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An Illinois state trooper was injured Saturday after a shootout with a carjacking suspect, who was killed in the gunfire exchange.
According to the Illinois State Police Facebook page, at approximately 3:45 p.m. Saturday, the Illinois State Police received information from the Glen Carbon Police Department regarding an armed carjacking. This incident took place near the Sam's Club in Glen Carbon, where shots were fired by the suspect. An ISP trooper responded to the area and located the suspect vehicle traveling north on Interstate 55. The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle and a pursuit ensued into Staunton, returning back toward Interstate 55. The suspect vehicle, while still being pursued by the trooper and Staunton Police Department, ran off the road and got stuck in the median near the intersection of Staunton Road and Interstate 55. The suspect exited the vehicle and fled. The trooper initiated a foot pursuit of the suspect, who brandished a handgun and fired at the trooper. The trooper returned fire, striking the suspect, fatally wounding him. A handgun was recovered at the scene.
The Illinois State Police identified the suspected carjacker as Billy L. Walker Jr., 53, of Hillsboro, Mo. The Macoupin County Coroner confirms the official time of death for Walker was 4:45 p.m. Saturday.
Prior to the incident in Glen Carbon, Walker was discovered to have an outstanding felony warrant for probation violation resulting from weapons offenses. Walker was considered armed and dangerous.
The trooper suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to a regional hospital, where his injuries are reported to be non-life threatening. The trooper is 36 years old and an 11-year veteran of the Illinois State Police. He is expected to return to duty.
The carjacking near the Glen Carbon Sam's Club is being investigated by the Glen Carbon Police Department.
A full investigation has been launched by the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation.


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Smartwatches are experiments. For a taste of the future, you've got to live with compromise on your wrist. But for a lot of people, connected watches are best kept simple.The smartwatch category is growing, and the forecasts point towards steady growth for the next few years. But fitness and wellness has clearly emerged as the key reason to jump into smartwatches . Battery life wins out over tons of features, and ease of use over feature bloat. After all, that's what phones are for. Watches are where we check things quickly.
Design & Built Quality
NO.1 GS8 goes for a clean look and , the main body of the watch is stainless steel whit mat black finish .The strap is really comfortable and made of silicon , like other's it has two tone design comes in four flavours (Silver + Yellow,Black + Green, Black + Red ,Silver + Gray ).The buttons are knurled for easy grip. The cover of the micro-usb port is award to use , is really hard to open and i thing at least difficult to use.
Beyond the more obvious analogue watch styling, the NO.1 GS8 large size is dominated by a 1.3-inch IPS display and a resolution of 240 x 240 There's nothing really groundbreaking result is a good-looking smartwatch. The Shape of display round how it suppose to be not like in other cheap Smartwatches whit a square display inside the round dial .
Touch screen is responsive and if really have to type a message on it you can try .
GS8 has a intuitive interface , every thing is nicely layout but you have to get used to idea behind the interface. What i did not like is the fact that always when you hit the back button it always take you at clock face , even even when i want to stat on that menu to chose a different option .
Notifications are well handled, letting you respond easily.
The key essential apps used most of the time on a smartwatch are present on the GS8. These include watch faces, activity tracking, a phone dialer, messaging app, weather, reminders, calendar, alarm, contacts, and the ability to find your phone.
Also tracking my heart rate and blood presure, and then records these events But like always a medical device will be more precise .
This kind of intelligence is exactly what I expect from a wearable device.
Performance and Memory
The chipset of NO.1 GS8 is powered by MTK2502, RAM 32MB and 32 MB ROM. For all what it need's is sufficient, no significant hiccups with regards to performance are observed.
Call quality
Placing a call is a fairly simple process, you can connect to you Phone via Bluetooth or using the nano-sim from the watch.
Speaker for hands free is place on the inside and microphone is on the back side . Call quality is ok , loudspeaker is loud enough to hear comfortably in a busy office, but walking alongside traffic it becomes more of a struggle , the microphone clarity was a little on the low side .
Battery Life
For my usage the 300mAh is good for 2-3 days , But see an heavy user will drain it in a day .
What i don't like is that cover for a built-in Micro-USB port to charging it . The cover is hard to get it off and if you don't fix it i thing is no longer water prof.
Is has it faults but overall is a great product like most NO.1 products and try keep in mind the price . Very good to entry in smartwatch market to have a taste of the concept.
Lots of features, good looks and build quality .
You cand get it from Here !
Packing List
1 x No.1 Gs8 Smart watch
1 x Charging Cable (Micro USB)
1 x Chinese-English User Manual

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Fast Food is Taking Over India
America prides itself on being a country filled with tremendous cultural diversity, especially regarding the food options. With so many different food genres to choose from, America needed to stand out somehow. In comes the booming fast food industry, which not only altered the way Americans are eating today, but also allows America to dominate the food industry internationally. And India, a country applauded for its traditional dishes, has fallen under America's spell.
Beginning in the early 1990s, the Indian food industry was mainly controlled by smaller eateries, until McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza and Subway began changing the nature of the Indian food service, according to The Hindu Business Line. From then on, the food industry of India evolved to mirror the American way of dining.
The major factors contributing to the consistent expansion are a rise in disposable income, an increase in urbanization, and the fact that half of India's population is under 35 and will be the ones consuming these foods. That being said, the Economic Times predicts that India's food industry will have a net worth as high as $5.6 billion by 2020.
However, this growth might not be sustained in the long run. India Today reports that due to overwhelming market pressure for KFC India and McDonald's India to raise their prices, it might mean abandoning their original values of providing cheap eats, leading to a slew of disappointed consumers.
Regardless, this slight setback does not seem to slow down the creation of more chains across the country, with currently 3,000 restaurants for over 100 brands and no intention of stunting more growth. Fast food has taken its American origins and revolutionized the culture of eating around the world, and the transformation of India's food industry is a great example of that.


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It is a sad day for sports fans from Chicago, the Midwest, and everywhere. One of the most passionate sports participants and fans ever passed away today: former Bulls great and announcer Norm Van Lier. He was 61.
(Update: And sadly, while driving into work this morning, I heard that another legendary Chicago Bull, former coach and announcer Johnnie "Red" Kerr, passed away yesterday too. Red Kerr, who had battled prostate cancer, was 76.)
According to ChicagoBreakingNews.com, the Chicago Fire Department did a wellness check after Van Lier had not been heard from since not arriving for a scheduled appearance on the network's postgame show following the Bulls-New Jersey Nets game Wednesday night. They discovered Van Lier's body shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon and he was pronounced dead the scene. The cause of death was not released, pending a report by the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The passing of Norm Van Lier was brought to my attention by our friend The Zoner in his post R.I.P. Norm Van Lier, one of many posts to go up tonight in honor of Stormin' Norman Van Lier, in deference to his life dedicated to the game of basketball and to his beloved Bulls.
From Zoner:
I had the privilege of working with Norm a few times and he was the real deal. A nice guy with a zest for life. Can you think of anyone that was more passionate about or loved the Bulls more than Norm? Doubtful. R.I.P. Norm. You will be missed but not forgotten.
I could not have said it better myself.
My appreciation for Norm Van Lier began early in my childhood when I became a huge Bulls fan because of some spectacular kid that wore #23. Like so many other sports fans, I was infatuated with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. I watched them anytime they were on TV, and at that time in Bloomington we got the Chicago radio station on which Norm Van Lier had an afternoon show and broadcast Bulls games. I used to love listening to him and I always grouped him in the upper-upper echelon of "homer" announcers (the best kind, of course) with Hawk Harrelson and Don Fischer (Indiana basketball). Norm was simply one of the best.
After MJ retired and the Bulls broke up I stopped following the team closely. Bloomington also stopped getting the Chicago radio stations except for certain times of the day. So I'm sad to say that most of this decade I have not had the pleasure of listening to Norm. But I always remembered how exciting he made Bulls games, and then his passion and how entertaining he was talking about them the next day.
I have no doubt that there will be a huge outpouring of love and respect of Norm Van Lier in the coming days, and it is certainly reserved.
- Born in East Liverpool, Ohio on April 1, 1947
- Played QB in high school and was recruited by many colleges to play football, but none wanted him to be a QB, his desired position. He also received offers to play professional baseball.
- Norm Van Lier attended Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania as a 6'1 guard whose forte was defense.
- He was selected in the 3rd round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Bulls and then immediately traded to the Cincinnati Royals.
- He led the NBA in assists in 1971 while playing for the Royals, in probably his best overall season. Van Lier averaged 16.0 points, 10.1 assists, and 7.1 rebounds per game while playing 40.5 minutes per.
- After that season the Bulls reacquired Van Lier, where he played until 1978. He made the All-Star team in 1974, 1976, and 1977.
- Norm Van Lier was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team three times, the All-Defensive Second Team five times, and was named All-NBA Second Team in 1974.
- He played briefly with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979 after being waived by the Bulls and retired with 8,770 points and 5,217 assists.
- Norm Van Lier held the record for the longest field goal in NBA history, an 84 foot shot, until Baron Davis broke the record with an 89 foot heave in 2001.
And here are some other links in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of the passing of Norm Van Lier at age 61:
Remembering Norm Van Lier — (Chicago Tribune)
"Man oh man, me and Norm were just together Tuesday night. As usual, he was expressing his love for the team and the franchise. He said, 'Butter, a lot of times I may sound critical on TV but it's just because I love these guys so much and I want them to win.' People might have taken that the wrong way. But he had passion like nobody else and just wanted to be loved.
"I tell you: Norm Van Lier never took a night off. He came to play every game. Norm and Jerry [Sloan] were the two best defensive guys ever to play in the NBA together. As a one-on-one defender, he was the best. One-on-one? He would eat you up.
~former Bulls great Bob Love, a friend and teammate of Norm Van Lier
Ex-Bulls Guard, broadcaster Norm Van Lier dies at 61 — (USA Today)
Former Bulls player, commentator Norm Van Lier dies — (SI.com)
Feel free to post other links in the comment section. As The Zoner said, rest in peace Norm. You were a true gift to the game of basketball and to Chicago sports.
Update: Almost immediately after posting this I found another great link over at the Tribune, written by Rick Morrissey:
Ex-Chicago Bull Norm Van Lier, who played, lived hard, dies at 61 — (Tribune)
Includes this passage:
He loved being old school. He enjoyed talking about the bands he liked, including the Rolling Stones and Chicago. He liked to talk about toughness too. A lot. He didn't have any use for players who weren't hustling. That attitude had nothing to do with his age, 61, and everything to do with what he thought was right and wrong. You stepped on the court, you played hard. That was a given. It didn't matter if you played in his era or the current one. If you played with fire, he saw it.
If you didn't, God help you.
Being an outsider allowed him to look at the Bulls with a more discerning eye than other former members of the organization did. He was blunt, and he cared. It could be a wonderful, devastating combination on the air.
If you want to get a sense of that, go to YouTube.com and search for Norm Van Lier. There are a few classic rants about players who lack heart. Heart — he knew all about that, inside and out.
Good-bye, Stormin' Norman.
Thanks for the suggestion on the videos Rick. Here are a couple of classic Norm Van Lier rants about the Chicago Bulls and heart:


