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A Narrow Line
Karen Petersen
My photo assignment in the capital, Lusaka, had finished sooner than expected so I'd spontaneously gotten on a plane and flown north into the Copper Belt, to a town called Ndola. It was basically the edge of the wilderness.
An African driver in an old rickety car had then driven me for 3 hours through deeply rutted roads until we finally came to a clearing and a bush camp where I was to go on a walking safari. Several small thatched wooden stick buildings had been put up there, a few tents, an outhouse and a makeshift kitchen. In the back were the daub and wattle huts for the African staff. A young white woman with long blond hair came out of one of the wooden buildings and walked towards us. She wasn't smiling.
"Can I help you?" she asked, looking us up and down. "The camp is closed and won't open for another two days."
"I'm a bit early I'm afraid," I said. "My assignment in Lusaka ended sooner than I expected. I'm supposed to meet Charles for the walking safari that begins the day after tomorrow. I'm going to write a story."
The woman couldn't hide her annoyance. "Oh Christ. What are we supposed to do about it? No one called on your behalf and I don't know you!"
I could tell from her voice she was Canadian. Those long ooo's in 'about.'
"Well that's because Charles is off in the bush somewhere and doesn't realize I got here a bit early." I said, trying to smooth things over. "I mean, this is Africa–things like this happen all the time, you know that."
She just stood there scowling.
"I'll pay for my food. I just need some shelter," I was trying to get her to see reason. What did she expect? "I have a sleeping bag."
"Yeah, well ok," she said, pointing to a rundown mud hut with a rickety reed door off to the side."There's an empty hut available over there that the African scouts use sometimes."
Guess she doesn't understand the value of public relations and the media, I thought to myself. Now I was annoyed. God knows what might slither or crawl into that dump during the night. But at least it was safer than sleeping rough.
The driver was looking at me politely and I realised he wanted to take off so I paid him and he left. As he was vanishing in a cloud of dust, I saw that the only communication in this camp was a sat phone for emergencies. I could be completely cut off from the world if I wasn't careful.
I went over to the hut and put my backpack inside and got a book out to read. I sat down in one of the folding camp chairs by the charred wood from last night's campfire and the woman came back over to me.
"Did you ask for permission to use one of these chairs?" she said.
I just looked at her and laughed. What an asshole! Then I said, "What did you say your name was again?"
"I didn't," she said.
"Then what do you want me to call you?" I asked, purposely slumping down in the chair. "Whatever you like, I don't really care, she replied.
"Why are you being like this?" I said. I'd been in many safari camps and never experienced this kind of behavior.
"Because I'm sick of you Americans just breezing in whenever you feel like it and expecting the world to stop for you," she said.
"Hey! Why are you lumping me in with people like that? I'm here working and my job ended early so I came up. And I'm paying you, so get off my back!!" I sat up. I figured it was time for a little pushback to this nonsense. She clearly had an ax to grind.
"Yeah, about that," she said smirking. "I'm afraid that I was wrong about the cost. You'll have to pay 50 percent more actually. I miscalculated the food."
"And I'll need the money now," she added. "That is, if you want to eat."
I was astonished. This bitch was trying to hold me hostage and there was nothing I could do. I had no rations in my backpack other than a crumpled power bar and a bottle of water. It hadn't even occurred to me back when I was in Ndola.
"No." I said. "I'll give you a deposit now but pay for each meal at the end. I need to see that you will deliver–if I paid for all of it you could still keep upping the amount." I knew that I'd just outmaneuvered her. Someone more inexperienced in Africa would have been screwed. She would have taken all their money and kept on asking for more. It really was an eat or be eaten environment at times. I suddenly wondered if I was even going to be fed.
She shrugged. But her greed got the best of her. As she held out her hand for the money I heard someone call "Kelly!" and she turned around. So that was her name. Good. Now I could make a complaint to the camp owners' when I got home. I loathed her. She was a bully, and like all bullies knew when to take advantage when the other person was vulnerable.
"Here's the deposit," I said. "I'll pay you tonight after dinner." I didn't appreciate her extortion and was already trying to figure out how I could get the price back down to what we'd originally agreed when my driver had still been around. I decided the day Charles arrived I would hold back the remainder and she wouldn't dare ask me for it. She'd make a bit more than what had been agreed, but not 50 percent more.
The good thing about safari camps was that the food was always served buffet style, and you got yourself an empty plate and then stepped up to help yourself. I knew there was no way she could cheat me out of a decent meal at least.
That night when dinnertime arrived I saw that there were several whites in the camp other than Kelly. I went over to two men in their 20s and introduced myself. One guy was a South African college student from Pretoria on his summer break who served as a general dogsbody, and the other was a mechanic, a drifter really, who'd come over from the UK for the adventure. Bertus and Sam were friendly enough but their class differences were glaring. I wondered how long the bonhomie would last, especially once the booze started flowing, as it inevitably did with camps like these when the clients were absent.
The buffet was decent enough. Whether by design or preference, the Africans ate elsewhere, off to themselves, some with their families. The sun had gone down and the insects had begun their great chorus. Far in the distance I could hear the basso profundo honking of hippo and the occasional squeal of an angry monkey probably pissed off because his banana had been stolen by some interloper. Sam, Bertus and Kelly all just sat there drinking and staring into the campfire. Suddenly there was a great commotion as a work truck came tearing into camp and many African men jumped out, all shouting at once. One remained behind lying in the bed of the truck, very still.
"What the hell is going on?" Kelly said to Sam.
"I'm not sure," he said uneasily, getting up and drunkenly walking toward the group.
A great wailing had begun from the huts in the back.
Oh shit, I thought. I think that guy in the truck might be dead.
Sam came back and told us that the overcrowded truck had gone over a rut too fast and the poor fellow had fallen off and broken his neck. He'd died instantly. They'd been off repairing the fencing that surrounded the camp and had been in a hurry to get back before the sun set.
He would be buried in the morning but the night was now going to be spent with a lot of drinking and singing in preparation for the funeral.
"Christ," Kelly said in disgust, already on her second–or was it third?--gin and tonic. "Wait until you see what a bunch of savages they all are."
Bertus and Sam both nodded in agreement.
"These are just different customs from our own," I said mildly. "Don't you find it interesting?" They all looked at me in astonishment.
"Are you a darkie lover, eh?" Bertus said sarcastically in that tight South African accent.
"I find all people interesting," I replied, finishing my can of soda and getting up. It was time to leave. "Good night. I'm off to read."
"Good luck with that," Sam said, "Wait until they get going, you won't be able to think straight." I shook my head and walked off uneasily, feeling their eyes on my back.
The hut was actually very clean and had no insects inside, thank god. But I was on edge. Booze and racism were a bad combination, and the Africans were going to get really drunk that night. Who knew what could happen between these two groups, and I would be considered one of the whites, regardless.
