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Blue Whale Suicide game said to be a trend in the Russian and the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Hashtags related to the game were reported to be searched 4,000 times on January 20 alone on
Reports claim the new trend can be linked to a recent surge in both suicides and attempted suicides
At least 130 teens are thought to have killed themselves due to social media "death groups"
It is a story too macabre to believe. Reports claim that teenagers are committing suicide after taking part in an online trend/game. The game is called the "Blue Whale Suicide," and it has parents along Russia and the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan mortified. However, is there any truth to the story?
On February 22, 2017, I Heart Intelligence released an article titled, "Here's How The 'Blue Whale' Suicide Game Is Killing Teens On Social Media." In the article, it states that the "frightening trend" is spreading across "social media sites in Russia and spreading across the world."
I Heart Intelligence reports the different names for the game as follows.
50 Days
The story behind the game goes as follows. Once you sign up to play the game, you receive your curator. Your curator then gives you different tasks to do over the next 50 days, with the first task normally coming at 4:20 am. Every time you accomplish a task, you must provide photographic or video proof of completion. After doing this for 50 days, the player is pushed to commit suicide in order to "win the game."
On February 21, 2017, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty reported that people are finding curators by using the Russian-language hashtags of "blue whale," "sea of whales," "I'm in the game," "Wake me at 4:20," "F58," along with many others. The often seen flying whale is said to be a chosen symbol due to whales committing suicide by jumping out of the water and beaching themselves on land. It is said that the whales are going to freedom.
The trend was said to have started on the largest European online social media and social networking service, VKontakte. While the site offers services in several languages, it is very popular among those who speak Russian.
RFE/RL reports that there were 4,000 searches for the hashtags on January 20, 2017, alone. Journalists from RFE/RL also claimed to have spoken with a curator. The conversation read as follows.
"I want to play the game," an RFE/RL correspondent wrote after creating a fake profile for a 15-year-old girl on the popular Russian social media site VKontakte.
"Are you sure? There is no way back," responded a so-called curator of the Blue Whale game.
"Yes. What does that mean — no way back?"
"You can't leave the game once you begin."
"I'm ready." Then the curator explained the rules.
"You carry out each task diligently, and no one must know about it. When you finish a task, you send me a photo. And at the end of the game, you die. Are you ready?"
"And if I want to get out?"
"I have all your information. They will come after you."
Sea Of Whales
RFE/RL claims the first task given to their fake Internet persona was to scratch the "F58" symbol into their arm. RFE/RL replied by sending a photoshopped picture to prove completion, at which point communication with the curator ended. Over the course of a week, RFE/RL claimed they managed to speak to over a dozen people who claimed to either be players or curators.
The Daily Mail reported the deaths of two young school girls, Yulia Konstantinova, 15, and Veronika Volkova, 16 could be related to the Blue Whale Game. The two girls reportedly fell from an apartment building over the weekend. While there is some speculation over the deaths, shortly before the incident, Yulia had posted "End" to her social media page with a picture of a blue whale. Veronika wrote, "Sense is lost… End."
Two teenage boys were said to be detained after possibly filming the incident.
A video uploaded to the Instagram account shamil.azizov, shows two girls jumping off of what appears to be an apartment building. Some have claimed that the video is of Yulia Konstantinova, and Veronika Volkova.
Others have claimed the video is a spoof, at least the first clip. Sadly, several parody videos have came out following the death of the two young girls.
However, while the first clip can be argued of being the fake, the clips that follow look to be actual video of of people attempting suicide by jumping off of buildings. Several clips appear to be the same building at different angles.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic and disturbing scenes that may not be acceptable for all audiences.
The rough translation of the post that goes with the video reads as follows.
[email protected] GOD STOP, DO NOT play this game! !
painful to watch
DEAR PARENTS BE CLOSE TO THE CHILDREN MAY YOUR they lack warmth and care.
NOT YOUR MONEY !! Every Parent Should Know !!!!
Game Suicide:
On the social networking site "in contact", there are communities that create a maniac. Network Administration "in contact" formally prohibits establishment of such communities, but in reality these communities continue to exist.
Police distributed to parents and teachers advice on the prevention of teenage suicide.
if a child is involved in the group of social networks under the names Tihiydom # # # Siniykit Morekitov Razbudimenyav420 # F57 # # 153 # 157 # f58 # d28 # morekitov tihiydom # # # hochuvigru Milky Way … # 50dneyDoMoego and divided heshtegami house # # # domkitov hochuvigru. # Ff33 # mlechnyyput # yavigre also need to pay attention to similar phrases in messages or notes on pages), drawing on the hands, notebooks or other places whales and butterflies, corresponding with strangers, not getting enough sleep, even if you go to bed early (to be to know whether the teenager sleeping in the early morning); closes the access to his page on the social networks. Vsluchae occurrence of certain suspicions, police advises parents to take the following actions: Set the caring relationship with the child; listen carefully and do not argue with him, not to offer consolation unjustified, suggest constructive approaches to solving problems, do not leave your child alone in a situation of high risk of suicide to seek help from professionals, to realize that the teenager is a person; maintain a caring attitude. Earlier, the Ministry of Education noted that the game # # quiet house or Blue Whale is a serious threat for minors.
Astana Kazakhstan # # # # Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan # Russian # Moskvann
Multiple Suicides Reported In Only Days
Just days later, a 15-year-old known only as "Ekaterina" was critically injured after she fell to the snow covered ground off of a flat in Krasnoyarsk.
Only two days before Yulia and Veronika's accident, a 14-year-old girl from Chita reportedly threw herself under a commuter train.
While the horrifying social media trend appears to have started on VKontakte, it is no longer contained to the area. The different hashtags have been beginning to make their rounds on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media websites.
Instagram is becoming somewhat of a second home to some of the more disturbing videos and pictures related to the trend. In one video, strange music plays as we see an arm that appears to have a very deep, and presumably self-induced, cut across the wrist. The hand bends around, forcing the wound to leak blood as the music plays.
