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a/n: Thank you so much to everyone who's been waiting so patiently for an update to this story. Your reviews, follows, and favorites (and your patience!) mean more to me than you could possibly know.
A special thank you to Court81981, MalTease, Deathmallow, and SponsorMusings for prereading sections of this chapter for me and for their endless support throughout.
My outline tells me that there are about three chapters remaining after this one. My personal life will be getting much busier very soon (all good stuff, fortunately) and so I am very motivated to have this story finished ASAP. Or at least before the end of the summer. Here's hoping I can make that happen. :)
August 1938, Brooklyn, New York
It's nearly dawn, and the first weak rays of sunlight are beginning to filter into Haymitch's flat through the slats in the vertical window coverings.
Peeta stretches and yawns. He's awake at first light, just like always. He doesn't have a job to go to yet of course. But after a lifetime of waking with the roosters Peeta knows he will never be rid of this particular habit.
He has a slight crick in his neck from sleeping in one position for so long. Haymitch's couch is certainly no bed. But it's also a hell of a lot more comfortable than those hard wooden planks that served as both pillow and mattress on the ship that brought Peeta to America, and last night's was the best night of sleep he's had since leaving Frankfurt.
The weather was stifling yesterday when they finally arrived at Ellis Island after ten days at sea. The hot, humid summer air hit Peeta in the face like a furnace blast the moment he and Primrose, their sweaty hands clasped tightly together, stepped off the boat.
He can already tell that today will be another hot day. His hair is sticking a little to his forehead even though his pocket watch on the table next to him shows it's only a little after five in the morning.
It's also going to be a very long day, given that he doesn't plan to return to Haymitch's flat until he finds work.
But neither heat nor fatigue really matter much to Peeta anymore.
Peeta crosses over to the small kitchen window and pushes aside the dainty curtains that he knows, without even having to ask, must be Effie's contribution. He peers out, and marvels at the fabulous view of most of Brooklyn that Haymitch has from his kitchen.
Off in the distance, jutting up from the horizon, Peeta can just make out the outline of those famous skyscrapers that, before yesterday, he'd only read about in school and in letters from Delly.
They're only shadows and angles from this distance in the early morning light. Even still, the very sight of them makes his heart race.
He wonders where he'll find the job that will help him make a home for Katniss once she finally joins him here. Will it will be here, in Brooklyn, close to Haymitch and Delly and Thom? Or will it instead be on one of the topmost floors of one of those magnificent tall buildings across the water?
Peeta is so lost in thought that when Effie comes up behind him and places her manicured hand on his arm, he jumps, completely startled.
"You've just travelled across the ocean, dear," she chides him gently in German. As if he didn't know that already. He can tell by the slight frown on her face that she disapproves of him being awake at this hour. "You really should still be resting, don't you think?"
Effie's already all made up, with giant pink curlers in her hair. She's wearing a big fluffy bathrobe that dwarfs her petite frame. Peeta can't help but feel disdain towards her; she's so naive and so privileged.
But he tries to temper his annoyance, because he knows that the only thing Effie is truly guilty of is having been lucky enough to be born in America.
"I can't rest," he says back to her in English. Peeta never wants to be reminded of Germany again and plans to speak English, and only English, from now on.
"You poor thing," Effie tells him, picking up on his language switch and switching to English herself, her frown deepening. The sympathy he hears in her voice grates on his nerves, even though Peeta knows it's sincere, and he turns his back on her to look out the window again.
"I need to find work today," he says. "I can't rest right now."
"I think it can wait a few days Peeta." She touches his arm again, and he yanks it away from her.
He turns to face her, and he can feel his eyes grow hard.
"No," he barks at her without really meaning to. He winces inwardly at the harsh tone of his voice. "I can't wait a few days."
If he rests in Haymitch's comfortable flat while Katniss is still in Germany, hiding God only knows where, he'll go mad.
To his relief, Effie doesn't press the issue. She retracts her still-outstretched arm and folds both arms across her chest.
"All right, dear," she capitulates, nodding a little. "Would you at least like some coffee? And maybe some breakfast before you go? I'm making some anyway."
Peeta's stomach rumbles, audibly, by way of response. Effie laughs a little at the noise – an innocuous tinkling that further irritates Peeta, even though he knows she means no harm by it.
But he is hungry, obviously.
"Yes," he answers grudgingly. He decides he might as well eat, given how long his day will be. And it feels like he hasn't had coffee in ages. "That would be great."
He swallows.
"And… thank you, Effie," he forces himself to add.
She smiles and shuffles off to the ice box. He watches her as she kneels down and opens its brown wooden door.
"Would you like two eggs or three?" she asks with a quick glance over her shoulder. She turns back to the ice box and rummages through its contents. "And can I make you some toast?"
July 1938, Frankfurt-am-Main
When it's finally time for Peeta to go home for the day, he brushes the sweaty fringe of hair off his forehead with the back of his hand. He wearily wipes down the bakery's countertops with a damp rag and lets out a long sigh.
Today was brutal, and felt like the longest day he's had in months.
It's Tuesday, and on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, Peeta Mellark's (the new name for what was formerly Herr Beetee's bakery), and all other businesses in this section of Frankfurt that still conduct business with Jewish customers must, pursuant to a new law created six months ago, allow a thorough premises inspection by Gestapo officials.
Despite their inherent intrusiveness, until today Peeta's found most of the inspections to be quicker and more painless than he'd expected they'd be when the law first passed. Not that they aren't still disruptive to business, of course. But the officers are ostensibly only there to search for what the Nazi government has vaguely described in the newspapers and over the wireless as "contraband."
As such, aside from a few routine questions on each visit the officers typically keep to themselves while they're there.
The officers usually just poke around the bakery a bit, approaching the job with varying degrees of seriousness depending on who's doing the inspecting. It's usually clear that the Gestapo officers don't want to be there any more than Peeta or his employees want them there, and Peeta suspects the officers, like himself, view these regularly scheduled inspections as a waste of time.
Today, however, one of Peeta's newer hires – Stohl; a tall boy of about fifteen years, and easily provoked – didn't take kindly to the questions the officer conducting today's inspection asked him. Somehow (and Peeta never did find out exactly how), within minutes of the officer's arrival a fistfight broke out between the officer and Stohl in the back storage room.
It had taken all of Peeta's skill in negotiation, and a sharp blow to his own face, to break up the fight and keep Stohl and two other young apprentices from being carted off in the back of the officer's automobile.
By then, Peeta's employees were all so rattled they were accomplishing literally nothing. Peeta decided he might as well let everyone go home and close the bakery early.
