text:
Very Hard Pics Sweetballerina 1104 models in shiny outfits and pointe shoes dance only for you photo
Hard Sex, Fetish, Femdom, Latex, Extreme, Bizarre, Perverted, Bitch, Pissing, Domination, Fisting, Footjob pics.
out of
Sweetballerina 1104 models in shiny outfits and pointe shoes dance only for you
Models in shiny outfits and pointe shoes dance only for you
Click here
for: Sweetballerina 1104 models in shiny outfits and pointe shoes dance only for you
Japanese Av Models Blowjob And Cum Shot
Busty Japanese Models
Boobapedia Models Nude
Slave In Pointe Shoes
Assamese Models Hot In Bikini
Pink Pussy Models Cosplay Ticher Asian Japanese Nude
Sex In Ballet Pointe
Japanese Av Models Milf Hard Cock Fhg
Slave On Ballet Pointe
Japanese Models Sex Porn
Hot Gif Models Asian Teen Small Tits Nude
Japanese Models Orgy Porn
Japanese Models Black Cock
Asian Models Porn Gif
Shiny Black Cocks Gifs
Natsu Kimino Jav Models
Tumblr Mature Asian Models In Swimwear Pose Pictures
Top Flex Models
Classy Av Models With Big Tits Have Intercourse Superb In The Hot Orgy Vid
Models Photos Asian Bbw Big Ass Haruka Sakurai
Japanese Av Models Big Tits Lesbians
Models Photos Asian Bbw Haruka Sakurai
Japanese Hot Models Boobs
Tumblr Asian Swimwear Models Pose
Junior Idols Models Gif
Japanese Sexy Models Boobs Sucked Tumblr Gif
Slave Ballet Pointe
Japanese Models Massage Boobs Pictures
Japanese Big Boobs Models Suck Pics On Tumbler
Bikini Models Back Huges Round Big Boobs
Busty Japanese Models Huge And Heavy Breasts Hd Pics
Japanese Girls Soap Models Porn Pictures
Image Models Mana Makihara Gallery Open All
Japanese AV Models Having Kiss And Fuck
Bbw Models Short And Sexy Booty Gifs
Models Sex3gp
Beautiful Japanese Models Office 69 Sex Images
Pantyhose Mistress Punished Her Legs And Shoes Maleslave Free Pic
Shiny Legs Gif Xxx
Sexy Bornstars Models Nude Sex Pic
Japanese Av Models Naked
Boobs Models Pic
Misaki Yoshimura Schoolgirl Beautiful Naked Nude Japanese Models Photo Gallery
Models Japanese Fuck Black Cock
Cock Models Pic
Japanese Sexy Models Boobs Sucked Gif
Nude Photos Free Monster Boobs Models
Japanese Av Models Titties Tumblr
Japanese Anal Models
Jav Models Big Tits Naked
Curvy Av Models Tittyfuck And Seduce Lucky Guys In The Wild Scene
Big Round Tits Xxx Pron Star Candy Manson Models Free Wallpaper Photos
All models depicted on this Website were 18 or older when the images were created. Very Hard Pics is a global porn search engine, we index and provide our visitors the most convenient way to search the best porn pics ever posted on the Internet. Very Hard Pics has a zero-tolerance policy against illegal porn. Very Hard Pics does not host any pics on its servers. All porn pictures and porn videos/photos are provided by third party tube sites, and we have no control over the content on these sites. Also, we take no responsibility for the content on any website which we link to.
Remove content


text:
A 57-YEAR-OLD man with mobility problems died of 'excessive burns' after smoking in bed.
James Thompson's care worker told an inquest into his death that she had warned him about the dangers of his habit, but he had not listened.
Mr Thompson, of Kay Gardens, Burnley, was found dead in his bedroom following the blaze in October last year.
His smoke alarm had gone off but a neighbour had thought the sound was coming from a television.
By the time the fire service arrived, the blaze, which started on the bed, was smouldering and Mr Thompson had managed to get himself to the other side of the room. Richard Taylor, senior coroner for East Lancashire sitting at Burnley Magistrates' Court, heard how it was possible Mr Thompson, who used a wheelchair and could not move around easily by himself, might have tried to pull an emergency chord.
Watch manager Neil Hardiman, who investigated the blaze, said counterfeit jin ling cigarettes imported from Russia were found in the house.
He said they did not conform to British standards which would stop them from burning right until the end.
The firefighter also told the court that he had concerns about the bedding, which was not fire resistant.
Mr Hardiman said: "There was nothing in our investigations that indicated anything other than accidental fire."
It also emerged that Mr Thompson's emergency button, which should have been worn around his neck, had broken off and was actually in the living room.
Charlotte Hammond, interim head of safeguarding at Lancashire County Council, said measures were in place to improve fire safety.
Mr Taylor concluded: "These deaths are always very distressing.
"I can only hope that lessons maybe can be learnt.
"I would encourage agencies to talk to each other. Maybe it is education, maybe it is awareness.
"But having said that, in Mr Thompson's case, he was determined to smoke in bed. We are not here to stop him doing that.
"We can encourage not to. We can invite people to consider the dangers.
"In relation to Mr Thompson's death, the conclusion I am inevitably drawn to is this was a very sad accident."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
STONINGTON, MAINE — On Stonington's idyllic coastline, the sounds of gulls were drowned out by the roar of 750 horsepower engines on Sunday. Race fans lined the liquid drag strip with dozens of boats and hundreds of people to watch the 2014 Stonington Lobster Boat Races in the fishing town's harbor.
"It's like NASCAR and tractor pulling all wrapped into one," said Travis Otis, vice president of the Maine Lobster Boat Association.
Otis said some of these high speed lobster boats can reach upwards of 70 mph. The fastest boat of the day was Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot, owned by Roger Kennedy, and it clocked in at 47.4 mph.
"I've been going to these races since the '70s," said race judge Keith Young.
Young's job as one of the judges is to decide the winners and make sure the boaters stay compliant during the day's 31 races. Young sits perched atop a giant floating barge that is moored at the finish line.
Brent Oliver's boat, the Jarsulan 4, was one of two boats filled with partying spectators tied off to the barge. Emily Kaplan, Erin Polselli and Rod Raykhman were dancing on the roof, while about 20 others were on deck.
"[My daughter] says it's Christmas in the summer," said Oliver. "It's just a gathering of friends mainly."


text:
Tell us what you drive and we'll show you what fits!
Select the tire size you wish to search
For nearly a century, General Tire has been producing top quality tires for a number of different vehicles and driving environments.
Since 1915, General Tire has been creating tires that offer the best in terms of durability, handling, and value. Drivers have taken note, and General remains very popular among selective drivers who want to save money while getting tires that are second to none. Nearly 100 years of know-how goes into every tire General makes, and that is reflected in the continued satisfaction of General's customers. General's incredibly reliable tires are available with a wide variety of features for any imaginable driving situation. Rugged construction, impressive grip, and a smooth ride are all facets of General Tire's ongoing legacy of success.
(Base Performance, Cars and Minivans, High Performance, Maximum Performance, Touring, Winter)
(All Terrain, High Performance, Mud Traction, Sport Truck, Traditional, Winter)


text:
Currently not available.
Kids find beachcombing even more fun with our official shell collecting bag! It's made of mesh, so kids can shake or rinse the sand out, while keeping their treasures inside. Shell collecting bag has a shoulder strap for hands-free collecting and a secure hook 'n loop closure. For ages 3 years and up. Imported. Designed by OneStepAhead! Personalize it! Complete options below for embroidered personalization. (Personalized items can't be returned unless the product is defective.)For more information, click here.
Sign in to your Address Book.
To check if any specific restrictions for this item apply to any United States shipping address, please enter the information below.Sorry, this service is not available to Canadian addresses.
This is being shipped to a P.O. Box
This product has no shipping restrictions.
© 2017 One Step Ahead


text:
HOUSTON - The FBI needs help identifying and capturing a man who robbed a northwest Houston bank on Wednesday.
Investigators said the man walked into the Amegy Bank in the 12100 block of Hempstead Highway, pulled out a pistol and demanded cash from a teller.
The teller complied and the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, officials said.
The robber was described as black, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall and 160 to 170 pounds with a small to medium build. He was last seen wearing a black button-down shirt or jacket over a white T-shirt, dark colored pants, a gold ring on his left ring finger, dark sunglasses and a black ball cap with a white star on the front of it.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
Dewey Lecture: Robert E. Goodin on 'An Epistemic Case for Legal Moralism'
The 2007-2008 John Dewey Lecture on Jurisprudence
An Epistemic Case for Legal Moralism
By Robert E. Goodin, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and of Social & Political Theory in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University.
Time: 4pm
Location: Weymouth Kirkland Courtroom
Reception to follow
Ignorance of the law is no excuse, or so we are told. But why on earth not? The statute books run to hundreds of volumes. How can an ordinary citizen know what all is in them? The best way might be for law (at least in its wide-scope duty-conferring aspects) to track broad moral principles that ordinary citizens can know and apply for themselves. In contrast to more high-minded and deeply principled arguments, this epistemic argument for legal moralism is purely pragmatic – but importantly so. For law to do what law is supposed to do, which is to be action-guiding, people need to be able to intuit without detailed investigation what the law is for most common and most important cases of their conduct, and to intuit when their intuitions are likely to be unreliable and hence that they need to investigate further what the law actually is.


