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Griffey nervous on eve of Mariners HOF induction
Seattle legend discusses historic career at team luncheon day before ceremony
SEATTLE -- Ken Griffey Jr. insists he's nervous about getting inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame, an honor that will be completed in a 5:30 p.m. PT ceremony prior to Saturday night's game against the Brewers at Safeco Field.
Speaking in front of 40,000 fans, he says, is a lot more nerve-wracking than playing center field or stepping into the batters' box. So, there will be jitters amid the jokes as he's regaled by former teammates like Jay Buhner and Randy Johnson before being officially inducted as the seventh member of the Mariners Hall.
But let's be honest. There never was any doubt that Griffey would join the company of Alvin Davis (1997), Dave Niehaus (2000), Buhner ('04), Edgar Martinez ('07), Johnson ('12) and Dan Wilson ('12). Nor is there any doubt Griffey will be a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee in 2016, the first year he becomes eligible for Cooperstown.
Griffey takes none of this for granted, though. And getting inducted into the Mariners Hall is an honor that humbled a man who ranks sixth among baseball's all-time home run leaders with 630, has 13 All-Star games to his credit and won 10 Gold Glove Awards, seven Silver Slugger Awards, four American League home run titles and one American League Most Valuable Player honor ('97).
"I understand what I've done throughout my career," Griffey said, "but this is a joint effort between 25 guys, day in and day out, to have something like this happen."
Those who played with him know better, though. Griffey was one of a kind, on and off the field.
"He was the best center fielder I ever played with," said Johnson, who teamed with Griffey in the mid-90s to put Seattle on the baseball map. "I was just glad I had a part in his highlight films, because I was the guy throwing the pitches that he was saving out there."
"Every time he stepped to the plate, we expected a human highlight," Buhner said. "And he lived up to that."
"To me, he's the greatest player I've ever seen," said current Mariners left fielder Raul Ibanez, who played with Griffey for the first four years of his career in Seattle. "I haven't seen anybody come close to the things I've witnessed him do."
None of this is breaking news, of course. Griffey's accolades are such a part of Mariners lore that he's widely credited with saving baseball in Seattle for his role in the '95 playoff run when the club was threatening to move to Tampa Bay if a new stadium wasn't built.
Griffey shakes off that notion.
"Jay and Edgar were the heart and soul of that team. I just happened to be that cute face," he said, flashing his trademark grin. "But everybody did their part. It wasn't one person. We just wanted to play baseball. Did we want to move? No. We wanted to be right here."
Griffey, 43, now lives in Orlando, Fla., but remains part of the Mariners organization as a special consultant, working with the Minor League teams on occasion, advising young players and offering his thoughts to management, as well.
But Seattle remains a special place in Griffey's heart, which was why he was moved by Friday's luncheon that precluded Saturday's induction.
"This was my first organization," Griffey said. "They believed in a 17-year-old kid to play baseball. That's what it comes down to. They believed I could change the outfield, change the way things were. And that belief means a lot."
So, too, does the friendship and camaraderie with his former teammates, several of whom precluded him into the Mariners Hall.
"Playing with these guys, growing up with them, they're all my brothers," Griffey said.
One of his former teammates was more than that. Griffey played with his father, Ken Griffey Sr., in '90 and they hit back-to-back home runs against the Angels on Sept. 14, 1990.
The elder Griffey, 63, was in attendance Friday and laughed about grounding his son once in the middle of a game after Junior cut in front of him to make a catch and then said, "Let the sure hands get it." But there was no doubt about the unique bond the two shared.
"Playing with him was a joy," Griffey Sr. said. "The strangest thing I've ever heard was coming to bat the first time we played together against Kansas City and hearing the guy on the on-deck circle say: 'C'mon Dad. Get a hit.' That blew me away."
Griffey was only 20 at the time, but in the ensuing years, as he's become a father himself, those moments have only become more crystallized.
"It's pretty special," Griffey Jr. said. "All the credit goes to him. He's gone through strikes, lockouts, pay cuts and everything else to play the game he loves. I tell everybody, I learned more about hitting in six weeks of watching him than I did actually living in that house, because I could see it firsthand. He batted second and I batted third. … I got to watch him set up pitchers and things I was able to use throughout my career."
His father had one other impact on his life that isn't as well known. Griffey Jr. acknowledged Friday that the reason he wore his hat backward traced back to his dad, as well, though not because his old-school father ever would have worn his cap that way.
"The only reason I wore my hat backward was because my dad had an Afro," Griffey Jr. said. "I couldn't wear his hat without it bouncing in my face, so I just turned it around and wore it backward. From that point on, I just started wearing my hat backward. It wasn't like I was trying to make a fashion statement or anything else. Like every other kid, I just wanted to wear my dad's hat and pants and shoes. He just had a size eight hat and I had like a 5 3/4."
And the rest, as they will be saying a lot at this weekend's festivities, is history.


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what is your favorite meeting format?
do you believe the christian lord's prayer
should be read at non-religious meetings?
what are your most and least helpful slogans?
how difficult was it to share at meetings early on?
do co-workers treat you differently, knowing
you're in recovery?
if you slipped along the way, do you know why?
what are the best and worst aspects of recovery?
Friday, February 27, 2009
friday's questions
Posted by Fireman John at 11:42 AM 4 comments
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
q to z quotes
When someone says, That's a good question. You can be sure it's a lot better than the answer you're going to get.
All the things you think you should have done that you didn't do, and all of the things that you shouldn't have done, accept them. You did (or did not) do them. That's reality. That's happened. No changing the past.
Peter Mcwilliams
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
Janis Joplin
Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.
William Allen White
When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Ann Landers
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
"It's not moment that defines the person, It's the person that defines the moment"
Matthew Hund
In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.
Zen Saying
Posted by Fireman John at 10:10 AM 1 comments
Monday, February 23, 2009
rainy days and mondays...
...never get me down.
mondays have never been an issue the past 30 years.
the fire dept work week was 3 days, 3 off; 3 nights,
3 off.
it was a great way to have a"long Weekend", every 3 days.
of course, there were nights, weekends and holidays;
but i still enjoyed it.
today was step 8 at the noon meeting;
heard some interesting stories of theft,
infidelity, blackouts, and bar fights.
a common thread was how many folks required
help from family and friends to remember the
things they did when wasted.
all in all, a little walk and a lot of sunshine
made it a great day!
Posted by Fireman John at 5:30 PM 1 comments
Friday, February 20, 2009
friday quiz
is your worst day sober really better than your
best day drinking?
do you recall the time when you first realized
continued sobriety was possible?
are there any activities or events that aren't
quite as enjoyable without a drink?
have you, or someone you know, get into
a relationship with another newcomer;
if so how long did it last?
what percentage of folks in your home
group are the real deal, and actually
practice what they preach.
has anyone mastered the practice of
unfortunately for me, when i talk to
God, it's called prayer;
when God talks to me
it's called schizophrenia
Posted by Fireman John at 12:23 PM 3 comments
Thursday, February 19, 2009
quotes from h to p
Don't cry because its over, Smile because it happened!
Dr. Seuss
When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim -- improve yourself.
Gilbert Arland
Those who have not yet accepted their own imperfection are the first ones to judge and criticize the faults of others..
Sidd G
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.
Mother Teresa
What is luck? It is not only chance, it is also creating the opportunity, recognizing it when it is there, and taking it when it comes.
Natasha Josefowitz
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.
John Huston Finley
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
Thich Nhat Hanh
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every morning.
Dennis the Menace
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew -
St. Francis De Sales
Posted by Fireman John at 12:31 PM 3 comments
Monday, February 16, 2009
photo monday
Posted by Fireman John at 1:49 PM 5 comments
Friday, February 13, 2009
friday's questions
first i would like to thank all who respond;
your input is important to my recovery.
how many attempts at sobriety have you made previously?
who introduced you to the AA or NA program?
do you have any desire to drink socially in the future?
if you sponsor someone, is it beneficial to you?
have you stopped asking yourself; "why me"?
are family and friends supportive, or sometimes suspicious?
do you agree that this is a "we" program; or that we are
ultimately responsible for our own recovery?
Posted by Fireman John at 5:35 PM 9 comments
Thursday, February 12, 2009
7 hardest addictions to quit
found on Stanton Peele's website.
very interesting list, and definitely not what you might think;
7) Cocaine
6) alcohol
5) Valium
4) heroin
3) cigarettes
2) potato chips
1) love
pretty strange huh?
Don't despair, however, no matter what your addiction is. The large majority of addicts give up every kind of addiction. So can you. That most people do it, one way or another, tells you that it lies within your power.
Posted by Fireman John at 4:27 PM 4 comments
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
a to g quotes
Let go of what you think life should be so you can experience the life you have.
Rhonda Britten
Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Frank A. Clark
The one who overcomes egotism rids themselves of the most stubborn obstacle that blocks the way to all true greatness and all true happiness.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
When you've determined what you want, you have made the most important decision of your life. You have to know what you want in order to attain it.
Douglas Lurtan
Posted by Fireman John at 8:47 PM 2 comments
Sunday, February 8, 2009
ok here goes...
i have been tagged by clean and crazy@ surrendertowin.blogspot.com, for a meme;
A. Attached or single?
B. Best friend?
My dog China
C. Cake or pie?
D. Day of Choice?
E. Essential item?
My laptop
F. Favorite color?
G. Gummy bears or worms?
same stuff, different shape
H. Hometown?
Bridgeport, Ct.
I. Favorite indulgence?
decadent desserts
J. January or July?
K. Kids?
Yes, 1 son 27
L. Life isn't complete without?
someone to share it with
M. Marriage date?
N. Number of magazine subscriptions?
O. Orange or apple?
P. Phobias?
Q. Quotes?
"time wounds all heels"
R. Reasons to smile?
retirement, good health
S. Season of choice?
T. Tag 5 people
shadow- gsp-shadow.blogspot.com
kathy lynne- gospodipomiluj.blogspot.com
sandi- the-cougarz-den.blogspot.com
U. Unknown fact about me?
coached the NY Giants in a benefit softball game
V. Vegetable?
W. Worst habit?
X. X-ray or ultrasound?
Y. Your favorite food(s)?
chicken, prime rib, tilapia
Z. Zodiac sign
Posted by Fireman John at 3:27 PM 4 comments
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
quick questions
questions for today;
am i satisfied with my recovery progress?
how often do i think of a drink or drug?
what's my reaction when a friend relapses?
do i ever leave a meeting feeling worse?
am i grateful today?
is service part of my daily routine?
will the red sox ever win another world series?
Posted by Fireman John at 11:48 AM 5 comments
Monday, February 2, 2009
wordless monday
Posted by Fireman John at 12:25 PM 2 comments

