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H!P Forever Favorites

Before continuing, make sure you're aware that anything written in this post is purely my OPINION, which I have a right to share. If you don't agree with it, then you don't have to read it, so no hating.

Since recently Hanabi has let Gen 6 auditionees onto the forum to test their spamming ability, of course, with no idea where to go, they went and revived some old topics (or at least topics I haven't seen as having new posts in a while). One of these topics was "Favorite NEVER CHANGING members" basically for posting who are some of the H!P members that, even if you don't adore them any more, or even if you never did, hold a special place in your heart, or will always cling you your favorites list. I was bored and thinking and decided to make a blog post slightly expanding my list using reasons, extra facts and, of course, pictures~ Cause
that's what blog posts are for, right? Picture spam to go with random posts? Yes? No?

Anyway, I have no sense of order... so I may go at random, but to start me off, I'll use my very first ever H!P favorite! Jan~
Natsuyaki Miyabi! Miiya-chan was the first H!P member I was ever introduced to since Buono! was the first group I got into. Not long after it came out, I showed a few of my friends Shugo Chara! and got them into it, not long later they informed me that the opening and endings (this was back about the time SC was only at Opening Kokoro no Tamago and ending was Renai Rider) had dances and since there were only two of them, they asked if I wanted to be the third member and learn the dances with them. It sounded like fun so I said yes and they asked which girl I wanted. I, being the attention lover I was at the time, picked the center girl - Miyabi, which, to my luck, happened to be the open one, so we didn't have to worry about switching members. Through the duration of our dancing, I came to love Miiya and my love for her got me introduced to Berryz, my 2nd H!P group. I grew more into the music and stumbled upon PH and started trying to learn Miiya's lines in a lot of songs. She was my favorite since she was the only one I knew in Berryz.

So that's my reasoning for Miiya-chan. Songs that to this day I still prefer to sing as her in are:
-Buono: Last Forever, Honto no Jibun,, Rottara Rottara (her or Airi), Gachinko de Ikou, Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!, Lady Panther, Minna Daisuki, Shoushitsuten -Vanishing Point, Baketsu no Mizu, My Love
-Berryz Koubou: TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, Arigatou Otomodachi, Fighting Pose wa Date Ja Nai, Special Generation, Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteru You Know?, 21ji Made no Cinderella, Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai, Munasawagi Skarlet, Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi, Dakishimete Dakishimete
-Other: FIRST KISS (Aa!)

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Murakami Megumi. Megu was my first experience with C-ute, I really don't know how. Probably came when I checked out C-ute's PH lyrics and saw she was a lead? I don't know, but I loved her voice and her PH color, so I made her my favorite. Since then I've grown to love her voice very much and, even though I don't know much about her personality, she's still my all time favorite C-ute member.

Songs I still like to sing as her in are:
-C-ute: Massara Blue Jeans (her or Maimi), Soku Dakishimete, Wakkyanai (Z), Ooki na Ai de Motenaishite, Endless Love ~I Love You More~, EVERYDAY YEAH! Kataomoi
-Other: Suki ni Nacchata Ikenai Hito (H!P ALL STARS), Shiroi Tokyo (ZYX), Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH (ZYX)

Fujimoto Miki. Mikitty was my first ever Morning Musume favorite. As I mentioned previously in alternate wording, I was quite the line whore when I first got into H!P, for groups other than Buono, my favorites were determined by who had the most lines in songs, and since Morning Musume was only at about Mikan or so when I first got into them, most of the songs I looked at had Mikitty as one of the leads, so I went with her (and Reina after she left, but Reina did not remain in my "forever favorites" list). Mikitty is not only my first favorite Morning Musume, but also the first H!P soloist I was ever exposed to. This happened when a project I was in closed a group I was in and decided that the people who actually got lines in would be assigned soloists, I was assigned Mikitty and was to debut with Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete (even though I did my lines and it was never released), but I looked into her other songs and fell in love with them. So much so that it took until less than a year ago before someone finally passed her on my favorite soloists list (Kikka and Ayaya both did, making her fall to 3rd).

Songs I still like to sing as Mikitty in:
-Morning Musume: Egao YES Nude (her or Aika), Osaka Koi no Uta (her or Niigaki), The Manpower!, Roman ~My Dear Boy~, Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart - Otomegumi (her or Ogawa), Samui kara Fuyu da mon! ~Doumokou mo Naissu yo Mikitty~, Lemon Iro to Milk Tea
-Solos: Okitegami, Boogie Train '03, Boyfriend, Romantic Ukare Mode, Sotto Kuchizukete Gyutto Dakishimete, Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi, Let's Do! Daihakken, Namida GIRL, SHALL WE LOVE (Fujimoto Version)
-Other: Melodies (GAM), Thanks! (GAM), Aijou Oasis (GAM), Shining Itoshiki Anata (Country Musume ni Konno to Fujimoto), Uwaki na Honey Pie (CMnKtF), SHALL WE LOVE (Gomattou), Onna Kanashi Otona (Summer Shuffles), BE ALL RIGHT (Summer Shuffles)

Mitsui Aika. About a year ago, I think, I went through this really weird obsession with Aika... I really have no idea how it started... but it wasn't long after I joined Hanabi... I remember that much cause Aika was my member in the background back when Mychuu was Gaki and Fuyumi was still dubbing... yeah... the trying to remember why isn't working out, so I'll just say somehow I just realized how freaking adorable she was and just couldn't let it go! I've long been over that little phase, but ever since then I've still held an appreciation for Mitchi. GET WELL SOON! <33

Songs I still like to sing as her:
-Morning Musume: Egao YES Nude (her or Miki), Nanchatte Renai (her, Niigaki, or Junjun), Onna ni Sachi Are, Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanu Donkan na Hito, Haru Beautiful Everyday, 3 2 1 BREAKIN' OUT! (her, Niigaki, or Takahashi)
-Other: Omakase Guardian (Guardians 4)

Yaguchi Mari. Minimoni was the first H!P Subgroup that peaked my interest, and I immediately fell in love with Chibi-leader Gucchan during that experience. It was my love of Marippe that caused me to have resentments towards Takahashi Ai when I first got into H!P because my impression of her was that she "kicked Mari out of Minimoni and completely changed the group once joining". This accusation was, obviously, completely inaccurate and childish, but hey... I was a newb XD Now I love both of them, but I still prefer the good old days of Minimoni with Gucchi as the leader and childish songs and videos. (I still hold resentments towards Minimoni Kazoe Uta. ~Date Version~, but that's a topic for another time). The one thing about Marippe, though, is I strongly prefer her voice with other people. I don't care if she's the lead vocal, but I didn't like how she sounds in solos much. I guess her voice just sounds a lot better with other vocals backing it up (also why I like Kaze wo Sagashite much more than Seishun Boku).

