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Interest in rifle raffle spreads from Alaska to Florida
ATWOOD — Officially, the raffle of a semiautomatic rifle to benefit youth baseball in the Atwood-Hammond area hasn't even begun.
Unofficially, it's already raised a couple thousand dollars.
Four times a year, the Atwood Armory, a gun shop in Douglas County, raffles off an AR-15 to benefit a local charity. Currently it's raising money for the Camden Foundation, a childhood cancer support group based in Ivesdale. More than $9,000 has been raised and that fundraiser continues until March 30.
Meanwhile, the business already has started to sell $20 raffle tickets for its April-June fundraiser for youth baseball in Atwood and Hammond. Nearly $3,000 in tickets have been sold at the store.
"The (baseball) one wasn't supposed to start until April 1st, but somehow someone got a hold of it with the media and it's been crazy ever since," said Charidy Butcher, who owns the business in rural Atwood with her husband, Bryan. "They purchase the raffle tickets from us, not the kids. A lot of people are saying, 'How can you have kids selling raffle tickets for a gun?' The kids have nothing to do with it. We're just raising money for them."
The prize being raffled includes the firearm and ammunition and is valued at more than $2,000, she said.
"We donate a portion of it. What we do is offer it to them at our cost and then we kick in $500 and some other stuff that goes with it, so they end up paying a small portion for it," Butcher said.
Youth baseball commissioner Steven McClain said he has been surprised by the media interest and subsequent raffle sales to people across the country.
"Honestly, all we had planned was putting it in the local paper, print some fliers like we normally do, and that's about it," McClain said.
"Now we're trying to figure out how to take money from people out of state," he added of calls that have come from "Alaska, Texas, Florida. You name a state and we're probably gotten interest from there."
Butcher has twin 5-year-old boys who play T-ball in the program.
"We need everything. We need new equipment, balls, helmets, that kind of thing. Our ball diamonds are in sad shape and we don't have enough of them," she said. "Last year my kids didn't even get diamond space. We had to play in the grass in an area with trees in it."
This year's youth baseball fundraiser already is more successful than last year's, she said.
"They raffled off half a hog and some other things and ended up clearing $10," she said. "This already has surpassed anyone's expectations. It was meant to be a local fundraiser like all our other raffles. We never dreamed it would go national as it has."
The youth baseball raffle is the sixth since the shop opened in 2011, she said. Last year in four separate fundraisers, the shop raised about $7,000.
"So we've already surpassed that with the Camden Foundation," she said.
Those wishing to purchase tickets can go to the gun shop, a mile north of Atwood and a quarter mile east on County Road 1175 North, or they can send a check.
"If they can't make it to the shop, they can send a check for the number of raffle tickets they'd want and make the checks out to the Atwood Armory," Butcher said. "I will send them their raffle tickets in the mail."
She said she's heard criticism of the raffle, but not from any local residents.
"No matter what you do, you're going to hear negative things. You could be doing the greatest thing in the world, and people will find fault with it. But all of the people around here, I have not heard one negative comment. Everyone has been supportive," she said. "Whoever wins, everything will be done legally. They'll have to go through the background check, just as if they were walking in off the street and purchasing it."
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Most successful fundraisers have businesses donate the raffle items, not purchase them as a cost of the event. Granted, this gun seller would not be nearly as involved in raising funds if they had to cover the cost of the items. But haven't the charities become in effect "gun sellers" by proxy, by allowing guns to effectively be sold in their names by raffle? It's a shame nobody else seems to be stepping up and getting the whole community involved.
Sir you have no idea what you're talking about, and your facts are inaccurate. We at the Atwood Armory are gaining NOTHING by this raffle. It would take too long to respond to your post (which is far from the truth), and if you'd like to further discuss this in person feel free to contact the Atwood Armory @ 217-578-2767. Thanks again...
I didn't suggest you were profitting from it, just not donating the guns and ammo. There are a lot of fundraisers that use raffles with prizes. The idea that there has to be one big expensive, prize in order to raise funds is a fallacy. By the time expenses are paid very little is usually raised. Whatever happened to chili suppers and candy sales, gift baskets, etc. that show the community really cares about the kids and investing in their future? The kids don't have an adequate place to play, and all the equipment needs replaced. Are you the only one trying?
Actually, having been involved in a number of charity events, I can tell you that it is not uncommon for charities to pay a part or all of the cost of items being raffled. This is especially true when an item is unique, and/or expensive. Many times the items are substantially discounted, or below cost, but not everything you see in a charity raffle, like celebrity speakers, dinners, advertising, etc... comes to the charity for free. On some occasions, the charity will have an "angel" who will underwrite the cost of an item for them, but this is not always the case.
Also, in this case it is clear that the gun seller is covering at least $500 of the cost of the prize, and is giving up the profit that could be made selling the item instead of donating it. For those unaware, items like this are actually selling at or above list price, so this is not an insubstantial amount, likely several hundred dollars or more.
"A lot of people are saying, 'How can you have kids selling raffle tickets for a gun?' "
Really? That's the best they got? Whose business is it other than those involved? And if the pacifist parents of a handful of kids (doubtful, this isn't the Peoples Republic of Urbana we're talking about here) don't want them selling them, then they don't have to involve them.
If it's not immoral, illegal or unethical, then mind your own.
Just for FYI, the children are NOT selling the raffle tickets...period! The only people allowed to sell the tickets is the Atwood Armory, and the Atwood - Hammond Little League Commissioners. All state, and federal laws are observed and used concerning this raffle, as if it was being purchased by an individual. I just wanted to pass that along.
Thanks again,
The Atwood Armory
Atwood Armory; Thank you for explaining things regarding the raffle. I understand your assistance to your community's young people. Your doing nothing illegal. The young people are not selling the raffle tickets. It is unfortunate that people on both sides of the gun regulation controversy are using your raffle to forward their agendas. I respect your standing up to answer questions regardless of my personal view on gun regulations.
Thank you. I realized that, but was merely commenting on the ridiculousness of those who are associating the two. Good luck to you on the raffle, and thanks for doing it for the Little Leaguers!
I hadn't even heard of your store but I look forward to stopping by in the coming months.
Im with the Armory with this. And by the way GOOD for you. Your help is very much welcomed. I would say to all of the overly concerned folks. If you truly don't like this type of fundraiser then STEP UP! Write a check! If these teams had the funding we need from folks like you then we would not even be discussing this would we? So SHUT UP or PUT UP. Help or leave them ALONE.
What's one more high powered killing machine in circulation more or less? I'm sure it could never get in the wrongs hands and be used in a commision of a crime much less a spree killing.
This idea could really catch on. Maybe the people in Newtown could have a raffle for an AR15 to pay for remodeling costs at the Sandy Hook school. Those things really tear up the drywall.
Whatever happened to a bakesale?
I agree. The buyer should have to keep the prize under lock and chain 24/7 because we all know how these "killing machines" sneak out on their own and wreak carnage.
The killing machine is the person, not the inanimate object. Educate yourself. We don't need more low-information voters.
They do certainly amplify the level of "Carnage" as you put it.
I just thought the irony was clear in that the Sandy Hook school won't need to have a fund raiser themselves for their first grade t-ball team because they were slaughtered by a deranged person with access to a legally owned AR-15 that was unsecured and they are all dead now. I'll bet they would have liked to have played t-ball too.
but maybe it's just me who saw the ugly irony to it...
Don't use "access" as though he had permission to use someone elses property. With your logic, we all have "access" to anyone elses private property, the only thing varying being the extent to which we'll go to get it. He STOLE them. They were NOT his guns and no matter how badly you want to point the finger at people who did not commit the crime, she paid the ultimate price for her carelessness in not keeping it under lock and key. So go ahead and point your finger all you want - there's only one person to blame. Not his mom. Not the gun. Not the manufacturer. Not the NRA. Not your crazy uncle. Only Adam Lanza, period.