The video then cuts to clips of people jumping to their death. At the top of the screen it reads, "не ведитесь на зто #антикит," which according to Google translate reads, "Do not get fooled by this #Antikit." The video has over 25,000 views after it was uploaded to the Instagram account 91bosya.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic and disturbing scenes that may not be acceptable for all audiences.
91bosya posted another video that that shows a young girl standing on a roof crying. The video is high quality, and clearly not taken with a cell phone by other teenagers. The girl's sleeve is exposed, showing a whale drawn on her arm out of what is meant to be blood. The video zooms in on the girl's face just before she jumps off the roof.
She then wakes up on the ground and stands up. The girl's parents run out of a building and see their daughter on the ground. The girl tries to speak to her parents, but they run past her and that is when she notices that her body is still on the ground.
The girl begins to cry as her parents cry and hold her body while a concerned crowd begins to gather. Another girl enters the video and tells her that the "Blue Whale" is a hoax, as in the girl should not believe it. The young girl begins to cry again and apologizes for what she has done.
The screen fades to black and we are told that over 90 teenagers have committed suicide due to this game.
Russian Policy Today
On the Instagram account of russian_policy_today, a video was posted that shows a girl jumping off a roof. The poor quality and quick cut from the first clip has lead some to believe the footage to be from a real suicide.
As the first girl on the video jumps, it cuts to the anti-suicide video above. The rough translation on the post reads as follows.
russian_policy_today @ Regrann from @kremlin_video – The girl was in the "whales game."
Dear parents, please keep track of your kids!
"Sea of whales." "Blue whale."
"Silent House" – groups in social networks, which promotes the idea of suicide, it is proposed to come into play, the finale of which is to commit suicide.
In this game moderators have information about the player needed to provide the emotional impact on the immature child's psyche.
Dear subscribers, please repost MAXIMUM and dissemination of this information.
What should pay attention:
Teen wakes up early in the morning, about 4 am;
Lack of sleep and a complete removal from the world.
Check cuts on hands.
Draws whales, unicorns and butterflies.
Member of Group "Sea Whale", "Wake me up at 4:20," "Silent House", "F57", "F58", "Whales float up", "Nyapoka", "50 days before my …"
In correspondence your child has the phrase "Wake me up at 4:20 am," "I'm in the game."
If there are anywhere from 50 digits or less.
Hashtags, which extends morekitov game # # # tihiydom hochuvigru mlechnyyput # # f53 # f57 # f58 # d28 # siniykit tihiydom # # whale – #regrann
On Twitter users have been tweeting with the different hashtags. Multiple tweets were made with the #F57 hashtag throughout the month of February, many of which were people claiming to be searching for curators, while a few claimed to be curators.
On Facebook, several groups were reportedly started and already shut down for being related to the Blue Whale Game. While at first glance it does appear to be a recent trend, there is evidence that this problem has existed possibly for years.
Filipp Budeikin
On November 22, 2016, Tass reported that 21-year-old Filipp Budeikin was arrested after it was discovered he was an administrator for a "death group" on the VKontakte social network.
On November 15, 2016, Russia's Investigation Committee announced Budeikin had been charged with persuading kids to commit suicide. Budeikin, who went by the name "Filipp the Fox" online, is believed to be partially responsible for the suicide of at least 15 minors.
According to the Committee, from December 2013 to May 2016 at least eight virtual groups had been established on VKontakte for the purpose of promoting the act of suicide. According to investigators, there were ten "death group" admins that testified against Budeikin, saying he had been persuading underage children to commit suicide by sending them messages on social media.
Novaya Gazeta reported that "Miron Setkh," "Eva Reich," and "More Kitov" were some of the people that helped Budeikin push teenagers to suicide.
Rita Palenkova and Renata Kambolina
In many of the areas dedicated to the Blue Whale Game you will come across the name Renata Kambolina. You will also see the name Rita Palenkova, which is confusing because apparently the teenage girl was known by both names. After committing suicide in 2015 both names would be known around the world.
In November of 2015, the world was shocked when 17-year-old Rita Palenkova posted two pictures to her social media moments before taking her life by jumping in front of an oncoming train.
The message that went along with her last picture only read, "Goodbye."
Police said the teenage girl had been having problems with her boyfriend. The Mirror reported that after the girl's death her boyfriend posted on his page on a Russian social media site asking people not to send him any messages of condolences.
Rita's last pictures have become a part of the Blue Whale community, with many altered versions and people attempting to recreate the eerie photos. Some groups on VKontakte appear to have a strange fascination with the deceased girl. Rita's loved ones were shocked to find out pictures of Rita's decapitated body after the suicide were released on the Web. It is rumored that people have paid rather large bounties for rare pictures of Rita before and after her death.
On May 26, 2016, The Daily Mail released an article claiming that at least 130 teenagers had committed suicide between November 2015 and April 2016 due to an online trend. Almost all of the children were said to come from happy homes.
Investigators believed there could be roughly 1,500 social networking groups dedicated to promoting suicide. These groups are reported to have adults and children working together.
The groups are said to be knowledgeable with psychology. The people behind these death groups know how to insult and degrade both genders, in most cases, literally destroying the impressionable teenager's mind and self esteem. It is common for teenage girls to be convinced they are fat, and for teenage boys to believe they are unwanted losers.
Once the victim believes the insults that have been strategically placed into their head day after day, and the victim reaches a depressed state, the curator begins telling them how much better everything will be once the they take their own lives. Victims are told how their problems will no longer exist and they will finally truly be free.
Wake Me Up at 4.20
On Christmas Day 2015, 12-year-old Elya Davydova fell off a 14th-floor apartment block to her death. Elya's mother Elena said she discovered that her daughter had been secretly getting online at night.
Elya was a member of the group "Wake Me Up at 4.20." The group convened at 4:20 am and had over a quarter million subscribers before it was shut down. It was common for Elya to stay online until after 6:00 am while her family slept.
Shortly before her death, Elena claims Elya received a phone call and rushed out of the house to answer it. Elya never returned. Elena believes the phone call was from whoever was manipulating her daughter.
After her daughter's death, Elena joined several of the online groups pretending to be a teenager. It was on these sites that she learned the term "cutting out" meant to commit suicide.
