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The Rhode Island Red was developed on Rhode Island, Massachusetts USA around the 1890s. Crossing a large variety of other breeds including the Buff Cochin, Langsh, Black Red Malay, Hamburgh and Rose combed Leghorns together created the Rhode Island Red. The Rhode Island is another bird created for both meat and eggs, to satisfy the demands of the American population. The breed arrived in the UK in 1903 and became extremely popular very quickly. The Rhode Island Red is possibly the best-known breed in the world today. The Rhode crossed with a Sussex forms the basis of most of our present day hybrids.
Rhode Islands are classed as a heavy breed, but are active. They enjoy foraging on grass. They are bright and alert but at the same time quiet. They make great pets and are relatively hardy. They will produce a large amount of brown eggs a year.
The Rhode Island is a Red bird. The plumage is a dark rich glossy red in the male, being slightly less glossy in the female. The male should only have black in his wings and tail and the female the same but can have black on her neck. The body is broad and deep and oblong in its shape. It has a broad flat back with a medium sized tail. The earlobes are red in colour as are the eyes. They have yellow legsTweet
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- Marlene,
I had 3 Rhode Island Red hens I had to get rid of because of aggressiveness. They were great egg layers but not compatible with the rest of my hens. Think I'll stray clear of this breed from now on.
great chicken - Cleo,
I had a rooster when I was raising my chickens as I lived in the country, and if I left the back door open he can looking for me. I could lay my hand on his back and he'd squat to the ground and let me pick him up. Friendly too.
A fabulous chicken - Janet,
I've had a few Rhode Island Reds and have been impressed by each of them. My favorite hen, Chick Chick, would go for walks with me down by the creek. She also liked to sit on the shelf outside my front window and stare inside at me as if to say, I want to be in the big hen house with you! Every day she would come into my garage and lay one beautiful brown egg in a box of rags I kept under my workbench. I think they are a good looking chicken and a lot of fun to have.
BRILLIANT BREED - Lisa,
This breed is one of the best breeds in our history of keeping chickens, nice on the eye and fabulous egg production (for a pure bred). My birds are exceptionally friendly. Only thing to look out for is the rich deep red colouring (not brown)
Breeder Clubs for Rhode Island Red
Rhode Island Red Club
Telephone: 01364 72394
Scottish Rhode Island Red Club
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Kelly Elizabeth Snell earned her Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. Ms. Snell is a strong believer in the importance of sustainable architecture and its parallels with its historic and vernacular relatives. Her M.Arch thesis, Prairie Gardens: A Sustainable Solution for Tornado Alley, was awarded the USGBC Platinum Award for most sustainable thesis. She has previously worked with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia helping with the renovation of their historic New York City office building.
Phinney Design Group, Saratoga Springs, NY, US, Intern Architect
S. HARRIS & CO., Philadelphia, PA, US, Intern Architect
Projects Completed at S. Harris Ltd.
Penn Hall, Bucks County Community College, Pennsylvania
Drafted the existing building in Revit, including all of the construction documents for structural stabilization. Converted the file to AutoCAD for future edits by staff.
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA
Provided survey assistance, drafting, and editing of construction documents for the Roof Replacement project. Additionally, surveyed, documented, and drafted the wall elevations for the rooms of the Catholic Chaplain's office.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, New York, NY, US, Office Services Intern
Provided assistance with the expansion of the office space. Including design, budgeting, contract administration, and construction assistance. Designed the layout, for a last minute addition of eight offices and thirty six workstations. Assisted with furniture inventory calculations and preparation for office consolidation.
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- Chelsea snatch a 2-1 win against Wigan to boost bid for a fourth-place finish
- Tottenham Hotspur draw 0-0 with Sunderland; Liverpool draw 1-1 with Aston Villa
- Arsenal play Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on Sunday
- Leaders Manchester United host Queens Park Rangers, also on Sunday
A dramatic injury-time goal by Juan Mata handed Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Wigan in the English Premier League on Saturday to boost their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
All three goals came in the second half with Branislav Ivanovic opening the scoring Chelsea in the 62nd minute.
Wigan's French midfielder Mohamed Diame looked to have salvaged a point for the second-from-bottom side when he scored in the 82nd minute.
But Juan Mata's goal which came after Fernando Torres' shot hit the post saw the Blues rise to fifth, now two points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
Tottenham Hotspur moved up to third place with a 0-0 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light but Arsenal can overtake them again if they get a result against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
League leaders Manchester United are also in action Sunday as they host Queens Park Rangers.
Liverpool's lacklustre form continues as they drew 1-1 at Anfield against Aston Villa.
Chris Herd gave the visitors the lead in the 10th minute before Luis Suarez rescued a point for Kenny Dalglish's side eight minutes from the end.
The point lifts Liverpool to eighth with 43 points. Villa remain in 15th place with 34 points.
Blackburn Rovers went down to West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at The Hawthorns to remain in the bottom three.
The win sees West Brom climb to 12th.
Norwich City and Everton drew 2-2 at Carrow Road while Bolton Wanderers suffered a heavy home defeat going down 3-0 to Fulham.
Wolverhampton Wanderers now look certain to be relegated after a 2-1 defeat to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
Peter Crouch claimed the winner which sees Stoke rise to 11th. Wolves remain bottom, six points from safety with just six games remaining.


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Montly day of Prayer - November 7th
One day a month (the 7th of each month), all member from all prayer groups, in every country, are invited to join spiritually to pray the Crusade Prayer chosen for that month. All this in order to help Jesus, in our humble way, to save souls, so precious to Him.
After the Holy Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet in this day, we will recite the folllowing Crusade Prayers (96 - 10, 12, 36, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 62, 63, 74, 76, 89, 116, 127, 128,129,134, 136, 137, 139, 142, 148, 149, 151, 152, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165 - 96)
Then let us pray the crusade of prayer 155 to protect the Mission of Salvation: "...I ask to those who follow these messages and prayers for this mission... Never before your prayers are needed as it is at this time". (MDM June 8, 2014). We finally took a rosary and pray 50 times the crusade of prayer 132 to renounce Satan and safeguard this mission. (Message from January 31st 2014)
Instructions for the prayer groups: "They must keep Holy Water close by, have a Crucifix of Me present and recite this special Crusade Prayer to Bless and Protect your Crusade Prayer Group. Crusade Prayer (96)...Please recite this prayer before and after every prayer meeting." Jesus - (Message from January 25, 2013,MDM).
Jesus says: Say this prayer every day, after you recite My Divine Mercy, and you, through your allegiance to Me, will help save My children. Hear My prayer now to give you the encouragement you need:
"Fill me now O Lord with the Gift of the Holy Spirit to carry your Most Holy Word to sinners who I must
help save in Your Name. Help me to cover them, through my prayers, with your Precious Blood, so that they can be drawn to your Sacred Heart. Give me the Gift of the Holy Spirit so that these poor souls can revel in your New Paradise." (Message from May 10th, 2011, MDM)
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Bethune-Cookman football coach Brian Jenkins encourages his players to be responsible parents, and welcomes their children to team functions.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Study hall is supposed to be a quiet time for Bethune-Cookman University's football players, but their concentration is often interrupted by a shriek or a squeal.
Not from the players trying to decipher their math homework, but from the kids they've brought along.
Sometimes, there are as many as seven children in the room.
"It can get loud,'' senior defensive back C.J. Wilson said.
But Wilson doesn't mind. The kids remind him of his own two sons, who have been living with his girlfriend in Tallahassee.
While most teams consider themselves to be a family, that's not a word the Wildcats – who host Coastal Carolina at 2 p.m. Saturday in a first-round playoff game – use lightly. To them "Family'' stands for: "Forget About Me, I Love You.'' Fifteen of the players have families of their own, and many of them are raising their children here in town while they go to school and play football.
"I'd say all of the guys on the team who have kids are very active in their children's lives,'' said fifth-year senior running back Andronicus Lovette, who is raising his daughters -- 2-year-old Andrianna and 10-month-old Arriana -- with his girlfriend here. "I really don't know one person on the team that's not active. I know there are some that don't have their children with them in Daytona, but that being said, they're still active in their lives. They talk to them on the phone or Skype them, sending pictures. They are active in their child's life.''
The children who come to study hall or team meetings are part of the team's extended family.
"We've got a team full of uncles,'' Wilson said.
Coach Brian Jenkins encourages his players who have kids to be responsible parents. And so that doesn't sound like an empty lecture with no practical application, he's created a village inside his football program.
Coaches and their wives counsel the players. Office secretaries and student assistants watch the kids during team and position meetings.
