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|Cheers!! Last glass of wine for a month!
Wow! It's been a LONG while since my last post. I fell into the "same old... same old" pattern that I see other bloggers fall into once their (and mine) lifestyle becomes commonplace. What?? Yes. I got to the point where it was no longer fun, exciting, and/or new to photograph my food and share online. People stopped remembering me as a fat girl and I became complacent in my "normalcy". However, jump forward 5 years from my big life changing sickness (remember? Gallbladder = undiagnosed celiac??) and here I am, back up within 20 lbs of my all-time-highest weight. Ugh.
So, last winter, my hip started really bothering me more and more. I went to the doctor and specialists and no one offered anything other than "stop running/walking" and "why won't you get surgery??... Just fix it already!" Um... no. Until hip surgeries have better longterm outcomes, I think I'll stay where I am.
I noticed that it's easier for me to gain the weight back if I'm not active. So, the hubby bought me a Garmin VivoFit for Christmas (2014) and it got put to use! Nope, didn't make my goal steps every single day, but continued to run 2-3 times a week for most months in 2015. However, the weight still slowly crept up. It's amazing to look back at the year and see the horrible steady incline of my weight creeping back on. Weekly, it wasn't so bad unless I was getting close to or going over a milestone number... you know, starting a new "decade" (going up to the next "0" number) and it really got bad starting in September.
What is going on? well, increased hot flashes and... ehem... female "issues" started taking up a LOT of my time and... oh, yeah. I got "let go" at my job in July after returning from reserves and got a new job in September. You'll notice the two jumps in weight gain in July and the largest one in October to now. Hmmmmm.
Yep. There MUST be a food connection. At the start of 2016 I thought "THAT'S IT!!! I'm stopping all 'gluten free' goodies, no more potatoes, no more rice!!" and that helped (as you see by the dip). BUT, there's gotta be more to it than just returning to my 100% Paleo/Primal ways as the weight isn't just dropping off like it did back in 2011.
Yesterday, I opened up an email from PaleoDork and in it was a link to a whole bunch of FREE stuff (only good for 5 more days... that's Feb 11th, so hurry!!)! Now, I've been around the Paleo block a few times since 2011 and have most of the things in this free bundle. However, every now and then, I stumble across someone or something that just "clicks" for me. Yesterday and today, all my reading has been centered on Maria Emmerich's Keto-Adapted book that was included in the PaleoDork giveaway.
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I'm in love. Her writing really speaks to me. I've never wanted to give up sugar completely. I mean, I don't do sugar or anything processed already. But, I'll add a splash of vanilla syrup to my coffee in the morning (oops) and honey to my greek yogurt or marinades. I've also taken to eating more carb-laden veggies, starchy potatoes/sweet potatoes, and fruit, fruit, fruit!! Organic apples, blueberries by the handfuls, organic strawberries, etc. I mean, they're organic... so, that means they're OK, right? I guess not. At least, if my butt and thighs are anything to go by... NO!!!
So, I mentioned health issues... yes, in the last few months, the migraines are back with low-level headaches all the time, and the joint pain is incredible! I've even developed such pain in my thumb joints that we're looking into rheumatoid arthritis... yes, I know, another autoimmune disease to add to the celiac. I had my thyroid looked at for multiple nodules, and my belly fat is expanding to increase my jean size. I'm NOT happy. No, seriously. Not just unhappy at these changes, but depressed and in a bad mood a LOT. My poor hubby. He gets the brunt of it. I try to keep my mouth shut, but when he asks and asks and asks what's wrong... well. It's not a pretty picture.
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What to do. On the Keto-adapted website, there are ways to gain Maria's one-on-one assistance, but being true to myself and with great desire to continue my over-researching ways, I'm going to try this just using her books: Keto-adapted and the Ketogenic Cookbook (it's coming via Amazon!!).
I also have a book sitting on my shelf from a dear friend of mine, Erin Whitmer, that she wrote with another mom, Jeanne L. Reither, after struggling for a few years to heal her son from seizures; Fighting Back with Fat. I also have been online friends with Jaime from Cleochatra.com. I love veggies, so never really gave too deep of thought to going truly low, low carb. However, stuff that Maria wrote about in her book, Keto-Adapted, really smacked me in the face of realistic need for change. I think I also like that she pushes the amino-acids I already take (L-glutamine and L-lysine) with some others that I don't, and teaches all about WHY they're important. Needless to say, there are a bunch I'm needing to take in the morning that should assist in helping with carb cravings and headaches. I'm excited to go to the vitamin shoppe (that's where I buy my stuff as it's local and convenient) and buy all the "new" stuff.
So, starting tomorrow... back on my journey to better health!!! Join me??


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12. Errol Flynn
Buster Crabbe (and more!)
Franco Nero
Robert Conrad
Lex Barker
Guy Madison (and some more!)
Van Williams
Hugh O'Brian
Clint Walker (and more of the top three!)
Now that's a Hanukkah and Christmas present!
I've never understood the Paul Newman thing. I prefer Robert Redford myself.
So, I'll see your 12 and offer up my own 12 in order. Notice some of the names have been switched around and other replaced.
The Twelve Hunks o' Christmas and one extra for good measure...
13. Joe Zaso
12. Franco Nero
11. Robert Redford
10. Hugh O'Brian
9. Robert Conrad
8. Lee Majors
7. Ryan O'Neil
6. Scott Caan
5. Aldo Ray
4. Rock Hudson
3. Gordon Thomson
2. Gil Gerard
1. Clint Walker
Thanks for the eye candy and Happy Holidays!
Thanks for a terrific entertaining blog
Happy 12/12 Connie Francis's 74th bday too
Happy 2013
Jeffrey Hunter. Jeffrey Hunter. Jeffrey Hunter.
But, Dear Mr. Poseidon, you should have choosen a colour photography, because Jeffrey Hunter simply had the most beautiful eyes a man ever had in this world and " a look that would make a person sell his grandmother to cannibals in order to live next door to him" (as you wrote so wisely).
Ana Maria, that quote cracks me up! But, yes, I did say it (and meant it! ha!) I wanted to show some chest in this post, so that's why no eyes for Jeffrey, but anyone clicking on his name is taken to a post with several stunning shots of them. ;-)
Zeus, thanks as always for reading!
NotFelix, as you're no doubt aware, I like and have featured pictures of many of your substitutions here. Lee Majors was thisclose to making my list. As for Paul Newman, I'm a blue eyes lover and he's one of the famed ones on that count. His slim, smooth physique is not my regular taste, but I do love that Roman-esque profile...
