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Report: U.S. Embassy in Cairo Gave Bribes to Members of Muslim Brotherhood
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The Muslim Brotherhood's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate in which Islam is the only accepted religion
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HAS OBAMA BEEN PAYING OFF ISLAMIC TERRORISTS?
by Sharon Rondeau
The Muslim Brotherhood's goal is to establish a worldwide caliphate in which Islam is the only accepted religion
(Aug. 26, 2013) — On Sunday, former PLO member and Middle Eastern expert Walid Shoebat said on a radio show that he has seen evidence of "bribery" between "the Obama administration" and members of The Muslim Brotherhood. He also reported it on his website on Friday.
Shoebat was a guest on the Bill Cunningham Show and stated that in the referenced documents (5:00) which he saw in a Middle East newspaper, "they acknowledge receipt [of the bribes] with the signatures." He showed a photo of a corroborating document reportedly obtained "from inside the Mursi government."
"They don't show you much in American media," Shoebat said at 5:15.
At the beginning of the interview, Shoebat told Cunningham that Obama's rumored plan to bomb Syria in defense of the rebels could be misplaced. News reports and the White House have stated that Bashar al-Assad, the current Syrian dictator, used chemical weapons on civilians on August 21. Shoebat said that "there is no evidence of the Syrian Army having used chemical weapons" (2:38).
In a post dated August 27, 2013 on Shoebat's blog, it is stated that the reported use of chemical weapons "smacks of desperation." Shoebat aired a video in Arabic in which rebels, not Assad's forces, threatened to use chemical weapons. Assad's forces has been gaining an advantage in recent weeks over the rebels, and Shoebat reasoned that it would not have been logical for Assad to have ordered the use of chemical weapons then.
At 9:38, Shoebat changed the subject to the turmoil in Egypt and said that the Egyptians are "thumbing their nose" at the United States and that the Middle East is "in chaos."
Cunningham responded that Libya, Iran, Syria and Egypt are all in some form of crisis which he believes "the disaster of Obama's foreign policy" has caused. He then decried the U.S. economy, citing that four out of five Americans are currently living in some type of poverty.
In late 2010, a Tunisian man set himself on fire purportedly to protest the dictatorial government there. The following month, protests erupted in Syria, Yemen, Morocco, Libya, and Egypt. Syria has been embroiled in civil war ever since. Libya has a weak interim government and Tunisia adopted an Islamic government. Egypt saw Muslim-Brotherhood-supported Mohamed Morsi elected in late June 2012, only to be deposed on July 3, 2013.
Street fighting, fires, attacks and murders, particularly of Christians and children, have been carried out by Morsi supporters since he was removed from office. Morsi is now incarcerated, charged with numerous crimes by the new interim government, including murder and kidnapping.
Middle Eastern expert Raymond Ibrahim found the claim made last week by Egyptian official Tahani Al-Jebali that Obama is connected to The Muslim Brotherhood credible. Ibrahim said "there's no doubt" that Obama's half-brother, Malik, is an associate of The Brotherhood.
Ibrahim echoed Shoebat when he stated that the U.S. media has not reported Egyptians' allegations made during street protests that Obama "supports terrorism in Egypt."
There is speculation that Morsi was involved at some level with the terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya last September 11. On June 30, Shoebat detailed a Libyan intelligence document in which Morsi (Mursi) is named as an emissary by several members of the terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia who were arrested in Egypt. Two days after the attack which killed four Americans, Shoebat released video from a cell phone taken during the violence depicting some of the attackers saying, "Don't shoot us! We were sent by Mursi!"
Another individual whose name was mentioned by the six men arrested was Safwat Hegazi, who launched Morsi's presidential campaign, promising that Morsi would build an Islamic Caliphate if he were elected. Morsi said he would represent all Egyptians.
Shoebat believes that leaks from Egypt's government resulted in the public report that the bribes paid to three Muslim Brotherhood members were in the "tens of millions of dollars" from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, which was also attacked on September 11. The trio were to have gone on trial beginning on Sunday, but the hearings have been delayed for two months. Shoebat predicted that the document bearing signatures of those who accepted the bribes "will be used as evidence in the upcoming trials."
The bribery money allegedly was paid "monthly" in "U.S. dollars."
On August 19, a video of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) showed the congressman stating that the Benghazi debacle "could well bring down" Obama.
On Friday, Jebali had said that the Egyptian interim government has the "documents and proofs" of Obama's collusion with The Muslim Brotherhood.
Tagged: Ansar al-Sharia, Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, Benghazi Libya, Bill Cunningham, bribery, chemical weapons, Egypt, Islamic Caliphate, Malik Obama, Mohamed Morsi, Mursi, Raymond Ibrahim, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Safwat Hegazi, Syria, Syrian civil war, Tahani Al-Jebali, The Muslim Brotherhood, U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Walid Shoebat


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Dustin Hoffman & Kate Hudson
It's the third film in the beloved Kung Fu Panda franchise and this time around your favorite panda Po gets reunited with his father and the rest of his panda relatives. Jack Black returns to voice the title character Po and Dustin Hoffman returns as Master Shifu. Kate Hudson joins the cast as Mei Mei a ribbon dancing panda. Risen talked with Hoffman and Hudson about relating to the characters, themes and staying positive.
Interviewed at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California
Risen Magazine: One of the film's themes revolves around finding skills you are good at, developing those, and then understanding that you are good enough. As an actor working on your craft, when did that confidence develop for you? When did you feel like, "I am good enough."?
Dustin Hoffman: As a blanket feeling, I never think I am good enough. But, I remember when I fell into acting because I was flunking everything else in college and a friend said, "Take acting." And I said, "I'm not interested in acting." He said, "Yea, but you'll pass. Nobody flunks acting, it's like gym." So that is the reason I took acting. I felt I could connect with it. I didn't think I was good. It held my concentration. I could rehearse all day and it felt like an hour. I talked my parents into letting me go to an actor [workshop] – I think it was the Pasadena Playhouse – I remember vividly, and I was like 18 or 19 years old, that the class had around 10 to 12 people in it. The script would get passed around and we would each read a part of it and I remember thinking, "I'm better than anybody in this class." And that was as far as it went; but I felt that. It didn't mean that I thought I was good, however I certainly never felt that way about any other class in college.
RM: Your character is a teacher yet he doesn't feel like he has mastered all there is to know so he continues to keep learning. Is that a something you can relate to?
DH: Completely. In fact I think the teachers I've always disliked, and the people I've always disliked, are the people who think they can't learn anything more. They think they know everything. I think there is nothing wrong with contradicting yourself. You can feel one way and a year later feel another way. One of the things I've never gotten over is that many times I've seen movies and didn't like them, but then I'll see it again twenty years later and say, "That was a good movie." And then I'll try to figure out why it threatened me so much [laughter].
RM: Po sees the world with such enthusiasm and wonder. Why do you think it's so important to have a positive mindset or outlook?
DH: I don't know about different cultures, but I think my culture – this culture – I think you grow up and they try to kick that out of you. I think you are taught from very early on to conform. "What are you doing? You can't do that anymore. It's out of style." Or you need to speak the language of whatever is cool, or the latest. We are being positioned to not be one person; we are positioned to be one of many. "Oh yea, they are cool." Or "They are nerds." I think that is unfortunate. I don't understand the pressure to have a society taking your individuality away.