The officer spent the next two hours poring over every nook and cranny of Peeta's bakery, making a very grand production of it and taking copious notes. And so Peeta stood alone in the front room, hands on his hips, periodically dabbing at the slow trickle of blood coming from his nose as the officer finished his work.
Every so often the officer – who couldn't have been much older than eighteen or nineteen himself – would glance up from what he was writing to glare menacingly at Peeta. Whenever he did, Peeta would flinch reflexively as he tried, and failed, to keep from thinking of Beetee.
But the officer left an hour ago, and Peeta is finally free to go home and seek solace in Katniss' arms.
Peeta walks to the front door of the bakery – his bakery, now – and opens it. Even though the altercation with Stohl happened hours ago, Peeta's hands still shake as he tries to turn the lock of the front door with the key. He has to take multiple deep breaths to calm himself enough to manage the task.
This will be behind us soon, Peeta tells himself, as he bicycles towards home along the quiet streets of Frankfurt as quickly as he can. A city that is unrecognizable, to Peeta, from the Frankfurt of his childhood.
Although on the surface, everything in Frankfurt looks much the same as it ever did, nothing feels the same. Peeta cannot remember the last time he overheard children laughing, or saw them playing ball in the streets the way he, Cato, and their friends used to do after school. And it's been ages since he last saw elderly ladies chatting idly together on their front stoops the way they always seemed to be doing when he was a boy.
Nobody talks about it anymore, but everyone knows that the SS's network of spies are everywhere, and that anything someone says – innocuous or not; seditious or not – could be reported to the government by anyone at any time. This knowledge hangs heavy in the air, and puts an invisible, but palpable, strain on everyone.
Even lively, sociable Streu no longer hosts impromptu dinner parties. What happened to Beetee is on their minds constantly, and their little makeshift family of four has far too much to hide from the Nazis to risk hosting friends anymore. They do visit with Finnick and Annie on occasion, but aside from that they more or less keep to themselves now, much as families all over the city do.
Only a few more months. Soon we'll be in New York.
Peeta repeats these words to himself over and over again like a mantra as he bicycles home in the warm summer afternoon, as if repeating them were enough to make them true.
When Peeta arrives home, he immediately takes off his flour-covered apron and hangs it up on one of the pegs by the front door
Peeta turns around and is thrilled to see that Katniss is already here, waiting for him in the darkened sitting room, just as they'd planned in their last series of letters to each other.
Peeta grins broadly and rushes towards her.
It's been nearly six weeks since the last time they saw each other. They don't take chances anymore. Not with the Gestapo, and SS spies, everywhere. And not since Beetee. They usually confine their communications to letters, but carried by hand rather than sent via post because Streu tells them the post can no longer be trusted. And they visit one another in person like this only when they cannot bear being apart another moment.
Seeing her in his home again, Peeta itches to touch her. To carry her to his bedroom and unbutton her dress.
But when he gets to her side he stops short. Her eyes are downcast and her shoulders are slumped. He can immediately tell that something is very wrong.
"Katniss?" Peeta asks, alarmed, kneeling down next to her on the floor. She turns to look at him and she's paler than he's ever seen her. Her eyes, though trained on his, seem to not really see him, and it deepens his alarm. "What's wrong? What happened?" he asks, his words coming out in a rush.
She holds up a thick manila envelope by way of response. "I picked up your mail on my way here," she says, handing it to him. Her voice sounds strangled and Peeta notices, for the first time, that her face is streaked with the tracks of dried tears.
One glance at the postage and the writing on the front tells Peeta that this package is from the federal government of the United States. He hastily flips it over and sees the government seal has already been broken.
Katniss must have opened this package already.
If this is from America, it's obviously what they've been waiting ages for. The documents they need to emigrate.
But why isn't she happy? Peeta wonders, worried. Katniss' reaction is the exact opposite of what he would have expected.
Peeta lifts the flap of the envelope and quickly pulls out its contents.
"Katniss, what…? I don't understand…" he begins, as he searches through the pages for some possible cause of her distress. "This is what we've been waiting for, isn't it? Here's my paperwork; here's Prim's… And look – the dates of departure are right here. Everything seems to be in order…"
"Only your papers and Prim's are in there," Katniss says in a monotone. "Go on, keep looking. There's nothing in there for me or my mother."
His eyes snap to hers at her words.
"What?" he demands loudly. "That can't be right," he mutters, but he's starting to panic now, as he hastily rifles through the papers a second time.
"It's the truth," Katniss says, flatly.
"Then yours must be coming separately…" Peeta says evenly, eyes on hers. But his voice is shaking, belying the confidence he's trying to convey.
"No," she tells him. She shakes her head and squares her jaw. "They rejected our applications. Look in the back. There's a letter there explaining… everything." Her voice catches on the final word.
But by the time she's finished her sentence, he's already found the letter she's talking about.
Peeta reads it, thunderstruck. Or he tries to, anyway; tears are beginning to prick his eyes and they obscure his vision. He can't really focus on the letter, but he's able to read enough of it to catch the thrust of it, and a few words stand out in sharp relief: "Jew Quota"; "Undesirable"; and "Next year."
"Katniss…" he begins, and trails off. He shakes his head. "We'll wait, then. All of us. We'll wait until -"
"NO!" Katniss cuts him off forcefully, making him jump. "You are going to America, Peeta. With Prim. On the date of departure," she insists, jabbing her index finger at the papers in Peeta's hands.
"Oh, like hell I am," Peeta says back. "You really think I'm going to leave you behind?" he demands. "How the hell are you and your mother going to eat with me gone? Who's going to protect you from -"
"Goddamnit, Peeta!" Katniss cuts him off again, yelling this time. To his utter surprise she actually takes off one of her shoes and hurls it at him. It hits him square on the chest, and he cries out involuntarily when it strikes him. "What happened to Beetee could happen to you!"
Peeta grits his teeth. "No. It couldn't," he lies, knowing it's a lie and knowing that Katniss will see through it. "Streu and I are so careful, Katniss. Nothing will happen to us," he continues, evenly, trying to sound as sincere as he can.
Katniss scoffs. "Peeta," she begins, her voice shaking. Peeta glances down at her hands, clenching and unclenching rapidly at her sides and he realizes, in shock, that her voice is shaking in anger. "You've been hiding a Jew in your house and passing her off as a member of your family for years now. You're fucking a Jewish woman!" She's shouting again. "If they find out, they'd take you off to one of those camps or kill you!"
"Katniss, you really think I could leave you behind?" he demands. "Because I can't. I can't." It's unthinkable. He's pleading with her now, begging her to see reason.
"And you think I could live with myself if something happened to you because of what you and your brother are doing for my family?" Katniss counters. "Or if something happened to Prim because America won't let me join you yet?" she asks, in a much quieter voice.