Songs I like to sing as her in:
-Morning Musume: Say Yeah! ~Motto Miracle Night~ (her, Nacchi, or Goto)
-Minimoni: Mini. Strawberry Pie, Ai~n Dance no Uta, Okashi Tsukutte Okassui~!, Genki Jirishi no Oomori Song, Minihamuzu Kekkon no Uta
-Other: Kaze wo Sagashite (Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hats), Summer Reggae Rainbow (Summer Shuffles), Aoi Sports Car no Otoko (her or Ichii Sayaka) (Summer Shuffles)

That's really it for old favorites from what I can remember, so to finish this up I'll just list some of my current favorites and the songs I like to sing as them (more than anyone else in the song to keep it limited) in just for the heck of it~ XDD

Niigaki Risa!
-Morning Musume: Tomo, Shouganai Yume Oibito, Naichau Kamo, Yowamushi, Resonant Blue, Souda! We're Alive, Michi Naru Mirai e (Tanjou 10nen), Silver na Udedokei, Kono Ai wo Kasanete, Kaiketsu Positive Ace, OK YEAH, Bravo!, Moonlight Night ~Tsukiyo no Ban Da yo!~, Namidacchi, Ano hi ni Modoritai, Loving You Forever, Take Off Is Now!, Shanimuni Paradise, Kotatsu no Uta ~jyuken story~, HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~, Suki na Senpai, Densha no Futari, Appare Kaiten Zushi
-Other: Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Mobekimasu), Seishun LOVE Lunch/Honki Meki Meki Toki Meki Meki/Shouri no BIG WAVE/Yuugure Sherbert (all Athena & Robikerottsu), BE HAPPY ~Koi no Yajirobee~ (Tanpopo), Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no (7AIR)

Ogawa Makoto!
-Morning Musume: Mushoku Toumei na Mama de, Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (all 3 vers)
-Other: WOW WOW WOW (Pucchimoni), Shiawase Beam Suki Suki Beam (Happy 7)

Fukumura Mizuki!
-Morning Musume: My Way ~Joshikou Hanamichi~
-Other: Moshimo... (Mobekimasu), Arigatou ~Ookiku Kansha~ (Shugo Chara Egg), Watashi no Tamago (Shugo Chara Egg)

Shimizu Saki!
-Berryz Koubou: Ai no Dangan, Ryuusei Boy, Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!, BOMB BOMB JUMP, Yakimochi wo Kudasai, Baka ni Shinaide, Ah! Merry-go-Round, Joshi Basket-bu ~Asaren Atta Hi no Kamigata~

Okai Chisato!
-C-ute: Momoiro Sparkling, Kiss Me Aishiteru, Edo no Temari Uta II, Kimi no Senpou, Sweets->->->Live,
-Other: Akai Sweet Pea (Tanpopo #)

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Two-state solution needed, and fast– for U.S. and Israel!

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A few weeks back I wrote that there are too many Jewish Israelis in the American press, and Lisa Goldman, a writer in Tel Aviv, called me an anti-Semite. I’ve been working on a big post responding to her charge, but in the meantime I was back at it again last night, when I said that the New York Review of Books should stop hiring so many Israeli writers.

How do I justify such national prejudice? Especially when I’m here in Israel, where I’m meeting a lot of amazing Israeli journos and intellectuals who have walked their talk and are trying to change their country?

I admit that it is a national prejudice on my part. It reflects these feelings: after the Iraq war, I woke up to the incredible conflation of American and Israeli interests that the neocons were pushing in the U.S. discourse. I found it extremely confusing when everyone from Tom Friedman to Bill Kristol was saying that a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv was a reason for us to invade Iraq. Those guys were themselves confused about which country they cared about more. At this time, too, Jeffrey Goldberg emerged as the most important Jewish journalist in the U.S., in some measure because he had spent time in Israel and served in the IDF. He has been replaced, or is starting to be replaced, by Gershom Gorenberg, an American-cum-Israeli, who has written for the New York Review of Books and the Weekly Standard too. Meanwhile the New York Times began printing Zev Chafets, a former Israeli gov’t spokesman, on American political trends, and the American Enterprise Institute was paying Dore Gold $98,000 a year as a scholar, notwithstanding the fact he is a former Israeli ambassador living in Jerusalem and churning out Islamophobia.

It never ends. Rahm Emanuel, who volunteered at an IDF base, became the White House chief of staff, and another Obama appointee announced that Israel is her homeland, and Harvard names as the new dean of the Law School, Martha Minow, who has published an article with an Israel co-author saying that Israel’s treatment of detainees is a model! (Sorry if that irritates; I just returned from a demonstration for Jamal Juma, who has been detained on flimsy grounds because he’s a human rights worker, and I’m reading the Goldstone report, which says that 750,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned during the Occupation, and Omar Barghouti told me at the demonstration that imprisonment has touched every Palestinian family–something Dean Minow didn’t mention.) Oh and after the Gaza war, the New York Review of Books offered itself as a forum for Israelis to hash over the war. Not a Palestinian in sight. The New York Times has an Israeli reporter in its Jerusalem bureau, and lately the Washington Post announced that its next Jerusalem correspondent would be someone who had worked at the Jerusalem Post. Then there’s the New Republic, which really is the new republic–of US and Israel. It has featured Benny Morris and Michael Oren, both Israelis, one an ambassador, explaining why Israel is so cool.

Can you see why I’m confused?

It is true that my real objection is to Zionism in the American discourse, but not all of these folks wear their Zionist ribbons on their chests, and it’s hard enough sorting out American writers’ agendas let alone Israelis’.

So yes, on this score, I admit, I’m a bit of a nativist. I apologize here to all my Israeli friends and promise to work on my issues. But the special relationship has hurt America in the Middle East and part of the price of disentangling that relationship may be some discrimination against Israelis in the American discourse. Separation, partition; call it what you will. But the U.S. and Israel need to be two states, not one.

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Talking to stems in preparation for a beautiful show

I don't feel SO odd anymore. That I talk to myself... aloud. No, it appears my children do it more. They blow my mind with their imaginative games. Girl today put two large green stems (E was weeding)on the back of her Radio Flyer tricycle. She then took them off and was talking to them. Yes, talking to stems. And not just a brief mutter. A full dialogue ensued. Brilliant! Mmmm... does that make me brilliant? Probably not. Perhaps, oddly brilliant.

Best dialogue today stated by Girl and answered by Boy:

If you're not going to come to my beautiful show, then GO right now.

I DO want to come to your beautiful show.

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After four fascinating flyaway races, the Formula 1 circus heads back to its European homeland with this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona.

Traditionally not known for producing a scintillating Grand Prix, the event still brings with it plenty of talking points as the field sets about launching serious challenges for championship honours.

So who is likely to emerge on top at the Circuit de Catalunya? Let’s take a look at the RichardsF1.com Spanish Grand Prix Preview…

The Circuit

Circuit de Catalunya

Date: 11-13 May 2012
Lap Length: 4.655km
Race Lap Record: 1:21.670, Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari F2008) – 2008
Event Schedule: Free Practice Session 1 Fri 10:00-11:30
Free Practice Session 2 Fri 14:00-15:30
Free Practice Session 3 Sat 11:00-12:00
Qualifying Sat 14:00-15:15
Race (66 laps, 307.104km) Sun 15:00-17:00
Past Winners: Pastor Maldonado (Williams Renault FW34) 2012
  Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing Renault RB8) 2011
Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing Renault RB7) 2010
Jenson Button (Brawn Mercedes BGP001) 2009
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari F2008) 2008
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2007) 2007
Fernando Alonso (Renault R26) 2006
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren Mercedes MP4-20) 2005
  Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2004) 2004
  Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2003-GA) 2003
  Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2002) 2002

* All even times are quoted in local time (GMT +1)

The Circuit de Catalunya made its inaugural appearance on the Formula 1 calendar in 1991, one year before Barcelona held the 1992 Olympic Games.

