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Directed by Joe Hitchcock and produced by Morgan Leigh Stewart, the short doc Blood Sugar captures the unique point of view of New Zealand preschooler Dahlia and what it’s like to live with the lesser-known Type 1 diabetes. Despite the “bum pricks” — her term for insulin shots — and the constant monitoring of blood sugar, she is a typical child. She reminds us when saying, “When you die, you don’t do anything; when you’re alive, you play.” The 3-minute film deftly captures the gravity of chronic illness set against the whimsical backdrop of childhood as we see Type 1 through Dahlia’s lens — on a swing made of rope with a butterfly band around her head, or at the beach with a stick for a shovel.

Watch 24 Hours with Anna and Sam another documentary on a chid living with Type 1 diabetes.

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Cook Islands film-maker, Robert George, focuses on tātatau in new short film

Robert is of Ngāti Kuki Airani (Rarotonga & Atiu), Te Arawa and Ngāti Awa heritage; he lives and works in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.  Robert was schooled in Rotorua, Wellington and Rarotonga.  He is a video artist, writer, film-maker and painter, his work has been shown in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Australia, France and Canada.

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Did you know that the kumara came dangerously close to extinction? As this micro-documentary from Felicity Morgan-Rhind explains, we owe a great debt to Chinese couple Mr. and Mrs. Gock and their love of the kumara.

How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara from Loading Docs on Vimeo.

We’ll be featuring more Loading Docs 2016 titles in the coming days. Funded by NZ On Air with support of The New Zealand Film Commission.

Loading Docs: New Zealand documentaries cut to the chase

Stuff+logoAll around us, fellow New Zealanders are telling stories. In books and films, on TV, via social media, on the phone, beside you on the bus – there’s no end of incessant yapping via every channel available.We live in a world drenched with narrative, much of it confusing, contradictory, scary, unintentionally hilarious. Hot air, blather, loose-lipped jabbering –  this is the backdrop to our lives, and there’s no escaping the fact that many of the tales we tell each other are puffed up with unnecessary padding.

Where are the stories that cut to the chase? How can an impatient soul like me – a man who favours the short story over every other literary artform – find fresh and moving new narratives I can dip into in less time than it takes to brew a good cup of tea?

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Doco reveals transition’s impact on a friendship

A new short documentary tells the story of two friends in their 50s who are in the process of redefining their friendship after one of them comes out as transgender.

At three and a half minutes long, Same but Different captures a moment of honest contemplation.Friends with Neil for 25 years, Byron has recently come out as trans and the new documentary Same but Different explores the impact her transition is having on the pairs friendship.

The short film is part of local filmmaking initiative Loading Docs and is directed by Neil’s wife Louise Leitch.

Loading Docs selects ten short documentary proposals that are then mentored through from development to distribution.

Watch Same but Different over on the Loading Docs website.

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By local, for local: Loading Docs launches a new collection of documentary shorts

Screen Shot 2015-07-27 at 10.42.27 amFor the third year running, documentary platform Loading Docs is celebrating local filmmaking talent by launching a new series of shorts to captivate and challenge the audience to see local stories in new ways.

Loading Docs is a documentary initiative establishment in 2014 to captivate and inspire audiences as well as develop and promote New Zealand filmmaking talent with the support of NZ On Air’s Digital Media Fund and the New Zealand Film Commission. Through a competitive selection process, it selects ten short documentary proposals to create three-minute shorts, which are then supported from development through to distribution. Working with local and international mentors, Loading Docs filmmakers expand their skills in a range of areas including story development, outreach, publicity and marketing and distribution.

The 2016 collection explores the theme of ‘change’, sharing such diverse stories as; coming to grips with a life-threatening disease, a personal epiphany leading to a dramatic lifestyle change, a gender reassignment challenging two best friends and a hotly debated political issue, these shorts all have the potential to change the way we think and feel about the world around us.

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Academy Cinemas, Auckland, NZ
August 4, 2016

Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Reviewed by NIDHA KHAN

Every day I am more and more amazed by the people of Aotearoa; their level of talent, artistic expression, and just their sheer desire to inject more good into this world.

And last night was no different.

Thanks to TEARAWAY, I had the privilege of attending the world premiere of Loading Docs.

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Miracle: Here are 10 local documentaries you can watch in 30 minutes

Screen Shot 2015-07-27 at 10.18.43 amAlex Casey snacks on this year’s Loading Docs selection, ten locally-made documentaries under 3 minutes in length.

Love documentaries but hate all the sitting, watching and listening? Destined to take 100 pee breaks and snack stops during the average 90 minute runtime? Fear not my fellow cinema pests, Loading Docs is the perfect solution if your love for factual content is only outweighed by your piddly attention span.

Founded by Julia Parnell and Anna Jackson, the NZ On Air funded initiative produces a selection of 3 minute documentaries that aim to showcase local stories and promote our brightest new filmmakers. The theme for this year’s crop is ‘change’, presenting true stories of transformation, growth, adversity and hope. I binged them all in an easy breezy half hour to assemble this handy, one-sentence guide. Snack away.

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Watch three of the films from this year’s Loading Docs

nz-herald-logoLoading Docs: A short film initiative which has seen 10 Kiwi filmmakers submit their own three-minute long films which all explore the theme of “change”. We have three of their films right here – stories about gender transitioning to world issues to Auckland’s millionaire shoe-shine man. Enjoy.

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Mr and Mrs Gock saved the kumara – their story on film

Stuff+logoBusiness, film and poetry are combined in a documentary celebrating the heartwarming story of How Mr and Mrs Gock Saved the Kumara.

Joe and Fay Gock fled as child refugees from war-torn China during the occupation of large parts of the country by Japan’s brutal army.

Nobody could have guessed when New Zealand took them in the part they would play in saving our national root vegetable.

The story of Joe and Fay Gock is told by movie-maker Felicity Morgan-Rhind.

The story of Joe and Fay Gock is told by movie-maker Felicity Morgan-Rhind.

When Black Rot threatened to obliterate the kumara industry in the 1950s, the Gocks gifted their disease-resistant strain to the nation, and refused to take a penny for it.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt

June 29, 2011 by Alison Lakin

2011 Chevrolet Volt

No car in the last decade has been talked about more than the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Had the recession and subsequent bailout not occurred, the Volt might have ended up as a one-off, Chevrolet's attempt to throw its hat into the electric/alternative fuel ring. Instead, the first-ever production extended-range vehicle became their saving grace, and its success lies in its unique power range and impressive quality.
2011 Chevrolet Volt

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2011 Chevrolet Volt
To lay any confusion to rest, the Volt is both an electric car and a hybrid. The former's power comes from a lithium-ion battery pack and electric motor combination that switches over to a hybrid mode when the charge has been depleted, after about 40 miles. The car then uses a small 1.4-liter engine to power the wheels, charging the battery when braking or coasting and using battery power when available. Charging is a simple affair, and on a standard outlet it will take about 10-12 hours, while a 240-volt outlet can fully charge the battery in about four hours.
The impact of the Volt’s greater importance has greatly overshadowed the actual car, which is surprisingly comfortable, good-looking and informative too, thanks in part to all the cool power usage and efficiency displays you can flick through on the standard touchscreen interface. Details (is it an electric car? a hybrid? what’s the actual mpg?) may have been haggled over for seemingly years now, so it’s easy to forget that the Volt is, at its core, simply a good vehicle.
What's to Like
Interior styling is high quality, and the futuristic, button-free instrument panel looks new without seeming too alien. The switch between electric mode and gas power is as seamless as we've ever experienced. The extended-range concept is the right one for America; you'll be able to run around town and commute without using a drop of gas, but you can hit the road for a family road trip, no problem.
What's Not to Like
The Volt's not cheap, even with the $7500 tax credit, and much like iPhone devotees, you'll pay a premium for being an early adopter. The estimated range of 25-50 miles per charge of pure electric power isn't much, especially considering the charging time. Having just four seats instead of five limits its functionality. The rear hatch cover is cheap. The small engine makes a lot of noise when it's revved.
Driving Impressions
Most people will be surprised to find that the Volt drives similarly to many cars on the road, except that when you start it up, it's completely silent. The car chimes to let you know it's on, and then you can glide off to your destination. Steering has an electric feel to it, but it's direct. Visibility can be an issue though, with the sloped rear hatch, there's a ...