"I've always said this program is about more than wins and losses on the football field,'' Jenkins said. "It's about building men. I've got a lot of young fathers on this team. We tell them, 'There is no reason why you should not be there for your child. Don't let a meeting or anything else affect that.' ''
Jenkins said some of the players -- whether they are fathers or not -- who do not have strong family backgrounds are learning how to be good, responsible parents.
"I'm not priding myself in the number of fathers we have on this team,'' Jenkins said. "That's an issue in itself. But I am very proud of my guys for taking the responsibility of being a father and trying to be the best father they can be in spite of playing a college sport and maintaining a high level (of academics).''
Running back Isidore Jackson said he was dejected last year when his daughter, Zahleigh Diane Jackson, and stepdaughter, Abryah Smith, were not with him at school. Now, he is raising them here with his girlfriend, Jessica Smith.
"I can take them anywhere,'' Jackson said. "Coach (Autry) Denson will let my girls play around his office, so they don't run around all over the place. It's working out really good. The coaches all have kids, and some of them had kids when they were in college, so they understand our struggles. There is not much time in our schedules. I don't get home until after (the kids) go to bed.''
Senior running back Rodney Scott, who brought his nearly 1-year-old son to study hall at the school library during a recent interview, said Jenkins encourages the players with kids to bring them around.
"It's very time consuming (to raise a child as a student athlete),'' Scott said. "Players say they're tired, but when you've got a family to deal with, it's more stress, but it's not bad stress. You're just trying to find time for stuff you want to do. Coach isn't the type to say no to you about your kid. There have been times I've told him I've got to do something with my son and he'll say, 'Oh, go handle that. You don't have to worry about it. I got you.' ''
The issue is an important one for Jenkins because he has been there himself. His first child was born when he was a football player at the University of Cincinnati 20 years ago.
"I ended up being a young father in college,'' Jenkins, 41, said. "I just did what I had to do as a father and found a way to be there for my daughter. It was hard, but I found a way to do it. My last year, she stayed with me some because her mother was shot and killed my senior year at the end of the football season. She was with me for a while, and then she went to stay with her mother's side of the family.
"I tell my players, there's nothing you should allow to take you away from your children.''
Wilson said Jenkins sent him home from preseason camp in August to be with his girlfriend for the birth of his second son, Cameron. Offensive tackle Terrance Hackney went home to North Carolina over the summer to pick up his 2-year-old son, Tyree. He is now raising Tyree as a single parent, while juggling books and football.
Hackney said he wasn't sure if he would be able to handle all of the responsibilities of fatherhood, even with the help of a family friend who lives in Deltona.
"Everything went through my head,'' Hackney said. "The big stuff, the small stuff. Am I ready? Who's going to help me? Coach Jenkins gave me some insight.
"Everything God puts in front of you, you just have to deal with it. It's a blessing. I'm happy where I'm at.''
Hackney said he discovered that with help from his teammates, coaches and the team's support staff he can deal with everything that's thrown at him.
"I ask for advice from coaches on a daily basis and they help me,'' he said. "My old teammate from Ole Miss, Rodney (Scott), has a son, too, and one of my offensive linemen, Blake (Pritchard), has a little son, Ely, We get together and play around. We already have our AAU basketball team organized. It will be like a summer league when everybody gets older.''
With many players unable to go home for the holiday this week because of the playoff game, the team and their families scheduled a Thanksgiving dinner together in the president's banquet room at the school's Center for Civic Engagement.
"It's a good feeling," Jenkins said, "when you see a young person who actually gets it and actually understands 'This is my child, I am responsible, I am the father and I have to be here.' I couldn't be more proud of my guys. I love them for their effort on the field, but I love them even more for the men they have decided to be.''
Coastal Carolina vs. Bethune-Cookman
WHO: Big South champion Coastal Carolina (7-4) at MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman (9-2)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach
TICKETS: $10 for students, $25 reserved seats. Call B-CU ticket office at 386-481-2465
TV: ESPN3 (online)
WINNER: Travels to play No. 4 overall seed Old Dominion (10-1) at 2 p.m. Dec. 1 in Norfolk, Va.
COACHES: Coastal Carolina, Joe Moglia, first year (7-4); B-CU, Brian Jenkins, third year (27-7)


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Ian McKellen has opened up about his long battle with prostate cancer.
The 73-year-old actor, who stars as Gandalf in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, revealed the diagnosis in an interview with the Daily Mirror yesterday.
He said the cancer was not life threatening and he has had it "for six or seven years."
"When you have got it, you monitor it, and you have to be careful it doesn't spread,"
"But if it is contained in the prostate it's no big deal. Many, many men die from it, but it's one of the cancers that is totally treatable ... I am examined regularly, and it's just contained, it's not spreading. I've not had any treatment."
McKellen called on men to get themselves checked for prostate cancer regularly.
He said the people who die from the disease are those who do not detect it until it spreads out of the prostate.
"I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had got it and it went on the rampage. But at my age if it is diagnosed, its not life threatening," he told the Mirror.
The actor talked about his mortality in an interview with The Herald before the premiere of The Hobbit in Wellington.
"At 73, your passion for life isn't as strong as it was, your energies get a bit low and there isn't a day when you don't think of death," he said.
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Arts Award Local Area Network meetings - 3 March 2016
There are 10 new Arts Award local area networks across London, to support anyone that works with Arts Award as a centre, adviser or supporter.
The networks are places to come together and share learning, build networks and support new ways of delivering Arts Award. The ten areas running meetings are:
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Gone with the highly stylized ad campaigns of recent seasons' past and in with a straightforward studio shoot sans props. The Gucci Spring/Summer 2013 ad campaign brought back memories of ad campaigns during Tom Ford circa Gucci when he first enlisted the help of Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld somewhere around the mid-nineties. Perhaps it was due to the 60th anniversary of the 1953 Gucci Horsebit loafer that prompted a reference into the archives.
This time Anja Rubik and Karmen Pedaru replaces the cool nineties glamour of Amber Valetta as Mert & Marcus make easy work here. Interesting that the aesthetic remained the same –as did the ever timeless Horsebit loafer– and for the clothes, a simple palette of singular colours and silhouette shone through. But it was the nostalgic mood of yesteryears that got me the most excited.
Check out the rest of the Gucci Spring/Summer 2013 ad campaign featuring Anja Rubik and Karmen Pedaru by Mert & Marcus below.
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Business loans
If you're considering a business loan, there are a lot of things you need to bear in mind. With a wide range of loans on the market and various products designed for speed, short terms, growth projects, or small businesses, it's hard to know where to start. There are also many different lenders on the market — you can get a business loan from high-street banks, challenger banks, online lenders, and small local specialists.
With so many products and providers, the eligibility criteria, interest rates, and overall costs can vary significantly. Let's take a look at everything you need to know about business loans.
Types of business loan
Business loans is a broad category, and can refer to lots of different products including:
Within these product categories, you'll find loans designed for specific situations:
Fast loans
Some products are designed for speed, so you get the cash as fast as possible. Our record at Funding Options is 1 ½ hours from first enquiry to money in the customer's account.
How fast a loan is largely depends on how prepared you are. Lots of lenders require detailed documents such as filed accounts and forecasts, and your ability to get these documents together can make the difference between a couple of days or a couple of weeks.
Short term business loans
Some loans are designed for the short-term, with agreements between 3 months and 2 years. Term loans of more than 2 years would be considered medium- or long-term. If you're considering a loan for a very short term, it's also worth considering revolving credit facilities and other business overdraft alternatives.
Loans for small businesses
Some lenders cater for small businesses specifically. Small business loans have historically been challenging to get from the banks, but with the range of alternative finance available these days, there are many more solutions out there.
Business loans for bad credit
It's often possible to get a business loan if you have a poor credit rating. Although it's certainly more challenging to borrow money with bad credit in the background, it's still very much worth exploring — and you might be surprised at the choices potentially still available if you're willing to offer security or a personal guarantee.
There's a huge range of lenders offering loans to businesses, and this means there are lots of different eligibility criteria, application processes and interest rates to go through.
We're specialists in helping firms find the lender that's right for them from the whole market — so get in touch with us or apply online if you'd like help finding the best business loan for you.
Here's a summary of what you can expect from different business lenders:
High-street banks
It's common knowledge that the banks aren't lending to businesses as much as they used to — the effects of the credit crunch and new banking regulations are still being felt years later — and lots of firms aren't suitable for bank lending.