subset: commoncrawl


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Divert Calls from Croatia to any location worldwide
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available across the globe
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Eovaldi could be back by Wednesday
NEW YORK -- A power arm could be back for the Marlins, perhaps as early as Wednesday at Philadelphia.
Nathan Eovaldi, dealing with a tight back, played catch without any discomfort on Saturday afternoon. The plan is to get him on the mound to throw a bullpen session on Sunday at Citi Field.
Barring any setbacks, Eovaldi may be ready to return to game action in the series finale against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
"Eovaldi came in much better," manager Mike Redmond said. "He is getting better each day."
The hard-throwing Eovaldi was lined up to pitch at home against the Braves on Thursday, but he tweaked his back the day before, and Brian Flynn made the start in his place.
With a better indication of what to do with Eovaldi, the Marlins have set their rotation for the first two games of their upcoming series at Philadelphia.
Sam Dyson, who has made three relief appearances since being promoted from Triple-A New Orleans, will make his first career MLB start on Monday against the Phillies.
Flynn will take the mound on Tuesday.
Tentatively, Eovaldi could be ready by Wednesday. If not, the team will again adjust.
Brad Hand, who suffered a tough, 4-3, loss on Friday night to the Mets, is expected to get a start sometime next week.
Hand worked 5 2/3 innings and threw well, but he was victimized by a two-out, three-run homer by Lucas Duda in the sixth inning.
"I thought [Hand] did a great job," Redmond said. "One pitch, and [Duda] hit a home run off him. But I like the stuff."
The Marlins don't plan on going with six starters, but they are keeping their options open.
"We're still kind of waiting on Eovaldi to make sure everything is all right with him," Redmond said. "We'll adjust accordingly to how he feels."


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Those of us who live here -
in the south, that is -
take our Pralines very serious!
Every candy store from
Virginia down to Georgia
have their version of this treat...
some are good ...
some are just okay ...
and some are ahhhmazing!
The rich, butter candy
{with sweet hints of vanilla and salt}
are paired beautifully with toasted pecans.
So, naturally, I twisted this
regional delicacy
into a fabulous cake!
|{ There's an extra "i" in there to stress the true pronunciation!! Tee hee! :) }
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 cup Butter, unsalted
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1 box Butter Cake Mix
1 cup Flour, all purpose
1 small box Vanilla Pudding Mix
4 Eggs, divided
1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup Pecans, chopped
1 stick Butter
1/2 cup Powder Sugar
2-4 tbsp. Milk {as needed}
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Toasted Pecans {optional topping}
In a small saucepan, combine first 4 ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture gets bubbly. Reduce heat to low and stir until it thickens and turns a shade or two darker. Set aside.
Preheat over to 325 degrees.
Whip egg whites until they are stiff. Place in fridge until needed.
In a kitchen mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, stir cake mix {I like to use Duncan Hines, but your favorite will work just as well}, flour and pudding mix until incorporated. Add in egg yoke, sour cream, pecans and condensed milk mixture. Spoon out half of the egg whites and add to cake batter. With a rubber spatula, slowly fold in until incorporated. Add in the rest of the egg whites and fold in. {Your arm will be aching at the point, but it's SO worth it!}
Pour into a greased bundt or 9x13 rectangle cake pan and bake until a tooth pick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake, about 40 minutes. {May be a little longer for bundt pan or a little less for the rectangle pan - all depending on how your oven bakes.}
Invert cake onto plate and let cool completely before icing.
To make sauce, place butter into a small sauce pan and cook on medium heat for several minutes. You will notice the butter starting to brown - once you have reached a golden color with brown bits on the bottom of the pan, the butter is ready to remove from the heat. Add in salt and powder sugar and whisk until all lumps are gone. You will need to add in some milk to loosen the icing a bit - start with 2 tbsp. and add more {one tbsp. at the time} until you've reached a thick, but runny consistency. Add in your vanilla and pour over cooled cake.
This cake hits on
every flavor found in
Southern Pecan Pralines!
If you're in a hurry,
the cake can absolutely be served
as is with no sauce...
but, I am telling you
this sauce tops each slice off right
with it's awesome praline flavor!
Bake an extra one
and walk it over to the neighbor's -
what a thoughtful holiday gift!!
It will be their
{and YOUR}
Enjoy and Happy Baking!
Oh yeah!! I partied this week ->
Check out my sidebar to find out where!


