poem,
My only good poetry, ready to win the 1st Prize;
But I dropped it in…Soup.
The animals know better than us. The rain has never poured so loudly in a key so soft.
To the front, the sailing of city buses and mini vans cruising across in this weather makes the water underneath their tires sound like the street is crying out for 5 more minutes of sleep. Up above, the trees are protecting a nest of baby blue jays before they get washed away by the silence of their mother not being there. But with sky blue young spirits, and small empty stomachs, they keep hope alive in the fact that even children know storms and struggles don't last forever.
Below the trees, nature has found a name to call it's own. From the hole dug by the little boy next door, a family of three foxes have named human nature sanctuary, and burrowed their problems into the sediment to rest for a while.
To the side of the hole, a flock of ducks are swimming in the water with eyes open wide enough to where you can see their loyalty to love one another rushes wild.
To the right of the pond, caged up in a man made blanket, and lost in his own mind, is the boy. From what he remembers, last night was like a train accident; A head on collision of two people he could've sworn he saw holding hands just the other day. He hears the sound of plates shattering in C-minor, and the chorus of words that his parents screamed in F-sharp, so he imprisoned himself in his own bed sheets, accompanied by the courageous corduroy bear who he swears keeps hearing whisper "everything will be okay."
It's raining outside, and the crescendos of screams have been silenced by it's peaceful security.
The boy, sleeps soundly now. The rain has protected his ears, and guarded his heart from being washed away by all of his nightmares.
He doesn't care whether he wakes up. The baby blue jay, the resourceful fox and the brave little duck are all he wants to keep dreaming about.
Maybe he'll run away into the rain? Or maybe into the arms if his mother?, whom he prays he can still recognize. To the left of his bed, he picked up the blank page of his coloring book and a crayon, and became a life long poet in that moment that morning. Taking a deep breath in, and giving a soft breath out, his first sentence was
"The animals know better than us."
Copyright © Spenser Jones | Year Posted 2012
Her way was so graceful -- yet bold...
She'd left her mark on many hearts,
With soft spoken words she controlled...
Refined beauty ne'er to depart...
He looked upon this beautiful face,
Her way was so graceful -- yet bold...
He thought that time had slowed its pace
She heard his thoughts and took control...
Dressed in lace she had caught his gaze
The initiative would be hers...
Her way was so graceful -- yet bold...
This left his head spinning for days.
Have her he must, this beautiful thing
Possibilities un-foretold....
Essence was caught in his paintings
Her way was so graceful -- yet bold...
Copyright © Adell Foster | Year Posted 2010
After working day long, was relaxing mind and soul With a beautiful song.
gazing around,my eyes caught the glimpse Of a bright colored book.
It was my diary ,a vault of wonderful memories Of good and bad.
Sweet music was being played in the heart,when i saw one unfinished poem looking
Sadly at me,saying ,give me a beautiful ending.
A poem,which is treasure trove of unsaid feelings ,but still hold so strong in the heart.
The poem got its beautiful end,and feelings still linger in the heart,even when the
person goes away from us.
Its not that feelings are dead and Heart had dried up,they blossom like a flower
every time whenever they Cross our minds and make us relish those wonderful moments.
Tears rolled down my cheeks Of content and happiness.
Copyright © kenisha shines | Year Posted 2012
Beauty abounds like the English Counties name
This all American girl, New Jersey dame
Curious I was when Devonshire graced my eyes
Then I started to read and what a surprise
This language we know written as art
Engulfed my enthusiasm, caressed my start
I just a novice on my writing road
Becoming totally absorbed, eventually showed
Learning my craft, soon we collaborated
This budding poet, no longer shaded
Her brilliant guidance, paved my lay
Alphabetical characters allow me my say
Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2012
Dedicated to my teacher, who has helped me more than she'll ever
When the world denies your hard work
Refusing your wisdom in years,
Please, just remember what I'm saying,
Please don't cry any tears.
People will try to bring you down
No matter what you do
But know this, these words I say,
'Cause you and I know they are true.
