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Late July 2020
For Part One Of My Annual Birthday Fishing Trip, see: https://hooknfly.com/2020/07/27/spry-sly-septuagenarian-scores-birthday-slam/
It has been my tradition over the last decade to take a solo multi-day fishing trip into the Colorado backcountry to celebrate my birthday. Helps clear the mind and get back closer to nature and the beauty of the world. This year I set up my mobile fish camp near a high-mountain lake and fished some old standby streams and some new waters for five days. To make things interesting and test my angling skills, I always try on one day to catch and release as many fish as my years on the planet. As my years pile up, it becomes more of a challenge. But this year, my first day out was a smashing success, and I was able to reach my piscatorial goal and even exceed it while scoring a nice slam—cutthroat, brown, and brookie in one day. OK, OK I won't mention that monster cutthroat that got off . He was aided by a rascally brookie that helped him escape by hitting the trailing dropper on my two fly-rig while the big boy was cavorting about with my dry in his mouth. At least I landed the little brookie!
Now the pressure is off and I can relax even a little more on my second day out. I'm on the road early for the long drive to the trailhead. The temperature outside is a balmy 38 degrees. The weather report is for the monsoon rains to abate today, but as I drive down the bumpy gravel road the rain is spitting on my windshield, and dark clouds are hanging low over the nearby ridges. Suddenly, however, as the sun begins to peek through, the clouds start to lift and a blazing, big rainbow appears. Got to be some big trout at the end of that rainbow!
By 8 a.m. I'm at the canyon rim overlooking the small creek that I have never sampled, far in the backcountry. I scouted it out last summer, but this time around the hike down looks a little more daunting. Could be my knees talking. But then I see a few cows in the meadow below and figure if they can scramble down so can I. After a little searching along the rim I find their narrow path that snakes down to the valley floor.
Once I get about halfway I see I can detour to a gentler slope that emerges at a series of beautiful serpentine bends in the creek that shout "trout!"
I stow my lunch box under some bushes and take off downstream with my new Temple Fork BVK rod that the company was gracious enough to offer me as a replacement when I lost the top section of my favorite TF Lefty Kreh rod when bushwhacking along another stream back in June. It's an ultra-light, 4# fast-action 8.5 foot fly rod made out of some new high-tech graphite, weighing less than three ounces. It has the power to make long casts that are often required in small creeks when the water is skinny and ample backbone to handle bigger fish in tight quarters when they bolt for brush in undercut banks. I'm rigged under a 5X leader with my old reliable #16 Royal Coachman Trude as the dry with a #18 Tung Teaser that worked well yesterday trailing a couple of feet below on 5x leader material.
My aim is to walk downstream about a mile and work my way back up for lunch, then after lunch explore upstream. Of course who can resist taking a couple of casts in the alluring pools on the way down. Certainly not I! The first one, a big pool at a serpentine bend in the creek, I approach carefully from below. While the water is at a decent level—maybe 20 cfs—it is very clear so any careless wading will quickly alert the fish. The water is shockingly cold as it was yesterday so happy I am wearing some waist-high waders that are made for hiking. I make a cast off to the side of the current to get a feel for the new rod and BAM! nice brownie slams the dry. He's a fat 13-incher that will be the typical catch today.
I take one more fish then decide I better get back to the mission. I am aiming for a beautiful pinnacle that juts up downstream from the valley floor in the distance. I've gone about a half mile when I hear cattle moowing then start to see a steady stream of them going the opposite direction from me. Then more and more bellowing and finally I hear a whinny. A cowboy soon appears with two border collies. I'm in the middle of a full-fledged cattle drive!! After the cattle pass the rugged looking old cowboy and I chew the fat for a while.
He apologizes for interrupting my fishing, but I tell him I'm headed further down. I tell him I know, having been raised on a farm in Kansas with some cows, how tough a job it is tending the critters. He smiles and answers he agrees but wouldn't trade it for anything in the world—lets him be in the great outdoors every day. I tip my hat to this sign of the Old West as he trots off.
As I proceed downstream I stumble on the site of what I am told is one of the cowboys' favorite pastimes when they take a break from the trail—a cow pie Frisbee field. I am told tossing and catching these enormous organic Frisbees is a true physical feat and I can see why.
Unfortunately these contests have been temporarily banned here in Colorado due to Covid19. Maybe next time I'll get to see the real thing.
In other 15 minutes I'm at the palisades and am greeted by a swarming flight of cliff swallows. I soon see why—they have created dozens of little mud houses on the sheer cliff. Talk about homes with a view!
It's a treat to watch them wheeling and dealing in the air, then returning to the nests to feed their young. I decide to start fishing in a nice run a little further down the faint trail and immediately catch a couple of browns, then just as I am congratulating myself on my piscatorial perspicacity I hook and lose near the shoreline what looks to be a 16" plus cutthroat.
For the next couple of hours I proceed back upstream, catching two or three fish out of every likely spot—most are 12-13" fat and healthy brownies with an occasional 14-incher. About half are on the dry and half on the numph. Some of the larger ones are in the shallows warming themselves in the bright sun, and the fish get bigger as I work back up. I score a couple of doubles—two fish on one cast, one on each fly. One double results in a wild fight as the fish are both 13 inches and have a mind to go in opposite direction. I get several browns that go 14-inches, then just before lunch see one rising tight against the bank just below where a nub of brush sticks out in the run. I kneel and make a perfect cast upstream in the current, and as the fly whirls past the little protrusion a big brownie rises like an apparition and gently sips in the fly. I'm mesmerized watching the take, but finally snap to it and set the hook. All hell immediately breaks loose as the big brownie jets upstream with me in hot pursuit—this old coot stills has some wheels! He reaches some rapids at the head of the pool and immediately reverses course and jets by me the other way. He heads back to his hideout in the undercut bank that is loaded with snags, but my rod is up to the task, and I'm able to horse him away from danger. A minute later after a great tussle, I slide him to the shoreline.
I think this is a good conclusion to a great morning, and my stomach is making noises, so I walk up to a nearby big rock formation with overhanging ledges that offer some shelter from the bright sun, the temperature now pushing 75 degrees.
Now to get my lunch. Fifteen minutes later I am still looking for that pesky lunch box. I start to think maybe some animal got it or that a stealthy cowboy is now feasting on my victuals. I thought I knew exactly the bush I stowed it under, but how they are looking all the same. Finally after walking a quarter mile back downstream I spot a little bit of red under a bush that I walked right by earlier in the morning. There it is! Note to file: Tag the bush or tree where lunch is hidden in shade with short piece of bright orange construction tape.
