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Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday.
The details surfaced in a law enforcement report a day after Dwyer was arrested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated from all team activities after he was taken into custody at the Cardinals' practice facility and headquarters in Tempe. He spent a night in jail and made a brief court appearance before being released on bail early Thursday.
The arrest came at a time when the NFL and its commissioner are under fire over a series of violent off-the-field encounters involving some of the league's marquee players, including Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy.
The NFL has said the Dwyer case will be reviewed under the league's personal-conduct policy.
Dwyer was arrested Wednesday for investigation in two altercations that occurred on July 21 and 22 at his Phoenix residence, just days before the Cardinals reported to training camp. His wife left the state after the incidents, but came forward a week ago after Dwyer apparently sent suicidal text messages including a photo of a knife.
In the first encounter, police say Dwyer attempted to kiss and undress his wife, but she refused. Someone who heard the argument reported the assault to police, who showed up at the apartment but did not make an arrest. Dwyer hid in a bathroom and the wife said she hadn't been assaulted and denied he was in the home because the running back threatened to kill himself in front of her and their child if she told police about the assault, police said.
The next day, Dwyer punched his wife with a closed fist on the left side of her face, according to police. He also punched walls and threw a shoe at his 17-month-old son, who was not injured, police said.


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County's missing money an 'oversight'
by TAMELA BAKER
September 2, 2006
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. - It once was lost, but now it's found. Earlier this summer, mistakes blamed on outdated payroll records resulted in a discrepancy of $6,406 in Jefferson County's finance department accounts. On Friday, Jefferson County Sheriff Everett "Ed" Boober, who also serves as the county's treasurer, said he had been advised that most of the money had been found. "It was an oversight by the tax office," Boober said. "There were five deposits not accounted for. " Boober said he was informed of the oversight by his chief tax deputy.
Ambulance oversight proposal put on hold
by TARA REILLY
August 11, 2004
A proposal to give Washington County oversight of ambulance operations in the county is on hold for at least two weeks. The Washington County Commissioners decided Tuesday to allow Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association members to vote on the proposal. Commissioners President Gregory I. Snook said he wanted the association to vote before the commissioners decide whether to create an emergency medical services coordinator, who would oversee activities of ambulance companies.
W.Va. Senate passes bill giving state, county more oversight of horse rescues
March 1, 2011
Legislation that would give state and county officials more oversight in the operation of equine rescues passed the state Senate on Tuesday. The licensing and inspection regulations proposed in Senate Bill 540 were prompted, at least in part, by the seizure of more than 50 horses and two cows from Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue in Berkeley County in September 2011, said state Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley/Jefferson, who sponsored the bill. Hidden Meadows operator Mary O'Brien, 37, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty and was fined $1,000 in October.
Shank says PenMar board needs more state oversight
by TARA REILLY
December 2, 2003
email@example.com Del. Christopher B. Shank said Monday during a meeting with the Cascade Committee that he thought the state should have more oversight of the PenMar Development Corp., possibly by appointing some members of the agency's board of directors and having a state representative on that board. He also repeated a position he made public last month that PenMar board members should be residents of Washington County, but that he would consider that it be open to state residents as a compromise.
Health-care spotlight
March 6, 2006
Shadrach is employee of the month at health department Shannon Shadrach has been chosen as the Washington County Health Department's employee of the month for February. Shadrach has been employed at the health department since 1995 in the nursing division's School Health Program. As a nurse's aide at E. Russell Hicks Middle School, she provides direct care to students and staff during those times when school is in session. Her selection is a reflection of the cheerful competence she brings to a dynamic and demanding work situation.
Hecht named to transportation subcommittee
November 23, 1999
State Del. Sue Hecht, D-Frederick/Washington, has been appointed vice chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and the Environment. "Del. Hecht is a well-respected legislator in Annapolis and around the state. Her years of dedicated service to the constituents of Frederick County and of the state, and her particular interest in transportation issues, make her an obvious choice for this subcommittee post," said House Speaker Casper R. Taylor Jr. Hecht has been a member of the House of Delegates and the Appropriations Committee since 1995.
Council to discuss licensing dry clubs
December 12, 2000
Council to discuss licensing dry clubs A new Hagerstown law to license for-profit music or dance clubs that aren't required to have liquor licenses is expected to be voted on next Tuesday. The license would cost $500 annually, and would not apply to businesses with liquor licenses because they already have government oversight. Also exempt would be theaters, restaurants, and clubs sponsored or operated by a government, educational institution, or religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or social organization.
City Council endorses permits for dry clubs
December 19, 2000
City Council endorses permits for dry clubs By DAN KULIN / Staff Writer A law requiring commercial, non-alcoholic entertainment clubs in Hagerstown to get a $500 license annually was unanimously endorsed Tuesday by the City Council. A final vote on the licensing law is expected Jan. 30. Entertainment clubs and businesses exempt from the proposed law include theaters, restaurants, clubs sponsored or operated by a government, educational institution, or religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or social organization.
Kercheval's PenMar plan is a sensible compromise
March 19, 2004
Not eager to get involved in what has become a messy local dispute, a committee of the Maryland General Assembly last week asked local lawmakers to compromise on legislation affecting the redevelopment of the former Fort Ritchie Army base. County Commissioner James Kercheval has offered a plan that looks like a winner. It's time to accept it and get on with more important matters. Bills were filed to restructure the board of the PenMar Development Corp. after the appointment of several new people prompted the resignation of other, veteran members.
Lawmakers say CVB needs closer watch
by LAURA ERNDE
November 21, 2003
email@example.com The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the executive director of which recently was forced to resign amid allegations of misappropriation of agency money, needs closer oversight, state lawmakers said Thursday. Convention and Visitors Bureau board Chairman Ron Vitkun has said Ben Hart was asked to resign Oct. 27 after an internal investigation into the matter. Hagerstown Police launched an investigation at the request of the bureau.
Ground broken for memorial to honor African-American Civil War veterans
BY KAUSTUV BASU | firstname.lastname@example.com
July 23, 2013
Rectifying what one organizer called a "historical oversight," a groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial to honor African-American veterans of Lyon Post No. 31 of the Grand Army of the Republic was held Tuesday at Hagerstown's Rose Hill Cemetery. The Grand Army of the Republic was a veterans organization for those who battled for the Union during the Civil War. "Hagerstown had two posts of this organization [the Grand Army of the Republic] ... Because Maryland was mostly segregated at the time we had two posts - one for white veterans and one for black veterans," said local historian Stephen Bockmiller, who also works for Hagerstown city government as a zoning administrator and a development review planner.
Company to issue refunds for more than 700 Hagerstown speed camera violations
By DAN DEARTH | email@example.com
May 15, 2013
The company that provides speed cameras to the City of Hagerstown will pay $27,100 in refunds to 713 motorists who paid citations from three cameras that were not certified under the guidelines mandated by state law. Hagerstown Police Chief Mark Holtzman said Wednesday that the problem came to the attention of police on Monday, when a Washington County District Court judge threw out three citations that were issued in January to the same vehicle by...
Md. Dairy Industry Oversight and Advisory Council to meet in Frederick
June 11, 2012
The Maryland Dairy Industry Oversight and Advisory Council will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at the Frederick County Extension Office, at 330 Montevue Lane in Frederick, Md.
Washington County legislators say gaming bill's oversight is limited
By ANDREW SCHOTZ | firstname.lastname@example.com
February 8, 2012
Some of Washington County's state lawmakers said Thursday that they preferred proposing tighter financial oversight than a new gaming bill contains, but the law won't allow it. Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, said legislators were legally limited in how much they could regulate budget reporting for tip-jar money that filters through the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association to individual fire and rescue companies....
Gaming money oversight only done half right
February 7, 2012
Those familiar with the frustrations of repeating lessons that they assumed had been learned understand the need for patience. So we will try to employ this virtue ourselves when we remind the Washington County delegation and County Commissioners for the umpteenth time that, where large sums of money are involved, it must be tracked at every step. Without systematic accountability, there will always be questions. So for the protection of those who handle the money, not to mention for the protection of the money itself, transparency is necessary from the time it's taken in to the time it's spent.
Bill would give county oversight of Rescue Association's finances
By ANDREW SCHOTZ | email@example.com
January 25, 2012
Washington County's state legislative delegation got closer Wednesday to agreeing on a final bill proposing new oversight over the financial workings of the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. At a delegation meeting in Annapolis, lawmakers answered questions raised by Dale Hill, the association's president. Hill's main concern was whether the wording of the proposed bill would give county government officials budgetary oversight power over not just the association, but also its member fire and rescue companies.
Berkeley County Council moves to strengthen nepotism oversight
By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | email@example.com
December 9, 2011
The Berkeley County Council now wants to be advised if other elected county officeholders wish to hire a family member, relative or friend. The council must approve most employees hired by the county clerk, circuit court clerk, sheriff, prosecuting attorney and assessor, making members personally liable and subject to removal from office if they knowingly agree to an illegal hire, according to a letter the council agreed Thursday to send to the...
Democrats using debt for political gain
By TIM ROWLAND | email@example.com
May 22, 2011
Democrats are fond of being outraged when the opposition party distorts reality for political gain. See: Burning, Flag; and Crime, Soft On. So, as it pertains to our discussion of the national debt, certainly Democrats would never dream of using similar scare tactics over such important issues as Medicare and Social Security — unless, of course, it might win them an election or two. In that case, all bets are off. Strip out all the politics from...
W.Va. Senate passes bill giving state, county more oversight of horse rescues
March 1, 2011
Legislation that would give state and county officials more oversight in the operation of equine rescues passed the state Senate on Tuesday. The licensing and inspection regulations proposed in Senate Bill 540 were prompted, at least in part, by the seizure of more than 50 horses and two cows from Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue in Berkeley County in September 2011, said state Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley/Jefferson, who sponsored the bill. Hidden Meadows operator Mary O'Brien, 37, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty and was fined $1,000 in October.
Court ceremony set Monday
October 19, 2008
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A ceremonial opening of the October term of circuit court in Berkeley County will be Monday at the old Berkeley County Courthouse to recognize members of the legal community who have passed away in recent years. The "ceremony of tribute" will be at 1 p.m. in the main courtroom at 100 W. King St., according to an administrative order signed by the 23rd Judicial Circuit's five presiding judges earlier this month. Members of the bench and bar and family members of loved ones are invited to attend.
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What drew you to the field of aging or gerontology?
Working in the field of aging actually just fell in my lap. I had decided to go back to college after leaving the field of Law Enforcement. While at school I was helping take care of a senior, and after she passed I had some extra time on my hands and I began volunteering at a nursing home. During this time, the Senior Director position at the Goleta Valley Community Center opened up and everyone at the nursing home kept pushing me to apply. At the time the program was small and only part time, so I went for it. Surprisingly, they hired me the same day. It took about a month for me to realize that working with and for the elderly population was my passion.
What is your specialty or area of interest?
In the last 13 years here at the Goleta Valley Senior Center my areas of interest have grown. I have had the opportunity to gain knowledge in so many facets in the field of aging. I would have to say that "active aging" is a priority for me in terms of helping our seniors live a longer and more healthy life. We are lucky in that we live in an area that safe recreation for seniors, can actually be a year round event. As I am writing this, I have a bus load of seniors getting ready to go hiking up in our mountains! In terms of interest, I have been focused on Elder Abuse Prevention for ten years. This is a topic I am passionate about, and I have a great group of colleagues that I work with on this. Our group is the Santa Barbara Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention Council. This group of people are as passionate about ENDING Elder Abuse as I am, and I believe we are making progress. We will be presenting a workshop at this year's Aging in America Conference in San Diego, so I hope you join us!!
Learn more about Amy's workshop, Rounding Up All the Players:
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How do ASA's resources and education help you with your work?
ASA's resources have been invaluable to me. Whether it is an article in "Generations", the newsletter, or me scouring the ASA website, I can almost always find the knowledge I am seeking. And, in those times when I can't find what I am looking for, I can always call, email, tweet, instagram, FB, someone and I always get the help I am seeking and always with a happy and helpful response. Last year was the first year I ever attended an ASA Conference. My mind was blown by all the valuable knowledge I gained. I actually found myself wanting it to last a few days longer so I could go to all the sessions. I am truly looking forward to #AiA14 and am lucky enough to bring a colleague and new member of ASA with me. Having another person at the conference who can go to the sessions I can't make it too is going to be a huge asset to all of our colleagues back home.
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Just got a call back from Anna at Verizon. Apparently, they can't get someone out to complete my fiber installation until next Thursday, 1/12. Bummer. She said they'll be out to do the first part (pulling the fiber and installing the ONT) before then, then come and finish it (the part I need to be home for) Thursday morning.
I was hoping for sooner, but what can you do?
To Verizon's credit, I have to say that the customer service I've gotten from Anna has been stellar, since I brought this whole mix up to their attention. She's been great about calling me and keeping me up to date with what's going on, and promised to call next Thursday to make sure everything was going OK. That means a lot. I still just can't believe how incredibly messed up their system is, that it would allow this to happen in the first place.