He lived in the same house and his mother knew he was mentally ill yet she was completely in compliance with the law. The NRA fought all the way to the supreme court for no restrictions on safety devices and trigger locks in the home. Well now they seem not to be cognizent of that little detail.
(Heller vs. District of Columbia)
"He filed this suit seeking, on Second Amendment grounds, to enjoin the city from enforcing the bar on handgun registration, the licensing requirement insofar as it prohibits carrying an unlicensed firearm in the home, and the trigger-lock requirement insofar as it prohibits the use of functional firearms in the home." http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/07-290/
I don't see anyone, or any rules that stop a person who is against ownership of this type of weapon from buying the tickets, winning the weapon, and turning it in to be destroyed. By purchasing tickets, you are not supporting the store, the NRA, or any pro-gun lobby, you are supporting youth baseball in a small town the desperately needs the help. Step up, and put your money where your mouth is. But make sure you have a FOID card first.
I donate my charity dollars to Doctors Without Borders. The parents of those kids should go find business sponsors for their teams like the rest of the world and not tell them "hey kids we got the money we need for our team by raffling off one of those guns used by that madman that killed all those kids your age in Newtown!" Yay!
You go take your moral indifference and waste your dollars on weapons of mass destruction.
How about it's never a good idea to denigrate people for charity donations. While I have issues with certain charities - charities like Livestrong, which has suspect expenditures, huge administrative costs, etc. - I was told once, and I've tried to follow it, that it's always a good idea to simply applaud any and all donations to charity, no matter how large or small.
Bakesales are evil according to the First Lady so please don't suggest this again. As for high powered killing machines are you referring to guns or cars. The cars go much faster than necessary and also get into the wrong hands and are used in the commission of crimes. If I donated a car would be whining like this. I doubt it. Carry on Atwood Armory, keep up the good work.
The amplification I see has been in the media. You don't need me to tell you which side is exploiting the carnage.
This raffle is a success because there are folks who can separate law abiding ownership and responsibility from activity that is not.
These folks are voting with their dollars in order to get a message out. Lots of folks are amping that message.
Still cannot find a store with ammo in stock.
Juxtaposition is a clever debate tactic. Put two things together that seem connected but are not.
Like an AR raffle with condoning future mass murder. I find no connection. Its not irony.
Its just a poor debate point.
"These folks are voting with their dollars in order to get a message out." Really?
I thought a raffle was just gambling. It is just a bunch of gun hoarders who want to get two thousand dollars worth of weapons for twenty bucks. Millions of people play the lottery every day that doesn't mean those people are "voting with their dollars in order to get a message out". Talk about your misguided juxtapostions. Give me a break.
I believe the idea is that people from Florida and Alaska who are "interested", are only interested in being a part of a media frenzy, and making a "statement" of their absolute Second Amendment rights.
There are tens of thousands of these raffles that happen nationwide. Flat screen TV prize? They don't care. Cash? Maybe a little, but they don't bother. Assault rifle that MAY (not likely, but may) become illegal in the near-future? They gotta have it. Just like when Hostess shut down, all of a sudden, everyone had to rush out and buy Twinkies.
At the end of the day, this is no different than any other charity raffle or auction. The fact of the matter is, that the better, or more desireable, the item you offer, the more money you will raise. A basket full of bath soaps is great, but not a lot of people want to win it, so it doesn't raise much money. In this case, the prize is generating a lot of attention because it is very difficult to find one to purchase these days, so a lot of people are willing to take a $20 chance.
They are offering an opportunity to win an item that is desireable to some, and legal, for now, to own. In real terms, it is no different than winning a cruise vacation, jewelry, a car, or anything else. The only difference is that the item is something that some people find offensive or objectionable.
I say again, there is nobody to stop you from spending $20 on a ticket to support the kids. If you win the prize, you would be free to turn the weapon in to the police to be destroyed. (Better yet, sell chances to hit it with a sledge hammer for $1 a whack at an anti gun rally.) Bulldog, are you, or any of the other anti-gun crowd folks out there willing to spend $20 to support the kids and take a chance to get one more mass killing machine of the streets?
Better yet I'll send the money to a campaign fund for a legislator who will be willing to vote to get these extreme weapons off the streets so no one can turn up at their school with that AR-15 and lay waste to those very kids with 150 rounds discharged in 3 minutes in their classroom.
Using your example here is a headline you will never see...
"Maniac Kills Classroom Full of Kids with Basket Full of Bath Soaps"
There are plenty of ways to fund raise without distributing more firearms to the kind of people who want guns just to protect their other guns.
I AM a gun owner. I am NOT a gun lover. I am NOT a 2nd amendment literalist and neither is the supreme court thankfully*. I do not think anyone needs these extreme weapons with high capacity clips that can facilitate a deranged person like James Holmes who owned his guns legally, to turn into a one man apocalypse virtually eliminating any tactical advantage the police may have to stop them. We need the second amendment but with rational boundaries.
"Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The Court's opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms." Heller vs. DC
That's all i've got on this thread, I'll give you the last word.


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Late four-goal salvo sinks Belfast Giants as Steelers run riot in Sheffield
Sheffield Steelers 5-1 Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants were handed a lesson in clinical finishing as they went down 5-1 to the Sheffield Steelers despite dominating large parts of the game.
The teams were locked at 1-1 with just nine minutes of the game to go after Jesse Schultz and Colin Shields had traded second-period goals.
The Steelers then scored four times in the space of just eight minutes to claim an emphatic victory - but not one that reflected the previous 50 minutes.
The Giants, who were without the injured pair of Alex Foster and David Rutherford, had the better of the opening period, but they couldn't find a way past Steelers goaltender Ervins Mustukovs, even on a couple of powerplays.
Sheffield made the Giants pay for their failure to turn those opportunities into goals when they grabbed the lead 66 seconds into the second period.
Andreas Valdix and Schultz skated in on the Giants goal on an odd-man rush after being sent clear by Mike Ratchuk. Valdix found Schultz in space and was able to pick his spot and beat Jackson Whistle.
The Giants reacted by beating a path towards the Steelers goal, while only allowing the home side three more shots in the second period, but it took until the 18th minute before they struck the equalising goal.
Brandon Benedict moved the puck to Mark Garside and his pass found Shields on his own in front of the net and he fired the puck high into the net over Mustukovs' shoulder.
That set up an exciting final 20 minutes and, after a tight first half of the period, the Steelers took full control of the game.
Their lead was restored on a powerplay at 51:04 as Ryan Martinelli sat in the penalty box. Schultz's shot somehow squirmed past Whistle despite not being particularly well struck.
That sparked a goal-rush and three minutes later Zack Fitzgerald and Valdix created the chance from which Guillaume Desbiens made it 3-1.
Any hopes that Giants had of getting something out of the game disappeared when Sheffield scored their fourth at 55:41 when Colton Fretter and Mathieu Roy set up Christoffer Njorklund.
The Giants had just survived a full minute killing a five-on-three and were only 16 seconds away from seeing off the second of those penalties when Tyler Mosienko and Robert Dowd combined and Valdix tapped home the fifth.
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Hi all this is Nandu from Andhra Pradesh. I just want to share my experince with you all. This is first time I am sharing the story please don't mind if there are any mistakes and please write your comments so that improve my self coming to story it happened almost 3 years back when I was studying my graduation in my home town. I am good looking guy fair in color and good height and weight. This incident happened with one of neighbor aunty her name is Anjali. She is of about 31 years good looking women with good shapes and figure and she use to stay opposite to our house. I used to visit their house now and then for small purposes the thing is her husband has habit of drinking and so she was not satisfied with her in any ways. I used to go their house for some or the other thing and I use to like here the war she wore a sarree. You don't belive me even though she is of 31 she looks like 26 or 27.