Elena told the Daily Mail that each of the members of one of the groups received a date, time, and a place for their suicide. The map also predicted future suicides as well.
A History of Suicide
In 1995 both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have had a history of problems with teenage suicide. However, Kyrgyzstan teenage suicide numbers have been substantially lower in comparison to Kazakhstan.
According to suicide.org, in 2003 Kazakhstan had the 4th highest suicide numbers in the world. To put that in comparison, Kyrgyzstan was ranked 50th in 2004, and the USA came in 43rd.
In these years, online death groups were barely an idea, let alone an actual thing with the capability to reach hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. Unlike most trends, these death groups have a clear history that goes back to at least 2013. As the Internet becomes a bigger part of our everyday lives, it appears these darker areas will continue to grow as well.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, you can reach out for help by calling 1-800-273-8255, or by clicking here!


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Erich Gaukel, former editor-in-chief of Renovation Style, a Better Homes & Garden's Special Interest Publication, talks to NARI's Nikki Golden about what he's looking for from the CotY projects (to feature in the pages of Renovation Style) and why photography is important.
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When I was in college I had a roommate. She was sort of a "wild child." (By the standards of some of the faculty anyway, bleh.) She wasn't always a big fan of the rules (who is?). I personally caught her breaking some of those rules. Haha. I never turned her in. She got caught but it wasn't me. (You hear that? It WAS NOT ME!!!)
She was a super fun roommate. She helped me mess with my hair and pick out clothes to wear. We talked about all kinds of things. Teachers, classes, assignments, family, breaking the rules, boys, sex, we covered it all.
She met a guy in college and she fell in love. I have to admit, I considered them an interesting pair. I never would have looked at them and said "That girl and that guy are going to get together." Never.
But they did. They got together. Then, they got married. Then they had a baby girl. One of THE cutest MOST adorable little girls ever. I am not kidding that kid makes me *Squeee* out loud she's so cute! Now, they're expecting another baby, a boy this time. (Good luck with that one! Haha.)
She's such a good Mommy.
On Facebook I would see my friend post all kinds of interesting things and I started telling her she needed to start a blog. She didn't.
Then, she would post some other neat thing and I would say "You need to start a blog!"
Finally, she did!
She started a blog. The Save At Home Mom
It's a great blog! She's only had it a couple months and you wouldn't believe the stuff I've learned from her already.
The point of this post?
Today is the Save at Home Mom's Birthday! I thought I would write a little post and try to get her some followers for her birthday.
Seriously, this is a quality blog! If I didn't know her at all and I happened upon her blog I would follow it. It's just a huge bonus that I know her personally. Go, look, follow.
Happy Birthday, Save at Home Mom!!! I hope you have a lovely, wonderful day!
Monday, June 6, 2011
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Monk Wine on the French Riviera/
I'm in Cannes, a city known for its glitz and glam, movie stars and accompanying paparazzi, and well-heeled that flit from haute couture boutique to umbrella-smothered beach club. I am none of those people, though sometimes play one in my journalist role. Happily I found a slice of solace just a 20-minute boat ride from port on the Ile. St. Honorat, and thankfully there was wine.
Since the 5th century, a community of Cistercian monks have inhabited the island and the Abbaye de Lérins, and a brethren of 22 of them still do. They pray in silence, live simply among dapples of olive and pine trees that protect about 20 acres of vineyards.
There are no cars allowed on the 1.5 mile long island that is tiny enough to walk around in about an hour. But take your time. Linger. Make like a monk. The paths traverse through the verdant vineyards and from the boat dock you arrive at the existing abbey buildings where you'll find a church and cloisters, living quarters, and even a shop selling products made by other religious communities around the world (honey, soap, etc.). Nearby the remnants of an older fortified abbey with crenelated crown juts into the sea. Climb the swirling stairs to the top and you'll often find people lounging in the sun, picnicking, and snapping photos of the island and newer (11th century) abbey.
But back to the grape juice. These 22 robed dudes stay busy, tending to the six varieties of grapes that grow here: viognier, chardonnay, clairette, pinot noir, syrah and mouvèdre. The vineyards date to the Middle Ages, and wine was originally produced by the monks for their own consumption. Shocker! But what else are you going to do on the island after morning prayers, eh? It wasn't until the 1990s that they said, "Hey, how 'bout selling this stuff to other winos, too?" Voila, Abbaye de Lérins wine was born.
The monks use no herbicide or pesticides, and salt deposited by the sea breeze allows natural cleansing of the soils and plants. They were organic before organic was 'in' and today produce 40,000 bottles per year under the label Abbaye de Lérins. It's sold at a few shops in Cannes, and served at a few restaurants, too, but it's much more fun to escape the bustle of the mainland for a few hours and drink it at the source.
What does it taste like, you ask? I don't use all those buzz words about nose and bouquet and palate, and you won't ever catch me saying things like, "This wine hints of rosemary and solitude, with a touch of morning dew." What does that even mean? My assessment takes three simple steps: "Does it taste good? Will it give me a headache? Can I afford it?" Yes. No. Yes. SOLD!
In all seriousness, the three wines I tasted were good and I did buy a bottle of the Saint-Pierre white, a blend of chardonnay and clairette, for 22 euros. Even wine snobs can't turn their noses down at that value.
FYI, there is a restaurant on the island, La Tonnelle, where you can book lunch overlooking the Bay of Cannes and neighboring island Ile Ste Marguerite. There's just a soupcon of mainland in the distance to remind you that Ile St. Honorat is so close yet so refreshingly far away.


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Five arson fires might be related
Five of six suspicious fires on the East Side over the past two months have been ruled arsons, and an investigation into whether they're related continues, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
A fire on Dec. 3, two on Jan. 21, one on Jan. 24 and one Tuesday have been ruled arsons.
The cause of a second East Side fire Tuesday night, which started in the 1800 block of Virginia Boulevard about three hours after a blaze destroyed a home on Cooper Street, had yet to be determined. Roof damage was so extensive that the building wasn't safe for investigators to enter, the department said.
Because of similarities between the fires, officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for suspicious activity and call 210-227-FIRE if they spot anything.


