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Someone like Jayasuriya can help mould young players in the Dolphins squad, just as Malcolm Marshall did when he spent a few seasons with the Durban team, writes Archie Henderson Of The Times (SA).
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Our team at Interpret Geospatial Solutions have been busy bringing together an historic imagery scanning project called RetroLens, working with LINZ and Councils throughout New Zealand. The work involves digitising more than 600,000 Crown aerial images in the interest of long term preservation, easier access, and better use of this valuable national resource.
It was announced today that Abley had been selected as a finalist in the Cycle Fridley Awards being held in Nelson at the 2 WalkandCycle Conference. The award recognises the commitment of a business supporting cycling and specifically relates to our design work at McLeans Island Forest Park.
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is dedicated to preventing more than 3,500 road deaths that occur every day worldwide. Once a year, iRAP brings together the best of the best from around the world to share their road safety and RAP ideas, innovations and outcomes. This year, Paul Durdin , has been invited to attend the annual workshop in Melbourne in September in recognition of his contribution in developing Urban KiwiRAP risk mapping protocols.
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I've been having a tonne of great adventures with Little Fox down in Oregon. We went snowshoeing several times and LF was a great tour guide for the sites around Portland.
But all good things must come to an end (so say the humans). I'll be heading home shortly and I hear that things have been going to heck in a hand basket back at home. It's time that I resumed by Stuffy Supervisor duties!


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Jordan's Steakhouse
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Open late Fri.-Sat.
- Valet parking
- Dress code: Casual
- Entertainment: Live jazz Thurs.-Sun.
- Full bar
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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Jordan's Steakhouse Restaurant Review: Posh steakhouses are usually an urban phenomenon---think city sophisticates flirting, or cutting deals, over martinis and a juicy porterhouse. Jordan's, however, is located in the quaint environs of Ellicott City's Main Street. The town's vintage stone buildings and meandering Tiber Creek will put diners in a romantic frame of mind even before they sit down. More romance awaits inside, as sumptuous seating, crystal-dripping chandeliers and live jazz set a mood of elegant decadence. (Casual attire is fine, but you'll want to dress up anyway.) Steaks, fired in an infrared broiler, are the centerpiece, tender inside their charred, salty, garlicky crusts and served with skinny fries. The open kitchen also turns out such luxe fare as pepper-crusted tuna filet, rack of New Zealand lamb and rosemary-roasted free-range chicken breast. And after a suitably swanky dessert (coconut gelato, say, with strawberries and Grand Marnier), sated diners can window-shop the galleries, antique stores and boutiques of this historic former railroad town.
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On Jul 10, 2004, at 7:13 AM, Alexander Malmberg wrote:
$ gcc.objc --print-libgcc-file-name /usr/local/gcc-cvs/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.5.0/libgcc.a
Arg. There's hardly any general distinguishing characteristic between the compilers. Although really it only matters on darwin systems. How about...
gcc_cc_type=`${CC} --print-libgcc-file-name | grep -c "gcc-"` ? The apple compiler gives: /usr/lib/libgcc.aAlthough, I suppose someone could compile their own custom apple compiler. I wonder what that would look like?
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Ultrasonic liposuction uses high-frequency sound waves to liquefy fatty deposits for easy removal. It is used to target areas that haven't responded to regular exercise and a healthy diet. The procedure improves and enhances contours while balancing body proportions. Ultrasonic liposuction is also considered a favorable alternative to traditional liposuction, since the risks of tissue damage, bleeding, and visible scarring are significantly reduced. To achieve the best results from this procedure you'll want an experienced and skilled plastic surgeon. In the Tampa Bay area, patients can rely on Board Certified plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Greenwald of Bayshore Plastic Surgery.
Educated and trained at Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and the University of Chicago, Dr. Greenwald has the knowledge and expertise to perform successful ultrasonic liposuction. One of Tampa's most highly regarded cosmetic surgery teams, Dr. Greenwald and his staff are compassionate and dedicated to patient education. They can explain how ultrasonic liposuction can help you achieve your aesthetic goals by:
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Hungary was not a country we had focused on or researched well. It was a country on our road on the way back through Europe. It surprised us with its huge fields, smiling sunflowers and the first real cycling paths we came across on the return through Europe.
All our photos our available here: The Return: Hungary.
We really enjoyed sleeping in between the sunflowers. They gave great cover so we would be out of sight and it made us happy from going to bed to waking up the next morning and being surrounded. We found small patches without sunflowers to set-up our tent. Very often we would see hares and deer scurrying around in between the field of sunflowers, jumping off in the distance before we would be too close.
It is always enjoyable to find the small roads because of less traffic. But sometimes the amount of time is doubled and it is not always worth it. Especially in Hungary we were surprised a few times by the quality of the road because we tried to take short-cuts while the better option probably was to follow the road.
Fields provide ample of camping opportunity and we have never been disturbed during our sleep in Hungary. We came across our first bicycle paths and especially many bicycle signs. Surreal!
We would find dreamy camping spots like these with great sunsets and sunrises.
At Vac we met up with the Danube and it was nice to see this river again since we crossed it at Ruse between Bulgaria and Romania. We hadn't planned cycling along the Danube but we were inclined to be in Vienna on time. It was actually nice and not too busy, although we felt a different kind of bicycle culture on the cycling path. Cyclists still greeted each other but almost nobody would stop for a meaningful conversation. While usually if we would come across another cyclist we would ALWAYS stop 🙂 It is just part of the community of bicycle tourers. But different when you are on a high trafficked path.
We found a hostel in Vac where we could camp in the garden for a reasonable price. From here we crossed the Danube to cycle on the other side of the water. We came across a really nice local market with arts, crafts and local produce where we bought the most delicious honey ever! By the way, the local bakeries and small shops in Hungary have been the best in a long time! A very delicious strudel, dead cheap was available everywhere and provided the best morning snack to us. And we could regularly indulge in some really great ice-cream. Close to a cyclists dream!
From the surprisingly beautiful city of Esztergom we crossed the Danube once again, this time to enter the following country: Slovakia. Neither of us had ever been there before and we were looking forward to get to know the country and visit its capital Bratislava.


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In an attempt to mirror the face of the American populace, the U.S. Census Bureau will change how it collects data on race for Census 2000. For the first time, Americans will be able to identify themselves as more than one race on the census form, choosing from 12 check boxes and three write-in spaces.
And they can check as many boxes as they want, says the Census Bureau. The 1990 Census identified nearly 1,000 unique racial and ethnic codes, which included nearly 400 American Indian tribes, hundreds of detailed Asian and Pacific Islander groups, and many more self-identified nationalities. But because multiple races will be allowed in 2000, Jorge del Pinal, assistant chief for special population statistics of the U.S. Census, says there will probably be enough unique combinations that everyone in the United States could have their own unique race.
Yet, based on results from the Census Bureau's 2000 dress rehearsal, it's unlikely that many people will check more than one box. In fact, in the dress rehearsal site of Sacramento, California, only 5.4 percent of residents, or 21,965 people, reported being of more than one race. Most of the multiracial residents (91.6 percent) said they were biracial. Only 7.6 percent said they were triracial and 0.8 percent said they were a mix of four or more races.
Marketers can't wait to get their hands on the new data. "I think it's something that is really essential for us and for agencies like us to be able to do our job more effectively," says Sam Chisholm, CEO of The Chisholm-Mingo Group, a multicultural marketing firm. "We live by Census information. The better that information is, the better the communication strategies we will be able to develop."
The complexity of the data means that there probably will be several ways in which the Census Bureau presents numbers on race, del Pinal says. One planned method counts a person once for each and every race they claim. For example, a respondent who claims to be both White and Asian would be counted once as White and once as Asian. Of course, with this method, the total of all races would equal more than 100 percent of the actual U.S. population. To eliminate this problem, the agency also plans to report tallies for the six main racial categories (White; Black; American Indian or Alaskan Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; and Other) and all possible combinations of the six. In this case, a person who claims to be "White and Asian" would be counted only once under the "White and Asian" category and nowhere else. At press time, there was no plan to report numbers in a way that will be comparable to past Census race data. Says del Pinal: "Some people may desire a bridging method in order to compare back to 1990, but there's no agreement at this point as to what that should be."