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this is priyadarshini from pondy. now am happily married with my husband in chidambaram. my husband, sathya is working in MNC and i have a child. my breast is 32C . my husband doesn't know abt this incident. He just knows that am not virgin. am 2006 passed out from a famous engineering college in pondy and i did my engineering in EEE. this incident happened in my final year(2006) on the last day my college. in my final year project, i had a guy named ramesh. he cared for me a lot. i had a crush on him, but didn't tell even to my best friend. during the last face, my lust was growing too much and i was pretty desperate for him. but didn't show it to him.
Since this is the first time, let us not go all the way
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Hi guys. I am Vishal (20). I am an engineering college student in Chennai. I am here to share my first time sexual experience. I have a girlfriend, Preethi (20). I don't want you to bore with the story of how we met and how we fell in love and all. I will directly come to part which is the topmost priority right now. My native is not Chennai. So I live with friends in a rented house in Velacherry. But Preethi's native is Chennai only. She is from Mylapore. One day while chatting with Preethi in whatsapp, the conversation heated up. Suddenly we were talking about her period's days, how she masturbates, her boob size and other things. I was horny. My penis was out of control. I knew that she was also horny. So I asked her for an image of her boobs and send it via whatsapp. She was reluctant. She said "I won't send any naked photos.
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I am writing a few lines detailing my experiences into the world of sex. People may choose to consider them as fantasies but this story is very real. I was staying and studying in Mysore, in Karnataka doing my diploma in electronics and had to work also to enable me to pay my fees and for my day to day expenses. I choose to drive a taxi (private), taking people on tours to places of tourist interest. Mysore is the tourist capital of Karnataka and the link to various places in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. A large number of tourists come here every year. Since I am proficient in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu, I had an advantage over my colleagues in the taxi business, since customers ask for people who know the local and their own language.However moving into my story, I used to drive the taxi to various tourist spots in and out of Mysore. I got a contract to drive a Bengali family to Ooty one day.
Neighbor Aunt – Manjiri and her Sister in Law
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I am Vishal aged 29 yrs of age and staying in Pune near Wanoworie. I stay with my parents on 4th floor and there is a couple staying in the flat next to our flat. The husband aged 38 yrs and his wife Manjiri (Extremely fair, and having stat 38 34 36 with nice ass and round boobs) aged 34 yrs. About 15 days back my parents had gone for a wedding out of town and I was alone in the house. As I have my own business, my office hours are flexible. It was a saturday 19th Sep 09, I was at home feeling little lazy to do any work and was In holiday mood. At my home, I was planning to see some blue films and stuff like that and thinking whom I can have to to have a nice memorable fuck.
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Making Love With My Hot Gf Pooja
in English - on Sunday, February 22, 2015 - 4 comments
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It is happened and still happening at my place. I am a guy working in a private firm. I married and brought my wife to my work place. She worked earlier with some company as receptionist cum secretary. She was little extrovert and I am not. To support family, I told her to look for some job. During that time I happened to meet my boss in some shopping mall, he saw my wife for the 1st time. Our firm is a proprietary firm and he is the owner of the firm. We chatted for some time. He was speaking to me more friendlily as in the office I am at a clerical post and he never spoke to me. Certainly my wife was very sexy in looks and features. She was wearing a sari very low at waste and deep neck blouse. He then started to speak to my wife and looking at the naval part. She is very cordially speaking to him. I have seen an excitement in her eyes. He offered us coffee which I refused but my wife accepted immediately. Since she already worked with male companion she was quite comfortable. We sat for coffee I asked only coffee he asked what my wife will have, she said whatever and they had some snacks and coffee they were taking more time to be together. He then asked whether she is working or not now he is speaking only to my wife and not to me. She said she is looking for a job. He asked what your experience is, she said she has experience and receptionist and secretary. He asked do you know the duties and responsibilities of secretary. She said I know well with a smile. My earlier BOSS still calls me. I left the job due to marriage. He said she can be taken in our company but will you be comfortable in working where your husband is working. I said I don't think any problem. He said then she can work with our company as secretary to him and in his office. His office is not in our wing it is in the first floor. Any how we have concluded but he said don't let others in the office know that you are husband and wife so we both should take care of this.
Bonded My Intoxicated Aunty And Went Wild
Myself Dinesh.this is a true story and my first real wild experience with a woman which happened when I was just out of my teens.Like every boy of that age I was very very horny and sexually active.The objects of my desire were usually my teachers,friends and yes my own aunty too. My aunt sangeeta was a very simple woman aged around 35-40 , and like all typical marwadi women, she used to wear sexy figure hugging and exposing sarees.As far as she was concerned , her navel and cleavage was just like any other body part which she would flaunt readily.She was not very educated though however very sweet and sexy and friendly with me too, needless to say I have shagged thousands of time thinking of her and I was always thinking of a way to just get her to bed.My chance would come soon. My uncle was a businessman and he had his own shop.It was from a friend of mine that I got to know this shocking news.My aunt had an extra marital affair with a man from our locality .This man apparently was an ex lover of hers.I decided to check on her and catch her red handed.Soon enogh I got what I wanted from her mobile phone.I happened to read some of the lewd messages that this man sent her and she forgot to delete them.Since she was friendly with me I asked her about it .She was shocked to know that I had come to know about it and she begged me not to tell anyone since ours was a conservative family,she would be in big trouble.I knew that was my chance.I could get what I wanted from her.I told her not to worry and things continued as normal for a few days.
