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I'm moving to a cute little house on a lake in Gardner in a few months, and I don't know anyone out there. I was hoping to find some new friends here on OKC!
I graduated with my BA in History and a minor in Arabic Studies in May. A few weeks later I gave birth to my son. I'm a new mom, but I promise I won't let my son dominate the conversation. He's the most important thing in my life but I never liked when parents only talked about their children, and I vowed never to be "that mom". I've never posted on FB about my son's bowel movements, and I never will.
We're moving on a piece of land with about four acres. I'm super excited to have all that land to garden and build on. I can't wait to eat my own freshly grown, organic food next spring and summer. I've worked at a garden center for nearly seven years, and I have experience with vegetable gardens, but I'm super excited to have the space to finally build a three-sisters garden. My ultimate goal would be to live completely off my own land, but I don't think I'm in the position or zoning to do that yet. I'm also hoping to build an archery range and an adult obstacle course, something Tough Mudder styled.
Going on a health-food-only diet and then baking a banana bread and proceeding to eat almost the entire loaf ;)
Shows: I'm a huge Mad Men fan but didn't get into the series until a few months ago. I also love Battlestar Galactica, Orange is the New Black, Firefly, Arrested Development, and Desperate Housewives.
Movies: Do Documentaries count as movies? I'm often watching either a historical, political, or social documentary on Netflix.
Food: Indian, Middle Eastern, Mexican, and junk food. I'm also in love with Trader Joe's Caesar Salad and gluten free JoJos
Books: I love reading historical fiction. I'm in a book club which has opened my eyes to new books I never would have read, but historical fiction is still my #1.
I also often find myself in deep discussions about theoretical physics. I don't have a science background, but I'm deeply fascinated about this stuff. I love thinking about complicated issues that are hard to wrap my head around. I could stare for hours into space and just imagine what's up there. I'm not saying I would be one of the people who volunteers for that one-way trip to Mars, but I'm certainly in love with the idea of exploring outer space.
I find myself on subreddits like /r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix and /r/TheTruthIsHere. They're mainly about paranormal happenings and encounters with the unknown. Though my science-y boyfriend teases me for buying into this stuff, I still love the chill I get down my spine when reading those stories. If that stuff sounds interesting to you, just add www.reddit.com in front of the /r/ part and check it out for yourself!


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Deacon Freddie James Jr., 70, husband of Pauline Skinner James, departed this earthly life on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at his home.
Born on Jan. 1, 1944, in Swansea, he was a son of the late Freddie Sr. and Rebecca Favor James. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Ebenezer High School Class of 1963. He was employed as a professional painting contractor with Philips National Co. He later established and was the owner of James Painting Co. He was a great employer and was affectionately known as "Big Daddy" by his employees. Deacon James was always willing to help anyone who was in need and for this he was tremendously blessed. Deacon James was a very active and devoted member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, where he served on the trustee board, gospel choir, senior choir and as assistant chairman of the deacon board, until his health began to fail. He loved his church family.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his loving and devoted wife, Pauline Skinner James of the home; one son, Fred James III of Asbury Park, New Jersey; five daughters, Judith (Ernest) McCollom of Camden, Franzenia Cowans of Arlington, Virginia, Talana (Kawan) Glover, Kendra James and Tisha Johnson, all of Rembert; five grandchildren, Tomeash Jenkins of Spartanburg, Dequan Glover and Miracle Johnson of Rembert, and Arkell and Arie Johnson of Columbia; two brothers, Wallace (Matasha) James of Rembert and Julius (Rosavell) James of Columbia; one sister, Linder (Thomas) Graham of Rembert; a very special niece, Tracy (Michael) Werfele of San Antonio, Texas; three brothers-in-law; six sisters-in-law; a special son-in-law, Evangeline Johnson of Dalzell; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Preceding him in death was two brothers, Daniel and Leroy James; and one sister, Martha Singleton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, 9250 Camden Highway, Rembert, with the Rev. Freddie Thomas, pastor, eulogist, Bishop A.D. Givens, presiding, assisted by the Rev. Mamie Addison, the Rev. Lelia Stewart and Lay Pastor Thoyd Warren.
The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home, 3275 Merlene Nixon Road, Rembert.
The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.
The procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home.
Floral bearers will be family and friends.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Burial will be in Mt. Bethel Baptist Churchyard cemetery.
Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at email@example.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.
Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.