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More snow.
For some reason, this morning I felt like this on the inside:
But outside it looked like this:
So I decided that if spring won't come to me, I'd make a little spring on my own:
I borrowed the paper-pieced tulips from an MH Designs pattern that I've had for a really long time, but that is actually still available on their website. The MH Designs quilt is 11" x 18" and has 7 tulips. I made it once for my mother-in-law, but never got around to making one for myself. I don't know what took me so long! The tulips are a breeze to make and really sweet. My little quilt measures about 5 1/2" x 6" and here's how I'm going to display it:
I think it's darling on the little quilt frame that my mother gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago.
Now I have something springy to look at while I wait for the view outside my window to improve. Not a bad way to spend a Monday morning!


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Picked up #12, 1992 EX auto, 190k, another rescue project:
92 EX Rosewood by Paul Kemme, on Flickr
- Stock F22A6 (needed head gasket)
- Stock automatic transmission
- OEM style exhaust (needs muffler tips)
- Stock, rust at the rear of the wheel wells
- Stock maroon cloth in pretty good shape
- Stock suspension
- Stock 6 spoke wheels
- OEM radio (doesn't appear to work)
- No mods planned, get it running , try to address cosmetic issues
Already has new radiator, exhaust (behind cat), and newer tires.
90 LX 4dr 5 spd 376,000 - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
93 LX wagon auto 254,000 - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=208490
92 EX coupe auto 171,151 - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=205114 RIP
92 EX coupe auto 190,000 - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=210341
07 Element EX AWD 176,000 - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=210623
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Looks good! Reminds me of my old '92 EX coupe (the one that got stolen), even down to the patch of missing paint on the passenger mirror...
- 1993 Accord LX - White sedan (sold)
- 1993 Accord EX - White sedan (wrecked)
- 1991 Accord EX - White sedan (sold)
- 1990 Accord EX - Grey sedan (sold)
- 1993 Accord EX - White sedan (sold)
- 1992 Accord EX - White coupe (sold)
- 1993 Accord EX - Grey coupe (stolen)
- 1993 Accord SE - Gold coupe (sold)
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- 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon - Daily driver
- 2004 Chevrolet Express AWD - Camper conversion
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#12....really?? Looks like a good find.
My '91 LX build. Bought September 2017.
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First repair - put a fender liner clip in the brake pedal arm hole to actuate the switch so the brake lights don't drain the battery. Hopefully the battery will respond to the charger.
June 14, 2018: Quick vacuum and wipe down of the interior.
92 EX int front by Paul Kemme, on Flickr
92 EX int rear by Paul Kemme, on Flickr
June 16, 2018: Power washed trunk carpeting and floor mats. Started disassembly for head removal.
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OOoo, a sunroof ... I spy Ruby in the background ...
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June 29, 2018: Head is off, removed rocker assembly and cam. The head is grungy enough that I'll probably pull the valves and have it cleaned and install new seals. Parts starting to arrive. Planning to take July 5 and 6 off to make some progress on this, my wife's Pilot (one of her rear shock blew leaving a puddle of oil on the driveway, needs brake pads too), and other projects.
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Congrats on another splendid acquisition! I have hard enough time keeping track of three cars how do you manage your fleet? Do u maintain your service records on an Excel spreadsheet, hand written in a book or just scraps of paper floating everywhere?
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I'm not sure how splendid it is, like most rescue projects, the more you work on it the more you find that needs to be addressed.
I have an Excel spreadsheet for each vehicle, although I'm not always good about entering every little thing.
July 7, 2018: Head went to the shop, installed new heater hoses, oil cooler seal, water pump, crank seal, balance shaft seal and retainer, timing belt (loose on top), balance shaft belt, oil pan gasket, fuel filter and bracket. The oil pan had been hit from below; I was able to flatten the bottom of it again. The exhaust system is relatively new from cat back; but the flex pipe isn't so great and the front studs/nuts at the converter are rusted all to heck. I think I can replace the studs on the converter. Contemplating a ebay low cost header/flex pipe combination (cheaper than OEM style flex pipe) and keeping the A6 exhaust manifold for possibly converting the wagon from A1 to A6 (already have a head - needs to be rebuilt - and intake manifold). Clay barred and waxed passenger fender and door to see how well they'd clean up.
July 10, 2018: Bad news from the shop, the head is cracked in two places. Dug out the head from the SE rescue project and started disassembling that, looks like every valve is bent. Hopefully I can get one good head from two and be left with a set of A6 valve springs and cam that could still be used for an upgrade on an A1. If the head is bad, the cam retainers in the rocker assembly are machined to match the head, so they are basically unusable as well, correct?
July 12, 2018: That was quick. Dropped the second head at the shop yesterday, it checked okay, ready for pickup this afternoon. Almost a shame to put this refurbished head on a rescue project.
July 17, 2018: Disassembled and cleaned the intake manifold including throttle body and EGR passages, thermostat housing, installed new thermostat in housing; can't find a second plenum gasket locally to reassemble. Made sure all valve adjusting screws and nuts were free.
Sept. 4, 2018: Haven't been able to spend a lot of time on this one. Have the head, timing belts, intake manifold, new hoses, rebuilt PS pump, and alternator reinstalled. Got oil pressure when cranking without the plugs. Need to clean up and install the exhaust manifold before attempting to fire it. I want to make sure it runs before I address the other issues with the car.
Sept. 10, 2018: It's alive! After installing the exhaust manifold and a set of plugs, it fired up. Very loud running with nothing attached to the manifold - my wife thought I had a Harley in the driveway. Had a fuel leak at the supply line (forgot to tighten it). Still have a small one at the #3 injector; I think I used aftermarket o-rings. I'll get a set of OEM o-rings and replace them all again. Managed to drill out the cut studs on the OEM catalytic converter, just need a flex pipe and some bolts to put the exhaust together. Buying a new O2 sensor (old one was welded into the bad flex pipe); I'll put the new one in Ruby and install Ruby's in here. Did a similar thing with the battery, installed a new one in Ruby and put the used one in here (5 year old DieHard Gold, but still starts fine).
92 Rosewood EX Engine by Paul Kemme, on Flickr
Pleasant surprise: Started it today and let it idle a while to bake the high temp paint on the exhaust manifold cover and valve cover. Tried the AC and it works! It looks like it is still R12 in the system.
Sept. 12, 2018: The left headlight bracket was broken - looks like it took a light hit there - the glass was intact, but the support above it was pushed back about 5/8 inch. Was able to pry it back out. The radiator support needs a little straightening as well unless someone out there has a good Rosewood Brown support.
Sept. 13, 2018: Installed new left axle and seal, left outer tie rod. Looks like lower ball joints and upper control arms have already been replaced, no play and the boots are in good condition.
Sept. 15, 2018: Straightened the radiator support as best I could, also had to work some more on the bulkhead above the headlight to get it to fit correctly. Flex pipe arrived yesterday, installed complete exhaust. Started it up, then panicked when it started to belch white smoke. Didn't smell like coolant, fuel, or oil - smelled like wet firewood. Shut it down and separated the cat from the flex pipe and restarted it - exhaust was clear as can be there. Reconnected it and restarted - more smoke. Took about ten minutes with operation up to 4000 rpm to bake out whatever water must have been sitting in the B pipe and muffler.
Sept. 20, 2018: Redid the brakes on the left front (cleaned up rotors, painted, new brake pads). Cleaned up the rotor on the right side. While running (used the car to turn the rotor while I cleaned with abrasive disc) I had coolant draining off the back of the engine - traced it to the water pipe to thermostat housing joint. I had installed a new o-ring, not sure what went wrong. Upper ball joint had noticeable play, so replaced that. Installed new outer tie rod. Need to install new brake pads. Picked up a new o-ring for the water pipe.