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Welcome to the Truman Hotel & Conference Center located in Jefferson City, Missouri's capital city. Perfect for the individual traveler, families and group events. We provide exceptional hotel services at affordable prices.

• 233 Guest Rooms and Suites

• Full Service Convention Hotel

• Bingham’s Restaurant

• Library Lounge Piano Bar

• Conveniently Located

• Truman 4 Theatres

We also have 14 rooms offering over 24,000 square feet of newly remodeled meeting facilities. Ballrooms range in size from 500 to 6000 square feet. We can accommodate any sized group up to 600 people. The three main ballrooms each have a dance floor. Audiovisual equipment is available. Complimentary High Speed Wireless and phone lines are available in each meeting room. An experienced full service catering staff is available to service your every need. Call (573) 635-7820 for more information.

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We hope you will choose Truman Hotel and Conference Center for your stay in Jefferson City, Missouri.  If there are any additional needs, concerns or questions about our fabulous hotel and accomodations, please contact us.

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By Alan Lidstone

RVing in the digital world of mobile communications that encompasses cell phones, blackberry devices, and notebook computers provides us with a powerful mix of gadgets that enable us to keep in touch with friends, family, and business contacts.

RVers, like everyone else, want to get the most for their money. The first time many RVers take a hard look on the costs of keeping in touch is when they get back after a trip and receive a mobile phone/data service bill double or triple their usual amount.

Fortunately, we have options to keep the cost of communications reasonable that include understanding our mobile device service plans, making use of the most appropriate products and services, and having a backup plan.

What’s in Your Mobile Service Plan?

Check your plan for restrictions when RVing out of your home area. While some plans provide “National Coverage” allowing calls from anywhere in the U.S. to anywhere in the U.S., other plans will put you into “roaming” with no notification or warning if you make calls from outside your billing address region.

Verify what extra billing costs per minute will be if you use up the allocated calling minutes in your plan. Consider increasing your allowed minutes if you anticipate running out of minutes while you are on any extended RV camping trips, and monitoring minutes used to see if you are nearing your included minutes.

You should also verify any applicable roaming charges when transiting or visiting geographical areas with no service from you mobile provider. Since most phones are preset to automatically switch to digital or analog roaming if your provider cannot provide a connection, we recommend you reset your phone to activate an alarm or visual warning anytime your mobile phone switches to roaming mode.

Also, don’t forget to use the free unlimited minutes in most wireless mobile plans after 7:00 PM or 9:00 PM and on weekends. Contact your provider to see if you can start your free calls at an earlier time for a nominal additional monthly fee.

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Did you know the free software program available from Skype provides free video and audio conferencing via the Internet?

Free video conferencing with audio is accomplished by downloading and installing the Skype software on your computer, creating a free Skype account that enables free audio and video communications with any other registered Skype user anywhere on the Internet, establishing an Internet connection, and starting the Skype program.

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Kurt Warner's retirement

Earlier today, I read a blurb on a West Coast website that Kurt Warner will make his annoucement regarding his decision on Friday. All sources indicate that he will annouce his retirement. When I got home, I found the NFL Network annoucing almost the same news.

My mood has been souring all evening long, and it has reached a point of deep melancholi. This is the news that has done it. I have not often spoken of Kurt Warner in this Blog, but I have always cheered for him. I was pulling for him like a muther in the last Super Bowl.

I feel it is a little untoward for a 43 year old 30 year veteran Ram fan to endlessly remember the glory of the Greatest Show on Turf. Still, there is no doubt that Kurt, Marshall, Issac, Torry, Az took us to the highest point I have ever seen in my 30 years. The Rams of the late 1940s and earl 1950s might have been greater, but those Rams of 1999 were incredible. One of these days--and soon--I am going to have describe what that meant for me. 'Dems was the best days that ever was, or that's evers gonna be... but let's hope not. Let's hope that there is a brighter epoch than this at some point in our futures.

I always felt that Kurt was my little brother from another mother. It is very hard for me to watch him retire. I know there are other members of the 1999 Rams still in the league. Fletch even made it to the ProBowl for the first time this year. Still, as Kurt passes out of the league, I feel as if it is the last of the Mohicans departing. It is hard to watch that.

Kurt, if you feel like it is your time to go, then God bless ya, but if there is anyway you can see your way clear to playing just one more season, I would greatly apreciate it.


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Relaxed Restaurant Wedding & Pink Needle & Thread Wedding Dress

WEDDINGS, Elegant, Informal, Modern

Photography by Miss Gen

Laura and Alex had a summery relaxed Islington ‘London’ focussed wedding with a Town Hall ceremony and restaurant reception, with the bride in a stunning peachy pink wedding dress!

Islington Wedding London and Pink Needle & Thread Wedding Dress by Miss Gen Photography

Couple Laura and Alex had a perfectly relaxed summer’s day wedding in Islington for their day in August. Starting at Islington Town Hall for their ceremony they then took some time out for some portraits in the nearby streets with their photographer Gen. We adore bride Laura’s peachy pink Needle & Thread wedding dress, and think Alex makes an equally dashing groom in his bespoke Alexandra Wood suit!

We love the capture of all the little looks during the ceremony and those of the couple with their little girl as a family, so cute! The little touches during the day from the tube themed tables to the mixed CD’s were lovely ways to personalise their restaurant reception, and I just have to mention that wedding cheese cake…it looks amazing and I imagine the guests enjoyed tucking into that!

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Pantone Colour of the Year 2017 ‘Greenery’ Wedding and Charlie Brear Bride

WEDDINGS, Elegant, Informal, Modern, Urban

Photography by Miss Gen

A stylish autumn Town Hall Hotel wedding ceremony with a reception at Hawksmoor with a Charlie Brear bride, perfectly suited for Pantone’s colour of the year 2017, ‘Greenery’.

Town Hall Hotel Wedding and Hawksmoor London by Miss Gen Photography | Bride's Dress Charlie Brear | Flowers by The Flower Bird

There’s no denying that we’ve all gone a bit green fingered lately and bringing more of the outdoors into our lives. As Pantone announced their 2017 colour of the year is ‘Greenery’ it is definitely carrying through to weddings, and this beautiful Autumn wedding beautifully styled with green details showcases why.

Greenery works perfectly for weddings as Pantone explains, “Greenery is nature’s neutral. The more submerged people are in modern life, the greater their innate craving to immerse themselves in the physical beauty and inherent unity of the natural world.”

The greens in all their shades are so cohesive and complimentary to the more wood-styled venues, and the couple’s style, and Melissa’s bouquet by The Flower Bird is one of my favourites I think in all it’s Autumn, green, wild foliage glory, just stunning!

It’s so great to see the fabulous Isere skirt from Charlie Brear on a bride and it looks like it was made for bride Melissa and this wedding day. Can you imagine how fun it is shimmying around in that!? Once again, fabulous groom inspiration in this real wedding from a very well dressed groom Ben who sourced all his outfit in London – a true London Groom!

I really like how this wedding shows how you can style your day simply through colours, tones, fashion and details. The venues are both quite atmospheric with their wood decorated spaces which work so well with the natural greens chosen by the couple. I often meet couples who are worried their venue is too dark or too detailed, but this shows you can really inject a lot of style from details from the flowers, shoes, suits, cake and stationery and green is perfect for that.

I have to warn you this is a long image post, because I found it so difficult to edit (captured so well by Miss Gen) as it is all just so beautiful and let’s face it, a ridiculously gorgeous and stylish couple radiating joy. I hope whether you’re a new reader or a long-term London Bride fan, you enjoy this wedding!

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Stylish Sunrise London Engagement Shoot

Photography by Miss Gen

With their love affair with London, Erika and Steve took to the streets for a stylish sunrise London engagement shoot and well, the results were rather magical…

London Sunrise Engagement Shoot | Photography by Miss Gen

Isn’t the dream wondering about this city, in love with no-one else around with the romance of a sunrise? Well this couple made that dream happen by taking to the streets in the very early hours with their fabulous photographer Miss Gen for a London engagement shoot whilst the rest of the city was still sleeping making for some absolutely magical moments.

The images make me fall in love with this city all over again, with the backdrop of Big Ben, Southbank, the Millennium bridge and St Paul’s, without the distractions of commuters, tourists or rush hour traffic – this couple were just in London and in love.

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Pretty & Elegant Islington Pub Wedding

Aisle Style, WEDDINGS, Elegant, Informal

Photography by Miss Gen

Elegant Islington Pub Wedding | Photography Miss Gen

Leah and Alex had a beautifully elegant Islington wedding with classic details for their relaxed pub wedding.