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I will be honest, I do not know what goes into "making a great film." All I know is that unlike video games, you have actors, actresses, and a camera (usually referred to as a director). Other than those few things, I truly am withered in my state to critique movies as I can video games. I feel at ease criticizing video game development, for I depict my criticism from five categories; story, graphics, game-play, sound, and lasting appeal. When it comes to movies, I notice that these five categories that I am so confounded by to use my pillar of judgment is no longer with me. Instead, I have to deal with the technicalities such as film, production, camera, and a set of other technical features that I have no clue as to what to look out for when deciding what makes a movie great. I will admit that I have no degree in filmography, whereas I am able to contemplate whether a camera is used at an "appropriate" angle of appeal or not. Instead, when I watch a film, I simply look for elements that I naturally ponder to myself in most cases when I think, "what is the greatness of this thing that I am witnessing"? It is obvious to me that I first and foremost try to find if I enjoyed the story, then secondly if I liked the picture portrayed, and thirdly, if the acting matched the script being told. To me, as a "casual movie goer," whatever that means to you, I find that my experiences with movies are rather very blunt. I either like or dislike the movie based on the three categories that I notice right away. Of course, I would be lying to you if I were to say that those three categories are the only elements that I criticize. In fact, very much like my criticism with video games, story (screenplay), graphics (picture), game-play (acting), sound (special effects),and lasting appeal (well, lasting appeal),there are similarities. As you may have seen, the categories that I critique in video games are quite similar to movies. The difference is that movies tend to favor technical aspects that I am completely oblivious about. For example, my lack of knowledge behind the camera and what makes a "good shot, great." I know of people who might say that "this camera angle is off," but is that truly the case? Never in my entire life as a person whom has watched movies have I ever noticed camera angles that were in need of "redoing." Maybe, the more I think about it, there were a few camera angles that did not make much sense to me. For instance, when the picture goes fuzzy and the film is not even edited, but I rarely ever see such a technical malfunction in a modern day movie, for editors, as "grammar Nazis" are to comments, are numerous in their communities. I know, I thought this blog dealt with my top five favorite movies of all time, not a background story about my movie viewing history. I just wanted to make a little more sense as to what you will expect when viewing my top five list. In case you might disagree with me on a technicality, I will have already stated that I have little means of knowing what technicalities are proper in making a movie great. Without boring you with history, I will now represent to you my top five favorite movies of all time.
5.Wonder Boys
-Wonder Boys has lifted me as a movie person to recognizing that some films can be very dear and near to a viewer's own life. However flamboyantly ridiculous Wonder Boys can weave dark comedy, it connects with me as any writer would when dealing with writing. Wonder Boys is about writing, in particular, the blends of fiction and non-fiction captivating the lives of a fading professor challenged with a drug addiction, a young college writer tormented with a reality of have-beens, and a publisher confused on simply what to publish to the public. This is what I got out of Wonder Boys, a trio gang coupled with other great characters that all are entangled into something that is reality set into motion by fiction. In a technical sense, Wonder Boys captures my love for weaving non-fiction and fiction writing. The sort of writing that is not too real nor too unrealistic. It is the type of story that not only stigmatizes (falsely from my experiences) the college lifestyle, but also it is a story about the twists and turns of one's life. Wonder Boys uses its picture to contain the living qualities of each character, and while it is the characters themselves that are the settings to their mind's stories, the average shot of a diner and a paint chipped house add to how reality has its unrealities. The acting is phenomenal, with Tobey Magure playing as that classic college nobody to his fellow colleagues, yet is somebody with a lifetime of stories. Michael Douglas as the college writing professor whom ironically sets himself up in "writer's high" to try to sell his stories, despite writing only about struggles and not being able to clearly write with a steady hand. And of course, the publisher of the story, Robert Downey Jr. steals his character with such a confused person that he makes me wonder how many publishers are really like him in reality. Overall, Wonder Boys is truly about the sense of wonder and where it can take you. An amazing film, with a classic story.
-Platoon is like no other war film. It is gritty, raw, gruesome, emotionally charged, and most of all, a true horror story. Platoon is about the Vietnam war, taken from a raw perspective of all the violence and hatred that haunted these soldiers forever. If I got one ounce of any feeling out of Platoon, it was utter fear. When I first watched this film, I was not sure what to expect. I have seen some Vietnam war films before, but none of them could have prepared me for what Platoon had to offer. The scene that disturbed me when I first viewed it was the take-over of a Vietnam village full of civilians. The yelling and beating of a crippled Vietnamese youth, the shooting of a Vietnamese mother, point blank in front of her child, and the infamous rape of young Vietnamese girls by U.S. soldiers were scenes that disgusted me, yet brought me to the frontline of what it (almost) felt like to be in such a savage land of barbaric nature. I watched Platoon a second time and did not get the same emotionally strong feeling to those three scenes as I did before, but they were still brutal. What Platoon wants to tell to its audience is something so complicated, but real; the death of innocence. In a certain sense, the death of my innocence came when I watched Platoon a second time and did not feel as upset as I did the first time. It goes to show you how quickly men can become immune to even the most horrific of acts over time. Platoon is not only the greatest war film that I have ever seen, it is also one of the very few films that made me feel as if I were for a split moment actually in these scenes, in a world torn apart with no hope. Platoon is the perfect example of the horrors of war and its true casualties. As much as I had felt uncomfortable during my first viewing of Platoon, I am glad that Platoon did not try to censor itself like many movies are encouraged to do in hoping to obtain an audience. I rather view something horrifyingly real than unreal, for it is the unreality that is more terrifying than the real.
3.The Stuff
-The Stuff is figuratively the stuff. One of my favorite "B-movies" of all time, The Stuff is a cult classic. This 80's horror film is more of a superb comedy than anything else, and that is why it is so magnificent. Easily, The Stuff is the most watched movie by me, ever. I believe I re-watched The Stuff over five times. For me, that is a record. No movie before had me watching it over and over again, laughing countless times, to then just repeat the process. The Stuff might have been trying to be a serious horror film about ice cream gone bad, but it is this movie's acting and screenplay that is sheer genius. Yes, mutated ice cream is wicked enough, yet it is the hilarious acting with some of the most outrageous lines that made me a fan of this movie. The Stuff is not going to be for everybody considering that "B-movies" are hard to praise in the first place, however, if you want a "horror-comedy" done right, then look no further than The Stuff. It will make your throat hurt from laughing out loud about such characters as "Chocolate Chip Charley" and a scene where a youngster tells rich businessmen to, "Eat it!" A classic, if there ever was such one.
2.Frankenstein (1931)
-Frankenstein is a classic monster in the world of movies and imagination. While Frankenstein to modern audiences might seem like a silly creature compared to other, more modern monsters on film, it is not Frankenstein's horrific transparency that is so interesting. Frankenstein, the classic 1931 version mind you, creates a tale and world that is to me the best the filming industry has ever adapted. The screenplay is so rich with quotable lines and ideas that as a person intrigued with solely ideas, Frankenstein is full of thought-provoking mysteries. To the person who may say that movies are not capable of intellectual capacity, I say that if ever a film existed, then Frankenstein is that film. Simply put, crafting an idea about a reanimated corpse that tries to live again, yet fails to do so with the living dispelling him away from life, is no doubt an interesting topic to ponder on a scholarly paper. Yes, indeed Frankenstein is simple in its exterior, but it is its inner workings that are complicated. To any person whom praises the mind, would know that an idea is powerful. Frankenstein is all about ideas. Even the notorious scene, which was censored until later, where Frankenstein kills the little girl by drowning her in a pond, is full of thought compelling ideas to try to explain about life. Frankenstein is the best movie depicting the use of life and death that I have ever seen. I am not one to uphold the idea that entertainment is solely an artist's production, but I will admit that Frankenstein is a work of art in the form of what it means to wield life.
1.One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
-One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest brings together everything that I loved about my other top favorite films, and so much more. It is hard to explain, just like it is hard to explain my favorite video game, why One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is my grand gem of a movie. The picture set at a psychiatric hospital is let alone intriguing enough to make me interested in what this film is about, but I also have to say that it was the conclusion to this movie that blew my mind away. The movie's screenplay is a masterpiece because when you think you know what is going on, you truly do not. That is in a sense, how mental institutions work. You believe you are getting better, yet you are truly only getting sicker. This devious trap of the self-tormented patient describes a life of servitude by an ill mind. I am fascinated by this film's outstanding use of psychological cleverness on allowing the viewer to feel that a psychiatric ward could be called 'home" to many of us. It is a film that brings up many haunting ideas, but one in particular is underlining them all; society is one giant psychiatric ward. From artists to warriors, just like in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, this is not meant to be "deep," simply the truth. That is what I like about this movie, it does not try to challenge one's ideas, beliefs, or even their capabilities to think. It straightforwardly states what it wants to say about psychiatric wards and their patients. Nothing more, nothing less, unless the viewer tries to overcomplicate the process just like the start of many mental dysfunctions. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest has my favorite actor of all time, Jack Nicholson, whom invades a psychiatric ward and tries to make friends along the way. In no way is this film trying to be dramatic to where you are being tugged on your emotions to feel sorry for the patients. This film does have its dramatic instances, yet it is the truth behind the similarities we human beings all share that is being spelled out in this movie. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is my favorite movie of all time.
Thank you for viewing my blog. What are your favorite movies of all time?
AND in case you want to know more about my preferred movies, here is a list of honorable mentions that are in my top twenty favorite films list.
(Not ranked due to not formally introduced)
20.Saving Private Ryan
19.The Hurt Locker
18.Apocalypse Now
17.Blood Diamond
16.The Awakenings
15.A Beautiful Mind
14.The Breakfast Club
13.Star Wars (franchise)
12.Pan's Labyrinth
11.Jurassic Park (trilogy)
10.The Orphanage
9.The Perfect Storm
8.The Lord of The Rings (trilogy)
7.Gran Torino
6.District 9


