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What it's really like to be the underdog

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The dog is the god of frolic. - Henry Ward Beecher

Dogs never bite me. Just humans. - Marilyn Monroe

A dog has the soul of a philosopher. - Plato

You can't teach a young dog old tricks. - Warren Buffet

The more I see of men, the more I like dogs. - Madame de Stael

Get the hanging dog expression off your face. - Archie Bunker

Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it. - William Shakespeare

I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone. - Steven Wright

Anyone who hates children and dogs can't be all bad. - WC Fields

My wife's such a bad cook, the dog begs for Alka-Seltzer. - Rodney Dangerfield

A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz. - Humphrey Bogart

I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog. - Wendy Liebman

The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two. - Maurice Maeterlinck

When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. - Edward Abbey

A dog is a man's best friend. A cat is a cat's best friend. - Robert J Vogel

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. - Franklin P Jones

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life. - Marilu Henner

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. - Natalie Goldberg

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. - Aldous Huxley

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. - Jeff Valdez

Stress is your body's way of saying you haven't worked enough unpaid overtime. - Scott Adams

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. - Lewis Grizzard

It's not the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Mark Twain

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. - Robert A. Heinlein

Don't make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans, or they'll treat you like dogs. - Martha Scott

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

If you don't want your dog to have bad breath, do what I do: pour a little Lavoris in the toilet. - Jay Leno

Obama and his attack dogs have nothing but hate and anger in their hearts and spew it whenever possible. - Donald Trump

For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass! - Rodney Dangerfield

When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news. - John B. Bogart

Already, companies that speak in the language of the pitch, the dog-and-pony show, are no longer speaking to anyone. - Unknown

Transformation also means looking for ways to stop pushing yourself so hard professionally or inviting so much stress. - Gail Sheehy

I still play hockey every now and then, and I still golf. But my biggest exercise is walking my big dog in the park every day. - Michael J. Fox

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives. - Rita Rudner

Dogs laugh, but the laugh with their tails. What puts man in a higher state of evolution is that he has got his laugh on the right end. - Max Eastman

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. - Mark Twain

Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man. - Andres Segovia

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry. - Harvey Mackay

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Positive Mental Attitude

So...there I was....having endured 6 hours of blistering criticism...tired....down-trodden...and a little bit angry....almost on the verge of self-pity....okay, quickly sinking into self-pity...

You've been there, right? You have just a crappy day, nothing goes right, seems like the deck is stacked against start to doubt yourself and your are on the edge of just running as far and as fast as you can...

So what to do? Well, for me, it was a nice steak, a glass of red wine, a Facebook chat with my little girl who is 2400 miles away, and a talk with the one who loves me wife, and a good solid 8 hours of sleep. Good stuff, right?

When you find yourself in the midst of a potential setback, you gotta realize that you are the same great person you were before someone started in on you. You are still the same talented, driven, wonderful individual you were before. Remind yourself of that and get on with setting things to rights.

It's all between your ears.

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Even babies need passports

Some family members were surprised at Christmastime when Yoli whipped out Jadzia’s brand new passport to show them.

Christmas went well. Jadzia slept through much of it, but she had nice long visits with her grandparents and got to meet her aunt and uncle and baby cousin. She got a few Christmas presents, and undoubtedly her favorites will turn out to be the San Antonio Spurs clothing from our relatives in Texas.

She also got to meet my dad’s maternal extended family on Christmas evening. I wasn’t able to stay long because of work (hope you enjoyed your Christmas weekend sports sections!) but it sounds like it was a great night.

About Josh Renaud

I'm the Emperor of the Renaud Empire, which is to say that I'm the husband of a Boliviana and the father of three daughters and one son. When I'm not conquering lands and expanding borders, I'm a newspaper designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Find me on Twitter (@Kirkman) or Google+.
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England: Trip to the coast

Today Uncle Raymond drove us northwest from Finedon up to the seaside town of Hunstanton. I was excited to see the coast when he had offered to take us. The sea is a powerful image in Tolkien’s mythology, along with the calls of the gulls.

The day was cool and windy and the tide was out, so we didn’t dip our toes in the water. But we did enjoy walking around, visiting some shops, and eating fish and chips.

On our way back home, we stopped by a special lavender gift shop. It had a big children’s farm, lovely herb gardens, a restaurant and more.

Keep reading to see a few photos and two short videos.

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W.Va. Masons elect new leader

MARTINSBURG –The 139th Annual Grand Communication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of West Virginia, Inc. held at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg in June of 2016 brought in a new era with the election of Grand Master Phillip Adams, Sr.

Phillip Adams, Most Worshipful Grand Master for the Jurisdiction of West Virginia, resides in Martinsburg. He was born and educated in Hagerstown, Maryland. He enlisted in the military and received specialized training in the field of aviation and aircraft while serving during the Vietnam Era. Grand Master Adams was employed with General Motors before he retired after more than 32 years.

Grand Master Adams is an active member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He has served as past chairman of the trustee board, a member of the building, planning campaign committee and a member of the administrative council. He was a member of the United Methodist Men’s Choir. He is a member of the Friday Night Men’s Social Club, which is located in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Grand Master Adams has been a proud member of the Brothers of Harmony Lodge #42 F&AM for 38 years. He is a member of the United Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction of Tennessee IM. Carper Consistory #192 (32nd Degree). He is a member of the Imperial Council Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Noble Mystic Shrine Nile Temple #27. He has served as a Worshipful Master, Right Worshipful Grand Junior Warden, Right Worshipful Grand Senior Warden, Deputy Grand Master and currently serves as the Most Worship Grand Master.

Grand Master Adams has been married to his wife, Diane, for 25 years. He enjoys dancing, playing golf, socializing with family and friends and helping others.

His motto is, “To give and help those in need.” Grand Master Adams said his greatest satisfaction is working together with the Prince Hall Masonic Family promoting community involvement.


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Cloud Services

Funeral service for C. James Cloud, 91, who passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, was held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Falling Waters Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. John W. Cushwa and the Rev. Debra McKune officiating. Interment was in Falling Waters Presbyterian Cemetery at Spring Mills.

Bearers were Robert Cloud, James Cloud, Tyler Cloud, Jacob Cloud, Buddy James, Andrew James, Tom Zombro, and Bradley Knipe.

Honorary bearers were William Zombro, Dale Dugan Sr., and Charles Dugan.

Jeanie Cushwa sang “In the Garden.” Congregational hymns were “There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit,” “When Peace Like a River,” “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me,” “God of the Ages,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Seek Ye First.” Jeanie Cushwa sang “In the Garden” and Amanda Lewis served as organist. Erin Nagy-James read “When God Made a Farmer;” and a reading “Close the Gate” was read by Lisa Dirting Cook Hollett.

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Thursday, 2 March 2017

Scrapbooking with Little by Little

This week I'm sharing a project over on, following the release of Little By Little, her new line of scrapbooking products with American Crafts.  I have been fortunate enough to work with these lovely papers and embellishments and have had so much fun putting layouts together!
One of the things I was most struck by was the versatility of the colour palette and designs.  The collection contains whimsical icons and themes along with beautiful florals and some brilliant neutrals which make selecting supplies really easy. Little by Little can pretty much work for any topic or theme!