Your hard work has helped me this year
I wouldn't be who I am without you
This life I live right here and now
Is possible because of what you do.
You encourage my hopes and all my dreams
And help me reach my goal
I wouldn't be me without you
These seeds, I wouldn't be able to sow.
You have helped me learn how to write
In fact, you taught me yourself
Whether you've realized it or not,
You've helped me become myself.
I can't imagine eighth grade without you
It's been a wonderful year
I can't believe I'm now saying good-bye
And beginning to hold back tears.
I know how you try to be perfect
At least some of the time,
You like to do everything you can
To help me find a rhythm or a rhyme.
And life isn't always perfect
In fact, it rarely is
It's often so sudden and indistinct
It feels like a giant pop quiz.
But no matter where life takes you,
No matter how bad you may want to cry,
Remember these words that I've said to you
And know that you're beautiful in my eyes.
Copyright © Kristen Wilson | Year Posted 2007
Loving a bleach blonde white girl will be the best thing that has ever happened to me. My love for a white girl will always be stronger than ever. It seems that I've got real feelings for this girl. The fact that day in and day out, for the rest of my life, the only thing I want to tell this white girl is that I really love her. Looking into the eyes of this beautiful, attractive white girl is like looking at a pair of priceless gems or expensive diamonds worth $385,000. And when I look at her face, it's like looking at a beautiful angel right in the eyes. When it comes to loving a bleach blonde white girl, I want to be her black knight and shining armor. And when it comes to falling so seriously in love with a white girl, I must protect her from real danger, especially that of a bunch of womanizing jerks. Not only do I not want this beautiful white girl to go through any more drama in her life, I don't want to break her heart, either. Right now, I see this white girl as my best friend, my would-be, possible girlfriend, my future wife, and the mother of my children. If this beautiful white girl had a nicer, gentler black guy like me in her life, I promise not to ever cheat on her with any other girl, even if she's as attractive as this girl is. I don't want her beauty to go to waste. And if me and this white girl were to be together and stay as a loving couple for the rest of our lives, that would be great for the both of us.
If I were to believe in you, would you believe in me?
If everything that I promised you actually came to be
If I were a beautiful rainbow, a reflection in the sky
Formed by the rays of light as your tears you cried
Sweetheart I am just a simple man with a complex plight
My blessing is you're here with me, as this quest I fight
Sweetheart you know I'm a warrior, though I live like a ghost
I fight and write living my plight, inside the belly of the host
From shore to shore, a forever war, that will never end
Just today I got the word the host has taken another friend
Another soul another goal of course another wasted life
God I am a lucky man to have become one with my wife
Pains insane it shreds my brain and tears my heart into
I'm left here asking myself, "Was there anything I could do"
I have to write a eulogy though I just don't know what to say
Here is a soul, another hole, for someone who lost his way
Sobriety is really great but at times it is truly rather hard
You watch them take another friend and plant him in the yard
Another smoke, another joke another party has reached its end
Here I sit in a spiritual pit feeling totally lost about my friend
I hope someday someone reads what I say, takes another course
Pass on doing that shot, love it or not, death upon the black tar horse
So I shall write my Eulogy falling to pieces about my friend
Who made fun of the man I turned out to be, until the very end
But that's ok it was just his way, right up until the day he died
The one true light shinning bright, lives inside of you and I
So will all of you join with me let your spirits pen my words
About a beautiful soul, who found his goal, flying with the birds
Very few people in this life that I love enough to let make fun
of the changes I made in my life. Addiction (The Host) took 6
friends in 2007, 5 in 2008 and this is the first in 2009. He didn't
overdose he was shot a couple of days ago in Chico, Ca during
a home invasion robbery over his heroin debt. I used to always
pay his debts when it reached this point with bags of Meth. This
time I couldn't go there for him and now he is dead. This is my
life, my gift and my curse. God Bless you all, mj
Copyright © Michael Jordan | Year Posted 2009
Pure hearts unite
to metamorphose wings
and completely dance golden.