text:
ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- Land O'Lakes has issued a statement commending Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) for including provisions of Foundation for the Future in a farm bill proposal recently introduced with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN).
This language includes U.S. dairy policy reforms advocated by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and supported by Land O'Lakes and others in the dairy industry. The reforms are intended to provide America's dairy producers, including Land O'Lakes members, a more secure future after several economically challenging years.
"These proposals have the potential to dramatically improve the approach to dairy policy and foster a more economically viable and secure future for dairy producers," said Chris Policinski, President and CEO of Land O'Lakes.
"The proposals serve as a new roadmap for dairy policy by focusing on margin protection rather than price. This strategic shift is essential to help producers remain competitive in today's challenging environment, regardless of the size or location of their operation. We thank Senator Lugar and Representative Stutzman for their leadership," Policinski said.
Land O'Lakes is a national, farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative, and a leading marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient products across the United States. Land O'Lakes membership includes 3,000 U.S. dairy producers.
Sen. Lugar, a former chair of the Senate Ag Committee, and Rep. Stutzman jointly introduced a bill they call the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act (REFRESH). This bill would reduce farm program spending by $16 billion, and save a total of $40 billion compared to current policy. A complete bill summary and legislative draft of REFRESH may be found at www.lugar.senate.gov and www.stutzman.house.gov.
For the dairy title of the Farm Bill, the REFRESH legislation includes the key elements of the Dairy Security Act (DSA) of 2011, which previously was introduced in the House as HR 3062 by Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID). The DSA is modeled after the extensive dairy reforms first proposed by the NMPF. The DSA itself represents a 20 percent savings compared to the current dairy program budget, amounting to $131 million over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The key dairy policy changes in the REFRESH bill include: replacing the dairy price support (DPPSP) and milk income loss contract (MILC) programs with a voluntary margin protection program that covers 80 percent of the producers' production history when margins fall below $4 per hundred-weight; giving producers the option of whether to enroll in a market stabilization program; and reforming the Federal Milk Marketing Order system by moving to a competitive pay price.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. (www.landolakesinc.com) is a national, farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative with annual sales of $11 billion. Land O'Lakes is No. 218 on the Fortune 500 and the nation's second-largest cooperative. The cooperative does business in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. It is a leading marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient products across the United States; serves its international customers with a variety of food and animal feed ingredients; and provides farmers and ranchers with an extensive line of agricultural supplies (feed, seed, and crop protection products) and services. Land O'Lakes also provides agricultural assistance and technical training in more than 25 developing nations. The company's 2010 annual report is available at www.landolakesinc.com


text: Convenient way to have the long, luscious lashes your beautiful eyes deserve. They're lightweight, comfortable and can be re-used several times with proper care and cleaning. With several different styles to choose from, Fashion Lashes are sure to have the style just right for you. Made of 100% human hair


text:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Legislation to speed up executions in Florida is now speeding through the process.
The bill would reduce the number of years inmates spend on death row by speeding up appeals and letting the governor and Legislature review judges.
Florida's death row inmates spend an average of 13 years in prison before they're executed. Of the 406 inmates currently on death row, 155 have been there longer than 20 years.
"It should not take decades to deliver due process in these cases," Rep. Matt Gaetz said.
The bill would streamline the appeals process and force judges to make quicker decisions.
"When there is an appeal of a post-conviction motion, the Supreme Court ought to be able to rule on that within 180 days. Now we sometimes have years pass before we get rulings," Gaetz said.
The House and Senate versions of the death row reform bill passed committees this week. Democrats say the reforms need further vetting.
"This product, I think Ray Charles could see that it is defective right now," Rep. Darryl Rouson said, "that it is not complete right now. Yeah, Ray Charles."
"I love Ray Charles, but if Ray Charles were to classify my product that I brought before the committee today as defective, I would hope that he would be able to identify one defective piece of the product, not just merely classify it as defective," Gaetz said.
The legislation would also set up an oversight system for judges who don't rule quickly in death cases. The judges would have to answer to the House speaker, Senate president and the governor.
Earlier this year, a House committee heard a bill that would have outlawed capital punishment in Florida. It was quickly voted down.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/12/2012 (1701 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
VANCOUVER -- Finance Minister Ebenezer Scrooge VI stared from his office window at the unpopulated square below. The building was empty, silent. His face was a study. Reflective? Troubled? Conflicted? Perhaps all.
It had been a long road for the Scrooges from the once-considerable 19th-century firm of Scrooge & Marley. Scrooge's uncle several times removed, the first Ebenezer -- so the family oral story went -- had some ghostly experiences on Christmas Eve.
The British Society for Psychical Research investigated and found no conclusive evidence. The certainty was that overnight Scrooge was transformed. A hard businessman, he abruptly began distributing his fortune among the needy. He died broke, but smiling.
In succeeding generations, continuing with Scrooge's nephew, this became a family tradition -- almost an obsession. Its enterprises, including a prosthetics company, flourished, only to dwindle through excessively helping the poor, and then somehow they picked up and repeated the cycle.
Ebenezer VI's father, who immigrated to Vancouver and lived on the streets, his only companion his dog, literally gave away the shirt on his back. Again family fortunes miraculously revived, thanks to the dog, who learned fantastic tricks and become a Las Vegas headliner.
Ebenezer VI's reverie was broken by a deferential tap on his door. It was his deputy minister of finance, Jones.
"Ha, Jones, I welcome you," cried Ebenezer. "I'm new, of course, and doubtless was chosen finance minister for the family's gift for amassing fortunes -- not for its genius in losing them. Can we talk, away from daily pressures? I'd like your advice. Not metrics and least-cost optimums, or whatever. What's the essence?"
Jones had a deserved ministry reputation for both ability and cynicism. He drily replied: "Not enough money in, too much out. Had a chance to go over the books?"
"Enough to confirm that we're in serious straits. The deficit is staggering. The debt is worse," Ebenezer replied.
"All we have to do is to generate more national wealth, and tax it," Jones smiled.
"Merely compete in trade with aggressive and creative people in 190-odd countries, some selling what we're selling," Ebenezer mused.
"We have great natural resources, Minister."
"And, if some have their way, best left in the ground and not disturb the wildlife and the trees," Ebenezer winced. "It happens that an environment society is one of the family's most beloved charities. As for taxes, can your people dream up any more? Or make business and individuals enjoy paying them, out of sheer public spirit?"
"Answer to the first question, no. The second, also no. People insist they're taxed to the max."
"I disagree," Ebenezer said ruefully. "I get sincere advice every day from groups demanding higher taxes. For other people."
"I've noticed that it's much easier spending the public's money than my own," Jones replied. "That's one category that's expanding -- the country's Gross National Advice. Not just from the Opposition."
"Yes. Think-tanks, columnists, academics, hot-line listeners, social media fans, all convinced they can run government better than the government. Some might even be right," Ebenezer smiled.
"Now, your reputation preceded you," Jones said. "Since your great-uncle saw the light, or whatever he saw, the Scrooges have been famous philanthropists."
"First, though, we earned the money. Then we helped," Ebenezer said. "I'm uneasy in government, spending money we don't have. Passing on the debt to future generations."
"Future generations have this special characteristic," Jones said sardonically. "They aren't here."
"And the hungry are, and monetary theory and balance of trade figures don't feed them," Ebenezer replied.
The sun was setting. The two men walked to the silent hallway.
"You asked my advice, Minister," Jones said. "My opinion is: We'll muddle through. I suggest you go home, have some supper, relax, and maybe you'll get some brilliant insight, a bolt from the blue, in the night. Merry Christmas."
"Ah," Ebenezer Scrooge VI remembered, "it is Christmas Eve, isn't it?"
Retired Vancouver Sun editorial board member Trevor Lautens is a columnist for Vancouver's North Shore News and Business in Vancouver.


text:
|For other characters of the same name, see Alfonso Vasquez or Alfonso Vasquez Jr..
Alfonso is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto 1.
Alfonso works for El Burro in San Andreas and is killed by the protagonist of GTA 1, after he began to act strangely. His strange behavior is caused by a chemical in a tanker. Alfonso is killed in the North Atlantic district of San Andreas.


text:
This Halloween, watch what you eat in case what you eat is watching you.
Close encounters of the sweet kind are coming soon to a kitchen near you. Though you might expect frosted cupcakes to have sugary personalities, don't be fooled. These desserts have a dark side, which we've coaxed out with common candies. In fact, candy stores are breeding grounds for tasty but gruesome goodies. Find out how licorice, marshmallows, gumdrops, and more can mutate into sharp fangs, bulbous eyes, and other freaky features. Just don't turn your back on the finished cupcakes; they've got some sneaky tricks up their sleeves -- er, liners.
Creepcake How-To
Each design starts as chocolate or vanilla cupcakes iced with Swiss Meringue Buttercream.
For "spider" creepcakes, make cupcake recipe (above), pouring batter into 2 1/2 mini muffin tins with paper liners. Ice mini cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and coat icing with black sanding sugar. Use cinnamon candy for eyes. For legs, attach 8 pieces of black licorice. For fangs, cut out tiny cone shapes from a marshmallow and attach.
For "tentacle alien" creepcake, spread cupcake with a thin layer of buttercream tinted with a few drops of green food coloring. Cut strips of green taffy and attach around top of cupcake. For eye, slice a yellow gumdrop in half and press into top of cupcake. A piece of black licorice attached in front the gumdrop completes the creepy gaze.
For "big-eyed alien" creepcake, spread cupcake with a thin layer of buttercream tinted with a few drops of green food coloring. For small eye, attach a mini marshmallow and create pupil by painting on melted chocolate (microwave 1/2 cup chocolate chips for 1 minute). For large eye, push chocolate chip, tip down, into regular size marshmallow, then cut gummy tape for an eyelid. For teeth, place 5 mini marshamallows along the bottom of cupcake.
For "mummy" creepcake, spread cupcake with a thin layer of buttercream. Add jelly beans dotted with melted chocolate for eyes and red gummy candy for mouth. Using a ribbon tip (such as Ateco #44), pipe bands of buttercream.
For "brain" creepcake, use a medium round tip (such as Ateco #12) to pipe a mound of Vanilla Meringue Buttercream in the center of cupcake, then outline and pipe a brain design over it.
Decorating Techniques
To decorate, use marshmallows and candy-coated chocolates for whites of eyes; jelly beans or gumdrops for peepers with an eerie glow. For pupils, paint on melted chocolate (microwave 1/2 cup chocolate chips for 1 minute). Or use candies whole: candy-coated chocolates will stick to marshmallows sliced to expose their stickiness; for our aliens' eyes, we pushed chocolate chips, tip down, into marshmallows, then made a hole in the other side with a toothpick and inserted a licorice lace. Cut gummy tape for an eyelid. Sandwiched between halved gumdrops, marshmallows form a toothy grin; snip irregular pieces for fangs. Bend licorice or gummy rings into grimaces, or cut taffy tape for a tongue or tentacles.
Try These Toppings
Licorice and jelly beans
Gummy ring
Taffy tape
Marshmallows with licorice and mini chocolate chips
Jelly beans with melted chocolate
Candy-coated chocolates or melted chocolate
Candies from Dylan's Candy Bar.