RM: How do you stay positive and how have you seen it affect your life on a daily basis?
Kate Hudson: I get asked that question all the time because everyone says, "You're so happy all the time and you're so buoyant." I really do choose to enjoy life. That doesn't mean that part of joy is not really feeling the other side of it [negative]; which I think is just as important, because that is where you learn the most. I think you find real happiness in positivity when you really go through the center of things that feel uncomfortable, and really go there, and when you come out of it, is where that joy really comes from. I learned that from my mom. In our family it was all about feeling everything and allowing it to be okay. There was no pushing things down; when it hurt, it hurt. You had to deal with it.
RM: At the stage you are at in your career, when did you feel like you were "good enough" as yourself, and you were no longer trying, or needing to be like someone else?
KH: I think girls are sort of predisposed to not feeling good enough. We're always trying to feel like we are good enough and tap dance for things. It takes time and it takes a lot of experience. But it also takes learning about those experiences. At some point you just have to own it whatever it is. I think that is a really important dialogue to have for women.
Kate Hudson voicing the panda Mei Mei.
Dustin Hoffman returning to voice Master Shifu.
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So one shall Baltic pines content.
As when the Roman's came.
And I rejoice that I have one thing in common with Sherlock Holmes. No, not his intellect, his observation skills, or even his classic good looks. I am an retired Entomologist who spends her time studying and writing about Sherlock Holmes. And Sherlock Holmes, in his retirement, spent his time studying and writing about Entomology, bees to be exact!
The golden age of Nature study began in the mid-19th century and continued throughout the Victorian age. It was a new form of entertainment for the Gentry. One with few drawbacks. It was encouraged as a healthy pursuit, a suitable endeavor for a rational thinker, a useful help for scientific discovery, a relief from boredom, and many theologians recommended it as a way to become closer to God.
The Reverend William Kirby and his collaborator William Spence wrote Introduction to Entomology which was reprinted for many years. It surely graced Holmes' bookshelves. The work extolled the beauty of Nature, and yet was well founded in Science. Both men gave a lot of attention to beekeeping, producing better honey, making better beehives and other subjects of use to everyday farmers. Kirby and Spence only disagreed on the subject of instinct, Spence seeing it as the preciseness of Science and Kirby seeing it as a proof of God's influence on us all. Some of Spence's ideas were later cited by Darwin in his Origin of the Species. Surprisingly the great naturalist, (who had a hobby of collecting beetles) actually brought an end to the naturalist craze, because Darwin's work was responsible for changing the amateur study of Nature into the Sciences of Biology, Botany and Entomology that we know today.
Was Holmes then, an amateur naturalist himself?
"I'm sure Watson, a week in the country will be invaluable to you," he remarked. "It is very pleasant to see the first green shoots upon the hedges and the catkins on the hazels once again. With a spud, a tin box, and an elementary book on Botany, there are instructive days to be spent." He prowled about with this equipment himself, but it was a poor show of plants which he would bring back of an evening.
Perhaps Holmes was more interested in the insects he found on the plants. Watson on the other hand, showed no inclination to join in the enthusiasm of the naturalist. I think it safe to say, a toasty fire and a good book were more his cup of tea.
But Holmes shows all the signs. He had the curiosity, loved to uncover mysteries, and he had a spud. A spud is a short spade-like tool, used for digging weeds or plant specimens out of the ground with the whole root intact. It has a small flat rectangular or triangular blade which made a straight cut deep into the soil. A farmer may have a simple one piece metal one, but a Gentleman like Holmes would have an ornate one with a handle made of exotic wood and shaped into a ball made to fit the hand. And in a pinch, a spud could be sharpened and used to defend oneself while prowling the moors, Holmes would like that.
So, it's not surprising that when retirement came to Sherlock Holmes he decided to retire to a spot in England with great natural beauty, The South Downs.
The South Downs is located on the south shore of England. If you leave London and travel south till you hit the Channel, with luck you will be in Brighton, in about the middle of The Downs. Travel east along the coast and you will see The Seven Sisters, chalk cliffs that rival Dover in their beauty and fame. As you pass Wilmington look to the hills and you will see The Long Man who "Looks naked to the shires" as Kipling says. An ancient chalk carving of a very tall warrior. When you reach Eastbourne, you have come to the end of The Downs and have gone a bit (about five miles) too far if you wish to visit Sherlock Holmes and his bees.
Seems like easy directions. Five miles east of Eastbourne. Near a path that goes down to the Channel. Swimming pools.View of the Channel, but on the southern slope of The Downs, small farm, or "villa". Bees. If you hit Fulworth you've gone too far. You make the tea. I'll bring the biscuits, easy peasy.
Of course nothing involving Sherlock Holmes is ever easy. First of all, the nearest villages to the designated spot are Friston and East Dean, and both of these are three miles from Eastbourne not five. Second, to have a view of the Channel you must be near the Channel. Third, you can't raise bees on a clifftop, so that puts us near the cliffs, but out of the wind. Fourth, Fulworth does not exist, and although there are villages in this area that have disappeared for instance Tide Mills, but Fulworth is not one of them.
Kevin Gordon a Sussex policeman and Sherlockian is quite sure that Fulworth is actually the town of Seaford. Holmes description of the town fits well, there were fishing boats, a cove, a police station (the next one being in East Dean) and shops that sold "Ship's Tobacco". The change of name could have been due to the fact that the area was quite important to England's defense in both World Wars, and confusion about where exactly Holmes' villa was located would have been encouraged.
Many a famous Sherlockian has tramped on The Downs, compass in hand, searching for Holmes' retirement villa. (A villa, by the way, is a term used in seaside communities of the time. If a family of Londoners rented a home for July and August it was called a cottage, a year round rental such as would be used by a retired Gentleman was called a villa.) Even Christopher Morley, who claimed to have found the cottage in the 1950's had to admit that his choice had no view of the Channel, but was a good spot for the bees. In 1967 the Chairman of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, Mr. Charles O. Merriman, placed his bet on Birling Gap Manor Farm and the matter might have been closed, since it met all criteria but one, it is large with many buildings. So large that it is now a wedding and reception hall with plenty of room for all the relatives on both sides. Just too large for a rheumatic retired Consulting Detective. And poor Martha Hudson could never have kept up with all the housekeeping!
I'm sure the owners meant well, keeping the Master's legend alive and all that. But, they are just wrong. And many of those wonderful olde Sherlockians have made a very good argument that we don't know when Holmes died because he discovered an elixir of long life made from the royal jelly of a certain bee in India, and may still be alive today. That makes more sense than raising bees on the village green in East Dean!
Laurie R. King has a series of books about Sherlock Homes in retirement, still having adventures with her young heroine Mary Russell. Her books put Holmes' cottage at Holmes' Hill near Chiddingly. Quite a bit inland, but Holmes certainly could have moved here after his original villa was torn down or more likely burned down by one of Holmes' experiments, or something a bit more sinister?
With so many Sherlockians looking for the villa for so many years, it seems impossible that it was never found."It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."( BERY). The reason must certainly be that the villa is no longer there, and hasn't been there for many years. But take heart, this doesn't mean we can't find the location. England has a program currently called "Panoptigons" where outdoor sculptures are placed in scenic locations joining nature with art. I could see nominating Sherlock Holmes' bit of The Downs as such a spot an erecting a suitable sculpture there. A beehive might be nice.