Lunch is a relaxing affair under the ledge. When I finish I lounge for another 15 minutes rerigging my flies, substituting a caddis nymph with sparkling mylar ribbing for the Tung Teaser and then kicking back and watching the puffy cumulus clouds drifting overhead. It's an activity that every angler should engage in a few times each season. Makes you feel like a kid again and helps recharge the batteries. Can you see the cloud that looks like a happy elephant??
I'm back on the stream around 2 p.m. and fish till 3:30. It's hot now by mountain standards—and the water has warmed a tad. I have good steady action and get a couple more nice muscular 14-inch browns and several surprise cutthroats.
Finally I say to myself for the fifth time, this is the last pool. No sooner does my fly alight then the water explodes in a double hit. It's utter mayhem as the two trout dash up and down the pool. Usain Bolt would have been proud of my speed scurrying up and down the shoreline, splashing as I go. When the duo finally come to the net I am amazed to see that the two fish I have caught are different species—one a brown and the other a cutt, both about 13 inches. While doubles are not uncommon, even on small stream, they are still unusual and a pleasant surprise. But in all my years of fishing, this is a first, a real rarity—two different kinds on one cast.
With a smile, I release the two beauties and think what better way to end the day. Also as I check the sky out, I see the cumulus clouds are starting to bunch up and darken. Time to start the hike out which turns out not to be as bad as I anticipated.
My wading staff helps me weave back and forth across the steep slope, and then I hit the cattle trail to speed to the top. Huffing and puffing, I come out a few hundred yards from my SUV and pause to look back into the canyon.
It's been another fabulous birthday trip adventure replete with lots of fish, great scenery, and solitude–with a little excitement thrown in being in the middle of a cattle drive. I am already thinking about my next outing on little Nutras Creek, one of the few I haven't explored in the La Garita Wilderness area. I'll take one day off to rest the old body then off I go again!! Join me!


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You know, I've always wondered just WHY things are based off of fame. It doesn't matter if you draw like shit, just because as long as you have a name to back yourself up with, your artwork will sell regardless. That's been proven with that whole "Stick Vixen" thing ages ago, and it just makes me wanna cry. Although given, most well known artists don't sell crap, otherwise they wouldn't be well known. They've worked hard to get to where they are, and they deserve the attention that they get.
But it makes me sad when I see other artists, and their work is AMAZINGLY good, yet will sell for so very little, if even at all, and all because they're not well known. Granted, FurBid is not the best place to try to auction off artwork, especially if you're not well known. But it's SO sad! I've seen greatly detailed, beautiful pieces of artwork sell for like $10, when it should have gone for like $40. I've seen bigger named artists sell drawings that even I could do about as equally well for a couple hundred dollars, and it just baffles my mind. O.o
Now, I don't get annoyed so much with the artists, as I do with the buyers. A lot of artists start off at fairly reasonable prices, and their work is worth every penny, if not a bit more. For some reason tho, I can't help but go "Blah!" when I see buyers bidwar like mad over certain pieces, getting up to crazy prices, simply because of the artists' name. Soon it's not even about the appreciation value of the artwork, and it turns into an outright fight over who wins. Sometimes I wonder if the people even really HAVE that money to spend. O.o When I heard about that painting of Goldenwolf's that sold for $10,000, I just about had a heart attack, thinking, "Good GRIEF! How on earth can anyone afford that?? That's like, a down payment on a house, for goodness sake!"
And it's not just Furry Artists either. I was watching Ripley's one day, and they had a blurb on this one restaurant where they uses an "art form" of serving their food. They basically get these model women to lay on a table in the nude, and then place the food on her in creative ways. They charge up to $1000 a plate just to eat off of some nekkid chick! X.x I can't help but think that money like that could SO be going to other things, like, I dunno... feeding the hungry or something. Doing SOMEthing to make this world a better place anyway. Or maybe I'm just really naive like that.
But anyway, the purpose of this rant isn't to badmouth artists at all, considering I have a lot of fellow artist friends who are very good at what they do and should be damn proud of their work. I'm not bitching about artists that make a lot of money. I'm simply saying that it seems a bit unfair that the value of artwork is usually based off of weather or not the artist has a name, rather than the actual work and talent that an individual puts into their work. Honestly, if I ever become one of those well-known artists, I am never going to let it go to my head. In fact, I'm going to try my damnest to support and advertise the talented lesser knowns. It's just something I think about every now and then.

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Archive for June, 2007
Faith, Family & Football with Bronco, Part 1
Jun 4th
This is the first article in a three-part series on BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall and his unique Summer 2007 fireside tour.
What do you do for an encore when you've just led your football program to its first conference championship in five years and first bowl win in 10 years? If you're Bronco Mendenhall, head coach of the BYU Cougars, you spend a good chunk of your offseason on a public speaking tour among the faithful.
In the vernacular of the LDS faith, these public speaking engagements are called "firesides." A fireside is essentially a faith-oriented public speaking event that is usually held at a church facility. The firesides are open to the public and free to attend. The tone of these meetings is generally reverent and respectful, with occasional bits of humor appropriate to the setting.
Contrary to what you might think, football is not the primary topic discussed. And yet, every stop along the fireside tour to date has either been packed or close to standing room only, leaving thousands of uplifted attendees in its wake.
Mendenhall's ambitious fireside schedule will conclude this weekend with two engagements in Hawaii. Seven other events have already taken place on the mainland. One or more current or former BYU football team members have also participated as guest speakers at each of these events.
Here's what the complete Bronco Mendenhall Spring/Summer 2007 fireside schedule looks like:
No. 1 Orlando, Fla. , Sunday, April 29
No. 2 Newport Beach, Calif. , Tuesday, May 1
No. 3 Chandler, Ariz., Sunday, May 6
No. 4 Sacramento Calif., Wednesday, May 9
No. 5 Colleyville, Texas, Sunday, May 13
No. 6 Torrance, Calif., Tuesday, May 15
No. 7 Salt Lake City, Utah, Sunday, May 20
No. 8 Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, June 9
No. 9 Laie, Hawaii, Sunday, June 10
I attended the fireside held in Sacramento, Calif., on May 9. Former Cougar receiver Scott Collie was the opening speaker, and he was followed by his sons, Zac and Austin, and then Coach Mendenhall.
