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Manchester United's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (L).
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan on his past, Dortmund, Manchester United: Article from The Players’ Tribune

HENRIKH Mkhitaryan opens up about his emotional journey from Armenia to Manchester United, his youth, his torment in Dortmund until he was saved by Jurgen Klopp’s replacement, and why he’ll continue to fight despite a difficult start in England.

Read the full fascinating article here in THE PLAYERS’ TRIBUNE.

The fate of life can be very interesting. After that season (in Ukraine), I was offered a move to Borussia Dortmund, in Germany. Coincidentally, the conflict broke out in Donetsk not long after that, and Shakhtar’s stadium was abandoned.

So I moved to Germany, and not only was it another new language, but also the culture and the atmosphere was very different than what I was used to.

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It was a very hard period for me. The first season was OK, but the second season was a disaster, not only for me, but also for the club. We were losing so much, and I felt like I was having no luck. Not only was I not scoring, but I was not assisting, which is very unlike me. I had been signed for a lot of money, and I put a lot of pressure on myself.

I had many hard nights in my apartment in Dortmund, all alone, just thinking and thinking. I didn’t want to go outside, even to have dinner.

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He came to me and said, “listen, I want to get everything out of you”.

I was kind of smiling and laughing, because I thought he was just trying to make me feel better. I was doubting his words.

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That meant everything to me. After the season I had, I didn’t think I could be a star. But he did it. He got everything out of me that season, and it was because I was happy again. When you are sad, you can’t be lucky. This is something I learned from the Brazilian culture. When you are happy, good things happen on the pitch. That season, we played with enthusiasm. We played a crazy, super-attacking style, and we enjoyed every minute on the pitch.

We basically played with two defenders, three midfielders and five strikers, and we had success. Even when we lost, we had fun.

Last summer, my agent called me and said that Manchester United was interested in signing me. It took me by surprise.

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When the deal was done and dusted, I sat down to sign the contract with United and that’s when it hit me … that’s when I realised that this big move to the Premier League was really happening.

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Peach had a Bath
We presently have a bunny living with us in foster care. He's been here quite some time now and no inquiries. Somehow I think that bunnies are not the most popular rescue creatures. Anyways, today my youngest daughter (2.5yrs) decided that she was going to clean bunny's cage with him in it. I heard water running and went hunting for it's source. Well, Peach was soaked, his cage was soaked and my daughter was chirping Bunny bath, Mommy. I dried everything and Peach was grooming himself dry. I put him back in his clean, dry cage and so far he seems fine. I was just wondering if there was something else I should have done for him or if this will hurt him in anyway? He appears none the worse for wear. :o

Prin August 8th, 2005 09:26 PM

EEK! I don't know if that's bad... Lucky you are an attentive mom and you caught the bunny in time. :)

CyberKitten August 8th, 2005 09:52 PM

Unless he got water in his ears, he should be fine. I had a much beloved bunny for many yrs - and you guys are prob getting tired of hearing about him (but I still miss him, sniff!) and rabbits are wonderful pets and much in demand. Are you advertising? Or your group giving buinnies as much coverage as cats and dogs - Unless it is Rabbit Rescue, some of them do not, alas.

badger August 8th, 2005 11:41 PM

That is very cute, I guess you weren't thinking of pictures at that precise moment. The rabbit is probably fine, must've been quite a shock...mmm lettuce...WHAT THE...

BMDLuver August 9th, 2005 06:33 AM

Well Peach appears none the worse for wear this morning. He's looking much fluffier and eating well. Not shaking his head so I don't think water got in?

As for advertising, he's on petfinder. I would point out that this is Quebec and bunnies are a definite table snack to many individuals so putting flyers up may not be a good idea for Peach. I use the theory that if someone were a responsible pet owner they would search petfinder for a bunny? I was thinking when the school year starts that perhaps a teacher would like him in their classroom as a pet and that I would keep him here for summers. He's very affectionate and likes children so we'll see.

Prin August 9th, 2005 02:43 PM

Where are the pics?!?? ;)

Luba August 9th, 2005 03:08 PM

I learned that rabbits through fear can tense their back and neck so much that they can actually snap their neck/spine.

Keep bunny WARM and comfy...stick some extra treats in there and keep the kids away for a bit. Let bunny calm down.

BMDLuver August 9th, 2005 03:52 PM

Sorry no wet bunny pics.

I put the baby gate up so my daughter can't disturb him again. He's fine this morning and nibbling on some treats I gave him. Seems dry and content now, poor fellow.

Prin August 9th, 2005 03:54 PM

Any dry bunny pics?

BMDLuver August 9th, 2005 03:55 PM

Lol, Dry Bunny pic.

chico2 August 9th, 2005 03:59 PM

What a cutie :love:
You are right about frenchmen and rabbits,hubby loves to eat rabbit,but will not get it in our house :D
Peach looks like she needs a little friend :D

Prin August 9th, 2005 03:59 PM

What a cutie! I've never seen a brown pet rabbit before. :)

BMDLuver August 9th, 2005 04:01 PM

shhhhh, don't tell Peach but he was bred as a meat rabbit. Some lady took him as a wee one and then her boyfriend told her no way, so when they moved I took him. Never bring a rodent over because they are so small I can't say no. :o

shannon1233A August 9th, 2005 04:08 PM

Cute bunny. We've got wild ones that live in the back yard. They tease the heck outta the dogs, they know just how far the lunge lines go. Started nearly 17 years ago, new year, new generation. I put stuff out for them though.

