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MONROE, La. (AP) — The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority is working to expand mental health and addiction assistance to some of the more underserved areas in the Delta that are home to high poverty rates and few options to such services.
One major area of focus is West Carroll Parish where the agency's director, Dr. Monteic Sizer, said some of the greatest need in northeastern Louisiana can be found.
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The authority serves residents in the 12-parish region and has clinics in Caldwell, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse and Ouachita parishes. It wants to expand services in East Carroll, West Carroll, Madison, Richland and Union parishes.
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LAWRENCE, Kan.- The Iowa State Cyclones finished day one of its two-day dual meet against Big 12 rival Kansas, trailing 44-106.
"I was very disappointed in our performance tonight," head coach Duane Sorenson said. "I thought we were ready to swim and we just didn't not stand up and take advantage of the opportunity."
The Cyclones had a single event victory, winning the 50 freestyle with Amanda Paulson finishing with a time of 23.49.
Imelda Wistey finished in second-place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.64.
"We need to swim like we have been training in practice day-after-day and be good competitors like Amanda and Imelda," Sorenson said. "They both did a really good job and swam hard."
To start the evening off, the Cyclones finished in second-place in the 200 medley relay event. The team of Sarah Norris, Wistey, Kaylee Kucera and Paulson finished with a time of 1:45.99.
In the 200 freestyle event, Kristy Kunkel led the Cyclones with a third-place finish, clocking in with a time of 1:55.29. Sarah Deis took fourth and Bri Carlberg took sixth with times of 1:55.31 and 1:57.21, respectively.
The Cyclones took third through fifth place in the 100 backstroke event. Senior Dani Harris finished third with a time of 58.59. Bre Loeschke and Noris finished with times of 58.66 and 59.06, respectively.
"We have a lot of people who are trying to race hard, but not swimming smart," said Sorenson. "It's another day tomorrow and hopefully we will put another performance together."
In the diving well, the Cyclones were led by Elyse Brouillette.
"Overall I was happy with today's results," diving coach Jeff Warrick said. "I think with the final and prelim format we got out of it what we wanted. We learned some things that we can apply tomorrow."
The freshman Brouillette finished with a score of 306.98 on the 3-meter board, a personal best and the fourth-best score in Cyclone history.
"I was very pleased with Elyse's personal best score," said Warrick.
Marley Dobyns and Megan Cohea took fifth and sixth with scores of 255.75 and 216.30, respectively.
Iowa State will wrap up its dual meet Saturday at the Robinson Natatorium with events beginning at 10 a.m. CST.


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The energy sector continues to be a market leader as crude oil and gasoline prices continue to rise higher. Today I would like to take a look at an energy stock that participates in a different segment of the energy sector. This company has large amount of nuclear and electric energy operations. This energy company has become a value stock and a dividend play trading very close to its 52 week low and has a generous 5% yield. The company is Entergy Energy (ETR).
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Entergy Energy is the second largest nuclear operator in the United States with twelve nuclear power plants. Entergy is an integrated utility company participating in electric power production and retail electric distribution operations. The company serves nearly 3 million customers in the regulated utilities industry.
The stock has been under pressure since the tsunami in Japan. Investors have concerns about increasing regulations in the nuclear energy industry in the United States. Shares have plummeted from the $74 since the disaster a month ago. The recent stock price drop may represent a good opportunity for income investors.
Last quarter's earnings report was not a pretty sight. The company blamed its results on higher fossil outage spending, higher reliability-related spending, and higher wage and benefit costs. Revenue did manage to rise 1.4% to $2.5 billion dollars. Electricity revenue was up over 8% while natural gas revenue was down 4.6%. Entergy's futures are heavily tied to the pricing power in nuclear energy and natural gas. The company has recently lowered residential rates due to a decline in natural gas prices.
Any decline in nuclear power generation would impact Entergy's earnings power. The stock trades at 10 times earnings growth which is expensive for a stock with a negative earnings growth rate. Entergy trades at 1.4 times book value and 1 times sales which is pretty cheap. It's important to keep in mind that this is not a quick trading play but a long term investment opportunity. The next year or so could be difficult for Entergy as the company navigates a difficult energy landscape.
Entergy is finally getting attractive to me as a value investor. The stock is down over 10% over the last 30 days. The worst news appears priced into the stock and investors are getting a reasonable bargain at these levels. The company is paying $3.32 per share to investors which is a 5% yield. The current dividend payout rate is 49% of this year's earnings which is sustainable.
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The World Trade Organization ruled that Boeing has received illegal government subsidies, but sources said the amount is just a fraction of the Airbus subsidies previously ruled improper.
In a preliminary ruling Wednesday by the World Trade Organization (WTO), Boeing was found guilty of receiving illegal government subsidies. But according to people briefed on the report, the subsidies deemed impermissible appear to be just a fraction of the $24 billion the European Union had alleged — and far smaller than the aid to rival Airbus that the WTO has ruled improper.
If that interpretation is confirmed when the still-confidential ruling is made public, the outcome could be a major setback for the EU's claim that subsidies to Airbus and to Boeing are roughly in balance.
That may make a negotiated settlement of the long-running subsidy dispute even more difficult, and could further fuel the already contentious debate over which company should win the huge Air Force contract for refueling tankers.
The WTO, the Geneva-based international body responsible for policing global trade rules, said in its interim finding that Boeing has received "in excess of $5 billion in illegal subsidies," according to a trade official familiar with the report who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Included in the $5 billion finding is a reiteration by the WTO of a 2000 ruling that a U.S. Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) tax regime that benefited Boeing is illegal. The U.S. changed that tax law, and Boeing considers this finding already remedied.
According to another person briefed on the report, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, that leaves the new illegal subsidies cited in the report at about $3 billion.
This person, who is on the U.S. side of the case, said the illegal funding includes some $2.5 billion in NASA research money and also incentives from the states of Washington and Kansas.
In the parallel complaint against Airbus, the WTO in June found that the European plane maker had received roughly $20 billion in illegal subsidies.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaking after a briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, said Wednesday that the ruling "pales in comparison to the WTO's earlier findings that Airbus benefited from illegal subsidies."
"Not even close"
"It's not even close to the magnitude" of Airbus' violations, Murray said. She said she could not provide specifics because the WTO's ruling has not been made public.
In its suit, the European Union claimed that the illegal subsidies to Boeing included just over $10 billion in NASA-directed research contracts, an additional $3.1 billion from NASA for independent research, and $2.4 billion in Department of Defense research contracts.
The EU also pointed to almost $4 billion in Washington state tax breaks and other incentives and a $900 million incentive package from the state of Kansas.
The $3.1 billion from NASA for independent research was not ruled illegal, according to two sources.
According to the U.S. person briefed on the ruling's details, the WTO panel ruled that about one-quarter of the NASA money, roughly $2.5 billion, was illegal and "actionable" — that is, requiring some redress.
The WTO panel ruled that a portion of the defense-research money was also illegal and actionable, although the amount was not quantified. This amount is therefore not included in the $3 billion total for illegal subsidies.
Washington, Kansas
The panel also found some Washington and Kansas incentives, including Washington's business and occupation (B&O) tax breaks, to be illegal and "actionable."
However, the Washington tax breaks produce savings to Boeing over a 20-year period of production, and the panel pegged the total illegal subsidy received so far as relatively small, according to the U.S. person briefed on the ruling.
But a source close to the European side of the case, also speaking anonymously, sharply differed on how the ruling should be interpreted.
That person said the WTO report didn't quantify the total of illegal subsidies to Boeing, so $5 billion represents only part of the full amount ruled illegal.
And he said the damages to be paid over any given illegal subsidy are a much larger amount than the subsidy itself.
"Boeing is on the hook not for $5 billion, but for $25 billion in adverse effects," he said.
Costly damages
The person close to the U.S. side of the case agreed that damages will generally far exceed the subsidy itself. But he insisted that the $5 billion in Boeing subsidies cited in the ruling is a figure directly comparable to the roughly $20 billion in loans to Airbus ruled illegal in the June WTO report.
"The $20 billion is the principal amount of subsidy that Airbus received and the $3 billion, leaving out the older FSC subsidy, is the amount found by this panel in its interim report for Boeing," he said. "That's an apples-to-apples comparison."
Boeing hailed the outcome as a big victory.
"If today's reports are accurate that some $3 billion of the EU's claims were upheld by the WTO, excluding the claims that relate to past programs long ago remedied by Congress, then the ruling amounts to a massive rejection of the EU case," Boeing said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. "The WTO findings against the U.S. are likely to require few changes in U.S. policies and practices."