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Finding Daylight
By Lorna Gray
Publisher: Lorna Gray
Published: Jan. 18, 2014
Amazon Synopsis:
How far would you go to save your own life? Finding Daylight is the story of Alonso, a man whose seemingly perfectly life is turned upside down after he dreams of his own death - and then meets his supposed assassin the very next morning! Set in New York and in Madrid, the story follows Alonso on a journey of self-discovery as he sets out to expose his new colleague as the cold-blooded killer he knows him to be. Faced with jealousy, weakness and self-doubt, he struggles to maintain his composure as a husband, father and skilled political negotiator. As he loses his grip on his job, his family and his morals, he is drawn ever closer towards the seemingly unavoidable outcome of his dream.
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Finding Daylight definitely had a unique plot. Whoever dreams of their own death and then meets the person from their dream who will assassinate them the next day?
Alonso, the main character of the book turns from a confident, competent political negotiator with the UN into a jealous, self-doubting, insecure man once he meets Aguirre, the man from his dream who is a cold-blooded killer. Part of the problem is that everyone else likes him so much.
Alonso and Aguirre are assigned to work together on a case which frustrates Alonso because he can't stand Aguirre and his knowing smirks. The men in the office think Aguirre is wonderful at his job. He can charm the panties off any woman he meets (literally).
There are a number of twists and turns in the story even as Alonso travels from New York to Europe to visit his grandmother and runs into his old college friends and then back again right up to the climax of the story.
Finding Daylight is a story about a man who finds himself again at the age of 40. The question is, is he who he thought he was? And what will he do now?
I would classify this as an adult-oriented novel. Though there were no sexual scenes in it, some of the characters are somewhat morally loose.
The story itself was quite interesting and I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Born to British parents in South Africa, moved to Milan, Italy "to have an adventure" in 2006. Still having the adventure and loving it, teaches Art History to (hilariously) lively Middle School students. Enjoys rainy days, reading and walking - especially in the snow. Favourite authors are varied and include Tom Robbins, Charles Dickens, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, John Fowles, Virginia Woolf, PG Wodehouse, Martin Amis, Muriel Barbery, Jeffrey Eugenides, Tolkien, Enid Blyton.
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Welcome to the second week of our Fun Stuff Friday Summer Home Tour. I love letting you peek into my home, because it inspires me to clean and organize my house one room at a time. Last week you saw my Family Room and today I'm going to show you my kitchen- the room where I am supposed to cook. I'm no Cake-Boss, but my last name is Baker so there may be hope yet.
I love this room because it is so spacious!
Just in case you are nosey like me, I thought I'd open my pantry doors. When I was thirty weeks pregnant and feeling like a giant moose, I containerized and organized my food. Six months later and it is still organized. I can't help but laugh at myself when I get in there though. Who organizes their food?
I love our high table and cafe feeling eating area.
I hope you enjoyed this little look at my kitchen!
COME BACK tomorrow, because I will be doing a giveaway! You could win "something" that goes in your kitchen.


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Funds Global Expansion of Helicopter Leasing Business – Company Well-Positioned to Benefit from Increasing Demand for Helicopter Services Among Oil & Gas Producers, Governments and Other Customers.
Limerick, Ireland and Darien, CT – May 5, 2013 – Waypoint Holdings Ltd. ("Waypoint"), the holding company for Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited, a leading global helicopter leasing company, today announced that it has secured $375 million of equity growth capital from funds affiliated with MSD Capital, L.P., Soros Fund Management LLC, and Cartesian Capital Group. The investments will be used to drive the expansion of Waypoint's helicopter leasing operations worldwide.
"We are delighted to partner with MSD Capital, Soros and Cartesian, all long-term focused investors with strong track records of supporting growth companies," said Ed Washecka, Waypoint's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "They share our excitement about the significant opportunities in the global helicopter leasing marketplace. Helicopter operators are looking for an experienced, specialized leasing partner who can help them modernize, grow and manage their helicopter fleets. We are well positioned to support our customers operating in the oil and gas industry, providing essential emergency services, or assisting governments in delivering Search and Rescue and other civil services."
On behalf of the investor group, Eric Rosen, Partner of MSD Capital, L.P., said, "With demand for innovative helicopter leasing and management solutions growing rapidly, Waypoint has a unique opportunity to be a premier service provider in the market. Ed is a pioneer in the global helicopter leasing industry, having successfully led Era Group Inc. as its CEO prior to founding Waypoint. Ed brings a robust understanding of the helicopter services industry and strong relationships with leading helicopter operators and manufacturers. "
Bill Jarosz, Co-founder and Partner of Cartesian Capital added, "We look forward to working with the Waypoint team to grow the business and deliver exceptional value to the Company's customers."
Waypoint's leasing services support helicopter operators across a wide range of industries and service lines, including by:
- Oil & Gas – Supporting operators' growing capital investment needs as they expand and modernize their fleets to keep pace with the global increase in offshore exploration and production.
- Emergency Medical Service – Providing a fleet of safe, modern helicopters for operators serving hospitals and emergency response needs.
- Government – Providing high-specification equipment to governments and private operators servicing government contracts to deliver Search and Rescue and other essential services.
- Other Industries – Providing helicopters to the construction, firefighting, law enforcement, mining and other industries to support their business objectives.
Waypoint provides its customers with technologically advanced helicopters from the world's leading manufacturers, including AgustaWestland, Bell, Eurocopter and Sikorsky, with an emphasis on medium and heavy twin engine models. Waypoint also supports its customers with sale-leaseback transactions on existing helicopter fleets.
Waypoint recently signed a multi-year, multi-aircraft agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, for GrandNew, AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters. The agreement, signed on March 6, 2013, includes an initial acquisition of four helicopters, with options to purchase more in the future. Waypoint intends to acquire other aircraft from leading manufacturers and will support a full range of helicopters, from light twin to heavy aircraft.
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Lazard Freres & Co. LLC acted as sole Placement Agent and Investment Banker for this transaction and Fox Rothschild LLP served as legal advisors to the Company. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP served as legal advisors to the investor group.
About Waypoint Holdings Ltd.
