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January 18, 1993|by GARY R. BLOCKUS, The Morning Call

The Philadelphia Flyers six-game unbeaten streak ran into an intriguing question last night: Why ask `Y'?

Steve Yzerman, Paul Ysebaert and Yves Racine accounted for three goals and eight points last night as the Detroit Red Wings overcame a three-goal deficit in the first period for a resounding 7-4 victory in front of a sold out Spectrum last night.

The end of the Flyers' 4-0-2 unbeaten streak came with a frenzy, but the end came nonetheless as the Flyers dropped to 17-20-7 on the season after blowing a 3-0 lead in the opening period.

"Being tired is never an excuse," offered Flyers winger Rod Brind'Amour, who scored a pair of goals last night as the Flyers finished a string of three games in four nights.

"We started out well, and then (the second period) is one of the worst periods of hockey we've ever played. We fell asleep at the wheel."

The Flyers coughed up four straight goals in the second period as Tommy Soderstrom, starting his 15th consecutive game, took the loss and fell to 7-5-3.

"He really didn't have a chance at a lot of those goals," admitted Flyer coach Bill Dineen. "He faced two-on-ones, three-on-ones. We really didn't give him a lot of protection."

The end came almost unmercilessly when Flyer defenseman Ryan McGill scored into the Philadelphia net late in the third period to give Detroit a 6-4 advantage.

"That happens one time a year," said Soderstrom, the rookie goalie from Sweden. "There's nothing he can do, there's nothing I can do."

The Flyers broke out to a stunning 3-0 lead by scoring on three of their first six shots. Brind'Amour scored on a power play and shorthanded to bookend Andre Faust's first NHL goal on his very first NHL shot.

Faust, a Princeton graduate, was a late call-up from Hershey for the game and was immediately sent back afterward.

Detroit cut the score to 3-1 with 2:20 left in the first period, however, when Ysebaert scored on the power play after a pinpoint pass from behind the net by Sergei Fedorov that threaded through the skates of Ric Nattress.

The Red Wings cut the deficit to 3-2 with 7:38 left in the second period when Yzerman centered Dino Ciccarelli from behind the net. Ciccarelli was able to edge a check by defenseman Garry Galley and tapped a forehanded shot over Soderstrom's upper body.

Yzerman tied the game with 3:40 left in the period after circling behind the net and snapping one to the near left side through a screen set up by Ysebaert.

Racine made it four straight goals for Detroit to start a five-minute power play after Viacheslav Butsayev, recalled from Hershey yesterday, was assessed a game-misconduct and major penalty for high sticking Sheldon Kennedy and drawing blood.

Racine scored on a slapshot from the right point for a 4-3 Detroit lead with 1:55 left that held up at the end of the second period.

Keith Acton tied the score 4-4 with 14:15 left in the game, banking in a Galley rebound eight seconds after a power play expired.

Yzerman created a Ciccarelli goal for a 5-4 Detroit lead with 9:57 left. Yzerman beat Nattress down the left side and Galley collapsed on him, opening up Ciccarelli on the right wing for the easy tap-in.

Gerard Gallant put an exclamation on the comeback when the Flyers were pressing with time running out. He scored during a three-on-one with 1:08 left.

BLUE LINES -- Neither Greg Hawgood (defenseman/left wing) nor forward Josef Beranek, acquired from Edmonton for defenseman Brian Benning on Saturday, dressed for last night's game.

Flyers General Manager Russ Farwell played Face The Press during the first intermission last night. Farwell was expressing concern for injured rookie star Eric Lindros, who was involved in a second restaurant/nightclub incident Jan. 9 after the Flyers defeated the New York Rangers.

Apparently Lindros and some friends were at a South Jersey restaurant following the game. According to published reports, Lindros' friends became involved in an altercation with other patrons and Lindros acted as a mediator. No charges were filed.

"If one of your friends gets into a verbal altercation and you say, `C'mon, let's go home,' how are you at fault?" Lindros asked. "Why am I at fault for that?

"I'm here for you for the rink ... I'm not here to write a gossip column, and that's what's happening."

"It's just something where he's gotta pull out, he can't get involved," Farwell said repeatedly. Farwell said Lindros admits he has to do better in such circumstances to avoid confrontations.

The 19-year-old Lindros frequents several establishments in the Philadelphia area that serve alcoholic beverages. Farwell said Lindros must choose other places when he goes out and mentioned the possibility of the teen-age millionaire taking on a roommate for some more staid off-ice activities.

Ironically, Lindros reinjured his left knee in the Rangers game, but didn't feel pain in it until the next morning. Hmmm.

The Lehigh Valley Comets were involved in the new shootout between periods at the Spectrum last night.

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8 `Good Citizens' Receive Awards From Dar Chapter

April 08, 1993|The Morning Call

The Daughters of the American Revolution, Liberty Bell Chapter, recently presented Good Citizens awards to students from eight area high schools. Each of the following received a pin and certificate in recognition of "good character, dependability, service, leadership and patriotism to an outstanding degree":

*Jennifer Ng, daughter of Tek Song and Ai Jee Ng, Allen High School.

*Janine Gilbert, daughter of Robert and Rosemary Gilbert, Whitehall High School.

*Kathryn F. Kees, daughter of the Revs. Denton and Gail Kees, Salisbury High School.

*Amy L. Oswald, daughter of John and Jerry Oswald, Dieruff High School.

*Robert L. Chandler, son of Joseph and Patricia Chandler, Northern Lehigh High School.

*Benjamin D. Baker, son of Kathleen L. Spess and John D. Baker, Catasauqua High School.

*Jennifer Lee Edgar, daughter of Dennis and Cheryl Edgar, Emmaus High School.

*Todd Croslis, son of Terrance and Jane Croslis, Central Catholic High School.

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Postage payday: Rare stamp to be sold

Unique 1920s Monroe seal may net Salisbury Twp. man as much as $50,000.

September 04, 2006|By Kirk Beldon Jackson Of The Morning Call

For years, Charles Jacobs would go to auctions, buy up entire stamp collections, and then tuck them away.

Last summer, the retired electrician from Salisbury Township finally got around to certifying one of his purchases as genuine: an unused 10-cent stamp from the 1920s that bears a picture of President James Monroe.

It wasn't until he discovered that a used version had been valued at $5,500 that Jacobs realized he could be sitting on a philatelist's find of a lifetime.

It turns out that the stamp, known as 562c to collectors because of its designation in the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, the bible of hobby, could be worth $25,000 to $50,000.

And the reason for its value: It's the only known 562c stamp that not only is in mint condition but also contains a printing error that makes it unique.

"I'm sure it will go for a considerable amount of money," said Dale Hendricks, who runs a mail-order stamp collecting company in Emmaus and is familiar with the stamp.

Word of the stamp, and Jacobs' plans to sell it at auction later this month, has spread across the stamp-collecting world.

Linn's Stamp News featured it on the cover of this week's edition, calling it "the only unused, original-gum example known."

About 819 million of the stamps were printed by the federal Bureau of Printing and Engraving between 1923 and 1927, said Patrick Conelly, an appraiser at The Stamp Center, north of Wilmington, Del., where the auction will be held Sept. 22-23.

But Jacobs' stamp has an aberration in its perforation, the holes along the side that allow it to be separated from others.

The discrepancy is in the perforation measurement, gauged by the number of holes found every 2 centimeters. A typical Monroe stamp has a measurement of 11 on all four sides, while Jacobs' stamp has a perforation measurement of 10 on top and 11 on its three other sides.

Linn's Stamp News said only a few such stamps were produced when a 10-gauge perforation wheel was unintentionally replaced an 11-gauge wheel.

Jacobs' is the only known surviving stamp in mint condition, Conelly said.

Hendricks said stamps with "errors are worth a lot more because there are very few of them."