It’s impressive to see how the venue – one regarded as one of the worst-attended and most depressing venues on the calendar – has transformed into a track that exudes all of the hallmarks of national patriotism.

Spanish fans used to steer well clear of the circuit when it debuted back in 1991. Motorsport culture was confined to the heroics of Spanish drivers in motorbikes and rallying, and Spain hadn’t delivered a top-shelf F1 driver in decades.

But along came a certain Fernando Alonso, whose successes have transformed the venue into a heaving mass of flag-waving, chanting – and occasionally over-the-top – spectators. His win in 2006 took the fervour to new heights, and this was heightened further when he joined Ferrari in 2011.

And while the fans come to see one man strut his stuff, the bulk of fans curse the circuit’s presence on the F1 calendar for its never-ending ability to provide a race that is the equivalent to watching paint dry.

Seventeen of the races held here to-date have been won from pole, including but one all of the last ten (the 2011 race was the exception ).

Before the advent of DRS – which brought the level of passing to a remotely acceptable standard – the circuit averaged just two overtaking moves per race. That record gave it a worse reputation than Monaco and Hungary, two tracks which were positively overtaking-friendly in comparison.

The fundamental design of a long straight, a mix of corners and an abrasive track surface are all essential ingredients that should make a track conducive to overtaking, but the layout clearly doesn’t work and the final corner that feeds onto the main straight is too quick to allow the chasing driver to get enough of a tow.

The last corner has now been slowed by a badly designed chicane which is an absolute eyesore on the circuit, and has only served to emasculate the track’s final sector, which was a particularly challenging section of the track.

For more of our thoughts on the venue, take a look at our Circuit de Catalunya Track Guide:

Rewind to 2012 and other Memorable Moments

In comparison to many races here, last year’s Grand Prix was particularly interesting, not least of which because delivered the fifth different racewinner in the first five races of the season.

And it was a truly left-field result, with the often-criticised ‘wild child’, Pastor Maldonado, claiming victory.

Pastor Maldonado emerged victorious for Williams in 2012The Renault-powered FW34 was particularly well hooked up in the hands of the Venezuelan that weekend, and he was on the pace in every session, posting the second-fastest time in qualifying to snare himself a front-row start.

That became P1 when Lewis Hamilton was stripped of pole position after his McLaren failed to deliver the minimum one-litre fuel sample to the FIA scrutineers after he stopped on his in-lap at the end of the final qualifying session.

To the delight of the Spanish fans, new front-row starter Fernando Alonso managed to outdrag Maldonado off the line and led for much of the race, but a better Williams strategy – and some uncooperative lapped traffic for the Ferrari driver – conspired to deliver Williams its first victory celebration since the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix.

But the team’s post-race celebrations were mired by a fuel fire in the team garages, which saw several team members hospitalised with burns and smoke inhalation.

So what have been some of the other highlights from the previous races at Barcelona? Let’s relive five of our favourite races here…

  • 1991: The circuit’s F1 debut provided the track with its one truly famous overtaking move in its twenty-year history when, with the championship battle at stake, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna raced wheel-to-wheel down the track’s main straight just inches apart. In a wet-dry race, Senna would later spin and limp home fifth, while Mansell took a crucial win to keep his slim championship hopes intact.
  • 1992: It was two from two for Mansell, who thrashed the opposition with a crushing victory in the all-conquering victory in teeming conditions at Barcelona. While Mansell’s dominance in the FW14B was hardly unexpected, the surprise performer of the weekend was Jean Alesi, who showed great touch in the rain to give the execrable Ferrari F92A a podium finish.
  • 1994: The race saw Williams’ Damon Hill take the team’s first victory of the season – only weeks after the tragic death of team-mate Senna – to spark a wave of emotion and kick start the team’s championship battle with Michael Schumacher and the Benetton team. Schumacher finished second and earned plaudits for maintaining an excellent pace despite being stuck in fifth gear for much of the race.
  • 2001: McLaren and Mika Häkkinen looked set for their fourth win in succession at the circuit – and the Finn’s first win in what was proving to be a difficult swansong year – after he outfoxed Schumacher and Ferrari with a crafty pit strategy to lead in the final stages. Tragically, his clutch exploded on the final lap with just a few corners to go, gifting Schumacher another win and leaving Häkkinen to contemplate what might have been…
  • 2006: Having finished on the podium in two of the previous three Spanish Grands Prix, Fernando Alonso finally went one better with a dominant lights-to-flag victory in his Renault, beating Michael Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. And with it occurring on home soil in front of packed grandstands, it was a very long party after the race!

Barcelona Talking Points

So what are three critical talking points before we let our expert analysts have their say?

  • It’s time for an upgrade… With three different race-winners in the opening four Grands Prix, the opening round of the ‘European leg’ of the Formula 1 season marks the traditional point where all of the teams will roll out their first major upgrades to their cars. All will be bidding to unearth those vital few tenths of a second that can give them a much-needed edge over their rivals, and should provide us with the first real indication of who will challenge for championship honours over the next phase of the season.
  • Will Lotus be impacted by the loss of its Technical Director? A potentially big hole has been left in the Enstone team’s technical armory with the news that the team’s technical director, James Allison, has left the team, presumably lured by a big-dollar offer from a rival squad. While his replacement has already been announced, his departure comes at a critical stage of the 2013 season and it could prove disruptive to the team’s championship ambitions…
  • Who will get the rubber working? While this may have been a pre-season testing venue, conditions this weekend will be vastly different from those experienced in the chilly winter off-season. Tyre management has been a key theme in the first four Grands Prix so far, and the Circuit de Catalunya’s abrasive surface and sweeping corners tend to chew through the rubber. Pirelli is bringing a ‘pilot’ hard-compound tyre for the teams – many of whom have complained bitterly about the fast-wearing rubber this year – to try out in Friday practice…

So what do the Richard’sF1.com readers and contributors think will happen this weekend?