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Business | Depending upon which source you believe, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook either resigned, or was fired, from the company Friday afternoon after 38 years. Whichever is the case, the news took most everyone by surprise. No successor has been named.
Cook's departure comes nearly three weeks after Disney announced its planned $4-billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment. The Wall Street Journal reports that "people close to Disney" claim Cook had complained Disney Studios wouldn't have control of Marvel Studios under the terms of the deal -- something Cook, through a spokeswoman, denies.
Others note a growing rift between Cook and Disney CEO Robert Iger, who in May publicly criticized the performance of the company's film division.
Cook began his Disney career in 1970 as a ride operator at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, working his way through the company until 2002, when he was named chairman of Walt Disney Studios. [Los Angeles Times, Deadline Hollywood]
Legal | In its coverage of the efforts by heirs of Jack Kirby to reclaim copyrights to some Marvel characters, The New York Times' DealBook blog notes: "Even before the Kirby family sent its notices, Disney was facing criticism from some Wall Street analysts who expressed concern that Marvel's complex web of copyright agreements might prevent Disney from capitalizing on some Marvel assets." [DealBook]
Legal | Google and its settlement partners -- the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers -- are rushing to modify the terms of an agreement to resolve a 2005 lawsuit accusing the Internet giant of infringing on copyrights by digitizing out-of-print books without permission. On Friday, the Justice Department filed documents urging a federal court not to approve the settlement without modifications that addressed legal concerns raised by numerous critics, including DC Comics and Microsoft. [The New York Times]
Retailing | Deb Aoki talks to Meltdown Comics owner Gaston Dominguez-Letelier about the challenges he faces selling manga in the direct market: "That time (when we order any and all manga) has passed for us. We are left with 2,000 over-stocked books and we learned a lesson. We've since curbed our appetite for taking risks on unproven titles and are just stocking the greatest hits now. Nowadays for us, it's all about getting books that appeal to the more sophisticated readers out there and figuring out how best to cater to them." [About.com]
Retailing | Tate's Comics in Lauderhill, Florida, winner of the 2009 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, is the subject of two more profiles. [Pembroke Pines, Sequential Tart]
Retailing | Brothers Jason and Nathan Hurley have opened Hurley's Heroes in Joplin, Missouri. [The Joplin Globe]
Conventions | Judy Harrison and Kyle Kernan file reports on Saturday's BangPop convention in Bangor, Maine, which drew more than 300 people to the Bangor Convention Center. [Bangor Daily News, The Maine Campus]
Blogosphere | Tom Spurgeon marks the fifth anniversary of The Comics Reporter with an interesting look at how the comics landscape has changed since 2004. [The Comics Reporter]
Creators | Marc-Oliver Frisch remembers Steve Gerber on what would have been the writer's 62nd birthday. [Comiks Debris]
Creators | Cartoonist Art Spiegelman is the subject of a pair of profiles. [News-Journal, Orlando Sentinel]
Creators | The Surrogates creators Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele give separate interviews about their Top Shelf Productions comic series, whose move adaptation debuts on Friday. [The Sunday Paper, Great Falls Tribune]
Creators | Writer Vito Delsante talks about FCHS, his collaboration with artist Rachel Freire that he describes as "Love and Rockets meets American Pie." [CosmicBookNews]
Creators | Pádraig Ó Méalóid interviews Garen Ewing, creator of the 1920s botanical-adventure web/print series The Rainbow Orchid. [Forbidden Planet International]
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Fiery Judge Jeanine: Obama 'Leftovers' Are Behind Leaks and Must Be Prosecuted
Judge Jeanine Pirro weighed in this morning on President Donald Trump's epic news conference and responded to the recent leaks of intelligence about the Trump campaign's Russia contacts.
Pirro said the Thursday afternoon press conference was "vintage Donald Trump" pushing back against the "fake news hogwash" for 77 minutes and taking every question from the mainstream media.
"I think Donald Trump got up yesterday morning and said, 'I've had it with this fake news hogwash. I've had with my people spending time going out there and trying to rebut what they're saying. I'm gonna go out there myself, I'm gonna talk to the people,'" she said, adding that America is now understanding that the media is not truthful and "if anyone is gonna bring them down, it's gonna be Donald Trump."
Pirro said she believes the Russia-related leaks are coming from Obama administration "leftovers" and that Trump must "prosecute" the leakers.
"This is classified information, serious stuff. ... A lot of these people are very much embedded into the system and he has to find out who they are and that's not gonna be easy," said Pirro.
She described members of the intelligence community as "livid" at Trump and said the leaks are retaliation.
Watch her analysis above and don't miss Justice With Judge Jeanine, Saturdays at 9pm ET on Fox News Channel!
Tony Shaffer: Obama Holdovers Withholding Intel From Trump Admin
House Dem Calls for Review of 25th Amendment on Removing the President
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The United States is taking direct action steps to reduce its emissions just like Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.
The Obama administration will reduce emissions from its power sector by 30 per cent by 2030, a significant pledge from the world's biggest economy and second-largest polluter.
The commitment has put pressure on Mr Abbott ahead of his trip to Washington next week, and he was asked in parliament if he will discuss the science of climate change with President Barack Obama when they meet.
The US and Australian government policies on climate change have something in common, Mr Abbott told question time.
"There is no carbon tax in the United States," he said.
"There is no emissions trading scheme in the United States."
The Abbott government is determined to ensure there will be no carbon tax and no emissions carbon scheme in Australia.
"What the United States is doing is taking sensible direct action steps to reduce its emissions, which is exactly what this government is proposing to do."
Mr Abbott said it was not sensible to protect the environment by damaging the economy, which is why neither the US nor Australia should have a carbon tax.