Umm, I'm French, and wouldn't eat rabbits, not every frenchman does :D :D
Don't eat anything with more legs, or bigger eyes than me, lol

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Cool Thank you Luckypenny

I really liked that link you posted of the pallet planter, and I made one. It's working really well, even though it only got filled up halfway because I ran out of plants and dirt at about the same time. Only one plant didn't survive all the rest are thriving. Here's the planter built but empty, the planter just after planting, and the planter after two weeks. In case your interested, these are the plants. I'm experimenting to see waht will grow.

bottom row, left to right.: watermelon, Purple ruffles basil(died), lemon balm, spearmint, cinnamon basil, butternut squash.
2nd from bottom: oregano, chocolate mint, spearmint, spearmint, garden sage
3rd row from bottom: grand rapids lettuce x 8, Romaine lettuce x 6, spearmint
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The end of the year is upon us, which means that now is the time to donate to PFLAG NYC with a tax-deductible gift for 2016.

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Tonight’s game on FOX was one to appreciate.  It was the type of well-balanced, come-from-behind effort that successful seasons are build upon.

It started with a solid pitching performance from Cole Hamels who finished the game after seven innings allowing 8 hits and 2 earned runs among 10 strikeouts.  The Mets’ hits and runs came early – in the first and third innings – but not often.  The combination of Cole Hamels, Jose Contreras and Ryan Madson retired the Mets in order starting with one out in the fourth – 17 straight batters.

Mike Pelfry certainly matched Cole’s efforts but ended up taking the loss as he was unable to get that final out in the eighth.  In that inning, we saw some classic Phillies offense.  Down 2-1, with two outs, JRoll singled, stole second then scored on a Chase Utley single. Chase finished the game with two hits and two runs after he stole second then scored along with Placido Polanco when Ryan Howard doubled later in the inning.  The Phils added an insurance run in the ninth when Domonic Brown and Ben Francisco both doubled.

Vance Worley takes to the hill on Sunday afternoon – and Phillies Nation is making the trip north for another awesome bus trip.  We’ll get a first hand look at the Mess that is New York baseball.  Go Phils!

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Iguodala, Brand and Young stay at home; Orlando, NY could flip-flop

The Philadelphia 76ers have left Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand and Thaddeus Young are at home resting while the team prepares to play its final two games of the season, beginning tonight in Milwaukee.

The two will also miss the team’s final game of the season at Detroit on Thursday. The good news for the Sixers is that Iguodala, who had to be helped off the court following the Sixers’ playoff-berth clinching victory over the Nets on Monday night, is fine and is not being listed by the team as injured.

Smart move by the Sixers. Now that there in, do what you have to do to make sure you don’t run into the Heat. And nobody can really knock you because, like most teams at this point of the season, you’re resting players for the playoffs.

Use this time to get some other guys on track and back in rhythm. Guys like Nik Vucevic. The rookie out of USC has had an up and down season, as rookies are wont to do. But the Sixers are going to need his big body – and his occasional scoring spurts – against Miami or Chicago.

Speaking of the two aforementioned teams, I truly think that the 76ers will remain safely in the eighth seed. The possibility exists that the Knicks, tied with the Sixers for the seventh seed but holding the tie-breaker advantage over the Sixers, could close out the season with victories over the Los Angeles Clippers (at the Garden Wednesday night) and in the season  finale against a Charlotte team that couldn’t win the D-League championship at full strength.

The Knicks want to avoid the Heat as much as the Sixers do, and if they win their last two games  and Orlando drops its last two against Charlotte (yeah, right) and Memphis that would leave the teams with identical records. However, the Knicks would receive the higher seed by virtue of the better head-to-head record.

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Michael Leighton (49) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

The Flyers have waived backup goalie Michael Leighton and forward Tom Sestito.

The Leighton decision seems to indicate that Brian Boucher will be the backup for the Flyers behind Ilya Bryzgalov.

If Leighton and Sestito are not claimed off waivers by noon tomorrow, the Flyers can send them to the Phantoms, their minor league team.

Leighton had played only one game for the Flyers this season, a 5-1 loss at Tampa Bay on Jan. 27.

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Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

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Camcorder 320x240 (QVGA) (24 fps)
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Front-facing camera 0.3 megapixels VGA

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System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

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Storage expansionmicroSD, microSDHCmicroSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB
Capacity1000 mAh1350 mAh
TypeUser replaceable, Li - IonUser replaceable, Li - Ion
Talk time6.30 hours
the average is 24 h (1437 min)
19.16 hours
the average is 24 h (1437 min)
Stand-by time 30.8 days (740 hours)
the average is 19 days (456 h)
Talk time (3G) 7.00 hours
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Stand-by time (3G) 29.2 days (700 hours)
the average is 24 days (573 h)
Video playback 3.16 hours
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Filter by Album, Artist, Playlists
Features Album art cover, Background playback
RadioFMFM, Stereo, RDS
Speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
GSM850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS 900, 2100 MHz
Data HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
Multiple SIM cards 2 slots
Phone features
Sensors Accelerometer, Compass
NotificationsMusic ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtonesMusic ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other featuresVoice recordingVoice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n
USBUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Connector microUSB
Features Mass storage device, USB charging

Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.

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OtherComputer syncTethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
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Nokia has used Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 to show off their upcoming Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone, running the Windows Phone operating system.
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This isn’t the first Nokia phone running Windows Phone – that title goes to the Nokia Lumia 800 – but it is the one with the highest specification and will probably be the most powerful Windows Phone on the market when it arrives.

It seems that “ecosystem" will be the buzzword of 2012 with Nokia Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop talking about Microsoft’s Windows Phone system: “The Lumia 900 is not only about a great device, but it’s also about inspiring a great ecosystem," he said. “An ecosystem is more than just the apps. It’s more than the device. It’s more than the operating system."

Elop explained his belief that “the smartphone market has moved from being a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems”, and that Windows Phone is the “third” ecosystem along with Apple and Android. That’s optimistic talk when you have less than 5% market share, but Nokia will be hoping that as customers desert BlackBerry, their loss will be Nokia’s gain.