Dutch Country Auctions, which will oversee the auction, has valued the stamp at $25,000 to $50,000, according to Linn's Stamp News.

But Hendricks said, "I think it will bring more than that."

Jacobs, 58, an avid collector who has three rooms stuffed with toy cars, trucks and military vehicles, said he decided to offer the stamp for sale after asking auctioneers the worth of his stamp.

"That just triggered the phone calls for pricing and on whether or not I wanted to sell it," he said.

After talking it over with family members, Jacobs, who said he has health problems, said he decided to sell the stamp and enjoy the proceeds.

"Once I realized it was one-of-a-kind, I realized it didn't belong in a safety deposit box," he said.

He decided to auction it after determining that the offers he was receiving -- the highest was about $20,000 -- fell far short of the stamp's value.

Hendricks believes publicity will prompt other collectors to see if they have a stamp like Jacobs' stamp. If they do, Jacobs' stamp will lose its one-of-a-kind status and likely drop in price, he said.

But Jacobs said he doesn't think there is a second stamp like his.

"If they haven't found it now in 83 years, they'll never find it," he said. "I don't think it's out there, to be honest with you, unless you're going to make one."

610-820-6527 PHILATELIC FACTS Philately is the study and collection of postage stamps, postmarks and related materials.

The word "philatelic" is French and Greek, taken to mean the recipient's freedom from delivery charges by virtue of the stamp.

The American Philatelic Society has more than 55,000 members in more than 110 countries. There are 37 chapters in Pennsylvania.

The most expensive stamp -- a Sweden 1857 Treskilling Yellow -- sold for $2 million in 1996.

Great Britain issued the first postage stamps

in 1840.

The first two U.S. stamps were printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson and were issued July 1, 1847.

The most popular U.S. stamp subject was Elvis Presley, released in 1993; 124 million of these stamps were sold.

American Philatelic Society, and Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Researched compiled by librarian Vanessa Reis-Bradley

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Seeking God with ALL Our Heart

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      I have previously shown that any Christian who desires to may at any time experience a radical spiritual renaissance, and this altogether independent of the attitude of his fellow Christians.
      The important question now is, How? Well, here are some suggestions which anyone can follow and which, I am convinced, will result in a wonderfully improved Christian life.

      1. Get thoroughly dissatisfied with yourself. Complacency is the deadly enemy of spiritual progress. The contented soul is the stagnant soul. When speaking of earthly goods Paul could say, "I have learned to be content" (Philippians 4:11); but when referring to his spiritual life he testified, "I press on toward the goal" (3:14). "So stir up the gift of God that is in thee" (2 Timothy 1:6, KJV).

      2. Set your face like a flint toward a sweeping transformation of your life. Timid experimenters are tagged for failure before they start. We must throw our whole soul into our desire for God. "The kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it" (Matthew 11:12).

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Tax Bill Up $6 Million At Safecard

February 18, 1989|By LANE KELLEY, Business Writer

SafeCard Services in Fort Lauderdale has disclosed that it paid $6 million in additional taxes earlier this year and plans to change accounting policies that long have drawn criticism from shareholders and analysts.

SafeCard, which notifies credit card issuers when customers` cards are lost or stolen, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it made the tax payment in January in amending fiscal 1987 federal and state income tax returns.

SafeCard did not explain in the filing why the tax payment was made, and company officials did not return telephone calls. SafeCard executives have been criticized in the past year for refusing to talk with shareholders, analysts and the media.

Internal Revenue Service officials in Fort Lauderdale did not return calls either.

SafeCard`s over-the-counter stock dropped 62 1/2 cents to $4.50 a share on Friday. The firm`s stock traded as high as $36 a share in mid-1987.

In October last year, federal agents searched SafeCard`s headquarters in connection with a criminal investigation by the IRS. SafeCard later said it was told by the IRS that the company was not a target or subject of the investigation.

The proposed accounting changes would require SafeCard to pay on a more timely basis income taxes that would have been deferred according to current practice. Spencer Nilson, publisher of the ``Nilson Report,`` a credit card newsletter in Los Angeles, said he thought the change was made as a result of the IRS investigation last year.

``I think what happened is the IRS finally just came in and took their books and said they`re going to force them to change their accounting,`` Nilson said.

The accounting move could cut into SafeCard`s profits, which have declined since the firm lost a major contract with American Express in late 1987. Earnings for the year ended Oct. 31 were $23.3 million, down 18 percent from a year earlier.

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In Focus

Expanding Cable

En Route To 500

May 29, 1994|By L.A. LOREK Business Writer

In the mood for some romance? Turn on the romance channel.

Want to laugh? Try the comedy channel.

How about some fitness tips? Plug into the health channel.

The promise of 500 television channels has spawned a variety of new cable networks with programming geared to niche markets. They include networks aimed at African Americans, Hispanics, singles, parents and hobbyists, ranging from bird-watchers to antique collectors.

During the National Cable Television Association's annual convention held last week in New Orleans, talk show host Larry King asked a panel of industry experts: "When all these channels hit the airwaves, are we going to be saying `Hey, Mable, what's on channel 493 tonight?'"

One of the panelists, Peter Barton, president of Liberty Media, a major cable programming company based in Englewood, Colo., said the new channels will carry niche programming that will not appeal to everyone. And not every cable company will carry all the channels.

"I think the consumer wants choice," Barton said.

With almost 80 new cable networks announcing plans to launch channels in the next year, choice is exactly what consumers will have. Some channels will make it to the marketplace while others will die for lack of enthusiasm and financing, Barton said.

A dozen new specialty channels have already hit the airwaves.

The promise of 500 channels stems from technology advancements. Fiber-optic cable being installed in the ground to replace old copper wiring will allow cable companies to transmit more information.

But with new cable rate regulations, growing competition for advertising dollars and limited channel capacity, new networks face a great challenge trying to launch their services.

Traditionally, the new networks would receive a fee from cable operators who carried their program, ranging from 10 cents to 20 cents per subscriber. But now some new networks are paying the cable operators to air their programming or making it available free and seeking out corporate sponsorships.

For example, International Family Entertainment, owner of the Family Channel, doesn't charge operators to carry its Cable Health Club network launched last year. Instead, the company sold minority stakes in the network to Reebok International and Liberty Media Cable. The Cable Health Club has 1 million subscribers and offers hourly workout programs such as aerobics, fitness training and healthy living tips.

Some of the more unique new offerings include Washington, D.C.-based CYMA Productions' Arts & Antiques Network. The channel is aimed at both serious and novice collectors with a variety of shows on antiques, including documentaries and televised auctions.

And Romance Classics, based in Woodbury, N.Y., and owned by Rainbow Programming Services, plans to launch later this year. The channel will feature movies, series and original programming with romantic themes.

Times Mirror Programming plans to launch an Outdoor Life Channel early next year, including camping, kayaking, backpacking, skiing, scuba and more.

In 1993, outdoor enthusiasts spent more than $44 billion on outdoor-related products, said

"The Outdoor Life Channel is our first major initiative and we are in the process of developing other ideas based on our strengths in various markets," said Ann Dilworth, Times Mirror group vice president of new consumer media.

The World African Network, based in Los Angeles, , plans to launch in the United States and Africa in early 1995, said Phyllis M. Jackson, the network's vice president.

The network is geared to the African American community and to people of African descent worldwide. The network plans to feature a program mix of classic and contemporary movies, Pan-African films, documentaries, children's programming, news and information.

The network is negotiating with cable operators in South Florida, Jackson said.

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Radios Fine Tune Hurricane Help

September 9, 1999|By JODIE NEEDLE Staff Writer

PEMBROKE PINES — Residents of Century Village are gearing up in case a hurricane strikes.

They are organizing a communications network to prepare for power outages or other problems that may prevent them from getting medical attention and other help.

The plan, modeled after one at the Wynmoor condominium development in Coconut Creek, would work like this: Before a storm, floor captains on each floor of each Century Village building would tally which residents are home. They then would pair up single residents so no one would be alone during the storm.