Oct. 2, 2018: Installed o-ring for water pipe. Installed new rear calipers and pads. Cleaned up rotors. Installed NOS OEM rear shocks on the springs, but the lower knuckle bushing is so stiff that I can't get the bolt to line up through the bottom of the shock - removed those bushings today, will get new ones tomorrow. Went to bleed the brakes this evening; RF bleeder screw broke (rats!); screw extractor broke trying to get it out. Had a spare caliper, so I'm cleaning that up.
Nov. 6, 2018: Installed new front shock/spring assemblies. Got the brakes worked out. RF caliper was clamping the outer pad because the small grommet on the end of the top slider pin was trapping grease at the bottom of the hole. Drove it down the street (don't have plates on it yet). Painted the radiator support and the sections of the front bulkhead above the headlights (practice for doing rust repair on quarters). Steering is a bit clunky, hoping that works itself out some with more driving. I had already installed rebuilt pump.
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
We had our first neighborhood dinner group a few weeks ago at my house. I am envious of those bloggers who are members of dinner groups and mange to find the time to take photos of their dishes. Needless to say, that wasn't me. I made Butternut Squash Lasagna. Between trying to make sure the lasagna was the right temperature to cut and the wine was on the table, no pictures were taken.
Whenever I make lasagne, I never seem to have the proportions the recipe says I should have. I made a full recipe and a half recipe. After assembling an oversized 9 x 13 pan, I had leftover noodles and squash mixture. What to do with the leftover squash mixture? How about a mac and cheese? I added a little Monterey Jack cheese and topped with bread crumbs. It came out perfectly and makes a delicious and healthy mac and cheese.
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noemie goudal
i saw this a while back on one of the blogs i subscribe to, and have recently stumbled across her works again. and i just thought i have to repost about her pure art, it's just epic.
i feel like i haven't been around much and work has been a bit hectic. looking forward for the weekend. how have you all been?


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Saint-Petersburg educational forum 2016
Lenexpo, pavilion 7
Exhibition website: http://spb.znanie.info/eng/visitors_main.html
Lenexpo, pavilion 7
Since 2005 the International Fair "Education and Career" has been held twice a year in Saint Petersburg. "Education and Career" is a widely acknowledged, respected and largest event in educational life of Saint Petersburg and Nord of Russia, which is attended by students, language teachers, study abroad /travel agents, educational advisers, journalists and officials.
This Fair gives a unique chance to establish long-lasting contacts between participants of Russian and foreign educational institutions: universities, colleges, schools, language courses. The participants have an excellent opportunity to make new contacts, develop existing relationships, to meet language providers, thus expanding knowledge about the Russian educational market and increasing the quality of business – all in a short period of time and under one roof.


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An interview with Alain Nu, "The Man Who Knows."
When I first met Alain, I was just hanging out after school with my kids at the neighborhood park. I knew there was something different about Alain because of the way dogs responded to him. One of the dogs was clearly glued to, and entranced by Alain. Alain was like a rock star with this dog.
After seeing him interact with the dogs, his child, and also another little girl that was trailing them all, I could tell Alain was extremely present with all of them. Hmmm, I thought, this is not the usual daddy at the park.
Most parents are busy checking their cell phones, only occasionally looking up. I made a mental note, and thought, I wonder what this guy does for a living?
There is something different about him. I thought Eckhart Tolle would definitely approve of the way Alain was approaching life.
Some weeks later, I was chatting with his awesome wife Tanya at the park. I got the chance to sneak in the question, "so, what does your husband do?" She was vague about Alain being a speaker or "in entertainment." I said great – and asked if he had a website I could check out. That's when she mentioned http://www.themanwhoknows.tv.
Aha! I checked out the website and found out that Alain was the star of the TLC TV specials "The Mysterious World of Alain Nu."
Check him out on YouTube driving blindfolded…
Recently, I got to ask Alain a few questions…
What circumstances led you to getting a TV show?
Alain: Many things can be said to have transpired for a break like that to happen. But basically, once you are ready, if you are prepared, "it" will happen, and you must take it when it arrives. You have to keep preparing yourself so that you'll be ready for when that time comes.
So maybe the TLC series happened because I had just come off from having headlined at Caesars Palace for four years and was more polished than ever.
Maybe it was because a TV producer asked a guy at a bar in Los Angeles for advice on who could be found as talent for a TV show and the guy at the bar told him to contact me.
Maybe it was because I had my act edited by a videographer the very week before my producer called me, making it so that I could send him something fresh.
Maybe it was the successful meeting we had when we pitched the idea to Discovery. But I think it's what I said to begin with.
What is your audience's favorite "trick?" What's yours?
Alain: I don't perform tricks, I perform miracles! And they are all so good it would really be hard for me to decide, he-heh. Also, with each demonstration, I try to carefully create a composition so that it is no longer about just the independent pieces, but a complete thought around why we should remember to appreciate the wonders of our lives; the wonders of our lives that defy rational science and logic. So each phase of my show elicits a different series of emotions and ideas mixed with feelings of confabulation. That is really what I do.
As a performer, my goal is to use my techniques so that they create an overall effect of wonder and amazement on my audiences. I am always honored to perform for the most sophisticated people in the world.
Many people seem to like my showing them how weird it is to see spoons bend. But what I think most people also like is when I can get a psychic impression of them that they know could have only come from a cosmic place. Although this doesn't happen all the time, when it does happen, it also surprises me.
Who are your hero's in the world of mentalism/magic?
Alain: Well, my heroes were a little different than what most would expect. I liked the Amazing Kreskin, Dunninger the Great, and The Great Alexander, The (original) Man Who Knows. I have a particular appreciation for anyone who can transcend stereotype or genre and become so successful at defying logic that they are able to carry the gravitas of the words "Amazing" and "Great" as part of their moniker. Now that's classy.
So you just started performing on the new cruise ship, Norwegian Getaway. It looks very sleek and posh, are you liking the change of pace from life on solid ground? What's the food like?
Alain: In fact, in the show which I am a guest headliner on the ship (called 'Illusionarium'), they introduce me as "Grand Master Nu." It's rubbing off on me…
Oh, the food is really good. And some of it is absolutely amazing. There are 25 different dining options onboard including 24 hour room service. I don't think I'm going to starve on the ship!
The Getaway is an amazing ship, with saltwater pools and hot tubs, rock-climbing walls, a casino, places to shop, full spa services, large exercise facility, an art gallery, video arcade, a teen lounge, bowling, basketball, ping pong, an enormous sun deck with an outdoor jogging track and six places on the ship where you can see live performances.
There are movie channels on the TV and also both MSNBC and the FOX News Channel (for the yin yang of news experiences), a DVD player, a huge DVD library, real comfy beds, and a shower that gets hot almost immediately. That's my personal favorite feature of the ship, actually, because I'm trying to remember the last time I ever had that, and I actually can't.
How has your daughter adjusted to life on the ship, does she enjoy being a homeschooler, traveling and meeting new people? Maybe she will become a young travel-blogger!
Alain: My seven year old daughter really does enjoy the ship but she and her mom just went back home to check on our poor pets who still miss us despite their new and loving caretaker. But they will plan to return soon.
I think my daughter was a little homesick also. She made a lot of friends, especially during the ten day transatlantic trip from South Hampton England to NYC. She got to dance with her first "real boy" at an "actual dance."
The most fun, really, was meeting all the other home-school families who were passengers onboard during the transatlantic. The family whose boy danced with my daughter had a father who is a chef, and a mom who is a home-school family-travel blogger. And all they do is travel from place to place, all over the world. http://worldtravelfamily.com/. So it's sort of peculiar you would mention "travel-blogger." See that? Mysteries are all around us!
Let's back up. Tell me about your relationship with animals and if that has some how been a factor in your becoming a "mentalist."
Alain: I have always loved animals even though both of my parents were never really into animals at all. My mom is even afraid of my cats.
I was really into Dr. Doolittle when I was a kid. I really felt I could talk to animals, and though I was never allowed to have any pets, I would collect stray "dog friends." First, they started following me around and so I would pretend that they were my pets by putting rope leashes on them and then walk them through our apartment complex. They loved being taken for walks. I would walk 4 to 5 stray dogs on rope-leashes all at once. Perhaps they were pretending that I was their owner as well? My dogs definitely love to follow me around. We have 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 mice, a frog and an eel. But I am trying to keep it at that for now.