In America, the Nokia Lumia 900 will be available exclusively on AT&T’s LTE network. It will sport a 4.3 inch 800×480 curved screen with ClearBlack Super AMOLED display, run on a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon single core processor and have 512 Mb of RAM.

As with most other high-end Nokia phones, the Lumia 900’s camera will contain a Carl Zeiss lens, but Nokia have added dual-wide angle capability to the mix. The camera will shoot up to 8 megapixels, have a dual LED flash and will be capable of hi-res video capture at 720p / 30fps.

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The body of the phone is created from a single polyurethane plastic mold, will be available in Black or Cyan and will weigh 159 grams (5.6 ounces).

As is typical with Nokia, no release date has been announced and when one finally does get announced it will undoubtedly be pushed back, but as it stands the company has said it will be on sale in “coming months", which presumably means Spring 2012. No word of a European release has been talked of. Also, no price has been spoken of, however Elop has said pricing would be “aggressive".

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You ever watch a snowball fall down a hill?

As it collects more snow, it gets bigger it collects more snow and moves faster, and as it moves faster, it collects more snow and gets even bigger.

This is the twitter (and frankly every successful explosive growth resource in the past 2000 years) growth and scale-out model.

Now, imagine for a moment that a snowball had a limited amount of snow it was allowed to collect at a limited speed.   It would continue to grow at a linear rate, linear speed and quite frankly might even stop or MELT at the pace it was moving.   That’s not scale-out, that’s called a collapse and melt methodology.

This not only stifles innovation and integration, but it out right cripples an entire community working at growing at hockey-stick sized projections.   The kind of partner ecosystem which promotes growth and self-innovation is what has brought us ultra-successful business models (take Microsoft for example, heard of them?)

However, what it appears they’re taking in this ultra-conservative approach, with little action on raising the bar will go the route of eBay tactics where the community finds itself hands bound and tied, unable to help grow and scale the business, eventually leaving for other opportunities because this ship has sailed, and sadly sunk.

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Five Star Luxury, Wildlife And Diving In Mauritius

IMAGINE Mauritius and the first things to come to mind are idyllic beaches, a view of palm trees and that most famous of extinct birds, the Dodo. Yet a visit to this Indian Ocean jewel will reveal a vibrant island, secure in its rich multi-cultutral history, proud of its independence and looking forward to the future by embracing the best of the past and the new

Mauritius has had a remarkable history; it has been under the control of the Dutch, the French and the British, before gaining independence in the late 1960s. Historically, the production of sugar cane on the estates or ‘domaines’ involved slaves from African and, later, workers from India.

This has led to very mixed society, which is happily integrated.  Shrines to Hindu deities sit happily aside those to the Virgin Mary in every village though the only real point of argument (admittedly good-natured) is between the fans of Manchester United and Liverpool.  Sugar cane is still the island’s main crop today, but IT and tourism are now preferred career choices for many Mauritians.

Frederica Nature ReserveFrederica Nature Reserve

The island’s wild heritage has suffered over the centuries and only two per cent of the island’s endemic forest cover remains. What is left of the flora and fauna, is confined to refuges in the south and east that are now geared up to welcome tourists who are increasingly asking to see the ‘real’ Mauritius.

Elegant Simplicity At The Heritage Telfair Resort, Domaine De Bel Ombre,Elegant simplicity at the Heritage Telfair Resort, Domaine de Bel Ombre,

Anyone visiting Mauritius can visit Frederica Nature Reserve but those staying at the Heritage Telfair and Awali hotels can feel content that some of the revenue from their holiday will be going towards the upkeep of the reserve, for it is all owned as one large estate.

The hotel staff are very proud of their connection to the nature reserve and guests are encouraged to visit and learn more about the wildlife and conservation efforts on this part of the island.

Jean-Claude Sevathian From The Mauritian Wildlife FoundationJean-Claude Sevathian from the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation

We were lucky enough to enjoy special access to restricted areas which had been arranged by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation.  Our guide, botanist and author Jean-Claude Sevathian, led us through the forest, pointing out the few remaining Black Ebony trees: once so prized for the piano key industry, they were nearly wiped out.

Ebony SeedEbony seed

A few miles into the forest, now dominated by the introduced Chinese Guava and Cinnamon trees, we emerged into a clearing to see the abandoned aviaries where an international captive breeding programme brought the exquisite Echo Parakeet back from the brink of extinction when there were just twelve birds left. Now the figure stands at over 300 and we were privileged to see a courting pair overhead in the trees.

Echo ParakeetsEcho Parakeets

The Pink Pigeon, Now Saved From Extinction, But Still Critically Endangered We also saw a rare Pink Pigeon (above) by the conservation centre.

Mauritian food epitomises the island’s happy embrace of ‘difference’ and the food culture is, as you would expect when two continents combine: remarkable. It relies on delicate spices to enrich fish and fruit dishes, inspired by Indian and Africa cuisine, yet given a subtle European twist.

Lunch At Heritage Golf Club, Domaine De Bel OmbreLunch at the Heritage Golf Club, Domaine de Bel Ombre

To experience the finest Mauritian cuisine while staying in the South of the island, an evening at The Domaine de Bel Ombre is a must and there's a free shuttle service for guests of the Heritage hotels, Le Telfair and Awali.

This is the epitome of fusion food – a European inspired pheasant terrine, Mediterranean-style octopus, and venison and wild boar curries.  The deer and boar (neither native to the island) are taken from the estate and their sustainable management is key to protecting the remaining forest and ensuring the survival of the native species. The Heritage Golf Club also serves exquisite food.