Let us re-examine the evidence.
Five miles west of Eastborurne, in view of the Channel is Birling Gap. It is not actually a village, just a few sheep farms and Birling Gap Manor. The other farms are not close enough to the Channel. There are 19th century coast guard houses built right on the cliff. But they are built like apartment houses and provide no land for bees, definitely not a small farm. Birling Gap itself, an indent in the cliff face, provides a natural place to climb the chalk cliff. Stairs have been built into the chalk here for years, but have often fallen onto the beach because of erosion. The cliff face is taken away by the sea at the rate of three feet every year. One of the lovely coast guard cottages has already fallen into the sea, and the rest of the row will soon follow. The erosion can be stopped by building a wall of boulders at the base of the cliffs, and the government is looking into doing this, but since it effects such a small population, it is not high on their list of priorities. But even though the evidence of Holmes' beach is long gone, many clues still remain. Here we find the stairs, although metal now for safety, the rock pools are here and the shingle and pebble beach. With the added attraction of the caves and grottoes Holmes mentions in LION, which were used by smugglers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
It is also mentioned in LION, that "The Gables" Mr. Stackhurst's school is a half mile from Holmes' villa, and Holmes' villa is closer to the stair path than "The Gables". Birling Gap Manor is three quarters of a mile from the Gap and happens to have an interesting roof configuration that gives it three gables (the triangular part of the outside wall formed by a sharply pitched roof). It also has a huge dining hall suitable to a school. That Birling Gap Manor was at one time "The Gables" is a distinct possibility.
And if you walk from Birling Gap Manor, half a mile heading towards the tortuous path to the sea and stop a quarter mile from the sea, you have found the site of the little bee farm on The Downs.
Need more data before you can make a conclusion? Well, we can follow the bees.
In 2011 the area of The South Downs we have been discussing was made a National Park. The area has the finest and most bio-diverse land in South-East England. As a consequence of this it falls within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (The South Downs AONB) and an Environmentally Sensitive Area (The South Downs ESA). This means that the area Holmes' loved is now protected from building and growth and is being nurtured back to health. The chalk grassland of this area is unique and endangered as are many of the insects that depend on it for life. But making it a National Park has already brought a reward. A solitary bee, Halictus eurygnathus that was thought to be extinct in England was seen again in Birling Gap. The Master would be glad.
Each of the fifteen sites were picked by a group (a swarm?) of Entomologists. The sites were picked along 70 miles of The Downs from Winchester to Eastbourne. And the specific site of sampling was chosen for its bee and wasp friendly habitat.One of these sites was at Birling Gap, and the sample area was specifically TV554959. British Grid System or latitude 50.741920, longitude 0.2011641.
At the Birling Gap site, 94 species of bees and wasps were found in all, 67 in one day. 22 rare species of chalk-loving and sand-loving insects were found. Birling Gap was found to have a fully developed chalk heath habitat very valuable for bees and wasps.
The only tools needed for this survey were a butterfly net and a notebook. Equipment that was readily available to the Victorian Naturalist. You know Holmes' methods.He surely picked an area for his beehives that included a healthy environment for the bees and the Birling gap Downs are clearly a good choice.
One last thought about the "southern slope". Each of The Seven Sisters has a name, and each of the valleys between the Sisters has a name. At Birling gap the cliff's name is Went Hill Brow, the valley is called Michel Dean and Michel Dean is famous for its outstanding views of the Channel.
So here are your final directions. Get yourself to Sussex, England. Go to Eastbourne and pick up The South Downs Way Road, follow it to Birling Gap.(TV554959). There is a National Trust Cafe' there. Park and get some Tea. Walk to the stairs, look around, it has breathtaking views. You are standing on Went Hill Brow. Walk North, look both ways when crossing The South Downs Way Road. Walk one quarter mile, head down Michel Dean till you reach a part of the southern slope that is full of wildflowers, heath, wild thyme and the buzz of contented bees. Here is the site of Sherlock Holmes retirement villa. Just follow the bees.
It is too bad we can never know what happened to it. Or can we? I have a theory!
Remember the disappearing town of Tide Mills I mentioned earlier? No? Well let me tell you about it.
Tide Mills was located between the towns of Newhaven and Seaford, near the shore about 2.5 miles west of Seaford and 6 miles west of Birling Gap.
In 1730 it was decided that it would be much better if the river Ouse which flowed into the Channel at Seaford, should be straightened so that it flowed into the Channel at Newhaven. Everyone agreed that a straight river was much better than a meandering one, and soon the deed was done leaving a small part of the river cut off and still flowing into the Channel at Seaford. The tides still came in and out on this small waterway, making it a perfect place for a tide mill. Tide mills are run by water wheel power and every time the tide comes in the water is guided into the mill making the water wheels turn the grinding stones of the mill.
In 1770 such a mill was built to mill flour. It was a huge success and a little hamlet grew up around it called, logically. Tide Mills. The actual mill was active till 1883 when a fierce storm caused it to be destroyed. But some families remained and Tide Mills still existed. And still played a part in history.
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Holmes mentions in LION the caves and grottoes along the shore. These were used by Smugglers to hide their loot till they could bring it inland at night. The Buckle Inn in Tide Mills and The Tiger Inn (still in business) in East Dean were favorite Smuggler hang outs.
They were rough customers. A custom man, Justice John, put chalk lumps along the cliffs to guide him in his nightly patrol. The Smugglers removed the chalk and Justice John fell to his death. He is said to haunt the area still trying to get home.
The 20th century brought another enemy to these beautiful shores. The Germans and World War I.
Guard Unit. As Sir Arthur said when he tried to enlist, "I am 55 but I am strong and hardy, and can make my voice audible at great distance, which is useful at drill." I'm sure he had no problem convincing his great friends Holmes and Watson to volunteer when ever they could.
Holmes' villa was a perfect spot for bees, but it was also a perfect spot for observing movement in the air and at sea. And it just so happens that during WWI the little hamlet of Tide Mills was home to a secret seaplane base. It's possible that Holmes volunteered at his base or at least kept one watchful eye on the old Smugglers caves and the other eye on the sky. It's not out of the question that he piloted a seaplane himself.
At #9 Mill Drove, Tide Mills, lived the family of Edward Davis, fish dealer. (That happens to be my Father's name too, small world!) His daughter Hilda was witness to two seaplane crashes. In the first the plane hit the breakwater and burst into flame. In the second crash a plane hit a lonely cottage, this plane was carrying a bomb.
It is my belief that the lonely cottage destroyed in the night, and Holmes' villa are one and the same. We know Holmes did not perish on that night. He and Mrs. Hudson were probably away from home. But news of what happened would have been hushed up. It would have been a matter of National Security.
Only the bees know for sure and they are not talking.


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Welcome to www.jaycheel.com! I'll be using this site to collect the various film projects I've been working on over the years in hopes that some big Hollywood producer might wander by and immediately hire me to direct Paranormal Activity 8.
I'm not a natural born blogger, so I don't expect this thing to be updated regularly. I'm hoping to use this space to toss up the occasional update on whatever project I'm working on at the time. Maybe I'll be inspired to share some thoughts on films other than my own as well.