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Pembroke avenue is in Suffolk Coastal in the county of Suffolk which resides in the East of England region of England. The postcode is within the Woodbridge ward, which is in the constituency of Suffolk Coastal. This page is a collection of useful information for Pembroke avenue, Suffolk Coastal, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.
Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, IP12 4JB has a score of 14898 out of 32844.
We found 5 house sales in IP12 4JB. The most recent transaction was number 53 that sold for £155,000 on 25 Jul 2014. The most expensive house purchase so far has been number 53 that sold for £155,000 on 25 Jul 2014 and the lowest has been number 1 that sold for £85,000 on 11 Jul 2002. If you are interested in more detailed information then keep reading as we give insights about all of them in this page later on.
The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 306 White, 0 Gypsy, 1 Indian, 1 Bangladeshi, 6 Other asian, 4 Black, 4 Mixed.
According to the 2011 Census, the UK population claims itself as 87% white. The second largest group are asian 6% and black 3%.
|White: 306
|Gypsy: 0
|Indian: 1
|Pakistani: 0
|Bangladeshi: 1
|Chinese: 1
|Other Asian: 6
|Black: 4
|Mixed: 4
|Other: 0
The national average of social housing is over 18%.
|Owned outright: 3
|Mortgage: 9
|Shared Ownership: 0
|Council: 5
|Social other: 96
|Private rented: 8
|Private employer: 0
|Private relative: 1
|Private other: 0
|Rent free: 1
In 2011 this place had 6 detached houses, 81 semi-detached houses, 27 terraced houses, 10 flats, 0 converted house shares, 0 flats in commercial buildings, 0 caravans.
The most common house type here is Semi-Detached house.
Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets
|Detached: 6
|Semi-detached : 81
|Terraced: 27
|Flat: 10
|Converted house share: 0
|Flat in commercial: 0
|Caravan: 0
Please bear in mind that an individual may hold one or more passports.
|No passport: 134
|Ireland: 1
|Other EU: 3
|Other Non EU: 0
|Africa: 0
|Middle East & Asia: 3
|North America & Caribbean: 5
|Central America: 0
|South America: 0
|Antarctica & Oceania: 0
|British Overseas: 0
The UK is mainly a Christian country, with 59% of residents. 25% of the population claim to have no religion. 4% of the population identify themselves as Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, 0.4% Buddhist, and 0.4% as other religions, while the remaining 7.2% did not state their religious views.
|Christian: 160
|Buddhist: 2
|Hindu: 6
|Jewish: 0
|Muslim: 1
|Sikh: 0
|Other: 3
|No religion: 123
|Not stated: 28
Proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income
Proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market
Lack of attainment skills in local population
Risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life
Risk of personal victimisation
Measures the quality of the local environment
Proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families
Proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation.
Attainment of qualifications among children
Lack of qualifications in the resident working-age adult population
Physical proximity of local services
Accessability of housing due to affordability
Quality of housing
E.g. Air quality, road accidents
|No qualification: 61
|GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 82
|NVQ Level 1: 26
|One A level: 48
|NVQ Level 2: 35
|Apprenticeship: 9
|Two plus A level: 21
|NVQ Level 3: 18
|Degree: 15
|NVQ Level 4-5: 8
|Professional qualification: 15
|Other vocational qualification: 30
The median age of this location's residents is 27.0 while the mean age is 30.55108. The most frequent age group is Thirty to fourty-four. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 44, 5-7 years: 24, 8-9 years: 10, 10-14 years: 27, 16-17 years: 4, 18-19 years: 8, 20-24 years: 24, 25-29 years: 24, 25-29 years: 24, 30-44 years: 60, 45-59 years: 52, 60-64 years: 10, 65-74 years: 16, 75-84 years: 5, 85-89 years: 6.
This location in Woodbridge is categorised as Urban city and town.
Some people have different preferences regarding the altitude of areas, this postcode's altitude is 38 metres above sea level. Areas at higher altitudes could be more favourable due to the expected rise of sea levels in the not so distant future.
135 had very good health and 8 had very bad in this area.
This data lists the total number of room each house have.
|One: 1
|Two: 3
|Three: 6
|Four: 49
|Five: 48
|Six: 9
|Seven: 1
|Eight: 4
|Nine: 2
According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 128 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 47 households.
This data lists the total number of people normally resident within each household.
|One: 28
|Two: 35
|Three: 28
|Four: 22
|Five: 10
|Six: 0
|Eight: 0
Across the UK, the gender split is equal.
|Total: 323
|Males: 148
|Females: 175
Health is usually influenced by age and the affluence of a neighbourhood, since deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.
|Total: 323
|Very good: 135
|Good: 115
|Fair: 46
|Bad: 19
|Very bad: 8
Many postcodes have been retired over the years but IP12 4JB is not one of them and it was first introduced on 01 Jan 1980.
Geographically this area resides in 1.30094 longitude and 52.092879 latitude.
If you are interested in getting to know more about the location codes of this area then it might also be valuable that it resides 626215 eastings and 248978 northings.
Some might find it useful that this area's grid reference number is TM262489. The grid reference number uses cartesian coordinates.
The district code of IP12 4JB is E07000205 and its county code is E10000029.
Its MSOA code is E02006294, its LSOA code is E01030185, its parish code is E04009480 and its constituency code is E14000981. These codes can come handy when you want to find out more about this location as not all services work with postcode.
Furthermore this area is in a national park.
We found 13 crimes in IP12 4JB in December 2018. Our records show that there were 0 antisocial behaviours, 5 violence and anti-social behaviours, 0 burglaries, 3 criminal damage and arsons, 0 drugs and 2 vehicle crimes. For more detailed analysis please continue reading as we have data for each crime type and all the nearby streets, close to IP12 4JB.
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|Criminal damage and arson
|Under investigation
|Violence and sexual offences
|Under investigation
|Crime type
|Last outcome
|Public order
|Under investigation
If you are interested having a closer look at this postcode then check out the link below that links directly to google maps with the postcode already set. Once clicked it will open in a new tab.
|Suffolk Coastal
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|East of England
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Hey everyone! I did something a little different this time and actually made a video. Bear with me, it's the first I've ever done and I definitely know where I need to improve, but here's the flip through of my August layout, as promised!
Category: plan with me
Plan With Me – July
Hey everyone! Wow. I can't believe that June is almost over already! I know that I'd promised a June Plan With Me post, as well as a journaling challenge, but once again, life reared it's head and conspired against my productivity. This time, however, it was for a positive thing! We spent every bit of our free time moving my S/O out of his house in June, and into mine. But it's not over yet. We're moving again at the end of August, this time, to what will be to our house, which is so exciting! What's not so exciting is the packing and actually moving piece. Because of this, I'm refraining from any in-depth snail mail and art swapping until at least mid-September, and I won't have a lot of time to spend here over the summer either.
Nevertheless, we shall persevere and I will definitely be back to weekly posting once we're settled in to our new place. I felt bad that I didn't get the June Plan With Me Posted though, so I wanted to ensure that you got a July Plan With Me! Read on to see what I've done – and what mistakes I made this month! Continue reading "Plan With Me – July"