Zac recently signed a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles after his senior season with the Cougars. Austin, who was a freshman All-American receiver in 2004, recently returned from an LDS mission in South America, and he will be a sophomore at BYU this season.
Part II of this series will report on the overall fireside experience, as well as the individual messages and lessons each of the speakers shared with the audience. Part III includes a Q&A with Coach Mendenhall and an analysis of the impact this groundbreaking fireside series is having on the BYU fan base and the program's ongoing recruiting efforts.
Faith, Family & Football with Bronco, Part 2
Jun 7th
This is the second report of a three-part series on BYU's head coach Bronco Mendenhall and his unique Summer 2007 fireside tour .
I ran into Austin Collie in the hallway of the Sacramento North Stake Center building about 15 minutes before BYU's May 9 fireside was scheduled to begin. He politely declined my overture to discuss a little football, so I switched gears and asked him if he had any funny stories to share about his brother Zac when they were kids.
Having grown up with five brothers, I knew that could be a rich area to mine for personal anecdotes. Austin grinned and declined to take the bait.
Following a congregational hymn and an opening prayer, a few local church leaders offered prelude remarks and then Scott Collie, father of Zac and Austin, was introduced to an audience of at least 700.
Scott Collie, Wide Receiver, BYU, 1979-1982
Scott related how he had passed up other scholarship offers to play at BYU. He couldn't put a finger on it, but there was something that felt right to him about playing in Provo, even though he was not a member of the university's sponsor, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
As a freshman, he observed and studied the behavior of his teammates, the coaching staff, and other students. Before long, Scott decided to learn about the LDS doctrines regarding the gospel of Jesus Christ. He had his first lesson with the missionaries in his dorm room.
"That night, I was overwhelmed by the Spirit as I knelt and prayed," he recalled.
Collie said his life changed forever after engaging God in sincere supplication. Tears welled up in his eyes as he identified the blessings that had followed in his life away from the football field.
Of greatest importance, he cited his wife, Nicole, whom he met at BYU, parenthood, being ordained to the priesthood, and the far-reaching impact of his choice to convert, as evidenced by the lives his sons have touched while they have served abroad on two-year missions for the LDS Church.
*Note: There are no paid ministers in the LDS Church — every male over the age of 12 is eligible to be ordained to the lay priesthood if they obey the Ten Commandments, are morally upright and virtuous, and abstain from liquor, drugs, and other addictive substances. These qualifications for actively holding the priesthood in the LDS Church essentially form the basis for BYU's Student Honor Code, which, incidentally, has been derided by some critics for being too strict.
Besides Zac and Austin, the Collies have three other children: Taylore, 18, who has a scholarship to play on the UVSC women's golf team in the fall; Dylan, 13, who is demonstrating solid receiving talent in Pop Warner junior tackle play (and might someday be the fourth Collie to catch passes for the Cougars) and last but not least, Cameryn, 8, another athletically gifted Collie whose favorite sport happens to be tennis.
Scott Collie closed his talk by referencing the importance of obedience to the commandments of God (John 14:15) and his gratitude for the strength he gained from seeing his children make choices in their lives to follow their Savior, Jesus Christ.
Austin Collie, Wide Receiver, BYU, 2004, 2007–
Austin Collie spoke about the importance of developing and acting on faith in one's convictions.
He didn't anticipate that he would have much of an impact as a freshman on the 2004 Cougar season. However, following a clutch touchdown reception in the home-opening victory over Notre Dame on national TV, it was clear to the fans and sportswriters that he was an extraordinary, impact player.
By the end of the season he had received numerous conference and national honors, including being named to the Freshman All-American Team.
"When the accolades all started coming in, my head blew up like a large balloon," Austin recalled.
He said his ego became so inflated that he started rationalizing away his original intentions to serve a mission for the Church, fearing that the two-year layoff might negatively affect the rest of his football career.
When he told his older brother that he had decided not to go on a mission, Zac told him to get rid of the selfish attitude.
"Take a look around you and recognize everything you have been blessed with."
Austin soon remembered that he had made a promise to God to serve a mission when he first arrived on campus earlier that year. He repented of his lack of faith, he said, pointing out that it takes faith–a trust in God–to leave behind family, friends, and, of course, football, for two years to serve a mission.
Even in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) he was tempted to abort his mission assignment. He recalled there were times when he was laying in his bottom bunk bed, staring up at the bed springs above him, and all he could think about was the rest of his family at home, eating good food and watching football games together.
It took faith to brush away those longings and maintain focus on his commitment and responsibilities. He also counseled the youth in the audience to study the Scriptures and prepare at an early age for missionary service, pointing out that he had to do a lot of catching up in studies because of his neglect.
Austin concluded his talk with two recent examples of faith that inspired him. One was how his brother had left college football at BYU for two years to serve a mission in Brazil.
When Zac rejoined the team at the completion of his mission, he suffered a serious broken leg injury. Most people were of the opinion that he would never contribute to the program on the field after that injury. However, he worked hard to come back from the injury and ultimately became an integral part of BYU's offense last year. He also recently signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent.
The other story of faith that Austin shared centered on a young family that he had taught on his mission. They lived in extremely humble circumstances, and yet had the faith to donate a tenth of their income (called a "tithe") to the Church in the early days of their conversion experience. He reported that, today, that same young family is still strong in their faith and receiving great blessings for continuing to make correct choices.
Austin's message was clearly targeted at the youth in attendance, but it was such that anyone of any faith could relate to: You have to trust that making the right choice in the here and now, as wrong as it might seem from a worldly perspective, will somehow yield positive results in the future.
Zac Collie, Wide Receiver, BYU, 2000, 2003-2006
Zac Collie began his talk by expressing his appreciation and respect for Coach Mendenhall. He said the Coach is a man of few words, but that his words are truly wisdom.
He recalled the 2005 football season and the first fireside the team participated in prior to the New Mexico game in Albuquerque. He did not attend that event and felt guilty when he heard other players who did talking about what a positive experience it had been for them.
Zac said he wanted to emphasize to the youth in attendance how important everyday choices are in their lives.
"No matter how small or big our choices are, they will catch up with us, for good or bad in the end."
He also quoted an apostle of the LDS Church who once said, "Just as tiny drops of water shape our landscape over time, every decision we make every minute of our lives shapes our character."
Zac pointed out that living a chaste life and abstaining from liquor, tobacco and drugs are the biggest challenges facing teenage kids on a daily basis. For those who have gone down that path, he stressed the importance of repentance and seeking the "atonement of Christ" to readjust the focus of their lives.