One Of The Many Stunning Views On The Trek At La Vallée De FerneyOne of many stunning views on the trek at La Vallée De Ferney

To explore the east of the island, we moved to the Anahita The Resort, where they were equally proud to share with us their ecotourism credentials in the form of two impressive nature reserves: La Vallée de Ferney and Domaine de l'Etoile, which are, like the resort, owned by the Ciel Group.

Plunge Pool On The Balcony At Anahita The Resort In A Sea View SuitePlunge pool on the balcony of a sea view suite at Anahita The Resort  Anahita The Resort is set on the coast, amid the stunning mangrove-fringed lagoons and coral islands that make up some of the best scenery on the island. Our stay here allowed us to unwind even further and enjoy the world class accommodation offered in this quiet sanctuary.

The Lagoon At Anahita The ResortThe Lagoon at Anahita The Resort

The turquoise lagoon here, one of the largest on the island is sheltered and offers many opportunities for sailing, diving and kite surfing and a free shuttle boat is available to take guests to the nearby Isle aux Cerfs to sunbathe on the white coral sand.

Anahita is a few minutes’ drive from the Domaine de l’Etoile reserve, one of the largest areas of land to be left untouched by the hand of man. Following a gorgeous lunch of traditional Mauritian food we set out with our guide, Gerard. Trekking, horse-riding, quad biking, buggies and mountain-biking are available at Domaine de l’Etoile.

The Volcanic Landscape At Domaine De L%26#8217%3BEtoileThe volcanic landscape at Domaine De L'Etoile

The landscape here is fantastic, the solidified lava cores of extinct volcanoes emerge from the forest of Ebony trees and as we stand and take in the view a flash of russet in the sky means we’re in the presence of one of the rarest birds of prey on the planet, the Mauritian Kestrel.

The Mauritian KestrelThe Mauritian Kestrel

This small bird, similar to the kestrel we are familiar with back home, was rescued from extinction when there were only four birds remaining.

Eager to see more, we organised a boat trip to the tiny coral island of Ile aux Aigrettes.  This speck in the Indian ocean offers, perhaps more of a glimpse of what the first explorers would have seen when they set foot on Mauritian soil than anywhere else, as all the low growing forest is native and is kept in check by the island’s resident giant tortoises.

Giant Tortoises On The Ile Aux Aigrettes Are From The SeychellesGiant tortoises on the Ile Aux Aigrettes are from the Seychelles

The native Mauritian Giant Tortoise is now extinct, but it once played an important part in the island’s ecology.  It was one of the only grazing animals on an island that had no mammals (except bats) and was one of the few things able to compete with the Dodo and the other giant flightless birds that are now also gone – one of which was a huge blue parrot.

Fine Dining At La Faya Restaurant, Le Meridien Ile Maurice, North West MauritiusFine dining at La Faya Restaurant, Le Meridien Ile Maurice, North West Mauritius

Tourism has been well-established on the north west of the island for some time and it was here at Le Meridien Ile Maurice that we finished our visit and we were able to really explore the island’s underwater life.

Jetty At Le Meridien Ile MauriceJetty at Le Meridien Ile Maurice

Jonathan Cesar, the dive guide at Easy Dive Diving Centre (based in the hotel complex), was one of the best we’ve ever met. Within minutes we’d struck up an easy going friendship and he was more than content to take us to some of his favourite locations to photograph some of the underwater wildlife.

A Mauritian Clown Fish Peeps Out From Behind His Anemone HomeA Mauritian Clown Fish peeps out from behind his Anemone home

Richard was particularly interested to see the Mauritian Clown Fish, this relative of Disney/Pixar’s Nemo, who, like many of the birds we had seen earlier, is found nowhere else on the planet – and we had a great time tempting them out of their anemones so Richard could take a picture.

Jonathan was happy to guide us, as experienced divers, but along with the rest of the staff  was equally at home training novices.  Like most Mauritians he could switch between English for us, French for the group of trainees he was supervising and fluent Creole when talking to his colleagues.

Shoals Of SnapperShoals of Snapper, who inhabit ships deliberately sunk to form artificial reefs, below

Ships Deliberately Sunk To Form Artificial Reefs

We enjoyed half a dozen dives photographing coral-encrusted reefs and deliberately sunken ships, which now form stunning artificial reefs replete with blue lined Snapper and Frogfish, so well camouflaged you don’t know where the fish starts and the rusty metal begins.

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Everybody Rise! Fisher's Acclaimed Solo Show, Wishful Drinking, Aims for Broadway

News   Everybody Rise! Fisher's Acclaimed Solo Show, Wishful Drinking, Aims for Broadway Carrie Fisher knows the way to San Jose — and Santa Fe, Hartford, Boston and Washington, DC. Her well-reviewed biographical show, Wishful Drinking, will play engagements in all these cities on its way to a Broadway bow in spring 2009.

Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking.
Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking. Photo by Kevin Berne

Producer Jonathan Reinis, who produced the Tony Award-winning Dame Edna: The Royal Tour (2000) and Def Poetry Jam (2003), told Playbill.com April 23 that in addition to the announced cities for a mini-tour of the comic solo show by the actress-writer ("Star Wars," "Postcards From the Edge"), he's in discussions with additional not-for-profit theatres, and he's aiming the show toward a March 2009 launch in an intimate house on Broadway.

A Broadway deal (dates and a theatre) is not yet in place. The darkly comic and sardonic piece has serious crossover appeal: It plays to the addiction/recovery community, women, movie buffs and anyone who likes to view celebrity with a jaundiced eye.

Billed as a comic and sobering look at Fisher's incident-crowded life, Wishful Drinking, directed by Bridge & Tunnel's Tony Taccone, took in $1.3 million in nine-and-a- half weeks at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where Taccone is the artistic director. Setting a 40-year record for box-office gross at the Rep, audiences ate up Fisher's self-deprecating script and delivery, which is energized with audience participation. (It was even more raucous when mom Debbie Reynolds came to see it — more than once — in Berkeley.)