text: Well, as some may know, my life is going to be a bit busy soon, so I'll be away for a while, although I'm not sure for how long. Seeing as I'm getting married, working with a few friends to restore a dying buisness, helping restore WW2 guns, restoring old cars, restoring and selling antiques, and I may be re-deployed soon, even though I just got back from a tour in Afghanistan. I'll be gone for a while, but I may stop in now and then, and I'll be like this for a few months at maximum. I won't be able to stop in too much though, maybe once or twice a week. So for now, if there's anything you want to say that can't wait, tell me very soon.


text: Widow: Fought with husband before NY subway push Back to Article Comments Need to Register? X Remember Me Forgot your password? Top Stories Events canceled ahead of storm Over 10 inches of rain expected from Harvey in SETX School that banned boy for long hair not budging 40 arrested in large TX heroin, meth ring 2,500 army vehicles shipped from Beaumont BPD: Man who fled traffic stop was found in attic Former Beaumont prison guard sentenced Former deputy constable sentenced for stun gun incident These big restaurants expected to close stores across the US Local News PN-G land sale would not include softball league fields Abbott declares state of disaster for Jefferson County Sandbags available in Jefferson, Orange and Hardin County Lake Charles woman found dead in Newton County Events canceled ahead of storm Over 10 inches of rain expected from Harvey in SETX Latest News Videos


text:
25-26-7 Pullover by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)
Welcome! You are browsing as a guestWould you like to see projects made from this pattern and much more? create a free account What am I missing?
© Pierrot Yarns (Gosyo Co., Ltd.)
25-26-7 Pullover
This pattern is available for free.
Pattern is Japanese but fully charted using standard knitting and/or crochet symbols. For help using Japanese charted patterns, please visit the Japanese knitting & crochet group.
Translation requests can be made in this thread.
Japanese size 4 & 5 knitting needles (3.3 & 3.6mm)
Japanese size 3/0 crochet hook (2.3mm)
cable needle
4 buttons (15mm)
For more information, see: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/gosyo/25-26-7/


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 12/12/2012 (1712 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
At the risk of offending everyone on this side of the border, I'm starting to think Americans are much friendlier than Canadians.
My wife and I have just returned from a trip to southern New Mexico, where I got a sunburn while Christmas shopping.
We also got to meet a lot of Americans and they were all incredibly welcoming, especially when they learned we are from Winnipeg. And when I say "all" I mean everyone we encountered was happy to meet us, with the exception of a young U.S. Customs agent who grilled me moments after my wife and I cleared airport security in Winnipeg.
It was the first time I had shown my new passport to anyone, so I was feeling a tad nervous, partly because I didn't want to be mistaken for an international terrorist and partly because I felt confident my underwear was older than the scowling kid behind the Customs desk.
I was doing my best to be polite when the kid threw me a curveball.
"Is this your bag?" he asked, pointing at a screen displaying the bottom of a suitcase.
I began to sweat profusely, because, at the best of times, I am the sort of traveller that cannot tell one suitcase from another and -- prepare to be shocked -- I have never studied the bottom of my own suitcase because I didn't know there would be a test.
I tried to smile. "I don't know," I told the kid, "I've never really looked at the bottom of my suitcase before."
It was obvious he was not amused, so I tried to defuse the situation. "I'll bet my wife would know!" I blurted.
This only made matters worse. The young guy glared at me the way you'd glare at a naked person wandering down the frozen food aisle wielding a machete.
"You're travelling with your WIFE?" he snorted in shock. "Then you should be going through this line TOGETHER!"
In the end, my wife trotted over and, in a soothing voice, said, yes, it was definitely my suitcase and then beamed at the youthful agent, who, against his better judgment, agreed to let us enter the United States.
From that point on, however, it was smooth sailing. No matter where we went in New Mexico, people could not be more delighted to meet us and serve us margaritas.
We'd be wandering around stores in the tiny adobe-intensive village of Mesilla, where Billy the Kid was sentenced to hang, listening to Bing Crosby croon White Christmas while simultaneously sweating like Butterball turkeys because the sun was beating down like a blast furnace, browsing an endless variety of skeleton-related tourist knick-knacks in honour of the Day of the Dead holiday, when, suddenly, someone would take note of our accents and realize we were Canadian.
"Can I help, y'all?" they would say using the plural second-person pronoun that is ubiquitous in the southern United States. "It's just so nice of y'all to come down here and visit us. Would y'all like a glass of sweet tea?"
It was the same story at restaurants and bars where the servers would bring heaping platters of huevos rancheros or chicken-fried steak and ask the question required by law throughout New Mexico: "Do y'all want red or green chilies on that or do y'all want Christmas?"
"Christmas" means you want both.
The point is, we got used to everyone being polite and happy to see us, even though it was so hot that birds would sometimes burst in flames, while in the background Burl Ives told us to have a Holly Jolly Christmas.
Fortunately, when we returned to Winnipeg, we were jolted back into the true spirit of Christmas before we even stepped outside. There I was, wearily standing beside the baggage carousel, praying I'd recognize our suitcases, when a middle-aged Canadian woman to my left spotted her bag whirling past.
Unwilling to wait for her luggage to make a round trip, the woman launched herself at the carousel like a guided missile, hammering me out of the way with a perfectly placed elbow that would have made hockey legend Gordie Howe green with envy.
"You shouldn't have been in the way, eh!" she snarled.
As she and her bag beat a hasty retreat, I decided to play nice like our American friends
"Hey," I politely yelled after her, "Have a Merry Christmas... y'all!"


text:
A Season-Long Baseball
Competition Among Select Summer Collegiate Teams.
The Horizon Air
Summer Series is a season-long competition among teams comprised of some of
todays best college baseball players.
Fulfilling a
mission of keen competition, the Horizon Air Summer Series crosses collegiate
league boundaries to form a "league of leagues" made up of selected
teams from throughout California and beyond.
California is the Host City.
Appeal-Democrat Park
is the Host Stadium.
Air is the title sponsor of the Horizon Air Summer
Horizon Air and its sister company, Alaska
Airlines, serve the greater Yuba-Sutter area with flights from Sacramento to
Boise, Palm Springs, Portland, and Seattle, and from Redding with flights to Los
Angeles, Portland, and Seattle.
Together the two airlines serve more than 80 cities in the U.S., Canada, and
Horizon Air operates a modern fleet of more than 60 aircraft and holds the
distinction of being the only regional airline ever named to the prestigious
Condé Nast Traveler Magazine Reader's Choice Awards list.


text:
Already planning your fall wedding? Find some inspiration in this gorgeous post from our partner, Bella Pictures!
Andria and Chris had a romantic fall wedding in Chicago, IL. Using the gorgeous early fall weather as inspiration, they opted for an outdoor ceremony overlooking the Chicago River.
Visit our portfolio section to see other great Chicago weddings!