Were you a loner as a kid? When did you know you were way more tapped-in to your intuition than the average kid?
Alain: Yes, I was a loner when I was a kid. I think mainly because by the time I was five, we were moving from San Francisco to New York, and then, by the time I was seven, we were moving to Washington, DC so it was hard for me to keep making adjustments. Plus, my parents were not the greatest at knowing how to help me adjust since they were too busy adjusting to an entirely new country and language themselves. I stayed with babysitters most of the time.
Perhaps I related to being seen as a mysterious enigma ever since grade school as it was a device I used subtly against bullies to make them apprehensive to pick on me. I do not think I am "way more tapped-in" to my intuition than anyone necessarily. I think intuition as a whole is a combination of many things happening. Sometimes it's a connection in your brain based on logic. Sometimes it's completely illogical. Sometimes it's working great. Sometimes when you think you are right, you're not.
So I have stopped thinking about intuition as something I'm better at than anyone. But I do think about it all the time. And I do play games with my own intuition on a regular basis and it's because of this that I feel I might have an overall understanding that gives me an upper-hand at determining the "right thing," but, just like everyone, I have my good days and I have my bad days.
When did you first start performing, and/or when was your first paid gig?
Alain: I started early. I have always wanted to do for a living what I do for a living. So I am technically living the dream. It's not as glamorous once you get there though. My first paid gig, I would say was walking around amazing people from table to table at a restaurant in Rockville, MD called G.D. Graffiti's, which was modeled after a 1930's speakeasy. I was 14 when I approached the manager and asked for a job. He gave me $35 dollars plus allowed me to receive tips. I worked there for about a year, but $50 to $60 for one night was much more than what my friends at school were making. So maybe I saw financial potential right about then.
When will we see you back in the DC area? Are you going to miss being on a ship?
Alain: I am sure that there are aspects of the ship that I will certainly miss. But it takes a special kind of person to WANT to stay on a ship for such a prolonged amount of time. I am having a great time right now, though. Illusionarium is an absolutely amazing show and venue which showcases me in the most perfect way, almost contrasting what I do with extremely talented magicians within a story plot of the Illusionarium itself. The blend is very nice, but don't get me wrong, I wish I had the whole stage to myself! It is a magnificent stage with all kinds of special effects and features unto itself.
If you can make it onto Norwegian's Getaway before May 10th, you'll have a chance to see me play in this amazing room and also watch some other incredibly talented performers in our show and throughout the ship. There's also Legally Blonde the Musical, Burn the Floor, and Howling at the Moon and they're all spectacular. Oh yeah, and there's fireworks during an outdoor dance party. It is definitely hard to get bored here. And our show has been getting the best comments, so walking around the ship is like being a local celebrity.
But after May 10th, I come back to Kensington. I have some private DC events that are expecting me to show up, so I probably shouldn't stay past May 10th!
In fact, if your followers would like to know more about me and my passion for the weird and amazing, please have them check out my website at www.themanwhoknows.tv. There are short clips from my TV show on TLC that you can watch, as well as links to my book, info about my shows, both private and public appearances. You can also friend me on Facebook (if you "LIKE").
Thanks for "chatting" with me Alain, and give my hellos to your family!
Alain: I will! I enjoyed meeting you the few times we have met and I feel honored to have you interview me!


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Monday, September 6, 2010
Do Writers Honor Labor Day?
Being a writer takes command of the written word. Reading, studying, and constant honing of the craft is a must for any writer to turn their passionate hobby into a worthwhile, life-sustaining career.
A writer never knows when the passion is going to strike. It could be in the middle of the grocery store line or at a traffic light. Going to dinner with friends, or hanging out at a local bar or club lends to a minion of situations that could stimulate ideas. Then there are those writers with children. Hew-eee, there are a ton of must-put-that-into-a-scene moments.
So how does a writer turn it off?
Simple: it's a choice. Yes, you may think you'll miss out on the next best thing to make your novel the epic it was meant to be.
But you won't.
You, my friend, are the inspiration for your story. Think of it this way. One day you had this miraculous idea for a story and the image of a person--a real live human being (this applies to the paranormal and all poltergeists, too)--blotted to the forefront of your mind. You said, There, there's the one!
You felt it.
You dreamed it.
That fictional character spoke to you while you were in the shower, the car, and at a sporting event. Yeah, and so what? You talked back. Biggy.
See my point.
It came from inside of you. Somehow, that idea, that character stole ingredients from the pathways of your experiences and said, "I need to be heard." And you listened. You answered.
So today, appreciate where you are as a writer, what you've learned, and know your ideas will still be here tomorrow and beyond. Hey, with a little R & R, they may even become bigger and brighter than before.
Happy Holiday, my precious Alleywalkers. <3
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You're right! Sometimes we need to just unplug and take a step back. Enjoy the holiday :)ReplyDelete
Very true! Sometimes some time away can actually be quite beneficial. I can't wait for my vacation in ten days! Whoop!ReplyDelete
You're so right it's important to rest once in awhile. But sometimes it's nice to use the holidays for extra time to write, especially when you work full time. I think it's just important to listen to your inner self on that.ReplyDelete
I'm hoping my recent hiatus translates into a big long stretch of writing... I got hit with the inspiration last week, and now I can't wait to get back to it... wondering if I remember how... :DReplyDelete
good stuff, hon~ <3 back to you!
I couldn't agree more. My problem is that after a break, I have a hard time getting back in the saddle. :-)ReplyDelete
hi miss sheri! i like what you said cause you gotta take time for YOU and do some fun stuff. sometimes my brain gets just on an overload with stuff for stories. then i just stop and go have some fun. the ideas are still there but then they come at me more slow. im glad youre getting a rest. i hope you have a really nice day.ReplyDelete
...smiles from lenny
Ah, the power of choice. I take a day off of writing whenever I feel like it. I've been hiding this weekend, just because I can. :)ReplyDelete
Sometimes having a little time off is good. But I can't wait to get back and start writing again. Have a great Labor Day Sheri! =)ReplyDelete
It's funny how the best ideas come when you least expect it. But very true that they come from inside and there's no use searching for them everywhere. Sometimes you can just start writing about 'whatever' and before you know it, you've got a surprise character, surprise plot, suprise twists. Like the 'field of dreams'- If you build it, they will come...:)ReplyDelete
Plus quality family time is worth it ;--)ReplyDelete
Hi Sheri,ReplyDelete
I took a month off this summer, because I thought my muse had been stomped out by my bad attitude.
But maybe I just needed a rest, because now I'm refreshed and brimming with ideas!
Good for you, for taking the time off! We can't come back and write unless we're refreshed anyway. All that creation takes energy! :)ReplyDelete


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God-flesh: God-man: Son of God: Jesus: Jesu.
Justin Broadrick's bands Godflesh and Jesu not only refer to Jesus Christ in their band names; their iconography also refer to Him. Surprisingly, I've never read an interview in which the role of Christian imagery is examined. So, what is there to do but to speculate?
On Godflesh's 'Streetcleaner' the cover art, a still from Ken Russell's 1980 film Altered States, shows a hazy picture of Golgotha, the Place of Skulls, against a fiery, hellish background. The magnificent second track, "Christbait Rising" of course also refers to Christ, even though the lyrics are unintelligible: "Don't hold me back, This is my own hell / Christbait, Slugbait, Rise and bring you down / Christbait Rising, In your own mind / Christbait Rising, Bleed dry mankind".
The title of Godflesh's 1995 ep 'Messiah' speaks for itself. The title song's lyrics explicitly refer to the Cross: "You see / their truth / You know / their lies / give me fire / give me air / give me fire / give me air / give me fire / You see / your cross / We'll blame / our loss". The orginal ep featured the shroud of Turin on it's cover.
The song titles of 'Love And Hate' also point towards Christian issues: "Sterile Prophet", "Gift From Heaven", "Angel Domain", "Kingdom Come" and "Almost Heaven".