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Bride in Laure De Sagazan for a romantic London wedding at The Asylum

WEDDINGS, Informal, Urban

Photography by Miss Gen Photography

During their travels couple Sarah and Luke ended up in London and deciding on saying I Do in the city. With a relaxed day with their friends and family they danced down the aisle, and all the way through until the early hours. Lots of happy tears, romantic kisses and a stylish bride all captured perfectly by Miss Gen

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An extra special thank you to the sponsors of our up and coming 5th Birthday dinner:

  • Google: for their unfaltering support,event space, food and goodie bag sponsorship
  • Plus brilliant support from Juniper Networks who donated t-shirts, FREE certification, digital picture frames and an iPod Touch which were given away in a free raffle!
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Plus our previous sponsors without whom we might not have made it to our 5 year anniversary!

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They never miss a chance to say sorry for anything. Everyone loves Amanda.

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Culture Crawl

It's another packed weekend for those of you not already booked up for Architecture Week or otherwise engaged for the football. The schedule for this weekend's sunny Culture Crawl involves a lot of outdoor entertainment, some indoor events and as always, not a lot of money.

Thursday 22 June

Opening night of the Greenwich and Docklands Festival - all events are free and open air. For this event, you have to go to Woolwich but if you’re not local, the trip sounds like it will be worth it. Performances on a crane, French eccentrics perform street music and “a roving traditional circular bandstand complete with exhilarating party band, pyrotechnics and special effects…”

Saturday 24 June

More from the Greenwich and Docklands Festival, in particular Dancing City at Canary Wharf, 1-5pm. If you’d rather join the fun in the evening, go further east and join Les Roues de Couleurs at 9.45pm on Roman Road, E3. “French Compagnie Off (“Giraffes” 2003) are back with the sole UK performance of a processional baccanal of 30 performers in body paint, with special effects, techno music, and 9m high wheels converging from every direction on Bow’s traditional street market in Roman Road.” Definitely not a normal Saturday night at the pub.

If you’d rather be indoors and fancy some Rhythms of Latin America, the ICA is hosting a two day event of Latin American music. Expect capoeira, salsa, Venezuelan drumming and… screenings of the relevant World Cup matches. Of course. Events start at 12noon and continue until midnight both Saturday and Sunday, with a range of passes to either individual events, all day passes or day and evening performances passes.

Sunday 25 June

See the beasts move in Trafalgar Square! Lord knows what the stately lions will think of them but from 11.00am until 9.00pm, Theo Jansen’s Strandbeesten will be lurching around the square. These many-legged mechanical wind-powered beasts are a strange sight, not to be missed. Catch them for free at Trafalgar Square now otherwise your next chance is to see them at the ICA - and you'll have to pay for the privilege.

Once you’ve had enough of moving beasts (that bloody Sultan with his mechanical elephant really set a trend in this town…), wander south for a Hard Hat Tour of Peckham Pier, Will Alsop’s new “floating” raised gallery space just a stone’s throw from the famous Peckham Library. This free tour is part of the Camberwell Arts Festival

Go from South to East at Three Mills Green for the big finale of the Greenwich and Docklands Festival: “Inspired by the fearsome endangered Bengal Tiger, the vitality of Bengali culture and creativity in the UK is celebrated with dance, percussion and new music from Nasha. With pyrotechnics from the UK’s most theatrical pyro company The World Famous.”

Monday 26 June

The London Gay Men’s Choir perform at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Europride Sings , as part of the huuuuuuge Europride, London’s massive Gay Pride festival. If you’d rather see something from the Far East rather than soak in queer sounds, there is instead The Bee at Soho Theatre with a post-show talk with the director. Renowned Japanese director Hideki Noda collaborates with Kathryn Hunter and Colin Teevan for this “highly charged, tragic satire.”

Don't forget the ongoing series of open air films at The Scoop, hopefully you'll fit in something from the Architecture Week programme and might even see some of the sculptures on view for London Sculpture Week.

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Saturday, March 31, 2007

The Best of the Libyan Blogosphere: March 2007

I'm sure you are all waiting impatiently for this monthly post LOL ..ok ok I know I'm exagerating, but here we go...

Beacon from Tripoli Nights has made me tearful with his reminder about the Prophet's last sermon, part of which I've been proudly displaying in my blog header for years now. This is more special as this week we celebrated the Mawled of Prophet Mohamed.

"In the year 632 (After christ), 9th day of Dhul al Hijjah, 10 Hijiri in the
'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, Prophet Mohamed (PBUH), spoke one of the most
important words ever to be spoken by any human, he gave his last Sermon, and I
believe its a Universal charter of Humanity, suitable for all time."

Mani from Sands of Time has not blogged since November, however his prolific comments on the Libyan blogs are stand alone posts and we are all mighty pleased when he makes an appearance as we value his opinion. I suggest he should go right now and collect them and post them again on his blog with the link to the original. That is why I am going to highlight one such post/comment that caught my eye and which I think deserves to be featured into the best of the Libyan blogs section .

"Reconciling this disconnect between perverted institutions and societies at
large is an issue of governance. Not 'good governance' as the neo-liberal term
implies (a set of policies designed to promote greater private control over
natural resources and human capital, and the complete 'marketisation' of state
economies, that they are connected fully to international markets) but GOOD
governance, one that reflects the principles of democratic societies and one
that ensures accountability at all levels of institutional development."

I think Hafed agrees with me very much as he dedicated a post to this comment :)

If you wondered why Safia was silent for the last few weeks you can now understand what happened as she explains it on her post "Breaking the silence" guaranteed cliffhanger ...

"Finally I am able to break the imposed silence on my blog. I am supposed to
keep blog-silence until Wednesday, but hell if I am going to accept anyone
silencing me into submission.Last year I joined people in Denmark defending the
rights of artists to draw what they want, but said I did not like what they did
while drawing our Prophet (saas).The same courtesy has not been extended to me."

Sereeb our romantic Libyan writer is happy and our heart is beating cheerfully for her happiness too .

"Well, the reason I’m up this early is, hmm, I’m so excited, I’m so happy. No,
no, I haven’t won the Lottery. Neither got a book deal (which I think it will be
imminent). Hmm, so what do you think is the reason of my excitement! Can you
guess! No! Hmm. Well, the reason is I just got my first invitation to do my
first ever reading. Hooray! Yup, the Bedouin Soadina is invited to do her first
reading and please don’t ask me where as I’m not going to tell, hee-hee."

Mabrouk ya Sousou , you go girl warihum :)

Besheshentra has made a hilarious post about Libyans and Meat - in Arabic , and oh boy her message is so true. One thing ya Bashush , in Morocco they are even crazier than us with meat so don't lament :)

The following post is one of the best I have read for a long time. First of all Happy Birthday to Hannu and to the rest of the Libyan bloggers who's birthdays coincidently enough fell on March. Secondly, no I am not born in March, but there is no need for you guys to know when I was born :P. Now most importanly the post I want to feature is a touching tribute from Suliman to Hannu.

"I wouldn't say it's been an easy ride, but it has been a good ride. I generally
like to see the process of learning and personal growth around me, that's why I
like teaching. But seeing growth in the ones you love is a whole 'nother' thing
all together. I never had a shred of doubt. Hannu is an A student in a ranked,
fiercely competitive program. She has been active in and out of the classroom,
awarded one competitive scholarship, currently in the running for a Pace Setter
Award, and the Fisher School's magazine wants to run a piece on her. If you
think I'm proud, you're damn right I am, but not at all surprised! I knew from
day one, :-) and I know there is a lot more to come."

This is the stuff of love and reminded me so much of my own dad and mom , maybe that's why I have been still holding out for Mr. Highlander ? ( more news on that soon :P ) as my criteria are quite rigorous it seems ! So Mabrouk Sol and Hannu - great job !

Many bloggers wrote about Mother's Day and Children's Day in Libya which take place annually on March 21 , but Trabilsia's post is the most heart warming one . She is reporting to us on the special day we spoke about here for the terminally ill children in Tripoli Medical Center. Thank you Trabilsia!