Peeta doesn't have an answer to that. Prim is Katniss' entire world, and he knows it would destroy Katniss if anything happened to her.
But Katniss is his entire world.
"Katniss…" he begins, but trails off, not knowing what to say next.
Just then, as if on cue, his recently injured nose starts bleeding again. Peeta groans and tries to hide his face from her, knowing that his injury demonstrates the truth of Katniss' words. But she pulls his hands away from his face, exposing himself to her.
She takes a handkerchief from her pocket and wordlessly dabs at the trickling blood. She leans in and kisses his cheek as he closes his eyes.
"Let me go," she asks him, gently. "Please, Peeta. I'll join you as soon as I can."
"I can't, Katniss," he tells her, his voice catching on her name. "Don't you understand that?" he asks, pleadingly, and bursts into tears.
Katniss gathers him into her arms, moaning a little and whispering his name. He sobs helplessly against her shoulder.
When Katniss wakes up two hours later, Peeta's bedroom is bathed in long shadows.
She rolls over a little and looks up at Peeta's sleeping face in the weak, waning light still coming in through his open bedroom window. The arm that's not wrapped around her is slung across his face and his mouth is open slightly as he snores softly.
She sits up – carefully, so as not to wake him – and tugs a sheet up to cover herself.
She looks at Peeta for a very long moment and tries to memorize his features. His beautiful, wavy blonde hair. His long, blonde eyelashes that she always half-expects to tangle together when he blinks. The soft smattering of freckles that just faintly cover the bridge of his nose; his cheeks; his bare, broad shoulders.
Katniss knows she cannot risk waking him. She'll never be able to go through with this if he wakes up. Even if she could, he'd never let her.
But she also cannot bear to not be touching him in what will likely be their last moment together for a very long time.
And so she reaches out to gently, gently trace the contours of his chest with her fingertips. As her fingers dance across his skin he mumbles something unintelligible in his sleep and shifts a little in bed. She immediately pulls her hand away, taking his murmuring and movements as a sign that she needs to leave this room, now, and stop putting off what must be done.
Katniss bends over and quickly finds the clothes he tore from her body after he carried her into his room. She dresses as quietly as she can. Reaching into the front pocket of her dress, she pulls out the letter she wrote in the hour before he got home.
She lays it gently on his bedside table so he'll be sure to see it as soon as he wakes.
Tears in her eyes, Katniss walks as quietly as she can towards Peeta's closed bedroom door. Before she walks through it she turns to face Peeta – her brave, wonderful Peeta – one last time. She kisses her fingertips and raises them towards him in a silent goodbye.
To her great relief, Johanna is home now. Katniss finds her alone and reading the newspaper at the kitchen table.
"Jo," she says, breathlessly.
Johanna turns from her newspaper and frowns at her. "What is it?"
"I need your help." She pauses at the quizzical look Johanna gives her. "And Streu's," she adds hastily.
Katniss crosses her fingers behind her back and prays silently that Jo and Streu will be able to help her execute her plan.
Johanna sets down her paper. "What kind of help?" she asks, one eyebrow raised.
"Hide me?" she begs.
Johanna's eyes go wide as saucers.
"Sit down," Johanna says, motioning to the chair next to her. "You need to tell me what's happened."
Peeta's bedroom is completely dark when he wakes. He's a little disoriented (as he often is after waking from a long nap), and jumps a little when he pats the bed next to him and realizes Katniss is no longer there.
She must have already gone home. Without saying goodbye. His heart clenches painfully, and he wonders if she's still upset with him over their argument. He'd assumed, when she'd willingly and enthusiastically made love to him this afternoon, that they'd reached an understanding – that he would not, and could not, leave Germany without her.
He'd assumed that she had accepted this and agreed with him.
But she never, ever leaves without saying goodbye – they see each other so infrequently, after all. He swallows the lump in his throat as he realizes this cannot mean anything good.
Peeta fumbles around in the dark for a few moments until he reaches the switch on the lamp on his bedside table. He flicks it on and immediately sees the carefully folded sheet of paper lying next to it.
He picks it up and unfolds it, his heart already breaking, and he begins to read.
My dearest Peeta,
When you read this letter, I will already be gone. Hopefully somewhere you will not be able to find me.
I knew, from the moment I saw that you received permission from America to leave and I had not, that you would not let me go. But you have to, Peeta. I cannot, and will not, allow you to stay here for me.
Take Primrose and leave for America next month as indicated in your documents. I want this for you and Primrose more than I've ever wanted anything in my life, Peeta. Please give it to me. I need to know that life can be good again for you and my darling sister.
I'm here, and with help I will soon be hidden. And I am safe. I will follow after and find you as soon as Uncle Haymitch can bring me over. I promise.
In the meantime, I will be loving you and thinking of you, endlessly, as always. And dreaming of America, a place where our children will be safe.
All of my love,
Your Katniss
Peeta reads the letter a second time, and then a third time. He carefully sets it down on the nightstand.
He reaches over and picks the lamp off the nightstand. With a shout, he throws it as hard as he can across the room. It hits the far wall of the room and its glass base shatters satisfyingly into a thousand brittle pieces.
"Peeta?" Primrose's worried voice appears on the other side of his closed bedroom door. "What's wrong, what's happening?"
Peeta buries his face in his hands, wondering if Katniss left a similar letter for her sister.
"Just a minute, Prim," he mumbles loudly enough for her to hear her. He still isn't wearing anything, and he needs to dress before he goes to talk with her.
"She's gone, isn't she," Prim says quietly from the other side of the door. It isn't a question.
Peeta closes his eyes and swallows the lump forming in his throat.
"Yes, Prim," he tells her, trying to keep his voice as even as he can. "I believe she is."


text: I started making new Cities XXL videos, recorded in 4K. I'm paying tribute to mods and modders in this multipart video series, so far 5 in number. Now you can see the mods in the game in 4K as I show off building details as well as explain what some of the invisible mods do behind the scenes. I hope you'll come over and see my cities and how mods have made them better. I have lots of fun with the Animations ploppable mod by Drazicdesign as I'm working my way through them all. In this first episode I set up a cool "Jaws" movie scene near the end.

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Secretary of State Grants Access to Airport – MP`s Comments
- 20th December 2016
North Thanet`s MP, Sir Roger Gale, has welcomed the confirmation, now formally issued by RiverOak (See below) that the Secretary of State has accepted an application, recommended by the Planning Inspectorate, by RiverOak for access to Manston Airport to complete environmental survey work prior to the Company`s submission of a Development Consent Order.
Speaking following the announcement (The SoS decision was made known to interested parties yesterday) Sir Roger has said:
It is significant that the Planning Inspectorate and the Secretary of State have accepted the arguments put forward by RiverOak and has rejected the arguments put forward by those currently in control of the site and who have consistently sought to deny access.