So I decided to leave the hut and walk to the back of the camp where the singing was starting.
Many of the Africans spoke English and I began to introduce myself around. One fellow in a ragged Bob Marley t-shirt, eyes already glazed over from alcohol, came out of the crowd and said to me in a slur, "We love Americans. You help us so much. My sister teaches in a school you built. Here, come with me..." and he led me to a chair. "Please sit and listen to our singing as we celebrate my brother's life."
"OH! I am so sorry for you and your family." I said. "This is a terrible day."
His blood-shot eyes looked at me. "Yes," and he wobbled off into the small crowd.
The women had begun singing and clapping in unison. I couldn't understand the words but the slow melody was very beautiful. It went on for many cycles, and then the men began a response. This back and forth went on for a long time with everyone drinking and swaying and beating out the various rhythms. I was glad to be there.
Then it stopped and the crowd dispersed. I could see faint traces of pink in the sky and the mourning doves had begun their pulsing soulful calls to one another. Soon it would be light.
As I walked back to my hut I passed the buffet table, empty but for the large bouquet of flowers in the center. I took them all and went over to the truck where the dead man had been covered with some fabric that had tribal patterns all over it. I lay the flowers on the covered body and as I was walking back Kelly intercepted me.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" she hissed.
"I think it's pretty obvious, don't you?" I replied quietly. "You can always go pick more. It's a nice gesture of sympathy. How would you feel if it had been your brother?"
"Well, he's not, and these workers are a dime a dozen." she said contemptuously. "You are not to mix with them, you hear? You will make problems for us. They are already lazy, and will stop doing their jobs altogether. We will lose our authority here thanks to you!"
Thanks to me? I thought. I shrugged and kept on walking. "I think you are wrong."
"What do you know about any of it?" she was still drunk and her face was red with anger.
I waved her off and crawled into my hut. I needed a few hours sleep. As I was drifting off I heard the shy, plaintive cry of a leopard nearby. I'd never seen any but now at least I'd heard one.
It was getting hot as noon approached and I woke up.
"You missed this morning's festivities," Sam said sarcastically as I approached the lunch buffet. "He's in the ground now but the animals will probably dig him up and eat him later tonight." Bertus and Kelly laughed but I said nothing and just sat there eating. I badly needed that coffee to kick in otherwise who knows what I might have said to those jerks.
Bertus said to me, "You've got a visitor you know. He's over there."
Squatting patiently by a tree was an old man. He was carrying a small bundle.
"Who's that?" I asked.
"That's your new boyfriend," Bertus said with a guffaw. "No really, hahaha, he's from the local village. Probably wants to sell you something. The bush telegraph told them a gullible white tourist was in the camp."
I walked over to the old man and put my right hand over my heart in the traditional greeting. "Mwaikaleni" I said. That was good afternoon in Bemba, one of the few phrases I knew.
He smiled. "Good Afternoon," he said in English. "I have some things to show you."
I sat down next to him. He opened the bundle and took out a long narrow mat, beautifully woven from dried grasses into a chevron pattern. I clapped my hands in delight.
"Oh how lovely!," I said. "How much?"
"Twenty US dollars," he said. I was shocked. It was such a cheap price for something so lovely, but on the black market those twenty American dollars would probably fetch a lot of Zambian kwacha.
"Ok," I said.
He reached into his satchel and took out a small ebony frog. Its malevolent eyes were ivory and it was squatting. I turned it over and saw that the carver had given it a little anus.
"Haha, I will take him also. He is very well carved," I said.
"Yes, we have a very good carver in our village, and for five US dollars this frog is yours." he replied smiling.
I had no fives so I gave him a total of thirty dollars. I could see he was very pleased, and so was I. "Shaleenipo," I said, shaking his hand and using the traditional Bemba for goodbye. He smiled and waved.
"Happy now?" Bertus said as I came back towards the camp.
"Yes! Very!!" I replied.
"You want to visit a real witch doctor later?" he was grinning. I wasn't sure if he was joking or not.
"Seriously? That would be great," I said.
"Ok. Then I'll meet you at the Land Rover in about 30 minutes," he replied. "Bring your water and a little money."
That wouldn't be difficult because I always kept my money in a money belt under my shirt. I even slept that way. Each day before I left I'd put a few American dollars and Zambian kwatcha in my pocket so that I could get around but I never displayed in public the full amount I had on me. That would be asking for trouble, especially in a remote camp like this one.
We drove for about an hour across a beautiful grassy plain. In the distance, giraffe were plucking the leaves off the acacia trees as a few graceful eland browsed nearby. We came closer and closer to a large daub and wattle hut, out in the middle of nowhere.
"There it is," said Bertus, pointing.
I looked through my telephoto lens and saw that a very long pole came out of the gathered reed apex of the roof, extending towards the heavens, and on its end was......a lightbulb!
"That is fucking brilliant," I cried. "A light bulb! What a perfect metaphor for a shaman!
We parked and went inside. It was very dark and smokey and my eyes began to burn. In the corner was a middle-aged man dressed in a ragged headdress of feathers, sitting on a tatty old zebra skin. He was throwing down bones like they were dice and ignored us for a bit.
Then he turned and said in English, "What is it you need?"
That's a good question, I thought. Just what am I doing here really?
I looked over at Bertus in embarrassment not sure what to say.
"Oh, she's looking for a husband," he said. What a wise ass! I thought, and glared at him.
The man said nothing but began to root around in a large battered leather bag. Out came a little bottle with some kind of liquid in it and then a coin, an old Rhodesian penny from colonial days. He put the coin in the bottle and stoppered it firmly.
"You are to put this liquid on your face and arms before you go to meet someone you like. And when he sees you he will fall in love with you," he said solemnly. "I am giving you a very powerful love potion."
Part of me wanted to burst out laughing but part of me was actually a bit intimidated by this fellow, sitting there so quietly in the shadows.
"Thank you so much," I said taking it from him. "What do I owe you?"
"Nothing," he said slyly. "But you can leave a tip in that basket if you wish."
Well, how big a price can I put on a chance at love? Oh, he was clever all right. So I put an American ten dollar bill in the basket and knew it would be appreciated, especially when he visited the money changers in Ndola.
We turned and went out the door into a vast pink sky that was glowing from the setting sun. As we drove off Bertus starting laughing.
"So you're all set now, missy," he said. "Want to try it out on me?" And he put his hand on my thigh.
"Oh please Bertus," I rolled my eyes and took his hand and put it on the steering wheel. "Give me a break. You're way too young for me. Just focus on the road."
"Well, ok, but you missed your chance!" he said.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," I replied and looked off at the sunset. "Isn't that lovely? Every evening is always so special here. I love that about southern Africa."