Waypoint Holding Ltd. is the holding company for Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited. Waypoint Leasing is a global helicopter lessor providing aircraft and financing solutions to helicopter operators as well as aircraft management services to helicopter owners around the world. Headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, and with operations in Darien, CT, Waypoint partners with helicopter operators across a wide range of sectors, including oil and gas, emergency medical service, search and rescue, and domestic and foreign governments. Further information is available at http://waypointleasing.com/.


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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, wrote an op-ed article today for the New York Times in which he explained "why we will proceed with an Islamic center in Lower Manhattan."
Entitled "Building on Faith," Rauf's explanation for his intransigence can be more appropriately described as building on deception.
I decided to write this open letter to Imam Rauf in the spirit of communication and mutual understanding.
Dear Imam Rauf:
You say that you intend to proceed with an Islamic center in lower Manhattan. That's fine, but you have not explained why it has to be a 13 story $100 million mega-mosque complex in the shadow of Ground Zero. Why do you persist in ignoring the feelings of 70 percent of New Yorkers and, most importantly, the feelings of many of the families of those who perished on 9/11.? Why not build your center at one of your other properties in lower Manhattan?
In making your plea for understanding, why do you continue to engage in taqiyya (deception)? For example, you tell us in your article that
The very word "islam" comes from a word cognate to shalom, which means peace in Hebrew
But you have only given us one of several explanations for the derivative of the word "Islam." According to the web site 4Islam.com,
In its fourth form (aslama), the infinitive of which is Islam, it acquires the sense of "to resign", "to submit oneself" or "to surrender". Hence Islam, in its ethico-religious significance, means the "entire surrender of the will to God"
You engage in the same half truths with regard to your choice of "Cordoba" as the name of your initiative. You claim that it was inspired
by the city in Spain where Muslims, Christians and Jews co-existed in the Middle Ages during a period of great cultural enrichment created by Muslims
But you know that Cordoba is significant in Islamic history for a very different reason – it was the site of Islamic conquest over Christianity where a victory mosque was built on the site of the vanquished church. It was the center of Islamic proselytizing (Dawa) during the Middle Ages where all non-Muslims, especially Jews and Christians, were subjugated to Islam.
Your half truths even extend to the name of your book What's Right with Islam Is What's Right with America, which in Malaysia was published under the title you really intended: A Call to Prayer from the World Trade Center Rubble: Islamic Dawa in the Heart of America Post-9/11.


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Reporting from New York and Los Angeles — Wall Street retreated back into panic mode amid growing worries about the economy, prompting leaders of major U.S. banks to take the rare step of assuring jittery investors that a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis was not about to happen.
The chief executives of the nation's three biggest banks — JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. — are fighting speculation that they are in trouble and leading the nation back into recession.
Banking stocks have recently slumped to levels not seen since Wall Street's meltdown three years ago, when the industry received a massive government bailout to avert collapse. They also led the market's huge dive Wednesday, when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 520 points.
During the stock market's rout, a leading index of bank stocks dropped 7.1% — far outpacing the Dow's 4.6% slide. Over the last month, banks performed worse than any other sector in the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index, dropping 22%.


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Ran shaffirMy original short story Yes, it all started at 1841 July the 16th ,The hour were 16:56 p.m.
I remember that day, it was a cold afternoon and I was freezing grrrrr.. , nobody knew who did it. It was a mystery.
That day I was walking down the street, suddenly I heard a scream, immediately I ran towards the house.
I saw a lady trapped in a house which was burning.
I tried to think how to get her out of there.
And then an idea has popped my mind and I shouted "Run to the roof"ÃÂÃÂ, she was so scared in the situation, I think she would have listened to anyone.
Anyway while she was climbing to the roof I asked for help in a helicopter to rescue her.
The Helicopter rescued her and I met her in the police department after an hour.
She thanked me, And I as a detective liked her story.
So I started asking questions and investigate her.
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"How come you were in the house that hour"ÃÂÃÂ ? I asked.
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"What had happened to her"ÃÂÃÂ? I didn't want to ask but I had to.
"I think that she died in the building while it was burning"ÃÂÃÂ. She began crying.
Don't worry I'll catch those killers who burned down the house and make them regret What they've done.
From that moment I ran like crazy to catch the killers. I went...


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Hi everyone! Well... here's another update of my life and I will start doing short posts, just to update everyone about what I am up to lately.
1) Here's another photo of the mail to Mollie which I have forgotten to upload in the previous post.
I have been sending christmas gifts to my pen pals and I am not revealing what I've sent as I know that some of them actually read my blog. I do not want to wreck the surprises so I am just posting the letter/card and the envelope of the packages.
OMG! It's a long story people. Alright, I will try and keep my story short. Since last year, a stray cat have been giving birth outside my apartment. I do not have a single idea why it chose my apartment. Last year the mummy cat gave birth to three kittens and this year, it gave birth to four! I am not a huge fan of cats before I met this mummy cat but now, I just love them. *sigh* Everytime when I come home, I see 5 cats waiting outside for me and they are just like my pets. I actually got to see all the kittens grow up, from purring to walking. Lucky me!
3) My mum actually came and met up with me after work yesterday and she gave me a indulging dinner treat. I love my mama <3
We went to a Japanese restaurant and had the famous curry and fried pork chops. While we were waiting for our food, we were given a grinder with sesame seeds in it so we could grind them for our dipping sauce. I had so much fun grinding the sesame seeds and I felt like I am such a kid.
Japanese Calamari(s) and tartar sauce.
Our platter of fried food with pickles and a bowl of curry next to it.
Yep, the portions of the food are so large which my mama and I could hardly finish all of them.
But we did. (wink wink)
The Pork Katsu was really good.
4) A birthday gift for my BFF, Kexin! She's turning 18! YAY!
Anyways, I am giving her a bag of Maybelline cosmetics as we both love cosmetics and are experienting with them!
And I wrote a super long message for the birthday card, very emotional and personal.
It's almost like writing an essay...I can't help it, I am just really long-winded.
Finally, I hope she will like them!