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by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow
As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel
Near the end of the late-night election reporting, one commentator said the results did not feel like the anticipated "blue wave," but "more like purple rain." It was an apt description of an election that produced only mixed results for either side.
Sovereignty in America does not belong to government, but to citizens, and they have spoken. What they said, though, is open to interpretation, especially with respect to energy and natural resources. The American Energy Alliance wrote an astute analysis the next day, on the future of energy policies under new leadership. They concluded that voters expect a new "focus on policies that expand the availability, affordability, and reliability of energy, rather than on policies that make energy more scarce, more expensive, and less reliable."
In many ways, Colorado was a microcosm of that message. Voters in the Centennial State elected the most liberal governor and Legislature in history, while on the same day rejecting ballot measures supported by the same candidates. Pundits have commented on what seems almost schizophrenic — voting against anti-fossil fuel restrictions, while electing a governor who promises to rid the state of fossil fuels. Some say we are likely to see oil, gas, and coal banished anyway, with one-party in control of all three branches of state government. That would devastate the economy, but I am much more optimistic, precisely because the will of the voters on energy issues is clear, both in Colorado and nationally.


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Carribean coastal peatlands
Underlining their importance for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, coastal protection, and human livelihoods
Coastal peatlands in the Caribbean provide important ecological functions beyond declining habitats for endangered biodiversity and sequestration and long-term storage of carbon. Intact coastal ecosystems including coastal peatlands fulfil important roles in the protection against extreme weather events (e.g. hurricanes, which have become more frequent and strong in times of climate change). Coral reefs break the biggest waves in front of the shore, mangroves stabilize the coast line's soils with their roots, and coastal peatlands finally act like buffer zones between salt and inland freshwaters. Peatlands store freshwater like huge sponges, blocks salt water intrusion in the aquifers and provide permanent water supply throughout the year for local communities, bridging periods of water shortage in the dry seasons. Therefore, they are a key ecosystem in climate change adaptation.
Draining coastal peatlands implies emission of CO2 to the atmosphere due to oxidation of peat layers and dissolving of underlying carbonates typical for Caribbean mires. This process is fast under tropic climate condition and imposes the risk of catastrophic fire events during droughts. Furthermore, decomposition of peat soils leads to subsidence which implicates a risk of irreversible land loss as sea level is rising in contrast to dropping peatland surface. Last but not least, the beauty of mire landscapes is a significant asset for future development of eco-tourism in the region.
However, there are indications that many of the coastal peatlands in the Caribbean region (including Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (Yucatan), Panama, Puerto Rico) are in unfavourable conditions and under threat of degradation.
Within the Project "Strategic environmental dialogues on Caribbean Coastal peatlands" the Michael Succow Foundation, partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre, is conducting a series of environmental dialogues with experts, local stakeholders and decision-makers from politics, academia and business in these countries to increase the understanding of mire ecology and the ecosystem services they provide to the Caribbean societies.
Activities of the project:
It is assembling a desktop inventory of peatlands in the Caribbean and organising several round table talks with experts in key countries. It will set priorities for restoration action and initiate political dialogue on the coastal peatland protection.
Project coordination:
Jan Peters, E-mail: jan peters(at)succow-stiftung.de


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Markets, supermarkets and the macro-social shaping of demand: an instituted economic process approach
Markets, supermarkets and the macro-social shaping of demand: an instituted economic process approach
This chapter argues for the need to build an economic sociology/political economy of demand that goes from micro-individual through to macro-structural features. It develops an 'instituted economic process' approach to the study of demand and innovation to account for processes of institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation. Within this framework, the concept of a 'production—distribution—retail—consumption' configuration is seen as shaping innovation. The empirical investigations of this chapter involve analysis of how retail markets link demand with supply, and how that link is a structured one: the interface facing both ways. The chapter explores three empirical cases. The first involves the near disappearance of wholesale markets for fresh fruit and vegetables to retail markets, and the particular questions raised in terms of range and quality of products that flow through them. The second deals with an equally significant reconfiguration of the retail—distribution—production configuration reflected in the emergence of supermarket own-label products. The third raises the question of how the organisation of retail markets, and their transformation, alters the way demand is instituted between end consumers and retailers.
Keywords: supply, demand, instituted economic process, innovation, consumption, institutionalisation, deinstitutionalisation, retail markets, wholesale markets, consumers
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CarnEVIL offers ghoulishly frightening time in Columbia
Proceeds from haunted festival benefit nonprofit
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There's a haunted circus in the woods where you never know what could be lurking around the next corner.
CarnEVIL opened Friday night at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia and every scream is for a good cause.
Gene Ryan, the CarnEVIL ring master, said the lost circus has a wolf boy on the loose.
"You see wanted posters. The characters, the actors are talking about the wolf boy. So they come through the façade, so it's very dark and it's lit up here," Ryan said.
Ryan gave 11 News a daytime tour of the haunted festival, complete with boardwalk games.
"(It's) a little creepy, a little fun," Ryan said.
There are 14 haunted scenes throughout the wooded trail.
"The guests will first enter a spinning tube filled with UV lights, a bridge collapse. They go through a homeless clown encampment, a roller coaster that collapses when they go under it. They enter a clown motel where they meet a bunch of strange and odd castaways," Ryan said.
There is even a maze using UV lights on black-light paint and at times, people will have to feel their way around, go through doors and people may not know how to get out.
The event all benefits a good cause with 100 percent of the profits going to the nonprofit Disaster Preparedness D.C. Ryan is a sergeant with the D.C. Fire and EMS.
"(The money goes to) training our first responders. It pays for specialty emergency equipment such as search and rescue dog, earthquake cameras, anything that the local municipality needs.
CarnEVIL runs every weekend through Nov. 5. The tickets are timed, so people don't have to wait for a frightening good time.
"There are a few surprises. We can't give away all the secrets," Ryan said.
Check here for more information on CarnEVIL. Check here for more information on Disaster Preparedness D.C.


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In the span of just a few months, Craig Berube has completely turned around the St. Louis Blues and has them through to the Western Conference Final. He's done all of that under the title of interim head coach, without any declaration from the front office that tag would be removed at the end of the year. Today, speaking with reporters including Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic ahead of the third round, GM Doug Armstrong made it clear where the Blues' coaching search is headed. Sitting next to Berube, Armstrong said the candidate list is now "a list of one" but that they will talk about the future after the season is over.
It comes as very little surprise that Berube will be the man to lead the Blues into the future. When the team decided to move on from Mike Yeo in November, they were 7-9-3 and floundering at both ends of the ice. That didn't switch immediately when they installed Berube, quite the opposite. The team proceeded to lose ten of their next 18 games and when the calendar turned over to January they were tied with the Ottawa Senators for last place in the entire NHL with just 34 points. Then, the turnaround began.
The Blues would go 30-10-5 in 2019, pulling themselves out of the basement and into a secure playoff position. The recall of Jordan Binnington and his incredible run was a huge part of this, but Berube put the players in the right places and things started to click. In the playoffs, the team walked through a Stanley Cup favorite in Winnipeg, and then needed the hometown hero Pat Maroon to poke home a loose puck in order to dispatch Ben Bishop and the Dallas Stars.
It was always going to be Berube once he got the team to the playoffs, but there is still the question of how long his contract will be and how much it will cost the Blues. Those two things may well be determined by how they do in the next two rounds.