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Jt - Java Pattern Oriented Framework (Jt 4.2) (3 messages)
Jt4.2 has been released. Jt is a pattern oriented framework for the rapid implementation of Java applications. Jt has been utilized in several large mission critical systems. Jt implements many well-known patterns including Data Access Objects (DAO), GoF design patterns and J2EE patterns. Jt4.2 features several enhancements to the Jt components and a version of the Jt Portal (JtPortal). The Jt Portal is a reference web application implemented using the Jt framework. Jt4.2 also features portal components and capabilities: - Account and Profile management - Mailing list capabilities - Photo upload capabilities - Product management - Shopping Cart - Credit card payment via Paypal adapter - Security/Role capabilities - Forum Module DAO enhancements include: - Automated generation of database keys - Support for complex queries and join operations The framework addresses the following goals and requirements: A) The pattern oriented framework implements and facilitates the implementation of well-known design patterns like GoF design patterns and J2EE Design patterns. The framework itself is conceived and implemented based on design patterns (from the ground up). The framework facilitates and accelerates the implementation of applications based on design patterns. B) The framework architecture is based on a messaging design pattern: framework objects are able to interchange information and perform computations by sending, receiving and processing messages. A messaging API provides strong encapsulation and loose coupling; framework components can be easily plugged into complex framework applications using a "lego/messaging" architecture. The framework takes full advantage of the power and simplicity of the messaging design pattern. C) The framework lego/messaging architecture provides transparent access to remote components: remote framework objects is treated as local objects. Design patterns implemented by the framework (adapters, remote proxies and facades) make this posible by hiding the complexities associated with remote APIs. D) The framework provides transparent integration with other technologies via framework adapters, proxies and the implementation of related design patterns. These technologies include BPM, DAO implementations, MVC implementations, EJBs, JMS, XML and Web Services. E) The framework is designed to be lightweight and fast in terms of performance (low overhead). F) The framework messaging/lego architecture should improve and simplify design/development efforts. There should be a tight correspondence between UML design diagrams and the framework messaging based applications and components needed for the implementation. Ideally, the framework provides wizards and automated capabilities for generating framework applications. Framework components should be easily added to BPM process diagrams. In future versions of the framework, it should be possible for applications to be generated directly from the UML design diagrams. G) The framework messaging architecture facilitates testing and debugging efforts. The framework provides capabilities for testing components independently (each component as a unit) by sending messages and verifying the reply (output) messages. H) In order to provide additional productivity benefits, the framework is integrated with open source IDEs. For additional information please refer to http://freedom.lunarpages.com/Jt/
- Posted by: Dan Evans
- Posted on: September 22 2009 09:14 EDT
Threaded Messages (3)
- Re: Jt - Java Pattern Oriented Framework (Jt 4.2) by John Shuster on September 22 2009 14:01 EDT
- shit by Peng ChenYang on September 23 2009 01:45 EDT
- I agree - WTF is this doing on the ServerSide by Phillip Henry on October 05 2009 18:06 EDT
Re: Jt - Java Pattern Oriented Framework (Jt 4.2)[ Go to top ]
Awesome, I can't wait to migrate to 4.2!
- Posted by: John Shuster
- Posted on: September 22 2009 14:01 EDT
- in response to Dan Evans
shit[ Go to top ]
this is your MailingList component? coupled with Struts: import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm; /** * Sends email to the members of a mailing list. * Runs in a separate thread. */ public class MailingList extends JtThread { do you know what means patterns? what is Pattern Oriented Framework? I only find some code example with GOF, no DI, No AOP, only have a Factory.
- Posted by: Peng ChenYang
- Posted on: September 23 2009 01:45 EDT
- in response to Dan Evans
I agree - WTF is this doing on the ServerSide[ Go to top ]
Is this "framework" a joke? The whole idea of patterns is that they are general solutions to your bespoke domain. How can JT implement these patterns for you? Every post on the JT "framework" has exactly the same working and it seems to come from some dodgy consultancy.
- Posted by: Phillip Henry
- Posted on: October 05 2009 18:06 EDT
- in response to Peng ChenYang


text: Book – Towards the beginning of Dan Brown's third book featuring Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, Langdon points out that fewer students in his class have visited their own nation's capital than have traveled abroad. In The Lost Symbol Brown wraps the buildings, monuments, and leaders of this nation in the intriguing style of clandestine history with which he previously enlivened the locales of Paris and Rome. At the request of a close friend and mentor, Langdon is called to Washington D.C. to present a lecture. However, his arrival at the U.S. Capitol Building begins a race to save his mentor's life. During the thrilling chase and unraveling of codes meant to protect sacred metaphysical truths, and intertwining revelations of noetic science, readers are treated to a captivating underground tour of Washington. As in the movie National Treasure a large part of this story's success is the authentic impression of historical embellishments. Here are several texts to help distinguish fact from fiction before embarking on a trip inspired by The Lost Symbol: Secret societies of America's elite : from the Knights Templar to Skull and Bones, The Truth About Masons, Secret Societies and How They Affect Our Lives Today, Secret Societies: Gardiner's Forbidden Knowledge, The Washington Monument : it stands for all, America's library : the story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000, The City of Washington, an Illustrated History. I listened to The Lost Symbol with the Library's updated Overdrive app, which has convenient controls for listening at advanced speeds and for setting a timer.