When it comes to young love, it's a beautiful thing for young people from around the world.
And when it comes to teen boys and teen girls falling in love with each other since the day they
met, it's like fireworks popping in the sky. Their moms and dads are either happy about it or
inapproving or whatever. It seems to everybody that most relationships among all teenagers
might even last to either 72 hours or a lifetime. That's a really long time, but then, if these two
young lovebirds want to stay together, even until their high school reunions, then that's fine.
Sometimes love will make young men and/or young women do some silly things or whatever,
but love doesn't; it's just an emotional feeling for teen boys and teen girls combined. Their
parents (the moms and the dads) should also know what their lives were like when they were
teenagers, especially since the day they fell in love with each other. Young love has
revolutionized the year 2010 and it'll revolutionize the future of all of the would-be teen
couples. This is starting to get very interesting. It looks like the junior/senior high school years
will be with all of the wound-be-then teen love birds for the rest of their natural lives. All
relationships among all young people will not just continue to increase every single day, but no
matter what the circumstances of young relationships or whaterer, it'll seem that day in and
day out, all of the young lovers (all teen boys and all teen girls) will always have love for each
other, and their parents are very happy about it. And if young love continues to grow and grow
by the time the year 2025 arrives, there's no telling what beautiful thing might happen next.
Beautiful and inspiring is he,
Who sees the world through rose colored glasses.
If only he could see what I see.
His sight is clouded with unfortunate sadness and melancholy
He views the world from a birds eye perspective,
He sees the beauty of the world around him...
Yet true love and honest beauty,
Grounded in reality
He has neglected.
He soars on eagles wings,
Beautiful inspiration is what he brings.
Strong and confident is he,
Yet blinded by loves unsure indemnity.
A broken heart, the gift of his passion
Has left him standing alone...
My beautiful inspiration.
Copyright © Deeana Valencia | Year Posted 2012
As I walked down the street
this morning
I tried to be polite and inconspicuous
You stare into my eyes;
My brown eyes speak louder than my
Husky voice ever will
What are you looking for?
Do you liked what you see
Pain, shame or a sense of connection
Love, nowhere to be found
It ruthless, it vanishes, it disappoint
By now us all know the stories
Of lost-love,
It begin with a smile
A kiss, a warm embrace,
Then tear and fears
Do you love the raven in my eyes
Sorry stranger!
I paid my tithes,
I lost my loves
Caw, caw, caw!
Do you love the raven in my eyes
Copyright © Annie Lander | Year Posted 2013
That feeling you get,
When it rains & you
that feeling you feel,
when you want to write
but you want to give up
cuz nothing at all
is good enough not at
to be put on that sheet
of paper.
That feeling you get,
when no word in your
Brings about a
beautiful rhyme,
staying up late,
like you got late
for a date,
and its too late,
to go back and not be
so you stay up late,
like trying to fix a
broken past,
it's impossible like you cant
count dust
its impossible it's past
its gone it is past.
staying up late
for the sake of paper
and pen,
for the sake of poetry,
just to write and feel it,
that sense of
that you are a poet too,
Like those great poets
you read of.
Staying up late,
for the sake of Poetry.
Copyright © Virginia Kamau | Year Posted 2013
Copyright © catherine madura | Year Posted 2013
I love to go searching for blank journal books
A beautiful cover and I'm instantly hooked
Like it's calling to me, to fill it with ink
To unload on it all the thinks I can think
Do you like blue pens or black?
I like blue as a matter of fact
Seeing the strokes of a blue pen on white
Is like watching my poetry come alive
A sense of accomplishment zings through me
A sense of pride, exhilarating…
Because I know it is mine, and mine alone
Unique to me, not to be cloned
I may not ever be in the writer's hall of fame
I doubt that anyone recognizes my name
But that beautiful book will become part of me
I can hear it now; it's already calling…
Feed me
Your poetry
Copyright © Black Eyed Susan | Year Posted 2011
"I just can't sleep," I wrote one night
"My poor heart just longs for you"
"Sleep, my dearest; I'll hold you tight
And kiss you the whole night through."