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PRODUCERS looking for top quality beef females to boost the returns of their beef herd should look no further than the Elders Special Beef female sale at Boyanup on Friday, January 20.
The sale will feature 385 PTIC heifers and 115 unjoined heifers which are sure to impress in terms of both quality and breeding.
In the PTIC heifer section the breakdown will be 283 Angus heifers (mated to Angus bulls), 62 Murray Grey heifers (Murray Grey bulls), 16 Red Angus heifers (Red Angus bulls), 14 Simangus (Angus bulls) and 10 Lincoln Red heifers (Murray Grey and Lincoln Red bulls).
In the unjoined line-up of heifers there will be 94 Angus heifers and 16 Murray Grey heifers.
All the females on offer in the sale have been inspected by Elders South West livestock representatives Michael Carroll and Robert Gibbings, so the quality on offer cannot be questioned.
Mr Carroll said the quality in this year's sale was first-rate.
"It is a really first class line-up of joined and unjoined beef heifers which will be offered in this annual sale," he said.
"Buyers can purchase with extreme confidence, not only in regards to quality of the heifers.
"They also have the guarantee of pregnancy status, as all the mated heifers are PTIC and come with a vendor guarantee to calve within the stated period to a maximum of 12 weeks and the unmated heifers have been vet-checked suitable to breed and Not Detectable Pregnant (NDP).
"There is no better time to either replace or get into breeders, with the current solid outlook for both the domestic and export markets and the recent high prices achieved, enhancing a profitable farming enterprise.
"So I encourage interested parties to get to the sale and reinvest in future breeders."
Leading the charge in the PTIC heifer section will be return vendor Howard Griffiths, HW Griffiths & Co, Ferguson Valley, with 115 Angus heifers.
The 19 to 22-month-old heifers, which were purchased as weaners from reputable breeders both privately and at South West weaner sales last season and mated for this sale, show good growth for age, good temperaments and are good feminine types.
The classy, black beauties have been mated back to Blackrock Angus bulls selected for their low birthweights, moderate to high growth and docility.
The heifers have a short six-week calving period from March 13 to April 26.
In terms of health treatments the heifers received a vitamin A, D & E treatment, colbalt and selenium and were drenched with Dectomax in November.
Fellow return vendors Lance and Rosemary Pitter, LG & RJ Pitter, Coolup, will also have a large line-up of PTIC heifers on offer, prepared especially for the sale.
The Pitters will offer 47 Angus heifers and 14 Simangus heifers, which they purchased from the unjoined run of females at last year's sale.
Both drafts have been mated to low birthweight Koojan Hills Angus bulls and have an 11-week calving.
They are due to calve from February 20 to May 8.
These heifers were treated with Selpour in November and will be pregnancy-tested twice before the sale.
Rounding out the bigger vendors in the PTIC Angus heifers will be Scott River Trading, Scott River, with 20 Angus heifers and 20 second-cross Angus heifers, based on Monterey Angus bloodlines.
The lines are PTIC to Angus bulls and due to calve from February 20 to April 26 for 10 weeks.
The operation will also offer 20 Murray Grey heifers based on Monterey Murray Grey bloodlines.
This line of classy greys are PTIC to Monterey Murray Grey bulls and are due to calve from February 20 to April 26 for 10 weeks.
Regular vendors Barry and Colin Gibbs, TH & L Gibbs & Sons, Ferguson Valley, will also be back again with another top line of feminine Angus heifers up for grabs.
The Gibbs family will offer 21 rising two-year-old heifers, which are all owner-bred and based on predominantly Blackrock bloodlines.
The heifers are in calf to Blackrock sires and are due to calve from February 28 to May 9.
Other return vendors fronting up again will be Mark and Peta-Jane Harris, Treeton Lake, Cowaramup, with 16 Angus heifers and eight Red Angus heifers.
The Angus heifers from Treeton Lake are all owner bred and based on Mordallup and Koojan Hills Angus bloodlines.
The line has been mated to Mordallup Angus bulls and are due to start calving from March 1 for 10 weeks.
The Red Angus heifers are based on Bandeeka Red Angus bloodlines and have been mated to a Jutland Park Red Angus bull and have a 10-week calving period starting March 1.
All the Treeton Lake heifers have had their 7in1 booster, along with a Dectomax drench and a selenium and B12 treatment in September.
In the PTIC Murray Grey heifer offering, regular vendor Wulura Farms, Yallingup Siding, will again be one of the biggest vendors with a draft of 21 heifers.
The silver and grey heifers, which are based on Monterey and Bundaleer bloodlines, are mated to Monterey Murray Grey bulls, selected especially for a heifer mating.
The quite, classy, rising 2yo heifers are due to calve from March 14 to June 13.
Matching Wulura Farms for numbers in the Murray Grey section will be the Bagshaw family's Young Guns stud, Hyden, which will also have 21 heifers on offer.
The heifers, which can be registered, are based on the stud's own bloodlines and have been running at a Cookernup lease property since June.
They have been mated to Young Guns Murray Grey bulls, Young Guns Special K and Young Guns Kathmandu, which are both low birthweigth and low maintenance bulls and are due to calve from March 20 to June 12.
This line has had its 7in1 annual booster and also been vaccinated with Pestigard.
First up in the unjoined heifer section will be a top run of Angus heifers from second year vendors the MacLeay family, DH & FA MacLeay, Blackrock Angus stud, Vasse.
The MacLeays, who sold in the sale for the first time last year, after having previously held onto their heifers and sold them later in the year, will offer 30 head.
The classy black females, which show plenty of potential as future breeders, are all out of purebred stud cows and surplus to the operation's breeding requirements.
The March/April-drop calves were weaned in the first week of December and have had their 7in1 treatments for life (three times) along with an Eprinex drench and a colbalt, selenium and B12 injection at weaning.
The WA College of Agriculture, Harvey, will also offer 30 Angus heifers in the unjoined section.
The March/April drop calves are sired by Diamond Tree Angus bulls as well as bulls from the college's own Mornington Angus stud.
The draft was paddock-weaned in mid-November and at this time the calves received their 7in1 booster and Pilligard Pinkeye treatment.
Also trucking in unjoined heifers will be Alcoa Farmlands, Wagerup, which has nominated 20 Angus and 16 Murray Greys, while SF & SL Fox-Slater, Stratham, will offer nine Angus heifers and J & K Investments, Busselton, will offer 12 Angus.


text: Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories and maintenance items, will be presenting at the 2011 Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference in New York City, on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 8:45 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.advanceautoparts.com . Please click on the webcast link to register prior to the event. A replay will be available at www.advanceautoparts.com for thirty days. About Advance Auto Parts Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets. As of July 16, 2011, the Company operated 3,627 stores in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Additional information about the Company, employment opportunities, customer services and online inventory look-up for parts and accessories can be found on the Company's website at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com .


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"When you aged, as you holding the hands and leaning on the shoulder of your soul-mate, you will be smiling and feel contented with what you have done in your life. That is what most people craved for."
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Former WBKR Intern's Cover of Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" [Video]
It's been a couple of years since Whitney Merritt spent her high school year at Owensboro High School interning here at the WBKR studios. And since then, she's been busy working and going to school and pursuing her real passion- singing. In the last couple of years, Whitney has auditioned for The X Factor (she got a call back) and The Voice and she's been playing guitar and posting videos on YouTube. We thought we'd share one with you. Check this out. In this clip, Whitney is taking on one of our absolute favorite songs of the 1980's . . . Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." See what you think!
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Sleek Powerful Hairstyle
Nature's geometry translated into fascinating hairstyles, the core of the Primaries trend collection, finds a perfect expression in this sleek, elegant, exciting and powerful style. The hair is cut to perfection showing the movement of a force of nature - balance, rhythm, pure energy.
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Mariah Carey Still Doesn't Know Her
Good morning everyone. Andy Cohen and Mariah Carey gave the world a precious gift Tuesday night, and it's my pleasure to share it with you. Do you happen to remember Mariah's "I don't know her" remark about Jennifer Lopez? Ha! Look who I'm asking. Of course you do!