Once again, it was an absolute treat to work with a collection from Shimelle (can I always have puffy camera stickers for everything please?) and you can find the full project shared here on It was lovely to look back and scrapbook some pictures from a Girlguiding county trip to Iceland, especially as I have two trips planned for this year with different groups.  Can't wait!
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P.S. Seriously.  I want puffy cameras with EVERYTHING.

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Monday, October 22, 2012

DEBORAH CROMBIE:  I've been thinking a good bit lately about the joys of browsing. We tend to get stuck in book ruts. (Come on, now, admit it.) If we read, or write, a particular genre, we naturally gravitate towards books in that genre. We see reviews, we get newsletters from our favorite indie bookstores (if you like mysteries, you probably want to read nearly every book in The Poisoned Pen monthly newsletter.) Our online retailers push us towards more books that are like books we've already bought, or that people who bought books we've bought have also bought.  All good... except that it begins to close down our reading world.

There is nothing like browsing in a bookstore or a library and picking up something completely unfamiliar, just because you like the cover or the title or the book calls out to you in some indefinable way. And there--a new author, new characters, a new world.

I thought I'd share two of my serendipitous recent finds. One was a gift from a friend, who discovered the book while browsing at our local B&N and loved it so much that she bought me a copy: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. This was a first novel, a gem about a retired and recently widowed British major who strikes up an unexpected friendship with the widowed Pakistani shop owner in his small English village--a friendship that will cause him to challenge everything he believed about himself. The book is delightful, moving, and often laugh-out-loud funny--a book you want to give to all your reading friends.
Find # 2 was at the library, on the featured fiction display. I walked over and picked it up, intrigued by the title--A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar--and the cover. This is also a debut novel by author Suzanne Joinson; two interwoven stories, one a journal of a lady cyclist accompanying female missionaries in 1920s Turkestan, the other a modern-day woman in London who has inherited the contents of a stranger's flat. It is lyrical, intriguing, and drew me into worlds outside my experience.

So, my challenge, Reds, is to give us a book you've read in the last year, a book not in the genre you usually read, a serendipitous book that has given you that jolt of unexpected delight.

RHYS BOWEN: I adored Major Pettigrew, Debs. I often read outside the crime genre and this is exactly the kind of book I adore. The second one also sounds like my cup of tea. And I have Amazon credits waiting for my Kindle. It's so easy to buy with one click. Of course if one isn't careful it can be a disaster. I found I had clicked on one of my own books the other day when I was checking my Amazon stats! But two books I've read recently that I can recommend: The House at Riverton, by Kate Moreton, and The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons. Obviously I'm in my "HOUSE AT" period. They have a certain amount in common--the narrator of each is a servant girl at a big house in England during the earlier years of the Twentieth Century.

ROSEMARY HARRIS: I picked up my latest serendipitous find at the airport of all places. Every once in a while - in the brief blink of an eye when there is no new James Patterson to be enshrined - I find something at the airport I'd never have picked up or even known about. This year it was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. It has a fabulous, arresting cover reminiscient of an old photo by Diane Arbus (it's not.) Very difficult to decribe - photos and fiction combine to tell the fantastic story of a remote island and some very unusual children. I loved it.

JAN BROGAN: Okay, that's decided, I am definitely picking up Major Pettigrew.   I read a lot outside the mystery genre, a lot of non fiction, real history and historical novels. My most recent favorites were  The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom and Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, but I think a lot people know about those books.  A really terrific book I didn't expect was Mother, Father, God by Lucia Greenhouse.  I read this because I interviewed her for a non-fiction story, and I thought I should read her book. It's a memoir and absolutely riveting. It's about growing up as a daughter in a devote Christian Scientist family and how the family gets torn apart when it has to confront an illness - her mother's cancer - that needs real life, modern medicine.   It's all about family, values, and how our belief systems can bind us together and tear us apart.  She is an absolutely TERRIFIC writer and I could not put this book down.

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: Ah, you know I'm on book tour and working at the same time and trying to edit the new book and it's all wonderful but it doesn't leave much time for exploration. Or even knowing exactly where I am.  But if I may bend the rule a bit..I did  love Linwood Barclay's Trust Your Eyes--it's such fun when a great thriller just presents know it instantly, right?  Highly recommended. I just started Julia Keller's A Killing in the Hills, and that seems like it's going to be really good. And I blurbed a fabulous new book called Rage Against the Dying. You saw it here first--just saying--AND I've asked the author to come blog.  And I also read a YA called Girl, Lost, about a girl who is kidnapped for ransom, but the bad guys don't know she's blind. I want to read The Art Forger!  And the Lighthouse book.

DEBS: Jan, you will love Major Pettigrew. Simonson has been compared to Jane Austen in the reviews for her witty and often cutting social commentary, but I hadn't read a review when I picked up the book--I just thought it was wonderful.

Rhys, I think I have The House at Moreton somewhere in my to-read shelves. Must look. And so many of these I think I would love... I see what I've done here--added books to all our TBR piles.

Hank, I HAVE read The Art Forger, and it's fab!

Ro, my own airport find when on book tour last year, when nothing I had with me seemed just right--a book called A Little Night Magic by Lucy March.  I adored it, and am keeping an eye out for a sequel.

What am I reading now (found browsing when I was doing an event at B&N last weekend)? Pete Townshend's memoir, Who I Am. It's brilliant.

So how about you, readers?  Do you succumb to the lure of browsing? Will you share your serendipitous finds with us?

  1. So many new books to try!

    I picked up Delia Ephron's The Lion Is In at the library this summer and absolutely loved it. Three women (one wearing a wedding dress) on the run and a lion - sounds crazy, right? She totally makes it work. So glad I found it.

  2. Oh - I loved The Lion is In !!!! Thanks for all those book titles to put on my t-r-r list!! oh yes, and another book newsletter! Dee

  3. I'm kicking myself now. I was out running over the weekend and passed by a garage sale with tons of books on display. Many of them looked old and many were suspense or mysteries. I didn't go back, and now I've got a healthy dose of shame on me. This post reminded me of why I should have made the effort - there are so many reading treasures out there!

  4. After bringing two bags of books to the local library I stopped at a church rummage sale and came home with more including some great old gardening books, Paul Theroux's sequel to The Great Railway Bazaar (who knew there was one?) and Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, which I remembered loving when it first came out. Also got some funky old lystery pbs with great titles like The Deadly Pick-Up, complete with bombshell blond on the cover.

  5. It's been over a year, but because of a Facebook friendship, I bought and read the book "Diamond Ruby" by the very talented Joseph Wallace. It's about a very strong young woman in the 1920s with a gift of strength that doesn't usually benefit women (not at that time in the sports world). I loved it and I urge everyone to give it a read.

    --Marjorie of Connecticut

  6. The wonderful aspect of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand is how adult it is, and the realistic way it portrays the older characters, with dignity and great affection. It has that in common with the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. So refreshing, that the authors chose to avoid the stereotypical way mature people are so often portrayed.

    A charming read I picked up on a whim was The Secret Lives of Dresses, by Erin McKean.

  7. Like most of you, my reading spans a whole lots of genres and finding a new book or new author is a thrill.

    I loved Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Debs - it was one of those finds that made me enormously happy.

    Discovering Kate Morton was another and I've just finished reading an ARC of her latest, THE SECRET KEEPER. I can't recommend it highly enough!