"I asked a teenager ( Basma) the oldest of the children on the ward what
she had, to which she replied Leukemia . Such a big word for a child , I hugged
her and felt her pain and she knew it . I had tears in my eyes as I desperately
tried to comfort her to which she said it was the wish of Allah . She introduced
us to the other suffering children as she was the oldest and knew what everybody

Dima Ghariba Shwayia is not as unconventional as she likes to think :P , many of us are in your boat habibti even though we don't live abroad . I could not make up my mind which of her posts for March would go on this post but I decided to judge by my favourite bête noire, the so called search for a Libyan/Arab Muslim hubby , and then it was easy to decide . Ladies and gents here is an excerpt from her post Unhushed Whispers...

"You would think that as big as the U.S. is, there really would be no trouble
meeting someone nice who shares many of the same qualities as you. I am here to
tell you that it is absolutely impossible for an Arab American girl to find
someone like that [..] Did you know that between 60-80% of the Arab Americans
who live in the U.S. are Christian? Most Americans are completely ignorant of
this fact, but female Arab American Muslims are not. Right away, the odds are
stacked against them, at least in terms of finding a potential mate. So then you
look at what’s left. There are three types of Arabic Muslim men in the US. "

AngloLibyan's post ' can we coexist' touched a raw nerve for yours truly it simply illustrated the sheer ignorant arrogance of some people .

"I saw my Scottish friend again, he told me what had happened after I left
him and his friend that day, his friend asked him if I was a Muslim to which he
replied yes, the other guy then said that he was surprised because he thought I
was nice (i.e. not a nasty Muslim terrorist), my friend asked him why he said
that to which the other guy replied that he does not trust Muslims, my friend
asked him how many Muslims he knows, the reply was non, he never even met a
Muslim before "

Finally Lebeeya had a comic post about the reason for the attempted ban of Libyan women under 40 to travel on their own. Going back to her blog to feature it in this post, I found that it had been unfortunately removed and we shall be deprived of the good laugh she usually gives us.
I'm wondering what prompted this action and whether it was the direction the comment section regarding of that particualr post took that led to its ban. I will take this opportunity to say that although I did not get the chance to read all the comments re. that particular post, I did however manage to follow on some regretfully hurtful accusations hurtled back and forth. With all humble experience as the first Libyan blogger I have seen this negativity only once before on a different topic and I would like to urge all the big Libyan blogger family to be courteous to each other regardless of differences of opinion. There is no need to name people in order to maintain each person's privacy and 7urma. I am so sorry about the very dear person who was innocently hurt there. Hopefully this incident would remind us that words are sometimes deadlier than a sword. Leebeeya you did well in removing the offensive stuff, however there is a tool which allows you to leave a particular post but not show its comments.
Keyword analysis - March 2007

14.29% grendizer free cartoon

14.29% faisal abu khadra

14.29% anglolibyan

7.14% arabic fashil

diamonds are forever,007

7.14% mawled of prophet mohamad birthday '07

7.14% milud un nabi

7.14% laptop prices dubai

7.14% space adventures grendizer

7.14% will i be charged a roaming fee for cingular, if i'm in kuwait?

7.14% she shall not be moved analysis by shereen
Top 3 Highlander fans for March 2007

(1) Libyan NBA
(2) Programmer_Craig
(3) AngloLibyan

Runner up Nomad :)

Last month's results

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Best comment for March 2007

Actually there are two this time :P

Mani said

"Thanks for the link -- great story. I only ask the question because it is a puzzle. I'm very much of a secular person and believe that people have to be allowed to make their own mistakes -- this is how people learn, but such a way can be very dangerous, as life can be, not sure what can be done about that. I just don't see enough concern about morality from secular sources and I just wonder what that will mean for the future of secular society."

Perkunas.. thank you very much.. you know, my english friends and I were reflecting on the same issue yesterday. I was telling them about the Laws of Allah swt(huddod)in the Quran and how the punishments for the major sins and their underlying conditions were described in the Quran. You see, its common sense to know that people should learn from their mistakes but its also common sense that transgressions that are not (mistakes) be dealt with approporiately because if they are not, then moral and social decay will incur. This is because man's knowledge is imperfect and between his uncertainty and limited reason man copies others. Th emajority of the people in the world follow a simple 'baa baa mentality' that makes them succeptible to being herded around like sheep. So moral decay is eating up the planet because fake role models and heros of modernity (celebrities, fashion people, fake stars, lewd people etc) are being paraded infront of us daily in the media as role model citizens that we should emulate, follow, dress like, sing to and about bllablabla. This, i think is your point.youd expect any reasonable system of governance to make room for both mistakes and correction. So the punishments that are prescribed in the quran for examble are protected by a combination of severe warnings , punishments for misuse of witness authority and all sorts of other measures designed specifically to guarentee room for privacy and personal learning. Not only that, but Islam is not just a system of governance or (law) as in other societies.. its a sytem of teaching. We muslims are encouraged to approach ourselves or other sinners in compassion and advice and the same Quran discourages revenge and scandalising while encouraging advice and respect for other's privacy. Believers who take this message of Islam should take it wholly, and under those circumstances I can see that the system Allah swt lay out for us is only for our own benefit at the end of the day.Islam is common sense .. thats why we have reason to identify it with.. not irrational attiudes of irresponsbile emotion..Id love to stay longer and write a bit more im not usually in these moods of reflection and writing flow too.. but I hope that I may have given you something to reflect on with me too.
Thu Mar 15, 12:11:00 AM 2007

Braveheart said

Highlander:i think u didn't understand the Libyan decision, the decision is to pan women to travl alone , not to pan women to blog in her blog.u understand me, long time we didn't see ur respected issues.come on, we're waiting
Thu Mar 29, 09:47:00 PM 2007
Happy Milud!

Tomorrow is the Prophet's birthday , an sms I received today to share with you:

بانوار النبي اصبح عليك و بالمولد اهنيك
وادعي ربي من الكوثر يسقيني ويسقيق

Have a wonderful Milud everyone and for my Libyan fellows try not to get hurt with the firecrackers.

Previous posts by Highlander with photos from Libya :

2006 The Mawled ( Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

2004 Prophet's Birthday

Friday, March 09, 2007

Highlander: to be or not to be grounded ? ( Updated)

Like Sereeb, Braveheart and Um Dania , many others Libyan and non-Libyan are outraged and talking about the latest hot topic; namely the purported planned banning of Libyan young women from travelling abroad without a chaperone, effective Monday ( which Monday? ) .

A lot of people and me included have only read very brief mentions regarding the issue such as in here , and are building whole theories on them, but none of us have any concrete proof.

The story began when the Aljamahiriya daily paper ( cartoon above courtesy of the same paper) ran an article on Monday March 5, in which a woman wrote to complain that she had been turned back at the airport apparently because of this new law. Well first of all this is the link to the full article in Arabic by two Libyan female journalists critical of this decision. In the same paper another Libyan female journalist wrote an Op-ed, in which Khjadija Bseekri wonders among others things in Arabic, how is the Libyan female pilot, judge or other professional going to travel and will she have to beg from her male relatives to accompany her.

It seems some women have been turned back, and I also read plenty of references to this Law , but I do not see the text or a copy of it anywhere. So I turned to the website hosted by the General People's Committee . This is an extremely popular and up to date Libyan governement site. It is very professional and all the decisions, decrees and laws are categorized and posted in pdf file mode. I was surprised to find no sign of this law, but only a clarification about it. I even checked the website of the Ministy of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice and still could not locate it . The clarification simply states that this decision aims to regulate the unecessary travel of Libyan women abroad due to some negative past activities and that it is the same as for men, i.e. you have to show why you are travelling and what for. It is well known that employees male and female are required to have a letter stating their purpose of travel if for business/study /etc... I am not translating the entirety of the article but just the salient points. Regardless of that I see no trace of that law yet so could it be that some overzealous people are implementing it already based on rumours ? trigger happy kind of ?

To be honest I am not surprised at this turn of event, I could see it coming for the last few years because of all the questions and hints I kept being bombarded with each time an immigration officer held my passport. I had an uneasy feeling because I had heard of the unfortunate misconduct of some of my Libyan sisters which meant that the reputation of many Libyan women travelling alone has a potential to suffer because they are looked upon as less than pure.
I understand this is discriminatory, because even if some girls are dishonouring themselves, or being sucked into crime, who is to judge ? and why not the men? some of them are behaving even worse. So the responsibility for honour and a crimeless life lies with both males and females as good citizens. If there is a criminal offense, then apprehend the offender, but if it is a case of morality then if someone has not been brought up well in their home whether male or female, then they will not be chaste in their own country or outside away from prying eyes and nothing will curb it.