The Secretary of State has, through this decision, recognized RiverOak as a player in the future of Manston and has also acknowledged the importance and significance of the campaign to retain Manston as an operational airfield.
The decision was, of course, also taken in the knowledge of the existence of the now widely-discredited Avia Solution report upon which Cllr. Wells and his councilors have sought to hang their volte-face upon the future of Manston.
There is still a great deal of work still to be done before a DCO submission is made and that submission, which will contain not only the Environmental Impact Assessment but a full Business Case, will then have to be the subject of a public inquiry, Inspectors` report and ultimately a decision by the Secretary of State for transport.
Nevertheless, I am comfortable that this administration, as did David Cameron`s, understands the importance of preserving structural assets in the national interest.
It is time, I think, that those at present in control of the site and of Thanet District Council took that on board."
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Yesterday celebrated Cinco de mayo and watched the horses dance. It was wonderful! Today is mow day!
May 7, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Got my veggies for the garden. Picked up a coiple of perrenials too1 Yeah! Time to really get going!
May 5, 2012 at 5:59 PM
I was having the worst day yesterday, it rained and was cold, the car would not start and the next thing I knew there was a knock on the door and god sent me an angel and the sun even came out and it stopped raining too!
May 4, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Last week we were in the 80's now were back to low 60's, Oh well there is house work to do too! Just loving my garden though!
May 1, 2012 at 10:46 AM
It's cold today here! 60 is not my idea of warm. It was 80 last week. I want the warm back!
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gemini53176 here in the northeast too! im so ready to move back to florida! April 27, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Numom61507 I know! It's weird going from sunscreen to sweatshirts in less than a week.. April 27, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Paid to get the mower fixed and the darn thing still won't start! So now it has to go back!
April 24, 2012 at 3:06 PM
My cat has decided that the vegetable garden is his summer kitty litter box! Help!
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New SUP Fleet
by Willie on Apr.25, 2012
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Wild Diamond has a new fleet of Tiki SUP boards which are ideal beginners boards for surf and flat water. The boards have been getting rave reviews from clients and staff so far this season!
Additionally there are also a range of SUP's from Tiki's more performance oriented line with some gorgeous 9'3″, 10′ and 11′ cross over and wave boards! Here is the 9'3″ in action at Crossapol earlier this month! The little beauties are great!


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Starboy Act Mr Eazi shared an opinion on twitter about how Ghana influenced Naijasounds which The Naija Twitter didn't find pleasant, The sample crooner got lynched on twitter.
After hours of several trolls on twitter, The Singer decided to let peace reign by Tendering apology to the ever ready to blast Naija audience..
His Tweets below:-
'Just got a call, my fam in Imeko are doing family meeting to deport me to Ghana! Abeg my Naija people no vez


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DAK, I think, is great, BAR DINOLAND USA, it's great. It may be a half-day park, it may have its flaws (DINOLAND USA, DINOLAND USA), but I think the theming is wonderfully immersive and lush. This is simply a DAK appreciation thread, to share what we love about DAK and what perhaps needs to be improved but not as in 'I hate it because'. I think it has great potential, much more theme park potential than the studios for a whole buncha reasons. (mouse)chat away
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Even the worst part of Disney's Animal Kingdom, Chester & Hester's Dino Rama, is well done, right down to the fading lines of the parking spots.
Disney's Animal Kingdom is my favorite park at Walt Disney World. I fell in love with the place my very first visit.
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Haha, well Dinoland USA does have immaculate theming with a crap theme! I still think they should make it into a prehistoric paradise with a volcano and such. What they'd do about the Dinosaur attraction I don't know
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My family absolutely loved the Animal Kingdom - Everest and Finding Nemo the musical make it worth while - everything else is just icing. Oh, except Primevel Whirl - Ouchie!!!
I loved the trees, the theming, the fun storytellers we encountered, the music - just all of it.sigpic
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It's those monkeys! I can't help but stop to watch their capering!
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Even if I were to go to AK and not see a single attraction, I would still love the park. This is due to the fantastic themeing of everything. The Harambe Village is just amazing along with all of the other sections of the park.
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I love the Tree of Life, I could look at that all day. The tigers are my favorite attraction. It's such a feel good park that teaches lessons about the wild and the environment.
But Dinoramo and Chester and Hesters? I hate it. What were they thinking? Black asphalt in the hot Florida sun? I thought Walt was trying to get away with the carnival theme, and there it is, in a park with his name on it.Last edited by Nancywitt; 09-26-2007, 04:10 AM.
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I think the non-Chester part of Dinoland is great, as is the rest of the park! Still, it would be nice to see a few more major attractions 'round those parts.
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As a "zoo guy" myself, I love DAK. I would like to see a Beastly Kingdomme and/or a America, but hey. Its great. The zoological exhibits are top notch and on par with the best zooswww.jamboeveryone.com
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Originally posted by SomethingWicked451 View PostI think the non-Chester part of Dinoland is great, as is the rest of the park! Still, it would be nice to see a few more major attractions 'round those parts.
What I think is so hilarious is that there are even many imagineers who hate that area. I've heard a top show producer say that this particular area is really some of the worst stuff to come out of imagineering in a long time.In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate.
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My favorite park in Orlando......the only one in WDW without any "staleness"...and possibly the most beautiful theme park in the US. I just hope that in time another land gets added on the Beastlie Kingdomme plot and that Dinoland gets replaced with something less garish...then this park would be just about perfect...and hopefully both projects receive adequate funding so that they do not cheapen the otherwise awesome theming.Last edited by tasman; 09-25-2007, 08:53 PM.Down with the Hat
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There is so much that is "hidden" in that park. You walk around a corner and all of a sudden "where did that come from?"
Dinland is good . I will even go out on a limb and say Dinosaur is OK, Chester and Hester needs to go, big time. I started going to WDW to get AWAY from the County Fairs, I don't need a perfect recreation of one.
Its not even the rides, or the themed lack of themeing that really bugs me. its the carney games.
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DAK is also my favorite park in Orlando. It is breathtakingly beautiful and so unique among the Disney parks. FotLK is a must-do for our family. Kilimanjaro Safaris and Everest are incredible attractions. And it's hard to beat sitting by the water while eating a delicious meal from Flame Tree BBQ. Mmmmm. DAK rules!!!
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A rare signed photograph taken during the first moon landing has sold for £5,200 at auction. It was given to the owner of a firm who arranged limousines for the astronauts during a 1969 London visit.