Yep! I would love a post on Aldo Ray one day. "The Marrying Kind" is still in my top 20 movies after all these years of being a classic film buff. There's a scene in the movie where he sits on the edge of the bed and he realizes the marriage with "Florrie" [Judy Holliday] is over. That scene: the face, the body, the legs, the chest, grrr, pure blue-collar-working-man-heaven.
A little trivia: That movies was written by Ruth Gordon. I love the fact that she made "Florrie" as tough if not tougher than Aldo Ray's "Chet." War of the Roses is the only movie I can think of that deals with marriage in a slightly similar vein, though the endings are totally different.
Thanks again. Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas!
I have The Marrying Kind on DVD and enjoyed watching it very much! It's been a while. I should check it out again. It's the only thing I've ever seen Judy Holliday in if you can believe it. I love the little Good Morning song she and the kids sing. Such a sweet movie and very touching. (I have to declare that I LOATHED every moment of War of the Roses, though!) Thanks!
Lee Majors all the way


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0840L.02I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
To amend chapter 573, RSMo, by adding thereto six new sections relating to sexually oriented businesses, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 573, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto six new sections, to be known as sections 573.525, 573.528, 573.531, 573.534, 573.537, and 573.540, to read as follows:
573.525. 1. It is the purpose of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of this state, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious secondary effects of sexually oriented businesses within the state. The provisions of sections 573.525 to 573.537 have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content or reasonable access to any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials. Similarly, it is neither the intent nor effect of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.
2. The general assembly finds that:
(1) Sexually oriented businesses, as a category of commercial enterprises, are associated with a wide variety of adverse secondary effects, including but not limited to personal and property crimes, prostitution, potential spread of disease, lewdness, public indecency, obscenity, illicit drug use and drug trafficking, negative impacts on surrounding properties, urban blight, litter, and sexual assault and exploitation;
(2) Sexually oriented businesses should be separated from sensitive land uses to minimize the impact of their secondary effects upon such uses, and should be separated from other sexually oriented businesses, to minimize the secondary effects associated with such uses and to prevent an unnecessary concentration of sexually oriented businesses in one area;
(3) Each of the foregoing negative secondary effects constitutes a harm which the state has a substantial interest in preventing and/or abating. Such substantial government interest in preventing secondary effects, which is the state's rationale for sections 573.525 to 573.537, exists independent of any comparative analysis between sexually oriented and nonsexually oriented businesses. Additionally, the state's interest in regulating sexually oriented businesses extends to preventing future secondary effects of current or future sexually oriented businesses that may locate in the state.
573.528. For purposes of sections 573.525 to 573.537, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Adult bookstore" or "adult video store", a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business activities, offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, compact discs, digital video discs, slides, or other visual representations which are characterized by their emphasis upon the display of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. A "principal business activity" exists where the commercial establishment:
(a) Has a substantial portion of its displayed merchandise which consists of such items; or
(b) Has a substantial portion of the wholesale value of its displayed merchandise which consists of such items; or
(c) Has a substantial portion of the retail value of its displayed merchandise which consists of such items; or
(d) Derives a substantial portion of its revenues from the sale or rental, for any form of consideration of such items; or
(e) Maintains a substantial section of its interior business space for the sale or rental of such items; or
(f) Maintains an adult arcade. "Adult arcade" means any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are regularly maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are characterized by their emphasis upon matter exhibiting specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas;
(2) "Adult cabaret", a nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club, or other commercial establishment, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features persons who appear semi-nude;
(3) "Adult motion picture theater", a commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions which are characterized by their emphasis upon the display of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas are regularly shown to more than five persons for any form of consideration;
(4) "Characterized by", describing the essential character or dominant theme of an item. As applied in sections 573.525 to 573.537, no business shall be classified as a sexually oriented business by virtue of showing, selling, or renting materials rated NC-17 or R by the Motion Picture Association of America;
(5) "Employ", "employee" or "employment", describe and pertain to any person who performs any service on the premises of a sexually oriented business, on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent contractor, agent, or otherwise. Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or for the delivery of goods to the premises;
(6) "Establish" or "establishment", any of the following:
(a) The opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business as a new business;
(b) The conversion of an existing business, whether or not a sexually oriented business, to any sexually oriented business; or
(c) The addition of any sexually oriented business to any other existing sexually oriented business;
(7) "Influential interest", any of the following:
(a) The actual power to operate the sexually oriented business or control the operation, management, or policies of the sexually oriented business or legal entity which operates the sexually oriented business;
(b) Ownership of a financial interest of thirty percent or more of a business or of any class of voting securities of a business; or
(c) Holding an office, such as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, managing member, or managing director, in a legal entity which operates the sexually oriented business;
(8) "Nudity" or "state of nudity", the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft or cleavage with less than a fully opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple or areola;
(9) "Operator", any person on the premises of a sexually oriented business who causes the business to function or who puts or keeps in operation the business or who is authorized to manage the business or exercise overall operational control of the business premises. A person may be found to be operating or causing to be operated a sexually oriented business whether or not such person is an owner, part owner, or licensee of the business;
(10) "Premises", the real property upon which the sexually oriented business is located, and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including but not limited to the sexually oriented business, the grounds, private walkways, and parking lots and/or parking garages adjacent thereto, under the ownership, control, or supervision of the licensee, as described in the application for a sexually oriented business license;
(11) "Regularly", the consistent and repeated doing of the act so described;
(12) "Semi-nude" or "state of semi-nudity", the showing of the female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the areola and extending across the width of the breast at such point, or the showing of the male or female buttocks. Such definition includes the lower portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the human female breasts exhibited by a bikini, dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, or similar wearing apparel provided the areola is not exposed in whole or in part;
(13) "Semi-nude model studio", a place where persons regularly appear in a state of semi-nudity for money or any form of consideration in order to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons. Such definition does not apply to any place where persons appearing in a state of semi-nudity did so in a modeling class operated:
(a) By a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation;
(b) By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
(c) In a structure:
a. Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicates a semi-nude person is available for viewing; and
b. Where, in order to participate in a class, a student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class;
(14) "Sexual encounter center", a business or commercial enterprise that, as one of its principal purposes, purports to offer for any form of consideration, physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between persons of the opposite sex when one or more of the persons is semi-nude;
(15) "Sexually oriented business", an adult bookstore or adult video store, an adult cabaret, an adult motion picture theater, a semi-nude model studio, or a sexual encounter center;
(16) "Specified anatomical areas":
(a) Less than completely and opaquely covered: human genitals, pubic region, buttock, and female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and
(b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered;
(17) "Specified criminal act", any of the following specified offenses for which less than eight years has elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement for the conviction, whichever is later:
(a) Rape and sexual assault offenses;
(b) Sexual offenses involving minors;
(c) Offenses involving prostitution;
(d) Obscenity offenses;
(e) Offenses involving money laundering;
(f) Offenses involving tax evasion;
(g) Any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit one of the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) to (f) of this subdivision; or
(h) Any offense committed in another jurisdiction which if committed in this state would have constituted an offense listed in paragraphs (a) to (g) of this subdivision;
(18) "Specified sexual activity", any of the following:
(a) Intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, or sodomy; or
(b) Excretory functions as a part of or in connection with any of the activities described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision;
(19) "Substantial", at least thirty percent of the item or items so modified;
(20) "Viewing room", the room, booth, or area where a patron of a sexually oriented business would ordinarily be positioned while watching a film, video cassette, digital video disc, or other video reproduction.