After the hurricane, the captains would again survey the floors to see whether any residents need medical care or have other emergency needs. Each captain would notify that building's director, who will have a CB radio to communicate with ham radio operators at the clubhouse, which will serve as a command post.

The operators will be the link to the outside world for emergency help.

About 100 residents of Century Village met on Saturday to discuss their goal of equipping one person in each of the community's 141 buildings with a CB radio, said Leonard Wollman, education chairman of the safety and security committee for COOPPA, the Condominium Owners of Pembroke Pines Associations. Sixteen residents on Saturday received the radios. More are being delivered.

The radios cost about $80 each. Many of them may be purchased by the COOPPA organization, said Aaron Aronoff, who heads that group's Safety and Security Committee. Other buildings may chip in on their own. "I think these radios are the best thing to happen to Century Village in case of an emergency," Aronoff said.

Residents Larry and Muriel Schepps say they plan to take an active role if a hurricane strikes.

Larry Schepps is a ham radio operator while Muriel Schepps is a floor captain for their Buckingham East home.

"The idea is excellent because we have people getting on in years here," Muriel Schepps said. "When the lights go out, people get panicky and they can fall. Knowing we can get help is excellent."

Jodie Needle can be reached at or 954-385-7908

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Safety Checks Could Save Lives

September 13, 1999

Over a recent 10-day period, four people died on roller-coaster rides, sending a chill through anyone who has ever ridden on one or watched as a child or friend took a ride. Twenty-eight terrified riders were stranded on a stuck roller-coaster in California.

These incidents are particularly troubling because these rides, in many cases, had been created in recent years and supposedly engineered with safety as a primary consideration.

Four deaths is more than occur in a typical year. None of the deaths came in Florida, and state officials want to avoid that happening. Prudently, state inspectors have decided to visit dozens of Florida amusement parks in a two-week "blitz" inspection to give the rides a careful checkout to make sure they are safe.

Inspectors have chosen 73 parks statewide, including a dozen in South Florida.

Floridians should be grateful for these special inspections, but also for the existence of some of the toughest amusement park ride safety regulations anywhere.

Thanks to state Sens. Howard Forman, D-Pembroke Pines, and Steve Geller, D-Hallandale, Florida has 1998 state law requiring permanently fixed rides to be inspected twice a year, instead of only once, as in the past. Rides at traveling carnivals must be inspected each time they are moved. Safety violations can trigger $2,500-a-day fines, plus the risk of losing an operating permit for up to a year.

While major attractions like Disney World, Busch Gardens and Universal Studios usually conduct their own inspections, their officials have voluntarily agreed to let state inspectors give them a look.

It's important to emphasize that some accidents occur not because of ride safety defects but because of passenger horseplay.

Designers of amusement park rides, operators of the parks and state inspectors cannot possibly remove all possible risks, but such risks certainly can be minimized.

A primary duty of government is protecting public safety. These inspections show the truth of that old saying, "Better safe than sorry."

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Los Van Van Is Coming And The Battle Lines Are Being Drawn

You're going to catch

What's going around,

Which is fever for dancing

With Los Van Van

-- Eso que anda, Los Van Van

Is Miami ready for Los Van Van?

This Cuban band was scheduled to play Miami's James L. Knight Center on Oct. 9. But under pressure from influential Cuban-Americans who see performances by acts from the island as a way of playing footsie with Castro, the show was canceled; after negotiation it has been re-scheduled for Oct. 11.What may seem puzzling is why this show caused a ruckus in the first place. Aren't Cuban artists playing Miami-Dade venues all the time these days?

Indeed, they are, mostly in Miami Beach, where Cuban-Americans don't pull all the strings. The days when Cuban musicians would guarantee at the least a hot-tempered demonstration and at worst firebombs seemed to have passed, a sign that Miami-Havana hostilities were, if not chilling, at least no longer boiling over.

And that's the problem. The Cuban-American hard-liners (they hate to be called that, preferring "intransigents") fear that any day now the embargo will be lifted and their noble struggle will have been in vain. And they see the presence of Cuban artists in Miami as a cultural beachhead won by the enemy. Still, some of Cuba's most popular acts have played locally. Except Los Van Van.

The Cuban-American community was not tuned in to music from the island for many years. Instead, they listened nostalgically to their old records from the '50s and followed the careers of artists like Celia Cruz, who were stars before the revolution and went into exile. In the '80s, however, the Mariel boatlift brought a new wave of exiles whose music was what was hot in the island. And nothing was hotter than Los Van Van.

The name comes from a revolutionary slogan (too convoluted to translate), and that irks some Cuban exiles. But what distinguished them was their music, a recasting of traditional Afro-Cuban grooves, what in this country is known as "salsa," into a modern mold under the influence of the rock revolution ushered in by the Beatles. All Cuban dance music that followed is influenced one way or another by Los Van Van.

The band's popularity spilled beyond Cuba as they toured the world, followed by fans who called themselves vanvaneros. One reason for the hostility they have sparked in Miami is that some of their lyrics make favorable references to the revolution. This is unlike the apolitical stance of other Cuban salsa stars or the criticism of the system bordering on dissidence of singer/songwriters like Pablo Luis Ferrer and Carlos Varela, who have played locally. But it's also far from the impassioned apologia of the revolution in the lyrics of Cuba's star singers Pablo Milanes and Silvio Rodriguez, who will probably never play Miami.

However, what makes their presence such a hot potato locally is precisely that they are hot. Only a big venue like the James L. Knight is suitable. Los Van Van could not slip in quietly, the way other Cuban acts have done in Miami Beach clubs. But there's something else, not only about Los Van Van but also about the other salsalike bands from Cuba.

Although they appeal to all Cubans, what these bands play is based on the island's black street music. And their core fans are black Cubans. In Miami, this is also true. The crowds that attend concerts by groups like NG La Banda have a large black Cuban component. And though black Cuban-Americans also are exiles, they are not the kind that wax nostalgic about the good old days the way their white compatriots do. That they are in exile is a sign of the failure of the revolution to serve Cuba's underprivileged classes. But black Cubans are not dying to bring back the days of subtle segregation and not-so-subtle exploitation before the revolution.

It's a standoff: The mostly white Cuban exile community that holds desperately to its "intransigence" vs a public made up of younger apolitical Cuban-Americans, liberal Cuban-Americans, black Cuban-Americans and vanvaneros of all backgrounds. Soon we'll know if eso que anda -- what's going around -- will come around here to spread the musical virus that some exiles think will lead to the unthinkable: the end of the Cuba/United States Cold War.

Enrique Fernandez's column appears Monday. He can be reached at efernandez@sun-sentinel.com or at 954-356-4797.

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Although rare, hurricanes have hit Florida in July

July 2, 2011|By Ken Kaye, Sun Sentinel

Only three hurricanes have struck Florida in July since 1900. Yet forecasters warn residents not to assume this month will be a cakewalk.

"Even though the peak months tend to be August, September and October, July can start the ramp-up process," said hurricane specialist Eric Blake, of the National Hurricane Center inMiami-Dade County.

The three incidents include Dennis, a Category 3 when it struck near Pensacola in 2005; a Category 2 system that hit near Cocoa Beach in 1926, and a Category 1 storm that struck Central Florida in 1933.

Numerous tropical storms also have hit the state in July, with the latest being Bonnie in 2010.

Most hurricanes swerve south or west of Florida in July because of prevailing steering currents, Blake said, explaining the currents "are more favorable for something to hit South Florida later in the season."

When tropical systems do form in June or July, they usually pop up in theGulf of Mexico — as did Tropical Storm Arlene on June 28 — or the Caribbean because their waters heat up quickly by early summer, while the Atlantic remains relatively cool.