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The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg, Virginia Peanuts Lightly Salted
The Peanut Roaster Selects Golden Gourmet Peanuts
This is the second time I've cracked a can of the Williamsburg peanuts. The first one had a baseball theme, but both look like they contain the same product - I found nothing on the labels to suggest otherwise. If my whisky-addled mind recalls correctly, the baseball nuts were a little larger and crunchier, but I don't know if that was by design or due to differences in the cooking process or variability in their peanut supply or both. I believe the same folks who make this also sell nuts under the "Smithfield Tavern" label.
Close-up of The Peanut Shop's Nuts
The Williamsburg nuts are lightly salted. You should be able to see from the close-ups that these have almost no visible salt, while the Peanut Roaster's nuts are coated with a fine dusting. The nutrition label has these goobers coming in at 40mg of sodium per a 28g serving, while the Roaster's are 85 mg.
"Golden Gourmet" just came back from a Florida vacation
Salt content is always an important consideration. I'm well known in my family for being an intolerable fusspot when it comes to salt levels. My preferences exist in a very narrow band.
Williamsburg's lightly salted nuts are salted too lightly for my taste, and the Roasters' are just a tad too salty. However, I found a happy medium when the two are eaten in combination.
John Edward, "a happy medium"
It is unthinkable to throw a nut party without the proper libation. I stuck my head in the fridge and pondered deeply, finally emerging with this German pilsner. The Radeberger pilsner is a light and refreshing brew - a fine choice even if I say so myself. The hoppiness of the beer cuts nicely through the oiliness of the peanuts. It was also the only beer I had.
On balance, the Roaster's nuts appear darker than Williamsburg's but they are similar in size. Being nuts of the Virginia variety, they are both bigger than the Planter's. Planters do not reveal what cultivar they use for their regular cocktail peanuts. The Virginia nuts also cook up crunchier and less greasy compared to Planters.
Besides the saltiness, I could not find much else to differentiate the two. Though the Roasters' look more "roasted", the flavor isn't appreciably better or worse. It is important, however, to take note of hidden treasures in both cans. They are something quite special - something I like to call the "uber-nuts".
Uber-nuts are nuts that look like they got too much face time with some very hot oil, causing small blisters to form on the surface. The uber-nuts tend to have the heartiest crunch and the best flavor. I wish I could take credit for the discovery, but this is hardly the first time a link is made between hot oil, blisters and giddy pleasure. That's a story we know all too well, am I right guys? You know I'm right.


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Kelly Clarkson Covers Carrie Underwood [VIDEO]
Pop star Kelly Clarkson has dabbled in country music over the past couple of years. Teaming up with Reba McEntire and Jason Aldean went really well for the first 'American Idol' winner. Last weekend Kelly played a show in Australia and paid tribute to another 'American Idol' winner - Carrie Underwood, by covering her latest single 'Blown Away'.


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The Lane County Board of Commissioners' June 28 discussion of giving themselves the authority to block some local ballot measures has EW floored. Did it get forgotten by four of the five commissioners that Oregon citizens have a right to the initiative process that is protected in the state Constitution?
The RG broke the story this morning, and according to the daily, "Under the unusual proposal, the commissioners would gain the authority to preemptively block any countywide ballot measure that they deem not to be 'of county concern,' before it goes to voters or the courts," and the "board voted 4-1 to have county staff start drafting an ordinance on the issue."
The RG quotes Commish Jay Bozievich as saying, "he would like the county's proposed ordinance to apply to measures that haven't yet qualified for the ballot — which would include the Community Rights measures. That could be considered a retroactive change to local election law."
It's not clear in the language what is "county concern" and if county concerns might ally more strongly with corportate interests, such as the timber industry, over community groups concerned with pesticide sprays or GMOS.
Commish Faye Stewart Stewart "said he doesn't understand the purpose of championing local measures that won't survive a legal challenge."
The county must have a crystal ball, as it seeks to prevent ballot measures the commission thinks won't stand a legal challenge … before they actually go through the legal system.
The RG reports that Pete Sorenson was the lone dissenting voice on having staff draft language for an ordinance.
Sorenson tells EW while no actual vote was taken, the "dominant flavor" was to move ahead with an ordinance. He says were the commission to move ahead he has two questions he would like answered. First, "Is there a problem?" He says he doesn't think Lane County has had a lot of problematic local measures.
Second, Sorenson says there is already a system in place for dealing with ballot measures that are passed by citizen votes but might have portions of them that are unlawful or beyond the scope, and that process throws out nonlegal portions of measures. He calls the proposed ordinance a "solution in search of a problem."
The ordinance could "suppress rights people currently enjoy," he says, and to change rules on a process that is already under way, such as the Community Rights initiative is "frowned upon."
Sorenson says if the proposed ordinance goes forward there would be a public meeting.
You can watch a video of the meeting here.
Here is the proposed languge, which you can find on the commission agenda under:
A. Announcements
B. DISCUSSION/ Potential Changes to Lane County Initiative and Referendum Process. (Stephen Dingle, County Counsel)
The language reads:
Whereas, initiative and referendum powers are reserved to the people of the State of Oregon, and are further reserved to the legal voters of home rule counties regarding matters of county concern, by the Oregon Constitution;
Whereas, ORS 250.155 recognizes the reserved right of home rule counties to establish the procedures for exercising county initiative and referendum powers;
Whereas, a charter amendment or ordinance that is not a matter of county concern will be declared invalid after passage upon challenge;
Whereas, Lane County believes that conducting elections for and funding expensive litigation to defend initiative measures that will be declared invalid after passage wastes valuable and limited resources of Lane County taxpayers.


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Hatton's perfect homecoming
Ricky Hatton 2008
Ricky Hatton marked his Homecoming in the best way possible with a unanimous points win over Juan Lazcano on Saturday night.
The Hitman emerged to the strains of 'Blue Moon' to the delight of a sell-out 55,000 crowd inside the City of Manchester Stadium, who had earlier watched Paulie Malignaggi retain the IBF light-welterweight title to set up a possible future fight with Hatton.
Ricky was always in control of his bout with the tough and durable Mexican, and each judge marked him down as the clear winner.
Speaking immediately after the fight, Ricky thanked the fans for their vociferous support throughout the 12 rounds, saying:
"I've never been as nervous before a fight, but these fans brought me through. There's a lot of talk about who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, but I know who the best pound-for-pound fans are – it's you lot!"
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Jabra fan of Taapsee Pannu
If you thought Shah Rukh Khan playing JABRA fan pining for a star's hug was a stretch, TAAPSEE PANNU will tell you a whole new story. Her fan, a youngster whose first name is identified as Prakash, dodged her body guards and barged into a restaurant to meet her.