Preventing Libyan women under 40 from travelling unless they have a male guardian with them is not going to stop depravity. In addition it implies that after the age of 40 you are less depraved and cannot become a criminal because you are mature ? or because you are less pretty and too old , very unflattering. Meanwhile , nothing, zilch , nada in the local press, except for the above mentioned paper.

I will not argue religion because if true this law is not based on Sharia and according to the clarification mentioned it is to curb criminal and depraved behaviour. Sharia has a different angle, and some of it is still under debate. So please don't bring religious arguments into the comments because this alleged decree does not discuss the Sharia as it clearly stipulates a certain age range and not ALL women. The Sharia as illustrated here bases its fatwas on several hadiths . I am not an expert on Islamic jurisprudence and as I said it is not today's topic.

Hence to this date, this decision against lone women travellers under 40 is still unpublished officially even though there have been a few cases of women being refused permit to leave. However, if true then it really clashes with several of our local laws here especially article 21. This is not only ironic as it comes into force concomitently with the celebratrion of International Women's day but if true it is indeed disappointing to say the least.

My personal prediction if it turns out to be correct is that I don't expect the decree to last more than a few weeks, and I have of course my own theory about that..

Obviously this means the farthest I will be travelling for a while could be my grandparents' house... ridiculous no ?

In the meantime, the Egyptians have a wise saying , 'yakhabar il naharda bi flus , bukra bi balash'.

Update 12-3-2007

As I said above this law has not been promulgated and there was no trace of it but only indirect references and allusions to security measures prompting the sending back of some females from the airport . Yes the General People's Committee issued an announcement for those who do not read Arabic, here below is the summary :

(1) denial that it was issued on its behalf
(2) confirming some temporary security measures and which have now been taken care off.
(3) clarifying that these organising procedures never aimed that discriminating against Libyan women especially since our ladies are leaders in being aircraft pilots, judges and lawyers etc..
(4) it has already explained before the causes of these temporary measure which have been duly carried out by those in charge , and that there has been a misunderstanding along the way.

So basically I'm not grounded anymore, and I told you so .... and what's more I still have my own theory about all this :P
The best of the Libyan blogosphere -February 2007

I've been too busy lately and missed out on posting these monthly items on time, but as the saying goes better late than never !

AngloLibyan made two outstanding post about Libya's AIDS children, if you still have not read them they deserve your attention :
(1) who is Michael Shields

"One of the strangest name calling I found which was repeated many times, was calling Libyans, gypsies! as far as I know Bulgaria has many gypsies yet they seem to use this word as an insult, I do not find calling me a gypsy an insult, Libyans are not gypsies but perhaps this shows how some so called civilised nations are racists against their own people, shame.' "
(2) Unite for children , unite against AIDS
"I keep leaving university then come back because I feel there is no point in studying, I am dead.
Psychologically I am destroyed from the inside, I will not keep quiet about my case ever, my life was stolen from me "

Ema from Ema's world , brought up the topic of the strange Gulf fashion sweeping Libyan females, the modern hijabi look. We Libyans add a twist to everything . I'll make a post about that soon, in the meantime enjoy modern fe3enak !
"I was never convinced that this newly imported style is something good, and I guess it's been imported from the Gulf countries cause the 3baya is originally from there, and after the opening in relations and economy boosting, traveling became easier to there especially Dubai where the trends came from I guess."

Abughilan posted about an Italian soldier who deserted his company joined Omar Mukhtar , became a Muslim and married a Libyan woman, until his capture and execution.

"Carmine Iorio became one of the soldiers in the Italian garrison of Derna. It seems that Carmine was very inquisitive of his new environment and wished to learn Arabic language and to understand the Quran" [more]

A.Adam' s we are toghether for children, a beautiful post to thank his Hungarian friend Nora for her hard work in helping Libyan sick children. !

"Nora is a Hungarian girl, she has did something to help Libyan children who has (HIV), she participate in a society projects to help those children,We are one Libyan group thanking Nora from the bottom of our hearts for standing with us.Who ever you are, wherever you are, together we can bring the light to the world and give children hope to live peace. And to all people, if there are some people like Nora who think others, we will live in peace. So thank you Nora" [more]

Libyano posted about donating blood which is badly needed in Libya :

"I donated before and I noticed something really different in the donation room from all the other areas in the hospital , you don't know how staff would be so pleased to see you and to serve you the minute they know you are here for donation , go to Alkhadra hospital on emergency entrance ask for the blood donation room and they will show you and help you out , and the same as in TMC ( Tripoli Medical Center ) go to the emergency entrance and ask in the reception where you can donate blood , they will take a blood sample from you first for viral screening HIV , hepatitis B and C , and to measure your hemoglobin level , the results will come the next day then when you come inshallah everything will be good and they measure your blood pressure and then you can give the liquid of life , you don't know how happy you will feel after that ." [more]

The Lost Libyano blogging from the US made a stricking post which brought so many lovely memories I am a 90s kid !

"If you grew up in the 90's, you gotta read this!!!!!Anybody under the age of 13 should not read this, and if you do, you should not repost this.Just because you were born in '97 doesn't mean you're a 90's kid.It's not like you could remember the original Simpsons. I am sorry but three conscious years of the 90's just wont cut it." [more]

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Keyword Analysis - February 2007

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7.69% sexy arabic women => I know who this is :P

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7.69% almawled

7.69% teacher name fatima benghazi libya

pretty tame by the usual standards no ? on another note coming soon ...the best of the Libyan blogosphere for February !
Best comment for February 2007

Ghazi Gheblawi said

"As much you made laugh as much you made me feel so lonely and missing all these intimit moments, thank you Highlander, hope that one day I come back to Libya forever... hopeGhazi
Fri Feb 16, 11:39:00 PM 2007 [sic]"
Top 3 Highlander fans for February 2007

(1) Programmer_Craig
(2) Nomad
(3) Chris in Manitoba

and runner up is Lebeeya :P

compare with last month

Friday, March 02, 2007

As you may have noticed, I've finally updated the template and the sidebar links, and have come around to accept the new Blogger, which I'm finding easier to use now.

The Libyan blogs have all ( those that I collected) been put in this blog here :

The Libyan blogroll go and read them , you may be yet surprised at how large and diverse our family is now!


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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Off Topic - A Piece of West Texas History is up for Sale

Time for a break again from the serious stuff. See the added note below for the really fun stuff.

Imagine my surprise when I saw this article on the front page of Bloomberg. It's about a ranch up for sale in West Texas that has been in operation since 1849. The connection for me is that this ranch is only a few miles from the farm where my Dad grew up. I can recall him taking me fishing at the lake that sits in the middle of this ranch when I was a kid. For a kid growing up in the city, it seemed like the coolest place on earth. The real west, not the Hollywood version :)

A few memories from those days:

- We were fishing on Lake Kemp one time and I happened to look down while my Dad was busy reeling in a fish. To my surprise I saw he had stepped on and killed a baby rattlesnake (about 8 inches long) that he didn't even see come up from behind him. Nothing distracted Dad if he was catching a fish :)

- My Dad's family owned a cotton farm and a cotton gin in this area for over 80 years. I recall visiting when the cotton harvest was in progress and the gin was running full steam. In good years the area would produce huge volumes of cotton.

- This was (and is) a working ranch with lots of real cattle and real cowboys. Again, coolest place ever for a kid. I actually did not know until this article it was still a working ranch.

- This area was once inhabited by Indian Tribes. Indian Chief Quanah Parker was a friend of the Waggoners (see page 3). My cousin (who still farms in this area) has a great collection of arrowheads he found over the years working his farm. My cousin grows peanuts there now instead of cotton.

- Lots of real coyotes and wolves roam in the area. The coyotes howling at night are a haunting sound.

-The big blue sky goes on forever out there. If trees are your thing, this is not the place for you. On the other hand, you wonder what people who talk about overpopulation are worried about when you are in this part of the world. :)

- One thing you don't forget about West Texas are the people. Some of the friendliest people on earth live there.

Below a few quotes from the article. Also, be sure to check out the video. It still looks like it I remember it from years ago even today.

“It takes days to see it all,” says Bernard Uechtritz. The real estate broker is steering his black Ford F-350 pickup over one of the hundreds of miles of roads ribboning the W.T. Waggoner Estate Ranch 175 miles (280 kilometers) northwest of Dallas. Squinting into the sun, Uechtritz gestures to the sky on his right. “Everything you can see, as far as the eye can see, is the ranch,” he says. He points straight ahead, then behind him, then left. “Each horizon is this ranch.”