You may be wondering : Hey Gladys, where are the Christmas series posts which you have promised? Hmphf.
Of course I have not forgotten about them! I really want to do them but with sudden pop-ups in my life, it's a little tough to do some things which I want to do in my life but...
I will try and do them when I can!
Please forgive me.
And lastly, the winner of the giveaway will be announced in the next blog post!
Take Care eveyone!


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A historical marker commemorating Lisbon Valley's uranium heritage is now installed, awaiting formal dedication by the entities that made the project a reality. The marker, on the Anticline Overlook road off U.S. 191, speaks to the history of the Mi Vida mine, the economic effects of uranium discovery on the region, as well as the long-term health issues miners suffered as a result.
Museum of Moab board member Lee Shenton said the marker is intended to recognize those who "met our country's call for a reliable domestic supply of uranium."
Although the $2,375 project was funded entirely by private donations, Shenton said it was endorsed and supported by the Grand County Historic Preservation Commission, the Museum of Moab, the San Juan County Commission, the Grand County Council, the Utah Department of Transportation and the Bureau of Land Management.
Speaking to the Grand County Council Oct. 18, Shenton said, "We really appreciate the endorsement of this group and the San Juan County Commission."
Local artist Michael Ford Dunton was commissioned to frame the historical marker. He created a steel arch around the marker, complete with an atom design made from local stones to represent the uranium industry.
"I thought of the uranium history and an atom came to mind," Dunton said. "Then, keeping it in the area using stones for the nucleus and the electrons. So [I'm] always trying to explore a sense of place."
The marker's language notes that Charlie Steen's discovery of the ore deposit at the Mi Vida mine site sparked 500 other mines in the region "and an economic boom that enriched Southern Utah."
The marker was initially suggested by Tom Zoellner, author of "Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World," Shenton said.
Zoellner spoke to that change-making history, saying that the uranium industry completely transformed the Colorado Plateau.
"Uranium put Moab on the map after World War II," Zoellner said. "It was the center of the last mineral rush in the West, and the international symbol of this futuristic miracle rock that was supposed to safeguard world peace, create a source of endless electricity and permanently wean us off gasoline. These promises weren't fulfilled but the investment and the excitement of that era fundamentally changed the Colorado Plateau."
The marker also highlights the lasting effects of the atomic age, noting that Steen's Atlas mill — which processed uranium in the region — is still being remediated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), known as the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project. The cleanup effort, currently projected to cost $1 billon, does not yet have a clear end date due to federal funding shortages.
Current DOE UMTRA Project Manager Don Metzler said it is "fitting" to commemorate the boom era of Lisbon Valley.
"I grew up hearing my father talk about the importance of the uranium mines in this area. With the Lisbon Valley being one of the most well-known uranium mining districts in the U.S., I think it's only fitting that we commemorate those who worked in these industries that supported the country's nuclear weapons and energy programs," Metzler said. "This historical marker is a meaningful way to do that."
Sarah Fields, executive director of Uranium Watch, currently monitors the uranium industry, which is still active in San Juan County at the White Mesa Mill, a processing mill for ore. Fields said that during its boom time the uranium industry brought financial benefits to the Moab community, but history should also reflect its impact to workers and the environment.
"Although the uranium industry brought financial and other benefits to the Moab community, it brought illness and death to workers and U.S. and foreign citizens who were exposed to uncontrolled and unacknowledged levels of radioactivity," Fields said. " ... The organizations that want to preserve the uranium legacy of Moab should also be honest about the nature of that legacy in southeastern Utah, the U.S., and globally."
The marker alludes to that history, stating that "the long term effects of poor ventilation in some of the mines eventually proved deadly to many miners."
A dedication ceremony for the marker is scheduled for Nov. 18, and Shenton said it will be important to invite former Atlas mill workers as well as San Juan County Commissioner Rebecca Bennally.
"[Her] father succumbed to lung disease after working in uranium mines," Shenton said.
Although Zoellner provided the impetus to create the historical marker, he said the "real monuments" to the uranium era can be found throughout the region.
"The roads the Atomic Energy Commission helped build in the red rock country are now the backbone of the jeep and mountain bike trail system. And thousands of workers became sick and died of various cancers because of the shoddy safety codes and the government's poor understanding of radioactivity," Zoellner said. "The trails and the ghost footprint of the Atlas Mill and the graves of the sickened miners — these are Moab's real monuments to this era."
Grand County Council chairwoman Elizabeth Tubbs said it is important to recognize that history, no matter how complicated.
"Good, bad or indifferent, whatever our history is, it's important to remember and commemorate," Tubbs said.
The Nov. 18 dedication ceremony for the Lisbon Valley Historical Marker will be open to the public. Shenton said the time will be announced closer to the date of the event.


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Morality is objective
Consider the following exchange:
AB: some people, psychopaths especially have no capacity for moral reasoning and no moral agency.This is little more than a failure to understand what morality is, because while the existence of God is nominally disputable, the objectivity of morality is not, and more importantly, cannot be disputed.
VD: Of course they do, if you define morality correctly. The fact that psychopaths have no EMPATHY does not mean they have no moral agency, because morality does not depend upon empathy.
AB: I think understand what you are saying but I simply cannot grok the idea fully as I cannot see morality as objective.
The definitions of morality refer us to the definition of moral, which is given a follows:
- of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong;
- expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work.
- founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom.
- capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.
- conforming to the rules of right conduct
A psychopath has both a capacity for moral reasoning and moral agency because he is capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct even if he does not feel any empathy for others. He can even conform to the Golden Rule; even a psychopath knows how he prefers to be treated himself.
AB's fundamental mistake is that he confuses the concept of a personal ethos with morality. But a personal ethos is an ersatz morality and is no more a system of universally applicable rules than a preference for calling pass plays over running plays or playing man-to-man defense instead of zone are official NFL rules.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
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In Memoriam: 1951-2008
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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are awesome musicians who play awesome blues! (Music lore is that Derek Trucks was named after Eric Clapton's old band Derek and the Dominoes) They have opened for and performed with Eric Clapton, too. Should be a great show for a great cause!
- Will Hauptle said...