శ్రుతి రావే నీ పూకు పగల దెంగుతా.... Part-04
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మధ్యానం 2 గంటలకు, అక్కడ అందరు జంటలె వచ్చారు, అందరు చేతుల్లో గ్లాస్ పట్టుకొని ఎవరికీ తోచింది వారు మాట్లాడుతున్నారు, అది పట్టా పగలు అయిన, అర్ధ రాత్రిలా అంతా చీకటి గా ఉంది, చిన్న చిన్న లైట్లు అంత అచ్చం రాత్రి లాగానే ఉంది అక్కడ వాతావరణం. అక్కడ విందు కొలీగ్ పలకరించడంతో శృతి ని వదిలేసి వాళ్ళతో చేరిపోయాడు విందు, తను అక్కడ అందరిని గమనిస్తూ చిన్నగా అడుగులు వేస్తూ మ్యూజిక్ ని ఎంజాయ్ చేయ సాగింది, అప్పుడు వెనక నుంచి హాయ్ మిసేస్స్ విందు అని ఒక పలకరింపుతో ఉలిక్కిపడి వెనక్కు తిరిగింది శృతి, శృతి వాళ్ళ అయన బాస్, హాయ్ శృతి ఎక్కడ మీ హస్బెండ్ అన్నాడు బాస్, తను అటు ఇటు చూసి ఇక్కడే ఎక్కడో ఉన్నారు సర్ అనింది, ఎవరు గోలలో వాళ్ళు ఉంటె మెల్లగా మాటల్లో పెట్టి అటు పక్కన ఉన్న సోఫా దగ్గరికి శృతి ని తీస్కెళ్ళాడు బాస్, శృతి ఎనీ డ్రింక్ అన్నాడు, వద్దు సర్ అనింది, బాస్ మాట్లాడుతున్నదే గాని చూపు మొత్తం శృతి పైట వెనుక దాక్కున్న బంతులపైనే ఉంది ఎప్పుడెప్పుడు జాకెట్ ని చించి బ్ర ని పైకి లేపి అమృతం దాక్కున్న చోటుని తన నోటితో పీల్చి పిప్పి చేయాలనీ తెగ ఊగిపోతున్నాడు,
శ్రుతి రావే నీ పూకు పగల దెంగుతా.... Part-03
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ఇక జఫ్ఫార్ తన బొటన వేలిని సిద్దం చేసి కరెక్ట్ గా తన "పూ" బాగానికి రాయబోతూ ఉండగా. ఆర్డర్ తిస్కోడానికి బేరర్ వచ్చాడు, మేడం యువర్ ఆర్డర్ అన్నాడు, అంతే ఇద్దరు సర్దుకుని ఎవరి సీట్లల్లో వాళ్ళు నీట్ గా కూర్చున్నారు, రాధ ఆర్డర్ ఇస్తూ ఉండగా, జఫ్ఫార్ ఎక్స్ క్యుస్మి జస్ట్ ఇప్పుడే వస్తా అని చెప్పి బాత్ రూమ్ కి వెళ్ళాడు, తను వచ్చేలోపు జఫ్ఫార్ సీట్ లో రాధ కూర్చుంది అంటే శృతి సీట్ పక్కనుంచి ఎదురుగ కూర్చుంది తనను చూసి పర్లేదు అటు వెళ్లి కూర్చో అంది రాధ, అతను తటపటయిస్తూ శృతి పక్కన కూర్చున్నాడు, మళ్ళి ఏవో మాటల్లో పడ్డారు, అల మాటల్లో ఉండగా మెల్లిగా శృతి నడుముని జాఫర్ తన చేత్తో పాట్టుకుని ఒత్తాడు, తను కాస్త చిన్నగా అతని నుంచి దూరం జరిగింది, తను చేతిని తీసి శృతి నడుము వెనక బాగము మీద తన వేళ్ళతో మీటాడు, శృతి పరిస్థితి అస్తవ్యస్తంగా ఉంది, భయం కొత్తదనం, ఏమనుకుంటారో అని వెనకడుగు వేస్తుంది, పైగా రాధ మాటల మధ్యలో జఫ్ఫార్ కి బాగా పలుకుబడి ఉందని తనకు పెద్ద పెద్ద వాళ్ళు తెలుసు అని చెప్పడంతో, కోపాన్ని ముని పంటితో పెదవి అంచునే దాచేసింది, అల నడుము మీద పాకుతున్న జాఫర్ చెయ్యి మెల్లిగా సందు చేసుకుంటూ నడుము దగ్గర ఉన్న చీర అంచుని తాకింది,
శ్రుతి రావే నీ పూకు పగల దెంగుతా.... Part-02
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ఎందుకో తను చేస్తున్న పని తప్పు అని ఒక్కసారిగా గుర్తుకు వచ్చింది శృతి కి, చాల సేపు గింజుకున్న తరువాత అతను వెళ్ళిపోయాడు అని నిర్దారించుకుని బయటకు మెల్లగా వచ్చింది, తను లేడు, నెమ్మదిగా ఊపిరి తీస్తూ తన బట్టల్లని తీస్కొని స్నానం చేయడానికి వెళ్ళిపోయింది. హాయ్ గా స్నానం చేసాకా, ఇంకా అక్కడే ఉంటె, తన బ్రతుకు ఏమీ అవుతుందో అని బయమేసి తన భర్త ఇంటికి రాగానే, నాకు ఈ ఇంట్లో ఉండబుద్ది కావడం లేదు పిచ్చి పిచ్చి కలలు వస్తున్నాయి, చాల ఆందోళనకరంగా ఉంటుంది మీరు వెళ్ళిపోయాక, దయ్యాలు ఉన్నాయోమో అని అనుమానంగా ఉంది అని భర్త ను బయపెట్టింది, పొద్దుపొడవక ముందే వేరే ఇంటికి షిఫ్ట్ అయ్యారు, మళ్ళి మాములు రోజులు వారానికి ఒకసారి భర్త తో ఊగడం, ఇంటి పనులు పిల్లాడి పనులు షారా మములై పోయింది, ఇలా ఉండగా ఒక రోజు తను బజార్ కి వెళ్తుంటే


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Now, I tend to be a little paranoid by nature, and I don't have any crystal ball, and I certainly am not political analyst or pundit. But this post explains why I think this.
There have been quite a few violent and crazy attacks lately, with many many threats in various places. Just today my train conductor asked everyone to take their garbage off the train - he does that every day - but today he added, "Because everything's a suspicious package these days, and we don't need that."
Martial law will be seen as the only way of protecting public safety.
Martial law will require giving up many rights.
I am not totally crazy. Here's the good ol' mayor of the Big Apple saying that we need to be willing to give up our liberties for security. It is better to giver up our Constitutional rights so we can go to a sporting event in safety. Or have the Constitution reinterpreted so as to allow for greater security but fewer rights.
Don't kid yourself. This is NOT about safety. It's about gun control.
I personally do not believe that safety and security need to infringe upon freedom. I do not believe the Constitution needs to be reinterpreted to let the government provide for our safety. I believe the Constitution needs to be reapplied, which is to say, what it says needs to be applied according to what it says and not what it has been interpreted to mean over the last several decades.
Here's Melissa Perry saying that parents do not have the right to raise their own kids, it's the job of the government. (Oh sorry. That's Melissa Harris-Perry.)
Now, yes, the principle of solidarity means that I have to care about my neighbors and their kids pretty much "as if" they were mine. That is what "love your neighbor as yourself" means. On the other hand, the most personal of all aspects of the family is the children of the parents. NO ONE has a right to take my kids and raise (read: brainwash) them. No, not even the government. No, not my neighbors who fear than in homeschooling my kids "I" am brainwashing them against... against... what?
Against what they teach in public schools? Not really - what we teach them is math, science, history, literature, writing, logic, philosophy, religion, what used to be called civics - and nothing we do has any reference whatsoever to what they do in public schools. We do NOT monitor public school curricula and actively counter it. We teach our kids the way ALL AMERICAN KIDS USED TO BE TAUGHT, and the doctrines of the Catholic faith, and we do NOT give a FIG about what the public schools teach kids who go there. That's not entirely true. We do care, it's just that we're not choosing our curriculum in reference to theirs. Rather, it is the public school system that monitors US and is AFRAID of what we are teaching our kids and wants to CONTROL it.
Here's a host on NPR comparing the Constitution to Tinkerbell (...and that after talking to audiences of pot smokers and homosexuals...). Why? Because the Constitution can mean whatever we want it to mean, as long as we take action and cram that meaning down other peoples' throats. "Let's keep clapping and keep it alive!! I DO believe in fairies!!" Ugh.
In all three cases, no one is recommending trying to understand the Constitution and apply it. No, they espouse an ideology that the plain meaning of the Constitution is getting in the way of certain agendas - all of them left-wing, by the way - and that meaning is unjust and wrong. If they can't get their way by changing the Constitution itself through Constitutional processes then they'll change what it means through the courts - and then work on preventing a change back to some other meaning.
And they have been doing this for a long time. DECADES. This is what Bob Dole in 1996 and Bush II in 2000 and 2004, and McCain in 2008 and Romney in 2012 called "judicial activism," and what their opponents denied was happening.
These are the first steps down a well-plotted route (and not a slippery slope). The very principle of "things mean what we want them to mean" is being floated, with the Constitution as the object of manipulation.
Martial law will come, in one form or another. Slowly or quickly, it will come.
Martial law will make blogs like mine acts of treason. It will make being a real Christian an act of treason. In particular, it will make being a Catholic, with allegiance to the Pope, an act of treason. If you have religion, you will have to belong to one of the state-approved religions that bow to the authority of the government to define their doctrines and determine their leadership.