As is always the case, the first European round on the Formula One calendar sees most teams bring a host of upgrades to implement on their respective chassis’. This year will be no different, as the engineers back in European factories have been working hard to update each car whilst the F1 circus tours Asia and Oceania. As a result, the Spanish Grand Prix is generally greeted with cautious optimism from each team, who have the ability to ship major upgrades without significant Tristan Clarkcost and transport time. This year, all eyes will be on McLaren, who will test many new parts in a “major developmental stepping stone” according to managing director Jonathan Neale. Williams will also be under to microscope at the Circuit de Catalunya, the scene of their last race victory exactly 12 months ago. The Oxfordshire based team is implementing major upgrades which they hope will propel the FW35 into the top 10. Expect a shuffle in order of the mid-field teams, who generally have the greatest scope for improvement from their updated aero packages.” – Tristan Clark, RichardsF1.com Journalist

“Two weeks seem too long to have between race weekends, but F1 is finally back and it’s the start of the European season. Romain Grosjean has finally found his feet with a new chassis issued to him last time out at Bahrain, which delivered him his first podium finish of the season. And while Grosjean may have found his feet, his employers at Lotus are looking for a place to put theirs, as their technical management was given a bit of a shake up with Technical Director James Allison Josh Krusestepping down with immediate effect. There are a few teams that Allison is speculated to go to, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari are the obvious choices. However, with McLaren ruling out hiring Allison and Mercedes already having a ‘dream team’ of technical directors, that just leaves Ferrari. Martin Brundle tweeted about the news, mainly referring to how Kimi Raikkonen would be ‘unhappy’ with Allison’s departure. Which brings us to the new, everlasting, ‘will he or wont he’ news of 2013. Will Kimi leave Lotus for Red Bull, as is rumoured?” – Josh Kruse, RichardsF1.com Journalist

“It’s taken much less time for the season’s first repeat race-winner to be found following Sebastian Vettel’s win in Bahrain. Still, aside from the three-time champ, it is difficult to gauge just who else might be capable of taking up the fight for the title. Ferrari were strong in pre-season testing and now the series moves back to its European heartland, form says they should again be quick. McLaren however, are the ones who need a breakthrough. Button and Perez are at the back of the Matt Lennonleading foursome and are clearly not accustomed to that part of the grid. Mark Webber is also starting to show signs of being left behind by his teammate and as rumours of a switch back to sports cars take their course, the Aussie will likely become more distracted in figuring out his future. This weekend’s events will be hard to predict due to the majority of the field being EXTREMELY familiar with this circuit through pre-season testing. The more experienced drivers will know every inch of the Catalunya asphalt, but this rarely means much when 21 other cars are in extremely close proximity and one little slip can result in an off-track excursion and a tough recovery exercise to salvage some points. Despite the general lack of character and overtaking at this circuit, it generally provides pretty good racing, so bring on the Spanish Grand Prix!” – Matt Lennon, RichardsF1.com IndyCar Series Journalist

“We’re back to Europe, and it’s time for all the teams to claim their ‘big upgrades’ will allow them to close the gap to whoever is in front of them. It’s always interesting to see just which of these updates actually work, and which completely fail, sending certain teams further on a one-way ticket Ben Waterworthinto 2014 development. The Grand Prix itself isn’t usually a thriller, although three weeks ago I said that about our favourite track in the desert and look what we had: a half-decent Bahrain Grand Prix! So I’m holding out all hope that we will get another exciting race, and perhaps even another different winner! I doubt it will happen, so I’m putting the kiss of death on Lotus and Kimi Raikkonen to walk away with 25 points in Barcelona. Sorry Kimi fans, but I’m sure my bad luck predicting curse will run out…eventually.” – Ben Waterworth, The Qualifying Lap radio show host

The Form Guide

With three different teams and drivers enjoying the champagne celebrations on the top step of the podium so far, it’s safe to say that the 2013 Formula 1 season has – so far – proven to be exciting and competitive.

But this is where everything can change in an instant. Now is the time where the teams will introduce their first serious upgrade packages, which could seriously shake up the pecking order on Sunday afternoon’s 66-lap race.

It’s unlikely that the top-four runners – Red Bull Racing, Lotus, Ferrari and Mercedes – will slip up in this regard, but McLaren will definitely be looking the join the party as it After its dreadful start to the 2013 season, can McLaren turn it around this weekend?tries to recover from a disastrous start to its season.

The team knew its MP4-28 challenger was a troubled beast early on and set their sights on a recovery at Barcelona. While the Woking outfit has made slow and steady progress in the first four races, this is where we will see if any fruit is born from the hard work of the designers and engineers back at the factory.

Added to that, the team was dogged by a rather ugly – but thankfully short-lived – spat between its drivers, who came close to tangling while battling for position last time out in Bahrain…

It’s a similar story at Williams, which will be praying that a major upgrade to its uncompetitive FW35 will give it a major burst of speed at the same circuit where it claimed victory a year ago. That success must feel like a lifetime ago after the team’s failure to finish in the points so far in 2013, but a top-ten result has to be the minimum target for the team this weekend.

On current and past form, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen look like the men to beat, but you can’t discount Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who will be looking to deliver wins for Ferrari and Mercedes (respectively) at a venue where they have traditionally excelled.

Alonso always appears to find an extra burst of speed at his home circuit, and the support of tens of thousands of flag-waving fans could help the Spaniard extract more pace from the Ferrari, which has not quite had the qualifying pace of its rivals.

It’s a different tale at Mercedes which has shown much improved speed, but on the basis of its Bahrain Grand Prix race pace, the team has still not cured the tyre-eating tendencies that are sadly typical of their F1 cars. Will its Barcelona upgrades help improve this and its patchy reliability? We will have to wait and see.

Our ‘dark horse’ prediction for this weekend is Force India. Its VJM06 has proven to be a surprise performer, with its speed and gentleness on tyres – coupled with some dramas for its rivals – delivering it a healthy haul of points in three of the first four races. That being said, the team hasn’t been without its own dramas – a double DNF in Malaysia and early-lap dramas for Adrian Sutil in China and Bahrain are cases in point – but there’s no doubt that the team is knocking on the door of a podium finish.

This is a vital weekend for all of the teams, and that is an understatement indeed.

Don’t forget to enter your F1 Predictions!

The fifth round of our 2013 RichardsF1.com F1 Predictions Competition is now open for business, and you can enter and edit your predictions for the 2013 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix right up until five minutes before qualifying!

Entry is open to all of our readers, and it’s so easy to submit your predictions! All you’ll need to do is correctly guess:

  • which driver will win pole position and the race
  • which two teams will earn the best finishes in the race
  • which eight drivers will finish in the top-eight positions
  • who will post the fastest lap of the race
  • who will gain the most positions relative to their starting position

You can also choose to ‘double up’ your points tally for the Spanish Grand Prix – but be careful, you can only do this twice per season!

To view the current points standings, click here.

To enter your 2013 Spanish Grand Prix Predictions, click here.

As always, RichardsF1.com will be bringing you the best of the on- and off-track action this weekend, so make sure we’re your first port of call for your Spanish Grand Prix fix!

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Duration: 85 min

Country: South Korea

Genre: Drama

Director: Man-dae Bong

Writer: Jeong-deok Kwak

Stars: Seong-su Kim, Seo-hyeong Kim

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Offal & Zombie Cookbook - Split EP (Single Review)

01.Dementia Trash. The Cult Of The Low-budget Cinema.
02.Spinal Extractions Fiend For Blood

André Luiz (Vocals)
Igor Thomaz (Drums)
João Carlos Ongaro (Bass)
Tersis Zonato (Guitar)

2 bands from Brazil playing a mixture of grindcore and death metal and presented on a limited edition 7" vinyl ep.

Well bit of a suprise track 1 has a really good mix from thrash inspired grind to an almost sludge/doom sound, yep its got the death metal vocal, but overall its quite musical!
Track 2, standard under a minute 100mph in your face grind/death.

03.Motel Hell
04.Eredità Maledetta

Dr.Stink (Vocals)
Horace Bones (Guitar)
Ed The Dead (Guitar)
Purgy (Bass)
Dr Freudstein (Drums)

More of a punk attitude to this first track, at times its like Motorhead on speed, vocals are slightly clearer, the second track starts off quite weird before heading into grind territory.