text:
The 16-day partial government shutdown caused furloughs for hundreds of thousands of workers. But the damage didn't end there. Private businesses reliant on the government lost money that likely won't be recovered. We should know more the impact when the government releases its October jobs report Nov. 8.
In this podcast, economist John Canally of LPL Financial says the result was that the final quarter of the year got off to a bad start. There's no way to know what Congress and President Barack Obama will do in the new year as two new deadlines loom.
Also, Bankrate's Doug Whiteman reports on an unintended benefit of Obamacare.
Bankrate Audio
Job market frozen during government shutdown?
With one crisis behind and the threat of another looming, what can investors, savers and borrowers expect in the coming months?
Audio Transcript
Mark Hamrick: From Bankrate.com this is Your Money this Week. We connect the dots between what's happening in the world and your wallet. I'm Mark Hamrick reporting from Washington.
Even before the partial government shutdown frustratingly slow jobs creation continued to cause strains on the economy and for the millions of Americans affected. Did the job market hit a brick wall while hundreds of thousands of workers were furloughed? We'll speak with economy John Canally about the implications for investors, savers and borrowers. And Bankrate's Doug Whiteman checks in with an unexpected benefit from the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
First up, a look at the post-government shutdown economy. We'll take some time to know the true economic damage from the political stalemate that resulted in a 16-day partial shutdown of the U.S. government. As the crisis was defused both sides agreed to fund the government through mid-January and put off the debt limit until early February. Where does that leave an already sputtering economic recovery? For some answers on that we spoke with John Canally, economist and investment strategist for LPL Financial.
John Canally: Well, it's expanding but at a slower rate and that's in the manufacturing sector. So that still looks OK. But where I think the issue might be in a job market I mean it's tough to tell. These jobless _____ [00:01:36] data get distorted a lot because of the government shutdown, because of the issues in California. But when you cut through all the noise it does look like the economy will have struggled to create any jobs in October. So you might not be surprised to see an October jobs report that will get here on Nov. 8 that's right around zero. That's no net job growth. That might come as a shock to people, it might worry people that we're headed to another recession but I think we can quickly dismiss that and blame it on the government shutdown, and we should reaccelerate. But that will be a near-term concern here just in the next few weeks when we get that October jobs report. But other than that I think we're - the third quarter looks like about a 2 percent quarter, the fourth quarter is off an awful start, and I think we'll be happy to get 2 percent from the corner and then maybe we can finally reaccelerate as 2014 starts.
Mark Hamrick: So John, we know that obviously the government shutdown had a number of very negative impacts. Why is it that private sector jobs creation would have been effected in October?
John Canally: Yeah, I mean there's certainly going to be a big impact from the public sector, of course, with nearly a million government workers furloughed. But then if you think about the knock-on effects of that, so for example if you were in the private sector and ran a campground outside of one of the national parks you'd pretty much have to lay everyone off because no one was able to go into the Grand Canyon or into one of the other great national parks that we have because they were closed due to the shutdown. So that certainly would have impacted the economy. The same thing you could say for a restaurant or a diner near a large government defense contractor that had to furlough workers because of the shutdown. And then add that to the fact that consumer confidence plummeted during the shutdown. It was a sharp and steep drop in the consumer confidence. And that likely curtailed business confidence, which in turn curtailed hiring. So if you add all that up it looks like what could be a pretty messy October, or at least early October for the job market. Now, of course, the key is that the government collects this data based on the first couple weeks of October, which is really during the shutdown. So my guess is if you get a jobs report for the second half of October it would look a lot better than the jobs report for the first half of October. So that's why we're kind of counting on these claims data that give us a clearer picture, but of course we can't get a clear picture there because of the government shutdown. So I think it may be a couple of months here before we actually get a clean reading on the labor market and the economy, probably not until December, unfortunately.
Mark Hamrick: So John, a takeaway from all this is we know that the Federal Reserve has been engaged in extraordinary measures aimed at boosting growth and trying to put some improvement in the job market in play. Earlier this year the Fed had - Chairman Bernanke had indicated that they might begin to withdraw some of those extraordinary measures and now that sort of looks like the Fed isn't going to change anything for a while, right?
John Canally: And they're very unlikely to begin tapering because they just don't have the entirety. They just don't the data, that they can't make a reasoned judgment on the health of the economy, and the data that we do have isn't great. And so they're probably going to pass in October. And then that leads us to the December FMC meeting and that could be right on the precipice of another battle over the government shutdown, which could happen again on Jan.15, and then the debt ceiling on Feb. 7. And so the Fed, therefore, is highly unlikely to begin tapering in December, although it's not possible if we get a really good run of economic data here for the next couple months they could break down tapering. So that then pushes the Fed off into early 2014 when they might taper. So that tells you that the Fed is probably going to still be purchasing mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries a year from now because it'll probably take them a year to slow down the purchases so they're at zero. So the Fed is adding to its balance sheet. That's good news for the economy. It's also good news for the stock market because each time the Fed is adding to its balance sheet by making quantitative easing they're essentially cutting rates. And so that usually is a plus for a risk asset. So I think we've - the market has pushed off the first Fed rate hike till I think late 2015. And that tells you that that's going to provide that extra boost to the economy as well. So I think the Fed is probably comfortable right now with that late 2015, early 2016 start date. They were I think a little concerned about all the paper talk that drove that first rate hike much earlier. But I think now the Fed's comfortable with it. I think if we did have clarity on all the economic data they might consider tapering in December but I just don't think we're going to have that clarity.
Mark Hamrick: So John you used the phrase risk assets there. I'm guessing what you mean by that really is that the Fed's behavior continues to be positive for the stock market.
John Canally: It does, yes. When the Fed is adding to its balance sheet, when it's taking cash and putting it on banks' balance sheets that's generally been a positive for the equity market. It should help emerging markets as well and should keep the bond market relatively calm. The bond market kind of had a sort of a spring slide there when we - when the market was concerned about the Fed tapering. So we thought - we drove the 10-year Treasury yield from just under 2.25 percent almost up to 3 percent. Now we're back to 2.5 percent on the 10-year. The Fed's probably comfortable there with the 10-year yield at about 2.5 percent. That's good news if you're going to go out and buy a car or going to go out and try to get a mortgage. That should help keep those consumer rates lower for longer, I think, which is good news for the economy, as well.
Mark Hamrick: Okay, John. Well a lot there, but obviously these are all things that consumers and borrowers, among others, need to know. We appreciate you helping us break it down today.
John Canally: Anytime Mark...
Mark Hamrick: John Canally, investment strategist and economist with LPL Financial. He spoke with us from Minneapolis.
Next up, Bankrate's Doug Whiteman. He tells us that lost amid the heated political squabbling involving the Affordable Care Act is a surprising benefit.
Doug Whiteman: Debate has been raging about whether health care reform will lead some employers to cut jobs. But what about new job opportunities as more people sign up for health insurance? Experts who follow jobs and hiring say it's too early to spot any broad trends related to the Affordable Care Act, but an increase in demand for lawyers has been seen owing to how complicated the 900-page law is. Obviously, there may be opportunities in insurance sales. For example, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is opening and staffing its first-ever retail stores to help enroll new customers. Companies that operate in customer service call centers have been adding workers as they land contracts to assist people using the Obamacare online insurance marketplaces, or exchanges. And there are new opportunities for management consultants who can help companies and government agencies meet the law's requirements. For more on fields where Obamacare is creating jobs visit Bankrate.com. I'm Doug Whiteman.
Mark Hamrick: Finally our look at this week in business history. One of the darkest periods in the nation's history began Oct. 28, 1929, when the stock market lost 13 percent of its value. The decline was followed by an additional 12 percent drop on Oct. 29, known as Black Tuesday. That was only the start of a long-term decline. And of course, the Great Depression would follow.
You've been listening to Your Money This Week. Our thanks to this week's guest John Canally. If you enjoyed the podcast please check us out on iTunes and rate and subscribe to the program. And we're hoping that you can help us to get the word out. Check out our other podcasts special report with breaking news and special features. For more on this and other personal finance issues visit Bankrate.com and you can follow us on Twitter @Bankrate. Thanks to producer Lucas Wysocki for his work in the studio. I'm Mark Hamrick, from all of us here at Bankrate, here's hoping you have a great week.


text:
Pay your ticket/violation
Find your ticket/violation below and select how you would like to pay. Click on the image of each ticket to see a larger version.
See below for the following tickets: Provincial Offences, Parking tickets/violations, Red light camera, Notice of impending Conviction, Notice of Fine and Due Date Parking tickets, Notice of Fine and Due Date Provincial Offences, Notice of Collection and Go Transit parking tickets.


text:
RESIDENTS were greeted with an unusual sight in Marlow yesterday as more than 20 members of the Royal Logistics Corps lined the streets to celebrate Armed Forces Day.
It was the first time members of the RLC had been in Marlow for the event and it marked the start of their relationship with the town.
In April, a RLC postal and courier squadron moved into their new base in Booker. They will also operate from Marlow and other areas.
Major Rick Lawn, the officer commanding the newly formed squadron said he was impressed by this weekend's celebrations as well as the towns Remembrance Day service last year, which he also attended.
He said: "I thought the day (Armed Forces Day) was really good. It was very heartening to see the people of Marlow come together, support and show an interest.
"I think we do find it an honour to be involved in such things like this. It is an event which should be celebrated all over."
"As well as honouring servicemen and women we are also hoping to get more people to join and hopefully we are able to inspire people to do so."
As well as helping to honour retired and serving personnel, the RLC, like other cadet groups attending the event, were also offering people the chance to join their growing squadron.
They now hope more people will join the group as it offers people many opportunities to have fun and learn.
If you're interested in joining, you can contact them on 01494 465821.


text:
Featured: Healthy Living Today
Digestion and Probiotics
Many of my patients make the needed dietary and lifestyle changes and find they continue to have digestive symptoms that simply do not go away. Read more on Benefical Bacteria >>
Deep Breathing — The Truly Essential Exercise
There is a way to begin or renew your commitment to physical fitness, something that should come easily to every woman because you have to do it anyway. The secret is simply to breathe…deeply and often >>
Feel Better In Two Weeks
A Quick-Cleanse plan helps turn down the noise in your body and frees up your immune system to deal with other, potentially more hazardous concerns — like viruses, accelerated aging, or unchecked cell division. Try A Quick Cleanse >>
More Hot Topics
Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP
Founder, Women to Women and True Health Nutritional System
With over thirty years experience in women's health, Marcelle Pick has helped thousands of women achieve better health in her Maine clinic through Functional Medicine approaches. Advances in technology have allowed Marcelle and her team to extend her reach across the globe through WomentoWomen.com. At Women to Women, our goal to help end puzzling health symptoms and transform lives into long term a picture of good health no matter where they live.
Your body naturally wants to be healthy.
The two-pronged healing approach of Functional Medicine is why we can transform health.
Functional medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach, Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. To address chronic health conditions and symptoms, Functional Medicine uses two scientifically grounded principles: 1. Add what's lacking in the body to nudge its physiology back to a state of optimal functioning. 2. Remove anything that impedes the body from moving toward this optimal state of physiology. Plainly put, your body naturally wants to be healthy. However, things needed by the body to function at its best might be missing, or something might be standing in the way of it's optimal functioning. Our goal is to first identify the factors responsible for the malfunctioning, then we deal with those factors in a way appropriate to your situation. Marcelle Pick shares her experience >>
Dr. Dixie Mills is very excited to be back working with Marcelle Pick OB-GYN, NP and others at Women to Women. Dixie practiced at the Yarmouth clinic for 11 years and she wrote and acted as a consultant to the Women to Women Website until last year. In 2006 she headed west to work with Dr. Susan Love's Research Foundation and the Pink Lotus Breast Clinic and to be closer to an aging mother. However, in 2011 she was offered a job she couldn't refuse – to be the Chief of Breast Services at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates – back in Boston where she has a thriving practice today. Learn More About Dixie.


text: I've seen BBQ-U on TV in the past. That is how I learned about Steve and "The Barbecue Bible". The problem I have is that I work weeekend nights, so I miss it all the time. I was wondering if there was a DVD set I could buy with all the episodes he has done so far. Or if there was any set of any kind available.


text: Another legal proceeding is out of the way for Amanda Bynes. The latest involved her DUI arrest back in April 2012 when she hit a police car. Yeah, never a good idea when you have been drinking and drugging. Yesterday in court her lawyer entered a plea on Amanda's behalf of reckless driving with an alcohol component. Amanda avoided jail time but will be on probation for three years and also has to attend three months of alcohol classes. Amanda is currently on probation for driving with a suspended license. I wonder if she will ever go back to acting or if she is just going to finish going to school and then get a regular 9 to 5 job somewhere in the fashion industry and a few years from now we will be asking what happened to her. I think her parents being put in charge of her was a great thing. There was no way that things were going to turn out well for her if they had not been given control of her life.