Maybe "it can't happen here," but of course it can. It is happening in Belgium. Here's a story of a bishop who stands with the Church against the gay rights agenda there, who was at an event at a university, and who was attacked by topless female protesters - and he just sat there and took it. It took several minutes for security to remove the assailants. Why didn't they respond immediately? Who knows. Maybe they enjoyed watching the bishop get attacked or wanted to let the assailants make thier point. God bless him. What a courageous fellow. And for the last couple of decades, I thought I'd never say that about a Belgian - in fact, any European - Catholic bishop. This guy was charged with racism in 2008 because of his consistency with the Catholic faith. He was later acquitted, but it's only a matter of time before he and others get convicted.
And it IS happening here. In Columbus, OH. Anti-discrimination laws will trump religious freedom. Look, homosexuals may "be" they way they are and have not a choice, but their actions are choices, and actions can conform or not conform to the doctrines of a religion. All laws discriminate according to actions. ALL LAWS. Does the law discriminate against bigots for being bigots, or against what a bigot does? Exactly. The Catholic Church should be free to discriminate just like the law does according to people's actions, in accord with its doctrines. This is part of religious freedom.
I am afraid that the Land of the Free will become a thing of history.
But I am certain that it remain the Home of the Brave.
I made a comment on LifeSite News for the story of the Belgian bishop, noting that such tactics are the seeds of the failure of the movement. Just like the Brown Shirts were the seeds of the eventual overthrow of the Nazis. Sure, there might be great success for a while, but in the end people will get sick of kowtowing to a**holes.
Martial law will attempt to confiscate all the guns. Martial law will enforce the government monopoly on education and indoctrination. Martial law will regulate religions.
But it will not succeed, because it will result in civil war.
Make your choice now. If it comes to it, what will you do? Fight, go to jail, be tried for treason? Or go along with everyone, hoping it's only temporary? It was temporary in Russia, too. But it lasted 70 years. And it's still going strong in China and North Korea.


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Windfall Ecology Centre is one of the pre-approved energy auditors for the City of Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), which offers low cost financing for home energy retrofits. "Innovative financing" is at the heart of the program, explains Jen Slykhuis, Program Manager at Windfall Ecology Centre.
HELP recognizes that, for many people, the high upfront cost of home improvements is a barrier to undertaking home improvements. HELP provides long-term low-interest financing at competitive rates.
Communities across Ontario and beyond are keeping a close eye on the pioneering program, which seeks to jumpstart retrofits like insulation upgrades and furnace replacements, which have been stalled since the federal and provincial government cancelled the ecoENERGY retrofit incentive program.
Through HELP, the City provides funding to complete improvements. Homeowners then repay the City over time through installments on their property tax bill. Energy bill savings are expected to help offset the cost of repayments to the City. Making homes more energy-efficient will also protect homeowners against rising energy costs.
"The HELP program provides an innovative and inexpensive financing option for residents needing to renovate to make their homes more energy-efficient, more comfortable, and more valuable," says Brent Kopperson, Executive Director of Windfall Ecology Centre. "Windfall Centre is working with the City of Toronto to promote the new offer to homeowners and contractors. Contractor training sessions are being scheduled in early spring in several Toronto communities."
Approved homeowners must have an energy audit conducted on their homes both before and after their renovation projects. Windfall is one of the pre-approved certified energy auditors for HELP.
"The cheap HELP financing option combined with up to $2,000 in incentives through the Community Energy Conservation Program is a compelling motivator for homeowners to improve their homes now," says Kopperson.
HELP is a pilot program available in specific Toronto neighbourhoods. For eligibility requirements and information on how to apply contact Windfall or call 1.866.280.4431.


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'Newlyweds' Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello gave guests hangover cure
Melbourne: After having a three day-wedding bash at Palm Beach, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello provided their guests with the perfect hangover cure.
Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara. File pic/AFP
The newlywed couple recruited medical personnel to attend to guests, who were hungover after the big night by offering them rehydrating IVs, which would give them a second wind for the post-wedding brunch the following day, News.com. au reports.
Manganiello serenaded Vergara with his own rendition of Guns N Roses' 'Sweet Child O' Mine' at the rehearsal dinner before the 'Modern Family' walked down the aisle.
The 43-year-old actress and her 38-year-old hubby have opted to honeymoon in Turks and Caicos.


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Qian, K., Tan, G., Zhou, R., Mei, B. et al., "Vehicle-GIS Assistant Driving System for Real-time Safety Speed Warning on Mountain Roads," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1400, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-1400.
Downhill mountain roads are the accident prone sections because of their complexity and variety. Drivers rely more on driving experience and it is very easy to cause traffic accidents due to the negligence or the judgment failure. Traditional active safety systems, such as ABS, having subjecting to the driver's visual feedback, can't fully guarantee the downhill driving safety in complex terrain environments.To enhance the safety of vehicles in the downhill, this study combines the characteristics of vehicle dynamics and the geographic information. Thus, through which the drivers could obtain the safety speed specified for his/her vehicle in the given downhill terrains and operate in advance to reduce traffic accidents due to driver's judgment failure and avoid the brake overheating and enhance the safety of vehicles in the downhill.Firstly, the characteristics of the driving conditions under the change of various slope lengths and gradients are studied based on models of both engine braking and wheel braking. The real-time information and characteristics of the vehicle on the mountainous area, such as the weight, the speed, the gear and the engine RPM, the vehicle braking torque characteristics on the mountainous area are analyzed. Meanwhile, the electronic map and GPS positioning are utilized to calculate the road gradient information. Finally, geographic information, road traffic speed limits and the brake efficiency will be combined to obtain a suggested safe speed at the top of the downhill roads and give as safety speed pre-warning to the driver.Simulation results and case studies the pre-warning scheme works well for downhill roads, especially for the length from 1 km to 1.5 km and the slope gradient ranged between 3% and 6%. It suggests that the proposed scheme is more effective for improvement of the safety driving in the hilly slope area, where the slope is not too steep and the slope length is not too long and can be widely used in such areas to protect the safety of downhill driving.


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Saturday May 20th, Village of Waterford Canal Festival
Head to this annual event as they welcome new and returning vendors to line the banks of the Erie Canal. Enjoy live music, dance performances, children's activities, kayaking, educational walks and presentations and more. Step back in time and celebrate over 100 years of the Waterford Flight from 10AM to 6PM. Admission is free.
The Village of Waterford Canal Festival is an annual event that kicks off the start of the Canal Season in New York State. The Waterford Harbor comes alive with vendors, music, dancing and more. The liveliness of the waterfront is reminiscent of the heyday of canal system as the vein of New York's economy.
The New York State Canal System is a 525-mile system, composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal. Waterford is situated at the start of both the Erie and Champlain Canals. New York's waterways are still used for commerce and are being increasingly recognized as an environmentally and economically friendly alternative to shipping by rail or road. Boaters from around the world travel New York's waterways for leisure either on local trips or as part of the Great Loop, a continuous waterway that encompasses the eastern portion of North America including the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Canadian Heritage Canals, and the inland rivers of America's heartland.
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The Northern Express bus service operates from Britomart (Stop 7045) to Albany Station. From Albany Station, it is a 10-15 minute walk to QBE Stadium. Use the Journey Planner to plan your journey to the Stadium. Normal charges apply unless otherwise stated.
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MAY 39th takes a voyeuristic ride through the morning after a first date: Sam gives Louisa everything she wants, and a few things she hadn't bargained for. In MAY 40th, Jim takes creative steps to heal Roya's blindness. 1,000 years from now, dating in the city will still blow chunks. And playing doctor will be way more creepy.
11:11 Productions announces auditions for the 2009 Capital Fringe production of MAY 39th/40th by Callie Kimball, directed by Christy Denny. MAY 39th ("the play with the orange") was a sold-out hit at the 2006 Capital Fringe Festival. The play has been rebuilt for Fringe'09, where it will be produced alongside Kimball's follow-up play, MAY 40th.