He related how the choices he made on his mission in Brazil helped to develop even greater faith, and how that stronger level of faith helped him endure the lengthy and painful rehabilitation of his broken leg (Zac's femur was broken at the pelvis).
In conclusion, Zac shared a story about the premature birth of his first child. Last June, he was out golfing with some buddies when he received a call on his cell phone from his wife, Emmalee. She was six months pregnant at the time.
"Are you crying because you are hurting or worried?" he asked.
"Worried," was the frantic response.
When they arrived at the hospital, Emmalee was dilated to 4 centimeters. He called one of his teammates to come and help him administer a priesthood blessing to his wife.
"It's those type of experiences when you need to rely solely on the Lord," Zac explained, adding that his daughter, Shae, "is now almost one and you'd never know that she was born three months premature."
He testified to the audience that he was able to make it through that frightening experience, his broken leg, and any other trials in his life because the choices he made leading up to those moments gave him the extra faith and courage to face them.
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If you were to identify the thematic thread running through each of the talks given by the Collies at the Sacramento Fireside, it would be "The Three F's: Faith, Family, and Football." The emphasis was on the ordering of those priorities in their lives. The Collies provided personal examples of how their faith in God and obeying his principles as they understand them, gave appropriate meaning to the importance of their family life and their love for the game of football.
Family is understood as being larger than just their immediate relations. The football team, which last year adopted the motto, "Band of Brothers," is considered another manifestation of "Family." And, in the broadest sense, "Family" connotes the entire human race, for in LDS doctrine, they believe in "the Fatherhood of God, and the Brotherhood of Man."
It is extremely rare to hear a young man, especially one graced with All-American talents on the gridiron, bearing his soul in humility to an audience of strangers about his lack of preparation to serve God.
It is also rare to hear a young man who is headed into the world of professional football relating his personal experience of seeking spiritual assistance from a teammate to administer a priesthood blessing to his wife.
It is evident these young men could look up to their parents as examples to pattern themselves by, and within the BYU football program, it is clear that they can look up to their head coach, his staff, and their fellow teammates.
That is the essence of the renewed spirit that Bronco Mendenhall has restored to the BYU football program. He has re-established the program's priorities as they relate to the mission of the University, and he expects accountability among those who desire to be a part of BYU football.
Mendenhall's philosophy and approach to coaching football is unique within Division 1 football. Detractors scoff at the notion of a return to BYU's glory days as experienced under Lavell Edwards. Only time will tell, but last year's results seem to provide a pretty good indication of the direction BYU football is heading.
Faith, Family & Football with Bronco, Part 3
Jun 11th
This is the third article in a three-part series on BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall and his unique Summer 2007 fireside tour.
Following his introduction to the Sacramento fireside audience back in May, Bronco Mendenhall took his position at the podium and said, "What you have heard tonight is what our program is all about."
He then proceeded to list an impressive set of behind-the-scenes statistics about the current BYU football team:
BYU has 70 returned missionaries on the roster, and 12 languages are spoken in the locker room.
BYU had the third highest team grade point average in Division 1 football this year.
The team volunteered over 400 hours of community service in the past quarter.
Coach Mendenhall pointed out that Zac Collie was representative of the type of student-athlete BYU attracts–young men with a lot of heart. He was headed to the NFL because of his faith, diligence, and work ethic. He set high goals for himself and did everything possible to achieve them.
He then shared one of the more humorous moments of the event:
"When I was the defensive coordinator at New Mexico and we were getting ready to play BYU at Lavell Edwards' last home game, all the coaches asked: 'How are we going to beat them? They have all those returned missionaries.'
Two years later, I was sitting around with the BYU coaches preparing to play USC, and we all asked the question: 'How are we going to beat them? We have all these returned missionaries!'"
Bronco went on to share a few other stories about faith and determination that were manifest by members of the BYU football program. He then closed with a powerful, but simply stated testimony.
Following a closing hymn and prayer, hundreds of adults and kids of all ages lined up to meet the BYU coach. He remained for over an hour shaking hands, posing for photos, and autographing footballs, helmets, posters–you name it. It was exhausting just watching him.
Following is a Q&A we conducted with Coach Mendenhall a few days after the event:
CG365: Where did the idea for this offseason fireside tour come from?
BRONCO: Two years ago we started putting on firesides each Friday night before our games, home and away. Our football program is full of outstanding young men that want to give back to their communities through service. These firesides have become increasingly more popular, particularly among the youth of the church, and they have provided the opportunity to serve.
We have received requests from many area church leaders to come to their communities to put on these firesides. In response to these requests I have decided to participate in this 9-city spring fireside tour that ranges from Orlando to Hawaii.
CG365: Would you consider these firesides to be part of your recruiting strategy?
BRONCO: This fireside tour is not used as a recruiting tool, rather, it is a vehicle to add value to the ever growing need that the youth of this country has to grow spiritually, create and maintain goals, and have a relationship with their Heavenly Father.
CG365: Still, are you finding that these firesides help your recruiting efforts?
BRONCO: Any exposure that the youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints can have to Brigham Young University and its mission is encouraged. We feel that BYU Football is the Flag Bearer of Brigham Young University, through football excellence. These firesides represent an important role that I and our team have embraced. We are not concerned with the effect that it might have on recruiting, but we do know that it can have an effect on the lives of the youth and hopefully help aid them to make the right decisions in their lives.
CG365: DO you expect to have verbal commitments from the majority of your recruits before fall camp like you did last year?
BRONCO: We have worked very hard in recruiting and we do anticipate having several commitments before we begin fall camp.
CG365: Is the fireside tour something you might consider reprising next year?
BRONCO: So far, these firesides have been outstanding. We believe that they have produced a good result with the youth. We plan to continue these spring firesides annually.
CG365: How do you embrace student-athletes (like J.J. DiLuigi and Ryan Kessman) who are not LDS and support and respect their choice to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience?"
BRONCO: "J.J. Diluigi and Ryan Kessman chose to attend BYU with a very good knowledge of what they were signing up to do. Although, we do know that they will need to be cared for. Their choices of faith will be encouraged and developed as students here at BYU. We are fortunate to have their diverse backgrounds in our program.
We have many programs in place to care for them and all of our new incoming freshman. Ryan and J.J. fit the model of what we are looking for, and we are excited that they are coming to BYU. Both of these young men had other options available to them and both chose to represent BYU. They are excited and anxious to a part of this team."