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Rebuilding Your Credit Score after Bankruptcy
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Rebuilding Your Credit Score after Bankruptcy
After 12 months, once you have been discharged, you may begin to look for bankruptcy advice about how to rebuild your credit score. This might be because you want to take out a mortgage for a house, buy a car, or get a loan for another reason. Although it is important that you avoid serious debt obligations that you cannot afford, debt that you can afford to repay to fund your future is not inherently bad.
Remember: you might still have up to two years of repayments due, repayments for debts not included in the bankruptcy, and it will be five years before your bankruptcy is removed from your credit file, but the debts included in your bankruptcy debts should now be discharged and have a zero balance, giving you the beginning of a fresh start.Get debt help today
Your first step, therefore, may well be to look at your credit file and assess how much damage your problem debts and bankruptcy have had. It should cost you about £2 to ask a credit agency to give you your credit report, and you should use this chance to make sure it is as accurate as possible.
This means check your name, your address, all your details, and, in particular, you should check your newly discharged debts. They should all have a zero balance. If anything is wrong in your report, contact the creditor first and foremost to enquire and explain the situation, and then contact all credit agencies to make sure they update your file.
Tip: Asking for your credit score often can negatively impact your credit score as it can make you appear desperate or unstable, so only ask for it when it is absolutely necessary.
After you have checked your credit file, don't be disheartened – things should only get better from here. This doesn't happen overnight, however, and it is important to do what you can to give yourself the best chance. Here are some great tips to improve your credit file and score:
- Join the electoral roll
This might seem simple, but registering to vote is the kind of thing that can make you seem responsible and stable to credit agencies. Other tips for appearing responsible and stable include: not changing address too often, having a landline telephone number,
- Keep up with your ongoing repayments
This might seem obvious, but it is vital to changing your financial habits and gaining a fresh start. Bankruptcies don't deal with every type of debt, and it is possible that you might still have a few debts, such as student debts, mortgages. Don't fall into arrears, and pay off any arrears that you do have, and this should help towards improving your credit score.
- Use a credit cards
This might seem counter-intuitive, particularly if credit card debt is the reason you went bankrupt in the first place, but using credit cards for normal payments, and then paying it off immediately so you don't have added interest, will prove that you can pay your debts. This is not the same as using your credit card to borrow money. Ideally you would find a card that has high interest rates, but low credit limits so that there is the maximum effect on your credit score, but you can't take out too much. These types of cards are often sold as 'credit-builder cards', but they aren't for everyone, so if you aren't comfortable with the risk of high-interest, try a lower interest-rate. Never take out more than you can't immediately pay back using the cash in your bank account, and it might be a good idea to set up a direct debit to pay your credit card bill, to make sure you ever forget to pay it off.
- Avoid credit repair scams
You will see plenty of adverts online offering to help you improve your credit score. But the truth is, there is nothing a company can do that you can't do yourself, and a company is likely to charge you fees.
Ultimately, it is important not to distress, time heals most things. In five more years, evidence of your bankruptcy will be removed from the Insolvency Register, and thus from your credit report, and this will improve your credit score yet again. If in the mean time you borrow responsibly and prove yourself to be financially stable, there is no reason for you not to have a reasonable credit score.
It is worth noting, however, that bankruptcies may still have an effect after 6 years. This should only be in cases where a lender directly asks you if you have ever been bankrupt. Mortgage lenders often do this, and you cannot lie as this would be a criminal offence. However, if you work hard to save a significant deposit and have a very good credit score, it is possible to get a mortgage provider to consider you. Choose that provider wisely, however, as lots of mortgage application rejections can also have a negative effect on your credit score.Get debt help today


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The broker made five acquisitions during the period, amounting to £6.8m
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group's underlying profit before tax fell to £96.3m in the first half of 2015, down 10% on £107.3m for this period last year.
Likewise, its profit margin decreased by 2.4 percentage points, to 17.3%, from 19.7% in 2014.
JLT say that the falls are a result of the cost of its US investment, which has shown a revenue growth of 203% from last year, 93% being organic.
JLT chief executive Dominic Burke said: "We are pleased with the strong progress we are making in building our US specialty operations, creating a powerful platform for future growth for the whole group. As anticipated, however, the cost of the US expansion is weighing against our short-term profitability."
During the period, JLT incurred acquisitions costs of £6.8m, with expectations at the year end this total will be £13m.
That was more than offset by an exceptional gain of £18.5m from the £80.2m sale of its stake in Siaci St Honoré.
The group's net debt has increased by 4% on this time last year, growing from £457m to £436m.
Burke added: "We remain confident that our full year organic revenue growth will be in line with the previous year. As we look forward, the business is well-positioned to deliver sustainable earnings growth."


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We'd all had dinner at our usual fav, Mr. Chow in New York. "…Then all the wives – Julie Anne (Rhodes) and Teresa (Scharf) – got up and went to Nell's in one car, knowing the husbands would have to follow, they wanted to kick up their heels, they'd been cooped up." – Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Diaries.
Keith Haring originally introduced us to Kenny Scharf. They were great friends, and Keith was a huge champion of Kenny's work. At the time, Kenny and Tereza were living in Brazil, so we rarely saw them – the mention in Andy's diaries above was one of those rare occasions, but everything about Kenny Scharf is synonymous with fun. His most recent exhibition here in Los Angeles at the Honor Fraser Gallery is certainly no exception to the rule.
I'd worked hard all week – the new web developer, otherwise referred to as "genius boy" flew in from New York to discuss all the exciting new plans we have in store for Personal Chef Approach members in the coming months, I had all the usual full-time content generation for the site, an impromptu dinner party for a dear old friend, and cooked for two private clients.
Exhausted but determined to get some balance back in my life, I gladly let the Brown sisters whisk me off to Born Again, Kenny's opening on Saturday night (the show runs through April 4, 2015). The classical paintings embellished with Kenny's signature monsters immediately prompted a grin across my face and brought out the child within… and out…
…. for Kenny's work transcends generations. My own inner reaction seemed animated by the less inhibited children perched on their father's shoulders, and the buzz among the uber chic youngsters mirrored the appreciation my older generation raved on about.
Indeed, while Kenny signed books for Beckielou and Yassi, Amanda Eliasch and I happily skipped through the crowd deciding which painting she should purchase.
Just like old times, I hugged Kenny and couldn't resist a little dancing – the DJ spinning exactly my era's tunes, noshing on Downtown Dogs and ….
.. and flopping on old couches to watch Kenny's films circa 1979-1981 with performance artist Millie Brown. The weekend went from Art TV to TV in bed when mom and dad stopped over for one night on their way home from Palm Springs.
As yummy as I'm sure the Downtown Dogs were, Mr. Chow is still more my "thang", so mom and dad treated me to my traditional (albeit early) birthday dinner there before flying off to Des Moines the next morning.
All of the food is amazing at Mr. Chow, and the service is second to none. Old skool, European-style perfection to be precise. However, my favorite appetizer will always be the Chicken Satay. While mine is no where near as yummy, I thought you might enjoy my slightly more traditional, lighter (grilled instead of fried) rendition of the dish.
Chicken Satay
Don't let all the ingredients scare you. It is very easy to make. The great thing about this recipe is that you can taste as you go along, and alter slightly to suit your specific taste. If you don't care for spicy? Cut back on the Srirracha sauce. Prefer a less sweet flavor? Use less coconut sugar. If you can't find an ingredient, others are easily substituted, or you can omit some of the spices without losing the complete integrity of the dish – just a little of the complexity.
Servings: 4
1 pound chicken tender
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons fresh Thai basil or cilantro
2 lemon grass stalks, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 Kafir lime leaves or 2 teaspoons lime zest
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Thai chiles, membrane and seeds removed, optional
20 wooden skewers, soaked in water for at least 20 minutes
Peanut sauce
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoon coconut sugar or dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon of fresh ginger, minced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce or 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes, plus more if a spicier sauce is desired
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1/4 teaspoon salt
1). Whisk together all marinade ingredients. Add chicken tenders, toss well to coat, cover, and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to overnight.
2). Prepare a hot grill or preheat broiler.Remove chicken tenders, shake off excess marinade and thread each tender onto individual soaked wooden skewers.
3). Grill or broil chicken skewers for 2-3 minutes per side, until just cooked through. Serve hot or at room temperature drizzled with peanut sauce and more for dipping.
Peanut sauce
1). Add all ingredients to a food processor, and process until well combined.
Serving Suggestions: This is usually eaten on its own, straight off of the skewer, but here I served it with the Thai cucumber salad from my Jewels Turkey Jasmine Burgers. The flavors go great together.
Variations: Try making this recipe with sliced flank steak, pork, or shrimp instead of (or in addition to) the chicken.
PS. If you happen to be in Los Angeles, do not miss Kenny Scharf's show Born Again at the Honor Fraser Gallery Feb. 28-April 4, 2015. Open 10AM – 6PM Tuesday through Saturday at 2622 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034