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Plant-based is absolutely the best way to go and I go that way naturally and that diet is also compatible with my blood-type as our blood-types have a lot to do with our distinct personalities (https://misslatoya.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/blood-typepersonality-type/). In the early nineties a little over twenty years ago there was a health food store that I use [] read more »
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I've been going on delighting in my life as usual with my own personal blessings, peace and contentment through my own daily living and enjoyments not thinking or caring about a thing or any other soul only that of what concerns, inspires and satisfies me as should be. Of course, by nature I am [] read more »
Very Special, Lucky Babies by misslatoya helpplz said 4 days ago hi your the first person i have come across that even knows what i have been seeing, experiencing and feeling, i have questions, however i dont know where to even start! You said 6 minutes ago You have to start by being genuine and [] read more »
Caulbearer Connections My Voice Weblog By Miss LaToya Lawrence […] True Calling For This Caulbearer To Answer by misslatoya […] Connie said 6 days ago I was wondering if you knew, or anyone knows, what the odds are of me being a mother of identical twin girls, and having one of them deliver an [] read more »
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As an individual by nature I was always quite composed and sure of myself, never having any serious doubts yet thorough within analyzing any circumstance or possibility because I am someone who is fair and very open-minded and that doesnt generalize or impetuously jump to final conclusions. Though born with second-sight and having that sharp [] read more »
I stay close to Elegba as we have a special bond that no one can break, he is one of my African soldiers, the chief among the others yet all of them maintaining their high roles, whether it is my Goddess Oshun, right hand man Ogun, grandfather Orunmila or backup man Ochosi. I love Elegba, [] read more »
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Voodoo/Black Magic Removal And Reversal by misslatoya Gene Gee said 3 weeks ago Hello I have been going through some mental/physical stress for some time now ..it all started about 4 years ago I was so HAPPY it was amazing to me I didn't know what to do with myself..lol Then I told someone very [] read more »
A Child Of The Caul/Veil: As Real As They Come (Genuine Knowledge) by misslatoya Trevor said 3 days ago Hi there i was born with a Veil as my mother told me in a house of ten five brothers and five sisters im the middle son but the fourth child and i feel lost. You [] read more »
This past Friday morning on my way to my job as I rode the bus I noticed a woman with white skin sitting up front by the window. It was a lovely day out and the sun beamed in on her nicely colored shoulder length blond tresses. As we both took the bus to its [] read more »
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 I woke up in the morning sometime around one or two a.m. I estimate as I did not look at the clock to turn off the fan as I had gotten a little chilly. Right after, I entered straight back into my bed to return to sleep yet I was [] read more »
To others some of us unique individuals are considered strange or not normal and mainly because many of us that are within the rare category do not do the same things that everyone else does, nor do we think, feel or react within the same fashion as the ordinary. As we are very unlike the [] read more »
As good people in the world we will become targeted at times by the demonic. Like I have expressed before there are a combination of reasons why my enemies who are known and who are unknown to me through out the years have worked and have attempted to work black magic on me and also [] read more »
No matter what I have to keep my self occupied whether it is at my workplace environment, my outside environment or at my home environment. Even while I am at rest my overactive brain is always ticking with the full force of natural productive energy. I have a mind that I refuse to put to [] read more »
I have always had credibility, especially among those who counted; people often knew that they were able to come to me to get the truth. I am real, an authentic person, and that is very rare to find in this day an age as many out there endeavor to continuously lie, cheat and steal as [] read more »
True Calling For This Caulbearer To Answer by misslatoya Lil Famous Ramsey said 12 minutes ago Beautiful my Star sister. We are going to lead the new world into prosperity and abundance. You said 0 minutes ago Wonderful! Homage To Me, My Ancestors And Loas by misslatoya Kelly said 2 days ago Really liked [] read more »
Yes, by nature I have always been a very strong individual mentally, emotionally, and even physically. I have also always been a loner yet I have never been and have never actually walked alone. I have always been very well-liked by others and I was always able to make friends very easily yet never desired [] read more »
I have an excellent memory and I can remember things from back afar I even have recollections of certain moments when I was just three years of age. During the summer in the year of 1982 my father Simmie Brown had came and paid me a visit. I was about seven years old, a neighborhood [] read more »
Writing is my first love and one of the career advancements that I continue to do and head for within the present as well as toward the future but I am a woman of many talents and enterprise so I dont limit myself to just one or two things. I achieve to accomplish all of [] read more »
I received a message from some of my demonic devil-worshipping enemies who think that they are incognito. They did not think that I would suspect them, however, I know exactly who they are and I know exactly where they are located and I know who they are affiliated with. This is what they started off [] read more »
Aw, my enemies are so jealous that I had such a great mother and that she has such a great daughter!Filed under: Ancestors, Assholes, Beauty, Character, Childhood, Confidence, Energy, Envy, Extra Sensory Perception, Family, Gossip, Happiness, Ignorance, Individuality, Inspiration, Jealousy, Judgements, Lies, Life, Love, Memories, Natural, Occult Power, Orishas, Peace, People, Relationships, Rumors, The Third [] read more »
Life within this physical world in general is not always such a very pleasant experience to undergo. However, those of us who are shaped for endurance and that are able to withstand many of the turbulent of trials and tribulations that have been caused or brought on by other unsavory individuals as well as by [] read more »
The night before last on August 2, 2016 I lay awake late in bed and received a clear vision of the woods during the dark hours and the motive of my enemies desiring to take me there to kill me! I received a message that one of the reasons that they want me dead is [] read more »
I Continue To Be Targeted by misslatoya Nancy said 19 hours ago Hello LaToya I know the company very well. They are one of my providers for the insurance company that I work for. Please don't take my post the wrong way but you have to work behind the scene with people like them. Build [] read more »
I have to admit that I am glad that I am working back to my normal routine of three days now. To me it is better to do three-day twelve hour night shifts rather than eight hour night shifts five nights a week into the morning. I have the time now to work again with [] read more »
Ugly dyke-looking fat dumb bitch Jennifer Nucci, Kristen Heuman another ugly fat bitch, Wayne Martin, Malika, Janessa, Carmilla Jean, Fiona Padmore, Marianna, there are some others that I dont know their names but their faces have come to me within vision who all have plotted together with their lies (and I mean these people lie like I dont know [] read more »
Ayanna watley said 1 day ago I believe I am a caulbreader because I went through the same things to. But I believe one day people will reconize us caulbreaders for who we really are, and all this hatered will stop. I believe that we are the most safisicated class in the human race and [] read more »
My horns are up and Im ready to dig my heels deep into the dusts of the dirt to head off and take charge like a true bull in motion. -latoya lawrence Many people who come into contact with me usually think that I am younger than what I am when in actuality I [] read more »
These quotes that I have posted are testimonials to the way I have lived and believed in since I was a young child and someone had to indeed experience these reflections in order to produce them as many of us can honestly relate as it takes strength, confidence and authenticity within character. Ive been told [] read more »
I just got back home not too long ago Ive been gone all day long and I had such a wonderful day! The weather was beautiful. I left home at around eleven this morning, went to a restaurant and had jumbo fried shrimp and fried chicken tenders with french fries for lunch along with a [] read more »
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Little sheltie (shetland sheepdog) so darn cute!!! I could just eat up this pooch! The collie family is one of the most beautiful breed of dog that is within existence. Anyway, I had a great weekend I laughed so hard watching some of my favorite comedy movies. Last week during my off days besides going [] read more »
Lizette has been constantly visiting and sending people to my sites everyday this week even her relatives in Texas, she even took down or hid her facebook page, now that is not the actions of someone who has done nothing wrong I just love seeing this bitch buckle under. My enemies are afraid they [] read more »
Update from post:(https://misslatoya.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/brujeria/) It is very interesting the term Innocent, well what was I? What was I guilty of? I was guilty of not ever being on drugs or alcohol as I was never interested in that type of lifestyle I was too strong of an individual and had no absolute desire to indulge [] read more »
Last week I was given a new permanent twelve hour three days a week overnight shift case assignment that I had done and completed and I was then going to be scheduled to work as a companion for a lady over at another supported living facility for nine hours a day for four days straight [] read more »
I had a wonderful evening late last night as I prepared and ate a lovely dinner and relaxed in my bed within the comforts of home indulging in the entertainments of my favorite television programs that lasted up until after one a.m. this morning as I finally surrendered to the sleep that had softly [] read more »
Currently adversaries seek to deprive me of all of the happiness and good luck that is around me right now, and I know. It is just a vain repetition from their failure within the past that they continuously refuse to accept here now within the present. My contentment and celestial advantages is too much of a [] read more »
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch a water- and dustproof version of its Galaxy S 4 smartphone this summer. The handset would be called the Galaxy S 4 Active, but its chassis would continue to resemble the handset as it appears now.
The handset maker is also reportedly planning to launch the rugged device alongside an 8-inch tablet with similar capabilities, which may arrive later this year to join the 7- and 10.1-inch devices that make up Samsung's tablet family, as well as the 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note variant. The move will apparently be in an effort to help boost the company's appeal to corporate and government-centric clientele in all-terrain environments, like war zones.
It's unclear whether either the phone or the tablet might launch alongside the compact version of the Galaxy S 4 in July. Rumors have begun cropping up about a Galaxy S 4 Mini that would apparently feature a smaller design like a 4.3-inch display with a 960×540 resolution. It is also thought to feature an 8 megapixel camera, Android 4.2.2 with Touchwiz Nature UX (like on the Galaxy S 4), and a quad-core processor, though the manufacturer remains unknown (or rather, the manufacturer has not been the object of speculation).
Pre-orders for the Galaxy S 4 have apparently been four times higher than for its predecessor, the Galaxy S 3, though carriers like T-Mobile and Sprint are delaying the launch due to supply issues. Samsung cites an "overwhelming global demand of Galaxy S 4" as the reason behind its handset shortage. AT&T continues to stay on board, however, and it plans to offer the handset in its retail locations this weekend.


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Slingshot is stoked to welcome Patrick Rebstock to the family. Patrick is the latest rider to recently join Slingshot Surf along with Mauricio Abreu and Jeff Kafka.
"I couldn't be more excited to be part of the Slingshot crew. We share the same vibe for surfing and they have some of the most innovative products in the market. I'm studying Mechanical Engineering in school and have always been impressed with the quality and construction of their products. I'm super stoked to be riding with them."
Patrick has been turning heads with his videos and recently qualified for the REAL Kiteboarding Triple S event. He is part of the new breed of core kitesurfers from California and one of the main riders pushing the limits in strapless riding. Triple S will have to wait though. "I'm really happy to qualify for Triple S, unfortunately I will not be able to go because of my finals in school. Kiteboarding is my dream, but right now I have to focus on my studies. Riders' careers are made at that event and I hope that I can be a part of it next year."
Patrick will be traveling this summer with the Slingshot Global Team, chasing some of the most perfect surf in extreme, remote places. Stay tuned for the next level of riding from the Slingshot Surf.