CG365: You are responsible for restoring the tradition of BYU football as it was under Lavell Edwards. What does that mean to you?
BRONCO: Coach Edwards is BYU Football. Quite simply, we want to make him proud with how we conduct ourselves on and off the field.


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Brief Facts of the Case and Question
Brief Facts: Assessee is running a residential school at Kittur. Assessee is a charitable trust within the meaning of sec. 2(15) of the Act claiming exemption u/s.11. Assessing Officer found that the assessee has received a sum of Rs. 29,03,109/- on account of sale of Women's Day Flags and the same has been credited to the capital fund and he treated the same as revenue receipt. On Appeal Honourable ITAT has held that sale proceeds of flags on Women's Day are in the nature of capital receipts.
Question Raised:
Contention of the Assessee
Assessee contended that he has been specifically directed and permitted by the Govt. of Karnataka for distributing flags of Kittur Rani Channamma which is commemorated as Women's Day. Necessary documents/orders from the Govt. of Karnataka were supplied. It was explained that the intention of the Govt. was clear about creation of separate capital fund out of sale proceeds received on account of sale of flags so the same cannot be treated as revenue receipt or Income of the Trust.
Assessee further contended that fund shall be utilized mainly for incurring recurring and non-recurring expenditure connected with the Kittur Rani Channamma Memorial Primary & High School for Girls at Kittur in Belgaum. Therefore, the sale receipts from the flags have been treated as capital receipts.
Contention of Revenue:
AO contended that there is no specific government direction to treat the sale of flags as capital receipts. He further contended that as per sec. 2(24)(iia), all voluntary contributions received by the trust in whatever manner is income of such trust and income from the sale of flags cannot be termed as contribution towards corpus of the trust.
Held by ITAT:
From the reading of Assessment order it is observed that A.O's decision is simply based on the fact that no direction letters were given by the donors by which receipts from sale of flags can be treated as capital receipt.
The Revenue authorities have ignored the application of sale proceeds of flags of Women's Day when the Govt. has specifically ordered for utilization of the funds for the purposes of maintenance of school buildings. Thus, it can be safely concluded that the intentions were clear that the sale proceeds have to be treated as capital receipts. A similar view was taken by the Coordinate Benches of the Tribunal Mumbai in the case of DDIT(E)1(2) Vs. Swati Education Trust in I.T.A.No. 2981/Mum/2009.
ITAT further found that sale proceeds have been utilized for specific purpose of maintenance of school building and other infrastructure, thereby fulfilling the requirement of sec. 11(1 )(d) of the Act. Since in the case of the assessee, no such violation of corpus being utilized for objects of the trust has been noticed or established by the Assessing Office , so it cannot be held that the sale proceeds of flags on Women's Day are not in the nature of capital receipts.
ITAT set aside the findings of the Ld. CIT(A) and direct the Assessing Officer to treat the sale proceeds as a capital receipt.


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About Tribal Wars 2
Strategy and simulation of empire building – Gospel buddies: The game classic is back in a spectacular way! Those who know the browser-based strategy game Clans (Tribal Wars) will definitely love the brand new version. Get into the Middle Ages scenario and rule the whole world. You still have doubts? Then read our special review O
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The free browser game Tribal Wars 2 throws you into the Middle Ages. As in his predecessor, your mission in Tribal Wars 2 is to build, defend and expand a glorious empire. Are they stale? There are many other things waiting for you in the brand new version. Read and see Ok Hard work The player can start the game with a small castle in Tribal Wars 2 and make him a fortress with effort and effort. In order to have a total of 17 buildings, you need to continuously develop and expand your headquarters. So you can open new buildings step by step and improve them. You can reach 30 levels per building, but you need to use your resources well to reach the last level. In addition, in some buildings, the player can open research that provides different bonuses.


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A 3-year-old boy was also struck by a bullet during the drive-by shooting
Atlanta–Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr., announces the GUILTY PLEAS of 25-year-old DEMETRIUS GORDON, 27-year-old DEWON LOVE, and 20-year-old ANDREVIUS WELCH for their roles in a drive-by shooting which caused the paralysis of a 5-year-old girl and a serious injury to a 3-year-old boy who were both inside of a bouncy house during a birthday party in South Fulton.
Today, July 29, 2019, Demetrius Gordon, Dewon Love, and Andrevius Welch pleaded guilty to the ENTIRE INDICTMENT before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Henry Newkirk. Newkirk sentenced Gordon and Love to 35 years in prison to serve 15 years. Judge Newkirk sentenced Welch to 30 years in prison to serve 15 years. By agreeing to plead guilty to the entire indictment, the Judge does not have to abide by any recommendation made by the District Attorney's Office. The sentence is determined solely by the Court.
On April 20, 2017, a large group of individuals participated in a birthday party within the cul-de-sac along Buckhurst Drive in South Fulton. A DJ played music, adults cooked food, and children jumped inside of a bouncy castle which was set up in a grassy area inside the cul-de-sac. As the evening wore on, the bouncy castle began to fill with children from the neighborhood. Unbeknownst to the children, a number of the adults who attended the festivities were members of an Atlanta criminal street gang.
At 6:20pm, approximately 10 to 15 children were inside the bouncy castle when a grey Dodge Journey pulled into a driveway within the cul-de-sac. The Dodge Journey was driven by Andrevius Welch, Demetrius Gordon sat in the passenger seat, and Dewon Love occupied the back seat of the vehicle. After the Dodge Journey pulled into the driveway, several adults from the party approached the vehicle. The defendants inside the Dodge Journey were members of a rival Atlanta criminal street gang to those individuals who attended the birthday party.
As the partygoers approached the vehicle, they realized Gordon had a rifle in his lap. One of the individuals attempted to grab the weapon, at which point, the Dodge Journey backed out of the driveway and Gordon and Love began to fire upon those who were attending the party. Some of the partygoers returned fire, and during this exchange, a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy who were inside the bouncy house were struck by bullets that came from the Dodge Journey. The 5-year-old girl was shot through the chest and abdomen which caused a vertebral fracture and spinal cord injury. The little girl was permanently paralyzed below her waist. The 3-year-old boy was shot in between the ribs which caused a flesh wound and permanent scarring.
"This must stop. When gang activity means that three and five-year-old children can't play in a bouncy house celebrating a birthday without fear of serious injury or death, I submit gang activity has gone way beyond what should be tolerated. This must stop.
I hope that these guilty pleas and sentences today will provide some semblance of closure to the families of the injured and communicate a clear message to gang members that your crimes have moved beyond the ken of reasonableness and will not be tolerated by our community."