If you approach a major bank for a business loan, they'll want to see a strong balance sheet, significant security and a long trading history. For those that are eligible for bank funding, it's usually the cheapest option in terms of interest rates — but many other firms find it's a long application process that leads to a 'no'.
For these reasons, HM Treasury set up the Bank Referral Scheme. Funding Options is proud to be a government designated finance platform for the scheme, and we help businesses every day who were unsuccessful with the banks.
We've put together a list comparing the business loans from all the major high-street banks.Compare bank business loans
Challenger banks
Challenger banks are similar to high-street banks on the products they offer and the overall cost, but generally have slightly more flexible criteria that means their loans are open to a wider range of businesses. Their application processes are normally faster too, although they can still be slow.
Independent lenders
At the forefront of alternative finance, the larger independent lenders offer some of the best alternatives to the banks. These providers are large and established, with plenty of cash to lend, but don't have the same restrictions as banks and are prepared to lend to a much broader spectrum of businesses and sectors.
Some are focused on one particular product while others offer the full range of business finance. In this area of the market you can expect more flexible criteria and much faster applications — the major downside being that they're usually more expensive than banks.
Smaller specialists
Smaller specialist lenders are another important part of the alternative finance category, usually focusing on one or two types of lending. Their business loans are highly specialised, often designed for one particular sector, but this means the costs can vary widely.
Many of the smaller lenders offer very fast online processes, meaning you can potentially get a loan within a day or two. Best of all, instead of rigid criteria they're much more likely to take a case-by-case view of your application for a loan.
Eligibility and criteria for business loans
With so many different lenders and products on the market, the eligibility criteria for business loans vary. In an initial consultation, expect to be asked about:
- Turnover and profit
- Bank statements
- Filed accounts
- Loan amount vs. turnover
- Trading history
- Payment history (e.g. CCJs, late payments)
While there are no set 'standard' criteria for business loans, there are a few basic factors that most lenders look at when assessing your business. Here are a few rules of thumb to bear in mind before you apply for a loan:
- The loan amount is less than 25% of your annual turnover
- Your business is profitable
- More than 24 months trading history (for most products)
- No outstanding CCJs or late payments
- Your business is based in the UK
All of these factors help lenders build up a picture of your business. Generally, lenders are unwilling to lend more than 10-20% of your annual turnover, and they'll want to see enough revenue to demonstrate affordability. If you're not making much profit or making a loss, it'll be difficult to get a loan, and a short trading history (less than 2 years) can make things more difficult too.
Having said that, you might be surprised by what's still available to your business, and many of the lenders we work with are more flexible than the banks.
If you'd like to find out more about what kind of business loan you may be eligible for, starting an application is the quickest way to find out your options.
Security and personal guarantees
Business loans fall into two main categories: secured and unsecured. For secured loans, you'll need some security to offer, while for unsecured loans lenders will normally want a personal guarantee.
You can use a variety of assets as security for a secured business loan, including commercial property, plant and machinery, vehicles, and stock. Lenders have different criteria for what they'll accept as assets.
Unsecured loans, on the other hand, don't require physical security but will often require a personal guarantee. Normally, lenders will want the guarantor to have good personal net worth and be a UK homeowner, demonstrating affordability.
If you're interested in a secured loan, you'll need to think about the security you have available. For unsecured loans, it's important to consider the implications of offering a personal guarantee.
If you're not sure which type of loan is right for you, read our guide to secured vs. unsecured loans.
Interest rates
The interest rates you can expect to pay vary depending on your business profile. There are various risk factors that the lender will consider, and generally speaking the higher the risk, the higher the cost of the finance.
Credit rating is one of the best indicators of what interest rate you'll pay for a business loan. If your credit history is poor, you're likely to pay a much higher interest rate. Risk is also partly determined by the term length you need and the security you're able to provide.
Part of the interest rate calculation is also driven by characteristics such as how established your business is and its profitability, because these factors have implications for your affordability.
It's important to remember that headline interest rates can hide a range of costs such as arrangement, termination and penalty fees. For this reason, the best way to get an accurate estimate of loan rates is to make an application with us — it's completely no-obligation to do so.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to make business loan providers make their products more transparently and consistently priced — something we wholeheartedly support at Funding Options.
Risk profiles
For the purposes of this indicative table, we've used three business profiles, representing low, medium and high levels of risk (from the lender's perspective). Many lenders use risk bands to categorise applicants, while others calculate interest rates on a case-by-case basis. Please note, this table is for research purposes only, and each provider has their own way of calculating interest rates.
- Profile A: Clean personal and business credit, good profits, trading history 5+ years
- Profile B: Minor blips on credit file in the past, but good recent performance
- Profile C: Recent credit problems such as satisfied CCJs or missed payments
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* Most lenders won't offer unsecured loans for a longer term than 24 months for this risk category (talk to a Business Finance Specialist for details)
NB: These interest rates are illustrative at best, and do not include any fees that may be added on to the total cost of the loan. Remember that for loans of less than one year you won't actually pay a full year's interest, while for loans over a longer term the effect of compounding interest will be greater. For example, 21% per year over 48 months is more expensive than 28% over 12 months.
Rates can be very expensive for businesses with poor credit, because they're inherently more risky to lend to. The good news is, many businesses do improve their credit profile over time, and qualify for cheaper rates later down the line. At the same time, if you're offered an expensive interest rate it might not be the right time to take on debt finance. If you're concerned about your business's financial situation, contact the Business Debtline.
Business Loan Calculator
If you're considering a fixed-term business loan, you can use our simple calculator to find out how much the monthly repayments could be. Just enter the loan amount, interest rate and term length.
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If you'd like to find out the rates that could be available to your business, start an application — it only takes a few minutes to see your options.
Business loans guide
Business loans is a wide and varied part of the business finance market, so we've put together a comprehensive Business Loans Guide to help you find the right loan for your business.
The guide includes in-depth information like how you can choose a business loan, the different types of security lenders will accept, how the application process works, and what lenders look for in your application. Click here to sign up to our mailing list and download the guide for free.
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For some reason, I felt the need to shift the "Movies That Everyone Should See" series decidedly back into the "classic" territory with this installment. Coupled with the fact that it would have been Gregory Peck's birthday last week, I wound up with an easy choice.
This week's Movie That Everyone Should See is one of the greatest films of all time, "To Kill a Mockingbird".


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Kim Kardashian Has 'No Sympathy' For Younger Brother Robby Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Kim Kardashian isn't wasting any time feeling sorry for her younger brother Rob.
On the latest episode of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians,' the 33-year-old became aggravated with Rob when he didn't show up for a family vacation to Thailand.
"We've all been here to offer him help and he won't take it, so I don't have sympathy," Kim said (via PEOPLE) to the Kardashian clan members who did show up.
Rob has publicly struggled with his weight in the past, following an alleged bout with depression. Rumors were buzzing around in May when he missed Kim's Florence, Italy wedding to Kanye West due to family drama that unfolded from arguments over his appearance.
According to sis Khloe, Rob has "deeper issues than just weight," referring to her split from ex-husband Lamar Odom, whom Rob had developed a close relationship with.
Kim explained on the episode that she's "more of the tough love kind of person," but Khloe is attempting to be more supportive of their sibling. "My personality is like, 'Alright, you complain, you don't like it, get up and do something about it,'" she said.
Apparently Rob agrees — he's been hitting the gym hard recently. Keep it up, Rob!
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text: Linguists estimate that between 6500 and 7000 languages are used around the world. While only 230 are spoken in Europe, there are 2200 in Asia alone. The island nation of Papua New Guinea is one of the linguistic leaders with more than 700 distinct languages spoken by the 7.5 million people who live there.


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This museum in central Leipzig provides a space to engage with and reflect upon contemporary German history from the end of World War II to the present day.
The modern, visitor-friendly exhibition looks back at the history of political repression, opposition and resistance, and at the peaceful revolution that unfolded in a divided Germany and at everyday life in the GDR. The exhibition also recounts the reunification process of the past twenty years.
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Tuesday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm
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Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors;
and their works do follow them."
Revelation 14:13
He was ill for most of my childhood.
I remember rushing to my room so many times,
dropping to my knees beside my bed,
and begging God...pleading with Him...to please not take my Daddy.
To please let him live until I was grown.
To please spare his life until he could walk me down the aisle
and see me married to the man God had for me.
God answered every one of those prayers.
Dad was raised not too, too far from where Dolly was.
In my mind, I picture his old homeplace to look something like hers.
When I hear Dolly sing those old songs she wrote about her childhood, I always think of Dad,
because the words make me think of the way he grew up, there in those nearby Tennessee hills.