The inlay of 'Selfless' shows a humanoid robot hanging from the cross; the title of 'Hymns' obviously refer to Christian songs of praise. The title of the last and most powerful number of that cd was to become the name of Broadrick's next band after Godflesh split: Jesu. It's lyrics: "Nature will step on you, / nature will eat you up, / Jesu...Jesu / Nature don't care for you, / nature don't see you. / Jesu...Jesu / You're Fucked / You've Lost".
Several cd's show Church-related artwork:
- the inlay of 'Pure' had two photographs of (neo?-)gothic stonework from a church or cathedral;
- the interior of the cd booklet of 'Selfless' has a still from the eerie 1962 film 'Carnival of Souls', showing a stained-glass church window bearing the words 'Cast Out Devils';
- the cover art of 'Us And Them' shows a gargoyle (gargouille) from some unknown church or cathedral;
- both 'Love And Hate' and 'Love And Hate In Dub' show a crucifix against a backdrop of petrochemic industry.
Godflesh is also the synthesis of the thesis 'Flesh' and the antithesis 'God'. All that opposes Flesh can take the place of God:
- Thus, the cover art of 'Slavestate' shows a picture of the face of a young boy (Flesh, the real) - but it is obviously a screen shot from television (unFlesh):
- 'Pure's cover art is a close-up black and white photo of the hand (Flesh) of a stone (unFlesh) statue from Greece;
- The cover art of 'Selfless' shows a human nerve cell (Flesh) growing on a microchip (unFlesh).
I've never read an interview in which Broadrick is questioned about the meaning of all Christ-related imagery in his work - not even in The Wire!. The subject seems to be studiously avoided by most journalists - probably it is a bit too personal, a bit too embarassing, a bit too uncool for most music journalists of the industrial and metal variety. Personally, I've always felt that Broadricks handling of this subject was much more adult than most metal bands - no childish satanic clichés here and certainly no 'white metal' (a disgusting genre) here either. Broadrick's focus appears to be on the tragic aspects of the Christ myth, on the suffering Christ, tortured, humiliated and crucified - a tale that is just as brutal as Godflesh's music.


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jQuery, HTML5, Ajax, Webfonts, CSS3.....etc. JAYZUS.
There appears to be a million new methods and techniques for us to present web content, but oh god there are just too many things to learn. I don't even know where the heck to start.
Everytime I surf the net, I see something new and exciting, and it always made me think: "Oh how the heck do they do that?"
But there is only so much I know. Sure, I've attempted installing the very popular jQuery lightBox plugin , and tried writing a few lines of jQuery, but because I'm not a big fan of javascript in the first place, it turned out to be quite a pain in the arse.
At work, whenever I'm thrown a new assignment, I'll be far too ambitious with it. I'll be like "OH I WANT TO USE AJAX FOR THIS SO IT CAN AUTO-LOAD ITSELF" while not even knowing how to write AJAX. And then, I'll attempt to read up a little on it, realized it's too hard to learn within a few days, and abandon the project for awhile. When I'm closer to the deadline, I'll be in like "OH MY GOD PANIC MODE" and put together the project with whatever knowledge I have. And still, I end up still not knowing how to write AJAX.
I'm not surrounded by colleagues who are excited about these new technologies, because , good and bad, our work environment just requires the forms and applications we build to work. Never mind if the usability police arrests us. Never mind if the colors used is damn salah . Never mind if the fonts used makes me want to scream. It just needs to work. And so, I don't really learn anything new.
This catching up game is exhausting.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Working with what I have
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BBC Films
|Broadcasting House, London, United Kingdom
|Motion pictures
BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded in 1990,[1] and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including Truly, Madly, Deeply, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Quartet, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, My Week with Marilyn, Jane Eyre, In the Loop, An Education, StreetDance 3D, Fish Tank, Nativity!, Iris, Notes on a Scandal and Billy Elliot.
BBC Films co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.
BBC Films has been based at Broadcasting House in London since 2013. Prior to 2007, it was based nearby in Mortimer Street, while still under full control of the BBC. A restructuring of the division integrated it into the main BBC Fiction department of BBC Vision. As a result, it moved out of its independent offices into BBC Television Centre, and its head David M. Thompson left to start his own film production company.
- Ab Fab: The Movie
- City of Tiny Lights
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- The Sense of an Ending
- Sully
- Swallows and Amazons
- Their Finest Hour and a Half
- Untitled Donald Crowhurst film
- Viceroy's House
- Far from the Madding Crowd
- The Falling
- Woman in Gold
- Suite Française
- Testament of Youth
- Mr. Holmes
- Bill
- Brooklyn
- The Lady in the Van
- Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie
- A Little Chaos
- A Long Way Down
- The Invisible Woman
- What We Did on Our Holiday
- Philomena
- Saving Mr. Banks[2] (co-production with Walt Disney Pictures)
- Dom Hemingway
- Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
- Walking with Dinosaurs
- The Awakening
- Brighton Rock
- West Is West
- Jane Eyre
- Coriolanus
- My Week with Marilyn
- Project Nim
- Perfect Sense
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- We Need to Talk about Kevin
- Made in Dagenham
- Tamara Drewe
- Edge of Darkness (co-production with Warner Bros. and Icon Productions)
- StreetDance 3D (co-production with Vertigo Films)
- Freestyle
- Nativity!
- The Men Who Stare at Goats
- Tormented
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
- The Damned United (co-production with Columbia Pictures)
- In the Loop
- Bright Star (co-production with Film Finance Corporation Australia, Pathé, Warner Bros., UK Film Council, and Screen Australia)
- The Boys Are Back (co-production with Film Finance Corporation Australia, Tiger Aspect Pictures, Miramax Films, and Screen Australia)
- An Education
- Churchill at War
- Revolutionary Road (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
- Death Defying Acts
- The Duchess
- Brideshead Revisited
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- The Other Boleyn Girl[3]
- The Edge of Love
- The Meerkats
- Joe's Palace
- The Restraint of Beasts
- Four Last Songs
- The First Grader
- Capturing Mary
- Eastern Promises (distributed and co-presented by Focus Features)
- Becoming Jane
- Notes on a Scandal
- Starter for Ten
- Scoop
- Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
- Fast Food Nation (US 2006/UK 2007)
- Confetti
- Shoot the Messenger
- Miss Potter
- As You Like It (in association with HBO Films)
- The Undertaker (short)
- Opal Dream
- Imagine Me & You
- Mrs Henderson Presents
- A Cock and Bull Story
- Match Point
- Shooting Dogs
- Love + Hate
- Undone (short)
- The Accidental Perfectionist
- Bullet Boy
- Millions
- Red Dust
- My Summer of Love
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (with Company Pictures)
- Stage Beauty (with Qwerty Films and Tribeca)
- Trauma
- The Statement
- Kiss of Life
- The Mother
- Skagerrak
- Masked and Anonymous
- Code 46
- I Capture the Castle
- Iris (with Miramax Films and Intermedia Films)
- Wonder Boys
- Wild About Harry
- Saltwater
- Maybe Baby
- Billy Elliot (with Working Title Films)
- Shadow of the Vampire (with Saturn Films)
- 1997 - Twenty Four Seven
- 1997 – I Went Down
- 1996 – Jude
- 1996 – Twelfth Night: Or What You Will
- 1994 – Captives (co-production with Distant Horizon & Miramax Films)
- 1990 – Truly, Madly, Deeply
See also
- ↑ "BBC Films: Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema in 2015". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "BBC Films unveils upcoming slate at Cannes". BBC. BBC Films. Retrieved 16 July 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/comingsoon/theotherboleyngirl.shtml {when accessed on 11 May 2015, this link was not functioning}


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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
5 comments:
- Madeline said...
Love it!
- October 29, 2015 at 11:13 AM
- Doniene said...
I, too, love it!! So serene and calming!
- October 29, 2015 at 6:44 PM
- Phyllis said...
Gezellig. Dat vind ik dan wel weer gezellig deze tijd van het jaar, kaarslicht.