Anyways, thanks for visiting. Check out the films on the "FILMS" page and be sure to contact me (via the "CONTACT" page) if you have any questions.


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What Would MacGyver Do?
In the late 1980s, millions of us tuned in to witness Angus MacGyver's ability to always find a creative way to get out of a jam.
Regularly finding himself in an impossible life-or-death situation, he managed to come out on top through grit and resourcefulness. Instead of panicking, he'd simply figure out a way to solve the complex problem with the limited resources at his disposal, often relying on the bare necessities — duct tape and his trusty Swiss army knife.
MacGyver's ability to conquer tough obstacles by improvising and being scrappy led the creative founder of Method — the cleaning products company with the motto of "people against dirty" — to embrace his ingenuity as one of their five core cultural philosophies.
The phrase "What would MacGyver do?" serves as a guidepost for decision-making and helped the company rocket to more than $100 million in revenue. The saying also has been embraced by others, with T-shirts and signs readily available for sale online.
Having worked with nearly 100 start-ups throughout my career, I see a consistent pattern. In the incredibly challenging process of building something out of nothing, entrepreneurs are delivered more obstacles, brick walls and setbacks than you can imagine. The difference-maker between the ones who flourish and the ones who wilt is raw, gritty determination. It's a refusal to accept barriers combined with the creativity to figure it out.
In your business or career, you're likely facing big challenges, too. The landscape only continues to become more competitive and complex each day. Instead of succumbing to these roadblocks, put yourself in MacGyver's shoes. How would he tackle the challenge at hand? How would he use the limited resources at his disposal to figure out a solution instead of licking the wounds of defeat?
It doesn't take a superhero or fictitious TV character to be resourceful. Each of us has the ability to inject this same creative problem solving into our own lives.
Often the most powerful solutions come not from an abundance of money, time, people and other resources, but from a fresh, imaginative approach that developed from being resource-constrained. Worry less about what you don't have, and instead use the tools currently available to give your challenges a smackdown.
The next time you're facing an overwhelming obstacle, MacGyver it! It's certainly better than getting MacGyvered yourself by the competition.
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Leo Basketball
St. Ignatius has experience to augment its formidable size, length and quickness, which made the Wolfpack a tough opening-night matchup for a small, youngish team with five new starters and exactly one week of practice.
That would be the Leo Lions, and the 63-39 spanking they took from the Wolfpack at the eerily quiet St. Ignatius gym on Monday, Feb. 8 was indeed painful.
COVID restrictions delayed the start of the Catholic League basketball season by more than two months, and the restrictions remaining in place limited the "crowd" to a handful of school officials. If the atmosphere was reminiscent of a Saturday morning freshman game, the caliber of play went along with it, at least on the visitors' side.
Leo went with a five-guard alignment for much of the evening as Coach Jamal Thompson juggled bodies in search of a lineup that might mesh. Guards are not inclined to rebound, so the Lions took a pounding on the backboards, and it's on them to prevent that from becoming a regular occurrence now that they're playing without a voraciously rebounding Anderson brother for the first time in five years.
Worse, Leo exacerbated its rebounding indifference by failing to hustle back on defense, so A.J. Redd (16 points), Richard Barron (12) and Koby Gilles (12) frequently shot nothing more challenging than a layup in outscoring the Lions 40-39.
Mix in 0-for-7 free-throw shooting, 2-for-15 three-point shooting and 17 turnovers and you have the recipe for a blowout. It was 20-8 after the first quarter, and it never got much closer. Sophomore Ja'keem Cole led the Lions with 10 points.
Season opener or no, Thompson was unsparing in his criticism of his team's shot selection and indifference to rebounding and defense. St. Francis de Sales' decision not to play this season took Wednesday's game off the schedule and left the Lions with three days to practice before their next outing, at Providence in New Lenox on Friday, Feb. 12.
The St. Ignatius sophomores set the tone for the evening with an oddly similar 65-37 victory in the preliminary game.


You've probably given your dog smoked or steamed bones to chew on. They're a great choice for avid chewers – they don't break easily and they keep the dog busy.
But have you ever given your dog a raw bone? With the meat on, uncooked, and frozen?
Raw bones are actually beneficial to your dog's health in a number of ways, and the perfect summer treat!
To start off with, when a bone is cooked, it changes the chemical composition of the bone. The bone is now more brittle than it was in its unaltered form. When the bone is more brittle, it is more susceptible to splinter, or break off into small shards. This can pose a health hazard to very tough chewers. Just because the bone is broken doesn't mean the dog is going to stop chewing it – In fact, they are now going to try to swallow those big pieces whole.
With thick bones such as a knuckle bone or a marrow bone, for the most part it is safe to feed these smoked or steamed. With virtually no thin parts of the bone, it is unlikely that they will get these shards off. But there are always those dogs that will defy that rule, and if your dog is one of those dogs, you do have to be on constant lookout for pieces.
Raw bones, however, can withstand a higher force than those cooked bones. They're hard in such a manner that the only way to eat them is for a dog to slowly whittle it down with their teeth (Imagine scraping a bone on pavement). Raw bones will therefore last longer and pose little to no concern for your pet's safety.
Raw bones are also the best option for cleaning teeth. Sounds kinda funny right? I mean everyone says that dogs need to crunch on kibble to clean their teeth.
Frankly, to whomever came up with that theory, that makes about as much sense as crunching on crackers and chips for your own oral health. The exact opposite is true – Kibble food can actually help build up bacteria in the mouth. It's all about the ingredients. In order for kibble food to be dry and have a long shelf life, there needs to be some sort of binder in the food – typically the binder is potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas. In non-grain-free foods you'll also see a high amount of rice, oats, barley, and even in some lower quality foods corn, wheat and soy. Those are carbohydrates and starches. When those two groups hit the saliva in the mouth, they create an alkaline pH – a pH that is higher than 7. That is the ideal environment for bacteria to grow and breed. The debris from the kibble sits on the gumline, collecting bacteria and contributing to the formation of tartar and plaque.
On the flipside, when meat hits the saliva, it creates an acidic pH in the mouth – the ideal environment to KILL bacteria. Think about it – when you need to kill bacteria, what's the number one thing you turn to – bleach, a cleaner that is also acidic. Now, raw meat is nowhere NEAR as acidic as bleach, but they share that same germ killing property. It has been tested over and over again that pets who regularly consume or chew on raw meat & bones continually have better oral hygiene – little to no buildup, and those teeth will stay strong into old age.
Now, raw bones CAN be messy. We do recommend giving them to your pet on a HARD FLOOR or OUTSIDE. But because they are frozen, that makes them the perfect summer treat – a dog popsicle that is built to their tastes. Your pets will thank you. Yes, cats too!


(a) Regulating or prohibiting stopping, standing, or parking.
(b) Regulating traffic by means of police officers or official traffic control devices.
(c) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the streets or highways, including all state or federal highways lying within their boundaries.
(d) Designating particular highways or roadways for use by traffic moving in one direction.
(e) Establishing speed limits for vehicles in public parks.
(f) Designating any street as a through street or designating any intersection as a stop or yield intersection.
(g) Restricting the use of streets.
(h) Regulating the operation of bicycles.
(i) Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles.
(j) Altering or establishing speed limits within the provisions of this chapter.
(k) Requiring written crash reports.
(m) Prohibiting or regulating the use of controlled access roadways by any class or kind of traffic.