There is just something about the culture there that calls to me.
The simplicity and the heart of those who lived through those lean times in the mountains.
It appeals to me...on so many levels.
I want to go visit my cousin, Eddie.
He is one of the very few "kinfolk", as they call it,
that I have left on Dad's side, and he still lives in Dad's hometown.
I want him to take me to the spot where Dad grew up,
and where so many of those childhood memories and shenanigans took place.
Dad, along with his twin brother, went to visit there a few years before he died.
He told us how the two of them sat on that old porch together and cried like babies.
I can only imagine.
Wish I could have been there with them.
Dad was probably the most selfless person I ever knew.
He would honestly do anything he was asked to do, without complaint,
without drawing back, without looking down on anyone.
If he knew you were cold, he would literally give you the shirt right off his back,
without batting an eye.
If he knew you needed something fixed, he would dive right in, no matter how dirty
or nasty or deplorable the job.
He didn't mind doing the most menial labor.
It was almost like he just expected it to be that way.
He never thought he was better than anyone else, no matter how downtrodden by society they seemed to be.
He would get down on their level, if need be, and wouldn't seem to notice they were any different than him...because he knew, in reality, that they weren't.
I remember one time there was a man in our church who had developed some sort of throat disorder.
I am assuming it must have been cancer.
The man never was diagnosed, so I can't say for sure.
But, his condition was very unpleasant to be around.
I've seen Dad go in to his room, stand over his sickbed, and take care of his needs more times than I can even remember.
No one else seemed to want to do it.
There was something in Dad that compelled him to help that man.
Another man in our church had serious problems with his feet.
We went to visit him often.
I can still see Dad going to get the container to fill it with water,
coming down the hall carrying it,
then getting down on his knees in front of the man,
and tending to his diseased feet...without so much as a word.
Dad never could pass anybody who was broken down along the road,
without at least stopping to ask if he could help.
He just knew all-too-well how it felt to be in their shoes, and he never forgot.
He just did things like that...all the time...a quiet, unassuming, very much unsung, hero.
Those are just a few examples to explain Dad's character.
To say Dad was humble just really doesn't cut it.
I'm not sure how to embellish that word enough to describe Dad.
Humble seems like a step up for him.
He didn't care about appearances.
I have told of how my family and I are being more and more compellingly drawn towards living a minimalistic life and letting go of the unnecessary.
It is a pursuit that is driving us right now, as we are feeling more and more led
to simplify, downsize, streamline, and purge.
I think my yearning for minimalism stems from two sources...
1. My overwhelming desire to follow Jesus,
to emulate His life, to focus on the eternal, to shed the excess in order to be more available to Him,
2. From my deep longing to somehow recapture the essence of who Dad was and how he lived his life.
Dad didn't have much.
But, then again, he didn't need much.
When he died, I was amazed at how very little he really owned.
It impresses me that very little is all he really needed....or wanted.
He just wasn't into "things".
Dad was used to "getting by", and that is all he really felt was necessary.
He and Mom instilled in me a deep, impenetrable love for God,
and a heart for others.
That makes me sad.
Because I feel like we are losing something so precious, dear friends.
In our self-driven quests, we are forgetting about the needs of our fellow man.
In our determination to carry designer bags,
we fail to remember that some carry around everything they own in brown paper.
In our adamance about wearing only the latest name brand,
we ignore the fact that some wear holey rags, or have nothing to wear at all.
In our desire to impress, we insist upon fine linen, while our brothers and sisters cringe to see night fall, as they scrounge for something...anything, however raggedy, just to block the cold.
We over-indulge, to the point of gluttony, while a child, just a few blocks away,
falls asleep hungry.
God forgive us.
We are so guilty.
I am missing Dad so much today.
I can't believe it has been 15 years since I stood there,
heart broken and dreams shattered of him ever seeing the little 11 1/2 week life
that lived and grew inside my womb.
That boy, who would be born to Kevin and me six months and 21 days after Jesus came for Dad,
is Dad's only biological grandchild.
Dad never got to see him...hold him...show him the little "doo-dads", as he called them,
that he loved to make.
So often, Zach will do something really funny, and Kevin will say,
"Zach, you sure remind me of your Papaw."
He does.
It amazes me how much Zach is like Dad.
They never met, but he sure is Dad's grandson.
Dad was so comical.
He could make us laugh on our worst day.
He would get "tickled" and laugh until he couldn't stop.
Watching and hearing him laugh was some of the funniest parts.
Zach is the same way.
He can bring a smile and a chuckle, regardless what else is going on around us.
He is a light and joy and an uplift wherever he goes.
Zach lights up a whole room...with just a smile.
I think one of the reasons God let Zach be so much like Dad is to let us know that through Zach,
Dad lives on.
So, Dad, if I could pick up the phone and call you today, this is some of the things I would say...
I love you so much!
You were the best Dad a girl like me could have ever asked for.
You worked so hard to keep our family fed.
I appreciate every, single thing you ever did for me.
I will never forget the things you taught me about life....
not only through your words, but by your example.
If I could be half as selfless as you were, I would be a better person.
I know you suffered so much in those last years down here.
It broke my heart.
I still remember my anxious phone calls to you every, single morning...
worrying until you or Mom would answer the phone....
hoping with all my soul that you had a good night, and longing to hear you say, you felt better today.
I still panic when I think of all of the close calls, the emergency room visits,
the times we felt we were walking on eggshells and sitting on dynamite.
I can still see your anguished expressions, as you worried about what Mom would do,
once you were gone....
how you pulled Mom's and my hands together over you, as you struggled on life support,
as if to tell us to take care of each other.
We did, Dad.
'Til the end.
She's there with you now, and that comforts me.
I'll be coming, too, Lord willing, and by God's grace,
although I hope it is not too soon!
As much as I miss you and Mom and Papaw and Mimmie and so many others,
I pray I can live down here and be in health to first raise this sweet boy God sent to us.
You would love him so much, Dad!
Kevin and I often talk about how much fun the two of you would have together!
Oh, the adventures you would enjoy!
But, it was not to be.
I'll never understand that.
You almost made it...to the day he got here.
As long as you had waited for a grandson of your own,
and as thrilled and happy as you would have been to meet him and watch him grow up,
God had even better...grander plans for you.
I believe you are watching us...from a distance.
I believe God is letting you see the fine, young man your grandson is growing up to be.
And though it sounds crazy, I have the picture to prove that your face was looking down on
him and me that day in the strawberry field.
Of course, I didn't notice it until I got the picture printed out...and there you were.
I've never seen anything like it.
Zach would make you proud, Dad.
He is abundantly giving...selfless...just like you were.
He is so much like you!
Why, the other day, he felt God nudge him in a store when he saw an elderly customer who appeared needy, and he took his own thirty some dollars and paid for everything she had in her cart!
I can't tell you how that made me feel when he and Kevin came home and told me that.
It reminds me of something you would do.
We all sure miss you, Dad.
Life has been very different...and difficult...without you.
You could fix anything for me, it seemed.
You always knew what to do...what to say...to bring the most complicated into perspective,
to simplify the most perplexing problem.
You just had a way about you that made me feel safe.
Dear Lord, help us, we all miss that!
Kevin misses you so much, as he takes the best care of us.
He, as you well know, is the finest, most noble of all husbands.
God gave me the very best, Dad.
You always hoped for that, and your prayers were answered a hundred fold.
Kevin loves Zach and me with more love than his heart can hold.
He still talks about how much he loved you...how close the two of you were.
He uses your tools from time to time, and he thinks about you.
He remembers all the times you held those drills and hammers and screwdrivers,
and he tears up, as he misses you.
You and him sure had some good times.
We'll all be together again one day, God willing.
Then we'll have eternity to share..and catch up...and finally sing together again.
I miss your sweet smile.
Your funny ways.
Eating at Sonny's with you...hearing you play your five-string....playing along on my guitar....
hearing your pitch-perfect, mountain-style, bluegrass tenor chiming in on those old Louvin Brothers,
Flatt & Scruggs, Jim & Jesse, Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, Osborne Brothers, Reno & Smiley, and Mac Wiseman songs.
Every time I hear one, my mind always, always goes to you...immediately.
Especially ones like....
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
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"The Bluebirds Are Singing For Me"
"Rank Stranger"
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"Limehouse Blues"
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"Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling?"
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...and there must be a thousand other songs that make me think of you, Dad.
Just the first ring of a five string can start me bawling.
I still take your old Old Kraftsman out from time to time...just to recall.
God bless you, dear Dad.