He first connected with her on social media. Prakash knows her schedules better than her assistants and turns up at her shoots and promotions unfailingly. So far, he has been harmless, but the last few times were unnerving for the actress. A source said, "Few know TAAPSEE's schedule; it is strange how Prakash learns of it. She has asked her staff to be cautious and not let out information of her whereabouts."
TAAPSEE, told reporters, "As artistes, we love being loved. But there is a thin line between making us feel special and wary. When this guy breached security to meet me in the VIP arena at a venue, I was shocked. It was also a cue for me to have my ante up. Living under the limelight is great until you meet someone who is crossing boundaries. When he barged in to see me, I was alarmed. I didn't file a complaint because he hasn't tried to harm me in any way. If this happens again, I will report him as a potential threat."
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Becky Watts trial: Man was used in 'callous and calculating way', court hears
A MAN accused of moving the remains of dead teenager Becky Watts was used in 'callous and calculating way', a court heard.
The trial into the death of Becky Watts continues
Nathan Matthews, 28, allegedly suffocated his 16-year-old stepsister in a sexually motived kidnap with his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21.
Becky's body was moved from her home in Crown Hill, Bristol, and dismembered in the couple's bath in Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, with a circular saw.
Her remains, packed into suitcases and a plastic storage box, were discovered in a garden shed 80 metres away by police on March 3.
Karl Demetrius, 30, who owned the shed, and his work colleague Jamie Ireland, 23, moved the suitcases there with Matthews in the early hours of February 24.
A jury of 10 women and one man heard closing speeches for Ireland, who denies assisting an offender and Karl Demetrius's twin brother Donovan Demetrius in Becky's murder trial, following 21 days of evidence.
Becky Watts
Karl Demetrius, in a callous and calculating way, took advantage of Jamie Ireland.
Sean Hammond, Ireland's barrister, told jurors: "He is a decent man - never been in trouble before.
"Those who know him best say he would rather run a mile than get involved in criminal matters.
"He has been used. Karl Demetrius, in a callous and calculating way, took advantage of Jamie Ireland.
"He knew he had difficulties, he knew he wouldn't ask questions. He knew that Jamie would accept what he told him.
"As a result, unwittingly Jamie transported suitcases and a storage box containing Becky Watts' body.
"He told you how upset and distraught he was when this was made clear to him, that was a genuine reaction.
"He had no idea what he had done until the police told him. He never even met or heard of Nathan Matthews before the 23 and 24 of February."
A police van at Bristol Crown Court
Mr Hammond said his client had "no reason" to help Matthews, get involved in criminal activity or think that a robbery had been committed.
Prosecutors allege Ireland was offered £5,000 to help Matthews and believed that he had committed a robbery, or was handling stolen goods.
The court heard Matthews promised Demetrius £10,000 to help him move the suitcases and storage box on the night of February 23.
Demetrius, who drives a moped, asked Ireland to give Matthews and Hoare a lift from her mother's home in Southmead, Bristol, that night.
The three men then returned to Demetrius and Ireland's work in Filton - where they were on a night shift - to pick up a van.
Ireland, who suffers from ADHD and autism, was informed that Matthews had been kicked out of Hoare's terraced home.
Matthews and Demetrius packed suitcases and the storage box by torch light, while Ireland waited in the hallway.
Mr Hammond added: "Firstly he picked him up with his girlfriend and then goes back and they are filling ordinary suitcases - nothing at all to make alarm bells ring in his mind.
"It is clear Jamie Ireland is the sort of man who would take at face value, wouldn't question, wouldn't examine the other circumstances."
They then went to Barton Court, where Demetrius lived, and packed the items into his shed.
Mr Hammond said Demetrius had "no intention" of telling Ireland the truth or offering him a share of the £10,000.
Nathan Matthews
Text messages between Karl Demetrius and his partner, Jaydene Parsons, were sent while Ireland was driving.
At 1.06am, Parson texted: "all done xxx?"
Demetrius replied: "not yet babe"
She then wrote: "ah ok you going to hide it for him we could do with the money lol xxx"
Later, Parson sent her boyfriend a text saying: "cool that's a deposit on a house lol xxx"
The barrister disputed that Ireland was in debt and said he believed he would be paid between £20 and £40 for his help that evening, not a large payout.
Dean George, for Donovan Demetrius said the suggestion his client helped Matthews was "baffling" and said there was no evidence to support it.
His client earned his money by hard work and it was a "very cheap assertion" that he would become involved for financial gain, he added.
Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, South Gloucestershire, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap.
He admits killing Becky, perverting the course of justice, preventing the burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Hoare, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder, conspiracy to kidnap, perverting the course of justice, preventing burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Karl Demetrius, 30, and his partner Jaydene Parsons, 23, the occupants of the Barton Court property, admit assisting an offender.
Donovan Demetrius, of Marsh Lane, Bristol, and James Ireland, 23, of Richmond Villas, Avonmouth, deny the charge.


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I haven't taken any (semi) meaningful pictures lately. I have a really nice camera, but tend to use my phone for spontaneous photos instead. But then I got a BlackBerry, and everything was different, and even though the camera in it is much better than the one in my old phone, I still shy away from trying. From now on, however, I will get over it. I would like to start blogging a bit more, too.
My course adoptions are a week late. Whoops. I've had several interesting discussions with colleagues, and will be doing something different with the readings in my MFA class. Let's just say that it will be a bit old school, but in a really good way.
I spent some time in the library this morning. It's amazing how anxious I still get perusing the stacks, worrying about books being missing (several were). I used to work in libraries, so you'd think it wouldn't be a concern, but it still is. Then I read a couple of essays (Olson, Levertov) and completely derailed my to-do list. I need to get back on track now.
I've been away from my manuscript for a while, but now that I'm doing readings from it I am finally ready to think about sequencing. I'm still writing new poems for it, too. I think I will send it to 1-3 presses that I really, really admire, but I'm not going to mass-saturate. Being on the other side of things is hard sometimes. A goodly portion of the poems in the ms are forthcoming places, but I'm not sure about the overall doneness yet.
It's hard to believe that next week is week eight, and the semester is halfway over. I'll have some editorial project announcements soon. Until then, I'll be the lone orange in the vestibule above.
09 October 2009
2 comments:
- Lyle Daggett said...
"The Orange in the Vestibule." Sounds like the title of a mid-twentieth century British novel.
(Not sure by whom, the only British novelist from that period that I've read much is Graham Greene, and it doesn't sound like one of his titles.)
It's not the title of a novel, as far as I know, but sounds like it could be one.
- Penultimatina said...
Lyle, perhaps it was the working title of a Graham Greene novel at one point. But then he realized it was just too cool... ;)
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Off white carpet. The off white carpet was the last thing I was thinking about when we walked into what would be our new home. The house was in a great neighborhood, had a backyard but it's the solarium that sold me. Skylights and windows let in massive amounts of natural light that drenches your skin in warmth the moment you step in. It's the perfect place to have a perfectly steeped cup of green tea.