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Welcome to "Women Around the World: This Week," a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week's post, covering March 4 to March 11, was compiled by Anne Connell, Becky Allen, and Alexandra Eterno.
International Women's Day Tuesday, March 8 marked International Women's Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of women around the world, as well as to evaluating global progress toward gender parity. Millions of men and women observed the day with social media campaigns, rallies, and celebratory events. Pakistani women took to the streets, calling for an end to honor killings. The Taiwan Techmakers Association hosted a Girls in Tech event to recognize female leaders in the industry. Air India operated the longest all-women crewed flight in history, from New Delhi to San Francisco. The Economist released its "Glass-Ceiling Index," an online interactive that illustrates countries' legal treatment of women in the labor force. However, some events underscored the work that remains to be done to advance the rights of women and girls around the world: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan came under fire for a speech in Istanbul during which he reiterated traditional gender roles, leading thousands to protest his remarks and call for policies that better protect and empower Turkish women.
Refugee crisis in the European Union For the first time since Europe's refugee crisis began, the number of women and children refugees seeking entry to the European Union (EU) has surpassed the number of men: according to the European Commission on Human Rights, nearly 60 percent of people fleeing Syria, Afghanistan, and other destabilized countries for Europe are women and children. The shift in demographics comes as leaders from the EU and Turkey met this week to broker a Joint Action Plan to curb migration, which German chancellor Angela Merkel and president of the European Council Donald Tusk hailed as a "breakthrough." According to some United Nations (UN) agencies and human rights organizations, however, the deal could further degrade already insufficient protections for refugees and may violate the rights afforded to asylum-seekers by the 1951 Refugee Convention. The groups have also expressed concern that governments are failing to protect women and children in particular, who are subjected to exploitation, harassment, and sexual violence en route as well as in refugee transit centers.
Population problem in Japan According to new census data released in February, Japan's population shrank by nearly one million people over the last five years, and some women's rights advocates have expressed concern that the decline could affect women's rights and reproductive health policies. Japan has the oldest population in the world and the second lowest birthrate, and Prime Minster Shinzō Abe's administration is concerned about the implications of a shrinking and aging population for the country's faltering economy. Some members of Japan's parliament have publicly spoken about limiting women's reproductive choices as a remedy to the demographic crisis. At the same time, Abe's "womenomics" agenda has pushed for women's economic empowerment and increased participation in the workforce. As a result, women in Japan may increasingly feel competing pressures, bearing the burden of both raising the country's birthrate and expanding the shrinking labor force, leading some to call for better workplace policies.
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We broke up into teams, each two or three-some assigned to either a scone(s), spritz cookie or my favorite, the black bottom cupcakes. As we set to the task of creaming, folding and the scraping of bowls, I had this sudden sense of joy come over me and fill me all the way up to the top with happiness. There I was, baking with my mom and laughing about how the cream cheese measurement couldn't possibly be correct, meanwhile the mother-son team next to us went about creating some delicious scones and might I add how talented an eleven year old boy can be in the kitchen! As we sipped some Whole Foods brand wine and chatted loudly with one another the whole scene just felt so natural and effortless and yes, FUN.
Throughout the class we would all mingle to check out one anther's progress and spy on what the other was creating - all the while "oohs and ahhs" could be heard and compliments were flying. I noticed how we all would spontaneously share our own anecdotes for living a healthy and abundant gluten-free life and how supportive each and every one was to the other person- too bad the world couldn't operate on the same level as our baking class - with kindness and support.
As goodies are rotated through the oven and out onto the counter top, we would all gather around the hot baking pans like children on Christmas morning, so eager to see what Santa had left. The one thing I always get a kick out of when attending any Celiac function, is standing back and watching how excited everyone becomes over a fresh ANYTHING out of the oven...it's like controlled chaos and let me say, we don't hold back...I mean, we're polite and everything...but a bit aggressive when it comes to ensuring that our plates are overflowing with fluffy, tasty treats!
For example...my take home container of joy.
Our class was so enjoyable and informative that we all voted to have another - so stay tuned and I'll keep you posted on the upcoming details. We were all inspired by delicious goodness. And not only will a hot, gooey cupcake keep us coming back for more, but so will the connections and friendships that are made in a simple class like this one, or connecting on-line with another Celiac and sharing tips with one another or a favorite restaurant. It's never been so clear to me as in this year since I began this blog, the need for community and how you can befriend a perfect stranger on the Internet just because you both have this funny auto-immune disease that won't allow you to absorb and digest wheat. I've become fast-friends with a gal who lives back east and had found my blog site. Through a connection to my hometown of San Francisco and our enjoyment for sharing GF tips with one another, we now have a genuine interest in each other's well-being and it all began through an email asking for some advice on living and managing life as a Celiac - these are the connections that brighten my day and remind me that the world is truly is small, and we are not isolated at all - quite the contrary. All this is a round-about way of suggesting that the world of Celiac is vast and growing each and every day, so jump in and use your baking knowledge and general understanding of this disease to help someone who was just diagnosed or simply needing a new recipe...like this one.
Spritz Cookies/yields 36 cookies ~
- 1/2 cup (4 oz.) butter at room temp
- 1/2 cup (4 oz.) sugar (unprocessed)
- 1 ea. egg, room temp
- 1 cup (6 oz.) white rice flour
- 1/2 cup (3 oz.) Flour Blend(3/4 white rice, 4 cups Potato starch, 5 Tb Guar gum, 1/2 cup Albumen)
- 1/3 cup organic raspberry jam
Preheat over to 375, then cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and egg white, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix flours into the mixture just until incorporated. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Fit a piping bag with a #6 inch star tip, folding over the top of the bag to form a cuff. Fill the pastry back with the cookie dough. Pipe the batter into the shapes the size of a quarter onto the prepared cookie sheet then garnish the center of each cookie with a small dollop of jam. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden brown.
It's all about community.
It's all about baking really great goodies to share with those you love.
What are some of your favorite Gluten-free goodies?
Enjoy and be well ~