Both Equity and non-Equity Actors encouraged to attend.
Saturday, April 18 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Callbacks are the evening of Sunday, April 19 by appointment.
Clark Street Playhouse. 601 S. Clark Street Crystal City, VA 22202
Directions: http://www.washingtonshakespeare.org/directions.html
Actors will be reading from the script. Walk-ins are welcome, but priority given to those with an appointment. To make an appointment, please email headshot, resume, and preferred audition times to: firstname.lastname@example.com. You will receive confirmation of your time, as well as audition sides.
Begin mid-June at Clark Street Playhouse.
Exact dates TBA; will run 5-6 performances between July 9-26 at a Fringe venue to be announced.
Actors will receive a portion of box office profits.
Sam/Jim: 20s-30s male, any ethnicity.
Louisa/Roya: 20s-30s female, any ethnicity.
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I came here asking for help to troubleshoot the problem. so far, you have failed to offer much help on either. So i kindly ask, if you have nothing to contribute towards fixing the problem with out doing a wipe,please stop wasting your time and mine. you made you point. Preaching resolves nothing.
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Hi. My father has decided to give away his guns to his children since he is getting older. Since I am the only one of his kids that hunt, he gave me first choice of his hunting rifles. The one that I wanted and chose was a 1950 Pre-64 Winchester 300 H & H Magnum. Now that I have the rifle, I would like to put a scope on it. I currently hunt with a 30-30 that has a scope but sometimes that shots are a little too far for that caliber. Anyway, there are two threaded holes in front of the bolt on top but on the back of the bolt there is two holes on the side. Is there any way to mount a scope on this gun (preferably a modern scope) by using the existing holes? I really don't want to change the gun by having a hole drilled and tapped on top. I hope the pictures can give an idea what I am talking about. Thanks.
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What are the major sports trophies actually worth?
Professional football is such a huge sport, you'd think the trophy the champions win would be worth the most, right? WRONG. The Vince Lombardi Trophy is actually the CHEAPEST of all the major sports trophies, at a mere $2,000.
The NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy is the next cheapest, but it's a lot more expensive, at $13,500.
Then comes the World Series trophy, which is worth $18,615.
Hockey's Stanley Cup is worth $23,478.
But there's one that's worth WAY more than ALL OF THEM COMBINED. And it belongs to the most popular sport in the world. Soccer's World Cup trophy is made of 18-karat gold, and it's 13 and a half pounds . . . making it a $20 MILLION trophy!
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A service of the Walter Reed Middle School Library, Reed Reads Book Reviews are created by students and staff. Reviewers provide a rating: 5 = An absolute must read --- 4 = Very good, highly recommended --- 3 = Enjoyable --- 2 = Passable --- 1 = Don't bother. If you would like to join our panel of reviewers, see Mr. Bobrosky in the library. Anyone may post comments, allowing you to provide your own opinion and rating!
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Sean Kendrick's nineteen-year-old life has been defined by the Scorpio Races, a contest held annually in November, in which water horses are raced on the beach. A person is most certain to die in the races, as did Sean's father when Sean was a young boy. Sean has become a hardened expert in the racing and training of water horses. Sean works for the wealthy Mr. Malvern, raising both water horses, and racing thoroughbreds. Sean has a deep connection to Corr, a water horse he has raised, raced, and eventually would like to own.
Puck (Kate) Connolly's parents were both killed by water horses, and is now caring for their house, for herself, and her two older brothers. Her best friend is Dove, a pony that she rides like the wind, carrying the memory of her mother who taught her to ride. There is little income, and all seems lost when Puck finds out that the house is going to be foreclosed on. In desperation, she decides to enter the Scorpio Races and use her winnings to pay off the house. She breaks tradition by being the first woman in the races, and racing Dove, a horse that is not a water horse.
The novel is told in the alternating voices of Sean and Puck, who eventually meet, form a bond, and support each other in the climactic race. Sean's motivation to win is ownership of Corr. Puck's motivation is to save her house. Complications arise from Sean's nemesis, Mutt, Malvern's son, and a blossoming relationship between Sean and Puck.
I was motivated to read the novel because it had great reviews. Stiefvater devotes much of the narration to building her characters, and a richly textured setting...in fact, I think too much. The book almost lost me, as I wanted the plot to move on. For the first half of the book, I felt bogged down. The second half is excellent, with a few surprises. My greatest surprise was what did NOT happen... a love story between Sean and Puck. While there is a kiss, and Sean is distracted by thoughts of Puck, the story is ultimately about two damaged kids who find redemption in their determination, will to improve their lives, and how their common bond of the love of horses brings them together to find the strength to move on. Might be for mature readers, because of the violence, but otherwise nothing harmful.
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Last night Heather left The Bachelor, so we had the pleasure of having her on the show, but we had to cheer her up! Heather and friend of the show Ash Williams have been exchanging correspondence via Instagram, so we surprised her with the Comedian/Model live on air!
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Welcome to Snowden Hill
We are a family-run farm at Oxspring near Barnsley and have recently started producing and selling Water Buffalo meat.
Locally reared Water Buffalo meat
The animals are bred on the farm here at Oxspring, and we make all our burgers and sausages here too.
Try them for yourself!
We have stalls at several local farmers' markets (see calendar) and food festivals, plus we also sell directly from the farm.
About our Buffalo
Our Buffaloes are very well looked after! Reared in grassy paddocks, they are fed on a completely natural diet of hay, straw, a blend of GM free cereals or grass from clover rich pastures.
Water buffalo meat is a lean red meat. Full flavoured and tender, it is often likened to the taste of good quality beef, and can be prepared in the same way.
We have now opened a farm shop at The Pot House Hamlet, Silkstone selling buffalo, our own beef also reared on the farm and all other meats and poultry are locally sourced from local farmers.


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The Federal Government yesterday, lamented that the acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Boko Haram are the worst form of violence suffered by the country after the civil war, indicating that the sect is the country's greatest nightmare.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who lamented the havoc caused by the dreaded sect while declaring open the first regional conference on counter terrorism, facilitated by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) for all countries in the West African sub-region in Abuja, however, restated government's resolve to crush the sect and make the country safe for all.
In his address, President Jonathan told the conference that although the country had experienced some forms of ethnic, religious, political crisis, including the militant activities in the Niger Delta after the civil war, it had not witnessed the kind of terrorists acts unleashed by the sect, with indiscriminate use of violence to drive home its demands. Represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, Jonathan said government had taken measures to contain the sect and its activities, expressing the optimism that terrorism would soon end in the country.
He pointed out that since assuming office, his administration had worked to build capacities required to contain the menace of the Boko Haram sect, which was prevalent in the northern part of the country. As part of the measures, he said on June 3, 2011, his administration signed into law, the Anti-Terrorism Bill, which criminalized terrorism and terrorist activities, as well as provided severe sanctions for terrorists, and created the counter terrorism department in the office of the national security adviser.
Besides, he said the experiences in the past one year had shown that a stronger law was needed in the country to tackle terrorism, which, he said, was in the offing, adding that a draft national anti-terrorism strategy had also been produced, which would soon be in circulation.
Vowing that, "the scourge of terrorism will be eradicated in our country," the president said government would remain resolute in fighting terrorists to ensure the safety of the people in the country. "While we do this in Nigeria, there is need to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation to tackle international terrorism." That, he said, was the essence of the conference, seeing that the Boko Haram had been traced to have its operational base and activities elsewhere in the West African sub-region.
He urged participants to come up with a comprehensive regional counter terrorism strategy and proffer practical options that would assist the sub-region to overcome terrorism by eliminating it in all its forms throughout West Africa.