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In other words, I am looking into changing my scent. For several years i've been sticking with my regular scent I found quite amazing when I was younger.
I have now matured, and I am starting to look like a man. And now, I would also like to smell like a man as opposed to smelling like a teenager.
Is there any scents out there that smell like leather, tobacco, wood or other manly things like welding flames and diesel?
I am looking for a scent to put on, when I haven't shaved - thankfully it is easy to find manly scents in aftershave and shaving creme, but when it comes to perfume and deodorants, it is a great deal harder.
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Thank you, Nick. I'll try and find that one and see if I like it.
I have that myself. I recommend it. You won't be disappointed.
3rded. Excellent stuff.
Why would i want a cologne that smells like my great-uncle's "workshop"? It may be manly, but it sure wasn't a lady magnet.
I wouldn't have any idea why you might want to or not, but I have no urge to be a lovely-smelling ladies magnet.
I agree. While manly, no one will want to stand around a guy who reeks of diesel oil...
Pinaud Clubman is always a great choice, they don't exactly smell like tobacco or diesel, but they are manly.
This^. Except, Pinaud makes a version of Clubman called "Special Reserve" - excellent aftershave/cologne, that is a leather/tobacco type.
You don't need to spend a lot of money for a good scent; the cologne industry is a racket.
Thank you - I will try and find it at my local shops, so I can smell before buying.
I skip cologne and instead have a personal hygiene arsenal that is loaded with manly scents.
This way no matter what, I have a combination of manly scents on me or my clothes at all times. Over time they combine to become your signature scent.
This guy's the man. Where do you buy the pine tar soap in bulk?


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A delegation of Hertsmere councillors met a planning minister to discuss concerns about housing requirements in the borough.
Hertsmere MP James Clappison invited council leader Morris Bright, planning committee member Cllr Harvey Cohen and housing committee member Seaumus Quilty, to Parliament in Westminster.
They met Planning Minister Nick Boles MP to discuss residents concerns about future planning across Borehamwood, Bushey and Potters Bar.
During the meeting, they discussed the need for potential future green belt developments in the borough.
More than 80 per cent of land sits on the green belt and all the brownfield sites have already been allocated for housing.
They also analysed the need for more affordable homes at a time where house prices in the borough are already so high.
Other topics discussed included ensuring the roads, schools and medical facilities run smoothly and how to give people more of a say about planning issues.
Cllr Quilty said: "Hertsmere is in the rare position of having so much green belt and such high valued land. "We must work out ways of ensuring more affordable housing for those residents who want their families to live nearby and for key workers such as nurses and teachers.
"Nick Boles understood that and we began to talk about ideas for seeing how we could make that happen in the future."


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21 June 2006
ITV announces additional cash return to shareholders, efficiency savings and new
SOCI target
June 21 -- ITV plc will today outline its growth strategy for its channels,
content, consumer and commercial operations.
Highlights include:
• Increasing return of cash to shareholders from £300 million to £500
million in 2006.
• Delivering efficiency savings of £100 million by end 2008 from business
re-engineering and operational reviews. This is in addition to the £120
million savings already delivered as part of the merger.
• ITV plc H1 total revenue estimated to be up 2% on 2005.
• Launching a new channel and increasing investment in multichannel
programming by £20 million in 2007.
• ITV SOCI (share of commercial impacts) target for switchover at 2012.
• Potential to deliver PSB and licence fee benefits of £200 million by
switchover in 2012.
£500 million to be returned to shareholders in 2006
At its full year results for 2005 in March 2006 ITV announced an initial return
of cash to shareholders of £300 million. The Company said then that it would
continue to review the capital structure of the business and would assess:
- the appropriate level of distributions to shareholders, as the disposal of
non-core assets continued
- while maintaining a stable and efficient balance sheet and taking into
account the needs of its stakeholders
- and improving the returns for its shareholders, who have generally
expressed the view that the Company should retain an investment grade credit
Taking all this into account, together with the current market environment, the
Board has increased the amount of this initial return of cash to shareholders to
£500 million in 2006. ITV will continue to review the capacity to return cash to
shareholders in future years as its capital structure allows.
Deliver efficiency savings of £100 million by 2008
Since the merger ITV has delivered more than £120 million of merger related cost
savings ahead of schedule. Last September the Company announced a major
restructuring. Since January 2006, ITV has been looking across the business to
improve further its processes and its operational efficiency in light of this
restructure. That process continues but ITV has already identified an additional
£40 million per annum of savings from improved overhead efficiencies, £30
million for schedule efficiencies, in part as a result of the evolution of ITV's
PSB requirements as digital switchover approaches, and a further £30 million per
annum from 2007 in reduced sports programming costs.
ITV SOCI target for digital switchover at 2012
As television transitions from an analogue world of five channels to digital
platforms with several hundred channels there will inevitably be a reduction in
the number of viewers to ITV1.
ITV's performance is relatively stable on each platform and the Company believes
that once switchover is completed ITV's overall share of viewing will stabilise
and ITV will benefit from viewers being able to watch all of its digital
channels. These channels are proving very popular with viewers and in 2006 to
date are delivering a 6% SOCI, up 28% on the same period in 2005. Later in 2006
ITV will launch a +1 version of ITV2 on satellite and cable platforms and in
2007 will invest a further £20 million in programming for its digital channels.
ITV is now targeting a SOCI across its channels of 38.5% at digital switchover
in 2012. In the next few years there are factors which will affect this measure
including the rate of change in ITV's public service broadcasting obligations,
the speed of digital take up and equalisation of advertising minutage with other
channels, and the target is based upon ITV maintaining expenditure levels on the
programme schedule.
ITV Revenue outside ITV1
ITV has previously announced targets for £250 million of advertising and
interactive revenue from digital channels by the end of 2008 and for 50% of
total revenues to come from sources outside ITV1 spot advertising by the end of
2010. Building on the 2005 base of £715 million of revenue outside ITV1 spot
advertising, ITV has identified additional revenue potential that increases that
figure to between £1,265 million and £1,465 million by the end of 2010.
ITV Revenue in H1
Whilst the advertising sector has been weaker than forecast over recent months,
television has been less affected than other traditional media such as
newspapers and radio. Regional television advertising, which ITV is uniquely
able to provide on a focused local area, is up 18% at £98 million across all
ITV's channels in the first half of 2006 year-on-year.
ITV's broadcast revenue outside ITV1 continues to grow. ITV's digital channels
continue to perform strongly and in the first half are up 42% at £69 million.
Sponsorship is increasingly attractive to advertisers and is up 24% at £21
million. Interactive advertising and online revenue, whilst smaller revenue
streams, are up by 175% and 46% respectively.
ITV plc total net advertising revenue at the half year is estimated at £750
million, down 4.6% year-on-year, in line with expectations. Total Broadcast and
Consumer revenues for the half year are estimated to be £930 million (including
CSA), up 3% on 2005. External revenues in the Content business are 5% ahead in
the first half of 2006 (excluding discontinued operations) at £125 million
reflecting increased sales both to other UK broadcasters and internationally.
ITV's US production business currently has five series on Network Television.
Total revenues for the half year are estimated to be up by 2% on 2005.
Charles Allen, CEO said:
'Since the merger ITV has increased its profitability, delivered ahead of all
its targets, raised £400 million from the disposal of non-core assets and will
have paid £1.1 billion to shareholders in dividends and share buy backs by the
end of 2006. We continue to set ourselves aggressive targets. ITV with its
strong brand, original content, Freeview capacity and cross promotional
capability is uniquely well-positioned to benefit as the UK television market
continues to fragment and the number of outlets and demand for high quality
content continues to increase. We have a renewed focus, a clear strategy and the
right management team that will enable us to deliver increasing value to our
viewers, advertisers and shareholders.'
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Richard Beer was the toast of Oxford Downs, who edged closer to avoiding the drop from Division 1 after enjoying the better of a draw at local rivals Shipton-under-Wychwood.
Beer smashed 77 not out in Downs' 223-8, which also included handy contributions from Darryl Woods (42) and Justin Cantrill (36).
Sasha Barras (4-79) and Shaun Miller (3-82) shared most of the bowling and all bar one of the wickets.
Jason Hunt (36) got Shipton's reply off to a flier, and when he skied a catch in the 11th over they were 64-1 and set fair.
But Steve Roberts (4-59) and Beer (4-57) left Shipton scrapping for a draw on 193-9.
In Division 3, Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd rolled over Bledlow Ridge for only 78 in a ten-wicket victory.
Les Hole took 4-12 and Chris Panter picked up 3-16, before Tim Senior hit an unbeaten 43 in Ship-ton's 79-0.
Greg Jenkins (4-34) and Andy Lane (4-35) restricted Sandford St Martin to 121-8 against Cublington.
Tom Goffe then took 3-30 but only delayed the inevitable as Daniel Catt (57no) and Pip Webb (31no) steered Cublington to 124-4 in the 24th over.
Pierre Lefort (5-50) and Steve Kelly (4-65) bowled Witney Mills into a strong position at Buckingham Town 2nd in Division 4.
The hosts were bowled out for 182, Andy Thatcher leading the way with 48.
Pete Claridge then hit 56 for Mills, but they were undone by the heroics of Dominic Prit-chard (7-55) and were all out for 167 off the penultimate ball of their final over.
Sandford St Martin 2nd were bowled out for just 72 as they went down to a six-wicket defeat against Bledlow Ridge 2nd in Division 6.
Bledlow then eased past the target, losing four wickets on the way.
In Division 7, Oxford Downs 3rd failed to cope with Kishan Dave as they went down to a 49-run defeat against Bicester & North Oxford 2nd.
Dave took 4-31 as Downs were dismissed for 143 as they fell short of Bicester's 192-6. Joseph Holland bagged a five-wicket haul as Great & Little Tew 4th beat Brackley 2nd by three wickets.
He took 5-12 as Brackley were dismissed for 138.
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When Zoe Barry walks into Professor David Connolly's office and announces that she is his daughter, he is left reeling. Suddenly his family - imperfect, flawed but working - is trying to find space for someone new. But Zoe's stories don't quite add up, and lies become indistinguishable from truths.
The family struggle to make sense of whether she is a sister, a daughter, a friend, an enemy. But no one could have expected where it all might end. Because they have let into their home a girl that they do not know. And now everything they have built has begun to violently, determinedly, break apart.
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Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Erin Sheehan and Jeff Church in 2nd Story's REBECCA
Mark Peckham (To Kill a Mockingbird, Kimberly Akimbo) returns to direct this suspenseful tale, which unfolds in the living room of Manderley, where Maxim de Winter brings his sweet, young second wife. The new Mrs. de Winter is soon confronted with the mysterious, impalpable presence of her husband's first wife, Rebecca, a presence devotedly preserved by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers. With an eerie presentiment of evil, the second Mrs. de Winter walks in the shadow of her predecessor, determined to uncover the dark secrets and shattering truths about Maxim's first wife – the late and hauntingly beautiful Rebecca.
Previews are Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7 at 8PM and Sunday July 8 at 7PM. Preview tickets are $15. Regular performances are July 11 – July 29. Summer performances are Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:00pm, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm. There will be a 3:00PM matinee on Sunday, July 22. There is no evening performance on July 22. Tickets are $25. Under 21 tickets are $20.
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Spain's Canary Islands make for an incredible day at the beach
If you assume that you'll be spending all your time in museums and tour buses on your European cruise, you're mistaken. Europe may be known for its art, culture and history, but there's plenty of destinations that offer fun in the sun - like Lanzarote in Spain's Canary Islands.
There's a wide variety of options for shore excursions in Lanzarote, which is the fourth largest island in the Canary chain. Those looking for a day at the beach should visit the popular resort area of Puerto del Carmen. This region of the island offers not one but three different beaches, all of which are perfect for sunbathing, snorkeling, swimming and more. There are also a number of shops around this area for those who want to pick up a few souvenirs.
Besides its beaches, the Canary Islands are also famous for their wines. You'll be able to visit a local bodega where they produce the wine in cinder pits, known locally as zocos. The golden wine that is the result of this craftmanship, Malvasia, is sublime when paired with one of the numerous local cheeses.
Of course, there's also plenty of culture in the Canary Islands as well. Visit the home of Cesar Manrique, an artist who became famous for his "environmental" pieces. Manrique worked with the local landscape to transform ordinary sites into stunning works of art. You'll have the opportunity to visit two such places, Jameos del Agua and Jardin de Cactus, during your stay.