573.531. 1. No person shall establish a sexually oriented business within one thousand feet of any preexisting primary or secondary school, house of worship, state-licensed day care facility, public library, public park, residence, or other sexually oriented business. This subsection shall not apply to any sexually oriented business lawfully established prior to the effective date of sections 573.525 to 573.537. For purposes of this subsection, measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the closest portion of the parcel containing the sexually oriented business to the closest portion of the parcel containing the preexisting primary or secondary school, house of worship, state-licensed day care facility, public library, public park, residence, or other sexually oriented business.
2. No person shall establish a sexually oriented business if a person with an influential interest in the sexually oriented business has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a specified criminal act.
3. No person shall knowingly or intentionally, in a sexually oriented business, appear in a state of nudity.
4. No employee shall knowingly or intentionally, in a sexually oriented business, appear in a semi-nude condition unless the employee, while semi-nude, shall be and remain on a fixed stage at least six feet from all patrons and at least eighteen inches from the floor in a room of at least six hundred square feet.
5. No employee who appears in a semi-nude condition in a sexually oriented business shall knowingly or intentionally touch a patron or the clothing of a patron in a sexually oriented business.
6. A sexually oriented business which exhibits on the premises, through any mechanical or electronic image-producing device, a film, video cassette, digital video disc, or other video reproduction characterized by an emphasis on the display of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view from an operator's station of every area of the premises, including the interior of each viewing room but excluding restrooms, to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose;
(2) An operator's station shall not exceed thirty-two square feet of floor area;
(3) If the premises has two or more operator's stations designated, the interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view of each area of the premises to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose from at least one of the operator's stations;
(4) The view required under this subsection shall be by direct line of sight from the operator's station;
(5) It is the duty of the operator to ensure that at least one employee is on duty and situated in an operator's station at all times that any patron is on the portion of the premises monitored by such operator station; and
(6) It shall be the duty of the operator and of any employees present on the premises to ensure that the view area specified in this subsection remains unobstructed by any doors, curtains, walls, merchandise, display racks, or other materials or enclosures at all times that any patron is present on the premises.
7. Sexually oriented businesses that do not have stages or interior configurations which meet at least the minimum requirements of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall be given one hundred eighty days after the effective date of sections 573.525 to 573.537 to comply with the stage and building requirements of sections 573.525 to 573.537. During such one-hundred-eighty-day period, any employee who appears within view of any patron in a semi-nude condition shall remain, while semi-nude, at least six feet from all patrons.
8. No operator shall allow or permit a sexually oriented business to be or remain open between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on any day.
9. No person shall knowingly or intentionally sell, use, or consume alcoholic beverages on the premises of a sexually oriented business.
10. No person shall knowingly allow a person under the age of eighteen years on the premises of a sexually oriented business.
573.534. Sections 573.525 to 573.537 do not impose strict liability. Unless a culpable mental state is otherwise specified herein, a showing of a knowing or reckless mental state is necessary to establish a violation of sections 573.525 to 573.537. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for purposes of sections 573.525 to 573.537, an act by an employee shall be imputed to the sexually oriented business for purposes of finding a violation of sections 573.525 to 573.537 only if an officer, director, or general partner, or a person who managed, supervised, or controlled the operation of the business premises knowingly or recklessly allowed such act to occur on the premises. It shall be a defense to liability that the person to whom liability is imputed was powerless to prevent the act.
573.537. 1. Any person, business, or entity violating or refusing to comply with any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety days, or both. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist or occur, and each separate occurrence shall constitute a separate offense.
2. Any premises, building, dwelling, or other structure in which a sexually oriented business is repeatedly operated or maintained in violation of sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be subject to civil abatement proceedings initiated by the state in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist or occur shall constitute a separate operation or maintenance of the violation.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the state may employ any remedy available at law or in equity to prevent or remedy a violation of any provision of sections 573.525 to 573.537.
573.540. Nothing in sections 573.525 to 573.537 shall preempt or prevent any political subdivision in this state from maintaining, enacting, or enforcing any local ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution, or similar law concerning the regulation of sexually oriented businesses or similar adult oriented businesses.