Earlier in his address, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd), expressed the need for unflinching cooperation by all the countries to end terrorism, warning that no country of the world was immune from its effect. "Terrorism which is usually associated with violence in various forms has been in existence for a long time. It has become a serious global phenomenon and has transcended every border such that no continent, region or country of the world is immune from its effect. Nigeria and the West Africa sub region unfortunately have not been left out on extremist activities."
Nigeria has been grappling with the menace of the terrorist groups while affiliate groups have been carrying out campaigns of terror especially in the Sahel, North and East Africa sub-region. Game changing incidents and the sophistication of the emerging terrorist groups have thrown up greater challenges to security and intelligence agencies across our region," Dasuki stated.
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Artfully designed to capture sweeping views of the La Plata Mountains, Mesa Verde and Sleeping Ute, this single level 2 bedroom with a large office built for two, 2.5-bathroom custom built adobe residence situated on 57 beautifully secluded acres echoes the Old World cultural region, while incorporating modern finishes. With passive solar features, upscale finishes, brick and hardwood floors, wood ceilings, recycled hand hewn oak beams throughout, and soft rounded corners. The home radiates a southwest elegance the moment you enter, with a large adobe Rumford fireplace that helps to heat the home in the winter. The red brick floors add color to the neutral clay plaster walls that have specs of mica, adding a little sparkle. The ceiling beams are large recycled utility poles from the desert, and there are numerous art niches of varying sizes along the walls of the home to display art or keepsakes.
At the heart of the home is the kitchen with a delightful blend of modern conveniences, highlighted by stainless steel appliances, including a GE five-burner gas stove, a large maple top island with bar sink, custom cabinetry and a deep under-mount Kohler sink. A graciously proportioned great room with large windows that allow the views to seep into the home can be enjoyed by the window seat with storage underneath. The master bedroom is on the west wing of the home with oak floors and windows abound, you can enjoy this room at any time of the day. There is also a separate study/sunroom, an office, and guest bedroom along with abundant storage that adds to the efficient use of space in the home. Off the bedroom is a door leading to the Sunset Portal and a built in hot tub. Enjoy the beautiful Colorado weather and views on the spacious Juniper columned porches surrounded by adobe walls and native plants.
There is a refreshing recirculating stream and fish pond water feature just outside the front door, welcoming guests and adding to the tranquility of the property. On the back porch, you can experience baking bread in the adobe outdoor Horno oven or gaze at the large pond and listen to the birds sing.
With 40 shares of Montezuma Valley Irrigation water and 4 taps from the Cortez city water, this property has an abundance of water. There is 15 acres of Alfalfa, and a large organic garden. At the entrance to the property sits a historic guest house built in 1935, with a large remodeled kitchen, heated by a thermostat controlled pellet stove, adding to the cultural allure of the property. Behind the guest house is a large garage for farming equipment and storage.
This estate is truly exquisite with the combination of abundant water, incredible landscaping, a unique environmental adobe home alongside panoramic views and should not be missed.
40 Shares MVI. Current owners use only 20 shares and lease 20 shares back to MVI. Approx. 15 Acre Alfalfa field leased for small profit-Produces 1,000 large bales Approx. 3x/season. Avg. Empire Electric $115.21/mo main house, $60.33/mo guest house Propane: Approx. 1000 gallons/yr (current avg. $1.50/gal) House water $38/yr!
Offered at $1,095,000
This property is offered by Legacy Properties West Sotheby's International Realty, LLC, Kelly Kniffin, Broker. All information provided by Legacy Properties West Sotheby's International Realty, LLC or its sales representatives in connection with this property was acquired from sources deemed reliable, however, we do not warrant its accuracy or completeness and any users of such information waive any claims related thereto. Legacy Properties West Sotheby's International Realty, LLC recommends that every item of interest to the purchaser (i.e. issues regarding title, water, minerals, survey, zoning, permits, land use regulations and other applicable laws, and any other issues) be independently verified by the purchaser's attorney.


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Looking after a small child is great fun, but it also has its challenges! Whether you are a mum, dad, grandparent or simply helping someone else with his or her small child, then Jubilee Tots is for you. A safe and well-equipped place to meet with other pre-school children (0-4 years) and their carers, with a team of friendly volunteers on hand to make your morning pleasant and relaxing.
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Young children from babies to pre-school open to families in Aylsham and nearby villages.
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Tuesday mornings during term time at Jubilee Family Centre from 9.30am to 11.30am.
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My client was arrested at a local store for Retail Theft on Thursday afternoon. She was taken to the local police station and was charged with a Felony Retail Theft and informed that she would have to spend the night in jail and be taken to court for a bond hearing the next day. Her husband came to my office on Thursday evening and hired me to represent her. I appeared with her the next day for the bond hearing and met the client in the lock up next to the courtroom. Her case was called and when we stepped up the court conducted a bond hearing. The State presented their argument as to why a high bond should be set and I presented my argument as to why client should be released and why she presented a low risk of committing another crime, her ties to the community, her employment history, here family history and her character. The judge agreed with me and agreed to release my client with an I-Bond in which no money needed to be posted. The client was released after the bond hearing to her husband and was able to go home to her family.
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I don't know if you still come into the forum, and your post was written quite some time ago. I am sorry I did not have the chance to read it sooner. I do not know if your anxiety is linked to Tegretol, but I do have similarities to you. I started having seizures as a child and was put on high dosages of tegretol for roughly 7 years or so (unsure of exact time). This was all before age 13. I am now 23, and problems with seizure disorder just started reoccurring. I also suffer from anxiety/panic. I have often thought that this was related to taking the Tegretol for such a long period of time, on such high dosages, as a child. I am not a doctor, so cannot say if it is directly related, but it has crossed my mind. I asked a relative of mine who is a pharmacist about how common it was for me to have taken that drug at such a young age and she said that although they prescribe it a lot, it surprises her because it is a "mind altering drug". That was her exact quote. So, I do not know if this is related, but it should be researched in my opinion. I also heard a similar story from another member here who had been on Tegretol as a child for a prolonged period of time and he now suffers from anxiety problems as well. So, who knows?? Hope you get everything under control, and feel free to contact me back if you want.
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Author's Note:
I know! I know! I haven't updated in forever! I got stuck with writer's block (over how the interrogation scene would go) and then real life got in the way and I more-or-less forgot about my own fanfiction! It's terrible! But anyway, here is the next chapter, finally. I've got an outline drafted for the next chapter, but I'm still in something of a writer's block. It just won't flow... it reads really 'chunky', if that makes sense.
Chapter 8
When Harry came to, he found himself staring at the dark green ceiling of a tent. Blinking slowly, he tried to recall what recently happened. He turned his head to the side, looking for any sort of a hint.
He was in an infirmary, that much was clear. There were other patients in beds beside and across from his. There didn't seem to be any medical personnel at the moment, but he could hear murmurs just outside the door flaps of the tent. Suddenly, a giant boxy shadow moved across the entire tent covering. It looked like a robot.
Robots! Or rather, Autobots!
Everything rushed to Harry's consciousness and he groaned. Another war! That's right, but with giant robots this time, Autobots against Decepticons!
Feeling relatively alright, he slowly sat up. None of the other patients – soldiers, I guess they are – paid the slightest attention to him. Finally, Harry remembered the odd occurrence with the ghostly Autobots and putting the so-called Matrix of Leadership in the one called Optimus Prime but nothing after that. Musing on the fact that he was still alive, as were the other humans around him, the wizard assumed that the Autobots won. He stood up and went outside, looking for confirmation to his assumption and a recount of what happened after he lost consciousness.
Upon leaving the tent, Harry was greeted by orderly military chaos. Many other tents had sprung up and people were dashing back and forth between the tents. The Autobots were also striding about on the outskirts. A couple of Autobots were climbing up and down on the ruins of a pyramid off in the distance. Bewildered, Harry simply stood in front of the medic tent with no idea as to where to go or what to do next. A soldier finally spotted the civilian standing around.