The formal report against Boeing should be finalized and made public in a few months.
The consequences of the twin WTO rulings, first against Airbus and now against Boeing, are unclear. If the imbalance in the two outcomes is confirmed, it may make a negotiated settlement even more difficult.
Boeing has been keen to ensure compliance with WTO rules so that Airbus cannot take government loans to fund the A350 jet under development.
European governments have agreed in principle to provide such loans — known as "launch aid," and repayable through installments with each plane delivery only after a jet program succeeds. Despite the June ruling, Airbus insists it intends to take that money for the A350.
Boeing called on Airbus to play by the rules by "withdrawing their still-outstanding A380 prohibited launch-aid subsidy and financing the A350 on commercial terms."
The ruling may affect the competition between Airbus and Boeing to supply a new Air Force tanker.
Boeing's congressional supporters want the Pentagon to consider the impact of illegal subsidies when awarding that bitterly fought contract. A decision on the winner is expected next month.
Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, said that even if the Defense Department is not required to factor in the WTO's opinions in awarding the tanker work, the latest ruling "should send a strong message to the Pentagon" that the two companies have not been competing fairly.
As for the Washington state tax breaks, the fact that the WTO has found them illegal won't get state taxpayers off the hook.
The 2003 agreement Washington signed with Boeing, known as "Project Olympus," contains a provision designed to protect Boeing's financial interest in the event the tax breaks have to be withdrawn for any reason.
The agreement mandates that if anything changes the state's financial obligations or commitments to Boeing, the state must replace the tax breaks with an economically comparable arrangement acceptable to Boeing.
Seattle Times Washington, D.C. reporter Kyung Song contributed to this report.
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Upgraded two of my servers successfully..
Great job Zimbra! Thanks.
Upgraded two of my servers successfully..
Great job Zimbra! Thanks.
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Congrats for your safe upgrade. I am upgrading from 6.0.5 to 6.0.7 and can you share the measures you took for the upgrade?
Please tell me the measures i should take besides backups, important things i should know and take care of before upgrading.
Hi mailman;
Thanks! Normally I would do a testing upgrade first on a backup server (or socalled testing server). If things run smoothly then I do backup to that server using rsync, shutdown the zimbra services on the production server and then do the upgrade. I would also do the os upgrade on the backup server first before I upgrade my prod os.
I've 3 prod servers, 1 for staff (about 400 users with 2 domains) and 2 for students (1 with 1500 students - 2 domains, 2nd with 12K students- 3 domains). All servers are running on Centos5.4 on 64bit Quad processors.
Great. I had a safe upgrade too from 6.0.5 to 6.0.7. All credit to Zimbra team cause it was so easy following the instructions and everything was perfect from saving the old configurations and later picking it up. Was actually amused when the installation said "this looks like 6.0.5"
Thank you for quoting your experience. What I had done was in a similar way. We have to test servers with centos5, tested on them and later went on with our main servers. Our architecture is with a single proxy server connecting with two other mailbox servers. I did some precautionary measures while upgrading on these main servers with RHEL5.
1. took a full account backup and /opt/zimbra to another mount point.
2. took a backup of certs even though it is required only for a version downgrade.
3. made a note of all the services running in the old setup, and a 'zmprov gacf' of the server(getAllConfig).
4. Stopped all services and confirmed no zimbra process was running with a 'top -u zimbra' in a second terminal.
5. Kick started upgrade and later tailed the zmsetup log in /tmp dir that is created during the installation. This log has all details of whats happening.
Thats it! I made sure I upgrade Proxy server first and keep it running before upgrading mailbox servers. This is required when mailbox servers connect with the LDAP server and installation will quit if the proxy server is not running.
And I also applied this patch for 6.0.7 after the upgrade. Thanks to mmorse for posting it. Beautiful, that was very easy after following the instructions there. Very well written. Perfect.
Hope this help you guys. Keep it touch matnor
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Sometimes, a mom looks around and realizes her breasts are simply producing way more milk than baby's sucking down. Sure, she can keep it in the freezer for months, but what happens when the freezer's full?
At some point, there's nothing left to do exept make her own milk shake, try to make breast milk cheese, or pour all that immunity-providing nutrition down the drain. And that's really a shame, because there's millions of infants in Sub-Sahara Africa who really, really need that milk.
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When other women read Youse's online journal, they wanted to donate breast milk, too. So, Youse established the International Breast Milk Project, and in May 2006 she sent a second shipment of over 23 gallons of breast milk. Another 35 gallons were sent in late 2006, and more shipments are scheduled for 2007.
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Each day in Sub-Saharan Africa, over 6,000 people die from AIDS. Another 8,500 contract HIV. Every day, over a thousand newborn babies are infected during childbirth or through their mothers' milk. Africa is home to 25 million people with HIV, which is about 64% of global infections.
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The dust has finally settled on the ladies' side of the draw and only two are left standing: 3-time champ Serena Williams and first time major finalist Vera Zvonareva.
The defending champ fell down an early break with the score at 2-4 in the first set due to stellar serving - particularly the lefty swing out wide on the ad and second delivery - and aggressive playing at the net by Petra Kvitova. But she managed to get back to 4-all with some strong playing of her own and forced a tiebreak which ReRe won 7-6 (5). The second set saw the 3-time champ grab the early break in the second and storm through the remainder of the set to clinch it 6-2 and with it another trip to the ladies' final.
Like Venus Williams before her, Vera Zvonareva fell victim early on to the crafty play of Tsvetana Pironkova. The Bulgarian moved her side to side with a deft mix of forehand slices, off-pace groundies and sneaky blast that kept Bepa off balance. Tsveta grabbed the first set 6-3 and the momentum going into the second. But the Russian kept a clear head and began imposing her aggressive game on her opponent firing groundies into the corners, pouncing on short balls and closing out points successfully at the net (29 of 35 to be exact.) More importantly, Bepa was serving well on both first and second deliveries and saved 3 out of 4 break point chances against her. The 21st seed marched through the final two sets 6-3, 6-2 as Tsveta's game caved under the pressure to reach her first EVAH major final.
This match will be the pair's seventh career meeting with ReRe holding a commanding 5-1 advantage in the H2H, though they've never met on in a grass-court tourney.
Here's what the top seed had to say about facing Bepa again:
Q. What's the biggest danger for you going into the final?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Just putting too much pressure on myself, I think. On paper it looks like I should win. But Vera, I've played her several times; she's beaten some good people. Her last two matches she's been down a set, so she's obviously a fighter. She never gives up. So I think that will be ‑‑ the biggest thing, is for me to stay positive and not put too much pressure on myself.
Q. How would you describe her game? What does she do best?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I don't think she does anything terrible. I think that's the best way to describe her game. She does everything good, so... It's tough playing a player like that who doesn't really have one real weakness and everything pretty much is a strength, from her forehand to her backhand to her movement.
And here's what Bepa said about facing the 12-time Grand Slammer:
Q. Can you get more specific about what the key to you possibly having success would be against her?
VERA ZVONAREVA: Well, I will have to stay aggressive no matter what and not to let her dominate. Because when Serena dominates, she's very difficult to play. So, I don't know. It's too early to say. I will have to sit down and just talk to my coach a little bit and see what the best things to do. But I know that she's a great fighter. When I go on the court I will have to expect a very tough match, I will try to fight for every point, and I think try to make it difficult for her on every point. Try not to give her any points.
Q. How much of an advantage does her serve give her against anybody?
VERA ZVONAREVA: It's a very big advantage, I would say, especially here on the grass. But, uhm, I think if you can find the timing you can return it. You know, it's very difficult when she's serving well, but there are moments where she may not serve as well. You just have to use those chances. You know, if she served well, okay. You go to the other side, try to return the next one. But there will be moments where she doesn't make a first serve. I haven't seen anyone make a hundred percent of first serves. So then you will just have to take your chances then.
Q. Is there anything in your background, in your experience with her, that might give you particular confidence going in against her?
VERA ZVONAREVA: Uhm, I remember I played a very good match against her in Cincinnati one year, and I was able to beat her. It was a very, very tough one, but I think I was able to play the right way against her. So I will just have to try to do it again.
Let's face it - this championship is ReRe's to win or lose for all the obvious reasons like her pedigree, experience in these situations, a record-setting serving prowess, etc. Bepa has a solid game and has been playing the best tennis of her career but if you compare her best to the defending champ's best she loses big time. Plus it's a brand new situation for the 21st seed to be in a Grand Slam final so nerves will certainly play a factor at least early on.