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We lost two heroes last week in a terrible accident. My college roommate was Lt. Gary Dudley, one of the officers tragically killed Aug. 22 while cycling to raise money and awareness for families of fallen officers. Gary was a person who was passionate about his cause. He was also one of those rare people who leads by example and connects with people easily. He had organized this year's Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) ride around the state. I was fortunate enough to be present Aug. 19 when that group of cyclists stopped here in South Bend to pay respects to South Bend Police Cpl. Scott Severns. It was a moving ceremony and I only wish more people had been there to participate. Gary was a hero long before the Aug. 22 tragedy. He was my hero because of how he conducted himself each and every day. He was a true friend for more than 30 years and was always there to support an old college buddy. I had the honor of introducing him a couple of years ago when he made a presentation to our local Rotary Club. He talked about that year's COPS ride to Washington, D.C. Gary had a unique ability to always say and do the right thing. On top of all this, the guy was hilarious and just a joy to be around. Maybe this is my chance to publicly say goodbye, but wouldn't it be great if everyone would consider supporting Gary's cause? Please consider going to Indianacops.org and making a pledge.
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Seed saving is not always feasible with all types of vegetables, but collecting your own seed can be an exercise in self-sufficiency and a lesson in plant biology. Seeds you save from your home production system are accustomed to your climate and growing medium and are adapted to pests in your area. Seeds are generally saved from annual and biennial plants. Perennials are usually propagated through division or cuttings.
The easiest seeds to save are open-pollinating, non-hybrid annuals. Plants that are not self-pollinating can cross-pollinate; therefore, it is best to grow only one variety of a plant from which you want to save seed that season. If two varieties of spinach bloom near each other, the resultant seed is likely to be a cross between the two. Different varieties of peppers should be separated by 500 feet to avoid cross-pollination. Melons, pumpkins, cucumbers, and squash need even more personal space--at least a half-mile is required.
Biennials require more work and commitment. These plants do not send up seed stalks until the second season. Biennials include beets, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, onions, parsley, parsnips, rutabaga, salsify, Swiss chard, and turnips.
Do not save seed from hybrid varieties if you want plants like the parents. Seeds from hybrid varieties produce a mix of offspring, many of which may have different characteristics than the parent. Seed from hybrid vine crops is often quite variable also - squashes, cucumbers, melons and pumpkins often cross-pollinate with other genetically compatible varieties. Unless pollination has been strictly controlled, strange hybrids often result in the next generation.
Among the vegetable seeds most easily saved are non-hybrid tomato, pepper, bean, eggplant, cucumbers, summer squash, and watermelons. Collect seeds from the fully mature, ripe fruit of these plants.
Tomato: The seeds are encased in a gelatinous coating, which prevents them from sprouting inside the tomato. Remove this coating by fermenting it. This mimics the natural rotting of the fruit and has the added bonus of killing seed borne tomato disease. Squeeze the seeds from a fully ripe fruit into a bowl, add water and let stand at room temperature for about three days. Once fermentation occurs, mold will form on the surface of the water. Add more water, stir, then gently scrape mold and debris off the top. Repeat until only clean seed remains, strain, rinse, and leave the seeds at room temperature until they are thoroughly dry.
Peppers: Select a mature pepper, preferably one that is completely red. Cut the pepper open, scrape the seeds onto a plate and let the seeds dry in a non-humid, shaded place, testing them occasionally until they break rather than bend. Leave at room temperature until completely dry.
Beans, peas, and other legumes: Leave pods on the plant until they are "rattle dry." Pick the pods and remove the seeds when completely dry.
Eggplant: Leave the plant on the vine until it is well past the stage when you would pick it for kitchen purposes. Eggplants ready for seed saving will be dull, off-colored and hard. Cut the eggplant in half and pull the flesh away from the seeded area.
Cucumbers: Cucumbers change color after they ripen and start to become mushy. Cut it in half and scrape the seeds into a bowl. Remove their slimy coating by rubbing them gently around the inside of a sieve while washing them or soak them in water for two days. Rinse and dry.
Summer squash: Summer squash is at the seed-saving stage when you cannot dent the squash with a fingernail. Cut it open, and scrape the seeds into a bowl, wash, drain, and dry.
Watermelon: Put the seeds from ripe fruit in a strainer and add a drop of dishwashing liquid to remove any sugar from the seeds.
Storing seeds; Store most seed packets in airtight jars. The exception is legumes, which store best in breathable bags. To keep the seeds dry, fill a small cloth bag with about one-half cup dried powdered milk. Place the packet in the jar beneath the seed packets. Be sure to label your container with the variety, the date, and other pertinent information. Store your seeds in a cool, dark, dry place; a refrigerator is a good choice. Avoid opening the container until you are ready to plant.
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Saturday March 31, 2007
Stay against Syariah proceedings
PUTRAJAYA: R. Subashini, who was told to go to the Syariah Court to fight for her matrimonial rights, obtained a temporary injunction from the Court of Appeal to preserve her civil rights pending her appeal to the Federal Court.
In a majority judgment, Justices Gopal Sri Ram, Suriyadi Halim Omar and Hassan Lah, who heard Subashini's application yesterday, granted an injunction preventing her husband, who had converted to become a Muslim, from initiating or continuing with any proceedings in the syariah courts or converting their younger son. Justice Suriyadi dissented.
Will you pray for them too, and for this nation of ours?