"Hey, you!" the soldier hollered.
Harry turned towards the shout.
"Yes, you! Come with me!"
With no other direction, Harry followed the soldier and was brought before Major Will Lennox.
Will Lennox had a headache.
He had defied direct orders from his superiors and brought the body of Optimus Prime all the way to Jordan on the words of a civilian who just reached his majority. Thankfully, everything had worked out according to the way Sam had said it would, but he still had to deal with the aftermath of it all.
His superiors were split between giving him a dressing down or pretending the idea was theirs all along. Attempting a conference call when everyone seemed intent on arguing over every little thing was bad enough, but since Lennox and his group flew out so urgently, the equipment they had was rather primitive and the phone kept making high-pitched whining noises on top of all the static. He was ready to throw down the phone, superiors be damned, and simply not talk to any of them until everyone was back in USA.
Fortunately, relief came in the form of the unknown civilian who somehow managed to revive the Prime. Quickly making excuses, he hung up on the conference call.
Lennox stared without speaking at Harry, and after several minutes, Harry began to squirm. Just as he had had enough with the silent staring and was about to speak, Optimus Prime peered into the tent and spoke.
"Ah, the human is awake. Thank you, Lennox. I will speak to him now."
Lennox frowned at Sergeant Robert Epps, who was standing under the crouched form of Optimus. He had wanted to speak to the civilian alone before the Autobots got to him but he couldn't blame the Sergeant for following the Prime's orders either.
He simply said, "We'll come along, too."
Harry found himself out in the desert surrounded by Autobots and humans alike. There were two humans in uniform (Lennox and Epps) and the four he met before all the fighting started (Sam, Mikaela, Leo and Simmons). He recognized the yellow Autobot (Bumblebee) as well as the large red-and-blue one (Optimus Prime) he saved with the Matrix. The two other Autobots he only briefly caught a glance of during the fight, a black one (Ironhide) and a lime-yellow one (Ratchet).
Feeling pressured by all the people and Autobots surrounding him, Harry began to babble.
"I'm just a guy on holiday, going on a road-trip across America when my car suddenly started driving on its own! Then there was some giant robot at some aerospace museum and the next thing I knew, my car had been thrown about somehow and was largely buried in sand. When I finally got it out, it drove off all on its own again and I ended up with even more giant robots. After that, I found myself in this crazy warzone with a bunch of other giant robots, I had no idea who was who or which side anyone was on.
"All I want is for my car to be normal again and to get back to USA so I can either finish up my vacation, get back to work, or get the hell out of the country because this is just insane. I've had enough of war to last me several lifetimes by now!"
"And where's your car now?" asked Lennox, who was not sure what to believe, as Harry's story sounded rather incredible.
"That ruined pile of silver metal over there. Do you know how long it took me to get it back to running order after I picked it up from the scrap yard? Almost a year! I not only had to fix the whole engine, I had to learn welding to fix the chassis and shell, too. I can't believe I'm going to have to do it all over again!" Harry ranted.
Everyone, humans and Autobots, looked over to where Harry gestured.
"Oh my God!" Sam screamed, "I totally forgot about JAZZ!"
Lennox, Epps and all the Autobots began talking at once.
"Jazz? No way! It can't be, he's dead!"
"Jazz! Jazz! Is it really you?"
"Impossible! I checked over Jazz after Mission City – there was definitely no Spark left in him then."
Sam ignored everyone and ran towards Jazz. Ironhide had a different idea and grabbed Harry rather roughly, pulling him up to the Autobot's eye-level.
"Where the Pit did you get Jazz, boy! Did you steal him off our base?"
Harry, panicked and with nerves strung out by the interrogation, shot off a spell in reflex in Ironhide's face. This had the unfortunate effect of offlining the Autobot's optics and vocal processor, startling him into dropping Harry.
Optimus Prime yelled out, "Ironhide!" in admonishment while rushing over to catch the young man from falling to his death, but before the wizard even got close to his hand, Harry had pointed his wand down and cast a spell to slow his fall. As such, he gently floated down on the ground after Optimus' dive sent the Autobot past him. When both his feet were firmly on the desert sand, he looked up to the astonished faces of both humans and Autobots. All were shocked speech-less.
"Alright! That's it! I want to know how you're doing that!" Simmons yelled.
Harry contemplated on how well an Obliviate would work on the Autobots. But before he could do anything, Ratchet caught on to the direction of the wizard's thoughts and shot a sedative at the human.
Seeing the movement out of the corner of his eye, Harry quickly casted a Protego and the dart bounced off the lightly glowing shield. With a snarl at the sneak attack, he turned his wand on Ratchet, a blasting curse on his lips when Lennox interfered. The Major shoved Harry's wand arm up, letting the curse shoot off in the air as he pushed the wizard back and away from the Autobots.
"Enough! Enough! There's no need to fight. Let's all calm down now. Ratchet, don't shoot anything else. Optimus, please keep your Autobots in line. Let's break this up." Lennox calmed ordered.
However, the damage had been done. Any other questions they had for Harry had him glowering mutely at the group or repeating 'classified information' in a snooty voice. Since there was nothing NEST could hold Harry accountable for, they were unable to force the required information out of them. Nevertheless, none of their threats would have worked, seeing as the supposed civilian had some sort of power which was capable of defending himself from Autobots and was also able to knock the giant robots out. They decided to let him be for the moment while they organized their departure from the desert.
Harry, now that he was free to wander around, made his way over to Jazz. Looking around discreetly, the wizard subtly cast Reparo on his ruined silver car to minimize the damages. Jazz, having seen the human approach but was otherwise helpless to do anything, offlined once again. When he awoke, the Autobot mistakenly assumed it to be due to his injuries, thus stayed unaware to Harry's abilities.
While Harry was finishing up his limited repairs via magic on Jazz, Ratchet came over to make sure the injured Autobot was stable. Harry watched on with interest as the lime-green robot (Now what was this one's name again? Harry thought to himself) appeared to nurse over his car. However, the medic did not have the necessary equipment or materials to repair Jazz back to working order. When he finished, Ratchet, stared down at the small human standing beside Jazz with a somewhat quizzical expression on his metal face. Harry, unable to decipher Cybertronian facial expressions, glared back at the robot. Ratchet vented briefly and left without a word.
"How rude," muttered Harry to himself.
Ratchet caught the words but wisely decided not to respond in any manner.
Several hours later, all of NEST personnel were ready to move out and return to base. Harry pestered a soldier into pointing out the mess tent and finally got something to eat. His last meal had been breakfast in Brooklyn. While military food wasn't gourmet meal by any standard, the young man still enjoyed his meal, digging heartily at the relatively unlimited food (the kitchen staff did not deny his request for seconds and thirds).
Lennox popped by while Harry was eating to inform (more like ordered) him that he would be travelling with the group back to the NEST base in Nevada. Annoyed at the lack of options, the wizard-in-hiding gave up on his food (he was, by then, on the last half of his third tray) and left the mess tent, completely at a loss as to what to do until they were ready to leave.
He saw Sam and Mikaela with two older adults who seemed like parental figures to either of the teenagers. Leo was hanging on the outskirts of the four, and from the expression on his face, feeling extremely awkward with the discussion/argument between the four. Harry decided to steer well away from the group.
The wizard also found Simmons pestering various military officials, and from said officials' expressions, they weren't too happy with the man's interference. Feeling extremely lost, Harry wandered back to Jazz and simply sat in the shadow of his car and waited, doodling in the sand with his finger.
He couldn't wait to leave.
Next Chapter:
Harry gets dragged off to the NEST base.
Please Read and Review! I'll do my best to come up with the next chapter soon-ish!