He nodded, still sulking a bit from the rebuff. Eh, he'd get over it, especially once we were back at camp and he could get drunk and pass out.
The buffet was in full swing when we got back and Kelly and Sam were already plastered. Don't they have anything better to do? I wondered.
"So how was your trip to the Monkey King?" Kelly said to us giggling.
Bertus had popped a beer open and had already chugged it. So this was how it was going to be, I thought. I just had to get through this one last night.
"He gave her a love potion so she can find a husband," he said laughing hysterically. Kelly and Sam joined in the derision.
I smiled. "Come on, it was a little adventure. And did you see the light bulb on his roof? What a great sign–like those Medieval tradesmen signs!"
"I've never been to him," Kelly said with disdain. "Wouldn't be caught dead there!"
"Me neither," Sam replied.
And the three of them all began to laugh again. Everyone was getting very drunk, falling off their camp chairs and staring at the fire with glassy-eyed fascination.
"Hey!" Kelly said, standing up and pointing at me aggressively. "Who do you think you are anyway? Do you actually think you can understand these people? What an arrogant asshole you are!"
I could feel she wanted a fight.
The two men started chanting "fight, fight, fight!"
She wobbled over to me and her eyes were glittering with hatred. She put her face right up to mine and said, "Guess what? Do you know we have a gun here? I could kill you tonight and no one would ever even know you'd been here. Do you know that? Charles would come tomorrow and we'd just say we never saw you, and that would be that..." She poked me hard in the chest. Sam and Bertus howled in drunken acknowledgment and looked at each other. "Whoaaa, she's right!"
I knew then and there I had only a brief moment to turn it all around. It was a narrow line that once crossed would mean disaster. The menace in the air and blood lust was very real, and Kelly had a point. This kind of thing wouldn't be the first time murder had occurred out in the bush. In remote areas crimes just vanished. The wilderness covered all sins.
So I stood my ground and faced them all.
"Sorry but you're out of luck," I laughed. I was faking it of course but I had to do this very carefully. "The American Embassy in Lusaka knows I'm here–they have my entire schedule–and I spoke to the consul in Ndola before I left to come up here. He is expecting me back at the end of the walking safari, and he was the one who got me the driver. So all he'd have to do is check with him and the three of you would be stuck in some horrible African jail for the rest of your lives. Is that what you really want? Do you know what a nightmare those places are?"
That image began to sober them all up a bit.
It was total bullshit of course on my part, but plausible. I could see that the men had cooled down but Kelly was still sitting there staring at me intensely.
Goddamn she was nuts.
"You know Kelly, I think you need a break. You're starting to go bush crazy." I said, trying to be friendly. "Why don't you talk to your bosses and ask for a long weekend or something? Go down to Joberg and party."
She looked like she was going to explode. "You fucking Americans think the rest of the world is made of money! Fly to Joberg? What makes you think I have that kind of money? I can barely afford a trip to Ndola--I'm stuck here!" and she threw her glass at me and missed. It loudly hit one of the rocks around the fire and shattered.
"Oh shit, Kelly," Sam said. "Calm down now will ya?" He got up and went over and put her in a bear hug. She began to sob and mumble drunkenly.
It felt like the tide had turned so I got out of there. I sat in my hut with the adrenaline pumping and wide-eyed with fear. I still had no idea what the night might hold for me and wondered if I should go off and sleep rough somewhere. But where? I'd need a fire otherwise the animals would get me and they'd all see that. Maybe I could sneak into one of the Land Rovers and sleep there. That might work. I could wait until Sam, Bertus and Kelly were all passed out and then quietly walk over, climb in, and lock the doors. The keys were always kept in the ignition so no one would be able to get in when I was inside.
Ten minutes, and then an hour, and then two hours ticked by. My adrenaline was still flowing and as soon as the camp was quiet for a while I crept out and began to walk over to the vehicles. Near the outhouse close to the Land Rovers I suddenly heard a weird ooo-up ooo-up sound and some rattling. Shit. A hyena was around looking for food.
The rattling stopped and suddenly a large slumped shadow of a hyena ran past me. He'd seen me coming and was as spooked as I was. I stood still for a while in case anyone had woken up and then carefully opened one of the Rover's back doors. Not even a creak! Wow. Sam was a good mechanic–kept everything so clean and well-oiled, thank god. I climbed in and locked all the doors, and lay down exhausted for a few hours of sleep.
I woke the next morning to one of the African staff banging on the window. "Breakfast, miss," he was saying cheerfully. I waved at him and got up.
Neither Sam, Kelly or Bertus was at breakfast; they had all been so drunk they were still fast asleep. I ate everything in sight, I was so hungry and relieved to see the light of a new day. Nothing would happen to me now.
I went back to my hut and lay down and dozed. A horn woke me up and I looked out of my little door. A driver had just pulled in with Charles and the two couples, his small exclusive group, flown in by bush plane from Ndola.
I crawled out and waved.
Kelly, Bertus and Sam were sitting around the burnt out fire eating and none of them would look at me. It wasn't shame but simple avoidance. I could tell that the sooner Charles and I and the others were all gone from that camp the happier they would be. Then life could return to the alcohol, the boredom and the tedium they had all been so used to.
Charles and the couples went over to the buffet to get some breakfast. "How's it going?" I said. "I got here a day early."
"We're all good. Did they treat you well?" he said smiling matter-of-factly. Oh if you only knew...I thought. "Oh yes, everything was great," I replied smiling. Must keep the veneer intact–at least for now. Only I had seen the horror behind the curtain.
"We will just have a bite to eat and then get going," he said. "Get your kit together for the vehicle and we'll be off in about a half hour."
"Wonderful! I'm looking forward to it," I replied cheerfully, knowing that at the end we would be picked up by bush plane and taken back to Ndola for the connecting flight to the capital. We would never be coming back to this camp again.
Kelly, Sam and Bertus all stood submissively by with fake waves as the clients and Charles got into the Land Rover. Before getting in myself, I walked over to Kelly and whispered in her ear, "You're a sick bitch, and I still owe you for three meals." She'd been so drunk she hadn't even remembered.
Her pasted on smile vanished but now there was little she could do to me.
As we were driving off towards the safari launch point I pulled out my telephoto lens and took her picture, just for the record. She looked at me with pure hatred. I'm sure if there had been a rifle nearby she would have picked it up and shot me and claimed she saw a lion in the bush and it had all been an accident. But I got away.