Today, we mourn 15 years without you down here.
How Heaven must rejoice to have you there!!!
I love you more than you will ever know.
And, now I leave you with some good news about Jakob Cooper,
and some good, then not-so-good news about Baby Daxton below.
Updates on Jakob Cooper
1st Update:
Asking for those prayers again.
Jakob starts new chapter in rehab @ Cardinal Hill tomorrow.
We are already there today to get settled in.
Prayers for strength & understanding.
God's got this.
2nd Update:
Jakob had 3 hours of therapy today.
He did good, now he is ready to get back at it again tomorrow, so he can get home.
Pray he continues to progress!
God is working and moving on Jakob's behalf, dear friends!!
Please keep up the prayers!!
Updates on Daxton Gage
God is hearing the many prayers being prayed on behalf of this little guy,
but he still has a very long way to go.
I can't even imagine the up and down roller coaster of emotions his parents must be having to endure.
As you will see in the updates, every time things seem to be going better,
something else happens, but we know our God is in control, and there is nothing too hard for Him!
June 3, 2015 - Update by Daxton's Mama
Our baby Daxton is one week old today!
I talked with the RN this morning and unfortunately our baby boy has had some set backs.
This morning Daxton had to be put back on the ventilator.
Each time he has been taken off of it, he does well for a little bit,
and then begins to struggle to hard to breathe on his own.
She said that the doctor has contacted an ear, nose & throat specialist,
and they're going to check out his trachea and make sure that Dax doesn't have something anatomically wrong that's causing him to have so much difficulty breathing on his own.
Dax also has to go for a PET scan of his heart this morning.
They just want a few more images if his heart to help plan out his open heart surgery.
They also attempted to put his PICC line in yesterday, with no success.
I'm asking that you please continue to pray for our baby boy.
While I know it's for his benefit, I know he must be going through so much pain with being poked & prodded all the time.
My heart breaks knowing there's nothing I can do to comfort him.
Please continue to share Daxton's updates and his story.
As I've said many times before, I want as many praying for our baby as possible.
I know there is power in prayer.
God bless each and every one of you,
& thank you so much for everything you've done or are doing.
It means the world to us.
Update - June 4, 2015 by Daxton's Mama
Talked with Daxton's nurse this morning and not much had changed since yesterday.
He's still on the vent, & she said he's resting peacefully.
She said his doctors decided to wait for his scan due to the fact that he would have to go off of his prostaglandins to do it.
And it's the prostaglandins that are keeping Dax alive.
So they decided to wait until a later date to do the scan.
But they did do an echo, an x-Ray and ultrasound on him this morning.
His nurse did say his lactic acid levels were high,
so we're asking for prayers for those to go back down.
She said they could have spiked due to the stress of being put back on the vent and where they tried to do a PICC line yesterday.
God has brought him so far in such a short time.
We want to thank everyone for their prayers, kind words, donations, little acts of kindness, everything you've done to help Dax & our family get this far.
As I always ask, just please continue to pray, pray, pray & share Dax's story every chance you can. I truly believe God hears our prayers and is answering them for us.
Thank you all for everything!
Update - June 5, 2015 by Daxton's Mama
So much has happened in the last 24 hours, so I'll try to update you all as best as I can remember. As of yesterday's update, Daxton was stable and doing okay as far as his progress went and continued to do so until around 9 pm last night.
As usual I called to check on Dax before we went to bed,
and they immediately put me on the phone with his Doctor.
Dax had taken a turn for the worse, and they were not sure why,
but his doctor suspected some type of infection.
They began a preventive treatment of antibiotics, just to make sure because Daxton's lactic acid levels were reading 17 and higher,
when his doctors told us they didn't want his levels over a 2 or 3.
His doctor told us that he hoped Dax would get better, but there was a real possibility he could die. So last night, we slung everything we could think of into some bags,
kissed our older babies goodbye, as they went to stay with their mamaw & papaw,
and we made the 4 hour night drive from Phelps all the way into Louisville,
praying, sobbing, and begging God the whole way to please spare our baby boy.
When we got here, they had given Dax a lot of antibiotics,
a blood transfusion, and were doing blood gas tests every two hours.
His lactic acid had come down significantly, and our baby was improving.
He was very very pale, and his nurse had said he was even more pale just hours before.
I think "ghost baby" was the word they used to describe it.
After tossing and turning for the few hours of sleep we did get,
this morning was filled with such relieving and blessed news.
Dax's lactic acid levels had come back down to 2.9 and were continuing to improve,
and his pink color was coming back to his skin.
I've thanked God and praised him all morning.
Please continue to pray for Daxton, and praise God with me for this miracle.
Thank you everyone for keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers,
and thank you for all that you do!
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Let's keep bombarding Heaven on this baby's behalf!!
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Last night when Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah about doping, all the world was watching including Hollywood.
Naturally, celebrities – and Donald Trump – took to Twitter both scolding Armstrong and praising Oprah.
However, not everyone threw down the hammer on Armstrong. One former reality star came to his defense.
Many pulled the cyclist apart:
Great day for liars! They are dominating the news today. #CongratsUSA— Rashida Jones (@iamrashidajones) January 18, 2013
Lance Armstrong did himself great harm last night. Lawsuits & failure will follow him!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2013
Wow what a great 1st 20 mins to #Oprahinterview with Lance. He is a cheater and liar. I'm embarrassed that I was such a fan for so long.— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) January 18, 2013
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Others were impressed with how Oprah handled the interview:
Well, not everyone:
Or, the fact that the interview is being spread over two nights:
After night one of the two-part interview, not everyone was upset with Armstrong:


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Pentagon Attacks Labor Trafficking by US Contractors
It has been long in coming. The Pentagon is now demanding that contractors fight labor trafficking and lousy working conditions in Iraq endured by tens of thousands of low-paid south Asians working under US-funded contracts in Iraq.
In an April 19 memorandum to all Pentagon contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Joint Contracting Command demands that the widespread practice of taking away workers passports come to end. Contractors engaging in the practice, states the memo, must immediately "cease and deist."
"All passports will be returned to employees by 1 May 06. This requirement will be flowed down to each of your subcontractors performing work in this theater."
Contractors and subcontractors routinely hold workers passports -- in direct violation of US labor trafficking laws -- to prevent them from changing employers or leave wartorn Iraq.
As many as 35,000 low-paid workers are employed under Halliburton's sweeping, multibillion logistics contract serving the US military. Many of these workers are brought to Iraq by subcontractors from neighboring Arab countries -- countries that have been frequently cited by the US State Department for the exploitation of foreign workers.
A new April 4 contracting directive (I know the PDF is upside down!) also officially confirms the dirty little secret that reporters, military people and contractors have been complaining about ever since the March 2003 invasion of Iraq: Employers routinely have been exploiting many of the tens of thousands of south Asian workers working under US contracts.
The directive notes that inspections of Defense contractors in Iraq has revealed deceptive hiring practices, excessive recruiting fees that indebt workers for months if not years, substandard living conditions that include crammed sleeping quarters and poor food, and the circumventing of Iraqi immigration procedures.
These conditions, endured by south Asian workers sometimes making only dollars a day, are all chronicled in my October story, Blood, Sweat & Tears: Asia's Poor Build U.S. Bases in Iraq.
One contractor that has been accused of coercing employees to work in Iraq against their will is now the prime contractor tasked with building new $592-million US embassy project in Baghdad.
The April military directive announces that contractors will be required to take part in new education and awareness programs, policy enforcement and inspections by Joint Contracting Command's Inspector General in the coming months for compliance.
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A California electric motorcycle manufacturer will start selling hogs – well, piglets – that are capable of a range of over 100 miles thanks to a new power pack that should outlast the bike itself, plus newly adopted energy capture technology.
The new Z-Force power pack has 95 per cent more energy density than previous models, enabling the company's 9kWh Zero S model to travel 114 miles before needing a recharge – albeit at a maximum speed of 88 mph that will get you little cred from the local two-wheeled community. The engines also now come with brushless motors and regenerative braking systems to recapture some of the power used when slamming on the anchors.
Easy, though only mildly speedy, rider
The company claims the power pack will drop only 20 per cent of its capacity after 3,000 charges, which will provide an estimated range of over 300,000 miles – close to the expected lifetime of the bike and/or the rider.
"The 2012 model line is truly game changing. It marks the first time in history that riders can actually own an electric motorcycle that is capable of exceeding 100 miles of range on a single charge," said Scot Harden, VP of global marketing of Zero Motorcycles in a statement. "In less than three months, riders can see and purchase 2012 models."