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The Minnesota civil commitment program is considered a model for other states. But the man who designed the program says it's become irrelevant because of politics.
Michael Farnsworth says high-risk sex offenders are often very difficult to rehabilitate. But he says the Minnesota civil commitment program used a medical model based on science, to give offenders a chance to prove they can change.
Farnsworth left his job as head of the sex offender program in 2003, when the model program was caught in the middle of election-year politics.
"The attorney general at the time was, 'I'm going to be tough on crime, the governor is soft on crime and soft on sex offenders.' The governor was declaring he was not going to allow any sex offenders out on his watch," Farnsworth recalls.
"The message patients in the program got was, 'It doesn't matter how hard you work or whether you might recover, you're not getting out.' So if you want to undermine a program, that's the best way to do it," says Farnsworth. "Get the chief executive officer of your state to tell them that no matter how hard they work, they'll never get out. At that point I said, 'I can't do this work anymore.'"
Farnsworth says too often sex offender management is left to what he calls the hysterics and politics of the moment. He says the debate needs to move to another level.
"We haven't come to that intellectually honest place about what we really want to do with the group," Farnsworth says. "If you wanted to look at your best bang for the dollar you'd simply lock anyone up who's a sex offender and not pretend that you're providing treatment. You'd save a lot of money."
"I think it's more politically palatable to say, 'We are trying to provide treatment,' than to say, 'We just want to lock people up forever,'" says Farnsworth. "But the net effect, given the climate we live in, is that we end up locking them up forever, but doing so at the high cost of treatment."
Farnsworth says that decision has consequences. He says the state spends millions on a program politicians don't trust, to treat sex offenders who will never be released.
Farnsworth wonders, would that money be better spent on programs to treat the troubled kids who grow up to be sex offenders?

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Centre for Health Policy Visiting Health Economic Scholars Program

The Centre for Health Policy Visiting Health Economic Scholars Program is now open to applicants.

The purpose of this program is primarily to assist early career health economic researchers (i.e. Post Docs and PhD students who are in the latter stages of their degree) to spend time at Centre for Health Policy (CHP), University of Melbourne, Australia.

CHP has a very active Health Economics Unit which undertakes and publishes research on a diverse range of topics including: economic evaluation primarily of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; child health including vaccines; theoretical and empirical research on health inequalities; methods for improving data collection and survey design; history of health economics and health policy focused research.

More information on our research can be found on the Health Economics Unit website.

Visiting scholars can both propose their own research activities, or seek to collaborate on projects proposed by researchers within CHP (e.g. health economic research to inform Lancet Commission on Diabetes). The scholar will be expected to give a seminar during their stay.

The program will assist the scholar by providing accommodation and part board for a period of one month in a residential college such as Graduate House, or receive equivalent funding for non-residential accommodation. Accommodation at Graduate House is typically available during semester breaks in June/ July, or December/ January, but maybe available at other times of the year subject to availability. In addition CHP will provide research space and other facilities during the scholars stay. We are open to receiving proposals for longer or shorter stays, or from more senior researchers, but cannot guarantee additional funding will be provided.

The program does not cover any other costs (i.e. travel, or other living expenses, or visas if required), nor does it provide any type of salary support. It is open to both Australian and international health economic researchers. Applications will only be assessed periodically, but can be sent in at any time.

Those interesting applying need to send an application containing the following:

  1. A current CV listing all publications
  2. Reprints (pdf documents) of up to three articles that you would consider to be the best example(s) of your work (i.e. articles for which you are primary author).
  3. Brief (300 words) research proposal in which you indicate either the work program that you intend to undertake during your visit, and/or potential topics you would be open to collaborating with CHP staff. If you would like to collaborate with CHP staff member on a project, it would be useful indicate examples of past work (i.e. publications) by the CHP staff member who you are interested in working with and why.
  4. Brief statement of your future career plans. Please indicate if you are interested in future Post-Doc, or employment opportunities at CHP, University of Melbourne, Australia (up to 150 words). Note that many Australian funding schemes have restricted eligibility criteria (e.g. NHMRC Early Career Fellowships), so if you are intending to apply for such a scheme you should indicate your eligibility.

The applicants should be sent via email to health-economics@unimelb.edu.au. The subject of line of the email should contain “VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM: APPLICATION as well as the proposed month of visit (if known)”

Visits will normally involve a one-month period of residency. We are open to a visiting scholar staying for longer or shorter periods (minimum two weeks), but all periods of residency are subject to availability at Graduate House (or scholars may choose to find their own accommodation and will receive up to $2000AUD reimbursement of accommodation costs).


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Trouble in Tomatoland: When tomatoes are not attractive

Tomatoes with odd colors, blemishes and weird shapes are often caused by physiological or abiotic problems associated with sun, water and nutrients.

Radial cracks in tomato fruit. Photo by M.E. Bartolo,

Radial cracks in tomato fruit. Photo by M.E. Bartolo,

Tomatoes are ripening in gardens all over Michigan, but not all of the fruit is attractive. Some have odd colors, blemishes marking the fruit or weird shapes. What evil juju has befallen those precious ruby delights? These problems are often caused by physiological or abiotic problems, meaning they are not caused by insects or diseases. Causes could range from too much or not enough of something. Michigan State University Extension horticulture educators and Master Gardener hotline staff spend a good part of August and September giving answers to these kinds of questions. Tomatoes are very particular about sun, water and nutrients and when you cross them, they get even with odd fruit problems.

Water weirdness

When plants do not get enough water deeply or regularly, problems happen. Smart gardeners are already aware of blossom end rot that happens because there was not enough water to bring calcium into the plant. This causes the bottom of the fruit to turn black or brown, not develop and be flat. Uneven watering can also cause growth cracks. When plants have been dry and then there is a great deal of water either from the sky or from a hose, the fruit grows so fast that the skin splits. These can be radial cracks that look like a giant asterisk with the stem in the center or concentric cracks that are semicircular cracks surrounding the stem.

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Blossom end rot on tomatoes. Photo by David B. Langston, University of Georgia,

Concentric growth cracks

Concentric growth cracks in tomato fruit. Photo by M.E. Bartolo,

Sun trouble

When tomato fruit receive too much sun, they often develop a problem called sunscald. Both green and ripening fruit develop a yellow spot on the side facing the sun. The spot soon becomes white and blister-like. The tissue eventually gets soft, drops in and creates a depression. That area has been “cooked.” In humid weather, all manner of rots will appear in the whitened, soft area. This can happen if the plant develops a foliar disease like Septoria leaf spot and leaves fall off, leaving fruit to broil in the sun. It can also happen when plants are pruned and branches and leaves are removed and fruit gets more sun exposure than it can handle.

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Sunscald on tomato fruit. Photo by Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University,

Yellow shoulder happens to the area of the fruit directly around the stem called the shoulders. The yellowed area becomes tough and tasteless. High temperatures during ripening tend to accentuate this disorder. The shoulder doesn’t turn white like sunscald; it stays yellow. Lack of leaves on the plant can expose the fruit to more sunlight than it can use.