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Suffering a serious spine injury, Indian-origin American adoptee Miriam Gaenicke has not had an easy recovery; but she continues to work incredibly hard, and with hope.
Meet Miriam Gaenicke, who was adopted from India by an American couple when she was only 10 months old. Growing up in the US, she wondered a lot about her roots and found it difficult to understand why other Indian Americans she saw around her did not resemble her – they were from a different part of India than she was. As an adult, she's been looking for her birth parents for some time now.
As Miriam says in her piece on Women's Web written 6 years ago, "Adoption is an act of will and it's natural to want to know more. Curiosity and the need to complete our identities are elements which naturally spark us to ask, "What do my parents look like? Who 'has' my spunky personality? And why am I so tall (1.73m)?"
Some time ago, Miriam suffered a serious spinal cord injury. She is well on her way to recovery now, although it has taken her immense effort along this journey; we talked to her to understand her experience and how she has faced up to this daunting challenge.
One day, Miriam had an accident while in the shower, and this caused calcified herniated discs in her backbone to shift and so injure her spinal cord. There was no fall or hit – just a spontaneous movement of some vertebrae when Miriam tilted her head in an odd way. This caused quadriplegic paralysis, which means paralysis of all four limbs. Thankfully, someone else was home at the time and was able to get Miriam immediate medical attention.
Miriam said that she was in shock for a long time. She couldn't move and was constantly on painkillers. The entire situation was obviously extremely stressful. "You know you're not in good shape; you just want to get better," she said.
Miriam went through a surgery, which included spinal fusion. This is essentially a process in which the vertebrae are fused together to form a single, healthy bone to prevent further damage to the spine and to stabilise it. She now has two cages in her neck to replace the two vertebrae that were removed. She also went through physical therapy, which included two weeks of occupational therapy. Now, she still does pool therapy in the mornings, twice a week.
Sharing the gruelling journey, she talked about one of her lowest points, "I knew I was in a bad shape when I was in the ICU. In the same room, I could see someone who was deceased. I think it was from a gun injury." But she was determined to pull through. "I've gone through it all," she added.
She explained how her recovery was a medical miracle and that doctors had thought she wasn't going to make it. "But I'm a smart cookie, a smart woman," she exclaimed. "I wasn't very old, just 39 at the time, not 60 or 70, so I had my whole life ahead of me."
When I asked her how she coped with her situation, she told me that praying helped her. "I'm a practicing Christian," she said, "Praying gave me internal strength. All the time, all the time. And it was like beginning from square zero." She continued after a pause: "Think of it like you're a baby. You can't do anything on your own and you have to relearn everything – well, except talking of course," she said, laughing at the last phrase.
Miriam received quite a lot of support from friends and family. She said that this was important to help her get through. She explained that her brother-in-law, who is a doctor, helped by 'translating' medical jargon for her other family members. After she had recovered partially, she also went to visit her parents.
She then talked about her best friend who also happened to have had a severe injury recently, and coincidentally had the same doctor. "We bonded over that," she said. "I also lost a couple of friends. We had nothing in common anymore, and I never heard from them, and they never visited. In your lowest points, you find out who your real friends are, and you make some new friends."
I asked her if the experience had changed her in any way. "One hundred and fifty percent," she said. "Your priorities change; what you regarded as important is not so important anymore. And health is wealth – that's something most people don't realise. You also become more empathetic to others in the same situation. There are other things, too. For example, my hair is wavier now than it used to be," she added on a lighter note, with a chuckle.
Miriam told me that this experience has only made her more determined to find her birth parents. She said that her adoptive parents met an Indian couple while traveling abroad and it just so happened that the woman in this couple had known Miriam's birth mother, something they found out in a conversation that began after Miriam's parents told the other couple that they had adopted her from Karnataka. "Now I only have to go and find them," she said. "I'm one step away from finding them. I just have to go to India and find out now." After a pause in which she seemed to be musing about this situation, she said, "I just want to get out there and live. It's a bit harder now, though."
Soon after her partial recovery, Miriam starred in a commercial. "I had originally thought I would be sharing the commercial with this nice gentleman, but it ended up being just me. It was really cool," she said. "I got a lot of positive feedback and that felt good. I had to answer some questions that I had got beforehand. It was recorded in a TV studio. So, not really challenging," she concluded.
Miriam has also gone back to her occupation from before the injury. She works part-time to make investments for teachers. It felt good to know that despite her injury, she is still putting herself out there and doing things.
What advice does Miriam have for people who might be caregivers for someone who has suffered such an injury? "It's exhausting," she said. "Make time for yourself. Be patient. Recovery will not happen overnight, and not everyone recovers." She told me that she was lucky because she had had only a partial injury, and if her spine had got cut, she might have been one of those people who do not recover. "It's a long journey, and it's stressful. So choose your battles."
And what about advice for people who are themselves suffering from such an injury? "Be yourself. Be honest. If you didn't know yourself before, you will now," she said reflectively. "Focus. Nobody can do this – recover from your injury – but you. All the treatment in the world will not help you if you don't work for it."
The main thing that struck me about Miriam was how positive she was despite it all. She laughed at little things about her recovery and was brimming with life when she was speaking with me. She seemed unapologetic and outspoken, and didn't take herself more seriously than she needed to. That's a life lesson all of us can do with!
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Oh Miraim had no idea you'd been injured (hugs) wishing you a complete and speedy recovery! How fortunate to have found more information on your birth mother, I am so excited for you 🙂
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I don't have time today to write a proper entry, so I thought I would share a prayer passed on to me by the late Alice Thomas Ellis, one of my favorite authors. It is a rather lengthy litany but well worth a read. In it, the subject is purging his/herself of the many sins and hurts received from others – and by the looks of it this is about everyone in the neighborhood.
I usually can't get through it without breaking into giggles. It is nicknamed The Litany of Spite.
Whenever I am unhappy I read it or a part and I invariably cheer up. It never fails to entertain the supper guests. Everyone has their favorite section but I like the section on the clergyman. I don't know the author, but I am guessing it was a bitter pious old church woman or a bitchy queen. I remember in Sunday school learning The Lord's Prayer with its simple "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors'. I thought this a sensible and fair deal but it doesn't hold for entertainment.
Forgiveness is a tricky and difficult endeavor. One of the first steps is the recognition we don't really want to forgive; one of the last steps is letting go of negativity. This clever litany looks good but is neither.
So that's your entertainment this evening. I hope to have a proper post this weekend.
Meanwhile, I truly forgive my readers, who fail to leave comments, who don't appreciate my artistry despite all I have to do. For the times they didn't acknowledge they came by; for the times they didn't praise me with lavish comments. And for the times they didn't share me in their links I forgive them.


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Sheela and her husband were a hardworking, rich, happy, prosperous and religious couple who were passionate followers of Mother Lakshmi. Sheela`s husband was a well famous businessman. They used to organize prayers meetings , Bhajan Programs at their home and in the goddess temple on Fridays.
Time after time , time never remains same and time played a painful role in their life . Sheela`s husband became habituated to gambling and drinking and indulged in all kinds of bad habits. Inspite of Sheela`s perpetual request to mend his habits, he misused money and they became poor. Sheela was struck with grief but she had the faith that someday the family situation will improve. She stopped going to the temple since she thought that she would not be able to worship the Goddess with concentration. although she used to pray and sing at home.
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Tropical DessertThursday, November 17, 2011
Hey dolls! I hope you're feeling great! I'm getting a little better, school is almost over so that really cheers me up! I'm so afraid to go to Berlin right now, I was told that it's freezing out there :S I'll have to be prepared before going there (Shopping :D)
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That yellow pops out so much, I wish I had a pair just like that ;-DReplyDelete
I love the camel with the bright yellow I would have never thought of that!! Inspired!ReplyDelete
I love this bright and beautiful look !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 9:55 PM
Love your pants. :3ReplyDelete
nice yellow pants! love it! thanks for your comment also!ReplyDelete
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I really like thus color comboReplyDelete
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I love this look Diane!!!! Those trousers look amazing on you and i love them even more with how you have styled them with that gorgeous toffee coloured shirt!!! Your a star*ReplyDelete
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You look lovely Daine! I love how you paired the colors here once again. And hot booties by the way! They look comfortable too! Are they?ReplyDelete
Love the pop of yellow in the pants!ReplyDelete
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Thank you everyone!!!ReplyDelete
@Sheyla they're comfortable as long as you don't spend a whole day in them haha
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Merci :) ! Tes chaussures sont CANON, j'adore !ReplyDelete
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I always appreciate the love and support you give with your comments. I read them all and always make sure to answer so you can come check it out if you ask a question for example. Take care! :)
J'apprecie toujours l'amour et le soutien que vous me donnez avec vos commentaires. Je les lis tous et je prends toujours la peine de repondre, vous pouvez donc revenir voir la reponse si vous posez une question par exemple! :)