The company has five sit-up-and-beg designs for the eco-minded, including the Zero S and DS sports models, an XU model for city driving (basically smaller and lighter, with a 42-mile range), and two electric dirt bikes, the X and MX. They will all go on sale, from between $7,000 to $13,000, in February.
While electric cars are growing in popularity (not least with El Reg) the same isn't true for motorcycles. The design limitations of the frame make getting a working power pack with a decent range is a major issue, as is the speed. The world's fastest electric bike set the record at barely 150mph, and Zero's new models can be humiliated in drag races by the average 250cc kiddie bike.
The market for wheels like this isn't the biker who's really into the ride, more for the fortyish, midlife-crisis biker who want to create the youth their parents never allowed them and fancies going techy and green. ®
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Happy Thursday to everyone, and welcome into yet another stupendous edition of the Daily Noontime! Here are some headlines and news from the Boston/New England sports world, enjoy.
* Oklahoma City proved to be too much for the Boston Celtics, as the Thunder prevailed, 119-104. Boston managed to outscore Oklahoma City in the third frame, but struggled to contain Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, who combined for 59 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and five steals. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce paced the Celtics with 23 points each. Boston will enjoy a few days off until they return to the court next week, as they travel to Cleveland for 7:00pm tip on Feb. 28.
* The Boston Bruins regrouped on Wednesday, and earned an important 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues. Brad Marchand netted two of the teams goals, while Tim Thomas deflected 30 shots between the pipes. The Black and Gold will continue their six-game swing on Friday, Feb. 24, when they travel to Buffalo for a 7:30pm face-off.
* The Boston Red Sox will conduct their first positional players workout on Thursday, which according to some sources is anticlimactic, especially since a majority of them showed up earlier this week. However, reports have confirmed that Roy Oswalt is expected to make an announcement on Thursday about his plans for the upcoming season. It's uncertain if he'll elect to join the Sox for the upcoming year or what he'll do, but again, this long awaited free agent saga should come to an end soon.


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Dr. Donald D. Hensrud, MD, nutrition and preventive medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, states that about 40% of men in their 70s have latent prostate cancer. Recent findings indicate that vitamin E, lycopene, saw palmetto, selenium, and zinc may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer and may prevent latent prostate tumor cells from becoming cancer.
A group of 10,456 men were evaluated over a seven-year period by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Men who had the highest blood levels of vitamin E (gamma tocopherol) were five times less likely to get prostate cancer than men with the lowest levels of vitamin E. In addition, the study showed that selenium and vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) also reduced prostate cancer incidence, but only when gamma tocopherol levels were also high.
Data from the Physicians Health Study, which has been following healthy men since 1982, found that there was a 41% reduction in risk of prostate cancer in men with the highest blood levels of lycopene, a nutrient found in tomatoes. Lycopene is highly concentrated in prostate tissue and older men tend to have lower lycopene levels than younger men.
A presentation at the American Society for Cell Biology meeting in December 2000 revealed that saw palmetto inhibited prostate cancer cell growth and alleviated urinary symptoms associated with benign prostate enlargement.
An analysis of a five-year supplement study of 1,456 men aged 40 to 64 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington found that 21% took vitamin C, 14% took vitamin E, and only 5% took zinc. Those who took vitamins C or E daily over the course of five years had a 23% lower risk of prostate cancer while those who took zinc daily decreased their risk by 45%.
Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, recommends a 160 mg dose of standardized saw palmetto extract twice per day, and 30 mg of zinc picolinate once per day. Avoiding prostatic irritants such as alcohol, caffeine, spicy foods, and tobacco is also recommended.
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Generally, I don't have enough bones to make bone broth I've got a low calorific intake, live alone, eat a lot of fish, and eat away from home a lot, which means I rarely have enough bones.
I make bone broth often and freeze it in 1 cup servings, so I can take out a serving at a time. I cook just for me.I save every bone I get. Here is how I make my bone broth. First roast the bone for 1 hr at 350 F. Put bones and any scraping into a crock pot and cover with water. Add 4 Tablespoons Braggs Vinegar. Cook on low for 24 Hrs. Add a couple of bay leaves, hand full of chopped carrots, hand full of onion and a hand full of celery.Cook on low for another 24 hrs. Add black pepper and salt to taste. Strain and freeze. I freeze the left over bones and stuff for next time. I usually have a cup every other day and add the broth to the soups and stewsI make.
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Review: Hopes & Dreams
Book Review
According to a Gallup survey taken last month, 94% of Americans queried
said they'd be willing to vote for an African American candidate for
president next year, which leads politicians from both sides to wonder:
Will 2008 be the Year of Obama?Â
No matter how you answer that question, you owe it to yourself to learn
about all the candidates first, before you head to the polls. In
the new biography "Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama� by
Steve Dougherty, you'll read about the charismatic Senator who might
just make history.
When Barack Obama, "an utterly obscure Illinois state senator�, was
tapped to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic convention,
many people were surprised. One of them was Obama himself.Â
Afterward, politicians from both parties hailed it as one of the
greatest keynote speeches in memory, and Americans sat up and took
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, the son of a Kenyan
diplomat-student father and a white Kansas-born mother. When
Obama (whose first name means "blessed� in Swahili) was two years old,
his father moved to New York to pursue further studies. Obama's
mother planned to join her husband at a later time but because of
distance, their relationship deteriorated and they divorced. It
wasn't until nine years later that young Barack again met the man whose
name he bore, yet
Dougherty claims that Obama never really "knew� the man who was his father until after the elder Obama's death.
Because of his maternal grandfather's connections, Barack Obama was
educated at a private Hawaii school and went to college in California,
then to Columbia University. After graduation from Columbia, he
worked at a series of jobs that made money but didn't satisfy
him. Eventually, he began working with a grassroots community
organizer on Chicago's South Side, a job that offered $10,000 a year
with a $2,000 car allowance and that instilled in him ideals and
viewpoints that now make him Oprah's close friend, a Grammy Award
winner, a wildly successful author, a paparazzi darling, and –
according to hopefuls – possibly the next President of the United
I liked "Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama�, but I wish it
had been a little more neutral and a little less gushing. While
author and People magazine writer Steve Dougherty's version of Obama's
life story is extremely fascinating reading – and the dozens of
pictures are great to see - this book felt more to me like a campaign
piece than a biography.Â
That's not to say that you shouldn't read it, but that you should read
between the lines if you intend to learn more about the candidate
himself, and not about what others think of him.
Still, because this is the first biography of Obama not written by
Obama, you really should educate yourself by reading this and every
biography on Presidential candidates for '08. For just under $10,
"Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama� gets my vote as a good
place to start.
Book Details: "Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama� by Steve Dougherty
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The color has been spotty, but, quite sufficient. We have stopped and hiked a little, read a bunch of signs, taken a few photos. The photo below is soon after we hopped on the Trace just south of Nashville Tennessee. You can see why they call it a parkway, they cut some of the "lawn" on each side of the two lane highway. No commercial trucks are allowed on any of the Trace. Only personal cars and RVs. The speed limit varies from 40 to 50 MPH. 444 miles of pure quiet, beauty, buckets and buckets of history and soul healing beauty (ohhh, said it was beautiful did I?? well, it is and more).
We stopped along a slow moving stream for lunch. The sun was out for only a few minutes longer, and it was starting to get cool, but, we did enjoy our lunch site!
Here you look down on a valley full of colorful trees.
Further south, lots of green and again, you can see that being called a "parkway" is perfect.
Some of the pull-offs had some very nice views indeed:
We stopped for the night in a Mississippi State Park, what an experience that was. Stay tuned, I'll chat about it.


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Jeremiah's Photo Corner is almost certainly the only local photo shop with a disco that's actually been used for late-night photo shop dance parties, but that's not all that sets it apart. The store itself is something of an anachronism: it sells film, photo paper, instant Polaroid-style cameras and old-school Holgas; it keeps a bowl of candy at the register; it has Ophelia, a Boston terrier who's there during store hours; and perhaps most quaint of all, it offers service from real, knowledgeable humans.
Film is part of what makes Jeremiah's a local gem, but in truth, owner Jeremiah Flynn and his coworker embrace digital photography as well. They can answer questions about the latest Canon 5D Mark II as well as the correct medium-format film for shooting high-speed motion on a cloudy day with a broken light meter. "Photographers are photographers," Flynn says, plainly, "digital or traditional."
Waxing philosophical about the changing industry and changing psyches in a world with more images than ever before, Flynn talks excitedly about the corner store's simpler approach and blurts out a possible slogan to reflect it: "Let's dance; eat some candy; pet the dog!"