And though he was worlds away
I felt his presence so near
The comfort of his arms was mine
What more had I now to fear?
Those tiny lines my lullaby
They caressed me through the night
Though sleep did not touch my eyes
My heart was illumined with light
How comforting to surely know
That he could embrace my soul
And quiet down my beating heart
With words that made me whole
I read again each little line
And saw his love written there
All alone in that dark night
I was cradled by his care
Midnight lullabies are sweet
They are angels from above
They are ever more the dear
For they are written in love
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2013
My inner beauty,
Escapes in verse to the page:
A poetic soul.
Copyright © Raul Moreno | Year Posted 2009
The word butterflies
Flitting past the paper net
Illusive to me
I open my heart
Showing them my thought flowers
Enticing them in
I catch every one
Feed them from my soul's nectar
They fly now to you.
Open your heart wide
Give home to my butterflies
My love's on their wings
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Sometimes we write in a certain way
That's the style God choose that day
I pick no subject I just start to write
I just simply rely on my inner-sight
I truly feel pretty good on this day
It's all just a frame of mind they say
I headed out back so I could mow
Busted and disgusted, wife said no
I hurt all the time the drop of a dime
Pain will always be a friend of mine
Pain is the only one I had for years
So much pain full of so many tears
Love on the inside, pain on the out
It last day after day without a doubt
I'm not quite sure where this will lead
As I eat all the pain and plant the seed
Love planting them, then watching them grow
Into the most beautiful people I could ever know
One of the most beautiful, check this out
Tag Chris Higgins, what this poems about
I'm pretty sure by now we all know just how
special Christopher Higgins is to our mixture
of perfect homegrown soup, Bro I love you
God Bless, MJ
stepping out into the open air
i feel a course of light running through my veins
the sky, the sun, the grass
some things never change
and i pray they never will
underneath this tree i built
i gather from the shade
a sense of belonging for what it's worth
i could never taste the touch of your lips
or the incessant nudge of a friend's reality
but i can just as well sit here
and become the earth again
it's just me now
and that's okay
i take a trip up the countryside
my jacket across my shoulder
waving to any passers-by
it's not as lonely when everyone knows you
i find a diner off the side of the road
and stop in for a drink
i sit alone in the farthest corner
and ask the waitress for a pen
she obliges but she wants it back
then asks me what i'd like
just a cup of tea
i pull a napkin closer in
and write what i see/feel now
the sun reflecting off the window
and the glare in my glasses blinding me
it's beautiful out there
and it makes me wonder
how much more beautiful it might be with you
but it's just me now
and a cup of tea
Copyright © Val Murah | Year Posted 2007
Its sides are solid
6 sides
Hollow, but within
I sit
Tapping my pen
6 sides
crumbling this paper
piece of paper
at me and
6 sides
screaming blank
Lines begging to hold
my words
6 sides
This is built
6 sides
trapping many
many writers trapped
6 sides
these solid sides
Although hollow inside
you sit
tapping this pen
against these
6 sides
in and words
form beautiful
beautiful words
they form
SOMETHING at last
6 sides
trapping us
Copyright © Lacy Dodd | Year Posted 2013


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In determining whether or not to approve the petition the Board and Division must decide whether competition among banking institutions will be unreasonably affected and whether public convenience and advantage will be promoted by this proposal. A public hearing will be given to all interested parties on the petition before the Board on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 11:15 a.m., in the City Council Chambers, Pittsfield City Hall, 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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The transition from sprint triathlons to longer distances like a 70.3 or 140.6 can be tougher than you might think. To make the jump successfully, you have to increase your training volume and avoid injury, which requires a delicate balance of training and rest, and often involves sacrifices weekend warriors aren't willing to make.