- October 29, 2015 at 10:42 PM
- Madeline said...
I keep coming back to this photograph. The light, the colours, the shapes. The absolute simplicity is very powerful. What a wonderful photographer you are Lucy.
- October 31, 2015 at 8:10 AM
- Lucy said...
Tank you so much Madeline, for all your comments on my blog.
This picture is too simple for words.I took it because I didn't have something else to post that day. I'm happy you like it.
- October 31, 2015 at 8:58 AM
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The largest variation I have is colour. I have many colours of paper to choose from and ideally I'd like to be able to show swatches of all of them in the photos. I upload 4 photos of the item in different light and from different angles and for the fifth image, I upload a collage of all the colour options available.
Step 1: Take photos of all the variations you offer, and edit the photos to get them as true to colour as possible.
Open each of these photos individually. Make duplicates of each photo and save the duplicates with similar names. For example, I named each duplicate "ColourCollage" and I replaced the word 'colour' with the actual colour of each photo.
Step 2: Crop
I chose sections of each photo that best represented the true colour of the flowers. I tried to keep each cropped photo the same size.
Step 3: Collage time!
I use Fotor, an online collage maker. It's free and easy to use!
There are different templates based on how many photos you want to make into a collage. I have 9 photos, so I'll be using a template in the 8+ category.
|Here's the Fotor editing screen. Remove the sample photos by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner of each, or clicking on the image and clicking "Remove Image" in the pop-up menu.
|To the right hand side of the screen, you will see the Add Photos toolbar. Remove the sample images, and then click Add Photos and select the location of your photos. In my case, I clicked "Computer".
|Once your photos are uploaded, simply click the photo and drag it over to the collage template. You can then rearrange them on the screen to your liking.
Step 4: Add text
At this point, you can either leave the collage as it is, or you can add text indicating the colour/variation of each photo in the collage.
You can choose to continue on Fotor and add text there (this requires making an account) or you can save your photo and edit it on another website. This is what I'm choosing to do.
I used the Pixlr Editor.
|When you visit Pixlr's website, you have 3 options to choose. I'll be using the one on the far left, the Pixlr Editor.
|This is the screen that will pop up. Choose "Open image from computer". You'll be able to locate and select the image you'd like to edit.
|Your photo will appear and you will be able to add your text. On the toolbar on the left hand side, you will be an A at the bottom. This is the tool that will allow you to add text.
Step 5: Save!
Save your image, and now it's ready to be the fifth photo on your listings!
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KIPP Delta Calendar & Events
KIPP Blytheville Open House
KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School is hosting a spring open house on Thursday, May 15, 2014 from 4:30-7:00pm. The event is open to all community members who are interested in touring the campus and meeting the staff. Visitors will be able to drop in on a KIPP Blytheville PTO meeting to see firsthand how parents get involved and what types of events are being planned. Visitors can also attend a KIPP Through College meeting with Meghan Brown, High School Transition Advisor. This meeting is geared towards eighth graders and their families, but is open to anyone looking to learn more about how KIPP prepares students for college. Prospective students and families are welcome to stop by the spring open house to simply learn more about KIPP, or to enroll a student in grades four through nine. KIPP Blytheville is located at 1200 Byrum Road, at the corner of South Division. Please call Ebony Hooks, Front Office Manager, at 870-780-6333 if you have any questions or would like some more information.


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From their website:
Alphanoize Games is an independent video games development company, which was founded by Arne Wörheide and Hicham Allaou in November of 2011. Alphanoize Games operates out of Berlin, nation's capital of Germany. CheeseMan is the company's launch game.
Alphanoize Games aims to create games without any restrictions and limits set on creativity and technology.


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Hainanese chicken rice is Malaysian favourite comfort food. Chicken is great but the real star in a good Hainanese Chicken Rice is the Rice itself. Now fret not. Ikan Brand got you covered! Here's a paste that simply is added to your rice cooker for a fragrant and mouthwatering Hainanese Chicken Rice. Also doing this review because this is my dad's all time favourite dish. :)
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text: 18 Feb 2010 Categories: Current Events, Hockey Law 0 Comments Hockey's DUI Dream Team Now Includes Khabibulin Khabibulin Hits the Wall On February 8, 2010, professional hockey found a goalie for an all-DUI team: Nicholas Khabibulin, mug shot shown. Nicknamed the Bulin Wall, he was stopped by an officer of the Scottsdale Arizona police at 12:30 AM speeding a black Ferrari on Scottsdale Road in the 6700 block. Traveling at a speed of 70MPH in a 45MPH zone, Khabibulin smelled of alcohol which the police describe as: "... had an odor of alcohol emanating from him." Khabibulin offered that he had been drinking and - hello! - he was asked to take a Breathalyzer. Khabibulin was booked and released on excessive speed and DUI charges, pending lab results. DUI All Over The Ice He joins fellow-Russian, super-rich super-athlete on the DUI list: Alex Zhamnov (F). Also at forward, Mark Bell (2007) and retired 50-goal scorer, Rick Vaive (2009). On defence, retired New Jersey Devil Ken Daneyko, recently of Battle of the Blades fame, 2006, along with Chris Chelios, arrested in Westmount, Illinois at 4 AM on December 28, 2009, and charged with DUI. They join, on the blue line, current Calgary Flame Jay Bouwmeester, convicted in 2007. Lots of defencemen to choose from including bruiser retired defenceman Rob Ramage, convicted of impaired driving in 2003. But at least he had a clever lawyer who argued at trial that the smell of alcohol at the crash site came from empty cans of beer found in the wreck! Behind the bench: Mike Keenan who was convicted of drunk driving in 1990 or Craig MacTavish who, while a member of the Boston Bruins, was involved in a fatal vehicle accident in which alcohol was a factor. In case of trouble on the ice, Peter Worrell, enforcer (2002). Professional hockey's defiance of drunk driving laws has reached epidemic proportions, of concern given not only the amount of money they earn but their responsibilities as role models for youth, especially young men. More NHLer DUI convictions (with the years of their legal troubles in brackets): Bob Probert (5x between 1986 to 1994) Bobby Hull (1993) Chris Pronger (1994) Dominik Hasek (1995) Eddie Shack (2001) Jamie Macoun (1987) Miroslav Frycer (1986) Paul Holmgren (1994) Petr Klima (1989) Sergei Fedorov (2001) Not all dumb DUI hockey players survived their defiance of the law. Steve Chiasson, defenceman of the Carolina Hurricanes died while trying to drive home from a season-ending party on May 3, 1999. Fellow defenceman Tim Horton died in 1974 while driving with an illegal alcohol content in his blood. Another defenceman, former Chicago Black Hawk Keith Magnuson died in December 2003 while a passenger of Rob Ramage, another retired NHL-er. Philadelphia Flyer all-star goaltender Pelle Lindbergh died in November 1985 when he crashed his Porsche while driving under the influence of alcohol. Houston, We Have A Problem When those society reward with a life of privilege show up in far too many DUI mugshots, well, "Houston, we have a problem". Criminal law lawyers if not judges know that when patterns establish themselves in courts of law, it is usually the tip of the iceberg, and that far, far many transgress or flaunt the law without ever getting caught. Whatever substance abuse program professional hockey subsidizes from its $100 tickets and millionaire salaries is not working. Albeit no solace to the family of the innocent bystanders who die in the fatal crash caused by a drunk NHLer, a very long career-ending prison term to a young DUI-convict, otherwise up-and-rising NHL star, might send a law enforcement message players cannot ignore. REFERENCES: Canadian Press, Former Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Rick Vaive Arrested for Impaired Driving, 17-SEP-2009 CBC Sports, Panthers' Jay Bouwmeester pleads guilty to DUI, 4 SEP 2007 City of Scottsdale, Arizone website Fleury, T., Playing With Fire (Toronto: HarperCollins, 2009), pages 274 Pronger v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles CV 940705448 (Sep. 22, 1995) Connecticut Trial Court R. v. Ramage, 2007 CanLII 37683 Posted in Current Events, Hockey Law on February 18, 2010 by Lloyd Duhaime Attached Images


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"I think Christians need to learn how to be Christians in the environment we're in and not wish the environment was different," replies Ken Wytsma, President of Kilns College and Pastor of Antioch Church in Bend, OR. We must season what we say with grace and reply with prudence. "At the end of the day you can only change yourself."