Adventurer, photojournalist and writer, Karen Petersen has traveled the world extensively, publishing both nationally and internationally in a variety of publications. Most recently, her poetry was published in The Manzano Mountain Review and Pilgrimage Magazine in the USA, Orbis in the UK, and The Wild Word in Berlin. Her poems and short stories have also appeared in A New Ulster in Northern Ireland and The Bosphorus Review in Istanbul. In 2015, she read "In Memory of W.B. Yeats" at the Yeats Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the KGB Bar in NYC. Her poems have been translated into Persian and Spanish. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Classics from Vassar College and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Home Industries BFSI Egyptian Fintech Company MoneyFellows raises $31 M in Series B funding
Egyptian Fintech Company MoneyFellows raises $31 M in Series B funding
The funding will help MoneyFellows accelerate its growth across the B2C and B2B segments while expanding its footprint across Africa and Asia
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Phil Mickelson benched at Ryder Cup
GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- For the first time in 10 appearances, Phil Mickelson spent an entire day at the Ryder Cup without hitting a single shot.
U.S. captain Tom Watson benched Mickelson and Keegan Bradley for both sessions Saturday at Gleneagles, even though both wanted to play. Joining them on the sidelines was Webb Simpson, the last of the three captain's picks.
Mickelson and Bradley rallied to take down Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia in the opening session of fourballs matches Friday, but they lost badly in foursomes when Bradley couldn't keep it in the short grass and Mickelson couldn't make enough putts.
"They didn't perform all that well yesterday afternoon," Watson said. "They really wanted to go today. These are the best pairings for alternate shot."
Mickelson will play only three matches this week, his fewest since going 3-0 as a rookie at Oak Hill in 1995.
Asked to comment as he walked down the first fairway, Mickelson said, "Whatever it takes to win."
"I want our team to win, and whatever we have to do is all I care about," he said.
When asked whose decision it was not to play, Mickelson smiled and put in his ear phones to listen to coverage of other matches on the radio.
Mickelson and Bradley formed America's best team two years ago at Medinah when they went 3-0, asking to sit out the final session to be fresh for singles. Both wound up losing their singles matches as Europe rallied from a 10-6 deficit to win.
They made it four in a row Friday by rallying to take down Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia with an eagle-par-birdie finish. But the pair struggled in foursomes.
Watson was second-guessed for not giving them a rest Friday afternoon. They got plenty of rest on Saturday.
The Americans, who won two matches and halved another in Saturday morning fourballs, sent out Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler for a fourth straight match. They had halved all three of their matches.
"I'm riding the horses," Watson said. "Jimmy and Rickie really played well. Three times they halved matches. That's better than not winning."
Mickelson, a five-time major champion, has not won a tournament since the British Open last summer at Muirfield, though he finished one shot behind McIlroy in the PGA Championship last month at Valhalla.
Bradley has gone more than two years without winning, and he had to rely on a captain's pick to make this team.
Two of Watson's three picks -- Bradley and Simpson -- did not play at all on Saturday. Simpson, who said he texted Watson the morning of the picks to lobby for one, will go into Sunday singles having played only 14 holes on Friday morning.
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Good Morning Everyone, Well I have confirmed through several sources that the leasing in the Felicanas and Northern East Baton Rouge parishes is ConocoPhilips. The lease prices have gone from $250 an acre to $800 to $1100 per acre. So they have spent $80,000,000 to $100,000,000 in these three parishes in the past month. This is just the beginning. There is a lot of acreage still unleased out there..
Dion, thank you for the clarification and the dissertation. :-) You really should take credit for that last line if it is yours, or provide attribution to the author.
I agree. It was fantastic. (the last line I mean. I didn't really understand much of the rest of it:)I think that everybody feels like that when they accept a contract. You should frame that and put it on your wall.
I do know someone at McManus,La with 400 acres. Someone has been negotiating for him for about 3 - 4 weeks. Currently at $900 & 20%, has not signed yet.
My name is Shannon Johnson and live on Lindsey Lane in McManus. I recently joined this forum to keep up with updates on the gas/oil exploration in this area. My brother, myself, and two other neighbors own roughly 200 acres in the area. What, if any, benefits will we have in the future in regards to drilling on our land or benefiting from surrounding land owners that allow drilling? I am new to this experience and would like to be educated on how this works. Possible exploration on our land or receiving royalties from surrounding exploration. How does this work? If they are drilling in the local area, how big is the pocket of gas/oil will they be pulling from? Will my land be located over this area? Again I am new to this. Sorry for any lack of knowledge on the terminology I've used.
Hi, Shannon. Where to start? :-) If you are offered an O&G lease, you will have the opportunity to negotiate terms. You will be made an offer for an upfront payment per acre for signing the lease and then you will be due royalty income if any productive wells are drilled. Since you are posting in a discussion for the Austin Chalk (AC) Play, I will base my opinions on what I know about this current exploration trend.
The companies drilling AC wells are setting up large drilling units. So far 1920 acres seems the size of most. If you are in a unit, any producing unit well regardless of its surface location will pay every mineral owner a percentage of production based on the number of acres you own in the unit and the royalty fraction in your lease.
These AC wells will be horizontal wells and each unit will be sized so that a company can drill multiple wells. Forming a unit has no effect on your lease term. The right to develop conferred by a lease is only maintained by production, not by permits and not by drilling an non-productive well. Once production begins all the leases remain in force. Such a unit is said to be Held By Production (HBP). There is not requirement for a company to drill more unit wells but if the first well is economic the chances are that they will. The life of a unit with productive, economic wells can be decades so it is wise to take time and get professional help negotiating the terms of a lease. Even with the typically large AC units, your 200 acres gives you negotiating power. You want a fair market lease but you don't want to be unreasonable to the point that a company decides to leave you out of a unit or simply not drill your unit for lack of sufficient profitability. That's if you are interested in receiving royalty payments which could be quite substantial for 200 acres.
Thanks so much Mr. Peel for your response and explanation. I now have a better idea for understanding this process. Not sure if you can elaborate on this but what do you think the chances are that they will be interested in this area? I'm located about a half mile northeast of the Hwy 19 & Hwy 10 intersection. I'm just wondering if I should inform my neighbors about this possible opportunity or do we just wait to see if any of us are contacted?
McManus is within the area of interest for the Central LA Austin Chalk play. It's always a good idea to keep in touch with neighbors when leasing is a possibility. What's even better is to occasionally go to the courthouse, clerk of court office and search for memorandums of O&G leases being filed in the public record. That will tell you what companies are offering leases and in what particular areas.
Shannon, did you see my post on Feb 21st. As of 3 weeks ago, his family still had not signed.


Support the Work: AE911Truth in Washington DC!