text:
Series sweep puts Tampa Bay back above .500
Following Hernandez's solid start, Rays win fifth straight game
ST. PETERSBURG -- After the Rays' walk-off win Saturday night made them a .500 club for the first time since early April, manager Joe Maddon talked about what came next: that gradual climb, in increments of five, to where they want to be at the end of the season.
"Getting back to .500 is always difficult in this game when you're below," Maddon said Sunday. "You don't become satisfied, ever, with that."
So before they could worry about getting five games up, the Rays had to get back to one game above .500. They did that with a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon against the Padres at Tropicana Field, their fifth straight win, which pushed them to their first winning record since April 6.
"That's huge for us," outfielder Matt Joyce said. "We needed it. We definitely needed something like this, for things to go our way and pick up some big wins. We're excited about the way things are going and looking forward to continue it into the next series."
While Sunday's win lacked the drama of Saturday's game, it was more of what several Rays called a familiar formula. There were no massive leads blown, no dramatic comebacks and no walk-off homers by Evan Longoria. There was just a solid pitching performance by Roberto Hernandez, solid defense with a few spectacular plays, three more clean innings from the bullpen and some key RBIs from the bottom of Tampa Bay's order.
"It was definitely more of a blueprint for what we expect to do," said center fielder Sam Fuld, who made a leaping, highlight-reel grab at the wall in the first inning. "It's nice when we can tack on some extra runs and not have to win every game by one or two runs, but, inevitably, that's going to be how we win a lot of our games."
It was how they won Sunday, giving Hernandez a one-run lead in the first inning on Jose Molina's sacrifice fly and another in the sixth with back-to-back RBI hits from Sean Rodriguez and Yunel Escobar. James Loney added an insurance run in the eighth, crushing his third homer of the season to right-center field off Padres reliever Dale Thayer.
Meanwhile, Hernandez breezed through the first three innings as he put together his second straight quality start. He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings. The veteran right-hander allowed one run in the fourth, when Yonder Alonso tied the game with a single that scored Chase Headley, then served up a go-ahead solo homer to Padres second baseman Alexi Amarista in the fifth.
But that was all San Diego could manage against Hernandez, and Tampa Bay's bullpen took care of the rest.
"We just could not really mount any sustained offense today," Padres manager Bud Black said.
Lefty Jake McGee made his second straight perfect appearance in the seventh, setup man Joel Peralta struck out two in the eighth and closer Fernando Rodney picked up his sixth save in the ninth. Their scoreless outings ran the bullpen's shutout streak to 13 2/3 innings, perhaps signifying a turnaround after an often ugly start.
"[McGee] cannot throw the ball any better than he is," Maddon said. "Neither can Fernando. Neither can Peralta. The whole group looks really good to me right now."
That extends beyond the bullpen, as the Rays bounced back from two tough losses against the Blue Jays to finish this homestand by running out to their longest winning streak of the season. Their offense has been pacing the Majors for the past few weeks. Their defense remains a strength, as evidenced by Escobar's play at shortstop Sunday, Fuld's grab and Joyce's ninth-inning, over-the-shoulder catch in right field.
They have not been perfect, obviously, as they have lacked consistency in the starting rotation, and the bullpen is still not far removed from several disastrous outings. But they have talked a lot about picking one another up, and, for at least the past five games, they have seen contributions from just about everyone, including RBIs on Sunday from their fifth through eighth hitters.
"We've been playing well, different guys, all around," Loney said. "When you have a great team, that's what you need."
"It's nice to have some momentum," Fuld said. "Any time you can sweep any team ... it's great. We've just got to build on it and not make too much of it. It's still early."
Maddon, like Fuld, was not quite ready to say the Rays had officially turned a corner. The only reason their winning streak reached five, and not one, was because they managed to come back from yet another blown lead Saturday night. But if they can pitch like they did Sunday, that upward climb from .500 should not be all that steep.
"To come back and win really some difficult games against Toronto and against San Diego ... that really speaks to the group itself," Maddon said. "The hitting continues. The defense has been there. But now the pitching's going to start coming back to us, and then, heads up."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
POLICE caught two young burglars by following a trail of footprints and discarded beer bottles, York Crown Court heard.
Adam Michael King and Adam Edward Wright stole two televisions, together worth £1,300, from a house off Hodgson Lane, Upper Poppleton, York, while three young children slept upstairs, said Jonathan Boumphrey, prosecuting.
Next morning, police alerted by the family found the trail of footprints and empty bottles leading from the house and tracked the burglars to a nearby house in Westfield Close when they found the pair asleep in the living room with the stolen televisions nearby.
King, 20, of Montague Walk, Upper Poppleton, pleaded guilty to burglary. Wright, 18, of Westfield Close, Upper Poppleton, had admitted a similar offence and was sentenced at an earlier hearing.
The Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst, told King: "If you had not been affected by drink, you would not have thought of committing this offence. It is genuinely out of character. Everyone who knows you is astonished you are before the court."
He gave King an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years on condition he does 150 hours' unpaid work and put him under a nightly curfew from 8pm to 6am for three months.
Wright was also been given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for two years, with conditons.
Richard Minion, for King, said his client could remember very little about the burglary because of the alcohol he had drunk. He was full of remorse and shame for what he had done, which was his first conviction. He had had a reprimand as a youth.
Mr Boumphrey said King had told police he had got involved in lifting the television at the scene of the burglary and had then followed two other people carrying the television.
Both a 40-inch television worth £1,000 and a £300 19-inch one were recovered.


text:
Stay 5 & Pay 4
Stay 4 nights and the 5th night is FREE.
Valid Year Round. Must arrive on Sunday.
Hot Deals & Specials
Search for availability and book your Ocean City, Maryland vacation directly with the Sea Bay Hotel and get the lowest rates available. Plus get Free Stuff at your choice of over 100 Ocean City businesses. If you have any questions please contact us at 1-800-888-2229.
No Booking Fees


text:
ATO Vintage Blue Hat By The Game®
As low as $17.95! See quantity discounts below.
The best hat for a laid-back look is this garment washed twill, relaxed unstructured hat by The Game®. Classic embroidered Greek letters and a slide buckle back make it a timeless piece that adjusts to fit anyone.
Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount
- Buy 4 - 9 and get $1.00 off
- Buy 10 - 19 and get $2.00 off
- Buy 20 or above and get $3.00 off


text:
• 1940s and 50s style Shorts
• High waisted
• Wide waistband
• Winged patched pockets
• Fabric: 97% Cotton 3% Elastane
• Made in London, England
These high-waisted wonders tick all the right boxes with their wide waistband and uniquely winged patch pockets. They're perfect for 1940s fans and 1950s girls alike, cut to hit at the most authentic, and flattering, part of the upper thigh and they look absolutely smashing when paired with one of our Gypsy blouses or sweetheart Halterneck Tops. We guarantee they'll send temperatures soaring, even if the lovely summer sun deserts us! Proudly made right here in the in the UK.


text:
This is a very good cigar for the money, only around 4-6 bucks a piece, i definitely recommend smoking one atleast once...just to give it a try one of my favorite, but it is hard to draw
I was stuck when I bought a box, lesson won t forget! it smells very horrible, the draw is ok until you reach the half where it is almost tight and you have to give squeeze it a bit! I did not like it!
I just keep being amazed at these cocoa flavoured gars...they are such great additions to morning coffee moments! Rich full flavour and yet a medium body smoke. Burn was excellent, nice and easy draw, along with a great construction brings this one together for a really enjoyable smoke.
This is by far the best cigar I've had in recent memory. Perfect draw, taste, aroma, and burn. No, I did not get high, nor sick, while smoking this well made cigar. (How do you get high if you don't inhale?) The ratings on this cigar were right on the money. Inexperienced smokers should probably reserve their opinions about this marvelous smoke. Don't like it, then don't buy it...just more for me!
was a bit reluctant becuase its smelled so strong , kinda like blue cheese , but once lit, it was BURSTING with Flavor
Excellent feel, love the square press. Rich flavor but not an over powering cigar.
I'm making a transition from the more mild - medium (Macanudo/ Fuente) to the darker richer Maduro. I've tried a number. The Onyx #4 is absolutly superb. Well cured, very even burn with a long firm white ash, excellent construction throughout the smoke. But the best is the full, rich taste. Somewhat sweet yet smooth without any bitter after taste. Try this on a summer eve with a glass of fine port wine and see if you don't agree. I'm going from the 5 packs to the box.
I bought a 5-pack of these not too long ago. After smoking the first four, I felt the same way as J Friedman. They were horribly harsh; pretty much unsmokeable. I left the fifth one in my humidor until it was the last cigar I had (because I hated them). It sat for about a month and a half, and it was the best smoke I've ever had. I DEFINITELY recommend letting them sit for a little while.
This is a very good cigar for the money, only around 4-6 bucks a piece, i definitely recommend smoking one atleast once...just to give it a tryone of my favorite, but it is hard to draw
This is a great cigar in almost every way.Although they would have an occasional flaw it was nothing so big as to ruin the entire cigar.Overall a good smoke with a rich woody taste and a pleasantly long leathery finish.
Onyx Reserve #4 has become by far my favorite smoke. At less than $3 a stick you will not find a better value. Very dark with an oily feel and an absolutely wonderful smell before you even fire it up ... it is a excellent cigar for anyone who wants a medium-to-strong and very tasty maduro smoke. In more than 3 dozen cigars to date, I have only found one that did not draw perfectly with a taste that lasts virtually down to the last inch. Honestly ... if you enjoy a maduro cigar you have got to try this smoke.
Someone gave me a sampler pack about 3 years ago and one of the sticks was this cigar. I was moving at the time and it ended up in my storage unit (?Climate Controlled?) in a cedar lined ?Otter Box?. When I dug the box out, the humidity in the box was amazingly, 69%. I put the cigars in my home humidor and forgot about this for another month or so. I finally dug it out and smoked it out on my balcony. I wish I had tried it sooner as it was a great little smoke. It burned very evenly with a nice average draw. It was a little milder than I normally smoke but had a full body flavor. The wrapper was very well aged and had a hint of coffee smell that added to the overall experience. My next order will include a box of these for sure.