Flynn is the kind of guy who can't help but stick out in a crowd. At 6-foot-6, lithe and lively, he's got a mane of frizzy, curly hair that goes past his shoulders. Gesturing toward his only employee, Maria Villano, he says, "She's the manager, even if there's no one else but me to manage."
Jeremiah's is an anchor pulling together the A Street art corridor, a slow-moving gem where real people still make real art. With real dogs. And real film. 441 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. 707.544.4800.—K.M.
Since all the local hip-hop stations have gone off the air and reception for 106.1-FM KMEL is spotty in parts of the North Bay, where's one to go for the latest club jams? Taco trucks, that's where. Outside brick-and-mortar eateries like Lola's Taqueria, F. Magiy Mariscos and El Michocano in Santa Rosa, the offerings of gray-area CDs peddled from weathered cardboard boxes fortified by duct tape has meant a steady supply of knock-off Juan Gabriel, Los Bukis and Shakira compilations. But the trucks, like Delecias Elenitas on Sebastopol and West avenues, seem to have the jams. Reggaeton collections, recent hip-hop hits and mix tapes like Phat Jamz Vol. 502 can be picked up for just $10, containing all the new Drake remixes and Gucci Mane bangers one could want. Sometimes the mixes don't gel—Black Eyed Peas followed by Waka Flocka Flame, for starters—but that's part of the charm. With the best selection of oldies, reggaeton and CDs by Akwid, a Latino rap duo, the truck also sells "Movimiento Hyphy" CDs—but be forewarned. "Hyphy" in Mexico means something entirely different than in the Bay—it's not hip-hop at all. But with Phat Jamz Vol. 503 being released at the truck soon, who's complaining? Sebastopol and West avenues, Santa Rosa.—G.M.
Walking into West County Herb Company in downtown Occidental feels like walking into a simpler time, when instead of popping Tylenol, people healed themselves with the elixirs of the land. Inside, herb-wreaths hang above antique bookshelves displaying all manner of medicine-making supplies—beakers, graduated cylinders and droppers. A sign above the entryway quotes Frankenstein's monster: "Friend . . . good," as sunlight brightens the jars upon jars of sumptuous, medicinal herbs, all locally sourced from the Sonoma County Herb Exchange in Sebastopol. "I love everybody whose products I sell," enthuses shopkeeper Lisa Kurtz, who displays an exacting knowledge about her many wares. Everything from black trumpet mushrooms to silk eye pillows can be found here. Need some sheep's milk soap? Hers is one of the few places in the nation that carries it. Want to actually know what's in your makeup? Check out locally made Green Glamour Cosmetics. Beeswax candles, neti pots, seaweed—it's got to come from around here for Kurtz to carry it. She also rents out space next door—with a raised stage and a cozy winged nook, it's perfect for all manner of musical performances, workshops, yoga classes, lectures and movie nights. For those low on funds, there's a vast lending library chock-full of books, a basket of free tinctures and salves, and the visceral pleasure of sipping a cup of tea as one browses, sniffs and marvels through this cozy garden of herbal delights. 3641 Main St., Occidental. 707.874.9567.—J.D.
The problem with folklore, if there is one, is that after too many years the truth gets inextricably mixed with legend. Such is the case with the greatest public pun. The truth is there's a little bridge between Glen Ellen and Eldridge with an enigmatic plaque on it that reads 'The Buck Stops Here.' It's undetectable from the road, and even some locals don't know it's there. According to lore, the weatherworn little plaque on the side of the bridge marks the spot of a daily ritual that's more than a decade old. It refers to a gentleman named Buck, who literally stops there on the bridge most every day to toss rocks and watch them hit the water below. It's been there long enough that no one can remember when it appeared or who put it there. Officials at Eldridge say that the sign has been there for 10 or 15 years, but they don't know who Buck is, and even if they knew, they aren't at liberty to talk about it. Locals say Buck still goes to the bridge, and he stops right there by the plaque. Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen.—K.M.
After spring-cleaning closets and accumulating a bounty of gently used clothing and accessories, I head over to Pine Grove Consignment Store in Sebastopol to trade for something "new" and unique to revitalize my wardrobe. Celebrating its 25th year as the longest running consignment store in Sonoma County, Pine Grove recently was remodeled and refreshed by owner Autumn Morrison and manager Emily Chavez. As a bonus, a container of nice hangers—not the wire Mommy Dearest kind—are by the back door, free to customers to be used for new purchases. "We do keep a couple of wire hangers on hand," Chavez smiles. "They're great for retrieving locked keys." 149 N. Main St., Sebastopol. 707.829.1138.—S.D.
Kevin Feinstein's feral nature serves him well when he plunges fearlessly into forests, fields and meadows on the trail of edible mushrooms, nuts, fruits and grasses. Hey, it's free for the picking. Sometimes, Feinstein goes solo into the great outdoors, but he also leads groups all over the Bay Area, showing civilized folk how to live off the land. Eyes peeled, he looks for a whole host of wild stuff: scarlet pimpernel, blue dicks, witches butter and yampah, a forager's wet dream. "Bay Area chefs want sexy stuff like yampah seeds," he says. "They don't care about ordinary miner's lettuce anymore." Recently, in Sonoma, across territory novelist Jack London roamed, he showed followers how to tell poisonous plants from the medicinal and delectable. Starting with oaks and acorns, he moved to vetch, soap root and thistle—which, he swears, makes excellent pesto. Euell Gibbons, the author of Stalking the Wild Asparagus, the forager's bible, would have been impressed by Feinstein's lore, most of which is self-taught. After a decade of foraging in California, he's a feral master with several educational videos on YouTube. His new book, Bay Area Forager, is out later this year. "I love foraging in the hills," he says, smiling. "I eat what I find right in the open or cook it at home. I harvested enough untended olives recently to made olive oil to last a year." In and around the hills of Sonoma, 510.717.2293.—J.R.
Grapes, wild turkeys, luscious springs, cresting hills, privacy—northern Sonoma County is a vast playground of spontaneous romantic adventures. The next time the urge strikes to get away with a loved one, fill up the tank and head for Alexander Mountain. Up in the hills east of Healdsburg, tributaries meander below old bridges and the vineyards give way to shrubby grasslands that smell of captured sunlight. Seismic activity hums just under the surface, causing the nearby geysers to hiss their steam. Just three weeks before our wedding, my husband and I spiraled up the mountain to find ourselves in Mercuryville, possibly the smallest town in America. With a population of two, this "1-2 Mile High City" is a lovely, mysterious, gated, flower-laden manifestation of what a union can produce. It's the perfect opportunity to pull over, stretch the drive out of your legs and marvel at how relationships, like tectonic plates, are powerful, ever-shifting entities. Head back down the mountain and into Geyserville, where shiny new wineries and restaurants rub elbows with antique stores and paint-peeling porches. And in the spirit of death giving way to life, a sunset walk along the decrepit railroad tracks yields a stunning wildflower bouquet. Geysers Road, Geyserville. No phone.—J.D.
Operated by the same family for over a hundred years, West End Nursery has staked its place in history. A respite from big-box nurseries with bright neon lights, this San Rafael mainstay offers everything for both green and black thumbs—including decorative supplies like gazing balls, birdhouses and mushrooms with stems to be plowed into the dirt. Truly, a home gardener's dream come true—with or without the garden gnomes. 1938 Fifth St., San Rafael. 415.454.4175.—L.C.
Going to a roller derby bout is much like stepping into a foreign country: strange names and costumes abound as mysterious odors invade the nostrils like an imperial army. But once you've found your seat (preferably one right on the rink!), the shoe-sweat smell is a small price to pay to witness the cool choreography and thrilling rambunctiousness of the game, where two teams, skating in packs and with names like Ms. Kitty MaulHer and Pain Galaura, fight to release their offensive "jammer," who must lap the opposing team in order to score points. Due to a recent split in the Sonoma County Roller Derby team, locals now have twice as many opportunities to witness live action whip-its. The SCRD remains a nationally competitive team who are officially part of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and who, according to Erica Hart (aka Honey D. Linkwent), "want to be number one!" Echoing the DIY spirit of the popular sport, SCRD will play on a mobile "sport court" that can be set up on any flat surface—like the Sonoma County Fairground pavilion, where they'll play their first bout of the season against the Mission City Brawlin' Betties on April 16. Out of the ashes of the split—the result of two different visions skating in different directions—also rises the Resurrection Roller Derby league. They'll continue skating at Rohnert Park's Cal Skate as a less competitive recreational league committed to nurturing confidence, community service and, above all, fun. April 23 sees them squaring off against the Monterey Beasts of Eden. Both SCRD and Resurrection RD are skater-owned and operated, and both are eager to recruit new players—so if you've got a hankering to dust off your old skates and reawaken your inner riot girl, who knows? You might just be the next Rosie Road Rash or Foxy Balboa.www.sonomacountyrollerderby.com and www.calskate.com.—J.D.