    Other favorite "Serendipitous Book" finds were THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows, SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman and THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd. And MOMENTS WITH EUGENE edited by Rebecca Barrett & Carolyn Haines (yes, mystery's own Carolyn Haines.

    okay - that's all - I'm off to vote!

  8. I tend to avoid literary novels anymore, after reviewing and teaching them for years--and growing ever more disaffected with many of them. But I ended up reading a slim lit novel that's outstanding.

    Janet McAdams, a friend and award-winning poet, published a novel earlier this year with University of Arizona Press. RED WEATHER is a lyrical portrayal of a woman’s search for herself in the guise of her search for long-missing parents, who had fled imminent arrest for their involvement in a 1970s nonviolent Native American protest action. Her protagonist, Neva, has lived in the South all her life, passing as white in fear of what might happen to her if those around her realize she’s part-Creek. Even her controlling, abusive husband never knew until the one person in whom she confided told him, allowing him to use that against her. Now, she seeks traces of her parents in the tiny, war-torn country of Coatepeque in Central America. She'll find love, heartbreak, and children and friends for whom she'll risk her life instead.

    Debs, you're right. It's a disease!

  9. Kaye, we have very similar reading tastes. I also recently discovered Kate Morton, with her The House at Riverton. (Oh, Rhys!)

    Another wonderful book I found via the Nook library was The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake. And if you have not yet read The Paris Wife by my fellow Ohioan Paula McClain, I highly recommend it. Serendipitously, I watched the movie Midnight in Paris shortly after I'd read the book on Hemingway's first wife. Lots of the same characters, the magical part of the movie set in the same time period as the book.

  10. Yes, it IS a sickness! But a good one.

    On the pane last night i rad Princess Elizabeth's Spy (is that he title?) and inside the cover were blurbs from Rhys, and Cara Black! SO I knew it would be good..and I'm loving it .It's not what I usually read..but my brain was so full.

  11. Oh, and I'm really looking forward to the new Tom Wolfe. I am a HUGE fa.

  12. Ho could I forget the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Kaya? That turned out to be one of my favorite books ever! So clever. Starting so light and sperficial and ending up so deep and multi-layered!

    And Hank, if you pick up a historical novel, you'll probably find a blurb from me on it. The publishers now seem to think "HIstorical... call Rhys Bowen." Lovely but a lot of extra work.

  13. Ho could I forget the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Kaya? That turned out to be one of my favorite books ever! So clever. Starting so light and sperficial and ending up so deep and multi-layered!

    And Hank, if you pick up a historical novel, you'll probably find a blurb from me on it. The publishers now seem to think "HIstorical... call Rhys Bowen." Lovely but a lot of extra work.

  14. Oh, the sickness! I agree with you as I sit here staring at the pile of books on my nightstand, beside my nightstand, next to the bed...:-)

    For the most part, I stick to our genre--there are just too many great books! It's another sort of sickness: how to keep up?!?!? :-)(That said, Hank, I finished THE OTHER WOMAN a few weeks ago--brava!)

    However, I recommend THE LACE MAKERS OF GLENMARA by Heather Barbieri. Its a lovely story of a woman who returns to her ancestral homeland in Ireland.

    I'll be reading THE ART FORGER soon.

  15. Karen, now I will look for The Paris Wife. I loved Midnight in Paris, so much so that I blogged here on JR about it. I had read Hemingway's A Moveable Feast a couple of years ago, his memoir of is time in Paris. Highly recommended if you haven't read it.

  16. Like Ro I do love to browse my library's book sale (where I volunteer, too). I seem to end up with cookbooks (big surprise) which I love to browse but rarely cook from.

    And I've got Miss Peregrine right here on my shelf! Haven't read it yet but I will.LOVED The Art Forger which got a great review in today's Boston Globe!

  17. I rarely read non mysteries anymore. Some of you have mentioned some that I HAVE read and loved, including Major Pettigrew. One not mentioned so far is The Weird Sisters; I think the author is Eleanor Brown. I could not put it down! I loved The Lacemakers of Glenmara so much that when I got to the end,I immediately went back to Page 1 and reread the entire book!

  18. Two surprises this year: The School of Essential Ingredients, by Erica Bauermeister, and The Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles. School is contemporary, light, and a lot of fun -- the intersecting lives of 8 people in a cooking class. Civility is set in the late 30s in NYC, and is a great example of voice in a novel -- the narrator is a struggling working class gal who gets in with the rich crowd. Sort of. Gatsby territory, but with a happy ending. :)

  19. Oh yes, THE WEIRD SISTERS! I'd forgotten about that one--that was definitely a worthy read.

  20. Deeper by Megan Hart was a gift from a friend. She called it literary erotica and I think that was a very good description. There are some very explicit sex scenes, but the sex is integral to the plot and I love the storyline. No to mention Hart's talent for description.

  21. Deb, I've read A Moveable Feast twice, but not in many years. Thanks for the memory jog; I'll have to go back and read it again, but this time with the framework of The Paris Wife firmly in place.

    Also loved The School of Essential Ingredients. Wonderful story.

  22. Leslie, Karen, I loved The School of Essential Ingredients, too. I think I picked up the trade paperback at Costco because I liked the cover.

  23. Favorite non-mysteries? The list is endless . . . I need no encouragement to browse for days --- so many books . . . so little time . . . . “Stars of Jazz” by Ray Avery: a pictorial history of the show [absolutely amazing photographs of many of the icons of jazz] showcasing Avery’s innovative camera work . . . . “When We Were Friends” by Elizabeth Joy Arnold: a story of motherhood and family, the meaning of friendship, and overcoming the past . . . . “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger: a story of the victory of love over time . . . . any of the “Joshua” books by Joseph F. Girzone: stories of a quiet and simple man --- magical modern-day parables all.

  24. Because of Nook's Freebie Fridays I've read a lot of books I'd never read otherwise. The most recent was as delicious as its name: Peaches, by Jodi Lynn Anderson. I didn't want it to end.

  25. I think it's odd about myself, that I do not like most literary novels. I don't know why I find most boring, but I do. I think I should find them fascinating and intellectually stimulating, but mostly I cannot get past the first page.

    If I go back to my childhood... well that was different... Dickens, and a few others excited me, grabbed me. Now most make me snore. I only read those I had to, to get through school. It was work. Boring. Work. Study.

    When I finally graduated I didn't read for fun. I had forgotten how. I was old and uninterested in books, unless I could use the information I might glean from them. Pathetic.

    Then I discovered Robert B. Parker on NPR. That was that. I'm not ready to stray from the crime genre, yet. But I am considering the book that Linda mentioned above, RED WEATHER by Janet McAdams. It has a ring of something true that would engage me.

    In a similar way I am attracted to books about Salem, Massachusetts, the town where I was born, and where a small segment of my ancestors settled in the early 17th century. I am interested in that period of cultural explosion and the witch-trial era. I recently made a serendipitous find for that time period-- THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS: A DAY-BY-DAY CHRONICLE OF A COMMUNITY UNDER SIEGE by Marilynne K. Roach. Those events are a great mystery of human nature.

  26. oh, Rhys, I love hearing you say Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is one of your favorite books ever! me too. Did you walk around with it wanting to read specific passages aloud to your husband (and anyone else you might run into)?! It was a surprise to me. I resisted it for a long time because of the title, I'm afraid. Now I'm just happy I discovered it. Its one that I will take to the old folks home with me (that's highest praise I can give a book).