text:
Afghanistan Drink Team Apron
Product Color:
Product information
Wearing this Apron Afghanistan Drink Team proves to everyone that you really CAN cook. I mean, who else would put on an apron for no other reason? And everyone knows that a Barbeque is a messy (and yummy) ordeal. Afghanistan Drink Team might even protect you from extra heavy duty splatters and spills.
The Afghanistan Apron includes neck ties and extra long waist ties and makes any cooking experience rewarding. You are sure to receive many compliments! 35% Cotton / 65% polyester blend, twill fabric. Machine washable.
Sku: MD0BL0000022430101010057RE0000000


text:
A very nice girl. she knows what she wants in life. she is very emotional. she is a party girl, and every guy falls for her. Most are Brown Hair, brown eyes. they are great friends, and they love to have many best friends. but they only trust a certain amount of people. She loves her family, and looks up to them. she tries to explain her feelings without fighting. she is not a fighting type of girl. she is a nice, and funny girl. she can joke around a lot, so dont take her serious all the time. she has a pretty face. she is my best friend. you should meet a kayani. they are very kind. !
yeah i know. kayani's are beautiful
by xkayleeamaire July 10, 2010
The Urban Dictionary Mug
One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids.Buy the mug


text:
Stores »
These girls are so cute. I have no time now but will definetely make them in January.
Great crochet project for the spring. Beautiful Daffodils with a cute fairy. K and J Dolls patterns are written clearly and with eye for the details.
We are a community of shoppers sharing our best finds from across the web.
© 2017 ThisNext, Inc. ThisNext is a member of BUZZMEDIA Entertainment, a division of BUZZMEDIA.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 14/12/2012 (1713 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A spokesperson with the Canada Border Services Agency said that "operations have resumed as normal" at the Emerson border crossing and they are now expecting no delays this weekend.
The spokesperson would not confirm whether all workers were back on the job.
The agency warned there could be delays on the weekend as a result of several border guards at the Emerson border crossing walking off the job Thursday in protest of a new policy requiring them to wear name tags.
The policy, instituted by the Canada Border Services Agency, was implemented Tuesday after more than a year of discussions with the Customs and Immigration Union, which opposes the policy.
Denis Vinette, director general of border operations for CBSA, said a significant number of guards who reported to work in Emerson Thursday withdrew their services, saying the name tags are a risk to their health and safety.
He said the agency was prepared for this possibility and deployed managers and guards who didn't withdraw their services. There was no service disruption for travellers or commercial operators, he said.
Throughout most of the day, there was no wait for travellers crossing into Canada and a 20-minute wait for commercial traffic.
This is the second time this week border guards have withdrawn services because of the name-tag dispute. Guards in Sarnia and Windsor, Ont., also withdrew services Wednesday. They returned to work after the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Labour Program reviewed the situation and ruled name tags do not constitute a workplace hazard.
Vinette said the program is reviewing the Emerson situation and he hopes for a ruling soon.
Erik Lupien, spokesman for the Customs and Immigration Union, said workers have a right to refuse to work if they think they are at risk.
"A lot of the officers are not happy with (the name tags)," he said. "They think it exposes to them to the criminal element."
The Winnipeg Police Service does not require a name tag as part of the uniform. The police successfully fought a city hall motion for police to wear name tags about seven years ago, citing instances where police were harassed, intimidated or assaulted.
Winnipeg police only are identified publicly by their badge number.
Officers in most other major Canadian cities, including Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver as well as the RCMP wear name tags. So do United States border guards and Canadian corrections officers, said Vinette. He said the CBSA changed the policy in an effort to improve service to the public.
"There is an expectation of the public that they will know the name of the person they are dealing with," he said.
The border guards' union did not suggest the guards withdraw services, noting in a Dec. 6 memo of the "Obey now, grieve later" approach to avoid CBSA discipline.
Vinette said there will be no discipline, noting it is a workers' right to not work if they feel unsafe. However, he said he is confident the labour program will rule the name tags do not constitute a hazard and workers will be back on the job soon.
A spokeswoman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he was disappointed with the workers' decision to protest.
"We urge these workers to air their grievances in an appropriate manner -- not in a way that targets Canadian workers, travellers and Canada's economy," she said.


text:
Did you know?
The flowers are at their best between in the late morning and early afternoon as they face the sun.
Your life will be enriched if you take the drive from Cape Town up the West Coast to the 6 200ha Hantam Botanical Gardens, situated 5km outside the village of Nieuwoudtville on the Bokkeveld Plateau.
At these botanical gardens you will find more bulbs, or geophytes, than anywhere else on the planet. The curator of this floral wonderland is Eugene Marinus, who moved here in 2008 after the Hantam Botanical Gardens were proclaimed as South Africa's ninth national botanical gardens, the only national botanical garden in the Northern Cape province.
'An incredible 1 350 plant species have been recorded on the Bokkeveld Plateau so far, and about third of these are threatened with extinction,' Marinus explains.
Peak season for the flowers is from August to mid-October, with a great variety of geophytes, annuals and succulent flowers appearing at this time, creating an intoxicating trail of colour. Some of the most spectacular geophytes are the brilliant blue Pride-of-Nieuwoudtville (Geissorhiza splendidissima), the sky-blue 'bloukalossie' (Ixia rapunculoides) and the two finest Sparaxis species - Sparaxis elegans and Sparaxis pillansii.
Don't restrict your visit here to spring, however, because the bulb species start flowering after the first rains in March/April. With flowers come a great variety of birds, insects and animals, all gathering for the nectar.
Nine superb trails have been created in this Karoo botanical garden. The trails have been designed to accommodate all ages and fitness levels, and range from 450m to 8.2km in length.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Hantam Botanical Gardens
Tel: +27 (0)27 218 1200
Fax: +27 (0)27 218 1201
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Drive north from Cape Town on the N7 to Van Rhynsdorp, then follow the Nieuwoudtville signs. The journey will take you just under four hours, covering a distance of about 300km from Cape Town.
Best time to visit
Peak season for the flowers is from August to mid-October. Don't restrict your visit here to spring, however, because the bulb species start flowering after the first rains in March/April.
What will it cost
Entrance fee during flowering season is R12 per adult and R6 for pensioners and children under 12.
What to pack
Good walking shoes, sunscreen, a hat and binoculars.
Where to stay
Stay at one of a number of guesthouses, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation in Nieuwoudtville.


text:
ORLANDO, Fla. — This fall, Produce for Kids plans to promote healthy eating by featuring supply partners' products in the "Power Your Lunchbox Pledge campaign."
During a Feb. 28 reception at the Southeast Produce Council's Southern Exposure, the Orlando-based Produce for Kids thanked retailers and suppliers for supporting the past year's campaign, and released news of the fall campaign.
The organization plans to encourage families to take a pledge to pack healthier lunchboxes with products from participating produce suppliers.
The fall campaign kicks off in August, with a website that includes recipes designed for lunchboxes and downloadable coupons.
The organization plans to promote the campaign through supply partners' social media, ending with a Twitter party featuring bloggers and consumers. Suppliers can feature the Produce for Kids logo and program information on packaging.
"This new digital program will allow us to expand our partnerships with likeminded brands," said Trish James, vice president. "This year's spring campaign will have more retailers, veteran sponsors and new partners. It is evident by tonight's turnout that the Produce for Kids' brand is strong in the industry … 2013 was a huge year for Produce for Kids and we could not have done this without you, our partners."
The group's 2013 campaigns generated $4.8 million in donations.
Produce for Kids is a philanthropically-based organization that works with the produce industry to educate consumers about healthy eating and raises funds for children's non-profit organizations.


text:
Comunistar Designers - Night Stand / Maid
This piece has a mind of it's own! By Comunistar Designers this Night Stand is adorned with a maid's apron appearance to better suit you! Classy and not over done it will draw your attention to where ever it rests! Big enough to carry your essentials and pocket away some emergency matches just in case!