(n) Prohibiting or regulating the use of heavily traveled streets by any class or kind of traffic found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic.
(o) Designating hazardous railroad grade crossings in conformity to criteria promulgated by the Department of Transportation.
(p) Designating and regulating traffic on play streets.
(q) Prohibiting pedestrians from crossing a roadway in a business district or any designated highway except on a crosswalk.
(r) Regulating pedestrian crossings at unmarked crosswalks.
(s) Regulating persons upon skates, coasters, and other toy vehicles.
(t) Adopting and enforcing such temporary or experimental regulations as may be necessary to cover emergencies or special conditions.
(u) Enacting ordinances or erecting signs in the rights-of-way to control, regulate, or prohibit hitchhiking on streets or highways, including all state or federal highways lying within their boundaries.
(v) Regulating, restricting, or prohibiting traffic within the boundary of any airport owned by the state, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision and enforcing violations under the provisions of this chapter and chapter 318.
(w) Regulating, restricting, or monitoring traffic by security devices or personnel on public streets and highways, whether by public or private parties and providing for the construction and maintenance of such streets and highways.
(2) The municipality, through its duly authorized officers, shall have nonexclusive jurisdiction over the prosecution, trial, adjudication, and punishment of violations of this chapter when a violation occurs within the municipality and the person so charged is charged by a municipal police officer. The disposition of such matters in the municipality shall be in accordance with the charter of that municipality. This subsection does not limit those counties which have the charter power to provide and regulate arterial, toll, and other roads, bridges, tunnels, and related facilities from the proper exercise of those powers pertaining to the consolidation and unification of a traffic court system within such counties.
(3) No local authority shall erect or maintain any official traffic control device at any location so as to regulate the traffic on any state road unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the Department of Transportation.
(a) One-third to be used to defray expenses for the administration of this subsection.
(b) Two-thirds to be used to provide funds to improve accessibility and equal opportunity to qualified persons who have disabilities in the county or municipality and to provide funds to conduct public awareness programs in the county or municipality concerning persons who have disabilities.
(5)(a) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance providing a fine for the violation of s. 316.1945(1)(b)2. or 5. in excess of the fine specified by s. 318.18(2), except that such fine may not exceed the fine specified in s. 318.18(2) by more than $3. However, such ordinance shall provide that the fines collected pursuant to this subsection in excess of the fines which would be collected pursuant to s. 318.18(2) for such violations shall be used by the county or municipality for the purpose of funding a firefighter education program. The amount of the fines collected pursuant to this subsection in excess of the fines which would be collected pursuant to s. 318.18(2) for such violations shall be reported on a monthly basis by the clerk of the court to the appropriate county or municipality.
(b) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance which dedicates a portion of any fine collected for a violation of such ordinance for the purpose of funding a firefighter education program, if such ordinance is limited to the regulation of parking within a firesafety zone.
(a) Consent forms for motor vehicle owners who wish to enroll their vehicles.
(b) Decals indicating a vehicle's enrollment in the "combat automobile theft" program. The Department of Law Enforcement shall approve the color, design, and other specifications of the program decal.
(c) A consent form signed by a motor vehicle owner provides authorization for a law enforcement officer to stop the vehicle when it is being driven between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., provided that a decal is conspicuously affixed to the bottom left corner of the back window of the vehicle to provide notice of its enrollment in the "combat automobile theft" program. The owner of the motor vehicle is responsible for removing the decal when terminating participation in the program, or when selling or otherwise transferring ownership of the vehicle. No civil liabilities will arise from the actions of a law enforcement officer when stopping a vehicle with a yellow decal evidencing enrollment in the program when the driver is not enrolled in the program provided that the stop is made in accordance with the requirements of the "combat automobile theft" program.
(7)(a) A county or municipality may enact an ordinance to permit, control, or regulate the operation of vehicles, golf carts, mopeds, motorized scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks or sidewalk areas when such use is permissible under federal law. The ordinance must restrict such vehicles or devices to a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour in such areas.
(b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a personal delivery device and a mobile carrier may be operated on sidewalks and crosswalks within a county or municipality when such use is permissible under federal law. This paragraph does not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.
2. A personal delivery device may not be operated on the Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network created under s. 339.81 or components of the Florida Greenways and Trails System created under chapter 260.
(8)(a) A county or municipality may use traffic infraction detectors to enforce s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on streets and highways under its jurisdiction under s. 316.0083. Only a municipality may install or authorize the installation of any such detectors within the incorporated area of the municipality. Only a county may install or authorize the installation of any such detectors within the unincorporated area of the county.
(b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), a municipality may install or, by contract or interlocal agreement, authorize the installation of any such detectors only within the incorporated area of the municipality, and a county may install or, by contract or interlocal agreement, authorize the installation of any such detectors only within the unincorporated area of the county. A county may authorize installation of any such detectors by interlocal agreement on roads under its jurisdiction.
(c) Pursuant to s. 316.0083, a county or municipality may use traffic infraction detectors to enforce s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on state roads under the original jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation when permitted by the Department of Transportation.
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My great grandfather, Alfred Harris was a story teller. He was very good at it, and while never sinking as low as fabrication (unlike his great granddaughter) , he could take a small nugget of fact and spin it like a politician with an election to win. These stories have become Harris family legends, believed implicitly by several generations and handed down as "hand on heart, it's true as I live and breathe" truths, never to be questioned.
I'm a story teller. I make no pretensions to literature, I know what I am, a spinner and a weaver of whimsy, one step away from the old men and women who sat by the fire in the cave and told tales to keep the night away and stop the kids making a nuisance of themselves. Over the years I've sat in warm kitchens and back parlours and listened as the old people drank tea, smoked endless cigarettes and remembered. I've heard all Alfred's stories told by his children and his grandchildren and I've given up on the "pinch of salt" where they are concerned and substituted a fist full instead.
Having said that, I have to give Alfred his due, he may have being stretching the truth until it pinged, but sometimes, there was a grain of truth in what he said, a much abused grain, but it was there. Like how the family once lived in Jerusalem…he was right, we did once live in an area of a small Surrey town which was colloquially and ironically know as "Jerusalem" on account of its undesirable reputation. This part of the tale was, of course, omitted and the impression of sand, heat and holiness allowed to grow and grow. I swear there were times when I could smell the gefilte fish and hear the muezzin call from The Dome of the Rock.
The one about us being descended from Spanish Gypsies makes me very suspicious, but one the other hand, genealogical research as proved a direct ancestor was born at sea in about 1800. There is no more information so far, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out Spain is involved some where. I have strong doubts about the gypsies, if there is anything in it, it will probably involve a cargo of something very dull and a delayed voyage.
One of the other favourite family stories was how a Harris, back in the good old days, fought Tom Cribb, the famous bare knuckle boxer whose fight with Molineaux is a legend in pugilistic circles and familiar to any reader of Georgette Heyer. My grandfather, Alfred's youngest son, was very fond of this one and would tell it the second boxing was mentioned.
Pinch of salt? Please…pass the cruet.
However, on my genealogical travels down the branches of the family tree, I discovered that Alfred's mother-in-law (deceased long, long before he met her daughter) was the child of a stonemason and came from a little town in Herefordshire called Fownhope.