"Toward the later part of July, hurricanes can form in the western part of the Atlantic basin," Blake said.

June and July hurricanes tend to be weaker than those spawned in the eastern Atlantic during August, September and October. Peak season storms tend to travel across more water, giving them more time to strengthen, Blake said.

On the other hand, in the past 30 years, four July hurricanes have intensified into major systems with sustained winds greater than 110 mph. The strongest one: Hurricane Emily, which burgeoned into a Category 5 with sustained winds of 160 mph while it was in the central Caribbean in 2005. It hit northeast Mexico as a Category 3 system.

The same year, Dennis reached Category 4 strength with maximum winds of 140 mph while in the Caribbean and then again with winds of 145 mph while in the Gulf of Mexico.

The other two major July hurricanes were both named Bertha; one grew to Category 3 status before striking North Carolina as a Category 2 in 1996; the other intensified to Category 3 status while in the central Atlantic before dying at sea in 2008.

On average, the first hurricane of the season forms on Aug. 10.

Phil Klotzbach, a Colorado State University climatologist, said on average, a hurricane forms in July about once every four years.

Yet, he said, several years have seen at least two hurricanes in July, and in 2005 three emerged, including Dennis, Cindy and Emily.

"For a little older perspective," he said, "1916 also had three hurricanes form during July." or 954-572-2085

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Just a few random (and quickly-made) pieces for today. The third piece in particular is Little Richard from Black Dynamite, which was a (very) hilarious film.

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Pardon the bad grammar, writing...but I'm playing around with an idea that I might use for...something. No clue yet but mostly likely I'll be writing notes and doing more concepts later in the week.

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On a tangent, this piece is dedicated to Terry Fox and anyone who overcame incredible challenges in life, physically and mentally.

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When I was twelve years old my middle school started offering Japanese as a foreign language. Interested in things like manga and a super fan of Nintendo, I made the jump after one year of Spanish. I would study it for the next six years. My first year we learned lots of basic kanji and four of those would be the elements; fire, water, earth and air.

I’m not sure what it was about the kanji for fire but I was drawn to it. My sister loved astrology so I knew I was an Aries and a fire sign. When we learned the elements symbols we talked about how the Japanese call it “hi” when it’s just talking about fire but when talking about what the element represents; force, energy, moving; they call it “ka”.
And ka became my favorite kanji. When we had brush calligraphy day, that’s was always my kanji. Nothing else would do. And at the age of 15 I put a quarter into a machine that dispersed cheap jewelry. A string necklace came out with a charm, the kanji for fire. I wore that necklace every day for years until the charm broke. I declared that it was meant to be and the minute I turned 18 this would be tattooed on me.

But when I turned 18 I worked in a bar and this was the time that all the party girls thought kanji were “totally awesome” and came in with kanji tattooed on their lower backs. Half the time I’m not even sure that they knew what they had written on them. And I didn’t want to be another girl with a kanji and people laughing because they think that I think it means “love” when it really means “fart”.
So I waited a very long time and forgot about me and the things I wanted. Until last week when I decided I was going to start doing the things that I wanted, not just try to make everyone else happy. And I figured what better than a reminder that I am capable of being forceful, of moving and not standing still. I have passion and ambition that will drive me forward. That my energy and spirit won’t let me be stopped. Fire.

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Wedi Temnewo vs. Wedi Bilata: Self-exposed system doesn’t need makeup to cover up

Wedi Temnewo vs. Wedi Bilata: Self-exposed system doesn’t need makeup to cover up

The members of Johar Ibrahim Sisto Group first came together when the members of the Jeberti delegation, who flew from Saudi Arabia, on a special mission of Jeberti nationality, were arrested upon their arrival at Asmara airport.  To many of the Jebertis, the myth that Isayas hates them became realty when the arrest controversy became a serious political incident due to their questioning why and who had ordered the gunning down of Dr. Yassin Aberra.  As a result, Isayas accused the arrestees of being enemies of his regime and other serious crimes.  Isayas even denied hearing to the case of Jeberti nationality because he sensed that the Jebertis had no willingness to commit their monies and subordinate themselves to his kingdom or rule.

Because most of members of Johar Ibrahim Sisto Group were also members of ELF-RC (presently Dehnet/Inqaz/Salvation) turning to the leadership of the ELF-RC for help on the case of the arrestees was the only available option.  The ELF-RC promised to follow up and brief the world on the arrestees’ situations and health conditions through its newsletters, magazines and news releases.  As promised, the organization reported the arrestees’ case to the United Nation’s human rights and kept briefing the world on their case and situations until the day of their release.

The case wasn’t without collateral damage.  Because the arrestees’ situation was a disappearance case for a long time, many of their family members suffered heart attacks and sudden deaths.  Also, because the members of the Johar group were in Saudi Arabia, the Isayas group right away unleashed its coercive measures of denying passport renewal and other ambassadorial/consular services.  Most of the members, then, had to leave Saudi Arabia to avoid being victims of coercion or being targeted for denied consular services.

One of the leaders of Johar group was an ELF Wooga’At Harinet and an expert on group organization.  His big time organizational advice was on safety of the members of the group.  He used to describe Isayas as a monster claiming to be Rebicoom Al’AlaA (supreme power) with long arms to reach any point.  This expert used to describe Isayas’s false supremacy as to be revolving around telling the Eritrean families and its members that “if you are one I am the second; if you are two I am the third; if you are three I am the fourth; and so on.” So, this Woogu’Harinet’s advice to members of the Group was to have a strong filtering process to filter out Isayas’s infiltrators.  Indeed, that advice helped the members of Johar Group to safely go underground without any trace until most of the members left Saudi Arabia.

This response paper pursues some special discussions on the nationality question of Jeberti and seeks to touch upon and respond to Wedi Temnewo and Wedi Bilata narratives in their interview contexts regarding issues related to the question of Jeberti nationality.   From the standpoint of Johar Group, no one nationality is better because all of the Eritrean nationalities are oppressed and persecuted.   As a matter of fact, the other Eritrean nationalities are better off in the absence of Isayas’s recognition of the Jeberti’s nationality for if he does grant his recognition to the Jebertis he will start charging yearly renewal fee targeting the Jeberti’s monies, the wealth that is a threat to his rule.

After the attending members of Johar Group discussed the question of Jeberti nationality, they tried to reduce the Jebertis difference with Isayas to just a resolvable misunderstanding.  However, the members of the Group found the difference to be hatred fed by fear of Jebertis’s wealth and that adds up to other elements that Isayas uses to divide and rule the Eritreans.  The Group had no agenda to issue any resolution but opted to issue a reminder to the Eritrean public as regards to their ongoing revolution.   Surely, it is time to remember how the Eritreans won over the occupying forces by opinionating in unison, no matter how it seemed unreasonable initially, that “what is taken by force must be regained by force.”   And now, it is time to sing the song of the ENCDC and the opposition that “what has been hijacked must be brought back and handed to the people either by will or by force.” Additionally, in pointing out at some cover ups by some individuals, this respnse paper will not elaborate in detail the repressions practiced by Isayas and will not unveil the sinister activities of his Diaspora agents.

Comparing myths to facts about the question of Jeberti Nationality

Wedi Temnewo as a walking encyclopedia with a lot of narratives of matter-of-fact on Isayas’s crimes kept telling the world how Isayas purged all those whom he deemed threats to his power.  In widening and protecting his territory, Isayas is continuing to trample on some people’s rights, crush some resisting people, and eliminate some groups totally.  These are everyday occurrences in Eritrea; what the Eritrean people hear/see every minute every day about sufferings of their fellow Eritreans and what they themselves experience every minute every day.