Paul L. Howard, Jr.
Fulton County District Attorney
"This conviction is a prime example of what can happen when we work together, The City of South Fulton Police, The Fulton County Police, and the District Attorney's Office, to reduce violent crime in our communities. South Fulton is a safer community today with the conviction of these individuals."
Chief Keith Meadows
City of South Fulton Police
Gordon, Love, and Welch pleaded guilty to the 26 count indictment:
- Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity (11)
- Aggravated Battery (3)
- Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (3)
- Cruelty to Children 1st Degree (2)
- Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (1)
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon (3)
- Possession of MDMA
- Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (VGCSA)
- Possession of Marijuana Less Than One Ounce
Gordon (Counts 1-10, 12-21, 23-26)
Love (Counts 1-9, 11-20, 22)
Welch (Counts 1-9, 12-20)
Gordon and Love, sentenced to 35 years in prison to serve 15 years.
Welch was sentenced to 30 years in prison to serve 15 years.
Judge Henry Newkirk, of the Superior Court of Fulton County, presided over the case. The case was handled by the Fulton County District Attorney's Office Gang Unit including Deputy District Attorney Cara Convery and Assistant District Attorney Rives Hiles, Investigator Charles Prescott and Victim-Witness Advocate Katelyn Pierson. Investigator Twanessa Howard from The Fulton County Police Department was the lead investigator in the case.


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Debate Digest: Teacher-student friendships on Facebook, Law school, Balanced budget amendment, US debt ceiling deal.
From Debatepedia
According to Discovering the World through Debate, a counterplan is "A plan proposed by the negative team as an alternative to the affirmative plan" (247).
"Works Cited"
Trapp, Robert, et al. Discovering the World through Debate: A Practical Guide to Educational Debate for Debaters, Coaches, and Judges. Third Edition. New York: IDEA Press Books, 2005.


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World of Warcraft's long and storied history has always had at its heart the struggle between the Alliance and the Horde, with last year's events in the mostly excellent Legion storyline intensifying that conflict. The Battle for Azeroth expansion, which launches today, takes that existing hatred between the factions and ramps it up even more. Here's what I think of it so far, based the past couple of weeks playing the beta.
Battle for Azeroth picks right up after the compelling and satisfying events of Legion, which saw the Titan Sargeras imprisoned – but not before he plunged a sword into Azeroth itself. The resulting wound causes Azeroth to start bleeding it's "life-blood", also known as Azerite. This surprisingly plentiful substance can enhance the desires and abilities of those who possess it, making it a valuable resource in the war between the factions. However, the stakes rise higher as you realize that Azeroth is dying thanks to the giant blade sticking out of Silithus.


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Let it Snow
Nahrávku můžete spustit zde:
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
It doesn't show signs of stopping,
And I've bought some corn for popping,
The lights are turned way down low,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight,
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight,
All the way home I'll be warm.
The fire is slowly dying,
But, my dear, we're still good-bying,
As long as you love me so,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, (c) 1945.
Performed by Courtney Collins. Used with permission.
Slovní zásobu z této písně si můžete nastudovat a procvičit zde:
Okruhy slovní zásoby: Slovíčka z písní: Let it Snow


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The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q4), Steris beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased and GAAP earnings per share grew significantly.
Margins expanded across the board.
Revenue details
Steris tallied revenue of $390.2 million. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see a top line of $377.5 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 3.3% higher than the prior-year quarter's $377.8 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $0.59. The six earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.60 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.76 for Q4 were 17% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.65 per share.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 42.1%, 80 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.7%, 330 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.3%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $331.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.49.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.44 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.30.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 97 members out of 114 rating the stock outperform, and 17 members rating it underperform. Among 28 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 27 give Steris a green thumbs-up, and one gives it a red thumbs-down.
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Double-ended pencil for eyes, lips and face
Lending a little razzle dazzle to your look, the fabulous Jane Iredale Double Dazzle Highlighter Pencil provides the perfect finishing touches.
A jumbo double-ended pencil, it can be used to line your eyes or highlight above your cheekbone and brow bone. Enriched with castor seed oil for a soothing feel, the pencil features a pleasing shimmer which could make all the difference. Beeswax offers a defence against bacteria while vitamin E combats free radicals to prevent future damage. Who would have thought that one pencil could do so much? But there's more to treasure here because you can also colour your lips and the highlighter is long-lasting!
A fabulous and versatile accessory, especially for your travels, this clever little helper should not be missed.
- Highlights eyes, lips and face
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- Enriched with beeswax and vitamin E
- Dual-ended
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- Apply to the inner and/or outer lash lines as desired
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- Apply as lip base before lip colour
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Apache Crunch (incubating) is a Java library for writing, testing, and running MapReduce pipelines, based on Google's FlumeJava. Its goal is to make pipelines that are composed of many user-defined functions simple to write, easy to test, and efficient to run.
This multipart series takes a deep dive into the new upcoming tool. The first post is a Getting started, using the word count example provided with the release.
Apache Crunch 0.4 (it's currently being voted for release)
Hadoop 1.0.4
Hadoop can be used as standalone, Pseudo-Distributed or Fully Distributed mode.
We are going to use WordCount example shipped with Crunch release to get started, and further we shall explore detailed usage.
Word Count example – The input is set of text document and the program output is total number of occurrence for each word.
Lets see the sequence how would have we done it in raw Hadoop world.
- Write a Mapper, which reads the line and split it into word
- The Mapper would emit, word followed by a count (one)
- In the Reducer, we would sum-up all the counts and emit word and total count
- Set the Input/Output format and submit the job
Now, we move to Crunch and see how it provides a higher level abstraction to achieve the same.