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Did you see the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel?? I simply loved that movie. I am so excited to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie!!! It is opening March 6th!!! Next week!!! Sqkweeeeeee!!! I got so excited I decided to make Maharani Cupcakes!! The blend of coconut,lemon,basil and curry are a perfect combination!!! Indian food has some complex spice profiles for sure this one is no exception! This recipe is take a bit of work but I used some short cuts to make it a bit easier!!
But before I share the recipe let me tell you about the amazing Sweepstakes that Cost Plus World Market is hosting in coordination with the release of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel it is amazing!! World Market's Second Best Exotic Marigold Sweepstakes!!!
You could win our Grand Prize Package:
* Trip for 2 to India (6-day trip includes airfare, accommodations and excursions)
* Free movies for two for a year, $1,000 WM gift card
How fun would a trip to India be??? Plus a year of free movies??? I wouldn't say no to that prize how about you??? You can enter by going HERE! Let me tell you a bit about the movie!! Most of the original characters will be returning but guess who will be joining them??? Richard Gere! Thats right Richard Gere will be playing the role of Guy!! Richard Gere is still just a stunning as he ever was, and that white hair is beautiful!!! Sonny is returning and is planning his upcoming marriage as well as the expansion of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Planning a wedding is a lot of work all on its own so to try and include a hotel expansion that is a lot on anyone's plate!!! Here is a movie trailer!!
I totally cannot wait to see this movie but until then let me share my recipe for Maharani Cupcakes. I headed out to my local Cost Plus World Market to purchase a few items for my cupcakes!
I headed straight to the International Food section, and first picked up Madras Curry Powder. This goes in the next ingredient.
Harrowgate Lemon Curd. Now don't let the name scare you this is just the same as the filling of a Lemon Meringue Pie!! Tangy and Lemony so so good!
And finally I purchased Chaokoh Coconut Milk. I replaced the liquid in the cake batter with Coconut milk.
These cupcakes are sooo delicious!!
The combinations of flavors compliment each other perfectly!!! The recipe is pretty easy to follow but I made my basil infused cream the day before and put it in the fridge so it would be ready to whip up when I was ready to frost the cupcakes.
And you really only need a tablespoon on the top of the cupcake before you frost them!!
And then just decorate and you have a wonderful tasty treat to eat before or after the movie!!
Here is the complete recipe! Enjoy!
Laura Petersen
- Coconut Cupcakes:
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- Sweet Curry Lemon Curd:
- 1 jar Lemon curd
- 1 teaspoon mild curry powder
- Sweet Basil Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil, washed and dried
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
- 1/4 (8 ounce) package cream cheese,
- room temperature
- 1-1/2 teaspoons gold dragees
- or
- decorating candy
- mint leaves for decorating
To make the sweet basil cream, heat the whipping cream in a saucepan until hot; do not boil. Turn off the heat and add the basil, stems and all, to the cream and allow it to steep for 1 hour. Refrigerate the cream for 3 hours or overnight. Strain and discard the basil.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
Combine the white cake mix and coconut flakes in a mixing bowl. Stir in the coconut milk, two eggs, and vegetable oil.
Scoop the cake batter into the prepared pans, filling the cups 2/3 full. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the sweet curry lemon curd. Mix together the 2 teaspoon curry powder into lemon curd.
In a chilled bowl, whip the cold basil-infused cream and 3 cups of confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate. Beat the cream cheese and remaining 3 cups of confectioners' sugar until smooth and soft. Fold in the whipped cream and mix gently until fully combined.
To decorate the cupcakes, spread a tablespoon of the lemon curd on top of each cupcake, followed by a dollop of the basil cream. Sprinkle with dragees.
*Disclaimer: I was provided with gift cards to purchase Cost Plus World Market products to facilitate my recipe and make this post possible.*


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One arrested in Entally firing case
Police on arrested one Chunnilal Das from the house of a friend at central Kolkata in connection with the incident of firing at Entally. It may be mentioned that a 28-year-old youth Avijit Mitra had received bullet injuries when members of two rival groups opened fire at each other on Thursday night. Preliminary investigation had revealed that dispute over supplying building material had led to the clash between two groups and it led to the firing. Police came to know about the involvement of Das in the incident.
Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid in the house of his friend and arrested him. He had attempted to flee finding the police. But the officers chased and arrested him. A police officer said that some more youth are involved in the incident and they will also be arrested following interrogation of Das.
It is learnt that Das and the leader of his rival group had got engaged into an altercation that night and subsequently the clash broke out between the gangs.


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This starter played a major role in increasing the BMI of me & my hubby. We used to crave for Pizza Hut's garlic bread. Aha!! It used to be lip smacking. My hubby knew my craving for garlic bread & he used to make sure we eat it at least once a week during my pregnancy days. I remember eating 1 & ½ portion (1 portion => 4 slices) of garlic bread with cheese 2 days before my delivery too ;)
I had almost forgotten the taste of garlic bread after I moved here. Recently, on one of the lazy saturday afternoon's, I started looking for garlic bread recipe & I found something interesting here. I gave a try, but did not have high expectations as I did not have an oven & had to compromise with the microwave. It did not come out very well since I used more garlic & the end result became a little bitter. I tried 2-3 times again with small portions until I was happy with the result. However, it would taste better if baked in an oven, but microwave was also not a bad idea :)
Here is my first tried version of garlic bread. I served this with pasta.
Baguette: 1/2 loaf
Mixed herbs: 1 small pinch on each slice
Margarine: 5 tbsp
Garlic: 3 pods
Salt: A pinch
- Slice the baguette into 3/4th inch slices.
- Roast the garlic on a medium flame till raw smell of garlic disappears & it turns slightly brown. Allow it to cool.
- Grate the garlic or prepare a paste out of it, mix the garlic with margarine. Add salt, mix well.
- Spread a pinch of herbs on the sliced baguette & spread the garlic butter/margarine generously over the slice.
- Arrange it in a microwave safe tray & bake it for 8 minutes.
- Allow it cool & serve the garlic bread with any dip or with pasta of your choice.
PS: My microwave does not have temperature indications on it. I tried 2 slices first by keeping it in medium power for 5 minutes. The crust became very hard. Hence, kept it on medium for 2 minutes & 6 minutes on low power. It turned out good. Hence, be prepared to perform few trials until you get a hang of your microwave.


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Today's featured album comes to us from Buena Vista, Colorado-based 608 South, "a worship band for God's pleasure". Treeline Christmas is actually one of the more varied Christmas albums I have featured here. Vocally, it is a mixture of male, female, and children's vocals. There is occasionally some spoken narration, including a child narrating part of "Away in a Manger"; the contrast between the adult and child voices on that song is very nice. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "We Three Kings" are both instrumentals featuring some surprisingly good guitar playing; both these songs are among the highlights of the album. All the variation makes the album feel a bit like a Trans-Siberian Orchestra album, only mellower and without an overarching story. Overall, the album is fairly upbeat and is a very pleasant listen.
Go download Treeline Christmas and let me know what you think of it. Until next time, happy listening!