That being said the Russian will make ReRe pay for any lapses in serving and isn't afraid to close points out at the net. She'll be the last one standing if the American has an off day.
And that's a big IF.
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Obama Gives Us A Sign As To How He Will Govern
Anyone see this image posted front and center on Drudge? It is from Senator Obama's press conference Friday, and it has something new. No, not that. Rather, the sign on the podium- it says, "The Office of the President Elect". Hmm. I have scoured the Constitution of the United States of America, and nowhere do I see a provision of such an official office. Of | Read More »


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PULLMAN, Wash. -- A pair of standout football players from the 1998 high school season have signed final aid agreements to attend Washington State University, beginning next month, Cougar head coach Mike Price announced Tuesday.
Sam Lightbody, a 280-pound offensive lineman from Huntington Beach, Calif., and Faafetai Tupai (Fah-AH-fah-tie TWO-pie-ee), a near-300 pound defensive lineman, will be on campus in January when WSU's spring semester begins Jan. 11 and both will participate in spring drills. Both players originally signed national letters of intent a year ago to attend WSU.
Tupai is one of the most highly regarded players WSU has signed in recent years. As a senior at Monterey (Calif.) High, he received seven votes in the highly regarded Best In the West poll by the Long Beach Press Telegram.
"Tupai did a nice job of getting the test scores he needed," Price said. "The family has moved to Pullman and he has fit into the community well. Not only do we get a great football player, but a great family in Pullman. Tupai will give us depth and size on the defensive line we need."
Lightbody, who attended Hunton Beach (Calif.) High, was named to Super Prep Magazine's All-Far West team of 100 players after the 1998 season. He also is an outstanding shot put and discus competitor.
"When I recruited Sam he was a light body, but now he isn't," Price commented. "Now he's well over 280. We intentionally allowed him to delay his enrollment so he could develop physically. We are very fortunate to get him."
The signing of Tupai and Lightbody bring to six the signees who will enroll at WSU in January. Earlier Price announced the signing of tight end Mark Baldwin (Hinds JC in Mississippi), punter Alan Cox (Snow College in Utah), receiver Derrick Dillon (Oakland Community College in Michigan) and linebacker D.D. Acholonu (Inglemoor High in Seattle)
LIGHTBODY, Sam OL 6-8 280 FR Huntington Beach, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Huntington Beach High, where he was coached by Tony Ciarelli...earned three varsity letters each in football and track (shot, discus)...captained football team senior year...during SOPHOMORE year won league shot put title for freshmen/sophomores...as a JUNIOR named most improved football player...MVP of track team and won league and district titles in the shot and discus...best marks 56-1 and 174-10...second in both events at the CIF championships...SENIOR year Super Prep Magazine named him to their All-Far West team (100)...earned All-Sunset League and All-CIF first team honors.
WSU: Will enroll in January, 2000, and participate in spring practice.
PERSONAL: Samual Lightbody...born 4-22-81 at Manila, Philippines...parents Kathleen and Art Lightbody...two brothers, Jake and Titus...interested in a fine arts major.
TUPAI, Faafetai DL 6-4 298 Pullman, Wash.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ted Robinson at Monterey (Calif.) High, where he earned three varsity letters...a standout two-way player earning honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman...as a SOPHOMORE finished second at the Monterey Bay League wrestling tourney...football team's most improved player...during JUNIOR season named the league's best defensive player and named to the All-MBL team on both offense and defense...also All-Monterey County and an All-State pick...SENIOR year received seven votes in the Long Beach P-T's Best in the West voting...also a Western 100 pick (number 10 OL) by the Tacoma News Tribune...one the National Recruiting Center's National 100 pick (84) and named to Super Prep Magazine's All-American team (number 17 DL) and to their All-Far West team (25)...ESPN Top 100 All-America pick...team finished 11-2 and won Div. III sectional title...named MBL's lineman of the year and picked to both the offensive and defensive teams...one team's Golden Helmet Award...had 15 sacks, eight TFL, caused six fumbles and recovered three fumbles...also had four pass deflections.
PERSONAL: Faafetai Tupai (Fah-AH-fah-tie TWO-pie-ee)...born 5-24-81 at Seattle, Wash...parents Tina and Seaula Tupai, now live in Pullman...father is a pastor...one sister Helen...two brothers, George and Junior...attended same school as former Cougar running back Shaumbe Wright-Fair...a member of the Key Club for two years and the Block "M" Club for one year.


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We've written before about the city's best 1-2 date combos, but this one brings out the big guns.
Obsessed: Luce's Dominique Crenn on Pickles
I just had my 4 o'clock snack. At 4 o'clock every day I have buttered olive bread topped with pickles, sometimes with fresh tomatoes. I have a love affair with vinegar. It's true. As a kid I used to drink vinegar straight. At Luce we pickle all sorts of things—kumquat, rhubarb, cucumbers. I am just addicted to pickles. Maybe it's because I'm French. Everything comes with pickles in France.
Screen Test: The Next Iron Chef
By Sunday night, when you are in post-Hardly Strictly Bluegrass or LoveFest recovery mode, you'll be ready to cozy up to the couch and watch the season premiere of the second season of Food Network's The Next Iron Chef. Given that many Americans appear to have an obsession with contest-based reality shows, and given that here in San Francisco we have a particular interest in food-focused competitions, we're guessing that the show, featuring local chef Dominique Crenn of Luce and once-local-and-now-oft-missed chef Nate Appleman, will have a strong local following.
Sunday Suppers in SF
You want to have the best experience at a restaurant in San Francisco?
Don't go on a Friday or Saturday. Really. Because you know what? Those
are the same nights that everyone wants to dine out, and the crush of
humanity would really like to be seated at 7:30, thank you very much.
Valentine's Day is often referred to by the industry as "amateur night"
and I'm betting Friday and Saturdays are considered "amateurish" too.


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Gerard Butler's romance woesGerard Butler always falls in love with the wrong girls.
The Scottish actor - who has been romantically linked to beauties Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson - says there is no pattern to the type of women he dates but they are usually "too crazy" for him to handle.
Heexplained: "I don't know because often I feel that I meet a girl that is unexpected. There is no rhyme or reason. I always thought I don't want a girl who is too crazy, too much for me, and then I meet a girl who is crazy and I go, 'Wow, she is amazing.'
"But I can't ever give a definitekind of woman because there are different things in different women I might like. I might like a girl who is gentle and innocent, but then again I might like a woman who is more statuesque and strong and powerful, it's the polar opposites. It just depends on the moment, on the person, on magic."
As he approaches his 40th birthday next Friday (13.11.09), 'The Bounty Hunter' hunk has been forced to consider his future as he eventually wants to settle down and start a family.
He explained to Scotland's Daily Record newspaper: "Right now I question a bunch of things in my life and I am in a lot of ways more comfortable than ever. I know what still excites me, what can excite me and what is just never going to happen.
"But then also there are things I have different opinions on. Sometimes I think, 'God, I wish I was married now, had kids'. Other times I think, 'Thank Christ I am not married and don't have kids yet. I can do that later.'
"But I can totally imagine it. It's just not right now. I am great where I am at but it would be nice. It doesn't have to be marriage. It could be to be in a relationship and I would definitely like kids some day."
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Celeste Ammirata
Hi. This is from the final writing of a book I intend to send out to publishers soon. It's a story of Sara, a shy 17 year old artist, whose only close friend is Duke, her dog. It's a story of faith, romance, and the testing of her faith after a brutal attack. Here is the first chapter. Any and all comments will be greatly appreicated. Thank you.
I am so thankful my Aunt Kelly never told Cindy how my mom really died. Cindy thinks my mom had a bad heart. That isn�t far from the truth.
Cindy is perfect. Perfect looks, perfect family, perfect friends, and perfect boyfriend. Just ask her and she�ll tell you all about it.
I think my cousin felt it her civic duty to add to my humiliation, like that day in history class�.
The open window did nothing to ease that heavy stillness that pressed down on us as Mrs. Characid droned on about the final we were taking the next day. The stench of overheated bodies and cheap perfumed permeated the stale air, assaulting me with every breath.
I scanned the room, my eyes passing over zombie like faces and dozing classmates before coming to rest on Mike Mackay. I raked my fingers through the damp tendrils that clung to the back of my neck. A song played in my head.
The Valentines I never knew, the Friday nights charades of youth. Were spent on one more beautiful; at seventeen I learned the truth.
Mike Mackay was the captain of the football and baseball teams, and the most exotic looking guy I�d ever seen. I�d bet money he never dated a girl from a Janis Ian song. A girl like me.