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text: THE HARDY BOYS: THE SECRET OF THE SOLDIER'S GOLD CHAPTER 14: CAR UNDERWATER The story so far: A woman wants to meet the boys to talk about Lüdemann. When Frank got off the telephone he called Isabel. "She wants to meet us at Sua Excêlencia at eight o'clock tonight," he said. "I'll pick you up at half past seven," Isabel said. "See you then," Frank said. For the next couple of hours the Hardy boys worked their way through every piece of equipment in the hotel gym. By the time they were through, they were exhausted. "We'd better call Dad," Joe said. "I think he was a little anxious about what happened on the river." Frank called and told his dad the latest news. "We might have found Heinz-Erich Lüdemann, Dad," he said. He gave his father a shortened version of the personal ad. "Someone on the newspaper staff called this woman and now she wants to talk to us. Isabel is going to drive us." "You seem to have this under control," Fenton Hardy said. "We'll call you as soon as we get back," Frank said. As usual, Isabel was right on time. At the restaurant, Frank told the maître d' that they were meeting the party named "Santana." "That's Senhora Santana over there," the maître d' said, pointing, "but I don't understand why she's leaving with those men." Joe looked. A woman was being led toward the rear of the restaurant by two men. "Frank -- it's Captain Matos!" he said. "They're trying to kidnap Senhora Santana." The three of them raced toward the back of the restaurant, but Captain Matos had seen them. He and the other man were dragging Senhora Santana. They crashed through the swinging doors that led to the kitchen and disappeared. Frank, Joe and Isabel sped up. When they got to the back of the kitchen, they saw an open door leading to a parking lot. A vehicle was speeding away. "This parking lot will lead them back to the street in front," Isabel said. "If we hurry, we won't be too far behind." Just as they got outside Captain Matos's car was coming up the side of the restaurant. The Hardy boys and Isabel raced toward her sports car. They were in the car and on the street before Captain Matos's car had reached the corner. "This car can go twice as fast as that thing," Isabel said proudly. "They'll never get away!" "Who is this Captain Matos?" Isabel asked. "River police. We think he's also a member of one of the fascist groups," Joe said. "He's in on this in some way. He knew where our hotel was without our telling him." "My father would not believe this," she said, "because no one has ever been able to prove anything about police involvement in those fascist groups." "That may change," Frank said. "They're pulling ahead of us," Joe said. "Watch this!" Isabel said. She shifted and the car shot forward. "Where are they headed?" Joe asked. "Across the river," Isabel said. Captain Matos's car was already halfway across the bridge. "Whoa. I don't believe it. Look!" Frank said. Captain Matos's car flipped over on its side and then tumbled over one of the guardrails and plunged into the river. It took Isabel a few minutes to reach the scene of the accident. Joe jumped out and raced to the edge of the bridge. He began to take off his shoes. "What do you think you're doing?" Frank demanded. "I'm going in after Senhora Santana," Joe replied. "This is our fault. We can't let her drown!" Joe got close to the edge of the bridge, took a deep breath, and plunged into the river. He looked up toward the bridge. He waved at Frank and Isabel. "Amazing," Isabel said. Joe was swimming toward Captain Matos's car. When he finally reached it, he dove underwater. He was amazed at how well the headlights illuminated the water around the car. Now he could see that the interior was also illuminated. Someone must have turned on the dome light. When he reached the side of the car, he saw Senhora Santana's face at the window. He quickly gave her the hand signal for "okay," hoping that it had a universal meaning. It seemed to work. Joe was sure Captain Matos and the other man were dead. Inside, he saw Senhora Santana take a deep breath. The window started to lower. Joe realized that in this older-model car, the windows could be lowered manually. She was able to roll the window down only halfway before the pressure of the water cracked it. Joe was sure that his chest was going to burst if he didn't surface soon -- but he reached inside, grasped Senhora Santana's arms, and pulled her out of the car. Once he'd extracted her from the car, Joe put his arm around her waist and fought his way to the river's surface. Joe held her and swam with her toward the bank. Frank and Isabel cheered. They'd been joined on the bridge by other drivers who had been watching the drama unfold. Two police vehicles had been summoned to the scene by drivers with cell phones. "Come on," Isabel shouted. "We need to go meet them!" Frank and Isabel jumped back into Isabel's car. One of the police cars had a searchlight that was now scanning the river for Joe and Senhora Santana. Within seconds it landed on them. Frank could see that one of the police officers was swimming toward Joe and Senhora Santana. When the policeman reached Joe, he took Senhora Santana and the three of them swam toward the bank. As Joe reached the bank, his brother grabbed his hand. "You're not going to believe Senhora Santana's story," Joe said. "She whispered it during our swim -- it's incredible. And I've only heard the beginning." The Hardy Boys: The Secret Of The Soldier's Gold is a 15-part serial story brought to you as part of the South Bend Tribune Newspapers in Education program. From The Hardy Boys: THE SECRET OF THE SOLDIER'S GOLD by Franklin W. Dixon. Copyright © 2003 by Simon & Schuster Inc. Reprinted by permission of Aladdin Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. All rights reserved. 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The FCC has extended the deadline to file comments regarding the commission's ban on airborne use of cellular handsets and other wireless devices. The comment period originally set to end April 11 has been extended to May 26, 2005.
The extension was in response to several requests, according to the FCC. Boeing asked for more time to use testing to verify the operation of a dual-technology (CDMA2000 and GSM) pico-cell network both on the ground and in the air and to demonstrate how the pico-cell system could limit potential interference to terrestrial wireless networks. Telenor and ARINC asked for an extension to complete airborne testing of a pico-cell solution to measure performance, reliability, emissions and effect on terrestrial systems. The U.S. Department of Justice, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, requested additional time to respond to "the important regulatory, technical/operational, and public safety/national security issues raised in this proceeding."
Refer to the Order (DA 05-1015) for details. Comments may be viewed by using the FCC's Search for Filed Comments web page. Enter "04-435" in the first box (Proceeding) to view comments in this proceeding. When I checked Sunday, a total of 4,763 comments had been posted, many from individuals opposing the use of cell phones on aircraft.


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A reserve soldier is aiming to pull in the charity cash by taking part in a 24-hour rowing challenge.
Staff Sergeant David Cook will put his fitness to the test in aid of a charity helping his comrades past and present.
I have served 32 years with the reseverves and I just wanted to give something back.Staff Sergeant David Cook
The Sunderland-based social worker will row on a static machine for 24 hours at the 205 battery's Territorial Army Hall in Northfield Gardens, South Shields, to raise cash for the Royal Artillery Charity Fund.
The 52-year-old, who has served during the conflict in Iraq, said: "I have served 32 years with the reserves and I wanted to give something back.
"I have raised money in the past for Grace House Hospice but, after losing three serving members in the past two years, I decided this was the charity I wanted to see benefit from this year's challenge."
The charity supports serving and retired members of the unit and their families, whether it is through hard times or in need of mobility equipment.
The father-of-two's test of endurance will start at 4pm today. People are invited to go along and make a donation while he rows
The feat is just one of a number of events Staff Sgt Cook has taken part in to raise cash for charity.
Over the years he has taken part in the Great North Run dressed in full combat gear, walked the length of Hadrian's Wall and completed the Lyke Wake Walk.
He added: "I have set up a JustGiving page, but there will be buckets out during the event, so if anyone wants to call in and make a donation, they can.
"They will have to use the intercom at the gates to gain access."
The 205 territorial battery is part of 101 regiment.
Its soldiers have taken part in both World Wars and more recently its reservists have served in Afghanistan and both Gulf wars in Iraq.
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Troopers report that someone entered an unlocked residence and stole a laptop computer worth approximately $450 and an 11-week-old Rottweiler dog.