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Saucy sweets rock seaside town
A seaside sweet shop owner has reacted angrily after claiming he was told to remove rude rock from his window by the police.
Shops in Southport, Merseyside, have sold phallus or breast-shaped rock for years.
But it is claimed police on Friday ordered them to remove some of the saucy sweets from public view.
The shop owner says it is a waste of police time.
Back room
The manager of the Southport Rock Shop, who did not wish to give his name, said: "Two male officers came in here and ordered me to take all the rock willies out of the window.
"They said the rock boobs could stay because they hadn't received any complaints about them.
"They were very abrupt with me and said I could still sell the rock willies from a back room.
Legal action
"But I haven't got a back room so I have had to put a note up advising customers that we do stock them and they should ask if they want one.
"I am absolutely fuming. I can't believe, with all the youth crime and shoplifting that goes on here, the police are choosing to spend their time worrying about rock willies."
The manager added that store owner Graham Cook was considering taking legal action.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police said they had no record of the incident.
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Approved by the FDA in 1999, Actos is a Type 2 diabetes medication, manufactured by Takeda, which has been hailed for years as one of the most effective Type 2 diabetes treatments and has been a huge financial success for its manufacturer. Actos was, at one point, Takeda's best selling drug, and has been called one of the best selling drugs of all time. However, according to the website of Williams Kherkher, Actos has, in recent years, been linked to a substantially increased risk of developing bladder cancer, among other dangerous side effects.
A study published in 2012 found that people who took Actos for an extended period of time were 83% more likely to develop bladder cancer. After which, the FDA ordered a 10-year study on the safety of the drug, in relation to bladder problems and cancer.
In 2011, the FDA ruled that Takeda, the drug's manufacturer and marketer, needed to update Actos' warnings and precautions to include increased risk of bladder cancer. Actos has also been linked to congestive heart failure and kidney disease. It is now recommended by many to avoid Actos in all instances except as a last resort effort to treat Type 2 diabetes, when all other options have been exhausted.
Victims of negligence on behalf of pharmaceutical companies often suffer severely, according to the website of Williams Kherkher, as is the case with Takeda and its manufacturing of Actos. Lawsuits against Takeda allege that the company failed to disclose critical information about side effects of the drug, and concealed information about its safety, in addition to ineffective testing.
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The king-maker of midday, Oprah Winfrey will give away Volkswagen Routan minivans on her popular television program this summer. In 2004, The Oprah Winfrey Show gave away 276 Pontiac G6's, making a massive media splash in the process. Promoted as making dreams come true, many winners faced with taxes on their winnings were not able to keep their cars. Presumably, the smaller-scale VW promotion will go smoother. (There are reportedly two Routans up for grabs, and neither will look like the "O Edition" here made up from our test Routan.)
But does a free car mean it is a good car?
Nope. The Pontiac G6 scores 49 out of 100 in our tests. Its token "high" is the controls. "Lows" include just about everything else: Noise, sloppy at-the-limit handling, steering, braking, ride, fit and finish, seat comfort, turning circle, and reliability.
Of course, this is a different year and different vehicle. The Routan is built by Chrysler, with limited modifications to its Town & Country/Dodge Caravan minivans. The T&C Limited scores 64 in Consumer Reports testing, and it is not recommended due to predicted reliability being much worse than average. (See our video review.)
The VW version is distinguished with a more familial grille, a soft dash top, and retuned suspension and steering that gives it a slightly more responsive and taut feel. However, the result is less than convincing. While we have not completed testing on our Routan, the Chrysler engines in other minivans are a bit noisy and not particularly fuel efficient. The cleverest elements from the platform -- the second-row seats that fold into the floor known as "Stow and Go" or the "Swivel-and-Go" seating—are absent from the Routan. Although the large bins under the floor that the seats stow in are still very useful for storage.
Volkswagen is banking on the Oprah effect to goose minivan sales and raise awareness. And it is probably a safe bet. (Unless, of course, Oprah is the touch of death: Pontiac is about to be put to pasture…)
In the first six months of 2009, the Town & Country has sold 43,737 units, according to Automotive News. The Dodge Caravan is close at 41,747. Volkswagen sales are just a fifth that at 8,290, a figure that is less than half the total produced. Before reading into the comparison, the Routan has outsold the Eos, Golf/GTI, New Beetle, Passat, and the Rabbit— only the CC and Jetta outsell it in VW's lineup. (Links in this paragraph go to model overview pages, where online subscribers can review ratings, pricing, reliability, and road tests.) Comparing the before and after sales will be complicated by the impact of Chrysler idling the manufacturing plant for weeks during its bankruptcy proceedings, thereby reducing supply to better match demand. That said, I'm still curious…
Bottom line:
While Oprah can be seen at many times as the champion for the underdog, there is no mistaking this relationship—VW ads and "sponsorship" make it apparent.
Be skeptical of celebrity endorsements. And do your own research on your next new or used vehicle, trusting independent sources such as Consumer Reports that are free from advertiser influence. If you can find them.
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Plum returns to Eastern Area tourney
One of the largest opening-weekend wrestling tournaments will whet the appetite of local high school wrestling fans, as the 35th annual Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament will be Friday and Saturday at Gateway High School.
Twenty teams will be in action, and Plum rejoins the field after wrestling at the St. Mary's (Pa.) Tournament last year.
"It's a nice tournament to begin the season," Plum head coach Mike Supak said. "At St. Mary's, it was a pool format, so you wrestled more guys. It's double elimination at the Eastern Area tournament, but every team is quality, with quality wrestlers. It's good to be back at a more challenging tournament."
Other teams in the tournament include Penn-Trafford, Penn Hills, Bethel Park, Pine-Richland, West Mifflin, Belle Vernon, Blackhawk, Kiski Area, North Allegheny, Norwin and Woodland Hills.
The quartet of seniors Jake DiGuilio (fifth at 215) and Anthony Zummo (sixth at 130) and juniors Andy McRandal (fifth at 145) and Mike Walkup (fifth at 119) competed at the 2010 tournament.
The Eastern Area tournament traditionally has fielded wrestlers who have made an impact at the WPIAL and PIAA championships that same season.
Kiski Area senior Matt McCutcheon won the 195-pound title at last year's tournament, and the Penn State recruit went on to capture WPIAL and PIAA gold at 182 pounds.
The Cavaliers will be gunning for their fourth team title in a row and their seventh since 2004. Penn-Trafford won the team title in 2007 and 2008.
Plum is a five-time Eastern Area team champion, having won in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988 and 1989.
This year's tournament begins Friday at 4:30 p.m. with preliminary bouts. The first-round consolations will be at 8:30, with the quarterfinals set for 9:30.
Action resumes on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the second round of consolations. The semifinals and third-round consolations are set for 11:30, with the consolation semifinals at 2.
The consolation finals will be from 5 to 6, with the Parade of Champions and the championship finals at 6:15.
Michael Love is a sports writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-388-5825 or at email@example.com