We will host a 10' x 10' exhibit booth at the DC Convention of the American Institute of Architects - July 14, 15, and 16. We will be speaking to several hundred architects over the three-day period and giving them DVDs and brochures. We hope to sign up at least one hundred more architects on our website! Consider flying/driving to DC and helping us in our booth if you are in the area. You would need to competently convey the essential points of the explosive evidence at the 3 World Trade Center high-rises - while wearing professional attire. To find out more or RSVP, contact Dave Slesinger at 410-499-5403 and/or davidslesinger (at) yahoo.com. We will also host room #141 in the Convention Center where our new 30-minute version of 9/11: Blueprint for Truth - Companion Edition will be playing every hour on the hour followed by live Q&A. We are making major inroads into the building professional community with these AIA conventions. The reverberations throughout the country, from San Francisco, where we started, to DC and beyond, have been and will be deep and penetrating. The AIA is already supporting us, though silently, by deliberately approving the AE911Truth booth at their events. We have also already been approved for the November AIA Richmond, Virginia event. We are all feeling that the dam of official denial might be about to break.
On Thursday night 7/16 we will be speaking at 6pm and at 8pm at an unusual restaurant designed for this kind of event, called "Busboys and Poets." See details below. Send the poster below to all your contacts in the area and let them know to bring their friends as well. We also hope to attract dozens of architects from the convention.
Here is where we need you the most! On both Monday 7/13 and Friday 7/17 we will be speaking individually to your Congressional Representatives and Senators. We have several appointments already and expect to have a couple of dozen appointments. The key is that you have to be there! Some of you may be able to drive or even fly out to DC to attend a meeting with your representative on these dates. And we will be there with you to make the 10- or 15-minute presentation at the appointment. We've done this a few times already and have it down now. The trick is that you have to be there as a constituent for us to have access. As soon as you have successfully made an appointment, call Dave Slesinger at 410-499-5403 and/or email him at davidslesinger (at) yahoo.com. Don't worry about the schedule. Just make the appointment for any time on these two days that you can be there physically. Chances are you will only be able to make an appointment with a staffer. That's OK! You can call them and ask for a 15-minute appointment because you are bringing a representative of over 700 Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth — some of whom live in their district — who are all calling upon Congress for real investigation of the destruction of the 3 World Trade Center high-rises on 9/11. And that you believe it is a matter of grave importance to the United States that this new explosive evidence be brought to their attention immediately.
If you can't make it to DC this month, then we ask that you support our critically important work with your generous financial contribution. Sales from our store cover only a small percentage of our expenses. We are a growing nonprofit corporation that has not yet developed its funding base. Now is the time for all of us to step forward. It will cost a total of $10,900 for this DC event alone. We have proceeded to plan for it, trusting that our supporters will be 100% behind us. Please show us that our faith in you is well placed. Make your one-time donation now, and let it stretch your comfort level just a little bit. And if you haven't yet, please join the family of Sustaining Members as well, so that we can continue the winning streak that we are on. We must have an average of $35/month per member to realize our goals toward the awakening of the A/E profession and a real WTC investigation. Where do you fit into the picture? $10/mo? $100/mo? or more? Please find your giving level and claim it! Don&srquo;t keep us crawling toward the finish line of a real investigation when we can run in triumphantly and seize it. We travel every other weekend to cities across the US, Canada, Europe. Before this year is out, we will have traveled to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan for a 12-city AE911Truth speaking tour of these countries. The work never stops and, as you know, neither do we. This work requires your gift to make the incredible progress that results in this kind of mainstream media attention. Do your part so we can continue serving you and the passion which brought so many of you to sign the AE911Truth petition. Thank you for your awesome vote of confidence. Your donation will be tax-deductible if you make your check out to "Agape Foundation" and mail it today to AE911Truth 2342 Shattuck Ave., #189, Berkeley, CA 94707. Please feel free to call us at 510-292-4710 any time with any questions you may have. We are here to serve you, and we are grateful for your generosity!
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"On both Monday 7/13 and Friday 7/17 we will be speaking individually to your Congressional Representatives and Senators. We have several appointments already and expect to have a couple of dozen appointments"
At least they can no longer feign ignorance. At most, who knows?!?
Thank you Richard, David and Architects & Engineers.
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AE911Truth.org !! What a JUGGERNAUT !!!
...or would you stand with more than 700 architects and engineers who call the official story a big lie?!
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Last November, this is what Guy's special "Care Cub" looked like. Blankie, Care Cub, and Guy. The three are quite the team. But after four years of love, Care Cub was looking more than a bit deflated. He'd been hugged around the neck so often by Guy that all he could do was flop around.
Care Cub with "Old Blankie"
So Guy and I opened Care Cub up on a seam where he had already come apart and re-stuffed him. A process that Guy found very enjoyable. I have also sewn a new nose on Care Cub over the years and glue-gunned his left eye back on at least twice.
Recently, Guy has stopped me in the middle of reading him a book or watching a show and asked,"Is that real, Mommy?"
Each time I have taken his question seriously. Is this real? or Is this true? is a question that many of us ask about life in general.
This weekend, we received news of the death of a friend from high school. I say friend, because he was everybody's friend. Everyone loved him and he loved everyone. He was good and kind with an infectious laugh, gorgeous eyes, and a smile for everyone. It is no wonder that his classmates elected him Homecoming King 3 out of 4 years.
It has many of us wondering: What is real?
What is this life all about if someone so beloved can be taken so soon and so abruptly?
I want to tell my friends what is real.
But death is temporary. It is a momentary separation. We do not stop existing when our last breath is taken. Just as we do not stop caring about the person who has been taken by death from our lives.
Love continues, kindness continues, family and friendship continue...because these things are real. These things are true.
For those who are wondering what has become of our dearly departed friend, I say: The spirits of all men--as soon as they are departed from the mortal body--are taken home to that God who gave them life.
And--when the time is right--each one of us will be resurrected, because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will be healed of the abuses that we suffered in this life. We will be lovingly "restuffed" by Our Creator who loves us so very much. Our spirit will be reunited with our physical body, never to be separated again. And in our flesh, we will see God.
I Have really learnt a lot over the last few months about what is real.
We too loved the parable of Restuffed CareCub. Death is very real, and can be very painful to those it leaves behind. Knowing that we will be reunited with our loved ones is such a comfort.
It is amazing how there are teaching opportunities every where. Keep it up!
Keeping my beliefs of the spirit world and eternity in mind is a "reality check" when thinking of loved ones that have passed. Having that perspective of the bigger picture definitely makes it easier.


I'm an Illustrator with a Designer's eye!
Hello all! New to SCBWI here. I've got several years' experience illustrating and designing, but have only recently dipped into the world of Children's Books! I would love to be able to focus more on the fun, colorful work that the Children's industry lends itself to. If you have any design or illustration needs (or even need help with book layouts), please do not hesitate to contact me! Some samples of my work can be viewed at http://gumviewcreative.com/keli-portfolio - I do have other examples of more business-looking design work too. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.