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I don't think any of us will every get an answer to those questions. I've caught my husband watching/searching the internet for porn on several occasions. There I was, perfectly happy to "give it up", and he's watching other people do it?!? Ridiculous. It completely turns me off too. And I did take it personally.ReplyDelete
But, I've heard that some couples actually like to watch it together, to "spice" things up. I'm still trying to figure out how that works?
ugh, no thanks. Seriously, do I really want a another woman's vagina involved during sex with my partner? Even strictly visual and non-tangible ones? That's akin to those blouses that have images of beautiful women on them. I'll never understand trying to upstage myself with my own shirt. Let alone my own computer screen. That takes a whole new species of non-jealous woman, in my opinion.ReplyDelete
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Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR), today announced plans to launch its Aloft brand in the capital city of Mauritius with the signing of Aloft Mauritius Port Louis. Slated to open in early 2019, the hotel will be the brand's first adaptive reuse project in Africa. Located in the central business district area of Port Louis, the existing 9 floor office building will transform into the city's newest destination complete with 150 spacious, loft-like rooms, accessible technology and a hip, social atmosphere.
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Hi all! Today I have a post from the lovely Michaela of The Mani Cafe. We've been over-seas friends for quite some time now and she's such a doll! I'm happy to have her posting on my page today, please be sure to check out her fabulous blog and give her a follow if you aren't already! Let's jump in and check out her post!
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Hi everyone! I'm Michaela from The Mani Café and I'm super happy to be guest posting for Jen today! Jen is one of my blogging besties and I hope she is having a fab time on her holidays!
I have a fun design to share with you today and I hope you like it!
The Last Rose of Summer from Pahlish is a gorgeous Bespoke Batch polish. I started out my mani with 2 coats of this beauty which is a 'fuchsia creme with a mix of sterling and ultrachrome flakes'. The formula was good and I had no issues with application.
|Triangles with Pahlish The Last Rose of Summer, Orly Sweet Peacock & Color Club Harp On It
I love the flakes in this which really make it pop. The ultrachrome ones are predominantly blue and stand out well against the base. The flakes actually inspired the design I chose to do.
I used Orly Sweet Peacock, a bright blue foil, and Color Club Harp on It, a classic strong silver linear holo, to make triangle decals. I made the decals by painting patches of each polish onto my Uber Mat then peeling them up once dry and cutting into triangles. I then stuck a mix of triangles randomly onto each nail and sealed with topcoat. I love the effect, it feels very modern and edgy. I have totally fallen in love with my Uber Mat, and not just for decals like this. I would totally recommend it.
|Triangles with Pahlish The Last Rose of Summer, Orly Sweet Peacock & Color Club Harp On It
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Horncastle Town will be looking to celebrate their return to Sills and Betteridge Lincolnshire League action tomorrow (Saturday) in the best possible style.
Town entertain rivals Nettleham United at The Wong (3pm) aim to kick start their challenge for the title.
Despite not having played a league fixture since before Christmas, Town have hung on to second place in the table.
However, they need three points against Nettleham to keep the pressure on leaders and red-hot title favourites Skegness Town.
Skegness, who visit Louth Town Reserves tomorrow, have a six point advantage over "The Wongers" who have a game in hand.
Town did pick up a few bumps and bruises from a friendly win against North Somercotes on Tuesday night when boss Paul Johnson gave his players some long awaited match action.
However, Town expect to be close to full strength tomorrow with Johnson facing some tricky selection decisions.
He will be hoping front men Michael Harness, Tony Edwards and Micky Stones can continue their excellent form.
All eyes will also be on Town's defence who produced some improved displays in front of keeper Lewis Burchnall before the festive break.
Town's Reserves are also in action tomorrow when they visit struggling Retford Town in the WJ Harrison Printers League.
Town were narrowly beaten by top-of-the-table RM Imp in their last outing and will be hoping to bounce back to winning form.
Town are still in the top four while Retford are in next-to-bottom place with three wins from 11 games.


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I have built some models from Zvezda's Art of Tactic series before, and on the whole I've been satisfied. When they announced that they were releasing early-war British troops I ordered a couple of packs of this and that, sprinkled with a couple of German packs also.
So, here is the first of the Brits and my thoughts on them.
The pack contains five figures, one officer and four troops, and a choice of either one base for the lot of them (used in the Art of Tactic game) or individual (rather small but high) bases. Also included is a stats card used in the game, but I have no use for that, and instructions on building the figures.
The troopers are multipart, made up of between 3 and 4 parts each, and the officer is in one piece. They could theoretically snap together without glue, but gluing with ordinary polystyrene-glue is preferred. The fit is good to excellent, and I only needed to greenstuff the left arm of the walking men to hide a thin crack. I advise you to snip off a bit of the pegs as they are a bit too long to get a perfect fit, and you'll have to do that before assembly, or you're stuck there having to cut off the whole peg losing the guidance and strength of the peg in question.
One weak point that I found was the rifle butt of the running man, it breaks off rather easily, being as small as it is, and that tiny little piece of plastics is easily lost in the clutter of your painting desk... I have cleverly hid that in the pictures, but will substitute the missing piece with a similar piece from another kit.
Paints used (Vallejo unless otherwise noted):
Undercoat: white with a black wash
Undercoat: white with a black wash
Uniform: 921 English Uniform
Anklets: 821 German Camo Beige
Helmet: 894 Russian Uniform WWII
Boots and scabbard: Black
Webbing, pouches and gasmask bag: 819 Iraqui Sand
Water bottle: 875 Beige Brown
Rolled anti-gas cape on top of backpack: 886 Green Grey
Spade-handle: 310 Old Wood
Rifle Stock: 843 Cork Brown
Everything washed with Citadel Devlan Mud (RIP)
I based the troopers and their individual bases on washers and the officer on a rectangular base from Renedra. In our gaming group we have, as I've mentioned before, a local basing convention where officers are based on rectangular bases with a number of figures on it denoting the level of the officer/big man. In this case we have a level one big man.
A size-comparison of a trooper from Zvezda compared to late-war Esci/Italeri.
All in all, I think this is an excellent set of well detailed early-war figures. A bit on the expensive side for five plastic figures, but recommended all the same. You'll be hard pressed to find anything BEF of this quality.
You can find reviews on more Zvezda models here.


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They never meant for it to happen. They were both highly principled, but a deep burning need brought them together.
Building Code was a good man. He was rugged and broad shouldered, with good hands and a muscular body, shaped by a lifetime of physical work. His passion was safety. Although quiet by nature, he had seen too many tragedies and travesties in his lifetime to stay silent. Disadvantaged workers trapped in burning factories, disabled people barred from public spaces, children falling from balconies; these were the stories that kept him going. He wasn't always well liked, but that happens when you speak your mind.
He had been married to Province for many years. It was a good marriage filled with respect and friendship, but passion had turned into comfort long ago. He didn't miss it, though. Passion was a young man's game. He had focused that wild energy into his life's work.
Land Use was kind and soft-spoken. She was tall and graceful with sparkly eyes and a smile that could light up a coal mine. She loved to see everyone get along. She was a friend to all sorts of folks, from paper mills to log cabins. She was married to Municipality. They were happy and they made a good team. But their work kept them so busy, that they often felt like two ships passing in the night.