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Does Drake Own 'YOLO'? He Thinks So, And Wants To Get Paid.
Who was the first person you heard use the term 'YOLO'? Odds are good that it was Drake, and now he thinks that he should have a share of the money that everyone is making off of his term.
Drake is threatening legal action against Macy's, Walgreens and a few other stores for using 'YOLO' on merchandise without his permission.
He spent a few days before Christmas taking pictures of displays at the stores with captions like, "Walgreens….you gotta either chill or cut the cheque."
He followed with another photo of a Peanuts T-shirt from Macy's that read, "Yolo is my motto." Drake captioned the shot, "Macy's…same goes for you."
Unfortunately for Drizzy, this is America and we don't always use the honor system like Canada does. Lawyers have found that there are already more than 100 trademark applications for YOLO already.
I don't think that Drake and a group of horse riding Mounties will be coming anytime soon to get his royalty check, but who knows. In the meantime, you should probably follow a Drake parody account on Twitter named 'DrakeDoinThings'. It takes a little time to poke fun a Drake's sensitive side, and will most definitely have you peeing in your pants from laughter.
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Singapore – Singapore is working with European authorities investigating the fixing of soccer matches on a global scale but its silence on any action being taken against local suspects risks damaging the reputation of the wealthy, tightly regulated Asian country.
European investigators said this week they believe the results of hundreds of soccer matches were fixed at club and national level, with some of the key figures alleged to have run the bribery scam out of Singapore.
Interpol, the international police organisation, did not reply to questions from Reuters about the investigation in Singapore, saying it does not comment on specific cases.
But Interpol chief Ronald Noble told Singapore's Straits Times newspaper it would be wrong to assume "that only Asian organised crime is responsible for match-fixing in Europe and around the world".
It would be unfortunate if Singapore's "well-earned anti-crime reputation" suffered from the allegations, he said in remarks published on Wednesday, but added the city-state must show it is serious about tackling the problem.
"Until arrests are made in Singapore and until actual names, dates and specific match-fixing details are given, these organised criminals will appear above the law and Singapore's reputation will continue to suffer," Noble said.
In November, he had said: "In the near future, Singaporeans will be reading about arrests made here in Singapore."
Police in the city-state said on Tuesday they "are assisting the European authorities in their investigations" and that "Singapore takes a strong stance against match-fixing".
Beyond that, Singapore authorities have yet to say anything about the state or scope of the investigation, including whether they are pursuing the main suspect – identified by various media in 2011 – and others listed in Italian court documents.
This is not entirely surprising in a country where the government keeps a tight rein on information – and police may not want to jeopardise their case. But the lack of comment about a global scandal with roots in Singapore contrasts with this week's very public announcement by European investigators.
With the same party in power for five decades, Singapore has long projected itself as a paragon of good governance and clean living in a turbulent region often rife with corruption. But its links to the match-fixing illuminate a darker underside.
Having Singaporeans as key suspects in the scandal was "extremely shocking" but not a total surprise for Jerome, a 43-year-old transportation worker making legal bets on soccer matches at a state-run Singapore Pools outlet.
"I know it's still happening," he said. "Like loan sharks, it's still happening, not being stopped yet."
Chris Eaton, former head of security at soccer's governing body Fifa and now a director at the International Centre for Sport Security, said Singapore was "either being very cautious, very thorough or they don't have enough to go on".
"I don't know why they appear to not be doing anything but I hope they are," he said. "I'm sure they're doing their best to limit embarrassment. Now they're obligated to respond to the mounting international evidence against Singaporean gangs." – Reuters


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May 28, 2010
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: 20th Century History Down The Danube. "If we revised immigration policy and predicated legal entry on education and skill, ten million Europeans would arrive tomorrow, replete with degrees, expertise, and capital. There is a great unease over here, mostly in worry that no one knows the extent of aggregate debt, only that it is larger than let on and will result in higher taxes and fewer benefits without resulting in budget surpluses. It is always difficult for a government to ask its citizens to pay more than ever, receive less than ever, and end up nevertheless with greater debt than ever. We're next. . . . If this implosion begins to unravel the EU, I think we will be once again right in the middle, rather than at the end, of history. There is simply too much history, too much memory, too many players over here to think a post-EU continent is going to always look like the Netherlands rather than from time to time the former Yugoslavia."