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The November Monthly Rumpus
The Rumpus and Wholphin proudly present:
Hate To Be Alone
November 9 at The Makeout Room, 3229 22nd St., 7pm
Please join us for a night of literature, music, and comedy featuring:
Tamim Ansary, author of Destiny Disrupted
Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
Melanie Gideon, author of The Slippery Year
Chelsea Martin, author of Everything Was Fine Until Whatever
and Po Bronson, author of NurtureShock
With comedy by Nato Green
Music by Michael Mullen of The Size Queens
And a short film from Wholphin
$10, cheap! You can't afford not to go!
Also prizes, giveaways, the chance to kiss someone you've never met.
Hosted by Rumpus editor and author of The Adderall Diaries Stephen Elliott


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Soundgarden didn't set out to destroy metal — just take it
back to basics. Thayil updated the forbidding sludge and
tweaked-out solos of prime Zep. His fondness for the drop-D tuning,
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Thistle Publishing is a successful London-based imprint run by literary agents David Haviland and Andre Lownie.
'We publish a full range of commercial fiction and non-fiction,' said David. 'Two of our biggest books this year were Cabin Fever by Mandy Smith – the scandalous memoirs of a Virgin air hostess, and The Art of Letting Go by Chloe Banks – a wonderfully atmospheric and mysterious debut novel. Both books have recently been shortlisted for The People's Book Prize, and both were bestsellers. We also have high hopes for David McGrath's scintillating debut novel Rickshaw, which uncovers the fascinating demi-monde of Soho rickshaw drivers.'


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Well, this is a pretty common sight throughout California and even in places where they're now invasive, but… mid-day today I was really happy to see these bright orange poppies in full-bloom. They're on the eco-village bulbout. I noticed them a week or so ago, but the flowers open during the day and close at night (technically called nyctinasty), so I hadn't chanced upon them in their mid-day bright wide-open exuberance until today.
They're California Poppies, of course, the Official California State Flower, super easy to grow here, re-seeding themselves… more about California Poppy from a post here from last February.


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I am pretty sure I have boasted on here before about finding the best cookie recipe, but this one, oh this one is really it! I wanted to make a cookie full of stuff - oats & chocolate & fruit & nuts - and found these two recipes while searching. I decided to morph them into one recipe and the resulting cookie was absolutely phenomenal.
The best part about these cookies is that they don't contain butter, rather coconut oil and you would never know the difference. Since I've been leaning more and more towards a vegan diet as of late, any alternate to dairy is a welcome addition in my recipes - especially one with so many health benefits. Brad declared these his favorite cookie (although he didn't understand 'why i ruined a perfectly delicious cookie by adding fruit'). I think this will be my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe - it is so versatile and it will be fun to experiment with other add ins.
Trail Mix Cookies
1/2 C Coconut Oil (softened)
3/4 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/8 C whole wheat flour
1/2 ts baking soda
1/2 ts sea salt
1/2 C chocolate chips
1/2 C shredded unsweetened coconut
3/4C oatmeal
1/4/ C dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tbsp flax seeds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream oil and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined. Slowly add flour, baking soda and sea salt. Mix in chocolate chips, coconut, oatmeal, cranberries, walnuts and flax seeds.
Scoop onto cookie sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, until slightly golden around edges. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.


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Another beautiful image from Terry Hancock at Down Under Observatory.
7000 light-years distant in the constellation of Cassiopeia lies the emission nebula colloquially known as the Soul Nebula. The gasses (mostly hydrogen) that comprise the nebula are being ionized by the stars within the region and as a result, the gasses glow, much like a neon sign.
The pressures exerted upon the material by the stars nearby are causing the material to become compressed. When enough of the gas becomes highly compacted, it triggers the birth of new stars. In effect, this is a beautiful snapshot of a multimillion-year process of an enormous cloud of dust and gas transforming itself into new stars.
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The HowlingHD
IMDb: 5.1
84 min
This story begins 30 years ago, in a remote English village. Then, many believed the odd tales they had heard of a millionaire scientist and ...
Country: UK
Genre: Horror
Actor: Elizabeth Saint, Zane Casablanca, Wendy Morgan, Carla Shinall, Jon-Paul Gates, Tiffany-Ellen Robinson, Tony Fadil, Steven M. Smith, Hans Hernke, Sarah Rose Denton, Eirik Knutsvik, Matthew Fitzthomas Rogers, Jeremy Hill, Gaz de Vere, Paul Durso
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85 min
Tony was the leader of a notorious London Hooligan firm, but whilst fighting a Russian ultra he sustains a head injury and must sit out ...
Country: UK
Genre: Crime
Actor: Ray Whelan, Lee Nicholas Harris, Stella Paris, Jon-Paul Gates, Elena Valdameri, Zane Casablanca, Hans Hernke, Sharon Lawrence, Can Somer, Matthew Fitzthomas Rogers, Mike J Stevenson, Ian Hawke, Kevin Horsham, Gaz de Vere, G.S. Wade II


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Counter terrorism
Surrey is a low risk county for terrorist activity, but we still need to be alert to tensions and extremist groups in our communities.
If you see something suspicious or if you're unsure about a person's behaviour or activities, your information could be vital.
Suspicious items - what to do:
If you are out and about and see something you feel is suspicious, such as an unattended bag, package or an item that seems out of place, then report it immediately.
- Do not touch it
- Try and identify an owner in the immediate area
- If you still think it's suspicious, don't feel embarrassed about reporting or assume anybody else will report it
- Report it to a member of staff, security, or if they are not available dial 999 (do not use your mobile phone in the immediate vicinity)
- Move away to a safe distance - even for a small item such as a briefcase move at least 100m away from the item starting from the centre and moving out
Remember - If you think it's suspicious, SAY SOMETHING
More information about the ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) campaign can be found here.
How we are working to prevent terrorism in our communities
Surrey Police supports the delivery of the national Prevent strategy which forms part of Contest and aims to stop people becoming involved in terrorism.
The Prevent strategy has three main objectives:
- Respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat faced from those who promote it.
- Prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate support.
- Work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation which need to be addressed.
Surrey Police has a team of Prevent Officers who work with the public and partner agencies each day to prevent terrorism and violent extremism from taking root in our communities. These officers aim to safeguard individuals and institutions from all forms of terrorist ideology.
The full Prevent strategy can be found by clicking here.
Everyone has a responsibility to help prevent terrorism in our communities and details of how you can assist can be found below:
How can you help?
It is recognised that the Prevent programme relies on the co-operation of a wide range of agencies to be effective. In order to support this a 'Prevent duty' has been incorporated within the recent Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015. This outlines responsibilities for police and partners in relation to delivering the Prevent strategy.
More information on the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 can be found by clicking here.
Channel is a multi-agency approach to provide support for individuals who are at risk of being drawn into terrorist activity. The process, which operates across England and Wales, seeks to safeguard individuals who may be at risk of radicalisation.
To understand more about the Channel project further information can be found by clicking here.
The Prevent Officers work closely with schools, colleges and universities within the county. The team, alongside partner agencies and charities, have produced a number of resources to help those living and working with young people in our county understand the risks terrorists pose and how they can help protect them from such activity.
- Those wanting to know more around how they can help our young people stay safe can take part in an online training package devised by the Home Office which offers guidance to the specific sector in which you fit. The package can be accessed by clicking here.
- The Birth of a Terrorist is a short film co-produced by the Prevent team at Surrey Police which demonstrates the process which takes place which makes people want to conduct extreme violent acts in the name of a cause. The story is of a young man who is having difficulties in his personal life with his vulnerabilities leading to him being targeted and groomed by a terrorist organisation.
- Social media is an increasingly influential part of life particularly for young people and has many benefits. However, extremist groups are actively using social media to share propaganda, radicalise and recruit for their cause. Online safety is an important element of safeguarding and the Prevent strategy can play and active part in this process.
- More useful material including videos, leaflets and posters can be found in the 'useful material' section found at the bottom of this page.
Recent events overseas including terrorist attacks and ongoing conflicts can have a significant impact on the UK and its communities. Travel to certain areas of the world can be unsafe. The Home Office website provides advice and guidance around travelling overseas.
There is an increasing concern over people wanting to travel overseas to Syria and other conflict areas. If you are thinking of travelling to Syria, this leaflet may provide you with information.
Many people in the UK want to support victims of international conflicts and this should be conducted through legitimate routes to ensure it reaches those in need. To receive guidance on how to conduct charity work or support humanitarian crisis appeals please visit the Charity Commission website.
Project Argus is a series of interactive counter-terrorism workshops designed to promote awareness of the terrorist threats relating to businesses. This is a unique opportunity to judge how well prepared your business is, increase your knowledge of terrorism issues and compare notes with other local businesses. The learning can be equally applied to any other catastrophic event, such as a fire, gas explosion or flooding.
These workshops are carried out by specially trained Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs) who can also provide one-to-one advice to businesses that could be at risk from terrorist activity, particularly those in crowded places.
If you feel that your company could benefit from counter terrorism security advice, which is provided free of charge, contact your local advisor by emailing email@example.com.
Knowing what to do in the event of a terrorist attack is vital. The following four minute film was produced by the National Counter Terrorism Policing to inform people what to do in the event of a firearms or weapons attack.
Additionally a variety of leaflets and posters can be downloaded here.