His jet-black hair, cut in layers, hung just above his shoulders. And that mouth! I indulged myself for a moment, staring at those full lips.
Gathering my hair into a ponytail, my gaze traveled up his face and rested on his dark, almond eyes. It took a second for it register they were zeroed in on mine. He raised his eyebrows and drew his lips up into a playful grin that could make a girl forget her name.
Mortified, I dropped my jaw in a perfect impression of a large mouth bass. The heat in my cheeks meant they had turned a lovely shade of lobster. He�d probably tell his friends and they�d all share a good laugh on me. Determined to salvage what was left of my pride, I kept my eyes glued on Mrs. Characid for the next twenty minutes.
The bell rang and I hurriedly gathered up my books and rushed of out the room.
Cindy saw the whole thing. She couldn�t catch up with me fast enough. �Smooth, Sara. I�m impressed.�
I shrugged. �Well, at least he smiled at me.�
�Of course he smiled at you. You were practically drooling. What else was he supposed to do?� She shook her head, sighed in dramatic fashion. �Oh Sara, what am I going to do with you? Oh, there�s Scott. I gotta go.� She breezed away to catch up with her boyfriend. She looped her arm through his, glanced back at me, and said, �Oh, love the ponytail,� then graced me with her trademark head tilt and toothy smile.
Trying to get to my Algebra II class was like trying to get into a general admission rock concert. I think. I�ve never been to a rock concert, but can imagine the rush of wall-to-wall bodies, shoving past anything in their way.
Someone tapped me on the shoulder and I turned to see Ray Kaplan smiling at me. My belly did a little flip as he tucked his light brown hair behind his ear. Where Mike was gorgeous in a dark, exotic kind of way, Ray had the laid-back surfer look going on. At first glance, you wouldn�t notice anything special about him. But it only took moments for his easygoing personality and confident smile to win a person over. His green eyes reminded me of the ocean after a storm. I�ve spend very summer of the last seven years at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the unofficial surfing capitol of the east coast. So, I�d grown somewhat partial to the look.
�Hey kiddo, how�s it going? You�re going to enter that contest aren�t you?�
The Philadelphia School of Art was sponsoring a contest, with a grand prize being a full scholarship. I�ve always dreamed of getting into a school like that.
I shook my head. �I don�t know if I�m good enough. But you really should.�
�Are you kidding me? You�re one of the best I�ve ever seen.� He smiled again, showing the tiny space between his two front teeth that added to his irresistible charm. His broad nose had been broken twice. First time, he went over the handles of his dirt bike. About a year later, while sticking up for a smaller kid being picked on by most of the football team, one of their gorillas slammed him with a sucker punch.
�I�ll tell you what�we�ll work on it together. I�ll give you a call. See ya.� He turned down a hall to the left and disappeared into a wave of student bodies.
Work on it together? Okay, I could definitely do that.
Ray had a way of capturing the soul of his models. I walked by a portrait he had done in art class and could swear the eyes were following me. I half expected it to start talking. There is no way I�d win that scholarship over him. But if he wanted to spend some up close and personal time helping me, who was I to argue?
I was surprised he still had my number. He hadn�t called me in two years. I gave it to him our freshmen year when we worked on the backdrops for the school play, Anything Goes. Sometimes I would catch him looking at me. He was so funny and charming; I almost convinced myself he liked me. He didn�t. Not in that way.
After school, I studied a few hours for my History final. Getting a B would cement my honor roll status. When the words became fuzzy and started running together, I decided it was time for a break. I took Duke, my dog for a walk to the park. Or I should say he took me. He�s a mixed breed, part Lab and part German shepherd, and weighs about 110 pounds.
The evening was beautiful, like a picture post-card. A warm breeze blew as pink cotton candy clouds sailed past the bright orange sun hanging lazily below treetops. Lawn mowers droned, filling the air with the sweet scent of fresh cut grass. Sprinklers watered lawns. Their choreographed drops tapped against the warm cement of the sidewalk. I love the smell of water on warm cement. It�s a summer smell.
Duke�s tail wagged in constant happy motion as he pulled me along. �Guess what Duke? Mike Mackay smiled at me today.� In response to my exciting news, Duke stopped and sniffed a fire hydrant. That Duke, he always finds the most perfect ways of cheering me on.
A couple neighborhood kids cooled themselves running through a lawn sprinkler, playing a game of catch with an old tennis ball. One fell, and muttered a few choice words at his friend, who laughed at him. They saw Duke and ran over to pet him. He indulged them for about a minute before giving in to the temptation of the many smells waiting to be investigated. I smiled, thinking about how lucky I was that he came into my life when he did.
�So, what are you so happy about?� a gruff voice said from behind me.
I jumped, stumbled over my size ten feet, and then turned around to look into the gorgeous face of Mike Mackay.
�Um, what do you mean?� Smooth response, Sara. I kept walking, as I had no choice with Duke at the lead.
�You�re smiling. What are you so happy about?� he asked, matching his pace with mine. He grinned down at me, looking so sure of himself with his hands pushed into the front pockets of his jeans. I think he knew just how good he looked.
I felt the heat in my cheeks and could swear he could hear my heart pounding. �I was just thinking about Duke, my dog.�
�Oh yeah? What about him?�
�I love him. He�s been a real blessing to me.�
�What do you mean; a blessing?�
�Well, you know�a gift from�well, just a gift.�
�A gift, huh?� he said, turning his head to follow a red firebird racing by.
Duke stopped to sniff a large bush and leave his mark on it. I prayed that he wouldn�t leave a mess that I�d have to pick up in front of Mike.
I caught the light scent of honeysuckle and breathed in deep.
�What are you doing?�
�I love the smell of honeysuckle.�
�Oh, I thought maybe you were trying to smell what Duke left on the bush.�
My cheeks burned and I opened my mouth to speak, but closed it when I couldn�t think of anything reasonable to say.
�Boy, you love a lot of things don�t you? Your dog, the smell of honeysuckle, and drawing; anything else I should know about you?�
How did he know I love to draw? �How do you know I love to draw?�
�I saw your work in the cafeteria, and sometimes it�s in the halls. You�re pretty good.� He smiled and leaned over to pet Duke. I resisted the urge to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming.
�Thank you.� I told myself to stay calm. Even though he said he liked my art, and was petting Duke, it did not mean he was interested in me. My plan: try to not say or do anything stupid.
�Those pictures of the lighthouse are really good. Have you ever been there?�
�Yes, they�re from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. I spend summers there with my dad.�
�Does it take you long to do one of those paintings. That is what you use, paint, right?�
�Sometimes, and I also use pastels, charcoal, or colored pencils. When I see something I like, I make a quick sketch and then work on it later when I have more time.�
Duke took off, pulling me with him, and Mike kept up with us. �Do you ever sketch Duke?�
�Yes, I�ve done a lot of pictures of him.�
�How about me? Did you ever sketch me?� His eyes locked on mine and a cocky grin spread across his lips.
I was so not ready for this conversation. I stammered, �No�I�ve never sketched you. Like I said, I sketch things I like,� I said, trying to sound cool, feeling anything but.
�But I�ve seen you looking at me, like today in class.� His grin broadened.
I tried to turn the tables and embarrass him. �So you were looking at me today?�
No such luck. He raised his brows. �Yeah, I was.�
That�s when I knew he was playing games with me. He figured I liked him and he was messing with me, making me look like a fool. What a jerk! Like I would really believe that he, Mike the magnificent had been looking at me, Sara the nobody.
I looked away from him and called Duke, pulling on his leash. �Come on boy, we have to go.� I felt a little guilty because Duke loved his walks. If not for Mike, I probably would have stayed out at least another half hour.
�Hey, why are you leaving now? What�s the matter?�
�Nothing�s the matter. I just have to get home to study for our history test.� I turned to leave, but Duke had other ideas. He would not budge from Mike�s side. I tried to coax him. �Come on Duke, you want a treat?�
�I want a treat,� Mike said.
I smiled, in spite of my resolve not to. �Sure. Here.� I said, handing him one of Duke�s favorite pleasures. �I�m sorry. I didn�t know you were a dog biscuit kind of guy.�
Okay Sara, just play it cool and see what happens.