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A GROUP of charity fundraisers, who last year skied across Norway for Naomi House and Jacksplace, have once again braved the elements.
Dan Tillson, Rich Eburne, Myriam Tillson, and Rhys Hubbard-Miles from Basingstoke joined Rob Shaw from Andover and Chris Eburne from Wales in a five-day trek across 100 kilometres of the Sahara Desert.
During the trek, the five-strong team faced temperatures between zero and 40 degrees Celsius.
The team have already managed to raise £8,000 for the two Winchester children's hospices, beating the money they raised last year by £1,000.
DanTillson told The Gazette: "It sure does beat a normal holiday. It was quite tiring. Living without showers in tents was very difficult and there were lots of blisters."
He also spoke of the moment the team were struck by a sandstorm, saying: "It was very scary. You couldn't breathe without it getting into your mouth and nose."
The brave fundraisers have not been put off and are already thinking about their next challenge.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, canoeing down a fjord in Norway and trekking across the Great Wall of China are all being challenges being considered.
Although very happy with the money they have already raised, the team want to ultimately raise £10,000.
To make a donation, visit www.saharatrekkers.com.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Are you planning on celebrating your favorite football team? It could cost you big time.
A new study shows NFL teams are charging an average of 82 dollars per game for season ticket holders.
That's up three percent from last year.
If you act on the average price of parking at $31 and beers at $7 a piece....two fans will end up shelling out $209 on game day.
But price increases aren't the name of the game for every team.
An NFL spokesman says this year 17 our of 32 teams either left prices alone or dropped them.
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Why does death catch us by surprise, and why love?
We still and always want waking.
We should amass half dressed in long lines like tribesmen and shake gourds at each other, to wake up: instead we watch television and miss the show.
— Annie Dillard
Installation by Eva and Franco Mattes (aka 0100101110101101.ORG)
"I try to get her out of my mind as much as possible, but the damage she does to unsuspecting people in crisis situations is just atrocious." — Gary Dufresne, Browne's former husband
Goodbye Sylvia Browne, an individual who elevated the art in con-artistry to a level of sophistication and grandeur comparable to Picasso or Rembrandt — if such extreme fraud existed in the world of fine art.
Just hearing the news of Browne's death made me want to light up a pack of cigarettes and throw back a couple of highballs — such was my visceral association between her gravely, grating voice and my old ardor for nicotine and whiskey.
The pain and confusion generated by Browne, in the name of New Age nitwit-ishness, is a dark taint on the entire realm of 'alternative' spirituality. From a recent Huffington Post article:
In some cases, she charged a police department $400 for her services.
In 2002, Browne told the parents of missing 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck on the Montel Williams Show that the child was dead and kidnapped by a dark-skinned man with dreadlocks.
Hornbeck was found alive in 2007 and his accused kidnapper, Michael Devlin, was Caucasian and short-haired. Hornbeck's stepfather, Craig Akers, told Anderson Cooper that Browne offered to do a more extensive psychic reading off-camera for $700.
Browne's parade of chicanery is a strict reminder to scrutinize and yes, even doubt, a lot of the foolishness that passes for modern day otherworldly succor: Foggy notions like The Secret and other ploys that appeal to the deluded and addled.
I'll never forget the first time I watched this clip of Browne, as it originally aired on Montel Williams' talk show. My heart broke for the women asking, in earnest, the question regarding her incapacitated mother's final words.
My compassion morphed into anger when the host and his cipher broke into careless mockery following the woman's inquiry. The segment displayed the sort of harm and trauma that occurs when con-artistry and gullibility collide.
I'm sorry for the Browne family and their loss, but I am equally relieved for those in the larger human family who will no longer be susceptible to the wiles of fraud.
Finally, I'll repeat the sentiment shared by the actress Bette Davis upon hearing the news that her longtime nemesis, Joan Crawford, had passed:
"I was taught to speak only good of the dead. Joan Crawford is dead. Good!"
This is the first section of a two part mix. I'd had some requests to put something together that wasn't so dance and beat-oriented (as this month's earlier mix).
And so here is what you get:
Atmospheric autumnal tracks that span classical, world, ambient, glitch, David Lynch, chill, zombie (whatever that is) and pop.
This collection is best experienced with wine and natural lighting.
Please no synthetic scents or substances while listening.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Deep and inscrutable singular
T.S. Elliot


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London - Tottenham Hotspur have squandered the 100 million euros they received from Real Madrid for Gareth Bale and need a better strategy to challenge England's top clubs, former player and manager Glenn Hoddle believes.
Hoddle, one of the club's greatest midfielders and who managed Spurs from 2001-03, has watched his former club fall behind this season following the sale of the outstanding Bale to the Spanish giants in August.
"Tottenham spent 110 million pounds ($181.61 million)replacing Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone with a deluge of new signings in the summer. Good players, but not great ones," Hoddle said in a column on the Bleacher Report website.
"The club have bought the wrong type of players, proving that throwing money at new signings is not always the answer.
"There needs to be a better strategy going forward to provide more stability. The issue is building a team with the right blend, the right style, and that hasn't happened yet."
While Bale's protracted move went through last year, Spurs worked overtime in the transfer market, twice breaking their transfer record to sign striker Roberto Soldado and Argentine Erik Lamela as well as the likes of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen from Ajax and Brazil international Paulinho.
The new faces have failed to gel, however, and some heavy defeats cost coach Andre Villas-Boas his job in December, six months after the Portuguese boss led Spurs to their highest ever Premier League points total.
Defeat by Arsenal last weekend all but ended fifth-placed Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the top four.
Hoddle said that Tottenham have been too predictable all season and not given Soldado the kind of service he was used to while racking up the goals in Spain.
The Spaniard, who cost a reported 26 million pounds, has scored only six league goals and did not even make the starting line-up in Tottenham's last three matches, league games against Chelsea and Arsenal and a Europa league tie against Benfica.
"The team just lacks vision, and far too often we see the ball moved sideways or back rather than someone able to spot the right pass going forward," Hoddle said.
"In the opening six games, Roberto Soldado was running into spaces and channels, but he soon stopped, as the ball was never delivered when he made those moves, and therein lies the crux of the problem.
"Whenever I watch the team, I don't see the pass that is going to hurt the opposition."