  27. I am a diehard British Mystery Fan, I can't read "true" thrillers/suspense = nightmares galore for me ....ewwwwww

    I do on occassion read mysteries that take place in non "british settings" (usually new england where I grew up), but since I lived in an English Village in another life, I'm drawn to British Mysteries

    Once in a while I do pick up something outside my "reading box"

    "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson" sounds really good (still british) and I shall be looking for it and adding it to my TRB stacks

    Several have mentioned Kate Morton on here, so I now have more added to my wish list

    I also saw reviews on Princess Elizabeth's Spy: A Maggie Hope Mystery which looks very interesting

    Rhys, I'm getting behind on your books, need to catch up

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The Pontiac Grand Prix Tach story: Buying parts for cars you don't own, a priceless garage tip

Buy now, save later. Living the Junkyard Life, you have those days when nothing falls into place. The scarce parts we long for hide themselves well. Usually. Today, I no longer had the truck in “park” before I saw 'it' there. A late seventies Grand Prix LJ. Oh my Darling Disco Era Personal Luxury Mama.

The car was a 1977 Grand Prix LJ, very well decked out. I wondered… could it have…

It did! The ever so elusive tachometer! Call off the dogs, the search is over!

Mine! Mine! Mine!
  I didn’t buy the car, just a very important part. I bought the seldom seen tachometer and gauge package that will someday reside in my Grand Prix. If you follow Junkyard Life you may have come to the conclusion that we dig Grand Prixs. You may be thinking “When did those Galoots get a Grand Prix? What year? What color? What package?” Well, here’s the thing: I don’t actually have one. So here is where the women stop reading. They find it perplexing that we could spend good money on parts for a car we don’t even own.

Find a Pontiac Grand Prix tach and buy it!

Bought it
  Now I can see the RPM’s. Now I will know just when to shift as I am smacking second gear pulling away from Anthony’s '74 Grand Am or Jody’s '73 GTO. The first hurdle is that I don’t have a Grand Prix, but neither of those guys have those cars either. So, it is really more of a day dream than a street race.

Love it

  Yep. I have a tachometer. Now I can watch the RPMS as I glide down the highway in my SJ. I don’t have any figures as to how many Grand Prixs left the factory with a cool tachometer like mine, but I did learn a few things:

Idiot lights

  Pontiac offered the base model Grand Prixs with only a speedometer and a gas gauge. All the other vital signs were assigned warning lights referred to as “idiot lights”. They didn’t really keep an eye on things; they just told you when it was too late. Pull over. Filling the large spot on the left pod was usually a clock. It was big and easy to read. If not a clock, a vacuum gauge to tell you if you’re driving was doing well on fuel or not. Wow. It’s a good thing they told us or else we may get 8 mpg instead of the possible 12. Not me. You know why? I have a tachometer.

Rally Gauges
  The next step up was Rally Gauges. This package was usually found in the SJ and LJ models. However, the name was a little misleading. If you ordered Rally Gauges, you got real analog gauges to monitor everything with real numbers and needles. However, you still had to guess your revs, because the Rally Gauges did not include the tachometer. You had to specify it. I wonder how many buyers ordered their Grand Prixs with the Rally Gauges thinking they would have the tach and upon arrival…. ”So sorry. You should have said something, if you wanted one.” I thought I did. All through the years, most GM cars had a division specific version of Rally Gauges. Most of them included a tach. Yep. A tachometer, like the one I have.

This Grand Prix had the Rally Gauges as all analog and the gigantic clock. No one was late in the seventies!

Bought a junkyard Rally Gauge cluster with tach, now I need a Grand Prix.

What now?

  So now that I have a tachometer, what am I going to do with it? Despite contemplating building it it’s own garage, (something like a shrine) I am going to take it apart to clean and polish everything. Then put it back together and store it away in a climate controlled environment. Being knee deep in a Chevrolet Bel-Air restoration, I shouldn’t be buying parts for cars I don’t own. (yet). I will. Mark my words-I shall have a '74 or '75 Grand Prix SJ or LJ ! Now that I have a tachometer, I need a rocking Grand Prix to go with it!

Ron Kidd

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Washington, Dec 4 (Agencies): The US has said that India "is a player" in Afghanistan and it supports New Delhi's move with regard to transit options to enhance its economic connectivity with the war-torn country.
"India has really shown that it is a player in Afghanistan and that it is interested in supporting Afghanistan in a very constructive way," a senior administration official told agencies.
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The first phase of the Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman was inaugurated on Sunday by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, opening a new strategic route connecting Iran, India and Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.
The port in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich nation's southern coast is easily accessible from India's western coast and is increasingly seen as a counter to Pakistan's Gwadar Port, which is being developed with Chinese investment and is located at distance of around 80 kms from Chabahar.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan represented India at the inauguration ceremony of Phase 1 of the Shahid Beheshti Port at Chabahar which was also attended by ambassadors and senior officials of the region.
An India-Iran-Afghanistan ministerial-level trilateral meeting on Chabahar also took place today on the sidelines of the event where the three countries resolved to work towards integrated development of connectivity infrastructure including ports, road and rail networks to open up greater opportunities for regional market access and integration of their economies.
Under the agreement signed between India and Iran in May last year, India is to equip and operate two berths in Chabahar Port Phase-I with capital investment of USD 85.21 million and annual revenue expenditure of USD 22.95 million on a 10-year lease.

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The currency slipped as much as 2.6 percent as data showed consumer prices rose 17.9 percent in August from a year earlier. That’s the most since 2003 and more than three times the central bank’s official target of 5 percent. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey was for an increase to 17.6 percent.

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Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Close Encounter!

Took Lola and Martha for a little paddle this evening, and came across a third baby donkey in the area quite by accident! This pair were extra friendly though and soon trotted over to say hello! (The girls were back in the car at this point of course!) They pushed right up against me and demanded to be stroked! Sooooo cute!

And to finish off a very brave bunny!

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Awwwww cute bunny!!! He/she looks pretty big too! Donkeys are cute too


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Donkey No 2! I think this little girl must have been born last night because she was so teeny and still quite wobbly, It was just gorgeous watching her try to balance on three legs for a little scratch! I'm sure Dawn will be along in a bit to name her!

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I'm here :-) Isn't she just a darling - you are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country. I wish I could take pictures like you.
I think the honour of naming her should be yours.
Hope you're having a more relaxed week.

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Awwww gorgeous little baby donkey! Fab pics as always.

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SuperSport United and Free State Stars draw

Posted: 19 January 2011 Time: 21:39

SuperSport United and Free State Stars drew 0-0 in a League match on Wednesday night.

The actual first shot on goal only came in the 25th minute when Jose Parreira let fly from 20-yards out, but his shot was wayward and slid past the post.

Later in the half Anthony Laffor also let loose with a thunderbolt from 25-yards out, but much like his teammate, his attempt on goal went wide of the target.

In the 39th minute Lyle Lakay whipped in a corner and Morgan Gould rose to head the ball, but his attempt just skimmed the wrong side of the upright from 12-yards out.

The second half was more of the same with SuperSport controlling the possession stakes, but unable to create goal scoring opportunities. For Free state they were mere spectators in the second 45 minutes.

Bradley Carnell should really have opened the scoring in the 60th minute when he found himself with the ball 12-yards out from goal.

With no pressure on him he skied his shot over the crossbar.