�Thank you,� he said, taking the treat. �Here buddy.� He handed it over to Duke, who inhaled it in less than two seconds. Mike straightened up and looked at me. �But I didn�t mean that kind of treat.�
Determined to hide my embarrassment, I tipped my chin up, looked him in the eye. �What kind of treat did you mean?�
�I thought maybe a kiss.�
Okay, could he be any more arrogant? He probably thought I�d fall all over him like his Steinbeck groupies do at school. He couldn�t even say hi to me all year, and now he wanted a kiss? I don�t think so! I grabbed Duke�s leash and yanked hard. �Let�s go Duke.�
Duke refused to cooperate.
Mike smiled at Duke, then reached up and pulled a leaf from a branch above his head. I tried not to stare as his hair fell in front of his eyes, and the muscles in his arms flexed. He walked up to me with the leaf in his hand and cleared his throat. �Don�t go. I�m sorry. I didn�t mean it about the kiss. I just wanted to see what your reaction would be.�
Gee, why didn�t that make me feel any better?
He handed me the leaf. �Friends?�
I willed my hand not to shake as I took the leaf from him, and prayed he couldn�t hear my heart pounding. I wished he would leave. But I didn�t want him to leave. I caught myself chewing my lip and stopped. Not knowing what to do or say, I followed Duke. When we got to the trail that cut through the woods, I wasn�t sure what to do. Mike seemed harmless enough, in a kind of bad boy sort of way. I said a quick prayer, knowing that if I shouldn�t go on the trail; my guardian angel would let me know. I got no bad feelings, so I followed Duke onto the trail.
I love everything about the woods. The animals, trees, bushes, and especially the wildflowers with their sweet aromas. These walks with Duke were my favorite time of the day. I always felt closer to God on those trails of vibrant colors.
�Do you always walk through these trails alone?� Mike asked.
�I�m not alone. Duke is with me. I love it here. � I inhaled. �Can you smell the hydrangea?�
�Yeah, I guess it�s pretty nice.� He looked around. �I don�t think it�s safe, even with Duke. You can�t see what�s around the next curve with all the bushes and trees.�
�You�re afraid of the woods?�
I tried to not to smile when his face turned a little red. Good. He deserved to be embarrassed.
�No, I�m not afraid,� he barked, �I just don�t think it�s safe for a girl all alone, that�s all. Bad things do happen sometimes, you know.�
�I know they do. But I love it here too much to stay away just because something bad can possibly happen. I say a quick prayer for protection before I turn onto the trail. If I�m to die on a certain day, staying off the trail won�t change that.�
Mike shook his head. �That�s just stupid. Being killed isn�t the only bad thing that can happen to a girl, you know.�
�I know that. When I say the prayer, if I get a bad feeling, which I have at times, I know my guardian angel is warning me to stay away. I always listen to my gut feelings.� I tried to read his face, but couldn�t. I bit my lip. He probably thought I was an idiot.
�You actually believe in prayers and guardian angels?�
�Did you pray just now?�
�And what did your gut feeling tell you?�
�That I can trust you.�
�You can,� He nodded solemnly. �Do you think
everyone gets those gut feelings?�
�Yes I do.�
�Then why do good people sometimes get hurt?� His jaw clenched and raw pain flickered in his eyes for a second before disappearing.
My stomach rolled and my hands shook, not a lot, so I don�t think he noticed. I was no good at talking about this. Why wouldn�t he leave it alone? �Well, I think that sometimes people ignore when they get a bad feeling. They try to rationalize their fears. They just don�t understand where the feelings come from.�
�You mean from angels?� Mike asked, without sarcasm.
�So you think that nothing bad will happen to you if you listen to guardian angels? If that were true, then nothing bad should ever happen to good, God fearing people, right?�
�No, that�s not true. Bad things happen to everybody. I don�t know why. I�m not an expert, but I know that God exists, and that he uses His angels to help us here.� When he didn�t say anything I asked, �Does that make any sense?�
He shrugged his shoulders. �I guess, but I don�t know. I just know that if God does exist, He doesn�t care about us.� He cleared his throat. �At least not about me.�
We came to the end of the trail, and when Mike walked over to a picnic table, I followed.
�He does care about you Mike. Have you ever seriously thought about all you have been blessed with?�
He shook his head and let out a bitter laugh. �I haven�t been blessed with anything.�
�No? What about your athletic talent? You were offered a scholarship in both baseball and football. Michael, do you know how many kids in school would do anything to be you, with your looks and abilities?�
His head snapped towards me. His back straightened and I couldn�t read his eyes as they stared at me. Maybe I crossed some sort of line. The tension grew so thick; I could literally feel it pushing on my chest. Then he sighed and let out a long breath. He hopped up and sat on the table, resting his feet on the bench.
I stood there for a second not sure if I should follow. What if he didn�t want me to? Deciding on the safer route, I said, �Okay, bye, Mike, it was nice talking to you. I�ll see you tomorrow.�
�You�re leaving already? Don�t go yet.� He tapped the space next to him. �Come on, it�s such a nice night, and I like talking to you. Have a seat.�
I climbed up and sat next to him. He gave me his patented, knee weakening, oh so nice smile. I bet he practiced that smile in front of the mirror.
He raked his hands through his hair. �I know that I have more going for me than the average kid, you know, and that�s cool��
�But�.� I said for him.
�But, I don�t think it�s from God. I mean, if it is, it�s all a big joke to Him. I believe that He is the creator of the universe. But I can�t believe that He cares about us. We�re insignificant in His eyes,� Mike said, looking at me as if willing me to understand.
Someone called Mike�s name and we both turned to see Sammy, Mike�s friend, walking toward us. Sammy had reddish-brown, long, curly hair. He stood about six-four, and could have used a few pounds on his lanky frame.
�Mike, there you are, I tried calling you but you weren�t home.� He stopped short. �Hey, who�s this?� He asked, looking at me. �Aren�t you Sara, the artist, from school?� He sat down next to me. �Hi. I�m Sammy.�
�Hi, Sammy,� I said. I caught myself chewing on my bottom lip and stopped.
�What did you want?� Mike asked.
�What?� Sammy asked. He kept staring at me.
�You said you called my house. What did you want?� Mike leaned forward, resting his hands on his knees.
Sammy pulled his eyes away from me and glared at Mike. �I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the field for some BP.�
�What�s BP?� I asked.
�Batting practice.� They answered in unison.
The night was getting too weird. �Well guys, I have to go. It was nice talking to you.� I stepped down off the picnic bench and called Duke. Mike and Sammy jumped down, too.
�You don�t have to go. It�s too dark now for BP anyway.� Mike said, sounding like he wanted me to stay.
�I have to finish studying for the history final tomorrow.� I had to get out of there before I did something stupid to ruin the night.
�I have to take that test too, want to study together?� He put his hand on my arm. It felt so warm where his hand rested against my bare skin. Little sparks of energy shot up my arm and made their way to my belly.
�Mike, you�re acing that course, why do you need to study for the test? Come on. I�m starving. Let�s go get something to eat,� Sammy said.
Mike�s dark eyes shot daggers at Sammy, who held up his hands up in defense. �What?�
Mike turned back to me. �I can help you study, Sara.� The way he looked at me made me nervous. I pulled my arm away and took a step backward. I peeked to see if it was pink where he touched me. It amazed me that it looked just like the rest of my arm.
Sammy said, �Yeah, Mike, studying is what you want to help her with.� He held up his hand. �We�ll all be at the quarry when you�re finished.� He looked at me and said, �See you Sara, take it easy.�
�Bye, Sammy.� I smiled at him, though Mike�s presence seemed to fill up the whole park. I had no idea of what to make of him. �Mike, I appreciate your offer to help me, but I study best when I�m alone. I have a little system worked out. Thanks anyway.� I looked over to the parking lot, where Sammy sat in his car, revving up the engine. �If you hurry, you could still catch up with him. I have to get going anyway.� I reached down and picked up Duke�s leash.
�I can walk you home.�
Sammy�s words came back to me. �Like studying is what you want to help her with.�
What was up with him?
�No thank you. I know the way.� I didn�t even try to keep the sarcasm from my voice.
�You�re mad. Why? Sara, I only offered to walk you home.�
�What did Sammy mean? What exactly do you want to help me with?� Not used to confrontations, I couldn�t calm my pounding heart or cool the heat in my cheeks. And that made me even angrier. I reached down to pet Duke, trying to get control of my emotions. I am usually not an emotional girl. When he stood there, staring at me as if I just levated two feet off the ground, I said, �Bye, Mike.�
At first, he looked confused, then his eyes darkened and he looked mad. �First of all, Sammy is a jerk. He�s jealous because I got to talk to you first. Secondly, I have noticed you in school. I just never had the chance to meet up with you. Thirdly, I wanted to help you study, because, yes, I do want to get to know you better.� He put his hand on my arm, quickly pulled it away, and shoved his hand into his pocket. �What�s so wrong with that? You seem nice, like someone who is easy to talk to.� His eyes softened, �And I wanted to walk you home because I wanted to make sure you were safe.�
�Oh� Thank you.� Boy, talk about smooth. This guy was way out of my league. I had to be very careful with him or he�d crush me like a bug. I let out a long breath. �I�m sorry if I insulted you.� Duke pulled me toward the parking lot. Mike followed.