Her gift for keeping everyone happy had become her work. Before industrialization it had all been so simple. Shoemaking, millinery, carpentry, these were all traditional home industries. Small general stores, blacksmith shops, and mill shops lived side by side, in harmony with homes. But when noisy factories came along and cars became commonplace, things got complicated. Land Use was a master of keeping goodwill in communities. She kept the noisy and odorous industries far from the homes; she supported the retail shops by keeping them close together, so that the customers from one establishment could easily visit a neighbouring one. She formed exclusively residential zones, so that children could safely play on the streets and people could live peacefully, without excessive noise, traffic or pollution.
Building Code and Land Use had seen each other many times, but rarely spoken. He was committed to Province and she was committed to Municipality, but he had admired her from a distance. She was always the life of a party; a social butterfly. Her easy manner kept her surrounded by people from all walks of life. He had often thought how nice it would be to be so well liked. His own forceful rules had kept his social circle small. He could typically be found alone, nursing a glass of whiskey at the edge of a party. It had, of course, not escaped him that she was a beauty, but being a man of principle, he kept his eyes on his drink and only ever granted her a polite nod.
She was always aware of his presence. She thought he was arrogant. He didn't seem to need anybody and least of all her. She had to admit that she liked being needed. What was up with this man who always seemed too busy with himself to even smile at her when she walked by? She had resolved to not give him the time of day, but somehow she could not keep herself from peeking through her circle of admirers and glancing his way. Her own lack of self-control made her like him even less.
It was a mutual friend that brought them together. House. He was a nice guy, simple, straightforward and honest. Building Code was always more relaxed around him. House's needs were so easy to meet. Land Use liked him, too. He was jovial and filled with love and warmth, a real family guy. House had asked them both to meet him at his favourite pub. Who could say no to house? It was a date.
The following Monday evening they met at The Rip Tide. Building Code and Land Use politely shook hands and each ignored their own fluttering hearts. They were principled, married people. House ordered a round of Mojitos. They all relaxed and house was able to open up to the two of them. He had a problem, a big problem, and they had both unintentionally caused it, but he knew they both cared deeply about doing the right thing and he believed that if they worked together they could find a solution.
He turned first to Building Code, "Listen Buddy, before Land Use came along, good people worked from home. It was a necessity. Sometimes they were taking care of young children; sometimes they were taking care of elderly parents. Often they were low-income people; young families starting out, or just folks with great ideas and not a lot of money to back them up. I know you didn't mean any harm, but when you told them they needed to separate their businesses from the rest of their homes with fire separation and when you told them they needed barrier free access, well, you broke them. I'm sorry to be so blunt, Man."
Then he turned his friendly face to Land Use, "Sugar, I know you would never hurt a fly, but I gotta be straight with you. You done a lot of good. So many folks love you because of all the problems you have solved, but I'm afraid you kind of threw out the baby with the bath water with some of those zoning regulations of yours. See, putting the businesses in one area and the homes in another was brilliant, but not all businesses are created equally. Small carpenter shops have the same impact on a neighbourhood as lawn mowers. A granny knitting sweaters who sees a few customers a week is hardly a threat to peace and quiet. If someone wants to cut hair in their house, what's the big deal? People gotta live, right?
Land Use and Building code went quiet. They were both in the business of helping and somehow they had caused pain. They agreed to work together to fix this problem. This was bad for people and bad for the economy. Something needed to be done. The three of them agreed to meet weekly and put their heads together to find a solution.
They began to look forward to their Monday night Rendez- vous at The Rip Tide. One night, after a couple of drinks, Land Use turned to Building Code and said, "You know, I used to think you were an ass hole, but you're really a nice guy."
"Uh, thanks…I think." The three of them laughed.
These evenings were spent discussing things like occupancy, parking, fire safety, competing with commercial businesses, and supporting people. Building Code would get all fired up and start preaching about the importance of separating occupancies, but Land Use would gently touch his wrist and remind him that these are exclusively residential zones, so they were going to have to find a way to make sure these small businesses are part of the main residential use. He knew she was right, but how could it be done? He would lean in a little closer as they continued to exchange ideas. House ordered another round of Mojitos.
It was a warm summer evening when they met for the sixth time. They had all had a little too much to drink. Building Code offered to walk Land Use Home. She accepted. They walked side by side, occasionally brushing arms. They continued their conversation, but the alcohol made them a bit more passionate than usual. Their voices were raised and the conversation became heated. He yelled, "fire separation and barrier free access, " she shouted, "integrity of the residential zone. " Suddenly she stopped, turned to face him, stared right into his eyes and said, "You can be a real jerk sometimes." He put his hand on the small of her back and said, " Safety first." Their lips locked and they melted into a passionate kiss. When they came up for air, he took her by the hand and said, "I know a public place. It's empty and I have access, barrier free access."
He took her to the library and there, beneath the skylights, they made mad, municipal love. When they had spent their passion, they lit each others' cigarettes, careful to not set off the sprinkler system, and their ideas for solving the problems facing Home Based Businesses in exclusively residential zones flowed freely.
That night a great bylaw was conceived. Together, they agreed that if the size of the allowable space used for the business was limited; if there were restrictions put on the amount of employees, parking and signage; if the businesses only generated traffic and noise levels typical to a residential zone and if these businesses used machinery equivalent to other machinery used in a residential home, then all concerns for safety and the integrity of a residential neighbourhood would be met. They talked about how these sorts of businesses actually bring customers into towns and in turn support the businesses in the commercial zones. They agreed that if the home-based businesses outgrew the limits of Land Use's rules, then it was time to grow and move to the commercial zone. She had whispered sweet regulations in his ear and he was putty in her hands.
Building Code, who deeply felt his responsibility to control safety, was finally able to relax because Land Use had stepped in to help. He was secure knowing that as long as Land Use's regulations were in place that all would be well. That night a collective sigh could be heard from creative Industries, working parents, low income families, single parents, young families starting out, people taking care of disabled or elderly loved ones and a provincial economy. On that hot summer night, Building Code and Land Use came together and solved a problem. They kissed each other good night, knowing full well they would never meet again. She went back to Municipality and he returned to Province.
Nine months later, Land Use was admitted to Municipal Affairs and gave birth to a beautiful, bouncing Home Occupation Bylaw. The little love child was checked over by municipal lawyers for birth defects and was pronounced by the Minister to be absolutely perfect.