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Yellow shoulder on tomato fruit. Photo by Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center,

Blotchy ripening causes ripe fruit to lack red pigment in the skin in scattered areas. Those areas may be firm and white, green or yellow. It can extend into the tomato’s interior. Low light intensity or not enough hours of direct sun can cause this, but it is more prevalent in plants grown in potassium-deficient soil. Other nutritional imbalances in the soil can contribute. This is why soilless potting mixes should not be used more than one season. They essentially “wear out.”

If tomatoes reign supreme in your vegetable paradise, get a soil test and adjust nutrients before the growing season begins. Purchase a soil test at: or call your local MSU Extension office and see if they have them for sale.

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This home offers you everything…wonderful peace and quiet to meditate, read all those good books, make a fresh seafood meal and truly relax… AND a great base for all the amazing outdoor activities available on Mount Desert Island. Amenities: Fireplace, Phone (local calls only), Cable TV w/ VCR,DVD, CD Player, Full Kitchen, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Gas Stovetop, Cooking Utensils provided, Linens provided, Washer & Dryer, Gas Grill (BBQ), NO SMOKING PLEASE (inside,on decks or in screen porch).

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Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Sunday Morning Education

Sunday School meets at 9:00 AM for all ages. The adult class is led by our Pastor and is held in the Fellowship Hall, youth classes are held in the Education Wing of the church.

Weekly Bible Study

The Pastor leads a weekly prayer group and Bible study Thursdays at 6:30 PM in the Conference Room.

Adult Instruction

Before joining our congregation, believers from non-Lutheran backgrounds are instructed in the beliefs and practices of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. These informal classes, similar to Youth Confirmation, are led by the Pastor either at the church or in your home.

Vacation Bible School

A week-long Summer program (mid-June) that aims to build a lifetime of memories, friendships and a solid religious foundation for the kids who attend. Check the calendar for dates and times.

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The term "catechism" has most often referred to the foundational texts that the church has used to form a person in the Christian faith. Above all else, these included the Ten Commandments, the Creeds, and the Lord's Prayer (and often the sacraments). Simply put, these constituted the catechism for Luther. From the earliest days, these parts comprised the common heritage of the great Christian traditions in East and West alike. In an age when people want to know what it means to be a Christian, the church can do no better than use these texts.

Why use Luther's Catechisms?

In part because Luther's explanations provide unequaled commentaries on these core Christian texts. The genius of Luther's explanations lies in the way that they:

open portholes into the message of Scripture,
provide an interpretive framework that brings Scripture to bear upon daily life,
lead people into worship,
shape a piety of prayer.

Luther's catechisms were designed to provide the milk of the Word and at the same time prepare the digestive system for the meat of the Word. The Catechisms were designed so that one would not grow out of them but grow into them.

Above all else, the Small Catechism remains perennially relevant for its ability to fasten our attention on the Gospel. From beginning to end, it teaches and trains a person to live from the benefits of Christ. In other words, we live from faith to faith in the expectation of God's goodness.

To that end, the catechism shapes the way in which Christians view the world so that they see all of life as a gift from God. It forms in them an understanding of the foci of Christian worship as it centers on God's gifts in Word and Sacrament. Finally, it exercises their faith in the daily practice of prayer as they live out their vocations in the world. In these ways, a Christian is led from daily life into a way of faith that joyfully looks forward to the life to come. It is a life lived under the banner, "That I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom" (Small Catechism).


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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Birthday, Longview Ranch gardens!

As I gazed at Pinus contorta candles yesterday, I realized it was the pines' birthday: three years ago they were nestled into the Northwest Territory here at Longview Ranch.

Their "birthday" candles have increased almost twice their length in just the past few days.

So, how about celebrating with some birthday flowers?

Both this year's Abutilons are blooming. I know you Californians can grow them year-round, but here in Portland, I'm just happy I can grow Abutilons as annuals. I've been smitten since I saw a lovely rose-colored one in 2009 at my brother- and sister-in-law's garden in Altadena.

This is 'Red Tiger'. Aren't those orange veins great?

Lewisia cotyledon is just beginning to bloom. These little jewels need to be moved to a place I can more easily appreciate them.

Helianthemum 'Henfield Brilliant" is rising to the challenge of its name.

This will be quite a contrast, when the Ceanothus 'Victoria' you can just see budding on the left in this picture comes into bloom.

Other small birthday flowers at Longview Ranch are the Potentilla fruiticosa, including 'McKay's White' below...

...and 'Sunset Red', whose flowers have always matured more yellow than red. Not that I'm complaining, you understand.

Last spring I planted 150 Vinca minor starts around three big sidewalk trees. They took a lot of babying to stay moist (in spite of last year's cool, wet summer) but despite die-off from drying out and dog pee, about half pulled through and are starting to look like they'll survive.

Little Arctostaphylos 'Martha Ewan'' has retained its flowers for months now. They just look whiter and whiter, especially when photographed in bright sun (sorry for the washed-out exposure.)

A few foliage plants are looking good, too. Here's a recent acquisition: Salvia argentea has the most irresistibly fuzzy leaves. I want to plant it in my front garden but I'm a little worried that it might suffer from too much fondling by passers by.

I guarantee you would not be able to stop yourself from stroking this leaf. And it's just as soft as it looks.

New vine maple foliage is the perfect green.

And new huckleberry foliage is the perfect soft red.

Since the past month has been a bust for a lot of backyard gardening due to the ongoing concrete chronicles (finally drawing to a close and soon to be documented here) I turned my gardening energy to enlarging my sunny south front garden bed.

The Ceanothus had grown so much it was overpowering the size and shape of the existing bed: more grass had to come out!

I have multiple plants ready to go in, but the soil is compacted and bad (read: clay) for most of my sun-lovers. Since each plant needs major additions of pumice and organic matter to the bed, it's taking major time and energy to do it right. You can just see three divisions of Crocosmia potsii 'Culzean Pink' at the top of the bed and an imperceptible Lagerstroemia 'Natchez' crape myrtle.

Here's a closer picture of 'Natchez'. It's small now, but it's planned to take the place of the olive that died last winter by providing a little screening between the sidewalk and our dining room window.

Last, for your foliage pleasure I present the happiest Eryngium I have ever had the pleasure to grow. 'Jade Frost' sailed through our last winter, and looked good doing it, I might add. This is the kind of birthday (and year-round) performer I need more of in the gardens at Longview Ranch.

  1. Great pictures of your garden! You're right, I wanted to reach through the screen and stroke that leaf! And when the Ceanothus blooms, it will make a marvelous contrast with the orange-red Helianthemum.

    I need to get an Abutilon. I love those veins.

  2. Great pictures! Would love to go nursery romping with you some time!

  3. Oh it's good to know Jade Frost did so well for you. I saw it at the nursery again this year and wondered about buying it. Love your newly enlarged bed and the plantings. I can't wait to see more of your do over. Happy Mother's Day.

  4. I love Jade Frost. I planted one...well, I bought one, two years ago and lost track of it. Either it died or I gave it away...vague memories. Anyway your Abutilons are lovely.

  5. I love your take on "birthday candles". Wordplay takes a back seat only to plants in my list of favorite things.

  6. Congrats to the pines on another birthday ;-) Love that you're expanding the garden more...and I've seen those Salvias at nurseries...they are indeed irresistible!