�It�s okay. No hard feelings.� He hesitated, looking a little unsure of himself. �I still want to walk you home, though, if that�s okay.�
�Okay, thank you.�
�Are you always so polite?�
�Usually. Does it bother you?�
He grinned at me. �No, I think it�s nice.�
�Thank you.� I smiled up at him.
Darkness settled in as we walked. The warm wind rustled through the leaves of trees lining the streets. Before I knew it, we were at my house I looked up at Mike. �Well, this is my house. Thanks again for walking me home.�
I reached for the door and he grabbed my wrist, but not hard. He had this strange look in his eyes and for a second I thought he was going to kiss me. My eyes went wide.
He smiled and let go of my wrist. �Sara, can I have your phone number? So I can call you some time.�
I swallowed hard. I knew he�d never call. He probably wouldn�t even look at me the next day in school. I bit my lip, contemplating what to do and wished he would stop looking at me like that.
�I�ll tell you what, if you ask me for my number tomorrow, I�ll give it to you.�
His eyes widened. I guess not very many girls would turn down the opportunity to have the Mighty Mike Mackay call them.
He smiled, stepped closer and rubbed my forearm with the back of his fingers. �Wow, you�re tough.� He looked deep into my eyes, making me very nervous.
I gave him a quick smile. �Well, good night Mike. Thanks for walking me home. I have to get Duke some water. It was nice talking with you. See you tomorrow.� I hurried into the house and only dared to look at him once I had the screen door closed between us. He kind of looked like the big bad wolf, just waiting for the chance to gobble me up.
He smiled. �Alrighty then. Good night. I�ll see you tomorrow.�
I watched him walk away. He even looked great from the back. I shut the door and locked it. What a strange night.
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I hate having to sign up for every single MMO that has badges. I always have to play through them not caring about my character just to get the badge and never play again. If you like an MMO, good for you. I want badges I have to play for, not waste my time each day and/or having to buy in game items to speed things along. Having ONLY an easy badge like "reach level 5" for these games would be PERFECT. Gives us a little taste without having to buy a freakin' engagement ring.
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5 July 2010
I recently moved into my first house with two other roomates, who are also big Beatles fans. So we have started to slowly cover the walls in our main room/hang out spot with Beatles pictures and posters.
And I have two more posters on other walls,, and .
I really like the Sgt Pepper moustache pic, and the Beatles 1963 pic, as I think both are pretty old; and could be rare?
Show off your memorabilia here!
30 August 2010
I got a heap of Beatles stuff coming in the post but I bought a load more today at the Royal Adelaide Show. This awesome artist did drawings with his charcoal on flat canvas and I found one of Paul and one of John. I couldn't afford both so I went with the most realistic looking one - Paul. It's beautiful. I also got a lighter, some buttons, a huge poster and a coffee mug. These are all going to be in my room so I may post pictures when it's finished 😀
14 April 2010
wordsareflowingoutlike said:
This awesome artist did drawings with his charcoal on flat canvas and I found one of Paul and one of John. I couldn't afford both so I went with the most realistic looking one - Paul. It's beautiful.
A picture of that posted here would be welcome. I'd like to see it myself.
1 May 2010
I second Zig's petition.... I'd like to see that pic
BTW Red Lennon that room is going to be awesome!! I wish I still had the original White Album posters I had on my walls when I was a child. I dunno what happened to them.
I want to decorate my room with some Beatles stuff but to be honest, I don't feel like having posters on my walls anymore. I have some Beatle pics in my board though, with my up and coming tour ticket.
14 April 2010
mithveaen - If your walls or ceilings are painted pure white, you can pretend you have White Album posters!
Just point and say, "look closer - the album cover is there, I swear!"
P.S. I know you were referring to the posters that came WITH the album, but it would still be funny watching people squinting at your walls trying to make out the album cover.
I tried to convince my wife to let me stencil The Beatles on our bedroom ceiling to make it look as though it was a giant album cover. She loves the Beatles as well, but was not amused.
1 May 2010
Zig said:
mithveaen – If your walls or ceilings are painted pure white, you can pretend you have White Album posters!
Just point and say, "look closer – the album cover is there, I swear!"
ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just need to have a weird serial number somewhere on the wall… great idea I love it!
Actually my walls are green and .. light yellow with a nice tiled design in the middle. But now I think about it, I want to have something Beatles related on them.. it's time for a change!
Zig said:
P.S. I know you were referring to the posters that came WITH the
album, but it would still be funny watching people squinting at your
walls trying to make out the album cover.
I tried to convince my wife to let me stencil The Beatles on our bedroom ceiling to make it look as though it was a giant album cover. She loves the Beatles as well, but was not amused.
That would be soo cool Zig! Actually it would be cool having Revolver's cover on a wall. I could photocopy the album as big as I need it and then ask my nephew-to-be to stencil it on the wall!!
BTW Red Lennon I saw that John's pic with his New York City on a park when I went to Mexico last May and I loved it. I think I'm going to get that one. If I just could find my avatar in a poster.. that would be awesome. I'd choose Paul's up and coming tour poster.. and Ringo, I'd love to have that one of Beatles LOL of Ringo approves of you.
BTW Guys.. do you remember this?
My sister is knitting me the vest as a birthday-Christmas present. Ok, you can go to the corner and cry tears of envy
21 August 2009
I just moved into my university dorm today (aiyee!) and first thing I did was find a spot for "my boys". I put my poster of the boys in 1964 over an unsightly bulletin board and my four framed 1967 headshots beside my bed. *sib* I did have to leave behind my picture of the boys on vacation in '65. My mum wouldn't have any of it.
Though, my John calendar has found its place on my magnet board.
29 September 2010
5 July 2010
16 August 2012
Anybody want to share some of their more collectable, rare or original Beatle items?
Other than a lot of books, I have a good number of original vinyls and singles. My favourite has to be my "Let It Be" 45, which is (sadly) my only 45 with a picture sleeve.
Another great thing I got a hold of is an original set list from Paul's show in Toronto in 2005. A friend of a friend does stage rigging for some pretty major acts, and he nabbed it for me.
I'll go find it and snap a pic...
1 December 2009
I think one of the few things I have that's fairly *interesting* (too scratched to be valuable) is an original '64 "She Loves You" single on the Canadian Capitol label, the familiar orange/yellow swirl. The USA ones were on Swan. It was bought by my mother, and nobody in our family thought to treat records with care in those days!
In the mid '80s, I found a mono Sgt. Pepper that was, again, too scratched to be enjoyable. And I still kick myself for GETTING RID OF IT!, which I wouldn't have done if I had any idea how scarce it was. But it was the first time I owned an actual copy of the album, rather than one merely taped off the radio, and I wanted a stereo copy, maaaan.
And thumbtacked to my livingroom wall is the cover of an original '66 Capitol Revolver. The vinyl was originally owned by my older cousin, and was the exact source of my first childhood exposure to "Yellow Submarine". Said vinyl is also now thumbtacked to a wall, a different wall, and is - yes, you guessed it - too scratched to be enjoyable. Oh and there's a piece broken out of it as well. (But I do love those beautiful old Capitol rainbow labels they had until '68-69!)
I remember George saying 'Blimey, he's always talking about "Yesterday", you'd think he was Beethoven or somebody' - Paul McCartney
9 May 2012
Well I've got Walls And Bridges original vinyl print if that counts.
16 August 2012
Anything counts.
I kick myself for some mistakes I made as a youth. About 20 years ago when everyone was damned sure that CDs were the be-all end-all, I got rid of most of my vinyl. Including three 7-inch picture discs and a 12-inch interview picture disc.
Here I am years later, so totally regretting that.
16 August 2012
Oh yeah... I also have an 'Anthology 2' promo CD, which has 10 tracks and a fully annotated booklet. As well, I picked up the "Baby It's You", "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" CD singles with bonus tracks.
5 November 2011
I've got a Rubber Soul mirror that my great-grandma had sitting in her closet for forty years. Then I got a bunch of vinyls and magazines.