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This, Ladies and Gentlemen, Is Gwyneth Paltrow Rapping
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Last week, the GOOP-itrix herself, Gwyneth Paltrow, appeared on the Graham Norton Show (which is like The Tonight Show if Jay Leno was Irish, gay, and actually funny). She rapped. Yes, she did the first few lines of the NWA classic "Straight out of Compton."
Gwyneth Paltrow makes me want to spit. No, I don't want spit rhymes, I just want to spit to get the taste of her out of my mouth. There are just not words to describe what the sound of a privileged, self-satisfied white lady trying to be Jay-Z sounds like. It's your classic dancing about architecture. You know what this means, don't you? Her next appearance on Glee is going to include and acoustic version of "Shoop!" Actually, that's not the worst idea.
Here's the whole clip of her appearance. Lady Gaga comes on after her and does things with the word "cuisine" that put Paltrow's rapping skills to shame. [via Vulture]


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Frank Ocean Wants to Press Charges Against Chris Brown for Brawl
After Frank Ocean tussled with Chris Brown over the weekend in a Los Angeles parking lot, the crooner is now looking to press charges against Breezy.
According to Reuters, the L.A. County Sheriff spokesperson said Ocean "is desirous of prosecution in this incident." But at this point, no one knows who really started the fight.
Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos has come forward and told TMZ that his client didn't start the fight with Ocean. In fact, he says Brown is eager to talk to investigators about the incident. Geragos also contends that there was surveillance footage, which shows that Brown didn't throw any punches during the alleged brawl.
Meanwhile, Brown posted a photo on Instagram that could be a subliminal response to the brouhaha surrounding the incident. It appears to be a drawing of three renderings of Jesus on the cross. "Painting the way I feel today. Focus on what matters!" he wrote above the artwork. So we can only guess that Brown feels like he's being crucified by the media over his fight with Ocean.
Brown is still under probation stemming from his 2009 altercation with his then-girlfriend Rihanna. So, if Ocean does decide to press charges this could send him to the slammer.
Some are now wondering how this will effect Ocean and Brown's presence at this year's Grammy Awards since both are nominees. Ocean may have let the cat out of the bag with his tweet that he "can't play with two hands at the Grammys." Producers of the awards ceremony have yet to announce that Ocean is a performer. So will this fight jeopardize the 'Thinkin Bout You' singer's chances of performing at the event?
"No," according to a CBS source working closely with the Recording Academy. The Ocean-Brown incident has not affected any of the show's scheduled performances, including a rumored Rihanna-Brown duet. At this point, we think the show's producers are having a wait-and-see attitude with both Ocean and Brown.
What do you think? Should Frank Ocean or Chris Brown be barred from performing at this year's Grammys? Tell us in the comments below.


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The Sons of Jacob and the Zodiac
Posted by Kim Graae Munch in Astrology, Esoterics, Kabbalah on November 9, 2009
The Sons of Jacob and the Zodiac
It's generally agreed that the twelve sons of Jacob has to do with the twelve signs of the zodiac, but there are many different views on how the sons, and the sons of Joseph who fathers two of the tribes, are distributed on the signs.
The homepage Meaning Life Center contains many interesting interpretations on the Old Testament, and especially A day in the life of a Jew is interesting in this connection.
The table shows the result of my work, and below the table follows my reasons and references.
Contains the names of the signs, the old ruling planet, the mountain, and the mother of the son.
Family Tree of the Sons of Jacob
The Mothers
There are five mothers, the two wifes of Jacob, and their handmaids, and the wife of Joseph:
Leah gave birth to six sons and Dinah.
Rachel's handmaid, Bilhah, gave birth to Dan and Naphtali.
Leah's handmaid, Zilpah, gave birth to Gad and Asher.
Rachel gave birth to Joseph, and, near Bethlehem, Benjamin.
Asenath, the Egyptian wife of Joseph, gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim.
Canaan – the territory of the Tribes of Israel
Chart of Canaan with the Tribes of Israel
The Mountains
The tribes are split in two groups:
The tribes Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin were connected to Mount Gerizim, Mountain of Blessing, Deut 27:12.
The tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali were connected to Mount Ebal, Mountain of Cursing. Deut 27:13.
Four Quadrants
In astrology the Zodiac are split in four quadrants, with the initial four star signs as the centers of these, that is the Ox, Lion, Eagle, and Man. God places the twelve tribes in four groups, so my thesis is that these groups corresponds to the quadrants.
First quadrant, South:
With Reuben as Taurus, would pitch camp on the South, with Simeon and Gad. Second rank: Num2:16.
In the first quadrant, everything is seen from out of the ego.
Second quadrant, East:
Judah as Leo, would pitch camp on the East. With him would be the tribes of Issachar and Zebulun. First rank.
In the second quadrant, everything is seen from from the family or tribe..
Fourth quadrant, West:
Ephraim, son of Joseph, as Aquarius, would pitch on the West, with Manasseh, son of Joseph, and Benjamin. Third rank.
In the third quadant we have left the tribal and reached the national viewpoint.
Third quadrant, North:
Dan as Scorpio, would pitch on the North, with Asher and Naphtali. Fourth rank.
In the fourth quadrant we have left the national for the universal, for humanity.
Center: The Levites would be located in the center (middle) of the four camps and were NOT to be numbered. Num2:17,33.
Zodiac with the tribes of Israel.
First Quadrant – South
2. Reuben = bull
As we are around the year 2000 BCE. in the bull's age, it will be natural to start with the bull's sign.
Taurus represents fecundity of spring, the sign of Venus, where the moon, as a symbol of all nurturing substance, is elevated. He laid with his fathers wife and is connected with the field where he found the mandrakes.
3. Simeon and Levi = Gemini:
They are the twins, where Levi is separated from his brother and the Zodiac. In our intellectual arrogance we kills even love and its true fruits.
1. Gad = Aries:
Characterized as a warrior chief matching the ruling Mars of Aries.
Second Quadrant, East
5. Judah = Leo:
Leo-born are known for their pride and desire to control the situation themselves. In addition Leo have joy of children and has natural skills for teaching. It is the Sun sign, which also highlights the Lion's desire for self-expression.
6. Zebulun = Virgo:
"God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons," and "Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; a harbor for ships shall he be…."
Moses' parting words to the two tribes were:
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your excursions, and Issachar in your tents.
From "A day in the life of a Jew":
"Our sages explain: Zebulun and Issachar made a partnership between them. Zebulun dwelled at the seashore, and would go out in his ships to engage in trade and make a profit, and support Issachar, who sat and occupied himself with the study of Torah.
Issachar and Zebulun thus represent the other two major items on the Jew's daily schedule. After climbing the four rungs of the heart to serve G-d in prayer, the Jew moves "from the synagogue to the study hall" to bind his mind to G-d through the study of the Torah, G-d's communication of His wisdom and will to man. Following that, the Jew goes out into the world as a businessman or professional, to "know Him in all your ways" and do "all your deeds for the sake of Heaven." "
Virgo is a 'ministering principle', people who often cares about others' wellbeing and health. The word 'gift' is associated with the name and can hang with the Festival of Sukkoth in Israel, in the month of Tishri, the first month of the year after the New Year which begins in our September month. A thanksgiving for nature's gifts: The star Spica in Virgo symbolizes the wheat ear in the left hand of Virgo.
Virgo is a practical sign, connected with going out in the world in contrast to the Torah study.
7. Issachar = Cancer:
"Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.'"
Cancer is a double sign, the two claws bearing two burdens, and cancer is a servant of the group.
In Cancer are the stars Aselli, or little asses, connected to the flag of Issachar, what Jacob compares to an ass.
Issachar and Zebulun could be changed!
Third Quadrant – North
8. Dan = Scorpio:
"Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD."
This description may well sound a bit harsh to our ears, but nevertheless demonstrates the fact that Scorpio-born people are able to distinguish between lies and truth. Also they are rarely deceptive. It may make others uneasy, why they choose to call scorpions for suspicious and distrustful of people. The area of sky is also characterized by constellations serpents (snake) and Ophiuchus (serpent bearer), where we find the star Unuka / hai (serpent heart or neck), which expresses 'the face of God' is said to be a strict judge, as by irradiation of the planets can ask the incarnate human spirit against the obligations to adhere to the truth.
Biting the horse heels could be the following Saggitarius.
9. Asher = Libra:
"Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties."
No other possibility in this setup. The fat bread may indicate the month after Virgo, the harvester.
10. Naphtali = Saggitarius
" …is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words."
Naphtali is represented by a gazelle or running stag, which sounds like Saggitarius.
Fourth Quadrant – West
This quadrant contains sons of Rachel, and sons of Joseph. It's reasonable to expect Joseph's sons to have reached longer than Benjamin, so he must be Capricorn.
11. Ephraim = Aquarius.
Ephraim is mentioned first of the three, so he should be Aquarious.
12. Manasseh = Pisces.
As Ephraim and Benjamin are placed, Manasseh can only be Pisces.
10. Benjamin = Capricorn:
"… shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. "
The ruling planet is Saturn, and it was under great pains that Rachel gave birth to her son, followed by her death.
Benjamin was the first to be born in the holy land, the first in the fourth quadrant.
The above quotations are from Genesis.
The daughter Dinah was born after Zebulun and just before Joseph. A mystery in herself; it's not the only place where a single woman is connected to a group of twelve (or seven of twelve.)
Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh
Pictures of star signs by Rudolf Steiner.
Paul Mahler Dam in "Skriften på himlen". I had thought about researching this subject for a long time, but Paul's book inspired me to start the project.
Various interpretations and sources:
The 12 Tribes of Israel.
The Symbology of Twelve Signs.
The Divine Civilization of New Jerusalem.
A day in the life of a Jew. Contains many interesting interpretations around the Old Testament.