In addition to the recently announced run at San Jose Repertory Theatre in California (July 23-Aug. 2) and Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC (Sept. 5-28), Reinis confirmed the following bookings (the show is leap-frogging to resident not-for-profits): Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe, NM (June 18-22); Hartford Stage in Connecticut (Aug. 6-17); and Huntington Theatre Company in Boston (Oct. 14-26).

Wishful Drinking is produced by Jonathan Reinis Productions in association with Berkeley Rep. "I was essentially raised in my mother's nightclub act, so it's very natural for me to do what most people find unnatural — get on stage and tell stories," Fisher said in production notes. "I always say, 'If my life weren't funny, it would just be true — and that's unacceptable.' So please come to see my show, otherwise I'll end up talking about myself alone in the dark. Again!"

In the solo show, "Carrie Fisher is the life of the party in Wishful Drinking. Onstage, she recounts a true and intoxicating story with the same strong, wry wit that she poured into bestsellers like 'Postcards from the Edge.' Born to celebrity parents, Fisher lands among the stars when she's picked to play a princess in a little movie called 'Star Wars.' But it isn't all sweetness and light sabers. As a single mom, she also battles addiction, depression, mental institutions, and that awful hyperspace hairdo. It's an incredible tale — from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to wedding (and shedding) Paul Simon, from having the father of her baby leave her for a man to waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Don't miss this outrageous chance to get Carried away."

Taccone said in a statement, "Carrie is an incisive writer, and she has a razor sharp wit. Having lived in the public eye for so long — and having survived so many unusual experiences — she's developed a unique capacity to make sense out of life's challenges through storytelling. With this show, she combines these talents with an ability to be completely authentic and truthful onstage."

Fisher made her feature film debut opposite Warren Beatty in the 1975 hit "Shampoo." The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, she became a cultural icon when she played Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Her films include "The Blues Brothers," "The Burbs," "Garbo Talks," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," "The Man with One Red Shoe," "This is My Life," "When Harry Met Sally," "Austin Powers," "Scream 3," "Charlie's Angels" and "Wonderland." Her coming films are "White Lightnin'," "Fanboys" and the remake of "The Women." In 1987 Fisher's book, "Postcards from the Edge," was a New York Times bestseller and earned her the Los Angeles Pen Award for Best First Novel. Three more bestsellers followed: "Delusions of Grandma," "Surrender the Pink" and "The Best Awful." Fisher turned "Postcards" into a screenplay for the hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep, and is currently adapting "The Best Awful" for HBO with producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks.

As an actress, she made recent appearances on TV's "30 Rock" and "Weeds."

Her experiences with addiction and bipolar disorder — and her willingness to speak honestly about them – have made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate for these communities.

Producer Reinis' recent productions include Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall (2008), How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical (2006-7), Kiki and Herb: Alive On Broadway (Tony Nomination 2006), Dame Edna (Tony Award, 2000), Russell Simmons's Def Poetry Jam (Tony Award, 2003), Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home (Tony nomination, 2003) and It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues (Tony nomination, 1999).

Alexander V. Nichols created scenic design, lighting design and projections for Wishful Drinking. Christina Wright is the costume designer.

Berkeley, CA-based Reinis built and operated Theatre on the Square in downtown San Francisco for more than 20 years (1981-2002). The theatre opened with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Talley's Folly. Other San Francisco productions include Jeffrey; Irving Berlin in Revue; Bubbe Meises; The Piano Lesson (national tour); The Kathy and Mo Show; Shirley Valentine; Love Letters; Mass Appeal; Nehemiah Persoff as Sholem Aleichem; Biloxi Blues; I'm Not Rappaport; Curse of the Werewolf; and Phantom of the Opera by Ken Hill. He also presented Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project in Northern California, the premiere production of Smuin Ballets/SF Dances with Songs, the Kirov Ballet's original Nutcracker, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez, Stomp, Riverdance—The Show, Guys and Dolls (national tour), Fame: The Musical, and Dirty Blonde (national tour). Reinis is a member of the Broadway League and ATPAM.

Also on Reinis' plate is the commercial future of The Quality of Life by Jane Anderson starring Laurie Metcalf, JoBeth Williams and Dennis Boutsikaris (which launches Oct. 24-Nov. 23 at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco). The ACT production is in association with Jonathan Reinis and Geffen Playhouse.

In it, "Bill and Dinah (Williams), a religious Midwestern couple, visit free-spirited cousin Jeannette (Metcalf) and her husband, Neil, in Northern California, [as] both couples confront loss and survival in the face of an explosive circumstance."

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It is official, the most talked about poker tournament in the world is down to it’s final nine players. It took quite a few days and a ton of poker for it to happen, but the nine players who are still remaining will be playing for one of the biggest prizes in poker, which officially is worth more than $8.5 million. It took into the wee hours of the morning for the 27 starting players from the day to work their way down to the final nine, and while there are nine incredibly talented players there, many people are left a bit disappointed at how the end of the day went for two specific players. Just before the day was done, and we had our final nine players set, we had two eliminations left to decide who would make up the October Nine. Still remaining of course were the two women who had worked their way all the way deep into this tournament in Gaelle Baumann and Elisabeth Hille.

It hasn’t been since back in 1995 that a female has made the WSOP Main Event’s final table, and that was Barbara Enright who went on to finish in fifth place. In this year’s Main Event though it was Baumann and Hille with the final 27 fighting to be one of the final table players. When the day began, Hille was in a great spot sitting in fifth place in chips, while Baumann was sitting in 20th place. As the day went on, the two were doing fine, and when they got down to the final 15 players, both were still in the action, all the way down to the final 11 players.