In November last year, a man in a fedora with a microphone stood in downtown Santa Rosa, interviewing passersby on Fourth Street. "I'm talking about validation," he'd say, angling the microphone toward his subjects. "Do you have any thoughts on being validated by others? Have you thought about that much?" A "Man on the Street" is a rare sight these days—especially one using an over-the-shoulder analog cassette player. But even more out of the ordinary were his questions. "Do you think you could be validated by an inanimate object, like this flower pot?" he asked. Upon closer inspection, the man's name on the microphone explained all: Mal Sharpe. Of course: the surreal wit, the post-beatnik banter, the zany humor. Mal Sharpe, the definitive Man on the Street. Mal Sharpe, who with Jim Coyle revolutionized the art with a series of albums on Warner Bros. records in the early 1960s. What in the world was Mal Sharpe doing in Santa Rosa? "City hired me," he said. Some of Sharpe's albums with Coyle are still in print, and Sharpe himself is huge into Dixieland these days, playing every Sunday at the No Name Bar in Sausalito. As for being interviewed by the legendary figure? You'll just have to get lucky. It's a validating feeling, I tell you. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.—G.M.
On certain weekends at the Prince Memorial Greenway path along Santa Rosa Creek, passersby just might be lucky enough to stumble upon the best half-hour of free entertainment the creek can offer. A group of remote-control-car enthusiasts called the North Bay R-C Crawlers meet in the creek bed every so often to race not speedily on flat ground but delicately on jagged terrain. Usually, it's two or so dozen of them, usually staring down at an RC 4-by-4 truck stuck in some precarious position between a rock and a pylon cone. The drama of it all is surprisingly tense."It's technical, driving-wise, because you have to get these vehicles placed just correctly," says Jake Rosen, owner of Jake's Performance Hobbies, which provides organizational help and a de facto meeting spot for the Crawlers. "You have to be able to read the rocks for the available grip and best lines to take." Navigating through 10 sets of cones, the trucks must get through the rocky course with the fewest number of tumbles or roll-overs to win. Sometimes the trucks, making the slightest errant turn, tumble all the way down to the water below—to the wild hysterics and groans of the other Crawlers.
Opened 21 years ago, Jake's shop is the go-to spot for all things R-C: helicopters, planes, boats, cars and more. It's also one of those places, like gaming shops or comic book stores, with its own surrounding culture and community. In addition to finding axles, transmissions, steer knuckles and tires, the club swaps ideas about their chosen sport and plans upcoming events.
Is running a remote control car in Santa Rosa Creek legal? "Oh, it's perfectly legal," says Rosen. "Councilmembers come by, cops come by. The Water Agency guys in particular are ecstatic that it's being used by somebody besides transients, bums and junkies." 6650 Commerce Blvd. #21, Rohnert Park. 707.586.3375.—G.M.
Everyone has a favorite, well-traveled pair of shoes that sooner or later wears out, rips or separates from the sole, begging to be made whole again. But cobblers are as rare as alchemists these days—and as idiosyncratic. For instance, you wouldn't want to say that former Soviet Union citizen Victor Vladimir Besedin, who practices the lost arts in Santa Rosa at South A Leather & Shoe Repair, is someone who goes with the flow. Go with the flow, says Besedin, has a very unsavory translation in Russian.
The front of the shop, larger than a postage stamp by a factor or two, contains an old Authorized Birkenstock Repair display, sturdy-looking shoes and boots for sale, and a map of the world under the countertop glass, among other curios. People come with silver dollar-sized holes in the soles of their expensive shoes—and they'll say so. People bring shoes that were bought on the cheap—they say so also. The problem is, too many shoes are simply not meant to be repaired in the first place. "Look at this," Besedin points out the broken pseudo-welt on a $150 boot made in Italy for J.Crew. "They cheated. What can I do?"
The unwitting customer is flustered. But Victor doesn't blame them. "It's like you have to be a professor of everything here, just to get by. It's crazy!"The way Victor remembers it, U.S. products used to be considered the best in the world, but we've thrown away craftsmanship in exchange for a few lousy bucks. Now, we buy stuff looks nice, but is made to be thrown away. "Plastic crap, made in Schmackistan," he complains. "The whole world is now like a junk yard. But nice-looking junk."
Besedin came to the United States on a visa in 1989. Nothing political, he says; just looking for a change of scene. In fact, nobody wanted to talk to him after they learned he had nothing particularly bad to say about the U.S.S.R. Now, even though leather repair shops have dwindled to a handful, business is as slow as ever. "It's a $29.99 society," Besedin laments. The worst part about it, he says, is that nobody protests the way things are, instead keeping their head down and following the herd. "In U.S.S.R., they dream of this for 70 years," he marvels. "It's crazy!" 308 S. A St., Santa Rosa. 707.526.6560.—J.K.


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The proposal… such a great time to be in love and engaged… Until the reality hits of the daunting task of planning your wedding…
It can seem overwhelming, so much to do and so many people to please. My advice, try to keep it simple. Here are a few tricks to keep your sanity while planning your wedding.
- Begin with a folder, or binder. – write down ideas you have or cut-out pictures that inspire you
- The Budget – yep you need to figure out how much you will spend and stick to it. There is nothing worse than over spending and having to look forward to paying off the wedding afteryour married.
- Wedding party. Choose how many bridesmaids, groomsmen you will have and who they will be.
- Start the guest list. If your budget is on the low side, think about keeping the guest list in check. Invite the friends and family who are the closest to you and leave everyone else out. It may sound awful, but lets face it they aren't paying for it.
- Hire a planner. You can hire a planner to help coordinate and keep you on the right track, or you can plan the wedding yourself. This is a personal preference.
- The date and venue. During the summer months places begin to fill up. If you have a sentimental date make sure you don't wait until the last minute to reserve the location. Think about whether you will have the reception in the same place or a different place.
- Book your officiant. Yeah this step is kinda important, so make sure you don't forget it.
- Hire a photographer. Your wedding day is a special day. Make sure you hire a photographer that you trust to do a great job capturing those memories.
- Plan whether you will have a live band, or a DJ., and book them.
- Will there be food? If so is family providing it or will you hire professionals.
- The dress. This is fun!!! make sure to go dress shopping so there is time for it to be altered.
- Hotel rooms. Reserve hotel rooms for the out of town guests
- Yep you don't want to forget to register at a couple of your favorite places.
- Make sure to plan what you want to say on your invites! Do you want to create them yourself or hire someone to do it? To keep the budget down, you may want to customize them yourself and do them yourself.
- Where would you like to go? Make sure to plan this in advance.
- Bridesmaids' dresses. This takes awhile to choose and then of course most likely they need to be ordered, so leave yourself plenty of time.
- Hire a florist. It can wait for awhile so you know all the details before you hire one. Most often a florist can manage multiple venues on any given day.
- Oh the cake!!! Choose a few bakers, go and taste test them all before you choose your baker.
- For those out of town guests, you may want to have a town car or limousine pick them up. How do you want to arrive and leave your wedding? If the ceremony is in a different location, think about a party bus for your guests.
- Rehearsal dinner. Where would you like this to be? For those out-of-town guests, how will they be arriving to the dinner? Plan in advance for a limo or a party bus for all of your out-of-town-guests.
- Hair and Makeup. Go to a quality person to have your hair and makeup done and don't wait until the last minute to schedule this, especially if it is during the summer months. Will you be paying for your bridesmaids to have their hair and makeup done as well? Make sure to use a quality place that can handle multiple customers at once.
- Enjoy a Bachelor/Bachelorette party! This can be done separate or have a co-ed one. Make sure your maid of honor and best man are taking care of this. If they haven't mentioned it to you, feel free to ask them. Maybe even hint you about where you want to go and how you want to arrive.
- Break in those shoes. There is nothing worse than having brand new heals that you haven't broken in.
- Pack for your honeymoon!!
- Don't forget to show up for the important day!
Of course this is just an overview of the most important tasks that need to be planned for. Most importantly though, have fun and don't take yourself to seriously. Keep humor at the forefront even when the going gets tough.