One day in 2009 The Military Historian and I happened to be on our way to somewhere in Wales the long way round and we chanced to see a sign pointing to Fownhope and on the spur of the moment we decided to go and have a look.
It is a charming village and has two pubs, The New Inn and The Green Man. We decided to have lunch in The Green Man and on the wall is a large notice telling all about a former resident of the town and the pub …wait for this…was a former famous bare knuckle fighter called, not Tom Cribb, but Tom Winter. Not only that, but later research showed my ancestor lived in the old mews behind the pub and had several brothers. What are the chances of a couple of small boys not taking the opportunity to beg for a chance to spar with the great man?
Look Tom Winter up, my long ago ancestors didn't get to take a swing at Tom Cribb, but he did.
The story of fighting with a famous boxer had obviously been told to Alfred's wife by her mother and she in turn told it to her husband and great-grandfather couldn't resist adopting and embellishing the story and making it a Harris legend.
Is there a moral to all this? Well yes, a couple – the first being don't take family stories as gospel. I hear a lot of them at genealogical fairs, all too often preceded by the words "you'll be interested in this", which, believe me is very rarely the case and I can't help wondering just how much truth there is in them. Are they "Jerusalem" stories or is there some truth underneath?
The other thing, and this is the one I like best, is never let a good tale go untold. After all, there's Granny's Crown Derby Tea Service to be explained, and the day Aunt Grace's husband came looking for her with the gun, and who exactly was George Clement Smith?


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In Toltec legend, Chalchiuhtlatonac (Precious-stone-who-shines) was the second son of a ruler of the Chichemecs who governed the Toltecs for 52 years. He obtained this position because in a step toward diplomacy, the Toltecs to the south had asked the ruler to provide a chief from his family, and he, much flattered, gave them Chalchiuhtlatonac, his second son. He was crowned at Tollan.

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Wanted: Ilkley superwoman
Sarah Saxton, a member of Fairtrade Ilkley (left) with Joy Lynch, President of Ilkley Soroptimists, with a poster for the campaign
NOMINATIONS are being sought for the most inspiring local woman.
In recognition of International Women's Day on March 8, which falls within Fairtrade Fortnight, Ilkley Soroptimists and Ilkley Fairtrade Group, have teamed up to find the most inspiring local woman in Burley-in Wharfedale, Ilkley and Addingham.
International Women's Day is a day when women are recognised for their achievement without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, cultural, economic or political. This year it falls within Fairtrade Fortnight and ties in with the Fairtrade Foundation's new 'she deserves a living income' campaign. Through the Fairtrade initiative, women are leading the way in developing their communities and inspiring the next generation.
Inspired by women in developing countries, Ilkley Fairtrade Group and Ilkley Soroptimists are eager to find the most inspiring woman who lives in Ilkley, Burley or Addingham. Some one who has made a significant, positive impact on her local community and tangibly improved peoples lives, whether social, environmental or economic.
To nominate someone, simply email the name of your nominee and relevant information to: soroptimistilkley@gmail.com, or drop it off at Ilkley Library. Include your name, contact information, together with up to 500 words as to why your nominee is so inspiring. The closing date for entries is Friday, March 22, 2019.
Suzanne Watson of Approach PR, a Yorkshire Soroptimist and a nominee of Fairtrade have agreed to judge the entries.
The winner will be announced on April 11 and receive a hamper of Fairtrade goodies, kindly donated by local supermarkets.
Other events taking place to support Fairtrade Fortnight (February 25 to March 10) include a Fairtrade afternoon tea and chocolate tasting at St. John's Church, Ben Rhydding, on March 2 from 2.30pm to 4pm, a Traidcraft Stall in Christchurch Foyer on Saturday, March 9 from 11am to 2pm and a joint Soroptimists and Fairtrade Group community stall at the Real Food Ilkley market, on Sunday, March 3 from 10am to 3pm where there will be a raffle for Fairtrade Goods.
For more information about the nominations process, events, Ilkley Soroptimists and Ilkley Fairtrade Group, email soroptimistilkley@gmail.com or ilkleyfairtradegroup@gmail.com
Environmental protest stops the traffic
Otley to launch Cycling Family Fun Day
Disabled access at LBA is rated as "good"
Yeadon gets ready for Christmas
WALK: Check out the splendour of Castle Howard
Drone alert at Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds site allocations plan adopted
Waste charges cause fly tipping, claim opposition councillors
'Baffling' plan to build on greenbelt land refused


Preparing for retirement as early as you can will give you a better shot at living out your golden years in comfort.
When you're in your 30s, retirement planning is probably not at the forefront of your mind. After all, it's at least 30 years away, and you likely have more immediate concerns, such as paying off student loans, saving for a house or starting a family.
"No one else is going to save for you," said Michael Hardy, a certified financial planner with Mollot & Hardy in Amherst, N.Y. Fewer than one in five employees working in the private sector is covered by pension plans, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And Social Security trust fund reserves are expected to be depleted by 2034, according to the latest Social Security trustees report. If Congress doesn't take any action, the tax revenue that funds the program will only be able to pay 75% of recipients' benefits. Consequently, you must establish the discipline to set aside money for the future, Hardy said.
The easiest way to do this is by automating savings. Participate in your workplace retirement savings plan and have your contributions automatically deducted from your paycheck. If you're self-employed or your employer doesn't offer a retirement plan, set up your own -- such as a simplified employee pension (SEP) plan or 401(k) -- through an investment firm with low fees, such as Fidelity or Charles Schwab.
Even if you can't set aside much, the key is to start saving sooner rather than later to give your retirement account time to grow. "Small amounts of money over a long period of time with a good rate of return will equal a lot of money," Hardy said.
Ideally, you should be saving at least 10% of your income per year for retirement, Hardy said. By setting aside this much starting in your 30s, you should have enough saved by the time you reach retirement age in your 60s to have a comfortable standard of living, he said.
If there's not room in your budget to set aside 10% of your paycheck, start lower. But make sure you increase the amount you contribute each year as your income rises, Hardy said.
To make the most of the time you have to accumulate retirement savings, you need the right mix of investments for a solid rate of return. The average investor in equity funds earned about 3.8% annually over the past 30 years while the Standard & Poor's 500 index earned 11% annually during that period, according to Dalbar's annual report of investor returns.
Vincent Wagner, a certified financial planner and president of Guide Tower Financial Planning in New York, recommended buying exchange-traded funds, which track an index such as the S&P 500. He said ETFs are a better option than mutual funds because a majority of funds don't perform as well as the market. Plus, mutual fund fees are higher than ETF fees, which means less money in your account at retirement. For example, if you have a 401(k) balance of $30,000 and save $5,000 per year for 30 years with a 6% annual rate of return, you'll have $89,500 less if you pay 2% in fees per year versus 1%, Wagner said.
If your workplace retirement plan doesn't offer ETFs as an investment option, talk to your plan administrator about adding them to the mix. Otherwise, another option to consider is a target-date fund, which automatically adjusts allocation of equities and fixed-income assets to a more conservative mix as you approach retirement.
Often, investors' biggest mistake is letting emotions rule their buying and selling decisions. Don't panic and take your money out when the markets fall, financial advisors warn. You want to buy low and sell high. When you sell your stocks or mutual funds after a market drop, you're doing the opposite.