Thereafter, the introduction of Kermit Erasmus in the 62nd minute seemed to provide some life to the United team. He also came close to finding the game’s only goal when he struck the woodwork five minutes from time with a 12-yard shot.

In the end the game finished as a disappointing goalless draw, which doesn’t really benefit any team.

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Posted: 11 September 2018 Time: 08:09 am

Uthongathi FC director Nkosinathi Chili has confirmed the club's chairman Nicholas Mkhize was shot dead last night.

According to Chili, Mkhize, who also owns taxis, was gunned down after the club finished their weekly technical report meeting on Monday.

The Cane Cutters are meant to resume their National First Division campaign on Saturday at home against Real Kings at Princess Magogo Stadium, but it is unlikely the game will go ahead given the tragic circumstances.

“We hardly slept,” Chili tells KickOff.com.

“Every Monday at 5 o’clock we do have a technical team report if either we played or we didn’t play over the weekend, to let us know what is that they are seeing because we had friendly games since it was the FIFA week.

“It is about their analysis and preparedness for the KZN derby against Real Kings. You know when you play against Real Kings, to us it’s a derby. So after that meeting one of our board members decided to close it with a prayer, and it turned out to be a long, long prayer.

“Afterwards we all left the meeting. Everyone was rushing to his own place because we normally finish at 8:15pm. And when we went out, everyone goes to his car, and there are times when one just stands with someone and talks, and he (Mkhize) was standing with one of our board members.

“After that board member moved to his car, he (Mkhize) moved to his car and when he entered his car, closed the door and was about to start the car, he didn’t start it. Then there was a lot of gun shots.

“They were just monitoring us and they used the chance. Then he was shot dead and he couldn’t move.

“This is just a fatal death.”

He adds: “Today we’ll meet with the players at 10 o’clock and there will be no training, just to come and pray with the players and see how we go from there.”

Chili says they will ask the PSL to postpone their upcoming match in KwaMashu.

"In this situation we’ll be guided by the family if he’s laid to rest this weekend or another day. But we’ll write a letter to the PSL to ask for the postponement of our game.

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Bafana draw in Morocco

Posted: 11 October 2013 Time: 20:28

They hung on for most of the second half, but in the end South Africa were good value for a 1-1 draw in their international friendly against Morocco on Friday night.

Tokelo Rantie had silenced the home crowd with an early goal, but Issam El Adoua’s header early in the second half meant there was to be no victory for Bafana Bafana.

Gordon Igesund handed a debut to Bidvest Wits captain Sibusiso Vilakazi, while there was also a long overdue return for Daylon Claasen.

In front of a very vocal home crowd, Bafana showed they would not be overawed as they got off to a great start, with first Claasen and then Rantie firing shots in at goal.

Morocco soon found their feet and it took a great save from Itumeleng Khune to deny Youssef El Arabi from scoring from a header from 18 yards out.

But any hopes the hosts had of creating some dominance went out the window in the ninth minute when Rantie scored the first ever goal at the Agadir Stadium. A quick counter-attack saw Claasen - who had won the ball in midfield - feed the Bournemouth striker, who showed great composure to finish past Amsif.

The crowd immediately got on their players’ backs and the pressure showed as the South Africans grabbed a foothold.

Rantie’s running and movement was causing all sorts of havoc and he again got in behind the defence, but his pass to the onrushing Lerato Chabangu was intercepted at the vital moment.

Khune was then called upon to deny the hosts, this time with a sharp save after a free-kick had found captain Mehdi Benatia unmarked in the area.

However, Bafana kept pressing for a second goal with first Chabangu’s free-kick behind saved, before Rantie just failed to get on the end of Bernard Parker’s cross.

Morocco came close again just past the half-hour mark when Omar El Kaddouri’s mazy run ended with his shot hitting the side-netting, while Khune was at full stretch again soon after to keep out a rasping drive from Benatia.

Bafana came ever so close to adding a second just before the break when an excellent build-up saw Parker playing in Vilakazi, but his low shot was brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.

Whatever was said in the home dressing-room at halftime seemed to have done the trick as the Moroccans came out firing in the second half.

Bafana had hardly had a touch of the ball when the equaliser came on 49 minutes. Predictably, it came via a header as El Adoua was left unmarked to head home Younes Belhanda’s free-kick, though the ‘foul’ which led to the set-piece was soft at best.

The hosts dominated possession after that, but without ever creating any clear-cut chances. Substitute Abel Taarabt proved a handful and displayed some good skill to leave Dean Furman for dead, but his shot was blocked.

Debutant Kgosi Ntlhe got away with a late error in the box, while another newcomer, Ayanda Patosi, fired a speculative shot wide late on and Parker’s powerful run and shot resulted in nothing but a corner, but in the end Bafana would have been happy to escape the new Agadir Stadium with a draw – and their unbeaten record against Morocco intact.

Bafana starting XI: Khune, Ngcongca, Khumalo, Xulu, Masilela (Ntlhe 67th), Claasen, Furman, Vilakazi (Zungu 46th), Chabangu (Patosi 59), Parker (Letsholonyane 83rd), Rantie (Erasmus 70th)

Morocco starting XI: Amsif, Bergdich, Benatia, El Adoua, Noussair, Feddal, Obbadi, El Kaddouri, Barrada, Belhanda, El Arabi

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Posted: 25 April 2017 Time: 18:48

Maritzburg United managed to hold on for victory as they saw off a resilient Chippa United 3-2 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

The Team of Choice came within a whisker of taking a fourth-minute lead as Bandile Shandu delivered a pin-point delivery to pick out Mondli Dlamini, but he could only turn the ball just wide of the mark.

It wouldn’t take long for United to get their goal, though, with Mohau Mokate heading home from Kurt Lentjies’ corner as the visitors applied the early pressure.

The same combination of players almost produced the same outcome a few minutes later as Lentjies laid the ball into the path of Mokate, but this time he was lacking composure as he eventually lost possession of the ball.

The Team of Choice continued asking most of the questions and were eventually rewarded with a second goal on 65 minutes as substitute Andrea Fileccia was brought down inside the area, with Lentjies stepping up to slot home from the spot.

Chippa thought they had pulled one back a few minutes later as Lerato Manzini managed to wrestle the ball across the line, but after some deliberation, the referee adjudged the forward to have fouled Virgil Vries while making the challenge.

The hosts did finally get their goal as Phetolo Sekome got on the scoresheet with 14 minutes remaining, although Maritzburg quickly restored their two-goal cushion as Fileccia turned from creator to scorer for the visitors.

Chippa weren’t out of it yet, though, and again brought themselves to within one goal as Zaphaniah Mbokoma found the back of the net with 10 minutes remaining, although they weren’t able to make a strong enough push in the closing minutes as they eventually succumbed to defeat.

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AWAY: Maritzburg United

Coach: Fadlu Davids
Formation: 3-5-2

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Real launch new 2018/19 kits

Posted: 29 May 2018 Time: 12:00

Real Madrid and Adidas football have officially launched their new home and away kits for the 2018/19 season.

Just days after securing their third successive UEFA Champions League title, Real and Adidas football have launched the two new kits as part of their 'never stop creating' campaign.

READ: Ronaldo: Exit talks not financially driven

"Unrivaled on the pitch, second to none on the street. Iconic designs for a team relentless in their pursuit of victory on the biggest stage" reads the statement on the official website for the kit launch.