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Posted September 14, 2009 by subzero in A/V receivers, Blu-Ray players, Daily News 1602
Pioneer Showcases the Worlds First THX Certified Blu ray Disc Player
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces its Elite® BDP-09FD flagship model has become the world's first Blu-ray Disc® Player to achieve THX® certification and that its Elite® EX Series in-wall speakers have attained THX Select2™ certification. These products complement Pioneer's current top-of-the-line Elite A/V Receivers that are the world's first and only THX Ultra2™ Plus Certified receivers to feature Class D digital amplification. When used alone or as a system, Pioneer's comprehensive line of THX Certified audio and video products deliver faithful reproduction of multi-channel entertainment that is unmatched by any manufacturer. Attendees can experience the dynamic capabilities of Pioneer's home theater products in its sound demonstration room at booth #3009.
"Pioneer recognizes THX as the industry benchmark for rigorous, unbiased testing and endorsement of high performance home theater products," said Russ Johnston, executive vice president of home entertainment business solutions group at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "As true A/V specialists, our engineers have worked relentlessly to craft a full line of products that rival the movie theater experience, which not only meet Pioneer's strict principles for faithful reproduction of content, but now feature THX certification."
First and Only to Feature Three Categories of THX Certified A/V Products:
Pioneer's no-compromise engineering approach continually strives to deliver content with the same level of detail, precision and power as it was produced for the cinema or in the studio. Pioneer's THX Certified series includes:
Elite BDP-09FD Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player: At the forefront of optical disc innovations for more than 30 years, Pioneer continues to lead Blu-ray Disc product advancements with its BDP-09FD. Outfitted with high-grade components and proprietary processing technologies, the player's THX certification guarantees performance that matches the original content.
Elite EX Series In-Wall Speakers: Built from the ground up by Chief Speaker Designer Andrew Jones and his team of engineers, the Elite EX line integrates Pioneer's 70-year heritage in speaker manufacturing and is specifically designed for ultimate fidelity throughout the home. Pioneer's S-IW891, S-IW691 and S-IW691L integrate the exclusive Coherent Source Transducer (CST) driver technology that improves off-axis performance and provide a smoother, more accurate frequency response to fundamentally expand a room's "sweet spot." THX Select2 certification validates their capability to output the same sound level as what is required in the movie theater.
Elite A/V Receivers: Pioneer's ICEPower Class D amplifier is uniquely designed for a more compact chassis resulting in higher power output and better energy efficiency of any A/V Receiver on the market today. First shown in the flagship SC-09TX to meet the emerging needs of high-resolution audio formats, THX certification verifies that the A/V receiver can deliver crisp, clear sound even at studio reference volume level. Pioneer has continued to integrate this digital amplifier technology in its current THX Certified SC-25 and SC-27. Worldwide, Pioneer has the most THX Certified A/V Receivers in the industry with more than 100 models.
For more information on Pioneer's trio of THX Certified product categories, visit www.pioneerelectronics.com.
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MSI announces Vortex G65 gaming PCs
After announcing numerous gaming notebooks, MSI has turned its attention to gaming desktops. The company has just announced two new models that belong to the so-called Vortex G65 line. The new computers come with NVIDIA SLI configurations out of the box. The first computer has two GeForce GTX...
Samsung Introducing Low-cost DID Panel Series
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Aquafresh Brush Time
There are many things that children do not like to do and brushing teeth is one of them. Although it is important to brush your teeth, a fact that is especially true for children, making kids do it can be a real challenge. Now this task has become a bit easier thanks to a new and innovative...


Life in a tropical climate comes with a host of challenges. The scorching sun, the heat, the unrelenting humidity all take some getting used to. (We're not even going to begin the BUG discussion) After four years, our blood has certainly thinned sufficiently and we have acclimated to the weather of our region. There are certain differences that, no matter how long we live here, we will never truly adjust to. Coming from the northeastern United States, the change of seasons and the accompanying changes in temperature and our surrounding landscape, are ingrained so deeply in our perception of "the way the world works" that we are left every year feeling like something is missing at certain times of the year.
In reality, we do have seasonal changes here, some of which are more obvious than others. Nights in December are considerably chillier than those in June. Perhaps not so chilly as to require the purchase of the heavily quilted jackets, scarves and gloves that appear in the local department stores starting in about mid-October, but certainly cold enough to consider a light sweater or jacket when going out in the evening. In the spring, many trees begin to drop their leaves. Autumn brings daily rain showers and the occasional hurricane. The fluctuations we experience are more subtle and as such, some of the anticipation, the build up before each change of season is somewhat dulled.
In an effort to help our children recognize and look forward to the regular cycles of nature throughout the year, the schools that they attend, both Waldorf inspired scholastic communities, mark the change of season with annual festivals. The first event that our children prepare for every Fall is the Festival of San Micael. This festival, which coincides each year with the Autumnal equinox, celebrates the harvest, the balance of the universe and marks a time when we are asked to look inward and incite a battle with our own personal dragons. El Papalote's version of this festival incorporates elements of the early pagan ceremony with the medieval Christian celebration of Michaelmas.
There are several festivals throughout the school year, each encouraging the participation over every student teacher and parent. My two small children are just now starting to anticipate the festivals and really look forward to the flurry of activity at school, preparing the stage, learning songs and making colorful decorations and at home as I struggle to create new costumes, lovingly fashioned together with fabric glue and safety pins. While they may miss out on the turn of the colors, tapping maple trees and jumping in piles of leaves, we do our best to make sure our children are being provided with opportunities to make a meaningful connection from their day to day lives to the progression of the seasons and to the world around them.
Great piece Michele on the kids and back to school.
Thanks! I can't believe it's time for them to back to school already!!
I just found your blog. I love the Riviera Maya and look forward to following your site. Have a great day!
Hey there!! I know you!!! Thanks for reading my blog!! Come see us in Playa one day and check out our "boat drinks"!!!


An African-Caribbean is someone from the Caribbean whose family originally came from Africa. African-Caribbean means relating to African-Caribbeans.
It was clean, Sonia saw to that, but too choky with the heavy smell of rich African-Caribbean food.


A stroke victim I know is very religious. She has problems speaking and using her hand. But she says her stroke doesn't matter. What matters is her relationship with God.
I can't say my stroke doesn't matter.


Which Vitamin Can You Lose Weight?
The answer is vitamin D. But can it really help you lose weight and what is the best source of vitamin D?