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Tuesday November 15, 2005
Underworld lawyer found guilty of contempt
A Melbourne lawyer who acts for Carl Williams and some of Victoria's most prominent underworld figures faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. more
Monday November 14, 2005
Bullet millimetres from heart
Police are investigating underworld associates of a man who survived being shot as he sat in his car just 400 metres from a police station. more
Friday October 14, 2005
Murder trial told Caine 'very edgy'
Carlton's Plough and Harrow Hotel is renowned for its colourful characters, including present and past police officers, union officials and barristers. more
Wednesday October 12, 2005
'Pack of lies' in gangland murder case
A jury was taken into the midst of Melbourne's underworld killings yesterday when a trial began into the shooting of a convicted murderer who "loved guns". more
Friday October 7, 2005
Gangster's son recovers from gunshot
The son of a murdered Melbourne gangster, Victor Peirce, underwent emergency surgery last night after he was shot as part of an ongoing family feud. more
Saturday October 1, 2005
Why I lied to protect the Walsh Street killers
The star witness who refused to testify against four men charged with the ambush murders of Constables Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre says she lied to save her husband from a life in prison. more
Wednesday August 24, 2005
Charge dropped in gangland case
A charge of conspiracy to incite murder laid by the Victoria Police gangland taskforce against former solicitor Mario Condello will not be proceeded with. more
Tuesday August 23, 2005
DPP drops plot charges against lawyer
A second gangland war prosecution fails as two murder-related charges against former solicitor George Defteros are dropped. more
Sunday July 31, 2005
Hopes new law will be a gangbuster
Victoria's gangland members and their friends could face two years in jail just for meeting each other under proposed laws aimed at preventing organised crime. more
Saturday July 30, 2005
Carlton stars see kidnap in hotel
Carlton footballers are key witnesses in a major organised crime investigation after a man they were drinking with at a suburban hotel was kidnapped and tortured by outlaw motorcycle gang members. more
Friday July 8, 2005
Men charged over Moran incident
Two men have been charged with making threats to kill gangland widow Judy Moran after an incident at the same club where her husband Lewis was shot. more
Wednesday June 29, 2005
A friendly chat with Gatto: who'll pay?
Carlton identity and industrial negotiator Mick Gatto is making the media an offer he thinks is too good to refuse - an exclusive chat for a substantial price. more
Monday June 27, 2005
Gangland suspects face interrogation
Laws allowing secret hearings targeting underworld criminals will come into effect this week. more
Sunday June 26, 2005
Gatto handgun claim garbage, says Crown
The prosecutor in the Dominic "Mick" Gatto murder trial has broken his silence to reveal why he thinks the former boxer was cleared of murdering underworld hitman Andrew Veniamin. more
Sunday June 19, 2005
Lawyers, guns and Gatto
Former heavyweight boxer Dominic 'Mick' Gatto is a free man, acquitted of murdering underworld hitman Andrew 'Benji' Veniamin. The key to Gatto's defence was a photograph of the gun used in the killing. more
Girl trouble, and Veniamin pulls a pistol
If one piece of evidence painted a vivid picture of former underworld hitman Andrew "Benji" Veniamin, it came in the testimony of the man whose girlfriend he pinched. more
Friday June 17, 2005
Lunch on Lygon for Gatto and mates
Dominic Gatto marked his first full day of freedom yesterday with a visit to the Lonsdale Street chambers of his barrister. more
Thursday June 16, 2005
Gatto acquitted of underworld killing
A Supreme Court jury acquits Carlton identity Dominic Gatto of murder over the shooting of hitman Andrew "Benji" Veniamin. more
Perjury probe over gun evidence
Mick Gatto, acquitted yesterday of murdering hitman Andrew Veniamin, now faces a probe over allegations of perjury. more
What Gatto told the jury
"I had hold of his hand and I sort of pushed it towards him and . . . he had his hands on the trigger and I just squeezed his hands to force him to pull the trigger . . ." more


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Actually, I prefer a quieter scene, I only drink fairly rarely, and how can I screen guys effectively when 90% of the ones being shoved at me are white both locally and online?
As some of you may remember, I announced that I am not dating white folks anymore. I made the decision after giving a long thought to the most effective way to cut down on the amount of race fails I get nearly every time.
But here's the thing. How can I exercise this when all the dating websites I am on keep showing me guys that are white? 90% of my "immediate matches" are white, and my "quick matches" are also all white. And I know that some of you are like "Well they may be pale like you, Dan!" but I go and check (by using anonymous viewing features) and they are in fact white, since their self-identification on the little quick-info sheet on their profile says as much.
When I contacted the website to ask if there was some sort of filter for this, I basically got a "stop being racist" remark and this:
COPIED DIRECTLY FROM EMAIL: [To ensure not being sued, none of the websites are mentioned]
"…perhaps then you'd find your interests and needs met by race-specific websites like black-on-black dating, or fetish sites."
FETISH sites? REALLY? And since when did I say I was black, Mr. Corporate Email? I gave you username information and a simple look would show I am listed as "Native American, Other".
So here's also ANOTHER factor that has to come in my screening process: I'm trans*/two spirit, and because websites still refuse to acknowledge it, I am listed as "male". I get tons of straight-bi-curious guys basically using me as an easy means to transition into "real dudes" (or they assume I am an MTF), and hate mail from others calling me "tranny", "slut munch" and "red nigger" to just list a few.
And I'm polyamorous! So I either have to give the Poly 101 speech to whomever I am quick messaging, or I wait until they ask and nearly half say they are "cool with it" (which, only 12% really are) and the other half call me a slut. For those of you who don't know (and didn't bother to click the link), polyamory means I date numerous people and all are aware of each other. Typically, I have two relationships going on at the most. I typically find myself in either two categories: V (where one person dates two people, who are not dating each other), or a triad (where three people are all dating one another).
AND I AM PANSEXUAL! While I predominately date male-identified (or bodied) folk, I do date women. And while this ups some of my pool to choose from, I am stuck in a conservative city where there is very little to no Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression work being done and the LGBTQ scene is something to be (less than) desired.
I'm supposed to be enjoying my time in singledom, but it seems all is wasted with a day like this (Note: This is based on what I actually experienced within this week):
9:00 AM Wake Up. Check Facebook, get message from friend about their friend being single, check their FB profile to see if a blind date is worth it…and find out they enjoy smoking weed more than reading a book.
9:30 AM Go back to bed.
1:00 PM Wake up a second time, moderate comments on blogs.
1:30 PM Open up dating website 1, check messages. Some are hate mail. Self-esteem shrinks just a little. One message from cute guy from Boston you've been bantering with back and forth (but he doesn't want relationships, so keeping it friendly).
1:35 PM Open dating website 2, get a message from a prospective guy that lives very close by (like, a city over), and find out he's into scat and filth play and is Islamophobic…slowly click the delete button.
1:40 PM Dating website 3, chatting with friends online at same time, and find no hits and no matches.
2:00 PM Meet up friends for coffee, avoiding the racist dialogue and trying to flirt with an obvious (by obvious, I mean he's wearing a necklace with the symbol/logo) bisexual guy at the counter and find out he's married and co-owns the place with his wife. Promptly head desks (mentally).
5:00 PM Back home, repeat dating website browsing, and snark with friends.
2:00 AM Bed.


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Open gardens and garden tours
Garden art at the twice-yearly Plant Sale & Art Sales
Shoppers at the Fall Plant Sale
Learn about cool plants.
Volunteers are always eager to help. They keep HPSO thriving!
See wonderful gardens
Here are a few reasons to be part of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon.
HPSO brings in speakers, both local, national, and world-class, to offer first-rate lectures on a wide variety of garden topics. HPSO also offers the Gen(i)us Series, a smaller-venue of programs that focus on a particular genus of plants, and also Garden School, a group of in-depth, hands-on workshops.
HPSO prints an Open Gardens book each year listing dozens of members' gardens open throughout the garden season. All garden visits are free.
HPSO publishes a quarterly magazine with articles on various gardening subjects (written by volunteers), keeping them up-to-date on the latest news, programs, and trends in gardening. The quarterly is available FREE by email or for $10/year for a printed version sent by US postal mail.
HPSO members are entitled to discounts of 5%-25% at dozens of participating nurseries.
HPSO offers affordable overseas garden tours. Past tours have traveled to England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal & Madeira, and South Africa. Over 22 tours have been conducted to date. Future tours will include New Zealand, too.
At least 20% off all garden books - all the time - including the latest releases.
HPSO conducts the largest and best plant sales in the Pacific NW, typically with over 120 nurseries and garden artists participating.
Or, if you prefer, download a hardcopy membership form and mail it to us.
Member Benefits
Publications Open GardensHortlandia and PlantFest Book Sales GrantsLibrary Volunteering Interest Groups Programs & Workshops Trips and Tours Garden Blogs Member Discounts
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Tallinn Schlössle Hotel
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Property Location
With a stay at Schlössle Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Tallinn, steps from Tallinn City Museum and Dominican Monastery Museum. This 5-star hotel is within close proximity of House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads and St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPads and LCD televisions. Cable programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service.
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Featured amenities include limo/town car service, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Tallinn? This hotel has facilities measuring 323 square feet (30 square meters), including a meeting room. Guests may use a train station pick-up service for a surcharge, and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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