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The purpose here is to spotlight a few lines or a few paragraphs from a new release or backlisted title. This way my readers get to sample some delicious snippets and I'll do my best to tease, titillate and tantalize you into the weekend.
This week I'm teasing from THE VALKYRIE'S SWORD, my paranormal romance new release. It should be out to you by the end of this month! Svanhild is a fallen valkyrie and she's gone into town for groceries and toiletries. But things aren't always as they seem.
She snorted and headed for the grocery store. Home didn't exist, not since her exile. But she couldn't shake the feeling.
The world twisted a moment as she stepped over the threshold, shifting on its axis then settled back into normalcy. Svanhild blinked and scanned the interior of the store. It appeared to be like any other general store with one side being groceries and food, and the other for clothing and hardware items. But the building on the outside couldn't match the inventory.
It's like the tent in Harry Potter.
She grabbed a basket and perused the shelves, listening to the sounds of other shoppers. Most were quiet, but a few chatted with the clerks or a companion. She kept to herself until she'd found what she wanted and took it to the check stand. The cashier positively sparkled, and not euphemistically. Swirls of magic curled off her shoulders and fingers, and Svanhild's Valkyrie powers responded.
"You must be new here. Welcome to Three Lakes." The cashier smiled and her lavender eyes twinkled.
Svanhild inclined her head. "Thank you, I am. This store is…curious."
The woman laughed and the world brightened around her. "Yes, very curious. I'm Gemini." She held out her hand.
"Svanhild Bjørnsdottir."
"Oh, that's a pretty name. Where is it from?" Gemini rang up her purchases as she tilted her head like a curious bird.
"Norway." Svanhild liked Gemini for all that she was a fairy. A big one, too, at about human-sized, but she kept a wary eye on her. Fairies were notorious for being mercurial. Friendly one moment, raging terrors the next.
"Oh, Norway. I think my good friend Kate Blackamber has family up that way. Have you met Kate yet?" Gemini's voice, while still friendly, had a serious edge to it and Svanhild eased back a step.
She shook her head. "I don't believe so."
"Oh, you really should. That'll be sixty-five forty-one." She took Svanhild's money, counting out the change. "She lives up the road a bit and she's a big fan of meeting newcomers to our town."
"What, is she the mayor?" Svanhild snorted as she tucked the change away.
"No." Gemini sobered. "Morukai."
Svanhild blinked and swallowed hard. A Morukai? She thought they were myths. Helvete, they're more mythical than Valkyries. She nodded slowly. "Thanks, I'll be sure to drop in. I'm working with Bart Fisher at the service station down the road."
"Oh, that's wonderful." The sunshine returned to Gemini's voice and Svanhild breathed a sigh of relief.
She could take Gemini in a fight if need be, but she'd rather not. Fairies were unpredictable when riled and their magic could be powerful. Peace seemed the better part of valor.
"Thank you so much for coming in today, Ms. Bjørnsdottir. It was lovely to meet you. Don't be a stranger, now."
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Doctor Jack Kevorkian, who gained fame by helping people commit suicide, will get out of prison next year -- if he lives long enough.
Corrections officials in Michigan say the 78-year-old former pathologist will be paroled in June.
Kevorkian has been behind bars since April of 1999. He's serving a ten-to-25 year sentence for murder in the case of a man who had Lou Gehrig's disease.
Kevorkian says he assisted in at least 130 suicides during the last decade. In a July interview with The Detroit News he promised not to help with any more deaths, but vowed to speak out about making it legal for people who are suffering to have the right to die.
Earlier this year, his lawyer said Hepatitis-C was attacking Kevorkian's major organs, and that he'd become diabetic and weighed just 113-pounds. He said Kevorkian had less than a year to live.


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Another shot from yesterday! I wore Deranged by Black Moon Cosmetics for the first time and loved it. It's a dramatic dark red, perfect for classic evening looks or to be paired with dark smoky eyes for a more gothic twist. The lipstick did not bleed and only needed one touch up during the whole day. I also like how re-applying on top of the old lipstick layer does not make the product crumble on lips. It's a but more dry with a second layer, but not too dry.
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Antoine Fuqua talks about the cut original ending for Brooklyn's Finest
Have you had a chance to see BROOKLYN'S FINEST yet?
If you haven't, I suggest you skip the video contained in this article, unless you like spoil things for yourself.
MTV sat down with director Antoine Fuqua as well as one of the stars, Ethan Hawke. It was pointed out that the ending of the film has a small, yet significant change from the one seen at Sundance this year. This is what Fuqua said about the ending, "That ending was an experiment. The Sundance cut was a chance for me to put the movie in front of a real audience. It wasn't done at all, by far. Everything is temporary. What it did was it allowed me to watch it with an audience reaction and then go back and go to my original notes, and then follow... again why I wanted to tell the story which dictated that ending."
Check out the video below to get the entire explanation and some prospective from Hawke. Again, spoilers.
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|2014-02-09, 17:52
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Taiwan: Is democracy and military the only reasons Taiwan is not a part of China?
Taiwan, despite having a democratically elected president, its own military, and its own society and culture which is vastly different than that of Communist China, is not officially recognized as a sovereign state in the UN.
The only reasons that Taiwan is not a part of China today has to be that the Taiwanese people are able to elect their own president, and that Taiwan has its own military. If you strip a country of its land, its right to elect its government (democracy) and its means to protect itself (army), then you literally have lost all sovereignty.
|2014-02-09, 23:42
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
The story goes, that back when mainland is still part of the red menace, America offered Taiwan's leaders the option of independence as "Taiwan", and be recognised by the UN as a country. But the Taiwanese leaders were retarded and insist that they need to "reconquer" the mainland, and as such they can never give up their claim that they own all of China. Hence "Republic of China", or ROC.
Then the Cold War ended, China became a trading partner with America, and all of a sudden Taiwan couldn't go independent even if they wanted to. All because of some demented old men who had fantasies of regaining past glories.
EDIT: Just to prove how delusional they were, an English world atlas that was sold in Taiwan back then, had an added page that claim not just that the ROC own all of China, but that they even deny Mongolia's independence! Because, the government reasoned, Mongolia never asked the ROC if they can go independent or not, so their independence didn't happen!
|2014-02-10, 01:13
|Link #4
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Vereinigte Staaten
Age: 26
Taiwanese are culturally Chinese to a similar extent that people from Guangdong, Shanghai, and other places that don't naturally speak Mandarin are. I wish that English had a better way of expressing the difference between 中國 and 中華, as I've met many Taiwanese who say they are the latter but not the former.
EDIT: I've heard another legend that goes like this — in the 80s and early 90s, there were serious negotiations going on to set up a system for Taiwan similar to HK, but stuff like the Tiananmen massacre and the strait crisis got in the way and killed the prospect. This is what happens when you have a country run by communists try to deal with non-communist ones.
|2014-02-10, 06:19
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Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
Also unlike China, Taiwan have fond memories under Japanese rule due to the fact how the Japanese government help improve the country's infrastructure and treated the natives better due to Taiwan being their Model Colony.
To give you an idea how fond they are of Japan, when the Kuomintang took over, the people hated the new government due to their corruption and discrimination against natives which many of the older generation wishing for the good old days. Due to Japanese influence, Taiwanese Mandarin is different from Mainland Mandarin.
|2014-02-10, 06:22
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
Even their lolis are just as cute as their Japanese counterparts.
As for language, they speak Hokkien, or Fujian.
|2014-02-10, 06:27
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Auckland, NZ
I...can't say I'm surprised that's the one aspect of the topic you seem to have focused on.
OT: my TW friends really don't seem to terribly care about the whole issue, but they do emphasise that they don't consider themselves part of China. Guessing its a cultural thing by now.
|2014-02-10, 06:46
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 30
Just fcking leave them alone already.
|2014-02-10, 07:29
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Lumine Passio
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age: 12
I feel pretty weird when picking up so many articles on Vietnamese papers that talk about China's [possible] re-take of Taiwan by force. Guess that after Taiwan, South East Asia Sea is next.