Lets see the code (picked from wordcount example shipped with Crunch)
// Create an object to coordinate pipeline creation and execution. Pipeline pipeline = new MRPipeline(WordCount.class, getConf()); // Reference a given text file as a collection of Strings. PCollection<String> lines = pipeline.readTextFile(args[0]); // Define a function that splits each line in a PCollection of Strings into // PCollection made up of the individual words in the file. PCollection<String> words = lines.parallelDo(new DoFn<String, String>() { public void process(String line, Emitter<String> emitter) { for (String word : line.split("\s+")) { emitter.emit(word); } } }, Writables.strings()); // Indicates the serialization format // The count method applies a series of Crunch primitives and returns // a map of the unique words in the input PCollection to their counts. // Best of all, the count() function doesn't need to know anything about // the kind of data stored in the input PCollection. PTable<String, Long> counts = words.count(); // Instruct the pipeline to write the resulting counts to a text file. pipeline.writeTextFile(counts, args[1]); // Execute the pipeline as a MapReduce. PipelineResult result = pipeline.done();
Step 1: We create a MRPipeline at line# 2
Step 2: Set where to read the input the data from. This is done on Line# 5. (Similar to setting the Input Paths in Job Configuration). PCollection doesn't hold all the data in memory, it's a reference to the data
Step 3: Next we define how we want to process the data. This is like our Mapper function. Refer Line# 9-15. In the DoFn(), we split the line, and emit the word. The code is fairly similar to WordCount Mapper code. THe 2nd parameter to parallelDo() is the type of output emitted.
Step 4: Line# 21 we go for the count on the PCollection that we created. Internally it shall aggregate the results, and return a PTable with Word and its Count.
Step 5: We write the output to a file
Crunch shall internally convert this to MapReduce jobs and run it on the Hadoop Cluster.
Running the example
Instruction to run this example is given on Page here


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"The games enthusiast media just can't catch a break. The print guys are told by media buyers and PR reps alike that they write for a dying and increasingly irrelevant medium, despite mounting evidence to the contrary, and the online outlets are marginalized and not given the credit that they deserve. It's tough enough to have one's publication called into question for the manner in which it is distributed, but increasingly we – as an industry – are also inserting and asserting our own professional value systems into how the games media does their job."


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Now The Badgelor is kissing every girl in all the single dates. We are so overexposure to this that we don't even complain
Even with his lopsided helmet hair and crazy eyes tonight, he's on a roll.
I realised the other day that the parodies and recaps? They're more fun to watch and read, than actual Bachelor episodes. Like, it's hard to come back from this point. And between Cass and the machinations of the evil trio, it's really hard to sit through these episodes.
Ha ha, no one is watching? Okay, I won't either.
I watched . Dismal entertainment. Wished I watched The Schlock……but a train wreck is what it is and I got hypnotised by the Honey Bludger, couldn't look away.
I wish Blair had said something to bernedette. I have been enjoying her standing up to Romy, cat, and the other one
The third evil frump with the big hooter.(not to be mistake for Hooters)
Romy failed to squeeze into that dress. Literally "busting" out of it.
My take…
Romy is a hypocrite complaining about her privacy while ignoring Cassie's privacy.
She was also stupid for slagging off another girl to the sister.
Brooke will probably get friendzoned. I think he might choose Sarah, is it? The one on the single date tonight.
Nick proves evolution is true. He's the link between ape and man. He can't quite walk straight.
And once again we see the producers' choice; the 3 ugly step sisters.
I'm not sure that an ape would torture Cass like this. I reckon an ape could come up with a better compliment than:
"Yaz keep poppin' up in me mind!"
This could work better if Jack Thompson was brought in to play the Honey Badger.
I am getting increasingly irritated by the HB's constant use of "ocker slang". It doesnt ring true and just looks like someone wanting to play a role.


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Let's assume you had five minutes to give a speech. You would receive a very large sum of money if you gave a speech that the judges considered "passionate." You choose the topic, you write the speech. You give a passionate speech, you get the money.
What would you talk about? More importantly, would what you talk about in that speech be what you're truly passionate about, or would you try to fudge and make people think you were really excited about something you think is "important," because you think that's what they want to hear?
Most of live our whole lives, to some extent, in this half-waking, half-conscious way. More…We know what we're doing, but we don't think about it. We don't stop to consider whether this is the right job for us, whether this friend is dragging us down, whether we need to spend more time on what we really love and enjoy.
Have you ever heard someone say, "You're not hearing me?" They're not accusing you of not listening. Presumably you are not only listening but responding to what they're saying. The accusation is that you are not adequately processing and understanding those words and the emotions and situations underlying them.
Do you have a real desire for your "fifteen minutes of fame?" Most people would answer this question yes, without thinking about it. Of course we want fame.
But do you really want fame, or do you want a legacy? They're not exactly the same thing.
How many times have you heard someone saying, "I sure wish I would have…" or "If only I had taken the chance and…". Our lives are full of decisions. And a decision we make every day is whether or not to do certain tasks. The question is which will you regret doing more – an action that you took, or an action that you didn't take? For most us, we end up regretting the actions we didn't take far more than we regret those that we did.
Working with financial planners and lifestyle coaches, one step at a time, will help you put together a complete lifestyle package to guide you through not only your financial future, but also your lifestyle – setting up goals and milestones to help you support your personal beliefs, culture preferences and values that define who you are.
We all dream of having a better life – finding a meaning in our life and pursuing our passions and goals. For some of us a better life means advancing our careers, for others it may be a path of personal discovery that leads to a better life. For others it could mean returning to school to get a degree so they can get the job they always wanted and provide for their families. A better life is achievable by anyone who wants to take the time and effort to do what it takes to attain it. A lot of people sit around talking about having a better life, but how many people are willing to put forth the effort required to actually achieve it?
An ancient Greek named Menander said, "If we always helped each other, no one would need luck." Actually, he probably wasn't all that ancient when he said that, but he was a Greek, and he did live a very, very long time ago, and he was a very wise man.
I want to make a digression on luck. Some people think that other people are "really lucky" because they are able to achieve things they want to accomplish, and reach their dreams. The people considered lucky would probably respond that a lot of hard work went into that luck. That's very true, but I think that the idea of helping each other also comes into play.
If you're used to thinking in straight lines (linear thinking), as in having your thoughts and mind go from point A to point B, you may get frustrated when you try to think "in curves," or think "fuzzy" and expand your thoughts to cover areas that don't really fit. If you do, you've engaged in what's commonly known as thinking inside the box.
Or maybe you're a lateral thinker. If you are, the thought process you engage in is one whereby you endeavor to resolve dilemmas by using unconventional methods to generate unique concepts, perceptions, and ideas. You'd then be engaging in outside-of-the-box thinking.
A different approach to this is to try thinking diagonally.
If you're awake and aware in the modern world, you're probably trying to change your life and your circumstances. That's a luxury we have in our society. We have time to try to change ourselves as people, because we're not spending all our time just trying to have enough food to get through the day.
With that luxury of the ability to change our lives comes a responsibility to try to be the best person you can be. I do believe that trying to improve ourselves is a responsibility, and that each of us has a duty to try to become our best.