text:
HOUSTON - The list of people owed money by Jack's Carpet is growing.
The retailer recently closed 13 locations. Dozens of customers have contacted KPRC Local 2 because they have had trouble getting the carpet they paid for or refunds.
Some former employees said they are having trouble getting their paychecks, too.
Jerry Askew said the last two paychecks he received from Jack's Carpet bounced. One of those checks was for just over $14.
"Anybody that bounces a $14 check in a major corporation has big problems," Askew said.
The company had admitted it has big problems.
"Unfortunately, Jack's Carpet is in the process of filing for bankruptcy," manager Tim Woernley said. "Due to the downturn in the economy, we have been forced to close some stores."
Woernley told KPRC Local 2 about the bankruptcy plan more than a week ago, but it still has not been filed.
The store is still taking carpet orders.
"They'll go out and sell these jobs right now and they'll take the money and they'll float their rent and their manager's pay," Askew said. "If you spend your money with Jack's, you're not going to get your carpet as promised. You may never get it."
Woernley told KPRC Local 2 that customers who paid after Nov. 1 will get their carpet or a refund. Customers who ordered before that date will have to file claims in bankruptcy court, when the company actually files for bankruptcy.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is investigating Jack's Carpet and how it pays its sales people.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/1/2013 (1684 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BRISBANE -- If Australia is point man in the global battle against climate change, we've just spent the week in close contact with the enemy.
In 2009, the Los Angeles Times suggested Australia was experiencing the effects of climate change earlier and more dramatically than most other countries.
And it's true cyclones and floods have battered the northern part of the continent in recent years.
But this week, the truly unsettling aspect alleged to be at the core of climate change -- global warming -- appeared to take the country in its fierce embrace.
If the planet is indeed heating up, we've just seen the future and, for tropical climates at least, it's not pleasant.
Most Australians spent the week entombed in a giant dome of heat. The nation appears to have been transformed into an industrial oven, with a hair dryer providing the breeze.
Temperatures have reached beyond 30 C at midnight. A 7:30 a.m. walk along the river in the Queensland capital of Brisbane leaves one soaked with sweat, the sun hot on the face.
The heat is everywhere, stretching from northern Victoria and inland to New South Wales to Birdsville in the nation's centre and on to the eastern and western coasts.
At the epicentre of this Hades is the tiny isolated south Australian town of Oodnadatta, which broke a heat record with seven consecutive days above 45 C.
Staff manning the Bureau of Meteorology's interactive weather forecasting chart toyed with introducing new colours to portray a new generation of temperatures.
Where once reds and blacks indicated heat waves (which history suggests never get beyond 50 C), deep purple and pink were readied to indicate a life-threatening 54 C.
That they weren't needed was little consolation for a nation huddled in air-conditioned refuges, wondering where on Earth relief will come from. Even the beaches have turned nasty, with hot wind whipping up the sand on the Queensland coast to blast the skin of those hoping for a cooling dip.
To many Australians, especially those in the north, the heat of January is a given, along with the appearance of fat "Christmas beetles'' and flashes of yellowing fruit ripening plumply amid the leafy branches of the mango trees.
But it also brings an almost subconscious expectation of afternoon rains to offset its stifling impact.
Yet no rain comes -- not a drop from a parched landscape that is usually trickling with water at this time of year, but now appears to be gazing at us with an angry red face.
The bush fires began in earnest on the weekend in the far southern state of Tasmania.
A firestorm swept through more than 30 kilometres of farms and hamlets, pushing some terrified residents into the sanctuary of the sea, from where they watched their homes burn to the ground.
More fires followed across New South Wales and Victoria. By mid-week, almost every state was on some form of fire alert.
The massive reserves of vegetation pushed up by heavy rainfalls of the past few years have dried out in the heat, providing a feast for infernos.
And yet all this drama may represent nothing more than a regular heat wave.
Thousands of similar weather events have no doubt rolled across this ancient continent for millennia and been greeted with a shrug by Aborigines who, rather than speculating about global atmospherics, cooled off in a creek until the discomfort passed.
Karl Braganza, the manager of climate monitoring at the Bureau of Meteorology's National Climate Centre, told the national broadsheet The Australian on Wednesday the heat wave was notable for it's size.
"Almost the whole continent is warm,'' he told the newspaper.
"It is more typical for parts of the continent to be significantly cooler when we have a large heat wave.''
But, like any good scientist, he was cautious about jumping to conclusions about irrefutable evidence of global warming.
While Australia has broken a series of temperature records this week, it was difficult to untangle the influences of the climate system to identify what caused this unpleasant event, he said.
"It is the frequency of these events we are watching.''
Michael Madigan is the Winnipeg Free Press Australia correspondent. He writes mostly about politics for the Brisbane-based Courier Mail.


text:
Senior Army Leaders pulsed the force for more than two years regarding the Army Service Uniform and incorporated Soldiers' feedback to make final refinements for this versatile uniform that better reflects and honors today's Soldiers. By adopting the blue Army Service Uniform, the Army consolidates its uniforms for ease of wear, care and simplified uniform options for Soldiers.
Select the change on the uniform you would like to see.


text:
There remain enough doubters about the Cowboys that this is another prove-it game. The way Dak Prescott is throwing it (155 passes without a pick) and Ezekiel Elliott is running it (league-high 546 yards), Dallas is proving you can win behind rookies.
"There are certainly a lot of areas where we have to get better," coach Jason Garrett says, "but we're doing a good job coming off the ball, getting into blocks and finding places for runners to run. The runners are running well."
Still, the Packers hold opponents to 42.8 yards rushing per game. If the Cowboys, 4-11 at the Packers, come close to their 155.2 yards per game on the ground, it will be impressive. And possibly decisive.


text:
Sydney received qualified support for the retention of the contentious cost of living allowance from former Swan and current Blue Andrejs Everitt.
Everitt was a casualty of salary cap pressure at the Sydney Swans, traded out at the end of last season when a big portion of the club's cap was absorbed by the arrival of Lance Franklin on a multi-million dollar deal.
Regardless, Everit, who as a player who begann his career at the Bulldogs, then spent four years with the Swans before being traded back to Victoria again said the higher costs in Sydney were legitimately deserving of a higher allowance.
"It is pretty expensive to live up in Sydney, just the rent, everything to do with Sydney. I'm not sure what the figures are but I do think it [COLA] is pretty necessary," he said.
Everitt, however, was less convinced by the argument that without the cost of living allowance, the club would have difficulties attracting players, a position raised by club chief executive Andrew Ireland.
Everitt said irrespective of the money the Sydney life held a different attraction to Melbourne.
"It's also the lifestyle up in Sydney – [there is] not as much media coverage – that also attracts the players," Everitt said. "So it's a little bit to do with the living away from home allowance [cost of living allowance] – it's a lot different to living down here in Melbourne – but it is a lot to do with lifestyle as well."
Both the Swans and Greater Western Sydney operate with a salary cap 9.8 per cent higher than other clubs in order to compensate the players for the higher cost of living in Sydney. Others clubs believe that amount is not spread evenly among the playing group but is instead used to be able to afford more highly paid players.


text:
What You'll Need: scriptures, GAB 66/GAK 238: The Second Coming, GAB 7/GAK 102: Building the Ark, game board, scissors, pennies or beans as game pieces, dice.
You can also choose to download the pdf of LESSON 18 for easy printing. If you download, please leave a comment here on what you like about this lesson. Note: GAK vs GAB pictures explained here.
Scripture: Moroni 7:16 - "The Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil."
Opening Song: Choose the Right Way (PCS #160)
Before we lived on the earth we lived in Heaven with heavenly Father and Jesus. When it was time for us to come to earth heavenly Father made a plan. He needed to send his spirit children to earth to get bodies and to learn and grow. He needed someone to come to earth and be a Savior for us so we could repent of our mistakes. The Devil said he wanted to come to earth and that everyone would be forced to do the right thing. We could never make our own choices.
(show GAB 66/GAK 238)
Jesus Christ said he would come and let people choose for themselves and then he would die so we could repent and return to live with Heavenly Father. We decided to follow the plan that Jesus put forth. We wanted the chance to make choices. The power to make our own choices is called AGENCY. President Thomas S. Monson said, "I am so grateful to a loving Heavenly Father for His gift of agency, or the right to choose. Each of us has come to this earth with all the tools necessary to make correct choices."
One of the greatest gifts Heavenly Father has given us is the chance to choose how to act and what to say. Every day we make choices. Some choices are not too important. What color shirt to wear, what we eat for breakfast or whether we use a pen or pencil to do our homework. But other daily choices are much more important.
How we treat others, the words we say and our actions can be important choices. Sometimes others try and tell us what to do. They tell us that they know what is cool or what will get you more friends, but their choices aren't always the right thing to do.
We have to decide what Jesus would want us to do, even when our friends tell us differently.
You are a child of God, and you are a member of His church. That means you may be different in many ways from other children. Knowing that you are a precious child of God will help you to do what you know is right.
Here is a story about one little girl and a choice she faced one day at school.
Each day in school when it was time to do math Emily got excited. Emily was very good at math. It was her favorite subject in school. She was extra excited this day because her class had changed seats for the month and she got to sit next to her best friend, Madison. Madison and Emily had been best friends all that school year. They played together after school and they even had the same pink, sparkly pencils that they used to do their schoolwork. They opened their math workbooks, got out their matching pencils and started working on their assignment. Emily was so busy filling in her answers that she barely noticed that Madison was whispering to her.- What do you think Emily should do?
"Let me copy your answers." Madison whispered. Emily didn't know what to say. Sharing answers was cheating and that was dishonest. Emily stayed quiet.
"Let me copy your answers or I won't be your friend anymore." Madison whispered again. Emily felt confused. Madison was her very best friend. She didn't want to be mean to her or tell her no, but she knew cheating was not right. But what if she lost her best friend?
- What if she loses her best friend?
- How will Emily feel if she makes the wrong decision?
Sometimes even people we think are our good friends try and make us make bad choices. Sometimes it's hard to choose the right, but Heavenly Father blesses us when we do. As we make good decisions, we can feel peace and happiness.
(Show GAB 7/GAK 102)
Noah was commanded by heavenly Father to build an ark. Noah tried to tell the people who lived where he lived to prepare for the flood. But they wouldn't listen. These were people who lived in the same place he lived. Noah may have known some of them. They were mad at him for doing what he knew God wanted him to do. Noah chose what was right and when the floods came, Noah and his family were safe.
We can be like Noah and choose the right, even when others around us make fun of us our choices. When we choose the right we do what Jesus would do and that makes us feel happy inside.
Bear your testimony about withstanding peer pressure. Share a specific time when your friends pressured you to do bad things and you chose the right path. Express gratitude for Heavenly Father's plan which allows us the freedom to choose for ourselves.
(For tips on sharing your testimony please click here.)
Practice Song: If you are teaching your family the MAY Song of the Month, go over the words and music with your family.
1. Daily Choice Signs
CLICK HERE to download game and instructions
2. School Wise Game
CLICK HERE to download and print both sides of the game board, game cards and full instructions.


text:
this will be a dinner for 2 with my GF on her birthday
my priorities:
1)taste (ofcourse! )
2)atmosphere (doesnt have to be a suit and tie joint but we would like it to be a place nice enough to dress up a bit for)
3)price (id like to keep it no more than about $50 per entree but I'm willing to pay more if its worth it)
4)proximity to strip (a place in reasonable walking distiance from the center of the strip would be nice, if not we can drive there)
any suggestions? thanks!