Anyway, America won't do any good for now. She is too tied up with China. Furthermore, Japan, Taiwan and Korea is arguing between themselves. Especially Japan, with the PM's recent controversial visit. Satellite Theory - If America allows these countries to strengthen in order to retaliate China, what would stop them from doing that with America herself? America's allies need a lesson to remind them who they are. And who is the better teacher than China? It's like Czech before WWII 0 - A Sheep. So, when China decides to step over the boundary, it will all be over.
Either way, Russia will get a lot from this!
|2014-02-10, 15:36
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The Dark Knight
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: From the deepest abyss in the world, where you think?
Age: 33
In any case a lot of people seem to forget that when Chiang took control of Taiwan it was literally a one-party leadership that performed their own purges.
It wasn't until the late 80's and early 90's that they started having "opposition" parties.
In any case even if Taiwan were to reunite with China it'd probably be the same as Hong Kong, AKA SAR zone.
|2014-02-10, 17:51
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Logician and Romantic
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Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
|2014-02-10, 17:55
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The Dark Knight
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: From the deepest abyss in the world, where you think?
Age: 33
And that's a big "IF"
Military invasion, well there's nothing to be gained from it anyways so chances are they'll just continue the status quo unless something dramatically changes the political landscape.
|2014-02-10, 19:42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
It may be a "Self Defense" force but built up as a projection of power in the Pacific if needed especially with how close the US and Japan work together.
China has a shit-ton of people in their military forces but sure as hell have no logistical capacity to project any of that. Its Navy is outdated as well as its Air Force. You can't use a number advantage if you can't even make it to the coast line to land. Invading China is suicide but that's all the Chinese Military can do at the moment which is defense.
Point is that China may seem like the big baddie over the horizon but the situation is definitely not as grave as you may initially think. Media really loves to overplay it.
Anyways apart from China's Military capacity.
Coming from a family who lives exclusively in Taiwan (well except myself and my immediate family in the US), we honestly don't care at all about the mainland these days. We're too busy dealing with our own internal political bullshit.
Taiwanese Hokkien though from what I've seen. Is one of those dividing lines between "Native" and "Chinese Immigrant". And it really does show.
My mother's side came from the mainland after my grandfather moved after WW2 after fighting on the democratic Nationalist Army. They have no knowledge of Hokkien.
My father's side all know Hokkien due to being there for a much longer time.
|2014-02-10, 20:23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Yeah, we're just sitting here to act as a "buffer zone" of sorts. Really that's probably the biggest reason why Taiwan is still around after all these years.
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|2014-02-10, 21:05
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Lumine Passio
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age: 12
Japan export value to China: 18 percent of the total export value. Equal to US to be the 1st important customer.
China export value to Japan: 7 percent of the total export value. Japan is the 4th important customer of China.
China main imported goods from Japan: Technology goods, Hi-end consumer product, automobile. Oh, and capitol, if you counted it - it's more than 6.5 billion dollar.
Japan main imported good from China: Food and Industrial Materials.
Taiwan export value to China: 42 percent (including Hong Kong), the largest partner.
Taiwan's mainly imported goods: Raw material, fuel,... Industrial component in the whole. Japan is the biggest partner (17.6 percent), folowed by China (16.1).
A war on economy. Who would be crippled by who first? Remember that China is one of the World biggest debt holder, as well as the owner of many critical materials for modern industry.
And beside, China (and Vietnam) has realized that the People War is part of the past. An arm race is going on between East Asia countries. A gold mine for Russia and Israel companies - too bad that America hasn't realize the full potential. If the Abeconomy could really restore Japan to its "Magical Period", then the More the Merrier!
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|2014-02-10, 23:25
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Vereinigte Staaten
Age: 26
White Terror = tens of thousands
Great Leap Forward = tens of millions
If China had 1000 times more people than Taiwan, you might be able to to claim some sort of moral equivalency between the KMT and CCP, but seeing that China doesn't even equal 100 Taiwans, and since the Great Leap Forward was only one of several Maoist holocausts, the CCP is objectively worse by a couple dozen times.
The Taiwanese by and large have a good attitude towards Japan. A few of course have overly rosy or downright incorrect views about Japan's role in history, but those kinds of people exist everywhere. The Taiwanese attitude on Japan is certainly more healthy than the mainland equivalent, which is irrational hatred. Even the Russians don't hate the Germans as much.
|2014-02-10, 23:57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
of marching into Berlin. They also got to dominate East Germany (along with the rest of
Eastern Europe) for decades afterwards.
The Chinese got no similar satisfaction, so their sense of entitlement is pretty strong.
There's also the Chinese communist leadership stirring the nationalist pot to dampen
internal dissent.
|2014-02-11, 00:04
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Blooming on the mountain
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
Gonna hop in the thread right now and ask that discussion be kept polite and civil. If not the thread will be closed real fast.
Discussions around political issues involving China and other countries has become an all too common topic of late for people to go crazy and insulting around. So I am posting in advance to ask to keep things under control in here.
Okay? Good. ^^
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Well, I'm skipping through the dandelions with joy today. My debut novel, The Chronicles of Soone: Heir to the King has just received an excellent review / interview combo over at Fantasybookspot.
This site reviews everything under the sci-fi / fantasy sun from bestsellers to...well, me. Anywho, this is an excellent review from a group of people that have a good reputation for telling it like it is, and I certainly appreciate that.
Other good news includes some excellent reviews from happy AMAZON.com customers that have bought the book--if you're one that left a nice review over there, I appreciate you! One of the reviews at Amazon is by R.W. Ridley, the author of the gripping young adult horror novel, The Takers: Book One of the Oz Chronicles. I've read and really enjoyed that book, so his kind words mean alot to me as a fan of his writing.
My publisher has recently told me that, Chronicles is doing well so far, and also that the new VIDEO TRAILER has been viewed 500 times so far. CLICK HERE if you haven't seen it yet.
To everyone that has purchased the book, I appreciate you so much and hope to return with the second installment of C.O.S. this coming year. My publisher is waiting to see how this first book does before committing "COS: Sons of Perdition" to the 2007 line-up. So, the more word of mouth this first book gets, the better the chances of getting the next book out in '07.
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Antoine Griezmann's inner circle wants him to stay at Atletico Madrid - sources
Multiple people within Antoine Griezmann's inner circle say they want him to stay at Atletico Madrid rather than join Barcelona next season, sources close to the forward told ESPN FC's Julien Laurens.
Earlier on Tuesday, Griezmann said he has made a decision on his future but refused to clarify where he will play next season when speaking to reporters at France's World Cup camp in Russia.
But those closest to the 27-year-old are urging him to stay at Atletico, sources said, with one source indicating there is no sign at this time that Griezmann is planning on a move to Barcelona.
Atletico are also working on enticing Griezmann to stay by agreeing a deal in principle on Tuesday to sign his France teammate Thomas Lemar from Monaco.
Griezmann worked actively to bring Lemar to Atletico and is excited to play with him, sources said before the agreement was announced.
According to Marca, Griezmann's willingness to stay was contingent on Lemar's arrival -- and that move now only awaits a medical and the signing of paperwork.
Griezmann's reluctance to reveal his plans could be because he is playing a waiting game to make sure he gets the best deal possible to renew his contract with Atletico.
Last summer, Griezmann signed a one-year contract extension with Atletico until 2022 that doubled both his wages from €7m to €14m net for last season only and his release clause from €100m to €200m. However, those figures will revert to the previous numbers after July 1.
With Barcelona likely willing to pay €100m to secure Griezmann's services, Atletico will be up against a deadline to convince Griezmann to stay.
Also playing against a potential move to Barcelona, sources added, is that the Catalan club have told Griezmann they want him to play out wide -- something is he is not so keen to do on a regularly basis.
So despite the temptation to play with Lionel Messi at Barcelona, most signs point to Griezmann staying put.
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