Uechtritz (YOO-tridge) is one of two brokers entrusted with the singular task of selling the Waggoner ranch and everything attached to it, from the 29 tractors, to the cut-rock polo barn, to the emptied bottles of Old Taylor bourbon in an abandoned hunting lodge. At 510,527 acres (207,000 hectares), or 800 square miles (2,072 square kilometers), the Waggoner sprawls over six counties and is bigger than Los Angeles and New York City combined. At almost three-quarters of a billion dollars, the asking price is more than quadruple the biggest publicly known sum fetched by a U.S. ranch, $175 million for a Colorado spread in 2007. The Waggoner is one of the 20 largest cattle ranches in the U.S. and is known worldwide for its quarter horses.

It’s been owned by the same family almost as long as Texas has been a state. Last year, a judge in Vernon—a town of about 11,000, 13 miles north of the ranch—ordered a sale of the property and appointed Uechtritz and a co-broker to market it worldwide. The ruling of District Judge Dan Mike Bird ended more than 20 years of litigation between opposing branches of the Waggoner family who couldn’t agree whether to liquidate the property or split it up among themselves.

“It’s history,” says Uechtritz, a blue-eyed, square-jawed 50-year-old who can pass for the Marlboro Man—until he greets you with “G’day” in his Australian accent. “What we’re doing here never happened before and will never happen again.”      . . . .

Added note:

Just for fun a reader here and myself proposed the idea that Disney should buy this area and operate the existing ranch (preserving its history) for cash flow while building a world class theme park/dude ranch on this land. They could even have a second park like Animal Kingdom in this area. The area is a little remote, but some Disney magic could fix that with a bullet train from the DFW airport to the park area. If you want to really go futuristic then we could go for a hyperloop to get people there in minutes. They could easily implement wind and solar power systems for this too. I can already imagine a 3D ride called 'Soarin Over Texas'. Not to mention they would have millions of people in Texas and Oklahoma within a three or four hour drive to the location (to establish a season pass base attendance).

We think this is a great idea. The only problem we see is that Disney has no interest whatsoever in doing it  :)

Added note: 7-29-15: The Dallas Morning News runs this update article indicating the ranch will likely be sold to someone that will preserve it by year end.

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12 Days of Christmas Sale at Starbucks! Day 6 ~ Cocoa Gift Set!

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The 12 Days of Christmas sale is going strong at Starbucks! Each day, Starbucks will have a new great deal! Here's the schedule, with the past days crossed out for you:

Saturday 12/1: Buy a Tumbler or Mug, get a FREE Grande Beverage

Sunday 12/2: Buy One Get One VIA Ready Brew 12 pack or Tazo Tea Tin

Monday 12/3: Buy the featured Brewed Coffee Tumbler, get a FREE coffee the entire month of January

Tuesday 12/4: Stainless Steel Tumbler $9.95 & Get any 1 lb. Christmas Blend and a Red Stainless Tumbler for $19.95

Wednesday 12/5: Get a Red, Blue, or Gold acrylic tumbler for $5.95

Thursday 12/6: Merry Moments Cocoa Gift Set $12.99

Friday 12/7: 1 lb. Christmas Blend Coffee or K Cup 12 pk for $9.95. Starbucks VIA Christmas Blend 12 pk $7.95 & 1 Christmas Verismo Pod Pk $8.95

Saturday 12/8: 16 oz Cold Cup filled with Frappuccino chocolates $10.95

Sunday 12/9: 12 oz Red Cup Collection Mug $3.95

Monday 12/10: 30% off gift packs

Tuesday 12/11: 40% off Cold Cups and Cold Cup Straws

Wednesday 12/12: 40% off Cranberry Bliss Bar Tray

Which ones are you going to take part in from the 12 days of Christmas sale at Starbucks?

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Young Boy Shot As Unintended Target Of Gang Violence

LOS ANGELES ( —  A young child, believed to be a boy between 8 and 10 years of age, was shot Saturday in gang crossfire.

The unintended victim was shot in the shoulder, said authorities.

The unidentified child  is expected to fully recover.

The shooting occurred before 7 p.m. near Imperial Highway and Avalon Boulevard, police said.

According to police, the child was playing in the street when gang members drove up and opened fire.

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4 Arrested In Connection With Kidnapping-For-Ransom Plot

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Friday said they have arrested four people in connection with a kidnapping-for-ransom case involving a 44-year-old female victim.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the unidentified woman had been taken Monday from Diamond Bar at gunpoint.

Thereafter, a ransom demand in the amount of $110,000 had been made to a family member of the woman for her safe return, authorities said.

The woman was rescued Wednesday in a Rowland Heights garage, authorities said. During the ordeal, authorities said she was bound and deprived of water and food, CBS2’s Dave Lopez reported.

The suspects, identified by authorities as Francisco Inacua-Rosas, Uziel Cuevas Figueroa, Rocio Inacua and Judith Adriana Maldonado, have pleaded not guilty to one count each of kidnapping for ransom and conspiracy to commit a crime.

“Both Rocio Inacua and Uziel Figueroa then at gunpoint forced the victim down to the floorboard, bound, gagged and blindfolded her, and drove her to that garage in Rowland Heights, where she was kept,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Merill Landenheim said Friday at a news conference.

CBS2’s Brittney Hopper picked up the story Friday evening.

The woman was kept in deplorable conditions.

Police released a photo of the kidnapping victim hugging a deputy after her rescue.

Deputies on Friday evening said the woman was friends and co-workers with one of the suspects. They believed that she had money, authorities said.

Deputies did not want to give specifics about how they solved the case or even give the exact location the woman was held other than to say someplace in Rowland Heights.

The victim was treated at a hospital and released. Hopper reported she is reunited with her husband and currently staying in “a secret location.”

If convicted, the suspects — being held on $2 million bail — face a maximum of life in prison with the possibility of parole, the D.A.’s office said.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tuesday Update

It is Tuesday morning. We are still having fabulous Arizona weather--it may get a little warm tomorrow. I am having so much fun with my sister and niece! It is great to have them here. My sister is in Spence's camp, and has me having snacks all the time, trying to beef up my calorie count! My niece makes sure I drink my Ensure (one of my least favorite things to do), and so they are not only providing fun, but also providing incentives to get me to do better.

Yesterday we went shopping for a while, and then ended up at Chick Fil-A, for a chicken sandwich, and I ate practically the whole thing. My personal cheerleaders cheer when I do something like that! :) We have played games and taken a walk--they still make sure I get my nice long nap in the afternoon. So it's been great!

Sunday was a good day for me--another improvement. Spence and I made dinner together, and I didn't need to rest in between different things. I had the stamina to keep working on it, and didn't feel that total exhaustion that I had before. So my energy is improving. I also could visit with people more at church and again not feel totally wiped out. I am so grateful for the way I am gaining strength--and just hope that it will continue. Well, thanks for all YOUR cheerleading--wow, what a great bunch of friends and family I have. :) Love you all, Louise

  1. How wonderful to hear of your improved energy and stamina...we are cheering you on from Utah. Enjoy your visitors...cherish every memory as I know you will.
    Love you,

  2. I love hearing how great you are doing! By small and simple things, great things come to pass!!!

  3. What a great report. So happy for the improvement that you are making. Good Job girl!

  4. Louise -- With all this good news and progress you make it very easy for us to CHEER for you!
    Love, Suzy

  5. Start thinking where we are going to lunch for your upcoming birthday! You are able to eat just about anything right now so you have lots of choices. PS - Everyone LOVED your pixie hair do on Saturday and Sunday. You looked so cute!! Love you, Lindy Lou

  6. "Slow and steady wins the race!" Sounds like you are winning! Hurray!

  7. A big shout out to you and your support team. I am happy to be a part of the cheering squad :)


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RTP's Next Chapter

A new mega campus for ag-tech in North Carolina aims to foster solutions to world hunger and lead the way to a more urbanized Research Triangle Park.

Alexandria says its AgTech – RTP campus's high-tech greenhouse and R&D facilities will enable Alexandria to fill a critical industry demand for greenhouse space, "a scarce resource not just in RTP, but also across the country."
Images courtesy of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

When Alcami, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Wilmington, North Carolina, announced in July its decision to move its HQ to Durham in the state's Research Triangle Park, it was the latest in a long line of life sciences moves to RTP, attracted by the decades-long vitality one of the original US industry clusters. But Alcami wasn't alone.