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Seastreak Blog
August 5, 2015
The Nuyorican Friday Night Slam features the most dynamic group of poets you can find. You can find it all at 236 East 3rd Street in New York at the Nuyorican Poets Café.
Giving Voice to NYC & Raising Up Stars
Rosie Perez and Flaco Navaja are just some of the Hollywood stars who have graced the doorstep of the Nuyorican Poets Café. Navaja has appeared in the Tony Award-winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam. Before this time, he was a struggling Bronx teen trying to get his voice above the crowd. Nuyorican Poets Café helped him find his voice and confidence to become a successful Hollywood actor.
Open Wide and Join Open Mic
The café has proven to stand the test of time in its 35 years of welcoming stars and would-be stars through its doors and across its stage. They welcome the natives and non-natives from all over New York to come in and stretch their talents. Every Wednesday is open mic, and if the audience adores you then you may move on to the Friday Night Slam! Perhaps it's not time to come out of your shell? You can always just come out and be an audience member. Every age and every ethnic and cultural background meld into one artistic voice or observer at the Nuyorican Poets Café.
The eclectic and diverse group of artists with varied styles and talents will keep you feeling on a deeper level. Be a welcome voyeur to the hidden thoughts, desires, and lives of the voices of New York.
Find Your Heart & Voice in NYCMusic is simply poetry with a tune and a beat. It has enabled the common person to expose his or her innermost thoughts and feelings and bare his or her soul. At other times, it can leave you feeling as light as a cloud and as lighthearted as any comedy would.
Step aboard the Seastreak and enjoy our full bar to get yourself loosened up to bare your soul or simply sit back and enjoy the sea air, soaking in the surroundings as you lounge on our deck. Whichever way you choose to enjoy your carefree trip across the bay – we are here for you.
Sea you Soon!
The Seastreak Family
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IT MAY SEEM a bit extreme for the Florida Legislature to change the law to benefit just one man, but that's what happened when the House passed a committee substitute for Senate Bill 151. The bill addressed something called the Public Employee Interchange Program, which allows the governor and Cabinet to fill appointed offices with other state employees, like say, appointing a university professor as the secretary of the Department of Community Affairs. The law says state employees appointed under the program can't serve more than two years.
Having already met Senate approval, the bill passed Wednesday and was signed quickly into law by Gov. Bob Graham. It added 26 new words to the statute: ''However, the sending party and receiving party may extend the period for up to 60 days under the same or modified terms of the original agreement.''


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Forty seven years after Anne and Hamish Gow made the first crossing to St Kilda by sea kayak, a team from the Stornoway Canoe Club plan to re-create the orginal crossing for a TV programme.
A local boat builder will build a replica double kayak, assisted by Duncan Winning, who is advising on original design plans.
The clothing has to look authentic and, at the same time, be safe. Reed Chillcheater are tackling that end of things.
It won't be a husband and wife team in the double kayak, it'll be two women. Dolina Swanson and Christine Stewart hope they'll be the first all female double crew to cross to St Kilda.
No doubt the TV programme will use Hamish's original cine footage which also features in Sea Kayak with Gordon Brown Volume 2 and, more extenstively, in Hamish's Kayaking Films.
The original footage had been drawn to my attention by Mike Sullivan, who is coordinating this project. Mike also features in our DVD - he's one of the Stornoway club playing on Loch Seaforth in the last coaching session (he does a pop-out in his son's kayak).
The attempted crossing will be filmed by MacTV for the BBC Alba programme 'Trusadh', in which Mike and (I think!) one of the other paddlers featured earlier this year. Here's their Facebook page.


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Marshawn Lynch Was "Born To Run"
Seattle's legendary radio broadcaster, and the brains behind "Twisted Tunes," Bob Rivers is at it again.
This time he takes his merry band of music makers to cover the classic Bruce Springsteen song "Born To Run" and gives it a Seattle Seahawks twist as they prepare for the N.F.C. Divisional Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints this Saturday afternoon.
Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch, who has always been reticent to talk to the media, was $50,000 earlier this week by the N.F.L. for not being available to reporters, is the subject of this tune that Rivers goes "Beast Mode" on!
Click the pic to launch the song. Enjoy, and go Hawks!


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best meal ever centric
just got back from oddettes in primrose hill. it's bryn williams restaurant and is literally the very best restaurant han and i have been to. and we've been to some very good restaurants.
every course was amazing, the wine guy's recommendations were beautiful, the desert wine was tremendous, the strawberry doughnuts a revelation and the welshness of the whole evening something to behold.
we also had a good twenty minute chat with bryn and sharlene spitteri (of texas) who were both utterly fantastic and charming. despite being in a properly shit band, i'd happily go for mojito's with her and her friends again. she even tried to buy us drinks, but somehow didn't quite succeed.
how self indulgent is this thread? very
how much do i care? not at all.
go. to. odettes. simply the most perfect night imaginable. now dozing off to ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space. bliss.
one year. yay.
I just ate undefrosted mussels
and will probably die tonight but I will die happy knowing what you told me
one year till what?
sounds tastey u got a doggy bag to rince down this rather minging pizza i made
one year
til our two year anniversary. cause celebré
We should form a club
for people who had shitastic dinners today, bond over it n become bestest friends in spite of those who can afford FOOD
i had a ready meal curry
it was too expensive, too unhealthy, and too unpleasant.
but i enjoyed it and it was easy to "make".
Ready Meal curries are expensive!
It's nearly as cheap to go to a takeout.
i know :(
but i dont really know any. there's some chinese places. but i didnt really want that.
Takeout currys > Microwavable Curries
Microwavable curries offer silly small portions *usualy suggest 2 when it dont even fill me up as a whole* n taste shite!
horrible plastic food.
That sounds great :)
You going to be in London on the 3rd or 4th?
popping home to manchester from now til just before dour. then hopefully moving down permanently.
that's the plan anyway.
Looks like I'm going to miss you again though!
han should be around, and if my job won't negotiate start dates i may well be living out of a suit case trying to not be noticed in her house.
won't be hiding. or invisible. if that helps?
This is good news
It helps a lot.
that sounds ACE
i'll make a mental note to do that if i ever have the opportunity. which i doubt.
Mr Drummond!
Shall I book my bus up to Edinburgh?
Is your sofa still available?
do it!
come see han! take yourself out, lay off the wine and it's pretty reasonable for three courses and you just feel so so good afterwards!
i <3 good food so so much.
I wish Britain had a restaurant culture
like, say France or Italy where you can get a proper meal for £10 rather than £25.
i secretly love good food too.
I try to pretend i dont like it, and dont know the difference, most of the time.
then i go back to see my parents and they make me go to those brewers fayre places, and i have to force down horrible food.
they once went to a little chef for someone's birthday. true fact.
I love good food
but sometimes i perfer junk food, depends on what mood im in =D
congrats on one year
'the wine guy' made me smile :)
I made him blush when I
thanked him for his recommendations!
A year has gone so quick its ACE roll on 2nd year!