"A combination which opts for simplicity and is very elegant, like the one used in 2002, when Real Madrid won the La Novena with the legendary Zidane volley goal. The buttons also return on the collar to modernise this classic design."

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Ajax Cape Town part ways with winger Neo Ayanda Makua

Posted: 28 June 2018 Time: 08:30

Ajax Cape Town have parted ways with winger Neo Ayanda Makua.

Makua, who joined Ajax in August 2016, spent the second half of last season on loan at National First Division outfit Cape Town All Stars.

The 25-year-old made his Urban Warriors debut against Chippa United at Cape Town Stadium in the 2016/17 season.

Ajax confirmed his exit "by mutual consent" on the club's website.

On Monday the coastal outfit announced the departure of striker Tendai Ndoro, who is at the centre of their ongoing bid for topflight survival through the courts

The club have also kept mum on reports their chief scout Sergio dos Santos has left Ikamva.

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have no idea why, but our local health food store released their coveted recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.  Maybe they thought people wouldn't actually make them at home (they were wrong, I did), or that they would still profit because people would buy the ingredients there (they were right, I did).  But, whatever their reason for doing this, I am going to hide this recipe in a locked box buried in a secret location, save it on my computer and I am also going to share it on here.  I am doing these things in fear that they will realize their mistake and come ask for their recipe back.  These cookies are that damn good.

My husband loves these cookies more than any cookie on the planet, I am pretty sure.  So, I suspect that we'll have these on hand at all times from now on.  I'm not going to complain about that, because they are almost my favorite cookie on the planet too (but most cookies are my favorite cookies on the planet so these tie).

As cookies go, I whipped these up in about 10 minutes.  But, because of the new trick I recently learned I had to be patient and let them sit in the fridge overnight before I baked them.  (Every time I've written about this I feel incredibly whiny and feel there is nothing to be done about it because its so unfair that I have to wait overnight to eat my cookies!)

I love to bake cookies and freeze them so we always have a quick dessert on hand.  Someone told me recently that its better to freeze the cookie dough and then bake them straight from the freezer. I think this is because you have oven fresh cookies every time, but I'm curious if there's anything more behind this theory.  I decided to do an experiment with these cookies so I put a ball dough in the freezer and an already baked cookie in the freezer.  In a week I am going to bake the dough and defrost the cookie and do a taste test.  This may or may not be a ploy to fit more cookies into my diet, but in any case, stay tuned!  I'll report back next week!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adapted from Good Food Store recipe

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup (heaping) slivered almonds
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Bittersweet chocolate for drizzling

In the bowl of a stand mixer beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.  Add egg, pumpkin and vanilla extract and beat until combined, about 2 minutes.

In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.  Gradually add flour to butter mixture on medium speed until just combined.  Stir in the almonds and chocolate chips.

Chill the dough for at least 3 hours, or overnight.

Preheat over to 350F.

Roll into 2-tablespoon sized balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake for 17-20 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through.  Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on wire rack.

Melt bittersweet chocolate in the microwave until completely melted and smooth.  With a spoon or toothpick, drizzle the chocolate over the cookies and then set aside until the chocolate hardens.

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  1. Mmmm...these look delicious! Love the addition of slivered almonds...

  2. Made these tonight - They were very good! I substituted the butter for Earth Balance Butter and took the egg out and added EnerG egg replacer - and I should fess up..I minutes in the refrigerator before plopping them onto the cookie sheet. Kids loved them - thanks Maggie.

  3. Waiting to eat these cookies would be an impossible task. They look amazing, especially with that mouthwatering chocolate drizzle...

  4. these look great! Nice post!!

  5. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing!!

  6. Where I live there has been a shortage of canned pumpkin. I'm serious! But I am finding some now...and I hope I keep finding it. Because these cookies look good and I want to try them too!

  7. What? A shortage of canned pumpkin? That's crazy! I feel sad for you. Good luck on your great pumpkin hunt!

  8. Mm, these sound wonderful! Great pictures, too, as always :)

  9. These do look tasty-pumpkin and chocolate is a heavenly combination. I have always heard that using cold dough when baking helps the cookie retain a better texture when baked. Freezing and baking does also sound convenient. Thanks for sharing.

  10. These look so yummy! I love the chocolate drizzle! I'm interested in seeing the results of your experiment!

  11. These look awesome. I love how puffy they are

    For what it's worth, I bake throughout the fall and then freeze so that I can send dozens of tins of cookies to friends and families for the holidays. There are certain cookies that don't hold up to that process, but I've been freezing cookies for 10 years with no problems.

  12. Thanks everyone!
    @ Colleen, thanks for sharing your experience with freezing. Which cookies have not worked out well to freeze? Just curious, I'll learn from your mistake. :-)

  13. I plan to cook up some fresh pumpkin. Can I just sub it 1-for-1 for the canned? Thanks!

  14. @Anonymous...I don't see why you couldn't sub 1 for 1. The only thing you may want to do is lay the pureed pumpkin between paper towels for 10 minutes to get some of the moisture out. Let me know how they turn out! :-)

  15. Next time -- running out of time, so just bought canned . . . (making to take to teacher workday tomorrow.)

  16. How many does this make?

  17. This makes about two dozen cookies.

  18. Perfect -- thanks!

  19. These look incredible and sound delicious! What a perfect treat for fall, they would surely be gobbled up in a few hours in my house! :)

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Mr. Vannette focuses his practice on patent and trademark litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as on administrative proceedings in both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has been involved in the preparation of numerous inter partes review petitions and expert declarations on behalf of Petitioners for patents covering a variety of technologies. Additionally, Mr. Vannette is experienced in the many phases of patent litigation, participating in fact and expert discovery, preparation of pleadings, and motion practice.

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Part A: Terminal

  1. Where is KLIA and klia2 located?
    KL International Airport is located in Sepang, Selangor, which is approximately 45 kilometres south of Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia. klia2 Terminal is located approximately 2km away from KLIA.

    The GPS coordinates for KLIA and klia2 Terminal is 2.7402° N, 101.7081° E and 2.7440° N, 101.6852° E respectively.

  2. How do I get to klia2 from KLIA, and vice versa?
    For inter-terminal travel, you may take the KLIA Express ERL service, which is about a 2-minute journey.
    For more information on the train schedule, including other routes to the city centre, please visit the ERL website here. Alternatively, taxi services are also available at the airports.

  3. How busy are the airports?
    Both terminals handle approximately 20 million passengers per year with daily peak flight times between the hours of 0700 to 1000 and 1700 to 2300 in KLIA, and 0500 to 0800 in klia2.

  4. Where can I view the Airports' Maps?
    You may view the KLIA map here and klia2 Terminal map here.

  5. How do I contact the Airports?
    For general enquiries, you may contact our helplines below:
    KLIA hotline: +603 8776 2000
    klia2 hotline: +603 8778 5500
    Alternatively, you may also drop us a message here.

  6. Where can I check the latest flight information for KLIA and klia2 Terminal?
    For KLIA flight information and updates please click here.
    For klia2 flight information and updates please click here.

  7. How early can I check-in for my flight?
    Passengers are advised to check in 3 hours (for international travels) and 2 hours (for domestic travels) before flight time. However, it is recommended that you contact your respective airlines for more information.