Also in July, office REIT Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced the Alexandria Center for AgTech – RTP, a planned multi-tenant "mega campus" intended to attract companies and ideas focused around addressing global hunger as it impacts human health. Alexandria acquired the site, a former Syngenta complex, through an affiliate. And it just happens to be adjacent to an Alexandria site. The REIT anticipates overall development of 1 million sq. ft. on the two properties.

"Home to the largest assemblage of the world's leading industry crop protection and seed companies, renowned academic institutions, skilled talent and an expanding pool of ag-focused venture capital, RTP has been identified by Alexandria as the ideal location to develop the first multi-tenant, amenitized mega AgTech campus," said an Alexandria release.

Joel Marcus
Joel Marcus, Chairman, CEO and Founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

"Through our vision and development of the first multi-tenant, amenity-rich mega AgTech R&D and greenhouse campus, our strategic investment in agricultural innovation and our vanguard position of thought leadership in support of advancing the agricultural field, we are fostering the next generation of companies and technologies that are essential to the future growth of the AgTech sector," said Joel S. Marcus, chairman, CEO and founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and Alexandria Venture Investments and chairman and founder of AgTech Accelerator Corporation, which happens to be one of the campus's first tenants.
Boragen, a small-molecule company pioneering next-generation novel chemistry solutions for plant and animal health, is the other.

In 2016, Alexandria Venture Investments, the company's strategic venture capital arm, led a strategic investment syndicate to create AgTech Accelerator Corporation, which counts Boragen among its stars. In partnership with Alexandria Venture Investments, the AgTech Accelerator investment syndicate currently includes ARCH Venture Partners, Bayer, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Elanco Animal Health, Flagship Pioneering, Hatteras Venture Partners, Mountain Group Capital, Pappas Capital and Syngenta Ventures. The accelerator made its first animal health investment in April when it announced a $5-million Series A investment into Skyline Vet Pharma, Inc.

In an interview, Marcus says his personal history in ag-tech goes back to 1985 when he represented a number of large investors (including major Japanese companies) wishing to invest in the US. The REIT's push to grow the niche in RTP began in 1998. Its tenant roster on another 1 million sq. ft. in the area includes Bayer Crop Science, Medicago (owned by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma), Monsanto and Novozymes, as well as Benson Hill Biosystems and Mimetics.

"Much like life sciences came in in 1978 but didn't boom until the '90s, ag-tech has begun to emerge over the last three to five years, and seems to have clustered in and around the RTP region," Marcus says.

Thinking Ahead

Human health, says Marcus, is all about addressing disease on one hand and hunger on the other. Much of Alexandria's focus since its inception has been on the former, and now is the time to give world hunger the attention it needs. Marcus says Alexandria is doing so by focusing on three aspects: infrastructure such as R&D and greenhouse facilities; the cultivation of venture capital (its accelerator fund is now approaching $25 million); and coalescing industry leaders to address issues and policy — Alexandria hosted its first agriculture-focused Alexandria Summit® in February 2017.

Lynne Zydowsky, president & co-founder of the Alexandria Summit and chief science advisor to Marcus, says the goal is to have the event attain Davos-like status in the field. The inaugural event included CEOs discussing mergers, translation of innovation from universities to commercial products, and emerging sources of finance. That last topic is especially important, given that ag-tech doesn't have the same federal government ballast as health care gets from the NIH's $30 billion.

"There are some sources from the DOE or USDA, but no entity of that magnitude," she says.

"That's why we launched the accelerator," adds Marcus, whose investors include Syngenta and its new Chinese parent firm ChemChina. Asked if pursuing Chinese capital more broadly is part of Alexandria's strategy, he says, "There is plenty of capital here in the US. It just needs to be organized."

The summit also included diverse, sometimes opposing voices. So how do you develop an umbrella campus that can encompass GMO companies as well as biodynamic and organic ag companies whose aims are directly opposed to GMO?

"If you're trying to feed 5 or 6 billion people over the next decade or two and eventually 9 billion," says Marcus, the angst about GMO is really misplaced, "because virtually every drug that's come out of biotechnology is genetically driven. Somehow people think there's some Frankenstein sense to it, but it's foolish — you'd never feed this planet without these tools and techniques. Some of the most important innovations will transform genes of people and plants. You cannot have organic food to feed the planet. It just will not work."

Alexandria's known for its successful life sciences campuses at Mission Bay, California (2004); New York City (2005) and Cambridge, Massachusetts (2006). Marcus sees RTP as the next trophy campus in its portfolio, only with a different focus. He also sees the proverbial town-vs.-country dichotomy coming to an end, as the suburban office campus with siloed operations, long roads and acres of grand landscaping dies out.

Asked where else he'd see as strong candidates for ag-tech campuses, he says, "I think you'll see us expanding in the San Francisco Bay area. There is dense venture capital there, and a great array of engineering capability there. You'll see us foster additional ag innovation in the Bay area, and we've already started to seed that opportunity. The driving force is urbanization, collaboration, innovation — being together in a dense location" that has been fully amenitized. "Hopefully the [Research] Triangle, beyond what we're doing, will recognize they need to step into the 21st century and urbanize the park."

Alexandria Chairman, CEO and Founder Joel Marcus says the age of the siloed, expansive suburban office campus is over, and hopes to see further moves to urbanize RTP going forward.

Adam Bruns
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Adam Bruns has served as managing editor of Site Selection magazine since February 2002. In the course of reporting hundreds of stories for Site Selection, Adam has visited companies and communities around the globe. A St. Louis native who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, Adam is a 1986 alumnus of Knox College, and resided in Chicago; Midcoast Maine; Savannah, Georgia; and Lexington, Kentucky, before settling in the Greater Atlanta community of Peachtree Corners, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

life is a beach, i'm just playin' in the sand[storm]. -lil wayne/layla shaikley

             I went outside to find the most beautiful sunset ever. Such a deep amber, that I became engrossed in the frame created by my eyes.  In photographing the site on the satah (parapet of vernacular Iraqi design), I didn't realize I was caught in the middle of a sandstorm. My cousin’s wife ran upstairs coughing away as she closed the balcony door behind me. I came into a house, foggy with sand, realizing that my ignorance would cost us our comfort until the storm was over.
These sandstorms, previously unseen, have become quite common with the recent war. Humvees and other heavy means of transportation and artillery pulled against Iraq’s desert terrain to offset the natural topography of the desert. As a result, blue skies have become quite uncommon in Baghdad.
Like a bad 80s movie, I entered a foggy looking bedroom as I prepared to finally sleep. I woke up before dawn to an to an unfamiliar grit in my skin. My throat felt as though I had been sipping choppy Alaskan winds through a straw all night.  My eyes were on fire. I spent the next hour in disbelief about how much pain I felt, mentally engineering anti-sandstorm sleep devices. Wet curtains that act as hanging filters and air suctions—I never fell back asleep that night.

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Faith to ONE OK ROCK

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Mei is here once again after some hiatus for Fans on ONE OK ROCK: The Interviews!!! Hahaha, this site is going strong I reckon and with fans still reeling from ONE OK ROCK here in the country, it will be a while. I will start scourging the net for foreign stories in the next coming days! Mei loves you all!

For today’s mini entry, I’ll share to you my interview with Faith Magbanua. I met Faith in Twitter. I forgot exactly when but I think I responded to her tweet then everything spiralled to there. She is one of the many who awaited the final report in Autumn Sky and eventually, I was able to catch her for her fan story. Wanna see how she grew to love this band? Lets find out in this interview!!!!

Question 1: When did you first hear about ONE OK ROCK and how?
it was I think, almost three years ago. I came across them on youtube while searching for J-Rock bands. I have been obsessed with anything Japanese that’s why. After listening to them I became hooked, I started digging a lot of their music videos. The first song that got me was “Deeper Deeper”.

Question 2: Favorite song and why?
Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer. well I guess because of the title says it all. we are all a little dreamer inside, we don’t want to let anyone tear our dream apart right? And the chords and riffs of the song. I love!

Question 3: Proof of your ONE OK ROCK Love, the Merch
I still haven’t started that. I have been a fan for quite some time now and all I have is a compilation of their live concertsm with or without english subs

Question 4: Favorite band member and why?
TOMOYA! He is just plain cute! We both have curly hair and I love tomatoes!