I always have to be careful though because 10 minutes sitting in one of the chaise lounge chairs, could mean that I'm waking up an hour later.
The plush off white carpet in the solarium seemed to compliment the "feel" of the room. In any case, we could easily change the wall to wall carpeting any time we wished. That room was truly my relaxation room. Fast forward to eight years and 2 kids later and before I could figure out what happened, I was fighting a collection of toy clutter, princess play dates and carpet stains.
The kids have succeeded in convincing me that the stains appear from thin air because no one ever remembers spilling a thing.
Thanks to Woolite sponsoring this post, I'm gladly making the transition into an "INSTA" clean room and an eventually an "INSTA" clean home.
Even hair dyes recommend doing a patch test first right? So, I used some carpet samples and discovered that stains like coffee, motor oil, fruit juice, foundation and pasta sauce didn't stand a chance. And when I say didn't stand a chance, I mean 30 seconds is all you need or else re-treat, re-blot and repeat.
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Woolite INSTAclean Pet Stain Remover is great even if you don't have any pets. I also like the fact that I don't have to worry about stains reappearing with Woolite INSTAclean. I just don't have the time to play "peekaboo" with stains.
Since we no longer have a pet, the biggest culprits in the sun room are fruit juice, crayons and play dough. Can I just say those items are not even supposed to be in that solarium in the first place? Anyway, I had a pet cat many years ago and she had accidents all the time. I was happy to find out that not only does Woolite INSTAclean clean pet soiled areas but, it even discourages pets from coming back for round two.
I don't know about you but, "clean" and "multipurpose" is like peanut butter and jelly in my book. If you're going to have one, you might as well have the other. Wouldn't you agree?
And since we're now talking about sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly pairs well with green tea. Please try not to get any jelly on the floor while you're eating but if you do… I won't be too far away from my Woolite INSTAclean.
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RANCHO PENASQUITOS -- While most of its students enjoy a summer break from classes, the Poway Unified School District is taking no hiatus when it comes to construction of the district's fifth high school.
Douglas Barnhart, whose construction firm is building Westview High School, said last week that the $48 million project is now about 40 percent complete. That figure puts the project right on target in terms of its construction timetable, which has the school opening in fall 2002.
People passing by the work site can also now tell what is being built there, Barnhart and Westview Principal Jerry Leininger said.
"To the untrained eye, it looks like the school is going to be opened pretty soon," Leininger said. "The entire exterior structure of the gym is completed, and the library and all the administrative offices are all framed as far as the steel and superstructures go. Then there are four sets of generic, traditional classrooms -- most of those are already stuccoed."
Designed for 2,260 students, Westview High is taking shape on a 63-acre site off Camino Ruiz. Plans call for the 211,000-square-foot school to be a state-of-the-art facility with a two-story media center, fine arts studios, a football stadium, extensive athletic fields, a swimming pool and the latest in technology infrastructure and computer networking capabilities.
Half the money for the project came from the state under Senate Bill 50, which provided $9.2 billion for new-school construction and renovation of old campuses. The rest of the money is from a special tax district set up in the area around Westview.
When it's finished, the high school will serve youths in residential developments planned for that area and help relieve overcrowding at Poway, Rancho Bernardo and Mt. Carmel high schools, each of which has about 3,000 students. Poway Unified also has a continuation high school named Abraxas.
Roads that will lead to Westview have not been built yet. The new campus is visible, however, from Mesa Verde Middle School, which is east of the construction site.
Leininger said he is able to keep an eye on the construction project on a day-to-day basis from his temporary office at Mesa Verde. The experience is proving to be memorable, he said.
"This is my 34th year in education and by far the most invigorating and stimulating work I've ever done," Leininger said. "You dream about what an ideal school would look like. And here we've been given an opportunity to design a school from the bottom up."
While Barnhart and his workers deal with most of the physical aspects of the new campus, Leininger and a committee of district officials, teachers and parents are focusing much of their attention on an academic strategy for Westview. The plan calls for the school to serve ninth- and 10th-grade students its first year, with junior and senior classes to be added as the students reach those grade levels.
The campus will offer programs and educational methods unlike any used in the district, Leininger said.
"We have been encouraged by the district to create a better model than the traditional comprehensive high school," he said. "We think we're on the path to doing some pretty creative and unique things that are going to serve kids and families pretty well."
Their approach includes a class schedule that will see each student enrolled in four classes per semester, rather than the six that are standard at traditional high schools. Meeting for an hour and a half each day instead of the usual 45 minutes, the classes will offer students the same amount of instructional time during the course of a school year, Leininger said.
Students, however, will not have to juggle six subjects at once, he said.
Classroom clusters designed to break the school's student population into smaller, more closely knit groups -- similar to a so-called village concept in place at some middle schools -- and the creation of homerooms that link students to the same teachers throughout their high school years are also planned, Leininger said.
Efforts are also under way to make Westview a standout in terms of technology. Charlie Garten, director of educational technology and information systems for the district, said the district has a chance to install some of the most up-to-date computer and communications infrastructure available because the campus is being built from the ground up.
The result will include a high-speed computer network that is "unbelievable," super-fast connections to the Internet, and wireless capabilities that will enable teachers and students to access to the school's computers from outdoor locations on the campus, Garten said.
Barnhart, whose company has built or renovated 16 other high schools in Southern California, said Westview is by far the most exceptional project he has done. The campus is the first Barnhart Inc. has worked on for Poway Unified.
"It's a hell of a school," Barnhart said. "And I think all of the people in the Poway school district are going to be very happy and very proud of that school when it's done."
Garten, however, said district officials don't foresee the new high school being a standout for long.
"Some districts build that Taj Mahal," Garten said. "When we're building a new school, we try to build the best that we can. And then the next year, we try to make sure all the other kids have access to that same level of facility and technology. What's good for one kid is good for every kid."
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ADELAIDE is biting back.
After a dismal start to the season, the Bite exploded against Melbourne over the weekend, sweeping the Aces and climbing off the bottom of the ABL ladder.
It was a complete turnaround for Adelaide, which pounded Melbourne by scoring a mammoth 43 runs over the four-game series. To put that in context, the Bite had only scored 48 runs in the first 14 games of the season. Now the team has improved its record to 8-10 and sits fifth, just a game behind third-placed Sydney.
Coach Tony Harris told his team to treasure that winning feeling and try to build on it.
"There's a lot of things that came together on the weekend - I thought we pitched very well and clearly our offence came alive," he said. "It's a credit to the guys, they've been working their tails off to try to get to that point.