Hille put her tournament life at risk when she three-bet all-in for 3.465 million chips and was called down by Andras Koroknai with 7-7. The flop came down with 4-3-J and was no help, but the turn of a K gave her outs for a straight including two overcards. Unfortunately, the final card was a 3, sending her home in 11th place and just short of the Main Event’s final table. This meant that we had one more elimination to make before we were down to the final nine, and Baumann was beginning to get short herself. After just 11 hands of ten handed play, she had doubled up twice though, and was sitting in a pretty good spot to be one of the final nine.

The last hand of the night featured a raise from Baumann who moved all-in from the hijack position for 5.2 million with A-9. It was Koroknai once again who was the small blind, and called with A-J. Baumann needed help, and the flop of 3-Q-Q didn’t bring that. The turn was an 8, and the river was a K, sending Baumann home in 10th place, and leaving our final nine without one of the final two females.

Now, when the final table action resumes in October, we’ll see Jess Sylvia leading the field with 43,875,000 chips, and a very nice lead on his closest opponent in Koroknai, with 29,375,000. Interestingly, out of all of these nine players, only one of them is from out of the United States, and that is Koroknai, who is from Hungary. The other players left are Greg Merson (28.725 million), Russell Thomas (24.8 million), Steve Gee (16.86 million), Michael Esposito (16.26 million), Robert Salaburu (15.155 million), Jacob Balsiger (13.115 million), and Jeremy Ausmus (9.805 million).

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Western Gas PartnersWestern Gas Partners and Western Gas Equity Partners announced that Benjamin M. Fink has been named president and CEO.

Benjamin M. Fink has 25 years of financial and operational experience and joined Anadarko in 2006.

Mr. Fink holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Craig W. Collins has been named SVP, Operations and Chief Operating Officer of the Partnerships.

Mr. Collins joined Anadarko in 2003 and has held positions of increasing responsibility including general manager of midstream commercial development, and most recently as director of midstream engineering.

Mr. Collins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.

Philip H. Peacock has been named SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Partnerships.

Mr. Peacock joined Western Gas in 2012. Be was a partner practicing corporate and securities law at the law firm of Andrews Kurth LLP, which he joined in 2003.

Mr. Peacock holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Houston, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas.

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It was patently clear that the most common theme at last year's London Toy Fair, held in January 2014, was apps. You couldn't move for toys that in some way interacted with an app on a smartphone or tablet. Strangely though, the same wasn't true about this year's event.

Toy Fair 2015 was mainly app-free, with many manufacturers clearly finding out that toys are better when they are platform agnostic. Many familiar, traditional toys took centre stage therefore and parents can rest safe in the knowledge that they won't have to hand over their iPhones every time their kids want to play with their Christmas presents in future.

Instead, the main tech story around the event was drones, or quadcopters as toy manufacturers would rather you called them. There were plenty of options both inside the London Olympia venue and out - with one US firm opting for a massive suite at the Hilton hotel next door to show its wares - and while similar in theme, there really was something for everyone.

That's why we visited all the major manufacturers and some of the smaller ones to check out their drones. Here are some of our favourites.

The X-Voice is rather unique as it's the only toy quadcopter that you can control with your voice as well as a standard controller. Once you set it into voice mode, you can bark certain commands, such as "take off", "land" and "dance" to have it perform actions automatically. It also has a flexible cage around it to prevent the copter from scrapes and bumps. Price: £50.

READ: Flying Gadgets X-Voice is the drone you can literally tell what to do (hands-on)

This fairly small quadcopter features a built-in camera that can live stream video footage via Wi-Fi back to your iPhone or Android smartphone letting you peer over your neighbours fence or through their bedroom window. Er. Ahem. And if you don't want to use the included 2.4GHz controller you can opt to control it completely via your smartphone instead. Price: £99.

US company Propel has a staggering range of remote control helicopters and quadcopters at all manner of price points. In terms of the top end of its toy range (there are also bigger, adult drones) is the Neutron, which has a three or four channel 2.4GHz remote, meaning you can start in three-channel mode to get the hang of things without crashing often, then switch to four when you're more proficient. It has a HD video camera that records footage onto a microSD card through a slot in the back. Price: TBC.

This tiny self-stabilising drone is due to go on sale later this year if its Kickstarter campaign is a success. The quadcopter comes with a built-in HD camera so you stream footage back to your phone. Taking things a step further the drone will also come with an app that will work with a Google Cardboard VR Headset, so you can go first person as if you were a bird or Superman. Probably. On the drone itself there will be a gimble option to make filming even smoother. Control is either via a dedicated controller or your iPhone. Price: £99.

This is at the high end of the drones available (certainly at the Toy Fair) and really more aligned with the DJI drones of this world. This Ghost Drone features retractable legs when flying and a follow me mode. This means you can have it fly at a set attitude and to stay within 10 metres of your phone. Yes, while you are cycling, surfing or boarding, the drone can be hovering over your shoulder, recording the action. Just make sure you don't go under any low bridges. Price: £600.

Smaller than its Neutron quadcopter the Quark comes without a camera but still has a three or four-channel remote for beginner to intermediate users. And it's quick. Boy is it quick. The small drone is also incredibly stable when you want it to be, but can be controlled to perform stunts at the push of a button. Flipping is a doddle for the Quark and it comes with multiple LED headlights for low light flying. Price: TBC.

Crash it into walls, trees or even jump on it and it will live to fly again. That's the message here for this drone from model maker Revell. The Rayvore quadcopter is due out in the shops at the end of the month, and comes with a flip function for stunts. There are also LED lights to make night flying a little more fun.  Price: £60.