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I begun to notice the familiar feeling of numbness once again. I know it is numbness because I have begun to desire so much pain. I asked myself why I couldn't desire love or happiness in order to feel something, but unfortunately, I know all to well that the threshold between happy and numb is far less define than that between numb and pain. Take your words and drive them through my heart like a dagger. I want to feel everything. I went to him and my body responded to nothing. I was indifferent to his presence. My heart yearns or its own torture. Its turning into grey matter and I don't think my body can live off of the limited blood supply it is managing to pump. My empty chest is begging to be drowned in demons before they begin to claw at my skin again. Destroy me and leave me dead on the cold, hard pavement so I can rebuild myself and create a newness the can grow and flourish in this life.
I'm in this body. Clearly in this body but somehow, I'm looking at it from the outside. I have this happiness inside me blooming like sunflowers, but it doesn't feel like mine. It doesn't feel like my happiness. I could venture to say that I feel someone about to pull the flower from my ground but I don't even feel like it was mine to begin with. Who distributes the seeds? Did one accidentally get sprinkled onto my ground watered with my tears? Did I accidentally get someone else's happiness? I can't even say that I feel like I am leading separate lives anymore. Before, it felt like I was a different person in every different place I was. Now, I am grounded. I am stuck in this spot to watch my body wreak havoc on my world. Even when I say that I question it, because sometimes I actually think the chaos it creates is for the better and may help me wade through my dark waters. Of course, there is no stopping me from drowning at night. I walk straight into this depraved sea. I close my eyes and I can imagine that I am not surrounded by violent waters but wading through a field of sunflowers being persuaded by the winds. Replace the silent screaming with the sweet songs from the birds. Deny the ocean floor and believe I am lying comfortable in the soft grass and earth of the field. Refuse the water in my lungs to be anything other than fresh air. I can pretend. Pretend until my body convulses from asphyxiation and I am hurled back into reality. It happens over and over again and I will continue to pretend I am not succumbing to my darkness until I am dead in the ground. Whatever I keep coming back for will fade away and I will be left hollow and without a purpose. When that day comes I will accept happiness as my own as I lay abandoned in my grave.
Your Baggage
You were the friend I thought my children were going to call aunt. The one that made me believe soul mates weren't always romantic. The one I was so sure knew far to much about me to ever let go, but I guess there is always a time to let go. For as long as I have known you I have watched out for you. I have loved you like a little sister and spared my own feelings to comfort and take care of you. I felt like you were my responsibility. That everything you felt was my job enhance or detract. Any pain you ever felt I did my best to take away. All I ever wanted was to take it all away. Similar to the law of conservation of mass…I have a similar theory. That pain cannot be created or destroyed. It is simply transfered from hosts. You see, when I took your pain away there was no where to put it. The only option was to bear the weight of it myself. The problem is, you began to offload your problems onto me. I became the place you unloaded your baggage and then walked away. You left me when I needed you. I did everything I could and when I needed you and I told you I needed you, you couldn't have cared less. I broke. You broke me. funny thing is, I thought that would make me stronger. Allow me to walk away and not get caught back in the trap of someone requiring me to be the host for their pain, but it didn't. I am not as willing anymore, but moments later I will give and offer my hands to take the worry. I want nothing more than to remove this burden from myself, but I would rather be crawling under the weight than to give any of it to someone else. I would rather see you happy than to worry about my own happiness. I'm afraid that will never change but I am willing to try and make it. You aren't the only one who has used me like this but you are the beginning of the end. It's time you take back your baggage and carry it yourself because if you leave, you aren't leaving it with me anymore. And honey, you already turned your back, now its just time to walk away. This time you can keep the knife out of my back.
Releasing myself from the ones I felt bound to
Where do you draw the line? When everyone keeps taking from you, when do you make it stop? When do you decide enough is enough? I have become a life guard, there to help people who are drowning. Recently, I have noticed all those I try to help are flailing too much and are pushing me under the tide in order for them to rise up. Of course, it isn't purposeful, but it doesn't dismiss the fact that is happening. As they catch their breath, my lungs fill with water. I've learned to swim, and I am pretty damn good at it, so why am I drowning? I have given people pieces of my foundation in order for them to build up their stability. I learned to build my home, quite strong, so why is it crumbling? I realized, I was giving away pieces of myself hoping that if I gave enough away I would disappear. Turns out, you don't disappear. You just become used and exhausted. That's right. They used me. I wasn't being generous, they were being selfish. I made excuses for people because I believed all they needed was a little help and I thought I could be that help. But they didn't want help, they wanted someone to hold them above the water. And I realized the more exhausted I became that I was spending my strength to spare someone else's heart ache. I was carrying their baggage on my back on top of my own and I apologized every time it slipped. Can you imagine? Apologizing when you were already carrying their load. I built myself up and I chose not to be the victim of my life but the hero of my own story. It's time for everyone else to do the same. My whole body is shaking. Anger is seeping through my skin. Anger for all of the people who have used me and then blamed me for their short comings. Anger for the people I supported but smothered me in their own disappointment when I wasn't looking. I cannot keep hurting myself for people who want to soak in the stench of the parts of life that didn't work for them. And I WILL NOT be angry anymore. I have had enough anger and I refuse to hold it any longer. I don't have room in my heart for it. My heart will forever overflow with love but I will not distribute it to the people who throw it in the backseat leaving myself with nothing. My love does not come with conditions but there is no warranty. When you break it, it is gone. But when you accept it, it can grow flowers. I would know. I can see it in myself sometimes. I used to think it was others planting them. The ones I thought loved me as much as I loved them, but it wasn't. It was me all along. Of course they died quickly because I wouldn't water them. I've never been good at keeping plants alive. I never could agree with someone when they said that you can't love someone else until you love yourself. I always believed that was a lie and I still believe it is partially a lie because I haven't loved myself in a very long time but I have so much love to offer. So I gave it to others. While giving away so much of my love, even to those who didn't deserve it, I learned to love parts of myself. The happiest parts, the most selfless parts, the most open parts, the parts that saw the best in people when everyone else refused to. That has gotten me hurt quite a few times, but it is the part of me I love the most because if no one else can see beyond the flaws to the most beautiful parts of someone, at least I could and hopefully I helped others see it too. Wanting to fix people. such a problem. A large reason behind of the aforementioned. Something I should to learn to do more sparingly, but for some reason I really don't want to. My empathy makes me, me and if it is the part I love most about me, even if it hurts so, I cannot change it. It's the only part of me where I can keep the flowers alive. Taking care of yourself is important and there are so many different ways to water your plants. My way might hurt sometimes, but its filled with love and will never again be overshadowed with anger.
And even though it is over, every word of this is still the true.
If I leave, if we stop this, if all of this ends, I'm not coming back. I can't say goodbye a hundred times a come back after every one. My mind is spiraling with all of the possibilities but I have yet to arrive at a solution. I come from a place of not knowing what the hell I'm doing but I need you to tell me that we won't just let this go because, to be honest, its easier to breathe when you're around. It's easier to see and it's easier to smile. You said you love my smile, don't let it fade. I'm begging you. I have already left once. I lost everything. I have found so much more but I lost so much and I will never not think about that because when I think about leaving here, It feels like I'm leaving home all over again.
I prepared myself for the end so many times, but it still hurt just as much when it came. Though, I don't think it is the end that hurt. It is the thought that you are okay without me. So much of me believed that we were only together because you wanted someone and quite honestly it didn't matter who that someone was. I was just convenient. I prayed day in and day out that I was wrong, that you could still look at me the way you did when we started to fall. I guess you proved me wrong. Your words stabbed me straight through my stomach and I felt it through my whole body. I keep letting myself think that these people are planting flowers in me but it is just me planting flowers in my eyes, looking through rose colored glasses, praying that the petals won't drift away. Fortunately enough, I think you poisoned them. I loved you but you couldn't love me enough for real words. I crave the closure that can only come from your mouth but I realize day after day that I will never get it. I don't know how to get past this. I can easily say I hate you, better yet, say I don't care about you anymore. The truth is, when I look through my pictures of you, when I look through our old texts, I remember why I fell in love and how deeply I still am stuck in it. Like a sticky substance covering the floor before the exit, I get stuck every time. The same question runs trough my head persistently through the day. Why could I not be enough? Why am I never enough?
Your Eyes
The overwhelming sadness is growing again. That look in your eyes. That moment I saw everything you wish I wasn't. In that moment you invited all of those dark demons back and they left their mark as they crawled their way back into my body. Your eyes showed me everything I could never be for you and I could feel my heart crumble. You know, you hold all of your secrets in your eyes. Everything you may try and hide away makes itself clear through your eyes and it scares everything within me. My head is pounding. I want to do everything right by you. Why can I never do it right? What can I do to make you happy, because all I ever seem to do is hurt you. Please, take all of me. Open all of the wounds on my wrists and drain me of all of my value. If everything I do in my life is wrong, let me do this right. All I want is to take all of your pain away and all I have managed to do is make your life harder. You can't let me do this. I'm not worth any of it. I can never be what you want or what you need. I fell. I fell even when I knew I shouldn't have. I have to keep reminding myself that if I give all of myself away maybe the world will release me. Empty my soul until there is nothing left in this body. I am exhausted and I will never be enough for you. I find myself saying sorry a lot to you. I wish, more than anything, I could be everything that you needed, but I can't and for that I am so truly sorry.
Running Thoughts
A million words and my mouth can't form any. A million thoughts and they remain unspoken, locked away in my mind without ever being released into the world. I can try to let them escape, to release them so that they can run to you but my body shakes in resistance. As I reach for the locks guarding these thoughts all of the words dissipate. With no words to sew together, I have nothing to give you. You ask me to tell you, to share myself with you, but my body will not physically let me. I will try to stabilize my voice for you, but even then, there is nothing to cross my lips into the air. Sometimes i wonder if we are all allotted a certain amount of words and I have run out because someone else is using mine. I want to give you my words but someone has already stolen them. I wish to share all of me with you. I want to give you all of the darkest and brightest corners of my soul, but my chest has a padlock that not even I have a key to. Please don't mistake my silence as me not caring or not having anything to say. There is so much I could say but nothing that I understand enough to help you understand. Sometimes I believe I am not thinking anything or that my mind is moving too slow to string together words, but I think it is moving far to fast for the rest of me to keep up and I can't even manage to reach and grab a few words to make a sentence. The whole world is rushing by and I can't manage to make any sense of what I am seeing. Sometimes you manage to slow it all down for me. To make all the world disappear, but even then, I am so overwhelmed by what is happening in front of me. You want more from me than I can give you. Maybe one day I will be able to give you what you so desperately want, but until then, I am sorry.
Once Again
Constant circles. Why am I surprised? I should not have expected anything else. My life feels like nothing more than a series of dreams. Things that are not real and will disappear in a short time. The worst part?…. It will all be gone soon. I can almost guarantee you, these things that are allowing me to be happy will soon fall through my grasp. Just like everything else has. The only real thing I know is home. It is the only solid thing I have, but I can't seem to let myself stay there. I have this terrible tendency to run and then when I feel my self crumbling I start reaching for the closest things to make me happy, but they are only temporary solutions. Not because they are weak, but because I am. They could possibly be the things that could make me happy forever, but the moment things get confusing or the moment I get too attached, I run again. I don't know what is wrong with me. I am so afraid I am going to hurt someone this way. I'm afraid I am going to hurt someone because I am too afraid of them, because my mind can't keep functioning on exhaustion and I don't know how to give it back the energy it needs. I can't focus. Your face is blurry. Even when my eyes are closed the world is rushing by. It's giving me a headache and I think I am going to be sick. Don't give me the opportunity to be your happiness. I will only ruin it. If you give me your happiness to hold, it will shatter. Without a doubt. I am happy with you, but I never let myself be happy for to long, and I am afraid you are going to pay the price. We are all going to pay the price. I pray every time that they are the ones to walk away. I pray that I won't be the ones to hurt them, but I can never tell if it actually works out or if I push them until they finally decide to give. I really, truly hope it is the former. I would rather crumble by myself than take anyone with me. I have been at the bottom of this pit many times before. I can handle it. I have to deal with it, but no one else deserves to be surrounded by that darkness because of me. This dream is becoming to real. It is getting dangerously real, but even though It may seem opaque, it is never tangible. When I finally get the courage to try and touch it, it will crumble and I will go running once again.
Bright Eyes
You never fail to put a smile on my face. Somehow, with the simplest of words or actions and I lose every thought in my head and all I can do is smile. Questioning everything is how I live life. Never trusting anything which is really hard when someone tries to tell you they care about you, but you managed to make all of those questions disappear. They may only be gone for a moment, but with you that moment feels like a lifetime. My insides light up every time you touch me and everything is okay. My mind stops racing, my breathing evens out, my head stops pounding, my eyes stop burning. I am better when I am with you. Which makes me think I am going to mess it all up even more. That I am going to screw up royally and be left empty. I have done it plenty of times before. Each time I have manage to rebuild myself, stronger and better than before, but with you I know it's all different. Even with the little amount of time we have had together, I know you are different. Your eyes are full of hope and hurt, love and fear. I can see it all, but most importantly, I see you. There is not a moment in the day I don't wish I was spending with you and every time I leave you its like all the world's brightest colors dull once again. I like seeing the world through vibrant eyes and that's only possible with you. I want to see the world through the eyes you give me. Every fault and every miracle, every hill and every valley, every star and all the sky. I want the happiness you give me all the time. The flowers are growing back, not because you planted more there but you are taking care of the ones already there. You are taking care of the most fragile parts of me without knowing what they are. I don't know how you are doing it, how you are feeding the butterflies in my stomach, how you are giving me the ability to breathe, but I love what I am with you.