Question 5: How did ONE OK ROCK change your life?
It has, how? let’s just say that music has a very huge influence in my life, growing up, I was hooked on listening to rock songs but there was a void within me, something that seeks for more, being an otaku helped, I will always listen to the opening or Ending song and crossing paths with One Ok Rock changed my life in a way that I feel more whole. Their lyrics, be it Japanese or not, it gives me chills. I always listen to them whenever I am sad and they helped me through those times. I feel better.

Question 6: Reactions when ONE OK ROCK will come to the Philippines on January?
I FEEL EXCITED AF!!! like I was puffing my inhaler, for real, because I was so excited. Good thing my paychek had my ticket covered hehe

Question 7: Which ticket did you get?
VIP 3, wasn’t able to get the VIP 1 or 2 and even Royalty.

Question 8: Expectations on the concert?
I expected them to make a cover of Hello. Adele’s Hello, since Taka made a 15 second vid on instagram. It was insane! I don’t actually expect anything. I wanted to be surprised.

Question 9: Post-event Experience?

As written on my blogpost about a month now “The bruises may have faded but at least I wore them with pride.” That was what happened a few weeks ago when I attended One OK Rock’s very first concert here in Manila.
I have been a fan for quite some time now. I happen to came across on of of their music videos, I think that was “Deeper-Deeper” while searching for a good J-Rock band in Youtube. As a kid, I had this fascination about anything that is Japanese related—well, I must admit, up till now, I am pretty much obsessed with it. Anyway, back to the concert. Seeing One OK Rock live, was a dream come true.

I have this list of stuff that I call “bucket list” or some sort, to do when I turn 21 and heck, attending my first rock concert was one of it! I had this feeling that One OK Rock will visit this 2016 so I decided to save my first pay check to buy a VIP Ticket. Too bad I wash’t able to purchase VIP’s 1 and 2 because I was at work but at least I get to buy the VIP 3 standing—I am so going to buy that royalty next time.

As the day of the concert arrives, I wash’t that hyped nor excited, I just feel so chill—then hell broke lose the moment I entered the arena. The feeling was euphoric for me. Super, it was like I was on drugs or something. I went to the concert alone but I didn’t mind. The moment the band started to do their intro, that’s when the crowd acted a little push-ier, I don’t know if that was even a word. Anyway, being not so tall was a con, because I wash’t able to see them clearly but that’s okay. Anyway, the moment they played their intro which was 35XXXV, that’s when my asthmatic self started to feel a little less euphoric. To be honest, I grew up listening to rock music but the real deal is way much different than the music you listen too. I was about to grab my inhaler when all of a sudden, the adrenaline rush kicked in! and before I knew it, I was jumping and singing and throwing my middle finger in the air because of that certain word in their song “Memories”

I will never forget that night, everything ws just so perfect that I told myself—“If I were to die today, I wouldn’t mind, I’ll die happy and high.” Every bit of their song seeped into my core that all I ever wanted to do is to sing along and jump all around to their songs, of course, it kinda tamed down when Taka sang “Heartache” and “Wherever you are” everyone was lighting up their phones, I was guilty for taking a 25v second video of their performance but I couldn’t help it.
It was all too perfect. I feel so happy and hyper that before I knew it, tears were streaming down my eyes the moment Heartache played. I was just so glad to see them, Taka, Toru, Ryota and Tomoya! Who would have thought that they’ll be coming here! all the handwork of the fandom has finally paid off! I am looking forward to their next concert.

The feeling of attending their concert was nothing but heaven.

It was bittersweet, yet it was all worth it. The night when I get home, I look so horrible, my eyeliner was all over the place, my hair smells like another persons’s saliva, my shirt was full of sweat but who cares, my voice was so hoarse I couldn’t speak a lot but as I’ve said, it was all worth it. The morning after the concert, well… that’s when everything started to re-surfaced, I am finally back into the real world and fairy-rock-and-roll-godmother’s spell has been broken. The bruises started to appear. I had a few on my arms and neck, my body hurts so bad that I was feeling super lazy to go to work, good thing I don’t work till 10 AM or so. The worst thing that a fan could ever experience besides the bruises was the “post-concert syndrome” the fact that you feel like attending their concert or you’ll have cold turkey is the worst that can happen—well, kinda. It’s like when you’re so addicted to something and then it suddenly goes away. That is what I felt.
But to sum everything up, it was such a great and memorable experience, I didn’t care that I attended alone or ended up with a lot of bruises and a hoarse voice, what’s important is the fact that I came to see the concert.

I came
I saw
and I got conquered.

Question 10: What is your message for ONE OK ROCK if they get the chance to see this interview?
I’ll say, thank you for changing my life, for filling up the void that only One Ok Rock can fill. Continue to change lives, to inspire people, to make music that you’ll look back and be proud of and also, I am literally so proud of you guys for making it to the Philippines, one concert isn’t enough so please go back soon. Of course, the I love you guys is essential. haha

ONE OK ROCK: The 2016 ’35XXXV’ Asia Tour: Live in Manila was brought to us by PULP Live World, 28 Black and Amuse Asia Inc. Event partners also include Monster Radio RX 93.1, MYX, The Philippine Star,, Animax, Otaku Asia Magazine, Primer, Astroplus, Odyssey Music Video, Pulp Magazine, G/ST and SM Mall of Asia Arena.

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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Articles in the uld

It is also my personal preference to write articles of a deeply spiritual nature; so, they will be back, very soon! In fact, they will never go away.:) That is what "universal Love" is all about. But we must not allow the real beauties of the spiritual to lead us down the path of denial. Our world contains many factors and views that are relevant , even if peripheral, to spirituality. Indeed, there is not a moment, or tiny event, of your life, of our lives, that is untouched by deep spirituality.

Some of our sisters and brothers emphasize points of view, and life-areas, that might be different from our own. Life tends to make us all "specialists," to some extent. So, meanwhile, it can be our "test" to accept, and even to understand, perspectives that are different from our own. This is an exercise in non-egoic existence, and increases both our wisdom and our knowledge, as well as humility.

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Warpaint 2017

Warpaint 2017

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Love Police Touring are excited to announce Warpaint will return to Australia in Feburary 2017 in support of their new record Heads Up. Catch the band in Brisbane at The Triffid on February 22, Melbourne at Zoo Twilights on February 24 and Sydney Opera House on February 25. Full ticket details and links below.

This will be the band’s third tour of Australia after very successful headline shows nationally and festival appearances at Laneway and Splendour In The Grass. Their live performances continue to dazzle, and recent shows and airing of their new tracks live have been met with much delight to fans and critics alike.

The band’s studio albums (including 2014’s Warpaint) tend to emphasize moody atmospheres: gauzy keyboards, hypnotic harmonies and sinister grooves. In concert, however, the Los Angeles quartet—vocalist/guitarist Emily Kokal, vocalist/guitarist Theresa Wayman, bassist/vocalist Jenny Lee Lindberg and drummer/keyboardist Stella Mozgawa—pair this moodiness with bumped-up tempos and sinewy beats.

Confounding expectations has been part of Warpaint’s m.o. since the band formed in 2004. And so when the band convened to make their third studio album, Heads Up, they shared a common goal: to make a faster, dance-oriented record.

“We’ve always had this really jammy, high-energy live show compared to some of our records,” Kokal says. “We all love to dance. We didn’t want to take away from the emotion or the core feeling of what our band is all about—which I don’t even think we could take out if we wanted, because it is who we are—but we wanted to bump the speed up and have a little bit more fun.”

Purchase / stream Heads Up here

Date City Venue
19/02/17 Perth, WA Perth Festival
Doors: 7.30pm
With special guest Gabriella Cohen
Tickets available from: Perth Festival
22/02/17 Brisbane, QLD The Triffid
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: $56.10 including booking fee
With special guest Jonti
Tickets available from: Oztix
24/02/17 Melbourne, VIC Melbourne Zoo
Twilight Series
Gates: 5.30pm
Show starts: 7.00pm
Admission: various
Supported by Big Thief
Tickets available from: Zoo Twilight
25/02/17 Sydney, NSW Opera House
Foyer opens: 7:30pm
Doors: 8:30pm
Warpaint: 9pm (90 mins / no support / no interval)
Admission: $49 – $79 plus booking fee
Tickets available from Sydney Opera House

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