"It hasn't happened in some games but we've kept the faith and it was just a matter of everything coming together and it finally did.
"We've always believed in our own ability to produce, to get wins under our belt and play good, hard, competitive baseball."
Harris now expects a good week on the training track and the team to take plenty of confidence into this week's series against the Brisbane Bandits. Designated hitter Justin Howard was rewarded for his outstanding display against the Aces, named ABL Player of the Week for round six.
Howard follows in the footsteps of outfielder Angus Roeger, who won the gong last week, after hitting .643 (nine hits from 14 at-bats), scoring six runs with four doubles and four RBIs.
"He's worked as hard as anyone in the club and it's paid off," Harris said of Howard. "He's had to tweak some things because he had a lot of time off but he's worked himself into that situation. He's a class hitter and hopefully he can continue it now."
Roeger continued his stellar start with another big series and is now top five in the league in all the major offensive categories, leading the way with home runs (seven) and on-base percentage (.485).


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A day when everything went wrong
Anglų rašinys. A day when everything went wrong.
Everyone happens that one day everything is very bad, absolutely everything .. so one day happened to me .. and that day it seemed that will never end, and I will be getting only worse .. Everything happened a couple of years ago, one spring morning when got out of bed the wrong foot ".. overslept school bus, then took them to school dad. Eating breakfast spilled hot tea, ruined a nice dress .. when I came to school in torn sandals .. I felt such a loser, I was crushed ..
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Our home is going through a spicy spell. It is as if, since 2014 began, we can't eat enough curry. There is something about the colour and the excitement of combining spices; the way the different smell of each one toasting in a pan builds to a single, unique fragrance that gives each different dish its identity.
I find the process of cooking Indian food therapeutic. It is not always quick and sometimes the long ingredients lists in recipes can be daunting. But it needs little equipment – a board, a knife and a pan – so washing up is minimal and once you have a store cupboard well stocked with specialities and spices, you can prepare a banquet having only had to nip out for fresh chicken, yogurt or chillies.
It all began with a book I picked up at the London Book Fair in 2013. Kumar and Suba Mahadevan run Abhi's, a restaurant in Australia that has been described as the first great Indian restaurant in Sydney. Abhi's opened in 1990, and the couple's book From India (Murdoch Books, £25) generously gives away their secrets. It is the originality of the recipes that sets it apart. There are relatively few bowls of meat swimming in spicy sauce and the chapters are divided by taste: salt, butter, sour, spice and sweet. It takes some getting used to, but it makes sense to choose a dish by the taste, and therefore your mood.
The upshot has been many successful suppers: the Mangalore chicken curry with dry toasted spices; the golden lamb curry with yogurt, ginger and mace; the Keralan duck curry; and Mysore chilli chicken – a comfort dish of the highest order. If I feel extra dedicated I make flatbreads to squeegee up the juices or to wrap the spiced meat or fish.
From India has some recipes for bread, but none for naan. So I have created a type of Peshwari naan, flavoured with coconut and spread with butter. It takes little time to make – if you get the dough going at 6pm it will be risen and ready to use by dinner. I use a fine-milled flour, either plain white or "00" pizza flour, which works well as it can be stretched out thin.
Equipment: you can bake naans on a baking sheet but ideally it is best to cook them on a baking stone and use a peel, a paddle-shaped instrument, to move them in and out of the oven (peels are available from BakeryBits.co.uk).
6 large naan
- 540g/1lb 3¾ oz plain white flour
- 7g/¼ oz easy-bake yeast
- ½ tsp salt
- 30g/1 oz butter, softened
- 120g/4 oz desiccated coconut or grated fresh coconut
- 350ml/12 fl oz lukewarm semi-skimmed milk, or a mix of milk and water
- Nigella seeds, to scatter
- 120g butter, melted
Put the flour in a mixing bowl and add the yeast, salt and butter. Rub the butter in then add the coconut. Add the milk and mix to a smooth dough. The dough needs to be a little sticky and wet, so add more water if necessary. Knead for a few minutes by hand or in an electric mixer.
Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to rise in a warm, dry place until doubled in size (about 1 ¼ hours). Knead again, knocking out as much air as you can. Divide into 6 equal-sized pieces and shape each into a smooth, round ball by rolling it in the cup of your palm on the worktop.
Place the balls of dough on a floured surface, sprinkle with flour and cover lightly with cling film. Leave to rise a second time, about 20 minutes, until puffed and full of bubbles. Preheat the oven to its highest setting. Stretch out each ball of dough into a teardrop shape, without letting it lose its airiness. Do not roll the dough or your naan will be like biscuits. Just handle it gently.
Scatter nigella seeds over the top and put on a baking sheet or on the hot baking stone in the oven. Bake for 7 minutes or until puffed and light, tinged pale gold in places.
Before serving, spread the warm naan with melted butter. These reheat well if stored up to 2 days wrapped in foil or cling film.


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Small Groups
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Silent Meditation
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Spiritual Counseling
Within each individual is the Divine wisdom and love to guide us through any experience in life. We also believe that there are times when a trusted companion may be needed to help draw forth that inner knowing. Spiritual counseling is meant to assist with this.
Sacred Ceremonies
If you are seeking a minister to perform a special ceremony in your life, you may wish to schedule an appointment with Rev. Kitty Benson to discuss your needs. She is available to provide any of the following ceremonies at your location: Marriage – Holy Union – Christening – Memorial – Funeral.
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Los Angeles, Sept. 24 (Reuters): Miss Universe pageant officials have fired the reigning Miss Universe, Russian cop Oxana Fedorova, and replaced her with Miss Panama, the runner-up, a spokeswoman for the pageant said today.
The raven-haired Fedorova, who delighted Russians when she was portrayed there as a sharp-shooting St Petersburg police lieutenant in addition to being a beauty queen and post-graduate university student with a law degree, has returned home, the spokeswoman said.
Fedorova, who was chosen over 74 other candidates at the pageant in May, will be replaced by crowd favourite Justine Pasek of Panama, the spokeswoman said.
It marked the first time in the pageants 52-year history that a Miss Universe has been stripped of her title, and Fedorova had been the first Miss Russia to win the crown.
Organisers of the pageant, which is co-owned by New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, scheduled a press conference in New York to announce the switch. The spokeswoman declined to elaborate on the reasons for the change but a source close to the matter said that the green-eyed Fedorova had failed to carry out the responsibilities of Miss Universe.
Basically, she was fired for not fulfilling her duties, the source said. Its just like if you have a job to do. If you dont do your job you can get fired.
The source declined to comment on a report in the New York Post that officials were concerned that Fedorova might have secretly married her boyfriend, in violation of pageant rules, and could even be pregnant.


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