The answer is vitamin D. But can it really help you lose weight and what is the best source of vitamin D? Direct sunlight is the best source of vitamin D. But should you or shouldn't you get direct sunlight? We need Vitamin D; however vitamin D is not really a vitamin. In its active form it is considered a hormone. Our bodies can make it from sunlight. Its primary function is to help the body absorb calcium and phosphorous which the body needs to build and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D has also been shown to possess anti-cancer properties, as well as affect our biorhythms, moods and behavior. Spend a few days in a cloudy environment and watch how your mood changes. Sunlight and thus vitamin D seem to lift the soul, as well as strengthen the body and enhance our moods. A dose of sunshine is truly a body, mind and soulful boost.
Humankind evolved under natural sunlight, which means that we require a certain amount of natural light to keep us healthy. The problem is that we all use sunscreen to protect us from the sun's unhealthy rays, blocking out this source of vitamin D. In addition, if we do get our fifteen minutes of natural sunlight it is usually in the morning or afternoon and at this time the sun's rays are not powerful enough to produce enough vitamin D. So in addition to getting sunlight we need to add vitamin D to our diet.
How does D help us to maintain and even lose weight? Well vitamin D can't do it alone. It's not the magic bullet. To begin with to lose and maintain your weight, you need to eat a healthy diet and exercise. If you also add foods rich in D to your diet you might get an extra boost.
Here's how it works; vitamin D helps receptors in your brain keep hunger and cravings in check, as well as boost levels of the mood elevating neurochemical serotonin. Vitamin D also helps the body to absorb calcium. When the body lacks calcium, it may experience up to a fivefold increase in the enzyme fatty acid synthase. This enzyme converts calories into fat. A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, reported that obese women given 1,200 milligrams of calcium a day lost six times more weight than women who dieted alone. By fueling your body with vitamin D, you absorb more calcium, kick start the fat burning process and could potentially lose more weight, as well as protect your body from harmful cancer cells.
So what foods should you eat? The richest source is fatty fish oils and saltwater fish such as sea bass, halibut, swordfish, herring, tuna and cod. Salmon is also a good source of both calcium and D. Dairy products that have been fortified with Vitamin D are a great source. For supplements, I use VIACTIV, a calcium plus D soft chew. I like the caramel.
Overdosing on anything is harmful. Up to 1000 IU a day of vitamin D appears to be safe. Add fish or dairy to your daily diet and about fifteen minutes of sunlight and you will have the right mix to keep you healthy and fit. After my workout I always eat Greek yogurt to insure I get the protein and calcium I need to replenish my body. I add a few minutes of natural sunshine, take my Vitamin D supplement and try to eat fish a few times a week.
Remember there is no quick fix when it comes to weight loss and management. A well thought- out complimentary plan such as a healthy diet and daily exercise always have been and always will be, the best course of action when it comes to your weight management and your health. But if you add a little sunshine to your day you might just drop that extra five!


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The Music City in Tennessee
Categories: Nashville Tennessee USA
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Recommended travel time: May to December
Nashville is the capital of the US state of Tennessee. The city is located on the Cumberland River and has about 601,200 inhabitants. Nashville is the center of country music and is also called "Music City". The climate of the city is subtropical. The summers are hot, the winters are mostly cold and snowy.
Nashville is the perfect place for a city tour. It has a dynamic music scene, diverse museums and galleries, excellent restaurants and a unique spectrum of historic buildings. The city is rounded out by many shops, successful professional and college teams and numerous leisure activities.
First settlers and foundation of the city
The first Europeans came to the area where the Shawnee, Cherokee and Chickasaw lived in the 17th century. The city of Nashville developed from the Fort Nashborough built at the end of the 18th century. Because of its optimal location on the river, Nashville developed very dynamically. It became the administrative seat and in 1843 finally the capital of the state of Tennessee. Not far from the city is The Hermitage, the former residence of former US President Andrew Jackson. The historic property is now a listed building.
Sights in Nashville
The Cumberland River still plays a major role in the city today. In the past, paddle wheel steamers transported passengers and goods on the river. Today, there are numerous skyscrapers in the city centre. The first skyscraper of this kind was the Life Cacualty Tower from 1957. The highest building in the city is the AT& T-Building, completed in 1994, which is 192 meters high. The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, built in 2010, measures 127 meters.
A striking building in the city is the replica of the classic Parthenon Temple. The replica dates back to 1897 and today serves as an art gallery. The statue of Athena from 1990 is one of the largest sculptures within a building with a height of 13 meters. The city is full of history, which is also reflected in magnificent villas from the pre-civil war period.
These include, for example, Belle Meade Plantation, Belmont Mansion or the aforementioned The Hermitage. Hip shops, bars, restaurants and music venues can be found in the districts 12South, Hillsboro Village, East Nashville, Germantown or The Gulch. Fine art galleries can be found on Fifth Avenue or in Wedgewood-Houston. Nashville is a green city. There are more than 120 parks and almost 20 green spaces and twelve golf courses.
Nashville as Music City
Nashville is the city of country music. Numerous clubs and honky-tonk bars are known for their live music. The most famous music scene takes place on and around Lower Broadway, Second Avenue or Printer's Alley. Thousands of fans come to Nashville every year for the Country Music Festival (CMA Music Festival).
The Grand Ole Opry, which has been broadcast weekly from Nashville since 1925, is the oldest radio show in the USA. Fans from all over the world regularly flock to it. A music sanctuary is the renowned Country Music Hall of Fame. Visitors should not miss the Johnny Cash Museum, which is dedicated to the legendary country musician.
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This Woman's Fitness Tracker Helped Save Her Life
"If I didn't have a Fitbit on my wrist, I would never have known that my heart rate was getting dangerously high."
By Korin Miller
If you're addicted to tracking your steps, you might want to start paying more attention to your device's other stats, too. Just ask 73-year-old Patricia Lauder. Her Fitbit literally saved her life after she noticed something was off with her heart rate.
Patricia started suffering from fatigue and began experiencing shortness of breath—even walking a short distance would leave her wiped, she told UConn Today. She also noticed that her Fitbit had flagged something unusual: Her normal resting heart rate of 68 to 70 beats per minute was increasing each day by five points—and one day it climbed to 140 beats per minute.
She said she had been feeling lousy for a few weeks, but medical tests, X-rays, and other lab work she had done didn't turn up anything. "[I] thought I might be battling a bad cold or walking pneumonia that I just couldn't kick," she said.
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The high heart rate led her to call 911 and get to the ER, where a CT scan showed that she had two pulmonary embolisms, i.e. blood clots in her lung arteries. The clots were stressing her heart and lungs, which is why her heart rate was constantly increasing, and her heart was enlarged from being overworked.
Patricia had to undergo minimally-invasive surgery to remove the clots, and her heart and lung function went back to normal 24 hours after her surgery. She now credits her Fitbit for saving her life.
"If I didn't have a Fitbit on my wrist, I would never have known that my heart rate was getting dangerously high," she said.