It's best to choose a particular investment strategy, taking into account your risk tolerance, and stick with it. Because you have decades before retirement, you have time to ride out the market's highs and lows.
Debt can get in the way of saving for retirement. The higher your debt levels and the longer it takes you to pay it off, the less money you'll have to set aside for retirement. That's why it's important to pay down what you owe as quickly as possible and avoid accumulating more debt.
Consider this example: If you had a $5,000 balance on a credit card with an interest rate of 15% and made a minimum monthly payment of 2% of your balance, it would take more than 20 years to pay it off. Also, that $5,000 debt would cost you nearly $12,000 by the time you paid it off. If you invested $5,000 a year for 20 years and earned an annual 7% rate of return, you'd have nearly $220,000.
If you're contributing the maximum to your workplace retirement plan and want to save more -- or you don't have a plan through work -- Wagner recommended opening a Roth IRA. If you're married and your spouse doesn't work, you still can contribute to a spousal IRA on his or her behalf up to a maximum of $5,500.
Less than half of those surveyed by online salary database Payscale.com said they have never asked for a raise in their current field. If you're not negotiating your salary, you're not only short-changing your income but also your retirement savings.
Wagner offered this example: Say you're age 35 and earn $50,000 a year. If you settle for a 3% annual cost-of-living increase rather than negotiating a 5% annual raise, you'll have lost nearly $950,000 in potential earnings by age 65.
If you're married or in a long-term relationship, figure out your retirement goals as a couple, Hardy said. That means having discussions to determine at what age both of you want to retire, what sort of lifestyle you want in retirement and where you want to live. If you're not on the same page, you won't be able to work together to reach your goals.
Retirement planning doesn't involve just saving money. It also requires making sure you have safety nets in place. To do this, Wagner said you need to maximize your employer benefits such as disability insurance, life insurance and health insurance. If you're not offered enough coverage through work,consider buying policies on your own.
"These insurance options are important as risk management in case of a life event that will completely derail your family's way of life," Wagner said.
When it comes to planning for your retirement, you don't have to go it alone. A financial planner can help you develop a comprehensive plan to reach your goals and hold you accountable to those goals, Hardy said.
You can search for a fee-only financial planner, which means they don't work on commission, through the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors site. Or you can find hourly, fee-only planners through the Garrett Planning Network. Also, take advantage of any professional investment advice services that might be available through your workplace retirement plan.


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The Weirdest Chicago Roommate Ads on Craigslist
By Nicole Bruce Published On 01/15/2016
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By Nicole Bruce @nicoleabruce Published On 01/15/2016
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While there's no shortage of normal people looking for roommates online, braving Craigslist to find the right match can be daunting. Searching through the myriad ads in a room or roommate search can be terrifying when the outcome is a total toss-up. Chicagoans not fortunate enough to dwell in solitude -- or those who just like playing Russian roulette for company -- have their fair share of crazy to contend with, and Craigslist is a hotbed for outright weird ads like the ones we found posted over the course of the past month. If you've already got great roommates, be sure to give them a hug today... and never let go.
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Share an apartment with a floating head and no-eyed cat
Alex is an artist looking for his own "little piece of space separate from the outside world." Aren't we all just looking for our place in the universe? If you're cool with his 420-friendly ways and two cats (one of which has no eyes), and want to chill out to some Gramatik while surrounded by laser beams and fog from a machine, he's your guy. Just be sure to include "Monkey Cheese" in the subject line if you're serious.
Live-in girlfriend experience
Would you like to be this man's live-in girlfriend? He's prepping for your arrival by getting hard... wood floors! His "rent will be paid by section 8 so all you will be responsible for is cleaning and your food and gas or Internet," and the honor of sleeping in the same bed as your insta-beau. We can't imagine doing this and drinking lightly though, so... pass.
"We live in a clothing optional home"
Everything seemed legit until the big reveal. But, hey, you won't have to worry so much about the closet space or putting on pants.
"I'm drama free [...] I will put you in your place if you cross me"
Are you looking to rent a room to someone without excessive emotional baggage? Occasionally, Craigslist ads read crazily similar to diary entries. You should use this to your advantage, and Tiana should probably keep her venting locked away if she wants to find another home.
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Let a spiritual life coach into your home, change your life forever
This is a win-win scenario, right? You put a roof over her head, and she can help you see the positive in the inevitable shitstorm you've had to deal with since you willingly let Tiana into your sacred space.
".Thank u kiss n hugs lov.uu."
This dude has nothing but love for his Craigslist ad viewers, almost as much as his adoration for the mostly white female roommates (drama-free!) his ads have attracted. Based on this particular ad, he seems to be seeking a single "romie," but we don't think he'd be opposed to sharing the bed with a couple more interested parties. Just "b real" and maybe blond...
Couple open to unique arrangements
If we played matchmaker, we'd say this young couple should look into shacking up with the guy who's got the threesome bedspread and a room to spare.
Professional white guy wants to get it on with his "friends" during the week at your place
Just no videotaping, joining in, watching, or "anything weird" allowed. It's comforting to know nothing terribly weird is permitted, "unless you have a friend who's into that."
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Well-known Tasker on TaskRabbit will work for your extra room
There are plenty of people on Craigslist who are willing to perform just about any menial task (mow your lawn, whip up meals, serve eviction notices to other building tenants, drive you to/from work, rub your feet, lick your butt, etc.) in exchange for a room. But not all of them are reputable Taskers for TaskRabbit.com. Tackle your to-dos to someone who's "successfully performed hundreds of tasks," and been openly rated for it. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Couch-surfing strongly encouraged
No couples allowed, but we're guessing this good-looking, Instagram-filtered couch has welcomed a wild roster of renters for just $25/night. On the other hand, there are no explicit rules about letting crashers simply binge-watch Making a Murderer for 12 hours straight. Does this couch offer Netflix or cable for an uninterrupted stretch on the weekends? That's a serious question.
What would we do without noble Craigslist vigilantes helping us in our quest to find the perfect roommate?
Nicole Bruce is a contributing writer for Thrillist. She's currently scouring Craigslist for a new apartment... thankfully, one without roommates. Find her on Twitter at @nicoleabruce.


Tevin Rochester and Felipe Baeza of the Barton Community College men's soccer team have been named the KJCCC's week six recipients of the player and goalkeeper honors.
Rochester had his first multi-goal game and distributed the game winning assist last week to help keep Barton atop the Jayhawk West standings. In Wednesday's victory against Northwest Kansas Technical College, Rochester provided the first half daggers in the eventual 5-0 win. The freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, concluded the week setting up KJCCC leading attacker Gabriel Arraes for the double overtime game winner Saturday at Garden City Community College.
Baeza turned back eight shots this past week anchoring a formidable back line improving to 7-0 on the season from Barton's two victories. Baeza and the Cougar defense allowed just one shot on goal Wednesday against Northwest Tech but against a dangerous offensive attack from Garden City on Saturday, Baeza was sent post to post in making seven saves on the night. Rejecting six in the first half alone on acrobatic efforts, Garden City managed to break through with a lone goal at the 58th minute on a redirected header past the diving Baeza to the far post. The Cougars tied it up and with Baeza making another save as Barton prevailed in the double overtime thriller.
Baeza joins Arraes in earning two awards this season, with Rochester, Mario Magana, and Baeza's goalkeeping mate Oliver Semmle bringing the Cougars' honors to seven through the first six weeks.