The world's smallest drone will go on sale in June and is so tiny you can hide it in a clenched fist. The as yet unnamed "Pico" quadcopter is the follow on to the company's hugely successful Nano quadcopter launched last year and reduces the size of the flying gadget even further. No word on a price yet.

READ: Is this the world's smallest drone?

Finally, from the tinniest of drones to a monster. The Propel Predator is currently just a prototype of a quadcopter planned for later this year and it looks as mean as it moves. The remote control beast is designed specifically for fun and is even able to bank almost vertically. We couldn't see it at its best in a hotel suite, no matter how large it was, but even just the noise was intense enough. This is one seriously crazy drone that we can;t wait to take for a real test in the great outdoors. Price: TBC. - learn about it / talk about it / deal with it At parents can find all the advice they will need to keep their children safe online. Designed specifically for parents, the site offers a wealth of up-to-date, unbiased information and advice about how to deal with online safety. Parents can learn about the latest issues and technologies, get great tips on how to talk about online safety with their children and get the best advice on dealing with issues and taking action. Created with experts, Internet Matters provides detailed information, but also signposts to best-in-class resources from individual expert organisations. Our goal is to ensure parents can always access the information that they need, in a format that is clear and concise.

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Boucher & James, a well recognized, locally engaged engineering consulting firm in its 51st year, started 2013 with a unique, trend-setting move for companies of its type in this area. It became 100 percent employee owned.

Boucher & James, a well recognized, locally engaged engineering consulting firm in its 51st year, started 2013 with a unique, trend-setting move for companies of its type in this area.

It became 100 percent employee owned.

"Ross (Boucher), the company president wanted to do something different and he didn't want to turn it over to a competitor but to the shareholders," said Jon Tresslar, one of the employee owners who handles the local accounts for the company, based out of Doylestown, for the office at 910 Rimrock Road in Bartonsville opened in 2006. It first came to the area in 2001 opening an office on Court Street in Stroudsburg before moving five years later to its current site.

Tresslar pointed out that Gilmore and Associates also is partially employee owned along with another company to his knowledge. Most engineering consulting companies that are employee owned are out West, Tresslar said.

"It's a wonderful opportunity for the people connected with Boucher & James. It's been seen in studies that you tend to perform better than other structured companies when you have an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)," Tresslar said. "You're probably going to see more of it."

The company handles municipal, commercial and residential engineering projects.

Four people became managing directors — Tresslar and three who became minority shareholders of the company last year. They're dividing many duties that Ross Boucher somehow had handled himself from IT to human resources. Boucher will remain as chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Judith Stern-Gldestein handles the financial responsibilities and IT, David Jones runs business development and a new building code inspection department and Mark Eisold oversees projects in Bucks and Montgomery counties and is the full-time facilities manager for both offices. Eisold also oversees the hydro-geological department. Tresslar monitors private company accounts and all human resources responsibilities. The other three managers continue to concentrate their efforts near Doylestown where they all live.

Locally, Tresslar also handles Smithfield Township, formerly handled by Eisold, which includes the $8 million municipal garage complex and the Cherry Creek Loop Trail that was completed last fall. Jones works with Delaware Water Gap borough and Stern-Goldstein oversees Barrett Township, which includes its rewriting of its zoning ordinances guided the company.

Boucher & James also is the secondary engineering consultant for Lehman Township and is overseeing the Leeward Construction project to build two ballfields in the township's Community Park that is under way for a May completion.

"This makes you work hard to make the company grow. We believe there can be lots of growth. It's difficult in this immediate area right now. For us, there's an untapped market in Lehigh Valley," said Tresslar, who lives in Williams Township. "That's what we'll concentrate on this year."

Despite the economic slowdown that continues to affect his industry, Tresslar said he is "optimistic that in 2013 the private sector will step up more. The housing market is showing signs of rebounding."

And when that happens, developers will need guidance from companies like his to refresh on the tighter regulations having spent much of the last six or seven years on the sidelines.

A recent major local endeavor is navigating Northampton Community College's new campus in Pocono Township through its permit approval process.

"That process took a year to complete. We are satisfied that we met ordinance requirements — county to supervisors," Tresslar said. "It's about 75 percent complete with the site work and site infrastructure and with erecting buildings, there still is some stormwater management issues and the entrance driveway to complete."

The company also is overseeing Delaware Township's newly committed Akenac Park project.

For Tresslar, his return to a company where he worked from 1984 to 2001 was a fortuitous one as he now ostensibly owns a piece of it. He worked nine years with Heritage Building Group as a senior vice president, the same post he vacated at Boucher & James. As the housing industry flatlined, Tresslar was able return to his old job in 2011 and retrieve his old title.

He has returned to an even more challenging environment as far as permitting goes, literally and figuratively.

Buffer areas for stormwater runoff have been increased to 150 feet on state requirements for properties with streams of exceptional value. Even the slightly less imperative high value streams have tough standards. The Poconos has more pristine streams in those categories than many other surrounding regions.

And when property is sloped, the rules change a bit. If property is slowed downward to a stream bank, the buffer is maximum. If it slopes up to the stream bank, the buffer is minimal.

The buffer imperative took hold in the 1970s but by the early 1990s it trickled down to the municipal level, as federal and state Environmental Protection Agency demands and state Department of Environmental Protection oversight remains stringent along with the Monroe and Pike Conservation Districts' guidelines. Many in the commercial development sector locally have complained about how the tough standards have discouraged business growth.

"If a project started in the early 2000s and was approved but because of the economic downturn was not started and NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permits expired, that developer had to reapply and comply with new requirements adopted in the interim," Tresslar said. "In some cases, it had a devastating effect on the project."

Tresslar said he did know of any project that was cancelled but many became more costly. The reapplied stormwater management plan had to be retrofitted for the new regulations and put into a redesigned plan.