Professional triathlete Laurel Wassner, who recently stepped up from the Olympic to the 70.3 and 140.6 distances, offers a few of her training tips so you can make the transition a smooth one.
Fuel Up
As you increase your race distance, you'll also want to tweak your nutrition and hydration strategy. "In a sprint, you may only need one energy gel, but in an Olympic-distance race, you'll want to take in more," says Laurel.
More: How to Train for a Triathlon From Scratch
She recommends eating one gel or energy block before the race, one on the bike and another on the run. "It'll save you from bonking and get you to the finish line feeling strong—and fast," she says.
Keeping yourself adequately hydrated is just as important, but it's also easy to forget. In longer distances, it's even more important to begin hydrating early and consistently to avoid dehyrdrating later on in the race.
A benchmark you should aim for is at least one 750ml bottle of fluid for every hour of racing. Try to include fluids other than water, since glycogen stores will deplete after 60 to 90 minutes of exercise.
Run Long
For many triathletes, the run is the most challenging part of a race. It becomes even more difficult when the distance is doubled or tripled.
Prep yourself for a better run by running a road race prior to your triathlon. "I always found that running half marathons and 10K road races got me mentally and physically prepared for running in longer triathlons," says Laurel "By the time I got into the triathlon season, I felt so much stronger."
More: Insider's Guide to Long-Distance Triathlons
Use the Right Equipment
When you're on the bike for twice as many miles, you don't want to be derailed by an uncomfortable ride. Laurel recommends trying a few different saddles before the big event. "You'll be doing longer rides, and it's essential to have a good saddle. It can make all the difference."
Her pick? ISM saddles for top-of-the-line comfort.
Your risk of chafing also increases the longer you're cycling, so be sure to generously apply Body Glide to sensitive areas and chamois cream to your cycling shorts.
More: 7 Steps to Find Your Tri-Specific Bike
Be Ready to Commit
The longer the race, the more time consuming your training schedule will be. Triathletes often spend as many as 20 hours per week training for an Ironman. So be sure you've got the time before you commit.
"I train all the time, and I was still surprised how much training goes into a build-up to an Ironman or 70.3," says Laurel. "Week after week, you have to be totally focused on triathlon. It's worth it in the end, but you definitely make a lot of sacrifices." (Have Ironman dreams but not sure if you're ready to go after them just yet? Take this quiz to find out.)
Before you take the plunge and sign up for that epic test of endurance, decide whether you're ready to give up your Saturdays for 4-hour bike rides or your evenings out for early bedtimes. If not, there's nothing wrong with sticking to the shorter stuff. "Sometimes, the shortest races are the hardest, because you tend to push yourself so much more," says Laurel. "Remember you're tough, no matter what."
More: A 12-Month Overview of Long-Distance Triathlon Training
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The Weston High boys golf team posted its lowest score of the season so far in a 154-180 win over Masuk on Monday at Aspetuck Valley Country Club.
Max Catucci led Weston and was the medalist with a one-over-par 36 for the front nine holes.
He was one of three Trojan golfers to shoot in the 30s. Joe Klokus was next with a 38 and Jared Kapel had a 39.
Also scoring for Weston, Nigel Poppy shot a 4-1 and Aaron Cohen had a 43.


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2007 Land Rover LR3 - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2007 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE 4dr SUV 4WD (4.4L 8cyl 6A)
ReviewI truly agree that this is not the best vehicle on the market for getting kids to and from school and day in day out errands, but when you baalnce that out with weeknd trips to the beach, hiking, mountain biking, and towing a boat there is no better vehicle. I got rid of my first LR3 and bought a smaller fule effecient SUV and after 2 months went back to and LR3. I can't see myself in any other vehicle. During fishing and camping trips I have found myself in a few off road/water situations and have never had an issue even when the passengers doubted it could get to the place we wanted to go. It polishes up well for days in the office, but also loves to get dirty and looks good doing it.
Best FeaturesCargo capacity, go anywhere do anything ability. Navigation system and bluetooth are very user friendly. Aux input and very good sound system. Reliability. 06 forward in these vehicles have shown very good and on both my first and second LR3 have had 0 issues to date. Service department.