Congrats Arthur!! Lin was first in, but unfortunately he overlooked the second part of the first question, "the locations of both races"
Aaron Heidt raced to the overall win and the third fastest time in Chuckanut history! He was just five seconds behind the second fastest time, and, well, over ten minutes behind the legendary Uli Steidl's course record, but that's Uli!
Aaron ran a smoking fast 3h53m54s to become just the fourth runner to eclipse the magical 4hr barrier. Greg Crowther was second, and Hal Koerner third. Montrail Canada teammate Aaron Pitt placed a solid 10th, and Ryne Melcher, torn MCL and all, finished respectably although I am unsure of his exact time and placing.
In the Women's field, Ellie Greenwood won yet another race...has she ever lost?? Ellie posted a solid time of just over 4h34m! I am sure this would put her pretty high herself in the overall female historical times, but don't have the time or energy to figure that out myself right now! Montrail Canada teammates Lisa Polizzi and Cheryl Beattie finished 3rd and 5th respectably...and it was Lisa's first ultra since giving birth to her beautiful son Jett just eight months ago! All in all, a HIGHLY successful day for the team...I, unfortunately, was team photographer on the day. Gotta figure out this hip thing ASAP!


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Learn tips and tricks when using a US embassy and consular services to get the most out of your trip.
What can they do for you?
There are two sections of consular services from which Americans traveling abroad may need assistance—the Passport Office and the Citizen Services Office.
The Passport Office handles the issuing of new passports (see next page). The Citizen Services Office handles about everything else. Rather than solving problems, they attempt to provide travelers with enough information to help themselves.
They maintain lists of English-speaking lawyers and doctors. They may know one specializing in your problem or illness.
U.S. officials are usually notified within 48 hours if you are arrested. They will visit, explain the justice system, check on conditions, and help contact your family.
Consular services can quickly transfer emergency funds through the Citizen Services Trust Fund. However, they do not in general pay expenses or lend money.
NOTE: The consular services or embassy is not a bank—it can't cash checks or make loans; it is not a travel agency—it can't make hotel reservations or flight arrangements, or recommend sights.
What to do if your passport is lost
About 27,000 U.S. passports are lost or stolen abroad every year. Report the loss immediately to local authorities.
Contact the closest U.S. embassy or consulate. There is always a duty officer on call who can usually get you a replacement or obtain permission for you to return to the States.
Travelers have to replace their passport before returning to the United States. Contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for assistance. Contact information for U.S. embassies and consular services is also available in our Country Specific Information pages. Ask to speak to the Consular Section to report the passport lost or stolen. The normal passport fees are collected from applicants for replacement passports.
If a victim of a serious crime, be sure to tell a consular officer about it as soon as possible so they can provide appropriate assistance. If scheduled to leave the foreign country shortly, provide the consular staff with the details of travel. The staff will make every effort to assist. They will direct Americans with lost passports to where they can obtain a photo for a replacement passport. In most cases, they will need to get a passport photo prior to arrival at the consular section.
However, if the applicant is the victim of a serious crime, or the applicant is a victim of a disaster and the applicant does not have and cannot reasonably be expected to obtain money to pay the fees before continuing travel, the passport fee may be waived and a limited-validity passport will be issued. When the person applies for a full-validity passport upon their return to the United States, the regular passport fee will be charged for the replacement passport.
If notified by a relative or friend traveling abroad that his/her U.S. passport has been lost/stolen, contact the Office of Overseas Citizens Services, U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C, at 1-888-407-4747. That office will be able to provide information that will put a friend or loved one in touch with the closest U.S. embassy or consulate.
If a traveler has lost all identification, he or she should bring along anyone who can vouch for his or her citizenship, or anything that might prove his or her identity (plane tickets, engraved jewelry, a prescription bottle, or the like).
Do not go to the airport and expect to be allowed to board a plane back to the United States. This won't work and you're wasting precious time.
Make two copies (color copies, if possible) of all travel documents and identification papers before you leave—e.g., tickets, driver's license, passport. Take one copy (keep it separate from your passport) and leave one with someone back home whom you can call in an emergency. (If you are a member of one of US Customs & Border Protection's Trusted Traveler programs—Global Entry, NEXUS or SENTRI—bring your Trusted Traveler ID card and keep it in a separate place from your passport.)
If travelers find their lost passport after they've already applied for a new one, return the old one to the passport-issuing office.
If travelers received a limited/emergency passport abroad, upon arrival home, take it to a passport agency with proof of citizenship, identification and explanation of loss. That office will issue a new permanent passport.
Holidays and weekends passport service at consulates
Most U.S. embassies and consular services cannot issue passports on weekends or holidays when the embassy/consulate is closed. All U.S. embassies and consular services have after-hours duty officers available to assist with life or death emergencies of U.S. citizens abroad. Contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate after-hours duty officer for assistance if you have an emergency need to travel or have been the victim of a serious crime.
Duty officers must focus primary attention on life or death emergencies. In most cases, except for serious emergencies, a replacement passport will not be issued until the next business day.
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Death overseas — What the consulate can do to help
from State Department documents
When an U.S. citizen dies abroad, the Bureau of Consular Affairs assists the family and friends during this difficult time. The Bureau of Consular Affairs will locate and inform the next-of-kin of the U.S. citizen's death and provides information on how to make arrangements for local burial or return of the remains to the United States. The disposition of remains is subject to U.S. law, local laws of the country where the individual died, U.S. and foreign customs requirements, and the foreign country facilities, which are often vastly different from those in the United States.
The Bureau of Consular Affairs assists the next-of-kin to convey instructions to the appropriate offices within the foreign country, and provides information to the family on how to transmit the necessary private funds to cover the costs overseas. The Department of State has no funds to assist in the return of remains or ashes of U.S. citizens who die abroad. Upon issuance of a local death certificate, the nearest embassy or consulate may prepare a Consular Report of the Death of an American Abroad. Copies of that report are provided to the next-of-kin or legal representative and may be used in U.S. courts to settle estate matters.
A U.S. consular officer overseas has statutory responsibility for the personal estate of a U.S. citizen who dies abroad if the deceased has no legal representative or next-of-kin in the country where the death occurred, subject to local law. In that situation, the consular officer takes possession of personal effects, such as jewelry, personal documents and papers, and clothing.
The officer prepares an inventory of the personal effects and then carries out instructions from the legal representative or next-of-kin concerning the effects. For more information on the Consular Report of the Death of an American Abroad, and other services that a consular officer can help you with when a loved one passes away overseas, see the links below.
Consular Report of Death of a U.S. Citizen Abroad
Return of Remains of Deceased U.S. Citizens
Estates of Deceased U.S. Citizens
Report of Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad
Get Help with a Medical Emergency Abroad
If a U.S. citizen becomes seriously ill or injured abroad, a consular officer from the U.S. embassy or consulate can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing the family or friends. If necessary, a consular officer can also assist in the transfer of funds from the United States. However, payment of hospital and other expenses is the patient's responsibility. They can find local medical and emergency information at the website of the U.S. embassy or consulate near the ill or injured person. Find it online at www.usembassy.gov.
Find a Doctor or Hospital Abroad
Contact the American Citizens Services Unit at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate
Find an Air Ambulance/Medical Evacuation Company
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