Some so-called self-exiled leaders are coming out of their shells or seclusions, like Wedi Bilata, claiming as the actual eye witnesses, and groping for words against the narratives of Wedi Temnewo but yet not a drop of fact to disqualify him as the real eye witness.  Those anti-Wedi Temnewo groups are giving their counter-accounts and are openly saying that all narratives of the undocumented lives (witnesses’ accounts) about Isayas’s crimes are lies, only based and arising out of a deliberate conspiracy to tarnish or damage the name of Isayas.  Wedi Bilata, if you would know, your belying the opposition amounts to renouncing the opposition and that de-associates you from the opposition like your ingrained Isayas politics or approach of resolving problems de-associates you from the ELF history.

If Wedi Temnewo is tarnishing Isayas’s name to advance the oppositions’ political gains! What is wrong with that? Isn’t that what you too, Wedi Bilata, should do as an opposition in support of the Eritrean people, who are suffering at the hands of Isayas?  Otherwise, tell the whole world in simple and clear words that you are in Isayas Trojan Horse trying, under the cover of self-exiled ex-leaders; to crush or weaken the opposition and to enable Isayas continue enslaving the Eritrean people endlessly.   If so, you are not self-exiled but sent out to become an opposition against the opposition.

In this endeavor, Wedi Bilata is not alone or the only infiltrator seeking to save-face Isayas.  There are many Jeberti Higdef members who infiltrated the Diasporas Jeberti communities in a mission to protect Isayas’s interest under the cover that communities should be non-political organizations.  These infiltrators are missing the essence of non-political organization stance.  That stance gives priority to the interest of the members of the community through non-association with any governmental or non-governmental or political parties.  That stance, for example, enables a community’s leadership to speak up against Isayas if Isayas is abusing power against the community’s interests and so also equally against the opposition when the opposition is neglecting to respect the community’s interest.  So, the goal of the infiltrators is to strip the communities of their rights to speak up against Isayas’s abuses by having the community’s hands tied behind its back and its tongue tied not to utter a word of truth, just making it look and behave like a confused and dead inside person with no feelings towards anything.

To all anti-Wedi Temnewo groups, don’t you know by your de-tarnishing Isayas, you are not only exonerating Isayas from all wrongdoing but also portraying Isayas as fair and just as well as a great leader?  Believe us; by so doing you are only dumping your good names into the sewage system of the history of spies and traitors of the Eritrean Revolution. What a shame!  But what you are doing won’t stop or affect the flow of the untold stories of crimes against humanity in Eritrea.

Wedi Bilata, as anti-Wedi Temnewo lately resorted to a business of sorting people into who should get rights and who should get recognition.  This ex-fighter, Wedi Bilata, as cheerleader of an abuser, an abuser against whom he didn’t even say a word as an eye witness of Isayas’s abuses of his comrades of G-15, now is coming out from his shell again to repeat the betrayal.  Politically, Wedi Bilata remained mouth dry even about G-15.  We don’t know as to why Wedi Bilata rushed to make the Jeberti nationality question his mouth water.  In so doing, we believe, he exposed himself and he is only moments away to foam around his mouth when he reads some essential points presented by his arrestees back then at his presence.

When the people were waiting for Wedi Bilata’s narratives about matter-of-fact and not his opinion about the conditions of G-15, he chose to remain silent.  We all know that Wedi Bilata was there with the G-15 before he changed side and he was there when they were sent into disappearance; yes again Wedi Bilata was there when the G-15 were picked and thrown one by one into their graves and yet he claims having soul and power to proudly come out into another betrayal in commending Isayas for his mistreatment and abuses against the Jebertis.  Does Wedi Bilata know about the roles of the Jebertis in the Eritrean Revolution?  We don’t think so.  If he did, he would have not said what he said about the Jebertis’s rights.

For sure, trailing back the history of the Eritrean Revolution will surprise Wedi Bilata to find how heavily the Jebertis paid as the initiators of the Eritrean revolution.  Again, trailing back into how Isayas had ordered the gunning down of Dr. Yassin Aberra, the advocate for Jeberti nationality, will surprise Wedi Bilata how much Isayas is involved into purging those who stand for the rights of their people.  No doubt, Wedi Temnewo as a close friend of Dr. Yassin’s family knows the smallest of smallest as to what led Isayas to commit his heinous crime on Dr. Yassin. Accordingly, Wedi Bilata should be missing the full picture of what went wrong and that totally disqualifies his narratives about the Jeberti’s nationality question.  That is why Wedi Balata is repeating Isayas’s words.  In so doing, Wedi Bilata chose to wholly and entirely associate himself with the stand taken by Isayas against the Jebertis.

At a time when many Eritrean youths are being pulled in many directions in their struggle to make sure that their basic requirements for survival are met, Wedi Temnewo has a job to finish telling the world about the untold crimes of Isayas and that could be crucial part of the sought solution to what the youth are facing in Sinai and other places where their lives are endangered.  Similarly, Wedi Bilata has a job to finish with the deliberate cover ups of the perpetrated crimes against the youth.  Wedi Bilata, rather than be involved in cover ups, he better play clean politics because post-Forto the truth is coming out faster and it is readily out there.  Wedi Bilata should take notice that nowadays Isayas’s secret books that were kept by his office are no more secret and therefore it is better to stop cover ups and to start airing publicly the dirty launders of Isayas.

By the way, Wedi Bilata – do you know that when Eritrea was under Derg, its Leninist-Marxist department entrusted with the studies of nationalities, reviewed the ethnic makeup of Eritrea and agreed to consider the Eritrean Jeberti as the tenth nationality?  Even thought that method (Leninist-Marxist) of defining ethnic groups based on common language and shared territory is outdated by the fact of free movement under globalization, we can still prove Jeberti’s nationality because it meets the ethnogenesis theory that Wedi-Bilata referred to in support of Isayas’s unfair treatment of Jeberti.

Facts that support the question of Jeberti Nationality

Firstly, in defining the Jeberti’s and describing what differed them during the federation days from the Bihere Tigrigna was that most of the Jebertis as industrialist or business people they did not have loyalty to a small plot of land as the Bihere Tigrigna did.  The loyalty to a small plot of land made the Bihere Tignrigna micro-regionalists.  On the other hand, The Jebertis loyalty was to the whole nation of Eritrea, conducting business within its borders, and that was why they were more nationalists than any ethnic group in Eritrea.  They were all over Eritrea, unlike the other ethnic groups and were/are known in all places as Jebertis.

Secondly, the Jebertis’ nationality is unique among the other Eritrean nationality in their mode of dress and as such they can be identified by their different way of dressing from the others.  The Jebertis also differ from Bihere Tigrigna in their values, way of greeting, food and food/eating habits.  In their values, the Jebertis are guided by the word “Amana” or their commitment to a balanced scale and they keep warning themselves “stay away from unbalanced scales and don’t manipulate the objects over the scale.”

Thirdly, due to foreign borrowed words, the languages of the two Biheres are also different as different as Saho and Afar are.  That is why, the members of “Johar Ibrahim Sisto Group” referred to Jeberti’s Language as Al Jebertia.

Each group’s language influenced their culture in assembling, wedding, celebrating and marriage ceremonies.  Moreover, ethnic groups should be defined by their spoken languages and not by what the authority wants them to be known by.

Therefore, if the Afars and Sahos speak a semi-common language but do not share a territory, yet they are allowed to constitute two different nationalities.  And, if the Bilenis and Tegres share the same territory but do not speak the same language, yet they are allowed to constitute two different nationalities.  Then, why Isayas is imposing on Jebertis and wants them assimilated.  By the way, the melting pot in the U.S.A. is about assimilating into the nation and not assimilating an ethnic group into another ethnic group.

If we look into what made Hindi and Urdu two different languages, we will find that the two languages are the same, developed from a dialect spoken in the Delhi region and yet through time the two languages developed their difference through their incorporation of borrowed words.  There are some words unique to one culture and there are times when new word-phrases get introduced into a language bring or cause a cultural shock, just as in the case of the Tigrigna phrase “Com’Dilayie” of early 1970.  That single and only single word “Com’Dilayie” brought cultural divide and cultural liberalism to many Eritrean families as well as division and difference between parents and their children.