  7. Lovely plants, all of them. Though you may be luckier than you think growing Abutilons as annuals. They need quite a bit of attention as perennials to look at all attractive. Annual may be best...

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I know where you are. I know where you are. Out into the day, out into the afterday, out into the netherworlds, the fashions of ivory science. Across to Bombay, the night is blue, the rivers jade, the mountains smoke. Guitar sings, the hill country calls, alexanders call the crescent moons. This is where, this is why, I know where you are. Received from those, received from plenty, received in red, I know where, I know where, I know where you are.

Standing alone, Congress and the river, Congress and I know, I know where, I know where you are.

The fuzz is back, casting windward, sunflowers in the North Pasture. Where are they, these days of forgiveness? Walk north through trees of sunbright, windmill calling its tune, high cumulus off the gulf, drifting in the new world of the foothills. I know where you are.

Walk higher, the middens call. Where were we when we weren’t? Where were we in the difference between blue and green? Ask later, ask after the day explodes. Ask when grief finds you and the stranglehold dies. I will pass. We will pass. I know where. You are. Without a dream in my heart.

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Alto is pleased to release a brand new recording of Zoltán Kodály‘s cello pieces played by Karine Georgian. The Cello Sonata is a tour de force in which the composer tests the limit of the instrument and proves the mettle of the
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  • getgreensoon1
    03-15 11:30 AM
    Didn't most of us came to US through "Desi Companies/Body Shopper/Outsourcer"?

    Now that we are feeling the pinch, we want to close this door for the other folks?

    Guys, this is pinnacle of hypocrisy. Please convince me how this is different from the Anti Immigrants??

    Please note. I have no axe to grind and I have never worked for Desi Company/Body Shopper/Outsourcer.

    You may have ....I did not. The so called software professionals have no other avenue than coming through the bodyshops. Infy, TCS and Wippro are no different than other desi bodyshops. Its the difference between a nice hair cutting saloon and a road side one. Infy, TCS are nice hair cutting saloon.

    Its not a question about feeling the pinch. Its about the validity of credentials. Most of underskilled people get undue advantage by working at these bodyshops.

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  • smaram1
    08-11 10:44 PM
    It would be great if any one's I485 got approved while their Name Check is Pending?

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  • pagalForGC
    06-17 12:43 PM
    Thanks Veni001, I had similar question on premium processing for 1-140, which I believe has been stopped by USCIS since last couple of years.
    Also, bnaredla1382 mentioned that he/she has H-1B and is currently working on H1-B, is that a requirement? I do not have H1-B any longer and have been working on EAD since.

    My PD is nov 2003 and now I am planing to port my EB3 to EB2.
    I need to know the process to do it.
    My previous EB3 is with my old employer.
    My I-140 approved from my old Employer and applied I-485 in july 2007 and
    later in may 2008 I moved to my current company using AC21 and I applied for H1b also.
    now I working 6th year on H1B.
    And Here are the questions, if I file new labor have:
    1). how long will it take to approve?
    and once labor approved, for I-140
    1). Am I eligible for premium process of I-140.

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  • myvoice23
    08-12 06:05 PM
    How do you know that your 485 was approved even if NC was pending? Does your GC - physical card or the approval notice/emails - indicate that your approval is contingent on NC?

    The day before my approval email I spoke to an IO at NSC using POJ method. They said, my case has been assigned to an officer. when i asked my name check status, she said, 180 day rule you don't have to worry.

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  • abhay
    01-20 11:51 AM
    Thanks So Much Ann, That gives me direction and what to request my employer when I talk to them later this afternoon.

    I have one more question? When I spoke with USCIS and opened the inquiry in dec 2010. why did they come up with " RFE resposne not received till todate?" Do you think thye just checked the online status and responded back. My lawyer says that they spoke with someone at Texas service center and they told them that they have received the response. Thanks

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  • amsgc
    01-22 10:41 PM
    Of all your posts - you go that straight! :)

    Thank you for your good wishes. However, I encourage you to look around the forum a bit, and see for yourself where you stand in line. I reckon there are tens of thousands of people from India waiting in line in your category - and they give out a generous three thousand every year in your category (including dependents)

    At this rate - there is no chance in hell you will get lucky this year, or next year, or for several years after that.

    I will see you next year - till then sweet dreams :)

    I understand that you are new to this waiting game, I too had unrealistic expectations when I started out a couple of years ago. But the ground reality is that there just aren't enough green cards given out in the EB category. The EAD has some advantages, but for how long would you like to live in a state of limbo? My sincere unsolicited advice to you is to start the process in the last couple of years of your H-1B. Till then, expand your experiences, change jobs, and climb up the corporate ladder. Do not get stuck. You may not be aware, but if your I-140 is approved, you can get your H-1B extended in 3 year increments if your PD is not current. Don't be in a hurry to get the GC, because the govt. is clearly not in a hurry to give you one out to you.

    When someone uses phrases like "being optimistic is better than nothing", it really gets me because doing nothing is going to get you just that - nothing.

    The way u r replying seems to be u r one of those in that frustated waiting list. I only can wish u the best.

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  • fatjoe
    09-24 10:11 AM
    My 485 app was received on July 18 at NSC, no checks cashed yet. EAD/ AP recieved on Aug 10 at NSC, got RN for EAD and AP. Is there a possibility of getting EAD card, even if 485 was not filed? One of my freinds was under the same situation, and she and her spouse got the EAD from TSC, without 485 filing.

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  • jliechty
    July 13th, 2006, 10:10 PM
    The previous post reminds me of an idea for an "interpretive dance" from Whose Line... "Diarrhea, flows like a river." And may I ask... how much did you pay the webmaster to post that advertising? (pardon me and ignore this if the previous post is deleted).

    Anyway, I really like the second shot... It seems to have better contrast, which makes the flower stand out well. Good work, Gary; no need to apologize.

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  • lecter
    February 27th, 2004, 07:49 AM
    oops, I meant a week right??

    Oh well....

    if people get sick of my comments and critiques ... please let me know....

    I will base everything on my lack of knowledge and ability and then we can all learn and grow together......

    Plus I'll take some photos for scrutiny by my peers here....

    what a bloke..

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  • sanax
    11-30 09:44 PM
    Here is what I can advise

    1) Get all the supporting documentation that you have for both cases. Example tickets/ citations, fine receipts, any other docs related to the case you can find. make sure you make photo copies of all documents
    2) Get a court dispositon documents for both cases to prove that the cases are closed and fine was paid
    3) Make sure you run all these documents past your immigration attorney to ensure nothing is missing. Also get in touch with your lawyers that handled the DUI & other case to see if they can help you with paperwork
    4) If you are not comfortable defending you case you can take an attorney with you. That is entirely optional thing.
    5) No one on this forum or immigration officer has any moral right to tell you what you did was good or bad. Its the job of courts and they have already made you pay fine. So as long as you can furnish all relevant papers that these cases are closed you are fine with your immigration process.

    Thanks for the comment!

    I've done the entire process on my own untill today. I also did not have any lawyers involved in any of the misdemeanors. I do have documentation of all the cases. All cases are closed and I'm just paying the fines and have to put up with the probation. I spoke to a lawyer (first time I met with him) today and he advise me to pay him $600 to accompany me to the interview.