14 February 2012
I got my first Beatles vinyl--Magical Mystery Tour--two days ago! It was one of my most crowning achievements, I must say.
I also have Greek hand-carved and hand-painted Beatles Russian dolls, a music box that plays "Imagine", pins from the early '60s, John and Yoko pins, an Abbey Road mirror, a set of tumblers with their singles painted on them and another set of tumblers with their Let It Be pictures painted on them, various books and magazines, journals, all of their movies (besides Let It Be, of course...), a few tin lunch boxes, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, all of their CDs, a fleece blanket, a couple of calendars, all of John's books (which I only read when I need comfort: his whimsical poetry always makes me feel better), and--of course--posters (one of which is a 3D one of John in the studio!).
I think that's about it...
3 May 2012
Do things like badges count?? They're not worth anything but I love them anyway. Apart from that I have original vinyl (all of their albums apart from MMT, AR and Revolver. And White Album, Sgt Pepper and Help! reissues), a few CD's and 3 or 4 singles (on vinyl) . Plenty of books to keep me occupied, all their films apart from Let It Be 🙁 , Anthology, George Harrison: Living In The Material World (which is a must) and things like t-shirts, bags and a hoody with the Cavern logo on.
And solo memorabilia, All Things Must Pass original and the poster (yes, only the poster) from the Imagine LP. Plus a top with John on and his signature (love it!).
Moving along in our God given ways, safety is sat by the fire/Sanctuary from these feverish smiles, left with a mark on the door.
(Passover - I. Curtis)
1 May 2011
1 December 2009
Don't forget your White Album Pen! (I never will)
I remember George saying 'Blimey, he's always talking about "Yesterday", you'd think he was Beethoven or somebody' - Paul McCartney
1 May 2011
vonbontee said
Don't forget your White Album Pen! (I never will)
Oh i never bought that piece of overpriced pointlessness, its existence and how it came into being bugs the hell out of me - i'll save you the pleasure of my feelings on the matter.
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Climate change report to fire up debate
Suprising finding: Earth's average surface temperature hasn't risen in more than 15 years
The world's most extensive report on climate change will be released starting Friday, with its authors expected to highlight aspects of global warming that have accelerated — such as ice melt and warming of the deep oceans — along with elements that have defied projections.
Perhaps the most notable challenge for the scientists is the fact that Earth's average surface temperature hasn't risen in more than 15 years, defying predictions made in the last report.
Since 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has compiled research from thousands of scientists. The organization was formed in 1988 by World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, and is releasing its fifth report Friday. Its previous report came out in 2007.
The panel's members divide climate-change research into various categories and then synthesize the major findings in each, striving for as much consensus as possible among their peers.
World leaders, business executives, military generals, and research funding agencies rely on the report's scientific conclusions and policy analysis.
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But for weeks now, those expected announcements have been vying for the public's attention against criticism from certain lawmakers, think tanks and even former panel participants that the climate report downplays key contradictions. Others have suggested that the panel's contributors are too conservative, even timid, in their projections of sea-level rise and other repercussions of climate change.
San Diego researchers who have helped write the panel's upcoming report said they're troubled by what they see as politically motivated dissension, and they prefer to stress their main scientific message.
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The global average temperature rose by almost 0.25 of a degree Fahrenheit — a significant amount in science — per decade since 1950, but then it has leveled off since the late 1990s. The pattern has puzzled climate researchers, whose computer models projected warmer weather as carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, climbed to record levels.
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Phelps continues to travel the world on his quest to not only play on the best golf courses in the world, but to also improve his golf game. This journey will be detailed in an upcoming episode of "The Haney Project" on the Golf Channel next year.
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Ann Arbor City Council Minutes, September 17, 1894
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Date: September 17, 1894
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ANN ARBOR, Sept. 17th, 1894.
Regular session.
President Wines being absent, the Council was called to order by the Clerk.
Roll called. Quorum present.
Absent- Ald. Wagner, Ferguson, Kitson, Prettyman, Pres. Wines- 5.
On motion of Ald. Manly, Ald. Brown was elected president pro tem.
The journal of the last session was approved.
To the Common Council:
The Board of Public Works beg leave to submit the annexed bids which they received for the construction of sidewalks where not built by the property owners, for your consideration:
George Kirn is the lowest bidder for building sidewalks on Catherine street along the north side, between Fifth avenue and Main street; also on Kingsley street in front of the property of William Burk estate, William Fohey, Mrs. Neble and John Pfisterer, at $2.50 per rod, and on Chubb street along the property of the St. Thomas cemetery, Henry Mann and the F.L. Parker estate, at $2.10 per rod, four foot walk.
N. Felch bids $5.50 for the grading and $2.69 per rod for building walk, and is the lowest bidder for building E.E. Beal's walk on Kingsley street.
E.C. Jacobus bids $3.80 per rod and is the only bidder for building sidewalk on Clark street, along the property of Mrs. Mahany.
W.H. Richmond bids sixteen cents per square foot, and is the lowest bidder, for building artificial stone walk along the property of the Goodrich estate, on E. Huron street, between the Engine House and the Hamilton Block.
All things considered, the Board recommends that the above bids be accepted.
By order of the Board of Public Works.
W.J. MILLER, Clerk.
Ald. Manly moved that the report be accepted and adopted, and the Board enter into a contract with each of the lowest bidders.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas- Ald. Bodmer, Martin, Allmendinger, Wood, Snyder, Brown, Manly, Taylor- 8.
Nays- None.
To the Common Council:
The Board of Public Works recommend and ask for the appropriation of Fifty Dollars from the Street Fund, for to do the necessary grading on Forest avenue, south of Hill street.
By order of the Board of Public Works.
Referred to the Committee on Streets.
A petition signed by John Berger and fifteen others asking the council to order the construction of a cement crosswalk along the north side of Liberty street, across Ashley street.
Referred to the committee on sidewalks and streets.
President Wines, Ald. Prettyman and Ald. Kitson reported present.
The third reading by sections of "An Ordinance Relative to the Licensing of Dogs; and Regulating the Running at Large and Slaying of Dogs."
Ald. Taylor moved that the amendment to Section One, as submitted by the city attorney, be substituted for Section One, which amendment reads as follows:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, possessing or harboring, or having the care or keeping of any dog, male or female, over the age of three months to suffer or permit the same to run at large in any street, alley, square, commons, or other public place, within the city of Ann Arbor, without first obtaining a license therefor from the said city of Ann Arbor, the fee for which license shall be: for a male dog, one dollar; and for a female dog, two dollars, and complying with the provisions hereinafter set forth. No license shall be granted for a period exceeding one year, and all licenses shall expire on the first day of September succeeding tUeir issue.
Which amendment was lost.
Ald. Brown moved to strike out in Section One line 3, the word "two" and insert in lieu thereof the word "three."
Which motion was lost.
Ald. Snyder moved to amend Section One, in line 3, after the words "male dog," insert "a nd a spayed female dog."
Which amendment prevailed.
Ald. Wood moved to strike out in Section Two, line 4, the Word "fifty," and insert in lieu thereof the word "twenty-five."
Which motion prevailed.
Ald. Manly moved the following amendment and substitute for Section Nine:
Section 9. It shall be unlawful for the owner, possessor, keeper, or harborer of any licensed female dog, knowingly to permit her to run at large while in heat, and it shall be the duty of the police of said city to seize, take up and deliver to the pound-keeper any such dog found running at large in said city at such time. It shall be the duty of the pound-master to serve upon the owner, or keeper of such dog a notice in writing of the impounding of such dog at once, and any such dog so impounded may be redeemed or taken from such pound by the owner or keeper of such dog within forty-eight hours after service upon such owner or keeper of said written notice upon the payment to said pound-master of the fees as provided in Section Five. In case the owner or keeper of any such dog so impounded shall not haye redeemed said dog as herein provided it shall be the duty of the pound master to kill the same, or in case said dog is worthy and valuable the same shall be sold by the pound-master, at the pound by public outcry, to the highbest bidder, at the hour of noon next succeeding the expiration of said forty-eight hours.
Which amendment was adopted.
Ald. Prettyman moved the following amendment and substitute for Section Twelve:
Section 12. Whenever any person shall have been convicted of owning, possessing or harboring any dog that has bitten any person within said city while peaceably walking or riding without the enclosure of such owner, keeper or harborer, the justice of the peace before whom such person shall have been convicted shall issue an order in writing directing such owner, keeper or harborer of said dog to kill the same within six hours after service on him of such order. The owner, possessor, keeper or person having in charge any such dog, who shall refuse or neglect to kill it within six hours after having received such order, shall on conviction before the proper tribunal, be liable to the punishment provided in Section Thirteen of this ordinance, and it shall be the duty of any police officer to destroy such dog wherever he shall be found at large in said city six hours after service of said order.