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When I draw a cartoon on Hillary Clinton her supporters are upset with me. I'm sure Bernie Sander's people won't like what I'm saying here.
People vote with their hearts for Bernie. People vote with their heads for Hillary. Bernie inspires passion in people while Hillary doesn't, but more Democratic voters are viewing her as a more logical choice. Sanders still hasn't proven he can win a primary with a diverse electorate and the contests coming up are not going to get any easier for him. After losing in Nevada, I don't see the delegate math working out for him.
I like Bernie's passion and his ideas. I don't think free college and healthcare is any sillier than free war and corporate welfare. I'm sure he can stomp Trump, Rubio, and Cruz in a debate. But I have more faith in Hillary Clinton dealing with a Republican congress. She has proven she's tougher than any other politician running, or anyone in Congress. I have faith in that.
Fun factoid: The carpet in my office is actually from a Las Vegas casino.
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Shanghai Baby by the Chinese writer, Wei Hui, has been translated into English by Bruce Humes. The novel is set in the turn of the 21st century in Shanghai, China.
What is the book about?
Shanghai Baby unravels a story about Coco, living in Shanghai, who wants to be a writer and who eventually drops her waitress job, when she meets the artist Tian Tian, at the same cafe. After a little encouragement from him, she decides to pursue writing a novel full time. She had already published an erotic and daring collection of short stories titled, Shriek of the Butterfly, and was working at a magazine before. What prompted her to leave that job and become a waitress is not explored. What is explored, however, is her relationship with her city, with her parents, with Tian Tian, who is a drug addict and impotent; and her lover, Mark, a German expat, working there and the one who satisfies her sexual desires.


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I love flower print chairs!
Floral loveseats, settees and floral chairs are absolutely perfect for a girly woman's living-room!
The can give a home that unequivocal 'woman's touch' and they can also brighten up your day!
*This one in the picture above, for example, is gorgeous!
Comfortable, colorful, fun and very cheerful floral armless love seat!
Will brighten up any room immediately!
Great gift idea as well!
Flowers represent love, compassion, commitment, and beauty!
I found the most beautiful and girly floral loveseats and floral print chairs being sold! 🙂
You can place your cute love seat next to a window and some real plants and flowers to create a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere!
Anything with flowers is very cheerful and flower print furniture is absolutely lovely!
A cute flower print loveseat or floral chair can make a wonderful and sweet gift for your grandmother, mom, sister or any woman you love!
Here are my top favorites!
Beautiful Gray Floral Pattern Loveseat
Cool Floral Loveseats and Settees!
Contemporary Linen Fabric Floral Pattern Loveseat, Grey
How lovely is this one??
What a fun floral design!
What a gorgeous settee!
Great furniture gift idea for a girly and happy lady in the family!
Me! 🙂
I couldn't help but smile when I saw this gorgeous, very affordable and modern floral settee!
The flower prints are so cute!
Will immediately add a 'splash' of colors to your living-room!
This cute floral settee is not only beautiful to look at, but also very comfortable to use!
(It has an extra-thick foam cushioning!)
Easy to assemble and sturdy!
Cheerful Purple Flower Print Fabric Loveseat
Contemporary Floral Print Fabric Upholstered Living Room Loveseat, Purple
Another cute, fun and cheerful modern floral settee for sale!
This one begs to be near a window and by some beautiful plants!
Perfect to create a fun and bright reading corner in your living-room!
It is perfect to complement a white living-room!
Will definitely look lovely by a window!
Great gift idea!
Very Cool Orange, Red and Gray Floral Fabric Chair!
Orange is a very modern color to have in your living-room and this cute orange, red and gray floral print fabric barrel back accent chair is very charming!
It's amazing how fun and bright colors have the power to brighten up and cheer up any ambiance!
It is also very comfortable to use!
Cute Colorful Floral Print Fabric Chair for Sale
Contemporary Upholstered Armless Accent Chair (Floral/Multicolor)
Another beautiful, modern, affordable and fun flower print chair!
Isn't it gorgeous???
You can definitely buy at least two of them and create a fun floral chair set in your living-room!
Super stylish!
Just add a nice round table in the middle if you want!
Also perfect to place on a corner, by a nice lamp or a bookshelf.
Beautiful Oriental Style Hand Painted Black Lacquer Floral Motif Grand Imperial Sofa
Oriental Style Floral Sofa!
I had to show you this oriental floral sofa too!
It is absolutely gorgeous!
I had never seen one like this before!
It is a gorgeous oriental style birds and flowers motif sofa chair!
It has a beautiful and elegant shiny lacquer finish!
Just stunning!
(Will make all your guests say 'Wow' when they see it!)
Stunning Red and Brown Flower Print Fabric Accent Chair
Cute Floral Chairs for Home!
Cute Floral Accent Chair with Wood Legs, Groovy Red
Super stylish and elegant bright RED and brown floral print accent for sale!
You can get a couple of these and create a nice 'floral corner' in your living-room!
Just beautiful!
The Most Beautiful Floral Print Accent Arm Chair!
Floral Print Cotton Blend Upholstered Accent Arm Chair With Wooden Legs
In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful and feminine floral print chairs being sold!
The color combination is so cheerful!
I would definitely have two of these side by side in my living room with a nice and cute end table in between them!
Just lovely! 🙂
Very Cheerful Blue and Orange Floral Pattern Armchair!
Modern Blue and Orange Floral Print Upholstered Accent Armchair with Brown Wood Legs
Hello orange flower prints!
This has got to be the most cheerful floral armchairs around!
It is amazing!
How's that to brighten up your living-room?
I would definitely get two of them and create my own set!
Perfect to have next to your window and create a bright and cheerful 'reading corner'!
My favorite so far!
*I hope you enjoyed my selections of cute floral loveseats and floral chairs from this page and were able to pick one for your home! You might also like these:
My Favorite Cute Chairs for the Home!
(I just can't get enough of these cute chairs!)
The Most Fun Chairs for Sale!
(These will definitely blow your mind!)