Worst FeaturesPlastic trim needs updating. Rear- view camera, not just sensors. Tall vehicle needs further tuning to limit body roll. Tow hitch assembly is very low and will scrape while attached. Little more rear seat room would be okay. These are minor and the positives on this vehicle far exceed these.
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PARKALOMPOLO, Sweden, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Swedish man said he converted his rubber boat into an aircraft so he could keep tabs on his herd of reindeer.
Stig Nordspets, 56, of the small Parkalompolo community in northern Sweden, said he learned about an Italian man who made a similar aircraft from a rubber boat and decided to make his own, The Local.se reported Monday.
"Those who want to track them from above normally do so from a hydroplane, but no one that I know of has ever used a flying rubber boat before, so I thought, 'Why not?'" Nordspets said.
Nordspets said he is on the lookout for other unconventional aircraft and is considering buying a small gyrocopter.


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CONET News Archive
Here you will find the news and media releases by CONET back to the year 2010.
» Company Jubilee: 30 Years of CONET
Success. Our Passion. – From a Handful of Computer Scientists to One of Germany's Best IT Systems and Consulting Companies and a Top Employer
» Mobile Dispatching and PTT via LTE
Critical Communications Europe with CONET's Unified Communication Radio Suite
» New Mobile Commander App
New state-of-the-art app offers push-to-talk functionality for direct communication between smartphones, TETRA and dispatchers, facilitating a fast and safe information exchange across diverse technology platforms and devices
» Unified Contact Center Qualification by Cisco
Cisco Systems confirms German communications specialists' strategic and technical expertise by renewing "Advanced Technology Provider" designation
» CONET again honoured with the best employer award
Hennef-based IT system and consulting company receives "Top Job" award for excellent employer quality / Wolfgang Clement presents the coveted trophy in Berlin
» Seasons Greetings and Company Holidays
We wish all our employees, customers, partners and friends a wonderful Christmas and a brilliant start into a successful new year 2016!
» Bitkom Conference and visit of a Parliamentarian at CONET
Bitkom task force "Public Commissions" discuss with the CDU-representative of the Bundestag Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker about IT procurement and procurement procedures.
» Donations instead of presents for customers
CONET donates 5.000 Euro to the Children's and Youth Foundation Hennef
» New and enhanced: Content Manager CREATOR 9.1
CONET's Web Content Management increases comfort and reliability for content creation as well as for the administration and media content integration
» CONET UCRS supports Fraunhofer FOKUS safety lab
Based on the example of extreme weather conditions, Fraunhofer FOKUS develops concepts for effective crisis management in command centers and control rooms
» Change in Managing Board of CONET Technologies AG
CONET-founder Rüdiger Zeyen is leaving the enterprise after 28 years – Ulrich Wantia and Anke Höfer are the new members of the Managing Board
» Questax successfully remains positioned among the top 10
The latest Lünendonk® market segment study "Recruiting, procurement and control of freelance IT experts in German" rates Questax as No. 6
» The best system providers 2015: CONET is Achiever of the Year
The Hennef-based IT-System Provider and Consultancy CONET holds the 4th rank in its category in the list of the "best system providers 2015" of the magazine Computerwoche
» PTT-PMR Integration and mobile Dispatching with CONET UCRS
CONET presents its new powerful interconnection solutions for command & control scenarios in safety, security and industry at Critical Communication World
» CONET presents UC Radio Suite (UCRS) at Critical Communications World in Barcelona
CONET UCRS Unified API provides powerful interface for facilitating direct integration of most diverse information, control and communication systems
» CONET Strengthens Global Market Position by Joining TCCA
TETRA Association represents more than 160 manufacturers, integrators and operators of critical communication infrastructures worldwide
» CREATOR 9.0: CONET Publishes New CMS Version
Web Content Management by CONET offers new Inplace Editing Mode, support of Responsive Web Design as well as technical updates for Domino 9 and current Browser versions