Ok … you have all your productivity tools in place. You have a rock-solid time management system. You have a seemingly-workable plan. But something isn't quite right. You feel that, now, more than ever, you're being stretched beyond your limits.
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Men who catch animals in Africa for zoos and preserves say that one of the hardest animals to catch is the ring-tailed monkey. For the Zulus of that continent, however, it's very simple. They've been catching this agile little animal with ease for years.
The method the Zulus use is based on knowledge of the animal. Their trap is nothing more than a melon growing on a vine. The seeds of this melon are a favorite of the monkey. Knowing this, the Zulus simply cut a hole in the melon, just large enough for the monkey to insert his hand to reach the seeds inside.
The monkey will stick his hand in, grab as many seeds as he can, then start to withdraw it. This he cannot do. His fist is now larger than the hole. The monkey will pull and tug, screech and fight the melon for hours. But he can't get free of the trap unless he gives up the seeds, which he refuses to do.
That's the danger of sin! When we refuse to release the sin we're hanging on to - unforgiveness, bitterness, pride, etc. - we're easy prey for Satan. 1 Timothy 3:7 and 2 Timothy 2:26 both refer to a snare, to a trap, set by the devil. When I refuse to forgive, when I refuse to let go, the devil becomes the monkey hunter and I become the monkey.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:1-3)
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By the time I realized I'd been conned, it was too late.
I was sitting in a shabby bar in Havana, with two locals I'd just met, who seemed friendly at first but turned out to be like the Cuban version of Will Smith and Margot Robbie in con-artist movie "Focus."
It seemed innocent to begin with. A young couple that looked about the same age as my partner and I struck up a conversation with us on the street. They must have known Australians feel downright rude refusing an invitation to go for a drink, because the next minute they were leading the way to a bar where they said they would tell us about some local places where we could see live music that night.
We said we'd shout them a drink in exchange for the insider knowledge.
When we got to the bar the guy — let's call him Will Smith — suggested we order a round of mojitos. Ever the budget-conscious traveller, I asked how much they cost. "It's very cheap here, don't worry," Will insisted as Margot nodded. My request to the waiter for a menu went unanswered.
When the bill came, each cocktail had been charged at $5 CUC (the Cuban Convertible Peso) which is worth around the same as the US dollar. It was outrageously expensive for a dive bar in a rundown part of town — even the bars in the top hotels don't charge much more than that.
A $20 CUC drinks bill (around AUD $28) wasn't a trip-ruining amount of money. But as Will and the waiter stole glances at each other as I put the money on the table, I had the feeling I'd been played.
And as it turned out, the "secret bars" Will and Margot recommended turned out to be the biggest tourist traps in Havana.
Travel safety expert Phil Sylvester from TID says the bar-tab ruse is a common tourist scam in Cuba and other countries.
He says it's important to remember that anyone who approaches you with an offer of help most likely has a vested interest. "When was the last time you walked up to a tourist in your hometown and tried to press some service on them?" he points out.
The best way to avoid being scammed is to ignore touts on the street, or politely decline their offers. "Be firm, but there's no need to be rude. Unreasonable confrontation could escalate the situation into something more dangerous."
He also advises reading up on common tourist scams, because they often follow a similar formula.
Here are the four cons you're likely to come across in Cuba:
1. The milk powder scam
The scammer will approach a tourist and ask them to buy a bag of milk powder for them from a nearby store. After the tourist has paid for it and left, the local and the store owner split the money, and the bag goes back on the shelf ready for the next unsuspecting person.
2. The money-changing scam
This scam banks on tourists getting mixed up about the two different currencies in Cuba: the CUC, which is what tourists use for most transactions, and the national peso (CUP), which is worth 1/24th of a CUC.
The scammer will offer to change a tourist's money at the Casa de Cambia (house of change), saying that as a local they get a better exchange rate. They then give the tourist back CUP, not CUC. Always check that you get your change back in the right currency after making a purchase.
3. The cigar scam
Only ever buy cigars from official stores (called La Casa de Habanos) otherwise they're certain to be fake. There are several legitimate stores in Havana, Trinidad, and other centers around the country. You'll get plenty of offers from people on the street trying to sell you "real" cigars for discount prices. You know the old adage: If it seems too good to be true …
4. The casa scam
It's common for tourists to stay in "casa particulars" — rooms inside or connected to a family home. Outside airports and bus stations there are often locals who want to show you to their casa in the hope you'll stay.
Usually these offers are legitimate, but scammers have been known to take tourists to a house that's not theirs, and then demand a finder's fee from the homeowner for bringing you there. The real casa owner is then forced to pass this fee onto you, pushing up the price of your accommodation.


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Mary Magdalene
Affluent. Angry. Alone.
Will Love cost her everything?
Mary Magdalene - now the subject of a film
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"Hoping Mary" by Greg Pittman
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Originally from Singapore, The Marmalade Pantry is a casual restaurant serving various Continental and Asian food. Compared to other eating joints nearby (Kitchenette, Bistro Baron, Bakerzin), it is much less popular even though the quality of the food and the prices are similar.
I think that Jakartans love their restaurants to be cute, charming or amusing, and The Marmalade Pantry has none of that. It is clean and bright, a bit soulless, just like a brand-new apartment in which nobody has lived in yet.
Concerning the food, I've had the opportunity to sample a few of their dishes. It is not delicious nor fine dining, but very decent for continental food in Jakarta. If it was about 30% cheaper, it would be a restaurant I would go to more often. I looked on other Jakarta-based food blogs to see what others had to say, and most reviewers were enthusiastic, especially with their desserts (that I haven't tried).
Here are some pictures of dishes I've had (no prices and no names as I didn't keep the bill... I think the burger was Rp55k++, the salads around Rp50k++, and the Nasi Goreng with King Prawn Rp80k++):
Overall: I think the Marmalade Pantry looks boring and it is probably too expensive, but at least you eat decent food in a relatively quiet environment. Another problem I had was that they have only one CD with ten cheesy songs, and if you stay there for 2 hours it becomes unbearable.
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Everyday from 10am to 9.30pm
The Marmalade Pantry
Plaza Indonesia - 1st Floor #E18-19
Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav 28-30
Jakarta Pusat
Phone number: +62 21 315 4374
Website: http://www.marmaladejakarta.com
Plaza Indonesia - 1st Floor #E18-19
Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav 28-30
Jakarta Pusat
Phone number: +62 21 315 4374
Website: http://www.marmaladejakarta.com
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