Which amendment was adopted.
After which the chair, having stated the question to be: "Shall this ordinance pass as amended?"
The yeas and nays being called, the ordinance, as amended, passed as follows:
Yeas- Ald. Bodmer, Martin, Allmendinger, Wood Snyder, Brown, Manly, Kitson, Prettyman, President Wines- 10.
Nay- Ald. Taylor- 1.
To the Common Council:
Your Committee on Parks find that now is the time to do the necessary grading and seeding on the old cemetary grounds. We would therefore recommend that an appropriation of $50.O0 be made from the Contingent Fund for the necessary grading, etc.
Respectfully submitted,
Park Committee.
Accepted and recommendation concurred in as follows:
Yeas- Ald. Bodmer, Martin, Allmendinger, Wood, Snyder, Brown, Manly, Taylor, Kitson, Prettyman, Pres. Wines- 11.
Nays- None.
Chairman Brown, of the special committee to whom was referred the Mayor's message relative to the water supply of this city, reported progress and asked for further time, which was granted.
Chief Sipley, of the Fire Department, reported that the water gauge at the Engine House had registered from 60 to 70 pounds during the last two weeks. The report was received and ordered filed.
By Ald. Martin:
Resolved, That the Clerk notify the Ann Arbor T.-H. Electric Co. that their contract of lighting the city expires December 3lst, 1894; also that the Clerk advertise and ask for bids to light the city for the next ensuing year from January 1st to December 31st, 1895, with 91 2000 c.p. arc lights and two 65 c.p. incandescent lights.
By Ald. Prettyman:
Resolved, That the Board of Public Works be directed to report at the next meeting of the Council estimates for bringing to sidewalk grade the south side of the Cemetery Park; also for the grading of E. University avenue between Prospect street and Packard street.
By Ald. Prettyman:
Resolved, That the grading of East University avenue between Prospect and Packard streets to the established grade of the street be referred to the Board of Public Works, and the Board be ordered to ask for bids for such work, and report to the next meeting of the Council.
Ald. Snyder moved that the Street Commissioner is hereby directed to give all residences of this city their proper house numbers where the free mail delivery has been established.
By Ald. Prettyman:
Resolved, That the matter of establishing a new sidewalk and street grade on East Huron street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, be referred to the Street and Sidewalk Committees.
On motion the Council adjourned.
City Clerk.


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It's Number Ones Week on "The X Factor"
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It's number ones week on "The X Factor" for the singers and feud week between Demi and Simon at the judge's table. On results night the singers will again face a double elimination.
Diamond White sang "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" in a performance that was mixed when it came to the judge's comments and ranged from a B for execution to an important performance.
A hatless Vino Alan performed the Righteous Brothers hit "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" but he didn't get any love from the judges with remarks like uncomfortable and the same thing every week; however, mentor LA said Vino killed it.
Paige Thomas gave a performance of "Never Gonna Give You Up" that the judges agreed was a risk that worked, and by far her best performance.
Dealing with a loss in the family – Alley's Grandpa died during the week – the girls of Fifth Harmony sang "Stronger" in a performance the judges said were perfect song lyrics for the occasion and chart worthy.
After topping the voter ratings chart last week, Carly Rose took on "Rolling in the Deep" that the judges called genuine and sensational; Simon added that she could sell records outside of the show.
Tate Stevens donned a guitar this week for "Somebody Like You" in a performance that the judge's called great and awesome; with Britney saying she was sure they'd be seeing Tate win a Country Music Award someday.
Cece Frey gave a performance of "Lady Marmalade" that while LA enjoyed it Simon compared it to too much chocolate cake and advised Cece to pack a suitcase.
After a world premiere viewing of "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am and Britney Spears; the boys of Emblem 3 ended the show with a bang with their performance of "Daydream Believer". While the girls did not like the performance, LA and Simon agreed that the boys were pop stars – the boys got mobbed over the weekend when they went shopping.
Along with the results on Thursday's episode, Alicia Keys and Josh Kracjik perform.


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As we head towards the peak holiday season in Dubai – those perfect days of early summer when it's hot enough to laze by a chilled pool but not yet too humid – I know there'll be many expats here anticipating the next month or two with nothing more than a huge sigh of resignation.
Those will be the expats whose homes are soon to be filled with a non-stop string of visitors – family, friends and even just acquaintances "passing through on our way to Singapore / Hong Kong / South Africa / Australia and it would be so lovely to see you!"
Yeah. Lovely.
Of course, the person who's visiting is terribly excited about seeing you and about seeing Dubai because it's been their decision to make the trip. Full of the joys of having somewhere free to stay, they suddenly become super friendly after two years without sending as much as a Christmas card.
You, meanwhile, have had little choice in the matter. The request email (out of the blue, of course) is usually filled with catch-up chat and ends along the lines of, "We'd love to come and see you – which of these is a good date?" A more pertinent question would actually be, "Would you like to have me, my husband whom you've never met and my three children under seven stay in your house for a fortnight? Yes or no? Be honest." (I won't even go into the subsequent requests for baby cots, salmon fish fingers and a non-stop supply of organic quinoa).
Obviously there are people you're thrilled to have come and visit. You love to spend time with them and it's a pleasure to take time off work to do fun things with them. But, with most of us getting just four weeks' leave a year, there's a limit to how much time we expats can devote to our guests without denying ourselves our own holidays.
And it's not just work. How much are you supposed to run around after these guests? Do you have to meet them at the airport? At 5am? Are you expected to take them to places, help them plan their days, accompany them on dhow dinner cruises and pick them up from the beach? If you work from home, are you supposed to side-line your business for a week or two? Is it rude to lock yourself in your office while your self-invited guests twiddle their thumbs on the sofa?
Many's the time I've sat "enjoying" a lazy breakfast with my guests when all I can think about is the things I need to do that day and the emails piling up on my computer. "Relax!" they say. "We're on holiday!"
And therein lies the problem. While they're on holiday, you're not, and it's not practical to put your life on hold for two weeks at a time. Necessity has forced me to develop some survival tactics: Keep a folder full of leaflets and fliers from local tourist attractions in the guest room; give the guests the number of a good car service they can use to get around; if you work from home, claim you've "got a meeting" and go and work in a coffee shop; if your guests ask how they can thank you, suggest they go out on their own for the day; and, finally, if you don't want to encourage repeat visits, don't give them too good a time!
Annabel Kantaria is a journalist who moved to Dubai long before most people knew where it was. She doesn't ride a camel to work; has never seen a gold-plated golf buggy and only rarely has pink champagne for breakfast. Follow her on Twitter: @BellaKay


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The multi-touch controls familiar to Apple iPhone users will be built-in to Microsoft's Windows 7.
Windows Touch will be a "first class way to interact with your PC alongside mouse and keyboard," said the firm.
Microsoft believes multi-touch PCs will become popular in retail, public spaces, on laptops and "kitchen PCs".
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text: American Structurepoint is the lead designer for the Indiana National Guard's 680-person Operational Readiness Training Center Complex. This complex houses 1,176 soldiers and consists of two triple-barracks buildings, one single barrack, and a dining facility. The design includes planning considerations for future battalion and company headquarters, TEMF, and organizational parking. Each building on this complex anticipates a LEED Gold certification. The combined cost of Complex No. 1 and No. 2 is $52 million.


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Top 5 Garden Posts of 2011
As the year comes to a close, we thought it would be the perfect time to reflect on some of our favorite blog posts. Here are our top 5:
- Photo collection: Modern chicken coops – Chicken coops can be quite an eyesore. Not these guys! There are some real architectural masterpieces out there.
- Habitat Design's Bodega Bird Chalet Giveaway – Hosted by Urban Gardens. Over 30 people entered to win one of our sleek 'Bird Chalets' this month. Keep an eye out for more contests like this one in 2012!
- Eco-friendly outdoor furniture – Who says eco-friendly outdoor furniture can't be stylish too? We just love these eco-friendly brands we came across, and are actually carrying Fermob garden furniture in our online store now!
- Why we love birdhouses – Obviously, we have a thing for birdhouses! This post explains why, and gives a few tips on how to display them.
- Vertical gardening: How to maximize your small gardening space – Vertical gardening is the perfect solution for small garden spaces and boring walls. Check out how you can incorporate vertical gardens into any style garden.