» European Police Congress
On 24th and 25th February 2015 CONET demonstrates its new Mobile Command Flightcase for heightened situational awareness and radio integration at Berlin Congress Center
» CONET Mobile Command Flightcase
Integrated communications solution connects public digital radio, private mobile radio and data communications for use in emergencies in public and plant security
» QUEST and Reutax Form Strategic Alliance Questax
According to the annual ranking by Lünendonk analysts, Questax brand would come in a combined 4th place among Germany's IT staffing providers / new name & new management
» CONET UC Radio Suite Bridges Gaps Between Control Room Communications, TETRA and LTE Networks
At Critical Communications Middle East in Dubai CONET will present integrated communications solutions for oil and gas extractors, airports, railways, police and emergency services
» CONET Business Consultants are Validated Expertise Partner of SAP for the Public Sector category
Ludwigsburg-based business and process specialist satisfies the requirements of SAP PartnerEdge Program with know-how and qualified customer reviews
» NATO Agency and Indonesian Army Pay Visit to CONET
CONET presented modern IT concepts and solutions for Computer-Aided Testing, Enterprise Business Applications, Cyber Defence and Future Mission Networks.
» CONET Services GmbH successfully ISO-9001-certified
TÜV Nord confirms high quality standards and acknowledges the performance in the business fields hosting, managed services, IT support and operations
» Business Activities of ACCELSIS Transferred to Hennef-Based CONET Solutions
Focussed consulting and developing expertise in the fields of SOA, agility and Java-based solutions – Extended management at CONET Solutions
» UCCNET Increases Customer Satisfaction in Contact Centers
Comprehensive consulting services, implementation and highly performant added value modules for Cisco Unified Contact Centre Enterprise (UCCE)
» CONET again belongs to the best employers
After 2010, "Top Job" award for companies goes again to a Hennef-based company – Wolfgang Clement honors the model medium-sized companies in Duisburg
» CONET is Novell's Partner of the Year 2012
On the Partner Summit 2012, Novell honored CONET Solutions GmbH for their special commitment
» CONET's donations in 2012 honor social commitment in the Rhine-Sieg area
Six local institutions and associations receive shares from a total donation of 16.000 Euro for their social work and special projects and plans
» QUEST Reaches Sixth Place in Ranking of Germany's IT Staffing Services Providers
Lünendonk's new market segment analysis on "Recruiting, Placement and Management of Freelance IT Experts in Germany"
» Equilor Chooses FIXCEE by CONET
Continued expansion into the eastern European financial markets
» CONET Achieves Turnovers of 57 Million Euros and Earnings Before Tax of 2 Million Euros
Preliminary, unaudited financial statements for the business year 2011/2012 confirm profitable and stable development of Hennef-based hybrid IT solutions provider
» CONET Takes Over Contact Center Division of SONORYS
Vienna-based CONET Communications GmbH pools and expands consulting expertise and technology know-how for Cisco-based contact center solutions
» CONET Acquires QUEST GmbH and Becomes One of Germany's Leading Hybrid IT Service Providers
With IT staffing services by QUEST Softwaredienstleistung GmbH, CONET Group doubles its annual sales to more than 100 million Euros
» Support for Trading Customers of KBC
Independent IT and trading solutions provider will waive regular installation charges in order to assist companies in need of a new partner after KBC's withdrawal
» CONET's Annual Donation Recognizes Six Regional Organizations
IT system and consulting house gives 10.000 euros for sports with disabled people, therapeutic care of children and young people as well as people with dementia
» Nassauische Heimstätte Relies on CONET Media Suite for its New Employee Intranet
Hessian group of companies with services such as living, building and development chooses web content management of CONET
» CONET Solutions GmbH Acquires Business Activities of INFOFLEX Kommunikationssysteme GmbH
Additional developer resources and further sales potential within CONET Group strengthens output management product OfficeBridge
» Cisco Re-Certifies CONET for IPICS Technology
"Service Pays off" – IT and consulting house in Hennef fullfils all requirements as Advanced Technology Provider for IP radio integration and communication solution of Cisco