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Pulmonary embolisms are more common in older people but they can happen to younger people as well, says women's health expert Jennifer Wider, M.D. Risk factors include taking hormonal birth control pills, pregnancy and childbirth—especially with a C-section, and obesity, she says.
Faster or irregular heartbeats and palpitations may be a sign of a pulmonary embolism because the heart is trying to compensate for the lack of oxygen transfer to the lung, she explains. (Hit the reset button—and burn fat like crazy with The Body Clock Diet!)
Everyone's resting heart rate is a little different, so it's hard to slap a number on what you should look out for, but if you use a fitness tracker, you probably have a decent idea of what is "normal" for you.
This yoga pose could get your heart rate down:
"If it's off by a few beats, it's probably nothing to worry about," Wider says. "But if it's way off, it may be an indication that something is wrong."
While fitness trackers aren't medical devices—and are not 100 percent accurate—if your tracker tells you your heart rate is abnormal, Wider says it's "very important" to see a doctor right away.
Korin Miller Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Men's Health, Women's Health, Self, Glamour, and more.
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Today, I am sharing not one, but TWO recipes that a perfect pairing. Gooey and delicious grilled cheese sandwiches along with a hot bowl of tomato soup.
This classic comfort food pairing instantly makes me think of home. Growing up, grilled cheeses were part of our weekly dinner routine. They make a quick and easy dinner when you are running between events, or you simply don't feel like cooking.
While this recipe varies from the grilled cheeses my father made when I was younger, this recipe matches a classic diner grilled cheese.
Check back later today for my dairy-free but creamy tomato soup!
Divide the cheese evenly between two of the slices of bread. Cover the sandwiches with the other two pieces of bread.
When the pan is hot, place the sandwiches (buttered-side down) on the pan. Reduce the heat to low.
Butter the top side of the sandwiches using the melted butter.
When the bottom of the sandwiches are golden brown and crispy (approximately 5-10 minutes), flip the sandwiches.
Again, wait for the bottom of the sandwiches to be golden brown and crispy. The cheese should be melted.
Your grilled cheese sandwiches are now ready…enjoy!
« Happy National Dessert Day!


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New York Rangers News
Shattenkirk sidelined 2-4 weeks with shoulder injury
By Shayna Goldman@hayyyshayyy Dec 12, 2018, 11:17am EST
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Kevin Shattenkirk's unlucky streak continues in New York, as the New York Rangers have announced that he'll be sidelined for two-to-four weeks with a separated shoulder.
OFFICIAL: #NYR defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be sidelined for two-to-four weeks with a shoulder separation suffered on Monday, Dec. 10 against Tampa Bay.
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) December 12, 2018
Shattenkirk sustained that shoulder injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday after being hit by former Ranger J.T. Miller in the second period. He left the game following the hit and did not return.
Since joining his hometown team, nothing has gone according to plan for Shattenkirk. This injury can be chalked up as yet another hurdle for the defender, who was out for half of the season last year after playing through a torn meniscus, and needed time to get readjusted to game speed this year. That time cost him a place on the first power play unit and has impacted his production this season.
In Neal Pionk and Tony DeAngelo, the Rangers will still have two offensive-minded right-handed shots on the blue line. But to replace his open spot in the lineup, Brendan Smith, who was a healthy scratch the last two games after suffering an upper body injury, is the most likely defender to slot back in. Adam McQuaid could also claim it once he's returned from a core injury.


On Thursday, January 17th at 1:00 p.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (PT), Blair Pleasant will be presenting a webinar with Leslie Blanke, SVP, Product at Serenova, entitled, "Omnichannel: Myth vs. Reality." They will be discussing some of the common myths and misconceptions about omnichannel, the benefits and value it provides, and how companies should get started on the path to omnichannel customer care. Register here. Join us to learn more about omnichannel and how it can benefit your organization.


This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of giving a lecture on FOAM to the UC Emergency Medicine Residency. Well, it wouldn't quite be a lecture on FOAM if I didn't make it freely available to all after I finished it all up. You can check out the lecture slides on slideshare embedded at the bottom of the post. I also recorded the lecture and broke it down into a series of 5-ish minute long videos which you can look at based on your area of interest.
Part 5: The Finale - Individualized Interactive Instruction: Where Does FOAM fit in Resident Education?


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Deadly crash: Former SDSU student gets 13 years
Victim's family confronts Antony Schoenle in court
By: KELLY WHEELER, City News Service
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 20-year-old man who was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he caused a fiery crash in Bay Park, killing two female passengers, was sentenced today to 13 years in state prison.
Antony N. Schoenle pleaded guilty in September to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing great bodily injury, along with a misdemeanor charge of giving false information to a police officer, and
admitted an allegation that he fled the scene.
Deputy District Attorney Steven Schott told Judge Polly Shamoon that Schoenle caused two young women to burn to death in a crash that was "100 percent preventable."
Before the 7:30 a.m. accident last Aug. 22, Schoenle had been partying for 12 hours, ingesting alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine, the prosecutor said, adding that the defendant stole $300 in order to buy the drugs.
Schott said the defendant's blood-alcohol level was measured above .14 percent after the crash. He also said Schoenle didn't try to help either victim and crawled over 21-year-old Lizette Garcia to get out of the car, later
describing her as "dead weight."
Schoenle tried to run away, telling two citizens and a police officer a made-up story about his wife being in a hospital and giving birth, Schott told the judge. The defendant also gave a fake name to the officer, the prosecutor said.
While Schoenle was running away from the burning car, the victims could be heard moaning for about five minutes, Schott said. A deputy medical examiner determined that Garcia and 20-year-old Guadalupe Acosta Amado were still alive when they were burned to death.
Schott said Schoenle crawled over Garcia to "save his own skin."
Outside court, Lizette Garcia's mother said she didn't feel like justice was served by the 13-year sentence. She called Schoenle a liar.
"It's not going to bring my daughter back," Dorothy Garcia said. "I'm hoping that this lesson will teach anybody out there not to be drinking (and) driving. Stop with the drugs. If you're going to drink, get a designated driver."
Guadalupe Acosta's father, Valentin, said in court that Schoenle "should not be forgiven, even by God."
A weeping Schoenle apologized for his decisions.
"It's unbelievable," the defendant said, "how this bad choice took the lives of two wonderful people."
The judge said the fiery crash was not an accident but the culmination of many bad decisions by the defendant. She said Schoenle had been engaging in the same type of behavior for weeks and weeks.
Schott said Schoenle -- who was set to begin his senior year at San Diego State University -- was headed west on Friars Road when he drove off the road near the Pacific Highway overpass and struck a curb, sending the car airborne and down an embankment. The sedan hit a pillar and caught fire.
City News Service Modified 2015


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