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In the days leading up to and following the birth of my son, I was on a DVD hunt. Anticipating plenty of time at home and eager to fill that space with music for the two of us, I hunted down representative releases from my favorites, but ran into particularly high hurdles when it came to the Good Ol' Grateful Dead.
Don't get me wrong, you could find selections from the Dead's out-of-print video collection, sometimes used, but most of the time new and high-priced. For those embarking on a similar hunt, things just got a bit easier with the release of All the Years Combined: The DVD Collection. Comprised of 14 DVDs and over 38 hours of video, Heads can rejoice. The collection spans many of the Dead's eras, from the Donna Jean and Keith Godchaux days (The Grateful Dead Movie, The Closing of Winterland), to Brent Mydland (Dead Ahead, Ticket to New Years, Truckin' Up to Buffalo), to a classic, short period that featured both Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick on keys (View from the Vault II).
This set showcases everything, warts and all. From silly skits to kitschy video effects, from precise playing to flubbed lyrics, the footage shows the magic of the Grateful Dead's performances through the years. The dancing, motorcycle-riding skeleton segment during the opening of The Grateful Dead Movie still drags out too long, and the footage that emerges during jam segments of the View from the Vault DVDs – clouds, fractals, and the oddly placed stealth bomber – remains distracting. But these are only minor irritants that have minimal impact on the wealth of performance footage here.
All the Years Combined: The DVD Collection is a visual trip down memory lane for those who have followed the band through the years. For those who only know of the Grateful Dead through Sirius XM and spin off band's like Furthur and The Dead, this collection opens the door to the beauty and magic of a truly amazing and enduring band. Accompanied by a 40-page booklet that includes unreleased photos and new liner notes by Blare Jackson, this box set celebrates the Grateful Dead, and does so at a scale that matches the band's ever-growing legend.
Included in All The Years Combine: The DVD Collection are The Grateful Dead Movie, The Closing Of Winterland; Dead Ahead; Truckin' Up To Buffalo; Ticket To New Year's; Downhill From Here; View From The Vault; View From The Vault Vol. 2; View From The Vault Vol. 3;  View From The Vault Vol. 4; and So Far, a 1987 film that has previously only been available on VHS and laserdisc. Bonus material includes five previously unreleased live performances from the Grateful Dead archive, a new interview with Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux, and Backstage Pass, the 1992 documentary directed by Justin Kreutzman.
All The Years Combine: The DVD Collection is out April 17 on Shout! Factory. Pre-order is currently available.


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Larger than average! -- Oversize heated pool fenced for privacy! -- Free wireless internet! -- Free long distance & overseas telephone calls!
Our home is situated at Lindfields, a peaceful development to the west of Kissimmee, very close to the Disney Parks - very convenient to see Mickey & his friends!
Welcome to our luxury villa. We pride ourselves on the care we take to ensure that you enjoy our home as much as we do.
Our spacious, privately owned home is equipped & furnished to a very high standard and is managed locally. The oversize solar heated pool is screened and fully fenced for total privacy! For the cooler months, we also have pool heater option.
Located near Disney, the many restaurants along the 192, Publix supermarket and a Wal-mart, our home is well maintained, very spacious and fully air-conditioned. Equipped & furnished to a high standard, you will not be disappointed from the moment you walk in the front door! Regular visitors to the area have often mentioned that our villa is a real home and tops the list of all the homes they have stayed in!
Spacious Living Area
With two separate living areas, an open-plan relaxing lounge with three sofas leads into a dining room.
The additional large family room has electric reclining sofas, entertainment unit housing a 42' plasma HD cable TV, Home Theatre System (Blue-ray, DVD, CD, FM Radio, Ipod dock, surround sound speakers). Large patio doors lead to the pool, access to which is fitted with a child safety alarm. The adjoining fully equipped kitchen, has granite countertops and includes fridge/freezer with door mounted ice & water dispensers, dishwasher, stove with ceramic hob, microwave, waste disposal etc. There is also a breakfast area with table a table and chairs and a breakfast bar with two swivel bar stools.
The master bedroom has a king size bed, dresser, bedside table, chair, cable TV, cordless answer phone, en-suite bathroom (with walk-in shower, granite countertop & twin washbasins) and spacious closets. Two further bedrooms each with twin beds, spacious closets, drawer units and chair are adjacent to a second bathroom. All the bedrooms have radio alarms and dimmable table lamps. For parties of 7/8, a sofa in the front lounge converts to a queen size bed with a comfortable memory foam mattress. Linen and towels are supplied, including pool towels.
Oversize Pool
The larger than average 30' screened, floodlit, pool is landscaped with a lovely selection of plants and is fully fenced for your total privacy, unlike many other homes where each private pool overlooks another.
Our pool benefits from year round solar heating and we have a heater option, which we recommend you consider for the cooler months. At other times of the year the solar system can make a big difference to the temperature of the water (even in the summer, pools without heating can be quite cold!). A reel-out pool cover is provided for the cooler months to retain the heat overnight.
The pool deck is furnished with table, chairs, recliners, foot stalls and sun loungers.
Beware many homes have small pools, more like splash pools - Ours is big enough to have some real fun and enable you to actually swim!!
A double garage has a utility area with a large washer and dryer along with a pool table and full size ping-pong table (table tennis).
Internet & Phone
We offer a free high speed wireless internet connection and a generious amount of free long distance telephone calls anywhere in the United States, Canada and 40 countries overseas.
We think we have provided everything you will need to make your stay as enjoyable and carefree as possible.
They include: Pool Access Child Alarm, Comfortable Pool Furniture including Table, Chairs, recliners, footstalls, & Sun loungers. Full Air-conditioning, Ceiling Fans, Reclining Sofas, Swivel Rocking Chair, 42' plasma HD cable TV, Home Theatre System (Blue-ray, DVD, CD, FM Radio, Ipod dock, surround sound speakers), Wireless Internet, Telephone including Free International & Long Distance Calls, Answer Phone, Touch Sensitive Dimmable Bedside Lamps, Fridge Freezer with door mounted ice & water dispensers, Microwave, Ceramic Top Stove, Electric toaster, Waste disposal, Dishwasher, Large Washer & Dryer, Iron & Ironing Board, Lots of Cutlery, Crockery & Glasses (including a selection of plastic items to use by the pool!), Plentiful supply of Linen & Towels (including Pool Towels).
Lindfields is an ideal base for your vacation. This popular development is peaceful but well located at 192 west,
close to Disney, restaurants, Publix supermarket and a Super Wal-mart.