Oh my god! This is too good to be true. I've seen Trucks and Tedeschi before and they are truly one of the most incredible musicians on the circuit today. It would be a sin for me to miss this. My school ROCKS. Thank you whoever put this together, your are my hero.


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Well doesn't the tittle explain what I'm doing? 10 minutes into the trip down here I realized I forgot to bring a to go cup with me, I despise drinking from disposable cups, it takes me hours to finally manage to drink an entire coffee, and I'm clumsy so really a good quality insulated travel mug with a well sealing lid is my only option. I made do yesterday but this morning I wandered down to the Starbucks a couple blocks from Easter Seals House to pick up a coffee and a decent travel mug. Since I'm here and I have coffee and there are tables and everything I figured I might as well pull out my iPad and keyboard and get to updating everyone on the events of yesterday.
We woke up Princess at 6:45 so she could take her meds and have some apple juice before her fasting began at 7:00. at 8:30 we loaded Princess and Buttons into the double stroller and headed to the hospital. after a short wait we were taken into daycare surgery where they almost cancelled her tests because of her chronic vomiting and lose bowels that are caused by the coctail of meds we pump into her tiny body everyday. Thankfully I managed to get them to realize that not being able to have the tests after having stomach upset would mean we could never get the tests done and they went forward. She was so brave, didn't even flinch when the IV went in and was out within moments. I don't like seeing her like that, it's not like sleeping, her eyes rolled back and sayed a little open but she was completely out. I will admit I almost lost it, and I'm really glad she picked me to go with her instead of Papa Bear because I don't think he would have been able to hold it together. It took longer than they expected for her to start waking up in recovery so I was pacing the floor in full blown mama anxiety by the time they came to get me. Princess woke up and had no pain which was awesome, she was groggy and a little grumpy and disorientated but all in all it went really well. We left the hospital arund 12:30 and went back to the house.
The no pain from the spinal tap thing didn't last long I'm afraid, Princess was walking from the bed to the table to have something to eat when she decided she should start jumping, it was like a train wreck in slow motion as I realized what she was doing and tried to stop her it was too late. She sopped said "oh no that wasn't good" and collapsed. She has been in a lot of pain ever since. We go back to the hospital today to see her Neuro and get the preliminary test results so if she is still not able to stand up we will have to get it looked at.
The Neuro should have most of the tests back by now, the preliminary MRI report that will tell us if there was anything big and obvious seen, the cerebral spinal fluid glucose test which will tell us if she has any sort of meningitis (highly unlikely)and more importantly if her body is properly transferring glucose to her brain. If there is a problem with the glucose transfer she will likely need to be on a ketogenic or crazy strict Atkins type diet so her brain can get ketones instead of glucose, shitty but doable. I'm really trying hard not to google every possible cause and get myself all worked up when I know we will ave the results in just a few hours but I'm a control freak google addict so you can imagine how well that is working for me.
I took Buttons to Metro town with a friend of mine last night and we hit build a bear, $120 later we walked out with pony for her and Princess, a bear for Monkey and a spike the dragon and pair of roller skates because i couldn't resist. If Princess is feeling up to it today we will go to the science centre or shopping after her appointment so she gets to see something other than the hospital and the inside of our room. I hope her back is better because if it's not the bus ride home is going to suck! Nearly 28 years after I had a spinal tap following a febrile seizure in a swimming pool down in the states and I can still very vividly remember how much it hurt to walk and how horrible every bump in the road was. Maybe we will have the bus to ourselves again on the way back and she can lay in the bed instead of having to sit in a seat. We will see.
Well I've been doing this writing in public thing long enough I think and I'm starting to get self conscience about the fact that I likely look like just as much of a douche as the guy in the corner with the laptop does so I'm going to head back to the house and see if the kids and papa bear are up yet.


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Well I woke up this morning …..Now that praise seems over used but is it ?
My knee replacement was 35 days ago . I came to the realization this morning drinking coffee that there is no pain . Yep ! My knee is pain free after several years of graduating pain and degenerating to a wheelchair . I'd Like to repeat myself one more time ...I have no pain in my knee what so ever !
Thank you Lord for your healing in my knee and my life . Thank you for all you have given which is everything in and including my life . Thank you Lord . Amen


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Monday, February 28, 2011
I was at EDSA, too
"Who do you think you are -- Gabriela Silang?" my husband snapped, as his eyes swept me over from teased head to 5'1", 98-lb frame to size-4-1/2 feet, when I woke him early and told him we HAD to go to EDSA that Saturday morning 25 years ago.
I hardly slept the night before. I kept vigil with what was happening out there with my ears glued to Radio Veritas. I kept track of the events that stockpiled within hours, ringing if faintly the death knell of a hated regime.
I heard the incredible turns of events unfolding -- blow by blow:
Ramos holing inside Camp Crame. Enrile at nearby Camp Aguinaldo. Both men grimly proclaiming they were ready to die with their ideals intact. FM's cabinet men coming forward – one by one – publicly resigning from their posts, emphatically renouncing their boss. Butch Aquino imploring the public to join the crowd amassing, nay, snowballing, at EDSA to safeguard the camps and those who sought refuge there. Cardinal Sin urging his flock to leave home and make a stand as a Christian duty.
How could I have slept? For the first time, the dream seemed possible – our liberation from the dictatorship, the end of martial rule, the stop to crony capitalism, massive corruption, the killing of political dissenters (and their disappearances), and other human rights crimes ad infinitum.
(Why I had the radio on that night -- I who hardly ever turned on the set except to find out what was the exact radio time so I could adjust my watch or our clocks – I still cannot explain. My best guess is that Providence wearied of my ambivalence and [divinely] intervened.)
My husband was, of course right. I was no Gabriela Silang. No one would call me feisty, the pipsqueak that I am. I knew deep down I was a mouse, a mouse that wanted to roar, but a mouse just the same. I have this tiny heart that goes out to the poor and the oppressed, but my ass, oh my ass -- it had remained firmly fence-seated and inert and comfortable and very safe.