    Any take on the lawyer's advice? Or can I take the challenge on my own?

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  • amar123
    07-28 04:25 PM
    Geez, how hard can it be!!
    Read the lines.

    1. I-485 applied for EB-2 India
    2. PD after Jun 1st 2006 (i.e. ,PD is not current)
    3. There was an LUD on 07/27
    Only then, reply to the thread!!

    SunnySurya with date after PD Jun 1st 2006 replied yes, which means this update has nothing to do with the PD being current.

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  • 11785181
    10-26 10:48 PM
    I got my EAD and AP but no sign of fingerprinting. My wife has also not got her EAD. It is past 90 days now. Please anyone advise. Called the USCIS and someone just read from the website that EAD is pending.
    No sign of fingerprinting yet. Anyone please guide. Thanks

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  • garybanz
    10-19 04:52 PM
    Nice idea, but here is what I think...

    Whats the point of donating after you get your Green card? Donate now in place of later and you can benefit from your own donation...and IV can get that money sooner :)

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  • godspeed
    10-09 01:33 PM
    Hopefully you have a attorney, sometimes they have more access or just clout more than what we have, so my suggestion would be to get in touch with an attorney.
    Do not take this lightly...

    This was big surprize to me. Mine and my spuse had hard LUD on our I485 with the current status as :Notice Returned as Undeliverable. There wer no other updates or status change or approval or denial or soft LUD etc.

    The most surpising to me that both of us received the Finger Printing notices on our new address just a month ago.

    This is really frustrating.

    When I called up the 800 number the lady said just ignore this status as this is some computer glitch.
    Dont know what to do just believe her or try to do something else?

    Need help ! any one out there in same situation???

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  • EB3_SEP04
    08-24 01:25 AM
    You are not the only one to get that message. Info pass appointments are tough to get now. Check during odd hours. I finally found one after hours. ASC's are NOT the same as Field offices. Also Some Field offices require you to show the corresponding state drivers license.

    Since my current EAD is expiring Sep 10th, I'm planning to go to the local USCIS office for an interim EAD in first week of Sep.

    What is the procedure, do i need to take infopass or any other apoointment or just walk in with papers ?

    It's not yet been 90 days since i filed, but i still want to give it a shot. I plan to take a letter from my employer saying without interim EAD (without me being able to work) company would face a setback in a critical phase of project.
    I also plan to use such a letter in support of an expedite request.

    Gurus please advice:
    - How soon should I fax expedite request?
    - How soon/late should i go to local USCIS office for interim EAD?
    - Could one interfere the other?

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  • sledge_hammer
    09-26 10:15 AM
    How inconsiderate of you; you just hijacked someone elses's thread and to top it all you are spamming it trying to get an answer. Your question is also totally unrelated to this thread topic!

    Why don't you search the forum for answers and if none is available then post a new thread...

    Can the experts please reply to my question? Thanks,

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    02-23 10:46 AM
    These are documents which have to be carried. There is no confirmation that he/she wil be asked but if asked they have the documents on hand. I got stuck in immigration for 4 hours when they asked me all the above documents. So i believe in better safe than sorry

    On a side note this happened when i was travelling back from India via Lufthansa

    Makes sense but a couple of my friends who traveled during the winter break and came back through ATL did not have an issue, so that was where I was coming from.

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  • svn
    05-10 07:00 PM
    Thanks desi - AOS is what I was thinking as well but that doesn't seem to be one of the options listed when opening an account (the firm is Ameritrade - you check out their website https://wwwna.tdameritrade.com/cgi-bin/apps/IraApServlet). Guess they are just not aware of this status since it wasn't really designed to be a "status" and only recently have several people moved to AOS status given the backup for EB3 and EB2 China/ India

    01-25 12:09 AM
    Hello friends;
    Need some information on studies while on EAD. I am a EB3 (Aug 2004) and so my daughter too. She is in final year of her graduation and applying for Med schools after a competitive score in MCATs. Got a rejection from Arkansas college as she is not a GC holder yet. So I was wondering if anyone studying medicine on EAD?
    Most of the colleges wont say about eligibility while applying and the application does not have a immigration category for AOS, it has Dependent, F1, GC and others. We had to go with Others option, ofcourse specified about AOS in rermarks.

    Thanks in advance for sharing any information

    02-14 05:05 PM
    plz any responses here

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An Energizing Date and Banana Smoothie To Power You Through the End of Ramadan

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An Energizing Date and Banana Smoothie To Power You Through the End of Ramadan

by Noor H. Salem

During the last week of Ramadan, you’ve probably found your body accustomed to fasting. If you’re lacking energy during the day, try to implement some of the practical tips I’ve shared previously. I’ve mentioned consuming dates at suhoor and iftar, not only for the reward of following the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) but also for the myriad of health benefits they contain.

For more delicious and easy to prepare recipes, as well as benefits of dates, the best dates to consume, and the proper method of consumption for optimum nutrients, check out my book, “Sunnah Superfoods.” Your body loses lots of nutrients and needs to be replenished properly during non-fasting hours. Try my delicious date smoothie recipe, instead of reaching for a sugary soda or carbonated beverages. This smoothie is bursting with vitamins and nutrients, guaranteed to give you energy and vitality. It’s high in fiber, omega-3fatty acids, potassium, and anti-inflammatory benefits.

I’ve done this smoothie with and without the banana, and personally, like it without it as bananas can dominate the flavor. However, if you’re a fan of sweet drinks, and will probably not tolerate the strong taste of ginger, I’d highly recommend you toss in the banana to ensure you drink this extremely health drink, and for the potassium, fiber, and countless of other benefits alike. Another option is to add a spoonful of organic raw and unfiltered honey. It balances well with the cinnamon and ginger and adds the sweetness to this delectable and energizing drink. Make this with the intention of not only taking care of your health but to be able to have the energy to fast and worship during this month. Feel free to increase or decrease the cinnamon and ginger to your liking.

6 small fresh dates, pits removed

½ medium banana (optional)

1 cup homemade almond milk (or organic milk of your preference)

1-2 ice cubes (too much ice will ruin the taste)

1 teaspoon organic cinnamon, ground

½ teaspoon ginger, ground

½ teaspoon fenugreek, ground

1/8 cup raw walnuts, coarsely chopped

a handful of organic dried cranberries

  1. Place all the ingredients (except the walnuts) in a high-speed blender, and pulse until creamy and smooth.
  2. Pour the smoothie into serving glasses.
  3. Sprinkle them with the chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, and a dash of cinnamon.
  4. Serve chilled for optimum flavor. Enjoy at suhoor, or after having iftar during Ramadan.

Noor H. Salem is an author, speaker, and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, from Michigan. Noor works with clients in better understanding their bodies and healing with natural foods through her wellness practice, Holistic Noortrition. She presents various workshops, school lectures, group coaching classes, and community lectures on the topic of holistic health. Noor recently published her book, SUNNAH SUPERFOODS, a culmination of life-changing recipes and remedies, with a foreword by Dr. Waleed Basyouni. Her book consists of prophetic hadith, modern research, and delicious recipes, and is in the process of being translated into other languages.

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