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Apr 08, 2017 Economy, IRGC News, Politic, Slider Comments Off on Iran Approves Massive Raise for Islamic Revolutionary Guards
The move was recently approved in two parliamentary bills, Iranian media reported. One designated $7.4 billion of Iran's defense budget for the IRGC, a 24 percent increase. A second bill mapped out a five-year development plan for Iran's missile program; it requires that the government devote at least 5 percent of the budget to defense, especially missile production.
"Taken together, the new laws further cement the IRGC's control over the Iranian military as well as its growing economic and political clout," Ghasseminejad wrote.
The growing political clout of the IRGC stems from the increasing number of former members entering parliament and defending its interests. This has ensured that "the IRGC has increasingly received the lion's share of the defense budget," Ghasseminejad explained.
According to the new plan, the IRGC is set to receive 53 percent of Iran's $14 billion defense budget. The $14 billion comes from a $12.2 billion recurring item in the budget, $1.3 billion collected from oil and gas revenues, and $450 million from fees paid by Iranians to exempt themselves from military service.
The 5-year development plan—the sixth such plan implemented since the 1980s—requires that military spending remain above 5 percent of the budget every year through 2022. It also prioritizes Iran's missile development program and anti-missile defense systems. Given that the IRGC is in charge of the missile program, "this plan is essentially a gift to the IRGC," Ghasseminejad noted. "It also underscores that although Iran has accepted some temporary restrictions on its nuclear program as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, it continues to work on ballistic missile delivery systems."
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani approved the budget a few months before the upcoming presidential elections, bolstering his campaign with "the government-wide support the IRGC enjoys for its continued dominance over the military," Ghasseminejad explained.
Sanctions relief as part of the 2015 nuclear deal is expected to contribute to an estimated four percent annual economic growth in Iran over the next five years, according to an FDD study conducted last June. The projected growth counters Iran's frequent claim that it is not seeing economic benefits from the nuclear deal.
"There is no longer any doubt that the money the United States has paid to Iran will go to the Islamic Republic's armed forces," Ghasseminejad wrote in a policy brief last September. "It remains unclear how the military will spend it – potentially to prop up the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, Shiite militias in Iraq, or Houthi rebels in Yemen, or to buy heavy weaponry from Russia in contravention of the UN arms embargo." The long-term effects of sanctions relief "will help finance Tehran's overriding objectives: spreading its revolution and further destabilizing the Middle East," he warned.
The results of sanctions relief differ sharply from assurances given by the Obama administration.
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in 2015 that "Iran is expected to use new revenues chiefly to address those needs, including by shoring up its budget, building infrastructure, maintaining the stability of the rial, and attracting imports," rather than funding terror. Similarly, former President Barack Obama said in a speech that August, "our best analysts expect the bulk of this revenue to go into spending that improves the economy and benefits the lives of the Iranian people."
However, Jay Solomon of The Wall Street Journal reported otherwise in August 2016: "Mr. Khamenei and his allies look to be the deal's big winners." This meant that the next U.S. administration will have to decide whether "to continue to work with Iran or to challenge an increasingly entrenched supreme leader and his Revolutionary Guard," Solomon noted.
The results of the nuclear deal confirm many of the concerns expressed by experts ahead of the 2015 agreement. Lee Smith, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, predicted that the IRGC would strengthen its hold over Iran as a result of the deal. Ghasseminejad and Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the FDD, similarly warned that the groups most likely to be strengthened by the nuclear deal were businesses controlled by Khamenei and the IRGC.
Source: The Tower – Iran Approves Massive Raise for Islamic Revolutionary Guards
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PhoenixVerb Reverb Contest Winner
The winner of our May PhoenixVerb reverb contest is Steven Vanwetswinkel from Amsterdam.
Steven is a Sound designer currently working on a dutch drama series called "New Neighbours", which is a RTL, Millstreet Films & Pupkin production. His past work includes "De Heineken Ontvoering" and the TV drama series "The Deal" from Belgian director Arno Dierickx.
Steven writes:
"I'm doing a lot of sound design for film and TV and I can always use a new reverb. PhoenixVerb will be a more than excellent addition to my arsenal!
I heard about the contest from a sound designer colleague who also told me about this great company."
Well done Steven!
If you want to try our reverbs then head over to the product pages and use the TRY link for a fully working demo download. An iLok is required.


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Peace of Art
of the Dutch Artist Emile Snellen v Vollenhoven
www.emilesvv.com or www.dutchartist.nl
Emile Snellen van Vollenhoven ( 1956 ) is an international artist painter from The Netherlands. He is very well known under the name "The Dutchartist". He has had exhibitions around the world in New York, Beijing, Taichung (Taiwan) and also in Italy. He has exhibited his paintings in both Belgium and The Netherlands in many locations and also in Indonesia in several different cities and towns. This year (2014) the artist will be exhibiting his work in The Netherlands and also in Malacca, Malaysia.
Emile has won quite a few Art Awards and his paintings are in collections in Beijing in the Cultural Natural Museum and in The Museum of Modern Fine Art in Taichung, Taiwan and in many European Art Collections. He has been living in Bali for 8 years. He was born in The Netherlands. His father was Dutch but born in Padang, Sumatra and his mother is Indonesian from Solo, Java. Emile is an Indo.
Website: www.dutchartist.nl
You are coming to Bali and you want a nice art program including accommodation ? Visit local artists - do different workshops - visit local markets - temples - and walk in
the nature with Emile ?
Ask Emile when you are interesting . .
Visit Bali for Art and Culture
Emile Snellen van Vollenhoven(1956)是国际知名的抽象画艺术家,出生荷兰,现定居印尼巴里岛乌布村。他的作品展览世界各地,包括纽约,北京,台湾台中, 意大利,比利时。更有大量展览活跃于荷兰及印尼。 2014年的作品展出包括印度尼西亚日惹及荷兰。在本年11月更会在马来西亚的马六甲作公开展览。 在艺术发展上,他更获得多个奖项。其中颁奖机构包括北京自然文化中心,国立台湾美术馆及多个欧洲大形机构。 欢迎来临参观在印尼巴里岛的工作室,了解多关于emile的资讯:
Emile Snellen van Vollenhoven(1956)是國際知名的抽象畫藝術家,出生荷蘭,現定居印尼巴里島烏布村。他的作品展覽世界各地,包括紐約,北京,台灣台中, 意大利,比利時。更有大量展覽活躍於荷蘭及印尼。 2014年的作品展出包括印度尼西亞日惹及荷蘭。在本年11月更會在馬來西亞的馬六甲作公開展覽。 在藝術發展上,他更獲得多個獎項。其中頒獎機構包括北京自然文化中心,國立台灣美術館及多個歐洲大形機構。 歡迎來臨參觀在印尼巴里島的工作室,了解多關於emile的資訊: