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Many in the Dominican Community quietly support President Trump. Many who don't support President Trump, have failed to understand what the President and his administration truly stands for due to the misleading media. Initially like many Latinos, most Dominicans are conservatives and well-grounded in their faith. World Atlas confirms that at least 95% of the population in the Dominican Republic identify and adhere to some form of Christianity. Although not all may be practicing Christians, this foundation helps shape the principles and values that many Dominicans believe in and hold dear to their hearts.
Many of the Republican Party policies are a direct reflection of these very values and principles. This is why it is not surprising to occasionally see people like Jose Peralta, a 42-year-old Dominican immigrant who wears a "Make America Great Again" hat and drives a car with an "Infowars" bumper sticker while delivering for a restaurant off Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
In an article written in the Bushwick Daily Mr. Peralta tells them "There are very little Trump supporters that will be willing to say anything about how they feel". This is true, hence the commonly used phrase "the silent majority".
According to the Pew Research Center, an estimated 2.1 million Hispanics of Dominican origin lived in the United States in 2017. Any other source will openly confirm that the Majority of Dominicans in the USA live in New York. A place where Liberal Democratic leftists from other parts of the country flock to and pursue their careers as social justice warriors. They Push the envelope and encourage policies that promote late-term abortion, Feminist ideology, Socialism and violation of religious freedom since they feel that religion is discriminatory to their views. Agendas that are very foreign to the Dominican people. Going through the neighborhoods in NYC you can sometimes see graffiti on abandoned residential buildings which are spray-painted with remarks of Trump being racist and their discontent with the border wall. But the Liberal Leftist views are barely the reflection and opinions of the true born and bred New Yorker, and much less the opinion of many Dominicans who on the contrary can actually sympathize with President Trump's mission to create a border wall.
Open borders? One would say that Dominicans would at least agree with this since there are so many who migrated here from the D.R. But many fail to realize that the Majority of Dominicans never had the privilege to walk across a border since the two countries are separated by the Atlantic ocean. Many work very hard to come into the USA legally, and also understand the importance of border control since they themselves have had much discontent with a long history of people sneaking across undocumented into their own Country from Haiti.
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Today was the day I would see whether my diving skills were still keen. It had been at least eight years since I last dove, but I was pretty certain I wouldn't have any problem remembering the basics. Jeff and I had gotten our certifications in 1971 (!) and though diving hasn't been a regular activity for me over the years, it's been frequent enough to have kept me reasonably current. Daniel and I had gotten an advanced certification which in Mexico back in 2003 and we dove together in Croatia off Dubrovnik. I had a quick breakfast and was off to the dive shop which was across town and about a twenty minute walk.
Check in time was 7:45am and walking across town I got to see everyone getting ready for the new day. Children leaving their homes and walking to school, shop keepers opening up and the first catches of the morning coming in at the fish market with the friendly see lion waiting for scraps that the feet of the fisherman cleaning their catch. It was another beautiful day on the island and I couldn't wait to get on the boat. I met up with my fellow divers for the day and we proceeded to have a briefing on our two dives for the day. We would be diving on the south side of Bartolome Island for the first one and then on to Cousins Rock for the second. There were eight of us in total with experience and I was in the middle, though given the long lapse since my last dive, I was really the novice of the group. Experience ranged from a few dives up to over a 1000 dives for one gentleman from the UK who was diving with his wife. We loaded into taxis (small pickup trucks with room for five) along with our gear and headed off to Itabaca Channel to meet up with our dive boat. I was with a couple from Belgium and a young man from Brooklyn who I ended up diving with.
A dive boat is perhaps the quintessential opposite of a day cruise boat in that it's really designed for a single purpose and that's not to spend too much time above the surface. The boat was full of gear and as soon as we were all loaded, we departed for Bartolome, a little over an hour away. Our boat consisted of two benches on both sides that we sat on with our tanks beneath our feet and along the back of the boat with our wetsuits. During the trip, Quike, our dive master sat with each of us in pairs to go over more of the details of the dive such as our first meeting place, depths, underwater topography, underwater signs and what to expect with currents, though that could quickly change once we were on our way. Before arriving to our dive site, we all started putting on our wetsuits, not always an easy task in a moving boat as the suits are tight and require lots of tugging and pulling.
I was in the second group of four going off so it was stand down until the first group had all their gear on and checked. The crew did everything for us such as helping us into our BC vests, but each of us is ultimately responsible for making sure our tanks are full and turned on and that our regulators work properly. Once all of this was complete, we rolled off the side of the boat and were on our way. The visibility though not perfect, was very good and we quickly descended to a shelf at about 15 m. Once there, we regrouped and began to explore the area around Bartolome. There were huge schools of fish everywhere, but in very short order we spotted the things that some only dream of seeing underwater. Huge green sea turtles passing by, sharks, huge schools of fish, and then, literally out of the blue, came the one thing we had all wanted to see but didn't think we would as we had been told it wasn't the right season. A huge manta ray, the biggest of them all and the size of a small truck came slowly by us and then an entire school of manta rays came sailing by. It was like watching a slow motion ballet as they gracefully cruised beside us as we all sat in awe. The first manta set the tone for the rest of the dive as we saw many more of the behemoths throughout the day. They were just spectacular!
The currents around the islands can be quite tricky at times and there's no way one would attempt diving here without an experienced dive master who knows the area well. We were hanging on for dear life at times as the current blew everything by us and to loose your grip meant you be sent careening downstream and away from our group. Luckily, there were lots of handholds to grab without damaging anything as you must be very careful not to grab any coral which could cause damage.
I've always had a problem with my air utilization when diving which causes me to run low on air before most others do. Daniel has always been a master at this and would frequently still have air when the dive master was running low. I had told Quike this before we began the dive and luckily, these dive masters all carry their spare regulator (known as your "octopus") with an extra long hose so when I was running low, he gave me his octopus and I just trailed a bit behind him using his air. We did this until the next person ran a bit low and then I went back on my own tank so the other diver could use the Quike's octopus. This worked well so that we all were ready to ascend together expect for the two more experience divers who had conserved their air. Just after we began our ascent, which takes some time to do safety stops along the way, a small group of hammerhead sharks came by so we missed them. Luckily, I had seen a number of them the day before off of North Seymour when on our boat so I didn't feel too bad about it. After all, we had seen the manta rays and that was spectacular.
After we were all back on board, the crew brought out snacks of cantaloupe, pears and Oreo cookies for us to snack on as we were heading to the site for our second dive. We'd have to be on board for at least an hour between dives which was the minimum time given the depth we'd been to the time underwater. We passed along the edge of Bartolome and spotted a small group of Galapagos penguins, the northernmost penguin who survives here along the equator because of the cold currents that come through the Galapagos year-round.
As we reached Cousins Rock and had been above the surface for the mandatory interval, we once again got our gear together and dove down deep. We again saw several manta rays along with beautiful eagle spotted rays in a huge school. They were all lovely and so graceful as we watched them pass along by us. The dive was again spectacular and we had seen more than I could have imagined we would see in a single day. The experience reminded me what I like so much about scuba diving and I'm already looking forward to the next time I will have the opportunity to dive again. We began our trip back to Itabaca Channel and along the way had our lunch – not nearly as luxurious as the day before, but it tasted amazing after the great experience we had had. Everyone was on a high after having seen so many manta rays in one day and everyone agreed that this was one of their top dives ever. Considering that included a diver with 1000+ dives is saying quite a bit.
By the time we arrived back to the dive shop, it was well after 5pm and we had been told we'd be back around 4pm. Kathy would be waiting at home for me and I knew she'd be a bit worried about the time, but I had no way of contacting her. When I finally arrived home after walking back across town, she told me she had called the shop to see where we were and was told we had just gotten back. She still had some time to worry, though, and I was sad about that.
Once again, we relaxed before heading out for dinner which gave me time to clean up from my day and for Kathy to tell me about hers. She had gone to Los Grietas which is a swimming spot near Finch Bay and where you swim in a crack between the rocks. It is also brackish water as there is some fresh water coming in there. I was hoping that the snorkeling would be good for her, but unfortunately it wasn't. She came back after swimming and went out to Tortuga Bay on her own before coming home early to meet me, even though I was very late.
Dinner was once again on our favorite street, but we decided to order plates of seafood rather than the whole fish. I had a delicious fish in shrimp sauce which meant that they put six huge shrimp on top a big portion of very delicately breaded fish that was incredibly tasty. Kathy had "pulpo diablo" or octopus cooked in a spicy diablo sauce. Oh yes, before dinner, we shared a grilled corn on the cob. Now this isn't just any old corn on the cob, but rather a very special strain of corn with very large kernels that they grill and then serve with a garlic aioli sauce that is to die for. If I could have brought some home I would have in a second, but I don't get along well with the drug/food sniffing dogs that work for the customs agents at the baggage carousels. While eating our dinner, four of my fellow divers came walking buy and took our recommendation to sit down where we were eating and order some similar dishes. We checked on them again after we were finished and they were all quite happy with their food, albeit they had ordered a ton of it. Somehow, though, I think they were going to do just fine with it.
"Calle Kiosk" seemed to be the place to be as we bumped into someone familiar every time we were there. There was a gentleman that got on the bus with us at the airport when we arrived who had stood out to both Kathy and I because of his very unique look – he had reminded me of so many wise men of the past, perhaps Einstein or Schweitzer, or someone of a similar ilk. Kathy had commented that she would have loved to paint him. I think we spoke a few words to each other, but when we sat down last night at our table on the street, he was across from us at another kiosk and we immediately took note and gave each other a nod. After his dinner he was sitting for a few minutes and then came walking over to us to introduce himself so we offered him a seat. His name was Mohammad and he was Iranian, an electrical engineer and had studied at Berkeley just a few years before we had been in college. He was now traveling the world and told us of the many interesting places he had been. We could have listened to him all night and I wanted to have dinner with him, but unfortunately for us, he was leaving for Isabella Island the next day. I'm certain that he found new friends there to share his stories with. He was the type of person who you felt you really wanted to know.
We were heading out well before sunrise the next morning for a day cruise to Bartolome with the hopes of some good snorkeling and hiking. It would be our last full day in the Galapagos so we wanted to make the most of it.
Since we are on the equator, something I'm quite used to in Tanzania, the sun rises and sets pretty much at the same time throughout the year. Here, you can tell time by the sunrise and sundown, something that must have been quite useful to our fellow man in the days before the invention of gears and dials. It's actually quite a reassuring occurrence and one that you become accustomed during your time here. So it was awake with the sun and preparing for a day in paradise with the first stop being Tortuga Bay.
A very short walk from Encantada Blue (our home away from home) begins the path to a well-known beach adjacent to Puerto Ayora. After registering at the little kiosk before we begin our short hike, we head off on the brick path that travels through the volcanic landscape with lots of different cactus, many of which are quite large and tall. Small lizards sunbathing on the small ledges that border the trail scurry away as we pass sometimes trying to out run us as we forge ahead to the beach. The trail winds up and down the small hills and we eventually hear the ocean waves in the distance well before we arrive. And eventually we see the blue water and waves in the distance, like an explorer spotting land, with the beautiful white sand coming into view and, to my delight, there sits a marine iguana right at the water's edge as if waiting patiently for our arrival.
Tortuga Bay is a wonderfully picturesque, white sand beach in the shape of a scimitar that is about 1 km in length. There are volcanic outcroppings that border it on each side and all the beach are marine iguanas marching in one direction, most of them on the sand, but several swimming in the shallows in the same direction. They are like dinosaurs, survivors of a time long ago, who have managed to survive and thrive in the present. These are the only marine iguanas in existence and they reside only here in the Galapagos, as do many of the species on the islands.
We walked beyond Tortuga Beach to a small bay that is surrounded and protected by mangroves to allow swimming without worrying about the currents. We found a nice shady spot below a tree to set our gear down and relax for few minutes before setting out to see how the snorkeling would be. Far out beyond the lagoon there were larger waves breaking, but they were reduced to mere swells by the time they reached this beach. Families and other groups were enjoying the swimming here and Kathy and I set out to try the snorkeling only to find that the visibility under water left much to be desired. We were still able to see schools of fish, sea slugs on the bottom and a glimpse of a sea snake in the vegetation, but overall, it was a bit disappointing. The water was so refreshing, though, and the weather so amazing, that we were still quite happy and enjoyed the outing. Given the poor snorkeling conditions we gave Marco, our friendly taxi driver, a call to see if he was free to take us up to the ranches where the giant tortoises roamed free. He was free a bit later, so we set up a time to meet and he would take us on a tour of the highlands.
We trekked back along the same path and under the blazing sun to exit the park and after cleaning up decided to grab a sandwich for lunch at the Galapagos Deli. We found that they make their own bread which was incredibly delicious! Marco arrive a few minutes late, island time as Kathy calls it, and off we went to see the giant tortoises. There are several private ranches that you can visit where these amazing creatures roam free in the Santa Cruz highlands. What once was a decimated population that had dwindled down to ten adults in the wild due to pressure from introduced, non-native rats who ate the eggs and killed the young is now a thriving population of approximately 4000 wild individuals. This is all due to an active breeding program where eggs are fertilized in a research station and babies are raised until they can survive on their own when they are introduced into the wild. The tortoises are incredible animals that can live to well over 150 years and are docile, lumbering creatures whose only protection is to retreat into their shells when challenged. Their survival and now thriving population is a testament to the hard work of the Darwin Foundation which has spearheaded this program along with the government.
After saying goodbye to the tortoises, Marco took us to some lava tunnels that were nearby. These are long tunnels that are formed by flowing lava that cools first on the outside and then the molten lava in the center continues to flow and empties out like a straw. The tunnel we visited was 400 m in length and, for the most part, very wide as we walked along with the lighting of light bulbs hung from wiring zig zagging along above our heads. The floor was often strewn with large rocks obviously fallen from the ceiling and the footing was slippery from the fine mud silt covering the floor. At one point, though, the ceiling descended to a mere three feet that required us to crawl through on our elbows. It is truly an interesting geologic formation and one that is obviously restricted to very active volcanic regions like the Galapagos.
We returned home from our tour with Marco around 5:30 and decided to relax at home before doing some walking around town and then heading to dinner. Two blocks from our house is a street that is lined with a dozen or so separate restaurants that are like individual kiosks selling various versions of primarily seafood that is so plentiful here. Each evening, the street is blocked off on both ends and each restaurant sets up tables in the street and then puts out their fresh fish for you to choose from. You can also order from a menu of many local Ecuadorian delicacies, but the fresh fish wrapped in foil and cooked on the grill is the real attraction here. As you walk down the block looking at the various food for sale, "hawkers" greet you with their menus in hand for you to sit at their tables. Since Marco had given us the names of two of the vendors that are his favorites, we felt compelled to eat at one them. The entire block is filled with tables and people, both locals and tourists with a sense of adventure, enjoying their evening meal. It is an amazing scene.
After dinner, we stopped by the Galapagos Deli once more as I had spotted that they had homemade ice cream for sale earlier when we there for lunch. A delicious cup of mango and banana ice cream finished off the evening before our several minute walk back home. We were heading out in the morning to North Seymour Island and another adventure.
We had decided to head out of town early for our second day in Quito and Diego had suggested either visiting a nearby rainforest or crater lake, both of which offered some good hiking. Since we were heading to the Galapagos, with all its volcanic landscape, we decided to opt for something a bit different and chose the rainforest.
After a small breakfast of granola, yoghurt and coffee, Diego met us at the hotel and we were on our way heading north through Quito. Our hotel was on the south end of town and Quito is a sprawling city that extends some 40 kilometers in a north-south direction. It is nestled between the tall mountains of the Andes being bordered on both sides by mountains at least twelve to fifteen-thousand feet high and some of the taller ones that exceed fifteen-thousand are snow capped. As we woke up this morning and looked out our window, it turned out to be a beautifully clear and sunny day which was a blessing as the original forecast had been for rain both days. Best of all, Cotopaxi, the nearly twenty-thousand foot-high volcano that has been spewing smoke for the last year or so, was clearly visible to the south of town.
It was a Sunday morning and so the traffic was light as we drove north through Quito and it was a bright sunny day. Though we were under an equatorial sun, the temperature wasn't very high as we're at nine-thousand feet. Still, you could feel the warmth of the radiant heat and between the sun and the altitude, you have to make sure you don't burn. We learned this on our climb up Kilimanjaro over a year ago. What we didn't realize today was that our drive was going to take us through some of the most amazing scenery as we traversed the Pululahua Geobotanic Reserve on our way to our destination. The road was very windy and hugged the mountain sides as we continually ascended and descended the terrain on way deeper into the mountains. The views were tremendous and the lush vegetation was as dense as one can imagine aside from the haphazard cultivated fields on the slopes of the mountains that were somehow were managed to be maintained. Here and there, one would see a small dwelling associated with the fields, but how the inhabitants managed to get to and from them was a mystery to me.
We eventually came to the small village of Nanegalito and as it was a Sunday morning, lots of local residents were out walking in town and visiting the small shops. We stopped for a bit as Diego needed to call into work for some troubleshooting, but this gave us time to explore a little and take in the local scenery. The town was surrounded by taller peaks and again in the distance we could see a few snow covered ones that announced their awesome heights.
Back on the road again, Diego turned off the main route shortly after leaving Nanegalito and we were now ascending a small dirt road traveling higher and higher up into hillsides thickly covered with vegetation, all the time looking across magnificent vistas with deep ravines and very steep slopes. Along the way we saw hikers, each with binoculars who were clearly bird watching, giving us some inkling as to the true nature of the region we were now in. We eventually came upon our destination, Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve Resort. This is totally eco friendly place with buildings erected partially out of local bamboo and a number of unique rooms all with different views of this rain forest in the clouds. As we exited the car and walked up to the office, we immediately noticed there were numerous hummingbird feeders and, more importantly, dozens and dozens of hummingbirds all flying around to the different feeders. And there were perhaps a dozen different species each paying attention only to their own brethren as if the others were totally foreign to them despite looking so similar to us.
We decided to take a short hike before lunch on one of the many trails that traversed this rain forest in the clouds and along the way, Jeff, who has a penchant for orchids, began searching for these unique plants that are native to this region. There were streams and small waterfalls along the trail which was often quite wet and slippery, but we continued upward until we reached the road we came in on and where we had seen the bird watching hikers earlier. As I was checking our coordinates on my gps, I found that we were almost smack on the equator, off by only slightly more than one minute of latitude. We descended another trail based on our maps that had been supplied and slowly made our way now descending the slippery trail, all the while making sure we didn't get lost. At one point, Diego, Kathy and I stood looking at our map to determine we were on the right trail back to the lodge when Jeff walked up to the three of us and asked if we were going to follow the bright yellow sign pointing back to the lodge that was right behind the three of us and which we had completely missed. It was an incredibly comical moment and only goes to show that being observant to your surroundings is as important as how to read a map.
We made it back safely to the lodge and all sat down for lunch in the circular restaurant that overlooked the rain forest. We had a wonderful homemade soup and local fist with salad that was all delicious as was the tiramisu that was served for dessert. We walked around the lodge a bit more as I took some more hummingbird photos and then we all loaded back in the car for the trip back to Quito. This destination was one of the most breathtaking places that I have been and that includes my African travels. If you are a bird watcher, I can't imagine a better place.
The drive back was equally as beautiful, though I will have to admit that I dozed for a bit after our wonderful hike and lovely lunch. As we excited the thickly covered mountains of the reserve and dropped back into the valley with Quito in the distance, we came upon Mitad del Mundo, or Middle of the World, where a monument exists celebrating the location where a French explorer calculated the equator to be in 1736. He was actually about 240 m off in his calculations, but regardless, there is a yellow stripe representing the equator so you can walk with one foot in each hemisphere. We made a brief stop here and went to the top of the monument for the view.
As we drove back into town, there was unfortunately cloud cover in the distance covering up Cotopaxi, but at least we had seen it in the morning. It is approximately the same height as Kilimanjaro, but exists on a continent with many twenty-thousand plus foot high mountains where Kili is the highest on its continent. We said our farewells to Diego, who was an incredible host to us, and decided to relax before heading out to dinner. Tonight was an Ecuadorian sushi restaurant which may sound a bit funny, but given he fresh seafood around here, it was another amazing culinary experience. Tomorrow we awaken early to get to the airport for our trip to the Galapagos and the next part of our wonderful journey.


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Duncan Becomes Final Qualifier for 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions
November 26, 2019, 11:05 AM HST · Updated November 26, 11:05 AM
Sentry Tournament of Champions. PC: Kapalua Golf (1.6.19)
With his maiden PGA TOUR victory, Tyler Duncan became the final player to join the likes of the other 41 winners to qualify for the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions, while Brendon Todd picked up his second victory of the calendar year.
Winning on the PGA TOUR is the only way to qualify for the event and with no more official PGA TOUR events remaining in 2019, Duncan is the final qualifier as the tournament returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua from Jan. 1-5, 2020.
The RSM Classic: Tyler Duncan collected his first career PGA TOUR victory at The RSM Classic with a birdie on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff over Webb Simpson. After 18 pars during the third round, the 30-year-old carded six birdies and a bogey en route to a final-round 65. Duncan made a return to the PGA TOUR this season thanks to a 25th-place finish on the Korn Ferry Tour priority ranking. The victory qualified Duncan for his first trip to The Plantation Course at Kapalua to play in the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Mayakoba Golf Classic: Brendon Todd captured his third PGA TOUR victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic to become the first player to win back-to-back events since Bryson DeChambeau in 2018. Todd closed with a 3-under 68 to defeat Vaughn Taylor, Carlos Ortiz and Adam Long by one stroke. With the win, Todd became the first player to win twice in the fall portion of the schedule in a single season since the TOUR went to a wraparound schedule in 2013-14. Todd qualified for his second appearance at the Sentry Tournament of Champions by virtue of his Bermuda Championship victory earlier in November.
A full list of qualifiers can be found here.
Tickets: A variety of ticket packages are on sale, including daily tickets and weekly tickets. New this year is the Banyan Club located on the par-3 8th hole which will be a hub of activity on the front nine. Weekly ticket packages for the Aloha Club Skybox, located on the iconic finishing hole of The Plantation Course at Kapalua are also available. Beginning this year, all grounds and upgraded hospitality tickets will be distributed to fans digitally; there will no longer be a "Print at Home" option. To purchase tickets to the 2020 event, visit SentryTournamentOfChampions.com. Fans are reminded each year, youth 18 and younger are admitted free of charge to the tournament when accompanied by a ticketed adult.
Parking: As a reminder to fans, general parking will be located at Mahana Estates this year which is just a five-minute shuttle ride to the course. General parking is available Wednesday, Jan. 1 through Sunday, Jan. 5 for $10 per day. Spectators will pay upon arrival to the general parking lot where both cash and credit card are accepted. Free tournament shuttles to The Plantation Course at Kapalua will drop off/pick up at the Main Entrance. The shuttle begins running one hour before gates open and will stop running 30 minutes after gates close.
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Hi Ho Silver! Gerry Burk and her wonder horse, Toby in the Douglas County Fair Parade in Castle Rock, Colorado, with her beautiful parade "Silver Saddle." Gerry is a member of a group of 13 woman, the famous "Silver Saddles Ladies," founded by Ann Wolffe in Denver, Colorado. If you are lucky you can catch them this year at the Denver Rodeo and Stock Show where they will be in their splendid tiaras and sparkling "Silver Saddles." Gerry is also a member of the Bijou Springs Hunt and the Ft. Carson Hunt, both in Colorado.
More wedding bells! The Colorado eventing community is certainly going to miss our fellow eventer and dear friend John Kelly! However, we send John and his new bride, Wendy Low, our best wishes and congratulations! Wendy and John were married in Penobscot Bay on August 8th. Wendy just retired from managing Canterbury Showplace after 22 years. Wendy and John are planning on spending more time eventing and traveling and will be living on Wendy's farm in Gainesville during the winter months and hopefully competing and spending time with old friends back in Colorado during the summer. We wish them both all of the best!
Brianne Goutal is still the One To Watch! Just a few years ago Brianne swept the Big Equitation classes, winning all four major finals in one year and then went on to Brown University where she earned a degree in English. Armed with her college degree, Brianne is now embarking on a full time riding career – and she is doing it with her usual gusto! Stationed in France and training with Conor Swail, Brianne is already back to her winning ways. She rode her horse Nice de Prissey to second place in the $245,022 Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix in July in Sweden. Thanks to Brianne's impressive win, the Federation Equestre International named Brianne the "Rolex One To Watch" for July. We already knew Brianne was one to watch – and we will keep watching and rooting for her!
An exciting and unique concept is in place for equestrians and horse lovers residing in and visiting Wellington, Florida and the Western Communities. Active, involved and creative business leaders have joined together to form the Wellington Equestrian Business Group and to show their appreciation for the Equestrian community, the WEBG is sponsoring the Preferred Equestrian Courtesy Card program. Each merchant is offering a "Courtesy Card Perk" (or discount) to anyone with a Courtesy Card. Visit www.WellingtonEquestrianBusiness.com and request your WEBG Preferred Equestrian Courtesy Card. Use your card at any of the participating WEBG merchants to get promotions and discounts all year! Also, check out the merchant directory page to see the growing list of WEBG businesses who are eager to welcome you with extra courtesy and special offers!
Martha, the proud mom of David Jennings reported to Sidelines that her son was awarded a very prestigious award among fellow riders, the Leading Professional Jumper Rider award at Horse Shows by the Bay this summer in Traverse City, Michigan. Congratulations David. The talented rider also finished 7th in the $30,000 Grand Prix aboard Nandy Fontaine.
Are you thinking your next mount should be a KWPN? Not a bad idea since Dutch-bred horses won a total of 11 Olympic medals in London, five of which were gold. Sounds like a golden breed!
For the equestrian who has everything and enjoys a good laugh! Veterinarian Lisa H. Handy, of Carolina Equine Clinic in Aiken,South Carolina, has published a humorous coffee table book revealing the lighter side of equine practice. Great news – a portion of the profits will go to equine research.
The Colorado hunter/jumper community has lost a wonderful person, friend, rider and trainer. Keiri Kaneps, who lost her battle with cancer, will be dearly missed. Keiri will always be remembered for her love of animals and her positive encouraging inspiration.
Our condolences to Rick Cram on the loss of his father. Rick and Cathy Cram own and operate Progressive Show Jumping inAiken,South Carolina.
We were so sorry to hear that Susan Anderson of Aiken,South Carolina, died at the end of July from a brain aneurism. Though Susan was retired from her lovely tack store, Southern Saddlery, it had been a mainstay in Aiken for many years.
Our thoughts go out to Robert Dover and his family on the loss of his mom, Jean, at age 84. Twelve years ago, Jean was given three months to live after being diagnosed with cancer. Robert was able to spend time with her a few days ago before he left for London to coach the Canadian dressage team at the Olympics. He has posted a lovely tribute to her on his blog.
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If you need further convincing of Tim Bete's wit, check out his Baby Pirate page. Very funny stuff. And now I really can't wait to read his book.
That awesome Polo Ad is a hoax. Does this make it any less awesome? Discuss.
No, I'm not dead. I have, though, been spending a lot of time (when I'm not working or shoveling snow) playing Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal on the PS2 (I got Grand Theft Auto burnout; it was becoming too much like work: drive here, attend a meeting, kill this person, drive over to another place, blow it up, etc.).
It's really cool because not only does it (R&C:UYA) allow you to blow up robots with lots of insane weapons and has a great sense of humor (the dialog is very funny and just today I witnessed the Courtney Gears -- think robotic Britney Spears, but not too hard -- music video... very funny) it also has this awesome online multiplayer mode (I got the wireless bridge, refurbished so it was cheaper, and set it up. With the right gear, it took less than five minutes to configure, filter the MAC address, etc.). Anyway, if you're ever playing Ratchet and Clank online and you get wasted by Dr. Jiggle then you must really suck because I'm not that good.
I also got in the mail today my review copy of Tim Bete's "In the Beginning... There Were No Diapers: LAughing and Learning in the First Years of Fatherhood". This will be a book I actually read as I read some excerpts that the publisher sent earlier and they were really funny and honest. And not corny funny or rip-off-Dave-Barry funny, but actually honest-to-gosh original humor funny.
A wise man, perhaps Hank Hill, once said of his own parental failures "all my books on parenting were written by comedians and I can't tell when they're being funny and when they're being serious". Well, from what little I've read Bete is both funny and serious, and that's the best combination.
Let the smackdown commence.
Seriously, you'd assume a Bishop would realize that the Church's teaching on contraception in particular or sexual ethics in toto is not something which is mutable -- so I would assume the A(hole)P just got the facts of the story wrong (quelle surprise).
Unless of course the Spanish Bishops were suggesting those infected with HIV and who want to spread it by engaging in immoral behavior wear the latex condoms over their nose and mouth for a period of not less than 20 or 30 minutes. That would be probably more effective at stopping the spread of HIV than wearing them on your ding-dong, and potentially no less morally serious an offense.
"The Pope himself asked us to set you free."
Pac Attack!
This is awful, AWFUL. And why is no one calling this a "hate crime". Mark Shea always said, no matter how brutal the offense, it's never a hate crime when it's against Catholics. He seems to have been correct.
On the other hand, for anyone with small children, the new TMBG DVD "Here Come The ABCs" will be a required purchase. I've seen a few video clips on the Disney Channel (they've been showing "QU" and "Go for G"). This one is going to be seriously cool. I don't know what the exclusive Amazon content will be... and I admit that I am curious... but for under $10 there is no way you could go wrong on this one.
This would be an excellent children's album had the lyricist for the project not made the awful, fatal, terrible mistake and decided that he would be the lead vocalist. This can seriously ruin even the best project -- taking a Grammy-nominated recording (which I guess this is) down to the level of "demo tape" in terms of listenability.
The lyrics are funny and clever and it's a really cool (albeit somewhat obvious) idea but Richard Perlmutter has to have the worst singing voice I've ever heard recorded on a CD that people are supposed to pay money for. Seriously. It's even worse than my own voice -- and I don't invoke that particular qualification lightly. He sounds like someone who is not a singer that I might have (accidentally) hit with my car, who is bleeding in the street, but is still trying to sing anyway: you just want to say "Stop it! Please just die peacefully!" but he keeps right on singing.
If you haven't yet, check out Big Idea's "VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera", which was produced during the period where they moved from Chicago to Nashville under less than ideal circumstances (appropriately enough the three stories teach lessons in perseverance). It's definitely their most adventurous, daring, musically interesting, and funny episode yet. It's also their most "Catholic" episode (love that humorous and faithful -- rather, fanciful -- flannelgraph of St. Patrick's story -- apparently, and we learn this from the "making of" featurette, which is just one of about a dozen special features on the disc, Mike Nawrocki has been reading his Church history).
The DVD did not play very well in one of our DVD players (the first frames of each chapter were jittery, until I stopped and started it again -- as feature-packed as their DVDs are at this price point, ten dollars, with at least three different audio tracks, and so on, something like this was bound to happen sooner or later), so I emailed Big Idea tech support at 5:30pm on the Sunday before Christmas. I had a reply less than two hours later telling me they were working on the problem and since it may be a few weeks before they had a fixed version of the DVD ready to ship they could send me free of charge a VHS tape of the episode to watch. Since the DVD was working fine in our other DVD players, I declined, but none the less told them just how impressed I was by their fast response and willingness to put themselves out to make sure our family could enjoy the stories on the DVD in some form or another.
Anyway, I strongly recommend "Sumo of the Opera" for no other reason that you'll probably never laugh so hard at a parody of "Rocky" that's been blended with the "Mikado" and then acted out by vegetables. "Eye of the Tiger" meshes eerily well with Gilbert and Sullivan....
Unsurprisingly, this interview with Sister Helen Prejean on NPR only reinforces the sad observation that the concept "proportionality" exists nowhere in Sister Helen's world.
Notice how in the first sentence of the intro, Melissa Block explains that Prejean believes the death sentence to be morally wrong (which is debateable, though not given the straw man of a "pro-death penalty" argument Prejean erects later in the interview) and unconstitutional. Whuzzah-huh? I'd love to know her opinion on abortion, but I doubt she's given the subject much reflection, which only makes the title of her new book all the more offensive (morally offensive).
I do, however, find revealing (at least of her own personal motivations), her quaint, minstrel-show-inspired, Baez-esque impression of the (now late) southern (and retarded, by Prejean's description) African-American man (and convicted murderer) she counseled (three minutes and 10 seconds into the interview): "Sistuh Helen, I don't think I gonna eat dat, dat meal with dat Warden ... They gon' kill me!"
I don't know if it's JUSTICE that motivates Sister Helen as much as it is her own white-liberal sense of guilt which is, at its very heart, a form of racism. And it's only every so often, as we saw in the case with Joan Baez, that evidence of that underlying racism leaks out.
Schnappi das Kleine Krokodil
I bet this song would be even more fun on crocodile schnapps.
AltaVista's BabelFish translates the lyrics thusly:
"I am Schnappi the small crocodile come from Egypt, am located directly at the Nile first lay I in an egg then schni schna snatched myself I freely
(Refrain)
schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch schni schna schnappi schnappi schnappi snatch
I am Schnappi the small crocodile have sharp teeth and of it completely beautifully much I snatch myself which I snatch can snatch too because I so well can
I am Schnappi the small crocodile I snatch gladly that am my favourite play I creep to the mummy ran and show it as I to snatch can
I am Schnappi the small crocodile and of snatch war I not too much I bite the Papi briefly there in the leg and then then I sleep simply a."
(I guess in Germany you can get away with playing all that bad language in verse 2 on the radio).
Excellent synopsis of the Schnappi phenomenon over at POF. Unsurprisingly (and to which the various Schnappi remixes will attest), this is the most original piece of music Germany has produced in ... when did Wagner die again?
"He's smiling because he likes apples!"
(The previous picture featured a person frowning angrily because "he didn't like apples.")
Snow Fun!
For my money, Fred Armisen is the most talented player in the current SNL cast. I guess he's in "Anchorman", too, which makes me just want to see that movie all the more.
Poems by Louis Jenkins.
Create your own conspiracy theory!
Is Starbucks Black Apron just one of many masonic aprons -- perhaps George Washington's apron? Note the similarities between the round emblem at the top of Washington's apron and at the top of this apron.
Just a little food for thought.
Whee! I guess now you can download the "Robot Love" album from MSN in Windoze Media Player format (160kbps).
While I was there, checking out my page (click button above), I found the list of similar artists (similar to me, I presume). The samples from the collection of guitar- and Casio-driven pop songs by Nobukazu Takemura is particularly priceless.
Everybody welcome superfriend Britain back to the airwaves. Welcome back!
I can't wait until I unlock this (it'll be a while, though, as I'm still putting around Los Santos in my pimp suit and WWI-era German helmut). It'll be like Christmas all over again.
If anyone needs a brand new Belkin 802.11g Wireless Router and wants to help me out, cruise over to this eBay auction o' mine. I just had it out of the box overnight while I tried to make it work like a wLAN bridge with my Netgear wireless router (turns out is can only be a wLAN bridge with another Belkin router, but it works just fine as a primary wireless 802.11g 54m router, which is what it was really designed to do). I can't get the Netgear wireless bridge until I sell this thing, which means I can't take my PS2 online until I get rid of this (sad, I know). So if you are in the market for one of these, check it out. If you check the auction and it's over and didn't sell, drop me an email. It'll probably still be available and I'll probably be very willing to part with it.
As a working parent, you kind of get gypped when it comes to experiencing all the cute and wonderful and smart things your kids do. So here, for my own sake, I'm writing down a few of the things from this past week before I forget them:
On Friday he arranged the magnetic letters on his chalkboard in alphabetical order, and put the numbers in descending numerical order.
He started drawing glasses on his cartoon faces, this morning in Church.
He told me today that I should read the "silly book over there" and learn how to make the silly face (making face scrunched with tongue sticking out). I had no idea what he meant until he showed me the book.
He's memorized all the words to "Birdhouse in Your Soul", "Doctor Worm," "Don't Let's Start," "The Statute Got Me High," to name just a few of the TMBG songs he knows, and he has memorized the track order on Disc 1 of their collection, "Dial-A-Song".
His love for all things Pac-Man deepened.
He knows what letter many, many words start with. Even words you wouldn't think to ask about.
And that's only one small sampling of the things from this week I hope never to forget. Memory is cruel, though. I always seem to forget the things I want to remember until that worst possible moment when they're brought back for some awful ironic juxtaposition. Regardless, I love the little guy more than anything I can think of. Meanwhile, the search for the library's "If you give a Moose a Muffin" book continues. Only now we're looking for our other Nintendo Wavebird as well. He's got to have a stash someplace, but I'm not even sure he knows where it is.
Back from the Break
Okay, so I never really left. I spent the past week indoors, mostly, playing Playstation 2 and recovering from the holidays. You wouldn't think that just preparing for Christmas and spending time with the families would tire you out, but it does (and somewhat paradoxically, renews you at the same time). We got a new dishwasher unexpectedly, too. 'Xander's favorite toy from Christmas, apart from his new red wagon is one of those plug n' play Ms. Pac Man games. I though it was broken when it stopped working last Monday, but I just plugged it in with new batteries (which I tried on Monday) and now it works. Go figure.
"Katamari Damacy" for the PS2 is a thoroughly enjoyable game. It showed up on a lot of "best of" lists for 2004, and deservedly so. Check that out. My sister Maria got me "Taiko Drum Master", too, and 'Xander and I have been having a lot of fun with that as well.
I've also really been enjoying that murder simulator (which I didn't ask for, but my sister Monica got for me). In addition to being a murder simulator, it's also a paramedic simulator, a fire-fighter simulator, a bike-riding simulator, a dancing simulator, and many other kinds of simulator. It's really remarkable how much detail Rockstar Games put into making a parallel version of the state of California. My favorite, of course, is the nearly one dozen different radio stations you can choose from as you drive around: most playing music I was listening to in 1993 (when the game takes place). Seriously: every song featured on the "Master Sounds" station (mostly JBs and Maceo and the Macks) I bought on CD compilations in the early 1990s. And nothing takes me back to the days of riding in Karyl's 1989 Honda Civic like driving around the game universe listening to "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction. Anyway, it's definitely not one for the kids and all of the things you do in the game that are so much fun (I thought I was having fun when I found the chainsaw, but THEN I found the flamethrower) sound thoroughly awful when you try to explain them to someone else (though I would be grateful if someone could tell me what the bouqet of flowers or the blind man's cane are for).
Anyway, that was my break. I didn't really do anything productive (except spend the whole week with my family, for which I'm very, very gateful), and I'm actually pretty okay with that.
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By Patrick Goodenough | June 22, 2011 9:35 AM EDT
Although Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has championed women's rights from Azerbaijan to Zambia, it took her weeks to respond to an appeal to publicly support a campaign by Saudi women to be permitted to drive.
Even then, her comments on Tuesday came not of her own initiative, but in response to a question at a press availability – and after Saudi women activists and journalists had questioned her public silence on the subject.
In her answer, Clinton signaled once again the Obama administration's sensitivity about the U.S. being seen to be preaching change to a non-Western culture – and to an important U.S. ally. She repeatedly stressed that the driving campaign was coming from Saudi women themselves.
"I am moved by it and I support them, but I want to underscore the fact that this is not coming from outside of their country," she said.
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My wife and I spent last weekend road tripping to Madison, Wisconsin to pick up a rare 1960-1961 Michigan Fiberglass Company-made 16′ Arrowhead (hull number 7023) from all around great guy Dennis Tweedale. According to Dennis he purchased the boat in 2010 from a man that had acquired the boat from a farmer that had been storing it for years. The new owner used it as a family ski and fishing boat for years until Dennis acquired it. Dennis contacted me about finding a new owner and I gladly, with my lovely wife's blessing, accepted the gift and even joined me on a great fall color tour trip through northeastern Wisconsin and northern Michigan that included a lunch stop at Bucky's in Berlin, Wisconsin.
This is my second Lake 'n Sea 16' Arrowhead acquisition in last 30 days so I will be concentrating on documenting and restoring these two beauties for the next few years instead of collecting.


On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy go swimming in the underwater survival game Subnautica to see how big the fish get on another planet. The other games they've been playing include Sea of Thieves, Darkest Dungeon, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Meat Boy, Cosmic Encounter, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and more. Over in the news God Of War will be releasing in April, Xbox game pass expands to new titles from Microsoft, and reports that Anthem has been pushed out of 2018. This episode goes for 2 hours, it also contains coarse language.


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A four-day expo, jointly organized by the Afghan government and the private sector, opened in Kabul on Tuesday showcasing locally made products.
Goods manufactured by over 170 companies went on display including industrial products, agricultural produce, telecommunication goods and handicrafts.
CEO Abdullah Abdullah attended the opening of the expo and said the lack of land, shortage of electricity and the absence of regulated money lending services were the three main challenges in terms of investment in the country.
Abdullah said government has addressed these challenges to some extent and is committed to supporting the private sector.
"If we want to serve our people and lead our country out of the current situation and bring positive changes to people's lives, then without supporting the private sector it is impossible," said Abdullah.
A number of factory owners at the exhibition meanwhile said government has failed to provide the fundamental needs for investors and is unable to even safeguard the lives of business owners.
Organizers of the exhibition said such expos will play a vital role in highlighting and overcoming problems faced by the private sector. They asked government to address their problems and to find solutions.
"Direct talks should be held with government to decrease the gap between the state and private sector and to eventually close the gap completely," Vida Popalzai, one of the expo organizers said.
"Holding such expos helps us by up to 80 percent to market our goods and we meet international organizations and other factories through such exhibitions," Zainab Karimi, a handicraft producer said.
Government officials meanwhile said such events also enabled them to gauge the capacity of private companies and factories.
After more than three decades of conflict, Afghanistan's economy is edging towards recovery.
According to World Bank data, Afghanistan's GDP is now nearly five times greater than it was in 2002 and GDP per capita has increased by 64 percent since 2002.
USAID reported last month however, that despite these promising signs, Afghanistan continues to face severe economic hurdles and remains one of the world's poorest countries.
Insecurity, corruption and limited business enabling infrastructure threaten efforts to establish a thriving economy that attracts investment, promotes trade, creates jobs, and provides much-needed revenue to the Afghan government.
Afghanistan is highly dependent on imports, a fact reflected by its large trade deficit – approximately $7.63 billion in imports and $700 million in exports according to the International Monetary Fund.
However, government and NGOs have been hard at work in the past few years to boost investment in order to create jobs.
By supporting the Afghan government's efforts to empower the private sector, increase exports, and create jobs, USAID is one such organization that is actively enabling Afghanistan's economic growth, which is critical for the country's long-term security and socio-economic stability.
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Mariah Carey has reportedly split from her backing dancer boyfriend Bryan Tanaka.
The pop diva went public with her romance with her new beau, who worked as a dancer on The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour in 2016, by posing for cosy pictures with him on a beach in Hawaii in November (16).
They recently celebrating Mariah's birthday in Mexico at the end of March (17), but they reportedly haven't seen or spoken to each other since that trip and have now parted ways.
Sources tell TMZ.com Bryan was jealous over Mariah's friendly relationship with her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe. The former couple, who split in 2014 after six years of marriage, regularly hang out together with the children, going to dinner, parties and even on vacation together. Their closeness reportedly made Bryan mad and he would get his revenge by flirting with other women in front of Mariah.
The "last straw" is said to have been the Kids' Choice Awards last month (Mar17), when Mariah, Nick and the twins made a family appearance on the orange carpet, which the 33-year-old reportedly felt "disrespected" by.
As for Mariah, she apparently got fed up of footing Bryan's bills and felt he just wanted to get famous from their relationship.
The dancer made his feelings about the singer known on her E! reality show Mariah's World, despite her being engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer at the time.
In October (16), her representative confirmed Mariah had not seen Packer since they had a fight in Greece in September (16). Mariah declared the relationship was not working and removed her engagement ring during the Mariah's World finale, which aired in January (17).
Rapper-turned-actor Ludacris is helping MTV bosses revive hit reality show Fear Factor for a whole new generation of fans.
Nelly Furtado and husband Demacio Castellon secretly split last year (16).
Mel B has obtained a restraining order against her former nanny.
Alanis Morissette's former music manager's has publicly apologised for stealing millions from the singer.
Kate Bush's representative has set the record straight over claims the singer was turned down by the Coachella music festival.
Mariah Carey has promised to drop a new album in 2017 after committing to a new deal with Epic Records.
Mel B's estranged husband Stephen Belafonte has vowed to fight for the children he shares with his former wife.
Jay Z has pulled his entire music catalogue from Spotify.
Britney Spears will reportedly end her Las Vegas residency in December (17).


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House of the Dragon: Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) are among the main characters in the Game of Thrones prequel (HBO)
House of the Dragon cast: 11 main characters in Game of Thrones prequel - from Princess Rhaenyra to Daemon Targaryen
House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel series, will focus on the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of Dragons.
By Ginny Sanderson
29th Aug 2022, 2:29pm
Set hundreds of years before the events of Game of Thrones, new HBO prequel show House of the Dragon will cover the bloody Targaryen civil war outlined in George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood.
Here's a guide to the main characters in House of the Dragon, the actors playing them, and where their loyalties may lie in the conflict known as the Dance of Dragons.
The 15 most powerful dragons in House of the Dragon – from Caraxes to Vhagar
5. Otto Hightower
Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is Hand of the King to Viserys I Targaryen and father to Alicent Hightower. A powerful and clever man, he has a bitter rivalry with Prince Daemon Targaryen.
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6. Rhaenys Targaryen
Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) is a dragonrider who is married to Corlys Velaryon. She is known as the "queen who never was" because her cousin Viserys was chosen to rule instead of her, after a great council decided a woman should not sit on the Iron Throne
7. Corlys Velaryon
Corlys Velaryon (Steve Touissant), also known as the Sea Snake, is admiral to the Targaryen fleet and the richest man in Westeros. He is part of House Velaryon, an ancient and powerful family with the blood of Old Valyria in their veins. Corlys has two children with his wife Rhaenys Targaryen: Laena and Laenor.
8. Criston Cole
Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) is a member of the Kingsguard under Viserys I. He has a crucial role in sparking the flame for the Dance of Dragons.
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Systems biology provides new approaches for in silico metabolic engineering and drug development through the application of analysis, simulation and optimization methods for metabolic models. In silico modeling of cellular metabolism is divided between genome-scale stoichiometric models and small-scale kinetic models. While the former are analyzed using optimal assumptions predicting intracellular microbial fluxes and growth rates, the later are used for dynamic behaviour simulations. However, there is currently a separation between these two modeling approaches. In this talk, I will discuss my work related to the challenges to build novel computational approaches for complex large metabolic networks of biological systems and to fill the gap between kinetic and genome-scale stoichiometric models.


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Q: How to tell if a certain Excel file is open using VB.NET? I'm exporting my Dataset to an excel file, and I want to make sure I keep any file errors under control.  One in particular that I'm concerned about is accessing a file that's already open. A general IOException occurs that says "The process cannot access the file 'C:\Reports\report300.csv' because it is being used by another process." Here is the line in which the error will occur:
Dim output As New IO.StreamWriter(path, False, UnicodeEncoding.Default)
I guess I could just throw a try catch around it, but what if an IOException happens that isnt related to this particular incident? Is there a way I can check to see if the file is already open before allowing this code to run?  I looked on google but couldn't find a straight answer, especially when I'm using excel.
Thanks in advance.

A: You can use Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() to find out what Windows error caused the exception.  For example:
Public Shared Function OpenUnlockedFile(ByVal path As String) As StreamWriter
    Dim sw As StreamWriter = nothing
    Try
        sw = New StreamWriter(path)
    Catch ex As IOException When System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() = 32
        REM locked, return nothing
    End Try
    Return sw
End Function

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If you're sick of dealing with the shoebox full of receipts it could be time you hired a bookkeeper. Here are ten questions to ask before you do.
1. What qualifications and professional memberships do you hold, and are you a registered BAS agent?
The Tax Agent Services Bill 2008 scheduled to take effect from 1st March 2010 means that anyone providing BAS services for a fee will need to be a registered BAS agent. If your bookkeeper is processing BAS work, then this is something they should be transitioning towards.
At a minimum, your bookkeeper should have qualifications such as Certificate IV Financial Services. Look for someone who is a member of one of the various professional bookkeeping associations in Australia such as The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) or the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
2. What insurances do you have?
At a minimum, professional indemnity insurance is desirable.
3. Who will undertake the data entry and BAS preparation?
Establish whether the work will be consistently undertaken by the same bookkeeper or by any member of the team and whether the work will be reviewed.
4. What experience / references do you have?
References may not always be reliable, but it is worth taking the effort to do a little research. Many websites offer independent reviews of professional services.
5. If the work is done in an accounting package, who retains the ownership of the datafile?
Many bookkeeping organisations will process the work on their own datafile, which will save you the expense of purchasing the software upfront. If at a future date you wish to bring the bookkeeping in-house, the transfer of ownership will cost a nominal fee; currently a MYOB datafile transfer costs $25.
6. Where will the work be done?
Will the bookkeeper work onsite, offsite, or remotely?
7. Who will be responsible for rectification work?
Mistakes may date back years; corrections can be costly exercises, involving re-keying data, reworking BAS, and reviewing end-of-year financial statements. Will the bookkeeping work be redone free of charge or will the charges be reimbursed?
8. What does the bookkeeper require to process the work?
Establish what your bookkeeper will need from you on a regular basis. Do they want the receipts sorted? Are you required to write account codes or explanations on the receipts? Unless you're paying extra for mind reading services I would expect this to be the case.
9. How will the bookkeeper communicate with your accountant?
Unfortunately I have come across instances where the business tax accountant treats the bookkeeper in a derogatory fashion and open lines of communication suffer.
When this happens you suffer too, so you need to establish how the bookkeeper will communicate with the accountant, and how the accountant will charge you. I strongly advise you to introduce your bookkeeper to your accountant, and to encourage a professional relationship between them.
The elephant in the room is that the work of bookkeepers is vastly undervalued. Staying with the jungle theme, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.
Once you have found your bookkeeper don't simply outsource and ignore. You need to look at your management reports on a timely basis and incorporate them into your decision-making processes.


This is the first book in the Cinderella's Secret Diaries series. Lost will captivate readers who love New Adult fiction and fairy tales. Lost is a perfect match for fans who have read Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
Everyone knows the story of Cinderella and the glass slipper, but what happened to her after she married the Prince? Set in the late 1700s as Napoleon is rising to power, Cinderella embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to come to terms with her new life. Her journey leads her to find her long lost Fairy Godmother and aids her to solve the mystery behind her mother's death. Yet the Fey Lord, the Silver Fox, also takes notice in her and suddenly her world is turned upside down . . .
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A unique spin on the classic tale. I found this book extremely addictive and impossible to put down. If you love fairy tales, you simply must read this. I can't wait to read book two, Stolen, and see what else this author has cooked up.


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Patricia Lourens - Minister of Education Culture Youth and Sports Alain Richardson- Former President of the Collectivitie Leona Romeo-Marlin - Member of the Board for Speedy Plus track and field club.
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SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (August 05, 2013) - The Speedy Plus Track & Field Club were happy to greet its gold metalists at the Princess Juliana International Airport on Thursday July 25, 2013 at 2:00pm. Whilst returning from Paris, France we learnt that four of the five athletes won gold metals. The SXM Airport once again provided its VIP room for the arriving athletes to be welcomed by both French and Dutch Government Officials. Promotional Bags were also handed over onbehalf of the SXM Airport for the winners. (For the Press Release information Kalifa, kindly contact the Ministry of Education, Sports Representative, Jonelle Richardson at 5429344.


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May I humbly suggest you do a version with the breasts exposed ?
Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, I originally commissioned that model to Wolvalix on F.A.


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The two uniformed deputies were flanking Noah, and each of them had a nightstick in his hand. She had seen the deputies before but did not know their names. One of them was a large man with his belly hanging over his belt and tow-colored hair. The other was a much smaller man. His hat was pushed back on his head revealing black hair, and there was a sneer on his face as he stared at Noah Valentine.
"Come on, nig, we know you robbed that store. You might as well 'fess up to it."
"No, suh, I ain't robbed no store," Noah protested, shaking his head vigorously. "I was here all night last night. You can ask my mama if it ain't so."
The big deputy laughed, a raucous, cruel sound. "Well, how 'bout that, Arlie? His mama will tell us he was here all night. Now, ain't that sweet!"
The smaller deputy named Arlie grinned with a sharklike expression. "I guess we'll just have to take her word for it, won't we, Merle?"
Jenny somehow knew what was coming, but it happened so fast she was unable to respond.
The grin faded from the smaller man's face. "You gonna
confess to holdin' up the store?" he asked. "You might as well, 'cause we'll get it out of you one way or another."
"No, suh, I ain't held up no store, Deputy Pender."
Arlie Pender, like many small men, felt the need to prove himself to those who were larger. "You callin' me a liar?" he snapped.
"No, suh, I ain't."
"He called me a liar, Merle. I ain't standin' for that!"
In a swift move, the small deputy lifted his nightstick and brought it down hard on Noah's skull. Jenny gasped, the sound of the sharp blow nearly making her sick. It sounded like someone striking a watermelon with a blunt instrument. She saw Noah go down on one knee, his hands covering his head. The rich, red blood was coursing down his face when suddenly the large man raised his stick too and struck at him. Noah was covering his head, so the stick struck his thick arm, but then both the men began to rain down blows, cursing and shouting.
Afterward Jenny did not remember making any conscious decision to interfere. She simply found herself running toward the trio and heard herself shouting, "You stop that, you hear me!" She came to stand before the two men, and Noah, who was now lying on his stomach trying to cover his head, rolled over and looked up at her, blood streaming down his face. He struggled to his feet, his eyes half glazed from the force of the terrific blows he had taken.
"You're interfering with a police action here, lady," Pender said.
"That's right," Merle Arp said. "He was resisting arrest."
"No, he wasn't," Jenny said. She looked up at the big man fearlessly, her eyes were flashing, her face pale. "You hit him without any provocation!"
The small deputy laughed. "You must be a Yankee. I can tell from the way you talk."
"Doesn't matter how I talk! You two struck this man without any cause."
"Well, now, that's just your word against ours," Merle Arp said. His eyes went over Jenny in a suggestive manner, and he said, "You ain't bad lookin' for a Yankee girl. Me and you might step out some night."
"But now just step back, miss. We're takin' this man in."
A movement caught Jenny's eyes, and she turned to see a tall black woman wearing a faded brown dress come outside. She was holding a small child no more than three or four by the hand, and several other children gathered behind her. "He wasn't doin' nothin' to you. I seen it all. You hit him for nothin'!" she said.
"Get back in the house, Mama!" Noah said. He wiped the blood from his face and turned to the two men. "I didn't rob no store."
"You'll have your chance to prove that. Put the cuffs on him, Merle."
Jenny watched helplessly as they put the cuffs on the big man and forced him into the backseat of the car. Deputy Merle Arp stopped long enough to run his eyes up and down her figure and said, "I'll be seein' you, sweetie. I think you and me would go pretty well together."
"You'll see me all right, but it'll be in court! I'll be there to testify to what you two did."
The two deputies grinned at each other, and then Arlie Pender winked at her. "You just do all you want to, Yankee lady."
The car pulled out, and Jenny turned to the black woman. "I saw it all," she said. "I'll go see the sheriff about it. My name's Jenny Winslow. I live down the road."
"I'm Hattie. Noah's mama." A deep sadness revealed itself in the woman's large brown eyes. She was a strong woman but bowed by time and trouble. "It won't do no good. That sheriff, he hates my boy just 'cause he got in trouble one time."
"He sold some moonshine whiskey, and he had to go to the pen, but he found the good Lord while he was there. He
served his time, and ever since he's been helpin' me raise these chil'uns. They daddy's dead."
"It'll be all right, Hattie. They can't do anything to him because I saw it all."
"You don't know this place, Miss Winslow. A black man ain't got no defense against a white man's word."
Jenny, at that moment, felt a surge of rage such as she had rarely experienced. Her life before the stock market crash had been smooth and relatively uneventful. She had not experienced things like this in New York City, but now standing in front of the pitiful shack with the sorrowing mother in front of her, a resolution formed itself. She nodded and said, "I'll go see the sheriff right away, Hattie. Don't worry about it. The Lord will take care of you."
"The good Lord will have to because there ain't nobody else. But I thank you, miss, for your kindness."
Jenny went back, got into the truck, and left. As she pulled out onto the highway, she took one glance and saw Hattie Valentine staring at her, the children gathered about her. They made a sad tableau to her, and the resolution to help Noah Valentine grew into something stronger than she had ever known before.
Dr. Harrison Peturis was enjoying a rare moment of rest. He was one of the few doctors in the county that would go outside the city limits to treat patients, and as a result he kept a busy schedule. He leaned back in his chair reading from his favorite book,
Paradise Lost.
He always read the book aloud, and his voice rolled as he seemed to chew on the words and brought them out in full-throated tones:
"At certain revolutions all the damned
Are brought; and feel by turns the bitter change
Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce,
From beds of raging fire to starve in ice
Their soft ethereal warmth, and there to pine
Immovable, infixed, and frozen round
Periods of time, thence hurried back to fire."
a punishment for you." Peturis got up and read the lines again, filling his office with the sound of his powerful voice. He was a big man, built like a huge stump. Everything about him was thick—his arms, his legs, his body, his neck. He had coarse salt-and-pepper hair, a clipped black beard, and snapping brown eyes. As he continued to read from the poem with obvious enjoyment, he stopped only to puff on the thin cheroot that he kept clamped between his jaws like a bulldog. White ash from the cigar covered the front of his vest, and some flakes even showed in the blackness of his beard.
The door opened, and Peturis looked up to see his nurse, Geraldine Sweeting, enter. She was tall and rail thin, with a voice surprisingly deep for a woman. "Doctor, Jenny Winslow's here."
Tossing the book on his desk, Peturis turned and nodded. "Must be time for that baby." He walked out of the office and found Jenny standing in the waiting room. Without preamble, Jenny said, "You've got to come, Dr. Peturis. It's my stepmother. The baby's on the way."
"How's she doing?"
Jenny shook her head. "She seems all right to me, but I don't know anything about babies."
"All right. I'll come right away. No patients here. Geraldine, you'd better come along with me. At her age it's liable to be a troublesome delivery."
"Would you hurry please, Doctor," Jenny urged. "I think my father's worried."
Peturis puffed on the cigar rapidly, then pulled it from his lips and grinned. "He ought to know all about having babies. He had you, didn't he?"
"This is different. He's older now. Please hurry, Doctor."
"All right. All right. I'm on my way."
"I've got one errand to run, and then I'll be right home."
Jenny left the doctor's office and went at once to the sheriff's office. She walked in and found the new sheriff, Max Conroy, standing with his two deputies. The three grinned at her when she entered.
"Well, I've been expecting you," Max said. "I understand there's a little difference of opinion here about this business."
"Noah Valentine didn't do a thing, Sheriff. These two just started hitting him for nothing."
Conroy shrugged and said, "I have to take my deputies' word for it. Noah's been in fights before. As a matter of fact, he once beat up a fellow so bad he almost didn't make it."
"But that was then and this is now!"
Jenny stood there arguing, but she saw that the men were toying with her. A fourth man was in the room, but he said nothing. He was standing against the wall, not tall but well built, and bearing the uniform of the sheriff's office. Jenny did not notice him at first, but when she turned she saw him standing there and surmised that he was an Indian. He had copper cheeks and eyes black as obsidian, and his face was absolutely expressionless, so she had no hope of his helping her.
"You boys leave here, and I'll settle this with Miss Winslow," Conroy said. The two deputies, Arp and Pender, laughed and then disappeared into the back, where there was evidently an extension of the office. The copper-faced man said nothing but went out the front door. As soon as the door was closed, Conroy walked over to stand by Jenny. He was no more than thirty-five, tall, lean, and wiry. He had sandy hair, and his green eyes were as cold as she remembered them from the store. There was something suggestive in his manner that made Jenny's stomach turn. "You just don't understand these niggers," he said with a half smile. "You got to crack down hard on 'em. Why, half of 'em are cutting the other half to bits with razors on Saturday night."
"Sheriff, I admit I'm new to this country, but if I had seen what I witnessed this afternoon in New York, I would have come to the same conclusion. Your deputies attacked Noah Valentine for no reason."
"That's not what they say."
Jenny felt a sense of hopelessness, but something about the bland expression of the deputies and the sheriff infuriated her. "Why would I lie?"
"Now look, Jenny, when you get to know me better you'll understand that this is a tough job. We have to be hard. Maybe the boys get a little over-anxious sometimes, but they put their lives on the line every day." He reached out and put his hand on her arm and squeezed it. "Look, why don't you and I go out tonight? We can talk about this."
Jenny wrenched her arm away. "I'm not going out with you, not ever," she said, "and you haven't heard the last of this!" She turned away and heard Conroy's laughter follow her. She slammed the door and started blindly down the street but quickly collided with a man.
"Excuse me," she muttered. Looking up, she saw it was the deputy who hadn't said anything.
"My name's Billy Moon, Miss Winslow."
The voice seemed to come from deep within the man's chest. He was more muscular than most men, extremely strong looking, and although his face was expressionless, she saw something in his eyes that caused her to feel he was a different sort of man than the sheriff and the other two deputies.
"It's not fair, Deputy Moon," she said.
Moon studied her for a moment, then said, "If I were you, I'd go see Luke Dixon."
"Luke Dixon? Who's he?"
"He's a lawyer. Trying to be, anyway. He does surveying on the side to make a living."
"Why should I go see him?"
"He's a pretty good man, and he sometimes takes on cases
other lawyers won't handle. He's got a bad name with some of the local leadership around here because he won't play their game."
"I don't have any money for a lawyer."
"Go see him anyway," Moon said quietly. He hesitated, then said, "If you do go, you might tell him I heard Merle and Arlie brag on how they beat Noah up."
"You'd testify to that?"
"Yes." The answer came quickly, and Moon said, "We had a pretty good department here as long as Sheriff Beauchamp was around."
"It must be hard for you."
"I don't think I'll be around long. Conroy's trying to figure out a way to get rid of me. He will after the next election."
"I'll go see Dixon."
"Drive down Main Street, turn to your right at the next corner. You'll probably find him there. He's between jobs at the moment."
"Thank you, Deputy."
"You're welcome, miss."
Moving quickly along the street, Jenny found the office of Luke Dixon without any trouble. The sign outside his door read
Luke Dixon, Attorney at Law.
She entered and at once was greeted by a lanky man with a head full of blond hair and pale blue eyes. "Can I help you, miss?"
"My name's Jennifer Winslow, and I need help."
"Have a seat," Dixon said. His eyes took her in quickly, and he sat back and listened as she explained why she was there.
"And what would you like for me to do?"
"I'd like for you to defend him. He doesn't have any help at all. His mother and his brothers and sisters saw what happened."
"Their word won't mean much in court. It'll have to be up to you. Are you ready to testify?"
"All right. I'll see what I can do." He hesitated, then said,
"I heard about your folks. Your dad won the Congressional Medal of Honor, didn't he?"
"Yes, in the Spanish-American War."
Dixon did not comment, but Jenny could see that this meant something to him.
"All right," he finally said. "I'll go down and see Noah. I always liked the man. He was a rough one in his early days, but he's been straight since he got back. Straight as the law will let him."
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