text:
Shares in Pacific Brands have jumped by more than five per cent after the struggling clothing retailer said it had returned to profitability.
The company made a net profit of $38.9 million in the six months to December 31, up from a $362 million loss in the same period the previous year.
The loss was caused by major restructuring, which the company on Monday said was delivering results despite challenging economic conditions.
Shares in Pacific Brands were up 6.2 per cent to 77.5 cents.
Sales in the six months to December were down 6.6 per cent on the previous corresponding period, with growth in its underwear brands Bonds, Berlei and Jockey offset by weak sales in workwear brands Hard Yakka and King Gee.
The clothing wholesaler declared an interim dividend of 2.5 cents per share, fully franked.
"This result reflects gains achieved through strong operating and financial discipline across the business in continued challenging market conditions," chief executive officer John Pollaers, who was appointed in August, said.
"There is still plenty of work to be done to stabilise sales performance and return the business to sustainable growth. "It is early days, but we are encouraged that the Underwear group turned to growth in the period, with Bonds, Berlei and Jockey all up. It shows that good results can be obtained from strategic focus, discipline and investment in great brands." Pacific Brands said conditions made it difficult to offer financial forecasts for the full financial year.
"Earnings outcomes will be largely dependent upon market conditions, associated sales performance and implementation of the new strategy over time, and may be impacted by ongoing restructuring and rationalisation," the company said in a statement.
With AAP


text:
Third death reported in Marion County from fungal meningitis
Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 3:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 3:26 p.m.
A third death linked to fungal meningitis in Marion County was reported Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health.
Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong said during a telephone conference that the 78-year-old Marion County man died earlier this week. He said he did not know if the man was receiving treatment at the time of his death.
The man was the 13th confirmed person with the disease in Florida — 10 in Marion County and three in Escambia County. All three deaths were in Marion County.
Armstrong said the man received an injection of the contaminated steroid methylprednisolone acetate on Aug. 28 and began reporting symptoms on Oct. 6. He received his injection at the Marion Pain Management Center in Ocala.
The average age of the people in the confirmed Florida cases is 72 and the average incubation time from the time of injection of the contaminated steroid to the onset of symptoms is 23 days, Armstrong said.
A 70-year-old man was injected with the contaminated steroid at the Florida Pain Clinic and died in July before health officials knew of the outbreak. An 83-year-old man died last week. He had received his injection at the Marion Pain Management Center.
The owner of the Florida Pain Management Clinic is disputing that his patient died of fungal meningitis.
The Surgery Center of Ocala also received and injected potentially contaminated steroid doses.
The three local clinics administered up to 500 shots of the tainted medicine, though some patients likely received more than one shot.
Eight Florida medical facilities received the tainted steroid. Of the eight, six injected doses into 1,038 patients. All but 11 patients have been notified of the health risks.
The contaminated steroid was manufactured by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. It is estimated that as many as 17,000 vials of the suspect steroid were shipped to 23 states and injected into as many as 14,000 people.
Armstrong said the Florida Department of Health is urging all 260 Florida medical facilities that received any medicines from the New England Compounding Center to contact their patients and tell them of possible contamination risks.
Armstrong said, however, that only methylprednisolone acetate has been linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak.
More than 140 people in Marion County injected with the tainted steroid have gone to area hospitals. Sixteen remain hospitalized.
Asked during Wednesday's teleconference about the effectiveness of the anti-fungal medicines doctors are using to treat sick patients, Armstrong said only that the treatment is recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
There currently are 247 confirmed cases of fungal meningitis in 15 states. The latest death in Marion County brings the toll to 19 people in six states as of Wednesday, according to the CDC.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
Cuts in the food stamp program? l get $16 a month; l am a senior and a veteran. Sorry, no more children for me. Congress should spend a day in our shoes. They, too, will be seniors one day.
President Barack Obama continues to emphasize growing the economy from the middle class out. The phrase itself is merely a campaign slogan and not a plan for economic growth. It demonstrates his total lack of life experience outside of politics.
The home is the most important institution in any civilization in the world. These are the things that it offers: training in the humanities, courtesy, politeness, refinement of thoughts, manners, and taste.
I write in response to the opinion piece of July 23 by Joan King which attempted (and failed, I think) to tie the enabling of addictive behavior to the Georgia power nuclear power initiative underway with expansion of Plant Vogtle. Talk about obtuse thinking! If there is addictive behavior here, it is Ms. King's Quixotic joist with the nuclear issue she has pursued for years.
As I write this letter, I am reminded of the Jerry Reed song, "When You're Right, You're Right." Let me explain.
Legislation is pending that would require legal gun owners to purchase liability insurance or give up our guns. This legislation has nothing to do with insurance or liability Its sole purpose is to use the insurance companies to make easily available to the federal government a complete list of the names and addresses of every law-abiding gun owner in the country.
Hall County is in desperate need of foster homes, because families in crisis need our community support. I see several charitable efforts within our county, but there is one need that I believe is sadly overlooked by many. I am not altogether certain that people even know that we need more foster parents. I am optimistic that once the wonderful faith-based community of Hall County learns about this need, it will rise to the challenge.
There is lot of talk lately about violent crime among young blacks. I keep hearing people say it all comes down to individual choice. Are they suggesting young black men simply make far more bad choices than young white men?
Let me see if I have this right: An adult male in an orange prison jumpsuit with his hands handcuffed in front and restrained by a waist chain is able to hide in a doorway near the courthouse and nobody noticed him?
I've been a subscriber of The Times since moving to Dahlonega five years ago, and I want to commend and thank you for your excellence in several very different areas, specifically your coverage of international events and the daily reporting of the Tour de France during the three weeks in July when it occurs.
Sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, hearing loss, contamination of soil, air and water causing various health ailments; these are factors that officials should consider before issuing Conditional Use Variances and special permits that allow industrial operations in or adjacent to residential areas.
Northbound Peachtree Industrial Boulevard at Lanier Islands Parkway is a nightmare. What was once two lanes northbound, with a right-turn lane and a left-turn lane, is now a single lane northbound with only a left-turn lane. Traffic flow through the area has turned into a single line of cars up to a half-mile long, forced to navigate a maze of orange construction barrels.
The events surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin and the trial of George Zimmerman have led me to a couple of conclusions that I think warrant some serious consideration by all Americans.
The Joe B. Sartain Jr. letter printed July 17 was interesting but confusing to me concerning action of police that pleased Mr. Sartain.
As a white male in a white culture, it is difficult, if not impossible, to understand what it feels like to experience profiling.
Page 38 of 88
Privacy policy and Terms of service


text:
There's no ocean view from the Ortiz home. It's rare to get a breeze off the Pacific, 5 miles away. And yet there's something distinctly beachy―airy, bright, and natural―about the Southern California home Russell and Susan Ortiz share with their four kids.
The Ortizes are the team behind Shine Home, their design company known for its modern beach-bohemian style. But while their home embodies this sensibility, it's no showroom. It's a livable, functional place with room to romp.
"The house looks modern, but it's definitely not formal," Susan says. "We want the kids to feel comfortable in every room, so they want to be where we are. We think this is the goal of a family home."
Style secret: The large-format prints are detail shots of fabric and tile that Susan Ortiz took and had enlarged.
Source: http://feeds.sunset.com/~r/sunset/home/~3/bzEN4YJdv50/modern-beach-style-tips


text:
CHEME DESIGNS - Clever Tomato
At Cheme Designs, we believe in play. It is in this belief that we offer a line of furniture that is inspired by kids, the masters of play. Our goal is to offer original designs that are enticing to kids, appealing to adults, and safe for us and the environment. -Cheme Designs


text:
Puzzle Levels
Download a FREE Solution for your puzzles!
Click Image to Enlarge
Cee-Dee Puzzler - Boxes
Product Information
|Disassemble and Reassemble the Puzzle
|Level 8 - Demanding
|Puzzle Master
|Other Misc Puzzles
|5 1/2 in x 4 2/3 in x 1/8 in / 13.8 cm x 11.8 cm x 0.3 cm
Product Description
A Tangram like puzzle where you take the pieces out of the cd case and try to place them back so they all fit. This puzzle will test your intellect as well as your patience. Colors may vary.
Customer Reviews |Write your own review!
This item has yet to be rated


text:
Wiltlshire Air Ambulance is building on the success of its lottery by offering players the chance to win up to £25,000.
The new Superdraw lottery, launched on Monday, gives members of the charity's regular weekly lottery the added opportunity of winning up to this amount for an extra £1 a week.
The charity's regular lottery, which is operated by The Air Ambulance Lottery Society, offers a weekly top prize of £1,000.
Players for both the Lottery and Superdraw must be 16 years of age or over.
Wiltshire Air Ambulance's head of events and charity services, Claire Kelly, said: "Our regular lottery has some 23,400 members who between them raise more than £578,000 a year for the charity.
"We are extremely grateful to these thousands of people whose ongoing support is helping to secure the long-term future of our life-saving service.
"As we don't receive any government or national lottery funding, we are totally reliant on the generosity and support of local people to keep us flying.
"The money raised from our lotteries provides regular, steady income which we can rely on, enabling us to plan ahead and ensure that we can continue to keep saving as many lives as possible across the county.
"By introducing Superdraw we hope that even more people will join our lotteries and help to keep us operational.
"Winning £25,000 really could change someone's life – it could pay for a holiday of a lifetime, help you move home or buy a dream car.
By joining our Lottery and Superdraw people have the chance of winning a substantial amount of money while supporting their local air ambulance at the same time."
Wiltshire Air Ambulance will have its own helicopter from December this year as its partnership with the police ends. As a result it will have to increase its fundraising to £2.5million a year.
For more information on Superdraw and how to join the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Lottery go to www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk or call 0844 567 0844 for a lottery membership form


text:
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Sheriff's deputies arrested a southwestern Michigan man after finding him driving a farm tractor on a county road while drunk.
The Van Buren County sheriff's office says the 49-year-old Paw Paw man was taken into custody around 5 p.m. on Friday in Decatur Township.
Read: Bloomfield Township man gets jail for driving mower while drunk
The deputies spotted the man driving the John Deere tractor in both the northbound and southbound lanes of County Road 665.
According to the sheriff's department, the suspect has been arrested for drunk driving twice before and doesn't have a valid license.
He was taken to the county jail. A report will be forwarded to the prosecutor's office for review.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.