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When I think of taking a trip, I don't generally think of a desert vacation. However, that's clearly because I wasn't picturing model Bryce Draper in said desert.
Modeling for design line Reserved, Bryce poses in rugged menswear in desert vacation appropriate tones of tans and greens. I really don't know what's more of a story here, the new line of clothes from Reserved or Bryce's loveliness while modeling the clothes. Either way, I like it.
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text: I recently sold my old Powerbook 15 inch and now is time for me to shop for a new laptop. I currently have a desktop running windows and I plan to sell it so that I am left with only a portable solution. I'm at university, but I am not required to have a laptop for attending classes. Next year I will be travelling and since I cannot live without a computer by my side I'll need something robust enough. I really enjoyed my powerbook, but I must say it scratches easily and I always feel like its going to break everytime I move it around. The WOW! factor isn't really needed I just need something that'll work properly and that can survive a backpack and couple plane trips. At this time, I am looking at 2 options. 1- The new Macbooks seem to have great specs and off course like any other mactel out there they run bootcamp. Running Windows is a must and altought boot camp is far from being 100% perfect. it looks like a great alternative to the old Virtual PC. I'm interested in either White or black models carying the 2ghz Core duo chip. 2- My second option is an IBM/Lenovo T60. Specs: T2500(2GHz), 1GB RAM, 100GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1400x1050 LCD, 128MB ATI Radeon X1400, CDRW/DVDRW, 802.11abg wireless, Bluetooth/Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Fingerprint reader, 6c Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro Specs are fairly good and the price I get is really discounted. I would use my laptop for small amounts of video and picture editing, web browsing, mail, etc. I know the Macbooks are having a lot of manufacturing problems, especially with cooling. This is what pushed me away from getting one when they came out. So here you have it, I am looking at 2 laptops: Apple Macbook (white) (black model is 147$ more) 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512 100GB Serial ATA drive SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook/iBook - Auto-enroll AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth Price 1845$Canadian (edu discount) IBM/Lenovo T2500(2GHz) 1GB RAM (1x1024meg) 100GB 5400rpm HD 14.1in 1400x1050 LCD 128MB ATI Radeon X1400 CDRW/DVDRW 802.11abg wireless Bluetooth/Modem 1Gb Ethernet UltraNav Secure chip Fingerprint reader 6c Li-Ion batt WinXP Pro Price 1799$ Canadian (employee discount) Any thoughts would be great! Thanks


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A SOLAR firm was celebrating this week after getting double the investment it was expecting from the community.
There was £1,248,000 raised for a community solar project at Merston, with nearly half the investors living within 35 miles of the project.
Dave Barton, director of Meadow Blue Community Energy and locally-based Solesco said: "In three weeks we have been able to raise these funds, and in doing so giving local people a chance to invest in local renewable energy. This is a really good message for our future generations and for tackling climate change. Solesco is proud to be involved with this project which seeks to engage local communities."
The share offer was one of 15 launched across the country in the month following the announcement of the treasury's removal of enterprise investment scheme tax relief on community energy projects, and raised the largest amount.
Top of the list was Meadow Blue at Merston. The share offer launched with an initial target of £640,000, but this was increased after strong demand.
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Where: Building 19, Level 1
The fourth annual Celebrate Saudi Arabia Art Competition is an opportunity for all KAUST community members to share their unique experience of Saudi Arabia with artwork honoring the unique culture, heritage, places, people and traditions of the Kingdom with categories including photography, painting, drawing and mixed media.
Winners are chosen from a panel of community judges with backgrounds in the fine arts. Winning pieces will be transformed into postcards and sold in Matjar campus gift shop, with all proceeds benefiting Social Responsability programs in Thuwal.
Opening on Sunday 16 at 6:30 P.M.
The exhibition will be on display during the whole week.
Administered by the Social Responsibility Deoartment of Saudi Affairs in close collaboration with the Enrichment Programs Office.
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I was bored today so I decided to do a shuffle quiz. You're supposed to put your MP3, iPod, or anything else that plays music and answer the following questions with the song. For the next answer, simply press next on your device.
What are you?
Jet Lag by Simple Plan ft. Natasha Bedingfield
(…no comment there.)
Describe yourself.
Love Somebody by Maroon 5
What do you think of your friends?
Halo by Beyonce
What do your friends think of you?
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
(Nooooo…. just no.)
What song was made for you?
Little Talks
(:DDD I love this song!)
What will be played at your graduation (or was supposed to play)?
Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne
(I think this is quite appropriate 🙂 Stand strong and keep holding on because everyone will be here for you!)
What song will be played (or was supposed to be played) at your wedding?
Marry Me by Jason Derulo
(My iTunes shuffle knows what it's talking about… but I think this is more of a song for a proposal… not complaining though!)
What song will be played at your funeral?
There She Goes by Taio Cruz
(The lyrics aren't very appropriate…. the title kinda is 🙂 )
What do you feel right now?
Young Love by Jedward
(That's actually what I'm thinking about… but I'm not crushing on anyone currently.)
Say something wise.
True Love by P!nk ft. Lily Allen
(The lyrics are wise words…. kinda. Still a nice song.)
What's your life like?
Hey Soul Sister by Train
(I haven't met my soulmate yet…. 😦 )
What do you think of your love life?
Miss Movin' On by Fifth Harmony
(I'll admit that it is currently like that… 🙂 )
Describe your love.
Still Into You by Paramore
(Mebbeeeeeee….. *whistles innocently* but I love this song XDDD)
What do you think your children will be like?
Innocence by Avril Lavigne
(Innocent children~)
Describe your children.
Starships by Nicki Minaj
(This song has so many vulgarities I can't even… *saddened*)
What do you think your parents are like?
Lights by Ellie Goulding
(… Lights is a song about child abuse. THIS IS NOT TRUE OF MY PARENTS)
Describe them.
Celebrate by MIKA ft. Pharrell Williams
(I wanna come home, to the only place I know, where the trees I planted grow… Definitely appropriate!)
What did you think of this quiz?
Payphone by Maroon 5
(Again, NO COMMENT)
What's your favorite saying?
Astronaut by Simple Plan
(Again, huh?!?)
What makes you think of your life?
Heart Attack by Demi Lovato
(I don't wanna die young… D: )
If I made another one with different questions, will you say when you take it?
Runaways by The Killers
(I promise I won't run! 😉 )
Live My Life by Justin Bieber
(I'm off to go live my life y'all… by watching Josh Hutcherson on Comedy Central~)
I got this from: http://www.daughtryofficial.com/us/forum/music-shuffle-quiz