By The Ways

The first by the way is that the Leninist-Marxist theory of nationality requires the nationals to share common language and territory repeat a shared territory within a defined border.  That shared territory within a defined border is solely about creating grounds for the “right to secession.”  As we all know that the clause “the right to secession” within the nationality theory is the most hated thing to Isayas because someone like he did can use the clause or surprise him with another version of “Nihnan Ilamanan” to dismantle the unity of Eritreans.

The second by the way is that the Isayas’s one person party should not partially accept the theory of nationality.  Either accept and practice it wholly or reject it wholly.  Partial acceptance and application shows that Isayas does not have a good grasp of the theory.  If he did he would not impose on the recognized nationalities of Eritrea a forced resettlement despite the fact that the decision is causing nationalities conflict and hatred.

The third by the way is that the Jebertis are all over Eritrea by their free will.  Because they believe in free movement, the Jebertis adopted local globalization within Eritrea long before the world knew about the term globalization and its concept of free movement.  Knowing well about the dynamics of the free movement within a nation enabled the Jebertis to be open and mingle-able with all Eritrean cultures and languages.  However, the Jebertis are against forced resettlement.

The Jebertis voluntarily move to resettle elsewhere within Eritrea.  But for those forced by Isayas to resettle, they are not moving with their own freewill.  They are on a coerced movement and they are driven from their houses by force to be resettled elsewhere.  That decision is a Eib (defective) decision and is totally unacceptable.  However, if the purpose of Isayas’s resettlement is to produce Jeberti like nationalities first he has to commend and not condemn Al-Jebertia or Jebertinet.

More to the explanation of power abuses against Eritreans, in conclusion, there is this: Since the infiltrators in all communities and organizations aim at defamation, weakening and destruction of internal unity of the opposition, it is imperative that in order for the opposition to stand up together for their rights, they need to fight back together as well as they need to support each other and to express theirr solicitude for each other as victims of Isayas.  So long the infiltrators are among us, we will remain weak and divided.  The infiltrators are successfully keeping their infiltration into the opposition because the oppositions do not care to filter them out and to keep the opposition’s arenas safe.  So also Isayas is continuing his abuses of power because the people are not confronting him together nor any one is resisting him from being the ultimate power in all Eritrean issue that he is pursuing either directly or through his infiltrators or his agents.

Johar Ibrahim Sisto Group
Zahara Ahmed, Coordinator

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  1. Euron should use the gold to buy the Golden Company for himself. That would be really in character for him.
  2. I don't mind the bad dialogue... I don't mind some actings not being the best (I do think that all actors and actresses do at least a fine job anyway)... Jonaerys incest probably comes from the books, so no complains there either. But the script. Ooohhhh for fuck's sake. How the hell does this makes into television. What a wasted opportunity to come with the best scenes in show history, and all they do with the dragonpit scene is Cersei changing her mind like 4 times, and at the end reveal she was gonna trick them anyway (how did she and Euron even agree to that? "Look I don't believe in zombies but just in case hey are real, pretend to be scared and escape but it won't be true byyyee" I expected some sort of conflict to erupt. Cersei being the traito she is. Shooting at the dragons, Cleganebowl. They should have finished this KL storyline this season. But dragging it to season 8 basically firms it as the final conflict, I guess. They will fight the NK and then will face Cersei and the GC. So bad. And btw, are we all sure Tyrion will betray Dany? I expect a crossbow dart right on her pregnant belly. Utter unecessary and gruesome (AND OH THE SHOCK)
  3. This thread gives me life. I cannot say enough how annoyed I am at some stuff. The worst part is that I truly care for a lot of the characters, like Daenerys and Jon, so seeing them do such stupid and out-of-character decisions (like capture a zombie to convince Cersei fucking Lannister to send her remaining 5 soldiers North) really hurts.
  4. Ok now this episode I finally liked. It kind of put things on the tracks they should be IMO: Jon gathering forces to beat the WWs, nice interactions between a lot of characters. Cersei finally admiting they are losing the war. Daenerys finally being sympathetic. Littlefinger back to scheming. truly liked it!
  5. He has been retconned. I doubt we will even hear from him again
  6. While I do dislike the show, I have to agree that Martin is to be blamed also. Like, I always defend the writers and book versions, but really guys, the first season of GoT came out the same year aDwD was released. So considering que won't release tWoW in another year (he won't), the entire show will have hapenned while George could not write a single book I am really afraid we will never get to finish the series. Maybe he has just given up on it. I'm not sure he still enjoys writing about it (hell, we will know how it ends soon enough)
  7. Mad Queen has already begun and her name is Cersei. Blew up a portion of the city she rules, killing a bunch of innocent nobles and commonfolk, while also destroying the heart of spirituality in the continent and the fucking Pope, and killed the Queen who fed the poor. Please stop painting Dany as the bad guy. Cersei is the antagonist here. She is already full on Mad Queen mode. Daenerys could have destroyed the entire continent but didn't, because she sees herself as different (which is obviously not working, as half the audience thinks she is as bad as or worse than Mad Queen Cersei)
  8. Cersei doesn't need no spies. She is the biggest military genius in Westeros' history. Should she fight the NK, she would easily win. It is known
  9. Lol I'm with you in that
  10. The fact that a lot of show only fans think the Lannisters are the good guys is a huge sign that the show is doing a bad job with character development. I even read a review recently that finished by saying that Cersei is the true protagonist behing the series, how she overcame her abusive wedding and oppressive family, and now has to prevent power hungry Daenerys from burning everything. Like I said, I love book Lannisters but I like them for the villains they are - I'm talking about Cersei and Tywin of course. But how can people say that Jaime is a good guy when he is basically helping his mass murderer sister, who provoked their son's suicide and never cared for it (guys this is very extreme, and the show never cared for it) to do all the shit she is doing? And by the way, how stupid were Robb, Stannis, Renly, the Blackfish and the Tyrells to ever oppose the Lannisters? After 9 seasons of fighting all of these people, they are STILL the most powerful army in Westeros. It makes all of their enemies look really stupid to ever think they could beat them. Not even all the dothraki hordes + Unsullieds + 3 dragons and half the continent in open rebellion can stop them. It makes the wars from the first seasons look really pointless, like how could the North ever win this? Oh and does Cersei have a factory that creates soldiers out of mud? Or is Qyburn ressurecting them all?? The Lannister army should be gone by now. I mean absolutely non-existant. They fought the North, Stannis, the Tyrells and the dothraki so far. There is no way their numbers could be of any threat to anyone (yet they are because apparently protagonist Cersei will win this shit)
  11. I'm saying what I see from my friends' opinions, and also, from comments I read on show only sections of forums and youtube videos. I'd go as far as to say that the show only fanbase is currently divided between Teams Daenerys and Cersei (when any sane person would expect Team Daenerys to have the bigger support from the fandom, right? WRONG)
  12. I know this is supposed to have no repercution, but I'll talk one tiny bit about the show only audience that I know (friends basically). Oh and it is kind of a rant as well. There are people rooting for the Lannisters, yes. Quite a lot of my friends fully hope that she gets captured / killed by Cersei. Some people were even calling BS that Jaime could not get to Dany, calling it plot armour or whatever. I'm not defending the show in any way with this. If anything it just makes it clear how huge the gap between book and show really is. Book readers usually analyse the story and try to connect all the dots, while tv show fans sometimes just want a 1h weekly entertainment. I'm not judging, just stating it as it's my impression. Many people didn't even know Olenna had killed Joffrey. Nobody questions how House Lannister still has an army (they shouldn't have). And so on
  13. Doesn't matter. Cersei will buy the Golden Company with the plot device gold she just got and her forces will be superior to Daenerys'. It is known.
  14. Guys Jaime is not dying, for sure. Lannister plor armour floats in water
  15. In fact, I do believe Cersei will outlive the Night King and be the bigger bad in the end, alongside the Golden Company, one thousans ballistas and whatever other Deus Ex Machina she gets. I will hate to see this final battle if I am indeed right. I just want her mad queen arc from the books ffs. Leave the badassness for Daenerys and Aegon


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Some Pictures from my Birthday Weekend

I promised them. So here they are.