  8. Is Wi-Fi available at the airports?
    Yes, free Wi-Fi is available in both public and transit areas of the airports.

  9. What are the premium lounges available in KLIA and klia2 Terminal? Where can I find them?
    The available lounges at KLIA are:
      • Cathay Pacific Lounge
      • Dynasty Lounge
      • Emirates Lounge
      • KLIA Premier Access
      • Lounges For Rent
      • MAS Golden Lounge
      • Plaza Premium Lounge
      • Royal Orchid Lounge
      • Silver Kris Lounge

    The available lounges at klia2 Terminal are:
      • Movie Lounge
      • Plaza Premium Lounge
      • Sport Lounge
      • Air Asia Red Lounge
      • Kids Zone

    For more information on the exact location of these lounges, please click here.

  10. Part B: General Enquiries

  11. Can I purchase flight tickets at the airport?
    Yes, you can. However, do take note that only selected airlines are available at the ticketing counter.

    In KLIA, flight tickets can be purchased at the Main Terminal Building, which is located at the Departure Hall on Level 5 for the following airlines:
      • Emirates Airlines (Open 24 hours)
      • Lion Air (Opening hours: from 0600 to 2100)
      • Malaysia Airlines (Opening hours: from 0600 to 2300)
      • Malindo Air (Opening hours: from 0600 to 2100)

    In klia2 Terminal, flight tickets can be purchased at the Level 3 Departure Hall for the following airlines:
      • Air Asia (Opening Hours from 0400 to midnight)

  12. How do I claim my GST (Goods & Service Tax) Refund?
    For hand-carry and checked luggage goods, items must be presented with the completed documents (GST Refund Forms, tax invoice/ shop receipt, passport and boarding pass) to the GST Customs Refund Verification Counter (located at KLIA Arrivals on Level 3 and klia2 Departures on Level 3) before checking in the goods at the airport.

    After verification, you may proceed to receive the GST refund at the refund counter located at Level 4 Immigration Hall for KLIA, Satellite Building KLIA, and Level 2 at klia2 (after you have successfully cleared Immigration) to receive your GST refund.

    Please note that refunds will be given only with proper validation from Customs.

  13. What currency can I use at KLIA and klia2 Terminal?
    Our retail and F&B outlets accept MYR, USD and other major currencies as well. Change will be given in MYR.

  14. Are there any hotel facilities within the airports?
    The available hotels within the airports' vicinity are:
      • Capsule by Container Hotel
      • Sama-Sama Express
      • Sama-Sama Hotel
      • Tune Hotel
      • Plaza Premium at Gateway@klia2

    For bookings and enquiries, please click here.

  15. What is the maximum physical currency can I bring during my travel in and out of Malaysia?
    Residents and non-residents are permitted to bring into or take out of Malaysia, Ringgit and/or foreign currencies of no more than the equivalent of USD10,000 per person. They must declare any amount in excess of USD10,000.00 when they enter or leave the country.

    For more enquiries please contact the Malaysia Royal Custom Department at +603-8776 6254 (KLIA) or +603-8778 5782 (klia2).

  16. Part C: Visa

  17. Do I require a visa to enter Malaysia?
    For the list of nationalities that require visas to enter Malaysia please refer here.

    Every person entering Malaysia must possess a valid Passport or an internationally recognised Travel Document. The document must be valid for more than six (6) months from the date of entry into Malaysia.

    Please note that the Visa that has been granted does not guarantee that the holder will be allowed to enter Malaysia. The final decision lies with the Immigration Officer at the entry point.

  18. Part D: Transit/Transfer

  19. Will I be able to enter Malaysia during my transit at KLIA/ klia2 Terminal?
    Yes, you are allowed to enter Malaysia during your transit as long as you have valid travel documents (passport, visa etc). Passengers are advised to find out the transfer details from their respective airline(s) before embarking on their journeys. You may also visit the Malaysian Immigration website here for more information.

  20. I landed in KLIA and have to catch my connecting international flight in klia2 Terminal. Can I transfer between the airports without having to go through Customs & Immigration?
    For airport transfers, passengers are still required to go through Customs and Immigration clearance in order to board or depart international flights.

  21. Is there any transportation available between terminals?
    Yes there is. You may use our inter-terminal transfer service.

  22. What is the inter-terminal transfer service?
    Our inter-terminal transfer service is a transit bus service that caters to passengers who are transiting between KLIA to klia2 Terminal and vice versa. Our team ensures that all designated counters, holding areas and pick-up/drop-off points are informative and well-maintained for the safety and comfort of all passengers.

  23. Part E: Liquid, Aerosols, Gels (LAGs) / Restricted Items

  24. What are the restrictions for Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs)?
    All liquid, gel or aerosol containers of not more than 100ml each are required to be carried in one standard re-sealable plastic bag with a maximum capacity of 1 litre. The plastic bag must be presented separately from your hand luggage and other items such as coats, jackets or laptops at the security x-ray checkpoint.

  25. Part F: Parking

  26. What are the parking rates at the Airports?
    For information on KLIA parking rates, please click here.
    For information on klia2 Terminal parking rates, please click here.

  27. Is there any long-term parking available?
    Long Term parking is available and located 5 and 10 minutes away for KLIA and klia2 Terminal respectively. Free shuttles are provided to and from the airports every 15 minutes.
    For more enquiries, you may contact +603-87768444.

  28. Part G: Public Transportation

  29. What are the different modes of transport that I can take to get to and from the airport?
    The modes of public transport available are:
      • KLIA Express train – Level 1 KLIA and Level 2 gateway@klia2
      • Buses – Ground Level, KLIA and Level 1 gateway@klia2
      • Taxis - Level 3 Arrival Hall KLIA and Level 2 gateway@klia2
      • Car Rental - Level 3 Arrival Hall KLIA and Level 2 gateway@klia2

  30. How much is the train service?
    For information on the KLIA Express fares, train schedule time and destinations, please refer to their website here. Base fare for a one-way trip between KLIA and klia2 is MYR2.

  31. Part H: Lost & Found

  32. I lost one of my belongings at the airport. How do I find out if it was retrieved?
    You may contact our lost and found department at +603-8776 4312 in KLIA or +603-8778 5409 in klia2. Additionally, you may also contact:
      • Malaysia Airlines Lost and Found KLIA office (+603-8776 3733/42)
      • Malindo Air Lost and Found KLIA office (+603-8776 6591) or
      • Air Asia Lost and Found klia2 office (+603-8778 5495).

  33. I found a lost item at the Airport, whom should I pass it to?
    If you find a lost item, you may proceed to any of our Lost and Found Centres (at Level 2 Main Terminal Building, KLIA and Level 3 Departure Hall, klia2), any Information Counters or approach any of our Customer Service Officers who will assist you in filing a report for the item that you found.

  34. Part I: Facilities and Services

  35. Is there a smoking area inside the Airport terminals?
    Yes, there are designated smoking areas at all terminals. Please refer to our digital airport map for the smoking areas here.

  36. I am a person with special needs / will be travelling with a person who has special needs. Is the Airport equipped with the proper facilities?
    Yes, our airport is equipped with wheelchairs, user-friendly lifts and special toilets for disabled airport users.
    Wheelchairs facilities are complimentary in all public areas of the airports and available at the information counters on a first-come-first-serve basis. For wheelchair usage for travellers, please contact your respective airlines.