Ideologically, you might describe me as left of center but as the Marcos rule increasingly strangled not just the economy but also the national psyche, I had veered leftwards more and more. I had also grown more and more restless with my do-nothing ideology.
Months before, I had begun to walk my talk as I joined yellow-confetti rallies and parades in Cubao and Makati as well as the boycott against crony companies.
Still when my husband flatly refused to accompany me to EDSA that Saturday, Feb. 22, 1986, I did little beyond mutter limply about "history in the making and here we are cooling our butts." Still then a young(ish), unliberated woman, I felt I had no choice but to stay put and vicariously join the crowds by staying tuned to Radio Veritas.
The following morning, Sunday, it was my husband's turn to wake me with unaccustomed urgency. "Let's go," he said. "And bring sandwiches for the soldiers (who were guarding the camps 24/7 and presumably were unfed).
As I was spreading mayo and inserting sweet ham on slices of loaf bread, my husband added: " Don't forget towels."
Towels? I asked, uncomprehending. Yes, towels, wet towels -- he repeated. It seemed soldiers – those who had not yet defected – were throwing tear gas bombs at the crowds to disperse them.
My home was unfortunately and constantly short of towels. But I had dozens of gauge diapers (well laundered and well bleached after months of use by my then three-year old Bunso). I got them out from the cabinet and force-pressed them inside an overnight bag. My husband lugged a jug of water in case the diapers needed wetting. On the way to where the action was, we bought packs of biscuits and tetra juices.
We arrived to a fiesta atmosphere at EDSA. We met no tanks, no tear gas brigades, no Marcos soldiers creating mayhem. Only people smiling and laughing, and sharing their baon of food and drinks, and listening to transistors, and trading the latest bulletins on which military contingent or which general had defected and which were still steadfastly on the way to the camps to destroy Crame and Aguinaldo and scare away the crowds. There was tension, too, of course, as bang-bang military action was constantly half-expected. But in the meantime, the people seemed bent to savor the unusual -- uhm uhm -- oneness. In that huge picnic that randomly bloomed on the highway, the often divisive Pinoys seemed at last about to pull their act together.
Fast food chains were giving away Styrofoam packs of meals. Soft drink companies kept drinks flowing. We walked past the crowds to hew close to the camp's gates and fences to find soldiers who didn't look hungry -- just bored and sleepy. I forced on them the sandwiches I prepared anyway.
Then a priest said mass, happily very near where we chose to stay. When the final "go in peace" blessings were given, there was a mild commotion. And I saw Fidel Ramos executing his now famous triumphant leap. Some people in the crowd followed his cue and jumped too. Others broke into clapping. But the elation was premature … it was all a rumor … the news that Marcos had fled.
We went back that night to camp out with a group of neighbors with whom we hitched a ride. The fiesta spirit prevailed at least in our part of EDSA (the Green Meadows area). The towels … I mean, the diapers .. didn't have to be steeped in water and distributed. There were no bombs – teargas or the more lethal kind. There were no tanks to stop with rosaries and white roses – though we women were given these -- just in case, the leaders said. After dinner, we rehearsed for how we women would take the front lines when the tanks appeared with our smiles and peace offerings and loud prayers. We were assured in the same breath that the menfolk would actually be leading the regiment from behind, ready to overtake the women should the soldiers prove serious in wiping us off the street.
I fidgeted as I waited for the tanks, fingering my white rose and beads. But by the time the sun rose, they had not rolled in. I was almost disappointed. It could have been my mouse-roaring moment. Tsk.
I tried to snatch some sleep on blankets we spread on the pavement. But it was cold outdoors, with summer weeks away. When I couldn't stand the chill, I'd rise to seek warmth from one of the smoldering bonfires. Just then, a queue of people began to form, at the end of which were steaming coffee and hot pandesal, courtesy of a congregation of nuns and priests. I joined the line, yawning, beginning to warm up.
We went back the following evening , Monday, with our eldest son, Ariel, then a teenager, in tow. Adrian, our next son, was imploring to be allowed to join, too. I shushed him with an assurance: tomorrow will be your turn. I was so sure it would be a long, long road show. I reckoned Marcos and family would dig in for many days.
But I was wrong. On Tuesday, there was no more reason to stay the night. By about 8 pm, the whole of EDSA exploded into cheering and dancing and singing. The dictator had truly and finally fled.
We walked home that night – feeling like we were stepping on air -- never imagining 25 years later the EDSA peaceful revolution we just took part in would be called a failed success.
Photo: from OFW News on Web
Posted by Forever59er at Monday, February 28, 2011
Labels: About me, My lost youth, politics
1 comment:
- Gina said...
YOU WERE THERE! A firsthand account of EDSA 1 from someone I know :) and i felt the excitement , and the 'kaba' as I read through. It is sad , that it is considered a 'failed success' 25 years later , pero sana naman, not everything went for naught,and the spirit of EDSA will live on and all Filipinos will forever remember what the heroes of EDSA did . MC , isa ka pala sa mga heroes :)!
- March 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM
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Monday, 9 December 2013
Meowy Monday: Cat photos of the week
Took these photos of Julle through the window today. Wonder what he's looking at with such a focused gaze?
Well, just like Simone, the storm Sven -- among other things -- swerved our satellite dish so we've spent some days without the telly (which isn't that bad other than you're used to having it on while eating breakfast) as the we couldn't get up to the dish on the roof and turn it in the right direction again. The neighbours have offered to help, but the sons have been busy and today it seems like Göran thought we had waited long enough for some assistans so he came with the tractor (used instead of a ladder, much better to stand on that high up when using both hands for a job).
So that's what Julle was so fascinated about. He just kept sitting there, head tilted, watching Göran adjust the sat dish. The only times he took his eyes of him was when my sis or I opened the door or he stopped us looking at him through the window, but he only glanced at us briefly and then it was back to watching what was happening on the roof.
He sat there the whole time. Not sure if he was sceptical of the neighbour, curious about what the humans were doing (humans are always up to weird stuff) or just wanted to make sure the job was done right so he could watch telly again. He's the one most often sleeping on top of my sis' TV (yes, the old, thick one with room for cats) so I guess he wants it to be on as much as possible so he gets a warm bed.
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