And new regulations have reduced the amount of developable land in some cases because of buffers.

Township buffer regulations differ. Middle Smithfield for example, enforces the maximum buffer. Lehman Township remains grandfathered under the old standards of 75 feet.

And townships have become more fiscally conservative, awaiting grant approvals to drive many projects or for money from the Local Share Account gaming funds. Because of that, Boucher & James has diversified its work, getting involved more with land-planning and the proliferation of trail projects in the region.

But he said regarding Smithfield Township's Cherry Crook Loop project that "getting planning approval for that through the agencies was far more difficult that the engineering design." The railways provided stringent conditions for the final permitting for the stepping stones going underneath the trestle bridge there and Treslar said it became easier and necessary to change that route. "It's a beautiful trail that worked out well in the end," he said.

Despite the challenges, Tresslar eagerly has seized his opportunity to share in his new management role.


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Both Mexican and Mexican-American criminals use the iconography and heroes of the church and Mexican culture as symbols of power and loyalty.

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Photo of 1997 infant murder scene in Santa Ana, Calif. The crime scene was a converted garage in which the "high priest" conducted occult rituals to a mixture of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican "saints" and deities. The picture depicts one of the main altars with the Mexican drug cartel saint "Santa Muerte" (Holy Angel of Death).

A Prayer to Jesus Malverde

Today before your cross prostrate,

Oh, Malverde my Lord,

I beg your mercy to relieve my pain.

You who dwell in glory,

And you who are so close to God,

Listen to the suffering of this humble fisherman.

Oh, miraculous Malverde,

Oh, Malverde my Lord,

Concede this favor and fill my sprit with joy.

Give me health Lord,

Give me rest,

Give me wellbeing,

And so let it be.

In the second part of this blog, we continue our look at how the Mexican underworld has appropriated and perverted the iconography of Mexican culture and the Catholic faith.

Unorthodox Folk Saints

San Juan Soldado (Saint John the Soldier) was a real person, Juan Castillo Morales, a soldier in the Mexican Army. In 1938, he was convicted for the rape and murder of a young girl in Tijuana. Believers claim that he was an innocent man.

In a strange custom called "La Le Fuga" (the Law of Flight), Juan Soldado was sentenced to face a military firing squad, but he was allowed to run. If he could reach the distance of a thousand meters or so without being killed, he was a free man. Juan was shot running through a cemetery toward the U.S. border.

Later, blood mysteriously began to appear in the spot where Juan was shot. This was witnessed by numerous people. He is now invoked as the unofficial "saint" of illegal aliens, fugitives, and for people seeking safe passage.

"Brother" San Simon was a drunkard and a gambler from Guatemala. He is depicted as a mustached man dressed in a black suit and hat sitting in a chair. Sometimes he holds a staff or cane, smokes a cigar and has coins in his hand. In Guatemala, he is slightly more colorfully dressed and is often crudely carved from wood. He represents a man of the 20th century enjoying worldly things. He is the patron of drunkards and gamblers.

The image of Jesus Malverde comes from the city of Culican Sinaloa, Mexico. There are two different folk stories explaining Jesus Malverde. The first version of the tale is that he was a bandit who was caught by the Federales (Mexican Federal Police). Without a trial he was hung from a tree, cursed, and left to be eaten by vultures.

A poor peon rancher happened to pass the rotting corpse he recognized as Juan Malverde. The poor rancher was looking for his only cow which had wandered away. He invoked the intervention of the bandit promising to give him a proper burial if he would help him recover his prized possession. The cow returned and the poor rancher buried Malverde as he promised, building a small shrine over his grave.

Another folk tale is that bounty hunters shot the "Robin Hood" like bandit. Jesus had been nicknamed Malverde because he had employed the tactic of dressing in green camouflage clothing and hiding in the brush to surprise his victims. Mal in Spanish can be translated bad and verde means green. Though mortally wounded he escaped the bounty hunters and returned to his rancho. He pleaded with his friends to turn in his dead body and split up the reward with the other villagers. This is what they did.

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SAM551974D @ 6/4/2010 10:52 PM

The part of this article part II about Santa Muerte is especially disturbing for very obvious reasons as stated and has become more prevalent in some locations along with population shifts...Well done and researched!

walkin' trails @ 6/6/2010 7:07 AM

This article was very informative. I've interviewed a couple of Santa Muerte practictioners and neither agreed on the significance of the colors of the robes. Both did say that a black robe indicated evil was afoot, but that was about it. One told me that red also indicated evil practices, i.e. drug trafficking, murder, gun running, etc. That one also said that a gold robe was a petition for fortune. I suspected that he was probably transporting currency, but was unable to gain consent to look in his vehicle. I got a copy of a Santa Muerte "bible," and though I haven't sat down to translate much of it as of yet, read in the opening pages that the Santa Muerte religion was also gaining followers from other walks of life, including law enforcement and was no longer just "smugglers, thieves, and prostitutes." I've noticed a trend in the midwest of "ad hoc" LE intelligence organizations popping up to fill the information void, and am glad to see that the idea has caught on in the border region. I'm also glad to see Sgt. Valdimar taking part.

Jim @ 10/19/2011 11:35 PM

Mexicans indeed believe in witchcraft. A friend of mine was married to a guy from a family of "brujos" or witches. She believed that she could make people fall in love with her or curse people through witchcraft. Interestingly she was a practicing Christian, but still believed in the power of evil.

Jim @ 10/19/2011 11:38 PM

I knew a girl who would 11 times smuggled cocaine from Panama to Tijuana. She also smuggled cash from Chicago back to Tijuana.

Shw would constantly take Holy Water from the Cathedral in TJ and bless herself. With such a high risk situation, people look for an edge.

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