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. . . and into the future, or the past.
I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey again a week ago, as I do around this time of year, and noticed something new. When Dave Bowman is in the pod preparing to blast off the door and enter the main ship through the airlock, he goes through a series of maneuvers and turns his back to the camera. Briefly, he looks partly over his shoulder and then counts down.
Later, when he's in the space-time-evolution-warp, he breaks a glass, bends down, and looks back over his shoulder to see what is making that breathing noise… It's him, of course. The movement of the body is the same.
Today, I felt myself making exactly that move as I looked over my shoulder to back out of a parking space, driving my little four-wheeled pod.
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We have partial results from Cumberland ME where the temperatures were cool and the competition was hot at the Mid-Coast Kennel Club Of Maine.
We know five of Nathaniel Horn's finalist they were the English Setter, CH Reidwood Red Alert, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Of Afrikka Spring Valley Dorian Gray JC, the Boxer, CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Irish Terrier, CH Fleet St Fenway Fan, and the Toy Poodle, CH Smash Jp Moon Walk. We also know the BIS winner. That would be the English Setter, Navy. That's the third all breed BIS for handler Candy Carswell and Navy.


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I grew up eating kasha varnishkes, a mix of kasha, onions, mushrooms and noodles. I liked it then, but now it seems a world away from how we cook and eat. What still works is the winning combination of kasha, onions and mushrooms.
To reinvent the dish, I replaced the pasta, which was carb overkill, with chicken, lightening the dish and turning it from a side to a main course.
You can find kasha, which is buckwheat groats, in the kosher section of most supermarkets. Kasha comes in different granulations, so make sure to read the label.
1 cup medium-granulation kasha (buckwheat groats)
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
2 cups homemade or no-salt-added chicken broth, heated to just below a boil
2 to 3 tablespoons mild olive oil, plus more for drizzling, if desired
1 pound thinly sliced or pounded chicken breast cutlets
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 large or 2 small onions (8 ounces), thinly sliced
Use a fork to combine the kasha and egg white in a small bowl, making sure to evenly coat the kasha with the egg. Heat a 10-inch nonstick saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the kasha mixture; cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, until the kernels separate and become dry. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the hot broth and a pinch of salt, stir the mixture and cover. Cook for 7 to 10 minutes, until all of the liquid is absorbed. Transfer the kasha to a large bowl and stir it to separate the kernels.
While the kasha is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Working in batches, transfer the cutlets to the hot pan, taking care not to crowd them. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until nicely browned. Turn the cutlets over and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and nicely browned on the second side. Transfer to a large plate. Repeat to cook all of the chicken. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes.
Return the pan to the heat and add 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring every minute or two, for 6 to 8 minutes, until the mushrooms are soft and lightly browned. Add the mushrooms to the cooked kasha.
Return the saute pan or skillet to the heat, add the remaining tablespoon of oil, if needed, and reduce the heat to medium. Add the onions, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring every minute or two, for 6 to 8 minutes, until the onions are soft and have picked up some color.
While the onions are cooking, cut the chicken into strips about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/4-inch thick. Add the chicken to the kasha and mushroom pilaf.
When the onions are ready, add them to the pilaf. Stir to combine. Taste, add seasoning if needed. If the pilaf seems too dry, drizzle the oil over each portion right before serving. Serve hot or warm. Six servings.
Nutrition per serving
260 calories 25 g protein
27 g carbohydrates 7 g fat
1 g saturated fat 50 mg cholesterol
160 mg sodium 4 g dietary fiber
3 g sugar
�Stephanie Witt Sedgwick, The Washington Post
A light main dish with kasha
I grew up eating kasha varnishkes, a mix of kasha, onions, mushrooms and noodles. I liked it then, but now it seems a world away from how we cook and eat. What still works is the winning combination of kasha, onions and mushrooms.