I find a strange kind of thrill in going to see odd, out-of-the-way places when on vacation. So you know I couldn't resist the opportunity to see the world's largest Ten Commandments, outside of Murphy, NC. See the truck in the parking lot (bottom left) to get an idea of the scale.

It snowed in Murphy on Sunday morning. It snowed a little on our way back to Asheville, but by the time we got home, the snow was all gone. We still had some on the skylight in our living room, though. Hub and I were snuggled on the couch, just enjoying each other's company, when we noticed a rainbow above us.

It was the result of the sun shining through the snow/ice crystals on the skylight. We took it as a good omen for my 37th year.

A few minutes later, I got a phone call from my half-brother, Rob. Rob and I had never met, not once, not ever, except for a few phone conversations. He asked if he could come to visit, since he had Presidents' Day off. I said, "Sure, come on up."

So about seven hours later, I got to meet my half-brother. What an amazing experience, to finally meet. Here we are.

We look nothing alike, as you can see. (Yes, this is a terrible picture of me, but it's the only one I had of us.) He looks a lot like his mom, and I look a lot like my birthmother, Sherry. But I still kept finding myself looking at his face, trying to see how we might look alike.

After Rob and his girlfriend, Stephanie, headed back to Georgia, Hideaway agreed to a photo shoot. Is she not a paragon of feline perfection?

I had a most wonderful birthday. The most wonderful birthday I've had in a long time. Life is good.

dulciana said…
What a nice-looking half brother you have! Happy Birthday!
Waterfall said…
Gannet Girl: Thank you!

dulciana: Thanks! Both my half-brothers are nice-looking. One is getting married next month to a girl who fell for him after seeing only his picture!
Stacey said…
Thus is the power of our family.
Waterfall said…
Stacey: And we must wield that power with the utmost responsibility. We owe it to all of humanity.

(OK, I can't keep a serious face much longer than this!)
linda said…
Are you kidding?? You and your half brother look exactly alike!
Love the ice crystal rainbow.
linda said…
p.s. Hideaway is indeed a furry paragon of feline perfection.
Waterfall said…
Linda: I had a feeling you would like the rainbow! And you have excellent judgment when it comes to cats.

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Must See: Dulaang UP’s Ang Dalagita’y ‘Sang Bagay Na Di-Buo

Theater Treat!

Dulaang UP’s ANG DALAGITA’Y ‘SANG BAGAY NA DI-BUO opens Wednesday February 21 !

This one-woman show features Skyzx Labastilla, Missy Maramara, Opaline Santos, and Hariette Damole alternating as the Girl. Ang Dalagita’y ‘sang Bagay na Di-buo is the Philippine Premiere of Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, first adapted for the stage by Annie Ryan, translated to Filipino by Rody Vera and directed by José Estrella.

Ang Dalagita’y ‘sang Bagay na Di-buo is staged in partnership with the UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development, the UPD Gender Office, and the UPD Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment. The play is also part of UPD’s Kat(h)awan: Bodies, Society, Culture, the campus wide celebration celebration of the National Arts Month.

The play runs from February 21 - March 11 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, 2/F Palma Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Is it Love or Infatuation?

Back on December 1, 1990 I cut the following Ann Landers column out of the paper and put it on my refrigerator. Mind you I would not meet Steve for 4 more years. It is still on my refrigerator today. I don't know if I've ever shared this on my blog or not, but I thought about it the other day and know it's worthy of posting again:

Essay's Message still as relevant as ever:

Dear Ann Landers: Last weekend while going through some family photos, I found this old column. The message is as relevant as it was 15 years ago.

These days, when divorce is commonplace and teen-age pregnancy at an all-time high, people need tangible guidelines. Please reprint this column.

Here is Ann's Reply: The essay you've asked me to rerun is one of the most frequently requested. I'm pleased to publish it again. Thanks for asking. Is it Love or Infatuation?

Infatuation is instant desire - one set of glands calling to another.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows, one day at a time.

Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.

Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It give you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by his/her presence, even when he/she is away. Miles do not separate you. You want him/her near. But near or far, you know he/she is yours and you can wait.

Infatuations says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk losing him". Love says "Be patient. He/she is yours. Plan your future with confidence".

Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. Whenever you are in one's another's company you are hoping it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you are lovers (here I would add and married).

Infatuation lacks confidence. When he's away, you wonder if he's cheating. Sometimes you check.

Love means trust. You are calm, secure and unthreatened. He feels your trust and it makes him even more trustworthy. Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.

Love lifts you up. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person then you were before.

The only thing I would add to this is that he or she must be a follower of Christ. You must keep him in the center of your relationship.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

A "Merry Christmas" in July Party & Award

E-Mom over at Chrysalis is having a Christmas Party! Since coming back from some cold temps out west this just feels right. She has several things to check out so head on over and have some fun! One thing that blew me away is she gave me an award!! Now I haven't been blogging regularly in quite a while, and E-mom is one of my faithful commenters. Not only that but I have been so blessed by her teachings over at Chrysalis, so me getting an award from her is ~ well a big deal! Thanks E-mom! Here is my award:

Here are the rules attached to this award:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.

So I am supposed to share 7 things about myself. WoW do they have to be interesting? I don't know if I have 7 things to share that would peak someones interests, hummm....... let's try:
  1. I can read while traveling. I know many people, my daughter and mother included who get car sick if they read. I so appreciate the fact I can read while riding. It helps the time pass.
  2. I have been told I have Indian as part of my ancestry. You can see it in my mom and a few sisters, but it appears if that is true, the only thing I received from it is my bone straight hair. Some day I would like to research this to see if it indeed is true or legend. On our recent trip though I asked the kids who this old Indian woman looked like in a picture and they both said "grandma".
  3. When in a museum I cannot stand and read all the information near exhibits. I'm more a visual person. My husband on the other hand can spend hours doing it. So I wait alot at the the end of exhibits for him. Good thing I have a book to read!
  4. When I was younger my hair was so blonde someone asked if I bleached it. I was in 6th grade. Do mothers let their 6th graders bleach their hair? I know mine wouldn't!!!
  5. I used to collect tea cups. I have them all boxed up downstairs in storage, because we have not place for them to display. My favorite cup came from my sister Kam and her husband Jeff. It belonged to his grandparents. It has 22 carat gold trim on it. It's dainty and beautiful! The largest part of the collection came from my Grandma Olsen through my mother.
  6. I was once in a television commercial. It was very short lived and was for the insurance company I worked for. I didn't think anyone would see it, but my sister told me she was watching T.V. and there I was. It didn't air very long.
  7. Speaking of insurance. That is what I did before I became a mom. I was an underwriter at Lake States Insurance Company, based out of Traverse City Michigan. I had been in insurance for quite a few years. My favorite job though was being a Commercial Lines Rater (they are the ones who calculate the premiums on policies). I am a numbers person, and this job dealt in that. I miss it actually. Don't know if I could do it again or not, very rusty!
Well there you have it. 7 things you may not have known.

I am also supposed to give this to 15 new blogs I have gone to, but I haven't been stepping out lately to new blogs. Just my tried and true! There is one I have gone to that I love, but she has received the award from E-mom too. It's Stones of Remembrance! Can you see why went to her blog in the first place? Her posts have blessed my heart!