» CONET Business Consultants GmbH Pools SAP Expertise
CONET Group profits from further profiling of its subsidiaries and expects with currently more than 400 employees about 60 million euros turnover
» City of Bochum Relies on CONET Know-how Once Again
IT specialists from Hennef realize redesign and introduce additional functions such as RSS feed as well as the new blog "Bochum Weather"
» Simplified Real Estate Management for Banks
New cooperation of CONET, qinet and CONact offers a powerful software as a service solution for clearing of real estates in "bad banks"
» ekam solutions Becomes CONET Media Suite Alliance Partner
IT system and consulting house in Hennef and Aalen IT solutions provider form a cooperation with the focus on Lotus Notes based web solutions
» CONET Acquires Microsoft Gold Competence
IT experts in Hennef demonstrate Windows Server know-how / Increasing business productivity with Microsoft Online Services


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Genevieve Pilat
A Farewell - Poem by Genevieve Pilat
There was a time in my life
When my heart did not feel whole
Where all I needed was someone to come
And liven up my soul.
And there you came you found me
You knew I needed you
And now I see after all these years
That you had needed me too.
We spent the years side by side
Together we traveled near
We had our fun and memories
With you they were so dear.
And when I reached some low times
Depression met my mind
It was you that rose me to the top
It was your love so kind.
Twelve years had passed since our first glance
I did not want them to end
You filled my heart with so much love
You were more than just a friend.
Yet you grew ill from old age
Growing weaker day by day
And then without me by your side
In your sleep you passed away.
It killed me when you left this world
No chance to say goodbye
A part of my heart taken away
Leaving me in a never ending cry.
Yet still I have those memories
Everything we had before our depart
And because of your love and all that you gave
You left me with your heart.
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A prnsioner was persuaded to take out a loan for £15,000 and hand it over to a fraudster posing as a police officer.
A court heard the pensioner was tricked into thinking he was helping out in a police sting to catch con men.
In reality he was the victim of a "sophisticated" fraud in which Kasim Mughal posed as 'PC Charles'.
Leeds Crown Court heard 'PC Charles' told the victim, a retired teacher from Leeds, that his house was being watched.
On one occasion he got the elderly man to take out a loan for £15,000 with the Nationwide building society and withdraw the amount.
He was then told to put the money in a shoe box.
Mughal's accomplice in the deception, Darren Walker, then called at the property and was handed the cash.
Mughal also tricked the pensioner in another scam where he used his details to order expensive electronic equipment including iPhones and iPads.
The elderly victim eventually realised he was being tricked when he went to a police station thinking he was going to meet 'PC Charles', only to be told the officer didn't exist.
Mughal, 29, of Park Road, Yeadon, was jailed for three years yesterday after pleading guilty to three offences of fraud, and two of impersonating a police officer.
He also asked for 10 similar offences to be taken into consideration by the court.
Walker, 39, of Victoria Close, Horsforth, was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to three offences of fraud and asking the court to take four further offences into consideration.
In another scam Walker managed to obtain the credit card details of his employer and then passed them onto Mughal, who used them to order thousands of pounds worth of goods on the internet.
The pair also tricked another victim by obtaining bank account details of other people and used them to order iPhones to be delivered to the homes of unsuspecting residents.
After they were delivered Walker would turn up at the properties posing as a courier and ask for the goods to be handed over, claiming they had been delivered in error.
The court heard Walker's and Mughal's offending was worth around £27,000 each.
Both men have experience of working in call centres, banks and field sales.
Mughal has served previous sentences for fraud and other dishonesty.
The court heard Mughal spent much of his illegal earnings on paying off cocaine debts and high living such as buying Louis Vuitton bags.
Jailing the pair, judge Tom Bayliss QC said: "This was a sophisticated, determined fraud."