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CSR Report 2017: Siteimprove takes on more responsibility for ensuring an inclusive World Wide Web
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Copenhagen, Denmark – 7 June 2017: Siteimprove published its seventh corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, describing the company's actions as a global supporter of digital accessibility within the past year. The report is published in accordance with the United Nation's Global Compact – the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, of which Siteimprove has been a member since 2010. Siteimprove's mission is to make the web better for all, with digital accessibility being a key focus area. With Siteimprove's tools, organizations can ensure that their websites are accessible for everyone of all abilities.
Siteimprove's Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2016/2017 can be found here: https://issuu.com/siteimprove_hq/docs/siteimprove_csr_2017_a
Click here to download an accessible PDF version of Siteimprove's CSR Report 2017
During the past year, Siteimprove hosted and participated in seminars, conferences, and webinars to spread the word about digital accessibility. The belief that access to the World Wide Web is a human right is at the center of the company's CSR efforts. This culminated with the celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2017 in Copenhagen. Hosted by Siteimprove, attended by employees around the world, and visited by influential guest speakers, the event set out to create awareness of the importance of digital accessibility and celebrated those dedicated to the cause.
Siteimprove has maintained the focus on employee well-being as part of its responsibility toward labor rights as described in the Global Compact. In 2016, Siteimprove was again recognized as a place where employees enjoy coming in to work every day. The Siteimprove office in Minneapolis ranked among the Star Tribune's top workplaces, while the Copenhagen office was named in the top 10 list of Danish IT companies by global research, consulting, and training firm Great Place to Work ®.
Going forward, Siteimprove will continue to be an influential advocate for an inclusive web and work to develop strong partnerships with others who share the same mission. Organizing and participating in events related to digital accessibility along with ensuring the well-being of employee will also be focus areas in the year to come.
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PowerShot ELPH 100 HS
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 4x Optical & 4x Digital & 16x Combined Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer
12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels
Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 20.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 - 112mm)
Digital Zoom
Approx. 4x
Focusing Range
Normal AF: 1.2 in. (3cm) - infinity (W), 1.6 ft. (50cm) - infinity (T)
Macro: 1.2 in. - 1.6 ft. (30-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus
Optical Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT color LCD (wide viewing angle type)
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/5.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
15-1/1500 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center weighted average, Spot**
* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face AiAF.
** Fixed to center.
Exposure Control Method
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom
* Facial color is evaluated in Face AiAF
Built-in Flash
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE Lock, Slow Synchro, Smart Flash
Flash Range
1.2-13 ft. (30cm-4.0m) (W), 1.6-6.6 ft. (50cm-2.0m) (T)
* Image brightness my diminish depending on the shooting distance
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
Shooting Modes
P, Auto, Movie Digest, Portrait, Kids & Pets, Smart Shutter1, High-speed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach Underwater, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist, Movie2
1Smile, Wink, Self-timer, Face Self-timer
2Standard, Super Slow Motion Movie, Miniature Effect for Movies (Videos are recorded by pressing the movie button)
Photo Effects
My colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black * White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin, Darker Skin, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color**Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom** Shooting start time (0-10 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
Continuous Shooting
Approx. 3.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)
Approx. 8.2 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst)
Storage Media
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card, Eye-Fi, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Image Recording Format
Normal, Fine
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (monaural))
Number of Recording Pixels
4000 x 2248 (Large), 2816 x 1584 (Medium 1), 1920 x 1080 (Medium 2), 640 x 360 (Small)3:2
4000 x 2664 (Large), 2816 x 1880 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1064 (Medium 2), 640 x 424 (Small)4:3
4000 x 3000 (Large), 2816 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1600 x 1200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)1:1
2992 x 2992 (Large), 2112 x 2112 (Medium 1), 1200 x 1200 (Medium 2), 480 x 480 (Small)
Image data
Note: N=Normal F=Fine
Storage Capacity varies depending on camera settings. This data is estimated from Canon's standard shooting conditions. Figures for Movie Mode represent total capacity of the particular media.
* When in High-Speed Burst, Best Image Selection and Low Light modes.
** The approximate number of images recordable on memory cards other than the above can be calculated by using the above figures as a reference and extrapolating accordingly.
Movie data
Playback Modes File
- Stills & Videos: Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition effects, Scroll Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Filtered Playback, Slide Show (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)
- Still Images: Single, Index (4-100 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning
- Videos: Normal Playback*, Slow Motion**, Special Playback, Editing, Resume* Auto settings available in 5 levels ** 5 levels (including normal playback), sound not available.
Erase Modes
Select image, select range, all images (all filtered images)
- The image data in the memory card stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).
- Using the Movie editing function, beginning/end sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.
Computer Interface
Hi-Speed USB (Dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video
Video Out
Monaural (dedicated connector (female) unified type of digital, audio, and video)
Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Mini-HDMI cable: connection to high definition monitor; SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-speed cable
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-4L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (when used with DC Couple DR-10)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 230 shots
Playback Time
Approx. 5 hours
Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity
Dimensions (W x H x D)
3.67 x 2.20 x 0.78 in./ 93.1 x 55.9 x 19.9mm
4.94 oz. / 140g (including the batteries and memory card)
4.27 oz. / 121g (camera body only)Note: 26 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian, Farsi).All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.Canon, DIGIC, ELPH, PIXMA, and PowerShot and SELPHY are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.
Compatible Supplies & Accessories
Canon offers a wide range of compatible supplies and accessories that can enhance your user experience with you PowerShot ELPH 100 HS that you can purchase direct. Scroll down to easily select items to add to your shopping cart for a faster, easier checkout. Visit the Canon Online Store
AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60
AC Kit ACK-DC60 For Canon PowerShot A3000 IS and A3100IS Digital Cameras.
AV Cable AVC-DC400
The AVC-DC400 Video Interface Cable is used to connect your Canon PowerShot SD Series Digital Camera to most televisions via the RCA type video-in terminals. It allows viewing of recorded images from the Canon Powershot Digital Cameras.
Battery Charger CB-2LV
Charger for the NB-4L batteries. Plugs directly into an AC power source allowing for uninterrupted recording of your special events and keeps your batteries ready to go.
Battery Pack NB-4L
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (550mAh).
Deluxe Burgundy Case PSC-1000
This specially designed semi-hard carrying case provides stylish protection to your PowerShot camera while on the go, or for storage.
Deluxe Grey Case PSC-1000
This specially designed semi-hard carrying case provides stylish protection to your PowerShot camera while on the go, or for storage.
Deluxe Light Blue Case PSC-1000
This specially designed semi-hard carrying case provides stylish protection to your PowerShot camera while on the go, or for storage.
Deluxe Pink Case PSC-1000
This specially designed semi-hard carrying case provides stylish protection to your PowerShot camera while on the go, or for storage.
Deluxe Soft Case PSC-2070 Red
Canon PSC-2070 Deluxe Case
Canon PSC-2070 Deluxe Soft Case
Mini-HDMI Cable: connects Canon HD Camcorders/select PowerShot Cameras to HDMI compatible TV.
High-Power Flash HF-DC2
Powerful slave flash, fired by the camera's pre-flash. Effectively doubles the flash range of the camera. Comes with mounting bracket.
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
The Canon IFC-400PCU USB Interface Cable enables you to transfer your camera pictures to a computer fast. The cable connects to your camera and to the USB port on your PC or MAC Computer. Comes standard with the EOS 1Ds Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D Mark III, 1Ds Mark II, 1D Mark II N, 1D Mark II, 5D Mark II, 7D, 5D, 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, Digital Rebel XTi, Digital Rebel XT and Digital Rebel. Please see Compatibility tab for compatible models.
PowerShot Case PSC-55
This black leather case was designed specifically for most PowerShot SD series cameras for added protection so you can take them wherever you go.
Water Proof Case WP-DC310L
Waterproof Case WP-DC39
Take great underwater shots and be worry-free during inclement weather with the WP-DC39. Waterproof to 130ft. Neck strap and silicone grease included. For the PowerShot ELPH 100HS.
Waterproof Weight WW-DC1
The Waterproof Case weights are used in the Canon Waterproof Case to prevent it from floating while taking pictures underwater. Four pieces of weight, plastic pins and weight securing screws are included in the WW-DC1 package.
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British journalist Oliver Bullough's excellent "Let Our Fame Be Great: Journeys Among the Defiant People of the Caucasus" follows the highly charged history of a region that, unfortunately, has again become a focus of our attention, due to the cultural origins of the suspects in the Boston Marathon horror. While Bullough was disgusted with Chechen acts of terrorism, his book also describes the centuries of Russian brutality inflicted on the Caucasus and reminds us that there is much to admire in the resistant groups and mountain peoples.
The Last Man in Russia has a narrower focus and argument. Simply: Mother Russia, as crippled as she was during the Soviet era, is even more unhappy now and is drinking herself into oblivion. She's also not having enough babies to make up for those citizens departing through emigration or death. The bleak statistics Bullough presents are shocking: "In 2010, deaths outnumbered births by 240,000, and that was the best year for a couple of decades. In 1991, the country was home to 148.3 million people. In 2010, that number had fallen to 141.9 million. The Russian state is shrivelling away from within."
And then there's that disaster of rampant alcoholism: "although Russian men do drink more than women, this is not by any means a uniquely male problem. Anyone travelling to work on the Moscow metro in the morning will see well-dressed, made-up young women drinking beer out of cans. In Russia, buying alcohol is easier than buying bread." We learn that the life expectancy of Russian males is only 63.
But Bullough prefers narrative to numbers, people to abstractions, and so he lets the story of his research rise and fall with one of the forgotten heroes of Soviet-era resistance, the priest Father Dmitry Dudko, born in 1922, just after the birth of the USSR itself. "In tracing the life and death of Father Dmitry," Bullough writes,"I am tracing the life and death of his nation."
In the late 1960s, this amazing dissident began resisting governmental and church prohibitions against off-the-cuff sermonizing. When Father Dmitry spoke out against alcohol, he angered the government, which had a monopoly on that source of its citizens' incrementally debilitating oblivion. He preached as if interpersonal trust, not suspicion, were the primary means of building a just society. He argued against abortion, which had become a most routine method of birth control.
Father Dmitry welcomed to the church men and women of all faiths and backgrounds. Young people were particularly drawn to him, discovering for the first time in their lives a voice and a sense of hopefulness, which the KGB, the USSR's secret police network, found particularly alarming.
In spite of pressure from the church and the KGB, the former Gulag prisoner "was an old campaigner, and refused to change," writes Bullough. "He said the fight to save his nation was urgent, and could not be put off for tactical reasons. 'In the camps we used to say, "You should eat today what you could eat tomorrow." And I am doing today what I could do tomorrow, since otherwise tomorrow might not come,' he said. 'How many people were shot, how many were killed in the camps, how many died at the front with a meaningless scream? They died, and for what? So their children could suffer?'"
By the early 1970s Father Dmitry had inspired a miraculous movement and created an all-faiths brotherhood.
"Father Dmitry and his friends were together, and they were not afraid," writes Bullough. "In the words of Andrei Amalrik, one of the founders of the Moscow Helsinki Group and a prolific writer, 'The dissidents accomplished something that was simple to the point of genius: in an unfree country they behaved like free men, thereby changing the moral atmosphere and the nation's governing traditions.'"
The church transferred Father Dmitry further out of Moscow to hamper his influence.
Meanwhile, the KGB, having infiltrated Father Dmitry's flock, had begun to intimidate some of the congregation, which started to fray at the edges. In 1980, Father Dmitry was arrested and brought to the Lubyanka headquarters in Moscow.
"Father Dmitry had thought he had been serving his nation by spreading trust, and fighting abortion and despair, but, in doing so, he was defying the state," Bullough writes. "And that was not allowed. That was why he had to be crushed. His fate parallels the fate of his whole nation. Through the twentieth century, the government in Moscow taught the Russians that hope and trust are dangerous, inimical and treacherous. That is the root of the social breakdown that has caused the epidemic of alcoholism, the collapsing birth rate, the crime and the misery."
Finally, after being promised state-supported power and state-provided comfort, Father Dmitry completely caved in, and when the KGB invited him to announce on TV the folly of dissidence, he did.
"He admitted being a tool of the West working to destroy the Soviet state," writes Bullough. "This was not like the show trials of the 1930s. He did not look traumatized, thin, pale or disoriented. On the contrary, the most shocking thing was that he looked himself."
Father Dmitry betrayed his followers and fellow priests, and became an enthusiastic spokesperson for the government. Even before the USSR's fall in 1991, he became a stooge for nationalist politicians, encouraging anti-Muslim policies and the usual anti-Semitism that has always brought out the worst in Russians.
"He had resisted anti-Semitism and hate he had been brought up with, the hate under Stalin, the hate under Hitler, and the prejudice from his spiritual children," writes Bullough. "But this was too much. He had already been lured into humiliating himself on television by an appeal to his patriotism. Once he had given in to that, it was a short step to join the KGB's paranoia and start seeing the plots they saw."
While reading Father Dmitry's alternately pathetic self-reproaches and weaselly justifications for his recantations, Bullough reports, "His guilt was so huge that it seeped off the page.... It was the torment described by Father Dmitry, and his knowledge that he had betrayed everyone and everything he loved, that was making me feel sick in sympathy."
Most of Father Dmitry's congregants, seeing their spiritual hero crumple, gave up the fight, just as the protesters in 2011 that began standing up to Putin's threatening fists are, for now, warily standing back while the Russian president attempts to beat down the blogger Alexei Navalny and other opposition. Bullough has tracked down some of those past and present brave souls who have stood up to the monstrous pressures and violence; doing so, Bullough has renewed his own and our faith in the tradition of Russian dissidents' remarkable integrity.
Bullough is not as wistful about Russia or as naturally humorous as Ian Frazier, whose "Travels in Siberia" visited Russia's present and past so vividly. No, Bullough is angry and frustrated, and the indifference of those employed in everyday jobs – from waiters to museum guides – really gets his goat. His Russian tongue is apparently fluent, so we get to enjoy the fact that he knows how to give almost as good as he gets.
Researching Father Dmitry's past in a frozen Gulag-built town, Bullough, the region's sole foreign visitor, is greeted at restaurants with a peculiarly Russian rudeness. He details one such experience: "The waitress, who had the wattled neck and initiative of a tortoise, but none of the charm, refused [Bullough's request for eggs, since most of the items on the menu were unavailable], pointing out that she had no way to enter 250 roubles into the cash register if it did not refer to a specific dish. None of the dishes featured eggs. Or, she added maliciously, any potatoes. The stand-off was beginning to look unresolvable when the cook emerged from the kitchen and told me I could have the eggs and some mushrooms too if I wanted them. Since I was the only customer, she cannot have been very busy. Perhaps she agreed simply to shut me up.
"I thought, as I ate my tinned mushrooms and mopped up the egg yolks with the one triangle of bread I had been allowed, that this was probably the worst café in the world."
Bullough is a bold but not an intrepid traveler. When he visits that village near where Dudkino served several years in an Arctic-region prison-camp, it's just too cold to try to experience the conditions Father Dmitry and millions of others suffered, even with all the modern gear he has brought.
"I was ready for the cold, I thought, but I was wrong," he writes. "Minus 34 degrees centigrade caught at my throat like sandpaper and at my thighs like a bucket of iced water."
And during a summer trip to visit the monastery where Father Dmitry studied after World War II, Bullough is angry and disgusted with his situation in a "baking hot train" until he's disarmed and charmed by a couple of fellow travelers: "The woman opposite me had tucked her arm through her husband's. She did not remove it even when asked to show her ticket, as if she were worried he might be stolen. Their tickets checked, she closed her eyes and laid her head back on his shoulder. He did not wake up, and slept with a slight smile. Their fondness for each other improved my mood considerably."
Bullough's mourning over Russia's demise might seem too heavy a burden for him or us to bear, but it's not. The writing is sparkling and his appreciation for the real heroism of so many Russians is enough to give us hope against hope that the people will free themselves from their increasingly corrupt and incompetent government. The unreasonable and wonderful faith that Bullough, Navalny, and the persecuted rock band Pussy Riot seem to share is that as bad as Russia is now, as locked down as it is now, it can't stay locked. There are too many keys in circulation that will open the door to Mother Russia's revival.
Bob Blaisdell reviews for the Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Tolstoy Studies Review.