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Non-Dug Items Used by Soldiers and on the Homefront
Civil War Documents
1874 Railroad Pass OWNED AND CARRIED by NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST
Item #: A1412
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It isn't often that you get a chance to own a piece that was owned and carried by the most famous and controversial figures of the Civil War, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. N.B. Forrest rose from the rank of a private to a Major General, the only man during the Civil War to do so. General Sherman once said, If it takes 10,000 men and breaks the U.S. treasury gets that devil Forrest! After the Civil War, Forrest became the President of the Selma, Memphis and Marion Railroad. During this time he was given passes from the other railroads. These would allow Forrest to travel free of charge on any of the lines. This one was given by the Selma and Gulf Railroad. It is a pre-printed card that measures 3-3/4ths inches by 2-1/4th inches in overall size. It has the red ink with the gold 1874 date in the center. In beautiful brown ink it has "N B Forrest / Pres SM & MRR Co." and is signed by the General Superintendent of the line. It is accompanied by a modern Xerox image of the General in His Confederate uniform. Most people have never had the opportunity to own a piece that was owned and carried by a Confederate Icon. This is your chance!
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Author: Rachel Curtis
Pages: 216
Publisher: self-pubber
Source: ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Tour Company: AToMR Tours
Goodreads: HERE
I am not a slut, although I've been called one often enough. Yeah, I spent three months screwing one of my college professors, but I was crazy about the guy. Then he broke up with me.
I am not a bitch, although people like to say I am. I kept our relationship secret. I'm not responsible for telling the university administrators about it, but a lot of students still blame me for getting their favorite professor fired.
I am not a drama queen, although everyone thinks I am now. When I got a few nasty messages, I just deleted them. When I got the threat, I assumed it was someone being stupid. I still think that's all it was. My parents worry, though, so they hired me a bodyguard. Now Jack follows me around, intimidating everyone who approaches me and looking obnoxiously hot.
This is what I am. I'm Chloe. I'm a twenty-year-old art history major. Kind of shy, although I pretend not to be. Stubborn enough to stay here for my senior year, even though everyone hates me.
And I'm stuck with Jack.
He calls me "Princess," but I'm not a princess either
Flirty Review: Four Lip Bites
Knowing Jack is the story of a young college student, Chloe, who after having a very public affair with her professor had suffered ridicule and now even threats from her fellow peers or instructors. One particular person started a very hateful Tumblr page dedicated to Chloe. No one likes Chloe, even though the affair wasn't one-sided, she's was left to take the brunt of the fallout after Mr. Beloved Professor was fired.
Intro Jack. Jack is a bodyguard hired by Chloe's parents because they think the threats to her life are more serious than she does. Jack is there to shadow her every move and protect her from harm's way. Jack is immediately attracted to her, but of course has to shield his desire in order to keep his job and to do it effectively.
Let's just say the summary really drew me in. I'm always caught up by books that promise a forbidden attraction where the protags fall victim to their need by the middle or end of the book. I'm a sucker, kill me. So reading Knowing Jack was going to be a treat for me. It's not part of a sequel that I can see which made me even more happy.
Chloe: I understood Chloe in a way that she's was trying to not play the victim because of the threats to her life. As Jack told her she was playing the martyr which I totally got. Why didn't she go to another school, why didn't she want to leave for Paris? She was trying to be strong for herself and let people know she wouldn't break. This part I really loved about Chloe.
Jack: Jack on the other hand was hard to grasp sometimes. He was back and forth with her all the time. For a professional he was really upfront with telling her his attraction to her and then pulling back at the same time. It was like he enjoyed the tease. I wasn't so sure about him after that and didn't understand his motivations. He wanted to stay away from her romantically because of his past but yet he wouldn't let himself. It was like he was the martyr, not Chloe.
Plot hole: The whole arc was blown in my opinion, making me drop off the lip bite in my review even though I should've dropped more, because of what Jack did at the end to reveal Chloe's cyber stalker could have been done in the beginning of the book leading Chloe to avoid the trouble that eventually comes later. Phew, that's a mouthful. I thought again, "Why didn't Jack do a whole internet investigation like he did at the end of the book on the first day he was guarding Chloe. It would have saved a lot of time and effort, and not to mention strain she was under." That left me scratching my head, but this is fiction and I wasn't going to think to hard over it.
Okay, Knowing Jack has some flaws. It's not a bad book though. I read it in only a couple of hours because it was a page turner and I liked it. It was just thinking about it afterward that got me into trouble.
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Maine attorney Nan Heald honored by ABA for helping military and veteran families with unmet legal needs
Nan Heald, executive director for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Maine since 1990 and member of the Legal Services Corporation's Task Force on Pro Bono , will receive the American Bar Association Grassroots Advocacy Award April 15 for her leadership and initiatives addressing the unmet legal needs of active duty military members, veterans, their families, and caregivers.
Heald has been an innovator in making legal services more accessible to underserved rural and native communities in her state. One example is the Pine Tree website, PTLA.org, which was the first legal aid website to offer self-help resources. Using lessons learned by the Pine Tree model, and with financial support from the Legal Services Corporation, she embarked on an ambitious project to provide an online self-help legal resource for U.S. military and veteran families, worldwide. That website, StatesideLegal.org continues to serve as the most cited, comprehensive legal resource by law and policymakers and through projects like it.
In 1985, Heald became Pine Tree's executive director, where she continues to serve. As director, Heald launched the state's first and only children's law project, expanded support for self-represented families, victims of domestic and sexual assault, and provided further support for those facing foreclosure, housing discrimination and other issues. Heald blazed an early trail in meeting legal needs of low-income and rural persons through technology, such as the launch in 1996 of www.ptla.org. She was recognized as one of the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2005) and selected as a MaineBiz "Woman to Watch" in 2010. She has also been honored for her work by the Maine Veterans Coordinating Committee, the Maine Judicial Branch, and the Maine Civil Liberties Union. In the fall of 2011 she was honored at the White House as a Champion of Change in recognition of her work to provide legal services to people who cannot afford to hire lawyers to represent them on civil matters.
"The ABA has a proud tradition of support for military and veterans," ABA President William C. Hubbard said. "Yet our own efficacy, and that of many others, has been advanced as a direct result of Nan's work. She has been an innovator in making legal services more accessible to the underserved and we are proud to honor her."
Heald will receive the ABA Grassroots Advocacy Awards as part of the association's annual effort to connect policymakers with constituents in the legal profession. ABA Day 2015 brings distinguished lawyers from 50 states to Washington, D.C., to discuss issues such as funding for Legal Services Corporation, over-incarceration and juvenile justice reform.
The other recipients of the 2015 ABA Grassroots Advocacy Award are John M. Rosenberg, founder and longtime director of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc., and Patricia Apy, international and interstate family lawyer at Paras, Apy & Reiss, and liaison to the ABA Legal Assistance for Military Personnel Committee.
With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is one of the largest voluntary professional membership organizations in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.


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Ally and Alex
How we met
Alex and I met as pool lifeguards back in 2012 when he was 17 and I was 16. We remember that hot summer day at the Florida Yacht Club like it was yesterday! Our lifeguard stands were located across the pool from each other and about 30 minutes into the shift, I guess Alex noticed that I had spent more time looking at him than watching the pool. He decided to "get some water," which happened to be right next to my stand, and then made his way to my stand to say hi and officially introduce himself.
After Alex's initial introduction, the rest was history. Alex never went back to his own stand and instead, we spent the entirety of that 5-hour shift talking and flirting away. Unlike the shifts prior where we would have been counting down the minutes, neither of us wanted that shift to end. Three weeks later on June 5, 2012 our relationship officially began.
how they asked
Alex came over to my family's house on Christmas Day with plans to exchange gifts and have lunch. After my house, our plans included going to his family's house with what I thought were plans to have a nice, formal Christmas dinner. When it was time to leave my house, Alex, being the gentleman he is, opened my door and we began our usual route to his parent's house until he suddenly took a wrong turn. He told me that one of my last-minute gifts was ready for pick up but that I must wear a blindfold so I didn't know where it was from before I could unwrap it. After being blindfolded, he continued to drive like it was normal.
Upon our arrival to this unknown location, Alex helped me out of the car and removed the blindfold, but asked that I continued to close my eyes. He then guides me down a winding path, up two sets of stairs, and onto a windy deck. When I was told to open my eyes, I saw the skyline of downtown Jacksonville, FL against the St. Johns river. We were on a balcony at the Florida Yacht Club, the place where we met. Immediately, I began to tear up and my stomach was filled with butterflies because I thought I knew what was about to happen. To my surprise, I was told to sit down and then was handed a GIANT present. If we're being honest, I was expecting a much smaller box because of the location. Clearly at this point I knew I completely had the wrong idea and was almost embarrassed that I had began to tear up.
Anyways, I unwrapped the present Alex handed me and found that it was a box. With complete confusion, I opened the box to find a letter on top of another wrapped present. He instructed me to read the letter out loud, which was a love letter addressed: "To my high school sweetheart." Following the letter, I unwrapped the second box, which lead to another love letter addressed: "To my college love." Once again, I unwrapped the third box to find a third love letter on top addressed: "To the love of my life." At the end of the third love letter, he wrote, "You can go ahead and open the last box."
With excitement, I unwrapped the small, fourth box and found a glass heart-shaped ornament with an engraving that said, "Will you marry me?" With tears in my eyes, Alex then stood me up, addressed me by my full name, and proclaimed his love for me.
He then got down on one knee, pulled the most beautiful ring out of his back pocket, and proposed! Alex put together such a creative proposal and knew how special it would be for us to be able to begin our engagement at the same location we fell in love, The Florida Yacht Club.