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Young Hands Master Food Photography @ At 19 Culinary Studio

At 19 Culinary Studio conducted a special kind of class on 6 Dec which inter-twines creative photography and culinary skills in a collaborative effort with Exes Photography’s ‘The All Juniors’ Programme’.
As part of the programme, young aspiring shutterbugs teens will participate in a challenge to bake, decorate and put their talents to test to capture the best photographs of their culinary and food creations and eventually getting the right techniques and professional guidance in producing food photography.

This food photography collaboration programme is an exciting and interesting experience for the teenagers because it is an entertaining school holiday programme, focusing on educating, inspiring and developing the creativity of the younger generations. Teenagers aged 13–18 years old will have the opportunity to develop their interest in photography a step further by discovering and learning the essential skills from professional photographers while having fun in shoot out challenges in various locations.

At 19 Culinary Studio, these teen enthusiasts experienced a hands-on cupcakes baking and decorating session. The theme chosen for this challenge is Underwater World where the children will create underwater world creature designs out of fondant icing under the guidance of a cake decorator. Once they have completed their creations, the kids will get a chance to learn how best to take photographs of their decorated masterpieces in a professional way.

For more enquiries on classes conducted by At 19 Culinary Studio, log on to or e-mail

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Casual Friday Fundraiser
Give your coworkers the opportunity to relax a little and raise a little too.  Employers can designate a casual dress day once a month (or every week!) and ask those who participate to make a donation to ATC.

Party with a Purpose
Rather than buying birthday gifts, ask friends and family to make a donation to ATC in your honor!

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Donating a portion of proceeds on a certain day or month is an easy way for businesses to give back. Ask your boss or company if they have a giving program.

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Everyone loves a bake sale!  Who can resist homemade treats being enjoyed for a good cause!

Toy Drive
To most of those served at ATC, we are their family.  We often need help from the community to provide gifts for the children and adults to open on Christmas morning.

Genie Drive
A drive to collect items on our Wish List to support the many needs of the programs at ATC.

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Put out a bucket at work and let your coworkers drop in their pocket change.
A little change can add up and mean bigchange for ATC.

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Have a garage sale with your neighbors, and donate a portion, or all, of your proceeds to ATC.

These are just a few ideas. There are many many ways to help ATC!

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Commonwealth Games pre-selection battle hots up in Canberra

Wednesday, 24 January 2018 | Jane Aubrey

The cream of Australia’s athletics talent will be on show at the ACT Athletics Championships starting Friday, as a number of key pre-selection battles for this year’s Commonwealth Games take shape.

Reigning 100m hurdles world champion Sally Pearson (Qld) will hit the AIS Athletics Track on Sunday’s final day of competition with key match-ups emerging across track and field events on all three days. Pearson will line-up against Michelle Jenneke (NSW) and Brianna Beahan (WA).

Friday’s women’s 400m promises to be electric with three-time national champion Morgan Mitchell (Vic) and 2015 champion Anneliese Rubie (NSW) going head-to-head alongside Bendere Oboya (NSW) who snagged two gold medals from last year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.

Rubie said that she was excited by the showdown.

“I’ve had a few races and it’s good to solidify my race plan in my head but you always want someone battling with you in that last 150m so that will be good to have a few of the girls with me this weekend,” she said. “I think everyone’s going to try and come out and use it as a bit of a pre-Nationals hit out and show their form.”

Rubie “didn’t have much of a break after London” with the Commonwealth Games falling in April and so has been quite strict in maintaining balance given her training load.

“It sometimes gets a bit crazy when you’re training towards the Commonwealth Games,” with Gold Coast 2018 potentially her second. “You’re racing towards that and everyone’s talking about it and it’s all over the news and it can be all-consuming. I hang out with some of my friends from school – they love that I run, and they support it, but we don’t talk about it at all. We talk about normal stuff and hang out at the beach. That’s really important mentally to escape it a little bit. You want to stay focused when you’re at training and you want to make sure you eat well and rest well, but you also want to make sure that you’re not burnt out when it actually comes down to the Commonwealth Games.”

It’s an approach that Rubie believes is working well, recording faster times in training than what her coach, Peter Fortune, has her targeting.

“I feel like I’m training the best I ever have been which is exciting,” the 25-year-old said. “I just have to put it all together in a race… He’s [Fortune] always a little bit chuffed that I’m going a bit quicker than what he thought. It’s pretty positive.”

Meantime, Saturday’s men’s 800m battle promises to be another of the many highlights. As it currently stands, Victoria’s Peter Bol (1.45.21), New South Wales’ Josh Ralph (1.46.14) and Victoria’s Luke Mathews (1.46.44) have all hit the A qualifying standard of 1:46.50. Mathews will find himself against a handful of rivals who have met the B qualifying standard including Joseph Deng (Qld), Stephen Knuckey (Vic) and Australian record-holder, Alex Rowe (Vic). Three-time Olympian Jeff Riseley (Vic) will no doubt be hoping to make himself a factor in the race, off the back of his win at last weekend’s Canberra Track Meet.

Mathews, who will be chasing a third-straight Australian title in the 800m next month, said that he’s not expecting his defence to be easy.

“I’m very conscious of how those other guys are going because it seems pretty competitive,” he admitted.

Mathews is expecting the current list of A qualifiers to swell over the next few weeks as athletes attempt to give themselves the best chance possible of qualifying, with the first two across the finish line with an A qualifier earning auto nomination to the Australian Commonwealth Games Team.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if by the time Nationals comes that every starter has an A qualifier,” he admitted. “I’m pretty aware that whether I do the 800m or 1500m at trials it’s going to be pretty competitive. It’s probably going to be the first time where coming top three at Nationals actually means something whereas in the past, winning Nationals has been the only kind of thing that matters because if you get the time, it’s a guaranteed start.”

Other highlights across the three days of competition include –

Men’s 100m - Jack Hale (Tas), Rohan Browning (NSW), Trae Williams (Qld), Josh Clarke (NSW), Nick Andrews (NSW), Joseph Millar (NZ).

Women’s 100mMelissa Breen (ACT), Riley Day (Qld), Ashleigh Whittaker (Vic), Maddie Coates (Vic).

Men’s shot putAiden Harvey (Vic).

Women’s 1500mLinden Hall (Vic), Jenny Blundell (NSW), Abigail Regan (NSW).

Men’s 1500mJordan Gusman (NSW), Isaac Hockey (Vic), Jeff Riseley (Vic).

Men’s 200mRohan Browning (NSW), Trae Williams (Qld), Joseph Millar (NZ).

Women’s 200mRiley Day (Qld), Jessica Thornton (NSW), Morgan Mitchell (Vic), Larissa Pasternatsky (NSW), Melissa Breen (ACT).

Men’s long jumpAngus Gould (ACT), Darcy Roper (Qld).

Women’s long jumpBrooke Stratton (Vic), Chelsea Jaensch (Qld), Jessica Penney (ACT), Naa Anang (Qld), Lauren Wells (ACT).

Women’s 400m hurdlesLauren Wells (ACT).

Men’s 400m hurdlesIan Dewhurst (NSW), Cameron French (NZ), Leigh Bennett (NSW).

Women’s javelinKathryn Mitchell (Vic), Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT).

Men's javelin - Hamish Peacock (Tas), Luke Cann (WA), Cruz Hogan (WA).

Men's high jump - Joel Baden (Vic), Brandon Starc (NSW), Lee Hup Wei (MAS), Nauraj Sing Randhawa (MAS)

Women’s 800mGeorgia Griffith (Vic), Keely Small (ACT), Brittany McGowan (Qld), Abbey de la Motte (Vic).

Men’s 110m hurdlesNick Hough (NSW).

Women’s hammer throwAlex Hulley (NSW)

Men's 5000m walk - Evan Dunfee (CAN), Quentin Rew (NZ), Declan Tingay (WA).

Men's pole vault - Angus Armstrong (NSW)

The ACT Athletics Championships will be livestreamed on the Athletics ACT Facebook page

More information can be found here.

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