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Hot, steamy D-III action here for your consumption. Albright College lined up on Stevenson University's one-yard line, ready to punch it in and tie up the score. Someone would score a touchdown, all right.
Albright's QB ends up shy of the end zone, but still on top of the pile—that ball's still live. Exquisitely named Stevenson freshman Austin Tennessee snatches it out of his hands, and goes 99 yards for the score.
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wow, great pictures.
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Sonic the Hedgehog, Kidding (Season 2) and Untitled novel
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So undeniably hot, it should be illegal!
a big thanks..
pretty smmoth work ...iset em up you knock them down......
Wow I am so incredibly excited for this movie! About a month and a half to go! I dont want to wait that long!
"No day but today!" ~RENT~
Just wanted to bump the topic and point out that a new picture has been added -
wow im lovin these new pics thanks for sharing theyve given me goose pimpleys lol Jim looks so sexy!! cant wait to see this film!!!!
I also saw this huge cardboard bilingual poster at the Paramount in Montréal, I just stood there like a mollusc!
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Cedar Hills is located just north of the City of Beaverton, Oregon and just minutes from downtown Portland and the City of Hillsboro. The name "Cedar Hills" refers to the cedar forest that grew in the area and supplied timber for a pioneer saw mill located in what is now Cedar Mill, just north of Cedar Hills on Cedar Mill Creek.
In 1946 the Cedar Hills Corporation started what is now the community of Cedar Hills. The community was developed in several phases beginning in 1946 and ending in the early 1970's. The Cedar Hills Community currently consists of 2114 households, making it one of the largest Association in the country, has long been known as an attractive and desirable community.
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