  37. How do I arrange for assistance to accompany my elderly parents regarding departure or arrival?
    For passengers who require wheelchairs with assistance, you may request this facility from the airline directly when booking your flight.

  38. Is there a children’s play area available at the Airports?
    Yes, the children’s play area is available at the Viewing Deck Level 5 Departure KLIA and Satellite Building at klia2.

  39. Part J: Commercial Services

  40. How many retail and food & beverage establishments are there at KLIA and klia2?
    For the list of the available retail and F&B outlets, please click here.

  41. Can I get a prepaid SIM card at the Airport?
    Prepaid SIM cards are available at the International Arrival Hall (Level 3) in KLIA and the Arrival Hall (Level 2) in klia2.

  42. Where can I find money changers at KLIA and klia2?
    There are 24-hour money changers available at both public and transit/departure areas in all terminals. Please refer to our digital interactive map for the locations of the money changers.

  43. What are the available ATM machines in the airport?
    ATMs for a number of Malaysia’s major banks are available, which include Affin Bank, AmBank, CIMB Bank, Hong Leong Bank, Maybank and RHB Bank. You can find ATMs at both public and transit areas in all terminals.

  44. Are there any printing services available in the airport?
    Printing services are available in klia2 Terminal on the level 3 Departure Hall.

  45. What are the banks available at KLIA and klia2?
    CIMB Bank full service banking is available at the Departure Hall in KLIA (Level 5) and e-banking services at the Departure Hall (Level 3) in klia2 Terminal.
    Mach by Hong Leong Bank e-banking service is located at Level 3 in the klia2 Departure Hall. Maybank full service banking is also available at Getaway@klia2.

  46. Part K: Complaints & Report

  47. How do I send feedback?
    You can send your feedback here.
    Alternatively, you can chat with us here.

  48. How do I make a crime report?
    You may approach our information counter or CARE Ambassadors and they will guide you to the police station. Alternatively, you can directly report any crime at our police station located at Level 5 Departure KLIA (+603-8776 3450) and Level 2 Arrival klia2 (+603-8778 5222).

  49. Part L: Contact Information

  50. What is the contact number for the Immigration department at the airport?
    You may get in touch with the Immigration Department at +603-8776 3681 in KLIA and +603-8778 5462 in klia2.

  51. What is the contact number for the PTPTN counter?
    You may contact the hotline at +6017-249 3000. The counter is open 24-hours and is located at Level 3A Mezzanine Floor, Sector 2, and the Departure Hall in klia2 Terminal.
    Please note that the PTPTN counter only accepts card payment.

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Yesterday I decided to join the Crafting 365 community on Flickr!  It’s such a great idea!  I think most days I find myself doing a little craft everyday anyway and this is a great way to share work and see what everyone else in the crafting world is upto.  I just hope I can keep up!
Go to Crafting 365 on Flickr to see the group – Happy Crafting!

I decided to make Day One’s picture this, the sock pouch I made yesterday:

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Real Friends = Family

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his cell phone.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

I spent the weekend in Columbus with Peggy, Roger, Sandy, and Sam. (Adam came too!) The weekend was awesome and besides going to the movies, we just hung out, ate, and played games. I love times spent like that with my very best friends and I get completely bummed out when I have to leave them. I've said before that my friends are my family. Without getting into too many details (trust me, it’s another post) my entire family puts the fun in dysfunctional. Its not that we all don't get along (we usually don't), but we're all (my extended family -- grandma, aunts, cousins) completely different. So different, sometimes you look around and wonder why we were all put together the way we were, I'm still trying to figure it out. I learned over the years that my extended family is like my co-workers, we might have to be together for certain things, but we don't have to hang out and be buddies so to speak. And for that reason, my friends are my family!

My friends’ rock! Seriously, real, honest to goodness friends. I love the above breakdown because it’s so true. All my friends have had refrigerator privileges at my house almost since the beginning. Most of them have their own keys. I go to their parents for advice, when I don't like what mine are telling me. When something goes wrong, they're the ones I call crying. When good things happen they are the ones I call first. We all make fun of each other and can laugh about it instead of getting mad or upset. We're the kind who run around taking goofy pictures, for the sole purpose of putting them online or go to Krogers in the middle of the night because we're having a craving for Striped Delight (a kick ass dessert). We've plotted how we are going to meet and make sure our adopted mom's new boyfriend is good enough for her.

My friends and I aren't carbon copies of each other -- some have more style and sophistication than I ever will, some are married with children, some are in different places in their life than I am, some are more focused or more laid back than I can ever hope to be. Some I talk to often, and others just sporadically. Somewhere along the way though, we found each other and became family. Just like family we sometimes drive each other crazy, get into silly arguments or disagreements, but at the end of the day, I know that any single one of them would be there for me; and that means the world to me.

"Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends."


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NAJGG declares Ganduje’s bribery video fake

The Nigerian Alliance for Justice and Good Governance, NAJGG, on Wednesday declared that a video being circulated on social media by an online medium, Nigerian Daily, which allegedly displayed the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, receiving a bribe in dollars.
The NAJGG National Coordinator, Cyril Obande, said this at a press conference which held at Abuja.

Obande, who described the video as ‘edited’ and ‘a clone,’ also explained that the governor was not at the location of the video at that time.

“The governor was not there from our own forensic investigation. If you check the time and place at which the video occurred, the governor was not at that particular place at that particular time.

“I am not in the best position to disclose where he actually was, but if you go through records of where his appointment was as at then, you will know he wasn’t at the premises. Therefore, the video, as you can see, was edited.

“Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has taken effective measures to prevent corruption in his administration. This includes appropriate frameworks, legislation, internal controls, ethics and compliance.

Obande also demanded that the journalist behind the viral video publication either bring forward the names of the contractors who gave the bribe, the contracts for which the bribe was taken, as well as the total worth of the contract, or be subject to arrest and prosecution.
“Therefore, we condemn in totality the allegations leveled against the governor that he collected a kick-back for contracts awarded.
“We view this as an orchestrated attempt by some opposing politicians to dent the credibility of the governor and prevent him from going for second term in office.

“The NAJGG urges the Kano State House of Assembly to carry out a holistic investigation into the allegation and to engage the services of experts to review the authenticity of that video clip while making sure that justice is done at the end of their probe.

“We call on the law enforcement agencies to arrest the author of the purported story, compel him to provide complete facts including unedited video recordings of the alleged bribe taking and where he fails to provide these facts, he should be arrested and prosecute for libel.
“When he is able to furnish the people with some of these facts, then Nigerians will have reasons to believe his report.

“We have seen investigative reports both local and international with facts and figures but he only mentioned the amount of the alleged bribe given, he did not mention the names of the companies, the worth of the contracts and the persons who were awarded the contracts. Therefore, we condemn this form of deceptive journalism in totality.

“In as much as we don’t condone corruption, we also do not support yellow journalism, and journalists should not allow themselves to be used to propagate fake news.

“We support investigative journalism but it must be objective, unbiased, and without an ulterior motive.”
The National Coordinator went ahead to petition that Nigerian Daily should make available the unaudited video clips of the alleged bribe taken to the Kano State House of Assembly and the relevant law enforcement agencies for proper investigation.

He also adjured media practitioners in the country not to engage in disseminating fake news and should always confirm their news stories from publishing to avoid heating the polity especially during an electioneering period.

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